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The Alliance Herald
Section Two
Pages 9 to 12
VOLUME XIX
ALLIANCE. BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA ! THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1912
NUMBER 4
TO BUSINESS MEN
Heart to Heart Talk with Busi
ness Men on Subject of Vital
Importance
MAIL ORDER HOUSE MENACE
PERPETRATED
II is not urn uinnion 10 see in tho
local newspapers short items rela
tive to the mail order house; of the
iarge cities ami the detriment they
are to local mere hams in the smaller
towns. Almost Invariably In these
article the editors advise their read
era to patronize home merchants and
thus work for their own interests by
helping to build up their home town
These articles are prompted gen
erally, no doubt, by a desire to as
sist in a business way those who
give the local papers their best pat
ronage. But aside from this consid
eration there is a further reason why
the indiscriminate patronage of mail
order houses should he discouraged.
Those who have given this matter
study and investigation are well a
ware that many mail order concerns,
if not altogether fraudulent, are pat
ronized at a great loss to the cus
tomer. Many times those how send
tor good (tad upon their arrival
thai they are of a very inferior qual
ity. and, quality and price consider
kmI, are really more expensive than
.goads purchased of a reliable home
dealer. We are not saying this to
tickle the ears of business men in
our home town, but because we
know it to be a tact. If necessary
we could give plenty of instances to
prove the statement.
It may be asked why, if this state
inent is true, that so many people
patronize the mail order houses in
stead of dealiliK exclusively with
t.heii home merchants. We Iwdieve
It is very largely the fault of the lo
cal merchants. They make an ef
fort to meet the competition of the
mail order house's by selling on a
close margin and usually turnish a
better Erode of goods. If, in addi
tion to this, they would probably set
these tacts before the public through
the columns of their local paper am
bv other nrinted matter such as
would be read, we are confident that
Well money that is sent to t lie mail
order concerns would be spent at
Dome where it ought to be.
The following article from the Lin
coln Kvening News Is worth perusal
by merchants and customers, as it
presents some Mid fact- worthy of
careful onsiderat ion :
"The man who travels much over
Nebraska is struck by the large num
ber of package- lie MI in the rail
road depots that come direct from
the mail order houses. Many of
these are directed to residents of
towns, although the major portion
goes to the farmers. This has ghen
rise to the speculation whether or
not this isn't due to unprogri'ssive-
ness on the part of many country
merchants. Much Is made in dis
cussions of this question of tJie su-ja-rior
buying ability of the catalogue
houses, but it is insisted by men
who ought to know that their selling
txst is alKive that of the country
mere hant. No' an inconsiderable a
mount of this selling cost is con
sumed in advertising, the printing of
costly catalogues. Some small town
merchants have taken the hint, and
advertise intelligently. The) are n;t
suffer ng much from mail order com
petition. Newspapi-rs will doubtless
be accused of using this fact for
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TAKE. THIS TO W-T A r r- S T
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Jom8, jl I
It was announced In kcmm! form b'
tins Miller as "A Kali BtOry.
DetHils (f Ibis, the main B At,
nre unnecessary, snrnce it to say
that little WM left for the lliiagin i
tlon. Someone had perpetrated
practical J : by changing the t ins
so that in end of n scene sin h i
would be befitting n Sunday evnln'.
entertainment ii a .Methodist church.
there was finished upon the screen n
scene of the 'terpentine dance,"
varied with other versions of racy
entertainment including "tiglUs ", ete
The picture held the audience spell
bound with indignation. Finally the
Rev. Mr. W hitman, paator of the
church, nrom1 and ordered the exhibi
tion stopped lit OQCe M hardly faiilel
for the church, much less on a Sun
da night.
FARMERS' CONVENTION
Meeting in Omaha of Three Nebras
ka Farmers' Organizations
January 10-13
FINE PROGRAM PREPARED
DEBATE ON SOCIALISM
New
Feature
Herald
to
in
Be Added to
Near Future
The,
enliv MftfOfl
to 13, they
exhaust Ive
quel i ions.
MARY.
Moiyhcd(3 tittle larntk .(About 12 Ids) ButwhendiewariUdlomb nexUoy
It followed tier around . Hetold tier lomL lied risen
She sold it totfie Butcnei' Man AnJ soidttiot slie would luiveto poy
Fhr inttriree cents A noun vt et nls la ej,!ii
. j i i i
So seven cIiods cosi Morv
48 cents
manently. Tiie Herald is glad
welcome Mr. and Mrs. Ilarger
family to Alliance.
'TWAS EVER THUS
to
and
TUBERCULOSIS FIGHTERS
Over $14,500,000 spent in 191166.$
per cent public mon,ey $10,000,00(1
appropriated for 1912 New YorM
leads.
self-serving purposes, but
X)ld fail, nevertheless."
it is
AN ALLIANCE NURSERYMAN
Nurseryman Barger of Chariton, la.,
Moves to Alliance
J. 1'. Hiirger. the nurseryman of
Chariton, la., who purchased a put
of the Heed place, one and one
half miles east of town and has been
experimenting in growing nur.-.erv
stock here, became convinced that it
could be made a -success in north
western Nebraska, ami has come to
Alliance to make this city bis home
He arrived a week ago last Sunday
with a car which hi- had shipped
from CliarUon, his
of wife and three
days later. They
lie n n-sldi me for
Toluca avenue,
p Liites building
It has long been recognized as a
fact In human affairs that the more
vou do for some people by bestow
ing upon them undeserved favors the
worse they will treat you when the
favors cease -and sometimes they
don't even wait for the favors to
cease, to begin to mistreat you. An
instance of this kind has come to
light in Broken How Last summer
a migratory gentleman by the name
of Adair was arrested for some
meanness and would have gone to
jail or possibly to the enitentiary
had it not been that J. (). A. Thorn
as, proprietor of the Broken How
laundry, defended Mm. Thomas kept
Aitair out of jail by going his bail
pending his trial, and gave him em
ployment in the laundry. After
wards he (succeeded in having the
charge against him dismissed. Hut
Adair's services in the laundry were
so unsatisfactory that Thomas was
compelled to let him out. In return
for all the kindness shown by the
lauudryman, Adair assaulted him.
knocking him down wh n he was not
looking and kicking him, breaking
his ncse and otherwise badly injur
ing him. Adair is now in jail wait
ing trial on the charge of assault
With intent to do bodily injury,
which means a penitentiary term if
loOnrl tad. It is to be hoped that no
one will lie loolisli nougli to uall ti i in
out this lime or have the charge a
gainst h:m dismit led.
MEETING OF WOMAN'S CLUB
family
SOUS, Ollllllg I wo
have taken up
the winter at 1'lu
Mr. Barger contein
a residence on his
nursery farm, ami making his home
tber.-. if he doe.- no! do that they
will make their home in the city per-
The Woman's Club will be enter
tained at the home of Mrs. I,. II.
Highland, Thursday afternoon, Jan.
4th. The lollowlng program will h -rendered
:
HolK'ail New Year's H Molut ions.
Vocal Solo Mrs. l'hillips.
Book tteview. "Manrlne". Mrs.
consisting i Highland.
i
Hex lew of December Magazine
Mrs Hate, Mrs. Hamilton. Mrs. Itu
bendttil Table Talk. The Santa Claus
Myth and ChriVni M I! nin
Instrumental Buet Mrs : e;
ami Mr- Bennett.
i'leusc n.,ie tho change of da .
Money to the amount of over $14,
500,000 was spent in anti-tuberculosis
work during the year 1911, according
to the third annual statement of ex
penditures In the war against con
sumption issued by The National
Association for the Study and Pre
vention of Tuberculosis. The state
ment is based largely on reports re
ceived from anti-tuberculosis, agen
cies In all parts of the United States.
,Yhere actual reports were not a
vailable, the figures were necessarily
estimated.
Bv far the largest Item of expense
was that for treatment in sanatoria
and hospitals, and for the erection of
institutions of this kind, over $11,
iiOO.000 being spent for this purpose
alone. Dispensaries for the exami
nation and treatment of tuberculosis
spent $X50,000, and associations and
eommlttees in their educational cam
paign against tuberculosis spent
$MMi,oiMi. The remaining $l.:io0,0oo
was spent for treatment in open air
schools, prisons ami hospitals for the
Insane, and also for the work of
state and local boards of health a
gains! tuberculosis.
Compared with the expenditures in
HBO, those of the past year are
practically the same in the aggre
gate, but they ure almost double
those of IMt. The National Asso
ciation points out, however, what it
considers more significant than the,
aggregate expenditures, namely, that
the percentage of money spent from '
'public funds is greater in I'M I than
ever before, being ier cent of i
the total. In INI only IM per cent
pf the total expenditures was from
public funds, ami in lilt it bad in- i
creased to 62. t pw cent. In HMI.j
over $.f.00.000 of the $ U..ri(M,00ii
spent was from federal, slate, mimic
ipal, or county funds. Since the
chief work of the ant i-tubeieulosis
associations is to urge the public an
thorltleB to provide for tuberculo-is
patlents, and thus to assume the re
sponsibility for stamping out this
disease, the increased peteentage of
public money is regarded as a very
fav rable sign of prog re- c.
Appropriations of over $10.0iM'.uai
for tuberculosis work In 1912 have a I
ready been made by state legisla
tares and municipal and county bod
ies. Of this sum about $4,700,000 is
from stale appropriations, and about
$5,700,000 for county and municipal
purpose, in add on I tnese sums,
the federal government spends a-
bout $1,000,000 OVCr? ear, suppori
ing Irs several special tuberculosis
sanatoria
New York State, which has
led the country in Its anti-tuben u
losta expenditures for the past two
years, still maintains Ms lead, with
a total of $:i.550.000 spent. Pennsyl
vania and Massachusetts are the sec
ond and third states, as they were
in HMO. The following tnble shows
the estimated public and private ex-
'penditures for tuberculosis hi the ten
leading slttfes:
KXHKNIMTCHKS IN 111!
W hether we believe in the theories
advocated by socialists or not, it is
a fnct that socialism has grown to
such an extent in the United States,
as well as In other countries, that it
is demanding recognition, and its
teachings are being given close
study by many of the strongost niindi
of the world today. In Justice to
our renders who oppose socialism, as
Well as those who uphold ii, we shall
be pleased to devote at least a small
spate in each issue ot i ne iterant
to a discussion of the things be
I'eved In and advocnted by socialists
An educate.! gentleman of Weston
Nebraska, who Is a socialist, offers
to debate the subject through the
columns of this paper with some one
who is opposed to socialism. We
wish lo secure, If possible, some one
lo take the ant i-soclallst side of the
lllsellHS.ioll
It will be expoeled that these ar
ticles will not bo so long as to be
burdensome to the paper, hut of suf
ficient length lo permit the wriie,s
to clearly define their position on
any point. It will be expected of
the disputants that they will conduct
Hie discussion in a manlier b coming
gentlemen, avoiding unpleasant per
sonalitiew, or slighting remark-, that
would reflect on persons who differ
in belief w ith I he writers.
The sooner we can secure a cor
respondent to take the anti-soclairst
side of this discussion the sooner we
will begin the publication of the articles.
Slate Hublic Hiivate Total
N. Y. $2.4',t5,000 $1,055,000 $:,..r..r.n, 000
Ha. 1.720.000 545,0"" IjNI.tM
Mass. K14.000 294.000 l,10K,u"n
Colo. i-.ii.oiM IM.M0 7,,;''
Ohio 047.000 75. 72L',"""
(.u, ;:u,2"" :'.5o.ooo 170,700
Conn. 4G7.500 129.500 5:i7,0Hii
If M 245.500 .145.500 590.500
HI, :!70,H25 lo:t.595 474.420
Md. ISS.MC 74.000 ::9o.oou
Omiihn, Nebr.. Jan. 2. - When the
Xa.rmers of Nebrnskn meet Iti annual
In Omaha on January 10
will be privileged to hear
discourses on various
The prOtfrSffl, wliich has
been arranged by the secretaries of
the three organizations, the Farmers
Congress, the Rural Life Commis
sion, and the Farmers Co-Operart ive
Shipping Association, include ad
dresses by men who hove made a
life study of the economic conditions
''How the Aldrirh currency plan
will affect 1hc farmer" will be dis
cussed from every angle by Henry
. Yates of Umaha. Mr. Yates will
deliver his address on the evening
of January 1 1
Dr. Oeorge O Virtue, of the Uni
versity of Nebraska, will deliver an
address on "Substitutes for the per
sonal tax." This luldress, which is
scheduled for the same evening will
leal with the possible elimination of
the personal tax element, and will
suggest ways and means to get rev
enue from other sources, wnicn win
mean a more equitable division.
Secretary Odell of the Rural Life
Commission Is conducting an invest!
gallon and Is asking a series of
questions, which have for their ob
ject the ascertaining of facts and
siu;i;estlons, which will Increase the
desirability of farm life and check
the drift from the farm to the city
Indications are that nearly I."""
runners will attend the Joint con
gress of the three associations.
All farmers are urged to attend
the congress, whether they are reg
ularly appointed delegates or not.
Kvery one will have a voice in the
convention and will be entitled to
vote on any question that Is rateed.
Tho officers of the three associa
tions have Joined in an Invitation to
, trj farmer in the state. All ace
urged to be present and be prepar
ed lo discuss the various questions,
which will be raised during the tin
days' sees ion
AUTOMOBILE STARTER
Invention Which Adds Greatly
Convenience of Automo
bile Owners
SOME INTERESTING LETTERS
CHANGED PICTURE FILMS
Practical Joke that Caused ConMer
nation at Church Entertainment
Of all Jokes the practical joke"
is often the funniest, if harmless. A
practical joke was perpetrated at a
church entertainment Christmas eve
at Council Bluffs. Iowa. that has
caused a good many people, outs de
the limits of that city, to smii".
Hlans Wi re made for an entertain
inent on Sunday night. preceding
Christmas day, under the auspices of
the young people of the church
There were songs ami recitations,
and someone had negotiated for llie
loan of the Young Men's Christ iau f Wl,s
Association moitig picture ma lime, and
ami also for a series of pictures,
from another source
Kvarything was duly arranged ami
the program began before a good
sized crowd. The songs were ap
plauded, the rec ital ions received w ith
gratitude and some of the pictures
shown proved a success. Hut the in
terest of Che evening centered in the
star number of the picture seris.
' "Sure-Oo Gasoline Starter" is the
name of an Invention recently pat
eniecl which is creating great inter
i -i among automobile ow ners. Kver
since automobiles have come ialo
general use one of the ridiculous
things about the max bine costing
large sums of money was the niannei
Of sinning the engine. The driver
of the machine could maintain hl
(MgttJty and temper while silting in
the scat driving, but in Stirling til '
machine it bus heretc.:orc be . n neOc
essary for him to perforin Hi humil
iating feat of going In front of the
car. Jerking his rlKhi arm loose in
trying to rank up and run the risk
of having a few of h'.J front to tn
knocked out before he ocaM g'i the
engine started. With the "Sure (io
Starter" the driver, when ready to
start, puts his hand down by his
side, draws up and pushes down
gently on a hand pump, touches the
coil 001 button and off be go c
Headers of The Herald will be in
terested in this In vein ion because of
its ooofulm s and also because the
inventor is interested financially In
i his part (f Hie west. Mr. Davis is
pri sideiit ot the North Hlatte Canai
A.- Colonization Company, which hasi
large biddings in the vicinity of Lin j
gle, Wyoming. He is also own t of i
the Davista ranch, formerly Known
as the Valley View ranch, and owned
by Hiram D Lingle It is partly, if
not altogether, on account of the
large business that this invention
hriuginn lo Mr Dais that Mr.
Mrs. Lloyd C Thomas were
transferred from Liugle o Indiauap
oils to remain during the wiuter and
peiii.ip- longer
Mr. and Mrs. i'hillip Nohe, Sr..
have recently received very int wrest
ing letters from persons who have
many friends in Alliance. While
tkOM letters were not written for
pubMca'.lon. The lleiald bad the
privilege of learning their contents
aiid has taken the lilxrty of giving
some of the same to our readers. Ca
mllle Nohe writes from Ann Arbor.
Mi -higan, wheiv he is a;ienliig law
rolleie f the Michigan State Uni
versity, telling how well he is en
lovliiK his school work. Recently he
subm.Ited a comptrtltlcn fc gradua
tlon In rhetoric and cbLilnad tin
marking of ninety-eight. As any
grade above ninei v is e-cp -dally
good in that depir'incn', Camilh'
wa- of course. Jubilant over the
grade he recdv d. His many friends
hrre will be ple sed to U trn that
he- 1 1 enjoying good he Hth rs well as
h's school work. Another letter a-
bove referred to, also one Mr. and
Mrs Nohe received a few days ago,
from their nephew, Freddie Funk,
ef Colorado Springs. He bus Joined
i lie. mu-ii ians union of that city and
ht -ides attcmling High school, plays
two or mor evening of each week,
for which he receives a neat sum.
b sie'ees having an experlene-c that is
valuable to him as a mudcian.
A RESOLVE
For Every Morning of the New Yean
1 will this day try to live a simple,
sincere- ami sere-ne life; repelling
promptly every thought of discon
tent, anxiety, dise-ouragement, im
purity and self-seeking; cultivating
t heel-fulness, magnanimity, charily,
and Hie habit of hcly silence; exer
eislnj; econeuny in expenditure, care
fulness in e-onversation, diligence in
appointed service, fidelity to every
i rust, and a child-like faith in Ood
BISHOP JO! I N II INCKNT.
W. A. Kverwull re-ee-iveel a te-legrani
Thursday morning anuoune ing the
death of his uncle. Charles Kversull.
a" Stuart, lows, and left for that
plaee on Thursday evening Craw
forel Tribune-, lk-c. 29.
Claren,ce Miller and L. A. Rasch
M of Alllame have both bean as
signed to the hill ruu aikd will move
their families to Crawford about the
first, of the year. Crawford Courier.
Jec. Mi