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Detectives at Work
On Clews Of Robbery
Continued From Page one.)

and wore stubby mustache. Neither
of the crooks wore masks and were
cool in manner. Two OF the men
wore dark overcoats, while the third
was dressed in neatly pressed gar
ments. The yeggs were not gruff
in talking to the night watchmen.
According to Henry Leaders,
night Waterman, the first sight
caught OF the yeggs was at the bot
tom OF the front flight of stairs on
the first floor.
Story Of Watchman.
Il was coming down the stairs,
when l saw them talking togetheryP
Leaders said. 81 hesitated and knew
something was up. l called to
Feaber, nv partner. Suddenly one
of the men called to me: Come on
down, we won't hurt you. | came
down. All three men pulled guns
and played them at my head. Shut
up, that's all we ask of you, one of
the men said. The others tied my
hands and feet and carried me down
in the basement and laid me behind
the counter in the vegetable depart
ment. One man stood over me with
a gun while the other two went back
to the stairway to find my partner.
Soon they brought my partner tied
hands and feet and laid him beside
me. | didn't know what kind of a
robbery they were pulling until sew
eral hours later l heard muffled re-
port. The man standing over US
with drawn guns remarked: Its
open now | knew they had blown
the safe, Shortly after, the other
two men came down in the basement
to get their accomplish. One of the
yeggmen took the keys of the build
ing out of my pocket, then all three
left hurriedly. As hard as l tried,
| was unable to loosen-the rope
about my hands and feet"
Feaber Old and Crippled.
Henry Feaber. the other night
Waterman, had a more narrowing
experience, owing to his advanced
age. Feaber is Sc years old and
is crippled by the loss of the fingers
of his right hand and the loss OF
both feet.
Il had made the first rounds 81
the building and was going to join
Leaders when l heard his call. No
sooner had I reached the bottom OF
the stairway than gun was pressed
against my head. l threw up my
hands. A rope was tied about them
and l was led to the basement where
two men tied my feet. l never was
frightened so much in my life. With
a gun against my head | was afraid
to yell for help. The robbers placed
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-01

me beside Leaders, whom | found
was also bound hand and foot.
at was several hours later that |
heard a dull report. The whole in
terror Of the building seemed to
shake. | thought of the safe.
Might Attract Police.
! 1T occurred to me that the lights
i'll the show windows being all on
! might attract the attention
of the policemen on the beat, but
that thought was only a passing
one.
ut was not until Atkinson, the
engineer, found us that we discov-
cred the safe had been blown. |
notified Joseph Hayden. and he
called the police"
/ Detectives Wavrin, knudson, Ora
| ham and Franks made~a canvass of
| all the hotels in the city in search
for clues to the identity of the three
| yeggmen.
Descriptions of the robbers were
wired to police of all cities of the
middle west. Omaha police believe
1 the robbery was committed by the
same gang that robbed a bank at
Dcs Moines, Ia, last Wednesday
night. Because of the clever tactics
used by the yeggmen> in drilling
about the combinations of both
safes and causing the explosion, de-
tectives are of the opinion that the
robbery was committed by skilled
mechanics.
| Exploded by Electricity.
The job was the first one in
Omaha in which the explosion was
caused by electric light current, &C
icording to the police. Evidence of
the explosion partially showed the
methods used by the yeggmen in
blowing the safe.
After having drilled holes about
the combination wads of gun cot
ton were inserted, upon which was
poured nitro-glycerine, commonly
known as soup" Soap was packed
over the holes and about the COM
bination. From an electric light
Isocket a cord was run to the COM
bination, about which was coiled the
uninsulated end of the cord. The
turning of the lights switch caused
spark against the steel combina-
ton knob, thereby causing the ex-
plosion, it was learned. NJ.
Detectives made thorough
search of the premises to determine
whether the yeggmen ransacked any
! other part of the building.
Find Gold Under Rugs.
Seven sacks of gold and silver,
containing approximately $4,000,
were found behind a pile of rugs
next to the elevator. Police believe
the yeggmen intended to return for
them. A safe on the second floor
was left untouched by the robbers.
The robbers placed rugs over the
railing about the office facing the
north windows of the building in
order to hide any possible view of
their workings from the postoffice
across the street.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-01
Omaha Enters Upon
Period Of Heat Famine
CONTINUED From Page One.)

received BY railroads here. Con-
tinued cold in all parts of the state
adds to the seriousness OF the stu
alton.
Members of the fuel committee
saw every effort will be made to keep
the great packing houses on the
South Side, employing thousands OF
people, running. w. Nj. letters, gen.
cral manager OF the Union Pacific
railroad, expressed the hope that
sufficient coal for packing house
needs, could be secured from Chi
cago and other points to the east.
Cut Cars in Slack Hours.
Curtailment of street cars will be
only during slack hours today. 1t
is planned to cut about one-fourth
of the street cars off>during the mid
die of the day. R. A. Leussler, gen.
eral manager of the street car COM
pany, reported his coal supply to
be alarmingly short and predicted a
much greater cuStailment before the
end of the week. There is a pos
sibility that service may be entirely
discontinued, unless more coal is
received shortly, he said.
The Omaha Retail Grocers' asso-
citation issued an appeal to the pub
lie this morning urging that every
one carry their own packages and
explaining that "on time" service in
deliveries could not be expected, due
to shortening of hours.
No One to Be Fired"
The shortening of hours in large
stores will not mean that help will
be dispensed with, managers say
but will make it impossible to take
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-01
YECCMEN Bind
WATCHMEN and
BLOW TWO SAFES
Secure $500 From Hayden
Bros. While Both Watch
men Are Gagged on
Lower Floors.
Continued From Page One.)

bound aud gagged on the main
floor.
The watchmen told Atkinson they
heard the robbers walking about on
The Office floor and about three
/ hours later heard an explosion. In
about an hour later, they heard the
second explosion and two hours
later the third explosion was heard.
The watchmen said that before
the first explosion the yeggmen re-
moved their gags and asked them
where the water faucets were. They
made several other inquiries as to
locations in the building. after which
they were again gagged. the watch
men said.
Yeggmen Have Luncheon.
Before proceeding to blow open
the safes the robbers are said to
have explored the grocery depart
ment OF the store and partook Of
an expensive lunch, freely helping
themselves to the delicacies in the
store and drinking several bottles OF
grapejuice.
After the luncheon the yeggmen,
according to the watchmen, INDUCED
in dancing to the music of phono-
graph brought up from the music
department, and one of the burglars
remarked that they were attracted
TO the store by the big electric sign,
TRY Hayden's First" which, they
considered good advice.
After the safes had been blown
open, the watchmen told Atkinson,
the trio of burglars sat down in
front of the watchmen and counted
the money taken from the safe,
handling large bundles OF currency
as though it was mere waste paper.
One Of the burglars slipped a $40
bill in Leaders sock and placed a
$40 bill in Feaber's vest pocket, say
ing that was a little present tor
{ them.
Indulge in Jokes.
They told the watchmen they
would send them 5000 for Christmas
and would make the store another
visit in about month. Before leav-
ing. the two watchmenn were carried
downstairs by the robbers and
placed in the vegetable room. One
OF the robbers is said to have re-
marked: Let US put them down in
the coal hole" and another re-
marked: mo, that would be too
tough" when another of the bur-
glars said: I'VE could leave them on
the soft coal"
According to the watchmen the
burglars continually swore at them
seeking to scare them and cautioned
them not to attempt to raise an
alarm. The watchmen said after be-
ing released that they heard the big
clock on the postoffice strike 3, when
the burglars left them.
No Hourly Alarm.
Engineer Atkinson said the store
did not have installed an hourly bur-
giar alarm system, as it was con-
tended that if burglars made an en-
trance to building equipped with an
hourly alarm, the Waterman was
compelled to make an hourly report
at the direction of the robbers.
That the three men posed as Gus.
toners early in the day and hid
themselves until after the store was
closed. is the opinion of Engineer
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-01
'Brandeis Theater
VIII Keep Open, Says
Manager Sutphen

Joy Sutphen, manager Of the
Brandeis theater, reiterated his in
tention of remaining open in spite OF
the order of the fuel committee to
close.
Il believe it is the object of the
committee to save COAL" he said. IF
we can run without burning coal or
using light power | can't see why we
should close"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-01
Wife'S $45 in Bank Worries
Her Husband O. NIGHTS

San Francisco, Nov. 30-Divorce
was refused Mary Nielsen upon her
plea that husband carries on at mid
night"
"What does he do?" asked the
Judge.
"He awakes shouting" said Mary.
"Why not have policeman stand
beside the bed and protect you?"
"That wouldn't be nice" she re-
torted. "You see, l have $45 in the
bank and won't let him have it and
il worries him."
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-01
Municipal Plant Only Is
Closed in David City

David City, Neb., Nov 30.-(Spe-
cial.)-On account of the shortage
of steam coal, David City's munich
pal light plant will discontinue its
night service to patrons. There is
plenty of coal for domestic use and
the schools have plenty to run them
thrOuph
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-01

second time because, the plaintiff
says, her husband resumed his old
course of conduct toward her. One
affidavit submitted sets forth that
the defendant sent telegram after
telegram to his wife, while he was
on the road as salesman, urging
her to forgive him, and stating he
still loved her., also that he repeat
eddy wrote her letters asking her to
return to him.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-01
Hangs Self After Quarrel.

Portland, Ore, Noy. 30.-F ollow-
ing what the police said had been a
violent quarrel with his wife, Ro-
miano Regito was found hanging
from a tree in the back yard Of his
home, dead.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-01

A Tickle il The Beginning
Of throat cold or painful cough HAYES
HEALING HONEY Stops the Tickle by
Healing the Throat. soc per bottle.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-03
IAVASIDE
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Mrs. Henry Lyman and children
went to Idaho Falls Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elvera Ziegler and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Case spent Sun
day at the F. L. McCauley home.
This week the Rose and Riverview
school are taking the seventh and
eighth grade examinations at the
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. McGinnis and
Bessie McCauley went with a large
crowd to the buttes Sunday. They
report having had very nice time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Cartharp and
family and Mr.. Swatson of Idaho
Falls spent Sunday at the Henry
Lyman home.
Esther Sjoberg is working for Mrs.
Henry Lyman.
Carl Nelson was a Blackfoot
visitor Monday.
Ella Gardner, Bessie McCaulty and
Florence Dial spent Tuesday fore
noon with Van Dora Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trolin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bjorkman, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Sund-
uuist went to Arcos last Tuesday to
attend the funeral Of Mr.. 6ilene.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-03
READY TO FIGHT
NO PLACE 'L ACE TO GO.
Willard Dempsey Fight
At Toledo, Ohio
Uncertain a A,.
SOLDIERS OBJECT

The Willard Dempsey boxing con-
test, which is scheduled to take place
in Toledo, Ohio, July 4, now looms
in fog. A bill has been introduced
in the Ohio house of representatives
designed to give Governor Cox
authority to revoke the permit under
which plans for the fight have been
completed. ,e-r
The bill provides that the result
may be revoked by tn ex-governor if,
in his judgment, the exercise or ex-
hibition is likely to partake of the
nature of a prize fight, although the
participants therein are hired at a
definite compensation"
Soldiers Object
A petition from Ohio soldiers in
Germany reads in part as follows: !"
1--WE gave all we had for the honor
Of our home. We hear with pain
that Willard and Dempsey are to
battle in our state for. the heavy
weight championship. We received
the first news in establishment that
those at home so far forgot, the men
over here as to allow such a\contest.
II held, this contest, we believe, will
undo all the good work we have
done. We no longer feel proud to
be Ohioans.
"The published. records of these
men and their conduct during the
war is not such as we praise. Will
lard was reported to have refused
help even to the slightest extent in
donating his services to the Red
Cross benefit. AlthO the benefit was
announced as being for the men over
here, Willard demanded large
share Of the receipts, and when re-
fused he left the place. Dempsey is
reported in the United States as be-
ing draft dodger and a Stacker.
There is nothing in his record to
make us proud to have him fight in
Ohio.
"The promoter of the fight in
suited men of the army by his offer
of purses for two fights between
members Of the A. E. F. in the same
ring"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-03
COFFIN LEFT AS WARNING
"BIack Handlers" Threaten Death "a
Wesley DUNN OF Cheyenne.

"BIack Handlers" Threaten Death to
Wesley DUNN Of Cheyenne.
"Black Handlers" are hot on the trail
of Wesley I. Dunn, cashier of the Citi-
zens' National bank of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Several days ago they left note in
structing him to place $4,000 at the
foot Of the elevator in the bank build
Ing. If he failed to comply with the
demand the "black hand" note declared
the bank would be dynamited, his home
wrecked and Dunn would be killed.
DUNN placed dummy package which
was stolen while detectives were away
from the bank for breakfast.
Later Dunn received telephone
call in which man made the same de-
mand and threat contained in the let
ter. He disregarded it and when he
went home found child's glass coffin
on his porch. Police are guarding the
bank and the home.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-03
Bottle Causes Undoing.

A bottle of whisky alleged to have
been dropped from the overcoat
pocket of Henry Parry Of Philadel.
phia, an elevator adjuster employed at
the Hotel Adelphia as he was leaving,
led to the discovery that he had a
false pocket in the overcoat. Steaks,
pork chops, ketchup and sausage,
which he was alleged to have con.
fessed he stole from the kitchen, were
found in the pocket. Parry was ar.
rested and was held under $500 bail
in the city hall police court for q fur
Their hearing. He said he had been
employed two years In the hotel
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-03

" In estimating the change In the bud
get as a whole the constituent items
have been given the following rela-
tive importance: Food, 43 per cent
of the total; shelter, Is per cent !;
clothing, 10 per cent; fuel. heat and
light, 6 per cent; sundries, 20 per
cent. These percentages are averages
of the actual expenditures of several
thousand families, based on the re-
suits of investigations by authorita-
tive agencies. While families differ
in the apportionment Of their incomes
among the separate budget items, the
distribution for normal families does
not vary widely from these averages.
Hence, with any reasonable alloca-
ton Of items in the budget, changes
in the total cost Of living are fairly
uniform, and an estimate of 60 per
cent to 65 per cent as the increase be-
tween July, 1914, and March, 1919, is
broadly representative.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-03
Mrs. Ellen Owens
Died of Brights Disease

Mrs. Ellen Owens, mother of Mrs.
John R. Jones, died Friday morning
at $50 at the Jones home, after a
painful illness Of four weeks The
body was taken to Boise for burial,
where Mr.. Owens, her husband, died
last February and is inferred. For
four weeks Mrs. Owens suffered in
tensely with Brights disease, gradu-
ally failing.
YRS. Jones accompanied the body
to Boise, Mr.. Jones going as far as
Pocatello.
Mrs. Owens has three sons, Charles
H. at Columbus, Ca, in the U. s.
army service; George and Robert.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-03
cHAur.rqrx work oRaANIzND

At d meeting or 'chautauqua
guarantors held Thursday evenings
George Jorgensen was elected presi-
dent, L. R. Clegg OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
F, E: Seeger. chairman Of the ticket
committee, Miss Grace Peck, ,adver-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-03
SHALL BLACKFOOT CELEBRATE?

Now that commencement is over,
suppose we turn some attention to
the matter of celebrating the Fourth
of July at Blackfoot.
If merchants are to have sale for
goods that are needed for celebrat-
ing, they need time to order and get
them here before the event.
We suggest a meeting at the City
Hall Monday evening, June 2, s
o'clock.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-03
SOLDIERS BILL M :.
PRODUCED in HOUSE
Bills For Providing Farms for Sol
diers and Sailors Call for
Large Appropriations
EACH STATE TO CHOOSE LANDS

Copies of the bill, introduced in
congress for providing farms for
soldiers and sailors by Representa-
tive Mondell of Wyoming were re-
ceived yesterday by the soldiers set
Element commission. The bill calls
for a large appropriation for. the
work which would be CARED on
under the direction of the secretary
Of the interior. A, meeting OF. the
commission probably will be held
within the next few days to study the
provisions of the Mondel bill, so that
the commission may make such re-
commentators on the measure as it
deems necessary for the protection Of
Utah's interests, and forward them
to the Utah delegation in congress.
Under the provisions OF the, BILL II
1t becomes law, there would be
made Immediately available for this
work in Utah the sum of $4,000 900.
The bill provides that each; state
shall furnish Is, per cent of the cost
Of the work and rs per cent by the
government. Ehe hast legislature
authorized bond Issue: Of 81 ,0O0,-
900 to start the work in Utah. "A
;s:si .&:"@ ~ -! 4
Terms are Easy 4 e*'a =.
However, by the time the work
was we'll under way, the. state easily
could appropriate further funds, and
within the next five years It Is not
unlikely that $10,00O,O00 could be
expended in such farm development.
The Mondell bill gives the secre-
tary of the interior board discretion
ary powers in the selection of lands,
the methods Of developing them, and
of establishing rules and regulations
under which they would be decided to
service men. 1t provides that pay
ments on the land may be made by
the soldiers over period not to ex-
coed forty years, with an initial pay
ment of only per cent. Sums may
be advanced for improvement OF the
property, 81 to be returned with inter-
est at per cent per annum.
Preference is Given
Each state is to have voice in
the selection of lands for the pur-
poses of the act, as the Mondell bill
proposes to require that the choice
be approved by a representative OF
the governor of the state, an ap-
praiser designated by the federal
farm loan board and the secretary Of
the interior. 1t provides that pro-
iects shall be selected with view to
the development of one or more pro-
iects in each of the several states
in which feasible projects may be
found.
In order to provide immediate en-
ployment for returned service men,
the bill requires that the secretary
Of the interior give preference to re-
turned service men in development
work. 1t proposes that farms be OF
a suitable size for the support of
family, and that townsites and places
for public buildings and community
centers may be dedicated on the
tracts.
1t is probable that Utah service
men will discuss the Mondelll bill
and the soldiers settlement question
generally at the initial meeting OF
the American legion, the state
caucus of which is to be held in Salt
Lake next month. = Salt Lake
Tribune.
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Buy war savings stamps.
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Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Rice received
the sad news of the death of their
daughter Mrs. Lucy Sorenson, in
California last week. She leaves a
husband, five children, the youngest
being only six weeks old, her mother
and father who reside here, three
brothers and two sisters.
Joseph Coumerilh of Blackfoot is
spending few days on his ranch.
School closed here Friday, May %.
AS it was the date set for the last
Parent-Teachers association for this
year, the children from the first to
sixth grades supplies the program,
which was very good and attended
by a very large audience.
Mrs. julius Tiechert is conduct
ing the state examinations this week
for the seventh and eighth grades of
Sterling and Grandview schools.
Mrs. M. A. Driscoll entertained at
!, 6 o'clock dinner Saturday in honor
of the teachers. The guests we're
Mrs. Hazel Won Lostowicka and son
John, Mrs. G.. Andrews and daugh-
ter Airline, the Misses Zilpha and
Nazzie Bowling, Rosa Hale, Mr.. and
Mrs. Julius Tiechert, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dick Driscoll, D. Cook, A. Perry and
Billy Haycock, besides the hostess
and family.
Frank Reno of Birch creek was
here on business this week.
Mrs. J. Zeigler spent the week
end in Blackfoot on business trip.
A. B. Lyman, the Grimm's alfalfa
man of Minnesota, was here this
week looking over his seed tracts
he has leased here. G. A. Line will
look after his seed tracts this year.
Lib Hunt purchased fine young
jack from s. Cooper this week.
Joel Rich of Thomas has been the
guest Of his brother Landon ]. Rich
this week.
s. Sullivan is gathering his cattle
this week, preparatory to taking
them to the summer range.
G. G. Loveless and family motored
to Fort Hall Sunday.
w. w. Hays spent the weekend
at home with his family.
Miss Nazzie Bowling left Satur-
day and will be the guest of her
sister at the Jensen home in Grand
view until Tuesday.
Miss iva Miller teacher at Grand
view left Tuesday for her home at
Wendell.
Miss Rosa Hale left Monday for
Blackfoot. She will visit her par
ents there short time and then
leave for Albion, where she will at
tend summer school.
Mrs. Won Lostowicka and son
John left Tuesday for Blackfoot,
where they will spend the summer.
j. P. Hutchinson spent the past
week in Birch creek, where he was
called on business.
The Misses Zilpha and Nazzie
Bowling left Tuesday for Blackfoot,
where they will visit a short time.
From there they will go to Albion
to attend summer school.
A lively fight took place between
Harry Hamilton and some Indians;
namely George Metz and squaw,
Captain Walker and .squaw and one
more squaw on Mr.. Hamilton's
ranch Saturday afternoon. Mr..
Hamilton was badly beaten up. A
man employed on the ranch, Mr..
Estes ran to the assistance of Mr..
amilton and was seriously stabbed.
A physician was called to attend him.
The Indians went Immediately be-
fore Justice of Peace l.. j. Rich and
gave themselves up, later they were
turned over to county officials.
A dance was given at the auditor
ium Tuesday evening, which was
well attended. The Bush orchestra
Of Blackfoot furnished the music.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-03

tfsfng and W. B. Royse. arrange
ments.
The chautauqua opens on Wednes-
day the twenty-fifth day Of June and
closes on Tuesday night the first Of
July.