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I THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1919. GREAT PACKERS WILL ACCEDE TO PUBLIC BEHEST Decide to Confine Activities To Meat Packing Industry Alone and Sell Ex traneous Concerns. (Continued From Pace On.) living. Senator Kenyon, declared the government should maintain ever the packers the control pro vided by the pending bills, inasmuch as "it is evident they were building the greatest monopoly the country , has ever known." Long Fight Ended. Retirement of 'he packers from all lines of business except the meat and produce business, ends a fight of long standing, which has been an issue in elections and political de bates for years, the subject of much attempted legislation, the cause of the expenditure of thousands of dol lars in investigations and untold bitterness between packers on the , one hand and the government, live stock producers and small business firms on the other. The present settlement is an out growth of an investigation started by the federal trade commission by direction of President Wilson on February 7, 1917. A letter review ing that work and what it accom plished was transmitted to the White House tonight by Chairman Murdock and his associates. President Thanked. 4 'The commission thanks you, Mr. President," the letter said, "tor your unswerving support in its labors: acknowledges the sympathetic co operation of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of ; Justice and the other branches of ; the government and the many good citizens whose aid has made the completion of its task possible. And lastly, the patience and generosity of congress and of its committees in both houses." Much evidence obtained by the Clear Baby 's Skin With Cuticura Soap and Talcum . ww iibii ruu fllll mmmM you have a stomach if s time to i suspect your liver. You need Bsecham's Pills. 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Hia improved Special Treatments for these diseases are the result of SO years' 3 experience and are thorougly scientific " and remarkably successful, so much so f-that he does not hesitate to offer Free Trial Treatments to 'the sick that they msy test them free. Write at once. - Describe our case, and he will . send you a two-pound Free Treatment and Book. Address. Dr. Franklin Miles, Dept. MS 1(2 to 172, Franklin St, Elkhart, Ind. commission from the private files of the packers was made public, de spite determined opposition in ex parte hearings in Washington and other citiei which were sensational in their revelations of financial manipulation by means of dummy directors, bearers, warrants and other devices to conceal the per sons involved. When the investigation was trans ferred to Chicago, a hot legal fight resulted from a raid on the private vault of Henry Veeder, from which Francis J. Heney of San Francisco, special counsel for the commission, took letters and papers alleged to have related to collusion between the packers to control the market and prices of live stock. Veeder stopped Heney from further exam ination of his files by obtaining a federal injunction, pending which both sides maintained guards around the vault night and day. Outline of Agreement. The official outline of the agree ment reached between the govern ment and the five big packers as made public tonight by the De partment of Justice follows: Attorney General Palmer today announced that the five big packers, Armour & Co., Morris & Co., Swift & Co., Wilson & Co., the Cudahy Packing company, their main sub sidiaries and principal stockholders and managers, have submitted to all the contentions of the government and consented to the entry of any injunction decree providing for the carrying out of these contentions. "Under this decree, the defend ants, and each of them either as corporations or as individuals, are compelled, in brief: "To sell under supervision of the United States district court, prefer ably to the live stock producers and the public, all their holdings in pub lic stock yards. "To sell under the same super vision, and in like manner all their interests in stock yard railroads and terminals. "To sell under the same super vision and in like manner all their interests in market newspapers. "Dispose of all their interest in public cold storage warehouses ex cept as necessary for their own meat products. "To forever dissociate themselves with the retail meat business. No Grocery. Business. "To forever dissociate themselves with all 'unrelated lines,' including wholesale groceries, fresh, canned, dried or salt fish, crushed, dried, evaporated or canned fruits, confec tioneries, syrups, soda water foun tains, supplies, etc., molasses, honey, jams, jellies and preserves, ices, sauces, relishes, etc., coffee, tea, chocolate, cocoa, nuts, flour, sugar, rice and cereals (with an exception to be noted), bread, wafers, crack ers, biscuits, spaghetti, vermicelli, macaroni, cigars, china, furniture, etc. "To forever abandon the use of the branch houses, route cars and auto trucks, comprising their dis tribution system, for any other than their own meat and dairy products. "To perpetually submit to the jurisdiction of the United States district courts under an injunction forbidding all the defendants from directly or indirectly maintaining any combination or conspiracy with each other or any other personal or persons, or monopolizing or at tempting to monopolize any food products, in the United States, or indulging in any unfair and unlaw ful practice. ;-'.''" Jurisdiction Retained. "The decree further provides the jurisdiction is perpetually retained by the courts for the purpose of taking such other action, or add iug at the foot of the decree such other relief, if any, that may become necessary or appropriate for the car rying out and enforcement of the de cree or for the purpose of enter taining at any time hereafter in the application which the parties may make with respect to this decree. "Immediately upon Mr. Palmer becoming attorney general in March, 1919, he personally took up the charges against the packers, and special assistants were asked to study the investigation of the federal trade commission, at hear ings before congressional commit tees and to conduct independent investigations. Submit Before Probe. "After eight months of exhaustive work and the placing of one branch of the matter before a Chicago grand jury, the results were ready to be placed before a United States grand jury sitting Ih New York for the months of November and De cember. Before the opening, how ever, of the hearings before that grand jury Mr. Palmer was notified that the defendants would submit to all proper requirements of the gov ernment under the law." Mr. Palmer's statement then re cites the alleged evils of packer ownership of stock yards, market newspapers and allied industries as developed from the federal trade commission's inquiry into the pack ing business and continues: Ihey now have jointly or sepa rately, a controling interest in 22 of the SO market stock yards in the United States. . Dominate Policies. "The parent companies have availed themselves of the control so acquired by them in the stock yards aforesaid to elect the officers and directors of said stock yards and to dominate and control the policies thereof. They have granted exclu sive privileges, such as the right to purchase dead animals, the right to furnish supplies and facilities and the location of cattle banks and cat tle loan companies, to concerns and corporations in which they or some of them or individuals who are stockholders in said parent com panies, hold the controling stock, all of which has been done with the intent and purpose and has had the effect of discouraging and suppress ing the establishment of independ ent packing establishments and dwarfing the growth of such inde pendent companies, which then might be in existence, to enable said parent companies, i their subsidiaries or the individuals yho own and con trol the parent companies and their subsidiaries to .obtain vast profits from , the management of stock yards and the granting of the priv ileges appurtenant thereto, which profits are realized not only upon the live stock purchased by the packers, but upon that purchased by their competitors, and have thus enabled them to enjoy and realize such profits without the same ap pearing or being disclosed in the profits of the parent companies; and otherwise to further the attempt of said oarent companies to monooolize ' the meat industry of the country and artificially control the ultimate price which the consumer pays for meat and meat products . Must Control Substitutes. ""The investigation demonstrated that even with a practical monopoly of the supplies in the country, the price could not be con trolled by the defendants without the control of substitute foods. To ac complish this purpose the defendants availed themselves of the advantages at hand in the auto trucks, route cart, branch houses and storage warehouses owned or controlled by them. The control was extensively and rapidly increasing. Yearly great numbers of competitors abandoned the contest and quit business or sold out to the parent corporations or their subsidiaries. Unless prevented by this decree, the defendants would have within the compass of a few years controlled the quantity and price of practically every article of tood ioundon tne American iaDie. Enormous Growth. In the 15 years from 1904 to 1919, Swift & Co., Armour & Co., Wilson & Co., Inc., and the Cudahy Pack ing company, according to their fin ancial reports, grew from a net worth of approximately $92,000,000 to a net worth of approximately $479,000,000, but in this same period, they paid in cash dividends $105, 000,000. Only $89,000,000 of their increased worth was represented in capital. Though always asserting a very low rate of profit on sales the five parent companies have grown so rapidly that their combined net profit for 1919 has equaled nearly the amount of their total sales in 1914. The sales themselves in 15 years have increased until for the fiscal years, IS18, they reached tne vast sum of $3,200,000,000. This was realized from meats, sub stitute foods and unrelated lines as hereinabove set forth. In stating these figures, account has been taken only of profits and sale9 to the parent companies and subsidi aries included by them upon their books. No account has been taken of the many corporations which are owned or controlled by the same family or financial interests as own or control the parent companies. Other Vast Profits. "In addition to these profits, there have been other vast profits, diffi cult for ascertainment, realized by the individuals by virtue of either their personal control of other pack ing houses and slaughtering com panies, or their interests in stock yards, terminal railroads, rendering companies, cattle loan institutions and banks, and other corporations, all of which corporations have their inception and depend for their pros perity upon advantages or privileges growing out of the interlocking control of the stock yards and stock yard appurtenances. "The parent companies, or the in dividual defendants and their fam ilies, maintain and control 574 cor porations or concerns, including 131 trade names. They have a signifi cant minority stock interest in 95 others, and an interest of unknown extent in an additional 93. . Thus, the total number of concerns in which they have control or inter ests is some 762. Practically all of these companies, however, come under the jurisdiction of the court through the naming of the' above mentioned defendants. Organize Many Concerns. "In the years that have passed, the parent companies have acquired or organized many other concerns and have maintained them so long as they were useful for their pur poses. When no longer useful, these concerns have been merged into that of the parent companies or into that of other subsidiaries. The total of 762, above stated, therefore falls far short of representing the numbers of concerns that corporate and individual defendants have ac quired or have organized in further ance of their general scheme and plan of action already explained. in mo, the business of Armour & Co. in canned fish, vegetables and sundries, canned and dried fruits, fruit preserves and grape juice, amounted to $6,396,036.76. In 1918, two years later, the same company's volume of business in these same items was $30,820,000, over six-fold increase. While part of this in crease of business may be attributed to the increase of population and the consequent increase of consump tion, the greater part thereof was acquired at the expense of com petitors. Unrelated Commodities. "Of the corporations which have been acquired by the parent com panies in recent years, the large number are concerns manufacturing or felling these substitute foods or unrelated commodities. This fact, together with the increased activities of the parent organizations them selves in these lines, indicated a well defined purpose on their part to se cure control of the market tor meat substitute foods. "In addition to the companies in which control has been acquired by outright purchase, the parent com panies have in a large numDer ot . . I ! cases contracted lor ine exclusive cutout of manv other companies en gaged in the production of the sub stitute toods and the unrelated com modities. The outputs of these plants are marketed by the parent companies, or by their subsidiaries through the distribution facilities of the parent companies. In this fash ion the parent companies control the output of thesj concerns and the market price of their products as completely as though they them selves owned the producing com panies. Cheap Distribution. "The principal agent in stifling competition was, as has been stated, the fact that the distributing system of the great packers was an efficient and cheap way of handling not pos sessed by their competitors." The statement lists the foods which the packers will be enjoined from handling, including all kinds of fish, vegetables, fruits, cereals, etc., with the exception of allowipg some of the corporations to continue their business in cereals. This exception was considered necessary because "some of them had been in business since prior to the time they engaged in the meat business and the preven tion of their use of the distributing system minimizes the evil of their continuing in the cereal business But in general the decree eliminates all the defendant corporations from all unrelated lines of products not containing meat. "The decree further enjoins the individual defendants frbm individ ually or jointly owning 50 per cent or more of the voting stock in any corporation engaged in the business cf manufacturing, jobbing, selling, transporting, distributing or other wise dealing in any of the unrelated commodities, or from adopting any device or arrangements which by reason of their relation to the corpo lation defendants or any of them would have the purpose or effect of giving to such unrelated lines any advantage over their competitors similar in purpose or effect to any advantage now enjoyed by any of the corporation defendants through their distributing systems. Must Sell Their Interests. "The bill provides that imme diately un the entry of the decree the defeidants shall commence to dispose of such commodities owned or handled by them as have been herein described, and shall com mence to divest' themselves of all interests in firms corporations and associations dealing in any of the so called 'unrelated commodities,' and shall continue in good faith to dis pose of said commodities and to di vest themselves of said interests as rapidly as may be consistent with the nature of the business and the seasonal nature of the merchandise involved, that, in fact, they shall have completely disposed of said commodities and completely divested themselves of these interests within two years from the date of the entry of this decree. The attorney general may apply to the court at any time within said two years to compel the defendants or any of them to make report to the court as to the prog ress being made by defendants in divesting themselves of said inter ests." The corporations ana individuals against whom will be directed the federal court decree under which the big packers will confine themselves hereafter wholly to the meat and provision business, follow: Armour Defendants. Armour defendants, corporations and individuals: Armour Co. (Illinois), J. Ogden Ar mour; Armour & Co. (New Jersey), Charles W. Armour; Armour & Co. (Ken tucky), A Watson Armour; Armour & Co. (Texas), Laurence H. Armour; Ar mour and Co., Ltd. (Louisiana), Arthur Meeker; AnBlo-Amerlcan Provision com pany (Illinois), R. .T. Dunham; Colorado Pnrlting and Provision company (Colo rado), P. Kdson White; Fowler Packing How to Make a Real Wrinkle Remover In these days of cleverly advertised "beautifiers" and "rejuvenators" it ta hard for a woman to believe she can make a simple home remedy for the re moval of wrinkles which will do her much more good than the average mad prep aration. There's nothing in the world so effective for erasing or preventing wrinkles, age marks, bagginess of cheeks and chin, as a simple and harmless solu tion made by dissolving an ounce of pur powdered saxolite in a half pint of witch hazel. These ingredients of course can be had at any drug store. Use the mixture daily for a while as a refreshing wash lotion. The quick results will surprise you. Zven the first application pro duces very marked improvement. The wrinkles are less in evidence and the face has a firm, "solid," comfortable feeling. Soon you will look considerably less than your age. The Most Useful Christmas Gift The Incomparable Hartmann Wardrobe Trunk, with lift top, heavily padded inside to pre vent garments coming off the hangers. Shoe box in front. Laundry bag and most clever locking device to hold, draw ers. Priced from $50 to $200 High Grade Suit Cases and Bags Suit cases made of seal, wal rus and high-grade cowhide; fitted with Parisian Ivory. So highly appreciated by ladies who travel. Priced from HARTMANII AafegJ' A $2S " $125: $18 to $30 Durable Leather Bags, the kind you'll be proud to give, priced from FRELING & STEIN LE Trunks, Bafs, Suit Cases and Good Leather Goods 1803 FARNAM STREET company (Mains), Frederick W. Croll; Hammond Packing company (Illinois), Geore-s M. Wlllettes; New York Butehar Irel Beet company (New York), George B. Robblns, and Atlantis Hotel Supply oompany. Swift Defendants. Swift defendants, corporations and individuals: Swift Co. (Illinois), Louis V. Swift; Swift A Co. (West Virginia), Edward F. Swift; Swift A Co. (Maine), Charles I". Swift; Swift A Co.. Inc. (Kentucky) Gus tavus PwWt. jr.; Swift A Co, Ltd. (Louis iana), Harold W. 8wlft; Swift Beef com pany (Maine), Alden D. Swift; United Dressed Beef company (New York). George H. Swift; J. 3. Huntington A Co., Inc. (New Jersey), Laurence A. Carton; Btm bler company (New Jersey), Frank S. Hayward: C. H. Hammond company (Michigan), Charles A. Peacock; Omaha Packing company (Kentucky), Wilfred W. Sherman; Planklnton Packing company (Wisconsin), Wlllington. Leavtt; Sturte vant A Haley, J. M. Chaplin: Beef and Supply company (Maine), William B. Trainor; W. M. Pond Packing company (Illinois), Van Wagnen and Schlckhaus company (New Jersey, Western Packing oompany (California), Hammond Beef company (Michigan), Omaha Meat com pany (California), Canfleld Commission company (New Jersey). H. C. Perby com pany (New York), Metropolitan Hotel Sup ply company (New York), Vermont Sup ply company, Hotchklas Beef company, F. and C. Crittenden company, George Nye company, H. L. Handy company, Swift Coates company; Andrews, Swift A Co.; New England Dressed Meat and Wool com pany. North Paoklng and Provision com psny. Sperry and Barnes company. John P. Squire company (Maine), John P. Squire company, Ino. (Massachusetts) ; John P. Squire company, Ind. (Rhode Island); Springfield Provision company, and White, Feavy and Dexter oompany. Morris Defendants. Morris defendants, corporations and individuals: Morris A Co. (Maine), Edward Morris; Morris Packing company (Maine), Nelson Morris; Morris A Co. (New Jersey), L. H. Heymann; Morris A Co., Ltd. (Loulsi anna), C. M. McFarlane; Morrla A Co. (Pennsylvania), H. A. Timmtns; Joseph Stern A Sons, Inc. (New York); Brooklyn Beef and Provisions company, Ccndite Beef and Provisions company, Corwin, Wilde company, Donnelly A Co., Inc.; National Hotel Supply company, Cham berlain A Co., Inc.; J. M. Wilson A Co., Mtddletown Beef and Provlalea sotnpany and Glenn A Anderson Co. Wilson Defendants. Wilson defendants, corporations and individuals: Wilson A Co., Ino. (New York). Thomas B. Wilson; Wilson A Co., Inc. (New Jer sey), Arthur Lowcnstein; Wilson A Co., Inc., of California (Nevada), Jacob Moog; Wilson A Co., Ino. (Loulslsnna). V. D. Sklpworth; Wilson A Co, (Oklahoma), A. L. Smith; South Dakota Provisions com pany, J. A. Hamilton; Gotham Hotel Sup ply company, George E. Hopkins; Stand ard Beef company, A. E. Peterson; Stslfel O'Mara company, O. H. Cowan; Drexel Packing company, William C. Buethe; Al bert Lea company. Inc., C. Y. liurrell; Mississippi Packing company, James C. Good; Morton Gregson compsny (Dela ware); Paul O. Reymann company, Stand ard Provisions company and Central Produota corporation. Cudahy defendants, corporations and individuals: Cudahy Parking company (Malnak. lCd- ward A. .Cudahy, sr.; Cudahy Packing j company iiteoraBKa r, r.awara A Cudahy, jr.; Cudahy Packing company (Alabama), Guy C. Sheppard; Cudahy Packing com pany, Ltd. (Louisiana), John E. Wagner; Nagle Packing company, A. W. Anderson; M. A. Strauss, Frank E. Wllhelm and Georgo Marples; Western Meat company, Nevada Packing company and Oakland Meat and Packing company, F. L. Washburn. Valet of Dead Rich Man Held for $5,000 Theft Raton, N. M., Dec. 18. Arthur Smart, valet to the late Norman W. Bartlett of Chicago and owner of the Bartlett ranch of Vermejo Park, has been arrested here on a charge of stealing diamonds Snd pearls be longing to the Bartlett estate valued at $5,000. He had been employed by Bartlett several years before the latter's death.-. ' For Colds or Influenza and as a Preventative, take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets. Look for E. W. GROVE'S signature on the box. SOe. llllllllllll!lllllinlllll!llllllllinilllllllll!llHMlll':illl'lIIIIIIillllllllH!lll:!lll!l;iinill!lHII I A Great Library I of Records is available to all who shop at Orchard & Wilhelm Co. They can be TESTED in sound-proof test rooms 1 or by means of our approval system. -in Brown Mahogany or Fumed Oak 200. Others from $100 to $350 The Gift of Gifts and one that you can PROVE before you buy a super instrument with super features The two great features that give the Brunswick its dominant position in the phonographic world are the "Ultona" and the Brunswick Amplifier." 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Fun ' For Friday ws have ar ranged a number of special values in dependable furs that will make beautiful 'Christ mas gifts Marmot Coats at $137.50. Jap Mink Coatees and Capes at S125. Neckpieces of. Fox, Wolf, Lynx. Values up to $50. Special, $29.75 each. Silk Underwear Make it gift of silk and it is sure to be appreciated. Our Silk Underwear Department on the second floor has pre pared a few special values for Friday which should be in vestigated. Crepe de Chine Gowns, spe cial at $5.95 and $7.95. Envelopes of Crepe de Chine, special at $5.95 and $8.95. 4 Camisoles, $2.95 n4 $3.95. Petticoats, $5.95 and $6.95. Hand-Made Underwear These dainty undergar ments are all hand-embroidered in many pretty de signs by skilled women work ers of Madeira and Porto Rico. And they will make beautiful Christmas gifts. Children's Department Here will be found count less gift things that will please both the little girl and boy, and prices are very rea sonable. Bath Robes for children from 2 to 16 years. Made of fancy colored cotton, with cord tie, $1.75 up to $8.50. Warm Jersey Leggini. Full length, in black and brown colors, $1.75 and $2.50 each. Sweater in all colors and in the coat and slip-on styles, $6.75 up to $10. Knitted Suit Sets in white and grey colors, $9.00 a suit. Dolls of all kinds, both dressed and undressed, 50 up to $10. Children's Furs Many attractive fur sets for the children are here. They come in grey, tan and white Coney. Set includes collar and muff to match, $7.50 up to $15. , Other sets of Fox, Squirrel, Beaver, Nutria and Lynx, S1S.50 to $59.50. Neckwear Net Collars, plain and hand embroidered, 50t and up to $12.50., Lace Collars in imitation and real filet, $1 to $10.50. Collar and Cuff Sets in lace, , net, real filet and sheer or gandie, 85 to $12.50 per set. Round and Square Neck Col lars in lace and net, $1.75 up to the hand-embroidered ones at $10.50. Vetteas We have fust re ceived some new high-necked ones in the plain net at 75 and up to hand-embroidered ones up to $6.50. . Wool Scarfs in the new belted effects, $7.50 UP to $12. Velvet Scarfs from $8.00 to $12.00. . Crepe de Chine Scarfs from $1.75 up to $8.00. Windsor Ties in all the plain colors and plaids. Stationery Th Ynlfltidsi anfrit. in wrr much in evidence in our Sta tionery Department. Here will be found a large collec tion of pretty Greeting Cards. They are very moderate in price, too. Fine quality Writing Paper with envelopes to match, is displayed in pretty boxes for gift giving. Books For children, there are the ever-popular Oz Books, the Volland Books and the favor ite Illustrated Story Books. Older children will like the Boy Scout Books and the Girls' Camp Fire Books. For crown folks we have a good line of the popular copy right novels by the leading authors. Also a variety of good works in economic and Ehilosophic subiects. They ave been price-reduced for a quick clearance. Ribbon Novelties You will find dozens ' of little Vanity Bags and other novelties in assorted colors and styles all made up, ready to give, in our Ribbon De partment. If vou have time you will probably want to buy the rib bon and make them yourself. You will find all the neces sary materials in the Ribbon Department. Blouses A table of the best quality Georgette Blouses, beaded and embroidered, in all the popular colors, have been re duced for Friday. Former selling values up to $25. Spe cial Friday, $10.95. Sweaters Fine, soft Woolen Sweat ers in all colors and in the newest Tuxedo, slip-on Rnd ripple models. Values up to $15. Special, $6.75 ch. Bath Robes Beacon Robes, and soft, warm robes of cotton. These are ideal Christmas gifts, and are specially priced for Fri day, at $5.00 each. Flannelette Kimono Warm, comfy morning gar ments in assorted colors. Spe cially priced for Friday, at $2.79 ach. Knit Jackets, Etc. For the elderly woman we are showing a very attractive line of Knit Jackets, Reefers, Shawls and Petticoats at popular, prices. White Aprons A variety of attractive lace-trimmed and ribbon and embroidery-trimmed patterns. One lot, worth up to $1.50. Special Friday, 98d each. -Another lot of about 10 doz en small Tea Aprons. Spe cial at 29r each. Gingham House Aprons in many attractive designs, 75 up to $1.25 each. Black Silk Special On Friday our Silk Depart ment offers: A 36-inch Black Trojan Taf feta at a big reduction. It is our regular $2.75 quality, and will be marked special at $1.98 a yard. 36-inch Black Duchess Satin. Our regular $3.00 a yard quality. Friday, special, $2.39 a yard. Hand Bags Velvet Hand Bags from $3.95 up to $32.50. Headed Hand Bags from ia up to $15. W e are also showing a splen did line of purses in this popular envelope shape, with top or tack strap. Come in , patent and dull leather. Priced from $1.00 ' to $32.50. Handtooled Purses and Bags, priced from $12.00 to $37.50. Afternoon Bags, $4.50 to $6.00. Fitted Overnight Bags, priced at $15, $20 and $27.50. Jewelry Special-Pearl Beads at 59. Jet Beads from $1.25 to $5.50. Fancy Chains from $2.00 up -to $10. Bar Tiris from $1.00 up to $6.75. We have a splendid assort ment of Pretty Novelties in Sterling Silver. Merchandise Bonds If you are in doubt as to what to give, purchase one of our Merchandise Bonds and send it. We redeem it at face value in any depart ment of the store. You will find this a very pleasing way of selecting a fitting gift. , Things Electrical This is the age of electric ity, and the gift of an Elec tric Toaster, Electric Iron, Single Heat Grill, an Electric Percolator, a pair of Curling Irons, an Electric Coffee Urn, or one of the many other elec trical devices in our showing in our Basement Electrical Department, will be warmly received. You will find the prices very moderate in every innce, too. Extra Special for Friday American Beauty Toasters Regular $6.50 Values Extra special dJC Af for Friday... PO.UU Gifts for Men Men's Shirts of Tub Silk, Crepe de Chine, Jersey Silk, and Broadcloth in all the smartest patterns, S8.00 up to $15. . Smoking Jackets, $7.50 to Bath and Lounemjr Robes from $6.00 to $42.r0. Traveling Bags and Suit Cases from S6 to C45. Silk Neckwear trom 75 to $1.00. o. e , Men's Fancy Silk Socks, spe cial. $1.00 a pair. BUY RED CROSS SEALS The war against Tuberculosis is on. Buy Red Cross Seals and lead your State in the fight. , All you need is a heart and a penny. Thomas Kilpatrick & Co. On Douglas Street for Fifty Years.