THE BISK: OMAIIA, TUESDAY, FKBlU'AltY IS. mil
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THE ELECTRIC SHOP
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HEAIRNG WELL ON 'PHONE
Fault Many Times with Either One
of Persons on Line.
'CHRONIC HABIT WITH MANY
Here Is tlie Winner of our Mouth Contest- Drawn by
TVAX Jt. SWAXSON. 3424 Unwtlwno Ave, Omnlin.
The prize given was an Electric Toaster Stove a very useful house
hold device for toasting, broiling, frying, etc.
Special for weak-end only No. 1013 Adjustable Portable Beading- Lamp.
Brush Bran, 81.9SJ regular price. K'-BO.
Oxidized Copper, $3.30; regular price, $2.75.
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(Wire for ua and wa will wire for you.)
WOLFE ELECTRIC 00.
1810 Knrnnm Street. Tyler 1414.
Which Office is Yours?
With one telephone line there must be times when
you would make an important call and cannot because
your single telephone is in use, or when customers try
to reach you and cannot. Inadequate telephone facili
ties block the orderly run of any business.
An extra line relieves the overworked single telephone.
Over it messages may be sent or received when the
main telephone line is busy. The cost of an auxiliary
line is trifling but a few cents a day. , Ask us to send
a man to see you.
Every Bell Telephone
Is a Business Builder
NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY
OUR NEWTELEPHONE SERVICE
For Special Privileges Hospe Music Roll Library
Our special library privileges are offered froe to any
owner of a Player Piano (of any make) having the full
88-note scale. The Hospe library of music rolls is the
largest in Omaha, offering every form of music: Clas
sics, operatic, dance, sacred, the latest song hits, this
season's successes, in fact, Eastern successes can bo
obtained in our library before the play or opera reaches
Omaha
OUR SPECIAL LIBRARY PLAN.
The Hospe special library plan has been in success
ful operation in the east for some time and has proven
very successful. You will see at once the many advan
tages it offers in the selection of your music rolls.
THE PLAN IS THIS
Yon may select from our library any twelve (12) rolls
that you desire to take home with you and keep them
two (2) weeks. This you may continue doing for ono year
from date of your LIBRARY AGREEMENT. The only
obligation ycu Incur Is that you agree to purchase two
(2) rolls each month or twenty-four (24) rolls per year.
These privileges secure for you the use of our large
library, enabling you to stlect carefully at home and buy
only such rollB as you wish to keep for your. own library.
Just telephone fiouglas 188 and full Information will bo
cheerfully given. Don't waste your time
- JUST TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 188.
The Hospe Music Roll Department offers aDISTINGT
HKHVICK, and Is of unusual benefit to all owners 'of 88-note
Player Plgflos.
A. HOSPE CO.
1513-15 Douglasr'Street.
Omaha, Neb.
Now is the time to advertise your land for sale. The
SUNDAY BEE is read by more people interested in
farm and city property than all the newspapers in Ne
braska combined. Advertise in THIS BEE and get re
sults. Now is the time.
Ili'Ht Wn tti t.ct Sntlifnctor) Con
versation In to Tnlk Clour to tlic
Telephone nnil' to I. lu
te n t'nlmlj.
"Cun't hear a word you say. Hello,
hello." Uesides the dlsuKrecnblo fea
tures of a telephone cotixcrsution car
ried on between Interjections like this
there Is the fact that the best parts of
the talk may be completely lost to both
parties.
In nine noes out of ten the "hello,
hello, can't understand you" conversation
Is the fault of the "hrllo-er," who lacks
either the. art of listening or of talking,
or of both.
The difficulty which some people ex
perience of hearing over the 'phono Is
chronic, as It were, as the lady employed
at the men's club who nlways rushed
to answer th 'Phone only to tell people
that she couldn't understand a thing
about what, was wanted and they would
have to wait until she called somebody
cIro to find out what was being said. J
In her eagerness to get out her little
speech she nlways forgot to listen care-
fully to what the little round disc at
her ear had to say. Other people get
this fever when using long dlstnnce and
they know that the speaker Is miles and
miles awny.
How to llenr l,lxlen.
.lust stop to think It you are troubled
with the non-undcrstandlng habit, that
what tho speaker says Is coming out of
tho little round box nt your, car und you
do not need to listen to anything any
farther away.
Jnsttalte a telephone conversation
coolly by saying plainly and distinctly
what you hae to say. Don't Bhout. Talk
with the lips close to the phone. Listen
calmly to what Is said with tho knowl
edge that It Is coming from close at hand
(or ear), namely, from tho disc, and do.
not try to follow your friend voice all
the way from Han to Dccrshcba.
Artificially MKhtetl Window.
A moving picture establishment in the
west has devised a novel scheme of
lighting Its windows In which daylight
Is shut out by windows which adjoin the
theater.
Tho windows are simply boxes covered
with colored window glass, and back of
tho glass small Incandescent lamps are
mounted In the window- frame. The
lighted lamps give the Impression Inside
tho room, of outdoor light, and greatly
Improve the general effect between per
formances. The same Idea could be carried out In
stores where the windows are windows
In name only, by reason of the encroach
ment of adjoining buildings which shut
out the light.
Empress Theater
Flashes Dime Price
By Electric Device
Ono of the most brilliant and most ef
fective electrical signs In tho city is 'hat
which flashes over the Empress theater
announcing that tho admission to this
handflome playhouse Is but 10 cents. The
brilliant arrangement of lights and the
cutoffs glvo effective display and draw
the attention of thousands each night to
the fact that Rinusement high class
vaudeville may bo had for 10 cents. .No
other price Is charged. This week tho
flasher leads to an excellent hill, which
Is headed by tho.fiterllng actor, Mel
bourne MaoDowell, who takes the leading
part In a sketch called "The Sheriff and
the Widow." Mr. MacDowel! played tho
lead In the Krug stock company here
about eight or nine years ago. His work
has met with uniform success and the
sketch which ho Is producing now Is
said to be one of tho cleverest comedian
he has ever appeared In. Mls3 Isabella
Bvesson Is his main support In the
sketch. She also played In Omaha one
season with Melbourne MacDowell Home
years ago.
Another feature act, Marlon's Models,
In "reproductions of famous paintings,"
Is one of tho headllners at the Bin
press. The act Includes flvo people and
some ten of tho world'a most famous
pieces of art are portrayed.
Mabel Harper, the eccentric comedlenno
who has pleased thousands of people dur
Ing her vaudeville career, appears this
week with new material and songs. Hho
Is a well known favorlto entertainer.
Davis and Allen, the "dUloguo duo,"
will offer some very clever, up-to-the-
j minute banter and do some new trlclts
in the way of dancing.
INDIRECT LIGHTING IN
HOMES MUCH DESIRED
Wives Stop Short
of One Thing in .
Cleaning Up Homes
Why Is it the average housekeeper pas
so little attention to Keeping e'.ectrlc In
candescent lumps am) ref lectins free
from accumulations of dirt?
These same persons, ns a Mile, are over
particular nbout tho cleaning of windows,
to let In plently of natural light, which
as u general rule costs nothing. Yet.
when It comes to nitlflclul light week,
mouths and sometimes years go by with
out the application of soap and water to
electric llgl ting glassware, liven the oM
kerosene lump chimney and shade were
rarely, If ever, subjected to such nn in
sult. It Is perfectly natural, whole dirt on
the lamps or reflectors cuts down the
light to turn on more lamps, to seo.ire
the desired Illumination strength and this,
of course, means higher lighting bills.
How much more satisfactory would It be
for all concerned' to have the lighting
glassware thoroughly wifshed every few
weeks.
l'hiln soap and water aie good for the
purpose, but there are special cleaning
compounds on the market that are much
better. Soap often leaves n dirt collect
Ing film on the glass which dims that
crystal brightness. The cleaning com
pound referred to are for the most part
free from this defect and consequently
preferable In that the glassware remains
cleaner for a much longer time.
PROPER ELECTRIC FIXTURES
Builders Do Not Pay Enough At
tention to Lights.
DESIGNS SHOULD BE PRACTICAL
I'-nets Willed lrov- Hint Wiring; nnil
liisliillnlltni Slioulii r n,p
HiiiiiIm r Competent
Persons.
Indirect Illumination In the homo Is
very much desired by some people on
account of its soothing and restful effect.
If a home has light colored ceilings It
is very easy to have Indirect Illumination
In any room as desired. A portable
electric lamp, with muoh beauty of de
sign, is so made that It will throw most
of the Illumination upward against the
celling, from where It Is reflected, Illumi
nating the room In a delightfully soft
and restful way by the Indirect method.
i lie Uleetrle Locomotive.
' One place nlready occupied by the elec-
Itrlc locomotive Is In the terminals In
.large cities. The electric locomotive waB
first used in terminal work because of
the nuisance and discomfort of steam
power to passengers and others, and thu
. change was made by legal enactment re
gardless of economy. I.Ike many other
enforced changes so many benefits, not
at first apparent have developed that it
;ls fast becoming evident that the Inci
dental advantages are so many and so
'great that In the future no other mean
of operating a great terminal In a large
center of population will, from even
' purely economic conditions, be considered
A very small proportion of the lighting
fixtures chosen for new houses nro worthy
of Installation. It Is a common mistake
to believe that any old kind of a ilxtilro
Is good enough so long as it wllvhold an
electric lamp. To get the greatest light
efficiency and tho very best results, with
the least eye strain. It Is Imperative that
thu fixtures be constructed along hi-Ici-tlflc
lines so tint the lamp Is suspended
vertically, at the proper height for the
room, and wa'8 and means provided lor
the proper light reflectors.
Hlmple fixture designs, constructed
along classical or colonial lines, Whien
hold the lamps nt right angles, nro tho
best for every room In tho house. Only
when tho electric lights are hanging
straight down Is It possible to get the
greatest benefits from the uew light re
flectors which spread the light unlform'y
over the room or focus It on the rending
table, Just as you desire. Meliorate orna
ments and bric-a-brao arc hard to clenn
and often look cheap and offensive.
Plain fixture.") aro easily cleaned niid
easily repaired. In the. selection of glass
shades tho ornamental should be care
fully avoided In favor of shades inndo for
specific duties. The first duty of a shade
or reflector Is to direct tho light where
you want It, to protect the eyes from
dazzling points of light, and to harmonize
with tho surroundings. Avoid colored
shades us much as possible, and espe
cially red Bhades.
Hldo wall brackets requlro less orna
mentation thmi large fixtures, but mnv
be found In certain complex designs
which should bo slmnncd by houso build
ers. As In tho case of celling fixtures
their electric lights should point elthor
directly downward or upward to accom
modate the modern lamps, and they
should not extend too far from tho wall.
Sewing in Homes by
Using Motor Power
that is Very Cheap
i
The sewing machine will do everything
that human hands do, but It will not run
Itself, To get the very best service out
of a sewing machine It Is necessary to
drlvo It by mechanical power and for this
purpose the tiny electric motor has no
equal. It Is small, convenient, perfectly
clean and will run the sewing machine
four hours for a cent's worth of current
Very few women aro really clever with
the needlo and not a few find It diffi
cult to do good work on the sewing ma
chine when they havo to pedal It with
the feet. It Is quite a difficult task to
keep the feet and hands employed ut the
same time. It requires considerable prac
tice and experience and at best Is tire
some. Nearly every woman has tho de
sire to make her own clothes and be to
some extent Independent of the dross
maker. Usually slip can davnto but a
short part of the day to sewing, because
of tho press of other housework. It Is
Important that the sewing machine bo
In excellent running order, and where It
Is driven by an electric motor It will
sew fuBter and better and give theopor
ator a chance to do better work with her
hands and head.
It looks easy to see a woman gulldlng
tho cloth under the upedle and pedaling
the machine at top speed, but, In reality
It Is weary work and sure to tire ono out
very quickly. A quarter of a cent an
hour Is to cheap that U hardy pays to
pedal a sewing machine n't all If there s
any large amount of sewing to be done.
Keep Xn .Secret.
Tho messenger with his megaphone will
soon be a back number. The loud speak
ing telephone has appeared and been ac
claimed the Instrument for which the
meguphone has been a substitute all
these years.
In railroad stations the loud speaking
telephone announces the coming and go
ing of trains, In ball parks It announces
the score, In hotel dining rooms or as
sembly rooms of any sort to call for busi
ness men or to make lmKrtant announce
I ments.
SENTENCED BY TELEPHONE
California Man Never Saw Judge,
but Paid Fine.
ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING FAST
Simple Process Nmeil Time fur Of I
fleers of l,itv nnil for Prisoner, I
Who Wns llurrylnw
TtirotiKli Country. ,
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A rather strange court proceeding was I
hold In California leoenlly, when n limn '
was ui rested, .had his hearing, pleaded .
guilty to the charge and was fined, all
without coming face to face with his ac
ciirir or Judge, the long distance tele
phono licllig the medium.
While passing through the town if
Hed lllutf on his way to t'hlco. tills mm
ran his automobile over a dog and killed
It. A wuriHiit was sworn out against lum
on a chat go of exceeding tho speed limit ,
When he leached t'hlco he was met In ,
tho shot Iff. who. told hint that he was!
wanted on the long"-distance telephone I
from Hed Hluff. The man experienced n
shock tnot electric) when told what (
was wanted, but In pleaded guilty to the
charge ami was linen . il ne nnu ueeo
made to tclcgiitph the amount to tho
Judge at lUd Hluff It would have com
pleted this strange "electric court," but
he .wan only asked to hand It over lo
the sheriff.
New Opportunity for
Giving Pleasure to
The Practical Home
At n cooking lecture In a Cleveland I
depurtmuiit store, tho lecturer was ex
tolling the merits of electrical colttiiv-
iiiiccs for the home.
"Not long ago." she said, "the members ,
of a department of this store in me
throes of choosing a wedding gift for a
fellow worker, went to the young man
and dcslrctl some hint of what he would
most like to receive for the money col
lected. For answer he brought them the
next day a catalogue of electrical appli
ances with the onesvhlch "he and Ills''
most preferred, plainly marked. The best
thing about electrlcnl things for wedding
gifts Is that you can give beautiful things
nt a cost within your means."
"We got mnrrlcd too Boon," spoke up
two people from different sides of the
room.
"Yes, we should have waited, but It Is
not too late to do our duty by those who
catno nfter us, MIsBpent money Is us
much of u misdemeanor when done In
favor of the others as It Is In your own
home. That wedding gifts nro appre
ciated does not mean that odd pieces of
furniture, silver or what not, harmonize
with tho new establishment.
"Hlectrlcal appliances give the oppor
tunity of being absolutely sure of giving
what will please. Kcach ono Is complete
In Itself for use and the nickel finish Is
beautiful anywhere.
"Threo and a half dollars for a really
good toaster Is very moderate In cow
parison with the price of a really good
chair; $5 for tho best electric Iron Is not
much in comparison with the prlco of a
pleco of silver of any consequence. What
can be gotten for $10 which Is at onco as
appropriate and complete ns nn eleatrlc
percolator, radiator or portable reading
lamp?
Flagging Baker by
Means of Specially
Arranged Lighting
Did you ever find yourself III tile fol
lowing situation?
You are depending on tho baker, who
makes the rounds on your street nt about
fl o'clock In tho evening, for the bread,
cako or pastries for the family supper.
As you aro working In the hack part of
the house, you find It necessary to jo
around to tho front door every three of
four minutes In order to see whether the
baker Is within hailing dlstnnce, Some
times you are kept too long at a certain
task or some one diverts your mind by
conversation, so that tho wagon passes
without your knowing it nfter all,
These little annoyances can all be elim
inated by means of the electric porch
light. You have nn understanding wltM
your baker that when the porch light Is
on. he Is to stop nnd take your order,
but when the porch Is dark, he passes on
without wasting his time and yours In
calling you to the door. This practice of
electrically "flagging the baker" Is used
extensively In Tnany neighborhoods, nnd
In such districts It Is certainly very odd
and Interesting to look along a residential
street at say 6 o'clock In tho evening,
and see a VirCh light aglow at every
third of fourth dwelling.
Kleetrle Klnnhen.
Denver, Colo., according to statistics,
used more light In proportion to Its
population than any other city In the
country; three candle-power per head.
Iinstoit comos next with one candle-power
per nose.
Ovcrl5S.X patents on electrical sub
Jects have been Issued by the autliorltln
lyit Washington. Of these 700 have been
Hwurueo mounts A. unison.
Hetween the Atlantic and the Pacific,
and the great lakes and the gulf, there
are In uso moro that 50,000,000 Incandes
cent lamps.
Over 6,000.0no,000 Is Invested In tho elec
trlcal huslnoss In the United States. This
large Investment has been piled up dur
ing the last thirty yenrs.
The Brilliant Electric Flasher
ON THE-
eater
Draws tlKiiiMtiiils oitcli week to tlio lilggrM illine's worth of
nnuiMMiieiil in Omnlin It's (lie liluffoM mill IipmI nnil entertains
nnil dclllits nil liitKsc.
Tlu tilll this work Is hotter than any of tho others,
lieeiHiM there Is u eoiiilihintlon of vaudeville va
riety that sparkles (;itoiltiess.
LOOK OVER THIS LIST OF STELLAR ACTS
Melbourne McDowell & Go,
Tho Sheriff and tho Widow!
Marions' Models
Dtantlful Katur Paintings
Mabel Harper
Eocentrio Oomedlonno
The Lost Son
noatitlful Photo Dmma
Davis & Allen
nrlsht, Breezy Banter
OTHER NUMBERS OF QUALITY
12 M. to 11 P.M. Continuous Performance
4 Shows Daily. 2, 3:30, 7 and 9 P. M.
8
Dark Closets Made Bright As
Daylight With
Safe Electric Light
JUST twitch a switch
and the darkest,
gloomiest closet or
pantry i s instantly
flooded with the bril
liance of clean, safe,,
steady Electric Light.
So easy to find any
thing you want just
like daylight. No an
noyance or danger of
fire as with matches, jj
This is but one of
the1 hundreds of con
veniences available
in every electrically
lighted home. You
can enjoy all these
advantages in your
home. Why not de
cide today to do so?
Electric Light now
costs less than ever
to use it is realty the
cheapest illuminant,
everything considered.
(If you have a special house-wiring offer, give details)
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Electric Elevator Repairs
and
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100-12 H. 11th St. Phone Doajf. 1181.
Motors, Dynamos and Qeneral Bepalrlng, '
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tinRm nu iuvjoaoia udx;
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