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THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1917.
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SLOW WITH THEIR
SURGICAL WORK
Mrs. John Glass of Chicago Ap
palled at Lack of Results
in the Making of
Dressings.
Omaha women have failed thus far
in their duty to the Red Cross surgi
cal dressings department. "I am ap
palled at the lack of work accom
plished in Omaha," said Mrs. John
Glass of Chicago, chairman of the
surgical dressings committee for the
Central division, embracing five neigh
boring states. Mrs. uiass is attending
the state Red Doss conference.
"ftmafia mftt.n crtv Knf turn tavt
each week for making surgical dress
ings, l his work should be carried on
everv dav in the week with not a chair
in the workrooms vacant. The Red
Cross society has promised three mil
lion dressings each month, and it is
up 10 ine women to lurnisn mem.
More Speed or Disgrace.
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unuco oiaies win uc nationally ais
fcrsced" unless , the women speed up
with the dressings. Often a whole box
of dressings are used on but one pa
tient In defense of local women, Mrs.
Charles T. Kountze explained that the
requirements for women who make
surgical dressings and the censorship
of the work have been so strict that
few women in Omaha were being oer
mitted to do the surgical dressings
yvork.
"The high standard of work must
still be maintained and we must still
be careful where and who makes the
dressings, but we must not stop to
measure one-sixteenth of an inch in
the making of these needed supplies
while our men abroad die for lack of
them said Mrs. Glass. "We still want
the perfect work Omaha has turned
in, but we must have more."
, Women as Instructors.
Mrs. Glass emphasized the fact that
certified directors are not necessary
for each workshop. Any woman who
has , taken the surgical dressings
course may qualify for an instructor
in the workshops to make the simpler
dressings. ,
A manual has been issued for use
in small towns where there are no in
structors. Only the instructors can
make the special dressings, however.
They must still be careful i of raw
edges, ravelings and the counting of
dressings.
"Encourage women of all classes to
Help in this work. Extend a welcome
to the woman who comes to the work
shop ana volunteers her service, Mrs.
Glass advised the women in charge.
Omaha has 84 Red Cross auxiliaries
wnjcn make hospital garments and
alinnlt. Kit u .l;t
w-rr.-v., viujr , lire wmca miKe
surgical dressings.
Program Changed.
The morning program of the Ne
braska, Red; Cross conference was
sharply altered to give prominent
Omaha men an opportunity to address
the conference.
Gurdon W, Wattles, state food ad
tninistrator, and Randall K. Brown,'
MenagH
ANNEX
302 SOUTH 16TH ST.
Tli Store That Always Sails
For Lms First
Mid-Winter
; Sale
Friday and
Saturday
Coats, Suits,
Dresses
Waists,
Skirts
$40 Garments
$25.00
$30 Garments
$17.50
$20 Garments
; $12.50
$15 Garments
; $9.85
$5.00 Blouses
i $2.98
$3.00 Blouses
$1.69
$2.00 Blouses
89c -
Mystery of Missing Tobacco
Puzzles Omaha Red Cross Women
Where, oh where, is a carton of to
bacco? Mrs. E. T. Swobe and women
of the Red Cross Christmas packet
committee for our boys in France
would like to know.
The carton of tobacco was one of
several donated by a local house. The
drayman delivered it to the First Na
tional bank, the elevator "girl" car
ried it up to the sixth floor, where the
Christmas packet packing is going on
and there are only women who
don't smoke in the committee rooms.
But one carton of tobacco is miss
ing. "The meanest man in-the, world
took it," some one ventured.
"I think it was unpacked by some
of our workers earlier i" the morning
and the contents are already safely
inside some Sammies' packets," is the
solution offered by Mrs. Glenn Whar
ton. But no one knows.
The first installment of 500 of the
2,000 packets to be prepared was
ready for shipment today. Expert
wrappers from the local stores are do
ing the final wrapping.
Six dozen pipes were given by Gallagher-Nelson
company and packages
of playing cards by Mrs. W. R. John
son, liars ot chocolate candy
needed now.
are
introduced by Chairman Judson as
the only unmarried man on the Ak-Sar-Ben
board of governors and on
the Commercial club directorate, were
impromptu speakers at the morning
session.
Clarence Hough, millionaire Chi
cago newspaper man and director of
publicity of the Red Cross, central
division, made the principal address.
Mr. Hough concluded his stirring re
marks with an oner of $100 reward
for evidence that any Red Cross of
ficial had sold Red Cross supplies. -Mr.
Hough sharply condemned
what he termed "sinister whisperings
of an early peace in the world war"
declaring that this rumor was doing
more damage in throttling the Red
Cross and in holding back money and
men than any other single factor of
the war.
He characterized the Chicago pub
licity bureau as being one of the pulse
strings of the organization which laid
its fingers on everything that passed
through the Chicago office. He urged
Nebraska chapters to oust publicity
agents who had grown lax in their
methods and install real live wires.
The trip to Nebraska with his col
leagues, Mr. Hough declared, had been
a real education in Red Cross work
for them. Mr. Hough dwelt also on
the fact that Nebraska has the
largest Red Cross unit of the United
States per capita.
Mr. Hough promised the Nebraska
chapters an early opportunity to use
Red Cross moving pictures which are
now being prepared in Chicago.
Hard Row for Speculators.
'The men who speculate and en
deavor to make money on the blood
of young Americans are destined to
find a rocy road to travel," declared
Food Administrator Wattles.
"The food of the country was re
tarded this year, and it will be more
so next year," Mr. Wattles said.
"With all our boys joining the colors
we can't hope to raise as much as
heretofore. That is the very reason
we have been undergoing this gi
gantic task of having every woman in
Nebraska sign a pledge card to con
serve food."
Incendiary Fire Destroys
Belgrade Depot and Store
Fire of incendiary origin destroyed
the Union Pacific depot at Belgrade,
Neb., and damaged jewelry valued at
$20,000 The jewelry is the property
of a Lincoln wholesale jewelry firm.
The station was valued at $1,000.
Officials of the railroad company be
lieve the fire was started by sympa
thizers of Fay E. Philamalee, 16 years
old, who forced entrance Sunday aft
ernoon to the depot and was sen
tenced .Tuesday at Fullerton, Neb., to
serve six years in the state reforma
tory at Kearney, Neb.
The case was bitterly contested be
cause of the prominence of the boy's
father. Many friends of Philamalee's
attended the trial at Fullerton. The
railroad company is conducting a
thorough investigation.
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
POSTOFFICE IS
SWAMPED ON LAST
DAY OFJJLD RATE
Avalanche ot First-Class Mail
Pours in As Thousands
Hurry to Get Under
Wire.
An avalanche of first-class mail
poured into the Omaha postoffice
yesterday.
It was the last day on which the 2
cent rate for letters was in force. Let
ters mailed after midnight last night
must carry 3 cents postage. Post
cards must have 2 cents postage. The
only exception is letters and cards
addressed for delivery in Omaha,
which will continue at the old rates.
A long line was formed at the
stamp windows. Part of the day three
clerks were kept busy selling stamps.
Many business houses sent out cir
cular letters by the hundreds to save
the 50 per cent of increased postage
which will be necessary after today.
Numerous signs in the postoffice
corridors call attention to the fact
that increased postage is now in effect.
The local offic has 3,000,000 3-cent
stamps on hand and these go on sale
Friday morning. There is still a
large supply of 2-cent stamps and
these will be disposed of in the ordi
nary course of business. There will
be considerable demand for them for
post cards and parcel post.
Word was received from Washing
ton of a special ruling regarding let
ters bearing insufficient postage. Un
der the postal regulations first-class
letters which do not bear at least 2
cents in postage are not forwarded.
They are returned to the sender or,
if the sender is not known, they are
sent to the dead letter office. Under
the new ru ing letters will be for
warded to destination if they con
tain insufficient postage and the
amount due will be collected upon de
livery. This will save the inevitable ac
cumulation of letters sent by forget
ful people who will continue to put
on the old 2-cent stamps.
Complain of tha Relative
Price of Hogs and Corn
Otoe county farmers in convention
register thoir dissatisfaction with the
relative prices of corn and the pack
ers' new prices on hogs and have
passed resolutions calling the situa
tion to the attention of the food ad
ministration at Washington.
With breeding time only 30 days
distant the hog raisers complain that
the packers have "forced the hog mar
ket down to $3.50 per hundred
pounds," while corn has fone up. If
they do not get a satisfactory adjust
ment of the situation from the pack
ers through the food administration
they .threaten to erect their own
packing plant. i
OMAHA PASSES ITS
RIVAL FOR NEW MEN i
Leads Des Moines For Last
Two Months in the Num
ber of Enlistments for
i' the Army.
Omaha went far ahead of Des
Moines in army enlistments for the
month of October. This is the first
time in months that it has happened.
At the beginning of the war Omaha
and Des Moines were neck-and-neck,
then Des Moines forged ahead and
kept so for four months, till October.
Then the Nebraska farm boys were
freed from crop duty and began to
pour into the Omaha recruiting of
fice. Omaha enlisted 299 men last month
while Des Moines brought in 232. The
Omaha record was even higher than
that of Des Moines for September,
when 297 were brought in.
The whole Omaha district made a
fine record for October, enlisting 986
men. At the recruiting office it was
said the district would come near the
top in the report of enlistments all
over the country.
Wants Speed Regulated.
Weber & Son, proprietors of an
old mill at the north end of Florence,
wrote to the city council requesting
that the speed of army automobile
trucks and passenger motor cars be
regulated.
Thirty-First
Anniversary
1886-1917
THOMPSON.BELDEN - CO.
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Prices Reduced
QualitiestheSame
Many of These Prices
for Friday Only
Merchandise Conditions Considered, These Values Are Nothing Short of Wonderful
Women's Cape and
Pique Gloves
Friday 98c a Pair
White Cape and Black
Pique in all sizes Friday,
the last chance to buy them
for8c a pair.
Comfort Kits
New Friday Prices
Khaki toilet kits, adjustable
$1.25 regularly, Friday, 98e, .
Comfort kits with scissors, file,
comb, thread, trench mirror
$1.50 regularly, Friday, 88c.
FOR THE SOLDIERS
Khaki photograph case, 60c styles
for.SBe,
Trench mirror (unbreakable) in
leather case; 75c value for 60c.
Notion Section.
Notice the Price on
Japanese Cloths
Attractive Jap cloths in va
rious patterns, size 50x50
inches. For the Anniversary
$1 Cloths, 59c.
Linn Stction.
Colored Madras 50c
Regular Price $1
For window drapes and por
tieres, desirable shades, 50 in
ches wide. The prlee is always
$1 a yard, except Friday, when
it's SOe a yard.
Basement.
$4 Wool Nap
Blankets, $3.50 a Pair
Only a limited number of pairs
will be sold at this price, and these
for Friday only. Wool nap blankets
in gray, tan and block plaids, large
double bed sice, $3.50 a pair.
Basement.
Fine Underwear
For Women
Friday Savings
Fin ribbed silk and wool union
suits, low neck, no sleeves, ankle
length; anniversary price, $2.69.
Mrcrbd cotton union suits,
Sterling make, high neck, long
sleeves; low neck, elbow sleeves:
ankle length. Friday's special
price, $3.39.
Savings worth investigating.
Basement Sales
Sateen Petticoats, 98c.
Flannelette Petticoats, 59c
Flannelette Kimonos, 98c
These last are slightly soiled.
Basement.
Friday Prices
Will Not Prevail
On Saturday
Hudson Seal Muffs
And Scarfs for Less
Anniversary prices on
Hudson Seal Muffs are
$16.25 and $19.25.
On Hudson Seal Scarfs
$33.25 and $60.75.
Special values in Mink
Furs are offered Friday.
THE FUR SHOP,
Second Floor.
Corset Covers 39c
Lace and embroidery-trimmed
corset covers in all sizes
sold regularly for 50c,
60c, 65. Friday, 39c.
Third Floor.
All-Woo! Blanket
Robes For Women
You may select any blanket
bathrobe as follows:
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$5 Robes, for - - $3.95
$6.50 Robes, for - $4.50
$7.50, $8.50 Robes, $5.00
$10, $12.50 Robes, $6.95
Friday Saeond Floor.
Talcum and Soap
At Very Low Prices
Mennen's, Williams', and
Lazell's Talcum, 12 8c.
Woodbury's Facial Soap
19c a cake.
For Friday Only.
hand tailored Suits
At Anniversary
Sale Prices
Quality suits for less
money than one
could possibly ex
pect were it not for
an extraordinary
sale, such as this
Anniversary event:
$25 Suits - $16.50
$35 Suits $23.50
$395Suits-$29.50
A small charge
for alterations.
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Auto Veils $ I
Regularly $1.75
Made of chiffon in black
and colors.
For the Anniversary these
$1.75 veils will be $1.
Crepe Chiffon 98c
A fine quality in all colors,
45 inches wide. This spe
cial price is for Friday only
98c a yard.
Fancy Tea Aprons, 45c,
50c Values, for 39c
Round and diamond shapes in a
number of very dainty style, with
lace and embroidery trimminjrs.
Third Floor.
Seasonable Goods
Reduced. What
Better Saving?
MEN!
Woven Madras Shirts,
$2 arH $2.50 Qualities,
For $1.50
Beautiful fast colored patterns, in
woven madras. Soft and stiff cuff
styles. Sizes 13 to 18. The sav
ings are so unusual that a pur
chase of several would, he good
judgment.
Kneipp's Linen Mesh Un
derwear, a limited quan
tity of $2.50 and $3 values
in the sale, Friday, $1.50.
Two-piece garments of Kneipp's
Linen Mesh, warmer and healthier
to wear than wool, in ecru and
white. Shirts 34 to 48.- Drawers
80 to 46. $1.50 a garment instead
of $2.50 and $3.
Regular Prices Have
Not Been Raised
To Make Reductions
Seem Greater .
These Substantial Price Reductions
On the Best of Silks and Woolens
Notice
There is no dif
f e r e n c e in the
qua lity that's
just the same as
usual. The impor
tant feature is the
p r i c e. You can
save dollars on
every purchase.
Not a yard bought
for "sale" purposes.
PLAID WOOLENS FOR
CHILDREN'S SCHOOL
WEAR.
$1 and $1.25 qualities
go Friday for 85c a yd.
$3 CHIFFON
BROADCLOTH, $1.98.
52 inches wide, of beau
tiful texture.
BELDING'S SATIN
PANNE, REDUCED
FROM $2 TO $1.49.
A rich fabric in blade,
and a good assortment
of colors.
BELDING'S CHIFFON
TAFFETA REDUCED
FROM $2.50 TO $1.95.
The best fabric for wear
twenty-five colors and
black.
NOVELTY SILKS, TAF
FETAS AND SATINS
FRIDAY, $1.49. SOLD
REGULARLY UP TO $3.
A fine pattern will cost
you much les3 than or
dinary. Come in Friday.
A TABLE OF CHOICE
WOOLENS ON SALE.
Excellent qualities in
favored weaves and
fashionable colors. Sold
regularly up to $2.50 a
yd. Friday, your choice,
$1.49 a yard.
HASKELL'S BLACK
SILKS, FAMOUS FOR
QUALITIES AND
RICHNESS OF COLOR.
Pure dye taffetas, $2.50
quality, $1.65. (85 in.)
Taffeta moderne, 36-in.
$2.50 quality, $1.95.
Satin de Chine, 36-inch,
$1.75 quality, $1.39.
SATIN METEOR,
$2.50 INSTEAD OF $3.
A choice weave that's
very fashionable this
season. Among the
shades shown are plum,
myrtle, taupe, brown,
sand, etc.
These thousands of yards
of new fabrics are from
regular stock. Their new
prices make them the most
desirable purchase of the
year.
Camisoles For Less
$1.75 values, $1.29
$2.00 values, $1.45
Daintiness is the word applicable
to these camisoles of messaline
some hand embroidered, others
lace trimmed, to be worn under
sheer blouses. Two unusual values.
Third Floor.
A Serviceable Hose
For Children
25c a Pair
Lay in a supply for school
wear. The price is so low.
These are made of black
lisle, fine ribbed with double
toes and heels.
Wearers of Lily of France .
Corsets Will Appreciate
Friday's Reduced Price
The Lily of France is one of the highest grade
corsets made. The style offered is a low bust
model, with fairly long skirt. It is made of fancy '
brocaded material in flesh and white. The top
trimmed with satin ribbon to harmonize.
This particular model is ordinarily $7
For the Anniversary, Friday, it's
' $5.75
: Third Floor.
Eight Hundred Pairs of High Shoes
Lace and Button Styles
Friday $4.65 a Pair
Women will certainly appreciate such a low
price, especially when they know that the
shoes offered are new, fashionable models,
in up-to-date leathers and lasts.
At this price these are black, bronze and blue kid,
patent leather with black buckskin tops, brown kid
shoes with cloth tops (to match), black kid with
kid tops.
Regularly Selling From $6 to $9
Friday $4.65 a Pair
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