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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1924)
Council Bluffs Mail Robbers to ; . Again Be Tried Rearrested on Release From Leavenworth; Now Held on Indictment Hitherto Concealed. (CnthiN From Face One.) investigated and found that the"-sealed registered mall car had bean looted. That began one of the greatest searches for mall robbers in the his tory of the country. The robbers were gone. There was no trace of them to be found. Then Quinby thought of Phillips and the ride through Council Bluffs. He mentioned the fact and the postal Inspectors arrested Phillips. After hoi*g» of grilling the boy broke down and admitted the part he had played In the robbery. But he refused to Implicate any others. He didn’t knqw them, he said. Army Captain Led Gang. (Jrhndually the long arm of the se crejt -service closed about the princi pals in the robbery and suspects until eight were being held In the Council Bluffs jail. But the leader, the man who ■ was said to have planned the robbery, could not be found. Then came a girl, Ella Peterson of Omaha. She said that Keith Collins, her. fiance, a captain of aviation in theCtTnlted States army, had suddenly accftiired wealth. Her love for the smlfyig, happy youth was great, but her,-We of right and wrong was greater. A ,.hue and cry was raised for Col lins, He disappeared. His mother, heap! broken because of the error of hereon, attempted to end her life. A brother insisted that Keith could not havg been one of the robbers, "he watt?t that kind.” Then Keith was arrested in Okla homa and brought back to Council Bliiln. He confessed. Some of the other suspects confessed. The case was .completed and the trials began. But a few thousand dollars of the loot was ever found. The 10 regis tered sacks which had been stolen had contained Liberty bonds, French bonds, a little Jewelry and a few thousand in cash. Bonds Burned. Ffve of the sacks had been loaded into the automobile in which Keith Collins waited. The other five had heefi emptied and hidden. The bonds, all of the suspects declared, had' tween burned or thrown Into the Missouri river because they were con sidered worthless. FJ>yr of the men admitted that they had stood over a stove in a Council Bluffs home a few hours after the robbery warming their hands over a five built of large denomination ne gotiable bonds. When the trials of the men began Indictments charging mall robbery were presented against them. Throughout the trials the men “sat tight” and Insisted that the bonds were destroyed. To Be Returned Here. But Uncle Sam's men had quietly obtained a second indictment against Poffenbarger and Collins of which they never told. These men refused to believe that the loot had been de stroyed. They bellevd that It was carfully hidden and would be recov ered. Then, when word came that the two were about to be released from the penitentiary, the Indictment was sent to Kansas City with orders to pick up the men. Once again the youths, the boys who believed they were heroes after their arrest, the imitators of the no torious Carlisle, are in Jail. Their 1 berty was short and. because of that, the more sweet. Scottsbluffs Urges Retention of Land Office at Alliance Scottsbluff, Dec. 11.—Scottsbluffs forum department of the Chamber of Commerce that Includes representa tives of all civlo organizations in the city, has gone on record as favoring retention of the United States land office at Alliance, and sent a tele gram to Congressman Simmons, ask ing him to use his influence to kill the bill that would abolish the office. It also endorsed the candidacy of H. G. Taylor for appointment as Inter state commerce commissioner. The forum also extended an invitation to the Nebraska State Irrigation associa tion to hold its 1925 meeting In Scottsbluff. Legion Sponsors Humboldt Municipal Christmas Tree Humboldt, Dec. 11.— Humboldt American Legion post No. 269, will sponsor a municipal Christmas tree. Children Inaccustomed to much of the joys of Christmas will receive first consideration. The best musical talent of the city will participate In the program. Student of Rail Outlook Predicts Traffic Increase Foresees Greatest Business in 1925 Since 1916; Urges Greater Net Returns to Roads. New York, Dec. 11.—The rail roads of the United States will be called upon In 1925 to handle the greatest increase In freight business since 1916, Samuel O. Dunn, editor of Railway Age, tonight told mem bers of the Railway Business associa tion in convention here. Since 1920 freight has been In a state of arrested development and railways of the country have devoted their attention to improvement in service rather than to the handling of traffic, he said, but general condi tions now point to a resumption of traffic growth commensurate with the 15 years prior to 1920. “There has been a substantial in crease in freight business in the lat ter part of 1924; and such an increase in the latter part of a year almost I Invariably has been followed by a record-breaking business during the^ next year." he continued. “The temporary Increase of busi ness in 1923 was halted principally by the inability of the farmers of most parts of the country to make normal purchases because prices of their products were too low compared with the prices of the things they buy. The recent advance in farm prices has largely restored the purchasing power of the farmers. “The recent spectacular advance in the stock exchange prices of securi ties must be, as it almost always has been in the past, an harbinger of a general increase of business activity in nil lines. “There never has been within the last quarter century a year of record breaking freight business except 1923 when freight business was less than Give Furniture for Christmas 15 per cent greater than It waa five yWrs before: and the Increases In five-year period* usually have ranged from 35 to 50 per cent. “The experience of the last quarter century Indicates that for the rail ways to handle In 1925 a freight busi ness 15 per cent greater than that of 1920 would require 12 per cent more locomotive tractive power and 9 per cent more freight car capacity than they had in 1920. * "These estimate*, which are con servative, Indicate that the freight business which Is in prospect will tax the capacity of the railroads to the utmost, and that they must go on making improvements In and addi tions to their properties even more rapidly and investing even more new capital In them than they have been during the last two years. It seems entirely probable that the new capital required will continue, at least for some years, to exceed $1,000,000,000 a year. “A large majority have been unable to sell stock because the annual net income available for paying divi dends has been much too small. A substantial Increase In net operating A \ Fun from thm firmt— for thm yman A Kodak ia on* gift that everyone want*, for picture making is fun from the first — and for the years. i But nukith Kodak! Your problem ia speedily solved at the Kodak counter. Our complete stock is ready for your selection {oursaJespeople’s intelligent suggestions will ben genuine help. You'll find that the shopping trip ha* proved n pleasure. KtJmk, Brrutni* and Graft* tamtrai tf rvtry ttjlt and eyuiy mtnt ahwayt m jftek Eastman Kodak Co. r-, Robert Dempetor Co.) BAA 1813 Farnam St. lUMB Irmt 5>«e. >L\V 308 South 15th St. J g FOR § MOTHER ftf A FINE NEW JS g GAS RANGE §J XMAS § M CONVENIENT TERMS A 9 Gas Department «f METROPOLITAN UTILITIES A DISTRICT 35 Jf ISO* Howard St. AT ST«7 A - _ ■ .-- -■ ■ ■■ .... ■ ■ ■ * ++ • *J>‘ • \ • : * * *•* ! i * f, '< ?! f i 9 i r * r' #V I • I f. • ? '* ; * ; | * ------ - C \ \ The map shows the path of the sleet storm extending from December 3 to 7, £ which swept through sections of our Company's territory in Iowa and Nebraska, breaking down 8,669 poles and putting 105,000 miles of wire out of service. if ' Telephone Service Rapidly Being Restored Despite $540,000 Damage in Sleet Storm N •*'*'- 9 t t • m • i\ Telephone service is rapidly being restored despite the $540,000 damage in the sleet storm which during Dec. 3 to i 7, swept a pathway more than 500 miles long and nearly 90 miles wide through Iowa and Nebraska. A survey of the destruction of telephone property shows: 5,724 poles on long distance lines brok en down or destroyed. 2,945 poles on farm lines broken down ? or destroyed. 105,000 miles of wire out of service. $540,000 property loss. When storms of this character destroy our property, ser vice is at first restored with temporary construction until the broken poles can be replaced and new wire and cross - , arms attached. This work is being carried on as rapidly as possible by more than 1,100 repairmen, most of whom have been on the job constantly since the storm. i&fl • f / i We want to thank our patrons for the splendid way in which you accepted this interruption of telephone service, and assure you everything possible is being done to hasten the re opening of communication. If you desire to talk to any point to which service was shut off by the storm, please ask "Long Distance** if the *. lines are open yet. Almost every hour some line is being restored to service. " .VJH | • ! NORTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY i BELL SYSTEM One Policy - One System - Vidvtnml Sendee ■v C I ■ ■ -- - ■ - -- ■ ‘ • Income Is vitally necessary. Without it the railway managers cannot pos sibly go on making necessary im provements and additions to the prop erties. "Employes are entitled to reason able wages and shippers are entitled Unreasonable rates, but the public is also entitled to good and adequate transportation service, and It cannot long be furnished by a railway sys tem which Is not allowed to earn a return and to pay dividends which will make Its stock attractive to in vestors. “The future of the railroads is in the hands of the public. The large business and railroad Interests of the country have been within recent year far more articulate than they formerly were. The policy of telling the public the facts about big busi ness, how it Is managed, what it does, and why, In the public interest, It must be allowed to earn reasonable proflts, has been widely adopted. That policy must be continued and broad ened for the safety of the political and Industrial Institutions of this country.” Gift of 200 Pairs of Shoes Is Made And 37 Pairs of Rubbers Are Given to Free Shoe Fund. Previoualr reported . 6261.00 Marjorie and Rirliard Hiller. S 00 Mr*. Katherine Htrelf. ».nti A "'rlend of the Kiddles, Ashland, X<b. 6.00 Jackson Walker . 1.00 Total .6272.00 When the G. H. Nelson Paint com pany moved Into the building former ly occupied by the Hayward Shoe company Mr. Nelson had to buy 1,800 pairs of shoes left over from the stock of the former occupant. He has given 200 pairs of children's shoos, Included In this lot, to the Free Shoe Fund. A magnificent gift! The Douglas Shoe company sent 37 pairs of rubberR. Thus does "business” show that It J1 eat her/ i’t let these low prices keep from buying, because re aber in gloves, as well as all sr things we sell, Pray’s cy of “small profits many ss repeated” enables us to r quality gloves at these low es. Buckskin Gloves Are Popular as every man knows, service too. They are soft and ble; fit the hand nicely and vear all other leathers. At 0, $4.50 and $5.00, we know o other gift that would be so received as a pair of gen Buckskin Gloves. H Individual Gift B o x e * H Without Additional Charge I PRAYS —Two Stores— 1509 Farnam 1908 Farnam >' " .—— has a soul and a heart that can be touched by the plight of helpless children. A continual procession of pitiful youngsters conies to the office of J. B. Carver to get the coveted slips which provide the new shoes. The cold weather and the snow and slush under foot are a 'real menace to the health and lives of these boys and girls whose misfortune it la to lie started in life at a handicap. Checks may be made out to the Free Shoe Fund and mailed to The Omaha Bee. Caah or money orders may be sent likewise. Bloomfield Business Men Ask for Night Watchman Bloomfield, Dec. 11.—A committee of local business men petitioned the city council to employ a night watch during the winter months. They showed that all other towns In this section have an officer on duty dur ing the night. They maintain that I- 1 ~ a night watch is of direct benefit to most of the citizens and Indirectly to all and should be paid by the city and not through voluntary contrlbu- , tlons from business men. e* •-\ Thorne’* Little MONEY SAVERS Men's Lissue Handkerchief*. 59c Women's Lissue Handkerchiefs, Me j Fancy Christmas Garters ....1.00 j Head Bands and Tiaras .1.25 F. W. Thome Co. 1812 Farnam ^ 3 Unparalleled CHRISTMAS I Phonograph i f Offers Pay Only $5 , Down These three remarkable values have been selected expressly for your Christmas buying. They represent the utmost in tone, quality and finish in the world of phonograph perfection. Pay only $6.00 down and then small monthly pay ments. 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