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VOL. XL1II NO. 159. OMAHA, SATURDAY SCORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1913. - SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. xj
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Store Open Tonight Till 10 o'Clock
CIGAR S, PIPES
EVERY man. who gmokes loves
a plpo, why not give either
cigars or a plpo for Chrlstmaa?
Wo havo a splendid lino for se
lection. Sail Morn Clg- I Pnstorn Cigars,
nrs box of I litre of
25 tor 08d I 10 for D8d
bo6x8oV?,."'. 25 for $1.00
WHY NOT KODAKS?
MAKE the yountf folkB hnppy
with n. Browrilo. The Brow
nie box camera , or a folding
Brownie aro so simple In their
operation and, their construction
Is so strong.
No. 2A Brownie Camera. 0 fin
takes picture UUU
No. 2 routing Brownlo 4PE fifl
takes 2Ux3Vi picture wlUiWU
No. 3 Folding Brownie, post Jin
card size pictures I U
Metropolitan Trio
Come, hear them in n reoitnl
oveiy afternoon from 2:30 to 5 nnd
ovening 7 to 9 Main floor balcony.
FREE Parcel
Post Delivery
Any place in the
United States.
TO CHARGE
CUSTOMERS
Buy Now, Pay
in February
Pipes French briar,
stems; regular $2.00
values, special rit. . .
with umber
SI.50
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GIFT GLOVES
ALL gift gloves In fancy Xmas
boxes. Glovo certificates on
sale at main glovo section.
$2.25 Long
Gloves, $1,65
Women's long
kid gloves, el
bow length, 2
clasp fasteners,'
all stzes white
only worth
$2. 2C, a pair
5TTaVCV
MftUbrA (mi
$1.65
Women's $1.50 Gloves, 95c
Women's genuine English walking
gloves, 1-clasp, new shades AC.
of tan; worth $1 CO, pair uu
Gloves for Children
l-clasp capo glovo and kltl mittens,
rough riders, golf gloves Cflf
and kid gloves pair will
Women's Kid Gloves, $1.25
Kino French kid and lambskin. 2
closp, white, black, gray, navy and
tan, newest stltrhlngs, fi I QC
pair. $X.DO and
JEWELRY NOVELTIES
There Is Nothing
More Acceptable
25c TmMlUiES FOR Oc
Sterling silver, all sizes, Saturday
at, each
Collar Bags, 69c
Leather collar bags In black and
tan; draw strings; Satur- Q
day for USC
$8.00 Cuff Links, $4.95
Sold gold, with dla- QA Q
mond setH, per pair. . J)t:IJ
Puff Jars, 48c
Crystal glass with fancy a q
French gray finish covers. frOC
Military Brushes, $1.69
A pair of military brushes, In
Parisian Ivory, for tf -t nQ
only P A eOI
$3.00 Bead Bags, $1.95
Newest designs from Europe,
various sizes; $3.00 tff QP
bags for 4 1 VJ
I JKWKTi BOXES FOR $1.08
9 The new pedestal doslgn In d QQ
C J Pompetan gold for only P A .JO
$2.00 TiEATIIKR BAC.S, $1.00 j
I.onihor hand hncH. Hinnll. medium t t Rogers'
and largo slzo, $1.50 to $2 vnluo. . . . P 1 j set of si
A BIG SALE OF WATCHES AT COST
$6.50
$10.30
3W back and
$10.50
SOLID gQld, gold filled, sterling silver, gun motal and
ment. Elgin, Waltham, Duber, Hampden and other
Hoys' S10.00 AVMches. S0.50
Twenty-year gold filled open face case
with a guaranteed American
movement, for only.
$10.00 Elgin Watches, $10.30
Open faco 20-yoar case, Bcrow back and
gold filled; Elgin works,
for
$10.00 Silver Watches, $3.00
Storling silver, open faco, thin model
watch for men, fancy dial, d CC
guaranteed mo'voment, for., ipO.vli
$12.00 Gtm Metal Watches, $B.H5
Open face, with Elgin de DC
works, men's slzos 4000
nickel cases for men nnd women In the assort-
American movements.
$13.00 llmupricn Watches, $0.80
Women's watch, twenty-year gold filled
cases, opon if ace movement, tfQ OA
for only ipi7.0U
$10.00vNovclty Watches, 1.05
Very small bIzos, 20-year iA QC
cases, American movements, J)i'.0
15-.Tcvel Wntches, $1-1.25
Women's size In 20-year gold filled
cases, Elgin lG-Jowel J- a C
movement, $20 watch for ip X Tr.-0
Wonu'ii'8 Elgin AVntclics, $10.05
Small slzo gold filled hand engraved
hunting enscs, Elgin JI1f QC
works, $15 watches for,. J Avr.JQ
TEASPOONS FOR 3l)c.
silver plated teaspoons, a C?ft
x for UUU
$5.00 Toilet Sots, $2.98
Brush, comb nnd mirror, Qermau
silver, fancy design tit rr
for p.i70
$4.00-Solid Gold Rings, $1.69
For young ladles and women,
bcnutifully sot rings In combina
tions of pearls, rubles, emornlds
and sapphires, 4 q
rings p 1 07
$5.00 Cigar Cutter, $3.75
Solid gold, plain or n
fancy, to wear on chain CJ5 I O
Lapel Chains, .98c
Oold filled, with fancy button, 10
yoar guarantee watch f o
clialn J70C
Parisian Ivory Combs, 69c
Largo or cpnrsp teeth, ,QQ
extra slzo $1 comb. (for.. OiC
UMBRELLAS
AT HALF PRICE
AND anyono
will make a
m o b t doslrnblo
Christmas gift.
Thero aro stylop
for men and
women, In natu
ral, straight and
curved handles
somo havo ster
ling silver trim
mings, othors aro
rolri nlntcd and
with pearl Insets, best paraxon
Btool frames, closo weave taitota
Hllk coverings. Four lots:
$3;0O Umbrellas for $1.50
$5.00 Umbrellas for $2.50
$7.50 Umbrellas for $3T5
$10.00 Umbrellas for $15.00
Why Not HOUSE COATS?
YOU'RE certain of pleasing blm.
very spocial mor s house coats
$3.98
Saturday wo offer
nmli nr smnkincr Infknts
, ij DIVI... tuu o W w'Ht II w
In 2-tono materials, with plaid collar, lapels, pocKeis;
regular $5.00 values, Saturday at
Men's Smoking Jackets or Honso uoats
ion'o rimnlftnrf .inr-l.ntu nr TlmiHo f"ontn a.rn vorv desirable for clfts
at. each $4.y-5.-b.i)U-l.y5
Men's Rnth Robes at $2.08
CDFri AI Men's Bath Robes ln a
tJl EiVxlriLi. wide range of materials
and patterns, assorted shades, Saturday
your unrestricted choice of Jo QQ
theso handsome robes for only ipfi0
COMBINATION SETS, OOo
Consisting of silk handkerchief
nnd silk tie, special
COMBINATION SETS, 00c
Consisting of silk four-ln-hand JQ
tlo nnd hose, at Jif
.Men's Silk Tics, 25c
Men's Silk Tics, 3Qc
Men's silk four-ln-hand OQ
ties in burnt wood box. J7i
Snsponders, .510c
Men's suspenders In
fancy Xmas on
box, at.,. . . OIC
Men's silk four-ln-hand OC
tles In fancy Xmas box. fciOl
lldk'clilcfs, O for 08c
Men's Initial handker
chiefs ln fancy
box, 6 for.
98c
Men's Shirt. 70c
Men's dress Bhlrts,
reg. $1.25
values, at.
79c
SILK HOSIERY
black pure
- thread silk
' boot hose
.'full fash-
t ioned In
holly boxes;
If desired
pair
50c
SILK HOSE, 75c
Women's tlack pure thread allk hose,
full fashioned, slight imperfections
of 11.60 vaue. 7 Co
the pair ,. w 1
LISLE HOSE, 25c
Women's black cotton .or lisle hose,
regular made, Sue and' 50c 3 En
values, ln Xmas boxes, pqir, . fcOU
SILK VESTS, $1.39
Women's Keyser Venotlan Hllk VestK
low neck, plain top, spe- (I QQ
clnl at
GIFT PERFUMES
RICKSECKER'S Golf Queon and
Rose Porfumo, $1.00 7tt$
box
Mary Garden Perfume, In rod
satin box, cut glass tQ fQ
bottles, for
Pullman Apron and Tourist
Cnces, $2.00 values, 48
$1.60 Ebony Clothes OJJ
Brushes for P X tj
CANDY Sale
O'BRIEN'S candy ln fancy boxes
specially priced for Saturday:
O'Brien's 76c Bitter Sweet nn
Chocolates, 1-lb. box for. OiC
O'Brlen'B 50o Chocolates, np
1-lb. box for OC
O'Brlon's $1.25 Maras
chfno Cherries, 2-lb. box. OC
O'Brien's 50c Maraschino oq
Cherries, the box...,;.. 3C
Crndy Canes, one In box, "j
per box 1UC
Writing Desks
THIS Lady's
Writing
Desk, goldon
oak, mahog
any or bird's
eye mnple fin
ish; spoclally
priced at
7
00
WRITING DESKS, $18.00
Ladles' Writing Desk, goldon oak
flnlBh or mahognny, full colonial
pattern, one largo (1 n ff
drawer, at . iplO.UU
WRITING DESKS, $12.59
LndleB' Writing Desk, full French
logs, one drawer, hand pollshod
special values, d?"lO ttfi
-. PX4JJ
at
Why Not Give MILLINERY?
LET it bo a hat or fancy feathor, paradise or a stiui
ning bnnch of aigi'ottos, and by all moans tako ad
vantage of those very special prices for Saturday.
Trimmed Hats
Including a wide selection of choice
now conceptions; values to $7.50;
Saturday at
Trimmed Hats.
inciuaing original ana inuivia- f mm
ual Ideas, formerly prlcod to
$15.00; cholco Saturday for. . . VU.UU
French Plumes
Very acceptable As gifts, four lots
$1.98 S2.98 $3.98 H.98
A SALE OP UNTRIMMED HATS
Untrimmed black velvet or
pluslijhats, iprmerly priced
$ l .98
at .$4.00, Saturday
at
Vdf
Untrimmed black volvct
and phiBh hats, formerly
priced to $7,50, Sat- fre nn
urday at , P.70
CHAFING DISHES, PERCOLATORS
ARE good suggestions for Christmas gifts that will be
appreciated. Here is but an idea of the splendid
lines we are showing suitable for gift-giving:
JO
Chafing Dishes
Two special lots un
derprlced for Satur
day, at
$4.69 and
$6.00
Thermos Bottles
Specially priced for
Saturday
Pints ..... .S1.50
Quarts ....82.50
A Complete Linfe of ELECTRICAL GOODS
Suitable for Gifts
ua
Chafing Dishes
Nickel or copper, assorted de-
$5 to $13
Coffee Machines
Nickel or copper, assorted styleb,
$5 to $12
signs, priced
at
priced
at
Carving Sets
Our entire lino of carving sets,
offered Saturday at a yf Of
discount of O
Electric Irons
Trlanglo electric irons, guaran
teea ror ute, Satur
day special at
$2.98
DEAR OLD SANTA CLAUS HAS A GIFT FOR EVERY
LITTLE BOY OR GIRL WHO MEETS HIM IN TOYLAND
T5RING tho children down, lot them enjoy the wonders of this vorltablo fairyland this land of mako
J-J believe. T.oyB and dolls galore, ovorythlng to make tho little folkB' Christmas complete, and best of all
tho prices aro the pleasing sort.
SPECIALS
for
Saturday
50c Doll Wigs at 2So
$1.50 China Tea Sets at 98c
$1.00 Doll Houses at 69c
50o Rag Dolls at .29c
25o Rag Dolls at 15c
Hobby Horses .81.50 to $20
Shooflles- B0c to 85.00
Velocipedes 81.30 to 818
Tricycles 83.50 to 820
Boys' Wagons. ..50c to 87.50
Doll Furniture. . .$1 to 87.50
Automobiles. .$2.05 to $12.50
.Meccano Beta, . . .$1.00 to $30
Electric Trains . . $2.50 to $25
Mechanical Trains, $1 to $7.50
Dolls Undressed, . .10c to $18
Dolls Dressed. . . . 40c to $10
Horse and Wagon, ,25c to $8
Doll Oo-Carts. . . '. .50c to $10
Mechanical Toys . . . .25c to $3
Toy Pianos 25c to $7.50
Toy Doll Beds 50c to $5
Child's Dressers .$1 to $7.50
Toy Sewing Machine . .$2.05
Toy Grocery Stores . . Prlco
Xmas Tree Decorations, Special
Prices for Saturday.
Games of all kinds. .10c to $3
Keivplo Dolls 25c to $1
Why Not CUT GLASSCHINA?
SOMETHING- for tho homo-it's indeed practical gift
giving, and tlio practical thing to do is to buy it hero,
where selections aro best and valuos greatest. Theso
spocials Saturday:
Out Glass Water Set
S6.45
Consisting of 3-pt. jug and six tum
blers, clear heavy glass, deep cutting
Buzz design cut $0 val., Saturday...
$9.00 Cut Glass Water Sot, $0.45
Gonulno cut glass vase, 10 inches high, pin
wheel dcslcn: a
regular $4 value, V
Saturday at -
a r M
Haviland China Dinner Sets at $26.60
4C-pleco sot, plain shape, with wldo band of pure coin gold; all gold
$26.50
Brass Ash Traya
Lacquered brass ash traya on tall
stand, four special val- qq
ucs, at 90C
S1.39 S1.98 i 82.45
handles. An open stock pattern that can bo replaced
at nny time, tho Bet for.
$4.00 Chocolate Sets, $2.45
Nippon Japanese hand painted
chocolate set, floral designs,
$4.00 value,
set
$2.45
Orkin Bros. 16th and Harney.;
-Orkin Bros., 16th and Harney ;
MONEY EARNED LONG AGO
Union Pacific Earnings Show Prof
its of an Old Deal.
ADDS TO THE ROAD'S SURPLUS
Local Official. Bo Xot Uiytemlanil
ll'rr It ! Pat on On' nooltn
Earning, for tlic
It.t Year.
Local oKlclala of tho Union Pacific are
not 6urpriBed over the report from New
York to the effect that tho company's
annual report will show a profit of not
far from t06,(W.00O, but they are sur
prised that the report should Intimate
that this sum has been made out of any
transactions of tho last year.
According to officers of the road the
credit of JSO.OuO.OOO profit accrued out of
tales of Northern Pacific and Great
Northern shares, was a deal that was
put through and consummated more than
ten years ago, and long before the death
of Mr. Harriman. How It should get
on tho company books In New York and
made to appear that It was the result of
the transactions of the present year,
'.hey are unable to understand.
As to the fl6.000.C00 made on the sale of
Southern Pacific holdings offilcals say
this was a transaction that came up last
year and by reason of hanging fire came
ier Into thn accounts of the present
oar. However, they add that these bond
ind security ileuU have nothing to do
Xtth the business of tho road, yet they,
mi the books, help the rompan) to shovt
an uw'umulatlon of some W.OW.OW In the
turl'lus
What the Inlun Pacific will do with
the accumulated surplus of J31.000.000 offi
cers here are unable to say, adding that
the disposition of the money Is a matter
to come before the executive committee
that holds Its sittings ln New York City.
It Is not expected that tho money will
be put Into betterments, as at this time
the physical condition of the road Is all
that could be 'desired. The budget of
last year provides for the completion of
what little double track work that re
mains to be finished and also for the
purchase of such new rolling stock and
equipment as may bo needed.
Local officials do not expect to see
any of the surplus put Into new lines la
the coming year, expressing the oplnton
that not much railroad bultdlng will be
started so long as tho freight rates aro
constantly being reduced.
TRANSIENT INCOME AT ELK.
, HOTEL OVER $1,000 A MONTH
Transient roomer, wno have patronized
the Elk hotel, $17 North Sixteenth street,
since September S3, havo been productive
of an Income of more than $100 a month
to the owners, according to a report of
Charles E. Skinner, receiver, to tne dis
trict court.
From September SS to October Ki the
receipts of the hotel were $216.63. of
which J115.60 came from persons who
were not regular roomers. During the
next month the gross Income was JSC6.13,
of jvhich 105.95 vras paid by transients.
I From November 31 to December 14 those
who made brief stays brought In a
; lovenue of I9S.W.
From September 13 to Si the hotel was
rondurted by Sheriff McSlianc by dlrev
i Hon of tlir rourt. No Information has
hen received as to the class of roomers
tnha patronized tho plae during that
period.
PETITION IS MYSTERIOUS
Who is Circulating Prohibition Doc
ument is Quite a Puzzle.
SOME OPINION IS ADVANCED
Antl-Suloonl.t ISxprr.sea Suspicion
tbnt It la Not Unllkelr ot Que,
tlonnble Origin nnd Not
Good. .
A petition seeking to Initiate a state
wide prohibition law- Is being circulated
at various points In the southern part of
the state. Who is back ot it Is some
thing of a puzrle. . Ths prohibition party
leaders In Nebraska assert they know
nothing about It. The Women's Chris
tian Temperance union pleads not guilty.
The State Anti-Saloon leaguo declares It
Is not responsible, and even expresses a
more or less definite suspicion that It is
being done by parties favorable to the
liquor traffic as a game to block any
other petition that ' might come up,, as
persons are not allowed to sign a peti
tion for the same measure twice.
Superintendent H. F, Carson of th.
Anti-Saloon league has made some in
vestigation in regard to the petition be
ing circulated. In vain he endeavored to
fix the responsibility. He chased the
facts down to where he learned that a
man circulating the petition had a large
family and that his wife Is taking in
washing Also he learned that this man's
brother-in-law is running a saloon.
Therefote the suspicion thnt tlio petition
docH not eminate from sincere sources.
Carson feels, however, that the league
"shoukl worn'" a lot, because it Is not
even thinking ot circulating u petition
for the 1914 election, That Is not the
policy of the leaguo at the present time.
Neither Is it the program of tho pro
hibition party, for the party has to somo
extent acquiesced in the campaign being
made by the Anti-Saloon league. Nor
can such a petition logically emanate from
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, for It has pledged allegiance to the
Anti-Saloon league 1n its program in
return for the support of the league for
the suffrage movement In 1914. In other
words the league has promised to trado
the Woman's Christian Temperance
union the ballot for the support of thu
Woman's Christian Temperance union
when tho state-wide campaign shall be
made in 1914 for prohlbtlon.
The petitions for prohibition recently
found their way Into some of the coun
ties In southeastern Nebraska. Most of
these counties have recently been or
ganized by the Anti-Saloon league in
accord with Its present program, repre
sentatives of the leaguo rushed to those
counties and put a stop to tho signing of
the petitions there, calling the attention
of the faithful to tho fact that tho
league was not tn favor of such a petition
at this time.
CHRISTMAS JDINN8R CHEAP
Prices of Most Artioles to Be About
Same as on Thanksgiving.
FRESH EGGS ARE CHEAPER
CHRISTMAS SHOW COMING
TO BRANDEIS THEATER
Manager Joy Sutphen or the Ilrandeis
has one big load oft his mind. Ho is
going to have for Christmas attraetlon
at the theater Robert Dempster in "The
Itlght Princess." The company will eomc
from Kansas city and will opon at a
matinee on t'hribtmaa afternoon. Mr.
' Dempster Is a well known leading man
who has played In Omaha, on a number
'of times, and the pla Is a lever comedy
by Clara LouUe Durnbam.
Turkey. 3Iay Ue Cheaper Next Wirk
If i thn Present Warm Sprll
'Keeps Un firne and
Hnck. Very Scarce.
All the big retail stores and nearly all
the smaller stores are preparing to lay
in their Christmas suppllos ot eatables,
and after examination It is found that
most prlcty will remain about the same
as at Thanksgiving time, but that the
prices will probably average, considerably
higher than prices at Christmas time last
year. Some fow articles aro selling lower
than last year end sonie remain about
the same, but the majority are qulto a
bit higher
The price of dressed turkeys has not as
yet been determined. At present turkeys
aro selling wholesale"' for from .22V4 cents
to 33 cents, which is higher than usual,
litit with a continuance of the provalllng
warm weather the. price Is bound to come
down. Al King.' manager of Hayden'a
grocery dopurtmynt, estimates that the
prlctw will probably range from 18 cents
to Si onU, according. to iiuallly. There
Is no ehanee for the prices to run( lower
than thoe figure. ,-
(Itotta and duoks are very scarce.
Unese will twill, at about 18 cents and
liu-ks ut about U) cents. Chickens have
dr pped to 14 c nts. TM is a bit cheaper
than ordinarily Pork ,i'so dropped again
un! is selling at It cents. Kepf and mut
ton ate about tho same. There are no
rabbits on the market. The mild weather
and lack of snow has made It Imposelblo
to shoot rabbits this tall and very few
arc shipped in.
I2kss Art- Chrnprr.
Kggs took another drop. One ot the
big stores Is selling guaranteed fresh
egg at 33 cents a dozen. This Is a 3
cent drop under Thursday and a 6-cent
drop under last week. The reaon for
the drop Is given as the surplus ot stor
age eggs on the market and tho contin
uation ot the warm weather.
Dutter took another Jump. Best butter
is selling for Si cents. Tho rata U the
result ot a fight on the part of the
oreamcrles to rid themselves of their
storage butter. Hetallers hesitate to pur
chase storage butter because it entails
a great deal of time and trouble to stamp
as per the late law. and purchasers dis
like to buy It. Ah a result the demand
has fallen off a large percentage and the
storage firms have a deluge of storage
butter on hand. Hy raising the price of
fresh butter they hope to sell all their
storage butter at a reduced price,
American cheese took a Jump of one
more cent along with the butter. All
American cheese Is higher.
Fruits and vegetables aro very reason
able. Malaga grapes are selling from 15
to 30 cents a pound. Navel oranges are
selling at prices ranging from 10 to 30
conts, which is about half what they sold
for last year. Grapefruit la aliso cheap.
Eighties aro selling for 6 cents an fifty
fours aro soiling three for a quarter.
Apples are scarce and of relatively poor
quality. Fanoy apples sell for S. a
bushel box, but are very scarce.
Head lettuce of the best variety la sell
ing for "'i cents, while radishes, beets,
, turnips and carrots can be bought for 5
i nts.
Nuts aro very hish. It Is almost ltn-
and when It Is possible the prices are
auoui aouoie last year's. Mixed nuts aro
costing 15 and SO cents a pound and are
hard to get.
LICENSE REFUSED JAPANESE
MAN AND WHITE WOMAN
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 19. Tho marriage
license clerk In East St. Louis, UL, today
refused to grant a license to a Japanese
to marry an American woman. A llcensa
previously- had been refused In St. Louis.
The couple refused to give their names,
but the Japanese said they lived on
farms near Springfield, Mo.
Get Your C&i&di&a Hon
From the Cstiadiai Pacific
I AMY farnwrt hire paid tor their farm
witk o creo, rlnett Uca on Mrtk
lor (rain, mlied Urmlnr sod stock,
only til to M prt sere. Lands nor
rsllroed and fin town. JL CanadVB
tana will nuke YOU lodepeodeatl
28 Years to Py-$2,tW Lmm
Twenty rosra to mt lor tho land aa4 nmi
m loan. Long .txlora jour Uit ptrmnt
become, duo four firm will bar. fit t
Itaell oyer ana orar. uota wui e. Bea I
.mt butwilnra and mako bermaneat Imriror
ucota to roar farm. Ask lor tb. taot. TODAY.
Koom aee w. o. w. BMg-.,
esakba, Me.
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