THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1918.
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ANTI-SUFFRAGE
PETITION TRIAL
IS UNDER WAY
Mrs. W. A. Smith Testifies as
to Organization and the
Work Done by that
Body.
The Nebraska Anti-Suffrage asso
ciation) against which suffragists
obtained a temporary order from
the district court at Lincoln prohib
iting the secretary of state placing
the woman suffrage referendum on
the official November ballot, are
presenting their side of the case be
fore Special Examiner C A. Emery
in the court house. The suffragists
have alleged that signatures on the
petition were frauds and have al
ready had their hearing. '
Mrs. William Archibald Smith,
102 South Thirty-fifth street, was
the first witness called by the de
fense. She was the original secre
tary of the Anti-Suffrage association
and now holds that position nom
inally. Organization Explained.
She told of the organization of
the association, which has more
than 1,200 members in March, 1914,
after a petition for suffrage had
been secured and filed to submit to
the voters. The measure was de
feated at the November, 1914, elec
tion, and she told of the work of the
a ntis in securing this defeat.
She said that the bill was again
" introduced in 1917 in the legislature
and that she, Mrs. T. J. Mackay and
Mrs. Charles Efgutter, as members
of the executive committee, went to
i Lincoln to fight its passage.
"We did not think that the legis
lature would dare pass the bill, as it
was against the wishes of the voters,
but late in April, however," Mrs.
; Smith testified, "the bill was taken
1 up in a hurry and passed during the
last few days of the session.
Waits for Referendum.
"As the law provided that a refer
endum on this question would-have
to be submitted within three months
. our organization went ahead with
the work to secure the referendum."
She said that Mrs. L. F. Crofoot
was empowered to take charge of
the referendum, as chairman of the
executive committee, and "that she,
. , employed capable and efficient help
and that Attorney Haynes had
charge of the active circulation ot
the petitions for two weeks and that
' then Attorney Jamison took over
the work until it was finished.
When tsked if there was any com
plaint that the work was not being
properly done or that fraud had
been resorted to, Mrs. Smith said:
No Complaints.
"There was never any such com
plaint. No incompetent or dishonest
circulators were employed and the
work was honestly and carefully car-
Tied on from beginning to end.
"The association," she added,
f "would not sponsor any movement
( that would not carry the work out
in an honest and straightforward
manner."
On cross-examination Mrs. Smith
, was asked by attorney for the suffra
gists: "You feel it is a patriotic duty to
be opposing one of President Wil
son's war measures?" v
"We feel it is just as patriotic to
oppose the woman suffrage as it is
for an advocate to promote it," Mrs.
Smith answered.
Wilson's Mind Flexible.
"You realize, don't you, that the
advocates are helping President Wil
son to secure and put into law one
of President Wilson's war meas
ures?" she was again asked.
"President Wilson changed his
mind once, he may change it again,"
flung back Mrs. Smith.
Mrs. Smith said that about $3,000
was contributed toward defraying
1 the expense of circulating the peti
tions, but that none of the money
had come from saloon keepers or
ex-saloon keepers, as the suffrag
' lsts had implied.
Plenty to Do.
, " "Do you know whether or not
there were sny hired circulators
who secured signatures to the wo
man suffrage petition in 1914?"
Mrs. Smith was asked by the op
posing lawyer.
"They have a .eat deal more
time to spend than we have," s' e
replied.
"He is that?" she was asked.
"I don't know why it is, but we
" seem to be busy all the time outside
of politics," she replied.
The work of establishing the
lidity of signatures on the petitions
was then entered into. It is hoped
by the antis that the hearing will
be finished in a few days.
Dreamland
Adventures
By DADDY.
Brkj City News
Lighting Fixtures. Burgess-Granden
Have Root Print It Beacon Press.
Dr. Frank Simon, suite 713, Oma
ha National Bank Bldg.
Fine "Raggy" Rubin "Ragy"
Rubin, 2752 Dodge street, was fined
$100 and costs in police court Fri
day for illegal possession and trans
portation of liquor,
c" Library Closed Saturday Owing
to Saturday being Columbus day, and
VaJso Liberty day, both legal holidays,
the public horary will be closed all
day.
Found Dead Peter Hertl. aged 65
years, was found dead at his rooms
at 1414 South Fifteenth street Fri
day morning. He is single and his
only known relative is a brother,
John, who lives at Clarkston, Neb.
Visits Son J. T. Dailey, S020
North Thirty-first street, is just back
from visiting his son. Lt. Robert W.
Daly, at Camp Sherman. Chillicothe,
O. Lieutenant Daily has been sick
with pneumonia, but is now past all
danger.
Two Divorces Granted Lucy
Hudgens was granted a divorce de
cree from Louis Hudgens in district
court Thursday. Cora H. Marling
was also awarded a, decree from
Clarence H. Marling. Cruelty was
- the grounds In both cases.
St. Cecelia Cathedral Mission Post
poned The mission which was to
open at St. Cecelia's cathedral. For
tieth and Burt streets, next Sunday
has fceen postponed on account of
the 'flu." Rev. D. P. Harrington.
cathedral pastor, announces that the
mission will begin the first Sunday in
, Lent V ., . . -s
" Fine fireplace sooo-at Sunderland's.
CAPTER VI.
Uncle Sam Gets His Money.
(Peggy, coins to Bandits' Rooat where
the Jays prove their right to return from
exile, finds stolen Liberty Bond money.
Wblla hidden by Camouflage Perfume, she
writes messages to the robber which In
due him . to resolve to return his plun
der.' When he goes to its hiding place he
can't find lt).
i7T!HIS is my punishment!"
I groaned the robber. 1 "I
can't even redeem myself
by giving back that which I stole."
"Yes, you can," cried Peggy, who
was almost in tears herself, so sorry
did She feel for the repentant young
man. "If you are really sorry and
will take it right back I'll show you
where the money is."
Again the robber was startled at
hearing her voice, and again he
thought it was the Blue Jay speak
ing. "I'll have it back there within an
hour," promised the young man,
speaking directly to Blue Jay.
Blue Jay puffed himself up and
gave Peggy a "sy wink. He even
pretended to be speaking when Peg
gy answered.
"Follow me," she said. Blue Jay
hopped on ahead to the hollow log,
and the young man eagerly fol
lowed. "Look in the log," cried Peggy.
The young man quickly obeyed and
soon had the bags of money piled
on the ground outside.
"Oh, you awful stuffl" he said.
"You seem so precious and yet you
are so abominable when you are
taken dishonestly."
"That's what I call it stuffl"
chuckled Blue Jay at Peggy.
The robber was so keen to get the
money back to the bank that it took
him only a few minutes to run his
automobile out of the cave, load it
up and start on his way to town.
Peggy jumped into the back seat,
though, of course, he couldn't see
her because of the camouflage per
fume. Blue )ay got in the front seat
and the other Jays perched them
selves wherever theycould.
It seemed fun to Peggy to ride in
an automobile splashing along a
river. It was like traveling in a
queer kind of a boat. Presently they
came to a place where a narrow
road crossed the stream and here
the automobile turned off to dry
land. Now it began to speed long at
a rapid rate and soon reached the
main road.
Peggy was wondering whether the
young man was sincere. If he was
lie would go north straight to town.
If he wasn't he would turn south.
For a moment he seemed a bit con
fused. "Which way is north?" he asked.
"To your right!" answered Peggy.
The young man didn't hesitate a
moment. He turned promptly to the
right and Peggy knew that her fears
were groundless.
The road led through Birdland.
As they sped along General Swal
low swooped down from the sky.
Peggy saw him coming and ducked
down out of sight.
"What (are you Jays doing in Bird
land? You are banished," shrilled
General Swallow.
"We're coming back home, riding
in style. Is that "all the welcome
you've got for us?" chuckled Blue
Jay.
"I'll welcome you by tearing all
the feathers off your back" declared
General Swallow.
"That wouldn't be nice," cried
Peggy, suddenly showing herself.
"Blue Jay and his gang have won
the iight to reiurn from exile by
doing splendid war work.
"Why, hello. Princess," shrilled
General Swallow, delighted at see
ing her. "That's good news you
bring, for in spite of his faults I've
always liked Blue Jay. Welcome
home, you rascals!"
"Home I Home!" screeched the
Jays, and away they flew to their
old nests. Blue Jay paused to say
goodby to Peggy.
"Come to see us at nutting time,"
he said. "We'll have a lot of nutty
nuts for nutty folks." With an
other wink he was gone.
The automobile sped straight to
the home of the president of the
bank. Peggy, still unseen, went
with the boy up to the door, which
was opened by the president him
self. "Mr. Holman, I've brought back
the $50,000 I stole from the bank and
if you'll forgive me. I'll enlist today
and try to atone for the wrong I
nearly did to my country."
"Well. I don't know. A thief
ought to go to prison," the presi
dent started to say, when Peggy
spoke up.
"This boy was a thief when he
took the money, and . as long as he
kept it. Now he has' brought the
money back; can't you wash off
that stain of thief and give him a
chance to build up an honest name
again ? Were you never tempted
yourself?"
President Holman looked as sur
prised as the young man had been.
"It's my conscience speaking," he
muttered. Then he continued more
kindly: "I'll give you a chance, my
boy. No one will ever know you
took this money. I'll pay your fare
to a recruiting station and be a
friend and father to you. "All's well
that ends well."
And so Peggy thought as she sud
denly found herself back in her own
room, with her mother calling her to
breakfast.
(In her next adventure Peagy goes to
the realms of th Witch of the Night.)
Prominent Omaha Woman .
Passes Away Thursday
Mrs. 'Charles A. Martin, 42 years
of age, teacher in the Comenius
school, died Thursday evening of
pneumonia. Funeral services will
be held Saturday morning at 10:3')
o'clock from the residence, Apart
ment 2. the Roland. Rev. William
Buss of the Fremont Congregation
al church who officiated when the
deceased was married 18 years ago.
will have charge of the services.
Mrs. Martin was prominent x in
Eastern Star circles, as a member
of Liberty chapter and the White
Shrine, and in musical circles. She
possessed a beautiful contralto voice
and was in great demand as : a
singer. "
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by a sister. Mrs. Ben Miller
of Des Moines and a brother, Clau
son Hass of Minneapolis, both of
whom are here for the funeral.
Burial will , be in Forest Lawn
cemetery.
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Friday, October 11, 1918-
-STORE NEWS FOR SATURDAY-
-Phone D. 2100
Every time Mister
Burnasco sees a
woman looking Into
one of his store win
lows he declares a
dividend.
But ha ain't next ta
the pulchritutmous
peaches the way I
am. The empty ones
are Just as good
the windows, I mean
and if he'd put up
pier mirrors there'd
be a riot at Six
teenth Harney
every day.
CAPTAIN KIDDER.
ANNOUNCING THE
OPENING OF A NEW SECTION
Pastry Department
The great demand for the home-made pastry made by our
Cricket Room has induced us to open a section for the sale of
these delicious confections and for Saturday we offer a special
display and sale including:
YELLOW POUND CAKES.
WHITE NUT POUND CAKES.
OLD FASHIONED APPLE ROLL
CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKES.
COCOANUT LAYER sjCAKES.
CARAMEL LAYER CAKES.
Leave your orders now for your Holiday-
Old ttoman crana r run,
Burgesa-Naeh Co. Main Floor.
DOUGHNUTS.
APPLE PIES.
BLACKBERRY PIES.
PUMPKIN PIES.
LEMON CREAM PIES.
APRICOT PIES.
New French Kid Gloves to Match
the Shoes or Gown ot $3.00
WE have in stock at present many of the
scarce colors, such as very dark brown,
castor, taupe, field meuse, mastic, grays,
beaver and buff. These have heavy con
trasting crochet stitching and Vi -inch welt.
Made of the very best French kidskin; per
fect in fit and workmanship. Our expert
titters will fit you perfectly, at $3.00 pair.
The Favorite Chamoisette
Gloves, 95c, $1.00, $U5 pair.
American chamoisette gloves in colors
absolutely washable; brown, gray, khaki,
mastic, also black and white.
Women's Kid Gloves at $1.50 Pair,
About Y2 Regular Price.
These are an importer's assortment of discontinued lines and
are extreme values. Saturday, at $1.50 a pair.
Burgess-Nash Co. Main Floor.
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Women's Silk Lisle Hose
Specially Priced for Saturday 75c
Women's hose, fine quality, black or white silk lisle, full fashion
ed, regular made foot, at 75c pair.
Women's "Burson Make" Hose, 39c
Black, white or balbriggan, fashioned leg, no seams to hurt the
feet Saturday special at 3c pair.
Burgess-Nash, Main Floor
We Continue for Saturday
The Sale of
Women's Shoes
Manufacturers' Sample Pairs
3, 3 1-2, 4 and 4 1-2 at Less 1
Than Actual Cost to Make
$4.65
THEY'RE the sample
pairs of a big dis
tribution of high grade
shoes, which we bought
at a price less than half
the manufacturing cost
and it's in the same pro
portion. There's a wide var
iety of styles and
kinds and all sizes
3, 3 1-2, 4 and 4 '
1-2 represented
but not every size
in every style.
No doubt though you will find the style and size that suits your
fancy and fits you perfectly and at about half regular price.
Burgess-Nash Co. Second Floor.
WOMEN'S SWISS RIBBED VESTS
OFFERED TO YOU SATURDAY AT 50c
Low neck and sleeveless, fine quality Swiss ribbed bodice;
tops with tapes, also pink outsize fancy vests; special, at 50c.
Women's Union Suits at $L50
Fine white cotton, medium weight low neck or dutch neck. Ankle
length at $1.50.
Burgess-Nash, Main Floor
By Long Odds the Season's
Most Remarkable Values in
Tailored Suits
At $29.50
Representing Reductions
of Yi to Nearly xfa the
Regular Price
THE suits are the new Fall and
Winter creations every one of
them measuring up to bur standard
of quality each possessing that touch
of "differentness" and individuality
so characteristic of Burgess-Nash
ready-to-wear.
There's a wide variety of styles,
severely tailored and semi
tailored, some belted and with '
pockets, while others are trim
med with buttons and braids.
The Materials: ' ,
Include poplins, gabardines, ve
lours, broadcloths and tricotines in the
new shades of green, navy, brown,
gray, taupe, and beetroot, also black.
Burgess-Nash Co. Second Floor.
POTTED Ferns
5-Inch Pots, for 39c
Good size ferns in 5-inch pots,
specially priced for Saturday
at 39c.
Fresh cut roses, assorted colors
and white, special Saturday 5c
each.
Burgess-Nash Co. Main Floor.
ANTICIPATE Your
" Handkerchiefs
For Christmas gifts giving now
while assortments are complete.
Women's Handker
chiefs, 25c
Plain white and colored, em
broidered, hand initial 25c each.
Men's Handker
chiefs, 25c
Fine linen, plain and initial, ex
ceptional values at 25c.
Novelty Handker
chiefs, 35c
Fancy novelty handkerchiefs,
embroidered edges, colored em
broidery and initials, 35c or 3
for $1.00.
Burgess-Nash Co. Main Floor
Men and Young Men Come to
Burgess-Ncish for Their Fall Suits
At $18.00 to $60.00
COME here because they can choose from a great and
varied stock representing tne handiwork of several of
the best makers of which the country can boast. A stock em
bracing a remarkably well selected collection, introducing
many new style features that will appeal to the man who
gives a thought to his clothes.
Every garment is strictly hand-tailored throughout, built
to conform rigidly to our specifications,
Burgess-Nash Standard of Quality
Compare a Burgess-Nash suit of dress coat, price for price,
and quality for quality, with other clothing for men. Your
verdict will be acceptable to us.
Men's and Young Men's Suits
At $18.00 to $40.00
Particularly attractive are these
Every garment is strictly tailored throughout.
The range of selection is so large that you will have no
trouble in choosing a suit that will please and satisfy you.
The materials are the best of wool fabrics in both domestic
and imported weaves, homespuns, worsteds, flannels and
cheviots, made up in plain models, double or single breasted,
two or three-button or soft roll lapel.
Men's and Young Men's Overcoats
At $18.00 to $85.00
SPLENDID showing, including trench coats, belt all
around, with cuff; slash or patch pockets, self -convertible
collar; in different lengths, self or velvet collar, single or
double breasted, $18.00 to $85.00.
Burgess-Nash Co. Fourth Floor
0
UR Line of
Neckwear
Is very complete, embracing a
wide variety of kinds and
styles, plain and embroidered
nets, organdies, satins and
filets in collars, collar and cuff
sets and vests. 50c to $10.00.
Drape Veils
All the new shades at $1.00 to
$2.50.
Marabou Capes
Collars and stoles, natural and
brown, $5.50 to $25.00.
Marabou muffs to match.
Se'al plush capes and stoles.
Silk velvet stoles.
Burgess-Nash Co. Main Floor
DRUGS and
Toilet Goods
Pebeco tooth paste, 39c.
Williams' talcum powder, 14c.
Pond's vanishing cream, 16c.
Kolynos tooth paste, 24c
Djer, kiss face powder, 65c.
Palmolive shampoo, 49c.
Hughes' multiple bristle hair
brush (water proof) $1.49.
Mum, 24c.
1 lot 11 row aluminum back
hair brushes, 29c.
Melbaline face powder, 25c.
Tar soap, cake, 5c. ,
Colgate's dental cream, 23c.
Beef, iron and wine, pint, 89c.
Sloan's liniment, 16c.
Hydroil pint, 50c.
Sal Hepatica, small, 24c.
Bromo Seltzer, 24c.
Swamp root, 49c.
Aspirin tablets, dozen, 12c
Wright's silver cream, 19c.
Hinkle's pills, 17c.
Syrup of Figs, 49c
Glycerin, bay rum and rose
water, 19c.
Peroxide, bottle, 7c
2 oz. castor oil, 15c.
2 oz. pure glycerine, 19c.
Burgess-Nash Co. Main Floor
A Great Clearaway of Men's Shirts
Including "Star" and "Beau Brummel
At $1.15
T T'S a clean-up of all broken assortments taken from
our regular stock, and the price reductions are
simply extreme, some of them are slightly soiled
from handling, but we cannot emphasize too greatly
the wonderful values offered.
Every shirt is strictly first quality,
and a big variety of styles, patterns and
kinds is represented.
In the lot are soft negligees, stiff cuff negligees and
fine pleated shirts. The materials are Russian cords,
woven and printed madras, poplins, percales, and fine
on -Mnisnea ciotns. au sizes, 14 to lo neckband.
If you have a shirt requirement, this is your opportunity.
These Cool Mornings Remind One That
Ifs Time to Put on Their Woolens
AND for Saturday, we feature a splendid selection of men's wool union suits in
heavy ribbed, medium and light weight qualities. Standard made garments
that fit and will give excellent service. All sizes, 34 to 50, at $3.50 the garment.
Other wool union suits, $3.00 to $8.50.
Cotton union suits, at $1.50 to $2.25.
Men's Cashmere Hose
40cto$U0
All weitrht. of licht. medium
ities in black, white, gray, dark
and khaki, 40c to ?i.tu pair.
and heavy qual-
oxford, natural
Burgess-Nash Co. Main Floor.
Men's Kid Gloves
$1.65
Men's and boys' sizes, broken assortments and
odd pairs, from our regular stock. Tan and
gray capes, gray suedes, mochas, etc
70 UR Ne w
Fall Hat
Surely you can be pleased in
this splendid showing, embrac
ing all the best styles, shapes
and shades, with a price range
of $3.00 to $20.00.
Among the lines represented
is: STETSON, you know its
worth, Burgess-Nash special,
and BorsaJino.
Burgess-Nash Co. Main Floor
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Let Burgess-Nash Outfit
Plan Put a Phonograph
In Your Home
DON'T WAIT. DO IT NOW.
WHY? ...
BECAUSE there is a big shortage in 'phonographs this
year and unless you purchase early,, you may not
get what you want.
. Then the prices will probably advance shortly and you may
as well take advantage of our present low prices.
Besides, the Burgess-Nash outfit plan makes it so you can
secure your choice while our stock is complete at present prices.
GOOD REASONS AREN'T THEY?
Come in and let us tell you all about it. '
Burgess-Nash Co. Fourth Floor .
Smart New Trimmed Hats
For Saturday in the
Downstairs Store
$2.98
AVERY unusual se
lection of new
trimmed hats, compris
ing the sample lines ot
several, prominent
manufacturers.
In fact hats for
every one, and at a
price that is uncom
monly low.
There's a style here
to suit every fancy, and
there is no doubt but
you will find the hat
best suited to you and
at an extremely low
price. Your choice Sat
urday, $2.98.
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WIN TER
CO A TS
At $15.95
Representing Reductions
of Fully 1-4 to 1-3 the
Intended Retail Price
rp HAT'S the way we bought
them from the mnker who
had a few more of these particu
lar numbers than he had planned
for at one time.
Therefore as we bought that's
the way we sell.
The coats are made
in the latest styles of
the favored materials,
in the most wanted
colors.
Some are belted, others loose
styles with pockets and fancy but
ton trimmed. Plush, velvet, ve
jour, Kramie fur and self mater
ial collars. The anniversary price
$15.95. .
Burgeea-Nasb Co. Downstairs Store.
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