Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, August 17, 1919, Page 4, Image 4
4 A THE - OMAHA SUNDAY BEE : AUGUST 17, 1919. South Side HOG PRICES GO DOWN $2.10 ON LOC AL MARKET Slump Attributed to Agita- lion on High Cost of Liv- ing Sheep Records Broken. .'An attempted return to high prices on hogs Wednesday ended in a sharp decline to lower levels when the, price fell $2.10 a 100 pounds. While under normal con ditions such a break in the market would have caused a panic, little excitment was felt among the hog itien, who attribute the slump en tirely to the high cost of living agitation. -Wednesday a return to the record prices asked for hogs about a month ago looked imminent, when a top qf $22.35 was made. Saturday the top was only $20.25. Considering the high, prices of hogs a' drop of $1 now H equivalent to a 25-cent decline in "days that was," commission men say. The biggest run of sheep ever received during a single week in August was recorded during the past week at the local yards. A total of 163,692 head were unloaded as compared to 132,458 bead, last week's record.. ., , ; A year ago, during the same week only 94,149 head were received. Heavy runs during the last two weeks have set the Increase over hjtst year's figures for the same number of days much farther ahead. The difference is now, 297,935 head as against 200,000 last week. ' Hogs receipts are 60,281 more than last year. Cattle continue to show a decrease of about 150,000 head. i Railroad officials report that there art now enough cars in the west and that the largest run of stock for a long time is expected Monday At least 1,000 cars are said to be due here then. Reports of a car shortage in the Sand Hills is said tp be without foundation. Two Holdups Are Reported i To the South Side Police :i Two holdups were reported to S,outh Side police Friday night. In both cases the highwaymen were said to be a pair of negroes. Pan -Gradinor, 3421 Jefferson street, vs stopped at Thirty-third and R streets and relieved of $22.10 and a gold watch. When John Perniski, 2916 Oak street, was ordered to throw up his hands he disregarded the revolver thrust against his chest to enforce the,iemand and set his feet in mo tion in place of his hands. The at tempted robbery occurred at ths West end of the F street viaduct. One of Largest Checks t Ever Drawn for Live Stock ; One of the largest checks drawn to pay for live stock was handed to a commission man Fridav, calling (Of between $45,000 and $50,000 for . fwo shipments of lambs from Ne vada. f About 4,000 head were sold, most of them at the top price of $17 per tlOO pounds. Eight of the cars were bflled by the Union Live Stock company of Reno and nine car's by the Pyramid Land and Live Stock company of Constantia, Cat. Three packers bought the sheep. Hog, Buyer; Presented With 1 ' ; 1 1 Watch by Associates 3 A watch, chain and 'charm were presented . to Henry Kalhorn, for several years a hog buyer for Ar mour & Co. here, by local hogmen when he visited the Exchange on a trip from Chicago Saturday. He has accepted the position of order buyer in Sioux City. South Side Brevities i Btiim and ExpreM, alio moving, quick Mrvle. Jack Ford. So. 2730. Hntr Ranaon, 1421 South Sixteenth atrset, waa tlnad 12.60 and costs for speeding-. For Sale New -room house, very rea sonable; Immediate possession. Call So. Dr. C. W. Graff and family of Tecum seh, Neb., were the fueata of Rev. C. C Wilson last week. 'Ladles of the South Side Christian church will serve Ice cream on the church laws , Wednesday evening-. i Andrew Murphy, who aave his address a Portland, Ore., waa fined Saturday $10 and eosta for Intoxication. ; Herbert Martin. Thirty-third and Har rison streets, waa taken ill laat week and removed to the Ford hospital. A. L. Hunter and, family hare moved from the Fort Crook boulevard to Twenty-third street, between X and B streets. 'A. food, steady position for a lady that knowa bookkaeplnr and cashiering. Ref erence necessary. Philip's Department Store. "Son! Pood" will ha the subject of v. C C Wilson's sermon thle morn ing at 11 o'elock at the Grace Methodist church. William Kent, 1707 Missouri avenue, re ported the loss of a valuable bull dog to police Friday. He offers a reward for Its recovery. Hiss Paulina Kaufhold.' daughter of Mrs. John' Mclntlre. will leave for Los Angeles tomorrow tor a month's visit with relatives. Mrs. Lewis Etter and sons, James and Harold, were taken sick with summer grip Monday. They are expected to be up again early thta week. "" Mrs. Samuel Ackerraan and her two grandsons left for their home In Chicago last week after a month's visit at the horrffc of her brother. John Mclntlre., For Sale Six-room, strictly modern bungalow, with garage at 606 South For tieth street: Immediate possession i part cash, balance monthly. Sea Mr. Roberta , Charles J. Klrkpatrlck, Twenty-sixth and O streets, reported to police Friday night that a boy atole a revolver from bis motorcycle, while It was parked on , the curb. The Butcher Workmen band, attired' In new uniforms, will give a concert Sun day afternoon at 1:14 In Mandan park. The band has 14 musicians and la led by N. E. McClenahan. r A surprise party and ahower was given Thursday night In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Erall Keener, Seventeenth and N streets. Mrs. Kasner was formerly Miss Margaret Sinclair and waa married August . About IS guests were present Edward Meyer, S99I S street, who died Thursday noon at hie home. Is survived by his wife, six brothers and four sisters. Funeral services' will be held Sunday aornlng at 10 o'clock at the Zlon Luth eran church. Rev. Michael Adame officiat ing. - Burial will be la the Oraceland Fark cemeterr H. S. Ballantyne, the Manager of the New Moon Movie Theater j;v,r -v 1" Jr H. S. BALLANTYNE. R. S. Ballantyne, manager of the Muse theater, who will manage the new Goldberg enterprise, The Moon theater, Fifteenth and Douglas Streets. Swifts to Sell Interests in Tanning and Leather Chicago, Aug. 16. Louis F. Swift, president of Swift & Co., announced today that it had been decided to dispose of all of Swift & Co.'s inter est in tanning and leather. For this purpose the National Leather com pany has been incorporated under the laws of Maine with headquarters in Boston, Mass., with a capital stock of $30,000,000. divided into 3, 000,000 shares at the par value of $10 each. 19 Passengers Hurt. Denver, Colo., Aug. 16. Nineteen persons were injured last night when Denver & Rio Grande passen ger train No. 316, running from Ouray and Monrtose, Colo., to Sa lida, Colo., overturned on a curve two and one-half miles east of Ches ter, Colo. A defective rail is be lieved to have caused the accident Injuries were limited to cuts and bruises, according to local officers of the railroad. Bowen's Value-Giving Stored Do As Thousands of Others Have Done Shop at the Greater Bowen Store and Save Money . No matter what day of what month you shop at the Bowen store, you'll save money. These extra good values should interest you. Acme Ice Cream Freezers Brie City News Freeze delicious crer.m in five minutes. Nothing could be" more handy for the making of the evening dessert. Jf Priced at DOC Ironing Boards Made of seasoned lumber full size smooth finish. Bowen Value-Giving Price $1.25 Irons You can do your ironinz in less time and far easier if you do it electrically. Bowen's Value-Givingv Price (enables everybody to have one. . Get , one before they d O Q C are all gone, at.. 4a6a20 Reed and Fibre Flower Baskets Neatly woven and beautifully decorated in colors. Bowen's Value-Giving Price tb ; v JU . -i m S OWE Ml C "I CQMMTtteJ in i. if ut r OrpHs-Ottfitrter Ob How an! betweem 16th and 16th sills i u tmmmd Rave Root Print It Beacon Press Elec Fans $8.50 Burgess-Granden 1 Omaha Gasoline and Oils "Best In the Long Run" Adv. Dr. L. A. Merriam may be con sulted a,t his residence, 1709 Dodge street Adv. ' "The American State Bank at 18th and Far nam pays interest upon time deposits and savings accounts." Adv. J. C BUby A Son Co. were awarded the contract for the plumb and heating in the new Heyn apart ments. City Park Concert Oleson's or chestra will play in Bemis park Sun day evening, beginning at 7 p. m., under auspices of the city park de partment McGilton In Cincinnati K. O. McGilton left Friday afternoon for Cincinnati, where he will attend the annual convention of the Commerr cial Law League of America, of whic'i '3 a mber, and a'so a member of the executive committee. For two terms Air. McGilton was president of the league. Wahoo Postmaster Here Post master N. J. Ludi of Wahoo Is in Omaha familiarizing himself with the government surplus food stock preparatory to opening the post office sale Monday. Good Fellows to Fete Instead of the regular weekly meeting, the members of the good-fellowship committee of the Chamber Of Com merce next Monday will take their wives and go to Krug park, where they will have supper and spend the evening. Returns From France Arlo E. McLarnan has returned from France, where he served in the army for about a year. Most of the time he was stationed at Tours In the chief quartermaster's headquar ters, to which branch of the service he was assigned. Campfire Girls' Food Sale Camp fire Girls have on sale at their head quarters in the Patterson block a quantity of foodstuffs which were left over after the closing of the "inn, and which they are anxious to dispose of. The supplies include several cases of canned fruits, spaghetti, macaroni, spices and the like. Dodge Hotel Sold. Sale of the Dodge hotel, Thirteenth and Dodge streets, across the alley and north of the Millard hotel, is announced to realty men. The seller is the Omaha Sanitary Supply Co. and the buyer reported a heavy investor or a syn dicate that he has formed. Koonomlc Expert Coming The Chamber of commerce is aavisea that representing the Bureau of Commercial Economies - of the United States, Milton Schonberger, field representative, will be in Omaha during Ak-Sar-Ben week de livering lectures on economics and putting on free moving picture shows. Breeders Will Move Harvey Milliken, chairman of the bureau of publicity of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, announces that January 1 next the Hereford Breeders' as sociation will move its headquarters from Kansas City to this city. The association Is made up largely of ranch cattle breeders, many of whom have been shipping their animate to the Omaha, market. The president is Allan MacDougal of Flagstaff, Aria. Brother of Empress Zita Affirms Loyalty to Allies Paris, Aug. 16. Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma, brother of former Empress Zita of Austria, is seeking authorization by the allies to go to Luxembourg to visit his fiancee, the Grand Duchess Charlotte, according to a Geneva dispatch to the Temps, which says that he affirms his loy alty to the allies. Prince Felix fought with the Austrian arms. Normal Temperatures and Fair Weather Week's Outbok , Washington, Aug. 16. Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday, August 18, are: Upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys: Normal temperature and generally fair. Bids Are Opened on the New Skinner Big Produce Plant Here Bids were opeend yesterday on the new iikinner Produce buiidinR at Twelfth and Douglas streets. George W. Stiles Construction com pany of Chicago and Omaha were the low bidders and were awarded the contract The cost of the build ing and real estate will run approx imately $500,000. ,i Rodman Brown, former building inspector for the city ot Umaha lor a number of years, is now the local manager of the Stiles Construction company, and is an expert engineer ar.d builder, and will have personal charge of this building. This building will be nine floors, 132x99, with both Burlington and Union Pacific trackage. This plant will be one of the finest branch,! houses and produce buildings in the world. , Partridge-Thomson finished exca vating Saturday for the Skinner Packing company and the budi"? site is all ready for the George VV. Stiles Construction company to start work Monday morning, and the work will be pushed to comple tion. A record for rapid progress on this building will be strived tor bj the Stiles Construction company and they expect to pour one floor a week of concrete, and have the en tire building enclosed by Decem ber 1. House Will Attempt to Override Daylight Veto Washington, Aug. 16. Republican Leader Mdndell announced today that the house would vote next Tuesday on the passage of the day light saving repeal over President Wilson's veto. Bee Want Ads Produce Results. Tomorrow you'll encounter at the Em porium the largest showing of New Fall SUITS and DRESSES West of Chicago. "We invite your in spection, whether you contemplate a pur chase or not. We accept all issue, of Liberty Bonds at FACE VALUE in pay. nients of New Fall Furs, Suits, Coats and Dresses, etc. "the most important announcement ever made by the Emporium'9 comes in the form of this extraordinary ALE S COAT MONDAY you'll encounter at the Emporium the most comprehensive assortment of Fur and Pile Fabric Coats and Wraps at .prices we cannot duplicate them for on today's market. We prepared for this sale many months ago, making many special purchases and oCCUIlll lllllUCIloc LJUclllULlCD ui vwt4.uo uviuiv uiiv ivwiil pi ivv dvi v ctiivv. juvci v uuai UIVUIVWU i i i -l i r i. 4- 4-i u 4-i rr i. r cm nas Deen marKea on a Dasis 01 its lu&l ai uie uiu piiue, aim num uns we uiier uuiscuuin ui lmio. f a , I a decisive Arhich are this means ed on a basis of its cost at the old price, and from this we offer a discount of 20. rhich are positively 25 under October prices on similar garments that buying during this sale affords a saving of at least 45 The purchase of Furs cannot be classed with ordinary shopping. It is rather the making of an investment, the source of which must be of known and proved integrity. Emporium Fur and Pile Fabric Coats make dependable, safe investments. Every detail of the garments is up to the very highest standard the linings, the trim mings, the matching of skins. COATS, DOLMANS and COATEES THE WIDEST VARIETY FOR CHOOSING AWAITS YOU DURING THIS RE MARKABLE SALE. BELOW WE QUOTE BUT AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE OF VALUE-GIVING YOU MAY EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER HERE. NO MATTER WHAT YOUR WINTER COAT IDEA, IT CAN BE MOST SATISFAC TORILY MET HERE AT A SAVING WELL WORTH INVESTIGATING. FUR GOATS and COATEES PILE FABRIC WRAPS $475 SQUIRREL COAT Sport Model, 30-inch length. Beautiful lined, August Price. $575 SQUIRREL COAT Cut full, 30-inch length. Cheney silk lined, August Price. 1 J $545 HUDSON SEAL COAT Marten trimmed, collar, cuffs and bandings, 48-inch length, August Price. $395 NIPPON MINK COAT 40-inch length, richly blended. Gorgeous lining, August Price $250 HUDSON BAY SEAL COAT Squirrel trimmed, Sport modeL Shawl collar, August Price $225 GENUINE MARMOT COAT- 40-inch length, Opossum trimmed. Beautiful lining, August Price $225 GENUINE BEAVER COAT 42-inch length, finest quality. Skinner Satin lined, August Price.... $175 BLENDED MUSKRAT COAT- 36-inch length, Hudson Seal trimmed. Sport model, August Price $175 RUSSIAN CALP COAT Rich in color, 30-inch length. Cut full, Satin lined, August Price. $159 GENUINE MARMOT COAT 36-inch length, perfect matched skins. Cheney Silk lined, August Price $69.50 FRENCH CONEY COATEE Distinctive model, Taupe. Novelty lined, August Price.... $59.50 FRENCH CONEY COATEE Sport model, Black, no trimming. Skinner Satin lined, August Price $360 $460 $436 $316 $200 $180 $180 $140 $140 $12712 $552 $47i $350 BAFFIN SEAL COAT Ring Tail trimmed to waist line. Cheney Silk lined, 48-inch length, August Price.. $250 KARAMI IMPORTED COAT Australian Opossum collar, 48-inch length. Skinner Satin lined, August Price. $195 YUKON SEAL CAPE COAT Natural Beaver trimmed, full sweep. Cheney Silk lined, August Price $179.50 YUKON SEAL COAT 48-inch length, a beautiful creation. Skinner Satin lined, August Price. $175 BAFFIN SEAL SPORT COAT Gorgeously trimmed with Australian Chin chilla. Cheney Sily lined, August Price... $120 BAFFDX SEAL SPORT COAT 36-inch length. A novel creation. Richly lined, August Price $110 SEALETTE PLUSH COAT 48-inch length, Beaver shawl collar. Beautiful lining, August Price $75 BEAVER PLUSH COAT Novel two-tone effect, Sport model Wonderful linings, August ..Price. ., $45 CARACUL SPORT COATEE A jaunty creation in Taupe. Fancy lined, August fnce $44.50 KARAMI SPORT DOLMAN- JT 11 CAU C1UC v i-j . Novelty Silk lined, August Price $35 SILK VELVET JACKETS Sport styles, braided, Black only. Fancy Silk lined, August rnce $19.50 SEALETTE PLUSH COATEE Jaunty 24-inch model, Black. Kichly lined, August rnce OivuJLuei aiui uucu, august . t a Mail orders will be filled promptly when check accompanies order if garment asked for is not sold before order $280 iSJ:i $200 U.- $156 $143i -M $140 m V fv is n $88 WEm $36 1 4560 .18 W V , ji $28 Us r m $15 , is received. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii