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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1921)
THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1921. Man Accused of Postal Robbery Held In Alliance Evidence Points to Theft of Stamps at Brush, Colo., and Burglary of Two Sidney (Neb.) Stores. , Alliance, Neb., May 24. (Special Telegram.) With a federal warrant at Denver charging him with the robbery of the postoffice at Brush, Colo., on the night of May 10, and a net of evidence which authorities 'tay definitely connects him with the burglary of two stores in Sidney, Neb., May 17, a man giving the name of Ernest Conrad of Louisiana, Miss., gray haired and 55 years old, who was a 'first believed to have been implicated in the robbery of a Un ion Pacific mail train near Green River, Wyo., May 18, is in the coun ty jail where he has been held since v his arrest by Night Marshal Eu gene Stilwell. Postoffice Inspector Ralph Smith oi Denver and two Union Pacific '. i t t - r - r - VVvo..' have been working on the case. Authorities were notified when local officers found $34 worth oi postage stamps in Conrad's pos session. Arrested As Prowler. He was arrested as he was emerg iiiR from an alley at 4 a. m. In vestigation showed attempts had been made to enter three stores by vsc of a crowbar. The crowbar was found in the alley near where he was arrested. Marks on the doors of the three stores here were sim ilar to those at the- Brush (Colo.) postofiice, which was entered by prying open a rear door. On the date of the Brush postoffice robbery two crowbars were stolen from the railroad company there. Approxi mately $39 worth of stamps corre sponding in denomination to those found in Conrad's possesion were stolen. Inspector Smith says that when arrested, Conrad had a railroad ticket from Sidney, Neb., to Cheyenne, Wyo., which bore the baggageman's punch mark but had not been used. The baggage, two suitcases, had not been placed aboard the train and when opened at Sithiey was positively identified as having been stolen from iiic Oberfckler & Co. store at Sid ney. The suitcases also contained a quantity of merchandise which was identified as having been stolen from the Lo-Uperative Union association store at Sidney. Further Evidence. Further evidence to connect Con rad with the Sidney burglaries was nr.'xAtmeA wtin L-va trt th cmtrasp and a key to the cash register in the Oberfelder & Co. store were found in searching the prisoner in the jail here. Officers are of the opinion that he became frightened when about to board the train at Sidney for Chey enne and took another train to Al liance. This, they say accounts for the unused ticket in his possession. The baggage checks have not been found. . 1 Intil trwiav the nriKnncr lias main tained stolid silencef reWilfig-. tS give his: name or make" "any state ment concerning himself. While searching him again . today, officers found bits of paper in the lining of his coat which, when pieced together, proved to be a promissory note 'for $150, bearing the name of ' Ernest Conrad and given to the Louisiana State bank of Louisiana, . Mo. After close questioning he stated that his name is Conrad. Officers, , however, believe this may not be his name and that the note may have been secured in a bank robbery. Robbed Same Night'. The bank at Brush, Colo., was robbed on the same night the post office was entered, officers say. A federal warrant charging Conrad with the postoffice robbery is now in process of service. In event of his conviction, Night Marshal Stillwell e a - . . . lit oi Alliance, me auinormes say, win be entitled to the $5,000 reward of fered by the postal department for th.' capture, dead or alive, of a post office or mail train robber. If the fed eral charge should fail, state authori ties say, they have sufficient evidence I to convict Conrad of the burglary of the two Sidney stores. Claims of $300,000 Filed , Against Columbus Estate Columbus, Neb., May 24. (Spe cial.) Claims aggregating $300,000 were on file against the estate of the late Dr. W. M. Condon in probate court. The largest claim is that of the Ottis and Murphy bank of Humphrey, totaling $269,716.49, by far the largest claim ever filed against any estate in Platte county. It is said that tfie Condon estate amounted in all to nearly $600,000, consisting of real and personal prop, ertv. r Auxiliary of Spanish War Veterans Is Organized Columbus, Neb., " May 24. (Spe cial.) Columbus Auxiliary No. 5, United Spanish War Veterans, was organized witn a charter member ship of 21 and officers were elected. Mrs. Rose Wisand and Mrs. Perry Miller of Omaha were here to assist in perfecting the or ganization and members of the Col umbus camp of veterans helped in advisory capacity. Baccalaureate Services Held for Pawnee Gity High Pawnee City, Neb., May 24. (Special.) The second event of High school commencement exer ' cises was the baccalaureate sermon delivered by Rev. F. K. Allen, pas tor n( h Fire Ttontact -hl,r-h Tti graduating class numbers 36. The affair was held in the City opera house. Graduation exercises will be held Thursday evening. 4 Mail Clerks Appointed WuhtnctoB, D. C, May X4. (Special Telegram.) The followlnc railway mall clerk, war appointed In Nebraska: P. D. Baker. UnJvertity Place; R M. Hicks. , Superior; J. P. Flynn, Jackson; E. W. Palmqulst, Taltnage; E. L. Garven, Fron tier; C. A. Wrts-nt, Scottsbluff; O. t Spencer. Loup City; W. J. Slovik. Unit; W". U Vanvalkenburg, Hardy; H. H. Ford. ' Behany; A. C. Reed. Beaver Crossing". O. W Bonders, Omaha; R. O. Kenney, Stanton; F. W. Kennlson. Angus; R. L. Wbiet. Omaha: F. O, Wheelsr. Summer; f. J. Spirk. Derby.. ; Man Writes Farewell To Wife, Cuts His Throat "Dear Wife: Goodby. I cannot build the house. You will find my body in the vacant house on Thirty- third and Leavenworth. Notify my mother. Carl." This note, beside her husband's lunch on the taule, greeted Mrs. Carl Burnett. 825 South Thirty-fourth street Monday evening at 5 when she returned from her work at Byrne Hammer company. She called police. The body of her husband, with throat slashed, was found prostrate on the floor of the vacant house at 717 South Thirty-third street A butcher knife lay nearby. Police pronounced the case sui' cide. An impending operation, a poorly set dislocated shoulder, de linquency in payment of his income tax and habitual worry over trifles caused her husband to take his own life, Mrs. Burnett believes. Burnett was 38 and an armature winder at the Lake street station of the street car company. . The Bur netts moved here from Council Bluffs last fall. They have been married four years and have no chil dren. . Calumet Cafe, Landmark, Closes Doors After 28 Years The scene 'of many gatherings of hungry Omahans from every walk of life since its opening, September 23, 1893, the Calumet restaurant closed its doors Monday night at 3. The site has been leased bv the Virginia Restaurant corporation for ( years. It will be managed by Constantine Androutsos, of Cedar Kapids, la. An average of 2,500 persons have been fed every day in the old Calu met, according to the estimate of Manager Swanson, who led with the handshaking -and goodbys among the veteran employes of the establish ment Monday night including Carl Moller, chef since 1894, Harry Con rad, head carver since the same year, and Mrs. Emma Vance, pastry chef for the past 16 years. The Calumet was established originally by the late Tolf Hansen. Swan son and Colwell, proprietors, plan to open an eating house at the Hotel Jefferson building, Fourteenth and Capitol avenue, with a staff made up of some of their veteran employes. The Virginia lease consideration is given at $300,000. Man Says His Wife Already Had Hubby, Asks Divorce When Oliver H. Tyson married in Council Bluffs April 9, his bride told him her former husband, William Miller, whom she had married in 1916, was dead. Three days after the marriage he says he discovered that William Miller is still living and has never been divorced. Thereupon Oliver ceased living with his wife and yes terday he filed suit in district court to have the marriage annulled. Postmasters Appointed Washington, D. C, May 24. (Special Telegram.) Postmasters appinted: Alice Martin, vice Elizabeth Donnell, resigned, Bijou Hills, S. D. Wyoming:. Kelly, Lincoln county, Mmnle V. Strober, vice James S. Simpson, re signed; North wood, Washakie county, Robert R. Bragg, vice Fred A Truesdell, resigned; Thayne, Lincoln county, Frank M. Thatcher, vice Aaron Heap, , resigned. Bids on Coal for Institutions of State to Be Asked Officials Say Effort Will Be Made This Year to Keep Companies From Hik ing Price. Lincoln, May 24. (Special.) Ne braska will begin negotiating for coal for her penal and charitable in stitutions on June 1 when bids for 51,000 tons of coal for the winter will be opened by the state board of control. The cost represents thousands of dollars of the money of Nebraska's taxpayers. The "contract" also represents futile efforts in years past of state officials to get some guarantee that the stipulated cost will be the price paid throughout the winter. In other words, according to officials, a con tract with a coal company to fur nish charitable and penal institutions with this prime necessity of life is like a peace treaty signed by Kaiser Wilhelm, a mere scrap of paper. One of the officers in the state board of control smiled today when he, spoke of a "contract" with coal firms for coal. "It is a contract, providing there isn't an act of God, a strike, a freight car shortage or something else to interfere and force the price above the stipulated price sometime during the winter," he said, "and one of those things has happened nearly every year." There may be a tightening down this year, if such a thing is possible. The recent developments in Lincoln's city politics and alleged exposes of exorbitant profits of - coal dealers, growing out of the attempt of the people to get a municipal coal yard, has spread over the state, officials stated. An effort may be made to force coal dealers into a contract in which "acts" from a variety of sources will not be considered an excuse of hik ing the price of coal for state in stitutions. Only Two Rum Sleuths In Entire State Now Federal prohibition enforcement forces in Nebraska have been cut down to two men, due to lack of con gressional appropriations, Lloyd Magney, assistant United States dis trict attorney, announced yesterday. Robert Anderson, group chief, and Ben Lynch, operative, are the only two remaining on the force. James H. Hanley, prohibition di rector, will send a deputy United States marshal to Fremont today to arrest Fred Pennington, held in the Dodge county jail for manufacturing and selling intoxicating liquor. Pen nington will be arraigned here before Federal Judge Woodrough some time this week. Baccalaureate Sermon Beatrice, Neb., May 24. (Spe cial.) Baccalaureate sermon for the Beatrice High school graduating class was given by Dr. E. C. Lucas at the First Christian church. The class this year numbers 97. : j 48 Killed, 191 Wounded In Alexandria Riots . Alexandria, Egypt, May 24. Quiet prevailed here last night after the serious rioting of Sunday night and Monday morning, the curfew order being well observed. The casualties in the rioting were officially reported today as 12 Euro peans and 36 natives killed and 191 persons wounded. The banks, the bourse and the merchants' shops were reopened to day but the street cars are not yet running. It is considered by officials here that the native movement was more anti-Greek than one against Euro peans generally. Fair Sex May Enter Lincoln Political Race Flansburg Refuses to Run Against Mayor in Recall Election; "We'll Get Wo men," Say Leaders. . Lincoln, May 24. (Special.) Women will throw their hats into the Lincoln city political arena, accord in ir to indications in Lincoln today. C. C. Flansburg, Lincoln attorney drafted last night at a pro-Bryan meeting Ho run for mayor against Mayor Frank C. Zehrung in a recall election, declared today he wouldn't enter the fight. Clifford L. Rein, who was drafted to run against John Wright, one of the present city commissioners, ex pressed doubt today whether he mid get into the race. Those eventualities faced the pro- Bryan leaders at the meeting last nijrht. - "If these men won't run we'll get women, they said. - The mass meetings held from time to time in the last two weeks since the commissioners refused to elect Bryan mayor have been largely at tended by women. "I haven't the time to run," Flans burg said today, "but I am in full sympathy with the municipay owner ship movements. Bank at Anselmo Is Taken Over by Officers of State Lincolrr, May 24. (Special.; An other Nebraska bank failure was re ported today by J. E. Hart, secretary ot the department ot trade and com merce. The People's State bank of Ansel mo, Custer county, closed its doors today and its affairs were placed in the hands of the department of trade and commerce at the request of the directors. "The immediate cause of this ac tion on the part of the directors is exhausted reserve and slow and doubtful paper," said Secretary Hart "The county treasurer of Custer county was threatening to withdraw $37,000 in deposits. "The bank has been under sur veillance for three months and in an effort to put it on its feet R. Sj MOTOR C A R, S M m This letter is typical of many which bear wit ness to the superlative riding and driving qualities of the Lincoln car. These qualities are in very fact so captivating, that many persons whose enthusiasm for motoring had somewhat waned, find their enthusiasm re-kindled when they experi ence the thrill behind the wheel, of the Lincoln. My Lincoln touring car has been asourceofgreatpleasuretome. It has wonderful power, takes every hill on high, and is wonderfully efficient in heavy traffic. It turns shorter than any car I know of for its wheelbase. It responds quickly, and its equipment is simply perfect This is my sixth car and I was about "fed up" on riding for pleas ure, but the Lincoln has made me want to be out all the time. 9tt JaSMMa aWtX irar.25, 1971 Jacob Schreiner HANNAN-ODELL, Inc. Farnam at the Boulevard, Phone Harney 0868. 1 Thompson, the cashier, was dis charged and C. M. Forsythe was named hi successor. The last statement of the bank shows $135,000 in deposits, $33,000 in bills payable, and $170,000 in loans and discounts. Author and Early Dakota Settler Dies in Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, S. D., May 24. George F. Stevenson, 97, one of the early settlers of Dakota territory, died at the home of his son here today. He was the author of several novels and was correspondent for a number .of eastern newspapers and magazines. Retailers of South Dakota Hold Annual Convention Mitchell, S. D., May 24. One hundred members were present at the opening meeting of a three-day session of the South Dakota Retail Merchants association's 24th annual convention here today. Recognition of the farmer by the merchant was one of the principal subjects dis cussed at today s meeting. Beat Negro to Death Shrevenort. I .a. Mav 94 rior. land Tutt, a negro, was beaten to aeatn oy a moo 01 negroes atter he had shot to death a negro and a regress at a dance. li Conant Hotel Company jl I OMAHA 1 I Vl HOTELS j 1 & S&ftuN' repuutwn of tl'ITff I 1 -Baitf1 i. beck .fthe Hotel.. - SflC dC BSl It B "SPniSl1 on. of them wither. SSSf-SSH 'Btt'Wjj' ( Ttlu and fair Qfl( Mil N 19 jjjjjjjSjp ' treatment. j jj j jjj DL HOTEL SANFORD lftta aad Faraam Rate tl-SOte 12.50 Jne, T. Ef.a, Mfr. THESE HOTELS ARE' FiREFkOO, AND MODERN IN EVERY DETAIL ntlU iiiJliii i'.;tu 11 ! HOTEL HENSHAW 16th and Farnem Rate. $1.50 to $3.00 .'. H. Keenan, Mfr. ALL ARE CENTRALLY LOCATED AND ON DIRECT CAR LINES FROM DEPOTS . IN . HOTEL CONANT, 16th and Harney . 6 ,JL Ratee $2.00 to $3.00 f dfl Sandstone Under Site of Proposed Capitol Tested Lincoln, May 24. (Special.) Tests of the weight-bearing quali ties of the Dakota sandstone under neath the proposed new Nebraska capitol were begun today by Clark E. Mickey of the university civil en gineering department. .... Stage Line From Norfolk To Columbus Established Columbus, "Neb., May 24. (Spe cial.) G. E. Decker hao established a stage line between Norfolk and Columbus with a large touring car. The distance is 50 miles and the line touches Platte Center, Humphrey and Madison. . Prices Are at the Very Bottom To keep our fore) busy during the summer we are making exceptional? low prices for orders now. For instance, ' A capo of finest Sossiaa Kolinsky "below the waiatline in length, large shawl collar, trimmed with tails and paws, elegant lining and finish at only, $285.00 1920 Price was 1500.00. Only a small Deposit with the order. 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