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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1920)
THE OMAHA SUiNDAY KfciE : JULY 4, 1920. . . . if THE BEE'S HOME BUILDER'S PAGE ' i . i REALTY SALES SHOW BIG GAIN OVER LAST YEAR Thirty-Five Million Dollar In Real Estate Transfers for First Six Months of ! 1920. I The total of rral cst.it? sales for the first six months. of this year, ac- cording to reconts in the register of ! dtcrls' office, is $A,837.1 JA. 1 This is a Rain of $7..?9l,784 over the corresponding period a There also is a gain of 5Si car ago. 586 in the number of transfers made. The trta! number of sales for the first six months of this year was 5,783, compared to 5,197 for the fiyt six months of 1919. Realtors say the temoorary slow ing up of rejlty business a month or six weeks ago, xaused bv the tightening of the money market, is being relieved. fc V. R. Gibson of the P'ne In vestment company last week sold six houses, about the average of his business befors the money strin gency, The Amos Grant company sold five houses the last three days of June. One of these sales, accord ing to Amos Grant, was started and finished in one hour anJ .30 minutes. The Burr-Spier company and the T). E. Buck Real Estate company both report an active increase in demand for and purchase of houses the last two weeks. Activity in vacant Iols in the last two weeks has been greater than at any time since the war, dealers claim. Lots in all localities and at all prices are being purchased. I A Cheerful -.Home ' I ' i I This illustration if of a two aiufa I -pocctj- I PV-roof- 1 Ii l Ml ' N ! 1 r U-1 I pi . 1 ll . pjSi uJpri-B J I f 2'j 1 . -HALL- T jh -DINING-ROOM: ewD- - -FEB-ROOM: ' 'o ( -BED-ROOM.-! Jj IS O XI 3 -o , I J , I li'qTxlso" o IS'-O'XIS'-O' 1 I. , ' -3-o jL . I This illustration if of a two and a haif story cottage of shingles w it shingled roof. From the porch one enters the vestibule. A hall through the center separates the living room pn one side from the dining room, pantry and kitchen opposite. The floor plan is par ticularly N convenient and all rooms are bright and attractive. There are four bedrooms on the second floor, each one having a large closet and a very large bathroom. The third floor may be divided into extra rooms if preferred. Clyde Smith Adams, Architect. riRT-rLOO-PLAN- -vSEXOND" rLOOR-PLAN- Sawfly By FRANK RIDGWAY. shredding the louage and expos ing the fruit of the currant and coosebcrry bushes to the sun is the favorite work of the larvae or worms of the common sawfly. They are probably late in coming out this j ear, but they usually appear as soon s the leaves are well out. They tirst Cat holes in the leaves. The ivorms usually appear in large nough numbers to strip all the teaves in a short time. The exposed 'ruit usually becomes discolored and falls off. Fortunately the worms can be Killed if prompt action Is taken. , Spraying or dusting material should be kept on hand, and as soon as their iirst signs, the small holes in '.he leaves, are noticed the work of com bating them should begin. If the bushes are neglected even a day or two it may mean the loss of the en tire crop. v Numerous remedies have beti. tried, but hellebore is the one most commonly used because it is easily applied and effective. It is less poi sonous than the materials contain ing arsenic, and may be used with iicfety on the bushes after the fruit begins to form, even on ripening iruits. It may be applied with a spray in the solution form or dusted on the plants. If sprayed on, use one ounce of white Ijellcborc in three gallons of water. Spray until the liquid begins to drop from the leaves. The dry or powdered form of helle Jbore should not be dilujed, but dust ed on the leaves and stems from a cheesecloth sack. The hands should l.e carefully washed in soap ana water after handling hellebore. Small fruits, such as the cttrran ' and gooseberry, also arc frequent damaged by the common plant lice, f T 1 .1. . ' tne apms. mis sucks me juici-; from the kates causing them to be ome distorted, pitted and curled, They are found on the bushes throughout the sumbaer. Nicotine sulphate spraved on the top and bot torn of the leaves is the most -effec tive remedy. Says Big Variety of Food Beneficial to Health of Children Real Estate Comoany Sells 99-Year Lease ' On 'Arlington Block , Pans, Ju!yv 3. Children must be trained to cat whatever food is set before them, is the opinion of Dr, Clothilde Mulon. famous baby doc tor, in order to do awy with the danger of food shortage in the world today. "The last generation was too petted up," says Dr.- Mulon; "chil dren grew accustomed to cat what they liked, wasting their food, leav ing healthy dishes aside and sum- iug themselves with indigestible desserts. 1 In this way wasteful habits were created, and while this might be' less important in times of abundance, under present conditions, with the food supply all over the, . world tar below normal, it is an . rut race. Instead of imposing food restric tions on everybody forever, chil dren should be trained to . eat all sorts of food, whether they like if or not. V Especially must they be obliged to finish whatever food they have put on their plates. Habits of frugality may then again become the rule, and. perhaps our children or grandchildren may live to see the day when they can throw away bread for a piece of cake. But that cannot be now." Abandoned Hulk Menaces Shipping In the Atlantic -Boston- Jfily 3. Thousands of miles from the position where she was abandoned by her skipper and ,erew last winter the British schooner F. B. Hardwick is still sailing a "crazy course" in the broad Atlan tic. It is slowly heading in toward the Saragasso sea, that resting place for derelicts since Columbus, Drake and Magellan made transatlantic voyages popular. Captain Burch of the British steamship Kumcric, in from Calcutta, reported sighting the drifting schooner off the West en islands, a dangerous raf nace to shipping. - ,r J The World Realty company last week sold its 99-year lease on the Arlington block to the James Mor ton & Son company. This building is four stories high, 44x1321 feet, on the south side of Dodge, between Fifteenth and Six teenth streets. It is owned by Creighton university. The maximum valuation in the lease is $90,000. The lease was made by Creighton university to World Reality Oetober 1, 1919. It was sold at a handsome profit, though officers of the World company will not give the prie'e. lhe lames Morton & Son Cn . hardware dealers has been itr- this building since 1887. The firm moved there five years after it started busi ness 38 years ago. ' "Eskimo Hop" Is Latest Dance Craze in London London, July 3. London ball i rooms are experimenting with the newest dance craze the Esk-'mo hop. I he dance is exolaincd bv Sir Ernest Shackleton, who is lecturing in London, and at a private photo play exhibition given recently he showed a remarkable film of Eski mo folk dances. Dancing instructor in the audience declared the ''hoo' suitable for the modern ball room. "They certainly are more grace- tui man many civilized ball room dances, declares Sir Ernest. "The natives consider that three is a more convenient number than two, and it is extremely rare to sec them uancing in couples. "The Eskimo hop is the gem of all their folk dances. It is danced in the snow, and usually ends in the dancers falling flat on the ground. At times they separate and gyrate on all tours. Negro, Denied Privilege of Bath, Asks $5,000 Damage Sacramento, Cal., July 3. Because he was forced to dispense with his daily ablution and "humiliated in mind and body" by being dtnied the privilege of taking a bath, Alexander 15. Moore, a negro waiter at a fash ionable club here, appeared in the superior court recently and asked ?5,000 damages from T. Takimoto, proprietor of a Japanese bath house. Moore, who 'is a former service man, said that when he entered the bath house recently to take his cus tomary .morning shower and bath he was confronted by a sign reading. "No baths for colored men on Sat urday." Being in need of bodily cleansing on Saturday as well as other days of the week, Moore testified that he re monstrated with Takimoto, but to no avahl. He thinks $5,000 -would as suage his battered feelings.. Images of Ghosts Appear In Picture of Dead Body Allahaba-d,' India, July 3. A sen sation has been created in Burd-4 wan by th"e mysterious appearance of apparitions m a photograph of the dead body of Lala Kundair Lai Ka-pur. In accordance with custom, the body was not cremated till the ap pearance of the sun the following morning, when a photograph of the dead man was taken by a nephew. When it was developed, five more figures appeared faintly on the proof two ot tnem peing the dead man s wie andf son, w,ho have been dead for some time, and the other three being unreconizable. Will Spend $150,000,000 . To Relieve House Shortage Lnnrlnn. Tnlv $ A tiw tittun lo F - - - "' t,V- " 1? to be built at Dagenhair, Essex, bv th T.nnitnn rnnnt, rrnr,;i order to overcome the dearth' of iiouses. Accommodation will be provided for 120,000 people on a 3.000-acre site at a cost of SIsTl- 000,000. "The Barrorti Floor." London, July 5. The Camberwcll Arm, a public iiouse. has established a new sort of hall of fame. A tablet has been erected in the barroom list ing names of 50 customers who cave lh.e.k lives for their, country. Caulifl ower Individual attention should be given cauliflower plants during the next few weeks. If neglected the edible part becomes tough and of poor quality. The snow white, compact heads are the finest and are easily cooked. To produce such headsthe plant must be kept grow ing without interruption. An ' interference with growth, often caused by drought and insuf ficient cultivation, causes the flower lets to separate and spread out like a sponge. The tender parts' of the head are exposed to tile hot winds and sun and soon become scraggy looking and tough. Dry spells may be expected and tne plants will need an abundance of water while the heads are filling. Water kept in the soil around the roots encourages rapid growth. The plants may be further-stimulated by a high grade fertilizer. Sprinkle some "balanced" fertilizer around the plants and work it into the soil with a hoe. Commercial gardeners put on as much as 1,500 pounds to the acre. In the early life, of the cauliflower a little white knob,' the flower or "curd," appears in the center of the rosette of leaves. This forms the snowy heads and must be protected from the hot rays of the sun. Blanching is just as important as watering and cultivating, and- when the knob or "curd" is about an inch and a half or two inches across it must be covered. See that it doesn't tan. The most effective plan in home gardens with only a few plants is to tie the ends of the leaves over the "curd." Take both hands and pull the leaves up in, a bunch, but not too tightly to interfere with the growth of the flowers or exclude the air. In larsre fields the ' bie leaves are beiU in over the "curd" so that the tiiick midrib cracks; In this way tne leaves are left over the center. Bendine the leaves in this wsv and tvine the tins or breakine the midribs not only blanches tlie heads but also protects them from insects. Cauliflower should not be left in the garden too long. It should be picked before the "curds" begin to separate. Examine the heads frequently. Cherries Holding Own Boston, July 3-E. A. Baird, the "Maraschino cherry king," arrived in Boston on the liner Canopic with 80,000 barrels of cherries consigned to him in the hold. Prohibition has had little effect upon the .maraschino cherry busi ness; according to Baird. He said that the demand for college ices and other "soft" refreshments had filled the gap made by elimination of the festive coclAail. . r LOAN COMPANY HEAD SAYS HE WAS MISQUOTED Adair Did Not State Renters' League Was Responsible for Shortage of Rouses. ' W. R. Adair, president of the Omaha Loan anH Building associa tion, says he, was misquoted w 'icn ai.other newspaper claimed he had intimated that the Renters' league was rcsnonsihle in a mi"Knr (n !, existing shortage of houses in Oma ha. Adair said:" "In a recent interview with me in another newspaper in regard to the housing situation," my remarks were misquoted. J7 did not say that the Renters' league was responsible for curtailing building operations. MODERN FIXTURES Gas and Electric Home Labor-Saving Devices of All Kinds. On the contrary, I consider the Renters' league a body of well dis posed men and hope that its activi ties will curb any tendency to rental profiteering. "The real ground for the com plaint is the serious shortage in nouses, due to various causes known to us all. The association of which J am president has for years labored and is today working to increase the number of homes and apartment houses in order to iiect the demand and reduce rentals. ' "Ko agency in Omaha has ever done more to relieve the tcrioiu sit uation in housing and inv sympa thies are, and have a'wavs been, with every wII directed effort to keep rental values down to a rca scnable level. , t , "Kidding" the Chickens. Camp Funston, Kan., July 3. "Feather dusters" arc replacing hens in Jthc school of agriculture here. i t . .. - iviii-H several incuuators came oil the other day "mother" hens were scarce. Then otlicers in charge hit upon the scheme of placing the dust ers in the brooders. The plan worked ''like a charm" and prevented a los of chicks which usually fol lows when a large number of" them huddle together for warmth. Monks Form Union; Now On Strike for Haircuts Taris. Jaly 3. Monks of the Capuchin monastery at Fiuine have formed a union and are on strike, barricaded in a' house adjacent to' the nionastery, for the right to wear civil garb and an ordinary haiccut. Their other demands .include the withdrawal from religious vows, se-, cularizatiou and shorter hours ifor The civil authorities having 're fused to intervene the father su perior has appealed to the pope, prayer. 80 GRANDEN ELECTRIC CO. 1511 HowarJ Street Omaha This is a sign of efficiency in construction work. 6rin vour plans and SDecifi- ations to us. We specialize . on big buildings. ASSETS O VER $1, 400, 000 Construction Department Homeffiuiiaerfl ' Her C. C. Shinier, Pres iMconpowvrCft W. Boyd Jones, Mgr. DODGE, AT 18TH, OMAHA. f G. A. Rohrbough, Sec.-Treaa. j .Bag HEAVY Hoisting E. J.DAVIS 1212 Far nam. Tel.f). 353 Henry Johannszen Glass & Paint Company ' GLAZING Phone Douglas 349 114 So. 14th St., Omaha, Neb. Lust Word To Jim IIIIISIIIIIIIIIillllllllllllllllllll'llllllllIllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIII AWNINGS See our Special Awninr Patterns and ret our prices before ordering else- where- Ideas and estimates fur- Dished without cost. 9 Nebraska Tent & Awning Co. s , 1204 Fort lam St. . H. S. McDonald. Mgr. i i - m iili!lii!il!ili!liiliii!liiili;l!!i;!ii;i;:ii!ii:i!:ii!ii!!iiiiiiiiu REMOVAL Announcement We Are Now in Our New Home, 1718 CASS ST. Estimates Gladly Given. Phone Douglas 4066 Munroe Furnace & Sheet Metal Works The , Wife Saving Station BLUE BIRD ELECTRIC SHOP Let the "Blue Bird" wire your house. 1905 Farnam Streiet Tyler 5050 ' Omaha, Neb. Why have Omaha homes purchased two carload of "White Lily" Washing Machines this year? J 1 JAMES BLACK MASONRY & CONTRACTING CO. Constructionists and Engineers Estimates Furnished and Work Don on a Fixed Fee Basis OFFICE BUILDINGS APARTMENT HOUSES HOTELS STORES And' All Kinds of Industrial Buildings Offices r New York - Boston Detroit Chicago ' St. Louis Omaha Kansas City Seattle " -Phones Harney 3463 and Tyler 1122 CONSERVATIVE' The Company's well now on the oil sand and will be brought in in a few days Com pany is not offering stock for sale at any price awaiting the bringing in of their Honter well. We hold an option on a small block of this stock and are selling a limited amount at PAR $1.00 PE SHARE. $100.00 MAY MAKE YOU $10,000 : THIS IS YOUR CHANCE Millions of dollars are going into the pockets of investors every day from Louisiana Oil. Are you getting your share? If not, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE. We are now selling a small block of Conservative stock at nar, $1.00 per share, fully paid and non-assessable Conserva- re s well is now on the oil sands at 1,328 feet; as soon as the cement is dry the bit will be driven a few feet deeper unlocking the gates lo the wealth on CONSERVATIVE'S PROVEN OIL LAND in the SW U of NE U of Section 29, Township 21, Range 7 West, in the very heart of the Homer Oil Pool, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, where wells come in from 4,000 to 40,000 barrels of oil per day. JUST THINK OF IT! A 1,000-barreI per day oil , well will produce over one million, four hundred thousand dol lars worth of oil in one year. f ' The Standard Oil Company's Oakes No. 2 well (30,000 bar rels) is only 766 yards away from our lease; Simms No. 3 (10. 000 barrels) is only 470 yards away, and Simms No. 1 (15,000 barrels) is only 430 yards away from our property. Many other big producers are in close proximity, and our land is entirely .surrounded on all four sides by big producing oil wells. ; Many, many new wells are being brought in every week in this WONDER POOL OP THE WORLD. Our property is jam up against the Standard Oil Co.s lease, which speaks forv itself. A. 1,000-barrel per day oil well will produce over $1,400,000 worth of oil in one year. We are confident our well will be at least 5.000 barrels per day, with every chance of being more. A 5,000-barrel well will produce over $7,000,000 worth of oil in a year. Will you share in this prosperity? $100.00 may make you $10,000, and you are surely getting quick action. CLEAN BUSINESS WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU INVEST IN CONSERVATIVE STOCK 1. Shares in a ?ubstantial Oil Company, TJirected and Managed by recognized Oil Men, operating on positivelyPROVEN OIL LAND. ; 2. 2,516' valuable acres of o) lands located in many of the richest and best Proven Oil Fields known Texas, Wyoming and Louisiana, 25 ACRES IN HOMER. 3. No promotion stock and none will be issued. 4. Capital $625,000. All stock FULLY PAID and" NON ASSESSABLE. A guarantee that 50 per cent or more of all earnings will be paid to stockholders in dividends. Balance to be used in enhancing and adding to the assets of YOUR COM-,-PANY. 5. The definite policy of drilling proven acreage onlv. 6. A well in the greatest oil field in the world. The Homer Oil Tool, ready to be brought in. 7. Immediate action, not promises, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WATT. INVEST FOR THE FORTUNE YOU WANT. OIL : Conservative Oil Company's well is right now down to the, o.l sand. The'six-inch casing has already been set ajid cemented Jn a few days, as soon as the cement is sufficiently dry. the drillers will drive the bit. a few feet deeper, through the cap rock and into the oil strata. The Engineer will then blow the steam whistle, announcing to the world that another oil well in this famous Homer Oil Pool has been brought to life and that the riches stored in Nature's treasure vaults for countless ages are mi earning out to grease the wheels of commerce. Takinjr unuo, jjj.ui.ib iii'iu no man, servative stock. b n yk enriching the owners of Con- FORTUNE DRAWING NEAR FOR CON SERVATIVE STOCKHOLDERS Last week a bigrwell came bursting in only 300 feet from our lines. 100 yards away, on .the Standard lease, and 9 others camij m in close proximity to our lease. WILL YOU SHARE IN THIS HOMER GUSHER? Are you a Conservative stockholder? If you arc, congratu late yourself If you are not, we offer you the chance to share m this wealth. We are right in the heart of the "Billion Dollar 'ieari,f th? Homer 0il Pool where oil wells came in from 5,000 to 40,000 barrels per day Big production on all sides of Conservative property. 10 DAYS TO FORTUNE $100 MAY MAKE YOU $i;o,000 1 l1'00"! AAY MAKEL1Y0" WEALTHY. But you cannot de lay, as in If I days, possibly 5, our oil should be pouring into the pipe line. Then all will scramble for Conservative stock, 'the price will go soaring so the man of ordinary means can no longer FILL OUT THE ORDER BLANK Fill out the order blank below for all shares you can afford, as this will positively be your last chance at $1.00 PER SHARE PAR VALUE. 1 REMEMBER THIS As a stockholder you share in every well drilled and in every asset this company now owns or ever shall own, and also that only stock actually outstanding will share in the profits. Right -now while you are reading, the grimy, perspiring drillers, dripping with the precious oil may be straining to get the new bom -monster under control. Don't delay, as such an offer for quick action was never mad to the public before. We reserve the right to return your money if the block of stock offered is over subscribed. MAIL YOUR ORDER TODAY. OR BETTER TELEGRAPH YOUR ORDER and we will Reserve 'Your Stock Until Money Arrives. f3 BRADSTREET BROKERAGE CO., Shreveport, La. 216 Texas St. U. S. GOVT LICENSED BROKERS TEAR OFF MAIL TODAY OODDOOnDODDODD QfO BRADSTREET BROKERAGE CO., 216 Texas Street, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA: v. Check Enclosed fijrid P. r0der r ? as payment in full fqr. shares, (Fully Paid and Non-Assessable) of the CONSERVATIVE OIL CO., INC., of LOUISIANA, (par value $1.00) at the price of $1.00 per share It is understood, in the event stock is oversubscribed, and you are not able to fill this buy order at the above price that you will' return my money at once. , ' . 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