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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1914)
TliK OMATIA SUNDAY Jihi',: MAKlll 3j, liii-f. I HARTMAH SAFEB CRACKED IFifteen Thousand Dollars Taken from Strongbox in Chicago. EOUB WATCHMAlf ARE BOUND XTorty Thonsnnd IlnlUrs In Postal it Money Order Itrjrcted lr (lie VnnK thnt Did ltd Work Mrtlmdlrnllf. ICHICAGO, llarch ll.-Klrc. armed rob- cra broke Into the mall order branch ot le Hartman Furniture company, at 3913 ft'entworth avenao today, Mew open tho Ifflce safe, tossed out Us content, threw ifaldo valuable securities, dlrcarded $1M,W) money orlcru and escaped with $lf,M), tie weekly payroll of tho company. The qtilotete worked with machine like sredslon. A basoment furnUnsd them In Kress. One remained outside and the other fjjpr attacked anil bourn and gaggeda ntatchman. A second cpiftoyc u the tor nlture company was surprised On tne nrcond loor ald was botmU, Ragged anj frd to the basement. Proceeding1 through the building, the ddeves waylaid a third watchman and (ferried him also to tho- ibasement. Then they attacked tho snfo In the of' flco on tho. second floor. Tho door was itown Off with nitroglycerin. Failure of tho watchmen to make their Jjourly report on the burglar alarm per Vice led n telegraph company to send one Of Its special watchmen to the building. "The outside guard 'covered him .with a Revolver and escorted' lilin within the building, whero ho was bound, gagged And left with the three other watchmen. J Tho burglars' Worked leisurely and ap parently left the valuable, papers and jiiODey orders by design, taking only Currency, which would Iras likely lead tb detection. Tho bonds ot pne of tho watchnlcn were Jposely tied and after several hours he forked himself free and released his com jvnnlons, after which the police were notl 3feld of the theft. j&EAND JUEY HAS ! COMPLETED ITS SIX WEEKS WORK (Continued from raco Ono.) Isowever, that tho condition with refer ence to this trafflo Is a serious one In ttijs clfy. Evldonee submitted to us by he Juvenile court authorities Indicates that since tho Albert law went Into ot- 4ct dellnautncy cases brought to their ittentlon are thrco or four times as great n point of number,- as. they were under tld conditions, this being by reason of the fact that the younger Klrls" are being constantly thrown into touch with pros titutes who aro now making their homos lnj the rcsldcnca district Instead of In a IsjcrcBatftd district, as was1 formerly tho Hue. Wo have heard Indirectly that as Ugnatlon houses exist In every portion fer tho city, or have existed, and this being true wo eel that iho welfare of trowing boys and girls will be materially iafeguarded by the ro-establlshment.af a gregated district rather than by a on ;bnuatton pf -the t condition that 'exlits' Hid Is bound to exist under the present Jiw. corarnerclazc4 ,vlce Is .to bo Wamped out V' bVStovo' that? It H iho" kyty of this city and society generally to fiffer a remedy that will take cars ot' these people who are mentally unfit for bo most part to cam a living In a com mercial way, and wll6 nro considered norally unfit to be taken Into tho homes tthd factories." Pool llnlU. "We with to make special comment on lie subject of poor halls and urge that Slenwood Couple Who Tuesday, March 10, Mr. and Mm. II. IU Lyon of Glen wood completed a half century of life together. Herman Kobert Lyon was born In Shaftsburg, Vt., seventy-four years ago last October. After his father's death, In 1MT, he moved with his mother to Crete, III. Hero ho met a little girl five years his Junior. Ara Jane Karnes, a native of tlockland, Pcnn. As schoolmates n( friendship grew and ripened Into a warmer feeling. When the , civil . war was declared, Mr, Lyon enlisted In tho Forty-second Illinois infantry, and when he mnrched to tho southland, Jennie Karnfs was his promised bride. At Mos cow, Tcnn., Mr. Lyon contracted typhoid fever, and being unfit for service, wnfc dteiharged, July 8. 18. Later In the rsrne year he went to Denver and l'Ikes Teak. March 10. 1SI, Mr. Lyon was. married to Ara Janp Karnes, at, Sholbyvllle, III.. ana cono o .uienwpoti, where,, he hnd o!icnd- prepared a liomq for his bride. at the corner of Third and Locust streets, Hero their first child was born, three other children and four grandchildren were born nt their prcsont home where they have lived forty-eight years. Of the. six children, two- sons and four daughters, born to Mr. nnd Mrs. Lyon, all are ltvlnjg, but tho youngest, a daugn- tcr, who. passed away, Juno 6. 1S33. Mrs. Lon Is a greatly beloved woman, n, model wife, mother and neighbor. Cap tain Lyon, til ho Is familiarly Known, han a wldo circle of friends In southwest Iowa. Having been In hardware, pumps and windmills, for almost a halt century, h knows almost everybody, and is every nooys friend. lie Is a great hunter, hav ing hunted tln' Iowa when oncf could go out on Mills' county's prairies, and Jn ait Have Just Celebrated Their Golden Wedding - N t With labor agencies, it Is suggested that tho display ot signs or the occupancy of a. room where people congregate to apply for employment be made sufficient grounds for demanding a license. County Jnll. That a gate should be Installed near the elevator, at the foot of the back stairs leading to tho county Jail In the court house, to prevent smuggling of firearms, drugs and otHor contraband articles to prisoners Is the only Impor tant recommendation made by the Jury In regard to the county Jail, It says tho Jail Is as complete and well kept as there Is In tho country, with discipline and treatment of prisoners satisfactory In every respect. Conditions In Sonth Omnlin. Conditions of the police department oi South Omaha were found to bo about tho same as conditions obtaining In tne Omaha department An Increase ot $10,000 In the appropriation for tho pollco de partment is recommended. Tho pollco de partment now receives $36,000 a year. It Is also recommended that a barn be built near the South Omaha city Jail for housing the patrol wagon, which Is kept In a barn one and a halt blocks away. Chnnfre In Lair, A law is recommended making the in dlctrlmlnate Issuance of checks by per sons having no money on deposit a fel ony Instead of a misdemeanor. The passage of an ordinance making the valuo of stolen property, suoh as plumbing, tho amount It would cost to re-Install It la urged. This would make the penalty more drastlo and tend to dis course such thefts. Persistent Advertising is the road to Business Success. Tfrs. H.H.ljyon. afternoon, get enough to last during the season, until now, when he can carry fifty pounds of hunting togs around In a marsh the entlro day without tiring. He Is still actively in business, and can today do as much business, requir ing strength and endurance, as half tho men Of 25 years. Captain Lyons and his wife are a couple that ' Olenwood and vicinity were ptoud to honor at their "at home. ' From out of town, In attendance, were Mrs. Jungblutt and Miss Esther Sweet, nieces, Tripoli, In.; Miss Anna Murphy, Omaha, H. C. LaChappcllo, Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. R. L. LaChappelo, Eldora, la.; Fred W. Lyon and son, Ulalr, Neb.; Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Lyon, eldeat son, Hotbrook, Neb.; Mr, and Mrs. S. B, La Chappclle, Ashland, Neb., and Miss Mol lis Lyon, Kearney, Neb. The waitresses at the reception were Dorothy Lyon, granddaughter and her five friends known as tho "Jolly six, ' Anna Donelan, (3 raco Ounsolly, Neva Lamb, Juno Woods and Margaret Carey. tching Stops Instantly! las Application of ZXXO Stops This J umbMrable Torture ana UM . life 'Worth living. It a 290 Bottle Today aat rrort It. tt rioesnttake. any lonser to nobly ms it does, to sorotou aud rub those jT Jtt awful hohlng 1 ' iiTi places, but It does more koou. xkmu puts an instant end to tho itching, leaving the kln c6ol and comfort able, whtlo scratch ing Just makes It worse, and ZEMO conauers the cause ot tho itching at the same time. Ths remarkable SEtn remedy acta almost like roBBlo. mtr4l Urn Imr D 0 tU It CJUlCtlT ftllaTl wM4BriCTOfc...B. the irritation, tuet '""iJmli annuel Itching. Mkcl,u. whether this Is kerm activity or clogged pores and blood -iU.nd when used regularly produces Stliy wonderful and permanent results. Try ZEMO! Provo Tt for yourself. Iiuy k So bottle today and. stop your torture once. KZKUO is sold and guaranteed by drug- FVorywhere. and sold In Omaha bv Rher. Juan A McConnell Drug Co.'s stores, and isi other lending: druggists WE CAN MAKE Y0I9R M0NEY EARN OR MORE in nmounts of $100 OR MORE in n good, safe in vestment. Vhy only get 3 to 4 when you can got nt least 7 and get the best kind of security? Hastings & Heyden 1614 Harney St. temporarily at least a special Inspector bo appolritedto cover these pool halls at least semi-weekly. From tho evidence brought 'before the grand Jury during Its present session wo find that practically every crlmo in tho nature of assault, at tempted murder, and so forth, has had Its Inception in a pool hall. Wo cannot emphasize, too strongly our recommenda tion that something be dohe to curb this evil, nnd to this end believe the city commissioners should draft an ordinance limiting tho number of pool halls and pro viding rules for tho conduct thereof, and penalties for the nonenforcement ot these rules. Wo think H particularly desirable that this ordlnanco should cover the ques tion of allowing young men who obviously have no other employment, from day after day making those pool halls their meeting places. From the standpoint of the- growing young man, we feel that pool halls of the lower class. bo hand In hand with prostitution and Its attendant evils." Perjury nnd Snbornntlon or Perjury anil HlncUmnll. "During our deliberations It has como to us' through direot evidence, depositions and, advice of those thoroughly In touch with the situation that the question of perjury and subordination ot perjury has become a serloua ono In the different courts In this county. It has dovolvcd upon us to bring indictments In some In stances for this practice, and while wo Jiardjy feel competent 16 suggest what shoMld be done to discourage those guilty of such offeuo;..Vfl believe some action" should b t&kjjn in ths respect. We havo found hU 'practice td obtain among wlu nessct, ,tu wWlregret to have also to stato that-, certain members of ,the bar have been equally guilty, nnd since It has been made the subject of controversy between the' press and the Dar associa tion,,, wo believe It is our duty to stato, from our information and Investigation, that the Uar association cannot hold It self entirely 'guiltless for the 'conditions that have obtained by reason of their fallurn .t9.ac.t,In the matter that have been brought, to their attention. We fnd In a recent case every evidence ot black mall on the part of certain people and attorneys, and have brought indictment jwordlnaly; npd. while. other cftB of a somewhat similar nattiro were brought to our attention, the evidence was not sufficient to' Warrant our bringing in a true bill. believe that no effort should be. spared to discourage attempts ai MiacKmau, ana to this end would recommend that the penalty covering the Ptfense be made heavier. Immoral PrnatlreM Amoanis Yonng 1 Men. "A most appalling state ot affairs among young men ot a certain class in this city has been brought to our atten tion and Indictments have been returned against them. This reference has to do with immoral practices ot these young men with each other, .the details ot which are too fltly to comment upon. From the evidence submitted to us we learn that at the American theater, In times past, these practice, were carried on dally, and we aro further Informed that they are carried on practically all the time at the other theaters. With a vlow of bringing about thn discontinuance ct these most revolting practices we recom mend that the managers ot all the (heaters . and shows of all sorts, doing Business in our community have their attention brought to the matter tn ques tion," County Contracts. "Our attention while lu session was called to the matter ot the letting ot the contract for county bridges arid we took occasion to thoroughly Investigate tho circumstances In connection with the letl ting of . the. contracts for same. Our technical knowledge of these matters does not admit ot our passing Judgment as to the wisdom of having placed the con tract, but after a thorough review ot the clroumltancea In connection with the let ting of the mine, we rind that it was let In a perfectly regular manner and no criticism could be attauned to anyone on this account. Bo fur as the letting of the county con tracts In renerAl 1m ramtfrnnf unit iiAr tlcutarly as regards supplies, we believe' tho present system, is all wrong. We do not think It possible that yearly contracts cun be made on many Items at a prlae that works to tho advantage of tho county, as In order to figure on a yearly contract tho bidder must play sato and to do so must name a price higher than conditions that may obtain later In the year will Justify. We therefore believe that by creataig the office of purchssliitf agent for tin county that many tlteu sands of dollars a year could be savd by this purchasing aKcil entering the tnsrket for supglles at such periods as conditions warrant their purchase. There Is not a business institution In the ctyy whloh Is handling Hi i.urcliawa In any other maundr than through it purcnahlnz agent, and we ore confluent Mutt u Jiar'u trial tit this pla.i would pt Its unit see ommendatlon. Ncirspttpers. "We took occasion to call Into our Jury room the managing heads of various newspapers ot the city, and from' them requested Information ot any sort that would aid us in bringing about a better ment ot conditions, and acted upon such Information a was .furnished us." Detention Home, Tho grand Jury reported having found first-class conditions at the detention home, and while no criticism Is made it Is recommended that tho county pur chase cows to supply the Inmates with milk, which Is now purchased. Further, attention Is called to the need ot a tire escape, to comply with the 'state law. CHr Jnil. Tho city Jail, tho irrand Jurors found after inspection, "Is a disgrace to a. city of the size and prominence of Omaha. The building Itself is a flretrap and dan gerous to tho people compelled to work In It, by reason of its dilapidated condi tion. It Is absolutely Incapable of re pair, regardless of how much money would bo spent on Itff Further criticising conditions at tho Jail tho Jury reported: "The Jail Is not a suitable building wherein to house prisoners. The cells aro most antiquated, and few- In num ber; sanitation Is deplorable. The kitchen Is well-kept and the meals served are clean and ample. We recom mend that the city dlsposo of this build ing immediately and build a new Jail Without delay; one that will havo as an adjunct an emergency hospital, and will permit the chief of pollco to have his office there. "Wo also reeonirdend that tho city build a workhouse. Cities having work- nouses pecome unpopular with the crim inal classes. To discourage these crim inal classes from visiting Omaha we recommend the passago of a law per mitting a fine of 1500 In pollqe court, which would be equivalent to a year tn the workhouse, and permitting a fine to over - criminals arrested here on no particular charge, but who have records In various other places." Criticism of tho police department for releasing prisoners on bonds, the Jury found, Is wholly unmerited, because ot the condition ot tho Jail. County 'Hospital nm! Poor Farm, The county hospital and poor farm was found to be in better condition generally than the members ot the grand Jurv hod expected, and their report states that they found no specific grounds on which the Inmates could complain against the present management. Considerable Im provement on the building is recom mended and a closo system ot checking all supplies dollvered and used at the Insti tution Is strongly urged by the Jury, with the superintendent ot the Institution to bo held strictly responsible for the rigid en forcement of auch system. The repot t states that it is now ontlroly a matter of conjecturo as to whether the county gets all It pays tor, A recommendation Is also made that sufficient cows bo purchased and feed raised for them -so that the present expenditure of $200 monthly for milk can bo done away with. Additional rooms for malo Insane patients aro urged, with two padded cells, one for men and the other for women. Police Ueparttuent. A larger police torco Js recommended, althpugh the condition ot tho police de partment Is declared to be "excellent." Owing to tho fact that seventy-five patrolmen are working eight-hour shifts to cover twenty-four square miles ot ter ritory and that only twenty-two men, counting sick leaves, are able to work on a shift, the nonenforcement ot state and city laws, according to the- report, "fol lows as matter ot course." "Vice has been scatterod Into all quar ters ot the city, and It would be a phys ical Impossibility In our estimation, tor a police force of this slse to properjy hold In check tho thrco Items ot gambling, liquor law violations and prostitution alone as they may exist, much less ac complish this end and keep the city In order on other laws at. tho same time." Heads of departments ot city govern ment aro commended for honest efforts. It is recommended that steps be taken to provide a fund to pay for-the pursuit of criminals committing crimes here, as no such fund Is now provided. The Juvenile Conrt. Ilelatlvo to the' JUvenlle eourt. the grand Jury favors Its proper maintenance and congrujulates the community on the work accomplished by Mogy Bernstein, the probation officer. It finds that tin work pt the court is handicapped, by roa ton ot a lack ot help und the' ineffective ness ot some of the. laws by which it Is governed. The traffic In Injurious Arv-ga. the Jury believes, should be made ( felony, carrying a penalty- of not less than two years In the penitentiary, where a mnvlotluti la secured. - . Motrin aud Iim. ' After looking over the Omaha and South Omaha hotels, the Jury finds that except !n fw liistancee the law with reference to' 'fir escapes has not bseu oompllod witu. Fire iHtcapva generally are tnaeces sible tn truest in ease ut fire, it la ree- ! ontmeaaail that every hotel In the two titles and cUewhera In Douglas county t. jutulo to -ouvl7 with the provisions of the law or co out of business. License luapector. Takings up the office of city license In spector for Omaha, the Jurv flndi thnt this official has been derelict In his duty. lie has failed to collect on llconsos, but at the samo time, his powers have been extremely limited. It Is recommended that In Omaha the city council pass a now ordinance that will permit of the In spector putting parties out of buslnesi If they do not comply with Its provisions within twclvo hours after notice Is served. CHANGE IN FIRM SALE Wo aro truly 'grateful to tho people ot Omaha and vicinity for their gonoroua response to this Bale. It proves that th ey appreciate a bargain feast.. We will continue this sale another week. YoUr dollar will do double duty during tills snlo. Como nnd sco wlmt's doing. MEN'S SUITS. That nro really worth $10.00 and $15.00; now $C95 MEN'S SUITS. That aro really worth $18.00 nnd $20.00; now $Q95 MEN'S SUITS. Thnt aro really worth $25.00 nnd $30.00; now $ 14s GREAT PANTS VALUES. Hundreds ot stylish Pants for men and young men at a ridicu lous low pride. Men's J3.00 Pants, J- ye now p jl e j Men's $4.00 Panto, now . . . Men's $5 and $G Pants, now $2.95 $3.75 FOR SPRING Unbeatable values In new spring flno wearing npparcl for men nnd boys rendy for your inspection nnd choosing. SPECIAL New Spring Shirts Beautiful patterns, real dollar shirts . . . . 49c S. ,ABZTSCTX9 A. MAXEK. BUY BOYS' CLOTHES HERE TOMORROW Boys' Suits, formerly d"j CQ priced ?2 and ?3.. J)l.Ui7 Boys' Suits, formerly drt Cf priced $4 and $5.. PtiOv Boys' Suits, formerly rto Q priced $G Und $7.. ipO.i SPECIAL Men's Hats. $2 and $3 soft and stiff hats, d-9.17 good styles . .P This Continuous Post Brass Bed Outfit Including Continuous Post Brass Bed, 45-lb. Felt Mattress, Supported Steel Spring, complete as pictured, tomorrow, TERMS, $2.25 CASH; $2.00 MONTHLY IWVVVWWYlXYYVWVWOOCHl 1 1ST llAlnw Itn rlfrplhn tills flllffit In I W I . i t C- K?S2Qi0o6666( 1 " T I III V 'tf 1 lyy xx3x YYYVxfvAjy egs detail, not because it needs It nt I m j THE CONTINUOyS POST BRASS BED Thcro Is a certain graco and beauty In the lines of this bed that distinguishes it. In its possession you would, in this Instance at least, be on common ground with one whoBe Income Is far greater than yours. THE PRICE $22.59 After reading the foregoing description, $22.50 must seem like a ridiculously low price to you, and it is. The bod itself if offered at the price of the entire outfit would find many buyers. Below wo describe this Outfit in detail, not because it needs it nt this price; because it deserves It. A QOID, STRONG SUPPORTED SPRING Is vital to your comfort at night, and this spring that we have is fully guaranteed, and will do away with thoso restless, sleepless nights, and is so supported that there is no saglng. A WORD ABOUT TERMS $2.25 when you make your purchase and j2.00 each month Is all you are required to pay to possess this brass bed outfit, and when out of employment or ill wo do not expect you to pay ono penny. JJf A 45-POUND FELT MATTRESS In the first place, the felt used 1b of a high grade; is made sanitary through a patented felting process. The ticking Is of a splendid grade and the weight ot the mattress Is exactly 45" lbs. IN SUMMING UP THIS ADVERTISEMENT We want to state emphatically that the brass hed, mattress-and springs aro exactly like the Illustration and description, and that wo havo an ample quantity on hand, so that no one will be disappointed. HHHHSSbsBBMBHHMHBHHbs I Three ESooms i Furnished Com- 1 ploto; Terms, " I $6.50 Cash; HM I $4.00 Monthly, f$ I SAVE Vo ON YOUR HOME OUTFIT Goods Stored Frooof Charge and Dolivered Later if. You Wish RUGS M2.E0 Hujrs. Wool Fibre feet. sale CD 1R Drtce... wussw $24.00 Volva? Ilugsv site 9x12 feet, splendid ?tu; SI 3.75 11.25 Curtain Stretchers, full "A::. 69o Hundreds of Other Equally Good Values in All Departments $11.50 For a Massive Pedestal Extension Table Actually worth $20. Round pedestal. $2.25 Couch Covors E6-lnch wide, full length, extra qual ity, rale 01 I Q price... Olslo Lace Curtains t.5Q NottinKham I.ace Curtains, 55 85c Cedar Oil Mops $1,00 Cedar Oil Mops, on ft On sale at.... OS" Four Rooms Furnished Com plete; Terms, 5 j $10.00 Cash; $5.00 Monthly, For a $3.50 Parlor Rocker Made ot selected hardwood and finished in a pretty American Quartered oak; has broad seat and high arms; and Is extra well made. The Most Complete Lino of Go-Car ta and in tho City. $4.25 For a $6.50 Col lapsible Go-Cart Has full steel body, highly eitam eled, upholstered In Chase leather and can be easily folded.