TrTR BKK: OMAHA. FIJI DAY, AUGUST 13. 1015.
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IIETCALFE FAVORS
FIRE BOX SKSTEI1
jdeclarei Reasons Advanced in Op
poiition to New Sytem by
Xupel Uot Sufficient
WOULD REDUCE UrSURASCE
That the reasons Police Commis
sioner Kugel adrances In opposition
to the proposed installation of a
$136,000 system of fire alarm boxes
la Omaha Are not sufficient Is the
contention of Secretary. J. W. Met
calfe of the Associated Retailers of
Omaha.
"Mr. Kuirel contends that the assur
ance of reduced insurance rates Is toe
Indefinite." says Metcalfe. "Neverthe-
less, Townsend, the official, engineer of
the National Underwriters, whose word
is law with the underwriters, ' came be
freo the council and reported that the In
stallation of this system would . Imme
diately place Omaha in the second classi
fication of fire Insurance rates. If his
word is not good oo the subject, whose
word does Kusel want?. -
"At the same tuna. Local Representa
tive Bee son of the .National Under
writers said the Installation of this sys
tem would make a reduction of from 10
per cent to U per cent our Insurance
rates. Thus the reduction would amount
each year to $5,000 more than the upkeep
sf the system. Surely that Is worth while.
' "Mr. Kugel points to the ,use of the
telephone in turning In fire alarms. As a
matter of fact, in the down-town busi
ness district all places are closed after
a certain hour of the night,, and no one
t an get at the telephones.
: "We know that there is no more effi
cient fire department than that of
pmaha, when the department once gets
on the ground, but on account of our
poor alarm system they fall to get there
as quickly as they should. The annual
loss by fine per capita of population In
Omaha, is far above the average In all
the cities In the United States. This Is
(because the system of alarms is deficient,
not because the department is Inefficient.
-Mr. Kugel also ssye that if the new
system were Installed, the down-town
business district would be the part prin
cipally benefited, while the outlying
communities would be no better oft than
before. Even if that were true. It would
be worth while to have the fire hazard
reduced In ' the business section, for it
would do that much toward making the
cost of doing business lees in Omaha, and
the cost of doing business Is at present
keeping some prospective firms from
coming in hers." ,
Mr. Metcalfe has a letter from Minne
apolis, quoting Superintendent Morrison
of the alarm system of that city, saying:
VAs a matter of service, the Independent
cabins are- preferable, but under the cir
cumstances and as a' matter of economy
to the city., the free service given by the
telephone company Is of value."
' . Mr. Metcalfe ponta out that the tele
phone,' fire alarm service ' la Omaha I
not xree.'ks it is In Minneapolis.
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'THE WATERLOO BOY IS 8HOWINO UP WELX, IN THE DEMONSTRATION.
Diarrhoea ftalcklr Cured.
"About two years ago 1- had a severe
attack of diarrhoea which lasted for over
a week," writes W. C. Jones. Buford, N,
X. "I became so weak that I could not
stand jpprtsht. A druggist 'recommnnded
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea. Remedy. - The- first dose relieved
me and within two days I was as well
as ever.'; Obtainable' everywhere. Advertisement.
Thaw in Society; '
Graces Dinner at
the Country Club
l "Well, did yon dine with Harry Thaw?"
"Not 1, t fwm not!" .
j "Yes, t -was . there, . at another . dinner
party, bijt. J. ot away as soon as I
tould." ' " "
."' This Is the 'conversation whlchJs
passing between Country club members
today, who are all agog over the fect
that the notorious Pittsburgh millionaire
those Omaha to make his entry Into
high society, and the Country club as
the place for his social leappearaace.
ft was the regular night for club dinning
and dancing and all the swells and so
i lety girls had a close view of the visitor
although he did not go out on the danc
ing floor.
Some of the club members think It
was a great stunt; ' others are indignant.
Rent rooms quick with a Bee Want Ad.
THAW TIPS 'EM ALL
ATTHE FONTENELLE
Peels Off Fire and Ten-Dollar Bills
Indiscriminately .to Employes
of the Hostelry.
CONTINUES HIS TRIP TO WEST
Harry Thaw left Omaha at 11:30
yesterday. He was at the wheel
ot his car as the party started west
on Douglas street from the Fonte
nelle hotel. They expected to make
an easy run, stopplnt probably In
Lincoln tonight. Twenty or thirty
people watched them. The Thaw
excitement In Omaha had - entirely
played out.
Harry rose late and had breakfast
about 9:80. - A traveling man who
timed him said It took him Just nine
minutes to consume, his meal. .
Then he went out alone on some er
rands. The various functionaries at the
Fontenelle, from chambermaids to head
clerk were much in evidence as the mil
lionaire prepared for flitting. He did not
disappoint them. From a fat roll of bills
he skinned off five and tens, hardly look-'
big at them as he distributed thorn among
the servitors. Chief Clerk H. H. Wllhlts j
received $15. Mall Clerk Sawyer reported
$10. And so it went down the line. There
was much disappointment with the bell
hop shift that came on duty at noon when
the shift that went off displayed SS and
$10 bills that Thaw had given them. Thaw J
seemed to tip- Indiscriminately, giving to
those who happened to be around when
he left, regardless of whether they had
served him or not and utterly forgetting
those who had served him if they weren't
around when he left
Thaw occupied a 6 a day room at the
Fontenelle. The clerk ssid he tried tn t
him to take a $15 suite, but Thaw refused.
Eliminate Long ' '
Contract Ticket
on Union Pacific
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The Union Pacific h
form of ticket to be used on the main
line, the branche, and Its auxiliaries, the
Oregon Short Line and the Oregon A
Washington railway. The new style of
ticket will result hi a saving o' thousands
of dollars annually In printers' nlls and
the-salaries of clerks in the auditors' of
fices," - r.
Heretofore when a party bought a ticket
to Seattle, for Instance, the purchaser re
ceived a piece of transportation nearly a
yard In length. Each ticket, carried a
Worthy contract and a cumbersome cou
pon for each branch of the system trav
eled. With the new ticket this has been
eliminated. The new ticket -to be used
to Pacific coast points evil! be but six
inches In length.
" It Is probable that the change In the
style of tickets will do away with, a
number of clerks In the offices ot the
Short Line at Salt LeJte and the Oregon
&. Washington road In Portland. All cou
pons after the adoption of the plan being
worked out will come to the office of the
Union Pacific auditor in Omaha and here
the checking will be done. ' As a result,
the auditing force here will be Increased
to some extent, but how many additional
clerks will have to be employed Is not:
known at this time.
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', Probably not all woman j who read the
advertisements are good home-managers: :
bt it is equally true that most ail. women
who are. good home-managers do read'
the advertisements.
Judge Britt Meets
Former Omaha Vag
On Spokane Streets
An interesting story about Judge C
W. Britt of Omaha is carried In the
newspapers of Spokane. Wash., where he
Is attending the national convention of
the Eaglea
Judfe britt. who often acts as polios
magistrate In the absence of Magistrate
irsier. was walking down one of the
principal streets of Spokane, according
to the Press account, when ha was Uniutil
on the shnuHer by a ragged Individual.
"tiey, cuu: Ease me a pair o' bite!'
he demanded. ,
"A pair of what?"
"Two bite! A quarter! Five souttles o
suds! Slip me the Jits. Judge. You owe
'em to me, y'know!"
'1 ewe you a quarter? How la thatr
Britt wanted to know.
"Why, you see, Judge," answered the
mendicant. "I was vaxged a month ago
by Frank Williams, one of your Omaha
cuah-foota, and you gimme th' gate nex'
mormn In court."
''The gate? I gave you the gate? What
do you mean?"
"Why, yeu said no disciple of Inertls
whatever that is could get by In Omaha
while you was on the Job, and you had
th' bulls cann me crosst th' bridge f'r
keeps. Cnxin, slip me the two bits) I
ain't never tomtit' back to Omaha) And
I'm thirsty enough to Join the Eagles!"
"Well. twill! It I banished you from
Omaha, and you're sure you won't ever
nome back to Omaha unless you mean to
work, why I'll certainly give you a
quarter, nut don't let me catoh you In
Omaha, or the next quarter I give you
will be a quarter ot a year in Jail."
'Much 'bilged. Judge, I'm gonna stsy
here."
Former South Side
Man Killed in Auto
Accident on.Coast
Word has Iwn received "f 'be death ef
W. It. (Ulttvl Holland at Ios Angoles,
Cat, where he was killed hv the ever
turning of Ms automobile. He was man
ager for the Nebraska Telephone com
pany In South Omaha before he went wet
to embark In the land colonisation busi
ness. His wile and boy were here at th
time of his rirsth and they are now on
their way west. Mrs. Holland was known
here as Eva Clllen before her marriage.
The information states Mr. Holland,
when killed, was on his way to view a
broken mail wagon which was part of
his equipment In a mall contract ho had
In southern California.
Asnrn Hammer ',
The first dose of Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-
Honey will help you. It kills the cold
germ. Only S&o. All drugslsts. Adver
tisement.
Ford Band to Qivo
Concert on Monday
The big band of tne Ft,rd Motor com
pany of Detroit, en route to the Panama
Pacific expoaiton, San Francisco, will
stop long enough In Omaha to give one
ef Its splendid concerts next Monday
evening at Hanscom park.
This band Is composed of fifty-five
members, each individual of which la an
employe In the factory and on the pay
roll of the Ford company, end through
the excellence of their work, the band
stands in the front rank with the best
musical organisations of America. j
The Ford Motor band wae organised
some four years sgo, the Instruments and
uniforms bolng furnished by the Ford
Motor company.
The C.0J. Gas Tractor, 10-20
10 Horse rower to the Draw Bur. SO Horse Power In the Belt.
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A Llght-wrlght Tractor, practical, simple, strong, durable, de
pendable, economical, guaranteed; built by men who have had.
years of experience in the designing rf Oas Tractors.. The product
of mechanical genius, guided by practical experience. ,,
, Price, f!700 f. o. b. hU Paul, Minn.
The CO. D. Gas Tractor Co.
OltOOKSTOX, MINN.
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SEE IT AT FREMONT
One man can operate an ALLWOItK TRACTOIl with ease.
The truck la simplicity itself. The reversible engine gives two
apeeda ahead and two reverse. The simple steering mechanism and
traction levers are easily operated. In short, the "Allwork" repre
senta the highest type) of farm tractors. ,
Electric Wheel Co,
"The Slickest
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Th Grand Detour S14 Powtr
Lift 'Ptow, . pulled by, Caterpillar '
"45 at the Fremont Demonstration
tatt year "the elickeet little outfit on
the ground" i what the far mere
there said.
But there'! another plow we want you to see at Fremont, Au
gust 0 to 14, the Grand Detour 2-3 Power lift. It will make your
little-tractor work amouut to something.' . .
Pull a rtrinr in go the plows. Pull It again out they come,
all bottoms high up, and level where they won't catch trash.
Hard plowing? Use two bottoms. Easy plowing T Shift the
hind wheel and put on a third plow--a 15-mlnute job. .
Can't break ahares, because there'a a break-pin hitch. Offset
the hitch for a single drive wheel tractor. Back the plow be
cause the hitch la stiff.. . i
'Lightest plow you could want 685 iba. for two bottoms,' 800
lbs. tor three. But strong! Not a toy. And remarkably low
priced all the good points of a power-lift plow without the long
-price and weight.
Don't try power plowing with a
makeshift. Here Is a real labor
saver, a sure payer, and you can find
out all about It by asking for Bulle
tin No. 80.
Grand Detour Plow Go.
Establithed 1837
Dixon, Illinois
TP HAT'S what farmer after farmer -aid last
year at Fremont when they taw one man
with the Holt Tractor and the Grand Detour 5
Bottom Power-lift Plow turn the furrows deep
and smooth, and leave the headlands straight as
a string. That's what you'll say, too, when you
see the same outfit, with a year's improvements
added, at the Fremont Show this year. This out
fit captured the farmer vote there last year. Be
sure and see it. You'll vote for it too, and you'll
never be happy until you see it working on your
own place. . .
Power Lift Saves the Day
Power-lift plows have made the successful small tractor
liossible. "Scientific American" says:
"The introduction of self
lift plows, which eliminated
the plow tender, cut out about
a third of the labor cost a
development greatly favoring
the small tractor." Get a
Grand Detour power-lift plow
and make your plowing out
fit a strictly one man affair
operated from the engine cab.
It will make your tractor pay
instead of costing' you money.
But be sure it is a Grand Do
tour. The best tractor made
can't overcome a poor plow,
nnd that 's the on6 kind of plow
wo don't know how to make.
78 years' experwnce, best ma
terials and expert workman
ship aro behind every Grand
Detour made.
Grand Detour Plows (mado..
since 1837) are built for all
kinds of soil, for horses, ox,
nnd tractor power. Tractor ,
plows in 12 to 14-inahi bot
toms, light and heavy from 2
to 10 bottoms in a gang. Don't
you want us to send Bulle
tin. ,
The Grand Detour 2-3 Power-Lift Plow-The thcxeat plow made for a lifht
tractor-the lighteat plow made for a heavy pull Send for Bulletin No. SO
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