1IIK HKK: OMAHA, TIT.SUAY, KKHIU'AUY LV. HIC.
"BINDING BANDIT"
HAS CLOSE ESCAPE
Dr. John 0. Wilson Hu Culprit in
Hii Power bnt Lets Him Gt
Any Way to Get There
WOOL GROWERS ARE
GETTING BIG PRICE
Five Cent More a Pound for Their
Wool Than They Received
Last Year.
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Away with Olib Excuse.
THEN HE FINDS HE WAS ROBBED
After having the Binding Ban
dit' In his absolute power for nearly
half an hour, Vr. John J. Wilson,
dentist in 506 Brandeis Theater
hu'lding, allowed him to escape on
the strength of a glib story. All the
while the bandit was standing be
fcre the dentist, fervently manufac
turing a barefaced fabrication, he
had nearly all of Wilson's dental
tools and most of the gold and silver
lr. his pockets.
Dr. Wilson returned to hla office
Saturday night unexpectedly, and as
he opened the door, which he found
unlocked, he bumped squarely into
a young man coming out.
Wilson had his overcoat on and his
rght hand in the pocket. Straightened
out his forefinger, as though he had a
gun covering the man, the dentist de
manded that the other explain hla pres
ence, all the time keeping him under
rover of the "gun."
I.ooklna for Doctor. y
"Why, the door was unlocked," an
swered the stranger. "I'm looking for
the doctor."
' Tin the doctor, and I'm sure I locked
that door before I loft."
"1 came up here to get my tooth fixed
It hurt.4 something awful, doc," pro
tested the stranger.
Dr. Wilson was still unconvinced, and
he called the elevator conductors and the
night watchman.
Tho stranger became nervous, but stuck
to his story.
"Why, doctor, I'm a respectable cltl
ten," he blustered. "I've lived In Omaha
all my life. One of your good friends
sent me to you." He gave Dr. Wilson
a telephone number and residence ad
dress, and finally, though reluctantly,
iDr. Wilson pulled his hand from his
overcoat pocket and allowed the man to
depart, which he did without haste.
"I was going to lot you fix my teeth,
but I won't now," haughtily exclaimed
the man as he left the office.
Has Bltr Hinch.
A few minutes later. Dr. Wilson got a
big hunch. He looked over his supply of
gold and silver used for dental purposes.
Then he looked over his case wherein
is usually kept a supply of valuable and
portable Instruments.
Then he stood squarely In the middle
of the floor and invited the watchman
and the two elevator conductors to kick
Mm.
Tools and gold were gone.
Further investigation showed that the
man had gained entrance over the
transom.
Dr. Wilson told his story to the police
end gave a minute description, which
was Instantly recognised aa that of "the
Binding Bandit," whose fame has been
, widely spread about Omaha during the
last two months. t .
Enaraed In Burglary
It Is, however, the first Intimation the
authorities have had that the "Binding
Bandit" has been engaged in burglary
in addition to his... peculiar method of
stlckupa.
In the last two months the "Binding
Bandit' has entered a dosen business
places, moatly In broad daylight, and
upon finding only a single person In
charge binds and gags them at pistol
point and then pilfers at leisure.
In no case did he ever trouble to
mask. He is described as an apparently
well-bred, cultdred young man of good
manners and careful dress. He is about
25 years old snd about five feet ten
Inches in height. He looks more like a
riest.'y-dressed clerk rather than a
bandit.
Hla operations as a gunman during
the last two months have netted him
only several hundred dollars and a few
artirles of Jewelry, but from the story
of Dr. Wilson police think he has been
doing moat of the "good" Jobs of house
snd office-prowling snd that his Income
from this source msy be estimated at
several thousand dollars.
Grain Stocks in
Omaha Elevators
Are Below Average
Grain stocks In storage in Omaha ele
vators at the beginning of the present
wfk are 1.1M.(K0 bushels lees than on the
corresponding date of fine year ago. The
bin full iriK off la In corn, which has
dropped from .",fS.0"0 to 1.0),0oo hiiahela.
this decline being due to the Increased
demand coming from the cereal mills and
ll-.o feed lots.
In bushels, the grain In storage now
and one year ngo:
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Ttul 3.307.1 4,471.0141
Itc.clpts were light fur a Mondny, there
being sit-flve cars o' wheat. 125 of com
ti nd fourteen of oats. Following Chicago,
there was a general decline In prices,
wheat selling at o rents to 11.06 per
bushel, a drop of 1 to 2 cents from Satur
1mv. Corn slumped 1 to l'i rents, selling at
Rl to t' cents, and osts 2 to 3 cents, the
prices ranging from 2" to 4-"4r cents per
bushel,
J. Howard Declares
War On King George
The Rritlsh government Is In for soma
hitter criticism from Jerry Howard.
According to Jerry the British govern
ment opened a letter he sent acroas to
a cousin In Ireland and took out a money
order for 6 which Jerry sent his cousin.
Jerry has a cousin for whom he was
godfather about thirty-three years ago.
This cousin la now a sister In a con
vent In Ireland teaching French, German
and other languages.
At Christmas Jerry aent her post
office money order for ts.
Me hss Just received a letter from hr
stating tlat the mall was rifled and the!
hen It got to her all she received was
an envelope postmarked "Omaha, Ne!j.,
I'. S. A.," that It had been opened snd
mhn It reached her contained neither
icttrr aor money.
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CRACKSMEN BLOW
C. W. JULL SAFE
Professional Yeggroen Successfully
Apply 'Soup" Prooess and Es
cape with $600.
HAPPENED SUNDAY NIGHT
The large safe in the office of C.
W. Hull company, 316 Omaha Na
tional Bank building, was blown
open after 6 p. m. Sunday by profes
sional cracksmen, who made their
escape with $600.
C. C. Morgan, vice president of
the company, reported to the police
that he 'was in the office for a few
minutes just after 6 o'clock, tarry
ing only long enough to get some
prpere he needed. While In the of
fice he observed that carpets and
rubber mats bad been thrown over
the safe, which articles he at the
time thought had been, thrown on
some convenient place by the scrub
women. The police believe the "yeggmen" were
hiding In the office at the time Mr.
Morgan made his hurried visit.
The maselve door of the safe waa
blown from Ita hinges and the Inner door
waa forced with cold chisels. The rob
bers found 600 In a small box. Nobody
In the building heard the explosion.
' The burglars used an explosive known
to the police aa "soup." which Is made
of nltroglcerlne, the liquid being poured
Into crevices through a soup cup. This
is the usual procedure of professional
"yeggmen."
The thieves had hours start before the
police got on their trail.
Besides the cash and a lot of checks
of the Hull firm there were a number
of checks payable to the Knights of
Pythias, as one of the office force of
the Hull company Is treaaurer and had
collected theae from members.
Amlela Droplnaky. a charwoman In
WHY HAIR FALLS OUT
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Dandri'ff causes a feverish Irritation
of the scalp, the hair roots shrink, loosen
snd then the hair comes out fast. To
stop falling hair at once and rid the
scalp of every particle of dandruff, get
a 26-cent bottle of Danderlne at any
drug store, pour a Utile In your hand
and rub well Into the scalp. After a
few applications all dandruff disappears
and the ha'r stops coming out. Adver
tisement. Children Hate
Pills, Calomel
And Castor Oil
V .... -
Give Fruit Laxative when
cross, bilious, feverish or
constipated.
"California Syrup of Figs"
can't harm tender stomach,
liver, bowels.
Ixiok bark at your childhood days.
Remember the "doee" mother insisted on
castor oil, calomel, cathartics. How you
hated them, how you fought against tak
ing them.
With our children It's different. Moth
ers who cling to the old form of phsle
simply don'l rfallie what they do. The
children's revolt Is well-founded. Their
lender little "Insldes" are injured by
them.
if your child's stomach, liver ar.d
bowels need cleansing, give only dell
cious "California Syrup of Figs" IU
action is positive, but gentle. Millions of
mothers keep this harmless "fruit Uxa-
I tive" handv: Ihev hnnw children love to
tnke It; tnat it never falls to clean the
liver and bowels and sweeten th stom
al ii, and tnat a leaapoonful given v.xlay
saves a sick mild tomorrow.
Aak your druggist for a W cent bot
tle of 'California Syrup of Ftirs." which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages snd for grown-ups pltlnly
on each bottle, lie ware of counterf. :
sold here. See that it Is made by "Califor
nia Fig yrup Company." Kefiis.. u,i
other kind with contenn t. - Ad . i rtUi
ment.
W 1Mll 1
the Omalia National Hank building, dis
covered that the safe was blown this
morning shortly after 6 o'clock when she
csme to the building to begin her work.
EMMA CALVE WILL SING AT
0RPHEUMINTW0 WEEKS
Emma Calve, the world's most famous
Carmen, will be heard at the Omaha
Urpneum, week of March 13. Calve has
been heard in grand opera and concert
In Omaha a number of times, but her
coming to the Orpheum will be especially
welcome for prices wilt make It possible
for many more to avail themselves of
hearing the great Carmen.
SPRAINS ANKLE WHEN
HE SLIPS ON SIDEWALK
C. El. Williams, 3.111 North Twenty-sixth
avenue, slipped on a sidewalk in front
of 201i North Twenty-fourth street and
suffered a sprsined right ankle and was
attended by police surgeons.
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Phone Douglas 876
HAND BOUQUET TO RAILROADS
"The twelfth annual convention of
the Wyoming Wool Growers' asso
ciation, held at Casper, and which
adjourned Saturday, was the largest
and most enthusiastic gathering of
the kind ever held in the west, at
least so far as 1 know, and I have
attended most of the western meet
ings." asserted W. H. Jor.es, division
freight agent for the Northwestern.
Mr. Jones says that the Tssner con
vention waa attended by Son florkmss
ters. they coming from all parts of
Wyoming. They reported the lightest
winter losses In tlis history of the sheep
rstsing hiislnesa. The winter haa been
open and with little snow sheep have
been on the range most of the time. Al
ready buyers are Itv the field making of
fers for the clip that will be taken off
this spring and contracts at SO and SI
centa per pound have hern made for
wool, this price being about 5 cents bet
ter than Inst yesr.
Relative to the railroads, the flock
mssters changed front and Instead of
fighting them, aa lias been done so many
times In the past, by a unsnlmoui. vote
adopted the following resolution.
Whereas, The increase In the effective
service rendered by the railroads of the
state to the live stock Interests has re
sulted In financial gain and harmoni
ous relations between the railroads anil
the live stock Interests, and.
Whereas, The railroads have repeat
edly demonstrated by the service rend
ered by them In bringing hay, grain
and other fond products to the range
for use of the sheepmen in time of
storm that they have the Interests of
tho aheepmen at heart. Now, therefore,
be It
Resolved, that we do hereby tender to
the railroads of the state the sincere
thanks of this association for the effi
cient service, rendered and cordial rela
tions promoted by tho management of
these railroads.
Moving Picture
Men Denied Order
by Judge Leslie
Judge leslle yesterday deled the
Injunction asked by twenty-one moving
i picture show proprietors to restrain the.
health officials from enforcing the or ler
to keep children under 12 years of age
from attending picture shows. The court
holds thst the order Is clearly within the
powers conferred on the department of
health by the. statute.
Health Commissioner Connell slated
that In two weeks he expects to remove
the order against children being sdmitted
to motion picture shows. He notes a
gradual Improvement. In the scarlut fever
situation and Is confident that before
March 15 there will have been much
abatement.
The Champion of Moderation
HENRY ROHLFF CO
2567-9
Live Stock Comes
Through Winter in
Best of Condition
tiiMieral Mgiingcr lloldrrge of the H.ir
llngton has returned from standing sev
isl days at his i attic ranch near Mrtd
rld. IVrklna county, this state, and 's
very enthusiastic over the live stock and
crop prosiects
According to Mr lloldrcce, rattle have
wintered well am! are i onilng out of th
winter In splendid shape. Relative to
the crop outlook, he asserts that the
ground Is In first class condition, there
having been a fairly good quantity of
moisture and snow enough to proter'
the winter whrat from the winds.
SOUTH SIDE 'PHONE TOLL
PROPOSITION LAID OVER
The city council committee of the
while disposed of the tmiaha South Hide
telephone toll proposition by laying the
matter over for sixty days.
FACE FULL UF
MICHES
Itching Almost Unbearable. At
Night Could Not Sleep Good.
Face Looked Bad.
HEALED BYCUTICURA
SOAPAND OINTMENT
"large bumps broke out on my forehead
and face. They were hard and red and
fostered. My face, for a long while, was
full of ugly blotches and the Itching waa
almost unbearable. At night 1 could not
sleep good and my face looked so bad I
waa almost ashamed to go to school.
"The trouble had lasted about four
months before 1 began to tise Cutlrura Boap
and Ointment. After the Orat application
I began to notice a difference In the appear
ance of my face, and after three months'
treatment with the Cutlcura Soap and
Ointment I was healed." (Klgued) Mlm
Anna Shepherd, R. P. D. 8, North Man
cheater, lnd., Aug. 17, 1915.
Keep your skin clear, sratp clean and
free from dandruff, and hair live sod glossy
by ualug Cutlcura Roap and Ointment.
Sample Ench Free by Mail
'With 33-p. Rkln Book on request. Ad
dress post-card "( ullcuri, Dept. T, Boa
too." Sold throughout tbe world.
MATED iEIOn
Increases strength of
delicate, nervous,
run-down people too
per cent In ten days
In many Instance.
1100 forfait If It
fails aa per full ex
planation In largt
article aoon to a.
pear In this paper.
Ask vour fliMtar as
Irugglat about It, Sh.rmsn A MmVnneU
Drug btoraa always carry It In stock.
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Extra Pay
To Commemorate This One Extra Day
FEB. 29TH
We Are Offering For That Only Some Very Extraordinary Values
Special Events Call For Special Inducements
HERE THEY ARE FOR TUESDAY ONLYl
Kfs- MSK
OUC Men's Fine
Hilk Home; black,
white antl colors.
50c
KKS In
styles.
Fadeless Blue Serge Suit
Styles for men and young men. In two and three button model.
Heavy and snrlnir weights, suitable for prewont or future wear,
Ynlues up to W2."V.0; mkm-IhII.v H'lcd for Ibis extra day alone.
(Co'or mmre"eed.)
Effi
Track Examined Daily
The constant inspection patrol of our
solid, well ballasted roadway adds to
your comfort and safety. At this sea
son of the year, especially with its
rains, snowstorms, thaws and freezing
weather, it affords a feeling of security
to know that all along the line ahead
of you track walkers are examining
every foot of the track you know it's
safe and sound.
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See real estate columns for bargains
BafleS
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several
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OUC Ilanlmni silk
l-in-liamls In new spring
patterns and strles.
i u ji. raui ana
Minneapolis
Trains leave Union Station,
Omaha, X:10 p. tn. and 7:29 a.
m.; Council Hluffs 8:30 d. m.
and 7 : B0 a. m.
I. V. IMNOUIK, c. r. A T. A.
1BS8 rarnam St. - Omaha.
Phone Douglas 860.
(t'mi4uiM 7ie "GREAT")