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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1917)
THE ALLIAMCR HKKAI.D. MAT . 191T ALLIANCE HERALD LLOYD V. rilOMAN, Uu.l JOHfc W. TMOMAft. OHOHUK KDltm, GNr Manager K4lta) mi tor THE PoMlalied raw ThnnMU By 2kLI PUfi ISMINll COHP4NY Incorporate Prvell m John W. Thomas. IWWIMI Vie ilMrtoa through e rt at h -Ml oflW at Alllanca. Nebraska for trai a a aar I-cIin wetter ITHHCFi 'TION PRICE II 60 PKR YKAR IN ADVANCE roar aop of Th Herald doaa not raaeb yoa regularly or aatlafao o shooi-- hone I4P or drop a aard to the ofBoa. Tba boat of aarv nat wa anr oua to swa. ao don't beuttat- to notify oa wltboat THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE' ' j4 nm nwananHHHiMMBBnvr abOiaMBy "So ha goes along marrying people, burying people, tailing tha MS? ' of tha day In the brat manner hit financial and mechanical equipment will afford. Sometimes ha la filled with Joy orei spoken appreciation of alt work, sometimes keenly hart when hie heat lies eerled In the files unnoticed 1 and unnoted. "The comfort and grief In print ins: a country newspaper about balance; financially the balance la at rare intervals. Theoretically the editor can aay ' what be pleases, go where he please and do what ha plea; but practic. ly, he never does. Many people are surprised It be proapera, none are as- onlahed If he fails, and yet will wonder what became of tha outrageou profits he made on advertising and job work and the rake-off he got for having personal political convictions. "But It all goes with the Kama, and the game ia worth it, win or loae. So far the books have balanced. In another forty years our personal ac count will hive been closed, and if the great Ledger in the unerring care of God's accountant showt no greater results than a balance, we shall consider it great reward for forty years of newspaper service." George Jackson, Speaker of the Nebraska House of Representatives, 1915-1917 Above is shown the likeness of one of the most popular legisla tors in the state of Nebraska George Jackson, speaker of the Nebras ka House of Representatives for the past two terms. Speaker Jaek tton's borne is at Nelson in Nuckolls county. So satisfactorily did he fill the difficult position of speaker in the 1915 session thai he was re-elected to the place again for the term just closed. The speaker was given a great ileal of the credits for the success ful termination of the light in the legislature this year over the pro hibition bill. He steadfastly refused to tix a date for adjournment until after this bill had been passed. Never once during his term of office as speaker were his rulings appealed from and he has a record that he can well be proud of. He is the logical man for the state senate from his senatorial district for the 1919 session. We hope to sec him there. The Herald has published during the past few months a number o fpoeniK and songs written by speaker Jackson. He has a prolific pen and the legislature tpiartet, which sang his nove 1 songs, set to old time tunes, was in constant demand during the past session. His poems and songs were published recently in book form- -the edition being cihausted before the demand was Idled for them. ALL EYE8 TOWARDS WESTERN NEBRASKA . The eyes of the middle west are turning towards Western Ne braska. While Kansas, Iowa and eastern Nebraska are wondering what to plant in the elds that were planted to fall wheat, which prom ises to be almost a total failure in some places, and while they are lacking in sufficient moisture for the growing and newly planted , crops, western Nebraska is tacmg the most prosperous season in its Lla.aU r i ii i Mai m . iiisiury. ine neavy rams ana snowiail or recent weeks have filled the ground with moisture enough to give the crops a vigorous start ami carry them all along towards maturity. The offer of the Burlington railroad to allow free use of its right of way for gardens has met with an instant response from many em ployes. Travelers along tis railroad's right of way during the com ing summer will have their appetites whetted by the sight of miles of delicious looking beils of spinach, potatoes, tomatoes, cabbages, car rots, beets, onions, lettuce, turnips and peas. In view of the present high price of vegetables and the fact that Nebraska is now a dry state the following story regarding a happen ing in Omaha one day last week may be rather timely: A man walked into Tom Dennison's headquarters, the Budweiser saloon on Douglas street, and asked the bartender for a drink of whiskey. In payment for the drink he laid on the bar a large Irish potato. The bartender took the potato and gave him back sixty cents in change. Shortly afterwards another man came in, asked for a drink of whis key and laid a large round onion on the bar. The bartender took the onion, giving back the potato and eighty cents in change. A few minutes later another thirsty one came in, took a dring and laid on the bar in payment therefore a fine looking head of cabbage. The bar tender took the cabbage, giving back the onion and $1.75 in change. CONSERVING THE FOOD SUPPLIES Scarcely any other subject is receiving the amount of attention from the various departments of government that is being given to increasing food supplies, and preventing waste. Some alarmista have raised the cry that we are to have a famine in the United States within the next year. We think not, but with out doubt food prices will continue high. Every producer of food supplies should make a strong effort to increase his production this year, for two reasons i First, it will be profitable, to him to do so ; and, in the second place, it is a patriotic duty. A speedy ending of the war does not depend altogether upon the number of men that can be secured, or the amount of ammunition and war equipment that can be supplied, but very largely upon food sup rtlies. If America will feed the Knglish and French armies well and will do her best in supplying them with war material, those armies will soon bring victory to the allies, even though no American boys join their ranks on European sod. Many suggestions and much good advice has been sent out from the agricultural departments of the state and the nation. Bulletin No 'J26 sent out bv the Nebraska State Department of Agrieulturt mav be secured free of charge. It contains much Interesting ami valuable information. The different departments of government at Washinnlon an sending to the press of the country much valuable information re garding the importance of increasing ami conserving the food supply of the country. This is especially true of the department of the In terior. It is not possible for the ordinary paper to publish all of this valuable matter. Put into the most condensed form it amounts to this: Produce all you possibly can this year; waste nothing. SUPPLY OF FOOD WILL WIN WAR Gilford Pinehot, one Of America's leading citizens, is taking an active part in urging a sufficient production of food to enable the allies to win the world war. The Herald has just received the fol lowing letter from tr. Pinehot, written by him under date of Ap ril 26th : DaaT Mr. Thomas: In this great time, when every citlsen must do his part, the president lias made his chief appeal to the nun who live on the land. He is richt in doing so. for the safety of our country just now is in the hands of our farm ers. What I mean is not merely out safety and the safetv of our allies in the matter of food. I mean that the safety of the United States acainst foreign invasion hangs on the decision of the farmers of the fortj-eiirht states. The two ureal weapons in this war are arms and starvation. The war against German arms will be won or lost in France -the war against starv- ttion will be won or lost in America. The Kaiser cannot whin the French and English armies and the English navy while England has food, nnt it is still possible that the German submarines may be able to keep fool enough from reaching England to starve her into submission. If the submarines win, the first item in the Kaiser's terms of peace will be the English ileet. With the English fleet in his possession, the Kaisei will be master of the world. What will happen to us then? Every man who stops to think know the answer. We shall have money, food, labor, landeverything that is desirable in the world except the power to protect what we have. Experts estimate that it will take us nine months to Ret ready to meet a German army of even 150,000 men, with modern artillery, t'nder such circum stances, would the Germans treat us better than they have already treated Uclgiuui and France? Even if the armies of our Allies should crush the German military power this summer, before the shortage of food can reach the point of want. the world would still need vast quantities of American food. But if tho do not. only one course can make us safe, and that Is to grow food enoue1" on our farms for ourselves and our Allies, and to put ships enough on thi sea to carry the food, in spite of the submarines, to the men who are fight ing our tight. If the war lasts beyond this summer, it wiil b the American farmer who will win or lose the war. who will overcome militarism and autocracy. or allow theru to spread and control the world, ourselves included. This is no fanciful picture, but Fober fact. Many a man will make light of it until he comes to think it over, but I venture to say that few will treut u lightly after careful thought. It is no more impossible than the ureal war itseK appeared to be, only a few days before it began. It is true that we can greatly increase the available food supply out of crain now used in making Uyuorb, and by reducing household waste, llut when these two things are done, end done thoroughly, they will not be Miough. The Qua! decision will still rest in the hands of the men who raise our food in the first place. The clear duty of the nation Is to guarantee the farmers a fair price for their crops when grown, and a reasonable supnlv of labor at harvest The clear duty of the farmer is to raise food enough to win this war for democracy against Kaiserism. No such responsibility has ever rested on any class of men since th world began as rests today on the farmers of America. Sincerely yours, (Signed) GIFFOUD PIXCHOT. PLEASURES OF NEWSPAPER WORK "Once a newspaperman always a newspaperman" i.s an old sav ing that is right nine times out of ten. There's something about the newspaper game that fascinates and attracts those who have once dwelt long enough within the smell of printer's ink or the sound of the clank, clank, clank of the busy job press and the rumble of the big newspaper press turning out the news of the dany lor the hun dred! of readers who look with eagerness for their paper week after week, to fall under the spell. Alter nearly four months spent at Lincoln as a number of the state legislature it gladdens our heart to be back once more at oiu desk in the busy Herald office, to see the faces of friends and greet them as before, and to know that we arc again in the harness. During the coming months we will from time to time relate to our readers some of the thing which we learned while at Lincoln ami tell them of the things which. concern them at our capitol. Were we as brilliant as that sturdy statesman, Lieutenant Governor Bdgar Howard, editor of the Columbus Telegram, we might make our recit al of happenings more interesting. But we shall do our best and tell readers of the Herald in our own way of what wc saw ami learned during the busy session just closed. ulit, speaking of the pleasures and griefs of newspaper work. J. E. MeNamara recently passed his fortieth year as publisher of the Times at Castana, Iowa. In writing of this fact and of the experi ences of an editor, he said in a recent issue of his paper: "It U forty years since the editor of the Times begun his newspaper experience. He has worked as devil works a little in that capacity yet tuninositor. reporter, correspondent, editor, make-up man. pressman, paper .ntter an old bone-handled knife and straight edge folder, mailer aud job printer. Now he calls those forty years some experience. .He was never closed out by the sheriff and never had a controversy with his credit ors. He really ought to know something about the newspaper game. But every once in a while he gets a jolt from Boiue one who knows how a newspaper should be run and who has a heartfelt desire to set nun right. We fear It can be accomplished Those rorty years nave aon their work, and while it is never too late to mend, it is sometimes too lait to bend. He doesn't grow stubborn, but just kind damn the torpedoes and takes his chances. The city government of ChioagO is again Democrat ic. On A n il 3rd the city chose a Democratic treasurer and a Democratic clerk, the only general officers over whose election there was a contest. The Democrats also made a gain in the number of aldermen. The total Democratic Majority w as about KUKM). The twelve federal land banks are in the hands of practical tarn loan men. The establishment of a flat rate for farm loans of live per cent over the 1'iijjed States i.s an event which w ill be regard d by all of the most importance. The board is endeavoring to standardize these loans on the basis of a .'ti-ycar term. With the interest rate at 5 per cent to be paid annually as an amortization charge, the whole loan will be paid off in .'16 annual payments and any farmer who wishes to pay before the maturity of the loan can do so in whole or in part at any interest date after the loan has run five years. This amortization feature in the law is very popular with the farmers who have studied it in all parts of the country, and wherever the interest rate has been high the activity among the farmers is intense. All of the banks are now provided with a small force of appraisers and others are being added to the force day by day. The appraisers re men appointed by the Federal Farm Loan Board who will visit farms and make official Government appraisal as to value. The board takes the appointment )f these men very seriously and believing as it does that the whole system would break down in disaster if incompetent men were ap pointed, it is lookuigfor, finding and appointing good hard-headed nractical safe men who will do justice by the farmers and will protect investments at the same time. These men are being appointed sole ly on their merits and no Democrat who believes in the welfare of Mther his party or his country would think of the board pursuing any other policy. If there is any Democrat who ipiestions the wisdom of the action of President Wilson let him reflect upon the probability ot what An drew Jackson would have done in similar circumstances. A century and a quarter have claimed since France lent her aid to the thirteen American colonies ill their struggle for independence Wc arc now preparing to pay the debt of honor, then contracted. 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In Gla eier you will find the climax of the rugged grandeur of the Rockies. If your destination is Yellowstone Park, you may go either dir ect in through sleepers to the Cody-Scenic entrance, or via Denver, to the Cody entrance, coming out via Gardiner. Rocky Mountain National Estes Park, just north of Denver, will attract in 1917 the greatest Summer throng on record. Burlington tickets take you via Lyons or ia Loveland. Due to the awakening by the east to the mountain grandeur of the West, whether you choose one mountain locality or make a - eeping circuit tour of the Rockies, you will have plenty of company. Make your plans early. Ask for publications. C. A. JONES, Ticket Agent, Alliance, Nehr. L. W. WAKELEY, General Passenger Agent 1004 Farnam St., Omaha, Nehr.