Third Stroke Fatal
to Henry K. Burket;
Pioneer Undertaker Dead—
Funeral Services to Be
Held on Friday.
Henry K. Burket, 72, founder of
’he H. K. Burket & Son. undertakers,
uni k pioneer resident of Omaha,
died In his home, 542 Park avenue,
of a stroke of apoplexy at 11:30 yester
day morning.
Mr. Burket, who was active in many
organizations of the city, had been
in poor health for five years. He
retired from bia business In 1918, leav
ing Its management to his son, Earl
H. Burket. He had experienced two
other strokes of apoplexy.
In 1876 Mr. Burket established a
business at Creston, la. He came to
Omaha in 1883 and engaged in under
taking business here. He has lived
here ever since. He vas a member
of the Chamber of Commerce and
active in its affairs in years past;
one of the founders of the present
Lakoma club, then called (he Sey
mour take club; a Shriner and a
member of the Scottish Rite and of
the Happy Hollow Country chib.
Mr. Burket also was an organizer
of the Nebraska State Funeral
Directors association and a vies presi
dent of the national association.
He is survived by his widow, his
son, Earl, and a sister, Mrs. M. A.
Pinney of Omaha. Funeral services
will be held Friday afternoon at 2.
in the Burket chapel. 3405 Farnam
street. Rev. A. A. Petarme is to
officiate^ Burial will be in the family
lot at TOrest Lawn cemetery.
The orphan asylum in Moscow, Rus
sia, Is the largest foundling Institu
tion of its kind in the world.
Church Campaign
Meets Oppositipil
Resolutions Passed by Minis-1
tcrs Say Solicitation of
Funds Not Authorized.
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Rev. T. S. Saunders, pastor of the
Grove Methodist church; Rev. J. D.
Crum, acting pastor of the Pilgrim
Baptist church, and Rev. O. G. Burck
h&rdt, pastor of the African Meth
odist church of South Omaha, as
memiters of a committee of the Color
ed Ministerial alliance, have drawn
up the following resolution;
"We. th# committee appointed by the
Colored Ministerial alliance to draw up
a resolution in reaped to nrtnJsters or per
sons soliciting church furms from the
public without legs! authority from a tty
established chuKh nr organisation.
"Whereae. om Rev. E. J Walker Is
n*>4 to bo soliciting fund* to build a
church supposed to bo locatad at Thirty
third and Q at roots, aad
••Whereas, tho authority of such a
rhurch la quoatifnable and unknown to
tho Colored Ministerial alllaneo, and
••Whereas, auch practices are impost- 1
tion upon tho public, and
•’Whereas, the Ministerial alliance la
duty-bound to proteat tho public against
any illegal actions or any such practices
In tho name of tho church, therefore.
Be it Resolved, that wo advise the pub
lic against auch;
•Secondly resolved, that wo condemn
such individuate aolieitlng funds improp
erly authorised;
”Be it further resolved, that the public
be warned not to contribute to auch
solicitor unless they have tho endorse
ment of tho Colored Ministerial alliance."
Police Captain Will Agk
Changes in Motor Laws
Police Captain John . Pazanowski
announced thut ha will go to Lin
coln In January^ under order* from
Chief Dempsey to work before the
legislature for bills covering proposed
changes in penalties for motor thieve*,
and to confer with authorities regard
ing a parole recesa.
State Meeting
to Study Taxes
J
Definite Reduction Program
Will Bo Submitted to Ne
braska Legislature.
Hastings, Nel>., Dec. IT.—(Special
Telegram.)—Delegates are congregat
ing here for the second meeting of
the newly formed Taxpayers • league
of Nebraska, which plans to formulate
a definite tax reduction program for
submission to the legislature';
Among these were Joe Burns of
the East Lincoln Civlo league. Tre
mont Cone of Douglas county, also a
taxpayer tn Hamilton; Charles Q.
Wooster. Silver Creek, John S. Wise,
who said he would represent Hayes,
Chase and Perkins counties; A. C.
Rankin of Furnas. W. D. McCord of
Brown and F. bkigerton of Hamilton
county.
What the governor-elect la going
to do about the code was the subject
of the general discussion by the dele
gates.
Joe Burns, who served five terms
In the stale legislature, will discuss j
the cost of maintaining the state In
stitutlons.
Indebtedness of Omaha
Amounts to $33,547,288 i
Bonded indebtedness of Omaha
amounts to $33.547,28S, divided as fol
lows: Municipal. *13.006.288; water
plant. $6 892.000: gas plant. $5,000,000;
school district, $8,649,000.
On the basis of 200.000 population,
each resident of Omaha may be said
to be liable for $167.74 of this total
Indebtedness.
The city's material assets are pledK
ed as security to the holders of the
bonds. t
Half-Price Sale
Entire Fourth Floor.
Now Offering Without a Single Reservation in Our
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24th Semi-Annual
HALF-PRICE CLEARANCE
Our Entire Fall and Winter Stocks of Women’s and Misses’
COATS, SUITS, DRESSES, FURS
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Omaha women fully appreciate the dominant style leadership
in Herzbertfs garments at all times, and when you realize the
fact that these same garments can now. be had at exactly half
price, is it any wonder this sale is proving to be the talk of the
town?
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Today witnessed the greatest crowds ever
assembled on our fourth floor. Buying has
been at fever heat. It seems as if all fem
inine Omaha was here bent on getting their
full sh^re of these great values.
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Take Your Choice of
the Entire Herzberg
Garment Stock at Just
Original Price Tickets Remain on All Herzberg Garments, Just Pay One-Half
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There are no marking over, erasures, or use of new Price Tickets at a
Herzberg Sale. Our all season, indelible ink stamped price
tickets remain on every garment Figure your own sav
ings. Pay us just one-half regular selling price.
At the close of each season for the past 24
seasons we have inaugurated one of these
dominant Half Price Sales in order to effect
a quick, decisive and absolute clearance of
all apparel.
The usual Herzberg
policy of complete
satisfaction prevails
during this half
price sale.
Each season has seen these sales grow in pop
ularity—in public confidence and in magni
tude, until today they are without question the
most awaited merchandise event on Omaha’s
Retail Calendar.
H'PtuU ^Without Extravagant** _
EfRZBEl?a5
1319- 752/ttxnifftaf Street
Shop in the Forenoons
Shop in the Forenoons
This Annual Event Is Now
Under Way
Hundreds
of %
Pairs of
Pumps and
Oxfords
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Not sale merchandise, but shoes out of
our regular stock, a beautiful array of
the season’s latest are in this
At
Footwear for
street, dress and
evening wear,
high or low heels.
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Price
Every popular
leather as well
as satins are In
cluded. AH sisei,
but not in every
model.
This Great Half Price Lot Contains Short
Lines and Broken Sizes
ERZB£R«J)
13I9~?£2IUtoHfjMw Stnei
GIRLE N2)K
WRZBERGS I
Year-End Clearance
Every article in this immense stock goes In
this sale in two great groups.
GROUP NO. 1
200 Girls’ Dresses
Sizes 6 to 16 years.
These represent broken lines and
include the entire range of prices.
Silk, velvet, wool and cotton
dresses; choice of these 200 dresses
at M price.
150 Girls’ Coals
Sizes 8 to 16 years.
Stunning coats, plain or fur trim
med. Here are easily the greatest
girls’ coat values in Omaha today.
All Cirls' Headwear
GROUP NO. 2
The balance of the stock is
in group No. 2.
Girls’ Coals
Girls' Dresses
Middies
Girls’ Furs
Cirls’ Sl(irls
Knitwear j
Filth Fifth I
Floor Floor I
