It 12 THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY P. 1010. TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP Omaha Becoming Famed at City of Beautiful Hornet. DECEMBER RECORD IN TRANSFERS MEWS OF IflE SUSY HOME MUMS Cloeln Month of Old Yrnr Saw fireat ' t IVontlirr of Hair and Balld Inf Ptrmltt ! Troubles I la the Suburb. That Omaha Is really the c;ty of beauti ful homes, U becoming recognized all over the country, especially since the establish ment of the publicity bureau of the Com mercial club, which hss sent out many photographs. During- the last week three of the largest periodicals of the country have written to Omaha for photographs of some of the fine residences for which Omaha Is becoming famous. ' The Ladles Home Journal, which each month has a page of beautiful home, has written for a dozen photographs which ta wishes to use and Leslie's Weekly also wants some for publication. President Taft was taken for a drive past Several of the public schools of Omaha and on that drive an effort was made to have the prooesulon pass several of the pretty residence districts. The president remarked on the beauty of some of these and espe cially of the fine appearance of the houses belonging to the peopf of moderate means. Residence districts are fast being paved and trees are reaching shade-tree pro portions until Omaha la really entitled to all the praise which Is heaped upon It. With all the publicity which Is boing given the matter, the world will soon come to recognise Omaha as a city of beautiful homes. Despito the cold and snow which covered the oommunlty during December, that month made the record of the yarjn the matter of real estate transfers and also In the number of building permits. The transfer account was Helped along on the last day, when deeds were filed for the transfer of the New York Life Insurance company's building to the building com pany of the Omaha National bank. The amount was J675.O0O, and helped materially to bttcII tha totals. On the same day deeds were filed for the transfer of the old United States National bank building, ami the day before the deeds- were recorded for the new Woodman of the World site at Fourteenth and Farnam streets. It made grand fin lh for a big year. Suburban residents with long stretches of sidewalk have had their hands full this winter In keeping off the snow, which has fallen at regular Intervals, the time being regulated by the cleaners. It seemed as thousrh (he next snow cime along Just as the last was shoveled off. Owners of va cant property In Omaha also found they had an additional tax on their property when the chief of police ordered all walks to be cleaned. All indications point to the. coming season being the heaviest on record In the matter of building In (his city. Hundreds are buy ing lotH on which to erect homes and be sides there 'lire several large building op erations which rvi only waiting fur spring before work will be begun, The Union Pa cific headquarters building will be started early In tht spring ajid besides a new mill will be built In the shop yards. Some work will be done on the Woodmsn building dur ing the summer, as It 1m so specified in the - contract with the business men who put up the bonus. Twenty new residences were Announced In one day last week, showing that there will be considerable activity In that line. A move toward the establishment of a Tiew trade center comes with the moving of the Smith Premier Typewriter company Into Its new home In the John L.' Kennedy building at Eighteenth and Douglas streets, just completed. "We are getting away from the conges tion of tho old location .at Sixteenth and Karnam streets," said M. O. Plowman, manager. "Thert are several business en terprises to locate up this way and there will be plenty of room for the growth of the new center." The two upper stories of the Kennedy building will be occupied by the Nebraska Telephuue company. A ft r ' J,. i . v .... ; ... . Jn. '" (' , ' ' ; i n . ,i ,. v 1 1 ? r rV 1 .. ... - . , . , TRAINS COLLIDE ON BRIDGE Burlington and Northwestern Mixup High Above Missouri River. FOUR PASSENGERS ARE INJURED Cars Remain oa Trestle and Avert Terrible Accident I,. B. Davis of New York Is Pain fully Hnrt. . DESIGN lO vM2THUROCL.AU5EiM- f -r a. -o rwiTPr.T BBnaBnSEsisl3CnnasBninasaB Hi iISl la 1 a jf ' II 5CXAR.IUn fcl 1 1 c 1: ., , . , 5 to. w-o" J j iiDiniG j! I 110x5-3' B1- -'! n-okio-a" 1T--L 1-1 Ji"wTI J Rl 5j If !; pl - U ' i CHAMBER I j AUXOVfi, ji f - . j ie-a.i-e" ninnnal - WiiiaRS J PVc ; ei-o j 1 nsannniasnn wms nHnniaannjv VMnminn) na ' annnnanni us siwi snnnnnan ! niM hm i i i mi The Burlington passenger arriving from Kansas City was struck In rear-end Col lision by a Northwestern train while crtrs ln the Missouri river bridge at 7 o'clock Friday morning and four passengers In the rear Pullman of the train In front were Injured. The smash-up tesultud In a delay of nearly an hour. L. It. Davis, a traveling salesman from New York, was perhaps the most seriously Injured. Me Is confined to his howl room under orders from his physician, who fears that the patient has received a dangerous concussion. Mr. Davis was rising from his seat when the crash came and was thrown over In the next apartment, striking on his head. Me retained consciousness and when the tralifreached ths depot continued on his way to the hotel. "It's a funny situation," remarked the Injured passenger. "I may ba very dan gerously Injured indeed, and It might only be a strain of my neck, so I don't know whether to feel bad or not." A year ago Mr. Davis was injured "In a wreck and did not discover it himself until two dayB later when he found that he had sustained severe injurits to his ankle. The Burlington train, according to the statement of passengers, was standing on the bridge waiting for the block slgna? when the Northwestern crashed In from behind. The rear Pullman on the Burling ton buckled up and wavered as though to fall from the bridge for an Instant and then fell back onto the tracks. A woman who was standing In the aisle when the trains struck was thrown to the floor and slid half the length of the car, sustaining bad bruises but no serious In juries otherwise. Getting Best Results in Home Building Arthur O. Clausen, Architect. IT Dnplex Houses. HE duplex house, which is be- oomlng a popular and profitable Investment, is the outgrowth of the flat and bungalow idea. For many years the modern flat has been considered the most con veniently arranged home to live in and care for, although at the saerificeof some pleasures which can only be had In a de tached house. The great single fault of aH flats in flat buildings has been Uie fact that the assemblage of a number of homes under one roof makes it necessary to string the rooms out In a long row with the light and air coming from' only one side. When the rooms face the west the flat becomes very uncomfortable In the summer, since It is impossible to get away from the bright Building Statistics for December Notwithstanding the heavy snowfall and the coldest December In' years, building operations In the principal cities of the country were far ahead of the correspond ing month a year ago. Permits were taken out In fifty-one cities according to official ! reports to Construction News for the erec- tlon of 7.749 buildings, involving a total ex penditure' of t43.Z62.463, agalnat 7,83!) build ings, costing H7.0Kt.ll6 for December, 1M a decrease of ninety buildings and an in- creaae of 14,177,017, or 1 per cent over the ' vome month a year ago. This is a highly 1 satisfactory showing, and particularly so v I en thu cold weather and the tremendous activity of the preceding months Is taken into consideration. The figures In detail , are as follows: cities which have not mado a regular thing o; sending in their statistics and, us a rule, they have very little bearing on the whole situation. The principal cities of the coun try make a very good showing Manhattan With an Increase of 54 per cent, Brooklyn, 57; Chicago, 27; Pittsburg. J6; while some of the smaller cities make a wonderful showing, Newark with an Increase of G2, Cedar Kapida, la., 344; Atlanta, Oa., 24; Des Moines, 1,112; Memphis, 61; , Grand Rapids, 164; Worcester, 36; Norfolk, 86; Richmond, S3; Dallas, 14; Chattanooga, 102; Terrc Haute, 142; Sacramento, 232. It will thus ba seen that the large Increases are In the smaller cities. Surprising as it may seem, Philadelphia has a decrease of 18 per cent, Seattle, 81; St. Louis, 36; Bultl- THE BEE'S PLAN BOOK Through an arrangement with Ar thur C. Clausen, architect, the read ers of The Omaha 13ee can obtain a copy of his beautiful book, I'TKU ART, BCIXirCE AND KEN XXMliMT OP aOaOXBdlliiD UfU," (or One Dollar. This book contains forty-six chap ters auu 'am) illustrations, printed on heavy enameled paper, wun cover stamped in gold, it deals with the practical siuu 01 homeouuding, giv ing complete information 011 the piannmg and designing ot every kind of noine. inure is notning more practical than making the home ar tistic, building it on scieminc lines and to Ina tiio sanitary conditions and w armui. The author of the book alms to give the intending home builder advice on subjects such as buying the lot, planning the home, letting the contract, choosing the materials, etc. Problems uduui front doors, windows, stairways, fire places, exteriors, interior finish, etc., are taken up in detail and treated with good common sense. Nearly all questions that could be anticipated are answered and the book should prove a great heip to those who are about to plan a home. It Is pro fusely illustrated. Send all orders to Arthur C. Clausen, 11S6-37-38 Lumber Exchange, Minneapolis. FRY'S $3.00 Shoes We have secured from the best manufacturers the best Three Dol lar Shoes they could make. These shoes acknowledge no su perior and but few equals at the price. Men's Styles There are several choice models. Splendid leathers. Swing or straight lasts. Conservative styles or shoe smartness. Button, Lace or Bluchers, i -!).- -11)08.- Clty. Hew York-Munhatta Brooklyn, N. X Chicago. Ill San Francisco, Cal.. Philadelphia, Pa.... Newark. N. J Washington. D. C tit. ixjui. 1 Mo lllnneapolls, Minn Wllkes-Uarre, Pa Baltimore, Md TTT. Pittsburg. 1'a Cedar Kaplds, la. Atlanta, Oa St. Paul, Minn Jienver, Colo 124 Buffalo. N. T 1 es Moines. la Memphis. Tenu , Grand Kaplds. Mich Kaneas City. Mo Worcester. Mass , Jiululh, Minn Salt L.aku City, Utah Oakland, Cal Norfolk. Va New Orleans. La Richmond. Va rtpokanu, Wash Dallas, Tex , San Antonio, Tex I Birmingham, Ala , Omaha, Neb , Chattanooga. Tenn , Paieraon. N. J Ijiulsvllle. Ky Terr Haute, Ind. Columbus, O Lincoln, Neb tftovkton. Cal....... Mobile, Ala Topeka. Kan Pout h Bend, Ind.. M. Joseph. Mo.... Sacramento. Cal... Davenport. la , Houston, Tex Totals..- , 7.7 Estimated No. Estimated Per Cent. I Cost. of Bldgs. Cost. Gam, Loss 74 tl0.3M.3t0 ai t 6.72J!! 64 a 6.m.m si z::si.m ' w J0 S.T2C..90O 724 B.2.45U 27 2.077,793 ... 2,l.3.73 1 TM2 1.86X.460 ... 2,02.b.rs1 ... 8 21 1.42,s2j , 278 KOO.075 48 1,03.670 8-.U 1.02000 . 9f.O 1.040. 470 l.(V4 l,iM20 .. 31 IIW 1,040.425 183 41.634 62 . .. i 1.027.oO Sa 725.873 41 333 &0.674 67 1.36,4i!t .. 36 233 M,nO 244 . 723,170 18 35 76.18S 4T 246.iSi .. 6.1 10 723,50 x 303 86.24;"! .. 12 223 6;0,212 12 B7Su07 16 21 ti&l.lM 25 142.000 !!44 287 5!l,776 228 170.K22 246 !'" u62.M 221 SS7.124 .. 36 124 M4.K20 171 1.0. 100 .. M 170 , 476,000 1S3 62!l.0O0 .. 24 Si 423.S..2 13 S406O 1.112 163 414.047 17 1 274.612 (.1 7 327,628 -65 12,).9.4) 164 132 218.780 27 676.070 u2 7 2J0.745 ' 64 21.365 36 M 2vr,3r 6; 333. r .. 11 W 271,300 67 471,000 .. 421 21 246.U3 227 465,478 .. 47 44 240,750 64 12D.445 Hi t 234.1S7 ... 272.273 .. 11 , 113 331.4114 77 174,470 33 14 213,635 ITS 61S.4& .. 53 Ml H8.646 114 122.665 14 ft 138. 369 222 135. 1H5 2 1(1 137.676 112 165.240 .. 16 , 4.1 119.470 K 378,625 .. 68 , 132 107,t0 121 53.3M) ' 102' , 28 104.S28 60 D7.S10 7 M 81.010 72 I6o.(60 .. 51 , M 7S.437 127 I2.44 .. 38 . 20 76.6.,r. 36 31,570 142 , 53 76.375 31 - 74.75J . 2 i .. , 14 65.UU0 ' 34 80,775 .. 27 . IS 28.300 20 26.4tO 7. .IS 26.861 IS 31.875 .. 13 . 1 K.3I0 47 64.U80 0t , 6 23.650 11 M.Kti 49 . IS U.25 36 KAJIS k 4 , .xe 4 . 232 . 2 ' 3.50O 6 16.170 .. 78 . M 118.150 103 36434 .. 63 ,7,7 143,262.163 1,839 t.r7.0a5.H6 16 About half of the cities show Incraasca, more, 12; St. Haul, M; Denver, 51; Buffalo, s me of which art enormous, while there was a heavy falling off In some places. Ths most sensational showing In the way of big percentage of Increase or decrease U V found Ja a number ot smaller 14; Kansas City, 62; Salt Lake City, 426; Oakland. 41; Spokane, U; Birmingham, 16; Omaha. 68; Toledo. 61: Louisville. 38; Mobile, 15; Topeka. 80; 8t. Joseph. ; Davenport, 7. and Uoustva 3 per ctuL hot glare of the summer afternoon sun without going out of the flat. People uteu to living in flats but knowing by experi ence some of its shortcomings and having become accustomed to the conveniences of a home all on one floor naturally look upon the one-story bungalow with favor when"they consider building a home for themselves. Here we have all the ad vantages of the flat with nono of the sembled. need not be strung out on a long row, and light air and a view from all sides can be obtained. It can be placed on as good a lot and made as picturesque as one chouses. From the real estate man's standpoint or the standpoint of a man who has a small amount of money to invest In a way that will insure a good Income, the one- story bungalow is too expensive compared with the returns to warrant building with the Investment Idea In view. Out of this condition has grown the duplex house, which Is nothing more or less than a two story bungulow. It furnishes two complete homes, each on one level, dividing the cost of the roof, foundation, lot and part of the general construction between them. Each flat bringing In as much rent as two sep arate bungalows built on separate lots, each Including the expense of Its own foundation and roof. One of the principal advantages of a duplex house Is that If properly designed it has the appearance of a private home. In order to carry out this idea It Is advisable to have but one entrance. This is one of the few excep tions in which an entrance at the corner of the house, is advisable, for since the stairway would be for the use of the sec ond-story tenant only, to plaue It In the center of the house would be rutting th first, floor flat In two. The commoneit way in which to provide a porch for each tenant has been to place a two-story por tico on the front, but this is now becoming so common that a duplex house can usually be recognised by this feature. The design accompanying tills article shows a pleasing variation from the usual methods by using the English domestic style with brick tor the first story and half-timber work for the second story, thereby overcoming the ld-a of com plete repetition for both stories. The rear stairways should extend from the a Uie to liia basciuuot and ba sulirely in- l dependent from both flats so that when the kitchen door Is locked, the tenant has locked the flat, so far as Interference on the rear Is concerned.' In the attic. It Is ad ! vlsable to flhlsh off several rooms where the space will allow two of these can bo used as servant rooms for the use of both tenants and the other, two can tie extra rooms to accommodate the family over-flow when unexpected visitors arrive. Duplex houses have this advan tage over the flat building. It can be built, when properly designed. In a first class residence district without incurring the displeasure of surrounding property owners. sinoe as an Improvement it increases the value of property instead of decreasing It for Homebuilding purposes, which is us ually tha result of tha building of a reg ular flat building In a residence district. The second floor being Identical with the first floor has something to do with re ducing the cost in such Hems as doors, windows, side-boards, fire places, etc. The more you an repeat the sam design of a certain feature the cheaper they be come. That is why it is not advisable to have two great a variety of sixes In doors and windows. The duplex house built at a cost of about 110,000 on a $2,000 lot will bring $65 a month rent from each tenant, the tenants furnish ing their own fuel for heat and janitor service. From this amount the prices run down to $35 for each flat for the cheap est duplexes In less desirable neighbor hoods. For the man who wants both a home and an Investment and has only a limited amount of money with which to build, a duplex house should prove very attractive. In this case it would be ad visable to provide only one heating plant, since the owner could occupy the first floor, furnishing? the heat himself and charge the other tenant for his share of it in' the rent The rent received from the one flat would pay off the money borrowed with the interest, leaving him to pay the taxes, the same as in a private home, which would be only slightly more than the taxes on the average two story, home. Unlike the flat building the duplex house can be designed In a great many different ways that will not emphasise the fact that it Is built purely as an Investment. With out a doubt It will prove in the future, as it has in the past, one of the most desirable investments a man with a small amount of capital can make. Women's Styles Selected leathers, Artistic shoe making. Button or lace models. Medium Toes and Cuban Heels. ) Turn or welt sewed. New per forations. Every size and width.' . We fjt each shoe perfectly and not one person In a hundred can distinguish these splendid shoes from the higher priced members of our shoe family. FRY SHOE CO. THE SHOE HS. lOtli end Douglas Streets. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy contains no injurious substance and is pleasant to take. FEDERAL COURT MEETS SOON Jury Term May Be Called for First of February Many Old Land Cases. It now looks as though there may be a Jury term of the federal courts lnxOmaha about February 1. It is the wish of the Department of Justice to dispose of the old land cases now on the docket which have been hanging over for two or more years past. The Ma bray cases may also be 'tried during this term, as many of the ninety defendants indicted at the last term of the federal courts here are already under arrest or bond, and it Is possible that tho Omaha indictments may take precedence over the Iowa indictments for many of ths same parties, the trials of which are set for March in Iowa. Special Assistant Attorney General . R. Rush will have general charge of both the land and Mabray trials. 1 A Uloudr Affair Is lung hemorrhage. Stop It and cure weak lungs, coughs and colds with Dr. King's New Discovery. 60c and $100. For sale by Beaton Drug C You've Heard This Before And Well Prove It. A specialty of this store is the perfect fitting of shoes for misses and girls. Our reputation along this line Is preeminent A corps of trained salesmen always ready to attend to your shoe needs. A stock of shoes always on hand to fit your feet and enhance your personal ap pearance. These things have made the Drexel Shoe Store famous in the west. Now, if you are prepared to give us the opportunity we're ready to serve you MISSKH' SHOKS $2.00 ad $2.50 YOUNG WOMKN'S SHOKS $2.50 and $3.00 All sorts of feet can be fitted. Drexel Shoe Co. 1419 Farnam Street. f tA'tvi jm.iv Frf Every Day a Bargain Day You will never doubt this if vou attend Our Great Pre ' Inventory Clearance Sale. We are cutting prices right and left most wonderfully. You practically make your own price on any purchase made at this sale. "We quote a few prices : WATCHES, WATCHES Ladles O Ue Watch; solid gold filled, 20-year, guaranteed case, fitted w ith Elgin or Waltham movement Our special sale price . .$10.00 Geutlemon's 16 size Watch; solid gold filled, 20-year, guaranteed case, fitted with Klgln or Waltham, 15-Jewel movement Special nale price, at $11.75 Same as above in 18 size ' -$0.75 SOLID GOLD JEWELRY Solid Gold. Plain, Koman Finish Cuff Links Regular price $4. BO Extra sppclnl $1.98 Solid Gold, Plain Roman Finish Scarf Pins Regular price 12.60 Extra special ' $1.10 Solid Gold, Plain and Fancy Brooches Regular prices $3.f o $25.00, now $1.75 to $12.50 CUT GLASS Brilliant, Perfect Cut Nappies, several sizes and designs Regular prices $2.25 to $3.50, special $1.40 Extra Brilliant Berry Bowls, 8-lnch sle Regular prices $6.60 to $12.00 Extra special sale price $1.49 " ROGERS SILVER CHEST Only a few more of these fine Sets left 26 pieces; G knives, C forks, 6 table spoons, 6 tea spoons, 1 butter knife and sugar shell. In a fine oak, satin lined, combination chest Regular price $13.26 Our spe cial sale price $5.89 Do us the favor to look over our stock. You may find some arti cle that you dpRlre, and the prices we make are the lowest possible. It Is realiy not a question of profits with us. we wont to aril tho Roods to make room for tho new stock. Cull first at Urodcitaaixl, AT THE SIGN OF THE CROWN. 1 1115 South 16th St. Opposite the Boston Store. : y I write ads ' : ' that IS? Can YOU , Have YOU that quick, precise sense of knowing JUST what to talk about In an "ad,"' and JUST what to keep obscure? Have YOU a knowledge of "business English" a com mand of snappy, pithy words that tell the story that compel! admiration, curiosity and desire? Have YOU the ability to put 3'ourself on the READER'S "side of the fence" long enough to know how HE will construe . YOUR writings? Have YOU a knowledge or printers' type sufficient to build, measure, arrange, balance and properly display an "ad" without, making it look like a railroad time table, or a horse sale poster? Have YOU business enough about you to know just WHICH vital selling point should bo shown In an illustration? Have YOU originality enough to forget the "me-too" ad vertisers long enough to carve out a method ENTIRELY your own? Now sir, in Justice to your commercial welfare think this over If you are "weak" on ad construction your ads won't "pull." If you HAVEN'T the necessary ability turn your ad work over to a PROFESSIONAL to me, for instance I've been at It for fifteen years. T. Toby Jacobs, 1012 New Yrk "He wites A ds" Life A TREAT FOR f1USSC BUYERS MONDAY 2 TO G F. M. r- Sam Fox POPULAR EASTERN VIOLIN 1ST AND COMPOSER will play in our muBic department, especially Illustrating the beautiful, new flower song "Droam of the Flowers" A composition heralded aH the HuccesNor to the famoiu "Heart and Flov ern.M Special 1'iicc for Monday, 10c a copy. (Regular lric ) Mr. Fox will also feature the following very popular vocal and In strumental successes: He Jolly Molly (Big Hit) Come Be My Sunshine Bud Rag (Great, New Two-Step) College Yell (March, Two-Step) Sweet Dreams of Home Trip to Niagara (Descriptive) Dream Girl (Waltzes) Step Lively (March) Moon Face (Characteristic) Garden of My Heart (Ballad) Jack-in-the-Box (New) Daisy Rag Mary of the Prairie Red Fez (March) Temptation Rag A Trip to the North Polo (Descpt.) Wee Willie Winkle (Two Step) Let 'er Go (Great March) Pansles Mean Thoughts Ye Old Mill (Reverie) AH at 19s Per Copy (6 for $1.00) Do Sol MIkn Tli if Grand Sheet Muhic DcinoiiHliatiun. HAYDEH'S MUSIC DEPARTMENT InDoinestic Room (Near Klevator) 0(KAV 8TKA MEIIS, Borne Exoalltnt Room Still on Bala for CLIBK'B OKUI8S of th "CtEVIlASD" 18,000 ton, brand now, m nd inperbly fitted. BA Round the vorlD riOM BAH TBAITCISCO, FEB. 6, 1(10 Ob Uttii for th Entire Ornis of nearly four month i; coating only 650 end including ell neenary expellee. ItOUTic I JPn. China, Fhlllpplnee, Bor neo, Java, Burma, India, Ceylon, Sgrpt, Italy, etc An unusual chance to vie it unusually attraotiT places. annaC! orient cruise February 6. 1910, by 8. 8. "Orosssr Kur fueret." 71 days, including 24 days Kgypt and t'aleetlne. $400 Bp, including hotels, eliore excurxlons. etc. fBAVK C. CL11K, Time Bids'., Hew Tors W. E. BOGJC, remain, St., Omaha. v BAILEY fit IVIACH 1 DENTISTS Best equipped dental oftlce iu the middle west. Highest grada dentistry at reasonable prices. Porcelain (tilings, just like the tooth. All Instru ments carefully sterilized aftur each patient. XlilllD I LOOK I'AXTON liLOCH Cor 16th and Fa main su. CLUBBING OFFER Our Price Daily and Sunday Bee $6.00 McClure's Magazine 1.50 Woman's Home Companion 1-50 Review of Reviews , 3.00 Regular price for all one year. . .$12.00 J ONLtf $8.90 THE OMAHA DEE, Omaha, Neb.