TOE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY. JANUARY 21. 1909. Z-:;2T TWO GREAT SAL EVENTS OF NSE INTEREST TO BUYERS BEGINNING THURSDAY January 21st Mil i, "V I r MID-WINTER MANUFACTURERS' SALE A sale in which the bargain giving power of Hayden's great buying organization finds full est expression.' Most phenomenal price savings in nearly every line of merchandise for you. Manufacturers in all parts of the country have contributed to the bargain display our buyers for weeks past making careful selection from among the many offerings, selecting only those that combined high quality with the necessary low price for such an event. $60,000 OF WOMEN'S OUTER GARMENTS Secured from the manufacturers at a small frac tion of the actual value on sale at less than the cost of production. Never before was such a glor ious bargain opportunity offered garment buyers. 150 Beautiful Opera Coats and Capes All sizes, elegantly finished, fine fabrics, all evening shades garments in this lot worth $40.00, your choice, Thursday, for $9.90 200 Winter Coats Made to sell up to $30.00, black, colors and fancy mixed fabrics, satin and taffeta lined, never before equalled in Omaha, at sale price $7.50 xu.kzk ukcat run a.'.EuiAiiS 1L 50 Near Seal Coats Made to sell at $G0.00 to jjjif $75.00, on sale while they last, a choice $25.00 worth $75.00, Just GO in the lot, while tliev last at, choice $30.00 Beaver Coats A swell line for selection, regular values to $125.00. Yours Thursday at $45.00 MANUFACTURERS' STOCK OF TAILOR SUITS AND DRESSES GREAT BARGAINS $30.00 Tailor Suits on Sale Thursday at $12.50 Elegant Chiffon Broadcloth Suits, all newest styles and colorings, many worth $30.00, choice Thursday, for $12.50 200 One-Piece Dresses Silks and Broadcloths, all colors, garments well worth $25.00; magnificent bargains at, each $10.00 $7.50 Long Silk Kimonos, at 9 to 11 A. M., Only Silk and each $12.95 Net Waists, garments worth $2.50 Long Kimonos at . .98c $1.50 Dressing Sacques, 49c ,M .'f1'! --msBssav-. w- THsT RILIABLB Big Sale of Shoes From the Spencer Shoe Co., Boston, Mass. $3.1.000 worth of Shoe from these people were bought at 40 rents 011 the dollar and will br Hold at 1pm than the cost to the maker. Watch the windows and don't fail to see tbe goods and buy MOW. This Is your greatest opportunity. Men's $3.00 and $3.60 Shoes In pat ent colt, vlci kid and gunmetal Bluchers or Button, from the SPENCER SHOE CO $1.98 Men's $4.00 Shoes from the SPEN CER shoe co., at 52.50 Women's Patent Colt, Gunmetal. lace or button welt shoes, worth $3.00 and $3.50, at pair ..$1.98 9 A. M. to 12 M., Only Wo men's and Misses' Coney Fur Sets, values to $7.50, on sale, at, set $2.95 regularly to $5.00, at per garment $1.95 THE RELIABLE TORE ALL CHILDREN'S COATS GO AT HALF AND LESS IN THURSDAY'S SALE. FINAL CLEARANCE SALE OF SILKS A sale of unusual interest, not only on account of the low prices, but by reason of the choice quality and styles of the offerings. All broken lots of plain and fancy Silks. A clean sweep of the season's offerings that sold up to 85c a yard, all in one great lot in domestic room, at yard for ALPIN AND FANCY SILKS worth $1.25 27-in. Louisienes, 27-in. Fancy Taffetas, 27-in. YARD. Plain Taffetas, Messalines, Peau de Oygues, Rough Silks, Pongees, Liberty Satins, etc. Plenty of Plain Black and Plain "White Taffetas and Messalines in this great lot. Come early. CHILDREN6' CLOTHING Boys' Knickerbocker' Suits, worth 53.50 to $3 00, on sale Thursday at $2.48 Boys' Knickerbocker Pants, big assort . ment for selection, all i izea, 3 to 17 years: $1.59 valnes, choice - .984 $1.00 values, choice GSc 75c values, choice 48 60c values, choice 28? 35c 59c Blankets. Comforts, Long Cloths, Etc. 50 rair full size Blankets, regular $2.00 grade, Thursday, only at per pair $1.25 50 oair fu"! rze Blankets, regular $l!50 iAzii. at a pair , 70s Home-mart Comforts, made from fast colorM sllkolines, regular price $2.50, Thursday, ea $1.69 English Long Cloth, regular 12 Vic grade, 12 yards in a bolt, at per bolt, $1.19 Apron Checks, in fast colors, regular 6 He grade, at a yard . ...2H) FROM 0:00 A. M. TO 10:00 A. M. Outing Flannel, in dark colors, reg ular 8V4c grade, at a yard ..5 9-4 Bleached Sheetings, regular price 22c, at a yard 17 H 9-4 Unbleached Sheetings, regular price 20c, at a yard 16 W 18c Flannelettes, yard 10 12V&C Flannelettes, at yard 7? 10c Percales, at yard 5 riwj.u 2:iu i-. xii. j ti :0 r. M Yard wide Bleached Muslin, regular 8V4c grade, 10 yards to a custom er, at a yard 4 HIGH SPIRE TAPESTRY BRUS SELS RUGS 9x11, size, a very pop ular quality, at a wonderfully low price, cannot be duplicated for less than $12.75, at $8.98 10 WIRE BRUSSELS RUGS, 9x12 size, perfection in weave and col orings, a swell line of patterns for selection, cannot be duplicated for less than $16.50, at $10.98 $2.00 VELVET RUGS, many new and beautiful designs, comes only In 27x54 size, rues well worth $2.00, matchless value at our sale price 98 Curtainsand Draperies Cluny Lace Curtains with lace edge and insertion, $5.00 to $7.60 vai ues, at $3.98 nd $4.98 Corded Arabian Curtains, that would sell regularly at $7.50, while they last, at pair $4.98 Colored Irish Point Curtains, red or green applique, values W $6.00, oft Bale at ... $3.50 Cable Net Curtains, In white or cream, $2.50 values, at pair $1.49 Sample Portieres on sale at less than manufacturer's cost. Roman Stripe Portieres, pr $1.98 Bordered Portieres, at pr. $3.98 ANNUAL SALE OF UNDERMIISLINS A rarelv beautiful collection of the daintiest and best in the production of the world's best Muslin Underwear manufactured, made from softest cambrics, nainsooks and long cloths, trim med with laces and embroideries as fine as you would choose for yourselves. Refined taste finds expression in every garment and the perfect finish in every garment, weather simple or elaborate is a delight to the discriminating buyer. Most Porfoct Assortmont of Delightful Valuos ever shown by any Omaha store. Examina- Cv tion will prove your gain. Combination Suits A delightful assortment of the daintiest creations imaginable, con sisting of Corset Cover and Drawers, Corset Cover, Drawers and Skirt, or Corset Cover and Skirt. Choicest new designs and styles, prices, per set, from . ...50c to $25.00 One Lot of Fine Skirts Trimmed with deep flounces of rich lace or embroidery, cut very full, garments in the lot worth to $10.00, greatly nnderpriced at $3.9S $4.98 and $5 Ladies' Gowns In every imaginable style, beautifully med and finished, garments in the lot worth to $10.00 ening sale prices $1.00 $1.50 $1.98 to $5 Skirts In prodigal assortment of dainty designs, greatl underpriced Thursday at from $1.50 $1.98 to $2 Drawers Regular and extra sizes, circular styles, trimme with wide embroideries, laces and wash ribbons, values to $2.00, on sale at 50c 75c and Corset Covers Immense assortment, values up to $2.00 greatest bargains ever offered, on sale at 25c 39c 50c 75c and 98c Children's Drawers Embroidered and tucked ruf fles, all sizes, snaps at 25c and 15c Children's Skirts All sizes, big assortment, at each 25c and 19c FIVE ROUSING HOUR SALE BARGAINS THURSDAY trim- R 1 LTJ 98 fflmmmAr m v 8:30 TILL 0:30 A. M. Corset Covers and Drawers, lace and em broidery trimmed, values to 60e, choice, at 12 Hg 0:8O TO 10:80 A. M. Ladies' Gowns, cut long and full, Rood materials, well made, 69c values, choice, at 25 2.30 TO 8:30 P. M Ladies' Corset Covers and Draw ers, worth regularly up to $1.00, at choice . ...25 A magnificent Display of rfiolc Imported Garments have never been duplicated In Omaha. 10:30 TO 11:30 A. M. Ladies' Gowns. beautifully trimmed, splendid variety, values to $2.00. on sale, at 69 3:30 TO 4:30 P. M Ladies' Skirts, not a garment worth less than $2.00 and up to $3.50, choice 98 at prices that, qualities of the offering considered, 50c EMBROIDERIES, THURSDAY, 25c A grand line of 18-inch Skirt Flouncings, Corset Cover and Allover Embroideries, in Swiss, Nainsook and Cambrics, beautiful new designs, in floral, eyelet and blind work patterns, unusual assortment for selection, up to 50c a yard values, at, 9 Ki per yard uu 5c, 10c and 20c Embroideries, Thursday, 2l2c, 5c and 9c Immense assortment of narrow and medium width Embroideries in the lot for selection. InSAYiECvls THE RELIABLE STORE Try Ordering by Mall. W fill orders from this and all othor daily ado oxoopt In oaso of Hour Saloa. Sand at oneo. Sale will continue all week. Watch Our Ads for Other Great Bargain Offerings. See ad on last page of the paper. Special Inducements In Our High Grade Linen Dept. tor Thursday's Selling Hemmed Table Cloths, pure linen. Full bleached, size 8-4 as 2 yards, Don't Forget Try Klaydeiras Firati !U good value at $2.60, Thursday, at each S1.50 Hemstitched Table Cloths, bleached and silver bleached, sire 8x10, a regular $2.25 value, Thursday, at 91.19 Regular Dinner size Napkins, war ranted, pure flax German silver bleach, well worth $2.50 dozen. Thursday, dozen 81.50 Full bleached fancy Center Pieces, size 36x36, ladder hemstitched, with open work, worth $1.00; on sale Thursday, each 49 V i ss . ' i " ' ' t 1 ANVIL CHORUS LOR SEW TAX Corporations Jump on Proposition with Both Feet. ASSERT OCCUPATION TAX UNJUST WaI Says Cllr Has No I.eal ' Ground for I Action and Olhera Sj It Would Hamper Improvement. Official of the various public service corporations In Omaha rcaent the propoe1 ordlnanrts of the. city council to compel the c.'ctlon of a 6 rr cent occupation tax proposed In the ordinances Introduced In the council and declare that the city cannot be built up by tearing down the factors which have a large share In the growth of the municipality. Three of the companies the Independent telephone, the gas and the electric light -are now payutg small royalties , Into the treasury of the city and therefore they do not object as strenuously as some of the others. .( IMlt'poi;cy-of the city is to be the tax ing of mr company and other public ser vice corporations to death it Is certainly a big mistake.'" said, Krank T. Hamilton. president of the Omaha das company, when asked as to h1 oplnlen of the ordinance Introduced' by Councilman Kunkhouaer Tuesday evening. "It la poor Judgment to wade tntj xch poratlons that are building up the city' and wherever It has been done It has been proven a bad policy. Our com pany Is now paying to the city 5 cents on eery 1.GCO cubic feet of gas sold." Ballard t.aasba at Rlval'a Fate. William C. Bullard. vice-president of the Independent Telephone company, had not read the morning papers and knew nothing of the proposed ordinances until asked for an opinion. When shown the ordinance he declared that he believed his company was paying a large enough tax 2 per cent on Its gross earnings and that It should not be compelled to pay more. Mr. Bullard, however, chuckled at the thought that his rival telephone company and the other cor porations might be compelled to pay a tax, which they aro not now required to do. 'The Tostal Telegraph company Is not a public service corporation, tne cuy naa no hold on It, as It la a national affair and does an Interstate business, and therefore the council should not contem plate the collection of an occupation tax," were the remarks of R. K. WHllams, local manager of that company. Ha further said that hla company is paying a large property tax Into the city treasury and ex cessive taxation should not be Imposed. W. W. Umsted, resident manager of the Western Union Telegraph company, de clined to express an opionlon, but pre sented the theory that the city should not attempt to collect a tax for the occupancy of Its streets for the reason that Its wires are under ground and do not Interfere in any way with traffic No I.esral Riant Wattles. "I'ndar the constitution of the state of Nebraska the city of Omaha has not the loral right at this time to levy a tax on our property," said O. W. Wattles, presl dent of the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Hallway company. "This question Is now In the courts and nothing can be done until a decision la reached there. All the public service corporationsare of great moment to the city of Omaha, and anything that cripples the companies or Invalidates their resource so that they cannot keep up with the progressive procession would be of great detriment. It la far more Important to Omaha to have extensions of our com pany's lines, improvements, better service, more cars and mora men working In the car shops than to collect a tax for the oc cupancy of the streets." Characterizing the action of the council In passing the first two readings of the ordinance affecting his company as "ut terly foolish and nonsensical." R. S. Hall, attorney for the Omaha Water company, said there might have been some sense In the proposition "before the city bought the water works." "The city of Omaha haa bought the hold Inga of the Omaha Water company and therefore this Idea of placing a tax against the property Is child's play," said Mr. Hall. "It would never stand In the courts, and I believe the city's own legal department would advise against it." Double Taxation. Not having seen a copy of the ordinance or a full statement as to what It contains, Judge W. W. Morsman, attorney for the Omaha Electrlo Light and Power company, said he was not in a. position to give an opinion on the merits of the proposed ac tion. "A similar occupation tax was attempted In Lincoln and litigation growing out of an ordinance passed by the city council of thet city Is now in the supreme court," said Judge Morsman. "It is claimed by the companies in Lincoln that the occupation tax there imposed is double taxation, and the same claim can be made on the same grounds in Omaha. We will have to await the action of the supreme court." In the absence of President Yost, W. B. T. Belt, general manager of the Nebraska Telephone company, declined to say much about the occupation tax ordinances, other than that he viewed the collection of an We are now paying a good sized tax Into the city treasury and this proposed 6 per cent uddltion is unquestionably too high," said Mr. Belt. LINCOLN DAY PLANS SETTLED General Committee Decides on Three Parts to Program. MAIN EXERCISES AT AUDITORIUM W. F. Gurley and John I.. Webster to Be Principal Speakers, but Let ter's Acceptance Has a String on It. Is the ioy of the household, for k without it no happiness can be "complete. Angels smile at and commend the thoughts and aspirations of the mother hnriirto rver thr rroril nr.-' 1 t i.,...l, nfr.;Vi tfi evneptant mnther must naJ issiirh that she looks forward with dread to the hour when she shall feel the thrill of motherhood. Every woman should know that the danger and pain of child-birth can be avoided by the use of Mother t Friend, which renders pliable all the parts, jr .!ciin nihirf In its work. I X' a joij in 1 w - WTRtTn bTTb Vd 1 Thousands of ivuvy ii miiet;; tins dk ' ' crisis In safety. &XZ$S Noi er isruiawtina w won. u J a BKADFIEU) RLGOLATOft CO. . . . Atlanta, Oa. IFMEB fix WHArS IN A NAME? MONEY Five Tnousand Dollars H In gee Be tween Two Names oa On Peraoa. Florence C. Maullck has brought suit In the United States circuit court against the Western Travelers' Accident associa tion to recover $5,000 with Interest from November 17. 1K8. The plaintiff is the beneficiary in the policy originally made out for her as tbe affianced wife of George J. Dickson. After their marriage and a short while prior to Dickson's death, the name of the beneficiary was changed to her as the wife of Dickson. The suite at Issue hinges upon the name of the new beneficiary and Is contested upon soma ir regularities relative to that change. Counterfeit Dollar buy trouble, but a genuine quarter buys Dr. King's New Life Pills; for constipa tion, malaria and jaundice. For sale by Beaten Drug Co The general committee having In charge the matter of the Lincoln centenary cele bration met Wednesday afternoon and drew up the general outline of the program. This will embrace three separate parts the morning, afternoon and night exercises. The forenoon part of the program will be given over to the public and parochial schools, where there will be special exer cises appropriate to the day. with addresses by speakers for the several public and pa rochial schools to be anounced later. The afternoon exercises will be held at the Auditorium and will be specially for the larger children of tl.e public and parochial schools. Including the high school, and for all larger children generally. Superintend ent Davidson will preside at this meeting. The Invocation will be given by Dean Beecher and two addresses will be deliv ered, one by Rev. Frank I Loveland and the other by some leading member of the Catholic clergy yet to be named. Rabbi Frederick Cohn will deliver the benedic tion. The afternoon program will be varied with band and vocal music, the latter by a large chorus choir. Many on Stage at Mabt. The evening program wi!I ba for the general public and will be given in the Auditorium. General C. F. Manderson will preside and vice presidents to the number of seventy-five or a hundred will be selected from the leading cltisens of Omaha, and IPS be given seats on the stage with other distinguished guests snd speakers. Bishop Nuelsen will deliver the invocation, following which General Man derson will deliver the opening address. Two general addresses will be delivered during the evening, one by W. F. Guiley and an other by John L. Webster. Mr. Webster was selected by the general committee to make an address In the event that some speaker from abroad could not be secured, and he accepted only on that condition. The benediction will be pronounced by Rev. E. H. Jenks. Appropriate band and chorus musio will slso bo provided during the evening as a part of the general program. The special committee on schools will meet with Mr. Webster of the program committee this morning at o'clock to ar range further details for U morning ex ercises to be neld In the schools and will in a few days submit a list of speakers to address the several schools snd colleges. The general committee will meet next at the call of the chairman, at which time the detailed program will be ready for submission and publication. FATHER O'CONNOR. AN EDITOR Vice President of Crelarnton Goes to The Messenger, New York Maaraain. From among the priests snd educators of the western province of the United States two havs been selected to become associate editors of The Messenger, probably the largest Catholic review published in the country, which la to be made a weekly after being published for half a century as a monthly magazine. One of these priests Is Father M. J. O'Connor, S. J., prefect of studies at Crelghton university, a position correspond ing to vice president. The other is Father Francis Batten of St. Ixmis. Fsther O'Connor will go to New York soon to begin his work on the period ical and Kev. William F. Dooley, who has charge of the freshman year studies, will succeed to Father O'Connor's place In the university, for the present at lesst When Father O'Connor leaves the uni versity will have lost both Its president snd vies president within a year, Rev. M. P. Dowltng, the president, leaving a little less than a year ago to take up parish work in Kansas City. He Is succeeded by President Msgeveny. The western province of the United States extends practically from Clnclsnatl west to Denver, north of St. Louis to the Canadian line. With the work In this vast territory Father O'Connor and Fsther Bet ten will concern themselves. out over the state snd from the states of Kansas, South Dakota, Iowa, Oklahoma and North Dakota, In which the company carries business. These officers were re-elected: President, D. E. Thompson, Lincoln; first vice presi dent, C. B. Tost, Omaha; second vice pres ident, J. B. Dinsmore, Button; secretary and treasurer, C. D. Mullen, Omaha; as sistant secretary, C. O. Talmage, Omaha. The directors: J. H. Miles. Falls City; E. O. Bohnan, Lincoln; John T. Breesler, Wayne;. Henry Rngats, Columbus; J. A Sunderland, Omaha. The year Is considered a hard one on fire Insurance compsnles, but thoss In Omaha show Increase In assets snd a substantial gain In premiums written. FIRE INSURANCE OFFICIALS Old Managers Are Re-Elec-te mt An aal Meetings that Reflect Prosperity. Fire Insursnce companies, with head quarters In Omaha, are holding annual elections and making reports to directors, which show that the last year was marked by progress snd successful business all along the line. In moat cases there are no changes in the officers snd beards. The State Insurance company of Ne braska held Its annual meeting Tuesday afternoon in the office of ths company, New Tork Life building, electing the old officers, ss . follows: President, E A. Cudahy; vice president, C. F. McGrew; secretary, A. J. Love; assistant secretsry. H. J. Lund. Ths annual meeting of ths Columbia Firs Insurance company was held Wednesday In the offices of the company. Merchants National Bank building. It was attended by a large- number of stockholders from TEN DAYS FOR WILD SPEECH Jail Sentence Falls to Man Who Bays Several Other Cops Ought to Ba Shot." "Several more oops ought to be shot," de clared John Burns Monday night while vis iting a disorderly house next door to tne house In which Patrolman Smith died after being shot by ths outlaw. "Ten days in jail for you," said Judge Crawford to Burns In police court. The man and another named Bert Harris had been arrested by Officer Delehanty on suspicion, as they were found In company with a farmer In the proscribed district snd It was thought they had the out-of-town visitor "in tow." The policeman who made the arrest had heard of Burns' state ment about shooting polios officers and so looked up the matter, with the result that both man landed In jail. Harris wss dis charged Wednesdsy, LUMBERMEN THREE DAYS Retail Dealers of Nehruk Will Mix Marh Pleasure with Their Business. Retail lumbermen of Nebraska will open their annual convention at the Rome hotel Thursday and It will last two, perhaps three, Slays. Programs of the business sessions are not complete, but the Omaha lumbermen have arranged for the entertainment of the guests of the city. Thursday evening the delegates, with visiting women, will be taken to the Orpheum. engaged for the evening by the wholesale lumber dealers of Omaha. Women of the lumbermen will be given an opportunity to attend the Burwood theater Thursday afternoon, and Friday, the weather permitting, they will be given an automobile rldo about the city. The Hoo-Hoo dinner end ceremonial will be held at 9:09 Friday evening, the admis sion to the order being marked down to $9.99 for the evening. NEW SYSTEM HAS SHORTAGE Thirteen .Thousand Dollars Mlaslaa; In Kansas City Auditor's Oflre. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 30. A shortage. of $13,000 In the city auditor's office was dis closed today following the installation of a new system of acountlng. Vernon H. 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Discovery" is not a patent medicine or secret nostrum, , tuH list of its inf rod Lents being printed oe its bottle-wrapper and attested ' oath. A glance at these will show tbst it contsins no alcohol, or barm- Sjast-forsaaog drugs. It is a fluid extract made with pure, triple-refined of nroper strength, from tbe roots ot nstive Americas nodical, WmU'i IMspeaesry Medics! Assoc is tioa, Props., ttufale, N.TW ! I i i i I i I ja