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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1913)
5 THE PEOPLE'S WEEKLY PAGE OF ELECTRICAL NEWS Published Bach Tuesday THE BEE: OMAHA, TU0SIU1, AUUt ST 26, 1913. t' , i Steam Pumps Being Hitched to Motors I irt'NTSVtti.m Ala.. An. tL-The citv of IluntrrlUo has purchased a multl stago turbine pump which will bo In stalled In Um city pumping station to lievo tho pumping equipment, which has been overworked during tho last two or threo ywn. Tho new pump will be driven by eloctrlo power ami will pump S.tXO.000 gallons of wibr a day. Karly this fall tho steam plant "will bo permanently discontinued. ELECTRIC PUSH BUTTON THAT ANNOUNCES ANSWER Facts vs. Theory Which Is worth tho moat to you? "When you Invest your hard earned dollars do not put thorn into a waahcr that has not beon on the market long enough to develop Its weak points. Buy ono .that has withstood-tho test of years, as 'haa tho i ' ' ; 1 Washer and Wringer Tho old nellablo ""l900" that we drovo by water for years before tho Bniall clostrio motors were practical for this purpose. You KNOW that our machinery will glvo you years of good service. These are facts, not a bunch of theories. When you buy of us you nra gett'ng direct from tho firm ' that makes them, and you have a mam moth firm back of YOUR washer. This is why wo have more than 1,200 Users in This City DIVIDE THE PRICE BY THE YEARS OF SERVICE and you will find this the most economical of any make whatever. Nothing to Tar the Clothes. Vlfteeii-Day Free Trlnl. Jfator AVater Proof. Cash or Easy Payments. "Washer Troublo Proof. "1900" WASHER CO. Tyler 1011. E. B. WILLIAMS, Mgr. 808 So. 18th St. 5 Electric, Water, Gaso line and Hand. It Is reported that a patent haa been t n Ken out In Norway and applications ftltd In England and Germany for an electrio push button which, when pushed, has connected with It devices by which the person whose attention It Is desired to attract may respond so that the one signaling knows he has been heard and the ono being called la saved the annoy anco of listening to repeated ringings. The result Is accomplished by an electric tnaffnot provided with a bucser and the convenience of thV Improvement appeals especially to thoso who may bo sum moned during the ntght, such as physi cians and hursoa, and should bo found ; useful In connection with call buttons where those called cannot always Im mediately respond. ELECTRIC BATTERY ROAD ! IS N EARING COMPLETION 1SPHH-A.TA, Pa., Aug. 19. Tho storage battery electrio line being built between 1 this place and Lebanon Is belnr rushed t to completion. A stretch of six miles between Ephrata and llopcland has been ' In operation for some time. Work Is now In progress on tho Lebanon end of the line, and the grading Is almost completed between Lebanon and Bchoeffcrstown. BURGESS GRANDEN CO. HAS TEMPORARY PLACE Tno BurgesH-Oranden company, whose building was destroyed by fire last week, . Is temporarily located at 1200 Jackson street According to Mr. Burgess tho firm will 'return' to Its old location in about sixty days with a nowly purchased lino of olec trlcal goods. AHttmilHli, Electric Elivatir Mi Mitir RtMiriiig. Omaha Electrical Works 1214 Harney St. J)oug. 1181, BBS BENNETT ELECTRIC CO rem SAFE AND RELIABLE WIRING it PAYS To PLEASE tei Omaha gat. Bank MUg. , 'B ant.'. CONTRACTOR SHERWOOD HAS ANEW LOCATION The fire which destroyed the clec-' trlcal supplies establishment of Burgess Qranden company last week .necessitated the removal of W. W. Sherwood, the electrical contractor, who offlced In that place. Ho Is now located at 1729 Howard street and, together with hlo electrical construction work, will carry a full lino of electrical supplies and devices. ' "Wireless Telephone, ' Wireless 'telephony between Rome'lind Palermo, Sicily, a distance of 250 tnllcs, has been very successful and tho Italian government yflll . tako over the. system HELPS THE MOYIES TO TALK Eleotricity Hakes it Possible to Run Heel and Record Simultaneously. ACTS AS A SYNCHRONIZER For Your Porch Guests v0Ti SuiYtinci? Nights Wtieri you have guests during the hot weather, it is pleasant to know that you can prepare a delight ful little supper for them on your cool porch. There is no. need to leave your guests no flurrying about 'iiiran.oyerheated kitchen, if you use Electrical cook ing appliances. It is all done in cool comfort quickly and safely in the best, most economical manner. Electrical Lighting Rates Are Again Reduced On July 1st the rates for electric lighting were re duced from 14c to 12c per kilowatt hour. After the first 30 hours' use the rate is 6c per kilowatt hour. This is a reduction of almost 15 and makes elec tric light the most economical illuminant you can use. You should arrange to have your home wired now. i Write or Telephone Today Omaha Electric Light & Power Co. Telephone System IleTeen the Heel House end Itrrnni Booth nrltige A bon t Agreement of l'rodoc tlou netneen Operators. During the forepart of March there ap peared beforo tho American publlo an In vention that promises to become one of tho moat popular yot produced. It is called the klnetaphbne, or In simple woids. the "talking movintf pictures" and, tike many Inventions of tho present day, orig inated In tho fertile brain of Thomas A. Edison. It Is a combination of a tnovtnc picture film and a phonograph, arranged In such a manner that the actors photographed on the screen actually appear to converse with each other. It will readily bo seen that this will be a vast Improvement on the present pantomime entertalnmenla that have become such a big factor In entertainlnf tho publlo during the present decade. In producing these talking pictures, it Is absolutely essential that tho film reel and the phonographlo record shall be synchonlsed. That Is to say, when the actor's Hps form a word, that word must be produced by tho phonograph at tho same Instant, for otherwlso the effective nes of tho combination will be entirely destroyed, , It would not havo been considered dif ficult to accomplish the desired result could tho pftonograph and reel havo beon placed next to each othvr on tho stage. Howover, as the reel la Invariably placed back of the audience in what Is known as the "reel house," such an arrange ment was Impossible, ns it Is necessary for the phonograph to be operated from the stage, so that the sound can be dl roctod toward the audience. Several methods to synchronlxo the pic tures and recotds wcro tried, but nono of these gave satisfaction until an inter communicating telephone system was tried. This gave very good results from the start.. The operators o'f the phono graph and reels are connected by the mesns of a special thrce-wlro private lino circuit. MAMMOTH SEARCHLIGHT FOR SAN FRANCISCO FAIR The Mount Tamalplas railroad is plan ning to Install the largest searchlight in tho world on ths top of Mount Tamal pals at tho timo of the Panama-Paclflo exposition In Barf Francisco. It Is ex pected that tho light from this source will Illuminate the exposition grounds to an appreciable extent. A mirror and lens will bo used In connection with tho lamp, designed to concentrate tho light upon a spot 10a feet square at a distance of nine mllos. KEEPS ELECTRICITY .Z , BUTTONED INTO WALL "I know where the electricity that lights our house comes from," said little Enda. "Where does it come fromT" asked her small brother. "From the wall replied Edna. "Whon mamma wants a light she unbuttons It." Omaha is Third in Safe Wiring The conmUtteo on fire prevention of the national board of fire underwriters ha- Just published a report giving the results of their investigation of the electrical situation In Omaha from the standpoint of tho electrical tire hasard. Tho report states "that a good equip ment la bolng seotirsd" and gave the number of defects as being comparatively slight, some equipments having no defects whatever In view of tho fact that a majority of the defects noted were duo to the misuse of flexible cords by owners after the equipment had been approved, the results of this Investigation prove that from the standpoint of workmanship and safety the standard of electrical con struction In Omaha is very high. Aa a matter of fact Omaha ranks third In this respect. This Investigation proves that the fur nishing of good electrical equipment on tho part of tho contractor and tho most careful Inspection on the part of the electrical Inspection de partment Is Insufficient to procure safety without the co-operation of the owner. Tho praotlce of allowing inexperienced persons to tamper with electrio wiring Is always unsafe and costs more In tho long run than it would havo had tho work been placed in the hands of an experienced contractor. That the city electrical Inspection department also takes this view of the matter Is evidenced by tho following warning on the back of every "Certificate of Installation" Is sued from that department: "Do not allow any clumber, gas or steam fitter, carpenter or other mechanlo to Interfero with these wires. "Section 13. No alterations shall be made In the plant, after inspection, with out first notifying tho city electrician and subjecting tho plant to Inspection, sub ject to tho provisions of the ordinance." Owners and agents can often save themselves' needless expense in being obliged to replaco defective electrical equipment which has not beon approved by the city electrician by insisting on the receipt of a certificate of Inspection on tho completion of tho work. Invents Practical Lamp for Surgeons The lamp shown Is designed for the uso of surgeons and dentists. Tho light la concentrated by a system of lenses mounted In a tube and tho whole Is sup ported upon adjustable arms so that It W. W. SHERWOOD ELECTRICAL C0NSTIUCT10H NOW LOCATE! AT 1729 HOWARD STREET (X. vr. con. "flatiroN" buiiiDino) Will Carry, a Full Line of Electric Supplies and Devices r WIRE ME FOR YOUR WIRING- Douglas 7633 mjammmammmmmmBgrnammmm r i Clectrlo I'laht ' Displaces ' Aurora Borealls. i The Aurora Borealls has" been o long without a rival In the land of the mid night sun that It may be Interesting to note that at leas two places wlhln tlio Arctic circle Hammorfest and Trornso havo received, the Bouthcrn substitute, electrio light. may be placed In any position with re lation to the patient. A hood prevents tho rays from being thrown out Into the eyes of the operator and a telescoplo ar rangement of, the tube permits the focus ing of the rays pver a distance of from six to eighteen Inches. A patent upon the dovice has been issued to Clarence. F. Itodgors, Conneaut, O. Persistent Advertising Is . the Road to Big Returns. BEEEF CITY NEWS Bsroopharu.s. lighting rixtures, Burffssi.aranaen.Co, Xav moot Print zt Now Deacon Press, fidelity Storage As Ton Oo Doug. 1010 Tins A for Auto Speeding a. W. nmver. i222 Farnarh street, was fined $5 and costs in police court for exceeding the speed limit in an automobile Bsmis ' rarks Victorious Tho BemlB Parks defeated tho Clurks Athletics by a score of 13 to 6. The feature of the game was the fielding and batting of the Bemia Parks. For games call Harney CMC. Visiting Uncle W. It Chambers of Anderson, la., is spending several weeks In tho city visiting his undo, Pollco Ser geant Al Olover. Chambers was a visitor in police court Monday morning and was mach interested In the proceedings. Srtrglars Take Jewelry Emma Dlnek. 1102 Boutn Fifty-lourth street, icports to the police that burglars gained entrance to her home Saturday night, thiough a rear window, and stole Jewelry valued at $13. Given Ten Says In Jail Will Mason, colored. ttfl North Twenty-first street, was sentenced to ten days In Jail on a charge of voxrancy. Mason Is suspected with knowing something about the holdup Friday night of W. J. Watson or AUDurn, Neb., at Ninth and Capitol avenue. wrg. smith to be In Charge An In the Dast. Mrs. Quy L. Smitn Will bo In charge of arrangements for the big din ner and auDDer to be given the newsboys at the plcnlo arranged for their benefit at Krug park Wednesduy. ICnch Xmrassssd with Omaha James Francis Jtlckaras of Detroit, sovereign ander of northern Masonic Jurisdiction of Colored Scottish Illte Masons, suent Sunday in this city, visit ing the local consistory here. Mr. Rick- ards, who Is making an official tour of the coast and back, on being taken through the butlncss and residential sec tions of Omaha, was very much !m pressed with the substantial progress being nude in this city, no was tifo guest or umrenco w. jksiiimiou. Yarrow X scans a from SHad Dor-Mrs. C. M. Bufflngion. 630 South Twomy-riftu avenue, had a narrow escape from being bitten by a mod dog. A' bulldog which the family formerly owned mode Its ap Dearanes at the house and after pawlnit open the screen door entered the hallway, where it growiea ana snappea at imag inary objects and frothed at the mouth. Mrs. Bufflngton, after making the brute a captive by closing all doors leading to the passage, called the police. Officer Nielsen killed the animal LOOKING OYERJEW LANDS Opening of Niobrara Reservation is Attracting Attention. WILL REGISTER IN OCTOBER Reirlstrntloiia Will Be 'Received at -Valentine from thn Highlit to the Twenty-Fifth ot the 3Ionth. The opening to settlement' of the Fort Niobrara military reservation' In Cherry county, Nebraska, Just east and north of Valentine, Is beginning to attract at tention and many people are traveling thero to look over'the land. Registrations for locations will begin at Valentino Oc tober 8, continuing until Ootobcr 23, after which, at some subsequent date, probably late in tho winter, the allotments wlU bo made. On tho Fort Niobrara reservation there are ninety-four tracts of 1C0 acres each of which will be subject to entry under the provisions of tho regular homestead laws, though parties securing them will have to pay a minimum ot probably with a maximum ot $10, per acre, the amount not having yet been determined by the Interior department Then there are forty-six tracts that will be subject to entry under the provisions of the Klnkald homestead law. These tracts are of W0 acres each and are either sandy or rough and rocky, though said to be well adapted to grazing and stock raising. Land Is Valuable. Of the nlnety.four tracts for which a bonus must bo paid, much of tho land1 Is said to lay well and Is of excellent quality. Borne of this land is sold to be worth as much as $20 to $36 per acre at the present time. A residence of five years, with the privilege ot commuting after fourteen months is permitted. Just north of Valentine and over the South Dakota line in Tripp county, 37,00 acres of Indian land will go onto tht market October S, to be disposed of In tracts of 1C0 acres each, not more than one tract to be sold to any one party. Here no residence Is required, but the minimum at which the land, will be sold Is $2.60 per acre. It will be told on bids, uio mcnesi Diaaer getting the title. Of the Tripp oounty land there Is very little that is ot any agricultural value. It is in the bod lands district and roughly cut up by draws, canyons and buttes. It Is to be sold at Valentine, The Value of Your Home Depends Largely on Your Lighting Fixtures Oonie to OUR STOBE seleot fixtures according to your taste. Or call us (TYLER 1414) and tvg will come to see you and design fix tures to correspond with the interior of your homo. DON'T PUT IT OFF GOME NOW. The Electric Shop WOLFE ELECTRIO CO., Established 1874. 1810 FARNAM STREET, Tyler 1414. immtetti While Talking Perhaps the moflt ag gravating; of all telephone operating errors, from a subscriber' tadpoint, is what is termed the cut offthe taking down of the connection, while two persons are talking. On a modern multiple telephone switchboard more than a hundred lines terminate at each oper ator's position, and cords, with "plugs" on either end, are used to connect the incoming lines with the outgoing ones. The Icasen A dozen cords are often in use at each operator's position at once, and when calls( are flashing in and others have "hung sp," in her hurry to connect the calling subscriber, the opj erator removes the wrong "plug." That causes the cut-off. The cut-off always means extra work for the operator and irritation tq the subscriber, and con stant supervision and care is oxorcised to prevent it NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY THE OMAHA BEE The Homo Paper of Nebraska. The Persistent and Judicious Use ot Newspaper Advertising Is the -Road to J3ulness Success. Council Prefers Center Street for Oar Line Exteusion Strong proteMs against the action of the street Itallway company In shooslns Forty-eighth street to Popplelon avenue on Poppleton to the Missouri Pacific brldgo and from Fifty-first street to Cen ter for an extension of Its lines Instead of Canter street were made before tho city commission by a score of property ownete. Frank Davis, a machinist, who 1Im.i at Forty.sccoad and Francis streets, be came so excited that Chairman Dan B Duller ot the committee of the whob or dered him to sit down. Frank Holbrook, F. W. FltcH. Qeorgp T. Morton nnd-oth-era followed Davis with arguments for the Center street route. Assistant General Manager Leussl-ar ot the street railway company sold he chos the Poppleton avenue route because that part of the city would ultlmatol de velop to a greater extent than'the terri tory adjacent to Center ctreet. City commissioners were Inclines to favor tho Center street route, but Citv Corporation Counsel Ben 8. Baker said tho council had no power to prevent iv construction ot the extension on the sticer chosen by the railway company. The entire city commission will look over the sltuotlon and wtth a committee from the Southwest Improvement club will call on President Q, W. Wat'Ios or" the street railway company nejft Tuesday and, ask him to build tho extension on Center street. TEACHERS' INSTITUTE BEGINS SESSIONS AT COURT HOUSE About seventy school teachers enrolled at the Douglas County Teachers' Insti tute at tho court house and attended thj first meeting of the two weeks' program. The program Includes work on literature playground games, reading, arithraeth and other school topics. Meetings will be held each day this week and next except Saturday. A large attendance Is expected tomorrow. Got am Avrfnl Krlgrht by fear of appendicitis? Take Dr. King's New Life Pills, and soon bowel trouble vanish. Guaranteed, M cents. For sale by Beatoa Drug Co.-Advertisement.