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FILTH GROWS IN
CITY HALL WHILE
JANITORS SLEEP
Efficiency Expert De
dares Conditions Are Ap
' palling in Municipal
'Building.
" Filth nd dirt have accumulated in
the corridors and crevices of the city
hall, while the janitors, continue to
slumber peacefully in the comfortable
chairs of the council chamber, accord
ing to Murray E. Randell, efficiency
- expert, in an official report to Com
missioner Zimman.
la his survey of the physical condi
tions that prevail in the eity hall sub-
) mitted Wednesday. Randell says:
"The city hall building, through
many years of gross negligence, has
, degenerated into a state of filthiness
that will require many months of
extremely hard work and considera
ble expense to completely overcome.
Explanation of Report
'This report is made without preju
dice or biased opinions of any kind,
but with a whole-hearted desire to
place the operation of the city hall on
business basis of efficiency and
economy."
"Here, indeed, will be some work
for the new municipal broom we
heard of a few weeks, ago," remarked
the Oldest Inhabitant when Mr. Zim
man showed him the Randell report.
A few extracts from the report fol
low: "It it amusing to look into the city
hall from the second floor of The Bee
building and see some of your janitors
peacefully slumbering in the comfort
able chairs of the council chamber al
most every afternoon. . '
No Pretense of System.
"The janitor equipment apparently
is kept on the balcony of the council
chamber in an accumulation of dirt
and filth that is appalling. The council
chamber should be the pride of the
city hall and to ornament it with step
ladders and other articles is a sac
rilege. '
"I was informed that not even a
pretense of a system existed and that
the superintendent has never been
known to check up the work. This is
deplorable and it is no wonder that
the city hall has the reputation of be
ing an old soldiers' home." !
Employment of women , elevator
conductors is recommended.
An annual saving of at least $5,000
In city hall maintenance cost is be
lieved t be possible., . ;
Criminal Buyers Required
To Candle All Eggs Purchased
Drastic changes in the method of
handling eggs came as the result of
the conference of egg dealers with the
food administration and Otto Mur-
chel. cure food insoector,
Hereafter alt origtnal buyers of eggs
r !'J be rrauired to candle eggs before
.,, mlehi'ent with the producer and all
rejected eggs shall be returned, if pos
, fCble, to the producers for his examin
: at ion. i
- Producers are prohibited from of
fering for sale any other than edible
f?s. In shipping eggs all "checks" I
and cracks must be plainly labeled.
The agreement means that all re
tailers of the state who buy eggs from
farmers and sell to others than con
comers must candle the eggs.
Crc.vnell Hall Commencement
Moved Up to Next Week
On account of the advance in rail
road rates' the Brownell Hall com
mencement will be moved up to next
week. The baccalaureate sermon
will be next Sunday evening at 8.
Pupils' musical and reception for the
seniors will be Thursday evening,
June 6, at 8:30 and the graduation
exercises will be Saturday morning,
Tane 8, at 10:30.
!!:rdware in Rialto Work
Of Johnson Hardware Co.
Johnson Hardware company. Thir
t enth and Farnara streets, furnished
the hardware used in the Rialto, auch
ts locks, fire exit bolts and panic
I alts on doors. The concern makes
a specialty of putting in work for fine
r resiucnccs inu oincc Duuaings.
Capital City Electric Co.
DOS s Much Work on Rialto
Capital City Electric company, elec
trical engineers and contractors, with
aces in Des Moines, la., accom
fished the largest electrical feat of
r iy theater in the United States when
, t 1 put in the work for the Kialto,
Contractor Who Built New
Rialto Theater
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CALVIN ZEIGLER.
LEASE FOR SALE
ON FONTENELLE;
DEAL IMPENDING
President Rafferty Here From
Syracuse Negotiating With
Several Prospective Buy
ers is Report.
Negotiations are on for the sale of
the lease on the Hotel Fontenelle.
Officers interested decline to state
that the company will be sold, but
President Rafferty of Syracuse, N. Y.,
has been here for several days and
has been met by representatives of
several interests which are anxious
to buy.
The Hotel Fontenelle property is
owned by the Douglas Hotel com
pany. It is a stock company and the
stock ia held chiefly by Omaha peo
ple. Gurdon W. Wattles is president.
This company is merely the landlord
of the' hotel and receives a yearly
rental equal to 6 per cent on its
stock.
, The company which operates the
hotel is the Interstate Hotel com
pany, and it is composed almost en
tirely of Syracuse, N. Y people. It
is for the sale of this company that
the negotiations are going on.
Lincoln People May Buy.
"Nothing definite has been done,"
said President Rafferty. "We have
a paying proposition here. The Ho
tel Fontenelle, ail must aamit, is
'some tavern,' but we are too far
away. If I could get on the train in
the evening and be in umana in tne
morning it would be different. When
we leased the hotel at its opening in
March, 1915, we had Mr. Burbank
here as our representative, tit in
tended to live here and act with full
power. When he died we got along
by simply hiring managers. It took
too much of my time, running out
here. Our eastern hotels are enough
to take up all, our time.
"In the last year I dara say I have
had 50 letters containing proposals
to buy out our company. It's these
other people who want to buy, not we
who are anxious to sell. We have
passed the experimental stages and
the hotel is a big success.
The men who control the Lincoln
hotel in Lincoln, Neb., are among
those who are anxious to buy the
company operating the Fontenelle.
H. fc. Gregory has been hotel mana
ger for the Interstate Hotel company
for the last year.
Chicago Company Installs
Many Fixtures in Big Theater
The Newman Manufacturing com
pany of Chicago installed the orna
mental brass and bronze work, poster
frames, brass railings and other fix
tures in the Rialto. The concern in
its 36 years of business has equipped
more than 10,000 theaters in the
United States. The company dona
ted a floral horseshoe for the open
ing of the Rialto. i
John P. Daly Installs All
Plumbing in New Playhouse
John P. Daly, Thirteenth street and
Capitol avenue, installed all the
plumbing fixtures and the drinking
fountains in the Rialto theater.
Fontenelle Feature Film Co.
Handles Billy West Comedies
The Fontenelle Feature Film com
pany, 1504 Harney street, handles the
comedies starring Billy West,
Funniest Man on Earth."
PRO-HUNS GREET "BILL" HART
Even Fame Has Its Penalties, Tall
Movie Actor Learns On Trip to Utah.
ON VISIT TO DETENTION CAMP
"Bill" Hart was the victim of an
embarrasing episode not long ago
while touring the west in the interest
of the third Liberty loan.
While in Utah he was the guest of
Colonel Byram, commander at Fort
Douglas. The colonel was showing
"Bill" around the place before lunch
and they took a look through the de
tention camp in which more than 600
alien enemies of the most undesirable
sort are interned for the duration of
the war.
Hart's tall figure, in his well known
western costume could not be mis
taken, and as he passed along out
side the barbed wire enclosure he
was immediately recognized.
When the first voice spoke out,
"Hello, Bill," the film star was
naturally somewhat pleased at being
recognized, but when it dawned upon
him that he was being familiarly
hailed by a lot of pro-Huns "Bill
became terribly embarrassed and
whispered to Colonel Byram:
"See here, colonel, just because
these men seem to know who I am, I
don't want you to get the idea that
they are particular friends of mine.'
The colonel chuckled at the evident
embarrassment of the tall actor and
remarked that "even fame has its
penalties." '
Harry M. Binder Had Big Part
In Building of New Rialto
Harry. M. Binder. 811 South Eight
eenth street, was the electrical con
tractor and engineer for the Rialto.
He went into business for himself
March 1. He has received contracts
for the Rialto, the Home Builders.
Eighteenth and Dodge streets. Oma
ha's largest family hotel; the Douglas
Motors Corporation, Thirtieth and
Dodge streets; Jones-Opper building,
Van Brunt building and other struc
tures in Omaha.
Independent Film Exchange
Co. Has Francis Ford Picture
The Independent Film Exchange
company, 200-201 Bromley building,
handles the wonderful picture, just
released, "Berlin via America," featur
ing Francis Ford, supported by Edna
Emerson. ,
Another fcovel
In "The Claws of the Hun," the
next Paramount picture in which
Charles Ray is starred, Thomas II.
Ince has conceived a telling effect
ivhirh ia nnt nnlv novel, but imores-
sive. A phonograph is shown in dose
up playing Over mere, as me aisc
revolves it fades into a circle con
taining scenes of action at the front.
Jacobs-Lee Drug Company
To Open New Store in July
The ohenomenal success of the
Jacobs Lee Drug company. Seven-
tnth and Tlmifflat streets, is being
materially demonstrated by the addi
tion ot their new store in we naiuo
theater building, which will be open to
take care of the large crowds attend
ing the theater after July 15. The place
m11 K im.tnJ, in evrrv resneet. with
fixtures of latest design and the soda
fountain will personify cleanliness and
Tri sHrntr dpnarrment will
Douuaiivut , at v o i" T
be replete with a line of drugs and
chemicals and a tempting siock oi
candies and cigars.
This firm has done an immense
business during the comparatively
short time they have been established
in Omaha and the new venture will
mean success for the hrm. l he open
ing announcement will be made in this
paper.
SCHOOL CENSUS
BEGINS SATURDAY;
SCOPE JS BROAD
Persons Must Give Answers to
Enumerators Under Oath;
Penalty Provided for
Failure to Comply.
The ouestionnaire which will be
used by enumerators who will take
the annual school census, beginning
Tune 1. will embrace a wide field of
information, much of which hereto
fore has not been attempted in a
census of this kind.
Information to be tabulated re
fers not only to persons of legal
school age. 5 .to 20 years inclusive,
but to persons not of school age..
The new items of information in
clude authority for date of birth,
birthplace of children and of father,
residence owned or rented, how em-
oloved. classification of defectives,
language spoken in the home, citizen
ship, homes from which none of
school age are reported.
The following is part of the instruc
tions issued to the enumerators
"Explain to the parent that the law
requires you to administer an oath
as follows: 'You do solmnly swear
(or affirm) that you will fully and
truthfully answer all questions that
the law requires you to answer in
the matter of census enumeration, so
help you God.'
"If a , parent should absolutely re
fuse to give the information required,
and you cannot obtain i. elsewhere,
notify the secretary and he will have
the offending party arratttd."
"You will find a number Mar
ried people under 21 years ot age
these people should be enumerated,
reads another instruction.
The enumeration must be com
pleted on or before June 30.
Welcome to the Rialto
TRACY BROS. CO.
DISTRIBUTORS
Famous T. B. C. 6c Cigar
Wholeaale Distributors
Wellington Pipes
1415 DOUGLAS ST., OMAHA
PRESENTING
RiMiiwimrii
The Funniest Man on Earth
in King Bee Comedies
The Kind That Draw the Crowds.
ALSO
WILLIAM S. HART
Two-Reel Westerns
SEE US
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Two New Features
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VM. S. HART
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"THE LION OF
THE HILLS"
with
Edna Markey
J Clara Williams
Louise Glaum
Rhea Mitchell
yrRANCis
K ORB
supported by
EDNA EMERSON
BERLIN
via
AMERICA
Billy West
Fontenelle Feature
p Film Company
1504 Harney St., Omaha.
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The SELECT PIC
TURES COR
PORATION has
to offer its custo
mers a series of
32 high class
QUALJTY pro - Jgff.
ductions during
v the year by such noted stars as
Clara Kimball Young
Norma Talmadge
Alice Brady
Constance Talmadge
as well as a number of super features,
such as
"OVER THERE"
V "WAR BRIDES"
y "LONE WOLF'
"THE BARRIER"
"THE PUBLIC BE DAMNED"
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To The PubKc
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The Rialto Theater shall at aUthmmSmarto
provide entertainment of a high class, refined nature
that will not offend the intelligence of to pdrcm.
The attendants have been instructed to be cour
teous and pleasant at all times, and should any of
(hem at any time prove otherwise, thf management
would consider it a de-p favor to be informed of the
matter an ' assure you that same will be rectified.
Please r aliz that without your support, we
cannot exist. The Rialto is your theater mm thorn
ours.
The Management
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Independent Film Exchange Co.
200-201 Bromley BIdg., Second Floor
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SELECTIKiBlPICTURES
The success of your theater depends largely
upon your pictures. . ,
Let SELECT pictures be your success.
ALICE BRADY -
It is our pleasure to
extend our congratu
lations to the new
Rialto with our best
wishes for success.
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WELCOME
Rialto Theater
Messrs. Thomas and Blank:
We extend to you our good wishes for the
success of the RIALTO. Also want to thank
you, and at the same time we feel honored, in
your decision to contract with us for the Pre
mier News Reels entitled UNIVERSAL CUR
RENT EVENTS, UNIVERSAL ANIMATED
and the famous LK-0 COMEDIES, which are
to be used each week at your beautiful theater.
You have done the Motion Picture industry,
yourselves and Omaha an honor. May the
RIALTO under your management prove suc
cessful. Again we thank you.
T Universal Film Exchange
Incorporated
J. H. Calvert, Manager.
Phone Douglas 4818
Omaha
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