r WEATHER FORECAST ^ ' I ' T T T~^ {|\/f A T T A T T1AI1A A A^ I ^THOUGHT FOR THE DAY. > Nebraska—Sunday mostly cloudy, JX X X M 4 IfXZ*. X X XjX V*w/ JL X-^-Z X X X_^ X-/ X—/ Nn, frnm btrth does one become a , probably rain or anow. slace; not from birth doe* one become^ ... ,l * _____ - -- ■ ... ... ■. .. ... , -- , - ,..... .. — a saint; but by conduct alone.—Oau v CITY EDITION ' J YOU 53—NO. 41 OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1924. • FIVE CENTS __J ^ 1 1 “~ By Mall Ct Tear): Pally and gunday. »: Sunday. «? »«. within the 4t>i xn. Outside the 4th Zn.ia (1 Tear): Pally and Sunday. tit; Sunday only, II. _ ___ pnv r H I ___r« '_* --— ■ Loot Worth $10,000 Recovered in Omaha § * -- « Merchants Aid Sleuths in Search Suspect Convicted of Outstate , Robberies Accompanies ? Party on Tour of South Omaha. Truck Fleet Hauls Swag Eight detectives, seven outstate merchants, two county officials and a young man convicted of robbery toured South Omaha yesterday after noon with a fleet of trucks and gath ered from several South Omaha stores 110,000 worth of goods alleged to have been stolen from the out state mer chants. The detectives were Danbaum, Brigham, Buford, LIckert, Donahue, Palmt&g. Goralsky and Wright. The merchants were Tony Krlz of Weston, Otto Kluse of Calhoun. L. F. Lang horst of E.mwood, Fred Hagendorn of Bennington. Morris Mehren of Blair and Roy and Erlo Larson of Uhllng. The officials were Ernest Schlefel blem, county attorney at Wahoo, and Jerry Dailey, sheriff at Wahoo. Seven Convictions Secured. The convicted robber wae Glenn Morse, convicted of the robbery In the Wahoo courts recently. He was for merly employed here by the Cross town garage and has a wife and two children living at Twenty-sixth and Leavenworth streets. C. W. Watson, secretary of the Ne braska Retail Dealers association, Lincoln, was also along. He has been working on the numerous country - store robberies of the last few months. He said convictions have been ob tained in the last seven robberies of stores reported. Detectives Danbaum. Brigham and Buford have been devoting most of their time to this care for the last few weeks. It was on February 4 that Danbaum and Brigham were stand ing at Sixteenth and Chicago streets waiting to pick up a forger. They noticed a big touring car stop on the opposite corner. They approached It. Danbaum stepped on the running board but ae he did so a shotgun was poked out from the curtains and a man Jumped out the other elde of the car. Twists Muzzle Away. Ths driver started the car as Dan baum twisted the muzzle of tlje gun away and ordered them to stop. At ths station they proved to be Morae and Ellis Hahn, also a former garage employe here. Both thesa have been convicted of the robberies In the Wahoo courts. And Hahn has been sentenced to 10 years In prison. These two Implicated R. Lowe who was arrested Saturday at Herman, Neb. The convicted men Implicated Her man McNeil, merchant, 1022 North Sixteenth afreet as a go-between and he was arrested for Investigation by Detectives Danbaum yesterday. From "Bankrupt” Stocks. They slleged that he passed stolen goods on to M. Beitel, 3115 Seward street, and F. Fredericks, 1938 Web ster street, both salesmen for city retail stores. Both were arrested for Investigation. The alleged stolen goods was re covsred at these South Omaha stores: Ben Koelousky, 2623 <1 street; Sam and J. Kaplan, 2#29 Q street; Louis Lustgarten, 2707 Q street. These merchants were taken to the station for questioning but wers Im mediately released. All denied that they knew the goods were ‘'hot.'’ Salesmen from whom they purchased them, they said, told them they were from bankrupt stocks. Harvard Girl Asks $25,000 Heart Balm in Suit Special Dispatch In The Omaha Bee. Aurora, Neb., March 22.—Selma Hamburger of Harvard has sued An drew I.enhart of Glltner for $25,000 damages for alleged breach of promise. In her petition she alleges that the defendant asked her to become his wife In Aurora in 1923, and she agreed to do so, fixing the date of the mar rlage as Februnry 23, 1924. She claims that he refused to go through with the ceremony and that the fail ure of the defendant to marry her caused her much suffering. Married in Council Bluffs. The following person* obtained mnr rlaica lb enaea In Council Bluff* yen!tr ie v : Alford, Omaha . 28 VJhfin McDowell, Omaha . 24 Albert Merrick, Boulder, Colo. ,,,. 28 *tutli Fechtner. Palmer, Neb.. 20 Arthur tlourley, Decatur. Neb. 41 tfuffglt Watson. Decatur, Neb. 54 'barb a l.yle. Red <>uk, la.. 2$ Dorothy Anderson. Red Oak, la. .... 28 Leo Root. Ashland, Neb. JI4 Ruth Julies. Mulix, la.... 18 Charles Hazelton. Omaha . 2* Mary Hwunwon. Huperlor. Neb.2u Alfred Ccudder. Centra! CRy, Neb. .. 21 Marie Iludney. Clark*. Neb . .’I They Seem to Like It Best That Way. _ ■ —----——-—i wotsvt* WHO is PA'flMC.tfW to ny TW*T t«E MUST Bt TU'fiNh TO vNHlTt WASm iOMB BOX>V 1 > ^ (ufcTS 00] If you have a c>land for tli# Kiddie*. Pgjre m—CaaaarvajM vi Damaara ta lloppfiil a* McAdoo Wan#*, Murk Null i % an ; Kuroue’s Drift Toward DlctHtor*hl|>*. II (2. W#IU; Oma ha’* M>*tcry Robbery |.i*t Crow*, (iene Hou*e; "What I Know About Mali Jong," O. O. Mrlntjre; Ah# Martin, "On Children." FART FOI R. * Page* I. t anil 3—Movie* and Amuit* mrnt*. Pag# 4—MiihIo and Kadto News. t PART FIVF. Four Pages of He*t Comics. AMOURAVt RK .SECTION, tour Pag#* of Wawa lllwatratlaaa. The Day in Washington L____ The house committee began an Investigation of the shipping hoard. The naval appropriation Mil ear. rying $273,000,(Hitt was passed by the house. The senate engaged In a debate on oil, foreign polity, the legislative program and other topics. An embargo on shipment of arms or munitions of war to Honduras was declared hy President Coolidge. Chairman Smoot of the senate finance committee said the house estimate of the rust nf the soldiers bonus Mil was too low. Secretary Mellon in a statement declared that lie had never al templed to Influence the bureau of Internal revenue in any of lls lav decisions. Koxie Stinson, divorced wife of .lessc \V. Smith, told Hie Daugherty eummittec site had been Informed hy Smith of » deal whereby Jake llamuii, Oklahoma oil man, was lo get a cabinet post. Harry K. Sinclair refused to an* swer further questions of the senate oil rommlttee. Will II. Ilays testi fied Sinclair ronlriliuled $77,1)00 to the republican nalional committee, Kred I,. I phain, republican national treasurer, was suhpoeiiard. lfpur Senator lllinni Johnann, republican « h ml hid i ** for pi cnltlvnt. at A mlUorltmi. * l< in . M"lulu v Mil ch 24 Atlv Exportation of Arms to Honduras Banned Washington, March 52.—A proc lamation prohibiting the exportation of arms or munition* of war to Hon ours* was Issued by President Coot Idge tonight. The action was taken under au thorlty of a Joint resolution of con gress of January 31. 1922, and the proclamation recited that the step was required because of conditions of domestic violence In Honduras which are or may he Influenced by use of arms nr munitions of war procured In the T’nlted States. N. B. I ptlikt* (»ors East. N, 11. I'pdlk* left on a trip to Wnnhlngton Inst night, f . ..... - ^ Screen Jokes Writ* a .1«»k* of .30 word* nr less uni put n inule’ii kick In It. Then It will he fthowit on the •arena of Hnihft1! ii •. • mot Ion 1 ’•>' i fere. You may win n pi i/e for yourself of from $1 tu %:>. The«o Omaha thOAtem are show in liOrnl Ten fs Him Tli«*utre— Evcrv tiny. HI r ii nit, I mi ml | (fluff*—Mr«l four (III its I»f wwk. Muhiirlittn—Firry TtMirmlny mul Frl <1nv. \ icfmiii—Firry Rittiiriliiy. tlnmlfo, lltHinon —- Ktrrjr Mnntlsy, Tuesday sntl w <'. h»lhni|K-Fvrry riiiir»tli«>, I Hilny nml Hn | itnlm . (irsmt—Firry Atinilsy. Mnnilay •ml Tm-ailttv. l»i‘iciniilitK iisul wrrrlt l.irlr—Fieri IVnf ft«**iln«. i'tiui •iIh.’i nml I'rlilm. hcglmUiiK nnl week Bank Clerk Is Arrested as Swindler Washington (Kan.) Youth Charged With Embezzling $6,000; Out on Bond. Lived Beyond Means Washington, Kan., March 22.—By falsification of records and manipula tion of figures in his daily reports, William Hoffhine, a clerk In the First National hank of this city, has swin dled the bank out of money aggre gating 16,000 during the last year, according to bank officials and the state bank examiner. Hoffhine wai arrested on a warrant Issued In the federal court at Topeka Friday and was released on bond. Hoffhine is 24 years old, and has lived In Washington county all his life. Heretofore he has had an ex cellent reputation, but recently It was noticed by his friends and bank of ficials that he was beginning to live hevond his means. He purchased a spacious home here, bought an ex pensive automobile and was recently married to a Washington girl. At first a check of the bank records failed to locate him as responsible for any misdeed, but It was later discov ered that he had manipulated deposit slip records and the loose leaf sheet statements of depositors’ balances and also that he had changed the figures In an incomplete statement being prepared by a bank examiner and which was left In the adding machine at the bank while the examiner went to lunch. The young man had been employed In the First National bank for the past four years, and was also former ly employed for a short time In the Morrowville State bank, south of here. He was under bond by a surety com pany, who took the case to the federal court after the arrest was made. It Is understood that the First Na tional bank levied against the home hers and srs reimbursed by the sure ty company In the amount of IS.100, which will cover their lose. Coolidge Has 213 Delegates Fourteen Staten Already Have Selected Convention Men Inntructed for President T.lncoln, March 22 —Th« following atatenient of delegate* elected and In structed for President Coolidge thua far was given out by Coolidge gen eral headquarters at Chicago and re ceived at Nebraska state headquar ters today. The total number of delegates to the convention Is 1,109; necessary to nominate„5I>5; number already elected for Coolidge, 213. Colorado . 15 Georgia . 2 Iowa . 29 Kansas . 21 Kentucky . 20 loiiislnna . 13 Minnesota . 2* Missouri . 4 New Hampshire . II North Carolina . ?! North Dakota . 13 Philippines . 1 South Carolina . II Virginia . 1" (Jirl Hand it Puzzles. New York, March 22.—Brooklyn's bob haired ghl bandit railed on .Man hattan again Friday, when she rnbl>ed a butcher shop, getting only 115. Mystery Surrounds Woman’s Slaying DR !&EO ZOEWlI>IClKS. v. ——_ .. , ...- , ...., > mystery surrounds Hie murder in Kansas City. Mo., of I>r. Zeo Zoo Wilkins, si\ times a bride, whose body was found in her home there. Former Iowa Governor Speaks Here Wednesday tX'SLJE M SHAW. u3Co-vl<7/vjr. . I.eslie M. Shaw, former secretary of the treasury under the Roosevelt administration and former governor of Iowa, will speak at the Rrandels theater Wednesday night, March 30. at S, under the auspices of the Cool-! ldge I.rogue of Nebraska. More than 100 prominent repub Means from Omaha and Nebraska will attend the meeting. At 10:30 Mr. Shaw will speak at radio station VHAW on "Why Coolidge Should Re President." Levi Keiser, Aged “Romeo,” and His Bride See Sights of Omaha Saturday Mr. ami Mrs. T,evl Kelser, whose marriage in February resulted In e suit being filed by Kelser'* enn. Harry. In have his father declared mentally Incompetent, were viewing lhe sights of Omaha yesterday. The elder Kelser lost the suit In county court and his appeal will be heard at Wnhoo, starting Tuesday. Kitting In the office of their at tor tiev, Kelso A. Morgan, yesterday, Mr. and Mrs. Kelser laughingly admitted that they hail lived happily ever af ter. "W* play checker* and cards every night until I am almost color blind," said Mrs, Kelser, formerly Irene (' Hucll, Ashland attorney. "W* have ordered a mull Jong aet. however, and we're going to start In on that w lien It conies." Both Insisted that they still have no Intention of posing for pictures "Mv husband can, if he likes' Mrs Kelser said, "hut I won't." "What's that," asked Kelser, who Is partially deaf and caught only a fragment of the conversation. When the sentence was repeated he shook his head vigorously. "No. sir, I won t have mv picture taken." he replied. Kelser w is smartly dressed In s dark suit and looked In excellent health, despite his ?'.» years and the court complications of the past month and a half. Judge (teorge K Corcoran having declined to preside «t the appeal. Judge . K Shepherd will hear the cast*. Should he uphold the decision of County Judge O. N. Partnenter that Kelser la mentally Incompetent. It la probable that an appeal will In* taken to the state supreme court. Kelset s brother has been appointed guardian of the aged bridegroom, but under the statute of Nebraska he cannot take charge of the estate pend ing an appeal. Mrs. J. J. Stubbs, Leader in D. A. R., Dies in Hospital Flower* Sent by State Con vention in Omaha a* To ken in Long Illness. Mi-*. Gertrud# Stubbs. 70. resident of Omaha for more than 3i years, died Saturday at 7 p. in., of pneu monia at Clarkson hospital. She was the widow of John J. Stubbs, former city engineer. Mrs. Stubbs has been in failing health for more than a year since the death of her husband two years ago. She Wa» a prominent member of the Omaha I.). A. K. She eerved for a number of years as regent. She ws« known throughout the mid dlewest for genealogies! research. She also was a member of the Co lonial Denies, Daughters of ISIS, and Founder* and Patriots. For many years Mrs Stubbs was a worker in the parish of Trin.ty cathedral. The itate convention of D. A. K. Just ad journed in Omaha sent flowers to Mrs Stubbs in her illness There are no close surviving rela tiws. ,\» tr. V >r I* hour* *n«lknr 7 p in March II. 1* 4 U* **clpltat ton »n.'hi*s and hunAr+dth* Total, o Total * ne* JatiutM 1, r 4: o. ce. 0 •«, Itourlv remprf Ht Iirr«. * • n> .... t : ; , n ..... 4 4 * • »n. ...17 I p, m .i7 » Hi . It t p. in ...... 47 ' * «’ . *’ « P 4 7 * * »t»... *' * p m. 47 1« a ..* r m... 41 I 11 * 'U ..... .14 7 p tn..... . 4H 1 »«>en . It Calls Them “Scandal Mongers” Theodore and Archie Are Character A««afsin», De clares Oil Magnate in Scathing Statement. Says He Was “Framed’ Washington, March 22. — Thl Roosevelt brothers, Theodore and Archie, who dramatically appeared before the senate public lands com mittee weeks ago and told of thei) suspicions of wrongdoing in connec tlon with Harry F. Sinclair's least of Teapot Dome, came in for a aar castle denunciation tonight at tht hands of Sinclair. In a lengthy statement in whir' It told many of the things he refused te testify to before the committee to day. Sinclair denounced them both as "scandal mongers.” broadcasters ot misleading Insinuations, and charac ter assaslns. "In July, 1919.” said Sinclair. "Theodore Roosevelt brought his brother. Archie, to me and requested I give Archie employment. Although the young man was equipped with no previous business experience. I took him Into our organization. I gav« him opportunities no other man in our organization has had. Failed in Everything. ”1 tried him in one after another of the branches of our business with out success. He wanted to live in New York, so I placed him in the foreign department and there again his work was a disappointment. He went to Russia in May, 192J, and at the conclusion of that trip I was convinced he never would and never could make good." Pint lair said Roosevelt's salary was $5,000 a year at first, and he raised him steadily until when he left he was getting $15,000 a year. "These salary- increases were given to him partly as encouragement and evidence of our continuing hope, and partly to enaV-le him to meet the in creased cost of support!!*# himself and his family. "During the last few months of his employment, in spite of his record of failure. I did not wish to discharge him because it was reported to me he was looking for other employment and I was reluctant to damage his prospects. 1 old o( suspicions. "This I* the man who, as soon ss I left for Europe January 1*. at tempted to assassinate my character by offering testimony hefore the com- » mitiee of suspicions and accusations whi. h he himself admits to be with out supporting evidence. "I brand as absolutely false and malicious the suggestion In his testi mony that 5 had no business occa sion to go to feurope Sinclair dewelt at considerable length on th» testimony of S, G. P. Wahlberg. his former private secre tary, whom Archie named as on# of his Informant*, and whom Archie s.iid told him that Sinclair had sent Jfis.000 to the foreman of Fill's New Mexican ranch. Wahlberg sub Mexican ranch. Wahlberg anb W.ililherg "Framrd," "I think the #v idence clearly show> said Sinclair, "that Wahlberg. to use a common expression, was 'framed' hy the Roosevelt* " Poncem-.ng the ffl. Sinclair said. "Here was a dispute.) faction re startling a material fact, a fact which •f it could he established would be everywhere interpret*,) ss an illicit payment that I made for some Im proper purpose ' The Roosevelt* knew It would ba so interpreted Nevertheless, thev not only refrained from taking any action to establish the truth or falsity of their conclusions, but even coumwi C’i Wahlts'i-g not to speak to ntv (counsel, Mr. Stanford. How easy It w-ould have l>e,-n for them to have ascertained the truth." Compared With Vanderlip. Sinclair compared the Rooeeveils to Frank A. Vanderlip. The committee had before It." be said, a man who had broadcast a