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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1916)
THE REE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1916. GIYES HIS VIEWS City Commissioner Jardine Dis cusses Merits of Various Kinds of Highway Construction. CONSIDERS ANGLE OF AUTO "First tnd foremost, the mstter of good roads has a great many angles to be looked at," declared City Com missioner Jardine. "The advent of the automobile is possibly the first angle to be considered. "Nfacadam used to be considered, if properly put down, to be one of the best and most practical cheap pavements; but the suction of the automobile going over a macadam road has proved, in all parts of the country, that it is a class of pave ment that could not be utilized to the best advantage, owing to the suc tion caused by the cars being rap idly driven over the road. The small particles of dust that wear on the surface with a horse and wagon were pounded back into the road and made part of it; but the suction of the automobile draws it out and leaves the road in a far more dilapidated condition in five months than the wear and tear for five years with horse-drawn equipments, unless oiled or tarred, and then it is not always satisfactory, Therefore, it is neces sary to construct a different kind of a road, namely, a road that is oiled or tarred so as to keep down the suction. "A dirt road, properly construct ed, properly rounded and properly bound by tar or oil, with properly constructed gutters and drains to gether with proper spillways, is far better than any cheap macadam that can be put down, as the oil iheds the water; it holds together the dust and dirt so that suction cannot pick it up, and leaves the road in fairly good shape if it is kept properly repaired by this method. "As to the relative cost, I believe it is far cheaper than a macadam road and far superior from a wearing standpoint. Take the ordinary dirt road, pulverized properly, and in low and boggy places drain tile put iu so as to take away any surface water, and built up from the ground clear to the top by being pulverized and rolled as the grade is raised, and kept dragged with a King drag, or an in strument of that kind after every rain, which caii readily be done in the country by each nun having a certain amount of road to handle; frost and climate will not injure this kind of a road with reference to ex pansion and contraction. "Take the road between Council P.luffs and Sioux City. They have a ,dirt road there that is built along this plan, with the exception of the oil and tar, and after each and every hard rain the roads, in one hour's time, irre better than they were be fore the rain, as they dry quickly if the sun comes out and the winds blows, thereby settling the dust. "If you are going to burld artificial roads, I believe the best and cheap est road, in the long run, would be a brick pavement with concrete base, properly constructed in such a man ner that water coming off the pave ment could not run over the aides of the road, thereby settling the outside so as to crack the pavement in any place, the center of the road on the grades to be depressed some so as to carry the water and dump it at the lowest point. I believe a pave ment of this kind would last fifty years, if properly put down. "The next best pavement, I believe, would be a concrete pavement made of hard granite laid in -such manner that the center of it would be, pos sibly, an inch and a half or two inches lower than the outside, with an expansion joint through the cen ter of it filled with asphaltum so that the pavement in no shape .would crack, and that the edges of the con crete would not wear any faster thin the asphalt itself, together with an expansion joint every eighty feet crosswise filled with asphalt. In that way it would eliminate all the cracks that are so injurious to concrete pavements laid in the country, and would maintain the outside walls so that the pavement would always be intact. "T he construction of roads leading in and out of a community, if good, are the most valuable asset for in creased property values by reducing transportation expenses, mating mar kets easy of access, thereby increas ing the prosperity of the markets. If, on the other hand, poor roads lead into a market, they vlll not be trav eled and, consequently, they are a liability instead nf an asset. They are hound to reduce real estate values hv keeping trade auav from, as poor roads add to the cost of transporta tion and upkeep bv breakage and near and tear on equipment. All tax payers are vitally interested m good roads,, and should see in it that the best roads should he maintained in the vicinity of their properties that can possihty be ecuird, (lunate and condition taken into consideration. "tirades and proper tliatnaije 'e oilier material lartois." Public Playgrounds In City Parks Open I le puhlit play giounit at I'oiite i.eile. Kotiiitrr, .Miller. I''inif and ll.iin.im pit ait lr ii' ( ajtcttilel ti ii:nv ilnldini tbete pl.ty cm- lr !! 1 , t l.lll 4HlfU,. hut ralh i i .m i ll.. in (t' (..( pn,-.., mo h iieidinf ijnid M ,in.la .r i ' .(.r r i i , atr on h in t I tin: St n hrlji the (..). 41 gii't in ' 1 1 'at ! "r JUOQP SPEEDS HASTENING VISITOR ON WAY TO HOME ' i at (' (. " . .(me'' .! .1 tK 1 n '" Ih ' M n 4I ,t . I S O'V H4I 1 1 i n 1 t if t f f t 1 in a , . ( t ( M t ,.., t U ii -iM 11 1 s I 1 . ,1 1 ' I .1 t "t a !'! I. .- ' , f 1 4 1 f .j i-'itiiv.j 1 ,v ' i i t ' 1 . : i. . ,1,1 lt! il 1 u . I inv, 41 ittt a ! , ! "if Ir-a STRIKERS MAKE A DEMONSTRATION AT NEW FIRST NATIONAL RANK BUILDING Photo shows men who have just come down from third story of building, where they had been for some time. It was said they wished the building put under police surveillance. is. , m .v 4 - Jl Pit" ' Jl r'- ' f- 1-- X -st-s , 'v tm . ; t ! r v .... ",r f fj ' ' . ! 2 4.k av' DREXEL WAS MAN AMONG COMRADES So Declares Rev. 0 D the Funeral of John Drexel. phasized the fact that the death of so prominent a man in the prime of lite would have a sobering. effect on those that survive him. "It should." said the pastor, "make them realize that there is more in life and that there are thinas of sreater irnnortance than Bnltzly 'atitnf mcrt pursuit of material objects." C. MANY ATTEND THE SERVICES No Cap and Gown for This Lad; Life On Bounding Main for Him Richard Johnston Crosier is deter-1 mined to be a navy man and in the navy stand; a nice blue uniform on hi neck, a niarlin spike in his hand. Richard's father is I'rof. Merton F,. Crosier, superintendent of schools at Norfolk, N'cb. He has instilled into his son the beauties of education and the honors and emoluments of the educational life. But Richard wanted t) be a navy man and sail the mean blue. He cared not for the hiKh-cciled halls of academic learning. J'hc uniform of an admiral, a captain, yes, of a plain able seaman, looked better1 to him. than the cap and gown of a profc)r. So his father came with him to the recruiting station at Omaha- He passed the physical examination and was enlisted as plain apprentice seaman and sent to the Great Lakes naval training station at Chicago. His father, the professor, accom panied him to Chicago to sec him settled there. Young Crosier had the "alternate" appointment lo Annapolis Naval academy from his district. But the other appointee passed the examina tions and entered the academy. Richard didn't hesitate to go in as an ordinary seaman when he couldn't get into the officers' college. For a sailor can see jut as much of the' blue ocean, he can get just as much of the salt sea air in his nos trils and feci just as much spray on his face as an officer. Ho-0-0 blow y wlniia, yo-h, And a salllnc h will fft. H'll iy no mora on lha iol-durn ahora, Ho let Hi muni'' play, )!' nfr lo lh CI. Ii. T. Tha rfl. wliti world to . i!'a a real "Ap ffi-a," And noon "A. H." In lh navea, I). Si. A. Omaha to Be Big Distributing Point For Columbia Co, who Schmoller & Mueller Piano com pany has just concluded a deal with W. C. Fuhri, the general manager of the Columbia Grafonola company of New York, for $M),000 worth of Columbia grafonolas and records. These instruments are to be shipped within the next sixty or ninety days. this transaction means that coun- merchants may hereafter buy at olesale their requirements in the talking machine line in this city in stead of sending to Chicago or New York. It is the intention of the piano house to place live representatives for these famous instruments in every city and hamlet in the state of Iowa and Nebraska and an additional sales force of fifteen traveling representa tives will be engaged at one. The ftchmoller St Mueller Piano company will devote two entire floors, at Ul 1-131 J Farnam street, for the exclusive wholesale grafonola business and will carry a complete line of machines and records with musical selections of all nationalities, not only in popular, but also in the classical and operatic line of music. Omaha Officials Of Swine Show Committee Named The Omaha members of the com mittee of the national swine show, which will be held here October 2 to 7, inclusive, have been announced as follows: Arthur (". Smith, chairman; W. II. Schellherg, secretary; W. II, Hudud, treasurer; t. II Picket!, V, M. Purite, (ienrge F. Haver stuk, T. I. Havis, tieorge Brandeis, U . II. Met f.rd, F. W, Jiidvm. K. V. l'etk, M. t . Peters, T. F. Slinge, A Ii. mitli. F. A, Rose, A, (,. Bu chanan, K. I, Howe, M. It, Murphy, H. O. Fdwar.U. t H Spnlen J F. Cud, 1.. M. Lord and J. C. French. I ien. li. I he filliiiving are the names of the t)mlu esriiitive committee that will li,ive active iliaiRe nf the tia tiouil imne th.iv, it'imt )mntly with the ojmeis ul the National Svine dpivtrrs' ijIimii I. Ilinlunn- ham. thaitman, , It N he Hhei n , sei ietai); li. J I ngiaei sen, , F, Stukei, A t I 4vrinnirt, Arthur Vh-ii, I 4' l k and 1.1 v tin gr V, II V I r '.'.n ha teiti inmr.l it ai emiieii'li nt if inmrniKni I, ! u.r!. a V r I t. 1 . I the I ent'ttH ftiiii'V I a xirr has lm .I'lt'i. I-! ihe aii- nt ine i,Mrt . -i -'.- at u;-ri uttrn ler.t 1 I Charles Koethen Lectures Before the Omaha Ad Club 1 The different kinds of advertising in the different periods of American history were traced by Charles Koethen, advertising manager of the Brandeis Stores, in a radiopticon lec ture before the Omaha Ad club at a luncheon at the Paxton hotel yester day noon. Some highly interesting ads of other generations were .thrown on the screen and explained by Mr. Koeth en. Among others were ads taken from newspapers in revolutionary war times and during the civil war. Several other members of the club gave shortt alks. Mr. Koethen's lec ture being the principal feature of the meeting. The luncheon was largely attended. Ihmz Celebration of Wonder Interest The arrival of a baby In the limirioM completely change the entire aspect of the future. But In tba meantime, durlnn tbn aniimia period nf ex perUney, t tiers I iplendtd remedy known aa "Mnttxr'a Friend" that rtoea wonders. II la for external use, rn Here the palna nf rniiwl expands n, voothe and quiets the nerve, ritenda Ita In. fluence to the Internal Organ and ramorea tit treat extent the ten rlenee to wnrrr and D- prehenalnn. Tt I natural treatment, aff for Die mother, ha no dniff effort whtao ever and for thlt reaaoa mint exert mnat keneVlal liifluem-e upon tbmte fuodlone dU ret tlf mnnei-ted wlla tnnttierbnnd. I very Intermtln honk tlie utijt I freelt lia'uued end t"VT will be mailed frae to all eiicUnt nKithrr by BradSeld llafulatoi (a., ! lamar IMf., Atlanta, (ia, (.at 4 bottle l "MuUer'a rrlend" trxtaf of anr (Imril.t. I'ae a dlmtH and ru will than know hr etothrr fur nearly half a century ha us.) end reromnendH I hie aiiltmlid aid to iii'dhtrhu.!, lhrlr leltrra are HMuffi y( thcar. that breaUie iuaufurt la imi wvrvk, linTKt I. in a I ':r l 1 r .( if-l htt !tt l.'f! I' .1, .i! nt-i ' t l.t I NuWt 11 tkWl, I l s t II., Hotel- Marie Antoinette Rroadwtx, Sth I ml 67th iriw foai citt. P I T t si t In i iti-at .n n ! In ln Wt. tn in aff J.ii aai! tat t t"( !;', ' t Hl'niilae i.i a ' .iu-ii i ai .i-a i a umi ,il, !, I l I MM It a a. l t i al 1st t Room, Willi Bth, $2.50 Per Day Up, Suites, $1.00 Per Day Up. S0t II M r 4f ts. Siiitm.t Vt Is-eU,. II. STANLEY GREEN " t S I Kimball Designs Bath Tubs for the Birds at Schools The garden committee of the civic league has set June 10 as the second annual Peony day, a movement started last year to make the peony the city flower. Five thousand but tons with the inscription, "To Make Omaha IJeautiful," will be sold that day. A peony show is also' planned, Mrs. George A. Joslyn having offered a prize of $50 for the finest pink peony grown. Other prizes, too, will be given. Last year -the show was held in the court lioue. Mrs. I.owrie Child is in charge of Peony day ar rangements and Mrs. T. I,. Kimball, Mrs, George Print and Mrs. C, George will be judges at the flower show. Interest in birds and flowers is be ing aroused in school children by members of the garden committee, Mrs. C. M. Wilhelm has taken the work at Castelar school, Mrs. War ren Blackwell at Karnam, Mrs. Charles Offutt at Saunders and Miss Mildred Towl at J.ake school. T. L. Kimball has designed a bird bath tub in cement and George Prin some attractive window boxes, which the garden committee hopes to place in the school yards and windows. Funeral services for the late John C. Drexel were held yrsterday at the residence, 2520 South Tenth street Kev. O. I). Haltrly, pastor of the Kounte Memorial Lutheran church, olficiated, -speaking in highly eulogistic terms of Mr, Drexel' suc cess in a business wav and as a man among his fellows, "It was his gra cious, kindly attitude toward men which made hint strong," said Mr. Haltity. "These arc characteristics which should he cultivated to a much greater extent than they are in the busy world today." Along this line the speaker, em- GOOD CROP PROSPECTS FORCE THE PRICES DOWN A poor demand for cash wheat and report of perfect crop conditions over the entire country caused all kinds of grain to sell off, wheat sus taining the greatest derline, it going off 2 to ,1 cents per bushel. Corn lost a cent and oats three fourths. Similar conditions maintained at the other grain markets Wheat receipts were 72 carloads and sales were made at 95 cents to $1.0.U; per bushel, Corn sold at 6' !i cents per bushel, with .' carloads received. Oats were weak, selling at .18(5 ,W4 cents, the receipts being 12 carloads. Says Woman's Beauty Depends Upon Health Health and Vigor Neceuitate Regulation of Organs of Elimination. Skin foods and face creams and powders cannot make a woman beau tiful, because beauty lie deeper than that it depends on health. In most cases the basis of health and the cause of aickness can be traced to tha action of the bowel, The headache, the lassitude, the sallow skin, and the lusterlens eyes are usually caused by constipation. An Ideal remedy for women, and one that ia especially suited to their delicate organism, is found in Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, a mild laxa tive compound, pleasant to the taste and free from opiate and "narcotic drug of every description, Mrs. Gertrude Jordan, f22 North Liberty St., Indianapolis, Ind., say: "It is simply fine; 1 have never been able to rind anything to compare with Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. I started using it for the baby and now it is my family atandby in all case where a laxative is needed." Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin i sold in drug Htore for fifty cent a bot- S " .7 : ; V ' K . ' k, ' j: ;' - f 1 ; S, li ., ...1 ""'C ') -'-'' MRS. GERTRUDE JORDAN tie; trial bottle can be obtained, free if charge by writing to Dr. W. R, Caldwell, 454 WaHhington St., Monticello, Illinois. (0 .9 6 m m m m 1 NaUr'Tr.aa On f y Forget Tires During Your Holiday Motor Trip . Out in the open in your car for the week end and the holiday! Are you prepared? Is your car ready - tuned up? Are your tires fit have you the right ones to give you mileage minus trouble? Are they the tires exactly suited to your car? For bear in mind -even the best in the world will not give service unless it has the right tires. One of the five types of United States Tires is exactly suited to jour car - is the right tire. "Cannon Ball" Baker's transcontinental world's record car was equipped with United States 'Balanced' Tires. Baker says: "No other tires would have stood the test." Ask the ncrf t United State Tiro Dealer for your copy of tha booklet, "Judging Tire a," which tell haw to chtxno the particular tire to suit your needs. United StatcsTirc Company NoMV Chain IW 'Royal Cord1 ruin INDIVIDUALIZED T1RF5' Bell-ans Absolutely Hemovrii