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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1921)
THE BEE; OMAHA, SATURDAY, JANIJA11Y 1. laai. v I Alleged Bandit Gang Held for Iowa Robbery Double Cross Brings Confes sion From Gangster Who Implicates Two Omaha Men. riattsinouih. Neb., Dec. 31. (Spe cial.) The double cross administer ed by a couple of Omaha slickers on what they believed to be a boob from the tall and uncut will result in the conviction of a gang of bandits tjiat have robbed numerous stores in southeastern Nebraska and Iowa, ac cording to Sheriff Quinton. He bases ln's statement on a confession he says Lauron Wilbur made as to his part in a series of robberies and the dis position of the loot. Wilbur was arrested at Hastings, by Sheriff Edwards of Mills county on suspicion of being impli cated in the robbery of the Market parage at Nebraska City and having information of other robberies. According to Sheriff Quinton Wil bur implicated two Gillespie brothers of South Omaha, whom he said had Rouble-crossed him. Virgil Gillespie was arretted in South Omaha, De cember 24, and turned over to Sher iff Quinton. Wilbur says he first met the Gil lcspies when their motorcycle broke tlown at Plattsmouth and they em ployed him to take them to Per cival, la., iri his automobile. He says they obtained a load of goods at a farm house near that town. He says he did not suspect the goods were stolen until they "had him make smother trip and he noticed many boxes of shotgun shells. He says he drove them to South Omaha and as they did not have the money to . p:.y for the trip they explained the goods were stolen and had him wait for tie money until they sold some of the loot. He claimed that when he returned for his money he wss told by a ' man at the garage police had seized his car and were hunting for him. He then went to Hastings,' la. He says he later learned that the police had not taken the car from the garage but had found it at the Gil lespie home when they made a search for liquor. He asserts his friends attempted to get his car but were frustrated by the police. ; Sheriff Quinton says the men will be taken to Percival, la., for trial. Buffaloes Feed With Cattle on Oshkosh Ranch Oshkosh, Neb., vDe'c. 31. (Spe ' cial.) Iu the canyons along the south side of the ,North Platte river , six miles southeast of this city, four . Amei-i-buffalo feed with the herds of eattle belonging to B. C. Rogers of Omaha and Ed S. Wood of this city. For several months these animals have run at large through the hills with the cattle, mingling with them apparently without fear and giving i passerby but little at tention. They are apparently in good condition and enjoy their surround ings, but seem to think that all a fence is for is to crawl through, three and four wires being useless in controling their desire to wander. Wife of Aviator Seeks Hubby's Release From Jail Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 31. (Special.) A. V. Green, who is being held in the city jail on the charge of selling stock in the Blue Star Avia tion company without authority and with intent to defraud, will be re leased on bond withirr the next day or two if his wife who has been here, in conference with him is successful. She left Thursday for Omaha where it is said she will try and procure surety for her husband. Green claims the authorities have nothing on him, and says he will be able to prove his innocence when released. Fourth Man Bound Over on Charge of Stealing Wheat Beatrice, Neb. Dec. 31. (Special.) William Hohenfelt of this city was hound over to the district court on the charge of stealing wheat valued at $60 from Oscar Humphrey, liv ing near AVymore. Three other men held on the charge arc in jail await ing trial at the next term of court, and another is out on bond. The quintet were arrested by Sheriff Schiek a few weeks ago. and he says he recovered part ti the grain al leged to have been stolen. - Mother Returning for-, Reunion WilJ. Find Son Head Columbus, Neb., Dec. 31. (Spe cial.) Mrs. R. A. Maloney. mother of Dick Maloney, the traveling man ' who was found dead from heart disease in the Conant hotel in Oma ha, is on her way home from Cali fornia to attend a reunion here at the home f her son, NeVl Maloney. T1. .. Kr-f Vipre tiafl snt for their mother a week ago. and she will learn the news ot her sons death upon her arrival here. Ned brought the body of his brother , home, Omaha Firms Are Awarded . iRoad Contracts In Dakota Pierre, S. D., Dec. 31. (Special.) Omaha firms secured both high- way construction contracts let by the State Highway commission. Lamreaux Bros, were warded the contract for the Gregory county con tract between the towns of Dallas nd Burke, and Peterson, Shirley and Gubther got the contract for the ftra1 aid nroiect on what is known as the Custer-Hermosa-Rapid City road in Custer snd Bennington coun ties. i Shorthorn Breeders Are Entertained at Columbus Columbus. Neb., Dec. 31. (Spe cial.) Columbus entertained about 100 shorthorn cattle breeders at the H. C McKelvie combination sale. The visitors were entertained at the Elks club rooms by the commercial club at a; buffet luncheon.- A num ber of speeches and a program of ' athletic stnnts were given. Beatrice Woman Scalded When Tea Kettle Overturns Beatrice. Neb.. Dee. 31. Mrs. Lee Johnson of this city sustained pain ful and' possibly serious injuries when a teakettle of boiling water overturned on her feet at the home of her father, Judge Pemberton, white sha. was at work in the kitqhen. Former Omaha Man to Manage Fourth Bank At Norfolk as Lasnier Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 31. (Special.) Charles J. Hulac has been selected to manage the Security State' bank, a new banking institution which will open its doors in Norfolk about Jan uary 15. This announcement was made today by those interested-in the new bank, the fourth in Norfolk, and the second state bank . in this citv. .- George Gutru, president . of the Newman Grove State bank,' who is interested in the B radish and Pilger banks, and who is considered the wealthiest man in Madison county. will be president of the Security State "bank. The other officers will be announced later. Mr. Hulwc is 30 vears old. He was born in Omaha and has been cashier of the. Norfolk. National bank, with which institution he has been con nected since 1907. He has a wide acquaintance in north Nebraska and is one of the most popular young business men of Norfolk. Two Held for Alma Burglary Sheriff Recovers Loot and Ex pects to Arrest Other Mem bers of Bandit Gang. ai. T-t i r'QoArsoi Charles Lindsey of this city and John Wheeler, who says his home is in Indiana, were arrested by Sheriff Grant Starjcey and Deputy Andrew Legg a few miles north of Wood ruff, Kan., at the home of Alfy Gipe. Lindsey is wanted by the sneritt ot Richardson county1 to answer charges of. being implicated in store ' rob beries, i The sheriff asserts 'he found a auantitv of stolen sroods in the pos session of the two men. Goods have been identified by the Mead grocery and Burkey Bros, hardware stores of this city and stores at Orleans. After a grilling fa the omce ot the sheriff Lindsey is alleged to have confessed. Wheeler refused to ad mit having any part in the bur glaries. Al Mathews, farmer, at whose home the sheriff says he found stolen foods, is being held as a witness, he sheriff is of the opinion he has the ringleaders of a-ganjr that has been operating in this vicinity ana expects to round up the other mem bers of the gang. Wealthy Affiance Oil Man Sued for Divorce and Alimony "Alliance, Neb., I?ee. 31t(Special Telegram.) Jay O. Walker, former cashier of the First State Bank of Alliance and prominent oil man, holding large interests in the Usage, Wyo., fields,: has been made defend ant in a divorce suit filed by his wife. who is reported to be living at Broken Bow. ' The petition is said to contain an application for alimony and an equi table division of property owned by Mr. Walker: He Is reported to have made a fortune of several hundred thousand dollars in oil within the past eight months and is one of the largest stockholders in the Carroll O.il company of Alliance, which con trols the Osage fields, where nearly a dozen productive wells have been brought in since last March.. Many Improvements in York During Year 1920 York, Neb., Dec 31. (Special.) York made many improvements dur ing the year 1920. New business buildings nave been Completed as fol lows: Lincoln Telegraph and Tele phone Co., two story building and garages, $28,000; Rystrom Imple ment Co., fireproof garage, 75x120 feet, $45,000; addition to the Luth eran hospital, "26 rooms, $85,000; Country club house, with graunds, $15,000; Clinic hospital, 16 rooms, 520,000; Public Service Co., 10-ton ice plant and storage room, $25,000; H. W. Brott," business house, $3,000; improvements on business houses, $75,000; York Briick and Tile Co., improvements, $35,000; York Water Co., new wells, etc., $7,500; new electroliers and cables for 'street lightging system, $800; Stine's Beach, $3,000; eight new residences have been completed at a cost of $6,000, $9,000, $8,000, two at $10,000, two at $12,000 and one at $15,000. Im provement on residence property, $65,000. The underground telephone system is about completed and will soon be in working order and all the roles in the business section of the city will be removed. At this time there is not an empty storeroom in the city nor residence rental prop erty to be had. Experts who have examined the coal deposits of Spitzbcrgen have es timated that they contain more than 1.000,000.000 tons of fuel of remark- lySPHi1' . Action on Unit Rule Postponed Qy Nebraskans . Disagreement on Patronage Already Is Evident and Mem bers Are Playing Individ ual Politics. By E. C. SNYDER. W-.hln.tan CorrMpoadeat Omaha Be. Washington, D. C, Dec. 1. (Spe cial Telegram.) Congressman Reavis, who was absent from the meeting of the republican members of the Nebraska delegation this morning on account of illness, post poned action on the unit rule which some of the members are seeking to have adopted as the hard and fast action of the delegation. Already there are signs of dis agreement among the members over the question of patronage and it would not be at all surprising if three or four of the members should decide to "hoe their own road," rather than submit the names of competent men for positions only to see them bowled out because of tie una with nthrr members in narcelinz out the patronage. Notwithstanding the absence ot Mr. Keavis xne mem bers of the delegation, who met in Senator Norris' room in the Senate office building, Informally discussed the "pros and cons of the unit rule. Senator Norris is outspoken in favor of such action, believing that the ac tion nf th maioritv should govern in all matters , affecting , recom mendations tor places. If such a ru'l; should be finally aA tA a mAinnlv of the delega tion can control the recommenda tions amf Senator Norris would be compelled to send in the . names thnco f awnrahlir voted on with the unanimous recommendation of the delegation. By the same-token the negative' votes of four, could kill any recommendation. Every member of the delegation, with possibly one or two exceptions, has commenced to play individual politics,, with the result that a kil kenny cat fight will be a puritan celebration alongside what' is thri9tininr tn take nlace in the Ne braska delegation before the patron age question is settled. The republican memoers oi con frrc from Nebraska will make another try in getting together to morrow. ;?:. ! Former Nebraskan Dies At Home in California Falls City, Neb., Dec. 3k (Spe md1 1 Turin- T. I.. Lewis died at his home in San Diego, Cal. ac cording to word received f5y his brother, E. O. Lewis. Mr. Lewis came to Richardson county with his parents in 1869 and graduated from the Peru normal and tne lowa law school. " He practiced his profession . m Oakland, Neb., and was elected to the state senate in 1885 from Burt county. Later he served two terms as county attorney. He resigned as county attorney to move,to au fornia 30 years ago. ' : He was appointed judge of the su perior court of San Dieg county and has been re-elected without op position several times. He was in Her at the time of his death. He hart a larae acquaintance among the early settlers of Nebraska. Danish Pioneer Dies West Point, Neb., Dec 31. (Spe cial.) yhe funeral of Mads Nelson, 89, one of the oldest settlers in Cum ing county, was held here. He was a native of Denmark and for many years was leader of the Danish eof ony in this community. A Happy and Prosperous New Year to All Our Patrons and-: Friends . . Ihe Purity Provision Co. 2424 Q Street ' THERE wiir be a shortage of cars in 1921. The man who waits tp take his pick and savafew dollars as well is likely to keep right on waiting. Collier's, Jan., 1921. Card-All am s Motor Co. Omaha Lincoln ADTEBTlSEMETrT. 666 will break a Cold, Fever vinppe quicKcr man any thing we know, preventing W n mm ft ft tft. Woman Defeats Two Kidnapers Valuable Coat and Diamonds Worn by Woman Prove At tractive to Two Men. Alliance. Neb..' Dec. 31. (Special Telegram.) What is believed by police to have been an attempt to kidnap an Alliance woman by two unidentified men, one a white man and the other a negro.'was frustrated by the woman's screams and her suc cessful struggle with her assailants on a darkened street near the main business section of town about 7 o'clock last night. The intended victim, is Mrs. J. fc. Castineau, a young woman whose husband is em cloved here bv the Burlington. According to her story, to police, she started to walk alone from the rooming house where she and her husband stay to a cafe-on Main street for supper. When within half a block of Main street the woman said two men,' one a small white man and the other a large egro, seized her bv the arms and attempted to drag her to ward the street. At the same mo ment a large touring car with cur tains closed drove up and halted at the curb with the engine left run ning. Her assailants attempted to drag her toward the automobile but she screamed and fought desperately until the two men, released her and ran into an . alley and disappeared. She ran towards Main street and the automobile followed her, driving close to the curb, and later disap peared at high speed down the street. Mrs. Castineau told -police she be lieved robbery was the motive for the attack. She wears an expensive fur coat and several large diamond rings and believed the men had planned to kidnap her, spirit her away in the automobileand rob her of her coat and diamonds. She told police that two men had followed her on two previous occasions re cently. Oshkosh Public Service Club Elects Officers Oshkosh. Neh.. Dr 31 rSn. cial.) At the annual meeting of the Oshkosh Public Service, "club B. E. Robinson was elected President. H. T. Curtis, vice president; - J. T. Shields, secretary, and " John T. Wood, treasurer. Coal Prices Cut St. Louis. Mo.. Dec 31. Thret large local coal ' dealers today an nounced price reductions of from 25 to 75 cents a ton, effective tomor row, on bituminous coal. The re ductions result from declin!ngprices at the mines, and from genera busi- ness depression, it was explained. Lonesome Woman N Hangs Herself in Bethany Hospital Despondency ,at Separation .'From Loved Ones at Yule tide Believed to Have Prompted Act. Kneeling in prayer with knees barely touching the floor, and arms crossed on her breast, the dead body of Mrs. J. A. Erickson, 56, Hern don, Kan., was found hanging to a clothes hook in a closet at the Beth any hospital at 7 o'clock yesterday morning. Despondency Mused by lonesome ness yat being forced to spend Chg'stmas many miles from her loved ones at home is believed to have led the woman to take her own life. The body was found hanging by a sheet from the patient's own bed, face to the wall on bended knees near enough to the floor for the hands to have touched. Search for an Hour. . The discovery was made after a search of nearly an hour all through the hospital when Nurse Larimore learned on entering Mrs. Erickson's room that the patient had left her bed. The police were summoned and after a brief investigation pro nounced the cise suicide. The fam ily of the dead woman has been no tified. There will probably be no inquest. For several weeks Mrs. Erickson has ' been despondent because she could not reach her home in time for Christmas, Miss Larimore said. Mrs. ' Erickson was convalescing from a surgical operation. Two weeks ago an unfinished letter, to her husband was found on her table. The letter contained but five lines of handwriting, all fairly sobbing the grief the woman was 1. WftU f Safe Milk For Infants & farafida COOKDKI Tte "Food Drink" for All Ages. Quick Lunch at Home, Office, and Fountain. A$h for HORLICK'S. AToii Imitations ft Snhttitates y . N, J Reynolqs f Old Fashioned : V. ' , ' suffering at being separated from her loved ones at Yuletide. Wanted Xmas at Home. On the day before Christmas, Miss Larimore said, Mrs. Erickson asked her: "What's the use of living without Christinas? Here it is Christmas and I'm alone in a hospital, far away from my children and husband at home." Just Thursday a big box of home made candy, nuts and other sweets arrived for the mother from one of her daughters iu Kansas. ' "Isn't that fine to get such a nice box from home," Miss Larimore said she asked her. "Why, that's foolish to send such a bigbox to me," was the eply she received. "The body will probably be taken to Herndon for burial. Congregational Church at Alma to Be Dedicated Sunday Alma, Neb., Dec. 31. (Special.) The new $10,000 Congregational y church built here to replace the structure destroyed by a tornado a year ago will be dedicated Sunday. Services will be held every day dur ing the week. The buildirg is of brick and contains class rooms, and basement, kitchen and dining room Bowen's Start the New Year With a Lower Price Furniture Sale The oeorjle of Omaha and vicinity are going to have bargain opportuni ties such as are enjoyed by very few communities during this Lower Price Furniture Sale, which starts Monday morning, January 3rd. This is not an odd and end sale, but it means big reductions in Every thing in Furniture, Rugs, Carpets, Drap eries and Linoleums. " Note the place Bowen's. The time Monday, January 3. See our ad in Sunday's papers. Advertisement Warrant Issued for Arrest Of Columbus Resort Owner Columbus. Neb., Dec. 31. (Spe cial.) A warrant is out for the ar rest of Ed. Branigan, formerly pro prietor of Shady Lake, a resort near here, the charge being the isauauce 6f four worthless checks on Decem ji S we problems of life given therein and t live them in a spirit of friendship and good will by so doing all present r well wishes are extended and accepted' each day thtoughout the year now dawning upon May this year happiest of all wish of the Nebraska NNPowe ber 18. Uranigan left town shortly after. His wite and little son Jiv here. Bank Clearings. ' Bank clearings for this weeklo taled $33,198,760 as compared to $31,656,936, the total for the preced ing week. close the year book, oj 1920 and pick up the suc ceeding volume of 1921, let us; all decide to master the; us. be the brightest and years for you, is the 2JI4KStSaEUj i A' 5 N rCo J