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The Morning Bee MORNING—EVENING—SUNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING CO. NELSON 11. UPDIKE, President B. BREWER, Vice President and General Manager MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Associated Press. nr which The Kea is a member. Is eiclus.tely entitled to ilia use for republican™ uf alkners dlapaiches ,,rdiled In n er not otherwise riedited In this paper, add also Hie local nova published nerein, All rtlliti of republlcatloiis of our special dispatches are also reserved. _ . „ BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Ask for the Depart men! AT la ntic or rerson Wanted. For Night Calls After 10 P M.: 1000 Editorial Department. AT lantic 1021 or 1042. OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnam Co. Bluffs - - - 15 Scott St. So. Side. N. W. Cor. 24th and N . . New York—286 Fifth Avenue Washington - 422 Star Bldg. Chicago - - 1720 Stegcr Bldg. SMALL INDUSTRIES FOR THE WEST. Sound reasons exist for believing that the eco nomic center of America is shifting to the middle west. Such a movement, by which industries will seek sites nearer the sources of raw material and power and where labor and living costs are less is in line with the principles of modern efficiency. Always it has seemed preposterous to middle west erners that they should be called upon to pay freight 1 to the mills on the Atlantic seaboard for their raw [ products, and then foot the bill a second time when | the finished materials are shipped back 2,000 miles I to bo consumed where they originated. High freight rates are playing a major part in discouraging this wasteful shuttling back and forth of middle western products, but there are also many other factors working to the same end. Undoubtedly the more plentiful labor supply of ^ the north and east have had much to do with their great industrial development. Great factories were established there before the first wave of settlers swept into the middlewest. There was even a time in American history when the manufacturing in terests of New England fought the opening of these western lands to settlement, fearing the loss of their labor. However, the great exodus to the plains was inevitable, and immigration from Europe came to the rescue 6f the eastern mills. Now, however, with immigration falling off in some cases even below the quota set by the restric- j tion law, the east is experiencing a labor shortage. No longer are there two men clamoring for a sin- j gle job, but there are actually more jobs than men , to fill them. The labor supply of many western j cities is more adequate than that of our eastern '■ competitors. Moreover, re_nts and costs of living are generally lower out here. Workmen have more chance to get ahead and buy a home of their own instead of living in slums. If this shift of industry to the interior comes about, it most probably will be through the com ing of moderate sized plants rather than of trusts | or larger combinations. It was these combines that j closed down so many of the middle western plants j and moved their business cast. And in the last 1 few years more than one of these huge concerns j have lumbered into bankruptcy through inability to cope with smaller and more alert competitors. At a recent meeting of the Society of Indus- i trial Engineers, Joseph W. Roe of New York stated . that moderate' sized plants represent now about one-half the working force of American industry and about one-third of our production. Although j the larger consolidations of capital have certain ad- j vantages, chiefly in the field of purchases and sales, he declared that smaller plants have their compen sating factors. In the main the actual managers of such places are the owners, with keen and vital interest in the operation. They ha*>-e a free hand, and can act quickly and adjust their policies to ! changing conditions, whereas the managers of larger concerns niuit penetrate a thick wall of officialdom before they can alter polices. The small plant, with no aabsentee ownership, but personal supervision, is the form that seems most suited to the middlewest. A VICTIM OF THE SPOILS SYSTEM. It is, perhaps, expecting too much to expect that Governor Bryan cotild rise high enough above petty i partisanship to recognize the valuable services of a public servant of opposite political faith, and reap point that servant. The secretary of labor of Ne braska - n most efficient officer. It. was the code law so emphatically denounced that gave the wage earn ers of the state the recognition to which they were en titled, and put the workingmen and women on the same plane with the bankers, the farmers, the hog laisors, the poultry fanciers and the bookkeepers. The secretary of labor, who is compensation commis sioner, is, in addition to his other duties, a judicial officer. To him are referred all accidents and claims for compensation under the law. He investigates all the claims and in a judicial way makes his find ings the same as any judge upon the bench, and his decisions are final unless overruled by a district . court of the guprenie court. Frank A. Kennedy, who has served a* secretary of labor for the past four years, has rendered most valuable and efficient service. He has stood as a bulwark against those who would profit by preying upon the industrial cripples, and has proved himself , a benefactor to wage earners, a great majority of whom are uninformed on their rights under the com pensation law. He has secured for injured workers, without a penny of cost to them, compensation amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars, and in addition has saved them other thousands of dol lars in physicians’ and hospital fees. Mr. Kennedy has taken a just pride in the work of his depart ment, and has thrown his whole soul into the work. He enjoys the confidence of the toilers who have had dealings with him, and at the same time has 1 commanded the respect and confidence of the in surance companies and the large employers of labor. He has awarded compensation in nearly K00 contest ed cases, and thousands of his decisions have been cheerfully accepted without a question. If Governor Bryan wanted to recognize meritori ous service instead of merely finding a place for some “deserving democrat,” he would not hesitate to reappoint Mr. Kennedy. If he were really desirous of recognizing that great body of toilers who are content to earn their daily wage, instead of merely rewarding some man who claims to carry the labor vote in h'.s vest pocket, he would proffer Mr. Kennedy reappointment and thus give satisfaction to the sober, right living and right thinking elements of labor, which elements are really in the majority. Mr. Kennedy has demonstrated that he is first of all n servant of the people and the guardian of the rights of the workers, and makes politics wholly secondary. That sort of thing, if we have been able to make just estimate of the mental processes of Governor Bryan, is quite beyond the gubernatorial comprehension. But Frank A. Kennedy will retire from the position he has honored for the past four vears with the confidence of the workers and the respect of every rightminded citizen of the com- j monwcalth. 1 * SEEING THINGS AT HAY SPRINGS. Back in the Pleiocene days, a matter of two or three million years ago, the western end of Ne braska formed the verdant slope of a lush prairie, reaching down to the arm of the primeval ocean since shrunken to the Gulf of Mexico. Stigmaria, sigillaria. club grass and such like vegetation flour ished, and dinosaur, plcisiosaur, icthyosaur, oysters as big as washtubs are today, and similar fauna matched the flora of the time. Pterodactyls winged their way sluggishly from swamp to swamp, oc casionally battling with one another or with some beast that could not fly or run fast enough to get away from his pursuer. It was a day of life, crude and primitive, but far removed from the original, and certainly lively. In the merganser duck Nebraska sportsmen are familiar with one of the descendants of the ptero dactyl, and it is not altogether out of the range of possibilities that some of the other beauties of that far-away time also have left descendants. At any rate, fishermen who frequent Alkali lake, down south of Hay Springs a few miles, insist they have d.scovercd therein one of the original group. Only Ins head has been seen, but that is enough. One cf the points in favor of the serpent is that he was not discovered until prohibition had become ef fective. Yet some little cause for speculation still exists. Where has he been, and what has he lived on though ail these years? Sioux Indians at Pine Ridge used to tell of their fathers having seen the brontotherium and titanotherium, and ascribed to these prehistoric beasts responsibility for the disap pearance of the buffalo. Mayhap the serpent, dino saur or whatever it may be, took part in the destruc tjon of the buffalo, and then gave attention to the herds of the cattle man. Even this hypothesis leaves something to be answered, for it would take con siderable beef to fill such a maw. A lake of the dimensions involved would have to be miraculously Prolific to bring forth the fish to sustain in good health an ordinary reptilian monster, which adds to the perplexity. One who should he wise in the ways of serpents, since she inherits other of the qualities of her great mother, Eve, suggests the thing may eat mud or grass. Even admitting this, the point is raised that the consumption of mud would in time greatly ex tend the lake, and the grass theory goes into the discard for the reason that it takes ten acres to support a steer up there, and surely the jnonster has an appetite no less dainty, and so would be re quired to cover an immense area in order to live at all. Such journeys in search of food Would have disclosed him long ago. We hope the hunters will soon bring him to the surface, when we may get the answer to these snd other queries that arise in con templation. W. J. BRYAN AS A LAY BROTHER. William Jennings Bryan has given the Presby terians fair notice of his intent to battle for his views as to what shall be taught in the churches of that denomination. He does not recognize the sub junctive ‘may,” but insists upon the imperative ‘shall.” Less than this would hardly have been fooked for from one so ardent in the advocacy of his own views as Mr. Bryan. His course of conduct at, any given time rests on the adamantine founds tion of his own conviction, and his courage and de votion have been proven on many hard fought fields, where he has gone down, manfully' and strenuously contending for his idea. As a ‘‘fundamentalist” Mr. Bryan attracted con siderable notice some two years ago by his attack on the theory of evolution. This has been narrowed down to the so-called Darwinian theory of the dp scent of man, as popularly understood. Mr. Bryan positively refused to accept as sound any teaching that includes the thought that man has evolved from lower animals, no matter what. He rests immovable on the statements of the first and second chapters of Genesis. In the present instance he has a greater incentive. The Philadelphia overture, laid over from the last assembly, deals with the case of Dr. Harry Emer son Eosdick, whose liberality in the expounding of gospel has greatly aroused the fundamentalists. As moderator of the General Assembly, Mr. Bryan could have named the chairman of the committee on bills and overtures, which will handle the Eosdick mat ter; as chairman of that committee he could wield great influence in directing its deliberations Hnd framing its report. In all these desires Mr. Bryan has been disappointed by the vote of the delegates. The ballot on which Dr. Wishart was elected is i probably not a true index of the division of senti ment among the delegates, but the announced inten tion of Mr. Bryan, made when he declined to ho chairman of the committee to which the moderator assigned him, assures the world that the proceedings of the body will not be dull or indifferent. Rumors that “Bill” O’Brien is to be removed from the superintendency of the state fish hatcheries naturally reminds one of fish. And speaking.of fish, how about the “suckers” who hoped for reform from the present chief executive of Nebraska? The Delaware peach crop having been regularly and sufficiently damaged by frost, we may now ex pect the usual big crop. It is a bad token when ever a spring passes without frost hitting the Dels ware peaches. If Henry starts that string of banks, wonder if second hand flivvers will he arreptcd as security for small loans? « Of course, if President Harding returns by the water route he will keep well inside of the three mile limit. Hy Robert Worthington Davie THE MAN OF MEN. I used to envy the trnvelln' folks when the trains went a-speedin’ hy: I sal on the seat of the reaper then beneath the sultry sky, An' dreamed of a < Ity dress up Job an' freedom I thought was a charm— I've bad my till an' I'm achin' still to money Iwick to the farm. I used to long for a place to hide when the teln In tor rents fell, I us»d to list* the loneliness of the silent rural dell. I watched the trains go a speedln' by. an' often 1 used to ««>• "I II go lo the city before I die If thing* Just come my way." The city's glare, an’ the city's grace, an' the city's revelry Ar« different now to Hie knowing face that smiles on the I sod to l><\ I speak to the boy s and the girls w ho dwell on the , uuulnt old homeateudM now - The iiinii of men in the world today la the man behind the plow, l “The People’s Voice” Ldlfnrlals from readers of The Morning Ret. Readers of The Morning Ree aro Invited to use this column freely for expression on matters of public Interest. A Man Replies (n "A Woman." Omaha—To the Editor of the Oma ha Iti e: In the "[’copies Voice" column of The Omaha Evening fire, 1 date of May 15, there appeared an article entitled. A Woman s Defense ; of Wappieh,” signed, A Woman,” to which I have been hoping some woman would reply to, hut it may be ilie sentiment of tlie* women in gen eral that this letter is not worthy a reply, and perhaps such an opinion is justifiable. Even a man, if he has regard for that which is right and honorable cun hardly help bring in ti rested in questions that pertain to the moral welfare of our city and country in general, even though it might seem like "butting In” on some of these women's differences in look ing at what is right and what Is wrong. It does not seetn possible that any woman \v.th a real womanly In art or a motherly instinct would advee. :a what this letter perports to publicly advocate, it would seem as if this "A "Woman" is always in sympathy with the "under dog" no matter if right or wrong, presumably wrong from the sentiment expressed later on in the letter. In the very beginning of her state ment it is admitted that Judge Wap inch advocates a "t ed light district” I in Omaha, and she openly agrees with him in this sentiment, also that we need that close and intimate adjunct to the "red light" district, the open saloon, that breeder of iniquities. After such a statement is it to be wondered at that the writer did not sign a true name, but rather signed "A Woman." J don't blame any one for not wanting to be knowingly identified with such sentiments in 1 Mils'* times of more decency and! respect, do you? It is noticeable, how ever, that there are no ficticious names attached to the complaints against Judge Wappieh. The article further States "that a de, i nt woman can t walk the streets , of Omaha without being molested."' What a travesty on the police force of Omaha, and what of tlie man hood of the fathers and sons, who, , if not guilty of the charge of "A Woman," are too cowardly to come to the moral defense of mother, wife or daughter if "A Woman's" state ment be true. it can hardly he admitted that "decent" women of Omaha are i isolated in their homes to that extent that they cannot come downtown to the stores and other places of respect- j ability on account of tlie nefarious [ conduct of horrible men and un womanly women. The one question that is uppermost in my mind when I hear a "red light I district" advocated by any one, is, who is going to supply this district witlt its Inmates and who furnish recruits to maintain such a place. Will this "woman" offer any sug gestions or Hsslstane* or furnish a [ daughter or a sister or urge that i other's duaghters go to make up this tnotly crew who, as according to her evidence. Judge Wappieh advocates? If not willing io help carry out what one advocates why doom to ever lasting destruction those dear to the iiearts of other mothers aid friends. It is i ot necessary to come to the defense of the W. f T f. ;n regard, io any parties ir which they may he identified, for wlio has dona more, either as an organization or as Ip- ■ dividuals to help the fallen, than this great organization of W. (' T. U. ! women nationally known for their true Christian acts and lives reaching out to the very ends ef tlie earth a> eompllahing what only womanly and motherly instinct for good can ac complish. Jusf a word as to Judge Wappieh. The old saying applies, "that where there Is smoke there must l>« some fire." so it would sppear to the aver age Intelligence that under exist ng circumstances there might la* just I cause for complaint whether coming from the W. C T. IT. or from other 1 sources. GEORGE H HAWKINS. A \ nte of Confidence In Woppleh. Arlington, Neb.—To the Kdllor of The Omaha Bee: As a native born American citizen 1 wish to forward through your column an appeal on l/ehalf of Judge Wappich to the peo ple lit general and to Judge Holmes ami Ilia associates, that they do not* act with haste, on the charge* of a hunt h of prunes and prisons." who know nothing of modern life and conditions, ami unwittingly commit what the United States supreme court terms "an act of felony" by being unjust to the judge, just to he gallant and "nice to the ladle* " Fair play, bova! l.et a committee of women voter*, ! *uch ns the real American mother (God bless her), w ho signed herself "A Woman" (and that *h» sure , Isi equal In number to the puritan witchcraft committee, attend a week ' sessions at Judge Wappich* court | 1st them he homeloving mothers with adult unmarried sons ami daughter*, alfj American hot it voters and then compare their • vIdence with that of the w. (’ T. U. committee. These W. (’. T, U. w omen want to remember this Is the United Wales In 11123 and also that the Bible says, "Bet him who Is without sin. among you. cast the first stone." You see history will lepeat llself The git l of the Bible and the girl of Judge Wap pit h's court. I might add that perhaps if tint live* of these W. C. T. U. women, w ho i an afford so much time In court, were Investigated it might ! prove something about "family skelo- , tons und dark closets," idleness and gadding about. So, kind friend*, be Ju*t to Judge Wappich ami give a man lit* due even if you hate to be rough with .Miss Uriin" and "Mias Uaizv Gamp.” AN AM UR!CAN. \uolher Woman on Wappich. Trrwmselj. Neb.—To the Kdltor of The Omaha lit* ; A1 a tux| lyei and a voter 1 should also like n ||ft|e spine in your paper In "A Woman Intends Wappich" in the l'<"pli * Volte" column, she savs relative in tint red light district: "Now, laiti'», wouldn't it be much bcttei to have these women in one district, where' we could find them, instead of them being scattered lit our homes. \ amongst our daughters and sons?" j According to this, her theory, why not segregate all the thieve* In one part of the city and let tin in ply their trade; also nil tin* murderers, etc.? It is Just as reasonable. just as sensible, as to confine all those who violate the social laws, In one district. , We can agree ns she sat "That It would he far more Christ like until Christian In give those who peed It kindness, sympathy and human tin deratsndlng. and pull them out of j the guttet;" but we can nev er Imagine Jesus, the Christ, advocating saloons (she says; "I. for one, agree with Judge WappU h that we need saloons") or a red light district! ANOTHKR WOMAN M \l«\ I M III \l{ i s Slorvrtl Imnrf*. mIjiia i i| )ir,n tn, AhKInv' for l«*\ •* «11\ In* Stnrv«*il p m n\*«l In trip. Oil, will you «• vn find mint ’ —H. K Gilbert. j We Nominate— For Nebraska's Hall of Fame. E\v. lir.SK. editor and publisher III the Wayne Hern Id, has al • ways held newspaper writing his c hief literary accomplishment. As evidence of merit, he was lately awarded the silver c up by the Nebras ka Press association for the best original editorial published during the year in the state. Always his editor ial policy has been to emphasize hu man follies, spread the clonk of char ity, say things that would do the most good and the least harm, point out and urge hiigh standards, with a reserve force to employ, if necessary, in attacking injustice, and safeguard in. as far as possible, popular inter est and public and private rights. Mr. lluse combines with his literary talent a knowledge of all branches of journalism, which has enabled him to gain for his publication a reputation that lias been treated with generous favor by leading trade magazines of America and Canada. His ambition to make a rural newspaper respected and self respecting has measurably succeeded. His ambition to build a weekly newspaper that spurns char ity. rests on a foundation of service and that docs not prompt a commun ity to whisper apologies, has been largely accomplished. A Book oj Today "TUB ROSK ny SANTA IT R Ed win b Sabin Georgs VV. Jacobs & • ’ompin) . Mi Sabin has written another Inter esting story with a historical back* - ground. In this instance he has gone back to the days of the Oregon and Santa Ke trails, when Independence, i Mo. was panoramic with bizarre life,** and was no plac« for a help less weakling. The l»ook give* an interesting cross -section of life in those venturesome day* when the car- I avans braved the dangers of plain and desert, the destination being the ancient Spanish settlement of Santa Fe. Dick. Ohio university graduate, leaves hie law practice at Cincinnati to cast hi* fortunes with a picturesque character known In the story a« j ' The Dong American." or "Old Jack". ! The twain eet out with the caravan of a Spanish don whose daughter, Senorlta Rosa, romps into the picture with avidity. Don Antonio, a fiery young Caballero, enlivens the plot. F F* ott Fitzgerald s three art com edy. ‘ The Vegetable or From Pres ident to postman", was published on April 27 with a jacket which divulges the information that the play In a slightlv different form had tern re fused by three leading New' York pro ducing managers and that two lead ing dramatic critics differed severely in their opinions ss to its merits, but that to others it seemed one of the very best American comedies to date. Hy the next day .lohn D Wil liams, producer of Rain” and ' Re votid the Horizon" and other out standing successes, had read the play and had wired ;ui offer to Mr. Fin gerald Arr.iM^menf« have now been completed and the play Is being cast. Presentation In New York will take place in the early fall. The play, a delightful piece of fooler>, is published hy Scribner. Daily Prayer j I. rl our fslth —X.uks IT ? Our Father in Heaven. It is fitting j that we acknowledge The* every day; I Thou dost not forget us. Teach us j to set Thee before our rve* mivUn ually. Our reasons for thanksgiving ate new every morning. give us grateful heart? Keep up from *:n: cleanse us from its pollution; *a\• us from Its guilt. Grant up trie repentance for our sins: help tie to overcome exit} with good. Give ih eyes to see. and ears to hear, and hearts to understand. May we \alin> our time. s*-e our opportuni ties and hear and understand Thy voice Help us to love Thee Supreme , ly. and our neighbors as ourselves. j Gi \ c us our daily bread, and something for those who lack. Keep our eves lifted up to the white fields, and to th*’ Lord of the Harvest. Who »s able to send the needed laborers j Grant to us some share In the labor and acme sheaves to bring with re joicing Hasten the coming of Thv King dom, and the doing of Thy will among men. May our da>* end in peace, and may the House of the Lord be our dwelling place for evermore Amen, nitv THOMAS M prSTON. Whitlnaviile. Mass. Center Shots How many of these old world poll ■ i i rtligiou* pi opheti would come oxer here to save us if there wi re no money in It" - I>etroll Free l*i ess. NET AVERAGE CIRCULATION for APRIL, 1923, of THE OMAHA BEE j Daily.76.81.mi Sunday. 82,588 Dot* not inelud* return*, left- i ( over*, a am pie* or paper* apoiled In ' printing and Include* no special j ' tale* B. BREWER. Gen. Mgr V A BRIDGE, Cir. Mgr .Sukicribad and »wnm to b*fora me I Ilia 2d day of May. H»2.1 W H QUIVEY. (Seal) Notary Pubic Rail Problem Puzzles Nebraska (nnsolidation of I.inrs Into lew (ireal Systems Has Advocates and Opponents—Strong Sentiment for l‘ul>lic Ownership lteported by Slate hditors. Nebraska City Press. C. H. Sweet: The public is less in terested in who ow ns the railroads or what mergers and amalgamations .up effected titan it is In securing the sort of service it believes it Is en titled to. There is a wide different* : in opinion on the propriety of rail road consolidation ranging from the radical view which stiii believes in the Plumb plan to Hint conservative lie lief w hich holds private prop* rty sacred and Inviolable, Public owner hip sentiment is not rampant is it i was five years ago. The Wymorcan. J. M. Bulnham: Further consolids | tion of tiie great transportation lines of this country, would he detrimental to the prosperity and development of business. The strangling of com ic ition and the suprcssioi of indivi dual effort are against the be t Inter csts of the people and the misses are against consolidation In any line of in dustry. Let us strive to deielop the Individual to greater efficiency instead of forcing him to become an unknown unit in a gigantic corporation. Norfolk Press. Marie tVeekes: The proposed rail road consolidation would not benefit tlie people, as we see it, neither would it do them much more harm, for the roads already have all the benefits of consolidation in the infamous Each Cummins law, which leaves little more to be asked for by the transportation trust manipulated by the interna tional hankers. Norfolk people are divided on the question of public ownership of the railroads, but if put to p. vote we be lieve the majority of men and women here would favor public ownership. The po-called public control of war days gave it a backset with people who don't dig below the surface, it is true, but the excessive iat<s aie making many advocates for govern ment ownership. Superior Journal. A. S. Berry: In my judgment, peo ple <li» not want government owner* ship of railroads Past • ostly experi ence has changed the minds formerly favorable to government ownership. Neither do the pec,pic want consolida tion of railroads. If you consolidate you get poorer service. People who had anything to do with railroad transportation during the war were thoroughly disgusted with the ii.de pendence of employ* - under govern ment control. Hastings Tribune: Adam Breede: In my humble opinion the proposed consolidation of railroads would be a big benefit to the people, because it would simplify the management and co-ordinate, service rendered the public. benti-! rnent in this community relative to i public onwrrship of railroads is near ly 5*> 5d, with private ownership a little in the lead. Lindsay Pest. IT .1 Whitaere: Consolidation f the railroads into great systems will mean more efficient transportation and should mean transportation at re duced oat. Government owne ship li the logical solution *>f the railway problem. There i» ro more reason for railways being operate/! by private enterprise than the post office depart ment. C olumbus Telecram. Edgar Howard. The instant rail road problem is not the right or the wrong of the proposed consolidation of the. various systems Into a few gigantic s>sterns The ner-d of the hour is something of pnverm»ntal nc iion which will stav the hand of the railroad owners in their legalized rob bery of the American people. At this time the railroads are making more money than they hate ever marie l>efoie. The streams of commerce are choked by the srags of impossible freight charges. But one remedy ap pears All other proposed remedies will not solve the situation In favor of the American public. The one and onlv possible remedy i« the instant repeal of the infamous Hsrh Cummins law. Repeal that bandit statute and g<ve control of the interstate freight and passenger rates back to the several states and then it will not matter to the patrons whether the roads shall be consoli dated in gigantic groups, or remain under present management. So im perative is the need of the country that President Harding should hn mediately rail the congress into ses sion for the special purpose of repeal ing the Each'Cummins monstrosity. Public sentiment would impel and compel the congress to repeal that bandit law within a week. The sentiment of the people in N>■ braska and in the nation is over whelmingly in favor of public owner ship of railroads, but they realize such ownership cannot come Im mediately. Pending the arrival of public ownership, they are demanding that the several state laws, fixing 1 maximum freight and passenger rates, shall again become effective and that | no Interstate Commerce commission j f the power to set aside any law passed by the legislature and approved by | the governor of any sovereign state. Noutsbluff News. George 'Grimes: This community wants and needs lower freight rates, j but it is doubtful whether the j majority opinion is that government ownership would be the means to get them. Opinion is divided as t merits of tiie projected railroad* merger. Transportation difficulties must be solved so that the railroads will earn a fair profit and still make it possible for the public to travel and for producers to ship their farm produce without loving their costs in high freight tariffs. Fall* CHy Journal. Aaron Davidson: Fulls City being primarily a railroad town with more than half of its people directly or in directly dependent upon the shops for a livelihood, government owner ship of the railroads naturally finds favor with them for they recall their last experience under the McAdoo regime, but the average business man. when interviewed, invariably expres ses his opposition to tin's system. tiovernment ownership of railroads and other public utilities, however, if taken from the control of politics, seems to lie about the only remaining puna' -a for present day ills. Under the present system the country's pi' socritv is ever menaced hv rail road and coal s'rikes One never ■ if ke. In the post office de 1 < i*men?. one of the lurg'-st institu tions in the country. Public owner f llariington Herald. The problem of railroad consolida tion is a big one which the average mind cannot fully grasp but our opin ion i« that It would prove of doubtful benefit to the publn We are : ■ : con* Abe Martin f Cop: f ignt. 1?C3 > Mr. Artie Small's au*o crashed into a stone quarry t’Hay a= hi* girl’s elbow hid th’ road. Anyhow, we know where Senator Borah stands, an’ that's going’ some fer a senator. » <i*t»rtghv National N«r*D*oar S»rv -» vlnced that the people would b" a• l>ett.or served under such a «y st rr than under the present. As far - hate been able t<> ascertain the se'-' nient of this community la not par1' cularlv strong for the public owe ship of railroads. Kearney Hub. M G. Brown: The country’ mis!.’ gain in improved service by the pr. posed railroad consolidations, but no1 in reduced rates or lessened diner;? nations. The Omaha bee's slogan ‘■competition not consolidation." sun, up the question in a nutshell. Th particular community considers the question temperately, but believ* " tl.ere should be healthy compe’.it.ot and enforced conaietenc-y in rat? f i iH k i i . J- . Saline (minty Democrat (Wilber) The people are in favor <f pul, ownership of railways as the system is working satisfactorily in Europca countries, Government contre,! of tV railways during the war cant b* taken as argument or as a measure for that period was abnormal in th» highest decree. tVe are in favor of consolidated railways. ( entral City Rrpi b'wan. Sentiment in Merrick ccuntv i« nr -•rci-.g i ther for railroad consol ids tion or public ownership. They do ot appeal as means to the end < ? securing lower transportation ra’< - Public rentiinent here favors a retu to real < 1 mpetition, which would in clude disposal of unnecessary e;r. ployes ai d c’fier existing evils. “Home Owners” W e want the loan on your home. Take advantage of our 6% Interest and Easy Terms 1_ “ 'Pioneers ” A Monument to Milady Shopper Capital ayul Surplus 7woMillionlOollars Great stores draw upon the world’s far-flung mails to satisfy "Her’’ ^ wants- from China, the silk—from the Artie Circle, the furs—from the Sunny Southland, the cotton—from King Tut’s tomb, the fashions. I ho*. Kilpatrick & Co., for over fifty years, has had a particular appeal for Omaha women. Today this company is erecting a fine new building to house and display its varied wares. Being able to build it, is this company’s Reward of Service; its Completion will per mit still greater Service. Good banking service is a prime es sential to the conduct of such a business. Ever since the establishment of its retail store, Thoa. Kilpatrick & Co. has been a patron of The Omaha National Bank. The Omaha National Bank ^arnam at 17 th St.