THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY. JANUARY 13. 1917. Nebraska STATE FIREMEN TO MEETAT AUBDRN Local Committee Making Elab orate Preparations to Enter tain Annual Convention. GOVERNORS WILL SPEAK Auburn. N'cb., Jan. 12. (Special.) l'lans for the entertainment of the visiting delegates from the volunteer lire departments over the state to the thirty-fifth annual convention, which is to be held in this city January lf. 17 and 18, arc about completed and arrangements for taking care of and furnishing sleeping quarters for the 50fl or more are made. Two bands. a local band and one from Ord, will furnish street music, while a large orchestra will be used in the conven tion and banquet halls. Several arti cles of fire-lighting apparatus from manufacturers ' will be on display, with demonstrators in, charge. On the second day of the conven tion an automobile party has been arranged which will take the visitors to Peru, where the Commercial club and citizens will play the role of hosts, winding up the trip with a visit to the State Normal school, where a program has been arranged to lake place in the chapel by normal students. Upon returning to Auburn the guests will be treated to a special vaudeville show of tive acts, followed by an athletic exhibition, for which a number of state wrestlers and box ers have been engaged, as well as the main event, which will be a ten round boxing exhibition between Red Butler of Kansas City and Jess Hall of Lincoln. The third day of 4hc convention will be mostly devoted to business of the organization and the city will be selected for next year's meeting. The free moving picture show and ban quet, for which tables for 5(10 will be set, will he the principal amuse ments of the day's entertainment. Prominent speakers during the three davs to be in evidence wi dude ex-Governor Morehead and Governor Neville. To close the event the Nebraska City firemen have arranged to hold their annual ball, and on rndav special train from here will run over the Missouri Pacific to that place to convey the visitors and local people and the day will be spent in that city, Largest Grange in State Installs Its Officers Gibbon. Neb., Jan. 12. (Special.) The following officers were in stalled in bharon Grange last night m its hall northeast of Gibbon: Charles Walker, business manager; Henry Wood, master; George Brown, over seer; James Looney, treasurer; W. H. Holcomb secretary; W. V. Wilcox, chaplain; Mrs. John Weller, lecturer; Art Hibberd. steward; Mrs. White Ceres; Mrs. Stroud, Pomona; Clayt Glazier, assistant steward; Mrs, Charles Walker, lady assistant stew ard; Mrs. Joe Skala, Flora. Mrs. C'iark Bassett was installing officer and Laura Bassett, assistant. Sharon Grange is the largest in the state, having 210 active members. News Notes of Geneva. Geneva, Neb., Jan. 12. Special.) W. H. Mewart, department com mander of the Grand Army of the Republic, went to York yesterday to install officers in the post. From there he goes to Omaha to visit the post, then to Lincoln on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Davis of Lewiston, Mont., tore visiting relatives in Ge neva. Mr. TJavis was formally in the Citizens bank here, but is now in the Fergus County bank of Lewiston. Mrs. Davis is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Mohrmon. II. C. Piker of Newman Grove has bought the Grand, theater. Auburn Infant Found Dead. Auburn. Neb., Jan. 12. (Special.) --The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Palmer was found dead in bed yesterday morning, when its mother went to take it up. During the night it had an attack of croup, but ap peared to be all right when the mother arose to prepare the morn ing meal. After breakfast, not hear ing any sound from the child she went lo get it making the above discovery. Xo cause for the sudden demise has been given by the attending physi- Notes From Beatrice And Gage County Beatrice. Xeb.. Jan. IJ. (Special.) The Fanners' instiluie closed at Wymorc yesterday afternoon by the election of these officers: President. K. S. Jones: vice president. H. Mc I'heron; secretary, Harry Dixon: treasurer, Juluis Neumann. The wo man's department elected Mrs. Shei - fciau Chapman, president; Mrs. F.d Aard Jones, vice president and Mrs Jacob Dawson, secretary-treasurer. Three hundred farmers were sered with dinner in Grccuvvood's lull The speakers wore I.. Boyd Nisi, the farm demonstrator, Mi Scott ami Mrs. John Lyons. One hundred persons attended the father and sou banq.'c! held at the oung Men's Christian Association building last eveing. The principal speakers were Mate rsecretary Mus selman and Secretary McKcc of tbt state boys' work. Mrs. Ruth S. Willis cstcrd.tv in. stituled suit for divorce irom Xoah K. Willis, alleging cruelty, nnisupport anl drunkeness. The Young Woman's Christian as sociation held its annual meeting last evening, which was addressed by Miss Aimec Fagundus of Lincoln. Com mittees were appointed for the year's work, after which a banquet was served. Miss Ha?cl Hulterluld is secretary of the local association. Samuelson Resolution Passed by State Senate Lincoln. Jan. 12. (Special Tele gram.) The Samuelson resolution calling for a full investigation of the car shortage situation was passed by the senate today and Samuelson, Hager and McAllister were named by Lieutenant Governor Howard. EACH CODNTY SHARES IN GOOD ROAD FUND State House Notes Mi (Kroin a Htaff Corrfspundent. ) ,Inn. J;'. (SpprUl.) Riiilw Ir. Bell's Plnfr-Tr-HoneT, I'ur your cold and bronchial cough, use lr. Bell's Plnc-Tar-Honey. It culs the lhleftm, relieves congestion. Only 26c. All druggists. Advertisement. An Awful Sight With Itching Pimples On Face. Healed By Cu ticura Costing 75c. "One rribming 1 noticed a pimple on my face at the corner of my mouth. It itched and I scratched it so that in a few days pimples were all over my chin and neck. They festered and when 1 scratched water would come out and they were in blotches as bie as a dime. 1 lost sleep over them, for when my face touched the pfllow, the pimples smarted something terrible. Myjace was an .iwful-looking sight., "I sent for a free sample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment. After the first application I noticed that my face did not itch so. I bought a cake of Cuticura Soap and a box of Cuticura Ointment, and they were not quite used when the pimples were healed." (Signed) Mrs.L. (ioneau, 32.S W. 8th St., Superior, Wis.. Oct. 19, 1916. Having obtained a dear healthy skin by the use of Cuticura, keep it clear by using the Soap for all toilet purposes assisted by touches of Ointment as needed. Cuticura Soap is ideal for the complexion because so mild, so delicate and so rreamv. For Free Sample Each by Return Mail address post-card: "Cuticura, Dept. H, Boston." Sold evervwhere. Com mifx toners Mall ai'd Wilson Alma Friday to hold a hottrintf u I ho pro posal of th! Kiirnnrs' and Merchants' Tele phone rompany ( tru-tvup! lis r t to. The llrm ha.H pxchannt-M t Alum, Stamford. Re publican City and Or!.-mn. Cyninii.salonf r Taylor remained In Lincoln for the hearing on the application of the Palt;iad ixihariKV, in the western psirt of the (Uatr, for an Increase In rates. Proliallrtti rifftf-or A W Miller nf rin,ah has filed a deficiency claim with .Stale Auditor Smith for ir..tin for taktnn a uirl to Ihe Geneva Home for CtrK. Douftlas rounty recently filed wnrlh of audi lalma for transporting youths in detention homes. F. K. Kdgerton of Aurora has slpned up as a lohyist with Secretary of iSate Pool, In the Interest of public .orvire corporations and electrical tna tiers. Mih. Minnie I (oyer t'avis of Lincoln has signed as a lobbyist for woman suffrage. ' Meredith Nicholson. Indiana author, will visit th Nebraska legislature in a few days. He Is on a tour of the country, visiting the state k-fflslatures of thirty states. Conference in Governor's Of fice to Lay Plans to Spend Federal Money. OPINION SEEMS DIVIDED tl'rom a StHff Correspondent t j Lincoln, Jan. 12. (Special Tele grain.) - A great deal of interest a: snow u in a inmitiK in ttic governors office this afternoon which was at Mended by the roads committees ol I the legislature, the highway cotnniis ! sunt and many members of the legis I lature. A discussion resulted of the plan? , tor a 5,M0-ini1e system of roads in tin ! state built with the $1,000,000 appro nriatiou from the government. The plan includes a system of north ami south, east ami west roads in each county, according to State Knginecr Johnson, who. speaking for the board proposed to distribute the appropri ation according to the mileage in each countv. The roads ma" be merely dirt roads. turtaccu with gravel or clav and in counties where no gravel or clay is available, the government will accept plain dirt roads. The cost will not exceed $1,000 a mile. Attorney General Reed, a member of the hoard, emphasized the impor tance of the counties co-operating with the commission in order that the whole system might not be blocked and the opportunity lost. A levy should he made tor the lull five years. Several of the members of the legis lature did not approve of the board's "distribution of the funds and sug gested other plans. Farmers' State Bank Beats Competitor by Day (From h Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Jan. 12. (Special.) The banners Male bank of Hamlet. Neb. beat the Hamlet State bank by one day in its application for a charter to the State Hanking board. 1 he Ham let hank charter was rejected. A charter for tiic i Matte Valley State bank of Sutherland was also re jected. James Peterson of Chappe was to have been president and the capital was to have been $25,000. The proposed capital of the Hamlet State bank was $15,000, with L. C. Churchill of Palisade president. These appli cations were approved: Farmers' Mate hunk of Hamlet, capital $:'.ri,OU0; O. K. Mutzman of Avoea, president. Faltsad State hank, capital 115,000; A. It. Thompson, president. Farmers' State hank of Kimball, capital 10,000; titin l,hm, president. The Quinine That Does Not Cause Nervousness or Ringing in Head Because of its Tonic and Laxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE can be taken by anyone without causing nervousness or ringing in the head. It removes the cause of Colds, Grip and Headache. Used whenever Quinine is needed. but remember there Is Only One romo Quinine" That la the Original Laxative gromo Quinine This Signature on Every Box Uamtl thm World Ormr Curm a Oold a vA In Onm Day. C WHAT IS LAX-FOS? Cascara and Pepsin A Digestive Laxative Lax-Fos Is an Improved CASCARA with PEPSIN. Pleasant lo Take In LAX-FOS the Cascara is improved by the addition of Pepsin and certain other harmless chemicals which increase the effi ciency of the Cascara, making it better than ordinary Cascara. LAX-FOS aids digestion. Pleasant to take and does not gripe or disturb the stomach. Adapted to children and adults. Just try one bottle for constipation or indigestion. 50c. 4 Numbers Kitchen Cabinet Specials For Saturday Tlw cabinet here illoitratcd Is the mum, rxcct In m few minor detail, m 3 of these at U.M, flT.13, $21.75. The, cabinet are made of select white oak. Eqnlpped with sliding: metal find porcelain tope. They are white enameled, hare sanitary metal racks, titrated floar bins, have twinging class aayar jar and flais service. This "AH-Orer" While Enameled Cabinet is a demonstration of every good and usefuf Idea ever Incorporat ed in any high grade cabinet, includ ing flexible roll doors and porcelain adjustable work table. Reduced to $26.50 Ask to see our porcelain top Only Cabinet, at Base $13.75 Piinuniiw -1 Miss Emig will be here Saturday, 6 to 9 P. M to teach Pingocraft FREE. Third Floor. TELEPHONE 2020 DOUGLAS biandeis Stores Cut Flowers , Largo bunches of Violets, Sat urday 19c Funeral desifrns our specialty. Made up on short notice. Entranc. to Pomp.i.n Room. MuNSlNGTwice-a-Year Sale E A R Irregulars at About a Third Under Regular W THIS IS A SEMI-ANNUAL Sale and one that always throngs the Underwear Store. Everyone knows the QUALITY of Munsing wear and while these garments show just one or two irregularities in weave, it is in no way detrimental to wear and measures up in every other particular to the high grade garments always put upon the market by Munsing wear. Here is a chance to save on a standard article be sure to take ad vantage of it. 79c Women's Munsin Union Suits, medium and fleece lined cottons. All styles and siies. The roRular garments would be to $1.D0, these Women's Munsing Union Suits, fine cotton. medium weight. Vests and Pants in part wool. The regular garments would flj 1 f( be to $1.75, these , 4 i .UU Women's Munsing Union Suits, part wool. All styles and sizes. The regular t 1 fQ garments would be $'150 j these. Women's Munsing Vests, Ankle Pants to match, in medium and fleece lined cottons. Regular and extra sir.es. The regular Ai'n garments would be fiflc; these, Main Floor. Misses' and Children's Union Suits, fleecy lined cottons. All sizes. The regular garments would bo to 75c; these. . . . Misses' and Children's Munsing Part and All-Wool Suita, white, and natural color. All sizes. The regular garments would d 1 A A be $1.50; these J) i .UU Drugs and Toilet Necessities Glrcothymolinc, 50c size bottle 33 Bliss Native Herb Tablets, $1.00 size box 67C Madam Yale's Hair Cleanser, 50c sizo bottle. . SflO Camphor Ice, in tubes, for 6C Orangeine Headache Powders, 60c size 20C Savoy Hair Strengthener, 60c size 29C Booth's Hyomei, $1.00 size 67C Bromo Seltzer, 50c size bottle 20c Carbolized Arnica Salve, 25c size 16 Cascarets, 25c size box 16c Sal Hepatica, 50c size 2!) Seidlitz Powders, 10 in box for 16 Horlick's Malted Milk, Hospital size $2.68 Rubber Sheeting, 3fi inches wide, yard 29C Household Rubber Gloves, all sizes .29c Pompeian Olive Oil, $1.00 size ..69C Beef, Iron and Wine, special, bottle 29C Kirk's Jap Rose Cold Cream, the jar ISi Ricksecker's Complexion Soap, 25c size cake. .12 Dorin's Brunette Rouge, the box 24 Hind's Honey Almond Cream, 60c size 2!t Thermos Bottles, regular $1.50 kind .$1.18 White Ivory Dressing, Combs, $1.00 values.. 59 Kolynos Tooth Paste, 25c size tube 16f Graves' Tooth Powder, 60c size can 29 Sanitol Face Cream, 25c size 16 Pond's Face Powder, 50c size box 39 Armour's Natural Rouge, 50c size 39 Mary Garden Perfume, the ounce $1.79 Djer-Kiss Talcum Powdar, the box 24 Reiger's Flowerdrops Perfume, bottle 98 Lustrite Nail Polish, 25c size package 16 Phenolax Wafers, 30 in bottle, for 21 Williams' Shaving Sticks, special 16 Hughes' Ideal Waterproof Cushion Brush, $1.29 Main Floor. Special Dinner Saturday From 5 to 8:30 P. M. 60c Consomme Princess en Cup Queen Olives Celery Hearts Young Radishes Roast Young Goose with Dressing Brown Sweet Potatoes Applo Sauco Green Peas Waldorf Astoria Salad Hot Rolls Hot Corn Bread English Plum Pudding, Hard Brandy Sauce or Cocoanut Custard Pic or Apple or Blackberry Pie a la Mode or Ice Cream and Cake Tea Coffee Milk Gr.an Room Unusual Sale of Pictures From Leubrie and Elkus Stock The plates that these pictures were printed from in Dresden and Berlin, have been destroyed, so there will be no more of them. If they were numbered like the limited editions of de luxe books, they would probably be invaluable. ' That is all we will say about their worth. We will leave it to you to judge for yourself. The subjects are inspirations of the finest artists in the world. Photogravures and Etchings, both hand-colored. Priced at 50c to $12.50 To quote values would be superfluous. Frame Mouldings a Fourth Underpriced. For Saturday Only. Third Floor. Clearance of Women's Wear Dancing Frocks at Unusual Prices These are some of the most charming models of this season, and this sale comes right in the midst of the social season. We make this extraordinary offering in order to make room for our Spring stocks. We divided these dresses into three groups: $25 Dresses, at $12.50 $35 Dresses, at $ S.00 50 Dresse8 at $25.00 The Dresses are of Nets, Georgettes, Taffetas, Satins and other excellent materials, with combinations of laces and silver trimming, that add to their attractiveness. Dresses. Coats and Skirts One lot of Serge and Silk Dresses, worth up to $22.50, Thursday, at $13,35 Smart Serge Dresses, clever straight-line effects, at $10.00 One lot of Suits, worth to $20.00, at. $7.50 One lot of Coats, worth to $22.50, at $10.00 One lot of Skirts, worth to $5.98, at qe Socoad Floor. O.VO Children's Wear Wonderfully Underpriced THE OPPORTUNITY to economize is an occasion which no wise mother will permit to pass by. Here are Coats and Skirts at prices that will appeal. SpacUl Lot of Children's CoaU, in excellent styles. Materials are Corduroy, Chinchilla, Plush, Zibe line, etc.; sizes 2 to 14 yean. Sell ing here up to today at $7.50 to $10.00, all now QQ at Pi.70 Entire Stock of Junior and Children's Skirts at HALF PRICE. Plain and pleated Skirts, with pockets, trimmed with large pearl buttons; in bUck and blue Series, black and white Checks, pretty Plaids, etc. Second Floor. Overcoat Sale for Boys All-Wool Chinchillas, in grays and blues. Fancy mixtures in various styles. Different model coats full belted styles, half belted styles, or pinch-back models, fljO QK Boys' Two-Pair-Pant Suits At January Sale Prices. $.').00 values 83.05 $(i.50 and $7.50 values $4.95 $8.50 to $10.00 values $6.95 $12.50 to $15.00 values $8.95 Third Floor. Wf B f at Dainty Lingerie In January White Sale Crepe de Chine and Satin Camisoles, trimmed yfQ with Val. and shadow lace : . A beautiful assortment of Gowns, Envelopes and Skirts, carefully sized and well made. Trimmed with dainty laces and embroideries. Wonderful djl nn values pl.UU Another lot of Undermuslins grouped for this sale, representing wonderful values. Gowns, Combina- CQ tion Suits, Skirts and Envelopes. Special, at OUC Second Floor. Hosiery Offerings Women's Pure Thread Silk Hosiery, fancy embroidered insteps, clocks and many other designs. Fashioned garter tops; high spliced heels, toes and soles. All our CQr $1.00 novelties, at Women's Kiber Silk Hose, in colors and black and white. Seam less, double heels and toes; lisle tops. 3 pairs for $1.00, each nr pair ODC Women's Kiber Silk and Lisle Hose, extra quality. Black and white. Double tops; spliced heels and toes. 35c quality, Satur day, pair Women's Lisle and Kiber and Fleeced Hose, one big lot, worth 25c pair Misses', Children's and BoysVHose, heavy and medium weights. Double heels and toes. Pair f Main Floor. 25c 15c 15c Charming Blouses at $1.98 Visions of daintiness even at this modest price. Made of beautiful Voile, with large collars charmingly lace trimmed. Lace Blouses at $3.98 Made of Cream Lace combined with Flesh and Yel low Georgette Crepe. Very effective and fascinating. S Second Floor. Candy Specials For Saturday Our Home-Made Delicious Black Walnut Nougat Roll, rolled in black walnut meats. Pound 29 Creamy Nut Divinity, chocolate, strawberry and vanilla, pound. 29 Cream Peanut Squares, all flavors. Special, pound 15 Old Fashioned Black Walnut Taffy, pound 29tf Fresh Maple Confections, every Saturday, pound Take home a box of our luscious Chocolate Pompeian Bittersweet and Swiss Style Milk Chocolates, fruit and nut centers. Pound 29C Pompeian Room Our January Slipper Sale Forty Different Styles Beaded, Embroidered, Braided, Silvered, Gilded; also a few dull finishes. It's the best lot that we have had the good fortune to offer in any January Slipper Sale. For example here's a French Bronze Kid, with cut steel, copper finish, bead design on vamp; kid lined, kid covered wood Louis heels, light turned soles this is but one from scores of charming styles. Such Make. a. Weil, Wickert & Gardner and Grif fin-White. Grouped in Three Lots Lot No. 1 Slippers that were $6.00 to $9.00. gg Lot No. 2 Slippers that were $3.95 to $4.95. .rj Lot No. 3 Slippers that were $2.98 to $3.48. .dl no P A eeSU Floo ii'A 17 I'M Mil urn 'if i I f-IS rib iliv Hit 1(1) uM ihT b tiff