THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JULY 29. 1916.
FRIDAY HOTTEST
OF ALL THE YEAR
Mercury Starts Higher and
Keeps Soaring as the Day
Advances,
SOME HOPE OF SHOWERS
The Bee's Fund for
Free Milk and Ice
Friday was the hottest day of the
year in Omaha.
At 10 a. m. the thermometer already
tood at 92 degrees. On the hottest
previous day. July 11. the thermome
ter was only 86 at 10 a. m, rising to
a maximum of 99.
"When will it stop?" is anxiously
Inquired by sweltering humanity.
And the weather bureau replies,
"Fair and continued high temperature
tonight and Saturday."
Onlv this atlH nnthintr
There is a morsel of hope and com-
rori, nowever, in the state forecast,
which is for "slightly cooler in the
west and central portion Saturday."
As for the "Bermuda high" which
is blamed for the tremendous heat in
the east at present, Colonel Welsh
says this may and may not affect Ne
braska. Maybe Thunder Showers.
"Conditions may develop very sud
denly to bring local thunder show
ers, says the colonel. "The Dresent
heat and humidity in themselves may
easily bring on showers."
There wasn't a drop of rain in Ne
braska the- last twenty-four hours.
The nearest point where that happy
condition existed was Billings, Mont,
where 1.16 inches of rain fell. Happy
Billingsitesl
There is no reason yet for any
calamity howling about the Nebraska
corn crop. And Iowa conditions are
fine. But other parts of the corn
and wheat belt are in dire need of
rain, particularly Missouri, Kansas,
Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Great heat 'holds all over the corn
and wheat belt Maximums were over
90 degrees all over the belt and they
were 100 or more in southwestern
Michigan, western Ohio, most of In
diana and Illinois, southwestern Wis
consin, eastern and central Iowa, four
$53 FOR THE BABIES.
"Realizing what fresh milk and ice
mean to the little children of Omaha,
I take great pleasure in sending the
enclosed check to your fund for that
purpose in the name of my little
uaugnier, juizanetn C. Kichards."
So writes Mrs. J. DeForest Rich
ards, and the check enclosed is for
SSO.OO. That is just ten times The
Bee's $5.00 limit on contributions to
the fund. But we took off the "limit"
in this case.
Another acknowledged today is an
"In Memoriam" contribution, fine
way of remembering the loved ones
who are gone.
The fund is doing splendid service
among the little children of the poor
these hot days. Scores of babies are
thriving who would be suffering but
for the contributors to this fund.
PrOTtonily acknowledged $38.30
Mm. J. DeForeHt Rfehardi SO. 00
In memoriam, Leah Roeewater.. t oo
A Friend 1.00
Total StSS.SS
weather stations in central and north
eastern Missouri, in western South
Dakota and in Tulsa, Okl. The hot
test place in the country was Prairie
du Chien, Wis., with 105.
The humidity here was 42, which is
relatively low. It was 98 in New
York City..
Aeroplane Upsets
Four Automobiles
And Kills Small Boy
Ontario, Cal.. Julv 28. Second
Lieutenant S. H. Wheeler of the army
aviation school at North Island. 1nr
control of his aeroplane here today
and crashed into a line of automobiles,
overturning four, killinsr Harold
Stoebe, 4 years old, and seriously in
juring Mrs. ,C. A. Stoebe, the boy's
mother. Lieutenant Wheeler was not
injured, although his machine was
wrecked.
FORMER OMAHAH IS
VISITING FRIENDS
Major Eli Hodgins Returns for
the First Time in Fifteen
Tears.
O00D ROADS EXPERT NOW
Major Eli Hodgins, a former Oma
ha "boy," who reorganized Company
G of the Second regiment, Nebraska
National uuard, and was the com
manding officer of the troop here
from 1899 to 1904. and who after an
adventurous career in Europe re
turned to Canada, the land of his
birth, and eventually became secretary
of the highway commission of the
province of Manitoba, with headquar
ters in Winnipeg, breezed into town
and spent most of the day shaking
hands with his host of friends and
renewing old acquaintances of more
than a dozen years ago.
It was Major Hodgins' first visit
to Omaha in fifteen years; he kept
busy all day asserting to his old
friends that it was the most pleasant
twenty-four hours he has spent in
many, many moons.
The former Omahan is making a
tour of investigation of the good
roads' movement in this country, par
ticularly in the south. He will make
a trip of a month through Dixieland
to study conditions there.
After leaving Omaha in 1904 Major
Hodgins organized the Union Gatling
Gun Guards, and with seven young
men spent a couple of years in Eu
rope playing engagements in the prin
cipal theaters in the capitals.
Major Hodgins gave an interesting
account of the problem that confronts
Canada the problem of what to do
with the crippled and blind soldiers
ot the overseas forces when they re
turn after the war is over.
Although Major Hodgins has been
away from Omaha for fifteen years,
he keeps posted off what is dome
in the good old city, as he expressed
it. He is a subscriber of The Bee
and through its columns keeps a close
tab on what is happening from day
to day in the Nebraska metropolis.
His favorite section of the paper
is the editorial page' where in the
"Today" column he keeps a close tab
on the boys ot.his umaha.
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'TELEPHONE 1614 DOUGLAS'
Ride on
the
Escalator
Look at the Opportunities
Prpsonfof trt Yr.il ; tu: ei r
Men's High Grade Suits
CLEARAWAY TIME NOW, and the prod
ucts of some of the best makers find their
way into these two groups, which we are
going to sell at
$9.75 and $11.75
AH strictly hand-tailored and all wool. English conservative and pinch-back models
and all sizes represented.
Genuine Palm Beach and Breeze Weave fcf Qrj
Suits. Values up to $10.00, at . tpr.lD
High Grade-Light Weight Suits ,
$15.00
Hirsh-Wickwire, Society Brand and
Schloss Bros. Broken lots and values up
to $30.
White Flannel and Serge Trousers
$2.50 and $3.50
Hand-tailored, in newest models. Plain
whites and pin stripes of every description
All sizes. Values up to $6.50.
Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits at $12.50
Finest grade Mohair and Dixie weaves, strictly hand-tailored ;
large assortment of colors ; plain, and pinch-back models.
Men's Summer Shirts, QC
Worth $1.25 to $1.50, at .
NEGLIGEE, Golf and Sport styles get a goodly
quantity now and save eonsirWahlo
inciuaea in mis lot arc about 16 dozen "Olus" Combination ftp
Shirts and Drawers, values $1.60 to $2.50. . . 70C
One big lot of Men's Silk and Silk-Fiber Half Hose';' niii 'of OP
the mill quality, values 35c to 60c; sale price. ZOC
96 dozen Men's Sample and Broken Lots of Negligee'a'nd rn
Golf Shirts, regularly 75c to $1.00 Saturday . . O" C
Two special lots of Men's Athletic Union Suits, most
ly manufacturers' samples; JO. OC
regularly $1.25 to $1.60 07C ,nd VOC
Only a few of those fine AM-Wool Men's Bathing
Suits; worth $2.60 to $4.50; Qf ttO fD
sale price for Saturday VDC ' to JZ.70
One lot of Men's Mercerized and
special, a pair
Fibre Half Hose; slightly imperfect
Main Floor, Men's Building.
18c
Wardrobe Trunks
$16.50 Values, $9.98
STEAMER WARD
ROBE Trunks, 3-ply
veneer, canvas cover
ed, brass trimmed.
$7.50 suit cases, $4.98
Fibre Suit Cases, 7y2
inches deep, 24 inches
long at 98c to $3.50.
Comfort in Footwear
Buy a pair of cool shoes
to walk with during the .
hot weather. v
Men'sStrawHats,1.65
All the men's $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 and '$3.50 Straw Hate'
in one lot, Saturday gg
Men's 65c, $1.00 and $1.45 Straw Hat, at 45c
All the Men's Straw Hats that have been selling at
65c, $1.00 and $1.45, at 45
Madagascar Hats at 98c.
All the- Men's $2.00 Madagascar Hats, at QS
Panama Hats at S3.98
Your choice of any Man's Panama, $5.00 and $6 00
values, at yjg
Leghorn and Bangkok HaU, $2.98
All the Men's Leghorn and Bangkok Hats, $3.50 to
$5.00 values, Saturday 82.98
Boys' Headwear
All the Boys' and Children's Straw Hats that have been
and $1.00, in one lot, at
All the Boys' $1.25 Straw Hats, at..
All the Boys' and Children's $2.00 Straw Hats, at
Main Floor Men's Building.
selling at 65c
45
79
98
Postoffice Workers Have Varied PLAN FOR POLISH
Apparel for -These Heated Days j jjyjf fly Jj
When the temperature goes up
men's shirts sleeves go up, too, and
their collars go off.
This is the general rule. But some
men defy it.
Take thj men at the postoffice and
study 'em a bit this hot weather.
Postmaster Wharton appears in a
Palm Beach suit that cost not a cent
less than $4.35. Assistant Postmaster
Woodard looks neat in a white
"boiled" shirt, white trousers, stand
up collar and no coat.
Superintendent George Kleffner
keeps cool bv coins without a rnllar
and coat. "Why do you wear those
suspenders this hot weather?" he was
asked. To which he answered im.
hesitatingly, "To keep my pants up."J
n. guou reason 1
It is painful to have to refer to the
summer costume of Will Brown, as-
istsiit superintendent. But it mini
be done. So, here goes. He wears
a sport shirt. Yes. It's true. Lack
ing all sense of the proprieties, all
ideals of the beautiful, he persists in
this practice even in the face of de
rision.
But let US DasS to Some n1raanr
subject. Colonel Welsh of the wea.
ther bureau is never seen without a
high stiff collar, a long tie and
starched cuffs. He wears also full
winter regalia of gold and silver junk,
including tie pin, tie clasp, gold watch
chain and finger ring.
The ample form of Sylvester Rush,
assistant to the attorney general, is
enveloped in a Palm Beach suit and
white shoes.
United States , Marshal Flynn
wears, among other things, a soft
shirt with a soft attached collar, and
sits continually in front of an elec
tric fan. Deputy Marshil Quinley
wears a Palm Beach, white shoes and
Panama hat.
Dwight Edson wears his shirt
sleeves rolled, but clings fondly to a
pair of "arm bands."
Counsman Commended
For Assessment Report
O. E. Bernecker, secretary of the
State Board of Equalization, has writ
ten a letter to County Assessor H.
G. Counsman commending him for
the assessment report of Douglas
county, recently presented to the state
board.
"You have a very nice abstract with
good values," Bernecker writes.
Condition Imposed by Great
Britain Relative to New
Harvest May Block Deal.
AUSTRIA PARTLY WILLING
Washington, July 28. Informal as
surances that Austria-Hungary is dis
posed to respond favorably to Presi
dent Wilson's personal appeal for
permission for shipment of American
relief supplies to points in territory
held hv Austrian (rirr km., k...
given personally by Foreign Minister
uuntfii 10 rtmuassaaor Jrentieia.
The State department also received
today from Ambassador Page the
British foreign office statement of
Great Britain's willingness to permit
importations ot foodstuffs into Po
land, to be administered by a com
mission appointed by President Wil
son, provided the German and Aus
trian nrmnvinor irmi.i ui..M nn.
seize or remove products of the occu-
uicu icrruory. i nc condition, 11 IS
feared, may block the negotiations. .
Mr. Penfield reported today that
he delivered personally to Count' von
Durian on July r resident Wilson s
plea in behalf of the famine stricken
Poles and that the foreign ri.inister
promised to deliver the president
plea immediately to Emperor Francis
Joseph.
The British communication, ptevi
ously published in part, concludes
with the statement that if the pro
posal is to be put in operation sue
cessfully, no time must be lost, as
the new harvest is coming on and
must be placed in neutral control.
The British proposal will be re
ferred at once to Germany and Austria-Hungary
to learn whether it is
acceptable.
Brandeis to Play Three
Games With Union Giants
Three games will be phryed at
Rourke park Saturday and Sunday
by the Brandeis Stores team of Oma
ha and the Chicago Union Giants,
crack colored organization from the
windy city. One game will be played
Saturday and a double-header will be
played Sunday.
Bell-ans
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it 25c at all druggists.
Affo
Pre-Inventory
Sales
rd exceptional opportunities to
save. It will pay you to
anticipate your neods.
TELEPHONE 1614 DOUGLAS
Buyers Journey to the
East
Monday next, and aoon the new
eat for late" Summer and early Fall
will find complete showing here.
Clearance of Coats, Suits, Dresses Skirts
Saturday Sales Offer
Special Savings
JUST BEFORE in
ventory and you will
find very remarkable
offerings from this ap
parel store. To make
new owners for these
garments quickly, we
have cut prices to a
fraction of their value.
Coats, Dresses and Skirts
Values Up to $25.00
at $5.00
$5
Coats worth up to $20.00. .
Dresses worth up to $25.00 .
Skirts worth up to $15.00. .
Choice while they last, as
lots are limited.
Clearing Sale of Girls Dresses at Unheard of Prices
Coats, Suits and
Dresses
Values Up to $49.00
at $10.00
Dresses worth up to $49.00 . . .
Coats worth up to $S.00
Suits worth up to $35.00
Small lots and limited quan
tities while they last.
mm
no
Girls' Colored Dresses, worth Ofi
up to $2.00, at OSC
Girls? Colored Dresses, tfs 4 q
worth up to $4.00, at p 1 ,0J
89c
Girls' White Dresses, worth
up to $2.00, at
Girls' White Dresses, t gn
worth up to $4.00, at j) 107
Second Floor.
DRUGS ,
Grave's Tooth Powder,
large can 29c
Madonna Rice Powder,
25c size, at 9c
Jap Rose Talcum Pow- .
der, can 10c
Babcock's Toilet Water,
$1.00 size .59c
Kirk's Juvenile Soap,
cake .6c
Melorose Face Cream,
50c size, ,29c
Madam Isebell's Skin
Food, 50c size 29c
A u b r y Sisters' Dry
Rouge, at 35c
La Blache Face Powder,
50c size 33c
Almond Cream at. 21c
Mentholatum,
50c size 29c -.-
California Syrup of -
Figs, 50c size 29c
Hay's Hair Health,
$1.00 size bottle. ..58c
Orangeine Head ache
Powders, 50c box. ,29c
Household Rubber
Gloves, pair .29c
Sanitol Tooth Powder,
25c size 14c
Palm Olive Soap, ck . 5c
Peroxide Soap, 10c
cake at .6c
Physicians' and S u r
geons' Soap, cake, ,6c
A big assortment of
Bathing Caps.
Main Floor.
"The FREE"
Best Sewing Machine
IN THE WORLD
BEST IN APPEARANCE
beautiful as a music cabinet
best in efficiency, sewing faster
and better than any other ma
chine. SATURDAY SPECIALS
Singer "66" S32.50
Wheeler & Wilson 830.00
Brandeis "C" $20.00
Our Special S12.00
Just one guaranteed White 37
NOTE WE WILL ALLOW
YOU $12.00
for your old Sewing Machine to
apply on the purchase of the
"FREl" Cabinet.
$1.00 Down and $1 Weekly
Pay. for Any Machine
SATURDAY and MONDAY
s SPECIALS
Boye Hemstitcher 254
With full instructions in hem
stitching. "Quality" Brand Needles, regu
larly 25c, at 16s
"Quality" Brand Oil, regularly
16c, at 94
. Third Floor.
PRE-INVENTORY
SALE of SHOES
In the Main Floor
Department
Continues
on Saturday.
men, women, misses and chil-'
dren to share in this sale and
fc.t stylish and serviceable
ootwear and save consider
able. Main Floor.
Pre-Inventory Sale
of Beautiful
Blouses
Dainty Lingerie Blouses,
$1.95
About 1,000 Dainty
Lingerie Blouses, some
hand made blouses,
values to $4.50. Crepe
de chine and tub silks
included in this assort
ment. Sat- M QC
urday, at. . . . Pl'J
$2.50 Lingerie Blouses, $1.45
Lingerie Blouses, valued to $2.50. There are some small
size Crepe de Chine and Tub Silk Blouses. $jf AC
Saturday, at pl.4j
Lace and Embroidered Trimmed Blouses, 59c
About 800 Lace and Embroidered Trimmed rn
Blouses, values to $1.25, at OjC
Second Floor.
PRE-INVENTORY SALE
of Framed Pictures
affords everyone an opportunity to invest money to excel
lent advantage.
Our picture buyer foaa eaat to buy fall food, directly after Inven
tory. W. have decided, therefore, to clear out our entire stock of popu
lar priced framed picture! in one big clearance tale. It ii a lot eaiier to
count money during inventory than it is to count pictures.
Sale Starts Saturday
and continues Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
We are taking every picture from our $1.60, $1.98, $2.98, $3.98
and $4.98 pyramids and marking them down to a uniform price, each
$1.00
Our picture stock has been known ever since the department
started as the "classiest stock in town," and this is our method of
keeping it so. Your one opportunity each year to secure a really
good picture at the price one usually pays for the cheapest prints.
This stock includes mahogany framed, imported prints, gold
framed, hand-colored photograveures, excellent copies of the old
classics in hand-toned frames, carbons framed in fumed oak, mas
terpiece copies in real hand-carved frames and, in fact, just ths
pictures you would pick as a present for your home
$1.00 Each
Third Floor.
iir ii t-
wan raper
Your choice of our dodu-
lar priced papers at reduced
prices. -All
our fic and 6c papers, borders
and ceilings to match, Saturday,
roll 34
Your choice of fully two doren
patterns in all colors, wide arid
narrow borders to match, suitable
for all rooms, values to 10c, at,
ro11 . 5Ht
Domestic Oatmeal papers, 30
inches wide, your choice of a large
selection of cut-out borders to
match, priced regularly at 15c,
Saturday, roll 94
Third Floor.
Boys' Clothing
Big Reduction on Wash Suits
Quality Wash Suits in
newest of styles at a
did price saving.
$1.00 and 75c Suits
50
$1.25 Suits . .754
$1.60 Suits ...$1
$2.50, $2.00 and
$1.75 Suits 81.50
$4.00 and $3.00
Suite are.. $1.95
Short or long
sleeve styles.
M a n v suitable
for later in fall
wear. Plenty
every sizes 2
8 years.
Third Floor.
all the
splen-
fall J
If
Knit Underwear
Women's Union Suits, silk top,
lisle body, reinforced cuff knee,
pink and white. All sixes, worth
$1.25, per suit.... 85
Women's Fin. Lis). Union Suite,
cuff and umbrella knee styles, all
sizes. 60c quality, Saturday, per
suit JSe
Wmn'i Finai Caltom V. full
taped, regular and extra sizes;
worth to 19c, at... 10
Boys' Glob. Union Suite, fins
cotton, broken lots and sizes.
Worth to $1.00, at........39t
Main Flow.
