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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, MAY 2. 1914. Continuing the Great May White Sale An Assemblage of Lovely White Dress Fabrics, Silk and Wool Fabrics of evory weight anil weave, from the filmiest marquisotteB to the satiu brocades, crepe de chines and tho heavy corded Otto mans. An equally superb collection of white wool goods, from the all wool Can ton crepes to handsome im ported English diagonals for tailored suits. The display is yours to enjoy, to study. Long Silk Glove Sale 79c a Pair. LONG "WHITE SILK GLOVES a fine, heavy quality with Paris point-embroidery; on salo Saturday, 79c a pair A Special Dres& Sale Saturday Of Much More Than Ordinary Importance About two months ago, when we first decided to have a Special Dress Offering in May, our buyer went to one of the best dressmaking establishments in New York City. (We are their only representatives in Omaha.) Our buyer explained to them just what ho wanted and the response from this dress making house has exceeded our fondest expectations. AS TO PRICES: The telegram we received from our buyer: "Am sending 74 dresses from George. Sell them at actual wholesale prices. "R. NICOLL." These Beautiful Dresses rur itue ounug turn g- &c r" to oo VOL, the women of Omaha, can buy those dresses Saturday at' the same prices other .stores throughout the Unitod States must pay the manufac turer for them. This is an absolutely true statement. Summer wear, go Saturday at More than leas than you could possibly buy those same dresses for any place in this country. Even though these prices are extremely low we will not make any extra charge for alterations. SORQSIS SHOES In our special White sale we include many very beauti ful styles of SOROSIS SHOES, PUMPS and OXFORDS, in buckskin, nubuck, canvas or satin. $4.00 Nubuck Pumps, sale price. .$3.50 $&G0 Canvas Shoes, sale prico . .$3.50 $4.00 Satin Pumps, salo price $3.35 $7.00 Buckskin Shoes, salo price..$5.00 $5.00 Nubuck Shoos, salo prico. .$4.00 $4.50 Nubuck Oxfords, sale price.$3.85 $5.00 "White Satin Shoes, price. $3 85 $4.00 "White Canvas Outing Oxfords, with rubber soles and heels, sale pried : $3.50 An Unusual Opportunity Offered Saturday Only Women's Trimmed Millinery $15.00 Hats for $8.75 About 250 Modo! lints, an attractive collection repre senting the senson's best models of now (tJOTC straws, shades and trimmings; each hat of 44 O individual design nnd no two alike; value $15. V-J None sent on approval. No exchanges or credits. D 1 AMD CD HOWARD AND m IXTEENTH The Store for Shirtwaists Is very busy unpacking and selling new cotton voile blouses trimmed with em broidered orgnn dio, at $2.95 LciCGS Acomplele assortment that's larger than ever; no matte'' what kind of laces yoTi want they're all here: The now Oriental and Net Top face and flounclngs in white and ecru. Light weight and Flat Vcnlse. Camlsolo Ibices in Shadow and Net effects. Valenciennes. Heal Cliiny. Torchons. You'll en joy; seeing all of them. White Goods Reduced White Ratines $1.75 45-inch Domremy, salo price ......$1.00 a yard $1.00 45-inch Plaid Ratine, sale price 81.00 a yard $1.00 45-lnch Open Plaid Ratine, sale price $1.00 a yard 81.50 46-inch Etamlno Ratine, salo price $1.00 a yard $1.00 40-Inch Nob Ratine, salo price 05c a yard White Boutonne Crepe $2.00 46-inch Boutonne Crepe, sale price $1.60 n yard $1.60 40-inch Boutonne Cropo, sale price $1.00 a yard $1.00 40-Inch outonne Crepe, sale price 76c a yard Underwear Crepe 82-inch White Underwear Crepes, a yard 10c SIBERIA'CSffiF WIEESSHIPIS NOT IN PERIL (Continued from rage One,) Mlllarnaen. tha American conul at' Torn tul. Formoaa, telegraph. b fears this rncana that tha vessel hae gone down. Whn tho firat wlreleea calls for help wero hJn.nl the nearoat ehip waa alx houra away. Th Japan navy department was in cjlned tonight 'to dtacredlt tho reports ra Kardtng pirates and expreosed the opin ion that they wre an outcome of tha r etsit looting of a Brltlah steamer. The first wireless message regarding tha disaster was received directly from the Siberia early this moraine at the Japanese wlreleas atatlon at Oeexakal, off tha coaat of Kluahlu ialand. It conveyed the Information that the ateamer had met with an accident 'and was in dla trcia. Thta message was' mutilated and no further definite information could' be Gleaned from Jt The plight of the Siberia was com municated by wireless alao to the steamer1 Minnesota of the tlreat' Northern Steam' ship company., which was making ita way to Nagasaki, as well a to the Brit ish cruiser Minotaur. The position qt the SlbeYt (a given by wireless aa lortgltude 1U.10 east, latitude 240 north. This location la about six miles to the east of the narrow cape which forms the -southern extremity of Formosa island. '- Mrs. Hnrrtson. Visited in Japan, The Siberia left WagaakJ, bound for Manila by way of. Hon Konar April 59, George. W. dutnrie, the. American am bassador to Japan, as soon as he heard, of the condition of the plbertajrequeated the Jasaneaa foreign1 office to send a war- ship to Its aid. Ha wai Informed that the government, bavins; already learned of the accident, had sent the Kanto Mini from Formosa. The Kento sot under way shortly after s o'clock this morning. Mrs. Harrison came to Japan from Manila for a short viatu 8he embarked on tha Siberia at Yokohama. The Japanese navy department made publlo the following dispatch: "The governor general of Formosa ca- ' -T- ; bits that a Japanese cTulaer on 'Its way to the Okinawa Islands, off the Island of Kluahlu, reporta that the Pacific Malt ateamer Siberia met disaster thla morning In longitude 121.10 eaat, latitude 25. W north. "It sunt npeated slgnalB of distress, whloh finally became Indlattnct. No de tails of the dlsaater are known, Tho Kanto Maru has been ordered to the scene." j- I.tst or raaac-nsera, SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. May l.-At the passenger office of tho Pacific Mall steamship company It was ssld that there was no record of Mrs. John B. Bentlers, wife of the British consul at Manila, mentioned In Toklo dispatches aa being aboard the Siberia. It was stated her today that the Siberia, In accordance with government regulations was fully equipped with life boats and rafts to accomodate all Its passengers. The vessel, like all the other oriental liners of the Pacific. Mall company, is manned by a Chinese crew. All of tho officers, however, are white. Captain feeder la a veteran In the oriental aer- vice. The fpllowlng passengers boarded the Siberia for this Orient It does not In clude: pasaennrrs who left the ship at Honolulu or Jspanese ports'. FOU MANILA, V. B. Beard. Qeorge M. Egan. Mlaa- Eleanor Qlllesple. Arthur Ilollberg. Mlaa Amelia P. Klein. Howard Long. Mrs. Jane O. Palmer. Lieutenant V. C. Reyes. O C. Whltaker. Xtr. O. C. Whltaker. FOTt HONd KONtl: J. Donald Cemarest. Bruce Dellls. Mrs. Bruce Dellls. Danforth B. Ferruoon. J. fit. C. Hunt. ; Mrs. J. St. C. Hunt. John Hunt. Mlaa Lulalt Hunt. Mrs. draco C. Lawton. Franots H. Lowe. W. D. Whlttemore. Mrs. W. D. Whltemoore. Dr. Wong Him. Miss Catherine A. Wong Him. FROM HONOLULU: Mrs. P. U Cherry. E, B. Kellam. Miss Adellaa Morton Murphy. Miss Franc D. Murphys. Mrs. L. B. Pierce. Henry Russtll. Mrs. Henry Russell. home swas-simo sms-iMstm 3 Song Book Coupon PR EJ CATTED BY THE OMAHA BEE, May 2 ssbsh m AS rXPLAINCD BELOW ' SEVEN SOAJG BOOKS IN ONE COLLEGE SOWS OPERATIC JPNGf ISIX OF THESE COUPONS Eb title the bearer to choice el either el the heatatilBl seng backs described below wlia tMDpualA by tt xin amooat t tvpotlla lh trl lctJ, wUsji covcre tae Heau l the eoet of puking, axprae from taa ractery, checklaa, clerk kit; aad otatr amwtnr znt luau. "SONGS THAT NEVER 010W OLD" ILLUSTRATED f A crsnd collection of all the old favorite sontrt comniled and selected x -with the utmojt care by the moit competent suthoritles, illustrated "with a rare sraiaxy of 69 wonderful portraits 01 the world 1 greatest vocal artists, saiay in fsvorit coitumet. This blc book contains salts of Heme and Love l Pstriotie, aWred and Collere sonrsi Oocrstle and Nitionil seass SEVEN natlito saaa beks ' to ONs. TsiuaMu Present SIX coupons to show you are a reader of this pspsr sad 7C for the beautiful heavy English cloth binding; pspcr binding. 41 seats. ytm rtroarfr recoasasMd tKs bury tloih Hadtst. as Itts a bk that will US If tot. MAIL O0ERS Jiitbef book by psreel post, include EXTRA T cents withis. nUs te teato tie to ya lailes r for greater distances sik -postmaiter amdunt include lor jibs. The foll6wlne posaengera boarded the Siberia at other points. AT KOBE. Mra, It, Q. Outtrldge. Miss Marrlett Uutterldge. o. H. Quttertdge, Mra. 1. H. Qreenebaum. Mlaa Katie Dukes. AT NAGASAKI: Mr. anil .Mia. v H. Rlchardaon. AT YOKOHAMA! Mrs. rrancla B. Harrison. J. W. Uorrla. llontt Knnar Qnts Nptts. HONO KONQ, May l.-Informatlon wa received here today to tho effect that the Siberia Is ashore on Bamasana Island off the Formosa coast. The Brltlah cruiser Yarmouth left at once to go to the as sistance of the liner. Bamaaana Island lies fifteen nnd a halt ml'es east of the Formosa coast line. It Is one and three-quartors miles long and one mile wide. The formation Is volcanic, isolated' reefs flank It and from Its eastern point there extends a reef for two and one half miles. The currents around the Island are described aa dangerous. The Inhabitants of fiamasana are Chinese. Identity of Passengers. WASHINUTON, May l.-Addressea of some of the passengers on the Siberia, wno were sent out to Manila by the In sular bureau of the War department are given here as follows; Miss 8, W. Bryant, sister of one of the teschers on the Islands, Columbia. Mo.j Jtoward ixng. Angola, Ind.; Vincent C, Reyes, Philippine Islands constabulary: AV. B. Beard, teacher. Waxahachl. Tex. 5 George M. Egun. governor of Batsnes, Newark, N. Y.; Captain Whit taker, Philippine constabulary. Mrs. Whlttaker and Intent. Franklin, Pa. The Navy department today reported the cruiser Oalveston, under Commander R. II. Leigh, leaving Manila yesterday for Shanghai. The Galveston should be about 2H miles from the Siberia's re ported position. It Is equipped with wire less. Whlttnkers Lire In Davenport. DAVENPORT, Is,, May L-It Is be lieved here that the Mr. and Mrs. O. C Wlttaker, whose names are on the Siberia cabin list, are Captain O, C. Whlttaker of the Philippine constabulary and his wife, who left here about a month ago to return to Manila. They had with them their -monthsold boby. They had been home on a tour months' furlough. Relatives here lost heard from them at Honolulu, LotiE'a Home la In Indiana, ANOOLA, Ind., May l.-Prof. Howard Long of this city, aboard the Siberia, Is superintendent of publio Instruction In one of the provinces of the Philippines. He has been employed as a teacher In the archipelago for twelve years. Prof Long had been on a visit of six or aeven months with his family. Kellam U TopeUa Capitalist. TOPKKA. May l.-Edward a Kellam, a passenger on the Siberia. Is a wealthy resident of Topeka. He left here March It and boarded the Siberia at Honolulu for a trip to Japan. NEW YORK, May L Mrs. Amelia P Klein is a Presbyterian missionary to China. She had been on a tour of the United States. Her home ta in California. flour merchant. He h&a been traveling Indians roamed the Pralrlo state: She with Mrs. Russell for about a year, Left in April, COLUMJBIA, Mo., May l.-Mlas Willie D. Bryant, a former trained nurse, left here In April to teach domestic sclenie In the Philippines. She was on the steamer Korea, according to a letter sent from Honolulu. Tha nsme In the Insular bureau list Is Miss fi. vf. Bryant. DEATH RECORD. Mrs. Mnry I. Graham. YORK, Neb., May 1. (flpeclal.)-Mrs. Mary I., wife of A. M. Graham, died at the family home In thla city Wednesday evening at the age of 63 years. She, with her husband, settled on a farm southeast of York In an early day. The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. A. F. Richie had charge of the services. Mrs. Snann Fabst. ARLINOTON, Nob.. May .-(Sreclal.) Mrs. Susan Fagg. the 6ldest person In this county, died Thursday morning at S o'clock at tho home of her daughter, Mrs. a M. Adams. Mrs. Fagg was born in Ohio In 1821 and went to Illinois with her parents In 18S2, when Chicago was called Fort Denrbom. She could remom- ber Incidents of the early history of 11 llnols over eighty years ago. when the came, with her husband and family, to Nebraska In 1S8S and Bottled near Ar lington, which has since been her heme. She leaves two daughters and four sons, besides many other relatives. The burial was Friday afternoon In the Arlington cemetery. SHORTHILL TELLS OF GRADING 'House Gift to Miss Eleanor Wilson is a Silver Tea Service Hampton Man Discloses to Commit tee Difference in Methods. NEW BILL TO BE RECOMMENDED Seltn A. Mnhont of Omaha, .Novr In Durnnen, Mexico, Reported Snfe nml on Point of I.enrlnsr for 1'nlted Slate. Oklahoma Youth and Mule Killed by Boaconstrictor MUSKOGEE, Okl May l.-Homer Vivian, an Oklahoma youth located on a ranch 1,600 miles up the Amazon river In South America, was killed by a boa constrlotor, according to a cable mes sage received herd today by his mother, Mrs. C. P. Vivian. Vivian, It wa said, was riding through the Jungle with a friend when the huge snake attacked him, killing him and a mule he was riding. The friend killed the snake, which, he reported, weighed nearly 1,000 pounds. Broirn 11ns Mopes. Manager "Miner" Brown has high hopes that his St. Louis team will win tho pennant. Branch Rickey and Miller Hug gins, his fellow managers In the same town, don't even daro hope, much less ray so In public. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. May l.-(Speclal Tele- gram.W. W. Shorthlll of Hampton. Neb., a representative of co-operative elevators In Nebraska and neighboring states, told a most Interesting story to day before the subcommittee of the com mittee on agriculture having In charge hearings on the grain grading bill. The subcommittee, which Is composed of Moss of Indiana, Ruby of Missouri, Doollttlo of Kansas, Sloan of Nebraska and Haughcn of Iowa, listened attentively to the detailed testimony of Mr. Short hill as to variations In grades of wheat shipped from Nebraska to terminals In Kansas City. Minneapolis nnd Chicago. Grading at Chicago. Mr. 8horthlll said, showed by far the greatest variation, cit ing one Instance In which ten out of cloven cars were declared "off grade'' at the Illinois terminal, while other terrnlnals had set the fame grades ns tho&e that had been fixed In Nebraska and neighboring state?. Mr. Shorthlll did not claim that tho Chicago gradus wore falsely made, but Insisted that shippers In Nebraska suffered materially from the differences In the various standards'. Ho gave It as his belief that this evil would bo corrected by having uniform grades established by federal Inspection and grading. Representative Sloan this afternoon stated to Tho Bee correspondent that tho committee undoubtedly would make a fa vorable report on tho bill now beforo It providing for federal inspection. Mnhont la Safe. Omaha friends of Belln A, Mahout, alarmed for his safety In Mexico, ap pealed to Congressman Lobcck to enlist tho machinery of tho State department to learn whether ho was In Jeopardy. Mr, Lob.eek at onco took the mattor up with the department, with the result that ho received lato this afternoon the follow ing reassuring message signed by Secre tary Bryan: "United States consul at Durango, Mex ico, telegraphs that Selln Mahout Is well In Durango and will leave for the United States about May 8." Decnrnh Bnnd Attracts Notice. The Decoroh Iowa college baud of sixty pieces, which is Included In a party of 125 Norwegian Americans en route from Decorah to Norway, where they aro tb participate in the centennial anniver sary of the Independence of Norway, gave a concert this afternoon at the east front of the capltol, which has been the summer abiding place so far as concerts are con cerned for a great many years of thu famous United States marine band. Tho audience this afternoon was most cos mopolitan in character. Including manp people from Iowa and Nebraska who did not usually attend the concerts of the marine band, but who were attracted to tho east front of tho Capitol today by an organization representing the spirit of the fatherland. The band was given splendid consider ation, several of the numbers being de manded a second time. The party of which the band Is quite a considerable factor, will remain In Washington until tomorrow morning, when they will leave for New York to sail early next week for Norway. Representative Haughen of the Fourth Iowa district, has been the ma jor tlomo of the party slnco their arrival In Washington. r . ... . . .1 r ..1,1111 11111 Wl !. . Tl Four Nebraska postmasters were nom inated today by the president, as fol lows: I. A. Manchester, North Loup; Thomas A. Kelly, Republican City: W. D. Brndstrect, Spencer, and M. T. Kilmer, Western. Katherlne K. Morcombe was nominated postmaster at Storm Lake, la., and John Knuckey postmaster at Clear Lake, S. D. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. French of South Omaha called upon Representative Lo beck today while sightseeing at the cap ltol. ns did Daniel Brady of Omaha. Charles S. Gllmoro was appointed post master at Burns, Laramie county, Wyo. Thte National Bank of Commerce or Lincoln has been approved as a reserve agent for the First National bank of Wilcox, Neb. ... Rupert A. Wight of Lamonl, la., has been appointed a clerk In tho Agricul tural department. W. W. Bradley of Lynn county has been appointed a clerk In the War department. WASHINGTON, May l.-A silver te service, supplemented by a pair of sllvei candelabra, Is the house of representa tlve's wedding gift for Miss Elcsnor Wil son, the president's youngest daughter. Her marriage to Secretary McAdoo wll' take place at the White House on May 7. Tho gift was chosen by a committee of the houre, headed by Representative Mann of Illinois, the minority leader. It will M suitably engraved and sent .o the White House probably this week. The present, simple, but elegant In design, consists ol a massive tray, hot-water kettle, teapot, cream pitcher, etc. The house gift to Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson upon tho occasion of her mar riage to Francis B. Sayre, was a diamond lavalliere set In platinum. Eads and Mears Are Appointed Engineers of Alaska Railroads WASHINGTON, May 1. - Secretary Lane announced today President Wilson had appointed William C. Edes snd Lieutenant Frederick Meara as members of the Alaskan engineering commission which will nave charge of the location of tho railroads In Alaska under the re cently enacted Alaskan railroad net. Mr. Eden Is chief engineer of the North western Pacific railroad In California, Lloutenant Mears Is chief engineer of tho Panama railroad and was suggested for the Alaskan work by Colonel George W. Gcethals . Tha engineers will proceed to Alaska at onco and begin tho location of routes through tho Susltna valley from tho south coast to tho Tanana river. Colorado Insurance Company to Appeal (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., May l.-(Speclal Tele gramsCharging Inauranco Commls. sloner Brian of Nebraska with wilfully U denying tho Farmers' Life Insurance yf company of Denver a license to do busi ness In this state becauso that com pany had Joined in a suit to test the constitutionality of the codo Insurance law, which crested the new Insurance board, W. O. Temple, secretary of the company, has written to Mr. Brian a let ter In which he openly charges him with using his office to throttle the company , and giving to the press misleading state: ments In connection with h', turni down of the company before notice hfl been given to tho company or befort ar. hearing had been given. Mr. Temple shows In his litter that thl company stands fifth In size among th fifty-eight companies having home offices west of tho Missouri river, notwithstand ing the company la only two years old, nnd has 100 policy holders and jnstock holderB among the best people'- of Ne braska. Governor Ammons of oClorado Is president of tho company. Mr. Temple closes his communication to Commissioner Brian In the following, language: t "It goes without saying thaj we, shall not tamely submit to an outrage ct this sort, nnd that we shall appeal fiem your dtclslon to the courts and to the splendid people of Nebraska. In giving thla letter to the press I am merely following precedent wt-by yourself." Chicago Waitresses Strike for MoreTay CHICAGO, May 1. Although picketing during a recent striko at a downtown restaurant was stopped by a court deci sion, fifty members of the Pastry Cooks' and Confectioners' union wore appointed today by officials of tho organization to asbist the Waitresses' union In picketing tho twenty restaurants where the wait resses went on strike last night. Thirty policeman, who patrol the downtown dis trict, were given special Instructions to prevent disturbances.' The present strike was called because the restaurants re fused to sign a union agreement to pay JS a week for six days' work. Key to the Situation bee Advertising. Julius Orkin Makes Wonderful Purchase of Ladies' Sample Suits and Coats mmmmmm MasisHBilisiiaBasaMasaaiiBaimaMaMaaiBaBB aaMSHSaaaaBMBBaaaaHMaMnaaM wnasaisMaiaaniaBSBSMaMasaMsasiaw ManaBaaaaMftaaBasMaaaasaaa apManwaMasMBM We bought over 450 Beautiful Sample Suits and Coats from one of the best manu facturers in New York at a big reduction in price. These garments will be placed on special sale Saturday at a remarkable saving. Wosrieirts artel lyilssse9 Soils and (Coal J; That Were Made To Sell for $22.50, $25.00, I S27.SO artel S30.00, Your Craotce FIRST 11KL1KK SHIP TO SCENE British Cruiser Ileported Hurra ing to Aid. TOKIO. May l.-The Brltlah cruiser Minotaur, proceeding under all aUam to the auccor of the Siberia, was reported hsra late tonight to have reached tha set ne of the accident. The Siberia com municated ita distress to tha Minotaur by wlrsltss. Bellaved New Yorker. ALBANY, N V . May V-Henry rtus sell. one of the passengers an the Siberia,' la believed to be a wealthy retired Albany THE SUITS These stunning suits come in scores of styles and colors, 11 Km tW w representing almost all the new models and materials. The coats are all the short, stylish models, in plain and profusely trimmed styles, and the skirts are made in both peg top and stunning tunic effects in one and several tiers and ruffle effects. The materials are all and everything one could think of, including serges, crepes, poplins, novelty checks and hundreds of novelties. Choice Saturday The coats include all of the above materials in plain and short ripple effects. Every garment lined throughout with peau de cygne silk; $22,50 to $30.00 values, Saturday for only THE COATS 1 See the New Separate Skirts Just Received The Waist Store of the Town