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TTTFi OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 5, 1013.
ONE OF THE OLDEST MASONS
Eighty-Six Years of Age. Justice
Long Active in Lodge Affairs.
ATTENDS MOST OF THE SESSIONS
Forty-Foiir "Vrnm n Member of no
nmnha Order, Dnrlnir Which
Tlmr Hp Ha Pasted
Mast at Chnlrn.
Eln K 1ong. Justice of tho peace at
M spot of age, Mid probably one of the
o 4ent, If not the oldest, active business
mar; In the city, bears tho distinction of
being a Mason longer than any other man
In Omaha. Fifty-nine years ago Mr
Long was made a master Mason. lie has
oceurled nearly every position of Impor
tance In the order. Forty-four years ago
he as made a member of Covert lodgi
of Omahs, and thirty-one years rko was
elected grand commander of the Knights
Templar. Mr Ixinir takes active part In
mice affairs, attending all sessions
Krntrrnnl Union of America.
Mondamln lodge No. 111. Fraternal
t nlon of America, will Install Its newly
elected offloers at the regular meeting
Monday at Frenzer hall, Twenty-fourth
and Farker streets. Stato Organiser It
I Cheney will be the Installing officer.
Refreshment will bo served and a gen
til good time Is anticipated.
Mystic WnrkrM of World.
Alpha lodge No. S0.1. Mystlo Workers
of the World, will hold a public Installa
tion Monday evening at the hall, Fif
teenth and Douglas streets.
Women' Ilellrf Corps.
TT. B. Grant Women's Ilellef Corps No.
104 will hold Its regular meeting In Me
morial hall of ths court house Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. During tho even
ing, beginning at 8, there will be a jotnt
Installation of officers with U. S. Grant
post Major R. 8. Wilcox will bo the
Installing officer.
Telegraphers to Dunce.
i' ,e Oinalin. Railroad Telegraphers' club
nil! give an Invitation dance at Chambers
academy Tuesday evening. A large num
ber of tho members and their friends are
expected. Officers of the club and the
committee on arrangements have spared
no efforts to mako this ono of the most
enjoyable dancing parties of the season.
Lamp's Union orchestri. will furnish the
musto and the halt will be decorated ap
propriately. Knights of Pythias.
Nebraska lodge No. 1, Knights of Py
thias, will Install tho officers for the en
suing yeara Wednesday evening and will
confer tho .rank of page under the new
ritual.
CJan Gordon Anxlllnry.
The Ladles' Auxiliary of Clan Gordon
No. 63 will hold its postponed meeting at
Ancient Order of United Workmen hall
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
women will entertain tho members and
families of Clan Gordon after their In
stallation ceremonies Tuesday evening.
Independent Order of Odd FcIottu.
Omaha lodge, No. I, will have three
candidates for the Initiatory degreo next
Friday evening.
WaBa lodge, No. 183, hod Installation of
officers on January 1 and Omaha lodge,
No. "2, Installed officers on January 3.
Ktata lodge. No. 10, will novo Installation
on January G and Deacon lodge, No. 90,
-wilt install officers on January
Ddnnebrog lodge. No. 210, had Its nine
teenth annual Christmas celebration at
Its halt on Tuesday evening, December 31,
Hesperian encampment No. 2 Installed
officers on last Thursday evening.
Tho Odd Fellows' Hall association has
settled with tho insurance companies for
tho damage caused by the fire of Decem
ber 19 and repairs will be commenced In
a few days.
BRIEF CITY NEWS
Stack-Talconer Co., Undertakers.
Hare Boot Print It Now Deacon Tress.
righting rixtnres, Burgess-Orandea Co.
Ballsy the Statist, City is'at'l. D 2t.
Ton Can Start a Barings Account at
the Nebraska Savings ana Loan Ass'n.
with $1.00 or more 1005 Farnam stroot
Schools Open Monday City eohuols
will open at D o'clock Mondny morning
after the Christmas Vocation. Teachers
will be, back from their vacation trips
Sunday,
Memorial for" O. r. Shaw Memorial
services for the late C. K. Shaw, will ba
held at Westminster mission Sunday af
ternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr. Shaw was super
intendent of the mission and was prac
tically Its founder.
The Stale Bank of Omaha pays 4 per
cent on time deposits, 3 per cent on sav
ing accounts. The only bank In Omaha
whose depositors are protected by tho
depositors' guarantee fund of the state of
Nebraska. 17th and Harney streets.
Xr. and acra. Cornish Here Mr. and
Mrs. IS. J. Cornish ore In tho city from
New York and will remain until about the
middle of next week. Mr. Cornish comes
to attend a meeting of the directors of
the Carter White Iead company. Officers
wjli be elected.
Xlll Sets license County Commis
sioner Peter K. Klsasser withdrew hi
protest against granting of a liquor license-
for 1913 for Hill's roadhouse and
the Board of County Commissioner's
granted the license.
Sent to Kearnsy Frank Slmonstck ,18
years old, plcadrd guilty to a charge of
breaking and entering before Judge Sut
ton and was committed to the state In
dustrial school for boys at Kearney until
he is of age Slmonslck stole eleven sacks
ot flour from u Union Pacific railroad
ar and peddled it
Wooden Shot Hot Profitable Christ
A Lutx of Columbus has filed a voluntary
petition In bankruptcy in the federal
ourt. Ho gives ax his occupation "manu
facturer of wooden soled shoes." He lists
i is liabilities as Sl.sa3.70. Ills assets con
sist of a horse, cow, a number of tools
nd household goods exempt.
To Discuss street Opening whether
or not Twenty-second street from Far
i am to Dodge shall be opened or not wilt
oe discussed by (be city commission Mon
day morning. The public if Interested is
invited to take part in the discussion.
There are several objeoters to the plan
open the. street, although many or in
favor of It.
BURGLARS STEAL JEWELRY
IN ABSENCE OF FAMILY
Burglars entered the home of A. J
'yoley. 1W South Thirty-sixth street, yes-
rrday afternoon while the family was
'.-ay and t'.ple ono pearl nolltulre ring,
a large cameo breastpin and a pair of
sleeve links.
Persistent Advertising is the Road to
BS ueturns.
ONE OF THE OLDEST MASONS IN
THE STATE.
EDEN K. LONG,
JOBBING HOUSES COMBINE
Niles & Moser Buy Out George
Rogers Cigar Store Here.
ROGERS IS MANAGER OF ALL
Three. Itelnll Stores to lie Main
tained Here and Later Jobbing;
Home May lie Kstnlillelicd
In Otnabn.
George Rogers' cigar business and store
at 1E0S Farnani street bought yesterday
by tho Nlles & Moser Cigar comimny jf
Kan as City and Omaha, will bo made
Into a large cigar Jobbing center by the
now owners.
The Rogers purchase Involves about
(125,000 and will complete a string of Job
bing houses owned by the Nlles & Moser
company, combined with the Rothsnberg
fc Schloss company of Kansas City, ex
tending from Kt. Ix)Ul to Salt Lake City
and south to Dallas, Tex.
Oeorge Rogers Is taken Into the firm
of tho new owners and will retain tho
management of his store and asaumo
management of tho Jobbing and retnll
business already established hero by the
Nlles & Mosor company.
The Nlles & Moser company with the
purchase will have three retail stores.
one at Sixteenth and Farnam streets, ono
at the Loyal hotel and tho Rogers store,
which will assume their name. Other
stores will be established as the business
expands, as the hew owners expect to
make It expanu.
Papers were signed combining the Rog
ers business and the Nlles & Moser busi
ness at noon by George Rogers and E. S.
Moser, vice president and secretary of
the Kansas City company.
A week ago tbo Nlles & Moser company
bought out tho William A. Htlcknoy busi
ness of 8t. Louis and Salt Lake City. At
these two places the business will con
tinue. to operate under thn Htlcknny name.
At Kansas City and Denver the Htlcknoy
Interests liavo been absorbed by Nlles &
Moser.
Rothenberg & Schloss combined with
Nlles & Moser In the purchase of the
Stlcltncy business.
A Jobbing house may be erected for
tho new cornpaiiy In Omaha, but no defi
nite plans havo been made yet.
Suit on Kellogg
Company Causes
Great Surprise
The action of Attorney Clonernl Wick
ersham in bringing an notion against the
Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake company of
Dattlo Creekt Mich., under tho Sherman
anti-trust law, lias occasioned slirpriso In
manufacturing and grocer' trade circles.
W. K. Kellogg, president, and Andrew
Ross, vice president of tho company, nr.
rived In Now York lYiduy and Mr, Kel
logg sailed on tho Vcstrlx on tv voyage to
South America Saturday. Ills first In
formation regarding the suit came from
his Now York representative and the local
newspapers. In nn Interview last night,
he declined to stato lust wlmt action IiIh
company will take In tho .patter till he
knew more about the case and undcr-lpark
. , . . i - . .
biuou jusi wiiui me company in ennrgea
with. As yet none of tha officers Of the
company has been served with papers
and tho company's counsel has not been
consulted according tu Information re
ceived by Wi K. Van Derveer. local rep
resentative of tho company.
"All 1 care to say." said Mr. Kellogg,
"Is that the whole matter Is n complete
surprise to us. We adopted our policy
with a very honest desire not only to con
form to the letter of tho law, but to Its
spirit, ond tho thlnns wo nlmed to accom-
fillul, liv itllr M.lll,,r tklnti ur. Ill v.w
things for which wo understood the Sher-
man and other conspiracy laws are de
signedthe protection of tho consumer
and small dealer In thu same equality of
opportunity enjoyed by trusts and big
buyers. It tlitrc things nro contrary to
tbn law, we shall bo much surprised. Our
nSticy Is 'equal opportunity to all,'
Ye are surprised to find ourselves I
cnargru wun ui'iin i-ouvrauia irom me 1
Jobbers In the grocery trade because we J
havu no contracts with the trade what-
ever and will hnve no trouble In prov-
Ing It.
"Wo have acted under the best legal
ndvlca and had supposed wo were en-
tlrely within our rights as owners of our
own brand ot goods, upon which wide
spread publto approval has placed tho
stamp of quality."
Tho Persistent ana Judicious Um of
Newspaper Advertising is the Road to
Dullness Success.
BIPLANE DURATION RECORD
BROKEN BY AVIATOR FALLER
MULHAU8EN. Oerman, Jan. 4.
Arthur Faller, the aviator, today ex
ceeded by five seconds the world's rec
ord for a duration flight In a biplane,
carrying five passengers. HI time was
pne hour six minutes nnd five seconds.
The previous bolder of tho record was
Henri Molta, who, at Douxy, France, Jan
uary H. 1912, flew for one hour und six
minutes.
AIRSHIP FALLS INTO SEA;
PILOT SAVED; AID DROWNS
FECAMP, France, Jan. 4. Jacques Le
Vasseur while making an oversea flight
today In a hydro-aeroplane, accompanied
by a mechanic named Mallot, met with
disaster. The machine collapsed and both
men fell Into the sea. Mallot was
drowried, but Le Vasseur was rescued.
The cause pf the collapse ot the machine
Is not kno
CITY FUNDS APPORTIONED!
Amount of Money to Be Expended in
Excess of Last Year.
SOME SALARIES ARE BOOSTED
I onalilernlilr Over 1 ,000,000 Will
He Itpqnlrfil tit linn the City
Dnrlnsr Hip Coming;
Year.
City funds will remain the same, or be
slightly Increased during 1913. The city
cummlcslon made the apportionment at a
f pec .at meeting last night. None of the
firstls wns cut Salaries of several chief
clivtts, elevator operators and Janitors
were rained. The apportionment Is at
Icai-t JXOOO over that of 1911. tho total
being 11,05,000. Last year It wng 11,000,.
t iind wns augmented by $2t7,02f.8I from
other sources.
Of the total received by tho several de
partments last year, 3116,000 was paid out
for old gas bills compromised by the city
commission.
Following are the funds Increased this
yean Health department, 34.000; Judg
ment, 37,(0); detention hospital, 2,000;
other sources of Increased expendtturo In
elude 37,000 additional salaries to com
missioners over salaries paid former
councllmcn and tho excise board, Increase
duo to creation of office of corporation
counsel and city purchasing agent.
Without dissent the commission voted
to cut out tne appropriation of 32,600 for
Ak-Sar-Uen decorative lighting. The
money will be expended In the Installa
tion of more flaming nro lamps, about
thirty-five such lamps being obtainable
for this sum.
More halarlrs liaised.
Salaries of under-officlabi wero raised
as follows: Janitors and elevator op
erators, $5 each per month; superintend
ent of city hall, from $K5 to 3100 per
month; city dairy Inspector, from $100 to
$125; brick construction Inspector, front
$I,K to $1,S00 a yoar; chief clerk In build
ing Inspector's office, from $100 to $125.
A portion of the expense of on expert
to audit the km company's books for tho
city remains unpaid, tho portion being
$.-i,av). This Is taken caro of In the now
apportionment, as Is also the extra 33,000
loqulred to maintain the gurbago depart
ment In 1912.
Requests wero far above the apportion
ment and practically every commlsnlotf
er's ostlmuta of tho amount required Co
maintain and operate his department dur
ing tho year was cut down by the com
liilsslon. A different system was Inaugurated to
apply to the miscellaneous fund. For
merly this fund whs open to warrants at
nil times, and therefore was soon ex
hausted. Now the fund Is divided and
each apportionment covers some particu
lar expense. Thus $1,600 of It Is set asldo
to repair the pest house. Other funds
formerly kept separately for repairing
tbo city hall and the city Jail nro now
In this miscellaneous fund.
Following Is the apportionment agreed
upon, part of which Is not affected by
any action of the commissioners, being
fixed by charter;
APPORTIONMENT FOR 1013.
Mayor, superintendent of public.
curium ,
Mayor's office JS. ..!!.
Inspector weights and measures,.
IJcenso Inspector
I'ollco court
Oas rommlsslonar
G.000
4.201
1,446
4,t&)
City chemist
Z.3IS
Mart., m ...... iiSJ
city cieru """""I"";::;;::::
Lejcal ideDartmnnt ,-'w
Judgment department ufa
... '. !""' """"i"n. 20.381
Election expense 7mj
superintendent accounts and fl-
nances irn
'treasurer t', "uuoo
Purchasing department Yixxt
Superintendent police VnIi
Police department im
!umiii uuiiuriiiieni... ......
30.000
Detention hospitul ,
2.600
COuO
city emergency hospital
llarbago emergency
clV?U::.v.v:.:v.v::;.::::::::::::::
( It l' v.lMHriDi-Inn .. .. .1 ...... L. . '
City veterinarian and slaughter
house inspector
Superintendent fire protection and
2.7G0
Flro d epart ment '. ' ,' '. '. 248,'ooo
wilier Kuppiy,
4,500
....(tuiiif, tiiBiJcuiiiri
Holler liUDcctnr
Plumbing Inspector.., aVai
Klectrlclan 7,300
inpn vara hlnn " ' Yw
lilcctrlo lighting!!" !!"!'.'., '"!!".'"
tins lighting
1.ES0
SX.ZB
31,764
Klipenntenuent street cleaning..,.
Btreet rleunlng , 60000
4.&0J
. i urn. gutter and paving 15.000
&nntt
fund.. . .... ri'Sw
I n..klu , .' .,,.. 11,IMJ
Kuimo improvements 4,500
Sower maintaining mlooi
..ti.iHw ttuu umveris, ,
Crosswalks and sldowalks
Street cut Inspector
General Inspection
Miscellaneous expense fund
8.000
12.600
6,600
47,374
Ttal ii.oa.ooj
REPORTS OF ILLNESS OF
EMPEROR PROVE UNTRUE
VIKNNA Jan. 4,-Tho alarming reports
circulation unronu concerning tho
of Emperor Francis Joseph, are
untrue. His majesy pronienudml for half
nn hour at noon today on tho gallery
of Schoenbrunn castle, receiving some
court dignitaries In audience and worked
nt- his desk as usual.
DEATH RECORD.
John Thornton.
FAlRlllTRY, Neb., Jan. S.-(Speclal.)
John Thornton dlod at his home after a
1 twelve years' Illness from dl&betes. Ho
I was u nattvo of Kngland, having been
1 bom in Devonshire. Beptember 11. 1S48. He
was married to Miss Elisabeth Pylo of
that place on November It. 1S71. To this
union six children were born. Mr, Thorn
ton removed his family to America In
1S75 and located on a farm at Clay Center,
Kan. In 1KB he removed to FHUrbury
and engaged in the hardware business.
He was a member of the Masonic- lodgo
in this city. H was an active worker in
municipal affairs In Fairbury and served
as councilman. The body was taken to
Clay Center, Kan., for burial.
Lewis Bwlft.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.. Jan. J.-Lewls
Swift, astronomer, Is dying at his home
In Marathon, N. Y. Ha is S3 years ot
age and was stricken with apoplexy this
morning. Mr, Swift made many ob
servations and discoveries while director
of the Lowe observatory.
J. K, I'runKrr.
CHEYENNE, Wyo Jan. l-(Spelal.)-
J. E. Pronger. well known In eastern
Nebraska, died In Cheyenne, Wyo., in
the Union Pacific hospital of pleuro
pneumonia. Ho is survived by a widow,
five children, a brother, J. T, Pronger ot
Denver, and a sister, Harriet, of Chey
enne. Mrs. 1. P. C'nrUnn.
Nit A PSHAW, Neb.. Jan. 3.-Bpeclal.) t
Mrs. I. P. Carlson died yesterday evening
at 8:20 after a lingering Illness ot several
months. The deceased wss one of loi'k
county's oldest cltliens. The funeral wIM
take place Sunday, with Interment in tho
Greenwood cemetery at York.
Philip Van Gleet
(Jives People Fright
FONTANBLLK. Ia.. Jan. 4. -(Special ) -After
a big crowd of people had searched
most of last night and today and after
bloodhounds had betn brought from a
distance In nn effort to locate Philip Van
Oleet, word came this afternoon thnt he
had shown up at Creston and was much
surprised that his absence had cnused
any alarm. The young man said he had
been to Omaha.
He had taken an automobile from a
garage here and driven to Orcenfield. Tha
next morning tho car wag found with the
front wheels smashed In a ditch. As It
bore blood marks and the fait that Van
Gleet had last been seen near the place,
the whole countryside was alarmed.
MORE BIG EATS PROPOSED
Judges of District Court Take Look
Through the County Jail.
SOME SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE
Three Menln Per Dny for Prisoners,
with Krnlt nnd Ice Crrnm cca
dlonnlly, Dcslsrnnted na n
flood Thin a-.
After visiting the county Jail at meal
time yesterday, four Judges of the district
court Informed tho county commission
ers that the prisoners nr not getting
enough to eat. They said the prisoners
should bo fed three times a day. The
commissioners n greed with them.
The Judges sold they will exercise their
authority to make rules governing the
Jail and ordered that three meals a day
bb served. Tho commissioners said they
believed tho Judges were right and an
nounced that they will reject flll bids for
the prisoners' feeding contract and coll
for new bids. Tho bids now on hand
call for two meals a day; the specifica
tions upon which new bids will be called
for will requtro three.
In arguing three meals a day the Judges
mentioned that the prisoners do not eat
all tho foods given them at 1:30 o'clock
In the afternoon, but keep somo for even
ing consumption,
Judge Kennedy said eighteen hours Is
too long for the men to go without food.
Rolls and milk, If nothing else, should
be given In the evcnlnfg.
Judge Day said tho men seemed to have
good food nnd enough of It for the 1:30
meal, though perahps thero was too
much bono In somo of the meat. He
added that a good many of the prisoners
seemed to want tobacco more than any
thing else.
Fruit Is Nnirirenteil.
Judges Abraham L. Sutton, George A.
Day, Howard Kennedy and Charles Les
lie are those who visited the Jail.
Tho Jail situation was generally dis
cussed. Jnll management and prisoner
feeding In other cities was referred to.
It wns agreed that tho county itself
should feed tho prisoners. Instead ot
having them fed under contract. No
topic except that of three meals a day
was discussed thoroughly, but the follow
ing matters wero mentioned:
In tho county Jail at Minneapolis meat
Is given the prlsonors but twice a week.
This improves Jail life.
Prisoners should be given their choice
of common beverages with their meals.
Tea Is a stimulant! milk Is a feed; but
too much milk Is not good for one who
exercises little.
It would bo a good thing for the pris
oners If they could havo bananas or somo
other kind of fruit once or twice a week.
Ice cream and cake occasionally would be
good for tha' prisoners.
Thft blankets of tho prisoners' bunks
may not bo sufficient to keep some of the
men warm. There should be mat
tresses, but vermin and roaches cannot
be kept out unless the mattresses are of
leather and then thy can't be kept out.
Tho prisoners should work. Tho county
might employ them In a county brick
yard making brick for country roads. The
contract prison labor scheme Is nn
abomination.
Indian Councilors
Removed by Fisher;
Result of Oil Deal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Seven mem
bers of the Osage Indian tribal council
were removed from office today by Secre
tary of Interior Fisher, who alleges in a
statement thut the council was Influenced
by the Undo Sam OH company and threa
Individual applicants who had tried to
secure tho lease of SO0.O0O acres of oil and
gns land, comprising the entire unteused
portion of the Osage reservation. The
secretary ordered a new council elected
the latter part of this month.
The Department of Justice has been In
formed by the secrotary of tho conduct
of cortaln persons In connection with tha
obtaining of these leased from the Indian
council and has been asked to take such
action as the facts warrant.
The Indian council, three ot whose mem
bers were ordered out somo time ago, re
fused to obey Secretary Fisher's order In
regard to filling the vacancies, and this
was anothor cause which led to today's
action by the secretary.
The recent bid for 41,000' acres of Osage
oil lands, said to have been the most
favorable bid ever made for lease of In
dian lands, was turned down by tho tribal
council and the Influence ot the previous
applicants Is alleged by the secretary tu
have been responsible. It would have
given the Indians for their oU land a
royalty X per cent higher than any pre
viously paid and In add'tlon a cash bonus
of 1M,000.
Last June the secretary declined to ap
prove the leases of tho Uncle Sam OU
company and the three Individuals who
were seeking the 00,000 "es.
To Pay Fines
of Editors by One-
Cent Subscriptions
IIOISK. Idaho, Jan. 3. One hundred
thousand y people will be asked to give 1
cent each to pay the PX fines Imposed
yesterday upon R. S. Sheridan and C. O,
Hroxon, publisher and managing editor
of the Capital News, who in addition to
their fines are serving ten-day sentences
In the county Jail. The movement was
started by Representative Dow Dunlng
of Owyhee county, who contributed the
first penny "for the cf.use of freedom,
he said.
Sheridan and Uroxon together with A.
Cruzen, were punished bj' the Idaho su
preme court for contempt for publishing
the criticism of Colonel Roosevelt of the
court's decision preventing the placing of
progressive presidential electors' names
on the ballot
OUR 6th SEMI-ANNUAL
TRUE CLEARING SALE
Begins at 8:00 O'clock Tomorrow Morning
TT promises to be the most notable in our history, for the
stocks are larger and our efforts to effect an absolute
clearance are bolder than on any previous occasion,
We've made greater reductions than in former seasons,
and that means very much lower prices than those of
other stores even during special clearance movements.
PRICES CUT 50, 33j and 25
These reductions are real are genuine. If you've a single need in the
way of home-furnishings attend this sale. Don't select anything any
Leather Rockers
Kroin Massive. Turkish
leather Overstuffed Rock
ers down to simple leather
seat rockers, the values are
numerous iunl of unusual
character. Included In this
line ore fine living room
pieces In fumed oak, arts
and crafts nnd flno mission
pieces. In the leather the
bargains begin with $12.00
rockers at S5.9G, $19 rock
ers at 18.50, $24 onos at
$12.76, $32 ones at $10.2.'.
and so on. Tho overstuffed
ones begin with $23 ones at
$17.G0, $30 ones at $19.76,
$40 ones at $24.75, $55 ones
at $38.50 and JSC ones at
$45.00.
Extension Tables
$5.50 Ext. Tables 93.00
$9.00 Ext. Tables 55.90
$16.50 Kxt. Tables 99.30
$22.50 Kxt. Table. .. .813.20
$30.00 Ext. Tables.... 911W50
$00.00 Kxt. Tables.... S36.O0
$95.75 Ext Tables. .. .957.45
$105.00 Ext Tables. ..$63.00
$125.00 Ext. Tables... $70.00
$140.00 Ext. Tables., .904.00
Davenports
lied Davenports Ir. Fumed
Oak, Early English. Golden
and Mahogany. "Pullman"
and Unifold styles; also
straleht Davonorts and
odd Divans in various co'
erliigs; the sain lots begin
with $24 Divans at $12 and
$35 ones at $17.50, with $29
Davenports at $18.50, $33
Davenports at $21.26, $43
Davenports at $29.75, $52
ones at $32, $60 ones at
$37.60. tho $S0 ones at
$49.76 and $90 ones, at $60.
Library Tables
An unusually extensive
display too large to suit
us that's why the prices
aro cut so deeply. One lot
of $10 tables priced at $6.95,
$14 tables priced at $9.75,
$28 onos at $16.25, $36 ones
$21, $45 ones $33, and so
on up into tho big solid ma
hogany ones at $45 to $70.
$22.00
$27.75
$32.50
$47.50
FORM OMAHAGIVIG LEAGUE
George T. Morton Elected President
of Organization.
KIMBALL REPORTS BY-LAWS
Omaha Still Vonna- Hnouifli to Grow
lulu Fine, tircat City If Efforts
Arc Properly Directed To.
rvurd Improvement.
A permanent organization to be known
as the Omaha Civic league was effected
at a meeting of representatives of Im
provement clubs at the city hall last
night, n constitution adopted and officers
and a board of directors elected with In
structions to begin at once a vigorous
campaign for membership. Only mem
bers ot nonpartisan, nonsectarlan or
ganizations may join this club and each
organization Bha'.t ne represented by three
delegates.
About thirty delegates were at the city
hall to perfect the organization last night.
The following officers were elected by
acclamation unanimously: Oeorge T.
Morton, president; T. R. Kimb.ill, vice
president; Henry Doorly, secretary, and
R. C. Potera. treasurer.
The directors were nominated by a com
mittee of tlireu consisting of Mr. Morton,
Carl C, 'Wilson and V. A. De Bord and
of Uiese flvo were elected to office to
serve with the four officers, composing a
board of nine directors. Tho five directors
elected were: W. A. De Bord, Fred Paf
fenrath, C. A. Alden. J. M. Guild and
Oeorge W. Craig.
Mr. Kimball reported for the committee
ot five appointed to draft the constitution.
He read a letter from George E. Kessler
of St Ixul extending the Oroahans best
wishes In their attempt and giving them
advice.
When the constitution was read there
was some objection on the ground that
the men who bad formed the organization
would not be members until they had
offered tho proper credentials. VT, II.
Green nnd Attorney Fitch led tho Pro
testants, but before the arguments were
over the objectors were convinced that
all was for tho best and voted for the
adoption of the committee's report.
"It is a mistaken Idea that the city
planning movement Is a move for what Is
called a city beautiful." aM Mr. Kim
ball, presenting the report ot the commit
tee on permanent organization. "It is
simply a common sense effort to profit
where without hrst learning how
much you can save here during this
special mark-down sale.
CHARGE ACCOUNT
if you wish and pay for your goods
at your leisure. Our terms are
easier than those of any other store
in Omaha.
5 Feet Long
$60 BUFFET AT $38
Quartered Onk, Karly English, Fumed or Golden
This Buffet Is very nioeslve, stately
and imposing. It Is 00 inches (flvo
feet) long, extra large. In construc
tion and finish It is of tho highest
character. It is mado of selected,
quarter-sawed oak, bird's-eyo mapla
drawer bottoms and Interior, extra
high grado. A $'60.00 Buffet inow, nt
only ,
18
Burrirrs
Buffets ....$15.75
Buffets ....916.00
Buffets . .919.50
Buffets . . $38.50
BUFFETS
$60.00 Buffets ....$40.00
$75.00 Bilffots ....$45.00
$85.75 Buffets. . . . $51.00
$110.00 Buffets . .$00.03
by the mistakes of others before It is too
late to do so. Omaha is still young enough
to grow Into a fine, great city if the path
Is properly blazed and It Is forced to
follow It
"Tho Idea that beauty necessarily means
costly embellishment or decoration Is a
widespread mistake. Beauty Is simply
the certain result of using practical com
mon senso; you don't have to buy It It
follows In the wake of the practical
things City Engineer Craig talked for at
last Friday's meeting. An economically
operated, scrupulously clean, orderly,
sweet smelling, well drained and well
built city can't help being a beautiful city
too. On the other hand, you can't mako
the city that neglects these things beauti
ful In any sense.
Ilmr to Accompli alt Ilcanlt.
"Tho question Is what is to be done
and how?
"Wo must realize that we don't know
much about It, and must learn. Our bad
smells, dirty streets, smoke, etc, etc,
prove this.
"Our first effort must be made to get
light on the subject, to look Into what
others hnve done nnd aro doing, and
get our curiosity aroused as to what It
all means. We must start everybody
thinking nnd talking about it. Every or
ganization here represented should stir
Itself up to getting some lecturer to tell
us what he knows.
"Any Intelligent talk on the subject
by anyone is bound to help. Wo hope
that our newspapers will give generously
of their space to those who wish to
write on tho subject, and that our own
citizens will read up and then use the
newspaper to spread about and exchange
what they learn.
"Let us get away from the Idea that
It means the spending of a great sum.
I venture to say that beforo any con
siderable amount of money Is wanted
everybody will be falling over themselves
to provide It.
"Just think If Parts had taken the op
portunity that Omaha has now, a few
thousands of dollars would have saved
over $1,000,000,000 that finally had to go.
Omaha has one great asset, and that Is
this opportunity to Invest a trifle in art
ounce ot prevention Instead of a fortune
In a pound of cure."
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Oecar Townsend, General freight agent';
J. G. Morrison, aaslHtaut to the vice pres
ident and A. U Craig, general passenger
agent, all of Chicago and all of the Great
WrsUru, are In the city, having come
from tho east on u tour ot inspection of
tho company Hues
II
Dressers and
Chiffoniers
The Drossers and 'Chif
foniers are receiving tho
deepest cut In prices in
ir.any cases we havo wood
beds to match, which nlso
are greatly reduced many
aro cut one-half. There are
Dressers and Chiffoniers at
$6.98. $9.50. $13.76, $18.00
and $25.20 that usually sold
ivt nearly double these
prices some magnificent
pieces at $30.60 to $50 all
worth from 25 per cent to
50 per cent more.
Dining Chairs
$1.60 Dining Chairs. .. .300
$2.00 Dining Chairs. . .91.20
$2.50 Dining Chairs 91.50
$3,60 Dining Chairs. . .93.10
$5.00 Dining Chairs. . .93.00
$7.60 Dining Chairs. . .90.00
38.00 Dining Clialrs. . .95.60
$9.00 Dining Chairs. . .86.00
$12.00 Dining Chairs. .$7.35
$17.00 Dining Ohalrs. $10.75
RUGS
BRUSSELS RUOS
Regular pBio
Price.- Prlco
$20.00 8ixlOH feet. $11.50
$16.00 9x12 feet 910.70
$24.75 9x12 feet 914.80
$30.00 9X12 feet 917.00
VELVET BUGS
Reg. Price SalePrlco
$34.50 9x12 feet $30.35
A3CMIWSTEK BUGS
Reg. Price Sale Price
$26.50 8V&X10M feet.. 918.00
$30.00 9x12 feet $18.50
Library Cases
The biggest values are In
three-door cases of which
wo have an overabundance.
$48.00 three-door cases ut
$24.50; $45 coses, $27; $82
cases, $51. In two-door
cases $8.00 valuea at $4.70;
$14 ones at $8.50; $17 ones,
$10.20, and $30 ones at $18.
Associated Charities
Advisory Committee
A meeting was held at the offioes ot
.the Associated Charities Friday to or
ganize nn advisory committee. This com
mittee will act In conjunction with the
board of directors and with the secretary
and will meet every Tuesday at tho Com
mercial club rooms. The secretary and
her assistants will present various cases
needing aid, especially those which entail
difficult problems. Thoy will also dls.
cuss with and advise the secretary in re
gard to general problems which arise out
of individual needs. The commlttet
elected Rabbi Frederick Cohn as chair
man; Dr. Palmer Flndley. vice chalrmanj.
Ml as Lillian Stuff, second vice ehalrroaa.
nnd Miss Clara Shaffer as secretary pre
tern. '
The committee consists of Rabbi Cohn,
Dr. Ira Porter, examining physician for
the Woodmen of the World; Dr. Palmer
Flndley, Miss IJIlIan Stuff, Jacobs' Hall
dispensary; Father James W. Stenson
St Phllomena's; Miss Edith Tobltt of tho
public library; Miss Wilson, deaconess t
tho First Methodist church; Rev. Jasper
Howell, First Baptist church.! Mlsa Clan
Shaffer, Omaha Social Settlement; Miss
Esther Johnson, probation officer; Joseph
Padrnos, St. Vincent De Paul society, and
E. D. Gepson, truant officer. Others will
be added later.
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