THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23. 1920.
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TRADE BALANCE
.AGAINST WORLD
S17.000.000.000
Huge Sum Rolled Up by
United States Since Begin
ning of World War in
1914.
Washington, June 22. Since the
beginning of the world war in 1914
the United States has rolled up a
trade balance of approximately $17,
000,000,000 against the world. This
exceeds by several billions the totai
v balance in favor of the United
States from 1875 to 1914.
Department of Commerce figures
today show that the trade -balance
( made in favor of the United States
in the fiscal year ending jn 1914, one
" month before the war'began, was
only $470,000,000. During the first
year of the war it was $1, 094,4 19,600
and in the next year ending June
(iO, 1916, it was $2,135,599,275. Dur
ing the suceeding year the total was
?3.530,69.?,209..
Meantime the United States had
entered the struggle and in the year
ending June 30. 1918 the first full
fiscal year of America's particina
tioji the balance was only $2,974,
055,973. In the next year ending
last June 30, however, it was $4,136,
562.618. During the first 11 -months of this
fiscal year the balance was only
J8H,4S1,6UJ, but exports were
larger in those 11 months than in
any other full fiscal year in the na
tion's history, totaling $7,474,193,349,
as against the previous 12 months'
record of $7,252,282,686 made dur
in? the last fiscal year.
At the same time that America's
export trade began to advance by
leaps and bounds the import trade
also showed an enormous increase,
reaching a new high record of $4,-
685,741,747 during the 11 months of
the present fiscal year. The previ
ous high record was $3,095,720,068
last year.
Most of the favorable trade bat
ance of the United States has been
against'the aliied and neutral coun
tries of Europe. Many of the south
American and North American
countries and some of those in the
far east have a balance against the
United States.
Sweetwater Girl Killed
When Train Hits "Motor
Broken Bow. Neb.. Tune 22.
(Special.) Miss Mortensen of
Sweetwater, Neb., was killed when
an extra freight on the Burlington
struck the automobile in which she
with her uncle. William Dickersen,
and family, consisting of his wife
and two children, were riding. She
died after bein taken to the hospi
tal at Mason City, with the other in
jured, on the freight. The accident
occurred at the Lange crossing at
the east line of Custer county. The
crossing is not considered a dan
gerous one, and other automobiles
had stopped on the opposite side of
the tracks because of the approach
of the train. All the occupants were
injured mqre or less seriously with
the exception of Mr. Dickersen, who
was driving.
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HaosBroihers
7Tk Shop or tt&nen
Two Special Features
for Wednesday in our
Great Removal Sale
In keeping wjth our policy of absolute disposal of every gar
men in our stock before we move to our new shop on the second
floor of the Brown Block, we offer for Wednesday
YOVR CHOICE OF
35 Spring and Summer Coats
50 Smart New. Summer Dresses
' (Sii. 16 to 44)
$0
double, treble and fou:
Every one worth double, treb
-only eighty-five garments in all.
and four times this sale price
In addition everything in this stock has been drastically re
duced for this sale and everything is sold under our permanent
policy of lOOrfc satisfaction to you. You can exchange your
purchase or demand your money back.
Haas Brothers
Balcony Floor 7btfon Block
'tGth&FarnamSt!
STATE HEADS OF
WOMEN'S CLUBS
ARE HONORED
Mrs. John Slaker of Hastings
Responds in Two-Minute
Talk in Behalf of
Nebraska. ,
By MYRTLE MASON.1
Staff Cormpondrnt of The Bn.
Des Moines, la., June 22. (Spe
cial Telegram.) State presidents'
night is always brilliant at a Gen
eral Federation of Women's club
biennial. It was so Tuesday eve
ning, when, one after another, each
of the 48 states was represented by
its chief executive in a two-minute
speech.
Mrs. John blaker or Hastings,
Nebraska's president, was greeted
with hearty applause from her cjel
esration when she stepped forward
on the' platfornv Speaking clearly
and slowly, she said:
It is my earnest conviction that
the greatest need of our great
state of Nebraska in this period of
reconstruction is the same as tht
of the nation and of the world. It
is for a larger number of intelligent
and upright men and women guided
by absolute principle, who will en
act, respect and obey righteous law.
Our federation through its study
department and its various activi
ties is doing its utmost to produce
uch men and women."
Named Group President.
Mrs. A. E. Sheldon, past state
president and present general fed
eration director from Nebraska, at
breakfast of state presidents of
1918, given Tuesday morning, was
made president of that body. Oth
er officers elcctedwere: Mrs. M.
Sweeley, Idaho,' vice president;
Mrs. P. E. Rood, Ohio, secretary;
Mrs. Lalon Ricker, Kentucky, treas
urer. .
Nebraskans serving at the gener
al fedcratjon election booths Tues
day with Airs. ti. n. wneeier.
chairman of inspectors, were Mes-
dames C. L. Jiempel and Ward
Shafer of Omaha. ,
Present Overseas Unit.
The - general federation overseas
unit was presented to the 'biennial
convention Tuesday morning. Of
the 101 girls who were financed in
France by the federation during the
war. two were from Nebraska, Miss
Myrtle Judd of Rising City and Miss
Ena Hamot of Hastings. Both are
attending: the biennial and were in
the uniformed groui which appeared !
Tuesday morning on the platform .
singing the songs they sang in serv- j
ice abroad. !
At the Nebraska dinner Monday
evening, Mrs. M. D. Lameron was
endorsed as candidate to appoint
ment as corresponding secretary for
the general federation, in the event
the presidency comes to the middle
west. Under a revision of the con
stitution this office is to be an ap
pointive one rather than elective, as
heretofore.
Ask Dry Endorsement
The convention was called upon to
reaffirm endorsement of prohibition,
support law enforcement and fight
any attempt to nullify the prohibi
tion enforcement act. in resolutions
introduced by Mrs. H. S. Prentiss
Nichols, chairman of the resolutions
committee. They will come up for
final action tomorrow.
Wiih the announcement today
that Iowa's delegates had in caucus
voted to' support Mrs. Thomas G.
Winter from Minneapolis for presi
dent of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, doubt as to the re
sult of the election held here today
was swept away. Mrs. Winter's op
ponent was Miss Georgia A. Bacon
of Boston. While no announcement
will be made of the result of the
election until tomorrow Mrs. Win
ter is thought to have been elected.
The result will be officially an
nounced tomorrow. .
Backed by West
Iowa cast 334 votes and most of
the middle westera: states had de
dared themselves Tor Mrs. Winter.
All of them have large delegations.
Miss Bacon was supported by east
ern ana .New tngiana states, wun
smaller delegations.
Other officers are being chosen in
the balloting, which closed late to
night Only Mrs. Adam Weiss of
Colorado, and Mrs. a. is. ciarK ot
Red Oak, la., are unopposed, for
recording secretary and treasurer,
respectively.
Tomorrow will be devoted to the
unfinished business of the conven
tion and to Americanization reports.
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Farmers Send in Claims
On State Hail Insurance
Lincoln, Neb., June 22. (Special.)
A t heavy hail storm Monday in
Harlan, Custer and Phelps counties
brought by registered mail to the
hail insurance department of the
state a list of losses running all the
way from 10 to 100 per cent. In
Harlan county the loss was as high j
as eu per cent, wnue m muster u :
ran from 10 to 100 per cent. In
Phelps the reports showed from 10
to 50 per cent losses. I
Reports were also received trom
Kimball, Buffalo, Sherman and Daw
son counties on a storm which oc-
curred some days ago.
Nebraska Elks Fly x
To State Meeting in
Session at Alliance
Alliance, Neb., June 22. (Special
Telegram.) Two airplanes, one
from Omaha and one from Lincoln,
arrived here and will remain for the
three-day race meet and Elks state
convention, which opens Wednesday.
The Omaha machine arrived carry
ing Pilot Rmer Wyant and Art
Green, both of the Blue Star Avia
tion company of Omaha, and John
C. Barrett, Omaha attorney. They
flew to Julesburg, where they stayed
all night. The trip ftwi Julesburg
to, Alliance, a distance of 116 miles,
was made in one hour and fifteen
minutes, or nearly 120 miles an
hour. The entire rtip of 420 miles
was made in five and one-half fly
ing hours. Attorney Barrett, who
is past exalted ruler of Omaha Elks
lodge, came especially to attend the
Enks convention.
The second plane to arrive was
piloted by Lieut. Bob Copsey,
brother of Dr. H. A. Co psey of Al
liance, as a passenger. Lieut. Cop
sey was formerly instructor at Kelly
aviation field, Houston, Tex. They
left Lincoln Sunday and spent the
night at the ranch home of Lieut.
Copsey's brother, near Broken Bow.
They arrived in five hours and 40
minutes 1 flying time from Lincoln,
356 milesXBoth machines will make
exhibition flights and carry passen
gers here during the race meet.
Nebraska Committee Named
To Build Up National Guard
Lincoln, June 28. (Special.)
On recommendation of the national
guard committee of the War depart
ment, Lieut. Col. Amos Thomas of
Omaha. Capt. P. R. Halligan of
North Platte and Capt. Charles Ep
person, jr., of Clay Center, have
been appointed members of the ad
visory board of the guard depart
ment which has for its work the
building up of the national defense.
Midland College Will
Get Two New Building
Fremont, Neb., June 22. (Spe
cial.) Just before going to Kansas,
where he will organize the Lutheran
synod for a drive for $100,000 for
Midland college, President Stauffer
announced that plans had been or
dered for the new seminary building
and the new gymnasium, both to
cost approximately $180,000.
Increase Drink Price.
Fremont, Neb., June 22. (Spe- j
cial.) Even temperance thirsts be- :
came more expensive in rremoni .
when soda fountains raised all sun
daes and ice cream sodas at last 5
cents.
ADVERTISEMENT
SEVERE ITCHING
BURNING PIMPLES
OnFace,Neck,Chest.Caused
Disfigurement. Scratched.
Cuticura Heals.
"Pimples broke out over my face,
neck, and chest. My face was so
sore I could hardly touch it. The
skin was sore and ted, and the itch
ing and burning were so severe that
I scratched, and would lie awake
three or four nights out of five. The
pimples later took form in scales and
peeled causing disfigurement.
"I was bothered about three months
when I saw a Cuticura Soap and
Ointment advertisement, and after"
using six cakes of Cuticura Soap and
two boxes of Ointment I was healed."
(Signed) Mrs. J. E. Griffin, Blaine,
Kansas, June 7, 1919. i
Make Cuticura Soap, Ointment and
Talcum your daily toilet preparations.
kapU Uch fin Vt MtU. Addtcn: "CMtnre
Isbontaita. Bqst. . MjUfei, Ku." KoM erj
ulurt, Sopac. QiDtmealttaodite. Talcum 2.
BVCutictm Soap ahtTea without mug.
100 Beautiful
. Silk Skirts
Kumsi-Kumsa, f'antasi, Dew
Kist, Tricolette, Baronette,
Crepe de Chine, White and
all high shades. Values to
$35, choice d A7tZ
Wednesday .. Pl'fJ
1519-21 Douglas Street
Wednesday Morning at 8:30 O'clock We Are Going to Offer 300 of the
Most Wonderful Dresses That This or Any Store Has Sold in Omaha
BANNER
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DRESS
SALE
You can appreciate that we are extending
ourselves to the utmost limit in value-giving
to make this a sale long to be remembered by
every woman who comes to buy these dresses
at $15.00.
(We bought dresses for this event at prices
that enable us to make this THE BANNER
DRESS SALE of the season. We have been
giving big bargains, but' these at $15.0fr sur
pass them all
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Values up to $49.50
Beaded Georgettes Flowered Georgettes Georgette Com'
, binations Tricolettes Crepe de Chines Crepe
Meteors Taffetas Foulards Trico-
tines Satins Serges
v 1 Combinations
No woman in need of a new Summer Dress should
do herself the injustice of failing to take the fullest ad
vantage of this remarkable sale. v
Broadcloth
Silks
Plain Colors
and
Neat Stripes
Silk
Crepe
Jersey
Silks
Pronounced
Patterns,
Also
Pussy
Willow
WEDNESDAY AT 9 O'CLOCK
1,500 High Grade
HIRT
SILK
None but High
Grade Silks. No
Cheaper Weaves
.included in order to
attain an average pric?
7o9S
This is a Special Pur
chase from one oj the
best Silk Shirt maker
of New York. He needed
money! We paid cash!
FEDERAL TAX 50c
This is About the Price of a Fine Cotton Shirt
You Will Buy Them in Wide Eyed
Astonishment: But You Might
Safely Do So Blindfolded
Yes, buy them with your eyes shut, or send a
little child to get your shirts for you. Not a chance
that you, who are, perhaps, most fastidious, will get
one that doesn't suit you to a.T. For every one of
them is a top notch number. Not only as to pattern
and quality of silk, but also in the important and
often slighted details of fit and finish.
"Just about the belst silk shirt value we have of
fered you in the last four years. Every shirt per
sonally selected by our buyer. Here's "hot weather
comfort" in silk shirts at about the price of a fine
cotton shirt.' If you're "shirt wise" you'll be here
early Wednesday to lay up your Summer supply.
For there are simply NO medium grade silks in
this sale. Every one is fine. Yes, fine ; that's just
what we mean. We mean that these shirts, from the
beginning to the end, are the best shirts we know
how to buy. And the fact that the price is so out of
proportion to the value must not get your mind off
. this fact. '
Yes, there are some pronounced patterns. And,
we repeat, NO MEDIUM GRADE SILKS. None but
high quality silks. And plenty of all sizes from
14 to 17.
Silk Broadcloth
Pussy Willow
No Shirts Will Be Sent C. O. D.
No Shirts Will Be
Sillt Crepe
Jersey Sii
No Shirts Sent on Approval
Sold to Dealers
Bfandeis' Silk Shirt Sales Have Been
the Talk of Omaha for-Many a Day
But Never Before Such a Sale as This
'Brandeis Stores Main Floor Mens Store
Straw Hat Sale
High grade straw hats bought
from a St. Louis manufacturer
at a great reduction. If you want
summer headwear that is light, cool
and stylish, don't fail to see this lot
on sale Wednesday.
1,200 Straws at
Cool and Light
Silk Outing
HATS
About 600 in the lot,
all sizes, and many
fancy mixtures.
Worth U0
SPECIAL
At 222
There is not another store in
Omaha where you can choose from a
better or more complete stock than
at Brandeis, and Wednesday we of
fer this exceptional lot of high
grade Hats at 3.45.
An immense purchase of boys' hats and caps
on sale Wednesday at special prices.
Silk Capt and Rah-Rah Hat, in plain and fancy
colors, at 5Q, $1 and 1.50,
Bojrt' Straw Hat.. . . .Jl. 1.50. $2 and 2.50
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