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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1916)
TOE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 30, 1916. 10 A TELEPHONE HASMADE ALADDIN-LIKE LEAPS Dinner to Be Given at Commercial Club Recalls Omaha's First Phone Service. YOST Df REMINISCENT MOOD The telcphon dinner to be given at tho Commercial club rooms Tues day noon, May 2, recalls to the minds of eome elderly Omaha men and women the advent of the first tele phone In this city, which event oc curred during July, 1879. At this telephone dinner the attendants will listen to conversations between, par ties In New York and San Fran cisco, covering an eipanse of 8.600 miles, it was only thirty-seven jean ago 'that the first convertatlon waa carried on over a telephone wire In thla cliy. The exact date was July 14, U79, when the exchange In thi! 1,'nlon block. Fifteenth and Farnarn atreets, was formally opened. Casper 11 Toet, presllent of tha Ne braska Telephone company, waa enjoying h! noonday pipe when Guy Pratt, com mercial superintendent of th company, dropp-d In with visitor. The conver nation adverted in the growth of t he telephone, from a crude affair thlrty wveii jears ago In thla city, to tha pra-ent-day trariirontlnetital arrvlr. Mr. Yofit pointed to a framed card hanging on a wall In Ma office. Mr. J'latt held the card toward the light and made the ohaervatlon that II waa tho flrt tele phone directory of Omaha. Ylii are namee of 131 sutucrlber In the Hal. Mat Meyer, muslri dealer on Farnarn atreet, la aald to hav been the flrat aubacrlber. F.dward Boaewater'a realdonce Ulaphone aa Indicated at 140 Farnarn atreet, and The Bee at M Farnarn atreet. W, A. Paxton bad a telephone In hta office at Kighleenlh and Farnarn atreela. Oraont.ed In 1T. The Omaha Kleetrlc company waa lha name of the concern organized In May, Ki. to transact a telephone bualneaa In Omaha. The offkera were: (', W, Mead, prtaHent, J. J. IHckey, vc president; I.. If. Kortjr, a-cretary trcaaurer. The atockholdera were J. 11. If. Clark, W, A, Faiton, J. T. Hark, J. W. Gannett, Thomas 1 Kimball and If. K. Jennlaon, Tho openlna of the exchanae In the 1'nlon block waa an aiiaplrlona event. There were twenty -soven rirrulta or lines, on efi of which there were from threa to aeven lelephnnea. There '.era no Individual llnea In Ihoae days. A ruenpapiT man wrote the follnwlna 1 eplanatlin of how a connection waa made: The itianager at the White Lead wuik wlrhe to communicate with the Pineltlnir worka. Ha annuls central of. fire wlili two rlrifra. Tho operator re aponda by aoundlna two belli, which la lha ejirnal for the 14 Works man lo take, Ilia phone off the hook, and then tat that he denlira rnniielon with the fcnisltlng worka. Operator rays, "All HKht." Lend worka man than, replace t hla phone on the hook. Operator signals Kmelllnu worka by the number of belle heloriffttig to thai elation, Aa roon aa the tSmrlflng worka respond tpertor tint I flea litm that the tnd worka wlehea to communl ale wllh him. Operator makea the connection with Iad worka circuit and rings the bell for Lead worka man lo taka hla phone off the hook and "aa ahead " The central telephona la ao ar lanuM that it can tie placed In the cir cuit without Interrupting the partlea us Ina the circuit. Thua the operator can find out when they are through talklna, when nhe dleconnecta them and Ihe cr cult I ready for another connection. The telephoriea of each circuit were In ' connection with earn other Independent of central offlcea. When calling a parly on, lh aamn circuit the auhacrlher would ring a combination, which would be recoanlied by the party he wished, to speak lo. When he recognized the ring of tho other party, he would take hla receiver off and proceed to converse. Ob viously only ona peraon on any circuit could talk at one time. Converaatlon was limited to three mlnutee. At (he forthcoming llephone dinner at the Commercial club tnere will be men who can remember the flrat time they conversed over A telephone In Omaha. At thla dinner they will hear the human voice flashed acroaa the wire from eoaat to coaat; they will hear the nolae of Broadway' traffic In New York City, and the wavea of Ihe Pacific ocean daubing agalnat the Heal Ilocka at San Franclaco. They will hear dlallnctly two men, one at New York and the other at flan .Franrlaco, conversing, and they will understand every word aa plainly aa If they were talking to a friend In thla city. And think of It," remarried Mr. Yoat, aa ha duated the old framed telephone directory on the wall, "today we have Ifl.oot) aubacrlbera In Greater Omaha, the aeeond city In the United Blatea ly ths number of telcphonea per population." HUMMEL HAS BIG BOULEYARD PLANS Wants to Sound Out the Publio to See if Omaha Is Ready to Extend It Plans, MUCH WORK NOW UNDER WAY Dike Keeps Flood Waters from Lake Although ihe Missouri, river la cloae to the flood stag, caused by the melting anow In Ihe monntalne, the atreet rail way company la not experiencing any trouble from water overflowing Into Lake Menawa. Last year during the spring rlae of the Missouri the water from the river ran Into the lake, but a recurrence haa heert prevented by the conatructlon of a Marh embankment built along Ihe river aide of the lake. The embankment la constructed of brush, held In place by sacks filled wllh aand and bricked up by aand and broken alone. There la a good alage of water In lka Manawa and active preparaflone ere being made for a busy eeaaun there. The bulldlnga are being renovated and re painted and everything la being put In flrat-claaa condition for the opening of the resort eonn after the middle of May. NEW TRAIN TIME ON THE NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD Following are riMnge which will be come effective on Ilia eastern Nebraska division of Urn Northwestern Hunday: fo WT, a new Iraln. will leave twtfo rier'at II f) a. m. dally except Hunday, connecting with train No. 1 from Omaha, at M a, m., and will arrive In Albion 2 3 p. rn., Oakdaln 4 p. m. No. jrrt, a new Iraln, will leave Oakdale at S 10 p. m , Albion 4 !6 p. m. dally excpt Sunday, arriving at Hcrlbner 7.30 p. m , connecting wllh train No. S for Omaha, arriving hers at VI 15 p. rn. No. fi, leaving Omaha at 2 IS p, m. dully and arriving nl. Fouth Norfolk at 1 p. m., will be restored between Hottlli Norfolk and Ixtng I'ltie, leaving Mouth Norfolk at tfl p. in., arriving at 1-ong Pine at II 41 p. m. No. , will be restored between Ixmg Pine and Bouth Norfolk, leaving Long I'lne at Il ls p, m, dally, arriving nt Bouth Norfolk at (16 p. m,, and leaving Bouth Norfolk at t, V, p. m., arriving In Omaha at p. m. TO CONTEST SETTLEMENT OF GRANDMOTHER'S ESTATE Clara llydnck and Oerlrude Kwoboda, grandchildren of Die lale'Meagle Hy. dock, who died In the Mouth Hide Jlnrrh 23, 1915, leaving an estate of IT.fW, have filed a petition In county court, announc ing their Intention of contesting Ihe aet tlement of Ihe estate. They declare they are legal helra at law and have hern rut out of a share of the property. The will made by the de feated, they say, la Invalid, because at ths lima of Ita making the drawer waa In such poor health that her mentality waa not strong enough to withstand the Intluence of other relatlvea who wished to take all Ihe money, the petition aaya. la Omaha ready for en extensive and comprehensive boulevard program? Com missioner Hummel of the park and bout, evard ayatem la Inclined to believe th psychological moment haa arrived to alart thla program. Will Omaha aupport a bond proposition of $i.y,M0 to n.CM.W for the comple tion of the boulevard ayatem In a perma nent and eubstantlal manner? Mr. Hum mel bellevea Omaha will get behind euch a proposition, lie aska Omaha to alt down with Mm and dlacusa the altuatlon In a broad, bualne-llke manner, . To get th matter started, Mr, Hummel will ak the city engineer to prepare plana and estimate of the cost of pav. Ing thirty five miles of boulevards now open to travel, three and onc.-half miles under way and five mllea contemplated In the southwest part of the elly. The City Planning board, municipal affairs comml'i-e of the Commercial club and Improvement clubs, will be asked to consider thla proposition. Mr. Ifummel does not know at thla time how much of a bond Irsue should be submitted, but Is Inclined to think that not less than 11101) ryir) hoijld be voted and believe tl,ft,W would be about right. Omaha Haa l.oorl lnel. Omaha has a splendid boulevard ayatem In Ihe making, Landscape archllecta and city planning experte from other elilea have visited the system and all ere agreed that Omaha haa natural edvaji tagea and that Ihe boulevard ayatem ae started la topographically favorable and haa been wisely laid out. The annual appropriation for boule vards haa been exhausted In grading new links and maintaining the surface of these thoroughfares already opened to travel. Fume at retches have been cin dered and other sections have been sue faced ih concrete, and only a. few short atrelchea have been permanently paved. The Increasing use of e'Homo. bllea haa shown erinclunlve.ly (he neces sity of a surface that, will rrslst the conntfirit friction of tires. (Experience, has proved that macadam rood nays do lint stand up under extensive automobile traffic, fleaTf Drain, For several years the boulevard fund lis been heavily drawn on to pay aa asmenla fr paving r.treeta olher Ihrm boulear1 and adjacent to parks. The grading of Ihe new boulevard link from Kontenelle to Miller parka and another link from Happy Hollow boulevard to Important! Monday will be the Recond day of our annual May Waist gale tliou aandit of organdy and cotton voile bluiJHC will be aold at S5c, 11.19, 139 and ft. S3, Hundred of fine Georgette crepe and crepe de fblnc hlouaea will be offered at l,8!. fZ.s!), f .1.89 and 16.00. You rannot afford to mlaa thla ate. Julius Orkin, 1508-10 Douglas St. - p.33svcs4; awe Sunday, April 30, 191ft- -STORE NEWS FOR MONDAY- -Phona Douglas 137. Extraordinary May Sale of Used ' IS t 'W'-ga -malHw --avafr '"t'-W' u jL f -W B i r Instruments That Have Returned From Rental or Taken in Exchange Part Payment on New Player Pianos EVKRY one of theHo pianos lias hcvn thoroughly overhauled ami rofiimheil. In fact, they have riM'eUrtl ev ry possihlo attention neetwary to make them gootl n new. Sn'C are better than others, hut raeli one is a hig, genuine bar gain fir tho priee. U'h simply up In you ti pt first choiee. Here's An Idea of What We Offer You SEGERSTROM -i ":? hit EASY PAYMENTS If So Desired tuk case, gnod condition Or! thai price , . . , . 00 HARVARD- merlcan AValnut, alnutal new. tr'inal price. , H.'iCK) AUTO GRAND- Mah.gaii). .H.a Uka a trliial price. , , , 00 Kohler & Campbell- (a, t,iindid p!an Oni (nal .rl. ... WILSON Your Chcicaj of Tbg Bvn PUnog for MomUy, Onlj $99 , . ; " (s )laii'l'a .e4r , n t af i t liai (.''' tl'W 8EGEU3TR0M - Hatnut, t .,m a be Orlimal tt.-a .. RE0EU3TR0M Mail it; no. . i lr.na i' a" ' I"'- . ... . 03 PACKARD M r,i. n rat flna 8TULTZ&I.AUKR... Hrgm for Mat.'-aant, k'Md l letsul ease m4 I fit i,t. ra 8MIT1I k NIXON- 9 O t- li-o ..ti tiw, te t i fce. a vi4 - J v ' 4 aj nl P' , t 'HI H,i aM .e.iff ,1 i".. t. ".;! ) Ttw Wonarful 195 Burgess-Nash Company. rviavncoY a store' fontenalla park will exhaust ! the fund thla yar and perhaps go Into next year a (urid. Theae linka will complete tha lay Ina; out of tha north ayatem of boule vards. It la proposed to open a aotith west boulevard from Thirty-sixth and Woolworth avenue to Elmwoorl park via a circunuoua route, taxing a munwi- rly direction from tha county farm. With thla link opened It. will be possible to atart at any of the parka and make a complete circuit of the ayatem, touehlng at the Flold club, Happy Hollow rlub and Country club. Work la now beln dona on a link from Florence boulevard at Grand avenue over to Carter Iake park boulevard, which In time will be a pleasant lake shore drive of five mllea or mora. Appralsera at Work, Appra.lse.ra are now at work on Ihe link J.I mllea) from Kontenelle to Miller parka, and another connecting link of 1.1 mllea from Happy Hollow boulevard over to Fontenella park. The statement haa been made fre quently that one of tha reaaona Kansas City progressed aa a metropolitan city waa on account of progresslvenesa In Improving of Ita park and boulevard ave tema. Not many yeara ago Kawvllle voted mllllona for boulevarda, and tri'lay the boulevard ayatem of that city la re ferred to aa an example of municipal en terprise. Omaha, It la aald, haa heller natural advantagea than Kansaa I'lty had to work with. Bee Want Ada Produce Heaulla. Wartime Bride-to-Be Flees on Eve of the . Wedding Feast (Correspondence of the AeocIated Press.) VEHUl'N, France, April 24.-The mayor of Verdun spent the early daya of the bombardment In the cellar of the towni hall, where he conducted official b'-ial-nesa as uaual, undeterred by the roar of heavy guns and the noise of falling masonry. The mayor waa assisted by seven of tha municipal offlclala, and the r-b'cf cusiome agrsnt did Ihe cooking for Ihe party. Tho mayor' a favorite story of those trying days Is an Incident of a would-be-bridegroom and hla wedding feast, "It waa on February 2," aald the mayor, "that a railway worker who had been mobilised ki the Vosges, came to ua In Ihe town hall cellar while the bom bardment waa proceeding at Ita highest pitch "Well, my friend," I asked, "what can wa do for you'" "t havo come to get married, ' he re plied. "Married." 1 asked In amaieinent, look ing out of a grating at a cloud of dual Just thrown up by a small shell. "I 'erlaltily," lie went on. "Tha bans have been puhllnhed, Hib date fined for today, and I have obtained permission from the mllllr- mithorltlrs to get mar ried ttut 1 mmiot find my fiancee," "We rmtde inuillrlca and learned that Ihe j nun j woman had .'led wlUi the rest of the population. The future husband! WORKS UP D CT UNARY I lit had brought a fine supply of provisions ...... DnfUf IM lAOBI M and wine for the wedding feast. Aa the i LAKuCol BUUIN Hi VHUnLU sheila continued to fall, we prevailed j uimiii him to rumaln with ua for three dava while lie shared ail hla 'd thlngal PK.KINi, April 15.-Kdmund Backhouse, with ua. . I (rnrresDondence of the Associated rresa. SUBMARINE ACTIVITIES TIE UP SILK SHIPMENTS (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) TOKIO, March H,-F.uemy submarine acllvlty In the Mediterranean haa prac tically caused a auspenslon of silk (ship ments to Italy. About $S.M.ftp0 worth of Japanese silk la sent to Italy every year and Ihe cessation of ahlpmcnt causing loss to Japan aa well aa Incon venience lo the I'nlted Males. After being subjected to finishing processes In Italy a great deal of Japaneae silk la forwarded lo Ihe Vnlled Wtate from that country. Prices on certain grades have risen 3i0 per cent. Kiperl Performances, Throwing a fit. Cat' liltiK a fever, Holding the hrr-Htl). Kopplnu a minute, PnaichinaT a r'hanre. I'Msaloir an hour, resiling with a problem. Klkliilna fate Vaulting ambition. i'irii,li,u u rlluallon rlrappilnx with a dilflciill). 1 1 varies pi na- com en I Ioiih, I'p"ttlna theory Palariclri prohablllllea. MkiiiKlti a crowd, pitching a lent llurilnu recriminations. Catching up wllh the fashion. Healing Ihe devil.-Judae. mn rrfiiimH at nUn unn nni iiprm worKin dictionary, will leave China permanently Ihla month and does not Intend to return. The dictionary Mr. Backhouse haa beojj eriragal upon wilt be three tlmea aa) volumlnniia aa the Giles Chinese dlox tlonary, which la now the lurgeat worn of the kind In existence. tKt4tbAMM 0 Sanatorium Tbli lnvUtntSoa U tha only m la th central wtrt with ttpvtata) buildings aituatod la thalr o. mpla trounda, rt ntlralr 41 tlnrt, ul randertnf It poealbU U clasalfy caaea. Tha on baldiM being fitted for and dorotM to Ua treatment of non-contagloua and non-mental dlaeaaei, no otben bay ing admitted; tbe otter Reat Cot tage being designed for and de voted to tb ezcluslTe treatment of aelnct mental caaea requiring for a time watchful cart) and De dal naming. Store Hotfru: 8:30 A, M. to 8 P, M, Saturday Till 9 P, M" urgess-Nash Company 'everybody's store Sunday, April 30, 1916- -BTQRE yEWS FOR M0NDAY- -Phone Douglai 137. SA.LE Monday We Start Our Annual May OF-FURN ITURE Every Piece In Our Entire Stock Has Been Reduced ONDAV, May 1. 1h moving da;, and it certainly will be moving day licrc on this big third floor. A most onportiino offrrinir. richt at a time when everyone needs a few pieces of furniture to carry out their Fcheme of home decoration for the Hummer sea Hon.- Anyone wishing to take advantage of the sav ings embraced in this Bale may secure furniture for future delivery by paying a moderate deposit. tf M This $25 Colonial Library Table, $14.95 Colonial library table, f ini.ihol in the popular dull mahogany. A heavy, nubntantial table; top to 28i45 in.; (Rl QC m1. price ff AtJJ This Layer Felt Mattress, $7.45 Layer felt mattresses, built of pure cotton felt and eovered with best quality ticking; sewed with a roll '7. At edge. Sale price, tj) I -ay 1 1 a m njj This $32 Mahogany Dresser, $22.50 A beautiful rtreaar, In tbe dull ma bogany flolib, two large and two amall drawera, Frepcb plate mir ror, 24x30, top la COO CA 22x46; tale price.. . tCfJ3 I j jito " Hh 4 n 5f f r' This Brass Bed, $6.95 Full size, all-brass bed ; has two-inch posts, five filling rod and finished in the pop ular wtin ef- QC feet. Special. . tDOeaij This Solid Oak Tabourette, Special for 39c 18 inches high, with fumed finish; solid oak and well made. Very spe- QQ cial, at OivC NOTE Odd pieces of all de scriptions have been reduced 50 per cent. fS : a " ' rip This Solid Oak Rocker, $8.95 Popular fumed finish; has high back and automobile spring seat, covered with best quality gen- .':.$8.95 Darf eaa-Xaah Co. Third Floor. ulne leather, price ...... May Sale of HOME, LAWN and GARDEN Furnishings That Will Appeal to Most Everyone "Sternan" Solid Brass Nickel Plated Bathroom T'iTtMo Values to $1.25. for 59c Daisy Cut Glassware, Including Values to 69c; Monday at 29c - i - ir itsMii mn i CO.lN t.Mi i l nr J iiitii tnwri Imra uiiu l.l-nnli rod. 1 or '.'1 inch rryalal towel bara, I inch polished plana alielf with bracket, biitli tub aponge holder, bath tuli aottn (linn, wall ""tip n sii, coniiniirtUoii hout) nn i wsmi cloth Imlilcr, combination tooth brush Htnl timi Mr holder, hold fnat bnth aprny with coin bmtttioii metal and rubber bulb; choice Ilarf.a Saa iiii. IIOI n B-ril 59c rp UK illustration ?ivc you aoine iilca of what the offering 1. ini'ludcsi; high-footed comport, low-footed comports, Miar iiowl. rrcutners, ts, spoon irnya, ninrmaiaae jura, hainlled baakcta, berry bow's, handled nap pica, fruit platen, footed almond dislu-aj choice lnrfM AaSj C a ". 29c Bread Boxes While Japanned, Ii'l laiiarad and IMminrd liH-h aiie, to aln. a IJ'j Inrh alie, hia, Sis 14 Inch aua. 4.' ahl: ! Ii4f cans, uu4 f hvi ii'n, heavily Japanaorl, Uh fovaf i I !Uoi alia t t'l't '' ...... . . , a!t'n ft l i, Sill- . , . , . f tkm ana ... (.lt f '' Wil ts ft 14111, if iit,.a r, .i r I in I'I'i' Hi" I k arul !, a 1,. I '. i a ' !l i of f m ' I Hi !' 1 ! I.' 11 H ' Mf, ai"l a'a ! l i I uliniil f 1 ial ,na t tlta. Enameled Ware, 25c Oray etianiflaj siraiin-r sau' pans. lt& rvivar, ali, si t't J4e, (iray enanjialed (Ju'rn fiwikera - tt Urr a il"lh!r l)illr. riuntrr irir. sau. a inn, l'u. I nn an. rtf i i'. n!st i.f aio . .ioMoi( ia aiot rovar, Jit? uiw, Jis, lira !..'.. fn- t! 1 i-trri rnastor, fmi: m ',. . i.it " iiitir ut 11 '.. hiU ' ' i lira? m I, .i ,ii.J il .11 4,. rci.l ! UH s it, 1 am, f. Lawn Mowers 14 trt h. 3 bla.ta Un mr, I Inch befl. tiil running, guar-, klllrvtl; Slirfial, 1 la ,-l'imi" " ball hearing lan tiioail, a!f ailillri, Marin, In, h bei, 11 lnr-h !. 4 U. ' diilirlr ' hall fc-rln Ua movata. 1 la "h hiit h!, riiniiin(. f'olr '0'ni I. lamoh sua, t IV trM faiihi, '! if haf raaaa a I' .s'aM ! ad nnii. a!,, J4. Aluminum W&v? 1 iWlit ' ai'l'i ,,! t'(l'.t'r hMI a lh ai;-"" Mm .. I -- ,-t 1 T'"1 , 1 1 ' t" lii I! ("'OtUflt t'. ' I .' rH oinr, 4 rt 1 ; a' t I ' .im n-rnt f i, i .'V Demonstration Oola Troof Finishes for Your Floori and Woodwork i.t.tlh ae4 '"' r..ir4 an,t lranaarni !! Hit t' i n . t , ''.t a, II fi A Im 't.4 t ti't or ' I tta'ar, 1 r- 4 Ih.l - r a !n!'H snl iIuium -fti li.ir tiri 1 a a s! tlf 1 f'r ill a n finishing lisur M.t.r a I f',-"a ' i' 1 .'Hi ,, .. . , K I t 4Uta i-a , l H I ion . 'l . ! !'" t V IV'ii' Hi , (''! t!. I ",' arn,.1 ifi'f a.ait esjM'Kit.- -M irgeai Nub Ct. Evt rjbdy St.irt - JOth n Ihniet - Sale of High-Grade Tin and Copper Wash Boilers Kierv .n irfM't an4 ft aiamt arj ntaka. iiu-iil'v anj t,r raluc' il.x.a ar ih (''nr, Cn.m City wash t,u'f, naila ef aira fceaf m tlll heay r'ppr boilioii, ta li 'i-ar hatullea, tvp aU'MPl ri.n e.nta Sri a,i, I.' v tahia, al I M :., .' : a' l Kfra?ii- 1 Ihtiicta. hn I nu ll nt 'haro4l im, iJh ia hv r.iir t,.it.uia. il'itvi hu !oa -x i t I ii, ; i- . tl - I .u. !. I.' . '. I' 't 1 a m I.' !i " U ' 11-41 .V a I t. fij' aah -il . I.il.1 'f !r ''"a'. iHtiJa Rr I f 'u - I - I . t a',.a I, t V . a a I tai .a l $190 Hefiintora, $13 l i. - i. I. 'f i h l,lr I I '' H!MI' !l t-1 .,.. 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