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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1920)
THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, ' JANUARY 14. 1920. City Poring Investors to Be Paid From $9 to $8 Day A mohrrioa effartd by Otf Com mliiiontf Towt and adopted yester day by the city council provides that inspector on parla and, sewer work hall ba paid from $5 to $8 per day. Mr. Towl explained that h intend- ad to pay competent Ingpccferon a monthly basis of $150. which would com the day when work if atop ped aecount of weather condi tions. . . The ctty will pay bricklayers $1.25 per hour thia year. Laborer on city work .have been paid on the bail of nine hours at SO cents per hoar for eight hours work. This sea son's rata of pay has -not been fixed. 1- I Special Offering of JRugs ' - "We offer during this sale a most wonderful assortment of Bigelow, Hartford Wiltons; Karadi Wiltons; Hartford Sax ony, and several standard Axminster Bugs; also a most com plete line of Fiber and Grass Rugs. 1 1 i -Si m I iiiiiii--iiMrinrrrT,i-riri '' SI Iff . X 1 1 9x12 Heavy Blgelow Wilton Ruga with linen fringe; a guaranteed rug worth $162.60; special sale price $139.05 , 84x10-6 Genuine Wilton Rugs without fringe; plam and allow pat terns, regular $132.60 values; Bowen's special sale price.... $99.50 9x12 Heavy Blgelow. Hartford Axminster Rugs; tan ground with rose blue and gray allover patterns; a wonderful value; today's price, $110.00; Bowen's speoial sale price , $84.95 9x12 Good grade Axminster Rugs; splendid living room patterns; regular $85.00 values; Bowen's special sale price $62.50 9x12 A large assortment of patterns in Axminster Rugs; good wear ing quality; regular values, $65.00 to $75.00; your choice, special sale price, at .'. . . $49.50 9x12 Velvet and Tapestry Rugs in large assortment of patterns ; some heavy velvets with fringe ends, seamless tapestriee; at today's values, from $42.50 to $98.50; Bowen's special sale price, down to, each '$32.50 Grass Bugs Ton will soon be wanting that new summer grass Rug. BUY IT NOW and save from 25 to 50. We will hold it for you for future .delivery. .. . Imported Japanese Grass Rugs 9x12 size; regular $16.50 value; special sale price.. $12.50 8x10 size; regular $12.50 value; special sale price $9.00 6x9 size; regular $7.25 value; .special sale price... . $5.95 4x7 size; regular $4.75 value; special sale price "$3.50 Small Rugs so match at special prices. 8-3x10-6 Heavy Bigelow Axminster Rugs; some exceptional values and choice patterns; today's prices $90 and some higher; your choice, special sale price..... $65.00, 8-3x10-6 About fifty good patterns of Axminster Rugs in best stand ard makes; all splendid ? wearing qualities worth, at today's prices, up to $72.50; your choice of any pattern at special sale price. $49,50 6x9 A large assortment of Velvet and Axminster Rugs in patterns that match or blend with larger rugs AT REDUCED PRICES. 8-3x10-6 Heavy Bigelow Wilton Rugs with linen fringe; a guaran-, . teed rug worth at today's price $142.50; special sale Price.. $119.95 8-3x10-6 Genuine Body Brussels Rugs; splendid bedroom patterns; best quality; today's price $110.00; special sale price.. $84.25 :-.Z,y.'-:-J-'.--'--- A Special After- Inventory Sale of White Goods Consisting of lace curtains, towels, sheets, pillow eases, bed spreads, etc., etc., at most wonderful values. . Size 81x90 heavy unfilled sheets; 3-inch hems; special sale price, each $2.49. ' Size 72x90, same as above; each 82.25. Size 81x90; good quality sheets: 3-inch hem; special sale pries, each $1.90. '?Zu4 fiir rOA Wfmrwell ihMti: unfilled; extra good quality; sale price, each $1.95. i'Slze 72x90 fine unfilled mus lin sheets; seamed center; special sale price, each $1.65. Towels ' , Plain white bath towels; good uality at special prices; limited only 6 towels to a customer.. ... , Size 24x44; sale price, 69e each. - Size 21x38; sale price, 39e each. , '. Bize 20x36; sale price, 29o each. . ' Huek Towels Size 20x38; extra heavy; sale price, 45e each. Size 18x34; extra heavy; sale price, 35o each. Size 18x36; fancy border; sale price, 35c each. Size 16x32; fancy border; sale price, 25c each. Pillow Cases 45x36 linen finish cases; good quality unfilled; special sale price, 55c each. . ' ' 42x36 good quality muslin case; special sale price, 45c each. 45x36; very heavy unfilled: muslin case; special sale price, 60c each. Numerous other values equally as good. Added 'Bowen Values fl t w Fan l-plec ' Percolators Heavy Tm KXtles L art et.;.tr. heavy aluml- SJS"wowJt ; ""! ' T lu- num handle; a typical uy worth double It miliums beautiful la ap- Bowen value at. tha et sal price peerance; only $1.25 $1.25 $1.95 Also a medium size Aluminum Stew Pan specially OC nriead OOC Two-quart all metal Acme Ice Cream Freezer. . ; .. : special at DOC No ldtchen Is complete without one. Make your own Ice cream. IS South Side FEEDER CATTLE ADVANCE $2 IN THE LAST MONTH Price of Lambs Also Advances With Prospect That They Will Reach $20 Very Soon. . Dnring the last month feeder cat tle, have gained in price from $1.50 to '$2 over the quotation in early December, when for the week end ing the 6th of that month quotations on choice prime feeders were $10.50 and $12.50, as compared with $12 to $13.50 now. In this class of cattle the supply has not been able to meet the demand, according to traders on the local market. Lamb feeders are also reaping a harvest on the local market, accord ing tojeports received here that a large number of Iowa people have received in the last month from $5 to $7 above the cost of feeding. A Nebraska man, raising sheep near this market, is reported as hav ing bought 6,000 lambs at the local yards last September at prices rang- c a - . 1 . . J A ing irom o to ii cenis a- pounu iu returned 4,000 of them recently, set-tine- $16 to $17 on the local market, making an average of $6.50. ' The price ot lambs on tne local market is going up at an amazing rate this week and the market closed Saturday with lambs $1.50 to $1.75 higher than a week ago, and a local pacKer onerea ine opinion mat is price may go up to 20 cents a pound 80on' ' y PoEceSayTwoMen Identified as Bandits Who Robbed Couple Two men arrested today for in vestigation were identified, shortly after their arrest, as robbers who held up Mr. and Mrs. Tindell, 131Z Douglas street, ar Twenty-fifth and M streets, December 8, and John Paibish, 3354 P street, on the night of November 15, police say. Joe Koschik, 2412 South Twenty eighth street, was the name given by the one identified by Mr. and Mrs; lindell. lhe otner man gave his name as Ed Pempleton, 1601 Archer street. Both men deny the accusations. Rudolph Soukoup, switchman. 2608 South Eighth street, is also being held for investigation. He was arrested with Koschik. Pioneer Shipper Tells of Stock Yards In Early Days J. R. Chace, a pioneer farmer and stockman of Pilger; who was a vis itor at the yards Monday with a load of cattle, told a number of in terested auditors of the early days of the stock yards. . I came down to South Umaha in 1883 and took a look at the ground on which the local yards were to be located," said Mr. Chace, "and I wondered how it would be possible to build an enterprise on such a rough and brush-covered tract of land as I saw at that time. I had but little faith in its success and I cannot help now but wonder at the magnificent plant for- handling cat tle that has been built to be the third largest live stock market in the world. Seward Stockman Plays Ruse, But He Got Cattle Car Toe Howard of Seward, who han dles quite a number ot hogs on tne local market, wanted to get a car to send in a load of hogs last week and he was told there was nothing doing in the furnishing of cars, as there were too many orders ahead of him. Howard was -anxious to ship his hogs to the local market, so he gave a local cattle buyer an order for one steer weighing: about 500 pounds. The steer was shipped to Seward and the freight paid, but Howard had a car for his hog shipment and the railroad was none tne wiser. ;raifliiiiTOniiT South Side Brevities Per Kent I. O. O. T. halt on Tuesday ana Saturday nignts. can Eoutn zt. The Brotherhood of American Toeman will hold a meeting at Eaale hall Wednes day evening. Wanted Family weshln and lronlna. lace curtain, bundle washing. Satisfac tion guaranteed, uaii eouin ion. Six-room bouse. 4014 T atreet: gaa and city water; large lot; good (hade treea, 11,500; $300 down. O. S. Collin, Boom li. Patterson blocjc Doug-la I30b. Foreign draft and steamship ticket may be purchased through our foreign ex change department. Live Stock National ban, Junction Twenty-fourth and N atreet. At the regular meeting of officer ef the Live stock Exchange, arter the installation of officers Monday. A. P. Stryker wa re elected secretary and trafflo manager for tne current year. Ar you expeotlng heavy expense later On la the year I Prepare for them by tak ing out a membership In the Economy elub at tne iiive stock national nana, junction ? weniy-iourtn ana n streets.' ' A party of young men of the Booth Bide nave oenaea togetner ror social purposes ana Dave s'yiea tnemseiv tne zoi ciud. They will Rive their first dance at Rush ing hall Wednesday evening. Burn coke In your baaeburner. Cleaner hotter, last longer and cost less than hard coal. W also have good coal for furnace, soft coal heaters and kitchen use. Call South 83, the yards that always have coau q. a. Harding coal company. At the annual stockholders' meeting of the Security State bank, held Tuesday, the rouowing orricers and directors were elect ed: W. A. Bathsack, president; E. V. Svoboda, cashier; W. A. Bathsack, B. v. Svoboda, Dr. J. W. Koutsky, J. 8. Kramo llsch and P. J. Bvofcoda, director. A meeting of the South Side Woman' elub was held Tuesday afternoon at Library hall, where an Interesting pro gram under the direction of Mr. Arthur Miller was given. There was music by the Junior Ukulele club, songs by Miss Luoy mil and select readings by Ills Qer trude BroedwelL Acting under order from the Central tatlon, the police ot the South Side have started a crusade against Idle persona and vagrants, ana as a result lmectives Far rand and Lundeen Tuesday arrested J. Bussell, butcher, Forty-second and I. streets; H. Miller, 410J South Thirty-seventh street; C. Btellmock, 1916 Patterson avenue; A. Bchlesser, 450r South Thirty second, street, and Leo Belster. grocery cierk, 4M2 South Tnlrty-secona street. ine men are cnargea with vagrancy. Florence Pltspatrlck, 11 years old. living at 410) Booth Twenty-eighth street, while attempting to cross the street at South Twenty-fourth and F streets Monday even ing was struck by an automobile of the Omaha Messenger and Transfer Co., driven by Prank BltheU. 4201 Booth Twenty-sixth street. The little girl sustained a bruise on her right knee. She was attended by Police Burgeon Young and sent home. The driver was not held by the police, as the accident was mm u un mb auvioDi SHOWS PICTURE PAINTED WHILE 10 BELOW ZERO Artist Did Landscape at Des Moines During Coldest Weather Omahans Buy Works of Ben Foster. ' By LETA MOORE MEYER. When Ben Foster and Gardner Svmons. whose landscapes are on exhibition at the public library to January 25 under the auspices of the Fine Arts society; were in Des Moines during their show there Mr. Symons did not waste time, but went on with his painting. "Winter Sunshine," one of the best pictures shown, he did there. Get up close and examine this canvas as vou would a piece of silk you were buying. See the Chinese puzzle between the two trees and the marks on' the water which look like chicken tracks or the scribblings of a baby. See the blue shadow which goes down one tree trunk, out on the ground and up the other in a perfectly even flat mass. Ihen at a distance, nearly tne length of the room, see how every stroke falls into place with a click. The luminous blue shadow is snow, full of color and atmosphere, and its drawing, a fundamental part of the design. The water is so wet and cold and flowing and level. When the artists were holding their exhibition in Des Moines they were the house guests during their stay of Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter. In stead of sitting comfortably at home Mr. Symons was out painting this ..I....... - . 1 A ,4 - - .. l.l ma. . V A with the chauffeur and limousine I waiting where they could not fol low him. He painted directly on the canvas, soaking) his paints up with oil to keep them soft. The remarkable sureness and fa cility of brush strokes which are characteristic of, the work of Mr. Symons remind one of that quality in much of the detail work of franz Hals. It is maddening to the would be imitator. The great speed at which Mr. Symons must necessarily work has been acquired by long practice. When a student in Mu nich he made it a habit to paint a very large canvas each day, scraping it off and painting perhaps a hun dred over it He practiced for speed just as a typist does. He says: "Is a slow typist any more efficient than a rapid one? It's all a question of practice and the mental attitude." At the opening Sunday Mrs. warn Burgess bought "Softly Falling Snow," by Mr. Symons, while Mr. Burgess bought Mr. Foster's "Woods in Autumn" and Mrs. Charles T. Kountze his "Late Au tumn Afternoon." It will be inter esting to see what pictures the art ists will paint in Omaha. Takes His Own Life After Mistake In Income Tax Report Grand Island, Neb., Jan. 13. (Special Telegram.) George Broad- well, 51 years old, a member of the city council here tor 16 years, was found dead in a barn at his home this morning. His death was caused by a revolver wound"and the author ities who investigated reported that he had committed suicide. A note written by him and ad dressed to his mother gave as the reason for his act, the fact that he had made a mistake in his income tax report. The note was as fol lows: "Dear Mother: I miist leave you and all. Have made a mistake in my income tax report. So will have to suffer for it. May God and you forgive and may God bless you. You will find check for all the money I could get for you in my chiffonier drawer. Try and forgive me. George." Mr. Broadwell was elected to the city council of Grand Island in 1901 and served in that body for 16 continuous years. Ill health result ing in part from an injury received sometime ago is assigned for the deed. Ha was the owner of an 80-aere farm and atso 35 business and resi dence lots in this city. A ftArtahla hath eahinat invented by a North Carolinian includes tub, tank for Soth hot and cold water, oil heater, medicine chest, towel rack. closet and extension seat ?Cvvvvvr " i ... 4& ii A Real Economy Sale Event of 700 Corsets -345 Brassieres i i At Most Extreme Reductions N view of the constantly increasing market costs, of corsets this sale stands out conspicuously for the etablished standard makes involved and remarkable reductions in many instances below market costs. Correct corseting Is the foundation of correct dressing, and no woman, however limited, or how large her income is, can afford to miss thissale. Corset value giving like this cannot be easily duplicated. ' NCLUDED are the famous corset makes of Warner, Kabo, Modart, Rengo Belt, Cslma, Nadia, Le Kevo and the well known Jiien Jolie, H. & W., Scott s and Nature s Rival Brassieres. Corsets Included Are 24 Warner's; guaranteed rustproof; front or back lace styles; In either pink or white ; previously to $2.00. 47 Ifabos ; flexibly bound ; in both front and back lace styles; made of dependable ( pink or white batiste and coutil; pre viously to $3.00. 143 Nadia back lace models made of plain pink coutil and fancy pink brocades; previously $3.00 to $5.00. 41 Kabos; pink satin and brocade; prevl-J ouslv to $7.00. ) 70Le Revos; fancy brocades j previously to $10.00. AA Wamnn'a ..1 V. -V. 1 ""'"ci a xx jxx b auu unc& lace; previ-i ously to $7.50. W.45 $ 1 .95 !$2.45 'j$4.45 100 Warner's front and back lace; previ ously to $6.00. 14 Le Revos back lace; previously to $4.00. 29 Calma front lace; previously to $4.00. 64 Kabos; plain pink; fancy brocaded ;i previously $3.50 to $5.00. 81 Bengo Belt; back lace; previously to $2.95 82 Calma models in plain pink coutil, fancy J brocades; previously $4.50 to $8; front) lace styles. OO XT- Jl 3 M 1 o i-tauios ; jhoui pirns, any. lancy piu&.nru-i cade ; back lace ; previously $5.50 to $6. i$3.95 11 If Revo models; both front and back lace styles; of fancy pink brocadesj; previously to $16.50. ,' $10 All Modart Corsets in Plain and Fancy Styles from the Lowest to the Highest Price at Special Prices. Brassieres Included Are i 10 Bien Jolie Brassieres of plain white ba tiste ; lace edging; lace in back ; hook-in-front styles; previously to 69c. 31 H. & W. Brassieres specially priced at 12 Scott's Brassieres in plain pink bro cades ; specially priced at 86 Scott's Brassieres; plain and fancy pink brocades and allover lace; special at 31 H. & "W. Brassieres; in cotton brocades and allover lace. 49 H. & "W. Brassieres ; of fine cotton mus lin; hook-in-front style; previously to $1.25. 16 Bien Jolie Brassieres of pink cotton bro cades, meshes and batiste; previously to $1.25. El-Rey-Oo. Brassieres; our speoial brand; very specially Priced. 1 No. C. 0. D.'s No Approvals No Exchanges Corset Shop ' 59c 69c 75 c 95c 98c $1.95 32 Bien Jolie Brassieres ; previously to $3.00 38 H. ft W. Brassieres ; previously to $2.75 6 Nature's Rival Brassieres; previously to $3.00. , . . 2 Scott's Brassieres; special at ' 12 Nature's Rival Brassieres; of fine silk and lace combinations ; previously to $3.50. & "W. Brassieres ; pink satin and laoe combinations ; hook-in-front styles ; previ ously to $4.50. s 11 Nature's Rival Brassieres of pink satin and cluny lace combinations ; previously to $5.00. 2 Bien J olie Brassieres of heavy silk jersey and brocade combinations; previously to $7.50. Jrmo-form Brassieres; previously 85c to $2.25; in this sale, 59cto$1.95. No Phone Orders All Sales Final Sotoni Floor $2.95 $3.25 I $3,-95 $4.95 S3- ELDREDGE-REYrfOLDS (XX THfe Sort cf Spcctattg Shops9 V Lai Used Dy Evory Civilized Nation For Ovor A Quarter of A Century Prits 30 Certs i C 1 9 Look for this signature on the box it 2 t l ii! it i Rheumatism A HOME CURE GIVEN BY ONE WHO HAD IT In tha cprinc ot Hit I wu at tacked bjr Mu.cular and Inflamma tory Rhramatlim. 1 suffered a only those who have It know, for over three years. I tried remedy after remedy, and doctor after doe tor, bat such relief a I received was only temporary. 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