THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: 'NOVEMBER 28, 1020.
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Girl Robs Home
Of Clothing for
Her Trousseau
Victim Refuses to Prosecute
Young Woman Who Turn
Burglar to Hold Love
Of Fiance.
Love oi J. Lester Scnccal, 20,
Young Men's Christian association,
for pretty Shirley Dressier, 19, was
strengthened yesterday when he
learned his fiancee had confessed to
stealing a quantity of jewelry and
silk lingerie from the home of Jules
Rosenbaum, 5008 Capitol avenue,
, far the purpose of "enhancing her
scanty wrclding trousseau.
"How the girl must love me to do
ich a thing to make, rue happy,"
was Senecal's first comment yester
day when he heard of her arrest. "It
certainly makes me love her more
Mid it is .up to me to teach her to
live in the right way."
.Miss dressier, whose home is at
Twentieth and Hurdctte streets, was
..nested Friday nig!:i at the home of
L. C.-Khon, 114 South Thirty-fifth
avenue, where she was employed as
i domestic. She confessed to break
;f? into the Rosenbaum home
Thanksgiving night and taking
je.welry aad lingerie.
Gave Fictitious Name.
Miss Brcssler told the police her
name was Elsie Bowman and her
home was at 2011 "South Eleventh
street. She said she wanted the
clothes so that she would look well
in the eyes of a young man with
!Wwhom she isNn love.
' , Because it was her first offense,
Rosenbaum, when he heard her
story, refused to prosecute. She
was released by Police Judge Fitz
gerald after a short lecture.
"An unhappy home life and Shir
ley's desire to have someone who
loved her caused Jier to do this."
Senecal said yesterday. "She lived
with her stepfather, who couldn't
jove her and treat her like his own
daughter.
Met in Norfolk.
"I first met her at Norfolk, Neb.,
and then she moved here. I came
here later to work for the Western
Electric company and she called
me up.
"Shirley was working for the tele
, phone company as an operator then
' and when I calkd on her she was a
different girl than the innocent little
ffirt I knew in Norfolk.
"Her home life was unhappy and,
Jlnally 'she left home and became a
iomestic, as that was the only way
ve knew sjie could be, in a ni$e place
rm the small wages she was capable
of earning. I learned to love her.
Planned to Start Anew.
"We planned to leaveOmaha. I
-hoped that soon jthe company would
transfer me to Seattle and there we
'would start life over again.
"I don't know what possessed her
, to do this. I loved her in her
simple calico frock. She was neat
and clean and I believe she was true
"t me ana l never carea tor tancy
Iothes.
1 Seneca!, who is employed as an
installer for the Western Electric
:ompany, dropped his work im
mediately yesterday when he learned
f Miss Bressler's arrest. He was
determined to go to police headquarters.-
Mother Bursts Into Tears.
Later, he changed his mind, and
went to the home of her mother,
Mrs. Sam Milligan, Twentieth and
Burdette. Mrs. Milligan hadn't
heard of her daughter's arrest. She
burst into tears.
"I can't understand why she did
it," she sobbed. "Shirley wasn't
raised that way."
JtVhen Senecal learned of Miss
essler's release he hurried to the
Kohn home, where the two met,
threw themselvs in each other's arms
and determined to start again on a
new and better life.
. Broke Into Home.
Miss Bressler told officers that
she knew the Rosenbaums were
away every Thursday night. So last
Thursday night she took a bag, went
to the Rosenbaum home. brke the
glass in the back door and reaching
inside turned the latch, according to
her story to the police.
"She was a remarkably pretty
girl," Mrs. Kohn said yesterday.
"She was a good worker and her
great fear when arrested was that
Iter lover and her mother would have
to suffer."
Girl Turns Burglar for
Sake of Man She Loved
Big Jump in Arrests
t Shown, in October
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In reply to an inquiry irom inc
municipal affairs committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, Police Com
missioner .Ringer has advised that
the ! total 'arrests in Omaha during
last month was 1,537 as against 883
for the corresponding month of
1919.
W. A. Ellis, .representing the
municipal affairs committee, ex
plained the police commissioner
that the Chamber of Commerce is
investigating conditions in connec
tion with an unusual number of un
- employed coming to Omaha during
the last few weeks.
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Judge Rebukes Mother Who
Holds School Unimportant
When Edward Murphy's name
was calledin juvenile court yester
day, where he was to answer to a
charge of truancy. Mrs. Edward
Murphy, his mother, 4139 W street,
answered in his stead.
"The boy has left home and c
can't find him," she told Judge Sears.
"Well, we'll send the officers after
him and bring him in."
"I can't see why there is so much
fuss about my boy leaving school,"
Mrs. Murphy said. "I have three
Other boys who left when they were
younger than Edward and they have
ail turned out well."
"Times are different now," Judge
Sears replied, "the Kfw requires each
boy and girl to go to school a cer
tain length of time and I'm here to
enforce the law. Edward will ro
back to school when we find him."
Judge Sears told the mother.
jx Attends Auto Convention.
f J. L. Haskin, secretary of the
Omaha Automobile club, left last
night for Louisville, Ky., to attend
the annual convention of the Na-
tional Automobile Ciub Secretaries'
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1 Miss Shirley Bressler, 19, who was released on charges of burglary
yesterday when Jules Rosenbaum, 5008 Capitol avenue, Swhose home
she robbed, learned she had looted his home for the sake of pretty clothes
with which to look well in the eyes of her fiance and refused to prosecute.
"It's up to me to teach her to live the right way," said J. Lester Sen
ecal, 20, the nance, when he learned ot his sweetheart s predicament.
They plan to move to Seattle and there start life anew.
3 Women Killed,
One Badly Hurt,
As Train Hits Car
Auto Driver Fails 16 See On
rushing. Engine at Crossing
30, Miles Northeast of
Council Bluffs.
i Mrs. Arthur Hanson, Modale, la.,
who was injured in the crash be
tween a Northwestern passenger
train and an automobile near' Modale
late Friday afternoon, in which
three women were killed, will live,
according to attendants at the Jen
nie Edmundson hospital in Council
Bluffs, where she was taken that
night.
Mrs. Hanson was considered fa
tally injured Friday.' She was un
conscious most of the night. This
morning, however, her injuries were
diagnosed as scalp wounds, and her
condition reported improved.
Three Women Killed.
The women who were killed in the
crash were Mrs. Charles Long, Mrs.
Jennie Ross and Mrs. William Lee.
Mrs. Long and Mrs. Ross were killed
instantly. Mrs4 Lee died in a Bluffs
hospital. G. A. Thompson, driver of
the automobile, suffered injuries to
his leg and scalp cuts. An X-ray
picture will be taken today to deter
mine if the leg is fractured.
All four women in the accident
were mothers and farmers' wives.
They were being driven to their
homw from a kensington at the
Thompson, home. Side curtains on
the automobile prevented a clear
view of the track. The bodies of
the dead women were mangled hor
ribly, having been dragged several
hundred feet under the wreckage.
v Placed on Train.
The bodies of the two dead women
were placed on the train, that of
Mrs. Long being taken to Modale
and that of Mrs. Ross to Missouri
Valley. A freight engine and caboose
bore the inured to the Bluffs, where
Mrs. Lee died without regaining con
sciousness. Mrs. Long is survived by her hus
band and six children. Mrs. Ross
was a widow, survived by-an only
daughter. Mrs. Lee leaves a hus
band and one child. Mrs. Hanson
is the mother of four children. All
connected with the accident live near
Modale. -
Money Crispin
East Has Passed,
Avers Stock Man
Kearney Man, Owner of Larg-
- est Stock Farm in World,
Bristling With Optimism
On Return From N.Y.
Falconer Gives Talk at
Rosewater Community Center
Thomas Falconer, city commis
sioner, spoke at a community center
meeting Friday night iu, Edward
Rosewater school, on the work of his
department in promoting play
grounds and community centers.
Dorothy Sydnor four, sang two
songs unaccompanied. Artistic
dancing was offered by Dorothy ard
Blaine Wahl, with Mi?; Robinson at
the piauJt. A vocal quintet was well
received and A. Tfmmerma.n ap
peared in a blackface monologue.
Miss Pizer recited.
Financial conditions in the east
are fast clearing up, according to E.
D. Gould of Kearney, Neb., who re
turned to Omaha yesterday from
New York, fairly bristling with
optimism.
Mr. Gould is owner of the Midway
stock farm at Kearney, the largest in
the world.
"The money crisis has passed in
N'cw. York City," he declared. "East
ern financiers expect to see an im
provement within the next 60 days."
Mr. Gould was attending a horse
sale in Madison Square Garden,
where he met business men and live
stock "raisers from all sections of the
United States.
Situation Clears Up.
"I come home with a feeling o op
timism," he declared, and he smiled
to orove it.
"The situation ii clearing up in the
east. There is ry little surplus
merchandise on hand and just as
soon as the loss-taking period is
over and buying begins we will see
a change in conditions.
"Business men realize the retail
ers have not yet completed their re
adjustment. Many of them are
waiting until after their Christmas
buying season to make their final
reductions.
Temporarily Hard Hit.
"The farmer and live stock men
are temporarily hard hit, but if
they will take their losses quickly
and start oh a new basis, they will
be on top again in six months.
"The stock feeder can buy fiis
live stock and corn at reduced
prices.
"He will be aide to operate this
winter on about 50 per cent of the
capital required last year.
"This means that our money will
go ftwice as far. which is equivalent
to having twice as much money."
Takes Opposite View.
Mr. Gould takes the opposite at
titude toward the financial and agri
cultural situation from that ex
pressed by George M. Wilber, chair
man of rhs executive committee of
the Ohio Wool Growers' associa
tion, who spoke before the Cham
ber of Commerce yesterday.
"Mr. Wilber is too pessimistic,"
said Mr. Gould after raeding a re
port of the talk. '
Ohio Grads Organize
The Ohio University club organ
ized at a meeting Friday of gradu
ates of the university. Abel V. Shot
well was elected president and Mrs.
Jean G. Jones, secretary-treasurer.
The meeting was held at the Uni
varsity club.
"California Syrup of Figs"
Tot a Child' Liver and Bowels
Mothe;! Say "California," then you will
get genuine "California Syrup of Figs." Full,
directions for babies and children of all ages
who arc constipated, bilious, feverish, tongue
coated, or full of cold, are plainly printed on '
the bottle. Children love, this delicious laxative.
Mystery Clouds
Shooting of Man
Escorting Woman
Grand Island Realtor Shot
Twice Yesterday Morning;
Blames Holdups in First .
Report, Silent Now.
K. K. Buliington, real estate huh,
Grand Island, Neb., was shqt twite
at Twenty-sixth and Wirt streets' at
1:15 yesterday morning while walk
ing home with his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Alec Vogel, 2615 Wirt street.
One bullet entered Bulliugton's
log; another entered the hip. He
was taken into the Yogel home,
where his wounds were dressed. He
was later removed to Swedish Mis
sion hospital.
The shooting was reported to po
lice as part of a holdup, in which
Buliington said he was robbed of
if 500. and Mrs. Yogel told of grap
pling with one t wo men who did
the shooting.
Refuses to Talk.
Detectives have been working on
the case all day. Buliington refuses
to discuss the affair, according to
Chief of Detectives Van Dusen, ex
cept to say the men were youthful.
Mrs. Vogel, whose sister is Bul
liugton's wife, was questioned con
cerning the affair in Chief Van Du
mp's office.
She said they believed at tir-it the
"holdup" was a joke and that one
of the men was her husband. Be
cause of this, she said, Buliington
failed to r.v'se his hands fast enough
and was shot. She said the men
went through his pockets as though
they were seeking money, y
Husband Calls Police.
Yogel also appeared at Central
police headquarters in connection
with the affair. He declared he had
called police about his wife last
night, when she failed to reach home
at It) as she had aid she would. He
declared he fearfd she migltt have
hern in an accident. .
Yogel told police Buliington is
somewhat of a gambler and ad
vanced the theory th: two men who
held up his brother-in-law might
have been a pair who lost money in
a game in which Buliington woi
several nights ago.
Bullington's condition is not, con
sidered serious. ,
Vogel is a railroad man.
General Eleetion Cost
Douglas County S2U972
The cost of the general election
of November 2, in Douglas county
was $J1,72.S7, according to figures
prepared by County Clerk Frank
Dewev.
This includes the election expenses
in the clerk's office. ' election com
missioner's office, salaries of judges,
clerks and inspectors, booth rents
and miscellaneous expenses.
Warrants for paymnt of election
employes are now ready and can
be obtained in the, county clerk's
office, basement of the court house.
There are 2.169 sffch warrants.
Mayor Is Seeking
J
For Omaha Girl
With Pretty Face
She Must Also Have Lots of
Money Is Wanted to
Christen Scout Cruiser
"Omaha.
Tacoina
will pay her expenses "to
and back for her.
There are but a few davs left in
which to choose this Omaha Venus;
The launching will be next Satur
day. That .means she must leave Oma
ha next Wednesday,
So step up, beauties, and1 be
choosed.
Woman Shot by Husban
Is Reported Receive"
Mrs. Ilattie Pearson, 2859,'J 1
nain .street, who was shot Frit
by her husband, John Pearson, ji
before he committed suicide, w
repotted recovering at the Swedis
Mission hospital yesterday.
Mavor Smith's looking for an
Omaha girl with a pretty face and!?
lots of money. f
lie wants to honor her. -She
will christen the United States "
naval scout cruiser No. 4, "Omaha."
The mayor received this telegram
from Secretary of . the Navy Jose
plms Uaniels yesterday:
"1 have assigned the name, Oma
ha, to scout cruiser No. 4, in honor
of the' citv of which you are mayor.
Racks His Brain.
Will you designate some woman j
to act as sponsor for this vessel. '
which will be launched December
4. at Tacoma, Wash. Letter fol
lows"
And so, the mayor is "racking h:
brain" as he put it, to select tin .
sponsor.
She must be good looking, to do
justice to the fair city of Omaha
But Few Days Left.
And she must have money a1i
she must have money, for nobody
i'iiiiii'i.ivi i iOR0HARD-WlLHF.LM CO. """"I'wn'1"1'
r for Christmas 1
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XTRA special irlucements in1
the way of p: ices for a short
time, on one, one and one-half
and two-ton Commerce trucks.
Commerce trucks have been
adopted by the Postal Department
for handling Parcel Post delivery,
which is sufficient evidence of
their merit.
Only a limited number will be sold
at these special prices. Telephone
us and our representative will call
on you or the trucks may be seen
at our Sales Room.
Truck & Tractor
Corporation
1310 Jackson St. Phone Douglas 0648
"Superior Truck Service"
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"Twenty Feet Above the High Rents"
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ANNOUNCE
Their First Sale
Beginning Wednesday, December 1st
Watch for Ad in This Paper
Tuesday Evening, November 30
Most Unusual Values
7T
Don't forgel
whatever
Vou do:
Toys
Fourlh
Floor,"
TOYS!!!
A new and much larger department, bright and
cheerful with "Santa" in his "Christmas best,"
note book in hand, all ready to take doWn the
wants of all the girls and boys in Omaha.
FEATURING '
A NURSERY of Madam Hendren's Life-Like Dolls, and othei?
aristocrats of the Big Doll Family.
K MENAGERIE and Humpty Dumpty Circus of Schoenhut'a
jointed animals.
A FLEET, of United States Battleships, by Sam Orkin, and
Submarines by Ives.
k AN AUTO SHOW that includes all kinds of boy power, Spe'ed
Cars, Kiddie Cars, Velocipedes and Bicycles.
A TRACTION DISPLAY that includes Lionel and Ives Loco
motives, Trains, Freight Cars, Street Cars, Fire Depart
ment Apparatus, and Department Store Delivery Wagons.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, Horns, Drums, Trumpets, Pianos,
.and Chimes that would make even Caruso open his eyes
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CHINA for large or small doll families.
ROCKING HORSES for prospective Boy Scouts, and Shoe
Flies for "Tagalongs."
DOLL FURNITURE by suite or by piece!
BUGGIES for the newly arrived doll families.
AND A HUGE DISPLAY OF FURNITURE for children from
baby to brother Bill, just going to sclfool.
V ICTRO LA
for Christmas
There is one BEST WAY of buying a Victrola
arid that is by means of our FREE TRIAL PLAN
in the HOME, using for the trial the nusic you
love the best.
With the assistance of Caruso, McCormack, Gluck. Heifetz,
Zimbalist, Tadcrcwski, Sousa or the Popular Dance Music you
eome to know the merits of this wonderful instrument.
Phone Tyler 3000 for yours before the Xmas rush.
Victor Victrolas, $25.00 to $550.00 on our Floor
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