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TITFi OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST '16. 1914.
PREPARING FOR MERCHANTS
Samson of the Bijr Knife in Whet
ling it Up.
FIYE HUNDRED TO THE DEN
Market Wtfk Craw Br Baaspta
ealy Eatertalae by Kla A V-Sar-Bea
n Mnndar
Krenlag.
Fsrr.son, at the Ak-Psr-Ben dn. Ii whet
ting hia knife to carve up some MO mer
chant from Nebraska, western Iowa and
various other parti of Omaha'a trade ter
ritory Monday night at AkBar-Ben den.
Famnon. learned that the merchant ar
to be hera for what I known a "Mer
chant' Market Week." The hundred
of men are to be here to lay In their fall
stock of good rrom the wholesale house
of Omaha. They are to be royally enter
tained while In Omaha very moment
that they are not actually buying goods.
Fo the Ak-Par-Ren people are going to
Join In the entertainment. They are pre
paring to put some S00 of these merchant
through the Devil' hotel,
' Meantime the women folk of the re
tailer will be entertained at a theater
party at the Empress.
Maktlasr to Be r.learaat.
The lighting for the street during the
Ak-Sar-Ben festivities ha been planned.
The city ha let the contract to tha
electric light company to put up post
nd wire the street for the purpose. The
ordinance appropriating I2.S0O for llght-
-. Ing ha passed and the contract 1 now
let. Four big whlta post, fifteen feet
high are to be on the Intersection. About
twenty Intersection In the business ec
' tion pf the city will be thu equipped
with lighting poles.
A flaring white light ! to adorn the
top' of these pole and a sucoeaslon of
ring -of electrlo light bulb will follow
flown. There will be a ring of green.
ring of red and a ring of yellow and re
peat. These are the Ak-far-Ben color.
Then a string of light I to extend from
these po'e on one intersection to tha
. tither along the street.
S, For special decoration P. K. Bee of
Waco. Tex.. Is already In tha city and
is taking contract to do thl decorating
for merchant.
Fsvorsble report are dally coming !n
as to the excellence of the world at
home show which are to he here for the
Ak-Par-Ben festivities. Those who have
een part of them at the varlou atate
fairs and carnival say they are a won
derful collection of shows.
Iceland Patriots
Design Own Flag
to Fly on Boats
COPENHAGEN. Aug. 1R.-A band of
Icelandic, patriot have designed a na
tional flag which they propose to fly not
only over Iceland, but on all vessels reg
istered la that country. If they hd been
content to make their flag a, strictly local
affair, for which permission had alieady
heen granted by tha Danish' king, all
would hava been well. But the Danish
Tarllament ha now taken up the (juration
of tha marine flag on account of tha ao
tlvltle of tha" Icelandlo "Independcnca"
party.
The people of Denmark art of a divided
opinion aa to Iceland. Borne feel that the
Icelander ara acting In a very ungrate
ful way in view of paat favor, and other
that to give Iceland It freedom would
rid tha country of a souroa of useless ex
pense. Iceland- new flag ! of a navy blue
field, marked with a while cross whose
arm extend to the four aide and a or
dinal red cross of half the lse set within
the white.
It wa not until after tha state council
approved the Icelandlo home flag, follow-
ir.a- negotiations between the Iciandic
minister and the Danish prim minister,
that the agitation wa taken UP by the
patriots for Its use as a commercial ma
rine emblem. The Icelander cannot have
their now eolor recognised by foreign
power a a national flag without the
ccneent of the Danish rarllament.
Episcopal Mission
School at Tokio to
Be International
TOKIO, Aug. IS. Great Interest ha
been caused by tha announcement that
the American Episcopal mission hospital
l Tokio, known as fct. Luke's, wl.l soun
I, extended Into a modern lntematlonl in
stitution. Already a large aum of money
ha Wen contributed in tha United States
for this purpose: an American council
haa been formed, with headquarters at
Nik York and an American woman
auxiliary board will help make the pro
ject successful. The latest step Is the tor-
gaulzatton of a Japanese council, with
Fremler Count Okumu. as president, which
promises to furnish land for the hospital.
The institution was founded fourteen
years ago by Dr, KudoU B. Titesler, who
came from Ttlchmond, Va., a a mission
ary doctor. It is now an institution of
eighty beds with a staff of three foreign
end ten Japanese doctors, a nurses' train
ing schout with forty pupils and a medical
society of about fifty Japanese member
The professors of the medical depart
ment of the Imperial university are con
sultants to the hospital.
Foreigners thougliout Japan, as well as
members of the embassies and legations
avail themselves of tha hospital.
The project Is to erect a new institution
tin the pavilion plan at a total estimated
dort of H5.iO
Fly Most Dangerous
! Animal in Denmark
COPENHAGEN. Aug. 15.-On the blU-
.urd of Co;enhagen appears the sign,
"The most dangerous of all animals Is
not I He lion, the tiger or the reptile, but
the I'iy." Thia is the mean Herr Falck
tires in waging a campaign against files.
Herr Kali-is is the bitterest enemy the
fly has in Htandinavta. and hi one am
bitk.n 1 to see a flyless Denmark. To
piearh his new t-ruaade, he has organised
In Copenhagen the first complete fly ex
Mbitton In the world. It contain every
1,'nd of etma yet Invented for trapping,
poisoning or smashing- flies. Moat of
tfcr-we ixmfrivance come from the United
Mate.
An old superstitution that Herr Falck
hi r s to rid the people of is that
Chribfmas fly brings good lut k. A Christ
n-ji fly, according nt Herr Faick, I the
HH.-ii J mother of l".,:i2,&A.GM descend
si is in the i vn-se tif the summer season.
Tl.s nicKt lem stile furnished rooms at
s i. !!.!! a The ee. (Jet a nice tool
i 1st tLs tumiuvr.
Many Tourists Climb
Alps by Eailroads
GENEVA, Aug. 15.-More thsr 7,yw,
persons climbed the Alps by funlru'sr
railways last year, according to statis
tics Jurt published. There are now forty
eight of these mountain railways, and the
authorities have before them demands
for seven more. If this continues every
Alp will have Its funicular In tha future.
At the Theaters
(Continued from Page Nine.)
of the highest class, tha Empres this
week hss arranged to show for the full
week, "Home Sweet Home." Thl picture
in D. W. Griffith' masterpiece. The
tory of the film la built from the life
of John Henry Tayne, the author of
"Home Bweet Honxk" andpays a direct
tribute to hi work. Thl picture will
be shown at the usual hours, 11 to 2, S to
7 and 10 to U o'clock.
Manager .Harris, who hss Just returned
from an extended trip through the east
and south, give very good comment on!
the vaudeville bill for the next week.
Johnson, Howard and I-lstrtte will be i
the feature act for the next week. They
present a "Feat or two on a bar or two
with a laugh or two." It I an original
comedy acrobatic act Wynn ft Ware will
run a close eeond with a comedy act
"The German Violin Maker and the In
ventor." Carlta Day, coon shouter, I an
extremely clever comedienne. Park, Home
and Francis, sing comedy songs. The
management looks forward to this bill
a the best to be had for utrrmer vaude
ville. Picture will complete the offer
ing and the usual price will prevail.
.
Plays aad Players.
"In order to appreciate friends one
must havs enemies," Margaret Nybloo
warns.
"Flattery may fall," Susanna Jackson,
the Interesting actress, observe, "but it
never falls flat"
"There are too many people willing to
admit they are actor rather than prove
It," liouiBe Randolph complains.
"No msnsger who hss produced a plsy
In Julyran boast he never made a mis
ts He," Francis Powell, the art director,
Insist.
Pallas Anderson Is one of the many
American actors marooned In England,
lie has been sumrti-ring In (Scotland, and
will return via Holland.
"To correctly estimate the true value
of an actor," Paul Kerr remarks, "take
him as good as he paints himself, and as
bad as he Is painted by his rivals, and
dlvido equally. '
Just to keep him out or mischief and
Idleness, "Teddy" Ulbson, a clever Juve
nile lending man. Is writing a couple of
vaudeville acts in which he will person
ally appear this summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Sebastian, the dan
cers, who have entertained Nw York at
the Jardin de Pause tor the last several
months, are making a brief vaudeville
tour. Next season they are to be fea
tured in a new musical play. ,
"The Dummy," in which Clare Weldon
appears, will open the tour In Springfield
early next month. It Is now In Its sixth
month In New York, and will continue
In that city, while the new company
makes a bid for popularity In Chicago.
Ian Maclarcn, the English actor, who
announced his intention of becoming an
American cltlxen, is spending the sum
mer at his country place In New Hamp
shire, which he has mimed "The Lairds.
Mr, Maclarcn Wa Scotch before he be
came English before he i to become
American.
Olive Briscoe, whose sense of humor Is
one of her many charms, la seeking a
collaborator with a William H. Gilbert
talent, to dramatise the iate Calmette
trial in Paris. "If it can be made as
funny on the stage as It wa In the t rem h
court room," she declares, "it will be a
cream.'
Lillian Kingsbury, a notable American
actress will return to the management or
Charles Frohman this season when she
plays "The Land of Promise," her purt
being one of unusual strength and power,
tthe created the Part when Bfllle Hurke
opened In the play In New Vork last sea
son. This pisy is now the reigning suc
cess in London.
Kuxane Jackson has aroused the 'reef
the suffragists by an Interview in wnicii
she advises all women seeking equal
rights'' to study the existing relations
between men and women of the American
Ihi. where the nonors ana einuiumma
are equally divided. Miss ;';k" re
tinues to smile and be satisfied, not wltli-
tanding tha criticism wnicn n
aimed at her.
tt .. , v,ai.iih tiiajk announced retire
ment from vaudeville hM interested play
goers. Is making a tvtef "farewell this
week. He plays only a limited season be
fore returning to New ior, wni m
new drama, "My Con," Is aue ror a pre
mier. The plsy has been constructed
largely under the personal oirecuon oi
Mr. Keenan. and the result ha been a
drama of great power and force.
vi..i,iirii Marts who la a member of
tha new repertorie company In Phlladel-
niiia haa removed far Inland rrom At
lantic Cltv. She has determined to cheat
any foreign weshlpa which migiit mis
take neutrsl for belligerent territory. She
waa told that the heaviest gun carn.-o
twenty-five miles, and bought a ticket for
thirty miles to he safe. The town she
wns landed at has only seven other in
h'jl'llitnts. Watlla Clark, the director for an Im
portant Canadian theater, will develor, an
mDorttnt production otnee in rnew torn
at doe- of his present season, Imme.
ril&telv fololwins his Canadian engage
ments ho will be- ssoclated with the
I .in i theater In Ptiiladeliihla. where a
moat Intentstlna- season hHS been planned
by the bimlnes director, Heuian jay, ana
tun art airectnr, u. taon J syne.
A marvelous mvsttc Illusion and drama
The Mystlo Compass." Is to be produced
In Now York next season, and the ad
vance reports Indicate that H will prove
one of the most thrilling and exciting
acts" before the public. H. J. Moor-
house, who invented the Illusion and
scenlo effects, haa engaged Paul Ker to
write the music, while urar tiriswom
and Frank Ferguson have contributed; the
lyric and book.
Clare Weldon. the dramatic leading
wonia.n. who plays in "The Uiunmy" tills
year, declares that "plsys with a pur
pose" are the plavs that count. And then
Miss, Wedon recites tho fact that "Ten
Nights In a Barroom" has been a power
ful factor In tho cause of temperance. If
Miss Weldon has seen this plsy In recent
years and still believes that it la a tem
perance agency she is the prize optimist
of the age.
Jack Ijlt la now writing a play to or
der. A fsw nights ago he revealed to his
produ.-ing manager an Ides, that had been
occupying his mind for some time, lie
believed he had nn Idea, fir a play of an
unusual sort. Tha mansKee aareeo with
him, and the result of their discussion wns
Mr Lattt's present absence from his fa
miliar haunts, and will be another play
from his typewriter.
Hilda Keertan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Frank Keenan, the latter a distinguished
Americsn character actor, is to be mar
ried In the fall to Kdward Wynn, now the
comedy feature with the "Follies of 1"H"
at the New Amsterdam theater. New
York and well known as a vaudeville
comedian. Miss Keenan ta hervwlf a moat
promising dramatic aitist. Last season
ait anneared with "Within the Law," end
was signed to a Part In "The Palu-n-ander,"
an engagement which has been
abandoned on account of her forthcoming
marriage.
Gilbert White, the American artist and
dramatist, reads with more than usual
Interert the war new from Europe. Mr,
White, with his wife, t chsrmlns: prima
donna arrived In the United Htatea sev
eral weeks two with a group of prize.
l"ntr inure' tlp"ns for n"w onbltc
building In New Haven. They hart been
painted In the Purls ate'ler of Mr. White,
ami wheri he !ft the French ca"ltHi he
eft all lite valuable oosaesNions. Now he
is 'n the Unlte-d Hlste oalllng to order
sort writing a piny of the latin quarter
and he cannot net hack ft his cherished
onaetti-lons, .Therefore he weens end
refuses to be comforted. However, tb
new Biihernlin piav st which ho works is
urorrrsin n rapt. tlv that hs will La alils
to reach i'aiis btuja tha OtrmaiA
PIONEERS PLAN PROGRAM
Early Settlers of Nebraska to Gire
Group of Entertainments.
TO REPRODUCE FIRST BALL
F.arlleat elal Fanetla Glvea la
Omaha Will Be Repeated la
Everr Possible Detail by
the Pioneers.'
Nebraska territorial pioneer are plan
ning a group of entertainment for their 1
meeting thl fall. Tha meeting Is to be
held In Omaha September 39 to October
6 A temporary museum is to be estab
lished In the court house during the
week. Ilellcs of the old pioneer days will
he brought to the museum by tha varlou
member to be on exhibit there. There
will be relic of the old Indian fights,
relics of the day of ox team, and relic
of the household ware of homestead
day.
, Another feature that is planned I the
reproduction of the first hall held In
Omaha in territorial days. Thl 1
planned on an elaborate seal. The old
settler still living who participated In
the hall at that time on Capitol hill are
to dress In their beat and in the Myle
of that day. They are to attend the ball j
and dance the dance of that da yA They
are to dance them to the music of almost a
half century ago. There Is talk of repro
ducing the unique chandelier -'Improvised
that night a half century ago, when a
buggy wheel Wa suspended from the
ceiling by a rope attached to the hub and
the spoke and rim were stuck full of
candles.
Letter of Invitation are being ent to
some 6,000 territorial pioneer In the state.
These r being ent by the publicity
bureau of tha Omaha Commercial club.
1 here are sixty county organization of
territorial pioneer In Nebraska.
French Engineer
Expects Panama to
Be Made Sea Level
PANAMA, ,Aug. 18. After having spent
the better part of a week in an extended
examination of the Panama canal, Philip
Bunau-Vartlla, ex-chlef enlgneer for the
defunct New French Panama Canal com
pany, 1 still of the opinion that ulti
mately the Isthmus of Panama will wit
ness. the construction of a sea-level ca
nal. , He declare that at the end of the
first twenty year of operation of tha
present lock canal It will ha found neces
sary to recontitruct that waterway In or
der to take care of the Increased traffic
that Will us It,
Bunau-Vartlla Is emphatic In hi state
ment that within twenty year tha pres
ent Panama canal will have reached the
limit of It carrying capacity, 60,000,000
ton annually, and Ithat then It will be
found that only jt. sea-level canal will
adequately care for th traffic Tha
former canal engineer makes It plain,
however, that ha does not mean to criti
cise tha construction of the present lock
canal, but maintains that this Is merely
the secondary period In the construction
of a waterway aoross the isthmus.
Bunau-Varilla haa spent most of his
time sine hi arrival on the isthmus In
making voyage of Inspection along tha
canal. In many, of hi trip ha was th
guest of Colonel George W. Goethals,
governor of the Panama canal, who ex
plained the work to hia distinguished visi
tor. He has made a number of motor
boat trip thruogh the Culebra out and
Oatun lake. Besides thl he spent many
hour In a careful examination of the Ga
tun dam and the Spillway, and watching
ma wora at uuearaena suae. lis was
taken from dredge to dredge and chatted
with many of the workmen. He waa con
siderably Impressed with tha capacity for
work shown by tha huge fifteen-yard
dipper-dredge, both of which, ara ac
tively engaged In pushing back the
hitherto advancing toe of the slide, .
ENGLISH LORDS TURN
, DOWN OBESITY PENSION
T-ONDON, Aug. 1S.-A committee of
five noble lords has Just decided ad
versely to the applicant in a claim for a
pension for obesity made under the work
men' compensation act.
Tha case w.i that of a Scotch coal
miner, who had to lay off from work
for some months, because of an accident
When cured, he had grown so fat that
he could not work effectively and had
to give up his job. He therefore appealed
to the House of Lord tor a pension.
ENGLISH BOBBY GIVEN
AN INCREASE IN PAY
LONTXW, Aiig. 15, Increased py ha
been granted the London "bobby,'' to
ta"ke effect on August 31. Even at that,
the most efficient police body in tha
world, at least when It comes to handling
street traffic, is not well paid according
to the American standard, since, the mini
mum will be 17.50 and th maximum 110
a week. This Is an Increase of fiv shill
ings. Proportionate Increases are made
In th salaries of tha higher officer and
in pension.
Experienced I7cn.cn
ftdvisa Mother's Friend
Because It Is a perfectly safe to us
knd haa been of such great help to
host of expectant mothers, these women,
experienced In thl most happy period,
advise th use of "Mother's Friend."
Applied externally to tha abdominal
Muscles Its purpose U to relieve tha
undue tension upon th cords and liga
ments resulting from muscular expansion,
lieneath the surface Is a network of fin
nerve threads and the gentle, soothing
embrocation, "Mother's Friend. Is
designed to so lubricate th muscular
fibres as to avoid th unnecessary and
continuous nagging upon this myriad of
nerves. It is a reflex action.
Applied to tha breasts it affords tha
proiwr massage to "prevent caking.
Thousand of women have reason to
believe in thia splendid help under tha
trying tru;U of motherhood. Thetr
letter are eloquent evidence of Its great
value to women. In use for many years
it ha com to fc a standard remedy tot
the purpose.
There is scarcely a well-itocked drus;
store anywhere but what you can easily
outn a bottle of "Mother's Friend" and
in nearly every town and village Is a
grandma wbo herself used it in earlier
years. Expectant mothers are urged to
try this splendid aselstirjt to comfort.
ioiners J-Ticnd Is prepared by Urad-
i i' , .Keu,t' '-. 410 1-stnsr Kklg.,
' " Btwa w w iua
miir.il-f''1 " . "''TsKjia
Begins Monday,
August 17
In spite of the fact of rapid price
advancements in nearly all lines of
merchandise we are going to' give
our customers the benefit of some
of the most advantageous purchases
we ever made. New lots shown every
day. Watch our windows and ads.
35c Laces at 2c
From the II. B. Claflin stock.
Shadow laces, cluny laces,
net top lacee, point de Paris
laces, corset . cover, lace
flouncing and allover laces, Ten
Ice bands, etc., on sale Monday
26c to 50c 'value, at, yard. .12Hc
10c Laces at 3Vc a Yard
Torchons, Vals., Clunys, Point de
Paris, etc., regular values up to
16c a yard, on sale, yard, 3ttt?
Many Other Special Lots In
eluding All Kinds of Laces.
Values from 20c to 85c a yard. In
Claflin stock sale, yd. 10-50
Values from $1.00 to $2.00 a
yard, in , Claflin Stock sale,
t. yard G00-S1.25
Values from $2.50 to $5.00 a
yard, in the Claflin stock sale,
t yard S1.50 S53.00
Over $20,000 Worth
Women's and Misses' Drees Skirta from the New York purchase,
made to sell up to $6.00; big assortment of nobby styles, colors
and materials; on sale Monday,
Advance Showing of Fall Style
REMARKABLE
Value Giving
In the Domestic Room
In spite of the fact
that prices have greatly
advanced on nearly all
lines we are giving our
customers full benefit of
early buying.
Five Big Tables of AU
Kinds of Wash Gooda
Fabrics that eold at 16u
.to 25c, yard . . .124
Fabrics that sold at 1 2 He
to 15c, yard... ..OV.d
Fabrics that sold at lOo
to 12ttc, yard., .yc
Fabrics that sold at 7 He
to 10c, yard 5c
Fabrics that sold at 5c to
8V4C yard ..3C
Sheets that Bold at 86c,
now -60c
Sheets that Bold, at 69c,
now i .... 450c
Sheets that sold at 50c,
now 38c
Sheets that sold at 39c,
now ... .28Mic
Bedspreads that . sold at
$1.00. now ....... JOc
Bedspreads that Bold at
76c, now 58c
Bedspreads that Bold at
$1.25. now OT
Bedspreads that eold at
$3.00. now . . . .81,38
Linen Damask Table
Cloths
Worth $1.00. now CSc
Worth $1.50, now t)8t
Worth $3.50 S1.75
Worth $3.60 -. ...JL5
Worth $5.00 84.80
DRUGS and TOILET GOODS
too alia Carter's Llttla Liver PiU
for I Go
Shah of Persia Toilet Soap, per
bur i
Two bars of Williams' Bhavinf
ISoap for 6e
26c -can Poraxo Perfumed Bath
PowuVr for lao
?6o HJid $1.00 Tourist TravrlinK
Cases cut to 6O0
X5c size Hanltol Tooth Paste r
Powder for . 100
tic Peerless Rica Powder, ,U col
ors, for , ISO
60c 1h Dr. Charles' Flash FoocrgOa
AJUE. BVBBLfeB OOOJ) OKXATZ.T
CUT IK K1CH.
tOe o u a-l It. v Hitold Mow Fountain
8rrlnK Tubiuic for SSo
S3. 50 "Ideal" Electric Irons
Specially Priced for Mon
. day Only at $2 69
"ITew Wrlrai" Gaa Iroas, .... .S-lt
,-qt Enamel Preservina Kettles. .
10-o.t. Knaniel Preserving Ketllea.3a
12-jt. Knaniel Preserving Kettles. 4So
Knameled Colanders 1
1-qt. tin Fruit Cans, per do 80
Fruit ITesses ., .....1
lJ-ln. Wood Chopping" Bowls 10
15-ln. Wood Chopplnc Bowls. .. .830
ITf-ln. Wood Choppina Bowls.... 4a
Chopping Knives
(c pkgra Sealing .Wax, t for 60
rooD csorrxKB edxjcxd
"Cllrnux" Choppers are Just the
thing for making- Chile Sa.uce ant
oilier relishes. The- cmt dto not
crush aiiy kind of vegetable, fruit,
meat or nuts, savins all Che julcrs.
Kruail KU To
idMtiuni miks - Baa
All atuuiuer Hardware anca a
W lilt Muuataia" Staf rirtora.
List Howtn and Xabtoer Muse at
reetly rsdaoed prices.
H. B. CLAFLm
' A-l THE . .
II M . ftra.ABLE'-STORE ' .
Silks and Wool
Make your selections early while assortments are best. Vou
will never have a better bargain opportunity.
69c and $1.00 Tub Silks 3 2
and 36 Inches wide, mostly
pretty stripes, nearly all col
ors; on sale at 2S and 48t
91.00 Mewsallnc-, and SUk Pop
lins, 36 inches wide, in full
line of colors: at, yard. 4g
40-inch All Bilk Crepe de'Chine
Street and evening shatles,
black and white, yd., 81.25 .
Imported and Domestic Linens
Heavy weight double damask, pure, flax, $1.25 quality, yard, SI .00
Imported pattern Table Cloths, full sise, grass bleached; $5.00
quality, sale price, each , $2.90
Heavy weight imported Double Damask; pure linen; $1.98 quality,
per yard 81.50
German silver bleached pattern Table Cloths, full size; $3.00 val
ues, each, at : . . SI. 08
Imported Belfast Dinner Napkins, full size, pure flax; fC.OO per
dozen quality, 6 for '. SI. 50
Dew bleached German Pattern Table Cloths, extra large size; $6.00
i values, each $-1.00
and Children's Garments
From tho H. B. Claflin stock and other advantageous purchase's, must bo
closed out in short order to make :room for our great opening display of new
fall suits, dresses, and coats. Never before in any sale has such wealth of
beautifnl styles and superior workman ship and materials been shown at prices
so small. New lots will be brought forward from day to day. Watch the
windows and advertisements. , , ' " ';
375 Beautiful Summer Dresses from; the' big New York purchase, $15.00,
$20.00 and $25.00 values; charming designs, broad assortment of fabrics and
colorings, at . .'. ..J 5.00
125 Handsome Tailored Suits-VThe season's choicest styles, colorings and
fabrics, made to sell up to $45.00,' in "Monday's sale, at, choice. .. . .9.75
Several Hundred. Silk Waista from the New
York purchase; to $5.00 values, both white
and colors; all sizes, beautiful designs; on
sale at I.... ...... 81.50
choice
81.05
In Tailored Suits, Dresses and Skirts.
Only a Few Weeks Till School Opens
And We Offer You Beginning Monday From Our Big Special Purchases
Over $18,000 Worth of BOYS' CLOTHES at a Small Part of Worth
All New Fall Styles and
Fabrics. Nearly Every
Suit Having Extra Pair of
Trousers, x
BOYS' SUITS Made to sea
for and well worth $7.00 up
to $8.60,, including a splendid
line of We wool, unfadable
serges, good heavy quality
with two pairs of full lined
panta; coat lined with wool
serge; come in three styles,
Balkan, Norfolk double breast
ed and yoke Norfolks, In addi
tion to the serges there are 60
different patterns in all wool
mixtures, worth $7.00 to $8.50,
All sizes, choice . ,
W3
300 BOYS' SPRING
SUITS.
That sold from $3.95 to $5.00.
Nearly all light colors,' but all
wool and finely tailored. The
greatest snap ever offered; In
Monday's sale for. . . -82.00
Oat tha boy rsady
for school bs tiers
Hfjoadsr.
Hats and Caps
Snaps You Cannot Afford to
Pass. See Them Monday, v
Men's Pall Hats Samples and sur
plus made to sell to $2.60; good
colors and shapes, at.... 81.25
Hoys' Fall Cape Values to 60c;
good colors and shapes; choice 'of
the lot,- Monday 10c
Men's Sik HaU Made to Bell at
60c. Monday --SOc
ll's Hayden's Quality and Prices that
Keep DovJn the Cost of Living
4 8-ln. socks best high grade Diamond
11' Flour; nothing finer for bread,
plea or cakes., saxk.... tl.10
6 Iba. choice Japan Rica. ....... .&a
8 lbs. best white or yellow Cornniral.
for ie
10 bara Beat-' Km-A 11. Diamond "C".
Lienox. Laundry VJueen. wulle laun
dry soup for S5
The best domestic Macaroni. Vermi
celli or tjyajsliettl, .pkg ....... .TVto
4 lbs. hand picked) Navy Beans. .8So
Large bottles Ilcklea. assorted kinds.
Pure Tomato Catsup, Worcester
shire Sauc or Mustard, bottle. Ho
14-os. Jar Pura ult Preserres. .ISo
12-os. Jar Pure FTult PreserVas. ttio
lt-os. cans Condensed Milk. . . . .t .o
Corn Ptiikea, pkg..v... .Jo
tirape Nuts, pkg TVe
iVucy Sweet Cookies, regular 12
goods, lb. lOo
Golden Santos Coffee, lb a3Ho
It
Vtjt
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STOCK SALE
Dress Goods-
AH Wool Imperial Cloths 44
Inches wide, regular $1.00
Quality, all the new colorings;
on sale at, yard G8
All Wool Dlapotml Serges 45
inch wide, plaids only, beauti
ful colorings, yard 08
All Wool Granite Cloth 52
inch wide, new fall colorings;
on sale, yard .8S
of Women's, Misses'
Just 75 Linen Coats from the New York pur
chase. , Long and medium lengths; made
to sell to $10.00; on sale, while they last,
a S1.05
Silk Princes Slips made to sell to $7.60, all colors; choice 82.05
House Dresses Regular $1.00 values, made of good quality percales,
all sizes, at i 49c
You'll find that the early pricings will
Sturdily made, splendid
ly Tailored Fabrics in the
Season's Best Colors and
Weaves.
BOYS SUITS Made to sell
for $5.00 and $6.50, and well
worth it. Every suit with two
pairs pants, full lined; coats
, are made Balkan or Norfolk
' style in an Immense line of
patterns and colors, in all wool
fabrics. Sizes from 6 to 18
years; choice 83.05
BOYS' SUITS Worth to $4.66
in 15 different patterns and
three styles; all sizes 6 to 18
years. Any of them worth
$3.95. All with two pairs of
knickers, at
1
a
BOYS' SEPARATE
TROUSERS.
Regular $1.00 values, made
knicker style, all wool fabrics
and good dark patterns; heavy
enough to wear all winter; all
sizes from 6 to 17 years; your
choice for 50c
Suit Cases and
Traveling Bags
Included in the H. U. Claflin
Stock Kale at Underprlclngs of AN
most Half. '
Matting Bags and Cases Made
to sell to $4.00, on sale at 45
up to ................82.75
Ijeavtlier Ilags and Suit Case, reg
ular prices up to $12.50, on sale
Monday in four lots
82.25. 83.05. 84.05. 80.05
BUTTE B. SGKtS CKSSSJi VKICES
The best Creamery Butter, carton or
bulk, lb ao
The beet Country Creamery Butter,
per lb 88Q
The beat Dairy Table Butter, lb. .85o
The best Klrictly Fresh tiuaranted
Kick, per duiun.... 83a
Fancy Full Cream Cheese, lb....8UO
1"UT xrr TOMATOES HOW
T.arge market baskets, per basket. l&o
Buskel Baskets Extra Caacy Arkan
sas Alberta I reestooa Teaches fcJ.oO
15 lba. Bf-.w Potatoes...; BOo
Hemember we give 13 lbs. to pe k.
Fancy Bweet Corn, per Cox
4 bunches Fresh Beets or Carrots. .So
Fancy Kipe Tomatoes, lb 8 Ho
4 bunches f Vesh Unions or Radishes
for So
flood Cooking Apples, peck 8O0
Fancy W ax or tireu beans, lb.... So
4 Dreen Peppeer So
New Cabbnge. lb SVs
Continues Until All
Lines Are Sold
Our Buyers were early on tho
ground at this the biggest receiver's
sale in the history of this country.
Many different lines are represent
ed in our big purchases and with
other advantageous buys will offer
our customers some of the most re
markable bargain opportunities
ever.
Fancy Goods and
Notions f
From the BlR New York Purchase.
Only a few of the many items
here mentioned.
Hemstitched Swiss Handkerchiefs
Greatest snap ever shown; on
sale at .....- 2C
10c Plain Swiss and Fancy Em
broidered Handkerchiefs, 4V4o?
Many other special lots.
Hand liagn Made to sell at $2,
.choice ...... 08c
Party Case Made to sell at $2,
choice : 08c
600 yards Basting Thread, per
spool 3C
One lot of Ladies Belts, ea., ()e
60c Fancy Ribbons at. ... ; .29
6c Pearl Buttons, doz 2Vc
Be Nursery Pins, dozen g
25c Veilings, good assortment, at,
yard ..-10c
New lots shown every day.
Watch windows and ads.
S2.05 '
make buying now advantageous.
A Pleasing Selection
of-
Rugs and
Draperies
at less price than the
same merch a n d i s e
can be purchased to
day. A splendid op
portunity, for hdmet
furnishers. "v
Seamless Wilton Rugs
$27.60 values, 9x12 size,
4 2 patterns for selec-
V 822.50
25 Avmlnster ItugH, in
floral and oriental pat
. terns, 9x12 sire, 28
patterns, at. 821.00
Tapestry. Brnsaels Rugs,
10-wire quality, seamless
and 9x12 size, 36 pat
terns for selection, $20,
values 815 '
$4 Curtain. &.2A Pair,:
- One , big lot cable net
curtains extra r- wide,'
. 'yards long,, white'
only.alr .... 82.25
S4.50 Marquisette Cur-'
tains. $2.98 One' lot of
marquisette cur t alns,
white or ecru, hem
stitched with .linen
torchon edge, per
pair ........ S2.08
40c Bungalow Nets ii5o
One table of 45-ln. bun
galow nets, ecru only,"
pretty patterns, at, per
yard ... .25c
Wash Dress Goods
While prices on printed and
colored wash fabrics are climb
ing skyward, we are making
big price reductions for this
sale.
All $lto $1.60 Wash Fabrics.
33 off.
All 75c to $1 Wash Fabrics,
33 off. . .,
All 25c to 75c Wash Fabrics.
25 off.
Broken lines and short lengths
at Half Regular Price.
WHITE GOODS
Greatly Reduced In Price
Soft finished Imperial English
Long Cloth, 25c values, yd. lf)4.
Soft finished Imperial English
Long Cloth, 15c values, yd., 12t
Checked or Striped Nainsook, 25c
values, yard 10
Imported Embroidered Voiles, 75c
values, yard 55
Imported Handkerchief Linen, 75e
values, yard '59
White Ratine, 44 Inches wide. $1
. grade, yard ..-SO
Fancies, worth up to $1.50, sale
price, yard '. 75t
Fancies, worth to 60c. sale price,
yard 25
Plain or checked Flaxons. to 19c
yard, at 25