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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
MRS. A. .DIETZ, SO
ASKS FOR KNITTING
ON AIRPLANE RIDE
Omaha Woman Holds World
Record for Oldest Person
to Take Flying Trip.

Mrs. L. A. Dietz. Sc years old,
mother of Gould and C. N. Dietz,
holds the worlds record as being
the Oldest person to fly in an air
plane, according to John M. Larsen,
owner and designer of the giant all
metal monoplane, J. L. E.
Like nearly a hundred other Oma-
hans, Mrs. Dietz made her first and
only flight in Mr.. Larson's mono
plane at Ak-Sar-Ben field. But, I'M
like a majority of the others, she
failed to show any signs of fear, &C
cording to Pilot Bert Acosta.
She sat back comfortably on one
Of the upholstered seats in the lit
tie cabin of the plane and enjoyed
the scenery during the entire trip,
according to Acosta.
Wished for Her Knitting.
"I couldn't tell for sure, but !
thought l heard her say she wished
she'd brought her knitting said
Acosta. "Of course, l was up in
front driving.
Anyway when we landed she
was smiling and thanked me for
the ride"
N. Dietz, son of Mrs. Dietz, also
was an interested passenger, al
though he has been tip in an air
plane before.
"In the half hour or so we were
up, we had lot of fun" said Mr.
Dietz. "You know, mother is al
ways ready for something like that
Why, she took it better than any
one else, and by Jove, she was the
best sport of all"
J. L. E will turn its nose east
ward at 4 this morning, when il
will hop off Ak-Sar-Ben field for
Long Island in an attempt to break
all over land nonstop distance
fight records.
Mr.. Larsen expressed confidence
last night the trip would be &C.
complished, as did his pilot, Acosta
Confident of Success.
"We will arrive on Long Island
before dark, l think" said Mr.. Lar.
sen. "but the dark will not stop US
for I have instructed fires to be
started to light our field there"
Mr.. Larsen, Pilot Acosta anc
Mechanic Bugh will be the only
occupants of the ship on its east
ern flight, Mr.. Larsen said. Mes
sages will be dropped along the
path of flight to be telegraphed tc
| the Associated Press.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
LAW IS SOUGHT
TO STOP SECRET
WEDDINGS HERE
ChiIdren's Code Commission
Urges Enactment Of Strict
Marriage Regulations
In Nebraska.

Secret marriages will Be virtually
impossible and elopements difficult
to accomplish if marriage bill
drafted by the children's code COM
mission and approved at that body's
meeting at the Chamber of Com
merce Saturday is enacted into law
by the state legislature.
Among other provisions Of the bill
is one requiring the posting in the
office of the county Judge to whom
applications for licenses are made
of a notice of the intention of the
parties concerned, at least 10 days
before the ceremony is to be per-
formed. 1t is provided in the bill
that this advance notice of weddings
may be suspended at the discretion
of the judge concerned, when special
cases not defined, warrant such
action.
To make enforcement of the pro-
posed marriage laws effective. it is
provided in the drafted bill that citi-
zens of the state who are prohibited
from contracting marriage in Ne
braska, but who do in other states
contract marriages that would be
void in this state. shall be declared
not married if they return to this
state.
Eugenics Clause Included.
A eugenics clause is also included
in the draft, which requires appli-
carts for marriage licenses to estab-
lish not more than IS days orior to
the issuance of the license, their
freedom from social diseases.
Physicians certificates, supplement-
ed when necessary by the records of
laboratory experiments. are re-
quired. County judges may also,
when it seems necessary, require a
mental examination to determine the
capacity of applicants for marriage
licenses, it being also provided that
idiots, imbeciles, feeble-ninded. in
sane persons or those suffering
hereditary insanity or hereditary
epilepsy, are barred from contract
ing marriage.
Marriages are also prohibited in
the proposed law between white per-
sons and those of one-eighth or
more of negro, japanese or Chinese
blood The proposed bill was sub,
mitted for the consideration of the
commission by Judge Arthur G.
Wray of York.
Want State Board.
Following a report by the commit
tee on administration, the commits
sion recommended that a board oi
public welfare as the head of the
state department of welfare, be es.
tablished. The board should consist
of six members. two of whom should
be women. Members should serve
six year terms, with two appointed
every two years. Members of this
board would be expected to serve
without compensation, drawing only
travelling and other expenses neces
sary to carrying on its work.
Among duties of this board, as pro
posed, would be the selection of ;
state director of public welfare, thu
approval of appointments of county
supervisors, and general supervision
of charitable, correctional and chile
welfare work in the state. Accord
ing to members of the commission
such program would insure com
Continued on Page 8, Column 81
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
"Committee Of Nine" Urges
Prosecution Following VIC
tory by Board Of Directors
At Stockholders Meeting.
BEEF COOLING ROOM
USED FOR MEETING
Financial Statement Issued
Shows $848,121 Was Spent
In Promotion Expenses in
Organizing Packing Company.

Inauguration of such criminal
action as may be warranted by the
investigation" recently made by the
State Board of Securities and the
vigorous prosecution of the pending
action against the Skinner Packing
company, was urged in resolution
prepared by the committee of
nine" stockholders and sent YES
terday afternoon to Governor Nc
Kelvie following yesterdays meet
ing of the Skinner Packing COM
pany stockholders at which a COM
plete victory was won by Paul
Skinner, D. c. Robertson and Rob-
ert Gilmore, who comprise the pres
ent board of directors.
The resolution characterizes the
stockholders meeting as informal"
and charges that "at least one-third
of those present were Skinner en-
ployes and their paid henchmen."
"State Must Proceed"
The COMMITTEE" expresses itself
in the resolution as confident as
ever that the state of Nebraska
must continue the litigation already
commenced not only to protect the
interests of the Nebraska investors,
but to demonstrate that the laws of
this state mean something and will
be enforced vigorously and fearless
ly."
The resolution is signed by C. H.
Gustafson of Lincoln, chairman;
James Shoup of Sutherland, w. R.
Bennett of Cambridge, Frank H.
Doermann of Lorton, Frank Chit
tenden of Omaha, J. w. Davis Of
HARLAN, Ia; w. A. Smith of Cali
fcrnia Junction and Tom Mortimer
of Leigh.
Victory For SINNERS.
The stockholders meeting yester-
day, which took place in the cool
ing-room of the Skinner plant. re-
suited in a complete victory for the
board of directors and Paul Skinner.
The boards plan for operation of
the company and resumption of
business was endorsed.
1t was given out that 473 stock
holders, representing S2.506,700
worth of stock, were present.
w. w. Head and 20 other men
were nominated, at the request of
the Skinner interests, from which
list Of men three new directors are
to be added to the present list. This
was done in accordance, with a
Stockholders meeting held in Port
land, Me-, June II, 1920" Paul and
Continued on Page Four. Column F1ve.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
Little Girl Starts
Away to See Movies,
Big Cop Gets Her

Two-year-old Eva Forsberg,
daughter of Charles Forsberg, 2107
Farnam street, is back home with
her mother following an unsuccess-
full attempt yesterday afternoon to
go with her "big" brothers to the
Magic motion picture theater on
the South Side conducted by her
father.
Her brothers, E!win, years old,
and Rollin, E years old, left the
house shortly after 2 yesterday af-
ternoon. Mrs. Forsberg refused to
let Eva go but she took French
leave" and started up Farnam street
and was picked UP by Traffic Of
hcer J. D. Behrens at Twenty
fourth as she was trying to dodge
traffic.
She was taken to the police sta
ton where she fell asleep until her
mother came to the station and
took the child away after she had
reported her missing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
tow IUf
What Omahans Think

Following are comments on the
census figures:
Mayor Smith: Insufficient housing
conditions kept Omaha's population
down. Lack of houses for people
OF moderate means, especially, has
been marked. | have had hundreds
OF people from other cities come to
my office and tell me they were I'M
able to find proper dwelling places,
hence were unable to remain here.
John n. Hopkins, census director:
Lack of housing facilities probably
had more than anything else to do
with Omaha's failure to reach the
100000 mark. Omaha's business and
industrial life would warrant a pop
uiation of 100000. There are 10000
people in Council Bluffs making
living in Omaha. These people would
live in Omaha if they could find
proper accommodation here.
|. Shuler, president of the Omaha
Real Estate board: There are, be-
lieve, two main reasons why Oma-
has population failed to show the
spectacular increase of some eastern
cities. In the first place there are
few transients here. Then the farm
ers around Omaha have not flocked
to the city as they have done in
eastern cities. The eastern farmer
has found that he can make more
money on high wages now paid in
cities than he can on his farm. The
Nebraska and Iowa farmers, with
better land to cultivate, have not
been tempted by high wages paid in
the city.
w. A. Ellis, assistant commission
er of the Chamber of Commerce:
Omaha's population should have
gone higher. | believe there were
many people missed despite the best
efforts of John H. Hopkins.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
MOTHER IN NEED
REFUSES TO Give
UP HER CHILDREN
Mrs. Rose Smith, Deserted by
Husband, Struggles to
Keep Family
Together.

Torn between love for her three
minor children and the strenuous eff
fort to provide home for them,
Mrs. Rose Smith, As years old, de-
serted recently by her husband, re-
fuses to give up the struggle to keep
the family together, despite her sui
fering from nervous breakdown.
The three children. Ferdinand,
Walter and George, 10, E and q
years old, respectively, are being
kept at Father Flanagan's Home for
Boys, 4206 South Thirteenth street.
No Trace of Husband.
No word has been learned of the
whereabouts of their father, who de-
serted the family in Kansas City
two weeks ago. The mother, in Or
der to be with her l7-year-old son,
Edward, by former marriage,
brought the children with her to
Omaha. Edward is employed in a
brick yard.
Unless the mother is able to pro-
vide for the children Father Flana-
gan has advised her to place the two
youngest children for adoption on
account of lack of facilities at the
home for children under 7 years.
Il won't give up my children for
the whole world" Mrs. Smith as
serts. They're mine to keep and
I'll support them if | must slave"
Looking for Work.
The bent woman intimated she
might obtain work scrubbing floors
in a downtown building where she
worked years ago.
With the help of her oldest son,
Mrs. Smith declared, she hopes to
have her children with her in a
cozy home again. She visits them
daily. Meanwhile she is staying
,,,:tL fr,epdc
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
Soldier Is Killed
By Speeding Auto;
Companion Injured

Des Moines, Ia, June 26.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. David E. Williams,
% years old, of the 133d motor
transport corps, Camp Dodge, was
fatally injured last night and an un-
known companion was badly bruised
by a speeding automobile on Merle
Hay road, mile south of Hyperion
club.
Williams home is in Texarkana,
Tex. Following the accident the car
wheeled around and started back to-
ward the city. According to wit
nesses, Williams and his companion
were several feet off of the pavement
when struck. Williams died on his
way to hospital.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
Figure Falls Short of 100000,
Which Had Been Hoped for,
But Shows Steady Growth
Nevertheless.
INCREASE So PER CENT
OVER FIGURES OF 1910
Annexation of South Omaha
And Other Suburbs Accounts
For Part of This Growth on
Official TabuIation.

Omaha's census, officially an
nounced by the census bureau at
Washington, is 19l,60l.
This is a gain of 35,527, or %
Per cent over the population of the
same territory in 1910.
Compared with the official popu-
lation of Omaha in 1910, which was
before the annexation of South
Omaha, Dundee, Benson and Flor
ence, the 1920 figure is a gain of
67,505, or 81 per cent.
The first federal census of Omaha
was taken in 1860, when the popu-
lation was reported as 1888. During
the decade from 1860 to 1870 oc-
Cured the city's first boom, the sec
ond census showing total of l6,-
0e3, an increase of 754 per cent.
From 1870 to 1880 the population
nearly doubled, the official figures
in 1880 being 30,5l8.
The taking of the 1890 federal
census would rather be forgotten
by old residents. The returns in
that year showed a total of l40,452
and Omahans were jubilant when
the figures were received. Later it
developed that the returns were
padded, because the federal census
of 1900 showed 102,555. No one
could be convinced that Omaha had
lost population during that decade.
Population 124, 900 in 1910.
The census of 1910 was 124,0o6,
an increase of II per cent during
the lO-year period, which business
men generally agreed was correct.
The first federal census of South
Omaha showed 8,062 in 1890; the
second in 1900, 26,00l; the third in
1910, 26259.
| w. T. Bourke, secretary of the
Board of Education, has figured
that the Omaha school census. of
l9O9 was 4.63 per cent of the total
population. On the basis of last
years school population, he esti-
mates that the total population for
Omaha should be 1o9,432
Official Census in December.
The Omaha federal census was
taken last December under the su-
pervlsion of John H. Hopkins. The
Chamber of Commerce, in co-opera-
ton with Mr.. Hopkins, gave wide
publicity to the request that all per-
sons who had been missed should
make themselves known on blanks
which were inserted in the news
papers. In that manner additional
names were obtained.
When the local supervisor had
completed his reports be estimated
that Omaha's population would not
reach the 100000 figure which many
were hoping for.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
Maine Bank Dynamiter
Not a Nebraska Resident

Plattsmouth, Neb., June 26.-
cial.)-Investigation fails to
disclose the name of Charles R.
Goodwin on the payroll of the uBr-
l;ngton shoys here, as claimed by
Goodwin, who confessed to the au-
thorities at Ellsworth, Me-, as to
his part in dynamiting a bank at
fremont Me-, declaring himself a
former resident of this city and an
employe of the Burlington shops,
and who, a few hours later, was
discovered dead in his cell, a suicide
from poison.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
BRYAN Named Member
On Resolutions Body

San Francisco, June 26.-William
Jennings Bryan was today unani-
mously selected as Nebraska's rep
resentative on the committee on
resolutions at caucus of the Ne
braska delegation. Several members
Of the delegation, representing the
Hitchcock faction, did not attend
the caucus, which also chose former
Congressman Dan V. Stephens as
chairman and former Governor
Shallenberger as vice chairman of
the delegation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
PIattSmouth Man RetireS
From Race for Public Office

Plattsmouth, Neb., June 20
Especial. Frank Libershal, for a
number of years county clerk, and
prominent young democrat of
Cass county, has purchased an in
telest in a local business firm and
withdrawn his name from the race
tor clerk of the district court in the
fall election. Mr.. Libershal was
defeated two years ago for the
county clerkship and has been out
Of public office since that time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
Farmers Load Corn by Hand
When Cars Are Furnished

Plattsmouth, Neb., June 26.-(Spe-
cial,)-Large numbers of farmers
living in territory adjacent to towns
along the Missouri Pacific south and
west of Plattsmouth are taking ad-
vantage of the plentifulness of cars
on the Burlington and hauling their
corn crop to this place, loading it
into the cars by hand as there is no
elevator on the Burlington right-of-
way. 1t is not unusual for truck
caravans to come 80 miles. The
grain is mostly being shipped to
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
BY JOHN CLAYTON,
New York Times Chicago Tribune Cable.
Copyright 1920

OOpyTfknt lbZU.
Paris, June 26.-"The Russian
soviet government is Matchmaking
the children of Russia. We are TAX
ing the children from their homes
and placing them, 80 children in
each group, in special homes. How
ever, we take the children only with
the full consent of the parents, and
the children are not deprived of the
parental influence"
Nine. Kollontai-Comrade Kol-
lontai she is called in Russia-the
first woman commissar of Russia
and head of the department of child
welfare, was speaking to Inc in Mos
COW.
Today more than half of the chill
dren in the larger towns and cities
in Russia are living in state institu-
tions. At first parents were skep-
teal about our system, but our first
homes were so successful that now
there is a large waiting list OF
mothers in all the places where we
have these homes. | believe in
time every child will be raised in
this manner.
Lift Household Slavery.
"We have lifted the curse of
household slavery from the mothers
of the poor"
l investigated this question of
child welfare thoroughly while | re-
mained in Russia and the state home
system seems to be the one bright
star in the darkness of the soviet
government.
"All for the children" has been
the motto of the soviet Russia gov
ernment during the economic diff
ficulty. How far it has been carried
into effect can be seen from the hap
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
Former Cabinet Member Again
Enters Race for Nomination
Under the Leadership of
Postmaster General.
MARSHALL GAINING AS
DARK HORSE POSSIBILITY
Plan League Of Nations Plank
As Big Card in Campaign Of
Vice President-Conforms to
Stand Taken by Bryan.
BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

by AN 1 II ~ n SEHNo I1CNN1NG.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
San Francisco, June 2o.-Re-en-
tered in the race as an open con-
testant under the resourceful leader
ship of Postmaster General Burleson
and other members of the Wilson
administration, former Secretary
McAdoo, son-in-law of the president,
is the most formidable of the three
major candidates for the democratic
nomination for the presidency.
1t looks like a fight to a finish
between McAdoo and the field and
that if McAdoo fails to win, dark
horse will be selected.
With every conservative view of
the situation including the strong
possibility that neither Governor
Cox of Ohio nor McAdoo can be
nominated, Vice President Thomas
Riley Marshall forged to the front
today as the dark horse favorite.
Under the direction of Tom Tag
CART of Indiana and with the assist
ance of Charles F. Murphy and other
eastern leaders, powerful influences
are being exerted to make Marshall
the logical compromise.
Mr.. Marsall himself has given his
assent to the arrangements being
made in his behalf between the east
ern and western leaders WHO are
fighting McAdoo and who see little
prospect of nominating Cox. The
vice president therefore, is now re-
garded an actual aspirant for the
honor.
Formulate Campaign Plans.
There was a conference this morn
ing between Mr.. Marshall and Mr..
Taggart and former Governor Raj
ston at which the plans for the Mar
shall campaign were formulated. The
program is to withhold the name of
the vice president from presentation
TO the convention when the nominal
ing speeches are made but to vote
Indiana for Marshall from the start
with view to swinging Illinois,
Michigan, New York and New Jer-
sey to the vice president when the
time to launch a compromise can
didacy shall be deemed propitious.
One of the big cards to be played
for Marshall is the presentation of
league of nations plank, framed
by the vice president, which rejects
the presidents uncompromising atti-
tude against reservations to the
league of nations covenant and con-
forms essentially to the position
adopted on the league issue by Will
liam ]. Bryan. In this connection
Continued on Page Two, Column Three)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
"Pussyfoot" Predicts
Worldwide Prohibition

Chicago, June 26.-World-prohi-
bition is in sight because manufac-
turing nations have learned they
cannot compete with dry United
States, William "Pussyfoot" John
son, antisaloon leader, who lost an
eye in a melee with an English mob,
declared here today.
England will be dry by 1880,
Johnson predicted and declared
that the democratic platform adopt
ed in San Francisco next week will
have no wet plank.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
Judge Fines Himself

Hays, Kan. June 26.-That it hap
pens to be 'in the family" doesn't
affect the decisions of Justice of the
Peace F. B. Bumgart. A fine of ST
and costs was assessed against his
brother-in-law, his son-in-law, FIVE
other produce dealers and himself by
Burgart for failure to candle eggs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
Man Held to Grand Jury Is
Sued for Divorce by Wife

Held to the grand jury in Council
Bluffs Jail In default of bond, Oliver
Hurley, p years old, accused of liv-
ing with Mercedes Spencer, 16 years
old, of Missouri Valley, at All Park
avenue and 72S First avenue, was
served with original notice of di-
vorce suit Friday at police head
quarters later filed in district court
BY attorneys for his wife, Georgia
Hurley. The petition alleges the
plaintiff married Hurley in Omaha
in 1919, but lived with him only
four months. She asks $100 attor-
news fees, but no alimony.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
One Man Breaks Strike.

Tucson, Ariz., June 26.-One cleo
trician broke the strike today which
stopped irrigation and tied up many
industries through the walkout of
electrical workers yesterday. The
city had barely 20 minutes water
supply left when the lone worker re-
turned. Volunteers were obtained
later and conditions are approach
ing normal.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
Cedar Creek Youth Sent to
Prison for House Stealing

Plattsmouth, Neb., June 26.-(Sqe-
CALI - Sheriff Quinton has taken
Harry Carnes, 19 years old, to Lin
coin to begin one to 1O-year SEN
tence for horse stealing. The boy
unhitched a team with which he was
blowing corn on the farm of P. H.
Meisinger near Cedar Creek, a few
days ago and rode one of the horses
away. He was arrested at Louisville.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
Confesses Murder of Two.

Phoenix, Ariz., June 26.-Jesus
Maria Barboa, a Mexican, has con-
fcssed to the murder of Jacob
Erhardt and wife, June E, according
to statement made by the county
attorney today. Barboa, who was
arrested in Nogales, is said to have
confessed after being taken to the
scene of the crime
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
Nebraska Teachers to Ride
In Special Cars to Meeting

Prof. f. L. Rouse, president of the
State Normal school at Peru. has
completed arrangements for special
cars to carry the Nebraska delega
ton to the annual convention of the
National Education association at
Salt Lake City next month. Two
cars loaded with teachers will leave
over the Burlington Route on July
3. Several teachers will be in the
party when it leaves Omaha. and
others will be picked up out in the
state
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
Alleged Automobile Thief
Is Sentenced at York

York, Neb., June 26. - Especial
Telegram Frank Werneck, alleged
to have stolen an automobile in this
city last Saturday night, was tried
before District Judge Corcoran and
sentenced to from one to seven years
iii the state prison
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-27
Fire Destroys Store.

York, Neb,, June 26.-(Special Tel
egram.) Fire destroyed building
in Lushton, occupied by M. V. El-
liott with a stock of general mer-
chandise valued at $4,000. 1t was
only partially insured,