THE OMAHA I1F.E: WEDNESDAY. JUNE 21. 1022.
Ileal Facts' About
Ford Shoals Offer
Told by Kearns
Allrgr "Iinwliou Propa
panda" anil Charge Krport
Magnate Will Cut Fertilizer
Coit It "Hollow Ptomie.
VK.niion. June 21. Henry
l'orl' ftf'r lo purchf and If ae the
Kovrrunifiit'k power and nitrate proj.
rtt at Muulf 5lioa!. Ail, ujIi at
tacked Joila yin a rrport to the house
pi roared by Krjireentative Kearn.
republican. Ohio, and sinned by Rep
reienlativrt Morin, !Vimylvania;
I'arker, New Jersey; Crowther, New
York: Frothinxham, Ma'uchuctts,
ami Kinsley. Pennsylvania, all re
publican nirmbcrs of the home mili
tary comniittir. The report de
clared dissatisfaction with opinions
already presented to the house by
other membT of the committee and
announced that the signers were dr.
tcrmiiied to tell "the people" the
"real facts about Mu'de Shoal and
tlir so-aclled Ford offer."
Representative Kearns said Repre
sentatives Parker and Frothingham
signed the report, although they
previously had endorsed another
minority opinion, lie expected two
other committeemen would sign
later, he raid, making a total of
right republican signatures on the re
port. Declaring the belief that "the coun
try little understands what it is that
Mr. Ford is offering to do. or what,
if anything, he is offering for this
Kreat plant." the signatories first de
nounce what they describe as "one of
the most insidious propagrandas that
the nation has witnessed for many a
day."
"Misled as to Facts."
Many of the Ford advocates, the
reoort savs. are honest and con
scientious, but have been misled as
to facts of the offer made. In this
connection it points to the provision
by which fertilizers would be manu
factured and says that persistent re
ports that he will compel the fertil
izer manufacturers of the country to
sell their product at one-half of what
they are now selling it, Mr. Ford
"does not agree to make fertilizers at
all unless he can make them with
a profit to himself."
The committeemen declare "this is
a hollow promise made to enlist the
support of the farmer and not
founded on any fact either contained
in the contract or existing outside
i the contract." and charges that prop
agandists fail to tell the people that
"tne principal business of Mr. Ford,
should he get this gigantic plant,
would be the manufacturing of other
articles, which he would be allowed
to sell at any price that he might
see fit."
"Work of Propagandists."
"The oniv thing that is kept before
the public," the report continues, "is
that he is to make fertilizer and
sell it cheaply to the farmer, only
charging for himself a profit of 8
per cent on the production. No one
has ever suggested how he could
make fertilizers and sell them cheap
ly or what means he would employ.
The bold claim is made, and con
gress and the country must take the
statement as absolute truth or be
forever condemned by this crowd of
wicked propagandists."
Propagandists "also have attracted
the unemployed, the report says,
adding that they "do not only try to
thus bride the sympathy of the
farmer, but try thus to elicit the
attention of the unemployed by paint
ing a rosy picture of the great activ
ity that is to be started overnight at
Muscle Shoals, where they promise
a million men will be given employ
ment." The properties for which Mr. Ford
offers the government $5,000,000, the
report says, already have cost the
government $85,487,900. It declares
the amoupt offered "seems wholly in
adequate when it rs remembered that
Mr. Ford could immediately dispose
of the Gorgas plant to the Alabama
Power company for $2,500,000" and
thereby obtain "the Waco quarry,
nitrate plants No. 1 and No. 2, with
alt their innumerable railroad engines
and steam freight cars, steam shov
els, concrete mixers and other. sur
plus oroperty- that could be readily
sold for several additional millions."
Eddie Stinson Flies Away.
; Eddie Stinson flew off for Detroit
at 9:30 a. m. yesterday in the repaired
junker plane, in which he and Eddie
Rickenbacker had hoped to fly to
San Francisco but which fell while
taking off from the local landing
field.
Modern Ark Bring t
Bride for S. Y. Lion.
Complete Noah Outfit
Honolulu, June 1J (Correspond
ence of A. P.) A. modern ark,
freighted with representatives of
most of the spec es of bird and
bend that accompanied Noah, was
in port here for a week'i stop en
rout from Newcastle. Australia,
to the United States. The floating
menagerie the freighter West
Henihaw was under charter to
E. S. Joseph, animal dealer, who
taid that he had caught most of
the ipecimena wild, in the expecta
tion of selling them to circusea and
municipal iocs.
Soma of tht animals ended their
journey here, including a bride for
the lion at the municipal too; a
huga griaaly bear that had been
born in the Bronx too, New York,
and that had been obtained in a
trade, and had traveled nearly
around the world by way of the
Sues canal; aeveral leopards and
kangaroos, and a black panther.
Other varieties aboard the vessel
included lynx, 30 kangaroos, bears,
wombats and wallabies.. The thou
sands of birds included Australian
eagles, parrots, crows, cockatoos,
parrakeets and other species, many
of which are rare in the United
States.
Irish Elect Pro-Treaty
Parliament Members
ratinad from Til On.)
America and later became the leader
of the uncompromising republicans
in the Dail Fireann. was defeated in a
provincial district. Mellowes has been
the moving spirit with Rory O'Con
nor in the dissentient section of the
Irish republican army. His failure
to secure re-election may leave him in
a more powerful position outside the
new parliament than he held in the
Dail F.ireann.
In Dublin county. Darrell Figgis
heads the poll by a hig majority and
Tom Johnson, the laborite, is also a
certain winner.
In Wexford Alderman Richard
Corish, pro-treaty labor, was elected.
In north, mid and south Tipperary
the following were elected: James
Burke, pro-treaty: Daniel Morrissey,
labor; Joseph MacDonagh, anti
treaty; Patrick Moloney, anti-treaty.
In Cork Michael Hennessey, inde
pendent pro-treaty, was elected to
the third seat in the east and north
east Cork district.
.Sinn Fein Prison Ship.
Belfast. June 20. (By A. P.) The
former United" States Shipping board
vessel Argcnta has been refitted as
a prison ship in which to confine the
Sinn Feiners captured by the Ulster
government in its recent roundup.
Six hundred cells have been built,
wire netting being used extensively,
and the vessel, which will be sta
tioned in Belfast lough, will be ready
soon.
The greatest secrecy has sur
rounded the transformation of the
ship into a prison, as the Ulster of
ficials feared attempts would be made
to burn her if the news leaked out.
Griffith Leads.
Belfast, June 20. The election re
sult in Cavan showed Arthur Griffith,
president of the Dail Eireann. a
leader in the polling. He received
13.101 votes, W. L. Cole, panel anti
treaty, 6,490: Sean Milroy, pro-treaty,
6,030, and P. Baxter, farmers party,
6.015. Griffith, Cole and Milroy were
elected.
In the Lcix and Offaly division of
Old Kings and Queens counties,
William Gavin, labor, pro-treaty,
headed the poll. Kevin O'Higgins,
panel pro-treaty, a member of the
delegation which recently accom
panied Arthur Griffith to London
and F. Bullfin, panel pro-treaty, also
were elected on the first count.
Fourth place lies between Dr. Pat
rick McCartan, former republican en
voy to the United States, and J. P.
Lynch, with Dr. McCartan chances
the better.
Jury in Chicago Mayor's
Libel Suit Dismissed
Chicago, June 20. The jury in the
$500,000 libel suit brought by Mayor
Wjlliam Hale Thompson against the
Tribune in connection with articles
printed concerning his war attitude
was dismissed today by Judge
Francis Wilson when the defense
refused to proceed with only 10
jurors in the box. One juror be
came sick a few days ago and both
sides agreed to proceed with 11. An
other was stricken, however, and the
defense refused to proceed. Learn
ing that it would be four weeks be
fore the juror could return, Judge
Wilson dismissed the jury and the
case probably will be called again
in the fall.
Car. 18th and Farnam St.
Dou. 8347
Chronic Diteascs
Respond to Chiropractic
Dr. Burhorn, the Chiropractor, has
been successful in adjusting the cause
of headaches, backaches, nervousness,
rheumatism, neuritis, liver, stomach,
throat and kidney troubles, even after
many other methods have failed.
No cases accepted that I cannot help.
Call or write for booklets. Consultation
free. Office hours 9 a. m. to 8 p. m.
Complete X-ray laboratory. Lady at
tendant My Council Bluffs office is
located in the Wickham block. Dr. Lee
W. Davis in charge.
Dr. Frank F. Burhorn
PALMER SCHOOL CHIROPRACTOR
I 7
I TNT
- !
Brown's Own Story
of 20 Day's Outlawry
((allaumi f On I
I heuid the officers at the (runt, o
I hit lor the weed. From then on
I had innumerable co:t calls but
always iiuiunj to git ;i4v until
was finally captured Saturday.
My first close luve after petting
away from my home was when 1
was hidden in the weed near the
old I'eoplrt Home and two boys
came along. I knew they had ren
tne although they aliowril their
wisdom by walking straight ahead
and not peeping. However, ju-t
as soon as they had pai-scd I gt
up and walked in the opposite di
rection and then the chase a on.
I had a couple other close call, at
Omaha, but the closest was when
I wa hidden in the weeds and the
"bulU" were close to me.
Policeman has Discretion.
A mntoi cycle cop, armed with a
riot gun, walked within two fct
of me with his gun pointed down.
He .iw me and a No saw that 1 had
a .25 pointed directly (it his heart.
1 put my fingers on my lips as a
sign for him to keep stilt and
motioned for him to go ahead.
There's one smart cop in Omaha
and that is this man who kept
moving and evidently kept his
mouth tight shut, as I remained
where I was for some little time
and was not discovered although
a woman whose feet were not six
inches from where I was laying
exclaimed "I'm so nervous; I'm
afraid that crazy man is mar me."
When it got dark 1 slipped out of
the weeds and stole a Ford in
which I went to Lincoln, where I
had lived before and where I knew
the city thoroughly.
Recogn'eed by Woman.
When living in Lincoln before
there was a woman named Violet
Dingman rooming in the same
house as I did. I was going under
the same name in Lincoln then as
I did at Omaha. I thought I was
safe in Lincoln but when walking
down the street I heard a woman
yell to five or six men to grab me,
4 1 UJ W 41. If J. Till. MOIII4II M4
Violet Diiiiiinaiu
Know hi the krert were i,j
pUi to arifiic with hvr or i nun
I made a hrrak, Inn the crowd con
tinually increatfd and there nitit
have l'rn two or three tliouaii4
in it widiin a few tuimitrt.
I dodged nito linii'C and liuk
up a umii i iiiied .tn 1 toI limi
to k'P absolutely till it wa
a ca.e of either him or tuc paiii
out and if it was me he would be
I i r t , T!n man Kan tut a pretty
riiible titiy and didn't ie tne 4
hit of trouble. He was another
big Mitf. too. I had hint dead to
rights, though, o he had t be
good.
Mob Gathered 'Round.
The mob was all around hc
house, but they weren't sure that
1 was in it. 1 figured how I could
best n't out when it got dark, ami
decided that the best way would
be to open the front door and g
the way they wouldn't exprrt un
to. Alter staying in the lioue
with Ky.vi about tour hours 1 left
the front door just at dusk and
slipped aeros the strrrt. 1 rvily
passed one person, and that was
a woman who didn't recognize me
at all.
I am not even admitting that I
was surprised, In fact I was iirver
surprised once from the time I
started my escape from Omaha
until the posne slipped up behind
me when I was stuck in the ir
rigation ditch north of Medicine
How.
Tells Escape Methods.
I'll say here that if a man wants
to escape from anywhere lie better
t:sc a Ford, as 1 went from Oma
ha to Lincoln in a Ford right
along the main highway, passed
all kinds of officers, and was never
suspected. Just take a Ford and
change licenses like I did, and the
"bulls" won't give you credit for
knowing ejiotigh to steal a car and
then change its license.
I didn't stop at garages or fill
ing stations, but secured a lot of
gas by draining cars and I also
broke into a farmer's garage and
found a can of "gas" there.
After being recognized in Lin
coln U4iiit4 that the best place
i-t iit would be la lie Medicine
tiow country, where 1 could hide
out mud the rtiiteuirnt blew over,
so I stole another Ford, changed
licenses, and stiuck acrus country,
krrpmg olf the main highways as
iiiikIi a possible and secured oil
nd gas in my usual majuirr.
I rracbed North Platte all right
and decided that I d served a bet
ter i ai, and as Dodites aie quite
common 4,'id not noticeable, 1
stole one there, The ear was a
dandy, but the two front tires
were rather badly worn, I lo.
lowed (he Lincoln highway from
North Platte in Sidney, whete I
camped in the hills,
hen asked if he considered his
experience at Sidney as one of his
close calU, the wounded man smiled
and laid:
The Sidney experience was one
of great pleasure lo me and 1 gave
those boobs who came out alter
tne a good time. There were only
lour of them, to I didn't have much
trouble. Simply stuck them up
and tied the two men with their
own suspenders and tore up an old
blouse in ihe car and tied the boys
with that. The sheriff never
touched the gun in the car, al
though he grabbed for it just after
1 did. I left them tied up alter
going through their pockets, tak
ing the keys of the Sidney jail from
the sheriff and keeping them.
Thought that I could take better
care of those keys than he could.
Broke Into Garage.
From Sidney I went to Chey
enne, and as the two front tires
were getting worse, I broke into
a garage, intending to take some
32x3 -2 for the Dodge. What do
you know about it? There wasn't
a tire of that size excepting two
on wire wheels. I didn't intend to
take another car there, but simply
had to do so. There was a good
Paige and a good Nash there.
Finally I decided on the Nash,
as they are more common. I took
plenty of gas and tires for this car.
Pushed Cop Away.
At Cheyenne I didn't have to
keep hidden, but passed policemen
several times. When I went into
. I i n S l
i a store tit uuy some sneu. i nan
j topiuh a policeman out of the way.
Suie wish could have bought
some rule shell ai that, state, a. 1
wouldn't be here il I had.
I left C heyenne on the Lincoln
highway and knew that 1 would
ie the uiiucr fooled, a they
would fxpctt me to keen on going
west, and they didn't know tlut
1 wa acquainted anywhere in Wy
oming 1 knew that the bridges
across the Platte would be guard
ed, o I intended to hide out in the
Medicine Bow country.
1 left the Lincoln highway at
Hoik Rivrr and started noitlt to
Ihe country 1 Knew and had no
idea that anyone at all would sus
pect me of being where 1 was. so
when 1 got stuck in an irrigation
ditch I climbed into the back of
the car and went to sleep.
Officers Wert Scared.
Didn't wake up until I heard the
ofiicers elhng and Ironi the dis
tance they were away I knew thai
they were afraid to come closer.
Had I not been asleeai and 'had
I had my wits about me I would
have escaped right then. 1 could
have out-generaled the officers by
slipping out of the car and float
ing down the irrigation ditch on
my back. 1 could have been clear
out of reach before the officers had
finished shotting up the ear and
dared to approach. The ditch was
deep enough to keep me out of
sight, especially with so much
sagebrush on the banks. 1 would
have been all over mud but I would
not have been here today.
Here I am and this is my story,
but if you ask me any questions
and 1 feel like it I will answer
them.
Brown was then asked: ''Why
didn't you throw up your hands
when you knew that you didn't have
a chance against rifles in the hands
of a dozen officers?"
Had Code of Bravado.
He replied: "I never threw up mv
hands to anybody and never will,
but when a man is shot down the
argument stops and there is no dis
grace in being caught."
You are charged with murdering
two men in Omaha; how about it?"
I didn't tnuider Sirfkeu or any
body rise and that kind i talk is
all ippy-cock and doesn't worry
uie any."
"Why did you take the shot out
of a couple of bundled shotgun shells
add reload thrill with ..'.'-ealihet
bullets?"
"I knew that if I was comeied
and got hi tangi! with these shell
there would be a grand tush ( ir
other parts by the omcers."
"Why wouldn't you admit any of
your crimes lo the olticersr"
"They are going to try and put a
murder charge on me and while I
may be a maniac 1 am not a damned
tool and thec bulls are trying lo
kid me,"
"Whose gnns did you have?
Yours? Or did you steal them?"
"They were mine, I guess; at least
no one was able to lake them away
from me." ,
"How much do you weigh and
I didn't you gel rather nervous when
1 lacing some ol the big men yott
J tackled'-"
j "No, 1 wasn't in r oti as I
i feudally had something handy lo
!rrn things up even it 1 weigh only
I I.M pound."
Wife (Ji.iri s Sulorniiii
llriirl; Sue for Divorce
Arthur .1 Freed, salesman for the
Masteis ,wa!s t'.oppaiiy, was s'ied (or
divorce by I l.o iei d
Mr. Freed s iy her lin-baitd earns
$ 'iii a month. I tu v Ue at OSS
Itiirf stint In lut petition she
charges In r hi'.!. and is nuel to her
ii the presence t U r li lends She
nbtaiiird n mrfer restiamiiig her
husband 1 1 mii drawing ,mv money
cut of a bank
They were iiuu'iitl iii I'M'.
Ifi,raf,4'i .Vl.l riuilmla
In irr ur friiit 1m. i ,t!ifctii(.iiir r
frtshii.s' h,i., i.iudi ! asrva
sirnlh I tiki, HI ,.KrO,.,i,
i
II
Victrola No. 240
$115
Mahoftar Of wtlnut
Victor quality insures
complete musical satisfaction
In buying a Victrola you get the one instru
ment on which the foremost authorities in the
sound-reproducing art have 'for a quarter-century
centered their entire activities. What the highly
skilled Victor organization has accomplished is
shown by the fact that the greatest artists have
singled but the Victrola as the one instrument
which gives an entirely satisfactory reproduction
of their art. They make their Victor Records
for use on the Victrola only! ,
Victrolas $25 to $1500. New Victor Records
demonstrated at all dealers in Victor products
on the 1st of each month.
Victrola
HIS MASTERS VOICE" REG. U. S. PAT. OFF
Important Look for these trade-marks. Under the lid. On the label!
Victor Talking Machine Company
Camden 0 New Jersey
The A. E. Little Shoe
Is not a single new style,
but a new last plus a new
method of construction.
IF It is difficult to form a mental
picture of the A. E. Little shoe.
If you think of it in terms of com
fort you are certain to under
estimate its smartness. If you
"imagine it in terms of style you
are sure to underestimate its
comfort.
The only outward sign of its in
ward scientific construction is
the extremely slender shank of
the sole and the stitching down
its inner side. For the first time,
a shoe agreeable alike to Dame
Fashion and the orthopedic sur
geon. Exclusively at Thompson-Belden s
o ii ffiln
e m e
a lillMM
30x3
I NON
J SKID
30x3V2
$64
rm non
WHY PAY MORE?
You wouldn't pa for a tire twice, would you? Then why
pay almost TWICE more for tire that are no better than
OVERLANDS? OVERLAND TIRES are HIGH GRADE in
every re.pect built of PRIME QUALITY MATERIALS and of
STANDARD construction. THINK IT OVER. The BIG TIRE
STORE stands behind every OVERLAND TIRE.
If you live out of town order an OVERLAND to be sent
you by EXPRESS. Examine it and if you do not say it is the
BEST TIRE for the money you ever saw, return it and we will
pay shipping charges both ways. WE BELIEVE IN OVER
LAND TIRES.
Overland Tires
PIONEERS OF ENDURANCE
No War Tax
Tires.
. .$ 7.27
30x3
30x3 V2
32x312
31x4
32x4
33x4
34x4
8.64
10.40
11.50
13.81
14.53
14.83
Tubes.
$1.29
1.43
1.47
1.87
1.92
2.00
2.12
Net
32x42 .
33x412.
34x4 12.
35x4V2.
36x412 .
35x5 .
36x5 .
37x5 .
Cash f. o.
Tires.
. .$18.47
. . 19.07
. . 19.69
. . 20.58
. . 20.89
. . 24.14
. . 24.75
. . 25.61
b. Omaha
Tubes.
$2.44
2.52
2.57
2.58
2.73
3.13
3.19
3.27
OUR GUARANTEE:
OVERLAND TIRES carry what is conceded to be the most
LIBERAL GUARANTEE ever put on any TIRE. Should any
OVERLAND TIRE fail to deliver the GUARANTEED 6,000
MILES throueh anv defects in material or workmanship we will
.gladly adjust same on a FAIR AND SQUARE BASIS of mileage
already received.
STEPHENS TIRE STORES CO.
THE BIG TIRE STORE
2048-50 Farnam Street Omaha, Neb.