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KAISER'S KITCHEN
U. S. WAR TROPHY.
Washington, Sept. 20. To the
collection of war trophies which the
Smithsonian Institution is now gath
ering will' be added shortly the field
kitchen of William Hohenzollern,
late kaiser of Germany.
German prisoners of ' war this
week loaded the kitchen which is
said to be a most elaborate affair of
the kind aboard a transport at St.
A Nazaire, France, and it is on its
f way to Washington. The kitchen
followed the kaiser all over Europe
during, the war, but shows no signs
" - of damage, which is taken to indi
cate that it kept as far to the rear
as did its imperial owner.
The institution, among other
trophies, has been given the great
war map, on whicrfGeneral Persh
ing and his staff worked out the
strategical problems which the
V''. American armies carried through.
It will be housed within the same
chamber that it pecupied during the
war flnnr. walh table and chairs
having been secured for it
"DETAIN" REAR ADMIRAL
WllO WENT TO FIUME.
Rome, Sept. 20. The government
in an official communication admits
' , that Rear Admiral Casanova, who
landed at Fiume in an attempt to ef
fect pacification, was "detained."
yVll the carabinieres at Fiume, the
communication adds, have returned
under the armistice conditions.
STEALS SON'S COASTER,
AND SELLS IT FOR $2.'
Kansas City. Sept. 20. William
T. Julian, a track laborer for the
street railways company, admitted
.. in the north side court here today
that he stole a coaster wagon from
his own 5-year-old son and sold it
to another bey for $2.
"Did your father steal your
coaster?" quirred the justice.
The son with a sidelong glance at
"his parent, peeped:
- "Yesthir, he sure tooked it."
Julian was assessed a fine of $100.
QUEER FISH HAS '
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Osceola, la., Sept. 20. Some very
peculiar fish have been caught in a
pool on the ConleyJarm, near here,
and one of them is now on display
in a jar in a window here. Despite
the fact that hundreds have exam
ined the fish, no one can identify it.
a It is four inches long, and in color
and shape resembles a catfish. It
has gills, and fins on the top of its
tail. It also had' horns on its head,
. and four legs sinrilar to a frog.
"PECULIAR" DISCOVERY -MADE
BY JURIST.
Chicago,' Sept. 20. Tudge Kene
saw M. Landis, presiding in the
United States district court today
made .the "interesting discovery"
- that beer, stronger than the law al-
- lows, is being sold in Chicago. The
..: information was gleaned front-wit-
. nesseswho appeared in the case of
tt nine motor truck drivers, charged
" ' with .smuggling illicit beverages
fr.im Wisconsin breweries to Illi
nois. .
In the course of the examination j
" Judije Landis asked:
' Do men drink all this beer?"
"Vcs," replied the witness.
"Are the saloons still running in
( iiicago? Mr. Clark call up the
chief of police and invite him here
and send some tjiore deputy mar-
shals and tell the federal court
. clerks not to close at noon. We
will probably have some more work
lor them."
When Chief of Police Garnty en
i lered soon afterwards, Judge Lan
i dis said:
"I hsve just stumbled on to a very
interesting thing, chief, and I think
voti ought to know about it. That
is thf -importation of beer into Chi-
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LOVE LETTER IN HUSBAND'S
POCKET, BRIDE KILLS SELF.
Frederick, Okl., Sept. 20. Mrs.
. Tack Powers, a bride of but one
'month, ended her life by drinking
loison at her home,, following her
discovery ot a letter in her hus
"" -band's pocket from a former sweet
heart, who had not heard of his
marriage. Mrs. Powers met her
husband as Jie came home . from
' work, told hinvwhat she had just
done and died in his arms in a few
minutes. A note written before the
ded said she did not wish to stand
in the way of his happiness.
N PLACES $625 A MONTH
, VALUE ON TOOTHACHE.
' Cleveland, O., Sept. 20. How
muck per month is a toothache
worth?
A jury will have to decide this
question in a suit brought in com
mon pleas court" here -by Anton
Smolie against a St Clair avenue
' 1 Smolie puts it at $625 a month. He
asks $5,000 damages, claiming that
he Mfsited the dentist last January
ani had the tooth treated. Despite
the dentist's assurance to the con-
trary it tontinues to ache.
' LATE FOR FUNERAL,
' GETS THERE IN PLANE.
St Louis, Mo., Sept. 20. Unable
to make a train from Marshall, Tex.,
that would get him here in time for
the funeral of his brother-in-law,
Isaac Marcus hired an airplane and
an aviator and flew 154 miles to
Little Rock. Ark., where he boarded
- ' a train for St Louis, arriving before
the services.
The flight .was made m one hour
and 20 minutes.
FIVE LEADING SINN FEIN
1 NEWSPAPERS SUPPRESSED.
Dublin, Sept. 20. The five leading
Sinn Fein organs and transport
workers' newspapers, as well as sev
' " eral provincial weeklies, were sup
pressed by the police because they
had nublished advertisements for the
' v so-called Irish republican loan.
Where newspapers operated their
own plants the raiders rendered the
presses unworkable.
5 . Omaha Girl Maid of Honor at
Fashionable Chicago Wedding
riuVaffo. Sect. 20. (Special Tele-
ra0 Miss Flora Buck of Oma-
ha was maid of honor at Miss Mar--,
i ,t Ames' fashionable wedding in
; Church of the Redeemer to-
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OMAHA, THE GATE CITY OF THE WEST, OFFERS YOU GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES)
The Omaha ' Sunday 'Bee
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READY FOR
BIG STRIKE
Steel Workers Walk Out Mon
day and Corporations Say
Men Will Be Unable to Tie
Up Plants.
FINAL ARRANGiMENTS ,
COMPLETED SATURDAY
Whistles to Blow as Usual
Monday Morning and Mills
Will Keep Running Until
Forced to Close.
Pittsburgh, Sept. 20. The eve of
the nation-wide strike in the steel
industry finds both sides in the
contest apparently prepared for the
battle. Final arrangements were
rushed today, the -corporations pay
ing much attention to plans for
guarding their property and the
union leaders continuing their in
tensive campaign to unionize unor
ganized men and -urging others to
Stand by the workers.' Tonight
there seemed to be nothing to do
but wait for the test of strength on
Monday when the strike will offi
cially begin.
Expressing confidence that the
unions have not the power, to com
pel a general shut-down, officials of
the United States Steel corporation,
the main object of the attack of
labor, and of other steel companies,
sa;d they will blow their whistles
as usual Monday mor'ningand try
to operate their plants.
Will Do Their Best.
They fr&nkly admit they will do
their best and if sufficient men do
not report, which they do not con
cede,, they, will shut down until
sirch time as they can command
enough men to make it worth while
to start up again.
There is no talk of bringing strike-J
Dreaners into mis district in tne
event the unions cripple or clos
down the plants. It is'said the larg
er corporations prefer to remain
closed than cause unnecessary tur
moil that sometimes follows the
bringing of strike-breakers into
a community. N
The strike order affects approxi
mately 200,000 iron and steel work
ers in the inner and outer Pitts
burgh district between, Johnstown,
Pa. on the east and Youngstown, O.
on the west. Union leaders claim
these men will follow a request of
the steel workers national commit
tee and refuse to go to work Mon
day. They assert that not only
union men will be in the walkout,
but that they will be joined by
thousands , who are not affiliated
with any labor organization.
Municipal and borouglt officials in
many parts ot the rittsburgh dis
trict today also prepared to meet
the situation and have taken pre
cautions to maintain law and or
der in their communities.
Mayor George H. Lysle of Mc
Keesport, who, union leaders com
plain, has refused to permit labor
organizers to hold public meetings
in that city, issued a long proclama
tion calling upon citizens to support
the N constituted authorities in their
efforts to mantain peace.
- N Mayor's Proclamation.
The proclamation states that or
ganizers having no connection with
the workers of McKeesport have
attempted to unite mill workers in
a strike "using for that purpose in
flammatory arguments,, seditious
language, threats and misleading
statements."
"Their work," the proclamation
further states, "has been directed
mainly among forfigners here, lit
(Continued on Face Four, Column Two.)
Special Officers
Sworn in to Help '
In Case, of Disorders
Pittsburgh, Pa., " Sept. 20. With
all chances of averting the steel
strike gone and with plants- all over
the Pittsburgh district shutting
down for the week-end, police au
thorities iri many communities
where steel mills are situated, pre
pared today to handle the situation
as it develops with the coming of
the walkout on Monday.
The United States Steel Corpor
ation officers in charge of its plants,
were busily engaged in preparing
for the strike. A request was made
of loyal employes to assist the cor
poration to guard its property
against injury. A large number of
men, it was declared responded and
were sworn in as guards to assist
the regular company police.
Maj. Gen. Wood Will Speak
at Beatrice Homecoming
Beatrice, Neb., Sept. 20. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Maj. Gen. Leon
ard Wodd today wired his accept
ance of the invitation to speak at
the homecoming celebration here,
October U
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WILSON AT LAST
COAST MEETING
President Completes Week of
Speech Mkking in Los
Angeles.
Los Angeles, Sept. 20. President
Wilson completed his week of speech
making on the Pacific coast tonight
with a monster ntass meeting here
at which thousands shrieked ' ap
proval of his plea for early ratifica
tion of the peace treaty.
Welcomed to1 the city by a crbwd-
which densely packed the downtown
section the president was cheered
tumultuously everywhere he . ap
peared during the day. Along the
line of a 10-mile parade he rode in a
din of applause and later at a public
dinner cheers greeted his declara
tions that the , treaty ' should and
would be accepted.
When he entered the Auditorium
for rjis night speech he was cheered
for more than two minutes by a
crowd estimated bv the police at
6,000. The hall was jammed and out
side were crowds who could not get
in. Some had been waiting since
early morning for the doors to open.
At the, Auditorium meeting Mr.
Wilson was introduced by Mrs.
Josiah Evans Cowles, national presi
dent of the General Federation qf
Women's clubs, who told the crowd
that the league of nations "must and
will become the bulwark of a war
weafy world for all time." The "po
litical partisan," she asserted, had no
place in a discussion of the peace
treaty. -
Nonpartisan Meeting.
The meeting had been advertised
as one of the strictly nonpartisan
character and many of the state's
prominent republicans were seated
on the platform.-. Among them were
Henry W. Wright, speaker of the
California assembly, and Marshall
Stimson, who was campaign man
ager in southern Lahfoni'a for Sen
ator Hiram W. Johnson in 1910.
Mr. Wilson alluded to an address
made by President McKinley on the
day before his' assassination and. as
serted the martyred president's
words about conquered and arbitra
tion seTsmed. to show he had a pro
phetic vision on the eve of his death.
Referring to objections that the
league would involve the 'United
States "in entangling afliances." Mr.
Wilson said 'the league was in fact
a proposal for disentanglement.
'What Washington had in mind
was exactly what these gentlemen
want tojead us back to do," he said.
"The day of alliances is behind us."
People's Treaty, Wilson Says.
When Mr. Wilson declared it was
a matter of amazement that some
men were now opposing the league,
someone in ' the crowd shouted
"shame on them," and many others
'took up the cry. There were more
cheers a moment later when he de
clared -the treaty was founded on
the rights of the weak rather than
the power of the strong. It was a
people's treaty, he said, not a states
man's treaty. The peoples of the
world, said the president, were tired
of the old system of autocratic
domination and' they would over
throw it "one way or '""another?"
Under the league, he added, auto
cratic governments would be exclud
ed from decent society because oily
self-governing peoples could hold
membership.
Describing a friend who he said
''never let the facts get him if he
saw them coming first," the presi
dent asserted that some men could
not now see the facts in the treaty
discussion marching upon them.
"My prediction is that the facts
are going to see them," he added,
while the crowd cheered again, "and
make a very comfortable meal of
them."
Reviews History of Shantung.
Mr. Wilson reviewed at length the
history of the German rights in
Shantung province, declaring when
those rights were acquired the state
of international law was such "that
President McKinley and Secretary
Hay did not even protest, but only
asked that American trade rights
should, not be affected. The Hay
open door policy, he said, meant
"not the open door to the rights of
China, but an open docfr for the
goods of America."
Checks Will Be Cancelled
if Children Do Not Call
Six children, Irene Adrian, Hazel
Hamer, Helen Altschuler, Warren
Peterson, Bennie Kubjensky and
Verne Robinson, have checks for
$1 each at the Omaha real estate
board's office, 308 South Eighteenth
street n
These children were among about
50 to win prizes in the board's "own
your home contest," conducted in
the spring of last year. The checks
were made out July 1, 1918. The
treasurer, L. D. Spalding, has not
been able to find these six. Their
checks will be held two weeks
lcfTger. If noicalled for then they
will be cancelled.
Marine Firemen 'Put Off
Strike UntiLNext Week
Detroit, Mich., Sept 20. The
proposed strike of the Marine Fire
men's, Oilers, Watertenders and
Coal Passers' union"" of the Great
Lakes, in sympathy with that of
the Iron and Steel Workers, called
for -Monday morning, will be post
poned until Wednesday or Thurs
day because of delays in tabulating
he referendum vote in the upper
lake districts, according to union
pfficials this morning.
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DEMOCRATS SEND
OUT S..0. S. FOR
'VICE PRESIDENT
At the Same Time They Deny
Republican Vote- Is Suffi
cient to Amend Leagued
Washington, Sept. , 20. Demo
cratic' leaders in the senate chal
lenged the claim of republican op
ponerts uf the league of nations
covenant that enough pledges had-l
been' obtained to secure adoption of
Senator Johnson's amendment dc-
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ican voting power in the ieagtic ;hf
fembly. While they expressed su
preme confidence and predicted at
least 50 votes against the amend
ment enough to defeat it tiese
senators finally got in touch with
Vice President Marshall insisting
that he return in time for the first
real test vote on the treaty, ex
pected next week.
The senate was not in session and
Chairman Lodge of the foreign rela
tions committee was not at Iris of
fic during the day, and republicans
say they had rested on their oars,
waiting for the contest to begin
Monday.
"Mild" reservationists, some of
whom claimed to hold the balance of
power, were actively conferring and
counting noses to see how many of
their number would vote against the
Johnson amendment. Some of their
claims ran as- high as eight.
Both sides were expecting help
from this group, but there was no
certainty-as to how the majority
would line up. Democratic leaders
in predicting SO votes against the
Johnson amendment out of a total
of 96 counted on the support of
many of this group, in view of the
general belief that five democrats
would be found with the republicans
in the lineup on the amendment
fight.
Senator Hitchcock said today that
every effort would be made to
hasten consideration of the treaty
because of the "insistent demand"
from business people for final set
tlement. There was no indication,
however, as to how soon a vote
might be called for on the Johnson
amendment.
Airship Mail Letter .
Burned and Torn Is
Finally Delivered
A letter, burned about the edges,
and torn, was received by the pub
licity bureau of the Chamber of
Commerce Friday, with a note that
read:
"Unavoidably damaged by fire on
an airplane due to leave Cleveland,
O., at 9:30 a. m., September IS,
1919."
After some difficulty, Arthur
Thomas deciphered the letter, "which
was a request from Miss B. E.
Huntley, of Troy, N. Y., for the
"Omaha Book of Dependable Infor
mation," which she had seen ad
vertised in the "Life" magazine.
Coal Vessel Missing.
Washington, Sept. 20. The ship
ping board steamer Lake Conway,
which sailed from Philadelphia Sep
tember 2 for Havana, coal-laden, has
not been heard from since its de
parture. The Navy department was
requested today to make search for
it. The xLake Conway carried a
crew of 31.
All Ready! Gorgeous Fete
of Ak-Sar-BenVil Start
in'&rand Blare of Music
Everything Favors a Big Time Weather Man Promises
Good Behavior for, 10 ! Days Twenty Pretentious
""Love Story" Floats in Electrical Pageant Long
List of Attractions at Con T. Kennedy Shows.
DRIVER OF TAXI THAT
CARRIED BANDITS TO
RALSTON IS ARRESTED
Two Score Automobiles, Carrying Officers From Many
Cities and Counties, Wait for Daybreak to Close in'
on Gunmen Who Looted Bank Near Omaha of
Over $4,000 Airplanes Aid in Man Hunt
"Omaha invites you to Samson's silver anniversary."
Electrical pageant, Wednesday, 8 p. m., October 1.
Floral automobile parade, Thursday, 2 p. m., October 2.
Annual Ak-Sar-Ben ball, Friday night, October 3.
Location of carnival grounds: Fifteenth street and Capitol avenue.
Carnival open from Wednesday, 1 p. m., September 24, to Satur
f'r:y night, October 4.
Con T. Kennedy shows will appear at carnival grounds.
Ak-Sar-Ben information bureau, 1410 Douglas street.
Theme of electrical pageant, ''Famous Love Stories."
Route of electrical pageant: Start from Sixteenth and Cuming:
south on Sixteenth to Douglas; east on Douglas to Tenth; south on
Tenth to Farnam; west on Farnam to Nineteenth; south on Nineteenth
to Harney; east on Harney to Sixteenth; south on Sixteenth to Howard;
east on Howard to Fourteenth; north on Fourteenth to Douglas; west
on Douglas to Fifteenth; north on Fifteenth to Capitol avenue a"nd
disband.
Route of the floral parade: Start at Sixteenth and Cuming; south
on Sixteeath to Douglas; east on Douglas to Tenth; south on Tenth
to Farnam; west on Farnam to Twenty-fifth avenue; north on Twenty
fifth avenue to Douglas: west on Douglas to Twenty-sixth; south on
Twenty-sixth to Farnam; east on Farnam to Sixteenth; south on Six
teenth to Howard; east on Howard to Fifteenth; north on Fifteenth
to Capital avenue and disband.
Nearly. 40 automobiles, carrying state and county of
ficers and city detectives, armed with shotguns and revolvers,
were waiting at midnight near Greenwood, Neb., for day
break, to close in on the three bandits who yesterday noon
held up the Citizens State bank at Ralston, 10 miles south
west of Omaha, and robbed it of more than $4,000 in cur- ,
rency and silver. N
Bandits Overlook $30,000. -
The bandits overlooked $30,000. ,
Greenwood is about 16 miles north and east of Lincoln
and eight miles south and west of Ashland.
Harry DensGn, taxi driver, 415, Sweetwood avenue,
Omaha, who drove the bandits in "his car to the bank and
after the robbery raced across country with them until his
machine broke down outside of Ashland, was arrested and
held for investigation. After being detained in jailat Cen
tral police station he was released on $500 bond, signed by
F. L. Fretz, manager of the Service Taxi Co.
Airplanes Hunt Robbers.
Two airplanes, one from Omaha and one from FrembmV
Neb., aided in the seajch for the bandits yesterday afternoon. '
The two planes flew over the country between Ashland and:
Lincoln, Neb., where the bandits were last seen after aban-.
doning the wrecked taxicab. E. J. Bobbins, Fremont attor-
ney, piloted the Fremont plane and Lloyd Sterner acted as
lookout. "
JoeJruce of theJZrown Tire anc I
Rubber company of Ralston entered,
the bank at this juncture.
As Mr. Bruce appeared at the tell
er's window on of the bandits lev-'
eled his revolver a.t him and ordered
him to step behind the cage. ' ''-"
Mr. Bruce asserts that the man
who gave him the orders is A. T.
King, employe of the Crown Tire .
and Rubber company up until six '
week ago. ' '.
"Put 'em up, Bruce," the bandit
said. "I hate to do this, but I have
to." Mj Bruce says he is positive
the bandit who gave the orders is .
King. The fact that the bandit ':
called Mr. Bruce by his right name ,
is proof of Mr. Bruce's assertion.
police say. - , ,
When Mr. Bruce, Mr. Shanahan
and Mr. Mannhalter were backed
against the wall the man Bruce '
claims'is King ordered them to low
er their hands so they would not be
seen from the street. ' ... ' '
The 25th annua Ak-Sar-Ben fall
festival and carnival will begin Wed
nesday afternoon, precisely at 1,
when the Ak-Sar-Ben band, sta
tioned over the main entrance of
the carnival grounds, Fifteenth
street and Capitol avenue, will fill
the' air with a grand burst of music
as a signal to start the festivities.
This 'year's festival will be under
circumstances unusually ' favorable.
Even the weather man has promised
to be good for the 10 days.
Twenty Famous Cove Stories.
The electrical parade Wednesday
night, will be the most beautiful and
pretentious pageant of the kind ever
presented Jn Omaha, according to
the Ak-Sar-Ben officials. y
"Famous Love Staries" will be
depicted by 20 entrancing floats,
the theme having been unusually
adaptable to the imagery and skill
of Gus Renze, chief artificer, and
his crew of artisans at the den of
North Twentieth street. ,
First Float a Startler. '
This wonderful night" electrical
pageant will visualize the old say
ing, "all theworld loves a lover."
The first float of the series will be
a startling revelation, presenting in
a striking manner a situation famous
in song and story.
These floats of "love's young
dream" have beeii suggested by my
thology, fiction, drama and history.
The costumes on the floats will
arouse exclamations of admiration
from thousands of women who will
view them.
$2,000 Prize Parade'.
The floral parade of decorated au
tomobiles.Thursday afternoon, Octo
ber 2, will be another entrancing
(Continued on Fage Eleven, Column One.)
Steel Workers at Pueblo
Are Bound to Quit Jobs
Pueblo, Colo., Sept. 20. After a
long night session- statement was
issued today by the steel workers'
committee stating their case in con
nection with the strike of steel
workers called here for Monday,
next '
The statemenF declared the strike
in fueblo was not a sympatnetic
rtriW Kfif.wae nnp to rnmnel the
Colorado .Fuel and Iron company to
recognize'the employes' right to col
lective bargaining under a system
controlled' by the employes instead
of through a system fostered and
patronized by the company.
The. workers' statement declares
that the majority of the employes
ot the steel "Works here do not re
ceive wages sufficient to enable
them to live comfortable under
present living eoss.
The committee pointed out a
number of alleged differences be
tween the Rockefeller plan, which
has been adopted by the company,
ancKthe steel workers' 12 demands
Fremont Woman Takers
Own Life by Jumping
From Hospital Window
Mrs. Mary Sinanark of Fremont
Ltook her own life at the Birchmont
hospital Friday by jumping from a
fourth-story window. She has been
a patient of the hospital since April
29 suffering from melancholia.
Physicians and attendants at the
hospital say she apparently was
greatlv improved in health and the
day of her death was in especially
good humor.- A few minutes before
she killed herself she was visiting
with Misses Cass and Olmquist,
nurses. They were called to another
room for a few minutes and when
they returned Mrs. Sinanark was
gone from the room. Investigation
disclosed that the screen window
was out where the woman had
jumped.
The county attorney will not hold
an inquest. The bqdy was taken' to
Fremont for burial. '
Two men entered the bank at
11:50.- Cashier John Mannhalter
was standing at the teller's window.
David J. Shanahan, a nephew of T.
J. 'Shanahan, president of the bank,
was sitting inside the cashier's cage
with his back toMr. Mannhalter.
The younger of the two bandits, a
frail-looking youth, stepped up to
the window and greeted Mr. Mann
halter with, "How are you?"
''Will you cash a check?" he que
ried. - -
-'"Probably," said Mr. Mannhalter.
As the bandit pretended to reach
for a check he whipped out an auto
matic revolver and covered the
cashier. ,
The second bandit then stepped
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up to tne .window and coverea- jvir.
Mannhalter while No. 1 went around
behind the cage and covered Mr.
Shanahan.
No. 1 lined Mr. Shanahan and Mr.
Mannhalter up against the wall
while No. 2 came around behind the
cage. '
Bandits Order Victims Into
Vault After Looting Bank
Monte Meadows, a pool hall pro
prietor at Rals'ton, passed the win
dow at the time of the robbery. Mr.
Bruce tried to wave his hand at
Mead.iws to attract Meadows' atten
tion. Meadows peered in the window,
but he says he did not see anything
outof the ordinary going on.
"King" ordered Mr. Mannahlter
to unlock the safe inside the vault.
When Mannhajter obeyed "King"
seized two stacks of currency in the
safe and started toward the front of
the bank. Mr. Mannhalter says
there were $4,000 in the two stacks.
T. J. Shanahan, president of the
bank. who arrived later, pointed to
$30,000 in gold and . currency in the
safe that the bandits overlooked. The
bmdits also took $200 from the cash
drawer.
Puts Currency in Pocket
,"King"'gatheretMhe currency into
his pocket and rejoined his com
panion, who had helcTMr. Bruce and
Mr. Shanahan at his command in.
the cage.
The bandits ordered th three vic
tims into the vault and then locked
it.
Mr. Mannhalter unscrewed the
combination from the inside. When
the "three men liberated themselves
six men were in the bank waiting to
transact business not ..knowing the
Ijank liaa been robbed. 1
Denson. the driver of the bandits'
car, told Detectives John Pszanow
ski, Paul Haze and Victor Lundeen
and State Agent Ben Danbaum, who
arrested him, that he was approached
at his taxi stand. Sixteenth - and
Farnam streets, Saturday morning at
11:10 by the three bandits.
"Had, to Get Money."
"They hired me to drive to Ral
ston," Denson told the detectives.
"On the way to Ralston they talked
about 'having to get some money
some way' as they only had $8 be
tween them. They had alreadv given
me $30.
"When we got into Ralston I
asked where they wanted to go.
'Pull up in front of this restaurant,'
they ordered. I had no idea what
they intended to do. The restaur
ant is next door to the bank and
when two o'the three men got out
of the car and walked toward the
restaurant. I thought they were go
ing to buy some sandwiches. Y did
riot watch where they went. One
of the thrqe stayed in the back seat
of the car watching me.
"Presently the two men came
back.
"One of them pressed a gun be
tween my shoulder blades as the ,
three arranged themselves ia the
back seat.
" 'Get out of here, yon v
they said, 'and drive fast
"As I started up the road I asked
them where they wanted to go.
They asked where the Lincoln high
way was and when I told them wo
were then on the O. L. D. road, -,
they told me any road woulddo.
"About a quarter' of a mile out of
town, a tall thin young fellow, ono
of the two who had gone into the
bank, told me to stop. When I did
he made me move over in the fronts
seat and he took the wheel. The
other two remained in the back
seat. ......
"The driver seemed ' to be the
leader of the trio. He cautioned .
the other two to hold their guns -ready
to shoot because he thought
'you never can tell when they'll get
word along the line here.
"He handed back to the. men in
the back-seat a large handful of
currency, telling them to 'straighten
thi out.'
Drove Like Wild Man,
"After that he drove like a wild
man. When we-crossed the Ash
land bridge we 'Were making about
65 'miles an hour. At the far etMt""
of the bridge the car bounded high -from
a . hump in the road and we
almost turned over. He did not cut -
down ihe speed much and 'five miles -farther
on he struck a culvert in the
road and tore off the right front
wheel. All four of us were badly
jarred. It is a miracle we weren't
killed. -"The
dYiver of the car shook
hands with me and said he was
glad we had met x ,
Taxi Driver Warned.
" 'You're a good , fellow,' the
driver said when he was going
away. I hate to break down .your
car, but such things will happen
You can go back to Ashland or tc
Omaha if. you like, but -don't tel .
anybody what you saw and don't
telephone."
"Then they; walked down the -road
in the general direction of Lin--coin.
I staYted back toward Ash
land. J saw them go over the top
of the hill. They were walking...
brisklv down the road. That was
at 1:20.
"I went to the E. A. Fraiier
(Continued on !'; Eleven Column One.) "