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THE OMAtiA SUNDAY BEfc: JUNE 6, 1920.'
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MODERN CITY IS
BUILT AS HELP
TO CONGESTION
Letchworth Is First Self-Dependent
Town Founded to
Relieve Crowded
London.
GAR SHORTAGE
IS HOLDING OP
BUILDING WORK
Cement Diverted From, Road
Work to Help Out Home '
Construction In
Cities. ;
Omaha Trade Tappers Frolic in Each
Town On Route of Their Special Train
A Bright, Pretty ; Home
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By VV. L. MALLABAR,
International ? Service Staff Corre
spondent. London, June 5. An attempt
which is being made to establish a
"model town" on commercial lines
as a paying proposition is being
watched with much interest here.
Up to date none of the so-calleJ
model towns or villages, based on
philanthropic lines, have proved
paying propositions. Letchworth is
ne of the model cities Avhich has
been an example and incentive to
tlic enthusiasts who have at various
times suggested such colonies for
the relief of the congestion in the
big cities and even Letchworth has
not been a tremendous financial
success.
- Land has been purchased from
Lord Desborough and the Marquis
f.f Salisbury. mar the town of
Wclwyn, in Herefordshire, about 20
miles from London. The company
undertaking the venture is under
the chairmanship of Sir Theodore
Chambers, who, in discussing the
feneme with the International News
Service,
said:
"6ur object is to promote the
j building of a new self-dependent
town. A number of homes will be
provided for business and profes
sional men whose employment is in
London, but the vitally important
'port of the project is that the town
shall house a large number of njen
and womenwhose economic Iff 2
will center in the town itself.
"The erection of factories, work
shops, stores, public buildings,
churches, places of entertainment
and all things necessary to cor
porate life arev provided for in the
company's plans.
"There will be no 'pussyfoot ele-
ment in our scheme, but all licensed
places will be under our control and
we will not allow them to be erected
at every street corner.
"The main idea is to detach from
London 'not merely masses of citizen-
whose leading daily interest
will still remain there, but also to
take, as it were, great blocks of the
v city itself, each with its own fac
tories and workshops. In short, we
believe that we can by these means
start creating a new ring, of satellite
cities around Londosf, eadh complete
in itself. -
"Those who invest in these new
cities will receive a fixed and rea
sonable return of 7 per cent per an
niiBI. This sum will become a first
charge" en the profits and all in ex
cess of the amount needed for this
purpose will be applied to conserving
or increasing the amentities oTthe
town."
For the Initial experiment a total
area of about four square miles of
ground has been secured. About 1,600
acres have been laid out for houses,
the remainder being retained as per
manent Agricultural and park lands.
From 40.000 to 50,000 persons is
the estrmWte of the projectors as to
the number of persons they will in
duce to locate in the new city. A
"roimber of London firms are said to
have already started negotiations for
the transfer of their activities to the
proposed city.
It is also sajd in certain quarters'
that such placewill prove, the solu
tion of the vexed question aj to
whether or not London shall accede
to the demand which is being made
by many sections of the business
world for the erection of buildings
on the plan of the American "sky
scrapers." Bees
By FRANK RIDGWAY.
Beekeepers should have all their
colonies prepared for the clover
" honey flow. It is predicted that in
' the white clover belts there may be
expected one of the best clover nec
' tar flows the bees have had to feed
on for the last twenty y;ars. In
spte of the backward spring and tiu
told weather during April and May,
clover has( becn developing in good
shape.
A thorough housecleanirg every
spring is recommended by L. Hase-
man. one of the most pronvnent au
thorities on beekeeping in he coun
try. An abundance oi clctn honey
can bexpected only if the hives are
cleaned carefully so the bees vill
have a place to store it during the
" blo&ming season. The bee seems to
appreciate clean- quarters.
Cleanxthe hives on a warm day by
cutting and scraping away all of the
surplus wax, drone comb, and bee
glue from the comb, and set them
Hid the bees in a clean hive on the
old stand.-This encourages the bees
" and simplifies the handling iater.
Robbing should- be guarded
against, for the bees are unusually
bad about it this year. Where rob
bing is being done the entrance
should be covered, or the hive
moved and the entrance protected
Queenless colonies may be ex
pected at this time of year. The cold
winter and spring has been a great
handicap to bees, especially in the
case of colonies with old or inferior
queens. Beekeepets say the, per
centage of jqueenlcss colonies is
t'sually high. Robbing is invited
if the queens have been killed or
the colonies are weak. In such
casef requeen the colonies and build
them up,- or put them with strong
colonies, and later divide them if
necissary.
Requeening where necessary and
thorough cleaning of the bees' quar
ters will do much to prevent the
bees from swarming. Queen bees
tniitr have nfentv of room for egg
laying. Shade must be provided dur
ing hot weather, and weeds must
" be cut away -v from the hives. Bees
would rather work than swarm if
they are made comfortable.
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Gasoline is a 6 to 10 per cent prod
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It wasn't all parading, hand-shak-iiig,
and singing voluminous praises
of Omaha on the trade trip that
ended last week, as photographic
evidence brought back by Frank
Martin proves. Hardly a town was
visited that didn't provide something
unusual and unexpected in the way
of diversion for the "trippers."
F'rinstance, at Arapahoe, on the
second day out, Arthur Thomas,
manager of the Chamber of 6w-
merce publicity bureau, recognized
coyote fancier of the expedition, was
presented with a gyote c,ub. He
waiS-similarly rewaruef! on the trade
trip: of a year ago. Those snapped
Care of Lawn
This is the time of year to patch
the bare spots on your lawn. It's
easy to get grass started on the
lawn when the ground is full of.
moisture, as it is now. The work
should be done immediately so the
grass will have time to get a good
start before the hot, dry' weather
of July and August. , If the place
does not have to be sodded, if the
ground is ricli enough to bring
about' germination, it isn't a. bad
plan to sprinkle the bare spots with
a thick coating of seed most any
time (juring the summer.
It requires little work to get a
new stand of grass started in iwell
drained soil, if the seed bed is' pre
pared carefully before planting.
Large patches should be spaded to
a depth of five or six inches and
pulverized, but on small spots
scratching tip the surface to a fine
tilth is sufficient. 1 '
After the seed has been sown it
should be raked in .with a steel rake
and pressed down by stepping on
it lightly Then sprinkle with wa
ter' and tinf blades, will appear in
a few days. If it doesn't turn too
dry and hot, the crop will catch and
may be given the same treatment as
the rest of the lawn.
Where repairing is to be done
when the weather is hot and dry
the surest way is to use fresh sod.
, It is a good plan always to have,
reserve supply of grass seed on
hand to sow when needed, for bare
spots may appear throughout the
year.; If the soil is light and sub
ject to injury from drought, white
clover should be sown. It mats to
gether in a short time, providing
a closely woven blanket to prevent
the evaporation of water from the
soil and is considered a better re
sistor of drought than many of the
grasses. It is easily started.
If the lawn is to be put to hard
use, many use the olf mixtures or
putting green 'mixtures. On the
market Wiay be found combinations
containing seed of grasses' which
grow more rapidly than bluegrass
and are valuable when a lawn is
needed in a hurry. x
If the soil is thin and grass does
not grow well give it a covering of
puvcrized sheep manure. Immedi
ate results come from such applica
tions and the effect is lasting, pro
ducing a rich green'mat of grass.
Monsieur, Not Madame
Vetoed That $5,000 Hat
Paris, June 5. Madame Descha
nel refused the $5,000 hat offered
her by New York milliners because
her husband, President (Deschanel,
wouldn't let her wear it.
This is the true reason for the re
fusal that startled Paris a fortnight
ago, according to intimates of the
presidential mansion.
President Deschanel has instituted
a strict reign of economy in his of
ficial residence as an example to the
French four hundred, whose head
Mrs. Deschanel nominally is.
Alcohol, expensive dresses and all
ostentatious display, are taboo.
Cadillac Now Beginning
To Occupy New Plant
First steps toward the occupancy
of the new Cadillac factory in course
of construction in Detroit have just
been taken by the Cadillac Motor
Car company. The completion of the
engineering offices and quarters for
the experimental and research labor
atories enabled these departments to
be moved to the new plant. Further
transfers will be effected as fasf as
the new buildings are made ready.
A considerable portion of the traffic
department is already functioning in
,th new location. .
as he was making his speech of ac
ceptance were, life to right, Martin
D. Tark, Omaha Printing company;
John Vickerson, Pullman conductor
of the train: G. M. HorRSn, West
ern Union Telegraph company; P.
F. Travers, National Fur and Tan
ning company; Mr. Thomas, Frank
Myers, Farmers' union; C. E.
Childe, traffic bureau of the Cham
ber of Commerce, and H. G. Hoel,
McjCord-Brady company.
in the lowe left-hand picture Joe
Redfield is to be seen keeping sevr
eral of the younger set at Holdrege,
TNeb., interested. He had just admit
Air Pressure Should
Not Be Reduced Even
During Hoi Weather
A timely warning to autoists
against reducing the air pressure in
their tires during the hot summer
weather is now particularly opor
tune. This fallacy is common among
motorists who da not understand
that radiation carries off any sur
plus heat that might otherwise be
Ldangerous to the life of a tire.
Even during the terrific grind of
the race track when tires imdergo
the most gruelling punishment, this
principle holds. It is underinflation
even during the hottest days, that
ruins more tires than any other
cause, according to experts of the
Miller Rubber company at Akron
O. The facts are that recom
mended air pressures are safe even J
in tne summer. ,
By reducing pressure, the in
creased flexing of the tire merelv
creates the condition which the car
ywner wishes to guard against. The
motorist can well altord the time
needed to gauge the air pressure in
his tires for the sake of greatly in
creased mileage.
Help Young Plants
As the young plants break through
the gfound in the garden the gar
dener should start working with the
hoe and rake in order to kill the
weeds and save the moisture. Un
less the cultivation is started at the
right time and kept up during the
growing season, the ground, seed
ana the time spent in planting will
be wasted.
In seasons like this where there
is an abundance of rain, weeds grow
rapidly and if not disturbed they will
soon smother the plants. Go into
the garden and cultivate it as soon
as the soil can be worked after each
rain, Wet soil that will not crumble
readily, and if stirred when there is
too much moisture, will form clods
and should not be disturbed.
Weeds are more easily destroyed
if their roots are exposed tq the sun
when they are small, and the most
effective work can be done by thor
oughly stirring the ground on a
warm sunshiny day. When the cul
tivation is done .on a bright sunny
day the weeds and grass which are
uprooted will be killed in a few
hours.
Most gardeners are able to keep
the weeds down between the rows
with a hand cultivator, but they find
hand weeding necessary to kill those
within the row. By frequent stirring
of the 'soil between the rows and
hand pulling the weeds that are left
in tjj.e row, vegetables grow rapidly.
Even in dry weather cultivation
should be continued for gardeners
find that'during seasons of drought,
though the surface is already loose,
a stirring of the soil once a week is
beneficial. -
Good Roads Encyclopedia.
'.'Highways Green Book" is 'the
title of a new book recently pub
lished by the American Automobile
association, containing 525 pages of
text and many instructive illustra
tions. It is the most complete and
useful book of its kind ever pub
lished: In fact, it is an encyclopedia
of information on national, state and
local highways legislation, develop
ment, construction and maintenance.
Many of the chapterswere prepared
or revised by the reading highway
authorities of the United States and
Canada.
No need to look for gamblers
when the Giants play at home."
Who'd bet oa them?
ted,' fellow trippers t,old, that he had
"a way with 'em."
Mr. Redfield . also figures in the
upper right hand picture, in a some
what, different role. He was snapped
at mclook, JNeb., in the act ot forc
ing, at the point of a pistol, Guy
Liggett of the Pantorium, to "kick
in" for the Boy Scout drive in that
town. Every member of the party
was stuck up, out eatn was reward
ed with one or two smells of the
bottle he held, which contained a
faintly familiar aroma.
The smile E. H. Hoel of the Car
penter Paper eompany wears in the
lower left-hand picture was said to
be caused by the, perfect line the
others were keeping in their parade.
With the aid of, his trusty pitchfork
he kept the line "dressed."
For Dairymen
By FRANK RIDGWAY.
Raise your own feeds, build a silo,
eliminate the unprofitable cows, and
co-operate with your , neighbor in
telling the consumep-more about the
value oi milk. These are the four
paramount suggestions the National
Dairy council makes to milk nro-
jdcers of the country. .
Plans should be made now for the
winter's feed supply. With plenty of
rains, the dairyman will be able to
get along nicely during the next few
months, through the grazing season,
but the feed situation is expected to
be critical this. fall and winter. Man
agers of large dairy-farms already
realize the seriousness of. the situa
tion r.nd are attempting to raise
crops that will produce enough feed
to carry them through the winter.
"Regardless of the size of the
herd," said one of the dairy council
officials, "every milk producer should
begin today and resolve to grow all
the grain and roughage he will need
this fall and winter. We may ex
pext feeds to be scarce and high
priced this faU, and the man who has
all of his fcoos on hand, grown on
his own farm, is the one who is go
ing to find milk production a profi
table business vthis winter. Caring
for the feed at harvest is just as im
portant as growing it, and the silo
is the best way to help solve the
feed storage problem. A silo is just
as necessary on. the iarm as is a
plow. No dairyman should1 expect
the best results unless he has a silo.
The silo will mean more profit."
. An abundance of valuable feed is
produced wfyere a combination of
cow peas and oats are sown. Dairy
men are growing these two crops
together, and find that cows do well
on the feed, because, the vines and
straw furnish an excellent roughage
and the peas and oats supply a good
part of the necessary concentrated
eed. The peas arc valuable because
of the protein they contain.
The oats and peas should be plant
ed about the first dl June in this
section. A common method of seed-
Why have Omaha homes purchased two carloads
of "White Lily" Washing Machines this year?
JAMES BLACK
MASONRY & CONTRACTING CO.
Constructionists and Engineers
' x Estimates Furnished and Work . N
Dona oa a Fixed Fee Basis
OFFICE BUILDINGS APARTMENT HOUSES
HOTELS v ; STORES
And AH Kinds of Industrial , Buildings
Offices
New York Bottoa Detroit Chicago
St. Lou U Omaha . Kansas City Seattle
Phones Harney 3463 and Tyler 1122
Commenting on the building sit
uation, S. W. Straus of S. W. Straus
& Company, says:
"There are abundant indications
that building costs are far from a
condition of stabilization, and we
may reasonably expect that they
will continue to seek higher levels
for an indefinite period. While the
industry is. continually making new
high records for contracts awarded
and the amount of actual new build
ing is effecting little, if any. inroad
on the general shortage, preliminary
estimates indicate that new con
tracts throughout the country for
the month of May may reach the
$500,000,000 -mark, a gain of sub
stantially $100,000,000 over April.
However, contractors and producers
are not able to go ahead with their
work to this extent, owing largely
to the freight tieup which has ac
centuated the acute building ma
terial shortage.
Look for Better Conditions.
"With improved transportation
conditions, and more favorable
weather, much progress may be ex
pected during the ensuing summer
riionths.'The industry will not reach
its full and rightful stride, however,
until all . interests come to realize
that housing conditions in this coun
try can never be brought back to
normal until we are all willing to
settle down to a period of Uard
work, thrift, efficiency and increased
production.
It is . encouraging to note tnat
the various efforts that are being
made throughout the country to in
crease the supply of homes are be
cinnine to bear fruit and the per
centage of new residential structures
to other operations is increasing. In
this work some of the producers of
basic materials are lending assist
ance to good purpose.
. Divert Cement.
One of the lapge cement com
panies, which has heavy contracts
on hand for road work, has secured
the consent of the purchasers to al
low the comnanv to divert these
orders to other customers who de
S're the material for home construc
tion. While there is a shortage in
all types of construction, the most
acute deficit is in homes.
. "The co-operative idea is being
worked out with success m some
communities both in detached
houses and apartments. On the
whole, conditions,in the building in
rlnstrv have been somewhat 'im
proved during the - past 30 days
and announcement of large new
hnildiner nroiects are coming out
with greater - frequency throughout
the country1
Harness Bull Becomes
Doctor of Philosophy
Berkelev. Cal.. Tune 5. John Au
gustus Larson, a member of the
Berkeley "sicentific" department of
the police force, has won a degree
of doctor of philosophy at the Uni
versity of California.
For the past six months Larson
has been carrying on his studies at
the state university, besides acting
in the capacity of a fingerprint ex-
cert.
During the last semester he was
an instructor m physiology ana bio
chemistry.
The subicct of the thesis upon
which the Ph. D. award was made
was "Further Evidence on the
Functional Correlation of the Hy
pophysis and Thyroid.
Larson plans to continue in po
lice work, assuming the rank of in
structor in Chief August Vollmers
police school.
The average yearly wage paid to
the entire number of railroad work
ers iri the United States today is
$1,280.30 for a normal working year
or 306 eight-hour days.
tni is to drill the peas in with a
rrain drill the lone way of the field.
Then sow the oats with a drill in the
opposite direction. Use 60 pounds
of cow peas and 40 pounds of oats to
each acre.
The crop should be harvested just
before the peas begin to get hard in
the pod aftd the oats begin to turn
yellov.
The Wife Saving
Station
BLUE BIRD ELECTRIC SHOP
Let the "Blue Bird" wire your house.
308 North 16th Street'
Tyler 5050 . ' Omaha, Neb.
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Feature of Westcott Car
"Ease of operation is a phase, of
motoring which has been carefully
considered oy westcott engineers
and the result is a car which can be
driren for hours without fatigue,"
says Carl Changshom of Standard
Motor Car company, distributors of
the Westcott.
"The (gear shaft lever has been
designed with the idea of allowing
the driver -to take an uncramped,
easy position, and still find the lever
accessible. A well" designed curve
and an added height give results
which are a pleasant surprise to a
driver who .handles the Westcott foe.
the first time.
Increased Mileage of Tire
Due to Method, of Making It
Increased mileage from an auto
mobile tire is, in a large measure,
the result of the methods used lfi
making it. Records of ten, fifteen
and twenty thousand miles are noU
uncommon with the Howe tires, and
the cause may be traced to three fac
tors m thf lr manufacture exclusive
formulas, highest skill in mixing the
rubber, and the most- advanced
methods of tire construction and cur
ing.
Highly trained workmen produce
the Red tubes and tires under the
best possible working conditions, in
a factory that is modern in every
particular. Materials are of the high
est quality. and, they are combined so
as to produce tubes and tires that
will give the utmost service .
Henry Johannszen
Glass & Paint Company
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CONSTRUCTION DEPT.
W. Boyd Jones, Mgr.
Dodge, at 18th.
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It would be difficult
to find a more attract
tive and inviting look
ing home than the coN
tage shown here. The
floor plan has been
specially planned to
prevent any wasta
space and give grtr'-M
amount of convenienca "
in aTrangement. En-.
trance into living room
which is ' separated
from library by very
wide doorway. The,
dining room has a bay
window; kitchen is op
posite, i Three bright,
well -ventilated bed
rooms and large bath
room located so as to
be easily reached from
any room, complete
the second floor. Good
closet space has been
provided. Clyde Smith
Adams, Architect..
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