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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1917)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 50, 1917. 6 C Is a Safe and Money Making Investment at All Times ESI A IE OMAHA OMAHA DOLLARS CLINK OUT SONG OF PATRIOTISM Gate City Lives Up to Its Repu tation of Being on the Job When Country Calls. Omaha has been "on the job" early and late, in season and out of season in patriotic activities ever since this county joined in the great war and, in fact, before that time in the relieving of distress among the war-oppressed peoples. The city has responded in every instance with more than its share of work and money. In sonic cases it has done double what it was ex pected to do. There has been such an outpouring of money into patri otic funds as has never , been seen before. The name of Omaha is known in Washington with the high est honor for what the people of Omaha have done and arc doing to help Uncle Sain in his stupendous undertaking. , Liberty Loan Record. Right from the start Omaha took a proud place in the Liberty loan drives. In the. first loan Omaha raised half of the total raised in the state. Omaha subscribed $9,083,000. In the second drive Omaha sub scribed two and a half times its mini muni quota and nearly 50 per cent more than its maximum quota. Omaha's minimum quota was $4,733, 200; its maximum quota was $7,888, 300. It raised $11,388,500. This is a record that brought words of com mendation from Washington. Nebraska subscribed to the second Liberty loan, $33,317,200, which was several millions more than its mini mum quota of $29,640,000. Kansas City, Mo., raised just a trifle more than its maximum quota of $19,423,000,' subscribing $20,142,000. Denver also went just a trifle over its maximum quota of $13,174,900, subscribing $14,913,600 Women in Front Rank. The women of Omaha have been and are tireless in their war work. Not only do they display tireless enerby, but a great deal of executive ability as well. Their activities in the Red Cross are 'manifold. Their surgical dress ing department in the Haird building is in charge of Mrs. O. C. Redick. Hospital supplies are being made by 112 auxiliaries under direction of Mrs. C. T. Kountze. The knitting section is directed by Mrs. A. W. JcrTeris. The downtown workroom is in charge of Mrs. V. W. Carmichael. Mrs. Luther Kountze looks after the canteen at Fort Oma ha. Mrs. C. M. Wilhelm is at the head of the civilian relief department. Mrs. T. L. Davis had charge of the big work of sending Christmas pack ets to the soldiers in camps. The local chapter of the National League for Woman service has quar ters in the court house. Here the women engage in knitting, mending for the soldiers at Forts Omaha and Crook and the sending of comfort kits to the soldiers. Miss Millard in Charge. Miss Carrie Millard has charge of the war relief work in the Haird building. Here surgical dressings and hospital supplies for the allies are made. Here also is a mlting pt for old jewelry from the proceeds of which funds are secured for the work. Garments and supplies for refugees ind war-stricken populations arc be ing prepared by the Duryea war re lief, conducted by the Vassar cljM). A number of Red Cross auxiliaries ire formed in the public schools. They have several thousand members. They make things and raise money for various things. Some schools I have l.f.ught Liberty bonds. Children have Kiv'n over their play hours tn this work and many of tln-ir parent L.ne given up other actiitie.i to give as much time as possible toward work. Knitting schools where women are taught to knit are among the war j activities of the local Red Cross. Ne- j braska's total Red (.joss membership I today is larger per capita than that ; of any other state. Banner "Y. M." Drive. Then there's the Young .Men's Christian association. Karly in the summer Omaha poured $18,500 into this work before its object was well known. And when the big war drive , for $35,000,000 for the nation came, , in November, Omaha and Nebraska headed the list with the largest per capita subscriptions in the country. Omaha's apportionment in this drive was $75,000. business men met ; and decided Omaha would give more. I So they set the figure at $100,000. Rut nothing could stop Omaha and the city "came through" with a gift j of $125,000 to the Young Men's Christian association work. The Omaha Roy Scouts lmvc been a big factor in war activities. Willing j hands and tireless legs have been en- j listed by the hundreds ami the , youngsters made liotise-to-housc can- j vassos. They reach people who could not be reached in any other way. ! Works the "Left Overs." In the first Red Cross membership, ' last May, the Scouts worked the last two days of the campaign and b- ! tatncd 820 members, just from the "left overs," as it were. Last June, in the first Liberty i loan drive, the Scouts secured 1,187 ! subscriptions, aggregating $251,650. 1 Seventy-two Scouts secured war scrv- j ice medals from the government in i recognition of their work. I In the Red Cross campaign of i June they secured 4,248 pledges ; amounting to $16,480. ! They sold 7,951 bonds of the second Liberty loan, aggregating $441,750 in , value. War service medals from the government were secured by 68 j Scouts for their work in this drive, j In the two final days of the food i pledge card campaign they mane a house-to-housc canvass and secured 11.800 signatures to pledge cards. The Scouts worked the downtown j theaters in the campaign to get mem- ( bers for the Christmas fund. i Soldiers Treated Royally. The soldiers' stationed at Omaha's two forts are treated better, it is said, than those stationed at any city be cause of the many civilian war activi ties and the comprehensive way in which they have taken up the needs of the soldiers. The Omalu Rotary club saw the need of a downtown club bouse where the soldiers could "loaf," play pool, smoke or play games. They needed a place they could call their own. The Rotary club raised $3,000 among its members and within 10 days had an ideal club house furnished and run ning. The old Omaha Racquet club building at Scvententh and Howard streets, was fitted up for this purpose. Centrally located and splendidly equipped, it is just the thing needed for this purpose and has a large patronage from the boys in khaki. It BUILDING AND LOAN ' FIRMS SHOW GAINS is appropriately named the "Khaki club." The suffering of the Jews, Armen ians, Syrians and other war-stricken peoples have been alleviated by the generositv of Omahans. Many thou sands of dollars have been raised by Omaha Jews and forwarded for the relief of Jews in the warring countries. A drive for Armenian and Syrian re lief this winter brought in $20,328 from the state, Omaha contributing by far the largest part of this. The First Unitarian church of Omaha gave $1, 775 and the First Methodist church $1,046. Omaha kept up its enviable reputa tion for liberal war giving in the Red Cross membership drive, which has just been completed. The managers of the campaign started out with the purpose of obtaining 40,000 members. I about one in live of Omaha's popula tion. I hey ended by getting twice that number. Despite War Drain, Nine Sav ings Associations in Omaha Report Total Gain of $3,800,000 in Assets. Nine building, saving and loan as sociations doing Inisinc-s in Omaha lound out the year with a moderate increase in new business and normal earnings. During the first half of the year an abundance of money and steady demand carried gaias almost to a record. The federal government did not start combing the country for war money until June, and the effect of Liberty loans on investment say ings was not manifest until later in the year. Nevertheless the associa tions report a total gain of $3,800,000 for the 12 months, all but $325,000 cleaned up in the first six months. The assets of all associations oper ating in the ci'v total $35,250,000, a gain of $3,800,0110 during the year. At the close of the year, June 30 last, the aggregate assets of all Nebraska asso ciations were $54,545,000. of which Omaha associations now hold 64 per cent of the total. 1'reoiit assets of the nine Omaha associations and the earnings for the last six months of 1917 arc as fol lows: .N,uu A?3'l.i. PIvhlcmlH. i 'nnsrviiliv Loan aii'l Saving Hx.soriiiUon. . .$14,000,000 $290,000 Omaha l.o.m nml liuii'l- liifT nxnnrlatlnn 10,600,000 200.000 Occidental liullcUnB and I .on n iiMorlatloii 6,600.000 100,184 Ni'braHka HilvIiiks and Loan a'sorlallon 1,300,000 30,000 Comtn-ri'l.'il SavliiKS and loan ana..laUoii I,:i0,000 33,000 it:,nU,.t'M Siivlnir find Loan aRNUi liitinn 610,000 1 3,000 I'rilcli'lilial HavltlKH and I .on ti iimro( ia I Ion. . . . 440. ooo 9,s;o Slato HavlnK.l nnd I. null imiinrlnlloii 300,000 4,975 Home HavliiKi ami Loan assoilallon 106,000 2.&00 Total! $35,166,000 $684,909 Reduction in Interest. An important feature of the year's business was the reduction in inter est rates of loans inaugurated by the Conservative, Omaha and Nebraska associations last April. These asso ciations have been pioneers in re ducing cost of loans to home build ers, fulfilling their creative purpose of advancing home ownership at the least possible cost. A flat rate of 6 per cent on old and new loans went into effect at the end of the first quar ter, resulting in a reduction of the dividend rate from 6 and 5.5 to 5 per cent flat. No change was made by the six remaining associations, their interest rates standing at 7.2 per cent and up, and dividend rates ranging from 5.5 to 7.5 per cent. (..'hecks for the dividends have been sent out as a New Year's greeting to holders of paid-up stock, while in stallment shareholders are accredited with their proportionate share. Prospects for the new year differ materially from those of a year ago. Association managers generally do not look for much growth while the war lasts. Collector of Customs Has Light Year Because of War Collector of Customs C. W. Mc Cutie for this district reports a de crease of more than 50 per cent in the value of imports received in 1917, as compared with those received in 1916. In I'M 6 the value was $907,428, and in l'M7 they were only $427,201. a de crease of $480,227. The was is re sponsible for the decrease. Goods to the value of $93,185 came in through the port of Omaha free of duty in 1917, and $334,016 worth of goods were dutiable. The total duties collected here in 1917 were $50,681. compared with $69,473 in 1916. The decrease in duties collected is, there fore, not decreased as much as the value of goods imported. In 1914, the year before the war started, $176,600 in duties were collected at Omaha. MUNY WATER PLANT HAS BIG. RESERVE Balance 3heet of Metropolitan Board Shows Accumulation of Nearly $2,000,000 Since 1912. The balance sheet of the Mcropoli tan Water board fur December 1 shows that since the citv took over the plant on July 1, 1912, the plant has accumulated in reserves and ap parent saving, $1,912,817, divided as follows: Reserve for depreciation, $553,068; miscellaneous reserves, $02,749; re serve for sinking fund, including $500,000 bonds destroved, $723,000; surplus fund, $574,000. the plant has cost to date $7,603,677, which in cludes improvements, the latest of which is being completed at the Wal nut Hill pumping station. During November, 1917, the last completed monthly report, the pump age was 1 6,760,000 gallons per day at an average cost of 16 cents per 1,000 gallons, including interest and depreciation charges. During 1916 the average cost per 1,000 gallons de livered through the meters was 16 cents and the average charge to con sumers was 16.8 cents per 1,000 gal lons. Daily Post, $2,421. The average daily cost of the plant operation during November was $2, 421. There are 327 miles of mains and 31,536 services. The . average daily consumption per person is 94 gallons. For eleven months of this year of to December 1, the plant has con sumed 19,611 tons of coal. Total interest paid by the city for five years and five months of owner ship to December 1, was $1,808,000. The sedimentation basins at Flor ence have a capacity of 85,000,000 gal- Moved Buildings for Sale to Be We have been instructed to clear the ground we recently sold to Spraguc Tire & Rubber Company. This ground is located on the south side of Izard Street, between 18th and 19th Streets. On this property there are ten houses, which must be moved or torn down. These houses are numbered as follows: 916 N. 18th Street 5 rooms 918 N. 18th Street 4 rooms 920 N. 18th Street 4 rooms 922 N. 18th Street ..7 rooms 1809 Izard Street 5 rooms 1811 Izard Street 6 rooms 1813 Izard Street 6 rooms 1815 Izard Street 6 rooms 1817 Izard Street 7 rooms 1819 Izard Street 7 rooms We will receive bids up to Saturday noon, January 5, 1918, for the above described buildings. Same to be moved from the premises occupied on or before January 15, 1918. Write out your bid and specify exactly what building or buildings you are bidding on. Also write on envelope "Removal Bid." No bids will be open ed until Saturday, January 5, 1918, at 2 P. M. Buildings will positively be sold to highest bidder in each case. In event two or more bids for one prop erty are identically the same,, the first bid received will be given preference. Terms 2or cr.sh on acceptance of bid, balance before house or houses are removed. Mail or bring your bids to A. P. TUKEY & SON, (Realtors) Ions. The average regular monthly payroll of the plant, is $10,008. The water board is building an ice plant at the l'opplcton avenue pump ing station and expects to be ready to deliver ice on May 1 at a rate less than it is now being sold in Omaha. Real Estate Transfers Show Increase in 1917 A substantial increase in the num ber of real estate transfers in Doug las county is evidenced in the annual report of Harry l'earce, registrar of deeds. The money involved in the transactions, however, is slightly less than in the previous year. The number of deeds recorded in 1917 was 7,077, while in 1916 only 6,4o5 were entered. The considera tions this year on the recorded deeds amounts to $13,452,531, as compared with $14,430,021. From September 8, 1916, until July 27, 1917, when the law requiring the actual amount of the consideration to be stated went into effect, many deeds were recorded with an avowed consideration of only "$1 and other valuable consideration." This probably accounts for the ap parent decrease in the amount of money involved in the real estate sales. Farm leans and all mortgages show decided increase. TELEPHONE BUILDING The Elwood OMAHA'S MOST BEAUTIFUL, APART MENT. FIREPROOF. Klegant In every appointment. Those fine, new apartments are receiving (he finishing touches. A few more suites are now ready for Inspection and occupancy. Decorations selected by tenants. INSPECT THEM TODAY 2 TO 5 P. M. Attendant on the premise. Peo the delightful model apartment furnished hy Orchard & Wilhelm. Como this after noon and let us show you through Omaha's most beautiful, finest furnished and most desirable apartment homes. Flvo rooms, with every modern conven ience. I'hono rjoiiff. 2221, or Walnut 3fiD4, any time, any day, and wo will gladly take you out In cloned car. The Elwood In Dumlee, 49th and Lincoln Highway. No General Revision of Coke Prices in 1918 Washington, Dec. 29. There will he no general revision of coke prices for the year 1918. Fuel Administrator (iarfield today issued an order con tinuing in force the prices fixed last September. Dodge Street Bargain A two-flat brick building renting for S0 per month; located east of 24th St. The rcgradlng of this street will mean bi increase In values. Offered for a short time at J 1 1,000 ; reasonable terms. BEAUTIFUL MERCER PARK, Where every lot fronts on a boulevard. All specials In and paid for; served by three car lines; every lot a perfect home site, having frontage from 60 to "3 feet. NO FRAME HOUSE PERMITTED in this exclusive residental district. Prices and terms very reasonable. $50 CASH, Balance only J15 per month, puts you In possession of a splendid 4-room house, with large garden space, chicken house, chicken yard 30x60 feet, fenced with 6 foot woven wire; has good well; close to Grand Ave. car and Central Park school. Price $1,550. Your Liberty bond accepted us first raymont. W. Farnam Smith & Co. 1320 Farnam St. Tel. Doug. 1064. Evenings, I'olfax 1073. . i 1 j4fMmi Safe ij ' 'i - iCf;tf 1 sf h -Jf will s Ju - i Hi!iiiiinHijfeiapisti;iii3n - iiii mi ji 1 u liiijyiii'i i I -ik .s3i& 1 ' - ' - , ' r jifafctfcawwi ii m J The new home. of the Nebraska Telephone Co. is in the process of erec tion, the structural steel work being about completed. This building, when ; completed, will be another addition to Omaha's skyscraper family. The ' completed structure will represent an investment of about one million dol lars and has been made necessary by the rajiid increase In subscribers in the territory of which Omaha is the center. Its location at 19th and Doug las streets is in line with the pronounced activity in this particular neigh borhood. It is directly across the street from the new Masonic Temple and just one block from the new Athletic club. 1918 BUNGALOWS We have sold ALL of the beautiful Bungalows that we built in Minne Lusa and now we are building a dozen more, 5, 6 and 7 room homes in that fine addition, that are ahead of anything ever built in Omaha, more complete, more artistic, still better arrange ments and still finer finish and the LOCATION is getting better every day, in fact, just the kind of home you will be proud of. They will be sold BEFORE be ing completed, so if you are going to buy, ACT NOW. We sell on easy terms at low rates of interest. LET US SHOW YOU Sundays call: F. L. Gallup, Colfax 120, or E. A. Hoisington, Colfax 2202. Charles W. Martin & Co. Start the New Year With This Resolution I Will Own My Own Home There is no belter time than the present to make the necessary beginning. If you can not afford to buy or build the home at once, start on your way by purchasing the building site, set aside some of your earnings each month and get the lot paid for. Then, the home will follow easily. Think this over and act capacities are on the increase. while your earning Building costs are high at the present time, but a good building site can be obtained now without a proportionate advance in price. For this reason now is the time to buy. Advances in the value of vacant properties are sure to take place and follow in line with all other prices. Buy now, and before this con dition takes place. Lock wood and Dundee Heights offer an unusual opportunity at this time for the per son who wants to plan a home at any time in the near future. Let us show you the unsold lots in these West Side Additions, or send you plats and prices. SHULER & CARY Realtors. Phone Douglas ."074. 20 1 Keeline Building. 620 First National Bank Bldg. Phone Douglas 502. SPRAGUE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY 1106-7 W. 0. W. Bldg., Omaha, Neb. Telephones Doug 15(33, Tyler 3032. Realtors. 742 Omaha Nat. Bk. Bldg. Tyler 187. When Buying Advertised Goods Say You Read of Them in The Bee i