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Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12
Cattle Stealing of Old Has
Been Replaced by More
Up-to-Date Auto "Rustling''
Jail Has Become Almost Gentleman Thief's" Place
and Old Time Crooks, Who Were Daredevils of
Their Profession, Are Gone for Good.

staged the Malashock diamond rob
berry in broad daylight. Then fol-
lowed the gun battle with police in
the sumptuously furnished bunga-
low on North Fourteenth stree, and
their capture and trial for the kill
ing of Detective Rooney. Three
of them are serving terms in the
Nebraska state prison.
Experience of Omaha detectives
with car thefts has been that the
machines are stolen by youths, paid,
as one of them said when captured,
SIS for each car delivered to a pre-
determined plant" in a residence
section of the city.
In July and August of last year
police 6S automobiles were taken
here and not recovered. Their value
totaled $4,000.
October, 1918, is illustrative of an
average haul in a city the size of
Omaha. Cars valued at $4,000 were
stolen and not recovered. To offset
this, the number of cars recovered
by Omaha police has been remark
ably large.
But automobile stealing is not the
only form of crime which drains
great sums annually from persons
in a metropolitan city.
Operations of sneak thieves cost
citizens an enormous sum every
year. Usually they ply their
trade in rooming houses nd the
middle-class residence districts, but
burglaries il. the pretentious homes
of Omaha have became almost un-
known.
In fact, the old-time burglar who
mapped the home of a wealthy
family preparatory to an onslaught
on the silver is as scarce as mem
Der of the bank-robbing gentry.
Jail, Too. Lost Fame.
And with the passing of the
trained professional criminal into
the auto "rustling" game, the Oma-
ha Jail, once one of the most noted
clearing houses for crime in the
country, has come to be a mere har-
boring place for petty criminals and
persons accused of minor offenses.
It has been the setting for the last
chapter in some of the most famous
crimes in the annals of criminal his
tory. - ...
Through its doors have passed
notorious yeggmen, famous con"
workers, burglars with country
wide reputation, and pickpockets
familiar to police in nearly all met
ropolitan cities.
At night, the time when the jail
used to be a scene of activity be-
fore reform legislation was enacted,
it now is almost as quiet as the dark
ened buildings around it.
At 8 a. m. the dog-watch, a cap
tain grown gray in the service, can
be seen in little office, nodding
drowsily over the subordinate's re-
port.
A grizzled turnkey dozes over a
burned out pipe in a small ante
room connected with the cells. A
half-dozen figures, barely awake.
are sprawled like Y's in short back
ed arm chairs waiting for something
to happen.
The telephone rings softly only to
transmit the droning report of a
copper on the beat, whose words,
nothing doing" signify the passing
of the old time crook.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12
ADVERTISING IS
1919 SLOGAN
OF REALTORS
W. R. Mcfarland, Realty
Board Head, Urges Coop
Grafton by Realtors and
Other Business Men.

The value of advertising was one
OF the chief topics of w. R. McFar.
land, new president of the Omaha
Real Estate board, delivered to the
board in his annual address last
Wednesday. Following is Mr.. Nc,
Farland's address;
I'VE have chosen by unanimous
consent to support a campaign oil
advertising. We have pledged the
funds TO support this campaign and
we have started in a very definite
way to carry out our plans.
We are fortunate in having with
us Leo Bozell as our executive sec
rotary, a man of splendid experience
in newspaper and publicity work,
He has already started the ball roll
ing and | am sure the members OF
the board will give him their hearty
support.
I'VE have every reason to believe
that we are coming to an era of sub
stahtial development in all lines OF
business and particularly in real es-
tate.
Il am a great believer in what
might be called cumulative adver-
Using. We are not likely to realize
all of the benefits of this campaign
this year, but our effort, put forth
now, should demonstrate whether or
not we have taken a step in the right
direction.
II would also recommend a plan
to better acquaintance of the real
tors. bankers and business men of
Omaha and our neighboring cities.
If we expect business outside OF
Omaha we should cultivate the &C
quaintance of our neighbors. l be-
lieve the question of appraisements
should receive our early attention.
In Leo Bozell's report two weeks
ago, we were given a very clear idea
of what the Kansas City board had
accomplished in this department,
and there is no reason why the same
results cannot be secured in Omaha.
] am in favor of the board outlining
a definite program for this com.
mittee and authorizing the chairman
to present the matter to the city
commission with the object of tax
ing over the matter of appraisements
for the city"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12

In contradiction OF the opinion
voiced by many predicting slump
in the business and industrial fields
after the war, H. E. Griffin, sales
manager for M. E. Shafer & Co.,
declared yesterday that the volume
of business done by this company
this year had increased over 200 per
cent compared with the same period
a year ago. Mr.. Griffin also said
that the prospects ahead were even
brighter.
But it is no wonder" he contin-
ued, "for we are right in the heart
of the world, and the rich, red
blood of the richest part of the
country is being pumped in and out
through Omaha. The only regret |
have is that | did not come to
Omaha many years ago instead of
only few months ago"
Mr.. Griffin recently was made
sales manager of his company. Prior
to coming to Omaha he was in the
newspaper business several years,
and for twelve years he was as
ISOLATED with two of the largest
calendar houses in the country.
Benjamin H. Fletcher, the new
superintendent of the Shafer COM
pany also is of the opinion that
business conditions will improve in
the country rather than suffer
slump Mr.. Fletcher recently was
promoted to dis position at the
head of the progressive printing
and advertising speciality concern at
Seventeenth and Webster streets.
He has had a printing experience
covering priod of 10 years. He
came from Fremont, Neb., to 0ma-
ha eight years ago, and three years
ago became identified with the
Shafer company. December J.,
last, he was appointed superinten-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12

The following plans will be an
nounced at the meeting Monday.
Advertising Selling league in
charge of Douglas county.
Drive week is January II to
10.
Douglas county quota $53,000
Downtown district will be
handled by mems committee,
who will work under the block
system. E. T. Swobe to be in
charge.
Women's committee in charge
Of Mrs. Joseph Duffy, will han
die the tag-day drive Friday,
Jan. IL, in downtown district.
Advertising publicity. window
posters and automobile tagging
will be in charge of the Adver-
Using Selling league.
Speakers in charge of R. A.
Van Orsdel.
Mrs. Duffy has called a meetin
of the women workers to be held a
the Fontenelle Tuesday to arrang
final details for the tag day drive
Headquarters for the committe
will be established in the small build
ing on the courthouse lawn durin
the week.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12
Thomas D. Head, London, Ia
Tell of Turkish CrueItieS at
Chamber of Commerce
Monday Noon.

Before intensive work to raise a
fund of $4,000 in Omaha and Doug
las county for stricken Armenians
and other unfortunates in the near
cast, the Advertising Selling league,
which will have charge of the cam
paign, will listen to an address Mon
day noon at the Chamber Of Com
merce by Thomas D. Head, London,
England, who will give first hand in
formation of the conditions prevail
ing in the various countries as a re-
suit of Turkish cruelties.
Mr.. Head, who has come to this
country to assist in raising a relief
fund Of $30,000,000, Nebraska's por-
ton of which is $4,000, is an Eng
fish business man and classed as
an organizer of unusual ability. He
was sent to Russia BY the Friends
War Victims Relief committee under
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12
BIG DOWNTOWN
BUILDINGS OF
OMAHA FILLED
Income Value Of Downtown
Property Attracting At
tentiOn All Over
the Country.

The question Of the income yalus
Of downtown property in Omaha
brought up as a result OF the policy
of the advertising committee OF the
Real Estate board caused the
boards headquarters last week tc
make a survey of the conditions,
The advertising committees policy
is to concentrate on investment aut
business property within the next
80 to 90 days.
The survey made during the latter
part of the week, showed that good
downtown office buildings are from
% to 100 per cent full. and that
good store and warehouse space 49,
at a premium. ..
Most OF the building managers,
especially managers of Office build
ingS, have long waiting lists OF pro-
spective tenants.
Omaha Plans Expansion,
Owners and managers OF bushes,
property attribute this condition
to these two general causes
First-That following the war
Omaha firms, whether in Offices or
stores, Immediately began to maze
plans for expansion.
Second--Outside interests att
being attracted to Omaha because o.
the remarkable records this city
made in all financial campaigns and
drives throughout the war.
Concerning the second cause, they
point out that Omaha was one o.
the very few cities where business
during the war did not depend upon
war contracts and war business, anil
that as a result Omaha will lose
nothing with the ending of war coa-
tracts,
The fact that Omaha went through
the war with such good record
and with the highest percentage OF
gain in bank clearings in the couii-
try, has caused investors to look
this way. -..
As concrete evidence of the way
investment property is paying ~
Omaha, realtors point to the condi
ton of Harry A. VOLTS rental busi-
ness at present: Mr.. Wolf, with
monthly rental income of $2400D
has only SOS month vacancies.
Mr.. Wolf says he now has Il
inquiries from out-of-town firms.
wanting to locate in Omaha, either
in stores or warehouse space.
The City National bank building,
Office space is now 100 per cent oc.
cupied, and the manager, Z. S. Jew
ell. has long waiting list
H. G. Loomis. manager OF tht
Omaha National bank building. esti
mates that the better class down
town Office buildings are OIL al
average of 90 per cent filled.
The Bee building Office space /,
now about 1917 -per cent full, i,
managers say.
The First National bank build rs
at Sixteenth and Farnam streets
store space and all, is 1913 per, GENT
rented 3 .r
The manager OF this building. f
6. Solomon, in the last two months
rented five ground floor stores n
the First National building, all Of
five year leases.
The Securities building. operate
by the Armstrong Walsh Co., is nov
practically filled. with lo1g wait iig
list, according to A. H. Walsh.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12
FRANCE IS 0. K,
BUT U. S. FOR NE,
YANKEE WRITES
ArmiStiCe Day Was Celebrated
by Kissing Everybody Who
Happened to Pass
Their Way.

"I'll take the U. S. style for mine,'
wrote Sergt. Sigvald Jensen, Coun-
Ill Bluffs boy, now in France, in
describing the manner in which
French people celebrated the signing
of the armistice.
"The night the arinistice was
signed, the French ran up and down
the streets, men grabbing other
mems wives and kissing them; girls
grabbed soldiers and kissed them.
They were sure wild" he wrote in
fathers Christmas letter" writ
ten from AK La Chapelle Novem-
Der "a, to his father, Joseph Jensen,
1923 South Ninth street, Council
Bluffs.
Young Jensen, who is only 20, and
his pal, Rudolph Nelson, l9, enlisted
last June, ten days after they gradu-
ated from the Council Bluffs High
school. They passed a six-weeks'
course in radio at Limoges and were
recommended for a sergeantey.
You may think this is a fine
place. 1t is, but the way the French
have built the country. is what spoils
it. The streets are narrow and
crooked. The houses are built Of
stone 1000 years old and crumbling
and falling down. The streets are OF
rocks crushed by thousand years
of use. The wagons are drawn by
oxen. and the streets show the ef-
fects of that.
They never do clean the streets
in this country but we soldiers have
to do it,"
Sergeant Jensen is expected to re-
turn shortly to the United States.
He is with the Sixty-seventh artil-
lery. trained at Fort Winfield Scott.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12
World Realty Company
Buys Muse Theater; H.
B. Watts to be Manage

An announcement is made that
the Muse theater at Twenty-fourtll
and Farnam streets was sold yes
terday by R. D. Shirley to the World
Realty company, which concern also
owns and operates the Sun theater.
Possession was taken yesterday
by the new people and H. B. Watts,
a well-known local man, has been
installed as manager. Mr.. Watts
has been identified with the motion
picture business in this city for the
past five years.
The World Realty company is
fast becoming one of the most for
midable factors of the show business
in the middle west.
Besides operating the Muse and
Sun theaters, another beautiful
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12
Real Estate Men, Back from
War. Rennen Their Office

L. w. Bedford and 5. B. Juhn'
ston, realtors. who closed their Of.
fee last summer to go to war, has
returned from the army and have
opened up the firm of Bedford +
Johnston, in the Worid-He9a'
building.
Mr.. Bedford has been in there
estate business for II Gears and be-
been associated with Mr.. Johnston
for the last four years.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12

9dent. Mr.. Fletcher, who is a mem
Der OF the Chamber of Commerce,
declares that second only to his
interest in the growth of his COM
pany is the advancement of Omaha.
Enlarge Service Force.
In anticipation of continued pros
perity and bigger business, the
Shafer company recently obtained
the services of Guy w. Bilsland as
advertising manager and chief of
the service department. Mr.. Bills
land has had varied experience in
the advertising field, having been
connected with a large calendar COLI
Germ and large Chicago direct-by-
mail advertising agency. For three
years he was charter member and
secretary of the Advertising club,
of Joliet, Ill. Early in the summer
he volunteered for army Y. M. {.
A. work, in which he was engaged
prior to coming TO Omaha two
weeks ago. .s..
Omaha looks to me-" said Mr..
B1lsland. 1t is the logical trade
center for the great plains states,
and the opportunities for growth in
this territory are limited only by
the imagination of the advertising
men,"
c. ], Myler, assistant superinten-
dent, is another specialist recen "
annexed to the Shafer official fam
lily. Mr.. Myler was mustered out of
army service several weeks ago,
having served as first sergeant III
the transportation service of the
Fort Omaha balloon school. He
has had an experience of IA years
in the printing business. He is &C.
garded as valuable addition to his
growing organization, and an
nounces that he is in the city to
grow with growing Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12
MCFayden is to Develop
Section for Residences

Temple McFayden, realtor, has
tai:en over ground for rs lots in
Stcling Park addition along Fonte.
relle boulevard, between Fowler
and Grand avenues, and will de-
yelop it this spring into a residen-
tial section.
Most Of the lots will overlook
Fontenelie park.
Mr.. McFayden will build houses
on the lots and will improve the
addition with water, sewers and
sidewalks.
Plans are now being made for
houses.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12
Library and Market Plans
TO Be Discussed Wednesday

The Public market which the city
proposes to build at Fifteenth and
Davenport streets, and the plan to
increase the size of the Omaha Pub
lie library will be presented to the
Omaha Real Estate board next
Wednesday by Mayor Ed P. Smith.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12
Chicago Live stock.

Chicago. Jan. 11.-CUnited States Ru.
reau Of Markets. -cattle-Receipts, 3, 900
head; compared with a week ago, good
to best beef steers and butcher cattle,
strong to 25c higher; low grade she stock
ESQ to SOC lower; bulls and stockers and
feeders. strong to Csc higher; veal calves,
$500 higher
Hogs-Reeeipts. $4,000 head; left over.
SS'24b; better grades weak 30 lower than
yesterdays average; very little doing on
light mixedi butchers. $l755@17.6O;
lights s17.00@1z5O; packing, S1s.75@
1870; throwouts, $1600@1650; pigs,
S1b.75@1650.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 5000 head !;
mostly direct; compared with a week ago,
fat lambs and mature sheep, mostly I5c
to 25c higher; yearllngs, $50 to soc
hlgher. feeding lambs. SOC highar
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12
Kansas Clty Live stooIf.

Kansas City. Jan. 11.-Cattle-Recelpts
1000 head; market steady; steers, SIS 90
$4,000; western, Sl0,OO9l7OO; cows, ST. 0O
@1A00; heifers, SS.00@1G.O0: stockers
$3.50 1900; calves, s7.00@1A00.
Hogs-Receipts, 1880 head; market
steady; heavy, S1700@1755; butchers
1Lle@i7.6o; lights, s16.7591TsO; pigs
SI1.0011500.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 500 head;
market steady lambs. s1s5O016.s5: year,
lings. s11.50619.OO: wethers, $4,000
1850; ewes, S9O0010.25.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12
FINANCIAL REVIEW.

New York Jan. ia heavy oversub-
seription TO the first important financing
oe the new year marked relaxation OF
call money rates and the director report
of the United States Steel corporation,
disclosing a substantial decrease OF un-
filled orders, constituting the this main
feature Of an irregular week in the Sc
eurities market
The Joint offering. Of Sos, 900 of
now bonds and notes by the American
Telegraph company and its subsidiary.
The New York Telephone company was
easily absorbed in one days offering, in
dicating the eagerness Of investors to seek
an outlet for surplus capital
Decrease Of almost 750,0 900 tons In the
business Of the Steel corporation was
somewhat in excess Of estimates. but &C.
easioned little surprise in view Of the in
creasigg realization that this Industry
as whole is operating at reduced ca
pacity
Easing OF call loans, which was with
out effect upon the market for time
funds. was attributed to the release of
large Sums by way Of interest and dlvi-
dend payments. Commercial paper was
in better demand at moderate rate
reduction
Developments IN the stock market
scarcely warranted detailed comment
Speculative interests renewed their &C
tiyity In numerous specialties but re-
celved a partial setback when oils
yielded much OF their recent advantage.
Rails suffered from the neglect which
has been their portion ever since their
future assumed its more doubtful status,
but minor or secondary shares OF that
group were relatively active and firm.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12
sioux city Live stocI,.

Sioux City, Jan. 11.-Cattle-Recelpts,
1000 head market steady; beef steers,
Sl1.5OQ1600: fat and heifers 5000
1900; Gamers, s55O96.75; stockers and
feeders, $S.0O@12.5O; feeding cows and
heifers, s6.009925.
Hogs-Receipts. 5000 head; market
steady; light S16.s0@f70O; mixed, SIS. 80
OHIO; heavy $17Oo9l7.15; bulk, SIC 80
0171O,
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 5000 head
market lower.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12

and he will develop the property
this year, cut it up into lots and
build houses OIL it. Practically all
Of the lots are on Fontenelle boule-
ward. Improvements to be made
there will include water. sewer and
sidewalks. Plans are now being
drawn for some of the houses.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12
st. Joseph Live STOCK.

st. Joseph, Jan. 11.-Cattle-Recelpts
1000 head; market steady; steers. $40. 90
@1S.25; cows and heifers, s700015.60;
calves, S700@15.5O.
Hogs-Receipts, 1000 head; market
weak; top, S17.40; bulk, $17O0@17s0.
sheep and Lambs--Receipts 500 head
market steady; lambs, s1s.O09I6.6O;
ewes, S75O@1O.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12

Like the cattle "rustlers" OF from.
tier days, and the masked. two-gun,
mounted bandit of the early west,
the cool and calculating professional
criminal has almost become an ex-
tinct type.
With his picturesque sobriquet,
such as Dandy" jim, craeksman,
''Kid Glove" Murphy, yeggman,
Butler" George, society burglar,
and many others, dyed-in-the-wool
crook, has nearly disappeared.
Cant explain it; guess they're
dead or i'll Jail" laughed Assistant
Chief of Police Dempsey when
asked about it. A
Its true, though" the chief con-
tinued, the old-time crook is GER
tainly not on the job any more"
ooh, there are forgeries and fell
onies of a minor sortP he went on,
but the big jobs, such as safe-blow-
ings, Sticking up paying tellers,
and daylight bank robberies, are
almost past history" q,
Maybe they've gone into the ahto
stealing game" he continued.
Auto Stealing Present Style
The conclusion isn't far off, for
automobile stealing is less danger
Gus than safe-blowing and highway
robbery, the risk of capture is not
so great, gunbattles. always the
clever crooks constant dread, are
almost nil, and the reward is i'm
mediate and large. Then, the PEN
atty is less, the worst that can hap
pen is "jolt" for grand larceny.
The astute criminal mind has seen
all these things and from actual
criminal operations has turned to
the occupation of ''fence" or re-
ceiver and distributor, wholesale, of
stolen cars, for the capture of high
er-ups" is rare.
Police are loath to acknowledge
the existence of an organized ring
for the sale and distribution OF
stolen motor cars, but the fact that
some are recovered, sometimes in
punches of three to six in southern
and western towns, seem to prove it.
That automobile "rustling" is as
safe a criminal occupation as the
professional can pursue was borne
out last winter in Omaha when the
Kirk gang of bandits, operating in
Omaha, Minneapolis and other cities,
lived in freedom and luxury as long
as they stayed only at that form of
crime.
They "fell" here when the gang
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12
ReaItor to Plat Is Lots
in SterIinu Park Addition

Ground for twenty-five lots in
Sterling Park addition on Fonte-
nellie boulevard, between Fowler
and Grand avenue, has been taken
over by Temple McFayden. realtor,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12

theater is now in the process of con-
struction, located on Douglas street
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets, and is expected to be opened
not later than Decoration day. Plans
are now being completed for another
theater on the northwest corner of
Fifteenth and Douglas streets, which
is promised to be the most elaborate
and beautiful theater of all
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12

Harry E. johnson ana wife to Anna
Edwards Henderson. ct al Grand
ave. 90 II. ". Of saith ave, $. s.,
4Sxl2S ...............,. ..,...,...s 3,0oi
Roy e. Smith and wife to August
Staroska. seth St, lis Il. s, Of G.
ST., ". s.. 50xI30 .,.....,........ SOL
l. v Nicholas oil Co. to Sinclair
Refining Co, n, e. cor 19th &
Lake ST., 5sxes 4 other property SCOT
Isabella Bell and husband TO Frank
E. kurtz, % st. As It. n Of Ban
croft ST., e. s.. 45x70............ $780,
Barker Co. 20 Oils r. Lawyer. 45th
ave- 257 IT. n. Of Military ave,
e. ST. 5Qxl25 .................... s2'
William c. Buliard to Harry G
shedd, 4oth st., 1863 It. s. Of
Page st., w. s.. 50xlll.5 und. a.,
irene E. Grier guardian 10 Thomas
Flood, s. e. cor. goth & G.. ST.,
325sxl3o ind 2-3.............. 1,4Al
Irene E. Grier to Thomas Flood s.
e. cor. 20th s g, st.& 32l5xl3
und. 4-8 .............-. .t..s.... 49,
Thomas Flood to Margaret ]. Flood
s. e. cor. goth & G. ST., 81 p x13o
und. 3 .........-......,....,
Edward P. O'Connor 20 Christina
Finch. Writ st. 200 II ". q s7th
ave y IS lQaS14s s other property S,ae
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12

New YORK Cotton Futures.
New York, Jan. 1t.--Cotton futures
opened steady; January 27.6bc; March
26c; May, 24,s5c; July. 24lse; October
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12
Coal aud Lee.
ZEAL ESTATE TRANsFEs.

Phone 1850. Caterers 70 heat and cold
DROGE ELEVATOR CO. $50 Pearl 81
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-26

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