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Hummel Reports on the Activi
ties at the Various Parks
'v and Community
Centers.
The most important improvement
made by ihe park and boulevard department-
during the year was the
grading of a boulevard from Fon
tenelle park to Miller park and estab
lishing a Connecting link between
Fontenel'i boulevard and Happy Hol
low boulevard, the former being
2.3 miles and the latter !J miles.
Commissioner Hummel is ambitious
to complete a boulevard circuit.
The acnutrrmnt nf tun hln-L if
land in Christie Heights addition will '
liiompson-Belden & Co. s January
Apparel Stock at Clearing Prices
Everything GoesNo Reservations
It is hardly necessary to talk quality, for Thompson-Belden ap
parel has always been looked up to as the highest standard. It
is most important this January of 1918 to KNOW that your
purchases are the bargains they may be represented to be.
A comparison of both qualities and prices
will be convincing beyond any doubt.
Coat Prices
$25 Coats - - $18.75
$35-$39.50 Coats, $22.50
$45 to $65 Coats, $27.50
ceo KA-tse rw0 ar en
$89.50-$100 Coats, $55
K A SMALL CHARGE FOR ALTERATIONS
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Blouses Reduced
Such a lot of really good styles,
fine materials, lovely colors.
They had everything to recom
mend them at their regular
prices; now, at redactions, they
are more than certain to go rap
idly. .
$7.50 Blouses.. ..$ 4.95
$10.50 to $12.50..$ 7.95
$15.00 to $19.50. $11.75
$25.00 to $29.50. .$17.50
$35.00 Blouses. . .$22.50
High-Grade Fashionable Fabrics
' Thousands of Dollars Worth-
VERY IMPORTANT SAVINGS
Never were real values appreciated so much as at present and with
the knowledge that we do not purchase any silks for sale purposes,
the various numbers offered will assume particular importance.
Haskell's Famous
.Black Silks
Priced less than at any time
within two years. Haskell's
quality is always depend
able. Haskell's Satin de Chine,
regularly $2.25, Wednes
day, $1.75 a yard.
Haskell's Satin Duchess,
regularly $3.50, Wednes
day, $2.65 a yard.
Haskell's Silk Faille, a
$2.75 fabric) Wednesday,
$2.25 a yard. . ' '
Haskell's Pure Dye Taffeta,
regularly $2.50, Wednes
day, $1.95 a yard.
An se-inck
Haskell's Plain Dress Taf
feta, 34-inch, regularly $2,
1 Wednesday, $1.65.
give the South Side another small
park and playground for use next
season.
The department funds for the year
were: Park, $90,000; road, $20,000,
park bond fund, $100,000.
"Owing to an increase of 20 per
cent in the cost of labor and advanced
prices of all supplies and materials,
the work of the department was
somewhat curtailed. This, however,
was somewhat overcome by the ad
dition of six motor trucks to the de
partment equipment, which resulted
in a large daily saving of team hire,"
stated Mr. Hummel.
k Improvements Made.
An abstract of the important im
provements of the year follows:
Building Morton park swimming
pool and bath house.
Grading of Morton park.
Paving, guttering and curbing Ban
croft boulevard from the east line of
Tenth street to the east line of River
view boulevard.
Improvement of Gifford park.
Laying of la.ge water main into
Riverview park at a cost of $5,000.
New Prices on
Hand-Tailored Suits
$25 Suits, $15.75
$35 Suits, $19.50
$45 Suits, $23.75
$55 Suits, $29.50
$65 Suits, $35.50
$75 Suits, $44.50
Furs 25 Less
iSvery one of our exclusive
furs at this reduction in
price. The numbers are
limited, but the choice is
excellent.
Coats Capes Shawls
Scarfs Muffs
Real bargains in new furs
for those who come Wed
nesday. All Sales Final
The Fur Shop
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Second Floor
Haskell V Satin Raye
In twenty-five fashionable
colors. One of the most dur
able 'dress silks to be had
anywhere. We have sold
this material all season for
$2.50. It can't be duplicated
at today's prices for less than
$2.75. '
For the January sale, Wed
nesday, the price will be
$1.95 a yard.
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Fancy Silks
at Two Prices
Suitable materials for dresses,
blouses and separate skirts. Pat
terns and styles of the very best
Lot One Taffetas, Satins, etc.,
36 inches wide, sold up to $2.25
a year, Wednesday, your choice,
$1.49 -
Lot Two-Our very best qualities
of fancy silks, sold up to $3 a yard.
Your choice,
$1.89
THK BEE:
Paving additional drive in Miller
pirk.
Paving south half of Redick avenue
from Twenty-fourth to Thirtieth
street.
Surfacing with cinders the entire
new Belvidere boulevard 2.3 miles
long.
Seventy ornamental flower beds
were planted in the various parks and
atang the Loulevards.
Numerous small buildings were
erected at the various recreation cen
ters. No Fatalities at Lake.
In his report of the year's work
Superintendent Isaacson of the Board
of Public Recreation points with pride
to the fact that last summer was the
first season when no fatalities oc
curred at the Municipal beach, Carter
lake. The recreation department had
a busy year.
The organization of a muny guard
at the public playgrounds was a new
feature which culminated in a mobil
ization camp for a week in Elmwood
park.
New playgrounds were opened at
Separate Skirts
Will sell for less than the
materials alone would
cost.
Dresses
For all occasions will be
ready at very great re
ductions. )
A Sale of Amoskeag
Gingham Dresses
$1.69
Women who wish to anticipate
their housedress wants for
spring and summer will find
this sale to their advantage.
Worth-while styles in Amos
keag Gingham, plain shades and
stripes.
Wednesday, $1.69
An Extra Value
Basement
Save on Woolens
Anything at today's regular price
is reasonable as compared to
future prices next season. But
when our today's regular prices
are cut on goods of the best
character, we feel sure that they
can't last long Be Early.
AH-Wool Veloura
A 60-inch fabric, in eight of the
season's best colors. A $3 quality
from our regular stock reduced, .
Wdnesday, to $2.29 a yard.
Heavy Wool Jerseys
An extra weight in heather mix
tures and is suitable for ever so
many purposes. (54-inch.) Ex
cellent for one-piece dresses or
suits; $4 quality, on sale, $3.29
a yard.
Mixed Cheviots
For coats and suits, a good range
of colors (52-inch), regularly
$3.50, Wednesday, $2.28 a yard.
Every Yard of Silks
and Woolens Is
of FIRST QUALITY
GMAITA. TUESDAY. 'JANUARY 1. lJl.
Florence, Benson and the Gifford
tract, making a total of 13 supervised
playgrounds. During 1917 the at
tendance at public playgrounds was
35 per cent more than tn 1916.
Pushmobile races, lantern parades,
folk dancing, sewing, crocheting,
knitting and other activities for boys
and girls were promoted and super
vised. A new swimming pool was
opened at Morton park in the South
Side, this being the fourth municipal
pooL The system of supervising am
ateur base ball games in the parks
worked out successfully. Permits
were issued for 1,000 games.
Additional golf and tennis conveni
ences were opened in Bemis, Gifford
and Miller parks. Twelve parks are
now equ;pped for those outdoor
sports. An average of 1,000 golfers
attended the Elmwood links each
week during the season.
Ten Social Centers.
Ten community centers are now
open for the winter activities. Dram
atic classes and community singing
are new features Of these centers.
Prof. Lee Kratz has been engaged to
$5.50 and $6.50
Chiffon Velvets,
$4.15 a Yard
We de not intend carrying over
any of these wide chiffon vel
vets into the next season, honca
the now price.
Wanted Fall colors of wis
teria, plum, hunter's green,
cope blue, navy, etc. Both qual
ities, the $5.50 and $6.50, are
from our regular stock.
Wednesday, $4.15 a yard.
Every Child's Coat
Marked Down
And a very fashionable lot of
coats they are, too. There are
styles and colors and sizes to
suit nearly everyone. From such
an assortment choosing will be a
pleasure. Sizes 2 to 14 years.
EVERY COAT AT A SUB
STANTIAL SAVING.
Third Floor
Unusual Bargain
Bed Sheet '
81x99
Wednesday
$1.39 Each
Full size bed sheets of excellent
quality, bleached and seamless;
of keen interest to every house
wife, at the SPECIAL PRICE
of $1.39 each.
$4 Silkoline
Comforters, $2.98
All colors, stitched in varied
patterns, pure cotton filling,
winter weight, size 72x84. Re
duced from $4 to $2.98.
Basement
Warm Winter Wear
For Small Folks
At Lower Prices
Wool and Brushed Wool Toques
and Hoods at savings. A lot of
Brushed Wool Scarfs, 98c and
$1.19.
Third Floor
Millinery Event
Extraordinary
Your Choice of Any Mid
Winter Hat, Wednesday,
$3.05
Regardless of former price,
every new stylish hat for mid
season wear will go at this one
absurdly small prices.
New Satin Hats
Attractive new models of
rich satin with facings of
straw and Georgette.
$5 to $20
YARNS
Extra Heavy Khaki
Also Gray Mixed
Knitting Yarns
teach music and lead the community
singing. Other activities are: Young
people's clubs, children's game room,
knitting clubs, debating clubs, enter
tainments, concerts, gymnasium
classes, dancing and motion pictures.
A basket ball league for men has
been organized to play for the com
munity center championship.
Skating has been provided this sea
son at Hanscom, Riverview, Kountze,
Miller. Carter and Fontenelle parks,
and flooded areas afford skating at
Gifford and Curtis Turner parks; also
at Jetter and Morton parks in the
South Side.
Divorce Cases Filed in
Omaha Show Big Increase
The divorce record for 1917 shows
913 suits for divorre filed, against 830
in 1916. A total of 730 divorces were
granted during the year. Of these 74
were granted in August, with Novem
ber a close second with 72. April had
the least, with only 55 divorces to its
credit.
Alimony collected during the year
amounted to $41,000.
The Annual Sale of Linens
Commencing Wednesday at 8:30 in the Morning
It has been our custom each year to
have a January Linen Sale, an event
well and favorably known and eagerly
awaited by women of Omaha and
vicinity.
This Year's Sale Will Be Exceptional.
Much has been said here and elsewhere
regarding the scarcity and high prices
of linens. We are realizing these facts
more clearly every day.
Had we purchased any of these linens
at today's market prices there would
be no sale.
Table Cloths
j $ 4 Cloths, sell for $ 2.98
$ 4.S0 Cloths, sell for $ 3.75
$ 6 Cloths, sell for $ 4.89
$ 7.7S Cloths, sell for 6
$11 ' Cloths, sell for $ 8.89
$13.50 Cloths, sell for $10.89
, $20 Cloths, sell for $15
Napkins Priced
By the Dozen
$ 6 Napkins, for $ 4.89
$ 7 Napkins, for $ S
$ 8.75 Napkins, for $ 6.89
$10 Napkins, for $ 7.50
$13.50 Napkins, for $10.89
$17.50 Napkins, for $13.89
$25 Napkins, for $20
mm
Very Special Prices
on Napkins
Heavy Irish Damask, all
pure linen napkins, $4 qual
ity, two hundred dozen, for
$3.75 a dozen. Heavy Irish
Damask all pure linen nap
kins, $6.75 quality, two
hundred dozen, for $5 a
dozen. Heavy Irish Damask,
all pure linen napkins,
$6.89 quality, two hundred
dozen, for $5.38 a dozen.
EXTRA
John S. Brown's J
Napkins, $12 quality,
for $8.75 a dozen.
As onr quantity is limited, we
must make the allowance to each
patron, only one dozea.
$2 Bath Mats$ 1 .50
$1 Outing Flannel
Night Shirts, 49c
A fine winter quality flannel;
flat or military collars, sizes 15
to 20.
Pure Irish
Linen Handkerchiefs
of our own importation, at the
very low price of 19c each; $2.25
by the dozen.
65c Ties, 55c
Our entire assortment of this
quality will be sold at a reduc
tion. Patterns and colors are in
very desirable variety.
Building Operations
Show Increase in 1917
Building operations during .1917
showed an increase of 7 per cent over
1916. The totals: 1917. $7,737,047;
1916, $7,226,107.
This showing is accepted as indicat
ing Omaha's prosperity even in war
times.
An abstract of the business of the
city building department for the year
follows:
Dwellings 441 11,274.116
Storei and office buildings... 49 1,860,100
Warehouses and factories.... 26 1,755,000
Churches. S 121,500
Apartments 22 1,201,000
Hospitals 2 110.000
Schools 4(1.432
theaters and clubs 2 525,000
Miscellaneous 247 80.400
Additions and repairs 2:9 245,565
Fifty-Four New Voting
Districts Created in 1917
Election Commissioner Moorhead
created 54 new voting districts in
Greater Omaha durinji 1917. The ad
Huck Towels at
Very Low Prices
20c Huck Towels, 15c
25c Huck Towels, 19c
40c Huck Towels, 29c
50c Huck 'Towels ,39c
65c Huck Towels, 50c
$1 Huck Towels - 75c
$1.25 Huck Towels, $1
$1.50 Huck Towels, $1.25
$1.75 Huck Towels, $1.50
Turkish Towels
at These Savings
25c Turkish Towels, 19c
35c Turkish Towels, 25c
40c Turkish Towels, 29c
50c Turkish Towels, 39c
75c Turkish Towels, 59c
85c Turkish Towels, 69c
$1 Turkish Towels - 75c
Linen Glass Toweling
25c Checked Toweling, 20c.
25c Striped Toweling, 22c
30c Checked Toweling, 25c
Extra Heavy Crashes
Of Scotch and Iruh Linen
25c Linen Crash, 22c
30c Linen Crash, 25c
40c Linen Crash, 35c
fine All Linen
Huck Guest Towels
50c Guest Towels, 39c
75c Guest Towels, 59c
$1 Guest Towels, 85c
H. S. Damask
Lunch Cloths
The 36x36-inch size
reduced from $4.75 to $3.38
The 4 5x4 5-inch size
reduced from $6.00 to $4.50
The 64x54-inch size
reduced from $7.50 to $5.89
Price Concessions for
MEN'S SHIRTS
A Sale
Arrow and Eagle Shirts, two
of the best fitting, best made
makes to be had. Attractive,
fast colored patterns, in ex
cellent variety.
$2.50 Shirts, $2.00
$2.00 Shirts, - $1.65
$1.50 Shirts, - $1.25
Monarch Shirts, $1.25
dition of the new districts was made
when Benson and Florence were
added to the wards of the city and
the city redistricted. There are now
158 voting districts in Greater
Omaha.
Nearly 2,000 Aliens Seek
First Papers During Year
Out of a total of 1,721 "declara
tions of intention" or applications fot
first papers filed in Douglas county
during 1917, 650 were filed by subjects
of Austria and 162 by subjects ol
Germany. Out of 426 petitions for
final papers and naturalization 13'
were Austrian subjects and 93 Ger
man. The report of the office of the clerk
of the district court shows that 1,721
applications for first papers were
filed; 426 applications for second pa
pers, and 243 certificates for citizen
ship granted.
You can secure a maid, stenogra
pher or bookkeeper by using a Bee
Want Ad.
Sales
Foresighted buying, together with our
long-standing friendships and pleasant
business relations with the best linen
manufacturers of Ireland and Scotland,
have made this year's sale possible.
It will be extremely wise to replenish
your linen stocks, considering carefully
your future requirements, and at the
same time saving money on the best of
really fine linens.
These realities have made the Thompson-Belden
linen section known and ap
preciated throughout the middle west
Fancy Linens
Some Half Price
Others Almost Half
Madeira Scarfs
$ 3.95 Scarfs, $2.98 a dozen
$10 Scat '.s, $6.38 a dozen
$12 Scarfs, $7.38 a dozen
$13.50 Scarfs, $8.38 a dozen
$15 Scarfs, $9.38 a dozen
Madeira Luncheon Sets
$ 7.50 Madeira Sets, $ 4
$10 Madeira Sets, $ 5.89 ;
$13.50 Madeira Sets, $ 7.89
' $25 Madeira Sets, $13.89 ;
$35 Madeira Sets, $17.50 '
(Each Set 13 pieces)
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Other Fancy Linens
Reduced Wednesdav j
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25c Madeira Doilies, 12 Uc
35c Madeira Doilies, 18c.
$2.50 Madeira Cen. Pieces, $1.25 ;
$2.50 L&ce Scarfs, for $1.69.
$2.75 Madeira Scarfs, $1.79.
Large Madeira Cloths
Exactly Half Price
$25 54-inch Cloths, $12.50
$30 72-inch Cloths, $15
$20 54-inch Cloths, $10
$35 54-inch Cloths, $17.50
Many other fancy linen
pieces go at just half price, i
Wash Cloths Go
for Much Less
Three hundred dozen turknit and ,1
lace knit wash cloths, Wednesday, jjf
2c each. :
8Mc Turkish Wash Cloths, 5e I
12 He Turkish Wash Cloths, 10c f
15c Turkish 'Wash Cloths, 12Jj,c f
MEN
All Mufflers
at Reductions
A large selection of good styles
and colors.
$6 and $7.50 Mufflers, $5
$5 Mufflers for $3.95
$4 Mufflers for - - $3
$3 Mufflers for - - $2.25
$2.50 Mufflers for - - $2
$2 Mufflers for - - $1.65 '
$1.50 Mufflers for - - $1.25
THE MEN'S SHOP
A Step to the Left
As You Enter
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