Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1922, Page 18

Whlte Slurté “de Luxe ‘Genuine English Broadeloth ™ $5 .00 ; 35350 $6'0°, ience and @ | the astonishing ease with which . ore Brondelith is o lnsed Bokdh 5 e BTl S A | ol e W solin e vl (]| Unbleached Muslin, || 98¢ Sport Suiting, ¥ ) ethren of oom burst e recel ey e S e e o ?alolt n‘?‘a‘a:}’.fl“’nfi."’;’u‘-'z”fim 'heodlod were astonishing. A six-million-d 4,000 good weight, Stripes, Plaids, in Shirtdom. - But the real English Broadcloth—of which these Shirts are made—is a very superior weave— that finds its way only into high-grade - Shirts—such as these are. : \ There are three different models— . all plain White; all made with the ut- most care as to details. Westem Farmers qu Rwhw ' : Ifi) by Swindlers Dhnfi LINCOLN, Neb., Mh 17.—The farmer's day is coming again. Not are firm prices Aliing, butitho' farmei of the Missouri valley today ses the long arm of the law tightening at last Aot thewwarm of swindlers. Who swept through thjs country at the time, of the greatest war prosperity and literally ‘wiped out most of the small fortunes and lberty bonds of the sgricultural communities. out of half a million dolla: not at all comforting: The “clean-up” here in the middle west mounted in 0 tens of millions, That is what became of the ke American public'paid I at work here and in Omaha hgg returned scores of indict- ments. All oyer the west recsiverships, bankruptcies and blasted hopes. testify to_ the Vluulwz of the financial Stlll the leader . ) Saks Soft Hats at, $3 45 I other .:{:lrpflm in e bo\lnt as & matter of patriotic duty. Only. a comparatively few felt they were making a sound, permanent in- yestment. Their inexperience gave an ?Dhltunll)' for & series of exploits in ock “salesmanship which probably have had no counterpart since the ha- t n was founded. “Molnes, Sioux City, Omahs and uneoln were the ocenters of these ac~ tivities, but all of the towns in the region were more or less infected. Old companies enlarged their’ »on. tions and new ones were fc the purpose of ‘taking’ advantage vf lar corporation could be financed most over night. Nebraska has “blue eky” law whioh limits comm! sions on stock sales to 20 per cent, but the promoters got around this by selling and reselling: the same stocks to holding companies and minor or- l}rt;'luuo:l roughout the Missouri Valley the tactics were the same. The farmer was told of the rmous profits the bankers, the business. men and the packers were m-klni ‘“See what the banker is making on your money. The thing for you to do is to invest just as he does and reap these profits yourself,” Where Your Dollars Count Mast - BEHREND’ 720-22-24 7th St. NW. Store Hours: Open 9:16 AM. Close 6 PM. Whflcm’dwbdumsdhaeilacplmd-d bargain, items not advertised, equally as great in value, are to be had scattered throughout our 3 floors. customer. ‘ firm count, un- bleached cotton, in| 5to15yardlengths, Limit, 15 yards to Checks and Plain Celor Wool Mixture Cloths, wide wlmzl, all colors. - - A STRONG LIST OF 3RD n.ook SPECIALS $4.50 to $7.50 Girls’ Springcqm........... $1.50 to $2.00 Girls’ Straw Hats. . $1.00 Bayn Cover-Up-Alll, 2to8 sm o 69° .$2.99 5 i P Plain, $5.00. ! were induced to invest, only to have|tiemanly salesmen. Th ":::&" ’ virtually .ll of their momey consumed|g per sent and u.lkad glibly of a Plaited, $6.00. 4 o ';‘:’:i‘:'éué.':,.:’“ hich are about e ot taaya T Maks L ol I h i A an owa Plain, with attached c‘ol].nr and G ““m‘ isn't ?“'elzpmffi:e‘lz g..?:-i 3mhwr15'é o.ie:o& ha most in- ::W"l::n' ooy hon d;m.a:u&r two (;r $1.69 Girls’ Gingham Dresses, 6 to l",fll’l, ‘tereat] apters Y wristbands, $5.50. . @ ‘near competitor for this Hat e Chane besan roaring wheat | [[Loo, O, (I08 Shoussns Mol rravs || $2.39 Girls’ Blue Galatea l’hlted Shth ....... All sizes in all three styles. : College Strlpe 4 . o had b »] d all Cravats - - ing shapeZ-your personal proportions. . | ¢ S RIS d w5 58 Sortahha o || Bust Confiners of pink and whitemesh. . .. .. . e | &bl to Keep body andsoul tggether | oL FaJden .f'a'&'.“vf‘tffl:h":v‘e&“.%‘_f"{f 69¢ to $1 Lace & Emb. Trim Brassieres, 36¢, 40c, 49c Four-in-Hands and Bats [ A Cravat quahty co-equal with the Shirts—and in color combinations thar - | hark back to the alma mater. gt Four-in-Hands, $1.50 Pennsylvania Avenue Seventh Street. - - Wu worth 85 cents in the Missouri valley. - In_six menths it doubled. When the United States entered the war franctic buying had sent the rice up to $3.50. Later it was sta- gllllad at §2'on “no price fixing, e aycd a more flighty career. For a time it was higher Cattle and hogs went up The. farm 'boys, marched ut their fathers and ers hired hielp, reap- , oui#diyzlt couldn't be done on the spur ' of the moment—for we planned and “contrived=and schemed long and ! diligently—before we were able to bring the price down from $5. Your fivored lh;fie-%—your becom- - selves: clearing. from’$5,000 gqg Oo?yur In casn tgom & single quarter-section farm. Roariag Land Boom. The delirium did not die with the armistice. The boys were coming back, Everybody was happy. Prices still were h ’r?‘h and never could come down. A.land boom had been gain- !nc trength since 1916. By 1917 it oaring_all over the west, with and Nebraska as its center. jumped from the general le\'el 0_an acre to $200 and the{. Every man who owned la was rich. Even the poor renler! Easy. m(u the liué that wears one 3 th R A were dreaming dreams of affluence. The farmers bought their full quota of liberty bonds during the war. They e farm. Corn, with | m were ready to do the farmer a fur- therfavor. 3 Obtained Still More. “You are beginming to see how ey is made in these modern times,” they would say. “What you ought to do is to take twice as much of our stock. Give me your-note for it at € per cent and the sotck will pay itself out in a few years.” An amazing number of men who ly “shdVed” and turned into cash the salésmen. Some day the court recorfls will show how much money was turned over to strangers during this period of ex- citement. The total in Jowa and Ne- braska will not be far from $50,000,- 000, based on the revelations already made in the courts and before the grand juries. Prosecuting Attorney Matson of this county said today: “An_interesting feature of the pro- motion craze all over Nebraska has been the alliance of bankers with the promoters. = Are the banks innocent purchasers of these notes, when it can be shown that the officers of the banks and the promoters had close business dealings in the organization of these companies? Quite uniformly throughout Nebraska juries have been returning verdicts for the makers of such notes when suit has been brought to force collection, and our supreme court has just rendered a decision $1.79 Women’s Serpentine Cre; mfie $1.69 Long Crepe Kimonos, pink only: . $1.50 Boys’ Wool-mixture Cloth l’um $1.50 to $2.00 Boys’ Wool Suits. . 50c Fancy Percale Waist gr: & ssoowss.oocub Wool Coat Sweaters. . . Ribbed Drawer Bodies for boys and girls. ... ... 22¢ $10.00 and $12.50 Big Girls’ Silk Dresses $1.60 Corsets in white and flesh........ $1.25 to $1.69 Silk and Crepe Camisoles. Girls’ Blouses for suspender dresses. . . .. 2 Great Saturday Dress Specials Sllk Crepu which is discouraging to a recurrence of such get-rich-quick schemes.” Individual losses by farmers ran high as a quarter of a million dol- lars. One head of a family in west- ern Jowa collected $70,000 from e e e S W WS W WD W S W N W MR MR SN S G A GS W W W WM SR MR N G M W SR A M e e M e e . e M A to 44 sizes. $20.00 AND $25.00 DRESSES | * w e wm me W me wm o w M W M R e W me e R A M M e m e M M SR SR W R B M G5 AN G e W R e SR W W MW S R G M S SR W R R SR SR SR SN WD WEGR W WE S WS N M W Wy G Umon Smts--:-f i | Shoes--- - ! Metal Boys Q-Pant.s Sults | Frankly, parents, we cater to your mark the selling pricé accordingly—for we believe e i m:‘:m:“ Carmbasmadr to || SA05° 5 e L . boy—study his fashion whims and men care more for what they want-—tlun they do fi...:.?"'.";.‘a ~ ‘m:"x:&:-'fi ty-tour | prwsegis or” Tulerss, Suley 3n N, ‘encl ‘am| wWas a jus n com- supply them. It's-better so—for you ! as well. Buy him the clothes he ‘ap- ] proves, and he'll give them dood care. These Suits are modelcél after his | full lined; belted - coats—Gray and Brown effects.. Sizes 7 to 17 years. . 1 Reefers~-- . e | “Shepherd- Plaid—made“up in sport .. . | * model, with -inverted. plait.: Patch -~ - pockets; belt all around. Double- | breasted; with Black silk: ; A ‘embroidered emblem." Sizes 3 to 10 years. vena | $10 75 Blouses--- White Madras—of very excellent . JEATS cevniimeriooninnone Self-étripe comfortab sleeves and lmea len(di Sizes 24 t034 eeiveaeen 89c< + Brown, M o c.'l?"fingh:li"? € ?’ 0 **To the Manor Born™ Clothes t;vpes that radiate their exclusive excellence ~ .- Styles ghat we model: weaves we weigh care- . $ullg in-the scale of value, and tailored into super- sl lative Clothes by our craftsmen. - : Neyer for a mament is thc cost of production permitted to hamper We.aim at a atandud—aud _tosavea few dollars at the expense o qualxty Bemg Saks Sults—made under these exactmg X conamons—there s sxgmficance in the vahies' . represented at these two prices— J ¥ N nd Hmespuand Fancy Wor— stad}——dedldhed mn Slndc‘-qnd Doublebressted ell—;;ap.peakpd to th haidy in d to the con § ‘If ever r the: tudmons of a label weré lived’ 3 to—it's in these Suits. : gl |7 quality; either with netk band or col- : b o o RO i lar attached. Cut full in all GRT : % Free 85008, tor o.tu-!m - proportions. Sides € 1016 § ] 00 ik Replemshed Supply of those : Typeuwriter and Tweed Top}C’b ats. ot N .There are Twcetll apd Tweedl. you know—but t]:ere are the English Tweeds of proper Top Coat [texture and weight and color—and in.the modeling that has proven decidedly popular—Single and Double breasted; belted or net.as you choose: fly- ;. frént or button through; raglan, kimdno and reg- ' slar uleeves——lnd tailored to ‘nth Jeiree. £ i sale of his land and invested it This spring he is starting anew as a rentér. Legal vengeance may come to the farmer, but the money of his great prosperity is gone forever. (Copyright, 1832.) NIECE OF MR. WALLACE TO WED FRENCH COUNT By the Associated Press. PARIS, March 16.—Hugh Campbell ‘Wallace, former American aml to France, and Mrs. Wallace tod! nounted the engagement of their ni Miss Saily Beecher, to Count Jean Ber- trand de Luppe. Miss Beecher is the daughter of the late Theodore Beecher of New York and a iddaughter_ of former Chief ller of the United States Su- preme Court. Miss qu-.hor has made her hme mander in the French .vlnlon during the war. He received the m: of the Legion of Honor ahd the war cross, and was cited times for conspicuous gallantry. Tt §s not known whether the wedding will take place in Paris or America, but at any rate the plan_to return to_their home in Tacoma, Wash, in BASES, surrmrum' Office Supply Co. 722 13th St N. W. Ia this lot are the new Spert Dresses, 18 Astacheble caps styles, of v sativs and ;mnna. “Beaatital innden l-u Gmu pertiwinkle, Gray, Fuchsis, Copen and Blue, plane's Imlv Navy rappy © ‘ uiT]as——are made :p in the ;;atterna he s L will approve—and go into his service i 3 s { stanchly tailored. Both pairs of pants ; $ 45 OO and $ 50 OO 4 5 Suits for all wesnourpones, Dress, SO0 o abrie ,'.. HIGH-CLASS COATS & CAPES el xc sively ‘modelet styles, some with throw wcarf collars, others with wide collars. COAT SUITS - 8 ssms37 50 1 Cape Style and All the New Novelty Styles nd crepes: , Black, ete. GIRLS’ HATS For little tots to children 13 years old, all the new ideas in juvenile hats, - including : novelty trimmed or.plain tai- - lored style. - Nearly every “ecolot -and ‘shape inlot. styles, of wool fiannels, Du- risp_taffetas. GIRLS-—MISSES—WOMEN 98 medium -IM larg: s iz €54 Trimmed armholn with crochet ’hfic‘k and