illt jMAlia .UL IsEL: FITI DAT. HlX'tMlu;!: 30, 1P(T.
I
-
I
J
k
Hi
fOLICE 1EF0RM IX 0M1HA
Edward Ess water Addresses. Board
oa
Keucrw E BelieTej Beneficial.
COtS TO ROOT OF WCIM. EVIL
ilniiUM Rtnl ef troaa
Praerrtfce-d f4tr-t, Hotatloa of
rstnlar aad aoparewataa
f KeXarlaae FrMrtt.
l"pon the uT.Wt of reform In pollre ad
ministration, with the ultimata end in view
of eorrecUna-. at least, the most flnfrrait
social a bus na in the city, Edward Koee
water addressed the Board of Fire and
Police Commissioners at iti meeting,
Wedneaday afternoon, during which the
board returned ita report completely ex
onerating Chirf Donahue of the chara"s
preferred ntalnat him hjr Elmer E. Thomas,
aa attorney of the Civic Federation. Mr.
Roeewater advocated those methods which
be believed would prove moat practical and
beneficial for the community-at-large and
raid be did not want or believe In spasmodic
reform. He had arrived at hla conclusion
inlv after years nt cloaa observation and
careful study. They were such aa be baa
lor years ! n urging.
At tne clone of Mr. Rosewater'e talk Com
mlaalotier Ltroatch Bald ba waa plaaaed to
bear what the speaker bad aaid and wa
aura It waa worthy clo the board's consid
eration. Mr. Rosewater explained at the close that
bla purpose in coming before the board and
making the nuggectiona waa wholly for the
purpose pt making the city cue to which
outsiders could come and settle with Im
punity, and to dispel the ideas of municipal
depravity that have gona forth to the out
side world from certain tjuarters in Omaha,
Adareae tat FwIL
Following is Mr. Roeewater's address In
full, also the remarks of the commissioners:
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Fire and Police Commission:
'The men who are administering the
government for large cities are constantly
called upon to grapple with difficult prob
lems. "The laws enacted In agricultural statea.
Ilka Nebraska, are framed for the most
part by men wbe live In a mail town and
villages and when applied to large com
munities are very often like a strait
jacket. The activities of municipal life
makes It practically impossible to enforce
the laws aa strictly aa they are expected
to ba enforced where conditions are dif
ferent. "Public sentiment Is usually the stratum
and baais of ail law. A law that Is con
trary to public sentiment Is almost impos
sible to enforce. Looking backward, wa
might cute the fugitive slave law, a solemn
act of congress, binding upon ail the
people of the United States, wherever they
might be, to return to the ' owner a
fugitive from slavery, and vet, la the
greater half of the United States that law
was constantly Ignored and men who were
looked up to as leaders of public morals
openly proclaimed that 'higher law,' as
they called it, a law of higher morality
that absolved the consciences of American
cltlsens who believed In freedom from
complying with that law. Bo, undoubtedly,
It would be with many laws that are now
on the statute books that era not enforced
or enforcihle In our large cities. In talk
ing to a prom'nent clergyman only yes
terday I said if an attempt were made to
enforoa every law now on the statute
books of Nebraska there would be very
few men and women in Omaha out of Jail.
For all that, there has to be a measure
of respect paid to public aentuneot that
demands public decency, order and aobrle.y
aa far as they can ba enforced. In other
words,, a reasonable enfarsement of laws
and regulations te suppress and repress
vice and -crime. We have reached that
stage. In my Judgment, when the Board
of Fire and Polloe Commissioners, In con
junction with the mayor, can give us
rational enforcement of law and order
and can by one or '.wo resolutions of this
board place this community In advance of
other large cities in the repression of the
social evil and the regulation of the
licensed liquor traffic.
Beaw.lt ( Vmmm Itair.
"I have given this subject considerable
thought. Fur Quite a number of years I
have studied It and have come to the con
clusion that the frame. re of the Blocumb
law (and one of your members waa a
member of the legislature that enacted the
Blocumb law) Intended that the traffic In
liquor should be divorced altogether from
social vice and gambling. The framers
of the Blocumb law Intended that the
licensing of the traffic In liquor should
not be permitted In resorts that are given
to gambling or the social evil and should
not be even Indirectly connected with such
resorts. "
Ir. Miller Is It done in this place?
Mr. Rosewater It has been done, from
time to time, but I maintain, under a
license system that it cannot ba. Tou
never can suppress prostitution. From
time Immemorial the social evil has af
flicted every community where civilisation
exists, and that means In every community
from too population upwards. It la ad
mitted on all hands, by rational men, and
the very beat cltlsens, that the auppreaelon
of social evil is utterly Impracticable. That
In every community, from the dawn of
civilisation to the present. It has existed
and will exist, tolerated and repressed, but
never suppressed suooeaafuliy.
"Such a condition exists In Washington
MacCnrthy Cartoons
in JOMW WS TST$
A Natter of Millions
Doesn't matter, for it's
only to the man. of mil
lions that appearances
don't matter. Men with
futures before them need
impressive MaOarthy
made attire upon them.
Suits made for tou
$25 to 00.
MacCarthy.
Tailoririfr Co,,
SO- 16th St. Kext rr tn
Wabash Ticket Uffioe. Phone
Coat:
Coat worth tTM, fS.50 and 110 at $i
flS-Inl, 15 and eltt.ao narnimts
at flO.OO.
LILLIPUTIAN BAZAAR,
lilt Douglas.
and many effTier Atnerto-aa cWVa. That pro
fess to be well rrverned. and .perhaps are
as well governed as they ran be. In
Omaha toleration of the social vice In
certain portions of the city baa been in
existence for mary years. We may call
thla the proscribed district, and while there
can be no legally established proerribed
district, ita existence la aa acknowledged
fact and must be dealt with. Tbe question
la, to what extent shall this tolerated vice
be allowed to continue In close touch and
active conjunction with tbe lleensed traffic
In liquor. My Judrment la. that a very
great reform can be accomplished in this
community and m every other community
by divorcing the liquor traffic, separating
It er,tire;y, as far aa possible,' from the
houses of ill-fame."
What the EsTert Waa Id Be.
I'y tbe Mayor Would not that turn the
entire liquor traffic down In that part of
the city over to these houses, and they
obtaining no license, would deprive our
school fund of several thousand dollars?
Mr. Rosewater Tea. What I auggest la
this: If this plan should deprive the pub
lic schools of Omaha of revenue of no.Oiio
or Jli.flHO, that revenue could be recovered
without any serious difficulty.
Tbe Mayor How?
Mr. Rosewater By simply fining the peo
ple who keep those places once a month,
or periodically, $100 or H2, for selling
liquor without a license.
The Mayor Can you do that legally?
Mr. P.osewater Tea, you can fine them
legally every day In the week If you de
sire, Tou would not want to do that every
day. Tou would not want to be unreason
able. But you could today, enforce that
part of tbe law on them, that la the penalty
of the law, just the same, whether there
ar licensed aaioona In that neighborhood
or not. Here la what I want to call your
attention to Tha liquor resorts In that
locality are necessarily and almost In
variably tha resorts of the outlaw class
people who are Constantly evading the law
and violating the law, and outlaws who
come to the city and mingle naturally with
their particular kind. They are tough
places, to be plain about it. If I am
correctly informed, although I have
no personal knowledge of my wn, that
when a burglar or a footpad, a pickpocket,
or any of that class of profeealonal crim
inal, cornea to tbe city, the first place he
goes to, la ona of theae resorts, to ascer
tain who will go hla ball In case be gets
Into trouble. If he succeeds In getting the
information ba arrangea with the parties
that will go hla ball and then proceeds to
business. He feels fairly confident that he
will be released If he should be appre
hended, and ba will tbua ba able to get
out of reach of the criminal courts.
Baalsa frwsa That District.
"What I advocate Is the banishment of
the licensed liquor traffic from that district.
It Is claimed that these places are a mouse
trap for criminal, that the police can trap
criminals there more easily than they can
in ' resorts further uptown. I doubt very
much whether we want this kind of mouse
traps. I wish to call your attention to
this fact also: Tbe man who moves In
respectable aociety never wants to be seen
In that part of town after dark. If he
does frequent that part of town after
dark, and a crime is perpetrated, he does
not wish to appear as a witness, unless he
is obliged to. He does not want to have
his memory Jolted, so as to recognise a
man or woman of hia or that description
whom he had seen late some night or in
the early morning hours In a disreputable
locality. He would rather avoid being
known to have been In that locality. If, on
the other hand, these resorts were closed
and professional criminals patronised sa
loons further uptown, there will be some
who would have a fair memory if they
saw a man committing an assault, holding
up a man or woman or resisting an officer,
and their testimony would assist In the
prosecution and conviction of the criminal
They would say, "1 saw that man on such
a street corner last night.' They will not
hesitate, because there Is nothing Improper
about admitting that they saw a tussle
or a fight, or a man or woman being
robbed or stabbed In the street, but they
will not acknowledge It in the part of town
that is set apart for the disorderly classes.
"I believe tbe time has come for the
city to take that step, and. In Justice to
the people who are applying for a license,
It cannot be done unless It la done before
tbe new year. My Idea Is simply to refuse
a license to any place within a certain
district. To make that experiment will
be no great hardship to anybody. I do not
contend that it will diminish the social
evil, but, on the other hand, it will diminish
criminal vice mixed up with thugs and
professional criminals.
"I have another reason, and that is a
matter of local pride. Tou come from
Council Bluffs or visit the Union Pacific
headquarters in the daytime, in the after
noon, and you are liable to see a pro
cession going out of theae saloons In that
section that resembles tbe Carnival of
Venice. Women, dreaaed and acantlly
dressed in all the colors of tbe rainbow,
moving backwards and forwards, where
people can sea them from the street cars
and business blocks. To close those saloons
could be done very easily In the Interest
of public decency and for the benefit of the
police. It would be, moreover. In accord
with public sentiment that there ought to
be a rational effort for the repression of
vice.
Addltlaaal Folic Rraralatlaa.
"In conjunction with thia suggestion I
have thought that additional police regula
tions should be adopted. Let me add that,
In my Judgment, no great harm would
come, and a great fleal of good would
coma to the community If sdme of the low
play houses or resorts patronised by toughs
and disorderly women were refused a
license. Of course, that would make It
practically Impossible for these plaoea to
exist as variety shows or night resorts for
street walkers and that class. There are
not probably more than those or four of
those In the city, and I do not believe the
people of Omaha would begrudge tha add!
tlonal taxes that they would have to pay
Into the school fund to keep thoae places
permanently closed.
"Another thing that I would like to rec
ommend la tha rotation of tha polloe offl
cera on duty in tha district. My own view
is, having talked with the police matrons
and police officers and polloe court officers.
that It Is not a good thing to keep the
earns offioera constantly la tha polios sta
tion. In this district I do not want to go
into detail and I do not wish to chance
or insinuate that anybody haa been robbed
down there, or improper advantage taken
but it la a natural sequence that men wha
are down there all tha time get acquainted
with the outlaw claaa. and get mora In
touch with them, and they are apt to play
Into tha bands of tha worst element rather
than into the hands of the victim."
. Isaac Araraasewt.
The argument that no one can r catch a
thief, unleaa ha la familiar with that as
of town, won't quite ge far enough ta
dispel tha other impression. Offl cere wha
are tn touch constantly with the unclean
are not apt te remain cltan. A great deal
better for the polloe to ba kept from con
tamination, and the same rule ahould ob
tain with regard to tbe policies of the
proscribed district. That should be pe
troled so (hat tbey could not become toe
well acquainted with tbe people down
there and protect tham Instead of protect
ing tha people who need protection at tha
hands of tha municipal government."
It. Miller What connection do yau snake
between tha sal out ,s aad street walkers?
Mr. Roeewaier There are aaioona la thla
town that pander to that claaa. Street
I walkers habitually patronise oertala aa
ioona. a here tbey meet seen. Wham tbey
take tn a animation houses or their own
lodging. I tried to present the same Idea
to tbe Ministerial association the other
day and they did rot want to bear a sug
gestion to remedy a great deal of their
complaint. That is how to rid the upper
part of town of the social evil. My Idea Is
that It woujdrot require very much police
Interference. The law expressly makes the
owner or the party who rents a house for
Immoral purpose liable to criminal prose
ration. All that would be necessary would
ba ti notify the owner or rental spent that
yon have a well defined Idea, If not a
rumor, that the place la tenanted by people
of evil rerute, and give him twenty or
thirty days time to get rid of the tenants,
and If by the end of that time the premises
are not vacated, complaint would be filed In
the police court that would bring them Into
unpleasant notoriety. I believe that people
who keep bad houses would prefer not
to be advertised, and prefer to have their
place vacated and aocept lower rent, rather
than become scandalised by being called
Into court.
Relief Always Available.
Mr. Broatcb I think that wherever any
parties have had cause of complaint and
made complaint to the chief of police that
notifications have been aent to thoae par Je
and they have moved out at once. I have
In mind several Instances In which I have
known It to be done. There baa been no
trouble to get rid of them.
Mr. Rosewater I do not think that the
police ouffht to be aent to climb transoms
or prowl around In buildings. If the police
are aent after the women they will catch
up with the women. The police are tha
guardians of the public and to protect tbe
people in life and limb. They are not ex
pected to go anooping around Inside build
ings. That kind of work Is what might
almost be called disreputable. Policemen
ought not to go into houses occupied by
women of ill-fame or bad morals, or Into
a saloon, unless tbey are called in because
of disturbance, 1 do not think the police
ought to be sent out aa scavengers. Of
course, tbe people who are complaining do
not seem to be desirous of applying a
remedy. When I met Mr. Mahoney before
the governor two weeks ago he said no
body would dare to enforce the law by
making complaints against the owners of
bouses rented to lewd women. It seems
very odd that gentlemen who have made
It their business to organise for the re
pression of vice and crime could be ao
timid when they have an opportunity to
suppress vice and so very courageous when
the opportunity has pasaed.
Mr. Thomas Do you think It best to take
radical action at one time, to prohibit all
these vices at one time, or to go a step at
a time? To illustrate what I mean, will
ask you If you know that gambling in this
town haa been stopped, to all effect and
purpose?
Mr. Rosewater AH the reports thst have
reached me are that there Is no gambling
In this town, that la, no professional gam
bling. Mr. Thomas Tou know that the policy
wheel waa stopped soon after the advent
of this board?
Mr. Rosewater Of course, I do not know
It of my own knowledge.
Mr. Thomas Tou have a general knowl
edge that that Is the fact?
Ha Policy Wbeela far Two Years.
Mr. Rosewater I have tha reports that
there has been no policy playing for two
years. t
Mr. Thomas And very soon subsequent
to that, open gambling was stopped?
Mr. Rosewater Yea.
Mr. Thomas And that soma time, not
very long subsequent to that, the wine
rooms were removed or closed?
Mr. Rosewater Tea.
Mr. Thomus And that very soon after
that, these slot machines paying money
were removed from saloons?
Mr. K (me water Yes.
Mr, Thomas And that soon subsequent
to that ' the musicians or musical instru
ments were ordered out of the saloons?
Mr. Rosewater Tes.
Mr. Thomas And that a little later sa
loons selling liquor to women or children
were closed on the spot and held closed
subject to the action of the chief of po
lice; what I am getting at, la, I do not
believe the public generally understand that
these things have all been done, without
any fuss or feathers, or striving at news
paper notoriety; that they havs been dona,
one thing at a time, and whether tha doing
of all thoae things doea not indicate a
steady purpose on the part of the board
to continue along In that line to a further
restriction of tbe liquor traffic, and the
kindred business of that class of people?
Mr. Rosewater I have nerer been before
this board as an advVcate of tha reforms
mentioned, but yet I have been aware of
the fact that there have ben very material
changea In the policy of the board and In
tbe treatment of what they call the law
leas classes. v
Oae Thiaa- at a Time.
Mr. Thomas I have cited theae Instances
for tbe reason that It does not seem to be
generally knrwn on the part of tha public
that thla board haa any aettled policy In
what it does. It has a settled policy. We
I! First Day I !
Second Day ll 1
S 1 Third Day 1 1
I I livery Day j
FESTINO
have dona one thing at a time and have
done It well and have had no relapse cf
any action taken by the board up to tha
present date, and we Intend to keep oa in
tbe same line ta put In further restric
tions, but only one thing at a time, ao
that we make It effective as we go aad
not fan down In what we attempt.
Mr. Rosewater What I have aumrested
would be only one additional change or
reform te thoae already Instituted, and. if
done at alt It must be dona before tha
new year or It will have to be deferred a
year longer. Changes of tbe police regu
lations raa be made at any time. That
doea not require a particular date. It
may be adopted the middle of the year
or any other time. My own Idea Is that
what I have urged bare would go a great
deal further than some of the tilings that
have bean doTe. although tbey have all
been In the right direction. It was but
natural that the expos, tlon year, MBS,
should result Ir a wide-open policy, and
it has taken somewhat of a pulling of tbe
strings to get It down to a fair averags
of police government. I do not think tbe
police government of Omaha today Is lesa
efficient than lots of other cities. In fact.
I doubt whether you could name any i ar
ticular city of more than 100. Duo population
where crime and vice are repressed more
thoroughly than they are here, but yet
there is room for Improvement and I
would like to have the ministers who ad
vertise Omaha as the wickedest city and
practically say to the people living out
side of the city of Omaha to keep away
from Omaha show me ona that la mora free
from crime and vice. They say In ao
many words that no reputable woman,
no woman who loves her children and no
man who wants his girls or boys to grow
up decently has any business In Omaha
because this is the wickedest city In the
country. I have felt Indignant over such
statements and I would like to put a atop
to such alanders of this community. Tbey
are more injurious than people imagine.
There are thousands of people who
designed to locate here, but when a
periodical report made by ministers
of the gospel and associations claim
ing to be made up by the very
best element are sent out far and
near that Omaha Is one of the worst towns
In America, that crime and vice run ram
pant and that there Is ns repression In
any manner and that the police authorities
are In league with criminals and are pro
tecting them. It keeps thoae people away
people who would come here and help
build up our city, and, Incidentally, con
tribute to build our churches and ta pay
these very ministers better salaries than
tbey are now getting.
Oa Caasplalat of Pickpocket.
Mr. Thomas I would like to ask you If
you are aware of the fact that during the
carnival and fall fasti vltiea of 1WJ3 there
waa only one complaint filed of a pick
pocket: that during the week of the horse
show this last fall and during the entire
seaaon of the carnival that not a single
complaint was filed of a pickpocket;
whether that is not sufficient evidence that
we have certainly a very efficient police
force and that they are under able man
agement? Mr. Rosewater That speaks for itself. I
do not know that there has been any par
ticular reference made to it In the press,
but It Is a matter that certainly shows
that there must ba an efficient police pro
tection, that the thieves do not find good
lodgment In Omaha or feel that tbey were
Jeopardising their liberty If they operated
here,
Mr. Thomas I would like to say further
that I think the board haa been too modest
In getting theae things before the public,
and I would ask, after nlaklng these state
ments, and their truth is easily verified, if
it la not right that the papers should at
this particular time put these facts before
the public and put the board In a right and
proper light. The board has acted on its
own volition in everything that it has done
and not under tha adviee of anybody, using
only their own sens Vt what was best
for tbe city, restricting ,ithe liquor traffic
and its kindred business
Tries o levaae Polities.
Mr. Rosewater I have endeavored te
avoid. If possible, the suspicion or appear
ance of endeavoring to make political cap
ital out of what I am advocating. I talked
about theae matters before election with
Governor Mickey. I talked about them
with prominent cltlsens of Omaha. I think
Dr. Miller himself will remember that I
talked to him about that and I said I did
not want to have anything said so that my
motives might be misoonatrued or that
there would ba any attempt made to make
political capital out of whatever discussion
we might have on these questions of mu
nicipal reform. Theae questions ahould be
kept free from politics. The Impression
outside has been created, and it has been
for years, that I am In some way responsi
ble for police government In Omaha, and
that I, to put it In common parlance of
poliUtlans, have a big pull with the men
who are at the head of municipal affairs
and the Board of Fire and Police Comlms
sioners. I have time and again challenged
theae men to show whether I have within
ten years, or fifteen years, approached or
of the New Year, on which you desire
an exquisite dessert confection to make
your family and quests confection
happy, serve them with
NABISCO WATLRS
Begin aright by wishing your New
Year's callers "Happy New Year" with
these delicious creations.
asther confection, like aa almond ta
appearance and flavor, with a shell that
cusMdvcs oa your tone. oe and surprises
?oa wita a tUlithtlul kernel ol crcaak
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY"
asked any flremaa. ar BMsnber of the Bra
department or police department from tbe
chief down, to take any political action
whatever, and I doubt very much today
whether there are lira members of tha po
lice force that I bare had a voice In put
ting oa there. I remember when Martin
White waa chief there were twa mea ap
pointed on the polloe force at my argent
request, aad In about three weeks they
were put out VKhout my consent or my
knowledge even, and they were kept out.
and never got back, which goes to show
that Omaha police ohiefa do not always
take advice or Instructions from aa out
sider, even though ha may have a paper
behind him.
Mr. Thomas Do you know whether all
appointments of members of the fire and
police departments have been made with a
total disregard to politics or religioa of tha
applicants?
Mr. Rose water I will have to aay I do
not know, because I have not looked at the
list and paid ro attention to tbe men ap
poinTed or removed, and had no occasion
to know anything about It because there
has been no complaint or ground of com
plaint, so far as I know.
Appalatsaeats Arc ladepeadeat.
Mr. Thomas I would Ilk to makt tha as
sertion that this Is the way they have all
been done; when they received their ap
pointment they have been told very em-
: phatically that they did not owe their ap
' polntment to any member of the board nor
I to anybody outside of the board, and were
! under no personal obligation to anyone.
and that the only obligation that they had
waa to do their duty, and when they did
that, that would give credit to the appoint
ment of the board, and that la the way
thla board haa conducted ita business. In a
' atrlctly nonpartisan way, and the way, I
would aay. is the only way to run a municl
I pal government.
Mr. Rosewater I do not think It Is neces
sary for me to say that ao member of
this board was appointed at my Instance,
and that no member of the board Is under
any obligation to me. I have never ex
pected that 1 could draw on them any
draTt or check I am talking politically
so that It cannot be said that I have come
here for any particular purpose, or by
agreement. I have endeavored to get be
fore this board for two weeks or more, and
while some may Imagine that I have had
some understanding, as a matter of fact
I did not know that I would be permitted
to apjear before tbe board until three
or four hours ago.
Mr. Broatch I want to aay,- for one, I
am very much pleased with the statement
you have made with regard to your Ideas
of what ought to be done in the Third
ward. They are entirely different from
what I would have supposed would be pre
sented, and they are worthy of my serious
consideration.
Mr. Roeewa-ter They are not entirely new
Ideas to me. I have entertained them for
a long time, and the only question was to
bring them out without creating a great
political stir. If they were projected about
the time of election, or In front of one. It
would be interpreted that It was catering
to the preachers, or wanting to Influence
members of the Civic Federation, or some
other motive. This Is entirely outside of
my purpose. I have desired these reforms
for several years, and I believe that if the
experiment Ms made in Omaha it will be
made in every city of this country at no
distant day.
ROLLER SKATING AT AIDITORIIM
Tbe Faa Besrlaa oa Ratarday Klgbt,
with Prosperts of Great lareeia
On Saturday night of thla week the Audi
torium will be thrown open to thoae who
enjoy tha pleasure and exercise of roller
skating. Tbe Immense floor has been planed
and sandpapered and la in ideal condition.
Five hundred pairs of new ball bearing
akatea have arrived and another hundred
are on tha way to Omaha.
Manager Qlllan has engaged J. P. Pitt
of the Coliseum rink, Chicago, as floor man
ager, and several local experts to assist
beginners. Dimick's band will furnish the
music and the price to be charged Is within
the reach of all, being only 10 centa for
admission and IS cents for ths use of the
skates.
The skating will begin at 7:S0 and close at
10:30. Beginring with next Monday there
will ba afternoon akatlng from 2 until E.
1 .
Tkrssia Sleeper
From Kansas City to Hot ciprmga. Ark.,
without change via Missouri Pacific and
Iron Mountain route. Leaving Kansas City
at noon, arriving in the Bprlngs next morn
ing. For full Information address any
agent of the company or city offices, south
east corner lth and Farnam sta.. Omaha,
Neb. THOB. F. GODFREY.
Passenger and Ticket Agent.
DIED.
LAIXT John F., aged 43 years.
Funeral Friday morning, December ),
at 10 o'clock from family residence, 411
North loth street, to St. John's church; In
t'tn'tit St, Mary's cemetery. South
Omaha.
r i
pi
3;
NgC,
1
Reductions on
Women's Furs
I
I Few
Great Reduction in Women's Furs
All our fl.90 Women's Fur Scarfs, reduced to ..... . 2.90
All our $8.75 Women's Fur Scarfs, reduced to 4.90
All our $12.75 Women's Fur Scarfs, reduced to 7.90
All our flG.75 Women's Fur Scurfs, reduced to 10.00
All our $18.75 Women's Fur Scarfs, reduced to 12.75
All our $22.50 Women's Fur Scarfs, reduced to 14.75
All our $29.75 Women's Fur Scarfs, reduced to. .....19.75
All our $37.50 Women's Fur Scarfs, reduced to ..... 22,50
All our $45.00 Women's Fur Scarfs, reduced to 29.75
WE HAVE MADE A REDUCTION" ON EVERT WOMAN'S FUR
COAT. POSITIVELY A BONA FIDE REDUCTION OF flO TO $50
ON EVERY GARMENT.
WOMEN'S UNDERWEAR
Ladies' heavy jersey ribbed, fleece lined nhirts and
pants regular 50c value 39c.
Ladies' heavy weight, jereey ribbed combination
suits, in natural and ecru regular 75c values 45c
39c
45c
a suit.
Children's fine finished, plain and ribbed, shaped
aaaC and slight ribbed vests and pants in white and
natural, odd lots at just $ their value 25c. All sizes.
tCg Ladies' fine quality, fancy striped, shaker flanneJ
C gown, with fancy trimmed yoke and sleeve reg
ular 75c value 45c,
WOMEN'S GLOVES
IQ Ladies' fine quality,
Aatw gloves regular 45c
A C Best quality fine Saxony yarn and cashmere gloves
iC in plain and fancy colors, also double silk glove
many styles regular 75c value at 45c .
GRAND ISLAND ROUTE
DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE, with new BO-foot Acetylene Oaa
lifhled Pullman Chair Cars (seats free) on nlcht trains and
Pullman high-back seat Coaches on day trains, between Kansaa
City and St. Joseph, Mo : Hiawatha, Seneca. Marysvllle, Kin,
Falrbury, Fairfield, Hastl&cs and Grand Island, Neb.
Connections made at Kansaa City lor ail points East, Bouta
and Wast.
At Grand Island direct connections are made with TTnioa Padflo
last trains tor California and ths Pacific Northwest,
S. M
. ADSIT
Put ii Your Application
It wa ha re' at Jnat what yon wunt In the ahape of a racant offloa
room right now. It will only ta a question of a little while till wa can
fit yon out with exactly what yon require. Put In your application
with a description of your wants and as aoon aa offices are available
of the kind and price you name, we will notify yon with an Invita
tion to come and look at them. Remember that offices In the Be
Bulldlnr ar always In brisk demand and none of them stay vacant
rery long. It la first coma, flret aerrad other thlnga being equal.
Put In your application and make aura of being mi.n times Ant
erred.
R. C. Peters Co
RENTAL AQENTS
GEOrVD FLOOB THE BEE BUILDING
Wr srataa af
rears i
Iba wa
as exaanajMe im
arat as sea psriecuy ana penuajMuL
ol dm, soaaae
aa alisnnaa ta eaauiac te ua. uee aur awa aama a4 ye anus
wbe you axe dolna blips with. Wbe ever heard ul m. aood doe
tar that weald sot uee hla aama IN HIS BUBlN.fiat lfe eharaa
notions; lor eaajnlnaUoa ajid ouaeui tattoo. It eve cannot aula
you wa boneatiy tell you so. Wa In Vive ail man and wemea tiiat
Lead the aarvteee af a thoroughly competent aad honest 4Pa
ClALiaT, ta eail at aur elnoe ar write ua aad wa will sladly ra,
xOain enrthlne you may wish ta knew. Wa aevar snake aa K.
TM CHAJU3B rOK MaJjlCIR I. We aealtlTmly ruaraatea (If curable) ta cure:
Heel Poise.
(or Ufa, sooa every
ayaapteas iaorae aaj
dy, ta mouth, ton
iuim. threat, hair ana
erebrawa tailing- aut disappear completely
Week. Irroet Mei ftV.'T.r"!
debility, early AacHoa, lack at rtaor aad
aureaalk.
CHARGES LOW HOME TREATMENT.
DR. SEARLES & SEARLES
tf. C. Cor. Uth and Douglas
Women's Coats and
Suits, Bath Robes.
Kimonas. Waists.
Next week we take
inventory Today we
start in to prepare for
it We have reduced
prices 33 1-3 per cent
A bonafide reduction.
Positively the greatest
values in the history
of Omaha's merchan
dising will start to
morrow:
solid and fancy colored golf
value at 19c.
GENERAL PASS. AGENT,
i ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI
J
1 u
ALL DISEASES OF LIEN'
earaTul
i; mm asany
Utomsnna ul
sol (urine of
imii ib
ua naj. l
nnanaiitly eurea ul
ua pronaut, oarvala. sou urate. Mea taaa
Tirice.1 Vilnt, Hifirecele f .V5
knotty veins eared without cutting, pt
er laea of time, fearer laiia. bulcaaet Cure
la tha world.
CldD-I, Elidiar ibI Piles
our metkoi
a c
treaUaa theae
dlaeaaes din" era from ail atbara, aad ai
aurjiaaasa la rasuiia.
ttf
OMAHA. flEa
2
'i
i !
"'