Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 21, 1915, Page 12

THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1915. O ——— ELEVATION CHARGE fé&édfeigééfiig MUST BB STOPPED| " Willo On Strect Grain Exchange Loses Its Fight to! tiere s a bit of tmpromptu street vau- : deville that came to James R, Lysaght, Keep !h;llley!t:n Allowance the trim young soldier who stands in an in Vogue. | khaki uniform outside the army recruit- |ing station at Fifteenth and Dodge AWAIT THE FULL DECISION |streets. This all happened in eleven min- | utes by the postoffics clock | First—Sad-eved youth appeared with Grain dealers of Omaha and the " L "0 you want to make M7 Grain Exchange are eagerly awall-|.[,u 5 quck want to swim?’ said Ly- ing the arrival of the full text of the saght. Youth showed circular for won- order of the Interstate Commerce |derful kitchen utensil, combined strainer, isin-seeder, dishpan, sleve, stewpan, rs the discon-|™ R o e & ho | colander, biscuit shredder and bread tinuance of the allowance by the |, ... Consignment at depot. Youth roads of 1§ cent per bushel eleva-!lacked cash to pay the freight. Lysaght tion charges on grain that is un-‘m\y frv:um. make $4. Rejected. oad and reloaded into| Second—Aged party, shrunk, shank, slit- Jaded tn om“.r t:hr o Staitet |terea pantaloon, ete. Said he had two Other cars for further shipm ‘| sons who were “Just waiting’' till he dled Press dispatches have announced (o get his Insurance. But he had fooled that the commission has decided the|them, had et insurance lapse. Ha, ha, ha, case Omaha Grain KEx-|he'd fool ‘em. Toddlss up the street """;'a:h’ m| "“ R ught | Third--Bibulovs individual approaches. tomn!:'ld'l:.ll. "'":' sation sOUENY g, cchanatian conversation. 1 was upho practice. BRI RN | robbed of $20 In & place last night,” sald The practice began as far back as|B. I “But I fooled 'em. I fooled ‘em. 189, when roads leading into Ongaha | Hfad 'nother $20 in my mock. They didn't | pald the grain man % of & cent a bulhel. | find that, Not as easy as I look.” Sald This was called an elevation allowance the merry Lysaght, “Why don't you fool | or elovation charge, because when the|'em again. Go down onizht and let ‘em &rain came In over one road it had to get the other twenty?’ Sald the B. I, be stored In an elevator before it was “Can't. Too late. Spent it." again loaded into the cars of another| And #o it goes all day long. “What's road to be shipped out. Thus a west- the use of me going to the Kmpress?* ern road terminating at Omaha would says Lysaght. unload its grain in Omaha | R WA Later it was changed. Other roads E b d G leading cast, south or southwest from very 0 y 01ng' Omaha would naturally compete for the | B f P business of nauiing that srain out when| 00 BOOSE for Pa's 1t should be ready to £o on to fits final : | destination. This competition led to the Blg BOOStBI’ D&)" practice of the roads hauling the xrain out offering to stand the em.u.m! A 808en o more subistanital erganise~ _Charges here. Competition grew keen,|(iony were represented in & base ball and then the Interstate Commer:o com- | hoosters meoting held at the Commercial mission declared % of a cent o be an |nyn yesterday when it was decided that adequate charge. all organizatins repressnted would uss | Appeal to Commission. | their gfforts to get all thelr members to Some time ago the southbound roads, | €00 te to make hooster day, August | led by the Missourl Pacific, attempted |6 & big day In the history of bawe ball to cancel this charge on grain destined | !n Omaha. o the southwest. They appealed to the| Those present were I W, Miner for Interstate Commerce commission. the Elks, Tom Kelly and Jack Hogan The Omaba Grain exchange, through | for the Rctary club, Charles Doherty and €. D. Sturtevant, chairman of the trans-|R. T. Wallace of the Ad club, Charles portation committee, and ¥ P. Smith, | W. Britt and Fren Hansen of the Easles, Attorney for the exchange, ashed the [J. D. Weaver of Ak-Sar-Ben, Paul commission to suspend the cancellation, | Welmer of the Noonday club, Jack pending an investigation. The Investiga. | BYre of the Traffic ciub, R, W. Besioy tion has been made, And the commission | A" J. W. Gamble of the Omaha Manu- has upheld the request of the southern | fACturers’ assoctation, E. E. Wise of the roads, Rotall Grocers association, J, W, AMo:» o ” {calfe of the Amsociateq Retalers, A. I. “?,"':;':'l:‘,:::;u:r ,,:R':':;r;m‘:: [Creigh of the Omaha Real Estate ex- | &rain destined to the wuth uud south- | hande, W. R. Mughes of the Omaha Wést, because this allowance, wiich once | Slearing - House amociation, A L oads it 1n still to be pormitted, as the | "' Jocal grain exchange understands the t t : i local grain exchange has opened ee 0 onsll er Renumbering and £ cancellation of thia allowance on the southbound roads on the grounds that 2 1t was dlscriminatory within the weaning N s Buorman, anti-arint lam. Renaming Streets . The rallroads defended the practice’ on the ground that it was worth that much | Thursday morning city commissioners | A0 them to get their cara unlorded In & | will conter with post office npflunn-‘ hurry, -~ tives on the subject of Tevising street names and numbers of Greater Omaha. It is intended to avold duplieations of | addressos by reason of similarity of names of stroets, and a continuous num- bering north and south of Dodge street will be proposed. Mayor Thompson to Come On Burlington The Jargest special movement of the sonson is due to arrive in Omaba over the Burlington from the west, on the afterncon of July 3l The muvement is that of Mayor Thompson of Chicago with his apecial’ party, and the First infantry regiment of the Illinols Naticnal guard, About 1,000 people will composc the party, and several trains will be used to handle them. They are ceturning from San Francisco, where they atiended the exposition during Chicago day wnd Tiiinols day. ‘The return route brings them to Den- ver «over the Unlon Pacific, to Omaha over the Burlington, 4nd from here to = Tony Bianco, Wanted . Here for Murder, is - Takenin New York Sergeant Deveresse has gone to Ithaca, N. Y., to bring back Tony Blanco, ar- fested there yesterday on suspicion of being the man wanted here for a murder |* committed & year and a half ago. On January 4, 104, at Twenty-second and Mason streets, Joseph Miletoch! was murdered and Luke Passanoso was stabbed and Blanco is supposed to be the man who a@id the job. For a yoar and a haif the police have f E i tain he was the - Lambert Says New - Light Rates Unfair Cornoration Counsel Lambert is opposed to the new schedule of rates announced 11 by the Omana Fiectric Lighe & Power| NOAT Stop Bill is &mmuumcmum- \U f 0 il - his contialin that the nes rates €ase of many wrderate users »f current b 1 thess rates In many instancas will in.| An ordinance to require street cars to erease the 1aonthly 1.e. stop on near sides of intersections has Mr. Lambert is preparing & statement |been introduced by a city commissioner. he expects to have ready soon. In | The subject will be discussed in commit- statement, he says, he will offer {tee of the whole next Monday morning. 4 figures to back up the charges against |At the same time a communication from these rates. the Omaha Automobile club on this sub- —_— ject will be considered. NEW PAINTINGS PLACED LIBRAR BEN GALLAGHER PUTS ON s ——! . SHOW DURING HAIL STORM The Bee photographer missed a thrin- ing sight during the storm Sunday when Ben Gallagher was caught by the hail in his auto near the Omaha club. As he was not able to drive up In front of the club he made a run for the entrance of the Masonic temple across the street. ‘When the hafl began to welt him there he decided he had better get over to * | the club, especially as fellow club men in the windows were giving him the ha The Omaha Fine Arts society has lately A. N. HAGEN ADDED TO THE LIBRARY BOARD Dr. A. N. been added mayor, the beginning s LI f?frf?ti: i He paid $1650 for the 5-passenger car, about which he is so en- thusiastic, Thissame car with 7-passengeér body now sells for $ 1550. The letter published below was received in the ordinary course of business on I\Xay 22, 1915. We are publishing it without a change. New York, May 21, 1915, Chalmers Motor Co., It purrs, ners Mot As for the self-starter, I never saw a bet- Detroit, Michigan. i ter one. It doesn’t go off with a loud, Gentlemen:—It seems to me thet it grating noise. It does not whirr and buzz, would be only fair to the Chalmers Company but just slips into action with scarcely a for me to express my opinion of my car. sound. I have had it long enough to know it thor- As I am careful to give the car all the oughly. The en usiasm which with gasoline, oil, water and grease that it needs, the purchase of “something new" has had it “keeps going” every minute. It is far a chance to tone down a bit, and I can now from being a greedy consumer of gasoline the actions and the general make- and it demands a most moderate allowance up of the car much better than I could dur- of oil. ing.the,first days of my possession of it. Rides the “Bumps” Will it ride the “bumps?” It certainly 2 A Buyer’s Questions o f will and does. There is a joy in riding i ull-e{:‘m"n‘n::::t;hx.hml;he buyer of car that travels over co blutondel:' ;ce; Could I have purchased a better car for rough, rocky roads, over bumpy places, without making the riders bounce up and the same or a less amount? down liks jumping jacks, Will it make a hit when I “show it off” to my friends? And fin.lelfl' what about the Chalmers Is there anything about it that looks Service? Well, I know of no way toimprove hator it. I have not been in need of repairs— Is it comfortable to ride in? but the few little things I have needed have 1s the engine quiet? given such courteous and prompt Will the self-starter always start? attention that I can appreciate why other lsit easy to keep going? owners give so much praise to the way their Will it “ride the bumps?” requests and complaints are attended to. How will the local office handle any During the past month I have made two “kick?"” tours in New England. One covered the These are not the questions of the tech- cities of Connecticut, the other took in a Demonstration Niad Dress Shields in Notion Dept. Demonstration Niad Dress Shields in Notion Dept. Rousing Specials Wednesday in Our Domestic Room Cloak and Suit Department Our clearing sales offer you an opportunity to make a dollar do the work of two—or enable you to get a dollar’s worth for fifty cepts; which ever way you look at it. Notice these specials for Wednesday: $3.00 Wash Dresses $1.29 175 fine wash dresses in figured and striped batistes, Swiss embroidery vests, collars and cuffs with coatee effect, wide belts and yoke skirts; these sold up to $3.00; choice Wednesday Middy Suits Worth $3.50 at $1.39 White Middy sulits, sizes 16 to 36, made of fine 6-oz. drill, 844nch coats, striped collars and cuffs, 4-inch belts, new circular skirts, button trimming, sold at $3.50; special Wednesday, oo i $1.39 75¢c Kimonos 39c¢ Long kimonos in shirred walsts and yoke effects, in pink, blue and lavender, floral patterns; reg- ular 59¢ to 75c values; choice Wednesday...... 39c i ........................... $1.29 $7.50 Dress Skirts Now $3.98 Women’s fine dress skirts, in black taffetas, shirred tops, new circular styles, button trimming down front, also high fitted belt effects, also an elegant lot of full box pleated plaids; these gkirts sold at $6.50, $6.95 and $7.50, all go at one price Wednesday at ...... s3-98 Oliver Twist Children's "Oliver Twist” Play Buits in plain color and striped combination; regular 25c 15 values, Wednesday ..... c Idmit 8 to a customer. Men’s Furnishing Department About 200 dozen high class Sum- mer Shirts, pongees, satinettes, pique and madras shirting, made up in the late styles, double French cuffs, worth to BB RE el e 98¢ Bathing Suits at Low Prices Cotton and wool bathing suits in a great variety of colors, worth 75¢ to $5.00, at 496 = $3.50 Domestic Room A large lot of Boys’ Shirts, with and without collars; all colors to choose from, worth up to 75¢, on salout. ..oy 39(.‘-19(.‘ Men's 10c red, blue and 5 white Handkerchiets at.., 9 C Men's 10c Hose at........ 5¢ Grocery Specials For Wednesday 18 1bs. best Cane Granulated 8u S i h At ir s s N Y Chibin 10 bars Beat 'Em All, Diamond “C* or Laundry Queen White Laundry BOWD 5% 0%y § oh i s.s oS e md e 85¢ ¢ bars Silexo Bcouring Soap .... 1 1bs. White or Yellow Cornmeal 180 cans Oll or Mustard Sardines.. 850 1bs, best Bulk Laundry Starch 880 32-0z, jars Pure Fruit Preserves 280 The best Domestic Macaroni, Spa- ghett!, Vermicelll or Nood Ké Condensed Milk . Hand Picked Ni den Pumpkin, U . y or}?uufl Beans 7}e0 16-0z. cans fancy in’ Olives... 105 3 double sheets Tangléfoot Fly Pa- 8¢ Try our Diamond * Blend for leoe $98 POURM .ooicoaiborgasosossiy 380 Oolong. Gun Powder, Japan or Eng- lish Breakfast Tea, 50c quality, m pound 1 sie . Golden Santos Coffee, 1b. 200 Butter and Obeese Department for the People. 'he best Creamery Butter, cartoa, v el Fancy Bairy ‘Table Butter. Ib.. " Tancy New York White 'Wisoonan Cream or Young America Cheese, at, o R Y The People’s V 18 Ibs, New Potatoes . large mbers . . b-::chel Green _Onion 8 bunches fresh Radish Large, julcy Lemons, dozen ars IRY HAYDEN’S FIRST .7, nical man nor of the expert automobilist. dozen or more of the Massachusetts towns. They are the things that a business man I aver: over one hundred miles a day. | who drives his own car, will ask. drove the car myself. An Owner’s Answers Never Any Trouble Here are my answers: Not once did I have any real trouble. I consider the Chalmers Car at $1,650. the cheapest h{ymthcmuht. In appearance, equipment, P, con- struction, power, flexibility, and comfort, it is, to my way of thinking, superior to llzlhr:lell' ltme:‘lhy dolllnmorde ve owners hldlcyucodcmne with 'me and every man has expressed his amazement at the ability of the Chalmers Company to put out a remarkable car at such a very low price. I never have to show off my car to my friends. They do the talking for me. Thoy say, “len’t it a beautiful car”—*what fine lines.” One i i i The tool kit, so far as I was ight just as well have been left at home. A little water, an occasional supply of lubricating oil, the filling of the gasoline tank whenever | saw an "ltlnai::"pria at a supply station—a screwing up of grease cups—that was all my Chalmers needed. Think what the possession of such a car means to a business man! Freedom from complications so far as to the operation of the car is concerned. Al of worry over possible break-downs. The luxury of owning and operating a responsive, reliable, speedy piece of machinery that will take him a hundred or two hundred miles a day, or a few miles through the parkways of his own city. A car that his wife or his child can drive. A car that he is proud to be u-\inl_ln_:::huluwnlm e near the i is nothing ¢ about one ittle item.” seen in, IR And Always Economical %‘"d‘.w' i A car that is economical to operate and Regarding the matter of comfort in rid- ich hgs an established reputation for ing, my wife could best that tion. S\e-elettud!helé.:uh::dlide;uz tonneau seat as her “place” in the car and miles that we just finished, she has y. combortab the way it k oul the shop. A oo e et o & e T less than $1700. _Axpl‘gubeblmcdforl;drr’oenthu- been thoroughly comfortable and Cur and I am gad that T awn o © ltd"-. that even a long ride does not tire Yok lacialy: The quietness of the engine is a constant E. D. GIBBS, 219 West 81st St. j Special Features—Chalmers Si»-48 Full 48 h. p. motor—Big7-passenger Body. 126" wheel base—34" x 414" tires, Nobbylrud-nnmrvh’oeh. Entz non-stallable starter. 48" vanadium steel rear 'prm—ctn strong torque tube. Equipment complete even to Yale to prevent theft of car. Stewart-Toozer Motor Co. 2048-52 Farnam St. Phone Doug. 138 Wo are closing our territory now, and want good, live agents, “#rlu us for parti u'ars, E‘IIW?',',','.'"'IH ”H’ "’"fllm ' llm m'l i"f”"','“!fl“’” l"” N!l “f",'! ”“ “WW "”m “fl[ i ] s = ea Mot Sompent] ‘l‘ il g || ' i i Shoes for Boy Scouts-- ANY Boy Scout knows the importance sturdy, comfortable of foot- - - F R —— wear. That's why so many Boy Scouts have made this store their headquarters for shoes. 2 Our Boys’ Shoes are made secientifically, for comfort and endurance. Scout Masters recommend \ them. Boys like the smart style of our models, too, as much as they appreciate their quality. Our stock of Boys’ Summer Footwear includes ever style for every occasion of dress or play. Lowest prices E 7SHOE CQ 181 & DOUGLAS After the game is over you will find a cold bottle of Krug w most delicious. .It will not cost you any more, then why not insist on a beer of quality. Bave Coupons aund get free premium. Phone Doug. 1889, LUXUS MERCANTILE CO., Distributors