HIE BKK; OMAHA. TUESDAY, XOVEMBEtt 3, 1914.
Saturday Last Day of Panama Trip Contest
Every Dollar Deposited to Open a New
Account in the SAVINGS DEPARTMENT of
THE MERCHANTS JATIOIIAL BANK
Counts 1 00 Votes in The Bee's Panama Contest
Capital; $500,000
Surplus, $500,000
Undivided profits,$240,000
Total deposits, $7,000,000
THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK
13th and Farnam Streets
Bee Contest for Trips to the
Panama Expo to Close Saturday;
Winners Announced in Two Weeks
LUTHER DRAKE, President
FRANK I. HAMILTON, Vice President
FRED P. HAMILTON, Cashier
3. H. MEILE, Assistant Cashier
C. B. DUGDALE. Assistant Cashier
NOTE: Votes will not be allowed for other than bona flfle new sarins
account rull n urn bar of rotee will be allowed op to alsty daye bfora
close of oolites! when a limit of 10.000 will do placed on each new account.
Introductory Sale
Tuesday and Wednesday
In the Annex
The very latest Party Cases, gen
uine leather, values $3.00 to $10.00
33 off at this introductory sale.
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There i nothing-unusual about ' buying- a piano oa our convenient
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v, .. 1513 Douglas iStret. v Our 41st Year.
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We Insert the Speed, but Do
Not Lose An Iota of the Grade
' , In other words, we will NOT spoil your Job of cleaning
- - simply because we put it through at break neck speed. The
' haste, the necessity for urgent hurry, is YOUR fault for YOU '
'. should have sent in your winter work to us long ago. Yet, '..
nevertheless, we bind ourselves to clean your overcoat, suit
or .dress RIGHTLY, even though we DO it with ONE eye oa
the clock. Don't stop at a mere cleaning; have us remodel.
or even dye your garni en U while w are at it; it won't take
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at- this season of the year.
PHONE SOON-TYLER 345
Dry CleanersDyers
2211-2213 Farnam Street, Omaha. '
One year ago today, co-operating with
t numMT or tne progressive rnercnam
of Omaha. The Bee Inaugurated Its Pan
ama exposition contest, and it is doubt
ful If there was ever launched a projeej
here that was more popular or attract!
mora widespread attention right from tbe
start than did this. Aa time has nad
this Interest and attention has Inrreasro.
never waning for an Instant, and now as
the contest Is about to close people ap
pear to be more Interested than at any
Hme In the past.
Readers of Tbe Bee during the last
twelve months have become familiar with
every detail of the contest, and at the
slme time tha merchants and business
men who co-operated with this paper In
making the affair a most pronounced
success feel that they have reaped a rich
harvest In dollars and cents. Their books
show that plans that have been worked
out by themselves and The Bee have
brought hundreds of new customers, and
that without an additional penny of ex
pense, aa this paper stands sponsor for
the entire cost ef the exposition trips.
Fw-st CMC, First Serve.
At the time when the Panama exposi
tion contest was conceived The Bee an
nounced to the merchanta who were will
ing to Join, hands In the enterprise that
if ' they would do their share It would
take ears of the financial end. There
were a large number ef merchants who
sought to get In, but as the space that
could be set aside for the exposition con
test was limited, those who came flral
were consequently the first to be eerved,
the reliability of the advertisers being
taken Into consideration. j
Briefly the plan of the Panama exposi
tion contest was this, yet there le little i
necessity for referring to It, as thousands
of the readers of the paper have become
familiar wl(h all the details;, however, to
refer to It is not out of place: One year
ago when .the project was first given
publicity In the columns of The Bee and
on this page of tbe paper. It was an
nounced that such merchants and bust-
peas, men of tha city as would advertise
each Tuesday and contract ta take cer
tain apace during, the year would be
given an opportunity to. Increase their
sales to a wonderful extent and without
extra cost. As tha plan was unfolded
they were quirk to see the possibilities,
not only for themselves, but for 'their
customers who might be among the most
fortunate ones of the fortunate.
. Save tke Receipts.
The Bee's plan rrovlded that customers
trading with the advertisers on this
page save their receipts, bring them to
The Bee office and In return this paper
would give them credit In the ratio of
100 votes for evtry dollar spent. At the
end of the year these votes were to be
totaled and the three persons having the
highest number would each be given a
round trip to the Panama exposition, to
gether with the expense money, the whole
aggregating 00 to each of the three
winners.
Every Tuesday since one yesr ago The
Bee has been running this page with the
advertisements of the firms and com
panies that went Into the venture, and
each Tuesday, on the ssme page. The Bee
has announced the standing of the many
candidates. At the start there Were 100
or more contestants, but gradually as
some forged ahead In the race the lag
gards dropped out. though more than
fifty have constantly remained, yet up
less some are holding back their receipts
for goods purchased and are going to come
In on the home stretch, they are going
to be left, for at this time three haw
passed the 1,000. OHO mark and another- has
accumulated almost as many votes.
With the figures Indicating that four
are running neck and neck, below these
the numerical stregth of the others drops
rapidly. The fifth contestant baa around
00,00 votes, and then there Is one with
about 230.000, and after these there is one
whose votes run Into six figures, snd
then the slump Is terrific, many holding
about the same positions as where they
were when they started.
Aa the receipts for goods purchased
from the merchanta who for one year
have been advertising on this page come
to The Bee office they are carefully com
puted and credit given, then each Tues
day during the last year the added totals
have been published, thus enabling esch
and every contestant to at a glance as
certain the exact standing of each and
every other contestant In the raci", "This
feature has kept the contest at a white
heat all the ..time, and for a number of
weeks four of the contestants have been
see-sawing bark and forth. This pro
cedure helped to Increase the Interest,
and for several months the content has
been the talk of the town, as well It
might, for it meant to three winners a
trip to the Pariflc roast, a stay at the
exposition and everything In connection
therewith free of cost.
Voles ta Satarear.
With the contest closing today TVe
Bee makes the' announcement that not
later than next Saturday night at
o'clock all receipts from the advertising
merchants must be In the business office
of The Bee. It will take some time to
do the tabulating and counting, so that
It wilt not be until Sunday morning, No
vember 15, that the result of the contest
will be announced. Jn The Bee of that
morning the lift of winners will be pub
lished, together with the number of votes
received by each.
Of course there Is a little time remain
ing and parties who buy from the mer
chants advertising on this page and pre
sent at The Bee's business office their
cash receipts within the time specified
will 'get "their proper credlb With this
situation maintaining, while on the face
of the returns , at this time It looks as
if there are but four In the running, it
Is hard to pick three winners, as no one
can tell how many votes some of those
apparently low down In the list may have
concealed up their sleeves.
Qlorloaa Trip.
Aa to 'the trip to the exposition. It la
going to be a glorious one for three of
the contestants. The railroad fare will
be In the neighborhod of 100, with some
thing like tit to flS for sleeper, making a
total, of perhaps ISO for railroad fare.
Then, too, there la no time limit for!
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trips offered by The Bee can go at any
time during the continuance of the ex
position, a most extraordinary privilege.
Thia enables tlte winner to arrange hts
or her business affairs, and when the
time for going la moat convenient leave
dull care behind and start out on one of
the most enjoyable vacations, with the
assurance that no matter what may
happen all rxpensea incident to the trip
are taken rare of In advance.
Scores of
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Particular Women
Are now semling us ull their laundry work including
delicate lingerie and dainty house dresses, because one
trial convinced them thnt we could do'. the; work-oven
better than it could be done at home and fr about
half the cost. Our family wash department is equipped
to handle your work. A phone call will bring a "Blue
Wagon" to your door.
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BLUE WAGONS
PHONE DOUGLAS 919.
Contestants' Standing
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Charts Mall -A0T.B90
Bulk A. anaaey 3.M9.641
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Sylvia Kabae
Arthur wubeek
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Mary V. JLWrly
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Sam Steinberg .-.
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Charles O. Taemm. .
Myrtle St. Barrtsoa ..........
Mrs. Juan MerUaaoce
BaarUtta Iwumi ..........
Mrs. Be bar T. Jvaea
James L. Xolakofsky
Myroa Deforest
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There has never ' been any thought of
doing such a thing ty the exposition of
ficials, nor will thers be any possibility
of even a delay ef a day In the -opening
date, February 2f 1815.
One of' the main reasons which makes
It Impractical to postpone this great ex
position Is the Immense amount of money
Invested, amounting to over 166,000,00$.
This IS too vast a sum to be tied np and
allowed to remain Idle. , The money to be
spent on. the Panama-Pacific Interna
tional exposition has been estimated csre
rtilly' by the.' various departments aa
follows:
Expended to date, state and city 1 14,000.000
To be expended, state snd city. .
oerore opening 8.oW,oga
To be ex ptnded In operation and
closing 4,500,000
To be expended by California
counties I.BOO.OOO
To be expended by the United
fclatea government 1,000,004
To le expended by the various
Btntes , 4.000.001!
To be expended by foreign gov
ernment i J ,000.000
Installation and maintenance of
exhibits s. U.000,004
To be expended by- concession-
- a Irea . .j . a . .-. . . , . . 10,0M.0M
Total amount due to be ex
pended M, 500,000
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How to Win a Free
Trip to the Pana
ma Exposition
Bales ( Cmiini.
1 The ta utters and will award three
reand-tnp . tickets and .expenses te tne
Panama Exposition, tbe total cost of eaca
trip to be (20. aa priaee to the three con
testants having tne greatest number ef
points at toe dose of tbe contest.
I Tale oeu la I opea to everybody ex
cept employee ef adveruaera oa Uus page
snd of Tt Bee.
S The coiiteat page will be publlaaed
one day sack week aa4 will run for a
pertoj of ene year.
s-PoluU will be figured ea the basis of
one point for eack 1 cent abowa en cash
sbecka or recetpta for purchaeee made
from advertbters oa tala page,
i Cash checks must be deposited at or
mailed to "Panama Conuat ICdltor" The
I tie not' laUr I baa thirty days from date
of payment ef same aad receipt will be
! issued for them.
' Contest to close November T, 114. All
: cask tickets aad rscelpta must be turned
( Into The ee office at t later tkasj p, in.
; so eeoelng day of eoatest, or if mailed.
aaust be pus uus rkad not later laea tbai
hour.
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Bee Want Ada Are ramoua as Keauib-
Getters .
Panama Exposition
Is to Open on Time
BAN FHANCI8CO. Nov. l-KSpcc-UI
to Tha B i On ciccount of the European
mr a tew faint he.tr ted maulm iiiiHa m
rumor that tli I'anama-Pdclflo Interna-
I ilnnnl o v i.r..,iU. aaw.ail.l fcx - a. J
THE GREAT LIGHT
WON'T DE DENIED
Mr. Storekeeper:
Electricity, THE GREAT LIGHT,
will come into your store some
day. It is INEVITABLE. Event
ually you must use it. And every
day that you put off having your
store wired, you are losing money.
It is an investment, not an ex
pense. Don't delay longer, phone
Douglas 1062 today, or write us
and we will give you an estimate
on the wiring cost and tell you
about our special offer. You won't
be obligated in the least.
Omaha Electric Light
& Power Co.
MID-WEEK SPECIALS
At the Rexall Drug Stores
tie Victor's root Oomrort 14e
40c Pr. Charles' Flesh Kood .... S4o
tio Castorla, genuine Slo
tic Cutlcura floep , ITe
11.00 Caldwell's 8yiup Pepsin ..Mo
40a Carmen's Powder BSe
40c Canthrox ' 8Se
SOo Doan's Kidney Pills S4e
$1.00 imrry's Malt S3a
25c f-Yostllla 14e
50e Pebnco Tooth Paste 3Se
llnrltck's Malted Milk, hospital else,
at sa.es
55c Pond's Vaishtng Cream .... 14e
too Hyrup Fiaa SAe
0o Rein pre tllovlne Sfls
50c Viola Cream ISe
J5o 4711 White Hone Soap ISe
tie Wnotltjury'a Facial Soap .... 14e
11.00 Hyomle. complete S3o
Hind's Honey and Almond Cream Ms
tie I.yon'a Tonth Powder 144
25c Masnata Talcum ISe
50c Mentholatum ae
SANI-FLUSH
17c. 3 for 50c
Candy Specials
40o box Nut and Cream Chocolate
for aSe
too I ox Maraschino Cherry Choco
lates for ase
SOc box Tango Chocolates, lb... 0e
Llggett's de Luxe Chocolates, lb. SO
Dainty . Dutch lellght Chocolates, 1
lb see
O'llrlen's Monte Chrlsto Chocolates,
pound SOe
winning's Maxeppa Chocolates, tb. (We
Woodward's Candy, it kinds.
Oar Soda Fountains
with tunrhettes In connection. . The
hail"ntneet, most sanitary In Omaha.
A rtttle different and better than
elsewhere;
The odoasls, down stairs, lftth and
Dodge Hts.; the Owl's Brest, down
stairs, lth and Harney Hts. .
Sherman a McDonnell Drug Co.
Prtiprletors of he Four Omalia Hcxall Stores:
ksrmaa St IseOonnell iJrng Co., Cor. 14th and .Dodge.
' X,eyal Vhamaey, Hotel lyal Block.
Owl Brug Co, Cur. Ittth and Itainey.
The Harvard Pkarnaoy, Cor. 2th and Farnam
The .
IHlome
Is not complete without electric appliances. We invite
you to inspect our stock of
GUARANTEED ELECTRIC IRONS- , ;
TOASTER STOVES PERCOLATORS
CHAFING DISnES CURLING IRONS
HAIR DRYERS SHAVING MIRRORS
HEATING PADS VIBRATORS . .
FLASHLIGHTS ETC.
LIGHTING FIXTURES OF VARIOUS DESIGNS.
THE ELECTRIC -SEIOP
WOLFE ELECTRIC CO.
1810 Farnam. Tyler 1414.
"We are as near to you as your telephone."
Efficient Employes
An advertisement under The Beb's
"Help Wanted" heading commands the at
tention of the most desirable workers in
Omaha. Every employer is up against
the problem of securing intelligent and
efficient employes, but a few moments
thought given to writing the right kind
of a "Help Wanted" advertisement will bo
a big step toward solving the problem.
The nature of employment offered, condi
tions surrounding the position, the opport
tunities, etc, should be stated. An em
ployer will find that a response to an ad
that is really informative wilibe from a
worker who means business.
, Tmlephon Tyltr 1000
THE OMAHA BEE
