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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1920)
THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1920. Waif s Get Shoes That They Want Kiddies' D esires Are Consul ered In Buying From Bee Free Shoe Fund. . Approval of i child's , need (or shoes to be bought by The Bee' Free Shoe fund is required from the child's teacher, the' school principal ind from the teacher who visits the :hild's'home and talks to the mother. If the mother can at all afford to buy the shoes, she must do it. Only where this is out 'of the ques tion jdoeS' the fund step in. No un worthy cases can "get in" on this 'und. v x Shoes Are Fitted. Wnen a child's case is approved, he or she is taken by Bess C. Bedell or another teacher on this commit tee, to the shoe store, where shoes' are fitted. . As far as possible the child's desires rare satisfied."- But only black shoes under a certain price are bought, because these give the longest "wear." If you are financially able to help, here is the place where your dollars will be 100 per cent efficient. . . Send to' Bee. Send or bring what you can to The Bee office. . , . Prcvlomlr arknnwledfrd . ........ SS51.I0 V. C. Holbart, HaSavLw, Neb 8.00 A Krlfnd of the Kiddie 1.00 J. W. Wlmlow, Vtelrbr.iT. Neb...... S.OO Gerald K Itetrarn, ieno, SSeb... 1.00 Ed Woodkonaa, Clark-, Neb v..' t.M I'nplla and luK(r, Ittuth Urade, L Ucnon, N.b. ' 1.10 ToUl .SM7.S0 Brief City Sews Recital on Opera Blanche Soren son, "story lady," will rive a lecture recital on the opera "Martha" this afternoon at 3:45 In the Orchard & Wllhelm Vlctrola department. ' Dies In Hoepltat Thomas H. Dargln, 69, former chief of police at Anchorage, Alaska, died in a local hospital and his body ,was taken yesterday to Apple River, 111., ror burial. . - Two, Thefts Reported George S. Abbott, 6324 Pine street, went to his basement to attend the furnace and while thus angaged a thief entered the upstairs and stole his coat, vest, hat and spectacles. W. E. Carlson, 3029 Nicholas street, reported the theft of a )300 fur coat from his home. M Overcoats Stolen Police reports Indicate overcoat thieves are. unus ually, active. Olen Ooddard, 1919 Capitol avenue, lost a coat, Chris George of the Henshaw hotel suf fered a similar loss. Other losses have been reported during the last few days. , . . ' , Club Popular A report issued by the advisory board of the Young Men's Hebrew association of Omaha rshows that during ths period of July 1 to November 30, more than 3,000 boys and girls attended the club rooms. . During the same period there were 27 meetings of adults. . Grocers Elect DirectorwThe fol lowing new directors have been elect ed by the Omaha Retail Grocery as sociation: B. F. Giles, Henry Karsh, Harold Crew. Heary Kin. J. Grose, Bert Howell, George Ross and C. F. Kelly. The other members of the directorate are: Ernest t Buffett. Louis Sommers, Fred Hanlghan and C. E. Walker. Arranging Bnsjsuot The Retail Credit Hen's association Is arranging for an "Onward Omaha," banquet and business meeting in the Cham ber of Commerce January 20. The speakers will be Rev. Frank G. Smith and Ward Burgess of this city and John D. Clarke of Boston. Owners, office managers, superin tendents, advertising men and bank, ers will be invited. Ford Redeems Cor Oscar Ford, private detective, gave the police yesterday the description of a man who was observed taking his auto mobile from Fifteenth and Harney streets. Constable George McBride, who answered the. description, ex plained that he too the car to satisfy a Judgment of 349.17 held by the Nicholas Oil company against Mr. Ford, who paid the amount and recovered his qar. ; Favor Free Bridge The Omaha Automobile club is on record as favoring the proposed free Tjrldge acroM the Missouri river' Judicious expenditure of bond money for pav- ing main county roads, and an in telligent development of the dirt roads of. the county. These senti ments were expressed 'at the annual meeting of the club by W. B. Cheek, president. Gould Diets, C. B. Duffle, B. W. Jewell and J. S. White were re-elected directors for'three years. ' Annoy Rhigor Police Commis sioner announced yesterday that his office has received so many tele phone calls on the subject of killing rats, that he feels required to, ex plain that his department la not of ficially Identified with Miss Cath erne Kaufman, professional rat killer, who is (temporarily located at Hotel Fontenelle. The commissioner stated that he is In sympathy with the work of ridding Omaha of rats, but he does not want to asxume any lesponslbllity for the methods -.of Miss Kaufman. v Satfe JorCIFAinS&CIVAUDS ASK'FOR Horlick's Tto Original Avoid Imitations j - PortInlIdndOTOwJnChlldr I Rich Mm, Malted Qr.InBitr.et In Powder ThoOriginalFood DrinkForAUAgea J No Cookinr-ourUhiiur ttmstiU m -6- "i - J I N ' "i V' Red Cross and Christmas Seals On account of the possible confusion which may arise at this tfma between the sal of Red Cross Memberships and the sala of Christmas Seal, tha Omaha Chaptar df sires it to be clearly understood that there is no official , connection or relation bat wean the Red Cross and the Tubercnlosie Associa , flon, other than that the Red Cross approves of tHa purposes, endorses tho work dono by, this social, and urges and encourages everyone to buy as many Christmas Seals a possible. v ' Tho- Red Cross jt closed its "Invitation Campaign" throughout tho United States for tho 1921 memberships, and tho Christmas Seal Campaign now in progress, altho;h approved and strongly endorsed by the Red Cross, does nOt serfcf tho Red Cross in any financial way. J R. M. SW1TZLER, Chairman Omaha Chapter. 7 Only 14 More Shopping Days Until Christmas HaWaMiBB-n-nHnlgnVBlBlgsTngsTngsTng aBBWSBSSB-hw v Mr- annnnjnnnnBBBnBnnnnnnnnBnBBBn tm ii i v it. , .,.. - i irvv . ' rr . . i mm mmm SJSMSSW .mWm WSBnTaTJSj. m mm mwmmm W m mmmm mm ... iMwmmaK ohm mwmr anv V Pam VaSMa SjgM ' !.-. mm mm tr-Bar na mr m m M' - mt a M' h ii M' n an n nMmm m mt as EYERYBODYfe STOREw Visit Our New Christmas Section on the Main Floor of the New Building -i Mi ( ''-" ' ' 1 WVTi 4 - $1 Ml ft o 1 1 v y . - .v U)(D1 e i During our "Old Man Pollar'; campaign small lots of merchandise have accumulated which : we will , dispose of at a mer fraction of their real value. Some of this merchandise will be sold' at one-fifth and one-sixth of its former, selling price. This is t,o keep our stocks absolutely clean. At these ridiculously low prices, and being small quantities, some of these items may last but minutes, others for hours.: It will be the question of first here, first served. These items will all .be ' placed on sale at 9 A. M., and on sale until sold, v i " r ; . " : ON SA AT 9 A. M. AND UNTI SOLD 1,000 Yards All-Wool Dress Goods Suitings and coatings, also materials jfor skirts in t checks, plaids and mixtures. Full line of stroet shades. 54 inches wide. Limit of 6'yards to customer.,' Main Floor N.w Bulldinf. Yard . i , , Children's Gloves and Mittens 700 pairs of children's knit gloves and mittens in black', navy and com, binations. Some, fleece lined. Limit of 3 pairs to a customer. Main Floor New Bulldinf. , ie Pair aoys Flannelette 1 Might (Sonris Made of good, standard outing flan C Uy njt nel, pink and blue stripes, sizes 8 to 18 years. Total quantity, 500 gar- Each . ments.. Limit of two to a customer. ' y Fourth Floor. ' ' . Cotton Twill Crash Toweling - 600 Pieces, Sc yard . " " White' with red border and natural color with white bor ' der, 15 inches, wide. Limit of 10 yards to a customer. Downstair. Stora I Yard Aluminum Sets Five - piece cooking set made of pure alum inum. Uniform , size. Limit of one to custo mer. Total quantity 100. " Down.talr. Stora $.0fl I Set 1 . . . . . Silk Hosiery . S(H) pair women's pure SV AA thread Silk Stockings. Fall I j 1 1 mtMt fashioned. Blacks, whites afid ' V " V " navys. Vfortti three times U this price. Limit 2 pair to a customer.- . Mala Floor Now Bulldinf. . . . . - - ' ' ' ' , ' T i Girls' Middy, ' (Dresses 100 all-wool serge Gj TP fill dresses in middy or reg- ) if if ulation style. Braid V 1 1 w W - trimmed. Band and em- ' , blem'on sleeVe. Sizes 6 to 14. Limit of one to each customer. 1 Sotond Floor. J ( ake IPIates Hand-decorated Japanese ' china LH J I (T cake plates, 8 and 9-inch" sizes. A pj 1 f jzz . number of patterns. Total quantity,' 400. Limit of two to, a customer. Third Floor ' . 0 " Flash lights One hundred Beacon flashlights (f f complete with batter jr. A gift for niJlUilUl the boy, or ,a useful article for the man. Limit of one to va customer. Fourth Floor . ' .- J Men's Outing V' ' ' Made of good quality outing. Color 1 nil II aw combinations and white. V neck and N- collar style. ' Neatly trimmed. Cut full t .and roomy. All sizes, 15 and 19. Limit of two to a customer. Total quantity, 300. M.ln Floor J OupsandSatroer Imported hand-decorated Japanese l( thin china cups and saucers. Gold line 1 1 "1 1 J f or floral decoration. Limit of 6 pairs, to V V- a customer. 0uanity 720 pairs. v Pair - .. , Third Floor. - ' - t J "... Children's Coats Children's velvet coats in green, V?n lEjl brown, blue and black. Fiill lined. V " Sizes 8 to 14. " Limit of one to cus- t I - ' --. tomer. ' " Down.tairs Stora . . J Damask- , - . ) v-v-. BreakfastGloths & Bleached damask cloths, size 45z V I U II 45 inches. Neatly hemmed (ready II for use). Four designs. Total v " quantity, 840. Limit of two to a customer. "'('". ( Main Floor-, , . , ; l,200"pairs of men's extra fine qual ity cotton and mercerized lisle hose (first quality). Blacks, browns and navies. Sizes 9 to 11. Limit of 5 pairs to. customer. Main Floor N.w Bulldinf. 9x12 Tapestry VmmV Brussels rugs, seamless, good heavy weight, neat patterns, limit of one to customer. Quan tity, 25. , ' Third Floor S.80 LVomen's Sweaters " ' Coats, tuxedo, ripple and slip-on . Gr II ll sweaters in all wanted colors. AH V Wlf t szes. Limit of two to each custo- ; L3 ' mer. Total quantity, 500. ' Soeond Floor .. .? Gossard Corsets . s 200 Gossard pink satin corsets. : Qn 1)11 Topless model. ' Fancy supporters. r Sizes 22 to 30. Limit of one to a -1 -3 customer. v ? Second Floor . i v 1 - Women's Gingham v House Dresses nft 400 gingham house dresses made J JJ mjj of plaids, stripes and checks. Num- ber of styles. All sizes. Limit of two to each customer. v , Sotood Floor J 100 I if I Hi-0 : H These suits sold at four and five times this price. There are blue serges, English tweeds, unfinished worsteds, cassimeres and cheviots. v , Sizes ) 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 42 44 46 48 Regular y . 7 10 16 10 9 5 6 1 Stouts 1 6 7 5 7 4 2 Longs V 12 K 1 1 No C O. Ds. No Will Calk No alterations. 1 Limit one suit -a ; ., . . Fourth Cjoor i rL sr t. h 1 1 -; x
