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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
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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
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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.
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$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-
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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
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Mail orders will be filled promptly when check accompanies order if garment asked for is not sold before order
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