Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, September 05, 1915, NEWS SECTION, Page 7-A, Image 7

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"Where It Is
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How rarelr Indeed does one think
of a Hospital with anything akin to
pleasure! Eren the very thought is
sufficient to conjure up In the Im
agination the sensation of pain and
suffering. And' so, we are wont to
look upon the Hospital with aversion
and loathing. But this hospital, the
new Presbyterian Medical Hospital,
ah.! that Is different! Yes, Indeed,
very different, radically so, In fact
so very different that one catches
himself wishing he were 111 that he
might .become a patient and . enjoy
the advantages of this new place
which, strangely enough, Is .called a
Hospital And be It understood that
"enjoy" Is the proper word, entirely
fitting In describing the situation.
Just how proper the word "enjoy"
is when applied to this new Presby
terian Medical Hospital could not be
fully appreciated unless you, your
self, visit this wonderful place and
experience the sensations which be
fall one as he enters the institution.
Perhaps you were one of the many
hundreds who attended the formal
opening which took place last
Wednesday afternoon and evening.
If not, then you will surely enjoy
reading of the sensation of one who
did attend. But, listen, don't wait
until you become ill. but (o rUht
now for a tour of inspection of this
wondrous plaoe, and then if you
should become sick your sufferings
cannot hold out such terrors for you,
because you will know that there are
occasions where sickness can be
made a pleasure, yes, very, very
pleasant.
But, to descend from the ethereal
realms of fancy to the material dis
cussion of fact, be it known that this
new Hospital, which holds no terrors
for the unfortunate, is located at the
corner of Farnanx and Thirty-fourth
streets, where the buildings and
beautiful grounds extend more than
a full block. It is what has been
known as the old Turner residence,
which has been purchased by Mr.
Robert McClelland, who also owns
the old Presbyterian Hospital at
1240 Booth Tenth street. Mr. Mc
Clelland has had years and years oi
experience in the hospital field and
this together with the fact that he Is
a progressive man of esthetic taste
and fine Judgment led him to con
ceive the new hospital. His aim has
been to 'create a Hospital so differ
ent from the old, cold, formidable
white enamel and glass hospital, so
emphatically different that it would
appeal to the senses rather than to
repel. His ambition has been to
THE NEW PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL HOSPITAL
Hospital Where-
Almost a Pleasure
build a Hospital so pleasant, so com
fortable, so quiet, homelike, and en
ticingly delightful that patients
would come In joy rather than In
sorrow. And has he succeeded, has
be attained his ambitions? Well
but wait, read of the sensations of
one who visited the New Hospital,
and then you'll know. Come, we'll
make this trip together; we'll go
through this pretty place.
To begin with, we don't enter
from Far nam street as of old. No,
the main entrance has been changed
around to the Thirty-fourth street
side for, although the building Is
ever so far back from the street. Mr.
McClelland wished no direct noise
coming In from the busy Farnam
thoroughfare. Bo we enter from the
Thirty-fourth street side, up a bright,
new concrete walk we go, approach
ing an elaborate new entrance,
broad steps with pillars and shrub
bery on either side. We approach a
broad. Inviting door and lift the old
fashioned Colonial knocker, but
bareiy have we tapped before an at
tendant swings wide the door and we
are bidden to enter. Once Inside we
find ourselves In a richly paneled
and elaborately furnished reception
hall. My, how rich the furnishings,
how subdued the lights with their
mellow glow, how quiet and restful!
But on we go into the spacious wait
ing room which, though formal, Is
finished In keeping with the recep
tion hall. And soon we are to meet
the creator of it all. Here he
comes, Mr. McClelland, an elderly,
quiet, kindly man who gives us a
sincere welcome. Would he show us
about the New Hospital T Oh, yes.
Indeed, be pleased to. And so the
tour begins.
First we retrace onr steps through
the reception hall and enter the cen
tral corridor where there Is a cute,
little office where an attendant an
swers softly tlnkllnc signal bells. But
we don't stop hsrs; we proceed down
the broad corridor for a peep Into
some of the roams waiting to receive
patients. And as we walk along our
feet sink deeply Into rich rugs and
nothing can be beard save the soul
stlrrlng tones of a chime clock re
cording the passage of tlma What
care we for the hour, we are Intent
upon looking Into the guest rooms
with their beautiful rugs and drap
eries, the Inviting beds with their
soft mattresses which look to be
two feet thick, the soft tints to
the walls, the restful lights, the
convenient lava'torlta. and every
thing. Boon we come to the end of
the corridor where we find a "sta
tion" with a trim, little nurse In
charge of a desk, and where little
electric lights flash out when a pa
tient wants for something. And the
little nurse flits away as easily and
quietly as If she were on wings, and
certain It is that she Is an angel of
mercy. Just now she Is guided by
another little light which has ap
peared over the door leading Into one
of the rooms. Through this door
the nurse disappears and in a mo
ment the little door light goes dark,
Indicating that the patient Is receiv
ing the assistance for which he
asked. We must go on.
We come to an elevator. No need
to wait for an attendant; this Is au
automatic electric elevator which
runs Itself according as we dlreot It.
We enter, close the door, push a but
ton, and the machine does our bid
ding carefully lifting us to a higher
floor. And so we go from one floor
to another, and from room to room.
We find broad corridors on erery
floor, so broad that big, roomy, rest
ful chairs, and soft lounges may be
placed here and there. And the
rooms, goodness how big, and light,
and airy every room has outside
windows to admit real sunshine. We
step to a window and peer through
the rich draperies and behold a de
lightful view of spacious lawn,
grass covered, shrubbery and tree
dotted. And so It Is everywhere,
every room hss an outside view, and
Inside the fittings and furnishings
are fit for any King. There are ex
pensive chandeliers of richly finished
brass wrought into intricate, artistic
deetens. The furniture, the wood
work, everything is of the best and
most pleasing. For convenience
there are baths connecting, fitted
with built-in tubs, and pedestal wash
stands with hot and cold running
water.
On we o, now, to see the sun par-
lor and the open air court on the
roof. Here in the sun parlor, en
closed on three sides with broad
glass windows we find very pleasant
surroundings. There Is a piano with
niuslo handy, and there Is a small li
brary with books If we would read
Instead of play. There are comfort
able wicker chairs with many cush
ions, which may be drawn up in front
of a cosys open fireplace on wintry
days. The floor Is covered by grass
rugs which emit a pleasant odor of
grassy fields. If we choose to get
really out doors all we need do la
step through one pf the many French
Aeors aad we find ourselves la an
to Be III
open-air court from which we may
look for miles and miles to the east
or to the north. We see the central
part of the city with Its ever present
cloud of dust and smoke occasioned
by the busy business turmoil. And
to the north the clear view of hills
upon hills as they gradually recede
iuto the hasy blue of distant miles.
However, we can't tarry here at
long as we might wish. We b a vent
seen the basement yet, nor the dor
mitory of the nurses. Down we go,
this time by way of the broad, deeply
carpeted stairways. Boon we are far
below. We see the sanitary kitchen
where expert attendants can prepare
foods sufficient to entice the most
wary appetite. Then there are com
fortable quarters for the servants,
dining rooms, and In another section
the baths of various kinds.
Then we leave the main building
and repair to the nurses' dormitory.
BJven here the expenstveness of the
furnishings and fitting Is surprising.
Nothing Is left undone to Insure the
comfort and convenience ef the
nurses. There's a reading and rauale
room, bed rooms with big, roomy
closets, bath rooms, and lavatories.
And now, our trip of Inspection be
ing at last over, we return to the re
ception hall by way ef the main cor
ridor, surprised at the vastnees of It
all because Mr. McClelland has added
much to the old Turner residence,
more than doubling the space by a
large addition, and delighted witlt
the sensation of rich splendor for the
reason that nothing has been spared
to make this Hospital one of luxuri
ous surroundings.
And with It all we are surprised
to learn that the treatment Is no
more expensive here than at an or
dinary hospital. In fact. It costs
muoh less thsn it does to live at a
first class hotel.
So, considering the richness of it,
the pleasure, the calm, quiet, home
like surroundings can you wonder
that sickness here could hold no ter
rors for anyoneT Can you not agree
that here illness might be really
pleasant?
Mr. McClelland states that he wtU
continue to operste the old Presby
terian Hospital In eon Jo notion with
the New Hospital, that surgical cases,
and emergency accident rases will be
treated at the Old Hospital, and that
the New Presbyterian Hospital will
be devoted exclusively to providing a
pleasant, restful, home-like place for
medical and convalescent case.
HAPPENINGS IN
THE MAGIC CITY
; Hig-h School Printing- Pmi Vt liv
e red and Will Be Put in
Position.
M'CARTHY TO VISIT CHICAGO
The hlgli school prlntlns ptvn I,ha rn
Placed in the 'Tootcr-' office in the high
rlinol hlHIdlli.
Memhora of the Omaha Hoard of K.luoa
tlon called at the Mh school hit'Mln
Thurertay afternoon and Insured t.
All enprcasd open admiration at the
f it of the acjiool Instructor! who bought
the preaa.
rrtnrlpal R r. Moore and Trof. n. H.
.tohnaon, head of the commercial depart
ment are the "mysterious" twn mem
bers of the faculty ho bought the pre.
The machine with a complete et of type
for operating coat nmre than JM. T'acllt.
t go with the preen which will enable
an Industrious staff ef workers to put out
a paper within two week' time. The ac
tual cert If all the reading matter were
set by hand would be a little more than
l an latu. With linotype an lame of
twenty pages would coat approximately
"V riun't expect to do wonders with
t hla prres," 1'rof. Johnson, a former
printer, who will have chargn of the de
partment, eald yesterday, "but we do e
peot to do away with the heavy enpenwe
that has formerly been encountered In
printing the Tooter.'
"Ac; ordliig to our figures with what ad
veitlalng our bualneiis staff can solicit In
comparison with lant year's record, we
will more than pay for the present press
before the coming school year Is out."
PacVIng llonae Worker Dropa Dead,
Suffering a relapue of organio heart
trouble at the Armour company packing
plant, where be was employed on the boef
killing floor as a butcher. William K.
Tai-mer, colored, recently of Oklahoma,
dropped dead yesterday' morning at I
o'clock, lie Is survived by a widow and
eight children, who live In Oklahoma.
Karmer waa a new resident of the city,
lis waa about forty-five yeara of
age. Deputy Coroner Bernard trkln
took charge of the body.
Met arthy l Chicago.
Michael MoCarthy, deck sergeant, st
the South Hide police station, will leave
this evening for I'hlcago, where he will
visit with his two sisters during the
next tan days. One sister, Mrs. Walter
Bullls, Is the wife of a Chloago police
man, and the other ts Mrs. Fred Reed.
Both live at the intersection of Franklin
boulevard and Western avenue.
Dea the sal Knaerala.
Mrs. Mary Vachtrt. aged 87 yeara died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. D. P.
Soikwea, Iu0 X street. Funeral will be
held from the family residence to the
Church ef Assumption at I o. m. Sunday
afternoon. Interment la 8t Mary's oeme-
tery.
Small tlobhertee Reported.
Merchandise valued at several hundred
dollars and oonslgned for different towns
of Nebraska was stolen from a Burling
ton railroad freight car standing on the
tracks In the city yards yesterday by an
unidentified thief. The seal ef the car
was broken open. Truant Officer Paul
MoAuley reported the matter.
A saddle, mounted with a sliver en
graved plate, valued at S7S, was stolen
from the Bouth Aide horse and mule
barns yesterday. The property belonged
to John Klrchgesaner, (17 North Twenty
fourth street. South Hide. Chaff eur Dsn
baum reported the robbery.
Roslasr Krsnlta In Acrldeat.
A friendly boxing match between Mike
Curttn, carpenter. Thirty-sixth and A
streets, and David Russell, Thirty-sixth
and D streets, In the center of the road
bridge over the Burlington railroad
tracks at Thirty-fourth and F streets,
last evening at 1:80 o'clock, resulted In
a fall of twenty feet to the tracks below
by the former. Curtin'a back was se
verely sprained and he was removed to
the South Side hospital, where he was
attended by Dr. K. H. Ehaoahan, Spe
cial Officer Zaloudsk made the polio
report
Fake Sollrller Hefsr4ee.
Soliciting orders la the name ef th
Brandela stores of Omaha, an Imposter,
a young man about to years of age, ap
proached two residents of the West Bnd
In an effort lo get orders, and eventually
rsoelve payments for same, The two
women called up the South Side police
station and Sergeant Carey was detailed
to the case.
The man was described as a tall, heavy
set person, wearing a blue and white
striped shirt, tan shoes, panama hat,
blue serge suit and of sandy complexion.
To the Memory of J, O. Kaataaaa.
At no time did Comrade J. O. FXatman
present the appearance of a man physi
cally strong. On the last Bunday of his
life, but one. he walked to the First
Methodist church, where he loved to go.
He left no farewell word nor any special
dying testimony. Why should he! The
testimony he did leave was a Ufa given
to the dear fcavlor and Master's work.
He la gone from us. but In memory he
Is with ua now. The sound of his voloe
la stilled, the vanished handclasp not
ours In the old-time kindly greeting, but
he Is not lost to us. lie waa cental as
& romunlMi iniahlfl In nunn.r
pleaeing in converse. He was brave
laok of courage In the performance of
duty he never exhibited as a Christian
and loyal soldier In defense of Old Qlory,
and In this flag ha loved and honored,
. he was wrapped when he waa laid away.
I Soldier! Calm be thy rest May thy
slumber be sweat!
; No longer the panoplied foe shalt thou
I meet;
I The strife Is now over, the victories
I ail won;
. The deeds are on record, thy duties
I dene.
Sweet type of our trust In the true and
; the brav.
; We offer In tribute and strew o'er thy
grave.
I Long a nature her seasons revolving
shall bring.
' May thy nieiuury bloom In garlands of
green.
I And now we In sadnesa must leave thee
In this, thy last tent,
' The little green tents where the soldiers
I sleep
: Are covered with flowere today.
1 And between the tents walk the very few
Who were young and atrong In sixty-two.
When they went to the war away.
Tie little green tents are built of sod
They ar not long, they are not broad
And the sod is part of the land they
saved
When the flag of the enemy darkly
waved
The avnibot of dole and doom.
The llt'le green tent Is a Country's
i shrine,
Where Vet riots kneel and pray
And the l. rave mm left eo old, so few
I Were young- and stalwart In sixty-two
I When they went to the war away.
Chereh Noiea.
i First Methodist, Twenty-fifth and E
.Rev. J. VV. Ktrkpatiick, t'astor riunday
school at rev No preaching aorvlce.
Church eo-operates with Sunday cam-
leUrn.
Weft Side Interdenominational. Fnrty
flret and Q Will loin In the Bunday
campaign, but will continue morning
worship and Sunday school services each
Sunday Sunday school at 1& Pre aching
at II. Fveryhndv welcome. Rev. Will
Ism .1. 8hnlli nws. pastor.
liillmlalc. West Side Sunday sohool
st in o'c'ock. No preaching serv
ice will rx- held and sll who desire may
attend the Mg Sunday meeting at tlio
tabernacle In Omaha.
Maate Mir (Iftaal p.
The Tfler Memorlet fttindsy school
l!l meet tomorrow morning at o clocs
Wa ran install an oil burner In your
htntlns plant. Cell m. Robert Park
MeaUna and Dumbing Co.. 411 N. Mill
St. Tel. So. si.
The Christian Kndeavor aoclety of thn
First Christian church gave a social laet
evening at the home or Mrs. Routt. IA 1
North Twenty-fourth street. A largK
numlier of guests attended.
Attorney J. Hean TtlnRer Is ep-ndlnfr
Ms vacation by putting In some hard licks
on the golf links at Seymour tke Coun
try chib and expect to be back In the
harness Monday or Tuesday.
The Keno club held Its regular monthly
neetlng in the club rooma at Kl North
Twenty-fourth street Friday evening.
Sevenil social events were planned for
the coming month. A card Party and
luncheon concluded the meeting.
Members of the First Paptlst Sundsv
school held thetr annual Sunday school
picnic this sfternoon at 1 o'clock st
F.lmwood park. A chartered car canicit
the plcnlcera from the corner of Twenty
fciirth ard II streets to the park at t
o'clock. The afternoon was passed with
games and base ball.
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Bricklayers Quit
Grain Building Job
Prlcklayere are not working en the
Oraln Exchange building. At headquar- '
ters pf trie a'rlklng bricklayers It Is given j
out that the workmen on that Sob are !
watting for material, that a certain quan
tity of terra eotta must arrive and be set
before the Job can continue.
At the office of the contractor R 1e
said that the seals waa put down to To '
cents an hour after 78 rents, the de
manded scale, has been paid for two days,
And that the bricklayers quit In accord
ance with thetr strike order.
That seven more men went to work on :
a Job at the 7K-cent scale Is the report
of the bricklayers and that nine mere ere
to go to work at that scale Tuesday.
Despondent Woman
Takes Chloroform
Merssret Wilson, wife of J. W. Wilson,
1X24 Dodge street, swallowed chloroform
at the home of A. Burns. 1111 North Six
teenth street, upon going there to visit
her -year-old child. The Wilsons have
been separated and Mrs. Wilson had Just
returned to Omaha to see her baby. De
spondency la believed to have been the
eauso for her art. The woman was re
vived before the chloroform had time for
any serious harmful effects.
Preserves Stolen
As Soon as Put Up
Mrs. H. P. Ttendrlksen, 1STT Arbor
street, recently put up fifty-five quarts
of preserved fruit Sometime Friday
thieves entered the house and stole the
preserves.
W. F. Rice, S4 North Twenty-eighth
street, reports to the polloe that thieves
entered his room Friday afternoon, stole
a quantity ef clothing and a check for M.
Central Union Stands
By Brewery Workmen
The Central Labor union, at its meeting
last night, voted to stand by the brewery
worksrs In their fight against prohibition.
This was asked ef the union by this
branch of workmen whlah declared that
"there are 10,000 men employed In the
breworlcs of Nebraska and with the
success of the prohibition agitation, they
would all be thrown Into the overcrowded
ranks of the unemployed."
STEVE PUyMER TURNED
OVER TO AUTHORITIES
Steve Palmer, a well' known pool hall
character of South Side, who was ar
rested soma months ago on a charge of
violating the federal drug act, and who
waa released on a It. 000 bond, was sur
rendered to the authorities by his bonds
men yesterday. The United States mar
shal's office took charge of the prisoner
and had him placed In the county Jail.
It Is said that Palmer operated an opium
smoking Joint in South Side and at the
time of the arrest two women and an
other man were taken with him. A South
Side woman want on Palmer's bond, but
when he failed to report as often as ha
had agreed to, she became frightened
and turned him over to the federal au
thorities. United States Commissioner
Daniel says that this violation of the
drug act was the worst atnoe the act
went Into effect
GERMANS PROVE TO BE THE
MOST CONSTANT READERS
A check of the South Side branch
public library has shown that the Bo
hemians and German are the moat con
stant readers. In view of this fact Miss
Edith Tobltt, librarian, has decided to
send about 100 books in Bohemian and
Uerman to the South Side branch next
week. A few books In Russian wiU be
sent later.
Miss Stella Conley of the South Side
branch library haa returned from her
vacation, spent In Colorado.
nH I
ALDEN. ORIGINATOR OF THE
CHEAP VOLUME. IN TOWN
Omaha entertained for a brief period
yesterday the originator of the cheap,
standard literary volume. John B. Aldan,
who was formerly In the publishing bust-rw-ea
and whose name was made famoua
by Alden's library.
Mr. Alden was on his way to tineeln.
where he expects to attend the meeUnjr
of the National Farmers' union and poa
slbly present a plan for utilising the
postal savings bank aooumul&tlons In
connection with rural credits, to which
plan he haa given the striking title
"Mobilising Money."
FIRST CASE OF INFANTILE
PARALYSIS0F THE YEAR
lxuta Roup, t-year-old son ef Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Bloup. 1723 South Fourteenth
street. Is the first victim ef Infantile par
alysls reported to the health offlos this
ysar.
Sewer Beads Voted mt Wiua.
WAl'SA, Neb., Sept. t.HpedeJ Tele
gram ) A proposition authorising the vil
lags board to lasue bonds la the sua of
fll.00) for tli construction of a sower
system end disposal plant waa carried
here today, (1 to the heaviest vote
ever polled In Wauaa. The balance
necessary for the proposed system will
be. raised by a f rentage tax on all lota
in the looorporatloa. The estimated coat
Is r0u0 and mains will bo laid past
practically every bat ta the otty.