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MODERN YEGG IS
MUCH DIFFERENT
TO OLD-TIMERS
Capt. Brrggs Tells How 1920
Variety of Safe-Blower
Accomplishes' His
Purpose.
By FRANK W. MULOCK.
If some, of the old-time safe'blow-
ers, who are "doing the long bit", in
lands beyond the grave, -could "drop
intp being for a short time to get
an idea of the methods used by their
present-day prototypes, it wouldn't
. take them long to realize this is
a day of progress.
No more does the genus "yegg"
encumber himself with tools enough
to load a pack mule. Gone are the
days of black powder and the bull's
eye lantern. The railroad handcar,
favorite means of making a geta
way in the old days, has been tossed
into the discard and the speedy
automobile has taken its place.
"Progress is the watchword of the
crook just as well as the business
V man," says Captain of Police John
Briggs of South Side station and
former chief of police of South Side
and captain of detectives at Central
station. 4 tach time a safe manu
facturer. outs a so-called burglar-
proof safe pn-the market, a 'yegg'
comes along with some means to
.jeirove it isn't burglar-proof at all.
1'In bygone days a Kan of 'veesr-
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iiicu nuum eyciiu b inuuin arranging
the details of a bank robbery and
wnen" tney tinally approached - the
job it was with tools "enough to
stock a young machine shop. Up-to-date
'peter men,' the term applied
to safe .blowers in the underworld
jargonput in a week 'locating' a
jod. iney carry all the implements
and appurtenances Of. their craft in
a ismall handbag and they can do
twir- .work without soiling their
hands.'
t'Th't favorite, and, in fact, the
, only .way in the early days, was to
diow asate with black powder,
Some -would knock off the combina
tion and work" on the sbihdle. Oth
ers would drill holes, around the
combination in which to insert the
'.powder, and still others would re
sort to what is termed 'decking it.'
This ;consisted in drilling a hole
through the top of the safe at about
tiie. middle or the door.
Favor Nitroglycerin Now.
"Nowadays,- while a majority of
safe robbers in the country cling to
explosives as the most expeditious
method of operation, they use nitro
glycerin or soup instead of black
powder; the hand drills of the old
days ' have given way to electric
drills and the old-fashioned bulls-eye
lantern is replaced by an electric
flashlight.
"But the up-to-the-minute safe
robber has' abandoned the use of ex
plosives entirely. To beein with.
nitroglycerin is a dangerous thing
to pack around in . a hip pocket and
therftiSi the additional and- very -obvious
'drawback lhat an exolosion is
likely to draw attention. . ,
"Safe rippers and acetylene" torch
workers are now the elite of , the
j. vtvocuuii, 'v (ivi tut viaoa wuia
on the back of a safe. An electric
drill is used to bore holes near the
top on either side and a sectional
crowbar, which can be carried with
out attracting attention, is utilized to
rip the back out of a safe. The lat
ter class use an acetylene torch to
melt the metal around the combina
tion and the rest of the work is sim
ple. Two Strata of Yeggmen. . -
' "There are two strata in "yegg so
ciety. The lower strata is of the
roving kind generally found in the
summer camped in the outskirts of
a town or city or drifting up and
down the various railroads. The up
per class are the ones, that go in for
safe last winter."
"Yeggmen" as a class are recog
nized by the police as the most dan
gerous crooks with whom they have
to deal. They shoot without provo
cation to bluff their way. out of a
tight fix, but they shoot only to kill
when their life or liberty is at stake.
It is related that William A. Pin
kerton once, tried to worm a confes
sion from a "yegg" who had been
mortally wounded in a revolver
battle with detectives. "You are
dying," he was told. "Why not tell
1 who your confederates were and go
before your Maker with at least one
good -mark to your credit?"
And he is said to have replied:
. "Yeggs don't give information..
Watch me and see how a 'yegg' cari
die.'". '. . . . -: , .
California Man Dies;
1 Officials Detain Family
. Boston,' May 1. One of the most
peincuc cases in me annais 01 me
' local immigration bureau came to
light in the death in a Providence
hospital af Manuel Amaral of Irv
ing ton, Cal. With Amaral in the
hospital were his wife and five chil
dren, the oldest seven, who has just
come to this country with him from
their home in the Azores.
Amaral had lived in this country,
with frequent visits home, for 25
years. Eight years ago he married
Amelia Souza, of the Island of Hor
ta. About three month ago he went
back, broke up his home in the 1
Azores and brought his family to
this country to live. On the voyage
pver two of the children contracted
measles. In order not to separate
the little family the authorities sent
them all to the hospital. While there
the father contracted pneumonia.
v ine- tragic situation of the fam
ily is puzzling the immigration au
thorities. While no barrier existed
to their entry into the country while
Amaral was alive and while they
had a home waiting for them on
the west coast, they are without
means of support Pending consul
tation with relatives both in the
Azores and in California the family
will be brought here and held' at
the immigration station.
Grecian Coiffure Latest.
London, aiay l. Pans has
ftirown a serious scare into London
DooDea nair circles with the an
nouncement that the Grecian coif
fure is the next" thing vin tresses.
Cniffenn ar hrtircrrA with knkk4
young misses who want to know I
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raw hi! icgiuw uiKir norx nau
Woman's Club Janitor
Ran Brewery, Is Charge
Trenton, N. J May 1. Indignant
that their settlement house should
have been 'transformed into an al
leged profitable brewery business,
members of the Contemporary, a
fashionable' woman's club here,
caused the arrest ' of Frank Odas,
THE UMAHA SUNDAY BEET'S MAY 2, iy20.
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caretaker of the house, located at
No. 74 Poplar street Odas was
later held in $1,000 bail by United
States Commissioner Richard Wil
son, charged with violating the Vol
stead act by brewing home beer, sell
ing ingredients and distributing re
cipes. The women, some days ago, de
tected what they thought were beer
fumes coming from the cellar of
the house. They notified the federal
authorities and the place was raided.
Alderman Dares City s
Officials to Don Overalls
Providence, R. I., May 1. City
government officials are - dared by
Alderman Jeremiah E. O'Connell, a
dapper member of the bar, to wear
overalls and old clothes in an effort
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to decrease the high cost of living.
"It is the only way to beat' this
increasing cost of living and bold
profiteering, which will mean dis
aster if not curbed," said "Jerry,"
while the well-groomed city officials
looked on with a sniile. Alderman
O'Connell told the gathering he
would be the first to don overalls
and would go a step farther and
wear old clothes and promise not to
Buy any 'more clothes "until prices
took a tumble.?. ?
It is understood that a city hall
organization 4S : seriously consider
ing the question and may appear
shortly garbed. ,y old clothes and
overalls, If this is a reality, the aU
derman says he. will stick to his
proposition tothe city government
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Be Wnt (U Prortpe JtinulU.
Mother's Mistake Causes .
; . Death of Her Baby
Aftbn, Okl.; May " 1. The mis
take of Mrs. Elgin Wilson cost the
life of her 2-year-old baby the Other
day. ' , :
Mistaking a glass of cyanide of
potassium for a glass of water, Mrs.
Elgin gave the deadly liquid to the
child. It immediately went into
convulsions and died within
minutes.
Monkey Pur In Style
London, May, 1. Monkey fur hajjj
joined feathers as'a feature In th
trimming of coats and cloaks showa
in the spring style shows in Lon-1
don. The evening gowns rer&linf
backless. 1
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Sale W
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MMm Fiaced in Fen Great
And Radically Reduced in Price I
f ;:- For an Enormous Four-Day St
I At $1.35
Group,
A wonderful assortment of New
4Voile Blouses , in all the newest
styles, round necks, square necks.
: A very opportune sale. All selling
special for this sale, $1.35.
At $1.85
Another group of our New Voile
Blouses in all the latest styles, short
sleeves, long sleeves, round necks,
square necks and "V" necks. Lace
trimmed, embroidered -and plain
styles.
r-Bay Sale
M o nd ay - Tuesda y
Wednesday - Thursday
(Here is another group of voiles,
Just arrived, in the latest fashion,
some plain, others lace and em
broidery trimmed, Eyery conceiv
able style. Very special for this
sale at $2.65. '
At$3.45
T Here is something that surely;
will interest you. Blouses in or
gandies, dimities and voiles in all
the newest styles, to be sold very;
special for this sale, only $3.45.
At $5
85 At $7.35
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Here is a big group of blouses in all
the new materials and latest styles, con
sisting of Georgette Crepe, in various col
ors; short sleeves and long sleeves; round
neck, square neck, also "V" neck. This
group also consists of many new tailored
dimities, French voile and batiste blouses.
These values are exceptional.
Group 6 consists of crepe de chine, in .
tailored styles, with the convertible col
lars; others in fancy styles trimmed with
lace, and hand embroidered. This group
also consists of fancy Georgette French
voiles," hand-made batiste and strictly
tailored blouses in all sizes. Very special
for this sale, only $7.35. )S ,
At
Our entire stock of extra size blouses
included Middyblowes and smocks
To this group anew line of Georgette
Crepe Blouses have been added. I'hese
are1 mostly dressy; bloutes of the finest
quality Georgette, lace ; trimmed, .hand
embroidered in all the . latest styles; "V"
neck, round neck and square heck. This
group consists ofcrepe de chine, French
voiles, French hand-made,. tailored 'dim
ity and checked taffeta; unquestionable'
values, $9.85. '" '"V ,
$14. '85
fhese olouses are filet trimmed and
harid-embroidered, others plainer models;
also our new silk tricolette blouses in all
the newest shades, peplum effects, short
and long sleeves; very smart to wear with
the spring suit and later to be worn with
sport skirts; to this assortment we also
y? added voile, organdie and French batiste
blouses'; All very special for this sale.
bnly $14.85. - t ; v '
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No Refunds.'
No Exchanges.
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At $24,
An assortment of the finest quality Georgette -crepe
blouses, .trimmed Avith real filet and hand embroidered,
other trimmed with very fine Val. lace; some of these
. blouses are designed by;; Mme. Flanders.
We also feature silk- frip.nloffn aATo w
avery fine assortment of voile blouses
trimmed with, real; filet and point Venice
lace, some beautifully, hand embroidered.
Another new 'style blouse has been added to
this group;1 a. Batik Blouse; allover hand
Pamted' silk ; charmeuse . with short sleeves
dim pepium enects tnesd blouses are the
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very newest lor summer wear.
At
$36
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75
t jlerens a wonderful assortment
of our very best blouses, favored in
the finest quality Georgette, crepe
trimmed with real lace, beads and
colored yarn embroidery. All in
the latest fashion, short and long
sleeves, waistline and peplum ef
fects in every conceivable style.
This group , consists of elaborate
blouses, suitable for theater and
dinner wear. -.Very special for this
sale, $36.75. All sizes.
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