M M i 'K HKKAMV Till ICHOAV. Al il HT 2.H. lIT
f RED CROSS WANTS GOVERNMENT PROPOSES
I WOOLEN GOODS TO INSURE SOLDIERS
Alliance Chapter Ask for Knitted 1'lnn nff Sci n-lnr) McAAM h1K for
Woolen Uooda for ProdcrUoa Imnwei t lcm Hate for Mem-
of ioMIlN In Pra-nrr "f National Ann,
The plan of Hecrotary of thr Tress
urp Mi ilio for 1 1 f and inliiimlty
insurance for the soldleis anil snllnis
Of Hit- (7fctt4. St it H. MftlT lliSCIIS-
sloiis ly rcprespntRtUc insurance
tnm and report on by advisory com
uiHttey, lias boon put in definite
form and submitted to Pltildsill
Wilson.
The FlMllls Ill's, comment was aa
Inline -
"I have examined the ttlClOMd p i
peft very carefully and take pleasure
i in returning theni with my entire
appro al."
1 A bill has been Introduced in Con-
along the lines susKealed by
I the Secretary of the Treaauiy nnd
apliroved by the President.
In essentials It Is proposed that the
government furnish at cost to the
pointers and sailors of the United
Slates life and Indemnity insurance.
The main feature oT the Secre
tary's plan, are that the governmetn
shnll hear all the cost of the admin
iatratlon of the Insurance plan und
that no expense of any kind shall be
a charge on th funds created by the
payment of premiums by the soldiers
and sailors. Relieved of over-head
charges, eight dollars n year for ev
ery thousand dollars insurance will be
an adequate charge, under the plan,
and this fleure will put the maximum
Insurance of ten thousand dollars
within the reach of practically every
private soldier or sailor. Insurance
In private companies would cost many
times this nun for men actually en
gaged in warfare.
After the war the insurance may be
converted into other forme. The in
surance is to be payable in Install
ments, is iinn assignable and free
from the clalnia of creditors of the
insured or of the beneficiary, and is
limited to the wife, children, and
other speeiited kindred.
If total disability results or disease
is contracted In the coarse of ser
vice, the compensation is to be baaed
on percentage of pay, with a mini
mum- however, of from forty to sev
enty-five dollars a month according
to the: size or (he family. Partial
disabilities are to be computed on a
basis of percentage of total disabil
ity.
Medical, surgical and hospital
treatmehS. supplies and appliances
and re-education of the injured sol
diers or sailors, fitting them for lives
of activity and usefulness is part of
the plan.
The plan also contemplates free
allowances to the families of Boldlers
and sailors the government supple
menting the sums bM aside by the
soldiers and sailors out of their live
wages.
The insurance is not to be a gift
of the government but is to be paid
for out of the pay of the insured
men. The government, however, is
to take upon itself the cost of col
lecting and administering the funds
and also the extra hazard caused by
the war. the rato of eight dollars per
thousand being a normal rate In
peace time and an entirely inadequat
rate for war risk.
The workmen's compensation laws
and the experiences of Insurance
companies in this country and the
laws and experiences of other coun
tries have been studied and used In
The Alliance
Chapter of the
American It e d
Cross expects to
this week com
plete the making
of the articles for
the Red Cross
box. The box will
be shipped to Central Division head
quarters In Chicago. The ladles
have done valiant work in making up
thla box. which contains a wide U
sortment of articles for hospital use.
including sheets, pajamas, hospital
socks, etc. The box is being packed
this week and as soon as It Is ship-'
pe dthe ladies will be ready to get
busy along another line.
To use the expression of one of
the ladles who is devoting a consid
erable amount of her time to the
work of the local chapter, "The
decks are being cleared for the
knitting program." The local chap
ter has received a call from the dir
ector In charge of this division for
knitted woolen articles to protect the
troops in the trenches thin winter
along the battle lines in France. The
allotment for Alliance Is one hundred
pairs Of mufflers, wristlets, sweaters
and socks. Those Who ran knit are
especially urged to present theni
selve at Red Cross headquarters In
the Masonic Temple and assume a
part of the work. Those who can
not knit are now provided with the
opportunity of learning and working
in this worthy canse. There Is work
for all, and plenty of it. Women
are asked to do as much as they enn
The request made to the local Red
Cross comes as the result of a re-
tuesf received from Major Drayson
Murphy to the American Red Cross
for an enormous quantity of knitted
woolen articles. Major Murphy In a
eablegram from France to the nat
ional headquarters' t.iys:
"Last Winter broke all records for
i old and misery among the people
here. They Inexpressibly dread the
coining of winter finding us without
upplics to meet (he situation. I
urge ydu on behalf of our soldiers
and thosNp of our allies, who will suf
fer In their froxon trenches, and also
thousand'- of French and Belgian
refugees and repatriated being re
turned through Switzerland to
France. Every one here looks to
America. Begin shipping at once
1. BOO, 000 each of warm knitted
woolen 'articles already requested.
They must come before cold weath
er, and in view of shortage of fuel
und other discomforts they will be
of immense value In both military
and civilian work."
You Nerd a Spring Laxative
Dr. King s New Life Pills will re
move the accumulated wastes of win
tor from your intestines, the burden
of the blood. Get that sluggish
spring fever feeling out of your sys
tem, brighten your eye, clear your
complexion. Qet that vim and snup
of good purified healthy blood. Dr.
King's New Life Pills are a non
griping laxative that aids nature's
process, try them tonight. At all
druggists, 25c.
Adv 1
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Let us show you how
It Conquers Hills
The fact that Studebakers are
the lightest cars on the market
in ratio to their power, tells the
story.
There's no hill so steep that they
cannot climb it easily, swiftly
and without undue shifting of
gears. A Studebaker was the
first automobile to ascend Pike's
Peak.
Let us show you how a Stude
baker conquers hills let us give
you a Studebaker demonstration
today.
A Studebaker demonstration
has shown many a man where
real motoring comfort
actually lies.
Lowry & Henry, Agents
Alliance, Nebraska
'hi' preparation of this bill.
.Secretary McAdoo emphasizes the
Justin' and rightfulness of such a
function of the government by citing
the fact that In this war we are not
relying upon the volunteer system
but are drafting American men and
compelling them to undergo danger
and, if necessary, make the supreme
sacrifice for their country. A higher
obligation, he says, therefore rests
upon the government not only toward
the light Ulg men but towards those
dependent on them and a Just, gen
erous and humane government should
see to it that so far as Is practicable
they should be given this protection,
not as a matter of mercy or charity
bu! as a matter of right. And that
thev IhotlM enter Into the service of
their country with the certain know
ledge that If death or niisforutne
comes to them they and their depen
dents are protected by Insurance af
forded them by their government as
part of the compensation for the ser
vice they are rendering their coun
try. In conclusion Secretary McAdoo
points out that while this plan may
call for considerable expenditures at
present, yet the eventual cost to the
government of this plan will be very
I much less than that which would ft
'suit from the adherence to the nres
ent pension program of the country,
'and. further, that the pension system
i will not provide the same benefits nor
cover the subject In the same com
prehensive, humane and equitable
way
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Number Distinctly
It is Important in making
a telephone call to speak the
number distinctly.
Saveral numbers sound
much alike over the tele
phone tinless spoken clearly.
For example, 0 sounds much
like 4, and t Hie 3, and 5
like 0.
In calling a telephone num
ber speak slowly sad dis
tinctly, with the lips half an
Inch from the mouthpiece.
Say "Itlght" when the
operator repeats the number
correctly.
If the operator misunder
stands, say "No" and gfve
the number again.
John McCoy, M. D.
Office and Hospital
teddiah Block Telephone 81
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You Can Put in Your Supply of Win
ter's COAL Now -This Winter
May See a Coal Shortage
Save Money by Paying CASH!
AH Coal is Cash
NOW is the time to put in your winter supply of coal. The Alliance Creamery is pre
pared to fill orders of any sise from car loads down A large supply of coal is on hand now
and a large supply ia in transit.
REDUCED PRICES ON CAR-LOAD LOTS. If you can use a car of coal it will pay you
got into immediate communication with us.
See us before placing your order fof coal. We say this in all earnestness, because we
honestly believe it will work to your advantage.
The Alliance Creamery is handling
the Best Grades of Colorado Coal
Nut, Egg and Lump sizes.
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Genuine Kirby Coal in Lump and
Nut sizes.
Alliance Creamery
Alliance, Nebraska
Phone 545
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Omaha
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Oene Melady
Larry Melady
FARM, FINANCE OR FIGHT!
America's slogan, in the present War crisis, gives every American a chance to do his "bit" for'our country.
The live stock producers of thin country are on the job and will do their share toward furnishing beef, mutton
and pork for the true blue boys in the trenches.
PROTECT EV,ERY POUND OF BEEF, MUTTON AND FORK. IT WILL HELP. FS WIN !
WE WILL SAFEGUARD TDK PRODUCER'S INTERESTS. Seventeen years in one spot, in the heart of Am
erica's protection to the live stock trade SOUTH OMAHA STOCK YARDS possessed of an equipment in every
branch of the business that has no equal, WC have pained success through sheer determination TO WIN. From a
humble start, to the top rung of the ladder of BUOOeaa, we have slowly, surely and honestly gained the goal of our am
bition THE MOST SUCCESSFUL HANDLERS OF LIVE STOCK JN THE TRADE.
WE WANT YOU TO CONSIDER US FIRST when deciding on final disposition of your live stock for YOUR
OWN PROTECTION AND INTEREST
Write us regarding the shipment! of live stock you have to market later on. Uet us post you on conditions of
the present market and future prospects REM EMBER "SELF-PRESERVATION is the first law of nature" and
regardless of any inducements offered in return for your valued patronage, don't forget that we give you THE LAST
WORD in efficiency in the handling Of live stock
100 Per Cent SERVICE.
Yours very truly,
MELADY BROTHERS