WALLS OF IDEAL HOME RISING TO SECOND STORY
Diamond
Concrete
Blocks
Are Better
Will Maupin Has Real Money in Home
STEAM AND HOT
WATER HEATING
c. H. SOMMER.
Steani is easily conveyed from the
boiler to every room, in concealed
pipes and modern radiation Is beauti
ful and sightly. It never contami
nates the air of the house with
odors, nor with air front which the
oxygen has been burned. The amount
of heat In each room Is not depend
ent npon the wind and there are no
air ducts to make a possible lane for
fire.
Hot water heating Is Identical with
steam except that the principle of
latent heat usealde In steani Is not
used In' hot water and the high tem
perature attained in steani ts not
necessary with hot water. The entire
system, boiler, pipes and radiators is
filled with water. The expansion
through heat sends hot water to
eaf-h radiator. As it cools It con
tracts and becomes heavier and this
heavier water flows down the return
pipes to again be heated in the
boiler.
Hot water needs mors radiation for
it does not attain as much heat as
steani. On the other hand the greater
volume of hot water radiation cools
more slowly, or ‘holds’ the heat. In e
home this advantage is marked be
cause the temperature la held
throughout the night with greater
ease.
Hot water systems are impossible
of explosion and steam systems prac
tically so for modern radiators can
withstand 30 and 40 times the pres
sure attainable in a system.
Likes to Lay Concrete Masonry
•Mill Work
on Ground
to Be Put In
W orkmen Welcome Beautiful
Weather With Renewed Ac
tivity; Window Frames
Anchored in Concrete.
Nails Driven in Floor
Workmen welcomed with a re
newed activity the beautiful wrather
of the last week and the walla of
concrete masonry of the Ideal Fire
safe home are rapidly reaching the
eecond-story point.
To those unacquainted with what
Is concrete masonry the work being
done by Harry Roesslg of the
Diamond generate at this site will
he very Interesting. Built solidly
upon a 12-Inch wide basement founda
tion th< masonry wills are going up
eight Inches wide—with an air cham
ber In the center. The work is quite
feet but each block Is being set with
care and exactitude.
Mill work from M. A. Dlebrow &
Co. Is on the ground and window
frames are set each In place and
solidly anchored In concrete. Just
Incidentally the mill work Is of a
high grade and up to date each item
has come out to Job ‘‘right” to the
fraction of the inch. Interior fix
tures are being completed at the
mill at Eleventh and Nlcholns and
will be ready for Instant call when
needed.
During the coming week It Is ex
pected that C. I.. Rodstrom, the
plumber, will rough In some of his
work, and Charles Sommer will be
right with him in preparing the heat
ing plan. Rodstrom declares that
the plumber has to be on thb job
every bit of the time during the con
struction of the house for his work
must march along to fit in with the
construction.
‘‘When are you going to bring nut
those fine Crane fixtures we se
lected?” we asked Rodstrom.
"Just as late as I can,” he said.
"Fixtures of that or of any quality
are not things to' be set up while
heavy construction work Is going on,
and we don’t want to set any of
them In and have an accident hap
pen to one of them.”
Construction men ere taking a
great Interest In the Meyer steel form
concrete floor. Quite a number have
stopped by and given it an inspec
tlo'n and remarked upon its many
advantages In a house. The fact that
It is made of Haydite material for
the cement interests everyone, and
every now and then some one wants
Id see some nails driven in the con
“• Crete. Harry Roesslg has soma in
all reatfy for them, and a few experi
mental tugs convinces the skeptics
that Haydite concrete really holds a
nail.
Bright-Colored Homes*
L. J. Millard of the Independent
I.umber company predicts that dur
ing the coming year some of the
homes in Omaha will be finished in
brightly colored stuccos, and exterior
wall coverings whose colors will
match rainbow hues.
“California and Florida are seeing
houses put up with wonderful Italian
pinks, brilliant blues and greens, and
color combination! which heretofore
have only been seen in foreign coun
tries,” he said. Mr. Millard has just
returned from a trip to California.
New Plumbing Concern.
M. A. Schneider, master plumber,
has established an Independent
Plumbing concern in connection with
C. H. Sommer, heating specialist at
2202 South Sixteenth. Mr. Schneider
wil specialize on plumbing only.
4 ANY HOME
OLD OR NEW
||9 :annot be considered complete
H unless it contains adequate
H luggage. Traveling necessities
H of the better kind, at a price
H to fit your purse, are obtain
t ■ able at the store of
I FUELING&STEiRLE
■1 1803 Farnam JA 0273
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“I’ve got real money In The Ideal Kiresafe Home, now,” said Will M. Maupin as he dropped a roln Into the
cornerstone laid at the home. _
New Community
Structure Will Be
Formally Opened
“The Chiodone” Believed to
Mark New Era of Develop
ment on South Twenty
Fourth Street.
The formal opening of "The
Chiodone,” 1105 South Twenty fourth
street, will mark what Is believed to
be tne beginning of a new era of de
velopment of this north and south
thoroughfare.
This new community building Is
ow-ned by V. P. Chlodo and was erect
ed under his personal supervision. It
Is a fireproof building of substantial
design, and both exterior and interior
are finished In soft tones, with enough
refinements to please without Jarring
the sensibilities.
The ballroom, which has a small
stage, Is 97 by 54 feet and can accom
modate J.000 persons comfortably. Ad
joining it there ’ a reception room
with settees and too large paintings,
"First Phot at Torktown" and "Colum
bus Discovering America." The build
ing also has several rooms suitable for
lodge meetings.
The building is 175 feet long and
Is of concrete and steel construction.
The policy of the ballroom will be to
permit it* use by societies and clubs
[or dances and similar social events.
Mr. Chiodo said be built this splen
did structure with the thought that
eventually Twenty-fourth street will
he Omaha's great thoroughfare.
Improvement club people in the
vicinity of the new Chiodo community
building are now importuning the city
official to establish a psrk and play
ground on the vacant tract along
Twenty-fourth street, between Popple
ton avenue and Hickory street.
HOT WATER ON TAP
ALWAYS AT HOME
Hot water, which plays an im
portant part in the daily life of the
modern family will be always ready
at the turn of the faucet in the Idea]
FIresafe Home. "Everhot.” the ad
vantages of which are extolled ir
Omaha by R. S. Fenach. has beer
selected aa the automatic hot water
system and will l>e installed by C. R
Rodstrom as a part of the plumbing
Everhot service is based on thr
thought that there must always bf
at hand for use a tankful of water
at a certain degree. The system
provides that It may be ready a.1
degrees of 130 to 175 fahrenhelt bul
most families find that water al
about 130 is the handiest, The heat
ing element is a sturdy boiler of cop.
periled dfeel. under which is a senrl
bunsen burner.
A thermo valve shuts off the heat
when the water has attained the de
aired degree and merely keeps it at
that temperature. The use of water
brings fresh cold water into the tank
and the valve immediately starts the
flame to heating It again. The
model to be Installed In the home
of The Omaha Bee la the Kverhot
Junior.
Building Notes.
C. H. Sommer reports that job* are
keeping him busy. He completed the
roughing in at Or. W. H. Schmldt’i
for a United States Radiator heatleg
plant with a D. and T. system, and 1*
starting out this week at C. G. John
son’s new home at Fifty-third and
Howard, and la renovating the heat
ing at the Busch home en Thirty
eighth avenue, and a new system for
the Bromley building.
Like a pall In the room
The dust cloud hung;
While she breathed front her bronn
The rust in her lung.
_ _ _ Establish** 19H
Kelvmator
Electric Refrigeration
I The Simple Facts About
Kelvinator Refrigeration
Sold on Terms
Kelvinator fits right into the ice
compartment of the refrigerator
you now have. Mechanical parts
can be placed in the basement or
some other out-of-the-way place.
Kelvinator supplies dry and even
cold, keeping the food at an even
temperature at all times. In its ice
trays it freezes cakes or ice for
table use. Also freezes desserts.
It is economical. It saves food and
ice bills. It is sanitary. It is con
venient and inexpensive to operate.
Call AT. 3100 for
Fu 11 Particulars
Low Rates—-Courtesy—Service
WALL PAPERS ARE
MORE DECORATIVE
Style* change 1n home decoration
and the edict of decorator* that walls
were merely dull background Is being
superseded by the thought that
decorative design* improve the ap
pearance of a room and give It a
warmth. So say* J. M. Anderson, ami
as proof of it he I* showing a new
line of warm toned paper* with com
plete designs taking the place of
background! In thl* season's Niagara
paper*.
Narrow band# or border* will be
used a great deal, echoing the tone
of the hanging* and giving an effect
not achieved with the old style wide
border. More definite pattern*, with
richer tones and tapestries in great
profusion are shown.
MEYER
STEELFORMS
are being used to construct 'he
] concrete first floor of the Bee
I Model Home. No fire dangers, no
rodents, no cracked wall* and call
ing!. no squeaky floors and sound
j proof. Reduces insurance rates.
Think It over for your home.
CONCRETE ENGINEERING CO. <
11 til Floor Ob"1i» Not’l Bank Bldf.
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A Richards-Wilcox Door
Pays Its Own Way
Insurance premiums on The Ideal
Firesafe Home will be lower
when the inspector -knows that a
Richards - Wilcox “FyeR - Wall”
door stands between garage and
basement.
Sold and Imtallcd in Channel Steel M»uUctur*s kr
Frame by *“■*225: c”
Gate City Iron Works
11th and Seward Streets AT. 1151
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Murphy Varnish
Is Being Used Ex
clusively in The Omaha
Bee Firesafe Home.
a Distributors
CLASS & PAINT COMPANY
14* at Harney
“A Progressive Company In a Progressive City”
Do You Plan to Build?
Careful and reliable estimates of the cost
of any sort of construction are necessary.
We Can Furnish Them — and will be glad
to figure your job with you.
DAVE E. JOHNSON
CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
4137 Lake Street WA Inut 0932
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Kred Albers, who is declared to be one of the most experienced concrete
men in Omaha, is busy as the proverbial heaver. He's called upon to do a
lot of the “fancy stuff” in building the Ideal Firesafe Hume walls and corners.
“Sommer Beats Winter”
June In Every Room
» How have you gone through the Winter—
with shivers and shakes or with comfort
and content? If your home hasn't been
comfortable, now is a good time to think
about putting it right. §
The only heat that heats a house all over—evenly—com
fortably—that gives the joy of June to erery room—is radia
tor heat.
Radiation is the even distribution of heat. And unleas
l s heat is evenly distributed a house can’t be evenly warm.
Then, too, moist sir at 68 degrees feels warmer than dry air
at 72.
Yes, now is the time to think about your next Winter’s
heating problem, '’hen you don’t need heat—in the Spring
and Summer months—is the time to install a new heating plr.nt
or have the old or.e put in order.
Heat bv radiator. That's the way to more comfort end
better health. 1 1
Writs or Phone for Booklet
c C.H. SOMMER
Hot W»i»r Heating Engineer and Contractor '
2202 So. 16th St. A'*°“
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Ton need this protection to health — and to
! save your pne draperies and nails from dirt
SLYKER
RADIATOR FURNITURE
A necessity—noi a luxury in the home. Not only keeping the at
mosphere properly charged with moisture: but absolutely prevent
jj tng the destructive tadiator smudge that ruins tine drapes snd de i
rate walls. Adds value to your decorative effects, having the ap
pearance and utility of furniture Made of welded sheet sieel. Fin
ished in six coats of enamel. Colors are mahogany walnut, ivory
and white Made in three popular styles Nlea ured and fined to
your radiators
PRICES ARE LOW
Phone ns or wme tor estimate on ynur requirement! e haw ample fa.il’
Hies tor prompt hanStmi of your ordera — lar|e factory — exrert workmen
American Appliance Co.
1214 Harney Street
Factory Rcprearntslivr. AT laatic 473#
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Here Are 10
of the many
Reasons Why
't —Waterproof
M You can drop one in
” a barrel of water,
at the end of 48
hours it will show
leas than 4% of
moisture absorption.
These same blocks
will not crush at
less than an aver
age pressure of
170,000 pounds.
—Besser Made
Scientifically made
in a high pressure
machine.
—New Three
pole Type
50% more strength,
with four cross
webs instead of
—Easy to Lay
Perfectly balanced
and do not require
keying and no trou
ble about the frac
tions with the four
cross webs.
—Perfect Air
Circulation
Both horisontal and
perpendicular free
air circulation.
—Steam Cured
In our kilns and
then given 28 days
of air curing.
i *■ —Plaster on
4 J Wall
Plaster right on the
wall on these blocks .
—the plaster holds
perfectly and does
nvt “sweat.”
—Construction
Department
Managed by Henry
Roessig, competent
constructionist and
expert concrete au
thority.
—Satisfied
Customers
Our firm policy is
to see you satisfied
and pleased — and
we know that our
blocks and service
can do it
Diamond Concrete
Blocks are being used in
the Ideal Firesafe
Home. Inspect them and
the masonry construc
tion.
We make concrete blocks,
concrete chimney blocks,
porch piers, sills, lintels,
flue lining, lawn and gar
den furniture.
Diamond Concrete
Products Co.
42d and Parker Sts.
WA. 6773
Frank Wkipparma*. Maaagar
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