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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1911)
ir its?mxsMxsa Orkm's Douglas Street-Store Sensational Sale Satiarclay Commencing at 8:30 (One Day Only) January Olearaaice Sale of Men's and Young s 3 GG Presto Overcoats and Suits $18 and $20h7f7R s. , 4aa AAA -rf. safTmt sP t, . .itr. nv;rvr sib ana m vffft ... uti.iii" irrcsV'lti.i....i..k:. vlU 1 u Your unrestricted choice of any Tailored Suit, Coat, Dress, Gown ? of any Tailored Suit, Coat, Dress, Gown store, regardless of for- (ujt) K H"-! -th up to $85, )NH DAY ONLY, at L JJ i v Values in this ('" 'A I llut' 111 111,4 k1IS8Ib . . . or Evening Wrap in our "t 1 1 rrr rrrwn 1 1 :tt.i "t tt. i mr-sr -v:t rr iv r:n -1 r r: Sale y mer price; many are wort SATURDAY, FOR ONE ( WT'f irir n? n n n ti7 Twlr year at the end of each seanon. Orkin's Douglas Btrert store offers your unrestricted choice of any tailored milt, coat, dress, gown or evening wrap in the house regardless of former selling price cost or worth at J IS. The object and purpose of the sale are to absolutely close out every garment in the house no matter how great the loss may be, and we have no hesitancy in saying it Is the greatest sacrifice on high class women's garments that was ever made by any store In America. Don't be misled by others who will try to follow us. We have made these sales ramous Dy selling as we will any tailored suit, coat, dress, gown or evening wrap In our store. Regardless of former selling price, cost or worth (For One Day Only) Commencing at 8:30 Saturday A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF A FEW GARMENTS The sales offers, however, hundreds of other garments, elaborate gold evening wraps with FVr slan. bands lined with Copenhagen blue messallno, former price 59.60. , White Messaline gown with pleated chiffon overdrape and Persian yoke, former price $42.50. Gray velvet dress with chiffon draped waist, former price $45.00. Wisteria suit of chiffon broadcloth, primmed In black silk braid, former price $62.50. English auto coat with plaid collar, large cuffs and belt, former price $50.00. Navy blue basket weave suit with velvet and Persian trimmed collar, former price $59.50. Handsome black chiffon broadcloth coat with braid trimming, former price $41.60. Light blue broadcloth evening wrap with black velvet trimming, former price $52.50. Brown velvet tailored suit, former price $65.00. Royal blue chiffon gown with heavy braided waist and wide band on skirt, former price $67.50. Gray Marquesite overplnk messallne, elaborate steel bead trimmings, former price $79.50. Copenhagen blue velvet gown trimmed with genuine mink bands, former price $55.00. Gown with black Marquisite, over-draped with yellow messallne, former price $69.50. Drown chiffon broadcloth suit handsomely trimmed, former price $75.00. Evening wrap with messallne lining and Per sian collar, former price $50.00. NEEDFUL THINGS ON AUTOS Moit Practical of the Many Devices on the Market. INCREASE COMPORT OF MOTORIST Arrrssorles and Equipment Oeslned tn Protect ar and Promote the ConTenlenre of too Owner. To equip a motor car efficiently. Intelli gently and economically U a problem which presents to the novice only a few less difficulties than the selection of the car Itself; the middle course between an Incomplete outfit and a host of superflu ities being by no means an eay one to steer when so tempting extravagances are on view at such apparently tow prices. Kqulpment may be classified under three hands, vis: permanent equipment, town equipment and touring equipment. To begin with the permanent or general equipment, the first and most Important Item Is an adequate tool kit. of which wrenches form the most essential feature. Th selling agents of every car can tell the purchaser the slie numbers of the set wrenches required for removal of all parts which are likely to be removed out side the workshop, and the owner will be wise to obtain them all. S wrenches are the most convenient If economy Is a con sideration; If not. a set of socket wrenches In addition is the best, being the handiest to use and the most compact to carry. In addition to these a medlum-slied Btll son wrench, say 10-Inch, and a monkey wrench a little larger will complete the wrench outfit. Next come files, of which at lesst three are necessary; one very small one for spark plug points and elec trical contacts, and two others of con venient else, all flat; a small round file. If not absolutely necessary. Is at least worth carrying. A fitter's hammer, a pair of adjustable pliers, a small pair of cutting pliers, two syringes, one for oil and one for petrol, an olt can and a small bicycle oiler, a couple of punches and one or two screwdrivers will complete the list of small tools usually carried in a roll kit. The Air Pomp. Among the larger Implements, the first Items are a really first class tire pump and a set'of tire Irons, the latter being supple mented with a tire hook for holding up the shoe while the valve connection of the Inner tube is being run through the felloe of the wheel. Two or three spare tire tubes and a couple of spare shoes will suffice for all ordinary purposes, the latter enabling one to send away a pair of worn shoes, for repairs without laying up the car. A tire repairing outfit Is usually supplied with the car and Is generally carried though seldom used; a supply of oapstone powder should, however, always be found In the tool box. If one Is driv ing without a chauffeur, one of the small folding auto chairs made for children Is a most useful thing to have In case of puncture on the road; one can work so much more quickly, as well as more com fortably on one of these little chairs than if compelled to kneel or "squat" when re placing a damaged tube. A tin of grease, a little graphite, some fuller's earth (this Is for the leather sur face of a cone clutch in case of slipping), some Insulated wire. cotton waste, a piece of soap and a towel are all handy at times, and It is wise to have an extra spark plug. A popular type is Insulated with glass In stead of porcelain and so constructed that one msy see through It for trial Inspec tlon without removing It from the cylinder. Wind fchlelds are as common now as they were rare five years ago: the bent are those that fold at about the middle, and which, by means of a spring or ratchet-and-pawl hinge, can be placed at any angle from the driver's seat while the car is In motion. There Is a very neat contrivance for re moving lain or snow that is made to fit onto those shields which have round metal frames. It Is In the form of a runner blade, sprung on to the glass, which slides vertically the whole length of the screen giving clear vision both to the driver and his companion. Failing one of these, a small bottle of alcohol Is useful, as the glass when washed with this does not retain water to any treat extent; care should, hffwever, be taken to apply the alcohol only In a verti cal direction. Beat Grade of Lamps. Regaidlng lamps, the square-shaped car riage type Is the best, being superior In appearance, lighting capacity, and ease of lighting to the round ones; this applies to the rear as well as to the front lamps There are ho many excellent patterns of headlights made now, that to recommend any particular one would be Indlvious; the mounting of them Is, however, a matter requiring special care. A recent innova tU'O. simple but of the u!mot-t comfort to tha driver. Is the automatic lighter. By- turning a little switch from right to left ea the dashboard the acetyllne gas Is turned on, an electric spark Is created and tha gaa la tha headlights la Ignited. Lamps should be so placed as to be protected by a bumper, or at least by the spring brack ets themselves. The best type of bumper Is one which has a swivel action so that, by means of special hinges, the shock of a glancing as well as a direct blow Is ab sorbed. One type of bumper may be low ered to permit easy access to the start ing crank, yet Is as firm as any of these devices. The police Insist on one's closing up so near to the vehicle In front In a traffic block in the city, that If one Is behind a horse-drawn vehicle, and the horse takes one step backward the glass ot the headlights Is In imminent peril from the wheel of the carriage. Recording; the Pare, Speedometers are now supplied with most hlg cars, and, though not a necessity, are of special service to the novice who has not yet learned to guage his speed; the maxi mum hand, which remains at the highest speed attained until released, la always useful In case of a dispute with the police about fast driving. In London the record of one of these has been accepted by magi strates as more accurate than police tim ing by means of stop watches, and an acquittal was secured where otherwise a conviction was certain. One of the best odometers now made has a friction wheel driven by the car wheel direct Instead of the usual rachet wheels; this has the ad vantage of being noiseless and also of being so much larger than the rachet that the wear and tear are materially reduced, as Is also the work of fitting the appar atus to the car. The chief consideration In equipping a car for town use consists In relieving the car of all superfluities, which the small radius of the work renders unnecessary. Unless the shoes In use are much worn It Is quite needless to carry a couple of spare ones, which are a great nuisance In town, be cause, when in the usual position on the foot board, they block the entrance to the front seat on one side. Headlights are also superfluous In the daytime, though they are generally carried owing to the finished appearance they give the car. Chains to prevent skidding are nowhere more needed than on asphalt after a shower, so they should always be Included In the town kit. In case of a puncture In the streets It Is always desirable to get the repairs fin ished as quickly as possible; for this pur pose a very handy little thing to carry Is one of those small bottles of compressed air, now supplied by some tire manu facturers, from which the tire can be In flated In much less time than It can be done by any pump that Is not engine- driven. Of course all such articles as speaking tubes, foot warmers, clocks, flower vases, coat rods, ladles' companions, etc., while included In town car equipment, and natu rally adding to one's comfort, are not ab solute necessities. Another very useful device Is the electric signal for limousines, which consists of a number of small dials cut In a metal box attached to the dash board. On these dials appear such direc tions as: "Start," "stop," "slower," "faster." "turn to right," "turn to the left." etc. These are actuated by corre sponding push buttons Inside the car. At night the dials are Illuminated by storage batteries placed tinder the seat. The Mirror Hrlpa. In crowded city streets one needs clear vision and also to know what is taking place behind as well as In front. An ef fective safeguard Is the driver's mirror which is fastened on the left-hand aide of THE RELIABLE STORK II I re i t r'ii it COLLAR RTfcrTrEDMAWRjULY20-i909 m 11 y in i liS THE RELIABLE STORE I know, a shoe-cover which Is really satis factory as regards Impervlousness to wet and simplicity of removal; the former Is the more Important attribute, as a wet shoe is a trouble In Inflating 'and very detrimental to the tube. As It Is occasion ally necessary to pump up tires on the road, a pump-gauge Is a good Investment. Tire enonomy depends to a large extent upon pressure, and as a gauge coat costs little it should bo part of the regular equipment. When touring away from the main roads it Is advisable to carry a small eunnlv of cylinder oil rather than to depend on some of unknown quality bought at a village store, and now that gasolene Is deteriorat ing so much in quality, to have the ap paratus for taking the specific gravity, as well as a clean chamois skin to filter it through. Oasolone can be bought nowa days In almost every village, but It Is not always very clean and the vendor seldom has any means of filtering It efficiently. Among the many types of tire-trunk to fit Inside the spare tire-cases Is one with a container for extra gasolene or cylinder oil on long tours. A strap or chain which can be pad locked around tha bonnet of the engine is a wise precaution against the engine being tampered with In the stables or garage where one has to put up the car at country hotels; a key to the switch-box Is, of course, essential. When a car Is to be left by tha roadside during a picnic lunch, an automobile lock Is a comfort. After apply ing the emergency brake this lock Is placed In the adjacent notch of the segment on the release side. Lamp-covers are very useful when tour ing and the rear light should never be without one. Luggage-carriers really be long to the permanent equipment, though used, mostly for touring; when possible they should be of the folding pattern or they may be found when not in use to be carrying uninvited passengers In the form of small boys on the rear of the car. Covers for the luggage are very desldable; without them ones baggage after a long run on dusty or muddy roads Is not a wel come addition to one's bedroom furniture. The trunks, of which there are all sorts and kinds, are of great Importance. There should be one for tires and extra Inner tubes, and another possible two for clothes. Still' another, If desired, may be used exclusively for hats. There Is a circular tire-trunk on the market for this purpose. The best of all trunks Is one In tended to contain several suitcases, enab ling each member of the party to have his own wearing apparel separate where It may be got at without disturbing that of others. These trunks are dust and water proof. Motor cars are so much more reliable now than they were a few years ago that there la no longer any need to burden the kit with a lot of spare parts; when off the mom irai-K, nowever, it is well to nave a spare valve and springs. Collapsible buckets for filling the radiator are needed only when the distances to be traveled are very great; any car should run all day without fresh water. ii mum mum anving is contemplated a small electrlo light bulb over the speed ometer is very convenient; It can be at tached to the dashboard, but must hang vertically, not sloping, or else the vibration will soon ruin the lamp. Two and one half candlepower will suffice and Is easily furnished by three small dry cells under the seat. A push-button placed either on the floor within reach of the foot, or on the steering-wheel, for momentarily llluml As our Clearance Sale progresses all short lots of Suits and Overcoats are condensed and regrouped into large single lots.- It matters not what the original cost of the gar ments may be, they are placed in one lot and at one price to insure rapid selling, affcring match less opportunity for real clothes economy to those buying during this sale. Here Is One of the Dig Snaps for Saturday 850 Men's and Young Men's Suits and "Presto" Overcoats in all the latest shade- of g grey and brown. Overcoats cut 50 inches long, perfect fitting, hand-tailored Suits, cut in the very latest'fashions, of best materials, in most desirable colors and pat terns, perfectly tailored, not one garment worth less than $18 00, choice .... Bear in mind that low prices alone never make bargains. Look back of the price and see the quality; back of the quality to the guarantee; back of the guaranty to the years of honest mer chandising, offering and delivering of the goods that has built up for us our tremendous clientele. Let this idea sink in it's the goods we're offering at a price, not the price, that makes this the biggest and best opportunity of the year. All our Suits and Overcoats that sold to $15.00; choice, $7.75 All our Suits and Overcoats that sold at $27.50, choice $17.75 All our Suits and Overcoats, $20 to $25 values; choice, $13.75 j All our Suits and Overcoats that sold to $35.00, choice $21.75 Another Clearance Sensation on Boys' Suits and Overcoats On Sale SATURDAY All Day Boys' $6.00 and $7.00 Suits and Overcoats In all wool fabrics, big assortment for selec tion, including the popular "Presto" or convertible collars O 'coats; sizes 8 to 16 years, choice $31? Boys' $3.00 and $4.00 Knickerbocker Suits Double breasted styles, with Knickerbocker pants, all sizes 7 to 1G, in cassimeres, chev iots, also Russian or Norfolk suits, sizes 22 to 8 years; at, choice , $I8J On Sale SATURDAY 9 a m. to 3 p.m. Dozen Knickerbocker .Pants, regular 50c values, in all sizes, dark patterns, at 25c Electricity an automobile, at such an angle that the nattng the dial will complete the outfit. driver, looking into It. can tell what is approaching v. lien he wishes to slow down or make a rharD turn. During wet weather clear vision I secured by speoia. nottgles made of steel Willi Kilts running In different directions so as exactly to suit the focus of the eyes. Moisture collects on glass goggles when It rains so that they cannot be seen through. In touring, the aim should be to be pre pared for all emergencies likely to arise when towns and garages are not within reach, and to carry as many of those al most essential luxuries as possible without unduly crowding the car. Before deal ing with the emergency outfit It would be well to see that some sort of sig nal other than ihe bulb horn for town use Is carried. for It Is as necessary ont tour to have an alarm that can be RYard at a distance h It Is to be supplied with sufficient headlights. Whether the signal be of the exhaust or the electric type is a matter of choice, but care should be taken that Its operation la free and as Instantaneous as possible. The full tool-kit should always be car ried, care being taken to Include a hub wrench and a wrench that will 'fit the lock nut on the cone-clutch; many of these clutchea have a nut much beyond the slie of the ordinary monkey w rench carried, and In case of a cluti h slipping, one Is helpless, unless provision for this trouble has been made. of extra tire-tubes one cannot have too many; four, or at the very least, three should be carried, an, of course., extra shoe well covered from wet and din. There la not yet In the market, aa far aa Then when one Is touring In strange country, as Is most often the case, the an noyances and delays that are caused by misdirection or missing sign posts, etc can be obviated by an appliance that Is run off the odometer. It la dish-shaped about nine Inches In diameter, and has a removable chart which rotates according to the milage covered by the car, so that Its pointer always indicates the exact position of the car on the route. It Is a very handy Instrument and can be hung up on the steering wheel, the dashboard or In the buck of the car. With regard to the comforts that make touring all the more delightful, first and foremost should be the luncheon basket, aa it makes one independent of doubtful Inns or radhouses and renders possible a delightful al fresco meal wherever charm ing scenery and the call of the Inner man combine to urge an hour's rest. There Is no need for the luncheon outfit to take up the least amount of valuable apace, for there Is one made to fit Inside the spare tire-case. It ha a top that converts Into a handy table and which Is fitted Inside with all the unifies necessary to serve any light refreshment. If desirable, an F.ngllsh tea-basket or a refrigerator basket can be carried on the running-board or trunk-rack. The former contain enamelledware plates, spoons, cruet, glasses and a kettle and spirit lamp. Two vacuum buttles are often Included, one for hot and another for cold liquid refreshment. The refrigerator basket, which la lined with enamelled metal and has a compartment for Ice, enable one to sarv a doll clous oJd meat. Electricity in the Kitchen. Electricity is the one form of energy which can be transformed wholly Into heat without loss. A simple little device called a "resistance unit" In the bottom of each cooking device Instantly changes the electricity Into heat. There Is no form of energy In the world which can be transformed Into heat like electricity. The electrlo furnace, the highest type of this transforming apparatus. Is the hot test thing In the world. It will boll dia monds, fuse the hardest metals, melt fire clay Itself and destroy everything which falls Into its seething crater. Electricity can be changed Into ' a gentle form of heat so slight It will barely feel warm to the hand or to the carbon-melting pot of the electrlq furnace. The heating unit In the new and best kitchen devices is made of a metal alloy called calorlte which has a peculiar fac ulty of resisting the flow of electricity and therefore changing the electrical en ergy Into heat. Skilled engineers have calculated to a nicety the exact amount of heat neceseary for each devise so there Is no waste energy, no loss from over heating or radiation. The heat Is applied Just where it Is wanted In Just the de gree required. When you connect the flexible cord of the electric flaoran to the lamp socket and turn on the current the electricity flows down the cord at the rate of 1S6.000 miles second and passes through the resist ance leaf concealed in the bottom of the Iron. This resistance metal gets quite hot and the heat radiates throughout the Iron, keeping It at Just the right temper ature for the work In hand. Of this heat you see nothing, not a spark, not a bit of flame; nothing to Indi cate that the Iron Is hot, for electricity doea its work quietly, quickly and very thoroughly. At the turn of a switch the mysterious force vanishes Just as quickly as It came. The modern electrical , kitchen contains a "wooden stove" or rather a polished oak table wired and fitted for th various cooking devices. With the old type of stove the cooking apparatus had to be placed on the stov over the fire. But with the new all th heat Is confined to the utensil Itself, concealed from view, so that the cooking could be done on the dining room table If ther wa room and it were necessary. The wooden range is merely a convenient place to place the devices. Hffordlng an easy means of con nectlng them to the electric circuit and the proper switches for regulating the amount of current to be used. With electricity there is no waiting for slow fires, no dirt or ashes, no coal to be carried. At the touch of a finger the heat Is ready. Nor doe electrlo cooking cost any more than coal or gas If It be economically used. All electric cooking device are made so that anyone, even though totally unfamiliar with the rudi mentary principles of electricity, can oper ate them with safety and economy. ("able and Wireless. It seems only the other day that wireless telegraphy came Into existence. But scl tnce moves with giant strides. Not onlv is the transmission of telegrams without wires from shore to ship and ship to shore an accomplished fact-as witness the late dramatic chase of certain fugitives across the Atlantic and the wireless announce ment to the outside world of the first news of the Lisbon revolution but wireless tele graphy is already to some extent compet ing with the cable companies In the send ing of messages from Europe to North America. Before long, if Mr. Marconi's expectations be realised. It will also be a competitor in the Kuropean-South Ameri can telegraphic business. What further developments are in stor it I impossible to say, but if tha wireless system contin ues to advance In th future a rapidly as it has VoM U to past It may vantuaUy become a formidable competitor of th older method of long-distance telegraphy. There are at present sixteen cable across the Atlantic. Two of these are owned by the Western Union company, four by the Anglo-American, one by th Direct United States, five by the Commer cial, two 'by the French and two by tha German companies. Three of these com paniesthe Western Union, the Anglo American and the Direct United States have a pooling arrangement, and the whole of them make a uniform charge of about 25 cents a word for private messages. The Marconi company's charge Is 9 cents a word less, so that on a telegrsm contain ing twelve words there would be a differ ence of more than a dollar In favor of a wireless message. One of the cable com paniesthe Western Union seems- to have little fear of the wireless system, for within the month It has applied to the British board of trade for permission to lay down two new transatlantic cables. As the capital cost of a single cable of the kind may be stated, In round numbers, at 2,500,000, this particular company has evi dently not lost faith In the cable system. Electrical Notes. An electric truck Is being used on a farm near Rochester, N. Y., with great auccess. This truck will handle three times as much farm product in a day aa -a team. Electricity Is now being used to unload ships. Since every hour a vessel lies In dock means so much less In its earning power any apparatus to facilitate the load ing and unloading of boats Is a distinct economy. Powerful motors operate the hoists and derricks. THE PWLC By the Author of 54-40orFIGHT EASE OE P ET-1ERSQH HOUGH A New Novel The Purchase Price' is as eood a storv as 'The Mississippi Bubble' and a better one than '54-40 or Fight.' Like the latter, it is an American historical romance with a mysterious and fascinating woman in the leading role, but the heroine is of a nobler sort and the story is finer in spirit as well as in art. 'The Purchase Price' is a finCj clean, spirited romance of senti ment and action." Chicago Record-Herald The BOBBS-MERRILL Co., PvfiOthtrs a5T'. Persistent Advertising is the Road to Big Returns The Bee's Advertising Columns Are That Koat Slonheit's Opening Announcement HE formal opening of Monheit's ele- gantly modern hair dressing and manicuring parlors on the ground floor, New City National Bank Building, 4),'J South Six teenth street, is announced for Saturday, January twenty-first. For twenty years Monheit's has been tha leading establishment of Its line In Omaha, and so recognised by th foremimt families of the city. They have been liberal with their patronage, and we acknowledge our Indebtedness extending heartiest thanks to all our customers. It U they who made it possible to etnl)llh in this nerw location the most beautiful and sumptuous parlors, It Is safe to say, anywhere be tween Chicago and th Pacific ooaal. The new place la truly beautiful as well as practical In all Its appointments. To gU Its beauty full Justice in print is Impossible, so we extend to the entire publio a cordial Invitation to be present any time Saturday at the formal opening. Just coin in as you pass by you will be more than welcome, besides, you really ought to be familiar with everything In which Omaha surpasses. W ar wholesaler, manufacturer and Importers a well as retailers of hair goods. Th manufacture of wigs, toupes, switches, puffs and curls will be more than ever specialized. v The modern electrical beauty treatments sre to be had hete, as well as every other scientific treatment rcognlzed In th profession. A point we desire to emphasize is th strict privacy offered both sexes. A separata, wall ventilated room la provided for every patron. Monheit's 4 03 So. 16th St., City National JJanlc Blclg. Telephone 2333.