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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 6, 1917)
THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 6. ' 1917 Si - I if- ENJOIN THE BOARD ' FROM PAVING ROAD Court Rules Callahan Contract Cannot Stand and the County Will Have to Advertise -for New Bids. Dig Up Your Silver Mine Shares; Present Price May Make You Rich , The paving row between Bauer & Johnson, paving contractors, and the Callahan Construction company and county board, which was threshed out I in district court, resulted in a victory 'or the former concern. Judge Redick, sitting in equity court, granted a temporary injunc tion against the Callahan people and the county board, enjoining them from carrying "out a 'contract for a mile of county r6ad construction. ' The court action followed the let ting of a contract to the Callahan pompany for a mile of "process pav ing" on a basis of 83J4 cents a square yard, including extra stone. Bauer & Johnson bid 44 cents, but refused to accept a contract for a mile of "test" paving, insisting bids were called for five miles and contracts could not be awarded for less. 1 To Advertise Agkin. Under Judge Redick's ruling the county board will have to again ad vertise for bids and let a contract for the amount of road aked for in the specifications. Judge. Redick held the Callahan company's bid of cents wa9 il legal, ruling that the county board could not advertise for bids for five miles and then let a contract forne. He field that the name of the Cal lahan company s patented "Finley" method was intentionally omitted from the specifications to provide an appearance of competition, but said he believed the specifications de scribed the method m detail. Contract Cannot Stand. "County commissioners must either consider the bid of Bauer & Johnson in competition, "or else the specifica tions called for a patented process in which there is no competition," Judge Redick decreed. "Either way the Callahan contract cannot stand."' Judge Redick said he doubted whether there was any patent cover ing the process, though, he declared, probably there were patents covering the machine used to put up in the road. . . "I am satisfied, however," ruled Judge Redick; "the work can be done without the patented machine. I am also satisfied the requirements of the law were not complied with when the contract was let." The matter was referred back to the county commissioners for such ac tion as would be consistent with the !aw governing the letting of cdn tracts. Rotarians Meet and Plan To Attend State Fair Omaha Rotary club held its first meeting since early in the summer in the. Henshaw hotel rathskeller this noon. It was a luncheon and get together meeting specially" called for the purpose of urging as many Ro tarians as possible to attend Omaha day at the state fair Thursday. The greater percent of the Rotary club members expressed .their intention of mending the.fair in a body. Many of them will make the trip to Lincoln by automobile, t The regular weekly meetings and ; luncheon, held each Wednesday, will begin soon. While wheat gamblers and corn speculators are weeping over the lost game of food speculation, silver is be coming' a better speculation than wheat ever was. It took wheat years. to reach even a dollar a bushel, but silver bullion is creeping near the mark of $1 an ounce at present. Within the last year silver bullion has advanced over 30 cents an ounce in price and is still climbing. In the last twenty-four hours it ad vanced 2 cents. In the last three weeks it has advanced 12 cents per ounce. , Of course, it is not running loose on the market like wheat, corn, oats and hogs, so that it can readily be dealt in by the public from day to day; but the smelters, which are in the market for the silver ore, are find ing the price higher from day to day. Eastern capitalists are predicting dol lar silver. A year ago silver was worth in the neighborhood of 65 cents an ounce. Europe is demanding a lot of silver now for coinage and other purposes. The demand thus created has led to the boost in price. On July 6 last silver was quoted at 73 cents. July 19 it was quoted at 785 cents. August 7 it was quot ed at 81$4 cents August 14, it was i esterday, September 4, it was 93H and today it is quoted at 95$. The American Swelting and Refin ing company of Omaha gets the new quotations every morning and officials' there are greatly interested in the rapid advance. Incidentally persons all over the country who have held old silver mining shares in their trunks for years are becoming inter ested in the prospect of opening mines, which1 in the past have been considered nondividend-paying, while those who have stock in mines with tried and proven veins are doubly jubilant BURGLAR ESCAPES; SHOT ATM WOMAN Mrs. Hurth Battles With Thief Rifling Her Room, but He Escapes, Leaving the Spoils. Mrs. Pearl Hurth, 718 North Seven teenth street, surprised a burglar in the act of robbing heT home shortly before midnight Wednesday. She con fronted the intruder and he made his escape amid a hail of bullets from her revolver. She was awakened by an unusual noise and switched on the lights from the head of her bed. She saw a man rummaging through a pile of her clothes which he had taken to the center of the room. He raised up and shot at her, the bullet burying in the wall a few inches from her head. She reached for her revolver and returned the fire, but he plunged through the window and escaped. A bottle of chloroform was left behind by the thief and a quantity was spilled over clothes in a closet. ' Mrs. Hurth describes the intruder as being a white man about 24 or 25 years of age, six feet tall, weighing about 175 pounds, wearing dark trous ers, no coat, and a .turn-down panama hat. -. , Public Playgrounds : Closed on School Days With the opening of the yfchool year the public, playgrounds -have been closed Mondays to Fridays, in clusive, but to the kiddies, so "long as the weather continues pleasant, they will be open Saturdays and Sun days, i The closing of the Kountze park playgrounds was a sore disappoint ment to the youngsters who have been going there, and although no tice had been given, Monday night there were 100 or more of the little folks on the ground for their custo mary enjoyment. Registers Under Assumed Name and is Arrested William Graham, alias William Mc Donald was arrested at Imperial, Neb., by Deputy Marshall Lincoln, and is held on the charge of register ing under a name other than his own. Graham registered in Chicago, but left no address upon leaving for Ne braska. He went to Imperial where he- changed his name and was mar ried in a few weeks. He will be sent back to Chicago. When You" That luncheon you have planned will Pi be even more enjoyable with this cold, UntCltclin sustainingxbeverage. Your guests will relish the crisp, delicious taste of STORZ. It refreshes the thirsty palate, heartens the appetite and enriches the flavor of the food. Pure, nourishing and non-alcoholic. Served wherever invigorating and refreshing drinks are sold. For the dark beverage or der STORZ Bock; for the light, just say STORZ. Phone us to deliver a case at your .home. , . i Storz Beverage Jlce Co. Webster 221. Planning Board Would Eliminate the Crossings The City Planning commission has pretty well laid the foundation for eliminating all grade crossings of the Belt Line "railroad between Commer cial avenue and Dahlman boulevard, or better known as the extension of Thirty-second street. Members of the commission do not expect that the elimination of the nu merous grade crossings will be brought about in the immediate fu- Weak Kidneys Age You Too Soon Too many folks begin to suffer after middle age with lame, aching backs, distressing .kidney disorders and rheumatic aches and pains. Often this is due to faulty kidney action and there is dancer of heart trouble, dropsy, gravel, hardening , of the arteries, or Bright's - disease. Don't let weak kidneys age you. Use Doan's Kidney PiU.' They have restored thousands to vigorous condition. Praise From an Omaha Woman Mr. C. Kalmbaeh, 708 S. Seventeenth St says: - My Kidneys wars weak and the way they acted earned ma no end of annoyance. I suffered everything with lameness and pains in my back. Doan'i Kidney Pills soon regulated my kidneys and relieved me of all that suffering. I am always ready to recom mend Doan'a Kidney Pills:" DOAN'SW 60 at all Drug Stores Rter-rrdbin Co. rCWButfalo.NY ture. but assert that the elevation of the Belt Line track, now under way, and the elimination of several grade crossings between Cuming and Leav enworth streets is the entering wedge. With these eliminated, it is figured that by taking up other sections of the work at intervals it will be an easy matter and within a few years it will be possible to get in and out of the city without passing over railroad crossings that are at grade. Race Tickets for State Fair on Sale in Omaha Grand stand tickets for the horse! races at the State fair Thursday ar-i rived this morning and were placed on sale at the Beaton drug store. The Omaha crowd asked that a block of the tickets be sent here in order that those who are going to the fair for Omaha day might get their race seats reserved in good season. Bell-ans Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Onepackage proves it 25cat all druggists Bee Wants-Ads Produce Results, Alterations in Progress at the House of Menagh ANNEX mm rr I KintaJU OMAHA'S NEWEST GARMENT SHOP IN OMAHA'S FINEST BUILDING Within a few days The House of Menagh, located at 1613 Farnam street, will open an annex in the First Na tional Bank Building at 302 South 16th street. The cut above shows the alterations that are being made.. The store will consist of a beautiful display and sales room on the ground floor, and ample space has been secured in the basement by using adjoining space. The entire store will be beautifully decorated and will be a most IDEAL spot for Btiopping when complete. The cut shows the beautiful Italian marble and Birch stairway now under construction leading to the lower floor. The fresh air system of the building assures most pleasant shopping conditions. This shop will be operated under the name of The House of Menagh Annex and will fea ture the smartest apparel for women and misses Coats, Suits and Dresses at $12.50, $17.50 and $25.00- Nothing more. Announcement of opening date will appear in these columns later. Watch for this date. Pur chases reserved until the opening will mean a great saving, j , , . x-:ii 1 Adaptability An outstanding feature of Pierce-Arrojv truck performance is adaptability. In the widest variety of haulage problems, the , Pierce-Arrovv fleets have proved their ability to meet the most difficult conditions of service. Owners will tell you the details. . If you have a transportation problem, tell us about it, and we will put you in touch with a Pierce-Arrow owner who has solved a similar one for example: "4Ir. C. H. 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