BANDIT KILLS
CHIEF WHO WAS
TO CONFESS ACTS
Death Mystifies Police Try
ing to (.let "Higher Ups"
of Band
Mexico City, Jan. 23.—The record
of crimes attributed to the supposed
organization popularly known as the
"gray automobile robber band" has
been augmented by the killing in
rnu Federal Penitentiary of Fran
cisco Oviedo. Oviedo had been a
prisoner for a year and a half and
was accused of being one of the
sub chiefs of the robber band which
has operated here for two years or
more. He was slain with a dagger
ly a negro prisoner who was
charged with nine other murders.
The killing of Oviedo places an ;
other obstacle in the path of the
authorities who for two years have
been trying to discover the supposed
man or men "higher up" who direct
the operations of the robber band |
which uses a gray automobil,e in
making their raids.
Six ' men, including Oviedo were .
held in the penitentiary accused of
being members of the band. Sev
eral weeks ago one of them, Rafael :
Mercadante, is said to have offered '
to confess. Shortly afterward lie |
died from an unknown cause in his i
cell. Two weeks later Oviedo of- j
fcred to tell what he knew and two I
days afterward he was killed. Four ;
others who remained in prison have (
not offered any statements to the
authorities.
The gray automobile, late in 1916 :
and early in 1917 figured in num-j
prous daring and productive raids. .
Posing us agents of tlac district gov
ernment and bearing forged creden- !
tials, the occupants would stop in |
front of a house, enter it on, the pre- j
text of searching for arms or rob-1
tiers, or with no pretext at all, take j
what they fancied and drive away. 1
At the height of their career the 1
aandits, pursued by a police motor 1
car, waged a running tight with'
their pursuers through t lac Pasco dc 1
a Reforma, one of the principal j
highways of the city. Several deaths i
resulted from the interchange of i
rifle shots.
Flies From London
to Scotland to Make
Campaign Speeches
London, Jan. 23., —An example of|
Lhe commercial uses to which the
airplane might be devoted has been I
fiven by the Chancellor of the Ex- i
•hequer, Andrew Bonar Law, by
wice flying from ills home in I.on
ion to Scotland to malic speeches
n the parliamentary campaign now
mded. The Chancellor was the first
statesman in England to avail him
self of air transport for everyday
jurposes. By travelling by airplane,
ie crowded into six hours a Journey
which would have consumed 24 !
lours by train.
Would Divide Mexican
Land Among Farmers!
Mexico City, Jan. 23.—A project!
'or the division of national lands!
>f Mexico among the small farmers
md ranchers is expected to be pre
lented by President Carranza to the!
>rcsent session of the Mexican Con
tress. It is proposed to organize i
igricultural colonies with state sup
jort and supervision in the states of]
loahuila, Nuevo Leon, Chiapas and!
Jhihuahua. The plan involves the j
levelopment of irrigation projects'
vliich already have been proposed!
>y the department of development]
tnd to comprise conservation of j
latural resources.
n'O REDUCTION IN KATES
ON FREIGH'I'. SAYS HINES
Washington, Jan. 22. Director!
leneral Hines said to-day that pres
nt indications pointed to a reduc
lon of freight traffic this year, and |
onsequently he did not expect any]
;reat reduction in the general level j
f rates during the year. J
BBp|J BRASSIERES
■Vworn in connection with W. B.
x J Corsets, assure gown-fit perfection
/"fl —slenderize bust-lines add the
, A grace and finish at bust that the
corset accomplishes below, and
lit-m ; give the necessary finishing touch
Ff to the "Form-Fashionable."
Wj; Bolero, Bandeaux and Surplice patterns,
I in filmy lace effects over silks and satins;
,-vy also delicate batistes, daintily trimmed
£ with lace and embroideries; making W.
B. Brassieres second only to W. B. Cor
% ■ sets as form-beautifiers.
mnam Mr.M ■ ASK YOUR DEALER FOR
w. B. FORMU BRASSIERES.
W. B. NUFORM Corsets for slender
I / average figures. The low-prictd cor-
I / set with high-priced qualities. W. B.
im REDUSO Corsets for stout figures—re
duce one to five inches and you look
ten to twenty pounds lighter.
Sou Exclusively in tiarnsDurg at tJown,a,. .
I Day and Night School
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THURSDAY EVENING,
LANCASTER HAS
FARM AUTO HEAD
Almost Six Thousand Cars
Are Owned on the
County's Farms
According to state figures the
farmers of Lancaster county have
almost 6,000 automobiles. York is
next with 3,130. Automobiles
owned on farms have increased
rapidly.
The estimated ownership of au
tomobiles by farmers for 1918 and
1917 is given in the following table.
1918 1917
Adams 1,313 750
Allegheny 2,592 1,745
Armstrong 822 658
Beaver 884 556
Bedford 1,451 907
Berks 3,477 2,086
Blair 466 410
Bradford, 2,038 1.-156
Bucks 2,227 1,806
Butler 1,878 1,421
Cambria 828 497
Cameron, 39 33
Carbon 318 299
Centre 1,095 913
Chester 2,833 1,983
Clarion 1,233 925
Clearfield, 801 5 46
Clinton 507 380
Columbia, . . .*• 1.111 833
Crawford 2,135 1,423
Cumberland 1,217 913
Dauphin 1,127 805
Delaware 857 643
Elk 322 300
Erie 1.929 1,378
Fayette, 1,031 764
Forest 55 55
Franklin 1,913 1,488
Fulton 427 313
Greene 1,313 886
Huntingdon 656 457
Indiana 1,115 713
Jefferson 538 506
Juniata 509 271
Lackawanna 541 372
Lancaster, 5,959 4,334
Lawrence 1,167 778
Lebanon 1,010 SOB
Lehigh,- ... 1.384 1,1 63
Luzerne 1,158 997
Lycoming, 922 553
McKean, 425 359
Mercer, ..,..••••••• 1,686 1,348
Mifflin 447 281
Monroe 60S 491
Montgomery 1,395 1. 1 - 8 ?
Montour 340 238
Northampton 1,497 1,141
Northumberland BS7 633
Perry 602 361
Philadelphia, 577 453
Pike 261 192
Potter "20 60-
Schuylkill 1,351 961
Snyder 646 3C9
Somerset ••• 1,967 1,573
Sullivan, 345 217
Susquehanna 1,696 1,436
Tioga 1,641 1,109
Union '• 582 364
Venango 503
Warren 6i_7 338
Washington, 2,36 i
Wayne, ''l'S <• -si
Westmoreland, 2,039 1,3 i 8
Wyoming, 527 439
York 8,130 2.030
Total, 81,505 58,766
Insurance Companies
in South Africa Losing
Heavily Because of Flu
Cape Town, Jan. 23—It is authori
tatively stated hero that the epi
demic of influenza in South Africa
has resulted in a financial loss to the
leading insurance companies of ap
proximately $7,500,000. One insur
ance manager said it was a startling
fact that in the course of a few
weeks the epidemic had cost the
companies more than they had been
called upon to pay for all of their
war risks.
Appropriates Millions
For Building Roads
London, Jan. 23.—Announcement
is made here that the government
lias set aside $50,000,000 to be used
in road building and in the recon
struction of bridges allowed to fall
into decay during the war. It is es
timated that 2,500 miles of roads
will be constructed, and that the
work will give employment to fully
100,000 men, many of whom will be
discharged soldiers.
GREAT VALUE OF
STATE LIVE STOCK
Horses and Other Animals
Owned on Farms Worth
$202,000,000
Pennsylvania's live stock owned
on farms on January 1 was worth
1202,660,477.05 according to the fig
ures of the bureau of statistics of
the State Department of Agriculture
made public to-day. Lancaster
county leads in the value of Its stock
on the farms with $10,508,332. York,
Berks and Chester follow with stock
worth between $7,000,000 and SB,-
000,000. Washington and Bradford
also run high in stock values.
The horses on the farms of the
State number 668,583; mules 46,-
282; milch cows 913,449: other cab
tie 615,261; sheep 862,243 and
swine 1,120,930. There has been an
increase of over 41,000 in sheep in
the last year and of'over 52,500
hogs, both due to well organized
movements growing out of the war.
The value of these classes of live
stock a year ago was' approximately
$190,860,000.
Th department also issued & bulle
tin showing a marked increase in
the nun)ber of automobiles owned
on the farm, the total now being
81,505 pneumatic tired cars, which
it says shows that "37 per cent, of
the farmers of the State own "their
own cars."
The bulletin also says:
"Three years ago there were 30,-
i 00 farmers who owned automobiles,
but their use about a farm and in
going to and from market places,
as well as for pleasure made them
very popular and during the year
of 1917 the total number of farm
owners Increased to 68,766. During
the past year this total climbed to
81,505, representing an increase of
39 per cent. In 3 916 fourteen per
cent, of the farmers were owners,
in 1917, 27 per cent., and in 1918,
3 7 per cent.
The county estimates show large
gains in many districts with Ivan
caster county carrying off the honors
with a total of 5,959 automobiles
owned by farmers. Berks county
shows a total of 3,47 7, and York
3,310. The total pumber of pneu
matic tired automobiles licensed in
Pennsylvania during 1918 was 362,-
961, showing that the farmers own
ed practically 23 per cent, of the
total number of automobiles owned
in the State. When it is considered
that there are approximately 219,-
000 farmers in the State as com
pared with a total population of
over eight million people the per
centage of farm ownership is ex
tremely large.
In 1917 the total number of li
censes grarited to pneumatic tired
automobiles was 306,001, showing
an increase in 1918 of but 56,960
automobiles, of which the farmers
are estimated to have purchased
22,739 or forty per cent, of the to
tal number of new automobiles reg
istered during the past year.
Farmers. Should Buy
All Fertilizers Now
Fast year the farmers of Penn
sylvania sufferer great losses by not
being able to get the required
amount of fertilizer in time for their
seeding and planting. In order that
this condition may not obtain again
this year, E. B. Doraett, director of
the bureau of markets In the State
Department of Agriculture, says
that It is highly important that or
ders should be sent in at once for
immediate shipment.
Mr. Dorsett says: "It is not a safe
proposition for either the dealer or
the farmer to wait until spring has
arrived and then order fertilizer and
expect it to arrive in time for use.
No matter wheth.% the fertilizer is
to be ordered through the local
dealer, the Grange, Farmers' Club
or any co-operative enterprise it la
important that orders be placed at
once. This point cannot be empha
sized too strongly as delays are not
only expensive, but tend to decrease
crop production which will be so
much needed this nc?t year| Weath
er conditions and transportation fa
cilities are much better now than
they will be sixty days later. It will
be much easier, therefore, to move
goods during the next sixty days
than after the rush has begun."
The Bureau of Markets is ready to
assist in every way possible both as
to securing cars and in preventing
embargoes and unnecessary delays.
If any trouble is experienced, farm
ers are urged to write the Bureau
at Ilarrisburg, at once and steps will
be taken to remove the difficulty at
the earliest possible moment.
Latin-American Alliance
to Buy Twelve Freighters
Mexico City, Jan. 23. —Twelve
freighters of 4,000 tons each will be
bought by the proposed Latin-Anierl
can International Commercial Alli
ance, if the plans announced are
put into effect. The project pre
sented by Jose A. Lavalle, commer
cial delegate from Peru, which has
been approved by the Mexican gov
ernment, and which will, if approved
by enough other Latin-American
governments, result in the forma
t tion of an international corporation
to increase commerce between the
countries forming the corporation,
is said to be on the verge o' con
summation. The Tehauntepec rail
way, now completely controlled by
the Mexican government, will figure
as the keystone of the proposed
commercial structure.
Colonel Lawrence Held
High By the Arabs
London, Jan. 23. Colonel T. E.
Lawrence of the British army who
recently arrived in, London with a
son of the Sheriff of Mecca to give
information concerning the Arabs'
aspirations for independence is
characterised by some London news
papers as "one of the most remark
able men produced by the war."
A fair haired young Englishman
of 29, small ish of stature. Colonel
Lawrence gave such services to the
a prince. No otheremfwyaiemfw
Arab cause that he was treated as I
slierif and given the additional rank
of emir, which is equivalent to that
of prince. No other European or
Christian, according to the London
Dally Mail, has ever rocelved such
a distinction at tho hands of the'
royal family which is the senior
descendant of Mohammed.
WILLIS-BRYAN MEETING FREE
Xo admission tickets are needed
for the Willis-Bryan meeting in
Chestnut Street Auditorium at 7.45
Tuesday. January 28. It is free. Spe
cial tickets for the reserved seat
section may be obtained by sending
a stamped, self-addressed envelope
to the Anti-Saloon League. 213 Dau'
phln building, Harrisburg.—Adv ' "
SULBHISBURG TELEGKXPEC
Store Closes Regularly
On Saturdays at Six
BEI.U 1801—3356 UNITED
PRE-INVENTOR YSA LE
and Priday Bargains
Suitcases and
Traveling Bags
Black fabricoid traveling
bag; 16-inch size, fabric
lined, good lock and catches.
Friday Pre- Inventory
Bargains,
$3.25
Same as above in 18-inch
size.
Friday Pre- Inventory
Bargains,
$3.75
Black Spanish leather
bag lB-inch size, leath
erette lined.
Friday Pre- Inventory
Bargains,
$5.25
Black traveling bag l-
B size, linen lined, extra
well made.
Friday Pre- Inventory
Bargains,
$6.75
Traveling bag made to
last and made extra full
brass trimmed two inside
pockets.
Friday Pre- Inventory
Bargains,
SIO.OO
* Suit case made of fiber;
24-inch size with straps all
around; linen lined with
shirt pocket.
Friday Pre- Inventory
Bargains,
$3.00
Suit case of genuine leath
er; tan color with brass
locks and catches; lined
with shirt pocket.
Friday Pre- Inventory
Bargains,
$7.00
Suit case of genuine leath
er; protected corners, brass
trimmed and two straps all
around.
Friday Pre- Inventory
Bargains,
$8.75
BOWMAN'S—Basement.
Silks
Big clearance of short
ends, or cut lengths,
many choice sellers from
our own stocks in addi
tion to specially pur
chased lots to make them
all the more interesting.
2 to 6 yards enough for a
waist or dress, also lin
ings. All at the same
price.
Friday Pre-Inventory
Bargains, yard,
95c
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor
' Wash Goods
Over 2,000 yards in
remnants and cut lengths
in all our best selling
merchandise, *uch as:
Ginghams of the best
grades, percales, eider
downs, figured crepes,
fancy crinkles, Japanese
crepes, etc. All in
lengths of 2 to 8 yards.
Many fine dress lengths
at one special clearance
price. ,
Friday Pre-Inventory
Bargains, yard,
29c
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor.
Neckwear
252 pieces of neck
wear consisting of col
lars and sets; organdie,
Georgette and pique.
Friday Pre-Inventory
Bargains,
50c
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor.
JSjoamumZ
Trimmings
of Fur—Coney, Nutria, Fox,
Seal.
Friday, Pre- Inventory
Bargains,
One-half Off
Five fur collars for coats.
Friday, Pre- Invent >ry
Bargains,
One-half Off
Flowers ,
Metal, gold, silver ar.d col
ors for evening gowns. Not
over two dozen in the lot.
Friday, Pre- Invencury
Bargains,
One-half Off
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor
Shoes
Women's grey kid laced
boots with perforated tip-
French heels.
Friday, Pre- Inventor}
Bargains, pair,
$9.00
Women's fawn and grey
suede laced boots. French
heels.
Friday, Pre- Inventory
Bargains, pair,
$7.00
Women's brown kid laced
aoots with cloth tops, French
heels.
Friday, Pre- Inventory
Bargains, pair,
$6.50
Women's black patent
button shoes with cloth and
kid tops.
Friday, Pre- Inventory
Bargain, pair,
$1.98
Women's spat pumps, pat
ent and dull calf.
Friday, Pre- Inventory
Bargains, pair,
$5.50 to $7.50
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor
Domestic
Domestics priced in five
lots for Friday selling.
Lot No. 1 contains about
100 yards, 27 inches un
bleached muslin. While the
lot lasts.
Friday, Pre- Inventory
Bargains, vard
mc
Lot No. 2—36 inches out
ing flannel in light patterns
of blue and pink striped.
Friday, Pre: Inventor '
Bargains, yard,
30c
Lot No. ' 3—Consists of
:alico in light and dark pat
terns; all in useful lengths.
Friday, Pre- Inventory
Bargains, yard,
15c
Lot No. 4—63-inch un
bleached sheeting in rem
nant lengths —best quality.
Friday, Pre- Inventory
Bargains, yard,
40c
* Lot No. s—Single blanket
in light and dark gray. Part
wool of good heavy weight.
Friday, Pre- Inventory
Bargains, each,
$7.00 and $7.50
BOWMAN'S—Second Floor
Soap
Bocabelli castile soap a
fine bath and toilet soap, es
pecislly used for infants.
Friday Pre- Inventory
Bargains,
3 for 25c
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor
HARRISDURO. THURSDAY, JANUARY 33, 1010.
Gloves
Chamoisette gloves of
2-clasp; made by one of
the largest manufacturers
in the world. On account
of some having slight im
perfections we are not al
lowed to use the name;
but the name is on every
pair of gloves. White,
black, gray, mastic, cham
pagne and khaki. Every
size in every color .
Friday Pre- Inventory
Sale, pair,
69c
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor
Draperies
Filet net curtains in neat
designs of white, ivory and
ecru.
Friday, Pre- Inventory
Bargains, pair,
$2.00
Scrim and Marquisite cur
tains in white and ecru. One
pair of a kind slightly
soiled.
Friday, Pre- Inventory
Bargains,
One-half Price
36-inch poplin and Mul
berry and light blue.
Friday, Pr e - Inventory
Bargains, yard,
38c
Sunfast madras in the
popular shades; 36 inches
wide.
Friday, Pre- Inventory
Bargains yard.
69c
BOWMAN'S—Fourth Floor
/ ♦ ♦
Crochet Cotton
In pink, blue, white, Ecru,
linen and l:'ac.
Friday Pre- Inventory
Bargains, ball.
W*c
Jewel Cloth
White jewel cloth .'or cur
tains, bedspreads, scarfs and
table cvers —3B inches wide,
and 5-inch blocks.
Friday Pr e - Inventory
Bargains,
89c
BOWMAN'S—Second Floor
Brassieres
Excellent hook front mod
els in brassieres; neatly
trimmed with lace and em
broidery. Closing out an
odd lot.
Friday Pre- Inventory
Sale,
38c
BOWMAN'S—Second Floor
Dress Goods.
32-inch mohair suitings,
plain and fancy.
Friday, Pre- Inventory
Bargains, yard,
48c
36-inch fine twill serges
and batiste —full line of
colors.
Friday, Pre- Inventory
Bargains, yard,
69c
40 to 54-inch serges prin
cipally blue and blacks.
Friday, Pre- Inventory
Bargains,
One-third Off
Regular Prices
36-inch American silks for
foundations; half siik and
cotton —all shades.
Friday, Pre- Inventory
Bargains, yard,
45c
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor
JANUARY 23, 1919.
Store Closes Regularly
On Saturdays at Six
Tapestry Rugs
Made of printed Jute car
pet. Mitred corners, 9x12
■feet.
Friday Pre- Inventory
Bargains.
$12.98
New Process
Linoleum
In tile and Mosaic pat
terns ; cut from full rolls.
Friday Pr e - Inventory
Bargains, sq. yd..
49c
Table Oil Cloth
A limited lot of best qual
ity table oil cloth IJ4 yards
wide, slightly imperfect.
Friday Pre- Inventory
Bargains, yard,
15c
BOWMAN'S—Fourth Floor
White Goods
Khaki colored martex
Turkish towels made of
good heavy double terry,
suitable for mechanics
and railway men; size
21x42.
Friday Pre-Inventory
Bargains, each,
60c
Mercerized table Damask
—64 inches wide, closely
woven and has fine satin fin
ish.
Friday Pre- Inventory
Bargains, yard,
69c
Mercerized Damask nap
kins; size 18x18.
Friday Pre- Inventory
Bargains, dozen,
$1.25
Lunch cloths—size 58x58;
made of very fine satin fin
ished damask.
Friday Pre-Inventory
Bargains, each,
$1.25
Oyster white linen suit
ing; 36 inches wide.
Friday .Pre- Inventory
Bargains, yard,
69c
BOWMAN'S — Second Flour
Union Suits
For boys unbleached
cotton ribbed of medium
weight. A good garment.
Friday Prc-Inventery
Bargain,
69c
Stockings
Ladies' lisle stockings,
black, white -tan. Irregulars
but extm good (%es.
Friday Pre-Inventory
Bargains, pair,
19c
Suspenders
A choice assortment of
men's lisle webbing sus
penders with leather ends.
Friday Pr e - Inventory
Bargains,
29c
Sweaters
A lot of boys sweaters;
part wool. Navy and ma
roon with collars. Also a
few men's sizes, 38 only.
Friday Pre-Inventory
Bargains,
$1.69
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor
House Dresses
Odd sizes of house dresses,
in light percale stripes, with
collars.
Friday, Pre-Inventory
Bargains,
89c
BOWMAN'S—Second Floor ...
FOUNDED
Waists
Line of georgette crepe,
and crepe de chine
blouses. All the smart
style collar effects, round
and square also collarless. \
Dainty tucking and fancy I
frills. White, flesh, gray.
French blue, also dark
suit shades in navy, green
and brown.
Friday Pre-Inventory; .
Bargains, I
$5.69
- i
Dainty voile and batiste 1
waists with high or low '
collars, lace trimmed and
fine tucks.
Friday Pre-Inventory 1
Bargains
sl.29 '
r i
Georgette crepe and
crepe de chine, also a few
nets.' All good styles, in
the newest collars and
:uffs. Embroidery and
,ace trimmed.
Friday Pre-Inventory
Bargains
s2.9B \ J
Odds and ends of fine
vofle waist in extra sizes,
white only. Styled espe
cially for large women.
Special lot which women,
sell for much more.
Friday Pre-Inventory
Bargains
sl.B9
BOWMAN'S—Third Floor I
Notion Specials ,
4
Buttons all sizes, all colors.
Suitable for coats, suits and
dresses.
Friday Pre- Inventory,
Bargains,
I Off Regular Price
Buttons of all sizes. 3, 4
and 6 to card.
Friday Pre- Inventory
Bargains, card,
5c
Odds and ends.
Friday Pre- Inventory
Bargains, each,
lc
Buttonhole braid of as
sorted colors.
Friday Pre- Inventory
Bargains, yard,
lc
Feather stitch braid. >
Friday Pre- Inventory
Bargain bolt
2V 2 C
Hooks and eyes.
Friday Pre- Inventory
Bargain, pack,
lc
Corset clasp. •;
Friday Pre- Inventory -
Bargains, pair,
5c
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor
•• • {
Women's Coats
One lot of women's
coats in cheviots and
velours. Belted models
and neatly trimmed. Some
with collars and cuffs of
frill fabrics. Full and half
lined. The selling price
is surprisingly low when
you know what the orig
inal selling price was a
month or two ago.
Good serviceable mod
els at the extraordinary,
low price of
$14.95
BOWMAN'S— Third Floor
Drctting Sacques
Lawn dressing sacques in
Igiht colors; some have col
lars while others are plain.
Friday, -Pre- Inventory
Bargains,
-49 c 1 <ij
BOWMAN'S—a.cond floor XI
3