Frank Mylar, negro, who had defied the law and paid with hi* life. Cold Hamper* Besiegers. Utter cold weather took Its toll from the ranks of the besieger*. Harry Fielding, newly appointed te the detective squad, suffered so se verely from frost-bitten hands that he was -removed from the scene to a neighboring house and emergency re lief given him. Icloles from spray from protecting atreams of water played upon neigh boring houses clung to the besiegers t r* F#te smiled kindly upon the person of Detective Geqrge Sum • lfjtti* Twice he escaped by the prov.erblal hair's breadth. Summit walked up to the door of the Mylar house and kicked in the screen. Two shots grazed his face. , Summit stepped aside and then becked away. A moment later Summit was standing at the side of Danbaum. The chief of detectives slipped on he ice and Summit caught hold of him. Then Mylar's gun blazed ind Dnnliaum was hit. guess it wasn’t my time,” Was Summit’s brief comment. ^4-:-; arsi gave them a ghost-like appear anfce as dusk began to fall. Patrolman J. J. Sullivan took up po#t behind the police emergency auto In front of the negro’s dwelling and maintained It throughout the bat tlayCHs fired more than a box of shedts Into the house. Street sergeants took command of the outpost besiegers and formed them Into warfare skirmish parties. Sergts. William Carney and Dele hanty both sent relief to their squads under fire. Upon call for reserves after Dan ha um was wounded, Chief of Police Charles Van Deusen and his wife sped to the bedside of Danbaum and both remained until late in the night. Hope for recovery of Danbaum Is V held out at the hospital. TEXAS eUECTTON PROBE HELD UP Washington, Dec. 18.—Further sen ate investigation of the Texas sena torial election In 1922 was postponed today by the special Investigating committee pending preparation of a brief by counsel for Senator May field In reply to on«| filed recently by the contestant, George E. B. Ted dy. No date w-as set for the next, meeting. The briefs deal with charges of fraud and Intimidation in the elec tion and will be studied by the com mittee which decides whether to call additional testimony on that subject. Double Wedding Takes v Place at Wymore Home Wymore, Dec. 3 8.—A double wed ding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Fletcher in Wymore. Wednesday, their daughters, Goldie and Eoe, being the brides, and Jo seph Chapman and John Fry, the bridegrooms, respectively. Rev. E. E. Powell of the Wymore Christian church, performed the double cere mony. Mr. Chapman is a Burlington railway shop worker and Mr. Fry is a farmer. Mr. pnd Mrs. Feltcher re cently celebrated their frOth wedding anniversary. Bingham Meets Coolidge. Washington, Dec, 18.—The part that co-operative marketing can take In bring about' permanent • agricul tural relief was discussed by President Coolidge with Robert W. Bingham, publisher of the Louisville Courier Journal and chairman of the' National Council of Co-operative Marketing as sociations. Endieott Schools Closed. Endieott, Dec. 18.—Endieott schools are dismissed for the week on ac count of scarlet fever. Many case* In a light form have been reported. All public meeting* have been called off for the present. "* n ii “ - ) L f||k OMAHA E. & W. Insured Shirts, $2 and Up Karl & Wilson Insured shirts bring gift satisfaction the year 'round—for if they don't wear a full year, we replace the shirt. What finer gift could you choosy for a man than one of these beautiful shirts from Fray's with the assurance of a full year's shirt satis faction. Gifts That Men Appreciate Select from this list of gifts “men would choose for themselves" at FRAY’S—the store of their choice. Cheeko Clolh Tics Stetson Hats Phoenix Hose Superior Underwear Krementz Jewelry Hicl(olf Belts and Buckles ■ Handkerchiefs pi Fownes Gloves Pajamas and Nile Shirts Suspenders Mufflers Sweaters » Individual Gift Boih Without Additional Charge PRAYS —TWO STORES— 1S09 Farnam 1909 Farnam % Scene of Gan Fight in Which Detective Chief Danbaum Fell ■■ — ...® —Photon by K. A. I.Hthrop, Ibc Htaff'SV-- — — -.. — Summary of the Day in Washington The house resumed consideration of the navy appropriation bill. A senate committee investigated the Washington Herald attack on Sen ator Underwood's Muscle Shoals bill. The Washington government be spoke an era of "the most cordial rc« lations" between the United States and Japan. The treasury predicted this gov ernment, like Great Britain, would in sist on equal treatment in any set tlement of French debts. Vice Chairman Culbertson of the tariff commission indicated a desire for transfer to some other branch of government service. Belgh C. Palmer, president of the. Emergency Fleet corporation, .testi fied before the house shipping board Investigating f-ommlttee. The Department of Agriculture es timated winter wheat was sown this fall on 42,317,000 acres, 6.3 per cent more than in the fall of 1923. Representative Britten, republican. Illinois, proposed a conference of white nations bordering the Pacific over the protest of Pacific coast mem bers. Betters urging support of Repre sentative Madden of Illinois for the house speakership were sent out, and the New Jersey delegation put for ward Representative Behlbach for re publican leader. The Department of Justice began an investigation Into charges that an employe of a senate committee ac cepted money to use his influence for legislation. «-inuocrapner. I. It was about this house that one of the most desperate gun haltles in the history of Omaha centered. "V marks the door which Mylar llscd when lie looked out to see how hadly the roof was burning, an ac tion which led to his death. ?. Detective llan-y Ituford holding the gun used used by Mylar. Read ing from left to right, they are: Hu ford, who found the body of Mylar, and Detective fieorge Summit!, who braved two shots as he broke open the door of Mylar's home. !l. Ilow the house looked after it was fired by Ted Hansen, police me dia n ir. 4. A general view of the scene of tin* battle. The photograph allows Twenty-seventh street looking north from Douglas street. The cars parked in tin* street are police cars. The shooting occurred directly hack of the iiousr villi Die extended port'll where a ginip of police are standing. (ilirrk Writer Artrestcd. Kenney, Dec. 18.—Prnfilir check writing resulted in David L. Rhea, claiming Lincoln as his home town. being picked up bere and held, pend ing hearing on the charge of pass ing worthless cheeks. Fifteen checks which ranged from $3 to $7. have al ready been spotted by the police. Jvhea, posing as salesman, claimed to have enough money in a Lincoln bank to meet his obligations. Danperou* Corner Eliminated Fordyce, Dec. IS.—A large force of men under the direction of County Commissioner A. J. Thoene has com pleted work in eliminating a danger oils corner between here and Darting ton on the road leading to Bow Val ley and St. Helena. C ‘ ' ' . . » ti Out Special Christmas ", lvalues Are Belter 7 han > Discount Prices jji At Other Placet j! T. L. COMBS & CO. ; 305 S. 16th St., at Farnam f i_' '• arVST, Vt . «*. ar . - ^ |'j & Happy Is the Family ^ & Who Possess a Steinway k Piano at Christmas Time 2 I i I’icturp your home at Christmas time with a Steinway JZ y (Jrand. 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"Air mail flying will advance so far in the next year that the present pilots and ships will lie looked upcn as pioneers,” declared Col. H. E. Hartney of Washington, D. C.. who is here in conference with Carl Egge, superintendent of the r.ir mail. Colonel Hartney seeks to get the air mail to accept for trial the giant Sikorsky vibrationless, slow lahding, twin-liberty-motored ship, now on Long Island, N. Y. This plane has a capacity for 16 passengers. It is equipped with three recently invented instruments which make flying in all kinds of weather, in clouds or at any altitude as simple as driving an automobile, says Col onel Hartney. One of these is the "earth inductor compass." which enables the pilot to fly straight to his destination with out even watching the ground. I Keeps Plane Horizontal. The second is the "filght indica tor," consisting of two gyroscopes and a pendulum. This keeps the plane horizontal even when flying through clouds where the pilot can not see the ground. The third, most remarkable of all. has been developed by the army. It is called the "radio direction beacon." It involves, in fact, directed radio, says «he colonel. It keeps a ship upon its straight course without varia tion of even a quarter of a mile. I.auds Mail Pilots. "The work the mail pilots are doing now with what might well, be called obsolete equipment is marvelous," said Colonel Hartney. "Keeping their eyes on the ground, groping their way, they are superalrmen because they get through at all. I don't believe the army pilots could do it. These new Instruments will do away with most of these hazards." r--n Burgess Bedtime Stories _-_' By THORNTON W. Bt'RGBSS. Who nrrks »h«ll l**arn. And knowledge «arn. —Peter Rabbit. Peter Rabbit Hilda a