Bandit Dies in Gun Fight v v Aboard Train Officers Secreted in Boxcar Shoot Man Whd Climbs Into Door—Com panion Escapes. Clarence M. Hensley. 38, Fortieth j street and Avenue D, died at 5 a. rn. j yesterday in Mercy hospital at Coun- : oil Bluffs as the result of gunshot wounds received Wednesday night, when lie and a companion were sur prised in the act of breaking into a railroad boxcar. When freight train No. 320 pulled out of the Northwestern yards in the j Bluffs, Pete Rasmussen and If. F. Bunker, two special agents, were se- j creted in one of the merchandise ears. They wero armed with a saw- ' ed off shotgun and .45 caliber re : vol vers. For nearly three months, accord- j mg to J. C. Ready, chief special agent of this di vision, • armed agents liars been riding trains out ^ of the Bluffs in this manner, as as trap for boxcar! thieves. The train had not been in mo tion long before Basm ussen and Bunker heard men boarding it and climbing to the top of the car in which they ••• / W * were hiding. The Clarence Hensley robbers swung a rope ladder over the side and climbed down to break the seal and open the door. Carried Revolver. Young Hensley was the first to step from the ladder through the door. He carried a drawn revolver in his hand. Immediately following him came his accomplice, also arm ed. The special agents, back in the dark corner, nudged each other si lently. A second later the rumble of the freight train was drowned by the roar of a shotgun and the bark of a revolver. Hensley's weapon clat tered to the floor and he reeled from the effect of the fusillade. He had not fired a shot. His companion jumped from the lurching death car and escaped. A few moments later the freight backed into a siding to give a pas senger train the right of way and the police ambulance was called to con vey the wounded man to Mercy hos pital. Dr. Harry D. Kelly, police sur geon, found his hip and shoulder both shattered, which also perforated his intestine. Death resulted less than 12 hours after the shooting. “Didn’t Give Me a Chance.” "They didn’t give me a chance or the story might have been different,” eaid Hensley at the Mercy hospital, where he wns fully conscious for two or three hours after being wounded. "I guess it’s all In the game, boys, we have to tako the bitter with the sweet!” Surviving the alleged bandit are lila wife and three children, Clarence, .ir„ 7; Lucille, 5, and Edward, S. He I formerly was a fireman on the North- j western railroad, but had not been working for about a year. He was arrested last year on the charge of robbing Interstate shipments, but a federal grand jury failed to Indict him. Police believe there were five mem- I >s>rs of the gang with which Hensley ( was operating Wednesday night. Two i "t them were assigned, it is believed, ! io enUr the rr.r and throtV out the merchandise along the right of way. Their confederates were to follow In in automobile and retrieve It. Scotty Duval, 1001 Fourth street, I was arrested by police at a garage. Eighteenth street and Broadway, where he was employed as night man. Railroad agents say his automo bile answers the description of the one believed to have been used by the boxcar gang. His car was In the ga rage at the time of his arrest and a !!8 caliber revolver and a number of shells were found In the rear seat. Duval denied all knowledge of the attempted robbery and was released. Bellanca Is Designing New Type of Wing for Mail Planes Prof. O. X. Bellanca, inventor of the Bellanca CF plane, known as the "Ford of the Air,” is encased in de signing a new type of wing for the DH-4 mall planes, to permit landing at a speed of 40 mites an hour. In stead ot the 60- mile speed now neces sary. According to Victor H. Ross, in quiries are being received from ail parts of the world in re card to this new wing. Professor's Rellanca's present labora tory is at Heventeenth anrl I.eaven vorth street*. Births anti Deaths. * a Birth*. Arthur and Jennie Kaiser, 3519 North J -ixty-aecond atreMt. girl. John and Alice Alden, 2614 Norfh .Seventeenth street, girl. Frank and Myrtle H^hewe, hospital, bov. Wilbur and Anna Baker, hospital. boy. Jam** an Dorian. 27, Omaha (sue Haliel. 50, Omaha, and Lena K"hn 42. Omaha Grenille W. Miller, 90. Dies at Los Angeles Grenille W. Miller. 90. father of Mrs. C. FV McGrew, died at^ Los An geles Tuesday, according to a tele gram received by Mr. McGrew. Mr. Miller, a native of Columbus, O., was an early settler in Nebraska, engag ing in farming and Anohins near Lincoln for many years. He migrated to Iowa in 1855 and was one of the first settlers to engage in placer min ing at a location which Is the site of Boise City, Idaho. Mr. Miller lived in California dur ing the last 10 years. Mrs. McGrew. his only child, was with him the greater part of her time during the last few years. . He was married at Home, la., to Lyda Easterly in 1875. Mrs. Miller is in a feeble condition. Mrs. McGrew ones not intend to return to Omaha at present. Funeral services will be held in Los Angelos and burial will lie in Forest Lawn cemetery of this city next Tuesday morning at 10. from the chapel of H. K. BUrket & Son. Fancy Saddle Horse Sale Is Seheduled for Omaha Just at the season of the year when it is most delightful to mount a good saddle horse and take a ride through the parks or on the country roads, comes the announcement that Frank F. Simpson of Omaha and Albert Pickens of Kansas City are to hold an other sale of fancy, three and five galted saddle horses. These men held it sale here a year ngo. when many Omahans bought horses. Those sales arc to be an annual event. Simpson and Pickens are de termined to offer a class of fancy gaited riding horses that will not only popularise their Komandale farm horses locally, but throughout the en tire middle states. Admirers of good saddlers will wit ness a real horse show, if they will attend this sale. Friday. May 25. Those attending the sale will see more of the greatest saddle horses in the country in action. There will be horses shown and sold that have never failed to win a blue ribbon when ex hibited. There will be a half-brother to the great show horse. Romping Peavine. About 45 lots are to be sold. Packer Merger Hearing Opens Legality of Armour-Morris Consolidation to Be Fixed— Chester Morrill Presides. Hearing on the complaint of Sec retary of Agriculture Wallace against the consolidation of the Armour and Morris packing interests, under the packers and stockyards act of IH2I. began yesterday morning in the as sembly room of the Livestock Ex change building in South Omaha. The hearing probably will continue, until Saturday. Chester Morrill, assistant to the sec retary of agriculture, In cfiarge of stockyards administration. Is presid ing as examiner. Other members of the examining body are E. S. Haines and Judge 1!. T. Halner and John M. Burns, counsel for the government. No Witnesses Summoned. No witnesses have been summoned before the examiners, but invitations to appear have been extended to all persons with any information con cerning the consolidation. Hearings already have been con ducted at Kansas City and East St. Louis. Mr. Morrill opened the hearing by stating that its purpose Is to deter mine .whether the purchase of the Morris Interests by the Armour com pany is a violtfllon of law. and wheth er it would affect the market or stifle competition. Five Chicago attorneys represent ing tile Armour interests are attending the healing. They are Alfred S. Aus trian. J. M. Sheehan, C. J. Faulkner. Jr.; R. A. Peagana and Paul Godehn. M. W. Borders Is counsel for the Mor ris interests. Yard Conditions Explained. First witness was John F'itx Roberts of the firm of Robert Bros. & Hose, who told of conditions in the local yards. In response to a question lie gave it as his opinion that the merger may have a bad effeot on the market. In that It might have a tendency to elimi nate competition. He said that lively competition made for a good market. Other witnesses called by the gov eminent yesterday‘afternoon were iV T. Cox president of the local livestock exchange, and C. H. Wlthee, local manager of the Farmers' t'nion of Ne braska. They both told of conditions at the stockyards In reference to the number of livestock handled by com mission moil and farmers of this sec tion. Mr. Wlthee testified the Farm ers' Vnion employed a number of salesmen ut the local market and th.u the union operated at Sioux City, la., and St. Joseph. Mb, $400,000 School Bond Issue , Asked in Beatrice Petition Special Dispatch to The Omaha Hee. Beatrice. Neb.. May 10.—Petitions are being circulated among taxpayers here for the construction of a junior high school building and the remodel ing of a nuinlier of the ward school buildings. The petition asks for $400, 000 for Improvements. Temperature Throughout Sjate Riⅇ 53 at Omaha Weather has moderated all over the state. At Omaha yesterday at 7 a. m. the temperature was 03; at O'Neill, 42; at North Loup. 43; ut Lincoln, 42. and at Hastings. 50. It was snowing at Huffalo. N. Y„ this morning. New Fields There’s added fun in fields of amateur pho tography that are per haps new to you. Portraits, for example, that you can make with the Kodak Portrait At tachment, and pictures of yourself made with | the'Kodak Self Timer. And many more we’ll gladly explain. Developing, printing and tn larging •/ the ntperinr kind. Eastman Kodak Co. _,__(Tbe Robert Dempater Co.) 1813 Farnam St. mUll Brrnmrk Store \S 308 Soeth 15th St . Dress Shop Fourth Floor For Friday we offer The Year’s Outstanding Sale of DRESSES * Dresses from an unusual purchase combined with our regular stock—and offered at « i Canton Printed firepe Paisleys Silk Knits Roshanaras Crepe Satins All Tyme Crepe ^iL Vat// . Black Gray Sand * Tans Jade j II I At double this price they would be considered most attractive values *• Dresses for afternoon, street, bridge and sports wear. This sale is another vivid demonstration of the value-giving supremacy of this store. We doubt it there is a woman in the city in need of a sniarl new Drews but what could be greatly benefited by this sale. We urge early attendance Friday morning. As illustrated. Exquisitely Beautiful Dutch Sil\ er Candlesticks The candlesticks are 9 inches high, moulded after a fine Am sterdam model. They will grace your table as only old silver can. Per pair— Gift Shop—Main Floor. New Things and Staple Things from Our Bedding Department New Bed Spreads Our assortment of fancy Bed Spreads, twin and full size, in stenciled, appliqued, candle wick and crewel embroidery’, is now complete in all the new-est designs in pink, blue, yellow, orchid and combination of those colors; priced at— $5.25. $5.75. $6.75. $7.50. $8.75 and Up Tuscan Net Spreads Also the very newest designs in Tuscan Net Spreads with bolster cover, curtains and scarfs to match, priced very reasonably •t.$23.75 Tuscan Curtains to match, per pair. .$13.75 Scarf to match, each. .$4.75 Sherridin Crinkled Spread with bolster cover to match, in % and full size, in pink, blue and gold, set, $11.50. $12.50 Sheets and Pillow Cases Regular double bed size. Sheets made from best grade 9-4 sheet ing free from dressing, at less than mill cost today. I 81x90 Pequot Sheets, each.$2.00 81x90 Anchor Sheets, each.$2.00 45x36 Pillow Cases to match.55c ___ Detroit Jewel Gas Range —the finest gas rangejn Amer fra today and for the last twen ty-five years. The one illustrated is a very popular model at ' Fuel line and* connections FREE. A liberal allowance made on your old stove. Ac counts opened for those who wish to defer payments to the first of June and thereafter at the rate of, per month, 85.00 Special Offer! Every woman who purchases a Detroit Jewel Gas Range this coming week will receive a white porcelain top kitchen table, value $8.50, or its equiva lent in nluminumware. l'icturv show* our demonstrator baking with tin* oven door open and boiling water 18 inches above the flame of n Detroit Jewel gas range; the identical model wo arc offering at... . r.. i SIXTEENTH AND HOWARD STREETS An Important Main Floor Rug Sale Our customers will be delighted with the wonderful selection offered in this sale, including as it does rugs for every room and purpose. The fact that the substantial reductions are in the face of an advance in the price of rugs makes the sale ail the more welcome. Customers should anticipate their needs and purchase this week. For Those Who Wish Deferred Payments Convenient Terms W ill Be Arranged The following is prof itable reading— Formerly Sole Price $ 83.50 Cx9 Wiltons of genuine wor sted yarn.8 69.00 127.50 8-3x10-8 Wiltons of genuine worsted yarn .... . 112.50 19.50 4-6x7-6 Wiltons of genuine worsted yarn. . SO.O'' 132.50 9x12 Wiltons of genuine wor sted yarn . 118.50 95.00 9x12 Mahal Wiltons. 81.50 90.00 8-3x10-6 Mahal Wool Wilton 76.50 58.50 6x9 Mahal Wool Wiltons. . . . 41.50 33.60 4-6x7-6 Mahal Wool Wiltons 29.00 39.60 9x12 good grade Axminsters 33.50 36.50 8-3x10-6 good grade Axmin. 29.50 i 22.60 6x9 good grade Axminsters.. 18.75 52.50 9x12 extra quality Axmin sters . 39.75 48.00 8-3x10-6 extra quality Ax minsters .*. 38.50 33.50 6-9x9 extra quality Axmin sters . 24.75 75.00 11-3x12 extra quality Ax minsters . 59.00 6.00 Reversible Bath Rugs, 24x36, soiled . 2.25 3.25 heavy Rag Rugs, good colors, 30x60 . 2.50 2.25 No-Fade Oil Cloth Rugs, 3 >1x60. 1.30 8.75 blue chenille Rever.-ibie Rugs, 30x60, at. 4.75 Formerly rr|c« 10.50 Scotch Wool Rugs, reversible, 36x72, at. 7.75 4.50 Crex Porch Rugs, good colors, 36x72 . 2.50 14.50 Crex Figured Grass Rng>. 6X0 8.75 13.50 Wool and Fiber Rugs, 7-6x9 11^75 6.50 heavy Axmister Rugs, 27x54 4.75 10.50 Velvet Rugs, samples, 4-6x6.. 5.75 9.75 figured and plain Crex Porch Rugs. 4-6x7, at. 6.50 33.50 Mahal and other Wool Wil ton Rugs, 4-6x7-6./.... 28.00 24.50 Seamless Velvet Rugs, 6x9. . 18.75 26.50 good Axminster Rugs, 6x9.. 21.75 90.00 Hartford Saxony Rugs, 6x9. . 57.50 48.00 extra quality Axminster, 8-3x 10-6, at. 38.50 65.00 Seamless Plain Taupe Rugs, 8-3x10-6, at . 48.50 39.50 good figured Axminsters. 9x12. 33.50 52.00 extra quality Axminsters,/ 9x12. 39.75 72.00 best Axminster ouality, 9x12 59.00 90.00 Mahal Wilton Wool Rugs, 8-8x10-6 at. 76.50 69.50 Smith Seamless Velvets, 8-3x 10-6, at. 59.50 95.00 splendid quality Wiltons, 9x12. at . 81.50 132.50 Standard Wiltons, 9x12.... 112.50 and Many Others. Hammocks-Comfortable, New, Attractive Good-looking, substantial types. Some with thickly padded seats and backs. Upholstered in dependable khaki or gray canvas. 00 $| and Up Standards of steel for hanging hammocks on porch or lawn, at . . .*...$4.50 to $8.00 Splendid New Fumed Oak Porch Sets A Truly Wonderful Value In Oak Finished Nut Brown Fumed Considerably above the average for a suite at thy price. Carefully constructed • and built 6f selected stock. Por^-h Swing:, S feet <5 inches Ion*, com plete with rust-proof chains... $2.95 Fumed Oak Rocker, as pictured.$3.85 Arm Chair, pictured.$3.25 4-foot Settee, ns pictured.$5.75 Closing Out Several DaBed Patterns at Sharply Reduced Prices $45.00 “Auto-Marik” Da- $ Bed complete with ere tonne covered pad. $59.00 “Auto-Marik" DaBed with ve aur or tapestry pholsterv and ne pillow. Other DaBeds as low as $12.75 Exceptionally Good Dresner Friday and Saturday tor Built of choice, extra heavy birch stock and beautifully finished in old ivory or white enamel. Formerly $45.00 values. While they last. .*.$28.00 o-o Folding Sewing Table' as pictured $1.95 10 inches long, built of hardwood, finished rolden oak and marked with inch rule for measuring clothing, etc. Fumed and Golden Oak Dining Tables At Savings of About FIFTY PER CENT * ^ Massive fumed or gulden o a k polished, 54 - inch plank top, 6-foot extension tables, each— Many other equally interesting values in various siies and styles Oak Dining Chairs priced as low as.$1.95