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8 B THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 18, 1920. THE BEE'S HOME BUILDER'S PAGE RIVER HIGHWAY OMAHA'S CHANCE FOR MEMORIAL Pride of Cities Lies In Civic Im provements, Says Schreiber "Century Road" Best Project. By ERNEST SCHRIEBER. FOl KTII ARTICI.r. The city in oUlcn times was the stronghold of its citizens. They Rathered together for mutual pro tection against a common danger. It was only natural that a feeling of pride in his home should mark each citizen. This evolved into a feeling of jealousy toward other cities which grew faster or became more homelike and beautiful. Com petition between the larger cities developed, leading to improvements and 'bcautification, or engendered wars That same feeling of pride in one's own city survives down to the present time. It is Rood that this is so. The citizens who take pride in their home city arc always the most progressive and the best citi zens. The Pride of Cities. l'liicai;oaiis are always ready to argue tlut Chicago is the most pro gressive in America in civic devel opment: Dcs Moines boosters never fail to talk about the Dcs Moines plan of city government and their river front development: the resi dent if Kansas City will tell yon of that fity's park and boulevard system and railway station on every occasion: aid the people from the Twin Cities will talk boulevards, lakes and parks by the hour. All of these boosters could speak of. their industries or manufacture; instead, but do they? (Xo. they in variably dwell longest on their civic improv'enie'lits. Why? Because the home life of the city is more closely affiliated with its improvements than with its business assets, and a man's home is ever closer to him than his business. Omahans Talk Business. Every Omahan takes a natural pride in his city. We can talk of our business supremacy, our trade territory, our manufactures, our bank clearings, the growth of our packing houses, our hotels, banks and business blocks without ceas ing. But when it comes to city j planning, have wc a good argu- incut? I The Chicagoan's city planning is far advanced over ours; wc have no liver front development to speak of, although our river front is far more beautiful than that of Des Moines or any other city; the Kansas Cityan will ask about the paving of the boulevards and wc cannot answer him; and we haven't a chance for competitive argument in regard to roads, boulevards and lakes with the man from Minneapolis. Every visitor from any one of the other towns will agree with us on our magnificent opportunities for de velopment, on our beautiful scenery and its chance for development, on the natural layout of Omaha and itsv ppssibilities for making a wonder fully attractive city. But all are possibilities. None have so far been developed. Why not get busy at once. River Boulevard Best Bet. The river boulevard as proposed by the city planning commission is our opportunity. If it is built as proposed, . the boosters Jrom Chi cago, Kansas City, Minneapolis or Des Moines will have to take a back seat, for the river boulevard, according to some of the big men in city planning in nearby large cities, will be far ahead of anything in that line in America. As a memorial it would be unsur passed. The old Romans built roads in honor of their victorious armies, that have brought the name and d(?cds of their armies down to the present day through all history. What would be more appropriate than a road that would last down through the ages as a memorial to our soldiers who offered their lives that liberty might triumph. The road itself would be a memorial and a mother of many memorials. The scheme is to embellish the route along the road with parks, open spaces for the people to congregate, and in each of them, at the summit of each hill and at various points of interest, to erect smaller memorials to the men who have helped make Omaha what it is today. Call It "Century Road." As a historical boulevard the "Century Road" has been suggested as a name,. The monuments along1 the road would link it indelibly with the. history of the city. The route itself lies along the very road over which General Atkinson and his soldiers traveled just 100 years ago to establish Fort Atkinson. On the route may be historical reminders of a century's upbuilding in this sec tion of the country, the northern end of the road reminiscent of our holding, conquering and using the Ur4- with old Fort Atkinson as the northern point, and Fort Crook at the south, symbolizing the improve ments made in the 100 years and giving the visitor a glimpse of the latest advance in navigation of the air. As a civic improvement it would be unique. No large city has a simi lar opportunity (for such a roil. None hav the Missouri in such beautiful form; none has the un developed land in such a location that may be-utilized for the road and none could obtain the land at such an insignificant cost. The op portunity is here, the time is ripe for the undertaking. Will the peo ple of Omaha seize the opportunity? (The next article in the series'will take up the possibilities for improve ment along the route of the proposed boulevard.) Union plumbers in Wichita Falls. Tex., who have been receiving $12 Eer day and are asking for $15, will ave to return to work at the old scale or be outlawed by other crafts. , Grower of Wartless Cucumbers Worried; His Seed Don't Work Cedar Grove, N. J., July 17. A little farm running alongside the Erie railroad near Jicre is owned by I'eter Dink, and of late Peter has received 2,000 letters, more or less, the greater part of them registering a "kick." Dink is the man who discovered the bumpless, cucumber. Last year scientists and agricul turists from all over the country came to view these incipient pickles, and the owner reaped a small for tune from the sale of seeds. It now appears that others have been unable to raise bumpless cucumbers from Dink's seeds. An investigation this week has shown that I'eter Dink is still pro ducing bumpless cucumbers in his garden alongside of the Erie. Some of the letters have asked if it is the jar from trains that keeps the bumps from Dink's cucumbers. R. C. Peters to Be Chairman . Of New Bank Directorate Officers are announced for the Peters National bank which will open in. the Peters Trust building probably in September. The bank will open when the re modeling of the Peters Trust bidd ing is finished and when the trust company moves into its own build ing. ' Officers will be: R. C. Peters, chairman of the board of directors; M. D. Cameron, president; J. R. Cain, jr., C. J. Claassen. W. S. Wes ton, vice-presidents, Elmer Lind quist. cashier; Royal D. Miller, as sistant cashier. Houses in Minne Lusa Addition Keep Market Active Several sales of houses were an nounced last week. C. W. Martin company announces the sale of houses in Minne Lusa amounting to $50,500. Payne Investment company sold three houses. Monday, for "$7,000, $8,000 and $9,000 each. There has been considerable ac tivity in the Dundee district particu larly where iiew houses arc being built. Omaha Zoning Ordinance Attracts Much Attention Omaha's adoption of a zoning ordinance already has attracted con siderable attention in parts of the country. The ordinance was not effective until last Wednesday but since htat time the real estate board has re ceived inquiries from the real es tate boards of Baltimore and Rock Island. Illinois, asking for copies of the ordinance. Inspect Des Moines Property. H. A. Wolf, Herman Auerbach. and the attorney for the H. A. Wolf company went to Des Moines Sat urday to look over the retail dis trict there with a view to investment in business property of that city. The Wolf company is considering establishing an office in Des Moines. Drives to Minneapolis. President Shuler of the Omaha real estate board started to Minne apolis Friday morning in his auto mobile. Mr. Shuler will spend two weeks at Paynesville, a few irt'les from Minneapolis. Lots Going Good. Sale of vacant lots 'and acreage continues active. Twelve tracts were sold last week in the West L. street section, six in Benson, and several in East Omaha and Caldwell acres. Fruits for Hats London, July 17. Fashionable women are going to the orchard this season for hat decorations. All sorts of fruit art being used for trim mings, cherries being very popular, with currants and mulberries also in much favor. GASOLINE ALLEY-PICNICKERS. Farm and By FRANK Buckwheat A backward season crop that can be planted this late is needed this year. Buckwheat is a good back ward season crop which will ma ture seed in from 10 to 12 weeks after it is planted and it fits in nicely where early crops have failed to make a stand or on poor strips of ground that is sour and would not be worth planting to corn. Buckwheat is particularly suited to the climate in the northeastern part of the country, as it does best where it is moist and cool. It fre quently does well in places not adapted to it. The difficulty is dur ing hot, dry weather, or excessive rain at blooming time, when the flowers may become blasted. Even then the seed and labor are not al ways lost, for the plants furnish a good covering of green manure to plow under, and the land will be left mellow. There is li'tle danger of buck wheat being damaged to any extent by insects or plant diseases. The rank growth of the crop is excellent for killing weeds, renovating the soil and putting it in good condition for the next season. In Wisconsin and Michigan farm ers consider it one of the best crops for land that has been under culti vation for many years. On the light, well drained soils, fuch as sandy loams and silt loams, where many common field crops do not do well, buckwheat is well suited. Flowers Decorative hollyhocks may be planted in this section as late as July and reach blooming size the next season. Gardeners find that s:lf-sown hollyhocks send up a blooming spike their second season. The hollyhock has long been an inmate of the old fashioned flower gardens, but now it has been re markably improved, and has a fine range of color through various reds, crimsons, to almost' black; withia beautiful array of pinks, roses, sal mons, chamois, and yellow shades. Both single and 'double varieties may be raised. The double varieties have a little longer sCason of bloom, but are altogether lacking in the grace ful outline of the single sort. On the other hand, the doubles furnish won derful spikes of color. Hollyhock seed planted between now and the first of August and given a little cultivation may be ex pected to furnish a fine display next s'inimer. The seed germinate quickly. The little seedlings shoul 1 be transplanted, to the permanent location as soon as two true leaves have formed. When cold weather comes on cover them with a mulch. After the first year they will take care of themselves and grow into big chimps. Bachelor buttons have been great ly improved. They have been al most doubled in diameter. It is cne of the hardiest and easiest annuals tc raise. Bachelor button seed may be planted this month with a reasonable degree of certainty that blooms will nnpear the latter part of September. They rane in color from white to maroon, thoush pale and light blue to a rich dark variety. Shrubs Early flowering shrubs, such as lilac, spiraea and similar ph.nts, should be trimmed and cleaned up during the next week or two. Cut ting these shrubs back now will get them into shape for next year, and the pruning encourage new growth which will produce biooms next spring. Hacking off the branches where tver the knife falls often does a deal of harm. The pruning should be done with great care to insure the most natural shaped shrubs and the most normal growth. Old and neg iected bushes can be changed into bright spots on the lawn by careful trimming now. Never shear off the cuds of the branches of early bloomers. Ex Garden RIDGWAY. perts trim a shrub bv cutting from ihe inside, thus maintaining a natur al growth and allowing new growth to develop properly. Fresh and husky shoots will come out on flowering almonds and golden bells if some of the old wood is cut from the bushes. Midsummer is the best time to prime early blooming shrubs if they have stretched out of their bounds or arc balanced properly. If the pruning is left until fall or spring it is done at the sacrifice of bloom. The late flowering ornamental?, including such shrubs as the hydrangea, will not stand suct treatment, for the operation is sure to remove flower bearing wood. Prune late bloomers in fall or spring. Spraying Cows Spraying cows in the fly season is f. cheap means of keeping up milk I. reduction. Giving the dairy cow time to rest and chew her cud in the shade is about as essential as good feed and water. Spraying materials may be mixed at home at a small cost. One that is cheap and successful is made of four and a half quarts of coal tar dip four and a half quarts of fish oil, three quarts of coal oil, three quarts of whale oil, and one and a half quarts of oil of tar. Soap is added so it will adhere to the cow's coat For this amount of material use tbciut three pounds of laundry soap dissolved in warm water. Then pour in the above ingredients after they have been thoroughly stirred, and bring the whole up to 30 gallons b ddiiig warm soft water. Dairvnien rlaini this spray will keep off the flies and prevent the cow's coat from becoming rough, and 30 gallorts will be enough to spray 20 cows twice a dav for 20 days. It should be applied with an ordi nary spray. This is usually done in the morning just before the cows are turned out in the pasture, and sgain in the evening when they are brought back to the barn. Spray all parts of the animal. Care of Pigs Heavy losses last winter have caused a careful study of the care and management of pigs. "There's a leak in the pork pro ducer's barrel somewhere," re marked an Illinois veteran. A group of Indiana farmers re cently made a practical study of the problem, touring the state from one feed lot to another and comparing experiences. They found striking differences in the cost of handling pigs from farrowing to weaning time. On one farm they found it required more than 450 pounds of feed which cost $11 to get a pig up to weaning age. On another farm this required only 157 pounds of feed, cost $4.19. The high priced pigs were from gilts bought last fall and the owner had no knowledge of their ancestry. They were grouped ' together in large bunches, and were not even given individual farrowing quarters. Litters were not kept separate when they were young and the strong pigs robbed the runts. This is com mon and a costly mistake. In the other lot there were only five brood sows, all daughters from one sow which had been an excel lent producer, and 38 pigs were raised to weaning age from 41 far rowed. On the other farm 270 pigs were farrowed, but only 90 were raised. It was noticed there would often be a difference of 25 pounds in the weight of pigs of the same age. The heavy pigs were fed corn and tank age from three to four weeks up to weaning time. The farmers found that feed costs mount high when the percentage of pigs saved is low, ind that feed costs are relatively, low when the percentage of pigs saved is high. Coins placed in a money changing machine intended for public places complete an electric current and il-l-iniinnte pictures or an advertisement MAY USE RAFTS TO GET LUMBER TO EUROPEANS Now Being Used to Tow Commodity From Sweden To England Across Baltic. Vancouver, B. C. July 17. Feasi bility of rafting British Columbia lumber to Europe in rafanutes, or great ocean-going rafts, is being considered here. Rafanutes are used in towing lumber from Sweden to England, a long voyage across the Baltic and North seas. The Rafa nute Syndicate of London has sent William Olson, of Stockholm, to British Columbia to investigate the possibility of using rafanutes in British Columbia's lumber trade with Europe. Mr. Olson expressed the opinion that the great timber from the British Columbia forests will make possible the operation of much larger rafanutes than those now shipped out of the Baltic. Swedish rafanutes carry four or five million feet of lumber. Mr. Olson believes rafanutes containing 15 Jhid 20 million feet can be shipped to Europe from British Columbia. Since the end of the war with a tremendous demand in Europe for lumber for reconstruction purpose's, the sawmills in the vast virgin for ests along the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway have been working at top rapacity and overtime. There is a shortage of ships for the lumber carrying trade and rafanutes not only would decrease freightage charges, but solve the problem of ocean transportation for British Co lumbia's rapidly expanding export lumber trade. Sugar Bowls and Fruit Jars Hiding Fortune in Pennies Cincinnati, O.. July 17. Even the fireless cooker has been utilized as a hiding place for pennies here. The cooker, together with vases on the parlor mantel, the unused cracked jar on the sideboard and eld Mason jars in the pantry, are held partly responsible for the pen ny famine existing here in the fed eral sub-treasury- office. "The man who gets pennies in change on the street car or at the restaurant is tempted to turn them over to the children's banks when he changes his clothing to go out in the evening," declared David Reece, cashier at the local sub-treasury, pointing out the existence of a penny saving wave sweeping the country. "It seems so easy to save pennies that they are just tossed into some rcceptable and forgotten. "Wc have unearthed some very odd hiding places, selected by the penny-savers.' Henry Johannszen Glas & Paint Company . GLAZING Phone Douglas 349 114 So. 14th St., Omaha, Neb. MODERN FIXTURES Gas and Electric Home Labor-Saving Devices of All Kinds. GRANDEN ELECTRIC CO. 1511 Howard treet Omaha Why have Omaha homes purchased two carloads of "White Lily" Washing Machines this year? For your auto Made of heavy canvas, easy to put up and easy to take down. It folds into a flat box to be carried on the running board and provides all the comfort of the highest price house bed and the convenience and privacy of the sleeping porch. Nebraska Tent & Awning Co. 1204 Farnam St. a Cats "Lead a Dog's Life," 39 Tons Dead at Capaitl 11,762 Defunct Tabbies Picked Up From Streets of Washington Poundmaster Gasses Odd Thou sand More During Year. Washington, D. C. July 17. A at "leads a dog's, life" in Washi ngton. Thirty-nine tons of cats met vi- Went deaths during the 11 months of the past hscal year. During those 11 months 11,72 defunct tabbies were picked ur in the district streets, and the pound master made ghosts of 1,000 more during the tme period. Edward S. Schmidt, Washingtcn bird and animal man, estimates that the average cat weighs six pounds. With the aid of an adding machine you can probably figure it out for yourself. Poundmaster Lends, Aid. During the fiscal year ended July 1, 1919, a total of 12,979 cats gave up the ghost in the streets, and 2,128 departed officially, with the kindly assistance, of the pound master. Unfortunately the district has no authority to capture stray cats, so residents are denied the fun of-seeing a perspiring man with a long handled net scale fences and climb trees in pursit of the elusive felines. All cats collected by the health department and commended to the tender mercies of the poundmaster are taken from homes where the tabbies have worn out the'r wel come. One Killing Works. When the poundmaster gets tlier.i he slays 'cm so efficiently that all their nine lives, or whatever num ber are extant at the time, depait lit one fell swoop. He never has to kill them again. When Poundmaster Walter R Smith has a sufficient number of doomed cats on hand to make a mess he herds them gently into i pitch dark, cavern-like chamber AWNINGS See our Special Awning Patterns and get our prices before ordering else where. Ideas and estimates fur nished without costs. Nebraska Tent & Awning Co. 1204 Farnam St. H. S. McDonald, Mgr. We Build We Finance Large Contracts Our Specialty ASSETS OVER $1,400,000 The Wife Saving Station BLUE BIRD ELECTRIC SHOP Let the "Blue Bird" wire your house. 1905 Farnam Street Tyler 5050 'Omaha, Neb. trip or outing The Ever Ready Auto Bed is the acme of com fort and conveni ence. : r about six feet square. After the me owing, Sli tting acluriod carnivores have passed the death house portal the door is hermetically sealed. Their Nine Souls Pass. The interstices are filled wiUi charcoal gas, almost pure carbon monoxide, forced in through pipes. The cats get sleepy. Thev lit down. Their soul nine to a cat mingle slowly with the fumes of the charcoal and flutter upward. Then ihe poundmaster opens the door and rakes out the carcasses. The bodies are turned over to Charles F. Mann, dead animal col lector, who also gets the dead felines found in the streets. AH these bodies he ships down the river to Four Mile. Run. No attempt is made to save the fur, the authori ties holding that it costs more "to skin a cat" than 'it is worth, with labor conditions as they are now. Fear Spread of Hog Cholera in Kansas Topeka, Kan., July 17. Quaran tine regulations againt bog cholera arc being put into effect in many Kansas counties, following; the ap pearance of the disease. Careless ness of farmers about vaccinating hogs because of the low market price' is blamed for the presence of the scourge. It is feared a wide spread epidemic of the disease is imminent. JAMES BLACK MASONRY & CONTRACTING CO. 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