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OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING. JULY 11, 192f0.
THE BEE'S HOME BUILDER'S PAGE
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PROPOSED RIVER
DRIVE IS LAUDED
DYCITYEXPERTS
Omaha More Fortunate Than
Sister Cities in Forethought
Shown by Early
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Third Article.
In the previous article of the strict,
lite work of various cities in city
planning was discussed. Since the
science of city planning was first
studied much has been developed to
make the study worth while. Every
city which adopts a city planning
scheme develops something new aqd
striking. Kach city has an individual
problem which can be solved only by
years of work and udy and with the
aid of the published experiences of
other cities. Some cities devote" the
majority of the study to the develop
ment of their water fronts, some to
development of park and boulevard
systems, others to civic centers and
public building group. SomeNcitie,
which have been built with narrow
meets, ugly surroundings and with
no waste spaces which could be de
veloped into parks or open places,
are unfortunate. Only the most
hopeful optimist could visualize the
future of such a city, but there is al
ways a way out. Some one will
always discover a method for de
velopment. And people are begin
ning to sea'cb for the solution for
themselves.
Omaha it particularly fortunate.
Its founders evidently foresaw the
future to some extent. The streets
of old Omaha were laid out wide
enough to care for future traffic.
Most of them were carried through,
front one end of the city to the other,
making traffic and transportation
easy, and parks were laid out at
various intervals. Doubtless, if the
land in the city had been flat, there
would have been fewer parks. The
topography of the city, is very for
tunate in this respect. The high
bluffs along the Missouri river, while
wry picturesque and beautiful, pre
vented settlement because of this
very fact, and thus nuke feasible the
r.ver drive which has lately been
proposed for a memorial for the sol
iiers of Omaha.
Mistakes Are Numerous,
Mistakes have bren made from
time to time. The railroads have
re-empted the water front as in
nost cities. There is no systematic
plan for railway freight transporta
tion and the tracks are scattered
everywhere. The fiver front has
leen unimproved. , Streets have
been Mocked up and some of the
Main thoroughfares made too nar
row. Public buildings have been
placed in unimorUnt places, and in
erne places have been inadequately
constructed, with Jto provision for
future expansion. Tax, notwithstand
ing ail errors, Umana is nil per
cent more fortunate than other cities
in its possibilities.
The advantages more lhan offset
the mistakes. The mistakes that
have been made are comparatively
easy to correct. - It is much easier
to replace a public building lha-n to
widen a main strl-et. It is a great
deal simpler to build platform streets
of steel and concrete over railroad
tracks than it would be to confiscate
property to place open spaces and
parks in the city for the people. And
above all, Omaha is fortunate in the
fact that it ha rdanning commis
sion, and is beginning to sec the re
sults of its work.
Formed In 1915.
' The Omaha city planning com-
( mission was formed in 1915. under
an act of the legislature granting'
additional power to cities of the
metropolitan class. Much study has
bren given to grade crossings,
widening of various streets, correc
tions in street intersection, the
framing of legislation to forw.l
the work and the preparation of
data maps fr the whole of Greater
Omaha. These maps cover such
matters as the distribution of resi
dence, working and artiotd popula
tion sv the use of property and
property values; the height and area
of buildings; street gradient, loca
tions of streets requiring straight
tiling or widening; the width of
streets and road; routes of transit
lines; the preparation f oiks"
:r such routes; routes tor auto ami
trucks; location 01 auto parking
space; extent of sauitary system;
location of grade crossings; distri
bution of public buildings: street
lighting, anil the location f parks
and boulevards, all on display at
the office of the commission at the
Oty hall. These surveys are ex
tremely valuable and should be re-
ferr?d to by the people more than
i they are. r
An inner and outer traffic belt
" line have been established and sur
'veyed, that tend to solve the traf
fic problem for the future, with the
addition of a third or fourth belt.
. A number of parks and boulevards
have been constructed or are now
in course of construction, forming
a system, which, when completed,
will be one of the most interesting
in the country. The work so far
has been necessarily sma'l. while
all the phases of the city life have
been studied, surveys made, schemes
formulated and the work in general
outlined o that when the commi
ion is ready to take up the work
',' '.'in a larger way. it mat do so with
a backing l etaMi-bH facts and
t knowledge of coiidittons'as they
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Tte First Move.
The ri'-er drive along the bluff
overlooking the Misnnri. fa the
first move hi the line of hiaacr
1 hing for , Omaha. It U :methiuff
n.iiiificent in scale, ind it cost
will probably be near the million
lollar mark, but errcy cent of an
CApe-diture tor such a tumlevard
i"ld be wisely spent. The, pos
sibilijies in such n project are lim-
"lesv f it h built as . outlined ni
rrliiti--r fi'iioris t far pub
Khed. . .
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This illustration sliowa a very
complete ' and attractive little
house built of stucco. The large
amount of porch space is mot
pleasing while the interior is very
complete for one of its sire. En-
trance is into a pretty reception
hall, with bay window. The par
lor and dining room are large and
bright, the kitchen a conveuienily
arranged room and there is a rear
porch, nuking the first ftbor very
complete. On the second floor
are four bedrooms and bath; goot
closets.' Storage space in attic.
'-Clyde Smith Adams, Architect.
cago are envious of the river boule
vard scheme. They have said that
it is a scheme unsurpassed in any
city of the country or the world. It
will be -. the opening wedge of a
wonderful city development for
Omaha that will mark it nationally.
Only those who. have driven over
the proposed road know ' that the
widely diversified views along the
entire boulevard are among the
most beautiful in the middle-west or
in America, and" that the new drive
will take advantage' of every bit
of scenery, enhancing it with a well
paved driveway and artistic embel
lishments that will make the drive
way itself as well as the scenic sur
roundings, famous.
(In the next article, more will be
told concerning the river drive, a
resume of all that has been written
regarding the drive, as well as a
number of new ideas.
Wheat
One the eve of this year'a harvest
wheat farmers are confronted with
the most serious problem they have
ever had to meet. Leading agricul
turists are warning farmers to stack
their wheat or prepare ample stor
age for the grain after it is threshed
to arrange so they will not have
to rxpose their crop to the weatherJ
or br forced to sell it immediately
after it is threshed. The difficulty
in getting labor and the problem of
(marketing grain are the two prin
cipal worries.
I.t is always a good plan for those
who raise wheat and harvest it with
a binder to stack it as soon as it is
sufficiently cured. This is especially
recommended tins.-year. It is too
big a risk to take a chance of losing
a paVtVtr possibly all of a crop by
having it rained on before it is
threshed. (
V. M. Jardine. president of Kan
sas State 'Agricultural college, who
lives in the center of a big wheat
belt, says there is not a better place
to cure wheat properly than in the
sfack. Here it goes through the
sweat and can then be threshed at
any time conditions permit Stack
ing is the least expensive way of
holding wheat. It avoids tying up
moneyin labor, lumber and galvan
ized tanks. It avoids loss from
leakage from bins.
When wheat is stackcdJt can he
threshed later in the fall. when the
rush work i over, when help is
more plentiful, and the weather is
cooler.
Dr. Jardine adds that ome
stacking mill always be necessary,
and stacking wheat most not be
come a lost art. .
Cutworms
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The old-fashioned variegated cut
worms are late this spring, but they
are here in ample tima to get their
share of the vegetable garden crops.
Whole regiments Ijave moved into
oine gardens during the lasi few
days.
Many gardens are alive with these
.-tnv.hi.-LrH rreature. Thev have
U-en particularly noticeable in the
last week or l6 days since young
seedlings have broken tnrougn tne
ground and the tender plants have
!rrn nut in the eardens. The
cutworms work immediately beneath
the surface of the oil. mowing
down the voung plant as they come
to them. They cut off. the stems of
the seedlings just below the sur
face of the ground, and may dc
Mrov the entire earden within a
comparatively short time.
Often cutworms are present sev
eral days before the gardener
Inows it. because they feed at night
ar.d rest during the day. In daylight
thrv are usually found coiled up
urder rubbish or in the soil about
.'ii inch beneath the surface. Since
i i color they closely resemble the
soil, they are difficult toee. riant
fait over and turn yc.llow, and the
gardener can't ' tell why. Digging
iround such plants usually reveal
the caterpillar near the stem of
the seedling.
The. grayish or brownish moths,
conimonljj called "milter" that are
ren fltftiering around lights in the
summer, are the. parents of the
cutworms. In the fall, usually in
September, the moths lay" their
eggs on wce.1 and 'grata left abound
.the borders 'of gardens. .
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Lamb Parasites
Reports in. the middle, west indi
cate internal parasites are infesting
lambs. Veterinarians believe most
of this is due to the common stom
ach worm, which causes sheep men
considerable trouble every summer
in this section. This pest thrives
during wet season, and tWe ' are
many in the pastures now as a
result of the rainy spring.
Ky keeping a close watch, on the
flock in July and August "heavy
losses may be avoided. The par
asites multiply rapidly in the sum
mer, and the trouble may be expect
ed to increase as the grazing season
advances. The effects of the stom
ach worm and similar parasites be
come more evident as the pasture
season advances.
The stomach worm not only in
jures the sheep by living vpon the
nutritive materials tn the animal a
bodv. but it also secretes YsDoion-
ous substance. It pays to examine
the flock at frequent intervals
throughout the summer. The worms
may be found on most every farm
in Illinois and adjoining statas un
less extra precautions have been
used to keep them under control.
Examine each animal se-iarateiy.
Lambs affected will be thin ' and
weak, the: skin pale. The condition
of the skin is one of th"lest signs.
The skin of a healthy lamb is pink.
If cale and hard, it ncher?Ily indi-
caies the presence of internal para
sites. The Iambs have a poor appe
tite, and' their ears are frequently
drcoped.
topper sulphate i r."Conmentea
hv Dr. K. W. Stonier, veterinarian
ol Iowa Mate college, as : n effective
treatment Use clear blue crystal,
one part copper sulphate to 100
parts of water. Measure accurately
and give lambs, irorn jwk monin.
old three-fourths to one and one
half ounces; yearlings one and one
half to two and one-half ounces, and
older sheep op to three ounces.
Cabbage Worm
Every white butterfly that can be
killed now will mean a saving of
dozens of cabbage plants later.
Those who admire them do not as
sociate them witJt the velvet green
worms that come from the CKgs laid
by. the white butterfly on! the cab
bage leaves at this season.
If the fifAt is started early this
pest is not difficult to control. ; The
methods used in combating common
cabbage worms are also effective
against other insects.
Kilting the butterfly is not always
easy, but spraying the cabbage
plants to destroy the worms is
simple. Paris green and arsenate of
lead are the two common materials
used. ' '
While Farls green is applied
either wet or dry, it is commonly
used as a, spray. One-quarter pound
of Paris green to twelve gallons of
water is about the right proportion.
Most gardeners start when the
plants are quite young, see that'they
are free from insects when set in the
open and spray them about a week
after they are transplanted. The
plants that were set out early should
be sprayed this week to make sure
the poison reaches the young cater
pillars or worms before the leaves
begin to close and form a head. v
Arsenate of lead is now used per
haps more commonly than Paris
green. It is applied in the same
mannec Remember arsenate colnes
in both the paste and powdered
form. Use one pound of paste or
one-fourth pound of powdered lead
arsenate in twelve gallons of water
It will adhere better by adding" one
fouri pound of dissolved laundry
soap Two or three sprayings arc
usually needed during the season.
Feeding Cows
Grain is needed to supplement the
dairy cows' grass during the graz
ing season. Those experienced in
producing milk economically claim
grain can be fed along Vnh grass
even at present price and there will
be more profit than if pasture alone
is depended upon.
Experts have tried to figure out a
grain mixture that would balance the
pasture grass for the entire Brazing
period, but thev have found it prac
tically impossible, because in early
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spring grass contajns much more pro
tein than later in the season. The
feed bins of experts at this season
coiftain such concentrates as corn
meal, wheat bran, ground oats, gluten
feed, and cotton seed meal. These
are the best grains.
As the season advances, cotton
seed meal should be gradually added.
Later, when the grass is burned up,
as it often" is, a full portion of pro
tein feed should be used.
From four to seven pounds bf
grain a day for each cow willH
usually be sufficient, except in case
of heavy producers, when as much
as 10 pounds may , be used eco
nomically. Some follow" the rule of
feeding Holsteins and Ayrshires one
pound of grain for every . seven
pounds of milk, and Jerseys and
Guernseys one pound of grain for
every five poundi of milk. At this
season a mixture of corn and oats
will give good results. A .mixture
of one part oats and two parts
corn i about right. More high pro
tein feed should be added later. Use
small amounts in July, gradually in
creasing until falL ...
Dahlias N
June is a - good time to start
dahias. They 'may be set out as late
as the Fourth of July. ' It is now be
lieved by many of the best flower
gardeners that little is gained by
sprouting them early. They may be
successfully started this month pro
viding good tubers can be obtained.
The difficulty in delaying the start
ing of dahlias in June is in keeping
the' tubers in good condition this
late. .
Failure to bloom is often due to
the variety. Some are shy of bloom
and uncertain, while others furnish
beautiful bouquet. A trick to in
duae the dahlia to bloom is pinctvnnt.
the first buds that form and side
branches will be thrown out. ; The
blooms appear much more quickly
from the branches than from the
main stem.
Large clumps of tubers should not
be set. but divide the flusters so
tliat an eye will be left in each of
the tubers. Many believe the best
success conies from using plants
rather than tubers. The old tubers
are sprouted and these sprouting
are taken as cuttings, arid in this
way several plants may be obtained
fron i single cluster of tubers.
There is no flower better fitted
for filling ill the -bare spots in the
garden than the Virginia stock. They
are the little annuals that shoot up
in a Imrry and are made to cover
such places. , There are many of
those bare strip in the garden this
year through failure of the seed to
sprout and the ravages of insect.
The Virginia stock is only about six
inches high, growing quickly and
blooming in- short time, and it fur
nishes a solid mass of gay flowers.
s.
Buckwheat ,
Air-out July 1 is the average date
of seeding buckwheat A safe rule
is to allow it about 12 weeks, for
growth before the first killint frost.
Remember, buckwheat is sensitive to
cold weather and is killed by the
first heavy frost.
In Avorkins poor, hilly land into
shape for planting buckwehat it i
well to apply a small amount of
ititroacn and nhosphoru. especially
the latter. A low grade fertilizer
containing' phosphorus and a small
Lajnount of potash can be used to ad
vantage on the crop where tne ia!
is poor.
A good seed bed is needed. It
should be prepared the same as (or
i ther small grain crops, such as
wheat. Little preparation will be
ceded if buckwheat is to be planted
on ground on which corn failed to
make a good stand.
Approximately one bushel to the
acre is the average rate of seeding
buckwheat It may be broadcasted
or drilled. If the land is fairly fer
tile, and an ordinary grain drill is
used, as little a twg pecks often
produce a gpoil stand. Of course,
the seed must he of good vitality
Unless reasonably certain the per
centage of germination will be high.
it is best to sow at least three pecks
Vhrrc tliere is any douht ahout the
rTality of the seed, particularly
with this late rasoii crop, as much
as Hve pecks may be, necessary.
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HOUSES TO END
RENT : SQUABDLES
Home Owning Tendencies
Growing More Pronounced.
; Realtors Declare Specu-
v - lation Nearing End. 1
i Realtors are beginning to receive
numerous' inquiries for homes from
members of the Omaha Tenants'
Protective league, according to
Chairman Glover of the Real Estate
board's 'advertising"committee.
"f know of three or four members
of the tenants! league who have al
ii ad bought homes," Mr. Glover
said Saturday. They are begin
ning to realize that thc"Only true re
lief from high rents is to own homes.
- . Other -Tenants Buying.
"Also, a lot of tenants who are
not members of the league are get
ting into the home market' -
- Mr. Glover said these tenants who
are not members of the league have
Leen notified of rent increases, or
are expecting such notifications, and
are taking the best w-ay on buying.
"Down Payment Smaller.
Buyers are discovering. Glover
says, that they can buy homes now
with . a much smaller 4"down pay
ment" than they could six months
ago.
Kealtors report that the activity
which started two weeks ago in
home buying is continuing.
John L. McLague, one of the con
servative realtors in Omaha. Satur
day said: "The tone of business is
much better. Activity is now real
business, not speculation. We will
gradually get back to normal."
Walsh-Elmer Sales Total
$55,000 for the Week
Five sales amounting tn $55,000
were announced by the Walsh-El
mer company as follows:
Dr. L B. Fickes, residence, 114
North Thirtv-fourth street, to Paul
Shay, $11,000.
rham. northeast comer i Tw;enty-
fcurth and Leavenworth' streets.
fl5.00d.
: F S. Usher. 1111 Tark avenue,
residence to J. F. Hock. $5,500.
. Residence. 3519 Jackson street, to
Rome Miller. $12,000.
Carol Betden to E. L. LindVtuest,
residence, through Burr-Spier com
pany, $12,000.
Frank' Wilcox Home Sold
ByC.B. Stunt for $16,000
C R Stuht announces sales of
$54,000 worth of residence and flat
property last week.
These include the Frank Wilcox
hernie . at 5020 Western avenue, to
Dr. Max Emmert for $16,000: a
house at the - northeast corner of
Fifty-first street and Underwood
avenue from Martini Robfrts to Dr.
R. B. Carney for $12,250. and a
frame flat at 10.M-35 South Thirtie h
avenue from G. V. Loom is 4o Emil
Thompson for , $5,500.
Two Buildings On Farnam
Sold by H.'A. Wolf Company
H. A. Wolf company has sold to
investors the two buildings which
the firm owns at 1110 and 1118 Far
nam treef.
Each building is three stories with
abasement. 22x132 feet
The building at 1 1 10 sold for $21.
(XXI and that at 1118 for $20,000.
Grant Enlarges Offices
The Amos Grant company has
enlarged its offices in the Brandcx
Theater building to include five of
fices and a store room.
Mr. Grant now has four sales
men in addition to himself. '
Two years ago he had two offices
and one salesman.
Bids for Grading
ISids for grading St Mary ave
r.ue from Sixteenth street 'to Twenty-fourth
avenue, will be opened
July 20. according to Commissioner
Tow I. Mr. Towl said he" expect
work on St Marys to start about
August 1, to be completed in 60
days.
Slater Company JPorUs f"
E. M. Slater, who recently re
tired from the Payne & Slater com
pany, "has formed the Slater com
pany, a real estate concern of which
he is head.
The Slater company has opened
offices at 506 Kecline building.
Go to Colorado
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Jones
have gone on a motor trip to Colo
rado. '
When not motoring through Col
orado they will live in a cottage i
Etes park. They expect to be
gone until September 1. -
School Children "Too
"Fat," Says Physician
Valley Fall. Kan.. Ji:ly 10. The
parents of school children here un
doubtedly are (food "providers."
In every grade in the school
here the pupils are"too fat," accord
int to Dr. A. II. Braden, who com-
f-rlctcd an examination the other
day.
in the eighth grade the average
was from IS to SO pounds too high.
The heaviest boy tipped the beam
at exactly US pounds.
Lightly Clad Brides
Must Don Other Costume
Paris, July 10. The cure in the
town of Villeneuve Saint-Georges
has added something new to the
church's campaign against indecent
dress by .purchasing a white dress
and announcing that all brides who
come to his church to be married,
lightly clad, will be escorted into a
room and required to don 'he more
suitable costume. The cure' an
nouncement is made in the latent
number of the parish bulletin.
Trial of French
Excites Intense Interest
Desertion From Tri-Color to Red Army Raises Peculiar
Dilemma Prisoners-Declare Berlin Is Real Head
quarters of Russian Bolshvism.
Promoted for heroism on the
French front during the war, lent
as French representative on the
allied commission to Russia in
1917. deserted to i the bolsheviks,
friend of Trotiky, minister of for
eign affairs for Ukraine these are
the successive steps in the career of
Capt Jacques Sadoul of the French
army, whose contumious trial for in
telligence with the enemy is exciting
tremendous interest in Paris.
Soldier of fortune in Africa before
his entry into the French army as an
aspirant, Sadoul has culminated an
extraordinarily adventurous career
by throwing in his lot with Lcnine
and Trotzky, defying the French
government to ."come and get him"
and actually becoming foreign min
ister in a bolshevist government.
"Member of the Bureau. -f the Third
International Commissary of the
People in the Foreign Affairs of the
Ukraine" is the way he styles him
self. Soviet in France?
Sadoul signed the Ukrainian notes
to the allied governments. France
received one of them the other day.
It was an important note, but
France, not recognizing bolshcvism,
naturally did not reply vto it .
But the ijuestion is raised whether,
in the event, as is not impossible, of
the allies being forced to open ne
gotiations with theyReds, France can
consistently recognize as the bol
shevist agent in the pourparlers an
officer who, has deserted from her
own army. A
However, Sadoul's plans are more
ambitious than that. He sees in
himself the future soviet leader of
France I Here is his mandate, de
livered to him bv Trotzky:
"You will stndy the theory of the
bolshevist, revolution in Russia and
then you will return, to France and
establish the People's government
there." 1
French soldiers returned via Con
stantinople, who wre taken prison
craTrr' the Rcd'army at Bender on
May 27, 19t8, havtold the French
authorities that they were frequent
ly visited by Sadoul add by his sec
retary, Baudy, also a Frenchman.
" ' Berlin Real Headquarters.
.They said to us." the returned
prisoners stated, "that France was
lost that her only hope for the fu
ture was a revolution parallel to
that in Russia. ... . v
"Wt vere obliged to assist at bol
shevik conferences at the municipal
theater. Ringed about by bayonets,
they made us march in their proces
sions, carrying the red flag. They
made us sing "The Internationale"
and we were placed under guard at
the Theater Nicholas, where Sadoul
lived.
'One day he came to us andaid:
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War Hero
'Why don't you edroll in the Red
army? Serve the good causel If
you do not accept you will atay pris
oners and will be cruelly treated.
Consent, then! You wilf be paid
from 300 to 500 rubles ($150 to
$250) each month, and later you will
return to France and there' a.sist me
when I shall install the government
of the people."
The prisoners say that Sadoul was
in constant communication with
Berlin, which was the real headquar
ters of Russian bolshcvism.
Benjamin Franklin's -Toothache
Leads to
Finding Cpunterfeit
San Franruco, July 10. Ben
jamin Franklin 'suffering from a
toothache as late as 1919 caused
the undoing of some otherwise
clever counterfeiters.
A swollen check of Franklin's pic
ture on some' war savings stamps
w-luch were presented for redemp
tion brought about the discovery of
a purious edition of - the stamps
against which the public has been
warned. s
. The discovery was made by a gov
ernment employe. Two other minor
faults were found in the counterfeit
stamps .The lower of the two left
dots below the portrait is indistinct
Tlrere is a vertical opening in the
numeral "2" of 1924. The 1920. sc-
ries of stamps is not affected, as
they bear the engraving of Wash
ington. '
Oysters Rang Bell at
Dinner. Professor Says
Atlantic City, July 10. Electric
bells were rung by oysters when
they were under scientific study by
Dr. Thurlow C. Nelson, assistant
profpssior of zoology at New Bruns
wick, N. J. The bells were rung
by movements of the water when
the oysters begau to feed and when
they ceased.
Dr. Nelson addressed the oyster
officials attending the 12th annual
convention 'of the National Associa
tion of Fisheries commissioners
here. Through tinkle iiells he
iearned that oysters spent 20 hours
of the 24 feeding.
Henry Johannizen
Class Tt Paint Company
GLAZING
Phase DaugUa 349
114 So. 14th St., Omaha, Nab.
Why have Omaha homes purchased two carloads
of "White Lily" Washing Machines this year?
JAMES BLACK
MASONRY .& CONTRACTING CO.
Constructionists and Engineers
Estimates Furnished and Work
Dona en a Fiscal Fee Basis .
OFFICE BUILDINGS APARTMENT HOUSES
HOTELS STORES
'And All Kind of Industrial Buildings
Offices
New York Boston Detroit Chicao
St. Louis Omaha Kaniai City Stattlo
Phones Harnty 3463 and Tylor 1122
y "When it come to the point of
awarding your building contract, you
will make the final decision according
to the merits of the proposals sub
mitted. All that we ask is an oprtfjrtunity
togoovcryour plans and specifica
tions. Wc feci confident of being able
'to impress you with the economy and
efficiency of II-B Construction Serv
ice. W. Boyd Jone, Manager.
CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT
incue pej llAJLffll
. Dodge, at 18th. Omaha. X
C. C. Shimer, Pres. 0. A. Rohrbough, EecTreas.
NEAR FAMINE OF
GOAL EXPECTED
FOR TEN YEARS
V
British Expert Declares Their
Mines Now Being Worked
Will Soon "Peter
Out."
England expects to face near
famine coal supplies for at least 10
more years.
C, Easton-Grey, mine expert,
points out that it take 12 years to
develop a British mine to produc
tion capacity of 1 .000,1)00 tons yearw
ly, and that for five years during the
war very few new mines were
opened.x
Consequently, he says, mine now
being worked soon-will begin to
"peter out."
During the war there wa neither
labor nor capital available for keep
ing British coal mining up to stand
ard. Even repairs and proper devel
opment of existing coal mines were
retarded. Consequently national
coal production fell off some 50,.
000,000 tons annually.
Britain i relying Jei a great ex
tent on coal exportsto help pay oil
the war debt and to keep the pound .
sterling at the top of all European
exchanges. s
To do this, home consumption of
coal has been restricted. And that'i
the future outlook also for home
consumers. Mr. Easton-Grey estimated that
mine development work totaling
$200,000,000 shold have been car
ried on during the war. but was not
Summarizing the situation, Mr. '
Easton-Grey says:
"When it is remembered that coal
is among the two or three most im
portant materials with which we
pay our debts to foreign countries (
for the vast tjuantities of raw ma
terials and food they send us. it
vjd bring up the coal.
Out of approximately V 7.000.fl00
motor vehicles in the United States
1(50,000 arc used fr commercial pur
poses. m nun nil i s it i ii 1 1 1 iii
AWNINGS
Sn ht Special Attain Patterns aa4
fat aur price fcafora artlarlnf Im-
whara. Idaaa and c.tlm.1. fur
nlab4 with Mi I teat.
Nebraska Tent tt Awning Co.
1X04 Farnam St. m
H. S. McDonald. Mgr. . -
will be readily seen that the supply ,J
and price not only of oal but ol
other equally necessary commodi- f
ties will very largely depend on the II
rate at which we can sink new niti j
The Wife Saving
Station
BLUE BIRD ELECTRIC SHOP
Let the "Blue Bird" wire your house.
. 1903 Farnam Street
Tyler S050 Omaha, Neb.
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