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E SUNDAY BEE: OMAHA. OCTOBER 13. 182:
London Papers
Laud American
as Rail Executive
Cfo. Thornton It Credited
,With Organizing Moil Eft
ficifnt System in World
at London.
Loudon, Oct. 14. Rr A. F-.)-Th
IJiifrllih newapMpcra ar suylnf that
Url. Oi-o. Wr Jlsnry W. Thornton,
who ,1a lavlnff the firrat Kastsrn
railway to, take charge oT the Can
illan ayetein, rffietrd on great
achievement In England In that h
organised tb moat efflcUnt ayetem
fur handling an enormous suburban
passenger traffic under ilwm, that
passes In and out of any depot In
tha world.
It wn planned, when Ran. Thorn
ton cama to London In 1014 from tha
1'nltcd Htntea, wher ha waa general
niiwingiT of tha Long laliwid railroad,
that tha Great Kiutern suburban
trafflo llnea would N electrified, but
tha wur and Ita consequent financial
strain ion tha rallroada rendered
that impossible. ( '
Tha pujwre ara a Mo recalling tha
fmnk admissions by tha dlractora of
tha Great Eastern, when General
Thornton wiia Imported Jn tha fact
of much opposition, thut tha Knglloh
railways, were larking In incn capable
of dealing with big problem, , The
explnnutinn la given here thut Eng
land la aurh a amull country that
her railway men can gain no expe
I'lrnre in handling grent system
aurh a a big continent afford.
The new acheme of organising the
English ronda Into four grow la
about to be atarted, and with Ita
beginning goe tha foremoat flgura
In tha Tirltlah railway world when
Lord Clnud Hnmllton passe Into
retirement, lie la SO years old.
Farmers In I'proar.
Great llrltaln's agricultural' Indus
try la an Id to be In a critical atnte,
and a combined effort on the port of
tha fnrmera to reduce the laborer'a
wagea hna created aurh an uproar
that delegation of the farmera and
farm work'ra ore to ylalt Lloyd
George and Iny their cane wore him
The fnrmera' union declare the fl
iiaticlal position of many of Ita mem
here tnnkea It Imperative that wagea
ahould be reduced, na expense are
dlill considerably above the 1(14
flpurea.
The laborera assert they can sea roe
ly exist on thoir preaent wngea, and
thnt If the propoaed reduction to 25
ahllllnga a wnek la insisted upon, they
will be c!oh to the atarvatlon Una, .
Air Prize Offered.
An attempt to encourage the manu
: facture and ue of motorleaa air
: planes In England, na woll.ee to beat
the record now held by $ German, la
being made by a London newapaper,
; which hna !nntUuted,,a glider compe;
1 titlon for a prlaseof V.flflO pounda. i
The competition will be held on It
ford Hill, commencing Monday and
lasting for a week. The prize will g(
to the avlntor who can remain long'
eat In the air, but ha' mast remain
aloft at least half an hour and land
within 800 yarda of tha etartlng
point. . ... . , .
Rome 30 competitora, '' Including
Anthony Fokker, the Dutch aviator,
and several Frenchmen, ar entered.
. City Employes Graft.
Graft among Engllflh municipal em
ployes la rare, but the custom of tip
ping haa been ao long observed that
aomo claanca of government workers,
notably the poatmen, demand tip.'
Eight rubbish .collectora in a foah
lonable Weatmlnater aectlon of Lon
don have been auapended for a week
for thua holding up householdera.
They demanded a ehllilng a week for
each house. e
Now the council-has received a pe
tition from the rubbish collectora,
protesting agnlnat the punishment of
the eight and declaring . that all
rnrbage collectora receive regular
tlpa. The council anya the regula
tions forbid both asking and reced
ing tips.
London'a musical critics have dls
covered a phenomenal tenor. He Is
Are You One of
95 of Women
Kxpert phyalclana and others who
liuve made a study of posture state
thut US per cent, of women carry
themselves badly. How often do you
yourself remark a woman whose car
riage is naturally graceful and euy?
The one detail of all others thatgivea
a woman tha foumlurton of graceful,
easy earring la shos Just shoes!
in the Cantilever Khoe you will find
a good looking shoe that supplies you
with the basis of correct carriage.
Thy are the fashionably rounded to
that brlnga you much comfort, the
lower heel now In vogue that keeps
you from 'walking ton much on your
toe, th natural sole line that up
hold your entire foot without de
forming It. and tht-r Is. especially,
the Cantilever Meaibl Arch supple.
Untitle, lik your n arch.
Veteran Trail Maker '.
, Golf Devotee at 92
MA im$
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Plans for $65,000 ,
Animal Shelter
Are Announced
Humane Society Building Pus
ciLle Through Gifts of ,Mri.
Ceorg Joslyti and Went
ern Newnpaper' Unii
on.
Kara Meeker, pioneer traveler and
historian of the Oregon Trail, recent
ly visiter tha Woodland Gotf cluU at
Grand Inland, Nell. Although only
a few woe k under 84 -fcf 1h now a
polf devotto,' 'Ho Uvea at I'uyullup,
WtMtu
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Pen Wllllunia, a Welsh miner, and,
Ii appeared for the first time In
grand opera In tha metropolis ' this
neck singing the part of ttamson In
"3amson and Delilah," at Covcnt
Garden. 'All the newspupers praise
him and some term him a grcnt dis
covery.; He has remarkabla voice,
and -la a good actor, ullhough with
virtually no operatic experience.
Th Kebrtska Human goclety
through Its general aecretary, Wei
com Vi'. Hiallcy, announces today
plana to erect a 163,000 aninuil shelter
at Twenty-first and Izard street.
The building will be made posslbl
largely through a loan of nearly HO
000 by Mrs. George A. Joslyti, nwi
Davenport street, and employee of th
Western Newspaper union, who, In
each of 62 branch office, subscribed
100 ncr rent.
Mis Jessie Millard contributed
(2,000 and other smaller gift also
wer made.
Th shelter, when completed, will
be th largest and most completely
equipped west of New York, IJoston
and I'hlludelphln, according la vtctf
tary Urudley, It will honao tlift head-
quart era of tha Nebraska Humane so
ciety aty! will ba headquarters for
humane activities Tor the entire mid
die west.
I'lan call for completion of the
shelter by January 1, when the house
warming exercise ar scheduled' to
be held.
The lot tuiUf ieet by 142 feet. The
building -vill b ist concrete and brick
mii,yllj, cn,ry frojn ope to two atorles
in liWgtif. Tner will le onicesi ken
nel for' flops,' barn for horses and
cowa, shelter for cuts and other ani
mals, a large enclosed tract for the
animals to exercise In and a gnrnge.
Th equipment will Include a horse
ambulance and there will be a 24-hour
service for first aid and treatment for
animals.
Dcsldea the relict to be afforded to
anlmaln," said Secretary Bradloy"an
other benefit will accrue from thin
fine shelter. That will be the educa
tional benefit to growing children.
PIANOS MUST MOVE
Regardless of Price and Terms
We Have Cut Prices; So Low that
Every Home Can Own an Instrument
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UseJ Kimball
Upright $88 t
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.. Special , low prices and easier
, termi than ever hava ( been
made by us for this sale. In
atruments which formerly sold
for $350.00 now sell for
171Q0vWhave 100 USED
BARGAINS " which must : be
moved. , . They are . ones "we
have accepted as part pay
ment on new instruments nd
have been' i thoroughly otier-;
hauled by our factory experts.
We must have the space they.
now occupy to take care of new pianos now on the wayfroni
eaatern factories, . ""
Any Used Bargain You Purchase From Us This
Week Will Be Accepted at Its Purchase Price On
a New One at Any Time Within One Year. !
There will be a large meeting chain
ber wher children may meet with
human worker and learn all about
th animal which they love."
Ground already hna been broken for
this project.
Date of Ship Rum Ban
Extended to October 21
Washington, Oct. 14. Application
of Attorney General Iaughcry's
liquor transportation ruling to for
elitn vessels Iravlna their hoin Dorta
and Amerlcanessels leaving foreign
ports, whisjh waa to have become ef
fective today, was extended on week,
or until October 21, by order of Pro
hibition ConnnisNloiiei' Hnyne today
attar a visit to th Whit Mouse.
Sheriff Found Guilty.
Eastland, Tex., Oct. 14 Th Jury
In th ouster case against Bherlff Ham
Nolley of Knstland county returned a
verdlot finding him guilty of grosa
negligence in the discharge of his of
ficial duties and recommending his
removal from of fir.
British Cabinet
Opposes Smyrna
For Peace Meet
Venice, Loudon and Paria Sug
gested iii Places for Near
East Conference Denjr
Barring Russia.
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London, Oct.' 14. Th cabinet met
yesterdny to discus details connected
with tha Mudunta agreement, an offi
cial copy of which has Just reached
Indon, and also to discuss th plane
and other detail connected wfTh th
peace conference. Prim Minister
Lloyd Oeorg and Austen Chamber-
lain wer both absent and Ird Hal
four presided. So decision waa
reached but In a sens th cabinet la
said to 1st against meeting In SmyrnA.
Hcutarl also I opposed becatia of
It lack of accommodation and Con
tantlnople I unlikely bees use It Is
not auppud tha Kemnlist will trust
themselves In th Hultan'a capital.
Huggestlons vt Vnh, Uindi.n and
Tarla aa th meeting plac and Inter
change ar going on between th
allies over both th plac and scope
of tb conference
Th foreign iaflr Isaued a denial of
MtfeBIm UtvtSiuff S charge that (irent
Ilritafu had t'iken th Inltlstlv In
barring Russia from th Turkish
pc oonfrn . Th charg la nld
to be absurd, first because Itussla has
no alsndlng at tb pruca conference
aa it Is -at t"''"' With Turkey, and
second been us tlreat itrltaln bna all
along recoghlzed Iluaala's Intoresta
In th atrnlt and advocuted Its Invi
tation to the conference which finally
will settle thc f.1t of th atralts.
It 1 not expected thnt th first
pcac conference can assemble befor
th middle of Npvernlwr.
Osmium, the-, heaviest metal, la
nearly twin th weight of lead. Os
mium I unaffectted by a degre of
heat capubt of causing platinum to
run like water. It even resist Incon
ceivable temperatur of the electric
arc, -
Archie Roosevelt
Named Secretary
Near East Body
Relief Organizations to' Gra
bine in Drive for Funds
Millions of Dollars
Are1 Needed.
New York. Oct. 11. Archi Itooee
velt, son of th late Theodore IbKNi
velt, and vie president of th t'nlon
I'ctrolaum romiwny, wus named ex
ecutive aecrelarjr of President Hard
ing's fear esst emergency committee,
whh h niet ir ta formulate plan for
a tintlonal campaign for funds. Mr.
Itooeevelt, whoa aervlces have been
loaned by lb petroleum company
until the relief wrk completed, Is
on hli way to Near York from Texas,
Will H. Hay, chairman tt tb m
III It lee Mid.
President Harding, In a letter to tb
couitntitr, aald:
"Aa th poopl ot America, hav
given, and given generously. In every
great crista that haa occurred In
China, Itueala, and India and all part
of th world, ao they must glv and
give a great sum now million of
dollar If th live of thes victim
ar to tx aaved. Nc appeal of real
need from whatever part of tha world
haa vr been mad In ain to Amer
ica." Th commute determined that tha
strength of th American lied ('rosy
and th near east relief should be
combined for tha fund drive for th
Imniediat ned of th emergency
committee.
Cars Crash, Woman Kurt.
Mr. U. L. Kharp, ITOI North His
tleth atrset, auffered sever cut and
bruises when tb autiimobll In
which she waa riding with her hu
hand collided with another car driven
by J. L. Oreen, 367 IMg street, at
Thirty sixth street and Wool worth
avenue. Kh waa taken to Nicholas
gnn tosp.tnl. Orean was arrested.
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SIXTEENTH AND fiOWARD 'STREETS
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Dependable Home Furnishings that give satisfaction and comfort, at a moderate cost are here in great variety for your inspec-
3 ' " tiorv. We invito you to visit this store, look through, compare and satisfy yourself of our statement of superior values.
FURNITURE
Library Table
i . : Like Cut
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A splendid Library Table in rich
itntique brown mahogany, top
51x24 inches $25.00
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LlJv5S- faL GRAND $635; YT
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-We have many new instruments for your selection
in case you are not looking for a used piano. Prices:
Uprights, $275.00 and up; Player Pianos, $365.00
and up and Grands, $635.00 and up.
THESE ARE ONLY A FEW OF THE USED
BARGAINS WE HAVE FOR YOUR SELECTION
Sugar Soa Upr. $235.00
Prie A Tpl. Upr. $265.00
KranUaABach Upr. $450.00
SUinway Upr $700.00
MaasCa Playar ,,$175.00
Miltos? PUy.r ...... $275.00
HelUnd PlayMC. . . .$335.00
HaHfe4. Play.r . . . $335.00
Slo C)Mrt Player, t -
at . ...r. $395.00
SchmalUr A Mullr
N.y.r $100.00
Ja. Hillttrom Sq. Cr. $30.00
Kimball Upr $8S.OO
Conservatory Upr. ..$08.00
Bo.ton Upr $118.00
Booth Bros. Upr... $135.00
W.gmaa Upr. ..... 5150.00
Dai A S.a Upr.. .$160.00
Kremlin Upr S1IW.0
Mueller Upr $175.00
SckmaSler A Mueller Upright
P210.00
Sbmw Upr $225.00.
Com in at one if you would own one. First
come, first erred. Play as you pay.. Terms
are the lowest in history. Take three years'
time to pay.
INVITATION -f,.
Si-hmalier A Mueller Plan Co, '
1514 K it podg St., , .
Omaha, Nb, 1
lavit yoa to ava 1 yourtelf f their rewurfes, iiiformaUun
nJ auistane. fc-n4 fee rata!ogs; ftane Hunr t urn shoe,
lag keyboard and (inn J plana sj a--e; list ef tpeeial bargains
4 rrirea. an I ilda.U f tirvhj f'tn. It lnterest4 la on
f th ah.v bargaina, etartt it uh an "X" a4 full Marm.
tia .U be tent o. Just blu anj a. this bandy
furs.
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'30 Days Free
4 Try before you fcuy. Any
Victrola or Brunswick
Phonograph in our stock
, "delivered to your home for
, 30 fdays' free use then
pay: on our easy purchase
plan.
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This Queen Anne
Brunswick
Console Type.
All Woods and
Finishes.
$225.00.
Exceptional values in Queen Anne Bedroom Fur
niture, in rich American Walnut, exactly as pictured.
Triple Mirror Dressing4 Table as pictured,'
t '. $24.50
Chifforette with Hftout trays as pictured,
at $28.50
Full six Bowfoot Bed as pictured,
t $29.50
Dresser to match with French plate mirror,
t $20.50
Living Room Suite Like Illustration
One of the many exceptional values in overstuffed living; room furniture; built in our
own factory specially to our order. Note graceful, thin arm and loose spring seat construction.
Built with full web bottom, supporting resilient and durable hand-tied spring foundation.
Shown in rich blue and taupe velour, priced as follows; Davenport, $78.50l
Arm Chair, $45.00i Arm Rocker, $16.00. n
See our three-piece Cans Suites complete at $118.00. f
Big Office
Furniture Sale
Selling: the entire stock of the
K.-B. , (Klopp-Bartlett) stocks
Desks Tables, Files, Chairs; "if
you are not now in need, but ex
pect to be in the near future, it
will pay you to attend thW sale.
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60-inch Flat Top Desk,
Linoleum Top ........ $75.60
60-inch Oak Flat Top Desk, 89.00
36x72 Oak Table 75.00
Oak Swivel Arm Chair. . . . 32.00
Oak Arm Chair..... 18.50
A Few Examples of the Bargains:
K. B. Pries Our Price
K. B.
$48.50
38.50
25.00
15.50
11.00
4-drawer Letter File 60.00
4-drawer Oak Letter File.. 54.00
Brass Cuspidors 3.50
Metal Waste Baskets .... 2.00
Chair Tads (fait) 1.50
Price Our Pric
35.00
27.50
1.75
1.00
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Basement
Department
McDoufall K(ikai Caklatt,
showing complete line of all tha
new and latest models In oak
and white enamel finiahes, prices
$25.50 to $95.00.
Terms if you wish as
low as $5.00 cash and
$5.00 per month.
Pur Food Show Exhibits Visit
our exhibits at the Food Show
at the Auditorium. Factory rep
resentatives demonstrating tha
celebrated Detroit Jewel Gas
Range and Red Star Wickless
Oil Stove.
Excellent assortment of Wilton Ruga in Anglo-Persian,
French Wilton and other good qualities. We feature the Ma
hal Wilton, which gives excellent wear.
11-3x15 at $141.00
9x15 at $115.00
11-3x12 at . $115.00
9tl2 at .' $84.00
8-3x10-6 at $77.50
6x9 at $52.50
4-6x7-6 at $19.50'
36x63 at $14.1:5
27x31 at $0.00
Oriental Ruts
W Invite uu ! visit our Oriental Rug )rtmnt and
fpnipar our rur valu itb thrr you wilt find a vtry Ur,
asaurtaaeiil ( uta Drtvntal and ( h'nsi Ruga vry reasuaably
M4.
Linoleum
IUv rtmuj LiauVaa la I ft. i.HKs at Sl.tOi It ft.
t$.25.
Inlaid siwnl biaf at ft. 50 f sar jar J; It ft.
wide at 9X25, ,
Coo!um Rus
A ru!t f CoxfWni Colt feet Rd la all
GIFT SHOP
English
Porcelain
Nothing finer
for service - in
pattern and qual
itythe patterns
"include Doulton's
'Old Leeds
Fpray," Meakin's
Richmond Genu
ine Minton Karth
enware In "Sev
rea" pattern and
many others.
Complete services in this porce
lain for ix persona may be had
at prices from $35.00 up.
Glass
Wa are nvw showing th nw.
'est In strmware -bssuliful m
brs, lustrrs and iruliacept ef.
fert.
On dtnen Cutlets in Mather ef
JVarl lrdrf.m Optio, $11.50.
mi
Mn s f.n II ItK's lUga. $12.75
l ull :!, thrv ri eon.
rti'livn, Usthsr linsd, four
fail .xkt, Msvy hardware,
.! in fiairita, jJJJ et'f
Str. '
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DRAPERIES
Beautiful Orinoka Sunfast Overdraper? Material
- Medium Weight
Sunrsy Fabric $3.25 yd.
50-inch Figured Madras, rose, blue and mulberry. .$1.00 yd.
50-inch Plain Madras in desirable drapery colors. .. .7St J&-
Curtains and Curtain Materials
38-inch Filet Curtain Net, Ivory and ecru.. 504 J(j,
36-inch Filet Bordered Curtain Net, Ivory and ecru.. 05 yd.
Filet Net Curtains attractive for dining room and living room,
new arrivals, ahown in Ivory and ecru, priced at 82.23.
$ 1.00 and $0.50 pr.
Ruffled Grenadine Curtains $3.85 !'
Ruffled Voile Curtsins, colored hemstitching, pink or blue,
$3.85 pr.
Ruffled Grenadine Curtains, colored dots, gold ar blur,
t i $1.50 ft.
Ruffled Muslin Curtains, dots and small figure, rln and
"up ....-$2.75 pr.
Bedding for Single and Twin Beds
Wool Rlanketi, plaids, good colors, flOltO ........... . $H.75
Fin A 11-Wool Fiaid Illank.U. 60.M $12.50
(juijted Mattress J'Mrt.or, 4 2a 70 $3.50
fhU, good quality, (4x90 $1.25
tun $1.05
Blankets. Comforts and Mattress Prelectors
for Cribs and Children's Beds in All 3aea
Blankets, fin u. futi.hfJ, SitlO ,,,....,..$. .2.00 (rh
Wul Pl.nkrli. thiO $0.75
Cemfrta, a'lwstl filled, sata covered, elilf ar fink, SOitO,
at . i .. i . i ....... . . $1.25
Cfarti, wool f.llsd. silk mull eeveriag, fch r pink. 350.
at $5.75
I'm wu f iled aa dn fillsd f ewfuris Ii a t eumvlete
aurtasiit f '"'a i ...... i ... i ...... i ... $ 1 3.75 P
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Windsor Rocking Chair
With shaped seat; esrefully
built for service and comfort
and finished in antique brows
mahogany , $16.75
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