Two Iowa Banks Are Victims of Gang of Bandits j{» 5._. $11,700 in Cash, $400,000 in Notes Is Loot From Banks at Fenton. Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Il Fenton, la., Nov. 1.—A gang of men parked their automobile on the outskirts of this town about 8 this morning, cut telephone and telegraph wires, then dashed , t ~ ' ' They Missed One. The yeggmen, in rutting flic wires approaching AJie town, over looked just one single telephone trunk and it was over this one that Mrs. Smith sent the message which brought t lie sheriff to the ■js scene. v- — - -- . ■/ If * 1 into the mam street and , fobbed the Farmers Savings ' bank and the Fenton State /‘bank of 811,700 in cash and bonds and 8400,000 in notes. The robbery was carried out with the same daring that has marked bank robber ;; ies in Soldier and Little Sioux, It., in the last week. The banks face each other . bn opposite sides of the .r’reet. In each, the doors of /the safes were blown off -IjV'ith nitroglycerine. Both Fronts Blown Out. The r')!)! era enured each bank by - frying op n rear windows with crow I’ti'-ra stolen from a - action house. Th-- force of the explosions hlew out •j tl'*» entire fronts of both hanks. ).!• T. W. 1/Turltz-n. in bis restaurant. I three doors south vif the State bank, -i heard the explosion and rushed Into th'- street. He was met promptly by :j'n large man with a revolver, who " s lot at him. i "Get back inside, and don’t make no .noise," was the stern command. !•; Lauritzen obeyed, and, through a /small window, watched the operations. Calls for Sheriff. i| When the second explosion came li arvoke AV. if. Allsup, driver of an oil wagon who lives four doors from the Farmers Savings lank, lie also went in to the street ami was driven back by the guard. Mrs. Marne Smith, telephone op erator, w-lio lives in the exchange building, was awakened by this time. ■ [Looking out of a front window, she -. Town of 250 People. Fenton is a town of 250 people in Kossuth county, north central Iowa. It is on n branch line of the North western railway only about 15 miles from the Minnesota state line. It is 22 miles northwest of Algonn anti about 00 miles north of Fort Dodge. ; ___/ saw a guard standing there also. kShe put In a call for Sheriff Ueorge Hackman at Alyona while her hut band watched the guard outside. The sheriff, with Deputy L. 13. Hovey, arrived here at 5, nn hour after the robbers hud muds their get 'away. They went west from hei*e. A former living a mile out of town re ported seeing two big cars filled with '• -'Jtnen going past his place at high a speed just after •!. $5,20(1 Only in Cash. "Our tank was robbed of $2,S00 in i irrency am] diver 1 'sides several thousands of bonds," said K. een his after-war dc but in France, Ins been run lied owing to the agitation again t the appearance of a former enemy in the State theater on Armi stice day. The promote! ' said they had no Idea of propaganda in arranging the affair, but had received bo many pro tests that they would change the date, particularly as Kreisler h.maelf had telegraphed to them to the effect that lie thought the objections were well founded and that Armifltic day wm a j tactless choice. C3ean men are healthy men Men who enjoy good health bathe daily, shave daily, change their undergarments duily and keep their outward clothing clean. Dirt-infested clothing invites disease, because we breathe "through our clothes.” Clean clothing means better health, better mental efficiency and better living. I’hone AT 0345 and have your clothing cleaned “The Dresher Way,” which means thnt your returned cloth ing is guaranteed sterile, absolutely clean, and neatly pressed. —■ - Men’s Suits Cleaned and Pressed . BRANCH OFFICES—Draahar, Tk. T.llor, ISIS F.rn.m * Burgesa-Nash Stor*; South Sid*, 4028 South 24th St. W* Pay Return Parcel Postal Charges Anywher* Under th* American Flag Dresher Bros 2211-2213-2218-2217 Farnam Slraal i Charles Edison, chairman of the board of directors of the Thomas A. Edison Industries, Inr., of East Orange, N. J., has found business conditions good throughout the coun try despite the fact that this Is a presidential year. The young man, son of the famous Inventor, Is tn Omaha on his swing of the middle nest. He Is accom panied by Mrs. Edison. "I am favorably Impressed with Omaha, ' he declared. ‘ Bankers and business men seem tn be prospering. everybody looks happy end the weather Is Ideal." The head of the Edison company said that the phonograph was becom ing more and more of a business asset annually. He was referring particularly to the Edlphone, which Is put out by his concern. While in Omaha he conferred with Harry Kerer of the All Mtkes Typewriter company, 205 South Eighteenth street, and Hugo O. Heyn, manager pf the Edlphone dlvisnn of the company. Heyn put Omaha on the honor roll of nine cities which led In the dis tribution of Edlphones last year. -1 Democratic Presidents Borrowed to Run Government in Peace Times The rail Just Issued by (he repub lican administration to redeem $1JR, 000.000 In government bonds recalls the fact that these were Issued under a democratic president (Cleveland) In 1S95 and marked the second occasion when the United States borrowed money to pay running expenses In peace time. The first sale to provide money to run the -government alio came In Cleveland's administration. Cleveland Sets Precedent. Thus a precedent was established, but Mr. Cleveland was firmly de terrnined to maintain the credit of the government, lie wrote that he “had a congress on his hands" and that congress opposed him to the ut most. It was a congress of his own party, hut was largely made up of free silver men, under the leader ship of "Oliver Dick" Bland of Mis souri and William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska, who attacked the preside ni at every opportunity. The whole affair occasioned much public discussion and the heated cam palgn of IR'Jfi was found on the Issue brought forward by the action of President Cleveland. He maintained the credit of the government, but lost landing with hiH party. The election of McKinley on a platform with a gold plank forever fixed the standard of money In the United States. It is Interesting, too, to record the fart that no more borrowing in peace time was experienced until after Woodrow was seated. Then the sec retary of treasury, William Gibbs Sic Adoo, resorted to the Issuance of treasury certificates in sntlcipatlon of revenue collections. This went on until Andrew Mellon came Into the treasury snd found I",000,000,000 of these short time notes awaiting re demptlon. 23 BARS OF CRUDE SILVER ARE STOLEN Twenty-three bars of crude silver bullion were stolen from a boxcar at the smelter plant, foot of Dougins street, Thursday night. K. Schaek, transportation super intendent, who reported the theft to police, said the bars are valued at ntrout $10 each. — T!oe Want Ads produce results. t i If You Are Seeking HEALTH Investigate Chiropractic No matter what your disease may he, you can investigate with safety, as no qualified practitioner will accept a case he cannot help. Hours, 9 A. M. to 8 P. M. Members ‘‘Omaha Atlas Club" IfflfiiB I Waterw orks Men i of Iowa Section to Meet Thursday ¥ Tlircr-Dav Session at Iowa City Will Take 1 p Im provements in Water Supply. The Inwa soctlon nf the American Water VV'm 1<« a88or;ation will meet for its 10th annua! convention at Iowa t’ity. la.. November ti. The meeting will continue through No vember N. The membership of the Iowa sec tion at present includes all American Water Works association men, who reside in the states of Iowa, Ne braska, Missouri and South Du kota. George T. Prince, consulting en gineer, Omaha, will speak before the convention on Saturday, November 8. Ills subject will be “Improving the Winner, S. D., Water Supply." ; 13. W. Dennison, engineer, Kelly Well company, Grand Island, Neb., will speak on “Methods of Develop* in]?' Underground Water Supplies." The convention program follows: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER *. 9:30 A. M. Registration. pornte chamber, old cspl »• I t'iv maiM i^T“ Trr OUT «k««r SKatIM Slick. Ht I W ANT APS KKIM. RKSl'l.Tb j im KHl IM MI NT. WARNING ' Why you should take or ganic iron to enrich your blood instead of metallic iron—how to tell the dif ference. Wh’l# • n • Mle'.x re t<* ; your blood contain, organic iron snd not mataihx- i* on nh<*h people u»turh the »l,»m»oh A. few i *>. n ill often tom;uenct» tx' onriah your | i Ix'od. help nviialtae lour ax>rnoat ev j hxusted nerves and give > „ rex* strength % ... i fciixl enerifx It *. <*!• about e ghteen timea ^ as -i Ux b to make » , : >e N \ - I a ted lrxxn, as it d.-*-* to make metallic* •ron4 though it caps you but iittie more. Mn.vya insst on hot); grnu.ie or game ron Nu\a«ed Iron If > ,m» are not feei tig x;uite up to the mat*. telephone for a l pa. kaga today in tablet form oniy look | f ' the lettera N 1 •• ex <■ tablet and • r 'use la take »uhatttui*a Y»'ur money ! ' K* *'f«it‘led lx tr* manufgt tiryi* 1 >■;*» dYMtie’ un v* »' a* .factory - gg^HgEgi \ t ^ ^nr*^tTl t9UM|||Uj i 2 Years. $2,000 > Fine Given to Hum V iolator Bluff* Man Given Ri^'I Sen tence in Federal Court; Con federate Gets 6 Month*, $2,000 Fine. George Pabst, 52, was fined and sentenced to Leavenworth fed oral prison for two years Saturday in Council lilufls by Federal Judge Martin J. Wade. Pabst was found guilty by a jury Friday on five courts of violating the prohibition laws. The prison sen tence was imposed cn the fifth count, i barging conspiracy to violate the law. Mrs. Klla Schultz, CT, also was found guilty on three counts and fined $2,0011 and sentenced to six months in jail. The two were arrested after police raided 625 Cross street September 1 . and found In the basement a 50-gal- -T Ion still and 14 barrels of mash. Mrs. Schultz denied any knowledge that the still and mash were In the base ment. •lodge Wade scored the defense, de. daring that much perjured testimony had h" n offered. Uncle Sam Pays Norton Postage ^ Government franked F.n velopes Carry Demo Propa ganda. Sheltonite Reports. Political propaganda favoring J. N. Norton for governor Is being mailed out in government franked envelopes to farmers, according to T. L. Barrett of Shelton, Neb. The letters bear the imprint of the Nebraska Farm Federation, are mailed from Lincoln and bear signa ture of C. B. Steward, treasurer. They urge the farmers to get out and vote for Norton and declare that he is a tiller of the soil. Mr. Barrett received one of the free postage democratic letters. "With the letter came a Norton pamphlet Indorsing the democratic party's principles in government franked envelopes.” he says. A "We farmers pay $10 a year mem- * bership in the federation to be told how to vote, i-a Follette only charged $1 and allowed the ones who would not pay to have the advice free. Also Mr. Steward has the government pay the postage. "Page Mr. Whe»ler. lie might find a slush fund.” Learn this'Bufinesa of Happiness" Refund Profeuiom, Goe>d SeUrfr Steady Employment SOS La Salle Ave., Mtanrapolia