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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1918)
t ' i. THE BEE: OMAHA! FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER .13, 1918. it OMAHA IS READY ' FOR PERSHING'S BIRTHDAY FETE Parade to Start at 8 O'clock This Evening, Followed by Cake Auction and Speeches. i. - All details of the great Pershing's birthday celebration in Omaha are complete and favorable weather to day is all that is required to rrWke the day a tremendous success. This the weather bureau promises. There will be no holiday, despite Governor Neville's proclamation. It is not considered good policy to have holidays in war-time when labor is so necessary and scarce. It was to avoid this that the Omaha celebration was planned for the evening. The parade will start promptly at 8 o'clock Friday evening at Twentieth and Harney streets, matching east to Twelfth, north to Farnam and west to Twentieth. It will be in command of Major Frith, U. S. A., retired, until recently in charge of the army recruiting station here. He will have a sJtaff of as sistants. Order of March Given. i The order of march will be as fol lows: f Soldiers from Fort Omaha. -( Home Guards. Red Cross and other women's war organizations in uniform. Omaha Elks. The cake on an illuminated float. Salvation Army. High School cadets. - Municipal Guards. Six bands will be in line. i Creighton university has not opened yet and therefore the cadets will not be in the parade. The gigantic cake, baked by the Fo.itenelle hotel bakers and donated to the cause, will occupy a place of prominence on the platform in front of the court house. It is three feet high and five feet two inches in diame ter. The Elks expected to pay for it, but President Johnston of the North American Hotel company, which operates the Fontenelle hotel, insisted on gixing it. It cost about $300 and weighs 1,000 pounds. Sixteen hun dred eggs were used in making it. Big Cake Ready. ...The cake will be "unveiled" during the exercises at the court house. Then it will be cut up into pieces and auctioned off by the Elks for the benefit of the Salvation Army war fund. Little boxes will be pro vided so that each buyer can take his piece of cake home and none of it will be wasted. In the balcony over the main en trance of the court house 200 girls in charge of J. M. Parker and under direction of Miss Frances L. Itange will lead in the singing of i patriotic songs. Docherty to Direct. Exalted Ruler Charles Docherty of the Elks will be master of the cere monies at the court house. The pra- tion of the evening will be made py Captain C. E. Adams, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Re public. He will talk about 15 minutes.' The rest of the evening will be de voted to singing and the auctioning of the big cake. One piece of the cake will be care fully packed and dispatched to Gen eral Pershing. v Boy Scouts will patrol the line of jnaFdi 'of the parade and will dis tribute thousands of copies of a spe cial song written by John Staley, a member of the Grand Army quartet. Food Men Convinced of Importance of Saving Food Food Administrator Wattles is pleased with the results that he an ticipates will come out of the meet ing of Nebraska food administrators held in Omaha Wednesday. At the meeting of the 93 county food ad ministrators, 89 were in attendance. In addition, there were present 16 heads of stateommittees and 14 committeemen. , Mr. Wattles asserts that the food administrators were all quick to grasp the ideas that are aimed at by the national food administration and that they --have returned to their homes fully convinced of the im portance of food conservation and the importance of the enforcement of the government rules and regulations relating to the handling and dispo sition of food products. Lt. Nash, Canadian Veteran, 'to Speak in Loan Drive Lt. C. C. Nash, of the 107th bat talion, Canadian infantry, who saw more than two years service in the world war, participating in many of the big battles, including Vimy Ridge, Paschendale and the Marne, is in the city with his wife and child. He enlisted at Hamilton, Ontario, but now makes his home at Winni peg. He has just concluded a speak ing tour of some of the towns of Nebraska, and on his arrival here re ceived a telegram from St. Louis, notifying him of his selection as a speaker for the next Liberty loan campaign, which starts September 28. Lieutenant Nash has some very flattering letters from officials of the United States Treasury department, commending him for valuable assist ance in raising the third Liberty loan. ' Missouri Pacific Officials Pay a Visit to the South Side funeral Manager Murnhv and Chief Engineer Carpenter of the Missouri Pacific came ud from St. Louis Thursday and spent most of the day i South Omaha, making estimates on the restoration of the F street via duct. August 6 last fire started in the floor of this viaduct, presumably ' by sparks from a passing engine, and the woodwork of the structure was about all burned. Work on the re construction of the viaduct is ex pected to begin within a short time in order that it mav be opened to traffic before winter sets in. . Autos Must Keep Out of Way of Pershing Parade Chief of Police Dempsey has issued instructions that parking of automo biles will be prohibited on Farnam and Harney streets during the Persh ing parade on Friday night. Hosiery At 256 ' Women's fine cotton lisle, seamless, double sole, high spliced heel hosiery in black, white and colors. Men' Fine Cotton and Lisle Socks in assorted colors, all with double soles; slight sec onds of 39c quality, 95 C at Boy' and Girls' Cotton Ho siery in fine and heavy rib bed, in sizes 6 to 92 for girls and 6 to 10 for boys, three pairs for $1.00. or a pair, , J5C at Infants' All-Wool Hose with silk tipped heel and toe in black and white; in CQC sizes 4 to 6V2. at. . . . ovv Knit Underwear Complete Stocks Women's Cotton Fleeced Union Suits in Dutch neck, elbow sleeves and ankle length style; all M QQ sizes, at, each... Women's Union Suits, tuck stitch, slightly fleeced, in high neck, long sleeves and ankle length, in sizes ggc 5 and 6, at, each uut Women's Heavy Fleeced Cotton Union Suits in low neck no sleeves; and Dutch neck, short sleeves, ankle length style; in sizes 40, 42, s4u4jatp $1.39 Misses' White Cotton Fleece Union Suits in sizes 0 1 A A 4 to 16, per suit, 1 ,vr v Children's Pants and Vests in white and gray, fleece lined; in sizes 20 to CAr 34; at, each Children's Sleeping Gar ments in natural wool mixed, in sizes 1 to 8; at, RKn each ouu Boys' and Girls' Wool Union Suits in natural color; boys' in sizes 2 to 16 ; girls' in sizes 2 to 12; according to size $1.25 to $2.00 Draperies Scrims, 10c One big table of Scrims in short lengths. Very special values at this price. Nottinghams 1,000 Pairs of Nottingham Lace Cur tains, 2 12 and 3 yards long; a bargain at $1.39 Window Shades 50 Dozen Window Shades, size 31x6 feet; light green only; an ex cellent value at 39c Odd Curtains One Counter of Odd Curtains, many can be matched ; special, ea., 29c Fancy Bordered Scrims 100 Pieces of Fancy Border ed Scrims in all colors; spe cial at I2V2C Doughnuts for ' Doughboys. Do Your Bit v for the Salvation Army. Salvation Army First to Aid and Last to Ask for Funds. j The Economy Center of Omaha With the immense stocks which this Basement has to offer right novr, and the fact that we bought them months and months ago. thus ob taining a lower price than would otherwise prevail, we are in a po-, sition to share with you the savings we made because of our foresight Buying Now Means Saving Later, Greater Cost Fall and Winter READY-TO-WEAR, Immense Stocks Complete Assortments, Low PricesRight Styles and Qualities This wonderful Basement Ready-to-Wear Section now offers garments up to $25.00. And because we were foresighted enough to buy months and months ago, you will find that we can save you many n 1 1 j.i-iTr 1 - . i a? v 1 -ii i uonars now, uuuu wurKmansmp, siyie, service ana sausiacuon, comDinea witn low pvng. Do You Want a New Fall Suit? Worrjen's and Misses' Newest Style Suits, copies of higher priced models; the new long coats', hundreds of styles and priced at $12.95 to $25.00 Another Group of Wool Suits, with silk and satin lin ings, inany different styles and materials; some are heavy enough to be worn all winter. You save consid erable on every suit you buy in this lot. All-Wool Pop lin Suits, All-Wool 'Burella jCloth, Fancy Velour. Suits, etc. . $22.50 and 24.50 Dress Goods Remnants of All 'Wool Challics in both light and dr grounds. Stripes, dots, buds, floral designs, etc., in lengths from 2 to 7 yards. Suitable for ladies' waists and dresses and children's dresses. Sell regular ly at 69c and $1.00 a yard. Spe cial for r rulay, per yard. . . 39c Other Good Suits at $12.95 $14.85, ward. Wool Mixed Suits, . Fancy ' Cloths, etc. Fall or Winter Goats here at right prices. Hundreds to choose from. Long and short Coats, Silk Coats, Satin Coats, Cloth Coats, etc. Fall Coats, $3.95, $4.95, $6.95 to $9.95 And a wonderful assortment at every price. All Wool Poplin and All Wool Velour, black and colors. All Wool Chinchilla Coats. All Wpol Serge Coats. Fancy Plaid and Mixture Coats. Winter Coats, $12.95 to $25.00 All the newest styles, Real Plush, Plain and Fancy Cloths, Egyptian Velours and Zibelines you will be surprised at the wonderful, variety. Basement. Girls' Fall Coats at $3.00 A big lot in sizes 2 to 6 and 6 to 14 years. Serge, Fancy Checks 'and Plaids, Silk Poplin, etc All new and up-to-date; made to sell up to $6.50- $18.75 and up- Mixtures, Plain Women's and Misses' Dresses Satin, Jersey, Serge Poplin and Fancy Cloths in this lot. Hundreds of dresses for women and misses at lowest prices. ' Mill Ends and Samples Mill Ends and Traveler's samples and matched pieces all wool dress goods. Suitable for all kinds of purposes, in almost every wanted color or weave. Special for i C Friday, each piece IOC Wool Dress Goods and Coatings. Remnants and Mill ends of Wool dress goods and coatings in almost every wanted weave, such as pop lin, serge, gabardines, etc., in all the new fall colorings, in lengths from 2 to 5 yards. Sold at a fraction of their worth. Especially priced for Friday, each piece, 98c T0 $4.95. Shoes Boys' Shoes, $1.65 500 pairs in box and sateen calf, Blucher and lace style, half double sole. Any sie wanted from number 9 up to 5. Friday only. Misses' and Children's Pumps, 98c. 300 pairs in white canvas, heavy rubber sole, ankle strap and made up for good wear, sizes from Nos. 9 up to 5 in ladies' sizes- Children's Shoes, $1.15 Vici Kid and Box Calf. Hand turned sole, patent leather or stock tip. Sizes from 2 to 5. Men's Work Shoes, $3.50. Tan or black, Elk skin, heavy sole. Seamless- Will stand hard wear. All sizes from 6 to 12. Tennis Oxfords, 69c For men and boys; good quality rubber, 5 eyelets, lace; sizes for boys, 2 to for men 6 to 11. Per pair 69c Linens AU-Wool French Serge. .$12.95 to $22.50 All-Wool Fancy Cloth. . . .$12.95 to $22.50 Satin Dresses $10.95 to $22.50 Jersey Dresses $19.00 to $24.50 Wool Mixed Dresses, $6.95, $8.95 and $9.95 Silk Poplin Dresses $6.95 and $8.95 We have a Dress in a style and size to fit everyone. Batraent. 54 inch Blue Print Lunch Cloth $2.17 These Cloths are made on English cloth, printed in Japan, one piece, hemstitched all round, all very pretty, up-to-date designs. . ' For Friday, only $2.17 30x36-inch Tea Cloths, ea.75e 18x54-inch Scarfs, each... 50c Towels, 37c One lot bleached Turkish Towels with fancy borders, hemmed ends. Damask, 67c This is a fine quality of mer cerized damask. 64 in. wide, wears and launders like linen, in range of pretty patterns. Spreads, $1.97 For Friday we will place on sale one case , of crochet spreads, hemmed. nd3, regula tion sizei, our $2.T0 numbers, special for Friday. Domestics-Low Priced Laurel Dress Gingham Laurel Dress Gingham, checks, plaids and stripes for girls' and Misses' school 1 QU dresses, etc. Long mill lengths, at 36-Inch Percale 36-Inch Dress, Wrapper and Shirting Percale, light and dark colors ; splendid assort ment of patterns, 35 C Outing Flannel 36-Inch Bleached and Fancy Outing Flannel, genuine Am oskeag make; heavy, warm nap; in two lots, Friday, special and 3 Dress Gingham Fine Zephyr Dress Ging ham, pretty plaids, staple, checks and stripes; hundred pieces to select from. On large bargain 35 C square Stratford Cretonnes 36-Inch Stratford Cretonnes, pretty floral and Persian . styles for comfort covering, draperies, etc.; 29 r special at Mill Remnants Aladdin Suiting and Romper Cloth for boys' and girls' school suits and romp- Q9r ers, etc.; per yard.. Printed Kimono Flannel Mill Remnants Fancy Print ed Kimono Flannel in a big variety of printings 29 C and color combinat'ns, Bookfold Challie 36-Inch Bookfold Challie, genuine Passaic and Wind sor brands; Persian, 95c Floral and Oriental. . Unbleached Muslin 36-Inch Unbleached Muslin, fine closely woven quality for sheets and pillow 99 cases; reg. 25c value, Shirting Cheviot 28-Inch Shirting Cheviot in all the wanted stripes and plain colors for men's and plain colors for men's QCr and boys' shirts .... , Mill Remnants Rumson Shirting Percale : ljght grounds, neat stripes and figures; 36 9Q. inches wide Corsets at Lowest Prices We looked ahead and bought a good stock of Corsets before the big advance came and thus we are able to offer Corsets now at prices you cannot duplicate anywhere today. at 75c This is a price you will look in vain for most every where else we were fortunate in obtaining a stock some time ago and when these are gone there will be no more at this price. Guaranteed rust proof, well boned, in low top styles, made of pink batiste and heavy white material. Dress Calico v. Genuine American and Simpson Dress Calico. , Light and dark colors, plenty of wanted Ifl-IV blue grounds. Warranted fast colors, at . . American Lady Corsets; low and high top styles; long over hip, with elastic band in J EjQ back " Front Laced Corsets, perfect fitting, made of 2 QQ fine quality coutil and very well boned . . ... Athletic Girdle, hooks in front, with 'or with- QQ out lacings in back; very low priced at. .... . , Basement Trimmed Hat Sale S4.95 Hundreds of New Trimmed Hats just arrived, made of silk and velvet, for street and dress wear, with colored facing, trimmed with os trich bands, flowers, fancies, etc., in large and small shapes and all new colors. e 4 Just one of the groups of Hats that will cause you to wonder how we can assemble such pretty mil linery to sell for this money. Basement Millinery Department. HousefurnishingOfferings Special Soap Combination 6 bars of Diamond C Soap, at 3 He. .21e 3 pkgs. Lux at 9c 27 3 five cent cans Sunbrite Scouring Powder ...10c 1 large 25c pkg. "Golden Rod" Washing Powder -.19 Total 77c We do not break or change assortment. One assortment to a customer. No delirery. Telephone or mail orders are not accepted. Roasters "Wizard" Mops and Polishes Genuine "Stfyory" Sanitary seam less self basting Roaster $1.39 and $1.98 Stove Sundries Stove Pipe, a good quality uni formed color, per joint 25c Corrugated Elbow, a good quality, special 29c Six Inch Stove Pipe Dampers. .10c 10c can Stove Polish, any brand, special 7c Russian Cement Stove Putty, per can 15c A Good Kindling Wood Hatchet, Hatchet 50c "Wizard" soft cotton wall dust, ers, c o m p 1 e te, with long handle, two sizes, $1.25 and $2.00 "Wiiard" Extra wide Floor Brush Pattern, chemi cally t r e a ted, dustless polishing mop, $2.00. vPP V "Wizard" triangle, chemically treated, dustlesa polishing mope, two sizes $1.00 and $1.25 Friday only bottle of "Wis ard" polish and a dust doth In eluded with any "Wizard" items. of the above Boys' Suits and Shirts v Norfolk Suit with belt all around. Coats with slash pockets : and a good many of them with two pairs of full lined pants. Afford double the wear of the suit. Colors are brown and gray mixtures. All sires in this lot, 6 to 18. Special at $6.50 Boys Corduroy Suits A School Norfolk Suit unequalled for wear. Corduroy with full lined Knickers. Sizes 6 to 18, at $7.50 Percale Shirts Beautiful colors, fast striped effects on light grounds; all sizes, at. 95t , r V t V . '! i - f, i 1 1: IS si t 'I 5 i C 1 1 . :i