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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 30, 1918)
ALASKA OFFERS GOOD CHANCES - FOR SOLDIERS i i Reindeer Industry and Fox , and Skunk Farms Offer Ex ceptional Opportunities for Returning "Soldiers. -I I x - 55aii Francisco, Nov. 28. The Jist undeveloped reaches of Alas ka's 586,490 square miles of valleys, , streams an . mountains offer a suit able habitant for America's returned soldiers, in the opinion of E, O. Mc cormick, of San Francisco, member of commission authorized by Sec- retary Lane to make a survey of the northern territory,' f The reports of McCormick, vice president in charge of traffic for the Southern Pacific company, and two Others, L. O. Gabany chemist and geologist and George C McFadden foal mining expert, both of Chicago, rt to be. used, McCormick said, in connection with Secretary Lane's t plan to establish returned soldiers ; On the land and to acquaint the Am erican people with opportunities of fered in the territory. " "Alaska is to t!.e mecca for dis criminating ., world travelers. It is the dream land of artists," he said. Reindeers Will Supply Food. The territory's 120,000 reindeer, developed from 1,280 imported from the' government between 1892 ar.J 1902, will .figure in the effort to supply, the world wth food, Mc Cormick said. Fox larrris, where animals bearing pelts worth $2,500 each have been developed, and skunk farm are among the many unusual pursuits of the region, he said. ' The government railroad, now completed from Seward to Anchor age, will keep the latter city, here tofore ice bound in winter open the year around, McCormick noted. From Anrhoraffft north. toward the ultimate terminal at Fairbanks, the railroad now extends as far as Montana, running 60 miles through as productive a country as may be found anywhere. I "The building of the government (ailroad is being accomplished by some of the most formidable en gL:erin,j feats I have ever seen," taid McCormick. "An example i 'top loop' where emerging from a tunnel at the top of a bowl-shaped .Valley, the tracks double back five times within a distance of a mile, before they reach the valley floor. "On the way to Fairbanks, reached Over a solid automobile road, are the Matanuska coal fields, where coal " Is being developed in commercial quantities. These and other fea tures of the. .vast mining district "tapped by the railroad were given particular attention by other mera bersof the commission. Forest of spruce, from which some was taken for America's newly-built planes fir and Npther timber lie along the , railroad i "In this district are produced the finest vegetables, potatoes, beets car rots, 16-pound cabbages, rhubarb four feet high and fine celery. Na tive grass in places grows eight feet higl- Alaska berries are already widely recognized. - 'Great Many Methodist Episcopal , Churches ; Are Without Pastors r I New York, Nov. 28. One-fourth of the Methodist Episcopal churches in the United States are without pastors, it was announced here to day by the joint centenary commit teejof that denomination, in making public plans for a campaign to re cruit 53,000 religious workers. The, r cruits, 13,000 of whom will be clergymen, will be utilized Jn help ing to raise $80,000,000 to advance &b cause of Methodism throughout the world. The fund will be in Sonor of the 100th anniversary 6t ie founding cf the first Methodist mission in this country. , ;Th war's great drain on Metho oist educational institutions was shown by the report that from 42 colleges and universities of the church, ; 9,617 men had gone into military service and 6,287 more were enrolled in the Students' Army Training corps. Candidates for the ministry being drawn from the fore going student group, it was said, there are no men to replace pastors who have retired and chaplains who have gone abroad. Forty thousand' of the workers now to be recruited will consist of 'deaconesses, medical missionaries, teachers and laymen. They will man the hospitals, schools and churches t be established here and abroad. Bishop Theodore S. Henderson of Detroit and the Rev. Dr. J. Franklin Ream of New York are in charge of the recruiting campaign. . French Fined by Germans . When Hens Failed to Lay i With the British-American Armies in France, Nov. 28. Poultry owners in the little French villages from which tthe Germans were driven in the big allied offensive that ended Jhe war have been having a hard time of it to supply the exacting de mands of the Germans. Two eggs a week from every hen was one German requisition. If the owner failed to deliver the eggs he was fined 1 mark. He was forbidden to sell or kill his chickens and if one of them died he was fined 100 marks. ! Their homes were stripped of everything that contained metal or rubber. Inhabitants in all the villages re taken by the allied troops were al lowed only the most meager quan tities oi food by the German army officers. Hundreds of them de clared to the correspondent that if it were not for the help give by the United States through the Span- , ish-American relief committee, they would have starved, i nere were times when even some of this food did not reach them, they said, be cause it was taken by the Germans and used m the army. ,- One resident in the town of Bo hain said that 14,000 pounds of lard sent to the Spanish-American relief committee from the United States arid intended for the population, was taken by the Germans before ,fliey( left the, - J , ORDER YOUR PER SONAL CHRISTMAS GREETING CARDS NOW, AND SAVE DISAPPOINT. MENT. I Ufie Ciristthas Store for SvevyBodtf IP w ATCH REPAIRING BY WATCH MAKER. ESTU MATES CHEERFULLY - GP GIVEN. Friday, November 29, 191S- nSTORE NEWS FOR SATURDAY- -Telephone Douglas 2100. Good Goods, Good Values and Good Service Is a Combination 0 Goodness That's Making Very Busy Days at Burgess-Nash Our 'Entire) Stock of Women's, Misses' And Children's Sweaters Offered At y4 to y2 Off Regular Price AN offering that's extraordinary in the ex treme an opportunity to benefit by re luctions oi 14 to V2 the regular price right at a time when you can get the most good out of a sweater, j There are sweaters of Pure Thread Sillc, Vicuna, Angora, Fiber Silk, English Mohair, and Shetland in military or canteen coats or tuxedo styles in fancy or plain weaver in rose, wistaria, copen, 'emerald, purple, battleship gray, hockey red, maize, peach, coral, black, tan brown, overseas blue, navy, and color combinations. Saturday only, at 4 to off the regular marked price. Burgeat-Nath Co. Second Floor Women's and Childr ens' Gloves for Christmas Gifts Or for Immediate Wear N f vr 1 ivi Mtfitcu.iuic. r r tui OW is the time to make your selection. Our stockis more complete in color and XI 'L ! X - - 1 i I sizes uiaii it is pussuue 10 ue jaier on. Finest Quality French Overseam Gloves, $3.00 Beautifully made, the skins are the very, finest obtainable; blaqk, white and a wide range of new colorings, at $3.00 pair. Women 8 Street Gloves at $2J0 These come with a single clasp, medium heavy leather. For general utility wear these give excellent service. Warm Lined Gloves at $5.00 ' ;. t Some with fur trimming, others long worsted with strap ar rangement. Suitable for either street or auto wear;' $5.00 pair. ' Burgaaa-Naah Co. Main Floor Continuing for Saturday N This Extraordinary Clear away Of Women 's and Misses 'ailot ed' Suits ? T . tTl?I II 1111 prV I T A A m I - r . - . II I " , . Dr,ni-nu rwr . , BurMM-Naik Co MJn Floor I- Bure-Nh Co Fourth Floor i ! m im.iijljiiih i 1 mi 1 1 ii. i i , .' . '" ' 1 i . m ir AND $30 .00 Which Represent Radical Reductions of V3 to V The Regular Price And Even More HE offering is an extremely remarkable one, as it includes tne season's very newest and smartest suit creationsand at prices that represent values that are really 'sensational. 'The materials include: . Serges v Poplins Tricotines French Velours Gabardines Silvertones and Velveteens The colors are: Tans Navy Burgundy and T There's a remarkably certainly a style to suit are plain tailored, while finished with trimmings tons, fur and plush." . , - - Bur(-Nah Brown Taupe Green Purple, also Black wide range of style selection the fancy of everyone. Some others are more elaborately of self-materials, braids, but- ANNOUNCING FOR SATURDAY ' ' An Uncommon Display and Sale of New Suit and Costume EL O USES Which Represent the Very Newest Style Ideas And Values That Are Quitq Unusual IT'S the result of keeping constantly in touch with the market ever readyt6'snap up merchandise of the wanted sort when the price is right. In this instance the makers are changing their lines to Spring 1919 materials and willingly accepted the sacrifice in an effort to clear their stocks. N At $3.95 BEAUTIFUL new effects in a heavy quality of crepe de chine, made in a variety of smart styles, in cluding the new convertible collar. White and flesh color. All sizes. At $5.00 THE materials are georgette, crepe de chines and striped tub silks. The colors are navy, green, brown, gray, taupe and flesh, also black and white. .Wide range of style selection. At $7.50 0 MART new creations of georgette, O in all the most favored suit shades, also flesh and white. Many of them are hand embroidered and trim med with real filet. All sizes 34 to 46. Blouses for Women of Stout Build K, tB L Kn WE have just received a splendid collection of blouses for women of stout build in slzes from 46 to 52. The mate- . rials are colored crepe de chine in white and flesh. The price is $6.50. Burgeaa-Naih Co. Second Floor v Handkerchiefs Are Always Acceptable for Christmas Gifts AND we doubt if you can find better selected stocks from which to make your choice. Handkerchiefs in special boxes, if so desired. 'Men's fine cambric, embroid-" ered initial handkerchiefs, 6 in box, for $1.00. Men's fine linen embroidered initial handkerchiefs, 35c each, or 6 for $2.00. Men's linen handkerchiefs with embroidered initial, 6 in box, $1.50. Women's fine Swiss handker chiefs, embroidered in colors and plain white, S in boxr50c. Women's fine Swiss Hand kerchiefs, 3 in fancy box, 75c. Women's fine Swiss and lin en handkerchiefs, 6 in box, $1. Women's Madeira handkerchiefs, white and colors, 3 in fancy box, for $1.50. Women's fine Swiss tape border handkerchiefs with embroidered initial, 6 in box, for $1.00. Women's fine linen handkerchiefs with embroid ered initial, 25c, 35c up to $1.00 each.. , Burget-Nah Co. Main Floor two Models in Women's Shoes Specially Priced Saturday at J $7.95 H i TWO models that represent two of the cleverest styles brought out this season, and at fully y under, the regular in tended retail price. Included are j Women's taupe fcray kldskin shoes, with cravenette tops, light welt soles and full Louis covered heels. - Women's field mouse kidskin shoes, with cravenette topi, light welt soles and full Louis covered heels. Holiday Slippers for Men, Women, Boys, Girls and Wee Tots Never, to our knowledge, have we shown so many beautiful styles. Com fortable comfy slippers for the boudoir, felt,' fur and ribbon trimmed house slippers, dainty, pretty dancing and par ty slippers, in a big ' range of prices. Burgi-Nah Co. 3con4 Floor T DUY Jewelry & Here Saturday for Gifts Here are some special values in desirable jewelry. Pearl cuff links, assorted pat- J terns, pair 50c Oriental pearl earrings, vari ous sizes, pair $1.00. Pearl necklace, good color, evenly matched, each, $1.25. Cameo brooches, good repro ductions, gold filled mounting, each, 75c. Belt buckles, sterling silver, engraved designs, monogramed free, each, $2.50 and $3.50. Lingerie clasps, gold filled, sterling silver and solid gold. A large variety to choose from, 50c 75c, $1.00 and up to $2.95 pair. ' Hat pins, with solid gold heads, assorted styles, pair, 50c For men, gold filled and solid gold Waldeman knives, each, $1.25, $2.00 and $3.50. 1 Sterling silver c 1 re 1 e brooches, beautifully enameled and set with rbinestones, each, $1.00. Sterling silver bar pins, set with extra fine quality of French rhinestones, exact imi tations of platinum styles, each, $2.00, $3.25 and $4.50. Solid gold Waldemar watch chains in various styles, $6.50 to $14.00. Burf eaa-Nath Co Main Floor Every Child's Dream Realized In Our Toy TownFourth Floor Express Elevators Through to Toy Town AND what new wonders there are in this land of "Make Believe," where Santa Claus reigns supreme ! This jolly old fellow (Santa Claus) in Burgess-Nash Toy Town hears thousands of "I wants" every day, and he is so jolly and smiling because he never forgets and because his Toy Town can supply every "I Jfrant"-he hears. - y Toys without end ! Dolls by the thousand, dressed and undressed games picture books real engines velocipedes tricycles," in very latest designs and workmanship coaster wagons hand cars sleds doll cabs- doll's outfits boats submarines, battleships cannon aeroplanes and goodness knows what all can be seen on a tour through this brilliantly lighted wonderland! Come and see for yourself and bring the children. . ,