Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1927, Page 20

" 20 MAGHINE GUN USED IN CONVIGT ESCAPE Jealousy of Wife Blamed in Flight of Slayer, With | Parole Near. By the Associated Press. TULSA, Okla., January 17.—Armed with four pistols and a machine gun, John Mayo. onvicted bank robber and key wit in the Hale-Ramsey Indian murder trial, was at liberty to- | day after his daring escape yesterday from the Tulsa County jail, where he his two guards in a cell. Search was centered at Vinita, near h Mayo's former home. Deputy sheriffs are confident that he will re- turn to see his wife, jealousy of whom | was s o > prompted his break | for liberty have little hope of they said almost within his grasp, Mayo's pe came as a sur- prise to officers. He had been brought to Tulsa, following the trial at Oklfl-‘ i W. K. Hale, wealthy John Ramsey, cow- were convicted in Federal Court and sentenced to life fmprisonment for the murder of | Henry Roan, Osage Indian | Denied Blowing Up Home. ¢ Mayo | | ater was blown | implication. 1 been made d this, it is| been signed | nt Coolidge. As| and at the request | he was given un-| | onfronted the Jailers they remonstrated with | him, telling him a parole was almost certain. He ignored them and forced the lock on the jail armory, where he | obtained a machine-gun and two more | revolvers. On leaving the jail he entered a! taxicab and went to a hotel where his wife and ar-old son were stay- ing. He broke into his wife's room, shouting “W’ is he?” Orders Man to Leave Town. Failing to find any one in the room except his wife and son, he rushed into an adjoinng room and awakened W. C. Holt, a garage employe. Leav- ing the door to his wife’s room open, he then threatened to Kill Holt, she gaid, but on finding him unarmed, told Holt if he failed to leave town in three hours he would shoot him. Holt fled. Shortly before Mayo left the jail he promised a reporter a “wild story.” 7 “I was 17 when I robbed my first bank. It netted me $30,000," he told the reporter. “I had all the money in | the world, it seemed to me, and it| went like water. When I get out of here, I am going straight.” Mayo was sentenced to 21 years in the Federal Penitentiary at Leaven- | worth, Kans., for robbery of a Kansas bank. S DR. J. A. H. KEITH TO HEAD PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOLS ‘Well Known Educator Selected as State Superintendent of Public Instruction. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, January 17— John A. H. Keith of Indiana, Pa., has been selected as State superin- tendent of public instruction, Gov.- elect John S. Fisher announced last night. Mr. Fisher takes office next Tuesday. Mr. Keith is widely known in the Middle West. Born at Homer, IIL, in 1869, he was a teacher in the training school department of the II- linois Normal School and taught peda- gogy and psychology in the Northern Tllinois State Normal School. In 1907 he was elected president of the State - Normal School at Oshkosh, Wis., com- ing to the Indiana (Pa.) State Nor- mal School in 1917. Dr. Keith has written extensively on educational fubjects and is joint editor with Dr. William C. Bagley of the New York Teachers' College, of th American Teachers' College = Se- ries, which includes text books on education. Convicts Uninjured in Fire. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, January 17 (#).—All of the 791 negro convicts, who were routed from “A” Hall cell building in the Missouri State peni- tentlary here late Saturday, when fire gutted the bullding, are uninjured, prison official anno Unchecked, throat germs multiply! At the first sign of sore throat Start antiseptic treatment « « . make it continuous ONCE you could not start to fight sore throat till you got home. You had to rely on a mere gargle night and morning. But now you can fight the dangerous throat germs all day Iong. With Formamint, the throat is kept continuously bathed in an antiseptic of proved germicidal power. Yet Formamint cannot harm the delicate throat tissues. Carry a bottle of these pleasant- tasting tablets with you. Take one every hour or so to freat sore throat; every two or three hours to prevent it. All druggists. Doctors endorse it ormamint THE GERM-KILLING THROAT TABLET 3 THE EV $1.59 Rayon Bloomers Special, $1.00 —Full cut garments with single shir- ring at the knees and elastic at the waist. 27 and 29 inch lengths, in flesh, orchid, rosebud, nile and peach. Street Floor. Seconds of Radmoor Silk. Hose, $1.19 Pr. —Full-fashioned hose of heavy serv- ice and chiffon weights, with lisle tops, solés, heels and toes. Black and colors, inesizes 815 to 10. Street Floor. $1.49 to $1.95 Lingerie at $1.19 —An assortment of gowns, chemises, bloomers, slips, step-ins and pajamas, of lingerie cloths. Also gowns and pajamas of flannelette, and boudoir caps of laces, nets and ribbons. Second Floor. Year-Round Printed Zephyrs, 45¢ Yd. —Brilliant colored zephyrs in clear striking designs like old time chintz. They are 32 inches wide, closely woven and sturdy wearing. Colors guaranteed fast. Street Floor. Sale! $1 Writing Papers, 59c Box —Fancy finished papers in dainty gift boxes, each box in a separate carton, and each box in perfect condition. Street Floor. All-Linen Luncheon Cloths, $1.19 —These lovely cloths are in the popu- Ir 50x50-inch size and are made of a nice quality crash linen in fancy plaid styles. Street Floor. $6.95 All-Wool Blankets, $4.98 Ea. —Pure virgin wool blankets—the pair- in-one weight—in beautiful solid colors with borders of white. The size is 66x80 inches. Street Floor. 81x90 Dallas Sheets at $1.25 Ea. —These splendid sheets are made of an excellent grade of sheeting, free from filling and absolutely perfect. Size before hemming. Other Sizes In This Sale At $1.00 to $1.59 Each! Street Floor. $50 Slip Cover Sets for $31 —This special offer includes both work and materials. The work is done by experts for any size three-piece set of furniture and five cushions of either pre-shrunk Belgian linen or heavy cretonne. A reasonable deposit reserves your selection. Third Floor. NG STAR, WASHINGTON,” D." C,, MONDAY, JANUARY 17,..1927. A Carload Sale of Simmons Beds! The Famous “Graceline” All-Steel Kind in the Newest Styles and Finishes at /2 off —The January Sales bring to you this remarkable value in beds. Every bed is a-Simmons bed, noted the world over for quality, and they come in cane panel, solid panel, continuous post and square tubing styles. All new styles, in walnut, mahogany, ivory, white and wood finishes and full and twin sizes. Some are hand decorated and some have pretty motifs in the cane panel—three of the styles being pictured. —If you are contemplating the purchase of a new bed, take advantage of this sale, such values are not offered every day! Regular $11.00 . Beds, Special at $5.50 Regular $25.00 Beds, Special at $12.50 Kann’s—Third Floor. This Style—$8.85 Several Other Styles Not Sketched Regular $13.70 Regular $17.50 Beds, Special at Beds, Special at $6.85 | $8.85 Regular $39.00 Beds, Special at $19.50 January Sale! $3.00 to $5.00 Plain and Printed Silks, $1.95Yd. —High-quality silks, in many beautiful colprings—— some plain, others in attractive printed designs and suitable for many purposes. 40-Inch Heavy Printed Crepes In a Wondertul Array of Designs and Colors 40-Inch Black Satin Striped Bengaline For Making Coats and Wraps 40-Inch Satin Canton Crepe In 15 Street Colors and Black 33.Inch All-Silk Washable Biarritz Crepes In 6 Pastel Colorings for Sports Wear 54-Inch Polka Dot Printed Crepes On Light and Dark Grounds 40-Inch Crepe-Back Satin In 25 Street and Evening Tints—Also Black 40-Inch Heavy Flat Crepes _ In 15 of the Newest Shades—and Black Kann’s—Street Floor. Oneida Community 25-Year Guarantee “Reliance” Silver Plated Tableware at Almost Half Price —This is a discontinued pattern of this famous plate ware —hence the extremely low prices you will find in this sale. Here are the savings — By the Half Dozen 25 Teaspoons, $1.29. —$4.50 Medium Forks, $2.69. -§ 50 Tablespoons, $2.60 51000 Medium Knives, $5.98. - 25 Dessert Spoons, $24¢ A9, —$4.50 Soup Spoons, $2.69. —$425 Butter Spreaders, $2.49. Single Pieces —$2.30 Berry Spoons, $149. —90c Butter Knives, 59¢. 1.00 Mayonnaise Ladles, 79c. —90c Sugar Shells, 59¢. Kann’s—Third Floor. “The Busy Corner” Sloane’s $39.75 to $43 Axminster Rugs In Room Sizes—Special at * $27.77 —High, thick pile closely woven rugs, the W. & J. Sloane’s Khoras- san Axminsters—in beautiful pat- terns and colors. —Seventy-five only, which at this remarkable reduction will go in a hurry—so it is advisablé to shop early. Two room sizes 9x12 and 814x1074 ft. in the lot. Kann’s—Third Floor. A Special Purchase! 300 New Hats Regular $5.00 Grade $2.98 Fashionable New Silk Dresses For Women $29.75 In these very latest modes of the season tuck- ing and pleats have a very important part; other new features are the two-piece styles, the novel shirred front drape, the long drape from a shoul- der knot, and the exceedingly unique and smart combination of the dull and lustrous surfaces of satin-faced crepes. The materials are georgettes, crepe de chines, satin crepes and satins. They are particularly appealing to_the sophisticated woman because of their becoming lines —The colors are rose, beige, Queen blue, Nile green, navy and plenty of black. Sizes 36 to 46. Kann's—Second Floor. Sale $5 to $7.50 Leather Handbags $2.95 —A fortunate purchase secured us these smart handbags of genuine leathers. There are black and colors here for your choosing, in small, medium and large pouch shapes, also a few in strap-book styles. All -are nicely made and lined and are a rare value even in the January sales. Kann’s—Street Floor —Advance .spring models of faille silk combined with straw and of straw combined with silk. Large hats and small hats in large, medium and small head sizes in bright and dark colors. Among the most popular being— Send Mounkey Copen Wood Navy Rose Kann’s—Second Floor. Green