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THE BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 1921.
Architects' Fee
For New School
May Set Record
Contract Provides Payment of
More Than $100,000 If
Building Costa
$2,000,000.
Probably the largest architects' fee
ever paid in Omaha will be the one
which will be allowed by the school
district to Frederick W Clarke and
Edwin B. Clarke, architects of the
new technical and commercial high
school, for which general construc
tion bids will be opened by the
Board of Education next Thursday
noon.
These architects will be paid more
than $100,000 for their work, the
exact amount being predicated on
the cost of the school. The contract
which was entered into by the school
district and the Clarkcs on May 3,
1920, provides that the architects shall
bt paid 6 per cent for the initial
$250,000 of cost of the building, 5
per cent on the next $1,750,000 and
3 per cent on the excess of cost above
$2,000,000. On that basis, if the
school costs $2,000,000, the architects
would be paid $102,500. Neither the
members of the school board nor
the architects will venture an opinion
at this time asto the probable cost
of the school, but the general opinion
is that the total cost will exceep
$2,000,000.
$20,500 Initial Fee.
The contract with the architects
provides that $20,500 shall be paid
to them on approval of the prelimi
nary plans, which has been accom
plished. Another provision is that
$40,000 additional shall be paid when
the dans and soecifications shall
have been finally approved and ac
cepted. The plans have been tenta
tively approved bv the board, this
approval being sufficient to receive
figures Irom contractors, ine scnooi
board has paid the architects a total
of $45,500 thus far for their work.
In consideration of the fee referred
to, the architects, according to the
contract, are required to supervise
the building throagh to final con
struction and to employ and pay
necessary consulting engineers for
the heating, ventilation and lighting
systems.
The specifications on which con
tractors will submit bids next Thurs
day provide that the work shall be
completed within 450 working days
from the signing of the contract,
with a penalty clause for failure to
complete within the time limitation.
Expect Dozen Bids.
It is expected that from nine to
12 local and outside contractors will
compete for this work.
The new technical and commercial
high school will be one of the finest
educational institutions in Nebraska,
according to statements by mem
bers of the school board.
It will be 600 feet long and will
contain many features and con
veniences. Ultimate plans call for
. an athletic field with stadium. The
site extends from Thirtieth to
Thirty-third streets, between Cum
ing and Burt streets. To meet the
growing needs of the High School
of Commerce until the new building
is ready, the school board is erecting
temporary frame buildings on the
new site, to accommodate 550 stu
dents. The Newport-Belvidere Improve
ment club presented to the school
board Friday afternoon a resolution
which requests that the school di
rectors give local . contractors the
preference when letting a contract
or contracts for the new school.
The resolution also urges that the
school board require the contractors
to buy their materials in Omaha and
to use Omaha labor in the construc
tion. Nebraska Crops Never
Better Says Realtors
W. R. McFarland, L. P. Campbell
and C. F. McLaughlin, who have
just rurned from a motor trip
through western Nebraska, are
unanimous in their report that they
have never seen Nebraska looking so
much like a well irrigated garden.
These men were traveling especial
ly to look at their wheat land in
Kimball . county. , They say that
except in a few cases where vegeta
tion was damaged by hail every
kind of crop is in first-class condi
tion. Jones Company Sells Seven
Homes in Last Two Weeks
The following seven sales of
homes, totaling $27,150, are an
nounced by the George F. Jones
Company for the last two weeks:
3526 North Twenty-seventh street,
Earl M. Huffman, $4,500.
4519 North Thirty-eighth street.
James L. Pettys, $5,250.
3109 South Thirteenth street, F. L.
Goddard, $2,500.
5214 North Twenty-seventh street,
Cecil C Blackman, $4,950.
2701 Fort street, Ray D. Mc
Cutchron, $4,950.
817 South Nineteenth street, Otto
C. Hebble, $2,500.
3610 Seward street, Victor E. Pe
terson, $2,500.
Grocer Buys Three-Story
Brick Apartment House
The three-story brick apartment
house building at the southeast cor
ner of Sherman avenue and k Lake
street has been sold by Elsie M.
Hahne to V. F. Kuncl, groceryman
operating a store at 1242-1244 South
Thirteenth street, for $65,000.
This building is known as the
Sherman and contains 14 separate
apartments. Mr. Kuncl bought the
property as an investment.
Amos Grant Company Sells
13 Houses in Last Two Weeks
The Amos Grant company has
old 13 houses in the last two weeks.
These sales were made in all parts
of the city.
Persons who are selling their
houses, according to membera of
this firm, are buying better homes
in practically every case.
This firm, in connection with
ethers, continues to report an in
adequate supply of houses in this
Cottage of Stucco and Shingles
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All Funerals at
West Lawn to Be
Held Under Roof
Large Tent, Capable of Ac
commodating Mourners,
Pallbearers and Others,
To Be Erected.
West Lawn cemetery, owned and
operated by N. P. Dodge & Co.,
has made arrangements to have
every burial service held under a
roof.
A large tent has been purchased,
specially made, and is erected at the
grave at the time of holding a
funeral. This tent is large enough
for all the mourners, pallbearers,
anyone else connected directly with
the funeral and, unless an unusually
lartre crowd is present, will accom
modate all those going to the grave.
"We have concluded that the only
thine a cemeterv has to offer its
patrons is service, that we have de
cided to otter every known service
to families that have their burials
in this cemetery," said Fred S Lar
Kin, manager of West Lawn.
The cemetery attendants having
anvthine to do with a funeral have
been equipped with uniforms. The
cemetery management nas aiso de
cided to plant a row of forest trees
around the 'entire 160 acres and to
set out evergreen trees just inside
the row of forest trees. The object
is to have the cemetery entirely ob
structed from view from the out
side. Such an arrangement is now
in effect on the north side of the
cemetery.
There has been set out inside the
cemetery this year, according to Mr.
Larkin, 8,000 trees and shrubs. A
greenhouse and nursey have been
established as a permanent improve
ment. Special sections have been set
aside for the American Legion,
Masonic lodges, W. O. W., Modern
Woodmen, A. O. U. W., I. O. O. I-.,
Spanish War veterans and others.
The American Legion plot is on
the highest ground in the cemetery
and is circular. In the center is a
large floral star. Around the out
side there will be a circular walk.
This plot is designed in imitation of
the American Legion emblem.
There have been more than 500
family lots sold in West Lawn this
year. In July 132 were sold.
Three-Story Building Is
Sold to Chicago Company
The trround and three-story brick
building at 1418 Harney street was
sold last week by tne v. v. onuics
company to the Cook interests of
rhirairo for $80,000. The property
has a 33-foot frontage on Harney.
The first story is occupied Dy tne
Cook Paint company and the upper
floors by the Paxton hotel.
There is on the property at the
present time a 20-year lease to ex
pire in 1926 and which pays 6.8 per
cent net on the purchase price.
Nearly Half Lots in Omaha
Heights Have Been Sold
Practically half the lots in Omaha
Heights, an addition west of Fort
Omaha, have been sold since the
tract was put on sale early in July
by the Byron Reed company. Nearly
100 lots have been sold, according
to officials of the company. Several
of the buyers have already started
to build homes on their ground.
Buchtel Joins Mulvihill
As Real Estate Salesman
Robert E. Butchel, owner of the
Multigraphed Duplicating company,
has joined J. J. Mulvihill as a real
estate salesman, taking the place of
John R. McCarville, who recently
resigned to enter business with J.
J. Ormsby.
Realtor Back From Trip
W. G. Spain, members of Glover
& Spain, has returned from a trip to
Factory for Omaha's
New Wool-Pulling
Company Being Built
Work was started last week on
the factory building which is to be
erected at Thirty-sixth and I streets
for Omaha s new wool-pulling com
panv.
The main building is to be 100x170
feet, one story of brick, and there
will be a boiler house 25x40 feet. J
K. Hyde of Columbus, O., who is
bringing the factory to Omaha, has
purchased ground there, 100x300 feet.
Ihe new building will cost ap
proximately $60,000. James T. Al
len is the architect and J. E. Wake
field & Co. the contractor.
This land was bought from the
Industrial Land company, of which
Harry M.. Christie is president.
Both the Burlington and Belt Line
railroads will build spur trades up to
the new building.
Coffee Company to
Open Omaha Branch
J he Northwest Loftee company
of Oklahoma City has taken a five-
year lease on two floors at 1109-11
Howard street and will open a
branch house in this city.
This new firm will make Omaha
its distributing center for Nebras
ka, the Dakotas, Wyoming, Colo
rado, Montana, Utah and Idaho. Its
products are coffees, teas and spices.
. The manager of the company will
be D. G. De Moras, who will move
here from Oklahoma City. The new
company will take possession of its
quarters September 1.
Firm Makes Sales of
Investment Property
Two sales of investment property
totaling $38,000 were made last week
by the Bedford-Johnston company.
-One was the Steiger apartments
at Thirty-fourth and Jackson streets
to J. A. Gross, through the D. V.
Sholes company for $25,500. The
other sale was a duplex flat build
ing at 414-16 North Forty-first
avenue to J. E. Brill for $12,500.
The firm also sold 12 lots in
Omaha Heights to the Byron Reed
company. The Omaha Heights ad
dition js west of Fort Omaha.
Five Houses Completed by
O'Bryan Construction Co.
. Five of the new houses being
erected by the O'Bryan Construc
tion company an Leavenworth
Heights are now practically com
pleted. The firm has 10 houses now
under construction in this addition
and has plans made for the erection
of 10 more this fall.
J. J. Mulvihill, selling agent for
the O'Bryan company, has sold two
of these houses and is negotiating
deals for the three others that are
nearly finished. t
Company Resumes Building
Operation in Minne Lusa
The C. W. Martin company has
resumed building operations in
Minne Lusa. Contracts were let for
three new houses last week, the first
building contract the firm has let in
18 months, according to C W. Mar
tin. If present conditions continue, the
firm expects to let ' several more
building contracts this fall.
This cottage is of stucco and
shingles and has the appearance of
being much larger than it really is.
The entrance hall has open stairway
and seat; living room contains a
' fireplace. In the dining room there
i:? a square bay window with seat
and the pantry has doors leading to
the dinirig room and kitchen, a great
convenience. The library has been
placed in the upper story in the
front of the house and has built-in
bookcases. Three bedrooms, one
with a bay window, bath room and
plenty of closets complete the sec
ond story. Clyde Smith Adams,
Architect.
Projects of City
Planning Board
Will Be Rushed
Work on All Downtown Im
provements to Be Completed
Within Three Year?,
Says Koutsky.
Work on all the downtown pro
jects of the city planning board is
to be completed during the next
three years, according to Commis
sioner Koutsky's present plans.
Mr. Koutsky advised the Real
Estate board of his intention to push
this work rapidly.
Accountants are now busy as
signing awards and damages to
pieces of adjacent and nearby prop'
erty affected by the several improve'
ments.
Some of this work, such as mov'
ing and wrecking buildings, may be
done late this fall, according to Mr.
Koutsky.
The commissioner said he plans
to push this work with the same
speed that has been used on St.
Marys avenue and Dodge street de
velopment projects this summer.
The projects that Mr. Koutsky ex
pects to carry through are:
Widening of Twenty-fourth street
from Cuming to Pacific streets.
Opening and widening of Douglas
street.
Opening of Twenty-second from
Dodge to Howard streets.
Widening of Twentieth from
Dodge to Leavenworth and the
widening of Harney from Twentieth
to Turner boulevard.
"I expect the business section of
Omaha to look entirely different in
three years," Mr. Koutsky said
"These changes have to be made
and they should be done before the
cost becomes any larger."
Leaves on Vacation
C. F. Shopen, of Shopen & Co.,
has gone to Minneapolis for a two
weeks' vacation.
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PHILIP'S
DEPARTMENT
STORE
24th and O Streets
The Omaha Bee
Security Company to
Reconsider Erection
ut urrice Duiiomg
Plans suggested a few months
ago to the American Security com
pany for the erection of an office
building at the northeast corner of
Eighteenth and Dodge streets will
be reconsidered as soon as the
Dodge street paving is completed,
according to C. C. Shinier, an officer
of the American becunty company.
These plans are not definite. Mr
Simmers estimate is that such a
building would be from six to eight
stories high and all but the ground
floor will be used for offices.
This location, across the street
diagonally from the site recently
purchased by the Elks lodge for
a $1,000,000 home, is immediately
east of the El Iseudor apartment
house building and directly north of
the Morns apartments.
The American Security company
now considering this building is re
sponsible tor the El lieudor and
Morris, also' tor the extensive im
provements that have been dene on
the Jacobs Memorial hall property
on the north side of Dodge between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets.
Announcement of New
Reo Prices Brings on
Flood of Business
"They are buying make no mis
take about that they are buying!"
says R. C. Rueschaw, sales manager
of Reo Motor Car company.
"That announcement in last Sun
day's newspapers, 'New Reo prices
and new Reo models,' certainly un
corked a flood of business.
"Why, our New York branch was
crowded all day Monday and as a
result of the day's business, the
branch wired the factory for 50 ex
tra units in addition to its previous
order for the month.
"At the other end of the trail, San
Francisco and Los Angeles, where
we opened new branch houses Au
gust 1, the salesrooms were crowd
ed and all sales , records shattered.
"The middlewest, Chicago, Oma
ha, Kansas City, St. Louis and other
points, report the same thing-they
are buying .
"Great as were our expectations,
the results have been greater," says
the Reo sales head.
Lexington to Try for
Second Victory In
Pike's Peak Classic
Unlike some contenders who re
tire from the field of motor car con
tests after winning one big victory,
the Lexington Motor compr.ny o
Connersville, Ind., which carried off
both first and second honors at
Pike's Peak on Labor day, 1920, will
again be awaiting the gun that will
send the 1921 entries to "the roof of
the continent" in the world's hill-climbing-
classic.
.The Lexington Motor company
was the first to enter thi year.
Drivers Ot Loesche and Al Cline,
'who finished first and second in Lex
ington special last year, driving their
cars to an overwhelming victory in
a blinding snow storm, are on the
ground tuning up the cars for the
bis event.
Base Ball Lottery Head
Pleads Guilty, Pays Fine
Seattle, Wash.,' Aug. 6. Louis
Kusch, arrested here June 1 in con
nection with a police raid on an al
leged base ball lottery, today pleaded
guilty to gambling and was fined
?200 in police court. Kusch was said
to have been selling tickets for Coast
league series for $5, with the under
standing that any buyer who could
pick three winners " the same day
would be paid $20.
South Side
Loan Concerns
Show Big Gain
In Fiscal Year
Official Reports for Period
Ending June 30, 1921, In
dicate Weathering of
Business Storm.
Judge Finos Two Men
On Disturbance Charge
Folice were summoned to 5;15
South Thirty-third street Friday night
by a report there was some shooting
there. On arrival they arrested
Clara Papich and Mike Kasterano
and Frank Humball, 5802 South
Forty-eighth street. Humball had a
black eye and was covered with
blood. He said he didn't know what
hit him. The two men were fined
$15 each for disturbance by Judge
Wappich in South Side police court
yesterday and the woman was dis
charged. Liquor Sleuths Find Only
Smell, But Inmates Fined
Suspicious odors were all the rum
sleuths found when they raided a
party at 4702 South Twenty-seventh
street, but Judge Wappit'i fined R.
S. Stewart $15 on charges of conduct
ing a disorderly house, and fined
these $5 each as inmates: Ada Wil
liams, Ann Stewart, M. A. Penn,
Kansas City: Ray Jackson and
Floyd Hagen, 3915 California street,
and bred Mango, Military avenue.
Wife Says She Can Spare
Him; Husband Gets 30 Days
"Can you spare him 30 days?"
asked Judge Wappich of Sophia
Benak, 3419 T street, when she ap
peared against her husband, Frank,
in South Side police court whom she
had arrested for abusing her.
Yes, 90 days if you say so, she
replied.
So Frank was sentenced to 30 days
in jail.
Change Grabber Fined
When Joe Martena laid out $6.92
in change on-the show case in the
pop stand at 4921 ' South Twenty
fifth street, Juan Tarcvicia picked it
up, Martena told police who an
swered his summons and arrested
Tarcvicia. Judge Wappich fined
him $15.
Pop Stand Man Fined
John Jacobs who runs a pop
stand at 4921 South Twenty-fifth
street, was fined $100 for illegal pos
session of liquor by Judge Wappich
in South Side police court Friday.
Ey THOMAS J. FITZMORRIS.
A clear business gain of $6,000,
000 in 12 months, lifting total re
sources to $84,000,000; paying out
$10,000,000 in cash to withdrawing
members; distributing around $5,
000,000 in earned dividends; financ
ing in part the building of 1,480
dwellings and making loans on 3,107
other than new construction these
are hi;jh . points in the official re
ports of the building, savings and
loan associations of Nebraska for
the fiscal year ending June 30, last.
The 12 months covered by the re
ports embrace the start of the to
boggan slide from the peaks of the
war boom, the concussion and con
fusion at the bottom of the slide,
and the slow, painful healing of the
wounds.
Among co-operative associations
the demands of withdrawing mem
bers exceeded any previous experi
ence. The fact that as a whole these
institutions pulled through the 12
months of business upheaval with
resources unimpaired and substan
tially increased is one of the notable
business achievements of the period.
Gains Fairly Even.
Gains average fairly even through
out the state. Only five of the re
porting associations show slight
shrinkage in assets.
The associations of Omaha con
tinue to lead the rest of the state
in resources and home building ac
tivities. In round numbers the as
sets of 10 associations aggregate
$52,000,000, or 62 per cent of the
state's total. This is a gain of $3,-
966,752 in 12 months.
Assuming that Omaha is firmly
in the 200,000 population class at
this time, a division of the resources
of the 10 associations would mean
$260 for every man, woman and child
in the city. No other city of equal
population has yet contested Oma
ha's leadership in co-operative thrift.
Finance Home Building.
In spite of the reduced volume of
money, associations financed homet
building to a moderate extent. Thirty-six
associations report loans for
the erection of 1,480 dwellings and
3,107 made loans on homes built in
former years.
Association managers express
great confidence in present condi
tions as indicating steady progress
in co-operative thrift and home-making.
Following is a table of associa
tion resources and fiscal year gains
in 18 of the leading cities of the
state:
Omalia
Lincoln
Hoatiice
Fro mo nt
North Platte...
(rami Island..
Norfolk
Columbus
Nebraska City.
PlRtt8mouth. .,
Hastings
Reward
Tacumaeh
Wahoo
Kearney
Hartlntjton ,,,
Aurora
Falrbury
AshMs.
. fS2.U31.4S0
. 8.501,014
. 3.916,118
. J. 696.446
. 1.4S9.671
. 1.41S.S5
. 1.41 fi PI 1
. 1,. 134, MO
400,254
337,344
814,230
307,!0
261,211
220.246
Sl. 915
175,810
. 82,147
22.000
Fiscal Tear
Increase.
S3,,75t
117,685
320,410
S20.490
157.74
188.268
89.183
14,!6K
60,189
72,198
'60.053
49.3I6
15,972
4,144
28,930
1.447
16,000
Douglas Trust Buys Flat
Building for Investment
The Douglas Trust, an investment
corporation formed a short time
ago, has purchased a flat building
on Twentieth street just north of
St. Marys avenue, facing east from
H. B. Payne. The company plans
to hold the property as an invest
ment. The price paid for the build
ing was not made public. A. 1'.
Tukey & Son made the deal.
OVERALLS
pair.
RAINBOW
World of wear in every
Union Made
Sold exclusively at
PHILIP'S DEPT. STORE
24th and O Street
South Side Brevities
For rent, 2 unfurnished rooms.
So. 20th St., phone Market 2103.
4429
Are Yon Taking Advantage of the Big
Values Offered at Philip's Big Store 1
1,500 piece of granite and aluminumware go on tale
Monday at 9:00 a. m. at a never-before-heard-of price.
This big lot con
sists of practically
every kind of a
kitchen utensil
wanted in every
household, such as
percolators, tea
kettles, sauce pans,
preserving kettles,
VALUES UP TO $2.75
YOUR CHOICE
49c
MONDAY ONLY
REMODELING SALE
double boilers, cof
fee and tea pots,
colanders, dinner
buckets, pitchers,
milk kettle 8,
seamed covered
buckets, dish pans,
chambers, wash
basins, dippers,
Some are aluminum;
deep corn cake pans, frying pans, etc., etc
others are of granite, blue and white, gray and gray, white and
white.
24th and O Sts. w Solicit Mail OrJer. South OiTiah
Trading SUmpi They art CirtD With Each fin i a
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Binner
Corsets
and
Expert
Binner
Servico
McCall'a
Printed
Pattern
Solve
Perplexinr
Problem
ensational Dress Sale
Will Start Monday Morning
$39.50 $45.00 T CP'TH.f
up to $65.00 JUresses
Dresses
Such wonderful
Dress values have
never been offered
at such an oppor
tune time. The
workmanship
alone is worth more
than the sale price
of the Dresses.
Dresses
Consist of Georg
ettes, Satins, Can
tons, Combinations
of Lace and Silk
every one a distinc-
tive stvle and
made for dress and
semi-d r e s s occa-sions.
Second Floor
On Sale for One Day Only
Monday At This Low Price.
Not a Dress Will Be Left.
$25.00
Last White Skirt
Sale of the Season
300 Beautiful "White Gaberdine Skirts, $3 to $3 Values
Choice $1.95 Monday
New Fall Suits
Special Monday
Interesting Assortments of Fall's Newest Creations in Suite
$39.75 $49.00 $59.00
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