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16 A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 17, 1918. LABOR LEAGUE ARCHBISHOP TO : TO HAVE TICKET in primary rapf in i mifiriii i m ivk (.Seventeen Nominees on Refer- endum Ballots Circulated v Among Members of Work Ingmen's Organizations. - Referendum ballots of tlic Work Ingmen's Nonpartisan and Economic league bear the names of 17 members of affiliated organizations. The in structions are to vote for seven and re turn ballots not later than March 1. The .names selected by the executive committee are: H. L. Bridwell, J. M. Berger, R. C. Becker, Jack Davis, . Frank C. Gardner, Henry R. Hart- nett, Theodore Jensen, Joten Martin, ,T. T. Reynolds, John F. Roach, W. Rosenberry, M. F. Rooney, William "A. Scott, Robert Vaughn, H. F. Wulf, James Whiting and John F. White. These referendum nominess are .members of various local labor un ions. The present plan of the league ' to support the seven who receive ;3ne highest referendum vote among jtht membership of the locals repre- Started Last Fall. This league of organized labor Started last fall under the name of Sh Workingmen's and Farmers' Non partisan league and after changing Lhe name several times the present isame was adopted. "J. R. Wanberg is secretary and C. r(L. Shamp is head of a platform cotn jmittee of IS members. Meetings are Jield every Sunday at the' Labor tem ple. Last fall announcement was made that it was proposed to affili ate with the Farmers' union, but no action has been taken on that mat ter. 1 The league is composed of three delegates from each of the unions which have affiliated. It was said a few weeks ago lhat 57 unions were represented and that the league had an indirect membership of-14,000 men. The following have filed their peti tions for the city primary on April 9H Hugo Melchoir, Alfred C. Mc Glone, Leonard C. Johnson, Jerry Howard, Elmer E. Gilliam, Adolph A. Tenopir, Michael Mullen, Harry Hart ett and P. J. McEllecott. . H. B. Milder received a blank peti tion from the election commissioner's office on Friday. "I'm not doing any thing just now, so I guess I might Just as well file," stated Mr. Milder -when asked as to his plans. L, B. Johnson, former councilman, avers he is "in the hands of his , friends." He said he had not decided whether he would enter the race. Junior Red Cross to Give Dramatic Entertainment A dramatic entertainment for the benefit of the Junior Red Cross will be given at the Blackstone the first week in April. Omaha chapter, Daughters of the American Revolu tion, will sponsor the show, which Miss Mary Irene Wallace will direct. Girls of the "Thirty-eighth avenue dramtic circle" will be the actresses. Students of Saunders and Commer cial High school are promoting the event. , j Ten achools already register 100 per cent in the Junior drive. " They are Dundee, Park, Florence, Garfield, Lbthrop, Monmouth Park, South Lincoln, Hawthorne, Field and High land. Seventh and eighth grades of Urown Park are also 100 per cent. ! Dr. Fred J. Clark will speak on Lincoln and the Junior Red Cross campaign Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock at First Congregational church. School children received a special Invitation to attend. j Awarded $13,937 Verdict Against Street Car Company John H. Lucas, caretaker at the Country club, has been awarded a ver dict for $13,937 damages against the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Rail way company by a jury in district court for injuries alleged to have been ; received when, he was struck by a street car while walking across the a i . r?:. r i. i . I TraiKS near rmy-nrsi sircci suu Military avenue December 28, 1916. Lucas declared he was dragged along the ' tracks by the car, which crushed his right foot, and necessi tated amputation. He also said a blow on the head rendered him deaf in both ears. Lucas was represented by W. J. Connell, former counsel for the street railway coupany, whose nephew, Her bert J. Connell, contested the case as counsv-l for the company. Courses in Semitics to - Be Offered at Nebraska Courses in ' Semitics, particularly stressing the Hebrew language, are to be offered by the University of Ne braska next fall if a sufficient number of students express a desire to take it. "Prof. Joseph Alexis, who will be in charge of the work, took his master degree in Semitics at the Uni versity of Michigan in 1906. He con tinued his studies in Semitic. Ian guages and literature a., the Univer 'aity of Chicago 1908-1910. ; Te first year course in Hebrew will take up the essentials of gram mar in conjunction with a study of '.Genesis and other kistorical books of the Old Testament. . 1 ... The second year course will deal with the finer points of grammar in connection with the reading of mors ditncult historical and prophetical ' DOOKS. '.Auction Three Coyotes , For Red Cross Benefit A coyote hun for the benefit of .tne Red Cross took place Febru ary 13, in Champion, Neb. It netted tne Chase county, chapter $506. 1 hree .animals were captured. North, east, south and west sides made bids for tht animals, so the contributions . -came from all. : A Red Cross sale of a Shetland ' 'POiy cattle, hogs, chickens, grain and potatoes at Imperial, Neb., netted $1,400 to-the chapter, E. M. Stewart, ' chairman, reports. - Thirty Liquor Appeal r. Cases to Come Up Monday v. Thirty liquor appeal cases are set -'for hearing before Judge. Troup in district court Monday morning. The cases will be prosecuted by T. J. Mc Guire, special, prosecutor under the prohibition law appointed by Gov ernor Neville. ' ... OPEN CHARITIES STATE MEETING! i Prominent Speakers of State j and Nation Will Address An nual Conference of Ne- ' braska Organization. The 18th annual meeting of the Nebraska conference of Charities and Corrections will be called to order at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon in city council chamber. Prof. Lee Kratz and the municipal chorus will lead in community sing ing. Archbishop Harty will offer the invocation. Governor Neville is on the program for an address, and Mayor Dahlman and Rev. Frederick Cohn will ipeak. Irt addition to the community sing ing, there will be selections by Miss Claire Schneider, violinst, and Mrs. Dugan, soprano. The musical pro gram will start at 2:30 o'clock. Prof. J. L. Gillin, director of Red Cross civilian relief, central division, will give an address on "Home Serv ice." Mrs. C. M. Wilhelm. state di rector of Red Cross civilian relief work, will read a report of the work in Nebraska. Sessions in Hotel. Meetings will be held in Hotel Fontenelle Monday morning and night and Tuesday morning and aft ernoon. The Monday afternoon ses sion will be held in city council chamber. Rev. Frederick Cohn will preside at the meeting Monday morning, when the speakers will be: Dr. Ira W. Porter, Alias Vera Elsingtr, Mrs. Marie Left", Dr. Theodore Hanson, superintendent of National Public Welfare league; Judge Arthur G. Wray of York, Neb.; John A. Rine, secretary of the Omaha 'Board of Public, Welfare; T.F. Sturgess, man ager o'f Twentieth Century Farmer; E. D. Gepson, chairman, ot Nebraska State Child Labor .committee; Dr. Owen R. Lovejoy. secretary of Na tional Child .Labor committee. . Building Owners Pleased J With Work of Fuel Chief The Building Owners' and Man agers' association of Omaha is so pleased with the coal service Omaha people got throughout the winter, when io many parts of the state it was all but impossible to get coal, that a resolution has been adopted expressing the thanks of the associa tion to I-uel Administrator John L. Kennedy and to Omaha wholesale and retail coal dealers for their ex ceedingly skillful handling of this most difficult problem. The resolu tion was offered by Edwin S. Jewell, manager 'of the City National Bank building, and unanimously adopted at the last meeting of the association. 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Cash price, yd. .58 New Zephyr Dress Ging hams, popular styles and col or combinations, checks, plaids, stripes and plain shades. Cash price, yd., 25cV New Tissue Ginghams, 40 inches wide, all woven color stripes and checks. One of the most satisfactory sum mer dress fabrics. Cash price, a yard ..... 38 New Silk and Cotton Plain Color Fabrics, 36 inches wide, all the leading shades. This material, strong as the real Jap Habuti Silk, used extensively for underwear, gowns, etc. Yard . . . . . 50 No place will you find as sortments more complete or values more pleasing. Superb Showing of New Spring Styles At No Appreciable Advance Over Previous Prices Our Fashion Experts have visited every style mart in the country in assembling our styles for Spring. The result, both in breadth of assortment of beautiful designs and in exceptionally high quality at each price, is indeed gratifying. A Splendid Assemblage of New Models Arranged for Your Inspection and Selection at Surprising Low Prices New Spring Suits $29.50, $35, $45.00 to $85 New Spring Coats $25, $28.50, $35 , to $89 , New Spring Dresses $25.00, $35, $45.00 $65 Up Four Attractive Special Groups Monday Spring Dresses at $25.00 Hundreds of beauiful new Dresses, in twenty distinctive designs, in Jerseys, Serges, Taffetas, Foulards, Satin and Georgette Combinations; (Rriffin all sizes, 16 to 44. Our PVhuu Special Cash Price 'mUJ Spring Dresses at $10.00 A big purchase of nobby new Spring Dresses, in Taffetas and Serges ; several styles, many with the new silver em broidery; all sizes; won-d-ej nfl derful values. Our Special $ I I Cash Price Spring Suits at $19.50 A remarkable group of 4 new models, in Serges, Poplins, Burellas and Suitings in several shades, including pekin, gray, navy, rookie, beige, black; q-f rK() trimmed in braid, buttons, $J Muw belted, pleated and tailored . . Spring Coats at $19.50 A specially attractive group of styles in Spring Coats; come in the season's most desirable materials, in plain colors and fancy mixtures ; in good r - r r A assortment of nobby, newP I styles; remarkable values. . . Splendid Showing of The New Spring Dress Goods All Wool Jersey Cloths are in demand for suits and dresses. French serges and Epingle in the lighter spring colorings are very popular. Plain Velours and Snow Flake Velour Coating, Novelty Motor and Golf Coatings, Generous assort ments of these stylish fab rics now shown in our Day light Dress Goods Section. See them Monday at our pop ular cash prices. 25 pieces of 55 and 54-inch A1I Wool Jersey Cloths in the new plain colors and the Heather mix ture effects. Specially nriced Mon day at S1.98 and S3.98. 20 p'ces of 56-inch A11-Wol French Epinple. This is a beauti ful cloth, medium weight, for snrins wear, 10 n?w colors, that are worth today $3. Monday at, only S1.98. 10 pieces of Priestley's "Scin tella," 44 inches wide, in two toned effects, Just ritrht for your snrinf? dress. A very dressy ma terial thnt is popular this sea son at $1.50. 25 pieces of 44-inch All-Wool French Serge. This is a rare bar gain; colors are taupe,, burgundy, brown, green, rose, navy and black worth today $2. While they last, at $1.25. 75 nieces of new, stylish Plaids and Novelty Checks, very good for separate skirts and suits, 44 to 50 inches wide. A fine assort ment to choose from at 98, S1.25 and S1.9S. 50 pieces of handsome new Coat ings, including velours, burella cloths, diagonals, novelty motor and golf Coatings, at $2.50 and upwards. SKIRTS MADE TO YOUR MEASURE. Our Tailors are now ready to take orders for spring. New styles are here. Have .your new spring skirt tailored to your individual order. First-class work and a per fect fit is wha we give you. Made according to your instructions. See the new models in our Daylight Dress Goods Section, Main Floor. Price for the making, $2.25. The New- Spring Silks Here in Delightful Assortments The spring season will soon be here and it is going to be a great silk season. With cotton and wool short age and the government demands it is Every Woman's Patriotic Duty to use silks wherever possible. Our low cash prices make possible to wear silks for almost all occasions. A charming assemblage of new weaves Monday in our Daylight Silk Section. . 40-Inch Satin Meteor,- $1.98 25 pieces of this handsome material; medium weight, lustrous quality; comes in all the rti-4 fQ new spring colors, 40 inches wide, N I Mq per yard. ...x 36-Inch All-Silk Jerseys, $1.98 15 of the newest spring colors are here. Silk Jerseys promise to be in great demand. They (U-i f0 are light weight material for spring I YJfS and summer wear, 36-inch .x " 36-Inch Gingham Silk, $1.48 Just received 40 pieces of these new and classy spring Silks, both Louisennes and iatletas. them laundered and they are all fast colors. See them Monday. They are wonderful for the money, 36-inches. . 40-Inch Georgette Crepe, $1.45 40-inch All-Silk Georgete Crepe, in a good line of new colors, plenty of white, navy and (ft -4 black, 40 inches wide, N I ZL?) 36-Inph Messalines, $1.10 50 pieces of 36-inch All-Silk Satin Messalines, fine, lustrous duality, in a lull line of wide, at, a yard. . . , 36-Inch Silk Foulards, $1.78 10G pieces just arived of these beautiful Silks. The ideal silk for spring wear; stylish designs, latest col orings, large and medium effects. See them Monday. 36 inches wide. Specially priced at k)ouAiiVk3y J. ill v $1.10 $1.78 Tub Shirtings at $1.18 We have had $1.48 33-Inch Imported Pongee, 78c and 98c 200 pieces, our own importation, of natural Shantung Pongee, in the natural tan and bam- AQ boo shades.33 inches wide. Two spe- YjCjC cial values for Monday, 78J n Come to our Daylight Silk Section Monday and see our display for new spring silks. La Jerz, the new Jersey Silk, Satin Baro net, the latest weave for separate skirts and suits. Ragalia Pongee suiting, Khaki Kool Satin Soliel 54 inches wide; Satin Jersey Cloths, Etc. HAYDEN'S ALWAYS FOR SILKS. s Stylish Satin Striped Shirtings, for men's and, wo- en s wear; tne newest color combi nations for this season. Smart, stylish effects, at. (u o unit s " v $1.18 36-Inch Dress Satin, $1.75 This is a handsome dress quality, good weight, soft glove finish, wonderful wearing qual- rt -t f7 pf ity, that we know will be satisfactory, I !T 36 inches wide Tx 1 u 36-Inch Chiffon Taffeta, $1.35 Just received 100 pieces of this Chiffon Dress Taf feta; high luster, soft chiffon finish; (Tk-i Q Cf full line of. street and evening shades. JN I C 36 inches wide. A splendid value at x JJ $1.50 Black Taffeta, $1.28 20 pieces of 36-inch Black Chiff on " Dress Taffeta; a splendid wearing quality; rich luster; good, deep black. A special bargain. Worth (T -1 O O !eu.yZ x-Lo All-Silk Crepe de Chine, $1.18 50 pieces of All-Silk Crepe de Chine, 'in every wanted street and evening shade. A good, firm quality that gives satisfactory wear. A special, value at $1.18 Big Grocery Special for Monday N Quality at the Right Price. Licente No. 11496. 10 lbs. Beit White or Yellow Corn meal, at 85c 4 lbs. California Brown Beans.. 25c 5 Ibil Beat Japan Rice 25c 4 lbs. Beat Rolled White Breakfast Oatmeal, at 25c 5 lb. Best Pearl Barley 22c Gal. earn Golden Table Syrup.. TOc H-gl. cans Golden Table Syp..39c 2H-lb. cans Golden Tble. Syp..25c lH-lb. cans Golden Tble. Syp..l9c Schepp' Shredded Cocoanut, lb., S4 Baker' Grated Cocoanut, can, S'c 88-ot, jar Pure Apple Butter. . . .25c 24-0. jar Fresh Fruit Preserves 23c 16-oa. can Condensed Milk. . .12V,c 6-oa. cam Condensed Milk 6V.C No. t Fancy Swee4 Sugar Corn at 12V,c No. 2H eons Fancy Ripe Tomatoes, at 12Vie No. I Golden Pumpkin 10c Jello or Advo Jell, per pkg .Oc E. C Corn Flakes, pkg 7Vtc 18-os. cans Condensed Soups... 11c Colorado Pinto Beans, lb 12',e 7 bars Cracker Jack Ldry. Soap, 25c bars Beat-'Em-AII, Diamond C or Swift's Pride Soap. ,.25c 4 lbs. Best Bulk Ldry Starch... 25c Yeast Foam, per pks: 4c EAT MORE DRIED FRUITS . Fancy S -Crown Muscatel Raisins per pound 12Ve Fancy Cal. Peaches, lb 15c Fancy Cal. Evap. Apples, lb.... 15c Thompson's Seedless Raisins, per. lb., at 15c Seeded Raisins, pkg., 10c and 12ViC The Beat Lemon or Orange Peel per lb., at 25c Fancy CaL Cooking Figs, lb.... 15c Fancy Moor Park Apricots, lb., 25c OMAHA'S CREATEST TEA AND COFFEE MARKET Golden Santos Coffee, the talk of Omaha, per lb .20e Diamond H Santos, a fine family Coffee, per lb -.22c Porto Rico Blend, a very fine drink. per lb., at ....27c H. B. C. Special, nothing better per lb.. 35cj 8 lbs., for $1.00 The Beat Tea Sif tings, per lb... 20c Choice Sun'.dried Japan Tea. lb. .35c Basket-fired Japan Tea. lb 40e OMAHA'S GREATEST POTATO MARKET Eat More Fresh Vegetables 15 lbs. Best Home Grown aA. Ohio Potatoes for Juv- Fresh Southern Carrots, Turnips or Shallots, per bunch 5c Fancy CaL Cauliflower. lb...l2V,e Fancy Cal. Head Lettuce, head.' 7Vjc S heads Fresh Leaf Lettuce 10c Old Beets. Carrots, Turnips or Ru tabagas, per lb 2VC Fancy Sweet Potatoes, lb 7',c Large Soup Bunches, each ,.4c New Cal. Cabbage, lb Be Faney Red Globe Onions. lb..3'.'jc Fancy Florida Grapefruit, Sc. SViC Fancy .Jonathan Applee, per box. at $185 Smileage Books for .Sale at Tea and - Coffee) Department. Interesting Specials in House Furnishings No. 9 Copper Nickel-Plated Tea Ket tle, cash price ,....81.79 IM-qt. Aluminum Rice Cooker, .cash price ... t ........... . $1.20 6-Cup Aluminum Percolater, cash price ......81.70 10-Quart Enamel Preserving Kettle, cash price.... 79 price .-r...79 Large Aluminum Mail Box, cash price at 49? Wright Gas Iron, cash price. .81.95 Boys' Bali-Bearing Roller Skates, cash price ; . . . . 81.50 Toilet Paper, 10-oz. roll, 1,000 sheets, 12 He value, per roll lOt Not less than five rolls to a cus tomer. Milk Can Server, cash price... 95d Wall Paper Sale We make your wall paper bill small. Years of quality-giving methods have built an enormous wall paper trade for us. ' Such a large output gives us a purchasing power that enables us to quote low prices and justifies us in carrying an extensive assortment of papers, rang ing from the cheapest THAT IS GOOD TO THE BEST MADE IN THE WORLD. Specials NEW TAPESTRIES, TWO-TONES, GRASS CLOTHS AND TIFFANY BLENDS The largest line in the city to choose from-r-24 per rolL ' OUR PLAIN OATMEAL PAPERS, 30 inches wide, with nice cut-out borders, regular price, 30c per roll; for this sale 15J per roll. OUR REGULAR 25c BEDROOM PAPERS, new- up-to-date patterns, with pretty cut-out borders, 13 per roll. A BIG L'iNE OF PAPERS suitable for any room in the house, at, per roll, 7V4. Borders Cut Out Free During This Sale. Special Attention Giyen to Out-of-Town Trade. 6 LrsatsaEsMtsr It Pays TRY HAYDEN'S FIRST It Paysgjgg f ! j ft 1 1 ft I I I ft I ? n y . ft St ft 8 U n 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 I I 1. n iL I ft i y .a I n t 6 I