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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-07
BACK TO PEN FOR
PAINTING BERTHA
Sentenced to Hard Labor at Lincoln
by Judge English for Steal
ing a Purse.
HAS A LONG POLICE RECORD

Painting Berthas in asain. from
Omaha" is news that will soon circulate
in underworld circles all over the United
States.
This woman, probably the most widely
known female police character in the
country. once more heard a Judge pro-
nouhce penitentiary sentence upon her
when she pleaded guilty to lifting" a
purse containing S31.14 from Mrs. Rozella
Long in n local 1O-cent store.
From one TO seven years in the peni.
Tertiary, at hard labor but without soil
tary confinement" said District Judge
English.
My only request 10 that be taken
thcre at once, said Bertha. There was
tho usual touch Of the theatrical about
her and she was In no wise afra d OF the
court.
1t was Bertha's first fall" since Rev.
Charles w. savidge's attempt to east
out her devils" more than year ago. a
far being the thiefs term for con-
viction and prison sentence.
Taken to Lincoln at Once.
Judge English directed that she he
taken to Lincoln Mt once in order that
burns caused by an attempt at suicide
while she was incarccrated IN the city
jail might be treated there.
Bertha Liebbeckc was the name given
the woman at birth by honest, hard
working parents, residents of Council
Bluffs. Painting Bertha" she became
by reason of a trick which she acquired
of 'faintlng" into the arms of a pros
pective victim of her nlmble fingers. Ere
quently. too, when arrested by officers
who knew nothing of her, the trick gained
sympathy for her and caused her release
For several years. however the faint
ing trick has been so well known that
she has no longer employed it.
Bertha is IS years Of age. She at
tended the Council Bluffs schools until
she was 16 years old, when her father
died. Later after an illness, her men
tai condition became defective and her
first confinement in public institution
was the the institute for the feeble
minded at Glenwood, la. Later, accord
ing to her story. she was led to a sin
full life by an aged man.
Her first instruction in real crime
came the first year of the Omaha expo
sition, when a young thief with whom
she associated taught her how to pick
pockets ana do other Kinds OF stealing.
Arrested in Illinois.
Bertha became one of the most sue
cessful girl thieves in the country, but
later was confined in an asylum at Cla-
rinda, Ia. Nine months later she was
released after having undergone Sc
we're operation. She went to Chicago
and there received her first penitentiary
sentence, being sent to Joliet, then to
Elgin.
She escaped from Elgin and eventu-
ally turned up in Omaha and from here
went to the penitentlary at Lincoln
where she served several years. This
completed her penitentiary record, but
she has been inside of large number
of jails in many cities.
Rev. Mr.. savages attempt to ''cast
out the devils" from Bertha was given
up by him several months ago. She be-
came involved in several minor diff
culties, eventually railing when she
| lifted a pocket book
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-07
News from 0maha's
Near Neighbors
Valley.

Horace Aver left for his home in Ne
vada Tuesday.
John Monahan made q business trip to
Omaha Thursday
L. Robinson came in from California
Tuesday on a business trip.
Mrs. Steele went to Fremont Thursday
to visit Mrs. Moore in the hospital.
Mrs. John Fitzgerald returned Saturday
from a two weeks visit with her father
at Decatur, Ia.
William Flynn purchased the farm be-
longing to L. Robinson just mile east
Of Valley this wee!.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist Episcopal church held its regular
meeting at the home of Mrs. McAllester
Wednesday.
Mps Cecil Moore, grammar room
teacher, went to the Fremont hospital
for an operation Saturday. She Is getting
along we'll, but will be unable to take up
her school duties for a month. Ben
Wertz of Fremont is supplying her room.
Under the auspices of the Lyceum club
Everett KempyRaVe an Interpretation OF
THAT Printer OF Udel"s to very APP
precia.ive audience in the opera house
Tuesday evening. 1t was considered the
lest number ever given In any Valley
lecture course
The members and friends OF the Second
Baptist church gave a very enjoyable
farewell reception at the church Tuesday
ever ing for their pastor, Rev. Mr.. Has
salblad, who is giving W the pastorate
to be state Sunday school missionary. lie
began his new duties Wednesday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-07
BETTER HEALTH IF
CLOTHES ARE CLEAN
"Prof." AL. Dresher Makes
Assertion About "Dirt
Blocking Ventilation"
Clothes Cleaned at Dreshers
Keep You in Health,
Says He.

Eyes Sir!" said Al Dresher of the
firm of Dresher Brothers, Cleaners
and Dyers with the $57, 900 plant
at 2211-2213 Farnam St., you'll
live longer and better If your clothes
are cleaned oftener."
you see it's this way" added AL,
with confidential smile that SEEM
ed to invite a clothes cleaning order,
what good is the natural system of
ventilating pores in ones skin If the
pure, fresh air cannot get to the
pores, l mean by that that the air
spaces 'twixt the weaves and threads
of your clothes are blocked il they're
soiled and filled with dirt, etc., ana
when they're blocked the air doesn't
come through"
AL. is a good talker and swift
talker, but he is known for the truth
at that. There is much in his theory.
He has proved by numerous tests
that clean piece of fabric may be
breathed through while a soiled piece
of the same fabric may not be
>breathed through. AL. contends also,
and has proof to show that un-
cleaned clothes are hotter in sum-
mer and colder in winter.
At any rate one feels and looks
better in garments that are cleaned,
3 and the system" in vogue at Dresh-
ers immense plant has brought down
cleaning costs to so low an ebb that
anyone and everyone is nowadays ex-
pected to have his clothes cleaned
and pressed regularly and often.
Some might say that the clothes
cleaning art is one that may be en-
joyed only by city folks because of
the lack of suitable cleaning estab-
1ishments in the smaller towns, but,
such is not the case, for Dresher's
Mail Order Dept. places the entire
plant at the disposal of people living
even a thousand miles away. Ii,
fact, Dreshers pay return charges on
any sized bundle to any point In
America. And most of your clothes
may be sent by Parcel Post, so the
expense of carrying couldn't be very
great even If out of town folks were
to pay it both ways instead of one.
If you care to know more. about
the hygienics of clean clothes get
cal" the Professor" on the phone
personally-just call Tyler 345 ano
ask for al" If cal" isn't there
Sam has just as good a story to put
up. After you've had your chat tell
Dreshers to send wagon to your
home for your clothes.
Or leave your clothes at Dresher
The Tailors, 1915 Farnam St., or at
the Dresher Receiving Station in the
Brandeis Stores.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-07
Good Housewives
Make This Cough Syrup

- - . . 49, q
To quickly cure the most stubborn
cough and break up cold in six to
eight hours, there. there can be nothing
better than the following simple rem
edy, for it has been tried in thousands
of cases with wonderful success. It's
popularity is increasing because of its
cheapness and positive curative virtues.
Obtain of druggist a 2h OF. package
of Essence Mentho-LaXene; empty into a
pint bottle. Then make syrup by pour
ing a half pint of boiling water over a
pint of graduated sugar. Stir, cool and
fr up the bottle with syrup. Full direc-
tons for use are enclosed in the package
This homemade syrup effects a saving
too, Of from two to three dollars as com
pared with labeled cough medieines.-Ai-
vertisement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-07
Remington.

Detlef Desler was an Omaha visitor
Wednesday.
baby boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Soil.
A baby boy arrived at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. L. E. Odell last Sunday.
1t is reported that Mrs Minna Timme
is quite i'll at her home In Omaha.
Mrs. Minnie Witte and daughter. Mabel
visited at the home farm several days
this week.
August Holdorf has bought property
from Mrs. Henry Tiedje and will move
here after March l.
Thomas Currah, formerly depot agent
here. is at tho Methodist hospital in
Omaha. where he was operated on for a
mastoid abscess.
A reception was rendered Mr.. and Mrs.
Hans OFT on Thursday evening At the
Woodmen hall. Dancing was INDUCED in
and lunch served.
A number Of friends gathered at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Gottsch
last Sunday in honor of the twentieth an
niversary of their wedding.
Last Saturday afternoon fifteen young
women pleasantly surprised Miss Minnie
Bachuus with miscellaneous shower.
The bride-to-be. whose engasemeut 10
Theodore Mocklemann OF Elkhorn was
announced a short time axe. received a
number OF dainty and useful gifts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-07
STEAMER DAClA DUE
AT NORFOLK SUNDAY

NORFOLK, Va. Feb, e-The steamer
Dacia. enroute from Galveston TO Rotter-
dam with cotton, Is duo to arrive here
tomorrow morning. IL was reported to-
day as having passed Hatteras and on
It's way up the coast at ten knots speed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-07
EIkhOrn.

Carl and Paul Pfeffer visited in Omaha
a few days this week.
Thomas Hickey of Spring Groye, called
on friends here, Thursday
Mr. and Mrs. George Otte OF Resale
are visiting relatives mere.
Harry Winterburn, who was sick with
the grippe. is now recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Meyers are visit
ing friends I'm Iowa this week.
Mrs George Helnzman moved Thurs
day into the late William Schmidt house.
Mrs. John McArdle and daughter. Ange-
line, returned to their home In Omaha,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Herman Fredrleksen OF
Grindstone, S. D., visited last week al
the ]. A. Gibbons homo,
Walter Bull, who Is attending the
agriculture college at Lincoln. Is quite
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-07

i'll with pneumonia. He is reported as
improved, but not out Of danger,
The Knights Of PytLias lodge gave a
party for their families Saturday even
ing, might've was played, prizes were
given to Miss Rose " lite and Henry
Bay.
Randle f. Lamb of Washington and
Miss Marguerite EicNe, were married
Wednesday. They will make their home
or a farm in Washington county near
Dale.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-07

Many Disorders Come from the Liver
Constipation, headache, bilious spells,
indicate n sluggish liver. The tried rem
edy IL DR., Kings New Life Pills. Only
25c All druggists. Acknowledgement
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-03
GERMAN

Berlin. Feb. s.-eerman army head
quarters today. gave out a report on
the progress OF the fighting which
reads as follows:
"The attacks made by the French
on German positions near Perthes have
been repulsed. On the remainder OF
the western battle front there was
yesterday nothing more than artillery
exchanges.
.shere-h have been no new develop
ments along the east Prussian from
tier.
..In Poland, north of the vfstula.
cavalry onsIaughts by the Russians
have been repulsed while south of the
Vistula German attacks at a point
east of Bolimow ended with the oe-
cupation of the village of Humin Ito
the northeast.) Fighting for possess
sion of WoIaszye-Lowicska has been
going on since Feb. 1. In these engage
ments we have taken over 1000 prison
ers and captured six machine guns.
Russian attacks at night against
the German positions near the Bzura
river have been repulsed.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-03
JOE BARBER DEAD;
EXPIRES SUDDENLY
IN HIS OFFICE
Was Veteran Stump Speak
er, Widely Known In Re
publican Politics

Hartford, Feb. 36Joseph L. Barr
bour, one of the leading lawyers of
the state for many years, former
speaker of the House of Representa-
lives and well known Republican cam
paign speaker. died suddenly in his
law once just before o'clock this
afternoon.
He was q Republican orator Of the
old school, whose method was a joke,
part Of an argument, two more Jokes
and the rest Of the argument For
years he was one of the most effective
men in New England on the stump,
though In later years his prestige
somewhat declined, as the Roosevelt
school Of public speakers, with its
strict adherence to the scientific dis
cusston OF measures became popular.
Barbour was below medium stature,
active, optimistic and energetic.
AEr. Barboz1r was born in Bark
hansted, Dec I 8, 1886. Before prac-
ticing law he was q newspaper re-
porter here IN 1877 he became
clerk OF the House and in 1878 and
1873 he was clerk Of the Senate He
was prosecuting attorney OF Hartford
from 1877 TO 1864 he was speaixef
faf the House IN 1897 and 1895
s1xzs d. zss5szz ssss e for ae2t1l speak er
on political subjects and was aIwaya
IN demand as ~ campaign speaker
He was a member of the Free Masons
and Odd Fellows
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-03

Paris. Feb. s-The French war Of
flee this afternoon gave out a state
ment on the progress of the military
operations reading as foI1ows:
'In the country north of the Lys
there is nothing to report. Between
the Lys and the Disc, in the sector of
Neuvette, to the west Of Lens. French
batteries put an end to a spirited
fusilade from the enemy.
~rThe Germans endeavored to float
down the river at Anore some blazing
RATS, staring them from a point
above -Ave1uy, which is north Of AL
bert. We were successful, however,
in stopping these floats before they
exploded.
"our artillery has gained excellent
results in the valley of tEesAisne. We
have made slight progress anad have
taken prisoners and have repu1sed a
counter attack to the west of Hill
No. 200. near Perthes.
''In the Argonnes a second German
attack took place yesterday near
Bagatelle at about 6 o'clock In the
evening. This was also repulsed as
had the attack previously reported
and which took place at 1 o'clock in
the afternoon.
'sThe front from the Meuse to the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-03
PLAN TO EMPL OY
EXPERT ON.TAXES
SLAP At CORBIN
Senator Purcell Holds Up
Resolution House Passed
Under Suspension
ATTEMPT MADE TO JAM
TT THROUGH SENATE
Members of Committee On
Finance Disclaim Respon-
sibility for Measure
Especial to The Farner.)

Hartford, Feb. 3.-Senator Purcell,
of Hartford, by a clever parliamentary
move in the Senate, today, temp porari-
1y blocked the Republican machine $
plan for the expenditure OF a large
sum OF money for expert assistance
in investigating methods of state taxa
ton.
Under q suspension of the rules in
the House q resolution was passed and
immediately transmitted to the SEN
ate authorizing the joint committee
on finance to engage the services OF
an expert tax investigator. The meas
ure passed the House after Demo-
cratic members had made spirited OBJ
lection and after Mr.. Bowers of Man
chester and Mr., Huntington of Old
Lyme, both members of the finance
committee, had stated on the floor
that they had never heard OF the res-
olution prior to It's Introduction today.
In the Senate the Republican ma
chine undertook to jam the measure
through under a similar suspension of
the rules Senator Purcell objected
holding that the resolution as read
implied a direct slap at Tax fCommis-
sioner Corb1n- Senator PURCELL said
he thought there were man capable
of doing this so-called expert in
vestigatton now: In the employe of the
tax commissioners ohice.
After a brief recess Senator Purcell
DEDu8AN N an 144A<uA1AASAAts ~ s1AS HSss-
o1ution providing that the tax COM
missioner and the committee on IL
nance be empowered to hire the ex-
pert investigator. The resolution and
amendment were tabled. for printing
in the calendar and journal.
Should the Republican majority in
sist on the passage OF the resolution
it viii have the effect Of thear repudi-
alton OF thes 1bt1ity OF Tax Coznnais-
Sioner Corbin, q RepublicAns 20 e4pe
with problems of state taxation In
which the Republican party has al
ways held he was expert. The feso-
luton places no limitation on the
amount OF money that might be ex-
pended for the INVESTIGATION.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-03
LIGHT DENIES
LIBEL in HIS
KING CHARGES
Former Attorney General
Wants Actions Against
Beard and Him Separate
ACTION HINGES ON
BEARD AFFIDAVIT
Light Claims Statement of
Beard Does Not, in Itself,
Constitute Libel

Judge John H. Light OF Norwa1h,
the former attorney general who was
named as defendant in q $50, 900
libel suit brought by John T. King
curing the last campaign, has filed a
demurrer to the action which is now
on the superior court docket
In his demurrer Judge Light claims
that in the statement made by B. M
Beard az Shelton, to which King OBJ
4ected. there was nothing Hbelous or
scanda4ous m itself. In the original
suit one or the counts Is against Beard
for making the statement October /,
1914, and the other IS against Light
for publishing the article October 29-
Judge Light asks for nisjoihder
of causes because the complaint shows
a joint cause against Beard and Judge
Light In the first count for conspiracy
in publishing the article and in the
second count separate causes are
given
In the original suit King alleged
Judge Light and Beard conspired to
il5ure him IN reputation by publish
ing false statements Beard made q
statement In which he declared that
In 1911 the state highway department
owed him $15 600 There was some
delay in payment and he went to King
to see about He alleges King want
ed 10 per cent commission to collect
the bill These statements which
Judge Light IS accused Of publishing
are claimed by king to be false and
malicious.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-03

Carpathians which has developed
into one of the most important
phases of the campaign in the
east. Russian troops are said to
have made marked progress in
Dukla Pass, advancing over the
crest of the mountain, and to
have repulsed all Austrian assault
south of Uzsok Pass.
Fighting continues between
British and Turkish forces in
Arabia near the head of the
Persian gulf where small forces
of Turks have taken the often
sive.
An attack on Kurna, near the
junction of the Euphrates and
Tgris rivers, was stopped by the
fire from British gunboats.
According to the German YER
sion of the recent fighting in Po-
land, as given In the official re-
port today from Berlin, the Rus
slams have been forced back near
BalinnoW. Tt is said that the
Germans captured village and
took 1000 prisoners. Russian at
tacks elsewhere, the German war
office asserts, were repu1sed.
Except for a renewal Of infan-
try fighting near Perthes, which
apparently was not Of advantages
to either side, only artillery ex-
changes were in progress yester-
day in France and Belgium.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-03
BARTLETT CHOICE
OF DELEGATION

Hartford. Feb. Before the COM
mittee on the Judiciary this afternoon
Senator Cozn1ey appeared to endorse
the Senate resolution, naming Senator
Frederic A. Bartlett to be judge of the
city court at Bridgeport for two years
from June 3rd, 1915. Senator Comley
told the committee that Senator Bart
lett was the unanimous choice of the
Bridgeport delegation.
Other hearings of interest to
Bridgeport are scheduled as follows:
Thursday, Feb. H. before the COM
mittee on public health and safety
hearing on the Senate bill introduced
by Senator Bartlett, relative to the
practice of dentistry in the state. This
bill which was drafted by the Dental
association makes radical changes in
the laws regulating dentistry.
/ Tuesday. February 9--Before the
committee on cities and boroughs, a
hearing on several proposed charter
amendments for the city of Bridge
port.
Wednesday, February 1O-Before
the same committee, hearings on bills
introduced by Mr.. Brown of Milford
creating a board of police commission
ers for Milford and dividing the town
of Milford into voting districts.
The committee on forfeited rights
meets this afternoon for the ASST gn-
ment of hearings on many petitions
included in which are several from
Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-03
EAST SIDERS IN
DISAGREEMENT
ON PLAYGROUND
Aldermen Not In Accord AS
to Suitability of Cedar
Street Site
CLAIM CHURCH GoERs
WILL BE DISTURBED
Alderman Kearns Will Take
Up Matter With Park
Commissioners

Serious opposition has developed
among residents of East Bridgeport
over the plan of Alderman o. C.
Cole of the Eleventh district to have
the city acquire property in Cedar
street for q public playground. The
property in question is owned by
Frank Daskarn. a resident Of New
York city and is in close proximity
to ST. Mary's r. G. church. st. Mary g
convent and the parocIliaI school
which the parish maintains facing
Pembroke street People who own
have approached Alderman William
r. Kearns and asked him to object
to the proposition. The matter re-
Gently came before the board of COM
mon council and was referred to the
park mmissioners.
Alderman Cole believes his con-
stituents in the Eleventh district want
the playground and he is of the opin-
ion that If a suitable arrangement
cannot be made with the owner of the
property that 1t should be taken by
condemnation proceedings. At the
last meeting of the common council
Alderman Kearns brought the matter
to the attention Of Alderman Cole
and asked him to withdraw the prop
osition or to find some other Eoca-
ton.
Alderman Cole would not do this,
however. He said his constituents
favorad the plan and he intended to
press the matter. Alderman Cole
said he was now waiting for action
by theSpark commissioners Alder
man Kearns has been approached by
number OF the members Of ST.
Mary's church who do not want the
playground located so near the
ciIurch- -
Every day some of the parishioners
of the church go there for prayer
and meditation and it is feared the
romping sof the children Will disturb
them.
Property owners in the vicinity also
object on the ground that the prox-
unity of the playground will deterior-
ate the value Of their property. Al
derman Kearns intends to present
these objections at the next meeting
of the park commissioners
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-03
TWO REPORTS ON
CIVIL SERVICE
Cspeeial to The Farmer.l

Hartford, Feb. 3.-There will be two
reports from the Judiciary committee
on the proposed Isbeu amendment to
the state civil service law. The DEM
ocratic minority, it was understood to-
day, has in preparation a substitute
bill which VIII recommend. few small
changes, all OF which have been en-
dorsed by the state civil service COM
mission. q
The majority report, it Is under
stood, Is almost ready for submission
to the senate It viii be virtually q
repeal OF the present law, and will lay
open to the spoils system practically
every appointiYe Office In the state.
AT the capitol, today, there was an
air of expectancy when it was report
ed that Senator Isbeu had the major
ity report ready for Introduction.
There was considerable comforting
among the leaders OF the @. o. p. ma
jority in the senate, but 4adjournment
was finally taken without the slightest
peep from those who would undo the
present law.
Senator Is0e11 was asked by a re-
porter when the committee would have
its report ready for the senate. ST am
not prophet nor the son of a pro-
Iphet,'' said the senator, ..and do not
care to risk my reputation in indulg-
ing In phophesying.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-03
SUDDEN CHANGE OF GERMAN
TACTICS PUZZLES BRITISH
EXPERTS INEAST AND WEST
SUMMARY OF TODAY,S WAR NEWS

Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg's new drive at Warsaw ap-
parently has accomplished lit
tie more, thus far. than the
winning of a comparatively few
Russian advanced positions.
Neither the Berlin nor the Petro-
grad official reports indicate that
marked changes have resulted
from the fighting which daily
becomes more intense. The
German commander has chosen
to make his principal assault
along the front between Sochac-
zew, 80 miles due west of War
saw and Skierniewicz, a few
miles to the south, which is in
the same section III which the
Germans recently attempted to
break through on their previous
attempt to reach Warsaw.
Both sides occupy strongly en-
trenched positions in this region,
where the warfare closely re-
sembles that in France.
An official Russian report Of
today states that German at
tacks in this locality were re-
pulsed in the course of violent
battles, during which the Rus
slams recaptured trenches previ-
ously taken by the Germans.
Russian successes also are
claimed in the fighting near the