THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE : JANUARY 19, 1919.
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IS PLANNED FOR
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Improvement of 7,857 Miles
at Cost of $57,632,000 is
Approved by Secretary '
of Agriculture.
From the passage of the federal
aid road act to December 15, 1918
755 projects, were approved by the
ecretary of agriculture. These
protects involve tne improvemeni
of 7,967 miles of- public roads at a
total estimated cost of $57,632,000,
of which the federal government
has been requested to contribute
$2 1,602,000. There have been actu
ally completed to date twelve pro
jects involving a total of 51 miles
nf road costing approximately $617,-5-18,
and on which federal aid in the
amount of $260,660.19 was paid.
Altogether, there are more than
7.500 miles of road for which most
of the steps preliminary to con
struction have been taken so far as
the bureau of public roads is con
cerned. Numerous other projects
not yet reported to the department
have been completed or are under
construction, so that the sum total
of the road work now in progress
under federal aid is greater than ap
pears in this summary.
Covers Entire Country
From Florida to Maine, west to
the Pacific coast and down to the
fringe of old Mexico the road build
ing work is going on. Every state
has accepted its contribution from
the government and, while no or
ganized effort has been made along
those lines to the present time, the
itites are working gradually to the
fystem of national highways which
is " so strongly endorsed by travel
lers generally.
The work of the federal depart
ment as well as that of the states
1 as been limited during the last year
by abnormal labor conditions and
increase in cost, coupled with a de
irease in inefficiency. These factors
will be improved this year and, with
restrictions lifted, toad officials gen
erally believe that 1919 will see the
greatest year in thehistory of mod
ern road work.
Coupled with the plans which arc
ulrcady outlined for expenditures on
the roads is the legislative program
now before congress ' which pro
vides for $500,000,000 to be ex
pended over a period of seven years
!y federal aid. It is estimated that
iii the event of passage of this bill,
which would make available immedi
ately $75,000,000 for use in federal
aid," it would be possible for the
government 'and the states to build
J4.O00 miles of highway this year if
labor could be obtainefl.y Such a
system of highways would make ,a
fuiV etart nn the larcer undertaking
of improving every main highway in
he United, Mates, ana roaa.men
everywhere, as well as business men
who are acquainted with the
economics of toad work, are eagerly
watching the attitude of congress
on this question. . -Work
in Kansas.
In Kansas much of the work has
been done ou the Ozark and the
King of Trails, on which 44.5 miles
of construction has been undertaken
at a cost of $510,000.
Alabama has been working to-,
ward completion of a state trunk
line system, while two road projects
on the Washington-to-Richmond
road have occupied attention in Vir
ginia. Interstate Military Highway.
In a like manner a great deal of
work will be- done on what the west
calls the Interstate Military High-
way, the line of which jruns from
Canada on the north to the Gulf on
the south. Seventy miles of im
proved road will be constructed on
this highway in Colorado, the line
running north and south, through
Huerfarno and Las Animas counties
from Walsenvorg to the New Mex
ico state line. Here the Colorado
proicct will be joined by two pro
jects in New ' Mexico which run
from Raton Fass south for a dis
unce of 84.5 miles. The three pro
jects taken in conjunction will mean
;u improvement of a continuous
stretch of the highway of '161.5
miles at a cost of more than
S'OO.tXH). This is the longest con
tinuous stretch of improvement that
wilt he done thfs year in the United
States so far as is known.
In Nebraska the road builders will
have undervway work on the potns'i
toad from Alliance to Antioch
throurfi Box Butte and Sheridan
counties for a distance of 15 miles
at a cost of $63,815. This highway
will serve to tap a virgin territory
cf remarkable Wealth. t
In Illinois Improvement work will
ht undertaken on the Lincoln high
Hay west from Chicago through
Dupiice, Kane, De Kalb, Ogle, Lee
and Whiteside counties, sending at
Fulton, on the Mississippi river and
the state line. The road will be 125
mites long, of which 75 miles will
he undertaken with federal aid and
the rest handled by the stafe. The
cost of the highway is estimated at
: '.'3 and the construction will
he concrete. This work is uaw un
der "way and should be completed
during the year.
Improvement in West
In California perhaps the chief
, , iject is the new road in Trinity
eou'.ty, which will run east and west
.u:t of Douglas City and Burnt
il .nch. This is a section of a lateral
roU which wilt- be ultimately ex
;ent!ed to the coast and some idea
.it the tvpe of construction can be
;i;i:ed w hen it is said" that the cost
wilt be $510,000 and the distance is
r.i" i-i miles while the work done
v, ill he simply grading, and draiu-
; -o. Today only a trail Dreads
r.mt-h thi cnuntrv and the new
highway wilt pave the way for an
: nme use economic development oi
.'..is section. ''Jt
nf other nroiects are al-
r under way in' practically 'all
. ,.ites of the country, and vih?n
comes with favorable weat'.i
, r conditions it is expected that
i ;.i men will take the field with
cr force than ever before.
BUSINESS G000
FOR-LOGALREAL
"ESTATE: FIR US
Number of Transactions Made
Since First of Year; New
Residences to Be Erect
ed 'During Summer.
Sales of residences, "amounting to
$37,750 haye been made ince Jan
uary l.by the Glover & Spain firm.
These include the home of H. G.
Kranz, lumberman, at 3335 Wool-
worth avenue, to Garrett Prange of
the Omaha Van & Storage company
for $15,000. Mr. Kranz will lire in
California for his health.
Mr. Prange sold his Dundee resi
dence at 5004 Cass street, to Charles
Johnson, Happy Hollow golfer, for
$4,750. o, ,'
The list also includes the home of
City Engineer John A. Bruce, 5008
Chicago street, to B. M. Hickman,
for $7,200. Mr. Bruce is planning
to build a new residence in ShWer
& Cary's Lockwood addition, where
considerable development will Jake
place this year.
Other sales, on thit list include:
Vnrant lot on Thirty-first venu near
.Tackson. trom Elmer 8, Redluk to Ethel V.
Kerrln. 11,600. ,
lr. H. A. Wahl resident t 1128 South
Twtmty-elghth street, to B. B. Corliss ot
(lis Alamllo Dairy, 16,000.
Fred Amburst homo at 672! North
Twenty-eighth avenue, to lira. A. K.
Sivanson, (3,200.
Will Build New Residence.
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y Airs. Il.iud iuimnaii, .uu v
the late T. G. Northwall, has pur
chased a new residence site on
Mercer road "for $10,000, anowill
erect on it, a "new $10,000 residence
this -year, according .to her agent,
Wilson T, "Graham.-: Mrs. North
wall recently sold her Bemis park
residence on Lincoln boulevard to
the Nebraska Methodist hospital.
. Lets New Contract.
W. C. Norris of the firm of Norris
& Norris, Saturday announced that
last week his firm let contracts for
five new residences, to be erected at
once in various parts of the city, the
houses to cost from $5,000 to $6,000
each. - .
Six other residences started by this
firm sometine .ago .are now being
completed, and theynnw company
has 12 other sites on which it is
planning erection of , houses Jater
in the year.
McFarland Ta Make Report.
A report on the meeting of Ibt
executive committee of the National
Association of Real Estate boards,
held in Chicago last week, will be j
made to the . Omaha Real Estate
board. Wednesday by President W.
R. McFarland of the Omaha board
who attended tlje meeting.- - ;
' Byron R. Hastings of the Has
tings & Heyden firm, was with Mr.
McFarland in the Chicago meeting.
Building of homes was one problem
discussed. .
- Stuht To Build Six. "
Six new houses are to be erected
at once in Dundee, south of Dodge
street, by C. B. Stuht, realtor. These
houses will cost more than $40,000,
ranging from $5,500 to $7,500. They
will be completed by May 1.
Several more houses are to be
ereeted in Dundee this year by Mr."
Stuht.
Sells Five Houses.
M. R. Gibson, manager of the
Payne Investment company's city
real ctate department, since Janu
ary 1, has sold five houses for a
total of more than $12,000.
Mr. Gibson says he is having diffi
culty to find enough houses to show
his customers.
"There are more buyejs than there
are houses to sell," lie said. .. "If
there were plenty of houses to sell,
tnere would be no end of custom
ers." .-
Elmore Again Eack With
Trainer Auto Company
Frank D. Elmore, formerly asso
ciated with Lou Trainor in the auto
mobile business, has returned to the
old firm and will act as sales mana
ger. Mr,. Elmore has recently con
nected w'ith the Emerson-Branting-ham
company but feels that the au
tomobile business offers an oppor
tunity which cannot be overlooked
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Heard McCormack 15 Years
Ago Back Home in Ireland
Mrs. John Bannon Relates Mc
Cormack Concert at Ennis-V
killen, Ireland, Where
She Sang in Choir. (
A romance of old Ireland with an
old fashioned, church concert in En
niskillen and the singing of sacred
songs by the beloved Irfsh tenor,
John McCormack; will be revived
h'the memory of an Omaha couple
when Mr. 'McCorniack gives his
concet here Friday evening.
In April 15 years ago an Irish lad
and lassie attended a church con
cert in the town hall in Enniskillcn,
Ireland, the girl was Miss Agnes
Skefrington. She was only 14 then
and was a student at the convent
school there. Her lover, John Bran
non,sat in the audience at the cotv
cert but the girls of the convent
school sang several songs and sat
on the platform with John McCor
mack and the other famous singers.
Sang "Once Again.
Mr. -McCormack sang "The Holy
City" and ."Once Again" and the
Omaha couple who heard him, sing
say that the audience was carried
away by the beauty of his singing.
The Irish lad Snd lassie are mar
ried now and are living in Omaha
in the Drake- Court apartments.
They still have the program of the
church concert tney attended scj
long ago in Enniskillen and they
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both watch the career of their fa
mous countryman with interest.
! Went Back After "Gal."
Only a few days after the concert
was held, John Brannon left the old
Emerald islff and sailed to America
to make a home for his-Irish sweet
heart. In 1916 he returned to Ire
land, was married to Miss Steffing
ton, and brought her back to Amer
ica with him.
Mrs. Brannon says she likes
America, although she misses her
friends in dear old Ireland. She
speaks beautiful English enriched
by touch of Irish brogue.
Government Releases All
. Restrictions on Auto Tires
"With the release of government
restriction of pneumatic tire oikput,
we are now able to announce the
resumption of quantity production
of pneumatic tires for private use,"
sats C. A. Cramer, branch manager
The- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
"The shortage of tires that ex
isted during the war period was in
evitably, for promptly upon our
country's entry into the war the
tire factories devoted a large share
of their effort to the production of
gas masks, airplane, automobile and
truck tires, - and fcalloons, which
were greatly needed by our military
forces.
"N6w that normal conditions are
being rapidly restored, tire users
are looking to us to provide for
their wants, and we are pleased to
state that this is being done as rap
idly as possible.
"To insure prompt delivery, how
ever, tire users should at once es
timate their near-future needs, plac
ing their orders with service sta
tion dealers.
"The. transfer from a war 'to a
peace basis at the factory has been
accomplished with a minimum of
lost motion, so that more than 7,000
persons that formerly worked on
government orders are now em
ployed in permanent peace time op-
prarinn. a vprv larce nortion of
v linn ia i v t v v iu in, piuuuw-
tion of pneumatic tires." I
Week's Real Estate
Transactions Are More
Thar a Quarter Million
Figures compiled. y Harry
Pearce, register of deeds, show that
Omaha real estate transactions for
the week ending Friday-noon were
$264,357. These figures do not in
clude some of the bigget deals con
summated the lattter part of the
weekv They do include, however,
136 separate transactions, nearly all
small deals. More than $170,000
worth of these deals were for homes
of moderate prices.
All dealers in this' class of prop
erty are having almost unprecedent
ed attivity fof tins time of year.
Usually the home-buying business
does not commence before the mid
dle f February. This has been the
experience of such men as 'W. H.
Gates ,and others of the older real
tors in this city.
Another feature of the realty bus
iness last -week was th numerous
inquiries for new houses that are
just being built and for those that
have not yet been started just on
paper so far.
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Norwalk
Miller
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Keystone
Goodyear
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Savage
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Marathon
Warco ,
Washington
Ajax
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Columbia
Federal
Firestone Cord
Globe '
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Firestone
B&tavia
Newcastle
Brunswick
Kelly Springfield
Victor Springfield
New Essex Car Causes
Much Interest Among
Motorists of Omaha
Guy L. Smith surprised himself
Thursday. , '
' On that day be introduced to Om
aha the new Essex car. He has
told Omahans he had a big surprise
in store for them, and they were
surprised, too.
. "But I had a pleasant surprise
myself," he said Saturday. "I never
expected so much interest on the
part of the public. Wc had 350
callers and made more than-s 250
demonstrations."
Mr. Smith believes the Essex fills
a long-unfilled want in the .motor
world. -
"Up to this time we've had two
distinct types of car," he said. "One
was the large, heavy, luxurious car
that costs a lot of money. The
other was the extremely lpw-priced,
low ,grade car. (.
"The Essex is a substantial com
bination of both. It will cost less
to buy and less to maintain. I see
a great future for it."
The Essex promises to be one of
Mr. Smith's most interesting ex
hibits at the ' Omaha automobile
show March 10 to 15.
Stage is All Set for the
Chicago AutomobileShow
Chicago's nineteenth annual auto
mobile show is to be held at the
coliseum, the coliseum annex and
First-. Regiment armory January 25
to February 6.
A vast canvas top-piece measur
ing 300 by 240 feet, will entirely
cover Ihe coliseum ceiling. At one
upper end will be a brilliant trans
parency depicting the Goddess of
Peace receiving industry, and on
the other end another goddess hold
ing out anutomobile to the world.
About "the upper sides c;f the -vast
building will be great sun-bursts
having, in "the foreground, outlines
of the various types of the automo
bile. Between the sun-bursts will
stand the insigna of the allied na
tions on shields, and the flags will
also be featured, -as the Chicago
automobile show, this winter re
flects peace, victory and optimism.
The automobile exhibits will be
housed among rows of great pillars
of mahogon'y color, standing twenty-three
feet in height. These pil
lars will be surmounted by white
starred blue globes which, in turn,
hold up bronze eagles measuring
eight feet from tip to tip. In the
armory the decoration scheme will
be similar to that of the coliseum,
except thaf statues of the Goddess
of Tlenty will be featured. The
coliseum annex decorations will be
a daring conception on the part of
Artist C. J. Tietzel, having a Jap--anese
effect.
Kissel Dealer Urges
More Efficiency and
Economy for Autoists
"I believe if motortruck owners
would - conduct inve- igations with
the Vbject to elimint e unnecessary
losses of time and lal "r in operation'
and maintenance they would be
astounded at the saving they could
effect each year," says Carl Chang
strom of the Standard Motor com
pany, local Kissel distributor.
"For example, the director gen
eral of railroads a short time ago
found that by consolidating ticket
offices and terminals and shortening
freight routes, millions- oflolIars
were saved, efficiency increased and
wages raised - in the face of an
eight-hour day. -
"These changes were made to
move the most men and material
needed by the government, and in
dicates what can be done when
study and care are exercised to cre
ate efficiency and economy. I have
often wondered what would happen
if motor track' owners, especially
those operating , fleets, would con
duct such an economy campaign.
"During the past year,' the vast
quantity of materials and equipment
which had to be movedby motor
trucks, created a certain amount of
carelessness and unnecessary ex
pense. Owners didn't have to sec
how cheaply they could move these
goods, but rather, how much they
could move in the shortest possible
time, irrespective of methods em
ployed or the cost thereof. Now
with peace time at hand, every busi
ness Concern operating motor trucks
should exercise economy as well as
promote efficiency, and I believe
great results will acrue if the above
lesson of the railroads was given
serious consideration.
"Aunt Dinah," of Fried
Chita Fame, Goes East
"Aunt Dinah" has quit the village.
In every day home life she is Kitty
Brown. But to the lover of bug-fed
home fried chickens she is known
as "Aunt Dinah." She came to
Omaha two years ago to take
charge of the special kitchen at the
Fontenelle, where chicken dinners
were served. A year later she went
to the Blackstone, and now she is
going east. Miss Brown would not
say whether she w,as going to Balti
more to cook fried ; chickens for
Jack Lettori, who has just become
manager of the largest hotel there,
but said she was , going as far as
Chicago on the first jump. ' ,
"In order that the automobile
may become the Jail-year-round'
vehicle that its general adoption will
soon demand, it must be rendered
secure- from damage from freezing
temperature," was the comment of
the pioneer, automobile critic.
Chevrolet Review.
Excavation Work on New
Movie House Completed
Excavation work on the new mov
ing picture theater whfrhjji World
Realty company is building on
Douglas street, just east of the
Riahn has Krcn finished, and lavillff
of brick has started." Erection of
steel will be started in a short time.
This new theater will have a seat,
ing capacity similar to that of the
Sun theater, which, with the Muse,
is owned by the World Realty com
pany. In the early days a chauffeur was
called a conductor. Chevrolet Re
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It is not an accidental result that
this car seems endenyed with tha
qualities of everlasting youth.
It 13 due to the principle of th
Stearns built Knight motor find to
the sturdines3 of the Stearns
chassis.
The fine performance of the first
day you drive a Stearns is like
wise its minimum performance.
It steadily grows more silent,
more smooth and more flexible.,
Stearns owners buy for years of -service.
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' KJ at. which thousands bought this five years past,
great car because it offered such excep- Fifty thousand owners know what a
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At $1795 Chandler leads all other high- better than we can tell, the marvels of
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justasdistinctlyasitha&alwaysledthem. power; its instant flexibility; its endur
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Chandler, policy., And that policy holds of the whole Chandler chassis.
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) The handsome Chandler Cotxpe,
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The whole motor car market offers "ho
more beautiful coupe than this four
passeriger convertible Chandler, and ho
other on a really fine chassis'at such a
moderate price.
Most graceful in the lines of its design,
handsomely finished, richly cushioned
and upholstered, the Chandler Coupe
appeals keenly to persons of discriminat
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On pleasant days, with the windows low
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