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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-31
The Extraordinary Values
Described on This PdQe

Attractive as the prices in our regular stock,
have gathered for this great Sale through the CO.
operation of our manufacturers and by forehanded-
ness in making our contracts and purchases, num-
Der of EXTRA-SPECIAL lots, which every man WHO
needs Clothing should see TOMORROW.
We have planned to add to our large regular staff
of statesmen tomorrow that every customer may have
prompt and efficient service all day long-but we sug-
gest that you come before noon if convenient
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-31

SPECIAL. Where else can you
find such value? Dependable, warm
fabrics, chiefly in plain practical
models. Better be early.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-31

IT HE STYLES represent the highest achievement
Of the best Clothing designers in this country.
Since the war; they have given free rein to their
artistic skill and We'd with each other in creating the
smartes models produced in Suits and Overcoats
for critical men and young men. Wonderful variety
and considering production conditions, exceptional
values throughout our entire stock But the pur-
pose of this announcement is to emphasize
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-31

n ND SO we say, if you have not been our regular
~ customer, and do not find Clothing to meet your
requirements at the store you have formerly de-
pended upon, you will find a COMPLETE ASSORT-
MENT HERE. We now have
1900 Autumn and Winter Suits
5000 Wnter-Weight ODercOats
1000 Autumn Weight OUercOdts
5000 Pairs of Mems Trousers
600 Mems RdincOdts
500 Mems Leather OUercOats
400 Fur-Li1,ed and Fur-COLIar Coats
500 Youths L0ng-TrOusers Suits
We have not been tempted by the higher cost of
production to lower standard of quality, but
rigidy adhere to rule to sell Clothing of high
character and reliable quality only, depending upon
the well-known manufacturers whose Clothing we
have sold for years-THE STEIN-BLOCH COM
PANY, HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX and the
makers of ALCO" Clothes also several other houses
not nationally advertised but equally reliable and
whose Clothing guarantee for satisfactory service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-31
Our Plan to Encourage
Early Christmas ShOr
If you haze a charge account
merchandise purchased from No
Ist to December 3Ist, inclusive, n
Duid for in January.

plan inaugurated by nine years ago has proved
most practical undoubtedly the most successfu means Oh
ing early interest and actually inducing our customers TO
their Christmas shopping than they would do without
mutually advantageous arrangement
Delaying buying gifts until ChTistmas is hab
families be provided with clothing
household November and naturally wish to have the
the before buying gifts But
our entirely that for delay Our plan for this
is this: ~
To give all our charge customers the opportunity Of
having IN JANUARY all merchandise bought from to
morrow, November 1s to the last day OF December a
clusive)A
In order to maintain regular routine system Of
bookkeeping, and also that you check up your u
CEMBER FIRST including all purchases made NoveI1-
ber 1st and throughout the month of November This blu
may paid in December if desire but you are IN
vted take advantage of the privilege of paying for a
purchases made during the TWO MONTHS when you
receive your bill for December purchases.
If you have charge account here-and If you have
not, now's good time to open one-BUY NOW AND PAf
IN JANUARY. W #
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-31
The Annual Profit Sharing Distribution of Mems
utumn and Winter Clothing Begins Tomorrow!
lrge Quantity, Great Variety and Unusual Values!

NEVER BEFORE have we had so large stock of
~ Mems Clothing now have-NEARLY A
MILLION DOLLARS worth at our retail
prices, and considerably than million dollars
worth if based upon present cost of production. In
other words it would cost us nearly one-third
than we paid to replace the Clothing we now own
(although such quantity could not now be procured
at any price,. Practically all of present stocks
were purchased months ago. and it is fact only too
we'll known that cloth, trimmings, labor and every
thing entering into the production Of Clothing costs
much more to-day.
Therefore, it is entirely safe to say that our
tire stock, marked as it is at FAIR PROFIT ON
WHAT WE PAID, and not on the basis Of present
cost and market value is
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-31
Worth Considerably More
Than the Price, We Ask

But that isn't ALL To some men the fact that WE
HAVE THE GOODS-great quantities and wonder
fully varied assortments of attractive new styes-is
even more important than the saving of money.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-28
Mediaeval. Venice Never
Beheld Such Gorgeousness

Venice, when that city of passion
laughed through endless mirth and
music. Such a riot of radiance and
pleasure, such succession of love-
ly faces and fairy forms, such a
food of light and wealth of flowers
never before challenged society's
criticism or extorted appreciation
from pessimistic cynic. z
mo shadow of lucre rested upon
those mad, merry hours. 1t was a
Nebraska show of patriotism and
beauty, of gracefulness, color and
harmony, and alone represented
what Nebraska can do as the queen
of a great west and the garden of
the earth. Never was there held a
more royal fete, and thus weeks aud
months of busy and anxious prepa-
ration found their fruition in the be-
wildering and beautiful social func-
ton Of last night.
All previous events OF the week
were as straw in the balance COM
pared with the vast outpouring of
the smart people of the town, and
the visitors from the north and the
south, to testify to the loyalty
awakened by the Saturnalia of lord
ly Mondamin. Stereotyped balls
and parties there have been before,
comprehending all the requirements
of swell and be1ledom, but a ball
combining so many glories as that
of yesternight comes closer to the
heart of manly men and women1y
women, and is understood and en-
joyed without alloy"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-28

Judge E. NJ Bartlett was the king
and Miss Meliora Woolworth was
the queen. Miss Lynn Curtis and
Miss Grace L. Himebaugh served
as maids to the queen
The names of the first floats
were: 1.-THE Knights of Ak-Sar-
Ben Celebrate the Feast of Mon
danin," "Ak-Sar-Ben, the King"
The Harvest Festival" "Monda-
minis Castle" "War Of the Ele-
ments," "Samson's Arrival in Oma-
ha,p Fountain of Youth" Water
Witch Opening the Flood Gates"
Grand Vizier Hera1ds Return of
Prosperity" Queen of the Rose
Fairy" "Quivera Fairies Before the
King" "Revelries of the Court .
AK Sar-Ben's Counselor" Lord of
the Exchequer," "Ak-Sar-Ben in the
Chrysalis State" "At the Shrine of
Mondamin," "Ak-Sar-Ben's Fish
cries." "Mondamin Preparing for
the Feast" Enchanted Forest"
An idea of the grandeur and splen-
dor Of the first Ak-Sar- ball
may be gained by reading the fol-
lowing excerpt from an account of
that function:
"Only Ak-Sar-Ben, of all the
world, could have produced such a
symposium of sweetness, of color
and merriment as were diffused at
the ball last night. 1t was be-
fitting close for the autumn festival
brilliant and gorgeous, like the
splendid carnivals of medieval
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-28

RENEE then proceeds to draw his
plans as carefully as an architect
draws the plans Of a house or a
large building. He gathers his
workmen together and then, with
out a stop, they address themselves
to the task of fashioning these
marvels of the creative art.
Has Built 500 Floats.
Mr.. RENEE has designed and con-
structed 500 electrical floats during
his Is years with Ak-Sar-Ben, and
he has built as many more floats
for daylight parades of various
kinds. He has seen the Knights of
Ak-Sar-Ben grow from an original
membership of less than 500 to its
present strength of 5000 members.
There will be more than 600 men
appearing on and with the electrical
floats next Wednesday night. OF
that number there will be 216 local
business men in costume, most of
whom will appear as characters on
the floats. The others will be in
the bands or will serve as torch
bearers and trolley holders. Nearly
10000 electric lamps will be used
on the floats this year.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-28
SEVEN CITIES OF
ClbOLA AND THE
Land OF QU|v.|RA
Omaha Is Chief of Historical
Metropoli and Capital
Of the King
dom. !.

Do you know that Omaha is in
the kingdom Of Quivira, and that
the Gate City of the West is the
chief city of the seven cities of
Cibola?
In carrying out the mythical as
sociations of the Knights of Ak
Sar- the story of Francisco
Vasquez de Coronado, Spanish ex-
ploTer, was used to suit the occa-
sion.
Bread Basket of World.
King Ak-Sar- Ben is supposed to
rule over the land Of Quivira, being
this great bread basket" of the
world, the great corn belt of
Omaha's trade territory.
Following the conquest of Mex
leo by Cortez, Coronado was ap-
pointed to command the northern
province of the land where Carranza
and Villa now abide. Coronado.
early in the spring of l540, started
out with $500 of his men to find
the tabled seven cities of Cibola.
This adventurer and his men be-
lieved that these seven cities con-
tanned vast quantities of wealth and
were of gorgeous splendor.
The party was unable to find the
seven cities of tabled wealth, so
they returned, and, during the
spring of l541, started out on an
other journey. Historians believe
that Coronado made his second
start from Pecos, on the Pecos riv-
er. Coronado and his band march
ed 700 miles to the northeast,
reaching what is believed to have
been the Arkansas river. The in
triped explorer pushed on which 80
of his brave followers, making their
way to present the southern boun-
Diary of Nebraska This country was
known as the realm of Quivira.
Located at Columbus.
If one of the cities of Cibo1a ac-
tually existed near Omaha, the his.
torians state that Columbus, Neb.,
was the location, this being deter
mined from records left by the
early Spanish explorers.
Evidences of early habitation
have been unearthed in various
places of this state by psychologists.
This story of Coronado and his
associate travellers is the foundation
for the fanciful kingdom over which
the king of Ak-Sar-Ben reigns.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-28
Thumb Print Protects
Auto From Thieves

Professional automobile thieves
may cease to reap their regular bar
vest aud find real cause for worry IN
a system for protecting and recov-
ering cars by means of thumb prints.
one of which is placed on the instru-
ment board of the machine by
process that prevents its removal
without noticeable DETACHMENT of
the board. A card bearing a dupli-
cate of the thumb mark is carried
by the owner of the car, while other
cards of similar nature are placed
on file with the police.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-28
Master Conjurer Of the
Den and Electric Floats

The piece de resistance of the Ak
SarBen fall festivals is the electro
cal parades, which have been held
without interruption for "a years,
and the one scheduled for next
Wednesday night will be the 18th
pageant Of the kind in Omaha.
Gustavus Adolphus RENEE Che
likes to have his name spelled out
in its fullness) has had charge of
the float construction for a quarter
OF a century and never has he failed
to have this great spectacle out on
time. Precisely at 8 o'clock, on the
appointed evening each yesr, the
large doors of the Den are swung.
open and this mighty pageant Of
color and light comes out as if scme
mighty conjuror had commanded
fairyland to open and reveal rs hid
den beauties.
Work in "The Dem"
The general public has little con-
Germ OF what occurs out at the Den,
which is a great workship for sew
cral months prior to the appearance
of the floats. When the theme Of
the floats has been selected Mr..
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-28

s
1t is interesting to take retro
spective glance and ponder on what
has occurred in the worlds affairs
since Omaha witnessed its first Ak
Sar-Ben parade, held Wednesday
evening, September Is, 1895, during
the week of the state fair, which at
that time was held here.
This was the occasion of the be-
ginning of the great organization
known as Ak-Sar- which has
grown to be of nationwide fame,
for it may be said in truth that
Omaha's electrical parades and the
Ak-Sar-Ben initiation are known of
in every city in the land.
How 1t Got Started.
Times were hard in 1895, when a
group of enterprising business men
turned their faces to the rising sun
and ventured upon this great enter
prise which has grown so strong
during the passing years. w. K.
Bennett, Walter Jardine, Edgar AL
len, Vance Lane, the late Emil
Brandeis and few others got to-
pether and talked it over. They
conceived the idea of holding fall
festival in connection with the state
fair.
Dudley Smith suggested going to
New Orleans and buying the floats
of the Rex parade.
Gus Rene, then in the decorative
business, proposed that the floats
should be built in Omaha, he having
had experience in St. Louis with
the Yelled Prophets. Someone as
serted that it was preposterious to
think that local talent could fashion
electrical floats. A committee COM
prising w. R. Bennett, Dudley
Smith, E. M. Bartlett, William
Koozer and Gus RENEE went to New
Orleans and contracted for car
load of paper mache figures and a
lot of costumes which were shipped
to Omaha, where these materials
were used in the fashioning of a Sc
ries Of floats, whose theme was
known as "The Feast of Mondamin. !"
The name of "Ak-Sar-Ben" was
suggested by Mrs. Mary Turkleson
and the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben at
first met in the Oddfellows hall at
Fourteenth and Dodge streets.
where the limitations were held un-
til the organization was incor
porated and the old Coliseum on
North Twentieth street was leased
The First Parade.
It is interesting to turn back to
the files of the newspapers of Sep
TENDER, 1895, and read the accounts
of the first Ak-Sar-Ben parade and
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-28
Life Story of Ak-Sar- Ben
and Enterprise Of Hardy
Men Who Conceived Project
Times Were Bad in 1S95-Papier Mache Figures
Bought in New Orleans and Floats Made Here
Historic Omaha Incidents Were OBJECTED Band
Wore Col. Codys Uniforms.

ball. Tuesday afternoon, Septem-
Der II, of that year civic parade
was held. The decorations of the
town were red, green and yellow.
which have been and now are the
official Ak-Sar-Ben colors. In that
parade were roughriders. led by
RattIesnake Pete, Long haired
Burke and Kid Nuckolls.
Sergeant Her aAd a platoon of
mounted police headed the column.
M. H. Collins and H. ]. Penfold
were marshals of the first division
and Max Meyer and J. c. Colt had
charge of the second division One
of the floats was model of the sod
house occupied by Daniel Freeman
at Beatrice, he having been the
first homesteader in the United
States. On the Union Pacific float
were Tom McGovern, since city
councilman and passed to the great
beyond; George Everett. P. E. Gu
sick and Fred Busch. The Durant
Hose company of Is men appeared
in command of Chief John Reed.
Tho Douglas county float was de-
signed by E. G. Solomon and Os-
car Pickard. E. R. Tauzer of
CouDcil Bluffs was marshal of the
third division.
The North Platte band appeared
in uniforms given by the late Col.
w. F. Cody. The last float repre-
sented the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben,
with Maj. R. S. Wilcox as high exc
cutioner, Edgar Allen as grand
mutt, Guy Doane as Foo Choo and
Herbert Martin, Alexander Jeffrey
and M. Levy assisting.
Presentation to King.
The following evening, September
18, THE Feast of Mondamin" cleo
trical floats were shown, with Maj.
R. S. Wilcox as grand marshal and
the following as aides: w. H. Nc
Cord, Warren Rogers, Thomas Fry,
E. E. Bryson. R. E. Wilcox, w. R.
Bennett, Max Meyer, William Pax
ton, jr., and w. S. Jardine. When
this pageant reached Eighteenth and
Farnam streets, Lieutenant Govern
or Moore sat in review, and Mayor
George P.-Bemis presented the keys
Of the city to the king, who pledged
the city's prosperity. The mayor
broke "a bottle of wine, which WAS
form of beverage in those days,
and~then handed the elixir to the
lieutenant governor, who in turn
handed it over to the king. The
king held fast to the wine, which he
took to the Den, where the coronas
ton ceremonies were held. At the
Den he was given a golden goblet
for use by himself and the queen
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-28
Honor Marine Corps
Drum With Stripe

Glory was not won by men alone
on the battlehelds of the world war.
II. illustrate, there is the bass drum
which returned from France res.
Gently with regiment Of the marine
corps. decorated with wound
stripe and four service chevrons.
These marks of honor were painted
on one head of the instrument. The
wound stripe was considered appro-
priate<after the drum had been dam
aged by bursting she'll.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-28
Ocean Bottom to Be
Dredqed for Diamonds

To supply the worlds undiminish-
ing demand for diamonds a strong
company is reported formed for the
purpose of dredging the bottom OF
the Atlantic ocean, according to the
October Popular Mechanics Maya
zine. This method of mining the
sparkling stones is unusual, yet may
meet with some measure of success,
asa chimney" has for years been
known to exist off the southwest
coast of Africa.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-28
Cannibalism Prevails
In Armenia, Says Nurse

Uhrichsvile. O., Sept. 27.-"It
would rot and we're, starving" is
what some Armenian children told
Miss Blanche Knox, a Uhrichsville
nurse, when she saw them eating the
heart of their dead mother. Miss
Knox is doing work in the Russian
Caucasus. In her letter Miss Knox
said the acts of cannibalism caused
by starvation are indescribable. In
many shallow graves, she said, she
saw bodies from which the trunks
had been removed for meat.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-28
Wheel Mounted Dog
Sled Used by Alaskan

Snow aud ice are not perpetual in
Alaska, popular belief to the con-
trary, and while dog sleds are COM
monty used during the colder
months, they are Of no value in the
summer, when the ground lacks its
covering of white. This latter fact
led resident of the territory to in
vent conveyance to be drawn by
his dog team during the warm sea
son. A sled of Indian design was
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-28

This is made possible by a conven-
fence placed on the grounds by the
city authorities in the form of gas
water heater, which delivers hot
water in any quantity through a
faucet to all who care, and have oc-
casion to use it. No charge is made
for The service. A wooden shed
houses the heater, and sign ON the
building calls attention to the fact
that hot water is free.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-28

mounted on four small bicycle
wheels, and steering column and
wheel from an automobile were con-
nected to the front pair. Five dogs,
hitched in the usual manner, draw
the wheel-mounted sled. The inter-
esting vehicle is illustrated in the
Ostober Popular Mechanics Maya
zine.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-28

times not-contained in official docu
ments. A request has been made
that such items of interest be sent
to the historical section of the de-
partment for examination. Descrip-
ton should accompany photos. =
Fromthe October Popular Mechan-
les. Magazine.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-28
Navy Office Collects
Pictures and Letters

Photographs taken by private in
dividuals in naval camps or aboard
ships, personal letters written by
sailors, and any other similar
material that pertains to the ACTIVE
tiles Of the navy during the war, are
to be placed in permanent files at
Washington, D. C., by the Navy
Department They will form a his
torical collection intended to pre-
serve viewpoint Of the hostile
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-28
Hot Water Supplied Free
In a Canadian Park

Hot drinks can be served at pic
MICS in recreation park at Toronto,
Canada, without the troublesome
operation usually necessary to OBJ
tain boiling water in such places.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-28

An Englishman is the inventor of
a greenhouse weighing several tons
and so mounted on tracks that it
can be moved from one flower bed
to another as needed
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-21
THE COUNT is 81 TO 10
Farmers Win Fight After
"A Long Legislative
Battle.
BILL WAS TWICE VETOED
President on Two Occas-
ions Refused to APP
prove Action.

WAgHINGTON. Aug co. Esps,
~ ine daylight savings o,f VNr a..
.uup shed today. The sent'c No.
.ng TO sustain Jb" house 100 n.uH0g
mo repeal measure over President
Wilson's veto. The toi" was 81 to
10
Tho rrpeal ~ ihc law wh.rh now
takes iis place among Inc Ner' frw
which have been passed over pres
ldential veto becomes effective after
ths clocks arc turned back TO norma.
.n October o. will go down .n Legs
IaINc hMtorv ns one of ths very fow
measures which have lv''e been w..
,ocd ly "A president hnd became q
law after am by the vote u' more
han two.ihIrds NE boih houses Of
congress
The measure was enacted during
ihc war asa measure NJ economy. lis
repeal has been demanded h' farm
crs. who have claimed thai ' wa q
discrimination against them Tho
hin has been tho subject or much de
bate and repeated attempts ~ rr
peAl. which waH accomplished h'
mo vote or the senate today after
he house had acted similarly yetiet
day
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-21
COURT HOUSE ron M'ALEsrR
County Commissioner ot Pttisburg
County Circulating rctltion.

SpesiaI 10 The World
MNAt ESTER. Okla Aux 90.
Chas. Hess and John savage bitis
burg county commlsHlorcrs have.
Instituted campaign of their own
fer a new court house. After sound
ing out sentiment for several weeks.
they have taken 70 upon themselves
TO paAs petitions odt through tho
county TO obtain enough namea 10
substantiate call for a bond cleo
ton
The petition will be circulated IN
every Township the commissioner
announced They must have the
names Of 2i per cent OF the voters 10
legally call the election.
The county'H bonds are wanted bN
investment companies they de-
clared An offer has already been
received. they say for 90 percent
interest. with premium, from "A
bond buying concern.