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Tnn OMAHA DAILY HUK: SATITIIDAY. .TAXUAISY 10. 1004. T1UJ W. G. JCRREMS, Pres. Omaha's Popular Priced Tailoring: House. We Want To Remind You That You've A Few rJ3ore Days Bn Which To Take Advantage Tempting Prices For rwlade Garments IT costs so little to command thoroughly first-class tailor ed garments as we now sell I them that we wonder who can H purchase the shoddy produc tlons, so common. 0 P course It makes the high priced credit tailors squirm but we hear of no cus tomer who worries because he saves from 25 to 3 J 13 percent. WE'RE still cutting up the Remnants, odds and cods, short and, etc., at $5 Jg $7 ana $8 'TROUSERS JI8 20 $25 s28 SUITS For , YOU'LL find no shoddy at Nlcoll'sl We leave tnat tor the Imitators. W. a JERREMS, Pres. 209-211 South 15th Street. Of NicoU's To Order PERRY HEATH OS STASD Former Firit Aniitsnt Potmater General Ttitifiei in Micaan Cm, FOLLOWS HIS SUCCESSOR IN OFFICE Both Admit that There la Mach Deae of Which They Hare Mttle Knowledge hat Faranally Approve. WASHINGTON. Jan. la.-Robert J. Wynne, flrat assistant postmaster general who was on tha stand when court adjourned over on Wednesday today continued his testimony" in tha postal trial. On cross-examination by Mr. Kumler, th witness said he did not know whether Gruff, fasteners were attached to rural free delivery letter boxes or not. There were many things connected with the Poetoffice department he said that he knew nothing about. "I am trying to learn," Mr. Wynne sarcastically remarked, "and am doing the best I can." Mr. Wynne was plied with questions calculated to test his knowledge of a number of details of the rural free delivery system, but they were met with a frank "I don't know," the witness adding that whenever he wanted certain Informa tion he would send to the free delivery division for It and get it. He could not positively give personal attention to all the details of his office. Further question ing brought forth the statement by Mr. Wynne that the basis for the honest fur nishing of supplies for the Postofflce de partment originated In the requisition for the postmasters of the country. Asked to describe what was meant by office routine, as applied to contracts, Mr. Wynne said that certain matters were routine for him, but not for the official who had made the contract. "If the official was entirely hon est." said the witness, "and had no Interest in the contract It would be routine. But If he was dishonest he would follow every thing up and see that the contractor got the full benefit of the service." Concerning the influence of senators and representatives in postal affairs, Mr. Wynne said that congressman have com plained of slowness In establishing free delivery routes, "but," he added, "I have no recollection of any complaint from any congressman of any failure to furnish sup plies." He declared that the representa tions of congressman have been entirely proper. Suspected Machen Early. Mr. Wynne said that In December, 1902, he had a keen suspicion of Machen and ceased to rely upon him, although he ad mitted that on January 17 following he had attended the banquet of the Ohio so ciety In New York as Machen's guest, add ing, however, that he went under "quite a strain of feeling." The Invitation, he thought, had been extended early in De cember. The witness was asked by Mr. Maddox, for the defense, to identify an order of the department, dated February 5. 190S, ad dressed to Groff Bros. After scrutinising the paper Mr. Wynne declared that It had been signed in his name with a rubber stamp. "Improperly signed, of course," he remarked, but he said he did not put the signature there himself. As a further test of the scrutiny which Mr. Wynne gave to requisitions Mr. Maddox asked him if he signed orders for 81,000 fasteners. In volvlng an expenditure of 130,000 or 140,000, without knowing the difference between them and a locomotive. The witness promptly replied "yes," say Ing that his scrutiny was sometimes short and rapid and at other time very ex tended. On recroee-examinatlon Wynne said that his chief clerk, Howley, would have th light to use a rubber stamp. He said he had left one of these stamps In Machen's division, but not after December, 1902. with his knowledge or consent. Perry Heath oa Staad. Perry S. Heath, former first assistant postmaster general, then took the stand. He testified to hrs service In the depart' ment from March, 1897, to July, 19 JO, and said he knew of the Groft fastener, which had been adopted and was In use when he entered the office. The practice of the office In the matter of the purchase of supplies, he said, was continued after he entered upon his duties. He waa shown an ordar for fasteners with his name attached and promptly said: "That's my name and my signature, but I see it is signed with a rubber stamp." The stamp, he said, waa used only for formal matters and it had not been his practice to rubber stamp a document call Ing for the expenditure of money. He said that without his attention being partlcu larly called to a requisition from Machen's division he would pass it in a formal man ner. He declared that he never saw either of the Crofts until he came Into the court room and that he did not remember ever having attached his signature with the rubber stamp to the order for fasteners In question. On cross-examination Mr. Heath waa led through a long line of questioning, the fact being brought out that in Machen's division subordinates prepared certain pa pers for Machen's Initials. Attorney Douglass objected to the ad mission of papers such as had been of fered In evidence, saying the government had not even laid the foundation for lis charge of conspiracy. . Demands Proof of Censplraey, He demanded that the government now produce Its evidence of conspiracy and con spiracy to defraud, so aa to connect Machen with speclflo knowledge of the transactions referred to. After some further argument the defense scored when the court decided that the evidence was not competent at this time. ' ' Cross-examined by Mr. Douglass, Mr, Heath said that after an article had been adopted by the department and Its price fixed, and It had become a standard article of supply, the signing of requisitions would be a matter of routine. He waa unable to say for how long a time before he came Into the office the Groff fastener had been regarded as standard. He admitted that on the face of some of the documents shown him the reduction In the price of the fas teners from $1.50 to II. 25 each was a volun tary and spontaneous act of Machen's. He then detailed the rapid growth of the rural free delivery service, and said he regarded Machen aa a very competent man. "He was the very father of the system, was he not?" Mr. Douglass asked. "At least one of them," the witness re plied. On redirect examination Mr. Heath said that Machen did not have the right to es tabllsh the standard of an article or It price without consultation with the firs assistant postmaster general, nor would any clerk have that right. He added that he did not remember ever having any other device or any other proposition Involving fasteners brought to his attention during his term of office During the examination the witness said that had a new fastener been adopted after the Groff fastener waa made standard th No Hungry rbea Tea should be means disordered nerves, whlct will lead to nervous pros tration. Dr. Miles Nervine Is marsn- taod to benefit ru or SMBey refunded. Book oa nerree sont free. fa, fcULCS MilAi,.S30 BikWVl- latter would have been displaced and at a consequent loss to the government. Mr. Heath wan then excuaed, and former First Assistant Postmaster General John won took the stand. He had, he aaid, no recollection of any conversation a-lth Machen regarding the UrofT fastener. The witness had not concluded lila testimony when court adjourned for the day. WIDENS UNITED STATES LINES Senate Committee Desires More Power oa latamna la (onarrtloa with Caaal. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -The senate committee on foreign relations today adopted an amendment to the Panama canal treaty giving to the I.'ntted BtatfS artlal Jurisdiction over the harbors of ,'olon and Panama Jn order to protect the hipping interests of this country. The amendment, it is believed, will not meet with any opposition, from the Re public of Panama. The republican mem bers of the committee are Inclined to favor few minor amendments to the treaty. If for the only purpose of bringing about ratifications of the convention by the con stitutional convention of the new republic and thus meet and dispose of one of the vigorously fought contentions of the dem ocrats that the treaty has not been rati fied by a tangible form of government The amendment adopted by the com mittee provides that the United States shall have the right to dredge and Improve the harbors at Panama and Colon and this government shall have control of the harbors for this purpose and for making them suitable for all conditions of com merce. Connecticut Bask Reeaotea. WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. The Windham County National bank of Danlelconvllle, Danlelson. Conn., which closed Its doors on December 22 by direction of tha state court and for which a temporary receiver was appointed today, was authorised by the comptroller of the currency to resums business. This action Is taken upon the report of Ellis Pepper, receiver, appointed by the comptroller, who finds that the bank is entirely solvent and Ha capital unim paired. Traveling men should remember that on the second and third floors above the beau tlful Auditorium restaurant. 1 South Flf teenth street, will be found twelve as beautiful rooms aa you ever saw. Hot ano celd water. Bath and toilet rooms on each floor. Opening January 20th. James J. Corbett and the other features of this week's bill will give their last two performances, matinee and night, today at the Orpheum. Al Filson and Miss le Errol, presenting their new playette, "The Black Cat," will be the headline attraction for the week commencing 8unday. The seven other feat ures are well varied. Ia Carmontella will be seen In a novel transformation act. Con tortion Is her salient specialty.' Unique comedy acrobatics will be contributed by the two Roclnoa. Zlzka and King are expo nents of magic. Marsh and Sartella will have a skit called "Sis' Courtship." Wer- den and Gladdtsh render beautifully Il lustrated ballads. Rag pictures, originated with great rapidity from scraps from a rag bag, will be shown by the Auers and the kinodrome pictures will be new and timely. This afternoon and evening "The Sultan of Sulu" will be given again at the Boyd. This successful musical satire has again proved Its popularity In Omaha, for It has been drawing great' crowds since Its open ing. Its long stay In Nsw Tork resulted In many improvements, not the least of which has been the advance In the methods used by Frank Moulan in his oharacterliatlon of Kl-Ram. A matinee and evening per formance on Sunday concludes the engage ment. On Monday evening John Drew opens a short engsgement of two nights at the Boyd, presenting "The Second In Com mand." Nat M. Wills and his big company, In "A Bon of Rest," close their engagement at the Krug theater tonight. The attrac tion at the Krug for the first half of next week, opening: 8unday matinee, will be The Minister's Daughter," one of the heaviest of the melo-dramatlc hits of the season. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Saow for Soma Sections, with Fair aad Cold Wave Bearing Down on Middle West. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Forcast: For Nebraska, Kansas and South Da kotaFair and colder Saturday; Sunday, fair and warmer In west portion. For Iowa Fair Saturday, except snow In east portion; Sunday, fair. For Indiana Snow In northern, rain In southern portion, colder Saturday; Sunday, fair, fresh to brisk northwest winds. For Illinois Snow In northern, rain In southern portion, colder Saturday; Sunday, fair, fresh to brisk northwest winds. For Missouri Fair and colder Saturday, except rain In southeast portion; Sunday, fair. For Wyoming Fair Saturday and Sun- day. For Colorado Fair Saturday and colder In east portion; Sunday, fair. Special Forecast Storm warnings are dis played on the Pacific coast from Ban Fran cisco northward. Cold wave warnings have been Issued for Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Minne sota, eastern Nebraska, North Dakota and central and eastern South Dakota. Latent Record. OFFICE OK THE WRATHRR RI'RiraK OMAHA, Jan. 15. Official record of tem- feraiure ana precipitation compared with ha corresponding day of tha laat three years: 1104 1903. 1902. 1901. Maximum temperature Minimum temperature Mean temperature Precipitation 44 M 47 52 SO (1 24 M 87 41 88 44 .00 .00 .00 .00 Record of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for this day since March L IrOl: Normal temperature it Excess for the day 21 Total excess since March 1, 1903 2u7 Normal precipitation 02 inch Deficiency for tha day 02 Inch Total rainfall since March 1...32 24 Inches Excess nines March 1 1.84 inches Deficiency for cor. period. 1903.. M Inch Deficiency for cor. period. 19u2. . ( 47 Inches Report from Statioaa al T P. SI- 0 33 c : 1 e : b a CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Omaha, cloudy Valentine, clrar North Platte, clear Cheyenne, clear Salt Lake City, part cloudy Rapid City, clear Huron, cloudy WIlHeton. cloudy Chicago, cloudy St. Louis, clear St. Paul, clear Iiavenpurt, cloudy Kansas City, clear Havre, clear Helena, clear Bismarck, cloudy Galveston, partly cloudy .... 851 82 81 so, 6 SO 44 M 34 42, 18! MI II! 2 S4 .( S4 .00 M .0M T .00 11 T 4 .08 DEBATE GORMAN RESOLUTION Eemtor Taller OproieJ the Doc'.ria ef Might Males R'gh'. .POONER'S REPLY OCCASIONS LAUGHTER Intimate that Repnhllraa Form of (iorrrament' In Panama la at Heart Kqual to that la Colorado. WASHINGTON. Jan. 15,-The senate to day passed a bill suthorlslng the county of Poinsett, In the stute of Arkansas, to construct a bridge across the St. Francis river. Other bills passed: Creating a port of delivery at Salt Lake City, Utah. Establishing an-Indian agricultural school at Wahptton. N. D. Providing a depot for the revenue cutter service in the harbor at Oakland. Cal. Extending to the porta of Spokane. Bel llrigham. niaine, Sum a and Nelson, In the state of Washington, the privileges of th act of June 10, l&SO, governing the immedi ate transportation of dutiable merchandise without appraisement. The Gorman Panama resolution was then Ind before the senate. Before anyone was recognised to speak on the resolution Mr. Gorman offered a number of amendments, striking out the word "Intervention" wherever It appears, thus modifying the resolution so as to make It an Inquiry of the president' concerning the use of Amer ican military, forces In the Isthmus of Cullon., in view of the amendments, withdrew his motion to refer the resolution to the committee on foreign relations and said he was willing to have It voted upon. Mr. Lodge, however, asked to have the resolution as amended printed and lie over for another day, and that order was made. Mr. Teller then addressed the senate on the canal question, saying that he be lieved the subject should be treated from a nonpartisan standpoint. He thought, however, that whenever the president transcended his duty the fact should be pointed out. In the present instance he did not doubt the good intentions of the presldout. but he was distrustful of his wisdom In what he had done. He had no complaint to make against Panama, for he thought the people of that country had the right to enter upon a rev. olutlon Indeed, he thought if he bad lived In Panama he would have been a rebel himself. This right of the Panamanians did not, however, alter the duty of t"he United states to remain neutral. He laid down the rule that there should be recognition of a new state coming Into existence by seces. slon only when the new power had eatab llshed Its capacity to maintain Its Btatus independently of the mother country, and he cited many Instances and quoted a num ber of Authorities In support of this posi tion. There should be no Interference so long as there was a likelihood of the sue cess of the parent state. Questions American Right. .mis rule. Mr. Teller declared, had not been met in Panama, He did not believe the revolution could have been sustained for a day without the support of the United States. He also 'took the position that there never should have been any armed In terference by the United States Jn Colom bia's affairs, even under the treaty, except upon the invitation of Colombia. Mr. piatt (conn.) asked whether, under any circumstances;' the United States had a right to protect transit across the Isthmus, but Mr. Teller fedlared that the question was academic, and said he would not argue the case on that general ground.. He was willing to discuss the question of right to Interfere as the president had done in the recent instance, and he was ready to con tend that the Interference was In contra vention of International law. When Mr. Teller referred to Mr. Till man's characterization of the situation on the Isthmus, the latter Interrupted to say that he had been misunderstood, and de sired to explain. He said he had meant to say that It would have been preferable for the United States to tell Colombia to get off the Isthmus entirely than for the United States to pursue there the methods of sneakthtef and maintain the attitude of a bully. Question of Necessity. In response to a suggestion made by Mr Teller, Mr. Spooner interrupted to say that by the treaty of 1846 Colombia was bound to maintain the perpetual right of the United States to passage across the lathmua and he argued that that right remains even though Colombia , does not stand behind it. Mr. Teller admitted that any right the United States had under Colombia, It still had under Panama If Panama was an established power. He then asked for an opinion from the Wiscon sin senator concerning "the new theory of International eminent domain," and the latter replied that he had not yet been able to give his assent to that doctrine, which, as he understood It, meant that when a weak nation had what a strong na tion needed, the latter might take it by means of arms if necessary. Tet It must be remembered that right-of-way of one landowner over the land owned by an other person Is a right recognized by the world. Continuing, he said: "If there Is a doctrine of the private way I want all ailing men to feel that they can come to our office freely for an examination and explanation of their condition without being bound by any obligation to take treatment unless they ao deire. Every man should take advantage of this opportunity to learn, hta true condition, as I will ad vise him how best to regain his health and strength and preserve the rwera of manhood unto ripe old age. will make a thorough and scienti fic EXAMINATION of your ailments, an examination that will dUc-ioae your true physical condition, without a knowledge of which you are groping In the dark. If you have taken treat ment without a access, 1 will show you why It failed. It Is not so much of a calamity that a man con- EF tracts diseases or weaknesses, but that he neglects them-falls to secure the proper treatment for their cure, or he has experimented with too many free treatment and quick cure schemes. wve make no misleading statements or aabaalaraallke propoal. tlons to the nlRlcted, nor do wo promise to rare them In a few dnys , In order to secure their patronage, bnt wo gnnrnntee a perfect, safe aad lasting cure In the unlrkeat possible time, without leavlag In jurious after effects la the system, aad at the lowest possible coat .for honest, skillful and successful treatment." WE CI RE QAICKLY, SAFELY ASD THOROUGHLY I Stricture, Varicocele,. Emissions, Nervo-Sexual Debility, Impotency, BIcDd Poison (Syphilis), Rectal, Kidney and Urinary Diseases, and disease Ind weaknesses due to inheritance, evil habits, self-abuse, ex ceases, or thJ reeult of specific or private diseases. enuenl TITVis CBCC If you' cannot call writ for symptom blank. CUneULIAisUR interoffice hours, a. ra. to p. m. Sundays, 10 to 1 only STATE MEDICAL INSTITUTE, 1108 FarvaVsi St.. Bet. 1 3th aa4 qf necessity, Are we to say that there Is not an International way of necessity where the interests of the World are concerned?" There were Intorraptlona at this point, which caused Mr. Tillman to remark that "it takes a great many doctrines to bring about the birth of this baby." "I'll try to take care of my own babies." responded Mr. Spooner, "and when I can not do that I will ask some member of my own family to do so." This colloquy caused a general outburst of laughter. After It had subsided Mr. Spooner continued his statement, saying that he was willing to confess that he had not reached a connection In his own mind. "I am not willing to concede the right of International eminent domain, but I can't find It In my heart to deny it." Says Doetrlne Is Danarerone. Mr. Teller took Issue with the president's declaration that the ceurse pursued In Panama had been In the interest of "col lective civilization." That, he said was a dangerous) doctrine, and was Just such a doctrine as Russia might appeal to If she should attempt to crush Japan. The doc trine was not American. It was contrary to all the best traditions of this country. It was the doctrine that might makes right. He discussed the government of Panama, declaring It to be unrepubllcan In form, and was Interrupted bx Mr. Spooner, who said that it had been "a mooted question as to whether, there Is a republican form of government In Colorado." "If." responded Mr. Teller, "there Is not a republican form of government In Colo rado, there Is a republican administration there." When Mr. Teller ceased speaking the sen ate passed a largo number of pension bills and at 4:22 p. m. adjourned until Monday. FIND FIRE IN WAR VESSEL Spontaneous Combnstlon In Coal Ranker of Gloucester Re ported from Porto Rico. WASHINGTON. Jan. 15 Captain Dunlap, commandant of the naval station at San Juan, Porto Rico, cables the Navy depart ment under date of today, as follows: Fire In forward coal bunker of the Gloucester this morning. Spontaneous combustion. No damage. EVENTS ON RUNNING TRACKS San Francisco Races Ran In a Foe . and In Los Angelelk Golden Rale Is a Wlaner, 6AN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15 A full view of the races at Oakland today could not bo obtained owing to the fog that pre vailed. There were three good finishes. Gold Money, the favorite In the fourth race, won by three-quarters of a length from Fossil, who suffered Interference on th back stretch Mount McGregor III. alter being retired for five years, started In the third race, and Cousin Carrie beat him only a nose. Nlgrette leat Telephone a neck in the last race, r me l or proved a prize by winning at odds of 21 to 1. Re sults: First race. Futurity course: Algaretta won. My surprise second, Kosebud third. Time: l:10H. Second race, eleven-sixteenths of a mile, selling: The Cure won. l.tistlg second, Scherzo third. Time: 1:07. Third race. Futurity course, selling: Cousin Carrie won. Mount McGregor seo- oiid. Rustia Girl third Time: 1:11. Fourth race, six furlongs, handicap: Gold Money won, Fossil second, Kockaway third Time: 1:121. Fifth race, mile and an eighth, selling Fills D'Or won. Expedient second, Augue th rd. Time: i:ns. Sixth race, one mtle. selling: Nlgrette won. Telephone second, Avenger third, Time: 1 .3914. LOS ANGELES. Jan. 15 Results: ' First race, Slauson course, selling: Reg Tag won. Mexicana second, Thlsbe tnird. Time: 1:13. - Second race, aeven furlongs, selling! El wood won. ' Ella, second. Fax Lake third. Time: 1:32V; - . Third race, mile and seventy yards, sell ing: Labor won. Flourish second, Farmer Jim third. Time: 1:6. Fourth race, Slauson course: Golden Rule Von, Americano second. Golden Min eral third. Time: 1:10H. Fifth race, thirteen-slxteenths of a mile, selling: Little Margaret won, Montana Peeress second. Piquet third. Time: l:22Vi. Sixth race, seven furlongs, selling: Evan der won, Glenrlce second, Jlngler third, lime: 1:30. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. lS.-Results: First race, selling, six furlongs: Travers won. Amorous second, John Coulter third. Time: 1:20. Second race, one mile: Pettljohn won. Cardinal Woolsey second. Bodul third. Time: 1:41. Third race, mile and a sixteenth: Gustus won, Mauser second, Lampoon third. Time: 1:48. Fourth race, seven furlongs, handicap: 1-ew Dnrsvy won. Invincible second. Boaster third. Time: 1:26H- Fifth race, mile and twenty yards, sell ing: Annie Max won. Ethel Wheat sec ond. Mynher third. Time: 1:43. Sixth race, mile and twenty yards, sell ing: Compass won. Burke Cochran second, Khaki third. Time: 1:43. Tigers, 30 Crescents, 14. The Young Men's Christian Association Tigers completely outclassed the Crescents In a fast game of basket ball last night. The score was close In the first half, stand ing 14 to 10 in favor of the Tigers. Tha Tigers then ran away with their oppo nents In the second half. The feature of the game was Krelle throwing ten goals from fouls. Lineup: Tigers. Crescents. Gus Miller.... Right Forward Frankfurt E. Hansen Left Forward Ryan Krelle Center Frankfurt Churchill Right Guard Curio Ralney Left Guard Swanson Referee: A. Hansen. Umpire: Bexton. Borklea's Arnica Salve. The best In the world for cuts, corns, bolls, bruises, burns, scalds, sores, ulcers, salt rheum. Cures piles or no pay. 25o. For sale by Kuhn & Co. I WILL CURE YOU Hta St.. OMAHA, INttSKAdKA, Walnut Hill and Benson o)n?r(mr The Trending Stamp War! The Answer of the Retail Grocers' Association: In one of our Omaha dnllios of Wcdnoadn.v there npppuroil a seven lncli column curio with the heading: "A Voice From Abrond." The article, was a rebnsh of reasouS siven by the San Francisco Retail tirocers' Association, why Trading Hlamps are an evil. IuvestlgHtton proves that the article was handed lo the Omaha paper list an advertise ment by authority of the Heiall (irooera Association. Therefore, we con sider It as their answer to our challenge published xomo weeks nso, ami we Khali take the liberty of replying to It in full. We are only sorry that this publication was not put before the people nt the tinn that we paid for the lovely blank space in the papers and offered it lo the Retail Gro cers' Association gratis. However, It Is better late than never and the long delay would Indicate that Ihe Retail tSrocers have given careful study to their reasons and have put before the people the best they cun produce. We will answer reason number one today, and the others, five In num ber, from day to day. Ken son number one rends as follows: "TrHdlng Stamps are NEVER given away. . . 'hey cost retail merchl tits fto cents per hundred. No honest m an curt continue giving Jl AM for Jl.W." NOf Not If you want to squeeze L'S per cent out of your customers, as Indicated by jour ottlcial organ of December 10th, In which It Is pointed out In a three page article that Ihe retail grocer cannot do business on less thiyt US per cent, and, therefore, cannot afford to give Trading Stamps. NO! You can't give $1.05 for $1.00 If you buy 011 credit and txpect the Jobber to carry yon year in and year out. NO! You can't give $1.05 for $1.00 and run n credit business, as most of you try to do. ' NO! You can't give big values If you buy In little quantities, but if you run your business on the close margin of expense that we do, if you buy in Bennett quantities and at Bennett costs, you can easily save your customer that 5 per cent. If you buy for cash and sell for cash, you can easily give the customer a 5 per cent discount on Ills purchases. What better proof of all this do you want than the example of one of the leading lights of your ltetall Grocers' Association, temporarily locat ed In our neighborhood, who when we were making a special sale of Oas Boasted Coffee, on December 21st. last, sent around to buy six and ten can lots from us until he had bought in all nearly one hundred cans at our cut price. Why did he do that? Isn't it as plain as day that there was a saving in it for him the same as there was for our customers? If wo buy in such quantities and at such terms as to enable us to offer bargains that tempt even the leaders cf the Uetail Grocers' Association to over-stock them selves, cannot we certainly buy cheap enough that we can afford to give the public their cash discount? We think we can, nnd as long as we think so. it will be GMEEN TRAD ING STAMPS WITH AlA. PUKOIIASKS IN ALL DKPAUTMENTS n I ALL THE TIME AT BENNETT'S We will answer your-reason number two on Sunday MR. GROCER. Big Alteration Sale in Our Ladies' Suit Department FLOOR. Ladies' Coats. Saturday morning we will give you your choice of any coat In. the house for. 112 50coats that sold for IJ5.00. IM J.fO.OO snd 135.00. All coats go In this big sale Baturday-no coat reserved-all go In this great alteration rale 1 2,50 Children's Coats. All of our fine nualltv of imported Kersey erd Zlhellne Ccats for children, worth up to 117.50 each, all go In this sale. Your choice wniie they 7,50 last Ladies' Saturday we will put the knife in deep In our ladles' suits. We will give you three great specials. n not miss this great opportunity of buying an up-to-date suit for much loss than the cloth is worth. Special No. 1. A big variety of fine Cheviots, Venltlans and pretty novelties that sold T ya at 115.00-Saturday , mmj Special No. 2. A beautiful assortment of elegant suits that sold as high as $30.00 A Si Saturday s."c Special No. 3. All of our very excellent new suits in blacka and colors, all the latest styles In make, cut and trimmings that sold as high as ia.00 ' 1A gQ Baturday a-wvr Extra Special Wrappers. An extra good $1.00 percale ladles' wrapper 4QC for ' ' Blankets Selling Very Cheap in the Big Alteration Sale. Extra hesvy wool blankets In greys and tans, our regular $3.78 O KQ quality-only, per pair All our fire wool blankets In greys, tans, fancies snd whites worth K Qg $7.60 to $10.00 per pair all go Saturday, per pair Comforts. Extra heavy comforts, all stitched and quilted-worth $1.00. 5QC Au'of'oiir flrie sllkoline comforts that sold at $1 IS, $1.25 and $1.50-all 75c ao in this great alteration sale, for, each ; , . . All of our fine $2.00 and $2.26 ailkollne coraforts-in this great alteration J4g aale, at Saturday Specials in Drapery Dept. THIRD FLOOR. CURTAIN SCRIM not over one piece (50 yards) to 2?C a customer-worth 10c a yard-at CURTAIN SWISS worth 20c, regular Qg 86x42 Inches per yard w BIIKOLINE heavy piece of sllkoline, some worth to 15c a yard very good for comforts and almost all methods of draping SJc not over 25 yards to a customer per yard Grocery! Grocery! Thursday we had the greatest country. This Is a positive fact, aee how those thousands of cans customers. The people are with with the people. Saturday Money Savers Large Jars Assorted Jam I1 Full Weight Milk, can 10c Grape-Nuts, fkg 100 Neutrlta, with spoon, pkg e Breakfast Cocda, V-lb. can 13c Corn, l-lb. can 10c Castile Soap, cake J'.-jo Bluing, box 2c Table Syrup. 8-lb. can lOo Wisconsin Cream Cheese, per 1b.,.12V4c Hand Cheese, each 2Vc Neufchatel Cheese, esch 4c Demonstration! till nUBIMESS ST1HULATORQ I BBB WANT -ADS Deliveries Every Day I mam Tl Suits. coffee sale ever known in the Trans-Missouri If you had been in the crowd you would wo sold meant thoumndx of well satisfied us in the Trading Stump affair, and we are Coffee Roasted Dally Santos CofTee, per lb Bennett's Capitol Coffee, per lb... H. K. Japan, Oolong. Ounpowder and Eng. Breakfast Teaa, per lb.. Tea BiftingH, per lb.. 12e 2So S8e 15o Butter Received Every Day from the Best and Cleanest Dairy. Frthh Country Butter, per lb 16o Bennett's Capitol Creamery, per pound Tlr. Medium Sour I'lcklea, pint &: Chow Plcklea, pint l'"o Sweet Mixed Pickles, pint 10c Chocolate Menler, Ha In Floor. Bennett's Capitol Oats, Basement. Shredded Wheat with Cream, Basements iJ T" Indicates trace of precipitation. ' U A. WEpU. Fureoaster.
