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MONDAY, FEB. 13, 1928. FIATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FTVE "D U BARRY " J m J J 1 3 . HE 'Da Barry" pstteti. a reproduction of a beautiful Aubusson Rug in the Museum of Lyons, l rjru."e offers a wonderful oppor tunity to obtain a genuinely artistic rug; for just a few dollars. VCe have this and other new Congcleum CkU Sij Rugs. Come in and see these labor-savin.;, conoinical rugs. 9x12 Size, 39.85 The H. M. Soenmchsen Co. The Store of Eig Valt:cs !! if A - -! Bargain Wednesday Special I ester cs DwazeK The WINCHESTER Store Plattsmouth, Nebraska won r a TTT-rn-v n a dp a tm For one; day while they last we will se!! standard Winchester Radio "B" Batteries at these special prices: Re- 83.50 value for: S2.25 Heavy Duty, 84.50 value 3.25 SWEET CLOVER VTc can still took a iV.v mare orders for Sweet Clover at $1.50 ar.d S5.5C. Sanu-Ies of this see;I can be had at the store. Leave your crder now and be sure io ge'. in on this low price for these fine grades o.' seed. The price is right azd the quality is extra good. GARDEN SEED Our Garden See Stock is now complete. Fresh stock just received and we can fill all your orders, promptly. EOYAL COUPLE IN EELGIUJI j'ireti a m-lody of the native land j of the royal visitors as they drove thru th- applauding populace to tae royal palace. Iirti.s-ls. Iit-lsium. Feb. King and qut".n of Afghanistan, now (n- gaged in a tour of Europe, were m : ! by Kin? Allen on their arrival here j w. C. Tippens was a visitor in today. An artilk-ry saivo greeted tl:e j Ornaha today to spend a few hours Afghan royal party. King Albert bei.t looking after some matters of busi- to kiss the hand of the cm-tn. C'hii-i ness. i 4 Bargain Wednesday JL. 50 Boxes Fancy Stationery 50c to $1 values y fx 3C A Few Dozen Framed Pictures at 9c See them in our east window m Real Bargain Prices all this Week R. A. BATES Book and Stationery Store 22nd Convention of Nebraska Re tailers Starts Will Be Held at Omaha From Feb. to 16 at the Fontenelle Hotel in that City. " "We are optimistic," says C. W. Watson, general secretary of the Fed eration of Nebraska Retailers, '"that the twenty-second annual convention of the organization at Omaha on February 14. 15 and 16 will be the largest in the history of the organiza tion, and that the attendance will go over the six hundrednnark." "Letters and messages come from i all corners of the state," continues Air. Watson, 'which indicates that the retail merchants of Nebraska are alive to the new problems confronting ' tail grocery store in Nebraska. Dr. T. B. Robb of the University of Nebraska will bring to the grocers the results of the University's latest investiga tion in this regard. Howard C. Ashbaugh, president of the Omaha Association of Specialty Manufacturers Representatives, wij speak to the grocers on "Serving the I Retailer." li At the meeting of the Dry Goods. I Ready-to-Wear, Furniture and Shoe Merchants Association, r.ir. Harry Rreck of Omaha, president of th State Shoe Dealers Association will preside and bring greetings on behalf of the Omaha merchants. Mr. Kyes of South Dakota will address ihis meet ing on "Playing the Game." I . ... - ... - i i tie extermoii oi creuit is always a j difficult problem in any retail store. Mr. A. D. Greenlee, who is the very j 8tic essful credit manager of Green lee's Department Store at Sidney, Ne braska, will address the Furniture ! Drv Goods. Ready-to-Wear and Shoe ( merchants on the subject. "Is Credit I Too Cheap?" The Natioanl Shoe Retailers As.so- them, and that in the solution " j ckition started a four mi! these problems they must have the advice and co-operation of other mer chants. The convention in fact wiil be a school for the new age in retail distribution." iin dollar spring tc ; advertising campaign la (run for a number of years. .Mr. Lester j II. Gibson of oBston. who is chair I man of the Ways and Mt iins Commit tee for this campaign cf the National The convention meets at the IV:.-1 Asor iatinn will attend our iwmvn- in session ' ton am xt ll Nebraska merchants ffiuuan a!ifii!f this ;.il vert lsintr canm:irn nml dealer. tenelle Hotel and will be for three (hivs. Tuesdav 14, the opening day of the convention j wlnit it ny ans to the sh nas feen ei asuie as c;mana jounersi lay," and is set aside for the visiting; merchants to inspect the unusual dis-! leiiig ! the play of up-to-date merchandise shown during the onveuiion at hotel, and to visit and inspect the large advance displays of spring mer chandise being shown by the jobbers, wholesalers and manufacturers of Omaha. The key tcpic for the r.t:re con vention is to be "The New Competi tion." President Troy C. Filer in a reef i:t article on the changinvr condi tions confronting the retailer said "Today we are in the midst of tht stiff est and best organized competi tion the world has ever seen. How is the independent merchant going to Ufet this new competition and thi.' charge in methods of merchandi.-ing? ".Many new ideas will be brought out at our Federation convention i;i Omaha in Fcbruarv. We have secured! some of the best talent in the coun try to discuss this new competition and new ways of merchandising, abd we bt liev. we have the strongest pro gram ever attempted at any cf our state conventions. "No merihant in Nebraska car. On Wednesday evening the annual banquet, program and ...;, re of the Paper and String Club will be held at single S'-ssion. Re- afford to miss a tail organization is more important todav ilia:; at any other lime. The chaug-s i:i men handising are not' The meeting of the Dry Goods mplt the Flks Club. Mr. Richard Jepsou i of Omaha is president and Mr. Fred He Weber ot Arlington is secretary, the program of the Paper and .-string Club will be given by the Ornahr Association of Specialty Manufac turers representatives nr. d will depict a retail store of several v.ars ago compared with the up-to- '..ite modem retail store of the pres r. day. The program will be followed by the usual dance and other fun. Thursday morning t.b'ie will still ; he two sessions of the -or.ventioi!. I Tli" Grocers will open -nT! i an ;d j dress by W. T. Hitch, a s; rial n pre jser.tative of the McCorrr-I'.rady com 'pany of Oiaha and a v. r 1 1 wide ! iravi Kir, who will bring some verv inter sting'oTiservatior.s on 'peculi- an ics ot the Sotitn hei:-. John-C. ! Reid. vieei president f t' the Three Minute Cereal company of Cedar Iiapids. I(ivii, will tell Tile grocers about "Scll'pgMhc CssTua-r." C II. jjai.sscn. the new secret;. ry and fuan- laarer of the National Av-o(-iation of Retail Grocers will s;,. ak to the grocers on tire '"Program of t'ne "Na tional Retaif Grocers Association." f ompit ted. tne wnoie mailt r is sun iti the process of evolution, and unless we are alert to the changing condi tions, it may ii!tau elimination to many. "When a merchant has pride enough in his own business to want to belong to aiid attend the conven tion of his trade associations, where ; he will meet his competitors, he will be thinking about how to improve his . wn service to his community and will run a le tter store. If you want j a new vision of th new way audi want to eijtiip your business with all of the I!'!' features, take in every session of our coming convention. Step on the gas then watch the 'pick up !" ' The convention proper opens on Tuesday evening. February 14, at eight o'clock, when it will be called to order by Mr. Harry B. Zimmer president of the Omaha Associated! Retailers. Fred Hannegan. president of the Omaha Retail Grocers Asso ciation will give the address of wel come and C. K. Fn as of Beaver City who has served the Federation for several years as a director, will ofier the response. Following these formal iUts. President Filer will sound the key note of the convention with his address of "The New Competition." After a brief period of entertainment by the Aksarben Trio,- Artlrur Bray ton, editor of the Dry Goods Mer chants' Trade Journal of Dcs Moines Iowa, Till tell us how to get more out of our business in lJ)2St Three real treats are in store for the con vention on Wednesday forenoon. Mr. Hugh A. Hah n. secretary of the David City Commercial Club, who has had considerable experience as a retailer in a smaller town will discuss the relation of "The Small Retailer and the New Competition." Mr. 'II. F. Kyes. sec retary of the Retail Merchants Association of South Dakota, will deliver an address on "The Law cf the Jungle in the New Competition." Mr. Kyes is a former merchant, and is considered to be one of the best secretaries of retail associations in th." country. He is a live wire and those who have heard him say he brings a real mes sage. Mr. John Guesebroek. manager of Hanford's Spic and Span Stores of Sioux City. Iowa, will ck liver an ad dress cm "Happiness in the New Com petition." Hanford's Spic and Span Store is evidence of Mr. Guesebroek'. successful management. His optimism and ab'lity to tell others about his successful methods is a guarantee that his message will be an excellent one. On Wednesday afternoon the con vention will be divided into two sep arate sessions. One will be a meet ing of the Grocers and Meat Dealers Association, and the other will be a joint meeting of the Dry Goods. Ready-to-Wear, Furniture and Shoe Merchants Associations. At the Grocers meeting Sam Rosen blum. vice president of the Nebraska Association will bring greetings and an address upon "Fducation and not Legislation." John Knickrehm, presi dent of the State Asoclation has chosen for his subject 'Hit and Miss." Mr. Guesbroek of Sioux City will bring his second message of the day, speaking to the subject, "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow." For several years now the Com mittee on Business Research of the College of Business Administration of the University of Nebraska has been conducting an investigation each year on what it costs to operate a re- Ready-to-Wear. Furniture and Shoe merchants on -Thursday i.erning will be called to order by li. ! . Gaston of Hastings presdient of li" Nebraska Retail Furniture Dealers Association. Mr. F. J. Ga.no. manaeer of the Gano Department Store at Tekumah. whe: has spent nearly forty, years in the re tail business in Nebri,t.ka will-tell the Dry Goods section ' some of hi? experiences and lessons of the?" forty years. Mr. O. J. Miller of Burwell who is president of the Nebraska Re tail Dry Goods and Ready-to-Wear Asociation, and one of the successful younger merchants of the state will speak to the session on "Merchandis ing Merchandise." One of the most successful retail merchants in Nebraska is Wm. Y. Baxter, who is general manager of Thomas Kilpatrick of Omaha. He will speak to the Dry Goods section to thr subject, "Do you want Your Busi ness to be Artificial or Real?" On Thursday noon the Federation will compliment all merchants in at tendance with a luncheon at the Fon tenelle Hotel. This will be followed immediately by the annual meetinr of the Federated Merchants Mutual Insurance company with President W. T. Elliott of the insurance com pany presiding. Entertainment at this luncheon will be furnished by the Omaha Lions club quartette. Mr. J. J. Beall. assistant secretary of the Northwestern Fire Association of Seattle, Washington, wull address the insurance company on "Your Busi ness and Mine." The last session of the convention will come on Thursday afternoon Roy B. Ford, general counsel for the Federation of Nebraska Retailers will open the Thursday afternoon meeting with his report ou legislation and what the Federation accomplished at th" recent sesion for the merchant of Nebraska in this regard. Mr. Jans sen of the National Retail Grocers Association will bring the convention a message on "The rvew Compel it ior and the Future of Retailing." Mr. Reid of Cedar Rapids. Iowa, will bring a popular address on "Romance in Business.' ' Most buying in retail stores is clone by women. Mrs. J. G. Ackerman. of Ainsworth. Nebraska, who is presi dent of the Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs will tell the conven tion "What the Women Expect of th" Re tailer." Following Mrs. Ackerman's address will come the regular busi ness session of the Federation for the election of ofTicers and the s-elcction of a convention city in l!t2f. The Omaha Jobbers and Manufac turers will again compliment the merchants with a banquet and dance at the Fontenelle Hotel on Thursday evening. P. P. Fodrea of the Item Biscuit company is chairman of the committee in charge of the Jobber' banquet and dance and says that it is the intention of Omaha to make this closing banquet an event long to be remembered. The ladies will of course attend the banquet of the Paper and String Club at cl the Banquet of the Omaha Job bers and Manufacturers. In addition to this there has been provided for the ladies two special events. On Wednesday the Omaha Jobbers auc' Manufacturers will compliment the ladies with a luncheon at the Oriental room of the Blackstone Hotel. Immed iately following the luncheon the ladies will be treated to a theatre party in the new Orpheum Theatre On Thursday, noon, the Federation, if providing a luncheon for the laelieF at the Fontenelle. Mrs. Harrv T. Bargain Wednesday AT THE Variety Store is '-4 Candy Special, White Marshmallows, lb Colored Bias Seam Tape, irregulars, bolt White Elastic, fresh stock, 3, s-inch, jard Ladies' Silk and Rayon Hose, $1 va.Iue, pdir. . . Ladies' Siik-Rayon Hose, 50c valje "B. V. May Haskin's Hardwater Soap, 4 big Lars Dress Prints, fast eclor, per yard Novelty Edgings, 10c value, each Butetrrnilk Feeders, each Ax Handles, each Chor Balls, Chor Boy and Chor Ring, each Many other items special net listed here, icr Ecue Ck re tains. Curtain Eods. Furniture lolish. 0:1 !-lcr. I -on Svck Brushes and many other items ycu ill reed ycu v.J nd i: 20, .35c and 10: r i Popular Variety Store ij is Telephone No. 581 Breck, who is president of the Ladies Auxiliary will preside at this meet ing. Entertainment will be furnished by the Omaha Lions Club quartette. Mrs. J. G. Ackerman of the- Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs will ad dress tlie ladies at the Thursday noon luncheon. The Western Pas-ng r Associa tion has granted r -duced lares to the convention on th" id-ntific:;t ion cer tificate plan. Under this plan the mi r ilmnt must buy his ticket from his. home down to Omaha ate! re turn. other wonls h cannot prese-nt the ii rtifieate at the convention and pur-, chase his return ticke t in Omaha to take advantage of this plan, lie must buy a re-turn tick' t when he starts to Omaha. An identification certificate will be mailed to all members. More than one ticket can be bought on i single certificate. However, if tber. are merchants that waiit additional r nr i ' r Judge tain a both siI decision t!!!it to Tra'-nc -tipuiat; s that i.p: c 1 ! Oil t!:.- i be re ib i , ti at. script of t ! e ' . . . . . . l . 1 . . ... 1 I : . : on i i a k . n g a i 1 1 1 1 t - t lie !-gr. of ' t'.on attorney on;.- Walsh! that tt was a gie- to th t- . : g a of p 1 1 ;M u - dial I ili.. ; e t . V- i i 1 V 1 1 U . J r.'Ven. t i n.i, :.; 0. f.-ll.-f C" .11 .' . i , pv 1 abb- t li.it 1 sti.io;i!i" i in V. I 1 1 . b i 1 e xp dit the as. FEEAK WEATIIE?. IN ISLE3 London. b. a. in today !.at" in tl D. i 1 1 : I- f: was a sin ICS , e-a n fall in th certificates they should write the retarv of the Federation at once. Sec- VALL THE LAW ALLOWS' Los Ange les, Cal.. Feb. b. Supei ior Judge J. J. Trabucco. w 1m v. ill pass sentence Saturdoy on William E. Hickman, tonight said: "1 cannot state in advance just what my sentence will be but y u can' rest assured that this deiVni:.r.t will be given all the law allows." of c 1- v. n (i g rev aecompanie-d by ning. s-ii'w a::, about forty r. was in teuipoia Th" wind. was or buiti.aii. place s. e U'lity mi! ton i ntial t gins, mi'ior accident.-- : age by lich t! it; ; 1. but ro la talit i---. Ob-.-i. Norway, j Jive pe;so:-s have tbi:- vicinity as and 'Jarui-IHrs ot according to t i : . u 1 tin II !-.'. y ia p.-ci. - i to- I . d i- ' ' i moon i a : t Ti'p- at ii i T r: i U- i v anil l.f This I,.-.- I !id I.o: i .1 Ti i i t i i tlo lit ( f - 14 1-4 V. Fg Where Quality Tells and Prices Sells! 9) Cane Sugar Not beet, but cane, 10 lbs. 62c All Milk Carnation, Wilson's or Value 10c can Fey. Celery Large Stocks, White bleach. 1212ceach Navy Beans Fine cooking grade. 3 lbs. 25c Head Lettuce Extra large heads, on sale at 9c head Carrots fine fresh ones just in, at 8c bunch Grape Fruit Full of juice. We sell them 2 for 15c Eg Sweet Oranges Genuine Sunkist 25c doz. from Calif. Macaroni Buy it in bulk to save, 10c lb. only Ripe Bananas Gocd solid fruit, 3 lbs. for 29c Eating Apples Extra good and a bargain at 7V2c lb. Potatoes Good cookers at a low price 25c peck Country Lard Fire fresh farm rendered 16c lb. Smoked Salt Figaro brand, re. $1 va 79c can e: Bulk Raisins Clean and fits from all gr.t. 9c lb. f-1 -, -i H M Dried Prunes i. size, good cookers 9c lb. n3a Men's and Children's Furnishings! Flannel Shirts Men, here is a real bargain 89c each Dress Socks Good wearicg-, finly-woven Men's Gloves Medium weight outing, 9c pair at yc pair Work Socks Durable, yet comfortable ! 9c pair Union Suits Men's fleece lined garments. 95c each Men's Coveralls Kiki or 2.20 wt. Blue Denim $2.39 pair 0 Coats' Thread All numbers, black - white 3c spool Boys' Kiki Shirts How's this for a bargain? Only 39c n -nt,,llr,'-7rMnr7.T-" Children's Hose Black and brown. All 9c pair sizes Men's Overshoes 4-tuckie, cloth tcp. rhoit lot 52.69 pair . Men's Red Overshoes II vy. all tubaer, ere buu.Ie 53.69 pair Dress Pants sizes in good nattriul S1.69 pair t M r i tt Li! i i -t i Tel. 239-5 You Can Depend on Sam! SAM GIVINTER, Proprietor L It