Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-30


fragrant, while the police aud other
officers Of the law continue to re-
gard the Nebraska statute, regulat-
ing the sale and use of narcotics. as
dead letter, according to the state
ment of Miss Clark, who has barred
the inmost secrets of her brilliant
and blasted career to reporter for
The Bee.
A recent victim and possessed
still of all her beauty and unusual
gifts, Miss Clark, who is making her
home in the hot bed of Omaha dope
vendors, is an outcast by the appli-
cation of society's rules. The po-
lice, social workers and juvenile Of
hcers have reckoned her incor-
rigible. She is resigned to her fate.
and her only apprehension is that
her affair with a negro will not be
interrupted.
Ruined by Hundreds.
ut was in the atmosphere where
dope is sold and used without
molestation, where young girls lose
their virtue and men and boys go
to ruin by the hundreds, that | met
my downfall the girl confided
Trained and educated in con-
vents, reform schools and prisons,
Miss Clark is living in the under
world of Omaha today, unprotected
and neglected, the victim of dope
and cruel treatment" according 70
her charge against officers of the
law and at the state institutions.
"The only kind word l ever re-
member of having been spoken to
me came from the negro man to
who I am devoted" she admitted
to the reporter.
Sent to Convent.
II was S years old when | was
sent to a convent in Sioux City"
she said. my people moved to
Omaha. I was sent to another con-
vent. I served my time, studied
and performed my tasks. was re-
leased. The juvenile officers took
me in charge before / was allowed
to know what liberty was. l was
sent to Geneva. stayed there two
years and eight months. | worked
there like a slave and !, was pun
ished like brute. | was released
again and came to Omaha.
81 had acquired a musical edu-
cation. l had obtained a classical
education and was determined to
set forth in the world. Four days
after arriving in Omaha from
Geneva, with my plans all made out,
there came a knock at my mothers
door.
Given No Explanation.
"A woman who declared she was
Miss Johnson of the juvenile court
was seeking admittance. She told
my mother it was her duty to ques-
ton me to learn what my views
of life were. She said she could not
talk to me in the house and that
| would have to go with her to the
court house. | went. We had been
i'll the juvenile office but few
minutes when Miss Johnson reached
for the telephone. She called Miss
Berger. of the detention home. She
told Miss Berger that she was
going to send her another girl. |
asked Miss Johnson for an explana-
ton. i was given none. The police
car came and took me to the de-
tention home.
II had been out of the institution
at Geneva orl1y four days. NV moth
er, Miss Johnson and probably two
or three other persons were the only
living human beings | had seen. l
protested that | had obtained a
clean bill of health from the state
institution at Geneva only a few
hours before.
Told She Had Disease.
II was told that | had sexual
disease and would have to remain
in the detention home for at least
several months. They asked me to
take treatment with the rest of the
girls, whom they declared were CIV
en- shots of the stuff because they
needed it. l told them / would not
allow them to give me the stuff,
because | was not diseased. They
wanted to treat me for a disease l
knew it was impossible for me to
have. / fought against it, and Miss
Berger came to me and begged me
to take the stuff they were giving
the girls from four to seven times
day. / told her all wanted was
something to eat.
miss Berger was talking to me
and begging me to submit to treat
nlents when l decided | would rath-
er be in jail than in the detention
home. First | told her that it was
impossible for me to have a disease,