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Including every lace, swiss and scrim curtain in our en
tire high-grade,, first-quality stock.
Not a special purchase of soiled, imperfect, or old style
curtains its our regular stock of the newest foreign
and domestic styles.
PRICED BY THE PAIR NOT SINGLY
Following are only a few of the many genuine reductions:
REGULAR $12.50 CURTAINS, SALE PRICE $10.19 A FAIR
REGULAR $10.00 CURTAINS, SALE PRICE $8.29 A PAIR
REGULAR $7.50 CURTAINS, WALE PRICE $6.19 A PAIR
REGULAR $5.00 CURTAINS, BALE PRICE $3.98 A PAIR
REGULAR $4.00 CURTAINS, SALE PRICE $3.29 A PAIR
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REGULAR $3.00 CURTAINS, SALE. PRICE $239 A PAIR
REGULAR $2.50 CURTAINS, SALE PRICE $1.95 A PAIR
REGULAR $2.00 CURTAINS, SALE PRICE $1.65 A PAIR
REGULAR $1.50 CURTAINS, SALE PRICE $1.19 A PAIR
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Fine Dress Hats
a Special Reduction
on all of our finest
TRIMMED
HATS,
Monday and
Tuesday.
This includes ovcry fine
trimmed lint in the entire de
portment. Wo have a Inrgc,
bonutif ul assortment of dress
nnd tailored Hats, trimmed
with ostrich plumes, ni
rrrottcs, goura, Numidi and
imported novelties,
i All of which aro reduced
for this sale.
HOWARD AND SIXTEENTH STREETS
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Lek Mack Mke It 1W When
-Washington Matte, Fare
well Address.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct iJ.-fcongresa
hall, scene of many hlitorio events In
th early days ot tlio republic, was re
dedicated today In the presence ct Freel
dent Wilton, and a great crowd. Rain
fell Intermittently, but did not Interfere
with the patriotic exerclee which were
leld Id the hall where congress met
'rora JTM to 1990,
The old structure hat been restored to
lmot Ha original appearance by archi
tects who sought to make tho bulling
look a It did whcB Washington delivered
hl farewell address within JU walls.
President Wilson waa given a cordial
reception by a. geeat crowd when 'he ar
rived. He woa welcomed by a roetkm
committee headed by Mayor Wankeaburg
and waa driven through crowded streets
te Ceftgreea halt, i IMtfwtaenee 4quare.
The present and Speaker Champ Clark
were tk prtaclfal speakers at the exer
clses. John Waaamaker preatded.
President Wilson's plana called for a
visit to Swarthmore college to apeak at
the annual rauadera' day eaercf.
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addreea THK OMAHA BEE.
3.
GENERAL FELIX DIAZ L
''MTEDTO COME TO
CAPITAL BY HIlERTA
(Continued from Pace One.)
their subjecta or citizen In Mexico have
Investments or Industrial enterprises and
they naturally desire to aee them pro
tected. With them It la not a vital mat
ter who extend that protection. In other
words, they aro so far removed from the
Influence of the kind ot government
which may have authority in Mexico that
that feature la not a matter of great vital
concern to them. All they wish is pro
tection for their property, aubjocts and
clttaens.
"With us It a vaatly greater and mora
Important Interest, Our cltlsens have In
the first place mora In the way ot ma
terial interests than all ot the other for
eigners put together. In addition we
have great Interests which a neighbor
nation rauat have in the peace and good
order ot Mexico, These are Immediate
Interetta wtokk concern the Mexican sit
uation alone, but we have alao the fur
ther latereat in the promotion and main
tenance ot governments ot law in all
ceuntrtea In this hemisphere, particularly
these of LaWn America in proximity to
us. It 1 ot the utmost importance that
whatever ta done in Mexico should have
a good influence on all the countries on
thla hemisphere In discouraging revolu
tion and disorder and encouraging gov
ernments of law and order. In other
words, we should not by recognising a
government In Mexico founded on revolu
tion and violence put a premium on like
methods ot violence and usurpation of
power,
"The sending of warships by other gov
ernments la a recognised policy In rases
of great disorder where the subjects or
citizens ot a country have great interests
needing protection. I would not dispute
the right under ordinary conditions to
land marines wherever necessary for the
protection ot personal property, but I
think It would be Inadvisable under the
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present circumstances for them to land
marines In Mexico, because that might
lead to unfortunate ooihpllcatons. I have
no authority to speak for anyone but
myself, but I think If the subjects or clt
liens ot any nation need protection In
Mexico on account -of which, under ordi
nary circumstances marines wilt be
landed, It would be far bqtter to call on
the United States for whatever protec
tion Is required, so thnt whatever may
bp absolutely necessary may be attended
to by American marines, I say this be
caUso everyone must recognise that In
the present dellc&to situation it Is ex
tremely important to avoid anything that
would tend to produce the slightest con
flict or friction between the United States
and any oie ot these' foreign govern
ments." I
HKHEL9 CAPTDltn MONTERKY
Victory for Insurgents Day Before
the Elections.
BKOWNHVILLH. Tex.. Oct. K.
"Montcrey hae been captured," This was
the message received today by the con
stitutionalist general, Luclo Blanco, at
Matamoras, opposite here., It came from
his .chief ot staff, Major MuJIca, who Is
today at Reynosa, sixty miles from here,
on the railroad line to Monterey.
Report Confirmed.
EL PASO, Tex., Oct. is. Confirmation
of the fall ot Monterey was received
today by the rebel Junta here In dis
patches. Tho city was surrendered at
noon Friday, after desperate street fight
ing, In which tho federals were con
stantly driven back. Tho same dlspatchss
say the federal generals, Maas and Telles,
with their Joint forces, who were hurry
ing to the relief ot Monterey, were de
feated after a severe battle at Lajltas by
Augusttn Castro. t
Private dispatches to adherents of tho
Madero family also tell of the fall ot
Monterey. These dispatches were sent
by Madero sympathlsera at Nueva Lar
edo. They aay tho port of Nueva Laredo
haa been closed, following the defeat of
the federals at Lajltas.
1'tlWUHH HXCIIANQINO VIEWS
8torr front Paris that Concerted
Poller I BelnaT Couslierd,
PAniB, Oct. R-Kxchangcs of views
are taking place between varipus Euro
pean powers possessing economic lntir-
csta In Mexico with the object of defin
ing common policies there, especially a
Joint attitude after the election, aa It Is
understood the government at Washing
ton j11l decline to recognize a result
which the European governments might
consider provisionally desirable.
The Initiative In the matte- Is under
Stood to come from London.
It la pointed out here that the Joint
economto Interests of Europe In Mexico
exceed those ot the United States. It Is
felt there should be a concerted policy on
the pan ot the United States and
Kurope.
Injured Man Bneoamba.
KOHT DO DOB, la.. Oct. 2S.-8pec!al
Telegram.)-Wllliam O'llern. tile ditcher.
aged 34. formerly of Dubuque, who had
his back and leg broken October It, In a
fall from an Illinois Central viaduct uutu
the Minneapolis & St. Louis tracks, and
waa saved from death before an oncom
ing train, died thla noon.
Urcr-Aadrlek.
MASON CITY, la.. Oct. -2S.-(8peclftl
Telegram) Mlaa Josephine Andrick, pop
ular society woman here, and Russell
Dyer, son of Arthur E. Dyer, a wealthy
f blcago resident, were married here at
noon today at the home of the bride
slater- The groom Is a student cng?nr.
Coats! Furs! Suits!
Fashionable and Wearable Apparel
that gives service and satisfaction
The newest styles, but nothing too extreme.
Only the best (of fabrics, finishings and tailor
ing) and those at the lowest prices for the best.
. Service, of which we are proud; courteous,
capable attendants; bright, sunshiny show rooms;
every price marked in plain figures.
New styles are constantly arriving so there
is always something new on display for your
We have the largest and best assort
ment of Women's half dollar Hose to
be found in the city.
All styles and weights.
Silk Plaited, Silk Boot, Silk Lisle,
lain Lisle, Gauze Lisle. Lisle or Cotton with
White Split Soles. Light, medium or heavy
weight cotton hose.
Gilt Edge, Lavender top or yellow, top hose.
Silk Lisle Hose, white or tan.
Heavy Cotton Hose, white or tan, good for
golf or outing wear.
Fleece Lined and Cashmere Hose.
All these and numerous other tLfs ?r.
styles at a pair
HOWARD AND SIXTEENTH STREETS
EPISCOPALIANS DEADLOCK
Convention Closes with Two Big
Problems Unsolved.
NEGRO QUESTION GOES OVER
Proposition to Use Unfermcutcd
drupe- Jnlce Instead ot Wine
In Corantnnlon Service Is
Not Considered,
NEW YORK, Oct . The general con
ventlon of 1913 ot the Protestant Episco
pal church passed Into history this after
noon In hopeless deadlock on two Im
portant resolutions, with tho most far
reaching topio of legislation before It un
considered by one house because of an
error In the other, and with a positive
refusal to consider a request of the Wo
men's Christian Temperance union that
unfermented grape Juice be substituted
for wine In the communion service.
On the proposal to establish a separate
blshoprlo for negroes In the south and
on the proposed elimination ot the words
'Jews, Turks, Infidels and heretics" from
the Qood Friday Collect, the house ot
bishops and the house of deputies were
deadlocked.
On the proposal to require a two-thirds
vote to change the name of the church.
adopted by the deputies, tho bishops re
fused to act because the resolution was
sent to them only yesterday, while It was
adopted by the lower house more than
two weeks ago. The original draft of the
resolution waa mislaid.
MONSIGNOR M0NTAGMINI
IS DEAD AT BERLIN
HOME, Oct. 25. The death of Monsig
nor Montagntnl. reported to the pope
today from Derlln, haa caused great
grief at the Vatican, lie had been suf
fering from an affection ot the throat
and was operated on a few days ago.
Monsignor Montagntnl waa very popu
lar at the Vatican. At the time of the
rupture between France and the Vatican
When You Catch Cold
Sneexinff la nature's device tor restoring
Impeded circulation, and the condition of
the system which favors taking cold Is
not one of perfect health. The circulation
at the time Is feeble and the blood Itself
Is not In a perfectly healthy state It bolnr
for too long a time exposed to cooling In
fluences, perhaps ot a draught of cold air.
At length an Influence on the nerves is
oxerted and then ensues the chilliness and
other symptoms due to derangement ot
the action of many tissues and organs ot
the body which mark the Invasion of 111
nesa. Dutffy's Pure Malt Whiskey not
only obviates the danger ot taking cold,
but acta aa a general aystematlo tonlo
which haa lasting benefit. If every man
and woman would only appreciate what
thla great family medicine doea toward
building up the system by strengthening
the digestive organs and quickening the
circulation so as to prevent a cold or other
form ot congestion from becoming deep
rooted, ninety per cent, ot the Illness
could be avoided. Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey Is very wholesome, appetising
and strengthening, especially In fever and
chllta In stormy and blustery weather.
Prompt action at such tlmea will ward off
aertous and ofttlmes fatal attacks of
bronchitis and pneumonia, as well aa Ir
ritating coughs and colds. He prepared,
get Duffy s today At most druggists,
grocers and dealers, 1100 a large botUe.
inspection.
Dresses, Skirts,
Petticoats -
The Store . for Shirtwaists
SHtt i .1 ....
Cardinal Merry Del Val entrusted him
witn the charge of the nunciature, after
the papal nuncio, Monstgnor Lorcnzelll,
left Paris. When former Premier CTejm
enccau later expelled Monsignor Mon
tagnlnl. Cardinal Merry Del Val appointed
the distinguished prelate to a post In
the office of the papal secretary of state.
Socialist Party
Defends JTewsies in
Use of the Corners
In opposition to the recent campaign
launched against the newsies In the sale
ot papers on street comers, and in de
fense of the youngsters, the eoclallstto
party has adopted a set of resolutions
denouncing the movement The r isolu-
tlona follow;
.Whereas. It is currently roported
through the dally press of our city that
the news dealers of the city of Omaha
are trying to bring pressure to bear upon
the members of our city commlssltn to
have them enact n. nw nrdlnanni nr.
venting the newsboy from using the
sidewalks as a resting place for their
iioriouicH's, newspapers, magatines ann
oiner reading matter tnat they have to
offer tor sals to the nubile;
Whereas, We, the socialist party of
uma.li, in mass meeting aaaemDieci, reo
Offnlxe thla aa an attack on th nitwit
boys of our city. In their efforts to pro-
viue Dreaa nnn outier lor meraseitva ana
tneir deoenaents:
Therefore. Be It Resolved, That we
denounce this action on the part of the
news dealers as an evidence of avaricious-
nesa ana we rurtner demand that our
city commlsslonera protect these boys
In tbetr effort to eam an existence;
lie It Further Iteeolved, That we. the
socialist party of Omaha. Dromlse the
newsboys that It they are Interfered with
in any way whatever in tne sale or tneir
wares at any place or anywhere, we will
carry ineir ngnt to tne people wun a
reierendum.
SALESMAN FOR BANANA
PROJECT IN DEEP WATER
8PMNGFIELD, ill., Oct. S6.-Specla
Telegram.) A. E. Wing of Hamburg. la..
president, Incorporator and promotor of
the Pan-American Land Sales company,
who rame here In July last and opened
offices In the Kelsch building, left the
city several days ago and warrants were
Issued by Justice ot the. Peace James
Itellty for his arrest on the charge ot
passing fraudulent checks.
Wing came to this city to dispose of
stock In the company which Is a North
Dakota corporation and which was or
ganised for the purpose ot disposing ot
banana lands In Nicaragua. W. N. Sut
ton gave him UO00O to defray expenses of
the company until the money commenced
coming In from the public and waa to
receive 50.000 shares of the capital stock
and be secretary-treasurer ot the Central
American Land and Development com
pany, a $1,000,000 corporation, owned by
wealthy residents ot Hamburg. Ia., which
company owned the land the Pan -A men
can company waa to buy.
Ward Q. Murray also gave up some ot
his money to be sales agent of the com
pany.
The money did not come In very fas
from the public and Wing asked Sutton
and Murray for additional funds, which
they declined to furnish. Wing then be
gan paying his bills with checks on a
Hamburg bank, which were returned as
worthless.
Most of these checks have been settled
for by IL II. MCAdoo ot Hamburg, sec
retary and treasurer of the Central Amerl
can Land company The warrants Issued
by Justice Itellly have not been served
as yet It Is understood1 that Wing la In
Omaha.
Key to the Situation Bee Advertising.
TEACHERS COME NEXT MONTH
State Association is' Institution of
Greatest Value.
IS OLDER THAN THE STATE
Wn Horn Forty-Seven Ycnrs
nna I I.nr1y ItesponftlMe for
Smnll Per Otit ot Hitler
ncr In Nrbrnikn.
(Continued from Page One.-
expected to teach evcryono that stepped
through the door, whether the pupil was
n kindergarten child or a ninth grade
adult. For ten mlnutea the little teacher
wns expected to plod patiently along
With her first reader class, then for fif
teen more she was expected to struggle
with the knotty problems of Hay's Higher
Arithmetic when tho "big boys" who
attended after the "corn picking" was
over, found trouble In their work. The
result was that the Instruction was not
the best In any one line. While this
situation still obtains to some extent In
the rural districts, there are coming to
be more and more rural schools that have
two or more teachers and have the .work
divided. Besides these there are coming
to be more nnd more schools wher tho
work Is graded at least even If thvro s
but ono teacher to handle the work. 8 ho
kiiowa by consulting her course ot
study Just what branches should be
studied by her pupil of 11 years and what
by her pupil of 9. She knows by con
sulting her course of study at the end ot
ihe year whether any given pupil has
made enough progress to make It pos
sible to send him on to the next era Jo
or not In other words, she Is working
now by n system worked out ny years of
work of prominent educatora of the
country, nnd not depending wholly upon
tho experience of her own little 18 yearn
of life.
Assoclntloit Geta Credit.
In bringing about all tho beneficial
changes the State Teachers' association
haa had Its hands Mil and Is entitled to
due credit. Year after year as the as
sociation haa met It has concluded by
passing resolutions asking for the ac
quisition of a new plan, a new system, a
now method, that haa been found bene
ficial elsewhere. Each year the weight
nf the body ot teachers In the associa
tion carried tntluenco with It, and the
result waa that those In authority sat up
and listened when the association made
demands tor the betterment of the schools
of tho atate. Ono by one the changes
were brought about, until Nebraska's
schools, both rural and city, .stand out
aa among the finest In the Union.
Some Stormy Periods.
The association has had Its llttlo stormy
periods. Ever haa It been safely piloted
through them to calmer water. Politics
has at times cropt Into the association
and haa for a time disrupted the ranks
of the leading men in the organization,
hut ever has It closed with the sentiment
"with malice toward none, with charity
for all." Scarcely can blame be at
tached to any one for a little feeling In
the elections ot tho association, for Is It
not counted an honor to he president of
such a bodyT And so the factions have
arisen and havo secretly been at' each
others throats, so far as getting the of
fices , ot the , association has been con
cerned, but ao far as the welfare of the
schools of the state entered Into the
affair, -the. bands of the educators
snapped together, In acinic of unity.
To Meet at Omaha.
This year the assoclatipn Is to meet
again In Omaha, November C. B and 7.
Perhaps hever. has a greater array of
talent been collected for the occasion.
President James E. Dolzell, who la also
state superintendent of public Instruc
tion, with his staff ot officers and exe
cutlve committee, haa bent every effort
to secure rrom every part of the country
talent that Is known from coast to
coast
No, the association does not talk shop
entirely. They bring In talent that gives
them something to think about In a field
broader than the mere clinching of Ideas
In the heads of pupils. Thus, for ex
ample, among the talent this year Is
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president of the
National Woman's Suffrage society. This
doca not mean that the officers of th
association are trying to make suffragists
of all the teachers and of all the pupils
with whom these teachers are In dally
communication. No, the asaoclaUon Is
In no way bound by any Idea that Is
afivanct-; by any of the speakers that
oome before the body,, It is at liberty
to acoebi or reject any Ideaa that are
advanced during the sessions. But the
Idea of the officers la that the teaohera
should have the great problems of the
country today discussed by only the beat
authorities on the subject, that they
may know what, problems are first
hand and not get their Information
fifth hand, as Is often the case.
Gadskt to Slntr,
There shall be entertainment also, aa
well as education. So Madame Johanna
Qadskl s to give a concert at the Audi
torium for the teachers. The teachers
are to lie the guests of the Board of
Publicity of Omaha for thla occasion.
The concert haa been especially arranged
in nonor or the teachers of the state
The membership, badge of the association
will be all that will be required for ad
mission.
The following, taken bodily from the
Printed program of the association, gives
some Idea of the array of special talent
secured for this year:
Educators of national reputation have
THE REAL TEST of a laundry's work is the num
ber of washings your collars, cuffs and shirts
will stand.
We mould collars Into ahape-thus pra--pventing
fraying and cracking and you will . en
Joy the "easy Blip" tie apace.
We launder those new wavory pleated bos
om ahlrta with iieml-starched cuffstetter than
when new.
Let us prpre these
your bundle tomorrow.
BLUE WAGONS
been secured for the general sessions ot
the association, which Insures a most
Interesting and proItable time for teach
ers and other friends of education.
"State Superintendent M. P. Shawkey
of West Virginia, a lecturer and edu
cator of many years' experience, a man
who stands high In the national asso
ciation, will be with us all day Thursday
and Thursday evening.
".Miss Katherlne D. Blake, former treas
urer ot the National Education associa
tion, a supervisor In the Now York City
schools, will be present Thursday and
Friday. Miss Blake stands out as one
of tho most prominent women educators
of the eastern states.
Prof. T. P. Olddings, supervisor of
music in the Minneapolis city schools, ha
gained a national reputation as a lec
turer on tho musto problems of the
-, a An , r, All i n-. . 1 I n w tit
receive Inspiration" from him.
"Dr. Alexander Meikeljohn, president
ot Amherst college, has addressed bodies
of educators In many parts ot the United
States. We trust no teacher will fnl!;to
hear his valuable hnd timely address on
'Reaction In College Education
"Hon. O. T. Corson, former, state com-,
mlssloner of education In Ohio, now editor
of the Ohio Educational Monthly, Is well
known ns a popular lecturer, entertainer
nnd educator.
"Dr. Nathaniel Butler, head of the Eng
lish department of the University ot Chi
cago, Is One of Chicago's highly respected
citizens and educators. He, also, brings
a message for his audience. You- will
be pleased to hear him.
-rror. k. it. iieancK, neaa 01 me ae
partment of mathematics In the Univer
sity of Missouri, will be with us all day
Thursday, and will bo of great assist
ance to the mathematics, high school
and grammar school sections. He Is well
known to all the leading educators of
the United States.
"Chancellor Samuel Avery of the Uni
versity of Nebraska, needs no Introduc
tion to the teachers of the state. He wilt
be with us two days to participate In
the section meetings, and will addreit
the general session Wednesday evening
on The Teacher in Public Lire.'
"Dr. Anna Howard Shaw ot New YorV,
City, president of tho National Woman's
Suffrage association, a popular and prac
tical lecturer, will give the closing ad
dress, Friday forenoon, on 'The Rational
Interoretatlon of the Declaration of In
dependence nnd of tho Constitution ot tne
United Btates as Applied to United
States Citizens. She nlwaya pleases hot
audiences aa well sji Instructs them. Dr.
Shaw stands out prominently for equal
rights for all .citizens of the Unltod
States."
MR. METCALFE STIRS,
THIHGS ffl PAHAMA
"
(Continued from Pago One.)
straight, or, at any rate, to decide which
Is which as between tho warring officials,
nnd pour' oil on the troubled waters.
Some of the press correspondents tiere
and the newspapers, have- already taken
up the matter, and naturally with a- pre
dllectldn fn favor of Colonel Ooethals
becaVse Of hU prestige as' a canal builder
with tie consequence that "Met" lsiget
tlng the worst of It :
Aryan's Stanatnjc Editor.
Here Is what the Philadelphia Ledger
has to4say: . , , v . , j,
It Is extraordinary how well thla coun-.
try docs some things and It Is more ex
traordinary how 111 It falls to do others
as Important One ot Us failures Is to
provide a new machinery ot government
for the canal zone, and among the In
cidents of the problem were the appoint
ment of- Secretary Brynn'a managing
editor to a position for which he had na
training whatever and the sailing this
week of Secretary Garrison on a mission
of harmony to the scene of difficulty.
Mr. Hearst's New York paper refers to
Governor Metcatfo "as a meddlesome
amateur whoso ability to attain great
executive achievement haa never' "been'
demonstrated," and InsUts that his rec
ommendations have been turned down.
Cauatlo Comment of Free Press.
Along the same line cornea some cans-
tto comment from tho Detroit Free Press,
which thus unburdens Itself with tho
suggestion that Metcalfe Is "beyond his
depth:"
The announcement that Commissioner
Richard L. Metcalfe has begun trouble
by undertaking to Inaugurate some "re
forms" In the cn.nal zone Is about what
might have been expected from the man
William Jennings Bryan would select
to represent the Interests of the "Btato
department and "The Commoner" ot
Panama, According to a report from
Washington, Metcalfe now wants the
zone transformed Into an American col
ony In the hands of a commission. Pre
sumably he chafes under the restraint
ot the military regime and sees oppor
tunities for the creation of new patron
age if he can alter things to ault his
Ideas.
The American people are long suffer,
lng. but they will not endure any move
which will tend to Impair the high effi
ciency ot the present canal zone admin
istration. It there were no other reason
they would frown upon the Metcalfe
scheme because It meets with the un
qualified disapproval of Colonel Ooethals.
Colonel Ooethals contends that common
prudence demands a continuation of mil
itary control, and he knows mora about
the necessities of the case than half a
million fly-by-night political appointees.
Moreover, his services to the state en
titlo his WBhes and lis opinions n any
thing which concerns the canal to the
highest consideration. If Metcalfe haa
begun to meddle with matters beyond
his Intellectual horizon It Is time for
him to be called home.
So far aa can be learned from official
source at the department, Governor Met
calfe la still In good with the administra
tion, but may need a few more Instruc
tions from higher up.
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