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CONVICT WOUNDED, GUARD IN1URED, IN ATTEMPTED BREAK Walla Walla, Wash., Dec. 29. B. ' D. Williams, 22, convict, has bullet ooundanth neck, breast and head, nyJoe Smith, a guard, is Buffering from severe head bruises and possi ble fracture of the skull as a result nf an attempted break at the state penitentiary here Tuesday. Both rnayvdie. The break was attempted at 5 o'clock In the evening as the prisoners were - being marched into their cells from the . Jute mill and was a deliberate and care . fully planned attempt by at least four of ihe prisoners ana possmiy mure, m iu.v their way by the guards at the front e ntrance to the prison and escape. Frank Holmes, 28, and George Kines, 23, serving from 10 to 50 years each for highway 'robbery committed in Seattle, were among the ringleaders. Thomas - O; Young. 29, serving from one to 15 years for grand larceny, and Williams, committed from Chelan county for sec ond degree burglary, are the others who . are known to -have been concerned In he plot, according to Captaia J. T. ISurke. ' Two others, whose names are . withheld pending Investigation, are sus pected of being parties to the plan. Holmes and Young are ex-San Qupn ffn convicts. Touns was serving a life hentenye at the California prison for murder, was paroled and then violated his parole, by coming to this state, where lie was arrested' and convicted of grand larceny. The prison officials had noticed eigns of surliness for some time among the .San Qupnlin men and had been expect ing trouble for three weeks. The entire 'force of guards was ready for the out break when it came. - ' Th four prisoners named attacked Guards Joe Smith, Jim Henderson and Krank Gietzen as the prisoners were . "about to be discharged from the line in the cell wing into their cells for the .-syTtrffft t, """ttuieizefr- was overpowered , ana -' Jacked in a cell, while Smith was beaten senseless With a 'blunt instrument and , t Henderson j was chased about the '.cell wiivg by.itwo of the desperadoes with . tharp knife-like instruments " which they ' bad manufactured from machine parts in the Jute J . At the moment -of the outbreak a gen eral alarm was sounded and guards from the wall began shooting, while of ficers, inside the walls began an attack v 1th revolvers. They quickly oapturel the leaders and restored- order. Williams xas wounded by.splinters of steel from the bullets of the guards which splut tered against, the steel cell walls of the ceil ;wing. i. Guard ; Smith's nose, was crushed. r. . Carl Walling to Be Buried With Military Honors . - Returned to his' native land for bur ial, the body of Carl Walling, overseas veteran, killed near Soissons, will be eiven full military honors at the f u- i heral to be held I from the parlors of McEntee &. Eiler at Sixteenth and Ev- erett . streets Fri I day afternoon at 1 I ' J Walling, a son 'n4 ( of Mr. and Mrs. K. ,Walling of I 235 Halsey street, ienusiea m jsattery A as a bugler in J April, 1917, and - was attached to f 6 X&f ' s -" the Thirty - second iMirv&. division until Au gust, 1918,-when he was transferred to the headquarters company as an artil lery observer-with the rate of corporal. During the action about the town of Juvigny, north of Soissons, August 31, 191$, Walling was killed while advanc ing along the front line, trenches to take up his post as observer. Walling was buried in France by the headquar ters company, and under the recent or ders of the war. department the body was exhumed and brought to Portland, arriving Tuesday afternoon. Walling is survived by his parents and two sisters. Miss Gladys Walling and Mrs. O. Hollingsworth of Portland. Taxes Are $21,338,615.82 Seattle, Dec. 29. (U. P.) Total taxes in King county for '1921 will amount to I21.338.61S.82, according to figures re cently co'mplled by County Tax Assessor Frank W. Halt These figures show an increase over last year that is due en tirely to the heavy increase In school taxes authorized by the voters, Hull stated. Pollman Mentioned Probable Successor On Highway Board Salem, Dec. 29. The name of William Pollman of Baker, one of Eastern Ore gon's most prominent bankers and stock men, is prominently mentioned in state house circles in connection with discus sion of appointments to fill the vacancy on the state highway commission caused by the death of E. K'ddle at his home In Island City, Tuesd.V morning. Pollman, . it is known, was seriously considered by Governor Olcott for the post of highway commissioner to suc ceed William Burgess, who was killed in the Claremont tavern, Portland. At that time business interests prevented Pollman's acceptance of the appoint ment, it is understood. Pollman is known to be a good roads enthusiast and a man who is 11 qualified for the position. Wealthy Texan Dies San Antonio, Texas, Dec 29. Colonel George W. Brackenridge, said to be one of the richest men in Texas, died here suddenly last night of heart failure. He was a native of Indiana and came to Texas in 1866. He was a retired banker and principal owner of the San Antonio Express. . Charles E. Schmid; Guardianship Case Granted 'Armistice' ' A six-weeks' ."armistice" is declared in (he fight between Charles E. Schmid and his four children two sons and two daughters as to whether or not a guard l.i n shall be appointed for the 78-year- eld man. Thi "armistice" Is by order ct Presiding Judge Tazwell, who will 1 crmlt 'this - lapse of time before con cluding, the hearing on the application for -appointment of a -guardian, in order to iK'rmit Dr. William House, acting on behnlf of the court, to become more familiar with Schmid' mental condi iioq. '.. The aged man, who has a fortune of fiH'Msimately $150,000, and who came t;j Portland penniless many years ago, fy4-on the witness stand Tuesday after l.oun, and Impressed spectators as being a shrewd business man with , the details of! his affairs well inimind. He said he had made large gifts to his children w tsich they had squandered. "They'd foe giad If I'd .ie tomorrow so they could Spend my money,' paid Schmid. oAbout One-Eleven 4 4 4 cigarettes JUST act inside word about One Eleyen. The American To bacco Company has served the public with fine tobaccos for many years. ? It commands the experience 'and skill to prepare and know good cigarettes. The American Tobacco Com pany would not give the address of its home office as the name of a new cigarette if it did not Delieve that the blend would please you. i 20 M l . which meant that if you don't 3j like "111" Cigarette, you can fret 1 lit U your money back from the dealer. M Finally try them Belated Carloads Factory Rebuilt Pianos Avalso arrivals of more carloads of the new pianos and player pianos bought by the hundreds, because player pianos now sell exclusively in the east and new, factory rebuilt and used pianos are still being shipped to Portland to be sold here and along the coast, where pianos are still wanted in all he natural wood finishes, such as the popular fumed oaks, golden oaks, mahogany and fancy walnuts, in both dull and high polishes. Greatly Reduced Prices v Pianos, good as new, $295, $395, $435 and $495 . $15 or $25 sends one home, then $8, $12 or more monthly. 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