THE EEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 1, 1919.
HI BROKERS
FOR YOUTHFUL
1EGR0 THIEVES
Henry Jackson, 15, Implicates
Accomplices and Owner of
Pawnshop and Fruit
Store Proprietor.
While police for the past mnth
have been making every effort to
run down a gang of desperate burg
lars whom they considered respon
sible for an epidemic of robberies,
Henry Jackson, negro, IS, "was pur
suing his way unmolested.
He was arrested Thursday and
confessed to having robbed 26 stores
and looted them of merchandise
valued at more than $1,000. All the
burglaries were staged in the past
30 days.
He names as his accomplices,
Roy Carr, 14, Aaron Smith, 17, both
negroes, and I.co Lyons, 18, 2209
.North sixteenth street.
Names "Brokers."
In his confession to Detective
John Dunn he named Mrs. Nellie
Zidman, proprietress of a pawn
shop at 707 North Sixteenth street,
and Sam Zidan, fruit shop owner at
Fourteenth ' and Dodge streets, as
persons who had purchased the loot
from him.
Mrs. Zidman and her clerk, Ike
Liiiski, were lined $25 and costs in
police court yesterday on a
charge of concealing stolen prop
erty. Zidan paid the same amount.
Jackson and his pals are all
"graduates" of the Kearney re
formatory for boys. They Tv'ere pa
roled just a short time ago.
List of Robberies.
Following is the list of stores
robbed by them:
Lumen's Jcwslry Store, 104 ',4 North Six
teenth street.
Shormiin-McConnell Drug store, Nine
teenth and Farnam streets.
Sherman-McConnell drusr store. Twenty
fourth and Farnam streets.
Jacobs-Lee drug store, Seventeenth and
X)ouglRii streets.
A. Bllelc. 12G2 South Thirteenth street.
Central Furniture store, Fifteenth and
Howard streets.
William Gentleman, grocery, S-22 North
Tenty-fourth street.
Dirk Bros.' Coal Co, 917 North Six
teenth street.
Russell pool hall, 1510 Cuming street.
Sam Ooldware, 2621 Sherman avenue.
J. P. Bendecovlc, 1425 South Fourteenth
Itreet.
J. P. Trails, S55J Leavenworth strpet.
Omaha Furniture Repair Works, 2S10
Farnam street.
Battln's Iiakery, 230! North Twenty
fourth street.
Miller Park drug store, 6823 North
Twenty-fourth street.
American Shoe Repairing Co., 2503
Leavenworth street.
Omaha Dee-Park station, 2611 Leaven
worth street.
Dinuzzo's drug store, Twenty-fourth
ltreot and Foppleton avenue.
Store at 2624 Prexel avenue.
Dary's millinery shop, 612 South Six
teenth street.
O. N. Vandas, 2701 South Tenth street.
K, Selgel, 1724 Dories street.
Joseph Toucher, 2412 South Thirteenth
street.
IX Dlumenthal, 2904 Cuming itreet.
0. K. Nellsen. 302S Hamilton street.
B. Klein, 1713 North Twenty-fourth
Itreet.
Omaha Zionists to
Raise $15,000 for
the Restoration Fund
Omaha Zionists will begin the
work of raising $15,000, the local
quota of a $3,000,000 Palestinain res
toration fund, in the near future. At
a meeting held Wednesday evening
in the Beth Hamedrosh synagogue,
A. Katskee of the South Side was
named chairman of a committee of
15 to solicit subscriptions. The fund
is to be completed within 60 days.
Iowa and Nebraska Fordson
Dealers Are Meeting Here
The Sample-Hart Motor Co., lo
al distributors for the Fordson tract
ors are holding a sales convention
here for their eastern Nebraska and
western Iowa dealers. About ISO
dealers were in attendance. The
meetings were held in Blackstone
garage No 2.
The program is in charge of A. R.
Rockwell, sales manager of the
Herring Motor Co., Des Moines. 11.
li. Twinning of the Herring com
pany, talked on tractors and E. B.
Whistler on lubrication.
A. E. Hildebrand of Chicago, who
has had charge of all of the national
tractor demonstrations of the past
few years, will talk generally on
power farming. Mr. Hood of the
Oliver Chilled Plow works will talk
on plows and W. H. Duval on pul
verizers and seed beds.
W. E. Orbison of the Roderick
Leon Disc Co., will talk on harrows
am! Mr. Dobbs of the American
Seeling Machine Co., will talk on
tlrillsr
"If Mayor Knew Conditions
He Would Act." Dennison
When Tom Dennison was shown
the interview with Mayor Smith, in
which the mayor expressed his grati
turi to Dennison for admitting that
Smith and Ringer were running the
police department, Dennison said:
"I do not tee why Smith should
use my name to bolster up Ringer's
inefficient police administration. It
the Smith-Ringer, combination can
see any glory in having over 1,000
automobiles, at a value of around
fl.OXl.OOO, stolen last year, I am
willing that they should have all
that glory.
"I consider Mayor Smith to be an
honest, fearless and upright man and
if ! e really knew what is going on
in the present police department
there would be a complete reorgan
ization from top to bottom."
.1
frcm Victim on Street Car
D. L, Spellerburg, 208 Grain Ex
change building, reported to police
Thursday night that his pocket was
picked of a gold watch valued at
S45. He said the timepiece was a
Christmas present The "touch" was
made on the Omaha-Council Bluffs
street car.
Or: Worth $500 Taken
st Central Park Pharmacy
Thieves entered the Central Park
pitar nacy, 4110 Grand Avenue,
Thursday night by breaking a rear
u it j j'v and stole opium and other
(Vers valued at $500. Money or
vih:b1es of any kind were left un
touched by the thieves, who, no
doubt, are drug fiends.
"VIRTUOUS WIVES"
Owca Johnson' Sparkling Society Novel,
which it making such a hit in the movies.
(Copyright, 1818, ky Little, Brawn Co.)
his hand up as though to open the
collar which cut into his neck.
"If he does, I shall scream," she
thought.
But he contented himself with an
easing of the corners. He blew out
a great smoke ring.
"It's quite a revelation coming
here," he said speaking to himself.
"What do you think it can cost to
run this place?"
"Heavens! How do I know?"
"You like it?" he said, looking at
her fixedly.
"I adore it naturally."
"Nothing second chop here," he
said, wagging his head. "When we
go back we'll make a bonfire of
what we've got."
"But Andrew"
"It's trash. This has opened my
eyes. Make a friend of Mrs. Della
barre. She can teach you every
thing. Look at the way she runs
her house, the order, the charm of
it! I don't know how she does it
but Hm going to learn. Yes,' sir; I'm
going to have a home like this."
"Andrew, but how can we?"
"Why, all we need is a million,"
he said, unable to resist a touch of
CHAPTER XII,
It was well after 2 when the For
resters went to their rooms. The
maid, dozing in the hall, sprang up
hastily. Amy sent her away after
the mystifying process of unhooking
had been accomplished and slipping
into a negligee, vibrantly awake,
stood at the ivy-clad window look
ing down on the spectacle of the de
parting cars; the awaking throb of
the motors, the sweeping, monstrous
eyes searching the night, the will-o'-the-wisp
flights across the country
side. The echo of many compliments
was pleasant in her ear, the con
sciousness not only of the evening's
success b,ut of all that the future
would bring hung in her imagination
like a disturbing perfume. She
found herself recalling many things
Monte Bracken had said to her and
admitting their justice. She had
seen her worth in the eyes of the
women, feminine mirrors, which told
more than the lip flattery of the men.
But she was still an amateur, as
Bracken had said, and she found
herself thinking of Irma Dellabarre,
of her poise, her exquisite taste, the
charm of her manner, the ease of her
silences, the naturalness and ele
gance of her movements.
"If I were a man, I should be
crazy about her," she said to herself.
"I wonder if he really isn't?"
"Not sleeping?" said the voice of
her husband.
"No, indeed!"
She left the window. Andrew
wandered in, a cigar in hand- His
lawn tie was pulled loose. He had
thrown off coat aiid vest, preparing
to retire. He was in flowered sus
penders, rosebuds on a satin back
ground. The sight of these suspend
ers artected her disagreeaDiy tne
disillusioning intimacy of marriage.
"Didn't you bring a dressing
gown?" she asked irritably.
"No why?"
"You'll catch cold after dancing,"
she said hastily, surprised herself
t this first critical impulse toward
her husband.
"I did very little dancing," he
said shortly. "I must take some les
sons to keep up. I didn't know you
were so fond of it."
He started to light the cigar, took
a puff and stopped guiltily, quench
ing it.
"I beg your pardon. I'm absent
minded tonight." He looked at her
with shining eyes. "Very proud of
you this evening, Yum Yum."
"I'm glad of that," she said,
ashamed of her annoyance.
"The prettiest there," he said,
nodding- He stopped before her, his
head on one side, his eyes half
closed, studying the dainty figure.
"What is it? Did I do something
wrong?"
"No, no. I was just trying to
figure out. Let's see."
He took up a scarf and, freeing
the negligee, draped it about her
shoulders. The decollete thus ex
posed was in the manner of Mrs.
Challoner.
"What a boy you arel" she said,
with sparkling eyes.
"Turn around. A little lower in
the back."
When he had contemplated the
delicate slope of her 'shoulders, the
whiteness of the skin, the slender
and graceful column of the neck, he
said: "
"I knew it! Not one can touch
you! As for Mrs. Challoner, we'll
settle her!" he added proudly, even
defiantly.
She watched him, amused at this
sudden conversation, perceiving the
working of new ideas behind his
contemplation.
"So the cerise gown" '
"Mrs. Dellabarre dresses beauti
fully," he interrupted, smiling guilt
ily. "Young lady, some new dresses
at once!" He looked at her again.
"Mrs. Challoner, indeed!" he said
indignantly.
Following his gesture she turned
to the mirror. The daring of the
deep decollete he had arranged, the
flaming scarf playing over the soft
slopes of her velvety skin, brought
to her eyes a glow of pleasure. She
stood staring at the prophetic figure
which confronted her.
"Don't spoil me, Andrew 1" she
said, turning abruptly and drawing
her negligee- hastily about her.
He had flung himself down in an
armchair, plunged in a brown study,
so absorbed that, forgetful of the
past offense, he had again lit his
cigar. '
"What now?" she asked, surpris
ed at his unusual mood. The satin
suspenders, worked in rosebuds,
stood before her eyes wherever she
looked. What had possessed him
to get them? Other men, like
Monte Bracken, would never ap
pear at such a disadvantage. He put
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Vpper let comer down ey at left
wrist. v
that humorous braggadocio which
is the zest of the American parvenu.
"Best and damn the expense! Amy,
do you want it say the word you
shall have it."
"Years before her father had dedi
cated his existence to her in almost
the same wordsl
"Yes but "
"It means a few years plugging,
but, by Jove, it's worth it!" he said
boisterously. The feeling of his
own unimportance in whatever
sphere was one his mounting na
ture could not tolerate, and the
lesson of the evening had been a
hard one. He rose with the dogged
fighting face of the old athlete.
"Look here; we're going to enjoy
life to the fullest, you and I. We're
going to have everything life can
give and we're going to have the
best. Andrew B. Forrester is going
to surprise a few people around
these parts!"
She understood.
"You've decided to accept Mr.
Gunther's offerl" '
"Within ten minutes after I got
here," he said beaming. "What!
Aren't you pleased?"
"Yes, yes; I suppose so if you
want it. You take my breath away,"
she said soberly. She could not
have told herself why, but the pros
pect frightened her. It seemed to
her that she was dragging him out
of his existence into a world she
coveted.
"My, how serious .we are I"
' "But this afternoon, Andrew, you
said we had enough," she began.
He dismissed the objection with
a waive of his hand.
"This afternoon, my dear girl, I
didn't know what money was
worth 1"
"If ytu go, I go with you," she
said impulsively.
"You'll do nothing of the kind,"
he said emphatically. "You begin
the fight here, and I'll tackle the
other side." He caught her up and
swung her to his shoulder, despite
her laughing protests. "There!
People are going to be mighty
proud to know Mrs. Andrew B. For
rester!" He set her down with sudden
gravity and said joyfully, what,
many times later, he was to recall
with bitterness:
"And this morning I was satis
fied! Fool that I was!"
An hour later, he was still awake,
absorbed in dreams of ambition,
filled with the zest of new worlds
to conquer.
Amy, in the next room, heard him
turning in his bed, mumbling to
himself. She found it difficult to
rest. Long after she heard his heavy
breathing, she remained awake. The
haunted silence of the country night
drew her out to the sighing of drift
ing leaves and sent-her imagina
tion wandering into the future. She
felt almost as though she had com
mitted a crime. What was this new
world into which she was drawing
him? Would it bring them together
or insensibly separate them? Some
thing in her better nature cried out
strongly:
"He is making a mistake. This is
not the way. He ought to take
from you make you follow him!"
All at once she sprang up and
went to his bedside.
"Andrew 1"
She said it softly, once, twice, and
then turned away. Back in her
bed. she wondered at her emotion.
Why was she afraid?
"No one could ever be so kind,"
she said to herself resolutely. "He
will always" hold me by that t"
Her rest was fitful, disturbed by
the echoes of catchy music which
turned about her. All night she
seemed to be dancing. Toward
morning she fell into a heavy sleep,
in -which she had a curious dream.
She was in the midst ot a great
ballroom and, whirling about her,
were her father, Fifi, Uncle Tom,
Mr. Dellabarre, every one she
knew. She saw Andrew dancing
with Mrs. Challoner, dancing very
heavily, tripping and hopelessly
muddled in his steps until Mrs.
Challoner stopped suddenly and ex
claimed: ,
"How absurd for you to ask me
to dance I Why, you don't know the
first thing about it!"
Every woman- that Andrew in
vited to dance shook her head and
laughed. All at once, to her horror,
. L I I . '
auc pciicivcu mat nc was in sus
penders, white satin suspenders,
worked with rosebuds!
Then she was dancing with him,
piloting him through the swinging
crowd. At first he stumbled, and
she heard a titter in the crowd.
When she looked round, they were
alone on the glistening floor.
"Every one's stopped dancing,"
he said nervously .
"Don't stop, go on!' she said an
grily. "They shan't make you ridic
ulous!" Little by little his awk
wardness disappeared, his steps be
came smoother. Some one began to
applaud. "Faster," she whispered,
"faster!"
His arm became stronger. She
no longer piloted him. It was his
hand which guided her deftly. She
was astonished at the .rhythm and
harmony of his movements.
"But it's wonderful Andrew is
a wonderful dancer! Why haven't
I noticed it before?" she said.
And all at once, she looked up
and saw she was dancing with Monte
Bracken.
"You!"
He smiled his critical, amused
smile.
"You see."
"Rut why have you come?"
"Because you didn't answer my
question."
"What question?"
"Would you do it over again?"
Then every one seemed to be
rushing about them; the great cltpu
deliers overhead were swaying like
a surging sea, the music thundered
in her ears and she woke with a
cry.
Andrew was in the room in a great
coat, ready to leave. It was 10
o'clock.
"A nightmare?" he said, laughing.
"You've been tossing and mumbling
to yourself at a great rate."
"Yes, yes."
"What frightened you?"
"I fell down-stairs or something
or other," she said hastily.
(Continued Tomorrow.)
House Naval Committee
Approves Three-Year Plan
Washington, Jan. 31. Unanimous
approval of the administration's new
3-year naval program, with the num
ber of capital ships reduced from
16 to 10 because of indifference
among experts over the value of
battle cruisers, was voted today by
the house naval committee.
Local Distributor of .
Pathe Films is Dead
Roy L. White, 35, manager of the
local Fa the Film exchange and one
of the best known film distributors
in the country, died at the Metho
dist hospital of acute appendicitis
Thursday night.
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The late unpleasantness on the other side of the pond developed and brought into general use old terms and expressions, and amplified many of
them. "To have an elephant on one's hands," was to be loaded down with something, which, while too valuable to burn up or destroy, yet, was a burden
frequently taking up room and space which could, would 6r should be used to better advantage. The old world distress appealed to the hearts of our
countrymen, or more correctly our countrywomen, for it was from them and through them that the national impulse and heart throb was directed to give
aid and assistance to the suffering millions overseas. Through well organized effort they succeeded through various plans in collecting money and mer
chandise. People ridded out their closets, turned over unnecessary furniture, clothing, etc., millions of tons of which was a genuine Godsend to the un
fortunate people of thjj old world. The women are still at it and at present have a Great White Elephant Sale at the Auditorium.
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There Will Be A Great Sale Also
Not a White Elephant Sale, and yet a Sale of Merchandise (whose
room for one reason or other) we prefer to its company. And now
may we rea'son together for a little, if you please?
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Saturday a Blanket Sale x
Why? Did you ever know such a mild January? Some of us have been in this latitude
lo, these many years, and never in our whole life have we known such high temperature. In
other years, in this year, under ordinary conditions, Blankets would have been sold out in our
January sale. Needless, to state, perhaps, we did not sell many this year. For -one week,
starting Saturday, February 1, we will give U off 25 from the price of all Blankets and
Comforters. Here's how it works out Blankets priced from J1 QJJ to MO ftZ
$2.50 to $25.00 per pair, will sell from, pair, ? 1 eO . P 1 Oe f U
Comforters priced from $4.50 each to $30.00 S0 O'J to t02 (1
will go at PJJf ijtifciiUv
First to Come, First to Get the Pick of the Flock.
Suits and Dresses
It's no easy matter to rid out absolutely every last garment in a huge stock such as ours.
In this department very radical things may be expected Saturday, for tha new goods are com
mencing to crowd us.
In the Fint Lot will be Coats, some of which were priced up to $35.00. Sensible, prac
tical, really, many of them of the all-the-year-'round character. And with them, JQ flft
10 Party Dresiet. Buy one, or the lot, each apieVV
' Second Lot Suits marked originally as high as $50.00, the Kilpatrick kind. CJIQ A A
Coats, also, of Cloth, Fabric Seal, Plush, etc., each V UJJ
Tha Third Lot contains the more exclusive styles of Coats and Suits Plush, Velour, Pom
Pom, Broadcloth, etc. Garments which were priced, and many similar sold at COQ AA
$87.50, will go at, each wg.UU
For the benefit of those who think it's nicer to lie in their beds these cool mornings, wo will
stag the sale on these important items to start at 10 A. M.
Now For a Few Figures on
FUES
Which should effect an absolute clean out
Jap Mink Coats, $175.00, reduced from $275.00.
Another at $275.00, was $395.00. Seal and Flying Squir
rel Coats, $200.00, was $350.00. Rat and Seal $165.00,
was $275.00. Seal and Beaver, $150.00, formerly $250.00.
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2 Lots of Corsets to Clean Out Saturday
$1.85 for Corsets which were priced to $3.50. Kabo,
Justrite, R & G, and Warner's.
$3.45 'or Corsets which were priced to $7.50. La Tos-
ca, R & G, Redfern, and Camille.
Men's and Boys' Sweaters
Oh, Boys! You, too, will receive consideration on Satur
dayCotton Sweaters for Boys, 98 and for the older Boys
and Men, $1.15. In a ritual prepared for the Knights of
Ak-Sar-Ben, we think by George West, was used the words:
"We are all children of larger growth" and that's the truth,
boys, still. The genial Autocrat of the Breakfast Table you will
remember resented "Old Fellows" mixing with the boys
boys, who hays reached maturity will attend the sale of
Wool tJnderwear Saturday. Shirts and Drawers were priced at
$3.50
On Saturday, $1.83. Men, Don't Miss This.
Outing Flannel Night Shirts for Men. CI CA
$1.75 and $2.00 grades, at yiiUJ
Making a Football of the -
Toilet Goods Section
The foolish prices are still being made weekly on Toilet
Articles, a little more weakly perhaps than formerly, but on
many articles, still quoting for Saturday selling price close
to the cost mark. Looks as if it will be the same old game
for 1919. "Me too," as Tom Piatt might have said. Here
we give a few quotations for Saturday and we are meeting
and matching any price that may be made:
Non-Spi, 39. MenthoUtum, 17t. Jergen's Almond
Lotion, 23. Palm Olive Vanishing Cream, 39S Wright's
Silver Cream, 17S Palm Olive Shampoo, 39S Mon
Amour Face Powder, 39S 4711 White Roto Soap, 14S
Pond's Cream, 19. Pear's Untcented Soap, lit.
Children's Coats
We'll bet a cookie that we will get some pretty cold Spring
weather before the robins really nest again. And we are in
no sense joykillers, either. Prudent people, mothers and
others, will be interested in the Bid-Out-Sale in Children's and
Junior Sections.
Coats for juniors, ages 14, 15, 17 and 19. Will fit slight
figures of young women also. $10.00 for garments priced
originally up to $37.50. Such popular fabrics as Kersey, Mel
ton, Burella, Pom-Pom, etc., and just the very best of colors.
This sale it at 10 A. M. Also, wo mist our guess if this item
will not cause a REAL SENSATION. ALL CHILDREN'S
COATS, AT $5.00 EACH ! ! ! Coats which have sold as
high as $15.00. Chinchilla, Melton, Corduroy, Velvet, etc.
Mainly for children 6 and 6 years old. Children's Winter
Hats $1.00. A SORT OF GRAB SALE 10 A. M.
Women's Hosiery
, Women, here are a couple of specials for you, so that
you will not think we are overlooking you
Women's Wool Hosiery, 50 a pair. Pure Silk Hosiery,
$1.00 Pir.
Now please riet these two items and prices sink in, and
youll be at the Hosiery Counter, we know, on Saturday.
' At the Glove Section
The two extremes, large and small Black Kids for sale.
Two pairs for Price of One. Indeed, it means a greater saving;
you get 2 pairs of Black Kid Gloves for $2.00. and such
quality cannot now be bought in a full range of sizes at
$2.00 for one pair.
The finish of our inventory brought before us a lot of
Soiled and Mussed Kids not every size, but if you find your
size, a bargain at 79 a pair.
Kilpatrick's for Silks
Just received direct from the mills a shipment of the
very newest 1919 Silks, made by Mallinson & Co. Pussy Wil
lows, the standard that silk makers try to imitatein plain
and fancies. Also several of their newer fabrics which bid
fair to be equally popular. New Foulards, New Taffetas, New
Tub Silks from Nippon. A range of Wash Jap Silks priced
lower than the market.
Wash Fabric
If the mailman missed you it was unintentional we are
sure. You are invited to our display of Wash Fabrics for
Spring, 1919. Haven't you felt the spring urge in the air?
Some bright eyes claim to have seen Robin. We haven't,
but we have felt a twinge or two of spring rheumatism or
something Yes, spring has almost sprung, and we never pre
sented such a wonderful and beautiful line of spring fabrics.
We do not know how many pairs
of the Women's Fine Shoes will
be left on hand by Saturday
morning. -Whatever remains,
whether a score of pairs or a hun
dred, will be sold
At $3.85 per pair
Some were priced previously at
$15.00 pair- Get the signifi
cance of that, please. Never be
fore such a rjynarkable bargain.
Mostly "Baker Shoes, too.
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