Official Organ Nebraska Stock Growers Association and Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen's Association
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Leading Newspaper of
Western NEBRASKA
The Alliance Herald
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The Herald
VOLUME XXIV
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, OCTOBER 4, 1917
NUMBER 44
A FINE LOT OF
LOYAL BOOSTERS
SOUTH OMAHA EXCHANGE DOES
MUCH TO INCH BABE LIVE
STOCK PRODUCTION
"UNCLE MOSE" IS
GETTING SCARED
Herald'e Washington Correspondent
Hays the Cotigrwwraui From the
Biff Sixth to Ix4n Wind
LARGE m
HAVE OONEJIir WELL
HtHtn Food Administration Pleased
With Co-operstlon Received From
the Great Market
While exerting their best energies
in the Interests of their patrons, the
stockmen, and working hard to make
their own business a success, the live
stock commission men of the Omaha
Market, members of the South Oma
ha Live Slock Exchange, are not for
get ful of the welfare of their coun
try as a whole. A more patriotic
set of men cannot be found If they
the writer does not know where.
G. W. Wattles, who was appoint
ed State Food Administrator by Gov
ernor Neville, made an address last
Saturday before a meeting of the
South Omaha Live Stock and Trad
ers Exchange. He wanted to Inform
live stock Interests as to the exact
purpose of the food administration.
Mr. Wattles' statement, while con
cise, was comprehensive and made
the snbject plain.
Legitimate business will be en
couraged and furthered in every
proper way. In the course of his
talk he repeated the request pre
viously made by wire, that the re
cent raise in commission charges be
vo untarily suspended for the pres
ent, "even though investigation
proves it to be warranted." At the
conclusion of his talk Mr. Wattles
was assured that no more patriotic
men could be found than the mem
hers of the South Omaha Exchange,
. and was assured of the hearty co
operation of that body.
E. L. Durke, who has been ap
pointed chairman of the State Live
Stock committee, outlined the plans
of the committee, and received the
promise of the complete co-operation
f South Omaha Live Stoce Interests,
which, as the president of the Live
Stock Exchange stated, had so far
dene more than any other organise
tlon in the state te increase live stock
At the conclusion of the address of
Mr. Wattles and Mr. Burke the Live
Stock Exchange went into executive
session to consider the suggestions
made end after an informal discus
sion a committee was appointed to
mo over the whole matter thoroughly
with a view to suggesting action by
the Exchange.
Address of Mr. Hurke
Following the address of Mr. Wat
tles, E. L. Burke gave a talk outlin
ing the plans of the Nebraska Live
Stock Committee. Mr. Burke said:
Gentlemen: Mr. Wattles has said
it. Anything more regarding the
matters he has discussed would be
a anti-climax.
I wish to say a few words regard
ing the Nebraska live Stock com
saittee. the membership of which
will be announced within a few days
Tae federal food administrator. Mr
Hoover, asked our state food admin
istrators to appoint such a committee
in each state whose duties in a gen
eral way would be to help conserve
the live stock interests of the coun
try, and above all to help increase
the Droauctlon of live stock. I have
been offered and accepted the chair
manship for Nebraska. These com
mittees Imply not only co-ordination
and co-operation between the various
live stock Interests of the state, but
the same thing In connection with
the vurious states and the govern
ment itself. One of the big prob
terns for immediate solution is the
economic redistribution of live stock
from the dry districts of the country
to those which are favored with a
surplus of food. There will be many
important matters which we cannot
foresee and we shall need your co
operation and help. 1 want you all
to know that there will be constant
ly in my mind as guiding principles
just two things: First, the winning
of the war, and, second, the estab
lishment of the live stock industry of
this country on a sound economic
basis. Unless the industries which
produce the vital food products o
this country are put on such a basis,
we cannot win the war and our life
as a nation is at stake. I want to
sec twice as many cattle, hogs and
sheep produced in this country as
there are today, se as to keep pace
with the ever-prowlng population. I
think I can count on every member
of this Exchange, on every man who
has the real Interests of the country
at heart, to help ub. No one knows
better than I do the need of team
work and harmonious action between
the various factors in both the pro
ducing and distributing ends of the
live stock business. The abandon
ment of all arbitrary and unfair prac
tices, with the distributing end of
the business conducted openly, will
go far.
I hope that every man here will
make a solemn pledge to himself
that during the period of the war he
will do his utmost to Increase the
production of live stock end meats,
(Special to The Herald.)
Washington, October 3. "Uncle
Mose" Kinkaid, congressman at
Washington from the Sixth District
of Nebraska, may not run again for
the office which he has grown old in
and in which he was entrenched for
so many years. Men who are in
close touch with the congressman
hint that he may not decide to allow
himself to be put forward as a candi
date in 1918.
"Uncle Mose" is getting quite old
and the dutieB of his office are ar
duous. This is given as the reason,
but those who know are of the opin
ion that he would rather retire grace
fully than to be beaten at the polls
by Charley Pool, now secretary of
state out in Nebraska, who will make
the race as the Democratic standard
bearer in 1918. The big majority
which Secretary Pool received at the
las election and his growing popu
larity in the "Big Sixth" indicate
very strongly to those who are post
ed on political conditions that he is
going to be the next representative
at Washington.
HEDPATH JfCEUM
HERE THIS.WINTEB
Ladies of Baptist Chnrrh Contract
For Series of Five Extraordi
nary Entertainment
ALLIANCE SCHOOLS HAVE LARG
EST ATTENDANCE IN HIS
TORY OF SCHOOLS
GERMAN CASH license m
TO FRANCE
PROOF THAT BENSTORFF FUR
NIHHKD MONEY TO BE
FURNISHED TODAY
VETERINARIAN
SCHOOL 'CAPACITY TAXED
Close of First Month of Schools
Show Enrollment of 875 -In 144
Increase In Three Year
The people of Alliance are to be
afforded a lyceum treat this winter
through the efforts of the ladies of
the Baptist church, who have as
sumed the obligation of providing a
lyceum program of five number to be
given one earh month with the ex
ception of December. The talent is
supplied by the Kedpath Lyceum Bu
reau, which is sufficient to guarantee
each attraction. The Kedpath people
are the largest buyers of lyceum tal
ent and never send out a number
that is not of exceptional- merit.
The Alliance lyceum course con
slats of M. Beryl Buckley, dramatic
artist; Norman-HIIl Entertainers;
Smith Damron, the potter craftsman;
Community Male Quartet, and E H
Longher, lecturer.
The epenlng number Is M. Beryl
Buckley, interpretative reader, who
will appear on Saturday evening,
October 27th, at the First Baptist
church. Miss Buckley Is said to have
no superior in her line of work, and
but very few equals. Possessed by
that love and humau sympathy which
in ker audiences so quickly, she
adds to It an understanding of her
art that few possess. Her programs
are "different" a bit unusual. She
has four programs: "The Shepherd
of the Hills," "In the Palace of the
King," "Laddie," and a program of
"Miscellaneous Selections." She
usually gives at least one short hu
morous number at the close of a full
evening program.
The ladies are selling season tick
ets and are meeting with great suc
cess. The season tickets for adults
are SI. CO and for children $1.00.
Thus patrons of the lyceum may at
tend five exceptional programs, such
as could be brought to Alliance in
no other way, for the sum or JO cents
each. When you buy a season ticket
for this lyceum course you are buy
ing a bargain in entertainment.
first fodtdall game
of season:friday
I.-m als Will Fight It Out Here Friday
With the Cast and Furious
Team From Morrill
The total enrollment in the Al
liance public schools at the close of
the first month of school, or on Fri
day, September 28th, was 875, or one
more than the enrollment at the close
of the first month of school last year.
The enrollment at the same time In
1915 was 788 and in 1914, 731. The
present enrollment is 144 more than
the enrollment three years ago. Thus
It will be seen that the Alliance
schools are enjoying a healthy,
steady growth under the able super
intendence of Supt. W. R. Pate and
his corps of teachers.
The Herald presents below tables
showing the enrollment in the sev
eral grades and the high school at
the close of the first month of school
this year and for the three years
previous:
1917
Kindergarten 49
First grade 107
Second Grade 87
Third grade 91
Fourth grade 85
Fifth grade 76
Sixth grade 76
Seventh grade 77
Eighth grade 41
High school 186
AOSTRIAIWANTS PEACE
Haig Crushes Germans-Congress to
End Its Extra War Session
This Week Other News
New York. The proof that Ger
man money was furnished In this
country by Count von Bernstorff to
Bolo Pasha, under arrest In Paris as
a spy, is to be forwarded today to
the French government, It was an
nounced here by Benton E. Lewis,
state attorney general. The attorney
general, who Investigated Bolo
Pasha's activities here at the request
of Ambassador Jusserand, said that
It was a preliminary report submitted
by him to the ambassador at Wash
ington last week which resulted in
the arrest of Bolo Pasha In Paris.
"The conclusions will be substan
tiated by a mass of documentary evi
dence," the attorney general's state
ment said, "Including phtographic
of the checks, bank records and other
proofs of the disposition of the Ger
man money furnished Bolo Pasha In
this country by ex-Ambassador Bernstorff.
Total 875
1916
Kindergarten 73
First grade 100
Second grade 96
Third grade 72
Fourth grade .' 1 . 81
Fifth grade 7 9
Sixth grade 69
Seventh grade CO
Eighth grade CI
High school 181
Total 874
1916
Kindergarten 62
First grade 95
Second grade CO
Third grade 65
Fourth grade 6 5
Fifth grade 73
Slxt h grade 59
Seventh grade 73
Eighth grade 55
High school 171
(Continued on Page I)
Total 788
1914
Kindergarten None
First grade 114
Second grade . . 83
Third grade 84
Fourth grade 83
Fifth grade 59
Sixth grade 56
Seventh grade 73
Eighth grade 61
High school 118
Washington, D. C. The proposal
to examine for military service all
men registered for the army draft
and not yet called waB killed, at least
for the present, when the house and
senate conferees eliminated an ap
propriation for the purpose from the
war deficiency bill, the conference re
port on which was promptly accepted
by the senate.
Ilemlngford Farmers and Stockm;t
Urge That C. E. Moranvllle Be
Granted a State license
NEW RULES FOR
POTASH BIOS
STATE HOARD REFUSES TO AO
CEPT U1DS MADE ON THE
BRIGGS SECTION
Ilemlngford farmers, ranchers and
business men to the number of near
ly a score, came to Alliance Saturday
evening to urge local men of in
fluence to put forth their efforts in
assisting the Ilemlngford veterina
rian, Dr. C. E. Moranvllle, to secure
a state license allowing him to prac
tice.
The men from the north end of
the county insist . with apparent good
reason, that a license be granted to
Mr. Moranvllle to continue hjs prac
tice, which is extensive. He lias
practiced there for years and has the
good will of all. The men who vis
ited Alliance Saturday were reptOrJ
sentatlve of the citizens from that
section.
Among those who came down were
Lee Roland, eGorge Carroll, M. Hut
ton, W. L Clark, Leo Frohnapfel,
Ed. Mabln, Carl Forstrom, George
young, Bert Langford, Ira Roland,
Everett Glass, John Mabin, Clayton
Worley and Al Mabin.
MUST OFFtWI 000 BONUS
State Officials Show That They Arm
In Good Faith by Getting All
Possible Out of
FISHtR ACCEPTS
JOBIAS SECRETARY
Name of Commercial Club Changed
to Alliance Community Club
Fisher Here About Oct. IB
Amsterdam. Dispatches received
here from Budapest say that at a din
ner given by Hungarian premier, Dr
Alexander Wekerle. In honor of
Count Ciernln, the Austro-Hungarlan
minister of foreign affairs, the latter,
in replying to an Invitation to make
a statement concerning his peace pol
icy, said:
"When I was appointed to my post
I utilised the first opportunity openly
to declare that we did not want to
oppress any one, but that on the oth
er hand, we would not suffer any op
pression and that we were prepared
to enter peace negotiations as soon
as our enemies accepted the stand
point of peace by agreement."
London. According to a report
from Field Marshal Haig, an attack
by the Germans between Tower Ham
lets and Polygon wood, following a
vigorous artillery fire, was repulsed
either by barrage or British Infantry.
All British positions remain Intact.
Paris. Violent artillery fighting
continues on the eVrdun front. No
important infantry operations con
tinued during the night.
Total 731
The above figures for the grades
include the enrollment at the close
of the first month of school in both
the Central and Emerson schoolB and
the High school. The present seat
ing capacity of the schools is taxed
some grades. There are some
gredes where the enrollment Is light,
while in others extra seats have had
to be ndded.
Berlin. German troops captured
a sector of French trenches 1,200
yards wide on the northern slope
Hill 344, to the east of the River
Meuse, In the Verdun region.
Washington. Yesterday the sen
ate reached an agreement to vote on
the soldiers' and sailors' insurance
and compensation bill not later than
5 o'clock today, making It possible
for congress to adjourn Saturday, or
possibly Friday.
W. D. FUher. former secretary of
the Alliance Commercial Club, has
made a three-year contract with the
directors of the club to act as secre
tary for the organization. He will
arrive In Alliance sbout' the 16th of
the month and will Immediately as
sume charge of the office.
Mr. Fisher was here Friday and
met the directors and others. A
smoker was held at the armory Fri
day evening which was well attend
ed by representative business and
professional men of the city, who
united with the directors in extend
ing to Mr. Fisher a henry Invitation
to come to Alliance and accept the
position. Mr. Fisher gave one of his
talks, full of pep and life, and made
all feel that the right choice had been
made.
At the meeting Friday night a pro
gram was outlined that will keep the
club hustling for some time to come
An attempt is to be made to secure
regular train service between Al
liance, Hoffland, Anttoch, Lakeside
and Ellsworth. The road propoBl
tlon was taken up and it is the in
tentlon to get a real road between
Alliance and the potash towns, one
that ca nbe traveled over in some
sort of comfort.
The name of the club was changed
to the Alliance Community Club. An
effort will be made to interest the
farmers of the county in the organi
zation.
More funds will be needed. It i
estimated that about 7,000 a year
will have to be raised to carry on
the work as now planned. The club
has one or two propositions to put
over that will require quite a littl
work for a while and as a result can
not be announced at this time
FEANKL: TO ATTEND
CHICAGO CONVENTION
The Alliance High School foot ball
team will open the season in Alliance
Friday afternoon of this week. The
opposing team is from the Morrill
High school. The Morrill team is said
to be one of the fastest teams in this
entire section this year. The Morrill
team defeated the Scottsbluff team
to the tune of 29 to 6. Scottsbluff
defeated the Alliance team last Fri
day at Scottsbluff by a score of 26
to 16. It is said that over-confidence
in the first half of the game brought
about the defeat of the locals at the
Bluffs.
The Alliance team has good
chances of winning the Morrill game
and need every bit of backing the
students and people of Alliance gen
erally can give them. The admis
sion charge for the game Friday is
50 cents. Season tickets good for
the four games to be played at home
are selling at 81.50.
The game at Scottsbluff last Fri
day was a fast and furious one. At
the start of the game a Scottsbluff
player was seen to kick F. Lotspeich
and Immediately his brother fixed up
the Bluffs player's nose. H. Lots
peich was ruled out of the game by
the referee and his place was taken
by Brennan.
This was the first game for most of
the Alliance teem. They showed up
in great style against an experienced
New York. Subscriptions to the
second Liberty loan in New York fed
eral reserve district have gone far
beyond the $100,000,000 mark. The
sales are piling up and citizens in all
states rally to the support of the na
tion in war.
WOMEN MAY REGISTER
HERE ON OCTOBER 18TH
Marcus Frankle, proprietor of The
Famous Clothing Store, will attend
the annual convention in Chicago on
October 8th to 13th of the United
National Clothiers, the great buying
convention of clothing merchants
from all over the United States. Mr.
Frankle is a member of several im
portant committees and will be on
the ground early to attend to his
duties there in his customary thor
ough manner. At the convention
the clothiers meet the manufacturers
face to face and are given the oppor
tunity of purchasing the latest cloth
ing at prices that are possible only
through the co-operation of the large
number who are members of this organization.
Mr. and Mrs. 1. F. Gable of Lin
coln are vistlng at the Carl Amsberry
home this week. They arrived Sat
urday by auto, having left Lincoln
on Thursday. They expect to return
to Lincoln on Saturday of this week.
Mrs. Ansberry, Mrs. Gable's sister,
will accompany them home.
Mrs. Claudia B. Dole, chairman of
the Woman's Council of Defense, an
nounces that the women of Box Butte
county will be given a final chance
to register on Saturday, October 13,
at Red CroBs headquarters in the
Masonic Temple building. Every
woman should register. Farm wom
en may register at the time mention
ed, or may Bend in their names and
registration will be made for them.
It is imperative that this matter be
cleaned up immediately, so other
work may be started. All women are
urged to register on the 13th.
team and a heavier one. Most of the
Bluffs players were built around the
full back who weighed about 200
pounds. Lotspeich, star player for
Alliance, was unable to make con
sistent gains due to the fact that be
was made the center of attack.
M. E. CHURCH NOTES.
Dr. Morris will speak at the Meth
odist Church Sunday morning on
"The Secret of Power," and at 7:30
p. m. he will hive his popular Chalk
Talk on "Shadows of the Cross."
This Sunday evening service will
be especially for young people. Free
tickets have been given out to the
young people of the Sunday School,
Epworth League and other young
people who do not attend church else
where. The public generally Is cor
dially invited.
Please note that all the evening
services hereafter begin at 7:30 In
stead of 8 o'clock .
Mrs. W. M. Weldenhamer returned
Wednesday from a two weeks' visit
with friends and relatives at Lincoln
12 LEAVE FRIOAY
FOR CAMP FUNSTON
Approximately 3.SOO Nehftteka Men
Included in Third Quota Called
To i lie Colofs
men are included in the third quota
of this state's contribution to the
new National army, under the draft,
who go to Funston October 3 to 9.
The Box Butte county men will
leave Friday night for Funston.
They have been ordered to report at
the court house at 2 o'clock Friday
afternoon. They are: Cyril Havlik,
Roy E. Spencer, LeRoy D. Reynolds,
William F. Walker Jr.. William J.
Froeshla, George R. lleckman, Frank
Krlz Jr., Milton J. Koegan, John
Pelts, Thomas W. Gahagan, Walter
R. Griffith and Ponde F. Fileff.
The district board at Omaha has
denfed the following claims and the
men have been certified for service:
Cyril Havlick, Roy E- Sponcer, Le
Roy D. Reynolds, Perley Beach,
George Heckman,' John Pelts, Wal
ter R. Griffith and Fred Krebs.
Governor eKtth Neville is now Col
onel Neville, commanding the Sev
enth Nebraska reserve infantry. His
appointment was made Saturday, but
the news was withheld by Lieutenant
Governor Howard until the return
of Colonel Neville from the east the
first of the week. Governor Neville
will resign as governor when the
Seventh Regiment Is taken Into the
federal service. It Is said. Just when
that may be to not known. Lieuten
ant Governor Edgar Howard win
then become governor.
That the state board of educational
lands and funds is endeavorlnx to
get all possible from the Undo on
Whlcu uieie uie luun u putuMu ieS
is shown by tneir tenon wun reter
ence to the laae known as the Brian
section.
Tue mineral lease on the BrlKKs
section was to nve been auctioned
on to i no a i k nes i uidd r, but because
of the tact mat me higneat bid was
made by leiegiam ami not strictly m
accordance wun ine ruies it was im
possible to accept U anu in oruer to
avoid any controversy or apparent
uniairnubB me boaiu uecideu iu cmi
all biuo uu, tounu iuo ii, ni niH Mid
to do, anu advertise again for bids
on this mix i ion. ine sale to take place
on uciooer ztin at to a m. The at
tempts ot ine Aiuance Times to play
pontics anu 10 cause unwarranted
suspicion oi the actions of Land Com
missioner Snumwuy, Secretary of
State Charley Pool, and Governor
Neville are shown to be without
foundation and to be based on mauct
ony, by the straightforward and
open and above boaiu methods of the
state board in their efforts to get
every possible dollar from the land
which are the property of the slate.
I he following account of the sab.
on Friday Is taken from the World
iiei nui of September 29th:
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 28. Arthur
English, president of the American
Potash Co., operating near Ant loch,
is the highest bidder for the section
of potash lake school land In Sheri
dan county, . bids for which were
opened by the state board of educa
tional lands and funds this
noon.
The board's action marks a
step In school land development la
this state and moans the addition of
Hundreds of thousands of dollars to
the school fund hen future potash
development In western Nebraska
school lands follows the same steps
Ingush offered the regular royalty
of 12 Vk per cent, plus a bonus of 7)4
per cent, making 20 per cant of the
total proceeds from potash sales for
the benefit of the school fund. He
agreed to be producing in three
months.
J. J. Harrington of O'Neill, repre
senting the company in which Fire
-oniniiesloner Rldgell is interested.
bid a bonus oft 4 1-6 per cent. He
said the royalty and bonus would
add $113,000 yearly to the state
school fund from this one section of
land. He agreed to be at owrk with
in forty days after the supreme court
of the state had approved the valid
ity of the board's action, should the
lease be contested by the holder of
the agricultural rights.
T. E. Stevens, president of the Pot
ash Reduction works of Hoffman,
Neb., bid a cash bonus of 11,000, In
addition to 12 per ceip royalty re
quired by the board ano declared he
would be putting out twenty tons of
potash a day within sixty days.
Mrs. M. V. Honnold of Scottsbluff.
the fifth bidder, offered a cash bonus
of only $1 over the required royalty
Final action has not been taken by
the board, but it Is supposed the bid
made by President English of the
American Potash Co. will be ac
epted.
The board had originally planned
to open the bids at 10 o'clock Friday
morning, but at the last minute
changed its rules aud Issued a new
order requiring a certified check to
be depoBted In support of the offers
of bonuses. The board then gave ail
bidders additional time in which to
file the certified checks.
T. L. Briggs, whose former partner
filed a bid on the land, was present
with his attorney and served notice
on the board and all applicants be
would contest the potash lease ex
ecuted to anyone except himself
Briggs had an application on file for
the lease to the tract, but submitted
no bid. He holds the agricultural
lease to the land and claims all
rights.
"Here is my lease," he said, draw
ing it from his pocket and submit
ting to the board for inspection. "It
runs until April 1, 1923, and by vir
tue o fit I am In possession of this
land. I contend my possession can
not legally be disturbed during the
life of the lease. There is no reser
vation of potash or mineral rights.
Consequently the board has no power
to grant a lease to anyone else for
potash development."
Briggs was not the original agri
cultural lessee. The instrument
shows it was made out to T.
Wilklns on April 1, 1893, running
for twenty-five years. Briggs had R
recorded in his name, April 36, lsot
Brlggs former partner said he
ould not bid on the lease.
(Continued on Pago I)
