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THE BEE: I OMAHA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1920
pated
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Negro Claims He
Partici
BluffeHoldup
Man Under Arrest in Chicago
fells Weird Tale of His
Part in Recent ; Rfail v
- Train Robbery.
V Chidago, Dec 15, Edward Valen
tine, ' negro, arrested jiere several
days ago at the request of Kokorfco,
Ind., nolicc. foid authorities today
that he had participated in the re
cent railway mail robbery at Coun
cil Bluffs, according to the Daily
xws.
"" Valentine was arrested In connec
tion with the robbery in the Indiana
city, but when police searched his
trunks they found more thanv$l,
000 in checks and money orders and
several hundred unopened registered
letters. Valentine admitted robbing
' masl cars at Kokomo, St. Louis, Mp
and Sycamore and West Chicago,
I Admits Bluffs Holdup. :
!n his alleged confession of "par
ticipation in the Council Bluffs rob
' beyy, Valentine is reported to have
said that the robbers obtained
( S9,SOO,000 in cash and securities,
' $900,000 of the amount being cash.
Kine men and one weman, he is
said to have told police, participated.
"Ijmet one of the gang in Cleveland
en the robbery i was being
nned," he is reported to have
The man who talked to me
wis a railway mail clerk, who had
lcfen studying the situation at the
Union Facific transfer, between
' Ofnaha and Council Bluffs, for some
tiite. He had it all figured out that
thjtre was nothing to stop anyone
w o wantsd to make a haul on a
tr ijscontinental train. - -(Met
Gang in Des Moines,
"He convinced me and 1 went with
hi ii to Dcs Moines, where we picked
415 Ihe rest of the gang. There were
ni te men in it, including three
in ?roes, and also one woman. The
gi 1, whose name I don't know, al
V ys traveled with a man named
T ernton. "
'We were all assigned to parti
' ct ar jobs and went on to Omaha.
T woman and Thornton' were
giVen the work of. following the
train in an automobile and picking
nij:the mail sacks as they were
damped from the coach, but it was
tli woman who really drove the
j'Six of the gang were employes
off the Chicago, Burlington &
Qijncy railroad. That made it easy
iot 1 those of us who had been as-
signed to boardiqe the train at the
- transfer. The mail car was switched
tq!; , a Chicago, Burlington , ..jfc
Qnlncy train just after it had crossed
the. river from Omaha. Between
' thV transfer and the Council Bluffs
deot is about a mile of switch
yards, ditches and swamps.
t Woman in Motor Car. ; j.
TThe girl and Thornton had to
'follow down the railroad track be
caise there was no road. .In the
mBe between the transfer and the
stition we .dumped off the pouches.
' ?The others dropped off the train
there, but I swung aboard the rear
of the train and went into the wash
' room. I stayed there until we got
out of Council Bluffs and then went
into the, chair car and stayed there
until we got to Des Moines. We
met again in Des Moines and di
vided the loot, and I' came tn to
"I Chicago." "f fl f
Valentine" was turned dver.3o.fed-
, , er4l authorities. The registered maif
fotjnd in his trunks is said to have,
been'part of the loot in a $75,000
- mail robbery at Kokomo last Fri
day night.
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; ; Glenn Denies Story.
fcostoffice Inspector C. H. Glenn)
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Oiouncu Diuus, wnu orgauiicu uiu
le the federal officials in the inves
tigation of mjljl -car -robbery m
Council Bluffs November 13, when
shown the.,st6ry!irom Chicago, said:
. "It's all news to me and I do not
credit Jt whatever. If it is true that
registered letters were found
negro s possession lit wou
that he had some connection
mail robbery, but I am certain he
waa not mixed up in' the Council
Bluffs robbery, We cleared that up
to our entire satisfaction..
Plattsmouth Gty
Council Refuses to A
. Pay Lighting Bill
jrtMSiChy Lights Lure
ion with at J O
Hubby From Bride
In Grand Island
Plattsmouth, Neb.,' Dec. 15.
(Special.) Ascribing its action to
the recent decision handed down by
Judge Button at Fremont in a case
involving ine raising or puunc util
ity rates by ordinance wherein the
mayor .casts the deciding vote, the
claims committee of the city council
has held up payment of the current
month's bill for street lightimr here
the Nebraska Gas and Electric
to
company, peqdimjf further action.
The council was deadlocked on
this matter a few weeks ago, and
Mayor Schneider, after taking the
matter under consideration, cast the
deciding vote for the increased con
tract at a later meeting. Manager
Kuykendall was present at the
meeting la night and threatened
to close the plant hart unless the
higher rates are forthcoming.
He was warned by Mayor
Schneider that now is the best time
for a showdown and that people
could burn kerosene lamps aid can
dles if necessary. Despairing tof ob
taining favorable action in the mat-
Mer of consumers' rates through tne
council, the company recently, on
its own initiative, raised gas rates
to $2.35 and electricity rates to 15
cents a killowatt. So far it has. met
with no opposition in collecting the
new schedule
The sewing machine industry is
centered largely in Indiana and Illi
nois. . . . . . "
Little-Wife Comes to Omaha
And Has Him Arrested
"Wish I Had a Big Brother
To Thrash Him."
"I'm sorry I haven't a big, husky
brother to administer a lesson to
Edward and bring him ,' to . his
senses." . .-: ' . . L.
It was Mrs. Edward Olson of
Grand Island." She just had caused
the arrest qf her husband onxcharg
cs of wife abaundonment.
They were wedded three months
ago, and after but a month Edward
made his way to Omaha to seek his
fortune. ' .
He urged his little bride to save
all her pennies as he was going to
do, and he would return for her.
Does Washing. v ;
"She. took a position with thtf-Un-ion
Pacific as clerk and did wash
ing nights tcj make more money. '
, Weeks passed ' and she beard no
word from her husband. Nor did
she receive any money. She wrote
many letters asking - of .the life in
Omaha, and finally wrote to tell
Edward she needed him.
Then, she declares, her husband
wrote his answer: "I'll never come
back to you."
y v Reaches' Omaha. . .
fShc reached Omaha yesterday arid
tnM tipr tnrV tn Sheriff Mile Ptarlr
pwho sent for Edward, working at
Fairmont creamery, Twelfth and
Jones streets.
City ways, bright- - lights, : and
pretty women caused Edward, she
believes, to squander the money he
was earning and .to fail to save the
funds he had promised.
The little wife will let the law
take its course, she . said, unless
Edward gives her proof he intends
to mend his ways and do the right
Farm Near Nebraska City 1
Sell for $340 an Acre
Nebraska City, Neb.. Dec. 15.
(Special.) The 160-acre farm of
Henry Wells, five miles southwest
of Nebraska City, was sold for $54,
000 or $340 an acre. This is the
biggest land transaction in . this
county for several months. ... Twen
ty'two years ago (this farm was val
ued at $8,000. I, . .. v' .
Nebraska Cliy W oman Hurt
When Caught in Wringer
Nebraska City, Neb Dec 15.
(Special.) Mrs. Henry Marunda
was seriously injured when her arm
was drawn into the wringer of an
electric washing machine which she
was operating. Before she could
release herself- her arm had been
drawn into, thewringer to the el
bow. ' :
Red Necktie Valued at $1
Costs Columbus Womten $5
Columbus, Neb., Dec. 15. (Spei
cial.) Mrs. Grace Dickson was
fined $5 and costs in police court
on the charge vof taking one red
necktie pf the vtlue of $1 from the
Hansen variety store. $he pleaded
guilty. ' - '
Nebraska Rail
Rate Case Comes
Up in Washington
State Commissions Guided in
Refusal to Grant Increase by
Transportation Guarantee
' Act, Representatives Say.
Washiagton, D! C, Dec. 15.
Counsellor seven. state utilities com
missions which have refused to raise
intrastate rates tca level with those
recently put into -effect in inter
state traffic told the' Interstate Commerce-
commission yesterday that
the commissions had been guided in
their decisions solely by the trans
portation act guarantee of a 6 per
cent return to the carriers. ' The
commission today completed the
cases of Illinois, Florida and started,
on the Nebraska case. ' . ;' -'
Railroad representatives called -the.
attention' of the commission to the
geographical location of the states
refusing the raise, declaring that - a
continuance of the present situation
would; result in adjoining states
adopting the same attitude ht .order
to compete with neighboring states.
Bruce Scott, opening the Nebras
ka case, for the railroads, declared
ihe present intrastate rates had
tended to stifle competition in that
tate. while H. A. Scandrell. also
'representing the carriers, called the
attention of the commission to a Ne
braska law, which prevents the state
commission -granting an increase in
passenger ' fares, but permits in
creases in Pullman, milk, cream and
excess baggage charges.
The commission was told by the
two railway representatives that the
Z5 ner cent increase allowed bv He-
braska in freight rates in intrastate
traffic had cost .the carriers $1.Z53,
770 as compared with the return
which world; have been permitted
under the 35 per cent increase in in
terstate rates."
Assistant Attorney General L. E.
Masters of Nebraska, appearing for
the state commission, declared that
Nebraska had been guided solely by
the transportation act in fixing both
passenger and freight rates. He said
the state commission ' had used tht
ame set of figures as the Interstate
Commerce commission. These, he
said, had shown that a freight rate
increase of 25 per cent was sufficient,
whereas ' the interstate increase
amounted to 35 per cent.
'Kjckoff Meeting of Farm
Bureau Drive Is Success
' Weeping "Water Neb., Dec. 15.
'(Special,)-The "kickoff" meeting of
the farm bureau drive in Casg coun
ty held at Weeping Water was a
success in spite of a snowstorm,
which threatened to cat the attend-
Snce. ; f He .meeting was addressed
y Lew Skinner and Miss Florence
Atwood of the extension department
of the state university; E.Von For
rell of Scotts Bluff and A. J. Weav
er oft Fall City. . . ; i . j
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Pain, Toothache!, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Neuritis. 'Lumbago.
Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets' cost but a few cent Larger package
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for Christmas :
Specially
Priced fof This
I Week at
1 BowenV
t Never before have we
displayed a better line of
Cedar Chests in all sizes. .'
(designs and styles than
right now. --All women
falppreciate a Chest, and
nothing would" be -more
Appropriate for amas
Gift, than a JSowen'a'
;jCedar Chest. '
The workm ansbip.na
erial and' the genuine
jTennessee: Ited Cedar is
tb) best we could buy f
' realizing that.mthhig is
loo good forour custom-
'y- They i were: bought in
carload lots, and.' we are
offerings them at this 1
.ftimi rat such reduced
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DR. U. U. SlUPHERD;
Vice Prea. and - Gen. '
Wirr. for the past aeveB
vear. , , .
It Takes Time and
Patience to Render "
Satisfactory Den
tal Service. :-
' There is no place for the wordv
'hurry " in;the progmm of
Igiving our patients dental
service that- will stand the
test.; ;i f', ; V t ; --v : -r-
ln other words it is Dr. Ship-
herd's policy to see that every case is allowed
sufiicieut time to permit of HIGH LASS sery
ice Lnevery respect. H& realises, however, that
7 there are instances when a patient is pressed for
time and he will sanction "quick action" if con
ditions warrant and he is convinced that the pa
tron's best ,interests will not be jeopardized. V 1
In conductingihef .vork'in every branch of B.aiky.,..
Dentistry this policy holds good and you will be .
" pleased with that absence of "hustle and bustle' '
that is too often found in dental offices. We al
ways have TIME to give you the BEST there
; is in, dentistry, v-" --.:.v ' "'
Incorporated Dentists. . . "
r Dr. K, TT, tJalley, Pres.
. 704-714 City National Bank Bldg, 16th at name ;
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Just Here by Express, and
in Sale Thursday?
Offered
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'COATS
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135 Magnificent New
CLTE COATS
Every
Coat Worth , to $69.75
if, .
Stunning new. sport and three-quarVer
lengths. Every qofttlined throughout with
rich silks. Majority are generously
trimmed with fur. ;
SilYertones, yitlovv' Bolivia, Gpldtins,
Suede Velourgj Lustrola, Saxonia, Salts
. Pluah,Chamoistyne, Silk Plush.
Paahlonable-taoViels that hare all the dlstlmrulshlnz hish-Driced oualities dnrflMltfv .m.w
and luxurious rlchjltss. Embodying the dash of the most successful winter styles. Flared or belted models,
f . Erery coat silk lined. . , m . ; . . u
' From lYemont, Blair, Nebraska City, Piatt smooth, Gleawood, Ishland from erery nearby point la
Kebraska and Iowa, women will attend this marrelons sale for the most remarkable coats eier offered to
wemea of this territory for $24J0. Bemember Beddeo's cheerfnl credit terms on any selection.
"CREDIT AS USUAL"
'' Place no restrictions on onr isnal credit'
, sertlce. Bay all yot need. Bay for erery
member of the family a down payment is
safflclent, the balance caa be paid for as yoa
get yonr pay. That's the Liberal Bedeeo way.
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IMPORTANT
Bealialng that these coaU at $2490 are
being sold at FAB LESS THAN DEALEKS
CAN BUY IHKM FOB we will not, ander aay
oircBBistaacea, SELL ANT TO DBALEBS, hs
we waat onr eostomerg to get the opportsnlty.
The FINEST PLUSH AND CLOTH COATS
tnr sold In Onaha at the price. Be here!
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