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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1911)
n THK OMAHA KUXDAV HKK: APRIL 16. 1911. ) 1 ) I NICHOLS EMBALMS FLOWERS; California Man Engaged' in Scientific Preservation of Beauty. WORK EXHIBITED AT LAND SHOW Collection of HnrhiaL Creations Dis placed hy Alameda ,nar l a- ir 111 t hnrtte rrnceaa l.aata 1 earat frKwitlnn fif fruits and flowers has been reduced to a science by W. I). Nich ols, curator of exhibit for the exposition, commission of Alameda county. California. Only within the lnt six or Keren years has the processing or floweia been suc cessful, according to Mr. Nichols, lie was first to surcetwf tlly tirrwees rosea, lilies arid magnolia blossoms, lie brgaii thin woi k seven years bro and still shows some of his earlier specimens yet in perfect con dition. At the first Omaha land show much of Mr.' Nichols' work was on display In the collection of the works of Luther Htirbank, shown by Alameda county. . It Is expected that a much mure com plete display of the Rorbank creations will be shown at the land show to he held here In October. I W. Hni-kley. a managing director of the land show, Is now In the west making plans for the exhibition of a large part of the collection of the Ala meda .county commission here. Mr. Buck Is? writes: "I. took great pleasure In going through the exhibit departments of the Alameda curjty Chamber of Commerce with Mr. Nichols several weeks aijo. when he told tae of and showed me some of the on dera tie had there. Hut a few of these of these were exhibited at the Omaha Land ahow'laat year, but he hopes to have them all thers next October. Among the novel ties waa a tomato-potato vine. . This showed twenty potatoes on the vine grow ing out. of the earth like a tomato and came from a Fruit vale ranch. One of the most ' beautiful exhibits was a Henrietta rose blood red rose which had been pro cessed for four years. Wonders of the Collection. Among the early works of processing, which had been In the jar for six years, was the pale Iresena flower, also seven Jars with different varieties of eucalyptus buds. His exhibits of plums, asparagus, prunes, eta., were very fine. From Ala meda county he showed me six varieties of apples In process Jars, eight varieties of peaches, all of them on the limb, which Is very difficult to process and show very satisfactorily. "A freak potato, shown In a Jar, had thirteen tubers around one big potato. The number had originally been sixteen. Mr. Nichols put this up at the time of Billy Bryan's second campaign and was tempted to send It to him as a '16 to 1 dem onst ration. One of the rarest freaks, which would Interest womankind In gen eral, was the only yellow magnolia blos som ever found In Alameda county. It was processed four years ago and picked from a tree with 167 blossoms, all the rest being white. This Is the only yellow msgnolla blorsom that Mr. Nichols knows of In the world. Also one triple flowering almond blossom. The day I visited he brought In some beautiful double flowering almond blossoms. lie had six varieties of night blooming Cereus, plenty of English Haw thorne, both in red and white. One of his main attractions Is an American Beauty rose In white, by Burbank; Burbank's ex hibits of thornless blackberries and his rainbow corn leaves In four e l -a. It Is Mr. Burbank's theory that a .m field with maajr colored leaves could he as beau tiful as a rainbow In course of time, while be believes the corn would be just as good to eat as ever. "I am very much In hopes that Mr. Niohols will be at the Omaha Land show and that the Alameda county commission era. Colonel Theodore Oler. Bernard P. Miller and Wilbur Walker, will all come down and help on Alameda and California day. YaJae of Colonisation. "Wherever I go in this land of 'sunshine nd flowers,' as they term It, I run across proofs of the value In colonization and de velopment work to the state of the last Omaha I And show. From Wilbur Walker, secretary of the Merchants' exchange of Oakland, who will be recalled by Land how visitors as the lecturer on the Bur bank exhibit and on Alameda county, ioines the statement that If they received lo other returns than Mr. Peter Kern of Madison, la., who waa a visitor at the land show and heard Mr. Walker talk on Alameda county, made up his mind to settle-there. It would be satisfactory In every way to the Alameda people. Mr. Kern has six In his family and Is the representative of the Roman Catholic Mutual Protection society of Iowa, consisting of a large num ber of families of good standing, ' who have purchased truck farms at Frultvale, In Alameda county. There are six in his family, and he exports to have 100 more families In Alameda county within the next year. Mr. Charles Dorch and fam ly are also recruits from the Omaha Land show. "When I visited the Merchants' exchange Mr. Walker brought forward these facts and It was through them that It was de Interesting Event in California 1 ' few ) ai I -i I an nnw i aWu u-' wanns aa , t4, ; ri rm -r t : i 5 vr i . f ax - i t r -m llll :!W ft i .v. . atSnTma SlSKKffNh ITIOS A,SOCIAT101NN,UTiMKMBhr8N0,i? cided to have the Alameda county exhibit in Omaha again." AITHOPltl ATIO BILL 19 MtiM:U Weaaure UlvinaT .Money to exposition Approved by Johnson, Governor Hiram Johnson has signed the bill appropriating $360,000 for- a California state bulldlnt? at the Panama-California exposition to be held at San Diego In 1915. The bill was signed with a gold pen mounted on a large quill and ostrich plume plucked from a live ostrich but a few days before. The bill was signed without elaborate ceremony, but with the utmost earnest ness. Several southern California legis lators and exposition officials were pres ent when the bill was signed. It is known In the legislative annals of California as Senate bill No. 442. The governor dipped the Ink from a handsome cut glass Inkstand, silver mounted, presented by the people of San Diego. The gold pen and plume the gov ernor returned to the Ban Diego delegation and they will be displayed at the exposi tion. In signing the bill Governor Johnson ex pressed the hope that the exposition prove a success worthy of the enterprise of the west. Milling Company Repacks Its Flour Five Hundred Sacks Found to Be Off Weight Are Given Prompt Attention. The repacking of more than 600 sacks of flour, which were found to be under weight by John Grant Pegs, Inspector of weights and measures, began Saturday rooming in the storage rooms of the Omaha Van and Storage company, where the consignment was held. A representative of the Goocb. Milling company of Lincoln, millers of the flour. arrived in Omaha early In the morning In response to a letter from the Inspector, written at the order of the city prosecutor, directing the company to quit shipping flour Into Omaha until the weights were standard. Immediately be got busy repacking the flour to make the sacks standard weight. Four men were put to work on the Job, which will be completed late In the day. The variance In weights was discovered by Pegg early in the week, when he hap pened Into the storage rooms and checked the weights. His Inspection developed that many of the sacks were under weight from one-half to four pounds, while other sacks were slightly over weight. But the average weights were found to be short by goodly margins. Pegg filed complaints wjth the city prose cutor. The company was given a chance to correct the shortage, and was ordered to oease shipping flour into the city until the weights were made right. REV. H. B. SPEER ARRIVES New Pastor of Central United Presby terian (harrh Takes the Pul pit Hiaday, Rev. Hugh B. Spcer, pastor-elect of the Central United Presbyterian church, ar rived Saturday afternoon and will officiate for the first time as pastor of that church on Sunday morning and evening. He is the guest of his old college friend. Dr. Howard B. Hamilton, 8400 Cuming street. Mrs. Speer and the two children will spend a week or two with relatives In Chicago and Hanover, 111., before coming to Omaha. Cares for the Fruit Exhibit v t ;: : ... .'....' ' v V -. - :!1. : . : - ' ' v. fj r f ! V;. - -? 7 -. lrufessor and Cualwdiao of W. 1. NK'HtH.S, txhibas, Alameda County, California OMAHA PROYES GOOD MARKET Many Bidders for Contracts for Sup plies to the Indian Service. "COST OF LIVING" IS LOWER Government Saving Twenty Thou sand Dollars on Pork Alone This Tear Spending Mil lions Here. Omaha, the Market Town, is given a new official status in the success of its bidders in the competition for supply contracts for the Indian service. The downward trend of prices and the decrease of the much discussed "cost of living" is notea in the bids for provisions submitted to the officials of the Indian service. A force of ten men is engaged at the Indian supply warehouse, Eleventh street and Capitol avenue. In examining samples. The work is under the charge of F. H. Abbott, assistant commissioner of Indian affairs, and Richard Jordan, official in charge of the warehouse. "We are finding Omaha a good 'place to buy," said Mr. Abbott. "The competi tion here denotes a good market center. The Omaha bidders, too, have been highly successful thus far. "Of course, many factors enter into the awards. Transportation costs require at tention and frequently split the contracts for a certain article that an economy In delivery may be effected. "Although this is a new 'letting,' the bidders have responded in good Bhape, and we have fifty more firms competing for contracts on the supplies handled here than on the same business last year. Supplies Are Cheaper. "Supplies are not costing so much as last year. We are saving $20,000 on three pork items alone. "A comparison of the purchases of this year with those made for the Indians ten years ago will show something r,t ti progress of the race. The Indian is now consuming the same articles that are to be found in any well ordered home. His appetite and tastes are becoming more hlKhly civilised. "The Indian service spends about $5,000,000 a year for supplies. We expect that we will buy about $1,000,000 worth of goods In Omaha. There are 3.M bidders competing for the contracts." Allen Bros., wholesale grocers of Omaha, have been awarded the contract for furn ishing 75,270 pounds of rice on a bid of $3.12 per 100 pounds. The contract for furnishing 643,000 pounds of sugar has been awarded to William Haas of Pan Francisco for $4.44 per 100 pounds. ; Three Drown in Ditch When Auto is Upset Near Chicago CHICAGO. April 15. Three men. pinned under a heavy touring car which had over turned, were drowned In a ditch con taining only two feet of water in Melrose Park, a suburb of Chicago, last night. The victims were H. J. Blackburn, owner of the car, Clold Rosh of blenellyn. 111., and Alfred Klmholx of Borbard, 111. It Is believed that the car was running at a high rate of speed when It skidded and turned turtle, burying the men be neath it. Pedestrians found the automo bile In the ditch and upon investigation discovered the bodies wedged tightly un der the wrecked machine. it 11 h A'1 SAptCiPoE thes-makcTs start alike, with tape, cloth and id but it isn't wiat thcy iisc, but how they : tliatdifTcrcntiatcs"wit?-;,,from"j-?. " HIGH-AR'I Clothes have over forty years of applied skill behind thrm and an unrivaled quality-prestige btfort them. They start with all-xvcol fabrics and end h JtnisirJ elegance of style, balance and drape. 'Apph for "HIGH-ART Clothes at your dealer's aird make sure that ou are supplied with the genuine by looking for the label in the breast-pocket of the coat- A bookful of Spring and Summer Fashions is urs for a simple postcard request. Just address STROUSE & BROS. BALTIMORE, MD. PALACE CLOTHING CO., Cor. 14th and Douglas SU., Omaha. v 1 Household Remedy Takja la the Sprlag for Tears. Ralph Rust, Willis, Mich., writes: Hood's Sarsapafllla has been a house hold remedy In our home as long as I can remember. I have taken It in the spring for several years. It has no equal for cleansing the blood and expelling the humors that accumulate during the winter. oeing a larmer ana exposed to bad and I often take Hood's Saraapariila with good resultB." Hood's Sarnaoarllla. Is Pecmliar ta Ttaoif There Is no "Just as good." Get it today In usual lianld form or tablets oalled Sarsatabs. : OMAHA AGENTS PALACE CLOTHING CO Corner 14th and Douglas Streets I i ii naaaiMmiranami I hit mm aai alumni uthM lniiin iBar' umill Wlniiiila Ir iAiMiMinaiiar --- A' THOUSAND USES FOR ASBESTOS And the Demand is Millions Greater Than the' Supply more Ujkm no natural product does Commerce make creator or rapidly increasing demands than upon Asbestos, the world's principal fire-proofing, material. One of the foremost markets for Asbestos is right here in the United States, yet in all of North America 'there are no Asbestos fields producing in commercial quantities except the ones in Canada and Wyoming. In 1901) the Canadian operators of Asbestos mines were unable, by nearly 4 million dollars, to fill their, orders. It is clear, then, that with a demand for vastly more Asbestos than can bo produced on this continent,, the man who owns an interest in au Asbestos industry has something of rare value. T'he world need Asbestos. It must be had for buildings, for mechanical purposes of countless kinds, for warships, for railway coaches. It is no exaggera tion to say that Asbestos has its thousand useR. What does all this mean? Simply hat an Asbestos investment must be good. We have one to offer you, on an easy monthly payment plan, in a company that has 'developed some of the richest Asbestos deposits' in 'the world that has already produced profits for its stockholders. This Rich Wyoming Deposit Paid a Substantial, Dividend the First Ye WORD FROM THOSE WHO KNOW ;A ' ' -1 ' ."-.-5 . -r ' ; r. a Asbestos Tiber. Before asking you to enter tain this proposal for your self, we refer you to the Com mercial Agr-m'tes of the coun try, to western banks who know what we have and the men in charge, and to numer ous responsible Individuals who are fajutllar with the company, Its methods and Its wonderful property. 11 r. H. C. Beeler, Secretary of the company, Iihs been slate geologist -jf Wyoming for eight years, lie knows the im mensity of tiie Asbestos de posits in our property, its duality. Its market value. Mr. C. C. I. Weoel, President of the Webel Commercial Com pany, ssys: "Seeing Is believ ing. The Mipply of Asbestos In Casper Mountain is unlim ited, its quality is finest You may refer interested persons to me." F. 11. Hawyer. Count Clerk of Natrona County, In which Casper is located, says: "Your properties contain the richest of Asbestos fibre, and In doubtless quantities. Handsome financial returns will result to your company." Marlon P. 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