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Loot Worth $10,000 Recovered in Omaha
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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.
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If you have a c<WlstructlTe program and plead for the soundness of our Institutions you are regarded with
suspicion.
If you denounce everyone m a crook and a grafter and criticize our Institutions as rotten, they will elect yon
senator.
Insurgency and Its Kewards
Grave doubt concerning “lnsur
gency la creeping Into the minds of
the public. Poes It pay dividends
to anyone except the Insurgents?
That so-called Insurgency Is a vote
getter la an established fact. Near
ly every senator elected from the
west In the last few years has
classed himself an “insurgent, and
he has won the votes.
As to what they win In Washing
ton In the way of helpful legisla
tion for the farmer or for anyone
else Is a puzzle. Not a single con
structive piece of legislation favor
ing the middlewest has been placed
one the statute book.
Whether anything to aid the mid
dlewest will be passed at this ses
sion of congress Is uncertain, un
less President Coolidge whips con
gress Into doing It.
It is true that the Insurgents get
more publicity than any other group
In the senate. They call people
names. They see bad in every
thing except themselves, and the
public loves anything that scents
of a fight. It applauds and the in
surgents keep on talking. The in
surgents usually Jump on the party
whose name they bear and which,
in part. Is responsible for their
election. The opposition leaders
applaud them to the skies. They
call the Insurgents "real staos
men.” When the time comes for
these regular party men who have
been aided by the Insurgents in
combating ami thwarting the ad
ministration group which might in
anyway aid the other party, they,
to speak roughly, thumb their noses
at the insurgents. Never was this
bit of by play more apparent than
in the refusal of the solid south to
hack the N'nrheck hill which the in
•urgent* were nagging mem to am
In passing. q
Nor did the old line republicans
feel Ilka doing much for tha Insur
gents. These ssme Insurgent! had
called the "old guard" nearly every
derogatory name In the calendar
anil naturally the "old guard” didn't
breek any suspender buttons In
rushing to their aid.
So to date, as it Is figured, the
only persons to prosper by Insur
gency are the Insurgents themselves
In getting elected to office, and the
minority party who get the Insur
gents to turn against the psrty
which aided In electing them.
The only real relief measures for
farmers at this session came
through the Independent action of
the president and business groups
who have ralspd money to aid the
farmers.
Arcbbishpp Uninjured
in Auto Collision
Rome, March 23. — Archblahop
Patrick d. Hayea of New York, who,
with Archbishop Mundelein, of Chi
cago, will be elevated t(^ the cardinal
ate next week, waa In an automobile
accident this afternoon, but escaped
Injury. Ida motor car collided with
an expressman's truck.
WHERE TO F1ND~
THE BIG FEATURES OF
THE SUNDAY BEE
PART ONE.
Png# 3—Omnlm'* (treat Tornado 11
1 #nr* Ago Today.
Pag# Fdltorial.
Pag# 7—Omaha llmn#tte« Challenga
Nuitern Critic*' (allot of £ii|iet lorlty
for lllondc* a* lln*lnr*« loader*.
Pag# U—K#al Fe*tot# and llii*iae**
S ew*.
FART TWO.
Page* 1 to 4—Sport*.
Pago 5—-Automobile Mention.
Pag# fl—lionet moonrr* to Htudr F.*
kimo ( u*toniM on Frnt#n lain ml in
Far North.
Pag# 7—Market*.
Pag#* 3 to II—(Ian* I fled Advertising.
PART TIIREK.
Pag#* I to fr—Horlflj.
Pag# A—Shopping With Polly.
Pag# 7—llu|M>>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
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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,
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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 <'<tiM*«<lu>.
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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.
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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.
,\<ldrr**cs by Vvery and
\ . B. Smith in Magazine
Lincoln, March 22,—The March
number of the University of Ne
bra ska Journal contain* the radio
Charter day addresses of Chancellor
Samuel Avery and Victor It. Smith.
Omaha, president of the Alumni asso
ciation, broadcast from Hastings, sta
tion KFKX, on the birthday of the
university: brief summary of the bas
ket ball and wrestling season: newt of
the alumni and notes from virious
classes.
Sloan Addresses Kiwanig
(.luh Meeting at Terumseli
Special IMapstrh to The OttiHha Her.
Tecumseh. Neb.. March 22
Charles H. Sloan, candidate for the
republican nomination of United
States senator, made a nonpohtical
speech before the Tecumseh Kiwanis
club Friday.
Sloan spoke of European conditions'
as especially concerns livestock and
grains, having made a trip to these
countries last >» 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«.
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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 f<vi»>fl. 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
<cand.il concerning the late Piesldeot
Harding, and hia statements received
tiie public contempt they dererved
when he admitted he had no founda
tion except rumor and suspicion. The
two Roosevelts had been before tha
committee and broadcast their contri
1 utions of suspicion and rumor. They
.vote also compelled to admit under
oath they had no definite fact* to
present. The parallel between the two
cases is clear and suggestive."
The oil magnate concluded hit
statement with an explanation of
hs transaction* with Albert R. Fall.
He explained the fH.v.OtHi payment to
Fall as .an advance on salary for hi*
services. Fall being then employed
by Sinclair to go to Russia on an
oil concession project.
Town Builder Dies.
Special PUpat.h la The Omaha Re*
N r'lk. Neb., March JJ Horses
J. Severance, who helped lay out
Hi# towns of Madison and l.ong Pine.
Neb. died at Grand Haven. Mich.,
according to wont received by Norfolk
| trlends. He waa a civil war veteran
and was wounded in a battle at Per*
rvaville, Kv.
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