The Omaha Sunday Bee
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Vj . VOL. L NO. 5.
Ctn CliM RriNr May 2t, 1 90S. t
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OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 18 1920.
Mill (I mtl, lurid. 4th tm. Otlly and Saiitfi;, It; Daily Only, M: uSt. 14.
Outlld. 4th Zt (I mt), Daily and Suidiy. 116: Dill Only. 112; 8ay Only. (5.
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YACHT RACE
CALLED OFF
AFTER START
Shamrock IV and Resolute
Unable to Finish Contest
Within Six-Hour Time Limjt
Because of Light Winds. -
DEFENDER LEADING AT
END OF ABOUT 20 MILES
Challenger Left . Floundering
Along Toward Second Mark
In Virtual Calm When Flag
Announcing End Is Hoisted.
Sandy Hook, N. J., July 17. After
having left Shamrock IV, challenger
for the America's cup about two
miles behind in today's international
yacht race, the American defender.
Resolute, failed because of light
winds to finish withiii' the six-hour
time limit and the race was called
off by the regatta committee after
v about 20 miles had been covered.
Thc regatta committee hoisted the
code flag "J" at 7:30 o'clock when it
was obvious that the yachts couhi
not finish on time. At this hour the
American defender Resolute was a
little more than half a mile from the
second mark. ,
When the committee hoisted its
signal. Shamrock was floundering to
ward the second mark, virtually in a
( , calm. Toward the end of the race
H the contest developed simply into a
question of whether a sudden blow
3 would drive the American sloop
acrois the line in time.
Resolute Leads All Way.
Resolute had led all the way fronj
the s.tartincr line and was apparently
half an hour ahead of the chal
lenger when the committee's signal
was flown. .
The first leg of the race was a
beat to windward of 10 miles in a
southeastern direction in light., air.
Resolute jcrossed the starting line at
1:46:28, nine , seconds ahead t
Shamrock, which crossed at 1:46:3.
Resolute gained a quick advantage
by pointing higher in the wind,
while the challenger vainly sought
to Overcome that lead by iot point
ing; so high, but footing faster. Both
saUotl in a wind that was lust
enough to ruffle the water but not
sufficient to put them down to their
racing lines.
At 3:03 o'clock it was evident that
Resolute had established a big lead
over the challenger.
From then on to the turn the two
Jrachts made short tacks. The Res
olute steadily held her windward
feofition, but Shamrock crept slowly
tip on the defender as they neared
"the first turn.'vThen, however, the
Irish sloop fell into a calm, while
the defender drew ahead, and started
on the next 10-mile !,
Shamrock rounded the first mark
at 4:51:05, unofficial time, 17 min-
vtes and i seconds Dcnina inc ac
) fender. v
Resolute Holds Lead.
The twosloops were still holding:
on the starboard tack at 2:26 when
" thev had covered a distance of near
ly three miles from the lightship.
At 2:30 the Resolute had'the race
w A in hand. . The wind was freshen
ing and here and there a ruffled
pati-h could be observed on - the
water.
'' Off Long . Beach at 35 o dock
V Resolute ran into a puff of alf.
-which headed it up to weather and
enabled it to move -further away
. from Shamrock.
At 2:35 range finders aboard the
(Continued on Pf Two, 'olnmn STn.)
Cotton Planter and
20 of His Relatives
Tour U. S. In Machine
Cincinnati, O., July 17. John A.
Mangel, Atlanta, Ga.. cotton planter,
left Cincinnati for Niagara Falls to
day, accompanied by 20 of his
young nieces and nephew?, with
whom he has been touring the wes'
ern states by automobile. When
Mr. Mangct arrived with his -?U
companions, ranging in ape from
8 o 18 years, he explained that each
' yeaYJie takes his young kinfolks on
a trip to a different . part of- the
United States or Canada.
"I am a strong advocate of seeing
America first," said Mr. Mangel.
"We have been through the" west this
vear, paying particular attention to
Yellowstone park."
Hams, Ignoring Locks,
Execute Hqudini Stunt
Lewiston, Pa., July 17. It took
Fern Dupert, a Ferguson valley
farmer, several davs to discover how
hams valued at. $100 could get but
of a smokehouse without the lock
being opened or broken. He and
his friends finally discovered that
the entire building had been raised
with a jack," the hams stolen and
the building again .placed into posi
tion. When Dupert moved to Burnham
he brough t with him enough pork
to last for several months. It was
placed in a smokehouse nd the
door carefully, locked. Several
mornings later the smokehouse was
empty and nothing left to -indicate
Jow it happened. Marks of a jack
t the side of the building were dis
covered la"" J-
Court Action
Name of -
Is Heir
Reared by Wealthy Parents as Adopted Son, Robert ,
Edward Ridgely Bares Mystery Romance toj
Protect Mother, Who Is Known as "Best Dressed
Woman at Waldorf
Chicago, July 17. Robert Ed
wards, who had his name changed
to Robert Edwards Ridgely Friday,
said today he took that action to
protect his mother and have , no
questions asked. He told the court
he was the son of Edward R. Ridge-
t ly of Springfield, 111., 1iation.il bank
examiner under President McKm
!ej Now that he has been admitted by
the courts to be a member of the.
wealthy Ridgely family it is expected
he will seek a part of the $5,000,000
estate" left by Charles Ridgely, whom
he claims was his grandfather.
Tried to Avoid Scandal.
Robert, who is 36 years old, savs
hei was kept in ignorance of his
identity to avoid a family scandal
He submitted a c.rtified copy of a
marriage license issued at Little
Rock, Ark., in 1883 to prove that
Edward R. Ridgely and Miss Far
nie Clark were married secretly. He
told the court he was the offspring
of the union. Lr.ter there was a
fashionable wedding in Springfield,
but Robert says he was jn the eaM.
where he was raited to believe he
was the son of a friend of Ridgel.
"For a long time my mother lived
at the Waldorf Astoria in New
York," said Robert today. "She
was known as the best dressed
woman at the Waldorf. She is very
pretty and I love her. i aln claim
ing my rightful name in order that
I 'may protect her now and have no
questions asked."
Lawyer Tells Story.
Attorney David B. Woolworth,
j who represented the young man in
court, told the story of his client's
history.
WOMAN AND SEVEN
CHILDREN KILLED
WHEN HOME BURNS
Husband and Father of Idaho
Family Is Held for
- Investigation.
Bonners Ferry, Idaho, July 17.
Mrs. John Roesch and seven chil
dren were burned to death.early to
day at their home at Copeland, 20
miles north of here. The house was
destroyed by fire'. The husband and
father is being held pending investi
gation. '
According to Roesch's story to the
sheriff, he was awakened by flames
and rain from the house tp get water
in ,a. pail. He' said he had to go
some distance and when he returned
the house was ablaze." He said he
was burned , in trying to enter the
house. . ,
Roesch telephoned- to Copeland,,
an hour after the fire, according to
the sheriff. The sheriff, prosecuting
attorney and coroner are investigat
ing at Copejand.
Constable Wanted to v '
Use Lariat to Bring .
Defendants In Court
Constable George McBride was
about to use a lariat yesterday in a
:inal effort to bring the defendants
into court.
On complaint of Mrs. H- J. Ziug
sheim, 714 North Twentieth street,
Constable McBride has made several
futile effort to arrest Miss Pearl
Wilson and Mrs. L. Latham for dis
turbing the peace.
"Once more I'll try," the constable
remarked, as his finger fumbled
throlgh a coil of rope. "Why the
halyards?" his superior. Justice Col
lins inquired.
."You,, know, I'm going to bring
'em into court," was the retort.
On advice from the justice, how
ever, the constable's ideas changed.
Start Suit to Force Colby
To Announce War Is Oyer
Washington, July 17. Harry
Mecartney, a Chicago lawyer, in his
capacity as a tax payer, today filed
suit' in the district supreme court to
compel Secretary of State Colby im
mediately to promulgate the" joint
resolution of congress declaring at
end the state of war with Germany.
Mr. Mecartney based his suit on the
ground that the president has no
veto power over a joint resolution.
Bank Clearings for Week
.Below Last Year's Record
Bank clearings in Omaha for -the
past week fell several million dollar;,
under the record for the correspond
ing week of last year. For this
week they came to $55,184,806.22,
while a year ago they reached $C1.
184.172.45. The clearings , lor the
week are considerably more , thin
those of last week, chiefly because
of the holiday that reduced the busi
ness then.
Iowa City Growi
Washington, July 17. Iowa City,
Ia 11,267; increase 1.176 or 11.7 per
cent.
Plymouth, Pa., 16,500: (W.reace
490 or .9 per cent.
Ba&
Who
to - Big Estate
Astoria.
"Young Ridgely is the son of Ed
ward R. Ridgely, a national bank
examiner under President McKin
ley, who died a few years ago," saia
the attorney. "He is also a nephew
of William B. Ridgely, who was
comptroller of the currency from
1901 to 1908. and a nephew of Mrs.
William A. Vincent, widow of Judge
Vincent. '
"His parents had a civil wedding
in Little Rock. Later they had a
fashionable church wedding, after
the birth of Robert. His fatlrer and
mother strangely kept his, existence
from friends and relatives. He was
sent east to school. Through all
the years he was kept in ignorance
of his identity, his. father tejling him
he was the son if a friend whom
he had promised to care for the boy.
Will Get Estate.
"It was not until Robert's pres
ence was necessary in a contest over
the will of his grandfather, Charles'
Ridgely, that Robert learned his
identity. Then his father and. Judge
Vincent produced him in court as
one of the heirs of 'the elder Ridgc
ly's $5,000,000 estate. He will re
ceive a portion of tKat estate even
tually." When called on the telephone to
day Mrs. Vincent said:
"Let him prove what he claims
he can."
Ridgely says Shelby Cullom, for
mer United States senator from IU
linois, was his uncle.
"I have many international
friends," he said, "and I feel very
proud that I can now claim my
rightful heritage before the world."
Ridgely is sals and advertising
manager for A. J. Kirkstin & Co. of
"Escanaba, Mich. - ,
BUILDING OWNERS
TAKE CREDIT FOR
KENNEDY ARTICLE
Board of Directors of Associa
tion Regrets Personal Attack
On President by Tenants.
Moved by the personal attack
made by the Omaha, Tenants' Pro
tective league 'Friday night against
their president the executive com
mittee of the Building Owners' and
Managers' association of Omaha
yesterday assumed full responsibil
ity for the statement issued by
President Alfred 'Kennedy.
This statement brought forth vin
dictive resolution by the tenants'
lcrgue at its last meeting. .
! The statement by the,., executive
committee follows: '
m Was Not Personal
"The executive committee of the
Building O wnes' . and Managers'
association of Omaha regrets ex
ceedingly that the official statement
of the position of 'the association, as
given out by Alfred Kennedy, presi
dent, should be construed by the
tenants' league as, a personal state
ment of Mr. Kennedy,' and that Mr.
Kennedy should be personally at
tacked on account of it. f
"The Building Owners' and Managers'-
association of Omaha feels
that the present controversy with
the tenants' league is one going
much deeper and involving much
more than merely the question of
rents to be paid Omaha during
the next few months.
Makes Situation Worse.
"When any organization is
formed to make possible the taking
and holding of property regardless
of the consent of the i owner and
v.;i;hout legal right, we. feel that the
situation must be faced squarely
v illi a realization 'of what thisi
mer.ns. ,
"The past few years have been
years of stress not only for tenants
I'Ut for those charged with the prob
lem of trying ro pay the steadily
increasing cost of operating build
ings in Omaha, and an attempt of
one class to forcibly, solve present
ciifficultics at the -expense of anotHer
classical! only result in making the
present situation worse."
Charles Wolfe Is Arrested
For Impersonating Officer
Charles Wolfe, 3103 W street, was
ai rested by the police, who say he
is one of the men who visited the
home of Anna Parigriu, 5024 South
Twenty-fifth street, on July T and
represented himself to-be a federal
agent in search of liquor. Mrs. Pa
rigriu identified Wolfe as one of the
men. He is a brother of William
Wolfe who was shot last winter in a
battle with South Side police.
Society of Third Division .
Organized During Reunion
Chicago, July 17. The Society of
the Third division was organized at
a reunion of the members xA the
unit. Cap. Harold Bacon of Chi
cago was elected president.
Maj. Gen. J. T.;Dickman an,d Maj.
Gen. .Robert L. Howe wore made
herniary presidents for life.
' .
ARION WILL
PREPARE FOR
LARGE CROWD
Ohio City, Home of Senator
Harding, Plans Entertain
ment for Notification Day
Thousands Will Attend.
WHOLE CITY ABLAZE WITH
GAY FLAGS AND PENNANTS
Nearly Double Population of
City Expected as Guests
Soecial Decorations and.Re-
freshments Provided. '
By PHILIP KINSLEY.
Chloano JTrlbuiM-Omaha Be Lmaed tVlr.
Marion, O., July 17. Flags and
pennants are blossoming all over
Marion, as the biggest day in its his
tory approaches. The downtown
district is ablaze with colors, wel
come signs and the triumph arch
along the court of honor in Mount
Vernon avenue, in front of the home
of Senator Warren -G. Harding is
being erected. Nearly every home
contains a picture of the republican
nominee. The citizens have organ
ised, raised a fund and are deter
mined to- play the host in magnifi
cent style to thousands expected on
notification' day next Thursday.
It is no small task, as this city of
30,000 will be called upon to enter
tuiu at least 50,000 guests for the
day at least.
pecial trains, automobile parties,
marching; clubs and delegations of
all kinds are expected from all parts
of Ohio and' the middle west. Chi
cigo, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and
other cities will send thousands. Cin
cinnati decorators have been called
in to make the city gay and an 'old
circus man who fed the crowds at
Canton during the McKinley cam
piiign will be on hand 'Thursday to
sc that every one gets a sandwich
-aita coffTc- at least. ' , ' ' '
(Jailed for Emergency.
" Bakers, butchers, restaurant men,
lodges, churches and housewives"
have been called on in the emerg
ency. The bakers .have given as
surances that they can bake. 50,000
loaves of bread a day with an un-
iimited supply of buns and dough
nuts. "A circus tent will be erected
on the field of Garfield park where
the nomination ceremonies will be
held. This is about two miles from
the town. The crowds 'ill be fed,
here and in a system of smaller1
'stands downtown. Ttiere will hk
hot-dog sandwiches in abundance for
the town has under way a Wiener
wurst factory vith a ' capacity of
from 5i to 10tons a day. Every
housewife will roastaham and bake
extra bread and a pot of coffee. More
than ; a thousand rooms" in private
houses have been h'sted by the lo
cal committee of arrangements.
Most 4jf the yisitors are expected
to leave the evening of the notifi
cation. The railroads are planning
to put on' a large number of extra
passenger cars and the local com
mittee will be prepared to park 10,
000 automobiles.
Provide .4,000 Seats.
The republican national commi
lee and 'members of the committee
of notification, will arrive ,by spe
cial train front Columbus and will
stop off at White Oaks farm, near
the edge of the city for lufich before
proceeding to the park ,m private
automobiles. The addresses of noti
fication and acceptance will be de
livered in a covered pavilion in the
center of the park. All the 2,000
seats inside will be reserved. Two
thousand more will be, arranged
around the open sides and the rest
of the crowd will have to stand.
Carpenters yand decorators are
busy at the park. A small room
in the rear of the stage will be re
served for the reception of the nomi
nee and Senator Cabot Lodge, who
will deliver the address of notifi-
lauon. .'nouier room will be re
served for Mrs. Harding and her
guests,
The platform will hold 1501
and arrangements are being made
lor 1UU newspaper men. Special
wires, are being run into the pavil-
Senator" Harding has about com
pleled Ins'
s address and will begin!
to receive delegations atram thic
week, hornier Congressman, Fow
ler of New Jersey, former head of
the banking and currency eommit-
ivc ot the house, conferred with
ir. liardmg today. ' .
Chairman Will Explain "
Proposed Amendments Here
A. G. Weaver of Falls City, who
served as chairman of the constitu
tional convention, ias written, to
Jerry Howard an acceptance to ad
dress a public meeting in the city
council chamber next Tuesday at 8
p. in. . V . ; :
Mr. Weaver will explain feature's
of the proposed constitutional
amendment which will be submitted
to the voters 'of the 'state on Sen-
temhr ?1 1
Women
are invited to
attend thi
meeting.
"640 Miners Strike
Canon City, Colo., July 17. Six
hundred coal minrrs employed by
the Colorado Fuel and Iron com
pnily. are oil strike todav in this dis
trict follovSns air order bythe com
pany instiling electric safety lamp.
What
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SUFFRAGE
STATE LEGISLATURES THATHAV6 ' Sj?) '
RATIFIED THE AMENDMENT,- Zij 4
REPUbLICA'KI DEMOCRATIC r
LEGISLATURES REJECTING AMeNDMCHjJL jft j ,
REPUBLICAN '.WA' '
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OMAHA HOLDING
SECOND RANK IN
1920BUILD1N6
Follows Afcron fn Pef Capita
Figures Value of. New.
Construction Is Four
teenth. Omaha ranked second in nev con
struction per capita during the first
six months of the year, according
to figures compiled by the bureau of
publicity of the Chamber of Com
merce. Akron, center ..of the tire in
dustry,', ranked first.
The new building values per cap
ita for the period were:
Akron (Minneapolis .
Omaha 66 Kansas City.
Cleveland 51 (Baltimore . . .
Detroit 4S Milwaukee . .
Atlanta 4CWanhinEton .
Los Angeles 42Boston
Newark Mj Philadelphia
New York 30. Chicago ....
San Franelsco... . . SISt. Louis . . .
.2S
. 23
. 2
. 25
. :
Although tMrty-fourth in popula
tion, Omaha ranked fourteenth in
actual construction for the first half
of the year. The figures for the
large cjties are:
City.
mos. 1920
Now york City
.1C9.S6.062
. 60.258,600
. 48,733,800
. 41.162.675
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Philadelphia
I.os Angeles
Baltimore
Boston
San Francisco
Akron
Newark
Milwaukee
St Louts .-. r.
Omaha .
. SS. 570,395
24'.i97'.639 J
19,103,413 i
17.263,1
14,873,616
14,201,132
13,R25,S17
1., 365.891
10,701,608
10,674,265
Washington 10,322,0:15
Minneapolis 10,047.920
Atlanta 9.00,531
Kansas City S, 932,055
Wilson Opposes Retiring
' Aged Willing to Work
Washington, July 17. President
Wilson is strongly opposed to the
retirement under the civil service re-
tiremcnt law of civil service em
ployes who have reached the retire
ment age ot bo years, but who are j
in gooa pnysicai condition ana ac-
sire lo continue at work. j
Si-rrtaru Tlininltv sairl tnrlav flip '
president had told members of the i
caDinet ot ms desire mat tney place
a uniform interpretation on the
measure, which becomes effective
July 2Z and which some cabinet of-
cers have construed to provide
rbitrarily for retirement of em-
iployes at the age, of 65.
It was announced at the postofficc
department today that bureau chiefs
and, postmasters had been directed
to place before the postmaster gen
eral all applications of s;r;rran
nuates for continuance in o!Tir with
such recommendations as th-: ared
to make.
Choice Farm. Lands Sold
-By Lincoln Companies
The auction .sale of eastern Ne
braska" farms held June 25-26 bv
W6ods .Brothers companies and
Christian 1 and Herman, Lincoln
companies, was" a great success, ac
cording to the Woods Brothers.
A heavy hkIt on the. morning of
the first day kept all except Lincoln
buyers away. Nineteen hundred j
acres of laud, in plots of 80 and 160
acres, were sold. The prices' ranged !
from $22$ to ?J80 per acre. ' j
Makes the'Suff Rage
She "You're Long on Talk and Very , Short
"Princess" Puffs at
Oigar at Breakfast
While Nattvts Stare
Fremont, Neb., July 17. (Special )
Princess Warhoochee of Omaha,
drove here from the city today in
two of her three automobiles.
, . The occasion of her drive was to
appear to answer? charges of prac
tising medicine without. a. license..
Natives of Fremont, were as
tounded when the princess calmly
moked a cigar In the Hotel Path
finder breakfast room,. after coffee
and doughnuts.
Princess Warhoochee was ar
rested laNSunday at Snyder,
Her combined oriental-Indian', garb
attracted crowds which, followed heH
progress through the- main streets
of the city to the hotel. . .
House Probers Visit
Angel Island to See
Jap "Picture Brides"
San Francisco, July 17. The house
immigration and naturalization
committee investigating the Japanese
situation in California went to the
Angel Island immigration station to
day to witness Japanese, "picture
brides" being claimed by their hus
bands. Up to noon, o.yever, the
husbands had not appeared at the
station. '. . . - '
"The . brides," arrayed in forrhal
Japanese costumes, awaited anxtous-
ly for their husband, whom they had
never seen anH In whom tlipv wri
married in Japan after an exchange
of photographs and correspondence.
The "picture bride" process-has
been abandoned by Japan -and the
women at the station obtained 'pass
ports prior to the time Japan
banned the practice.
The committee while awaiting the
coming of the husbands inspected
the station. ' '
Only 2,500 Express Employes
Benefit In Wage Awards
Chicago, July 17 Only .'.SOO em
ployes of the American Railway
Lxpress company will be Jiffectcj
)y the decision to be handed down
yuesdav bv the railway labor board
James I. Forrester, of the Brothcr-
l, ,.f D,;i.. .... r"U,l. -.l .
her, of the federal board announced
today,
The
2,500 include blacksmiths,
machinists, electricians and their
apprentices and helpers, he said.
Joe Sodomaka Fined $105
For Distilling Moonshine
State Officers Moore aand Schmidt
t;:idcd the home of Joe Sodomaka,
Thirteenth and Y streets, Friday,
and seized one still and a quantity
of mash. Sodomaka was fined $100
for illegal manufacture of liquor. He
is in jail. Frank Humbal, ' 5515
South Thirty-third street," was fined
$i00 for illegal possession of liquor.
The Weather
FORECAST.. i
Fair Sunday; not much change in
temperature.
Hourly Temperatures.
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TWO VICTIMS OF
HOLDUPS NABBED
BY POLICE HERE
i 1 . 1 , 1 ,
Solicitors for Capper Publica
tions Held as Fugitives
Pending Filihg of For
. mal Charges.
E. T. Edwards and J, C. Rich
mond, Capper publications solic
itors, 1810 Farnam street, were ar
rested yesterday, afternobn "as fugi
tives from justice. '.
They were apprehended at Rail
road avenue and Monroe street as
they were driving into the city from
Nebraska City. Their arrest was
asked by the sheriff of Otoe county.
Specific charges have not yet
been made against the men.
A Nebraska City newspaper, giv
ing an account, of an alleged holdup
there in which Richmond and Ed
wards were' reported robbed by
three highwaymen, was found on
the me,n when taken here.
The story, according to police,
says. Richmond reported the high
vnymen took a watch, money and
stickpin from him. Police say the
watch and stickpin were found on
Richmond here. v
Two' clicks signed with the
names of C. E. Wolfe and C. H,
Tucker, for $100 and $150, were also
found on Richmond.
The two men are being held pend
ing arrival of specific charges from
Nebraska City.
May-Be About $60,000
Outstanding in Page
Bank With, No Record
Lincoln, lulv 17. Sneeial ' Tt I
will take 60 to 90 days to discover
the exact condition of affairs of the
State bank at Page, which closed its
doors last Monday, after its presi
dent, E. H. Smith, had died, accord
ing to Secretary Hart of the state
banking department.
According to the records which,
give the number of certificates is
sued, there are about 50 missing, the
stubs giving no reference to the
miioiint of the certificates, and ac
cording to the best estimate, there
may be $60,0p0 more outstanding
than certificates show. Notes in the
b.-.nk, turned over to an O'Neill bank
and a Sioux City bank, to cover
overdrafts and secured by these
banks after the death of . Smith,
amount to about $20,000.
According to Mr. Hart. Smith
began loaning money to his friends
four years ago. They never paid it
hack and the falsification of the
hank records was made to cover up
the transactions.
.
Aged Convict Pardoned
As Birthday Present
Austin, Tex., July 17. After hav
ing refused to accept executive
clemency from former Governors
Colquitt and Ferguson, "Uncle"
Bill Edwards, arcentric Texas con
vict, aged 70, wrote the governor for
a pardon as a birthday present on
July 1920. It immediately was
granted.
3 MERCHANTS
ARE NABBED
IN BIG STEAL
Seven Men, Including Three
Watchmen, Are Now Held as
Leaders of Gang in $100;000
Robberies in This City.
LOOT VALUED AT $30,000
RECOVERED BY PQLICE
Expensive Silks Found in
Hotel Rooms Occupied by
Chorus Girls, Who Say Ar
ticles Were Given Them.
Theft from Omaha department
stores of more than $100,000 worth
of goods in the last three months
was revealed Saturday, police say,
when seven men, three of whom
were employes of the A. D. T. Co.,
were arrested and nearly $30,000
worth of goods, alleged to have been
stolen, was recovered from a down
town hotel.
City and store detectives claim
the 'plan, whereby it was possible to
rob stores of several thousand dol
lars worth of merchandise nearly
every night, was the most cleverly
devised and executed of any in' the
history of Omaha.
Those arrested were W. A. Swan,
chieft operator for the A. D. T. Co.:
Thomas B. Robel, Henshaw hotel,
and Bernard Dolan, Millard hotel;
also employes of the A. D. T. Co.;
Guy Huff and Joseph Grady, em
ployed in a Douglas 6treet theater;
Sam Frohm, merchant, 3225 Cali
fornia street; Tony- Stuffier, mer
chant. 330 North Twenty-fifth street.
?nd F. .J. Welch, merchant, 3.'
North Twenty-fifth street.
How System Worked.
The plan, detectives say, was fo
the A. D. T. employes, who had
keys to the large downtown stores,
to unlock the buildings' and be on
the lookout for city police while
their accomplices removed the
merchandise from the store.
Private detectives for the Bran
deis and Burgess-Nash stores hare
been jvorking on the cise nearly six
months, they said, but were un
able to secure sufficient evidence
lo warrant any arrests earlier than
yesterday.
It is believed others implicated in
the affair might have been appre
hended had it been possible to keep
the matter a secre longer, but it
was learned Friday night that at
least one of the men under suspi
cion was preparing to leave the
city.
It is believed more of the stolen
merchandise will be recovered, but
detectives say much of it has been
disposed' of to unscrupulous mer
chants, who may or may not have
known where it came. from.
Police May Be Involved.
Nearly every article sold by the
larger department stores was in
cluded in the missing goods, but
women's clothing seemed "to have
first, choice and men's clothing was
second in popularity.
Acting Chief of Detectives Ander
son refused Saturday night to dis
cuss details of the raid, particular
ly a report' that several of tfie 'men
when arrested had stated that it
they went to, the pen they would
take several members of the Omaha
police force with them.
Many articles of clcthing recov
ered in the raid on the hotel Satur
day were found in the rooms of
chorus girls employed at a local the
ater. Raid Well Planned.
The girls claimed the garment
wore given to them by "gentlemen
friends, and they did not know thev
were stolen. None of the girls had
been arrested at 6 o'clock Saturday
night, although several had been
questioned by detectives.
So well planned was the raid,
which occurred between 12 and 1
o'clock Saturday afternoon, that po
lice had no trouble in loratinr all n(
the men wanted.
Four of the chorus girls said thev
were awakened by unusual noises
and saw three men searching dress
er drawers and their trunks and
carefully stacking their clothing in
the middle of the room.
"I thought we vfere being robbed
but I had just as well be sweet
about it," said a little blonde dancer
Saturday night as she tucked up a
stray curl and dabbed at her nose
with a powder puff.
Girls Protest Innocence.
"Then I realized they wouldn't be
robbing us that time of day so I
asked what they wanted. They ex
plained the stuff was stolen. It's
sure hard luck. None of us ever sus
pected our friends were that kind of
guys. Maybe we ought not to have
taken the stuff hut you know every
thing is awful high 'now and it isn't
unusual for show Kirls to reteiv
clothing as gifts from admirers."
Flyer Killed and Woman
Passenger Injured in Fall
San Jose, Cal.. July 17. George
M-arshall, San Francisco aviator,
killed when his airplane fell
during a lodge celebration here.
Miss H. Benoit, San Jose nurse,
who was riding with Marshall. ti
nirt so severely' it was thought lb
would not recover.
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