THE vm: OMAHA. SATURDAY, JANUARY 26. 1918.
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COLD WAVE HITS
OMAHA HARD IN
A FEW HOURS
"Weather Bureau Flaunts Black
Flag to Warn of Big
p Drop in Temperature.
For . the third time in this frigid
January a cold wave is sweeping down
from the north on Omaha, Nebraska
and the central west. The white flag
with its sinister black center is flying
from the weather bureau flag staff,
telling a cold, coal-lacking world that
zero weather will be here within a
few hours.
The mild weather of Thursday
caused optimists to believe that the
proverbial "January thaw" had ar
rived and that a week or two of
balmy weather would delight the peo
ple and add to the visible supply in
the coal piles.
Blasts from North.
But the optimistic dream is dis
pelled as the icy blast blows out of
the frozen north and adds to the a!
ready cold January another season of
Bonormai ingiauy. i
In western Canada yesterday the
thermometer stood at ji) below zero.
At daybreak the cold wave had a!
ready gripped North Dakota, where
. temperatures ranged from 14 to 20 be
low zero. It covered South Dakota
during the day and Colonel Welsh
says Omaha s temperature will be be
low zero before Saturday night
Far Below Normal.
The first 24 days of January showed
B total or 118 degrees below the nor
mat in temperature., In other words,
the daily temperatures averaged 5 de
trees below the average. During De
centner they averaged 10 degrees a day
below the average.
Colonel Welsh points out that, while
warm weathef is greatly to be desired
because ot the coal shortage, a gen
eral thaw at this time would be a
calamity.
IVehth Grade of Commerce
School Gives Program
A program was given by the Tenth
B class of the High School of Com
merce Friday evening in the high
school auditorium.
Don Nichols, president of the Tenth
B class, gave a short talk of the work
of the pupils, this was followed by
a reading by Miss Sylvia Segal.
A debate was held on the question
''Resolved, That the federal govern
ment should own and operate all the
railroads in the United States," and
those who took part were: On the
affirmative, Isadore Levinson, Abe
Xaqner and Carl Anderson; and on
the negative, Isadore Abrahamson,
Dillard Crawford and Sam Colin.
A farce, entitled "The Burglar,"
was given by several girl members
of the class. Some of the parents
present were very much surprised at
the talent shown by their boys or
girls ,' who participated tn the pro
gram.
All music wa"fufnished rby the
school orchestra.
Van Allen Held for
Aiding Delinquency
Evidence tending to prove that she
had sold ..liquor at her home, Z4
Bluffs street, Florence, was introduced
in the trial of Mrs. Lulu Sellers m
police court Friday morning. Charles
Krnoch, Neligh, Neb., testified that
he had gone to the Sellers home in
company with Edward A. Van Allen,
and together they had bought whisky
from Mrs. Sellers. He said he had
fcaid $10 for a "couple of drinks."
Mrs. Sellers was fined $100 and costs.
The case was appealed to district
court.
y A warrant was then issued against
Van Allen for alleged improper rela
tions with Ruth Cornish, 16 years old.
niece of Mrs. Sellers. Miss Cornish
testified that she had accompanied
Van Allen to the Carlton hotel on the
night of January 4. Van Allen is
married. He was bound over to dis
trict court
Children's Hour at South
Side Social Settlement
Mrs. E. L. Potter and Miss Grace
Hungerford will tell stories and Miss
Bertha Cohn will give musical num
bers at the children's hour in the
South ..Side Social Settlement Satur
day at 3 o'clock. The children will
enjoy dancing between -7 arid 8:30
o'clock, after which the grown-ups
will dance until 11 o'clock.
The Russian Progressive club
meets Sunday evening at 7 o'clock.
There will be talks commemorating
"Bloody Sunday" in 1914, when the
czar's soldiers massacred 100,000 who
came to ask the czar for bread. Music
will be given by Central High School
orchestra.
Judge Unable to Go to
Bedside of Dying Mother
Judge Sears was notified Friday
morning that his mother was dying
in Salt Lake City. Judge Sears said
he would be unable to go to her bed
side while the trial of Charles Smith,
accused of the murder of Mrs. C L.
Nethaway. was in progress. His
brother left for Salt Lake City. ,
Registering of Alien Enemies
. Begins Next Monday Morning
"Alien enemies," as explained in de
tail in The Bee last Sunday, may re
ceive affidavit blanks for registering
in the city council chamber beginning
next Monday morning.
H. J. Nielsen of the police depart
ment will be in charge of this work.
Exhibition of Art Gild
N Is Postponed for Year
At a meeting last night of the Oma
sa Art Gild, the board of directors de
cided to postpone the annual ex
hibition of the gild for one year.
This was done on account of the
many war activities and is entirely a
patriotic move.
Enlisted Men Promoted.
'Washington, Jan. 25. Secretary
Daniels today announced promotion
of 176 enlisted men of the navy to be
temporary warrant officers.
Omaha Prices
Are Lower on
Thirteen Basic Foods
On the prevailing price of 14 funda
mental foods thrcughout the United
States Omaha is lower on 13, Ne
braska is lower on 12. Omaha is
lower than Nebraska on seven, and
Nebraska is lower than Omaha on
seven.
This information came yesterday
to Federal Food Administrator Wat
tles, and means that Nebraskans and
Omahans, through the fair methods
of the food administration and the
retail merchant members, are secur
ing the fair and moderate prices
promised by the retail merchants of
the state.
The compilations of prices, from
which this summary was made for
the state and city, covers every state
and city in the union, and are based
on reports from consumers in 1,082
cities and towns.
Omaha's only higher price is that
of potatoes, although the Omaha
price is for best potatoes. The state
is higher on oleomargarine and ham.
Here are the latest average prices
prevailing:
r. 8. Neb. Omaha.
Flour. bb! 11.69 11.49 11.60
Bread. 16-os. loat -lot .tit
Cornmeal, per lb 068 .063
Oatmeal, per lb 087 . 085
Rice, per lb .111 .107
Potatoes, per peck 441 .174
Navy beans, per lb 184 .16
Sugar, per lb 008 .0(3
Bacon, per lb .489 .481
Ham, per lb 409 .428
Lard, per lb 331 .321
Butter, per lb 137 .496
Oleomargarine, per lb.. .368 .36
Bgt. per doien .674 .48
COMMERCIAL CLUB
HAMESPUBLICITY
Absorbs Bureau Which Has
Heretofore Been Handled
Independently of the
Club.
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.021
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.45
.175
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.47
.36
.33
.52
.35
.53
Sends Son to Jail to
Learn How to Work
"He won't work, judge; he seems
to think that I should support him,"
said Mrs. Sarah Connell, testifying
against her son, Alfred Connell, jr.,
in police court Friday morning. "I
wish you would see what you can do
to make him work."
"With pleasure," beamed the judge.
"Thirty days."
The bureau o( publicity, which for
many years has operated independ
ently of the Commercial club, has
been absorbed by the Commercial
club. Up to this time the bureau has
been supported by subscribers inde
pendent of the Commercial club, and
has been governed by a governing
committee of nine members. The
chairman of this board has hitherto
out of courtesy been made a member
of the executive committee of the
Commercial club.
This year, however, following a
long debate in regard to making the
bureau a branch of the Commercial
club, Charles D. Beaton, a man out
side the governing board of the
bureau of publicity, was elected to the
club s executive committee to reore
sent the bureau of publicity, and the
executive committee of the club is
prepared to manage the affairs of the
bureau as a branch of the club ac
tivities.
The plan at present is that the ex
ecutive committee of the club shall
appoint the governing board of the
bureau, including the chaitman.
Mrs. Agee Granted Divorce
And Awarded Large Alimony
A. E. Agee, prominent in demo
cratic politics, was ordered to pay
$9,250 alimony by Judge Day, sitting
in divorce court. Mrs. Anna M.
Agee was granted a divorce decree
and custody of their three children.
Mrs. Agee testified to acts of al
leged extreme cruelty.
Agee is superintendent of the court
house, one of the choice plums in
county politics.
Three Generations Testify
to the Efficacy of
DR. CALDWELL'S
Syrup Pepsin
The Perfect Laxative
in maintaining the family health. A
combination of simple laxative herbs
with pepsin, free from opiates and narcotic
drugs, and pleasant to the taste, it acts
easily and naturally, restoring normal reg
ularity. First prescribed by Dr. Caldwell
more than twenty-five years ago,it is today
the indispensable family remedy in count
less homes throughout the United States.
" Sodm Drug Stores 50 cts. and $1.00
A trial bottle can be obtained, free of charge, by writing to
Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 457 Washington St., Monticello, Illinois
Free Saturday at Beaton's
"FOOD and LIFE"
By NILE C. SMITH
A Book of ISO Pages on How to EAT
RIGHT AND BE NORMAL
Retails for $1.25
This book will be given Free Saturday with every
purchase of one dollar or more in any Department.
Only one book to a customer. "Food and Life" contains
menus for everybody the fat and the lean, the sick
and the well. "Food and Life" should be in every home
all physicians recommend it.
25c Beaton's Cold Cream,
tubes 12c
25c Mentholatum .... 17c
35c Castoria 24c
$1.00 Peruna 79c
60c Syrup Figs 39c
25c Wright's Silver Cream
for 16c
15c Solid Alcohol 10c
25c 4 and 6-in. Flexible
Nail Files 12c
$1.25 Pocket Knives. .65c
American-Made Aspirin
Bottles of 100 5-gr. Tab
lets, for. .....69c
Box of 8 5-gr. Tablets,
for .....8c
50c Goutorbe Rouge, ,29c
25c Goutorbe Nail Cake,
for.v 16c
25c Lustrite Cuticle Ice,
for ......... i 16c
Denatured Alcohol, gal
lon, for. $1.00
25c Toileteer, for sink and
toilet bowls 12c
50c Nadinola. Cream . . 29c
CANDY DEPT.
80c Chocolate-C o v e r e d
Peanuts, per lb. . . . .50c
We are agents for Huy
ler's, Allegretti and Low
ney's Chocolates and Bon
Bons 12 to 5-lb boxes.
$2.25 Legrandes Combin
ation Hot Water Bottle
and Fountain Syringe,
for ... $1.40
$1 2-qt. Tyrian Fountain
Syringe 69c
$3.50 DeMars Whirling
Spray Syringe $1.98
65c Rubber Gloves. . .39c
35c Box Linen Stationery,
for 19c
$1 Rholoids, for rheuma
tism 67c
25c 1-4-lb. Peroxide Hy
drogen, for 6c
1 lb. Pure Epsom Salts,
for 7c
EDISON MAZDA LAMPS
25, 40 and 50-Watt Lamps,
for 30c
60-Watt Lamps 35c
Mail Orders Receive Our Prompt Attention
BEATON DRUG CO.
15th and Farnam
The Business Hours of the
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
Will Be 9 O'clock to 6 O'clock on
SATURDAYS
and 10 o'clock to 3 o'clock on other business days, until further notice
The United States National Bank
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Men's Fine Overcoats
$25.00 to $75.00
BUY AN OVERCOAT for next Winter as well as for present
needs. Good judgment demands that you anticipate the inevit
able rise in prices which will follow the continuation of this war. .
And from all indications Overcoats and all other wearables will
cost you very much more before another year shall have, rolled
around. ...
Another hint IT MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ALL WOOL
CLOTHES NEXT YEAR.
Hart Schaffner & Marx Overcoats
English, Irish, Scotch and the best American materials Ul
sters, Great Coats, Motor Coats, Dress Coats
$25, $30, $35, $40, $45, $50 to $75
Finely Tailored Suits
Hart Schaffner & Marx
, Cheviots, unfinished, and Australian Worsteds and Scotch Tweeds. All dis
tinctive 1918 models, in new colorings.
$20, $22.50, $25, $30, $35 to $50.
Other good makes of Suits, $15.00 and $18.00
Fur Lined Overcoats At Reduced Prices
Very Extraordinary Bargains in This Lot
The man who does a lot of driving will appreciate this
chance to get a splendid Fur Lined Overcoat now at a
price very much under ordinary.
Kingley Trousers, at $3.00 to $10.00
A separate nair of Pants now will make vour outfit to much
more complete and Kinirley Trousers are a standard, stylish, serv-
iceaoie mane ac moaest prices.
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Copyright Hart Schaffner It UmJ
Officers' UniformsExceptionally Well Made
And at Prices Which Are Very Moderate
Serges and Whipcords, made with an attention to the smallest detail
that is most commendable.
Hart Schaffner & Marx, Hirsch-Wickwire, Sophomore and Schloss
Brothers manufactures best we know of. .r
Second Floor. Men's Bldg.
Get a Good Hat
Here
For Little Money
On Saturday
A good assortment of
styles and sizes of Hats
from well known makers,
at prices very much below
their real worth.
' Crofutt & Khapp, Chase & Co.,
Berg & Co., and Hawes Hats,
$3.50, $4.00 and f0 (C
$5.00 values, it...rTO
All Men's $2.00, $2.50 and
$3.00 English Cloth 1 OP
Hats, at Pl.aSO
All Men's High Grade English
Golf Caps, $1.50 and QO
$2.00 values, at UOC
All Men's Crusher Hats, value
75$ to go 25c
Main Floor, Arcad
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Men's Sample Union Suits, $1.95
'Manhattan' Make, From Rob't Reis & Co.
This is the nationally advertised brand, known from
coast to coast as one of the best makes for men. We were
fortunate enough to secure this fine lot 6f samples and
offer them at a price which is especially low right now.
Worsted, Wool, Mercerized and Combed Cotton. Finest
yarns obtainable, in perfect-fitting styles. Regular values run
up as high as $5.00' a suit.
Men's Shirtsi at $1.50
About 100 dozen Shirts in excellent materials, designs
and make.
"E. & W.," "Ferguson-McKlnney," "Emery," etc.
Jap Crepe, Satin Striped Pongees, Corded Madras, Fiber.
Mixtures, etc., sizes 14 to Yiy and all good colors.
Men' Fiber Silk Hose, slight imperfections, of the 50c quality. Special, a
pair, 35c; 3 pairs for ......$1.00
Men's Wool Shirts and Drawers, in natural gray and brown mixtures,'
broken lots from our $2.00 grades. Medium and heavy weights, special,
each ; $1.49
Men' Wool and Worsted Hon, in natural gray and blue mixtures, medium
weight, all sizes, a pair..! 35c
Men's Fine Wool Sweater Coats, all wool and
worsted, in plain and fancy trimmed, large
ruff neck collars and V-neck styles. Medium
and heavy weight. Regular $5.00 and $6.50
values, Saturday, each $3.95 and $4.95
Men's Kid and Cape Gloves, broken lines from
our regular glove stock. Sizes 7 to 7. Made ,
of fine quality cape leather stock, in tan and
brown shades. Regular $2.00 values; special,
a pair 95c
Main Floor, Men's Bldf.
Men's Novelty Shoes, $6.50 and $7.00
Five Very Nifty, Brand New Styles
No. 1 Tan Russia Calf vamp with slate buck top $7.00
No. 2 Cocoa Brown Calf vamp with fawn buck top $7.00
No. 3 Tan Russia Calf vamp with tobacco brown buck top, $6.50
No. 4 Dull Black Calf vamp with fawn buck top $6.50
No. 5 Black Dull Calf vamp with slate buck top $7.00
These are all new arrivals and are advance models of the best styles for early
spring. All made over the new English last, lace style, have neat perforations
on tip and around vamp. Every one with welted and stitched soles.
U. S. Army Officers' Shoe Regulation style. Of Tan Russia Calf,
with heavy double sole to heel and rawhide slip between welt and sole
(damp proof) $10.00
Same Style Officer Shoe, in brown cordovan $12.00
U. S. Army Officer' Regulation Dress Boot $25.00
Boys' and Young Men's Shoes, $3 to $5.50 Pair
A most complete stock of all the best styles. Made over same last as "Dad"
wears. Strong, sturdy, stylish Footwear.
Main Floor, Men' Bldg.
Shop Early
Store Closes
6 P.M.
Saturday
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Stores
Store Closes
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Saturday
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