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VOL. XXXVII NO. 28.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MOUSING, JULY 20, 1J07.
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sattonal Sarpiis tor last lay of Our Great July Clearance
Sale
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SPECIALS IN SHOES
Sale of Children's Whit CtnvM, Patent Leather,
Vici Kid and Tan Kid Oxfords
Misses' and children's dainty white canvas Oxfords, all
sizes up to 2 75
Misses' and children's tan Oxfords, regular $1.60 val
ues, all sizes up to 2 98
Children's black vlcl kid and patent leather Gibson
ties, roman sandals and oxfords, values up to $1.75
sold without reserve sizes up to 11, at 89?
Boys' Canvas Oxfords, broken sizes, regular $1.25 val
ues, at 791
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Men's Straw Hats
PRICES CUT IN TWO
Saturday you may telnet any man's or boy's straw hat
In the house (Panamas excepted) at exactly one-half of the
marked price.
We are determined not to carry over a single straw hat.
Values up to 60o ,, BSo
Values ud to 7Eo 370
Values Up to 11.00 BOO
Values up to S 1 .GO 76o
Values up to
Values UD to
Values up to
GEBTTTIVB PAHAUA XATS Greatly Meduoed Prloes
Values up to 15.00 8348
Values up to 16.60 94-48
Men's Neckwear
100 dozen men's nice 911k Four-in-Hands. regular BOc and
75c qualities, special fir Saturday 39o
100 dozen men's Four-ln-Hands, Batwings and String Tien,
worth 85c, special for Saturday 85o
l.i.i) , veo
2.00 SI. 00
2.S0 fi.as
3.00 91.60
Saturday, July 20th, is the closing day of this extraordinary July Clearance Sale. The
money value of summer merchandise already disposed of, amounts to more than any Omaha retail institu
tion ever drew over its counters In the same limited time before. The confidence the buying public has in this great store is
seal, signature and warrant for the claim we make to be the greatest retail institution west of Chicago. Saturday will see
every department chuck fnll ol bargains A few advertised, the majority not advertised. Look around.
CROCKERY
Attend the bargain 'sale
of Haviland and Royal
Saxe China Saturday. On
display lbth street win
dow until 6 p. rh. Friday.
IWfcittitln July 1st THK HKXNKTT COMPANY
gives a half holiday each oek to every clerk dur
ing July and Augiitt. This suits the clerks bettor
tluui 5 o'clock closing and avoids iiuonvciiienco to
our customers.
CIGARS
Owl Cigar, 8 for 25: Box of 50. $1.50
El Crenb. a Porto Rican Cigar. 8 for 25c
Box of 50. $1.50
ssacsssg
CLEARANCE IN CORSETS
$1.50 and $2.00 values at S9
This lot consists of broken sizes In Kabo,
American Lady, W. C. O., C. B. and other
makes. Short and long hips. Colors, white
and drab.
SUSPENDERS
Nice assortment of men's and boys' light
weight lisles, regular 85c value, Saturday,
at 25
MEN'S BELTS
Tan, gray and black, $1.00, 75c, BOc and 25
7)
I J Lawn Dresses
Waists. Skirts
& Undermuslln
I
Lawn Dresses
$10.00 Lawn Dresses, handsomely trimmed In val. lace
and medallions, Saturday special $5.95
$19.50 and $15.00 Tailored Linen Suits, made Eton,
Prince Chap and Three-Button Cutaway, Saturday,
tor $10.95
WAISTS
Lawn and fine Lingerie
Waists for Saturday's
selling
1.00 Lawn "Waists, nice
ly trimmed for . .49c
$2 Lawn Waists, trim
med in val. lace :md
embroidery for . 89c
$3.95 fine Lingerie
Waists for ... .$1.95
$5.00 fine Lingerie
Waists for $2.43
Undermusllns
50 dozen muslin Drawers,
trimmed In tucks, regu
lar 39c quality, Satur
day special 19
Skirts
All linen Skirts, several
st vie cleats, rearular $3
! value. Saturday special,
at $1.95
MEN'S UNDERWEAR
25c
47c
Men's HuJbriggan Shirts and Drawers, 85c value,
(Saturday
Celebrated "Aenncsh" Underwear, Shirts and Drawers,
Saturday
Men's Balbrifjgan Underwear, in blue and ecru, regular C A
75c value J J C
Men's Summer 'Weight Wool Underwear, Shirts and Draw. Fft .
ers, regular 75c value, Saturday JUC
MEN'S HOSIERY
Men's Fancy H Hose, regular 15c value, Saturday, 10c,
Three for
Men's t Hose, beautiful assortment of plain colors, drop f?
stitch, regular 25c values, Saturday I JC
Beautiful assortment Men's H Hose, values up to 85c, in
MM
25c
at
Beautiful assortment Men's Hose, values up to 50c and
75c
39c
Children's Dresses
Lawn Dresses, lace and em
broidery trimmed, nicely fin
ished, regularly sold at $1.00,
Saturday for 89c
Gingham Dresses, made extra
full, plain colors, stripes and
plaids, regular 98c value, Sat
urday for 48c
Wash Dresses, elaborately
trimmed, ages 4 to 14 years,
sold up to $3.00 Saturday
for .,...... $2.48
COIF LYffE CLEARANCE OF MEN'S WW
ISHINGS
Our Entire Men's Furnishings Stock Positively Sacrificed (or Immediate
Clearance. A Sale of Unsurpassed Importance to Every Man in Omaha.
Men s Shirts Men's Shirts Men's Shirts
150 dozen high grade shirts
in latest colors and effects
coat or ordinary styles
plain or pleated, cuffs at
tached or detached values
up to $2.00; dear-fl A
ance price Jl A
85 dozen men's fine shirts, light or
dark patterns, plain or pleated, also
plain blue chambray; values AjCS
up to 75c, clearance price. . . ,T C
150 dozen high grade negligee shirts,
plain and pleated, mostly out coat
style, cuffs attached or detached;
values up to $1.50; 'clear- ftO
ance price OeC
25 doz. strictly high grade
negligee shirts in latest im
ported shirtings cut coat
style beautiful assortment
of colors and effects values
to $3 and $3.50,
clearance price... ivJ
Order your
Sunday
trolls and
vegetables
directly by
phone from
Fruit Dept.
All perish
able pro
duce, butler,
eggs, meats,
(ruits, etc.,
delivered by
refrigerator
wagons.
MEATS
Spring Chickens, per lb. . .20c
Leg of Mutton, yearlings,
pound 11
Shoulder of Mutton,
yearlings, lb.. . .7Vc
Mutton Stew, 6 lbs.
for 25c
VJSJ I Boiling Beef, 10 lbs.
iirrJ for 25c
Shoulder Pot Roast, 80 and . : 60
Morrill's Iowa Pride California
Hams HVc
Morrill's Iowa Pride Bacon
backs lb W2Q
And 20 Green Trading Stamps
. With Each Strip. .
innwnsrri 1
HOSIERY
Ladles' fast black lace Hose, 25c
value 17
Ladles' Imported split fast Hose, 35c
value , ,25t
Children's fast black seamless Hose,
17c value 12
Children s lmDorted rib- ti,i-r, .n,; -i
bed Hose, 25c value, 15c I
Double Green Trading
Stamps in Hosiery
GLOVES
Ladles' 12x16 button Lisle Gloves,
$1.25 value 69
Ladies' 16-button colored Silk Gloves
$2.25 value $1.G9
Double Green Trading Stamps in
Gloves
Bennett's Big Grocery
SPECIAS FOR SATURDAY. Please Leave Orders
Early
Ladies' Home Journal Patterns
The new summer style book. The
world's great authority on, and herald
of fashion. (Sells for 16c.)
GIVEN FREE WITH EVEUV 15 cent
PATTERN SATURDAY.
Pattern Booth, Harney Entrance.
Dr. Price's Food. 4 pkgs...95o
Persian Syrup, large can, 15o
And 20 Green Trading Stamps
Pears, can Bo
Corn, can 6o
Potted Meat, can 4o
Baked Heans, ran 4o
Oil Surdiiit'H. can 4o
Salmon, can So
New Potatoes, peck, flso
rBSB
And tO Green Trading
Stamps
Blood of Grape Julen,
quart bottle 60o
And 60 Green Tradlnk
BtaniDs
Egg-O-See, 4 packages 35o
Diamond 8 Sainton, fancy, per
can 93o
And 10 Green Trading Stamps
Pickles, assorted. 3 bottles, &5o
And 10 Green Trading Stamps
Peanut Putter, 2 Jars 30o
And 10 Green Trading Stamps
Three Star Corn, 6 cans...63o
And 20 Green Trading Stamps
Uneeda Biscuit, 4 pkgs....l5o
And 10 Green Trading Stamps
New York Full Cream Cheese,
pound 20o
And 10 Green Trading Stamps
Neufchatel Cheese 40
Hand Cheese SViO
Ice cold Butter Milk. iFllrJ J
Blood of Graue Jutcn.
pint bottle 350 P-sTI,,
IH .'S- ... til
Batavla Gloss Etarch, pound
ouckace Bo
And 10 Green Trading Stamps
Jell-O, assorted, 3 packages
for 3&o
And 10 Green Trading Stamps
Jell-O Ice Cream, 2 pkgs...aOo
And 10 Green Trailing Stamps
pound cun $i.00
And 75 Green Trading
Stamps
Bennett's Capitol Ex
tracts bottle 180
And (0 Green Trading
Stamps
Worcester Table Salt,
sacks 86o
And 20 Green Trading
Pride of Bennett's Flour, per
sack 91-40
And B0 Green Trading Stamps
Granulated Sugar
Double Green Trading Stamps
Bennett's Breakfast Coffee, 3
pounds $1.00
100 Green Trading Stamps
Bennett's Best Coffee, lb. ,3So
And 30 Green Trailing Stamps
Tea, B. F. Jupan, Uslong, Gun
powder, Kngllsh Breakfast,
pound 60o
And 50 Green Trading Stamps
batavla Cornstarch, lb. pack
age Bo
Vnd 10 Green Trading Stamps
UNDERWEAR
Ladies' low neck, sleeveless VeBts,
tape neck and arm, 12 VjC value, 7
Ladies' low neck, sleeveless Vests,
tape neck and arm, lCc value, Q
Ladles' low neck, sleeveless Vests,
tape neck and arm, 25c value, 17
iLadles wide knee, lace
trimmed Pants, 35c
value 25
Double Green Trading
Stamps In Underwear
HANDKERCHIEFS
Ladles' lace trimmed and embroidered
Handkerchiefs, 10c value .....So
Ladles' all linen Initial Handkerchiefs,
12ftc value 8VfcO
Men's all linen hemstitched Handker
chiefs, 12 Vic value 8Vo
Double Green Trading Stamps In
Handkerchiefs
Mens
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"ValueReceived"
is what our cus
tomerssay when
they buy one of
our $10 suits.
To prov'e this to
you we place on
sale for Satur
day's selling a
special showing
in two and three
piece suits at
this price
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Dennett's Candies
GROCERY SECTION
Fruit Tablets, assorted flavor,
pound 12c
Specials in Hardware
Gas Range, the one minute Dangler, buvcs you 30
per cent on your bill. Regular $20.50
Range, special for
$18
m Mowers 11-ln. r;f-v,l l-hole Gasoline Sto'
Kh wheel, ball )PT"5Titi regular 11.8k, si
,ar,ng. regular 7. teV ! 'A: '
ill
Law
hi
ttMurl
special 93.flft
Screen Doors, painted
green, In sizes we
have in stock; close
out price 8&c
Mouse Trnp, sure
catch. 4 for,...10o
Vegetable Brushes, special,
2 for 6o
60 ft. Cotton Clotheslines,
worth 15c, special ...100
And 10 Green Trading
Stamps
Steel Mall Boxes, with two
keys, regular 1.!6, spe
cial 890
8-hole Gasoline Stoves, reg
ular $i.8. special . .93-76
l-hole Gasoline Stove,
pe-
2-hole Gasoline Oven,
special, Saturday,
at 91 75
l-hole Gasoline Oven,
special Saturday
at 91.68
Ice Picks regu
lar 1 2 o and
sneclal loo
Fly Killers 100
And 10 Green Trading
Stamps
Closing out line Floor Paint
rtgular price per gal
lon, 11.80; ttpeclal . ...86o
Elgin Lawn Sprinklers, reg
ular 60c, special Saturday
t 440
Binder Twine, best quality
standard, at lowest prices.
15 c,
3Rssas4
Greatest Sale of Framed Pictures -
r
Pictures worth $3.00 to 912.00 for parlor,
library, den, etc. all one price
Baturdaf
See Sixteenth Street Window
1.98 1
Marble Fountain---eo:r.t.ed.c!r..T."B. .e:;.!'.m:. ."..'....lSc
North Balcony
FEW FIREPROOF BUILDINGS
Commission of Government Expert
fiote the Scarcity.
LESSONS OF DISASTERS UNHEEDED
' ( klraitu, Baltimore and San Fraaclsco
(alaiiiltlea Afford Mtstrr Prac
tical Hesalts la Flrvpro!
V commission of government eTperts, In
a ti.rnial report to the secretary of the in
terior, denounces many types of so-called
fireproof buildings, and In addition makes
the siartllng declaration that a greet con
fi.isnitlon, accompanied by the sacrifice of
Inimun Uvea and the loss of millions of
dollars' worth of property. Is poskible In
n.arly every big city In the United 6tate.
Thst the various municipalities of the
country havo not profited by the calamities
In Chicsso, Baltimore and San Francisco
Is a!o claimed by these officials, whose ln-
i;g.illon have brought forth the con
rlits rui that there Is no such thing as
Hr.-proof building.
N ; that It Is impossible to have a bulld
Iva llirproof. for the experts show the
In tl-eir report to Secretary Oarfleld.
The fsct that the buildings are not fire
proof la believed to be directly traceable
to the desire of the owotrs to cheapen as
far aa practicable 4he f reproofing and the
oostructlon generally In order to secure
greater Interest on their Investments. '
Richard L. Humphreys, in charge of the
structural materials division of the geo
logical survey, and secretary of the na
tional advisory board on fuels and struc
tural materials, points out -that an earth
quake In New Tork olty of equal Intensity
with that at f$an Francisco would result
In an appalling loss of life and property.
These conditions obtain in every large
city, and It would not take an earthquake
to prove the contentions of the experts.
Hitm at Sait Fraaclaco.
Shortly after the earthquake In Ban
Francisco Mr. Humphrey visited that city
to Investigate the havoc wrought by the
Are; the action of the fire upon so-called
fireproof buildings and the steps necessary
to prevent. If possible, conflagrations In
the future.
Prof. Frank Soule, dran of the College
of Civil Engineering of the I'nlverslty of
California, was designated by the techno
logic branch of the geological survey to
proceed to San Francisco for the same pur
pose. About this time the War department
assigned Captain John Stephen Sew ell,
engineer corps. United States army, whose
reputation as an expert on fireproof build
ing construction Is International, to s simi
lar task. After a thorough Investigation,
these officials have completed s careful
report which will be published by the
geological survey in the near future. From
the general conclueslons they draw, the
present day conditions are not encouraging.
Richard L. Humphrey says' "The Sao
Francisco disaster has demonstrated that
the lessons from the Chicago and Balti
more fires are still unlearned. The same
faults In construction continue to be re
peated. The only sure way to remedy
grave defects of this character Is to enact
strict building laws which will compel an
observance of the essentials for fireproof
structures.
"It Is quite probable that the new San
Francisco will be, to a large extent, a
duplicate of the former city In previous
defects of construction."
Professor Frank Suulo suys: "The dam
age Inflicted upon San Fianclsco from the
direct and lmm.-uiato effect of the earth
quake was relatively small, being esti
mated at from a to 10 per cent only, of
the total loss, but subsequent and Indirect
effect was to paralyse the water supply
and Its distributing system, start a great
conflagration, render Impossible Its ex
tinguishment with the means at hand,
burn approximately $j00,000,0u) worth of
property, render houseless, homeless and
miserable JuO.OOO people and Inflict remoter
damages to business, commerce and lurbor
only to be estimated In the future. When
we ran see plainly, as we may, looking
backward, that nearly all of the destruc
tion and suffering might have been pre
vented by wise foresight and provision
we feel that we must send a warning to
all the cities of the world. Any city that
disregards this warning will be guilty of
s great crime."
Captain John Stephen Eewell sayet "The
Baltimore fire and the Snn Francisco fire,
ss well as many other fires and Are tests,
bave proven quite conclusively that com
mercial methods of flrcnrooflng are inade
quate to stand any real test. In the major
ity of cases, the steel work Is falsly well
protected, but the number of failures Is
sufficiently great to siiuw that the factor
of safely against Are is not by any means
what it should be.
"It seems highly Improbable that earth
quakes will ever be much more severe
tiian the one In San Francisco. There Is
no doubt that that city can be rebuilt so
that although It will suffer damage from
future earthquakes, this damage will not
be at all fatul and the city will not burn
up as the result of it."
The experts maintain that the defects In
the so-called fireproof buildings are nut
confined to San Francisco, Baltimore and
Chicago, where there have been great con-
flugrallons, but are general In all of the
big cities througliout the coutry.
Warning to the Entire I'nlted States.
A warning to the entire United Stales
Is given in the following from Mr.
Humphrey:
'The defects of construction which are
so strongly condemned by reason of their
failure in San Fiaucisco are no worse
than those generally practiced throughout
the United States. The same defects are
common, and It is evident that the same
results would follow an earthquake of
equal Intensity In another part of the
Country. A moment s consideration will
show that the loss of life and properly
In New York, for example, under similar
conditions, would be enormous. The
damage to property In San Francisco is
estimate 1 at S'.tA-.iXu, but this sum,
large as It Is, Is exceeded by the total
annual expenditure for new construction
alone In New Tork.
"In three days the tremendous area of
over i.lxi acres was burned, destroying
entirely city blocks, and In part thirty
two blocks. Of this, 314 acres comprised
the congested district, on which there was
)JuO,CoO,000 Insurance, probably represent
ing a value of at least $500,000,000.
"In the Baltimore Are, 1,343 buildings
were destroyed, having an assessed value
of ia,90S,3U0. In two years these burned
buildings were replaced by (70 buildings
whose assessed value Is IJO.Oix'i.Oou. These
new buildings are larger than the old,
and the widening of the streets has elim
inated Tut building lots. It is expected
Uiat when the reconstruction wllhln - the
burned district Is complete there will be
less than 200 buildings, of which the as
sessed value will be fully $26,000,000.
"It Is therefore quite reasonable to
suppose that the assessed value of the
reconstructed San Francisco will at leuitl
be double that at the time of the catas
trophic." In his recommendations to the country
on fireproof buildings, Prof. Soule declares
thai the high, steel-frame office buildings,
properly braced, will safely endure an
earthquake of even great severity than
that In San Francisco.
'This kind of buildings has proved Its
worth and reliability." says Prof. Soule,
"and has 'come to stay.' It has been tried
and has not been found wanting. Minor
Improvements will produce a perfect struc
ture." .
Concrete and reinforced concrete struc
tures are given a high place In the esti
mation of the experts, who believe that
they are as well adapted to withstand
earthquake or fire as any other type of
building Brooklyn Eagle.
When you have anything to buy or sell
advertise It 14 The Bee Want Ad columns.
REFUSES A JRAISE IN PAY
Astonishing Action of a OoTrruuien t
Kuiploye Supposed to lie
Saue.
A siluatton positively unique and without
precedent In the history of the navy has
arisen in thu steam engineering department
of the local navy yard. Henry Cohn, a
draftsman In that department, has refused
to allow the government to Increase his
salary.
This statement may appear to be incredi
ble, but It Is. nevertheless, a fact. Cohn,
who has been employed In the department
for several years, was doing such good
work that the chief draftsman. P.. H.
Btults, decided to recommend him for an
Increase. The recommendation was ap-
proved by the head of the department, en
dorsed by the commandant and forwarded
to the secretary of the navy.
A letter was received from Secretary Met
calf granting the raise that Is usually given
to draftsmen.
Cohn was appraised of the fact, but In
dignantly" refused to accept the Increase.
The news stunned everyone in the drafting
room and the clerical force. Many of them
have made repeated but unsuccessful at
tempts to have their salaries raised, and
then to learn that a man who was for
tunate enough to secure the addition to h
pay had declined to take It words, mere
words, were utterly Inadequate to express
their feelings.
Thinking that perhaps Cohn was suffering
from a temporary mental aberration, Mr.
Slults and Commander R. T. Hall, chief of
the department, reasoned wlLu him, but be
was obstinate. He would not under any
circumstances accept the proffered Increase.
Anything that either Mr. Stults or Com
mander Hall could say would not swerve
him from his purpose, so they delisted la
their attempts.
The contention of Cohn Is that as the de
partment thought Ills services valuable
enough to warrant an Increase, the granted!
additional remuneration was hardly ade
quate fur a man If he was all that the let
ter of recommendation said of him. He feels
that It would be a blow to his self-respect
to reaffirm his oath of fidelity to the gov
ernment for the paltry raise the depurtment
saw fit to allow. He prefers to continue at
his original rating, unless the secretary
makes the Increase of salary that be re
gards as fair compensation.
His decidedly unusual view of the matter
has furnished much debate and speculation
among his fellow employes and the further
sctlon of the department Is awaited with
the keenest Interest. Will the government
grant an additional Increase or rescind tho
present letter? Is the question that Is agi
tating the clerks and draftsmen of the
steam engineering department. Brooklyn
Eagle.
Mure Scared Than Hurt.
A young worr.an In Newark who had had
a tiff with her husband bought a bottle of
carbolic arid and drank It, and told what
she had done. Sure enough, the bottle
was labeled "carbolic acid poison" ail
right, but Its contents had been witch has si.
The apothecary had noticed that Mrs.
Cohen was not to be trusted with the
drug she asked for. Sometimes A snlstaae
Is dons en purpose.
