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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1914)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 18, 1914. Monday We Clean Up All Odd Lots and Broken Lines ot Linens THE ACCUMULATIONS FROM OUR JANUARY LINEN SALES VALUES ARE EXTRAORDINARY Our sales during the last two weeks have Our January linen prices have been the lowest ever known In Omaha. To clean out the odd lota we have cut tlio prices even far below the special figures that prevailed during the sale. 12-. Odds and Ends of Bed Spreads About 150 Bedspreads broken lota of varloiis lines, for largo and three-quarter sizo beds. LJl 1 Crochet Spreads, LJ I L spreads In varl dlffcrcnt qualities, worth otis patterns and sizes tip to 1.25, fan i q worth up to $1."5, Q main floor nt. . M1 mnln floor, nt 07C 20x38 All Linen Scalloped and Hemstitched TOWELS Beautiful designs, best qual ity, actually worth as high as 59c each; Mon- op day at, each OOC All Linen Scalloped and Hemstitched TRAY CLOTHS Those Tray Cloths are In size 20x24, they aro all linen and worth up np to 45c each, at, each, fciOC been enormous. We have immense quan titles of odds and enda which we will eell Monday at a mero fraction of ac- tual valuo. 3 dor. CO-ln. Round, Scalloped Oerman Xilnen, and 03x83 Square Scotch, iansn Breakfast Cloths, January price 82.33. special. . S Am. Tine Bleached Oerman Damask Cloths, hemrtltchefl, size CQzC8, worth $3, while ther last, each Only 10 Oerman Xilnen Scalloped 70-ln. Round Olotha, worth $3.50, each Only IB aennan Linen Damask Cloths, 71-ln., ronnd, seal- loped, and worth 94, while they last 10 rise Bleached, Oerman Damask Cloths, all around scal loped, worth S3, while they last About CO All For Linen Damask Cloths, silver bleached, January sale price was 93.80, special About 40 Extra rine Oerman Linen Damask Cloths, 71x04ln. square cloths, ronnd patterns, 94 values Only 9 Extra rine Linen Damask Bang.net Cloths, 00x108, ab solutely worth 910, to close, at Only 8 Tine BOxOD-ln, Dinner Cloths, worth 910, at 8 BEAU'l'Ut'UL DXXirSK SETS 71x71-ln. cloth, 20-ln. napkins, hemstitched, roody for use, I f worth $16.60, at 3 W raiow CASES Hand ered, all pure Irish linen, to $6 a pair, 36x46-ln., pair embrold worth un $2.98 1250 Pieces of Plain Fancy Linens wg 49c Odds and ends from our regular stock only a limited quantity of each kind. They aro left from our Januaiy sale, where they have been selling all month at much less than regular prices. Tito final reductions will surely clear them all away at once. Hero aro a few of the almost unlimited varieties which wo offer Monday as the bargain climax of the January sale: Fancy llnnd-niado Itonnlssanco Scarfs different sizes, worth up to $1 Hnntl Drawn Squares and Centers, 30x30 and 45,IB actually worth up to $1.25... Pure Linen Hound Centers, Cltiny laco trim mod, no-lnch, worth up to $1.25 Ilcst Pure Linen Huck Towels, 20x42, womo embroidered, also guest towels, 85c values, All Linen Tray Cloths, scalloped or hemstitched, 18x30, worth up to 70c Extra largo, double-ply Snow Drift Hath Towels, slightly Imperfect, 05c values Fancy Turkish Hath Hugs, slightly Imperfect, but worth 08c each 02x02 Breakfast Cloths, domestic linen finish, actually worth $1.25. AO? Worth ST $1.25 EXTRA SPECIALS Embroideries and Laces 18-ln. Embroidered Corset Coverings, 27-ln. Floun cing and Skirtings, also Irish crochet effects In Hands and Galloons, and many neat baby patterns in embroideries, actually worUi up to 35c a yard, at, yard g7jn. Irish Crochet rionnclngs, 87-ln. Swiss rionn. clngs. Allover and Baby Bnf flee, 45-ln. Voile Skirtings and Crepe Voile AUoven dainty patterns. worth91 at, yard . 19 59 18-ln and 37-in. rionnclng and Corset Coverings, Swiss and Nain sook, also 27-ln. Batiste Skirtings, worth up to 85c a yard; on 9QP bargain square nt, yard... fciJu Fine Cambrlo Embroidered Edges and Insertions, worth up to 10c a yaru, .-tionaay at, a yard 3'2C New Shadow Laces, 18 and 27-ln. Flounclngs and Allovcrs, 18-ln. Shadow Flouncing, with cornet cover beading, worth to $1, JJQq Shadow Laoos, 13 to 18 In. wldo, Venice Bands and Edges up to 10 in. wide, worth up to 50c, nr. at, yard CDJ All the New Silks Are Here "Wo havo just received 300 pieces of tho smart 1914 silks, including tho so-much-talkod-of Chiffon Taffeta, in both plain weaves and glaco effects. Beautiful printed Radium Silks, printed Cropo do Chine and Cropo Canton in stunning patterns, and Clicnoy Bros.' spotproof Fou lards aro specially priced for Monday. Cheney Bros. New Foulards In twonty-fivo difforont patterns, showing elegance, style and refinement; 24 and 40 inches wido in self tones, threo and four-color effects styles confined to us, at, a yard 85c. $1, $1.95, $2.50 Special Featuro for Monday 100 pieces of stunning 40-inch French Brocado Cropo do Clilno Bulgarian figures, Chlneso floral designs; Cubist and futurist effect; also somo claborato pattern for street and party gowns, yard 36-Inch Chamoleon Imported Chiffon Taffota, tho ultra fashionable Bilk, glaco and plain soft flnlBh, at, yard $2.50 $1.50 Crepe Motoor, Crepe do Chlno and Cropo Canton still In favor. Soft, drapy materials will bo used, for. 1014 gowns. Cropo do Chlno will bo tho leader ot fashion. i Our special 40-inch quality at, yard SI. 70 Our special 46-lnch quality at, yard $2.50 Our special 54-lnch quality at, yard S2.95 Special for Monday Only 25 pieces of 3fl-tnch soft chif fon finish Black Dress Taffeta, worth $1,00, at, yard.... $1.25 Plain and Fancy Silks from a special purchaso at about one-third rogular price Poplins, Messalines, Peau do Hclno, Mcssallno Rayo, Plaid Silks, Roman Stripes, Printed Foulards, 23 to 30 leches wldo, worth to $1.25, at, yard 39, 4QJ and 50 The New Dress Goods Wool Crepes and all soft weaves, will bo tbo favored suitings. For tho now draped skirts they will bo popular. Vfo highly rocommond this material, and tho colorings are porfoct Main dress qC tf 1 goods section; at, yard OOC JJL New 54 -Inch Tailor Suitings now Kngllsh and Fronch Ideas now blues, French grays, . mode, taugo, maroon, etc., stunning materials for suit; at, yard Sl 81.50 and 81.05 44-inch Crcponetto, specially adapted for afternoon dresses, twenty smart shades, including evening tints; at, yard 42-inch All Wool Costume Serge, newest blue, popular tang and browns, tango, vleux rose, cream and black, yard 50J 44-lnch to 54-lnch French All Wool Serge for suits and dresses, soft, lustrous texture, in splendid array of street shades, yard 706 50-inch French Whipcord, in medium weight, for suits ami misses' frocks, a radical clmngo from the wider wales, yard 85 d $5 All Wool and Wool Filled Blankets, PalrAQ Monday we offer abont BOO pairs very fine All Wool and M 9 H Wool Tilled Blankets that are full 11-4 six and weight M M to B lbs. to the ptirj styles are 3-lnch block plaids, ilKM """ facy checks, plain scarlot, white, gray and tan; mads to sBB-"" sell at 95 a pair, and are well worth It I pair We Have Purchased the Entire Stock WOMEN'S WINTER COATS From Bry & Bros. Co., 140 W. 22d St., N. Y., at Less Than y2 Price This famous cloak house is now retiring from business and we bought their entire stock at a figure far bolow tho actual valuo of tho coats. Every coat is a new fall style, woll made, strictly up-to-dato and of excellont quality. NO STORE HAS EVER OFFERED GREATER VALUES in COATS OF HIGH CLASS. Flushes, Boucles, Arabian Cloths, Velours, Ohin ' chillas, Caraculs, Matlasso, Fancies, Wales, Stripes, Kersoys, Novelties, Mixtures. All Bry & Bros.' COATS Worth up to $12.50, at- $575 All Bry & Bros.' COATS Worth up to $17.50, atv- $775 All Bry.& Bros.' COATS Worth up to $22.50, at $075 All Bry & Bros.' COATS Worth up to $27.50, at $1175 Short, 34 and Long Coats. Plain and Fancy Trim'd; Many Fur Trim'd. Some Evening Wraps. All Sizes for Women and Misses. All Bry & Bros.' COATS Worth up to $32.50, at $1375 THE PERFECT DRESS LINEN J I n Li lts HIWUMCTVU Most Desirable T 17 t t mil uress raDnc ior Just received our first shipment of Non-Krush Dress Linen for 1914, which promises to bo very popular for tho coming season. The flax from which Noil-KrtlSh IS WOVen hits hepn treated hv n flnnnlnl nnrl hmiartn nnbnnwn iuuiens wuiuii gives it ti combination or soilness, elasticity and brilliancy. It does not crush or wrinkle. Every woman tvuu iHVLera iinen ior ureases anu costumes will realize trio Importance of this. It comes In 30 different shades, also 1 black and white stripes, 36 Inches wide: registered and stamped "Non-Krush" on selvage; found exclusively at I Drandets Stores In Omaha: has been displayed In our 16th oucbi. wiimuw, ami win go on saie Monaay in our white uwua xjkvu, utisejiieni; write ior Ftxmpie at, yard. 60c January Sale of White Goods In the Basement. Imported White Dress Fabrics Exquisite sheer materials that will make up beautifully. Embroidered voile, epongo, splderweb, Jaconet, crepes, rice cloth, Nub voile, etc., 32 and 45 Inches wide; spo- Ct clally priced, yard p JL White English Corded Crepe, 50c Yard Very fine quality fabric for dainty blouses and summer dresses, 32 inches wide and 75c Ef quality, at, yard ; iDUC AVhlto Embroidered Mercerized Mull Fine, soft dress ma- A C terial, worth 75c a yard, 28 Inches wido, at, yard 4DC 40o White Batlne Splendid quality for costumes and in. waists, yard wide I tf 0 32-lncU White Satin Stripe Madras Shlrtlntf, sun bleached. IT. 3S0 duality, at, yard IOC 36-lnoh linen Cambric, medlnm light weight, grass bleached 1 E and snowy white, 39c value, yard (fcOU 44-lnch AVhlto Moussillne Just tho thing for undermusllnsi slips, founda tlons; made from best combed yarnB, contain no filling, 12-yand bolts.. 83.30 Ch!mozaJ apanese Nainsook, a soft, silky and sheer material for fine under musllns, 42 Inches wide. 10-yard bolts 83.34 Special Number of Imperial long Cloth, Pointer brand, 30 Q Q . Inches wide, 13-yard bolts , OSC Best duality 15o India lilnon, pnre white, and 38 Inches I ft- " wide, from the bolt at, yard IUQ SPECIAL SALE OF NOTIONS SEVEN BIG SPECIALS IN BASEMENT Embroidered and Part Silk Tissues, Ho yd. Fancy ombroldored and part silk Loralno tissues, In neat patterns and pretty colorings; manufactured by tho Loralno Mfff. Co., to sell at "5c nnd 215c n yard; fresh, new bolts, to liuy from, at, tho ynrd . . . . , I4c Mercerized Poplin Very fine qual ity In whlto and croani color; worth 2Cc a yard, In 3, G, 7 and 10-yard lengths, Monday, at 10c Ducking Fleece and Superfine Flan nels aro sure to give satisfaction. Thoy aro the best of the standard makes, combining warmth, dura bility and softness with beautiful styles and colorings; for waists, dresses nnd kl xnonas, at, the yard iOc Shepherd check Percales standard quality, on sale p at, a yard Outing, tennis and baby Flan nels, 7c yd. Monday we. will sell the best grade, in light and dark fancy pat terns, from the bolt, mftx at, a yard 2j 0-4 Fruit of the Loom Sheeting anu juwigiit Alienor Sheeting; are worth 32c a yard, specially priced for Monday, at, the yard 24c Bleached and unbleached yard-wide Muslin and fine quality Cambric at, the yard. Merrick's best C-cord Wood Coat C Picture Wire, r Thread, whlto or Hangers, 3 for OC 2 rolls OC black, mostly all " r numbers, never sold 100-yard spools high Wire Hair Pins, for loss than 5c a grade Sew- o l English make, worth spool, Monday o lng Silk... u2 v 3c package, at SP' 3C Dress Shields, all the 8 for OC C-yard bolts Wash Env111"" Hnlr Nots, high Trimmings, worth ,,iy , I fir1 grade, worth 2c 15o a bolt, e soiled, pair. JLJ and Bc eachj at. bolt OC Hooks and dozen...... ltC Sansllk, all colors, Eyes, card..r. 1C Engllah TwI11 Tape( Monday, jl Safety Pins, j 10-yard bolts - spooi OgC card J. C at..., OC Monday Specials in Drapery Dept. In order to make room for spring goods, wo offer tho following specials: All our Bungalow Nets, former prices 49c to 65c, Monday, yard. .39t 2 cases of 40-in. Block Pattern Scrim, worth 35c, Monday, yard. .10 Lace Curtains, hundreds of one and two-pair lots, worth $2.50 to $3.25 a pair; at, each 98b Flat Edge Curtains, an immense-showing of good patterns, ivory and ecru- Palr S1.50 IN THE BASEMENT DRAPERY DEPT. 1.000 yards Plain and Fancy Etamtne and Scrim, worth to 35c yam, at, cn uv Best OH Opaqua Window Shades, some slightly Imperfect, regular price 4 be, at. each. One big lot full size Mualln Curtains, .reg ular price 95o a pair, special nt, nr. each 30 tin y, at, Kfl price 4bc. at, I n I yard 1 PULLING UNCLE SAM'S LEG "Members of Congress Supplied with Private Pork Barrel. WHAT THE LIFTED LTD REVEALS Characteristics ot Stateemen Re flected in Supplies FnrnUhed at Public Expense Cu rious Loot. Consress, as is only too well known, occupies a large, handsome, dome-surmounted building on Capitol hill In Washington, D. C. This building Is flanked by two still more expensive office buildings made of marble, and contain ing' beautiful rooms for senators and representatives, their committees, their clerks and their hangers-on. A subway connects these . expensive buildings with tho expensive capltol, and back and forth throusjjklt, especially on rainy days, senators vand representatives scurry on their Important errands. The only difference Is that the senators have es tablished & little automobile line In their subway, while the representatives, being "democratic" and loving the people and despising luxury, walk, This keeps down their weight and kills time two very necessary things, Eeosomyi House ts. Senate. Vnttl recently, for some unexplained reason, the house of representatives has Jways had a great advantage over the senate. The house has always oretonded that it was an economical, nnt tn nu parsimonious. organization. watching ,the United States treasury like a faithful dog to see that nut a red cent of the peoplo's money escaped therefrom without Justification. At ihn iame time tho houso has always let It Do understood that the sonntn. vrnn r- actly the opposite that the wasting tho people's money at a terrible rate, giving itself free baths and shaves each Saturday night and sometimes oh, height of extravagance!-ln the middle of the week, and In devious ways of luxury behaving exactly as the house does not (sunnasedlvl lichnv years the publlo has Innocently believed that the house was as good as It claimed Itself to be and that the senate was very, very wicKea. Out the truth Is that the house of rn. resentatlves annually blows tn dollars Upon dollars tn such thlnrs iui manlmir sets, dog collars, raincoats, playing cards, cigar holders, picture postcards and ladles' collar boxes, the money for which comes, not out of the private pockets ot representatives, but out of the publlo purse, and more particularly out of a fund annually appropriated called the "contingent fund," which Is supposed to be used for the contingent expenses of legislation. Odds aud Kails of Salary Umt. Now these two or three items luted above are, as we shall see, merely a few out of many hundreds, all of which may be verified by consulting- the annual re port of the clerk of the house of repre sentatives, which la made, as the clerk, South Trimble, Is careful to state, each year to Hon. Champ Clark, speaker ot the house, "In compliance with the provi sions ot sections CO, SI, 63, C3 and 70 ot the Revised Statutes ot the United States and the requirements of the resolution of the house of representatives of July Si, 1863." Mr. Trimble also emphasizes th great truth that when he sets down certain sums of money as having been paid to clerks, "such clerks nnd other porsons" havo "been actually employed," so that we aro presented with Mr. Trlmble'a word that there Is not as much graft as there might be. Let us examine, then, first of all. tho salary list ot the officers and employes ot the house. Here Is the list of the faith ful retainers, old home politicians and would-bo politicians acting in various curious capacities, such as "additional clerk," Agriculture, 1160 a month; or, "cashier," 12SS.S3 a month; or "skilled laborer," J70; "olook room, man," $70; and "official reporter," tho same being one ot thoso fast stenographers who run tire lessly about the house taking down tho words as they drip from the mouths of the salons, receiving for this service the princely sum of IU6.CT every thirty days. Amusing contrasts are here to be found. For example, the clerk to tho committee on alcoholics liquor traffic receives $1S6 a month, while the blind chaplain of the house, who makes one good prayer a day and gives spiritual advice on pending legislation tree of charge, gets 5 a. week. Of course the reason is that re ligion Is a dry subject, while alcohol but let us hasten on. Ilasora for Legislative I'nrpoira. Wo now come to Items which show that your representative Is just aa eager and Just as able to get something for noth ing as your senator Is, items which show that tn addition to his salary of 17.500, his clerk hire of 11,500 (which does not always go to tho overworked and under paid clerk), In addition, also to his mile age ot 20 cents a mile, his free stationery, and hit freely used, if not abused, frank ing privilege, the average representative gets all sorts ot little things out ot the contingent fund. For Instance, reading down tho list of dozens of paperweights, telephone book racks, reams of paper, binders, paste and typewriter ribbons, our Innocent eye Is struck by this Item: "Three diion safety razor blades at 75 cents each J2.S6." Can we be dreaming? What do legis lators want of safety razor blades? To carve out laws with? If it were real razors of tho nonsafety variety, we could understand, taking Into consideration the heat ot the debates, how a sharp blade flourished at Just tho right moment might, turn the timorous opposition into support. But safety razors? Neverthe less, it is true, and a page or two fur ther on in this table ot crimes we find that three dozen were not enough. We read: "Twelve dozen razor blades at 73 centa-JS." Then: "One dozen safety razors at J4JI&." Then Just to be sure ot having enough razors to go around: "One-fourth dozen No. 63 corn razors at n.JO-41.80." "Six No. 119 Corb. pocket hones-75 cents." Strange instruments with which to shave down extravagance! Oh, econom ical housel which Is cheaper, to purchase dozens of razors and shave yourself, or to copy the senate and hire ,a barber to do the job up brown? After shaving. It is pleasant to sit around nnd play a game of something at Uncle Sam's expense. Why not? No rea son at all. In fact; come to think of it. there Is every reason why. So It Is that wo read among the things officially classed as "stationery" that congressmen have supplied to them at government ex pense: One dozen playing cards. No. 8. $3.50. Ono dozen pluylng cards, No. 353, U. One dozen playing cards, No. 3, jiso. One dozen playing cards. Congress, Ji. One dozen playing cards. No. 930, $L Twenty-four dozen playing cards, No. S3. . This makes a grand total ot $67 for playing cards bought on a certain memor able August 9 when congress was In session and the house hadn't much to do. It was waiting, as may be recalled, for the senate to get ready to adjourn. If our addition Is correct this would mako something like 31S packs of playing cards, or nearly enough for ono apleco for each of the 391 men who were then members of the house. We don't know whether playing cards are admitted froe or not under the Underwood tariff bill, but It doesn't matter, since tho government fur nishes them to congressmen without ex pense and you pay the freight. If you are a congressman apparently you can get about anything you want un der the head of stationery. For Instance, one representative with a poetic soul bought himself a head of Byron at the exceedingly economical figure of 60 cents. Another invested $3 of the public money In "one Inkwell, Venus." Another bought for J2 an Inkwell entitled "Mermaid," and another whose political connections are unknown, but may be guessed, allowed the government to spend 40 cents for "one Inkwell. Bull." It seme almost too good to be true, these countless Items of petty graft charged up to the contingent fund. For instance, somebody wanted to be amused, and so he bought "one amusement set," out of your pocket. Another, who appar ently likes to travel, coaxed $16,25 out of the contingent fund tor an elghteen-lnch gentleman's Oxford bag. Several mem bers bought alarm clocks under the head of stationery, and at least one man4 secured for his personal use a thirty-six-inch dress trunk that is, we suppose It vas for hts personal use, though the following item, dated a couple ot months later, would seem to Indicate that Mrs. Congressman makes use ot the contingent fund to swell her pin money account. 1 quote: "One half dozen women's collar boxes, each $1.75 $10.60. In fact, there are a good many Items which Indicates that the feminine portion of congress gets a finger into the contin gent fund, eighteen dollars, for example, were expended under the direction, of some one for a case of china consisting of eighteen pieces, while every now and then the order was Bent down from Capi tol hilt for the purchase of "bridge set," "nail nippers," "mesh bags." and such useful Items as "tie holders," "women's handkerchief bags" and "souvenir cups," all of which, I believe, clearly evidence the presence of feminity. One expenditure deserves to stand by Itself and wlth6ut comment. It is as fol lows: "One thousand base ball tickets, $4." Boston Transcript (tjjr Dn.Btr.aF Bail. V, Sanatorium This institution is the only one in the central west with separate buildings situated in their own ample grounds, yet entirely dis tinct, and rendering1 it possible to classify cases. The one building being fitted for and devoted to the treatment of non-contagious and non-mental diseases, no others be ing admitted; the other Rest Cot tage being designed for and de voted to the exclusive treatment of select mental cases requiring for a time watchful caro and spe cial nursing.