Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-04
ACCUSED OF FALSE
ENTRIES IN BOOKS
Former Bookkeeper in Iowa Ma
tional Arrested by United
States Officer.
WILL WAIVE HIS PRELIMINARY

DIES MONIES. May 3-(special Tele-
gram. )--Accused OF making false entries
IN books Of Iowa National bank 10 hid
o shortage Of about 5000. A. Lyle Brad
ley. aged q. former bookkeeper was ar
rested by Deputy United States Marshal
Vanderbilt last night.
lie was released on 1900 bonds and
VIII be arraiEned before United States
Commissioner Fitzslmmons Brad ley de-
Jared that he will waive to tile federal
Rrand iury 10 escape publicity OF .
public preliminary hearing. He refused
10 comment upon his arrest.
Bradley was discharged from the en-
ploy Of the bank three months ago fol-
lowir the discovery 81 the shortage. The
shortage WAS created In small amounts
, taken during a period OF two years, &C
cording 10 representatives Of the United
States Fidelity and Guaranty company
who signed Bradiey's bond as bookkeeper
IN the bank
| InyestiRstes Mysterious Fire.
The state fire marshal Ia investigating
the mysterious burning Of the barn Of
/ Tom scott, farmer near Perry. IN
which nine horses were burned TO death
last Wednesday night. No clue as TO the
origin OF the fire has as yet been OBJ
tanned. The two horses stolen from the
barn were found wandering along the
roadside near Boone. II IL thought they
we're abandoned by the thieves after be-
ing hard pressed.
Cascade Branch Line Case,
NaN. II 81 AA "a N
\ Board Of Railroad Commissioners today
refused to recommend the making over
Of the Cascade branch OF the Milwaukee
from n narrow gauge 10 a standard gauge
road The majority opinion. written by
| Commissioner John A. Guiher, was con
CURED In by Commissioner James II.
Wilson, but clifford Thorne. chairman
Of the board dissented Figures sub
mItted 70 the board by the railroad as
sert that In 1914 the road was operated
a. a loss Of ti7.b07 %, in 1918 the deficit
Was sis770 and in 1912 1859. II Ia claimed
that to change 10 a standard gauge road
would cost t45i.1i5, without changing the
grade, which II is claimed Is impractical.
Or II the grade was 70 be changed the
cost would amount 10 t95b2ie.
Rules Against ChiropratOr.
Tho supreme court In decision handed
down today affirmed the district court
Of Story county. II. E. Fry, Judge, in TIA
finding against II. A. A. Edmunds for
prpctlclng medicine without license.
Edmunds Is 'cbiropractor."
May Open Coal Mines.
Coal mines may be reopened AZ Sawn,
la, on the Rock Island some fifteen miles
southeast OF Des Moines Several years
ago there were thriving coal mines at
this point but they were worked out and
the field abandoned II IL believed that
there is still coal TO be found in paying
quantities there and company has been
prospecting there OF late.
Bess Police for Help.
Mrs. NJ. q. Minoiis, is years old, a
bride Of few weeks. deserted her home
for the police station last night because
OF trouble with her own mother and her
husband. She asked the police to let her
stay at the station awhile. The attention
OF the police was called to the daughter
and her mother, who we're uuarreling on
the street The mother declared her
daughter had been guilty of misconduct
and she was trying to correct her. The
daughter was permitted to remain over
night In the police matron's ward.
Buy Citkens Bank stock.
Brenton Bros. of Dallas Center, bank
ors, stockmen and farm owners, have