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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-30
Road Building Stunned
By Larger Contractors
Politics, Narrow Business Practices and Petty Con-
tract Restrictions Are Objectional to Construc-
ton Managers of Large Affairs.

proved by example There are too
many to permit full elaboration of
each. but it is worth while to con-
slider few and show how the large
contracting organization, whose en-
try into road construction is being
considered, is reacting to their in
fluence.
Bludgeon clauses are perhaps no
more common in road specifications
than they are in the specifications
for other public works, but they are
frequent. That such a meaning of
these clauses is intended will be
denied. Consider, however, this
clause: portions of the pavement
showing voids in the concrete after
finishing and removal of the side
forms shall be rejected" Beyond
doubt the engineers who wrote this
clause intend fair and reasonable
judgment on porous spots in the
pavement edge. What, however, was
the practical effect of the clause on
the large construction organizations
which bid on this specification?
One firm did this: 1t assumed that
existence of a porous spot entailed
the removal of a days run and
made its estimates in accordance
with this assumption. More broad
ly, the effect is this: Contractors
who have built up great business
by honest workmanship, and who
are accustomed to have their hon
esty conceded by managers of large
enterprises, resent such clauses as
indicative of an assumed necessity
to prevent cheating, and regard
them as convenient weapons in the
hands of engineers and inspectors
for holding up the work and i'm
posing needless penalties.
Lowest Price Slavery.
Another reason why the large
contracting organization regards
road work with indifference when
other work is to be had is that
price has too great weight with the
public roads official. If any bid
der's price is right and his bonds
are unquestionable, he obtains the
work, no mater how unfavorable he
may compare with the large organ
ization in reliability. equipment, re-
sources and all else which ordinar-
| lily are held to be assurance of a
successful business transaction. No
doubt, the road official is largely
the slave Of the law in this matter,
but this does not alter the facts nor
their effect on the large contractor.
He demands a fair profit for his
work, because he expects to put all
his resources behind his price that
the purchaser shall get what he has
asked for in quality and speed Of
construction. This guarantee he con-
siders worth paying for, and he has
small patience with the kind of
client who shops abou, for the low
est bidder and trusts to the security
of his legal hold on the bidder to
obtain acceptable work.
1t is, perhaps, not a generous
thought, but the large contractor
wonders if the road official is not
just now inquiring whether, in some
way, he cannot unload his own bur-
den of rising prices on the contrac-
tor. A great many road projects for
which the people have appropriated
money were predicated on pre-war
prices. Now the road officials find
that they cannot deliver the mile
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-30
ARMOURe rARE
BOTH GAMES OF
DOUbLE-HEADER
Defeat Chicago Union Giants
by Scores Of Seven to
Five and Two to
One.

The Armours defeated the Chi
cago Union Giants in both ends OF
a double header at Rourke park
yesterday before the largest crowd
of the season. Graves opposed
Burch in the first game. The old
Warrior Graves had a shade tho
better of it and held his opponents'
safe until the last two innings when
he allowed four scores. Hard hit
ting by Ryan ]. Collins. M. Collins,
Merz, Anderson, Coleman Bingham
and Tiller featured this game.
While great fielding was done by
Al Graves, Williams, Corcoran,
Ryan and Reed for the Armours
and Bingham, Coleman and Burch
for the visitors.
Second Game Close.
The second game was bitterly
fought throughout and early de-
veloped into a pitchers battle be-
tween Otto Merz the ex-Rourke
star and Slim Curry the Giants
star. After the Giants had scored
in the sixth the Armours tied the
score with two out and two on.
Old Man Graves singled, tieing the
score and in the eighth with two
out, he won the game for the Ar
mours with another single.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-30

ton merely as possible but doubt
full field. On the other hand, in the
opinion of the contractors inter-
viewed. the road official can pro-
coed with success toward enlisting
these organizations in road con-
struction if he will: (D decide defin-
itely before bids are asked that con-
tracts are to be awarded, and then
make awards promptly; (2) give
weight to the contractors resources
and reputation for efficient work, in
stead of letting low price control;
(3) adopt the practice OF private in
dustries in dealing with the con-
tractor on fair-price, good con-
struction basis, and (4) eradicate the
practice of binding the contractor to
honesty with meticulous, punitive
restrictions, readily capable of being
used unfairly against the contractor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-30
Western Open Golf to Be
j, at Cleveland July % to rs

Chicago, June 29.-Official an
nouncement OF the Western Open
Golf Championship to be held at
the Mayfeld Country Club, Cleve-
land, July 1885, was issued today,
opening the event to all profession
ais and amateurs throughout the
world. The title is now held by
James Barnes, professional at Sun
set Hill Club, St. Louis, who won
the last tournament in 1907 in West
moreland Club, Chicago, with a
score of 2S3.
The prize list for the coming tour
nament will be extended and ranges
from SIS for tenth place to $3.50 for
the low medallst The competition
will consist of u holes. The whole
field Of entrants will play Is holes
Wednesday and like amount
Thursday. The sixty-four lowest
scorers will then play So holes Fri
day to complete the contest.
Entries will close July 10.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-30
ANk AT HLETE
DECORATED BY
(INc NICHOLAS
RlYate Sol Butler Winner
a Trials in Running Broad
lump at Inter-AI-
lied Games

4 Pershing Stadium, June 2o.-Pri-
Ivate Sol Butler of the American
army, who was the winner of the
trials in the running broad jump
at the inter-allied games Saturday.
was cheered loudly when he stepped
up to the box of the king of Monte
negro. after his success, to receive
1irori The king the medal of the
ssfourth class of the Order of Daniel.
ne grin on the bulky negro's face
was earwide as King Nicholas pat
led him on the back after shaking
s his hand.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-30
VISION 8.

Yesterdays Results.
Vinton Cubs forfeited to Meyers Bear
cats.
Walnut Hill Merchants, IA; Deer Park
Ramblers, 10. (Game protested).
Riverview Cubs, 20; Krug Park Slug
gers, 2.
Tonight's Games.
Elmwood Park, East-Walnut Hill Mer-
chants VS.. Krug Park Sluggers, $50 p. m
Riverview Park-Meyers Bearcats vs.. Deer
Park Ramblers, $50 p. m.
Four fast ard snappy games, three pro-
tests, several one-sided affairs an da few
smuggling bees marked the result of yes
terday mornings contests in the three di-
visions of the Omaha Bee Junior Base
ball association
Two Of the protests were based on the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-30
Requires Big Outlay.


Requires Big Outlay.
Large construction firms, when
they make bids, demand reasonable
assurance that it has been definitely
decided to award contracts and to
award them promptly. An occur
renee of recent date illustrates what
happens too often. Bids were called
for and received on a job amounting
to about $l50,000. A we'll known
large company was the low bidder
and expected the award of the work
Later it was learned that the deci-
sion to proceed with the improve
ment had not been definite, and
when the prices were seen, the road
officials concluded that they would
not go ahead at present" In other
cases limiting prices are determined
but are not published in advance
The reaction of large construction
companies to experiences of this
kind is fairly indicated by one which
asserted that it was becoming dis.
gusted with the whole road game
Most of the large construction
companies which contemplate EN-
barking on road construction expect
to equip themselves on a large scale
A seasons work will not pay them
for the investment which they con.
template; they must see ahead a
number of years of activity. To be
specific, one large organization in
estimating for a recent letting fig.
ured upon spreading its origina
plant outlay over five years. II
could not otherwise have named Z
price which would have had chance
Of being accepted. Contractors who
plan in this farsighted manner are
the kind wanted in road contracting
but they frankly assert that they
! find little encouragement in the at
titude of road officials, for then
broad planning road construction
plant is a special plant. Few Of its
units are stock equipment OF the
general contractor who does rail
road or heavy industrial work. He
must see the opportunity for con
tinuous, profitable road contracting
or he cannot afford to invest in the
special plant required.
Officials Must Change.
Demonstration need not be car.
ried further. If highway officials
wish to enlist large general con-
tractors in road construction, they
can do so. Lacking normal outlets
for action. these contractors are
seeking opportunities in road con-
struction. They will, for the mo.
ment, submit to the handicaps Of
road contracting. But if the road
officials wish to retain these large
organizations among the contractors
at his command in prosecuting his
large construction program, he
must clear away the indictment
which they have drawn against hi:
methods. Let US be clear at this
point. These large construction
companies are not supplicating the
road official to change his method:
in their behalf. Indeed, they are
personally, very little concerned
about his reform. Until he reforms
however, they shun extensive bust
ness transactions with him.
Suspected anxiety on the part O.
large contracting organizations tc
embark in road construction canno
be capitalized by road officials
There is not such anxiety. These
organizations regard road construc
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-30
Galloper Light Wins.

Paris, June 29.-The Grand prix
de Paris was run at Longchamps
today for the first time since the
war and was won by Galloper
Light. Mastergood was second;
Insensible, third, and Rapidan,
fourth.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-30
"Egg-Face" Wins Jobs.

London.-Square jaws are at a
discount and "egg-faced' statesmen
are in demand in England as a
result of disclosures at the Sales
Managers association here by a
phrenologist.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-30
Bee Juniors
TEAMS STANDINGS.

Yesterdays Results.
West Dodge Dairy. Is; Locust Street
Merchants. S.
W. o. w, 6; r. A. Ms, s.
Suburbans, 20; Charles Street Mer-
chants 7.
Kaiman Insurance Co., 8; Fort Omaha
Merchants 5. (Game protested).
TOnight's Games.
Thirty second and Dewey avenue-W.
O. W. VS.. Suburbans, $50 p. m.
High School fGrounds-Kaiman Insur-
ance Co. VS.. r. A. MS, $3.50 p. m.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-30
DIVISION 2.

Yesterdays Results.
Dorcas Street Stars, 6; Omaha Taxis. l..
Slogrs Juniors forfeited to Omaha Bee.
Farnam Candy Co., IL; Leavenworth
Merchants Jrs., 10. (Game protested).
Tonight's Games.
Miller Park-Omaha Taxi VS.. Leaven-
worth Merchants Jrs, $50 p m.
Luxus Park-Omaha Bee VS.. Dorcas
Street Stars, $50 p. m.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-30
First game, score
ARMOURS
Totals 80 10 q 81 Totals So 10 "a

Armours ......,.....0 l 3 0 2 0 x--7
Earned runs: Armours. 8; Giants. 2.
Three base hit: Tiller. Two-base hits:
Ryan, j. Collins. Reed, Graves, Coleman,
Tiller, Bingham. Sacrifice hits: A, Graves,
NJ. Collins t2). JONES' Redd. Stolen bases:
A. Graves, Williams Left on bases: Ar
mours 7; Giants, z. Struck out: BY
Graves, a by Burck, 8. Bases on balls:
OFF Graves 1; off Burch, Q. Time: 200.
Umpire: McQuade.
Second game, score:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-30
GIANTS.
ARMOURS

Armours ..............0 0 0 OIL 0 IL
Giants .................0 90 0 0 l. o o.
Earned runs: Armours. l.. Three-bs
hits: Turner. 2. Two-base hits Rec
Merz. Sacrifice hits: A. Graves (2), WI
liams (2), Dyke. Merz, Bingham. Left
bases: Armours, s: Giants, 4. Struck
BY Merz, 4; by Curry, 7, Time; 1:10.
pire: McQuade.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-30
Nebraska City Wins, 10 to 0.

Nebraska City. Neb., June %
Especial Telegram). - Nebraska
City defeated the State House team
of Lincoln here Sunday afternoon
in very onesided game by score
of 10 to O.
Hits: Nebraska City. "A: Lincoln. s.
Struck out: GUIDE. 12; Wallace. g. Bat
teries: Nebraska City, GUIDE and Dennis
ton; Lincoln, Wallace and McCIoy
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-30

ages p!oniiseu: 1feii dttdcKs On tife
price levels of materials have failed
to obtain reductions. Shopping
about for low bids is possible way
out of the dilemma in which they
have been involved. Contractors
are free to impute to the road Of
ficial this disposition to shift his
burden, and the thought does not
add inducement to road contracting
as an opportunity for the large con-
struction organization to extend its
h,,c;pacc
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-30
AUTOMOBILES.

The Bee Want Ads are the Best
Business Booster.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-30
Tires and Supplies.
Tires at Half Price

II GUARANTEED $500 MILES
BEST ON THE MARKET.
2-in-1 Vulcanizing Co.,
douglas 1241, 1915 Davenport st.
ne Will ship, subject 10 examination, our
3.500-mile guaranteed tires at these
prices:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-30

LEGAL NOTICE.
The annual meeting of the shareholders
Of the Nebraska Savings & Loan Associa-
tion will be held in the Associations Of
flee. I'll South 18th Street, Saunders
Kennedy building. Omaha, Nebraska, We'd
nesday, July ., 1919 at s p. m. Polls for
election OF three directors open at 10
Eo'cfock noon and close at p. m on the
same day. John r. Brandt. secretary.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-27

'o pat on The Iomeati markets all
tlrulIH army foods
The committee VIII give final
hearing on pending resolutions for
invcB'lgn'iona into mo coal si'ua-
tl0n ~
The ways ana means cOmWltte"
WIS ready today NI'h l'g bills In
croulnR me tprlff du'ios on iungne.
H.i" to 80 ton and on pearl but
toua~Du am ascending scale from 90
io 30 oDU's per gross iu protect tho
shell button manufacturers OF In.
diana. Illinois uul other HRtns
against Imported Japanese buttons
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-27

Mayo's Aluminium sale IL Monday.
Monday morning the Mayo Furnl-
turo company. F1fth and Main. will
sell i7-piecc sst OF 2O-ycar guar-
artecd aluminumware for SlG.9N. at
ESQ down and 81 per week. ono
only 10 u customer No phone or
dcrs. Advt.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-27

WORCESTER. Mass. July 20 6-
Word was received today that the
Duluth Boat clubs which will par
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-27

rcipate I'm tho national regatta viii
arrive here early next week There
will bc more than 100 IN tho party
including a number of city and state
officials.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-27

Mr and Mrs Allen 7 Burke Will
leave during August 10 visit relatives
at Buffalo ana New York city,
Evening star., 1919-12-10
STRENGTH OF NATIONAL
GUARD HERE PUT AT 238

\ War Department statement shows
that the present enlisted strength of
the National Guard of the District of
Columbia is 23s, being 80 per cent of
it's authorized enlisted strength of
sol. The present enlisted strength of
the entire National Guard of the
United States is stated at 35.S27,
being % per cent of the authorized
enlisted strength of 153,2S5. The guard
of Minnesota and Texas is slightly
above the authorized strength of those
states.
Figures for authorized strength are
based primarily on the appropriation
by Congress for the fiscal year 1920.
Some states have requested larger
guard organizations than government
funds provide for. agreeing to defray
the additional expense themselves. In
these cases the authorization has been
increased.
November 1 the actual strength was
20 per cent of that authorized, while
on December l it was only % per cent.
That decrease is primarily due to the
fact that since November l the au
thoriZed strength has been increased
from 126,109 to 153,2S5, or by more
than $1,000. There was, however. a
falling off in actual strength of 212
during the month
Evening star., 1919-12-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

hibition now at the Corcoran Art CAL
lery. Miss Dick Root will be the host
ess. George F.. Richardson of Cali
fornia will speak.
The Chaplin Union meeting has been
changed to this evening at 1880 O'Clock.
national report will be made by Mrs
Emma S. shelton.
The Anthony League committees
working for child welfare. the Crit
tenton Home. Prisoners Relief Society.
home service for Red Cross, thrift.
national representation for the Dis
trict. America niZation and Bible study
will unite and hold musical and
literary entertainment and bazaar this
afternoon and tomorrow afternoon
from to 10 pm. at 20O7 Columbia
road.
Kit Carson Post. No. =. Department
of the Potomac, G.. A. r., will meet to-
morrow night at s o'clock at the
avenue.
The senior and Junior debating 40
cieties of Georgetown University Law
School will hold the first of the year $
prize debates tonight at o'clock at
9Th and f streets. Senator Walsh of
Massachusetts and Representative
Moore of Virginia will act as judges.
The debate will be on Immigration.
Theodore Roosevelt Post, No. 1,
American Legion, will hold a special
meeting tonight at S:45 o'clock, at the
Y. NJ. II. A. building. 11th and Penn
sylVania avenue.
The Phi Kappa IOtn Fraternity of
Emerson Institute will hold smoker
at it's house, 314 c street. Saturday
night at $40 O'clock
A special rehearsal with Christmas
music will be held tonight at o'clock
by the Randall Community Center at
Evening star., 1919-12-10
The Reds

How long, | often wonder,
will we endure the Reds, who're
always raising thunder, dodgast
their foolish heads! They're al
ways talking treason, they plot
the overthrow of order. law and
reason, they'd lay our bulwarks
low. From foreign kennels
crawling, all crimes get their ap-
.plause; no horrors so appalling
that it would give them pause.
How long will we endure them,
as guests OF Uncle Sans?
When will we start to cure them
as packers cure their hams?
From pestilential alleys, from
slums across the sea, from
prison hulks and galleys, they
come ito set us freen" All. yes,
they talk of freedom, and saw
that we are slaves; they write
long tracts and read 'em, the
irowsy, unwashed knaves. ].
fills my soul with sadness that
there are thoughtless Yanks
who listen to their madness and
JOIN their crazy ranks. And
thus we see the danger of let
ting him remain, the loud and
lousy stranger with murder on
the brain. | would not have a
person upon our shining strand
who spends his leisure cursin'
the customs of this land. If anv
gents suspected of reasonable
thought. I'D have that gent col
lected, and hanged and drowned
and shot. WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1919-12-10
ORGANIZATIONS SHOW
INCREASE IN MEMBERS
Joint Meeting of 18th Street As
sociation and Women's Club
Representatives.

At a joint meeting last night of the
two representative organizations of
18th street.-the citizens association
and the Women's Club-at the home
of r. Claude Wright. 1871 Floral
street. reports were made of sue
cess in the membership drive. 1t
was stated by the secretary, w. n.
Holmes. that every house now was
represented by a member. and many
vacant lots also. Thirteen new mem
bers were elected to the citizens as
sociation.
\ committee was appointed with
II. III. HERMAN to look after the
procuring of more trees for the sub
division from the Lynchburg Invest
ment Company. The postal commit
tee. headed by ID. f. Scott, was urged
to secure mail box at the corner
of 18th and Fern streets.
Prizes for Garden Products.
Following the regular business of
the meeting an exhibition was held
of various fruits and vegetables
grown in the gardens of the mem
bers, for which prizes were awarded
to those having the best samples.
The winner for having the greatest
variety of fruits and vegetables was
Mrs. l. h. Scott. second prize going
to Mrs. d. +. Scott. Mrs. Gordon
Bonnette was awarded first prize for
tables. second prize being won by Mrs.
S. ID. Groves. Mrs. l.. r. Scott won
the two fruit prizes. having the best
peaches and pears. First prize, went
ito Mrs. Gordon Bonnette for straw
berry preserves. Mrs. ID. +. Scott WIN
ming second prize for cherry pre-
serves. In the jelly exhibit Mrs II. r.
Eastwood Won with her black
berries. with Mrs. l.. B. Scott second.
with current jelly. Mrs. H. C. Heff
ner and Mrs. II. b. Hendrick of the
Department of Agriculture acted as
judges.
Vice President Presides.
Capt. D. c. Roper. jr.. was scheduled
to speak. but was called away early
in the evening. Gordon Bonnette. vice
president. presided in the absence of
the president.
The ChrisfmaS Memorial Mreaih.
Evening star., 1919-12-10
lNDORSES MOVEMENT
FOR BRANCH LIBRARIES

Efforts of the Public Library to OBJ
tain sufficient funds to establish
branch libraries in the various sec
tions of the city were indorsed by the
Parent Teacher Association of the
Gage School at "A meeting in the
school last night.
Elizabeth L. Mahan, supervisor of
the Bloomngdale Fairgrounds. ad-
dressed the meeting on the plan of the
playground department to keep the
grounds open throughout the year.
AT present the department has only
money enough to keep the grounds
opef.ten months.
Miss>Jessie Haver of, the National
Consumers. League addressed the
meeting on the work of that organiza-
ton. The meeting was concluded with
a musical program. Carleton Ball pre-
sided.
Evening star., 1919-12-10
Lieut.. Robert A. Bringham Retired

First Lieut.. Robert a. Bringham,
United States infantry, recently on
duty at the New York University, has
been placed on the retired list of the
Army on account of incapacity due
to wound received in action during
the world war. A native of Cali
fornia, he was graduated from the
Military Academy in August, 1917.
Evening star., 1919-12-10

sos South Capitol street southwest;
George Brown, director.
The Mississippi Society will hold
its regular meeting Saturday night
at 8 o'clock at Thomson School 18th
and l. streets. Representative T. L.
Sisson of Mississippi will speak.
DIR. $. p. w. Drew will address the
Grand Lodge of Royal Order of Jon
avid of America Monday night at s
o'clock at the Cosmopolitan Church.
The Grade Teachers Union will
meet Saturday evening at 1880 o'clock
at the Public Library. DR.. w. f.
Mosher and DR.. Carson Ryan will
speak.
The Trinity Community House. Sd
and c streets, will serve tea every
afternoon from 4:30 to $50 o'clock.
The principal speakers mt the meet
ing of the French Club of the Wash
ington Salon at the Mclean building.
1917 II street, tomorrow night will
be Prof. G. A. Euhrman and Uric 5.
J. Dunbar. Princess Luana Kahale
will appear in a number of native
dances.