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THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, MARCH 5. ' 1920.
CRISIS NEAR IN
WRANGLE OVER
GAS PLANT BUY
Return of R. B. Howell to
Omaha Brings Question of
Purchase to Foreground
' In City Council.
The return of R. B. Howell, een
erat manager of the Metropolitan
Water board, from a five weeks' out
ing, has brought the gas nlant ap
praisal controversy to the forefront,
and atready has indicated a lack of
unanimity of opinion among mem
ber of the Water, board.
The main question is: Shall the
city accept or reject the appraisal
of $4,500,000 as made by the court
of condemnation February 6?
The city has the alternative of
rejecting the appraisal bjr the pas
sag; of an ordinance within 60 days
from the filing of the appraisemert.
Such an ordinance, signed by City
Commissioners Ure. Zimman, Rin
ger and Tow!, is pending beford the
city council.
Await Howell's Advice.
Inasmuch as the Water board
would assume management of the
gas plant if the city purchases U.
the citv commissioners wish to hear
from ilr. Howell and members cf
the Water board before taking final
action.
" A canvass of the Water board
yesterday, shows hat C. R. Sherman
and W. J. Coad are inclined to favor
the proposition of the city accepting
.the gas plant at the appraised valua
tion. P. C. Heafey and C. M. Wil
helrri do not care to commit them
selves for jublication. Fred D.
We id is known to be against the
appraisal. General Manager. How
ell is not ready, to announce his
position. .-'
To Analyze Data.
"During my absence this depart
ment prepared a lot of information
for me on the gas question and I
wish to analyze the data before mak
ing a definite statement," General
Manager Howell of the water board
said. "As for the gas company ob
taining a franchise if the city re
jects the appraisal, I will say that
there is a law which expressly pro
vides that no franchises can be
granted in Omaha except by direct
Lvote of the people. I was instru
mental tn obtaining the passage ot
that law."
"I am going to insist at the city
council committee oi the whole
meeting next Monday morning that
this matter shall be brought to a
showdown," City Commissioner
Butler asserted.
Will Invoke Referendum.
Mayor Smith and Commissioner
Butler have stated that if the coun
cil passes the ordinance to reject
the appraisal, they will invoke the
referendum and bring the ordinance
before the people for disposition, t
Mayor Smith takes the position
that the city can bay the gas plant
at the appraised valuation and that
the Water board can assume man
agement with a gas rate of $1 at the
Start
Battalion Chief and -
Driver Injured When
Car Runs Into Fence
Battalion Fire Chief John Coyle
Fire Station No. 5. South Side, was
slightly injured at 10 yesterday
morning when he was thrown from
the emergency car in which he was
going to a fire at Twenty-fifth and
1, streets. The accident occurred at
Twentieth and L streets. W llham
Hawley, driver of the car, suffered
minor injuries also.
Chief Coyle suffered cuts about
the face and a bruised right arm. He
was taken to his home at 1615 Evans
street.
Hawlev said something went
wrong with the steering knuckle of
the car that caused it to swing from
the street to the sidewalk. The car
crashed into a fence. v
Towl Back From Chicago
, And Study of Deodorizing
City Commissioner Towl has re
turned from Chicago, where he in
vestigated methods of suppressing
offensive odors in the' stock yards
district, with a view of deodorizing
He described the Chjcago method
in this manner:
"They have condensers to absorb
the soluble gases, and the insoluble
gases are caught in a trap and con
veyed to a smokestack where they
are incinerated. Odor control has
been effected in the stockyards dis
trict of Chicagd" Mr. Towl is
writing a letter to the city council
on the subject.
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BRISCOE
AUTO SHOW
ANNEX
SECTION "J"
The world-famous economy motor is still a
dominant feature. ' .
Briscoe ws btaidmg tight-weight, cars when
others were only thinking them.
BIXBY MOTOR COMPANY
" Distributor of Dependable Can.
,1803 St Marys Ave. Omaha. Tyler 792.
MARRYING PARSON'
BUYS HOME ON FEES
OF 4,517 WEDDINGS
Omaha Minister, Discussing
Cupid's Wiles, Advises Pros
pective Bridegrooms.
Rev. Charles W. Savidge; Omaha
"marrying parson." has received ap
proximately $30,000 in wedding fees
in the 43 years he has been per
forming marriage ceremonies, he
said yesterday. . 11
He had just finished pronouncing
the knot-tying words for the 4,157th
time.
"I suppose the fees given me 'will
average a little more than $6 for
each marriage," he said. "They're
offering the minister more than they
used to, you know. Thirty years
ago I was marrying couples for, $2
and $3 each. Nowadays, the bride
groom seldom offers me less than
$5 anchfecs of $10 are not at all
infrequent. Money Is more plenti
ful and they can afford to be more
generous.
Admonitions, to Bridegrooms.
Here are some admonitions Rev.
Savidge offers' prospective bride
grooms in regard to fees to minis
ters: -
"The fee should not be less than
$6. A $10 bill always will look even
better, to the minister. He has plen
ty of places to use the money. A
man ought not to be married more
than once in his life and he can af
ford to be generous. . .
"It is bad form for the bridegroom
to turn to a minister and ask. 'How
much do I owe you?' or, 'What is
the charge.'
"The bridegroom should have his
offering in his pocket and quietly
hand it to the minister."
Second Fee Smaller.
"I believe the fee offered is usually
less in the case of a second mar
riage, unless the man has greatly
increased his income since his first
marriage," Rev. Savidge declares.
Out of his collections for mar
riages and his salary as a minister
he did not save a cent until after
he was 51 years old, Rev. Savidge
says.
"All of my extra cash I contri
buted to charities of various sorts,"!
he says. "Then I came to the con
clusion it was my duty to provide
for my old age. In the last 18 vears.
I have paid for a home and made
part payment on a farm of five
acres south of Omaha."
Fair Price Commissioner
Of Iowa Will Speak Here
David Lorimer, tate fair nrice
commissioner of Iowa, will speak at
an open meeting at the Chamber of
Commerce at noon today, explaining
the work of his office and discussing
economy campaigns tn the United
Women Automobile Dealers
Give Men Real Merry .Chase
States.
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Mr. Lorimer's visit to Omaha was
arranged by Mrs. C. G. Rvan of
Grand Island, in charge of the wom
en's economy campaign in the state,
and the Chamber of Commerce. Ac
cording to David Larson, commis
sioner of the Chamber of Commerce.
Mr: Lorimer is an authority on prac
tical economy.
J. C Metcalfe, secretary of the
Associated Retailers of Omaha, has
sent notices of the meeting to all
members ot that body, urging their
attendance.
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Ttie success of the only two
women automobile dealers attend
ing the Automobile show in. out
selling several of their male com
petitors is giving every salesman
plenty to worry about. The women
are Mrs. Ida Muff oi Crete, Neb.,
and Mrs. Gertrude Hall of Tabor,
Iowa.
MrS. Muff sells Buick and
Hup-
mobile' cars and Mrs.; Hall sells
Buick cats, G. M. G. trucks and
tractors. Both women have regis
tered several sales during the week
and their technical knowledge and
comprehension of mechanical feat
ures has sutprised many of the men.
Mrs. Muff and Mrs. Hall were
honor guests at the annual banquet
of the Nebraska Buick Company at
Hotel Fontenelle.
Witness Describes Looting
Of Thorne Company Store
Harry Miller descrided the plan
ning and execution of the burglary
of the F. W. Thorne company store,
1812 Farnam street, on the witness
stand in District Judge Troup's
court Thursday, where Robert Rule
is on trial for breaking and enter
In?. Miller pleaded guilty to the charge
of breaking and entering the store
soon after his arrest, and is now
serving six months jin the county
jail.
He said he and Bill Davis and
Robert Rule planned and executed
the robbery. '
"We planned it on January 14,"
he said, "and on the night of Janu
ary 15 we went' to the store. I
opened a skylight on the roof of
the store and Rule let Davis down
with the rope. We threw the coats
and other women's clothing out
through the window, and then went
out and got them."
Miller said Rule had "double
crossed' him by failing in his
promise to get him a lawyer.
New Credit Manager Joins
Burgess-Nash Stores Here
E. H. Ward, who has been office
and credit manager of the Pitts
burgh Glass and Paint Co., for the
past 15 years has joined the Burgess
Nash organization as credit man
ager. Mr. Ward came to Omaha 15
years ago from Mt. Vernon, 111. He
is one of the most prominent credit
men in the city and is also very
prominent socially, belonging to the
Athletic club and Field club, and
an active member of the Rotary
club.
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Exceptional sale of "Guaranteed Re
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It is easy to see why oujr belief that the Hupmobile is
the best car of its class in the world, is so widely shared
by others. For example, The Comfort Car is held at a
consistently lower depreciation, and a higher cash value,
in any market The fact is that these are sound values.
They go right back to long life, noteworthy economy,
satisfactory service,, and conspicuous performance the
sound and'substantial foundation stones on which the
good name of the Hupmobile has been built.
1 ' HUPP MOTOR CAR CORPORATION
Hupmobile Co.
of Nebraska
Wholesale
2S23 Farnam St, Omaha, Neb.
, , Phona Doof. M33
Victor Motor
Company
Retail
2525 Farnam St., Omaha, Neb.
. Phona Doug. 486
West co tt
The only caf exhibit
ed at the automobile
show finished in two
tones. This is only one
of the unique fea
tures of the Westcbtt.
STANDARD MOTOR
CAR COMPANY
2020-22 FARNAM STREET
Carl Chanfttrom, Pres.
STRIKE LOOMS .
AMONG CLERKS
IN COURT HOUSE
Men and Women' Restoring
Douglas County Records
Demand Higher Wages.
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Alleging that they have been
treated with gross unfairness, 24
employes of the county treasurer's
office presented a petition to Mhe
board of county commissioners yes
terday demanding that their pay be
adjusted to a decent living basis.
The signers of the petition are 10
girls and 14 men wh are employed
in restoring the county treasurer's
records destroyed in the fire of Sep
tember 28, 191$.
The petition was headed by John
Connelly and was signed by every
clerk engaged in restoring . these
records. Further action may be
taken unless the county commis
sioners meet the request.
The women were employed at a
salary of $100 a month and , the
men at $125 a month. On Decem
ber 31, 1919, the county commis
sioners passed a resolution to pay
by the day, the girls at the rate of
$3.85 and the men at $4.80 a day.
In" January with its 31 days, this
made no great decrease in earnings
of the workers, but when they re
ceived their pay for . the . last two
weeks of February, a storm of pro
test went up. The girls' pay chicks
were only $38.50 and the men's $48
for the two weeks.
"Think of it. $19.25 a week for
expert work like we do." exclaimed
pretty Irene Murphy. "Why, a hat
girl or waitress can make more than
that. We have to be good at pen
manship and accurate to the last
degree." "
' Across the table, at another big
book sat pretty Kathryn Havlicek
in a sky-blue sweater.
"I just don't know how we are
going to live en it," said , Kathryn.
"There's a big difference between
the $50 we expected to get every
Automobile Fire and
Theft Policies
now written for a thraa-yaar
period at very attractive rates.
Automobile owners will profit
by taking advantage of this
proposition. Something
Benson & Myers Co.
424 Omaha National Bank Bldg.
Douglas 748.
two weeks when we came here and
the $38.50 we got, this last pay.
"No, I don't buy any $20 shoes
with mine. I wear my' old ones and
my old dresses. I hope the county
commissioners will seethe justice of
our position." . . ,
. . Divorces Granted j
Mary Poppas from Daniel Pop
pa j, cruelty.
' Eleanor, ltyan from ' Neil Ryan,
cruelty. v
Joseph llag from Minnie ' Hug,
cruelty.
T'carl Adamson from " Andrew
Adarnson, cruelty.
Painter Drops Dead In
Street On Way to Work
Joseph ' Summott, painter, 1233
South Fourteenth street, dropped
dead it 1 7 yesterday morning in
front ct the Waters-Barnhart Trint
ing company, 416 South Tbirteentr r
street. Death was . due to hearv '
trouble Police' Surgeon JEdstrom
said.
Mr. Summott was on his way to
work. Identification of the body
was not made until several hours
after the body had been taken t.
Hulse & Riepen's funeral home. ,
He was 28 years old.
' The price of this new model is an
appeal to your reason. Considering .
its coach work its . genuine tan
Spanish upholstery its beauty and
the established reputation of Moon
Gars the possibility of owning such
a Motor Car at its price of $2285
is well worthy of your immediate
consideration. '
The low cost of driving the Moon Car is
the final verdict in its favor.- Red Seal ,
Continental Motors, Timken Axles' and
Bearings, and Brown-Lipe Transmission
are some of the many reasons why a
visit to our show-rooms will be time
well spent.
Bmk h MOON MOTOR CAR CO.. St. Unh
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2056-58 Farnam SL
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One of the many features which set the Apper
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Huffman exhibit and
you will know if we
are coming or going.
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