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VOLUME XXIV
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MAY 31, 1917
NUMBER 26
Conservation Policy
of State CoDfivss
ton Mm Congrew Hold Wwh
Adopts Itei ommendatinn fop
State IMpdm- Council
At the state conservation congress
held in Omaha last week a conserva
tion commission was created. The
policy' of this commission, which will
work with the state council of de
fense, iR outlined in the statement of
policy adopted by the congress at the
Thursday afternoon meeting.
Subjects of special interest to
western Nebraska, covered in the
statement, are Potatoes, Beans, Live
Rock, Dairying. Wool Supply, Trans
portation, Public Highways, and
Potash.
The conservation commission has
the endorsement of the state council
of defense and is working in close
alliance with it. The unanimity of
opinion at Omaha, shown by men
from all the varied industries of the
state, leads to the belief that the
suggestions made will tlnd ready ac
ceptance by the people of the state
and will mold their attitude towards
the work in hand.
fWl.mm.iM of Principles and Policies
The Nebraska conservation con
gress, representing every interest of
the state, and recognizing our re
eponsibility in the present crisis,
enunciates the following declaration
of principles and policies, confident
that every citizen will perform his
Worst Hood Since
is
lit)
tni
Pathfinder Dam Is Hidden by Tor
rent Two Wc'k, Will See the
Platte in Flood Condition
Water in the North Platte river is
rising rapidly, says a Scottsbluff dis
patch in the state press this week,
and a warning has been given that
one of the highest marks made in
recent years may be reached by the
coming flood. Water is reported
flowing over the big Pathfinder dam
in Wyoming.
The worst flood since 1909 is pre
dicted for the Platte river within
the next two weeks. The water serv
ice agent at the Pathfinder dam Sun
day sent a message to State Engin
eer Johnson at Lincoln s.f.ing water
is now running over the dam and
that there is more water behind the
dam than since 1909. This flood of
water was scheduled to reach the
western Nebraska state line either
yesterday or today.
The explanation is that there was
more snow than usual in the Wyom
ing mountains last winter and that it
has been suddenly melted by heavy
rains in Wyoming during the past
two weeks. The rain and snow wa
ter combined has made the flood.
State Engineer Johnson thought it
a good plan to give the people along
the Platte warning concerning the
vast amount of water that may be
expected to rush down the Platte
or her part for the preservation of valley during the next two or three
the national welfare.
We are engaged in a great war for
the preservation of liberty thruout
weeks, so that those having bridges
in charge may watch them and be
prepared for the high water, and so
the world This war is not of our those affected by Platte river floods
peeking. The innate right of hu-'may do what is possible to minimize
inanity to self-government is at the damage,
stake.
To Mmiirlitv I'.nH and in lh nresi- DR M'SHAI'M NOW IN
dent of our nation, we renew our
pledge of unselfish devotion and to
these principles.
The Fanner's rcsoiisibility
CHAUTAUQUA WORK
Dr. Cyrus S. Nusbaum, who
short time ago conducted a series of
We recognize that the problem of ( evangelic services ai lira r irst m. r.
food production and conservation is 'church in Alliance, is this summer
all important and. in the solution of j engaged in Chautauqua work, lec
this problem the farmer is the moBtt"inP for the Standard people.
Important factor. Farmers recognize While lecturing for the same system
this and are responding loyally. i that will put on the Chautauqua in
Kiting Prices Alliance and the same system for
We believe that satisfactory re- which H. J Young of this city is lec
sults can be obtained without t he i t urlng. he appea i s on a different clr
drastic method of arbitrarily fixing cull altogether. He appears at Hay
prices. Springs on the opening day of the
Price tixinu power might be lodged , Chautauqua there. June 19. I'res
by congress in the hands of the pres- ent agent dope sent out by the Stand
ident to be used in his discretion if ard people says the following r.-gaid
r fin lative measures fail. Dr. Nusbaum:
Should the government find it tie,- "Dr. Cyrus S. Nusbaum is noted
angry to lix prices f.f farm products throughout the middle west as an
it iIahU also tix the nrices of the author and lecturer. He is a great
b rod'. ICt a of mines, forests and fac
tories. Waste in Distribution
Waste in distribution is apparent.
Every unnecessary agency in the
man with a big mind and a big
heart. The moment he steps on the
platform his audience is impressed
with his personal maunetism
"Dr. Nusbaum is always cheerful.
handling of food products should be hut intensely i n earnest and deliv-
allmiaated. Ws urge that steps be ere his messages with zeal and en-
.. I..,. t. utahllafc ;. i,.u ovi it ,. tliusiasm that strike home. His
V c I ' ii r... - - - -
and more expeditious method of ex
ghangigi the prod act qf labor.
The Liberty Loan
lessons are taken from everyday life
anil the truths and a pplica I ions are
M simple that any child can follow
We urge every citizen of Nebras- ; and understand He has an envia
ka to pure ha If liberty bonds to thejble ability to inspire his hearers to
extent of his or her ability. live the life glorious that he tell-
War Taxation about in his lecture "The Glory of
War taxation should he adjusted , Life." His humor, is genuine, his
o as to work a minimum interior- (character portrayals so exceedingly
ence with production and distribu- i real, and there is so much of real
tion of necessary articles. A super-! Ufa in his lectures he never falls to
tax should be laid upon excess prof- hold hisa'ldienre in appreciation and
Its and income. enthusiastic attention to the very
Marketing and Prevention of Specu- '
la! ion
We believe that in the marketing
of food products the producer is en
titled to access to Hie market in as
free and direct a manner as is possi
ble We believe it is the province
and should be the purpose of our
government nut only to secure such
'markets, hut to take all necessarv
ateps to guarantee them free from
manipulation and monopolistic spec
ulation, to the end that the full
price, less only necessary handling
exin-nsi- reach the producer.
We believe ill the retention, so far
as pract ica hie. of existing markets,
methods and machinery, to the end
that experienced service may be ex
cited in the problems of prompt and
etttcient handling, and that .eay and
confusion which might result in the
disorganization of existing macliin
er he avoided
Complete surveys of every phase
Of the food (testion should he con
alantly maintained.
Wide publicity of all fads and sta
tistics that they may be available to
(Continued on page 4 this section)
Many lecturers are entertainers
some by means of humor and MOM
in an instructive way lr Nusbaum
is gifted wilh the power to entertain
and yet leave as the foremost
thought a desire to live a richer, full
er life. Dr. Nushaum's lecture.
The Olory of Life." will he a large
contribution toward the pleasure and
profit to be received from the Chau
tauqua He will lecture the evening
of the hrst day."
The following is a fac simile of the registration card that will have to
be filled out by those who register. Tuesday, June r, in accordance with the
proclamation of President Wilson
Form 1 KFXilSTKATION CAM) No
Name
in full
((liven name)
( Family name)
Age, in yrs
Home
Address
(No.)
(Street )
(City)
(State)
Date of birth
.Month)
(Day)
Are you (1) a natural-horn citizen, (2)
alien, (4) oi have you declared your
intention (specify which)?
Where were
you born-.'
(Year)
a naturalized citizen. CI) an
(Town)
(State)
(Nation)
If not a citizen, ofwhat country are you a citizen or subject?
What is your present
trade, occupation, or office?
By whom employed?
Where employed? . .
I Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12. or a sister or brother
9 under 12, solely dependent on you for support
I (specify which)?
10
Married or single (which)?
Hare (specify which) ?
11 What military service have you had? Itauk ; branch
I Jeara ; nation or state
12
Do you claim exemption
from draft (specify grounds)?
I affirm that I have verified above answers ami tli&t tliev are line.
If person Is of
.African descent,
tear off this comer. ( gj ,ina, ure or M,u,k )' '
rp
iat Sensational iai
i to
Preliminary Hearing in Case Alleg
ing Attempted lilackmail up
for Trial Today
M Mlll lt OF DISTINCT ANCI.IS
Omaha Officials u Trouble al Home
Charged with "Conduct I nbc
coming An Officer"
. and whose efforts
by Sioon and Mrs
What
one of
has
the
i be appearance of being
dirtiest messes ever
Charles I) llov has moved to Alli
ance from Cheyenne'. W'yo.. to lab
the position of manager for this dis
trict of the Singer Sewing Machine
Company. Mr. Hoy expects to open
up a local branch for the company
soon.
There has been so much talk of
lh moral effect" of thin or that ut
terance, or of sending, a handful of
untrained American soldiers to L'ur
OPC immediately, that many of our
arm-chair strategist is seem to have
forgotten that physical weight COUOtS
mainly in war Kxperieuced Oliver
Cromwell had this in view when he
told his prayine soldiers to keep
their powder dry
brought to the 1 i ti t of day
niougni tort n in all its slime and rot
t en ness at Chadron. Yirtntilly not If
inn else is being talked in Chadron
and Dawes county these days besides
the sensational case in which Chief
of Detectivea Steve Moloney of Oma
ha, with Ave other Omaha us and Al
len i Fisher, Charles I. Day and
Louis K. Mole of Chadron are rharg
ed in state complaint! at Chadron
with attempted blackmail and con
s pi racy to blackmail three prominent
residents of Chadron The talk is
not confined to Chadron and Dawes
county, either All ot western .
braska as well as the whole state
seems highly interested in the affair
The eight men named in the complaint-
Chief of Detectives Steve
Maioney of Omaha; Harvey Wilfe.
president of the Omaha Detective as
sociation; C. W. PlpklB, former Oma
ha police detective and secretary of
the Omaha Detective association;
Otis a. Tylee, omaha detective; Pbll
Winker, private detective of Omaha;
W S Dolan, private detective of
Chicago; Allen ; Fisher, chadron
ttorne) and ex-mayor of Chadron;
Charles i. Day, proprietor of the
Blaine hotel at Chadron; ami l.cmis
1 l .Lt.l M 1 1 . . ... .
Jliiir. eA-eniei 01 ponce ai I nau-
Jron have all accepted service and
provided bond for their appearance
I a I the p rellmlnary hearing The
preliminary hearing is scheduled to
be held at Chadron today. Thursday.
May 31
The Outstanding I inure
The outstanding figures in the
case are K I,, ("rites of Chadron
county attorney of Dawes county:
I Allen O. Fisher. Chadron attorney;
Kllen Lowery of Omaha, a woman
'detective; Paul Sutton, Omaha de
tertlve in Malonev'v department and
H Hood, w.aiihv miller of Chadron.
and Mrs Robert Hood
Crites and l i and Mis. Hood were
to be the victims of the alleged at
tempt to blackmail The Omaha de
lective association mith Fisher and
the two other Chadron men ure al
leged to have oeen the moving fac
tors in the cast
were frustrated
L-owery.
As the story Is given out by the
prosecution, the attempt originated
in an effort to get Crites to drop ac
tion against Charles 1 Day. propria
tor of the Hlaine hotel in Chadron.
Charging illegal possession of liquor
and conducting a disorderly house,
ami against Louis K. Mote, former
Chief of police at Chadron deprived
I of otiice by Crites on charges of mal
feasance, but against whom current
charges are said to concern gamb
ling.
The operatives Of thS Omaha De
tective association. are said to have
ueen worKltig in t liadron for mote
Set New Aft Limit
for Army Recruits
No One Taken into Itegular Army
Who Ih 1H- Chance for New
MM to lie officers
Orders have been received by Ser
geant ("has. II. Booth. In charge of
the recruiting station In Alliance for
the regular army, that no one will
be taken In the army who is under
eighteen years of age. Formerly the
recruiting officers were allowed 1o
take a young man into the service,
with his parents' consent, If he was
sixteen years of age. The age limit
has recently been changed by the
war department.
All men who enlist in the army at
the present time will have a chance
to become officers, according to the
word received by the recruiting offic
ers in Alliance. Examinations for
officers will be held and the men who
enlist In the army at the present
time will be eligible to take these ex
aminations, according to word re
ceived from headquarters. Former
ly all of the men who enlisted In the
army who wished to compete In the
examinations had to serve one year
in the army, but this ruling has been
changed. This ruling makes it pos
sible for men who were not selected
to attend the camp at Ft. Snelling to
become officers In the regular army.
It affords young men who have a
high school education or better, and
who ran qualify as to the physical
test, an opportunity to become offic
ers in a reasonably short time. It
Is believed that this ruling will have
the effect, of causing many young
men to enlist who might otherwise
be backward.
MANY ENROLLED IN
SCHOOL GARDEN CLOD
i , i . . . . . ....
lias oeeiiiuian a month and to have BnallJ at
templed to attain their end by an ef
fort to compromise Crites with a wo
, man. Mrs Hobert Hood, wife of Rob
eri Hood, elderly wealthy miller of
I Chadron, in addition to threaten-1
ling him with exposure alter the!
"frame up" they were goini: to force
bin lO pay ISfifi, the woman $ S00. 1
and the hitter's hut-band f 1 .000. It is,
alleged.
Mrs Hood was formerly Miss BOT
tha Cordon, a popular ieach-r in,
I'rescott public school in Lincoln I
She went to Lincoln about four years
.ago from Crete She resigned her
position as teacher at Lincoln som.
thing over a year ago to marry Mr
Hood The teachers of I'rescott
school in Lincoln gave her a linen i
shower. Her parents are said to'
live m a i Hot Springs. S. D
Defenae Won't Talk
All of those concerned in the case,
on the side of the defense seem de
teruiihed not to discuss the case. At-
torney Fisher says he in acting on
the advise of council and others, and ,
refuses to Ulake any statements ot h
(er than a Statement ill lllV iiillUD' Of J
a general denial. The defendants
are at liberty under heavy bonds
Fisher if reported to have staledj
hat Hood tnggged the Omaha de
tective association about two months
ago to trail his wife with the object .
of securing evidence for which to
base s divorce suit.
Mrs Hood it is dieted bMCOBBlag
i'Ware that she was the objt ct of es
pionage, consulted Crites as altoiney
and the elfolt to compromise thel
pair, it is aid. ensued Flleii Uiw
ery was engaged bv the detective
agency to handle Crites She came
to Chadron and consulted Crites os
tensibly about a divorce suit w hich i
she contemplated. The next day '
Crites received a warning from De
tective Sutton as to the woman's al-,
b ited real purpose. He investigated
and took steps to protect himself
Mrs. Kllen Uiwery is the wife of
(Continued on page 5 this section)
Two Meetings to tie Held at Mich
School Saturday Morning for
Meeabssfs of the Ohdnt
Prof. T It. Crawford, superintend
ent of the public school garden dub
work In Alliance this summer, states
that at the present time there are a
total of l"ri enrolled in the work in
Alliance for the summer. Of this
number 32 are high school students
and 10t are grade school students
Work will start off in earnest next
week. Two meetings will be held
at the higb school building on Sat
urday of this week, at which all club
members are requested to be pres
ent. Crade school members of the pub
lic school Harden clnb will meet at
the hiiih school building Saturday
morning at It) o'clock High school
students ejigaged In the work will
meet g 11 qVIocI Prof. McShane,
a representative of the United States
n t . a t i ....... I i ..
i iM'parimeii! 01 anciiiiuni mum mi
charge of the woik in Nebraska, will
be in Alliance Saturday and will he
present at the two meetings to be
held at the high school on the morn
ing of that day.
While the work is belni sonduated
under the direction of the public
school system of Alliance, the- cOOOt)
agent will interest himself in the
work aird lend advise and assistance
whenever necessary. While school
credits are allowed for the garden
club work, the members are betaf
grass to do tin- work more as a pat
riot ii duty than as a means to gain
further school credit. Bach Club
member is requirc'ii. under the rules
of the club work, to have not less
than 300 square feet of garden. Po
tatoes and beans will he the primi
pal crop this year, as these crops are
especially adapted to this section of
the country, and more is being done
to stimulate interest m these crops
than In some of the others.
Members of the club or others who
may be interested in the woi k ma
telephone No 1 1 1 between the hours
of 10 and 1L' o'clock any week-day
morning for information or advice in
connection with the work. The pub
lic school Sjnrdse Blub work is an Al
liance public school affair and t he
expenses ure being paid by the board
of education.
Hlgb school students doing the
garden wttrk and carrying a class al
so will tie given one full high school
credit if they complete the work this
summer. No credits are allowed in
the grade school division, because of
the fact that creditl are not given in
grade school work. However, all
urude students who complete the
Lakeside Loser by
a Few Drinks
ttoeriMcy Dooae, Purchawed by lake
side Man, spilled in HrottMOluir
Hewer Trio Arrested
If by chance anyone who has been
contemplating going to Guernsey,
Wyo.. Fdgemont, 8. D.. or any of the
other closeby wet spots, ihey will
hesitate before going If their main
object In to bring back a few nips or
more of contraband booze. This la
especially true If you expect to bring
the booze Into Nebraska on a Bur
lington train. After the first of Ju
ly it will be a federal offense to bring
booze Into Nebraska. Now It is a
state offense, and the Robblln'U get
you If you don't watch out.
F. A. Ilurke of Alliance, special
ngent for the Burlington, has been
doing some efficient work in the way
of "getting" those who brought
booze into the state. As a result of
Special Officer Burke's efforts, Lake
side is the loser of anyway a "few"
drinks, and maybe a few drunks.
A trio of passengers were nabbed
after they got across the Nebraska
line into Scottsbluff. Frank Smith,
who gave Bayard as his residence,
was loaded to the guards with boose,
but It was all on his interior and
sort of hard to confiscate. Judge
Delamatter of Scottsbluff soaked
Smith with a little fine of ten bonen
and costs for beting drunk.
Tom a.Mtthews of Lakeside wait
hauled in at the same time. He is
reported to have had a choice collec
tion of wet goods, at least they would
be choice to some people, perhaps.
He pulled down a fine of $200 and
costs. Wow! Some expensive booxe.
gnd then the authorities dumped the,
liquor Into the sewer.
Mable Sloanaker, headed for Bay
ard, with three gallons of whiskey
and two quarts of booze, drew a
$200 fine with costs after she had
consulted a lawyer at a cost of $17.
The lawyer advised her- to plead guil
ty. All trains from wet territory are
being watched. Mr. Burke has been
at Cuernsey spotting those who have
suit cases that look heavier when
they come out of the saloons than
when they go In He spotted this
Irio and telegraphed ahead to bavo
the officer at Scottsbluff at the depot.
(WATF LAItOlt III' It KA I'
Farmers who are in need of labor
inav now apply to the State Labor
Bureau, State House, Lincoln, for
kelp. This bureau, which is con
ducted under the direction of the
Agricultural Extension service of
the state university, is endeavoring
to gut the unemployed in touch with
employment. All labor agencies of
the state a If either consolidated
with or cooperating with Ibis bur
eau. This bureau is also promoting the
organization of local labor bureaus
thru which local demands for labor
may be supplied. In some measure at
'least, at home. )
Kvery bOme call have a gesU poill
ir boUS ( h S ft.) and 1 1 hens, at
very little cost Such a house can
be made from two piano boxes, which
. osi L' each It may he covered
with paper to afford protection
against rain. Table scraps and a
little grain will supply the choicest
of feed Such small flocks ale in
variably more profitable (per bird)
than large docks where there is less
individual care and attention.
The two carloads of bean seed,
purchased by the Kxtension Service
of the College of Agriculture and re
tailed to citizens of the state al cost,
have been sold, and no further order
an he booked. Ciders are contin
uing io pour into the Kxtension of
fice, hut no additional seed will be
available and remittances
ret urned
t
are being.
The Standard Hearers will meet
with Mrs .1 H. Standard. 928 Box
Unite avenue, on Saturday. June 2,
at 7 II p Ui All girls between tne
ages ot II and 1 are cordially in-
v ited to attend.
Walter Kent t Haj Springs who is
it St Josephs ho.'.pital in this city, is
report sal la be considerable better.
He pas been seriously ill wilh erysi-pelas
work this summer will be allowed
extra credit on their arithmetic and
grammar grades No classes con
ducted for grade students in the
Bab, hail work being confined
Strictly to the garden work itself.