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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1915)
6-0 THE' OMAHA SUNDAY 15KK: AUGUST 1, J!ii5. ANOTHER 99-YEAR LEASE Bita of Present World-Herald Build ing to Be a Movie Shop. EHOVTS CONFIDENCE IN OMAHA And the end ot the nlnMy-nlne-yrar Iras activities In Omaha In not yet. That t what real estate men snJd when Frl day tt vii announced, out of a clnar Perspective View of New Dewey Apartments f j -vv:'., sYy, that a bt eastern theatrical syndi cate had obtained ruch a leaao on tha property which the World-Herald now eocoplaa and which It la to abandon by March next. Tha announcement that this Iras had bean negotiated and that the eastern con cern had deposited earnest money to roarantea good faith In their proposal to erect a but mortng-ptcture house and atora building on the spot came aa an agreeable surprise to many real estate tnen who did not know even that negotia tions were In progress. It was an agree able surprise. In that It Indicated once more that, even though the vacation sea son Is on. Investors of the east still kcp their aye on Omaha, and let no really Stood opportunity escape them. "I believe Omaha is now really coming to Its own," one of the syndicate Is rnoted aa enytng. "I believe It Is at tht moment one of the best cities In the tTnited State." Did that sound good to those of Omaha who have been boosting for their city for a quarter of a century and who tiara always believed In Omaha? It cer tainly did. The exact aise of the proposed new building is not given out but la to be announced In due time, when plans are complete. It la said that likely It wilt fee about a four-story building. Although the ground belongs to three eparate parties, and It required three operate leases to acquire the site, a Ingle big building Is to cover the throe lots. This Is to rive a slxty-slx-foot front on Famam street, covering what Is now 1410-12-14 Farnam street. Far East to Help Supply England With Munitions MELBOUItNK, Australia, July 22. Ptepa are being taken by the common wealth government, state governments nd by -firms and Individuals to 'ry to uprly tha Imperial government with mu nitions. In view of the enormous Im portance In this war ot unceasing pro visions of shells and tha like. The general Idea la to organise the fa cilities of Australia In this direction, and to this end the minister for defense, Sen ator George F. Pearce, has named a spe cial committee to go Into the corelatlve questions of tha amount and character f tha war material being furnished to tha federal government by Australian manufacturers; the government's own manufacturers of war material, and tha contracts now In force between the Brit ish war office and the Australian man ufacturers. This committee, which wilt be almost a departmental body In Ita functions, will co-op rats with commit tees which are to bo chosen by eommer elal bodies. Besides this tbo Australian Chamber of Manufactures has been asked by the Defense department to appoint a com mittee of experts to go Into the sub ject of marshalling the various trades and ascertaining the capacity of each factory. By these mean It Is expected a more or less definite knowledge will bo gained of what Australia can do to as 1st Great Britain and how that assist ance can be rendered. Meanwhile companies and employer all ever Australia are showing the greatest 4)olr and willingness to supply muni tions, but are awaiting direction In reference to ammunition for small arms. Senator Pearco said In a recent In terview that the commonwealth wa al ready fully capable of more than sup ply It own requirement and the urplu was being put 'Into the common fund of the emplra" There ha, how ever, been a great deal of dlacuaslon In tha federal Parliament and In newspa per to the affect that the shortage of rifle for tha Australian forces 'Is very orloua. 'A iW. ;MM ;r!- r,-i'- 'Y t ill - ' t. bj , -"-r: sfe i : as The ctit nhows an exterior view of "The Dewey" apartments, which are being erected on the southwest corner of Thirty-third and Dewey avenue by Hastings A Heyden and designed by . D. Frankfurt architect. This apartment building will be modern In every way and will contain all the latest Improvement In apartment house construction. Each of the fourteen apartments will consist of three rooms; a living room with a Murphy "ln-a-dor" wall bed, which swings Into a dressing room that has a bullt-ln dresser and clothe hooks. The living room la 13x14 and finished in birch. A dining room 12x13, with a recess) bed, can also bo used for a bedroom. Tho kltthen ha bullt-ln china cases, gas range, work table and refrigerator, which can be Iced from the rear hall All apartments open off of the main central corridor which ha a wide front staircase and a fireproof staircase. H&ch apartment ham a large Iron balcony. In the basement are store room for each apartment; laundry with clothe dryer and tubs and vacuum cleaner. Th face brick Is of matt texture trimmed with Hod ford stone. The roof Is of Spanish green tile. MINNE LUSA LINKS CITIES Omaha and Florence Joined To gether by Sidewalki of New Addition. MAY HELP ON ANNEXATION Cupid Finds Way To Capture Premier Asquith's Daughter fCtorrespondene of the Associated Press.) IXNDON. July t4.-As evidence that romance la not to bo diverted even by tho grave affair of the political world la war time, there come tha announce ment that Mis Violet Asquith, daughter of the premier, is to marry her father' private secretary. Mr. Bonham-Carter. Th -official bulletin" states th fact In tha following term: "A marriage ha been arranged and will shortly tak plao between . Maurice Bonham-Carter and Violet, older daughter of the prim minister. Miss Asquith I 28 years old. Mr. Bonham-Carter I year. old. He ha been with Mr. Asquith for elsrht years, and ba mad himself generally popular with Ms employer's friends and associates. lie Is a graduate of Oxford, where he dea tinguushed hlnuwlf equally at cricket and in scholarship. MU Asquith. who on physical appear ance bears a remarkable resemblance to ber step-mother, ha all of her father's Industry and energy. On many occas ion she has mad public speeches in var lou part of th countries, her sub. jects ranging from home rule to servants lnaurenc. Khe speaks very clearly and with cor.slderable eloquent ferver. Like lier father, she learns language with grest facility and speaks most of tho Kuropean tongue well, bine th declar ation of war ahe haa given up all her time t varloi works of wartime char ity. When her brother. Arthur, was wounded la the Dardanelles she Imraedk U!y went to Oalro to nurse him, re turning to her charitable work aa soon aa he was out of danger. While tn ff'-eypt she organised a branch there f tb Royal Naval Medical Informa tion bureau, through which tufoi-tnatldn. retarding wounded men can be sent orii to relatives and friends In ng ItLXti, Canada or Australia, A "For fc'ulo" ad wtu fir a second-hand furniture Into (.ash. Mixraitoii of Otwss Ira sacra. Poit Airlrad. Sailed. rtr' Kn.UBiiUftM. r J r vj 9 F.u OtiKitHtno. Y ' n UU.UUfi'll-. . - TSeontluJiifc!. r i-Ui.tN ixbiu ilL ) - ...... l-!. t " " -:i--ft..... a-ft' A., h.nj.11, Xansb How long will Florence remain outside the fold of Greater OmahaT This question comes up somewhat strik ingly at this moment when a big hand some residence addition has Just been platted that actually links the city limits of Omaha with tha limits of Florence. This Is Mlnne Iusa addition, touching Miller park at Its southern extremity, and reaching to the city limits of Flor ence on th north of th addition. With lota thero held at from 400 ta 1.010 apiece, with a Tock of handsome homes sJrendy built there, and with building petmlta taken out for twenty five more residence, each coating from $2,500 to t.C0C, it 1 plain to be seen that Omaha cement sidewalks and paved streets are soon tu bump aquaroly Into the boundary ot th municipality ot Florence. Tlat will mean that tlTe walks and pavings wll be continuous with those of Florenoe. Th street car service has been 'continuous for many years. Th principal public service utilities have al ways served the two municipalities as one, - This, then, completes a series of condi tions that weigh heavily In the legislative deliberations on th possible consolidation of munl:l aJltles. . The rapid development of Mlnne Lusa addition in Itself completes a series of slmllor developments that within th last three or four yeara nav connected the residence portion of tho two cities. Incidentally, these three additions that have now completed the missing llnka were all platted by one man, Charley Martin. One Is Laureiton addition, an other Belle Isle addition, both lying south of Miller park, and the third and most recent Is Minn Lusa. High Grade Movie House is Built in Outlying Section Th Hamilton-, moving picture house, a new structure of brick and fireproof construction throughout, ha just been completed at Fortieth and Hamilton HE TAKES OUT PERMITS FOR TWENTY-FIVE NEW BUILDINGS. X. J. MoSOBTALD. r :.: : -Jim 1 1 V ik lijsssk streets. The structure cost approximately IJO.OuO which makes It one of the real big outlying moving plrture structures. E. D. Winn of 2106 Blnney street, a rail way contractor, la owner and proprietor. Mr. Winn, although In the past years he ha built railroad and Irrigation ditches throughout tha United State and Canada, has abandoned his contracting . work to operate this moving picture show. His son will continue in th contracting work. This new building has a seating capacity of KM persons. A new and up to date ventilation system has been Installed. The structure was only recently com pleted, and the show was opened for busi ness only a week ago. population, while von Blssing believed In a stricter discipline. Mattera came to a crisis when tha gov ernment issued an order that no Belgiaat should be allowed to wear the Belgian or allied colors. Von Krawell protested that such a measure could be ot no pos sible benefit, and would merely Irritate the populace. He declined to put th order into effect, whereupon Ton Blssitig asked Berlin to recall th commander. GERMAN GENERAL IS RECALLED FROM BRUSSELS (Correspondence of th Associated Press.) AMSTERDAM, July . General von Krawell, military commander of Brus sels, has been recalled to Berlin as the result, it Is reported, of disagreement with General von Blssing, a to the ad ministration of- affairs In the one-time Belgian capital. The former, It Is aald, wa In favor of conciliating th Belgian BABY BOY PRESENTED TO "Y" PHYSICAL DIRECTOR A bouncing boy wa presented to W. A. Kearns, physical director of th Young Men's Christian association, by Mr. Kearns yesterday. Th little chap welgheJ seven and one-half pound. tJ 1 CAN you "r Home rmuaers Guaranteed 7 Shares will pay you more than the Guaranty when you know that Home Builders receives not only 7 Interest, but a contractor s pront on every home on which It takes a mortgage? Home Builders can and does earn and pay more than any Loan Com pany that makes loans, where an other contractor gets the builders" profits. You can Invest a large or eraal, sum, weekly or monthly, leave it at. long as you wish or convert It Into cash on short notice. j Our booklet the "New Way" is free to any address. ; AMERICAN SECURITY COMPANY ! Fiscal Agents. HOME BUILDERS (Inc.) ' Corner 17th and Douglas, Omaha. HsaMBVBaBWMBVBMsHnsBMsl BUILT nVkomes F.S.TRULLIK6ER .' . i..m " i i iiiiliMsjsaTMsasMMBga U. E. CARTER, ARCHITECT AND UIL.DER 2314 l St., South Omaha Phone South 1133 Heavy Hoisting E. J. DAUIS 121 2 Farnam St. Tel. D. 353 vatb TRaraaoajr. A Glean Awning On" your store front adds to it the same feeling you get with a clean face. Let us tell you all about Awnings. Gt Oar Estimates. We Beat Teat and Camp rurmlta. NEBRASKA TENT a AWNING CO. Wo Conoeotlo With Amy Ota Tea aad Awain Omun. Phoa Xooglas 3641. roS BouU Biatesath SI SV ChfLvlta ISJtlartitv 'There seems to b plenty of money In Omtha to Invest wherever th Invest r can satisfy himself that he U getting a bargain," raid Charles TV. Martin after reviewing the success he U having tn selling th lot in hi new subdivision known a Minn Lusa, north ot Millar park. Eighteen months ago Mr. Martin re turned from th Pacific cn at. He then forecasted a period of great prosperity for Omaha and it tributary territory, owing to the ftu-4, as he said, that build ing oreraticna were on a safe aud sane basis, n real estate value war re markably low in comparison with other clllea A great many ot tho buying la Mlnne Ixih addition are paying cash, which fact Mr. felartln take to tndical that money I not Utfht to Omaha. PHONE DOUGLAS 7018. PAINTS FOR 'ALL PURPOSES VARNISHES, OILS AND GLASS. OMAHA'S LEADING PAINT STORE, 1S12 FAR1MA1VI SX. C. Rm COOK PAINT CO. DODDS THE 9 ARCHITECT I Tunic Ioulas PAXTON BLOCK. ......... OMAHA. tk-nd 50 Cents for Mr Nevr IIa Book. r CO -PA-CO PAINTS wr. 1012 FARNAM STREET EroB(T7! C R, COOK -PAINT CO. Ua&f feist Clsrt rtoco CobsUsTOII Tfiie Omalaa As Your Real Estate Guide When you embark upon a fishing or hunting trip you take along the best guide you can get, don't you? You do not enter an unknown forest alone and chance wasting your time and ef fort in a fruitless search for game.. 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