THE SUNDAY, BEE: OMAHA. JULY 9, 1922. Three Gunmen Arc Thwarted in Payroll Raid Disappointment AttrnJ Day light Holdup bidi Kelt Trio of Uuniiuked Bandit Only $63. Thru gunmcp, stylishly' dressed and without nusks darted into the olfice o( the L. G. loup company, Ibirtcdili an NichuUi ureeti, ti ' II;J5 Saturday and brindishing wra pons held two women and two men at lay while they raiuatkcd the safe tor a $.000 payroll but found evily Uisappointmrnt. Finding the payroll in checks, the iiunmen hurled invective at their victim, tore the check into shreds. turned to the cah till, which they robbed id S6J. and then escaped with a fourth confederate at the wheel o( i'ord touring car, awaiting them aero tht street. The hamlit victims were Floyd Watherson, city ale manager of the company; E. C i'omeroy, clerk; Miss ioiet Thoripecker, atenog rapher, and Mi Jiaym Anderson, bookkeeper. -8tlV 'Em Uo." Mr. Pomeroy was at lii desk wnen ktiddeuly a trio of youths. stcooed in to the office. He looked up and law a gun thrust at Mini. "Stick 'em up, and keep 'em up,1 the tall spokesman of the bandit commanded. "Keep the gun on 'cm, boy," the leader ordered hi . two youiiKer confederate. While two of the trio held gun on Mr. Pomeroy and Mr. Watherton, the tail gunman went to the safe, at the tame time keeping a cautiout eye on the two women, who ttood at their desks,, hands in air. "Where' the roll? In here?"asked the aunt desperado as he tried the saie. it wa locked. A nod from the bandit prompted Air. vvatherson to approach the safe. A gun was thrust at his side. He opened the depository. "There's no money around here, fellows," spoke Watherson. "We'll see,1' added the leader as he ransacked the drawees, of the safe. He found the payroll in checks, shuf fled his fingers through them and disgustedly tore them up. Dared Not Laugh. Watherson and Pomeroy dared not laugh, they said. Evert Che women, frightened. as they were, wanted to chuckle. " v The bandit leader then ransacked the money drawer in the desk, taking $63 in cash, "1 gueswe're off, boys," he ut tered as he waved a Rim to his con federates to follow. The tfio darted out the iront door and into1 thejpait - ins car. " None of the bandits appeared more than 24 year old, Mr. Poiwroy said, M'ss Thorspecker and Mr. Wathers ton are veteran employes of the Doup company. Last March they were among the heirs to the $500, 000 estate, left by the late Louis G. Poup. Floyd Watbciston, an em ploye of the Doup firm, for 21 years, j received oil shares in the company Duelists Prove Poor Shots1 Two Men Lay, Down Barrages for Over Two Hours After Husband Slaps Wife's Face One Wound ed in Leg. I ox Lake.. III., July R.-Men hereabout are courageous and chiv alrous, but they are bum riflemen. Devotee of the code duello would have much belter tuicet with axe at half a mile than rifle at 50 yard. Willis tsinim. crack ihot and owner of a shooting gallery here, and William Sexton took potshot at each other for more than two hour yesterday and the battle ended when Sexton received a bullet in tfie leg. Meanwhile the duelists had shot the leaves and bark off many trees and wasted enough ammunition to kill a regiment. A to the rasus belli,. Sexton ensured to pass Simms' 'place, which douhle as a shooting gallery and soft drink parlor,' and aw hi wife im bibing a bottle of soda pop. He walked in and after a few blistering words, slapped her face. Simms ob jected to that sort of treatment for a lady, so Sexton hammed out. an nouncing he was going home for hi lifle. Simnu, anticipating trouble, equipped himself from hi shootini pallery and when Sexton returned the battle started. After Sexton had been shot in the leg, the chief of po lice and a deputy sheriff arrested both men. Sjmms was immured in Lake county jail, while Sexton was released under W.000 bond. School Boy Is Burned at Stake by Love Rivals Lads in Canadian Town, Irate at Popularity of Visit ing American With Girl, Bind Him, Start Fire. and $3,000 cash; Miss Violet Thor specker, who had been 14 years with the company, received $2K)0 cash. Two pi the bandits wore caps and neatly pressed dark clotihes. The other gunman wore a straw hat snd a light brown suit, while the chauf feur for the trio had on a straw hat and a dark suit, Chicago Meet Acts to t n -Kit. l' ; improve Vrrain lriarKeiing Chicago, Jury 8. Steps towards the further improvement of natiqna! grain marketing facilities wfere taken yesterday at a conference of repre sentatives of grain exchanges, mill ers, exporters, farmers', grain dealers, the Department of' Agriculture and the United States Chnmber of Com merce. The conference, eaHed by President Robert McDougal of the Chicago Board of Trade unanimously authorized the appointment of a com mittee of seven, representing the dif ferent groups present, to thresh out in the next few weeks the various suggestions advanced at today's con ference., A second general meeting will be called soon to take final ac tion on the committee recoininenda tions. ' ' While the conference did not of ficially take np the subjecfeof legisla tion bearing on the grain! industry, several1 delegates warned Jhat con tinued adverse action by congress would result in the complete break down of marketing machinery built j tp during tb$ last 75 years. White crepe blouses beaded with tiny glass beads laid on in a fine bor der nattem alone the lower edne. the sleeve edges and the neck are in good fashion. Kingsville, Ontario, July 8. Eddie Sanderson, a school boy from Bell ir.gham, Wash., 'was rescued yester day as he was being burned at the stake in a wood beyond the city by irate youngsters who resented the attention he was receiving from a popular girl of Kingsville. tddie came here visitinor and promptly became ooDular with tittle girl. They went walking to gether. they bouaht ice cream to gether and the cirl trenerallv showed the home town boys that the visitor trom Amerjca was her ideal. But three boys all between 10 and i HKcu uic nine inn ana were nis- pleased with Eddie's Dooularitv They becamcfrankty jealous and got together to plan the end of Eddie's visit and his popularity at one stroke Men passing -a small woods near the town heard a bov's cries. Thev smelled smoke and rushed into the woods, lied to a stake, with fire eating its way up his lees, was Eddie Sanderson. They threw water on his tett and rushed him into the town Eddie at first refused to tell what had happened. Finally he told the story of his popularity and said the boys had chased him, caught him, carried him into the woods and there kindled a fire of paper and sticks, tied him to a stake, and, as the flames started up, left him. He was not burned seriously. Flags to Be Lowered in Honor of Kinkaid " " y " Lincoln, July 8. Governor S. R, McKelvie today issued a proclama tion concerning the death and burial I ot Congressman M. P. Kinkaid. The text of the proclamation follows: '' "Whereas, In the course of human affairs, death has claimed our es teemed friend, citizen ar.l United States congressman, the Honorable Moses P. Kinkaid, and, whereas, Congressman Kinkaid, during his residence in Nebraska has tendered most distinguished services as citizen, leeislatorand congressman, I there fore, reouest that on Monday, July 10, flags on all public buildings throughout the state shall be placed at half-mast and the people ot the state will do honor in whatever way thev think best fitting to one who has rendered such long and distin guished service to Nebraska. Hartington (Neb.) Stockman Dies in Omaha Hospital James Conway, 65, stockman of Hartington, Neb., died Saturday at Presbyterian hospital, where he had been a patient two weeks. He was a brother of Elizabeth A. Conway, 724 South Thirtieth street, and J. F. Conway of Pender, Neb., cerk of Thurston county. Funeral services will be held at 8:30 Monday morning from the E. A. Conway home here to St. Peter church. Burial will be in Holy Sep ulcher cemetery. , Funerals in Sioux City Will Not Be Held on Sunday Sioux City, la:, July 8. Sunday funerals in Sioux City will be a thing of the. past after July 15, as the result of an agreement among members of the ministerial associa tion, the funeral directors of the ctiy and superintendents of cemeteries. More.Than $500 in Ice dnd Milk Goes to Rabies But Unless More Aid B& ceived, Help Must Be Denied Other Cases Soon. 47TraiusCutOff Through Fear of Rail Strikers "Katy" Road Suspends Locals in Missouri, Oklahoma, Kan sas and Texas Both Sides in Strike Firm. Chicago, July 8-Tb Chicago, Burlington k Qulncy railroad ttia afternoon sought to obtain a federal injunction restraining striking am ployes from interfering with the pp1 eration of ita shops. . .. - i Dr. Clark The Painless Dentist OPYO The home pacjket for the treatment of that dreaded disease, Pyorrhea. It lias enough astringent in packet to relieve and cure arty case of Pyorrhea if instructions ar followed. You can treat yourself, at home just as well as if you went hundreds of miles to have it done. Mailed any place by parcel post Missouri Valley After several years of suffering' and much expense for treatment of Pyorrhea and had about decided I would lose all my teeth,' I was induced to try Dr. Clark's Pyorrhea' Treatment and the results have been truly wonderful, and I am glad to recommend it to all so afflicted. Follow directions and aee results at once. - EDGAR PRICE. Christian Minister. If in any doubt of thia statement write to the Rev. Price. Hi . Home Office, 510 Paxtoa Block 16th and Fas-Bam Streets Omaha "Why not let the people know the amount expended as well as the amount received, so they can see how great the need is for Omaha's suffer ing; baby population and open their heart to help?" asks F. I. L. ' A-cood idea. So great is the call from most pitiful cases of thin, sickly, suffering babies in Omaha homes of the desperately poor that more than $500 has been spent already for milk and ice. Unless there is a prompt response from persons who are able to give, there will he csse within the next few days to whom help will have to be denied. That is the way of the world. The milkmen and icemen can't give their goods for nothing. But there are hundreds of persons who read these lines who can give $1 to $5 each and never notice the difference. Each sgch contribution may save the life of a baby and preserve it through many years of useful man hood or womanhood. Can you afford to ignore this ap peal from the little mites who can t even talk yet, Dut who, nevertheless, call to your heart? Po the big, kind deed today. Send or Bring your contribution to this noble work today. Previously acknowledged S53S.33 A. G. J 1.00 B 3.00 Grace Irene Homer. Exlra, la. S 00 "Fez" Young Men a Bible class, North Presbyterian church 5.00 I. M. Gardiner s.00 Cash 8.00 F I. L . I fO Total V. f 556.33 Mayor and Councilmen in Ranks of Strikers Portsmouth, Neb., July 8. (Spe cial.) Followinp; the sending of a special delivery letter to every one of its striking shop employes here, notifying them that if they return to work Monday morning: their seniority and other service rights will be protected, the Burlington railroad has advertised for men to take the place of those who have left its service. Veteran employes who have but a short period ' of service left before they will 'be en titled to pensions, have remained at their work. Their action is coun tenanced by the more level headed strikers, although there are some who are opposed. Aside from these few, the strike in the Plattsmouth shops is practically 100 per cent in those crafts affected. Tp date there has been no violence of any kind and union leaders are exerting every effort that there may be none. Among the strikers are numbered the mayor and six of Plattsmouth's 10 councilmenr . . : 200-Acre Farm Washed Away by Missouri Rivej at Peru Nebraska City, July 8.-r(Special.) The Missouri river within the past few weeks has washed away all but seven acres of the '200-acre farm of 'John Dean on the east side of the river across from Peru. His family and household goods have been taken tit safety near Hamburg. The river at that point is cutting fast and several other farmers have seen their land go into the river at rapid rate ruring the past few weeks. Furnas County Legion Posts Plan Celebration Cambridge, Neb., July 8. Special.) The American Legion' of Furnas county will hold a convention and celebration at Cambridge July 13. There will be a barbecue supper fur nished by the Cambridge Communi ty club and free ball game. State Commander Richie will talk. Sev eral of the posts have promised to bring bands and there will be a big parade in the afternoon. . . - v Madison County Democrats Organize Harmony Club Norfolk, Neb., July 8. (Special TeIegran.)--A Democratic Harmony club of Madison county ha? been organized here for the purpose of promoting the candidacy of Gilbert M. Hitchcock for United States senator, Charles Bryan for governor and J. W. McDonald for attorney general. Leaders of the Jetterson club are heading. this new organization. Seeks Unexpired Term ' Scottsbluff, Neb., July 8. (Special Telegram.)--Robert G. Simmons, re publican candidate for congress from the Sixth Nebraska district, filed as a candidate to fill the unexpired term of Moses P. Kinkaid, who died at Washington Thursday. Candidates at Norfolk Norfolk, Neb.. July 8. (Special Telegram.) Anson Bigelow of Oma ha, candidate for United States sena tor, and W, J. Taylor of Merna, can didate for governor on the progres sive ficket, spoke hire, tonight. y-A St. Louis. Mo.. July l.-Th Mi iourt, Kansas ft Ttsas railway com pany today announced discontinuance of the operation of 4? local trains in Texai, "due to the physical imposi bility of getting locomotives in and out of the roundhouse and (ear of consequence that might result a el fort was made to employ workers not attiuatea with the union. Slater, Mo., July 8.-(By A. P.) I.K. Parshall. Uiiited States mar thai for the western district of Mis souri, and seven deputies, arrived here thi afternoon and took charge of the strike situation in the name of the united stare government, ac cording to announcement by the marshal. Mails Interrupted. Washington. July 8. Advices re ceived by the Department of Jus tice concerning disorder at various railroad centers in the middlewest result in interference with the mails, caused Acting Attorney General Guy D. Goff to begin preparation late today of a report on the situa tion to be laid before Attorney oen eral Daugherty when he returns to Washington tomorrow or Monday. Prepare for Long Struggle. Chicago. July 8. With the dawn of the second week of the shopmen's strike both sides of the controversy prepared for an enduring struggle- Chairman Hooper ot the labor board stood firmly in his position that the strikers had outlawed themselves, and B. M. Jewell, head of the shop crafts' union showed no signs of changing his position. "If the board has shut the door on the strikers, the responsibility belongs to the board," said Mr. Jewell when shown press re ports of Mr. Hooper's 'statement. "All we want is a square deal and we are going to get it." A few railroads reported a, "slow jug up" pf their service due to the strike. Officials of the Santa Fe reported that only 35 per cent of their normal shop force of 14,000 is pii the job, but that there has beei no interruption of service, they say, to the fact some of the strikers are returning and men are being hired to take the place of those who have left. r j-. Interruption of Service. Reports from tb.e Baltimore & Ohio indicate nearly 10,000 men are out and there has peen some inter ruption of service. At the Chicago & Alton shop, where it is admitted practically every man. laid down his tools, service was said to be slightly affected and officials predicted it would become worse. No great ef fort is being made to fill vacancies, officials saiqV because of lack of prop er protection. A large number ot the Uass t railroads' have served notice on the striking shopmen that unless they return to work by Monday, July 10, they will forfeit all seniority rights and privileges. While many roads have reported some of their em ployes were remaining on duty, rail road omciais expeci mc cni'tn jcsii to come on Mojiday when the ulti matum expires. U. S. South American Trade Shows Recovery Washington, July Undercur rents of optimism pervading all re cent economic reports from Latin America are well borne- out by the remarkable recovery shown in the statistics of trade between the United States and its southern neighbors during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, according to a survey of the situation' today by Julius Klein, di rector of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce of the Commerce department. Previous to his appointment by Secretary Hoover as head of the trade promotion bureau of the Com merce, department, Mr. Klein was a commercial attache at Buenos Aires. Notwithstanding the fact, he said, "that this fiscal year embraced six months of lowest depression since the beginning of the European war, the total trade of the United States with Latin-America during the period was nearly 44 per cent greater than for fiscal year ending June 30, 1914. Plattsmouth Spends $60,000 to Improve Main Street Plattsmouth, Neb., July 8. (Spe cial.) Incidental to the Main street storm sewer and repaying work now in progress, the city council has let the contract for a series of electrolier lights extending -westward from, the Burlington station a distance of seven blocks. The Western Elec tric company's bid for the posts and the W. W. Berger company's bid for installation; amounting all told to a trifle less' than $5,000, were those accepted. With the storm sewer costing $22,000 and the paving some $35,000, 'the ''improvement work on Main itreet this year will" exceed $60,000. - - Fishermen Have Suecess at Lake -Near Louisville Plattsmouth, Neb., July 8. (Spe cial.) Eleven thousand bullheads, ring perch and crappies were planted h the big lake north of Louisville this spring and hundreds of fisher men are enjoying unusual luck there. Thi lake, which is owned by the Lyman-Richey Sand company, has always been kept well stocked. Homesteader Drops Dead Ogallala, Neb.. July 8. (Special.) Dan Sclack. 72, fell ded on the streets here. Death was due to heart disease. He came here about 10 years ago, homesteading in the hills north of Ogallala. He never men tioned his relatives or where he was from. Strikers Defend Stand at Beatrice Beatrice, Neb., July 8. Special i telegram.) Cue hundred Ilth ling ton liopnifn of Wymnre attended a mais meeting Jirld here to present their side of the strike controversy, following the action of the Chamber of I'ljiiuiirrce, which sent a telegram to the labor hoard commending it foi.the stand taken in the strike. The Principal speaker were Charles I'irie, formely a mechanic and one of the striker, and Kev, E. C. Powell, pator of the Chris tian church at Wymore, one of the striking shopmen. Rev. Mr. Powell ncently tendered his resignation W his congregation. It wa not ac cepted. He made a strong appeal for the shopmen and expressed the hope that they would win. He stated that they were all law-abiding, patri otic citzens and that there would be no disorder by them at Wymore. -r Veteran Railroad Man AUeges He Was Beaten Lincoln. lulv 8. (Snecial.) lohn H. Bilson of llavelock, one of the veteran employes of the Burlington who did not go out on strike, ap peared at the county attorney's office today and swore to a John Doe warrant alleging he was " beaten. struck and wounded." W. F. Acker- man, superintendent of the llave lock shops, and other alleged wit nesses ot the attack, accompanied Bilson to the county attorney's office. Railroad officials say they know the assailant and'he will be arrested. Labor omciais at Have- lock deny any knowledge of the attack. Maupin Visits in Lincoln and Outlines Platform Lincoln, July 8. (Special Tele gram. )Will M. Maupin, Gering editor seeking the democratic guber natorial nomination, arrived in Lin coln today to shake hands with friends and . explain his platform, which includes the following: Plac ing enforcement of prohibition law in hands of local officials, wiping out the code, reducing taxes. Maupin has po headquarters. He say he cannot afford to maintain a head quarters and is driving through the country in a motor car. Scottsbluff Legion Radi Attended by 10,000 Persons Scottsbluff, Neb., July 8. (Special Telegram.) Ray Bell was awarded the grand championship in broncho riding at the Scottsbluff Legion rodeot which concluded a three-day program, with 10,000 people in at tendance during the whole period. Charles R. Williams was second and Ed Wright third. In bulldogging, Ed Herrian was champion, L. H. Leimian. second; calf roping, Ray Bell, first: Ed Herrian, second and Phil Yoder, third. Progressives Win Legal Fight Liinraotrr County Clerk Ordered to Leave Wank Space for County Officers. Lincoln, July 8 (Special Tele gram) Four Lancaster county dist rict judge iucd a prrniptory writ of mandamus against the county clerk directing him to leave sufficient blank spaces on the priiliary ballots to per mit member of the progressive party to write in the names of nominee for county ofliee. The clerk had rerTtad to issue ballot of that length, claim ing that the progressive parly did not miiintrte a rnuittv ctrnaimatioii. I The nei ii uiii uat iilrJ at nnnii hv F. L. Kolen, ftrugretv and demo cratic candidate I'tr attorney general. It is considered probable here that other county clerk will leave blank to rthc name or similar tactics will be followed in each county by pro gressive leader. Texas Cotton Festival Wants Queen From Nebraska Lincoln July L (Special) Cover nor McKcKie received s request from Governor I'at M. Ned of Tessa, to select a Nebraska princes to repre sent thi date at the annual queen' ball at the big cotton festival in Trxat October 31. Last year the governor selected Mis Dorothy Dell of Omaha to represent Nebraska. llavelock City Courfril Is ' Opposed to Strikebreakers Lincoln, Inly K (Special.) The city council of lUvrlotk. a town made up ol employe of the Hurling ton hop, passed resolution today requesting the Burlington to refrain from taking men to llavelock and putting them in the shop to take the place of sinkers. (. Nebraska Rail Commission Opposes Change in Rates Lincoln, July ft (Special) Thorne A. llrowne of the Nebraska railway commission announced that the state body would be represented at St. rul July 1 to fight the attempt of railroads to put corn and wbrat on an equal basis and wipe out the differential Physician Files Suits Following Ouster Attempt Damage suits have been filed in the district court of Keith county in the sum of $25,000 each, against S. C. Peterson, county commissioner; W. H. Shireman, county commission er; G. C. Rodman and Eugene Beal. These suits were filed by Dr. E. P. Murdock of Chappell, formerly of Ogallala. An attempt was made to oust Dr. Murdock from the medical profession in the state of Nebraska and it failed. These suits are an outgrowth of the former trouble. Thieves Steal Swine of Nebraska City Woman " Nebraska. City. July 8. (Special.) Miss Lydia Holland, a well-known raiser of registered spotted roiana China swine, reported to the sheriff that several pigs had been stolen from her pens -southwest of the city during the past few weeks. Wiring Contract Awarded Norfolk, Nebv July 8, (Special Telegram.) 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