TllK 1U:K: OMAHA. fc'ATUKDAY. JANUARY' '2i,
Hanker "Ice Man"
Ex-Omahan Youngest
High School Student
efuanl to (Juil,
t.itehaml Asserts
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ifiu.fil la he fired. m!
ft ire to their home.
Hut inn, Itrnton ban we.'.
iryi (r Mr. rituironn
rd wt to the Armstrong
ii flie courtriMMii through
ii flu illuming.
had hern bring mg it e tj
T bbuiit three week br
verrj il," 4i4 Mr. Am1
lirre w no need of hi
there regular ice de-
plenty of bay vlto would
glad to carry the Ice for
iroitg.
Didn't Quit.
I found he doing it. 1
jieif with li-nt: tdd Iti'v
.lior would talk ajut it.
d. he didn't quit britig-
l that Hut ton oft'n
ind hit family or
.ii ce drove shout IS mile
the ritv, then ran out of
irratrd Mr. ArniMroiiR. "I
nto the tank and w that it
pty. I knew thrre were eight
of gasoline in the tank when
rted.
Fed Baby Beef.
aid I guced I was the 'tall
and started out after gas. I
about three gallons at a (arm.
e. 1 liree gallons were enougn
u hack to town. Hutton later
Ii (..til. tj...L'4 t.tifr .li.ln't
alt on the return trip, apparently.
Arnntronir tW testified that his
ife had fed their 3 year-old baby
t irl corned berf and cabbage and
tihcr heavy food, instead of milk.
ScMier Relief Body
Re-Elects Mrs. ludson
fU t The Society for
. 1 Disabled, meeting
Tv I'niversity club,
for the Relief of the
g yesterday at the
re-elected Mrs.
Vrank Tudson president: Mrs. John
pedicle, secretary, and Mrs. A. L.
treasurer.
i rtrt iter i1lm1 ic
I I l k IWI .1 ' V V..IVU J
L Mrs. A: F. Smith, Mrs. A.
'slcr, Mrs. Samuel Caldwell,
,.,Ad Mcta and Mrs. V. E.
!1.vlfW
; Committee chairmen were ap
pointed: Mrs. Clark Coit, vocation
il training: Mrs. A. F. Smith, mem
bership; Mrs. Barton Millard, fi
nance; Mrs. Fred Mctz. motor
rorps; Mrs. Victor Rose water, pub
licity. Miss Crcta, PauUon reported that
26! ncwas'es were attended in 1921.
Saccatcnal School '
14Vet? Is Bank Robber
I Walter O'MaPev, ex-soldier and
tfulcnt at Bellcvue vocational
fchool, was taken to St. Louis yes
terday by two deputy sheriffs, armed
With extradition papers. He is
tharged with being implicated in a
nnk robbery near St. Louis. D. C.
liuell, director of the school, em
ployed Attorney Clinton Bromei to
represent O'Malley. School officials
believe the charge is a frameup.
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Dmalia Insurance Men
I to Have Banquet Monday
All Omaha men eneaped' in the
insurance husiness will have their
first annual banquet at tli Chambc:
tf Commerce Monday night. Febru
ary 6, at 6. Arrangements are being
ii ade by the insurance committee of
jhc Chamber wf Commerce. More
than 500 are expected to attend.
I. Walter W. Head, president of the
iJDmaha National bank, will be toast
master and speeches will be made by
Povernor S. R. McKelvie, J. E. Hart
T'f the trade and commerce depart
Anient. Lincoln. William B. Youngs,
'insurance commissioner, Lincoln.
md Fred W. Thomas, chairman of
Ithe Nebraska War Finance corpora
tion committee.
birl Pleads for Doll When
Furniture Seized by Writ
"Please don't take my doll,"
sobbed Mary. Sledge, 8, when Con-
'stable William Flemming served a
"writ of replevin at the Sledge home,
-2sl9 South Twelfth street yesterday.
.The widow and five children,
however, lost their furniture and
Uvere custed from . the home. The
.'family will be cared for by the City
mission until other arrangements
"can be made. Mrs. Sledge's husband
rtipt three vears aeo. Till a few
fmonths ago she was able to support
.'the family. ' '
Lincoln Insane Hospital
? Tods Market With Hogs
A load oi 243-pound Duroc hogs
'Nvas brought. to the Omaha market
1v T. R. Helms, manager of live-
;!etnrW at the state hosoital for in
tisane, Lincoln. The hogs brought
-the too price of S8.70 a hundred ana
Were bought by a hog serum cotn-
?prny.
Hfr Helms said, this was the first
lead cf hogs marketed in Omaha for
' two vears, most of them being butcV
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ered tor consumption as inc nuspiuu.
Dunn Proposes Bond Issue
for Completion of City Jail
rfV Police Commissioner H. W. Dunn
tv.9 he will ask the city coun-
i;i n authorize the sale of $50,000
police station bonds to coyer the ex-h-ense
of completing the jail portion
rit the structure at Eleventh and
.Dodge streets and also to take uo
an overlap of about $13,000 on work
aiready done '
Plans to Present Pageant
"The Call of the Bell" Here
J. J.r Whiting is conferring wnth
he itieriranization committee ot
the Chamber of Commerce in con-
ncction with a proposition to put on
his pageant. "The Call of the Bell.
; Omaha rest June. Mr. hitine
v'oduced this spectacle at Superior,
iNtb., last Augustj
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Carl Roe.
Th:4 Carl Roe, II. formerly of!
ununa tmi now a tronmaii in tiici
Ncra".i City High t-rhool, He
graduated iroin grade school in Kan- j
a City, Mo.. January . ;
In the spring of 1VI8 he ua a!
ttudrut at Central ichool, Twenty. I
fecond and Uodgc street, and later
maved with bid mother, Mr. Col
lin Riley, to Kannan Lit v.
Carl ii said to be the youngest!
pupn in any iuk'i tcuooi in tnc cen
tral wet.
Says Charity Society
Caused Liquor Raid
Jacob Singer. 2028 North Eight
eenth street, told police court offi
cials yerterday that members cf a
charity association, who were re
fused financial help by him. threat
ened to make trouble, and wrote let
ters to the police department stating
that Siiifer had intoxicating liquor
in his possession.
Not Ioiir after his refusal tc give
them'a check for $25, he asserts, his
house was raided end he was taken
to jail.
In Central police court yesterday
Singrr was fined $100 when two
partly filled five-gallon jugs of liq
uor were introduced as evidence.
One of them. Singer said, con
tained water, while the other ccmi
tained medicated tlcohol for his wife.
. The case was appealed to the dis
trict court. Appeal bond was fixed
at $250. .
Vehicle Owners Who Do Not
Pay Tax May Be Arrested
The city clerk announces that he
will keep his office open Saturday
afternoon and evening for the ac
commodation of vehicle owners who
have not paid their 1922 wheel tax
fees. The police will begin February
1 to enforce the law pertaining to
this tax.
Brief City News.
Police Sergeant 111 Police Ser
geant David Gardner is very ill with
pneumonia at his home, 2415 Capi
tol avenue.
Flics Suit for $100,000 Alfred
Bowen filed suit against the Pacific
Fruit company for $100, 0t)0 for in
juries received when a scaffolding
brolto down.
Se!.-s Danwge.i IJllzabeth Her
zog filed a suit in the district court
yesterday for injuries received Jan
uary 23, when a Yellow Cab truck
struck her.
Firemen Kept Busy Records at
the fire department show that a
total of 245 fire alarms have taken
place up until yesterday since the
beginning of the new year.
Discontinues Kvciilng Sen lee
Rev. Charles W. Savidgo of the
People's church has decided to dis
continue Sunday evening; services to
fill vacated pulpits in and around
Omaha. (
Enters Postmasters' School
George W. Hardingr. Ralston post
master and a cousin of President
Harding, arrived In Omaha yester
day to attend the postmasters'
school.
' Tailor Shop Iootcd Henry Frie
del. tailor, 316 South FlftnjTith
street, reported that burglars forced
open the rear door of his store r.nd
stole SHOO wortii of mit'.nys Thurs
day t-.'gtit.
Accuse Each Other Each accusing-
the other of being - a crook.
George Benson, Windsor hotel, and
Jack Slater, Chicago, were arrested
by the police Thursday night for in
vestigation. Sherlock Holmes Stunt Detec
tives Haze and Donahue found rings
valued at $1,400, thought stolen from
Pauline Ghere, Loyal hotel, hidden
on the paneling .over a door in her
room Thursday. ,
Satmps Stolen A thief broke into
the First Unitarian church. Thirty
first and Harney streets, Thursday
night and stole $5 worth of stamps
from the study of the pastor, .Rev.
Charles Lyttle.
Trophy Dispute Undecided No
decision has been reached so far In
the John M. Larson trophy dispute,
according to a telegram received
yesterday from Roscoe C. Tooke,
who is representing the Omaha Aero
club at the Washington hearing.
Toy Held for Trial Alfred Toy,
who shot at his wife in the confec
tionery store of her brother, Robert
Durnall. 4702 South Twenty-fourth
street Tuesday, was bound over to
the district court under $2,500 bond
yesterday.
Edson Heads Poultrymen A. Ii.
Edson was elected president of the
Omaha Poultry Show association at
the courthouse Thursday night.
Plans were made for the 1922 show,
which has been endorsed by the
Omaha Chamber of Commerce.
Leopold In Ixis Angeles Stating
that he "had not dropped from
sight." Joseph Leopold, former
Omaha eraln man. now in Los An
geles, denied the charges made
against him by Guy P. Briggs. his
former partner here, in a letter to
The Bee.
Diplomas Presented r Diplomas
were presented to the pupils of the
Eighth B class. Central school, yes
terday after closing exercises in
which the following took part: An
ita MaeDonald, Hazel Showalter, Ar
thur Goldstein, Dorothy Welner,
Gertrude Winthoub and Hazel Sho
waltert Girl Appeals Liquor Case When
fined $100 by Judge Wapplch for
illegal possession of liquor yester
day, Katherine Warner appealed the
case and was bound over to the
grand Jury on a bond of $250. The
liquor was obtained by raiding of
ficers in a house near Seventy-sec-J
yind street and Military avenue.
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MEN'S GABAEDINE SAEfCOATS
25.00 to 60.00 Values, 20.00 and 30.00
en! Best
800 pairs of high ' grade, well fitting
shoes taken from our regular stocks and
grouped in two lots for a quick clear-
ance.
Lot 1
leathers.
ea:ch
Fourth Floor Center
We If er a
1000
Sizes for Big
Men, Little
Men, Stout
Men up to
48 and
regular sizes
for every
man. We ,
doubt if
there's a man
in Omaha
we can't fit.
Fourth Floor
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Big fleecy storm coats, motor coats, blue serge and staple suits. A sale after a man's own heart; it offers
the very finest clothing m the world at a saving in many instances of more than 'half price.
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No charge for necessary alterations.
Shoe Values
Men's Shoes in black and brown
All sizes in the lot but not O OCT
style. 5.00 and 6.00 vales, now 0t7tl
Lot 2 Men's Shoes in black and brown
leathers. Broken sizes but excellent
values, formerly priced from P fifi
7.00 to 10.00, now . O, UU
Daniel Green Felt Slippers All
colors, 2.25' and 2.75 S ff
-alues, now dMj
Boys' Shoes Broken lots
taken from our regular
stocks, also brown
u-cuts. Sizes 12-2.
Were, formerly
priced from
4.50 to 6.00,
ow at
3.95
Chance of the Seasons
lei's
lart
lade to Sell at SO.
Luggage
Bargains
3 Specials Fjoni the
Luggage Section
$50 M ende 1-Drucker
Wardrobe QQ
Trunks, at,J JU
13.50 and 15.00 Solid
Sole Leather Q A
Suit Cases, ODU
7.50 Leather and Leath
er Lined Traveling
Bags, A (
at,
Fourth Floor
Poreha
neaal
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Extra sales
Men's Hats
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VVMv
Boys' 1.00 All-Wool Ace n
Caps, at OJIC
Boys' 2.50 and 3.00 Polo t Afi
Hats, at I A)
Fourth Floor '
larx
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ten s rur
Coats
at
OFF
' Regular -Prices
people to serve you promptly
Greatly Reduced
Stetson 7.00
Hats,
Stetson 10.00 and
15.00 Hats,
5 00
7.50
95c
95c
Men's 2.00 and
2.50 Hats, at
ter Caps,
With or Without Fur Inbands
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