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Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
POLICE PROBE
DEATH OF RICH
JEWEL DEALER
Authorities Question Girl
Companion of S. T. A. Lof-
tis, Head of Diamond Firm,
On Fatal Party.

Chicago, July 31.-Miss. May
Woods, a pretty hotel cashier, who
was alone with Samuel T. A. Lofts
head of the diamond firm of Lofts
Bros, when he died suddenly in his
luxurious apartment last night, to-
day told police that Lofts crumpled
to the floor dead after they had en-
gagged in a friendly struggle"
Although the police believe that
the diamond merchant died as re-
suit of conclusion of the brain
probably caused by a fall, they are
not satisfied with the conflicting
stories told by Miss Woods and
Roy M. Shayne, son of a late mil
lionaire merchant.
Tells of Fatal Visit.
Miss Woods, who described
Shayne as her fance, said she was
called by Lofts to his apartment al
l o'clock yesterday afternoon; that
they danced and drank together.
1--WE were having a playful strug-
gle" Miss Woods declared, "and my
attention was momentarily diverted
from him. The next instant / was
startled by the sound of his body
falling on the floor. l was at loss
to know what to do and rushed C
the telephone to summon Mr.
Sbayne."
In the meantime Shayne called q
physician and when he arrived the
body of Lofts was cold, indicating
that Lofts had been dead for some
time.
The police are convinced that
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Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
GIRL FORGER ENDS
OWN LIFE IN JAIL
INGRAND ISLAND
Il Have Played the Game and
Lost" Writes Highly
Educated New Yorker.

Grand Island, Neb., July 31.-(Spe-
cial Telegram.i-"I have played the
game and lost" Mamie Dixon, 20
years of age, wrote in a note to A.
{. Zimmerman of Kearney, travel
ing salesman, just before taking her
life by swallowing several ounces of
lysol in the county Jail here.
The story is tragedy in real life.
Just before noon she was sentenced
by Judge Paine to an indeterminate
sentence in the penitentiary for
forgery. She confessed passing a
fraudulent check for SIS on ladies'
tailoring establishment, receiving $50
in goods and SIS in cash. She was
arrested in Kearney in company of
Zimmerman.
Brought back to face the charge
she admitted guilt and explained that
she had run out of money on the
way east and had forged the check
to get car fare. She was sufferer
from tuberculosis, but insisted that
she would take no sob story method
of asking for clemency.
Judge Paine consoled the frail but
beautiful little woman when impos-
ing sentence by stating that as soon
as she would make application to be
removed. to the tuberculosis hospital
at Kearney the application would be
granted.
Immediately upon entering the
county Jail she asked the privilege
to use the lavatory. and there swal-
lowed the poison She refused to
drink the milk offered as. an antidote,
and while the doctors were being
summoned cried, "Oh, Mamma!
Mamma! l am coming" She said she
wanted to die.
She was born in England, and
came to this country with her par
ents when II years of age. Her
father died shortly after arriving in
America. Her mother ran room
ing house for actors and actresses
in the Latin quarter, New York, but
died two years ago.
Speaking French, German and
English fluently, as we'll as Russian
and Spanish, we'll versed in law and
claiming to have taken course in
Journalism, she was refined, but
with some extremely modern ideas.
Dixon was not her real name, and
in another note she declared she
would take her identity to the
grave. She claimed to have been a
graduate of Medill High school,
Chicago, and to have been employed
for time by Judge Lindsay Of
Denver.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
New York and Cleveland
Papers Increase Rates

New York, July 2l-The Evening
World. the last New York evening
newspaper to remain at 2 cents, an
nounced that beginning Monday its
price would be advanced to 3 cents
because of the increased cost Of pub
lication.
Cleveland, July 31.-The price of
the two afternoon newspapers, the
news and the Press and the morning
daily, the Plaindealer, will be in
creased from 2 to cents Monday.
because of the increased costs Of
newspaper production, it was an
nounced.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
new DIRECTORS
ARE NAMED FOR
PACKING PL Ant
"Committee of 21" Victorious
In Election Ordered by At
torney General When
Dismissing Suits.

The vote for five additional mem-
bers of the board OF directors of the
Skinner Packing company. ordered
by Attorney General Davis at the
time suits against the company were
dismissed, was completed yesterday
ard the vote tabulated.
The vote shows a decisive victory
for the committee of 2l," backing
the present management. over the
committee of nine," seeking to gain
control of. the company. Both COM
lnittees were represented on the bal,
lot which was mailed to all stock
holders and one vote was allowed
for each share of stock.
The men elected directors are:
Arab L. Hungerford. H. w.
Churchill, w. w. Head, ]. N. Camp
bell and c. B. Wiltse. They will sit
on the board with the present men,
bers. Paul F. Skinner, DR.. Gilmore,
D. c. Robertson and William Fer
guson.
The total stock voted was $4,963.-
LUo, dDOut llVc-ScNCHlIS vi tllc t)td!
stock, with par value of $7,200,000.
Tie total vote given members of the
committee of 2l" was 2l2,106 and
tie, Committee. of nine" total vote
was $3.50.
The individual vote as announced
was:
Committee of 21"-Arah L. Hun
gcrford, 35,646; H. w. Churchill,
34,7s6; w. w. Head, 34,510; J. N.
Campbell, 30,50o; c. H. Wiltse, 23,-
507: George E. Cox, 1880; A. D.
Cameron. 1896; w. R. Sutton, o,187;
Peter Hakanson. 2,552; o. H. Brock
man, 2,477; T. F. Newton, 2,2o5; A.
Ruwo, 2,22o; Sherman Hall. 982;
John Brodehoft, 945; A. ]. Moore,
G25; Franz Fredericks, 9l3; c. S.
Waldron, 626; T. G. Bowker, 502; ].
S. Hoebler, 337; William Halsey,
l34.
COMMITTEE of &C. H. Gustaf-
son, 1890; ]. w. Davis; 6,337; Thom-
as Mortimer, 4,144; w. A. Smith,
3.l72; w. P. Bennett, 3,110; Peter
Larson, 3,10l: James Shoup, 1904;
Frank Chitteden, 2,46o; Frank Doer-
mann, LIS; H. O. Wiggins, 1,679.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
Women in Rural Districts
Average II Hours Hard La
Dor Every Day in Year,
Federal Report Shows.
96 OUT OF EVERY 100
DO THEIR OWN WASHING
Sixty. Per Cent Churn Their
Butter While Only 80 Per
Cent Have Running Water
In Their Homes.

Washington, July 31.-(Special. y
Why girls leave nome when that
home is on farm, and statistics
show that young women are leaving
the rural districts for the cities in
larger numbers than young men. is
revealed by the survey of 10000
farm homes in the 80 northern and
western states recently completed by
the Department of Agriculture in CO.
operation with the state agricultural
colleges and farm bureaus.
More than half of the women in
terviewed. although classed by the
census office with those having mo
occupation" are up and at work by
S o'clock in the morning. The work.
ing day of the average woman is
11.3 hours the year round, and in
summer it is 1912 hours. And 81
out of each 100 women have no reg
ular vacation during the year.
Five additional men are required
for at least six weeks in the year on
80 per cent of 6,083 farms reporting.
but only IA per cent, of the women
included in the survey reported hired
help and that only for about three
and one-half months each year. Yet
ga per cent of the women made part
or all the family bread. 90 per cent
churned their own butter: in e6
cases out of 100 did the family wash
ing, 43 per cent having no washing
machines and only 81 per cent having
running water in their homes; oz
per cent did all the family sewing,
and otherwise looked after their
families, the average numbering five
persons, and their homes, meaning
in the majority of cases seven
room house.
Work in Field.
In addition, "a per cent of the
women assist in the field work, Is
per cent help to feed and bed the
live stock, SO per cent assist in the
milking, 5000 include milk pals in
their dishwashing. and 5,703 wash
the separators. Eighty-one per cent
attend to the poultry, meaning on
an average, 90 hens, and Sc per cent
spend part of tf>ir time wedding,
hoeing and tending the vegetables
and flower gardens.
These tasks accomplished, the
farm woman has nothing else to do
and may devote herself to such So
cial diversions as are possible at an
average distance of SO miles to the
nearest high school, 2o miles to the
nearest church, and 4.8 miles to the
nearest market, and to the care of
her children, if she has any.
Among the surprises in tabulatin?
the surveys was the small number OF
children in farm homes, 7,467 -e-
ports showing an average of but
l.18 under 10 wears of age for each
home, and but $50 between 10 and
10 years OF age. In the rural homes
of the east the number of children
fell below the countrywide average,
while that in the western section
proved the highest, with Ia under
10 years and 097 children per home
between 10 and 16 years.
Significant IN this connection are
the figures showing that the aver
age farm home is more than five and
one-half miles from the family doc
tor, II from trained nurse, and Ia
from hospital.
"This means" commented Miss
Florence E. Ward, in charge of the
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Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
Cox to Define Position On
leauue CIearIy In Speech

Washington, July 3l.-The posi-
ton of the democratic party with
reference to the league of nations
will be made perfectly clear" when
Governor Cox delivers his speech
accepting the presidential nomina-
ton, George White, new national
chairman, declared today in answer
to the inquiry of Senator Harding
as to the party's stand on the ad-
ministration's foreign policy.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
Detroit People Identify
Photograph of Leroy

Detroit, July 3l.-A photograph,
said to be that of Oscar ]. Fernan-
lez, reported to be in Saltillo. Mex
leo, was identified as that of Eugene
Leroy, wanted in connection with
the Detroit New York trunk murder
mystery, the police announced.
The photograph, received from
San Antonio police, was identified
BY Patrolman Leo Trumbull and
five other Detroit residents.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
Plans for Reunion
To Be Announced
At Legion Session

Fifty-six delegates to the state
convention at Hastings, August 26
to 2S, will be elected at mass meet
ing of Douglas county post OF the
American Legion in the city hall
Wednesday at p. m.
Plans for a grand reunion of all
ex-service men in this vicinity will
be announced and Victory medals
will be issued to all members bear
ing their discharge papers.
Commander E. c. Henry and Ad-
jutant Kendall Hammond have is
sued a strong plea for large at
tendance at this mass meeting,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
Gould Dietz Abandons
'Ship:' Comma Home by Rail

Gould Dietz will come to Omaha
from Chicago by train instead of on
Larsen monoplane No. l. one of
the three ships that are blazing the
air mail between New York and
Omaha, according to a telegram
from him received by Mrs. Dietz
yesterday afternoon.
He has flown on the plane from
New York to Cleveland,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
Sc Flood Of immigration
From L. -. -. ::::g Worry
plan Radical measures at
Next Session of Congress.
CIVILIZATION AT STAKE,
SENATOR PHELAN SAYS
California Senator Declares
fmerica Is Facing Danger of
Being Worsted in Trade as
Well as in Possible War.
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, July 3l.-The Pacific
coast again is becoming highly
wrought up over the silent. steady
penetration of that section of the
country by the Japanese, and in-
tends to press remedial measures at
the next session of congress.
The house committee on immi-
grafton has been investigating the
situation, holding hearings in Cali
fornia and visiting the Japanese set
Elements, i'll preparation for action
on various pending bills. ranging all
the way from outright exclusion Of
Japanese to amendment OF the con-
stitution Withholding American citi-
zenship from AD1erican-born Japa-
nese.
Senator Phelan of California sees
Japan reaching out for domination
of the Pacific, ard processes great
fear that unless Japan is hated the
United States will be worsted by the
Oriental power. not only in trade,
but in war.
Civilization at Stake.
UNLESS we take to heart the les
sons of history" says Senator
Phelan, Eve will, by our lack Of
vigilance, permit foothold to be
gained by these people. which will
ultimately not only defeat us CON-
mercially III the carrying trade, as
they are fast doing, but militarily
Z in the next world war. Our civiliza-
ton is at stake
Senator Phelan is member OF
the committee or naval affairs,
which recommended appropriations
for moderately strengthening Amer
ican defenses in the Pacific, after
wards approved. but he never raised
his voice on the floor of the senate
in behalf of such naval prepared.
ness in the Pacific as his prophecy
of the menace OF Japan would indi-
cate to be imperative.
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon
and Representative Kahn of Cali
foria were leaders in the futile fight
for preparedness, but they had lit
tie support from the other senator's
and representatives of the Pacific
coasS. which is now calling for the
adoption of stern repressive meas
gres against Japan.
Grave Economic Problem.
When it comes to depicting the
dangers of Japanese aggression
Upon American civilization, Sena-
tor Phelan is unequalled.
"A Japanese colony under the
American flag is not compatible
with the growth of an American
state" says Senator Phelan "The
soil of California is being absorbed
by the Japanese, and legislation,
state and federal, is now being
evoked to stem the yellow tide. 1t
is a race as we'll as an economic
problem.
California refuses submissively
to permit its native population to
be driven off of its soil. If these
people want California, le, them
take it not stealthily, by this proc
ess of economic penetration. but
let them fight for it. California,
unfortunately, is just as much their
tributary territory today under our
generous laws as though they had
conquered it by the power of arms.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01

President Wilson
viii Retire From
The Sheep Business

Washington, July 31.-Presi-
dent Wilson is to retire from the
sheep business. The White
House flock OF 4S prize sheep,
which has kept the lawns cut for
three summers, is to be sold. The
yield of wool has gone to chari-
ty, this year to the Salvation
army. In 1918 the flock produced
90 pounds, which was sold by the
Red Gross, bringing more than
$4,000.
The original flock Of 1S head
was obtained from William
Woodward of New York, who
has a farm near Bowie, Nd,
where, it was said, George Wash
ington once obtained herd of
deer for the grounds at Mount
Vernon.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
Deny Fire in California
Result of Anti Jan Feelinu

San Francisco, July 31.-Denia1 of
rumors that fire which recently de-
stroyed several japanese business
houses in Marysville, Cal, was the
result of anti-Japanese feeling was
contained in report which has been
cabled to Toxic foreign office by T.
Ohta, japanese consul-geaeral heyA
it was announced, :
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
Two Children Burned
To Death in Their Home

Spencer, Ia, July 31.-Two chill
dren of Ralph Eckardt, a+farmer,
were burned to death yesterday in
their home. One was 2 years old
and the other 2 months. Their par
ents were in nearby field when they
saw smoke coming from the house,
but were unable to reach the chill
dren in time to save them.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
Stop 0ne-Day Passports
Across Mexican Border

Calexico, Cal, July 3l.-Issuance
81 one-day permits to strangers to
cross the Mexican boundary into
Mexicali. Lower California, were
,topped here by American immigra
ion officials. who said they feared
tourists might make "indiscreet re-
marks which would lead to embar-
'assing situations
The border, officials stated has not
been closed, and no restrictions have
Been put on persons holding long
ime passports or border permits.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
JaiIbreakers Who Killed
Sheriff Are CAPTURED

Pendleton, Ore, July 31.-Posse-
men today captured Neil Hart and
Jim Owen, half-breed Indians who,
it is alleged. were among the prison.
ers who escaped from the county
jail here Sunday after killing Sheriff
T. D. Taylor. According to Sheriff
Lee Warwick of Union county, who
led the posse, Hart admitted he
killed Taylor. The two were found
asleep in sheep herder's cabin in
the Wenaha forest near here.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
Fisherman Bitten by Fish
MAY Die From Blood PoiSor

Randolph, VT, July .31.-Oris
Flint. of South Royalston, is at the
Randolph Sanitarium, in this CITY,
suffering a severe case of blood
poisoning, contracted when he was
bitten by a fish which he landed
several days ago. Though one fin
ger has been amputated, physicians
have been rnabl. to check the
spread of the infection.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
Heavy Rain at Fremont.

Fremont. Neb., July 31.-(Special
Telegram. with 2.26 inch of rain
fall this morning, one of the heaviest
storms of recent years broke over
Fremont.
Wires were damaged, but the
storm was too late to hurt the crops.
Threshing will be delayed for a few
davs
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
Albuquerque Slows Gain

Washington, July 3l.-Albuquer-
que, N. M, 1887; increase 4,l37. ,or
SIS per cent.
Caldwell, Kan, 2,lol; decrease /,
or 0.6 per cent. z
Ishpeming, Mich, l0,sOO; decrease
1949, or $50 per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
Borah to Take Active Part
In Campaiun for Harding

Chicago, July 3l.-Senator Will
liam Borah of Idaho, active in the
preconvention campaign for Hiram
Johnson, will take an active part in
the campaign for Senator Harding
and probably will make several
speaking tours in the interest of the
republican nominee. it was ANNOUNCE
ed at republican headouarte8 -
night
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
Preacher, Fined for
Fishing, Tells Elders
to "Pass the Plate"

Following his arrest and fine in
Justice of the Peace Collins court
yesterday for fishing without a
license, Rev. S. V. Taylor of the
Mount Nebo Colored Baptist
church changed the topic of his
Sunday sermon from "The Loavcs
and Fishes" to Get Thee Behind
Me, Satan"
Mr.. Taylor conhded to Justice
Collins that he wanted the fish he
caught to illustrate his sermon"
When fined, Mr.. Taylor telephoned
to the elders of the church to
pass the plate" to pay his fine.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
Plans to Abolish Office.

Mexico City, July 30.--Celestino
Gasca, governor of the federal dis
trict, is reported to be preparing a
project to abolish his own Office, say
ing it is unnecessary, since the city
council can manage local affairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
Fair Weather Promised

Washington, July 3l.-Weather
predictions for The week beginning
Monday are: Upper Mississippi and
Lower Missouri Valleys: Probably
fair Monday and toward end of the
week; local showers between; near
ly normal Temperatures.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
Carpenters Win Strike,

St. Louis, July 3l.-Approximately
500 union carpenters who have been
on strike herefor month, returned
TO work today. The building con-
tractors association agreed to their
wage demands of Sl.25 an hour,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
Ginnell Leaves for U. s.

London, July 3l.-Laurence Gin
mel, Sim Fein member of parliament
for North Westmeath and minister
of agriculture in the Irish republi-
can government. has left for the
United States, con a national mis-
sion" it was announced.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
Floater, All "HooChed Up,"
Asks Police to Arrest Hin

ARREST me. I'm drunk"
So spoke Dan Mccarthy, foater,
as he staggered into Central police
station yesterday afternoon.
Detective Palmtag was given
credit for the arrest.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
The Weather

.. Forecast.
Sunday unsettled, probably show
ers; slightly cooler.
Hourly Temperatures.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-01
New Features of
The Sunday Bee

Beginning next Sunday August g. The Bee will add three
features to its regular list of things of interest to all
the family .
81 Letters of Homemade Father
to His Son
By Ed Streeer, author of those "Dere Mable" letters
which made the whole country laugh during the
Heart Secrets of a Fortune Teller
Lively Clever Fascinating! Gone Who Knows" divuges
the inside stories Of this mysterious profession.
How to Build Your House
many pitfall building your home. In each
Sundays issue, The Bee will practical questions
about how to avoid difficulty
These addition to The Bees usual Sunday lineup: The
Special Sport Section the fupage Sunday Feature story
equalled COMICS of every kind for readers
Note-A full.page photograph of Governor Cox the
democratic candidate for president suitable for framing
will - the hontispiece Of Sundays Roogravure
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
The Tail Goes With the Hide
ny DIR. FRANK CRANE
Copyright 1919. b. Frank Cfansb

In this world you can't get what you
want without getting whole lot you don't
want
Desire may be pure and unmixed but the
qualification thereof is spotted.
When you got married, all you wanted
was the Girl. Did you get her, alone, only
mother-in-aw; also a mixed assortment
Of other relatives; likewise some more inn
pedimenta that we will not say any more
about.
You went TO school. Did you get the
Training you were after? Oh, yes; and
much more you were not after and didn't
want. You discovered that college does
not exist TO train you, but TO be true to
its traditions" which means teaching deal
of superfluities. In order TO be an automo-
bile salesman you had to learn all about
the Greek enclitics, and Latin ablative alb
solutes, and the influences of Aryan jim
fritzes upon the Romance thingumbobs.
You enter a beanery. Do you get the
carbohydrates and proteins and fats you
need? Yea. verify. Plus. You also buy
Jazz. and the courtesy Of the waiter and
the smile of the hat-girl.
When you attend Church you may get
nickel's worth Of inspiration and light,
but il comes along with seven dollars and
n halls worth of what you don't like. don't
need and can't use.
If you go TO hotel you pay not only for
your bed and food, but for spacious halls,
obsequious bell-hops, and expensive rugs,
chandeliers, and gewgaws.
You have house TO live in But TO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
On the ISSUE Of
4mericanism There Can
Be No Compromise

have the few simp,, necessities you must
have several tons of truck that is only good
to stumble over.
This is a grand and glorious Government,
and long may it wave. But besides keeping
the peace, which you appreciate, 1t does
forty things you do not care for.
To obtain the news you seek in the news
papers you must search thru columns OF
clamorous advertisements.
To get the story in a novel you must
read thru boundess Saharas Of literature.
To get the point in lawyers speech you
must listen TO four hours of verbal spray
When man comes into your office to
tell you something he has to tell you first
about rs other things.
When you buy a house you buy
neighbors.
When the lawyer makes your contract
you find that he has put into it not only
what you and the other fellow agree TO do,
but everything else but the kitchen stove.
When you get drunk you not only obtain
the desired hilarity but an assortment OF
pink lions and blue giraffes.
SO don't complain. Everything on this
globe is attended by everything else. There's
a bushel of chaff to every handful of wheat,
liberty is surrounded by blatherskites,
progress has its retinue of crazy looms.
virtue has its hypocrites you have to take
prohibition and woman suffrage along with
the constitution, and the League along
with the Treaty.
Cheer up!
The tail goes with the hide.