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THE BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, K)21.
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Clothiers to Flock
o Annual Meet
Here This Week
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Kecord Attendance Predicted
Prominent Merchants , of
i Omaha and Other Cities to.
Address Convention.
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Attendance records, and entertain
ment records will be broken by the
bixth annual convention and con
ference of the Nebraska Retail Cloth
iers' convention which meets at the
: Hotel Kontcnclle, Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday of this week.
"We will have four times as many
nt VnnvMiHmn as we have ever
' had before," said Louis A. Leppke
ot the Nebraska uoming company,
rtarv-fre-asure-r. ' Rtoorts 1 tUVC
ived as well as a special railroad
for delegates, led me to preaici
this."
... The convention has been boosted
along with Omaha in several elab
nratp fnliler sent ouL entitled "On
to Omaha," "The Man Who Knows,"
and others.-'"
t Entertainment Features.
The entertainment features will be
: as follows:
-Tuesday nifeht: Theater party
given to delegates and their ladies,
; by Omaha hat, dry goods ana hid
ber goods houses. '
iaht! Staat enter
. t.'iinmrnt anH beefsteak dinner afthe
Athletic club. giveivby Omaha
5 wholesalers and retatkrs to the dele
l crhrduled to set a new
i standard tn "first night" entertain-
.ment. ! ;
M Tluirsdav niebt: Banauet and
'. i jiil(-viiu fnr ilrlpirates and ladies
Riven'-by the Men's Apparel club at
K tiip I'omenene notei.
jjrMenibt'ts of the association will
: irgisier lor mc wnvcnuuu ui
i mezzanine floor of Jhe Fontenelle
hotel Tuesday morning. At 1:30,
r Tuesday afternoon there will be a
: musical entertainment and at 2,
:vMayor Smith will deliver the ad
ijdress of welcome, which yvill be re
sponded to by A. W. Sterne of Grand
Island, president of the association,
i -r Ward Burgess Speaker. f
' V Henry P. Williams, director of
: iJnles and publicity for Hart, Schaf
intt & Marx, will deliver an address,
i; Wednesday morning, after a short
.'musical, entertainment, Garsoti. L.
. ?iLevy, vice - president'; of- Samuel
!iSternbergef company, Philadelphia,
;nvill speak on "The.Outlook for .the
; Future of the Jen8 Haberdashery
Business." 1 r
' J.' L. Lynch, president of ' the
Standard Clothing company, Min
neapolis, will speak on "Merchandis
ing Men's Wear on a Big ScaSe
Starting at the Scratch." - '
f Ward Burgess., vice president M.
I F:. Smith & Co. and of the Omaha
National bank, will deliver an ad
dress on "The Optimist of the
,'West." y ,y - -J:
Governor to Attend,
The speakers of Wednesday after
noon, will be Governor McKelvie
nrl Hpnrir P Rissman of Cohn:
rn ' GhicaKO. Mr. Ris-
man wil speak on AiarKe? v-onai-i
in Moil's C!l-tthino"
iivi' C . I ' w -------- t f.
Lharies Jb. wry, secretary vi mc
atlmial ' Ascnriatfnn Of Retail
i'inthirs. will sneak Thursday
l)' morning and. after discussion on
his speech, Sidney Hillman, presi
dent of the Amalgamated Garment
Workers of America, wiu speak on
the problems of the woikers in the
garment inoustry.
, Another speaker Thursday morn-
v inr will be S. E. Leeman, vice presi
dent a.tid general manager of the
Ed V. Price & Co. mammoth con
cern in Chicago, Mr. Leeman is
rrrciitrl an sneciallv attractive
speaker because he was formerly in
the retail clothing ana men s xur-
nishings business in Colorado and
Kansas. '
Other Speakers.
Snoalfrrs at the final session,
Thursday afternoon, will be R. R.
Hamilton Carhartt
& Co.. Detroit, and Bruce McCul-
locn or vnidiia. . v
Officers of the association are:
Q. W. Sterne, Grand Island, presi
,,'... V I. ;mitW. Lfneoln. vice
president; Louis A. I-eppke, Omaha,
secretary-treasurer. v '
Director ar . Fred H. Barclay,
Pawnee City; R. E. Wilcox, Omaha;
T l Vitnr''Ra A. Kll-
lian. .Wahoo; Al GalushaJMcCook;
Ed J. Vanderhott. Mortn riaue
Ex-Dry Aeent Senttwced
To 10 Years for Kflling Man
Kansas Citv. Jan. 29. DeiArm-
ifuirt. former orohibllion
agent, was found guilty , ot secona
Wrrrcc mur1r here todav and sen-
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tenced to ten years lmprisoiminn
for the killing ,of Theodore
i r uotrhman in a downtown
office buiWing, the night of Octo-
Stewart loitering "in
.i k..:M;rr a'n.l ordered him out
tliC UUtiume .-v .
c. ....-- t.f and returned a tew
!..-. t,. anit shot the watch
wivi -----
man. Stewart pleaded ,, temporary
insanity x " x
Mexican Paoers Refuse to
Comment oil Electrocutions
Mexico City, Jan. 29. Mexican pa
per are conservative in their com
ments on the electrocution of Augus
tin L. Sanchez and Henry Garcia,
two Mexicans who were executed in
Sine Sing prison at Ossining, N. Y.,
on -Thursday night. They take this
attitude despite the energetic efforts
of several Mexican and American
societies which brought pressure to
I ear W secure reprieves for the two
men- '
Negro Population of
B 6,08o
YVWton: Jan. 29. The nerb
" .fTs n.nvfr iii 192Q was an
nounced today by the census bureau
as 6,08S, an increase of 659, or U.i
per cent. The white population was
249,652, an increase of 42.581, , or 20.0
' 'i a -it ih,r 754 The ne
per ceni aim ";'",v' . "J
gro population of Antonio, 1 ex..
was 14,355, an increase o
34 per cent. The white, populatwn
was 146,795, an increase of 6094,
or 71.1 per cent, and all other Z,
Rest Case.
Against Mrs. Peete Tuesday
Los AnzeleJCal.. Jan. 29.-r-Com-
nlttlnn hv Ti,.el n( thr trstirnOnV
to be offered by the prosecution in
the trial of Mrs. Louise L. Pcete for
the alleged murder of Jacob Charles
j-riUtJII l u u 1 1 II g JHUIHUICI, was piv
dieted today by the distiict attorney
Auto Show to Have
Accessory "Exhibit
Will Be Held in Annex of Au
ditorium Many . Reserva-
tions Already 31ade.
Dart- C. Rnwi-11 nianacer of the
l.il. .nnn.l X iirti-nrhil has
1VIH lllll.. . i
airtnn-H tliat ") mall a. automo
bile dealers will put on an .accessory
shfw this year in connection.
tk knrH nf dirn-tors determined
nnkn tliic riMirp in view of the. Ill"
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forsuch a show, it ws awo ieit
that an accessorv shotf would add
nit vo. ui.x f v . ... .
The accessory show will be held
in the anne to the Auditorium, and
f.-rm nrKiKnt in dica i inns, this feature
of the show will attract widespread
l"n?(ii of !pttrs have -al
ready been received from manufac
turers and their agents, requesting
rsprvation.. althouKh no official
9nnniinrimrilt rf a decision to hold
an accessory show lias been made
prior to this ttnie. f
The decoration of the annex will
I., ii, !-,. hand nf the KtirffPSS-
Nash company and will be carried
out on the same general uecoraiivc
scheme as-is used in the Auditorium
proper.
Eight Knights pf Columbus '
Officers Honored by I'ope
Xew York, " Jan. 29. Eight
Knights of Columbus officers who
distinguished themselves in Mar and
reconstruction work have been dec-
nni.J ti Pram Rpnedift.
. The decorations received by Su
preme Secretary Wrh. J. McGinley
included a collar of commander in
tlv Order of St. Gregory the Great
for Jdsenh C. Pellettier, supreme ad
vocate of the Knights of Columbus
and district attorney, ofBoston and
seven crosses of the same order tor
other officers. ' '
rt. dmratinn will be nresenteu
by Supreme Knight James A. Fla-
hertv at a meeting nere loinoiruw.
Armed Guards Quel Riot
Aboard Japanese Steamer
Korfollc, Va.. Jan. x 29. Armed
guards oji the Norfolk & Western
railroad piers , at Lamberts Toint
early lasr' night quelled a mutiny
aboard the Japanese -steamej Tiaho
Marti, where 37 Chinese
denied shore leae, made an attempt
to desert the -ship after overcoming
their ofiicers. A volley of rifle shots
met the mutineer as they started
down the gang plank, Kwolc Yow.
the alleged leackr, t being shirt
through the head and probably fa-
laiij nutMuiii' nun, ' x vt' v. v ivvi.
were hurried to tlic piers and have
the crew under guard.
Enrique Estrada Named New
Mexicau Minister of War
Washington. Jan. 29. Enrique.
Estrada has 'been appointed minister
of var in Mexico, succeeding the
late General Benjamin Hill, the
State denartmcnt was advised to
dav bv the American embassy
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Negro Must Hang
Belleville. III.. Jan29.-VVilliam
Pryor,' negro. 19, of East St. Loins,
was convicted of first degree murder N
lure today and . sentenced to be
hanged for the death of Frank Crane,
55, a watchman, who was shot July
12. William Wolfe, 20, negro, was
sentenced to life imprisonment for
complicity.
Starts Monday A tht
Burgesi-Natk StorA
mi
eVerbodyS store'
ONWARD OMAHA
EXPOSITION
Statu Monday at the
Burpeii-Nh Stor
Omaha Firemen
In On Oil Strike
100 Union 'Musicians and
Stage Employes and 200 Oth.
crs Here Also Participated. '
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One hundred city firemen and an
ri,at ti'mnhr r.f uninil imusicians
and stage employes of Omaha to
gether with 2UU other persons living
in the city are patting eacn otner on
tVif harlr at their cnod fortune.
NA short time ago T.' W. Rode-
$W nnol n( 400 Omahanien to take
a flyer inTexas-oil leases. Six
tracts totally 1.600 acres Tf land in
the Toyah field in Culverson county,
Texas, were leased for the purpose
of drilling shallow wells.
Wnrri Viae rnnip that t hp first well
drilled is pumping, four barrels a
dav.
Vmw ihnt oil lifis been found, the
organizers hae called a meeting for -
February 6 for the purpose ot giving
the company a name, tms lormamv
hiving been neglected when the pool
Kr-.rht ahnnf The comoanv
plans to drill only shallow wells and
does not intend to seek gusners.
Pnrlohanirh- SroV. H. II.-Bushef.
A. G.' Elias and Fire Captain Pat
Dempsey are leaders in trie pooi.
mexicans ueprecaic
Latent Armed Revolt
MaviVrt Titv Tan. 29. Official cir
nc in ttn'c ritv nip inrlined la- treat
the reported uprising led by the
eleven Arneta brothers in tne state
of Duraneo, as a matter of inconse
quential importance. Announcement
thiH hv ihc war nrnanmrni
night denying rumors that tne jr-
rl.i UtA rantilrcrt Canatlan. in the
sUte of Durango, and were threat
ening the city ot JJurango. u was
.ttmA tiiiufvw tbat sufficient
.HflLVU, . . w .
troops had been'i dispatched to that
region to assure a ltasty return 01
normal conditions;. " t
T assorted the Arnetas nave
,i than siHi tnnn . acamsi
whom are federal forces numbering
over 2,000.
Arc 1 TT Will
iiiiiciai noiiofft v m ijt ,
Accorded Ex-Peru Chief
50 Genpral Tus
1 ..1111 A. 1. VI U. I UUi -w ,
nrm&r nresident
LllllOltw rt
of Peru, who died early this weeK,
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will De Dunea wun uiuimi mv.
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Feet Pain
Try New Invention FREE
Foot tultmn to oid grief; rin nrV
k. a. i ' .u i.i- sJu-Uin ir Mtllvr and IMF
manwil rorrartlou iniitt o .back to lh
lw of Niture renarrtlng feft. At lut. k
new. UMiirat meinon nas nn v.mcu mai.
brings complete relief from foot aore
iien. bttminit. dlaeomlurt nil fatigue ciued
by bmken-doini r.he. weak anklPl. bent
toes. Morton s toe. bunions rlliie. ursliwa
musrles n corns, rrtnctnles ln,iied by
V. R. Army. Ny rd Marine surgeons.
For two years used and preaorWed by lead-
. v mgtmrmA nlwrt to DUB"
in a I'll.. . i - ii -i j .
lla Nothing tt hump, brace or bind feet
and shut .off Wood supply. ot a medl
cine or plaster. Thousands, after anffrrun
for jeara, now ltnow the lo of pot com
. . tt- .... vi-afiil nrarnra. de-
mix. J if n.""i' r- ,
Velop leg muscles, keen shoes 'lal' and
wear beeU erenly. yon vPeed this method.
SpeolaUy desHned to- fit ererr foot men a.
women' and rtuldreVs, 'i,1,t'"Lw5,",,T2!J
bare tried. eu will nr'T ...".
. ooupob below. Do It ow!
FREE COUPON
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0 ...a.rVl.aii-4- ntf fill! rlntftlll
Q(1U 1HO Ul3alaVIIllCla -itmtt. w-
of your Nature-Treede ?B1CE wltlwut obligating.;
m a any way. -
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No. ana Xxett..
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0a a separata sheet of paper nantloB. Tout
particular foot trouoie.
ears
Expert Piano Tuning
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(hAKFORD
y4 MOsric Go:
1807 Fat-nam St.
An Announcement of
Interest '
u Koo. t annnnfira that on account of giving up a great deal
of selling space to uses storage room, before moviiig into our
new building, Ve have Men forced to discontinue our tanay ue
vnf nrl tbn Cricket Room (the lunch7 room). In the new
building the Candy Pepartment will be. one of the largest and
most complete in the city and our Care ana lea Koom win occupy
one entire floor and will be one 01 umanaa snow places.
The Book and Trunk Departments
have been moved from the main floor of the new Duilcung,
which has been given bacV to the contractors to complete, and,
have been installed on the third floor. " '
Valentines
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St. Valentine is holding court in our stationery
department. Cupid never did as well as this year
in producing those "quaint,-unique and cunning con
ceits which are called Valentines and as Valen
tine Day is almost here, there is no ime to be lost
, in making your selections. The,?!, too, hostesses
who are preparing for Valentine parties will fincLa
full selection of favors. -v .
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The Sp
Our Entire $lock of
Hair -Goods
25 off
Regular Prices
ring' HatS SPRING'S forerunners of- FASHION
. . ' Are Here for Your Selection v v
This includes all shades
of real human hair switches. f
and both inner and xmter -transformations
of f i r s t
quality hair. , '
Slick anal White Room Fourth Floor
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Fancy Hair
Ornaments
Kf Necewity with tha
Now Hair Droe
The new style of high coif
feurs haN made the comb or
fancy hair "ornament something
that every woman muet own.
They come in exquisite designs,
carvedjwith clusters of brilliant
stones of various colors. Large
Spanish combs of this kind are
priced from $1.25 up.
Puff er tuck combs , are used
for the stray locks or fer the side '
of; the hair. We have a complete
alsortmeht in every color, priced ,
fftt 25c up.
Main Floor Jewelry Section
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Are Unusual and Very Becoming
y w aBa aav
I4ie iNe
Pi
for Women and Misses .
Lines are slender or bouffant, but youthful always
ocks
We are nowshowing an unusual line of new and colorful hats
for spring. Every day brings with it a new lot of lovely hats,
cieveny winuueu ji -
many coloredribbons and drapes, shapes and styles of the moment.
-Just the hat to liven up a winter costume or to mane a cnarm
ing new spring suit. Ranging in price from $5.00 to $265.00
Seconc Floor.
Daintiest of Blouses
Are Ready 'for Your Approval
Fashioned of superior quality Georgette, exquisite
touches of hand embroidery combined with real laces
Filet, Val. and Baby Irish. Models for sports wear of
Fantasi, Silk Jersey and Crepe deThine Color com
binations white and jade, rose and white, and orange
and white.- Priced up to $39.75.
1 Each favorite pastime brings its own apparel requirements. And one may
choose them here, assured of their newness, their suitability and a certain
smartness, difficult to define, but instantly recognized. Canton, Elizabeth and
Morocco Crepes, Taffeta and Crepe de Chines such are frocks for ' every
occasion lovely in color, brilliant or more subdued. t '
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Separate Skirts are in Vogue
Pleats confirm their continued vogue in the new wool plaids and stripes--
Moon Glow, Tally He, Canton Crepe and Flannel.' These skirts are in strik
ing colors and' are promised unusual vogue, as they are much wanted to wear
with the sports jackets and sweater coats. '
; Coats Are Very Beautiful
In matters of style and of fabric the vogue for.gray is attested by coats of
this'much favored shade and is shown in Duvetyns, Orlando and Veldyne.
Rubber
Footwear
Is Worn by Everyone.
The entire family will need
rubbers during " the coming
months and we .have a large
assortment in Various styles.
Among them are: I
Light Weight rubbers to fit all
modern toes and heels, for wo
men at $1$5.
For misses and children, $1.00.
For men, $1.50. -
Vor boys, $1.25 and $1.35.
These are first quality rub
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Maia Floor
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Very Interesting Values
In OurAj I N EN Section
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Pillow Cases
$3.95
Linen pillow cases, size 45x
36 inches for$3.9S for an ex
cellent quality of round thread
Irish linen with . hemstitched
edge. . . . s ,
Huck Towels . "
$1.95 each
Linen huck towels of an un
usually fine quality, made of
pure'flax. TheBe have handsome
damask stripes and damask
borders. Large i?es very spe-
cially priced for $1.95 each.
Luncheon. Napkins
$5.95 dozen
Linen luncheon napkins of
round Irish linen with scalloped '
edge and neat embroidered de-
signs in corner, $5.95 dozen. v
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Housewives will find this sec
tion filled to overflowing with
just the kind of merchandise
they wart at the lowest possi
ble prices. ,
Table Cloths ' x
$9.95 each
Round linen damask table
cloths, size 70 inches in diame.
ter. These are of splendid quali
ty and have neatly scalloped
edge. Very special $9.95 each.
Table Cloths
$6.95
Half bleached linen damask
table cloths of extra heavy
weight and of splendid quality,
size,' 64x64 inches, square,
$6.95 each.
jJnen Pantry Cloths
59c each
Of very fine' quality with
blue borders and the words,
"Pantry cloth," woven on side,
much underpriced at 59c each.
Bed Sheets
$1.95 each
, Very fine hemstitched bed
, sheets made of splendid quality
of sheeting with neat 3 inch
hem, size 81x90 inches at $1.95.
Every Woman Will be Interested in These Wonderful
Values in Silks
At
$1.95
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One large bargain counter of silk, suit
able for dressesi waists,., men's v shirts,
lining, etc. -, . ' f v
40 in.iFiguured Radium silk. Stripe broad
cloth shirtine. I
Crepe de chine. 1
Georgette crepe all shades.
ViorirpH foulard silks.
36' in. Brocaded lining silk.
40 i
40 irt
36 in"
"A large counter of odd lots of silk,
suitable for dresses, linings, skirts, a,nd
men's shirts, consistyig of georgette crepe,
poplin, figured pongee, foulard, figured
georgette, etc. All 36 in. to 40 in.' On sale
at one price regardless of former selling
price. "Monday, 95c yd.
Main Floor
Women's
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Union Suits
$2.45 1
Women's union suits msde
with a fine lisle body and an
Italian Silk top with regulation
or bodice shoulder straps. These
garments are from the House
of Kayser and that tells yon
the story of their real worth.
Specially priced at $2.45.
Main Floor
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Silk Vests
Maia Floor
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Many Smart
Suits ,
Are Among the Newest Arrivals
"Nowhere is the tendency toward
eclecticism in the mode more apparent
than "In suits, for surely there are
,suits for every possible feminine type.
Eton and box coats have appeared
with a few new angles, however, and
here and there a sash., Th.ere's the
ripple hip to some of the coats which
positively contradicts the straight
lines, and then, too, some of the skirts
have a slight flare, depending upon
tW silhouette of the coat. Tailored
suits still find perfection in the nar-x
row skirts. Fabrics new in weave are
here, notably "Piquetine" and "Twill
Cords," and not only are fabrics new,
but their clever touches of trimming '
fine ways' of applying a tailored fin
ish, clevervariations of line, mark the
suits pf 192 f different..
N Second floor
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$1.50 each
For Momen. ,
Ribbed silk vests in the Swan
Brand. Regulation or bodice tops,
in pink and white. Very spe
cially priced at $1.50 each.
S-
silk
Beautiful, Pure Silk
Hosiery
At tha towo.t Prtcaa,
Considering Quality .
Silk Hosiery
$1.95 Pr.
V'nmni'i nnre thread I
atnpkinra. double soles and hi eh
spliced heels; a stocking that
will give real service, v Black
and white and brown, $1.95 pr.
Silk Hosiery
$3.50 Pr.
Women's silk stockings in
black with white clox, blue and
brown with self-clox and front
embroidery, some are all silk,
others have the lisle garter tops.
. $3.50 a pair.
Main Floor
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