Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 25, 1916, Page 5

( L BUM CHECK ARTIST REAPS A HARVEST Lad G:u Omnhn. )lerchulhl sh Fake Checks Purported | to Be His Allowance. | HE ESCAPES CI'I'Y UNSCATHED | A smooth young check nrnsl. whose appatrent innocence and sim-| plicity disarmed all suaplvlon.I “worked” Charles Black, 8. J. Lennb and a number of other Omaha mer- cokants so cleverly a short time ago | that they are loath to confess how easily they “fell” for the swindle. Since discovering that they were | victimized they hate nursed their! outraged feelings with deep but secret chagrin, and are now saying, ‘‘Never again” every time they think of the matter. HARVARD SCHOLARSHIP. Yo | It happened about ten days ago, and | n " the facts have just leaked out. An | JAMES NORTHRUM | honest-faced youth, hardly more than | Confirmation by Harvard university 20 years of age, bought about $ worth of | haberdashery and other goods at Leon's, Black's, and several other stores. “Now, I know I shouldn’'t ask you to cash a check for a stranger,” he said, | as he produced one for $15, payable to Fdward Pickett and signed by Edward |his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. B. Barringten, the latter supposed to |rup, 1326 North Twenty-third street. be president of the Barrington Hard- | ware company of Fall River, Mass., BA“QUET Fd‘i THE CLOTH]ERS whose name was printed on the check “But my uncle sends me my allowance Good Time is Assured the State Dealers When They Come to officials of the recommendation by Prin- {clpal 8. W, Moore of the local High school that upon James Northrup, mem- | eagerly in check form, so if you will cash this I'll appreciate it very much.” Flashes Imposing Letter, The customer then showed a letter, y signed by Barrington, written on the Convention. hardware firm's letterhead and addressed “Dear Nephew.” When the Omaha mer- | 00D SPEAKERS ARE CARDED chants saw the letter and sized up young —_— “Pickett” as a nice, innocent traveling on a wealthy uncle youth pocket- At the second annual convention of the Nebraska Retail Clothlers, to be held tn Omaba at the Hotel Fontenelle, Febru- ary 15 and 18, the following program has been arranged by the committee on ar- rangements: book, thers was no suspicion of a swin- | dle, So the visitor got about $10 in at each of the half-dozen Omaha and carried away a fine outfit of furnishing goods. “Pickett” left the Rome hotel early the next morning for parts unknown, and when his fake checks came back to the Omaha merchants, protested, all they could do was to pay the protest fees of about $1.50 each, charge the $15 worth of Tuesday—Forenoon: Introductions: re- of "secretary-treasurer; president Legislation,” C. E. Wry, sec- retary National Assoclation of ' Retall Clothlers: discuesion appointment of committees. Noonday luncheon, A. J Debner of Armstrong Colthing compa Lincoln, presiding. Afternoon: Addre: Arthur T, Capps of Capps & Sons, Jack- sonville, TIl.; ““Textiles and the Present ber of the June graduating class, be con- | ferred the Harvard scholarship fs being | awaited by the young man and | North- | goods and cash to “profit and loss,” and put long marks to the account of “ex- perience.” It is thought that “Pickett”’ was far more clever than he appeared, for he was Dye Situation;" general discussion; jlius- trated lecture on advertising a clolhln‘ store, Vern C. Devine, Chicago; genera. discussion; “Advertising a othing Store.’ Wednesday—Forenoon! I\i‘rorls of com- careful to pay his hote: bill with real|mittees; ne convention; election of of~ money, thereby avoiding the inconveni- | ficers: og;;ro e ot "o ence of “‘getting in bad” with the national | fhiars: “Dev M,,,,m, the Bales Force,” detective agency employed by the Hotel- men's Protective association. N. Magee, Lincoln; discussion led by P. Sass of Thomas Kilpatrick & Co. of Omaha. Afternoon: Greetings, J. Frank Chicago Asks Help of Omaha in Getting New Postoffice Lots | Chicago wants Omaha to help It get a desirable two-block location for a new postoffice. A letter has been received at the office of the Assoclated Retailers' of Omaha, from what is known as the “Interstate Committee on New Chicago Postoffice.” “The letter 15 slghed by Mayor Thompson and the president of the Chicago Commercial club, president of the Chicago Association of Commerce, president of the Illinois Manufacturers' association, preeident of the Chicago Plan commission and the president of the speclal postoffice committee. The letter points out that a new post- office must come in Chicago, but that the appropriation as proposed in con- gress is not large enough to make it pos- sible to purchase thess two lots where Chicago wants the postoffice located. There is enough money to buy a smaller lot, but the letter points out that the building must cover two blocka if it is to be large enough to handle the increased | volume of business. The attemtion of the is Omaha men called to the fact that much of Omaha's | formidable figure. mail is handled through the Chicago of- fice and that adequate facilities in Chi- cago then mean prompt service to Omaha. Therefore, they ask that Omaha help bullneu tirm them by passing resolutions favorable to the buying of the two lots, them to Chicago, that they may be em- bodied In a book of similar resolutions | and send |he ent(‘red the public Barr, Federation of Nebraska Retailers; , “Turnovers,” C. .Rullall vice resident M. E. Bmith & Co. und able discussion, everybody, led by P‘r«l Bll’cl-? Pawnee Cit: E\enlnr 6:30, lotel Fontenelle, tendered by Jobbers' associat Holzman of Nebraska toastmaster. Clothing romp&n)’ The banquet to be held Wednesday eve- ning at the Hotel Fontenelle will be an {nvitation banquet. All visiting clothiers are invited to attend this banquet, as the same is tendered by thé Omaha manu- facturers and jobbers. Besides the ban- quet, there will be features introduced which will be entertaining and interest- ing, and every visiting clothier will be assured of & royal good time. BEISEL THROWS CHAPEAU INTO TREASURER RACE §till_another hat in the ring—this one belonging to T. L. Beisel, deputy .in the county treasurer's office, who believes it 1s about time he was promoted to the head job. S0 he has filed for the momination on the republican tiiket for county tréasurer. Mr. Beisel threw his chapeau into the circle four years ago and l0st the nom- natlon by a very small margin. This year he expects to win, and those who are in a position to know say he is & He has lived in Omaha continuously for thirty ye His children have grown up here. He was connected with the SOUTH SIDE IAD WINS \ i | ".Qm, are again operating at full ca-|using the general delivery at the lc THE RALSTON AGAIN BEE: IS A BUSY VILLAGE Stove Works Operating at Full Ca-| pacity and Furniture Plant is Buly. SERUM COMPANY IS PROSPEROUS | o 1L \his, Astes The Ralston Stove Works at Ral- | pacity, after running with a n\dured | force for some time. Fourteen new iron molders were put to work, | which means an increasing of the | force all the way down i of J. M. French & Co. and up to the time that service, twelve H. G. Streight & Co. years ago. belnl complled to be submitted to con- | WIFE ABUSER AROUSES Helen Keller, blind girl, TWO HOUSES RANSACKED BY THIEVES SUNDAY NIGHT The home of R. H. Findley, 2501 Kan- sas avenue, was entered Sunday night by & burglar, who broke the glass in a rear door and ransacked the house. Mr. Findley reported that watches, rings and other valuables of the value of §100 were stolen. The apartments of J. G. Jaros and J. A. Devine, 222 North Twenty-fourth street, were ransacked by burglars Sun- day night. A report to the police states that articles valued at $100 were taken. A window was raised in this instance. WEDDINGS AT Y. M. C. A PROVIDED WITH MUSIC Because a music studlo is next door to the Presbyterian headquarters at the Young Men's Christian association build- ing weddings frequently held there do not lack for musical accompaniment. Last week & couple were married by Rev. Jullus . Schwarz. When Lee G. Kra Boyd theater. director of the assoclation glee ciub, ‘,,,,“,.,,” heard of the wedding next door to his office he had one of his pupils, Dean Davidson, sing “I Love You Truly,” and Prof. Kratz played a wedding march. BILL BRYNE PASSES THE 'SMOKES: HE'S A GRANDDAD Genlal “Billy" Byrne, manager of the Orpheum theater, is & grand-dad. A son ‘was born early yesterday to Mr. and Mre. Will N, Chambers, Mrs. Chambers having been Ruth Bryne before he: mar- i Our Jitmey Offer—TBis and Ge. Don't miss this. Cut out this slip, ene elose with 6c and mall it to Foley & Co., Chicago, Il, writing your name and ad- drees clearly. Yoz will recelve in return trial package containing Foley's Honey and Tar compounds, for coughs, colds and croup; Foley Kidney Pills, for pain in sides and back, rheumatism, backache, kidney and bladder allments, and Foley Cuthartic Tablets, a wholesome and thoroughly cleansing cathartic, for con- stipation, biliousness, headuche and slug- ®ish powels. 8old everywhere.—Advertises ment. WRATH OF JUDGE FOSTER Con Sequist, who was recently sentenced to the county jail for driving his wife and children froin thelr home with the temperature 20 below zero, has again been sentenced for annoying them. He was pardoned shortly after his first offense, and Sunday night went to the house, tried to get in and finally broke a window. “You dirty dog," sald Judge Foster, “you ought to he hung instead of helped to escape a punishment you deserve a hundredfold.” The thirty days' sentence was delivered In such a manner that Se- quist will be compelled to serve the en- tire sentence. JOSEPH KLEIN UNDERGOES APPENDICITIS OPERATION Joseph Klein, prominent in life insur- ance circles, having charge of the-local office of the Equitable Life Insurance company, is In a serlous condition at Immanuel hospital, where he underwent an operation for appendicitis. Complica- tions had set in before the operation took place, and the surgeons felt that |the outcome of the operation might be Mr. Kleln's son, attending | Berkeley college, in California, has been called home. Mr. Kline is 60 years old NATHAN. BERNSTEIN WILL TALK AT TRINITY CHURCH In connection with the collection for the benefit of Jewish war sufferers, in which Christian churches are aiding, Nathan Bernstein will make an address next Sunday morning at Trinity Meth- odist church. He will speak on “The Jew as a Citizen,” taking the place of the pastor, Rev. J. F. Poucher. TO DEFINE DELIVERY LIMITS FOR THE EXPRESS COMPANIES The city council referred to the legal department a matter of determining the Himits within which express companies should be required to deliver packages fn Greater Omaha. A pétition from South Side business men was received by the city commissioners. Helen Keller, Boyd, Saturday matinee. Helen Keller, Boyd theater, Saturday evening. | s\derable volumo of furniture. & Wilhelm of Omaha have contracted to uct as sole selling agents for the entire and have put some extra men on the road to handle the the line. Some twenty-five men were put to work and the total number of em- ployes now ranges between fifty and | sixty. The Ralston furniture factory. recently | | bought up at a_receiver's sale by ) Levy, who later got the Dodds Lumber company of Gmeha and other companies | interested in tha plant, is now running at full capacity and is turning out Orchard output of this plant, work. The Orchard & Wilhelm company handles this output through its jobbing ' department. Serum Plant Busy. At the same time the Omaha Serum company, which located a plant at Ral- ston only a year ago, contract to supply all the serum for a big plant of this kind in Illinols which happens to be under quarantine at pres- was placed under guarantine it began to or- ent. As soon as the lilinois plant der its serum from the plant at Ralston, and the result is that this item alone has kept the local plant exceptionally bu: and has now for some months brought in a handsome check each month. Ralston business men gre now talking of submitting a bond issue for the pur pose of establishing a municipal electric lighting system. The village now owns its water plant and is getting good water, with exceliont fire prezsure from standpipe loca ~a high ground. such a municipal steadily. OMAHA, a con- | is at this time en- Joying especial prosperity, since it has a the The municipal water plant there has given tisfaction that the sentiment for lighting plant is growing It is mow considered likely that TUESDAY, JANUARY os 1916. | Wharton Makes Himself Guardian Qver Judgment Lacklng Dan Cupid 1t 16-year-old Agnes meets 1S-yearold)of watchful waiting on Albert. Maybe l.\lhc-rt at a danco or a party and if Al—'ma $10 & week won't materialize, he nes loves Albert as woman never loved|points out. If Albert really loves her, before, and If Albert loves Agnes with| nothing will discourage him. The post- & love that can never dle, and if, in spite ' parents are so short- ot to permit Agnes to receive letters from Albert, what are they to do? { A number of love-lorn Infants have been al postotfice to circumvent their cruel par- |ents who will not be couvinced that at {16 “n girl s & woman if she loves and master can oven hand out some of the Libbey stuff, “Time itself, young lady, will mellow and make richer and nobler those tender blossoms of affection now burgeoning in the budding heart of womanhood,” he says. ““The rose plucked from its stem before ite time loses the full richness of its beauty. Love doesn't steal at once | knows she is loved,"” as Laura Jean Libd-|into the heart. Ie enters moftly, mod- bey would say estly and gradually; and Minally, after a But, alas, there sits an Argus-oyed oen-| long time, takes full possession of that sor In the person of Postmaster John C.| Wharton, representing the United States government, the postoffice, the soariik eagle and tho waving Stars and Stripes. And he has lssued an order that when the clerk at the g d. window sees a | child of 16 (who 1s & woman 1t she loves | and knows she is loved) asking for let- | ters, she shall be reported to him Alas, when even the government will try to stop such a lovely young man as Albert from writing to her, such a pur- fick gempleman and with « good position and the promise of §10 a week after the | first of the year! | ‘Several of these children have been given fatherly heart-to-heart talks by John C., and no one can do it better. He calls their attention to the duty they owe | to thelr parents who have nurtured them and he advises Agnes to adopt a poliey greatest of God's gifts o men, & true woman's heart.” After one of these talks Agnes usually decides she has been teo ready to give Albert her heart and that her parents aren’t so unreasonable after all. instructions are being sent out to ail postoffices to exerciso a censorship over juvenile general delivery window ocor- respondence, Burkett Shows Up 1 With Patch Over Eye| “Boom or boomerang?’ l This was the first question popped at! former Sedator E. J. Burkett when he | showed up on the streets of Omaha, wit} a noat patch over the outside cormer | {of his left eye. He admits it is to boom- erang. A painful boll developed in that most conspicuous place, and the attending | surgeon provided the pateh. Otherwise the candidate for vice president on the republican ticket {8 pursulng his chances with his accustomed vigor. NEEDED LITTLE STIMULANT, SO HE STOLE FOUR QUARTS Dispatches from Washington state that| a proposition to issue bonds in the sum of between $10,000 and $20,000 may be sub- | mitted at the spring election with a view to raising money to install the lighting plant. Dan Daughe, who stole four quart of liquor from Jabex Cross' Fourteenth and Douglas streets, was sen saloon, | Laborer is Buried Under Cave-In at tenced to ten days in the county jail. I “Hi was In need huf a little lllm\llnnt‘l your worship,” told Daughe, whose | Teuton name belies his Cockney accent, “an not ‘aving so much s a penny, hi ‘elped meself.” “If you call four quarts of liquor a little stimulant, man who buys you a regular drink," de livered the judge. GREY-HAIRED AT 27 First National Bank Charlie Vito, & laborer at the excava- tion for the First National bank build- ing, Sixteenth and Farnam strots, was buried when a bank of earth caved in on him_ Monday afternoon. Other workers rushed to hig rescue ad he was quickly dug out, apparently none the worse. A doctor examined him and then he went back to work, ENTIRE BOND ISSUE OF THE FAIRMONT CREAMERY SOLD The entire $200,000 stock issue, recently made by the Fairmont Creamery com- pany, has been purchased by Burns, Brinker & Co., Investment security house of Omaha. Fifteen years ago the Fair- mont Creamery company had but five stockholders., At present there are over 360 stockholders In the Trans-Mississipp! valley. “It is only recently that Omaha is recognized as a financial center of fiyst importance,’” sald a representative of the Burns-Brinker company, “In the past, corporations were forced of necessity to take thelr financing east, but many of these are now finding a market for their securities at home. There is now more money in Nebraska: local Institutions have proved their stability, and. investors like to see the property where their money I8 Invested, and know the men who are handling the same.” JERRY TELLS OF BEING WITNESS AT OWN INQUEST T’?:t Grey Hair Can Be Restored t me wendt you fres full information that wi y free of charge groasy, wticky or injurlous without detection. T pledge e game ind wddress. (ating wheiher Mr. Mrs. o and enciose two oent stamp for return bair assie, Address Mrs. M | THIS FREE COUPON {0 recelve free of charge Mrs. Chapman’ Iote. Insiructions L0, restore ETey bal¥ 0 et ural eolor and beauty of youth. Cut this oft and pin to your let for {mmediate use only; 2 cent stamp for postage required. Adaress Mre. Mary K. Chapman, Apt. @1, N. 0id P. 0. ®.; Providence, R. I pity the NOT A GREY HAIR AT 35 I Am One of fl.ny fivln‘ Examples | e Tesiore your gty Balr \e the matural beauty of 1 full_{nstruo- reader of (his paper who wishes to restore the nat- \ ural shade of youth to any grey, y fatled. Perfoct success with 5. nd me your r Jerry Sulllvan, the only gentleman on Plan New Type of Electric Lamps to Replace Arc Lights| City Bleetrician Curran has prepared A tentative outline for the betterment of the electric lighting system of the city Tn scope this plan follows the plan out- | lined two months ago. It is proposed to | replace the arc lights with a new form of lamp which has been trled in South Omaha. Commissioner Jardine has been working with the city electrician on this matter and he finds that 700 additional lampa of the new type may be installed without {ncreasing the total cost of the | service. At present there are 2,370.elece | trie lamps {n Greater Omahta and under the proposed plan there would be ap- proximately 5110, It is expected the matter will be brought to the city coun- cil on Tuesday. MAYOR OF BENSON WOULD TRADE JOB FOR SHERIFF C. 1. Mather, mayor of Benson, has flled for the republican nomfnatfon for sherift of Douglas county 'Ouch! Backache! Rub Lumbago or Stiffness Away Rub pain from back with small trial bottle of old ‘‘St. . Jacob's Oil.” When your back Is sore and lame of lumbago, sciatita or rheumatism has you stiffened np, don't suffer! Get a small trial bottle of ol4, honest “St. Jacobs Oil'* at any drug store, pour a little in your hand and rub it right on your Aching back, and by the time you count fifty the soreness and lamenses s gomne. Don't stay crippled! This soothing, penetrating ofl needs to be used only once. It takes the pain right out and ends the misery. It is magical, yet ab- solutely harmless and doesn’'t burn the skin. Nothing else stops lumbai sciatica, backache or rheumatism so promptly. It never disappoints.—Adverticement. READ THE BEE WANT ADS President Wilson By Proclamation addressed to all the people of the United States, set Thursday, January 27, 1916 Jewish Relief For SUFFERERS of the WAR Please Make Checks Payable To | MORRIS LEVY, Nebraska Clothmg Co., Local Treasurer, or y - FELIX M. WARBURG, Treasurer American Jewish Relief Committee, New York and mail to HARRY B. ZIMMAN, Chairman War Relief Committee, Omaha, Nebraska Day police records that ever testifed at h's own post-morten, was arrested Saturday evening for a minor offense. Police Court Clerk Marcell remembered "the incident and Jerry related the facts. “A good minny months ago your honmor, thers was a fella kilt dowp at the target factry near South Omaha. ‘The body was idinti- fled a8 meself, an’ when they hild the topsy on 'im, I wint to the plaze an told the corner 1 wasn't dead.” Not having the heart to fine such a noted individual, the judge allowed him.to depart un- scrathed. COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS HOLD AN ENTERTAINMENT Nearly 100 persons enjoyed the social given Saturday evening at the Bwedish Brandeis Stores suditorfum by Omaha council, No., 11§ United Commercial Travelers, Preceding a, luncheon, Judge A. L. Sutton spoke on the betterment of educational condi- tions for children. A pleasing program of music was furnished by Miss Grace Vodica, Mirs Henzle, Miss Kelllon, Miss Gillian and J, C. Herman. A lecture, “The Ray of Hope, was given by Past Counsellor 1. W. Pope. Similar socials will be given monthly by Omaba council Lawrence Jay is secretary. JOHN BROWN CONVICTED WITHOUT GOING ON STAND “John Brown, John Brown! John Brown!!" sang the city prosecutor Mon- day morning, he soucht the where- abouts of the above mentioned gent, who was charged with being a drinking person Court Sergeant Wilson opened the door of the bullpen to bring forth John, whose name was just being called for the third time “Lies a-mouldering in the grave," sang John in Aulcet tones from a corner of the enclosure. He was guilty of the charge, but for a number of reasons was not requested to testify. LESSEE SUES OWNER FOR TURNING OFF WATER AND GAS Bessle Pryor, lessee of a house st 2024 Bt. Mary's avenue, has sued the owner May H. Riley, in distriot court, for §200 damages, alleging that she turned off the water and gas. Ompottanty ,=============‘===""=q ! All Suits =< Furnishings & 1 KING-PECK *137,000 Stock I'Will Go On Sale Thursda —These are the sections of the great King-Peck sale in which most men are especially inter- ested, because it involves merchandise which practically every man is in the market for at any time, particularly when he can save a considerable amount. And our assertion to you men is that you have never known a greater bargain event than this, Wednesday afternoon’s papers. The Sale of Men’s O’Coats and Boys NOW GOING ON! DON'T FORGET THAT! °====fl============= Please read our ads in e et Brande Stores Clothing Y B § e i e § e s ) o Qe e et e e