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' THE BEE:' OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 192fr
Coiivicts Fail to
Make Escape From
Missouri Prison
Guard and Inmate Shot and
Others Beaten During' Un
successful Attempt to , '
' x Make Getaway;
Jefferson City. Mo., Nov. 16.
' A prison guard and a convict were
thotrflTid two other guards badly
beaten at the Missouri state 'peni
tentiary last night whtn four con
victs made -an unsuccessful attempt
to fiijht their way to freedom.
The men were captured before
they could get outside the prison
wall. , '
1 They are Earl Hunter of St. Louis
and Jess Barker, Kansas City, jierv
s ing life sentencs for murder; Fred
N Trion of Calloway county, under
sentence of 25 years fpr burglary
and larceny, and William Stender,
St. Louis, sentenced to 10 ycafs for
robbery. - . . i
- Used False; Keys.
The four escaped frpm their cells
shortly after 7 p. m. by using false
keys they are said to have made.
They unlocked other cells in which
there were more -than 3() cpnvicts.
None of these attempted to leave,
however. '
Two, guards wTibm they encoun
tered were relieved of their revolv
ers and after being beaten into un
consciousness locked in cells. '
They opened fire on another
guard, wounding him. A trusty
went to his assistance and a gen
eral alarm was turned jn.
1 Tried to Get Out
V The four men got out into the
yard and attempted to release a car
loaded with coal standing on a rail
road track there with the inten
tion, of "coasting" down grade and
smashing through the wall. ,
: Prison officials and guards rushed
to the scene and during an exchange
of shots overpowered the four. m
tsflder escaped from the peni
tenfiary several month ago, but
was recaptured, and both Trion and
Barker previously made an unsuc
cessful attempt to get away. .
Revoke Restrictions on
Use of Western Coal Cars
V Washington,. Nov.' 16. The Inter-"
. state- Commerce commission revoked
ior the territory west-of the Mis
sissippi river orders restricting the
use of open cars to the carrying of
coal exclusively.
The new order also extended per
mission to carriers east of the Mis
sissippi to use all flat bottom gondo-
, la cars for other commodities as well
as coalN
Tinner, 82, Forsakes Trade
ToTravel and "See America"
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Wheat Trust Is
Plan of Farmers'
. Committee of 17
Albert Nit, 82, veteran Omfi tinner, 717 North Sixteenth street,
performing hk lai t Jatk in Eis tinthop, which he sold Monday preparatory
to retiring after exactly half a century at his bench. X
to Salt Lake City. Later he freighted
trom Salt Lake V!y to Virginia
Albert Nast, '82,, for the past SO
yeifrs a tinner 'at 717 North' Six
teenth street,' yesterday forsook his
trade to "see America."
Mr. Nast came to Omaha S3 years
ago from Denver, to which he had
driven in a prairie schooner in 1859
from Chicago. : While in Denver he
heard Horace Greeley deliver a
speech. v .
He mined untjl I860; then en
gaged in freighting across the .desert
Uty. , 1
After he arnccd here he worked
several years, for Snyder & Burmes
tcr, a concern located in the present
sitef the PaxtofTblock He opened
Hs tinshop on the southwest corner
of Eleventh and Farnam . street in
i870 and remained there for 25 years.
He then moved to his present loca
tion. ""
Mother Kills Three ,
Children With Knife;
- - ' Attempts Suicide
Gorin, Mo., Nov. 16. Mrs. Gro
ver Bufford stabbed three of her
four children to death with a butcher
knife at their home near here today,
then attempted to kill herself. Her
condition is considered critical.
The other child, a boy of 9, who
witnessed the tragedy, ran to a
neighbor for assistance. Mrs. Buf
ford's husband, a, farmer, was at
work at the time. -V . -The
ages of the dead -children
ranged fronr2 to 7 years.
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Bread Prices Drop.
Minneapolis, Nov. 16. Wholesale
and retail breaiprices dropped 1
cent' on poimd and 2cents on Im
pound loavel here and in St. Paul
today.
Nebraskdu Head of Organisa
tion Whicli; Hopes to Con
v trol Domestic and Ex
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Chicago Trlbnne-pmnba Bee Leu'cd Wire.
. Washington,'. New. 16. Plans aij
under way-lpr :ne'f ovulation of a
gigantic combiner to control the
domestic and .export -'business "lft
wheat This combine. according lo
plans, tentatively formulated atal
meeting otithe comrpmee ot 17 ap
pointed by the national farm bureau's
fedfration.which was-held" in Chi
cago last week, is .to take the form
of a-co-operative association or
ganized on - the ""ines of tht Citrus
Fruit Growers'" association of Cali
fornia. That organization now has aJ
monopoly. 01 nannnng, pacxing ana
selling the citrus fruitsgrown'on
the Pacific coasv- -
Unofficially the, trade commission
has been advising the committee of
17 on the methods or organizing this
wheat trust t. ,.
In broad outline the plan is to form
a huge combine in which the indivi
dual farmers oi their various or
ganizations shall be the sharehold
ers. The preseat idea is to proceed
under the laws of California, which
are said to be particularly favor
able to such an organization, and a
committee has been sent there to
.study the situation, and confer with
the Citrus- Fruit Growers' associa
tion as to the best method of proce
dure. 7 . '
The yheat growers' combine ex
pects to b( redy for business in
time to handle the croo of 1921. The
scheme by which ifr intends to se
cure control of the 'American wheat
' ADVERTISEMENT
SULPHUR EASES
PILES AT ONCE
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Almost Instant Relief and at
Very Small Cost -
The moment vou aonlv a little
Ntfentao-Sulphur the itching, irrita
tion and bleeding stopsA Don t toft
tinue to suffer,- because fuick relief
awaits you.
Any druggist will supply you'with
a small jar of Mcntho-Sulphur. This
seems to soothe, lieal and dry up the
trouble quicker than anything else.
market is to contract with the farm
crs either individually or through
their co-operative eMevatqr- companies
to purchase their entire output over
a Period of from five to seven years
it was estimated by those who were
present at the inauguration of this
plan that the new combine could
contiel 51 per cent hi thel wheat
grown in the United States in the
first year of . its operation and that
subsequently it would be able to con
tract tor a Jarger wheat percentage
each year than thereafter, . as the
farmers discovered that they canb
tain better prices . for their crops
from this organization.
C. A. Gustafson, president of 'the
Nebraska Farm bureau, is chairman
of the committee of 17, and some
of the others who are said to be
leading spirits in' the forming of the
new combine are J.( M. Anderson,
head of the co-operative exchange 6f
St Paul, and, C. H. Hyde of Okla
homa. .
$1,000,000 Fire$aging In
,'Coal Mine In Pennsylvania
Uniontown. Pa., Nov. 16. A.fita
which company officials estimate
wit! cauae a minimum loss of $1,
000,000 is raging in the mine of the
Uniontown-Connellsville Coal com
pany, near Brownsville. The fire
started' Sunday in "the main shaft.
The cause has nor been determined.
Cohapany officers said the mine
will bi flooded tomorrow. Officials
say the mine will be. rendered use
less for about two years and 200
men will be forced out of work.
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To SucceaJDalrymple.
Washington Nov. 16. Appqint
ment of Frank D. Richardson as
supervising' prohibition agent at
Chicago, succeeding Major A. 1 V.
Dalrymple, resigned, was announced
today by the bureau, of infernal
revenue. , Mr. Richardson has' been
connected ywith, internal revenue
work at Chicago for jome time. -
Mother Rescues 3
s Children From Fire
') By Blondin Stunt
Chicago Tribuiie-Omaha IV Leaned Wire.
-vNcw York, Nov. 16. Breakinir
away from firemen, who sought to
-restrain her, Mrs. Yetta Arvin, 45,
rusnea into a burning tenement in
the rear of 78 Lewis street today
and ran tip the smoke-fillcdtairs to
her hcjme on the fifth and top story,
where her three children were sleep
ing. .
By the lime Mrs.. Arvin had
awakened the children, Hyman, 14;
Esther. 7; and. Aaron, 3, the sfnoke
iu the hall was so thick that thc,y
were unable o escape by the stairs.
Running to a rear window, she
shrieked for help. -
Ten feet away is" the fifth floor
of the building at ,89 Gocrick street.
Several youths stretched a board
Between the windows, and over this
improvised Bridge, Mrs. Alvin ' led
her three children to safety.
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Sac County Schools Close
For Corn Husking, Season
Sc Citjs la., Nov. 16. One-third
of the rural schools, of Sac county
are now closed for a vacation of
two or. three weeks in order to per
mir all of the pupils practicable to
assist iu husking corn. With the
present shortage of help the farm
erS are anxious to utilize, their fam
ilies in order to get the corji under
cover before winter storms come.
,Traffic Jiearin Ordered.
Washington, Nov.-16. The Inter
state "Commerce V commission tndav
ordered a hearing November 23 'on
the proposed suspension of contem
plated increased tariffs and restric
tions in tne shipment; of fruit any
vegetables throughout the country
. J3ee want ads are bu
All But 2,000 Bushels
Of Wheat in Chicago
Is Canadian Grown
Chicago, !Nov. 16. Every bushel
of wheat of contract gfade in Chi
cago public elevators is Canadian
grown except 2,000 bushels, accord
ing to official figures made public
here today. The total stock is
only 86,000 bushels, and of this
amount 84,000 bushels is Canadian.
The supply decreased 168,000 bush
els in the last wek.
Lack of accumulation of stocks of
'.wheat not only here but at, other
western markets general, and m
the. present ' malt
motament from the hands of farm-
ers'is attracting special attention." .
Aspirin
Then It'sGenuirre
Aspirin is trade mark Bayer Manufsc
ture Monoaceticacidesttr of Silicylicacid. "
, THANKSGIVING
.All Dining. Room FijaTii-
ture Has Dropped in
rico at Bowen'a,
' Thanksgiving ' marks
the period of that, de
lightful time of ; enter-,
taining and celebration
so dear to the American
heart. .
- As. our activities are
centered about the home,
it is onjy natural that we
start, with - the dining
room. . With , this in
mind, wejiave marie rad
ical: price reductions on
all dining furniture. ,
Now when you come
to Bowen's yoi will not
be asked to pay the od
, prices.-'They have been
done -away with. It is
now the greatly reduced
prices: 'that are. in effect
i throughout this store,
'. We are now ' offering
Period American -Walnut
and Mahogany Dining
Furniture at such Value
Giving prices that none
need v be ' wilhont . it this
Thanksgiving Day.
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the btrthday, jthe wedding anniversary, or anyr
of those other notable days which mean so much
to the wife ? Don't go on thoughtlessly life's: :
happiness comes" as the result of considering the
thoughts- of v other, and in doing the little
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These are suggestions for your
' Anniversary Gifts
Half dozen knives, forks or spoons a gravy ladle, salad
forks, in fact any of the silver pieces to'match your silver,
service. Thentbere are waist pins, dinner rings, bar
pins or a string of pearlsr These are all good, and are
certain, to1 be appreciated, ' 1
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wonderful assortments gladly give :yo
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