THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY
no
1910.
TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Sunderland to Build a New Coal Yard
Near Great Western Depot.
DUES HI It BUILDS DRY CLEANER
Lars Nimbrr of Realdeaces Chan,
Hands aad Maar Prepare to
to Balld Haw Homes All
Over tfco Cltr.
J. A. Sunderland hu purchased part of
the Brtgg'a property at Twentieth and
Mason streets. It Is understood the prop
erty was acquired with the Idea of estab
lmhing a coal yard where trackage could
he obtained, that location being near the
Great Western tracks. However, when
the city council was petitioned to allow
the railroad company to cross Twentieth
street, that body refused.
Excavation has been .completed for the
new Cudahy office building- at South
Omaha. As soon as the contract Is let the
erection of the building will be started.
This will be one of the finest offioe build
ings In the country and will cost $300,000.
A chanca baa been mads in the plans of
the Kennedy building to be built at the
corner of Sixteenth and Jackson streets.
Instead of erecting a six-story structure,
it has been decided to build seven stories
to provide sufficient room for the Union
Outfltlng company, which has a long lease
on the building. '
C. J. Evans has bought a lot In the Field
club district on Thirty-fifth street and
l'oppleton avenue. Mr. Evans sold his
house and lot on Thirty-second street near
Toppleton to G. H. Helntz for $5,000.
Some Things You Want to Know
The Slovak Union
Gustav Hanson obtained the contract to
build the two-story brick bulUllnp; for
Dresher Bros., at Twenty-third and Far
nam streets. The expenditure for erec
tion will be $12,000. There will be two store
rooms, a tailor's workroom and a dye and
cleaning house, which will be equipped with
the latest machinery for dry cleaning.
Phillip Kuns has contracted to build a
two and one-half story residence for R. J.
Dinning at 309 South Thirty-ninth street.
The coat will be $12,000.
Fifty foot plies are being driven for the
new Union Pacific headquarters building at
Fifteenth and Dodge streets. The big
timbers are to be sent down - thirty-five
feet below the ground, and the cavity filled
to within six feet of the surface when
solid cement top, six feet squars will be
made.
The building erected by the Coad Real
Estate company for Maxwell-Briscoe
Omaha company at 2115 Farnam street has
been completed and the automobile con
cern has moved In. The finished building
Is one of the finest In the city built for
an auto garage. The cost was about
$30,000. J. C. Madris & Co. did the work.
. The work of reflnlshlng the Interior of
the building occupied by 11. E. Fredrlckson
which was the scene of a disastrous fire
a few weeks ago, has been completed.
After weeks of confusion ' attendant on
carrying on business while the repairs have
been made, the office has been . arranged
and the garage Is ready foi use.
The foundation for the rew Kimball
building on Farnam street hits been com
pleted and the masons are at work on the
side walls.
Peter S. Hammond has purchased a home
at 236 South Thirty-fourth street -from
the Byron Reed company. The considera
tion was $3,000. , ,
The James E. Kelley home in Bemls park
was purchased last week by Thomas H.
Healy of South Omaha. The price paid for
the place was about $S,300.
i'hlppen & Edwards purchased flvo lots
at (Sixteenth street and Sherwood avenue
from the Sherwood estate. The lots will
be Improved and buildings erected upon
them. The deal was made through the
Byron Reed company.
J. P. Moore bought the one Btory store
building at 519 South Thirteenth street for
$3,200. W. A. Baldwin purchased the store
building next door south for the same price.
The transaction was made by the Byron
Heed company. '
HoblnsoA & Wolf report an active busi
ness since the first of the month. They
have made the following sales: Ho una and
lot at 2614 Blnney street to M. Bernstein
118.000; two double cottages at Twentieth
streets to H. Marowlts, $2,760; lot on Cum
ing, west of Sixteenth to Welnsteln & Llm
sky, $3,000; house and lot at Twenty-first
and St. Mary's r venue to F. D. Wead
$4,2j0; double brick store building at Twen
ty-second and turnings, to Welnsteln &
l.imsky, $4,000; frame store building at
Twenty-sixth and Lake to H. Rothcop,
$6.M0; brick block on Sherman avenue and
Ohio street to Kulackofsky & Musldien,
Ii4,uw; store building and five houses at
seventeenth and Clark to Welnsteln &
I.lmsky, $13,000; three lots at Twenty-first
and Nicholas to W. Gross, $18,000.
w. A. Smith, general manager of the
street railway company, will erect a fine
residence at the corner of Thirty-ninth and
Farnam streets. It will cost $25,000. The
contract has been let to Newman & John
son and the work of excavation has been
started. It Is expected that the home will
be completed this fall. Golden buff press
brick will be u.sed in construction and the
trimmings will be of white stone.
Omaha contractors are figuring on plans
for two postofflcea that will be built
In the state this summer. One Is to be
erected at Fremont and the other at
riattsmouth. The new Omaha station on
10th street is also soon to be built.
An organisation representing the half
million Slovaks in the United States will
hold s meeting In Chicago tomorrow. This
meeting will be attended by all the promi
nent men of that nationality In this coun
try. It Is Intended to lay the foundation
for the betterment of the conditions of the
Slovaks In this country and to encourage
the Immigration of others from Hungary,
where they live In semi-serfdom, to Amer-,
tea, where they will be free.
The day of the Teuton and the Celt in
the mining regions of America bas largely
passed and their places are being taken by
the Slav and the Italian. The Teuton and
the Celt have graduated Into the thousand-and-one
callings followed by the average
full-bloom American cltlsen. Of their Slavic
and Italian successors as miners and steel
mill operators, the Slovaks furnish no In
considerable percentage.
It is one of the strange coincidences of
history that a people who long since have
ceased to have any voice In the affairs of
the nation to which they owe allegiance.
and who at home have no statesmen or
other men of affairs among their number,
should preclclptate one of the greatest par
liamentary struggles of the century. Yet
thin has occurred through the real of the
half million Slovaks In America, and their
patriotic desire to be counted as such In
the census just taken. It was their desire
to be counted as Slovaksthat led Repre
sentative Crumpacker to introduce a
measure Into the house providing for such
special enumeration, and to claim for It a
constitutional privilege under the rules of
the house. It was after this claim had
been recognised by the speaker that the
Insurgents took advantage of the oppor
tunity, and by the amendment of the rules
of the house turned back the tidSfjf parlia
mentary revolution by curtailing the
powers of the speaker.
To the average Slovak in Europe the
wage scale of the Pittsburg mining district
is of more Importance than the wages paid
In the capital of his own country. He Is
eager to come to America, and it Is esti
mated that In ten years fully 200,000 of them
have left their native homes In the high
lands of Hungary, turned their backs on
the oppression of the Magyars and sought
freedom in the land of opportunity this
side of the sea. This emigration to Amer
ica has effected many changes In Slovak
land. In many instances land values have
risen fully 100 per cent because of the in
flux of American capital sent back by the
miners In the coal fields of Pennsylvania.
The Postal bank at Koslce, which is the
distributing center for the northeastern
counties, in a single year received over
7,000,0u0 florins in remittances from the Slo
vak workers of the United States. Much
of this is. invested in lands, and this tide
of emigration westward and the flow of
money eastward has wrought great changes
In the - economic condition of northeast
Hungary. '
Very little is known of the early history
of the Slovaks. - Beginning with the Hus
site wars and corning down to the present
time, the doings' of this people are well re
corded. But back of the fifteenth century
their1 past seems securely hidden. Yet the
Slovak people had lived over 1,000 years lu
their fatherland before the Slovak war. So
nearly related In language and origin are
the Slovaks, the Bohemians and the Mora
vians that they may be said to have a
common history. Exactly at what period
the Slovaks were made subjects of Hun
gary la not definitely known. They claim
to have been there before the coming of
the Magyars, while the latter assert that
they preceded the Slovaks. But be that as
It may, when they were merged in the
Hungarian crown thay ceased to have a
separate political existence, and since that
time have shared In the miseries of Hun
gary, but not in Its glories.
One of the things of which the Slovak la
intensely proud Is his language, and ha
has ever resented the efforts of the oppos
ing elements In the Hungarian government
to make him forget It. At one time thi
Slovaks drew up a charter of liberty In
which the first demand was that they have
representation In the Diet and be allowed
to speak Slovak. They also demanded that
they be allowed to plead and answer cases
In court, educate their children and other
wise conduct their affairs in their mother
tongue. They also announoed that their
nationality, which they declared they
would never renounce, should be preserved
Inviolate and Inviolable. These demands
were never granted, and today the Slovaks
suffer an oppression equaled, perhaps, no
where else in Europe. At one tlmo they ar
ranged to have a society for the preserva
tion of their literature, art and history, and
In furtherance of this undertaking they
erected a magnificent building. This was
confiscated by the government without any
reparhlon to the members of the society,
and practically every trace of national In
fluence removed. It is ' declared that the
statement of the late John Hay with refer
ence to the Jews of Roumanla is equally
applicable to the Slovaks of Hungary. Ho
said: "Shut out from nearly every avenue
of self-support which Is open to the pnr
of other lands, ground down by poverty
as the natural results of their discrimina
tory treatment, they are rendered Incapa
ble of lifting themselves from the enforced
degradation which they endure."
Hungary Is the home of a motley popula
tion, as Is illustrated by a statement con
cerning it made soma time apo: "Tho
Magyar Is proud and harpy when he can
rido a fine horse; the Slovak when he can
talk familiarly to a person of distinction;
the German when he secures the burgo
master's staff of office; the Rumun when
twirling a handsomely carved cane; the
Little Russian when he attains to clerical
honors; the Jew when renting landed prop
erty; the Gipsy when pardlng In scarlet
trousers." They scorn to sell their birth
right of mountain freedom for a mess of
Magyar pottage, and are struggling against
the most overwhelming odds to protect
themselves against the wiping out of thiir
national characteristics. They are a lanje,
well-built, broad-faced race, with prominent
cheek bones and light hair. They are
simple, religious, humble and quil, except
when drunk, when they become quarrel
some. Their songs are In a minor key and,
as a rule, are of a melancholy churacter.
When possible they occupy themsolves as
cattle and sheep herders, and go down to
the great plain to reap the harvest.
They are a debt-ridden people. A moun
talneer In a hamlet In Turet, with real and
personal property valued at ISO florins, was
taxed eighteen florins a year. On this basis
a man worth $10,000 in the United States
would have to pay $1,000 taxes. It Is de
clared that two festering sores sap the
vitality of the unsophisticated hlghlander
drink and usury. He Is compelled to bor
row from local Institutions and on short
term loan pays out as much at 50 per cent
Interest In many oases the rum seller and
the money lender are consolidated In one
person and then the poor Slovak Is sure to
fall a victim. Some years ago the Catholic
clergy, seeing the ruin and degradation en
tailed by these things, sought to overcome
this condition by establishing temperance
societies. The government promptly took
steps to put an end to these organisations.
In all the world Uiere Is to be found no
tenderer solicitude for the daughters of the
family than among the Slovaks. As soon as
a little girl Is born her mother begins to
mnke the clothes that (rtiall constitute the
trousseau of the future bride. Their em
broidery Is among the rarest In Europe.
By the time the girl Is ready to be led to
the altar by some highland swain her
mother has made enouKh clothes to last her
a lifetime. In many Instances these clothes
are handed down from generation to genera
tion. So persistent have been "the endeavors of
the Hungarian authorities to stamp out the
love which the Slovaks feels for his tradi
tions and his mother tongue that In many
villages, whose population Is entirely
Slovak, the traveler will see no signs writ
ten In their language. The signs appear in
Magyar. This is attributed to two causes.
In the first place the man who puts out the
sign wishes to curry favor with the Magyar
notary, who Is the real ruler 'of the town,
and In the second place the notary wishes
to establish a good reputation with the
Hungarian authorities by having his vil
lage as free as possible from the Slovak
signs.
It Is said that no class of immigrants
common to America patronize the steam
ship lines as much in proportion to the
Immigration as the Slovaks. Intensely lov
ing their native mountain homes, although
poverty and oppression has for centuries
been their lot, they frequently return from
America, invest their money at home and
go back again to the United States.
Many efforts to ameliorate their condi
tion In the Pennsylvania mining region are
being put forth, and It is believed that If
they shall be surrounded with proper In
fluences they will develop Into good Ameri
can citizens Intensely patriotic, frugal
and thrifty, the Slovaks have a future in
America that will make their racial his
tory here a proud one. With the revival of
good times since the panic of 1908, the num
ber of Slovaks coming to this country has
Increased to a remarkable extent, and it is
probable that not many years will pass
until there are more Slovaks In the United
States than there are In Europe.
BT rXBDSKIO J. HABKIBT.
Tomorrow Fuel for Balroads.
i
At the meeting of the. Real Estate ex
change, Wednesday noon, a report of the
committee on the light franchise is ex
pected to be made. It is expected that I
rport will be made In regard to the ne
cessity of voting school bonds..
Robinson & Wolf completed a deal last
week by which they came into possession
of a tract of eleven lots on Twenty-first
street between Paul and Charles, which
is known as the "circus grounds." This
tract was bought with the Idea of making
it one of the up-to-date residence loca
lions. Its proximity to the city and to
the big manufacturing plants along th
river should make It a good location for
persons of moderate means. It Is intended
by the owners to lay the lots out and sell
them to home builders. The opening sal
will be held Sunday. May S3.
F. A. Brogan has sold his house near the
Country club to Fred Montmorency, assis
tant general freight ageut of the Burling
ton. Mr. Brogan was one of the first to
build a suburban' home In the country club
district. '
South Omaha
Election Contest
Ends No Change
Present Incumbents Will Continue to
Hold Office No Indication ;
of an Appeal.
N
1 wo South Omaha election contests
came to an end Saturday morning in the
county court with victory perching on the
shoulders of the three Incumbents, Police
Commissioner J. J. Ryan and Council
man August Miller and Thomas Peterson
A formal finding to this effect has been
made by County Judge Leslie.
Peterson who had a plurality of eight
over Larkin on the convaslng board re
turns gained four on the recount, making
his plurality stand at twelve. He was
thirteen votes ahead when the counting
stopped Friday afternoon and lost one
vote in the count of two precincts Satur
day morning. His total vote on the re
count Is 1S35 to 1823 for Larkin.
Miller lost three curlng the morning leav
lng him six ahead of Elliott. This is the
same difference as existed between the
two men on the official returns, the cor
reeled figures now being,. Miller, lt.14 and
Elliott. 1S0S. -
For police commissioners, Ryan leads
Kelly with the votes ail counted by lis
votes, a gain of six on the first count. By
the recount Ryan has 1S93 votes to Kelly's
1775.
Following the end of the count, counsel
put tlia matter up to Judge Leslie without
argument. Less than a dozen ballots were
thrown out during the recount and as these
were evenly divided an appeal to the su
preme court, the defeated men feel, could
be of little avail In the ultlmaU result
WILL FORM WIRELESS CLUB
Bos of -V. SI. C. A. to Band Together
for JClectrlcal Study and Ex
perimentation. An effort will be made to organize
wireless club for boys at the Toung Men's
Christian association next Friday evening,
which will be under the direction of Guy
Zlegler. The club will have its own offi
cers.
me opportunity xor an ooys who are
now experimenting with wireless to con
tinue their work under a competent director
and Instructor will be generally availed of.
Frequent meetings will be held for prac
tice and Instruction all during the summer.
Many boys already have wireless equip.
ment at their homes and an aerial has been
placed on top of the Young Men's Christian
association building, which connects with
Mr. Zlegler's set of Instruments on the
third floor. . Those wishing to join should
come to the Toung Men's Christian asso
ciation or room arc next Friday evening
at 7:30.
Persistent advertising is the road to Big
Returns.
When you want wnat you want when
)ou want it, say su through The Bee Want
Ad colunm
To Remove
Superfluous Hair
Dr. Duvall, the prominent . physician
says: "I consider le Miracle the only
safe, sure and radical cure for. that very
common ana objectionable troulna, su
perrtuous hair." Better -take a doctor'
advice; don't be deceived with fake free
treatments. Poisonous, worthless concoc
lions are dangerous, besides, after yo
nave uasa tnem u win De harder to re
move the hair.
De Miracle is sold by Sherman A Mc
C'onneli Drug Co., ltth and Iodge Sis., and
tna uwi nrui io., ism ana Harney Sts.
and all oiner gooa stores. Booklet free li
plain sealed envelope by the ! Mlraii
tnem. to., jjepi iv, fark oveuua.
Miller, Stewart fc? Beaton j
1
A Remarkable Display of. Dining
Roqm Furniture in the Arts and
Crafts and Tudor Styles
The remarkable and continually increas
ing demand for Quaint Arts and Craft Furni
ture, has clearly proven the position taken by
th: manufacturzrs years ago that the Arts and
Crafts would prove a permanent furniture
style, taking rank with the leading historical
periods.
Quaint furniture in the Tudor Style is
rapidly becoming a rival for public favor. It is
based upon the Arts and Crafts, the variation
being secured through the adaptation of certain
excellent and characteristic details from the
best furniture made during the reijns of the
English Tudor sovereigns.
Our dining room furniture in Kenilworth,
Sheraton, Old Oak, Old English Oak, Colonial
Mahogany, Jacobin Mahogany (and any
thing else you want) is the wonder and admira
tion of every visitor Come and see it.
Dining Room Section Fourth Floor
la lpp . ) tf
We're Going to
Show You Just
How Carpets and
Rugs are Made.
Oneof the most prominent
manufacturers of carpets
and rugs in. America, has
had? a special carpet and
rug loom constructed,
which they are showing
in actual operation in the
larger cities of the United
States and for a whole
week, May 28th, to June
4th, this loom will be in
active operation in our
south show window as-
sembling fine yarns of
different colors and weav
ing them into beautiful
rugs and carpets of differ
ent designs. And best of
all we're going to sell
right out of the window
all the rugs the loom will
weave during its stay in
Omaha. An interesting
fact in connection with
this matter is that the
loom will be operated by
the inventor himself a
man now past the allotted
three score vears and ten,
and all of his lifetime
spent in the atmosphere
of carpet and rug making
You want to be sure
and see this interesting
exhibit.
All Oriental Rugs at Reduced Prices
The Entire Stock the largest and
choicest in. Omaha is included
in this May Clearance Sale
As a rule, clearance sales of Oriental Rugs are more limited and do
not Include the entire stock. This sale affords you an opportunity to se
lect from the choicest rug stock in the west. Rugs of any size that you
desire, any pattern that strikes your fancy, the rarest examples of the rug
weaver's art, gems of the Orlsnt, at greatly reduced prices for this sale.
Fifth Floor Front
Kashmere Rugs
Kazak Rugs
Anatolian Rugs
Ganges Rugs
Hamadahn Rugs Bokhara Rugs
These rugs were bought direct at the lowest possible prices No middle
man comes between us and the makers- -as a result, prices are always
lower and qualities absolutely dependable.
f
Gorevan Rugs
Shirvan Rugs
Daghestan Rugs
Cabistan Rugs
Senna Rugs
Kirman Rugs
Suruk Rugs
Tabriz Rugs
Khiva Rugs
A WELL BALANCED STOCK!
"We are immensely gratified by the way in which the
people are attending our great half-price sale. Not only
all of our old and valued customers, but hundreds of new
customers are daily thronging our store, convincing them
selves that it is just as we advertise, "the lid is off at Brode
gaard's," making their purchases, and later advising their
friends to do the same. We are well aware of the benefits
we derive through our friends' recommendations, and ex
tend our hearty thanks for the same. In the meantime wo
shall continue to sell goods at prices that simply-annot be
duplicated elsewhere.
A Few Eyeopenors
Diamonds and Diamond Jewelry.
Ladies' or Gentlemen's Ring; any style mounting; carat; perfect
white stone, Special sale, only 9107.50
Ear Screws, and 1-32 carats; perfect white stones; every Btyle
mounting; special sale price $110.00
Scarf Pin; latest style mounting; less 1-16 carat Btone; our special
sale price, at SS39.10
Solid Gold Diamond Set Lockets; regular price $9.00 to J50.00; special
sale price, at $4.50 to $25.00
If you are figuring on getting a DIAMOND do not fall to drop In
end see our line, as we can save money for you.
Do Not Fail
to come In tomorrow and select that WATCH, which you have been
wanting. Never before have standard watches been put on the mar
ket at such low prices as we offer them. Here are a couple of them:
Ladles' O size Solid Gold, 14 karat, hand engraved or plain Xor engrav
ing case; fitted with, a genuine Elgin or Waltham movement; our
special sale price, at $17.25
Gentlemen's 16 size Watch; case warranted to wear twenty years; hand
engraved or plain polished; fitted with an Elgin or Waltham, 15-
jewel movement; our special sale price $11.75
Same as above, only 18 size . $0.25
Extra Fine Wedding Presents at Half Price.
Sterling Silver.
M dozen Tea Spoons; regular price $6.50, now $3.25
Berry Spoons; good weight; regular price $5.50, now $2.75
Cold Meat Forks; good weight; regular price $4.50, now $2.25
Pickle Forks, Bon Bon Spoons, Sugar Shells, Butter Knives, Etc.;
all on sale at Just M regular prices.
Perfect Brilliant Cut Glass.
Cream and Sugars; brilliant cut; regular price $5.50, now,... $2. 75
Berry Bowls; all sizes; regular $6 to $20 values, now. . . .$3 to $10
Vases; new and nifty designs, In all sized vases; regular price from
$7.75 to $24.50; special sale prices $3.87 to $10.25
Rogers Bros.' 1847 Silverware.
Cold Meat Forks; regular price $1.50, now 75
Berry Spoons; regular price $2.25, now $1.13
Butter Knife and Sugar Shell; regular price $2.25, now $1.13
A Few Suggestions.
for graduation presents for young misses and young gents.
Either of the above Watches, which we have priced in this ad.
Large Vanity Lockets, with 60-inch, chains; regular prices $13.00 to
$16.50, now at $G.50 to $8.25
Shirt Waist Rings; all designs and all genuine stones; regular price
$7.00 to $15.50. now , $3.50 to $7.75
Plain and Fancy Designed Bracelets; regular price from $5.00 to $16.00
now at $2.50 to $8.00
Solid Gold Cuff Links, for Misses' and Gents'; regularly $4.25 to $45;
now at. ........ S ........ $2.13 to $2250
Gold 'Filled Watch Fobs; regular price $4.50 to $12.50, special sale
pr,cer at $2.25 to $6.25
Fountain Pens; to fit all hands; gold filled, pearl, and sterling silver
mounted; regular prices $2.50 to $5, now $1.25 to $2.50
Monday, Big Sale, of Mesh Bags.
Now is your chance to buy a mesh bag. 500 bags, all German
silver, silver plated, kid lined, with extra change pocket. A bargain
at regular prices.
6-inch Mesh Bag; regular price $8.00, now $4.00
4-lnch Mesh Bag; regular price $6.00, now $3.00
Others; regular prices $2.25 to $14.25, now $1.13 to $713
As will bo seen, this is not a sale on any single article
or a few special leaders, but a square cut through half the
price of every article in a very complete and modern jew
elry stock, part purchase from the large and modern $347
000 bankrupt Lapp & Florscheim wholesale stock, Chicago.
Any article that you possibly may wish can be found here,
in the latest and mostrtistic patterns. And at half price.
Therefore, in your own interest, always go to Brodegaard's
first. -
AT THE SIGN OF THE CROWN
115 South 16th St. Opposite the Boston Store.
Bee Wants Will Do It for You
Miller, Stewart ? Beaton
Just a Moment
Please,
You!
It's nothing unusual for us
to show a new shoe for
women, but just now we are
offering a new dark brown
kid, high top, lace shoe, made
of special prepared leather,
vegetable tanned, that neither
draws or burns the foot, a
soft, flexible outer sole, with
a light, Boft, cushion effect
Inner sole.
The ideal shoe for the
nurse or saleslady noiseless
and comfort personified.
These shoes come in all
sizes and widths at the one
price
4.00
It will be a pleasure to us
to show them to you.
Drexel Shoe Co.
1419 Farnam St.
The Shoes of the Season
Thn favorite Kow Cut Rlin fot
miminer wear will be our Anklo Istrvp
i ij" " Daiinam.
We have theae hundNome Bhoei
In one. two and three atrap models
Choir leather of Patent, Kid,
fciue.iu and dun Metal Calf.
Short vampa and high arch In-
tep Hhoea that were mad fur
good dreaaera.
$3, $3.50, $4 to $5
All wld'hs and size.
We take the sreateat pleaaure In
showing theae new ahoea.
FRY SHOE CO.
THE SBOERS ,
10tn and Donglaa Street
new iwia.
