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The Omaha Sunday Bee
VOL. 51-NO. 31.
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ttwif is under way in confirm to
s.bolish tlic electoral colleges and
' ptovide for the election of the presi
dent and vice president directly by
Uie people.
Senator Norris of Nebraska lias
introduced a rriolutioii proposing an
amendment to the crmMitutlou to ef
fect the change. The measure is
supported not only by those who be
lieve the electoral machinery should
he modernized by the elimination of
'an ancient device which has served
its purpose for more than a century.
,' but by flic advocates of the direct
primary method of nominating can
didates for- president and vice presi
dent. One of the principal obstacles to
provision for the nomination of
presidential candidates by. national
primaries is the existing electoral
ystcm requiring the choice of presi-
(Initial electors by states. It is held
by many authorities that under the
' existing provision of the constitu
. tion congress . lacks power to es
tablish a national primary.
Power Wai Held Back.' ' '
"When our forefathers adopted the
.. constitution, said senator Norns to-
day, "they were afraid tp put too
much pawcr directly in the hands of
the people and so they provided for
the election of the chief magistrate
by an electoral college. The mem-
, hers of this electoral college, the
, constitution provides, shall be. chosen
in such manner as the. legislature
of the several states shall provide.
Thus the election of the chief execu
tive of the nation was placed tvo
..-steps beyond hc reach of the voter.
It was intended that these 42 p.-cji-.
(U-ntial electors should exercise a
. discretion in. the selection of presi
'. !tit and vice president but lw time
Vtvcnt n and the , people becaire
snxious for a greater voice in their
own government, they provided for
' a method of instructing these presi
dential electors through the instru
mentality of party conventions. This
lias taken away from the presidential
:. elcrtor the discretion which the law
' in fact give him, but it has not by
any means, placed the selection of
T-president and vice president in the
hands of the people themselves.
"People Have No Voice." (
"In order to be elected, president
of the United States it is necessary
that a riian be nominated by some
political party. There is no other
practical way of electing a presidcut
so loug as our "antiquated electoral
rntlri-n remains a Dart of Hie con-
stitution. The practical result -is that!
any man or set of men who are aixe
through any means whatever, to con
trol .presidential conventions do in
fact, through such means, select the
president and vice' president of the
(Turn to I'm Two, Column Two.)
Eloper Suspects Are
' Sought By Sheriff
Tccumseh, Neb., Jan. 14. (Spe
cial.) Sheriff Elmer Nelson has
' .been asked to locate Thomas Goad,
39, and Lillie Sargent, 14, missing
since Wednesday morning. It is
believed they have eloped.
Th. attrmlpil a nartv southeast
of town Tuesday, night, spent that
night at the home or ooaa s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Goad,
' a few miles east of town, and start
ed for Tecumseh with a Horse and
Knorcrv Vednesdav morniniz. the boy
ostensibly taking the girl to school.!
. ' Later the horse aim Duggy were
found in a barn on the J. 'K. Smith
farm, three miles southeast of town.
A sister of the girl, Frances Sargent,
also in school here, received a note
from the sister Saying "everything
was all right" and that she would
soon , return. ' The girls are daugh
ters of E. E. Sargent, a farmer liv
ing west of Tccumseh.
' Nebraska Doctor Accepts
-.' Post in Panama Hospital
. Dr. Perry Allerton. a graduate of
the University of Nebraska, college
of medicine, last year, who has been
an interne in the Walter Reed hospi
tal, Washington, D. C, will sail for
Panama January 20. He has taken
- a position in the Santo Tomas hos
. pital, Ancon, Canal Zone, for one
' year. . ' - :
Allies May Try Germans
Accused of War Crimes
Paris, Jan. 14. (By A. P.) Sur
render of the Germans charged with
offenses in connection -with the war
to the allies for trial is recommended
in two resolutions adopted by the
interallied commission on war crimes,
made public today.
Snow Tuesday or Wednesday
Predicted by Washington
Washington. ' Jan. 14. Weather
predictions for the ; week beginning
Monday, are: Upper Mississippi and
Lpwer Missouri "valleys: Generally
fr except for snows Tuesday or
Wtdaeidij; normal temperature, I
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, IntroJuced
Frank McGinty Says He's 'Busted'
When Wife Says Wealth Is $300,000
This Divorce Suit is Third One to Mar the Marital
Serenity of Real
Thought to
Frank McGinty of Omaha, and
Fremont, cays he it broke, and Mrs.
Frank McGinty says his note is good
kt any bank for six figures, and that
he i worth JSOO.OUOs
Thus Judge Srari will sit as a
judicial bun and Praditreet to de
termine whether McGinty, reputed
to be one of the wealthiest real es
tate and land men in the eastern
part of the state, is on the bitter
brink of poverty, or whether Mrs
McGinty'a assertions are facts.
The question arose in the third
suit for divorce that lias n rred the
marital serenity of the McGinty s.
Mrs. McGinty is the plaintiff.
The suit was heard in district court
yesterday.
McGinty was not present In court
but was represented by Attorney C
E. Abbott of Fremont and J. O.
Burger of Omaha. Judge Sears will
give a decision next week.
"Mrs. McGinty is wrongly im
pressed that" her husband is one of
the wealthiest men in Omaha," said
Attorney Abbott. "He is absolutely
broke and just yesterday a bank in
formed him that he was overdrawn
$47 in his account."
Abbott attempted to show tnat
Mrs. McGinty was not co-operating
on getting her husband out of hi
financial straits.
"McGinty educated Mrs. McG'r.-
ty's daughter by former marriage,
said Abbott. She attended Brownell
Hall and for 17 years was unaware
that she was nst McGinty's child.
This is indicative of the happiness
of the family."
, Sutton Asks $750.
A. L. Sutton, attorney for Mrs.
McGinty, sought to obtain $750 for
expenses to investigate McGinly's
properties in four states and also
$250 monthly alimony.
"I think McGinty is covering up
some of her property," said Sutton,
"and we must check him very, close
ly." "Though my children sent my hus
band Christmas presents he has not
opened them yet," said Mrs. "Mc
Omaha Meeting -on
Phone Rate
Raise Postponed
No Physical Valuation "Will
Be Demanded, Browne
Rules Sessions to Be
" Held February 2. ' :
' Lincoln, Jan. 14. (Special.) Be
cause of the special legislative session
which will be in progress January 27,
the dale set for a meeting , of phone
rent hike protesters, pnone ornciais
and . members of the state railway
commission, the date q the meeting
has been changed to February 2.
Commissioner .Thome A. Browne,
announced today. The meeting will
beheld at offices of the Northwest
ern Bell Telephone Company , at
Omaha. .'
The announcement followed a con
ference between Guy H.. Pratt, vice
president of the .Northwestern, other
pfione company officials and members
tt rtmftiiscinn in Lincoln.
Company officials desired to ascer
tain if a physical valuation 01 me
p'ant in Nebraska would be demand
ed by the commission. Browne an
swered in 'the negative, saying that
while the protesters might desire such
a valuation, the commission probably
would confine findings of valuation
to certain parts of the company's
property. A valuation of the com
pany's property in Minnesota, cost
the state $250,000. ' ' , "
Browne announced today that the
tommission desired that W. C. Lam-
Ufrt rnrnoration counsel for the Citv
of Omaha, be made a member of the
committee representing protesters
Browne stated Omaha had n,o repre
sentative on the committee, although
half the property of the company and
half the business was in Omaha. '
Browne also has requested that
representatives of McCook.and Alli
ance be placed on the committee.
$50
For One Photograph
The Bee is offering
amateur photographers
of .Nebraska , and Iowa
an easy opportunity to
win prizes totaling $140.
First prize in the 1922
Amateur Photographers'
Contest is $50, second
prize 25 and third $15.
Five prizes of $5 each
md 25 prizes of $1 each
will be awarded..
There are no restric
tions on the size of
photographs, or the num
ber to be entered by each .
contestant.
The contest closes
January 31. The Bee
requests that photo
graphs be forwarded as
early as possible. -
Estate Man Generally
Be Quite Wealthy.
Ginty. He has not spoken to the
children or myself for nine week"."
Mrs. McGinty stated that her 13-year-old
(on was forced to operate
a pop stand in front of their home to
pet money for his entertainments.
She fays lie has only given her $35
mice last August.
Says He Threatened Her.
"When he wanted me to lease my
house he gave me no assurance that
he would provide another home for
rue, said Mrs. Mcuinty. lie tried
to intimidate me and threatened my
life if I did not sign the lease. lie
told me "that I could take my choice
of signing the lease or be placed in
a grave in forest Lawn cemetery
Once he pressed a loaded revolver
sgainst me and threatened to shoe.
it i did not lease the house.
Their home is the old Arthur Bran
deis place. An undertaker wanted to
pet a 90-year lease on the place, Mc
Ginty's attorney stated.
McGinty owns the property at 118
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c?ouin wcniy-nun avenue, pur
chased for $20,000 : 2518-24 Dodge
street, for $16,000; 528 South Twenty.
sixth, for S7.500 ; 518 South Twenty
sixth avenue, for $9,000; 622 South
Nineteenth, for $15,000 ; 518 Sout.i
Twenty-sixth street, for $7,200; 518
South Twenty-sixth, for $7,200, and
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n:ne lots in uunun, purtuaseu
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Mcuinty alleges that there is en
cumbrance amounting to more than
$40,000 on the property.
He also owns land in Colorado and
Arizona.
"McGinty, if he could sell all of
his property and pay all of his debts
would not be worth more than $IUU,
000," said Attorney Abbott. Abbot
sought to" show that real estate and
farm lands were hard to turn into
money and that farm products hardly
paid enough to pay for taxes andin
terest .
When he stated that McGintv paid
$20,000 for his property at 118 South
Twenty-fifth avenue, the old Co!
petzer place, Sutton jumped to his
feet and stated that he would buy the
place and give McGinty $40,000 for it
Jurors in Burch
Case Still Hung;
Judge Goes Home
Ten Women and Two Men
; Unable to Reach Verdict
in Los Angeles Murder
Case.
Los Angeles, Jan, 14. The jury
in the case of Arthur C - Burch,
unable to reach a verdict, after 24
hours' deliberation on the charge of
murder ot J. Bclton Kennedy,
August 5, communicated with the
judge today and he then Icit tor his
home, savine that he would not re
turn to court until 9:30 o'clock Mon
day morning unless the jur sent for
him ... v ' . - ,
Indications were that the jury was
no nearer agreement than at adjourn
ment last night after tour and a halt
hours of balloting, for one ot the
women jurors sent a message to her
husband reauesting that he cancel an
engagement that had been made for
her" tonight. ' The jury went out at
,:57 p. m. yesterday and was in trie
jury' room until 10:15 p. m. with the
exception of an hour and a halt taken
for dinner. Shortlv before 10 Judge
Sidney N. Reeve directed it, be taken
to a hotel for the night, and after
Burcli had been brought to the court
room while his counsel agreed to th's
arrangement, the 12 were taken to
their quarters in a motor bus.
Rumors about- the hall of justice
were that the jury stood 10 to 2, with
the majority adverse to the defendant.
: Twenty and a half hours elapsed
since the case was given to it with
out the jury reaching a verdict when
Judge Sidney N. Reeve permitted the
jurors to go to lunch at 12:35 o'clock
until 2 today. ; ' ."
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Nebraska Bankers Will
Meet Here Wednesday
Nebraska bankers will meet in the
Hotel Fontenelle next Wednesday.
The executive council of the state
bankers' association will meet from
9 till noon. The State Agricultural
Loan association stockholders will
elect directors. Another meeting of
the bankers will discuss possible
amendments to the guaranty of de
posits law which may be brought be
tore the coming special session of the
legislature.
v Wednesday evening the executive
council will give . a dinner at the
Hotel Fontenelle at 6:30. to which
every banker in the state is invited.
It . is expeted to make this dinner
an annual affair.
Trio of Youths Held. for
Alleged Auto Theft Here
Detectives Cieh ' and Bucliwiez
brought three youths from Missouri
Valley, la., to Omaha, rriday night
They are wanted for the alleged
theft of an automobile belonging to
the Drive-It-Yourself company, 1314
Howard street.
They gave their names as Charles
Goswick, Moline, I!L; Glenn Hansc
and Cyril Rathbone, both of CouncH
blurts. Rathbone is under a $1,000
bond in Council Bluffs for an alleged
box car theft, police saijj.
Democrats
Take Stand
on Taxation
State Committee States Party
Is Opposed to Special Ses
sion and Asks Reductions
in State Expenses.
Would QuiTCode Plan
The democratic state committee,
meeting at the Hotel Fontenelle yes
terday, adopted a tentative 1922 plat
form and authorized the organization
of an auxiliary campaign organiza
tion under the personal direction of
Arthur F. Mullen.
Former Governor Keith Neville an
nounced he will not serve as chair
man of the committee beyond the
next slate convention.
The committee named J. J. Toolcy
of Broken Bow to succeed Secretary
John A. Rine,. resigned. Mr.-Tooley
formerly was secretary of the state
banking board.
The committee approved of the or
ganizing of "The Thomas Jefferson
club of Nebraska," according to the
plans read by Arthur F. Mullen,
founder of the new democratic or
ganization. Chairman Neville ap
pointed Mr. Mullen head of a com
mittee of five to give the new club a
start
Outlines Club Purposes.
"The purpose of the new club,"
said Mr. Mullen, "is to keep alive
the principles of Thontas Jefferson in
the democratic party and to help the
regular state organization."
Membership in Mr, Mullen's club
will be limited to 1,754 in the state,
based on the voting precincts. No
county will be permitted to have
more members than it has voting pre
cincts. Hie dues will be $10 per
year.
Fears of the third party in Ne
braska rose before the democratic
state central committee like a great
specter. w . - ...
Democrats must get busy and get
to the people before the new party
does, was the advice of uene Mum
fprd of Gage county.. ,.
"Needs Young Blood."
T. W. Lanigan of Greeley urged
his party in Nebraska to out some
young blood into the organization.
lhat s where you are tailing
down,'.' he' said. "You should study
the psychology of the . democratic
party." ' ,
"What good will a third oartv do
in this state?' asked Mr, Mullen.
"There's going to be no foolish bus
iness in this campaign. We are
through manicuring; it is going to be
a major operation. 1 am willing to
meet any republican in Nebraska on
the issues. We should relieve this
state cf McKelvieism and air that
goes with it." ' . '
, Mr., Mullen predicted ' Nebraska
'(Turn to Tage Six, Column Two)
Seek Habeas Corpus
tor rortiand woman
Hearing of habeas corpus proceed
ings for the release ot Mrs. Kober
Walters of Portland, Me., from the
Omaha city jail, will be held before
District Judge Troup tomorrow, ac
cording to. Chief of Detectives
Charles Van Deusen.
Mrs. Walters was arrested here
Thursday night upon receipt of
telegram from Portland authorities
that she was wanted in that city for
alleged traud in connection with a
theatrical enterprise.
: The woman's husband, her mother
and three children are at a local hotel.
The party was efiroute to California
in a costly limousine when the arrest
was made.
Young Hastings Poet
Guest of Saturday Club
The Saturday club had as its guest
yesterday Albert Anderton,. a young
poet from Hastings. Mr. Anderton is
a farmer, but is becoming known for
his prose, verse and humorous "arti
cles. . .
WHERE TO FIND
The Big Features ot ,
; THE SUNDAY BEE
, FART ONE.
Women Am one Nebntakk Farm Lead
ers . . ' . Face 2.
: Child Welfare Board Fishtln 8Iav
i ery In State Page 9.
TART TWO.
Society and w for Women
race 1 to .
Shopping With Polly , Page 6.
PAST THREE.
Sporta Kewa and Featnrea
' , Fagea 1 and I.
For the lira Boyi of Omaha
Page J.
Of Especial Inter cat ta Motorist -Page
4.
Want Ad ' .' " Pages S and (.
' Nebraska and Iowa Farm News
Page 7.
' Markets and Financial Page S.
PABT FOI B.
"The Dauntless lysander." Blue Rib
bon short story by Wlnonm Cod- .
frey Page 1.
SIOO.OO Reward," aerial by Henry C.
Rowland - Page t.
"Happyland," aa hour at pleasure for
the children Page 3.
Editorial Comment Page 4.
"The Married Life of Helen and
Warren" Page S.
Tenth Lesson la Plane Playing by W.
Beotf time P?ge S. .
"Jack aad JUf Page I.
Amasemeate Pages , T and I.
Masie Jiewo ' Page S. .
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"Be Not' Discouraged, Mars, There's Plenty of Material
for Another Conflagration"
Lt.Col.Luhn to
Form New Unit
' of U. S. Cavalry
Officer Made Chief of Staff
of Sixty-Sixth Division to
Be Organized in Seventh
' Corps Area.
- Lt. Col. William L., Luhn, United
States cavalry, has been appointed
chief of Staff of the Sixty-sixth cav
alry division being organized in the
Seventh corps area and has estab
lished headquarters in the Army
building, 1 Filtecnth and .Dodge
streets.
Lt. Col. Luhn will have direct su
pcrvision of the Organization of the
new division and will make ail
assignments of officers, ye also will
co,-opcrate with chiefs of-staff of the
infantry divisions in assignments of
officers of other branches of the
service.
... Six Annies PJanned. '
. Col. H. B. Myers, assistant chief of
staff,' Seventh corps area, announced
today that plans had beeri completed
by the War department., for the
organization of six armies of three
army corps' each, e?ch corps to have
three infantry divisions, s
X he first three armies are to he
made up of nine, divisions from the
regular army and 18 divisions trom
the National guard. Mai. Gen. Omar
liundy, commanding the beventli
corps- area, will .have charge ot all
organization in his area. '
lhe following" assignments were
announced at headquarters:
'Assignments Announced. - .
Capt.: Jeremiah Van Rensselaer.
11 jo bouth Ihirty-htth avenue,
Omaha, to headquarters, 'Eighty-
ninth division; Second Lieut. Harold
H. Thorn, Omaha, 231S,Ogdcn ave
nue ' headquarters - as assistant ma
chine gun officer; First Lieut. Lester
L. Kinney, 1144 South Thirty-third
street, headquarters as plans and
training .officer; First Lieut. George
Metcalf, 3834 Charles street, head
quarters as communications officer:
Second Lieut. Ralph C Sweeley, 182S
Emmet street, headquarters as re
connaissance officer; second Lieut.
Kenneth Reed,. 1814 Harney street,
headquarters as liaison officer; Sec
ond Lieut Leo. F. McShane, 3036
Larimore avenue, battery "A;" Sec
ond Lieut. Harvey F. Nelson, 724
Omaha National bank, battery "A."
lhree reserve officers, a "capatm
and two lieutenants, will be selected
from the Seventh corps area to at
tend the school of fire at Fort Sill,
Okl., which opens March 1, and con
tinues until June 11. The selection
of these students is to be 'made at
corps headquarters FebYuary 10. v
Norfolk Man First to File
to Enter State Primaries
Lincoln, Jan 14.- (Special.)
George M. Beels,- Norfolk, is . the
first man to formally become a can
didate for office at the coming pri
maries. '
D. M. Amsberry, secretary of state,
today received proper credentials and
sufficient cash from Beels to. warrant
complying with the latter's request
that he be placed on the ballot as
a G. O. P. candidate for state sena
tor in the 11th district, comprising
Madison, Pierce and Wayne counties.
Beels is republican state committee
man in his district,
Challenges Delay
, . Selection of Jury
San Francisco. Jan. 14. Inability
of opposing counsej to complete the
jury today in the second man
slaughter trial of Roscoe C (Fatty)
Arbuckle, led to the belief that testimony-would
nt. begin'until Tues
day. '.Defense attorneys expressed
the opinion that this trial would
take at least as long as the first one,
which occupied three weeks. '
The. jury box has been filled six
times since, the' case was called last
Wednesday, but the use ot six peM"
empiory cnaucnges nas lengthened
the process of selection. Eleven
temporary Jurors were in the box
at adjournment today and examina
tion of a twelfth virtually was com
pleted. The only outstanding incident to
day was a . request- by the court to
the jurors temporarily, in the box
and to the veniremen waiting exami
nation that if- anyone approached
them from either side the court
be notified at once.- ' The court also
announced it was prepared to order
the jurors "into . custory at anv
tinje".to prevent their being ap
proached. No explanation of the
remarks, was extended.
Rehearing of Bail
.Bond Case Is Sought
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Central ' City, Neb., Jan. , 14.
(Special.) About 700 citizens from
Silver Creek and ' community have
filed a ' petition with Judges' Post
and Button of the Sixth judicial dis
trict, requesting a rehearing in the
case of the state against Edward
Hill and John Maxwell on, the bail
bond issue..; Hill and 'Maxwell were
arrested charged with the murder
of : B. V.v Cooley of Silver Creek
and the' judges fixed their bail: at
$1,500. The 1 petitioners contend
that1 the prisoners should not have
been - allowed bond.
Maxwell, in turn, has filed suit in
district court against the circulators
of the petition, Charles Sprague,
Thomas Mecek and Charles Lohrr
all ,of Silver Creek, charging them
with contempt Of court, alleging that
the trio conspired to bring the
judges into public disfavor and; to
embarrass the court in the admin
istration of justice. ! .
Two Bandits Rob Theater ',
' but Drop $500 in Getaway
Kansas City. Mo.. Jan. 14. Emil
Unjann. . assistant manager of a
r downtown , theater,"was held upin tb2
playhouse by two armed men and
robbed of $2,200 .in cash, part of the
theater's payroll, he reported" jto the
police." In escaping,, one of the
bandits dropped a .satchel contain
ing ,?50U.L . . ' . .. ;
Former Denver Newspaper
Man Dies at New Orleans
New Orleans.- Jan. 14. Frank L.
Wright, -48, forme'r " Denver and
Kansas City newspaper man', died
here today. He was employed
many years on the Denver Post and
Republican. In recent vears he has
been press agent for a well known
circus. He was ill only three days.
Buy Auditorium Site.
Hastings. Neb". Ian. 14. (Snecial
Telegram.) The city of Hastings
paid $30,000 for eight lots which will
be used as the site of the mumcioal
auditorium, which will be erected in
jhe spring.
Second Omalia
...
Building Show
Opens Next Week
Walter W. Head to Preside
' Gov. McKelvie and Mayor
, Dahlman Also Will
, . Speak.
Walter W. Head, president of the
Omaha National .bank, will preside
at me opening ot me secona com
plete building show at the 'Audi
torium next week, according to an
announcement by Charles A. Franke
and Robert C. Mitchell, managers' of
the exhibition. Other speakers on
the program will be Gov. S. R. Mc
Kelvie and Mayor James C, Dahl
man. - , :- .
Mr. Head s address will be on
"Home Ownership, An Asset." The
governor and mayor also will talk
on appropriate subjects.
Building contractors of Omaha are
expressing a keen interest m the ex
hibition as a building stimulus. Grant
Parsons, president of the Nebraska
Builders'. exchange said:
Opportune Time.
" . "There never has been a more op
portune time in tire history of lOmaha
to build than at the present. There
Rave been reductionsin freight rates,
building materials and wages. Out
side of further possible reductions in
freight yates,. prospective builders
cannot expect further decline in
these three items."
Mr. Parsons was strong in his
praise of the first building exhibition.
"No sooner had the first show closed
than we contractors felt the influ
ence it exerted," he, declared. "These
exhibitions bring out new features
wlu'ch should be added to new homes
as well as old at the smallest possible
cost. A building exhibition, if prop
erly conducted, is truly educational."
- Advertised Extensively
The stcond building show is .be
ing advertised in . every railroad sta
tion in Nebraska, as well as western
Iowa. Mr. Fraake stated. In addi
tion to this lOS Tjillboards in .Omaha
will be posted this week and next
Sunday the three Omaha daily news
papers will have special sections de
voted td the exhibition.
The decoration' of the Auditorium
for the show began Friday. The
color scheme this "year will be
celestial blue. '' The ceiling now , is
being painted this color. Nine huge
drums will be suspended in the cen
ter of the building. These drunu will
have from 80 to 110 . electric light
bulbs. ' ' . . - r
Exhibitors are anticipating a large
number of sales by presenting their
wares in this unusual manner to the
public.- Olson's orchestra will play
during the show. '
The Weather
-Forecast
Sunday, fair and colder.
Hourly Temperatures.
S a. m.
.as
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a. in..
t a. m. .
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Protect shipment during the nut t4 to
3$ hours from temperatures as firllnvr:
North, east and west, 14 aerreea; south,
2S defrees.
Safe Looted
of $1,400 in
Currency
Cashier of Commercial State
at Florence Bound by
Three Bandit, Then
. Put in Vault.
Girl, 14, Sounds Alarm
Tolice last night spread a dragnet
over the rooming house district of
the city and policemen on outlying
beats were given descriptions of the
three young bandits who robbed the
Florence bank yesterday at 12:25 p.
m, and escaped by speeding into
Omaha in a stolen car.
The robbers were amateurs, po
lice officials believe.
"They had 'beginner's luck' in their
getaway," one official said last eight.
An anonymous telephone call re
ceived at police station in the noon
hour yesterday, to the effect that
a man had murdered his sister at
Fifteenth and Grace streets, is be
lieved to have been a decoy to liav
the police emergency equipment away
from the station and thus prevent
prompt pursuit. Investigation show
ed that no murder had been com
mitted. Bandits Not Masked.
The three bandits entered the
Commercial Start bank at Flor
ence at 12:25 yesterday, bound and .
gagged Cashier R.' A. Johnson,
locked him in a vault and escaped
with a fourth bandit, who remained
outside the bank Muring the holdup,
in a car which headed south.
uicir iuoc was rsiimatrn rn rntsi
between $1,400 and $1,700 in silver .
and currency. ..
Henry Anderson, former cashier
of the bank, who maintains an office '
in the rear of the bank, entered the
building while the bandits were looti
ing the. safe. He was covered by
the three bandits, tied and placed in
the 'vault with Johnson. .
. Forced to Open Safe.
Before niacins Cashier Johnson in
the vault the bandits forced him to
open the upper compartment of the
bank safe.
Johnson broke the ropes with
which he was bound. He opened the
vault door with a screw driver and '
escaped. He found the bandits had.
looted the money tills and the safetT
They had taken currency and silver,
leaving only a few nickels, dimes and ,
pennies. -
Bank securities and Liberty bonds
remained untouched, according to
Cashier Johnson.
Girl Calls Police.
Helen Peterson, ' 14, who lives -on
a farm north of Florence, was seated
in a buggy across the street froip the '
bank. . She witnessed the holdup ran
a block to Jensen's grocery f tore,
and notified the police. .
Police left Central station with
sawed-off shotguns before the ban
dits -had left the bank, residents of
Florence state. .
I knew it was a stickup the min
ute the men entered the door." said
Cashier Johnson. . ,
Hands on Hips.
"The three men had their hands
on their hips. I was in the rear oart
of the bank. . I started walking to
ward tne front part and the door,
hoping I could get out and make a
run for assistance. .
, 'But they all pulled their guns on
ne. ' '-, - .
" 'Get in the vault: vou .' one
of them ordered. They tied me with
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Oil Town in Texas
Reported in Flames
'i . ,,. . . ....
'Dallas'Tex.Man 14 Fir u-1,;,J, .
broke out in the business section of
Mexia tonight had burned all wires
leading into that city. Reports were
that seveftil buildinc-s nn th ennthi
side of the town were burning. .
, Alexia is lexas newest oil town
and is under martial law 3c tin. re
sult of a "cleanuo'' of the
al days .ago by state authorities.
The Southwestern Bell Telephone
and ..Telegraph company declared
mat ,usi oeiore its wires went out
preparations were being madc to
dynamite their building to check the
fire. . "
Fur-Lined Flying Suits !
' for Mail Pilots Arrive
They wanted 'em for Christmai
but they received their "gifts" three
weeks late.
Flying , suits, requested by Omaha
air mail pilots more than two months
ago when cold weather set in, final
ly arrived yesterday, it was an
nounced at the hangar.
i he suits, which are fur-lined and
cost more than $100 each, were re
quisitioned by the air mail depart
ment from the army aviation sup
ply.
Hay Springs to Ship Car of
Corn to Starving Russians
Hay Springs, Neb., Jan. ' 14.
(Special.) Citizens and farmers of
this vicinity have completed ar
rangements to ship a carload of corn
to the starving Russians. It is
planned to have this car of 1.000
bushels on the way within the next 10
days. "
Citizens also are investigating the
possibility of shipping a carload of
potatoes to the starving people,.
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