Major Powell
Talks on Turkey
At Fine Arts Meet
Moving Picture Portrayal of
Desert Is Delusion, He De
clares—Air Service Pop
ular for Travels.
“Air service," says MaJ. Alexan
Jer Powell, who spoke Thursday aft
ernoon at tho Fontenelle hotel, be
fore the Omaha Society of Fine Arts,
“is popular in the near east.”
It costs $100 an hour for an eight
hour trip from Bagdad to Cairo, but
on application for seats, Mr. Powell
found reservations had been made
15 weeks In advance. Mr. Powell
made {he trip from the east shores
of the .Mediterranean to the heart of
< Persia by camel, an eight-week trip,
- in weather from 130 to 138 degrees.
The moving picture portrayal of
desert travel Is a snare and a delu
sion, according to Mr. Powell, “I ex
pected to stop at lovely oases evgity
noon and night,” he said, “where I
would hear rippling waters and be
served by beautiful dusky maidens,
. but in 700 miles 1 did not see one
' growing tiling. It Is all gravel, two
or three inches deep, on sun baked
clay, a little like a driveway here,
deadly monotonous.”
Describes Peacock Throne.
* The famous Persian peacock
* throne, Mr. Powell described as a
huge four-poster bed, whereon the old
moguls sat crosslegged. In propor
tion it was 9 feet by 7, and high
* enough to demand a flight of steps.
It was of solid gold, the metal almost
hidden by an enerustment of dia
monds, rubles and emeralds. In the
Gertrude Kountze to
Wed in New York.
Cards are out for the wedding
of Miss Uirtrude Kountze, only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther
> I.ntliam Kountze, and Henry Haj
' Millard of Chicago, formerly of
r Omaha, a brother of Barton Mil
* lard, which Is to be solemnized
‘ Saturday, December 1, In New
York city.
The ceremony will be performed
at high noon at St. Ignatius
church, Eighty-seventh and West
End avenue.
The young couple will not re
turn to Omaha, but will be at
home after January 1 at 1255
North State street, Chicago.
Mrs. Kountze Is now In New
York with her daughter, stopping
at the McAlpine hotel. Mr.
Kountze will join them there No
ll vemher 21. With him tp New
* York he will lake his son and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harkniss
Kountze; Milton Darling and
Father Lloyd B. Holsapple, who
will perforin the ceremony.
Miss Catherine Cartan will be
the bride’s only attendant, and
Robert Millard, Yale student, will
sene bis brother as b'st man.
Other Omahans who plan to la*
in the east at the time of the
wedding and who will la* guests
in all probability, are Mr. and
Mrs. C Louis Meyer, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Sibbernsen, and Milo
Gat'ts.
The news comes as a disappoint
mrn to Omaha, for Miss Kountze
is one of its most picturesque and
interesting daughters, and her
wedding was to have been one j
of the brilliant social ev< nts of
the winter.
headboard a diamond sun revolved
on a clockworks. The four posts
formerly supported a canopy of
pearls.
The last appraisal of the throne,
made 50 years ago by a French
jeweler, set the valuation at $30,
000,000.
Oppose Hyphenation.
In a short discussion of the Turk,
Mr. Powell said: "The exchange of
Greeks In Turkey for Mohammedans
in Greece, which has been laid at
Turkey’s door, was thought of by a
Norwegian, Nansen, and approved by
the conference at Lausanne. And the
Turk does not wish to get rid of the
Greeks. But, like Theodore Roose
velt, they do not want hyphenated
Turks. Everyone living in Turkey
must be a citizen, be he Armenian,
Greek or Turk.
"The old Ottoman empire and the
sultanship are gone. In their place Is
the extreme democracy, and every
person of 20 years of age and over
has the franchise.”
Junior League Work
for Chest as
a Unit.
Hear ye, hear ye, all ye socially
faithful, parties much as the social
scribe hates to admit it, will be taboo
the week of November 26, at least
they will insofar as the Junior league
is concerned.
Thursday morning at the league
meeting in Burgess-Xash it was de
cided that the league will work as a
unit for the Community Chest drive
beginning the 26th, consequently so
cial affairs that week will be ig
nored.
Their territory will include the dis
trict from Fortieth street w'est to the
city limits, between Leavenworth and
Hamilton streets.
Mrs. Louis Clark is to be chairman,
assisted by Mrs. Ilalfih Peters. Mrs.
Barton Millard will b^ treasurer, and
Miss Emily Keller, stfpply chairman.
Captain appointed are the Mes
dames John Caldwell, Robert Reason
er, Lawrence P.rinker, Guy Kiddoo,
John Madden, Carl Paulson, Robert
Storz, Glenn Wharton, Misses Joseph
ine Sherman and Marlon Towl.
The captains will meet on Monday
afternoon at 4:30 to have tea with
Mrs. Clark and to arrange the de
tails of their drive.
Miss Emily Burke, who returned
this week from a European trip, will
assist Miss Erna Redd with publicity
until her marriage in the spring
takes her to New' York.
Mrs. Talley Leaves for
Speaking Tour.
Mrs. Dora Alexander Talley, su
preme clerk of the Bupreme Forest
Woodmen Circle, leaves for points In
Oklahoma and Texas, where she goes
in the interest of the society. She
will speak particularly before the
local organizations in regard to the
home for aged members and orphan
children which the society contem
plates erecting In the near future.
Several sites are being considered.
At the recent meeting of the board
of dlrectprs, which was held In this
city, J. M. Gillan of the Chamber of
Compierce spoke before that body on
the advisability of Omaha being
chosen as the location.
Mrs. Talley was selected as one of
the representatives of the society to
attend the Texas Fraternal congress
which convenes in San Antonio at
the St. Anthony hotel on November
20.
Mrs. A. G. Edwards has returned
from Chicago and is with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Howard Smart.
Women Oppose
Raise in
Dues
The parliamentary law department
of the Omaha Woman’s club by straw
vote defeated the motion that the
dues be raised from $3 to $5 at their
meeting Thursday afternoon at the
Y. W. C. A. The question of rais
ing the dues was voted down at a
meeting of the general club a month
ago. Since that time there baa been
considerable discussion regarding the
dues, and Mrs. John llaarmnn, leader
of the parliamentary law department,
suggested that it be discussed in all
departments of the club before the
motion is again presented to the gen
eral club.
"The club should be within the
reach of all women,” said Mrs. Philip
Potter, president of the general club
Mrs. Potter is in favor of raising the
dues but believes that the question
should be thoroughly discussed for
the club's best Interests. With this
in mind, she amended the motion,
reducing the dues from J3 to $1
This was also voted down as it was
pointed out that many women would
pay their dollar and take no interest
in the club*. This situation was
known to happen in a city where the
dues are $1.
Mrs. James Craddock, former treas
urer of the club, does not believe
that the membership would fall off
if the dues were raised. "During my
term as treasurer, I have known
women wbo were amazed when told
that our dues were only $3," she
stated.
“We can bring happiness to more
BENO’S
of Council Bluffs
Says to You:
—T h e advantages o f
shopping in our store
are many.
—If a store like this
should locate in the
midst of Omaha's re
tail district thousands
would find it a splen
did place to shop.
—Why then, should you
not come the short dis
tance to Council
Bluffs?
—Give us the opportunity
to serve you and prove
that because of less
selling expense our
prices are low.
“Come on Over”
A Department Store
With Genuine Value*
Store hours 8 to 6 each day.
11A Night in Paris’
AUDITORIUM
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Friday and Saturday Evening
Featuring
A Mid-Winter Fashion Pageant
of Exquisite Creations in
# * *
Gowns, Wraps, Millmery
Modeled by Members of the Junior League
\
Entire Pageant Wardrobe Assembled by Herzbergs
To view this gorgeous exhibit is to acquaint yourselves with
the last moment creations of the world's mnster designers. _
I W3TYLE WITHOUT EXTRAVAGANCE"
people if we keep the dues within the
reach of all,’* said Mrs. E. C.
Keefer. ,
Although personally in favor of
raising the dues, Mrs. H. B. White
house pointed out that it was an In
opportune time for the raise owing to
money conditions.
The principal reason for raising the
dues is a club home which the mem
bers hope to have underway this
year.
Club Women Pregent Play
in Papillion.
Mesdatnes E. H. Wcstertield, O. Y.
Kring, Roger Holman and Clyde
Drew of the Dundee Woman’s club
and speech und education department
of the Omaha Woman's club pre
sented a one act comedy, "Joint Own
ers in Spain,” In Papillion Wednes
day evening.
Clubs for the Day.
Scottish Rite W'oman’ji Club—- P- >«•
business meeting, Scottish Rite cathedral.
Benevolent and Patriotic Order of Does
-—2 j>. m , Elk's club rooms. Luncheon
will he served preceding the meeting.
fieorge Crook W. K. C.—•Friday, 1:30
p m. Memorial hall. Court house.
Women of St. Andrew Church—Friday.
8 p. m. Benefit high five party, Uuild
hall Forty-second and Hamilton streets.
Today’s Social
Gaieties
Mrs. Henry Doorly will give a buf
fet supper In compliment to Mr.
Doorly whose birthday it is.
Mrs. Dean Glover and Mrs. Chester
Nleman will entertain for Mrs. Horace
Chapin of Batavia, N, Y., sister of
Mrs. Ei>rl Sterricker at a luncheon
Friday at the Athletic club.
Mrs. W. H. McCord, tea for Mrs.
Robert McCord, and Mrs. James Mc
Cord. Mrs. Samuel McCord assist
ing the hostess.
Miss Julia Tripp entertains her
bridge club.
Parade of the Second battalion of
the Seventeenth infantry at 4 o'clock
at Fort Omaha, followed by an In
formal tea-dance, which will be given
by the officers of the battalion and
their wives at the Service club. It
is the desire of these officers and
their wives that all friends of the
Seventeenth Infantry and members
of the army set attend these events.,
which will be held Indefinitely on
Friday afternoons at 4 o’clock. Uen
era! and Mrs. Halstead Uorey of the
Fourteenth brigade, who live nt the
yost, and Maj. C. B. Rucker, coin
mander of Fort Omaha, and Mrs.
Rucker, will receive.
Velox
on the back
You will find the word
j "Velox” on the back of
all prints made here. Our
finishing department use*
this paper exclusively be
cause through no other
means can the best work
be produced. J
The fact that the manu
facturer now identifies the
paper as "Velox” enables
us to identify our prints as j
| "quality” !
Eastman Kodak Co.
(The Robert Dempster C*.)
A Carload of Fine
Cedar
Chests
“I’d rather starve to death than eat in a cedar
dining room,” said one moth grub to another.
“Tomorrow I was thinking of taking my meals
in that beaver collar next to this wool sweater
we are enjoying, but they are buying a cedar
chest and putting it away.” “The sweater is gone
already, so we’re safe here,” said his friend.
There are all kinds and sizes of desirable chests
in this shipment—they make wonderful gifts.
Special No. 1
Indicative of the splendid values,
you will find a very good looking
chest of Colonial design, trimmed
with copper, size 17x33-inch, for
FIFTH FLOOR
®
Curtains of Grace and Charm
At Prices Distinctly Favor
able to Our Customers.
Tuscan and Coarse
Net Curtains—Fringed
One hundred pairs of these desirable
and fashionable curtains constitute a
very attractive offering.
4.50 and 5.00 Curtains at.2.85
5.75 Curtains .4.50
6.00 Curtains .4.85
7.00 Curtains .5.25
7.50 Curtains .5.75
Overdrapery Material
In fashionable colors and color combi
nations. Prices will please those who
desire true economies. Per yard—
Casement Curtains
A special offering in most desirable curtains
offered for the first time at les« than regular
prices for living and dining room use. They
are made of shadow laces of the finest Quaker
lace quality with scalloped and plain bottoms
and with 4 to 6-inch silk fringe. J16.00 to
$19.50 values. *
Cretonnes
A delightful showing of these fabrics
at modest prices will enable you to
solve many a problem satisfactorily and
without undue expense. Per yard—
50* 65* 75* 85*
MAIN FLOOR
• 38c 50C
O'.-—
Exchange Your Old Phonograph for a
New Console Brunswick
Our appraisers will make you a liberal
allowance on your old instrument.
Special Terms
for customers between now and Christmas.
/h f\f\ Cash delivers the instrument and con
Venient monthly payments are arranged
on the balance of account.
NOTE—Wo nre authorized Brunswick as well as authorized
Victrola dealers.
FIFTH FLOOK
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The Roya
115.00
Specials on our Rug Floor
Axminsters
About 15 Rugs in Ax
minster and Velvet
grades, well made and in
good colorings, 6x9 in
size, good value, 125.50
Brussels
TAPESTRY RRUSSELS
RUGS, seamless, vlosely
woven and in allover de
signs, with soft colorings.
Very deafrable for bed
room use. H-,'lxlO-(> size,
special price ..2-1.50
Velvets
SEAMLESS VELVET RUGS
in a large assortment of pat
terns and colorings, both small
and large designs; very closely
woven from wool yarns; ex
cellent for wear and service.
9x12 size.
Special price . . $39.t)5
Dropped Patterns m
Congoleum Rugs
All in first clans condition. Those rugs lay on the
floor without tacking and have n very heavy
painted surface. I sizes only—
3x0, spec., 3.95 4-0x0, spec., 3.95 0x0, spec.. 9.95 0x10-0. spec , 10.95
«£C4MO> JTLOOP
Friday and Saturday
will be the two big days winding
up our famous
Cut Price Sale
Buy Your Want* Now and Save Money I
For the Teeth
50c Pepsodent . . . -37C
50c Pebeco .37C
50c Sanitol.1 9C
30c Kolynos .23C
Odds and Ends in 40c and
50c Tooth Brushes
for .19C
50c Prophylactic Brush,
special for.37C
$1.00 Zenyrol.39C
50c Squibb’a Tooth Paste.
on sale for ... . 37C
30c Norwich Dental
Cream, on sale 19C
50c Chlor-e-Dixo Cream,
special for .19C
Patent Medicines
50c Kodol Dyspepsia Tab
lets for .39C
$1.00 Kodol Dyspepsia Tab
lets for .78C
$1.00 Nyall’s Rheumatic
Treatment . .. .69C
50c Nyall’s Rheumatic
Treatment . . . .35C
Box of 8 Aspirins.5C
Box of 24 Aspirins. . . -15C
35c Syrup White Pine Com- ■
pound, special.21c
$1.00 size Osato Tonic 30c
$1.20 Lysol Disinfectant
for . 84C
50c Lysol Disinfectant 42C
30c Lysol Disinfectant 21C
$1.20 Sal Hepatica ... 84C
COc Sal Hepatica . . . 4°C
30c Sal Hepatica.21C
50c Milk of Magnesia 38C
25c Milk of Magnesia. 19C
30c jar of Menthoese . 19C
Drug Want*
$1.20 I.isterine . 8 1*
ROc I.isterine.42*
30c Listerine.21C
2-oz. bottle Spirits of Cam
phor, snee'al . . °9*
1- oz. bottle Snirits of Cam
phor, snee'al .15f*
2- oz. bottle Tr. Iodine 2°f*
1-oz. bottle Tr Iodine 1 ri*
23c bottle Pure Italian Olive
Oil, snee'al .1 5*
50c bottle Pure Italian OPve
Oi!. snocial . 2<>f'
25c Rat Mum .10*
13o Tissue Toilet Paper
for .3. 10r4
10c and 15c Sponges, ea Rr4
50c site Snonge? . 1 °p
1-lb. n!.-g Mo*h R->lls 23<*
3f>c QU MO Foot Lotion
for . 27c4
15c tube l ibrary Paste
75c Stacomb .
x35c Stacomb . 29*
Shaving Wants
<1.00 Gillette B’ ides 7°('
50c Gillette Blades . 2G*
$1 00 Auto-Strop Blades
for .. . 7S*
50c Auto-Strop Blades
for . 2°*
50c Gem Blade*.2®*
50c Durham Purler . 2«'4
Gillette Razor, gold or «■]
ver, with blades. . . . *9f»
il.00 Auto-Strop ....69*
$5.00 Auto-Strop wi'h 12
Blades, srcclal ..82.79
$1.00 Fver-Ready ... G°<*
S3 00 Gem for .Gnr
35c Palmolive Grcam °7f
50c Mennen’s Cream. 29*
35c Colgate’s or Williams’
Cream, stick or powder,
for .27c4
$1 00 bottle Lilac Vegetal
for . 59*
Rubber Goods
Perfection B'd and Douche
Pans. . . 33’* DUcount
$2 50 Combination Serine*
for .81.29
$2 50 Female Douche
for . 81.29
<2.00 Fountain Syringe
for .89*
<2 00 Hot Water Bottle
for . ... SP*
35c Syringe Tubing, full
length, for. 14*
$1.00 Rubber Glove* for
only .49*
'- -inch Rubber Tubing,
foot .. . . . 9*
Above all guaranteed
fresh stock.
Household Wants
60c Waxit .39c
35c Waxit .20C
$3.50 1-qt. Thermos Refills
for .82.7r
$1.50 Household Thermome
ters for .. . .79f
35c Energine .27C
35c Mufti ..25C
30c Mixed Bird Reed 19c
30c Roller Bird Seed 19C
30c Parrot Bird Reed 19c
60c pint Jordan’s Wax OJ
Polish for . . .39C
$1.20 qt. Jordan’s Wax Oi'
Polish for .78c
$2.25 *4 gal. Jordan’s Wa>
Oil Polish for-SJ.5r
30c Liquid Veneer. .. 19'
60c Liquid Veneer ...38r
Sani Flush for .21 C
4 oz. Glycerine Lotion 21C
8 oz. Glycerine Lotion 42C
8 oz. Wi’rh Hazel_21c
16 oz. Witch Hazel...42c
2 nz. Ray Rum.21 r
4 oz. Bav Rum ...42c
4 oz. Solution Boric Acid
on sa'e for .14c
8 oz. Solu’ion Boric Acid
on sale for .27c
H lb Powdered Boric Acid
for .2)C
1 lb. Powdered Boric Acid
on sale for .. 4^c
2 oz. Camnhorated Oil 21C
2 oz. Aromatic Cascara
for ..21 C
1 oz. Ess. Pepnermlr.t 15c
2 oz. Ea« Peppermint-29c
Elect! >« Silver Powder. 25c
can for .10c
Spring Trusses
$4.60 to $10.00 value, vour
I choice, special ....9Sc
Face Powders, Com
pacts, Rouges
$1.25 Azurea Face Powder
for .79C
51.25 La Trefle Face Pow
der. on sale for ...79c
$1.50 Two-Mirror Compact
gunmetal or gold case
for . .... P^c
60c Dorin’s Rouge .. 37c
Powder Puffs, values to 6,fir
15c
Soaps
Old Dutch Cleanser. 10c
I.ux for . . lOr
Genuine Boeabelli Castile
15c cake.10c
4-lh. bars Genuine Boenbel!
Castile for ... 81.49
Genuine Leather Vanity
Case, with eight 25c bar*
of soap, on sal" 82.39
Woodbury’s Facial Soap
for . 19c |
15c Odds and Ends Toile*
Soap, 4 cakes .... 29c
Silk Knit Four
in-Hand Ties
Special sale by fac- '
tory demonstrator.
Values to $1.50;
very special—
47c
4
3 for.SI.3'
6 for.! /'
12 for....: 5 J
Biy for Cl >r
Stationery
Buy for Christmas
Consisting: of pound boxes
f no Linen Paner, Fancy
Poxes, l'aner a^d Envelopes
Correspondence Cards and
E’ vcloncs at One-Half Price
Linen Ink Writing Tablets
15e volues for.
Linen Envelopes to match,
25 in pke. for.5*.
Wa'erman Inks, specially
priced at. .One-Half Price
Couth Drops, special at,
P»r pkg. 2 l C
Citjareta
Camels. Spurs, Lucky
Strikes, Chesterfields, Ti
jrers, etc., special at
2 for. 25C !
I
"IF IT HAS MERIT, MERITT HAS IT’
FREE—To Each Ladv Customer, a 25c Package
of Nail Polish
NO
DELIVERY
THIS SALE
STRICTLY CASH
Merritt's Drug Store
SECURITIES BUILDING
16th and Farnam SU. 16th and Farnsm Sts.
MAIL ORPKK.S Kil l KO nt these prices. Add 10c to every
dollar or fraction tin i« of for packing and shipping. Se..«
personal check, postoffice or cypress money order. We ship
same day order received. Thousands of other items at
cut prices.