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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 4, 1919)
THE BEE; . OMAHA., SATURDAY, JANUARY ' 4, 1919. 11 N. Y. Traction Lines Face Ruin If Fare is Not , Raised, Says President New York, Jan. 3. Theodore P. Shonts, president of the Interbor ugh Rapid Transit company, who addressed a letter to the municipal authorities yesterday, announcing hat the corporation faces bank ruptcy unless It is permitted to charge higher fares, followed it up last night with an appeal for the New York Railways company, a sub sidiary. ,Ir. Shonts declared that units? the New York railways which op erates more surface car than any other company in Manhattan, is al lowed to charge an eight cent fare with three cents for transfers, it will be only a short time before it has no funds to continue operations. Most of Sunset Division Will Return Home Soon Washington, Jan. 3. Practically the entire 41st division (Sunset), was included in a list of units announced today by the War department as assigned for early convoy from France. The list shows the head quarters and headquarters troops of the 41st, the 161st regiment com plete, Wd complete, 164th complete, and 162d. less second battalion. Enrico Caruso Will Sing for Omahans Next May The Omaha Chamber of Com merce received a telegram this morning from the managers of En rico Caruso saying that a tour for the singer was being booked and that he would be in Omaha next May.' The message asked if the Chamber of Commerce would book such a concert. Man Held in Virginia as Crones Denies Accusation Norfolk, Va., Jan. 3. George Wyler. held by the local police for the Chicago authorities on suspicion he is Jean Crones, wanted in con nection with attempted poisoning of 200 guests at a banquet in Chi cago m lyio. denies he is Crones. He claims he was in New Orleans the night of the attempted poison ing. ini!it:iii;iiiiiiijiiii!i,!Miiiiim'ii!iii.riiutw i it'irni fiittnn' t'wutiiuiiiM I MwdtWi . ..,iaiiB::;:a::;1,::ii:,B :ia:. K"m:b 'M : VM-xxmima imazmmMi '(o ? "WJBWcmmxmm "I'lBin"' .Tirw-ri.:! m:;:iti;;. : a,; i in -mane a H n a n a i B i H M tl 4 u H 0 H a u I i l I H P n i i i H v t: I; i it ,p 1 h El b n D i l 1 I i B Beddeo 'S Great Sale Begins "FT Cl T anuary omorrow Omaha's Greatest Garment Selling Event Once a year we conduct this wonderful economy event, offering smart, new, seasonable garments of Aigh quality at prices that shall make this sale stand forth as without a rival in value-giving. The thousands of women who know the extraordinary character of the values offered in past seasons will need no urging to bring them here tomorrow, and in spite of difficult merchandising conditions, they will find values that measure up fully to the best traditions of the sale. The sale begins tomorrow promptly at 8:30. Although the assortment of styles is almost bewildering in its extent and completeness, there are, in many instances, but a few garments of a kind. The importance of early attendance, to secure the widest possible range of choice, is obvious- No matter what your garment needs, you will be wise indeed to make this sale the occasion for supplying them. NOTICE! Buy Your Apparel Needs Daring This Sale This is the supreme value-giving event of the year, when Select Winter needs now for the entire family, and take we clear out all Winter merchandise. Come and save money one month, two months, three months or longer to pay for at this sale. YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD them. earing lHl i i B ELrfePv BEDDEO. Stylish and Comfortable Winter Coats In Three Very Specially Priced Groups No matter what may be your preferences as to style, no matter what your choice as to ma terial, you should readily find among these note worthy collections a coat that will yield you rich returns in satisfaction. The models are in great variety tailored coats, belted coats, loose full back coats. The materials are wool velours, pom poms, beautiful silvertones, broadcloths and crystal cloths, in all the new and desirable colors. The values are extraordinary indeed. Coats worth from $24.50 to $29.75, in this sale Coats worth from $35.00 to $39.75, in this sale .' Coats worth from $49.50 to $59.75, in this sale. .... I 1 i 1 i 1 j I $19.75 $24.50 $29.75 Plush Coats in the January Clearing Sale . $24.50 $29.75 $39.75 -$49.75 Plush Coats worth: up to $39.75, , . at Plush Coats worth up to $49.75, at Plush Coats worth up to $G9.75, at Plush Coats worth up to $89.75, at vv.. The Coat Sale Second Floor. Wonderful Millinery at $2.95 and $4.95 The very smartest styles in Millinery, worth in a regular way from $8.50 to $16.00, go in two lots at $2.95 and $4.95 w.m M Smart Winter Suits in Three Very Specially Priced Groups All these Suits ask is an inspection; it will take but a glance to, see that in fabric, in style, and in making they are offered at B such low prices no woman who wants a Suit can afford to over- g look the remarkable opportunity to practice true economy. g .50 I Women's Suits, worth from $29.50 to $39.50, in this sale . .. Women's Suits, worth from $45.00 to $59.75, in this sale Women's Suits, worth from $G5.00 to $S9.50, in this sale $29.50 $39.50 Sizes for women and misses and stylish stouts The Suit Sale, Second Floor Charming Dresses In Three Very Specially Priced Groups Satin, Georgette Crepe, Taffeta, Jer sey and Serges in all the colors that "are now in high favor, are represented in this Clearance Sale, and there is a full range of sizes. . Dresses worth from $27.50 M L CA to $35.00, in this sale.. . .. vlUeJV Dresses worth from $35.00, G'M Cjft to .f 45.00; in this. sale: , . ; , J44WU Dresses worth from $49.75 j to $69.75, in this sale., The Sale of Dresses on Second Floor. $29.75 M e n a i B Second Floor Women's Silk Lingerie Reduced Dainty Silk Teddy Bears, Camisoles, Bloomers and Night Gowns all go in the January Clearing . Sale at y3 off regular prices. Second Floor. Petticoats in the January .Clearing Sale A wonderful lot of very fine Petticoats, worth up to $8.95, in this Clearance . j4.95 ' '." Second Floor. Boys' Suits and Overcoats in the January Clearing Sale Mothers who have Boys' Clothes to buy will iave many dollars by attending this sale. Boys' Suits and Overcoats, worth QC up to $10.00, in this sale ,. v Boys' Suits and Overcoats, worth CL QC up to 12.50, in this sale pJJ Boys' Suits and Overcoats, worth 0 QC up to $15.00, in this sale. , po.OcJ Main Floor JANUARY CLEARING SALE OF MEN'S SHIRTS It will pay you to buy several at these low prices: Men's $2.00 Shirts 91.19 : Men's $1.50 Shirts 98 Main Floor JANUARY CLEARING SALE OF MEN'S NECKWEAR , Our entire stock of Neckwear, worth $1.00 and $1.50, in the clearing sale, 69. Main Floor JANUARY CLEARING SALE OF MEN'S COLLARS Odd sizes of Slidewll Collars, regular -price 25c, to close, each 10. Main Floor EXTRA! MEN'S MA CHINA WS A special lot of fine warm Mackinaws, worth in a regular way from $13.50 to $15.00, in this - sale, $9.95. Main Floor FURS Vs OFF In the January Clearing Sals Coats, Sets, Scarfs, Stoics, Muffs in fact every piece of Fur in our stock in the January Clearing Sale at one-third off regular prices. The Fur Sale, Second Floor .Women's Blouses in the January Clearing Sale Dainty Blouses in high and - low neck styles, in pretty evening shades, worth' up to $10.95, in the Clearing 0 A QC Sale $6.95 and. .'. Second Floor. H i 1 I fe i i i The January Clearing Sale Offers the Season's Best Styles in Men's Overcoats and Suits In variety, in originality of style," in the finest qualities, in correct new models, this is a remark able showing. : , The smart things young men want; the form tracing models in Suits and Overcoats ; the lively things for college and high school men, young business and professional men ; here are extreme values. ' We're selling these clothes at remarkably low prices. If you realized conditions in the market you'd certainly appreciate what we offer you. Ths Suits Go in Four Lots $15.00 $18.50 : $24.50 $29.75 Men's Suits, worth up to $22.50, in this sale. Men's tf tits, worth up to $24.50, in this sale Men's Suits, worth up to $32.50, in this sale Men's Suits, worth up to $45.00, in this sale The Overcoats Go in Three Lots Men's Overcoats, worth up to CI C Cfl $24.50, in this sale ,J,AO,JU Men's Overcoats, worth up to OA $32.50, in this sale 9f.03 Men's Overcoats, worth up to $45.00, in this sale... The Suit and Overcoat Sale, Main Floor JANUARY CLEARING SALE OF BOYS' CORDUROY PANTS Sizes 8 to 16 year. Good quality Corduroy Pants, regular $2.50 value, in this. sale at $1.59. Main Floor ; Credit to Out-of-Town People $29.75 OMAHA'S GREATEST CREDIT CLOTHING - STORE j 1417 DOUGLAS STREET 5 ilhelmCo. 414-416-418 South 16th Street FIRST-think of all the many things you need' for your home, THEN attend this Annual JaiHLiiairy Sale Iff u n iv to if 4f n -o y I I'm JUiU $81.00 American Walnut Queen Anne Chiffonier with mir ror, for ' $61.00 135.00 Walnut Hi-Back Arm Chair, in velour $97.S0 165.00 Walnut Hi-Back Arm Chair, in velour. ......... .$110.00 96.00 Colonial Triple Mirror Dressing Table, extra large. .$76.00 307.00 Queen Anne Bedroom Suite in mahogany, Bed, Dresser, Chiffonier and triple mirror Dressing Table, complete $228.50 68.00 Old Ivory Dresser, Adam type, for . .$48.00 28.00 Old Ivory Chiffonier, Adam type, for .$20.00 35.00 Old Ivory Dresser, Adam type, for $25.00 . 13.00 Old Ivory Bedroom Chair, Louis XVI type $9.50 14.00 Old Ivory Bedroom Chair, Adam type $7.50 26.00 Old Ivory Bed, full size, Adam type, for i $18.50 58.00 Old Ivory Dresser, William and Mary type, for $39.50 42.00 Old Ivory Dressing Table, William and Mary type, for .$29.50 42.00 Old Ivory Bed, William and Mary type, for .., $29.50 32.00 Old Ivory Desk, William and Mary type, for $22.00 13.00 Old Ivory Chair, William and Mary type, for $9.75 9.50 Mahogany William and Mary Bedroom Chair, for $6.50 40.00 William and Mary Dresser, American walnut -. $26.00 84.00 AmericanTValnut Queen Anne Chiffonier, for .... $59.00 48.0$ American Walnut Colonial Poster Chif fonier, for $35.00 39.00 American Walnut Dressing Table to match, for $29.00 45.00 Napoleon Bed, in American walnut $29.50 31.50 Dressing Table to match ..$23.50 100.00 American Walnut Vanity Dresser, Louis XVI type, for $75.00 69.00 American Walnut 8-54 Extension Table, for $52.00 90.00 Mahogany 8-54 Extension Table. . .$55.00 110.00 Set of 7 Mahogany. Spanish leather slip seat Diners, one arm diner $85.00 Rugs Including Oriental, Chinese, Bund har Wiltons, French Wiltons, Axmin sters, Body Brussels, Hartford Sax ony's, etc., etc. I 40.00 American Walnut Queen Anne Serving Table, for $20.00 9600 Massive Overstuffed Arm Chair, in tapestry, for $76.00 90.00 Massive Overstuffed Arm Chair, in tapestry, for $69.00 40.00 Mahogany Oval Adam Library Table, for $30.00 68.00 Mahogany Overstuffed Arm Rocker, for $49.00 125.00 Tapestry Overstuffed loose cushion Davenport, for $89.00 60.00 Mahogany Overstuffed Rocker, mulberry velour, for $45.00 125.00 Mahogany Overstuffed Davenport, mul berry velour, for $95.00 69.00 Mahogany Overstuffed Arm Chair, mul berry velour $44.00 .41 00 Mahogany Library Table, 26x50 top, 9-leg type, for $38.50 119.00 Mahoprany Cane Davenport, blue velour, for $95.00 112.00 Mahogany Cane Davenport, blue dam ask, for $89.00 54.00 Mahogany Cane Chair or Rocker, blue damask, for t $39.50 28.00 Hand Decorated Enamel Fernery. $19.50 49.50 Hand Decorated Nest of Tables, .$35.00 60.00 Mahogany Gate Leg Table. . : $35.00 50.00 Black and gold lacquered Fernery. $36.00 74.00 American Walnut Quaen Anne Chiffonier, for .,..: '. . .$58.00 Domestic Rugs asFohow.:, $131.50 Bigelow Ardebil Wilton Rugs, 9x12 for .$105.00 131.50 French Wilton Rugs, 9x12, for. . 105.00 110.00 Whittall Anglo-Indian Rugs, 9x12 9.00 86.00 Standard Wilton Rugs, 9x12, for 69.00 137.25 Hartford Saxony Rugs, 9x12, for 92.50 118.00 Standard Wilton Rugs, 9x15, for , 93.50 , 80.00 Bigelow Axminster Rugs, 11-3x12 59.00 149.00 Oakdale Wilton Rugs, 11-3x15.. 125.00 137.50 Standard Wilton Rugs, 11-3x13-6 115.00 195.00 Hartford Saxony Rugs, 10-6x13-6 142.50 126.50 Hartford Saxony Rugs, 8-3x10-6 87.50 110.00 Seamless Chenille Rugs, 8-4x8-6 69.00 45.00 Whittall Anglo-Persian Rugs, 4-6x7-6, for 36.00 30.00 Standard Wilton Rugs, 4-6x7-6.. 24.00 7.00 Reversible Crex Rugs, 4-6x7-6. . 4.75 Chinese and ' . ' ' ' Oriental Rugs At Sale Prices Genza, 4-4x3 Rug $25.00 Belouchistan, 3-6x1-11 Rug 18.00 Chinese, 3x3 Rug Chinese, 4-4x2-2 Rug Belouchistan, 4-7x2-10 Rug Monsoul, 3-4x2-4 Rug. . . . . Khiva 8-6x7-4 Rug 27.00 27.00 31.60 31.50 140.00 for $15.00 for 15.00 22.50 22.50 27.50 27.50 for for for for India. 11-3x7-9 Rue . . 75.00 Meshed, 14-5x10-6 Rug. .. .600.00 12.75 13.75 13.00 19.50 26.50 27.50 for 100.00 for 45.00 for 450.00 One Mahal, 14-2x10-3 Rug ..487.50 for 325.00 Draperies Being a Complete Clearance of all Odd Pairs of Curtains, and short lengths of discontinued patterns in drapery fabrics, including Lace Nets, Scrims, and Muslin Curtains, Cretonnes and Tapestries, Sunfast Materials and Colored Madras, Curtain Nets, Curtain Scrims and Marquisettes, Curtain Muslins, Tapestries and Velvets, Portieres and Couch Covers, Trimmings, Edges, Braids and Laces. Curtains 130 Pairs All one and two-pair lots, regardless of style or quality, to close at HALF PRICE. In some cases even less. 75 styles in Curtains from 3 to 6 pairs to a style, values from $2.25 to $35.00, at reductions ranging from One-fourth to One-half. Cretonnes and Taffetas 75 patterns of Cretonnes and plain Cotton Taffetas, 5 to 30 yards of a pattern Values to $1.00, for, per yard , 48c Values to $2.00, for, per yard 95c 18.50 Heavy Axminster Rugs, 3-9x10-6. 16.50 Roxbury Axminster Rugs, 4-6x6-6 16.25 Seamless Brussels Rugs, 6x9,ifo 25.50 Seamless Velvet Rugs, 6x9, for. . 35.00 Heavy Axminster Rugs, 7-6x9 .V 33.50 Smith Seamless Velvet Rug, 7-6x9 57.60 Bagdad Body Brussels Rugs, 8-8x 10-6, for 60.00 Seamless Axminster Rugs, 9x12. . 38.50 Heavy Axminster Rugs, 9x9 6.00 Heavy Axminster Rugs, 36x63. . . 1.75 Black and White Rag Rugs, 27x54 ; 38.60 Fine Axminster Border, Rugs,' , 7-6x10-6, for .. . .... 40:00 Bundhar Wilton Runner, 3x16..'..'. 30.00 Imported Red Runners, 2-6x14 . . 37.50 Ardebel- Wilton Runners, 3x9 . i . . 10.50 Plain Rattania Rugs, 9x10-6 . Useful Remnants As Well As Rolls of v Linoleum ; ? At Sale Prices each, for .....,......; . . 15 Pieces of Printed Linoleum, about 3x6 feet, each i ... .$1.00 6 Pieces of Inlaid Remnants, 'enough tor Bath Room, per yard .$1.25 10 Pieces of Plain Brown and Green Linoleum, -enough for room, per square' yard 75e $1.55 9-foot Burlap Back Printed Linoleum, in ' full roll, four splendid patterns, special value, square yard, for .$1.19 29.50 52.50 28.50 4.80 1.45 , 22.50 : 19.50 15.00 29.00 7.50 5c Sunfast and Madras 25 patterns of Sunfast and Madras in such desirable colors as rose, mulberry, brown and' gray, up to 30 yards of a pattern Values as high as $2.50, for, per yard 75e Values as high as $4.25,, for, per yard... $1.85 Curtain Nets 60 patterns of Curtain Net, values from 40c to $2.75 per yard, 5 to 25 yards of a pattern, now priced, at, per vard 18c to $1.98 - Scrims and Marquisettes 30 styles in nlain and bordered effects.' values from 45c to $1.00 per yard, at about Half Price, ..22Heto 60c Tapestries and Velvets Short lengths of these materials at big re- t " Useful Kitchenware at January Prices , Regardless of value they are arranged on tables as follows: At 5d Enameled Dippers Soap Dishes Towel Racks Bottle Stoppers Cake Pans At10 25c Liquid Veneer 25c BB Polish 25c Thumbs Polish 25c Lymis Polish Several Pieces of Brown Ovenware At 25 50c Polishes 85c Frying Pans Cake Pans Bread Graters Chins Rolling Pins jiiiinaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit:it!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiii!iiiiiii(iii Orchard & Wilhtlm Co -Ar 50 $1.00 Wood Shine Oil Oven Thermometer Cake Moulds ' $1.25 Salt and Pepper Shakers Slaw Cutters Sad Irons, set of three lllllllll!ll!l!lllllll!!llllli:Ml!lli)l! ductiona $3.60 values, for, per yard $2.50 V $6.00 values, for, per yard $3.00 $7.50 values, for, per yard $3.75 Trimmings I e Cretonne edges, braids and lace edges, regu lar values, 5e, 10c, 15c, 25c and up to 72c per yard, now at reductions of about One-third. -Many short lengths, regular 12 c values, at, per yard .. 3c Remnants. Cretonnes, Curtain Nets, Scrims, Madras and Sunfast materials, priced for immediate clear ance, at less than Half Price. '