this store is doing the business
of the town and it deserves it. There is nothing extraordinary about
it for men save money by buying here they get the best clothes made
here they get real service in attention and satisfaction.
we want you to come here and
see the most complete exhibition of good clothes ever shown in the
city. It doesn't matter what price you want to payyou'll get big
values at Armstrong's.
$25, $30, $35 and $40 are the
prices of our hand-tailored suits of imported woolens. It's the most
wonderful array of the finest clothes you have ever seen anywhere.
$15, $18, $20, $22.50--at the above
four prices we offer suits in a thousand fabric patterns, in the hand
somest new models of the season. You'd guess the price of any one
of these suits to be at. least five dollars more than we ask.
$10-and $12.50 suits at Armstrong's
are indeed unequaled values nowhere else in town can you get a
good suit for so little money.
we Believe boys are entitled to bet
ter clothes than most stores offer. Accordingly we have provided the
very best for Young Americans.
Knee Pant Suits $1.95 to S15.00. Youths' Suits $5.00 to $25.00
$5
At this price we
show unequaled
values in boy's
suitsthe best
suits ever sold
anywhere for $5
Armstrong Clothing Co.
Clotbjng GOOD CLOTHES MERCHANTS
w v "Evezxcear" Guazanteed Hosiezy foz men and xcomen
GENERAL MENTION.
Jaunty Sprai
i Ideas
Why does one architect build a prettier lmilding than another? lie knows how. Why does one tore have
snappier goods than another? The buyers in that store "know how"' to create tasty patterns and styles.
"Jaunty" is just the name that tits many, many, Spring things our artistic buyers have selected for you.
Come in and see the items we list below and also take a peep through our entire establishment. You will
find what you wish. The tyle will be right. If you will always do your shopping early in the week you
will find it a great advantage to you.
Cloakroom
it it
is your desire to get
full value for your money
Keep in" touch with our Cl-mk De
partment, there you will find correct
styled perftx-t tJulor.il g-srments made
of dependable fabrics at the lowest
possible prices. .
WAISTS-Special
Every v.sk wo are receiving new
st ylea to our already gd assortment.
PRICE $l.as Uivea'yuu choice of entire lin of ?. value.
PRICE $1.95 Give ou choice of White Un-cric and Lawn, worth
and fS.SO,
PRICE Sa.oS gives you choice of all colors ami White ar.d Black Im
ported Silks worth S3.9&.
PRICE 35 gives you choico of green, lavender, ecru and white hv.r,
aU colors in Taffeta Silk, regular M-W value.
PRICE $.5 gives you choice of ecru and white law. and all colors
of fino Taffeta and Satin Mescaline, regular $0.73 values.
SUITS
Just received a few very charming models of suits in desirable spring
shades; tpecialy priced for this wwk at $35.00 and Saa.So
Women's Oxfords t
The woman we can't please with Oxfords or any
low cut footwear, for that matter will be very apt to
remain unpleascd. We have the srnart sort of Oxfords
that makes a woman glad she has feet. There are Ox
fords, Ribbon Ties and Pumps that are beauties. New
features in the making and trimming. Medium or nar
row toes, Spanish or Cuban heels, choice leather in black,
kid or vici. Then there are the new Tans. We've too
many beautiful creations to attempt a description of all
the different lines. Oxfords at $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 and
$3.50. Remember our perfect service at fitting.
IN THE DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT
Table Damask
3 pieces of 14 inch Gtton Damask, a good value at 25c. now 19c
pieces of 68 inch Bleached Mercerined Table Damask, worth iiOc, now. 39c
3 pieces of 72 inch Bleached Linen Damask in assorted patterns. . worth
91.00, bow "
3 pieces of t2 inch Pure Herman Grass Bleached Table Linen, worth
Vl.SS. now 7ftc
20 Per Cent Discount on all Napkins
Wash Goods
We have without a d.mbt the largest and most complete line of Wash
Goods in the city. Lawns. Batistes, Organdies, Foulards. Klaxon, Prin
cess Batistes, Silk Tissues, Poplins, Cotton Voiles, Coustome Zephyrs and
a great many others. It will pay you to look this line over. Prices
from 8c up to - .5oc
GINGHAMS We carry a large line of Apron and Dress Ginghams in
assorted widths and patterns, prices from, per yard, jc up to 35c
Veiling
See our show case. Just received our
si'Ting line Of Veilings, a now and
complete line, all new shades, mesh
es, dots and squares, prices 15c,
2Scand 50c
917-921 O St. OPPOSITE CITY HALL
Embroidorios
Have you seen them? If not it will pay
you. We hare a swell line at reason
able prices. Insertions, Edgings,
Flouncings, Corset Covers and all over
Embroideries.
Brief Bits Bororwed and Run Down
for Wagcworker Readers.
The Record is a new labor paper
at Danville, Ills.
All the Butterick Co's. publications
are the product of "scab" labor.
The Kansas City Labor Herald is
sued a handsome Easter number.
The weavers of Fall River. Mass.,
recently paid off the $35,000 mortgage
on their building.
It has been officially announced that
Samuel B. Donnelley is to retain his
job as public printer.
The United Cloth Hat and Cap Mak
ers will meet in convention in New
York City on May 1st.
The painters and paperhangers of
"Galesburg. Ills., are on strike to en
force a demand for an increased wage.
The Ladies' Home Journal and the
Saturday Evening Post are unfair pub
lications, all reports to the contrary
notwithstanding.
K- A. Caples, a member of Port
land. Ore.. Typographical Cnion. has
been appointed secretary to Senator
Chamberlain of that state.
Statistics prove that as the hours
of labor have been shortened and
wages increased, drunkenness has de
creased among the toilers.
The union painters of Rochester,
X. Y.. to the number of 300 are on
strike, having been unable to adjust
differences with the employers.
The unionists of Melbourne, Austra
lia, have launched a daily paper. It
is called "Truth." and it started off
with a big cash fund to back it.
The Woodbine Hat Company. Wood
bine, X. J., has made peace with the
Hatters" Union and the factory is
again in full blast and using the label.
Organizations of employes on elev
en American railroads are at present
affiliated with the railroad depart
ment of the American Federation of
Labor. 4
A bill designed, to prevent union
labor organizers from the United
States entering Canada was killed in
the Senate on March 16th by a vote
of 11 to 21.
During January the International
Typographical Union paid 50 death
benefits. It has $226.9S9.95 in its treas
ury and $116,464.19 in the old age
pension fund.
The Cigarmakers" International
X'nion has voted to assess its mem
bers for the purpose of maintaining a
"blue label" exhibit at the Alaska-Yu
kon-Pacific exposition.
The relief station maintained by th
Toledo, Ohio. Central Labor Union
during the winter has been discon
tinued. It iierformed a magnificent
work while it was in operation.
Labor union circles in Sacramento,
Cal.. are stirred up over the announce
ment that the state is to maintain
open shop"" in its work of erecting
the building on the state fair grounds.
The barbers of Wisconsin have a
state organization and are now push
ing a bill to abolish the Sunday shops.
Tbey are being loyally supported by
the Federation of Churches and Chris
tian Workers.
The hundred employes of the Law-
ton cotton mills, Plainfield. Conn.,
went out on strike last Friday be
cause the female employes objected to
cleaning machinery, claiming the work
is dangerous.
There will be no strike of coal min
ers of Southern Alberta and Southern
British Columbia. Miners and oper
ators have reached an agreement at
McLeod. Alberta. The miners get bet
ter wages and hours.
Miss Hazel Smith of Oklahoma City
is visiting with friends in Lincoln and
vicinity. She is the daughter of H.
W. Smith, for many years a member
of Lincoln Typographical Union, but
now editing the Labor Unit in Okla
homa City. 1 (
The only firm handling the Buck
stoves in San Antonio, Texas, has no
tified VanCIeave to come and get the
stock, as it has lost all the trade it
cares to lose by reason of the un
friendly attitude of organized labor.
The Buck stoves are still handled in
Lincoln.
A proposition to establish a death
benefit fund of $50 in the Coopers
International Union, recently sub
mitted to the subordinate unions for
referendum vote, has been carried by
a vote of 1,152 to 1.041. The general
executive board is now preparing rules
for the distribution of such benefits.
After losing a wagonload of money
and killing a hundred or more men
in trying to run a mine operated by
"free and independent miners," Jos
eph Leiter has sold out. The mine. lo
cated at Zeigler, Ills., has been pur
chased by a Pennsylvania concern and
will hereafter be operated by union
miners.
they have made is to organize tfe2r
wives, daughters and sisters into as
auxiliary. If the good coon wBI
only get started they win make th
convention a success.
The Omaha local gave a big ball
fast Thursday evening, the purpose;
being to raise funds to entertain the
delegates and Tisitors to the big con
vention. The function was a sorfai
and financial sncresa.
President Berry has moved bis
headquarter to Atlanta, Ga and is
devoting all of his time -to elean.njr
up the situation in that section of tfe
country.
THE CARPENTERS.
Things Not So Prosperous Locally as
, They Might Be.
Two years ago at this time Loral
Xo. 1055. Carpenters and Joiners, of
Lincoln, boasted of about 2"0 mem.
bers. Today there are Ws than rm-
half that number in good standing.
The town is fu'l of non-union' work
men, imported by short-sighted b-Mi-ness
men who fail to realiz? thes
imported carpenters send their money
to country towns to be spent i;!l
country merchants, thus diminishing
the total trade of Unenin. Carpenters
who used to Ik-Ions are bow delin
quent, fcavtiig secured shorter hour
and better pay and being unwilling
longer to contribute to the mainta-a-ing
of those conditions. About sev
enty five loyal and earnest anion car
pec ters are si ill holding the fort, and
by the force of their example are
making better conditions for work
men who are too narrow and too self
ish to help bear the harden. fn!?a
ences at work in bnsiass and pro
fessional circles are a'o injuring rhr
carpenters, and at the same- time in
juring the city. Some of these days
a little comroonsens.f wCI leak into
the brains of a few Lincoln merch
ants, and then they wul realize tfcat
a mechanic who makes a fair day's
wage is a better customer than a
j mechjnie who earns only starvation
; wages."
The Omaha union is floartah-a ft
has obligated nearly fifty new" mea
bers daring the last month, and ba
a lot more applications to act wpo.
LET LINCOLN IN ON THIS.
Services of Raymond Rabins Demand
ed by Omaha Central Body.
The following resolutila was adopt
ed at the last meeting of the Omasa
Central Labor Union:
Whereas. The organized enemies of
nnioa labor have for live years kept
up a constant attack oa the princi
ples, officials and members of organ
ized labor, and in nsarly every In
stance these attacks have been un
true: therefore be ft
Resolved. That the secretary of the
l irmana v em rai LjiDor tins ne xa
is hereby instructed to request toe
executive council of the Americai.
Federation of Labor to secure the
services of Raymond Robins as a lec
turer in the interest of organized
labor .and that lbs central bodies of
Xew York. Boston. Cb-caso. Drover,
and San Francisco be requested to
assist in securing his services.
THE PRESSMEN.
Omaha Organizing an Auxiliary to
Help Boost the Convention.
The annual convention of the Inter
national Printing Pressmen and As
sistants' Union is to be held in Omaha
next June, and the Omaha boys are
getting busy in anticipation of the
big event. One of the wisest moves
SARCASM PAR EXCELLENCE.
Business Agent Griffith of the To
ledo Machinists' Union knows bow to
be sarcastic. In the last issue of the
Machinists Journal he had the fol
lowing reference to the annual ball of
the Toledo local: "Since my last re
port we have given our annual ball.
It was a rainy night, and nearJy sis
inches of water fell, but a machinist
is hard to drown for the simple
son he doesn't come out-'
A GOOD INVESTMENT.
The trades unionists of Lincoln.
Xeh, have selected Wednesday. Hay
12. as "Labor Temple Day, when
every union man in that city will be
asked to give that day's wage to the
Labor Temp'e fund as an In vestment.
Kansas City Labor Harald.
Hoosecleaning
Time
Don't forget that we have every
thing in Ihe way of fomigafcax, dis
infiectznbi and moth parvescick
Vben in a harry caS Auto 2230
Ammonia per pt ...lSe
Boras, per lb 85c
Borax Chloraram. per bottle. TTc
Moth balls, per lb ?e
Sulphur, per lb.. e
Cedar Camphor, per box 3Cc
Insect Powder, per lb 33c
Chloride Lime, per box c
Formahlehyde. per pt 23r
Tar Moth Paper Sc
Bed-bug killer, big bottle tSe
Naphthaline Flake, per lb 15c
Roach Food, per box 53c
Sulphur Candles c
BE6T0I7S
12th and O Streets