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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE:. FEBRUARY 29, 1920.
NOTABLE ESSAY
WRITTEN BY GIRL
ARMY CONTEST
Olden Times Recalled by Ancient Hacks, Ships that Flitted
Through Shadows of Night, Jn Days of Auld Lang Syne
Frances E. Gassaway of Hold
rege Neb., Submits Story of
Jack Malone In Fiction
Form. .
.McShane's and the House
of Lords Popular Hang-
Outs of Old-Time
Omaha.
The first rule of writing is: "Make
. it interesting," and with that firmly
fixed in her mind, Frances E. Gas
away, loldrege (Neb.) school girl,
cast aside the rules of the rhetori
cians that would make dry exposi
tions or windy argumentation of her
essay, and in composing a paper in
competition for the prize offered in
the army .contest turned to the in-
teresting narrative style and made it
short story. , ,
Prances stuck close to the rtile
4hatt he essays must deal with the
benefits of enlisting in the United
States army, but instead of bastion-
ing her -argumcnts with facts, she
wrote about a fictitious soldier and
the benefits that came to him in the
" service. Jack Malone was her
hero's name, and the motives that
led him into the service and his ex
periences there make up her essay.
Her contribution, .which will be
considered with hundreds of others
. from school children in the' Omaha
district, reads as follows: .
Jack Malone's StoryA
"At the beginning of the war
.Jack Malqne's .conscience pricked
him, and partly on this account he
, enlisted. He had other reasons
however, such a the fact that his
father's clerks were 'going, and
he did not wish to think that Tie, a.
rich merchant's son, should have
less honor than a mere clerk.
'J, J' or this decision he was given
months' training, passage . on an
European-bound steamship, and 'a
chance to lick the Hun.' t
''When he was discharged and
had gone home, people,begafi to ask
him of the benefits he' had derived
from his enlistment. He finally de
tided to make out a list, which he
could learn by memory, and which
lu would recite when asked for.
From his list were these articles:
List of Benefits.
v "'Enlistment in the United States
army profited me these things: I
was rather a weakling, but physical
training made me-a man of superb
health and . strength. I had eaten
what I pleased until my digestive
system was seriously imparied. By
.wholesome toofi, this defect 'was
overcome. Though I had plenty of
money I had not traveled extensive- fpaying job, "it cost 25 cents for ad
mission into the place, nothing to be
bounced our.
iv. uuring my; enlistment 1 saw
more wonderful scenery than I can
ever hope to see again. I thought
, that my father's ckrks were not
i fit associates but one of these same
clerks gave his life for- me, and
through hint I have humble respect
for all clean, true , American citi
zens. I imagined that the English
' Tommies were a .bunch, of snobs
and that the Frendnmen were frivo
lous, while on the other side I dis-
. covered that there are as many
great souls among other nations as
were in my own.
"'While in a hospital after a se
vere wound I was shown that splen
did men and women are giving their
" fortunes and lives to Red Cross
1 . Tl t . I ...
r worK i nrougn mis revelation J
am giving to and helping the Red
Cross to the best of my ability.
Above all else I learned to love and
respect my country and my fellow
. citizens and to: "Love my neighbor
as myself.' "
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MISSOURI PACIFIC
READY FOR WORK
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j.' iutkwuim in vuarue ana
Phillippi, Barrett and
1 Dozier to Return.
By JOHN E. KENNEBECK.
In the "good old days" of young
Omaha, during the popularity of
such songs as "When You Were
Sweet Sixteen," and "Chippie, Get
Your Hair Cut," many of Omaha's
pioneer residents have clear remin
iscenses ot .them it was a common
street sight to discern the silhouette
of a sleepy hack driver, dozing idly
ion an exclusive cushion of a chaise
in front of an inn waiting longingly
to be of service to some wearybe
ing. - ' ,
Many Omaha pioneers remem
ber those days of the early '80s'
Cabs, hacks, chaises and haulers,
were then in popular use.
The latter days of local transpor
tation present a radical improve
ment in speed compared with the
methods used in the olden days.
' The old time carriages have
grown out of existence with the in
flux of the motor vehicles.
' "Remnant p! Halcyon Days.".
Final evidence of the halcyon days
of the tallyho and the haex was
brought to the attention of, curious
autoists . and pedestrians passing
Eighteenth and California streets
during the past iew weeks in the
sight of four weather-beaten and di
lapidated cabs standing off the curb
ina. A "For Sale" sign over them
beckons to the curious passer-by
mute and worn monuments of civil
ization gone in reality, but still sung
v our fathers,
They recall remembrances of the
boyhood, days of such well known
Omahans as Guy , Barton, Edward
Cudahy, yjudge J. L. H. Patrick,
Alvin Saunders. John C. Cowin, C.
W. Hamilton, At J. Poppleton, J. M,
Woolworth,' George Barker and W.
V. Morse. The estates of these men
were scenes of many a jolly, rip
roaring, and enjoyable occasion
among the old, settlers.
Omaha in those days-boasted of a
small retail business section about
Thirteenth and Douglas streets. The
Boyd opera house at Fifteenth and
rarnam was a popular play house.
Old-Time Rendezvous.
The Academy of Music a Thir
teenth and Douglas was daily and
nightly rendezvous of the working
class, cab drivers and transients.
As told-by Ed.-F. Morearty, a
survivor of Omaha's smart set in
the days when cab driving was a
Instead of the present day cry of
the lone taxi driver l "Taxi? Taxi?"
a veteran of the early days heard
choruses of pleas from' the hack
drivers as he stepped into the street
from a theater of railroad station
in the "wee sma' " hours of the
morning.
"Hack to any part of the city,"
was the familiar cry.
Principal cab stands were main
tained at the Hotels Millard, Hen-
shaw and Paxton: at all railroad
stations; and near play houses.
.Thirtieth street was considered
t 0 by loo L
J. R. Duckworth, division freight
agent of the Missouri Pacific rail
road, is to become assistant general
freight agent here Mondav. T. O.
Phillippi, commercial agent for the
Missouri Pacific here before the pe
riod of federal control, will resume
his duties in the same capacity.
J. R. Barrett will return to Omaha
from Kansas City, where he has
-been connected with the railroad ad
ministration, to become a freight
: agent. .. '
R. M. Dozier, formerly assistant
general freight agent in Omaha, and
more recently a traffic assistant for
-the United States railroad ladmmis-
. tration in Washington, has 'been ap
pointed assistant freight traffic
.manager of the Missouri Pacific at
, Chicago.
Daniel J. Keegan Dies
' i Ar I nrn I .ifpr Hncmrnl
From Hardened Arteries
' Daniel T. Keegaii, 39 years old,
prominent South Side business man,
i died yesterday morning at Lord Lis
: ter hospital from arterio-sclererosis.
Mr. Keegan hai been a resident of
. Omaha for 32 years, and, for the
past 12 years was in charge of the
business of the Western Weighing
' association on the South Side
Mr. Keegan was a Catholic and
Knight of Cqjumbus. Survivers
are the fathert and mother. Mr. and
. Mrs. John Keegan, 2302 P street,
pioneer residents of South Omaha,,
three brothers, John A., Arthur and
, .Frank R. Keegan, of Omaha, and i
sister, Mrs. William O. Netll of Kan
sas City.
. . Funeral services will be at 9 .Mon
day morning at the residence, and
St. Affnea church. Interment in St.
Marys cemetery.
Puts Burglars to Rout as
He Switches Electric Light
) After cutting the telephone wires
running to the house, burglars, at
tempted to break into the basement
at the home of. Charles Gruenig,
2406 Tyler avenue, at 4 yesterday
morning. ' , ..'... x
'Mr. Gruenig was awakened by
v their noise, and. when he switched
" on an electric light downstairs, the
burglars were frightened away, he
j Health Department
Simoon Over and All
'Is Reported Serene
Affairs in the health' department
yesterday appeared to be serene, fol
lowing allegations of offensive lan
guage uttered by Health Commis
sioner J. F. Edwards.
Police Commissioner Ringer de
clared the health department budget
required a decrease in the number
of inspectors, three of whom have
resigned, leaving a total of nine. The
nine are all assigned to specinc
work, but Mr. Ringer explained that
the inspectors who have automobiles
will be required to do general in
spectipri in addition to their other
work. He repeated his statement
that resignations in the health office
.had nothing to do with reported
friction between the health commis
sioner and his staff. , The health
commissioner declined to make fur
ther comment. v
William Kavan Appointed
v Right Hand Man to Ringer
Police Commissioner Ringer yes
terday announced that, his secretary,
Harry Silverman, will be succeeded
Monday morning by Williarn Kavan.
Mr. Kavan is a native Omanan,
recently discharged from military
service, holding a commission as
second lientenant. He was . gra
duated from the law department ot
the University of Nebraska and was
business manager of. the Corn
husker," in 1913.
Mr. Silverman announced that ne
will resume his law practice in
Omaha. , -
Gunnery Practice Offered ,
Pmaha U. S. Army Recruits
A year of instruction in military
science, artillery practice, physical
development, and several other sub
jects is offered enlisted men of the
field artillery at an enlisted special
ists' school recently established at
Fort Sill. Okl., according to infor
mation received yesterday at the
Omaha recruiting office.
Abotit 1,200 men can be accommo
dated, and courses in gunnery, ar
tillery construction and. repair will
be given with training for army
clerks and special schools for non
commissioned officers. i
Window Smashers Heave
Rock and Steal 16 Shirts
Burglars ' heaved a rode through
the plate glass, window of J. White's
store, S'8 North Sixteenth street,
Friday night and stole 16 silk shirts,
accordingto police, lhey escapee
outside ttie city limits, .as also was
Lake and Vinton streets. Cab driv
ers received well paid fees for driv
ing -parties ' of sportive bloods to
scenes of cock-fights, holiday fes
tivals, sport contests and private
parties, held outside the limits of
the citv for fear of probable moles
tation from the two policemen then
keeping patrol only over the city.
Mr. Morearty tells interesting
stories of the cab and hack era in
Omaha, for with the passing of the
horse-drawn vehicles and the influx
of more speedy methods of trans
portation, has also passed the good
old days of sports.
Started at McShane's.
Jim McShane's livery stable that
stood at Fifteenth and Dodge
streets was a starting place of many
an enjoyable crowd ot young bloods
cn their way to Brandeis grove.
Croft's place, Hill's Hang-out,
Haskell's park or Joe Rolls.' home
0:1 the outskirts or Umaha.
"The Drum." a saloon near the
bid "Boyd opera house, was a ren
dezvous of sporting promoters from
Portland, Ore., to Portland, Me., it
will be remebered. The place was
run by David N. Miller, once sheriff
of Douglas county. .
lhe House of Lords, a saloon
next rfloor to McShane'a old stable,
was probably the most .talked, of
"hamj-out" for cab drivers at that
time. - Many a pioneer driver in
silk hat. lomi1 brass-adorned coat
and silk gloves,- stood proudly at
the "bar in "The 'House ot Lords"
while his master enjoyed an opera
at Boyd's.
Fatty Glemms bar at Eleventh
and Douglas streets, is also remem
bered as the scene of many a good
time in those mellow days.
Unlike the present day taxicab
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unver wno, we nna, is in me game
tor remunerative returns only, the
old time hack driver had a way of
his own of transacting business.
Drinks Always in Order.
LiqudV was in order day and
night. Consequently the hack was
source of means to the inebriated
in getting home without makinsr
the rounds of lamp posts. No tube
of communication from the cab to
the driver,-as installed in taxicabs,
was in use for the passenger to give
warning to the driver about "driving
fast" or "where to ston." Inci
dentally, many an intoxicated be
ing did limited damage by knocking
his fists on the glass doors to at-
,trat the attention of the driver. If
it happened that the driver of such
adamaged hack was not of a do
cile disposition, it is remembered by
pioneers of thosev days that "black
eyes, smacked lips and broken jaws"
were heard of.
If a passenger of a present day
taxicab refuses to pay fare, he is
given an additional ride free to a
police station. During the hack
and cab era, such a passenger was
taken an indefinite number of miles
outside the city limits, . probably
close to some Indian reservation,
and allowed a chance to explore
the country between his "shove-off"
spot and Omaha. '
Like "Mexican Generals."
Individual drivers for private
families living on estates whereon
horses and cabs were a pride, were
full driving array, they put up the
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ADVERTISEMENT
"SYRUP OF FIGS"
CHILD'S LAXATIVE
Look at tongue! Remove poi
sons from stomach, liver
and bowels.
Accept "California" Syrup of Figs
only look for the name California
onsthe package, then you are sure
your child . is having the best and
most harmless laxative or. physic
for the little stomach, liver .and
bowels. Children love hs delicious
fruity taste. Full directions lor
child's dose on each bottle. Give it
without fear.
Motherl You must say "Cali
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; 0aha, Nob.
underdogs of their day. Dressed in
appearance of Mexican generals.
While driving, their eyes were con
tinually straight ahead. -They look
ed neither left nor right, nor rec
ognized a friend, nay not even a
relative, if perchance they passed
one while on duty.
Old time horsemen worked about
their master's stables from break
fast to breakfast. Occasionally they
enjoyed in gaiety among their pals
at various "hane-outs." such as
"The House of Lords" and "The!
Drum." ,
i With the passing of the hack,
passed also the good tirqes so much
talked 'about priyately among the
pioneers living today. Picnics on
national holidays when, the women
folks went home at 8 in the eve
ning were popular events among
the men. Drinks, supplemented
with spirits, were not lacking. Po
liticians at all times of the a-ear
were known as earnest promoters
qf "passing the liquor" to one an
other. Votes in those days wereiA
exactly bought outright, but plea
for them were made in sorrie such
form as "buying the drinks." .
"Bull Dog Tussles."
.Betting at cock-fights and bull
dog tussles was also a populap pas
time. As these affairs were held out
side the city limits, hack drivers
were in demand for transportation.
So, with the cabs grown obsolete,
remembrances of the era in which
they figured so prominently are an
"Auld Lang Syne" of the past.
No one remains to sing their re
quiem but a few fcf the old-time
drivers, Jack Carney, John Everett
and Don Wallace known as
"Says-I." These alone of the old
time drivers live today to tell of
the passing, of the hack.
DRAMATIC SCENE
IN FATHER'S FIGHT
FOR HIS GIRL BABY
Grandmother Cries, and Sister
Rages Before Judge Troup,
Who UpholdsFather.
Dramatic scenes in District Judge
Troup's court yesterday marked the
hearing of the habeas corpus action
brought by Carl O.: Nelsdn, 412.
Wirt street, to get' possession of his
3-year-old daughter, Georgia Cather
ine. ' .
Judge Troup took the child from
her grandmother, Mrs. Pearl Nel
son. 4221 Wirt street declaring that
"a father lias a right to his child,
his own flesh and blood. '
Mrs. Esther Barber, sister of Mr.
Nelson, rose in the court room and
exclaimed:
"He is not entitled to this child.
Look what he did to his first wife."
She was led from the court room
and the grandmother burst iinto
tears, sobbing her love for the little
girl and declaring her son did not
love his child as she does.
R. B. Howell Exoected Home
From Guatemala Next Week
R. B. Howell, general manager of
the Metropolitan Water board, is
expected home from Guatemala dur
ing the early part of this week, ac
cording .to information received at
his office.
The Real Cause of
Most Bad Complexions
It I a stern fact that no truly beautiful
complexion ever came out of jars or
bottles; the longer one uses cosmetics
the worse the complexion becomes. Skin,
to be healthy, must breathe. It also must
expel through the pores, its share of
the body's effete material. Creams
and powders clog the pores, interfering
both with elimination and breathing. If
more women understood this there would
be fewer self-ruined complexions. If they
would use ordinary merconzed wax in
stead of cosmetics, they would have nat
ural, healthy complexions. This re
markable substance actually absorbs a bad
skin, also uncloeging the pores. Result:
The fresher, younger underskin Is per
mitted to breathe and to show itself. An
exquisite new complexion gradually Deeps
out. one free from any appearance of arti
ficiality. Get an ounce of mercolized wax
at your druggist s and try it. Apply
nightly like cold cream, for a week or so.
wasning it oil mornings. .
Temporary Location
SCHMOLLER & MUELLER
PIANO COMPANY
Have already secured a Temporary Location. Monday Morning, March First, we will
be ready for business at 114 South Fifteenth Street next door to the old Postoffice or
Army Building. )
fl We take this opportunity to thank our many patrons for past favors and pleasant busi
ness relations. In the future we assure you the same courteous service that we have al
ways endeavored to render in the past.
U We wish to thank the Omaha Fire Department for their heroic efforts in our behalf
and the Omaha Police Force for their efficient service.
JJ Fortunately, three carloads of Pianos, Player Pianos and Phonographs were in the rail
road yards at time of the fire.- These instruments will be unboxed and on Tuesday will
be on sale at our new location.
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