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THE BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY. JANUARY 8, 1922.
Farm Problems
IiU Be Tackled
' at Meting Here
Largest State Farmers Con
vention Opens in Omalia
TuesdayBig Bojri'
Band Coming.
Grain marketing, dairying nd fi
nances re among the problem now
confronting:, the farmer which will
receive serious consideration t the
ninth annual convention of the
Farmers' Educational and Co-operative
Union of Nebraska, in Omaha
Tuesday for a two-day aesaion. ac
cording to C T. Osborn, president.
The convention, will meet fn the
Auditorium. Delegates from 1,472
.local organisations throughout the
state will attend. Stockholder of
the State Exchange and the National
Co-operative company, auxiliary or
ganizations, will meet Thursday.
Policy holders in the Farmers'
Union Co-operative Insurance com
pany will meet Friday.
Plan Farmer Bank.
"This will be the largest farmers'
convention in the state," Mr. Osborn
said. "Many serious problem! of
the farmer will come up for con
sideration. Not only will the dele
gates discusa grain marketing plans
and take up the matter of. Farmers"
union creameries, but we also plan
to establish a farmers', finance cor
poration or investment company and
a co-operative, state-wide bank un
der Nebraska banking laws.
"The purpose of this finance cor
poration and bank will be to furnish
financial relief to those engaged in
agriculture. They will function in
conjunction with the war finance
corporation."
Farmer Boys' Band.
Prof. J. II. Frandsen, formerly
connected with the state agricultural
college, now on the staff , cf the
Farm Journal, will be one of the
principal speakers at the farmers'
meeting. Prof., Frandsen will dis
cuss dairying- Also in attendance
at the convention will be C. S. Bar
rett, Union City, Ga., president of
the National Farmers' union, and W.
C Landsoli, Salina, Kan., national
lecturer. . ,
The convention will be enlivened
at intervals by music furnished by
a-brass band of IS pieces, led by
Herman Grosse of West Point, Neb.,
and made up entirely of farmer union
boys of Cuming county. The band
will be in attendance all during the
oonvention.
John Ciidahy Is Found
in Private Hospital
Los Angeles, Jan, 7. (Special :
Telegram.) John R. Cudahy, who
dropped from sight on the eve of his
scheduled wedding to Miss Louise;
Chenier Francis, daughter of a
wealthy St. Louis couple, was found
last night in a , private hospital,
where he has been under the con
stant care of two trained nurses..,.-.
Every precaution"! is being taken
against his injuring himself in any
way. , '
The following? "statement, signed
by A. G. Francis and the prospective
bridegroom's brothers, was issued to
night. ''.'; :',
The wedding is indefinitely post
poned due solely to John R. Cudahy's
physical condition," read the state
ment, .".n- i
Sleuths Ambush in Vain
for Blackmailer of Jap
Grand Island, Nek, Jan. 7. For
two hours late last night Chief of
Police Martin and patrolmen lay in
hiding in the ; garage of Shindo,
wealthy Japanese, in the hope of ap
prehending the sender of a Black
Hand letter ordering Shindo to place
$1,000 in his garage not later than 8
and not to inform the police under
pain of death, : ;
Shindo .and his .American wife
were held up. a few weeks ago near
the same garage and robbed of over
$3,000 worth of diamonds.
Shindo himself came out of the
house about 10 and declared to the
police he gave up hope of the send-
ft' apprehension. . - ', : ; ' ;. . i '
It is believed the letter is cither a
hoax br the sender lost courage,
with chances in favor of the former.
Cornell College Head Is
Named Syracuse Chancellor
Mount Vernon. Ia, Jan. 7. Dr.
Charles Wesley Flint, president of
Cornell college here, was elected
chancellor of Syracuse University of
Syracuse, N. Y. according to Infor
mation received here. Dr. Flint,
who 1 in Syracuse, 13 reported to
have accepted the post.
Employment Decreased
in Omaha Last Month
Washington, Jan. 7. Unemploy
ment increased in the United State!
during the month of December by
a percentage which the Department
of Labor, in estimate isaued yester
day, fixed at 4.7 per cent This was
in spite of the increased activity and
larger payrolls which were reported
from the textile, iteel, metal prod,
uctn, leather and paper Industries.
There were 3d cities and indus
trial centers front which an Increase
in unemployment was reported,
while in 29, additional men were put
t work.
In Los Angeles the percentage
was 4.8. There was a reduction in
the number on payrolls reported in
Omaha, of 2X2 per cent; Sioux City.
15.6, and Seattle, 12. New York
showed a slight increase in employ
ment, amounting to 1.S per cent,
while in Chicago there was a de
crease of 2.7 per cent in the num
ber of hands on reported payrolls.
Arrest of Craig :
Man Ordered in
Car Theft Probe
Druggist Said to Be Implicated
by Ralph Wolf and Eloper-
Bridegroom Arrested
in Omaha.
Orders were issued yesterday from
Central police headquarters for the
arrest of Earl Wilcox, druggist, of
Craig, Neb., accused of conspiracy
to defraud an insurance company.
Ralph Wolf of Cedar Rapids, Neb..
and tverett r. Wash, youtn wnose
elooment to Omaha three days ago
in a stolen automobile with Miss
Miriam Seymour, 19, of Lincoln, led
to W3 arrest for forgery and heft,
implicated Wilcox in confessions to
Lieut. John Pszanowski, head of the
automobile theft bureau at Central
police station. Y
Taken to Lincoln.
Deputy. State Sheriff C E. Vogel
of Lincoln took Wash and Wolf to
Lincoln Friday.' 1
Wash's young bride of three days
went along. ' ,
"I'm going to stay with mother
until Everett gets out of all this,"
the girl wife said before leaving
Omaha. -
"I love him and I'll wait for him."
According to the ' confessions,' a
man named "Calkins" in Omaha
offered Wash and Wolf $75 to steal
the Wilcox car. On January 4 they
went to Craig and met "Wilcox" in a
drug store. ' .
"Wilcox gave us each $50 to take
his car," the confessions read. "His
son showed us where the car was
located." . vl
It was in this automobile ' that
young Wash and his bride eloped
from Lincoln to Omaha the day be
fore he was arrested. :
If Wash is not convicted for the
automobile' theft, he will be prose
cuted in Omaha for forgery of three
checks which Omaha police are hold
ing against him, pclicc heads de
clare.'' ' ;''' "
Fred McArdle and R. J. McLaugh
lin, both arrested Friday if the
Millard hotel in connection with the
theft of the Wilcox car, are still in
the city jail, the : former for inves
tigation and McLaughlin for carry
ing concealed weapons.
Four Inmates Escape
" From Reformatory
Lincoln, Jan. 7. Four inmates of
the state reformatory at Lincoln
made a successful break for liberty
last night. A guard emptied his rifle
at the fleeing men. ' The four are:
Edward Clayton, convicted of lar
ceny; Thomas O'Grady, automobile
stealing; Lawson Nelson, recently
transferred from the state prison, and
Kobert Martin, a trusty at the" peni
tentiary, also recently, transferred.
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SIXTEENTH AND HOWARD STREETS
JANUARY
SA IT' If? Our statement
lMj Ej this was going
came true. QWe said
to be a Wonderful Sale
The first week has proven this beyond a doubt, by attendance and sales. We are not going to lag a minute. Our preparations
were too extensive to permit of any slowing up. With carloads of new goods and our own regular stocks we are able to offer con-
tinuous vaiuea inai cannoi neip duc appeal w tnose wno would save, uiance over this ad, which re
of our thousands of January Bargains.
Wing Rocking Chair
as illustrated, loose spring cushion
upholstery, resting on soft spring
frame, covered in a pretty verdure
tapestry. 56.00 value. Sale Price-
jpresenta but a small portion
36.50
Wing Chair to
match, 54.00
value, January
Sale Price
35.00
Overstuffed Davenport to match, outside covered in same
tapestry.' Regular. 115.00 value. January Sale
Price ..,.'..78.00
See our Cane Suites, upholstered In good quality blue
and mulberry velour. Davenport, Chair and Rocker
complete. Regularly 185.00. January Sale
Pric ...139.50
Kroehler Day Beds
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in rich new coverings, radically reduced by the
January Sale. . .
Regular January
Price ' Sale Price
Combination Wardrobe Day Beds, up
holstered in blue or mulberry ve-
lour or in tapestry with extra
pillow 78.00 49.50
Day Beds in rich blue or mulberry ve
lour with extra pillow, convertible
c into full size beds, with ateel spring; 98.00 69.00
Day Beds in blue, mulberry and taupe ' ' 1
velour 95.00 65.00
. Day Beds in blue, mulberry and taupe
velour ... .................. .. 85.00
59.00
Italian Dining Suite
of genuine American Walnut in rich Italian Brown Finish, exactly
as pictured. Suite includes a 60-inch Buffet, 44x54 oblong exten
sion table with 6-foot extension, five chairs and one arm chair with
blue or brown leather or tapestry seats, as 11 A AA
preferred. 350.00 value. Sale Price. . . . . . . ; . . . ; .TVeUU
New Poster Beds at Decided Savings
These Beds are carefully built, fitted with heavy wood bolt rails
and finished in antique brown mahogany.
, ' . ; 4 Sale Price
Full size Poster Beds 46.00 33.75
Twin size Poster Beds 40.00 2&50
Pull size Poster Beds 54.00 39!50
.Twin size Poster Beds 48.00 3500-
Twin size Poster Beds , . . , 62.00 4Xisss
Twin size Poster Beds . .
72.00
Library Tabic
An elegantly built, beau
tifully finished Library
Table, 26x48 inches, very
similar in design to the
one here illustrated, 43.60
v-'ue. Special
29.50
Bedroom Suite-English Empire
from a leading Grand Rapidi factory. A de
lightful and novel suite in walnut, simple and
effective in all its details and proportions.
Regular January
... . . , . Price Sale Prlee
. 42-inch Dresser With S0x82-inch plata .
mirror ........ ...,..,,. 05.00 3.00
Full or Twin Size Bed ....... ; 35.00 ' JSSM
Chifforobe, 49 Inches Ugh, with lift- w.w
out tray construction, size 21x88
. inchea 89,00 04.00
Vanity Dresser to match..., ..... m.50 103.00
Desk to natch 58.00 . 39.00
Rocker to match 25.00 16.50
Dressing Table to match....,...,,, 88.00 64.00
Bench to match 21.50 14.50
Chair to match 28.60 15,75
American Walnut three-piece Bedroom
. Suite, Dresser, Chifforobe and Bed,
complete 178.00 116.00
Golden Oak three-piece Bedroom Suite,
Dresser, Chifforobe and full size
Bed 88.50 01.25
Walnut or Mahogany Dresser, Poster ' -
Type, with extra lam plate mirror 80.00 50.00
Chiffonier to match with mirror. , . . . 86.00 45.00
Queen Anne Dressing Table in Ameri
can Walnut : , . 49.00 29 50
Queen Anne Dressing Table in Bird's
eye Maple 45.00 23,50
49.50
RUGS
Our January Sale offers an almost unlimited assortment of Bugs in all
sizes.' Not satisfied with this as a means of promoting a bigger and better
Rug Sale, we secured from such well known mills as Alexander Smith ft Sons,
Bigelow Hartford, Roxbury Carpet Co., Whittal, and others, all their dropped
patterns and seconds in all sizes. These are all here and on sale on our Second
Floor, at a substantial saving from November 1st prices, or a saving up to
60 from prices prevailing 6 months ago. ' i
9x12 RUGS ' Regular Price
Smith Seamless Brussels Imperfect .................... 26.50
' Smith Alpine Axminster, seconds 35.00
Smith Seamless Velvet, imperfect ....... i....... , 29.00
Smith Palisade Velvet, seconds 42.50
Bush and Diamond Axminster, as is ................... . 35.00
Smith Wilton Velvet, damaged..........;....... . 65,00
Roxbury and Bigelow Axminsters, seconds. .............. 47.50
SanfOrd and Smith Seamless Velvet, dropped. .......... . 49.60
Roxbury Plain Band Velvet, seconds 65.00
Smith Kirman and Yonkers Axminster, dropped. . ........ 60.00
Whittal Teprac Wilton, seconds 84.00
'Highland Plain BJue Wilton, damaged.................: 125.00
Mahal and Karadi Wiltons, dropped... ...... .87.50
Heavy Plain Chenille Seamless, dropped....
Bundhar Wilton, soiled
Royal Bengal Oriental pattern, dropped i ......... 197.60
Highland Seamless Wilton, seconds. .................. . .125.00
Whittall Anglo Persian, seconds. ...................... .120.00
8-3x10-6 RUGS Regular Price
Smith Seamless Brussel, imperfect . . . .1 . . ... ........... 27.50
Smith Ardsley Axminster, seconds. ; r. . k ............... ; 83.50
Smith Seamless Velvets, imperfect.... 88.50
Roxbury Standard Axminster, seconds. 43.60
Smith Carlton Seamless Axminster, seconds 43.50
Roxbury Taupe Plain Velvet, seconds., 60.00
Dozar Wilton Oriental Design, dropped....,.,.. ......; 75.00 .
Mahal Standard Wilton, dropped 84.00
Hardwick and Magar Bundhar, dropped.......... ...80.00
Highland Seamless Wilton, seconds .................... .114.00
4-6x7-6 RUGS , Regular Price
Roxbury Standard Axminster, second 16.50
Lyon Persian, Blue, soiled t . 29.00
Bundhar Wilton, dropped............................. 85.80
Highland Seamless Wilton, second . 48.50
7-6x9 RUGS ; '. .-. Regular Price
Smith Seamless Velvet, imperfect. ..................... 18.50 .
Smith Standard Axminster, imperfect........;.... ...... 27.60
Smith Standard Velvet, imperfect. 29.50
, 120.00
i 95.00
Sale Price
18.75
28.50
32.50
34.50
28.50
22.50
39.50
42.50
49.00
49.50
67.50
75.00
75.00
75.00
82.50
150.00
- 97.50
97.50
Sale Price
19.50
28.00
30.00
36.50
36.50
45.00
59.00
69.00
2.50
9.00
Sale Price
13.50
21.50
29.00
.35.00
Sale Price
15.75
22.00
23.75
RUGS (Continued)
6x9 RUGS "V .' r , Regular Price
Smith Seamless Velvet, imperfect.'.; ... ..".;. 14.50
Smith Alpine Axminster, imperfect. ................... I&.50
Hartford Brussel, soiled 18.50
Smith Seamless Brussel, imperfect ............ ........ 17.80
Roxbury Standard Axminster, imperfect. 28.50
Kilmarnock Scotch Wave, dropped... ... i' 85.00
Lakewood Wilton Standard, dropped...; ........ 62.50
Bundhar Wilton, extra heavy, soiled............ 60.00
Plain Chenille, blue, dropped. .. ...... ...v..... 75.00 1
Hartford Saxony Rug, dropped ....i. 70.00
Highland Seamless Wilton, second M. , 1... 77.50 'J
..'January ,-
Sale Price
12.75
15.75 .
9.50
11.25
23.50
s 25.00
' 42.50
52.50
62.50
DRAPERIES
Curtains of voile marquisette, muslin, novelty net, and clutty, included.
3.75 values, now 1.50 .75 values, now..;. .$ki S.00
3.85 values, now 1.25 10.00 values, now ..... 6.85
5.00 values, now. 2.50 11.00 and 15.00 values,
.6.00 values, now... ,..... 3.85 .BOW-..... ...r.wx 7.50
Panels of voile, marquisette, filet, duchess, and novelty net, included.
75c values, how, per strip. ......... .38t "..'.'-". 2.06 values, now, por strip 100
1.00 values, now, per strip .50e S.60 values, now, per strip 1 75
1.50 values, now, per strip.. ..i..... .75 4.00 values, now, per strip.....;,. . 2.00
One and two pair lots of Curtains at half the regular price. ' . .
OVERDRAPERY MATERIAL
1.25 Madras, in blue, rose, gold, mulberry, and brown, 88 in. wide, per yard. ,75
Madras, poplin, silk, damask, and sunfast materials, 45 and 50 inehes wide, in almost
any desirable drapery color, in big1 variety and in lengths sufficient for a win
dow, a room, or a house, v
1.50, 1.65 and 2.00 values, per yd. . . 1.00 ; 2.50 and 8.00 values, per yard
Some 2.00 values, per rrd. , .75? 4-25 values, per yard. . , . I.95 and
r 5.25 and 7.50 values, for, per yard. ,
1.50
2.00
3.85
CRETONNES
25 patterns reduced from 50c a yard to
30 patterns reduced from 65c and 75c to
80 patterns reduced from 85c and $1 to
50 patterns reduced from 1.25-1.75 to
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BASEMENT
DEPARTMENT
Splint Hampers in three sizes. Special January Sale
1.25, 1.85 and 2.50
Royal Rochester and Universal Percolators ..
Table of 6.60 values reduced to...................
Table of 8.50 values reduced to
TOYS
...3f75
.4.95
Flexible Flyer Sleds, for girls and boys, will promote a
most healthful exercise for winter days.
No. 1 Sled 1.25 No. 2-5.00 No. 3-43.50 No. 4-7.00
Strongest made sled on the market and easily guided.
Sled Backs to fit all sises 1.00 .
, , Special Sale of Celluloid Kewpie Dolls
5- inch Kewpie, regularly 65c, at. ............. 45
6- inch Kewpie, regularly 90c, at 65tt
10-inch Kewpie, regularly 2.30, at 1.50
12-inch Kewpie, regularly 4.00, at ...........2.00
Useful articles have been assembled for your convenient selec
tion at 25, 50e. ' ;
25c
Table
50c
Table
Rolling Pins
Nail S rashes
Sink Strainers
Potato Mashers
Earthern Bowls
Feather Dusters ,
Radiator Brushes
Weor-EveT Aluminum Sauee Pans
Cake Pans
Silver Brushes "
TRUNKS
At our January Sale prices you can afford to buy for
. . your next summer's trip.
Hartmann Wardrobe Trunks High quality, complete ar
rangements and attachments 105.00, 115.00, 125.00
, and 1S5.00 Trunks in January Sale
Your choice, each. ...$75.00
42.00 Hartmann Steamer Trunk ; 25.00
47.50 Hartmann Full Sise Trunk 36.00
7.50 Hartmann Three-Quarter 8ie Trunk $9.60
70.00 Hartmann Full Size Trunk 52.50
and others.
GIFT SHOP
Lamps and Shades
Beautiful Silk Shades, three
linings with double fringe, in
rose and taupe and blue and
eeliste. : .
Bridge Lamps, 35.00,
; now, complete 28.00
Bridge Lamps, 49.60,
now, complete ......32.50
Floor Lamps, 60.00,
flow, complete 44,00'
Table Lamps, 36.00,
now, complete ...... 29.50
Parchment Shades
V We have thirty very attrac
tive shades at redactions from
20 to 0.
24-inch shades, regularly
P.75, now 3,75
20-inch shades, regularly
20.00, now .4....... 9.00
Lancastrian Potters HaAnoiA raoi
The coloring is a glorious red with gold, the designs are
. , . . de with netala.
6-inch Vase, 10.80, now . . K AO
124nch Vss, 285, now.. ! ! 1400
Sheffield Silver Vegetable INsbes, 18.10, now.. $.75
(49c Tax.)
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