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THE BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY, AUGUST 28. 1921.
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March of Miners
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Town Abandoned
:Brig. Gen. H. H. Bandholtz,
;' After Investigation, De
clares All Danger of Out
break Past.
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if.; Racine, W. Va. Aug. 27. (By The
''I Associated Tress.) Brig. Gen. H.
" H. Bandholtz, U. S. A., investigating
the miners' march from Alarmct to
',. Mingo for the War department, ex
' pressed the opinion upon his arrival
,V here this afternoon that the trouhlc
' was all over and the movement had
heen definitely abandoned. General
V Bandholtz, after addressing about
500 of the marchers who were still
'z awaiting transportation to their
,17. homes, prepared to return at once
; to Charleston.
( Atter ueneral liandhoitz Had ad
'.".'Y dressed the men, some of them told
H-'m that they "were all going home."
t' His further investigations, he said,
,' confirmed this attitude on the part
"v'v of the marchers and it seemed to him
-''.that the situation having passed the
y critical stage, was progressing fa-
vorably toward normal.
. Welch. W. Va., Aug. 27. Sheriff
W. F. Hatfield of McDowell county
I..,' today received word from Sheriff
L-'rDon Chafin of Logan county that
the advance of armed men on Logan
'J. .county had been renewed. The
' Logan county sheriff requested that
' men be rushed to his assistance at
;,.' once and Sheriff Hatfield with depu
,'ties left here in automobiles at. once.
(:They are expected at the scene of
.' the trouble late today.
Charleston, W. Va., Aug. 27.
Charles F. Keeney, United Mine
Workers., leader,, and the ..vanguard
'i'oi miners marching from Marmet
,u',to Mingo, which Keeney turned
''iback at Madison, Boone county, ye
pfVjterday, under orders from Brigadier
General Bandholtz, U. S. A., arrived
jj'n Charleston soon after 8 o'clock
this morning. At the earr.e time
General Bandholtz was starting
r J;f torn Charleston to go over the line
H.of march and . see that the "army"
ft,' had actually disbanded and was go
fi'ing home.
The miners had left Madison by
special train and it was expected
?-r they would lose no time in getting
Sjf!t the mining towns.' and villages
f,'.'fiom which they had set out metre
Uvthan a week ago for the rendezvous
;j:;:at Marmet,; - They . were tired and
f; vweary after the long march, and the
iM long wait in Madison where Mr.
f; Keeney arranged for the train to
!,.',bring them back to Charleston.
Rumors Disquieting.
,V In spite of the fact that march was
'a halted at Madison yesterday after-
noon and that Mr. Keeney said the
tJTjniners would listen to his advice and
abandon the enterprise, disquieting
fjj rumors began reaching Charleston at
L'i an early hour and increased as the
Hi'. day advanced.
)ne report which reached the
'. United Mine Workers' headquarters
;:here was that a large party of miners
jfvas on its way from the Winding
j- Gulf cial country in Raleigh county
'..""to join the marchers. They had not
JMieen able to reach Marmet before
sfi'the main body started on Thursday,
Uiand o word had reached them, it
was stated, that the march had been
abandoned.
Capture Freight Train.
During last night two men, carry-
ing cards from a miners' local union
;j; in Vermillion county, , Illinois, ' ap-
pearcd at district headquarters,' per
'f'sons in the office stated. They said
. ,' they were the "advance guard of 700
t - union miners" on the way to join the
Vmen at Marmet,'. and that 23 men
from their local had come with them.
, Police reports early today were
that Chesapeake & Ohio railroad
men at South Charleston had de
J clared about 300 men, mo. tly armed,
r had come on a freight train from the
"west shortly aftei midnight. They
? ' were said to have told yard employes!
C';.;'thcy were miners from Ohio and
Illinois going to Marmet.
jj; Mob Is Turned Back.
Pittsburgh. Pa., Aug. 27. A. large
C.Ubody of armed men seeking to en
"' ter Logan county was this moaning
m, turned back by a force of deputy
sheriffs on Boone-Logan county line,
), according to a statement given to
i;; The Associated Press over the long
J dis tance telephone by an official con
nected with Gov. E. F. Morgan's
'executive office at Charleston. It
1" was added that there had been no
J .casualties although many shots had
i'c.cn exchanged. Further han this
TTwe informant was unable to say.
Shortly after 2 o'clock this morn
ing rumors began to circulate about
,'1,'Bluefield, Huntington and Charles
ton that an engagement had been
iN fought near Blair, close to the Boone
r.Vcounty line. All efforts to confirm
jMhese rumors failed until communi
Svxation was established with the gov
C', ernor's office.
uiOctavia State Bank
Receiver to Be Named
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Lincoln. Aug. 27. (Special.) As-iM-sistant
Attorney General J. ,B. Chase
Kj will go to Octavia Monday to make
arrangements fpr the appointment of
th a receiver , for the failed Octavia
State bank.
& "We plan to hire an expert ac
it countant and auditor to go through
the bank s books and following his
f report we will abide by his recom-
mendations in issuing warrants
-asainst anyone besides E..A. Rusher,
j.,v missing cashier," Chase said today.
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h- Pair Have Narrow Escape
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When Car Hits Motorcycle
Beatrice. Neb.. Aug. 27. (Spe-
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Archie Horner escaped serious, it
V: not fatal injury, when a car crashed
Jvinto a motorcycle on which they
;-were riding at Tenth and Court
t; streets, pinning the machine against
a telephone pole. Both escaped with
lit' slight bruises.
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Boosters to Attend Fair
Sperior,Neb., Aug, -27. (Spe-
eial.) Superior bo6steW-4re i plaa
ning to attend the Thayer county
air at Deshler, Tuesday. August 30,
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'King wnn incm me yu-jic.c a
Pity the Poor
And Do Your
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I U.S. MAIL J
K'-.;,,:J.:;. ........ " 'Fifti-.'mwtW
Pity the poor postal clerk.
And demonstrate it by reforming
your mailing habits. .
This is the mute plea of 111 night
postal clerks in the Omaha office,
some of whom have not spent an
evening home with their families for
15 or 20 years, outside of nights of
leave, because t they must work
nights.
"Seventy-five per cent of, local
mail is deposited after S o'clock in
the afternoon," said Postmaster
Daniel.- "That means we employ 111
postal clerks at night, with only 26
m the day."
Day Jobs Coveted.
"If the public, would do their mail
ing early in the day, we could put' on
more men' days and cut down the
night shift." .
Transfers from the night to the
Aged Mother and Faithful Wife :
To Fight for Parole of Bigamist
Letters From Influential Politicians and Business
Men Filed For Hearing Before Par
don Board Next Month.
Lincoln, 'Aug. 27. (Special.)
Love of an aged mother and a young
wife will be pitted against the scven
yar sentence of a Douglas county
court when Harry S. McKay, record
breaking Nebraska bigamist, appears
before the state board of pardons and
paroles at the state penitentiary here
September 13 to ask for a parole.
The mother is Mrs. W. E. Sefton,
2015 West Broadway, St. Paul,
Minn.
The wife is Hazel Milledge Mc
Kay, a stenographer for the Employ
ers' Liability Insurance company,
209 Woodmen of the World building,
Omaha. She is the sixth wife
McKay has had to his credit during
his 44 years of life. .
Letters on file in the pardoj
clerk's office are filled with protesta
tions of love and faith by the mother
and the Omaha wife and stenog
rapher, who have written letter after
lettei"to stae officials uiging a paiole
for McKay.
"I love my daddy a whole world
full," the Omaha wife writes in one
letter.
"Oh, Macl I'm so hungry to see
you," another letter reads.
"I disn't use to let you talk and
tease me in the office but it will be
different in the future, you can move
your desk right up next door to
mine," she wrote in another letter.
Mother Makes Plea.
In the cramped handwriting of old
age, the mother's love and faith also
are on record in the state office. One
letter written to a statj official on
last mother's day reads, in part:
"This is mother's day i.nd I know
my boy is thinking and praying for
me and I am thinking and praying
for him. Oh can't you let him go,
because he is a good boy."
Another reads in part:
"I pray that my aged heart con
tinues to beat until I can see my boy
free."
Nor has the efforts of the aged
mother ceased in writing to Nebras
ka state officers for the release of
her boy. Her efforts to gain his
freedom have reached the halls of
congress at Washington, D. C, and
the state house of Minnesota.
A letter from former Gov. T. A.
A. Burnquist of Minnesota, is on
file at Lincoln attesting to the good
standing of the family in that state
and a communication has been- re
ceived from Congressman Thomas
B. Schall stating that McKay had a
good reputation in his home state.
Nor does the wife end her work in
McKay's behalf by writing to state
officers and to her husband. Through
her efforts a letter has been placed
cn file in which P. J. Stoddard, head
of the company for which McKay's
wife works, agrees to employ him
on his release. McKay was an in
surance man before he went to
prison.
Edna Doesn't Care.
The records show that two of Mc-
Kay's wives are dead, one is di
vorced and three are at large. One
of the three", in a letter written to
him, which is on file, says:
"No, I won't come back. No time
to explain. Edna."
One of the three living wives
swore to the complaint which sent
McKay to state prison on March 1,
1920, to serve a seven-year sentence
for bigamy. His prison record is
excellent, authorities state.
William A. Fouse, Omaha negro,
who killed a soldier in the old red
light district in 1908, wants his life
sentence commuted.
"Dot" Slavin, 24, and mother of
several children, serving one to 7
years for larceny, wants a parole.
In company with another man, she
several children; serving one to seven
hotel at Anselmo, Neb. Her hus
band declares that her act didn't ex
tinguish his love and wants her back
for his sake and to take care of the
children.
Thirty-three others want paroles
and one, Henry Jackson, Dawson
county, serving one to 10 years in
Pawson county for burglary, wants
his' Sentence commuted. Those.ask
ing for paroles are:
G. L. Poison, Kimball, larceny.
1-7; William Beetley, Gage, shooting
Postal Clerk
Mailing Early
day jobs are much coveted by postal
clerks, but are only granted accord
ing to seniority.
The above is the explanation for
the big signs, "Mail Early," "The
Early Mail Makes the First Sale,"
which adorn the 42 mail trucks in
use throughout the city, and which
signs have aroused considerable
wander as to their meaning.
Clerks Pay for 'Em.
The postal clerks themselves paid
for the signs and obtained permis
sion to, hoist them on the trucks in
an effort to impress upon the public
mind the desirability for early mail
ing.
Lawrence Dyrberg is president
and Warren Harvey secretary of the
postal clerks' organization, backing
the educational movement.
grand larceny 1-7; Carl B. Ander
son, Sheridan, check, no funds, 1-5;
William Lee Scott, Sheridan, bur
glary, 1-10;' Oddie Spain, Cherry,
1.20; George B. Poague, Dawes,
grand larceny, 1-7; James Davis,
Douglas, grand larceny, 1-7; Jacinto
Kastcncta, Douglas,5 grand larceny,
1-10; Lewis G. Conley, Douglas, lar
ceny as bailee 1-7; Vernon Price,
Dakota, auto stealing, 1-10; Dewey
Woodman, Douglas, robbery, 3-6;
William A. Swan, Douglas, breaking
and entering 1-10; Nathan Wolfson,
Douglas, breaking and entering, 1-10;
Donald Benson, Lancaster, forgery,
1.20; Loren Wright, Dixon, burglary,
1-10; Richard S. Higson, Scottsbluff;
auto stealing, 1-10; Thomas B. Ro
bel, Douglas, breaking and entering,
1-10; Clifford Short, Lancaster, grand
larceny, 1-10; Milan Shepard, Dodge,
receiving and stealing stolen prop
erty, 1-7; John Eckhoff, " Lincoln,
forgery, 1-20; Virgil Day, - Scotts
bluff, grand larceny, 1-7; DeLisle
Smiley, Dodge, auto steading, 1-10;
Gus Georgcn, Lancaster grand lar
ceny, 1-10; Forrest L. Stone, Butler,
hog stealing, 1-5; Milner W. Fair
banks, Scottsbluff, auto stealing,
1-10; C. L. Murphy, Perkins, forgery,
1-10; Levi Deering, Douglas, lar
ceny from person, 1-10; Oscar Wil
son, Douglas, receiving stolen prop
erty, 1-7; William Thomas, Doug
las, cut to injure, 1-5.
Columbus Hospital
Nearing Completion
Columbus, Neb., Aug. 27.--(Spe-cial.)
Work on the new Evans
hospital, which was suspended some
time ago, ' will be resumed this
week and . unless unforeseen delay
occurs, the building will be com
pleted ready for occupancy b the
latter part of September.
Fifty stockholders attended the
adjourned session of the annual
meeting of the corporation. Reports
showed-that about $10,000 in addi
tion to the funds then available
would have to be raised to insure
completion of the building. Before
the close of the meeting, stockhold
ers' subscriptions exceeding $5,000
had been made and the following
day the rest of the amount required
was pledged. -
Father Sues Son to
Recover $3,000 Loan
Columbus, Neb., Aug. 27. (Spe
cial.) Andrew Bartusiak has
brought suit in district cov.rt against
his son, John F. Bartysiak. Bar
tusiak, sr., alleges in his peti'.ir.n
that he loaned his son $3,000, soid
him a flivver at a stipulated price of
$100, miyie him another loan of $152
and sold him a cow for $85. He
j says the son has paid only a small
portion ot the loan, iie asKS juag
ment against his son on the several
counts, aggregating $1,875.07 and in
terest.
Mother of 16 Children
Observes 70th Birthday
David City, Neb., Aug. 27.
(Special.) The 70th birthday anni
versary of Mrs. Frances Otoupalik
of this city was celebrated by a
7 o'clock dinner. Two birthday
cakes carrying 70 candles formed
the centerpiece on the table. Other
decorations were vass of hothouse
roses and garden flowers.
Mrs. Otoupalik is the mother of
16 children. Five daughters and
four sons and their families were
present.
Man Badly Scalded When
Steam Boiler Explodes
Wymore, Neb., Aug. 27. (Spe
cial.) The steam boiler which sup
plies power for drilling at the Beattie
oil well, located a few miles from
here, cxploydcd. Ben Cameron, a
tool dresser, was badly, scalded. The
accident will delay work ' ud,ttl : a'
new boiler is installed. The " drill
is down A60 icet in a v,neroKee
shale formation which gives promise
Securities Ring
Leaders Indicted
By U.S. Grand Jury
Bonds for Charles French Set
1' At $15,000 and Associates
At $3,000 Each More
Evidence Recovered.
Chicago Trlbuna-Omaha Bee Leowd Wire.
- Chicago, Aug. 27. Charles W.
French and seven of his associates
were formally held to the federal
grand judy Saturday when arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Glass. Bonds for French were set
at $15,000. The remainder were held
under $5,000 surety.
With French appeared Charles W.
Beenicke, Chicago steel furniture
manufacturers Rudolph E. Cohn, vice
president of the American Rubber
company; Mr. and Mrs. Charles W.
Hawkins, J. K. Stobel of Cleveland,
James Horace Lect of Matua, O.,
and Alva Harshman of Milwaukee.
Harshman will be a government wit
ness. At the same time J. L. Thomas
president and .managing director of
the Assiniboine Development com
pany, appeared. Hhis case was con
tinued until September 6 to give
Col. John C. Clinnin, acting United
States attorney, time to import wit
nesses from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Thomas, who was represented by
Capt. Edward Maher, was held in
$7,500 bonds. Captain Maher de
clared that Thomas had no connec
tion with the French gang.
"Securities" Recovered.
Zebulon W. Davis, Cleveland cap
italist arrested in Canton, O,, rriday
night, was not present at the hear
ing; neither was-A. L. Strelzin of
Milwaukee. ." '
J. H. Sawkan, special agent of the
Department of Justice, arrived' 'in
Chicago with $9,050,000 in "securi
ties" given tip by Strobel at the time
of his arrest. " Sawkan also carried
an agreement signed between French
and Davis, in which much of the
note and check kiting conspiracy, al
leged by the federal officials to have
existed, is explained.
Amone the securities broueht
from Cleveland by Sawkan are thou
sands of dollars worth signed by of
ficials of the Ideal Tire and Rubber
company of that city.
Ihe president and directors- of
this company recently issued 'stren
uous denials that they ever had any
dealings with trench. -..''.
Signed by Davis. " V
French flatly denied to newsoaner
men Davis' assertion that the ma
jority of the notes seized by the fed
eral officers and signed by Davis
were forgeries.
"Every one of those notes were
signed by Davis," he said. ."Com
parison of signatures by any hand
writing expert will prove this." '
From the Pacific coast came state
ments to the federal officials purport
ing to show that this case is .riot
the only "air castle" of finance
French has erected during' his 25
years of business life. ( .
It was in San Francisco years
ago that French floated the $100,000
000 Pacific Steel company;', it is
said. Traveling in private ' cars,
spending thousands of dollars a day,
feted by business men and capital
ists, he had all the coast states agog
with a wonderful dream of a. giant
steel industry, the main plant of
which was to be located near Los
Angeles.
Leaves Bills Behind.
The scheme lasted a month. Then !
a warrant for French for forging
a $300 check came from Salt Lake
City, and he disappeared overnight
leaving unpaid his private car bill,
$50 a day for 135 days.
He was next heard of in Phoenix,
Ariz., from which city efforts were
made by Utah authorities to ex
tradite him.. French later sued the
Salt Lake authorities and business
men prosecuting him for $100,000.
The suit never came to trial.
The story of French's efforts for
the six years, 1912 to 1918, to float
the same "corporation," this time
with a subsidiary bank, the Pacific
Trust compahy. capitalized at $1,000,
000 in Vancouver, was told by Don
ald Cramer, broker of Vancouver.
Church to Hold Next
Convention at Dawson
Hastings, Neb., Aug. 27. (Special
Telegram.) Dawson, Neb., was
chosen for the next annual conven
tion of the Platte river conference
of the United Evangelical church.
This town and Kearney presented ri
yal institutions at the conference in
session here and Dawson was fa
vored by the majority since it would
have had the convention this year
had it not been for the destruction
of the Evangelical church there by
fire a week ago. A new church is
to be built by the congregation at
Dawson and it will be finished in
time for next year's gathering.
The conference voted unanimously
in favor of consolidating with the
Evangelical association. This was
the first conference to vote on the
proposed merger.
Congress to Consider
Farm Relief Measure
(Continued From Face One.)
vests $2,400,000 in the branches of
the credit society,- which becomes a
guarantor for every piece of its
paper, is bound to inspire public
confidence therein, especially so, in
view of the fact that the insurance
league elects the auditors of the
credit society who, in . addition to
being placed in a position to acquire
accurate information as to the con
duct of the credit society, also hold
one of the keys to its securities
vaults.
Will Visit Relatives in
Bohemia After 15 Years
Geneva, Neb., Aug. 27. (Special.)
After an absence of 15 years
James Druba of Geneva will visit
relatives at Blatna, Bohemia', sailing
on the "George Washington" from
New York, September 1. Coming
to America at the . age of 15, Mr:
Druba left his parents and other near
relatives whom he has not seen since.
He plans to make a long visit before
Pres. Obrigon Invited
To Omaha Air Party
Earl Kiplinger, member of the
Omaha Aero club, has returned from
Mexico City, where he invited De La
Huerta, secretary of state, and Pres
ident Obregon to attend the First In
ternational Air congress to be held
in Omaha, November 3, 4 and 5.
According to Earl W. Porter,
End of the Season Sale
W ith Timely Economies
Lowest Prices
on Fine Woolens
All Wool Plaids
for $2.95 a Yard
Qualities that sell regu
. larly for $3.50, $4 and
$5 a yard. (52 and 54
inches wide.)
Wool Coatings ,
for $3.49 a Yard
..... A few.odd lengths suit-.:
able for children's wear. ;
All wool. 54 inches
wide. Priced formerly
up to $5.50 a yard.
$3.50 Serges, $2.29
An excellently finished
and exceptionally fine
54-inch serge in navy
and "black.
Storm Serges
for $1 a Yard
Red, green .and navy.
( 50-54-inch.).
August Fur Sale
Prices 20 to 33y3 Less
Than Those of September
Only Three Days Left
The Millinery Fashions
of the New Season
A showing much more comprehensive than one
would expect in August. Featuring the mode
of Paris and New York in a charming diversity
of shapes, colors and trims.
Five Interesting Groups
J10 $12.50 $15 $18 $20
Section of Popular Prices
Presents a showing of particular interest.
The most advanced fashions in every color
and material are offered for surprisingly
moderate prices
$3.50, $5 and $7.50
Millinery Fourth Floor
Sorosis Oxfords $7.85
Brown oxfords in two styles for street
wear. Welt soles and military h6els,
round toes and flat heels.
Brown two-strap pumps with military
heel and welt soles.
Reduced to $7.85 a pair
president of the club, Gen. Fere
Turvino, chief of staff, assured Kip
linger that the Mexican government
would have representation at the air
meet.
The Aero club is still receiving
congratulations on having obtained
as the feature event, the Pulitzer
trophy race, the latest being from
Otto Praeger, head of the Otto Prae
ger Industrial service at New York.
ioiipii,
Neckwear
Specials
Sheer white organdy
collar and cuffs sets
suitable for the fancy
taffeta dresses.
ft Organdy collars with
, insets and edgings of
dainty lace. To be
' Worn with tailored suits.
ft ; Attractive vests of sheer '
organdy. All greatly
reduced in price for
. Monday's selling.
Silk Gloves
for 39c a pair
Broken lines of two-clasp
and sixteen-button length
styles. Mostly small sizes.
Monday for 39c.
Wash Laces
25c a yard
Fine quality camisole
laces with heading tops.
Funeral of Ex-Comma uder
of U. S. W. V. to Be Monday
All members of the Lee Forby
camp, United States war veterans,
are requested to attend the funeral
services of Perry Miller past depart
ment commander of Nebraska, who
dropped dead at Sixteenth and Far
nam streets, Friday noon. The fu
neral will be held from the family
Savings on New Goats
Possible Only in August
Those who make selections within the next
three days have the advantage of a discount .
that will not apply in September.
- 20. Less in August
Offering without reservation , all of our new
coats for Fall and Winter exclusive fur trim
med models included. There is every reason
fpr an early purchase considering, the saving
$25 to $325
All at a 20 Discount
Madeira Linens Half Price
40c, six-inch Round Doilies, tomorrow, 20c
$20.00, 36-inch Round Center Pieces, $10.00
$30.00, 45-inch Round Lunch Cloths, $15.00
$35.00, 45-inch Round Lunch Cloths, $17.50
$30.00, 54-inch Round Lunch Cloths, $15.00
$45.00, 54-inch Round Lunch Cloths, $22.50
$49.50, 54-inch Round Lunch Cloth, $24.75
$70.00, 54-inch Square Lunch Cloths, $35.00
$75.00, 72-inch Round Table Cloths, $37.50
Such Reductions are Exceptional
Table Linens
Half Price
Cloths and napkins,,
odd patterns, some
slightly soiled. .
Linen Section
Toiletries
Reduced
Glycerine soap, four large
cakes, Monday for 15c.
As the Petals talcum,
12Vc a can.
Prophylactic hair brushes,
long, stiff bristles, 98c.
Baby Bonnets
of Organdy $1
Dainty little bonnets with
trimmings of lace and
ribbons. t
Second Floor
Hosiery Sales
Small quantity of chil
dren's pure thread silk
hose, $2.50 values, $1.50.
Infants' silk hose, 75c.
Gray chiffon silk hose,
$2.50. Garter tops and
double soles.
home, 5020 North Twenty-third
street, at 2 Monday afternoon. Bur
ial will be in West Lawn cemetery.
Next year's convention of the Na
tional Federation of Business and
Professional Women's club will be
held at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mine. d'Ancount Arthuad, a
French woman. ha hm
lite sentence as a war spy.
Linen Towels
and Toweling
Are offered now at un
usual savings in price.
North Aide Main Floor
Wool Mixed
Blankets
$6.50 a pair
Heavy winter weight and
unusually large ( 66x80.)
Block plaids in various at
tractive color combina
tions. Tomorrow, $6.50 a
pair.
Second Floor
Dress Voiles
for 25c a yard
Fine voiles, all new this
season. Small, figured
patterns on medium and
dark grounds. (36 and
40-inch.) For a quick dis
posal, the price Monday,
is only 25c a yard.
Cretonnes 35c
Suitable patterns for
drapes, comforter cover
ings and fancy work.- (36
inch.) A large selection
of patterns. Specially
priced, 35c a yard.
i
"ant band, w