MEN AND MATTERS
Every Dept. Offers Its Newest Merchandise in This
' It always pleases usto read of the
prosperity of other states, but when
the boosters for other states make in
vidious comparisons to the detriment
of Nebraska veil, that's when we put
up a "holler." The other day we ran
across a statement that Missouri and
Kansas were the chief sources of sup
ply of butter and eggs for the eastern
market, and no sooner had we read it
than we got busy. We just knew it
wasn't true. And we've got the facts
and figures to prove it. ,
Speaking of butter. Right here in
Lincoln we have a creamery that ships
more butter to Missouri than any
creamery in Missouri makes, and which
ships a carload of butter to the eastern
market for every firkin that Missouri
ships aeross the Mississippi river. Aft
er supplying a large proportion of the
home demand, this ceamery ships more
butter to Chicago and points east than
any four creameries in Kansas make.
We have searched diligently through
all the buttermaking records we can
find, but we haven't yet found any
dozen creameries in either Missouri or
Kansas that would, if rolled into one,
equal in size or output the Beatrice
Creamery Co.'s plant in this city.
As for eggs that's where we claim
the record. We are prepared to back
Mrs. Biddy Hen of Nebraska against
the world for industry and amount of
output. In 1911 she produced nearly
three billion eggs; You can not real
ize the immensity of such figures, can
you? . Well, that many eggs were
worth more than $40,000,000, or pretty
near as much as the state's wheat crop
and worth a lotmore than the to
tal wheat crops of nineteen states. Still
dealing in figures you can not grasp?
Well, here's another way of putting
it: If those eggs were placed end to
end in a single row they would reach
three times around the globe. Gee,
wouldn't they make a rushing big
river of eggnoggf And what an
omelet !
Nebraska ships more butter, eggs
and poultry than any other state west
of the Mississippi river. Not all of it
'goes east, either, for you'll find "Ne
braska spring chicken" on the bill of
fare in the best restaurants of Port
land and Seattle, and in Los Angeles
and San Francisco. Nebraska made
butter is a drawing card in those same
resturants, and the product of Mrs.
Biddy Hen of Nebraska is as well
known on the Pacific coast as on the
Atlantic, and in both as veil known
as the face and figure of one of Lin
coln's foremost citizens a gentleman
whose name it is not necessary to
mention.
Missouri and Kansas the supply sta
tions for butter and eggs for the effete
eastt Not by several million dollars
a year. The two of 'em together may
make some pretense of rivalling Ne
braska, but taken separately neither
is in the running.
Nebraska has many bright, snappy
"country weeklies," but it is not dis
paraging any of them to make specific
mention of two that happen to be
edited, published and managed by wo
men. The Norfolk Press, under the
business and editorial management of
Marie O'Donnell Weekes, sets a pace
that a lot of mere men would find it
well nigh impossible to follow. She
is making the Press nevsey, spicey and
always entertaining, to say nothing of
making it a mighty strong newspaper
and champion of Norfolk. It is al
ways a pleasure to break the wrapped
of the Norfolk Press and lqok it over.
The Stromsburg Headlight, managed
in all details by Chattie Coleman, is
another successful newspaper. The
Headlight , always looks like ready
money on account of its heavy adver
tising patronage, and it is always full
of well written news items pertaining
to Stromsburg and vicinity. These two
weekly newspapers, the Norfolk Press
and the Stromsburg Headlight, are far
and away above the average of Nebras
ka's weekly newspapers, and vhen we
so state we are paying them the high
est compliment in our power, for the
average Nebraska weekly newspaper ,is
very high in our opinion the highest
of any state in the Union.
Citizens of Scottsbluff are greatly
alarmed lest putting sugar on the free
list work to the permanent injury of
the sugar industry now so promising
in western Nebraska. We've been hear
ing about what wonderful things are
going to happen in the sugar industry
in Nebraska for something like twenty
years. It hasn't happened. Ask the
people of Dodge county about the
sugar factory at Ames. Ask the peo
ple of 'Madison county about the sugar
factory at Norfolk. We Americans
are taxing ourselves $200,000,000 a
year to protect an industry that yields
less than $50,000,000 worth of product
a year. The merchants of Scottsbluff,
within a mile of a huge sugar factory,
can not buy sugar a cent a hundred
pounds cheaper than the Lincoln mer
chant can who is 400 miles from a su
gar factory. The Scottsbluff merchant
must pay the San Francisco or New
York price, plus the freight from San
Francisco to Omaha and back to
Scottsbluff, or plus the freight from
New York to Scottsbluff. We are in
terested in building up industries in
Nebraska but we draw the line some
where. It would pay Nebraskans to
have sugar on the free list, then dig
down in their pockets and pay' interest
on the money invested in the Scotts
bluff plant, together with a sum equal
to the amount the factory pays for the
raw beets.
It pays to advertiser-providing you
have, something worth advertising.
And the person who advertises for
something seldom fails to get it. Mrs.
R. B. Gillies of Seattle has a husband
who occasionally gets "all lit up"
and beats her. She has complained to
the police, but without result, as Mr.
Gillies seems to have a pull. Finally
Mrs. Gillies advertised for a man to
"whip a wife beater," offering $10 to
the man who would do the job accord
ing to plans and specifications. Among
others who applied was a husky youth
who "offered to do the job for half
price when told the circumstances. He
was engaged. When Mr. Gillies ar
rived home in the evening he found
something waiting for him. When the
husky youth had completed his con
tract he had performed his work . so
welt that Mrs. Gillies insisted upon
his taking the whole fee of $10. There
are a few specimens of the Gillies tribe
right here in Lincoln, and an occa
sional fine or a dose of jail does not
seem to have much effect. We advise
their victims to follov the example set
by Mrs. Gillies of Seattle.
The Omaha World-Herald is offering
a series of prizes for the "biggest
babies." That's all right, of course,
but the man vho edits Will Maupin's
Weekly, and who is something of an
authority on babies, having had to do
with quite a housefull of them, pre
fers to measure 'em by the net, not
by the gross. Quality, not quantity,
is what ve measure our babies by
God bless 'em.
It isn't any of this nevspaper's busi
ness who is nominated for congress by
the republicans of this district, save
as it is interested in having a good
man nominated. We don't know as to
Mr. Selleck's connections with the
First National bank, nor how he stands
as regards the Aldrich currency plan.
But we do know this about Mr. Sel
leck he helped the unionists of Ne
braska to secure the enactment of sev
eral good lavs vhen he was state
senator,- and he did the handsome
thing by the Labor Temple Association
when it vas struggling to secure a
foothold. We are not supporting Mr.
Selleck for the nomination, nor will
we support him if he is nominated, but
that does not prevent our giving him
credit that is due him. He may be
long to a "union busting" organiza
tion, but if he 'does he has shown some
queer methods of "busting" the unions.
Hastes?
An Exposition of Fashionable Wearing Apparel.
Cloakroom's Easter Offerings
No doubt VOll Will Want, a Tifiw Avaaa emit m aio
1 VMMJ UM V V llV
wear for Easter. Our offer vill enable you to secure your
vant of our correctly tailored, perfect fitting garments at
money saving prices, vhich vill assure you satisfaction that
you could not do better elsewhere.
. MESS ALINE DRESSES
Handsomely designed, trimmed with fringe and contrasting
colors; $14.50 to $19.50 values, special
Prices .$13.95, $11.60 and $9.75
TAFFETA SILKS
Assortment "of $14.50 to $25.00 values, choice,
at ............... . $9.75 and $6.75
SUITS AT $15.75 "
No better values can be obtained at this price. A look at ,
the collection of serges in all shades will convince you
that they are worth $1.50 to $25.00, special price $15.75
We also have an assortment of serges and worsteds suits,
at . .$12.50 and $9.75
COATS AT $9.95 - ,
Serges and mixtures, tastily trimmed, goocf quality mater
ials, splendid $12.50 values, special price, at.... $9.75
CQATS AT $14.50
This price will give you choice of our best grade, at
tractive garments, worth $19.50 and $17.50.
WAISTS
For any occasion and serviceable wear, in Messalines, Taf
fetas and Cotton Wash Fabrics ; specially priced at 98c
$1.25, $1.48, $1.95, $2.95 and. ...... $3.95
In the Dry Goods Department
LADIES' NECKWEAR
We just received a nice line of Easter Neck
wear, beautiful lace collars, frills, jabots,
collar and cuff sets, silk roses, and bovs in
all colors, at 25c, 35c and 50c
THE BEST EASTER GLOVES AT THE
LOWEST PRICES
Werecommend our gloves as one of the
best makes manufactured, in fact ve varrant
them to give satisfaction. Inasmuch as they
cost no more tften less) than inferior lines,
it is no wonder that we are doing the greatest
Easter glove business in our history. Prices
ranging fro m25c to $2.50.
. " WINDOW SHADES
We are in a position to show you an endless
variety in window shades, plain, fringed or
with insertion. THIS WEEK AT A SPE
CIAL DISCOUNT!
One lot discontinued numbers in 6 and 7 ft.
shades, worth up to 75c, to be closed out,
at 23c
LADD2S' FANCY HOSE
A nice line of Ladies' Fancy Embroidered
Hose, in black only, worth up to 75c a pair,
now being closed out at the pair 39c
LADIES' HANDKERCHIEFS, lc EACH
In our outside show case we are having a dis
play of Ladies' white hem" handkerchiefs,
size 12x12. One 100 dozen will be placed
onsale Saturday morning, at, each. . . . .lc
NOT MORE THAN ONE DOZEN TO A
CUSTOMER!
COMBS AND BARBETTES
A beautiful line of Brilliant Combs and Bar
rettes in all the latest designs, at from 25c
to ......$5.00
EMBROIDERIES
For graduation, party or any other kind of
a dress, we have the trimmings you want.
Laces, embroideries, insertions, edgings, etc.,
in an endless variety Of designs. Call at our
store and we will take pleasure in showing
you. We quote the Lowest Possible Prices!
Easter Footwear
Easter is the time most Men and Women "prink up" get
their new Spring things to wear. Shoes are a part of the out
fit and not the least important rand we are ready to supply the
choicest and best!
Whether it is swagger, short vamp Ties, Oxfords, Pumps,
Colonials, or Slippers that please Smart Dressers or the rich
custom elegance of Shoes and Oxfords for the Conservative Man
or Woman styles that never "wane" we show them all.
You vill find Shoes here- dependable in quality, perfect in
fit, with more value for every dollar you spend than youll get
in any other store in town.
COME SEE OUR EASTER FOOTWEAR!
Children's Pumps and Slippers in Tan, Patent, and
Gun eMtal leathers $1.00 to $225 pair
Women's Low Cuts $2.00 to $4.00 pair
Men's Low Cuts .$2.50 to $4.50 pair
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- THE AMENDMENTS.
The democratic state central com
mittee, at a meeting held in Colum
bus on February 8, unanimously
adopted the following resolution:
"Whereas the Legislature of Ne
braska submitted a number of consti
tutional amendments.
And whereas, all of the aforesaid
amendments will be voted on at the
general election to have the same en
dorsed by a majority vote of the
various political parties in the April
primary, and whereas, said amend
ments were submitted and adopted by
the Legislature in fulfilment of pledges
made by the democratic party in the
platform adopted at Grand Island.
"Therefore," be it resolved by this
Committee that we endorse and ap
prove the constitutional amendments
which were submitted by the last
Legislature of this State.
"Be it further resolved that we
recommend all democrats to vote at
the April primary in favor of the fol
lowing proposed amendments to the
constitution, viz: .
1. Senate File No. 1. . The amend
ment providing for the Initiative and
Referendum.
2. Senate File No. 147. The amend
ment providing for a change in the
compensation of senators and repre
sentatives, changing the time in which
bills may be introduced in the Legis
lature. 3. House Roll No. 27. The amend
ment , providing for a non-partisan
board of control for state institutions.
4. House Roll No. 32. The amend
ment providing for biennial elections.
5. Senate File No. 7. The amend
ment giving cities the right to make
their own charters. -
Be it further resolved that a eop"y-
of this resolution be furnished by the
ffieers of the Committee to all the
democratic and independent newspap
ers in the state. . . i
, The foregoing resolutions were unan
imously adopted by the democratic
state central committee in its meet- "
ing in Columbus, February 8, 1912.
(Signed) JOHN C. BYRNES,
Chairman.
LEO MATTHEWS,
Secretary.