THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1921
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ORDINANCE ON
GAS PLANT. TO BE
HELD FOR HOWELL
Council Refuses to Take It Up
Pending Return of
. Water Board Man
ager. ALLEGED MAIL CAR
day with Postoffice Inspector W.
M. Coble, and is held here in con
nection with the recent "lone
bandit" robbery of a Union Paoific
mail car between Fremont and
Omaha. He is a man of many
names. ..
He has admitted, according to In
spector Coble, to having used at
various times the aliases of Daniel
L. Lauver, Harry Frazier, James
Adams, James Walker and Arhur
F. Oleson. Earl L. Lauver, he says,
is the came under which he was
christened 29 years ago. ,
The man's general appearance
and personality won him friends im
mediately in Evanston, Wyo., where
he appeared a few days after the
Union Pacific mail car robbery. The
county attorney there obtained for
him an appoinment as deputy
sheriff and strongly recommended
him for appointment as a federal
prohibition agent for Wyoming.
He doesn't look like a man who
could bold op half a dozen men
single handed. He is small, five
feet, five inches in height and weighs
130 pounds. He has black hair and
gentle brown eyes.
He gave his home address as Salt
Lake Gty, Utah, and said his pa
rents live at 710 Cemetery road,
Bellefont, Pa.
Lauver has a prison record dating
back 15 years, Inspector Coble says.
Lauver admitted, the inspector
claims, that he was only 14 years
old when he first "served time" at
Glens Mills, Pa.
He told Coble be had served two
sentences in the Pennsylvania state
prison and is now wanted at Clear
field, Pa., for forgery. He also is
probably wanted, he said, on forgery
charges at, Columbus and Chilli
cothe, O.
Inspector Coble refused to say
Whether Lauver had confessed any
connection with the mail car rob
bery, and was unwilling to state
what evidence there was that the
man who held up five mail clerks
and rifled the U. P. mail car of cash
and bonds of an estimated value of
more than $ 100,000.
The five men in the mail car at
the time of the robbery will visit the
jail here later to attempt to identify
Lauver. ,
Mr. Coble refused absolutely to
allow the man to be interviewed. '
Rotary's 15th Birthday
To Be Observed In Big
Joint Celebration Here
The first joint celebration of the
Omaha and Council Bluffs Rotary
clubs will be held tonight at the
Chamber of Commerce in observ
ance of the 15th anniversary of the
national organization.
Music and vaudeville are on the
program for the evening and J. Fer-
kins, warden of the Iowa peni
llirv st Fnrt Madison. AO 6f
the Kotarr eodt of ethic.
BANDIT ADMITS HE
USES MANY NAMES
will talk oa what it means to b
Rotarian.
Every Rotarian in Council Bluffs
and Omaha is expected to attend
the event, as well as Rotariana from
Sioux City, Lincoln and Fremont
The celebration is in line with the
policy of Rotary clubs in all parts
of the country, as this week it
known nationally as "All-Rotary'',
week. . , ;. J
Bee Wants Ads Produce Results
Slight, Gentlemanly Youth Is
Brought to Omaha Jail for
"Eone" U. P. Hold-Up. .
Earl L. Lauver returned to Oma
ha from Salt Lake City, Utah, Mon
An ordanabce offered last ueek by
City Commissioner Ure, Zimman,
Towl and Ringer, proposing that
. the city council should reject the ap
praisal of $4,500,000 made by the
court of condemnation on the Oma
ha gas plant, was not called up yes
terday for d-scnssion in the city
council meeting, nor was any rcfer
enccmade to the pending gas pur
chase question.
It has been tacitly agreed among
the commissioners that the matter
will be held in abeyance until ihe
return of R. B. Howell, general
manager of the Metropolitan Water
plant. Mr. Howell is expected home
from Guatemala next week. The
water board will assume manage
ment of the gas plant if the city
should accept the appraisal price,
and it is for that reason that the
commissioners believe Mr. Howell
should be heard on the subject be
fore action is taken.
After the council meeting yester
day Commissioner Ure stated
in conversation that he understood
that three representatives of the
United Gas Improvement company
of Philadelphia have arrived in
Omaha, with expectations of return
ing to the Quaker City with the
money they expect the city will pay
for the gas plant
"! have no knowledge of any rep
resentatives of the United Gas Im
provement company coming to
Omaha except W. F. Douthirt, who
has been here most of the time dur
ing the appraisal proceedings," said
. W. H. Taylor president of the Oma
ha Gas companj'. "There is noth
ing now for the gas company to do
but to await action by the city. We
are hoping that the matter will be
disposed of in a definite manner. We
have no intimation of what the city
council will do beyond what we
read in the newspapers."
Paving Matters All .
Postponed to Monday
Meeting of Council
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The city council yesterday referred
for consideration in committee of the
whole sext Monday morning, vari
ous matters m connection with this
season's paving work.
Commissioner Towl recommended
that the repaying of Sixteenth street,
! Douglas to Victor avenue, be post
poned on account of a sewer situ
ation which he explained, and also
because of general crowded condi
tions in the paving situation. Com
missioner Butler strenuously ob
jected to any further delay in the
repaving of Sixteenth street He
stated that his. department repaired
this thoroughfare four times last
year. '
Mr. Butler added that the paving
contractors have control of the sit
uation and Mr. Towl admitted that
to a certain extent that was true.
The inadequate supply of cement,
as explained in The Bee last Sun
day, is one of the features of the fit
ties he overstayed his Christmas fur
lough from his ship,. the Utah, and
uation.
Omaha Postoffice
Is Made Central'
Accounting Point
A Washington order received yes
terday by Postmaster Charles E.
Fanning makes the Omaha postoffice
the central accounting postoffice for
Nebraska. The postmaster here will
audit monthly reports from the
1,200 Nebraska postoffices.
Beginning March IS all postoffice
supplies for Nebraska will be ob
tained from Omaha. All monthly
reports, surplus postal funds and
war saving stamps and internal
revenue stamp collections will be
forwarded here.
Additional clerks will be required
to care for the auditing wbrk re
quired, Postmaster Fanning said. As
' a result of the order postal authori
ties in Washington will have only
48 monthly postoffice reports.
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This is the big reason behind this sale that compels value-giving far
beyond the possibilities of competition.
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OUR LEASE expires April 1st The
order stands that this property
must be Tacated by that time.
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A JOURNEY of several hundred
miles would be well repaid by the
sayings you 11 enjoy at this sale.
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The Apparel Event that has startled the entire
city an occasion wherein you are offered the
rare opportunity of , selecting beautiful, exclu
sive styled wearables at prices so low as to
appear virtually ridiculous.
We've set out to accomplish a
gigantic task: viz: Selling
$150,000 stock in five
short weeks.
W
E APPRECIATE that no half-way policies will
accomplish this end. AVe have no alternative.
The stock MUST BE 8QLD, so we have disregarded
all thoughts of profits and costs. -
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Beautiful New Spring Suits, Frocks and Coats Saerif iced
GARMENTS that were selected because of their style individuality, their rare good tailoring and beautiful lines. These are the
very type of wearables that the ocrriminating dressers most desire and to think that now you are privileged to choose
without reserve from this rare collection at prices that represent but a small portion of the actual worth of the garment.
IMPORTANT
We are obliged to en
force the following buy
ing restrictions:
NO EXCHANGES
NO RETURNS
NO CHARGES
NO DELIVERIES
NO C. O. D.'f
NO PART-PAYS
NO CREDITS
From Florence to Albright, from Council Bluffs to Dundee. This phenominal
sale is the topic wherever women meet
THE NEWS of this great sale is spreading to every corner of the city, as purchasers show their v
wonderfully styled" garments which they secured at phenomenal low prices to their friends and '
neighbors. The buying enthusiasm is the keenest ever witnessed in any Western store, and the sole
cause is: Sensational value-giving.
All Blouses, Skirts, Sweat- ,
crs, Silk Underwear, Petti
coats and Hosiery at won
derful savings.
Sixty Courteous, Obliging Sales
Ladies to Serve You Quickly .
and Efficiently
" In spite of the immense crowds that throng this
store every business bour of the day, we are
serving every visitor in a manner that is typical
of the regular Julius Orkin standard of service.
We suggest, however, that you do your shopping
in the forenoons if possible.
BECAUSE ALL JULIUS ORKIN MER
CHANDISE IS SPECIALLY MADE TO
ORDER, WE ARE OBLIGED TO ACCEPT
THE IMMENSE SHIPMENTS OF INCOMING.
MERCHANDISE, WHICH OF NECESSITY
MUST BE THROWN IN THIS AVALANCHE
OF PRICE SACRIFICING.
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AO Winter Goats and Furs
at prices unbelievably low
Buy now for next season.
IMPORTANT
We refrain from quoting
sale and comparative
prices because of the
magnitude of stock in
volved and the drastic
nature of the reduc
tions. '- -
Every Day See? More Drastic Prince
Sacrifices in This Great
Forced Out of Business
, , Sale
Am certain lines become broken la sizes or as lots
become depleted, we augment lower priced lines
with this better merchandise, thereby affording
greater savings as the period of the sale length
' ens, Grasp this most unusual buying opportu
' nity now. Secure your entire season's apparel
needs during this event ,
COME BY TRAIN, COME BY AUTO, COME
BY TROLLEY, WALK IF YOU MUST,
BUT LET NOTHING STOP YOU FROM AT
TENDING THIS, THE GREATEST AP
PAREL SALE IN THE HISTORY OF OMAHA
MERCHANDISING.
M Julius OrkmBiK
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