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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 9, 1918.
BUILDERS' WORRIES
AREMOWATAHEND
Strike Troubles Over With Re
tnrn of Sheet Metal Work
ers to Their Jobs.
BUILDING GOES Olf A? AOS
With the final adjustment of the
heet metal workers' atrike lait Fri
day morning, tome sixty men went
back to work and thua abqut the last
of the trouble in Omaha having a
bearing on building construction were
; settled.
Building is now going ahead rap-
idly, and the big substantial build
. bigs are shooting skyward at a rate
that is each day more and more aston
ishing. Another ten days will put the
v steel skeleton of the First National
Bank building entirely within brick
nd terra eotta walla, weather per
mitting. Among the big, substantial build
ings already completed and occupied
during the first half of this year are
the Grain Exchange building, the
Brandeis power plant, the Rose Real
ty building and the new plant of the
World-Herald. .
These, however, are only a begin
ning, for work is now in progress ag
gregating some $3,000,000 in cost
Big Buildings Spring Up.
Dismissing all the work on hand
' gome residences costing from $10,000
to $25,000 apiece, in various parts of
- the city, and dismissing also from the
mind, consideration of any apartment
i bouse construction costing less than
$25,000, and store building construc
tion, garages, and other structures
costing less than $15,000 apiece, the
big buildings now being constructed
aggregate in cost over $2,000,000.
There is first of all the Blackstone
family hotel, now nearly completed
nd soon to be occupied. .This is a
: structure that reflects credit upon
Omaha, aa it is the first of its kind
(n the west
Then there is the First National
. Bank building-at Sixteenth and Far
Bam streets, the steel and brick work
of which are soon to be completed,
leaving only the inside work to be
completed and the finishing to be
done. This fourteen-story structure
is a remarkable improvement in the
Jieart of Omaha's business district
Auto Branch Completed.
, The Ford branch factory, costing
$375,000, is practically completed at
Sixteenth and Cuming street, and is
already occupied by the Ford Motor
, company.
The duplication of the Castle hotel
plant is being pushed. This is a struc
ture to cost $150,000, or more. This
will give the Castle a solid block
from east to west affording entrance
facilities on Sixteenth and on Seven
teenth streets.
The new Sanford hotel is to cost
$200,000. This is to be a seven-story
building erected by Dr. Harold Gil
ford. Concrete skeleton work is now
in progress for this structure between
Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, on
the south side of Farnam street.
Work on the Idalia apartments, be
ing erected by Hastings & Heyden, is
Progressing nicely. The cost will be
Athletic Club Prospects,
v Ground has recently been purchas
ed for the $400,000 Omaha Athletic
club, between Seventeenth and Eigh
teenth streets on the north side of
Douglas streets, and from the fine
success the committee is having in
soliciting memberships at $100 apiece,
it is likely that the construction of
this building will begin this year.
St Peter's Catholic church,, to cost
probably $125,000, is to be built this
year at Pacific and Twenty-ninth
streets. ' ;.' -
Excavation atarted Friday morn
ing for new general school building
for the University of Omaha at
Twenty-fourth and Pratt streets, to
cost $50,000.
The Deaconess Home for Imman
uel hospital at Thirty-fourth and
Meredith streets, will cost about
$125,000. . !
The Home Builders' company will
' build a $75,000 apartment house at
Eighteenth and Dodge streets. . .
World's Help Asked
For Belgian Liberty
tCarnapentfaaaa Tk AlaaoUtaa Pram)
' The Hague! Netherlands, July 1.
The complete restoration of the inde
' pendence of Belgium is tha object of
S call to the, neutrals of tha American
republics,; the three Scandinavian
states, Switzerland and Spain, which
has been issued over the signatures of
120 university professors, artists, writ
era and other well known men of Hol
land. - 1- v 'i ! :
It is declared that the government
nd Parliament of the German empire,
alone of all the belligerents, have offi
cially declared that they will endeavor
at vie conclusion of peace to put an
and to the independence of a neighbor
State. Various utterancea of .the Im
serial chancellor are ouoted as bear
usr this out and are interpreted as
meaning that neither in a military nor
economic respect, nor even in the ar
rangement ot sue ti questions as tne
relatiomhio between the two- lan
guages of the country, is Belgium to
, DC mistress in ns own nouse.
The call to the neutrals says the
whole world, with the exception of
Germanv ind its allies, is convinced
that the robbery of any state what
ever of its independence must be re
garded as a crime and as a source of
fresh wars. "It seems to us neces
sary," it continues, "that this principle
shall now be uttered as the emphatic
demand of all neutral peoples neces
sary in order that those contemplat
ing an assault on a small neighbor
may feel less inclination thereto in
the knowledge that such assault will
not go unpunished; necessary, too, for
the support of those in Germany itself
who detest the annexation policy. The
neutrals have the right duty and
power to ait in judgment where the
acfense of the highest interests of
humanity is concerned. 1 hev can re
fwe to maintain relations with a state
wmch beforehand declares its inten
m to use a email neighbor to pay
. ,e score when the reckoning day
comes. .- .' ? i .
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BANKERS COMPANY
PAYS BIGD1Y1DEND
Financial Statement to Be
Mailed to Stockholders
Shows Increase,
MANY BUILDINGS EBEOTSD
The Bankers' Realty . Investment
company has again paid a dividend
at the rate of B'i per cent for the
first six months of 1916. '
The financial statement of the com
pany, to be mailed to stockholders
between July 10 and July 15, officials
say, will show tha company's assets
to be nearly $1,500,000.
The company Is handling a large
volume of building business in Omaha
and also has several large buildings
under construction out in the state.
At the same time the architectural
department of the company is at pres
ent busily engaged upon plans for
aeveral other lane building to be
erected by the company in states ad
jacent to Nebrska.
The Bankers' Realty Investment
company handles all of the buildings
which it erects under what is known
as the "single contract system." That
is to say, it prepares the plans and
specifications, purchases all materials
and performs the actual work of
building, throughout, by its own or
ganization, which means that the ser
vices required oi cigni 10. (en provi
sions and some forty-five trades con
cerned in a building operation are cen
tralized, under a single management.
Thus in buildings similar to the
$200,000 St. Regis apartment house in
Omaha, the $500,000 Blackstone hotel
or any other piece of work, large or
small, the Bankers' Realty Investment
company provides the element of co
operation so necessary In the efficient
and economical construction of a
building. ' "
Auto People Look j
. North for Locations
A new development In the housing
of automobiles sales agencies is de
veloping in Oaniha. Firms are seek
ing less expensive space for repair
shops, and giving over the downtown
space to salesrooms. This is a de
velopment that is apparent in other
cities and tne mgn rent along Auto
mobile row is forcing this condition.
Another feature that is aiding this
segregation of the repair depart
ment frbm the sales room is the fact
that a great many automobile con
cerns are using the coupon books for
repairs, t
The Chalmers la the first concern
in Omaha to house its repair depart
ment in a separate building. It hss
procured a long time lease at 2304
Sherman avenue, and fitted up a com
plete repair shop which is in charge
of Bruner & Co. All repairing and
adjusting of Chalmers cars is done
at this address. A number of other
concerns are figuring on space in that
particular district for repair shops
and general aervice stations.
It is predicted by some real estate
men that North Sixteenth street from
Cuming to Locust street, will become
a live automobile row. The location
of the Ford plant north of Cuming
and the Chalmers' service station a
few blocks north, lead to thia conclu
sion. It is rumored that two large
agencies are negotiating for property
in that vicinity.
Gayety Prevails
In Kussian Camps
Camp de Mailly, Quarters of the
Russian Forces in France, June 6.r
The Russian troops awaiting orders
here to join, their French comrades
at the front are living an idle life in
this lower corner of the old province
of Champagne; it ia a life that is so
full of the picturesque that it con
stitutes perhaps the greatest attrac
tion that haa been witnessed in the
department of the Aube.
Fraternizing with the French sol
diers in another part of the camp,
these men ' show no need of repose
after their seventy-eight days of hard
sea voyage. They appear aa aupple
as their French comrade), although
alongside of them they look some
thing like giants. The entire camp
exhales an atmosphere of gaiety, con
fidence and discipline, which is quite
as striking as their individual appear
ance. "Tommy Atkins" can teach them
nothing in the way of hygiene and
cleanliness. Men, privates and subal
tern officer! take pride and care in
looking after the barracks. -
"They are excellent soldiers," Gen
eral Lotchwaiky said to Tha Asso-
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This attractive home possesses tfte
three most necessary requisites for
the modern builder; economy, shnipli
city and beauty, so pronounced are
these qualities in this particular case,
that the home is at once within the
financial scope of the average builder,
and also is designed to meet the re
quirements of the average family.
The house is entered from a
spacious porch, from which you pass
into a vestibule of convenient size, and
from there into a living room large
and well lighted. A massive fireplace
and bookcases occupy the center of
one side, while a seat built between
the vestibule and a small coat closet
occupy the entire front end of , the
room.
Opening directly from the living
room ia the dining room separated
only by a large pedestal opening. This
room ia also large and light. It is
connected with the adjoining sun
room by a pair of French doors. A
swinging door connects the dining
room with the kitchen. This room
has ample cupboard space and is very
conveniently arranged. It possesses
the advantage of having only one out
side door which leads into a small
ciated Press correspondent in reply
to compliments upon their bearing
and appearance. - ...
"Many of my men miaht be called
.veterans, although you sea that there
are very lew wno are not still young.
They have seen hard service and are
penetrated through and through with
the military spirit; what makes them
particularly happy is the opportunity
to come to fight for France against
the common adversary on French
soil."
These Russians appear Impatient to
fet to the front. They are mostly
oys, tall, muscular and with every
mark of real sons of the soil, as sim
ple as they are robust, and as frank
and outspoken as they are vigorous.
"Are we soon to march against the
Germans?" asked one of the young
subaltern officers, while all the men
gathered around him approved the
inquiry with a gesture of the head. .
A new contingent of these men ar
rived on May 8, and this same inquiry
was the first thing they had to say
on reaching the camp. Discretion pre
vents disclosing how many of them
there are here, and since, they con
tinue to arrive it is impossible to
conclude as yet whether their pres
ence is simply a sort of platonic 'ex
pression of sympathy from the Rus
sian army, or whether their force is
expected to add a real element of
strength to the entente allies on this
front ,. v v
PARING LEAP TO SAVE A GIRL
Man at Wheel of Racing Car Jumps
. Into Buggy and Stops
Runaway,
Spectators were thrilled the other
afternoon when Rnv Pa til 10
old, son of a wealthy coal' operator
oi uirnegie, gave a twentieth century
demonstration of daring by leaping
from the running board of a speeding
rartnar car jtn a .. 1.. .......
probably saving the life of the girl'
uuuuicq unconscious in me swaying
vehicle.
Thomas Kane, 20 years old, of Wal
kers Mills, and Miss Ethel Morgan,
18 years old, of Carnegie, had started
out driving, when the horse took
fright and ran away. Kane was flung
entry m which is located the re
frigerator and a small closet. The
cellar stairs to, the basement go down
trom the kitchen.
The main atairs bo ud from the liv
ing room and prove a very beautiful
feature of the house. The upstairs
has three good sized bedrooms all
supplied with ample closets. A large
sleeping porch receiving air from
three sides opens oft trom both front
bedrooms. A beautiful bath room is
located very conveniently for all the
rooms and is also near the head of
the stairs., A small linen closet oc
etipies one side of the hall off from
which open the three bedrooms, the
bath and the stair, case.
. The basement is large and well
lighted and has a cement floor. The
furnace is centrally located to give
the best heating results.
The exterior is . a very attractive
combination of brick and stucco.
Altogether the house presents a mast
pleasing and dignified apearance and
possesses many desirable features
found only in larger and more costly
residences, runner information in
regard to this dan mav be nhtainoH
from Everett S. Dodds, architect, 612
i axion diock, umana.
from the buggy when it struck a street
car, suffering fractures of five ribs.
Cattley, who saw the accident, jumped
into the automobile, of a friend and
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ota, nu Uil.
After a rVia a nt !1-- -
w. .nw '"... Lilt 111-
chme was drawn up alongside the
buggy. Cattley, at the risk of his
neck, watched his chance, made a fly
insr lean and lanHirf in tha u.
soon had-the horse stopped, and Miss
'nrffan va, ,mimJ mU...1.1.-'.
otfice. Kane was removed to a hos
pital. i'lUsurghaat
ROMANCE IN NEW YORK LAND
Historic Farm Twelve Miles from the
City Hall Brings $129,000
an Acre.
The sale of a block of the Dyck-
man larm recalls revolutionary his
tory while making new history in the
romance of New York real estate.
Twelve miles from the city halt by
subway, this land brings a reported
nrice nf naarlv $10 Ann In, ei-n
000 an acre. Great apartments reared
on li are 10 nouse 4,uuu persons, a
density rate of 600,000 to the square
mile.
Just around the corner is Kings
bridge, where Frederick Philipse took
thrippence toll of every man and
horse entering or leaving Manhattan.
The Dyckmans, whigs In the revolu
tion, kept their .lands, though harried
by the British. The tory Philipse lost
mannra and n1l-KrMa.
tates were sold, the Ha'rlem Heights
properties oringing $u,uuu.: The at
tainder did not affect his descendants'
ntail(i ritrhta anil U,u, V.l. .....
had to pay John Jacob Aator $500,000
w uuic, men iMMIIia, wnicn nc Dougnc.
Not a bad region is this for historic
niltrrimaffa Philip., mannv" ja V..1.
ers; the Van Cortlandt manor, in the
parK so named, and tne jumel man
sion, nn lanHa attain,! trrm 1. Dl.11
ipses, are all open to the public. By
tn HnMnaitu aI !. . I.!.. T.. 1.
..... wis ,,, MIC AJTLK-
man farm house is also preserved to
Maw VnrV aa a munn.i.1 "t J
- - - - v.. i.i v. aiuiuj
Dutch farmer folk who in the midst
oi -tory peignoors and lords of vast
estates held fast both to their acres
and their democracy New York
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PHOTOS RETOUCHE
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B R I T I S HBAHTAMS
Organization of Small Hen
Wins Nation's Flandits
for Their Nerve.
UNIQUE AMONfS AKMIZS
(Corrtaponaanc of Tha Aaaoel&ta Praia.)
British Headquarters, France, June
30. "Good for the little fellows," ex
pressed the feeling of the whole army
when the "Bantams," in one of the
neatest of trench raids took a ma
chine gun from the Germans. No
commander is prouder of his men
than the commander of the Ban
tams; no battalions so thoroughly
have the good wishes of the whole
army. The idea of the Bantams,
unique among the armies of burope,
was Lord Kitchener's. If little men
wanted to flint for their country.
why shouldn't they? Put them in an
organization by themselves and give
them a chance.
No man over five feet three was
accepted. Short men who had been
turned away by recruiting sergeants
in the early davs of the new artnv
formed the first battalion. As it was
a success others followed. At the
front they, were brigaded together;
and the visitor to a certain portion
of the lines sees sturdy short-legged
men marching along the roads and
keeping guard in the trenches.
Manv tokes have been oassed about
them. It was even suggested that
when they went into the trenches
somebody would have to hold them
up to the parapet to fire. But the Ban
tams have made good. Other , batta
lions take tatneriv interest in them
and admire them for their nluek.
Instead of having to hold them up
to nre wnen tney nrst went into the
trenches, the difficulty was to keep
them from showing: their heada ton
much. They have the advantage of
oemg small targets and they are com
pletely sheltered in a communication
trench where another man's head
would be exposed. Most of them are
miners and city bred and some prob
ably owe their stature to poor food
and overcrowding. Good fnnrf and
fresh air have added to tha height of
some oi ine young ones and to, the
girth and chest of all.
Their only drawback la that they
cannot carry the full equipment of
sixty pounds and more for long, hard
marches. So their equipment has
been cut down; they have shorter
stocks to their rifles. What they lack
in iirengtn tney make up in -agility.
"They are particularly good at
scouting," said one of their officers.
A German machine gun is a heavy
affair. Two strong men are required
to carry it. When the artillery had
knocked a German trench about one
night and the Bantams rushed it to
take what prisoners and do what
damage they could and then make a
run for their own trench in the usual
trench raid fashion, they determined
to take a machine gun with them to
prove their prowess. Half carrying
it, half tugging it along the ground,
with other German mirhiiw
feeling around in the night for targets
through a trying half hour, they final
ly landed it safe behind the parapet.
ROMANS SET JUNE MARRIAGE
Fashion Began Because May Was
.unsiacrea an unlucky
Month.
Tt CnimviAtrm 1 "TI.. ! .
Manner," who called June the "leafy
month," but it was she Romans who
set the fashion of June marriages.
Amnnir thm fw ... : .1 1
--a ........ wa luuaiucrea
an unlucky month, and consequently
the brides held aloof until May had
gone its way and June had come.
Obliged to take care of the brides of
fwn mrmfhs Tin k. t
j uiiv ucume in
month of the greatest number of mar-
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its glories ever since poets learned
that tNar ..... L 5 .
(. naa aumcinuig in nature
tn iins d.ni,i T.
... ...,s ui. n was an American
poet, Lowell, who asked a question
" 10 wnicn mere can be
but one answer:
What la ao ran ai a 4ar In Jnnat
Than, If avar, eoma parfeet daya;
Than haavan Irlaa tha earlh If It b In tana
- -1 - Miitf nar warm aar lays
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Month of June, wrote:
. is in, momn ax juna,
Tha month of laavaa and roaaai
Whan nlaaaant ilghta aaluta tn aras.
And plfuant aeants tha noaai.
. Indianapolis News.
Paving Around the Willis
malty Company Property
Paving was started last week on
Victor and Willis avenues between
Sixteenth and Eighteenth streets.
This is in 'the new district which the
Willis Realty Company 'has' recently
acquired and is placing on the
market. This company reports an ex
ceedingly. active market for these lots.
Three sales of vacant lots have been
made the last week and the first home
which this firm completed is sold.
The property is close in.
Heavy Hoisting
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1212 Farnam SL TeLD.353
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Your Savings
gef 7,
Also a Share of tha Profits.
You are guaranteed 7 per
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first of July and January of
each year, if you invest with us
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a division of the profits at the
end of each year in addition to
the 7 semi-annual dividends,
which haa been not less than 9
per cent for tha last twelve
years. Your money invested ia
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real estate mortgages and con
tracts for sale. Snares can be
purchased now for $107.
Authorial Capital, 1300,000,
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