Nebraska Newspapers

    TEH ROBBERS LOOT
EXPRESS' GAR SAFE
Xaty Car Bobbed by Bind of Men
in Oklahoma in a Most
Methodical Manner.
TfcAIUMEN ARE TIED TO TREES
OKLAHOMA CITT, Okl.. Oct. 27.
A band of ten robbers held up Mis
souri, Kansas A Texas passenger
train No. 9, southbound from Chi
cago to San Antonio, near Onapa,
about 2 a. in. today, tied up the crew
with ropes, placed a guard over the
passengers and looted three express
cars. They held the train two hours
and went about their work with mil
itary precision. They sent back a
detachment, which stopped a freight
train coming up behind and placed
the freight crew under guard to pre
vent Interference.
Parearrf by Officers.
Express officials refused to tell the
amount of loot taken ir the robbers,
who neaped Into the woods and roars lies
tn the vicinity of Onapa, and were
today being- pursue by peace officers
of a dosen eountlea and hundreds of
citlaena organised Into posses. The train
robbed often carries large amount of
money and eecurltlea.
Despite the robbers' methodical effort,
their plans went awry, and they took
away the contents of only one safe.
Three other safes defied their attempts.
The men msde no effort to molest malls
or passengers.
Mem tiers of Crew C'aptared.
The band. It la telievsd, boarded the
train at Checotah, north of the scene
of the robbery. After passing Onapa, a
station without teleraphlo facilities at
night, the train was In a sparsely set
tied territory near the Canadian river,
affording wild forests and marshes for
cape. Here the robbers climbed over
the fcarsaxe and mall cars Into the en
Cine. They forced the engineer and fire
man to stop the train. They routed the
eonducter from th paasemer coaches
and the other members of the crew from
bag gags and express cars. All were lined
up by the track. Borne of them were
tied to tree while members of the gang
stood by.
Work M then begun on the express
afas. Three safes proved Impregnable
and were abandoned. After five charges
of nitroglycerin were exploded the fourth
safe was opened.
During this time probably a dosen
shots were fired by the robbers, but ex
oeptlng a brakeman, who was wounded
In the finger when be tried to escape,
- no one waa hurt
When the loot had been parked away
the robbers thanked the train crew,
wished Uiem good night and left
" . Work Mke Tralnmea.
All th care of trained railroad men
were exercised to prevent wrecks. Un
douotedly aware that they were on the
main line they sent guards toti to the
front and the rear to flag any train
that might approach. It waa this cau
tion that led to the stopping of a Tretuht
train In the rear and eventually to the
spreading of the alarm of the robbery
The robbers guarding the freight train
crew were foiled by the engineer, who
neaped and ran seven miles to Checotah,
where be summoned aaalstanoa. Before
officials could reach the spot all the
trend Aad fled. ...
JNoliUg ( Vain Takea.
BT. LOUIS. Wo., Oct 17.-C. De Bum
Key, general manager of the Southern
division of the American Express com
pany, aa id nothing of value was tn the
safe which was blown by the men -who
robbed the Missouri. Kansas A Texas
train in Oklahoma early today. He aald
ho bad been Informed that the robbers
took package of claim vouchers and
railroad ticket.
Haggin'sEunners to
Go Under Hammer
LHXINQTOW. Ky.. Oct. n.-Elmendorf.
the 1, 000-acre estate of the late James B.
H again, will pass out of existence aa a
breeding establishment here tomorrow
when the stallions. Ballot, Bain and Hes
sian, with sixty-eight brood mares and
thirty-one yearlings, will go under the
hammer.
Probably the horse that will attract the
moat Interest at the sale will be Ballot
son of Voter, the famous sprinter of fit
teen or twenty years ago. Ballot, a better
boras than his aire because he could sus'
tain his splendid apcod over any distance.
waa bred by the late Jamea R. Keene at
Castleton stud here. . During his ' racing
career, which extended over four years,
during which time ha raced In England
aa well as in the United States, he earned
for Mr. Keene the substantial sum of
1130, eat He was a winner of the Subur
ban handicap at Sheepehead Bay and sev
enteen ether races, all fixtures at that
time of the American and English turf.
Sain la probably better known as a sire,
while Hessian stands extremely high In
the list of winning aires during the last
several seasons.
Elmendorf came Into existence In IK7
when Mr. Haggln purchased the old 8 wig
art farm, several miles outside of this
city. At that time he waa Interested In
breeding thoroughbred boraea In the
Raneho Del Paso ranch In California, but
at the time he gave up his ranch In 1M6
bo sold all of hi horses there at auction,
purchasing the most desirable of the lot
fur Elmendorf.
air. HuKifln during the early 'Wa Im
ported a number of celebrated stallions
from England and the antipodes, and the
aale tomorrow Includes a number of
horses which trace their lineage to these,
although at the time the anil-racing hill
waa passed In New York Mr. H&gicln
shipped a large number of his horses to
foreign countries.
MINISTERIAL SITUATION
IN FRANCE TRANSFORMED'
PARIS, Oct. .-The mlnlnterlal situa
tion tn France has undergone a new
transformation, according to tho Temps,
which says it Is known that fur some
days the question of readjustment has
bevn under consideration aa an Incident
to the selection of a new minuter of
foreign affairs to succeed it. Delcaaee.
Premier Vlvlanl baa been engaged In
, consultation with various leaders la both
chambers of rarliament with a view to
such a readjustment, the newspaper de
clares. Department Ordera.
WA8H1NUTON', Oct. 17. (Special
gram.) braaka pensions giamed: Nel
lie K. HollenU-v. Kremont, U; alary L
4mail, Kert,ey.
touu'u Dakota poatofflces discontinued:
I'U'i , i rrkuis county, mall to v-iroul;
Hyiio county, mail to Feno.
Jamra F. Stmpeon has been appointed
in'er at l aiifornta, llnrnauit county.
a, K tAutr fctiuUi, rcatguco.
Welcome to Our
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tsar a. "'"''fIf
i x2 A-i dank
OFFICE SEEKER
GETS RAP FROM
BANKERS' HEAD
(Continued from Page One.)
eligible with Federal Reserve bank,
In fact the bank's reserve," and predicted
that "a new era Is drawing, which means
better service than ever before."
The speaker endorsed the soil and
topographical survey of the state, which
has been started by Dr. Condra of the
university, and urged a state appropria
tion for the completion of this wonderful
and beneficial work, which would be of
universal value to bank patrons and prop
erty owners.
Memorial for II. T. Yatea.
The memorial hour for Henry T. Tates,
late president of the Nebraska National
bank of Omaha, waa one of the principal
features of the afternoon. Resolutions
were Introduced by a special committee
consisting of J. T. Tronery, 8. K. War
rick and P. L. Hall. Eulogies were pro
nounced by ex-Senator Joseph H. Mil
yard of Omaha, Dean Tnroek of Omaha
and Dr. P, L. Hall of Lincoln. lr.....
Eight hundred bankers from all over
the stats were In attendance the first
day. This la ths best attended conven
tion ever held by the association. Good
crops, good conditions, and a good time
of year for holding the convention, as
well aa the masterly system employed by
Secretary Hughes and his office force,
are said to be responsible for the espe
cially large attendance,
SERBS' PLIGHT
"HOURLY GROWS
MORE DESPERATE
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region of La Courtlne, where heavy
fighting has been In progress for some
time for possession of the German
salient. The war office announced today
that this attack bad been defeated. The
statement follows:
"To the south of Loos our aeroplanes
drove back and dlepersed by their fire
strong patrols of the enemy.
"In the Champagne In the course of
the night the Germans attempted a new
attack against our trenches at Lacour
tlme, . This attack waa checked by our
Infantry fire and machine guns and
failed completely.
"The night waa calm on the rest of
the front."
Congregationalists
For Defense Only
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Oct. Z7.-The Na
tional Council of Congregational Churches
today placed on record Ita belief that
armaments In the United Statea should
not be greater than adequate national
defense requires. The president and
members of congress were asked to
recognise this principle and urged to bend
their energies toward working out. In co
operation with other governments, a plan
for International organisation that will
At.ention, All Members of
Nebraska State Bankers' Ass'n
We cordially invite you to take a ride in a
Pierce-ArrovY car while you are in Omaha.
Our "48" demonstrator is at your service
and wo want you to accept this opportunity
to more closely acquaint yourselves with the
king of them all The Pierce-Arrow.
STEWART-T00ZER MOTOR CO.,
2048-50-52 F&rnam St.
PHONE DOUG. 133.
ALSO DISTRIBUTORS OP CHALMERS CARS.
City, Mr. Banker
F0&ME2 OMAHA PASTOR HEBE
TO TALE TO BANKERS.
REV. WILLARD SCOTT.
render a recurrence of war Impossible.
The resolution, - together with one
adopted earlier In the day, appealing to
the president to do something to stop the
Armenian atrocities, will be carried to
Washington by a committee of five to be
named tomorrow. Rev. Dr. H. H. Dewey
of Minneapolis proposed this method, so
that "resolutions will be considered with
all the seriousness accompanying their
Intent and adoption, and will not find
lodgment In an official 'wastebasket'."
Use The Bee's "Swapper" column.
THE
nderbw Hotel
THIRTY FOURTH STREET
AT PARK AVENUE
The most
conveniently situated hold
in New Yor
At iff
ThM4htrJ Street Subway
WALTON H. MARSHALL
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Colonel Moore,
First Mayor of
Denver, is Dead
EXCRIJUOK "FRtNnS, Mo.. Oct. 17.
Colonel John C. Moore, pioneer news
paper editor and first mayor of Denrer,
t'olo.. died here early todny at the home
of his son. He waa M years old. Death
was due to peralynls.
CVInnel Mnore was the first editor
and one of the founders of the old Kan
sea City Times. He went to Colorado In
Wl and a little later founded the Denver
Mountaineer. He also waa the founder
Of the I'ueblo' lrrs. ,
When the civil war broke out. Colonel
Moore dismantled the Ienver Moun
taineer end Joined the south in the strug
gle. In Kt. IjouIs county. Missouri, he re
cruited 800 men and moved them south
Into Arkansas. He served through the
greater part of the war on the staff of
General Marmaduke, with tne rank of
colonel. Later he waa Judge advocate
general for the district of Arkanxaa for
eight montha
Man Who Agreed
to Slug Millionaire
for Pay Convicted
PITTSBURGH, re.. Oct 17. A Jury In
criminal court here today returned a ver-
1 dirt of guilty against William Bowers of
Washington. D. C, who waa tried In con
i nectlon with an assault upon T. Franklin
' Schneider, a wealthy candy manufacturer
1 of that city. In a hotel here last June.
I Thomas Q. Porney, Schneider's son-in-law,
testified yesterday that he had
I agreed to pay Bowers and two other men
i 14.(40 to "put Schneider out of commis
sion.
Forney, MeHenry and II. C. Carlisle,
already had pleaded guilty to their part
In the conspiracy against Schneider.
Four Shells Explode
Near King George
PARTS, Oct. n. 5:04 p. m.) Four
shells exploded only KO yards from King
eOorge of England and President Poin
ters of France during their visit to the
front yesterday, according to a Temps
correspondent, back of the firing line.
The king and tho president, with the
Prince of Wales and Oeneral Joffre, asys
the dispatch, had taken a point of obser
vation, when a German battery fired two
heavy salvos, resulting In the explosion
of shells near the official party.
Texas Banker Shot
by Eobber is Dead
AUSTIN. Tex., Oct 7. Robert H.
Helnatx, bookkeeper of the First Na
tional bank at Marble Falls, shot late
yesterday by a robber who looted that
bank, died today. No trace of the robber
baa been found.
All
Risk
Avoided
when you appoint the
Peters Trust Company
as your Executor. We
have the Permanency,
Resources, Ability and
Experience that enable
us to act in this capacity
with the utmost reliabil
ity and efficiency.
Consult us freely.
Beyond the
Frontier
By RANDALL PARRISH
A fine
npw Rfnrv
of love and
adventure by
one of the great
jest of American
fiction writers.
j It tells of early days
!in the great Middle
West when the in
trepid La Salle, and
his faithful friend
Tonty, were blazing
the way for civiliza
tion. AT ALL BOOK STORES
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MORE FOUND GUILTY
UPON LIQUOR CHARGES
TSCrVtTCH. Neb., Oct. f7. IPpectai
Te lerram. ) The Jury In the Johnson
county district court here today found
Herman Stelnkuhler. Sterling saloon
keeper, uruDiy of chsrges of selling liquor
to minora. He was tried on one Indict
ment of twenty counts and was found
guilty on nineteen of the counts. An
other Indictment of sixteen counts hangs
over him. Stelnkuhler's attorney an
nounced that he would file a motion for
a new trial.
A Jury was secured tonight to try E.
E. Cathcart. a Tecemeeh druggist, on the
charge of selling bitters, an altered In
toxlcsnt. The case of the atate of Nebraska
ajcalnet George F. Dorech on a forgery
ntiOMPSON.BELDEN & ).
The Store for
Shirtwaists
Omaha's charming and
popular store within a
store. An attractive sec
tion where it's a pleas
ure to spend a few min
utes looking at the new
blouses, petticoats or the
attractive Japanese
kimonos and negligees.
Second Floor.
Boudoir Caps
39c, Regularly 50c
Fancy Boudoir Caps,
combinations of lace
and ribbons, colors pink,
light blue, lavender and
all white
Thursday 39c
Third Floor. '
Only a Small
Expenditure is
Required To
Purchase a
Beautiful Piano
or Player Piano
During This Gigantic
Money Saving Sale of
High Grade New Pianos
Purchased by us at 30
cents on the dollar.
For Example
$375 Pianos at $178
$365 Pianos at $155
Every Piano Sold With
a Bona Fide Guarantee.
Free Stool Free Scarf.
Terms to Suit.
Note: These World
Famous New and Used
Pianos and Player
Pianos.
BARGAINS:
$500 Weber, Upright. 8t25
$300 roster. Upright. $130
$150 Chicago Cottage,
Upright 375
$376 Bteger ft Sons,
Upright 8175
$225 Small, Upright.. $50
$300 Sehmoller ft Muel
ler, Upright SlfJO
$560 Steinway, Up..$450
$400 Jepson, Up S1Q5
$600 Weber, Upright, 8300
$600 Steger ft Sons,
Upright 832S
$750 Steinway, Up..g(J50
$250 Wagner, Up... $115
$660 Steger ft Bona,
Upright $208
$1,100 Chlokering ft
.Sons. Grand .8195
$1,160 Steinway. Or., $450
$450 Schubert Player
Piano $105
$560 Playatone Player
Piano $325
$50 Gerhardt Player
Piano $275
Schmo!ler& Mueller
Piano Company
1311-13 Fanuun St.
Oldest Piano Houm in the
Wea.
Established 1859.
charge will come up before this week Is
ever.
UNION REVIVAL MEETINGS
BEING HELD AT DORCHESTER
rX)RCirBSTER, Neb., Oct, IT. tpe
tal TMs town is In the beginning of a
union revival campaign. Great crowds
are attending and bearing sermons and
lectur s from the evangelist. Rev. Floyd
John Evans of Chicago. Nearly 2ft0 con
versions and reconsec rations hae been re
corded the first week. Relegations from
neighboring towns are attending Many
other Nebraska towns expect to keep this
evangelist busy In union efforts this
week.
Tttnaaaad Dollars for Porker.
AURORA. Neb.. Oct 17. (Special Tele
gram.) At a sale held here this afternoon
of T. W. Garttt's Poland-China hogs a
A Presentation of Autumn's
Most Exclusive Silks
and Dress Goods
To every one of th thousands of women interested
in New Silks and Dress Goods we extend this in
vitation to visit these sections, ta enjoy and profit
by the display of lovely new fabrics.
A Review of Silks
To staple BUka honors have
been accorded: Soft Satins,
Crepes, Mescalines, Mar
quisettes, Chiffon Taffetas,
Georgette Crepes, Chiffon
Failles. Nearly all of these
silks are duplicated in black,
which promises to be rerjr
fashionable during the late
Autumn and Winter.
SXXXS, BX2SS GOODS MAX rLOOS.
' OTIS SHOES
The New Fall and Winter
models present an array of
fine footwear. The best and
most interesting ever offered
to Omaha women.
Exquisite Combinations,
fine materials, careful,
artistic workmanship.
Sorosis Shoes axe Priced
Right, Too.
See our latest window display.
It '8 well worth while.
Free Coupon
For the
Best Movies
By special arrangement with
eight of the leading morlng
picture theaters TUB BEE Is
enabled to give its readers a
combination coupon good for'
a free admission to any one
of them on days specified.
In Sunday s Bee
AMUSEMENTS.
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ALMO OMAHA,
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Oeo. X. Cohaa'a MysWry Taxoe
"Seven Keys
to Dald Pate"
A S4.00 rrodaetloB at Stock IMosa.
Mat, 16a, Sft Brm-. 83c, tso, Oo
DA V II TODAY, TOMORROW
V I U SATURDAY
GREAT DO VI ILK RILL
"ThoVomm ricxtDocr"
A Drama of Pat boa and Paaalon With
IKENE FKVMICK, Alao
THE IJTTI.K TEASE With
ULAXCUE SWEET
Supported by
HENRY U. WALTHALL
Leading Man of "THE BIRTH OP
A NATION." '
Sunday for ruur Itaia: The Popular
I Screen Parorite
FRANCIS X. BISHMAX
! Ik OKAl'STARK
record price for this section waa made.
One hog waa sold to W. J. Graham of
Howard Lake. Minn., for $1,000.
RsTfisa Creamery Does Well.
LOUP CITT. Neb., Oct r.-5peclal.
Loup City branch of the Ravenna
creamery baa, since the first of March,
last, churned 330 times with an averatre
output of SOO pounds of butter to the
churning. The total number of pounds
produced la MT.00O. It ha nearly all been
old to a Boston firm at SO cents Pr
pound. This totals the receipts at "9,1"0.
which haa been distributed among the
farmers and laboring men of this lo
cality. TTae The Bee's "Swapper" column.
Movements of Ocean Steamers.
r"rt. Arrive. Patted.
NWW YORK Caeerta J Touralne.
FAt.MOI TH Mm Am.ternain.
HOMO KONO SMntae Mam.
The New Dress Goods
This is a season of practical
weaves and serviceable col
ors: African Brown, Navy,
Russ Green and Black, being
preferred. The new broad
cloths in dark, rich autumn
tones are beautiful. Then,
too, there are many attrac
tive cloths In plaids and
stripes for Misses' and Chil
dren's dresses.
AMUSEMENTS.
DAISY CAREY & CO.
Za a Comedy Brama Bkatoh
"THE MOVIE FAN"
Gould" rzM
Bits of Knaioal Comedy
SHAW AND LKE
Xoeantrlo Bonrs aad ianoss.
ROYAL HUSSAR GIRLS
OB a Special litra Xni-araraant
Vrasant a Knrrali of Muslo
and Bonr.
Biz Musical Maldsna Trom
Melody X.and.
"THE OUTER EDGE"
oaolal Thraa-rart
etolorloal Drama, with
nry B. Waltfcall and
Warda BLoward
Ha lone both wealth
and position by his
habit and cravlnr for
drurs. After pawn Ins;
every possession to sat
isfy his cravings he re
turns to hla loriKlnga to
and It all. Here he
meets the woman whose
love prompts him to
fla;ht down .ha habit
and redeomj himself.
Bla- Assortsd Prorram.
TODAY
fcast Appearanoa
DOROTHY BERNARD
"LITTLE GIPSY"
rrldayi Mils, ret rove la
"THE TAJCPTS.B."
tb Oalr Hlsk Clus Via!lll. Circuit.
Dellf MsllsM. 1.1. Eracr Ntsat. U.
I Other Acta this wee: Th.
WlLiLlAfVl M.xiceD. Jeck Alimme 4
MllUQIU ln lioir. Comfort e
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Fuur Mvloetoue '!
FlfleS Weeals Dee, Orpiieea Travel Wuiy.
T1cee: Meiinee Dslltrr i: m .&
eept tturw eu4 aeeaajri. aVfc Maiite-tua. tee,
see ee 7U.
OMAMa's rtnr emmw
Dally Mata..lS-15-BOi
sraaa ia-ao-AO-7as
rnTBW B. Rn Pni C rlt Masical
CrbABX'B Burlque
As Aveleache of Beutj. Wealth en4 Splendor.
"The Redenpilee I'lud." His Uroedvar Kai.w
t4 (ieuruia. Onlr Musical (ihuer Is Town.
Oorseoua Kleotrleel Nunltlee. Beeuij cturus el M.
avavalewr Staa Mattnaa Wsak Day.
inn Ooatlnuoas 11 a. aa. ta
Hlrr 11 V. m. AU aeata lOo.
" Afternoon and Bvenlna.
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