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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1921)
THE BEE: OMAHA, 'TUESDAY, MARCH - 29. 1921. Omaha Has Lost Its Opportunity As '"Dream Citv" Thieves Steal Trousseau, ! SllIlS Rays Will 'End Pair's Honeymoon Millionaire" v Backer of Pa? tor-Promoter Writes Tliat Youthful Pardon W ill Favor Sonic Other Site in State. Frr:.h from their wedding cere mony in rocatcllo, la.. Mr., and Mrs. August Ileltz, gden, la., honeymooned Into Omaha Sunday. T.caving their b.ifr on a bench, in side the Union station, tlfty 'ad journed to the platform outside. Their antics caught the 'rye of Patrolman Joe Dlask. on duty at the station, and he kept fatherly watch over their cuddling and j spnoninat on the platform. ost its opportunity ol lUt woe trt t,e officer, after a bit the bridal pair went hack into the station to get their bag but it was gone. They appealed to him and told hint the bag contained the bride's diamond ring, a string of pearls, all her pretty trousseau lingerie and "going away" suit. Jt's loss curtailed their honey moon. They've gone home. , Omaha has becoming the "dream city" of Robert I,. Jenkinson, y outhful minister and financier, according to a letter from Long I 'inc. Neb., and signed T. E. O'Hrien received yesterday by The Bee. The letter scathingly denounces the efforts of former roomers at Jenkin sou's co-operative rooming house brie to recover alleged debts, and .ills attention to Jenkinsou's last vi-.it here, when he "came forward with nohle enthusiasm and makes koihI to them financially for amounts lot in their brainless flights." "And let me say," continues the writer, "that Robert is much more likely to build the city of his dreams which will indeed be a dream city in some other part of Nebraska." "Dream City Is Right." "A dream citv is tight." was the disgusted exclamation of Miss Let ha Stalcup, Jenkinsou's former secre tary here, when fIic was told the contents of the letter. "Jenkinson owes the almost $J.00U. When I read in the paper last week he had returned hud was going to pay his creditors I made an appoint ment with him. "When 1 "met him he said he v wouldn't pay me unless I could show him stock for the amount in the United Shale Products com pany which he was promoting here. Robert Has Key. W i ... I f I tiiougtit me stocu was in a satcty deposit box my brother. had taken out at thc'Nc Catioual bank. But Jenkin- le key to the box and told" rite Re couldn't find it. . "1 wasted the entire, morning try ing to get liitn to pay me. I called my father, who is a farmer, by long , distance . telephone and father said ,, he had Jenkinsou's personal note for the amount. But before father could get here Jenkinson had left. "I believe the stock of a lot of Omaha boys who put money into Jenkinsou's enterprise is in that safety box, but Jenkinson is gone and there isn't any key." Might OpVn It. Officials of the bank said if neces sary the box would be bored open. Miss Stalcup said her father had given the money up as lost, but that she was determined to have another try at getting it if she can locate Jenkinson. "Father loaned Jenkinson the money through my brother and me," said Miss Stalcup, who is young aim pretty. "Jenkinson didn't have a cent when he came here until we - loaned it to him. I worked as his secretary for a month or two, until I - - got so tired of hearing him rave about -his co-operative rooming house and his oil 'shale stock I couldn't stand it any longer." , , Pawns Ring. Jie letter signed O linen Moonshiner Big Success as Rum Hounil in Omaha i'hcster, ha raska Nat mi had the was ed Saturday and is writteHNoh'thel stationery of the Hotel Unstink and Lunch Room of Long Pine. The aged O'Brien, self-confessed Chicago millionaire, who arrived in Omaha last ,weck w ithJeiikinson, is said to have become separated from his youthful protege and to have been so 'in need of funds as to atr tempt to pawn a ring at Fremont to obtain money to . transport him to Long Pine. , He w as in a nervous condition and unable to talk when he registered at the Long Pine hotel, according to reports. ' The exact whereabouts ot Jenkin- vas in doubt. Creditors Call. Dozens of alleged creditors con tinue to call the office of Charles Pipkin and are being informed Jenk inson is "iing west." "I don't believe Ue'll stop going;" was the prediction of Mr. Pipkin. Mrs. V. C. Peterson, Jenkinson's mother-in-law, said yesterday she didn't .know anything about Jenkin son's whereabouts or when he planned to return to Omaha. No Improvement in Condition Spinal Meningitis Victim No improvement is noted in, the condition of Miss Anita Lively, young Falls City woman, stricken with cere- bro spinal meningitis, at University A..cnttal Sh raining rrrnvrr TTTis- , attendants say. Farmer Convicted of Having Hooch, Wins Plea by U. S. Agent for Leniency by Sleuthing. A moonshiner has turned rum hound. His name is William P. Fransscn. farmer, living 12 miles northwest of Grand Island, Neb. Convicted in county court at Grand" Island for having moonshine whisky in his possession, Franssen offered his services to the government voluntarily, . "I can tell you where a lot of 'era are violating the law," Franssen told federal government agents. He came to Omaha on February 1 and at bis own expense 'proceeded t0 buy up all the evidence he could get. Through the hovels and moonshine districts of Omaha he worked, a re port to the federal prohibition super visor at Wasningtoiv reads Day after day Franssen caused ar rests of moonshiners, it" became known yesterday. "So competent was Jiis work that Pal D. Keller, prohibition super visor of the North Central district, recommended that the government be lenient in prosecuting Franssen lor the charge against him. Bandits Blow Safe In Drug Store After 1 Binding 2 Employes Des Monies, March 28. Four masked bandits blew open the safe of the Des Moines Drug cdmpany at 8:30 Sunday morning, after binding and gagging two employes, and es caped with $5,000 in cash, Liberty bonds and narcotics. A vault , on-the third floor, w here the narsotics were kept, was "jim mied" and $1,500 worth of drugs stolen. Roy Judd and Isaac Waue. the two employes who were bou id and gagged, told police that the ban dits worked in teams of two. While two of them covered the employes with revolvers, the other two could be heard working on the floor above. - n The bandits joked with their two victims while they prepared to blast the safe with nitroglycerin. After the explosion, the four men hurried ly loaded their loot into sacks r.n,d escaped in an automobile which had been left waiting in the alley. ,' 'Donate One Meal a Week" 1 Is Slogan for Nebraska Lincoln. March 28. City residents of Nebraska will be asked to do with out one meal a week and to con tribute the pYice of the meal they do not cat to the starving Europeans and Chinese relief funds, it was an nounced today by H. D. Lute, secre tary of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation. The first of thcseyappeals was to be made today to the members ol the Commercial club here by C. W PiiBslev. Other commercial and civic organizations will be appeale&J to this week. Secretary Lute announced the, Ne braska quota of the gift corn project has been set at 500,000 bushels, or one-seventh -of the national quota as set by Herbert Hoover. He Quits as Cook to Be Oil Magnate Beaver City Man, Chef in Hotel for 32 Years, Is Summoned to Share in Rich Strike by Brother, Carrying Out Pact He Made in 1888. . t Beaver City. Neb.. March 28. (Special.) Through a promise made by his brother 3, years ago, F. H. Davis has relinquished bis trying pan scepter over the hot old cook stove in the Burlington hotel at Oxford, near here, and is speeding by rail to Florence, Kan., to assum.the throne of an oil magnate. Thirity vears ago, three . Davis hroths,T. H.. C. E. and David, fell iieir to the Davis homestead near Florence at the death of their father. Farm life held no lure for F. H. or C. E. Davis. ' ' So they sold their shares to David, who laughingly told them he'd give them their share of oil, anyway, if any were ever found on .the farm. A year later T. H. Davis assumed the crown as ruling' king and chef of the kitchen at the Burlington hotel in Oxford. And for the next 32 years, he ruled the destinies of sirloin steak with' French tried potatoes with a mean carving knife. , But last week,, the glad tidings were spread. ' He got a letter from his brother mg "Lome at-once oil!" ing like that. the letter said five wells f 400 barrels per day capacity had ' !icen And the trio of brothers bid fair to assume their mantels as oil kings. Ljjpd, sayi 'i VII I.I .Anyway. brought in at the old home- Y Mpar. and summoned F. H. to scurry 1 aid take his share tinder the promise Passes and surpasses everything on the road. " A few pounds of Dixon' Gear Lubricant will limtwr up the whole car. Dixon's . works right into the pores of the metal and stays there, building up a smooth lasting film that wards off friction and makes the car quieter and easier in operation. Your dealer has it. Joseph Dixon Crucible Co. LUBRICANT ... Prove Whether Gold Ruined Fruit Experts Say Extent of Dam age Cannot Be Gauged Un til Old Sol Warms Chilled Buds. Fruit CNpcrts will venture no guess as to the extent of. damage done by Sunday's frost until after the sun has warmed the .chilled buds. "If the sun shines warmly enough today we can tell by Tuesday noon," said N. H. Nelson, president of the Omaha Fruit Growers' association. "If the heart of the buds are black, the fruit crop is killed. If they're green, the crop is saved." But it does no good tq, open the buds today for experiment because they are frozen hard. The frost must first be drawn out by the sun's rays before the experts can tetl. Cherries, plums and peaches are the only fruit endangered, according to Nelson, because they are the earl iest. Grapes and -later summer fruits were not harmco, Jiesaid. Here's a word from the' weather man, who predicts: "Fair tonight and Tuesday with rising tempera ture." . Lowest temperature in Omaha to day was 14 above at 6 this morning. North Platte registered IS above at the same hour. The sleet, snow and heavv wind which marked the western Nebras ka blizzard Saturday night did $30, 000 damage to telephone property between Sidney and Ogallala, ac cording to early estimates by the Northwestern Bell Telephone com pany today. More than 1,000 tele phone poles between those Uro points were torn down by. the bliz zard. Telephone property was also dam aged by the tornadoes in Fonda, la., and m Elk Point. S. D., and Rush- I more, Minn. j Fruit Destroyed By j "Freeze at Beatrice j Beatrice, Neb., March J8. Spe cial Telegram)The; coldest weather in years at this season prevailed last night whtn the temperature dropped to Z atiole zero. Carl Sondereggcr, pioneer nurseyman of this section, says practically all of the fruit has been destroyed. Fairbury, Neb., March 28. (Spe cial.) The early fruit crop was in jured by the freeze of Saturday night, according to fruit growers of this section.. Apricots, early cherries and plums were in bloom. Women laborers in the mines ar.d factories and on railroads arc mote numerous than men in Silesia. (ilean-l'p of Liquor Cases Starts in Federal Court A general cleanup of federal" li quor cases began yesterday. Assistant United St.es Attorney Lloyd A. Maguey presented informa tion on approximately 150 cases be fore Federal JtJdgc J. W. Wool rough. v The following pcrscns were ar raigned and fined: L. C. Reming ton, $25; Ed Bloemer, $25 Joe Muscha, $25; K. Judal, $25, and Charles Merry. ll. AnVFRTISKMK.NT. "They WORK while you sleep" ADVERTISEMENT. ' IF YOUR EARS RING WITH HEAD NOISES f If you have roarine, buzzing noises in your cars, arc getting hard of hearing and fear Catarrhal Deafness, go to your drutriiat and get 1 ounce of Parmint (double strength), and add to it 4 Vint of hot iater and a little granulated sugar. 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Your old sewing machine taken as Sart payment on ny new maebjne. We Rent Sewing Machines.. We have needles for any make of sewing machine. ! m pdal-Aftir Ea ster Stifles Just as you always look to Brandeis Stores for the new and the novel, you will continue, also, to find your best bargains here. "For Tuesday'' heads some attrac tive sales on live, needed merchandise at prices lowered for special money saving. TUESDAY YOUR CHOICES i Alter Easter Clearance erf ' V Uinitirlirpinniedl Eats airnd Flower Milan Hats Lisere Hats Piping Hats Visca Hats We must dispose of our., present stock of un- ' trjmmed hats and flowers to make way for the scores of new arrivals which are coming daily. One day, at this price, should dispose of the en- -tire lot. - All the flowers of the fields combined with grasses and wheat ef fects in full sized wreaths, sufficient to provide the entire trimming: for your midsummer hat, while 600 of them lat, at the unheard of price of j ' Second Floor East Tagal Hats Milan Hemp Hats" China Splits Novelty Straws at (t'eftdu For Tuesday 1620 Splendid wanted materials, Amoskeag gingham; light and dark standard percales, etc.;. cut full and long- 36 to 46 sizes; alf good, desirable styles and patterns; special, for Tuesday only, each, tyle and! Aprom-Dresses 74c Basement Center 6 3 mE9 Umton Suit Fine lisle ; loose and tight knee ; regulation and bodice top; open and closed "gore; these are all first quality, including all sizes; regular 1.00 values; special, Third Floor Center ) 69c CMldrem'g msm Spits For spring and summer; tight or loose knee; with short sleevejj or sleeveless; made of fine cotton lisle; full bleached; in all sizes from 2 to 16 years; priced at, per suit, Third Floor Center 59c For -Tuesday Cretonnes and drapery marquisette, 2,000 yards, 36 inches wide; a wonderful assortment of designs and colorings; specially priced, per yard, at Basement West 39c s EffluLck FIbe Wash Made in a variety of styles and of good, wash able colors; sizes 3 to 10 years; regular 2.50 to 5.00 values ; offered very specially at, Basement Mens Store " WtB 1.95 N For Tuesday baps amid Cleaimseirs Pearl White Soap, 10 bars for 39tf White Borax Soap, 10 bars for 39 Diamond C Soap, 10 bars for - 33 Golden Rod, large pack- age, , 19tf Kleen Kleianser, 3 cans, , 13c Toilet Paper, good qual ity, 7 rolls, 25tf Fifth Floor West " , For Tuesday Finn Drags (EiMhann 1-0, 000 yards in beautiful plaids, checks and stripes; sold regularly at from 19c to 25c per peryard; Tuesday, special, No mail or phone orders. Basement North I2h For Tuesday FaiMf Prated jFlaxon Fancy printed flaxon; a wonderful collection of attractive floral designs and colorings ; neat rosebud effects; 27 inches wide ;' positively orth 35c per yard; special Tuesday, at Basement North 22ic For Tuesday Fin Embrojliteides- Fine embroideries of 'Siss nainsook and cam bric, 2 to 5 inches wide, a sheer quality, very special, per yard, at i Main Floor Center 15c For Tuesday WmE9s Silk JHIosiery Pure silk thread hosiery, semi-fashioned, plain drop stitch and. lace effects in black, broW-n, navy and gray; first quality and irregulars of 1.25 and 1.75 qualities; a wdnderful value at, per pair, Main Floor South 79c 3i8 Mcfe Art Limeini This is the natural color; 36 inches wide; spe cial quality for art and needlework; for Tues- 1 Ifl day only, per yard. " . JL1J Used for scarfs, table cloths, table runners, library scarfs. MainTloor South ) Fot jMesday---AttractiTO Notfoim Prices J. P. Coat's 6-cord Machine Thread, black and white, special, 'spool, GlAt' Imported Sewing Needles? per package, 2V2 Lawh Bias Tape, 6-yard bolts, each, 6lA& Best English Safety Pins, per card, . 5 Dressing Pins, 300 to a paper, 5 Mercerized Star Twist, like silk, per spool, 4 Inside Skirt Belting, heavy or light weight, yard, 15 Remnants of Elastic, 27 inches long, for garters, etc., each, 10 !ck Cotton Tape, 3-yard bolts. . 5 Main Floor- Dress Clasps, rust proof, white, blrick, card, 2V2 Rick Rack Braid in white and colors, 2 bolts for 25 Ocean Pearl Buttons, per card, Pure Silk Rubber Dress Shields, flesh colored, pr., 19 Sanitary Napkins, extra heavy cotton, packed 12 to a box, per, box, 49tf . Children's Hose Supp6rters in black and white, pr., 5 Stocking Feet, all sizes, per pair, 5 Baby Jiffy Pants,"per pair, 49 Good Shell Hair Pins, per box, 5 onoe irees, a pairs ior 25c -South "istfc years ago, - , ' So F. II. went Howard St.. Between 15th and 16th