8 A TTIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 1916. WHERE MELTING POT . WORKS IN VAIN American Geographic Society's Re-1 cent Studies of Turkey'i Bewil- j derinj Babel. CLASH OF TONGUES AND IDEALS i While the "mcltlne; pot of the Vnlte1 States my be the blsgrst of all. it haa not t:ie moat varied contents, nor the nwt. unmeltable. or non-fusible. The Rt-est country of hyrlteimtes l Tin key. In the long run. like Bwltwrland. we may , observe In America a rt-adual dlssolvlnf prfc'. a arsdrel "colll,tiefactlon" eltPbugii sometimes slowed ui when the flre of ratrlotlum burn low-but In Turkey the Insiedlonte aie tougher and ntlrjrlrr. Century after century of aim meting, atlrr'nt by aclmltar. and appli cation of Ihe fierce heats of rel'glon. have left oU'l matwa of population stubbornly Unsubdued to the Turkish Ider.'f "The Turks." declare! the author of the j American Oeogranhlc Society's report. I -eon Dominie n, "bear dame which hat no aignlf'canre. They thomrelvea apply It to every Mohammedan Inhabitant of Aa!a Minor without discrimination of race origin. But for fully e'ght ren turli a they hava stocked their harama with women Seized from conquered popu lations. It Is no exaggeration to say that this human tax ha been levied on almost every family of the Caucasus. Western Asia and the countries of the Balkan pen'nsule. Today the net reault of this vorlegaled Intermixture Is that the Tartar or'gln of the average T.irk ao called, la entirely concealed b; the mingling with Mediterranean, Aimeno'4 Alplne end even Nordic elements. Except In a few isolate! Instances, thi Turklih type of Central Asia la rarely met w thin Turkish boundaries. Clearly no valid claim to racial distinctiveness csn be set u by the Turks." If the Germanic powers fancy that the prophetic and final evolution of the Turk la represented by Captain Boy-Ed they base It on small grounds. Ha Is the Tartar-Clrcaeelan-Armenold-Toutontc hy rhenats, his father being a Turkish mer chant resident In Oermanv, and hit mother a German novelist; but ha Is not a type, but a mora or lass isolats Incident there are too few of Mm to amount ts a prophecy ef Turkey's future. That fu. tura is as vague aa the so-called Turk, and his looaaly held empire, Mr. Domln ian writes: attoaa1lt Meaalaaleas. "Turkish nationality Is as equally mcsn- Ingteas (as the word Turk). The de-1 scendsnts of Aslatle nomads became mus ters of western Asia without aver con ferring the boon of government or of n-1 tionsllty upon the land and Its peoples. In Gibbon's mordant language, "the camp! and not tha soil is the country of tha gen-1 ulne Tartar.' And Turkey is still a vast; fields in which tha Turk has pitched It's ; trnt, waiting, knowning that tha day is not far off when ha will hava to break mn,t and eck new pasturages for nla herds and flocks. But tha stta on which he has settled for tha past flva centuries has boen the seat of a h'ghly organised government. Seeing himself mauler of thla estate tha Turk unhesitatingly adopted Ha institutions. Thus, under tha mantle of Islamic theocracy. Bysantlne government and customs hava continued to nourish in Ottoman domains. Barring fy.clul features belonging to Moham medanism, tha cermonlala of tha sultan s court may be tra:ed step by atep to Bysantlna government and customs have -f tho caliphs la alien to tha fundament ally democratic character of both Tartar societies and Koranlo teaching. It la Bysentlne and a rello of tha despotism of tha Roman Caesars," Even tha language f tha so-called Turk Is not his own. Originally ha had one, but now "over 70 por cent of tha words In any Turkish dally are Arable, retained in unallotted purity. A scant sprinkling of Tartar words merely re calls by their sound tha raucous articula tions whieh form tha nomad's speech, while thalr paucity is a trus measure of tha limited rang of concepts which find Judgement in his mind. Tha splendor of Arabian syntax and tha supple eleganoa or Persian atyla alone confer literary flavor upon it" Moreover, in religion the Turk ia rut innovator. 'He has merely taken unto himself tha idealism of Arbla. And yet his efficient wield of tha fine edga of Mohammedan fanati cism to sever tha tlea which bind Islam to tha land." Ha has never really sub dued or made Turka ef any element in his ., population ha haa merely made himself less Turkish, mainly by tha pro cess of plural marriage with various foreign women-in effect marriage by capture or purchase, I'luM of t nflU-ttn.- Ideals. "From th social standpoint tha east ern half of Asiatic Turkey deserves In vestigation aa tha seat of ao lmntemortal conflict between nomadism and seden tary Ufa. Every stage of tha transition between tha twa conditions may be ob served. The feuds which set community agslnst community in Turkey originate in tha divergent Interests of nomad and settled Inhabitant. Viewed as a whole. Asiatic Turkey haa changed from an Ideal nuraery of hardy men to a land of mertlr.g between racea and people aa wall a a between their ldeaJa. It may be safely predicted that tha future of lta lnheb'. unis bids fair to be as intimately af fected as tha psst by the ctrcumetanees uf ths remarkable situation of the coun try and its features. One can only hope for th.tr sake that a thorough invasion of h'ghland and ;owland by tha spirit of the r.est not be decayed much longer. ThU much may be said now, that the establishment of Christian ruls In the land would probably be attended by wholesale converaloua to Christianity In mary so-called Moha.nmedau commun ities where observance of Ialam'o ritea haa been dictated by policy rather than b" failb" ' vnf n.loe by Teaaea. Among ths different languages in northern and central .Aslatlo Turksy not necessarily "foreign," soma of them being mora thoroughly native than that I used by the governing Turks) Oreek Is spoken by l.oot.OOO as compared with S. 000,000 speaking Turkish. Other lan guages are Arabic, A run can, Armenian (Aryan), Sjrlac. Oruatnlaa, KermaaJe. Kurdish and Hebrew. Among the different races (most of them not "foreign," but native to tha land for centuries), are Turkoman's, the reel Bimon-pure Turk, of small but un certain number; -"Turks." or the blend of Turkomans. Arroenokd. etc., Mediier rsneaa Greeks: and great awarma of Ansarlyeber, Arabs, Badoulna. Choi .deans. Circassians. Druses, Jewa. Kurds. Babeana, Snana. (Samaritans. Tealdla. Yuruka. Jacobites. Lasts, keeping . to their ancient tongues and Customs. Among the different religions, besides Mohammedanism, are MonolheisliQ, BJtitil. Hebrew. Hhls, '-Mohammedan-Cfcrieuea." (.'brlstian, "Ohrlatian-Motto- COXEY TO RUN FOR BEN. ATE "General" Jacob S. Coxey, who led the "Army of the Commonweal" to Washington in 1894, has out lined plans for his campaign as an independent candidate for United States senator from Ohio next year. lie would run on a platform de manding that congress au thorize the issue of $1,000, CC0.0G0 legal tender curren cy, half to create a merchant marine and half for naval equipment or coast defenses. if SaT r Special Attraction of Dainty Laces Mna Silk Shadow Lace Allovers, Lace Flouncing, wblta and (ream; Beaded 811k Chiffons and Silk Cnan- tllly Dress Nets. Regular price 76c, January tale price, yard..... 50c Lace Flounelns. Jt to IT Ins. wide. Mercerised shadow I -see Allovers. 11 and M Inches wide: white and ciaam; regu lar fpc values. "ale Jr price, yard afc All I.lnen Ctuny t-ae.a, In sertions and Rands, mads tc matrh. up to 4 ins. wide; . . - worth IV. Sale price, yd Fancy Wash Laces. Oermea French, fcnallsh snd File Vsls. matched aets. AlaoLlnet Torchona. Reg. price r sc. dale price, yard 1 Cotton Cluny and Waah I.aes. white, cream and ru in matched aeta. up to 4 Inchei wide. iterrular price lae. c January Sale nrice 3 mmMB feiill - - (( V VS. i N GW tcca s.coxsr. physltes." devil-worship snd .oross trtanlsm. Reduced to generic race-terms tha dif ferent bloods sra Bemttk'. Armenold. Turkl, Georgian, Indo-Etiropenn. (with mixture. Next to the Turks, the least pure-blooded, Mr. Uomlntan relates, are the Jews. They are now a mixture of Bemltlc. Mediterranean and Armenold pcoplrs. There are about 130,000 of them In the Syrian and Meaopotamlan prov inces, and according' to Mr. Domlnlan they are a fusion of four distinct rsces. Refaaea to Pace. Armenians are not the only Turkish subjects who hava refused to fuse. By killing tha males the Turka hava sought to overcome this rsce which would neither accept Mohammedanism nor In termarry with Turks. They have moral fortitude and martial spirit and "dwell ers of many of tha less accessible re cesses of the Taurlo or Armenian high lands have held their Turkish foes In chock for centuries, and hava managed to maintain a state of semi-Independence In the mldet of their conqueror's land." It ahould be noted that their preserva tion of the hyphen, or rather their re jection of Turklah supremacy without qualification. Is ' due to resentment against hated conquerors and perse cutors, , This, . Indeed. Is ths cause of the al most militant preservstlon of the hyphen among other tribes and races an eter nal protest avainst the armed conquest of their landa and forcible subjection and forcible tribute-laying of the con queror. Tha ao-callod devil-worshipers, tha Tesldls, who came from tha Ku phratea and dwell in the Mesopotatnlan bllla, hava been execrated beyond all others by Mohammedans, "This hatred of tha presumed worshiper of thi devil has not outlived Its time," remarks ths geographic report: "a devout Mohamme dan will today spit upon the ground and mutter a curse whenever tha abhorred name Tesldl crosses his Hps. Tho mod ern armament of Turklah axpedttiona has cowed tha present generations into submission which their fathers would scorn. But they still remain unwilling taxpayers, and rely on tha natural dis inclination of Turkish tax collectors to mountain climbing." Mr. Domlnlan remarka: "The preaent inhabitants of tha diversified domains of tha sultan hava been welded by tha run of hlatory Into a shadowy political unity which has fsllod to conclllste their Incompatibilities or orlKln and Ideals." In fine, whatever Kuropesn nstlon takes over tha Turkish empire. It will find its work cut out for It with tha chief est hyphenation problem in exis tence. Boston Transcript. DOG AND GIRL ROuTbANDITS Bhlaaoaa flrsk "polls Bsswtrk and Scares Hatdera Off the lawk. Two men, after they had mads a pur chase of tobacco at F. A. Lamon'a store, m Payne avenue, attempted to hold up the proprietor at tha point of a gun. The men. who were roughly dressed, entered shortly after I p. m. Mr. Larson and hie wife war In tha atore. Tha visitors purchased a small amount of tobacco and departed. In ten minutes they returned and asked for cigarettes. Larson told them that ha had none. Tha men did not leave the store at once, but one moved t tha front door and tho other ta tha rear door. Miss Helen Larson came from the rear of tba store, where tha Larsons make their noma. As she entered one of tha men leveled a pistol at Larson and de manded that ha put up his handa Iraoa Instead drew hla gun from under the counter, and as he did so tha bandit ft red. Mrs. Larson and their dog "Dick" Joined forces with Larson, tha dog at tacking tha two men and driving them from tha store, while Larson opened fire. Both fled In tha darkness. Larson said that the bullet fired at him struck near where be waa atandlng. "Had my wife not set tha dog on tha men I do not know what would have hapixu.'d When she told him to d ive j the men from the store be tried to bite I their less," said Larson. Mla Larson ran to the telephone and called the police. When they arrived both men had disappeared Kt. Paul l'ts-patch. he First Great Sale of the New Year if At 4 5c A fine lot of Gowns, Skirts, Cov ers, Chemise, Drawers, Combina tions, etc., lace and embroidery trimmed. Some with ribbons, oth ers plain tucked and full liberal cut. At 69c Choice of two big tables of Choice, Daintily Trimmed Gowns, Teddy Bears, Combinations, Skirts, etc. Made of good;quality material and pretty trimmings. A" lav $100 A wonderful assortment of the Daintiest of Lingeries, Lace and Embroidery Trimmings, "Wash Ribbons, Tuckings, etc. Sheer Lin gerie Cloths, Nainsook, etc Crepe de Chine and Satin Underwear of Wonderful Interest Some have assortments and many samples in these lota, especially pur chased for this sale. I Crepe de Chine and Satin Corset Crepe de Chine Gowns and Enrelope Oom ' Pnrprs worth &4 binations, worth to $6, Janu- C'2 iCQ $1 50 . . $1.09 sale price W.OV Crepe dV Chine "Envelope Combinations, Crepe de Chine Petticoat, gpecially - -;r.- $1.69 and $1.98 .,:.W.,.J"' $2.98 1 Crepe de Chine Envelope Com- Crepe de Chine and Satin Gowns CC ftfs 1 binations, worth to $3.50 ftnd pettieoats, worth to $10 S&W 2 Extra Specials In Boudoir Caps One Big Lot, worth to 75c 39 One Bis Lot. wortb to 35c 183 Without going into details of the i Market this Beaton we wil) give you jut January White Goods Safe interesti First, we found plenty of cottfr fine, dainty materials that go into ti. this months ago while the choosing u time for careful preparation. And, quite as important to the sue manufacturers more than willing to co large and early orders. Ready cash agt maximum values, by securing many ot The resuks of patient and paineta assorted stocks of white goods at prit tiful supply now. We have made high pleteness of sixes and quantities of ea Children's and Infants' Specials At 18c Choice of Some Wonderful Special Ix)ts of Ideal Waists Drawers Petticoats Princess Slips Choice of Big Lot of Infants' and Children's Outing Kimonos, Nightingales and -f r Sleepers, for I A,CL Choice of Big Lot of Children's Muslin, Sucked and Hemmed Draw- frv ers, for VC Ready Made Sheets and Slips, Longcloths, SheetingSeMuslinSeNainsooks.Domestics The Celebrated "Utica" Brand Sheetings Beautifully bleached and finished la wears, weight and durability son batter made. width AetaalTalae SeJ Prle 8- 4 width 8 JHc jrard 9- 4 width ;...& S0o fard 10-4 width 7r 72s90-Inch Bleached Aheets, good qual ity, soft finish. French aaata enter; regular 39c Tallies. Bale price, each 25c Guanine "Hill Sen per Idem" pillow (aiei keaitltal Quality, positively free from dreeelng. This well known brand la sure to give satisfaction. Worth up to 20o. Pale price Stre 42z3 18 He . Site 45x36, 14Ve ea, Geaalae "Freit-ef. the Lean" Blecb4 Pillow Cases, each slip bearing the or iginal 'Tnilt Label." Well- made, 1-inch hems, torn and ironed. Special SUe 43x36 to lie ea. Biie 45x36 in., lie ea. A "For fale" ad will turn second-hand furniture lota cash. ta-la. Bnwa Maalla, Hlahla "C a ether ekalea bleaekeal saaalta. la ao-Ia. Daafcaaa U 1. V a a lea. Bhaattasj, soft ram 4 thsvael flaUahi f He val- The 0 2C prawn Maalla. eatra flae aalltrei tlnUk, cleae waa eel Te eerae Tar "ST. al Baa lish Lena elr Ih. aeaa- tlral aatta Ylalak. Ueal ia Chtielrea'a we. ladtea aaavr- arnse-ate. le-ral aaita. a, Sato Ho, tha eit 5c 4c 49c r Se-lsMSi Brew Oraaa Cataahrta Maalla. VVia al- Bleached Pillow Blips to Match, aame reliable ausltty and flnlah. Jr Each IC Fine Stajidard Sheeting, compares with Sterling Brand; t-4 width; 26o value. Sale prtoe, Jfig West Farnam Bleached Sheets and Slips Made from the celebrated Whltehora and Dwight Anchor sheetings, none better. 1-inch hems term and Ironed. Sale price Bias 3xt Inches T3x0 mobes 73xM Inches 31xt0 inches J i 42x36 45x36 lets! Talae Sale Pries t 58e a Glar S2:::::::::VS Tt2aw Elios. laches lbev 15e laches iOe 16 43 and 46-inch TnMng. tins soft finish. extra weight Mill lengths up to 10 yards. l&c aad lie values. ft 1 Yard V-J-C 36-lnch Bleached Baa Island Cottons, fine quality, soft finish, tree from dressing; 10c value. Sale price, CAr, yard d?C Genuine Wamsutta and Dwight Anchor Bleached Sheetings, Casings and Tubings. Theee wonderful fabricg are considered the beat American made sheeting, their value Is known from coaet to coast. We carry them In all widths; not stamped, but other- wine genuine. Width Actual Talse Sale Price 8- 4 width 80c.. We yard 9- 4 width 82c S4 yard 10- 4 width 84e 26c yard 45 inches 19e 15c yard 43 Inches 17c 14c yard Beautiful Tubing:, Same Reliable Grade 43-inch tic lc yard 45-inch S4e 17 Me yard -4 Bleached Sheeting, our special leader, unstamped. Fine soft finish. 22o value, special, yard 17 Ths Oenulne "Frult-of-the-Loom" Bleached Muslin, 86 inches wide. Each bolt bearing the genuine and original Fruit Label. This well known cotton, as our trade knows, it sold regular ly from 10c to 13 He. Spe cial sale price, yard (Only ten yards to each customer, no phons or mall orders filled.) ,6c The Genuine Brown Pepperell Sheeting, easily bleached and laundered; 9 width. Sale price, yard. !...16ic Genuine Mohawk Bleached Sheets and Slips This moat desirable make ot bedding is made from finest grade domestic sheet ing, all purs staple cotton from the Mobawk Steam Cotton Mills! 3-Inch hems torn and Ironed ready for use. Sale price Klse Actaal Talae Sals Price 72i90 inches 70 -57 72x Inches 75 03 81x90 Inches 70 07 Pillow Blips. 42x36 Inches 17.... 46x36 Inches 19.... 14 .1 5 The celebrated "Baker R" Brown Sheeting, S6 Inches wide. Compares with Pepperell "R;M worth 10c CA Sale price, yard O4L (Only 10 yards to each customer. No phone or mall orders filled.) The genuine "Fruit ot the Loom" and Lonsdale Mercerised Cambric. These beautiful Underwear Muslins are worth It Vic Special for our Jan uary White Sale, yard 91c 36-Inch Pine Sea Island Ladles' Choios Longcloth, No. 600, and 40-Inch Natneook. beautiful " soft finish, for ladies' tine lingeries; 13 He 71 value, yard yC Ths Oenulne Londsdale Bleached Muslin, 36 inches wide. (10 yards to each customer.) Yard No phone or mail orders filled. ...6c The Genuine "Pepperell" and Aurora Bleached Sheetings Pepperell Sheeting is one of the oldest and choicest American products; easily laun dered, good wearing qualities. Width Artnal false Sale Price 8- 4 width 28c tSc lard 9- 4 width 8c 24c yard 10-4 width 80c 26c yard 72x90-lnch Bleached Hemstitched Sheets, fine soft finish, good quality, torn and Ironed. Sale price, 1C yard Ly Fine quality Hemstitched, Bleached Pil low Cases, soft finish to match. 1f Is Site 46x86 in. Each 9-4 Standard "Brown Sheeting" comes in large web or roll. 1,000 yards, stands up right; direct from the manufacturers' looms; worth 33c, yard , The Oenulne Wamsutta Bleached Madras, beautiful shirtings and walstlngs; neat checks, brocades and hairline cords; loo and 19o values. Sals 191 r price, yard laVyt ...18c SS-la. BleacheS Mas- , Ua, "Oat Stari" aaft . flalehi Tc TaL TS. SS-tau Bleach rt Maa lla, "Cora Cattaa ar "Haa at llaa Be Talae. Vara 4Jc SS-laeh rtaa Bleaches Mas- a u McKlaaer I e.'a haet siraSei IS araa. T lack O e a a . lae "Haa" Bleach Maalla, each halt harl. the erlslaalaad u res. ta a euatanarr. iva valaa 6!c Mill Rrasaaata Sa-la. Bleach Maalla, Ca atari e. ar UBsthatalSySs. lSa ralaea. TS 7c 3c The Celebrated Utica Bleached Sheets and Pillow Slips This popular brand stands tor perfec tion of weave snd wearing quality unex celled, the equal of linen In weight, texture and finish; America's finest sheeting, 8-inch hems, torn and Ironed. Slse Actaal Talne Sale Price 72x90 inches JH f 72x39 Inches t)f 76 81x90 Inches 95 7S 81x90 Inches 91.00 84 Pillow Slips. 42x36 Inches 24.... 18 46x36 Inches 25 10 Extra Heavy Linen Finish Sheets Genuine Regal Brand, made from beat grade heavy round thread sheeting; will stand w ear and laundry. Hemmed ready for UM. SIss Actaal Talae Sale Price 81x99 Inches 05 53 81x99 Inches (19 50 81x99 inches 75 00 TTe Ars ths Sols DtstribsUrt ef ths Faneai Bridal Fabrics ta Omahs. Bleached Sheets aal Pillow RUps, Sheetings, Casings, Tvblng, Cambrics, Sf sails a, Lenrkths, Kaliiseoki, Ttssaes, etc Fine New Material Invite You to Shai 17 7.: TIT XT J X 117 ' juvzryuuiiy u rr wiui jetus or wv uis , lms. Foundations, Sport Various Lots of Drees Materials One big lot of fine Em broidered Fancy Imported White Dress and Blouse Materials which are slight ly, soiled; 36 or 45 inches wide; worth up to 31.25. January Sale AQn Price, yard txyt which we secured for 40 and 45 inches wlde Shadow Voile Rloe Cloth Seed Marquisette Plain Organdie Novelty Batiste January Sale Price, yanl Cotton Crepe. 27-lnch Imported White English Cotton Crepe, made from best selected Egyptian yarn, strong and durable tor children's wear, house dresses, undermusllns, etc.; requires no iron ing. 26c value, JQfj Windsor Crepe. 86-Inch, another splendid white crepe for dainty undermus llns. This is the best and only 38-inch crepe manufactured, and sells ererywhere for 26c. January Sale 7 A. Price, yard CUC White Checked Voile, fine crisp quality; 27 Inches wide; 1 C 25c val. Yard.... ItJC Buy imp InsJ , 8. l for your undermuslini selected combed yarns, finish, doea not turn yelloi and durability it has no lng to width and quality 4 86 Inches wide, 12-yard be 42 inches wide, 12-yard be 45 Inches wide, 12-yard tn i Imper 40 Inches wide, 12-yard be 86 Inches wide, 12-yard bta 86 inches wide, 12-yard b-- Sea Island Nainsook, making dainty undermu- yards each 42 inches wide ev uicase wiua ........ Manhattan NainsooV tip In 10-yard boxes; 3f f Greatest January Sali of Corsets z; Women who appreciate the necessity of new corsets for the ssccess of the spring wardrobe wbi take advantage of the special prices which preva 1 hers this month. The values are grsater than ever before and tW sixes and proportions ars so varied that osr cor setleres can fit every type ef figure. Corsets for slender and medium figures, low bust with free hip aeo tion. Made of beautlf.il pink and white brochK. January Sals Prom 35.00 to 37.50 Corsets, In low and me dium bust. Materials are coutil and fancy bro cades, boned with walohn. Sale 93 pa price, each .... ?)) U Fries Two Distinct Modelsot $1.50 Model for stout figures made in coutil, me dium top, long skirt with elastle gore set in at bottom of skirt ' Model for slender figure is made In fancy stripe coutil, one of our most popular models. Regular 82.00 values. Janu ary Sale Price $1.50 A big assortment of Corsets, in fancy mate rials, plain batiste and coutil. Sizes 19 to 30 $1.00 Brassieres, odd sizes in best makes; $2.00, 32 50 and 13.00 values. January Sals Price Brassieres in front or back closing styles mea run wiue emoroiaerr insertion ana eage, oiutf trimmed with heavy lace. Sixes 84 to 48. Q Regular 60c and 75c values Of