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W. C. T. U. DEPARTMENT
HON. DON L. LOVE, LINCOLN, NEB.
Mayor Love of Lincoln Says Dry
Policy Pays.
Through the courtesy of the
Nebraska State Journal, we have
the pleasure of giving the read
ers of this department a photo
gravure of Mayor Love of
Lincoln, whose high standing as
a citizen and business man, as
well as his official position, give
weight to any statements which
he makes in regard to the effects
of the no-saloon policy which
Lincoln adopted last year. Pol
lowing is an extract from an ad
dress made by him six months
after the saloons at Lincoln
been closed:
had
In the first place, in regard to arrests.
Our police records show a falling off
in the uumber of arrests made for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
It is true there is but a slight decrease
in arrests as compared with the corre
sponding period last year, but this does
not show the real condition here in
Lincoln for the reason that we have
the town of Havelock so near us, where
they have the open saloon, and from
80 to go per cent of the arrests made
for drunkenness since Lincoln went
dry have been persons taken directly
from the cars returning from Havelock
or persons who had but recently return
ed from there. Further, we now arrest
for drunkenness upon sight, whereas
formerly only the most extreme and ob
noxious cases were taken to the station.
Now we take every person who shows
signs of intoxication; formerly only
those who could not walk or else show
ed a disposition to fight or to boisterous
conduct were taken. I do not believe
there are 10 per cent of the arrests for
drunkenness now as compared with
former years, if we take into account
the arrests which should properly be
credited to this city, or in other words,
arrests where the drunkenness originat
ed here.
No Law Absolutely ENroRCED.
Now it is undoubtedly true that there
is some liquor sold here in this city.
We make no claim to absolute enforce
ment of the prohibitory law. What law
is absolutely enforced? But I want to
make this assertion here before you to
day: the prohibitory law has been en
forced better here in the past six months
than the license law was ever enforced.
I know that the enemies of prohibi
tion always proclaim that prohibition
cannot be enforced, and therefore it is
a school of lawlessness that it begets
disregard for law. This argument is
based upon the assumption that the
license law is enforced, and that a city
where saloons are licensed liquor is not
sold in any unlicensed or unauthorized
places. The license law is never strict
ly enforced. And I want you to remem
ber this: when wo had 25 to 40 licensed
saloons here in Lincoln there was more
liquor sold in drug stores, dives, room
ing houses and other unauthorized
places than there is new. It is not an
exaggeration to say that there is not
one-tenth as much liquor consumed in
Lincoln this year in a given time as
there was in any previous year in an
equal period, even when we take into
account the liquor brought from Have
lock. And this assertion is based up
on the report ot officers who have
served the city for many years and
know the condition in the past and
know it now. There is liquor sold illicit
ly now, but remember when we had 40
saloons there was more liquor sold il
licitly than now when we have no sa
loons. For illustration: For years we cloBed
the saloon at 11:30 p. m. Then we
made a 7 o'clock closing rule, and,
strange as it may seem, it was easier
to enforce the 7 o'clock closing rule
than the 11:30 rule. There was Jess
liquor sold after 7 o'clock tban was sold
after 11:40 under the old rule. And
now, as might be expected from that
experience, we find it is even less
troublesome to enfoice the perpetual
closing rule than it was to enforce the
7 O'clock rule; so our experience shows
that, instead of prohibition being a
school of disregard for law, we find
just the opposition to be true.
Bank clearings have increased about
14 per cent in the last six months Pos
tal receipts have increased during that
period about 10,000 over the same
months last year. Bank deposits have
increased about $700,000. One of the
best barometers of business prosperity
is the building record. During the last
six months, or since May first, building
permits have been issued amounting to
about $1,000,000. During the same
period last year the building permits
amounted to a little less than $700,000
making an increase of over 41 per cent.
The new business buildings constructed
or started in the last six months, if
placed side by side on one street, wculd
measure about six blocks in length, or
nearly half a mile of solid front of busi
ness blocks.
No Slump in Business.
It was to be expected that when
twenty-seven saloons were vacated at
one time, there would be for a time at
leas.t, some vacant rooms, and, that
rents would show a tendency to de
crease, but on the contrary, all these
buildings have been filled uuii i.w
business at good rents, uml lUuie has
been no decrease in i-ns in this city
on store room, ii pite of the fact that
nearly half u mile of new business
blocks have been constructed or are
under construction. Furthermore many
of the old saloon buildings that, while
they were used for saloons, were mere
ly shacks, have been rebuilt. New
fronts have been put upon them, until
in some localities the appearance of the
business streets has been transformed.
All of this shows an abounding business
prosperity which is in direct opposition
to the predictions so freely made dur
ing the campaign last spring.
Box Butte CountTcensuslnumerators
Through the kindness of Hon. Jos.
Pigman of Broken Bow, supervisor of
census for the district of northwestern
Nebraska, we are able to give the Her
ald readers the names of the census
enumerators who have been appointed
for Box Butte county:
City of Alliance, 1st ward, Annie L.
Kennedy.
City of Alliance, 2nd ward, Aaron Pool.
Box Butte and Nonpareil precincts,
John Pilkington.
Boyd and Lake precincts, Asbury
Whitaker.
Dorsey and Running Water precincts,
including the village of Hemingford,
Charles E. Ball.
Lawn precinct, Mrs. Blanche B. Ford.
Liberty and Snake Creek precints,
Cecil L. Johnson.
Wright precinct, vacant.
It is a matter of some importance to
this county, and also to the city of Al
liance and the village of Hemingford,
that the work of the census enumera
tors be done accurately and thoroughly
and we think the list of enumerators as
above named is assurance that it will
be done, although there is still one pre
cinct without an enumerator.
"Truth crushed to earth shall rise
again;
The eternal years of God are hers;
While error, wounded, writhes in
pain,
And dies amidst it worshippers."
Crawford Papers Differ
We wish to commend the editor of
the Crawford Tribune for the honor
able stand he is taking in the matter of
cleaning up that town. The respect
able people of the place ought to appre
ciate his efforts and govern themselves
accordingly in the matter of moral and
financial support.
His competitor, the Crawford Courier,
as usual takes the other side and flies
to the de"fense of the harlots and other
law breakers: and, in bold faced type,
calls the brave men who have under
taken to clean up the town a "Clique
of Fanatics."
It may be a matter of information to
the editor of the Courier that there may
be fanatics on both sides of the temper
ance and similar questions. Admitting
that there are temperance fanatics, we
must say that not one of them could be
more fanatical than the editor of the
paper who permits himself to become
a veritable lickspittle in fawning at the
feet of the element that has disgraced
that beautiful town of Crawford for so
many years past.
I RAILWAY NOTES AND PERSONALS.!
The following items were crowded
out last week:
Con. Audrews is laying off. O'Con
ners has his run.
Con. Flacey of Sterling has been
visiting in Denver.
Brakeman Showers has resipned and
will try life on a farm.
Wm. Hamilton has returned to work
after a thirty day lay off.
Engineer Milliken has returned from
a business trip to Chicago.
Mrs. Bennett, wife of operator Ben
net, is visiting in Lincoln.
Tom Burchell is relieving fireman,
Pomeroy, on No- 39 and 40.
Con. Cantlin is off sick. C. D. Rider
has his place on the west end,
B. Trenkle who has been on the east
end is now working out of here
Brakemen Hoffman and Tragresser
have moved to the Newberry block.
Mr. Morton of the repair department
had business in Edgemont Friday,
Ed Flaker has returned from a long
hunting trip and has reported for work.
Mrs. M. E. Johnson left on Tuesday
for a visit at Omaha and Grand Island-
Owing to slack business there will be
no more double trains on the west end.
Five of the big Mallet Compounds
have gone through here for the Sheri
dan division.
Word comes from E. E. Terry of the
N. P. that he is laid up with a severely
sprained ankle.
Dick Burke left Thursday morning
to spend Easter with relatives and
friends in Lincoln.
Eng, Hicks is again on the road, He
will move his family here as soon as
his house is vacated.
Mail clerk Snider who had a run be
tween Denver and Alliance has traded
for a run in the eastern part of the
stale-
The heavy westbound passenger
travel is noticeable, No. 304 came in
Tuesday morning with all the seats full
and a large number standing.
Supt. Peckanpaugh and Trainmaster
Hichox ot the south line spent a day
this week supervising the placing of the
steam shovel for construction work near
Marlow.
The assistant agent at Dalton has
carefully studied up on the time card
and is now planning a trip to Denver to
help her mother with the spring bouse
cleaning.
Supt. Peckanpaugh and wife went to
Denver Saturday. They had as their
guests the proprietor of the Pacific
Hotel and family. The party returned
to Sterling Monday.
7VY agnficent
BENNETT Piano
GIVEN
AWAY!
IN MAHOGANY, WALNUT OR OAK CASE
To the lady receiving the largest number of votes' from subscribrs
to The Alliance Herald
The regular selling price of this piano is Three Hundred Dollars. It js a better instrument than many pianos that sell for $325
to $400. These pianos are carried in stock by the Bennett Piano Company at their Alliance
store, where they may be inspected by interested persons.
The Alliance Herald has purchased one of these magnificent pianos to be given as a present to the lady who receives the largest number ot votes
v during the next few weeks from subscribers to the paper.
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Our Plan
Commencing Friday, January 21, 1910, every
person paying on subscription to The Alliance
Herald during the time of this contest will be
entitled to vote for the contestant of his or
her choice, at the rate of one hundred' votes
for every dollar paid on subscription, whether
arrearage or on advance subscription. The
lady having the largest number of votes at
the close of the contest, or election, will re
ceive the $300 Bennett Piano, in either Ma
hogany, Walnut or Oak case as she may pre
er, delivered absolutely free to her i-esidenco
in Box Butte county, or if she does not re
reside in Box Butte county, it will be deliv
ered at the freight depot in Alliance, proper
ly crated or boxed for shipment.
Nominations
Any reader of The Herald may nominate a
lady acquaintance as a contestant. There is
no limit to the number of nominations that
may be made, but the right is reserved to
drop the name of any one nominated if she
receives no additional votes within a reason
able length of time after her nomination.
Grand List of Additional
Presents
In addition to the Magnificent Bennet Piano,
we are preparing a large list of additional
presents, to be given to ladies who are con
testants but fail to receive the piano. A list
of these presents will be published soon.
Greatest Offer Ever Alade in
Western Nebraska
"We believe this is the greatest offer ever
made by any newspaper in Western Nebraska.
5,000 Free Votes
At the time of her nomination, every con
testant will receive 5,000 votes free, in ad
dition to what may be given her on subscrip
tion paid. If any lady shall be nominated by
more than one person, she will receive the
3,0pp free votes only on the first nomination.
Now is the Time to Nomi
nate and Vote
We expect this contest to continue only a few
weeks. Subscribers, and persons wishing to
become subscribers, who wish to make nom
inations or vote for persons nominated by
some one else, should act promptly. We re
serve the iight to close nominations at any
time after Thursday, January 27th.
Number of Votes will be Published
Each week we will publish the number of
votes received by all contestants up to the
evening preceding publication day.
Herald Employes Barred
No member of the family of any person em
ployed in The Herald office will be permitted
to be a candidate for the Bennett Piano
which we are soon to give away to the lady
receiving the largest number of votes from
subscribers.
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