THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1921
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Smith and Ringer
Receive "Crank"
; Letters by Score
Lives and Properly of Mayor
And Police Commissioner
. Constantly Threatened by
; Anonymous Writers. s
Mayor Ed P. Smith . and Police
Commissioner J. Dean Ringer ad
mitted yesterday they were" re
cipients of scores of uns.gned let
ters threatening- their lives and the
destruction of their propeay.
isotti declared they had received
so many letters of this nature that
tficy had ceased to be alarmed
"When I returned from the south
following the court house riot I re
'ceived about a dozen letters stating
I should have remained away, that
it would have been better for my
health," said Mayor Smith, "Dur
ing the street car strike I also re
ceived all sorts of. freak letters and
also during the teamsters' strike."
The latest specimen of threaten
ing letter received by the mayor is
now in the hands of Chief of Police
Eberstein. It threatened the may
or's Hfe unless unemployment was
remedied.
"As a rule I throw them in the
waste basket," said the mayor, "but
I thought I would hand this one to
the chief."
Police Commissioner Ringer has
a varied collection of threatening
letters, some of them written in a
humorous vein. Among the humor
ous ones is a letter signed "A Boot
Icggti." This letter-writing boot
legger claims he would test the abik
ity of the entire police department
jvitn ins cunning.
appeared in Municipal court yester-l
day to claim protection from his
creditors, under an act of the legis
lature of 191T. He confessed to in
ability to meet olulms of eight credi
tors. Wife's Ttwtimony Excluded Fed
eral Judge T. C. Munger refused yea
terday to allow Mrs. Sllla Neth
away to take the witness stand
against her husband, Claude
L. Nethaway, Florence real estate
dealer, being tried for sending Bcur
rilous matter through the mails.
Haymn Reads , Paper The Oma
ha section of the American Chemical
society met Tuesday evening Jit the 1
Crctehton Dental college. William
O. Haynes of the Union" Pacific rail
road laboratory read a paper on the
"Inspection of Oils and Paints." Dr.
H. A. Benter, the new chairman, out
lined the policy of the Boctlon for
the coming year. j
Postal Thieves Sentenced Seven !
persons were fined and three given
jail sentences when hearings of In- :
j dtlctments returned by the federal
grand Jury were resumed by Judge
T. c. Munger yesterday. Claude
L. Ferris and J. Warren L. Keider, ,
former mall clerks at the Omaha
postofllce, were each sentenced to
one year in jail for thefts of parcel
post packages.
ADVERTI8E.M KNT.
Brief City News
Iowa Merchants' Week An Iowa
Merchants' week is being planned by
a committee of Omaha manufactur
ers and wholesalers for February 7
to 11.
Reappointed To Board Dr. Jennie
Callfaa was appointed to succeed
herself as a member of the Pub' 3
welfare board by Mayor Smith yes
terday.
"Ambnasnilbrs" Appointed "Am-
Dtissadors Extraordinary were ap
pointed in 1,000 Nebraska and west
ern Iowa towns by Ak-Sar-Ben
yesterday.
Yonnir to Lecture) Bicknell
Young. C. S. D., will deliver free j
lectures at the First Christian
Science church at 8 a. m. January ! 4
and 3 p. m. January 16.
Victory Medals .Received Com
'mander D. C. Buell of the Nebraska
naval reserve force has received a
score of Victory medals for Omaha
men who served In the navy during
the war.
Dancing Party Members of the
Western Union Employes' associa
tion will entertain at a dancing party
at the Rustle Garden Wednesday
night.', Invitations have been ex
tended to 600 couples.
Would Cut Lighting Fund Harry
B. ZImman, city commissioner, will
offer a resolution to reduce the street
lighting fund this year from $172,
600 to $165,000"and to add' $5,000 to
the building department and $2,500
to the city maintenance funds.
Cannot Meet Claims C. C. Brew
ster, 38 U North Fifty-fifth street.
SAGE TEA KEEPS
YOUR HAIR DARK
When Mixed With Sulphur
It Brings Back Its Beauti
ful Lustre at Once.
Gray hair, however handsome, de
notes advancing age. We all know
the advantages of youthful aobear-
ance. Your hair is your charm. It
makes, or mars the face. When it
factes, turns gray, and looks streaked,
just a few applications of Sage Tea
and Sulphur enhances its appear
ance a hundredfold.
Don't stay gtayl Look young!
Either prepare the recipe at home or
get from any drug store a bottle of
VVyeth 9 Sage and Sulphur corn-
pound," which is merely the old-time
recipe improved by the addition of
other ' ingredients. Thousands of
folks recommend this ready-to-use
preparation, because it darkens the
hair beautifully; besides, no one can
possibly tell, as it darkens so natur
ally and evenly. You moisten a
sponge or soft brush with it, draw
inor this through the hair, taking One
small strand at a time. By morning
the gray hair disappears; after an
other application or two its natural
color is restored,- and it becomes
thick, glossy and lustrous, and you
appear years younger.
AUVEKTIHEMENT.
SIMPLE APP! 1CATICN
THAT DISSOLVES
;. - ' BLACKIIEALS
No more squeezing and pinching
to get rid of those unsightly blem
ishes, blackheads. There is one sim
ple, safe and sure way to get them
out and that is to dissolve them. To
do this just get about two" ounces of
calonite powder from your druggist
sprinkle a little on a hot, wet
sponge rub briskly over the black
heads for a few seconds wash the
parts and every blackhead will be
gone.
, - Pinching and squeezing out black
heads make large pores and you can
not get all of, the blackheads out
this way while this simple applica
tion of calonite powder and water
dissolves every particle of them and
leaves the skin and pores In their
ilatural condition. Any druggist will
sell you the calonite powder and
about two ounces will be all you
will ever need.
fiEVER BEFORE
has the opportunity come
to you as it does now dur
ing Bowen's Lower Price
Sale to become the pos
sessor of some pieces of
Fibre and Reed Sun Par
lor Furniture. It will be
decidedly to your advan
tage to see our line, and
especially to take partic
ular notice of the won
f,"rful price reductions.
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Barber Qivei Recipe
for Gray Hair
COUGHS
bronchitis, or other ail
ments are followed by
broken resistance.'
it:
Mr. A. E. O'Brien, who has been
a barber in New York City for many
years, made the following statement:
"Gray, streaked or faded hair can be j
immediately made black, brown or
light brown, which ever shade you
desire, by the use of the following
remedy that you can make at home:
"Merely get a box of Orlex pow
w der at anv druc store. It costs verv
little and no extras to buy. Dissolve
it in 2 oz. of distilled or rain water
and comb it through the hair. Full
directions for use and a gold bond
guarantee come in each box. One
t ..... .
ox win last you lor montns.
"It is safe, docs not rub off. is not
sticky fljr gummy and leaves the hair
fluffy. ' It will make a griy-hajred
person look twenty years younger,"
Scott s Emulsion
taken regularly imparts
new energy, increases
the powers of re
sistance and helps
drive out the cause
of weakness.
Scott & Bowne, BloosafUU, N. J.
ALSO MAKERS OF
IIKJQIDS
. (Tablets or Granules)
for INDIGESTION
20-3SSK
These are but a few
of the many unusual
"Buying opportunities '
we have here for
you.
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everybody:? store-
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As quantities are lim
ited in some instances
we cannot guarantee
them to last any
length of time.
"Opportunity" Is Making January Just Like the Good
Old Days by Cuttin g Prices Burin g This
Opportunity Clearance Sale
If it is as much pleasure to you to pay low prices again as it is to us to sell goods for
so little then this is a happy month for all of us. It gives us a thrill to be able to sell mer
chandise af these low figures, and we can see enthusiasm and delight in our salespeople,
as they tell customers how low the prices now are. The sale is becoming more interesting
every day, for more and more people are discovering what really wonderful values there are
here and consequently the crowds are greater each day.
Keep This In Mind
We are urging you to supply your needs now because prices are lower than they will be soon
again; because we have cut our profits and taken big tosses on many kinds of goods for we want to
move into our new building with a stock of brand new merchandise and must dispose of the mer
chandise on hand at once; we must give up extra space in our new building which we occupied dur
ing the holidays and need every foot of selling space possible. .
Your Opportunity Clearance Sale
Includes Our Entire Stock
of Women's and Children's
SHOES
At 33Vk off Regular Price
This unexpected sale affords you the most unusual opportunities to
save money on shoes that has presented itself for many years. This large
discount is to be taken from the regular prices, which are in a great many
cases already greatly reduced. They include the best styles and leathers
in popular colors and late styles. Come in early and make your selections
at of the regular prices. w
Second Floor
"Opportunity" is a regular cut-up and is getting more popular ovary, day with
., ' '' ' " tit public.
Your Opportunity in
Corsets at Price
We offer one large lot of odd corsets and discontinued
styles in Gossard, Mme. Irene, Franco. Bon Ton, Bon Jolie,
Royal Worchester, and Ringo Belt. Made of Broche, Silk,
Batiste, Treco, and Coutil, in white, and flesh. Broken
sizes only,
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SILKS AND DRESS GOODSAT REDUCED PRICES
"Extra Special t
Dress Silks, 9?c
We offer one big lot of plain
and fancy silks, suitable for
dresses, skirts, blouses, under
wear, lining, etc., consisting of
the following items:
86-inch plain chiffon taf
feta. '
36-inch plain messalme. -
40-inch . figured Georgette
crepe. . ;
36-inch striped taffeta.
36-inch figured foulard.
1 40-inch plain crepe de chine.
40-inch silk poplin, self-tone
plaids.
36-inch white wash Jap
crepe.
40-inch plain Georgette.
36-inch plain lining satin
guaranteed wear.
Plush, $5.00
54-inch plush, in black,
brown, taupe and white;
suitable for coats, scarfs,
muffs and trimmings; of
fered at less than one-half
the regular selling price.
Lining Sateen
95c
88-inch figured lining
sateefj for petticoats , and
coat lining. Choice of a
large range of pretty pat
terns and colors. i
Charmeuse, $2.95
40-inch brocaded Char
mease, in pretty shades pf
navy, Copenhagen, old rose,
ete. on sale atf less than
half price.
Velvets, $3.95
40-inch velvet for dresses
. and suits.
36-inch Paon velvet for
dresses and suits.
36-inch costume velvet
for dresses and suits.
' A good line of colors.
Black Satin
$1.95
, 36-inch black satin Duch
ess for skirts and dresses.
36-inch black satin rich
raven black for skirts and
dresses.
40-ineh black satin Char
meuse rich raven black,
soft finish.
Serge, $3.95
64-inch navy blue serge,
in a heavy quality for suits,
dresses and skirts. Very
special at this price.
Georgette ,
$2.95
Embroidered Georgette
for waists and dresses, in a
full range of street shades,
and. offered at less than half
price. v
Silk Shirting
$1.95
Broadcloth silk shirting,
in very pretty stripes suit
able for men's shirts and
women's blouses.
All-Wool
Coating, $3.95
Heavy all wool coating in
silvertone, plain color and
mixtures. A full line of col
ors, via run one and one-
half yards wide
less than balf price.
This is
Satin Francaise
$2.95 '
Satin Francaise for
uresaes, in a large assort
neixt of plain and change
able . effects. This cloth is
36 inches wide.
Chiffon
, Broadcloth
$1.95
54-inch all-wool chiffon
broadcloth in a good assort
ment of plain colors. Splen
did value at the price. .
Georgette Crepe
$1.95
Georgette crepe, all pure
silk, in good heavv quality
in every possible shade.' A
real big bargain.
Extra Special
' Values in Silks
$1.95
40-inch imported fou
lard silk, in a large .
assortment of pretty
-patterns and colors.
40-inch printed pussy
willow and printed ra
dium, in a large assort
ment'of styles iH'both
light and dark . colors.
Offered at less than
half price. ,
Opportunity Clearance Sale of
Wdmen's Underwear
nD 1 1 Each.
This lot consists of women's
Vellastic fleeced vests and
pants, the ' vitets 'are high
neck and long sleeves, the
pants ankle length with
French band top. tf f A A
all sizes. Each, -1,w
Women's heavy cotton and
part woolen knickerbockers
in the ankle and sport
lengths are made with' dou
ble elastic bottom and the
elastic waist, in black, navy
and taupe. tQ CC
VlsllU
This ssortment consists of
super-weight cotton and me
dium weight . Merino gar
ments. There are high necks,
long sleeves, Dutch and el
bow sleeves and low neck,
no sleeve and ankle length,
but not every style in every
fabric. (1 QC
Each, V
Women's siik and wool
union suits in high neck.
s long sleeves, ankle length,
low neck, no sleeves, ankle
length are offered at the
very low price flQ JC
of, a garment, PoS00
.SILK HOSE
$1.95
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Women's silk hosiery in black, white and plain
colors, special, . t1 QK
per pair, V 1 oSO
Opportunity Clearance Sale
Drop Head and Cabinet
Sewing Machines
Specially reduced in price for quick clearance. Every ma
chine guaranteed.
4 Rockford Machin
$42.50
New Royal Cabinet
$50.00
Singer No. 66
$35.00
We R.p.ir All Make
of Machines.
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1 Diamond Machine
$45.00
Slightly marred
Standard Rotary
" $35.00
1 Used Free Machine
$25.00
Ndl, tJosea, 2Sc
Balls, 30c
Oil, a bottle, 10c '
Your Old Machine Will De Taken as Part Payment on Any Model of
THE FREE SEWING MACHINES
ASK TO HAVE THEM DEMONSTRATED.
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