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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1925)
Charities Work : Doubled in 1924, Thousands Aided Meeting to Be Held Tuesday Noon at Brandeis Restau rants; Typical Case Cited. The Associated Charities jn 1924 assisted twice as many families as in 1023, the annual report shows. Fam ilies to the number of 1,106, new to the organization, were taken care of; 8,047 children under 16 were given assistance according to their varied needs; 301 widows were helped or Put in the way of helping them selves; 209 transients were given as sistance. "The officers and workers snd all concerned feel that the public has come to understand and co-operate with the Associated Charities better lhan ever before and during the year the 12 regular visitors from the of fice had the assistance of a large number of volunteer workers," said Mrs. A. V. Shotwcll. A typical Instance menUoned is that of a woman who reported a week ago to thank the Associated Charities which, she said, had put her and her family of nine on their feet at a time when hope was nearly gone. Moral support and encourage ment were given as wsll as material aid and the family has now rehablll rated itself. “We thank you for our very lives,” said the woman. "This- is the sort of work tho Charities does,” said Mrs. shotwell, “not merely insant relief but placing of families in positions to be self Bustaining by encouragement and well-directed succor." Persons having situations to fill are asked to call the Charities. There is also need for second-hand clothing which will he called for if reported to Jackson 2287. There will be a meeting Tuesday noon in the Brandeis restaurants. DOLL HOSPITAL IN NEW LOCATION For many years those having doll families have looked to Dr. Fenner's Doll hospital for the care of almost every ill to which dolls are subject. Such minor ailments as decapitation, fracture of the skull, broken limbs, hemorrage of the peritoneum, high saudust pressure, falling hair, sleep ing sickness or shuteye, as It is some times called ,are trated by the resi dent physician. Mothers are advlesd that from to day on, the ne whospltal will be lo cated in the toy department on the third floor at Orchard-Wllhelm. Dr. Fenner, who has been famoua for his prophylactic health talks, will be glad to advise parents on the preservation of dolly's health. The famous aphorism “China Heads and Cement Sidewalks Don’t Go Well To gether" is one of Dr. Fenner's themes anil is well thought of in all dbli & circles. Uithovens to Erie. M. tJIthaven, formerly assistant merchandise manager of Burgess Nash, has returned from Erie, Pa., where he obtained a position as msr rhandlse manager for a store. He and his family will leave this week for Erie, after spending several days In Chicago enrouts. T.lfe insurance rates ars based upon “expecteancy,” and expectancy is closely allied with sanitation. The cleaner the town the longer the life. f TOMORROW ONLY^I We Will Sell to tha "Early Shopper” &*0 New Piano, $290 Terms, $10 Cash and $10 Monthly YOU CAN’T STARVE AND BE STRONG The old theory of "diet” in treating DIABETES is like expecting an automobile to run without gasoline. My book, "Bat and Get Well,” telling how to stop this useless starving and eat the food you need will bs sent free, postpaid, to any sufferer of diabetes. Write M. Riehartz, Dept 77, 280 W. 42nd St., New York. •t Lift Off-No Pain! Doesn't hurt one bit: Drop a little Kreezone” on an aching corn, in itantly that corn stops hurting, then shortly you lift It right off with fin gers. Tour druggist sells a tiny bottle of "Kreezone" for a few cents, sufficient te remove every herd corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, and the foot llueev, without soreness or Irrita tion, I Scotch Boy Climbs Long Hill As Lawyer, Fire Chief, Police Head, Banker, and KingAk-Sar-Ben XXX In Omaha And Now John L. Kennedy Plans to Try Playing Awhile ^ofm jS. CTfennedc, ■ ' ~ By J. T. ARMSTRONG. The pink cheeked little schoolboy listened Intently, his lips slightly parted and his eyes large and bright. The dour old Scotch schoolmaster was telling his class about Abraham Lin coln and the great United States across the Atlantic to the westward. "There is no slavery In the United States. All have equal opportunitlea, regardless of their birth,” related the schoolmaster. He told of the civil war which was fought to keep the prin ciple of liberty alive, and of the hum ble birth of Lincoln. And to the pink-cheeked school boy Df Uplawmoor public school In far iway Renfrewshire, Scotland, this talk was revelation. In him was born a staunch determination to live in the United States, where obscure ori gin prevented no one from rising to heights. • e e Snow was falling slowly In the Bllent, almost deserted street. Squat, unpainted frame dwellings, boasting the customary false fronts, loomed up In grotesque shapes In the half dusk of early dawn. A light shone here and there, lndi eating activity among early risers, but causing the unllghted sections to appear even more gloomy and deso late. The, young man, bearing a worn traveling bag, stopped In the center of the street and shivered. It was partly the cold and partly the dreari ness of the scene that led him to drop his grip and pull his coat closer about his shoulders. Then, seizing his bag and throwing back his shoulders, he walked westward, kicking up dirt from the unpaved thoroughfare as he progressed. * • e These were two big moments In the life of John laiuderdale Kennedy, Omaha’s leading citizen. First, the birth of deteimljiatlon to live and prosper in the United States; second, his arrival In Omaha 43 years ago—his advent to the city for which he has labored so unselfishly, and which has given him so much. Today, Mr. Kennedy, gray of hnlr and lined of countenance, Is making plans to retire from some of the score of activities In which ha has been a leader for so many years. Emigrated at 19. Born In Ayrshire, Scotland, on Octo ber 27, 1854, Mr. Kennedy realised hla first great ambition, engendered by the schoolmaster of Uplawmoor public school, when, at the age of 19, he crossed the Atlantic to this country. It -has been a long road, and some times a discouraging one, but a de cldedly worth-while one from the lit tle school house In Scotland to the beautiful hank office at Seventeenth and Farnam streets. As he sits at hia walnut desk In this offlcs. he can hear damns shriek from high priced motors below his windows; the ehrlll whistles of traffic policemen and the roar of censeleaa traffic. In the nolae there Is a song of success; personal and civic, for Mra. Kennedy. Town Is Now City. From his office window rows of high, massive buildings may he seen. The dismal town of 43 years ago has become a great city. And this too, should bring him happiness, for lie has had a real port In Its building. Omaha has mtant much to Mr. Kennedy, and hs has meant much to Omaha. After arriving In the United Stales he engaged In a pursuit, with which he was most familiar. Hs farmed In La Salle county, Illinois, for four years. Then, with his slender re sources anmewhat. atrengthened, he attended Knox college at Gales burg, 111. Given Honorary Degrees. When he entered college Mr, Ken nedy was still a raw, unpolished youth. There could be ho dnubt that he was from Scotland—there Is still little chance of guessing hla birth place wrong—and his clnthea ns well as his scernt labeled him for his fel low students. lie remained at Knox about thro< years, but did not complete the col lege course. At various times since however, he hast received from Knox the honorary degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and Doctor of Laws. In 1882 he was graduated from the law department of the Iowa univer sity and In December of that year he came to Omaha and engaged In the practice of law. Sure of Omaha. "I was sure Omaha wa.s destined to become a great city before I made up my mind to come here," said Mr. Kennedy. "I may have'' been a bit shaken in my faith In its future great ness on my arrival here, however. "It was a scrawny western town, streets unllghted and unpaved and lined mostly with frame shacks of not more than two floors. But I was determined to acquire a law practice; there wag no turning back for me and I wag young and soon began to enjoy It here.” In 1882 the law firm of Kennedy A Martin wag established. In 1888 Myron L. Learned succeeded Mr. Martin, and the partnership of Ken nedy A Learned continued for 19 years. Seired as Fire Chief. Not only did Mr. Kennedy take an Important part In civic development of the city; he also entered politics, apd was elected a member of the 59th congress In 1905 from the Second Ne braska district, was fire chief and po lice commissioner of Omaha In 1907 and 1908; chairman of the republican state committee of Nebraska In 1911 1912; campaigned the state In behalf of woman’s suffrage in 1914; was re publican candidate for United Btatea senator in 1916 and federal fuel ad [ThE Brandeis Store I | 0 In Special Sale Monday F urniture-Antiques | - "■ ■-T-- ■■ ■■ — -M Entire Stock From Bnrgess-Nash’s Studio of Interior Decoration At Unbelievable Low Prices I '■r'HIS is an exceptional opportunity for the lover of beautiful | 1 things to pick up some real bargains. Choice bits of furni- § lure, antiques, potteries, paintings, brasses and lamps—taken from I the Burgess-Nash Stock, and marked almost absurdly low. By these I low prices we have planned to clear the department in the one day, j so you must make your selections Monday. I ; Burfcs«-Nash Br«i»4#U 1 Space permits oH.m.. phc. I . .• 150.00 Antique Drawer Chest ....70.50 I us to mention . I . . _ 40.00 Cherry Antique Taborett* ..19.50 1 onl\) a verv fex» _ I . i 60.00 Handsome Lamp Shade.3.50 ;j ?• i i ■ 70.00 Satin Wood Inlaid Table ..19.50 I tional bargains. . „ I 76.00 Molly Pitcher Table .59.00 I 300.00 Louis XVI Antique Desk ..98.00 j J 120.00 Marble Top Esquatoire ...49.00 I 00.00 Louis XV French Prints ... .24.50 I 125.00 Oil Painting I at.37.50 : I 300.00 Italian Settea, I «t.169.00 I 75.00 Spinning Wheel | at.20.00 I 20.00 Imported Tea Set I »t ..10.00 I 20.00 Brass Candlesticks 1 at.10.00 I i 10.00 Marble Fig | urea at .... 2.00 , | 40.00 Spanish Bot- I tig at.17.25 I 00.00 Imported Pil- I lows at ... .10.00 I 80.00 Antique Chip- I pandale C h a i r a I »t .55.00 I Studio of Interior Decoratioa I Seventh Floor Will I -. ...—. -=J* mlnistrator tor Nebraska in 1917 to 1918. Mr. Kennedy has been president of the United States National bank of Omaha since January. 1920; chairman of the board of directors. United States Trust company; director and attorney for J. L. Brandeis and Sons and the Brandeis Inveetment com pany; president of the Omaha Clear ing House association; and president of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. This resume of his activitiea la by no means exhaustive. He is one of the most sought after post dinner speakers in the city. No meeting per taining to civic enterprise seems com plete without him. He has welcomed almost as many notables to the city as has Mayor Dahiman. Evenings at Home. Tet Mr. Kennedy has never sought the limelight. He ia a member of the Omaha club, Happy Hollow club and the Omaha Country club. Tet he prefers to spend his evenings at home, and appears to enjoy quiet luncheons with a friend or two more than the talky variety at which he is invariably a principal speaker. It is not unusual for him to have three speaking engagements during one noon time, and he smilingly declares that he Is always best at the second or third engagement, when he is "well under way.” Perhaps a climax in Mr. Kennsdy’s career was the honor paid to him by Ak-Sar-Ben, Omaha and Nebraska'! greatest civic organization, which crowned him king of the Realm of Quivera at a brilliant ball closing the fall Ak-Sar Ben festival of 1924. He ia the 30th king of the realm; he haa been counsel for Ak-8ar-Ben for the same number of years. The Kennedy home on West Dodge road, in Fairacres, "Blnni Brae,” was one of the most beautiful homes to be built In that section. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy were married In 1905. Mrs. Kennedy was formerly Miss Marguer ite Pritchett, daughter of the late George Pritchett. Their children are John Hanscom, 19; Edward L., 1*. and Katherine Virginia, 9. The two aons are students at Pottstown, Pa. It is from the presidency of the United States National bank that Mr. Kennedy contemplates retiring this week. He has never played, and now he wants to try playi-v. his close friends say. Just how far n* '“'ill go into retirement Is a question creating con siderable discussion. Some say he will be unable to rest and play as long as he remains in Omaha, ao great are the demands on hla time and energy. There is no doubt but that he is engaging as actively In as many things today as ever be fore. Tet he is 70. and the long road which he haa traveled has been most ly upgrade, as are most of those which lead to a fulfillment of am bitious draams. COLLEGE YOUTH’S MEMORY RETURNS Lincoln. Jan. 10.—The mind of Harvey Thiele, University of Nebras ka freshman, whose home is in Hano ver, Kan., will be a blank so far as the events betweeen last Friday and this morning are concerned. Last Friday. Thiele slipped on a rake of soap after taking a shower bath. According to his physician, ha suffered a slight concussion of the train. Today, however, h* regained his memory except of the events which transpired since he slipped on the cake of soap a week age, SS555SS5S5iSSa Everything Done by Electricity in Model Home Many Daily Visitors to Elec tric House Con structed by League. Since the Omaha Electrical league announced the opening of the model home, built by the Benson A Gar rett company at 661 North Fifty-sixth street In conjunction with the league, hundreds of men and women have visited the house which Is open every day from 2:J0 to 6:30 and from 6:30 to 9:30, except Sundays fhen It Is open from 2 to 6. This home is an exact reproduction of the model electric home that was awarded as flret national prize In the Better Home Lighting essay con test recently conducted in the tJnlted States. Each room In the home has light ing to conform with the general prin ciples of a perfect home and good lighting, or selected lighting for that particular room. The living room of this home Is an example of perfectly diffused light, and proper color effects by the cor rect placing of fixtures. There are two celling fixtures of four lamps each, and two single wall brackets on two walls compose the permanent lighting. A library lamp, a reading lamp and a floor lamp make up the portable lighting. All of the lamps are shaded to harmonize with the general color effects and give proper light. A radio set, an electric fire log and an electric fan for the warm months, are the equipment of this room. The electrical appllcances In the dining room are a percolator, toaster, waffle iron and chafing dish. Over the dining room table Is a low-hung reillng fixture, which gives sufficient light for this room. A triplex tap has been furnished for this room so that three electrical appliances may k - — be In use from one cord. This tap can be placed anywhere or attached to the under side of the dining table. Attached to the dining table is a maid or butler-buzzer. The various electrical appliances In the kitchen harmonize with its snowy-whiteness. The electric range, electric refrigerator, electric dish washer, electric ventilating Bystem and an electric mixer make this kitchen complete. The lighting for the kitchen cohslsts of a center ceil ing fixture and wall brackets over the sink and range. In the bedrooms the lighting ef fects have been installed so as to bring out Individuality. Convenient wall brackets to furnish sufficient light for dressing tables and mirrors are In these rooms. Electric curlers, vibrators, boudoir lamps, electric heating pads, violet-ray generators, and a sewing machine are some of the equipment in the various bed rooms. The bathroom has a built-in elec trio heater. The braskets on each side of the mirror in the bathroom give an even flood of light. A cen ter celling fixture supplies the bal nnee of light. An electric immersion heater is in the bathroom also. The laundry is complete, elec trically. An electric household iron, an electric washer and an electric automatic ironer ore the equipment for this laundry in the basement. In order that the homa may be kept at an even temperature at all times, an automotic electric control has been Installed on the furnace. All wiring In the home is Inclosed In lead pipes, which run directly to the switch boxes. ATLAS CLUB HEADS ASSUME OFFICES The Omaha Atlas club at Its an nual banquet at the Elks club In stalled the following officers for 1925: President, Dr. Hugh W. Thomas: sec retary, Dr. Harvey McNichols; treas urer, Dr. Ethel T. Maltby. Directors for the year sre: Dr. J. A. Markwell, chairman; Dr. Frank F. Burhorn, Dr. William J. Gemar, Dr. Morris Mortensen, Dr. Vernon It. Thomas. Dr. It. W. Allen had charge of the meeetlng. Hotel Fontenelle Sunday Dinner $2 12 to 3 and 6 to 8 Main Dining Room RANDALL’S ROYAL FONTENELLE ORCHESTRA Every Week-Day Evening: Dancing During Dinner Indian Grill Sunday Dinner Noon to 8:30 P. M. 81.50 Hotel Fontenelle CHIROPRACTIC OPENS GATEWAY TO HEALTH Acute and chronic diseases re- \ jpond quickly to our methods. No cases taken that I can not help. Office adjustments are 12 for $10 or 30 for $25. Office hours, 9 to 12:30 p. m., 2 to 6 p. m., 7 to 8 p. m. Lady attendant. DR. FRANK F. BURHORN, the Chiropractor Suite 414-420 Securitiee Bldg. Phone JA ckson 5347 (Tenth year of succeesful practice in Omaha) BEE WANT ADS BRING RESl'LTS. —* T5he Mr. Foster Travel Information Service* During the past six years we have had the pleasure of serving at my office many thousands of people of Omaha and vicinity. We are now re-established in the Brandeis Store where with increased facilities for service we extend a cordial welcome to all seeking information about travel, or who desire aid in planning their journeys. This service, established thirty-seven years ago and now operating fifty-two offices throughout the United States and Canada has the approval and the cordial co-oper ation of all railway and steamship lines, and of State, County and City govern ments and civic improvement organiza tions, and of foreign governments as well. The service supplies literature of travel throughout the world and will help plan your trip, purchase your ticket, secure pull man or ship reservations, reserve hotel ac commodations and give detailed informa tion about travel anywhere—and about schools. The service is free, it is provided by the Brandeis Store for the convenience of the public and is given without charge. No fees are accepted. You are cordially invited to Ask Mr. Foster anything at any time about any place, anywhere and about how to get there. He probably knows WARD G. FOSTER, General Manager. Second Floor The Brandeis Store Second Floor ^ i