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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1911)
4 niK I!F.K: OMAHA. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 23. 1911. Ifl nn 1 Vs. lAL.lJHst '1 U U Lis i i - - - u) rnn?rr n i mm J Thousands of These Practical Presents Have Been Reduced in Price for MEN'S 3f NECKWEAR The Imported Silk Four-in-Hand and French Folds that we- havo been selling nt 50c and 75c, will go at 3 for $1; or, eacli 35c Men's Silk Four-in-Hand Ties that we have been selling at 30c and 50c go at 25c Fine Oor leather Cae With Silk J!oe and Hllk Tie to Match, will be specially priced t 81.50 and $2.50 lirandeis clears away Christinas Goods before Christmas not afterward. Here are special prices that will sell out all 6tock3 of Furnishing Gifts for men. Last Day Before Xmas BATH ROBES MEN'S SHaRTS Men's high grade Negli gee Shirts in the newest patterns, made of ex cellent materials and carefully sized; regular $1.50 and $2.50 qual ities, at 98c $1.50 FUR CAPS Genuine Seal Skin Caps at.. $5, $G and $7.50 Natural Muskrat Caps, $7.50 values, at. $5.00 Auto Fur Caps at $3.98 Men's $1.50 Winter Caps at 50c HOUSE COATS . and Smoking Jackets For Saturday we offer big varieties of these house coats that havo been selling up to $8.50 at .. r $5.00 Men's $5 and $6 Smoking Jackets at $3.98 GLOVES Perrin 's, Dent's and Fowne's Dress Gloves for men at $1.50 to $3 Men's and Boys' Fur and Fur Lined Gloves at pr., $17.50 down to 98c illgaai i ii - in vu p -VI "J I ! vmm mvrm m VW " I J K ' "'..4. TJ r I .J. " SuitCascs and Traveling Bags Brandeis Stores of fer special prices on Traveling Bags and Suit Cases. Genuine Walrus Bags at $8.50, $10, $15 Fine Cowhlda Bags at 5. 7.oo. 10. 5 Suit Case f5 to 942 ;, MEN'S SUSPENDER SETS ' Very popular gifts tf Suspenders, Garters and Arm Bands in, a set, at....50c, 75c, $1.00 Silk Hose, Silk Tie, Silk Handkerchief Popular Gift Sets ' The sets that have been selling up to $2, at $1 Sets that have been selling up to $1.50 at. .75c Sets of Lisle Hose With Tie to Hatch Scores of sets that we have been selling up to '50c will go at, set. i.V.. .................. 25c Hen's Cashmere and Lisle . Hosiery All shades and sizes--our "25c' and 35b"quality . ..Saturday at, rab. Men Pore Thread ' , SILK HOSE ! in Tan, Mark and Mixture. regular 60o qualities; p a. ' n ! i 14 n 2- J I,; i a Am ' Ml w w These Reduced Prices in Our n zf Oofldno Sale MOT Enable Every Han in Omaha to Buy a New Suit or Overcoat Just Before Christmas at FULLY ONE THIRD LESS Than the Regular Prices of Two Weeks Ago. Our Clothing Stock MUST be reduced before Invoicing. These reduced prices -will force out the overcoats and suits. All Rogers-Feet, Hlrsh-Wlckwlre and Rosenwald ft Well famous makes Included In this cut price sale. and Lounging Robes Terry and Blanket Cloth Robes make welcome gifts for men.' Here are spe cials: Robes worth up to $4.00 at $1.98 Robes worth up to $5.00 at $2.50 Robes worth up to $7.50 at .....$4.98 mm Jg Saturday at, pair. 50" For Choice el AH the Men's Suits and Overcoats In Our Stock That Have Been Selling up to $12.50 2 50 For Choice o! Oar Men's Suits & Overcoats That Have Been Selling up to $22.50 It .; "j li mm New Overcoats and Suits (Worth Up to $27.50) This Includes many of our hand tailored overcoats and suits of Rogers-Feet. Hlrsh-Wlckwlre, Rosenwald & well makes $17.50 Mens Overcoats and Suits (Worth Up to $35.00) In this group are our fjnest Rogers-Peet, Hlrsh-Wlckwlre and Rosenwald & Well clothes. The best clothes in town $25.00 Bays Clothes for Christmas Season Boys $0 Suits for $3.50 Guaranteed absolutely pure wool pants are full peg top and full linen lined, actual $6 values ' at ..........$3.50 Boys', $6.0 Suits for $4.50 AH new, up-to-date styles in all (Sizes your boy will be perfectly fittedin this group at $4.50 j Boys' $3.50 and $10 Suits at $6.50 Many serges included pains are juu peg iop mey ar ma? suns ui 90. OU la Basement Clothing Department Boys' Overcoats, ages 3 to 8 years, $3 values; also Boys' Winter Suits, $4 values, at .....$1.98 Boys' Winter Overcoats, worth $4 and $5, Russian styles for small boys, convertible collar coats for larger boys, at.. $2.08 Boys' and Girls' Indian and Cowboy Salts, at 81.00 $1.50 "d $1.08 SWEATER COATS Great special sale of Men's and Boys' Sweater Coats Sat urday in our Basement. Ox ford, tan, navy and fancy trim med, worth up to $2.00; big special bargain before Christ mas at 50c and 98c SLIPPERS FOR HEN Main Floor Old Store All the broken lines of Men's Slippers, in tan and black, Romeos, Operas and IJver etts, worth up to $2.00; at, a pair ... .....$1.39 Regular lines of Men's Slip pers, in all styles and colors; on sale at, per s pair $1.98 to $2.98 Men's $1 Clog or Low Rubbers .......... .50c Three Basement Specials Men's Tan and Black House Slippers at. .. .98c Men's Velvet and Imitation Alligator Slippers at ...........39c Men's High Grade Rubbers at i 50c Stetson Hats at $3.50 Men's -Imported Beaver Hatg at .......$4.00 Men's Scratch-Up and Velour Hats at $2.00 FRENCH PLAN FINE STATUE i Bronze Bait Typifying Nation to J Show Friendship for America, PUBtlC BUBSCEIFTIOH OPENED - Ficar. of Venae W.maa Will D MHt4 Vim f Moi.ain.iit to R Drlra4 t aantarl b.Cbaakpl4a. From Our Near Neighbors r ; TAMS, Deo. M. Franc li arranging another Imposing testimonial ot It friend tMp tar th United States. Tomorrow a jmbllo subci-1(lon Is to be opened to offer a lirunse bust of "La France," by th. lUustrkius French soulptor August Bodln, which will be placed at th baa of th monument to be dedicated next June to Bmua! Da Champlpln, the Krenca navigator, explorer and discoverer of th lak that bears bis nam. IJk the gift from th people ef Frano of, Bartholdl'a "Statu of Liberty," th presentation ot "La France," which I th figure of a woman, marks blstorlcally another epoch lit th relations of fra ternity between Franca and th United a tea of America. estdent FalUerea will head th list of ubscrlbers and will be foMowed by For. ln pttnletcr Justin Pe Belves. Arnbu sador Jul Juseerand, Oabrlel Hanolaux, president of th Frsneo-Ame'rtcan com' Bilsoloa for th development ot political, economic, literary and artlstla relations; and Count D Rochambeau. , The Inltlatlv of th movement eman ated with Ambassador Jusaerand, In ac cord with th French foreign office, but as It waa wished to have a publio rather than a governmental testimonial, th franco-American committee was re auetd to aasum th direction, Irvlaatva. Klmer Peln nf Montana Is visiting hi uncle, A. C. Celn of Irving ton. Mrs. B. A. Itataa entertained Mra. CL 8. Wlllard Saturday and Sunday. Th lrvlngtnn school, district No. T, 111 rive a box social and proaram De cern brr tt. The gospel revival meeting of th Irvtngton Congregational church closed buntlay evening. IXntrlct No. SO rave a protrram and box social last Friday evening, which brought snout xai. Ail Present enjoy eu tne evening. ,. An eihlbttlnn of western lands was given through stereoptioou views by one th railroad companies at th Modern Wloodmen of America hall Monday even- In. , , Will lllmmelreloh. who waa taken to th nwedteli Mission hospital about a week ago. Is not recovering as well as could be wished. It I paralysed in on sia ana cannot ti. Th Irvlngton Congregational church will give lis Christmas program Batur day evening. Everybody welcome. Ihe hurcn ot iTirmt will give .is nunaay evening. Kveryon welcome here, also. II. Melots waa Pleasantly surprised by a number of Ills friends Monday evening. nis ptrtnuay, at ma nome. nie evening was spent in games ana conversation, All present enjoyed the evening very much. Th Ladlna' auxiliary of C. W. B. M hel da conference Maturday evening and an open meeting Sunday evening. At this meeting Mrs. C. H. Wlllard delivered the address of the evening und Mrs. Ham- u-l Cotner of tnnaha gave a recitation, Tbeso wer the two out-of-town speaker. Weald ltetara Favor.. ; An appeal to th publio for subscrlp, tions will appear In th newspapers to morrow. This will Indicate that Franc la deeply touobed -by th frequent manl testations of American friendship for this country througU th dedication of statues xf Kremihmen In America. Th approaching glorification of Cham, plain, who conceived a vast project o a Freaua America from Canada to Louis, inns, on which later th great American repubUo waa developed, was admirably suited to express th warmth of French vffecUoa. "Oabrlel Hanolaux will relate In FI-aro th story of how Augusta ltodtn's "La France," happened to be selected. 11 says th committee was at a loss to know juet what offering to send to America which would barmonlsa with th imposlu architecture of th Champlaln monument. It flually decided that th offering must be a true Jewel. Tiis members first visited th atudlo of August Hodln, b caus he la popular to America, and walked through th various salons. "Suddenly they discovered, th brons bust "La France, th writer continues. "J magi ii our amotion when w sought symbol and found Franc Itself a pretty franc, full of grace, vivacity and cour. age, a young French woman with a fran atid loyal regard a yourg woman who replica of th Clotildas, Henrtettes Hiaaoho and Jeanne. Her hair la ar ranged ilk a helmet and her attir la culraea W sought a French though and found an Imsg of Fiance her lf." , resent snd cards wens played, after which re- majorlty of th member wr treahmonl wer served. News has reached us from Rushvllla. Neb., of the marriage of Miss Alice Jen sen to jacK von ljonren, jormeriy Millard, Wednesday, December . ine brtd is a school teacher, who resides at Rushvllla. The groom has for th last several years spent his time at the von uonren rsncn near numviti., ud . -newly wed couple will now live. Waterloo. A. If. CaniDbell wss at Atda th first of the week. He returned Tuesday after. noon. Jacob Hush marketed a couple nf hogs here the la.n week that weighed D4 pounds. Henry Ronsteln returned Monday from Colorado, where ho has been working th last fall. Mr. and Mrs. O. CV Finney entertained a company of friends Tueedny at dinner in honor of their daughter, Mrs. i-ayion of tiilver Creek. Mix MurKaret Pt-nton went to lilalr Tue.iia)' afternoon to be present at th marriage of her sister, whlcn Hhk piac Wediivedsy inoriiing at 1 o'clock. Daphne llohwer went to Omaha Thur- day nuirnlnii to attend the wedding of Mlits Miller or Valley, sister ot J. J. Miller. The wedding took place at th latter horn at I o'clock Thursday aft ernoon. Miss Elsie McCllntork and Troy Kan of Fremont were married lit Council Uluff Monday and a era at the home in Waterloo that night. The couple went to Fremont Tuesday morning and will make thciir bom there. ' Blatr. M a Prone and daughter Will spend Christmas with relatives at St. Edwards, Neb. Mr. Nit t'nie waa taken to th Omaha Oeneral hospital last week to be operated on for hernia. William Huntlna- of Iak City. Ia., has been spending several day with hi son, Ed, th jeweler. viu Helen McKeen returned bom for th holidays from Smith colleg at North Hampton, Mass, ... Leslla Haller has been re-elected cap tain of the Blair High achool Wot Pall team for th year mm m if. wm.ev left this week to spend the winter with her daughter, Mr. lien Haller, at uoiurege. - Itana Krum nf Omaha waa In Blair this weak on business connected with ills re cent purchase of th Clifton hotel. Unci Johnnie Robblns left th! week to spend th holidays with his grandson, Kara Olmstead, at le Moines, la. Jonan rturcham and family went to Tenet, la this week to attend th fiftieth wed ding anniversary of Mr. Burcham's parents. -'O. O. Nohrenberg has received an ap pointment as railway man clerk and on Friday waa anslimed to a run from Omaha to hloux City. Miss Ada Jackson waa taken baeh to the clarkson hoepttal, Omaha, where she will be treated for a lame foot ti.at waa operated upon wonie two month ago. Attorney Vlotor Johnson of Bhoshene Ida., wss a guest of his brother-in-law, Will Clieslv, and family last Munaay. ne. Ins In attendance at th Wool Growers' ooiiventlon In Omaha. Miss lot hel Denton of Kennard and Ber nard Haller of this city wer married Wednesday morning at th t'Httionc rliurt-h. Father O'Drtscntl officiating. They took th early morning train (or Omaha. Miss Jennie Rodgers and Wlnfleld Foote of Missouri Valley, la, wer msrried at the home of the bride's parent In this rliv nn Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Lr Braden of Heilevu officiating. They left for Waterloo, la., r. roote s parents borne. America Will Have Potash of Its Own WASHINGTON. Dec. Jl.-Tho United States will not hav to depend on Ger many much longer for It potash with which to make fertilizer, Secretary of Agriculture Wilson said today. In th near futur th United State should be able not only to supply Its own need but also to export a consid erable amount of potash, ho said. Th principal source of American potash, the Xpert of the Agricultural department re port, will be in the kelp or seaweed of the Pacific coast. The plant extracts potash salt from aea water and from 25 to SS per cent of It weight la potassium chloride. The Faclflc coast should yield annually about 1, 000,000 tons, worth $40, 000.000. In addition to th potash, kelp contain chloride and many . other by-product which may "mora than pay th manu facturing expenses, leaving th potassium chloride free' of cost." the Investigator report. Cattle food, glue, shells, paper and ven candy can be mad from the plant. If properly harvested and protected the Paclfio kelp growers, it Is said, should yield annual harvests Indefinitely; and along th southern coast It la possible that two crop a yar may be obtalried. HARMON GIVEN SURPRISE PARTY BY STATE OFFICIALS " i COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 21 Governor Jud son Harmon was given a surprlne party In the executive offices today and his presidential candidacy endorsed by the meeting and organising of democratio stat . officials to begin an active cam paign for a solid delegation from Ohio to the democratio national convention. The delegation of state officials gath ered in the corridor outside of th gov ernor' offices and marched In on him just as h was closing Ma desk at the finish of his day'a work lata today. The state executive was made a spectator In his own office while Judge R. M. Plttey of the state tax commission was named chairman of the meeting. In addresses by Secretary of State Charles 13. Graves, Attorney General Hogan, 8 Late Treasurer D. 8. Creamer and others, the Harmon administration was commenced and the declaration made that hi record as governor Waa Itself a platform on which he could go before th people of th country. NEGRO CONFESSES TO ATTACK ON GIRL AND GETS SENTENCE LAFAYETTE. Ind., Dec. 21.-Nathanlel Towles, a negro, captured with blood hounds following an attack on Miss Iva O'Connell, a telephone operator, last Sat urday night, today confessed to an at tempted assault and waa sentenced to serve a term ot from two to fourteen years in prison. Feeling against the negro had been high and the officials, when they heard his confession, hurried him In an autom. blle to Linden, Ind., where he was placed aboard a train for JeffersonviUe. Towles cut a gash four Inches long In the girl's throat, but waa frightened away by her screams. CASHIER OF MONTANA BANK ' UNDER ARREST IN COLUMBUS ' a COLUMBUS. O., Pec XL-Upon request of Glasgow, Mont., officials Vernor 11. Bostwlck was arrested here today and 1" being held pending word from Sherlff. Stephens of the Montana town. The sheriff had asked that Bostwlck be apprehended on a charge of having appropriated 115,000 of funds of the Farm, era and Merchants bank of Culbertson, Mont., of which Bostwlck formerly waa Bostwick's mother Uvea In Columbus and the police have been on the outlook for htm for a year. He characterise his arrest aa a "joke" and aald that tha matters In dispute between him and tHa bank had been settled month ago. t Persistent Advertising 1 the Road to Big Returns. ,jliy to the Situation liee Advertising. Millard. Mr. and Mr. K. A. Rosker were Omaha vlKilors Thursday. A surprise party was riven In honor of Crlsele Kim'U last bunday evening. A. Ii. Detweller returned from Colorado last week, where he purchased some land. Mil's Kilns Baldwin, who attends school at Helhany, Is home for several werks' vacallou. Miss Rena Wltte, who Is attending sawing circle here, spent (Sunday at her home near lkhorn. Miss Jennie Rain of Creaton, Ta., via llrd several dn.ys last week with her sister. Mrs. Walsh. Mr, and Mra William von Dohren, jr., and niece. Fern Tallon. spent several days In tnnaha last aeek with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. William von Dohren, lr.. ave a party Friday evening la honor of von lnren s Dirtnuay auniversary. Mrs. A. A. Taylor and daughter of South Omaha were cut last Thursday and Friday to see Mr. Taylor's mother, Mrs. ijchata Mrs. Chris Koch entertained th I-ar-kln tlul last balurday aiteinoou. The r DAFFTBIL CONTEST BULLS J 1510 Douglas Street jm LrVk U LKJ , . 1510 Douglas Street The Greatest Sale of iresses of the Will Start Saturday Morning at 8 O'Olock- A Wonderful Purchase and Our' Entire Stock of $19.50, $25.00, $29.75 and $35.00 Dresses i i Season ! 1.75 1. Answers must l ' aOdreued t "Lialtydil 1-xhtor" of 'the )w, and reach Th Bee office not later than p. m. inursuay ot each weea to be considered tor prise aaard of that week. 1 Contestants may submit on or mo r. answers tor any or all of the prlsea. - I. Winner to be selected on by each advertiser on uaifyail contest page and printed lu his advertisement, whlcn will also announce pine for nest contest. 4. fetich Liaftydiii must be written on a separate sheet of paper and must dea tgnaie the advertiser lor wnow 11 la iu leuded. a. Winning naffydll will be chosen for their originality, wit and humor and preterence will ke shown those pertainitix to name or business of the advertiser . Winners must call In person for prises st sdvertiaer's place of business 1. la audition to advertisers' prise The Be a III award five l prises to the five t brat 1'aifydil writer and wui print them, togatasr with all ulnar wona publishing on Patfydll Contest fsg. THIS sale-'vre inaugurate tomorrow comes about through the most satisfactory purchase we have ever made. .These are the smartest styles, the best made dresses we have ever offered-the regular lines not accepted. You will be so taken up with this sale that you will want more than one of these dresses.. The volume of dresses involved guarantees you thorough satisfaction. Dancing Dresses, Party Dresses, Afternoon Dresses, Eeception Dresses, Theater Dresses and Street Dresses. Every shade imaginable is to be had light blue, pink, helio, Scandinavian blue, Nile green, white, reseda, corn, velvet, black, navy, brown, coronation, wisteria, Copenhagen, etc. The materials are Velvets, Corduroys, Bedford Cords, Crepe de Chine, Crepe Meteor, Chiffon, Messaline, Taffeta and French Serge; in fact there are all kinds of dresses and for all occasions. DRESSES THAT ARE POSITIVELY WORTH $10.50, $22.50, $25.00, $29.75 and $35.00; ON SALE SAT URDAY AT rilo J 1 1510 Bouglas COKPS - 151 Souglas t