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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 1924)
Tom Flinn to Face Jury on Bus Robbery » I Acquitted Slayer Looks Much Less the Hero Than at Murder Trial Two Years Ago. Looking much less the hero titan when he sot in federal court in Jan < uttr.v, 1923, charged with the murder ' of John Salerno, Tom Flinn, 21, sat in district court Thursday while a jury was being impaneled to try him on a charge of robbing the Union Bus line office, 114 South Seventeenth street, of $52 on August 28. He shot Salerno, he alleged, in self defense while Salerno and others were taking hint on a terror ride and threatening to throw hint in the river because at that time he was an in former working for the federal pro hlbltion director. Fifteen members of the W. C. '1'. IT. sat in the federal courtroom. Bishop and Mrs. Homer Stuntz, other minis ters and Elmer Thomas and Dr. Jen nie Cnllfas of the 5,000 committee were there, lending support to the young champion of law enforcement who was believed to have risked his life for the cause. He was acquitted triumphantly. Tn the marshal's office after the verdict a large group Of his new-found friends gathered about him. Many asked for his signature in their auto graph books. Flinn extended proruse thanks, not only to these but even to the prosecu tors who. he magnanimously declared, “only did their duty.” These friends were absent in dis trict court Thursday, except Irvin Ktalmaster, who prosecuted hint on the murder charge. He was present, again as prosecutor. Raymond Baker, arrested with Fltnn for the alleged robbery. Is scheduled to be the principal state's witness against Flinn. He didn't even have an attorney of his own. Assistant Public Defender James Walker appeared for hint. WHEELER HAS TO . 10 A.M. FRIDAY City Clerk Janies Doctor reports (hat no supplementary recall petitions have been filed by Lyman G. Wheel er, former police captain, whose original recall petition was declared by city council to contain only 13 ac ceptable signatures out of a total of more than 9,000 signatures. Wheeler, according to law, has until 10 a. m. Friday to file supplementary lists. Modern methods of handling and caring for milk, like the efficient trans portation systems of today, require capital. Yet today it is actually cheaper to ride 1,000 miles on a modem Pullman than to travel the same distance with an ox team, likewise it is as cheap to use milk cared for with modern dairy equip ment as it is to use milk that has been im properly handled. Changes have come about through education and progress. Modern dairy equipment has enabled us to handle more than 12,000,000 bottles of Roberts Milk already this year in Lincoln, Sioux City and Omaha. Because of this large out put we are able to sell Roberts Milk as cheaply as less dependable milk products can be sold. Order ROBERTS MILK today. It costs no more, yet it is the product of every modern method known to scien tific dairy practice and is backed by an organization of responsibility. ROBERTS SANITARY DAIRY ROBERTS MILK Phone HA rncy 2226 I Court Orders Charge of Perjury Against Witness in Birks Trial “Mr. Witness." said District Judge L. R. Day sternly tn Robert W. Bridges, Carter Lake club. In domes tic relations court Thursday, “1 have never heard n man who has been more persistently evasive in giving testimony than you have shown your self to be." “We take exception to the remarks of the court,” said Eugene O'Sullivan, attorney. “The exception Is allowed and the court continues.” replied Judge Day. "The county attorney is directed to file charges of perjury against this witness. He is excused.” It was in the suit of George Btrks of Mount Pulaski, 111., against his former wife, Eileen Parks. 4.1in Erskine street, to got possession of their child, Robert Roland, 5. Bridges admitted that lie had been hired by Mrs. Sue Griffin, then liv ing at Carter lake, and Detective J. Bitterly and Jack Cicotte. who came here from Illinois to do some work In the case. -Bridges said he hud done nothing but drive the party around in his car. 1 Tp received about $125 for this, he said. lie insisted he knew nothing that happened on drives^ to f.ake Manawa and Krug Park, w hen Mrs. Birks was a member of tlie party. He admitted he understood that W. E. Birks of Mount Pulaski, father of George Birks. was behind the detective work. He told of getting two money orders for $50 each which came in his name, but were for Mrs. Griffin, to whom lie said he turned over the money. Bridges said he refused Bltterly's nffer to take employment ns a detec tive. Mrs. Eileen Birks took the witness stand and related several episodes of alleged cruelty by her husband. "Once whan we were moving to the Dartmoor I hired a coupe because l had a lot of running around on er rands to do," she said. "He came home and demanded to know why I had hired the car. I told him and he went out to drive it away. I had a little dog in it that I had bought for the baby and Jie was going to throw that out.” She alleged that he took dope. REVENGE IS SWEET. CRIES PERFUMER ■■Zev” Pitch, Pnlon Pacific special a gent, embodied the condensed es sence of spring when lie stalked into j police headquarters Thursday morn ing. The reason was black narcissus perfume lavishly applied. His entrance caused the usual "wise" comment from various detec tives. Whereupon “Zev" calmly pro duced a vanity case, extracted a bot tle of the black narcissus and pro ceeded to sprinkle drops of fragrance upon detective bureau operatives. “Revenge is sweet,” quoth Fitch. "Maybe they won’t have to do some tall alibi-ing to their wives tonight.” FIRE STATION TO BE ARMORY Thq national guard committee sf the Chamber of Commerce, a subdivi sion of the federal relations cornrnlt ! tee, agreed Thursday to underwrite the $7,000 to $S,000 necessary to re model the old fire station at Twelfth and Dodge streets Into an armory. Col. Amos Thomas, commanding of ficer of the 134th n fan try, Nebraska National Guard, declared at the meet ing that his regiment of 1,500 men would march in the American Legion parade during the convention next year. UNIVERSITY FUND DRIVE IS PLANNED W. F. Baxter, J. K. Davidson, A. W. Gordon and A. B. Currie, who have been delegated hy the Greater Omaha committee to direct the work of raising a building fund and endow ment for the University of Omaha, made preliminary plans Wednesday afternoon for having this work done hy January 3. The men met with Dr. D. K. Jenkins, president of the University of Omaha. This committee will meet npxt Tuesday night with the board of trus tees of the university, at which time a definite working plan will he out lined. A city-wide financial campaign is not contemplated. BLANKETS Large Assortment REAL BARGAINS Priced From 95c to $6.95 Scott Omaha Tent and Awning Co. 15th and Howard Oppoiite Auditorium State Pavin* Drive Favored Bad Roads Cost Nebraskans . $4,000,000 Annually in Gas, Glaim. Omahans who attended the annual meeting of the Nebraska Good Hoads association, predicted on their return to Omaha Thursday that Nebraska will rapidly climb out of Its low rank ing amdhg states with reference to mileage of paved roads. The plan for a state-wide paving ptogram is regarded as a most coin prehensive one, calling for tjfe expen diture of between $42,000,000 and $48,000,000 over a six-year period. This money is to be raised through appropriations in match money avail s ----- > Presidential Poll. Oil the train carrying many Omaha business men home from the good roads meeting at Hast ings Wednesday night a presiden tial poll was taken by a prominent democrat of Nebraska City, who had been telling his friends how Nebraska was swinging for Davis and Bryan. The poll showed the following votes: f’oolidge, 28; llavis, 14; I,a Follette, 4. __' able through federal aid, a 2-cent tax on gasoline and the use by the state of 50 per cent of the license fees col lected by counties. Bipartisan Committee. Most important part of the plan, in the opinion of J. C. Itahel, who repre sented C. M. Wilhelm at the meeting, is the .provision for the appointment of a bipartisan committee of three xonsalaried men, one to lie an expert engineer, to serve as a state highway commission and to superintend the state wide program. This commission is expected to keep the program on a state-wide basis rather than on the present county road building system. The commission is to he appointed by the governor and approved by the senate. "Actual tests proved that dirt roads cost the gasoline user 6 cents per gallon." said Mr. Rahel. "By getting the roads paved the motorist actual ly saves 4 cents on every ■ gallon. There ahorld be no objectioa to the tax. $4,000,000 Wasted Annually. "In Nebraska last year, 100,000, 000 gallons of gasoline were used. With its per -lit unpaved roads this means that Nebraska gasolie users actually were wasting $4,000,000 nn ually because it takes more gas to drive on dirt roads." W. A. Ellip of the Chamber of Commerce made clear the great need for road improvement in his speech at Hastings, when he explained that automobile clubs and chambers of commerce in both the east and west arc routing tourists to avoid Ne braska's bad roads, Directors of the association were elected as follows: i*\ W. Putney. B. A. George, Lincoln; F. I,. Nesblt, C. M. Wilhelm, Omaha: George Wolz, Fremont; W. H. Blakeman. Norolk; A. H. Gray, Beatrice; K. T. Parnell, Fairmont; Walter Livingston, Hast ings; J. S. Canady, Allnden; J. A. Ross, Long Pine; Arthur Bowring. Merriman. Officers were elected as follows: President. W. H. Blakeman, Norfolk vice president. F. L. NVinbit. Omaha; treasurer, A. H. Gray. Beatrice; secretary, F. W. Putney. Doctor's Father Dies. Dennis Fitzgibbon, father of Dr. H M. Fitzgibbon, died at a local hospital following a lingering Illness. Burial will be Friday morning at Missouri Valley. Boat Firm Seeks to Lease Tracks Pier to Re Built at Douglas Street Landing If Request Is Granted. IT. .1. Rlx, secretary and manager of the Western Barge Bine company, has applied to the I’nion Pacific rail road for a lease of the tracks at the foot of Douglas street for the use of the steamship Decatur. This lease, it was said at the railroad offices, prob ably will be granted within two weeks. A pier will he built there, Rix said. In the meanwhile the Decatur, tow ing a bargeload of hogs and grain, was reported slowly making its way downstream on its ninlden trip from Sioux City and Decatur. Because of the heavy load and the shallow- chan nel, the steamer is not making fast time. It was expected Wednesday, but the arrival was postponed 24 hours. The cargo will be unloaded at the Woods Brothers Construction com pany plant at the foot of Pierce street and, as a temporary expedi ent, the Burlington has agreed to put cars on the spur there to take care of the load. If the Douglas street lease Is ap proved. Rix said, grain and merchan dise will be loaded there, and cattle and hogs vwill be taken care of at an other landing about half a mile above the smelters. SWITCH CHANGES MINDS OF BOYS Mike, J2. and Harry, 11, suns of Mr*. M. VV. Alexander. 2017 Spenrer street, failed to return home Wednes day night fnHU Sacred Heart school. Thursday morning the pair were sighted loitering near their home. A neighbor boy was sent by Mrs. Alex ander to tell them to come home. He reported that the pair had seen the switch In their mother's liand and de dined the Invitation. TtVe boys at tended their classes Thursday morn ing. Hark to Prison. Shenandoah. Ia., Oct. 9.—Nebraska prison gates will again close on a youth who broke his parole but w hose name Is withheld, this promise being made him tf he would confers. Wee intr apparel taken from the heme 4 . D. D Stitt. Pago county treasurer, was found in the youth's room. New Mexico G. A. R. Delegate Is V isiting at Hartiugtoa Hartiagton, (h%\. —B. A. Jones of Alburquerque, N. M.. who r#pr**«nted Xew Mexico at the national G. A. R. encampment at Boston. Is visiting old friends in this community. Mr. Jonea formerly ltved here. Richly Furred Coats ' HOW WE SELL ’EM $50 Best New Styles. . S39.78 $65 Best New Styles..949.90 $95 Best New Styles. $69.90 $125 Best New Styles $69.90 F. W. Thorne Co. 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EXTRAVAGANCE f | Jf DOUGLAS ST $12 Side Wave. *7.50 beautiful $1.00 Firat quality, all ahadaa. | An Entirely New Showing 4 and a Remarkable Sale of The Newer Modes In Autumn MILLINERY Copies of Recent French Imports and Original New York Creations $C95 Values Supreme One top* off the coitume delightfully with one of these clever new chapeaus. Very new and very flattering, ingeniously trimmed in the most unusual ways. Designed to appeal to women of taste, who appreciate smartness at a moderate price. Felts Satins Velvets Metallic Hats Panne Hatter's Plush Lyons Velvet The marvel is that hats such as the.e can be had for a mere $5.95—and in such variety—such a wealth of glorious colors—and in materials that ara the best. Hals for every type of femininity, ba she dignified matron or youthful flapper. MWinery— Third Floor _ _ . \ Friday —An Extraordinary Selling of Fur Trimmed COATS 1 ' Elegant coats with luxurious fur trimmings, in large, becoming collars, deep cuffs. The quality of furs used, in such profusion, and the exquisite quality of fabrics immediately establish these coats as rich, high grade models. The styles are unusually smart. Velverette, Flamingo, Marvella, Preciosa, Bolivia, Formosa, Fashona and Terona. Finely lined and trimmed. Gold Beaver Manchurian Wolf Jap Mink Mole Natural Squirrel Fine Fox Nutria Viatka Squirrel — Tomorrow-A New Shipment of jnm Several Hundred Distinctive New FROCKS ! L The Most Attractive Silk and Satin Charmeen Frock Yet Shou'71 at So Reasonable a Price | Street Frocks Afternoon and Dinner Frock* Dainty Party and Theater Frocks Trimmed in Seie W ays! These adorable frocks represent the very newest and smart est styles—straightline tunics attractively trimmed in gay touches of coloring, and evening frocks of exquisite colors— with marabou and feather trimmings. A wide variety ef models to please the most discriminating tastes—fashioned with characteristic Hersberg smartness. Other Clever Creations $15.00 to $89.50 In Accord with the ruling of The A..ociated Retailer, of Omaha Merchandi.e .hould not be accepted for credit or exchange unlau it be returned within three day. from date of .ale, accompanied by Sale Check and in »ame condition a. when purchased _H