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THE BEF: OMAHA. TUESDAY. JANUARY 3. 1911. r Will Orkin Brothers hold a half-price Clearance Sale this January, at their new store, of all their exclusive new garments? And if they do hold a half-price sale, all thr wise women in Omaha and vicinity will be headed towards that exclusive new store that has been the one great and interesting subject among all Omaha merchants, and this will stop all arguments. s Our entire stock is placed on sale at Half- r Price, regardless of its newness, exclusivcness and beauty. J r 4 THIS GREAT CLEARANCE SALE ALii GAKxaJuria in mis sall is the one bonafide half price sale that the women of Omaha have been watching and waiting for, beginning here Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock. are the Orkin Brothers regular stock, pur chased for our exclusive new store, smarter and newer in style than what other stores are 318-320 South 16th. St. showing. FIRST JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE AT OUR NEW STORE ar A Sale Without a Parallel Will Open Here Tuesday, January 3, at 8 O'Clock A. til. Our Entire Exclusive New Slock at Just HALF-PRICE, Never in our entire business career have we ever heard of such a great clearance sale as this. Where not only every garment is new, but almost every COAT, SUIT, DRESS, FUR COAT, FUR SET, ETC., is one season in advance of what other stores are showing. It took many weeks for us to decide, whether we should hold this sacrificing sale on such beautiful, brand new stock, but after due consideration, we found it necessary to hold this sale to get rid of our enormous stock of high class garments, without stopping to consider its newness, exclusiveness or beauty. er ALL EVENING AND STREET COATS AT HALF PRICE. $169.50 Evening Wrap, at $135.00 Evening Wrap at $05.00 Evening Coats, at $85.00 Evening Coats, at $75.00 Coats, at $65.00 Coats, at $50.00 Coats, at $45.00 Coats. at 35.00 Coats, at $29.50 Coats, at $25.00 Coats, at $19.50 Coats, at $84.75 .$67.50 $47.50 $42.50 $37.50 $32.50 $25.00 $22.50 $17.50 $14.75 $12.50 ..$9.75 ALL OUR TAILORED SUITS, AT HALF PRICE. $84.75 $57.50 $47.50 $42.50 $37.50 $32.50 $27.50 $25.00 $22.50 $17.50 $29.50 Tailored Suits, JJ f $12.50 $169.50 Tailored Costume,, at.'. $115.00 Tailored Suit, at $95.00 Tailored Suits, at $85.00 Tailored Suits, at $75.00 Tailored Suits, at $65.00 Tailored Suits, at ..: $55.00 Tailored Suits, at $50.00 Tailored Suits, at $45.00 Tailored Suits, at $35.00 Tailored Suits, at $25.00 Tailored Suits, at ALL GOWNS AND STREEl DRESSES, AT HALF PRICE. $145.00 Gown, at $125.00 Gown, at $95.00 Gown, at $85.00 Gowns, at $75.00 Gowns, .at $65.00 Gowns, at $50.00 Dresses, at ........... $45.00 Dresses, at $35.00 Dresses, at $29.50 Dresses, at $25.00 Dresses, at $22.50 Dresses, at $72.50 $62.50 $47.50 .$42.50 $37.50 $32.50 $25.00 $22.50 $17.50 $14.75 $12.50 $H.25 FUR SETS AND SEPARATE PIECES AT A SACRIFICE $225.00 Mink Sets, at $200.00 Mink Sets, at $150.00 Mink Sets, at $175.00 Lynx Sets, at $125.00 Lynx- Sets, at $100.00 Fox Sets, at $75.00 Fox Sets, at , $50.00 Fox Sets, at $40.00 Wolf Sets, at $35.00 Wolf Sets, at , $39.50 Jap Mink Sets, at , $30.00 Jap Mink Sets, at ... $20.00 River Mink Sets, at Same Reductions on Separate Muffs or Scarfs. $162.50 $122.50 ..$89.50 ..$95.00 ..$72.50 ...$59.50 ..$39.50 ...$29.50 ..$25.00 ..$19.50 $22.50 $17.50 $12.50 ALL FUR COATS AT A SACRIFICE. $400.00 Hudson Seal Coats, at $300.00 Hudson Seal Coats, at $165.00 Near Seal Coats, at $125.00 Near Seal Coats, at $100.00 Near Seal Coats, at $250.00 $175.00 $95.(10 $72.50 $62.50 $200.00 Russian Pony, J J J QQ $85.00 $150.00 Rusian Pony, at $100.00 Russian Pony, Q $89.50 Russian Pony, at $85.00 Russian Pony, at $79.50 Russian Pony, at $59.50 $55.00 $50.00 RECEPTION ATWHITE HOUSE Weather Condtion Cuti Down Attend ance at Annual Function. MES. TACT IN BZCETmO LUTE pr.ae at Tkra Hraken f Ra Tlt rasallr la ! Attract- Atteattow Dtala saats rirat la Ltaa. Robert E. Peary u In Una with his fellow naval officers. Following th army, th navy and marina oorps delegations tha president rocelved departmental official and than the doom were thrown open for tha reception of tha general puhlio. Tha prealdent . received 1.(23 people. 600 mora than laat eyai. WASHINGTON, Jan. t. Tha New Tear-a reception In tha White Houaa waa held today under weather condition that tended to cut down materially tha number that usually paaaea tha receiving Una In . tha blue room- It waa tha second New Teara reception of tha present administration. Mra. Taft, who haa gained much strength during the lt year, stood with tha prealdent at tha head of tha line during practically tha en tire Tim the reception waa In progress. Tha preeenca of three members of tha Roosevelt family In tha blue room at tracted attention. Mra. Nicholas I-ong-worth cam early with har husband '"and brought with her Mlsa Ethel and Kermtt Roosevelt, and all remained until tha last of the cltlsens had been received. Another family group waa ompoeed of th president's three brothers, Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati. Henry W. Taft of New Tor and. Horaca D. Taft of Watertown, Conn. Tha White House' waa mad attractive as usual with a wealth of floral decora tions and Christmas greens. The marine band In full dreea uniforms wa drawn up In two sections In the main corridor and throughout the - receiving the musio ws continuous. Diplomats la the Lead. Tha foreign ambassador and ministers and tb membets of their families and suites were as usual given precedence. Many already hud reached the V hit House and were forming In line In the state dining r in alien four flourishes of the bugles announced the descent of The presidential party from the upper spart monts. The president and Mr. Taft were preceded by six aids. Then came the vice president and Mra. Sherman and the mem bers of the cabinet and their wives. li.i ron von Henirelmuller. the Austria Hungary ambassador, dean of tha diplo matic corpa at Washington, waa first to pay hi respects to ih prealdent and Mr. Taft. Ha waa attired In full court cos tume. The baroness was detained In th embassy by Illness. A full half hour waa given ever to tha reception of tha diplomats and tha scene as they passed through, the Red and Blue rooms to th Esst room ass a most bril liant on. Practically every civilised nation aaa represented Ambassador Bryc of Great Britain a ho returned via Kuroe only yesterday from a trip through South America, held a little Impromptu reception of hi own la th Uast room, after paying hi respects to th presidential party. Miles Head Army levee. As for many years. General Nelson A. Miles, retired, headed tha long line of army i'ff'i-tr alio cane In full dress uniforms. Wnh him walked (Several l.eonard Wood. I ue thief cf staff if tb army. All of th uffu-eis Mat.i nrJ 111 or about Washington veie i resent .Vilnius I lw was at the head of lit avy eentinsent lis aaa follawed by Ad-n.-J as W am aright and Potter, Commaadar Production of Lead, Copper and Zino Output of Lead in United States is Large it in Iti History Copper Consumption at Maximum. WASHINGTON. Jan. J. Ths United States geological survey today made pub lic figures on tha 1910 production of cop per, lead, sine and tungsten In tha United Btatea. Th copper output falls consider ably short of tha 1909 production, but Is abova any previous year. Tha M10 figures for blister and lake copper 'are 1.079.000.000 pounds against 1.091961.624 pounds In 1909. The consumption of copper In tha United Btatea waa tha largest on record, reaching 700.000,000 pound. Exports were also about 700,000.000 pounds. For 1910 Arlsona again takes tha lead among tha copper producing states and territories. Tha lead ameltlng Industry had a busy year, th total output exceeding that of 1909 by a comfortable margin. The tot si production of refined lead In th United State from foreign and domestlo ores was approximately t.6I ahort tone, worth at the average New Tork price, 141.132.011 as compared with 44.ll! tons In Mis souri retained first place among the lead producing statea. The total production of sine In tha Uni ted Statea In 1910 broke all records, total ing W7.43 tons, worth at average price. M.Sil.&M as compared with 2o6,760 tona in 1909. There was strong demand for tungsten oies throughout th year and th produc tion rose to 1.124 short tons, valued at $s:.991 ' Senator Lodge Will Address Members of Bay State Legislature This Speech Will Be His Sole Eeply to Attacks Made on Him by Gov ' ernor-Elect Foss. Ikfuss Defeat Lssasa. Ht'FFAIO. N. T , Jn. 2. Stanislaus Stbyszko. th Polish wrextler, this after noon defeated John Ienim. th Sales. In two straight falls, the first In on minute and thirty seconds and the second by de fault. In the first Umm lifted the Pole dear off the floor, hut lost his balance aud fell backward with his bulky opponent on tot ef hliu. BOSTON, Jan. 2. An account of his eight een years' stewardship as one of the Mas sachusetts representatives In tha upper branch of congress will be given tomorrow night by Senstor Henry Cabot Lodge In an address In Symphony hall to those members of ths legislature who favor his re-election for a fourth term. Ths friends of Senator Lodge assert his address will be the effort of bis life. All agree the senior . senator has reached the crisis In his political career. - The address comes on the eve of the convening of the legislature, which two weeks from tomorrow will vote on ths sen atorshlp. Tb meeting tomorrow night Is In re sponse to a request by representative members of the legislature. The address will b Senator Lodge's sole reply to nu merous attacks especially those of Gov. ernor-elect Eugene N. Foss. 1 While Senator Lodge la addressing tha majority of th republican member of th legislature, the democrats of the house will hold a caucus in the state house for the purpose of selecting a candidate for speaker and perhaps to plan a legislative campaign that may Include the senatorship. BEN H. BARROWS LAID TO REST Castodlaa af the Federal BalldlasT ta Barlea at Prospect Hill New ' Year'a Day. The body of Benjamin H. Barrows, who died Friday at his home, 625 South Twenty sixth street, "was buried yesterday after noon In Prospect Hill cemetery. The funeral services were held at All Saints church, with Rev. Thomas J. Mac- kay officiating. lr. Mackay delivered a concise eulogy of Mr. Barrows In which he quoted an editorial from Ths Be on his passing. Only the Immediate family attended the burial ceremony held at Prospect Hill. Be cause of the weather the honorary pall bearers did not go to the cemetery. The honorary pallbearers were J. H. Millard, a. W. Clabaugh, Edward P. Beck. W. F. Prospective English Peers All Draw Disappointments LONDON. Jan. I -Much surprises will be occasioned by the absence from tbe New Tear honors Issued tonight of any new peerages. Tha political propheta had pre dicted an unusually large list of peerages, tha nam of Richard B. Haldans, secr- j tary for war. and othars having been mn ! tinned. Bom conservative papers have talked of ths appointment of as many aa twenty or thirty new peers. The omission la ausceptlbla to two pos sible explanationa Either the king would not aancllou. or Premier Axjulth a as re luctant to recommend the creation of peers a hi! th difficult question relating to the House of lxirds remained unsettled. Lvubiiee many unionists a ill Jump at th conclusion tht th prim ml ut star failed ta obtaig tha requlrad guarantee from th king, but it la considered more reasonable to suppose thst the govern ment recognized th futility of creating nea- peer while the question of tb dras tic reform of th upper chamber, alth the possible abolition of ths hereditary basta. waa In the air. The premier s '1st of honors comprise six privy councillors, the most notable of whom are: Alexander William Murray, master of Ellbank, the chief liberal whip, and William Abraham, a member of the Housa of Commons for the Khondda di vision of Glamorganshire, who la tha son of a working collier, and himself closely identified with mining Interests; nine bar onets, among the best known of whom la Charlsa Wright 14 a car a. president of th co l ion federation, and twnty-Dv knight. (iurley. C. F. McGrew. F. B. Kennard. B. IllATC MUTfO rlTUrDllI CnnT?IJ0 F. Thomas and Alfred Millard. The follow- 1 lUUl-jAil 1 0 rUHLIliilJ OftUUDnj Ing were tbe active pallbearers: Ezra Mil lard, Joseph Thomas, James Burn ess, Wil liam Unxlcker, Robert Smith and J. A. Cavers. Nebraska New Note. REPUBLICAN CITY Walter Gosnell and Mirth Olfford of this city were united In marriage at Phllllpburg. Kan. NEBRASKA CITY Miss Nellie Saanson, daughter of Oroa Swanson, died at Monroe, Neb. The body win be nrougnt here rues- day for Interment. The family were former residents of this county and lived near Pun bar. NEBRASKA CITY The home of ex- County Commissioner C. J. Muilis has been quarranttned because of the fact that one of the members of the family has a light attack of smallpox. 1 his is the first case in this county for several years. SUTHERLAND Agitation for a new school building In Sutherland at a cost of approximately 16,uK) Is on. Sutherland a school facilities at prevent surpass those of most western Nebraska country towns, and peopl arc In the habit of moving In rrom the ranee and arms tor tne scnool year. TABLE ROCK A erles of meetings be gan here Sunday night at the Christian church to last through the month of Janu ary, conducted by Evangelist John L. Ktone of V akefleld. Neb., aslssted by the astor, Rev. Ueorge M- Jacobs. The singing will b In charge of Kev. Charles E. McCoy of Hardy, Neb. NEBRASKA CITY-George V. Clouch. a Canadian, who haa been working at Tai mage, got on a spree Saturday and near!) wrecked a saloon at that place. He was brought to this city for confinement in tha county Jail, after he had tried to burn up the Jail at Talmage. He recently hai similar trouble at Auburn. NEBRASKA CITY According to the rv port of County Recorder O. M. Lathrot there were fued In his office during th. month of December four farm mortgage, amounting to $12.V;J 16 and two released valued at S2.260. On town property eight mortgages were filed of the value ot Si.H7.ta and nine released, whose value was a.45 45. SUTHERLAND J. E. ThreBher. residing several miles north of town, was killed by being run over by a heavily loaded wagon. He was hauling railroad ties and In negotiating a hill evidently fell to the ground in front of the wheels, and his life was crushed out. Deceased was about 50 years of age and leaves a widow and family. REPUBLICAN C1ITY Th funeral of G. U. Howiev was held In the Metbodist church at this place yesterday. Services were conducted by Rev. Ernest of the lrman liaptiet church. Mr. Hawley was To years old. lie waa an old soldier and moved to this country from Iowa twenty five years ago. He leaves a widow, two daughters and five son. M COOK McCook opened the New Year with two email fires, between i and 4 o cluck Sunday morning. The first resulted In the destruction of the barn on the W. R. Btarr residence property, entailing a loss of a few hundred dollars. Unn which there was adequate Insurance. The second fH-e was In the basement of the C. F. Lehn brick building In the heart of the business section. Tne cigar store and billiard hall of A. O. McDonald a Co., in this building sustained small loss by smoke and water. They carried COw Insurance. NEBRASKA CITY County Superintend ent R. C. King haa filed his resignation with th county commissioners and will accept the position of superintendent at the Institute for the blind on the Mh. so aa to enable Superintendent N. C. Abbott to go to plattamouth on that day and ac cept the position of superintendent of the public school uf that city, a position to a hlch be was elected at the laat meeting of the Hoard of Education. Charts Speed le. superintendent of the public schools of Talmas', has filed his applica tion with the Hoard of County Commis sioners to succeed Sulerintenrint H i' King, and there Is every indication that th board will appoint him. H la one vt tne trading educators of tne county and a democrat, and th members of tha Hoard of County Commissioner are all demo crsts. Body Placed in Vault to Await Per manent Burial. ARCH H0XSEY WAS A FATALIST Mother Resigaed to Death af Son by Teachlasrs Dsrlsg His Lifetime Kaneral Is Scheduled tor Tomorrow. NEV' ORLEANS, La.. Jan. 2 The funeral of John B. ' Molsant took place yesterday at 10 o'clock, the Rev. James Malone of St. John's Catholic cathedral officiating. The body was placed In a receiving vault In Metal rle cemetery, where It will remain until It Is decided where It will permanently rest. The funeral was marked by simplicity. Among the large list o honorary pall bearera were tbe team-mates of the dead airman: Rene Simon, Rene Barrier. Ro land G. Garros, Charles K. Hamilton, John J. Friable. Edmond Audemars and Joseph Seymour. Great banks of flowers. Including hand some offerings from the aero clubs of America, of France and of Great Britain, another from the team-mates of Molnant and many from admirers and friends all over the country, rested about the casket. No arrangements have been made re Tarding the permanent burial. It Is prob .hle the body will rest In a tomb In Al--meda, Ca!., where Molsant lived for eight -ear". Ills two sisters end hla brother, Alfred Molsant, departed tonight at S o'clock for Jacksonville, Fla. From there they will go to Havana, Cuba, and later to New York city, arriving there about January 12. Molsant left an estate, it waa said, worth from $100,000 to 1150.000. This will be held In trust for his son, now at school in Hotchklss, Cal. Wiley, tbe chemist of the department of agriculture. Dr. Wiley 'lias gathered a col .ectlon of samples of this loaded leather and ha pronounced the work "a simple fraud." "Especially Is sole leather loaded," said Dr. Wiley. "Glucose adds to the weight of the leather and of course when you go out Into the wet and snow, the glucose, which is soluble, runs out and the water runs Into Its place. There ought to be some law to prevent the practice.'" Five Small Children Are Burned to Death Fire Started by New Tear Celebrators at Pottsville, Pa., Destroys Three Houses. UNION PACIFIC ENGINEER HAS BOTH ARMS CUT OFF Fresl Maxell Is Strack by Switch Kb. glae W hile WalklasT Track Dsrlsf Stars. POTTSVILLK. Pa., Jsn. 2. The five children of John Markasavage lost their lives today at Minersvlllo, near here. In a fire which destroyed three houses. The children ranged In age from 2 months to S years. The origin of the fire is credited to a New Year's celebration by boarders In one of the houses, an upset oil tank. It Is said, starting the blaze. When the fir was dis covered Mr. Markasavage and hla wife ran Into the atreet, and being unable to speak English, gave rescuerers the Im pression that there were no children In the house and they made no effort to enter the place. The father, however, unmindful of the flamea dashed back into his home, but failed to reach the little ones. He was seriously burned. Decisive . Battle in Honduras Expected Revolutionary Gunboat Hornet Sighted Preparations Believed Made for Struggle. PUERTO CORTEZ. Honduras. Dec. (Via New Orleans, Jan. 2 The long ex pected revolt of the adherents of Manuel Bonllla against the Davlla government in Honduras has broken out and a decisive battle Is expected within the next few days. It is ssserted th revolutionary gunnost Hornet was sighted late Isst night and that the preparations are being made for attack by land and sea. According to accurate Information there are In the neighborhood of 300 Bonllla sol diers, were armed, on the Montagua bar, in the disputed territory between Honduraa and Guatemala. Farther aouth, along tha Guatemalan border, It Is reported the rev olutionists, 500 atrong and Including many Americana armed with modern rifles, two field pieces and a plentiful supply of am munition, are preparing for a march through Santa Barbara to Tegucigalpa, tha capital. GERMAN BALLOON IS MISSING lllldebrandt, Which Left Berlla Tharsday with Foar Paaaeagrra I I reported. BERLIN. Jan. ;.The spherical balloon Hlldebrandt which ascended from Et schmargendorff. a short distance from this city, last Thursday, with four passengers, who intended making a trip, has not yet been reported. The balloon when last seen was headed In the direction of the Baltic sea and It Is the belief in aviation circles hwe that the airmen probably came to their grief in that sea. ATTORNEY SCORES D'AULBY I'ablle Prosecutor Maya Arraaatloa In Heme Instances Have Reea Proved. TOURS, France. Jan. 2. The public pros ecutor In summing up hla argument today at the trial of "Count" d'Aulby 1 Oetlgny, who Is charged by tha Duchess Chotseul Praslin. formerly Mrs. Charles Hamilton Paine of Boston.' with swindling her out of tSv.ttf) through the sale of spurious pic tures, admitted that the charge In connec tion with the picture- "Antlope." which the Palnes bought for Slb.UOO had not been proven, but he Insisted that the accusa tions in connection with "Corots" and th "Mlgnard" had been well established. Ha -asked for the conviction, therefore, of d'Aulby De Oetlgny, whom he considered a "high flying swindler and adventurt-r, who lived luxuriously by throwing powdor Into the eyes of his victims." Hoy Fatally Hart by tsts. GUTHRIE. OU . Jan. t-Fred Cuttler. a messenger boy was run down and prob ably fatally Injured here today by an autu rnubli iarr Uig Stat Treasurer James Meaf. Th car used mr ferny brake It aaa eimoUshed, SIDNEY, Neb.. Jan. t (Special Tele gram.) Fred Huxell, aged "!7 years, a Union Pacific engineer, was fatally injured here thla morning by being knocked down by' tha local switch engine while walking in the center of the railroad track. The wind and snow was blowing a gale and the steam from the engine shut out the view of the engine's approach. Huxall had been called to take his engine east and was close by tbe water tank when the fatality oc curred. He was thrown down under th wheel, his left arm cut off at tb shoulder and his light arm cut oft at tha elbow; his head was cut on the side and his back and lower limbs badly bruised. He had to be pried out from under the engine and was sent to th Cheyenne hospital on a special train. Hs has a wit and two small children at North Platte. LEATHER FRAUDULENTLY LOADED WITH GLUCOSE Hide Prasad Isapregaated with Chrsslral ta larreasa Weight Are lajared la Tcxtare. WASHINGTON. Jan. 1 Fraudulent "loading'' of leather by th use of glucose and other materials Is being practiced to an immense extent to the great detriment of lower quality of shoes, according to In formation laid before congress by Dr. Thousands Have found by experience that Colfee is a false friend' One Can Depend on POSTUM 9 The pleasant invigoration of this famous foou drink warms and cheers. Postum contains no drugs. It helps where coffee hurts. "There's a Reason" Postum Cereal Company, Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich.