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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER
TIDAL WAVE AT
QUEBEC CAUSES
MILLION. LOSS
. , ' " "
i Streets of Lower Town Flood-
ed; Part of the Montreal
" Highway Carried Away
by Landslide.
Onhpp. Nov. 19. Damaee which
.nay reach nearly $1,006,000 was
caused here within an hour uast nignt
' when the flood tide, swept in by an
s..rlu oal flnnHprf the streets of
-"v lJ
the lower wn. Havoc was caused
alone the Nriver front, where boats
1 1 A. ...1 - 1
were anven agamsi wnarvcs u
navigation made so dangerous that
, ferry service between Quebec and
' Levis' had to be discontinued.
V The tide started rising during the
night and at 10 o'clock this morn
. ing large tract of the Montreal
Quebec prinvincial highway was
washed out.
fi At noon today a huge landslide
occurred, bringing with it into the
liver part of the Montreal highway.
U. S. CHIEF
TO BE GONE
LONG TIME
(Continued From Fa( One.)
administration and the War Trade
board.
Senators in Conference
, Senators attending the conference
included Simmons and Overman of
North Carolina, Pomerene of Ohio,
Walsh of Montana and, Swanson
of Virginia, chairmen of import
ant committees. During the day the
president had conferred with Sena
tor Martin of Virginia, democratic
leader.
The American merchant marine,
labor problems,', war revenue bill,
- were other subjects taken up at the
conference tonight 'which lasted
until about 10 o'clock. The presi
dent was said to have reiterated his
views on the necessity for a great
fleet, of ships to carry the nation's
commerce "and to that end favors
continuation of the government's
ship building program.
Regarding labor senators were
.said to have been told that main
tenance of utmost confidence be
tween employers and employes is
particularly essential during the
"period of reconstruction.
For Retrenchment
Retrenchment in federal experMi
tures as far as is consistent was said
to be desired by the president, who
taken steps to that end. In this
connection the pending war revenue
' bill was discussed, especially with
Senator Simmons, chairman .of the
senate finance committee. The pres
ident asked regarding prospects of
its passage, in view of his approach
ing departure for France, and was
advised by Senator Simmons of the
prospect of delay and determined
j republican opposition to the , plan
proposed by Secretary McAdoo for
determination in the pending meas
ure of 1920 tax rates. '
Reconstruction and legislative
questions, the senators were Said to
hav heen infnrmrA nrnViaKlw will
be discussed by the president in
his address to congress at the open
ing of the new session, December
2. At 4hat time he is expected to
outline his views on. the necessity
for maintaining some government
war agencies, at least for a limited
period after the peace treaty is
signed. ;
To Sail Early in December.
The president plans to sail for
France soon after congress recon
venes, and, it was understood, that
for this reason he desired the leis
urely conference tonight covering
the broad field, of legislation and
other questions. In connection with
the president's plans for transacting
his business with an American em
bassy as headquarters, it was un
derstoofl that he feels there will be
little difficulty in disoosintr of lecris-
uyi sues nuns mai arise, it neces
sary, it was said, the engrossed text
of a bill could be seflt to him by a
counerion a dispatch boat. A veto,
- it was said, could be accomplished
: by cable. In the discussion of legis
lative questions, it was said, that
only those of the coming session
were considered, and that no men
tion was made either of prospective
; republican control of the next con
gress or of an extra session.
,, f Bee Want Ads eet result hn
other methods fail.
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All This , Week
STERNO
Demonstration
Do not' fail to rbit thi demon
stration which Is In eharre of Mr.
ShaUJto, factory representative. She
will be (lad to show 70a the many
ware "STERNO" wOl prove useful to
'on.- . s .
STERNO CANNED HEAT FOR IN.
.STANT COOKING. "JUST THE
S . THING' FOR , ,
' Ike Namrj Buntlaf Tripe I
The Sick Roea1 Doraltory ' '
Trans ' -". . Bmn
MaMrtn Utht '
Statins ' HonsekMptaf
Special at Demowtratioat
15c Canned Heat, 10c
DONT MISS THIS . '
A DEMONSTRATION
Merritt Drug Stores
Item Me. I
Stare He.
MIS lit ttrtet. . 30th u Fanes St.
H R hat MwH. ShHrltt kat M. v
G. 0. P. N Senators Serve
Notice on Administration
Washington, Nov. 19. Reconstruction problems were
considered today at a conference of republican senators and
a resolution was adopted which leaders said would serve no
tice upon the administration of the attitude of the next con
gress, controlled by republicans. The resolution, approved
unanimously by those present, follows:
"Resolved, That the congress should assert and exercise
its normal and constitutional functions, including legislation
necessary for reconstruction.' '
The congress also adopted a plan for congressional in
vestigation and disposition if reconstruction problems. The
resolution of Senator Weeks of Massachusetts, proposing a
joint congressional reconstruction commission, was amended
as suggested by Senator Cummins of Iowa, to provide for six
committees to deal generally with the subjects of demobiliza
tion, foreign trade, interstate transportation, domestic busi
ness, relations of employers and employes and national re-
sources.
Burleson Outlines Reasons
, for Taking Over Cables
Washington, Nov. 19. Post
master General Burelson issued a
statement today outlining what he
characterized as "the determining
factors" which led to the taking
over of cable systems November 2.
under the joint resolution of con
gress authorizing government con
trol and operatic 1 of t telephone,
telegraph, cable and radio systems
in this country.
"There never was a time in the
history of this war,"l said the state
ment, "which called for such a close
control of the cable system as to
day and will continue during the
period of readjustm .nt. The abso
lute necessity of uninterrupted, con
tinuous communication should be
apparent to all. The postmaster
general is now operating all the
telegraph and telephone lines in one
system. The recent breakdown in
connection with one of the cable
systems has demonstrated the ab
solute necessity of being able to
utilize at will the facilities of either
cable system with all of the land
line systems, in order that traffic
may be adjusted in the same hands
as upon the land lines."
sOmahans in Capital.
Washington, Nov. 19. (Special)
Mrs. H. H. Roberts of Omaha is
a guest of Mr. aael Mrs. A. F.
Stryker, who are making their
home at the New Willard while in
Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Stry
ker will return to Omaha Saturday.
Germany to Make
Public the Kaiser's
Abdication Decree
Paris, Nov. 19. In order to end
the discussion whether William
Hohenzollern has really abdicat-ed
as Geman emperor it is under
stood the German government in
tends to publish his decree of ab
dication. This consists of an at
tempt to justify the war on the
ground of Germany's isolation.
The abdication decree, accord
ing to the correspondent at Zurich
of L'lnformation, concludes with
these words:
"To avoid difficulties and to put
an end to the mourning and suffer
ing of my people, I renounce the
. throne and leave my faithful sub
jects free to choose a government
which seems to them most compat
ible with honor and to their interest."
Welcome Bradley Chosen to
Head State Humane Society
Welcome W. Bradley, for eight
years executive officer of the Min
nesota Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty and for many years secre
tary of the Minneapolis Humane so
ciety will come to Omaha December
1 to become executive officer of the
Nebraska Humane society. His
headquarters will be in Omaha,
and he will also direct the local of
fice. Bradley comes well qualified for
his new work, as comments on his
former administration indicate..
South Side
WAR FUND GOAL
IS EXCEEDED
BY BIG MARGIN
Nearly $80,000 Subscribed to
the Seven War Funds by
Patriotic South Side
Citizens.
The South Side has oversub
scribed its quota for United War
Work fund by $23,765.37. The
amount set for Omaha by the na
tional committee was $500,000 and
South Omaha's share of this was
fixed at $55,000. The amount ac
tually raised by the South Side can
vassers was $78,765.37. -
" W. B. Cheek, local chairman in
the recent drive, is most enthus
;astic in Lis praise of the patriotism
and liberality-of the South Side and
the willingness and spontaneity
with which all responded to the call
including this efficient corps of co
workers in the drive. Following is
the result of the canvas:
South Side business men 6,389.00
Live Stock Commission tirms.. 7,750.00
Live Stock Commission employes 1,778.00
Live Stock Trader firms 2,336.00
Union Stock Yards company.... 6,000.00
H. C. Bostwlpk 1,000.00
Swift & Co.-f. 7,600.00
Swift & Co. employes 6,600.00
Cudahy ' Packing -Co S.000.00
Cudahy Packing Co. employes.. 8,460.00
Morris & Co... 2,000.00
Morris & Co. employes 2.600.00
South Side banks 6,000.00
Brotherhood - Railway Carmen.
Lodge, No. 349 221.00
House to house canvass 2,200.00
Bureau of Animal Industry em
ployes 196.00
South Side schools 4,446.37
Total $78,765 . 7
Bodies of Couple Lost
in Steamship Wreck
Sent Here for Burial
The bodies of Murray F. Eads and
his wife, Mrs. Lula Eads, who were
lost in the wreck of the steamship
Princess Sophia off the coast of
Alaska on October 25, reached the
home of his mother, Mrs. L. H.
Eads, 2212 F street, Monday morn
ing. Mr. Eads is survived by his
mother and two sisters, Mrs. Frank
E. Houseman and Miss Horte e
Eads of Omaha, and Mrs. Eads
leaves one sister in Birmingham,
Ala. A double funeral will be held
in the Wheeler Memorial church,
South Omaha, Wednesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, with interment in For
est Lawn cemetery.
Robbery Charge Is
Made Against Men
By Relative of One
Pete Pavlonis, 3122 Q street, and
Ben Zglinski, South Eighty-eighth
and Z streets, who were arrested
Monday night and charged with
robbery, were arraigned in county
court Tuesday morning and Pavlo
nis was bound over to the district
court on a $1,000 bond. Zglinski.
who gave his age as 17 years, was
turned over to the juvenile authori
ties. The charge was brought against
Pavlonis by Pete Sebastian, who
claimed the former forced him to
give up his pay check of $52.25, took
$10, a watch valued at $42, chain
worth $8, a ring, and compelled him
at the point of a rifle, to take off his
clothes,, which were -valued at $55.
These personal affects were packed
in a suit case and taken out to Zglin
ski's home where they were pro
duced by Zglinski's' mother when
the police threatened to arrest her
if she did not give them up. Se
bastian's wife, who is a sister of Pav
lonis, came to her husband's rescue
by reporting the robbery to Poli.ce
Captain Madsen, who furnished an
overcoat belonging , to one of the
police sergeants, for Sebastian to
wear when he came into court.
Pavlonis was fined $100 and costs
in police court about si week ago
for the illegal possession of two
trunks of liquor. He 'appealed the
case.
Muny Opal Is Now on Sale;
Has Dropped 50 Cents a Ton
Hugh O'Neill, who is in charee of
the South, Side Municipal coal of-
hce m the city hall, began taking
orders for city coal Tuesday. The
office will ht open now until further
notice.
The first deliveries of coal from
the city supply will be made
Wednesday. '
The price of Colorado lignite,
which was formerly $9.75, has drop
ped to $9.25.
Father of Omaha Teacher
Dies in Santa Barbara
Capt. Charles Searle, father of
Miss Harriette Searle, a teacher in
the Omaha schools, died in Santa
Barbara, Cal., November 9. Captain
Searle was 87 years old, and is sur
vived by his wife and three daugh
ters, Miss Harriette Searle, Mrs.
Frank Holmes of Detroit, Mich., and
Mrs. Harry Howard of Oskaloosa.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
EXTR
A a p n f
MARY
It is our pleasure to announce the greatest bargain-giving event ever known
in the history of Council Bluffs. Our $150,000 stock of high grade shoes is td be
sacrificed on the bargain .tables of unprecedented price reduction. This remark
able sale will be in charge of the Clarence E. White Carnival Sales System who
have the greatest reputation for bargain-giving in Iowa. '
r After 48 years of successful merchandising in Council. Bluffs, Harry F.
Pierce, the hired'man; will remove to Omaha. Consequently this entire mam
moth stock must bejilosed out. ' . "
Read Big Ad
Wednesday
The situation is imperative the
opportunity is yours read on
Tomorrow this paper will give you
more complete details of this most
remarkable shoe sale. Watch for the
big ad which will convince you of
. the splendid opportunity for securing
, good reliable footwear at almost any
- price you may wish to pay.
Great Preparation
Now Going On
The sales conductor is now in
charge with a special force of assist-
,- ants arranging stocks, pricing, num
bering and marking every pair of
shoes in this big- stock. Every pair
must be tagged with size and price in
plain figures so you may choose for
yourself just the shoes you want.
Don't miss this sale.
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THE
CLARENCE
E. WHITE
CARNIVAL
SALES
SYSTEM
On account of the magnitude of
the undertaking we , have engaged
Th Clarence E. s White Carnival
Safe System to take full charge' of
our Great Removal Sal. . . This is an- J
other guarantee of dependable bar-
gains and unprecedented value giv- "
ing. i -
S. A. WOLCOTT
in Charge
Wonderful Days of
Bargain Giving
) Our determination to discontinue
the shoe business in Council Bluffs
prompts us in adopting extreme
measures an effort well calculated
to accomplish biggest results in the
shortest time possible. You will
scarcely realize the money saving ad
vantages until you attend this big
sale.
Plan for Your Future
Needs in Footwear
-..t :
So substantial will be the savings
in our prices that every thrifty buy
er will anticipate his needs for
months to come.' This store has al
ways been foremost in genuine
value-giving and therefore this sale
affords still greater advantage. Plan
' J on it.
REMEMBER this is a genuine removal sale and the merchandise is all first
class-Styles and sizes affording a selection that Will surely please.
MARK THE OPENING DATE NOVEMBER 22
mm
419 Broadway, COUNCIL BLUFFS
fUl
II
Harry F. Pierce, Mgr.
LAST HUNS
PASS OUT
OF FRANCE
(Continued From Fas One.)
while great quantities of general
stores not mentioned in the terms
of the armistice had been abandoned
to the allies.
Undamaged stores on every road
which the Americans advanced bear
evidence of the great retreat.
At Virton was found a great sal
vage dump where tons of clothing,
gas masks and helmets had been
thrown by the German troops.
A road near St. Leger over which
the correspondent drove just behind
the evacuating armies was so thickly
covered with big iron German hel
mets that at times they interfered
with the operation of his automo
bile. However, it was not the litter of
a battlefield that one saw, or even
that of a disorderly retreat under
fire. It was merely the evidence of
the passing of a tired, disheartened
foe, who was going home.
The country generally presented a
strong contrast to that fought over
for so many years. The Americans
camped today in towns, most of
which bear no trace of warfare.
I AS 1
MARLEY 2V2 IN,
DEVON 2Ji IN
ARROW
COLLARS
CLOUT TEABODr aMUC-TROTHY.
f
, Another Fortunate
BLANKET
PURCHASE
Has Just Arrived.
4,820 Pairs Divided Into
Three Big Lots
On Special Sale
at the
UNION OUTFITTING
COMPANY,
16th and Jackson Sts.
One Day Only,
Saturday, Nov. 23.
Included in this big purchase
are eighteen hundred and ten
pairs of heavy plaid wool Nap
Blankets in a big assortment of
color combinations. Sixteen hun
dred and four pairs of splendid
and very select soft and fleecy
Wool Nap Blankets, in plain gray
only. Fourteen hundred and six
pairs of very fine and extra
heavy Wool Nap Blankets in
beautiful plaids and neat block
effects. All are fresh, clean and
jiew and direct from one of the
largest blanket mills in America.
Come to this big Blanket Sale,
Saturday, Nov. 23, expecting ex
traordinary values and you will
not be disappointed and as al
ways you make your own terms.
Walsh Resigns.
Washington, Nov. 19. Frank P.
Walsh, joint chairman with Wil
liam H. Taft on the national war
labor board, today sent his resigna
tion to President Wilson, with the
explanation that professional en
gagements required his return to his
(aw practice at the earliest possible
moment now that hostilities have
ceased.
Telephone Graft Barred;
Washington, Nov. 19. After De
eember 1, hotels .aparynent nouses;
clubs and similar establishments
under an order issued today by
Postmaster General Burleson, wil
not be permitted to charge guestsj
tenants or members a higher ratal
for local telephone calls than that)
charged for service at public pay;
stations in the same exchange.
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Thompsou-Belden &Gq
The fashion Qenier orl4omciij
Neckwear for the Holidays
Fresh Arrivals Every" Day
The charm of neckwear
lies in its daintiness and
originality of design an
ever present feature of the
styles from the Thompson
Belden Store.
Nor is distinctive neck
wear more costly, as you
can easily realize by seeing
for yourself, at your con
venience. Fancy lace jabot collars.
Real lace collars and
collars with cuffs.
Vestees of lace and or
gandie. Organdie collars and
sets.
Collars and sets of pique
and Georgette.
Satin collars and sets.
Those who make their
Christmas choice early
have added advantages.
For Infants
These New Things
Beautiful fur carriage
robes that will keep
babies warm, even in
coldest weather.'Also
silk quilts, eiderdown
and crochet afghans
and silk carriage
robes.
Sacques, either cro
chet or knit, with
bootees to match.
Silk face veils and
mittens.
Silk bootees, long or
short styles.
These dainty baby
things are not a bit
unreasonable in price.
Third Floor
The Fur Shop ,
Distinctive models in
a wide variety of
smart new iashions.
In the season's most
favored furs.
Scarfs, Muffs,
Coats, Wraps.
Correctly Priced.
Robes and
Negligees
For gift purposes, a
lovely negligee or a
fine bath robe is irre
proachable. Here
you will find an ex
ceptional selection of
very distinctive fash
ions. Priced $5 to $75.
The Blouse Store.
Second Floor.
We Have a Sizable Supply
Of All Wool Yarns 1
The condition of the wool market remains un
changed, in spite of the return of peace. So it's '
worth knowing that we are still able to supply your
needs for knitting yarns with qualities of the sort
you have always had from Thompson-Belden's.
A SWEATER MAKES A VERY ACCEPTABLE
GIFT, BUT THOSE WHO- WISH TO MAKE ONE
' MUST, OF NECESSITY, START PRETTY SOON.
Classes for instruction every day.
Mornings, 10 to 12. Afternoons, 2 to 5.
Artneedlework Section Third Floor
Please!
Answer Your Telephone Promptly
and Speak Slowly and Clearly
The telephone instrument, the lines, the switchboard and other
equipment are tL. means of transmitting voices. Talking properly
while using them is the responsibility of telephone users.
The telephone line eliminates the distance between two per
sons who wish to talk, and brings them voice to voice. The wires
provide only a' path for voices, whether they are a short distance
or far apart. To be heard well you must send your voice over that
path properly.
Unless one speaks clearly and listens attentively when using
the telephone, the conversation will be unsatisfactory and the
service displeasing.
Tour part in the establishment of a telephone connection is to
answer the telephone promptly when you are called, and when you
make a call to give the number to the operator in a slow, distinct
tone so she will not misunderstand, and always acknowledge her
repetition of the number. The telephone operator cannot do these
things for you.
You may be surprised how it will help your telephone service
if you always speak slowly and distinctly and directly into tlwi
transmitter when you talk locally or on a long distance call
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