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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1907)
iE OMAHA SUNDAY DEE: OCTOBER 13, 1007. Fall Opening Sale Desks and Offioa Appliances We've just opened up several carloads of new desks, in cluding the modern style Sanitary Base Desk see cut in beautiful satin wax finish; perfect workmanship. Popular Prices. Prevail In fact we are mak ing very special prices to get you better ac quainted with 'this, the largest desk and office supply depart ment west of Chicago. 13 W inv'U you to 8e this wcial Ethibil, whet er or not yon intsnl t purchase. It's well worth your time to look, to get posted, to com pare, to criticise. "We know the quality of our goods and the extremely low price will interest the most exacting. Solo agentt for 6lobrvricln "Elastic" Bookcases. They grow with your library. Sole agents for 'cb?Vrnlckr Filing and Syetematlzlcg Devices. Save time and trouble. rchard & Wilhelm 414-1013 South Sixteenth Street RMS m USE BUSY mm BDODEBS REASONS FOR BUILDING NOW Omaha Man Tells Why He ii at Last Starting Work. Building Operations for September TYROLEAN GABLES ON BOYD HOUSE novelty la Loral Archltrvtare that Has Met Approval, Both for ll Beaaty and Geaeral ttllltr. "I've rrado the plunge," Bald a man who has been "figuring" on building a home for several years. "I've been too conservative and didn't give Omaha credit for growing as rapidly ae It has. I put off building my home and kept putting It off. Building ma terial was going up and I thought I would wait until It came down. Hut , I have watched my friends erecting homes In the city and I have seen them selling them at an Increased price. Lumber continues to go up and the city continues to grow ao fast I can't keep up on the statistics. Now i I have Just had my lumber hill figured up and It isn't so bad after all. Anyway, I don't care how much building materials advance now, for every advance moans money In my pocket. And I know the city Is growing very fast. Therefore I feel glad that I am building a home In Omaha." i Building operations for Si-ptember In forty-five of the principal cities show a decrease of 12 per cent compared with the corresponding month a year ago. Permits were taken out In these cities, according to official reports to Construction News, for 12.624 buildings, Involving a total cost of $36,9S0.UA. against 11,810 buildings, ag gregating In cost H2.150.SW. a gain of Bit buildings and a decrease In Cost of $5,170. 262, or 12 per cent. The totals In detail are as follows: Spokane 7 and Tacoma 49. Building la unusually active In Duluth. where the gain was 199 per cent, San Antonio 141, Balti more 66, Birmingham W, Grand Rapids T, Columbus 41, Rochester J6, Philadelphia 29. Toledo 25, Denver 23, Lincoln (Neb.) 23, Omaha 18, Kansas City IS. The most notable decrease was In New Tork City, where building fell off 47 per cent. Otherwise thers was no unusually heavy decreases. The heaviest were In cities of very moderate slse at remote CITT. BEFORE COLD WEATHER OOXXS, TOU SHOUX.D HAN 8UE THAT TOUS PLUMLIMG AND HEATING plant Is In perfect order. We hive a 1nrpr fnreo of mechanic? and can assure you of first-class work. ORDERS IHOVLD BO FLAOID AT OKCB as the first cold weather will mean a rush of orders for repairs. We also nave con stantly on hand the largest atock of plumbers supplies In Omaha Insuring prompt and satisfactory service. Phone us without delay. J0ONSQN-R0WE-DALY COMPANY 14U EOWAJtS STMIT. EaSSE VKOHB DOUGLAS 898. iff SSL THE 10ll?u'ilBIKIH5!fl' GREATEST OF it-t?ns NO STOVE POLIGH "-Hi "... , : lit 1 'Sl'i'lWDliniiw, .-. . - :,... - j ' .. ., i ?,. .. it' ' ' V To Baking Demonstration fcVery Afternoon 1 Until 6 O'clock , Notice Every house keepttr will bn presented with a Pastrv Mixing Fork FREE. Cash or Terms blitMjtlGIIAM STEEL RA11GE CO. Manufacturer. 1904 Farnam St.. Tel. Dour. 62il Omaha Horse Show October 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 At this great equine festival, the fascinating; performances ot which win be held In the Omaha Aud itorium, the finest horsea In the United Btatea and Canada will be exhibited. , P1RST.CLAS8 IN EVERY DETAIL 6 eats Now on Sale POPULAR PRICES Inquire at AUDITORIUM LYJATTHEWS, nrssTTT TRUta xr oxiia. UfllM, Room 4, lulimu Mlook. X. Cor. lath ml Uoiflu. Itatrmaos 1681 Uouglu. Good Sot Teeth 84.50 Alveolar System 1 3.00 KiaW Crow no 4.60 Brldca Teeth M-SO AmaTtiam FHltnf SO 8ilvr tllllnes 1 Ueld rilllnxs. uu from 81.00 VTotk Warra&M4 Tea Tears. I give Ijiuifnlng Clu or Vitalised Air (or the painless eitractlon of teeth. Que 'Unes till I. Sundays 10 to t. THE PAINLESQ DEN TIST On the new home of Frank Boyd, assist ant cashier oCthe Omaha National bank, a roof of uncommon type Is being placed. It Is somewhat after the style of those found In the Tyrolean Alps. It Is of the gable type, with the two sides slanting at an acute angle. The apex of the gable ex tends out far from the end of She house, while at the base of the gable the roof comes close In to the end of the house. In other words, the roof narrows from the top line of the gable down to the eaves at either side. It Is cla'med by architects that this method of roofing Is scientific for the reason that it Is adapted somewhat to the slant of the si n's rays. It Is nlso said to make a more sightly roof than one that Is strictly uniform In size from apex to eaves. "Tile work and porcelain brick and tile have not come to anywhere near their due development In . this country," said an Omaha contractor who has returned from a trip to Europe. "The uses of these things In Europe embrace almost every depart ment of the house and they are used unl- , veisally. They even make stoves out of them. I "Why they are not more generally used In this country I ' can hardly tell, for the surface of a glased brick or tile. Is the Ideal 1 surface for the home. It Is not porous and a germ corJdn't find a sticking place on It. Tou can wash off any kind of dirt by merely passing a damp cloth over It, and .for beauty it la unsurpassed. The beau tiful designs Into which glsxed tile a.id brick are wrought In foreign lands, par- , tloularly In Germany, are meYvelous. Man- ufacturera thers make great pictures on tile, pictures that would fill the side of a room, and they are wrought in colors on tho embossed surface. When the whole is piiit together It Is prettier than the finest wall paper and you could turn a hose on It without doing It any harm whatever. It will last forever and be a thing of beauty and usefulness always.' Building continues to be pushed ener getically In the Cut-Oft lake colony of livers of the simple life In Spite, of the fact that ."winter Is coming on: apace. Several houses thers are nearlng completion and will bs occupied on occasions for skating and Ice boating parties. Several families are going to occupy their houses all winter. "We are going to build our own fur niture," said John Sorenson, who Is build ing fa house down on the Rod and Oun club grounds. "The construction of chairs and tables after the mission style Is a thing that anyone who Is handy with a saw and hammer can do. There Is no turned wcrk to It and the construction of this style of furniture Is simply a matter of sawing out boards and putting them together. We shall take our time to this part of the Work when we have our house up and the wintry wind shut out and we anticipate It as a pleasure rather than work." i Alarming reports of the disappearance o lumber and a threatening and even an im pending lumber famine have been coming In for a long time. The-country has grown so rapidly that the forests have been ex hausted about ten times as fast as new timber grows. Now the government Is taking a hand with a view to remedying the evil or at least warding off the threat ening exhaustion of the lumber supply. A series of experiments are to be tried for the purpose of discovering a method of preserving lumber. Boards of dllerent kinds of wood will be treated chemically and then placed side by aide to endure the test of wind and weather. If a successful method can be found, several sawmills In the timber country are ready to Install auxiliary plants In connection with their mills where the lumber will be given the chemical treatment before being sold. I have had several calls for plans of dwellings In the German style." said a local architect. "The Germans, It Is true, have taken good points from all the na tions, and hav combined them with re markable taste. Within a year there will be several dwellings In On aha of this type, with storied gables, hipped roofs in two divisions, wide eaves and rough ce ment and timbered s-alls. In their Interiors they embody simplicity, i Thers are fine effects ot wainscoailng grouping ot windows and development o. the alcove. The very kitchens ars artistic. The style Is, If anything, a' trltle too simple for the American taste. It speaks ot rlulc. asceticism In Its tines. This Is tplcal ol ths German character. However, by tht addition of hangings and drawings anu pretty furniture a home of this kind can be made moat attractlvs on the Inside." Ths building association method of erect ing homes Is very pepular In Omaha. B the terms made through these asiocians the house builder can erect a home and py for It at about ths rats rent would cost him, constantly reducing the debt until In ths course of several years the horns Is paid tor with no mors expense than ths monthly rent. It Is a common lament among those who have paid rent for a number of years that they did not earlier think of buying a home. It they had done so they would have the home paid for and would have paid out no more money thai, they did for rent. The Omaha Loan and Building association has funu-ihed the money to build 1M homes during the first Bins months of ths present year. The Conservative has built an equal number. Npw York, Including Manhattan and Bronx ChlCBKO San Francisco rhllanelpMa Pt. IxmUs , Pittsburg Seattle Los Angeles I'ortlnnd, Ore Kansas City, Mo Cleveland Baltimore , Buffalo, N. Y Newark Milwaukee Bochester Indienspolla Washington Fpokane St. Paul , Cincinnati Omaha ' Denver Columbus , Toledo Duluth Tacoma, Wash Sun Antonio O'and Rapids Dillas '. fait Lake City Louisville t Fort Worth New Orleans Allegheny Worces'er Wlll-es-Barre L'nroln, Neb , Birmingham , ''rr!"rr Terre Haute Torek a Peterson r , Mobile Davenport , 1907. No. I of Cost. Bldgsj Total. 5161 7! l.rtM 825 81 1.2't 737 3Vil S.'j R:i 2o; 2?7i 215 ii-1 174 ars 3W 211 2o2l 1 134 2,71 212 115 oo 2"3l 2 107! 141 B! 2M 72 62 82 45 C0 1 221 85 1 4.1 61 36 1(1 19U& IGalnf t S.V.S.174 5.52.1.G6 s.;m.m 8.113S10I l.ytw.K 1.124. (32 1,116 EXrl; 011.706 S22.4'7 S74.iri 824.215 fisx (nm t.26.0Kfi 5X0. 1.t2 4.6.ff5 441. 6 W 44fi.llS 416.610 410.612 472.230 858.1V 16.1.T a.4'w 300,456 2.2ol 237.3251 211.7.0 206,1' 0' 1M,' 1M0.2SOI 163.S!2 1S5.178 113.350 103.660 103 22SI 10?.21ol 101.00)1 P0,4!)0) 75.261 aural 41.1001 S3.030I No. I of I Bldgsl 4T 1,0K LOO" 1.156 91 i 3f.4 6761 6IU 2331 35i 6-151 ' 2251 321 16 814 123 850 315 144 2431 133 88 1!M U8I 120 Cost. 12.621 I36.9SO, .61 l 161 126 74 2T 47 63 86 64 421 70 361 K til 41 37i 11.810 $1 1.404.260 4.67U.&V 2.414.3501 2,031.06.4 ... 1.2;)6.:5 ... 123 27 1.020,774 440,440 78i,640 871.4'JI ... 4!) 377 7,970 ... 732.451 ... 633.305 ... 34 525 43S.26!) 8V.t,7W ... 2'J,75 87 9i1 ... 46.770 ... 335.450 S Z2l 262. 832 1 26510 113.135. 2"2.130 101.0051 130,15i 246.S24 , 3 150!. 234.62.V. 150.66) 267,7:51.. 179 03i. 181 172,. 170 i)"6j. f3 '91 65 73") 158.230'. M) Ctnl. M.45oL 78.197!.. 80 176'.. 81.3751.. 42,150,868.. lfl 23) 41 25 1991 4l 1411 97 21 1 88 25 ST7 39 23 65 ..... 36 9 48 59 Of the forty-five cities there were losses In twenty-two and gans In twenty-one Only two of the big cities showing Impor tant Increases, and these were Chirae;o and Philadelphia, the former gained 21 and the latter 29 per cent. Some of the Increases were phenomenal, and In this respect the north Psclflc coast cities make a mar velous showing, Seattle leading with an Increase of 185 per cent, Portland 114, points from each other, the majority of which have not figured very extensively In the tables ot building speculations here tofore. The showing Is considered very satisfac tory when one takes Into account that record breaking activity has prevailed for years past and that wages and the cost ot materials have never been higher In the history of this country. Natural and Artificial Colors in Tiles By Charles James Toz, Ph. D. Ths brilliancy and variety of color in which the clay tile can be manufactured Is one of the chief factors in its artistic and decorative properties as a wall facing or floor covering. The coloring may be applied with the glase to the white tile "biscuit," as the unglaxed body Is called, or In the vitrified tile the color may be added to the white pottery material by the use of oxides. Blue, green, pink and gray vitrified tile are manufac tured In this manner. Or the color may be contained in the pottery, faience or fine brick clay Itself. This Is the case with the' red, buff, brown or black unglased floor tile. In every case, whether glased wall tile or vitrified or unglased floor tile, the clay body has to be subjected to the action ot ths fire, which transforms the plastic clay into a hard, rigid mass. This power ful action of the fire has a more or less uncertain effect upon the tint or exact coloring, as well as upon the true slse and shape of the tile. Every potter knows that there are only certain limits within which he can calculate in advance the color which his product will have when it is re moved from the kiln. There Is always In store for him surprises In the vagaries of the firs effect, which, as far as we are able to tell, will probably ever remain one of the mysteries ot the flames. Even the white wall tile show such a variety 1" shade, ranging anywhere from - a pure spotless white to a deep cream color 01 even light pinkish, bluish gray tones tha' the tile manufacturers are compelled to sort their finished product Into a consld erable number of varieties of white. From an artlstlo or architectural standpoint this variety of shade by which the clay t'ls shows the play of Its producing forces lends to It an Individuality characteristic of all clay products. Tiling Is as yet in its Infancy in America and ths American public Is familar only with Its durable and sanitary features as a wall or ' floor covering. Its artlstlo features have been more or less over looked or misunderstood. The weskness of tha American people for mechanical standard ot perfection has led to an un natural method ot Judging tile, and has compelled a monotonous uniformity of color and shade, which Is contrary to tha natural characteristic of all clay products. A tiled wall cannot and should not be made to resemble a wall which has been treated with ' the painter's brush. The almost dead 'uniformity of the white wall tile Is a defect which has been put arti ficially upon the material by a careful and painstaking selection of the individual tiles and by their subsequent arrangement Into numerous shades of white. The clay tile, white or colored comes naturally In a variety of tones. Any attempt to obviate this natural characteristic of the material Is not only artificial, but can. never be really successful. A tiled wall composed of Individual pieces, taken as the "run of the kiln," artlstlflcally aranged by the tile setter, should be c-nposed of one gen eral color enriched by numerous shades and tints. Such a wall will have a rich ness of appearance far more pleasing to ths eye than the monotonous monochrome appearance of a painted wall. - Architects, builders and home owners hould famlllarlzo themselves with these natural qualities of the clay tile and they would thus avoid the error of exacting of the clay material an artlMcal uniformity which it does not posses. To Judge properly of the appearance of a tile wall the crltlo should be familiar with the Individual characteristics and natural limitations of the clay product. The wall should be Judged ss a whole and with an eye to Its general appearance. To scrutinise the In dividual tile is aa wrong as to examine carefully a minute area of a painter's canvass. Wc Repair mi ' Ss Make it to order. Alter and match it. ,,....,,1., .,., ml, in rr rn " : JSC; I r , "v 11 ' rw,.-"t -) i Hold and Silver Platine in all its branches. Chandeliers and Church Altar Fieces refinislied in any color. Automo bile and Carriage Lamps repaired. Statues repaired and refinished. . Omaha Silver Company 'Phone Douglas 1773 314 SOUTH 13TII STREET Between Farnam and Harney. A Sine workroom- or a large office! orce It is very seldom that we are able to 'yffer a room which is largo enough to accommodate a large office force in a single room. This room is particularly well adapted for this purpose and it has a great plenty of light from the north, which is the best light tc work by. The space is 34x32. If desired, private offices will bt partitioned off to suit the need3 of the tenant. The burglar prool vault in connection is one of the largest in -. THE BEE BUILDING For convenience, there is no building in Omaha which com pares with The Bee Building. The rooms are easy to find and are all within a short walking distance of the elevator. No building in Omaha is so well known and more conveniently located. When a tenant moves in the rooms are redecorated and every detail of the fj JSj i SJ1 S a V omce placed m iirst class condition, mis is tne reason why The Bee Building has never grown old and is always in perfect repair. With an established organization, everything runs smoothly and with a well-trained janitor and elevator force, the building's serv ice is most satisfactory. , The price of the above large space is $75 per month. There are also some choice outside offices for rent, the prices ranging from $15 to $40, which will be available November 1st. For office space apply to R. W. Baker, Supt, Room 418, Bee Building. . , . J. C. Bixby, Son Co. HEATING, PLMIBIXG, LIGHTING . High Pressure Steam Work Gas Machines and, Pneumatic Water Systems for Country an! Suburban Buildings ,322 South 19tb SI. Tel. Douglas 3463 C. B. HAVENS & COMPANY BUILDING MATERIALS OF ALL KINDS LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, CRUSHED ROCK, SAND, BRICK AND SEW El t I'li'K ' Get Our Quotations Before rUclng Orders Elsewhere. Phone Douglas 517 1895 Farnam St. as? GOOD ROOFS Carey's Flexible Cement Roofing; Asphalt Grave I Konf ing; "Barrett Specification" Pitch and Gravel Roof in 'Phone Douglas 871 for Special Salesman to Call SUNDERLAND ROOFING AND SUPPLY COMPANY, 1006-8-10 Douglas Street. , Plalaa for Floors. Decorators, after tha rtjur la laid and polished, are ofteu asked for hints as to preserving them. The few hints appended may ba useful to those who .on.lrun floors as well as to those who use Uiem. Pa not permit servants to abuse the floor by careless and excessive use ot sotp and water. Do not put soap or soda on the floor. Use cold tea leaves (or varnlshel surfaces. Use a little Scrubb's cloudy household ammonia In the water If the surface Is somewhat dirty. If the wax.d floor looks dln-y, re-wax it and polish. If there Is a bad spot on tha floor sot down to the bare wood and build up again with varnish or wax. Stains are often caused by water getting through a thin, worn placs In the varnish and aotlng on the tannic acid of the wood. The spat may have a bath of oxalic acid diluted to about the strength of good cider vlnegsr, applied hot, and then left on, say, thre liours. Then remove acid carefully vain clean water. Now put on a thin coat of shellac varnish; sandpaper, clean oft and put on a coat of good elastic varnlah, or wax, If desired. Muriatlo acid and vinegar are both used to remove spots, but lUo xallo Is safest and best of all. Flojrj the.t are not In very bad condition may be renovated with a mixture of equal parts raw 1'nseed oil and turpentine iplrit. using a chamois skin or soft wooien rag to rub with. An excellent lloor flnleh can be had at little labor and expense with boiled linseed oil. Apply quite hot. let It soak well Into the wood over night, rub well with cloths and give another coat. Do this once or twice a year and ths floor will Increase In beauty and durability as time goes by. This is quite the beat treat ment known for a kitchen floor. Paint Is not a good floor finish. Lead paint softens the wood and shows marks readily. We do not advise staining floors. Ths stain de stroys all Inherent natural beauty of wood and looks worss the older It gets, while the converse Is trie of natural flnlahes. Var nished floors are not adapted to constant service. Bhellac varnish gives moderately good wear, but an oil finish Is the most durable, moat economical and easiest to keep looking well. frosnlses m Smokeless Loadosi. A smokeless London Is the pleasant pros pect held forth for London by Mr. Parker, the Inventor of coalite. When coalite warms the domestic hearth In London s myriad homes and when coalite generates the steam in the boilers of London's num berless factories, workshops and foundries, ths use of coal as at present, says Mr. Parker, will appear to people as comical a proceeding as that of Charles Lamb's Chinaman, who burned down his hut every time he wsnted to roaot a pig. People will then gazs wrth astonishment at raw coal, and the extravagance of the person who attempts to feed a tire with crude coal from' the mine will be consid ered on a par with that of the man who tried to keep warm by burning bund'es of bsnk notes. He declares that with the gen eral use of coalite London's fogs will be things of the past, for It is absolutely smokeless, and smoke is the body and bones of the London "particular." Ships using coalite will be able to raise steam and be ready for fighting before their coal-using foes can get their boilers well warmed. And. again, the coalite warship will not be betrayed at sea by the sabla pennon from Its funnels. Contrsstlng the two methods of produc tion of coke and coalite, Mr. Parker said coks was produced at the temperature of molten iron; coalite at a dull red heat. In visible In daylight, with the minimum waste. In gas coks production, as now practiced by ths gas companies, there 'a, he declared, the maximum of waste. Now that a process has been discovered whereby enormous saving of material, time and la bor could be made, those most d'rectly In terested would hardly put up with the old methods much longer. One of coalite's great trlumohs claimed Is tha saving of time, money and trouble to the poorer housewife. With coalite,' hs says, she can prepare the family meals In half ths tlm, at less than half the cost of fuel, for thers will be no more walt'nt till ths coal burns up and the smoke clears off; ths chop or steak can bs grilled from the moment of kindling ths (Ire. Freoslea riaaaeo. A negro down In Virginia was telling lawyer acquaintance about another iwro who owed him ti. but after continued dun ning for soma time positively refuaed to pay. "Well," said ths lawyer, "If bs positively refused to pay you, what reason did he givsT" "Well, boss," said the negro, "he said he had owed me dat money fo' so long dat de Interest had dun et It all up, an' he didn't owe me a cent" Philadelphia Ledger. I5DWIN C.i3ENK&TT & CO. Electric Steel, Conduit and Raceway Experts ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING ENGINEERS TeL DonrUs 3816 SFISCZTIOATIOSTI 1609 Tarnam St. The Royal Acorn f.M' !.SJLiiL. c U ROYAL ACCEK i Mora patent apecial features than all others combined. Only stove made with the Acorn patent system ot hot air circu lation. Give a large volume of hot all and does not detmct from radiating pow er of stove. Will bold fire I tfays without attention and positively will not fire crack. We have more than three thoua ...i i.tlmonlls from Omaha users. Aoorn tiase burners 126.00 up. Cash or P'w!i"'i agents for Cole's Hot Blast Heaters. - ... John Hussie t'a-dware Co. S407-S Cumlag .' "If you buy It of Husals, it's right." aHCHO riSCB COMTAVT 807 Slurta lVta ftt- Ornate LAWS-CIMCTISl Cold and Siivsr Plating Table Ware, Oaa Tiwturas, Brass Beds and Kxrelry Kenlated as Hew OBCAJtA PLATING OO. BsUsbla Q old and silver riatsrs Established 1608 1330 Harney St. Lexington Motel Absolutory riroproof Michigan DtuIeTard n4 Twenty4 eventh St. Chicago ZTTBOVBAjr rXAB. Looms $1.00 Xer Bay aad TTpwaia. The Lexington appoals especially to ladies and families, and tlusj - l m 1 1 & I hum .1 . k. hn.1 .hlilv ! accessible to the theatre xni shop- i.l. rilatrlpr.AS room all mlth hot and cold water and largo oloth.s ctnsets ttf) rooms with p I fate butli itr.rtlva cafes at r.te nrlrea excellent service and. .Ins. Tot further particulars and formation .writ manager. . . Owned and Opera by INTER-STATE HOTEL a?ki1 I H. rlley. V. P. C. K. Orlley. Pres T L. H. nry. aec'y. Alao proprietors The Coates House, Kanaaa City, Mo.