Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-15
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ARRAY Of SHOWS
FOR Ak.SAR.BEN
Twenty-Thres High Class At.
fractions Provided for Big
Carnival; Many Freaks
and No Fakes.


A model OF new type OF submarine
which is perfectly safe. the smallest
father aud mother in the world. "Au-
rora." the Aztec Indian o:!y three
feet tall; "Sagina"." the baby leopard;
baby kangaroo which jumps in and
out os i;s mothers pouch, Barney, the
Armies Wonder" "U:teTstound
Chinatown" the "Coney Island show"
arc few of the Is attractions OF the
Con T. Kennedy shows, which are to
be the major attraction at the Ak-Sar-
Ben fall carnival, which opens We'd
nesday, September Is.
The Con T. Kennedy shows, which
have been secured at considerable
trouble for the carnival, have the repu-
tation Throughout. the country of be-
ing the best shows on the road, AYERS
dad" Weaver, Ak-Sar-Rer secretary.
They will reach Omaha in time for the
opening OF the festival and will re-
main the entire ten days on the carni-
val grounds at Fifteenth street and
Leopard Born on Train.
The baby leopard has been dubbed
Saginaw" because it was born on the
train as the shows were travelling into
Saginaw, Mich, on July p last. Or
dinarily leopard cubs do not open their
eyes until nine days after birth, but
Saginaw" opened its eyes within two
days.
The baby camel is another wonder
OF the shows. 1t is billsd with the
Garden OF Allah" eoneAson. Al
though only Is months old, this
baby" is almost as large as its par
ents. so fast is the growth of camels.
Aurora" the Aztec Indian woman,
is three feet tall, although she is over
so years old. She has head as large
as an orange, shaped like cocoanut
Her specially is to give dances in imi-
tation OF stage stars.
The baby kangaroo is one OF the
few in captivity which is still young
enough to be carried in its mothers
pouch. 1t was secured at great ex-
pense.
Barney, the Armless Wonder" is
real wonder. He uses his feet to shoot
gun, to shave himself and to draw
pictures OF people in the crowd of
spectators, which he sells.
Underground Chinatown" is an at
traction which is guaranteed to be an
exact replica of Dupont street in San
Francisco in the palmy days before
the earthquake. Eight different ex-
hibits are shown as part of this show.
Opium smokers. drug fiends, stores
for the sale of drugs--all are shown,
The full extent Of this great mass OF
corruption was not revealed in San
Francisco until il was unearthed by
the earthquake. The Chinaman, who
was at the head of the ring is now
said to be serving long sentence
in the federal prison at Atlanta, Ga.
The model of the new submarine
is guaranteed by w. Nj. Moseley, Of
fetal representative of the Kennedy
shows, who was in Omaha Saturday,
to be an exact reproduction of new
type of submarine adopted by the
United States government. The old
type OF submarine under favorable
circumstances allowed all of the crew
but one to escape by being let out of
the coming tower when the summers
ible found itself on the bottom OF the
sea unable to rise. The new type is
said to be able to rise by its own bal
last, thus allowing all of the crew to
escape. 1t is said to have been in
vented by an Ohio man, who was
one OF the fortunate men to escape
after straws had been drawn to see
which OF the crew should stay behind
to let the others out. He then resolved
to invent a submarine which should be
perfectly safe Mr.. Moseley says that
official permission has been secured
from government officials 10 exhibit
the new model. which is shown beside
a model of the old type.
Only Two Feet Tall.
The smallest father and mother in
the world are but two feet tall. They
are the children of parents Of normal
size. Their year-old child is almost
as tall as they. They are shown in
connection with the submarine show.
A disappearing human head at the
top of a staircase is one of the free at
fractions, which is shown in front of
the "Coney Island show The head
appears and disappears at the will OF
the performer. "Of course, this is a
trick the performer says, but il
have such tricks outside. | must have
better ones inside. Step this way
ladies and gentlemen; the man at the
door will sell you tickets"
I'VE haven't fake in the whole ont.
it,esays Mr.. Moseley. "The freaks il
our show are genuine, and the public
can rely on our guarantee that all o.
our exhibits are high-class."
All of the fronts of the shows OF tn,
Kennedy organization have been new
ly painted this year and are in first
class condition. Twenty attractions
besides three riding devices, consti
tute the group.