THE BEE; OMAHA? SATURDAY, DECEMBER' 11, 1920.
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Proposed Street
Widening Shows
Charter Detects
''American Literature',
Is Subject of Address
At Fine. Arts Club
with member of the Omaha Fine
Arts club, who listened to a lecture
on "Americanization, of Literature"
by James Linn, professor of litera
ture of the University of Chicago.
The speaker traced the history ol
Americanliterature from its incipien'
cy in the colonial period to the pres
ent rlay when American literature,
like American institutions and ideals,
has a standard,vair, tone and virility
all its own. x
Interestingly he brought out the
English flavor of the first literary
men, of America, taught bv English
writers. Then he showed lie grad
ual weaning away fron the staid
English books, the virile Vriting of
a virile country, ending with today
when in flavor and ideals American
.literature, as a whole, stands head
and shoulders above that of most
contemporaries, t
The address was one of a series
Noted Criminologist to
Lecture in Omaha Church
Captain Owen O. Wiard, criml
uogolist. Bertillon epert and presi
dent of the International Association
of Licensed ptectives, will speak on
"Fiehtinsr the Devil with Fire," at
"Hie First Church of the Brethren,
f wenty-seCont and, Miami street.v
tonight at 8. Mr. Wiard will also
speak, at the church Sunday morn
ing and ert Sunday night will give
his well-known illustrated lecture,
"Japan, the Land, of Need, of Sun
shine and ofs Menace." Admissiou
to the Sunday lectures is free.
of lectures undet auspices of;the
Tliev ball room of Hotel Fontenelle
was crowded yesterday afternoon
Read Buy-Rite ad Sunday. Adv.
Revisions to Be Submitted to
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Legislature Aimed at Doing
Away With Red Tape in
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Lity Improvements.
J One of the defects of the present
city charter which the city council
will endeavor to correct through re
visions which will be submitted to
the legislature refers to the proceed
ings of such major improvement
projects as the widening ofTwenty-
' fourth street.
The present arrangement contem
plates first submitting to the people
the proposition of whether the
amount of damages sliaH , be v ap
proved, the amount being, in the
case of Twenty-fourth street,
$1,900,000. Then it would be neces
sary to submit a second proposition,
for approval or disapproval, of an
amount of bonds to meet the differ
ence between the damagej and the
amount which would be assessed to
property owners as special benefits.
Mayor Smith pointed out the possi
bility of the first proposition being
3 Approved by the voters and the sec
ond proposition negatived.
' "I think that the public would like
to know, before voting on the
Twenty-fourth street project, or any
similar improvement, what amount
l damages would be paid by the
8f at large in bonds and what por
on would be assessed as special
benefits," said the mayor.
Another proposed charter revision
would give the council authority to
act without submitting to a vote of
the people any improvement project
up to $100,000, as against the exist
ing limitation of $50,000.
One of the practices f the city
commission has been tp open
streets "on oaoer." and then neglect
to open them for travel. JeffersonJ
Street js a case in point, ihis mat
ter was brought up at a city charter
conference of the city commission
. ers yesterday afternoon a ad it was
agreed that this situation should be
corrected by providing that streets
Few men in the world are as ver
satile with the tools' of the great out
doors as is William Farnum. Far-
num grew up among big things.
Much of his boyhood was spent
round a shipyard the real . old
shipbuilder's place where strong men
hewed from virgin timbers beams to
fight wave and wind. Farnum won
success as an actor in sea story. His
latest starring vehicle, "The Scut
tlers," opens today at the Moon
theater. He is starring also tonight
in "The Joyous Trouble Maker" at
the Grand theater.',
Downtown Programs.
Rialt'Dinty.-
, Sun "Once to. Every Woman."
Strand "Conrad in Quest of His
Youth." '
Moon ''Going Some."
Empress he Empire of Dia
monds." ' . v
Muse "The Great Accident."
Neighborhood Houses.
. . Grand William Farnum in "The
Joyous Trouble Maker." '
Homilton Mabel , Normand in
"Jin?." . " v
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Appendicitis appears to be epi-
Anmit nmnncr -th mmn rptihritipr
thus opened should be made fcass-. A surprjsing number have been re
able and the cost assessed as part i cent victims. There is'Tom Sant-
of the benefits.
J. J. Boucher Speaks
On "Thrift" at Uncolii
Community Meeting
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J. J. "Boucher, speaking on
Thrift," at the Lincoln community
center meeting last night, said:
"Thrift is doing without unnecessary
things at this time in order toln
sure the possession of necessary
, things in the future.?
"The business of living, is the sum
of all earthly concerns," he added.
""Thrift, is good management pf
the business of living. In probably
i every community there are persons
who are examples of those who do
Or .do not exercise good manage
ment in the business of living, v The,
, nevcr-do-well lives from hand to
mouth, day after day without jnak-
ing any provision whatever for the
future.''
Mr. Bouchereferred to individu
als who are goodjnanagers-of their
own affairs. "These persohs," he
said, "conserve their time, their en
ergy, their money, and are at all
times intent upon service to man
kind in the community in which
they chance to live."
The speaker explained that true
thrift does not mean being stingy or
pursuing a "penny wise and pound
foolish" policy. He stated Jhaf the
man who is t'thrifty applies intelli
gence to his expenditures.
schi, the star of "westerns" Sid
Chaplin, brother of the noted com
edian; Dagmar Godowsky, " Lois
Wilson! George Loane Tucker and
Allan Holubar, directors. All the
victims are . recovering. t '
Lois We4 er, one, of the most
noted 6l the women directors, is
spending half a million dollars on
studio enlargement in Hollywood.
Those who - have objected to
"western" photoplays because of
their roughness will find the ground
cut frorh under their feet by Bessie
Love's, new production "Penny."
Although a thoroughgoing "west
ern," ft is without a yillian, a dance
hall shooting or any other sort of
roughhouse. Yet it is replete with
situations that grip, and hold. The
exteriors were filmed around Tuc
son, Ariz.
Douglas Fairbanks, who has
hitherto changed his leading lady
frequently, has signed Marguerite
de, la Motte. for a year.
AT THE
THEATERS
1P,HB brother. Harry an 4 Wil-
. I lie, will be with us again all week
etarttnc this afternoon at the Qaye
ty theater where "Jack81ngeiij Show,"
wilt bold the boards. Blnger has made
this season's show on of novelties. He
has riven it Tartan, the human ape, who
can box, ride a. bicycle, do acrobatic
stunts and lifht and smoks a cigar. An
other added attraction hi Sam Wilson,
.African, who sings Jasa songs In Yid
dish. Others In the cast are: Ameta
Pyncs, the dancer; Henrietta Byron, Bob
by Moore, Leo F. Daly, Robert C. Mil
ler and a chorus of beautiful and talented
(Iris. Tomorrow's matinee starts, at t:0.
Concluding performances, matinee and
Tenlng. will be given by he dlvlffg- ex
pert, Annette Kellerman, who Is the stel
lar attraction at the Orpheum. The cur
tain tonight rises at 8 o'clock. Tomor
row, owning with the matinee, comes
Harry Fox. musical comedy star, who is
to be assisted by Beatrice Curtis, the
Ctrl that Harrison Fisher has declared
to bo the most beautiful miss on the
Stags. Imhoff, Conn and Corlnne will
appear In their latest sketch, "In the
Pest House." The American prim don
11. Grace Nelson, Is another conspicuous
feature of the bill. Four other excellent
sets round out the bill, that the manage
ansnt sponsors as a good one.
It may not be known generally, but
. Chaunoey Olcott, who, closes his week
engagement at the Brarmels with the two
performances today, matinee and evening
always Insists that the female members
f his company must be top notchers,
(er looks, aa well as ability, and It la
said that his selection of Allyn Oillyn,
Josie Claflln, Msrcelle Nelsen and Bessie
Burt, of the "Macushla" contingent, are
happily tn- keeping with Olcott'a Insist
ence. Jhn Hamilton, as "Dlnny O'Mara,"
In the "Macushla" cast, Is In his ninth
season under the Chauncey Olcott man
agement, v
' In the "TUTue De Loxe." the ' mln
Sture musical comedy, which headlines
tho Brapress bill today, all of the cast
re versatile entertainers. A beautiful
stags setting representing a lanal of a
hotel In Honolulu overlooking the bay
furnishes a fltUng background for tho
Work of these artista besides giving the
proper atmosphere to their efforts.
"Take It From Me" will be presented
at tte Brandels theater tomorrow night
(or an engegmeat of (our days. The
original Hew York company cf 70 will
be seen, which Includes John Hennlngs,
tirk Mack. Alice Hills. Marjorle Sweet.
Helen Gardiner, Beatrice Bradner, Harry
am
Poker Club Raid at McCook
! Ret'eals Supply of Booze
McCook, ITeb., Dec. 10. (Special)
Police arrested O. C. Deahl. J. C.
Ryan, E. W. Hodges and W. C.
Stewart in a hotel ' here for gamb
ling and having" liquor in their pos
session. The fine assessed on each
was $125 and costs.
Norfolk Man Killed While
Unloading Tomb Stones
Battle Creek, Neb., Dec. 10.
Special Telegram) Nels Nelsen of
Norfolk was killed here when he fell
from a'car from which he was un
loading tombstones. Internal in
juries due to ' a previous accident
caused,, his death.
ADVERTISEMENT.
Burnham,
bd the Gardiner Trio.
May Boheon comes to the Brandels
theater. Thursday, December IS, for a
three days engagement wth matinee Sat
urday In her new comedy "Nobody's Fool"
from tte pen of Alan Dale, one of the
best known dramatic critics In the eoun
try. In "Nobody's Fool." Mr. Dale has
given the publlo a glimpse of May Robson
at home. Just the real true American
wife and mother whose whole life Is
devoted to her family and although father
and son think they are having their own
way In everything, mother Is holding
the whin hand and In her oulet suMle
- way, sees through the complications which
otters cannot sumount.
-Out of town orders and reservetlons by
mall Indicate a opacity business during
the return engagement of Ouy Hates Post
at the Brandela theater for four days
starting nexef Bun day, December 1. It
ts most unusual to have anything arouse
such widespread and general appeal as
j the coming of thla well-known star, yet.
when one considers how few original casts
and productions - are placed on tour In
theat days. H Is hardly to be wondered
at. ' '
MRS.ROYCAPFS
'TALKSfTANLAC
ALL THE TIME
Lincoln Woman Is Highly En
thused Over Results
She Obtained.
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ADVERT1HKMKNT
To Cur a Cold in One Day
Take Grove's 1.AXAT1VK l:BOMO QI'I
N1XB table?"- The genul- bears tb
signature of JS. W. Grove. i-
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"Tanlac has done me so much
good that I am constantly telling
my friends about it, and now I am
delighted to make this public state
ment for the sake of others," said
Mrs'. Roy Capps, of 2252 Sheldon
Place, Lincoln, Neb., recently.
"For over a year before I took
Tanlac I was in a badly run-down
condition. I was so nervous any
little sudden noise would-make me
jump, and there were many nights
when I got hardly any sleep at all.
My digestion was bad and my ap
petite was poor. I had iresjoent
spells of dizziness, and ha a a dull,
listjess, lifeless feeling all the time,
and it was all I could do to get
through my work.
"But it's entirely different with
me now. Tanlac started me at once
on the road to health and now I
eat heartily and sleep soundly and
am improving in all respects every
day. My nervousness and indiges
tion and other ailments hardly
bother me at all. and I have more
strength and energy and ftel bet
ter than for a long time past. Tanlac
has done me a world j( good and
I want my friends and the public to
know it."
Tanlac is sold In Omaha at all
Sherman & McConnell Drug Com
pany s stores, Harvard Pharmacy
and West End Pharmacy. Also in
South VDmaha and Benson Phar
macy, Benson;, George Siert, Flor
ence, Neb.: Saratoga Pharmacy. 24th
and Ames, North Omaha, Neb., and
the leading druggist in each city and
town throughout the state of Ne
braska. ' . '
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ADVERTISEMENT.
Queen Anne
Sewing Cabinet
' Similar to Cut
- Executed' in Solid Mahogany. aid
N wellitted and furnished. Regular
value 21.50, Adjustment sale price"
, - 16.50 '
16.00 "Grey Ena'meled ' Knitting
Stand, v ' r- . 10.00
22.00 Brown Mahogany Sewing
Stand. " ,15.00
SIXTEENTH & HOWARD STREETS
The Stock Adjustment Sale ,
. v Includes , ;
Hundreds of Worthy , Pieces
Ideally suitable as
J
Pyrex
Table and '
Serving Ware
Christmas
Gifts
) Future Furniture Heirlooms
- Wonderful Rugs, of. Great Beauty ' .
Fascinating Table Requisites
Lamps, Pottery, Silver , Qhina,, Toys ,
Victrolas, Brunswick Phonographs ' - :
Special Prices Say "Shop Early w
-at Special Prices
'2.50 2-qt. round covered Casserole, '
9x3 tnches ...2.00
2.00 lH-qt. round covered Casser- '
ole, 8x2 inches ..l.BO
75c 8-oz. round covered Casserole. .. .55c -1.75
1-qt. oval covered Casserole . . . .1.30
2.00 l'a-qt oval eovered Casserole 1.60
Things for the 'Table
Thai Make Excellent
- ' - Christmas Gifts
$4.75 Mahogany Nut Bowls, with
hammer and anvil. . ......... .i .$ 3.7S
$4.25 Rochester Nickel Crumb Tray,
with brush
$4.50 Rochester Brushed Brass
Crumb Tray with Scraper.......
$8.2'5 Casseroles in Hyal Rochester
" Nickel Frames
$5.60 Royal Rochester Percolator. .
fr2.00 Horn Handle three-piece
Carving Set
$16.50 ElectricPercolators
3.E5
2.50
6.00
4.00
7eW V
10.00
5
Tudor Period
" Fernery
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This pplendid design done in ma-,,
hogany will 'be appreciated by all '
whb see it. The price is especially
Regular 59.00' value.
attractive.
Now
45.00
40.00 Queen Anne WalnurFernery, 29.50
85.00 Mahogany Cane Panel Fernery 25.00
26.00 Decorated Mahogany Forney. .19.50
Other Ferneries as !ow,as '. , . 6.75
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Among the many, many
very wild animals in this
splendid toyshop are the
Teddy Bears
(Extra Well Made) ,
' r v at Special Prices
Some will ' squeak and cry out if
you. pinch their ears. Remember,
they areVexceptionally well made
&ndf of good durable materials.
12 in. high), reg. $1.40, sale. $1.00
16 in. higb, reg. $2.00, sale, $1.5Cf
18 in. high, reg. $2.65, sale, $2.25
22 iH. high, reg, $3.25, sale, $2.75
24 in. high, reg. $3.50, sale, $3.00
26. in. high, reg. $4.00, sale, $3.50
Fourth Floor
n : :
Special Prices on
Furniture
ForXmas
' , -Giving
$15.75 Solid Mahogany 3-Piece
Smoking Stands . . . . $10.00
$2.Oj0 Fumed Oak Smoker with
drayer . ".95c
$11.50 Solid Mahgany 3-Piece
- Smokers ."$9.00
$26.00 Mahogany . Humidors,
at' i ... .$19.50
$35.0t) Cray Enameled Decorat
ed Tea Carts $25.00
$18.00 ftrown Mahogany -Tea
Carts .... ......$1250
$75.00 Drop Leaf Tea Cart,'
at ...$59.00
$57.50 Mahogany Drop Leaf
Tea Cart ..$48.00
$7.50 Mahogany Foot Stools,
at " ....'...$3.75
$20.00 Mahogany Queen Anne
Foot Stools $15.00
$27.50 Mahogany Queen Anne
' Foot Stools ..... ... . .$17.50
$6.00 Mahogany Book Blocks,
' at . ....,.....$4.00
$10.00 'Mahogany . Book Rack
with drawer ... .$5.00
$9.50 Mahogany Dinner Gongs,
at $4.75
. And Many Other
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Wonderful Values in
Rag Rugs
Clearance of
TRUNKS
and Luggage
Including ' 3 ; -
All wardrobe, dress and steamer
trunks, all "Hartmann" trunks all '
"Indestructo" and "Belber"
trunks, all N. V. P. trunks, all auto
lunch kits, atl makes of trimmed .
and untrimmed suitcases, all bags,
Gladstones and hat boxes,' all "over
night" cases.
20 Off
Main Floor
$7.K 36x72-inch Reversible r OC?
Rag Rugs, in mixed ' blues yj
and rose colorings each. . . .
$2.35 27x54-inch Hit and Miss , - J r
Rag Rug, in light colors, pink I i
t,nA Klo ...h -
$5.0a 30x60-inch Heavy Rag
Rug, in good colors, yel
low, pink and blue, each.
$9.00 27x46 Bath Rug, made
from natural wool, blue.
, gray, ro3S. This is a rug
spienaia value..:
$5.50 27x54-lnch fine Axmin-
' str Rug, in all colors; con- 2
ventional and Oriental pat- O.O
teriis
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4.25
"V6.75
Spinet Desk
This beautiful little desk is true Colonial
design; Well executed iri mahogany. Splen
didly finished and fitted for real use. Regu
lar 69.00 value.
48.00
The Christmas Sale in Our Gift N Rug Bargains
Shop Offers
$16.00 cane seat-chair to match. 12.00
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N.
Mum sixty individual Standard
Lamps of great beauty that in
clude Polychromed old gold and
silver finishes, solid s mahogany
and wrought iron types, -several
examples having velour covered
shafts as well as many masterfully
carved by hand. s y .
Reductions From
, 25$ to 50
About sixty splendid parchment
and silk shades that in many in
stances are designed to fit the
above Standards , . ; ' j .
Reduced 25 to 50
AH Sheffield Silver even the
newest pieces . ' v
Reduced 25
From Form Pric s.
Pottery in large variety including
Japanese, Italian, English, French
and Domestic,
ReducecXw to 50
Old French, Luneville, hand paint
ed Dinner China offered at a dis
count as follows:
12 dinner plates, formerly $44.00,
now ......$31.80
And all other pieces in the set "e-
duced in proportion, or 30 off
D tr r ihis list of. bcdiHiful, tisc
lCXvl ful articles for the home.
Dresden China
Figures 1
rful late imporla-
7.50
$8.25 36x72jnch Axminster
Orhental patterns, large as
sortment of colorings
$8.75 27x54-inch Body Brus- "l rTl
sels, fine rug for bedroom, 1 I
in
A really wonde
tion
$12.00, now
$13.25," now
$20.00,. now
" $27.00, now
$30.90, now
, $42.00,-now
$60.00, now.
29.75
.
,Y$10.20
,.$11.25
..$17.00
.$23.00
.$25.50
.$35.75
.$51.00
59.00
Gane Chairs"
and dockers v
$27.50 Mahogany Caae "rv ff
( Chair or Rocker, as illus rj III)
$25.00 Mahogany and Cans
Rocker...............
$32.50 Mahogany and Cane
Chair or 'Rocker, each
SHOPEARLY TO SECURE, ANY OF THE ABOVE"
19.50
:: 24.50
l( is really worth while
shopping in this depart
ment for materials from
which Xmas gifts can be
made.
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All one and two pair lots
of Curtains are now
HALF
PRICE ;
"all over" patterns. ,
$36.00 9x12 Smith Tapestry
Brussels, Oriental and
conventional patterns, tan
and blue color.
$92.50 9x12 Smfth's Axmin
ster Rugs, floral and A f ff
$76.50 9x2 Seamless Col
fax Rug. all over blue and
rose colorings.
Carpet Made Rugs
$51.50 6x9 Axminster Blue, tan,
Tose and black coloring, for. ..$27.50
$79.50.8-6x10-6 Axminster Rug ,
Blue Oriental coloring, for. .... . 47.50
$74.50 8-3x9-9 Pink Velvet, small
all over patter n... 42.50
$42.00 6-9x8 Plain Green, no bor
der ends boufid .......... ... . 17.50
$52.50 6-9x7-4 Plain Taupe Heavy
Axminster, no border., 24.50
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Curtains and Curtain Materials at
; Adjustment. Sale Prices
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"Royal" Reclining
niilirc (Twenty-five
Vjlldllb patterns)
$68.00 Mahogany Royal Reclining
Chairs t $50.00
$63.00 Mahogany Royal Reclining
Chairs .' 49.00
$42.00 -Mahogany Royal Reclining "
Chairs .-r.-.00
$73.50 Fumed Oak Reclining Chairs 56.00
$38.00 Golden Oak Reclining Chairs 29.00
And Many Others.
," Curtains "
" Almost every style and quality included In the
sale. v , ' '
Muslins, 'Voiles, Marquisettes, Scrims, Filets,
Novelty Effects and Marie Antoinettes, grouped as
follows: . I ,
$3.00 and $3.50 values, per pair... $
$3.85 values, per pair
$5.00 values, per pair. .........
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teetee
, $7.50 values, per pair...
o nm 1
T10. (u vniuea, per pair. ......... .
$10.00 values,, per pair.'. . . .
$11.50 values, per pair. . . . .
$15.00 values, per pair.. . .v
666 is a prescription for
Colds, Fever 'and LaGrippe.
It's tho most speedv remedy s
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2.25
2.65
3.85
5.00
6.85
7.50
8.75
10.00
68
Voiles, Scrims, Etc.
350 yards of Voile,, bordered and ribbon
edgod effects in ivory and ecru, 75c value,
per yard . $
500 yards of Grenadine. Scrims,- Madras,
Bordered Voiles; etc., in white, ivory nd
ecru colors, 85c and $1.00 values, per yard
Colored Scrims, $1.00 values, per yard .SO
Imported Madras, $2.50 values, per yard... ..1.85
Imported Madras, $2.75 values, per yard. 1.95
Imported Madras, $3.25 values. per yard.... 2.50
2,000 yards Scrims, Voiles, Marquisettes, in
plain, barred and figured effects, colors
white, ivory and ecru; $1.25 values, now.yd.
1,000 yards of extra fine quality Dotted Mar
quisette, $U5 value, now, per yard. . . . . .
.95
1.35
Linoleums
at Sale Paces
Remnants of all qualities from the cheapest
printed to the best Inlaid, sold by the
piece from ...... ....60c
80c per square yard fro Lino, at, per
. square yard ; 1 . . .49c
$1.35 Printed Linoleum with burlap back;
9 patterns-to. selecffrom, at per square
yard 75
$1.65 Printed Linoleum, burlap back,
- 7 feet, 6 inches wide; 6 splendid patterns,
at, per square yard. .,.$1.25
$1.65 Printed Linoleum, 12 feet wide at,
per square yard $us
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