THE 'BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8,- 1919.
PROFESSORS AT
NEBRASKA UNI
BOOST FUEL OIL
Engineering Teachers Cite
Specific Cases Where Oil as
A Substitute for Coal
Is Successful.
TOBACCO PROVES
GREATEST ASSET
TO UNCLE SAM
Of Six Billion Revenue Re
ceipt of Last Fiscal Year Nic
otine Yields $206,003,000.
Oil as a substitute for cost is one
of the subjects upon which Pro
fessor J. W. Haney of the engineer
ing college at the State university
is expert. This is his second year
at the university. He holds the de
grees of Bachelor of Science in Me
chanical Engineering and Master of
Arts from the University of Mis
souri. His special research work was
done in the transmission of steam
heat through steam boiler tubes.
After finishing school, he was the
chief engineer for a commercial
power plant company in Kansas
City. He then returned to the uni
versity as an instructor and later
spent two years in Pennsylvania
Mate college.
Apropos ot using on tor tuel in
the present emergency, Professor
Haney says:
"The first thing is to secure a suit
able oil burner. There are several
on the market. The purpose of the
burner is to atomize the oil. J. he
principle is the same as with the
f.tomizer with which you sprinkle
perfume. To get the properties of
the oil it must be broken up into
small particles, otherwise it is likely
to burn as would kerosene in an
open-topped can. That would make
a hot, smoky and uncontrollable fire,
"I have in mind a plant in Kansas
City with a chain grate stoker which
is mounted on a small track running
in the boiler setting. When the
price of coal is high and that of fuel
oil low the stoker is backed out
from under the boiler, the opening
bricked up, oil burners are put in
at the top and oil is used as fuel in
place of coal. Removing the brick
makes it possible to return to coal
ihis is done two or tnree times a
year.
"Right in Lincoln there are sev
eral burners which may be used in
heating dwelling houses. The grate
is removed from the heating boiler
of the furnace, the burner put in and
started, and oil is used instead of
coal.
t Advantages of System.
"The advantages of this system
are that you do not have any coal
to shovel, there are no ashes to
carry out and it is easier to regu
lats the fire. The main disadvan
tages are the increased cost of
fuel oil over that of coal and the
necessity of a suitable, storage for
oil. There is a city ordinance that
Vou must burv the tanks. Some
tests made for the purpose have payers which presumably. were not
snown inai on neating cosis 13 ;u
20 oer cent -over heating with coal.
"But the advantages above named
make the balance at this time rise
in favor of oil heating. The latter
is much easier to manage. You
merely turn a little valve to regu
late the flow of oil and-- the heat.
This regulating valve stem can ex
tend up through the floor so it
can be regulated without going be
low. It can also be regulated with a
thermostat so as to open and close
automatically, depending on the
temperature of the house.
With tnat type ot turnace you
use what, is called fuel oil, or dis
tillate, due ro the fact that this oil
is easier burned than common
crude oil, which must be atomized
with compressed air or high pres
sure steam. . .
"Ths burner for changing the fur
nace to an-oil consumer will cost
about $35 or $40. Then there is to
be added the storage tank and pip
ing and the expense of connecting
it up. y
small burners also are made to
go into ordinary stoves. Where
the house is heated with ordinary
stoves the small burner can be
placed in. the stove and the house
heated with oil instead of coal.
, "But what I fear, is that, the sup
ply ot oil win pe inadequate. A
number of concerns in Lincoln have
used oil burners.
Oil Refuse Briquettes.
Prof. A. E. Buntine of the same
college has used, a manufactured fuel
with practical results, but as this is
no longer in the market it offers
no solution for the present shortage.
This is sold in the form of briquettes.
it n the refuse left in the retorts
in the refining of gasoline and kero
sene. This forms a deposit on the
ntended by congress..'
The report reveaied a menace m
illecritimate traffic in drugs between
this country and Canada and Mex
ico. Mr. Rooer urged that some
temporary arrangement be estab
lished which would put a stop to
this smutreline. i
Expenditures of the bureau during
the last fiscal year, Mr. Roper said,
were $20.573771. an increase of $12,,
003.214 over the previous fiscal year.
On this basis, he said, it had cost
the government 0.543 per cent to
administer the revenue laws and
collect the second greatest tax bill
the nation ever has laid.
Soldiers May Have to
Use Balloon to Get
bins rrom Amas iree
. 1
The largest Christmas tree ever
used in the state to hang presents
on will be given the soldiers at the
balloon school of Fort Omaha if
the efforts of Instructor A. L. Stev
ens prove successful.
If the right tree is secured a bal
loon will be required to reach the
highest branches to hold presents,
and another will be necessary to se
cure the gifts from the top of the
tree. A mammoth skating pond will
be constructed around the base of
the tree.
The idea of using a balloon for
hanging and removing gifts from
the tree was conceived by Mrs.
J-cob W. S. Wuest, wife of Lieut.
Col. J. W. S.- Wuest. commandant
at the fort. Mr. Stevens left yester
day on his search for a tree high
enough for a balloon to hover about
the topmost branches.
Special Course of Study
Sure
Relief
retort, averaeinar six
,eilhLL"ciin.."f,t,Af!!r School Head to Arrange
tort is opened, the deposit is broken
nilf anil rifcmrt I..-.. - - - - U : 1
t is still whit, hot Superintendent Bevendge of the
The cars are thm .i.hTnrH ; cltv schools will hold a meeting
water to cool. The material has the w,th he ,P"paii of the schools m
appearance of coke. Being made lne,clly nau y 1 arange a 5PC
from the crude oil, there is practi- cial cours,e of study .for. use.whe"
callv nosh r the schools open again m order to
Professor Bunting has made sev- ca,crn up.- t .
eral patterns for oil burners, but has , We- W1!! -try t0 arra"ge, .sch
nnt tnUwA ' j ule of minimum essentials in the
of them. He urges as a more prac- various studies," he said.
neat measure trie development ot
the waterpower in Nebraska for the
generation of electricity and says
that it would tend to compensate fe
me tuel supply. .Power plants col-
be erected wherever the fall of the
water justified and heat and light
could be generated at comparatively
small cost. The power could be
.conveyed for many miles to places
not on the stream. The professor
wonders if even the sluggish and ap
parently almost level flow of the
Platte could not be utilized by the
sharp wits of man to avoid the stag
nation tnat follows insufficient fuel
applies.
Asa practical measure Professor
hunting suggests that in the future
very house built in' Nebraska have
t or two fireplaces where wood
a be burned.
The prfessor believes it entirely
ossible that at some, not distant
iay men will have learned to take
ilectricity from the air and harness
t for their needs.
As a wise measure at the present
time in Nebraska he believes that
in case the necessity arises all pub
lic buildings, schools and churches
be turned into dormitories. He
thinks that coal would thus be con
corvod anri nH far more ernnomi-
-cally than now when people are
housed separately.
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Hot water
Sure Relief
BE LL-ANS
FOR INDIGESTION
Dress Special
About 100 Silk' nd Serg
Dresses, on or two of kind,
taken from ocr regular itock
124.76 and $2.75 valuei, special
at $14.75.
Another lot of 100 Silk and
Trieotine Dresses taken from oar
regular stock 135.00 and 46.00
values special at $24.75.
This is a -dress-buying- oppor
tunity. Do not miss it.
Julius Orkin
1508-10 DOUGLAS.
Washington, Dec. 5. Estimates of
$6,UUU,UUO,000 as the 1 yield ot the
present revenue law for the first 12
months of its operation will be
closely approached if not fully real
ized, Internal Revenue Commis
sioner Roper said in his annual re
port. Payments of the first two install
ments, March 15 and June 15,
broueht into the treasury a total of
$2,600,783,000, Mr. Roper said, while
reports already in hand of the third
installment payable beptember 15,
fully support the bureau s estimate.
Commissioner Roper said the to
bacco industry had developed, into
one of the greatest sources of fed
eral revue, the total receipts from
this source alone for the fisfcal year I
ending June 30, 1919, being $206,003,-
000. an .increase of $48,800,000 over
those of the preceding year.
More Cigarets Smoked.
An enormous Increase' in the num
ber of cigarets manufactured was
shown by the reports, the total for
the last fiscal year being approxi
mately cieht times larger than in
1910. In that' year 8,500,000,000
cigarets and 8,000,000,00 cigars were
manufactured, while in the last fiscal
vear the manufacture of cigarets had
increased to 45,500.000,000, while the
number of cigars remained prac
tically stationary.
Discussing constitutional prohibi
tion. Mr. Roper said that probably
50,000,000 gallons of spiritous liquors
would remain in bonded warehouses
when the constitutional amendment
becomes effective January 16. V
Dunn the vear ended une JU. ap
proximately 99,000,000 gallons of
distilled liquor were produced from
inatpriaU other than fruits, this fig
ure representing a decrease of nearly
75,000,000 gallons from the previous
year s production.
Prohibition a Problem.
The effect of wartime prohibition
has presented a problem which is
causing revenue officials "serious
embarrassment," Mr. Roper said.
Holders of heavy stocks of liquor in
bond were forced, under provisions
of the last revenue act, td pay an
additional tax September 15. The
law closing the saloons for the pe
riod of the war has left those inter
ests with their products and without
means of obtaining money to make
the oavments. he said.
Under the law the discretion or
the bureau is limited to extending
the time for payment of these taxes
seven months. Mr. Koper ex
plained. "Serious embarrassment
has resulted as to the course of ac
tion which should be taken in these
cases to protect the interests of the
government without imposing un
due financial hardships on the tax-
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are glad to wrap parcels for ship
ment by parcel post or express at the
ACCOMMODATION DESK in
our Basement This service is with
out charge, of course.
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plainer. You decide the satisfac
tion by test of wear; we decide by
what you say whether or not you re
satisfied. We refund money cheer
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Take Yoir Pick from Thousands of Luxurious
OVERCOATS
A Super Value Overcoat Event
IN inaugurating this SUPER-VALUE OVERCOAT EVENT we are pre
senting the greatest opportunity of the year to secure one of the best
quality overcoats at a price that defies competition. Included -are Ker
seys, Vicunas, Scotch Fluffs, Knitted Textures, Shetlands, Fleeces, Irish
Friezes, Blizzard Cloths and Leather Auto Coats.
American weaves; the choicest products of the textile world. Fur col
lared Overcoats, big warm ulsters, overcoats with the new wind shield col
lars, ulsterettes, double-breasted raglan models, dress overcoats. Chester
fields, sport models; knee length or ankle length types.
They're priced to save some money for you; the buying was done a long
way ahead of the selling. We can offer you unusual values in
Thousands of High Grade Overcoats
In Two Big Lots
Lot 1
Lot 2
H5
And
$55
Men's and Young Men's Suits of Highest Quality
made by Hart Schaffner & Marx
These clothes satisfy the keen, alert desire of young men to look styl- .
ishly dressed. All the points that young men want; the shoulders, sleeves,
waistline, lapels; the new things that make the young man satisfied with
the way he looks to others, are incorporated in the new models.
You may have your own personal ideas about what you'd like to see in
your clothes; we believe you'll find it here in these special Hart Schaffner
& Marx suits for young men, made for us exclusively. Suits $fD
in new colors, new weaves, new values. Especially strong at ' $ O VJ
and at $35, $40, $45, $60, $70, $85
-BRANDEIS STOKES SECOND FLOOR MEN'S STORE , ' , '
Men's High Boots
Regular Values to $15.00
at $Q00
Men! Don't suffer with cold feet, but come in Saturday
and see the wonderful values that we are offering in High
Boots to keep your feet warm !
An all Army, Dark Tan, Calf Lace Boot, 24 inches high,
made over the Munson army last, closed tongue, two full soles,
hand-welted and McKay sewed. Just the shoe you want for
cold and wet weather. All sizes from 6 to 12..
Christmas Slippers for Men
Cozy, Comfy House Slippers : in felt and in tan and black
leather; Everetts, Operas and Romeo styles; Moccasin Slip
pers and a full line of soft, warm Felt Slippers.
BBANDEIS STORES M EN'S STORE EAST
What Would He Like Better Than a Splendid
Pur Cap
We feature them specially at $ 10
Genuine Alaska Seal Caps, Detroit style
at about today's wholesale price; heavy satin
lining; very special, at 10.00
Better grades at 16.00 and up to 35.00.
Men's Russian
Squirral . Fur
Caps. Serviceable
and warm; spe
cial, at
i 6.00 and 7.00
Men's Winter
Caps of all wool
overcoatings
heavy and warm
2.00 and up to $4
Men's Good
Warm Caps in
Brighton and
Golf styles. Spe
cial at
1.00 and 1.50
1 11 '
Stetson Hats Moderately Priced
It makes no difference what style, shape
or color you want we have it. Unsurpassed
. values. Shades of black, brown and grey.
Priced at $6, $7, $8 and up to $15.
VelourHats
Hats at $2.00
Consisting of odd lots and sam
ples; soft and stiff hats; specially
priced.
BBANDEIS STORES MAIN FLOOR ARCADE
A splendid assortment of these
popular hats at
16, 7.50 and 10
Here's a Few Christmas Things He'd Like to Have
From the Men's Furnishing Section
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Any of these are the choicest of Christmas Gifts tha
very kind that he'll expect when he opens the Christmas thing
Devember 25, and now is the best time to buy them, when stocks are
complete and assortment diversified. Shop early in the week and '
early in the day. , ,
A Fine Christmas Display of Silk Shirts
at $8.50 to $18.00
There's nothing more suitable for a man's Christmas gift than a fine Silk SWrtl
We have an elegant assortment. -
Almost daily we are receiving Silk Shirts from the best shirt makers shirta
that were bought almost a year ago enabling us to offer them to you at nearly the
cost of the raw materials today. You will find Eagle Silk Crepe, Jersey Silk, Silk
Broadcloth and Imported Japanese Silk in exclusive patterns plain colors, Jac
quard and stripe effects. Our stock has never been so complete nor our assortment
so large as at present!
Specials in
Silk Hosiery
Pr. 79c
120 Dozen Pur Thread
Silk Hose.
This line is made by one of
the best manufacturers of Silk
Hose'. We have them in all
shades and all sizes from 9
to 11. They are regularly
priced at 1.00 a pair, but in
this sale you can have them
at 79c
Silk Neckwear
85c to $5
Silk Neckwear of quality,
in the best of Domestic and
Imported Silks. The making
is excellent and the patterns
will pleasethe fancy of any
man. Many of the ties are
hand-matte, insuring double
the wear. Silk Knitted Ties
come at 1.00 to 5.00; in plain
and fancy weaves;' plain col
ors, stripes and heather mix
tures. v
Street and
Dress Gloves
Unlined, wool lined and silk
lined; in the best of makes;
I Mocha, Cape and Suede
leather.
Webber and Keller Sweat
er Coats, 7.50 to 16.00.
They're all wool and worsted
sweaters in coat style, with
large shawl collar in rope
stitch weaves; also slip-overs
in plain and fancy trimmed
collar and cuffs. 2.79 to 7.50.
Men's Union Suits
$2.50and$2.95
These union suits,
which are specially
priced for this sale, are
made of fine combed cot
ton yarns and wool mix
tures in grey, ecru and
white; all sizes.
BHANDEIS MEN'S STORE MAIN FLOOR
Luggage Makes a Practical Christmas Gift
Here's an Exceptional line of
Traveling Bags and Suit Cases
. We have a wonderfully complete stock, and are featuring many
novelties in unsurpassed values. Innumerable styles are on display, in
cluding bags and suit cases from America's best makers.
Leather Bags.at $10 and up to $75. ;
Leather Suit Cases at $8 and up to $65.
Wardrobe Trunks, from the best makers, at $28 and up to $105.
! BRANDEIS STORES MAIN FLOOR ARCADE
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