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llir. M.T: U.MAMA. wKu.Nf.MMV. .MAY 1116. EASLEY REPORTS ON PROFIT-SHARING Civic Federation Committee Ana ju Arguments Made for and Again j t the Scheme. MANY PLANTS ARE EXAMINED NEW YORK, May 2. One of the most exhaustive report that has ever been made on the various proflt-Bharing plana that are in force or have been tried In the 1'nlted State was made public today by the welfare department of the National Civic federation. Civic worker have been engaged for twelve months pan In In ventilating more than 300 so-called profit-sharing schemes, and their report covers the analysis of some 200 plans. "The work wn 'undcrla' en," V t'hairman Kalr-h M. Eaaley of the execu te council, "In reejwnsc to many re inet for ur-to-date Information from men Interfiled In th subject l;i a prac tical v. There has been marked err. will of Interest In tho profit-sharing Idea during tha iset. year and a Istg number of new schemes have been Isjitthid, but thus fur the. newspaper bve been th only sour' of Information ItH HMHtiJ to ilieim it' fnt eaperlmenl. ome of whirl, ere fsr-resclilng In ex tent." I onclusli.il A aiiotineed, 'J'Ik- rciort Itself niiwi to no eel con clusion, for or iigsltisl the profit sharing lues, hut H devotes moie than V f.ng" to en exposlilon of the many plan li force todiy or tried end s '.iand wed, einl eu forth group of interesting (.pinion end tlietin l jne both from peon u nt em ployers, lapr-eenlstlves of ri a niK-'l In line and pTlfl l ilenl of the subject. Geoigc W. I'siMus. Chsiks M Mi hush, Msni'iel (lomreis, 1 1 evident of the Amei I' mi -Jei!loii of Labor; Waricii C. H'on. grend i hlcf of the Inlei n itlnifwl t'.ioili'ihdfil of I,).. nmot.Ke Kn'hiei; V, li, M;i'ioii, picsnlent of the AiuhIkb :i;r.j Aeionellon or Street I'ul wsy Km trr(,, find many other eie i"rit I el Ilea sons for l Klt- ' .Mirny ikooiis," eny the trp';r. "me klv.-n by these employeis for th'li f;th In tin Ides. Among there i that II l.ii irii.i'f mom continuo is service, m d'ce mil of production, secure mon; r'-iilnr lit tendance Hi WorK. bulM"! lip i .mfi'lenct wild denies a lliU of ' 0 nprraiion, gets I uJ of roiling stones end en-oursgeg hoio building, enables the cuiiipdyy W keep In employe during r.ielt reason, fndiir' salesmen slid other t) work harder, promote sif l lent) , inter (, and loyalty; end taneiifl the profit! i f the burtnen. , "1st," the report con tin ties, "empioyci wlm have had txperp-nca on the subjee. if. i.y no meaim a unll. us t H Pi'' ih nl Hie. Home employers expree die Miipolntmrnl thai the efforts of their ompanies were not spprailstad by the in. ii, thai they seemed to prefer their t.HHl eanilnce In fixed wsgaa, with no tarlahle element, thst they wtrs aus l.l.lom of the employe's' motive, that lliey tnalated upon Jolnlnf unions n1 pieeentlm; demands In splta of ths com i nn rs' tffoii to giva them sn xtr i mm of thu bnelnees, that, hen stock mi lrt to employes upon fsvorshle lerni they would dlepoes of It at a profit Mien Its value rose, and so get th hWt ft wiachtna the stork market, thst when the prom distribution, was lsre tha em ploy Jrned to expert a simitar -toiiaiiaa' every year s,nd were dlinintled If they did not fet II, to say nothing of tnefr dlerontent If conditions forbeds sny rxtrm payment at alt; snd thst sll r. hem. of Ibis sort ar neeearlly com pll.a.tcd srut hard to understand, so thst the workers, especially of ths less In t.'UUnit grade, are not easily convinced Ihat lh system reslly benefits them snd I not merely a devlca to withhold a part of nhiit they might otherwise demand nnd get. Depend e tt Kmslrer. "Thet dlffteulty of comprehena on Is real end not Imaginary snd must be n'knowl fdged by lnvewigMors of the gresl nunw her of achemes s-ttemtrted, hardly any two being precisely alike, snd many of i hem spptiremly bsed upon no sixwtwd economic theory, but embodying WeJ peiullar to the Individual employer. 'Among the points raised sgsJnet the rroflt-shjirmg among the trades unions the chief t. of course, that th Interests t.f lelmr e a whole would bs Imperilled by any we.kcning or destruction of etrong oiganlautlon to pr. tect wetie s andards which, under profit-sharing, would P wholly under the control of -the em ploers. "Another objection by organised labor, whlrh It mut be acknowledged t born out by the statlethTi of many of these experlmente. I that prof ll.sha.rlng chiefly nffrvts onlv the superintendents, fore men and higher grades of employes snd .'.c not reach ths rsnk and .file. I-lther, II Ik .lnlmed, the profit payment re to mail to be of sny moment to the lo p,ul orker, or. where It ie s slock urrlvllm pln. the mas of the ork . do i..t m enough to buy any stock, e.en en tnalallntent. (WaaaUed thr's Stand. "Vision fe.reittles !! P'"' li.t lawr tlM.lt i mukini no demand r,r prnftt eHnt, either In the sigsmted r unorinled teh1. snd that the thing f rr.l and vital Uitertet to lbor H...M h, emi-U'l er 'U'oee. b d '' ' .m.nst tri th wfcli'fi'a '"- itbef frn- cettj. tarn U Ul mr k.V . ere I "l l-4 '' V'"''' , I !!.. " " " ''' . ,tig t..ge-f da tM et atte) .. -,. the r ' "" aeete ,:n ef -" " ,t'1 h' , . . w wrti o t In am i r-., ft t"!n'a ' 'l':' n,t -.t K,ing a ''"' ,- '' ""' el ..,..,..4,1. Ht ' ' " f- w "He-'' ' . i. ti . r "t Nftt e. eg . ...I ;;.t 'li ie..' i- t- ,.t.-!Mti ' . ,m ., ka a i.'u,.t.:iF . . . .,, l . i e , ' e. - S " ' " ' "" . t ( (.. . !. Sie ' if'' , , .a ei.ta - " ' .f.t'nt tttM ! " i ,...,. it t ri"f 4 t, , t 1 r - '' , . (4 t - " - . , .... j f t "h sa . - ,. 'e ti t-i ; , , t i t.t-S t'tuia ta ftbwt ! ! . . . k-m t . t - . irv .. ' -b e p.'.. u A f I S St H's a Four-Day -Old Chinese Baby Boy Born in Omaha and Cooing Like Other Babies The Bee'i Star Chinese Reporter Interview Both the Baby and Its Father. Br "SKIIK." 'Ho si Itl, le man:" "U'a-a-a-a-a-a-a! (Which is baby t.ilk the world over for jum plain very-day wua-a-a-aaa:" "Mo af gi?" 'Wn-a'a-a-aaa!'; (Which is Hie Hume, walling infantile answer.) "Xo goo rno mlng eye?'' "Waaa-a-a-a-a-aa!" ' (Hsiiie gu ar er. ) "Vay mole say haa gaa?" "H'saaa-a-gg-aaa:" "Well, klddo, I've lined up darn rear every Chinese word I know try ing to Interview you, so I guess I'll have to atop. I've asked you bow you're feeling, good or bad what y nr name Is and what you'd Hae to have io eat, and, by Jlmminy, all you niHwer me is Jimt plsln ( Id 'W'aaa--a-aaa!' Can't yott say anything el?" We know h'nv id loll, lfulv f'hlne-, bm hert In turn any from Onisbs's neuent hine i ltlr,en snd fro- lei In Mr, t hin lin. the proud father, who I io r, proprietor of the Mainlarln cafe on IiimivIh iii who we boldlnu the )oiiiigir the pliti'.igraphei iiHi,iieil hiin. "i l,in inn til, to him, will to i. I dwn'r vv-." Illiti mi v,j :;.,,,,. lull. iiIiii'iiH n k'iii lllie hni.y I'.lk ui't imi iri.e." Mr fbln h'il,ed. d rill,, it.. 'Uliei nli.inyt at ihe luli.ia'i. I hlnese tniiljur. "Well, fhlri. I mm i, In. in i ... 1 1 llngijlst, but I'm aorne Juilte r.f h.bi,.. - 'ei:ete me, llir-l ,v ,,f ,,,,,, stacks up Hie hi, ,irn ,,,ler of hl"ket 'it..gitn o'.slug hIMi mushroom griK. lie ure Is a fine liilli- man. Vnur m.v. 'nth kid, Isn't be?" "Vep, l my seventh. rie dnii lu.,. bo). I. ike urn hot-. Me born here Merid-sdo) nlshl. He Inr.k Ilk r.A. proudly onsweinj ,Mr. 'titri, . loriilotly m"in h iiU i,ii, hinwii. it,.. neid In his srin, Hure In- lok like his f.t n.'n i a fine inn he() he mow iin..i,.i ... you going to iimk out f)f him',''1 I'll, he he great men. Ml.hhs m.l. pdee'rtent 'Mini Htntr. 0 he. m.hh. huh'."' ceiitagc, fun )r) ,,ivHnce, of (, p,0f,i Of the buslnei.. The Ksstmsn Kortk oompany of ltneheter, N. T I cited a typical exempl unler this plan. A ec omf scheme Is the i.e. I I dletrlbillon of grat Miles In great variety r,f forms ranging from discounts on upplle pur- hsed lo eonli honi.se i pal t, vitl v at th end of Urn year. The Crone company of Chicago Is natiuid a piesenltng a gool Hlutrstlon of uch epeeisi distribution si-hemes. Tli third plnn is sioik owner hip, whb-li I being given nonble teet by the fnlted Htate Hiexl corporation, Tli reimrt re.-be the lonciuslin thnt the t'.t-dsj' mliilmuni sg plsn of th Ford Motor company, although det.'rlhed by th company and popularly undentuo l a profit-sharing, does not fall wtfhln the stsndard definition of proflt-eharlng sui I In reality a unique high wege system made posathl only by sitraordlnsry con ditions. Ths report regrets sn Inability to learn with certainty th views of the rsnk snj fits of employes effected by profit-sharing plans, sine nearly sll of these under takings are) carried on by employers of nonunion tabor, snd the unorganised worker have no Authorised spokesman. It wu possible only to gather scattered Individual opinion Cannon made of metal tube wound with leather wer ucteuily used by (iuatavua Adolphu. I5I3-I3I5 Will 9avoYou Monoy Get Our Vic. ( Be fort You Buy A Big Lot of New Buffets In golden and fumed finish have Just been placed nn our floors You know what valuee the olhera were. Thest, gre even better, and rememtier they are gmtulttet qtiaiiewel oak. Kvery one of them Is equipped with double cupboard and the roomy linen drawer snd the lined drawers for your silver ware. They lueasute full 4S to 4 Inthee They are rel tllnrt w.we throughout. IHir frnea, flS.TA, il,75, IIIA SIV, lt.T.V The buffet illustrated Is full 4 4 Inch wide f I ""I t(Uartere.i oal. at M V, it'M! (inl.Un M itt tjUUttt , , , , : IlllltU nsjtm, ; - h, t;j ' '!., v i la I f. A X. 'g ' 'Muli! he' Might We! Can't never tell much who., going to be president of the I tilted Htsl. s. Ilere s hoping, snywsy!" On ihe night of the next full moon, the rewrst addition to ihe fhln family, Mho ixsldi'g at J'H South Twelflh, will be glwn a name. There will be an Impres sive eeruiiony, snd little Mr, ("bin will b duly welcomed as a member of the local Chines colony, which number bouf iVJ, All of Chin fJln's seven children were GRAND ISLAND TO HAVE ONLY TWENTY SALOONS GRAND IflLANP, Veb. May J.-iBpe- rial. IThe city council by a deciding vrfta I cast by the mayor, agreed to reduce the I number of saloon licenses from twenty I four to twenty. One man who had con I tracted lo purchase a saloon already in operation and two new applicants aer refused, J,at year one aaloon keeper died, reducing th number to twenty-three. Itchy Salt Rheum ; Eometime Called Boseina moved Rait rheum is on of th worst snd unfortunetely one of the most common of sll dlseaae. flow It redden th kln. noaea, dries hard scales, and then does thl all over assln! Hornet tines It cover tli whole boily with Inflamed, burning patches snd causes Intense Buffering, which Is commonly worse at night. locsl applications may do some good, hot they cannot permanently relieve. The disease will continue to annoy, pain and perhaps agonise, until the blond has been purified and tha general health Improved. Vsk your driisgUt for Hood's Rarsspa rills, the good old reliable family remedy. It ha given perfect satisfaction In thou nd of caaes Insist on having Hood's Harsaparllla, for no substitute set Ilk It. Get It today. Advertisement. HOWARD 3T. Thofe'S A Reason IT PA YS ' 1 ",Ti7ii" in i " sT-7 "xs''"i - 7 Ea m Thin Buffet, ,s All the Vek Valutt Dining Chairs ok or ftinted, $1.20 $1.55 at'ftl. o,, lr?thr . , , A "lVrii.lM rhftsr, torTHtly tl.Un t.; s.'tuam IfaOir-r alip futi' . Ki'. hti finish on fl t'A". yu0J born In America except the eldest, Jlm mle Chin, sged 18, who works for his fnther. The others are girls: F'ong Kay Chin, aged 13; iJok No Chin, sged ; Uoy Ole, sged I; Kok N'eney Ctiin, aged !, and Kosle Chin, sged T, ' When they are at borne they ill look Ilk ll'tl Chinese dolls, dressing in na tive costume, even to the strsngement of their hair . Kong Kay and Jtosle go lo Css school. V CUUreMaa FRENCH TAKE MORE GERHANTRENCHES French War Office Announcei Gain of large Area in Vicinity of Deadman'i Hill. BERLIN SAYS ATTACKS FAIL PAUIS, May 2. In a strong at l;ick on German positions southeuat of Kort Douaumont, on the Verdun f'out, last night the French captured .i first line German trench 600 luetera long, the war office an rounced this afternoon, and took 100 Men prlaonei. West of the River Meuse activity ! (f the artillery continued through the night from the Avocourt region t.' Dead Man's hill. The war office also announced thut In their Hltneks on April !9 snd "O on the i.orlli nlope of nad Mtn HHI the French Italntd fjermeu tienches over a front of J i.bout .OH metres and a depth of to i i (W meter. j trench tlni'li Krpulard. HKrtl.f.V, May 2,(Hy Vrolej. to . ay vllle,) Kre:i -li attuel.s on t:ie Vf nl'm front oust of the Mu . yeterJy were tepiilsad In fi r-e etrugjle at cio quailers which lusted for several hours, the wer oflhe aniiniuieed todsy. t lit llullil Nev SrhiM). I'ltKTK, Neb., Ib 2-tpeclsl Tele Brum i -The '.ffh lal csnvoss of the school bend proposition voted on Monday gave l iho In favor of the bonds a majority of ninety-seven vote. This means that the board will go to work at one to build a Mn.ow school her. Overcomes t'onstlpalloii, Indlaes (Inn. fir. King's New I.lfo rills will ovsr coms your constipation, biliousness and Indlgesflon. Take a doss tonight. Only i'e. All druggists. Advertisement. I Vpeelal TaJasg la ribr Cevr4 1 : Steamer Trunks Oood alardwara. Itroua Locks. I Iaturar gxijures. gi-lneh Trunks SH OO va-tnoa Trunk ........ i .. a. 60 a tag-inch Truak ...ga.SO a We Uk amall Epalr Jobs. I , Freling & Steinle ("Omaha's Beet Baggag ullders'' a 1803 Farnam St. I teej (a STATE TREASURER HALL REPORTS ON STATE FUNDS (From a Staff Corree ponCent.l UNCTH.X, May 1 (Bpeclal. (-According to the report of Ktato Treasurer George Hall thera was a balance in the slats treasury at the close of business. April 9), of 1,;!.012 as aifnlnet !,;2, 7.'H.CiJ at the cl.iee of business, Mnrvh SI. The rece'pt during the mon h amot nt-d to T,C.'t4.'.'4 snd tho disbursement $J'7,- Hlttvk I i on HevHMlrrf Ilrrefortla. t-'AMUIlIHGK, Neb., .May 2. tSpeelal Telegram Mousol brothnrs, Heresford breeders, today added aeventy-slx more reiflstered Meresfords to their herd. They purchased tha catlle of (ludgell and Hinpson of Itvleiienilencn, M, The fa mous bull, Mischief, r,f t, Uoueel herd originally cerne from Oudgell and Wmp- THOMPSON -BELDEN 6 CO, The Fasliion Canrerofllje HldcilQWei, , Established New Dresses Priced Right You'll like these attractive new models that are just out of their wrappings They are artistically designed, of very dainty materials, and save a deal of effort and money, $16.50, $25, $32.50 Private Display Rooms at Your Disposal. New Summer Underwear --or Women and Children Women's gauze union suits, low neck, no sleeves, fitted or wide knee, all sizes, 35. Women's fine ribbed gauze union suits, low neck, no sleeves, French band top, fitted or wide knee, all sizes, 05. Children's Union Suits, Dutch neck, short sleeves, knee length, Stretton make, all sizes, 50. THE UNDERWEAR SECTION IS NOW LO CATED REAR MAIN AISLE, FIRST FLOOR. Added Mileage in these Two Rugged Chains By the time the two rugged anti-skid chains of rubber running 'round the tread are finally worn down, you have had your mileage in full and liberal measure. Then you have the equivalent of a good, plain tread tire still to wear out for your added mileage. That is why 'Chain' Treads give the low mileage cost for which they are famous. Besides 'Chain Treads are the most efficient, moderate-priced anti-skids in the world. Tha Chair." U one of tho fite United State Ralancaxr Tirei which meet every motoring condition of price and uie. Ask tha nearest United State Tire Dealer for your copy of the booklet, MJuJgin Tirei," which telli how to chooMJ the particular tire to suit your ned. United SiatcsTire Company Chain1 Nobby' 'Uko' 'Royal Cord1 'Hain' -INniVlDlJAI IZFD T1RF.S- son. Mouse! broLher now have between ;ft snd fri.) a glstered Kerf-sforda on their rsnch. The National Capitol, Taesdxai May a, tl. Tb Senate. rtesumed debatp on rural credits Mil. Vice President MrhU sent the nsval affHll rommltlee a letter from Rear Admiral Bradley A. Ktko criticising PC reterv Ianlcl. AUourned at 6;) U nooo v ednesdsy The House. Resumed debate on the agricultural Passed annual agricultural appropria tion bill, carrying U.'- (i.nference report on hslslatlve caeeti tlve and Judldiil appriopriatlon 'bill agreed to. .wii Joins hill to provide a pennsnent creli government for 1'orto Klco taken up for consideration. ma Adjourned St 613 p. m. to Boon Wednes-. 'V On k k I i - Mke llluJtmlon Thfso Chin lr CSo Inipftiion. 8r Them lffr You Hut - ) - T a, 'Hi MAIL ORDERS VR0MTTI.Y riU.m