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THE BEE: UMAHA. SUNDAY, MARCH- 20. 1921.
Indiana Youth
Admits Murder
' - Of Companion
Memories of His Early Re
ligion, Combined With In
fluence of Sheriff's Wife
Cause Confession.
I J Hy Xbe Aoclted I'rwi.
' Warsaw,, I ml'., March 19. Mcni-
orits of his earty religion, revived by
a letter urging him to confess hi
bins and seek forgiveness, Combined
with the softening influence of moth
erly advice given by Mrs. C. B.
Moon, wife of the sheriff of Koscis-
, usko cotinty, has resulted in a con
fession from Virgil Decker, 18, in
- -which he declares that he alone.was
responsible for the death of his cliun
Leroy Lovrtt, a 19-ycar-old youth oi
Elkhart, Ind.
' Since his arrest Tuesday at Marion,
7nd., on' the yharge of inurdcring
; Lovett, the Decker boy has insisted
'thaH he had no jiart in the Lovett
lad's death.
"..-. , Yields to Appeal.
Yesterday he received in a letter
from Mrs. George Walker of Nap
Viance, a woman wholly unknown to
him, a deeply religious appeal that
he "confess everything to the man
you have harmed" and imploring him
L to "lean on Jesus."
- Late yesterday. Decker requested
a Bible. Later Mrs. Moon heard him
"'. talking as he walked about his cell.
She listened and heard him quoting
the scriptures.
"Did you find something to cont
' fort you?'' she asked.
Finds Favorite Verse.
- A "My favorite verse is John, chap
ter 3, verse 16," said he, and quoted:
"For God so loved the world that
- lie gave his only begotten son that
i whosoever bclicvcth in Him should
- not pciish but have everlasting
v lite.'" .
"Isn't that good? he shouted.
'It makes me feel jetter already."
"But, Virgil, if you keep on tell
.... iug lies, don't you know that you
will only make your case worse?"
-Suggested Mrs. Moon,
"Yes, I know it, but I have made
-niy peace with God and I'm ready
:. . to Jell all," declared the boy.
v' Decker said 'he committed the
- crime unassisted.
Had No Motive.
The boy's confession states that he
Jiad no motive for the murder. He
- was in the room where Lovett was
; asleep on a couch, he said, and was
suddenly impelled to attack his
.companion. He struck him on the
Tead with a heavy iron bar, and f ltd
. from the home. Later he returned
Z. r.nd found Lovett sitting on the floor
--jr. a dazed condition.
He was seized with fear he dc
.1 clared, and sought to cover tin clevs,
r to his attack. He diessed Lovc'.t
X- in his own clothes, placed him in a
; buggy, and drove to an (isolated rai!-
road crossing beyond the town. As
Z: a train approached he unhitched the
I horse, leaving the buggy containing
--Lovett directly in ( its path, and re
turned to the hbuse to burn the
clothes of his victim.
Decker dressed Lovett in his own
- clothes, he said," in the belief that
y- the , body when fcAmd would be
it'entified as his own, which would
explain his disappearance as he
Z' planned not to return to his home.
j The ruse was complete, but the boy's
- plans failed because his victim's body
was not mangled beyond identifica
tion in the crash. When the youth
- in the buggy was identified as Lov-
" ett, -a search for Decker was insti
tuted. When apprehended he stoutr
!y maintained his' innocence, but told
;;. confusing stories, vvhich led to his
---confession last night. N
Japan to Stand Firmly on
Mandate Over Isle of Yap
:' Tokio, March 19. (By The Asso
fciated Press.) Japan will stand
i-T firtnly on its mandate over the Island
tr it- . t , , i" .
S ,,.,ji iap, viscount ucntaa, toreign
- inifiister, declared at a meeting of a
,iri cuiuiiiuicc touay.y
"J Representative Uehara asked
- whether the attitude of the United
"" States. Great Britain and the league
-of nations council regarding Yap did
Tiiot affect Japan's interests and
-whether Japan intended to insist on
Tits .rights under the mandate. Vis-
count Uchida replied in the affirma
U tive to the latter question.
' Democrats and Republicans
In Schuyler Name Tickets
r Schuyler, Neb., March 19. (Spe
" cial.) Republicans in a caucus here
V nominated Thomas Wacha. mavor:
I " Amos Svoboda, clerk: Joseph Rogers,
1 treasurer: Oeorge Jrl. Wells, police
' magistrate; August Koudele, Albert
V smith, Claude Hurley, councilmen;
W. H. Fletcher, Mrs. F. Schrader,
: school hoard.
The decocrats nominated Ed Zer
'izan for mayor: Al Covar, clerk: A.
" G. Knippins;, treasurer; Emit Coufal,
- J H. Costello, Frank Krejci, council
: men; Joseph Smaltan and Hinry
Bolton, school board.
Masonic Lodge at Schuyler
Confers Apprentice Degree
.;, Schuyler, Neb., March 19. (Spe
cial.) Acacia Lodge No. 34, A. F. &
A. M.t conferred the entered appren-
.;tice degree on nine candidates. Mem
. hers of North Bend, Columbus,
; : Clarkson and Leigh lodges attended,
Tore than 150 Masons were present,
Deputy Grand . Custodians W W.
- Wells, of this city, and Fred Howe
of Columbus, did the work of master
of the lodge.
Civil War Veteran Aged 94,
- Dies at His Home in Schuyler
Schuyler, Jvcb., March 19. (Spe
cial.) William ihaw, y4, pioneer
, resident of Colfax county and a Civil
War veteran, died at his home here,
' . He homesteaded two miles south of
v Schuyler in 1869. Members of the
i : American Legion were active pall
bearers and the local G. A. R. metrN
. bers were honorary pallbearers at
j military funeral.
Jap House Refuses Vote to
Discredit Hara Ministry
v Honolulu, March 19. The Japanese
House of Representatives defeated
rV overwhelmingly today a motion de
daring a'want of confidence in th
Hara ministry, based on six charges
f . connected with the alleged , South
Manchuria railway scandals, a Tokio
cable to Aippu liu. Japanese Ian
s guage newspaper here,' .'
Omaha Boy Draws Eyes on
, Tennis Courts at Oxford
Ralph T. Wilson Rated as
Likely Winner in Tour
neySays Golf Inex
pensive in England
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Ralph T. Wilscn, formerly ot
Creighton university and now a
student in Lincoln college of Oxford
university, England, is. winning rec
ognition in athletics at the famous
English university. ,
Ralph, who is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Wilson, 2B22 Marcy
street, entered Oxford January 14,
1920. after being awarded b Rhodes
scholarship. While at Creighton he
Vtar athlete. He was one of the
best tennis players in the city. v
Ralph served seven and one-half
months in the balloon service at
Camp Wise, Tex.
"Things go on pretty much the
same here from day to day," writes
Ralph in one of the letters to his"
parents. "We played Exeter soccer
today and beat them 4 to 1."
Plays Tennis.
in another letter lie writes:
"Started playing tennis yesterday.
Today the college tennis trials start
ed. They hold them in the form of
a regular tournament to see w ho will
represent the college against the
other colleges. 1 won my match to
day from an Englishman in straight
sets, 6-1, 6-2, atd so get to play
again tomorrow. They use grass
courts here almost entirely and so
are a little hard to get used to. I don't
kuow why, but every one seems to be
watching me. Quite a few watched
my match this afternoon and one
fellow at the college tonight showed
me on the schedule where I ought to
go through to the finals. Guess
they arc afraid of American tennis
players; -
"I have-j been improving in my
golf, too. 1 believe I will learn to
play it in time. I certainly like it.
H is a pity it is such an expensive
game in America. Here I can play
at Westward Ho!, the best coiijse
in England, for a month,, get a lock
er there and have my clothes cleaned
daily all for 2 and 10 shil
lings. Can you beat it? Nd wonder
England turns out so many good
gollcrs.
Visits Continent.
Since he wcn to England, Ralph
has also spent two vacations on the
Continent and hassent home vivid
descriptions of his travels there.
In a letter from Italy he described
his visits in various Italian cities.
Cunningham Heads
Omaha Post T. P. A.
Organisation for "Onward"
Movement; Will Launch
Membership Campaign.
C. J. Cunnnigham is the new
president of Omaha post, Travelers'
Protective, association. He was
elected to replace H. R. Baltzer. Sat
urday, at the annual meeting in the
raxton notei.
George -Lavidsre. P. R Powell and
O. M. Erickson are the new vice
presidents. C. L. Hofrper was re
elected secretary-treasurer.
Ihe I. V. A.s announced they
were for the "Onward, Omaha!"
movement, 2.250 strong. A campaign
will be put on for 163 more members
to complete Omaha's quota for the
100,000 national membership. The
organization endorsed the proposal
for 1-cent postage for city and rural
route mail deliveries.
Directors named for two years arc
W. L. Wheeleri Milton Watt. Harry
Miller, C. R. Maxwell, Harry H.
Close; for onevyear, T. G. Cromwell
and F. C. Echardt.
A. A. "Tavlor heads the railroad
committee; O. L. Wolford, press; J.
T. Hogan, hotel; C. J. Lyons, legis
lative; H. G. Hoel, employment; W.
W. Watt, good rtfads; A. W. Miller,
relief, and A. L. Geisinger was
named chaplain.
. Twelve delegates to the national
convention in Louisville, Ky., next
June were named. They arc: J. F,
Harkelroad, Milton Watt. H. R.
Baltzer, J. H Rapier, W. XV. Watt,
Harry Miller, J. H. Stine, C. Roby
Maxwell, W. H. Wheeler, H. G.
Hoel, F. C. Eckhardt and Gus Millef.
Discovery of Flow of Gas in
Saskatchewan Is Thriller
The Pas, Man., March 19. The re
ported discovery of a flow of gas
m the foothills near the Pasqua
river. Saskatchewan, iuu miles west
of The Pas, has resulted in a minia
ture stampede to that district. A
dozen small syndicates have been
formed, and large blocks of land
taken up.
The district is not easy ot access,
and is little known. Indians visit it
with superstitious discretion, al
though for many years they have
used tar gatherel there for use in
cementing their birch bark canoes.
Poles Sign Peace Treaty
With Soviet Government
Warsaw, March 19. (By The As
sociated Press.) News that the
treaty of peace between Poland and
soviet Russia had been signed m
Riga was received here late last
night. It was immediately .transmit
ted to. President Pilsudskt and the
cabinet ministers, who were attend
ing a gala performance in the opera
house held Sn celebration of, the
adoption by the Diet ot the new'con
stitution of the republic.
Battle Is Raging Between
Irish Forces and Regulars
Belfast. March 19. (By The As
sociated Press.) A great ambush by
Irish republican forces near Kinsale,
county Cork, this morning in which
six crown soldiers were killed and
five wounded, is reported. The at
tackers suffered heavy casualties and
the battle still is m progress.
Probe Prisoner's Death
Stockton, Cal., March 19. -County
officials I today are investigating the
death of Amos J. McOscar, a prison
er who was found dead in a cell at
the Sart Joaquin c6unty jail jester
day.sThe body was found in a muti
lated condition. A iellow prisoner
told officers he had beccn in a fight
with -McOscar.
fXcdph TWitaoti
"Have spent a day in Venice. We
had a delightful time in Milan. The
cathedral there is a wonderful build
ing. Wc saw there the original of
Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper."
We got into Venice after dark, and
I regret to say that many of the boys
were.' disappointed ' with this city.
However, I enjoyed it very much.
"When in Naples we vftre beau
tifully located in a hotel on the wa
terfront of tncjjluc Bay of Naples,
with Mount Vesuvius and its crown
of smoke to the left. As soon as
we secured our rooms we . stepped
out on the, quay and fell in with" a
guide whom our hotel recommended.
We visited I'ompci, too. We skirted
Vesuvius between the volcano and
the bay, through rich vegetable
fields, "past orchards of yellow
oranges, lemons, tangarincs and oc
casional cactus.
To Return in June
"It is interesting in the extreme to
traverse those streets worn into ruts
by the chariot wheels "of 2,000 years
ago. Many houses are' well preserved,
save for their roofs, for the whole
town has been buried for centuries
under 35 feet of lava and volcanic
ash.
"Rome, too, is replete with sights.
The other day wc went out along the
Afcpian Vay, the old Roman road
the "Queen of the roads" wliich
runs from Rome to Brundisium."
Ralph plans to spend he coming
summer in Omaha. He expects to
return home some time in July.
John Wyhurn, "Drunkard's
Friend," to Lie in Mission
New York. March 19. The body
of John H. Wybum, "the drunkard's
friend," was expected to be brought
back today from Clifton Springs to
lie in state in the famous jold Jerry
McAuley mission, over which
presided for 15 years. Mr. Wyburn
died last Thursday on his 62d birth
day. '
Himself an "ex-tank," as he ex
pressed it, Mr. Wyburn (achieved
marked success in his work at the
mission. Hundreds of "ex-tanks,"
now prosperous business men, are
expected to visit the dingy little mis
sion in Water street and pay final
tribute to their friend.
New World Record Set for
Receiving of Wireless
New York, March 19. A world
record for receiving radio messages,
48 3-5 words a minute, with two ty
pographical errors, was established
here last night by B. G.. Seutter, an
operator employed by the New York
Times. He was victor in a receiving
test held by the Second! district ama
tanir radio convention :'
The former record,,' 47 words a
minute, with three errors, was'held
by Tony Gerhart of San Francisco,
a commercial operator.'
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"The House of
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British M. P. Says
He Cannot Live
; On His Salary
Members of Parliament Get
$1600 a Year One De
clares He Has to Get
Along on $11 a Week.
London, March 19. Interesting
evidence on how inadequate the av
erage member of Parliament's salary
is it he is without a private income
was put before the select committee
set up to inquire into members' ex
penses by Mr. Dan Irving, M. P., for
Burnley. v ....
"I reckon," said Mr. Irving, "that
on an average I spend in London,
after allowing for the time that 1
am away, $14jt week, which includes
postage, street car fares, food in the
house and a single room in which to
live. '
Mr. Irving said the $1,600 salary is
now his only regular income. He
had to give up his regular occupa
tion whenxhe became an M. P.
Out of this he pays $420 a year for
his third class railroad fare.
Keeps Two Houses.
He has to keep two homes, one in
Burnley, where his family live, and
the other in London, where he him
self resides. '
"Tp keep up these two homes, ' he
said, "with my railroad fare brings
my expenses up to $1,400 not a cent
for clothing, either for myself or my
wife. One does not really live on
the $1,600 a year; I( cannot do it.
"The only possible way that I
could do it at all would be to aban
don going home.s except at the end
of the session, and to give up my
railroad pass.'
"I have to devote time, attention
and study to other methods of in
creasing my income; otherwise I
could not possibly live. '
Feels Humiliation.
"I feel," went on Mr. Irving,
"sometimes a little sense of humilia
tion in mixing with my fellows, when
I have to scan every item which I
am called upon to spend when in
company with other men of reason
able means, a sense of humiliation,
because I appear tobe mean when
other men are. I do not say ex
travagant, but able to act different
ly." All throughout the war he had
been sitting on public bodies rais
ing everyone's -wages except my
own," he complained, "and I no
sooner escape from that and come
here than I am faced with the same
situation myself."
After some deliberation the com
mittee recommended:
No change in MT.'s salaries but
that no income tax shtuld be charged
on the salary.
That M. P-'s should have free
first-class railroad passes between
London and their constituencies
but not their homes, t
Free postage on parliamentary let
ters. Women's Fancy Diving Meet
To Be Held at Atlantic CHy
Atlantic City, N. J., March 19. r
The women's national fancy diving
championship contest, senior divi
sion, will be held in the Ambassador
pool here tonight.
.Neither llielma Payne of Port-
' land, Ore., who has won the national
title tor three consecutive years,
nor Aileen Riggen. winner of the
event at the Olympic, are entered.
Oil Firm Is Sued
If. A. Maltby fild suit for $8,000
against the L. V. Nicholas Oil com
pany in district court. - He
alleges that on February 18 he
stumbled over a pipe projecting
above the sidewalk in front of the
filling station at Twenty-ninth and
Leavenworth streets, that he fell and
struck against another piece of pro
truding pipe.
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Pleasant Dealings.'
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Earned $20 Day-Go Home in Box Car
Erstwhile : Plutocratic Coast Shipyards Workers
Debate on "Hocking Silk Shirts for "Eats" as
They Pass Through-Omaha.
Al long freight train rattled into
Omaha during the stilly hours just
before dawn yesterday and came to
a creaking halt. There was a silence,
broken only by the occasional pant
ing of the huge locomotive. s
The quiet was interrupted by a
scraping sound from a box car well
to the rear of the train. A door was
being pushed open on its rusty slide.
"Wonder what burg this is?" came
a cautious voice from the murky
darkness. 'F it's anything like Grand
Island wc might as well keep on
sleepin'."
"Nothin' doin'," said another voice.1
"We cot to eat. My hhndred dollar
Waltham says it's almost time to see
a little sunlight."
"You sure was a fool to slick yer
money in that millionaire's timepiece,
Bill," muttered the first voice bit
terly. "You might have known the
ocean didn't have room for all Hie
ships we could build."
Why Those Shirts.
"1 didn't see you saltin any of yer
easy dough away in the family stock
ing, Ed. If you was such a bloomin'
ouija and all that, why'd you buy
that last dozen silk shirts at twenty
bucks per?" , - '
"Yeh; you should talki How about
that Stutz roadster that took three
months to pay for? Didn't you
smash it up he first night you took
it up to Seattle? Yer not so good,
Bill."
"Well, anyway, I'll have the time
piece to flash on the hicks back in
Macedonia, Ohio. Intended to take
the Stutz back and make 'em all
think I was a second Morgan. Prod
Fabrics of Known Quality
In the &ilk Shop
Heavy Tricolette
(36-inch, $2 a Yard
Navy, sand, gray, brown,
copen, black and white.
Figured Georgette s
and Indestructible
Voiles, $2.50 a Yard
Silk Ginghams '
In shepherd checks of
rose and white, green
and white, tan and white,
blue and white and black
and white.
Lustrous Taffetas
(36-inch), $2.95 a Yard
A very dependable qual
ity in navy, sand,' gray,
copen, black and-brown.
Kerchiefs
for Milady
That fineness is not costly
is shown by the newest
handkerchiefs.
Fine linens with hem
stitching are 50c, 60c
and 75c each'.
White embroideries on
fine linen are 50c to $15.
Colored linens, 60c.
Hand-made linens in col
ors are very beautiful and
are' but $2.25.
Sewing Needs
Belting, both black and
white, is offered in feath
erboned or plain styles
from l-2 to 3 inches wide.
Snaps in all sizes are
either black or white.
Elastic, both plain and
frilled, comes in a variety
of widths.
Dress shields are varied
in size and style. '
Machine needles, machine
belts, and many other
small necessities may be
found in the notion sec
tion. CenU'r AiI Main Floor
igal soji makes good in the far west
and returns to pay off the mortgage
stuff, y'know."
Has 'Em On.
"Like the'devel you'll have that
timepiece! Yer goin' to hock it right
now and buy us some grub," inter
rupted a new voice, and a third figure
could be seen scrambling from the
box car.
"S'that so. We'll hock some of
Ed's silk shirts and eat."
"Got the last five of 'cm on," pro
tested the man addressed as Ed.
"It might get cold before wc get
back to Indiana. Who c'n tell?"
The conversation was interrupted
by several other doors on other box
cars sliding open noisily. The sun
was rising and men, in motley garb,
could be seen scrambling, from the
cas.
Most of them were youthful. Many
of them wore what once were ex
pensive silk shirts, but now were
torn remnants. One or two boasted
of the fancy brogue shoes whic.h
have been so popular as to sell .it
$20 a pair. But they reflected little
of their past glory. Without ex
ception the men's faces were covered
with a beard of at least a week's
growth.
Decide to Beat It.
?VVe've all been working in the
shipyards at Seattle and Tacoma,"
said one of them, when approached.
"Wc made "from $10 to $20 a day
during the war, and afterwards, but
it didn't last. Now there isn't a
dime in the crowd. ' '
"We all decided to beat it back to
the old fireside, and remembered in
Unusual Quality
of Crepe de Chine
(36-inch), $2 a Yard
Shown in all colors.
Spring Foulards
(36-inch), $3 a Yard
That they are very dis
tinctive you wilLagree,
and now the selection is
complete.
Heavy Charmeusei
(40-inch), $3.50 a Yard
A quality that does not
wejar rough. In navy,
brown and black.
You are cordially invited
to view the new silks and
to really appreciate the
low prices.
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- Silk Gloves
for Your Easter
Two-clasp Fowne's and
Kayser's silk gloves
that are washable. In
feray, mastic and white,
$1.75, $2.25 and $2.75.
Kayser's silk gauntlets
in mastic, beaver and
white are $2.50 and
$3.25.. .
Silk Hosiery
With Pointex Heels
The Pointex heel is neater
than the old style and be
sides the advantage of an
improved appearance ,it
is more serviceable.
Pure thread silk to the
top hose in black, navy,
cordovan and polo gray,
all with the Pointex heel,
are $3.50 a pair.
Plaid Skirtings
Scores of delightfuTstjies
thaj are equally attrac
tive plain or pleated.
Combinations of henna
and tan, blue and tan and
blue with brown are es
pecially favored. Choice
qualities from $3.75 to
$6.50 a yard,
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New Materials
for Spring Capes
Tans and polo mixtures,
besides rich plain shades
in duvetyn, veldyne, ve
lour, Poiret twills and
tricotines.
numbers there's safety. Wc' decided
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y'know. There's about 30 of us,
the orakemen didn t seem to object
much to us ridiu', specially alter he
saw how numerous we was. We're
headed for Ohio and Illinois, most
of us, x
"Them was good days when we
was getting 000 bucks a month ;or
puttiu' boats together. But its back
to the milk stool for most of us now.
Boys didn't save their kale, y'u sec."
National Balloon Race
To Go to Birmingham
New York. March 19. The Aro
Club of America announced today
that it had awarded the 1921 National
balloon race to Binning' am, Ala.,
and that the start would be ma !?
May 21. Trophies will be announced
later. y
From the winners will be selected
a team to go to Belgium to compete
for the Gordon Bennett International
Balloon cup.
Among the prospective entrants
are Lieut. Louis A. Kloor, pilot cf
the American naval balloon wliich
made its spectacular flight into Hud
son Bay territory last winter; Bern
ard Von Hoffman, H. E. Honeywell.
J. S. McKibbcn and John Berry of
St. Louis; Roy Donaldson, Spring
field. III., and Ralph Upson, New
York. In addition, three United
States army and navy teams will bi
entered.
Woman Alleged to Have Led
Man Into Holdup Trap Held
In a preliminary hearing in Cen
tral police court Blanch Eldridge.
25, with her husband. Harry, and
Dan- Killham, was held to the dis
trict court on chargesof holding up
Joe Klemko. 612 North Eighteenth
street, last Wednesday night.
The trio, according to Klemko,
lured him into a trap after Mrs. El
dridge had asked him to tie a shoe
string. All three pleitdcd not guilty and
bonds were fixed at $1,500 each.
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' "Good dreist'ng has far more to do
with the way one puts on one's clothes
than with the clothes one puts on."
NEW Spring apparel can make your
season or spoil it. Why take
chances? Promise yourself this time that
your clothes shall not disappoint.
f It isn't difficult to dres$ well, even on a
limited income. It is simply a matter
of selecting one's shopping place with
discrimination.
The Costume Blouse
of Some Brilliant Hue
Georgette or Crepe de Chine in charming
styles which range from the sport blouse to
N the elaborately lace, trimmed or embroi
dered blouse for afternoon wear.
Tangerine, azurite, lemon, rust and em
erald are a few of the shades which are
here in addition to the desirable navy,
flesh color and white.
Prices Start at0$9.5O
The Store For Blouse fThird Floor
7 ;
Lilv of France Corsets
A Correct Foundation
for Spring Costumes
Your attention is directed to our fitting service
for, after all, comfort is the true measure of
correctness in the choice of a corset. The right
model may be selected without the assistance
of an experienced fitter, but it is well to con
sider that by the following advice of a trained
'corsetiere the right corset is certain to be ob
tained. Lily of France Models-ior spring
offer a degree of comfort unknown to
the wearers of ordinary corsets.'
Prices are moderate. '
Telephone Girl
Sounds Alarm oi
Holdup of Store
Switchboard Operator Hears
Threatsr Made by Bandits
- Over Wire and Calh)
Police.
Attlcboro, Mass., March 19.
Answering the drop on the switch
board at 2:M) a. m., Miss Emma
Jamieson, night operator at " the
telephone exchange, heard the
words: "Hold up your hands and
deliver your money before we blow"
your brains out."
' She at once connected the police
station with the call and Patrolman
Fotirnier heard enough conversation
to know that a hold-up was being
committed. After a few commands,
the robber iid: "Cut those tele
phone wires." ,
The call came from the store of
Philip St. Gcrmainc, in Philips street,
Gcrinantown district, and with
Patrolmen Norwood, Paradis and
O'Donnell, Foumier hurried to the
store. 1
In the meantime, the robbers,
both of whom were masked, demand
ed that St. Germaine. who is a crip
ple with no legs, delivered all his
money. ' ...
St. Germaine insisted that he had
no more-than $30 in the cash-drawer,
which the thieves took. They gave
back a ring and watch, declaring they
were of no value. " (
After threatening St. Germaine's
life they warned him that if he told
the police or the newspapers they
would come back..
The men escaped before the of
ficers arrived. St. Germaine could
not give a good description of the
men.
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