THE PEOPLE'S WEEKLY PAGE OF ELECTRICAL NEWS
Published Each Tuesday
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Entertain your guests
in cool comfort
During the warm weather you can prepare the most delicious meals
right ut on the porch where the breezes find their way, if your
home is wired for electricity. You can prepare tasty luncheons,
after-the theatre suppers or course dinners away from the kitchen
heat without fuss or bother, if you use Electrical Cooking Ap
pliances. Have your home wired
for Electric Light now
On July first the rates for electric lighting were reduced from 14c
to 12c per kilowatt hour. After the first 30 hours use the rate is 6c
per kilowatt hour. While the cost of living has been advancing
for years, the rates for electric lighting have been steadily reducing
and are now lower than ever before. You should not deprive your
family and yourself of the many comforts and conveniences of
electricity. f
Write or telephone today
Omaha Electric Light & Power Co.
BfiEEF CITY NEWS
Sarcophagus-
fcUrhUnr fixtures. Bnrgess.aranasn Co.
Bar Boot Frist it Now Beacon Pro.
KdaLty Btora., Van C pouk
War Secretary Bero Hnt Week Secre
tary of War uarrlbon Is to arrlvo In
Omaho and will be entertained ut lunch
eon at noon at the Commercial club,
August 28. The local committee has not
yet announced who Is to preside at the
luncheon.
Warden to Inspect Hotels T. T. Lapp,
state hotel Inspector, will be In Omaha
tho latter part of the week and. In com
pany with Fire Warden Morris, will In
ppect ail the hotels and rooming houses
In Omaha to see If they conform with
the present state laws.
Back from Vacation Motorcycle Po
liceman George Emery returned yester
day from his annual vacation, spent at
Pikes Peak, Colo., and Excelsior Springs.
"While 'ou folks were sweltering: In
Omaha, I was having a snowball fight
with some friends on I'ikes Peak,"
Emery told friends yesterday.
To Bebnlld Church Tho Palley Evan
imlleaJ Lutheran church. Which. oror to
the tornado, stbod at Twehty-ntnth and
Uurdette streets, and which was aemot-
lined on Easter Sunday, will be rebuilt at
Thirtieth and Cqrby streets. It will be
erected at a cost of $10,0$) and will lie
lonstnicted wit'i 'veneered brick.
Straighten Out.Boolevard In order to
get a stralghte"r course for the boulevard
at Thirtieth and Cuming streets, the city
has traded a .little strip of ground on
one corner for'a little strip on the oppo
site comer.. The deal was made with the
John A. Cfelghton Heal Estate company.
This straightening out of the boulevard
will not .only Improve the appearance of
that thoroughfare, but will make acci
dents less likely.
JCer to the Situation Bee Adrerasug.
DOTY'S SWIMMING RECORD
Floats Down Elkhorn Eiver for Over
Twelve Miles.
TRIES TO AVOID THE MOSQUITOES
Jumps lu Itlver ut Waterloo unit lie
Lands at Yellowstone Gun Club
Camp, Near Gretmi,
Fnr IlrloTf.
Dayton H. Doty. wpIi known Omaha
sportsman and until recently traveling
freight agent for the Baltimore & Ohio
company, Unintentionally broke all stale
swimming records when ho swam from
Watorloo to tho Yellowstone Gun club, a
distance of about twelve miles. It re
quired about eight hours for Doty to pull
this stunt and when ho arrived ut the gun
club ho was wearing only his birthday
clothes.
The way it came about was this. Doty
was the guest of Vincent McDonnough,
Joseph McDonald and John Harry at u
fishing party Suturday night at Water
loo. The entire party retired about II o'clock
and about 1:30 o'clock Sunday morning
Doty arose, being unable to sleep be
cause mosquitoes bothmed him. Ho told
hla companions that ho was going to go
for a awlm. The other three men told
him not to, but he shod his clothes and
made for the bank.
At 8 o'clock In the morning when the
threo campers aroso tture was nothing
to be found of Doty hut his clothing
lying on tho bank, A march was made,
but Doty was not to be found. About 13
o 'cloak McDonnough went to Waterloo
and telephoned tho Maruhal at CJretiia to
keep a watch out on the Platte river for
the body of Doty, hi friends thinking he
had drowned.
Farmers were aroused from the neigh
KEROSENE LAMPS ARE RELICS
At One Time the Pride of the House
hold Now an Obsolete Fixture,
ARE NOT THE SAME ANY MORE
llnvr llrcn Kcleurnteil to the Attic,
Where There t Nothlnir Thrjr
Cnu lu Unt Look on In
Deapntr.
"I simply remain. I nm not oven a
relic Just n kerosene lamp. I do not
even know how Ions I will be allowo.1 an
obscure corner. At ono time the light of
the household, I can now do nothing nut
dark. j' cogitate upon my possible future.
"Tho houso Is not tho same as it Was
when I hold sway. I always gave a surt
of dim, continuous light, a sort of Ko.m
lng, throughout any room where I waa
placed, but I now find myself subject to
tho most sudden changes of night and
day. ,
"When someone, enters this attic where
1 am placed, a very bright light at once
Illumines tho whole. I can't see any
w
borhood and the river searched for sev
eral miles, but Doty'a body could not be
found. The river was dragged near the
camp, but to no avail.
At 3 o'clock In the afternoon tho three
campers got back 1o Waterloo and were
about to call up Sheriff McBhane of
Omaha when a page In tho hotel gave
McDonnough a call from Waterloo. Th
conversation over the phone brought to
light tho fact that Doty was at the Yel
lowstone Qun club.
It seems that whilo In swimming he
camo to a shallow part of the river
down the stream about four miles and
got out to rest. When he decided to
swim back he started the wrong way. He
finally became convinced that he waa
lost and Inquired of a fanner whero
the nearest camp was. He was told,
and In broad daylight walked a half
mile from the Elkhorn to tho Platte
river through woods and then swam tho
remainder of tho woy to the club
grounds.
Doty'a clothes wero put in a grip and
brought to Omaha, while Doty camo
home on a later train from Gretna,
dressed in a pair of old, faded overall
and a blue cambric shirt, no stockings,
shoes or hat
Doty lives at S6U Dewey avenue,' and
this morning his sister called up Mo
Donough asking If he knew where Day
ton's clothes were. She wus Informed
that they were in the health depart
ment's office at the city hall.
'BILLY' HAVERSTICK BACK
AT HIS OWN HOME AGAIN
"nilly'' is home again, and there Is
much rejoicing at the G. U. Havcrstiek
home,
Billy h the beautiful brindle Uoston
bull terrier who was stolen away on
Wednesday two weeks ago, and for
whose return s large reward waa of
fered. Ho waa brought home on Sunday
by a man who said he hod purchased
cause for It. When the light Is uwsont
'1 can aco a white, InMplil looking etnt on
tho celling, but when the person leaves
the room this light goes out and the star
can't bo seen.
"It waa a great pleasure to mo to live
ns lonK aa my family was In power, hut
1 do not like my attlo surrounding, am)
this strange light. I am sorry that I Old
not 'light out' before J fell out of favor.
If I had; known what they meant by
electric light, which comes on and gees
off when anyone enters the room mid
makes stare In the room, I should nave
lit out' before being extinguished.''
Restaurants Made
"Fly-Proof" by Use
of Electric Fans
"This la surely a flyproof restaiirtuit,
but what is the causot" queried a hungry
traveler getting ready to do hln worst to
the spread before, him, but staring at the
opon doorway whero the screen ought
to be.
Tho real cause of the flyless restaurant
is apparent to most people Tho oloclrtc
fan situated close enough to tho doors
(and windows unless they aro screened)
to forcibly blow out tho flies has been
tho cause of many a busy restaurant.
American pooplo do not Uko to shoo flics
off of ono dish while they eat from an
other.
The fan system has been tho victorious
competitor of tho "swat tho fly system"
of Mayor Baker of Clevoland.
Right Way to Use
the Electric Iron
With proper care an electric Iron should
last many years; some Irons aro now
guaranteed for ever. As a reminder of
tho correct manner n wliloh this useful
dsvlco should b treated tho following
nformatlon is given:
7FWai
Referring to the Illustration herewith,
"A" is tho plug receptacle on the iron,
"B" is tho plug on ono end of the flexi
ble cord which fits into "A," and "C" is
the terminal plug on tho other end Of
the floxlbie cord which screws Into tho
lamp socket from which the current Is
taken to heat tho iron.
(1) When ready to iron, remove tho In
candescent lamp from a socket noar
where you intend working.
(2) If the plug"B" is Inserted in tho
rtccptaolo "A" on the iron, remove it
(3) Bcrew tho plug "C" into the lamp
socket from which tho lamp has been
removed.
W Turn on the current by turning tho
key on tho lamp socket Just as you would
to switch on the light.
(5) Insert plug "B" into receptacle "A"
and stand the Iron upright on its flat
end, or set it on the ironing stand.
(6) The electric current is now flowing
Into the iron and is beginning to heat it.
In two minutes tho iron will be ready
for dry pressing, and in four minutes
any kind of Ironing may bo done.
In case tho Iron gets too hot while
working, Simply removo "n" from "A,"
putting them together again when the
iron has cooled off sufficiently,
Vhcn your ironing is finished pull "B"
from "A," and then turn tho key on thti
socket to switch off tho current.
If, when connected according to tho
above lutructton, the iron falls to heat,
examine, first, to see if the key on the
socket Is turned on! second, see that "C
Is firmly screwed into place.
An electric iron will stand a lot of
hard service, even abuse, but there ore
somo things which the us-sr must not do.
Hence, these few "don'ts;"
Don't dip the Iron In water.
Don't try to turn the current on and
off with the socket key as you would n
lamp follow tho directions given abovo.
Don't screw tho plug Into tho lamp
socket with too much force you may
twist or break the Inside connections.
A firm, positive contact is alt that is
necessary.
tho dog from a negro during the week
and who noted for the first tlmo on Sun
day tho advertisement oflerlng a reward
for the return of Billy
The dog shows evidence of rough treat
ment and much suffering during tils cap
tivity. BENSON SEWER BONDS TO
BE VOTED ON TODAY
The proposed bond Issue of J4I.KW to
construct a sower system at Benson la
to be finally voted upon today. Tho
polls will be open from 8 a. m. till C
p. m. Tho oltlrnns living on the north
side will vote at city hall, while those
residing south of Main street will vote
at Wulff's store.
At the mass meeting Saturday evening,
when the asslstunt city engineer's waa
submitted and the general features of
the system discussed and unanimously
approved. The Issue of the paper will be
for twenty years of 1500 denominations
and retlrable at par at the option of the
city any time after ,flvo years from the
date of Issue.
The cost of the system when com
pleted will bo so distributed that every
foot frontage In the whole of Benson,
whether on the muln sewer or on any
of the laterals, will be charged pro rata
per front foot. The charge for connec
ting with the sewer, after the sewers are
installed, will be the sume regardless of
location.
The present plans calls for tho con
struction of 28,0(3 feet of drainage, ninety
two manholes and six disposal tanks
where by chemical agencies all of tho
refuge will be consumed.
The bonds seem to be In a fair way to
carry, and In the event that the tax
payers vote that they want the sewers,
there Is no way possible for the council
to change the plans or speculations
and the sewers must be constructed as
proposed or not at all,
Key to the Situation Bee Advertising,
ELECTRIC POWER IS CLEAN'
Roycroftcr's Shop is Kept Spotless
Through Its Use.
IS A SURPRISE TO TILE VISITOR
-Mnilft Krrrr Piece of Mnohlnrrr In
I'lnnt Hun liy Motor Tower nml
Ha llcault Hvrrhliiir la In
tlotxl Order,
The Industrial plant operated, by Elbert
Hubbaut In Host Aurora, N. Y Is of
exceptional Interest even to casual visit
ors. A sightseeing party recently went tho
rounds of printing presses, book binding,
brass working plants and furniture mak
ing with amaxement on their faces.
"What 1 want to know," said a visitor,
turning to the guide, "is how with every
thing going on, things are so absolutely
clean and orderly."
"Of course everybody keeps things
picked up as they go along," replied the
guide, "but slnco wo have had electrlo
power Installed all over the plant it Is a
very easy habit to keep up."
Every bit of power work done about
tho place was done by electricity. An
other surprising thing was tho amount
of work and different kinds of work dona
in the allotted space without crowding,
Tho mailing machine, sealing and
stamping envelopes, tho folding machines
and cutting machines, nil working to
gether with tho utmost precision, and all
tho other labor saving duvloes of the
different departments make business
movo along with tho utmost placid aspect
possible.
Electrical Things
Not Expensive
The convenience of olectiirliv u
At tho prcssuro of a finger It will glvo
light, will coolc tho meals or will iln
tho sweeping or other hard work about
the home. It has been roughly estimated
that It wilt cost about 13 a lamp to wire
tho houso for electrlo llghtn. This means
that if you desire ono lamp for each of
ten rooms it will cost J20 to wlro tho
building, Including fixtures, wlro. !hnr
and all. All these lamps can bo operated
in an ordinary nome for about si a. month
for an ordinary family, at a rnt nr 10
cents a ktlowatt-hour. If tho rato Is 15
cents It will cost 11.60 a month. Kloctrlo j
boating devices cost but little, considering
tneir value. Tho electrlo flatlron can be
had for 3.M to S3. A completo electrlo
range for the kitchen costs no moro than
a good coal or gas range and can bo
operated for ta a month In a smalt fam
ily. Electricity Keeps
Natatoriums Clean
Electrlo purification of ewlminlnjr pools
IS S&ld to bo IL ftllftnnllH tn fc,iir1fin1 I'l,
bacterial contamination from hundreds
of bathers in fresh water pools Is neu
tralized by tho addition nf n1nnfrv.li
sea water. By adding thirty gallons of
iuo aieriuzoa water, costing SO cents, to
an 8S,0CO.gallon Pool at threa-dnv lm,r.
vals the water Is kept clear and froa from
noxious baotsria.
HARDWOOD WEDGES MADE IN
ROME FOR SUBWAY PROPS
There Is hardly anythtnir srolnr nti In
the world but that north tier men have a
hand In It, oven the New York
A factory at Rome Is turning out 60.000
naruwooa wedges every sixty days for
tho Yew York underground railway. They
are a foot long, three inches wide and
nearly two inches at the butt. They aro
usea to wedge up props in tho subway,
In the ISIeotrlcnl Field.
The l'anania railroad Is to be slectri
fled. The harnessing of water power near
Yorkshire. England, will give that dis
trict its first electricity.
Tho new wireless record Is 8,000 miles.
The naval station at Newport caught
messages from Argentina,
An electrically driven talking and mov
ing, picture machine has been installed in
four theaters In New York.
Divers are now equipped with a telo
phone so they are at all times In com
munication with tho surface.
A wirelees station is being Installed on
Juan Kornandex island, made famous by
the story of Robinson Crusoe,
Thieves Break Into
Florenoe Bank and
Postoff ice-Get $30
The building occupied by tho r'nnnera
State bank, and the poitofflco and news
stand of J. A, Fuller at Floronce waa
broken Into early yesterday morning and
20 secured from the cash drawer of tho
news stand. Entrance was gained through
a rear window of tho postofflce by forc
ing it open with a jimmy. Tho thloves
rumaged around In the bank room, but
evidently were afraid 10 tacklo the Job
of blowing open the safe. They entered
the bank room through the basement, but
secured nothing. They pried open the
Fuller cash drawer, taking $20 In silver
and 110 In old coins.
Three suspicious individuals were
noticed early by several Florence people.
The trio boarded a street car for Omaha
and got off at Jackson street. That was
about 4 o'clock, before tho theft had
been discovered.
The pool hall of C. C. Logan was also
entered, but nothing of value taken inso
far as Is known.
ISSUES DIRE THREAT IF HER
LOVER HANGS AROUND
W. B. Bishop, 1S08 Mason street, was
dismissed from police court upon his
promise to leave his former common law
wife,, Elizabeth Jones, alone.
"Jou see, Judge, sar, I belong to a
lodge dat requires every pusson to be
married before (ley can offlshltate In de
rituals. So Ah Jest up an tol Llizlo dat
de order dono require me to marry some
one, an' It might n m well be hrr. She
refused me, an' Ar tried to pe'suude
her '
"I don't want to marry dat nigger'r
features, Jedge," declared Lizzie, "so you
WHAT
HAS
PAID
OTHERS
WILL
PAY
YOU
Phono us about your
Lighting- Fixtures or
come to our showrooms,
1810 Farnam Street, we
have a complete line to
show you at reasonable
prices prompt service.
THE ELECTRIC
SHOP
WOLFE ELEOTRIO
COMPANY
Est. 1874. Tyler 1414.
1810 FAUN AM ST.
SB
BENNETT ELECTRIC CO
TO
SAFE AND HKliIAllLE WIRING
it PAYS to PLEASE
Ol Omaha Wat. Bank Bldf. MH
Omaha Electrical Works
Electric Elevator Repairs
A
Wcstinghouse Motors
los-ia sr. nth St. rfeon Sow. llBl.
bettah make him quit hangln' 'round my
home."
Bishop told the Judge he would quit
Farmers Hear How
to Save the Fodder
One hundred farmers attended the first
of the sorles of meetings on "What to do
with the corn crop" held at Beatrice
Saturday, according to a telegram reach
ing the office of the publicity bureau In
Omaha. The telegram states that Prof.
Chasa of tho Nebraska Experiment sta
tion spoke, as did also F. W. Chase of
Pawnee City on how best to conserve
tho fodder now contained In the fltlda of
corn where no substantial crop of ears is
developing on account of the drouth. The
next of these meetings Is to be held at
Seward Tuesday. Wednesday another is
scheduled for Central City.
SOUTH DAKOTA CROPS ARE
COMING UP TO THE AVERAGE
MITCHEDD. B. D., Aug. lS.-(8peclal.)
Returns coming In from the wheat fields
show a better average than had been
looked for. In Davidson county wheat la
running from twelve to eighteen bushels
per aero and the quality Is excellent A
few instances are reported where 'wheat
is going a little below twelve bushels,
but they are rare.
Tho corn crop Is more than holding lu
own, and an early frost is the only thing
that will prevent a good crop'. The ears
aro growing very large and tho grain
U filling well.
There are a number of silos on farms
lu this county, and the farmers are get
ting ready to cut their corn to put it
lu them for winter feeding.
The Persistent and Judicious Use of
Newspaper Advertising is the lload to
Business Success.
It Pays to
Answer Promptly
Seconds seem like min
utes at. tho telephone, bo
oauso the majority of peo
ple who use the tolephono
do so when they are in a
hurry.
It is annoying to stand
at the telephone after one
has given tho number to
the operator and wait an
unreasonable length of
time for the called party
to answer.
Thi Lt Call
When there is delay in
answering the telephone
bell often the calling par
ty concludes you are not
there and "hangs up."
Then when you finally
answer you wonder why
your bell rang, and you
charge the instance to
poor service.
, All the operator can do
is to ring the bell. She
cannot make the called
party answer promptly.
NEBRASKA
TELEPHONE
COMPANY
Electricity lia.s bo
conio bo useful in tho
household that no homo
is considered modern
unless it is equipped
with eledtric conven
iences; If you havo any to
sell you can rapidly
sell them by using this
page.
HENRY LAKE KILLS HIS
FAMILY-WOUNDS
SELF
NEW YOIUC, Aug. 18.-The bodies of
Mra. Mary Lake and her four children,
Horace, aged 17 years; Walter, aged S
years; Stella, aged 18 years, and Dorothy,
aged 14 years, were found Btark naked in
their Brooklyn homo today, horribly
mangled. Beside them, dying, was the
husband and father, Henry Lake, a res
taurant chef. Apparently ho had killed
all five, then fatally wounded himself
A Ilsrrtble Iientb
may result from diseased lungs. Cure
Coughs and Weak. Sore Lungs with Dr
King's New Discovery. 60c and 11.00. For
sale by Beaton Drug Co. Advertisement.
New Candy Treatment
Interests Fal Folks
(From The Family Physician.)
They say that the advent of the boran
lum Jujube as a fiosh-reduoer has re
sulted In an extraordinary demand on the
druggists for these delicious edibles. They
seem to havo made a hit not only becauae
of their effectiveness, but because their
use entails no Inconvenience or hardship,
nor sacrifice, of time or energy The Ger
man geutua, responsible for this method
of combining valuable fat-d spelling ele
ments with candy, has conferred a real
blessing upon the corpulent portion of our
population.
Those who object to dieting, exercising,
Turkish baths, Btrong internal treatment
and other distasteful methods, find the
eating of boranlum Jujubes a pleasant re
lief. These delicious Jujubes are entirely
harmless and will not Injure the stomach
or other organs, as do moat obesity medi
cines., They aro said tg bring satisfac
tory results in most cases If but ono ja
taken after each meal and one before
retiring. As they can bo conveniently
carried in the v-sst pocket, th's another
feature which appeals to mauy. A4vr-tlsement.
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