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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1916)
J REALESTATE MEN SPRING 'BRIGHT IDEA' Patterson Point Out to Exchange that Omaha Should Have a Big; Auto Factory. HABRISOff MAKES SUGGESTIONS It was "hrlght Mm" Any t tit 'sat meeting of the Heal Katale e change, n. C. rattersnn'a hrlaht InVa was t'mt the Mrhnn ahoulil line It off rm ind Influence In gating an nufot.iob.lt fuo tory eelabllhet In Omaha, jlo pin'"1 out that $l4.nfpO,fl.iO worth of niiimtiol snil hM,W of mitornoWIt a" eamirli-s were eold out of Omaha lift year, fcwl that mill the demand waa not nipt 'led, He folt there wni only on solution that atitni ehouM ha menufai'iired here "1 walked down with a big iit(,m-iitls dealer In Omaha Ihla morning," mil'l Mr. Patterann, "anil ha told ma of Hie many ordera for cere ha waa unnnle to nil. lis aaM thnt tha firm lost Uw by not being able to get rue cars frr.in th factory faat enough n aivt'tr tha, demand." Mr. Patterenn then poln'til :o the fact that tha Fwit people have Ihi'II nrt as sembling plant in Omaha, and said o. Vi na ahonld be urged to nlld similar jilatila here. If not factor!.', Tha Idea waa tkn up by other numbers .f the esi-hange, and It waa pointed o it that there la no reaenn why a not 'nr, 'Tha Omaha," or "Tha NeliraaW" could not be built right hara, iinre angina and othar vital parta of tha cara nowaday a ara mostly of atandard make, anyttsy, Anyone could buy tba.. vl;al i4r' and than build thn rut of tha car In any In dividual deelgn deatrad, tha automobile man argued. Harry Chrialle's "bright Wan' waa on Intsrurban tralla. Ha wants tho exchange to look Into tha matter of getting mora Irlterilrhans. Someone suggests! that tha automoblla had solved tbe tn'.erurln problem, and that tha Intururbsns ara In ta a thine of tha paa In Just ihe pro portion that tha automoblla sales In rreaae throughout tha country. C. V. Ilarrlaon'a "bright idea" waa tha Mini one batter atratt signs urged that he haa harped on fir scims time that Omaha ahould Ret buay nnj name and number ua streets by meana of street signs, ro that (.(rangers could know where they ara wh-in 'hoy gt Into tha city. Alao ha wantd ovarheail signs taken down. Colonnl Illitclt of I.oa An geles, who waa a guest at tha exchange meeting, aald they had taken down Ihe overhead signs In la Angolas and that nothing could now If dure Ihem to go to the old algn n'tm. Colonel Black, aa a guest, volunteered a "hright Idea." He pnlnt&d out that Omaha la a much greW city than any one, who had not aeen realUea. "It bna been an eye-opener tJ ma," he aald, 'and I have traveled acroei the con tinent many tlmea. I never I new Omaha waa audi a great city, t never atopped here before. Now, I ahould think you would carry on a publicity campaign of (mine kind to Induce people to atop off at oinnha when traveling through tha coun try. I ahould think you could maintain some kind of a permanent exhibit hare, rurthetraveleratoeee. it would have to be aomethlng dlatlni'tlve, xomethlng whloh (nmtlia or Nehraaka atanda for oon eplnunualy, or aomethlng In whloh Omaha or . Ni braaka have taken the lead. I ilon't know what It would be, but per l iii a aanttary exhibit, a pure food ex hibit, or anything that would be at tractive and that would atand for aoma thing in which Omaha haa Wen the pioneer.' loaa'a I.lnlmeae Kllla Pain. Ta the greatest pain killer ever dlaecov ipcd; almply laid on the akln-no rub bing rqulrid-lt drlvoa pain away. I&a AH drugglata. Advertisement. of High Grade . . - r At I! The Benson Thorne Co. '. lil -M t ' e j Sale $ I Price I f I (aa&&aaalSSaal wlnl I i 1IW & mm)l I t fc aa . a aJ I Sketch of rrSaSiTi 5 rt rt i i n n 1 n rrrt n n n B i I i II i T TlrTTI M B' 'Ff -n'w'F' m i h n Jee' ri. t, h J ff ? ' t 1 Committee In Charge of Flower Day to right! Mra, F. Jlagelln, Mra. Julian Johnaon, Mlaa Ifalma t arlaon, Mre. Anna CALIFORNIAN TELLS OF REALTY FRAUDS Colonel 0. M, Black, Los Ang-elei Eeal Estate Man, Addresses the Local Exchange, WARNS AGAINST LAND GEAFTERS Colonel George M. lllach of Ua Angeles waa a gueat at the fast meeting of the rim.h RmI Ratata eftohitnge. He waa In Omaha for the day, vlaltlng with Harry Wolf and Martin Bugarman, Colonel Ulak was formerly prealdent of the California 8taU Fedaratlon of Heal Eatate Kxchangee, He told some Intareat- Ing InuldenU of wore during his admin- latratlon. Touching on tba matter of hon- aaty In real eatate dealing, he aald: "ou know, we get a lot of follows out there that you fellows got through with here. Whan you can't gtana mam nare they coma to us. They are, however, the moat modest, unaeaumlng fallows In tha world out there. You don't hear a thing of them or of their deala, Only now and then when we get hold of a paper from the east do we find one of thalr advartlaemanta. and tnereoy una oui what they are doing. "Well, we had enme fallows Use this while I waa prealdent of the federation. Tou know lxia Atfgalea put in a huge aqueduct, which brings water from tha mountalna for many miles for the ulty'a water supply. Well, these fellows bought a lot of desert land out along this aqua duct. It coat them 2ft centa an acrea cents an aore, yea, air, and when we found thalr advertisement In an eastern paper they had this dnaert tract all platted out In city lota, The addition waa known aa the "Aqueduct Tract." Yea, le oi m j P r. J ' J h ' Quality for Misses and Women At 50 es ifj t -. fwj mi -J t New Swedish Mission s a rran r 5wumH Miaaioci Hoiwun. lo lUilae Fundi for New Iloapltal-Ift Hwanaon, Mri Paul Weimar, Mre, f'arl Lareon. they called It tha Aqueduct trat, and they were selling lota by mall, and selling them at a price that would have made them aeveral million dollars out of this Aqueduct Tract," which coat them is ennta an acre, 1 heir advertiaementa rep- reaented that the aqueduct ran right through the tract. The advertisement sought to convey the Idea that the tract waa watered and Irrigated by this aque duct. Jt ran right through the traot, they aald, Well, that waa trueIt ran right through without etopplng. They could pot have got a drop of water out of that aqueduct If they had wanted to. A jnckrabhlt would have committed sui cide on that tract, and lhay ware aelllng olty lots st fabulous prices. "We Invaallgatad, and than laid tha matter before the United Htatea attorney, hut action waa alow. Then these fellows name at me when thoy found out that f was after them, They sued me for ZAOOO damages for Interfering with tholr business 1 felt onmp.lmented like the colored man who was asked for the loan of tl'l. In court, when ti e evidence waa Introduced, the Judge said that these fellows should be defendants In a crim inal court Instead of plaintiffs In a suit for damages to their o.iaracters. "When the judge pronounced theae words the fellows vanished from the court room and were never seen In Log Angeles since." Mr. Illack urged tha local real estate men to keep alert In matters of this kind, atnee only by keeping the real oatate business clean and free from suoli fel lows and their operations can real eatata bualness have any standing. BOMBS DROPPED INTO BRITISH' CAMP ON SUEZ CONHTANTINOPI.n. April fft-fVla lAi(lon.)-A Hrtttah camp on the Sue canal haa been attacked by a Turkish aeroplane, the war office announced today. The alralilp dropped bomba and returned aiiccesufully. oui a Saving of ii in hi IS 20 to 50 .-til $ue$ Include in tkt SnU loci tiding Suits that Were $22.50 A Urge Range That Were $25 & $29.50 And i Number ef Very Choice Suits Formrrlx V 7'." ' . $35.00 Silk Taffeta Suits Silk Poplin Suits Fine Twill Suits Waal VopUn Suits Gabardine Suits Blaek S:Yhite Check Suits Sale Day M o n day ew- Hospital Ft! Iril ffril It ""Ii '"IT " EH b b bsb An orgatiliccd campaign to add irmlerl ally to tha fund for the prupoaed new building for the Hweillah Mlaxlon hoapltiil will be Inaugurated next Haturday with a "flower iiy." The money derived from the aalc of flowora on downtown atreota by girla will Into tint j building fund, fir- Ma. CLOAKS SUITS t , rtllUNlHV Of All I To Be Sold U A sale event that will offer unprecedented values in Women's and Misses' Apparel! We are determined to dispose of every Spring Suit, Coat and Dress in this store, in order to make room for our big stock of Summer Apparel that is now arriving every day, and we know, from past experience, that the only way to do it QUICKLY is to cut the life out of prices. No woman who has any regard for economy can afford to miss this sale. Below are some samples of the values to be found in this sale, starting tomorrow morning. Sale Starts promptly at 8:30 o'clock Monday a. m. Remember our Entire Stock is included. No C. 0. D.'s, no reservations. Clearance Sale oi Over 800 All Women'i and Missus' Spring; Coats, In corduroy, checks, serge, etc.. formerly soll -t T. 60 and $S.60, Clearing Sale Price $495 Alt Women's nd MIsW Coals, taffeta, wool poplin, silk iop- lln. cherka, etc., formerly sut up to 112.60 ami fit , st IU.K5 and $395 All Women's end Misses' Coats. Including silks, blun and blaok poplins, serge, light covert eosts, tie,, all the eeat slls - formetly ld at l . IIT , and I ai0 aoma lIU, at 1 " All Mlef nd Women's higher prU'ed mala. In all the lie rliitha and aulas, formvrly a.dd $jg95 at lt lt .' Clearing Hate fill hkk crn nt I COATS Clearing Sale Prices fill Our Dress Skirts i mm-, A i i .j i i i ; i : a li 6) I 'ri-M, V3 il .i'V-V'" 1 i vl asaagasjrwiifa The committee In charge la figuring on clearing aeveral thouaand dollars. Tha proponed new IM.000 etructure for the Swedlah Mlaelon hoapiul will be erected directly In front of the preeont building at Twenty-fourth and Pratt atreeta. Tlio plana call for the two btilld Iiikh to be connected, giving tha general lioMpltal a 100-bod capacity. The equip ment apeclfluatlona Include every con venience and facility of the modem hos pital. Although the new hoapltal will coat approximately t'AOUO, It la planned to atari building opoiatlons aa aoon art $2o,oOO haa been rained. There la over $:',000 In the bulldltig fund at the preaent time. Story About Body of Dorothy Arnold is Fabrication NEW YORK, April W.-Tha atnrv told by Ootave Charing Olennorrla, ranvlet In a Kliode laland prlaon, of hla having -alated at the bmln.1 of Iiorothy Arnold'! body In a cellar outaide Weat Point waa pronounced a fabrication today by da ti'Ctlvea who explored the cellar. Inspec tor Kaurot aald he believed the convict told tba etory In the hope of obtaining a parole. f jovj Gomes Spring Garments egardless of Cost or Value Ladies gnosis All Sacrificed in All Misses' and Women's spring suits In silk laffeta, pop lin, serges, wool shepherd checks, gabardine, etc, for merly sold at $16, $16. B0, $17.60. to clear ijuUk All Misses' nd Women's spring llns, gabardines, checks, etc.. etc., sold formerly $19.75 and $5! R0, clearing sale price All Mlases nd Women's Suits of cloths. Borne of these garments are that formerly sold at $2.80. $87.50 and $29. 50, Clear ing Hale Trice All Misses' and Women's Suits of the finest makes end materials, that formerly sold at $J2.6, $;!5.'0, $JT.M, Clearing Hsle Trice Other SuiU formerly sold from $48 to $80, will be reduced for this sale, Be on Hand E.vrly Monday Mornin, and get the garment you have been loiWff for at a fructlon of original price, S.v!e StsutJ at 8 30 Included in This Rsdicil Cleinncs it Jlalrta f :fi,(i I Si i '. i l I' i' , t U-atisig -$3.95-$2.95 st i $4.95 GERMAN YERDDN ATTACKSREPDLSED French Official Report Saya Teutons Resume the Offensive on Both Sides of the Meuse. LOSS OF ASSAILANTS IS HEAVY PARI3, April 22. An lotenfie bombardment of the French front before Verdun, between the Meuse and Fort Vaux, wag followed last night by an attempt on the part of German troops to advance. Tbe war office announcement of this afternoon saya the advance was prevented by the artillery fire of tbe French, which Inflicted heavy losses on tbe Germans. The statement also says a German attack north of Caurettes Wood, In which liquid fire was used, was re pulsed. Turn old furniture, household gooda and clothing Into cash with a line Want Ad. Our Annual This Clearance Sale $1 1 85 suits In taffeta, pop the better grades In the finest silks and nn lllirei alien nut $192 high class samples A. M. Monday a:) ttMita f.r at I . . $2452 S7.95 Viv iKim Ready for VlealtaHie With nppctitfl keen, digestion normal, and no fear of any after eating distres HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS helps very materially in bringing about Kucli a condition. It is an excellent tonic and appetizer. Try it. CLOAKS, SUITS gV.MIUiNW This sale of fers you an op portunity to secure New Spring' Gar ments right at the height of the season, at a fraction of the regular price. Complete Clearance of All Our All Women' and Misses' Silk Poplin and wool dresses, for merly sold at $1 SC95 to $10, Clearing isw- Sale Price All Taffeta 811k and Crepe da Chine silk dresses, formerly sold at $111.00, Clearing ril Price $985 All shades and sires. All Bilk Taffeta, erew d chine, Ueorgetle crepe and crepe d meteor silk dresses formerly sold at $22.50 and $1485 $24.5". Clearing .sale Prtre. . . . . . All the better d n-nes. some beautiful SAUH'le dren.es In the finest sMki, lii-iirKi'tte crvp and mini. Iliad, in, all the new- rat ehAilett, dreams worth $2 St $jg85 In $IVvi, all go In tan lots. ... VI and SSH- A- I i IIESSES w A St