Omaha Daily
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EDITORIAL
TAGES ELEVEN TO TWENTY.
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VOL. XLIV NO. 302.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MOHXIXO, .TUMI 1915.
Ob Trains ana at
Kot.l It.w. ataada. so.
SINGLE COrY TWO CENTS.
FLOUR HAS FALLEN
TEN CENTS HERE
Dime Drop from Quotation Per Sack
of Thit Well Known
Necessity.
MANY BUYING NEW POTATOES
When a dime dropped off tho price of
a sack of flour in tha In wek, it wu
the first dime that had performed such
a feat In many months. How long thla
dime can manm to stick away from
noma none of the dealer la willing to
predict, but many twlieve that It will be
crowded back on the quotations of flour
attain within few day or weeks. Flour
that wa Belling at $186 a. Back can be
had for SITS now.
' Burst has edvanced 10 points again,
and the tendency of the retail price la to
up. Sixteen pounds can still be had
for II. but as the canning season ap
proaches the price la expected to advance.
Butter is steady and eggs are a half
cent off on the wholesale market.
Southern green stuff is about off the
market. Home grown green produce is on
the market now. Beets and turnips can
be had three bunches for a nickel.
Onions and radishes are six bunches for
a nickel. Lettuce Is four bunches for ft
nickel. Asparagus Is three bunches for
a dime.
New potatoes also have come down off
their high limb. They can be had for
31i cents a pound now, whereas they have
up to a few weeks aKO held up to 7 cents
a pound and within the last few weeks
sold at 6 cents ft pound. With old po
tatoes at 70 cents a bushel and not keep.
log well at that, many are buying the
now onea at the higher price.
Since tho heavy raina the strawberries
are said to bo somewhat watery. They
can be had at 12V4 cents a quart now. A
carload of Oregon strawberries la ex
pected In Omaha for the Saturday mar
ket and these are to sell at about 1214
cents ft pint. Many home-grown berries
are on tho market.
Cuban pineapples are about off the
market, and the Florida are In the
lead at present. All these have advanced
25 cents a case. ,
Beef Is somewhat higher, especially
chucks. Pot roasts that cost 12 cents a
pound a, week ago are now selling at
14 cents. Shoulder steak Is 16 cents,
rounds are 20 cents, sirloin, 25 cents and
porterhouse, 30 to 35 cents.
Pork Is fairly steady, wth loins at 13
cents and chops at 15 cents. Hams
jumped to 18 cents, while they were sell
ing at 14 cents a week ago. A year ago
at this time they were selling at 21
cent
Spring chickens are coming on the
market in appreciable quantities for the
first time this spring. They are selling
at 45 cents ft pound. Old chickens are
1TA cents.
Lambs are down II ft hundred, which
is the first drop recorded in two months,
during which time they advanced almost
constantly, iu-j.., . u,, s
.0
Bellevue Seniors
to Present Play on
Open Air Stage
"The Rogueries of Seapin." by Mollere,
the French dramatist, which will be j
given Monday night at S o'clock under j
the auspices of the senior class of Belle-
vue college, is progressing nicely. Daily
rehearsals are held and Saturday a bl4
dress rehearsal will be staged in the j
grove.
Tho open-air play in the "Forest of Ar
den" is always the most popular feature
of the annual commencement program.
Shakesperean plays are usually produced,
but this year a departure was made from
the regular custom In the choosing of the
comedy by the French dramatist.
The characters have been chosen largely
from the senior class, but ft few under
classmen have been Introduced. The cast
is as follows:
Argante, father of Octave and Berbl-
nettc B. D. Berksheimer
Oeronte, father of Leander and Hya-
clnth iH-an Fales
Octave, married to Hyacinth
. Ralph Martin
Lieandre. In love with Berhinette
It. M. Gilmore
Berhinette, thought to be a gypsy....
Marguerite Jack
Hyacinth, wife of Octave
Miriam Weinlar.d
Scapin, valet to Leandre Paul ohman
Silvester, valet to Octave. Rupert Kenner
Nerlne, Hyacinth's nurse Helen Allen
Carle, a cheat James Allen
Porter John Urhtonwallmir
Torter Talma Jensen
Omaha Retailers
to Take In South
Omaha Tradesmen
"The Associated Retailers of Greater
Omaha" are eventually to be a greater
organization than 'the present organiza
tion of the Associated Retailers of
Omaha. At a meeting at the Loyal hotel
Thursday night a committee headed by
Tom Qilnlau was appointed to solicit
membership from the South Omaha re
tailers, since they are now to be a part
of Greater Omaha. The 6 o'clock closing
for the retail stores Is to begin June 14,
according to an agreement reached at
this meeting.
Boy Makes Garden,
Sister Keeps Books
Partnerships In the families of some
of the children enrolled in the school
garden clubs are bringing fine results,
Supervisor E. E. Dale says. Gustus O an
cle, a, fat. rosy-cheeked 11-year-old lad
of St. Joseph's school, is doing the work
In his garden plot, white bis sister keeps
his garden note book and account of ex
penses and profits. He has a very neat
and well kept record. Dale says. The
Oansles Uve at 2 South Nineteenth
street.
Profits from the kiddles' gardens are
already being reported. Paul Denison.
429 North Fortieth street, who attends
Central Park school, has cleared 11.60
from his little patch of onions and let
tuce, and will make more money from
later vegetables. Clarenoe Turner, 4012
Nebraska avenue, and Harry Dewey, 4u32
North Thirty-ninth street, wfco attend
tha same school, have cleared 50 oent
each from radishes and onion. Their I
later crops will also make neat lunu, '
' Dale sa. I
SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 19tt SSSfi- JST Vi8S-
-BURGESS-NASH STORE NEWS FOR SATURDAY-
.Fseluatve Agents for the rmoos.
Cblekertng Pianos la Omaha
-PHONE DOUGLAS 137
FlmB m EAMMEY ST. EMTRAMCE TURDAY-Biir
Remarkable Clearance of BLOUSES
Starts Saturday Values Unusual
IN fact it's been a long time since we offered such values
as tli's'. A sale in which co3t has been disregarded
entirely.
The offering includes a wide selec
tion of styles in voiles, "batistes, or
gandies, etc., blouses with lace and
embroidery . trimming. Lingerie
waists, both fancy and plain tail
ored models.
7
Three groups
Group 1 Including blouses
thai were to $2.95, now...
Group 2 Including: blouses
that were to $2.50, now...
Group 3 Including blouses
that were to $4.50, now...
Burgess-Hash Co.-Sooonl Floor.
$1.00
$1.50
$1.95
Women's Pure Thread SILK HOSE
Irregularities of Usual $1 Values, 59c
PUllK thread silk in white or black, with double gar
tor tops, high spliced heel and double toe.
Burnasco Quality Silk Lisle Hose, 50c
Extra fine quality, black or white, elastic garter tops, full
fashioned, regular made foot, high spliced heel and double sole.
Regular or extra sizes.
Borgess-HaBli Co. Main Floor.
Here Is Splendid
Silk Glove Values
ANNOUNCING several very spe
cial values for Saturday.
Ijong Silk (ilovcs, $1.00
16-button length, Milanese silk
weave, black, blue and tan. All
sizes and a remarkable value.
IO nil Silk Gloves, $1.50
Niagara Maid, long silk gloves,
embroidered, black, gray, pongee
and white.
Long Silk Gloves, $12.00
16-button length, in pongee,
white and gray, prettily em
broidered designs, very special.
70c Cluunoisette Gloves, In Ilnsc
nient, 48c
Long chamoisette gloves. In
pongee, gray and white, usual Toe
quality, Saturday, 4 He a pair.
MEN'S $2.50, $3.00 and Even $4.00 STRAW HATS
In a Sale SATURDAY at $1.45 On the Fourth Floor
Pretty Ribbons
Values to 65c at 23c
INCLUDING Dresdens, Jacquards,
satin striped moires and fancy
checks, from 5 Vi to 7 inches wide.
25c SILK HinnOXS AT 14c
PLAIN taffetas, moires and
fancy striped ribbons, In an
excellent quality; 4 to BV,
inches wide, white, pink, blue,
scarVet, cardinal, copen, navy,
brown and black.
Bnrg.ss-Kash Co. Main floor.
Continuing This Clearaway of Millinery for Saturday
TRIMMED HATS,
values to $3.95,
for
including
$1.00
Including
$2.50
TRIMMED HATS,
values to $35.00,
tor
including
$5.00
TRIMMED HATS,
values to $10.00,
for
Trimmed Panamas. Values to $6.50, $1.65
Pleasing styles and shapes, genuine Panama, prettily trimmed,
large, medium and small shapes, very desirable for outing and mid
summer wear.
Borress-lTaah Co. S.oond Tloor.
Wonderful Values in Untrimmed Hats
Untrimmed hats, white or black,
French chip, values to qq
$1.00, for OVC
69c
Untrimmed hats, white or black
Italian hemp, values to
$1.98, for
New "Sports" Sailors, Were to $5, for 69c
Scores of pretty new styles, of fine quality Italian Milan hemp,
finished with grosgraln ribbon band and lined, black, sand, brown
and navy.
Burr-Wash Co. Bas.m.nt.
' Bars.ss-Ha.il Co, Mala rioor.
SAi i.'KUAV should bring the largest Mile of MEX'S Kiif.vW HATS this store has ever
known. Scores of new, good styles full lines of izes, high crowns, low crowns,
medium crowns. Rennets, rough straws, nangkoks the whole range of good straw hats.
The hats are a maker's sample line and Include $2.50, $3.00, $3.50 and $4 values. The sale price, $1.45.
Men's Genuine Panama Hats Including Values to $7.50
In This Sale Saturday at $3.45
The hats are genuine Panama and embrace every desirable shape and style for this serfson.
IJats that arc splendid values to $.G0 for Sat unlay, your choice $3.45.
Bnry.-lfsab Co. Fourth rioor.
Here's a Sale of Men's 25c to 50c Hose at 15c That'll
Introduce This Newly Enlarged Men's Section Saturday
Wonderful Sale of Sheffield Silver Repro-
, , . , ,,,. , , . .
(factions and Quadruple Silver Plated Table
Pieces, Values to $5.00 and $6.00 for $1.95
M Ml! -V
5c
IT'S doubtful if we could offer anything that Merits greater response than this clearaway
of men's hosiery Saturday. Tho offering consists of odd lots and broken lines of silk,
on, plain and fancy weaves,
anta now to wear with low fl
that sold f ir less than 23c,
jor portion are 50c values. . . il
lisle and fiber silk hose in accordion, plain and fancv weaves.
Just the port of hose every man wants now to wear with low
shoes; assorted colors. Not a pair
many are 35c values, while the major
Genuine Porous Knit Underwear. 75c.
' White and ecru color union suiU, full length, ?4-in. seam and knee
length with short sleeves, closed crotch, run of mill, special sale price 75c.
Men's Striped Satine Shirts, $1.50
A new line of the most popular satine shirts in striped patterns, like th
genuine tub silk shirts, made of very high-grade and fine quality satine. will
launder well and Klve excellent service. Our special price for Saturday, $1.50.
Men's New Wash Neckwear, 5Cc and 25c
Offered Saturday for tho first time, in Manhattans, tubular, and De Joln-
vuie materials, fiber silk, madras cloth and other good wash materials. But
your season's supply Saturday, 50c and U3c.
Men's $2.00 Athletic Underwear, $1.15
One number and only a small quantity of $2 00 mercerized striped
solsette athletic union suits, all sixes to 44, but owing to the small
quantity we would advise early selection Saturday morning. Confi
dentially, we think the entire lot will be gone by 10 o'clock.
MANY of these items will make ideal wedding or graduation gifts.
Prettier silver pieces and better values have seldom If ever
been offered. V4e advise early selection for the lot Is small and la
some Instances there are only one or two of a kind.
You'll find prettily pierced
Sandwich' trays, cake or bread
trays.
Glass lined, pierced
Salad bowls, jam Jars,
Vases, sherbets.
Double vegetable dishes.
Casseroles, pie plates,
Baking dishes, bon bon dishes
Fruit bowls, bud holders,
Salt and pepper shakers, etc.
Bnrt-sss-Bash Co. Vain rioor.
Seven New STYLES of WOMEN'S
PUMPS for SATURDAY at $3.45
CHOICE
OF
ALL
AT
3.45
$
l.'Mat kid pump, light weight soles, leather
Louis Cuban heels..;.....'
2. Patent ' kid pump, light welt soles, Louis
Cuban heels
3. Dull calf pump, patent leather collar, small
buton ornament .' .
4. Patent kid pump, two-strap pattern, welt
soles, new opera heels
5. Dull calf pump, gray cloth quarters, welt
soles, Louis Cuban heels
6. Patent colt pump, gray cloth quarters, ovei
gaiter pattern, welt soles
7. Patent colt pump, white calf trimmed, welt
soles, Louis Cuban heels ,
The balance of the big lot of women's $3.50, $4.00 and
$5.00 pumps, all leathers, choice for $1.03.
Two styles of black satin pumps, welt soles, leather Cuban
heels, for street wear. A turn sole, full Louis Cuban heels,
$4.09 and $4.50 values, for $2.05.
FOR THE 1IOYH: The elk shoes, solid elk leather soles, plump calf
uppers, come in black and smoked elk, sizes 11 to 13 to, at $2.33;
sises 1 to 6, at fa.3, for Saturday only.
Bargsss.Wash Co. soon a rioor.
Extra
Extra
Continuing This Clearaway in the Basement
Women's Suits, Coats and Skirts
Values of the Most Unusual Sort that Will
Appeal to You in this Sale on Saturday
Suits
of stylo and practi
cability aro gathered
here in assortments at once va
ried and striking in value. Spe
cial groups at
$3.95
Sample Line of Hammockt
AAj sizes and colors, plain or
with pillows. Divided Into
seven groups:
Values to $1.50 at $l.no
Values to $2.25 at $1.30
Values to $2.75 at $1.H
Values to $:5.25 at 2.3
Values to $3.98 at $2.UH
Values to $4.98 at $.1.0M
Values to $6.50 at $Vu
Burgos-Hash Co. Bas.m.nt.
Petticoats That Were $3.95, for $1.05
Mescaline silk, In the full, flare style, with ruffled flounces,
In every new, desirable coloring; were $3.95, reduced
to $1.03.
Suits formerly priced to $25.00. jj
$9.95
for suits formerly priced to $15.00.
$12.95
for suits formerly priced to $20.00.
PI that were regularly
OLUIlS priced to $7.50. go Sat
urday at the one clearaway price
Of $1.05.
Coats That Were $10, at $:I.03
Garment that feature again In one
special group of extraordinary worth.
Every material is Included; good
models: were to $10.00, reduced
to $3.03.
Borf.i.-irssa Co. Baa.rn.Bt
LAWN MOVKIW.lAHIKN IIOSK
Lawn mowers, 14-inch ttlie, 3
blades. $3.00 kind, at $!.
Lawn mowers, 16-lnch size, 8-ln.
wheel, 3 blades, $4 kind, at $2.08
-lnch, 6-ply rubber garden hose,
absolutely guaranteed, at. . .$4.0H
Lawn rakes. GOc kind, at.... 30c
Garden hoes and rakes, 25c kind,
at lo
Adjustable cultivators, $1.25 kind,
at 7-V.
Gas hot platen, 2-burner. . .$1.73
3-burner $2.73
ItKr UIGnitATOnS
100-pound Century refrigerators,
white, odorless, enamel lined,
$23.75 value, at $1..V
8fi-pound Century refrigerators,
white, odorless, enamel lined, $15
values, at $12. RO
60-pound Century ice chest, white,
odorless, enamel lined, $5.95 val
uer, at $l.ftO
Automatic refrigerators, wlfh
built-in water cooler, $30.00 val
ues, at $23.00
Men's Strictly Hand Tailored SUITS
,i" '".". " " ' 1 ..I.
Very Special Here Saturday at $13.65
To Be Compared With the Usual Suits at $22.50 Elsewhere
Simply to prove our claim that ?Smsv' T
this store's unique merchandis- k 'i .
in policy represents a big ad- "0?? 'f !.
vantage to you, we ask you to
come and comparo these Burgess-,
Nash suits at $13.65 with higher.
priced suits elsewhere. '
These suits at $13.65 are strictly
hand-tailored, superb, new 1915 models,
made of a superior quality fancy ma
terials, Including blue serge: full lined.
half lined and quarter lined with mo-
nair or Venetian silk.
Two or three-button sack coats, with
broad lapels, patch or plain pockets.
All sizes, 32 to 48, for stouts, slims
or regulars.
The workmanship is up to the best
merchant tailor standards.
Rut at $13.03.
"Uttrnasco Standard' clothing for
men with a price range of $13.63 to
JjllO.OO.
Bnrrsss-Vash Co. Totu-th riuuf.
it if
Boys' SUITS That Were $10.00 to
$18.00 Special Saturday at $5.95
MKUK of the very best materials, strictly hand-tailored throughout,
blue serges and fancy mixtures, for ages 6'to IS years, values
$10.00 to 18.00. Bale price, $3.03,
Hoys' Hats, 50c
Kvery shape, style and color for
the little fellows; a splendid line
for seloction; Saturday, Ei"i
UUk
at
Bo)' $1.50 Pants, OMo
Knickerbocker style, for aes S to
18 y&trs, including blue serges
and fancy; were $1.60;
sale price
98c
Burr .-Bash Co. rourth rioor.
FREE
A nozzle with every 50 foot gar
den hose.
A galvanized pan or water
cooler with every refrigerator.
A Bet of spring hinges with
every screen door.
A pair of hooks with every ham
mock. Bnrr...-Ba.h Co. Ba.mnt.
Men's Oxfords and Boots Made to
Sell for $3.50 and $4.00 at $2.25
The oxfords are tan Russia calf, button and
lace; also high shoes in tan Russia calf.
$3.50 and $4.00 Grades
$2.25
Dark Russia calf oxfords, English
last, hand welt soles, made to sell
for $(i.0C; Saturday, $4.03.
Dull calf oxfords, English las
hand welt soles, made to sell U
$5.00; Saturday, $3.05.
Dull calf lace boots, cloth top, custom eyelets, hand welt sois,
made to sell for JC.00; Saturday, $4.05.
Fine black calf boot, new English last, hand welt soles, a regu
lar $6.00 value; Saturday, $4.03.
Boys' school and play shoes, brown and black calf, with solid elk
soles, all sizes, the regular $2.50 kind; Saturday, $1.05.
Burf-ass-Mash Co. Basamaat.
Your Films Developed FREE
when orders are left for printing. This
is kodak time. Take a kodak with you.
Borfaas-Vasli Co. Mala rioor.
mm
"eve ryd odx&.store"
Saturday is Chocolate Day
' Whlpp.4 Orrain Chocolates, 40o quality S.S
Kreah (Team t'aramela, nut or plain. lb.as
Our Bperlal Black Walnut P.nochi. lb.. KM
llmiis-mail. l'eanut llrtttla, lb. .... . ...ISO
Halted fcanuts, lb ...to
Barr.sa-Baak Co. Ba m.at.
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