HilJ BEE: OMAIIA,, liOMJAV, ACGUsT 26, 1012.
NEAT SWINDLE HITS OMAHA
Operator Cashes in to the Tune of
Fifteen Hundred Dollars.
Nebraska Bankers Visiting in Omaha
HE BEGINS HIS CAREER TODAY AS
A PRIEST.
TORGED DRAFT DOES TRICK
DotcctlTH Leaking. Far and Wide
- for the Sharpers Who Have Been
Placing the Game la Other
Cities, Too.
Both Pinkerton apd ' Burns detec'ive
agencies are chasing one of the srmot!i
est swindling games ever played on the
country, and Incldently, one of the tricks
as pulled ofl right here tn Omaha to
the tune of $1,600 In cash and a fine
diamond valued at more.
It all happened within the last ten days
or two weeks, and the money wa cleared
.through a local bank on a forged bank
draft . accompanying a letter of advice,
and this is the way It was done.
The Omaha man was surprised or.o day
to bump Into an acquaintance of lor.s
ago, whom he had known out In Denver,
where he was rated as a good ail
around sport. He seemed prosperous, ad
mired his friend's pin. asked what he
would take for it, and ssl.l he would
like to buy It if he only had the money,
and would buy it if a little deal he hal
on came through safely.
"I've got the money coming all rlg.it."
, he explained. "It's a man's personal
'Check, however, and I wouldn't ak you
!to take that. I'll send it on to h!s bank
and get Xewf York exchange, which will
be the same as money. It will probably
;take a lew days, but I'll have to wa't
i here anyway." L
And the Draft Came rtnek.
I The check was duly , exhlbitf d, being
drawn In the sum of $1,970 on a batik in
Greenfield, Okl., to which it was duly dis
patched with request to remit by New
Tork draft.
Back by mail a few days later came
a beautiful businesslike note, on a hand
somely engraved letterhead, apologizing
for not being able to send New Tork
exchange, because a bank in a little town
like that had no occasion to keep money
In New York, doing Its foreign business
through Kansas City correspondents,
and therefore enclosing Instead a draft
on a Kansas City bank, which, of course,
would be equally satisfactory. The draft
likewise was handsomely - executed on
typical bank stationery, and upon In
quiry the name of the cashier attached
corresponded properly with the names
listed in the bank directory. To sell the
diamond for $600, of course, the Omaha
man would go along to the bank to
have the draft cashed, and the stranger
being unknown, and endorsement was the
quickest way to get the money.
The bank teller counted out beautiful
new bills, $1,963, retaining only $2 for
collection. The Omaha man put $500 in
his pocket, handed over the $1,468, and
generously added the diamond pin.
The draft came back stamped "for
gery." The man with the $1,468 and the dia
mond has disappeared.
The detectives are looking for
swindler and his confederates.
The Omaha man says that if
catch him they will have to prosecute on
somebody else's job.
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Newspaper Advertising Is the Road
Business Success. .; -
Damage Caused in
England by Water
LONDON, Auk. 25.-Thls ' August has
been the wettest month known In Eng
land for many years. Rain fell every
day for three weeks and nearly con
stantly during the last week.
Damage to crops, particularly hay, has
been heavy throughout the United King
dom. Railroads In north Wales are partly
under water.
Passengers are being conveyed between
Donlelly and Barmouth, a distance of
seven miles, by motor boats. The river
Neen, in Northhamtonshire, Is twelve
feet above normal and a flood is threat
ened at Oundle, a town on the river with
a population of 25,000.
An ' Vmiy Gash ' . ''
should be covered wttfi clean bandages,
saturated with Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
Heals burns, wounds, sores, piles. 23c.
For sale by Beaton Drug Co.
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Express Companies
Must Face Trial on
Rebating Charges
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-(Spedal Tel
and American Kxpress companies, in
dicted for violations of the intei-stnt
commerce act, must face trial. here ts
no escape through pleadings '.liat they
are not cc-rijoratlons or connianies within
the meaning of the law. That In effect
was the lecislan of Federal .tu'liw Hawl
at Buffalo In an opinion toCo.y in the case
begun by the Interstate Comrr.fiCx! com
mission t.mlnst the tvo c',ui)iiiei, al
leging ovt r.-haige and granting of unlaw
ful concessions.
FIRST MASS FOR HEW PRIEST
Ceremonies Today Mark Bcnming
of Rev. Flanajan'B Career.
JUST RETURKS FROM EUROPE
After SlniljIitK Abroad for Several
Years He Is Orilainrd In Austria,
and Will Soon Be Appointed
to a rarlsh Here.
T, R. Fallen Idol,
Asserts Ranchman
Georg Williams, ranenman of near At
littnce, Neb , vb Hint: In the city with
Vincent MrPonoMh, s:i'd last nU-'ht
that the stockmen and formers of his
section of the stale will, tn hjs opinion,
stand as a unit for PrasMrnt Taft.
Mr. 'Williams mid the situation has
changed considerably, since the moose
convention in Chicago and Colonel Roose
velt Is no longer "the ld )l of the people
or the snvlour of his countr" as far as
Hie ranchers are concerned,
i Mr. RoosoveX M'illtams declr.res. has
I been shorn of halo and e-. en the "wild'
west" sees him. it thinks It sees him, am
bitious to trample everything under foot
to satiate hts desire for power, playing
the while on r ' harp of demagoguery
nid yowling in flamboyant phrases about
the p-ople ruling as if he had suddenly
discovered the peop'e had never ruled
and now he was ordained the true apostle
of democracy."
First ro'.emn high man, marking the
beginning of the career of Rev. Edward
J. Flanagan In the priesthood, will be
conducted at 10:3J o'clock this morning
at Hol Ansel's church, Twenty-eighth
street and Fowler avenue. Rev. Fr.
Fiar.ugan has Just returneo. from Inns
bruck vn'verstty, Austria, where he was
ordained on July 26.
At miis i the young priest will be cele
brant, his brother, Rev. P. A. Flanagan,
who is pastor of Holy Angel's church,
acting as asdBtant priest. Rev. T. J.
Smith will art as deacon for the occa
sion, and the offices of subdeacon will be
performed by Rev, F. X. McManamy
Rev. D. P. Harrington will be master of
ceremonies and the sermon will be de
livered by Very Rev. James A horn of
South Omaha,
Thorough Con roe of Stadr.
Rev. Fr. F.anagan, who Is a son of
John J. F.anaian of 2776 California street,
made his clerical studies at Summerhlll
college, County Sllgo, Ireland, and his
philosophical tt utiles at Mount St. Mary's
semlna'y at Emmctsbnrg, Md. He took
a poi-t-graduate course at Dunwoodle
seminary, New York, and from there
went to CaprBncIa college, Rome. Hav
ing completed his studle"; there he en.
tered Innsbruck university, Austria, and
was ordained to the priesthood there on
July 26 of this year. Father Flanagan
has Just returned from there and was
met at New York by his sinters, who ar
residents of Omaha. After a brief vaca
tion spent at home he will be appointed
by the bifhop of Omaha diocese to some
f a: hh within that divine's Jurisdiction.
The Persistent nnd Judicious Use of
Newspaper Advertising is the Road to
Business Success.
MAT BE NAMED AS CHIEF OF
POLICE OF OMAHA.
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1 HENRY W. DUNN.
Captain H, W, Dunn ;
in Line for the Place '
of Chief of Police
FAKE INSURANCE AGENT
SELLS DOCTOR A POLICY
Dr. Rodney W. Blls. well known phy
sician, is out $7H ns well a being greatly
chagrined because of the efforts of a
clrvcr confidence man.
Several days aso a young man of pre
possessing apparance engaged rooms In
the Prandels Theater building across
from the office of Dr. Biles. Yesterday
he called itpon the physician and Intro
duced himself as Sumner P. Hlnckly,
Btatlng that he was the agent of the
Conservative Life Insurance company of
Wheeling. West Va. He told the doctor
he would need a man of medicine to ex
amine prospective policy holders and he
offered the physician the work, telling
him at the same time that the business
would amount to at least 200 a month.
Dr. Bliss accepted the Insurance mun'i
orfer of a policy at the reduced rate
of $7J and paid tho money over. Yester
day afternoon the Insurance man locked
up his office for which he had not paid
any rent, and fled th; city.
The police were notified and they be
lieve that Hinckley Is the same man who
Is wanted In Illinois and Iowa for timi
lar work.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
TO ENTERTAIN ORPHANS
The Omaha council of the Knights of
Columbus will entertain the fatherless
and motherless little tota of 8t. James'
orphanage at Krug park next Thursday,
At 10 o'clock the members of the order
will drive to the orphanage' in autoa,
take the youngster aboard and after a
Jong ride will give them a big dinner at
the park, where the knights and their
families will gather.
While no move has yet been made on'
the official chessboard, It Is taken for
granted around the c'ty hall that Capta'nr
Henry W. Dunn will succeed to the head-'
ship of the police force made vacant by
the death of Chief Donahue. Captala
Dunn Is an old timer In the department,
the senior captain.' and as a. detective
worked for many yenrs side by side with!
Chief Donahue. In event of his promotion'
. i wilt Vx ftantoln'v .tan in trtvm
llieiv wtii w X " X' V... . v . - 0..v
out that of chief detectives being on
filled aince the death of Captain Savafe,
The appolntmenta ore to be made by the
council on recommendation of Commit'
sioner Ryder.
FEED THE FAMILY BETTER j
AT LESS COST
Those American housewives, who
know the high food value and the
easy digestibility of Faust Spaghetti
often serve this delectable dish. ' In
many homes "Spaghetti Night", it'
weekly Institution and it usually
finds a blester circle around the
table than any other night.
Get the Faust Spaghetti Book of.
Recipes and know how many delightful!
ways In which this nourishing food can
be served, We'll send a copy free.
Faust Spaghetti la , equal In tender
ness and flavor to the finest Imported'
and It la certain to be clean and fresh.'
Ask your grocer for a package of Faust
Spaghetti 5c and 10c. 1 '
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I SHERMAN aSrJi!ttc
A LMder Who Pooght, But Who Won More By Marches Than Others Won By Fighting.
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ETTER than a novel is the chapter in Civil
War History which treats of Sherman's advance
upon Atlanta and his capture of the city.
. How this invincible general, whose achievements
. had spread throughout the civilized world, laid waste
the country with fire and sword, for one hundred miles
fought with Johnston army, and finally drove the Con
federates into Atlanta, has been told time and again
in prose and poetry, in schoolroom and public platform.
But of the scenes of ruin, the countrjr oyer which
the battles were fought, how the actors in the great
drama loojeed during those stirring days, ; V
You," or no one else, who lived North of Mason
and Dixon's line, knew anything about, until the dis
covery of the photographs, taken on the spot, which-;,
how appear in the i "
13th Section
of the
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(Illustrating Elson's History of the Civil War)
Section 13 Ready Now 10c and Coupon
Contains Following War-Time Photographs
i in IMS.
Braird' l Root, Georgia, May 7th, 1864.
ReMCa, Fild of tka Fint Hhtt Ticbtiss.
Toe W of the Flrins at Rauca.
Aaodiar RctrosraaU Sleremant Orr t
Etowah Bridge.
Pina MonnUin. Warn Polh. tha Fishttof
Bishop of tha Confederacy, Waa Kittad.
. Fadcral EatrcncluMate at tha Foot of Kaaa.
- saw MoanUin.
A Vatcran Battary from Itlinob.
TVoa ' Haadquarten Near Marietta Daring
(a Flgbbt oi taa Fourth of July.
Paliaaclea aad Cheraii Ja-FrUa Gnwrdhn
Atlanta.
Can era I Joaaph Esgloaton JoUatton, C. S. A.
Ueutenant-Genoral John B. Hood, C S. A.
Paach-Traa Craak. Wharo Hood Hit Hard.
Tha Army'i Pingar-TIpa.
Driving Hood Oot of Atlanta.
Tha Ram of Hood's Retreat, Donmluhad Cars
and RolUng-MilL
Canarali from Twchra State and aaaa
mora including
A Beautiful Colored Frontis
pieceReady for Framing
'' The eCFect of Sherman's nnrch, told In these photographic portfolios, can hardly
be ovsr-cstimated.
A fertile region was desolated; railroads trere destroyed; churches, stores, homes
burnt; pavements torn up; whole streets obliterated.
Several of the photographs show the very scenes of ruin taken on the same day
that the torch was applied.
One is "Sherman's Experienced Wreckers Burning the Railroad"; another "The
Demolished Cars and Rolling Mill"; others are mentioned In another column.
The Story of the Battles
woven around these pictures, Is like no tale you have ever heard. It is absolutely dif
ferent than any book you have ever read. It is interesting, thrilling, surprising.
The reader becomes one of Sherman's one hundred thousand men; he moves
upon Johnston stationed at Dalton; he participates in ten pitched battles, several
lesser engagements, and wltness?s the brave deeds and acts of heroism of his comrades
in Blue and the gallant defense of the enemy in Gray.
'-" He stands on the field where Gen. McPherson, a Union officer, lost his life; he
charges over the ground where Gen. Polk, the fighting bishop, of the Confederacy,
was instantly killed. :
' The complete and thrilling narrative of the four months' fighting is yours almost
for the asking. Don't fail to obtain it and read and learn that both armies were led
by profound strategists. How Sherman would drive Johnston into a stronghold,' then
outflank him; when Johnston with equal skill, would retreat to a new post and prepare
to meet his adversary again. It's a great story. Read it.
What We Have Done For Our Readers
We have secured tha rights for this city to distribute this priceless collection of
. Civil War Photographs, illustrating "The Civil War Through the Camera," and .
delighted to present them to everyone who applies promptly. ' Ten cents, to cover
necessary expenses, and the coupon brings you Section 13. There are no other
conditions whatever. ' ?
Each week this paper will issue one of these sections in its regular sequence, thus
enabling you to follow the stirring events of half a century ago just as they occurred. ,
In this way every important event and phase of the war are covered, and with all the
thrill of an eye-witness you come to know, as you never did before, the meaning of
the words Bull Run, Cbickamauga, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and all the rest down.
to Appomattox. , , . , p ' , .
SPECIAL NOTICE :k, 0
Tho series naturally begins with Bull Run, that first great en
counter of armed troops of the North and South. If you haven't t;
received this Section, or any of the others that follow it, cut out the
coupon this week and we win supply you with either or all of the first
thirteen sections for 10 cents each and the one coupon.