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, 1923-07-15
SIX C0NV|CTS,
ON LOOSE, LOOT
TOWNS N PENN.
Desperate Criminals Escape
From Easton Penitentiary
In Daring Manner
United Press Staff Correspondent.

United Press Staff Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA. July IA band
OF desperate convicts. escaped from
Easton ~penitentiary, was at large this
evening, headed towards tho interior
OF tho state in an automobile, rob.
bling and looting as they went.
Descending o ma farm near Ogden.
Pa, a few hours after their sensa.
tional break for liberty early this
morning the convicts, six in number
changed from their prison garb to
clothing stolen from Anthony Smith,
a farmer. They bound and gagged
Smith n his wife and children and
~ransacked the house, taking guns and
money.
Last reported. the gang was headed
toward Chester, Pa. They had a
powerful. maroon colored AR, which
they seized, hurting out the chnuef.
feur. shortly after escaping from the
penitentiary. In their prison denim,
the %convlcts were easily distinguished
by their victims at Ogden. After
fitting themselves with civilian cloth.
ing they made their Escape. The
criminals escaped from the peniten.
tiary this morning by overpowering
a guard and scaling n 40 foot wall.
Evidently they carried out a care
fully laid plan.
The men were part of a gang sent
into the prison yard to clean up and
when an unsuspecting guard turned
his head ono of the fugitives reaped
upon his back and felled him with the
butt OF a revolver.
Six prisoners separated from the
remainder of the yard police and
dashed for the high wall.
Two ropes were thrown over while
n of them climbed up the stone wall
making the ropes fast at the top.
Hand over hand the prisoners
climbed to liberty while h alarm was
way.
After sliding to the street. the con-
victs completed their escape by jump
ing into a passing motor truck. The
driver recognizing the blue denim
uniforms. put up n battle before sur
rendering his machine. One of the
fugitives took the steering wheel and
drove off.
A car carrying prison guards with
riot guns and rifles, started in pur
suit but lost the trail.
The convicts drove their comman.
deered car several blocks and leaped
into n now touring car that had been
parged with the engine running.
Putting on a burst of speed. they dis
appeared.
All tho escaped prisoners were
armed with r%avolvers. They are Ok
pert bunmen. according to h police
and ready TO shoot on tho slightest
provocation. Under VOW friends are
believed TO in smuggled the ropes
and revolvers to the Jail yard.
A short while before tho robbery wal
reported n policeman of Wilmington
saw n mhroon-colored motor driving
north on Market street. carrying six
men and bearing q Pennsylvania IL
oense tag. Each mnn ecured n
complete change of clothing from the
house robbed.
They left 5000 on a table ito pay
for the Clothes"
, 1923-07-15
SAY defective QUEEN"
USED MAIL TO DEFRAUD


CHICAGO, July 14.-United Press,
Daisy Knox" known as the "de.
tective queen OF the Burns agency
was arrested by federal authorities
here today on a charge OF using the
malls TO defraud,
miss Knox in private life the
wife of Henry Lombard, a Burns
operative, is alleged Il have mailed
faiso reports concerning inyestiga-
tons in tho $4,000. 900 suit by the
Larsen Gum company against vii
liam Wrigiey, Jr., which charged in
fringement Of trade dress",
The woman was declared to have
been assigned to tho case on behalf
of the Larsen company and reported
h had won confidence of Miss Ruth
Masters, secretary to Master in Chan.
Gerry @. b. Morrison, before whom tho
case was to bo heard. Edwin l..
Weisel, assistant district attorney,
asserts That tho woman sieuth claim d
that the secretary conhded tina
Wrigiey paid to have the coust
records changed. .
Weisel said he discovered that tho
reports were untruei that the de
tective was not acquainted with Miss
Masters.
, 1923-07-15
200 SAVED AS
IDAHO FLAMES
. SWEEP FOREST
Refugees Rescued by q
Autos From Mon
tana Town.
BURKE, Idaho, July H.

BURKE, Idaho, July IA
Fire which Friday night con-
sumed the business district of
ehis little mining town and
portions of the neighboring
settlement of Mace, was blaz-
ing fiercely tonight in the forests
east of this district. the lanes hav-
ing spread IN the n y sides and
into the timber.
Fleeing before the oncoming wall
OF fire, two hundred refugees from
Burke were rescued late today by rs
automobiles from Thompson Falls,
Mont. across tho pass.
The machines TRANSPORTED fiftv of
b homeless women and children to
Thompson Falls while h remainder
were encamped tonight outside the
canger zone. ~
Federal fire fighters have taken
charge of the work and are endea-
vc'ing to bring the flames under con.
troll.
The homeless miners and other resi-.
dents of the two towns who last night
saw their residences burned and all
their possessions consumed. have
Joined the fight against the fire as
It sweeps through the timber land.
hoping to bring it under control be-
fore 1t reaches the summit of the
Occur d'Alene mountains.
, 1923-07-15
McAdOO Boom Is
Started In Texas

DALLAS, Texas. July IL. UNITED
Press)-A "MeAdoo for president"
boom was organized here today by
prominent Democrats gathered from
all sections of Texas,
"McAdoo is the only man who a
carry tho party into complete power
at Washington" spokesmen declared.
sounding the keynote OF tho msst-
ing,
Thomas ID. Love, Democratic ma
tional committeeman vigo rousiy
criticized tho present administration
for It's failure to curb the activities
of the rum fleet off tho Atlantic
coast"
The nsxt president viii be a "dry''
Love declared,
, 1923-07-15
ASK RECEIvERsHIP FOR
BIC BROKERAGE CONCERN

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July IA Ap.
piieatien for receivershlp for II, L.
Rollins company, brokers, was made
in common pleas court late today by
10 preferred stockholders,
The petition charges the company
Is financing "a Industrial concerns
throughout the United States and has
sold between $50, 900, 600 n Sf5.,
600, 900 worth of stock in its sub,
salaries,
Receivership Is asked on the
grounds hat the Rollins company has
been paying dividends to its 5000
Htockholders arbitrarily and regard
less of whether they had been earned,
To keep tho stockholders frem yot'
ing their stock, the applicants charge
William q, Benham, president and
Dwight Hnrrison, vice president and
treasurer, have dominated tho hpa-d
Of directors and paid dividends from
tho capital assets,
Hearing was set for July 90,
, 1923-07-15
sPuRG|N, FUGITIVE BANK
WRECKER, MAY Be CAUGHT
CHICAGO. July II. united Press)

CHICAGO. July IL. Omitted Press)
Warren c. spurgin. fugitive Chi
cage bank wrecker. may shortly be
returned from Mexico. officials of the
company bonding his wrecked in
stitutlon said tonight.
Spurgin fled from Chicago in 1921
leaving behind only a shell of the
Michigan Trust company OF which he
was head. Depositors lost nearly a
million and n half dollars, IT is nj
legged.
Before his flight he was known ms
a cabaret habitue. n spender and n
consort OF pretty women. He is said
to have gone to Mexico where he paid
political forces to protect him from
'extradition by kidnapping" by private
detectives.
spurgin is now reported III, penni-
less and the men whom he has paid
ribute are ready TO deliver him across
the border for n good consldera-
tion.'
, 1923-07-15
First Casualties Are
Reported In L. a.
From Gettysburg"

o ANGELES. July 14.-First
casualties in the Battle of Gettys-
burg occurred today when three
Union soldiers were taken to the re.
ce.ving hospital suffering from
wounds.
The Civil war was being staged on
a local film lot during the making of
a picture of the life of Abraham Lin
coin. The wounds were not inflicted
by Confederates but were caused by
a muzzle loading cannon which ex-
ploded,
The three wounded film extras are
William Poole. Joe Jackson and p.
Llewellyn. They received serious
burns and several minor wounds from
flying pieces of iron from the cannon.
, 1923-07-15
Police Expect To
Prope Love Plot In
c. a Killing

Los ANGELES. Cal, July Il, -
Omitted PresHJ6Pollce will endeavor
to show at tho preliminary hearing Of
Mrs, Walburgh oesterreich, charged
with the murGer of her husband,
Fred oesterreioh, a year ago, that
oesterrelch was tho victim of a muir
der plot between his wife and an "un-
known lover"
The police have evidence, they say.
to show that Oesterreich was shot by
two people, both using tho samo cal
ibra OF revolver, They aIlego that
these two revolvers were the ones dis.
posed Of for Mrs, Oesterreich by
friends shortly after the murder,
The fpfenso ia confident that the
police will bo unable to bring forth
any tangible evidence to dlsprove tho
accused womdn's story that she was
locked In a closet by burglars who
shot her husband. She was found in
the closet by %neighbors. The door had
been securely locked from the out.
side, .
, 1923-07-15
ENGLAND TO
SEND NOTE
TO GERMANY

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON. July 1.-THE British
note TO Germany, TO which the nj
lies are to be asked to subscribe.
was practically completed tonight
save for the finishing touches to
be applied ut a cabinet meeting
Monday.
The document is fraught with
possibilities for permanent settle
ment of the ~reparations tangle.
now dragging out its third year. 1t
may. on the other hand. mark n
dividing line between this country
an dthe allies. France and Belgium
with Britain going on by herself
in an attempt at a separate agree
ment with Germany.
Premier Baldwin's speech In the
house of m served merely
to whet allied Interest in the forth
coming British move. without ex-
planning II.
, 1923-07-15
Engine Crew Are
Killed In Fall
Oper ~Embankment

DENVER. Cole, July II, Omitted
Press)-The engineer and fireman on
a lone engine we're killed when their
locomotive turned over IA steep am
bankment near Raymor shortly after
noon today,
The accident was not discovered I'M
til late in tho afternoon, when pass.
ing motorists saw escaping steam in
the gulch and found tho two bodies
beneath tho engine,
Those killed we're q. ID, stephenson,
so. engineer OF Denver and II, Il,
Basello, fireman, also OF Denver, They
were backing tho engine down a
grade and no cause for tho accident
has been determined,
Because OF the remote location OF
the fatal plunge no details have yet
been received.
, 1923-07-15
SELLS OIL
STOCK WHEN
NOT SAINT

LOS ANGELES, July A. with
his hair long and his red beard
flowing over his vest. Lucian
Frost. who takes the part of st.
Andrew in the local pilgrimage
Play" and who Is ar u~nderstudy
of the part of Jesus Christ, APP
peared as a witness in a divorce
trial today.
Frost testified that Hubbard A.
Corum mistreated his wife, Mrs.
Minnie Corum.
Intrigued by the appearance of
the witness, the court asked him
how he made his living.
II sell oil stock and real estate
and whom tho season is on I play
the part of saints in passion
plays" he said.
, 1923-07-15
ONES
SIGNED UP
FOR RODEO

Realizing that broncho busting.
tanning the wild Ones" is always
one Of the big features IL not the
headline attraction of a rodeo.
Campbell Christian, president of
the Casper Rodeo, has obtained for
the five day event here a number
of the widest horses available in
the western states. Several of them
have never been conquered and
others have a reputation of being
man eaters"
With big purses offered for the
bucking contest, Casper will at
tract the crack riders of the coun-
try for the rodeo. The riding here
should be the equal of any staged
in the country from Frontier Days
to the Pendleton Roundup.
In addition to the horses. several
cars of Mexican cattle are to be on
hand for the steer roping. wild
steer riding and similar events.
These. animals, direct from the
prairies of old Mexico. are strong
and rough and will give the cow
boys a husky tussle before being
conquered.
The Casper Rodeo. August 1 to
5 inclusive, promises to be the big
event Of the summer in Casper.
, 1923-07-15
TiIden To Face
Spanish Star In
National Meet

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. July A.
United PressEThe tennis battle of
HI year. will be fought here tomor-
row by Manuel Alonzo, Spanish flash
and William T. big Bill rilden. the
American champion.
The two meet tomorrow in the finals
of tho national clay courts tourney.
They play at 2 O'Clock.
Alonzo. fresh from his victory over
abe American at skokie. is confident.
Tllden has boon playing nervousiy
lately and is inclined To blame his
poor showing on strenuous playing the
last few weeks rather than on his
hand which was operated upon some
time ago.
, 1923-07-15
Gems
Stolen In Hotel

DETROIT, Mich, July II, = Dia-
monds valued at 5000 900 were stolen
from Joseph Leudan, jeweiry sales
man, in his room at a fashionable
hotel tonight,
Tho robbers entered the room In a
mysterious manner, Leudan reported
to police and jumping from behind
threw a sack over his head, forced
him onto the bed n bound and gag.
god him.
, 1923-07-15
STONE TAKES
COOLEY FRUIT
4 MARKET over
Will Be Run as Department of
Local Grocery Store
In Future

r. L. Stone Of the Stone Grocery
company has just purchased the
Cooley Fruit Market. formerly owned
by Ralph Cooley. Mr.. Cooley is Ieay-
ing in the near future for California.
HI store will be remodeled and
viii be a department OF the entire
astorc.
, 1923-07-15
Weather Forecast

WYOMINGi Partly cloudy and
somewhat warmer Sunday prob
ably local thundershowers In south
a S portioni Monday generally
fair warmer in south portion.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-02
FRANCE WELCOMES
 Us. COOPERATION
England Also More Hopeful Of.
 Preparations Conference
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Paris, Nov. 2.--France accepts with cordiality the contemplated colla- boration of the United States in a conference of experts to study Ger many's capacity to pay separations. She demands, however, that it should be clearly understood that the pro posed inquiry should bear solely on the present capacity Of Germany and that it should respect all the rights held by the reparation com mission under the treaty of Nersail- les.
 This is the substance. it was learned today. of the reply which France has made to the British note Of October 3l asking her to join Italy, Belgium and Great Britain in q collective in yitation to the United States to be represented at the proposed confer ence. The reply was handed to the British embassy yesterday. Its text was not made public.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-02
By Tho Associated Press.

By Thr Associated Press.
 London, Nov. 2.--lncfeasin con fidcnce is felt in government quar- ters here ever the prospects for the early organization and meeting of a special rcparation, committee on which an American economic expert will sit.
 In the exchanges between London and Paris respecting the terminology of the collective allied invitation to the l..,ted States. Premier poincare. it is kSrned, shows perceptihle de- sire to soften some of the restrictions he has already set forth.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-02
OPPOSE BALDWIN POLICY
Lloyd George Wing of l,ihcrai Party ni~iilcs prcmicr'> Fiscal Program ts Outlined,

London. Nov, g. The Lloyd George wing of the liberal party dislilSes Premier Ba}dwin's fiscal program as much as the Asqniih wing, according to C. A. McCurdy, parliamentary sec rotary in the Lloyd George govern mont. Speaking at the nnnual con ference Of the national liberals. Mir, McCurdy, who expressed the opinion that the general election would not be held mtil after January, com plained of the paucity Of details as to the prcmer's intentions with re- gard to fiscal matters. This was creating uncertainty he said. and tended to increase unemployment,
 Mir. MrCurdy described the suggest cd tariff as blind. futile remedy for foreign competition. in advocated raising the level of production by ins croasing the demand in inc home markets and declared that matters were not helped by imposing fresh clogs and letters on the importation of food and raw materials.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-02
POLICEMEN ARRESTED
Two New York Bluecnais Held After shooting st One Man and Hitting Two Others.

New York, Nov. 2.--rwo policemen were arrested today on feionious as sault charges after shooting affray in which two men, bystandcrs were wounded by one bullet fired by the patrolmen in pursuit Of a restaurant proprietor. who alleges they held him up.
 The officers Daniel j. Griffin and Charles j, Lynch, had spent several hours with fellow patroIman, George r. Mahoney, with two young women in a Harlem cafe. Griffin and Lynch left the place ahead of Ma honey and the women and arc alleged to have accosted Louis Cangro, a res taurant man. searching his pockets. Cangro ran, with Griffin and Lynch fin pursuit. firing.
 A stray bullet passed through the check Of John Maher taxicab driver, and also wounded his com panion, Thomas Cayne also a chauf- feur, over the eye. Griffin and Lynch were arrested by patrolmen Of the riot squad called out by tho fusillado Of shots.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-02
ARMY TEAM .aRplSSlS

New Haven, Nov. 2.--The Army football squad which arrived al Derby late this forenoon came into the city for practice is the bowl this aft ernoon. The entire squad from West Point numbered 65. There were 10 cripples with the team and this meant that tho Army will present an eleven against Yale tomorrow which is physically fit for battle. The Army players bubhled oVcr with confidence expecting to be able to smash its Jones may send against them.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-02
Jumps 100 Points.

New York. Nov. 2.--Cotton jumped over 100 points in tine local market today on publication Of the depart ment of agricuiture's forecast Of t6,- 2gS.nhG bales.
 Ten minutes after tho report was issued. prices had jumped fully s7 4 bale over last nights close. making new high levels for the season. De cember contracts reached 3f.9o and January 31.io. Later the market be- came somewhat quieter.
 Tho trade was uuprc pared for such s sharp reduction ia prospective yield. and in addition 10 heavy GOV ering there were large purchases for mill accounts and for foreign inter- rstE.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-02
NEW YORK MALIGNED

New York. Nov. e.-Seventy per cent of the criminals arraignod m New York courts are translentS' Judge Mancuso declared today In charging three grand iuries. He said native New Workers have beeh maligned throughout the country ny accusations that they live in the worst city in the world.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-02
% nANs IN IAII

New Haven, Nov. 2-Frank 2 Galley. who was brought here from Lowell. Mass- to answer 10 g charge ot forgery. was sent to jail for 90 days after conviction today. He was recent ly paroled from Inc Elmira rcforma- tory.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-02

Still Intact The original copy of tho Declaration or Independence is preserved in tho Congressional Li- hrary in Washington.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-02

The English and Welsh birth ratc3 for April. May and June were tnn lowest on record. except during me war.
Evening star., 1923-05-11
Finds AU German Classes
Paying Tribute to Rich F Fe,U
Correspondent Recites How Handful of
IndustriaIists Haze Been Able to Ac-
quire Huge Share of Resources.

, to the extent that he exports. He may
have to sell in Germany below pro-
duction price. But 1t is advantageous
to him sometimes to do this. in order
TO keep his plant working at maxi
mum capacity. His domestic sales
may then pay or nearly pay his pro-
duction costs. What he exports is
pure cream.
From all these sources of profit for
the big men who are in position to
take advantage of them one might
expect dividends to be high. They do
indeed. look high. Dividends Of from
80 per cent to so per cent are usual.
The SHINES Bochumer Nerein recent
ly declared a dividend of 80 per cent.
The Kargescheimer Machine Works
of Brunswick declared 100 per cent
for the year 1921.
Enormous! you exclaim. Yes, replies
the German. but they are in paper
marks. Reckon them into gold marks
and you will find that they represent
in real money only per cent or l
per cent or less-whereas before the
war the dividends of all the German
corporations averaged close 20 S per
cent annually.
System of PrOfat Distribution
In reality nothing whatever can be
learned from the declared dividend
figures. The large German concerns
Evening star., 1923-05-11

have not the face to declare dividends
of more than 100 per cent. So they re-
sort to various devices for the IN
visible distribution of the winnings:
I. They lump all shares together.
whether bought before the war at
gold value, or since the war at a thou
sandth part of gold value. The divi-
dend then paid may represent a tidy
income on the total money actually
invested.
.. They spend enormous amounts in
extending their plants. At the same
time they may arbitrarily write of
portions Of their plant In perfectly
good condition, carrying them on the
books at a nominal valuation of one
mark.
3. They issue bonus stock with reck-
less liberality. Thus the Luther ma
chine works of Brunswick some time
ago distributed 100000 marks worth
of new stock gratis, an increase of 80
per cent. The stockholders thus re-
ceived 30 per cent more dividends
without investing any new money.
4. They issue to old stockholders the
right to purchase new stock at a fixed
price. This is perhaps the favorite
device at present. Thus the Phoenix
mines recently offered its share OF a
nominal value of 1000 marks to Its
old stockholders for 1900 marks. The
shares 'were quoted the same day at
5000 on the stock exchange. The
make 13,500 marks clear-really a
concealed dividend. Innumerable in
stances could be adduced of stock
thus issued at from one-fifth to one
twelfth of it's current market value.
Gold Dividends "SOlemn Fraud
5. They declare their dividends in
gold This solemn fraud makes A cor
poration look desperately poor, for 1t
assures the post war stock to be
worth anywhere from ten to a thou
sand times what was paid for it. In
the comparatively modest operations
undertaken few weeks ago by the
<Fra nkfort Metal Bank and Metal
Company gold dividend of three
quarters of ] per cent yielded a 400
per cent dividend in paper marks on
the nominal capita liZation. Less than
40 per cent Of its stock was from pre-
war days. The rest had been bought
Evening star., 1923-05-11

khaki. A larger, more powerful
motor. A much longer wheel.
base, a roomier body, and the
fleet lines of a revenue cutter.
Glistening nickeled radiator,
head.lamp rims, windshield stan.
chions, scuff plates, door handles
and back curtain frame. First
quality Fisk cord tires. A wind.
shield wiper, bumpers front and
rear-everything!
Examine the new Overland Red
Bird in our show room. judge
for yourself how precisely Over.
land again has sensed and graft.
fed the ideal of American fam.
lilies who seek distinction without
extravaganza.
enf IN Moy 18th Saturday Evening. Post
Evening star., 1923-05-11
ADVERTISE A MISNT.
Eat Kellogg's Bran regularly to get
permanent relief from constipation!

hot cereals. In preparation, add
two tablespoonfuls of Bran for
each person. mixing it with the
cereal to be cooked.
ke1logg's Bran is especially de-
licious in raisin bread. mullins. pan
cakes. macaroonS, etc. Recipes APP
pear on each package.
Realize what Kellogg's Bran is
doing for constipation sufferers ali
over the nation, then just think
what il can do for you and yours.
The horrors 10 come should guide
you to eat bran regularly, to serve
ii in some form each day
You can drive constipation out of
your family with kellogg's Bran
and remove the cause of 800 of
human Illness. First-class hotels
and clubs serve Kellogg's Bran in
individual packages. Ask for ii at
your restaurant. All grocerS.
Evening star., 1923-05-11
ADVERTISEMENT.

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| IL you will eat Kellogg's Bran
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meal.
! Kellogg's Bran is natures most
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Being cooked and krumbled. Kel-
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cereals. A popular way to serve
Kellogg's Bran is to cook it with