In 1906, The Omaha Be pub lished almost a bait million EDITORIAL SECTION. Psges 9 to 16. agate llnca more dUrlajj advertising, man lend VOL. XXXVI-NO. 179. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1907. SINGLE COPY TIIHKK CENTS. liliUiMiirskiiiKLl 6. The Omaha Daily Bee Telephones (, V .Ro -4 i 3 -si 3 Common Sense Trading IUs Its Greatest Frce m Buying Things You Need at the Right Time, at the Right Nace, at the Ri?ht Price Merchandise that's dependable and satisfactory is the only kind of merchandise this great store will handle. Nor do we seek to attract you by ridiculous exaggerations, preposterous claims or "hot air." You can get enough of that elsewhere in this newspaper. Come Saturday to the right place for the right thing at the right price. Here! Here I where everything is all right, all right. Big moeny-saving in it, tool ' BIGGEST CLEARANCE SALE OF THE SEASON IN Furniture. Carpets and Draperies NOISILY GOING ON ON O UR THIRD FLOOR - IT'S THE BIG GREEN TAG SALE! GIVES YOU A SAVING FROM 25 TO 50 PER. CENT WITH DOUBLE GREEN TRADING STAMPS THROWN IN Extraordinary reductions throughout the entire line Furniture Rugs Carpets Linoleums Lace Curtains Draperies else. etc. A Special for Saturday CARPET SWE worth $2.25 at CARPET SWEEPER. h Tft Sacrifice Clothing Sale! 3 THE Vollmer Clothing Comp- any'Sj Lease expires April first. Thley move out then; their stock 3 must be turned into cash. Notice the Sacrificing Prices: $10 Any Overcoat k in the House sizes to 44 values to $20.00, at..., Any Black or Blue , Suit values up to $20.00, sizes 33 to 44; a suit, $10 S00 .Odd Suits. val ues to $12-50, sizes 32 to 42, $98 at DUTCHESS TROUSERS 120 Discount $1.75 Young Men's Vests, .values to $2.50; sizes 32 to 38, at 98 Children 's Suits, Overcoats and Reefers, values to $9.50, at $3.98 Men's Wool Underwear, in cluding union suits, values to $2.50 a garment, at ...98 Boys' and Children's 50c Caps, at .... .25 Men '8 Caps, 75c and $1.00" val-" ties, for ........ 48 Men's Caps, values to $2.00, at 98 Our big line of Men's and Boys' Hats, values to $1.00, at ..48 50 dozen Men's and Boys' Tuxedo Hats, values to $2, at 98 Silk SuspendersHalf price and 50 green trading stamps. 3 .Picture Department That 20 Per Cent Discount Sale 11 Parents Slips Show Your Amount of Discount. 20 Per Cent Discount a Picture Fram ing, Framed Pictures In Galleries, Py rography Materials and Fancy Mirron. S'' 1 Extra Specials Saturday: 29 Per Cent Disceuat on all China, Water Color and Oil Paintd. 20 Per Cent Discount on Water Color, Pastel amd Oil Papers. Metal Frames 1C3 Odd Metal FraYn.es, varieua sizes, slight ly damaged during the holidays, val ues up to $5. on sale Saturday, 69a PYROGRAPHY SPECIALCircular Boxes, neat designs, tor beginner, each 10c. IN SHOES Children's Day IN SHOES 111! INFANTS SHOES -Comfortable! . Let baby's feet grow naturally; hand turned, 1 laced or button, in kid and patent leather, 60c value at, pair ..... ......-. Boys' Storm Calf Shoes Best wearing shoes made to keep healthy boys healthy, and unhealthy boys feet dry, sizes up to 2 at $1.69; sizes 2 to 5, pr. . . .And fifty Green Trading Stamps.; Women's Warm Lined Shoes Laced, plain toe and patent tips, good for cold feet, $1.75 and $2 values, for And fifty Green Trading Stamps. For Dances and Parties A pair of those dainty patent colt, ties or three-atrap slippers, pair 43c ng shoes $2 I3i 252 Children's Cocvts HaJf Price Bearskins, Velours, Velvets, Cheviots and Broadclots, 2 to 14 years. This is no job offered you, but our regular stock. Not a garment reserved. $2.60 Coats for $1.25 $3 Coats for S1.5o M Coats for S2.0O $5 Coats for 2.60 811k, Velvet and Bearskin Hoods, nil colors and sizes: 11.00 Caps for.. 60o 79c Caps for. . .49c 60c Caps for. . .33o Children's Depart ment, Second Floor. Saturday Waist Special $1.25 Fine Saxony Flannel Waists, pleated fronts and piped in taf feta, fancy stock and cuffs, regu lar $5.95 waist Saturday, special at $2.95 Women's Special Coat Offerings for Saturday 110 Fancy Mixture Coats, 50 5 a. notched velvet collar, (regular $10 value, Saturday $4.95 Women's Fine Kersey Coat, 50 in. long, half satin lined, regular $15 value, Saturday, special. $7.48 All Small Furs About Half Price. Sable Fox Scarfs, regular $6.50 value, Satur day $3.95 Knit Underwear for Saturday The startling low prices announced at the beginning of our great white goods sale particularly those prices apply-' Ing to knit underwear are CUT CLOSER THAN EVER Here you have dependable, wearable knit underwear a temptation to the economical to lay in an entire season's supply. Ladies' Wool and Cotton and All Wool Union Suits Bro ken sizes, worth up to $2.50, to close, a suit 69 Ladies' Fleeced Cotton Union Suits 50c value, a suit, Saturday, at ; 35 Ladies' Ribbed Wool Plaited, Vests 65c value, to close will go at .......... .33 Ladies ' Ribbed Fleeced Cotton Vests and Pants 25c value, to close, each 15t Children's Ribbed Fleeced Union Suits Medium weight, drop seat, 25o value, to close, a suit 15 Muslin Underwear Sale Continues Saturday's Special Offering Corset Covers and Drawers made extra full, trimmed in lace and cluster tucks, each 19c. Muslin Skirts, extra full body, 3 12 yard ruffle of em broidery, 18 in. wide, headed with fine tucks, regular $2.00 valu, Saturday special, 98c. Z CROCKERY DINNER.WARE of QUALITY at Reduced Prices for Saturday s 10 Per Cent off on any sale sets or open stock some sets greatly reduced, such as: 100 Piece in the Kent. Pink and Gold SUJterns, full number of pieces, a set, $7.98. The Blue Lugano An English Porcelain Set A Beauty; dark flow blue, always seld at $16 a set, 100 pieces on sale for $12.98. Japaaese Sugar and Cream, six dif ferent kinds, have sold up Jto $1 a pair, on sale Saturday, the two pieces for 50c, Glaia Trays in about ten different shapes, sold at 10c, 12c, 15c, and 2 0c en sale, each, 6c. Tulip Jugs a large jug with bin, yellow and red tulips, regular 35c value, Saturday each 18a Specials In Hardware Saturday 20 per cent discount on any base burner or soft coal heat ing stove. Regular 25c Standard Bread Toaster 15 Regular 24o Braided Clothes Line for 15 Extra nice Japanned Mail Boxes, with lock and 2 keys . .$1.25 And Thirty Green Trading Stamps. Wash Boiler, all kinds, prices up from .........96 And Forty Green Trading Stamps. Scrub Brushes, extra quality 10 And Ten Green Trading Stamps. Ladies' 95c Ice Skates, special . . . . ... .75 See Our Special Table of 10c Items. ennett'sM Grocery SATURDAY BARGAIN LIST. ORDER EARLY IF POSSIBLE TO AVOID DELAY IN DELIVERY a U'w t Bennett' Capitol Flour per sack fl-SO And Seventy-flv Oreen Trading Ktamps. Corn Meal, yellow or white, 10-lb sack. lOo And Twenty Oroen Trading btamp. Navy Bean, finest, 10 lbs. for BSo Bennett's Belt Coffee. three pound for B1.00 And 100 Oreen Trading Stamp. Tea, any kind, lb 680 And Fifty Oreen Trading Stamp. Maine Corn can, 10c: do can 91-00 Qeneaee Tomatoes, full weight can, 10c; doren cans 81.10 "Best We Have" Early June Peas, can, 10c; dozen cans ...SI IS TJneeda Buscults package to OIIEU Pull Cream Cheese, pound 80o And Ten Oreen Trading Stamps. Swiss Cheese, domestic pound.... BSO And Twenty Oreen Trading Stamps. Royal Luncheon Cheese, Jar 84 And Ten Oreen Trading Stamps. IVREK SwilTts Bally from Fin est Dairies Fresh Oooatry Boll Butter pound Bso Bulk Mince Meat, pound lOo "Best We Have" Corn, two cans 8 So And Ten Oreen Trading Stamp. Bennett' Capitol Premium Chocolate, pound Mo And Twenty Oreen Trading Stamps. Diamond 8 Chill Sauce, bottle. ., .Boo And Ten Oreen Trading Stamps. A. B. C. Catsup, bottle BSo And Twenty Oreen Trading Stamp. Golden Queen Corn, three can BSo Diamond C Soap, ten bars for... BSo Bennett's Capital Wheat two pkgs. for BOo And Ten Oreen Trading Stamp. Bennett's Capitol Oats, two pkgs. BOo And Ten Oreen Trading Stamps. Bennett's Capitol Extracts, bottle ISo And Ten Green Trading Stamps. Currants, cleaned, pound... lOo Seedless California Raisin lOo Seeded Raisins, package .... lOo California Prunes, per lb......... .Bo Japan Rice, four pounds BSO And Twenty Oreen Trad In a- Stamps. Jell-O assorted, three pkgs BSo And Ten Oreen Trading Stamps. Lincoln Butterlne, two lbs Bflo And Five Oreen Trading Stamps. Jersey Butterlne, two lbs BOo And Five Oreen Trading Stamp. Premium' Butterlne, two lb 40o Granulated Sugar Doanl Orson Trading Stamp. Bennett' Capitol Mlnoo Meat, three package for BSo And Ten Oreen Trading Stamp. Spur Pickle, quart '. . ...lOe And Ten Green Trading Stamp. Chow Chow Pickle, quart ISo And Ten Oreen Trading Stamp. Stuffed Olive, pint BBo And Ten Oreen Trading Stamp. Small Sour Pickle dosen So Meats Meats BEST OUSIS AT LOWBST MAS.' XMT FBXOB8 BTEBTTXIJfa OUABAJrlBXS. Fresh Fork Shoulder Boast, lb. . ,8M Fresh Spar Bib, three lb for BSo SFBCIAXi OXT BAOOXT AJT9 AB9 Morrell' Iowa Frio Bacon, back, elected light narrow strips, aver a- 6 to lbs., on sale, lb.... 10 8 OOO lb Armour's selected narrow and lean Baoon small strips, pound UVi LABS F BOX AX. I Thirty Oreen Trading Stamp with each (-lb. and 10-lb pall i-ard; any brand, at ur regular prion, rs New Holland Herring, Just In, per keg 70o I GREATER OMAHA BILL READY IfeMir f roTidinc for CoDiolidatisn About Finiihtd by Erton. GOES TO REPRESENTATIVE LEE SATURDAY Provision Enables Mayor nnn Cssa. ell to Increase Total Fnnd from Million to Million ( ssi. Qnnrtor. Attorney J. P. Breen Saturday afternoon .will hare ready for delivery to Representa tive Mlko Lee n draft of the Omater Omaha bill to bo Introduced In th legislature. Accompanying this bill will be several amendment and change on th city char, ter, theao auggestlon being what are thought necessary for Omaha regardlei of any consolidation proposition. J Tba charter change have to do mainly ' with th funds, there being a provision th that th city council and mayor shall hav power to Increase th total fund to tl.2oO,- W la pine of U.uuo.vMt an cow LL case, thus making th charter of sufficient elas- I tlclty to meet any contingency in the event of consolidation before th next legislature meet. Th Real Estate exchange and Commer cial club hav been .active In figuring out th present needs In th way of increased appropriations for fire, police, .park and engineering department of Omaha. Th proposed plan Is to hav n charter provision taat th maximum amount to b set sslde for th engineering department shall be tlSZ.Ouo, which sum shall cover not only the engineering department as It 1 now ope rated, but include all present operations of th street commissioner' office, making the two department virtually one. Fund used by the two . department during ISO amounted to 1170,40, and apportionment set asida for this year for th same depart ment aggregate SltS.SoO, th difference In those sum being due to Mayor Dahlman' cut of IS0.0U0. Th proposed $191,000 total for th two department is about 3,0u0 more than wan allowed In lKM. Division at Fnnd. Just how th 1182.000 should be divided among the various department of th en gineer office la n matter which la left for th council to decide on Just as they have beta apportioning tba general tuaA of UtSS.OOO through the ; various department. It la proposed to make the police and fir funds I1M.0O each, th charter at present allowing th former 1115.000 and th latter 1176,009. No change ha been suggested In th lighting fund, which 1 now specified in th charter at $70,000. Th park fund, ac cording to th proposed change, should be raised from $30,000 to a minimum of $75,000 and maximum of $100,000, although it 1 believed those figure will be changed to $60,000 and $75,000, respectively, before th amendment are offered for coiuadera. Uon at Lincoln. No Changs 1 contemplated In th library fund, which now stands at $22,000. With th addition mentioned to engi neering, police, firs and park fund (con sidering the Inst at $60. OOO). there would be added to present running expense of the city $132,000. Th proposition is to add $150,000, adding th difference of $13,000 to what la known as the general fund. ' The charter now authorise the city to raise by taxation n gross sum of $750.u00 for gen eral purpose and $20,000 for linking fund. Th addition mentioned would Increase th total amount to be raised to $1,150,000, or $Ai0,ud0 more than Mayor Dahlman ex pert to run th city on this year. , Tt Cftatcc Oiuafra Ull, an already drafted, provide that whenever n city of th first class shall adjoin th boundary lln of a metropolitan city for the aggregate distance of a mile th city of th first class shall become part of the such metropolitan city upon the filing with the governor of a certiiicate by the county surveyor stating that the boundary lines adjoin In the manner stipulated. Omaha and South Omaha boundary lines adjoin for over two miles. The bill mentioned contemplates consolidation by legislative enactment in a manner similar to that which ha been ac complished in many part of the country, Kansa City being an Instance. The bill provide that the governor shall Issue a proclamation, and if that Is issued four months or more before th date of the regular tat and county election within th year then the city council of th metropolitan city shall have power and It shall be Its duty to divide th consoli dated territory Into twelve wards, and at the next election, as provided for In the act, an election shall be held throughout th consolidated territory. Should an election be held next Novem ber under this bill the South Omaha offi cials would only be cut off of four month service. The rst of the bill contains legal provl uu mm!, turulnif Mvar nuhUo nranarty. GOVERNMENT JS IN EARNEST Assistant Attorney General Bar Psblle Is Intra of that by Now. 8peclat Assistant Attorney General M. C. Burch of Washington la In Omaha enroute to the west on business connected with the investigation of land matter. Mr. Burch visited District Attorney Ooss and Special Assistant District Attorney Rush at the federal building Friday morning for a brief conference. "There is no significance In my visit here," said Mr. Burch. "I merely stopped over for a short visit and will proceed west this afternoon. I Just learned of th acquittal of th Modlsett this morning while on th train. Mr. Rush nnd Mr. Ooss hav made an excellent fight, but It is hardly to b expected that tbey should win all of them. The trial ha shown on very Important thing, and that 1 that the government I in deadly earnest In the prosecution of alt violation of th land law, and I venture th observation that the parties will not take any more chance to obtain control of publlo lands. "Ja Uio east lh pubjlo aud ogrporaUraf are beginning to realize that when th government get after any violation of th law that it mean buslnet, and th ten dency is growing rapidly to adhere as Closely a possible to the law in every de partment of Industrial and commercial activlty., COUNTY NOT SO EASY NOW Commissioner Hesitate Before l'sur on Bid of lv Trast ssd Prlster. Let th taxpayers of th county drop thetr load of dull car at the threatening prospect of being taxed usurlously by th Ice trust for supplier of the congealed sum mer comfort to th county Institutions this summer. Th commissioner hav not yet let th contract. Th Ice trust wants $6 cent n hundred for Ic delivered to the court house and county JulL Thl is $7 a ton. Coal Is almost as cheap and doesn't melt a fast while the delivery man la car rying it from th wagon to th nous. Those who are In n position to know wink th eye and those who hav observed th campaign of economy now being con ductal t th commissioner Siid tag county auditor, shrewdly guess that the Ice man ha another bid coming. The trust ad mitted that in making this bid It was al lowing for all th vicissitudes of weather and the chances of a short crop. In other words, the trust wasn't taking any chance and was letting th county take them all. If there should be a small crop of Ice th trust would still have a fair profit from th county, and if th Ice crop should prov to be normal the profit would be very grati fying indeed to the company. It is likely the commissioners will hold up the Ice bids for a month or two until It 1 known what kind of an lc harvest ther will be. In th matter of printing, alio, th county I going to save a wad of money. It Is said th printer of th city "got together last year and th county paid about thre price for it printing. Tills year new spe cifications were prepared and there Is an amazing reduction on th price. Lai it year the plain record cost 115. this year It I $6 23. The four appearance docket last year cost $1U, this year the price I $4SL Tax receipt for back years cost $&2 last year and the same number this year coat $j00. Th ao.ono sheet of typewriting paper needed cost $150 last year, whll thl y they at oJXurd fur PX 1! fs