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5 ft THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 0. 1920. 11 A V URGES MANAGER AND HOME RULE FORGATE CITY increase to 12 Commissioners and New Voting System Ad vocated by Civic Govern ment Expert. LITTLE CHILDREN INVESTIGATOR MttNC ur umanrt Ji..un ruin iro oAio rflmiLico NEED $2,500 YEAR The people of Omaha are not con terving their bet interests if they continue (o dolay the adoption of a home rule charter. That is the opinion of Walter J. Millard, field secretary of the American Propor tional Representation league, who was in Omaha yoterday. "I have read several recent edi torials in The Iee on this subject and I was impressed with the force of the statements which were made," he stated. "Omaha should not deny itstlf the benefits of a home rule charter, and it is almost beyond un derstanding why a city of this size kiid importance should have to co to the state legislature for authority in matters which are of local concern. M the people of Omaha know their own best interests they will have a home rule charter without further delay. The people may have it by their own action, as i understand the situation." Favors City Manager. In his study of municipal condi tions. Mr. Millard is convinced that , 'iaha would derive unexpected benefits under the city managership plan, which he asserts fits in with a home rule charter. "As a rule you will observe that in cities having the commission form of government most of the real work is done by deputies who are experi enced in their lines of work and who hold their positions through succeed ing administrations," he stated. "Ex amine your own city government and see if this rule will not apply. I would recommend for Omaha a capable city manager and a commis- sion or council of 12 members who would serve as a board of directors of the municipal government, which really, after all, is a large business institution. This board of directors should meet once a week or at call to pass ordinances and outline gen eral policies. "Seven Commissioners Too Few." "I believe that the council should have 12 members, because seven numbers do not adequately repre sent the varied interests of a city of the size of Omaha. Under your present system of seven commission ers, you do not get real einciency De cause of the uncertain tenure of of- Mr. Millard contends that the primary election in a city govern ment is not necessary if the Ameri can Proportional Representation league's plan should be adopted. He explained this plan yesterday to, members of the Omaha School Forum in the city council chamber. . The plan, which has been adopted in some cities, .provides that each voter may write the names of all candidates on his ballot in the order of preference. All ballots are counted at a central point instead of at the various voting places. The quota which a candidate must re ceive for election is based on the total valid ballots and the number to be elected. The candidates who re ceive a quota upon tabulation of the first preference on the ballots are forthwith declared elected and by a process of applying the second and subsequent preferences, the other successful candidates are determined. "Expresses Real Choice." Mr. Millard asserted that this sys temknown as the "Hare" is the best plan yet devised to have the real will of the electorate, expressed in the election of officials. He states that it prevents slates. Mr. Millard ., admits that at first blush the average voter might be inclined to think that the svstem was intricate, and nc ex nlains that its real simplicity and value are revealed to anyone who will eive it a little thought. He is convinced that if the public-spirited people of Omaha will give the Hare system the considera tion it deserves, thev will realize that nrimarv elections are not only un necessary expense, but that they do not properly register the real will of the voters under ttie present system "I am triad to add a word to what The Ree has stated in support of home rule for Omaha and for the aHnntinn of the citv manager plan. I iniht add the well-known phrase "Eventually, why not now?'" Forecast of Wheat Crop Less Than It Was Year Ago Washington, May 8. Winter wheat production, 484,647,000 bush els: condition. 79.1. Winter wheat production this vear was forecast at 484,647,000 bushels, or 338 per cent less than '""' last year's crop, by the Department of Agriculture today. , The condition of the crop May 1 was 79.1 per cent of a normal crop compared with 75.6 on April 1 this year, 100.5 on May 1 last year and 7.1 the 10-year May 1 average. The area remaining to be harvest ed is about 34,165,000 acres, or 11.9 per cent less than planted last fall. General Wood Will Get 17 Of New Jersey's 28 Delegates Trenton, N. J.. May 8. Revised lists of New Jersey's 28 delegates to the republican national convention at Chicago, June 6, show that Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood will have 17 ami Senator Johnson of California 11, Secretary of State Martin an nounced today. Several unpledged district delegates chosen at the re cent primaries since have decided to be guided in their choice for the presidential nomination by the pref erential vote cast in their respective districts. i Alien Tries to Escape; Held for Deportation New York, May 8. Julius Wal ters, an alien whose deportation has been ordered, was caught today saw- ,.ing the bars or his detention quar- ters on Ellis Island, in an attempt to escape. He is one or SO aliens who arrived recently from San Fran cisco. He had secreted an ordinary table knife and notched ti-e blade. He was sent to the steamship Manchuria, scheduled to leave todav for Ham bure. ONLY BREAD LINE Youngsters of Poor Families Get Misshapen Loaves Un der Market Price. Omaha's only "bread line'.' forms each morning t the Jay Burns Bak ing Company's retail store on Twen tieth and Cuming streets. The line is composed largely of children living just south of Cumin? street.-It is an animated line, and lacks all of the down-hearted, de jected appearance which characteriz ed the bread lines of days gone by. The kiddies are of many nation alities, including Italian, Greek, Jew ish, negro and occasionally Irish. A majority of them are equipped with sacks to carry home the sup ply of bread. The bread which they purchase is either returned from grocery stores the day before, or has been broken or misshapen in the process of wrapping. It is good bread, the kiddies say, and they are able to purchase a 15-cent loaf for from 5 to 8 cents. K. B. Ransom, secretary and treas urer Ot the DaKlllg company, savs the vouthful bread line often num bers'as high as 200' During the war the line was njuch larger, he says. Campaign Will Open On Wheel Tax Delinquents Active warfare has been declared on automobilists who are without their 1920 wheel tax licenses. Police heads yesterday stated that they expect to make more than 200 arrests within the next three or four days. Police Judge Fitzgerald yesterday mapped out his plans for handling violators when they appear before him in Central police court. The first day every third offender will be fined, according to the judge. On the second day, every second of fender will be fined, and on the third day and thereafter, every of fender will be fined. Ringer Promises to Push Drive On Auto Speeders The co-operation of the police de partment in the war against speeding in motor driven vehicles was pledged to the Chamber of Commerce in a letter from Commissioner Ringer yesterday, in which he stated that every effort was being made to min imize traffic accidents. He is deter mined to stop reckless driving, and has issued instructions to the force to that effect. Economist Tells Rail Board Such a Sum Necessary to Buy Essentials Alone for Five People. Washington, MaV 8. A minimum of $2,500 a year is necessary for the support of an American family of five, W. Jett Lauck, consulting economist for the railroad brother hoods, asserted today before the railway labor board. Mr. Lauck, who yesterday charged corporat; profiteers with being chiefly respon sible for present livinsr costs, pre sented todav a demand on behalf of the 2,500.000 railway employes for. the establishment of a minimum wage throughout the industry. He presented to the board a compila tion of budgets on the cost of liv ing based on studies made under his supervision and by federal and state agencies. "It is impossible." he said, "for a family of five in the United States to maintain itself even in decent pov-1 . j:.: f T erty unaer existing conditions iur a penny less than $2,500 a year." Urges Living Wage. He quoted the estimate made by Professor Royal S. Meeker, commis sioner of labor statistics, in August, 1919. The estimate was $2,262. The estimate for May, he insisted, should .be $2,533. Mr. Lauck, in his statement, de clared that the fundamental cause of all economic instability, all indus trial unrest, all interruptions of pro duction and distribution has been high prices and profiteering by or ganized capital and middlemen and retailers." In concluding, the brotherhood spokesman requested that the board ctirtail its examination of wage data and proceed immediately to the de termination of the question of what constitutes a living wage. Motorcycle Cop Devises New Cure for Speeders San Francisco, May 8. Motor cycle Officer Draper has a new cure for speed maniacs. It consists of taking the "ambition" out of the speedsters. Officer Draper tried it out on Arthur Swain, a speed demon owning a motorcycle. Giv ing Swain a lead, the motorcycle cop proceeded to give chase and then passed the speedster. Slowing up, the officer again permitted Swain to take the lead and then promptly passed him again. "It took all the pep out of him," declared the officer, "'but I had to go 83 miles an hour to do it." Wash That Etch Away W know of do luSerer from Edema whe ever used the simple wash D. D. D. and did not feel immediately that won derfully calm, cool sensation that comet when the itch is taken away. 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