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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1915)
the ALLIANCE HERALD JOHN W. THOMAS, Editor MX) YD C. THOMAS, City Editor FublUhed wry Thursday by THE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY Incorporated r r j n Lloyd C. Thorn, President J. Carl Thomas, Vice Pre. John W. Thomas, Secretary Entered at the, pout ofllce at Alliance. Nebraska, for transmission through the tnalla aa second-class matter. SITPSCRIPTION PRICE. 11.80 PKU YEAR IN ADVANCE FEATURING OMAHA H is the intention of Tlio Herald to familiarize its readers, ho far as possible, willi the great Mate of Nebraska. In line with this pol icy we are this week featuring Omaha, the metropolis. We are Riv ing considerable space to "The (Sate City of the West," but not half &8 much an we wouhl like to give to it. Thru the courtesy of the Bureau of Publicity of the Commercial Club of Omaha.we are Riving our readers some views of that city, in cluding a bird's eye view of a part of the business section, the Wood men of the World building, the new Hotel r'outenelle, and a summer scene in one of Omaha's beautiful parks. A MARK OF PATRIOTISM In times of national stress, such as this country has been passing thru, it in refreshing to see men of all parties broad enough to uphold the hands of President Woodrow Wilson, upon whom the burdens of state nave fallen more heavily than upon any other president since the administration of Abraham Lincoln. Many Rplendid editorials have been written within the last few months by men of different pol itical party affiliation, but of all that we have read none has pleased us more than one appearing March 5th in The Sidney Telegraph, un der the caption, "Support the President." V. A. Gapen, the editor of The Telegraph, is a strong republican, but in this instance he does not let his republicanism overshadow his patriotism. Following is Mr. Oapen 's editorial which was published under the caption, "Sup port the President": In this time of universal unrest, with new and grave Issues ! and complications constantly arising that call for the exercise of the greatest care and wisdom on the part of those having In charge ' the affairs of government in order to maintain neutrality and pre vent the United States becoming Involved In the conflict raging abroad, It Is the patriotic duty of all American citizens to support the executive head of the nation In his efforts to keep the country at peace and preserve Its interests and honor. As was said by the leader of the minority in the house of representatives, Congress man Mann, "at this time and under existing circumstances it is absolutely necessary for the people of this country to place their reliance In the president of the United States." No partisan feeling or Influence should be permitted to ob struct or interfere with what the national administration deems wise and expedient In dealings with our delicate foreign relations. Not since our civil' war has the United States fared so grave a crisis as today. Our neutrality Is being subjected to a severe test. Our government is being forced Into positions which had not been anticipated or apprehended. When neutrality was declared the general feeling was that It made the nation secure against dan ger, that nothing was likely to arise to interfere with that position or menace our peace. We have learned that we are not secure, that In spite of long-established principles. International laws and conventions solemnly entered Into, we are not safe from the perils which the moat terrible of wars has created. In such an exigency the nation must hnve guidance and those entrusted with such duty and responsibility need and should have the earnest support of all the people. It is not to be. doubted that President Wilnon sincerely desires to maintain American neutrality and at the same time protect the Interests of the nation. He should not be embarrassed in his ef forts by any captious criticism or by any lack of popular confi dence and support. Il Is a tremeudous responsibility that rests upon him. No? president since Lincoln had a greater. Undoubt edly he fully realizes its magnitude and desires to meet it as be comes the chief executive of this great republic. Let there be no obstructions thrown in his way, nothing done by the people or their representatives that would interfere with his efforts to amicably and honorably arrange the issues that have arisen and keep the nation out of turmoil that is devastating and bankrupting the countries of Europe. Every consideration for the welfare and happiness of the American people demands that in this grave crisis we place reliance in the president and give him every assur ance of popular support. SILOS FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF FART OF THE RETAIL DISTRICT OF OMAHA, FROM FIFTEENTH STREET WEST AND FROM CAPITOL AVE NUE SOUTH 1 '! - v .J ? ' r ' ' tvt: , X- ' 4. I'ttfs'H'tf . ,5 WISE WORDS FOR AUWBIUSTS Experienced Man (Jives (Jood Advice to Motor Dealers Which Will Interest Buyers, Also (carry on a successful business and h,is customer, not only after the cus ! for the prudent buyer to feel at lib-ltoniT has chosen his car, but In ;erty to pay the price asked for any helping him to select a car of which motor car. the quality will meet or excel the "The successful dealer of the fu- price paid, thus securing for the ture is the one who is at service to customer long, permanent satisfac tion. "For above reasons a proper or ganization of dealers will be of much benefit to not only themselves, but to all motor car purchasers. "There will always be motor car During the big auto show recently held in Omaha, an article was pub lished In one of the dally papers un der the caption, "Advice to Motor Dealers." that should be read not on ly by Nebraska dealers in automo biles but also by persons who con template buying machines. The Her ald is pleased to give this article to its readers, believing that they will And it interesting and many, no doubt, will be profited by reading it. What Mr. McVicker says regarding the condition of the Omaha market applies to western Nebraska. Fol lowing Is the article as it appeared in the Omaha Daily News: After spending five years on the Nebraska and Iowa territory with the automobile dealers and being for three years previous to this as one of the denlers himself. George G. McVicker, now manager of the Jef fery Omaha Company, believes that he sees the present position of the average dealer and suggests how each might better ' conditions and make the motor car industry of this' section a more satisfactory business j' i iinn ii iihs uefii miu ireveni u iniii becoming what it has in the east. "The tendency to make too muhc of a profit in too short a time has been the one great difficulty with the would-be successful automobile deal er the same as it is proving to be with a number of cheap car builders. "There are only about so many motor car buyers who will be caught napping, that Is, who will buy a car and allow the dealer to make a great big profit on 'he deal. If he knows it, or who will buy a car of cheap con struction and allow the outside looks and size to hypnotize him until after the cash has been paid," said Mr. Mc Vicker. "But these few who are thus caught and these dealers who are successful in securing the order are making It that much more difficult for the legitimate profit dealer to EMPIR ' With Electric Starter & Lighting 1 I t $975 8 5 If you are roinn to g.-t salisf ictiou out of t 1.000.00 car select one with a reputation for economy, durability and modern equipment. Thousands of Empire ow ners are pi oclaii u ng the Little Aristocrat Empire has all these and they are satisfied. i Do the lines of this car appeal to you? If so let us show you that the inside is built for hard use and to give satisfaction. Jeffery Omaha Co. tJKO. (J. McVICKF.lt, Manager Distributor, 2050-5H Fnrnani Empire Automobile Company liidiaiia;Mlis Indiana Several years ago, having become fully eovineed that silos would be a good thins for the dairymen of western Nebraska, The Herald "began advocating their erection in this part of the state. At that time there was not, so far as we know, a silo within one hundred and fifty miles of Alliance. Within the last few years, however, a num ber of dairymen in Wax Butte and neighboring counties have put up ilos, and they have already proven to be highly satisfactory. It is probable that during the coming summer the number of silos within a radius of a hundred miles of Alliance will be doubled. There are now some persons who admit that the silo is a good thing for the dairyman of western Nebraska, as well as farther east, but who claim that it is not practicable for the large ranchman. The Herald is now advocating the use of silos by the beef cattle men of this part of the state, as well as by dairymen. The time was, when cattle off the range sold for two ami a half or three cents per pound, that ranchmen could not afford to go to much expense to feed them thru the winter. Some winters when the range was poor the loss was heavy; but even at that it was consid ered more economical to suffer the loss of the cattle than to go to the expense of providing large quantities of feed. In recent years, with cattle off the grass selling up to eight cents and better, ranchmen can not afford to not provide plenty of feed for the winter. When ample provision has not been made in the preceding fall and summer, ranch men go to heavy expense to purchase hay rather than lost- their cat tle before grass comes again. We have plenty of illustrations of this since the heavy snow fall of the last few weeks. To mention onlv one; A Sliei-i,'lun r.om.tv ranchman, about twenty-five mil' s northeast of Alliance, ran out of feed last week. He had four bundled head of cattle. The snow was tio deep as to make it impossible for them to live long on what little ieea tney coui.l get oil the range. It also made it impossible to haul nay to ttieni irom any place where it could be secured. There was but one thing to do, and that was to drive the cattle to Lakeside, to which place hay was shipped in at twelve dollars per ton, and feed them till the snow goes off. . It is costing him probably fifty dollars per day to feed the four hundred cattle hay enough to keep them till iney can get iceu on the range again. If this ranchman has land on which foraire could be in-nwn f. silage, it would have been cheaper, no doubt, for him to have filled a few silos last fall, besides better for his stock. It may be said that ucn snows as we nave recently had do not often fall in western Ne- i raska. mat is true, but it is also true that there is never a winter in this country when an abundance of silage could not be used to good advantage, and usiiallv with profit. The Ib't-ald predicts that before many y. n s roll 'round, silos vill be in general us.' by the dairymen of western Nebraska and also largely by the beef cattle men. JjfsMl THE jm f' COFFEE BIRD M Found only in If V" Coffee-Producing I M Countries f t Original Captured on YU EL TRIUNFO 4 w f rrma,,-Am,rlnm r Cofffr (Tompana COFFEE BIRD The Coffee Bird on the label tells you that the coffee contained in the can is of the IIKJHEST QUALITY. In nearly every town and village you will find a dealer selling Bird Brand Coffee If no dealer in your town sells it, cut out the coupon below, fill in your name and address and the name of your grocer, and send to us with 75 cents, and we will send you. by mail, post paid, a H-pound, dol lar can of Bird Brand Coffee. 25-CENT PRESENT TO COFFEE DRINKERS SPECIAL 30-DAY OFFER If you are a judge of good coffee we want you to trv BIRD BHAND, " and as an inducement make the following special offer to readers of The Alli ance Herald, good until April 11, 1915: Cut out this coupon, fill in your name and address and take to the dealer in your tow n who handles Bird Brand Cof fee. He will accept the coupon as 25 cents cash payment on a three-pound can that he sells for one dollar. GEH MAN-AMERICAN COFFEE COMPANY: I wish to accept your special offer of a three-pound can of BIRD BRAND COF FEE (price $1.00) for thla coupon and 75 cents. If there is a dealer in my town who sells Bird Brand Coffee, I will present this coupon to him; if not, I will send it to you wlh 75 cents. Name Address Name of Dealer Address TO THE DKAI.KIl: This coiixn will be redeVmed by us at Its face value, Mliea ac cepted by you on the above offer. i.-A. C. Co. German-American Coffee Company 1117-1119 Dodge Street. Omaha, Nebraska .iFsilLir: A