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he rainerd aily ispatch Volume 27. Number 132 Pall mh 4 of WM PMM Anociation BRAINERD. NOVEMBER 5. 1921 Printed ob roper Mode im Brainerd Thm SUFFOCATES TO DEATH IN ALTITUDE CLIMB Jury Tampering Indictments are Expected Soon CAPTAIN GRAY IS FOUND DEAD IN MOUNTAINS BALLOON CONTAINING A DEAD MAN FOUND LODGED IN TREE ARMY BALLOONIST ASCENDED YESTERDAY FROM BELLEVILLE. ILL.

Spann. Nov 5. Evidently file tim of high altitude suffocation. Cnpt. Hawthorne C.

Gray. Field army balloonist. was found dead in bis balloon. 8 ''0-241. in a treetop at Stiles, Tennessee.

seven miles from here, early today. He left Belleville. 111., yesterday nt 2:22 P. M. In an attempt to break the world's altitude record for balloons.

using an army bag of SO.OOO cubic feet. inflated with hydrogen. How near he succeeded was shown by the last notation in bls log. which read: out last sandbags at 40,000 The record is feet. Drifting at a low altitude.

the S-SO-241 was sighted by farmers late last night in the wooded valley near here. It was coursing lazily over I he scraggy mountains. When found by farmer boys early today, the hag of the balloon was collapsed, hut Gray's body. Identified by a note sewed In his clothing, bore no mark of any kind, indicating balloon came to a gentle landing With a dead pilot. Physicians who examined the body said indications were he had been dead for hours.

They expressed the belief Gray had died either from suffocation or heart failure. County authorities went to the scene of the balloon when informed by farm residents of Stiles that the S-RO-241 had lander ln a tree md that the body of its pilot could he seen in the basket dangling above the ground. altimeter was taken from basket and placed under guard by authorities pending arrival of air service officials from Belleville and Nashville. Sparta. Nov.

balloon, containing a dead pilot, was found lodged in a tree in the Cumberland mountains at Greenwood, nine miles east of here early today. The pilot is believed to he Captain Hawthorne Gray, who left Scott Field. yesterday in an attempt fo break the altitude record and who was last seen at McLeansboro, Ky. County officers have left for the remote place where the balloon was found to bring the dead pilot hack to this city for identification. The balloon and pilot were found by farmer boys.

Belleville, 111., Nov. word had been received at Scott flying field here early today of Captain Hawthorne C. Gray, army balloonist. who ascended at 2:22 P. M.

yesterday in search of a new altitude record. Four airplanes which left here shortly after his huge balloon took the air followed him for an hour, and lost trace of him when he soared to 30.000 feet. They landed at dusk in northwest Kentucky. In view of a strong wind to the southeast, indications were that Gray was carried well into Kentucky and perhaps on into Tennessee. North and South Carolina or Georgia.

Belief was expressed he may have been forced to land in a secluded, mountainous spot, far from communication lines. Gray was in search of an altitude higher than 34,424 in a balloon inflated with 80,000 cubic feet of hydrogen. Last spring he soared to 42.470 feet but was unable to have it accepted as a record because he descended in a parachute from the 8,000 foot level. Capt. Gray was elaborately equipped to with the peculiar conditions to he encountered, and was clothed for temperatures 75 degrees below zero.

He carried a parachute. Scott Field officials pointed out that in such extreme altitudes, the physical discomfort of rarified at moophere is great. The least exertion is multiplied several fold. Oxy- 5 COUNCILMEN INDICTED ON BRIBERY CHARGES Indianapolis. Set.

Prosecutor William ll. Ifemj announced today that lice cit? councilmen Indicted jesterdaj on of bribery and receiving woald he arraigned Monday, Dee. 5. The former Major John Din all re- for two each of two councilmen and will he one of the them. Instigation of alleged political corruption will continue through the term of the prevent grand Jury, whleh Dee.

31, and Grand Foreman William J. agreed. Northern Vermont, Parts of New Hampshire Remain Isolated by Floods, Much Havoc Done POLICE SEARCH FOR MYSTERIOUS MR. B. OF DENVER STATE VOICES OPPOSITION TO MERGER MADE IN STATEMENT TO I.

C. C. BY 0. P. B.

JACOBSON SAYS SITUATION RESEMBLES THAT OF NORTHERN SECURITIES CASE Minneapolis, Nov. 5. (VP opposition of the slate of Minnesota to the proposed merger ot the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads was voiced today In a statement to the interstate commerce commission by O. B. Jacobson, chairman of the state railroad and warehouse commission.

Jacobson, who declared he was speaking as a private citizen, and not for the commission, lie assailed testimony of hie past two ilays. declaring it was plain that the situation presened differed In no respect from the proceedings in the Northern Securities case, in that it proposes a merger of the two Northern fines and the Burlington road, which Is practically identical with the proposal advanced in the Northern Securities case. "At that time the Minnesota commission opposed such a merger, an i can see no reason for deviating from the attitude of the commission adopted at that Jacobson's statement read. It developed late yesterday that a final hearing on the merger will be held before the full commission iii Washington at a date sometime following a hearing to he held In the west, probably at Spokane. The St.

Paul railroad lost in first definite attempt to block the merger plans when late Friday Director Mahiffle denied aV motion for dismissal of the hearing. Most of the afternoon session following the denial of the motion was given over to testimony of small line interval, ors. ACQUITTED OF BEING IMPLICATED IN HOLDUP Shakopee, Nov. Mrs. Jane McLean, St.

Paul, was acquitted by a jury late yesterday of a charge of being an accomplice in the daylight holdup of the First State Bank of Savage, in 1922. The verdict was returned after the jury deliberated 4 Scientific Institute The British academy is In Burlington house.vLondon. It was organized ss outcome of a meeting of principal (european and American academies at Weisbaden in October, 1800. Ita purpose is for promotion of historical, philosophical and philological studies. All members are entitled ordinary fellows.

The mem ta restricted to IOO. gen tanks were carried to facilitate breathing After an ascension to such heights, they said, a balloon becomes dangerously deflated, and even with loss of virtually all ballast. It falls rapidly. Capt. Gray expected to use the balloon itself ae a parachute except in event of difficulty, when he planned to resort to his army SIGNED DEATH FOR EDNA ANGUS AND TWO DAUGHTERS LATTER ASPHYXIATED HERSELF AND LITTLE ONES IN APARTMENTS Denver.

Nov. (UP)) Police today were searching for the mysterious who signed the warrant" for Mrs. Edna Angus. 31. and her two small daughters.

Mrs. Angus had asphyxiated herself and the two children In their apartment here. A farewell note found with the bodies yesterday explained "It is the only way left. Mr. B.

told me today he was going to quit everything and that was my death sentence." Although "Mr. was not identified in the suicide note, police were hunting William A. Box, head of the William A. Box Iron Works: name was signed with the name of rs. Angus on a aeries wag- eI slip which detectives found in the apartment.

In the wager. Box had agreed to buy new dresses for Mrs. Angus and her children In event the New York Yankees won the world series. At the Box home in the fashionable Park Hill district last night were told Box had gone to Cripple Creek on a several trip arui up until this morning he hail not been located. BENCH WARRANTS FOR ARREST OF 8 Duluth, Nov.

Bench warrants issued today for the arrest of eight jiersons, indicted by the St. county grand jury, which made its report late yesterday. Names of those Indicted were not disclosed. The jury report is believed to have included true hills against certain ployes of jhe state fish and game department suspected by Commissioner Gould of having been implicated in conspiracy to market pelts of muskrats and heaver trapped on reserves. N.

P. PERMITTED TO DISCONTINUE OPERATING 9 TRAINS St. Paul. Nov. Permission to discontinue Ave trains operating between St.

Paul and Bald Fugle and four trains between White Bear and Stillwater was given the Northern Pacific railroad today by the railroad commission. The railroad maintained it could save 115,000 by discontinuing tile service. Trains will be rerouted from Taylor Fails to provide towns along the with service. Assert General Gomez Captured and Executed Mexico City, Nov. 5.

was Officially announced today that General Arnulfo Gomez, chief survivor of the instigators of relent rebellion, had been captured and executed last night along with his nephew, Gomez Vlscarra. LIEUT. DE BERNARDI BREAKS SPEED RECORD Venice, Lieut, de Bernard! today broke the world speed record for airplane averaging 477.876 kilometers miles) per hour, It was aa non need by officials who were present to check his time. FOOTBALL SCORES I nd of Third Quarter Syracuse, 0: Ohio Wesleyan. 0.

13; Hobart. 0 13; Bowdoin, t), Yale. 12; Maryland, 0. Penn, 17; Harvard, a End of Hecond (Blurter NOTRE DIME, MINNESOTA, Pitt, W. U.

Washington, State College. 0. Princeton, 14; Ohio State, 0. New York U. Carnegie Tech.

0. Dartmouth, 12; Brown. 0. Quantico 12; Brown, 0. William and Mary, Chattanooga, 3.

Alleghany, 0: Thiel. 0. Chicago, Michigan, 0. Army, 20; P. A 0.

Navy. West Va. Wesleyan. 0. Wooster, Western Reserve, STATE GUARDS ARMED WITH RIOT GUNS ON DUTY TODAY IN SOUTHERN COLORADO STRIKE AREA ORDERS FROM GOV.

W. H. ADAMS TO "STOP ALL Denver, Nov. State guards armed with riot guns were on duty today in the southern Colorado strike area under orders from Gov. W.

H. Ada ma to "stop all Tile armed guards were members of the law enforcement bureau which was revived Ivy governor ay after I. W. W. lenders broken their promise to cease picketing.

Twenty men, selected from arte rn-, hers ami former members of militia, moved Into Walsenburg late last night and this morning established lines around the mines. In defiance of the action striking miners held an all night mass meeting at Aguilar and decided to picket Morley and Berwind mines today. The meeting was led by Milka Sablich, girl in the flaming red who last wpek wan ridden down and injured by a mounted mine guard when she attempted to lead a hand of piekets onto mine property, still carrying a broken wrist in a sling, the girl leadership of the yesterday. Governot action in reviving enforcement bureau yesterday followed a day of growing peace sentiment, marred only by a few unsuccessful picketing attempts at several mines. Despite developments, which brought threats from all sides.

Gov, Adams was optimistic. "On the whole conditions are very much he said. Verdict of Jury Case Expected Today in Winnipeg, Nov, 5. -(UP) verdict of Jury trying Earle Nelson, for murder, was expected today. Nelson Is charged with killing Mrs, Emily Patterson.

The woman was found strangled to death In lier home. The method Used in the slaying of Mrs. Patterson has led authorities here to charge that Nelson is the who Is wanted for women murders in several cities of the United (Pates. Nelson has hosed his defense on "insanity allegations." Ills counsel produced evidence to show he served a term in California insane hospital. crown contends he wag at the time "he murdered Mrs.

KNOWN DEATH UST NUMBERS MORE TH AN 20 REPORTS, UNCONFIRMED, THAT AS MANY AS 200 LOST LIVES SNOW AND RAIN HAMPER EFFORTS OF RELIEF WORKERS By HENRY MINOTT (United Presa Staff Correspondent) Boston, Nov. Northern Vermont and parts of New Hampshire remained Isolated by floods to while possible agency struggled to learn extent of the havoc whleh been wrought dur lug the last 4 8 hours. The known death list numbered more than 20 There were reports, all unconfirmed, of many more dead some of these rumors the loss of life ut 200. Snow and rain hampered efforts of relief workers to penetrate the stricken area. Six states, live In New England and a part of New York, were af feeted by the flood.

Rivers, lakes and streams were still rising steadily today. Several had collapsed and many were threatened. Thousands of homeless, mostly In Vermont, were eared for by the Red Gross and local aul borit Telephone and telegraph wires remained silent in most eases and scant reports emanated from the ut It let cd areas. I'nconflrmeil re ports were that a giant reservoir had collapsed at Montpelier, Vermont capital, that ninny persons had been drowned as the flood waters through the city. The reports, which etui Id not be verified in face of crippled communications, also said that Lleuten ant-Oovernor Holliston Jackson of Vermont was one of victims, Water wuk reported IO feet deep on the main streets of Montpelier and property loss in that city alant was estimated at millions of dollars.

Railroad traffic was at a stand still In many sections of New England and highways at many points were deep In waler, No authoritative information rein live to Montpelier disaster could obtained, but roundabout reports reaching White River Junction, lone basis of telephone communication iii Vermont, Indicated that the state capital had been the greatest suffer er in New worn! flood. Colder weather added to Huf ferlng of the homeless. A deluge of rain during tin- night a serious situation iii Rhode Island, where estimator! damage of $1,500,000 already had re suited. mills were flooded there when Blackstone river, into a raging torrent by the downpour, overflowed Its banks. New Hampshire and Maine had not been seriously affected by flood and Improvement was seen to in the Massachusetts and ('on nectlcut situation In latter states, however, fears were felt over the possible reaction of the Connecticut river to Vermont flood.

But while other New England states struggled with their own flood problems, attention centered Upon isolated Vermont, where hiss of life and extent of property damage remained a mystery. Scant report.y from Vermont com munlties other than Montpelier nome Indication to the magnitude of catsrbophe which had cut off the ntate capital for two days In White River Junction, five bridges bad been cleared away. All roads were blocked. Railroad traf- (Continued on 3) dies in electric EXPFCTED AGAINST READY for him 6 times HARRY F. SINCLAIR AND A.

MASON DAY Plate Prison, Nit. It HJ.Pi V. Minikin died dawn in the electric chair which had been made read) (rn him lite limes before It was to claim his life, Minikin, slajer of Mrs, virginia felt) of Pan I lit on lo. was pro- nauneed dead Ii) Br. II.

Hash, prison ph) sic I sm at Itll a. rn. after the shocks of volts each hail surged through his hod). The matt who waged hardest light to esenpe legal death sat lit the chair at lift) a. rn.

bitt was still breathing at lifts after three shocks. Two more snuffed out the last spark of life. oui) show of emotion I ii the death came when his voice broke lie iniitahled bland- to Father ll ugli Finnegan before the slit)or sat I ii the ehalr. RUTH TIRED OUT AFTER1 HEROINE WORSHIP JUST AS AN AMERICAN GIRL SHE ENTRAINS FOR CHER BOURG CLEAR THAT GOVERNMENT IS NOT THROUGH WITH THE OIL MAN TO REMAIN IN BED IO HOURS EACH DAY ON VOYAGE HOME ny JOHN I FN (United Press Staff Correspondent) Baris, Nov. 5 us) an America ii girl again, with envelope full of dresses and a trunk fill of Miss Ruth Bider entrained ut 10:46 A.

today for Cherbourg to hoard a liner for New York. Tired out after the heroine- worship which followed lier rescue from sen at the end of her trims-Atlantic flight attempt, Mise Hider went railway station I ii care of a doctor. Her Inst word to Dr. A. L.

Hipwell. representing the National Aero nautical Association as entered train was a promise to remain In bed ten hours each day of her voyage to New York, FIND BODY OF MILL CITY MAN IN RIVKR SLOUGH Red Wing, Nov. lh lash of a man. identified by a pawnshop ticket as Arthur Hendrew, Min nee polls, was found in a slough of the Mississippi river Imlay by farm boys. body had been in water for several weeks, Its condition Indicated.

man was well dressed and about 40 years old. No marks of foul pin; were found, but whether the man committed suicide or was accidentally drowned could not be determined, coroner of Goodhue county ald The pawnshop ticket found in Inman's pocket was dated Oct. 12, when received a loan of $12.50 on watch. DOCTOR DIES OF APOPLEXY GOING TO FUNERAL GRAND JURY CONTINUES ITS INVESTIGATIONS IN THE MATTER By Ii Kit BK RT LITTLR (United Bless Staff Correspondent) Washington, Nov. tampering conspiracy Indictments against Harry F.

Sinclair, millionaire oil man. anq his lieutenant. A. Mason Day. are expected from the grand nett week.

With a warrant charging tampering against Sinclair still withheld from service today, It was made clear that the government is not yet through with him. The grand Jury continued Its Investigations. The government maintains that Sinclair. Day and A. Sheldon Clark, a Sinclair oil company official, ara the principals In an alleged plot which centered around detective shadowing of Jurors In the recently collapsed Fall Sinclair oil conspiracy trial.

Sinclair, Day. "and were named yesterday In a complaint charging Jury tampering conspiracy, a crime carrying a maximum punishment of six years In federal prison. Day was released on $25,000 bond after waiving examination. A warrant for Sinclair's arrest was withheld from service because he la free on ball Mild obtainable by federal authorities, on two other charges. Clark, a vice president of the Sinclair Kenning Company, la to appear before grand Jury early neft week He was In Washington during the trial.

and. according to Assistant U. 8, Attorney Nell Burkttl- sliaw, "a principal along With Sinclair and Day I ii hiring Burns to stiaitow jurors sitting in Judgment on Sinclair and former Secretary of Interior Albert B. Fall, charged with conspiracy to defraud the gove rnment in the Teapot lease. Fall meanwhile suffered a breakdown at hotel as he was preparing to return to his New Mexico home recuperate for the retrial of the case January HL Condition of old prospector, rancher, jurist, former senator and cabinet member, was nab! by to he serious.

One lung waM badly congested. Tim youthful Burkinahaw, director of inquiry Into charges that caused the trial to collapse, prepared again to call C. Ruddy, manager of Burns' sleuths, before the grand Jury. Ruddy ho far has not claimed immunity and has answered all questions, Burkinshaw said. FIND BODY OF HUNTER IN 12 FEET OF WATER Olivia, Nov.

5. fir. K. M. Clay, 82, Hutchinson, died Of apoplexy when a train on which was rilling to -attend the funeral of ail old cia amate, near here late yesterday.

120 WOMEN LOSE LIVES AS FLOOR OF FACTORY FALLS Shuilgliul, One hundred and twenty women were killed and 170 were Injured tnda) when a door of a silk lin ter) collapsed us 600 women workers rushed I ii panic toward a stairway following a cry of tire. Another hundred people were Injured slightly in a rush by relatives of the victims toward the factory. Foreign settlement police aided hinese police to restore order. Tho Bed Cross branch of the foreign settlement rushed help for the Injored. Willmar, Nov.

body of Hana H. Friis, 35. was recovered in 12 feet of water today by Deputy Sheriff Frank Franzien and Harold Hanson, who dragged Long lake in the vicinity of an island. Frlla drowned lute Friday when his rowboat, which he was paddling from the island to retrieve several ducks, sank. The body was found several hundred feet from the island.

INHALED GAS AND SLASHED HER THROAT Duluth, Nov. haling gas and slashing her throat with a bread kuife, Clarabella Rabi- deuu, 19, committed suicide at the borne of a friend here late Friday. She was despondent over ill health. Burned about the face when abe attempted to end her life with SM. the girl cut her throat and bled to death before being discovered..