Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 19, 1915, Page 36

DA S SR —a IS . =) MORE SALES MADE 'KENNEDY URGES AID OF BUSINESS LOIS Development of Retail District Shown by Building Permits and | Real Estate Transfers. MIGH.CLASS HOUSES IN DEMAND | More business property changed hands in Omaha during the year 1915 than in any one of a great many years past, according to the best informed of the real estate men who have been in business in Omaha ; for a substantial length of time | The development of the retail dis- trict is clearly shown by the bullding | permits and the real estate transfors In that section of the city. The sale | of business property has by no means ‘ been confined to the strictly down- | town district, but transfers have | been active in many other business | localities of the city. Tn the way of residence property it has | been high clase residence property that was most in demand this year. There has been little demand for cheap prop- ertles. The demand was largely in ad- ditions where restrictions were predoml- mant features, and where values were mbove 3500 per lot and from that up to $5,000. Old houses or cheap lots. men agree, have been a drug on the market this _yéar. On the other hand, mew houses have found a ready sale where reasonable terms could be made. real estate More Inquirers Become Buyers. “A fair idea of the condition of real estate business for the year, compared to last year, can be obtained,” sald, B. R. Benson of Hastings & Heyden, *by mak- ing & review of our own books. They show that this year we have sold to 24 per cent of all persons that inquired for property, while last year we sold to only " 18 per cent. ““We made twice as many sales in No- Vember of thig year as we did In No- vember of last year. Weather conditions #hould not be taken iInto consideration, because we had just as fine weather last year as we did this year, and the big snow that came just a year ago, compares favorably with the one of last Thursday. “Up until September 15 this year, how- ever, we had only three good Sundays ‘When people could feel like going out to look over property. The long, cold, rainy summer did much to hinder sales, but|ex notwithstanding all the undesirable ‘weather conditiohs, we feel that bus hess conditions this year are much bet- ‘When asked about real estate condi- tions, Mr. Benson sald: “Whist can be sald of the sale of new houses is also true of the rental bus ness. In looking over our rental list we find but one desirable detached house for rent. 1 mean by this a house that fs new and modern in every respect. ‘There are quite a number of old houses, partly modern houses, to be had, but rule has been that whenever we had neat bungalow or a desirable house for has been rented almost imme- it was a year ago, Our rental but very few apart vents for you take into consideration umber of apartment houses that have bullt this year, It Is surprising how : y they have been filled. We have superintended the construction of a num- ber of these bulldings, and in all cases ‘where the bullding was finished by Oc- fober 15, every apartment was filled. that have been finished since that time could not be expected to be rented, because people are usually settled before November 1 for the winter. However, there ts, substantlating the fact mmmwwmodomn-l rangements in apartments, and appre- clate any new feature that is embodied vis purvhnnd one acre of nu for 8900, pnmhna an acre elhun purchased lots ut Bouv\n for $000. an acre oK u- —rehusa two acres in an acre in Ben- wnhll.d two and block West Benson mglfnw two acres mn Johnson h:ouhu-d an acre in Da an acre In “. two acres i di gt e - S raea I Ao two IIRU.‘ one acre in Robert E. | gation is absolutely necessary for the | { told of the FOR RIVER TRAFFIC Fedcrnl Leg! ltxon and Assistance | for Navigation of Missouri Neces- sary to Omaha’s Prosperity. ! TALKS TO REAL ESTATE MEN That proper federal legislation is a great help to all business and that | federal aid for Missouri river navi- future prosperity of Omaha was as- serted by John L. Kennedy, Wednes- day noon, at the weekly luncheon of the Omaha Real Estate exchange. “‘Get constructive, favorable fed- eral legislation on important pro- jects,” he urged, “then go ahead and boost and work for them and suc- cess i sure to follow."” In succession he discussed the effect of federal legislation on the tariff, rallroad rebates and free passes, river navigation, rural credits and other matters. THis re- marks on Missouri river development for frelght barge line purposes was especially interesting and timely, as he attended the recent river navigation hearing at Kan- sas Clty and was one of Omaha's chlef spokesmen in favor of improvement of the Missouri for navigation. As to ono objection of the army en- gineers to development of the river, he answer he had once given while in congress, and which he repeated | recently at Kansas City The argument had been advanced that it was not worth while to make the Mis- sourl navigable, because frelght shipping on the Mississippl, already navigable, had ' THE AH Donald . Crisp as Gen. U.S.Grant in’] OVE, pathos, humor, eynicism, all aro delicately and beauti- fully woven into the plot of “The Beloved = Vagabond," which opens at the Boyd to- day for he He- loved Vagabond” is a six-reel American drama In color, founded on the famous novel of Willlam J. Locke, and features gradually decreased, and such would be Hable to be the case on the Missouri, after e government had spent much money to improve it What Killed River Traffic. Attorney Kennedy sald that in reply to that objection he had made the following statement some years ago in congress, and again recently at the Kansas City hear- ing “It was cut-throat freight rebating by the raliroads competing against river transportation, that killed the latter on the Mississippl, and not tne alleged im- practicabllity of river transportation. When the government made it a serious offen: to give rebates and thereby practically opped that practice, It marked the (-nd of the decline In river transportatio “Likewis he told the Real Eatate hange, “If congress will make it pos- o by river improvement, for Omaha business hou to ship their goods south by way of the Missouri, that helpful fed- eral legislation will prove a boon: to mid- west husiness, “Fufthermore, . such federal help to- ward use of the Missourl for ‘transporta- tion south from Omaha will be abso- lutely necessary, If Omaha is to continue to enjoy prosperity. Otherwise, the open- ing the Panama canal will benefit busi- ness on the coast and will hurt Omah by glving the coast business the advan- tage of water transportation in competi- tion with the raflroads, while Omaha will have to pay fhcreased raliroad freight rates and will not be able to gain new manufactories by being able to offer cheap transportation facllities. May Suffer from Canal ‘Unless river nalvgation i{s thus made avallable south from Omaha by federal ald, Omaha's trade territory will suffer rather than benefit from the canal, by being left at the mercy of the rallroads. “It In therefore highly important that the Real Estate exchange, and all other Omaha organizations seeking the growth and Increased commercial importance of the Gate City, should get behind the river navigation project and push it throug] “Only In that way, through federal leg- islative help, can the necessary ald be secured to make river navigation pos- sible and practical from Omaha south- ward, and thereby preserve prosperity and growth for Omaha In the future." SHULER & CARY REPORT BIG SALES FOR THIS FALL Shuler & Cary report a very active fall by recent sales through their office, and judging from the tone of their re- port, the local real estate market has kept pace with improved conditions of the most popular and polished movie star of flimdom, Edwin Arden. The play is produced by Edwin Jose, and is one of the high class Pathe Gold Rooster productions. The story of how Gaston de Nerac (played by BEdwin Arden), a famous architect, chivalrously sacrifices himself to'save the father of his betrothed from financial ruin, and sees her married to the man who loans him the money, is pathetic yet Inspiring. Gaston de Nerac baving lost the thing iIn life he most treasured gives up his art, friends and the future, and assuming the name of Paragot goes forth into the world a eynie, to bury with the past all hopes of the future. The play deals with the reck- less abandon of his life for some years, until he is brought to a better view of the future through the assoclation of a 1ad of 15, The ultimate happiness of “The Beloved Vagabond” leaves a utiful pleture in the mind of every spectator. Edwin Arden as “The Beloved Vaga- bond” adds to the character a poliesh and fineness which brings the autlience into a close, swmpathetic relation with the act'on of the play. '“The Beloved Vaga- bond” will be at the Boyd six days, com- mencing Suiday, December 19, e In the “Battle Cry of Peace” which opens Christmas day for two weeks at the Boyd theater you will see a motion plcture drama on as vast a scale as “The Birth of a Nation.” Thousands of poldlers are seen in deadly combat. In the production are 25,000 National guards. men, 800 members of the Grand Army and 8,000 supernumeraries. Reviewers say it is the most vast screen spectacle ever presented. The plcture drama deals with the sub- Ject which 1s today nearest the heart of every Amerlean citizen; the problem of military preparedness. The defenseless condition of America is portrayed. You are shown the possible invasion of New York City, and behold aerial bhombard- ments. These are but two of the twelve enormous features. Other forceful scenes are exhibited. You see the havoc wrought by the enemy's cruisers, its sub- marines, its shell, shrapnel, bombs and mines. You see the city in flames, the metropolls lald waste. More important still, “The Battle Cry calamity can be avolded. The way to wrought by the enemy's crulsers, its sub- peace, to peace with honor, is forcefully illustrated. This immense spectacle drama was written by J. Stuart Blackton of the Vitagrapgh company. The production was produced ander his supervision on a scale never before attempted. One of the ac- complishments of this film masterplece is the emrolling of men and women, by the mcores of thousands, to the idea of the money market over the entire since October 1, in To Frances Ross, six-room house and l.wo lots, at 4440 D port street, $2.465. seven-rool 1 house, un- 'hnn der construction, -fifth avenue and P%Dh'l:n lvin " . ve-room_house, 18" Nortn ) Irv.yvaflth At . To Willlam P, d, six rooms and IIIII room, 4385 (?l reet, $3,300. 'l'lmron Mitohell, five-room house IM lol under construction, w10 Cass o Andro' J. Swinkholm, four-room couln Nll Archer avenue, $1.600. E. Roe, 405 ve-room cnluln stree For A. C. Wahiby, nx-mm nouse, 141 Nonh 'l'hlfl)’-flhh street, 83, Young, ten-reom residence, ml Lolhrop atreet, §7,600. The following vacant properties since October 1: Poppleton Park mdmon. thirty- ight lots, totaling in price. hkuldn maluon. llx lot: vision, elght lota, total price. jeate “Hill addition, nine |ntl, to\ulln‘ in price in vacan four puuend lots.. Total sales through office, since October 1 . seisnnsen MARTIN REPORTS MANY SALES ON THE NORTH SIDE house, $21,600 " o seventy- Properiie military mrndneu for America. ‘The sixth and final week of “The Birth of a Natlon" begins today at the Bran- A SUNDAY BEF Birth of a Nation" At the Brandeis Mante]l At the Strand dels theater and on Christmas night of this week, when it will be presented for the last time, it will have been given in Omaha at elghty-three consecutive per- formances, eclipsing any previous record by weeks. It is a curious fact that in spite of the world’'s greatest and most far-reaching war, a great American spectacular and, incidentally, argument for peace, has in- vaded the cities of Europe and promises to stay., “The Birth of a Nation" opened a two years' run at the famous Covent Garden in London on July § and August 1 commenced at the Grand opera house in Paris, the world's most magnificent opera house, and at the La Scala Milan, Italy, historic among the opern houses of the world. It is announced that other European capitals are soon to be invifed by the big visuall- zatlon, Vienna and Berlin among them. Just what sentiment these countries will show in our reconstruction period and its terrors, which will be thelr own soon, the workings of the Ku Klux Klan, etc, will be Interesting to note. They are pretty well read on the civil war over there and on Lincoln, Grant and Lee, almost as well as we are, but whether the sentiments of the story will find the same response there is another question. Of course “The Birth of a Nation" {s purely American, but its les- #ons are as broad ms the earth. The wonderful reallsm of war, however, and the amazement of it all, will take the place of local color with them and likeiy it will create as much European news- paper talk as it has on this side of the water, noted it A most varied and pleasing program will be presented at the Strand this week commencing this afternoon when the at- traction will be Robert Mantell and “The Unfaithful Wife" play, The ex- mer home In New Jérsey and are of more than special Interest on this account, in addition to their beauty. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday cories the film spectacle of the season, “The Eternal City,” featuring Pauline Frederick. This production, which is in elght parts, was made under the personal supervision of Hugh Ford and Edwin 8, Porter iimthe exact locale in London and Rome where Hall Caine lald his wonder. ful story and thousands upon thousands of soldiers, etc., are used. Th's produc- tion ran for months at the Astor theater, New York, at a dollar adm'ssion, but notwithstanding the high rental of this feature, no change wiil be made in the Strand admission price. Friday and Bllurdly comes Willlam Bell Isle, $,000; W. J. Brennan, home In Florence boulevard, 3,70, G, W. Covert, lot on_Florence boulevard, $2,250; L. P. Olin, house at Poppleton avenue, ,800; 1, M. Dunham, house at Twent arth ‘sind ‘Browne, #450; Lucila Wit nell, home at Crown’ Point avenue, 8. Elmer Johnson, home at 247 Crown Polnl avenue, $3.600; Lester R. Slonecker, home in Minne Lusa, $1.50 Two New Barges Being Built for The River Traffic Two blg new barges are to be built this winter by Omaha and Decatur men inter- ested in the barge line operations on the river between the two places. The river traftic of last summer and fall has been 80 successful that they have decided to @et ready in good season for the first opening of the river for traffic in the spring. The lumber is goIng up to Decatur now from Omaha for the construction of these two barges. They are to be of 175-ton capacity each, The Ada Belle, the 100- horse power boat that opecrated on the ACharles W. Martin & Co. report busi- mess very active In sales of homes and vacaut property on the North Side. The following recent . sales were made by them: School board, a block of in Minne Lusa; | Mione Lusa, K Minne Lusa, eifteen lots W. lnylcn. lot {n lot in| h h-l two Wlllhln hlle river during the latter part of the fall, |18 powerful enowgh, river men say, to handle these two barges lashed together very nicely. This Will mean greatly in- |creased facility for the shipping in the | spring, | About 1,000 toms of freight was handled by the bosts between Decatur and Omaha ‘durtn' the late summer and fall. since the little barge line was opened. Those who put thelr money into this initlal project D. Dernler, Snaller tws W, ose "3, Rex . 81250 Clarence A Jon- - 'are greatly pleased with the results, not | |only on aceount of what they have unade out of it, but on account of the pre- |cedent it has éAlablished for river navi- | gation here. It is reported that the Com- mercial that those wno financed barge line the last summer made about 1.5 per cent on their investment. | TRAINS INTO OMAHA LATE ACCOUNT OF WET SNOw er Towa and the Cow with Five Legs To Help Pay Off the Debt on the Church “Right this way, everybody, and see the greatest living wonder of the twentleth century. Endorsed by the national board of censors. An object ldsson in bovine physiological phenomena. We entreat you to witness this great treat—the five- legged cow. She is here today and gone tomorrow. Just think of it, & cow with five legs. All for one dime, 10 cents, two nickels."” The visitor to Fifty-second and Center streets may hear something like the foregoing tomorrow when the cow de- scribed will be exhibited for the benefit of the Jennings Methodist Episcopal ohurch at that location. The community has heard of an oyster going a long way towards paying off a church debt, but this is the first instance in the annals of religious fund-ralsing activity that & cow with five legs has been used to pay off a church debt Many tickets have been sold in advance and indications are that this strange animal will be seen by many people dur- ing Monday afternoon and evening. Saloon Keeper Foils Holdup by Grabbing DECEMBER | about | Frederick and others of 19 L/"l Fannie Ward inThe Cheat” Faversham in “One Million Dollars,” splendid Metro release of mystery, and wondertully acted intrigue, A photoplay in a thousand is nal City,” which Danlel present at the Strand Tuesday, Wednes- day and Thursday. It fairly deserves the adjective great, for nothing heretofore done by any American company has ex- celled it and only one or two plays have equalled it. Hall Caine's splendid story of the Donna Roma, who rises from the depths of ignominy to the furthest helghts of self-sacrifice, is presented so convinc- ingly as to create the illusion of actual happenings, thereby fulfilling the highest mission of the photo drama. Three things combine in the perfection achleved: Fine acting by Pauline Freder- ick and others of a large cast; careful direction and the employment of actual scenes in Rome as the background for two-thirds of the action. Miss the Famous | Players company journeyed to Rome for | the purpose and the scenes in and in | | Vatican ana the Castle of St. alao | | 1n the | the Vatican to St. Genevieve Hamper in a modern problem | | terior sets in this picture were pllnkoA[ graphed at President Wilson's new sum- | | | | about the Forum, the Collseum, the Angelo are and of remarkable beauty be- Even an actor pope is seen carried pontifi s ehair in processional from Peter's with the full pomp of papal ceremony. Again Fuller Mellish as Pope Plus XI is seen in the real garden of the Vatican with the noble guard and the Swiles guard about him. Simulation of real events could go no further. Miss Frederick Is a charming figure as Roma and in the moments of stress when she discovers the villainy of Bonelli, her protector, she s superb. The David Rossi of Thomas Holding 1s also an impersona~ tion of great force. His love for Roma and his anger when he belleves she has betrayed him are poftrayed with equal skill. Frank Losee as Bonelll s a specious vilain. To single out seems unfair, for each actor, not excluding the eeveral children, was exactly in character. 8> even a performance is seldom seen. St. Peter's, genuine sldes, Fannfe Ward is one of the stars to be seen this week in Paramwunt pictures at the Hipp theater. She is to be seen In her latest “Ths Cheat.”” She scores a tremendous personal triumph as an emotional actress, and is capably sup- ported by the popular Japanese star, Sessue Hayakawa, “Over Night," a screamingly successtul farce, is offered at the Hipp today only, with captivating Vivian Martin in the leading rele. Maclyn Arbuke of “Round- Up" fame is the Fipp's star for Thurs- day, Friday and Saturday, in a stirring political romance, “The Reform Candi- date.”” e first made a hit with Omah @8 the cowboy hero in “The Round-TU at the Boyd, by rolling a clgarette with one hand and exclaiming, “Nobody loves a fat man.” release, —_——— “The American Venus" is the title con- fered upon Miss Audrey Munson, heroine of “Inspiration,” a flve-part Mutual masterplece, by artists and sculptors throughout the world. Miss Munson, it s sald, boasts one of the most perfect forms of any of her sex in this country and possibly in Europe, Numerous artists for whom she has posed have made diligent efforts to find an equal of Miss Munson, but have falled. “Inspiration” is not only based on the Ise to fame and fortune of Miss Mun- son, but presents her in the leading role. a love produced and ‘The Eter- Frohman will CITY PRISONERS | And Now Ilrdme Wants to Find Some Way to Keep Them More Attached to Him. | FLEE FROM GUARD TO BUILD HOUSE POB WORKERS City Commissiones charge of the physical partment in connection with city prisoners, is trying to devise some scheme whereby he can get these workers to be more attached to him Two prisoners detached Jardine, in culture de- mora them- | selves Friday afterncon while a wagor | In which they |at | tugitives were transported stopped and Jackson streets. Both were negroes and were in charge of Assistant Superintendent Bern Keegan when this unceremonious defec- tion of the ranks occurred At the time of the mutiny Tenth ten prison- | ers were being taken to Sixth and Dorcas streets to erect a shack for the comfort | of prisoners who will, bs put on a grad- ing job at that location next week A Room for tha Roomer, or a Room-r} for the Room. Bee Want Ads Do the| Work, HEARS OF HIS BROTHER'S SUCCESS WITH CANCER CURE | Harvey D. Walker of this city grand master of the Ancient United Workmen, is advised brother, Dr. Charles H, Walker, | Eighty-sixth street, New York meeting with wonderful s s with a cancer cure that'he has discovered and | which he is now using. | Dr. Walker asserts that the prepara- tion that he is using is a combination of sulphur and selenium, the trade nnn\e\ belng suffo-selene. While the doctor fs not doing hu.m«a«\ without muking & charge, he announces that up to the limit of his ability, gratis he will supply the medicine to those who are suffering from cancer and who are unable to pay. All he asks in such | cases 18 the certificate of a physician that the case is one suitable for trom-I ment, | In a recent fssue of the New York | Sun there is an article of nearly a column detalling what has been accom- plished in and around New York by the use of the new cancer cure. . deputy | Order of | that his 27T West City, H FOR QUALITY GOODS AND A | BAVING OF 35 TO 50 PER CENT IT PAYS TO TRADE AT HAYDEN'S. 48-1b. sack best high grade#Diamond | H flour, nothing finer for your Xmas buddings, ples or cakes. ANNED GOODS FOR No, 3 cans fancy sweet sugar corn for . . Tha No. 2 ‘cans wax, lima beans No. 2 cans for . No. 3 ‘cans ‘golden pumpkin, sauer kraut or baked beans No. 3 cans fancy Californ or halved table peache: heavy syrup, per can . 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The court order is condition on the pay- ment of the fees into the office of ths clerk of the district court. 12 Days Yet Sharcs $1.16 Until January WFirst Shares (1911) were $1 00 Shares (1212) were $1.05 Shares (1913) were §1.08 Shares (1914) were $!.12 Shares (1915) are $1.16 Cash dividends will be paid Jan. 1st. Computed at 7% on pres- ent book value. Surplus profits divided Jan. 1st and July 1st and added to hmvk value of shares, This is your opportunity to or- der shares at $1.16, before January 1st, by mail or in per- son, American Security Company (Fiscal pay fees Agents) Home Builders = § Doug. %013, Omaha, Heavy Hoisting E. J. DAVIS 1212 Farnam $t. Tel. D. 353 OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS AYDEN J6 T DODGE 2% DOUGLAS STREETS Leave Your Xmas Grocery, Dried Fruits, Nuts, Canned Goods, Crackers, Butter, Cheese, Fruit and Vegetable Orders Early. S Funcy pound . 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Plenty of fresh dressed Turkeys, Geese, Ducks and Chickens at lowest possible prices—leave orders. Try HAYDEN'S First, | Gun and Shooting Rosaria Cammilleri, saloon keeper at 1202 South Twentieth street, at 7 o'clock yesterday momning had a thrilling re- volver battle with two strangers whose intentions were not honorable. Mr, Cammilleri was alone at the time. One of the strangers appeared and greeted the saloon man with & large gun, accompanied by a demand for money. ‘When the second stranger entered the saloon Cammilleri grabbed the revolver and both fled, an exchange of shots giv- ing & dramatic touch to the scene No one was hit nor was any money stolen. ——— A “For Sale” ad will turn second-hand furniture into cash. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING YOU ARE TOO LATE TO DO IT EARLY IN THE SEASON; BUT YOU ARE NOT TOO LATE TO DO, IT EARLY lN THE WEEK EARLY IN THE DAY BY SO DOING, YOU WILL FIND TRAVEL ON THE + STREET CARS MORE COMFORTABLE—AND STORE SERVICE MORE SATISFACTORY—THAN LATE IN THE WEEK OR LATE IN THE DAY. Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Company L T A R