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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1919)
THE BEE: r OMAHA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1919. ) FIELD IS READY FOR ARRIVAL OF GIANT AIRLINER ' Large Force of Men Puts Grounds In Condition for Plane Due Next Week. v Preparation of the Ak-Sar-Ben aerial landing at Sixty-third and Center street!, it being rushed in anticipation of the arrival of the giant Lawson transcontinenal air liner. A larger force of men was put to work yesterday as the great plane is expected to arrive in the course of the next three days. Harley G. Con'ant and J. E. George of the Omaha aerial navi gation committe of the Chamber of Commerce; and Assistant Commis sioner Ellis, also of the Chamber of Commerce, made a careful inspec tion of the landing field yesterday afternoon. Mr. Ellis expects a telegram soon telling the exact time the huge passenger plane is to arrive. Ac cording to information received at the Chamber of Commerce the ?ilan left Washington late Thursday or Dayton, O. From there it is to fly to Cleveland, then Chicago and then Omaha. That the plane will arrive in Omaha during Ak-Sar-Ben week is regarded as a certainty, barring ac cidents, and members of the board of governors are elated at the addi tion of such an attraction for the fall festival. f Bogus Circular at Central High School Closes Day Early Central High school was dismissal ed one hour earlier than usual yes terday as a result of a fake circular printed and distributed by some pu pils whose identity has not" been discovered. The circular read: "School will be dismissed imme diately after sixth period today to allow th pupils to attend the indus trial parade, to be held downtown today." The circular was printed on a mimeograph and hundreds were dis tributed among the class rooms. Be fore this nobody had heard of any "industrial parade." But at 3 the pu pils flocked away from sctfool and no effort was made to hold them until the usual hour. Omaha Woman Defies "Gentleman Burglar" To Visit Her Home and Ghat Ridicules His Fear of Women -Says He Is Too Lazy to Work , 4 I- I I ...l -I. I. .11. Sends Her Name to The Bee In Case Predatory Person Wishes to Accept Invita tionExpresses Belief That He Possesses Ability to Become a Better Citizen, and Will Tell Him Some More If He'll Only Make Her a Call. Announcing defiance to the "Gen tleman Burglar" and inviting him to visit her home, have a chat in order that she may confirm her im pressions as to his character, and incidentally enjoy himself by at tempting to find the valuables which she says are hidden about the house, a woman, signing herself "Merely a Woman'' writes a letter to "The Bee." The writer sends her name to the editor, but requests that it be withheld, unless the burglar ex presses a desire to accept her in vitation, in which case arrange ments will be made for the meet ing. Dresses Him Down. Pending this, however, she handles ihe predatory person with out gloves in the comment in her letter as follows: "Omaha. Neb., Sept. 24. "Good Morning, Mr. Gentleman Burglar: "If the editor of The Bee will kindly give my letter a little pub licity, there are several items in your letter that interested me very much, and some to which I take exception, as follows: "As an American woman, through and through, I thank you for the splendid record that you made in the service; but why counter-balance that with your present vocation? Did it occur to you that any one reading your letter might view with doubt any former soldier who re sides here now, and who also lived here in Omaha prior to the war? Although I have not lived here long, there are two soldiers, now resi dents of this city, that I could name. Both lived here when war broke out. Neither cares, apparently, for femi nine sdciety and both are members of several Omaha clubs, and there is not one chance in a thousand that either of them aie the 'gentleman burglar.' but some one might cause a great deal of annoyance by doubt ing an innocent person. "You say you are wise to worft alone. Tell the truth 1 Aren't you, instead, afraid that a woman's in tuition rnigh tell her what you were endeavoring to hide? And, perchance, were she in love with you, there is no doubt but that she would know, instinctively if your's were real love, and by that I do not mean a temporary infatuation. She would lose her right hand before she would tell or dojthe least thing that might harm you, and would protect the man she loved at no matter how great the cost to her self. Being a woman, I know. "The time will come, however, when story book love will not suf fice. You will crave what every normal man wishes to have, i and that is a happy home and children. You love children, but will you want them to follow your footsteps? "You ask why you have the so briquet "gentleman burglar." Web ster defines gentleman as one of good birth and breeding, of much learning, so you see some woman's keen gaze (or call it instinct) has penetrated your disguise and she knows that you are in every way a gentleman except one, and that is your vocation. "Too Lazy to Work." "You also ask why you steal. Be cause you are a wee bit lazy too lazy to put forth every bit of will you possess and earn your living in an honest way. Instead you follow the path of the least resistance. "Scientists claim that individuals who show a criminal trend of mind are either atavistic or possess a few normal brain cells. Personally, I think it neither of these cases with you, but, instead, that when you first became a thief you wanted lux uries that were beyond your means. A certain amount of reckless daring and nerve made you escape without detection and so each time it became easier, or perhaps (though you may be older than myself) it is a youth ful exuberance which finds an out let in this way; but remember that: unless you mend your ways, sooner or later that same .impetuosity and self-confidence will be your undoing. "Right about face, Mr. Burglar, for (I'm using a woman's privilege and reading between the iines) use your abundant personal magnetism, wit, humor and education and you then can acc6mplish anything in the line of honest dealings with your fellow men. '"Thou shalt not steal' is not a man-made law; and any of us wlio break God's law pay a thousand fold sooner or later and you will not escape, m "Become a Traffic Cop." '.'If you must do something that requires nerve and daring, become a traffic cop or a member of the morals sqnad. You can do most anything then and 'get by' with it If Mr. Ringer would only make me a police-woman very soon, I'm sure I'd have the pleasure of meeting you. As that is doubtful I shall have to live in hopes that you will pay our home a visit, and when you do, I defy you to find what valuables (and we , have enough to make it pay) we have hidden. When you do, we'll have a nice chat, and I'll tell you a lot of things about your self and way of living that I've omitted this time. Until I have that pleasure, remember me as, "MERELY A WOMAN." A letter was received by The Bee yesterday morning signed "The Gen tleman Burglar," in which he states that he did not write the letter pub lished in The Bee Thursday and that hereafter he will mark his let ters with a "key." As all the let ters have been typewritten, there was nothing apparent about the Thursday letter to indicate it might not be genuine. David City Junk Dealer Asks Damages for Slander Letters Max Rosenbloom, a junk dealer in David City, filed suit in Douglas county district court yesterday against Henry Marcus, a competing junk dealer in David City, alleging that Mr. Marcus had defamed his reputation. He says that Mr. Marcus wrote letters to banks and business houses calling him a "dead beat," and that because of these .letters the Ulysses Implement company refus ed to deliver a carload of junk to him and he lost $100 profit. He asks for $20,000, damages from Marcus. The designer of a small automo bile propelled by a motor wheel has placed the latter under a hood to make it more closely resemble full sized cars. THOTO Pyy OFFERING J FOR TOPAV "NE can do even worse than I I marry In haste and repent aN w leisure. sometimes one mis judges in haste and then repents at leisure. In "Hoodman Blind," the famous William Farnum success, which will be shown at the Empress for the last times today, the hero be lieves his wife is unfaithful and learns almost too late that he has made a mistake. Starting Sunday, Peggy Hyland, the popular star, will be seen in "Merry-Go-Round," a ro mance of circus life. Rialto "The Hoodlum," with everybody's favorite, Mary Pickford, in the guise of a tenement girl. The way she has of fixing enemies and getting them to make up is most amusing. She soon masters the an cient and national game of "crap shooting" and it is easy to see she is an adept. The picture will have its last showing today. Thousands have seen it, and if you miss it it will be your loss. , Brandeis "Whom the Gods Would Destroy," which will be seen at the Brandeis theater the last two times tonight, is a picturization of the startling events which led a girl and a youth through an earthly hell in their quest of happiness. The world cataclysm just ended is the background, but the picture is by no means a war feature. - At the Bran deis tonight at 7 and 9 p. m. Sun and Muse Douglas Fair banks in "His Majesty the Ameri can" will be shown today for the last time. It has been a huge suc cess, so much so, that both theaters havetbeen busy, attending to pa trons. One of the interesting things about this picture is that it was pro duced by is Omaha man, "Joe" Henaberry, who has became quite an authority on pictures. Before getting his present position, he was an assistant, director with the Par amount pictures, and it is hard work Police Chief to Ask for More Money to Run His Department Chief of Police Eberstein. said yes terday that he will ask for $400,000 to run his department next year. He has $314,000 this year. "The police force of Omaha is only half big enough," he said. "We need more men in every line of po lice work. 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CARMEN MBUERS In "WHO WILL MARRT MS." ALSO "THE MASKED RIDERS," CHAPTER NO. 7. HAMILTON 40th and Hamilton. f ANNIE WARD In "THE NARROW PATH." COMFORT 14th and Vinton. ALICE J3RADY In "HIS BRIDAL NIGHT,and A BIO V TWO-REEL COMEDY. 11 I ' that has brought him up to such an exalted position as director for a star like Douglas Fairbanks. 1 Moon- They always introduced him as Dalion Pemberton, this woman-hater, established as the esV sence of timidity. But after he got sight of "the beautiful lady" every body called him "Bill." Meaning, ob viously that he was now "A Regu lar Fellow." See Taylor Holmes in his latest comedy by that name at the Moon Theater. Strand Bessie Love in "Over the Garden Wall." Compelled to dis card a finance who has fallen short, this really and truly girl goes at life with her sleeves rolled up. The picture is pretty much filled with fine contrast in settings and char acterizations. It has the breath of country air pervading its episodes from start to finish. . - Bee Want Ads offer rare bargains to persistent readers. Formal Invitation to Visit Omaha Sent to Belgian Rulers Mayor Smith yesterday telegraph ed a foimal invitation to Washing ton to the king and queen of the Belgians to visit Omaha. Their majesties were assured of a heartfelt welcome from Omaha in the invitation, which also assured them that their preference in the nature of the reception extended them would be followed carefully. The mayor was unable to get in communication with Governor Mc Kelvie Thursday, as was advised by the State department, but it is re garded as certain that the governor will join in the reception of the king and queen. A list of the personnel of the royal party is expected to arrive from Washington in a day or so. When a reply to the mayor's formal in vitation is received from the State department, another meeting will be held at the Chamber of Commerce to complete arrangements for the re ception of the royal party. ou vagrants Arresiea Detectives yesterday arrested 44 men for vagrancy as the result of the numerous complaints of house prowling and sneak thievery per trated throughout the city during thsj past week. Mexico City, St Louis, Chlhun hua City, Mexico, and Kansas City were among the addresses of the alleged vagrants. FOR RENT TYPEWRITERS All Make v Special rates to student. CENTRAL TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE , D.4I21. 1905 Fanum St Piles-Fistula Cured With out the Use, of the Knife No Chloroform. No Ether. Examination free to all. DOCTOR F. M. HAHN 401 Pa-ton Block. Hours: 9 A. M. to 5 P. M., Daily. Evenings, 7 to 8 P. M. Sundays, 11 A. M. to 1 P. M. Only OPPOSITE HOTEL ROME OUT OF THE HIGH RENT DISTRICT a mm m m m .sr m lOTFETTHKJ S.E. COn. 16th Su JACKSON STS. 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