THE ' BEE: OMAHA," SATURDAY, AUGUST ' 9; 1919.
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-Tkia mournful truth I vrjrwhr contwd.
Slow ri wortk y poverty 4tprcM4.
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But on dd Umb to titer t
Thoro to no llrotido, bowtooW Mtaitd,
But hat on vacant ehabv Long fallow.
Woman's Mind Is Changed
Because She Reads and
r Thinks About H.C.L.
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
j Patriotic women all over the
country hope the distribution of sur
plus army food in Washington re
cently marks the beginning of a
clearer understanding between
housewives and officials.
The average housewife can read,
and the does read the papers. Of
late years she does "not stop at the
death notices, the society news and
JiovJ to turn stale sponge cake into
charlotte russes though the ma
jority of men haven't descovered
vthis yet.
Probably every woman who has
been through the fifth grade of the
public schools read every word of
the Federal Trade Commission's re
port regarding the packing and can
ning industries as set forth in part
One to President Wilson on the "ex
tent and growth of power of the five
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The Joy Of A
Perfect Skin
Know the joy and
happiness that comes
to one thru possessing
a skin of purity and
beauty. The soft, dis
tinguished appearance-., it
renders brings out your
natural beauty to its full'
est In use over 70 years.
packers in meat and other indus
tries." You hear women discussing it
everywhere, even the most frivol
ous women whom you did not cred
it with an idea above chocolate
fudge and the latest movie. You
hear them talking about is in de
partment store elevators, on street
cars, o'.i excursion boats, and the
things they say ought to be of vital
interest to two classes of men
officials and food purveyors.
Housewives feel that their inter
ests have not been looked after over
well, only they say it stronger than
that. And some women are not
the political cyphers they were a
little while back. The women's vote
is going to count in the next elec
tion and count tremendously.
There is no denying the sacrifice
and unswerving devotion to patri
otic ideals of American women dur
ing the great war. Always crea
tures of generous impulse, they out
did themselves during the great,
struggle. They heard themselves
branded as extravagant, and they
determined to mend their ways.
They began by carrying home their
own marketing "taking the money
in the basket and bringing home the
provisions in the purse."' as the na
tional jedee was at the time.
They planted war gardens, they
canned vegetables and they cheer
fully went in for voluntary ration
ing. They did without meat, wheat
and sugar, they bought Liberty
bonds and thrift stamps.
So they are feeling a little sore
about the amount of canned goods
about $90,000,000 worth, if I remem
ber the .figures correctly, taat were
heTd up to "stabilize" the market.
Nor have they enjoyed reading
the testimony of Gen. Peyton C
March, chief of staff of the army,
that 1,500.000 pounds of surplus ham
and bacon were allowed to spoil in
warehouses through failure of the
quartermaster to facilitate their sale
to the public.
They Recall Prices.
Reading about that million and a
half pounds of bacon, they recall
what they have been paying for
ham and bacon when they could
afford to eat it at all. These are
hard truths for patriotic housewives
to face smilingly, along with the
gruelling economies to which they
have been submitted. ,
In fact, there ought to be a good
deal of "ear-burning" on the part of
packers, canners and officials these
dajys." The women may lack the
n,,.0cc3rtr trt epp 1X7 hv million.
:of dollars' worth of canned goods
I. . . . . . I I I A" t
naa to De neid nacK, oy omciai sanc
tion, to "stabilize" the market, but
they do not lack eloquence in ex
pressing themselves.
And they quote the words of the
Federal Trade commission: "A fair
consideration of the course the five
tnAprc fiavp fnllnwpd and the OO
sition they have already reached
must lead to the conclusion that
they threaten the freedom of the
market of the country's, food in
dustries and of the by-products
linked therewith. The meat pack
ers' control of other foods will not
require long in developing.
It is so hard for the average man,
whether he is an official, a packer
or a canner many of fhe latter
worked disinterestedly for a dollar
a year to realize the progress of
women during the last few years.
They still regard them as amiable
and sometimes angelic idiots who
rtA fnp rlpatri nntirpa anH flip fash
ion news and have no knowledge of
public affairs beyond what some
man tells them. ' m
Probably none of the men, offi-
ss-ita Company
"CVERYBODYS STORE"
Friday, August 8, 1919 STORE NEWS FOR SATURDAY Phone Douglas 2100
THIS IS STRICTLY A MAN'S AD
But We Believe Women Will See That
The Men Take Advantage ot It
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AN unusual thing to address a man's advertisement to women
readers but
There are unusual values and we fully believe that women
will be quick to recognize them as such. ;
Look them over and see for yourself. Can you afford to miss
such rare bargains?
We say no !
i i A complete clearance of
Palm Beach Suits
20 oil Re ular Price
This is the last call so don't miss it.
The sale includes all men's palm beach suits at exactly 20
off the. regular selling price.
Wool Suits
$14.50, $19.50, $24.50
Saturday is the last day of our clearance sale of suits. There
is but a limited number left at these prices, so come as early as
possible to make your selection.
Union Suits
. At $1.69
Summer weight knitted union suits of fine light weight cot
ton and lisle, short sleeve and style, also athletic union suits
of fine nainsook, silk striped madras and fine mercerized cloths.
Choice at $1.69.
Men's Pajamas
At $1.85
i In plain colors of blue, tan and white, trimmed with silk loop
and pearl buttons. Also striped effects. Excellent workmanship
and splendid values at $1.85.
Bathing Suits
At 95c
iTour old lathing suit is probably worn out. Here's a chance
to purchase one of jersey ribbed cotton in black with white trim
ming,, also plain grey at the low price of 95c
Unusual Hats of Smart Design from Paris
cials and food purveyors involved
in the Federal Trade board's report
of last week realized that every
woman who read that report grimly
applied the deductions to her own
household. This may be narrow, it
may lack the breadth that men in
sist is theirs by reason of greater
logic, but they did it just the same
I wonder why some of the gentle
men "the big five,", for instance
and some of the officials who, it
would appear, have seen their side
of the case rather than that of the
housewives, do not repeat the ex
priment of old King Louis XI. of
France.
The eccentric monarch, it will be
remembered, used to disguise him
self and go about taverns and other
resorts by night to hear what the
populace said about him. It helped
him to form quite a just estimate of
the views of his subjects and to
pick up a little of what was going
on in his kingdom. Perhaps you
may have seen Sothern in "If I
Were King," which gives quite an
idea of the methods of that wily old
monarch.
Would that be rather a good idea
for the packers and canners to
plagiarize today not to mention
some of our officials, too, who helped
to "stabilize" the market? Let them
disguise themselves and go about
and hear what people think and say
about them.
For, of course, a pork king, wield
ing a controlling interest in 574
companies, must experience a good
deal of sa-laaming, and so must an
official for that matter. But the
women who read the papers, and
who will cast votes at the next elec
tions, are not doing any sa-laaming.
Un the contrary, they are grimly
The large
bow gives
the hat
to the left
a distinct
style and
the grape
trimming
on the hat
below
imparts a
smart air.
A trifle
unusual
is the
veil
hanging
from the
brim of
the hat to
the right;
but it has
the charm
of novelty.
remembering what it has cost them
to keep body and soul together.
They remember the report of New
York City's board of health that
one child in every five is under
nourished. And they are looking at
the children of their own families,
who very probably are not gaining
any in weight.
France had this same food prob
lem to contend with, and France
solved it by publishing an official
food list, with the official price
printed after the commodity, At a
glance, housewives could tell what
food ought to cost, and if it cost
more they had the remedy in their
own hands.
Within the last week we read
cables from France announcing that
food profiteers will be liable to cap
ital punishment. Well, the women
are talking about that, too in fact,
the ladies bless 'em read the pa
pers very thoroughly today.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles J. Emerson
and daughter, will leave Saturday
for Colorado. ,
Seymour Lake
Mrs. J. W. Skoglund entertained
at luncheon at the Seymour Lake
club, in honor of the directors of
the Prettiest Mile club. The decora
tions for the table were yellow
garden flowers. Covers were laid
for Mesdames W. H. Flinn, A. L.
Schantz, S. N. High, C. S. Rainbolt,
George Adwers and A. M. Smith.
Mrs. F. E. Mathson will enter
tain 11 guests at the Saturday dinner-dance
at the Seymour Lake club.
Mr. George Mecham is on a fish
ing trip at Lake Koronis, Paynes
ville, Minn.
Mr. and Mrs. James Allan are
motoring to Minnesota. They will
return September 1.
Miss Irene Savage of Denver is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Ledwich.
Mr. and Mrs. Olin Harris have re
turned from Glacier National park.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bekins are at
Carr, Cal.
Heartbeats
By A. K.
lili
I'll say I know good
Bread and if you
don't you're missing
a lot by not eating
HHard IS!!
Every grocery sells it.
Order your loaf today.
Petersen I Pegau Baking Co.
I ill
From great banks of roses
In a palace of stone
The spirit of man
Wandered off toward Heaven
Soon he rattled
St. Peter's gate.
"Open" he bellowed
And blustered a bit
While the good Saint
Questioned him.
"Vho are you demanding
Admittance here
Soulless spirits
May not enter in
To the pearly gates
Of Heaven."
"Huh! Here is my card
Do you not remember
The great patriot
Whom the whole world hailed 1
I gave vast sums
To every cause
Donated to every Drive
What is your price?
Speak quick
I have no time to waste."
But St. Peter answered
"You may not come in
If you are the rich
Profiteer.
How did you get
Your enormous wealth
By selling for soldiers
The poorest of goods
By storing up food
While poor folks suffered
By running up prices
For winter fuel
By cheating your country
On war supplies
By defrauding
And robbing
And dealing in lies
Protected by censored press.
And where did you get that
Cowardly grin
From the piteous cries
Of babies so thin
That their poor little
Bodies died.
But their souls live on
They are here in Heaven
Your soul is dead
As your ears were deaf
To the heart rending wails
Of the starving child.
Those victims Christ welcomed
With loving arms
T a haven where all is well
While old man Mefisto
With his torches of fire
Would hardly admit you
To Hell.
- SELAH!
Country Club
Mr. H. O. Edwards will entertain
29 guests at dinner Saturday eve
ning at the Country club.
R. W. Hall will have four guests
at dinner Sunday evening
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The Ideal Family Loaf.
Patronize Your
Neighborhood Grocer
JAY BURNS BAKING CO.
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Society
MANY are the engagements
which are blossoming these
mid-summer days. With the
return of our soldiers to civil life,
plans are being made for the future
and weddings will follow in quick
succession when the leaves are crim
son and gold. A betrothal of inter
est in musical circles is that of Miss
Lvdia Ball, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. S. Ball, to Kinley Hogrefe,
of Battle Creek, Neb.
An accomplished harpist, Miss
Ball has delighted many with her
nlavinc and will annear shortly in
concert. She is a graduate of the
rremont schools.
Mr. Hogrefe has recently received
his discharge from the service, as he
was stationed at Camp Funston for
a year. He is now engaged in busi
ness in Battle Creek, where the
young couple will make their home.
Miss Hart Entertains.
Miss Clara Hart entertained in
formally Friday afternoon, at tea
at her home in honor of her guests,
the Misses Emma and Helen War
ren of Brooklyn, and Misses Pris
cilla and Helen Maxwell of New
London, Conn. Miss Helen Warren
and the Misses Maxwell return Fri
day evening to the east. Miss Emma
Warren will remain for an extended
visit at the Hart home.
Informal Entertaining.
A number of informal luncheon
parties were given at the Black
stone, Friday. Mrs. E. W. Exley
entertained a party of eight friends.
The tables were very gay with a
decoration of garden flowers, and
another party was given by Mrs. D.
G. Cary, when covers were laid for
seven.
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Sorority Meets.
The Delta Delta Delta sorority
met at the home of Miss Joselyn
Stone Friday afternoon.
Personals
Mrs. Ed Cahow has returned from
a southern trip.
Judge George Day leaves Satur
day to join Mrs. Day at Lake Oko
boji. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Syfert, who
motored to Colfax Springs, have re
returned. Mrs. Henry, F. Wyman and
daughter, Margaret, have returned
from Wyoming.
Miss Effie Cleland has arrived
home after a year's service overseas
as a canteen worker.
Miss Ilda Scannell and Miss Nell
McVey returned Sunday from a two
week's visit in Denver and Colorado
Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley North of
New York, will arrive the middle of
August to visit Mrs. North's father,
jW. S. Wright t
Mrs. Royal O. Babcock leaves
Friday evening for New York to
meet Mr. Babcock, who returns
from overseas after 16 months' serv
ice in England and France.
Mrs. B. C. Hynes and son, Billy,
jr., who left July 1 for Manitou,
Cold., returned the last of the week,
owing to the illness of Billy.
Sergt. B. F. Pitman, who has
been in service in France for the
past 18 months and is en route to
his home in Chadron, Neb., is visit
ing his uncle, George N. Juhl.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Damrich and
son, Edward Damrich, of Mobile,
Ala., who have been visiting at the
John J. Harighen, jr., home, leave
Sunday to spend the remainder of
the summer at Lake Michigan.
The Misses Frances Wilson and
Pauline Capps and Mary Cooper,
who have been at the Denis-Shawn
school at Berkeley, Cal., during the
summer, intend to make- a short
tour through the state before re
turning home.
Happy Hollow
Miss Ilda Langdon entertained a
foursome at luncheon at the Happy
Hollow club Friday in honor of Mist
Margaret Lamb of Denver, who if
the guest of Miss Josephine Platner.
Miss Platner will entertain 24 guests
at the Saturday dinner-dance in
honor of Miss Lamb.
Mrs. S. S. Martin entertained
eight guests at luncheon Friday. J.
. Howard had eight guests.
Mrs. W. J. Cully entertained
seven guests at dinner Friday evening.
S. L. McCov will have 12 euests
at dinner Saturday evening; D. M.
Edgerley, 12; H. S. Byrne, eight;
G. D. Hansen, six, and A. L. Ray
mond, four.
Miss Eleanor Carpenter enter
tained a small luncheon party at the
Happy Hollow club Friday in honor
of Miss Anna Waterman of Provi
dence, R. I., who is visiting Miss
Gertrude Koenig. Miss Waterman
leaves Friday evening for her home.
Carter Lake
Mrs. Mary E. Horton returned
Wednesday from Denver.
Mrs. Joseph Bach returned Wed
nesday from overseas, where she
spent two years as a Red Cross
nurse.
Sergt. Paul F. Wilson has re
turned from overseas and is visiting
at the home of his aunt, Mrs. V. V.
Paxton.
Field Club
Mrs. J. F. Dietz entertained a
foursome at luncheon at the Field
club Friday.
Camp Brewster Notes.
Dinner was served at Camp
Brewster Friday evening to 18 girls
from the High School of Commerce.
Margaret Cleary arrived at camp
Friday to spend the remainder of
the summer.
The girls of the camp will give a
. "kid" party Saturday evening