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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1914)
THK BFE: 0MA1JLA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1914. COPPER MINERS CALL BLUFF .Transient Salesmen in Bad Favor with 1BRANDEIS OMAHA'S DOMINANT STORE BRANDEIS Attorfacy Says Demand Made by the Operators is Buncombe. MAKES OFFER TO COMMITTEE ttrlkero Will Agree to Inqnlrr Into Federation It Methods mi it Fi nance of Cnlnmet nnit Hecln-Are f!one Inlo. HANCOCK. Mich., Feb. U-Whcther the Western Federation of Minora will bo Included In the present Inquiry wilt not bo determined by tho congressional committee which I Investigating tho strike of tho copper miners, until tho two absent members of the committee arrive. This announcement wnamado- by Con gressman Taylor, chairman of tho com mittee. In response to a question .yester day from Allan F. Bees .of counsel for the mining companies. In order to show that no employe had been discriminated against because of his membership In the union, attorneys for;the companies have asked each witness whether Ha was a member of tho federation, and If so, for how long a time. - 1 An offer to submit the Western Fed eration of Miners to fl searching Investi gation If an equally full Inquiry was af forded Into the affairs of ' Ihn Calumet and Heel a Mining company, .was made today at tho opening of the hearing. "I want to meet the exhibition of buncombe made yesterday, by counsel for tho pthcr side," said 6. Jf! Hilton of counsel for the union, "in asking whether the Western Federation was ti bo ex cluded from this investigation. We are wilting for an Investigation of tho federa tion if the Calumet und Hccln. company also Is Investigated Wo would like to Inquire- Into Its Interlocking directorates, Its operations In stocks1 and Into Its of ficers, Wo desire latitude also to In vestigate tho Citizens' alliance." Chairman Taylor said that the com mitteo wanted to give both sides wlde latitude to Inquire" Into anything per taining to the strike situation and , the causes leading to It "If. all theso causes mre merely offored for tho purpose of crimination and not to assist In getting at the bottom of the trouble." ho continued, "I don't think wo would want to tnqulro into them don't suppose the mining companies want to go Into tho murder of dovernor Bteunenbcrg and other events that have toeen charged against the federation elsewhere In tho past. If wo did. It would require a year or more; We must confine dursclves to something germane to the situation here." Ilepresentatlvo Ilobcrt M. Hwllxcr of Ohio arrived today and sat with tho com mittee. Representative- .Hamlin of Mis. pour! Is now tho onlynlfs"entoo. Tho announcement was mode that tho hearings would bo .held - at the county court houso In Houghton beginning Mon day, owing to tho limited capacity of the hall hero. Retailers, of Omaha Transient salesmen who pay no taxes In Omaha and have no established busi ness here aro In bad favor with tho As sociated Retailers of Omaha. Also Rome Miller, proprietor of the Hotel Home. Is being criticized by the Ilctatlers' nssocla-. tlon .for renting rooms to such transient Dalesmen. . At the regular monthly mooting of the Associated Retailers of Omaha at the Paxton hotel Thursday a committee con sisting of Robert Rosenzwelg, V. 8. ltoteman.and A. T. , Uenwn was ap pointed to wait upon Rome Mlltor with a 'complaint against his housing such transient salesmen. It was when Rome Miller complains! to the Commercial club of. the club's serving banquets that tho retailers took up tho fight against his housing transient salesmen who 'come hero and sell goods direct to consumers. A circular letter from tho German Alli ance to some of tho retailers attracted considerable comment during the course of tho meeting. The letter sets forth that some of tho retailers are not giving sufficient patronage to tho German Tribune, tho German paper pub lished In Omaha . by, Vol Peter, and further suggests that "Wo think the best way to show our appreciation, other things being equal, Is to. prefer those who favor us." No wtlon was taken on tho matter by the retailers, as It was held that since the tetters were written to Individuals and not to tho association, It might not be a proper subject for the association to act upon. Frosts Feet While Doing Charity. Work for Taylor Family Babies and Other Live Animals Barred from the Parcel Post WASHINGTON, Feb. .-Bables are not mailable. The Postotflco department so holds In an edict -today barring them from the parcel past. Tho question aroso over a request by the postmaster at Stratford, Ok!., for a ruling by the department as to whether a patroii of his office could send a 2-year-old child by parcel post. from Twin Falls, Idaho, to Stratford, Tho postmaster was greatly puzzlcdv' because lie could find nothing In the regulations covering such a case. So ho referred it to tho Postofflce department. It was tho first time the authorities had been asked' to rulo upon tho Question and It caused a mild sensation. A hurried consultation of officials resulted and after reference to the parcel post regulations It waa discovered the Oklahoma postmas ter wns right, that there was nothing In them covering such a case. Second Assltsant' Postmaster General Stewart, therefore, Njeclded that all hu man beings- and live animals aro barred from tho molls. Tho ono exception, how ever, Is the queen bee, which Is tho only living creature that can enjoy tho privil eges of tho parcel post. Protested feet. ore no obstacle to doing charity work,, according to William HU son, 'a real estat'o man who Uvea at tho Young Men's 'Christian association, . Ho suffered that painful Inconvenience Thurs day whllo helping In tho relief work for Mrs. Edna Taylor and her largo family of sufferers north of Uenson. Mr. Slsson donated his services In tho work of gathering donations for the poor sufferers, and drove H. H. Harpen's auto all Thursday afternoon, In spite of tho severe weather. The cold nipped his feet before he realized Its seriousness. A good loud of provisions, clothing and other needed articles yero . secured and turned over to tho poverty stricken family. Today Richard Burnell Is gathering mors donations In his own rig. Ho says that money la needed much more - than food or clothing now, aa the family must have another house, to move Into soon, liavjng been order to vacate their present shack. Mlis Carrlo Nash, prtncpal'of Clifton Hill school, gave 12 toward the house fund', and a similar sum was received, from an unnamed citizen who appreciated the needs and' worth of the cause. Further remittances aro urged, even though tho amount be small, They 'should be ad dressed to (he Taylor fund, care of The Bee, and wll bo acknow,leged. UHempIoyed in St, Louis to Maroh Cashier Bauman of Water Board Gets Disgusted and Quits uuo isauman, ror neurjy two years cashier for the Water ' board, has '. ro signed, following a disagreement with General Manager R. Beccher Howell, the Water board boss "A man with any red blood. In his veins can't work for,, R,Beecher Howoll," said Bauman. H. L. Underwood, for several years an empoyo of the Water board, has been appointed cashier by Howell. BT: I.OUIS Mo.; Feb. IS.-'The pageant of tho unemployed" Is the name which James Kads How has given to tho par ade .of unemployed which he has or-, ganlzed for a march on the SU Louts city hall late this afternoon. "Instead of holding a pageant In May to show the conditions once, oxlstlng (n BL Louis," said How, In explaining tho Purpose of the parade, "we felt a pageant should be given. now, to show the condi tlons existing In fit. Louis today." How said that aa spokesman of the demonstration, he would ask Mayor Klet for a ?2i3,Q00 appropriation for a city hotel to accommodate thousands of un employed; for the establishment of two municipal commissaries where food and fuel would be sold to the poor at cost, ant for the free use of tools so the unem ployed might find work. PROF. COOPER TO ADDRESS BENSpNITES ONSHRUBBERY PrOf. J. R. Cooper, horticulturist of Ne braska Stato university, will deliver a tereoptlcon lecture at Odd Fellows' hall, Benson, tomorrow evening, under the auspices of the- Non-partisan Progressive club of that suburb. The club members felt tho urgont need or getting the resi dents of Benson more interested In the planting of trees, (lowers and shrubbery, also In the parking of streets, and took step's to secure Mr. Coopor for a lecture on this subject at this time. There will be no admission charge, and everybody la welcome. Mr. Cooper will be preceded on tho program by a few short remarks by Mr. Hodder and. Editor Sturgess of Twentieth Century Farmer. There will also bo a short musical program. Dollar Gas No Longer Called Confiscatory The Omaha Gas ocmpany has decided tcvabandbn Its assertion that $1 gas Is sonfUcatory and has advanced the argu ment that the city council has no power to regulate gas rates, according to a rul ing of lS9$,Vhlch Is alleged to hold until MS, Frank SuUilffe .of this city has ln appointed by Judge-T. C. Munger of the federal court at Lincoln to In veotlgate the case and report at the be ginning of the April term of the federal court. The city holds that the contract of 1KKI Ja void because It was passed by iraua ana in defiance of popular1 will. POSTAL EMPLOYES MAY JOIN MILITIA AND DO DUTY No wnptoye'At Wele' 6am," at least no postal employe. Is to be In bod repute with the, Henaitment for activity In mil. itia duty according to an order Issued by Postmaster Central Burleson, On, the contrary., tr!?' order Indicates that the department approves of, postoffjee em pioyes Joining tho militia and keeping up the duties which, are Incident tor their belonging to the state militia. Salts, Fine for Aching Kidneys We eat too muoh moat which clogs Kidney?, then the. Back hurts. Most folks forget that the kidneys, ltkt the bowels, get sluggish and clogged and need a flushing occasionally, else we have backache and dull misery In the kidney j region. . severe .headaches, rheumatic 1 twinges, torpid liver, acid stomach, sleep lessness and all sorts of bladder disc--dtrs. Tou simply must ktep your kidneys active and clean, mid . the moment you feel an ache or pain In the kidney region, get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any good drug store here, take a table spoonful In a glass of water before break. fast for a few days and your kidney will then act fine. This famous salts s made from the arid of grapes and lemon Juice, combined with llthla. and Is harm less lo nusn civsscu nmncja n-uu dviiiiu- late them to normal activity. It also neutralizes the acids In the urine so It no Itnger Irritates, thus ending' bladder dls orders. Jad Raits la harmless; Inexpensive; makes a ."c'.ighttul effervescent llthla .water drink which everybody should take nox and then to keep the(r kidneys clean. thus avoiding serious complications. A well-known local druggist say h tells lots of Jad Halts to folks who b leve.Jn overcoming Ictdne trouble while I is only irounio. -Auverusemeui. Hair Tonic Auer'f Hair Vigor kpt the scalp cfcn tmdhiUliy. Promotes growth. Checks OUtee. Does not color. Ask Your Doctor. L&ftfifo- Magnificent Selections, Unquestionable Qualities and Efficient Service -These Mean Satisfactory Shopping Saturday at Brandeis COMING EVENTS Tho next week will bo one of lntenso Interest at the Brandeis Stores. MONDAY Begins tho greatest salo ot rugs over held In Omaha. MONDAY Also a great special pur chaso of wall paper at bargain prices. TUESDAY A big ealo of women's suits and skirts. WUDNKSDAY Mammoth sale of shoes for men, women and chll dren In tho Basement. 75 Doz. Pair Women's Fine Silk Hosiery $1.50, $2 and $2.25 Qualities- These silk hose are the product of ono of tho country's best known makers whose namo wo can not mention, because he sold us this hosiery far be low Its regular value. They ore Bplendld quality pure thread silk, In heavy and medium weights; firm, elantlc texture, with. fine, smooth finish. All silk or with lisle garter tops, doub e lisle soles. All have high spliced heels and toes; bUck, white, tan aim colors. Made to sell at U.uO, $2 nnd $2.25 under their trade mark. You can buy them Saturday, while they last, at, pair. 1 M Great Sale of Gloves t worth from $1.50 to ;t5 a pair, Saturday Dslo Hosiery at Sue Women's flno mercerized lisle thread hose or silk boot lioso, in black, tan and white, excellent quality; very un- usual offer, pair, 35c. Hosiery Spcclnl nt lBc Men's, women's and chil dren's, flno mercerized lisle thread hosiery, In black, white and tan; special lot of very unusual quality, at 15c. Women's and Children' Fine Cotton Hosiery, in tan and black. A dependable quality, specially priced at, pair, 10c. A Great Saturday Sale of Fine Dresses for Party and Afternoon Wear. Values to $30, at $6.98 These 150 dresses comprise surplus stock and sam ple lines of a leading New York maker, purchased at a great concession In price. Many charming styles for women and misses, for after noon, oventng and party wear. Mado of flno chiffons, messallnes, crepes do chine, silk poplins and nets, with fnncy druped ovorsklrt offects. Many beautifully trimmed with dainty laces and rib bons; light and dark shades; all glzos aro In the lot, but not every slzo In each stylo. Most of those dresses formerly priced up to $30. Cholco of tho lot Saturday for Clearance Prices Saturday on Women's and Misses' Coats Misses' and Women's Coats, and full lengths, Many desirable styles, Cheviots, Chinchillas, Flushes, Zibelines, Boucles and Mixtures. Formerly priced to $17.50. Hundreds of Women's Coats, Worth regularly up to $35. Fersianas, Flushes, Caraculs. Plain tailored and draped. The season's best styles. Qualities of superior excellence. if $1" ' t,. . 200 Pnlrs 16-button length A W .fflxT White Kid Gloves. ' J-Mv T!MD 200 pairs 16 and 20-button "vTOl length black and colored Kid If Kx w'aCL Rnd 8uede Gloves. IJfllrWj AvSX 150 pairs 16-button em- Mr t II VJXJ VvO broldered Silk Gloves. J A tJL W iSj 186 Pft'rs 2-clasp reat Klrt X V 145 ' palrs 1-clasp Cap V "'jio'palrs 1-clasp Pique Kid S-vffl V Ono of tho finest lots Aaw wo have ever offered. Bo Buro to seo them on tho 1 main floor Saturday. JrVAv Sale of Fine Hand Bags. $1 Numerous good styles in Women's and Misses' Coats. Chinchillas, Cheviots, Boucles, Zibelines Flushes, Caraculs, Plain tailored or fancy cuts. Formerly priced up to $25. StyllBh, new shapes in fine qual ity bags. Real morocco, seal or eafflen leathers, in various colors. Some Aro silk lined; others aro leather lined. These aro our reg ular $2 and $3 bags, and will prove a very unusual bargain Saturday at $1. $5 Hand Bags, $2.98 Hand bags of real seal, pin seal, real morocco and real goat seal, in all the newest shapes, stylos and colors; leather or silk lined, with 2 or 3-pleco fittings. Our regular $5 values; specially priced Saturday, 92.08. Hundreds of Men's Suits and Overcoats $ Worth $15. $20 and $25 8 lull 10 Exceptionally well cut and well tailored garments, taken from regular stock and reduced frqm their former "Lowest-in-the-city" prices. Having been Brandeis stock, every Suzt a7id eve7y Coat is necessarily up to the very high Brandeis sta7idard of excelle7ice 171 every detail, . Tho only reason for reduction is that we must make room for tho spring goods that are about to arrive. There is an Qvorcoat or Suit hero for every man, whether young or middle-aged, al a price that makes it well worth while to buy. There aro plonly of both Suits and Overcoats in medium weights, and in fabrics suitable for Spring and early Summer. Good, assort ments in 'stylo, fabric and colorings, and plenty of sizes in at least several styles for men of varying physique. $5 Mesh Bags, $2.98 Pine auallty German sliver mesh bags,, with 7-inch frame, kid, lined, ring mesh or unbreakable mesh; our regular ?C bags, Satur day, $2.08. $3 Mesh Bags, $1.98 Mesh bags, 4 inches deep, kid lined; our regular ?3 bags; upe- clal for Saturday at .$1.08. $2 German silver vanity cases, special at $1. Sale of Coat Chains Chotpe of our 52-Inch Lon3 Coat Chains, worth to J2.50, spe cial at 91. Choice of our 52-Inch Lone Coats Chains, worth to , spe cial at $1.98. Choice of our JG and J6 Ixjng Coat Chains, ot 83.98; very pretty and set with all color stones. Men's Jl Leather Fobs, with safety attachment, spe- Cftn clal at uu 1.2S Almlnum Braid Pins, set with brilliant white '7B0 stones iwu Serular 91 Alarm Clocks, spe cial Satur day 49c $3 quadruple plated Bread Trays, special Satur- Q I CQ dnv at JllU3 Wm. Rogers' odd pieces Ta ble wore, special at, . QG Your unrestricted choice of any Man's .Overcoat in the Basement; previously priced up to $1U, only $"598 WNHMI 6f FANCY WAISTS$1 Worth up to $5 for JL A Big Saturday Sale Deautltul waists of messallnes, taffetas, Jap silks; also fine laces and velvets. Plain tailored or elaborately trimmed models; variety is large enough' to assure satisfactory choice to every woman. Waists regularly worth up to $5.00, Satur day at $1.00. Saturday Sale of Men's Pants in Three Grea I ( U These panta lncludo tho very dholcest of our stocks, and casslmeres; all good colors in patterns. Reduced in Our regular $3.00 and Peg or semi-peg top styles. Strictly all wool worsteds three lots for quick selling Saturday: $3.50 pants, Saturday at. $1.75 Our regular $4.00 and $4.50 panta, Saturday, at. ....... . .$2.75 Our regular $5.00 to $700 pants, . Saturday at , .$375 Great Clearance of a $3,000 Stock of Musical Supplies SheetMusic, Bqoks, Instruments Taken Over from a Closed-out Music Store v xar gain P tees Popular Sheet Music "While Iltvers of Love Flow On." "To Have, to JIm Hold, to Love," "Whlppoor- will," "There's a Ulrl In the Heart of Maryland," "Every Hobo Itemlndfe Me of You, "Have a Heart." "Good-bye. My Love. Qood-bye." "In the Candle LlBht by Old Wishing Well." "Peg O' My Heart," "Every Olrl was Meant ror Someone." "Playland," and hundreds of others. De Luxe Sheet Music. "lUiraoresque." "D y t n i,- M Poet,' "The Palms." "Tu- lips,-' "Anvil Chorus." "Fall &f lug Waters," "Fairy Waltz.'' Jt "Stephanie Oavotte." Moun tain Belle,'' "Old Oaken Bucket," "Con Amor." "Silvery Waves. ' "Morning Prayer," "Old Kolkb nt Home,' "Angers Dream," Mon astery Bells." "Convent Bells," "Cav allerla Hustlcana," and all other standard classical numbers. 29c fJem Dance Folio No 1914, Wltmark Moving Pic ture Book, Sam Fox Picture Book. The very first Kleces. First Parlor Pieces, and any kind of musto ook you may wish tor. On sale Saturday at 29c BIO MUSICAL PRODUCTION SUCCESSES, TO CLEAR "Irish Lullaby." "Never Met Before a Qlrl Like You." "Dream Olrl of Mine." Chauncey Olcotta 3 biggest hits. "When I'm With You," "Qlrl That Dreama of Me." "I Don't Know Why I Kissed You," from "When Love Is Young" "My Wonderful Dream Ulrl." "My Wild Irish Rose." "When Irish Kyca Are Smiling," and all the big lilts 23e Shirts worth to $1.75, 85c Broken assortments of men's hlh grade standard make shirts that sell regularly up to $1.75, to bo cleared at 85c. Shirts at 59c Men's flannel, pon gee and madruB shirts, worth to $1.25, special Saturday at S9c ' Other Men's Wear Bargains Men's Wool Undershirts and Draw- CCn era. values up to $1 25, at ,,. OOC Men's and Boys' Kid and Lined 9Qn Uloves, values to 75c, at 9u Men's Kid and Gauntlet Oloves, ftnn worth to tl.26, at UUD Men's flno Australian and lamb's wooi Undershirts and Drawers, values Qf CQ to $3.50 a garment, at....i I iOl ' Men's and Boys' Sweater Coats, 9t3n worth to 79c, at fcOU Men'a fine Sweater1 Coats, made from selected yams; values up to $5, Men's ull wool and silk and wool Q U f Union Suits, values to $5.50, at.. Odd lots of Men'i ders at . ..... Men's fleeced and ribbed Under- OQ., shirts and Drawers, 50c values,,,. fcSU Men's silk and silk lisle Hose, I On worth to 49c, at, pair IfU $1 Night Gowns, 79c Women's fine outing flannel gowns, In plain colors and stripes, made extra long and full. Regular $1 and $1.25; Saturday, special, 70c. 75c Petticoats, 45c "Women's fine outing flannel and knit petticoats, In plain -colors and stripes, with tucked flounce, .worth up to 75c; special for Saturday, at -15c !cn'sS5 6 Shoes BrokB size linos and small" lots of our finest shoes for men at a bargain prlco Satur day; button or lace, in various styles; dull, patent or tan leathers; flrst-cIaBB in every detail; our best $5 and $G values at $2.05. Women's Dress Shoes 295 Jpi Women's fine dress . shoes, In patent, suede or dull leathers; odd lots and broken lines of our regular $3.50 and grades, at ,$2.35. Women's Houso Sllppern, regular $1.50 and $2 values; Fine Satin Slippers Fine satin slippers, in ,plnk, blue and white, for women, all perfect and clean; regular $3 slippers, special Saturday, at $1.50. In patent leather and kldskln, special Saturday, $1. Clearance Boys' Coats and Suits fa $9c Suspen- JJIjfJ All our Boys' Overcoats, In chln-f ciu.ius, veloum and niixiat ea. Nor- j. folk, shawl collar and various other models, ages 2 to 10 years. Former prices i& to $7 CO, clearing price.,.. Overcoats for larger boys. In plain pray,- tan and fancy mixtures; double and single breasted with convertible collar: ages 9 to 17; former prices to to $(.50, clearing price, $3.45. Russian Suits for boys; tans, grays, shepherd plaids, blue setge and mix tures tf - 'U U' . the latest models for ages 2 to 8; former priced $4.50 to $5; clearing price, $3.40. Boy a' Suits In tweeds, cheviots, fancy-mixtures and blue serges; me dium and heavy weights; Norfolk and plain co& styles; many have 2 palrj of pants, fully lined, ages. to 17; former price $5 to $6.50; clearing price. S3.4S.