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The Morning Bee MORNING—EVENING—SUNDAY THE BF.E PUBLISHING COMPANY NELSON B. UPDIKE, Publisher. B. BREWER. Gen. Manager. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tha iworlsted Press, of which The Bee Is a member, is eselujlTetv an titled fo the use for republtrat'cm of all news dlipatcbes credited to It or cot otherwiac credited In ih'a piper, and alio the local new* published herein. All rtgbti of republlcation* cf cur apecial diipatchea are also reached, . BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Ask for the Department ,TI or Person Wanted. For Night Calls After 10 P. M: Al lantic Editorial Department. AT lantic 1021 or 1012. 1000 OFFICES Main Office—17th and Famam Co. Fluffs - - - IS Scott St, So. Side, N. W. Cor. 24th and N . New York—2S6 Fifth Avenue Washington - 422 Star Bldg. Chicago - . 1720 Steger Bldg THE UNIVERSITY AND THE PEOPLE. Too much weight need not be attached to the re port of the legislative committee investigating the University of Nebraska. Especially is this the case m the first section of the report which criticises the administrative department and makes such sugges tions as that professors teach more hours a day and that the teacher training courses be reduced from four years to two years. There were no supermen on this legislative com mittee. In the short time which they devoted to ex amining the state educational system theycould not es tablish themselves as expert advisers in school affairs. The facts that they found are now properly made public and turned over to the attention of the re gents of the university, whom the people elected to handle these subjects. The conclusions drawn from these facts certainly should not be asquiesced in if they run counter to the best educational practice. The people of this state did not elect the legisla ture to run the school system. The farther away from politics education can be kept, the better for the children in the schools and for their parents who pay the taxes. Educators by this time understand as well as any citizen or politician the need for public economy. Would it not be better to allow those who are familiar with educational problems to han dle them? Under Chancellor Samuel Avery the University of Nebraska has grown steadily in standing as well as in size. His pay has been less than that of the superintendent of schools in Omaha. Almost 8,000 Nebraska boys and girls attend classes there today. The per capita cost for their education is lower than that of any other state university of the first class. The legislative report finds nothing wrong with the university in itself, but the intimation has been allowed to leak out that the members of the com mittee would like to see the chancellor and two other administrative officers resign. The official criticism of the acts of Prof. George E. Condra are quite aside from this other question, and are con tained in a separate report. It has been said that republics are ungrateful; incidents are plentiful in Nebraska which indicate the risks of misunde rstanding and lack of apprecia tion run by those who attempt to give service of a highly specialized nature to the public. Frequently work of the utmost importance is placed at the mercy of politics. It is against this demagogic tendency that the people of Nebraska should be on their guard. In its petty details the legislative report illus trates some of the dangers besetting the public school system of this state. What parent, wishing his children to receive thorough training from the day they enter school until they leave, wishe« to lower the standards set for teachers? That would he the inevitable result of the move suggested by the report, cutting the normal school course and turning out teachers in two years instead of four. This is a matter particularly affecting the rural schools, which always have difficulty in obtaining competent instructors. Similarly the objection that the teaching hours of university instructors be standardized is without any warrant in reason or economy. These men are not farm hands or brick layers and thcr work is not to he measured by a 'ime ciock. Yet the schools of Nebra la are not properly to oc held immune from criticism. Those things that are wrong must be corrected. If there is waste it must be eliminated. In so far as it pointed out facts of this nature the legislative investigating com mittee was within its proper field. These things have to be done. But when the investigators enter the fields of educational theory they may be ex pected to lose their bearings. The state legislature holds the purse strings of rhe university. Thus by its mastery of the ap propriations it can put heavy pressure on the regents and force whatever changes it desires. The people ask economy, but let it be held also in mind that they ask that no inexpert tinkering with educational matters be allowed. CUT THE FEEDING BILL. County government costs too much, and anything that can be done for the sake of economy will be , greatly appreciated by the taxpayer*. Douglas county now has the opportunity te cut down the cost of feed ing prisoners in the county jail, but this can only be realized with the help of the state legislature. For many years it has been the law and custom to pay the sheriff 50 cents a day for supplying meal , o prisoners. Inasmuch as the fare i* simple and here is little overhead expense, the meals have not ost that much. In other words, there has been a •omfortablo profit for the sheriff, in addition to his salary. A bill now' before the legislature would liminate this perquisite and save the people of Omaha a few thousand dollars a year. It is so easy to talk of cutting taxes and lower ■ ng governmental expenses, but whenever a serious attempt is made it invariably is found to step on some one’s toes and opposition develops. In this . ase the sheriff himself has been outspoken against this move for economy. He declares that the amount of profit is small, but he does not therefor* seem any more willing too yield it up to the public than If it were immense. He calls attention to the fart hat his predecessors have always enjoyed the feed ing privilege, and let* it be known that he considers it a personal injustice to him to talk of changing conditions, no matter what it ssves. The remedy Is beyond the reach of the county government. Only action by the legislature can make it possible to cut off this piece of privilege. The Douglas county legislators alone can not pass this bill, but they must havo the help of members from other parts of the "fate. Economy is the watchword of the hour, and here is one p!a* e where a beginning should be made. A mamma pig down in Johnson county received « visit from the stork, and twenty-one little pigleta were left, if you want to know what a real guod brood ow ran do to? her country. THE IMMORTAL SARAH. Sarah Bernhardt has left the world a legacy priceless beyond understanding. One of the glorious company of immortals, she lavished her treasure of art on appreciative millions, who gladly paid their tribute to her wonderful genius. French by nation ality, she was universal in her character, possessor of a capacity for creation and expression such as no other individual has been blessed with, and sup ported by a spirit that could not be daunted, she carried her presence and influence to the world that could not come to see her. Once Richard Mansfield said he would play at ; any cross roads or water tank where people would assemble to hear him. He might have spent bis days in one or another of the large centers of pop ulation, but he felt that his message was to a wider wo/id, and that those who never would get to New ! York deserved consideration. He took his art to the multitude, and so did Bernhardt. It is the yrge oi the divine spark that inspires genius and will not rest confined in the narrow horizon of a limited field. Bernhardt did not visit America, North and South, or Russia, Germany or England, Spain or Italy, be cause Paris and France were tired of her. She did not make the famous “circus tent” tour of the ! United States merely for adventure or for the money j she derived. Nor were her vaudeville trips under- | taken solely for revenue. It was to reach the peo ple, and millions who might not otherwise have re ceived the message from a great soul saw and heard Bernhardt, just because she was willing to undergo some inconvenience, even hardship, to reach them. It was on an American tour she met the acci dent which culminated in ^he loss of a leg. Many of the Omahans who packed the Brandeis theater one stifling hot Sunday night to listen to the rolling periods of Rostand’s “L’Aiglon,” knew that she was suffering from pain in that newly injured leg, but they also knew that a brave woman stood before them, and with never a sign of her physical suffering, portrayed the emotions of the Eaglet with such eloquence of utterance, such poignancy of ex pression, as rarely has been listened to. Her body ! was subjugated to her soul. When Franre called on all her sons and daugh- . tors, Bernhardt went into the trenches. From them : she went to the hospital, to suffer amputation of the injured leg. Undaunted, she rose from that bed, and began again the pouring out of her inex haustible fountain of artistry. It was not the vain endeavor of an old woman to hold her vanishing j world; it was the sincere effort of a prophet to give i all possible in the time allotted. Bernhardt is dead, j so far as her physical life is concerned; Bernhardt | will live forever, along w*ith other great ones, whose | service to mankind has won for them Immortality. I The world will mourn because she has gone, but will j also rejoice because she lived. SEEDS OF NEW FORESTS. Minnesota is moving vigorously along lines that have been suggested for Nebraska, for the refor estation of a great area that once produced huge supplies of wonderful pine timber. In Minnesota the forests were devastated by white men, for their profit; in Nebraska the forests were destroyed by fire, some set by men, but no profit and little use came from the growth. To encourage private enterprise in forestation in Minnesota, it is proposed to amend the constitu tion as follows: “The legislature may Impose a fixed tax or as sessment rate for a long term of years on land prop erty used to get a new growth of timber “The growing timber on such land shall not be ar s-ssed or taxed until It Is cut, when it would pay on output tax." This will stimulate the employment of private capital in a business that is neglected. But Minne sota has a forestry bureau, organised and function- I ing. Nebraska has not yet taken the first step, but j should neglect tha business no longer. The people j of the state are coming to understand what is in volved in systematic tree culture, and realize tho need of state assistance and oversight in the man- i r.gement of great plantations. A bill is pending before the legislature that has ir its purpose tho establishment ol' a forestry bu reau in connection with the College of Agriculture of the University of Nebraska. The legislature j c-uld perform no better service than to pa‘s this measure, so a start may be made to a future when Nebraska will not depend on imported timber to meet it* wants. WISDOM OF THE GRASS ROOTS How does the grass know that spring is near? It does without a doubt. In spots where the heavy snow of a week ago was melted off the sward was gTeen. Yet the weather was much colder than It was on many days of Feb ruary- On those warm February days the gra^s did not pet green. Some intelligence operated down there among the millions of little rootlets and said, “Not yet, not yet!" The same intelligence, now that the season Is later, but the weather colder, seem* to say. "Spring is here. Put forth your tender blades. The win ter’s cold is over. Time to wake up.” __ , I, i ■ - Pittcburg—Kansas—la disturbed by mysterious dashes of light. Maybe it's the ghoets of the Dalton boys rehearsing their history'. The democratic spirit is spreading its kindly in fluence everywhere—a trce-for-all fight has just l broken up a session of the Japanese diet. Now comes the time of year when high water i» stopping train* juBt a« effectively as did the snow drifts. Next big business in Nebraska is the election of , town officera. ; Homespun' Verse By Robert Worthington Davie LOOKING FORWARD Looking forward to the beauty which a worthy llfw may lend ! Will at length be looking backward as the world aur veya a friend; 1 Not with praise of golden latter*, nor of fluent phraeei. told, I But with reverence and Vlndnea* mor* algntflcant than gold. | Looking forward with th* aptrlt that Immortal la th* soul Will s» length be looking backward from the aenlth ec a goal— j Of a goal aa God designed it. simple, virtuous and high. Wholesome and aa open and a* llrnltl*"* aa *k> Looking forward leave* no tamiah nor a semblance of I dlafna v, While tlies path that lies behind 11" be.«r« tio a'ain of Yesterday. Into more than mortal fabric we are woven, and naceiw Gladly ever looking forward, to th* Llf* without an and. — — While the other men are playing cards, Tnlbeau has succeeded in he curing the presence of Carpenter And for the entire afternoon they have been engaged in amicable game* until "That t'nseen Player Came,” for I Carpenter beat Fink and they fought. Then suddenly they saw Fink crouch to strike; And ere they comprehended what they saw. There came a thud of knuckles on a jaw And Carpenter rolled over on the ground. One moment in a breathless lapse of sound The stricken man strove groggily to 'rise, The emptiness of wonder in his eyes Turned dreamily with seeming uncon cern Upon Mike’s face, where now began to burn The livid murder lust. 'Twixt breath and breath • The hush arid immobility of death Made there a timeless picture. Then a yell. As of a wild beast charging, broke the spell. Fink sprang to crush, but midway met Talbeau Who threw him as a collie dog may throw A raging bull. But Mike was up again. And wielding thrice the might of common men, He gripiied the little man by nape and thigh And lightly lifted him and swung him high And tlung him; and the smitten tent went down. Then 'rose a roar that roused the teeming town. And presently a shouting rabble surged About the wreck, whence tumblingly emerged A knot of men who grappled Fink and clung. Once again A silence fell as. leaping up, the men Were mingled briefly in a storm of blows. Now. tripping like a dancer on his toes, The blond man sparred; while, like a baited hear Half blinded with the lust to crush and tear. Fink strove to clutch that something lithe and sleek That stung and fled and stung Upon his cheek A plying shadow left a vivid bruise: Another—and his brow began to ooze Slow drops that spattered on his bearded jaw. Again that shadow passed—his mouth went raw. And like a gunshot wound It gaped . and bled. ] Fink roared with rage and plunged with lowered head Upon this thing that tortured, hurled It back Amid the crowd. One heard a thud | and smack Of rapid blows on bone and flesh— and then One saw the tall man stagger clear again | With gushing nostril* ami a bloody I grin , And down his front the whiteness of the skin I Was striped with flowing crimson to thp waist. Unsteadily he wheeled about and faced The headlong hate of his antagonist, i Now toe to toe and fist to flying fiat. They played at give and take; and all the while. The blond man smiled that riddle of a smile. As on» who meditates upon a jest. Vet surely he was losing! Backward pressed. He strove in vain to check his raging foe. Fink lunged and straightened to a shoulder blow With force enough to knock a bison down, The other dodged it. squatting. Then the town Discovered what a smile might sig nify. For, even as the futile blow went by. One saw the lithe white form shoot up close in. A hooked V'hlte arm jab upward to the chin— Once—twice—and yet again. With eves astare. His hands aloft and clutching at the air. Fink tottered backward. limply | lurched and fell. Then came to pass what stilled the rabble’s yell, , So strange It was. And ’round the fires that night The wisest warriors, talking of the fight. Could not explain what happened at the end. No friend, they said, makes war upon a friend; Nor does a foe have pity on a foe: And yet the tall white chief had bathed with snow The bloody mouth and battered cheek and brow ! Of him who fell! Queer people, anyhow. The Long Knives were—and hard to understand! “The People’s Voice” Itftfarlalt fraa» raadara af Tba Baa Pra*#r» at Tha Mora(a« Bra art !**»♦#< •»« uk tali tafirma frarljr for r*tr#»*toa aa ■attrri tf tubi'o letarcat In Dtf»M of Smoking. Missouri Valley, la.—To the Editor j of The Omaha Bee: Mr. Netha way s ' views on the smoking nuisance In the < "People's Voice" column Saturday i evening may be his own. and be Is ; most certainly entitled to them, j Tobacco smoke may be bad and re- j pulslve to som» who object to It. but as long as a whole lot of us car* to j use it. the best thing you can do I* , to be a little considerate to the pleas- I ures of others. Just because one per- | son does not uae tobacco, that is no j sign that the nonuser la not more ob jectionable to his friends. In other ways. There are a whole lot more things to which attention eouJd be given to better the me# thnn stopping the use of tobacco. As far as regulating the smoking and use of tobacco by law n/id statute. I think that the lawmakers have got j jolts enough in one nr two laws they i have made i:i the last year or so vhi- h will convince them that the habits and <-f n, ate not to be monkeyed with In shooting out a wht le lot of "shall, note " A fellow who will smoke around where others object to It Is no gentle, man to be sure, but they are In th* minority. P.ut you would get into a whole lot more of a hell a bu lu If you made laws to prohibit It entirely. We have too many good-for-nothing splnorta looking around for people doing something wrong now. If peo ple could do as they pleased more In stead of being harassed by countless fooeSIsh statutes, the natural law* of cause and effect would make things a whole lot nicer. You can raise arguments In support | of anything, -<nd support your argu j ments with facts. Th* smoking of tohacco can be proven a great eatl: j a terrible thing, to be sure. But i when you look at. It boldly and mix i In with your arraignment, common sense, human nature and a few other •hinge. th« 'best thing you can do la to leave well enough alone. Thera are a lot of things that will kill you . Uuieker than a few sniffs of tohacco -moke. Let's get after them first. j I T. mV.ZENMATTEn. What Is a Woman's Duty? Omaha—To file Editor of The Omaha Bee: If a husband Is haled Into court for failure to support his family, how many chances ito make good) should a wife give hint? The court alwavs urge* them not to sepa rate If possible where there are chi! ! rlren All mothers tolerste more or _' Daily Prayer ! . ■ .. 1 an* brought low, ornt H* helped to* — r* ii n We thank Thee, O Ood. that *t can call Then Father, for no parent ever j lovea ae deeply ae Thou. We acknowledge with aorrow that we have grieved Thee time and again, for even when we would do Rood, evil la preernt But. pralee Ood, when we alnoerelv confer* our aln*. Thou aid faithful to forgive We thank The* for the dally bleio In** of life, eeen and unaeen. We ihank Thee that Thou art mindful of ua when w* leaet think, and doat ten derly earn for ua We pray Thee to i i write over the door of our home, i ‘■peace ha unto till* houaehold.” Help ua dally to create nucli an atmosphere i In our home aa will better tend to j hrtng an up In the nurture and ad monition of tha lyord Keep tie from temptation. Make ne happy and bleared rhr!*tl*n«. and help ua In all we do, think and cay. that wa may prova a bleealn* unto other* When aorrow rnnie« into out Ihn, may we >*t prater find and trnat Him. And If we ehoilld lie ImprllOlied In urlef. may the hand of Hod open foi tip the Iron Rate, aa when prti-r wii* l liberated. And when our work I* lln j mhed, take tin to Thynelf In Heaven ! for Jetm*' *ake. Atiien I, M 8IMMJBRMAN, li.l> • M* till*CM f Md less neglect because of the children, but. if through gambling a father ha* brought poverty to hi* family, re formed for a year or *o, then fall* for his weakness, this repeatedly, four time*, his wife now giving him hi* fifth chance, and 1* now going through the reformed period, should he fall— must she k'-ep on giving hint chance after chance? If a woman squanders money, lt'e mostly on clothe* or pretty things for the home, for which she at least can show something for the money spent, but what can a man show for the money when he squanders? It Is seldom the mother of children who i an be accused of wasting money and ruining her husband—nine times out of 10 It's the men who fail to live up to their marriage contract. Go over a recent case. The hue hand drank and boat her: when she has atood enough she leavea him. later marrying a decent man who might be good to her. so the drunkard shot him. What ha* he gained? Are hla children better off now? Then the law annuls her marriage, making her again the wife of the drunkard. Wl;’ can't men be good to the moth ers of their children before there 1* cause for tragedy’ I'm hoping the mother does not go back to him. re gardl-ss of the I ivv. which says: "You are this brut. ■ wife tf he goes out nights or drinks or beats you up. ! you must lie hi- wife for the chil dren's sake." A READER. His Compliments to Henry Ford. Central City, Neb—To the Editor of The Omaha lice: How is Mr. Kord getting his millions? Hr selling a cheap cor for twice what It I* worth, by charging freight he never has to pay. etc. He hss hasten Ktandard Oil a million times In profiteering, J** seem* able to fool most people. H»nry Ford is the biggest profiteer in the world today R. J. R. AH'* Fair. Yon Know. Still. It's fair enough that a war to end wnr should be followed by a peace to end peace.—Duluth Herald. vou ike i?r\e artjstic balance and exquisite tonal qualities of ike new small Vose & Sons grands, ^fou are welcome at all times to make suck a test' at ihis store oi^ pleasant dealing— itr' will prove a deliqht' f?il revelations. J C ome in /oworrod trade ir\ -vrxir old . piano /or a granct A.^ospcdo. 1513*10 Doufle* Street \\ III N IN M l It OF IIKir rny OM \»l \ llhl H ANT AON “From State and -Nation” Editorials from other newspapers. TrM* for Utility and Beauty. From The Kearney Hub. While perhaps little thought ha* been given to the matter In the news papers relating to tree planting and reforesting, It Is nevertheless true that the movement in that direction la stronger than at any previous time In the eountry'e history and Is receiv ing Its Inspiration from practically a multitude of sources. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace recently address ed a message to the people stressing the need of immediate and continuous effort throughout the reentry. The forestry bureau of the government is doing educational work In various stAtes and tree planting associations are active In many localities. Hence the timeliness and im portance of the movement that has Just been inaugurated by Gene Loomis, county superintendent of schools, to enlist the cooperation of school officers, patrons, teachers and pupils in the work of beautifying the premises of the county public school, for the development of "the school yard beautiful,” to use the language of Mr. Loom la. Tn a circular letter recently addressed to school officials and teachers Superintendent Loomis asked that the meeting* be held In the schol bouses of the county on March 21, to make a start In adding beauty and oemfort to public school grounds. Possibly the start will not be extensive, but any modest start is really a good beginning, and we do not doubt that the response will be in every way gratifying to our public spirited superintendent of schools. At least four civic organizations in Kesrney have given Superintendent Loomis a pledge to furnish prizes to be offered to districts for greatest number of trees aJive after one year's planting, for most beautiful and best arranged scheme of trees and shrub bery, beds of flowers, etc., the pur pose being to stimulate rivalry in addition to the element of personal in terest. It is lets than 30 years since H D Watson planted the double row of young elm trees west of this city. Now this mile of highway is one of the most beautiful boulevards In the west, with cement roadway and paved approaches connecting with the city’s paving system. This object lesson has not been lost on the people of Kear ney, even though they may have been careless in the matter of tree preser vation. for they are now completing •a project for a mil* or more of elm lined highway leading from the cen tral part of the city to the Kearney cemetery, this work having been started In a small way last season. It Is predicted that an extended scheme of co-operation Including the entire county will spread rspidly and in a few years become knit firmly together so that the entire county will repre sent a divereifled parking panorama. The plan tor working by school dis trict* la the plainest kind of sense be cause it appeals to every element of local Interest and is just applicable In one county as another, so that It may not be a wild dream to picture the spread of the Buffalo county plan throughout the state and into every school district. Out of It. from >.h» Fhllsdelpbls Subtle L»d#sr. Bueh a story as that which com** out of the mountain* of Sullivan coun ty, New Tork. *eems impossible. A croup of nine person*, ail more or 1-ss mentally incompetent or physic ally helpless, Is found shivering in rags and gnawing carrots, a home living In one'of the two room* with them, and kept alive on twig* and bark. How could human beings re cert ao far toward the beast? And this In a "civilised" community. In the ‘ Empire'' state! Tet who shall throij the llrst stone? During the grip epidemic of 1*18-19 there came harrowing tale* of the dead and the dying discovered by neighbors in the suburb# not alone of Philadelphia bnt of many other American cities In the midst of the teeming life some were In death, ar.d the high tide of cheeifu! society and brisk commerce about them saw nothing and knew nothing of their dire plight. Levites. at.d even prtesta, may pass by on the other side, but the good Samaritans are always ready to pro A Needed Invention OCCAM Of THE CATE P.6EP WHO Of ten has to GO BREN<fAGT-lE~ ceed to the relief of the afflicted, when they are informed. In America there ■ are ears quicker than radio to catch the slightest whisper of affliction, in whatever part of the world. But ! there must be everlasting vigtL not ' merely for a decent Political life, but for a proper administration of char ity. First aid for the socially injured must always be at band, Us full re- j sources ready to mobilize upon the instant. Some are o far submerged below the general level of the aver- | age life that their cry is too weak to be hegrd. They must be sought out and saved from the result of their own sin and folly as well as from "he cruel pressure of a shift of fortune to adversity. It never does to take : It for granted that what is out of I .sight or sound Is all right. The Spice of Life Mr#. Shortley was discussing »he latest * fashions with a young lady caller "Did you say your father *aa fond of tbo»e clinging gowns, May”*' ' Yea. he 1‘kea one to cling to rr.e for about threa yaara.—Sheffield (England) Telegraph. ■ ■ - ■ Vra. Key was vurHlng eome frler.Aa and !eft the following not# for ter nearest neighbor • Dear Mr* (Ysrrlaoc Would you pleaae put out a ilttle food for the cat T hare ! be*n feeding this w rter' It will eat almost anything, but do not put yourself out "—Tha Booster Das*r— 1 rr,end*d the S*o> In > our trout,m p<Kket aat night after v^ta had go re to rwd Walter, dear Note, am 1 not a thoughtful little wife?’’ Walter — "Well — er — yea. : ou are thoughtful enough. But how d.d you dla cover rh*»rr waa a hole in ray pocket? — Baynolda' New spa per. Prairie Gems Harry 8. New, lame duck senator from Indiana, is the third postmaster general to take the office within two year*. Ktlll. some day the American people will have common s-'nse enough to demand that there shall be placed at the head of postal affairs men who know something about the work —Grand Island Independent. Possibly old King Tut didn't war relatives to quarrel over his esta'e was the moving factor In burying so much of It with him.—Neligh Leader. McAdoo thinks that presidential chair would be quite comfortable. Better advise with father-ln law.— York News-Times. NET AVERAGE CIRCULATION for FEBRUARY, 1923, of THE OMAHA BEE I Daily .71,558 j Sunday.78,661 B. BREWER, Goa. Mgr. V. A. BRIDGE, Cir. Mgr. | Subscribed ard iwam to before »e this 10th day ef March, 1023. W. H. QUIVEY. (Seal) Notary Public BEE WANT ADS BRING RESULTS. “Home Owners” We want the loan on your home. Take advantage of our 6% Interest and Easy Terms mrA] ^ s «| ■ Two Million Dollars’ Worth of Building Construction Under Con tract to Be Built in Omaha This Year on ( The American Plan (Open Shop) The American Plan Means: Worker* will be protected in the lawful exercise of their natural and constitu tional right to earn a livelihood. Every workingman is entitled to the opportunity of securing employment at hi* trade or work, regardless of his affiliation or non-affiliation with any labor oTrani ration. Worker* will be paid as high wages as possible under existing conditions wage* and material* at prices that will not permit a profit on investment will stifle building and cause unemployment. Reasonable working hours and the best possible working conditions Justice and a Square Peal for all; License and Privilege for none. Work L«t to Contractor* Who Operate on the American Plan: Will bring prosperity to Omaha workmen for it removes the like lihood of continued idleness due to strikes. Will keep building costs from mounting due to strikes and the well-known restrictive practices of closed shop unionism. The following General Contractor! Operate on the American Plan: Parsons Construction Co., 404 Arthur Bldg. Jones Engineering A Construction Co., 315 Courtney Bldg. John Lof A Sons. 1818 Harney. Peter Kiewits Sons, 908 Omaha Nat’l Bank Building Walter Peterson, 305 Wilkenson Bldg. McGowan A Jacobberger. 1818 Harney. t