NEBRASKA RETAILERS’ CONVENTION HERE THIS WEEK
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'Speakers of
Note to Be
on Program
Grocers, Meat Dealers, Dry
Goods Men, Furniture and
Shoe Dealers in Group
Sessions.
Schedule Entertainments
Speakers who have gained wide
repute as merchandising experts will
address the general and group meet
ing of the 19th annual convention of
the Fedeaetion of Nebraska Retailers
at the Fontenelle hotel February 23
to 26. The 500 retailers expected to
attend will divide their time during
the four days between visiting the
Omaha wholesale and Jobbing houses,
attending the general federation «es
etons, and those of the grocers and
meat dealers, dry goods and ready-to
wear, furniture dealers and shoe deal
ers' associations, and the entertain
ment programs at night arranged by
the Omaha Wholesalers’ and Jobbers'
association and the Paper and String
H®* The first general session will be
held Monday night, the merchants
being given the opportunity all day
Monday to visit the wholesale and
jobbing houses of the city, where dis
plays are being arranged for their
benefit. At the opening session the
officers of the federation—V. G. Ly
ford, Falls City, president; M. A.
Hostetler, Shelton, treasurer, and C.
W. Watson, Lincoln, secretary—will
make their reports, and John L. Ken
nedy, president of the Omaha Cham
ber of Commerce, will address the
merchants.
Many Entertainments.
On the second day all mechants ex
cept the grocers and meat dealers,
who will hold their first session, will
again spend their time visiting the
wholesalers and Jobbers. The grocers
and meat dealers will devote the
morning to the discussion of mer
chandising subjects.
The first entertainment will be a
dinner-dance and entertainment given
by the Omaha Wholesalers' and Job
bers’ association In the Fontenelle
hotel ball room, Tuesday night, at
which all the visiting merchants and
their wives will be guests. The Omaha
Associated Retailers also havs ar
ranged for a reception and tea for the
women attending the convention, to
be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. M. Wilhelm Wednesday afternoon.
The second general session will be
held Wednesday morning, at which
time the general subject for discus
sion is "Meeting Competition.” O. J.
Miller of Burwell will talk on “My
other Merchant.” Robert C. Line
'%f Columbus, Mont., owner and opera
tor of seven stores in as many Mon
tana cities, will talk on "The Chain
Store and the Mail Order House,” E.
U. Eordahl of Sioux City, S. D., sec
retary of the Retail Merchants’ as
sociation of South Dakota, will discuss
"The House-to-House Canvasser." and
W. C. Murden, salesman specialist and
former member of the University of
Minnesota faculty, will discuss "Know
ing Your Market.”
Group Meetings.
The various groups of the federation
Will hold their session Wednesday aft
ernoon. On the program of the Gro
cers and Meat Dealers' association
will be talks by Robert C. Line, and
J. E. Heaton of Chadron. The Dry
Goods and Ready-to-Wear association
will be addressed by C. J. Farley, for
mer vice president of M. E. Smith
company, Omaha; E. M. Baumann of
West Point and W. C. Murden. The
furniture dealers will meet at a lunch
eon given through courtesy of the
Omaha retailers. They will be enter
tained by Omaha Klwanls Club quar
tet and hear addresses by Henry Ros
enthal. Union Outfitting company;
William Atkinson and Howard Ste
berg, Hartman Furaiture company;
and Lewis Holland, Orchard & Wil
helm company. "W. C. Murden, Min
neapolis; Dr. H. W. Weeks, Omaha,
and Robert C. Line, Columbus, Mont.,
Will address the shoe dealers.
The annual banquet of the Paper
and String club will be the feature of
entertainment .Wednesday night. The
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Mystic Silence Reigns at Boarding
House Table; Once Omaha Mansion
By A. R. GROH.
Tou get a full "family style” dinner
for 40 cents, cooked by a maiden wo
man, who, 40 years ago, was a debu
tante In one of Omaha's leading
families.
The wheel of fortune has turned
since then. Her father's fortune col
lapsed and he collapsed with It. The
carriages and horses were sold and,
Just by the narrowest margin, was
the house saved.
then sits In meditation as though
wondering what efffteet the pill will
have. Then he rises, pays his 40
cents to the tall youth in the white
apron and departs.
Next Silent Patron leaves.
The elderly man with sparse, gray
hair is next. He rises, clears his
throat in a manner which seems to
be a signal for the young student,
who dashes in from the kitchen and
receives payment without a word.
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It stands not a mile from Twenty
fourth and Farnam streets. The 1
large dining room, where once the 1
proud head of the family sat, with <
his blooming young daughter on one s
side and his wife on the other, while
the servants cooked and served din- <
ner, now sees another class of diners, i
and has for many years.
“Walk In” Sign.
Anyone may enter. The sign on the i
front door says “Walk In.”
A long table Is in the dining room, i
Smaller tables fill the adjoining room, i
In the kitchen Miss X tolls all day. 1
Before and during meals she Is as
sisted by a young student who works
for hla board.
It is 6, the hour when, 40 yehrs
ago, her dignified and doting father
and her pretty mother sat with her
in that very room and were watted
upon with all the ceremony of the
first families.
Eight men now are seated at the
table. The young student brings In
the dishes—a platter of fried meat,
two dishes of boiled potatoes, two
dishes of stewed apples, two dishes of
macaroni, with bread, butter and
“What'll you have to drink.”
No sound is heard throughout
that meal except the clatter of the
eating utensils and occasionally a
curt, “Pass the butter, please."
Spirits of Parents.
Are the spirits of the former owner
of the mansion and his wife hover
ing about, causing embarrassment to
these Intruders? Not a comment on
the news of the day. Not a funny
story. Not even a word of argument
on politics or religion. Every man's i
eyes on his plate.
The thin, young man with the
glossy hair, drinks milk and declines
the meat and gravy. He eats slowly
and sparingly and finally takes a pill i
from a small vial, puts It on his i
tongue, takes a swallow of water and i
annual event of the retailers’ conven
tion is one of unrestrained enjoyment
and Is looked forward to each year as
the big social event for members of
the federation.
Other Speakers.
Alvin E. Dodd, manager of the do
mestic distribution department or the
United States Chamber of Commerce,
Is the principal speaker at the federa
tion’s general session Thursday morn
ing. Hip subject will be “Present
Confusion in Distribution and Some
Ways Out.” He is an authority on
the question of distribution costs and
methods of eliminating waste and will
bring a message direct from the re
cent national conference on this sub
ject in Washington.
A. T. Hupp, secretary of Associated
Retailers, Omaha, also will speak
Thursday morning on “The Control of
Credit;” E. U. Berdahl will discuss
"Dishonesty as an Avenue of Waste,”
and Robert C. Dine will talk on “New
Costs of Retailing."
The final session of the convention,
Thursday afternoon, will be devoted
to general discussions of legislation, led
by S. A. Sanderson, chairman of the
legislative committee; “The Burglary
Menace,” led by C. W. Watson, feder
ation secretary, and general merchan
dising questions submitted by mem
bers led by Cliff Crooks of Falrbury.
National Dairy League
Head Is Omaha Visitor
T. J. Newblll, president of the Na
tional Dairy league, with headquar
ters at Chicago, was a visitor In
Omaha last week.
The league, of which Newblll Is
head, has been organised to Increase
efficiency In the production and dls
tributlon of dairy products. While In
Omaha, Newblll visited the Alamito
dairy and addressed 100 of the em
ployee, explaining the health program
the league will carry out this year.
KFCZ Becomes KOCH.
Call letters of KFCZ, radio station
at the Omaha Central High school,
have been changed to KOCH, the
high school was notified yssterday by
the department of commerce.
The station will continue Its regu
lar schedule, wnder the new designa
tion.
When In need of help try Bee
Want Ads.
The man at the other end of the
table Is the heartiest eater. He calls
for food after most of the rest have
departed but finally rises also and
silently pays for his repast.
Two women have entered and sit at
one of the similar tables in the next
room. They are not so silent. In fact,
they chatter like magpies.
So it is ever. The members of the
fair sex, stronger than their brothers
in patience, courage and hope, rise
above the drab realities of mediocrity
and amuse themselves with happy
chatter about their hats and shoes.
The eight silent men have gone
from the table, some to their rooms
upstairs, some out, with a slam of the
heavy front door.
The house will soon be left to
memories of 40 years ago. The wom
an In the kitchen will toil slowly up
the stairs to her room where por
traits of her proud parents look down
from the wall and where a faded
photograph of a young man will look
at her from the bureau. He has been
dead nearly two-score years.
WOMEN INVITED
TO CONSULT
Elizabeth Arden Sends Per
gonal Representative to
Hrandeis Store to Advise
Women on Skin flare.
Every woman who values her
good looks will be Interested In the
arrival Tuesday at the Hrandeis
Stors of Miss Grace McAllister,
who Is here a* the special repre
sentative of Elizabeth Arden, the
famous skin specialist of N'ew York,
Paris and London. Miss McAIlla
ler comes to the Hrandeis Store
from the fashionable Arden Salon
on Fifth Avenue, New York, where
her close association with Mlsa
Arden has made her thoroughly
familiar with the scientific meth
ods of skin treatment developed
by tills specialist.
Miss McAllister cornea to help
every woman who Is Interested In
Improving her good looks. She la
sues an Invitation to nil women to
visit her during her stay. She will
give private Interview* to all who
care to consult her. You may bring
to her your problems In Ilia cure
of tba skin, hair, hands, figure, etc.
She will outline for you a course
of home treatment suited to your
particular needs, giving every de
tall of the scientific method to cor
rect wrinkle* nr other blemishes
which trouble you.
Miss McAllister will have her
headquarters *t the Brand*!*
Store, where she will receive vial
tor* on Tuesday and Sll week from
10 A. M. In li P. M, In the Elisabeth
Arden Boom of I he toilet goods
department. Appointments, If you
desire, may he made In advance
hv islsphonlna the store.
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Letter Carriers
of State Meet at
Beatrice Monday
Joint Session in Morning
With Postal Clerks; Busi
ness Conferences
in Afternoon.
The Nebraska State Association of
Letter Carriers will hold their annual
meeting at Beatrice. Neb., Monday,
jointly with the Federation of Post
office clerks at Gilbert theater, start
ing at 9:30 a. m.
Delegates from Omaha, represent
ing Gate City branch No. 5. National
Association of Letter Carriers are:
William Maher. Thomas Croft, W. C.
Bouk. George Harris, Dee Lund, and
George Gilford.
Joint session will be held In the
morning, with separate business con
ventions of clerks and carriers in the
afternoon.
The following program has been
arranged by the local committee:
Music . Lenhart s Orchestra
Invocation . Rev. W. B. Pardun
Addre»3 of Welcome .
.John R. Ellis, city commissioner
Response . .W. w Harvey of Omaha,
president Nebraska Postofflce Clerks
Music .. Lenhart's Orchestra
Address .Poetmoster Robert Peas*
Address George Cummings. presi
dent Nebraska State Association Letter
Carrier*.
Music . Calvin Quartet
Address .
William Maher. Omaha chairman na
tional executive board, N. A. L. C
Music . Calvin quartet
Appointment of committees
Song. "America" .. Audience
Banquet 12. basement of First Chrisian
church.
Business sessions 2:15 p. m, second
floor postoffice building.
T BOYS’ CONTEST
ON HARMONICA
Tune up your harmonica*, boy*.
The boys' division of the Omaha
Y. M. C. A., ha* started a harmonica
contest for any "Y” boy between 12
and 15. The Pioneer club of 200 boys
of grade school age started the con
test at a meeting Saturday. The
final contest will be held at the an
nual St. Patrick * day party of the
hoys' division on March 21.
First prize in the contest la an
harmonica donated by Ed Patton:
second prize, a silver Y. M. C. A. belt
buckle, and third, fourth and fifth
i prizes are gold pin* and sweater
monograms.
MORE DWELLERS
IN APARTMENTS
The survey of the apartment house
vacancy In Omaha which is obtained
monthly by Harold Payne, chairman
of the rental committee of tha build
ing Owners' and Managers’ associa
tion. Indicates a larger percentage of
occupied apartments a* compared
with December.
In fact the percentage of occupied
apartments In Omaha, is greater than
at any time since June. 1924.
“Ter every dollar dad send* to his
boy in college he Is lucky and glad
if be gets half back,” blurb* the Fre
mont Tribune.
Art Randall
Endorses “Conn”
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with the Conn $2,.r>00 jeweled B
Saxophone. Finest in the ^ki ^p# ^k M I • f
world. pf T 4 ^P l^JMII'l I
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hear; they are REAL harmon- L ^MBSE
Been there ^^P H WAA
Only 6 More Days
of the “Sax” Club
Will next Saturday night see YOU a
member, learning to play, courting
thousands of future pleasant evenings,
or will you stand by and see OTHERS
garnering in the “Sax” music, the
easy terms, and the possible chance to
join an ORCHESTRA?
A WEEK
Lessons
Included
Be Quick! Join the club before Sat
urday. It’s really closed when the
time is up. If you are encumbered
with some musical instrument you are
not using, tell Patton about it; he may
make you an excellent “trade deal.”
If you live out-of-town, WRITE; if
** ■';%-$ you live in Omaha, but are too busy
to call, phone JA. 4779 and the joyous
“Sax” man will call. But—remember
—-only 6 days LEFT.
Ed. Patton Music Co.
Paxton Block Corner 16th and Farnam Phone JA. 4779
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Omaha Doctor Has Helped Bring
4,500 Babes Into World in 10 Years
Dr. "W. H. Taylor One of
Leading Physicians on Ob
stetrical Cases.
Dr. W. H. Taylor, well-konwn
Omaha physician, has helped bring
4,500 babies into the world In the
last 10 years of his practice here.
This Is a record, according to local
doctors.
Dr. Taylor is recognized as one of
the leading physicians In the middle
west on olistetrlce^ cases. Many of
the 4,500 babies were aided in their
entrance into the world by twilight
sleep, which Dr. Taylor says is more
comfortable for the mother.
Less than 2 per cent of the babies
handled by Dr. Daylor have died at
birth. The cases have ranged from
laborers to the best families In
Omaha.
PRISONER DIGS
WAY TO FREEDOM
Missouri Valley, la., Lloyd Reed,
entering the second month of a 10
month sentence In the county Jail at
Logan for Juggling motor license
plates, dug his way out through the
avails Wednesday night and has not
been seen since.
The night before a young fellow by
the name of Glover was caught In the
act of breaching the walls, by Sher
iff Milllman.
HEARING SET FOR
CONDEMNED MAN
Hastings, Neb., Feb. 21.—A legal
battle Is expected when the motion
for a new trial of Donald Ringer,
condemned to death for the murder
of Carl Moore, Is taken up In the dis
trict court at 9 Tuesday morning.
Irregularities have been alleged in
the motion upon which Ringer’s at
torney may wUh to present testi
mony. Judge bilworth fixed Tuesday
morning for the hearing after it w-as
found that a hearing on Monday, as
previously planned, might be illegal
on account of the celebration of the
day as Washington's birthday.
Bee Want Ads produce results.
DR CALDWELLS SYRUP PEPSIN
_THE FAMILY LAXATIVE"_
Tristate Meet
of Credit Men to
Convene Monday
Discussions on Various
Phases of Business to
Feature Two-Day
Conference.
Discussion* of various phases Of
business by leading credit men of
Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota
will be a feature of the trlstate con
ference of the National Association of
Credit Men, which will open at Hotel
Fontenelle at 10 a. m. Monday.
The C' iference will continue
throughout Monday and Tuesday,
closing with a banquet Tuesday eve
ning at the Fontenelle.
J. T. Cunningham w ill be chairman
of the conference and J. H. Tregoe,
executive manager of the national
association, will be quiimatter and
will deliver an address. Other visiting
speaker* will be J. Bruce Robb. Lin
coln; Earl Tlede. Dee Moines, E. R.
Evenson, Sioux Falls, 6. D.; Edward
A. Becker, jr., Lincoln; E. B. Moles,
Sioux Falls; Clifford Stipp. Slqux
Falls; C. C. Rickhoff, Waterloo. Is ;
H, C. Reed. Sioux City, la.; J. H.
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Thomas. Des Moines; Ray Campbell,
Ottumwa; R. E. Owen*. Bloux Falls;
E. B. Van Orstrand, Bloux City.
The wives of the credit men will
be guests at a luncheon at tha Elks
club at 1 p. m.. and a theater party .
at 2:30 p. m. Monday, and at a lunch
eon and card party at, 1>30 p. m. Tues
day at the Brandela restaurant.
A dance will be held at 8:30 p. m.
Monday at the Fontenelle hotel.
SAFETY COUNCIL
DINNER TUESDAY
Charles Gardner will leed the sing
ing at the Industrial division dinner
of the Omaha Safety council Tues
day evening at Hotel Rome at
p. m. Frank Kennedy, recently re
appointed state labor commissioner,
will be present. Reservations are be
ing made at the safety council Of
fice.
Sidney J. Williams of Chicago, pub
lic safety director of tha national
safety council, and Harry J. Bell,
manager of tbe lnduitriai safety di
vision of th* Milwaukee Association
of Commerea, tha speaker* at th*
dinner, will be entertained at lunch
Tuesday at the Fontenelle by the
executive commltete of the aafaty
council.
J. E. Davidson, general manager
of the Nebraska Power company, will
preside Tuesday evening at th# din
ner.
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Mother Nature, the Master Paintet,
fa mixing her pigments for the color
ful days of Spring. From her palette
will issue a new’ panorama of delight
ful hues; the promise of new life and
hope.
Tut a touch of "Springtime” in your
sales literature with pictures—clean,
sharp “cuts” that add charm and in
terest to your advertising message.
Phone AT lantic 1000 and a salesman
will call and tell you how to reflect
the glorious story of Spring in picture
and "cut.”
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