Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, January 31, 1915, NEWS SECTION, Page 8-A, Image 8
8 A THE OMAHA SUNDAY HKK: JANUARY 31, 1915. i i I i I M i i DESPERADO CAUGHT BY BLAIR SHERIFF Man Accused of Murder in St Lonii and Breaking Jail and Shooting at Blair Taken in Omaha. REWARD OF $3,000 FOR HIM John Blair, alias Frank Hayden, alias Arthur and James Cliff, at cused of murder, sale-cracking and burglary, an ex-convict and Jail breaker, and fugitive from Justice, was arrested by Sheriff A. A. Comp ton of Blair, Washington county, and Detective Michael Sullivan of the local force In a house near Twenty-sixth and Bancroft streets last night. Altece Niwroai MUeeo. Blair was taken in Washington county on December 22 for shooting- up a .train rrcw and has numerous charges against him la Missouri, on of which la for crack ing tha safa of the Del mar station Decem ber 6. Two days after his arrest at Blair hs obtained two revolvers and broke Jail after wounding two guards and aucceeded in mailing good his get-away. Ha was next heard from at Bt Ixmls, where ha engaged In a gun , fight with rollce Sergeant Michael F. Olbbons, which resulted In the sergeant's death. Biases a Trail of Trim. On November 2t he was released from the Missouri state penitentiary after serv ing a term for burglary, and from that day until his arrest last night biased a trail of crime across the states of the middle west. Sheriff Compton received ' information yesterday morning : that Blair was in Omaha and cam her at one.. Further word was given him of ths dererado's whereabouts and last evening, accom panied by Detectiv Sullivan, they ap proached the house dealgnated. , Compton recognised, th man, who, seated at a desk beor a window, waa .writing a letter, apparently unconcerned at being seen from the street. Th two officers threw open th front door and had him covered before . he waa fully aware what had happened. Carried Bararlars' Kit. ' Fastened to his undeclothlng, Sullivan found a plush cass containing th moat complete met of burglar's accessories that wss ever brought to th Omaha elation. A bunch of th moat Intricately fashioned skeleton keys, probably fifty In number; specially constructed burglar's wrenches snd chisels, glass-cutters, files and msny other aids to th expert crackaman's trad were found in his possession. The letter ha was writing waa addressed to Frsnk Shsrflnaky, an ex-convlct ac complice, also wanted for th Dclmar safe blowing. It merely contained an account of his .arrival In Omaha on a freight and In structions as to forwarding his mall. The officers ar confident that through Blair they will be able to accomplish the arrest of Sharflnaky. Sheriff Compton will leave this morning at 7 o'clock for Blair with his prisoner. Rewards amounting to 13.000 ar offered for th man's capture dead or alive. It Is posalbl that Washington county authorities may decide to yield him to th St Louis police, who hav th most serious chars again at th man. Blair denleg shooting Sergeant Olbbons, but admits be fired on Brakeman Schults when the latter attempted to kick him from a fast moving freight Welfare Workers Coming on Sunday A. I Halbert, . superintendent of th Public Welfare board of Kansas City, and J. K. Codding, former warden of th Kansas state penitentiary at Lans ing, will both be In Omaha Sunday to addreaa meetings on th welfare topics. Mr. Halbert will talk before a mass meeting at th city hail, Sunday after noon, and Mr. Codding will b at the First Christian church, both meetings being held at I p. nv. In th evening, Mr. Halbert will be at th First Christian church, and Mr. Codding at Hanacom Park Method Ut church. Dr. Theodore Hanson, who has bean keeping the welfare light burning In Omaha to th tun of three or' four meetings a day, will speak Sunday after noon at South Omaha at th First Meth odist church, and in th evening at th First Preabyterlan church. Monmouth Tark center will be visited by him today. CLEVELAND SEIZES LAND ' s FROM RAILROAD COMPANY CLEVELAND. O., Jan. 80. Th city of Cleveland today formally took poaeeaxlon of thirty acres of lake front land, esti mated to b worth 130.000,000 and for which th city baa fought the Pennsylva nia and New York Central railroad corn pan tea for the Inst twenty-three years. Armed wtth a writ of ejectment laaued by th county clerk. Mayor Baker In vaded the net work of railroad tracks covering ths ground and formally de clared th territory to belong to th city. The X'nlted States suprem court Oc tober 16, decided the land was th city's property. n Ui ample Packag f the famous Pyramid Pile Remedy Hew Offered Pre to Prove What It WUlDslorlou. Pyramid Pile Beiumly slvea quick relief, stop. lUsauia, Iimm1Iuc or protruuiug piles, beiuurr Lolda kud all ra tal troubloa. in th privacy of your owa buuao. two a box si ail drunvlnta. A sluat iron often cures. ruiii is trial wile bout lot mailt 4 frcs la plnla Wrapper, U you seud va coupon l low. rP.CC SAHTPLE COUPON PYRAMID I RT'O COMPANY. i-yraouU ilkls".. alaraliaU. Mich. Kindly send ma a Fre sample of Pyramid Fiia Kaan4jr, lu plain wrapper. Nam .............. Street rity Flute. b L J b Ei On F V7 A TALE OF MODERN MEXICO : Blowing Up Bridget Remunerative Science Along the Rio Grande Nowadays. THESE AMERICANS TRIED IT By EDWARD I! I, AC J The following little episode of Mexican border life has Just been brought back by an Omaha man. It gives an Idea of the opportunities awaiting young men who can blow up brtdgea and do other odd Job along the border. This atory harks back to Jim McGregor and Jo McCrary. Toor lada! I suppose both are now working In the salt mines down In Mexico. McGregor was game from the crown of hie hat to th aoles of his shoe. When the American conaul of Nogalea called upon him In Jail and Inquired If there waa any comfort he craved, b told the consul to take car of MoCrSry. McGregor waa responalM for th situation and ha did not want to evade any responsibility. McGregor was a sort of a tramp. He happened Into Nogales, Arts., on a rslny day and met McCrary In a bar. They agreed to blow up a bridge for the Mexl cans for Its. They did the work, returned to th American aide and were enjoying their wealth, when they were kidnaped snd taken serosa ths line. So much for Jim and Joe. Tom Carrowsy, an electrician, and J. C Wllaon and J. R, Mclnery, youths of for tune and misfortune, were In Nogales st th time. They met three Mexican who were In the employ of the Carranslsts faction. These three Americans agreed" to blow up a stone bridge.' half a mile south of Nogalea, for $M0. The three Mexlcana engaged another Mexican to se that th work waa properly executed A man named Carlson drove the auto mobile which conveyed th thre Amer icana and their Mwxlean .overseer to a point about 2K yards Inalds the American line and near what is known as Monu merit J1S. (arlaoa the Trailer. Carroway, Wilson and Mclnery had sgreed among themselves to put up a Job; that they would not blow up lh bridge at all, but would prepare some fake bomb snd msks a nola which would give the- Impression that th stono brldga had gone up, then get the money and vamoose back to Kokomo. They were unmindful sll this time that Carl son, th chauffeur, was to r their traitor, for Carlson was In ths employ of the Vllllstss. It was Just about dusk. Carroway re mained In ths automobile with Carlson and ths Mexican, while Wilson and Mc lnery took the alleged bomb and walked about half a mile away, keeping within the American lines. When dsrkness set In. Wilson and Mclnery set off eight sticks of dynamite In a gulch and then returned to the automobile. In the; gulch they hid a lot of explosives and a aaok which afterward proved1 to be Im portant evidence for the government. When Wilson and Mclnery returned to th automobile Carlson pretended that the car would not move. ITe then ex cused himself, ssylng he had left his coat st a nearby point, whereas ha really went after thirty Vllllata soldiers who quickly responded and surrounded the automo bile, this being part of the plot. The whole party was placed under arrest, Carlson assuming ths role of injured In nocence. Th three American bridge blowers at first protested, saying they had not been away from American ter ritory, but when th soldiers were lined up In a firing position, Wilson, who could spesk Spanish, advised his companions to accept th situation with grace. All Three Jailed. Carroway, Wilson and Mclnery were placed In Jail at Hcrmoilllo and It was several weeks before the American con aul could get to them. They were given several thlnV-degres treatments and their Jail was underground with small peep holes. On dsrk night Carrowsy was taken out to a cemetery and ordered to stand at Uie aid of an open grave while a firing squad stood at attention. Th colonel, formerly a plssterer, asked Car roway to whom h wished bis watch and Uks pin sent and also aaked the names and addresses of his nearest kin. Car roway aays he really hsd despaired of this life, but th colonel told Carroway he would not shoot him that night. Then tbey took Mclnery out and aaked him if h would like to see Carroway, adding that Carroway was under th sod. Mc lnery believed It la the course of events a representative of th United States district attorney's office at Houston. Tex., visited the three men In Jail and told them he was uncer tain whether he would have them up for violating the neutrality laws or hold them as witnesses against the three Mexi cans who hired them. "Just get us back to ths other side and you can hang us," replied Carroway. (arlaoa Sticks Mexico. , T got thta story direct from C. E. Bren- nlman. special representative of the United States district attorney's office at Houston. Tex. I met Mr. Brennlman at Nogalea and again at Brownoa villa, lie baa been up and down ths border for yeara and he could a tale unfold. If he would, that would do all of th things uuam Hhakeapear toll about. Thla story haa never been told la the alto gether. Ths real situation today la that tha three Mexlcana referred to are being held at Tucson, Aria., on Indictments re turned by a federal grand lurv. and Carroway. Wilson and Mclnery are being ueiamea aa witnesses. Carlson-well, be i over in Mexico, and it Is better so, be cause there are certain gentlemen who would gladly take pot shot at 8 nor Carlson on sight. He kaowa where he la asfe. Carroway 'a recital of hla experience It, that graveyard at midnight would make Lincoln J. Carter sit and say, "Boya, thla la on me." Carroway. Iiy the way. U no piker. He la an expert electrician, and Wilson and Mclnery are rather good scout, but you Just ask them about that "IncommUQU-kdur" and they will tell you that onoe will suffice. The engagement of tha three Americana, th plot and counter-plot, the arrest by Carlson's soldiers and all of th reat, was within American territory, but the "wrecking crew'' was hustled down to HermoatUo, to a dungeon under ground, with aanltary conditions that ae beyond the pale of even newspaper license. Biased aaaalah Parent. Carroway aaya he waa as certain of death that night as of anything be could think of. Ha aaked tobe allowed to pray aa ha stood over th open grave, with the firing squad silhouetted against the dis tant gloom. He waa an Elk. and a man of nerve. He said ha waa prepared to die. He waa mad to alga some papers written In Spanish, which he could not under stand. And poor M.Oregor and McCrary they aie somewhere probably down In th salt mines. Thry got their lift, they blew up a bridge. There Is lots of money down here blowing up brtU.'es and thinga WILSON SEES HEW ERA OF PROSPERITY President Again Makes Confident Prediction of Approaching Good Timet. OPEN WAY FOR BUSINESS NOW WASHINGTON, Jan. to. Another confident prediction that the country soon will enter upon a new era of enterprise and prosperity waa voiced today by President Wilson In a speech before tha convention of the Amer ican Electric Railway association., Speaking to business men and through thona n tha vnrti nf hualnoaa .nal-11tr the , president outlined what th demo cratic congress haa tried to accomplish tlirnueh Ita trust lea-falatinn mtA ArmrA that while a test period would be re quired to determine whether the correct remedy had been applied, he believed th "mase of Interrogation points" which hsd checked enterprise for twenty yeara had been cleared away.- - With a common understanding regard ing business reached he aald. henceforth nobody la arcing to be suspicious of any business Just because It Is big. He gave some of the "rule of the game" which he thought ought to be followed, heading the list with publicity "not doing any thing under cover." Haras Fade A war. "I hsve always maintained that the only way In which men could understand ona another was by meeting one another," said the president. "If I believed all that I read In the newspapers, I would not understand anybody. I have Mt m.nv men whose horns dropped sway the mo ment i waa permitted to. examine their character. "If seems to mo thst I csn say with a good deal of confidence, thst we ar upon th ev of a new era of enterprise and of prosperity. Enterprise has been checked In this country for almost twenty years, because men were moving amongst a maxe of Interrogation points. 'They did not know what was going to bsppen to them. All sorts of regulations wore proposed, snd It wss a matter of uncertainty what sort of reauiatinn . g )ing to be adopted. All aorts of charges werw maae sgsinst business, as If bus iness wore at fault th,. mn. i, that ths grest majority of businessmen were honost, were public-spirited, were Intending the right thing, and the many were made sfrsld because tha few did not do what was right. Aarree on Partlealars. . "Th most neceasarv ihinr y..r as soivtvt C was for ua td agree, aa a dM k stages agree, upon the main particulars of what ought not to ba done, and then Put our laws In such ahana mm tn en - spond with thst general ludrm.nt t one, have never doubted that aU America was or one principle. I have never doubted that all America ti.tiau i doing what was fair and honorablo and oi gooa report But the method, the method of control by law against -.the amsll minority that was. recalcitrant against these principles, wss a thing that It was difficult to ----- fws. araiiu It was a very great burden, let me say. uPn a principle administration of thla government to hv n tmn..i.. practically the whole bualneaa, tot final definition. ' That la h,i v.. v tempted by ths congress now about to Corns to close. It has attempted ths definitions for which the country had been srettln read v. nr ini. . . - -- v L rcaaj ror nearly half a generation." "Borne men are going to set beaten because they have not the brains; they hsve not the Initiative; they have not the skill; they have not the knowledge; they have not the same capacity that ether men have," the president said. "They will have to be employes; they will have to be used where they can be used. We do not need to conceal from ourselves that there are varieties of ca pacity in the world. Some men have heads, but they are not particularly fur- Concluding with reference to his belief In freedom of speech, the president said: "I have been subjected to free speech myself and It is hard to endure some times, because the office of the president seems to be the clearing house for original Idess. I am brought more original ideas per diem, I dare say. than any other per aon in the country and therefore pay th penalty of free speech." Read the "For Bala" ad. tr bargains of tho minute. OVER TWO HUNDRED LOST WITH BRITISH VESSEL LeDKDO.V. Jan. WX-A casualty Hat la- sued tonight ahows that the British ar mored veaseL.Vlknor, which was loat off the coast of -Ireland aeveral days asro. carried a crew of &, .composed of naval reserve men and boys belonging to the mercantile marine, all of whom perished. If Backachy Or ( Kidneys Bother Kat less meat and take a glass of Halts to flush out Kidneys lriuk plenty water. Uric add In meats excites the kidneys, they become overworked; get alugglah! ache, and feel like lumps of lead. The urine becomes cloudy; th bladder Is Ir ritated, and you msy be obliged to seek relief two or three Umeo during th night. When th kldnvys clog you roust help there flush off th body's urinous wast or you'll be a real sick person shortly. At first you feel a dull misery la the kidney region, you suffer- from backache, slrk headache, dlaxlneaa. stom ach gets sour, tongue coated and you feel rheumatic twlngea when the weath er is bad. Eat leas meat, drink lota of water; arao get from any pharmacist four ounces of Jad SalU; take a tablespoon ful In a glass of water before breakfast for a few daya and your kidneys will then act fin. This famous salts Is mad from tha acid of grapes snd lemon Juloe, combined with llthta. and has been used for generations to clean clogged kidneys and stimulate them to normal activity, also to neutralise tha acids In urine, so It no longer is a source ef Irritation, thus ending bladder weakness. Jad Salts la Inexpensive, eaanot In jure; makes a delightful effervescent lithla-water drink which evaryou ahould take now and then to keep the kidneys clean and active. Druggists hers say they sell lota of Jad Kalta t, I folks who believe In overcoming kldneyTHE OMAHA BEE trouble while It la only vartisement. trouble. Ai.-1 GROUNDHOG jSA BIG FAKE So Declarei the Eejiilar Forecaster, Who Say. He is Not Jealous , of Hit Competitor. IS DUE TO ARRIVE TUESDAY And now. Just when the whole city Is looking forward to the annual appearance of the groundhog ns the flrt hnrbinner of the pprlng time. Colonel Welsh, the local weather prophet, declares thst the groundhog is a superstition, a myth un worthy the attention of serious, thinklrrg people. Ths colonel, when waited upon by a committee Bsturday snxlous to get sn inkling of Just what the groundhog Is likely to do, fearlessly branded the fa mous animal aa a fake. : That was the word the colonel used. fln r I Caa Many as a the u Lax u ) l t H I lit ii m m - va h r sv 1 FOR WOiVlEIM Laird & Schober's $6.00 Patent Coif, JJu.ll Calf and Imported Black Buck skin, now. . . $4.45 and and Military heels, now J. & T. Cousins' $6.00 black satin button Cuban Louis heel, bench made, now Lounsbury & $5.60 black, $3.75 Mathewson brown and and H. Gun gray suedes,' ban and Mili tary heels, now Louts, Cu- $3.75 Wright ft Peters' $.V00 Patent Colt, Dull Calf ;rs' $.V00 Dull Calf Inn leather and Satin Delaine leather and Louis Cuban heels, now....... $3.75 light heavy go at SPECIAL BARGAIN TARLK OK CHILDRFJVS AND x MISSES' SHOKS. 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Thta Is the ideal com-r-lexlun treatment for the winter strl. The wax fittntly abeorbe the dead par tlolea of aurUce "kin. so gradually there a no discomfort. This gives the underlying skin a chance to breathe and to show itaelf. In a week or ao the new and younffax. skin Is wholly in evidence and I vou have a recuiy mHinuM i-uiuiieftnn. Natural. y all Ita detects disappear with tha discarded euticle as cliapa, rouK ti neas, blotches, pimples, freckles, black heads, t'aually aa ounce of incrcollsed wax. procurable at any drug store, is enough to renovate even the worst com plexion. Wrinkles need bother you no more If you'll uae this elmpls face waah: Pow dered aaxolle, 1 ox., dissolved in witch tinsel. H P- Just one application will affeot even the deepest Unoe, and soon your akin will be amooth aa a child a. Advertixcment. esSM") I M:j rnTtis TTAifs 1 THE HOME PAPER nr i i i...i....-n'r ! I M lie spoke bluntly as one who knows the ground' w hereon he stands, who has th evidence snd therefore feara no contra diction for libel stilts. Yes the colonel sure "has tho goods" on the ifroiindhog. "It's funny how people wllprtlng to such a superstition," he said. "The groundhog," there waa infinite contempt In his voice, "the ground hog! What la a groundhog? I've never seen one In all my forty-twt years as a weather prognoatlcator. Do you know what a groundhog Is? Well, sir, we'll find out. Here's the dictionary. Now,-let's see." Conamts Wetiater. The colonel plunged Into the Justly cele brated volume of Noah Webster and soon came upon the mooted word. -"Groundhog Is a misnomer, to start with," he declared. "Here It is. "Oround rig A large African rodent allied to the porcupines, having harsh . bristles mingled with hair. It belongs to the genus Aula codua swlnderlanus and ' Is' a native, pf ftnnhrinmiv to I gT SWIII J BkW f OIlAAA a4 iilaud ill fjtiuud ai uuoi Huuui u uKnu y ukUK& ''Sensational Shoe Sales" of today include but a few pairs of High Grade Shoes to be used "leader.'V which are quickly snapped up at the opening of the sale. That 's the ' ' CREAM' ' rest is the -'skimmed milk.'' of the CREAM there s NO "skimmed milk '. The just as great as they were the opening hour of the " size is still here. - Come Tomorrow! H. 11. Gray's $4.60 Dull Kid, Dull Calf, Patents Suedes, Louis, Cuban $3.45 Lindner Shoe Co.'g $4.60 mm ' $4 Patent Colt, Gun Metal Calf and Tan Russia, button, now. . $2.95 H. Cray's Son $4.00 Metal Button, Low Walking and opera heels, now $2.95 21 lines, all good makes, $3.60 shoes, some higher, patents, dulls and kldi and soles, $2.45 A Real Shoe Sale FIjW QCaJUpto $3 Advertised , . , THOSE, EKI 1618 Capitol Avenue Phone Douglas 6134 Sole Distributor for the Most Magnificent Souvenir Spoon Ever Offered to the Omaha Public! Eric Nelson will Bee Coupons at his 1618 Capitol Avenue. Omaha. Neb. Clip the Coupon in Today's Bee And bring it to us. If you live in the country mail it to us and inclose 2 cents extra for return postage ori the spoon. Be Sure and Get Yours Tomorrow ERIC NE 1618 Capitol Avenue west and aouth Africa.' " The colonel closed the book In silence with an air that said nothing more need be said. "Now how on earth can a groundplg that Is a native of Africa know anything about the weather here In Nebraska?" he Inquired. "He simply Isn't fitted for the Job. Besides, sny animal with a nsme like that oughtn't to he sfrsld of its shadow." , The committee suggested that they had seen Instsnces where the groundhog had not seen his shadow on February t and spring hsd forthwith started without delay. "Of course," said the scientist " If you remember back far enough you re member, days when the groundhog did see his shadow tils hypothetical shadow, snd still there was sn early spring. Wakes. I p Early. "Now, ss I understand it. the ground hog always comes out snd looks sround Annual .Clean-Up Sale Ono of tho Few Shoe Sales That's "ALL CREAM" "StnnFc iln" on fhft rinrltfs Oust WWVH 1 Elf aI1 Fry's sales are different. EVERY shoe in this sale is part Johnston & Murphy's $6.50 French Calf and Tan Russia, button and. $4.75 IM.CO) HUT. . . , . Slater & Morrell's Tan. Russia, English double soles to heel, now . . $4.45 MacDonald & Kiley's Tan Russia Calf Patent Colt, button, now $3.75 67 pairs, our' $6.50 ine Kangaroo cushion soles, double soles to heel, now. . . $4.25 See the Display of Bargains in Our Show Windows SPOONS on the Opposite Be Purchased of c me: redee office. m all Jr-S SAT for Ms shadow In the morning. It doesn't count If he comes out In the afternoon He is no loafer, the groundhog. He's on the Job. Now, laM yr " ground"0" day the sun was shining up till :30 a. m. Suppose one of the groundhogs woke up early and came out and saw hi" shadow. Ho would Immediately return. J prepared for another six weeks'. nsp. And i suppose snother wanted to He abed late V and didn't emerge from his hole to per form his snnunl duty till later in the morning when It was cloudy. The second one would stay out. knowing that spring ' was here. Would we have an early sprlrg or not? "Yes. I'm afraid the groundhog con- ( vlcts himself. He's in a clsss with the j goose bone, the corn husk and the bark on trees. He'd better try to make an honest living selling his quills or some-y thing. As a cyclone steerer and weather i prognostlcator he is a bluff." esw-sj-aa w aawwwaa bargains on sale tomorrow are sale, last Wednesday if your IFOR MEN Howard & Foster's $5.00 Gun Metal Blucher, double sole to heel, now. ...... $3.75 $6.0C last. Howard & Foster's $4.50 Tan Russia Calf and Gun Metal, button and blucher, now , . $3.45 $5 18 lines $4.50 and $4.00 values, all good makes, 1 and tans, dulls and patents. $2.95 go at Genu 9 lines $3.50 shoes, some higher, button and blucher, go at ....... $2.45 COR. 16TH & DOUGLAS Page Can Spoon Tomorrow A NJ p Get -Your SON Phone Douglas 6134 ivi r 1