(
(Bomb Found at
Masons' Meet in
, . Iwrence, Mass.
Infernal Machine Discovered
On Stcpa of Slate Armory
. Lighted Fns Extin-'
.7 guiftbed by Rain.
Lawrence.
Man.. Nov.
18.-A
. small bomb, the lighted fuse
of
, winch had fteen extinguished by the
rain, was found last night on the
otepi of the. it' attnury. where
larae conclave of Masons were ecle
1ra.tirig commencement of work on
a new temple. ' ', i
Internrban Car Held Up.
' Pittthnrsh. Kov. 18. Five armed
men held ud ami robbed a acore of
t.uernrera and the crew xi a'Pittl
Lurch nd Charleroi interurban car
at TrooVliam Stoo. near I'ittsburah,
J late la.t niht, obtaining $150 from
l the conductor and cash and valuables
from the passenccri,. accoming- to
reports received by the police. The
bandit. ; escaped in a touring car.
quid-'of I'ennsylvania state police
his been placed on the trail of the
.- Woman Foila Yeffrmen.
iN'ew - York, Nov... 18. Escaping
from wire bonds with which she had
hrm tied in a chair Mrs. L. D
Grumpy, night clerk at the Central
Club of Nurses, yesterday foiled five
masked bandits who attempted t
riflj. thm filth life.
When confronted by four of the
robbers, all with revolvers leveled
at her head, she fainted, recovering to
find herself bound to ner cnair.
free drie hand. Releasing herseU sue
rlimhed tliroueh an open window
and went in search of a policeman,
. When she returned with tue po
liceman, the robber had , fled, Jeav-
ing their safe-cracking jod nan aone.
Stockholders. Approve
Merger of Oil Firms
KVn York. Nov. 18. Stockhold
er. f the Union Oil company of
Delaware, in special session yester
day, unanimously approveu me pro
posed merger of the company win
the Royal Dutch Petroleum com
pany, ever 800,000 shares being rep
resented. . ....
. Virtually al! properties -of the un
ion Oil company are involved. These
include Union Oil of California, Co
lumbia Oil Producing company,
Western Union. Oil, Dunlop Oil.
United Western' Consolidated Oil
and properties of the National Ex
ploration company, Eddystone Oil
corporation and the Union Oil com
pany's interest in the Texas Oil
company as represented by its hold
ings of Central Petroleum. , .
Scottish Rite Reunion
v Closes With Banquet
The November convocation of the
Scottish Rite -Masons epded Thurs
day night with a banquet in there
ftrtorv rooms of the cathedral,
Twentieth and Douglas streets, ?. ...
'The banquet was served by the
i.,!h Rite Woman's club. Bishop
' toastmaster. Walter W. iieaa ana
. Raymond G. Young were . other
speakers. ' .
1 During the four days ot tne con
vention, degrees from the fourth to
the 32d were conferred on.' classes
ranging, from 95 to..lr43 in the various
bodies.
Eight of Family Die When
Home Collapses in Storm
M Mena, Ark., Nov. 18. Eight mem
bers of the family of R. EWeems
at Wikcs, Ark., 28 miles soutfrof
here, were killed last night when
the Weems home collapsed dtinag a
violent storm. Reports of the deaths,
reached Mcna today when a call for
eight coffins was received. All
wires to Wickes are down, but it
is understood little damage was done
except on the Weems farm. 4
' '"" 'WasKngfoiv Notes'
By E. C. SNYDER.
Wxahlngtoo CorTPXKuln Omaha Bk.
Washington, Nov. 18.--The Rev.
George Enewcll of.' Hastings,. Neb.,
paster of the FirSt -. Presbyterian
church of that city, who has been
representing Nebraska at the' recent
Tresbyterian National Assembly at
Atlantic City, was a -guest yester
day of Congressman Andrews.
Postmaster General Hays has dis
continued the following, postoffices:
i.omax, Custr..county,. mail to' Ed
dy Ville ; ,r . ? ' : -V
Tostmasters appointed: William
L. Miller at Williamson, Luca9
county, Iowa, vice Charles L. Mil
ler, resigned; Cyril Palmskey at
Rescu, Saunders county,, Vice C. E.
Sklenicka, resigned; Mrs. ,. Zella
Echo at Hammond, Platte county,
Wye. vice R. D. McDonald, de
seased. Road Conditions
Fnnlhd br Onaaba Ant Clnb.)
Lincoln Highway, Et Roads llppry
at Wl-aouri Valley and Denlaon; w either
cloudy; detour eiitht mites -at Marahall
town; roads rough Cedar Kapida and
Bella Plainer road from DeWltt to Clin
ton now open.
Lincoln HlEhway, West Roads ood;
Vttla ronfh In extreme wett-ra portion,
floady at Grand Island. Ltctat snow at
ather points.
O. 1 D. Highway Light snow at most
lnta; detour at Aahland; roads -good to
Incoln and west; no detour except tor
all miles between Imperial and Chane;
adirise parties to Tenvar to follow tba
Tola road from Holyoko to Sterling.
Highland Cutoff Light snow, roads
till good.
S. T. A. Light snows, roads still good.
Comhusker Highway Light saow, roada
still rood.
Omaha-Toreka Highway Light snsws.
toads still good.
Qeorge Washington Highway Slippery
a Blair and Oakland; light snow; roas
from Calhooa to Blair now completed.
Black Rills Trail Light snow; roada
nod to Norfolk.
King of Trails. North Slippery at atla.
Kins cf Trans, Boots riouy at natts-
stooth; roads good; roach aoacAtrnlaoa:
set oar still necessary between Loavenwsrta.
and Kaaass City an account ot road work
ta rregrssa. y -
Itrrer to fUrar Head. Roads rood:
weather- a-lottdyi' . 1
White Polo Bead Light anows: cea
trortloa work. Anita to Adair. Stx-mlia
Set wrr tgat out Of Caaey; fair ta IMS
Motae.
I a i, Short Line Roads good.
Btne CriH Read Roads rood. '
i
By RUBY AY RES.
Caltaaa tnm sats4..)
Later, when they were alone, sin
slipped a hand through his arm
"Geoffrey Foster won't come here
any more now be knows you are
home." ahe said."
The Fortune Hunter glanced down
at h.r.. ' . i '
' "Geoffrey ' Foster," - he echoed
varuely. His thought had been far
enough away, and tt was only when
h saw the color rise in her cheeks
and the hurt expression of her eyes
that he hantened to add:. I should
hone he won't I"
But or the moment he had quite
forgotten that Foster was the-name
mentioned by the landlord at the inn
as the man who lyw wished ,to mar
ry Anne.
"It's impossible to go on," he told
himself angrily. "Sooner or later I
shall give tne came away, and it's not
worth the rink. Why the devil can't
I clear out now, before I get deeper
into the mirer'
But when Tommy proposed call
ing the gardncr in to lend a hand in
moving the boxes upstairs tue' i'or
tune Hunter agreed readily and him.
self unstrapped the knotted cords
that hound tjjem.
' "Which box is the bear skin In?
Tommv asked, i arid trsr Fortune
Hunter frowned and rumpled his hair
....... ...
in perplexity.
'"Dashed if I know" he said. He
had not the least intention of open
ing the boxes, and would not have
done so if he could, but for the
moment it had seemed easier to yield
than to argue with this boy's eager
ness. . . P'
"And now where are the keys?"
Tommv ursred.
ibe fortune nunter piungea a
hand into his1 pocket;, he tried every
pocket in his coat. "I must have, lost
them." he said. The excuse was more
"than . welcome, though to satisfy
Tommy, he took off his coat and
turned cverv Docket inside out.
I hey re gone, ngnt enougn, ne
said.
"You probably dropped them yes.
terday iwhkn you , went into I the
river." Anne said. Don't look so
tragic, lommy dear; we can soon
get some more that will fit."
But the boy's face had fallen again
into its fretful, peevish lines.
"Something always . happens to
spoil my fun,' he complained. "Are
you sure they're not downstairs in
your room: :
Quite sure.
Tommv arrunted something inau
dible and slipped away, and the For
tune Hunter looked at Anne.
"And now what do we do?' he
asked, trying to speak naturally. He
had a painful feeling that no matter
who else he was successful in de
ceiving, before long Anne would
find him out.
"Let's go out," she said. ' I want
to talk to yon, and there are lots
and lots of thing's I want you Jo
tell me." ..
They went down together into the
garden. J
"Not here I'm going to take you
over to the island," she told him.
She looked at him shyly. You
know the island where I often usefl
to write .my letters to you. Some
how I never thought I should ever
show it to you, John, though you
were so sure.
They untied the punt from the
M
Prepare for Thanksgiving by . taking advantage of the
special -offerings we have arranged and mention belor,;
' The prices "have been lowered for this pre-Thanksgiving
event. , v" ;-'v"r . -: .
1 -
All Other Pyrex Ware
Carving Sets
Beautiful born handle. 3-plere
earring, set, guaranteed.
Very Special, $3.97
9m oar eonpleto stock ef qaal
tty earring sets.
Corn Poppers
Hearr all steel Corn Popper.
Excellent for cm orer gas
ranges .
. Special, Se
Extra ir&rj win Cora Popper.
Long' handle a strong ralue
Special, 98c -
Tilt;
mooring at the bottom of the garden
and puthed out imo the stream.
"Do you know," the girl said, sud
denly, 6 I've never seen Tommy so
friendly with anyone as he has been
with your
The Fortune Hunter made a lit
tie grimace.
"Really! I ihould not have
thought that he has shown mc any
great mark ol favor.
"Oh, but he has," she urged. "A
a rule he won't speak to anyone. He
used to hate all my any men who
came here. '
"Your would-be lovers you mean,'
he interpokcd ruthlessly.
She leaned over and laid her hand
on his.
"You need not be jealous; there
was never anyone there never has
been exceDt vou.
He caught her fingers and held
them.
"Some day you'll realize that I'm
She laughed. "Shall I? I haven't
realized it during the last 10 years
anvway. '
"And I suppose everyone did their
best to set you against nte," he said
bitterly. "They all said I was a rot
ternot fit to breath the same air
with you."
"Indeed they did not I They nevet
dared say one single word not that
it would have mattered whatever
they had said." .
I dare say they thought the
more.
She moved, coming to sit beside
him at the end of the punt, letting
it drilt with the stream.
You know. John." she said Quiet
ly, I think I must be a very paiaful
ly faithful sort of a woman, because
even right from the very first there
never has been a single moment
when you. ..." . ..
ies," he prompted gently as she
paused.
Mie laughed rather shakily, turning
her face away.
'Its you. who ought to be saying
these things to me," she said with a
little harsh note in her voice.
He put his arm round her, draw.
incr her close to him. ' "
II I don t say them, if I. can t put
what I leel into words, he said des
perately, "its because I because I
because I feci how unworthy I am.
its because i . He iet her go
abruptly. "Some day," he said, "you
will realize that I'm not worth lov
ing. There was a little silence.
"Why do you say that?" she 'asked
slowly. "You've said it , several
times since since you came back."
"Have I? Because it's always in
my thoughts perhaps, Anne. Suppos-
ng i a never we d never met again
after all? Supposing something had
happened. , I might have died like
that poor, devil they found in the-l
woods last night." She shivered.
uon t. i hate to hear you say
things like that. I was always think
ing them myself dreading them
when you.; were were away! I used
to lie awake at night and imagine
a!L .manner of frightful things. At
first I thought you would die in in
"Prison." the Fortune Hunter add
ed grimly as she faltered and stopped.
She nodded. "Yes it used to
turn me cold with Ifear. Supposing
never saw you again. . I used to get
up -and w'alk about the room tor
tours, afraid to go to sleep because
ESTABLISHED 188S
ILTON ROGERS
IV
AND SONS
COMPANY
ANisqiviNQ Specials
Pyrex
Glass Ovenware
Reduced!
)-Qt Covered. Casserole,
egular $2.50, special S1.88
Plates, , regular 90c;
special 68t$
Bread Pans,'-regular $1.00;
special 75
Biscuit Pans, regular $1.25; .
special .. 94
Ramlkins, regular 20c;
special 15t '
Custard Cups, regular. 15c,
special .'...lit
Radically Reduced .
Paring Knives
Highest - quality , paring
knife, aluminum handle,
stainless steel blade. "
Special, 39c
Nut Bowls '
Crackers Picks
Cracker and 6 Picks,
-Set,37o . "
, Mahogany Bowl, 6 Picks,
Special, $1.98 -
BEE: OMAHA, - SATURDAY. NOVEMBER IS), 1921.
it I did I always dreamt about you
and you always looked oh, I don
know." She hid her face.
- The Fortune Hunter sat very stilt,
Us elbows on his knees, and his
chin resting on his clenched hands.
He had no right to listen, he knew,
"Anrthen." she went on present
ly, in a muffled voice, "when hea
ft was over and you went away
abroad without coming to see me
1 thousrht that would have killed me,
If it hadn't been for Uncle Clem I
believe 1 should have died. He was
so good. Ht made me see that you
had .done the only honorable thing
by going away like that, and givini
m ,rl mr, , rkanir mv mind '
She lauched brokenly. "I didn't
eVia par. vou lee. dear."
The Fortune Hunter- stared
straight ahead of him down the
river, which lay sparkling in the
morning sunlight.
"And if I i had come straiaht
back?" he. asked uncertainly, She
tlionlf her' head.
"I don't know." She drew a long
siifh. :
"It seems such ages and ages ago
now."
"Ten years is a long time.'
"Yes."
They were both silent for a littl
and then she said: "John, there is
omethinir I want to'ask you some
thinar I never have asked you I
never even mentioned in my letter.
but I always-meant if you ever
came back that I would ask you,
Not because 1 don't trust you, not
because I ever thought though what
other people said was true, but just
oecause i must near you say
voitrself." '.
"Well, what is itr me fortune
Hunter's voice was a little hard an
defiant, and she laid a hand quickly
on his arm. He smiled ruciauy
avoidmar her nleading eyes.
"I know what you want to ask
was I was I guilty? he said gently,
She nodded, her face quivering.
The Fortune Hunter laid a han
on either of her shoulders, looking
steadily into her eyes.
I swear by by my love tor you
that I was not guilty, he said.
Well never speak ot it again,
she said proudly. "I knew all the
time in my heart I knew."
she laughed and stood up. Now
I'm going back to my own seat,'
she said, "and we'll go over to the
island. . Uh, look! I here s uncle
waving to us from the bank."
she waved back. I suooose we
had better see what he wants."
(Continued In The Dally Sea Monday
jnonuna;.)
General Diaz Invited to
Omaha by Italians Here
Geni Armando Diaz, chief of the
Italian army and representative of
Italy at the disarmament conference,
has been invited to visit Omaha by
the uiovanni Amegiio and Cristo
forO Colombo societies. In ac
cordance with action taken by the
societies at a special meeting Thurs
day, night a telegram of invitation
was sent to General . Diaz by the
presidents of the societies and . S
Salerno.
Sixty Drue Suspects to Be
Arraigned November 26
Sixty men and women, charged
with violation ot the narcotic raws)
and now out on bond awaiting trial,
will be arraigned in federal- court
the morning of November 26.
Bee Want Ads Produce Result.
Roasters
In a Sale
Special
!-. Turkey size, oval ' ' Savory'' '
t roaster, all steel, reduced '
Special, $1.88
Lisk All Enameled Roasters
"With Inside Tray.
$3.00 Up
Wear-Ever Aluminum Roasters
f $5.95, $7.20, $8.20
Food Choppers
Genuine Russian food choppers.
They open up to clean. Reduced.
Small Sire, special ....$1.B9
Medium Sixe, special.. .$1.9?
Large Size, special..... $253
Aluminum Moulds
A Thanksgiving Necessity
Individual 8ixe, special.. 7c
Larger Sue... 20c, 25c, 35c
Attorney Made
Receiver for
. Basket Stores
Million Dollar Concern Op
erating 53 Store Goes .
Bankrupt Business
To Be Continued.
The Basket, Stores company,
$1,000,000 concern, went Ino invol
untary bankruptcy yesterday on ac
tion bcRtin by creditors in federal
court. V. L Randall, attorney, was
named as receiver by Judge Wood
rouRh. The failure affects a chain of 53
provisions stores , throughout Ne
braska and Iowa. Twenty-three are
in Omaha.
Walter D. Williams is president
and treasurer; J. L. King, vice presi
dent; Eugene 1'hillipJ, secretary, and
F. C. Thayer, superintendent.
Keep Stores Open.
Stores will be kept open and the
business continued as usual, the re
ceiver announced. .
Recent failure of the Co-Operative
Association of Illinois, a powerful
financial company upon whom the
Basket stores relied for backing,
brought about the present em harass
ment, according: to Clinton Brome,
attorney for creditors. : The largest
creditors mentioned in the petition
was Carpenter Paper company of
Omaha, with a bill of $2,200. '
Acts of preference in making large
payments to the Groneweg &
Schocntgen wholesale grocery house
of Council Bluffs, and to a Chicago
house, are charged.
W. J. Coad. Omaha capitalist, at
one time a large stockholder, has
not been connected with ths com.
pany for three or four years, accord
ing to Vice President King. The
latter estimated the company's capi
talization as close to $1,IMJ,U0U.
Casualties Among Deer
Hunters Already Heavy
Madison. Wis.. Nov. 18. Although,
the deer season was only live days
old today, the toll of casualties
among hunters was already high,
Yesterday and today in the Wiscon
sin and upper Michigan woods, four
hunters were accidentally shot . to
death, and another one was seriously
wounded.
Two of the victims were mistaken
for deer and a third for a bear.
Every
Used
Must
Go
Mi
MACHINES that
have been Rented.
FLOOR
SAMPLES.
MACHINES that
have been used in
windows.
MACHINES that
have been Rebuilt.
Now Is Youf
, Chance i to. Buy
a Wonderful
BARGAIN
Buy Now and
Save Money
MickeFs
15th and Harney Streets '
Real Dress
Bargains
Satawday we will offer 300
Women's and Misses' Silk and
Cloth Dresses, formerly sold up
to 145.00, : divided into two
groups , .
$17.95 $24.75
Julius Orkin
1512 DeagUa Street
Railroads Promise
Further Reductions
VII Wage Cut Is Allowed
New Y6tk, Nov. 18-i-Ofnmls ol
the Allocation of Railway Lxecu.
tives ,anlouneed Jt ' night thai
further freight rate - reductions
amounting to $-100,000,000 would be
put into effect in the even the rail
way labor board accedes to the re
quests of' the roads for a , lower
wage scafe. ,
This statement was made after an
analysis' had been , made of the
figures, set forth in Wednesday's
nounccment that a 10 per cent re
duction in rates cat all farm products
would be put into effect immediately.
This reduction docs not apply on
produce', moving within New Lng
land. i .
As a result of this 10 per cent cut,
shippers, jt. is stated, will save $55,
000,000 annually and this deducted
from the SJ55,0O0,OOO that the-roadi
expect to save through v.;tge reduc
tions, will leave $300,000,000 that the
carriers promise to give-the public
in lower rates. .
City Editor of New York Sun
Under Charles Dana'' Dies
' New York! Nov.' 18." John B. Bo-
gart, 78, formerly city editor of the
New, orkt Sun , under . .Lharles A.
Dana,' died yesterday. . ,
Mr. Boffart. who was known as
one of the ; foremost", journalists-, of
the country, succumbed to an attack
of diabetes. . . . . . , . '
Bandits -.Kill- Aged Wonian
Grecnsburir. Pa., Nov. 18 Mrs.
Allen Braithawitr, 72,'was killed and
her aged husband beaten by robbers
who entered their farm home, two
miles from here, yesterday. The men
escaped after; robbing the house.
Five Reasons Why We Undersell
- lIe,ITl,,c 8rouni nor rentals do not hare to be met every month here,
2 Selling for rash means no credit losses which othm most par for.
5 Sf y,?8V ,or ?h means ecnrin8 best possible rallies Id the market.
The interest on Inrestmcnt for expensive fixtures Is not added to Barker Clottes
1'e maintain no expensive delfTery srstem. .
ThinkTt over, men. Then come in Saturday and see what these business
methods mean to you in actual money savings.
MandJ
Take
Second Floor Securities
; i
Officers Have
Narrow Escape
From Drowning
Boat Containing Omaha and
State Sleuths Capsize in V
Plattt) Men ' Rescued -
With Difficulty.
State Sheriff Cus Hyers. Deputy
Sheriff Charles Johnson of Omaha
and State Officers Toland and Moore
had a narrow escape from drowning
in' the I'latte river in the northwest
section' of ' Douglas county late
Thursday afternoon when the boat
capsized. . . .
The four men were swept down
the river: ';)Iycrs and Toland final
ly fornd- footinsr on a sand bar, but
invf JohnSon and Hyers swept farth
er down'thc stream. Toland shot
five shot from his' revolver, attract
ins' to the scene Deputy Sheriffs
Halter and lloye and State. Officer
Herring, who were half a mile down
flier rive. , , ' i '
By .this time Johnson and Moore
had caught hold of a snag, but were
nearly t exhausted , from . exposure.
Halter, .Hoye and Herring,, with the
assistance of -Arthur Cord and Wil
liam Cord, jr., farmers,, rescued the
officers. . They were taken to the
Cord home, and put to. bed while
their clothing was dried. .
, Johnson was confined to his home
yesterday. ' Moore was reported sick
in bed at his home in Lincoln...
- South. African mines yielded more
than IMOp.OOO tons of coal last year,
an increase from 1919 of more than
l.:00,000 tons.
Americans Finest
Assembled from the choicest
productions of more than
twenty of the -'country's
foremost clothes builders.
. . . :
Such a field for choosing is
argument enouerh to send everv
thinking Clothes Buyer to Bar
ker's. But behind these vast as
sortments are the most pro
nounced values in Omaha. .
The Greatest Possible
Measure of Values in
These Hand Tailored
Suits and Overcoats at
4i
Wo urge the closest comparison
of these values, these styles.. .
It matters . not how ' you are
built, you can be fitted here.
the Elevator and Save at
Least $10
Building.
PlatUtiioulh Bible Class
Holds Is Annual Banqurt
riatt.moutli, , Neb., Nov, 18.-
(Special.) The' . eleventh annual
banqurt of the Young Men's Dibit)
clan of the Methodist-Episcopal
church was Ik Id lait night. One
hundred and 'seventy-five were in
attendance. I lines of former Mayor
Ed 1'. Smith of Omaha prevented
his being present to make the prin.
ripal speech of the trening, and in
his stead Dr. John P. Toucher of
Omaha was secured, Songs by the
Y. M, C. A. quartet o! Omaha wers
among the entertainment features.
Safe
Milk
ForlnfiaU
A Innfids
NOCOOBMO
.Th "Food-Drink" for AU Aaea.
Quick Lunch atHome,Office,ao4
Fountains. A$k for HONJOCS.
J8AYoid Imitations t Sabs titatea
jMIM fill
PIANOS
11 TtlNS-.ll Ann tfcsaT
SIEFAIKKII
ill TVo-a; Gii!rrt4
A. Hotpe Co.
SSU Daattas. Tat BaM. SStt
16th and Famam Sts.
1 Cl"t?' '
11 Cti"
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n 8tret Head Light .anowi; goad ax-J
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