Building Boom
Predicted for
Western Cities
Fditor of American Contract
or Warn* Omahans at
Joint Banquet to Keep
Costs Down.
"This year should bring great build
ing prosperity’ in the western states,
' hile the heights of the building
wave may pass over the east . . .
everyone connected with the building
industry should see that building
. do not iiu rease this year.”
These are two of the high points
made by E. J. Brunner, editor of the
American Contractor, in his talk be
f1 ie the largest group of builders ever
<s*embled in the city, st the joint
builders' banquet in Hotel Fontenelte
Thursday night.
Mr. Brunner called attention lo the
feet that the building boom lias con
tinued. especially in the east, through
out the winter and Into ID.-'t: partly, he
>nd, because of favorable weather,
but fundamentally' because there is
leal demand for construction. He
warned against increased building
< oats, declaring that the spurt in build
ing usually caused by such an in
< ease is invariably followed by a se
vere slump.
I:iiildiii" Fvila Itimussril.
Touching on the evils of Ihe build
ing business. .Mi Brunner in pari
slid: "(let lid of Ihe practice of fix
^ labor agents to avoid strikes, i
onnt think the conditions are the
“.line here ns they were in Chicago
during the labor strife there, blit you
■ m't tell when it may become the
mie. Fixing against strikes may
“i en: a harmless practice, hut it only
rv bets the appetites of those w ho bene
fit.
"Knticing workmen from one town
to another is another evil practice. 1
know of instances where contractors
have gone in their automobiles for
loads of workmen, and they violated
the national prohibition act while do
ing ii.. Kvery time a bonus is paid to
a workman without his rendering
greater service is a step toward de
moralizing the workman.”
F.njoys Technical High.
Mr Brunner told of visiting Ihe
petv Technical High school here and
of liis delight in finding In the ’mag
nlfirant" structure one room so large,
that a dwelling can lie constructed in
ii and moved out whole, lie declared
that the rising generation should he
taught that there is as much honor
in hand work as in brain- work, and
ihat “a good bricklayer is ten limes
better than a poor real estate man
«>r a poor anything else.”
Touching again on ihe labor siuia
tion. Mr. Jtrunner asserted there is ac
tusHy a shortage of skilled labor, lie
said labor's situation is favorable this
tear because of the law- of supply and
demand, hut declared labor would
wish its position had not* been so fa-i
\ (.table in a year or so. "If it insists
in forring great wage increases at
this time. In closing lie urged the |
builders to support their organiza- ]
r^dhns and to eliminate waste due to i
lad management.
Kai l Stokes, secretary of the Na- ;
tional Association of Builders, de
Pared 1 he bid days when the spirit l
of hatred was a part nf competition
between contractors is past. 1 To in- j
\ it"d the builders to attend the na- (
tional convention in Pes Moines in
Frbi nary.
Itatiqnel Is Novel.
The builders' banquet, participated
in by ihe Omaha Builders’ exchange, i
the Master Rudders' Association of1
Nebraska, the Master Plumbers’ as
sociation of Omaha and the Omaha
Klectrieal Contractors’ association,
v as one of the most novel ever held.
Knrli person attending was given a
time card and required to ting r time
dock. The program, labeled ‘‘Speci
Buy and Save!!
Special Sale ,
Suits and
Overcoats
Suit* and A wN
Overcoat. | / J>
formerly .old ■ M ■
from $25' to 1
$32.50 .
■ $0075
formerly .old ' W
from $35 ^W
to $40. —au
o"::;„vd $0075
formerly .old ' ^ ^
from $42.50 |I|J
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s.::,d. $OA75
formerly .old '
from $50 al af
to $60.
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High Grade Upright
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At reasonable rates. Free tun
in| and insurance. Liberal
rent allowance if you decide
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Not Cute, Just Dangerous
"Oh. isn't that just too cute for
anything?"
This delightful cry may he heard
many times on ihe streets of Omaha
as an automobile passes by with an
intelligent looking dog balancing him
self on the running board of the
machine.
But instead of praise for the driv
ers of Ute tats or the masters or
mistresses of these dogs, t^vere cen
sure should be meted out. according
to Welcome \v. Bradley, secretary of
the .Vebraska Humane society.
, For no matter how smart the dog
and how sure footed he may be. the
time will come 'when he will fall off
and get fiurt, says Bradley.
A number of clogs, all kinds and
sizes, victims of this practice, now
are out at the humane society shel
ter, Twenty-first and Izard streets,
being treated for the injuries they re- :
reived when they fell from running l
boards of automobiles."
Here is a picture of “Collie’’ con
valescing from a leg injury, posed
on the running hoard of the automo
bile of I,. R. Iving. superintendent
of the shelter, just as he was riding
on his master's automobile when he
fell off and hurt his leg.
“If you love your dog like g true
pet,’' warn Bradley and Iving, “don’t
teach ihem lo ride the running
board.
“For they'll suffer sooner or later."
fications for Interior Decorating.”
was done in blue print. Frank Jndson.
tlie chairman, was given th? title of
superintendent. George Kienc, presi
dent of the Builders’ exchange; Grant
Parsons, president of the master
builders; J. H. Martig. president of
the master plumbers association, and \
Thomas Jusiain, president of the elec- j
trical contractors, spoke briefly for
tlieir organizations.
The eiRhth annual convention of
the Master Builders association, which
ended with (he banquet, was a dis
tinct success, according to Commis- j
sioner E. H. Brown.
Committee of 100 to Probe
Propaganda of Foreigners
Washington' Jan. 19.—The commit
tee of 100 on foreign relations of the
national civic federation concluded its
initial two-day conference yesterday
with instructions to its executive com
mittee to commend the secretary of
state for his "tactful efforts" for peace
in Europe and to conduct an immedi
ate investigation of propaganda of
"foreign governments or organiza
tions" in this country.
Allen R. Parker, who presided, an
nounced he would name the executive
committee and call it in session prob
ably in New York, within the next 10 i
days.
Denouncement of pacifists and dc ,
mauds for maintenance of military
preparedness by the United States j
were voiced by Maj. Gen. Clarence It.
Edwards. U. S. A., retired: Dr. Harry j
Pratt Judson. president of the Uni
versity of Chicago: Robert Underwood \
Johnson, former ambassador to Italy, !
and other speakers.
Anti-Sectarian Garb Bill
Causes Split in Committee j
Salem. Ore , Jan. 19.—The anti- I
sectarian garb bill, designed to pi e- I
vent the wearing of costumes of re j
ligious orders by teachers in the pub
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lie schools which already has passed
llie house caused a split in the senate
education committee yesterday, and as
a result majority and minority reports
were being prepared. The four ma
jority members favored enactment of
tlie bill by striking out the penalty of
fine and imprisonment and the minor
ity. three, favored allowing the pen
alty to remain.
Ran<*e Conditions
O
Improve in State
Exceptionally Good Pastures
Reported in Sand Jlill—
Feed Is Abundant.
Denver. Colo . Jan. 19.—Range con
ditions in 17 western states Improved
t per cent during December, averag
ing S3 per cent of normal on January
1. compared with an average of 84
per cent on December 1. according
to reports of the field statisticians of
the United State% division of crop
and livestock estimates, made pub
lic here yesterday. *
Improvement was made in the
range conditions of Nebraska. Kansas,
Oklahoma. Montana. Colorado, Ari
zona. Utah and California and a de
clining condition was noted in North
Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Wyo
ming. New Mexico, Nevada and Wash
ington, the report declared.
Exceptionally good pastures and
ranges were reported in California,
Montana. Idaho and in the sand hills
of Nebraska. The dx'outh stricken
■sections of New Mexico are snll un
relieved to any considerable extent,
says the repoi't. Throughout the west
hay and feed supplies are generally
reported sufficient for winter use and
in some sections, including Kansas,
Idaho, Montana and parts of Ne
bi'aska and Wyoming, are abundant.
Wheat pastuie is scarce in Kansas
and Oklahoma.
The condition of cattle in the IT
sthtes averaged 90 per cent on Jan
uary, 1, compared with 89 per cent
i n December 1. while sheep averaged
94 per cent on January 1, compared
with 93 one month earlier.
Summarizing cattle losses of the
states during 1922, the report declares
such losses, except in New Mexico,
were generally reported ns the aver
age or light. The reported loss of
cattle for the year ranged from 2.0
per cent of. the number on hand
January 1. 1922, in Nebraska to 10
per cent in New Mexico, while the
leported year's losses of sheep aver
aged from 7 per cent to 13.8. The
calf crop for the year generally was
fro m73 to SO per rent of the number i
of breeding rows on hand January I, !
1922, and the lamb crop generally
from 75 to 80 per cent of the number j
of breeding ewes.
“Wobblies*’ Sentenced
Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 19.—Ten l.
W. W. men recently convicted on
charges of violating the criminal syn
dicalism act were sentenced hv Su
perior Judge Malcolm C. Olenn to
serve from 1 to 14 years in San Quen
tin. After creating a scene the con
victed men marched to the county
jail singing an J. 'TV. )Y. song.
Beaton Drug Co.
15TH AND FARNAM STS.
Specials for Saturday and Monday
Staple Items of Fresh Merchandise
at a Price That Should Appeal.
s_ J
-TOILET ARTICLES
$1.00 Terra Dermalax, the
new English clay .... 89C
50c Djerkiss Cream . . . . 32C
35c Meritol Cold Cream, 25C
$1.50 Djerkiss Vegetal
for . 81.05
50c Pebeco Tooth Paste, 33C
65c Kotex Sanitary Napkins
for . 42C
25c 4-oz. Peroxide Hvdrogen
for ..*. IOC
60c Danderine . . . 45?
$1.00 Q-Ban Hair Tonic
for. 79C
30c Rcsinol Snap .21 ?
50c Emulsion of Cocoanut
Oil Shampoo .39C
50c Pepsodent Tooth Paste
for.36c
60c Odorono . . . .42C
$1.10 Pyros, for the teeth and
gums . 59C
75c Stacomb, keeps the hair
in place.69C
$1.50 Van Ess Hair Grower
for. 81.39
25c Goutorbc's Lipstick, 15C
15c Eyebrow Pencils. .. IOC
30c Mirror Nail Polish, 19C
30c Melba Nail Polish.. 19C
50c Luxor Powder. . .. 32C
$1.50 Goutorbe Face Powder
for. 98C
50c Djerkiss Face Powder
• for.33C
35c D. & R. Cold Cream, 23C
$1.00 La Trcfle Face Powder
for . 69c
$1.00 Azurea Face Powder
for.69C
Lady Esther Face Powder
for. 50C
- RUBBER GOODS
Guaranteed for a Year.
Velvet 2-quart Combination
Hot Water Bottle and
Fountain Syringe. $1.25
2-quart Velvet Hot Water
Bottle. .89c*
-DRUG WANTS
60c 1 pint Norwich Milk of
Magnesia for .330
30c Bromo Quinine . . . 230
#1.25 Hyomei complete for
Catarrh . . . . . 890
40c Castoria . . . .220
30c Lysol ,.210
$1.00 Vita Vim Yeast Tablets
for.690
$1.10 Tanlac.940
60c Resinol Ointment. • 420
30c Phenolax . . .220
35c Freezone . . . .250
35c Nature's Remedy Tablets
for. 170
$1.25 Lyko Tonic .980
35c Sal Hepatica.210
$3.76 Horlick’s Malted Milk,
hospital size .$2.89
30c Zymole Troches.... 180
60c Listerine . . ......390
$1.00 Y'east Foam Tablets
for. 790
$1.00 Mastin'* Vitamon Tab
lets for .790
$1.00 Nuxated Iron ... ■ 790 I
30c Mentkolatum . . ....170 I
DENATURED ALCOHOL
Per Eall°n .-.45^
-ROUGES
60c Ingram’s Rouge. . . . 37<^
50c Djerkiss Rouge.|J|<*
$2.00 Goutorbe's Combination
New Shade Rouge and
Powder in gold hinged box,
for.*1.33
50c La Nove Drv Rouge
for . 39<*
-CANDY
$1.00 pound Original Alle
gretti Chocolate Creams,
Saturday, per pound, 75<^
00c Bulk Chocolate Creams,
assorted flavors, lb., 39<*
Mail Orders
■Add 5 cents on the dollar to
cover packing and postage.
-CIGARETTES
At Beaton’s
Camels. Lucky Strikes, Ches
terfields, 2 pkgs. for. .25*
Per carton .$1.25
CIGARS
10c Flor de Intals. . . • • • 5*
Box of 50.$2.25
10c Lord Curzon ..5*
Box of 50.$2.25
15c Straight Mozart, Rosa
size, each . . . .10*
Box of 50.$4.25
-MAZDA LAMPS
Genuine Edison Mazda Lamps.
10 to 50-Watt Mazda Lamps
for. 35*
60-Watt Mazda Lamps..40*
-FOR MEN___
35c Palm Olive Shaving
('ream . . . . . 27<*
35c Johnson & Johnson
Shaving Cream.20C
$1.00 Gillette Razors . 69c
$1.00 Gillette Razor Blades
for. 69£
50c Durham Duplex Blades
for . 39C
$1.00 Auto Strop Blades
for. 65tf
$1.00 Gem, Ever-Rcady, Auto
Strop Razors .79£
$1.50 Yellow Cab* for. . 98£
$4.00 Electric Curling Iron*
for . 82.29
$2.50 ffkir Clipper*, 81.49
Hal lie Royal Among oO
Deputies Puts Pep Into
Session of Parliament
Pali*. Jan. 19.—^Jy A. P.)—After
what is salit to be the wildest rioting
in the history of the French parli
ament, during which 50 deputies en
gaged ,n a free-for-all fight on the
floor, the chamber of deputies this
evening, by a vote of 371 to 113, de
cided to suspend the parliamentary
immunity of Marcel Cachin. the com
munist member.
A commission of the chamber which
investigated charges that Cachin re
cently had been engaged in communis
tic activities in the Ruhr, recommend
ed that the deputy's parliamentary
immunity be lifted so as to permit the
prosecution of Cachin by the govern
ment, on a charge of conspiracy
against the security of the state ib
connection with plans to call a gen
eral strike in the Ruhr and in French
cities in protest against Fiance's
seizure of the Ruhr.
State Firemen
Fleet Officers
Beatrice Minister Successful
in Race for Second Vice
President.
North Platte. Neb., .Tan. 19.—(Spe
cial.)—Officers of the Nebraska State
Volunteer Firemen's association elect
ed Thursday were O. \V. Rhodes,
Scottsbluff, president; Leo Cary, York,
first vice president; Rev. Waiter Run
din, Mitchell, secuml vice president;
Rev. J. F. Haas, Beatrice, chaplain;
W. A. Webbert. Kearney, secretary,
and F. B.| Doran, Sidney, treasurer.
Beatrice was chosen as the conven
tion city for 19'J4 with Hastings run
Welcome Visiting Teachers
OMAHA, NEB.
Ultra Radical Price
Splintering Nothing
Short of Sensational!
Coats, Suits
and Dresses
So Greatly Reduced That
Only a Shadow of Their
Former Prices Remain!
Dresses
Values to $24.50.
Only a Few Re
main That If ill Re
Sold Tomorrow.
Small Sixes Only.
Dresses : Coats
I alues to $35.
Silk and Wool
Dresses!
Plush and
Cloth Coats.
Fur and Plain
Trim.
New Spring
Taffeta Dresses
Identical in
Quality to
$25.00
Dresses!
A Special
Offer.
Coats : Dresses
Values to
$45.00
Cloth ami
Plush Coats.
Silk and IVool
A "Clean Up” of
Winter Suits
l, 1
Winter Suits
l allies to 59.50
»237S
Charming New
Spring Hats
Values to $6.50
$Q95
OMAHA, NEB
rung a ( lose second. Richard K. Ver
non of Chicago delivered the address
of the forenoon session. "Fire Waste"
was his subject. Reports of commit
tees concluded the sessions
Man Trains Delayed
Vort Worth, Tex , Jan. 19.—Two
special trains carrying member# of the
Ku Klux Klan to the parade of that
organization, scheduled to he held In
Waco, Tex . last night s\rre taken tan k
to Kort Worth hy the regular nigh'
train, hue to engine trouble of on* of
the special locomotives, train officers
here report.
DREXEL’S
Semi-Annual Clearance Sale of
Ladies’Shoes,Oxfords,Pumps
Continuing for Saturday, January 20th
We have added many new lots to the thousands of pairs we have had on
sale for the past three days, so that you may still find most any style you
.want in lliost any size.
This is our twicc-a-vear Clean-up sale and we are making it as thorough
as our sales hafe always been. Thousands of people look forward to the
saving it gives theili.
Because of the large number ot broken ana dis
continued lines in this sale, space will not per
mit us to advertise prices. We invite you to conte
in and let us demonstrate the saving we liAvc
to offer.
Growing Girls—Misses and Children
For the Girls and Children we have put in many broken and discontinued line* at prices
that will afford a real opportunity to save money.
Growing girls' brown calf lace, medium toes
and heels, all sizes and widths, for- AM 4 T
mer price up to $7.50, special, per pair,
Growing girl's black calf lace, welt soles, sizes
2>i to 4'i, former price to $7,00, in three
$1.95, $3.95, $4.45
Growing Girls' black patent lace, kiti tops
(some with cloth tops) welt sole, all sizes, for.
r!btr,r-,7*s2.45, $3.45, *4.45
Misses’ patent, gray kid top, turn sole, lace,
sizes JUi to 2, complete line, former A*4 4!T
jrice. $6.50, specially priced, per pair.
Misses' button Shoes in patent with kid tops,
a' black calf and all black kid. sizes ll’i to
2, former price $5.00 to $6.50, in three hie
** $2.95, $3.95, $4.45
Child's black kid button, welt sole, sizes 8'i to
11, former price $5.50, $3.45
special, *
Child's patent cloth top button, well sole, sizes
8'i to 11, former price $4.50, $2.95
at.
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