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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 6, 1916)
the ALLIANCE HERALD LLOYD U. TIIOMAH. Uunlntwa Manager JOHN W. THOMAS, Editor Published every Thursday by THE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY Incorporated Uord b. Thomu, President crl Thoma, Vice Pre.. John W. Thorn, Secretary Entered at the post office at Alliance. Nebraska, for transmission through the malls aa second-clsas matter. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. IllFPER YEAR IN ADVANCE ' If your copy of The Herald does not reach you regularly or satisfac torily, rou ahould phone 340 or drop a card to the office. The beat of serv ice la what we are anrioua to give, ao don't hesitate to notify ua without telay when you mlaa your paper. O. 0. P. FORGOT OLD SOLDIERS 1 Whatever may be the truth as to the ingratitude of republics, the Ingratitude of Republicans, measured by their platform, is an unde niable fact . , , . ... . i Surely there was never a time m the history of the country when the old soldiers who imperilled their lives in the national defense should have had their claims so clearly remembered as now. At a time when every energy is being bent toward the stimulation of pa triotism and preparedness, it is a striking fact that the Republican party should go on record in favor of allowing pensions for past ser vices to lapse, bo far as the. official platform voices anything to the contrary. A government which does not make proper provision for the de clining years of those who have risked death that the republic might live would hardly be in a position to ask similar sacrifices for the fu ture. And yet in this crucial hour, when national defense is the ral lying cry of every patriotic American, the Republican convention at Chicago, after days of effort to nullify the splendid Americanism of President Wilson, utterly neglected even to mention the old sol diers who had upheld the Americanism of the past. There was no such neglect on the part of the Democratic conven tion. The youth and manhood of today will find an incentive to na tional service in the Democratic party's substantial gratitude for the sacrifices of the past. Terse and clear was the declaration of the Democratic platform : f'.We renew the declarations of recent Democratic platforms re lating to generous pensions for soldiers and their widows, and call attention to our record of performances in this particular." Almost at the very hour when this plank in the Democratic plat form was being approved, a Democratic House was enacting the most liberal pension measure for the benefit of the widows and orphans of the old soldier ever adopted in that body. It is now before the Senate, with every prospect of becoming a law. Under its provisions the wid ows of soldiers and sailors of the Civil War. the War with Mexico and the various Indian wars will receive a pension of $20 a month and thousands who have been widowed after a later marriage will be re .stored to the pension rolls. The platform pledge of the Democratic party, so far as possible, is therefore redeemed almost before the convention adjourns. This is in striking contrast with the conduct of the Republican party. Here tofore it has been content to forget the old soldier after election. Now it ignores him altogether. This is, indeed, a strange view of prepared ness, at a time when the safety of the republic depends in large meas ure on citizen soldiers. Tho true patriots will not fail to see that the party of Democracy is the party of real Americanism. THE PLATFORMS 1 The Republican platform contains fourteen planks. The first one promises protection to American rights. If the Republican party regained control of Congress, Representative James R. Mann, of Illi nois, woud be Speaker of the House, this being the logical result of his present position as minority leader. Senator Gallinger, of New Hampshire, logicaly would be leader of the Senate. When President Wilson was engaged in negotiations to protect the rights of Amer icans in the submarine controversy, the Core and McLemore resolu tions were introduced in the Senate and House, respectively. These resolutions proposed that the rights of Americans be abandoned. The supporters of President Wilson in both branches of Congress moved that these resolutions be tabled. Roth (lallinger and Mann voted 'against tabling them and against President Wilson. Another of the fourteen planks pledges the "aid" of the Repub Mican party in "restoring order and maintaining peace in Mexico." It does not say by what means this shall be done. "Adequate and absolute protection to Americans in Mexico is promised. When : President Wilson, following the raid upon Columbus, N. M., and the killing of a number of Americans, sent tho American troops into Mexico, there was praise from nearly' all the Republican members of Congress, although this necessary step for the protection of American citizens was bitterly denounced by Republican Leader Mann. There is a vague plank in the Republican platform for "a suffi cient and effective Regular Army,'.' and for "ample reserves, already drilled and disciplined, who can be called at once to the colors when the hour of danger comes." The present Administration has al ready provided an effective regular army, and the maimer in which the National Guard, under the new army reorganization bill, has been mobilized, places splendid performance by the side of the vague promise. The Republicans have a plank about "a navy so strong and so well proportioned that no enemy can gain command of the sea and effect a landing in force on either our Western or our Eastern coast." That is the kind of a Navy that the present -Administration is providing. The situation presents a choice between actual performance and mere platitudinous promise. What the Republican platform promises the Democratic 'party has already accomplished. What the Demo cratic party, in its platform, promises is what the Republican party neglects. There is not a word in the Republican platform about the effi cient work that the present Administration is doing through the Naval Consulting Board, appointed by Secretary Daniels, for the mo bilization of American inventive genius and of American industries and' resources for national defense. There is not a word about this strengthening of American industries so that they may be prepared to join in the plan of defense and yet be more efficient in time of peace. Does the Republican party intend to abolish the Naval Con sulting Board f There is not a word in the Republican platform about the Federal Trade Commission, which is aiding the business men of the nation in establishing better cost-accounting systems and in the improvement of their methods if business security. Does the Republican party mean to abolish the Federal Trade Commission Y Nor is there any word about the Federal Reserve system, w hich the bankers of the country have so heartily approved and which has removed the danger of financial panics. It is true that the Republican platform approves of a tariff com . mission in the very form in which it is now being put through Con gress by the present Administration, but this was forced upon the Republican party by reason of the fact that the United States Cham ber of Commerce, representing the business men of the nation, had already given its approval to the Rainey Tariff Commission bill, which is backed by President Wilson. The Republican platform is a frank disclosure of the fact that the Republican party has no issue for the present campaign. Even in its criticism it is evasive, failing to state what changes would be made if the Republican party were restored to power. The farmer, government employees, the working people and the war veteran who risked their lives for the nation all have been for gotten in the Republican platform, but the Democratic party deals definitely and squarely with the problems affecting their interest. Organized labor has giveu it unqualified approval, through President Cloniper, to the work that has been done in the interest of labor by the present Administration, just as the United States Chamber of Commerce has given its approval to the Administration's Tariff Com mission bill, the banking world has given its approval to the Federal Heservc system, and the business world its approval to the Federal Trade Commission. BISHOP BEECHER TO THE MEN Bishop (Jeorgo A. Bcccher, chaplain of the Fifth regiment. N. N. (J., has issued the following suggestions to the soldiers under his care: Keep you bodies pure by clean thoughts and clean conversation. Do not use profane language. Sec that you have a free and regular movement of the bowels every twenty-four hours. Do not eat or drink sweet, trashy stuff and ices. Take special care of the teeth daily. Accustom yourself to the regular food in camD and train the muscles of your body each day for special endurance. lake special pains to keep the feet clean and fresh after everv march. Do not encourage gambling or immoral conduct amonc the men. but stand for clean sport and especially sec that the vounerer bovs of your company and the whole regiment arc not enticed or tempted oy outers to ao wrong. Disease may be a worse enemy than any human foe vou can not afford to dissipate your physical energies. If you want to be a leader, then prove your right and your ability by first being the master of your own passions and showing that you are capable of perfect self control. Let us all work for a united corporate spirit in the entire regi ment by discontinuing the criticism of any of our official superiors, and by doing all in our power to create harmony and good will in ev ery company. . In case of a call to the firiug line and battle do not forget that your country expects "every man to do his duty "that every man, individually, represents the whole country and that the God of our nation is watching over you and the prayers of your loved ones arc constantly ascending for your welfare and protection. Jicep always m mind the power of personal example never for getting that you are an American citizen. Do not be boastful or un merciful in the hour of victory nor lose courage in defeat. Always be ready to minister to the helpless and weak and to protect inno cent women and children. No man is worthy of the uniform he wears who would ravish an innocent girl or contaminate himself with a lewd woman. If you have any respect for your wife and children, vour mother. your sisters and your sweetheart then show it by having respect iu ' v 1 j uiuci luau o mic, unjinei ur Busier mm sweeinean. So "Here's for duty cheerfully and with unflinching courage wherever we go and whatever happens." WVll stand for virtue, truth and justice. Don't forget it, boys. Your chaplain, GEORGE A. BEECHER. WAN! AD DEPARTMENT WANTED NUUSINOWANTED by an experi enced, practical nurse. Confinement cases a specialty. Mrs. Brown, phone Red 724. 29-tf-7360 WANTED Work by day. Phone 518 . after 6 P. M. Mrs. J. H. Carroll. 27-tf-7332. LOST AND FOUND LOST A music roll on Alliance streets, Saturday, June 3rd. Finder return to Herald office 27-tf-6993 FOUND Gentleman's rain coat In Alliance, Nebraska, on June 26th. Owner may have the same by Identi fying It. calling at the Herald office and raying for this advertisement 30- tf-7379. HOUSE FOR RENT OR TRADE. Phor.e 86 or seo C. C. Rodgera at Rodgers' Grocery store. 31- tf-7395 F. B. REDDIBS. MONEY TO LOAN on real MUta Apply to U. M. Bullock, Room 4. Reddish Block. Alliance. 6-tf-6S07 MONEY TO LOAN On Box Butte county land n1 ranches In the sand hills. No delay In making the loan, we Inspect our lands and furnish the money at once. J. C. McCorkle. Jtfe Corkle Building. Alliance, Nebr. l-tf-6554 RECORD rOH TRAIN KK1V Railroad Bon can acur a very um ful book at The Hrald office. It la dally tlm book for trainmen and tlnemen. The price Is reasonable. -tr-t7is FOR RENT Six-room house for rent, across street east of Central School building. Inquire of E. O. Laing. 27-tf-7336 FOR RENT For two months. 0v room furnished house. Phone 776. 27-tf-6990 FOR SALE FOR SALE 7 -room house and 6 lota In Duncan's addition. Price 900 cash. A. E. Judson, Hall ho tel. Denver. MISCELLANEOUS Money to loan on real estate. MOVE FURNITURE SAFELY We have equipped our dray wag ons and auto truck with the latest appliances for moving furnltur without marring or scratching o damage. Up-to-date wagon part will be used by us on all moving Jobs JOHN R. SNYDER, Phone IS. 87-tf-5960 TO EXCHANGE All kinds of houses In Lincoln, Ne braska, to exchange for farms, Inn proved and unimproved, In Box Butt county. Thomas D. Morgan, 1034 O St., Lincoln, Nebr. 80-4t-7375$ Escaped Serious Injury Clifford Lester, the little son of Claude Lester, narrowly escaped seri ous Injury on Tuesday when engaged In shooting off fireworks. Clifford had lighted the fuse on a Roman candle, which failed to fire. While leaning over the candle it started shooting and Clifford thought for a short time that he had been bit by a machine gun. He was taken to a doctor who reported that the damage would not prove serious. i!ii;i:!im:n;iiiiiiiiiii:iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:i!iii!iiiii::;?; 1 1 EMINQFOItD D. W. Butler spent the fourth with his family at Alliance. Miss Geraldine Schull is stopping with friends In town at present. C. U. Canfleld rptnrnnrf frnm tha eastern part of the state Monday. miss smun or aAirsiand la visiting at the uBrlolgh home this week. The new B. & M. water tank was unloaded here Wednesday of this week. Walter oJnes resigned his position at the restaurant and Is aeklstlng his father on the dray. Mrs. aCrter and daughter, Grace, were between train visitors In Alli ance Wednesday. Walter Walker fell on some broken glass while playing Monday, cutting his arm quite badly. Mr. and Mrs. John Sampy of Sioux county, were trading with our mer chants last Saturday. Grove Fosket went out to the Can ton neighborhood Monday to remain for the celebration at Canton. Jack Burnes came up from All iance Wednesday to be In attPndance at th horse sale hero Thursday. Harry Waddell returned Wednos riny from a few days' visit with rela tives and friends In thp eastern part of the state. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Graham. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Michael, Jr.. and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Miller took 43 for Ardmore Tuesday afternoon, return ing the same evening on 42. Harold Uhlmar (Punk)) barber at the Butler tonsorial parlors, departed Tuesday for Chicago, where he will join his mother in a visit with rela tives and friends. He expects to be gone some time. Hemlngford carried home the hon ors in both ball games at Canton the rourth. the M. E. Sunday school team winning one and the high school team the other. Who Hemlngford can't play ball? A phone message reached Saturday evening stating that Hlckey, who resides with his mother about 35 miles west of her had been found unconscious and remained In that condition for several hours. No further particulars were received ex cept that the young man had regain ed consciousness. aCrl Spacht met with quite an ex citing accident while returning from Alliance Tuesday evening after the celebration. He was accompanied by Miss Hopkins and they were driving a new car. They met an auto and started to turn out of the road and did not notice the ditch being so dep as their attention was directed to the car they were meeting, whent heir car upst and Just as they were get ting out of their car, another auto which was following crashed Into their car, nearly totally demolishing It. Fortunately no one was hurt. Recovered from Krokon Wrist Alex Olds, of Hemlngford, who had his wrist broken during a ball game at Alliance several weeks ago, and who was attended by Dr. Hand, came down and bad the bandage taken off the first of the week. The wrist has healed without permanent disfigurement. Cattle Salesmen Mart Malone Oscar H. Allen John R. McKoown Leo II. Guerlo Henry T. Gant Sheep Salesman Wm. E. Auchmuty Hog SNYDER MALONE COFFMAN CO. (Incorporated) We do strictly a commission business. We sell each man's ship ment strictly on Its merits and make returns promptly. Every member of the firm u salesman. In consigning your stock to us you ship to men who have had years of experience hand ling stock on the South Omaha market We hold the record for selling the highest priced load of grass steers ever Bold to the South O.t aha market. They weighted 1,312 lbs. each and sold for 19.10 on August 3rd, 1915. Try us with your next shipment and you will go home boosting for us. Our Motto: Ability Promptness Satisfaction South Omaha, Nebraska Telephone South 43 mminmminKnmmm: says town Clark Stock, and Supply Tanks Dul'. lin No. 5 The Bethlehem Steel Company's Offer to Serve the United States A I a time when I lie expenses of the Government are so enormous Isn't il worth while finding out the actual facts before plunging ahead into an expendit ure of $ 1 1 ,000,000 of the people's money for a Government armor plant? To dear up the whole situation, and to put it on basis as fair and business-tike as we know how to express it, we now make this offer to the Government: The Bethlehem Steel Company will manufacture armor plate for the Government of the United States at actual cost of operation plus such charges for overhead expenses, interest and depreciation as the Federal Trade Commission may fix. We will agree to this for such period as the (iutrrnment may designate. The House of Representatives toted down a proposal to empower the Federal Trade Commission to determine a fair priee for armor, and allow private manufacturer! opMi tiinily to nieel that pine before the Government built its plant. Isn't our proposition fair and ought it not to be accepted? The measure is now before the United States Senate. CHAS. M. SCHWAB. Ck.ir. BUGKNKti. (iRACK. Praidat Bethlehem Steel Company Will outlast several ateel tanks or several tanks made from other ma terlal. and cost less money. These tanks will keep the water cooler In summer and warmer in winter. Send for price list today. ATLAS TANK MFU. COMPANY, Fred lloiaeu. Manager, tioa W. O. W. Uldf., Omaha, Vebr. Your Interests will be well Looked After When You Consign Your Cattle, Hogs or Sheep to Omaha Live Stock Com. Comp'y. Particular attention given to the business of Nebraska cattlemen. We make a specialty of handling stockers and feeders, both cattle and sheep. We Invite A Trial Shipment Exchange Building, Union Stock Yards South Omaha