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THE F.EE: OMAHA. SATURDAY, JANUARY
Attack Is Made
On Omaha Light .
Bill at Lincoln
Power Company Attorney
Argues for Rejection for an
Hour Before Com--mittee.
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' Lincoln, Jan. 28. (Special Tcle
trram.) lighting, he claimed, with
his clients' back to the wall, threat
cried with (lie absolute destruction
( f ' millions of dollars invested in
Omaha. A. C Kennedy, counsel
for the Nebraska Power Co., plfaded
and argued for an hour yesterday
iifiernoon before the committee on
citirs and towns in the lower house
tc kill house roll Xo. 1.
. R. H. Jlowcll, president of the
Metropolitan water district, hi o'a
ory vyinj? with that of Kenredy,
villifieil the Nebraska I'ower Co.,
and presented arguments for the
Kissage of the same bill. '
The bill throws the power of,
calling a special election forf" muni
eiua liehtitiR plant into the hands of
the Metropolitan water district and
takes it away from the city council.
At 7 last night Robert C. Drtrese
rlow. chairman of the cotnmittee,
called an adjournment until :30
Tuesday, when numerous other fx
licnenis on both sides of the proposi
tion Will be heard. 1 .
"The establishment of a competing
plant such as Mr. Howell pronoses
would absolutely rob us of millions
of dollars invested in Omaha in
good faith," Kennedy declared.
. "We have taxes to. pay; we paid
' .' t3vinnft th 1at vMr.
river wwiwu in ...rtv.T ..... ...
municipal light plant has no taxes.
fjie people ot umana wouia pay inc
deficit if our plant was gone and that
ificaus the small property owners "
: "With the Metropolitan water dis
trict controlling the &is and water
plant, it could and undoubtedly
would for vears to ctyne divert funds
from those' plants into the municipal
light plant and operate for years at
:c dead, secret loss, probably until
vte were crushed. -
I "The bill on Its face docs not
5ive us even a fair show for (com
petition. It provides that, rig4.it ' on
the jump.-the municipal light plant
tould operate the -street lighting
tstcm of Omaha in which wc have
rested thousands of. dollars. That
investment wouU be a dead loss to
i at the start." - ,
.Kennedy quoted Senator. Cumitigs
r Iowa, m a statement that ( com
petition by municipal, ''plant and
privately owned plant was utterly
unfair and before a municipal light
lJ2nt was placed in operation it
f.s imperatively right that the pri
te plants .should be condemned by
!w, a valuation established and
purchased. "And." Kennedy . de-i
etarcd." the way for such proceed
ings is open to the peope of Omaha."
HowVU declared the Nebraska
l?owcr company carried $6,000,000 in
fatcred stock. He charged that
t&ere was only one method , of ob
taining fair treatment from a public
service corporation and that was
i trough competition. Howell . as
sorted valuation of the gas. plant, in
(Jmaha was excessive, the purchase
price was accepted over his protest
and a fair valuation under present
corporation -methods of attaining
values was impossible,
f Howell made capital of the recent
request for increased rates of the
light company. He characterized the
attempt, to get an increase as a
'million-dollar raid t on Omaha
people." - . '
?"Fear lowers ratts and insures a
square deal." Howell .'said.
i, Howell cited certain reductions of
light rates in past J ears as an. at
tempt to forestall sentiment against
a municipal piant.
Kennedy quoted figures as , glibly
as Howell to prove thex light com
pany hadn't juggled stocks and
bonds to swell valuation of ; the
$8,000,000 variety charged by Howell.
Among OmahanS present to be
heard at a later date were J. E. Da
vH on, general manager light "com
pany; Divid Cole. F. D. Wead, AV,
F. Stoecker, ex-member of the legis
lature, and members of the north
Uuie taxpayers league.
Amnesia Victim
In Baltimore Is
Former Omahan
Officers of Nebraska Retailors'
Youth Suffering Loss of Mem
ory Practically Identified as
Dwight R. Powers, Form
erly Ford Employe. ;"
Identity of the youti suffering
loss of meniorv in a hospital in Bal
timore, Md., has been N practically
established as Dwight R. Powers,
former secretary at the Y. M. C.'A-
and employed as a stenographer at
the Ford Motor company.
He was taken seridusly ill in 1915,
and served on the U. - S. El
Capilan during the Mar.
Mrs. Kimbrough, I7j Dewey
avenue, notified the police Thursday
night that young Powers' mother
and sister formerly lived at North
Bend, Neb., later moving to Sioux
Falls, S. D., where the sister taught
school. ' '
R. S. Flower, general secretary pi
the Y. M, C A., declared Povters
served for a time as secretary there.
Miss Florence Davis, Delmar ho
fel, declared she knew the youth in
high sc'hoof at North Bend. Miss
Hilda Peterson, stenographer at the
Ford Motor-company, recalled work
ing in the same office with him.
At North Bend friends of flic fam
ily declared they understood ,the
mother, Mrs. Jennie Powers, recent
ly visited with the family of Alonzo
Marshall in Lincoln.
R. V. Cole, secretary of the Mason
ic relief 'board in Omaha, who was
notified of the lad's condition by" the
Baltimore Masons, and given a
complete description of him, is en
deavoring to get in touch with the
mother or sister. ' -
Payroll Reduced $1,500 a
; Week in Defunct Hotels
Lincoln, Jan. 28. fSpecial.) W.
E. Barkley, appointed, receiver for
the Nebraska Buildingand Invest
ment company and the Nebraska
Hotel company, owning a chain of
hotels, including the . Lincoln in
Lincoln and the Fontenelle in Oma
hav announced the appointment of
E. L. -May, former jeatrice hotel
man, as general manager of the com
pany's properties. At the same time
it became known that a slash of
$1.5p0 a week was made in the pay
roll at. the 'different hotels operated
by tre company. . "
Destitute Couple Given
Aid by Otoe County Board
Nebraska City, Neb., Jan. 28.
(Special.) A man and a, woman1
from Oklahoma, trying to get to
Omaha where they have relates,
were put off a Missouri Pacific pas
senger train here in a destitute con
dition. They appealed to this county
commissioners for assistance, and
transportation was furnished them to
Omaha. It was the first time in
many months that the county had
been called upon o supply1 assistance
or tnis cnaracvci.
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Before Lower House
Lincoln, - Jan. 28. (Special Tele
gram,) A new "blue sky" bill was
thrown into the lower house hopper
Thursday afternoon.
Briefly it provides for a tighten
ing up in the issuance of permits fot
incorporation), to money making pro
jects ill Nebraska. aIo provides
a means for a more cartful scrutiny
of methods used by .concerns and
holds the heads of companies more
directly responsible for, their agents.
A measure was introduced several
days ago to kill the present "blue
skv" law.' Governor McKelvie, in
his message to the legislature, stated
that there should be a big change
in the law as it now stands. 1 'ln
bill introduced today was prepared
with a view to supplanting thedld
statute. i . ' v
Galvanized iron boots have been
invented in Germany for miners
working in wet coal mines.L v
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Farm Congrsss Planned .
For Chadron in February
Chadron. Neb.. Tan. 28. (Special.)
Farmers (si Sheridan andDawes
counties are collecting exmnts oi
pojiltry, corn and potatoes that in
sures Chadron having one" of the
largest farmers congresses ever held
in western retrasKa. inc mccunH
Kwilt he hpld February 16. 17. 18
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The state university will showj
motion pictures of JNenraska re
sources and films from the federal
government will also be shown free
of charge. The first three days will
be devoted to the show and thejast
day to a meeting of the Dawes coun,
ty farm hwreau. . . '
Speakers from the state university
and men of national reputation will
address the sessions.
No Violence at Nelson
When Leaguers Left City
Lincoln, Jan. 28. (Special.)
County' Attorney H. A. Brubaker,
Sheriff C. C. Gates and Mayor C. E.
Jensen of Nelson, Neb., have in
formed the state government .here
that there was no violence in the in
vited departure , .of Nonpartisan
league organizers-from Nuckolls
county.' They have been instructed
to avoid violerfce and keep in touch
with the state government.
High Grade
Springfield Dist.
ALL
SIZES
COAL
ILLINOIS
THOROUGHLY SCREENED,
DELIVERED
Per Ton
Consumers Coal & Supply Co
Dealer in Cool Coal.
Dour. 0530. Dour. OB30.
Here are officers of, the Federa
tion of Nebraska Retailers, who
closed their convention here Thursday-
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C. H. Freadrich of Lincoln was
elected president of the federation
and M. A. Hostetler . bl Shelton,.
treasurer.
, H. S.,Fliesbach of Scottsbluff was
elected president of the state asso
ciation of dry goods and ready-to-wear
merchants. X .
Carl E. Epplen of Lincoln is the
new president of the shoe retailers.
Furniture dealers elected E. S.
Munson of Lincoln as president of
their organization.
Grand Drawing and Awarding of
Beautiful Player Piano
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Schmoller & Mueller Phonograph
Tomorrow evening. at 8 o'clock. Call and'
register your name and address any time. Sat-,
urday up till 6 o'clock if you wish "to take part
in 'this great offering. Don't forget the horny
be at our store at 8 o'clock arid bring your num
berwith yoUv ; ;
Schmoller Mueller
Piano Cn 0n,ah"' :Nebr',k
1 IdllU VAl. ' Phone Doug. 1623
1514-16-18
Dodge St.
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'Where Values Reign Supremel Where Cash Works Wonders"
Specially Priced Saturday
Here is a sale that will meet with a rousing
welcome. JWe just "received 'a special pur
chase of the season's prettiest modes. v The
assfrtment is large and varied and includes
all the desirahle shapes' and materials in'
- Visca Straw, Faille Silk, Combination Straw
and Soiin, ' Novelty Straws, Balayia Cloth.
Cros ' de Londres, Etc. Values - U $10.
: Chic Sailor,? Off-ifie-Face, Chin Chin
- Effects, Poke Bonnet, Popular Turban.
To insure their quick sale, we .offer them
Saturday, at the remarkably low price of
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"Want All Coats Given the Rush Ad" '
Make a Final Clean-up
ofAUWiriter Coats
pin twtrbig lots, every high grade
and popular priced coat in our stock
MUST GO!
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Fine silk Plush with large fur collar
cloth coats of velour-and silvertone, air
with dandy, serviceable linings; at our'
) former prices they-were the best popu
' lar-priced line of coats In Omaha ! Now
if ;v4"." .V OPPOSITE HAYOEN BROS. , ! CI
' Actual ' &
$30 Coats! V
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$35 Coats!
Actual
$40 Coats!
Actual
$45. Coats!
Actual ' .
$50 Coats!:
Actual
$55 Coats!
( Coat Section Second Floor)
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Yukon Seal Coats, Baffin Seal Coats and
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other tme lur laoric coats oi suk riusn,
trimmed with Raccoon and Opposaum
collars, and beautifully silk lined throughouVand
cloth coats of - fine velour, Bolivia, silvertone,
etc.: some with large filr collar, all beautifully
lined with best of Silk. Now v
Actual
$60 Coats!
K Actual
$65 Coats!
Actual
7fl Ptinta t
Actual
$75 CoatsU
Actual
$85" Coats!'
Actual
$95 Coats!
- (Coat Section Second Floor)
A remarkable buying opportunity that
will startle the dress buyers of Omaha!
A dandy assortment- pppular style dresses in materials' of Fine
Wool Tricotine, French Serge, Taffeta and Satin ; on sale Saturday
only. Actual $35.00, actual $4O;00, actual $49.50, actual . $5j5.0(
actual $59.50 values . ; . f....
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A Pointed Message
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7 nisaa mis you now w save ana wnere
Your Bed Room Can Be Furnished
' Like This for $138.50
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J For Saturday Selling
Iligh-Grade Three Piece
Bed Room Suite
In American Walnut
for $119.50
Consisting of
Chest, of Drawers, Full Size Bed
and Dressing Table
American Walnut -Adam Period
, . ' - Bed Room Suite. ,
. 'Former Sale"
' Prir Trie
Large Vanity Drtsser. $105.00 $52.50
Chifforette , . ,-69.50 27.00
Full Size Bed ...i...... ...... ......... 49.50 26.50
Large ureser j.... ow
it : utner ouiih ai money oaving rncw
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32.50
We are exclusive selling
agents for the well known
Sealy Mattresses
See that your mattress has the
Sealy label on( which is a guarantee
that the manufacturers have made
the mattress as good as a mattress
can be made.
Complete 8-Eiece Period Dining Room Suite for $156.75
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For Saturday Celling . . i -" ' fQh
More Mpney
Savers
2.00 Clothes Bars.... .05
3.00 Step Ladder Stool. ;'. 1,65
s 8.C0 Oak Dining Chairs..; 3.75
' 14.00 Mahogany Leathfer
Diners 5.85
12.50 Walnut Leather
. Diners 5.50
11.00 Kitchen Cabinet
Bases 5.95
47.50 Oak Dining Tables. 16.75
47.50 Oak Buffet. 16.50
67.50 Oak China Cabinet.. 26.0O
65.00 WaJnut Serying Table 24.25
: 51.50 Mahog." Tea; Wagon. . 21.75
Jacobean, Quartered Oak, William
and Mary Dining: Suite r '
54-inch 8-Foot Extension Table
60-inch Buffet
Dining Chairs, to match
Host Chair, to match.
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...$125 00
... 150.00,
... 15.00'
... 22.50
Hal
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$52.50
69.75
i 5.25
' 8.25
A 3-Piece Mahogany, iVpestry Uphol
stered, Living Room Suite Like This f or
: $87.00 ,
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Trice
Davenport,' full spring cushion. .... . $110.00 JJ-5'
Chair, very comfortable .......... . 47.50 ?
Rocker, to match .... 48.50 22.50
: Luxurious
2-Viece Suite
Of beautiful Queen Anjxfe Suite
tNot only distinctive in design,
but of the very best workman
ship. Has loose cushions, of -the
best spring seat construction and
is upholstered in fine grade of
brocaded velour. For Davenport
and Rocker ' ; '
Farmer
Trie.
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Prica
$575 $245
Money Saving Values ' for Saturday
N In Our Drapery Department 1st Floor : p
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Specials
Prica
piisy Mahogany Rocker,
former price si4.w.$ 6.40
Strong Oak , Rocker,
x former price $9.00..$ 3.85
Quartered Oak Writing
Desk, former price
$22.00 v......$ 8.65
Quartered Oak Ladies'
Writing Desk, former
price $32.50. . $12.95
Quartered Oak Book
Case, former price
$47.50 $21.50
Large Fumed Oak Book
Case, ' former price
$77.50 $32.50
Mahogany Table Lamp
Base, former price
$17.50 $ 6.25
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Bowen's"
Specials
Guaranteed Blooms, 33c. '
Bo wen 'a Carpet Sweepers,
$1.95. " " .
Aluminum Percolators,
$1.25. -
Aluminum Te a Kettles,
$2.25.
Aluminum Stew Kettles,
$1-45. '
Scrims, Voiles, .
Marquisettes '
and .
Curtain Xets
40-inch Marquisstte in white or
ivory; best quality mercer
jtei grade; former values
85o per yard. Sale price, per
yard 395
Fancy Borders Voiles in whii
v and ivory shades; former
' values $1.00 per yard. Sale
price, per yard 49.
36-inch Grenadines in cream
shades with all-over patterns
in blue, rose and gold; for
mer vale $1.25 per yard.
Sale price, per yard.. . -65
3-lnch Curtain Nets in Ivory
color; exceptional values
flhat have been selling at
$1.00 and $1.30 per yard.
Sale price 59
50-Inch Madras n rose, blue,
green and gom; solid colors;
, former values u - to $3.50
, per yard. Sale price. - per
yard $1.95
3-inch Madras, all colors and
beautiful spatterns; former
values up to $2.50 per yard.
Sale price, per yard.. 95s)
30-Inch Madras in solid colors
and some two-tone effects;
former values up to $150
per yard. Sale jrice. per
yard -75
Bed Spread 'Special
Plain Crochet Spreads,
hemmed and square corners,
one price.
$ 6.00 Spreads for.. $2.95
$ 7.00 Spreads for.. $3.65
$ 7.75 Spreads for. .$3.75
$ 8.50 Spreads for. . $3.95
$ 9.50 Spreads for. . $4.95
Spreads with Crochet cut
corners Beautiful designs,
good quality, full siic.
$ 9.00 Spread for'. . .$4.45
$ 9.50-Spread for... $4.95
$12.50 Spread for. . .$5.95
$13.50 Spread for. . .$6.95
Remarkable Values in
Blanket and Comforts
for Saturday Selling.
$ 4.00 Blankets $1.95
$ 6.50 Blankets... $2.95
$ 8.50 Blankets.... 7rrr$3.95
$ 9.00 Blankets $4.95
$10.00 Blankets $4.95
$11.50 Blankets .. $5.45
$12.00 'Blankets $5.95
Comforti
t 8.00 Comforts ..$2.45
$ 7.00 Comforts $3.45
$ 7.50 " Comforts .$3.75
$8.00 ComfNPta;....V.$3.95
$12.00 Comfort $6.45
$ll50 Comforts $8.95
$19.00 Comforts $9.95
Crib Blanket .
$2.00 Value, each $1.39
$1.75 Value, eaet..".... .89
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