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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 8, 1923)
t Iowa Slayer ! of Grocer Dies on Gallows Olander Goes to Death Protesting He Didn’t Get “Square Deal.’’ By AsMoriatetl rrrss. Fort Madison, la., Sept. 7.—Wil liam C. Olander was born at Boxholm, Ja., In northwestern Boone county, In 1899. His parents were Swedish emi grant*, and while Olander was a baby his father is said to have disappeared, leaving Mrs. Olander with five small children. Young Olander went to Boone to work, and while in his early teens he was sent to the Kldora train ing school for boys for stealing a flashlight from a Boone hardware store. ’ . He was paroled in 1915 to the super intendent of a light and power plant at Forest City and he worked for a number of years In light plants there and at Charles City and Fmmetsburg. At the age of 18 he married a Forest City girl. •loins Engineers. When the United States entered the world war Olander joined the (engineers fcnd was sent to Bordeaux, (where he operated steam cranes un loading food and supplies at the 'wharves, ' Returning from the war in April. 1919, and finding no work in electric light plants, he went to work in the gypsum mills at Fort Dodge, leav ing his wife and three small children at Forest City. When the gypsum mills closed in 1920 Olander was thrown out of work, and he remained In Fort Dodge with two fellow work ers at the mills, William Goebel and Charles Sweeney. Police suspected him of complicity in several hold ups before he was arrested by police for the shooting of Berthold Halfpap, Fort Dodge grocer. Olander confessed that he and Goe btijand Sweeney planned the rob lli^ffy of Halfpap’s grocery, in the edge of Fort Dodge, and that he shot the grocer when the latter threw a hatchet at him in resisting the at tack. He fired, he said, as he ran out of the door. sentenced to Han?. Upon his plea of guilty he was sentenced by Judge G. D. Thomp son of the Webster county district court to hang on August 11, 1922. Goebel and Sweeney pleaded not guilty and were found guilty and sen tenced to life imprisonment. Olander's attorney, Mike Healy, of Fort Dodge, carried Olander’s case to the state supreme court, then to the United States supreme court, and fi nally hack to the United States dis trict court, nil of which refused to act to alter the ■sentence of the dis trlct court. A final resort, a plea to Governor Kendall of Iowa for com mutation of the sentence to life im prisonment, failed three weeks ago, when Governor Kendall refused to lnterefers. The fight for Olander's life set a record for litigation In a murder case In Iotfra. Officer's Toe Is Mashed pagtf He Rescues Fallen Horse Jasper M. Kirk, emergency officer. 3414 South Twenty-eighth avenue, is Incapacitated for duty. The largest and best toe on his left foot is mashed. At 4:30 Friday morning report reached police sta tion that a horse belonging to the Roberts dairy had fallen, and was in danger of breaking its leg trying to get up. Kirk answered the call. In releas ing the horse, the shaft of the wagon to which It was attached fell on his toe. Kirk was givpn emergency treat ment by Police Sergeant A1 Sinclair and sent to his home. Record Report According to report just completed by Frank Kllas, clerk of the criminal division of the municipal court, $7,612.73 was collected in fines, costs and forfeited bonds during the month of August, the largest sum collected during any one month so far this year. The costs and lines go to the school fund; the forfeited bonds go to the police relief and pension fund. Fines during the month totaled $5,318.25; costs totaled *1,282.50 snd forfeited bonds totaled *1,012. August ( was the heaviest day of the month. Fines totaling J^20 were collected. The lightest day was An yust 30, when the total was only *52. 1508 DOUGLAS STREET World Theater Bid*. Ring Mountings Fads In gift* come and go, but a beautiful ring—time honored as a gift and a cherished adornment- still finds acceptance every where. YE DIAMOND SHOPPE Ring mountings are de signed by artists who know how to work out modern artistic tendencies In the precious metals. YE DIAMOND SHOPPE Ring mountings are avail able In white gold, 18 and 20 karat—Platinum — Plati num top—In a large variety of beautiful designs. i Ke Diamond it: i t ' lit t hi k i.ht OOOO OUMH.LOUB ooo< Girls Who Have "Burglar Alarm Clock’ Fein Anderson, left, and her cousin, llenui Anderson, who were awakened early this morning when a burglar stumbled over an alarm clock In their room at 1317 Park avenue. “Lost” Boy, 10, Safe Breaker Sheriff of Red Oak (la.) Phones Police to Hold Child Seeking “Aunts.” Billy Tates, 10. of Bed Oak, la., arrived in Omaha Friday morning looking for his two aunts who live on Farnam street. His mother put him on the train, he said, giving him a note with his .aunts’ address. At the station, he de cided to be a man, and tore up the hote. Then he forgot the address. He wound up at police statino. Billy's story, however, failed to tally with an excited telephone call from the sheriff at Red Oak. According to the sheriff, Billy was locked in the AVhitaker hardware store at Red Oak last night and amused himself by breaking the safe and escaping with $16. He said it was the boy's second offense. Billy spent his last dime for taxi fare after arriving in Omaha. He will be turned over to Juvenile authorities. German Dent in 16 Figures Berlin, Sept. 6.—Germany's float ing debt August 31 was more than one quadrillion marks.- In round fig ure** it was 1 ,'J35,067,000,000,000 marks. Woman Attacks Federal Assent Armed With Butcher Knife, W ife of Still Owner Goes After Dry Sleuth. S. J. Knox, federal prohibition agent working out of Council Bluffs, was at tacked by a woman armed with a butcher knife when he raided the home of Tony Abdovich in Mills bounty, 12 miles south of Council Bluffs, Wednesday night. The attack was made by Mrs. Wb dovich, after Knox and his agents had confiscated a 15-gallon still. The woman was not arrested, although her husband was held on a liquor charge. A still was also seized at the home of H. P. Bedtker In Mills county. He was to be arraigned t<rfny. Birthdays Same Day Friday was the birthday of Olerich Jelen, employed in the office of the city clerk at the city hall. It is also the birthday of Alondo H. Wilson, 2108 North Sixteenth street, truck driver for the Standard Oil company. So the two men celebrated by join ing In the issuance of a permit to operate a motor vehicle to Wilson. BEATON DRUG CO, Fifteenth and Farnam SPECIAL CUT PRICES FOR SATURDAY AND MONDAY -ELECTRIC $ 1.50 10-ft. Extension Cord with all connections for globe, special .80£ *6 6-lb. Elec tric Flat Iron 1 I complete with ^ cord for— * 83.49 ^ $3.50 Electric Curling Iron for.81.49 65c Heater Connection Plugs, fit all irons... .35* $1.00 Double Socket 2-Way Plugs for .59* $1 .50 Heater Connection Set, including socket plug, 6-ft. heater cord and Security plug, all for.98* $5 00 Electric Toaster, turns bread automatically, for . 83.49 15c Fuse Plugs, any size, 7* 10 to 50-Watt Edison Mazda Lamp* . 32* |-FOR MEN $1.00 Gem Razor with blades for . 07* $6.00 Gillette Gold Razor and three blades, special..79* Auto Strop Razor wtih three blades nnd strop, Saturday only, all for. 64* 35c De Luxe Shaving Creme, special Saturday only, 19* $1.00 Gillette Razor Blades for . 09* $1.00 Auto Strop Blades for . 65* -TOILET ARTICLES — $1.50 Coty’s L’Oriffan Face Powder . . . . 75* 30c Mavis Talcum Powder for. 17* 10c Wanous Shampoo Bafts, 4 for . 25* 26c Golden Glint Shampoo for. 19* 75c Stacomb for th# hair for . 54* BOc Hair Groom . • 43* $1 .50 Van Ess Hair Grower | for .*1.18 I 60c Emulsion Coroanut Otl for . 34* 60c Stillman's Freckle Cream for. 39* 35c Odorono .24* BOc Pebeco . . . .33* 50c Palm Olive Shampoo for . 39* 10c Palm Olive Snap, B cakes for . 35* $2.00 Goutorbe Double Com pact, all shades, (told or black enamel, hinjfe box for . 98* BOc Djerkiss Face Powder for . 34* BOc West Tooth Brush, 38* $1.00 Wild Root Hair Tonic for. 79* $1.00 Lucky Tiffer Hair Tonic for. 79* -RUBBER GOODS $1.25 2-qt. Velvet Fountain Syringe .MS*4 $1.50 2-qt. Velvet Combina tion Hot Water and Foun tain . OStf $3.50 I.a Crando Female Hprny Syringe ... 81.08 12 .50 l,e (irande Combination Fountain Syringe nnd Water Bottle, guaranteed two years, for . . . 81.50 [ -DRUG WANTS $1.10 Mastin’* Vitamon Tab lets for . .. .69* 60c Resinol Ointment. 45* $1.25 Pinkham Vegetable Compound for .92* 50c Orazin Tooth Paste for . 34* 80c Lavoris ... .Jl9* $3.75 Horlick’s Hospital Size Malted Milk, each ..82.89 100 Mulford Aspirin Tablets, 100 in bottle .49* 25c Mentholatum . ....17* $1.60 Lyko Tonle for. .98* 25c Lysol .19* 60c Norwich Milk of.Mag nesia for .33* 50c Listerine . . . .34* $1.10 Tanlac .77* 30c Laxative Bromo Quinine for . 23* 60c Syrup Figs .43* 30c iCdwards’ Olive Tablet* for . 22* 60c Doan’s Kidney Pills for . 44* 50c Zonite Antiseptic, 43* 25c N. R. Tablet*.17* Hfic Glover’s Mange....48* 50c Hind'* Honey and Almond Cream . ...36* 35c Wilson Clothes Cleaner for . 21* 15c Fab or Lux Soap Chips for . 9* 30c Woodbury Soap,... 18* 30c Cuticura Soap.19* -RADIO SETS $7.50 Radio Crystal Seta for . 84.98 $5.00 Radio Head Phones, 3.000-Ohm . 83.98 $1.50 Receiving Plujrs for . 81.29 $15.00 complete Radio Crys tal Sets with Head Phone*, Aerial Pluf for electric lilfht socket and (rrotind wire^ ready to hook up, for . 89.98 -PHOTO DEPT. $12.50 1-A Rex Junior Cam era, S. A. Pens, special Sat urday to Monday. 88.98 $15.00 1-A Rcxn Junior Cam era, R. R. Pens, special Sat urday to Monday, 810.49 Extra Special 2-A Box Camera, recular price $3.00, special while they last.91.98 Films Developed Frae When Prints Are Ordered. -FOUNTAIN PENS $2.00 Beaton Special, 91.00 Complete line John Hancock. Waterman, Parke'r and Conklin from 82.50 and »P -CIGARETTES Camels, Lucky Strike* or Cheaterfields, 2 for. 25* Per carton of 200, $ | .25 CIGARS—Saturday All 2 for 26c Cigars, your choice .... . 10* All 16c Straight t’ijrara, 2 for . 25* All 10c Straight Cigar*, •2 for..25* -MAIL ORDERS Add 6 rents otv every dollar to rover parking and post age. Special! White House Cook Rook, $1.50 value— 98c' Main Floor Burgess-Nash Company _ _* EVERYBQDYS STORE" _ “Bobolink Books” $1.00 C ontain two double faced rec ords of popular nursery songs. Fifth Fleer Women's “Carter” Union Suits 48c Regular $1.00 suits of fine quality lisle, sleeveless, bodice or full shoulder style, loose knee. Flesh color. Women's “Columbine” Union Suits 69c 11 Made of fine quality lisle, Sleeveless, full or bodice tops, loose and tight knees; white or flesh. Sizes 34 to 38. Regu larly $1.00; sale price, 69c. Sizes 40 to 44, regularly $1.25;-sale price, 89c. • One Lot of Wash Goods Yard 63c Values up to $1.95 Such high class fabrics as imported French ratine, crepe de chene, cotton Canton crepes, printed Canton crepes, em broidered Swisses, French ef fects in nauvopteus. Coats and Suits t In the Season’s Mbst Favored Styles Special Prices on Suits During every daytime hour a woman is well dressed when she wears a j tailored suit,. In navy and black twill cords we are showing three special groups tailored on long straight lines with or without belts. All sizes. $29.50 $39.50 $49.50 Furred Suits One enjoys the fall season to its fullest extent when she wears a suit .whose elegance is enhanced by wide bands of fur. Fashioned of rich fabrics, the newest which are Charmeen Veldyne Rei de Laine Marleen 9 Latest Models in New Fall Footwear At $13.50 Very new is the French last with rounded toe that is the marked feature of this strap pump developed of black pat ent. The daintiest of afternoon pumps is of lop cabin suede, with finely interlaced straps and hiph French heel. A flat tering pump to wear and very comfortably styled. Main Floor $12.50 Distinguished hy its very novel trimmings of perforated blaek patent, our beige oxford for street and sports wear will prove to be one of our most popular num bers. Sports Models in Coats Camel hair and plaid coatings—coats in which man nish tailoring and sturdy all-wool materials combine to produce the most serviceable, practical coats that may be worn now. and practically all the season through. Misses’ sizes, 14 to 18. Women’s sizes, 36 to 44. $25.00 $29.50 $39.50 Fur-Trimmed Coats Of beautiful soft fabrics whose silky sheen is matched with pelts of wintry beauty. Materials include: Percosia Marvella Fashona Oriona Cordova With collars, cuffs and bands of Black Fox Kit Fox Beaver Viatka Squirrel Gray Squirrel Mole Fitch Pearl Fox Third Floor Very Special New Millinery On Sale Saturday $'.95 “Something new every day”—which makes the Burgess-Nash Millinery section so interesting a shopping center—which makes possible this extraordinary selling. Clever Pokes Shapes Droopy Effects Closefitting Models, effectively trimmed with smart feathers, fabric flowers and novel embroidery. A wonderful assortment at $5.95. Third Floor The Public Is Invited to Attend a Musical Program and Entertainment to be held in our Auditorium Saturday at 2:30 by the noted Professor Cheney assisted by Irma Oberreuter. Emily Lear and Grace Ferrer, accompanied by Karl Tunberf. Fifth Floor School Clothes for Children Sturdy Clothes for Boys Now that school has started mothers will doubt less find many articles that will need replenishing. Two-Pants Suits $8.95 - $13.95 Norfolk and plain belted • models of pood wearing fab rics in the season's most wanted shades. The majority have two pairs of fully lined knickers. Sizes ti to IS. Kaynee and K & S Blouses Each, 95c Made of striped ami checked materials that are guaranteed. Sizes ti t<*11. “Keller” Sweater Coat* $5.00 \ large variety of nil wool combinations and plain colored I sweaters, attractively priced Others priced up to $10.00. Third Flnor Children’s Hats $3.95 By far the greatest se lection of children's hats to he found in Omaha, in cluding the famous "Madge Kvans” models. Third Floor "Jack Tar" Regulation Dresses For School Girls Made in one-piece style with yoke and wide box pleated frottf and back and two-inch belt. Sire t5 to 14. Long sleeves and sailor collar are finished with rows of brain trimming. Of good quality standard Jean, Palmer cloth and linen in tan. medium blues, cadet and natural linen. Sizes 6 to 14 years. $4.5010 $7.95 Tailored of French serge, §15 •J Third Floor Children s School Stockings Good wearing ribbed stocking* in black and cordovan with double knee* and reinforced heels and toe*. Pair... Three pair*. Main Fl«»or The Famous “Pied Piper” Shoes for Children Authorized Exclusive Agents in Omaha for “ Pied Piper* ’ Shoes. I Main soft toe Imicher style lace shoes built on nature last. Comes in smoked calf that is easily cleaned and lookr well with white stock ings. Also black and brown. Sizes 5 to 8.$3.50 Sizes HC. to 12.$1.00 High top shoes of patent leather with smoked elk t o p and patent cuff. Lace style. i Sizes HH. to 12. f 85.00 Sizes 12i . to 2 85.75 Smart School-Girl Oxfords > $6.85 The squared toe, the sole so flexible that it may he bent back to meet the heel, the flat walking heel with built-up arch these are feature* enough to make them popular with even high school and college girl*. In Patent... 97.50 Main Floor A high top lace shoe of dark brown calf with saddle strap of smoked elk. Serviceable for school days and very cleverlv styled. \ Sizes .r»'« to 8 . . .. aq Sizos 10 12.■ ■ . ' Lace shoe of patent leather with elk top. Mothers like the light top for girls to wear with white stockings. Sizes to 6 S UM) Sizes SU to 12 S4.50