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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1920)
8 A Jazz Craze Fails To Sweep Omaha Into Shimmy Orgy Music Lovers Here Stick to Classical and Love Song Records, Say Phono graph Dealers. Jazz music taTs failed to establish a strangle hold on Omaha. Other cities may fall for the shimmy syncopation of the present day, but Omaha listencth not. Omaha shows a greater propor tionate demand for the so-called classical music than any other city in the country, according to local dealers. An average of SO per cent of the records sold in Omaha are of high class music, while the call for grand opera selections and the heart songs has run at times as high as 62 per cent of all records sold. "1 ordered a close day by day check kept on the sale of records at some or our shops here," said ...George Mickel of the Mickel Bros., wholesale and retail dealers in Victor-Victrolas. "I found that the de mand for our standard music ran 45, 0 and sometimes as high as 62 per cent of our total sale. Omaha a Leader. "I learned from the national of fices that Omaha just about leads the United States in the proportion of classical records which are. sold." Local dealers report great in creases in sales of phonographs and records. During the last four years the output of he factories of a cer tain make phonograph has increased 400 per cent, according to a local dealer. Records for which 2,000 was considered a big sale now show four and five times that amount. Hundreds of thousands of records sre sold in Omaha each year, dealers s.iy. Italians, Scandinavian peoples and Bohemians share honors among na tionalities residing here as music lovers. The- sale of records in the Italian tongue far surpasses that of those in any other foreign tongue, but this is largely because the ma jority of the grand opera selections are in Italian. Newsboys Big Buyers. "Italian newsboys' here buy the h'fr'hest-priced and choicest classical music we have," declared J. B. Morse of the Shultz Bros., new Edi son agency here. "The poorest Ital ia:! family is thoroughly conversant with the best music. Music is bread and water to them. They are raised on it." "The Bohemians and Scandinav ian peoples are also' great musio lov ers and select the best music. There is a big demand for records in these lanpuages. "Ordinarily the heaviest ,call for records in foreign tongues would be for German selections, but this de mand has fallen off appreciably since the war. Many Gearmans buy records, but will not get them in German. "About half of the records we sell arc of popular music. The other half are of classical selections. Of the classical pieces about half arc k? heart songs." Records in 20 odd languages are sold in Omaha. "We have a demand for Mexican, Hebrew, Italian, Norwegian, Swed ish, Bohemian, Russian, Turkish, Syrian, Lithuanian, etc.," said E. H. Prelz of Mickel Music House. Dance Music Records. - "We recently took an order for six Arabian songs from an Arab liv inff in Sioux City, la. The Victor Victrola people put out records in all languages, but we carry only a certain proportion of these. "Dance music records are among our best sellers. The demand for - our Red Seal records runs to about 50 per cent of our total sales. "We sell many records of the pop ular songs of the day, of course, but there is always a steady demand for the heart songs and operatic music. Right now, with Caruso coming here next month we have a big call for his songs and we are selling all sorts of his records, some that there had never been any demand for be fore." , The appeal of he heart song con tinues today as it has through the years past, despite all the jazz and lively melodies ,of the present day, according to all dealers. "My Old Kentucky Home," "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia." "The Mocking Bird," "Take Me Home Again, Kathleen," and all the other old fa vorites have a steady sale, month in and month out. vear in and vear out. DR. CLARK The Painless Dentist 1 DSL CLARK. We treat Pyorrhea and guarantee relief when in structions are followed. We use our own X-Ray to find the hidden tooth trou bles. v Office: Fifth Floor (510) Paxton Block 16th and Farnam Streets Phone Douglas 1021 Lady Attendant Running a Boarding House By JAMES J.- MONTAGUE. We've gone out of the boarding house business. Maybe it's a good business when you know how to run it. But we didn't. We ran it not wisely, but too well. We never had any complaints, but, on the other hand, we never took in any moneyi And in these days when butchers and grocers and vege table men aren't exactly giving pro-, visions away, it's difficult to make a profit in the boarding house busi ness with everything going out and nothing coming in. We didn't intend to embark on this enterprise, anyway. We got into it by accident. And we never knew just how far into it we were. Sometimes we were feeding only three or four besides the family. Sometimes we have more than half a dozen boarders. All in' the pink of condition as far as their appetites were concerned. If that had been all we might still be catering to part of the neighbor hood. But it wasn't all. When the lady who conducted the boarding house branch of our establishment blushingly plighted her troth with one of the boarders and began fillr ing a hope chest with our potatoes and sugar and coffee and other edi bles we made an investigation. ( The result of the investigation opened our eyes. And we quit. It was one month ago that the board ing house manager came ta us. She came in the guise of a cook. The first few meals convinced us that she was not a good cook. But she was always a good pro vider. We can say that for her with out fear of even attempted contradic tion. After sTi had been in town a cou ple of days she began making ac quaintances. She had a marvellous faculty of making acquaintances. She must have had what is called personal magnetism, although she never revealed any of it when she was in our presence. v Her ' acquaintanceship presently ripened into friendships. And what can friendship do that is more fit ting than to feed those upon whom it is lavished? Well, she fed them. She began by feeding them tea Tea was high at that particular time, (-ream was bringing around 35 cents for a half pint. Sugar was not only high, but unless jysu had friends in the whole sale business you couldn't get any of it at all. But that didn't make any differ ence to Gladys Nothing was too good for our guests. They were hers nominally, but our claim on them is based on the fact that we did the actual "providing. It wasn't any use to tell the milk man not to bring cream. Gladys got up earlier' than we did, and had the last word with him. And he al ways did what she told him to. None of us drink tea, but the gro cery man brought it, and it went on the bill. As for sugar well, Gladys the first day she came advised us to ect a couple of hundred pounds of it so as to have some iii the house in case of a shortage or a rise in price. We know now why she did it. Guests became more at home as friendships progress, Gladys' friend ships progressed very rapidly. The young ladies that were at first contented with tea soon began to pine for cake. Every afternoon t he 1 pleasant Ladies, Attention! g that you can have your Suit, Coat, Skirt and Tailored Dress made at LOHRMAN'S at a bif aavinf. Owinf to the hot weather I will have reduced pricee for the next ten dayi. 1320 Farnam St. Phone Doug. 7327. X Experience is what counts in Dentistry; nothing but ex perienced Dentists in this of fice. We do all the work in this office pertaining to mod ern dentistry. Crowns, Bridge Work, Gold Plates, Comfort Plates, Porcelain Crowns, like your own teeth. ' DR. M. H. GARRISON, Formerly of Valley, Neb., Assistant Manager aroma of baking cake filled one's nostrils as he entered the .house. It never came to the table though. It all went to cement friendships in the kitchen. Then the'jam began to disappear. Gladys hadn't had any hand in put ting up the jam. The mistress of the house did that. But Gladys evened things up by helping to dis pose of it. When the kids came home from school they wanted jam for luncheon. In a month or two they couldn't have any. But that was soon mended. Gladys ordered jam from the grocer. It wasn't -as eood as ours, as we got very little of it. But our guests made no complaint to us that is. They consumed vast quantities of it, as we discovered at the end of, he month. Then William came. How we don't know presumably because he had heard of our hospitality. In a few days he was arriving shortly fter dinner and remaining till 11 or 12 p. m., his voice rumbling cheer fully in the kitchen long after we -had gone to rest. He taught us how to dispose of leave-overs a thing that bright wo w l Summary of the SCORE CARD This is mereh to give on idea of some of the items included in the Mormon Score Card. On the score card these items are elaborated and it is arranged for a record of competition between several cars. As you compare them, you can record all the results as a guide in making a decision. A complete copy of the Mormon Score Card will ve furnished upon request, 1 Ease of Riding 1 a. 20 to 40 M. P. H. b. Any speed on rough road 2 Acceleration o. 10 to 50 M. P. H. b. 10 to 40 M. P. H. 3 Deceleration a. 50 M. P. H. to dead stop 6. 40 M. P. H. to dead stop c. 20 M. P. H. to dead stop 4 Slow Speed Operation in High Gear a. In traffic b. On hills 5 High Speed Operation Qt prospect dealret and where lanr permit! ) a. Maximum on level stretch b. Maximum on hills (In high) 6 Ease of Steering a. On rough road b. In traffic 7 Convenience of AH Controls 8 Economy a. Gasoline b. Tires 9 Weight a. Fully equipped fatouring b. On all four wheels to determine perfection of balance 10 Smoothness of Motor Operation 11 Rigidity 12 Readability ' Pi Wi i THE OMAHA SUNDAY 5 men write much about in the house hold magazines. He disposed of all of them for us. Two or three pounds of steak never bothered us the next day after William began coming. Hash thereafter was a thing un known in our household. In a month Gladys informed us that she and William had resolved to take a great step. When we in quired when the date of thev great step would be she replied it would be as soon as William got a better job. He didn't want to get married till he could support her in the style to which she had been accustomed. It was after that she began filling the hope chest. All sorts of things went into it 10 pounds of coffee, 15 pounds of sugar, three pack ages of tea, potatoes, canned peaches and pears, an alarm clock, half a dozen sheets and a pair of blankets. We discovered the hope chest hid den away in the attic one day when we were looking for a trunk. It was then that we decided to get rid of the boarding house business. Gladys departed the next day. She said she could get twice as much money three doors down the street. Possibly she can. But if the people there are wise enough to keep out of the boarding house business she won't be doing nearly as well as she was at our house. Copyright, 19!0. by the Bell Syndicate, Inc. 90-Day Jail Term Solves Winter Housing Problem San Francisco, Sept. 25. Manuel Costa, better known in the city as "Pogey," who has been an occupant of the city jail every winter for 20 years, i6 again "at home" in a cell reserved for his use, and he will re main there for three months. Costa was arrested and charged with tearing up the street pavement at Pacific and Montgomery streets. The police say he was under the in fluence of liquor and was engaged in pitching cobblestones in the air p. ml, bouncing them off the back of his neck. When he appeared before Police Judge McAtee he asked to be sent to jail for six months, explaining to the court that by the expiration of his sentence the Alaskan fishing season would be open and he would be. ready to go north. Judge Mc Alce compromised on three months. vvyvvvyvvvvvvVvyvvvvvvYvvvvvvvvyvvvvyyvvvyyvvvvvvvyyvvvvvvvvvyw77vyi r . so BEE: SEPTEMBER 26. 1920. Babies Born in Omaha Have Fine Chance to Live Only 81 Out of Every Thousand Born in Omaha Last Year Died Under 1 Year of Age Figures Show Big Slump in Mortality Rate. A baby that is born in Omaha has better than the average fighting chance to live to observe its first birthday anniversary. The figures prove it. And a baby born in Oma ha during 1920 has a better chance than the baby born in 1919. "Better babies" is the slogan of the hour. During last year the general, aver age of mortality among infants dur ing their first year was 89 deaths per 1,000 births, in cities of Omaha's class. The ave-age in Omaha dur ing 1919 was 81 per 1,000. which is considerably better than the average for cities of this class. Omaha did not have the lowest average for the year, but its average indicated that this is a desirable clime for any baby's native heath. Health Commissioner J. F. Ed wards reported that there were 3,748 births in Omaha last year and that 319 infants died before they were 1 year old. Of those deaths 37 were infants born outside of Omaha. During 1918 the total births here was 4,046, and the deaths of infants under one year were 366. The aver age that year was 90.5. ' ' Causes of Early Death. Ten years ago it was the aim of health commissioners of this country to bring the infant mortality rate bev low 100 per 1,000 and most cities have succeeded in that endeavor. Omaha'' has kept pace with the ad vance made in infant welfare and the health commissioner is confident that further improvements will be made. An arfalysis of the causes of infant deaths in Omaha last year shows that 74 died from the effects of premature births, 56 deaths were caused by respiratory diseases, such as pneumonia and bronchitis; 43 died from congenital debility and 23 from congenital malformation. Digestive A Way to Compare Cars that makes a wise choice certain disturbances caused 35 deaths and acute infectious diseases caused 25 deaths. This shows, according to the health commissioner, that nearly half of the infant deaths in Omaha last year were due to prenatal causes. The American Child Hygienic as sociation, of which Dr. Philip Van Ingcn of New York City is presi dent," has compiled a preliminary iy 19 "baby crop" report in which cities are classified according to pop ulation. Of all the incorporated cities of the country Brookline, Mass., had the lowest infant mortals ity rate of 40 and El Paso. Texas( was the highest, with 245, these be ing the two extremes of the cities in cluded in the report. This report would indicate that a baby had six times the chance of living to be one year of age in Brookline, that it would have in El Paso. 1919 Best Year As against Omaha's average of 81 last year, Kansas City reported 103 infant deaths for every 1,000 births. Columbus, O., was 89; Cleveland, 91; Denver, 87; Lincoln, Neb., 66; Minneapolis, 61. Dr. Van Ingen notes that 1919 was the best year in the history of the United States for babied. The de crease in the infant mortality rate last year, as compared with 1917, meant that nearly 20,000 less babies died (brfore the end of their first year. The report' states that 50 per cent of these infant deaths are un necessary. In the case of last year's infant deaths in Omaha, the health commissioner notes that 140 were caused bv disabilities originating be fore birth., He believes this situation emphasizes the importance of be ginning infant welfare work before the babies are born, by giving pros pective mothers advice and care. The new municipal hospital which NE of the great delusions that has often prevented a judicious choice of a motor car lies in the seeming simplicity of selection. Nothing is more dangerous than an abstract comparison. And nothing more needless. But strangely enough, in the midst of a giant industry noted for progressive ways, there has been no standardized method of demonstration. To end this dead-lock and to introduce better ways of buying, we offer the Marmon Score Card, a summary of which appears in this advertisement. ' . For, the first time, this affords every car buyer a universal guide for demonstrating every deciding factor. 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One of the notable features of the report is the showing made by New Vrt fitv. with an average of 82; St. Louis, 75; Los Angeles, 67. and San Francisco, 65, indicating mat tne mortality rate for infants in the larg er cities has been materially reduced. Majority Below Average. Another interesting feature is that last vear 76 per cent of cities having between 100,000 and 250,000 popula tion went below the 100 average. Cities between 50,000 and 100.000 population had a general average of 91 per thousand last year, 35 being below the 100 mark, as against 22 in 1917. The American Child Hygiene asso ciation, in its report, States: "Do you know where your city stands? Do you know why? Are all births reg istered? 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JMM Phone Douglas 1712 natal care, Are all midwives licensed and inspected," The Visiting Nure association of 1 Omaha is a powerful agency in local infant welfare work. These nurses are doing much to promote infant ...lf.. Tl,- l...'' I... o,, millr fund, administered every summer ly the visiting nurses, is another im portant factor in giving the babies a fighti.ig chance. The Visiting Nurse association maintains "baby stations." where mothers may obtain information for the wcllbeing of themselves and ba bies. It is estimated that 2.500,000 babies are born in the United States every year. And Omaha may say that it is one of the best places in the country for a baby to begin its young life. Auto mechanics in Yonkers, N. Y., are waging a vigorous campaign to organize every worker in this line of work. CARUSO . The World's Greatest Tenor IN CONCERT Douglas 1973 J-1 V w i. MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAXiOrAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 4A