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PART TWO. EDITORIAL PAGES 11 TO 20. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE YOUR MON A PAPER FOR THE NOME OMAHA BEE EY'S WORTH VOL. XXXVIII—NO. 244, OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH .27, 1909. SL\'(H_‘;Z cory Two CENTS. Pzrograghz A Saturday Sale 75¢ Neckwear Joi e s S0@ Line Glove Boxes, Nut Bowls, l"hnt‘; Frames, Handkerchief Boxes, Tie Racks, all 40c articles 20¢ Line Handkerchief Boxes, Photo Frames, Match Boxes, n-;ulur 20c articles, choice, 10¢ Btaln f0F .\ 4euooe., l?‘ 2bc Gas-O-Pens Pyro Sets, chofce.... Boxes. ... - 19, Neckwear and Veiling A Ruching Special, lace, net and chiffon ruching, all colors, worth G0c, on sale, at, yard p New Dutch Collars for women, lawn with lace trimming ¢ and 25, 50c Russia Net Veiling and other styles in nII colors, at, 25c¢ Vellings, uII colors, fl‘r‘ts. yard ... Knit Underwear 8pring weights and underwear for wo- | men, allover garments are made to stand- ard sizes and proportions. Well finished and superior quality throughout. Women’s medium weight, hand-trimmed “Forest Mills” Vests and Pants, at per garment 50¢ \Vnr:wn'n medium weight, hand-trimmed unifon suits, very nice garments. . Women's light-weight wool unlon’}u-x‘l)l(fl), soft, non-irritating texture, for..$1,50 Handkerchiefs Women’s linen hemstitched handkerchiefs, 12%c kinds for Women's embroidered swiss ~36¢ kinds for. ... 3 1 M{nns fancy silk handkerchiefs, 50c k:gfi or Double 8. & H. Green Stamps—Given with all purchases in underwear and handkerchief Depts., Saturday. 1,500 Books, 50c Line at 19¢ Beautifully bound cloth with lithograph panel on cover. Authors of probminence, Publish- er's price 50c. A splendid book chance; titles such as these: St, Elmo, Adam Bede, Ish- mael, East Lynne, Self-Ralsed, First Violin, Writing Papers 200 boxes 50c station- 50 sheets and 50 special new section devoted to boys’ wear. lt’s bristling with new styles—all new in fact; Up on the second floor there’s a fine large fairly the Homestead on the Hillside, hundreds of others; a gen- ulne bargain, Safurday ery; 5 envelopes; y invelopes, package of Easter Cards and Puuhlo——mxgi‘sl showing 4 m town in hook section. ity, for.... 60; regular 20c qual- The Season’s Triumphs in Men s Clothing A more pretentious collection of smart, snappy suits is rarely shown you than you find in the Bennett assortments right now. Men and young men will see displayed all the newest wrinkles denoting the most advanced styles. Men who aim to keep step with the late fashions, who want the best clothes quality at the minimum of cost are best served at Bennett’s. It's not a question of how much our suits will brmg. but how much can we give for the money that makes this men’s s store so popular. You owe it to yourself to come to Bennet’s. It is the right place for economical men. No argument on that score, once you see these suits and top coats (all of pure worsted) and in all the latest shades and fabrics at $8.75, $10, $12.50, $15, $18, $20, $25 Mens’ Spring Hats There's everything worth having here now. Not a single, new, practical style has been' over looked. Either in shade or shape, the very hat you are looking for is here. Stetson Hats g Soft or Stift Crofut and Knapp Hats .All Kinds Hats that harmonize perfectly with the new shades in suits and just a little lower priced than elsewhere about town— $2.50 33 00 and $3.50 Perfect Fitting Shirts Isn't it aggravating to get uncomfortable, 111- fitting shirts? Well here's the remedy. Ben- nett shirts are famous for their perfect fit They are correctly proportioned and just enough shaping of neck bands to insure ab- solute comfort. The materials and patterns are pleasing, too. All styles of shirts to meet any man's tastes. . $1 and §1.50 Dressy Spring Ties Almost no limit to the color play. There's a riot of new shades. Smartest line of fifty cent neckwear in town, men tell us. Don't expect the exclusive haberdasher’s fancy prices at Bennett's. You'll not find them, but the styles and quality are not lacking. See these at veee-50¢ Bilk Lisle Socks—8ix new shades In a box and 865c values, too, per box...e...s..$1.00 cleanest childlike fashions and very becoming. Bring the boys in Saturday, it’s Easter suit time. Free this new department we again offer Sat- urday a full size cracker-jack base ball and American Bat No. 89, with every purchase of suit or reefer at any price. This in addition to our regu- lar offer of six months' subseription to ‘“‘American Boy" Magazine. To more quickly acquaint you with Russian Suits with military and sailor collar; big as- sortment of styles. In woolen materials, at. . 2.00 to $6.00 In wash fabrics, at. g 1.00 to ??; 50 Boys' Norfolk Sults with yoke, like out, pleated style with belt, in plain serges and fancy materials..®2 to §7 Boys' Suits, Single and Double Breasted Coats, knicker- bocker pants, up to 16 year sizes >4 Suits with Two Pairs Pants to match—New, fancy mater- fals, at 3.75 Boys' Reefers—New, dmnhle—brensl!‘d‘nflorln u plain and fancy materials $2.50 to 36 00 Red Reefers, at..82.50 $3.00 84.00 and Dapper New Styles Spring ‘Hats and Caps For Boys Little Boys’' Cloth Turbans— ) Little Bo; in slate. gray, green. red, tan. in plain and fancy ma- terials, brims can_be lent in any shape, 800, 750, $1.00 Xal"h Boys’ CLff and Eton in shepherds, checks, vn. red, green, tan clotis with' contrasting colors, al- 50 leather caps in different shades 800, also with Golf and ges and 8¢ and §l. at Wik ftalaned rep fabrics, In plain colors boys up to 16 years, CUff Capw—Iin Bengaline or white top.and colored brims, for..... S0¢ Yacht Caps for n ser- fancy material . can supply most any color, fine new spring linc - 500, 750, $1.00 Easter Glove Sale A Saturday Glove event particularly interesting at this time, when new gloves are in greatest demand. Over 2,000 pairs very fine quality, twoclasp kid gloves, in grey, brown, oxblood, navy and green; also Eng. lish tan street gloves for women, in all sizes. These are all $1.00 and $1.25 qualities. Buy your Easter Gloves Saturday 79C for the price is but. Kayser and Fownes Silk Gloves, in all the new shades for Spring— at........50¢ 75¢ and $1.00 HOSIERY Women's 19¢ Seamless Hose, double Splendid Sale in Children’s Wear Saturday is Children's Day at Bennett's—We announce the best sales this department has had this season. Little girls’ dresses were never so beautiful. We have prettier styles now, than were ever made ready to wear, heretofore. The materials, too, are the best, standard percales or madras, that will launder perfectly. No outland- ish patterns either, but pretty, tasteful effects. You'll not worry about making dresses once you see these. Girls’ Dresses of best percale, made in French waist and jumper styles; most any color, dainty patterns, 1 to 5 yrs.; by e e P .59¢ School Dresses—A line of charming blue percale dresses, with white trim- ming for girls 6 to 14 years; nice full pleated skirts; unusunally inexpen- sive . .$1.25 Wash Dressés—Half a dozen new styles sty- l1ish and different, both jumper and high @ ¢ neck styles, plaid and dotted percales and madras. All are cleverly trimmed and bet- ter made than you'll think. . Infants' Coats of white Bedford Cord or Cash- mere. Just a little mussed from hanaliug, formerly $3.95 to $14, choose now-— . -82.50 $3.95 34 95 and $7.95 ' Inexpensive trimmed hats Our first Saturday sale of the season. We will have on special display large shipments of very attractive copies of imported patterns that will be sold at a surprisingly low price. Mostly all shades to match spring suits, cholce for Saturday $5.00 These are the most beauti- ful Easter Hats ever sold in Omabha at this popular price. The materials are first class and arranged in highly artis- tic style. Girls’ Spring Reefers—A sale. Mr. Loug, our buyer, while in New York last week bought up a sample line of new fancy coats, in 6 to 14 year sizes. The styles are beautiful, and are all regular $5.00 coats; on sale at $2.95 Girls’ Tailored Skirts—A fine lot of smart new worsted models, button and fold trimmed; actual $8.00 val- at . B0c silk lisle hose, 3 pairs..$1.00 Boys' 19c ribbed stockings, pr. 1 Q¢ There's also a fine new line shown at ........$3.00 and $4.00 No other millinery house in all the west makes the extensive dis- play of trimmed hats as Bennett's. It'’s also a well known facl that styles are superior and prices the most moderate. Beautiful Easter Suits $15.00 and $25.00 Two shipments of striking new tailored models, sent in by our buyer now in New York, just unpacked for Saturday. Without a doubt the big- gest suit values in town today. Two lots, one at $15.00 and one at $25.00, that are really $25.00 and $35.00 values. It’s an opportunity for Easter buying unprecedented. Most any color you like best. Be early. Spring Jackets The new ‘‘nifty’’ tan covert jack- ets will appeal to the faney of every ¥ young woman. Have them in plan and striped materials, in 32 and 3 inch length coats, the correct length; also have fine black serge and pan- ama coats, in any size to 46— $8.95, $10 512 and $l5 5,000 1bs. Fresh Pig Pork Roast lb 6' Fresh Leaf Lard, 9-bs., for...§1,00 | Calumet Skimned Huwms, nive and lssn; Porterhouse Steak from native stock | sugar cured; fat off. 13%e at . 12%¢ | Morten-Gregsom, California Hams, At~ Lamb Chops, loin or rib ]2n¢ toe brand, Ib Qe Fall Lamb Legs, per b . 10%¢ | Oudaly's Bex Bacom, b lu 4-1n vu BLTiR, Prime Rib Roast, rolled, all bones mn | 6,000 lbs., per Ib. . .. .11%e pound 12%ec and ...... ¢ | LARD SPECIAL Choice Pot Roast, b, Sc And Gc palls pure lard. .. e 3Re ‘ - 63¢ Lamb Shoulder Roast, pails pure lard Lamb Stew, 6-1bs., for. . z5¢. pails pure lard - $1.25 Misses' Tailored Suits—A fine selection of dapper styles for girls, 13 to 17 years; strict- ly tailored in most advanced fashions; ma- terials are serges, worsteds, etc., in staple and new shades. .$10 $12 and §15 Double 8. & H. Stamps given with all purchases in glove and hoslery depts. Satur- day. A Big Purchase Men S and Children s Shoes The buying facilities of Bennett’s are again directly responsible for these extraordinary shoe bargains that make Saturday the best day of the new year for shoe economy. We bought up, greatly under price, sev- 100 Stamps Double eral thousand pairs men’s, boys’ and girls’ shoes:at-a libernl price con(‘esr?inn. s These are countermand orders left on the makers’ hands. We bought specially for sale purposes—so here they go. Men's High and Low Shoes—Hundreds of | Saturday Morning Sale 8 to 12 o'clock—10y pairs all made speclally for this spring's pairs only, boys’ and girls’ shoes, worth m:e, ‘fl‘uhll(;neld undlnmat prevailing lasts | $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00, sizes up to 1%, bro- and originally intended for $4 selling. Ox- v Kot \Ghd, tan Jowr shoas, With shle‘ld fios ken lots on account of the limited supply and washer or ring eyelets, also high tan | ©P Sale, only until noon, pair, if they last .. and oxblood bluchers, all $4, in- 33. 39 Kirkendall Boys' Shoes——200 pairs, Omaha cluding 100 green stamps. . . Men's High and Low Shoes—Genuine hand- made, solid, hand-sewed, cork-filled shoes, with Rock Oak Soles, honest all through. sewed patent colt and gun metal blucher oxfords and patent colt, vici and gun metal These identical shoes sell in the best stores of the west for $3 and $3.50 high shoes. Every pair $3.50 sz 98 . Qe Our price Saturday . value, (including 100 stamps) Men's Work Shoes—A tremendous saving on Girls' 8chool Shoes—A lot of neat, dressy shoes with patent tips, laced style, sizes 2 '¢ good, honestly made shoes. Buy our $2.60 to 6—all $2 value and $3.00 lines—with double stamps— $1.35 Tea Kettles for 69c for 200 of them only; best quality; blue and white enameled; 4- coated; No. 8 size; will last for years; all perfect, regu- lar price $1.35; while lot lasts Saturday < oda Long handled 76c slm\'els‘ round or square point. 59¢ Long handled 75c¢ spades, spe- --59¢ oVe]igll VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL Lovelight, a strictly or- iginal Indian melody, the catchiest, most tuneful song sensation of the day. It's but 3 week’s old. Tn every city from the Atlantic to the Pacific comes the same story. “It's the craze; sales are phenomenal,” com- posed by our own Theron C. Benneit, the popular manager of our sheet music dept. Hear him play his own composi- l9c Pays to buy groceries here Just note these splendid Saturday savings 18¢ B. W. H. Sugar Beets for.... 123¢ Royal Tomato Crackers, three 10c pkgs. for 30c B. W. H. Cherries, ca 4 VanHouten's Cocoa, can. Burnham's 20c Clam Chowder. Navy Beans, 6 Ibs. for 10c Mignonette Marrowfat Pea Diamond C Soap, 10 bars 280 50c Ripe Olives for. ... | Bweet Pickeled Peaches, 4L dar. . a8 Pepper, can 100 and 5 & Seeds, flower and vegetable, pkg.3'40 Bennett's Best Coffee, three pounds and 100 Green Stamps Bennett's Best Coffee, per pound. 880 and 30 Green Stamps Bennett's Teas, assorted, per pound. ... and 75 Green Stamps Bennett's Capitol Baking Powder, five pu\mdl 3 and 100 Green Stamps Bennett's Excelsior Flour, sack and 50 G Bennett's Capitol Oats, two-pound’ pnrkur 1 and 10 G Full Cream Cheese, per pound.... and 10 Green Domestic Swiss Cheese, pound and 20 Green Diamond Crystal Table Salt, sack and Green § “atsup, per bottle Xt and Green Stamps en Preserves, assorted, jar... and Green Stamps Poppy Evaporated Milk, large can and Green Stamps Jersey Butterine, two pounds for and Green Stamps Premium Butterine and Grecn Stamps Blue Borax Starch. and Green Stanips Galllard Olive OF' 380 and Green Stamps Eddy's French M. and Green Stamps H. J. Heins Sow Fi and Green Stamps Easter Novelties. each. from 30 FOB ONICKENS. Easter Candy Egss. 50 for 8o | Oyster Shell, pound o Salted Peanuts, po' d 100 | Bone Meal. pound. ... ° Chocolate Creams, (wund 200 | Chicken Feed, pound = tion. Song or twostep—Our introductory Come Down Melinda—The song hit made famous by the min- strel king, George Primrose, and sung by him at the Orph- eum recently. Only place in town where you can get it. 500 coples 19c Y A RN Liking's Not a Bit Like Loving, also Dill Pickles—Popular num- bers played by Signor Tra on the violin at the Orphieum, and many others, at All Mail Orders filled Publishers flool the market and our eastern representatives 504D st the chance (o got Zbo for 10c. First time on llll Lomorrow. This is the character of the songs: Rainbow.' When I Marry You, Hang Out Front Door Key, Roses Bring Dreams of You, Shine On Harvest Moon- hundreds of others equally as good for §-1b. sack Cornmeal for cial, Saturday Steel Lawn Rakes, 24-tine, 42¢ regularly, .29¢ Extra quality 4-tine spading fork.... 5¢ Extra quality wheelbarrow, worth $2.25, for.§1.75 = Water Filters, also answers for a water cooler.$3.75 C “S k l 0 In full rolls, square foot B i —— In smaller lots, square foot...... (| meguiar soe sloe” epactar per Gosen BASE BALL GOODS—Gloves and Mitts l"u!or\ sam- R sias !iJ . e 26c size for ple line purchased cheap, special discount..8835 % Russet Florida Grape Fruit i Base Balls, 25¢ and 50¢ | |.,fil¢ AT R T bl (4 ] Bage Ball Bas. .. B 10¢ 25¢ 50¢ and $1. || Jonatnan Abpies, < Spalding’s Base Ball and Tennls Goods. Complete | Iines in stock | Curtain Stretchers with adjustable pins, fits any cur- | tain, strongly comstructed, folds up compactly, al- $1.75, special. . . --$1.35 fr)r e two for package for basket bottle tard, with spoon les, mixed, quart 1 Potatoes, 300 Sweet Jersey Potatoes, Ib. ‘ 40 Fresh Pineapples 16¢c and 380 Asparagus. bunch 1 New fomiatoes. green onlons. cucumbers, turnips, beets, carrots, celer Ih, | 5-m 10-1h. t | that, and one of them, driving the captain back against the wall, crushed his leg so severely that he had to be carried to the lifeboat. For & brief space there was no captain. Then Paterson took command. At & erit- ical moment his strong personality and calm assurance saved the crew from panic. Three boats, filled with sallors of the stove in the bow plates, and before the | British King, were launched in safety while leakage was @iscovered tons of water | the new commander stood in silence - on rushed into ‘the hold. Captain O'Hagan | the bridge. Lower and lower sank the ill- told his men to shift the cargo, but bar- | starred ship, and as it heaved and took rels and cases were hurtling this way and | us final plunge Patterson biew a farewell THE SEA o Thelr Sink- and men alike as the basis of self-respec and honor. From it no capt One of the bravest of thes Chiet Officer Paterson of the British King One day a couple of winters ago he satled from New York under the command of Captain O'Hagan. Great storms impeded the passage of the ship, and so stupendous was the violence of the waves that they upon his whistle to the fast-depart- craw Quite different, but no less herolc, was the manner in which Captain Griffith of the Atlantic Transport Line steamship Mo- hegan faced death. Though It was scarcely darker than twilight, he had run his vessel on the rocks near the Needles in October, | lowering of the boats. Finally the flames 1898, and it was rapldly sinking The last | compelled him to loosen his hold, and while glimpse of Captaln Griffith showed hiw | his ship burned fiercely on he was dashed standing on the bridge ordering the boats [into the angry seas bencath to be lowered in order to save his crew. But still more dramatic was the death of Herolc In death, too, was the captain of | Cuptain Deloncle of the French liner La | the oliship Loodiana, which several years | Bourgogne, sunk in the eummer of 1. ag0 was burned at sea. Before thinking of his own safety he saw every man of his crew clear of the doomed vessel—and then it was 100 late. Foot by foot he was driven forward by the flames, till at last he hung over the bow. A tramp steamship came up, but the waters were too rough for the BRAVE MEN OF As he stood one night upon the bridge & tall bark suddenly loomed out of the dark- ness, and, dealing La Bourgogne a fata) bile. The ship was fast sinking; there was not a moment to be lost. At the foot of the ladder leading to the manhole above, blow, steamed hurriedly away. The men |the turret of safety, two men met—Captain on board went frantic in wild despalr. Craven and bis pliot. There would be time Deloncle stood calm amid the tumult. | for but ene to mount, The captain knew Suddenly he abandoned himself to the dra. t; the pllot knew it But there was no matic horror of the scene, and, selzing the With a smile, Captain Craven whistle rope, sent into the skies one long, to one side wild, walling groan. It was Deloncle’s last After you, pilot,” he sald ‘The man sprang up the ladder, and his life was saved; but the brave captain was swept under and earried to destruction by the cruel see.~London Answers, “The captain of the vessel shall be the last to leave.” This herolc sentiment was vividly por traved & short while ago when Captain Sealby of the ill-fated Republic refused to leave his ship till every man, woman, child and member of his crew had been saved “The last to leave!” It s the law, uni- wersally acknowledged at sea by officers hesitation ptain Craven of the monitor Tecum- sch, at the attack In August, 1564, on Mo