THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1919.
SOCIAL CENTER
WORK TO BEGIN
ALL TO CITY
To Introduce Neighbors With
out Waiting for Fire or
Accident to Come
Along.
What the country needs moit at
the present time, in the way of
socialization, is community service
for peace time on war time lines,
says E. C. Thomas, in charge of
community work for various social
centers of Omaha.
"Community service is organized
friendship, localized and made prac
tical." said Mr. Thomas.?' It is the
medium through which residents of
a community get together and truly
become members of the community,
with a consequent real interest in
community welfare, prosperity and
stability.
No Place for Girls.
"There is a great need for such
I service. During the war our young
men were brought together in large
numbers for military training, but
now the same young men and as
many young women will continue
to congregate as workers in our
cities, and they will be far more
lonely and unprovided with whole
some opportunities for recreation
than the soldiers have ever been.
"There is, in most cities, and
Omaha is no exception, hardly any
suitable place where young women
can meet and make acquaintances.
When Trouble Comes.
"Young people will get together.
If they cannot meet under favorable
conditions they will resort to the
streets and places where the sur
roundings tre questionable. We
criticise them for their action and
yet never stop to think that they
are following practically the only
path that is open to them.
"Community service comes into
being automatically in times of
stress. Start an epidemic, let loose
a flood, launch a war or burn up a
town and everyone suddenly finds
out that all the people they never
knew and never cared to know
were neighbors folks with homes
and babies, with hearts and flaming
souls, folks who could weep with
you stand back to back with you
and fight to the death.
Girl on Burning Roof.
"Place a girl you never knew and
never heard of op the top floor of
a burning building" for just five
minutes, and a city will hold its
breath, men will cry out and wom
en will weep. Singe that girl with
the slow smouldering fires of lone
liness burning through the years,
. wreck her and ruin her by a life
time of social neglect, and who
cares? Do you?
"Community centers will be or
ganized in parts of the city where
r residents ate interested. Song lead
ers, athletic instructors, speakers
and leaders for games will be fur
nished free by headquarters office,
435 Securities building, to any com
munity asking for such service.
Tukey, Vice Chairman
of American Legion,
Home from Convention
- .
Allan A. -Tukey, one of the repre
sentatives of Douglas county at the
national American Legion conven
tion in Minneapolis, which closed
Wednesday, returned to Omaha yes
terday. Mr. Tukey was selected
one of the five vice commanders of
the legion, receiving one of the
largest votes cast during the meet
ing, i .
"The, most important topic which
occupied the convention was the
question of bonuses," he said. "The
convention made no recommenda
tion regarding the amount of the
bonus, but heartily favored one. It
was generally agreed by the dele-
. gates to the convention that $1 a
day, or $30 a month, was about
, right
Mr. Tukey remained in Minneapo
lis a day longer than other Doug
las county representatives to at
tend an executive meeting held
Thursday, The executives of the or
ganization favored the formation of
a body of IS prominent members of
the legion to be known as the "Na
tional Americanism Commission."
The duty of the commission is to
actively engage in the work of ad
vancing real Americanism, he said,
and members of the committee will
be named by the national chairman
in a short time.
U. S. District Attorney Was
Roommate of "Pussyfoots"
Thomas Allen, United States dis
trict attorney, read with particular
interest yesterday morning's ac
count of how William E. (Pussy
foot) Johnson was ridden on a nil
by a mob in London, England,
Thursday evening.
"He attended the University of
Nebraska when I was there and we
boarded at the same house," Mr.
Allen related. "He was several
years my senior in age and in class
work. I remember that he worked
his way through school and was a
plodder. His home was in Wash
ington or Burt county, as I recall
it.
. "He served for more than ' 10
years as a government agent in the
suppression of liquor among the
Indians and spent much of his time
in Oklahoma. After he left the
university he went into newspaper
work for a while. He was always
against the use of intoxicants.".
Naval Seaplane Is 'Torn Down'
And Shipped Back to Base
Five sailors in charge of Lt R. D.
Lyon yesterday began "tearing
down" the big naval seaplane to ar
range it for shipment back to the
base at Great Lakes, Illinois. The
plane has been in Omaha the fast
week to arouse interest in recruiting
for naval aviation.
On account of the river freezing
Lieutenant Lyon could not fly the
plane back to Kansas City, Mo.
The plane had been making a tour
of the country for aviation recruits.
Only one flight" was made during
the "visit here on account of the bad
wea'ber. Recruits who were prom
ised a free ride in the big plane
could not be .taken up because of
cold weather,!
General Counsel for
Manufacturers Will
Speak in Omaha Today
Several hundred business men are
expected to attend a public affairs
luncheon given for Tames A. Emery,
of Washington, D. C, general
counsel for the National Manu
facturers' association, at the Cham
ber of Commerce yesterday.
Mr. Emery will speak on an in
dustrial subject He is recognized
as an authority on all phases of in
dustrial relations and problems. His
intimate knowledge of industrial
matters, coupled with nis great
ability as a public speaker has made
SIOUX CITY
bim known in all, parts of the coun
try. Many efforts have been made to
gain his presence in Omaha in years
past, but . until now he has never
visited Omaha.
Ak-Sar-Ben Enrolls First
Member for the 1920 Season
Ed. Palmer, who for the past sev-.
eral years has been connected with
Ak-Sar-Ben as an assistant to "Dad" ,
Weaver, has the distinction of be
ing the first new member of Ak-;
Sar-Ben enrolled for, the coming i
year. For almost a score of years
the late Mogy Bernstein had been
No. 1 on the Ak-Sar-Ben member-!
ship books. It had been Mr. Bern
stein's custom to pay $100 for the
privilege of heading the list.
Boy Scout Leaders
Told Every Boy Has ;
Bit of Savage Jn Him
Dean Charles Fordyce of the Uni
versity of Nebraska and Dr. E. C.
Henry addressed the Boy Scout
leaders in the Chamber of Com
merce Thursday night in connec
tion with an extension course being
held by the university.
The dean asserted that thert is a
little "bit of the savage" in every
boy, and he added that this 'instinct
or trait may be used for a good pur
pose if properly directed, as the
Boy Scout organization is endeav
oring to do. He referred to the in
clination of many boys to live in
caves, roam in the woods and other
wise get into the great outdoor
world. '
Dr. Henry referred to the Amer
ican, Legion as a great stabilizing
power and called it a "big brother
to the Boy Scouts.
One hundred scout leaders at
tended the meeting, which was the
second of ' a training course under
the direction of the University
Teachers' college. W. E. Reed,
president of the Board of Educa
tion, offered a prize of $10 to the
member who brings in the most re
cruits at the next meeting. The
scout leaders will go to Camp Gif
ford Saturday night to gain prac
tical experience in outdoor life.
Try Bee Want Ads for results.
Second Burglar at
Pratt Home Scared
By Sudden Lights
Mrs. W. R. Pratt, 2119 Lothrop
street, awoke at 4 yesterday morn-
iug in time to glimpse a burglar
sneaking through the upstairs hall
way of her home. She switched on
a light and the intruder ran down
stairs and through the front door,
she says.
She reported the attempted
burglary to the police today, and
said she was first awakened by the
noise of the pantry window being
raised. Several minutes later she
heard footsteps in the hallway up
stairs. The burglar left the front
door open in making his escape.
The home of the Pretts was ran
sacked and ribbed of $175 worth of
jewelry the night of August 26, ac
cording jojrepojrmadjsjlo police.
Postpone Formal Opening of
Community Centers One Week
The formal opening of the 13
Community Centers of the city,
which was to have taken place last
night has been postponed until next
week, owing to a possible shortage
of coal in heating school buildings
The Community Center meetings,
with the exception of the center at
Benson, are held in school buildings.
The Benson center opened last
night in the old Benson city hall.
NEW YORk
CONANT HOTEL BUILDING
OMAHA
Man Accused of Fraud Attempt
Bound Over to Grand Jury
Eugene Duval, alias Santos, who
is being lield at the city jail for in
vestigation in connection with an
alleged attempted fraud of $1,300
from Vincent Le Darch, baker at
the Hotel Fontenelle, was identified
yesterday as the man who, five
years ago, fleeced August Aebion, ,
guest at the Oxford hotel, Eleventh
and Farnam streets, out of $800 in a
"con" game, according to a report
Aebion made to police.
Aebion and Le Darch appeared
as witnesses yesterday agiinst Du
val, who was taken before the grand
Duval's alleged accomplice es
caped. ' :
LINCOLN
3
S7
SIXTEENTH STREET
Saturday Promptly at 9 A. M.
L FT
Which Should Be Attended By Every
Woman and Miss With a Coat Need
HIS Sale is the result of a shipment of Coats frorh a
manufacturer from whom we buy thousands of dol
lars' worth of merchandise with the message to create a
Coat Sensation in Omaha. These coats would be excel
lent values at a much higher price, but we are giving you
the benefit of our wonderful purchase.
Most of these coats are fur trimmed fur collars fur cuffs
and collar fui zuffs, collar and border. Also many models
for the woman who wishes to wear furs with her coat
$55
$60
Values
$70 !
$75
$80
Values
9
$85 $
$90
$95
Values
There are Silvertones, Velours, Broadcloths, Polo Cloths, Chev-
ronas, Tinseltones, Bolivias, Duvet Superiors, Plushes,and Frost
Glows. Plain or fur trimmed, they are very handsome coats.
V J Wmm
mi Warn
y
