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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1919)
THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1919. NURSES TO HOLD MEET TO DISCUSS UNIFORM PRICES Wage Scale Will Provide Dif ferent Pay for Graduate and Practical Nurses in the City. Traetically every registered and graduate nurse in Omaha is expect ed to attend the meeting Wednes day afternoon at Kelpin's hall, 2424 Farnam street, to discuss proposed uniform prices to be charged by pro fessional nurses. Miss Margaret M. McGreevy, secretary-of the state association of nurses, is expected to attend the meeting and will speak on the stand ards of the registered and graduate nurses and their difference from nonprofessional, practical nurses. Dr. Jennie Calfas, member of the board of the Visitinsr Nurse asso ciation, will speak on standards of nurses and the work of the visiting nurse. Mrs. H. C. Sumney. wife of Dr. Sumney, will also be one of the speakers. According to Mrs. -Walter E. Child, 412 South Forty-eighth street, a member of the State Association of Nurses, who has called the meet ing, the general public does not know the difference between a grad uate nurse and a practical nurse. Many people were overcharged last winter during the influenza epidemic, and for this reason it is proposed to have uniform prices, so that the people will know when they are being overcharged, it was said. Jitney Ice Stations Close for the Season After Record Year Jitney ice stations throughout the city closed yesterday for the season. Approximately 24,000 tons of ice were sold by them during the summer, be ginning June 15, a record-breaking business. Ice still may be bought at the plant, Twentieth and Popjile ton avenue. The stored supply is exhausted, but throughout the winter this will be replenished so there will be a large reserve to draw on next summer. Additional jftney stations will be established before the next season opens up. WILL NOT ACCEPT THOSE UNDER WEIGHT ' Do you realize that unless your weight is up to normal you are actually in danger of serious ninessf No insurance company will insure those who are under weight. ' Many thin people find that they Cain weight steadily while taking Father John'jMedicine. The pure food tonic elements, which are contained in this old fashioned prescription strengthen and build up those who are thin, weak and run down. It is real food and in a form which even the weak ened system can easily take up. ; Father John's Medicine has been in use over 60 years. Contains no alcohol or dangerous drugs. Burglar's Paper Made Young Pershing a West Point Cadet IVyi''VJlJ''l''i""WMl""T"'-w'Mtl'' tm t iig.vtrwTywlV""."'"' w'?'" and, looking up, he noticed a news paper lying where someone had tossed it on top of a pile of books. He picked it up and started casually to read it. His eyes were arrested by Con pressman Burrow's announcement He read and re-read that announce ment. Then and there, John Fereshing made his decision. He would be a soldier. And as he made that decision, the biggest decision of all his life, so all his life has he made decisions. True, he talked the matter over with his mother and with his sister, Bessie. So today he talks over with his staff the strategic plans and stu pendous operations of the war. But he never hesitates. His mind made up, his purpose clear, he acts. Might Have Been Lawyer. That was John Pershing of La lede days. That is General Pershing on the attlefields of France. Mrs. Butler, his sister, Bessie, told me something of his "biggest decision" when I talked with her at her home in Lincoln, Neb. Before he read the announcement, so some Laclede folks say; John had been considering that life work ; for him meant either teaching or en gaging in the legal profession Clay C. Biggers, John's schoolmate or (From an old album at West Folnt.) , Gen. John Pershing as he appeared when a cadet at West Point in the class of 1886. Accidentally Dropped It and Johnny, Picking It Up, Saw Congressman Burrow's Announcement Started in to Clean Up Kirksville Baggageman Before He Left College. Sure Relief .A 6 BCLL-ANS Hot water Sure Relief E LL-ANS FOR INDIOCSTION i5 An anecdote of John is told by Dr. James L. Holloway of Dallas, Tex., a student at Kirksville with John. "When I arrived at Kirksville. I was a green country boy," says Dr. Holloway. "1 carried my belongings in a small trunk. The baggage man handled his trunk very roughly. When I remonstrated, he looked me over, he laughed. He pitched the trunk into a wagon and pitched it so clumsy that it fell to the ground, broke open and spilled its contents on the street. "I told the man 1 would report him, and he laughed. But I did report him, then forgot the mat ter. Meantime 1 struck up an ac quaintance with John Pershing. Two weeks later we were walking near the station. The baggage man saw me. 'Reported me, did you?' he growled, approaching menacingly. 1 was a little frightened. "'What's the matter, Holloway?' asked John., 1 told him the story. " 'Well, well, we'll clean him up, said John. And he started for the baggage man. ' "You know," Dr. Holloway con cludes. "John didn't have a chance to touch fhe man. The man turned and ran away." Pershing Gets His Degree. Studies for John continued until 1880, when, having successfully com pleted the course at the State Nor mal school, he was graduated with the degree of 1'.. A. About .this time, or soon after wards stories of folks regarding this matter vary while John was away he received a summons from his mother to return home. Dur ing Mr. Pershing's absence from home a burglar bad broken into the Pershing house or store. John returned, and it was while at home on this occasion that he picked up a newspaper and read in it a notice, buried obscurely in the paper's col umns. The simple announcement was to prove the biggest thing that ever entered John Pershing s lite. It was a notice from Congress man Burrows that he could recom mend an appointment to West Point. What the Burglar Did. Congressman Burrow's announce ment in a newspaper, read by chance by John Pershing, marked the big epoch of his life. John Pershing had bee ncalled back to his home because a burglar had broken into the Pershing home, or store, during the absence, of Mr. Pershing, and because Mrs. Per shing was alarmed. She had sent for John. The Day of Decision. Back but a day. his mother's fears allayed, John had seated himself in the cozy living room of his home. There was a table close by his chair, 15 Prominent Omaha Business Men sit weekly as a conference board, discussing ways and means of advertising Omaha. a manager, convention secretary, six clerks, and two advertising agencies are at work writing ads, preparing statistics and printed matter, answering inquiries, and showing the city to visiting business men. 2,560 inquiries have been received since January first; 205 from New York City alone. Thousands of others have a better impression of Omaha. One of every 13 rated business firms in Omaha is new since January first. At this rate Omaha will double the number of its business houses in six years. over 700 firms and individuals in Omaha are con tributing to the funds which make this work possible. Is Your Name on the List? BUREAU OF PUBLICITY Omaha Chamber of Commerce. Phone Tyler 1234. boyhood, now a lawyer in Lcalede, declares John had even considered becoming his law partner. Influence of Home Life. Much was told me when I was in Laclede of the influence which John's "Christian home" had upon his life. In that connection it is interesting to talk with another of the Lomax brothers, William M. Lomax, a delightful, dignified old man. the oldest of the brothers. He is 77, a veteran of the Civil war, and adjutant of the Phil Kearney Post No. 19, G. A. R., the Lac leede Grand Army post. Mr. Lomax was present in the old First Methodist church of Lac lede in May of 1872, when John, then 12, and his brother, Jim. then 10, were taken into the church. G. A. R. Honors Him. Mr.-Lomax will insist upon show ing one- the records of a resolution passed by his G. A. R. post on May 4, 1918, concerning the general, and the letter he recived from the gen eral in reply. The resolution reads: $ "This being the birthplace of Gen eral John J. Pershing, the post is pleased to pay high honor to so brave and illustrious a soldier, and "Whereas he is now leading all the armies of the United States in France and Europe, we feel that the G. A. R. should share with the citizens of Laclede, Mo in the high honors that have come to the coun try of Linn and and especially to Laclede." The resolution is signed by Mr. Lomax and John Duckworth acting Post commander. The letter in reply illustrates (by its postcript in the general's own handwriting), his courtesy and his love for his old home never forgott ten even in these most vital mo ment of today. Pershing Makes Reply. American Expeditionary Forces, Of fice of the Commander-in-Chief. "France, July 11, 1918. (Personal.) "Mr. William M. Lomax, Laclede, Mo. "My dear Mr. Lomax:' "I have your letter of May 21 tell ing me of the resolution passed by the Phil Kearney post No. 19. Com ing as it does from my old boyhood home the confidence thus expressed is a source of much inspiration to me. "With very best wishes, believe me always, "Very sincerely yours, (Signed) "JOHN J. PERSHING. "P. S. Hope to get back to Laclede some of these days when the war shall be won." (Continued tomorrow.) Father and Son Arrested For Violation of Game Laws Joe George, barber, 2644 Dodge street, and his son, Clyde, had just bagged half a dozen teal on Carter lake early yesterday when they were arrested by Deputy Game Warden Kendall for violating the state game laws. Both were taken to centra! police station. They wer later re leased under $100 bonds. According to the game laws, both men were hunting ducks out of season. The season opens October 16. For violating of any of the game laws, hunters run the risk of a heavy fine and the confiscation of their guns. BELIEVE BELGIAN RULERS WILL BE HERE NEXT MONTH King Albert and His Queen to Arrive in U. S. October 2. Omaha will in all probability have an opportunity to extend its justly famed welcome to real European aristocracy during the month of Oc tober, if the present plans of the king and queen of the Belgians to tour the Uiiited Stales are carried out. It was learned yesterday that the royal party is to arrive in America on October 2, spend four days in Washington, and then leave for an extended tour of the country. Immediately after the arrival in this country, the Omaha Chamber of Commerce will telegraph an invita tion to King Albert, asking that he include Omaha in his itinerary. Telegram From Ambassador. A telegram was received yesterday by Miss May Mahoney, chairman of the Belgian relief work here, from Baron De Cartier, Belgian ambas sador to the United States, in re ply to an invitation to visit Omaha extended the king and queen through the ambassador. "Accept my heartfelt thanks and those j( the Baroness De Ca'tier for your kind telegram," says the baron. "1 shall communicate to the king's secretary your wish that their majesties visit Omaha, but the pro- Stain of their journey in America will be arranged by American au thorities. I shall advise the secre tary of Cardinal Mercier of your desire to have him come to Oma ha." Miss Mahoney is a close acquaintance of the Baron and Baroness de Cartier. A recent let ter received from the baron re ceived by Miss Mahoney expressed hope that Omaha's wish for a visit from the king might be fulfilled. The king of the Belgians, one of the few remaining kings who have survived the world war, is one of the most picturesque figures of the age. His heroic fight to free his country from the clutches of the Germans has evoked spontaneous admiration from writers and states men, and the esteem in which he is held by his subjects is without precedent. As a young man, then the count of Flanders, King Albert worked in St. Paul for the Great Northern railroad. He also lived in Seattle, Wash., for a time, and has many friends in both cities. It is thought that the king will desire to visit both cities during the tour of this country, and such a route will lead him through Omaha. Field Marshal Interned Washington. Sept. IS. Former Field Marshal Mackenzen now is reported interned at Saloniki State department dispatches say he ar rived in the Greek city last Wednes day. Operated on the rheostatic prin ciple, a headlight controller for automobiles can be mounted on the steering post and operated with the same hand used for driving. TOASTING makes the Lucky Strike cigarette delicious. t You like to spend your money in exchange for real facts. We give them to you about Lucky Strike. Lucky Strike it's toasted. It's toasted to improve the flavor of the Burley tobacco. The result is perfect. You cannot obtain this delicious toasted flavor in any other cigarette. Are you a pipe smoker? 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