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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1913)
Vm BEE: OMATTA, SMTKDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1913. Ne aring the End III A IX It V Hundreds of Omaha housekeepers have been benefited by the sacrifice sale of the $40,000.00 Stock Furniture, Carpets and Household Goods Damaged by Fire in the destructive fire that almost completely destroyed our warehouse on August 17th. We are now nearing the end of our great sale, and what still remains of this large stock has been further reduced in price to assure its immediate disposal. We Must Clear Out this damaged stock at once. The money saving oppor tunities of this unusual sale are without parallel in the history of Omaha. Will illustrate below a few of the bargains. Space prevents our showing all of them. But the stock includes Everything to Furnish the Home i Goods Will Bo Delivered aa Promptly tifl - Circumstances Will Permit All Bales Mast Be Final. No Kxchanges or Refunds During This Sale. Oak and Walnut Drossera, damagod by fire; regular price up to $36, sale price $2 to $9 t BBSS, ifl li i m iiilliWMit i II 111 Mahogany, damaged by fire; regular prlco $25 to $40, fire sale price: $2.50 to $4.50 T W f I T If-'l1 f "f ' ,i note tno size A Tan QfivAft Innhao I Ji I Ul VVATV B IIUIIWJ in mum n i Buffet, like cut, dam aged by fire: regular price $24, sale prlco S2.50 to $5 '.ar price $18, damaged by fire; ale price - $2.00 to $4.00 Stoves and Ranges, fire sale price $4 to S20 I 50 Dining room tab 1 08, like illustration. Dam aged by fire, sale price $2.50 to $6.00 BO handsome corner Chairs, nice cut, oniy slightly smoked. Regular price 4.(0, sale prlce.. $1.98 Dlnlntr Room damaged by fire Chairs, 25c to 50c 1513 and 1515 Howard St. Handsome sewing oniy Biignuy damaged. Hetrular nrlca $12, sale price Tables, .,.$6.25 H( GIFTS SENT TO WHITE HOUSE Friends Bombard President with Various Favors. STUFF TO , STOCK A MUSEUM VeeaHarltlca ot Ilenrrra of Glfta aa Novel ne tbe Article Ex preaa and Mnll Service Utilised. Thousands ot gift, from millionaire and laboring man. constantly remind President WHn that, though he is con stitutionally precluded from receiving presents from prince, potentate or for tlgn power, the people of hte own coun try do not forget him. In unending pro cession the gifts have come. In all sorts ot packages grotesque gtfu have poured in upon him. A start 01 ciema i , White House spend no small part of each day In properly receiving and acknowl edging them and. perchance, returning them with thanks. The stream of gifts to the new presi dent started on the day ot his Induction Into office. It will continue with more or less intermlttency until the day he ceases to be president of the United States. The gifts are m&rhed by a catholicity of iholce that Is truly amazing-. These unknown friends of the chief ex ecutive do not confine the mediums by which the gifts are sent to any one car rier; In fact, the methods chosen to send them, large and small, are olraoit as va ried as Is posilble A favorite method la the old and tried "pereonal mesBenger" plan, whereby strenuous attempts are made to deliver the gift In person. The proposed donor. ?r his agent, will search the very heavens as well as the earth to find a plausible axeuse to get by the watch dogs of the secret service und Secretary Tumulty and tako the "little token of affection mihI esteem" to the pretldent In person. Visitors with suspicious-looking bulges about their clothing have been stopped on the White House grounds by the police or secret service men. They have been taken to one side for examination and a harmless article has been taken from Its hiding place within their cloth ing. On questioning ,they have admitted It was Intended aa a gift to the president. They usually drop the fact that they were attempting to reach the president through some pretext in order to deliver It themselves and personally recelvo the thanks of the chief executive. If the distance Is too great for the giver to reach Washington or if he has no acquaintance here, or If he cannot pre vail upon his congressman to present the gift for him It will be reluctantly trusted to the tender mercy of the express com panies or the malls. During the 'present administration tho favorite method of sending the smaller articles to tho White House has been by parcel post. Larger! packages from unknown senders are al ways opened at a safe distance from the executive rooms to provide against un pleasant possibilities. Stream" of Cnrlnna Tiling-. The nature of the gifts varies In such a way that the president might possess a good start toward collecting a museum of curiosities or even establishing a zoological, park. Pamphlets and books enough to furnish a goodslzed library accumulate every few weeks. Just for sake of variety a mud turtle sent by ad mirers on the eastern shore of Maryland was found, carefully wrapped, in the morning's mall one day not long ago. The reptile had not been harmed in any way and was immediately turned loose In the expanse of the White House grounds, where he may thrive for many years. A vast number of pamphlets aro received, many of them autographed by the authors. They deal with every sub ject under the sun. from giving sure cures for animal distempers to furnishing a cure for all social and political evils, the same being duly guaranteed by the author. It is remarked by the force at Saturday the Last Day of our Fall Exposition Illustrating the very latest Fashion . Features in Women 's Fine Weaving Apparel and Dress Accessories IT is a great satisfaction for us to know that this exposition is being thor oughly enjoyed by the women of Omaha, and that they are showing their appreciation of Orlrin stylos in a most substantial manner is a fact gratifying to us, ns wo realize that in liberal purchasing wo liavo strongest assurance that our selections aro approved. Oh! Such Lovely Millinery The talk of the town? Yob, verily. At huudrods of dinner tables tonight will this great millin ory exposition bo discussed. Tho hats, matchless inboauty and unrivaled in number will bo recalled as the center of a charming picture. Many now and special features will bo shown Saturday. If you wish to know what is now and see how it is worn, visit our groat Coat and Suit De partment and see the nowest creations. Posed on Professional Living Models EXHIBITION SATURDAY 10:30 A. M. TO 12:30 P. M., AND 7:00 TO 8:30 P. M. Special Decorations Throughout the Store U Muiic by Special String Orchestra the White House that nnv r phlets have boon printed at the expense oi inn autnors, which fact Is regarded ao ueine significant. Photcsraphs also form a goodly burden In the moll of the chw are sent with the understanding that they are to be kent nnri - ... m w J I i 1 1 1 . Most of them are autographed, and It the photograph Is a croun niptum of the persons are duly Inscribed on tho back. The sending of photographs of large families, started in a previous ad ministration, nil! continues, and the new president wai greeted with an array of likenesses that plainly Indicated race sui cide was not Imminent, at least in many quarters. Secretary Tumulty, on account of the size of his family, also Is favored with a number of photographs of family groups. There Is a groat deal of human Interest in a large ramiiy. and it mn h. - - w nuuniivi that these photographs recolve much scrutiny at the White House. Blblen come In lanrn nnmti.r. T.r cf the books received are valuable, some oi mem oewg Highly prized by the presi dent, who Is notably a lover of books. But the vast majority of them are stored In the White House attic, where they will remain until nnai disposition Is made of them. The stories printed concerning the prowess of the president as a hlnvrilit caused his malls to be temporarily flooded with books upon that sport, with no small number or advertisements of different makes of wheels In their wake. Golf books and golf balls aro commonW r. celved. Recently a dollar bill was returned to a woman from South Dakota. The bill was old, crumpled, and the letter accom panying It pathetio In the extreme. It told of the suffering and privation of the giver In skimping and saving from her smsll living the dollar she sent to be put to home good use. A polite note from the president's secretary accompanied tho money when It was returned, stating that the woman could put the money to a better use than could the nation's chief executive. Following the fixed policy at the White House, if any gift seems to have any Intrinsic value, or If it is money, it hi promptly returned to the sender, as the president refuses to receive contributions that obviously possess particular valuo. Nor will the president want for canes or umbrellas that Is, It he will but use some of a number sent him. The most unique Idea In the way of a cane wss one sent from a small town In California. The enterprising aspirant for the post- office appointment in the town in order to get ahead ot the opposition conceived the idea of sending his request with a cane. 80 an elaborate stick was made ot vari-colored walnut woods. The head was hollowed, and with tho cano came a note to the president asking him to unscrew the head of the walking stick and find therein the name ot the proper candidate for the place. Should President Wilson ever decide to start a museum he would have some real curious, with which to begin. Re cently he received a piece of cannon bait found in the streets ot Norfolk, V, the donor stating that tho shell was a part of the farewell shot sent by a British sloop when Virginia was (evocuated by the British. Other curios received are pieces of wood from hUtorlo buildings and from old ves itls. Many times these relics are sent him by societies that object to the build ings being torn down, or to the ships be lng destroyed. And with them come a request for him to exert his influence In saving the retlc for future generations. He recently received a piece of lace made from wood, laboriously cut by hand from a large block, and a nicely embroidered dolly. The present administration will have splendid luck, and every success, If the Immense numbers of four-leafed clovers sent In presage anything. Flowers of all varieties are received at the White House. In many cases they are not properly packed and, consequently, are badly with ered. A large bunch of violets, sent from a southern state, however, was so well preserved that It served to brighten the White House offices for some time. The fad of sending egg by parcel post is well known at the White House, where numerous packages of them are received, usually In dozen lots. The eggs carry In good shape, although It la doubted whether Mr. Wilson ever breakfasts on them. Considerable real maplo suear from the New ISngland states has been received, some of which, It la said about the executive offices, found Its way to the White House table. The champion cheesemakcr of each sec tion of the country Is constantly enrich ing the Whtto House collection with con trtbutions ot prise varieties. Butter makers come In for a letter of thanks when they forward to the president a pound or two of their best product, while the champion breadmakers from different parts of the country have gone so far as to offer to go Into the White House kitchens and show by actual demonstra tion that the loaf forwarded from an Iowa or a Maine kitchen la genuine. Although It is too early for the various fairs over the country to bn sending In the prize pumpkins, corn and other farm products, yet price apples and other nil to already have reached the White House from routhern states, some very good vegetables from Texas being a re cent consignment. On the lame day came a couple of sweater from Massachusetts and a box of cigars from the Philippine Islands. Chewing gum sent from well known fac torial would be sufficient to furnish di version to the entire pretldentlal family, should It so desire. As soon as It was announced that no wine was to bo served at the Wllion table numberless letters poured In upon the president, and a good many gift. Ono of them was a quart of orange mar malade, which was placed In whisky glomes, the donor naively remarking that It was the best use to whloh the glasses could be put. Just to keep the matter from getting monotonous, a pin cuchton was received from a little girl who said that she was a cripple and was kept Indoors a great deal; she hoped he would appreciate the oushlon, which she had made herself. What to do with the Btfts becomes a pressing problem, where room Is at a premium. Were they all retained, tho Whlto House would eventually become a storage house. Hence, they mutt be dls pqsed of as fast as practical. Many of the books and maps have a read value, and ure forwarded to the proper depart ment or to the library of congress. Others are worthless and promptly con signed to the furnace. A very, very few are kept, Wellington Star. SOULFUL SOB FOR CHANGE nnnU President's Plaintive Vlen far the Ciisklrr'a Fat Job, FINED FOR TRYING TO SELL DECAYED FRUIT. ICugene C. Komblo usslstaht state food Inspector, brought Trimble Bros., com mission men into court for trying to sell decayed fruit at their establishment. C. O. Trimble appeared for tho first and pleaded guilty with the result that he was fined 110 and costs. "Mr. Smlthly." said the bank presl- dent as he called the cashier into his private office and motioned him to be seated, "I want to ask you a few ques tions. Is It true that you have pur chased a home at a cost of 133,0007" "I I have, sir," replied the cashier as he turned pale. "And that you own an automobile worth 5,000?" "Y-yes, sir." "And a yacht worth 17,000?" "Ves yes, sir." "And three race horses valued at $15,000?" "I-I do, sir." "And a dog worth 12,0007 "Ys yes, sir." "And you sometimes lose vast sums at poker?" "T yes, Blr." "And live at tho rate of 150,000 a year?" "Pretty near that, sir." 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