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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 19, 1920)
i X 10 A OMAsjA, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1920. s i a- 3 . ,. 3 4 . 3 Armed Bandits -Hold Up and Rob Carnival Couple Man and Woman Victims of Highwaymen In Wild Night of Crime In v .. Omaha. Brief City News Anita-, Lee, T. Kennedy Highway of ' Arthur Dalton and Members of the Con shows on the King's the Ak-Sar-Ben fall festival, while going to their sleeping car at Six teenth and Nicholas streets Friday nfght, were held up by three armed bandits who robbed Dalton of $30 and Miss Lee of $18, according to police reports. , i Dalton told police the bandits . each carried a revolver and berated them for being show people! "com ing into Omaha with lots cf dough "anyway." II. G. Clark, Brunswick hotel, re ported to police a suit case in his room cut open and $50 worth of clothing stolen. Pickpockets Active Frank L. Hayes, 3126 Martha street,, was robbed of $45 by pick - pockets returning from me Ak-Sar-Ben races on a West Leavenworth street c$f, he reported to police. The pickpockets also got his keys to safety deposit vaults, he said. He told police he remembered being jostled by two dapper young men, one of whori attempted to get fa miliar. ' . H. G. Barton, 3022 Lafayette ave nue, rented to police his daughter, Stella, lost a purse containing small change, fountain pen and watch in the girls' lavatory of Central High school. ' Mrs. Joe Divila, 216 South Thir teenth street, reported the theft of a box containing $21 and a diamond ring worth $45 by two negroes she had hired to do some scrubbing for her; ' y , -v. Steal 30 Pounds of Butter. Two men walked into' the A. Mar cus store, 1123 Douglas -street, and while one engaged the proprietor in conversation, the other stole two revolvers. v Thirty pounds of butter was stolen from a Seward Creamery company truck, 1215 Jones street, at Seventeenth and Douglas streets, in the afternoon. 'i Ben Johnson and "Ben Williams, negroes, 1011 Capitol avenue, are held by police in connection with the theft of a watch, revolver and suit of clothes, from the home of Lucy Smith, 902 Capitol avenue. . Two More Suits Filed Against Cattle Company Directors a,nd officers1 of the Mis souri Valley Cattle Loan company are in federal court again on a charge of fraudulent sale .of stock and securities. - ' t . Yesterday Attorney Charles A. Sunderlin, rvresenting the law firm ' of Corey and Sunderlin, filed in fed eral court two separate actions in tiie sum of $21,250,000 each - for Joseph Wood and John Peters- of Irwin, la., creditors of the company, against the officers and directo'rs of the firm for deceit, misrepresenta tion and fraud perpetrated upon them in the disposal of allege?! se curities and stocks of the company. The-defendants named in the pe titions are F. M. Currie, W. H. Graver, P. E. McKillip, R. S. Tohn1 Son, V. W. Gittlngs and R. V. Mc-Grew. Move Offices Mulfinger. Webb & Ratchford, attorneys, announce thfl removal or their law offices to 432 84-36 World-Herald building. Officers to Meet Members of the Officers Reserve corps wlllv meet at the Athletic club Monday at 8 p. m to discuss participation in the day light parade next Thursday celebrat in? the tercentenary of the- landing of the Pilgrims. . Enter New, Offices Officiate of the Paxton,-Gallagher company, and ZU7 clerics, njoved into the new of fices of the firm in the new four stnry building at Ninth and Jones streets this afternoon. The new building is one block east of the of fices which have been headquartres or this company since 1882. is Named Infantry Captain Maj. A. L.- Morris, wtio has been on duty at the local army recruiting station since April 10 as acting maor of infantry, has received an appointment as captain of infantry in the regular army dating from July 1, 1920. His reduction to the tank of captain in the 'regular es tablishment is in accordance with the recent army reorganization act. Woman Struck by Motor; Driver Held by Police When Mr. and Mrs. John jtillman of Pittsburgh and their 2-year-old baby were crossing the street at Fifteenth and Farnam strets about 10 a. m. yesterday the mother was struck by the fender of an automo bile driven by E. C. Rodgers, 622 South Eighteenth street. She suffered painful leg bruises. She was removed to 4410 5chjh Twelfth street, where she and her husband and child are visiting. Koagers was arrestr - ' k Divorce Court. " " Dirorra Petition. Daisy Beat against Raymond Best, ie ertlon. Clara W. Glllen against Edward GUlen, cruelty. Mabel Salnz against Jpae Sains, cruelty. Augusta Halversen against Oscar Hal reraen, cruelly. pivore. Decree.' - Eva Smith from Charles K. Smith, cruelty. Beatrice Falconer from Charles Fal coner, cruelty, Marie Miller from Archie Miller, cruelty. Julia B. Mathews irom Carmen Mathews, cruelty. X Demos Prepare For Reception In City for Cox On Account of- Candidate's Throat Trouble Instruc tions Issued to Keep Crowds Away. a by NebrasVa democrats during the visit of the Ohio governor. "We 'must preserve the"strength i of Governor Cox in order' that he will be able to finish the campaign in good shape," wrote Mr. Sullivan, "and in order to do that we want the local committees to co-operati,as much as possible in keeping: crowds away from him." An amplifying macrune will be used on the rear platform of the train, so that the governor's voice will be heard. Fined on Check Charge, F. E. MacKlusky pleaded guilty to a charge of writing a check with out having sufficient funds in the bank to meet it and was fined $100 by District Judge Troup yesterday. Postcard to Prisoner Is Laden With Morphine Barney Gallagher, serving 45 days in 'the county jail for vagracy and oarYying concealed weapons, re ceived a postcard wishing him "hap py birthday" from one "J. 13." yes terday. Jailors noticed a bulge in the post card and, splitting it open, found a paper containing a large quantity' of morphine. They 'wrapped a similar amount of common baking fcoda in another paper, put it inside the slitted post-, card in place of the morphine, glued the opening shut and passed the card in to Barney. They are noV watch ing to see whether the soda will produce the same effect on Barney as the morphine would nave. Priority of Coal Shipments By Water Suspended Today f Washington, Sept. 18.TPriority in t shipment of coal by water to Newr V England, put into effect ' several ( weeks ago to relieve the New Engis.' IarTrt'Xoal shortage, was 'Suspended today by the Interstate Commerce commission. Out of the High Bent District ; Union Outfitting Co. W. H. Thompson of Grand, Island, democratic national committeeman for Nebraska, advises that Governor Cox will arrive - at North Platte, Neb., from the west at 8 a. m.. Sep tember 27. The democratic presidential candi date will deliver short; talks from the I rear platform of his coach at Worth flatte, ' Lexington. Kearney and Grand Island. The three sleepers of j the arovernor's oartv will be trans-1 terred from the Union Pacific to the Burlington at Grand Island at 12:45 noon. The itinerary then calls for short speeches at Aurora, York and Seward, arriving at ILmcoln, where an address will be delivered in the Auditorium. i Keep Crowds Away The governor is scheduled to leave tancoln at 6 p. m., arriving in Oma ha at 7:45, for an address in, the Audi torium mere. Mr. Thompson and Keith Neville, former governor, will meet the train at North Platte. Thomas C. Grimes, A. P. Sprague and John H. Morehead also will be with Governor Cox during the Ne- braska itinerary. tiovernor Cox recently was re ported to be suffering from speaker's laryngitis and in that connection Pat Harrison, chairman of the democrat ic speakers' bureau, has transmitted special instructions for observance! SIXTEENTH AND JACKSON STS. X Union Outfitting Co. Out of the High Rent District The Home of Guaranteed Depend able Furniture, reasonably priced and remember, no transaction Is ever considered complete until the customer Is thoroughly satisfied, as Iways you mag:e your own terms.. Brits Bed Very beautiful and well.' constructed satin banded, massive posts, full size bed, at. $32.50 Wondey Values Cedar Oil .....39c Brooms . ..; 33c Clothes Dryer 89c Electric Toaster ....I. . .$2.95 Acme Freezer 65c Casseroles ..-.$2.19 Aluminum Sauce Fan.' 67c Electric Iron $3.95 Porch Gate .......$1.49 Baby Swing ........ 98c library Table Sturdily built, ma hogany finished with highly polished top. roomy drawer and helf. at -$27.50 Bin ia ' This Queen Anne Period Walnut Dining Room Suite "Is a Rare Value at 437- ' American Walnut Dresser A beau tiful Colonial design, hand-rubbed and polished, plank; top, French plate mirror, all drawers finished on interior, dust-proof throughout a Jamestown make, fc CO Cfl epecial, at 4UI7.iJU 2000 Boxes H. H. HARPER & CO. I ' FINE .V Announce "The Birth of a City" to be known aa NASHVILLE. It la located fiv. mile, north of Flor ence, on the Washington Hjfhwajr. Stationery Mom Monday Only Sheriff Clark Is Anxious To Destroy Mayor's Pardons Up to noon yesterday no "par cons" had arrived at the county jail from Mayor Smith. ' ' Sheriff Clark was ' rather disap pointed. He wanted the pleasure of tearing up one pMhe "pardons" and throwing it into the waste basket. . , ."It was a fine .action that Judge Troup totjk," he said. "TJie pardon lias been badly abused and was nullifying the efforts of the courts to stop speeding and reckless driving, which have cost so many lives and injured so many people this year." Hubby Enjoyed Shooting 1 , Her, Wife Says in Petition A "near runk mystery" was part of the marital unpleasantnesses of Maggie' and Clarence Brinson, ac cording to her petition for divorce, filed yesterday in district court. She says he pushed her violently into a trunk one day and, pointing a loaded revolver at her, threatened to shoot her. She says he once shot her in the leg and renyfced that he would. rather see theshot go into her leg than into the door. Ak-Sar-Ben Parades Turn At tOth Instead of 13th The Ak-Sar-Ben electrical and daylight pafades will proceed east'on Douglas street to Tenth street, in . stead of turning south at Thirteenth, Secretary Gardner announced yes terday. This will not change the new plan of having the parades go west on Farnam street to Twenty-fourth streets ' rchants and others with places of business east of Thirteenth street, made a vigorous objection to Tiaving the patade turn at Thirteenth street. This resulted, in the change. . Salesman on Sunrise "Party Fined For Scaring, Woman Cut and bleeding, and minus his hat. coat, vest and shirt, G. D. Mil ler, salesman, Wellington Inn, ter ' rorized Itfrs. B. L. Clough, 321 Har ney street, at 4 a. m. yestedday by cutting the screen to the back door of her home and beating upon the panelsT ' Mrs. Clough summoned police, who took Miller to jail. In Central police court yesterday Miller fold the judge he had beeit on a partyj He was fined $15. r - J Deaths and Funerals Mr. Mabel Boyd. 43.-111 Cnorwoo avenue, died at her home Friday night af ter a year'e lltnrsa. She la .urvlved by her mother. Mra. A. B. Richardson: daughter, Oenevlev. Boyd, threw sisters, Mrs. William Unthank, Miss Etta Richard son of Rushvlll. Net Mrs. D. EL Bunder, jr.. Thedford. Ni-hv and one brother, Charles Richardson of Alnsworth, Neb. Funeral service, will-be held Sunday at J . m.. from the home. Burial wlU be Isr Forest Lawn cmetery.. . - h 1920 Fall Stetsons They're Here Come in today arid enjoyn' early' uelection of this wonder-" ful assortment. They're all new styles and have that distinction 'characteristic of STETSON; QUALITY. ' m U Men i .."TWO STETSON STORES: 60810 So. Sixteenth and 1008 Farnam Street. 2 dozen envelopes' 2 dozen sheets t. :.. i9c. Sells regularly for 59c. Made of the. very highest quality of paper. . Most unusual value, another evidence Sun Room Rocker Ivory finish, up holstered in a pretty pattern of eJ cellcnt quality Cretonne, loose, ?f?T.. ....$19.50f It is just such values as this In Period Furniture that makes this Big Store different from the ordi nary furniture store. The entire suite is beautifully finished and designed with careful attention to de- ot the Big Buying Powery6Jhis store ' tail that makes furniture a'genuine artjstic creation. A GOOD TIME TO BUY STOVES Suite consists of a handsome 60-inch Buffet fin ished in rich American Walnut, 54-inch table," five chairs upholstered in genuine leather of apretty green shade, arm chair to match and a luxurious looking China Closet Simmons Sanitary Couch Fine foi an extra bed for Ak-Sar-Ben visitors. Full size, comfortable Simmons Springs, heavily supported and braced, -at ....... Combination rfange Burns eoal or gas. Combina tion of a perfect gas range and a perfect coal range, c8sts but little more. 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