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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1908)
A L 8 THE OMATTA SUNDAY BEE ; APRIL 2G, 1003. B WISE CRACKSMEN PASS IT UP Uncle Saa'ilreasury YaulU Too Well Protected. ALL PLOTS HAVE BEEN IN VAIN Manned Rohhrry rlle In Tint Mrckailrai an Hnmaw Hafe sjaarda Around tkf ?fatloa's V, Cash Boim, It Is the opinion of secret service men In .Washington that a number of celebrated cracksmen have from time to time con templated raids on the national caah box with a. view to converting a few bundle of treaaury notea and coin to their own use, but after careful ctudy they decided that the undertaking waa too colossal in character. Secretary Folger, when he as sumed his duties, was not slow In decid ing that the treasury waa not properly and safely guarded. There was not an electric alarm In the building; the watch men were Isolated and had no faculties for calling help; the gates were of the old time lock-and-key sort and scattered al moHt over the entire building. Tlie secretary went to work to bring about a proper condition of affair. lie had the watch system completely changed and reorganized, putting the men under the strictest discipline; elaborate and ex tensive alarm systems were Installed;- the old safes were replaced with moderft steel affairs, with timelocks and Intricate, com binations; the gold and silver vaults were fitted with steel casings and timelocks, different parts of the combinations being distributed among various officials so that the vaults could be opened only with and by the concentrated action of all of them, and then only at the stroke of the hour for which the timelocks had been set. But without a perfect system of watch men to guard the safe-the treas ury could be easily robbed, for the most perfect snfe ever made is not proof against the professionals. Opened Safe In Two Minutes. It. has not been a great while since a safe expert was summoned from New Tork to open a safe in the treasury, and he ac complished the work In two minutes. Ho then went through the building and opened one safe after the other, explaining to the officials that the expert cracksman did not care about timelocks, but his main fear was the police. ' The watch force of th treasury Is per fectly organised, and the least Infraction of the' rules means a layoff or discharge. The men seem to realize the heavy re sponsibilities which rest upon them, and they are cartful almost to a fault. The wstch Is divided Into three reliefs, the tour of duty lasting for eight hours. The mid night watch Is considered the most Impor tant of the three on account of the well known nocturnal preferences of burglars. H-vwevvr. the certain of the watch Is of the opinion that the day watch needs to be on tho lookout for surprises. It Is his be lief that should ever an attempt be mad4 to loot the treasury it will be made In the daytime. He buses this belief on that fact that to gain an entrance to tho building after dark would have to bo accomplished after tho plans of Broadfoot, the battering down of doors, or the use of dynamite- for all the entrances are locked and guarded after 4:30 o'clock. "A'hlle the work of gaining an entrance by battering down doors or using dynamite would be golt.g on, the District police, the National Guard, the soldiers from Fort Myer. Washington Barracks, and the Murlce Barracks could be called to the .treasury, as the building Is In electric con nection and communication with these for Just such emergencies. A broad daylight Invasion of robbers would be mora diffi cult to handle than a night attack. Projected Sewer Raid. Ferhaps the nearest approach to looting the vaults of the treasury was the time Martin Broadfoot had his plana about per fected. This waa back In the 80s, and the plan was to get Into the building by means cf the great sewer which runs under and near the treaaury, and la known as the Fifteenth street sewer, and which grows larger as It enters the Potomac, about three-quarters of a mile from the White House. Broadroot's plan, as developed after his arrest, was to get Into the building, crack the safes, and place the money in large rubber, bags and float them down the ewer to the Potomac, where his pals would be In waiting. These bags were found In his room when he . waa, arrested, and secret service men had often seen him walking along the shores of the Potomac near where the big sewer empties. This sewer Is about nine feet In diameter where It jsasajs the treasury. A man, Could easily make his way up the sewer through a,, stream of water, which, under normal conditions. Is only about twelve Inches deep. By entering the tunnel, or sewer, at the river tha journey to the treasury could be made by keeping a sharp lookout. When the man or men In the sewer resched the Fifteenth street sewer nothing would separate them from the gold coin and bullion except about eighteen feet of earth, and a not too secure stone wail. A Well-laid ritl. It was Broadfoot's scheme to dig Ms way through this obstruction, and let the earth float or wash down the sewer. It would not have taken one man more than two weeks, working only at night, to have made. an opening largo enough for a man to crawl through. Of course, Broadfoot knew the exact location of the vaults, knew the exact direction In which to dig, and when he once reached them he would have had no trouble In getting the gold coin and bullion. It was evidently his purpose to fill the rubber bags with the precious stuff and float them down the sewer to the river, where they would be looked after by his confederates. This wsa only the really well-laid plot ever made to loot the treasury, and Just why Broadfoot was never given a trial has never been made known to the public. He waa an Intelligent man, and suspicion was first aroused against him by his frequent visits to the mony rooms and vaults, and by the questions he asked, watchmen and messengers as to fie hours of duty, when the time-locks closed, . what time they opened, and various questions of this character. That he could have successfully carried out his plans, so far as getting Into the building and vaults Is concerned there Is no question, for men have been In the sewer and conduits Who say that It would have been no difficult task. The hardest part of the Job would have been In getting away with the money and bullion, for It would have required heroic efforts to se cure It and get away. About the only chance would have been to bury It at some point In Virginia, for If it had been placed on boats It would have been easy to recover It Washington Post. WHAT IS MEANT BY A YEGG Orlgla of an Expression that la Iso Ulr Conpled with Safe Blowing;. Borne years ago, when the United States government was experimenting with high explosives, wishing to secure some death dealing and destructive shell that would cause more damage than any before man ufactured, some one suggested that nitro glycerin be tried. Vp to that time this most powerful of explosives had not been utilized In this way. The government ex perts went to work and the results of their experiments' were from time to time pub lished broadcast through the community. At last they succeeded In making a shell In which nltro-glyqerln was the chief com ponent part and which made all former ones sink into Insignificance. In a town In the middle west, at the time, there lived a- man named John Yegg. In his earlier days he had been one of the most expert electricians as well as all round experienced mechanics In the coun--try- Later, through drink and bad asso ciates he had descended to a life of crime, his principal art being, that of safe blow ing. He was attracted by the published accounts of the experiments of the govern ment authorities with nltro-glycerln. The thought struck him why could not this be used In blowing safes? The method at that time was to drill a hole In the safe to bo wrecked, fill this with powder or dynamite and then touch the fuse. Thin method, however, required considerable time to pull off "a Job," was noisy and dangerous. Yegg went to work on the nltro-glycerln method. Ho. tried It and It was a com plete success. Furthermore, after he had performed Job after Job he had the police of.the country baffled. They did not know how the work was done. Yegg Instructed others In the art and soom from one end of the country to the other safes were being wrecked, but by what manner no one knew. r Yegg's method was to take some of the explosive which ha and those with him called "soup," and, by the way. this terra Is still er.tant. and pour It In the crack of the safe near the hinges of the door. The small aperture was then covered with soap to hold the explosive In place. The fuse was applied and with the explosion off went the ?rs, slick and clean. The entire Job took but a few minutes. It remained for a young Pinkerton detective to solve the matter on a safe that waa blown In Cold water, Mich., where a bank, was wrecked and many thousands of dollars secured. The crime was traced to Yegg and some of his companion and they were found guilty and sent Jo prison. Thereafter those, wha employed the nltro-glycerln Instead of the older methods were called "yeggmen," or "yeggs." This waa the beginning of' tha term, but since that ttme the application of It has grown greatly. Today a "yegg," viewed from whatever aspect. Is the most dan gerous criminal with whloh tha police of the oountry have to deal. He la one wi.o rides the country o'er on freight trains, working through the south In the winter and migrating to more exhllaratlnif climes during the rummer. He ' will - beg when he Is hungry and will ' steal and commit murder when he sees an opportunity of benefiting himself. Today there are thousands of "yeggs" ED 6 Ifovi d a M Want mme? On Tuesday, April 28th, at 2 p. rn., Auc tion Sale of Lots in lloctor Terrace. Beginning promptly at' two o'clock Tuesday, April 28th, I will offer for sale the most desirable residence property in either Omaha or South Omaha. The accom panying cut is a plat of this new addition to the city of 'South Omaha, consisting of 185 lots. . This property will be sold exclusively for residence purposes and subject to the following restrictions. No residence to be erected costing less than twenty-five hun dred dollars $2,500 and but one residence erected on each platted lot. . Most every lot faces on Spring Lake Park, thus giv ing the purchaser the advantage of a country home in the heart of the city and all lots within two to five blocks of a street car line. The fact that the property lies in both Omaha and South Omaha makes either city equally accessible. Col. T. C. Callahan will act as auctioneer, and will offer the property on terms of one-fourth cash, balance to suit purchaser, or 5 discount for cash. To reach the property and auction, take the South Omaha car and get off at 24th street and Central Boule vard, just east of Krug's brewery and go two blocks east. Plats and detailed -information may be had at my office, 415 North 24th St., So. Omaha. I will be glad to personally show the property to those desiring to purchase, anytime before the sale and will be on the grounds all day Tuesday. These lots are wo jlh from six hundred and fifty dol lars $650 to twelve hundred and fifty dollars $1,250 now and because of their very desirable location are cer tain to double in value in a few years. Do not miss this opportunity to get a beautiful lot at a low price on reasonable terms. - If you look this prop erty over today or tomorrow, you will be sure to buy Tuesday. " v THOIBAS. HQCTOR. AgL' ' Office JPlione, South 415. Residence Phone, South 148. A A a 'i .ir....v..v. RorKTowu tprjaegst CnynaF 422 Bw ftoiUma L .sjy HoctorTerrace v 4n$yv ' ' i 1 1 . 1 1 iSTTS Ill' m, 1 1 naa 1 1 r"' s'fnrT . J CMesp Jewel fe Stoves 39.50 to $40 Use Less Gas Data Quicker ALL STEELEDCOT FINISH SOLD ONLY DV FJillon Rogers & Sons Co. Hlli and Farnsa Streets L r W Pressin Dyeing Rcpairiai VACUUM PROCESS CIcthcs Thrcs SI Per CIsr.:d Suits f.!:nth Restores, the nap; preserves the cloth; absolutely remove all dust. 1 CAKPETS, Itt'CS, FEATHER RENOVATING. SANITARY CLEANING COMPANY 1S1 rsxuau tU HOilts-Sail, S3ea( lAdcptiMLs&t. Aissa scattered throughout the country. Most of mem Deiong to some certain band, each one of which has a leader. He is the king. It Is his duty to enlist recruits. To him ' shipped all the loot and he In turn converts ji intp money and places the amount'to the cretjlt of the member send ing it. For this the kinsr recolv... com mission. Most of the " ypflrr" ennftn a . in known as a "kitten" with thpm. ti,. vif- ten" Is a boy, young man or cripple, whose auiy u is to visit houses and places of Dusiness, apparently begging food or sell ing shoestrings, lead pencils, etc., and who then reports to the Kane "tho lav .v.. land" so that when the time comes for pulling off the Job all are familiar with the premises. The "kittens" are ofcen run away boys, and later become "yeggs" themselves, destined to follow a crime and degradation. Pittsburg Oasette. TALKS RIGHT OUT IN MEETING Another Sensational Pulpiteer Roasts' a Coaarrescatlon to a Finish. Evangelist "Dan" Shannon Is nothing If not forceful. In describing a garden Implement used for digging purposes he calls It a spade, and ha begins It with a big "B." And In a series of meetings, which have aroused Chicago's southern environs' to a daszllng white heat, he has brought gaps of aston ishment and . approbation from certain churchgoers and unchurrhllke language from other members of the First Baptist church, Hammond, where he Is conducting a series of revivals. Evangelist Shannon began stlrrring things up about fourteen seconds after he entered the pulpit of the church Wednesday even ing. Three minutes later twelve; feminine members of the choir were hurrying from the church in an angry and chattering group, and about three minutes later art equal number of male escorts, using ex plosive language, joined them on the out. side. A few staid members of, the church also quietly followed the angry choir members, but a large majority remained to hear the verbal fireworks. When he had taken his place In the pul- j Pit Evangelist Shannon faced Choirmaster I E. W. Bump. "Before w start," he said. "I want to) say that if you have any of that dancing. card playing bunch who pretend to be church members up there I don't want them on this platform. "It them go home, where they belong. They are bound for hell and have no busi ness here. No dancer can be a church mem ber. I know of one convert who wanted to Join the Baptist church and be allowed to keep up his dancing. He was tcld he could not and said the Presbyterian church was full of dancers. " 'Yes,' I told him. 'and hell Is full of Presbyterians, with their feet hanging out of tha windows.' "Some of these men members of the choir are aa bad. I have seen soma of them brainless, white-livered ,s.pes, whif fing on their cigarettes, a strip of tobacco with fire on one end and a fool on the other. I know them half-baked fellows, dancing and drinking, and who pretend to be church members.' They ought to be In an Insane asylum." As the preacher paused there was an other hurried exodua of choir members and the audience nervously braced Itself for the nxt assault. "Some of the teachers should be ashamed of themselves. Uook at tha university of Chicago Theological school. They used to pray In the uppes rooms there. Now they pray In the supper rooms. "They are after the loaves and fishes. It is tho fleece, not the wool, they seek, tliese sufferers from fatty enlargement of the ego. They have no revivals; of course not. They couldn't have thern. "I'm going to get out of Hammond Sun- J day. I ara tired of the beer guzzler and ; A B E MONSTRATTON I N V A L UB-.Q IV IN G We will show you in a conclusive manner during the next 6 days that the payment of a large sum of money is not necessary to enable you to own a Hlgh-Gradc Standard Piano. If we have enough confidence in ur pianos to say to you "Come and buy a piano from 'us and after you have had it for one month, you find that it is not just as represented and is not giving you perfect satisfaction or does not come up to your expectation and was not sold to you for less money, than the same grade or make would havebeen by any other Nebraska oiano dealer, vour monev will be refunded for the asking" Don't yu ihink you should have enough confidence in our pianos to take us up on our prop' osition. In the first place you ar not taking any chances, for the pianos we are offering during; the last 6 daysof the Grand Finale of the greatest Value Giving Piano Sale in the history of piano selling, are all high-grade standard Instruments of this year's case design and guaranteed to be perfect in every respect. . . The prestige of Hayden Bros, Piano Department has been built up chiefly by its superior merchandise and low prices. Valucgiving is the Secret of our success. One Lhiderman. Upright.. 'S61.50 One Kui-tzman S70i50 One Hallet ft. Davis $05.00 One Kimball 8112.00 One Von & Sons 8137.50 One Haines Iiros 8127.00 One Bailer SlitsiOO One' Kohjcr & Campbell 8138iOO WE IWITE YOU TO SEE THE FOLLOWING PIANOS.' EACH AND EVERY OM IS A REAL BARGAIN. i One Srhaeffer . $148.00 One Kimball 8130.00 One KcliHlf, used one year. .8172.00 One Everett 8178.00 One Wt-gman, used two years. .. .8185.00 One StoRer, Mahogany 8103.00 One Kbersole, used six months. . . .8107.00 One Melville Clark 8205.00 One Bordman 8235.00 One Ksty (art style), used 2 years. . .8252.50 One Chickoring & Song (Boh ton) . . , .257.00 One Wepnan (Concert Piano) 8-3o0 One Chickerintf Bros., used 1 year. . 8272.00 One Sherman S2S1.50 One Chickering & Sons, (Boston) . ..S203.00 One Kstey (Cottage Piano) One Knabe, qaed two years 8312.50 8345.00 All pianos will be sold for cash or on payments' Havdeti ros Selling Pianos that ronie direct from the factory to our wan-rooms on ensy terms and for less than either wholesalers', manufacturers' or-Jobbers' prices. ber rwITlera of this place. Ttie only dlf- f ier;nc txrtiren hell and Hammond la that therw Is a rlvr lrt Hammond." Evangelist Shannon's unrensored com ments upon his novta and audiences have stlrrd up much charch acttvlty In cities he has vtaited recently and noncharchxaers frequently have taken part. ' ' Residents of Terra Hauts demanded that he, be ordered to leave the city, and In Garrett, Ind., where he mad many con. verts, his opponentn also combined to force him to leave town. "There Is nothing- like telling the truth, even If some people are stirred up," he said yesterday. "Stagnation loads to dam nation In churches aa well as other things." Chicago Record-Herald. l'olrted Paragraphs. Most men are not as ugly as they look. Many a thouETtituI loptr la fuller than be thinks. Don't confide In a person who Is always confiding in you. " After a self made man finishes the Job he closes the factory. - After a girl Laiiy gets too big to play with her toes stio begins to flirt. It's difficult for a silver-tongued orator to make sliort work of a (eecn. Many a father lius made s man of his boy by not sending hint to college. There are a good many men behind the bars in tills glorious land of the free. Occasionally a widow flirts with a mar ried man merely to see if his wife will get busy. A women who speaks from experience says It is eaaler to manage a husband tliun a hired g;rl. In France the janitor of aa apartment house is CMlled a concierge, but what he is called In orne. parts of this country wouldn't ICHjk well in print. Chicago News, i I -C - - 1 We. bv i- LIVERV G STAOUS i ft f i . i I .a 41, r ,f7 NEWSPAPER as1 " -tvi -vv 1 r C ' Ad's vVB ' . r .i m t... t X W- 'aw sr-m . ' i T r ii 1 1 ' .7- rt "Trio 1. 1' '"SHU WANTED A GOOD GROCERY When a nian picks up Tlie Bee, he is as certain that all the business news is printed in it as he is sure that all of the news of the world is given. When you have a grocery store, a livery stable or a manufacturing concern for sale, that ii news business news. . ' The Bee prints this kind of news. When you have anything for sale send it to The Bee. When you want to buy anything, look in the Classified columns of The Bee--you are almost sure to find it. Perhaps not the first day and maybe not the second, but sooner or later you will find what jou want ia tha Classified columns P.f Tba. Bee, It will rmy you to read these colutaaj mv day. ' - " ' , ' h I. r '