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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1917)
NEW SWITCH ENGINE MAKE EXPERT RAILROAD MEN f I.1CTRO MAGNET EMPLOYED TO THE BEST ADVANTAGE. Italians Are Considered Among Host That Can Be Employed on the Linos. Ihs IsTvantlon of Swiss Engineer Baoariy Adopted by Railroad Authorities imple In Effect. But Admirably Adapted to Work. To expedite the shifting of cars la railroad yards and to lessen some of Ike hazards now generally associated With this work, an Ingenious Swiss In viator haa called to hia aid the elec tro magnet Bo sound were the prin ejples he employed end so practicable wee his equipment that toe installa tion te now In dally use upon the witch enginee In the, busiest yard ta Berne. A form of storage battery locomo trre haa been built especially for this work. Inateed of the usual buffora at the front and rear, the tractor la ttted with Iron cylindero, two et each end, end placed where they will be directly In line with the regular buf fere on ordinary cars. These Iron cyl inders ere wound abr i Uh colla of Insulated coppor wi- and when an electric current ia through the cylinder become p, .1 magnets, end exert sufficient force to hold firm ly the rounded heada of the car buf fers that fit Into the outer ends of these magnets. The ends of these magnets, by the way, have dished facea and, with the car buffers, form flexible Joints that permit the trains to take curves and to allow, besides, for e reasonable measure of vertical movement. When a car is to be shifted the en gineer runs his storage battery loco motive up against the first car of the train to be moved, end lust before the tour buffers come In contact the eleo trte current Is sent through the colls. The moment they (ouch the effect Is ea If the car and the locomotive had been coupled, because when the con tact Is perfect each magnet haa a grip f quite 3.800 pounds. The engineer, standing in his cab, haa complete command of the move ments of his locomotive and of the gripping and releasing of the cars he is handling. To make or to break his hold by Injuns of his magnet buf fers he ha'., only to operate an electric switch. No one Is exposed between the cars, end shifting can be done with exceptional speed and ease, not to mention greatly increased safety The storage battery locomotives st Berne have been found very practica ble, and are more economical than the team engines for this work. Now York World. The don't-care man is a burden.' said Pletro Matteo In a recent eddreaa to hla fellow tountrymsn on eafsty nrst In railroad work. And In that phrase Mr Matteo unconsciously aet forth the reason Italians have become so successful aa rallroed men. Their rise In this particular field haa shown thet they ere not "don't-care man." Twenty years ago there were prec tlcelly no Italians employed on rail roads. Today they mey be numbered by the thousends. Out of 140,000 men working on the Pennsylvania railroad eeet of Pittsburgh 11,000, or more than one-fourteenth the total number, ere Italians Twenty yeera ego the tew engaged In rallroed work were labor era. Todey they occupy positions of trust end responsibility. Italians have ehown en eptltude for rallroed work end en am axing veraetil Ity In It. They neve become actively Interested In every branch of the serv Ice. Aa en example of the range of their ectivitles take the following Uet of occupations In which the 56S Ital lena employed on the Weat Jersey end 8eaahore railroad and Camden Term lnal division are engeged: (Ml vision foremen f SALE OF LIBERTY BONOS ever i nnr Subdlvlalon Rgalntant foremen . First laborers , Track wstchmsn .. laborers Crossing watchman nnaaemen Station laborer ..... Car cleaners II 4 . I .& . 7; New railroad In Lapland. A railroad is projected for Finnish Lanland In order to make available deposits of iron ore In that region. The first part to be built. If the scheme materializes, will probably be from the village of Rovanleml, con nected by rail alrhady with the port of Komi on the Gulf of Bothnia, and Bukuvaara, 87 miles distant. Prom Bukuvaara further extensions of the line may be built to the mouth of the Nelda river on the Arctic ocean, whence Finland would be enabled to export Iron ore ell the year round. Eleven ml'ea of this link would be In Norwegian territory- The total length of tho line, which would be one of the farthest north In the world would be 280 miles. Court Ruling Reversed. In 1842 a man entered Into en agree ment with his wife to let her keep the children after they had aeparated. Later be decided to take the children himself end was upheld by the court, which declared that "the very being end legal existence of the woman is suspended during marriage, or, et least, la aeparated and consolidated into that cf her husband." The aame sort of case came up in New York the other day, end. referring to this old lew, the Judge said: "We have emerged from the dark agea, during which married women had tho status of slaves and chattels." He gave the child to the mother because, he said. the real test Is the welfare of tho child. A Distressing Mistake. "DM you hear whet happened et fell Orimahew'a wedding Thursday evening T" No. I've been oat of town. I hope U) wee nothing serious." "It came very near being aerlous had Just started down the aisle. on the arm of her tether When the organist struck up Too Much Mustard' Inateed of the wadding anarch, and In three seconds nearly everybody in the church had begun to tango. Luckily the preacher had the yreeence of mind to turn off the lights end In e few minutes order wee re stored so that they could go on with the oeremoD". KEEPING DOWN FIRE LOSS Railroad Haa Organised Its Employee Until Almost Point of Perfection Haa Boon Reached. One of the greatest eastern rail roads had 1,029 fires on its propertlet last year. The values expoaed to lost were over $350,000,000. The actual loss wss $278,730, or leas than eight cents on esch $100 of values exposed Of these fires 441 were put out by tht company's own employees before th arrival of the public fire fighters. The employees are organized end drilled to fight tirea. They are provld ed with apparatus aultably placed and kept alwaya In good condition. Doubt less these precautions cost something But It Is evident that they "pay." Enlightened self-interest has led th railroad to keep down Its fire loss Unfortunately all property owners art not equally enlightened. Hence tb need of stricter lewa than we have foi enforcing care In fire prevention. II must alwaya be remembered that firs loaa Is a total loss. Insurance merely distributes the loss from the Individ ual upon the community. Klevcn Hundred HcIhmI tTiildresi In Parade Welnwla Afternoon Judge Tah Addressed Tlietn Eleven hundred school children, from Central, Emerson, High school and St. Agnes Academy marched In parade six blocks long Wedneeday afternoon, starting at 3 o'clock, to center the attention of their parents and the older folks to tho fact that Alliance and Box Butte county must do their share In purchasing Liherty The parade was led by two drum corps. One of the corps consisted of f rgennt Hilly Hamilton and Fire Chief Leonard Pllkington; tho other of Billy Mounts, county clerk, and Lloyd Thomas, "the fat guy from The Herald office." Superintendent W. R. Pete, Secretary W. D. Fisher, Judge I. E. Tash, John W. Guthrie and others aaalated In directing the parade. Dozens of banners and flags were carried by the children. The parade closed at the Intersec tion of Box Butte avenue and Third street. Addresses were then may by Mr. Outhrle and Judge Tash. Secre tary Fisher led in singlnb America, in which hundreds Joined. At the close of the program there was a rush for the Community Club office in the basement of the Alliance National Bank and several thousands dollars' worth of bonds were subscribed for. Every member of the Home Uuards who attended drill Tuesday evening at the Armory aubscribed for one or more bonds. 8peches were made by Mayor Rousey, Earl D. Mallery, Rob ert Qraham, J. W. Outhrle and oth ers. Following the speech-making, the subscription list was passed around and over $7,500 worth of bonds were subscribed for. There were no slackers among the Home Ouards. Half a doxen auto loads of "bond salesmen" left early this morning for the country and Box Butte county Is being thoroughly canvassed today. The figures of sales up to tho hour of going to press for the county are given elsewhere. Box Butte county will not b the lowost on tho list when the final resul's are counted. The financial Institutions are doing all In their power to encourage sales, lendinK money at a low rate of inter est, on long time payments, with only the bonds as security, to all who wish to purchase. beer from Old Oert Jackson to lake It away from them. We are on the Statute of Liberty Island and it la quitue a plcee out In the middle of the bay. Ten-mile coast ride over to town. Wo can look right Into old Broadway and Wall street from here. Boats until you can't rest. PRIESS WRITES FROM HAWIIAN ISLANDS otoi , coming wnea they g loi of I la In and Fruit There Ciood 11 ctri re Know Roys Have Football Team John Prless, a former Alliance young man wno is now in tne coast artillery service of Uncle 8am's army, writes an Interesting letter to John Reinkober of this city. Mr. Prless was recently trans ferred from the Pacific C ast in the vicinity of California to a station In the Hawaiian Islands. He enlisted In building several months ago. ing that Mr. Prfeee' many will bo Interested in hie totter, Tbe Herald horewlth prints It: September SO. 1917. Dear Friend John: 1 received your welcome letter and was sure gled to hear from you. Be ing as this ia Run day and I have ell my work done and nothing to do un til tomorrow, I am taking the pleas ure of writing to my friends. This letter I am writing to you is the tenth one so far this morning. We are going to have a big Red Cross dance out here the 13th of October. We all get excused from duty and go to the dance. These I few lines find me well and I hope you are all the same. We are hav ing fine weather aside from tbe fact that It rains here about every day. I sure like my new place out here lots of fine fruits and also other things. John Colerlck told me that he had seen the old man and said he sure looks good. We have e good show on our poet end it is crowded twice every night. They sure show some fine pictures. You say the boys said that Is a good picture of me. Well. Know- I aaw friends ' Herald. ironf! the piece In The Alliance The boys thought It wee pretty good. Well, John, you ought to be out here. We have some fine games and also some fine drilling. What do you think of the war by now? Well, John, I have written so many letters this morning that I think I had better quit, for I am get ting woree every letter I writ. I think I had better go out and play football, for we are having a big game this afternoon. Well, I can't think of any more to write, because I have about a dosen leters yet to write. I don't know when I am going to get caught up, but I will write four or five every day until I get caught up. Well, I will ring off for this time. I will tell you more about this place next time I write. I will write in throe or four days. So good-by to all the boys and the rest of the people and friends in Alliance. Oood-by and good luck. I remain as a friend and customer, JOHN PRIESS. Schlofield Barracks, Battery F., Hawal'an Islands. M. K. Church There was a splendid audience at the Methodist church last Sunday night to hear Rev. Dr. J. Walter Mor ris in the first of a series of Sunday evening talks to young men. In fact, there is a marked Increase in the attendance of men at all the services. Last Sunday morning Dr. Morris preached on the question, Does Christ Meet the Needs of the World Today?" The subject of the evening sermon was, "The First tireat Champion of Freedom." Dr. Morris will speak next Sunday nisiht on "When a Mans' a Man." The service begins at 7:30. You'll miss it If you miss It. The Epworth League meets at 6:30 and a royal bunch of young people l hey are. It Is a wonder more young people do not set in and enjoy these roliglOM and social gatherings. A surprise Is ging to be sprung on the men of the church right soon. Keep your ear to the ground men, and watch the signs of the times! Milk aa a Stimulant. The experience of French soldier In the European war has demonstrated that milk la one of the most powerful stimulants known. So beneficial have I been the results obtained from its use thai the government has urged tht' aale of milk Instead of soft drinks to toldlers off duty for rest end recre ation behind the trenchea. Tbe great , advantage of this fluid aa a drink tot! fighting men ilea In tho fact that It stimulates them effectively, neither befogging their minds, dulling their aense nor affecting the steadiness ol their nerves. AN APPKAI, TO THE THINK IN. PEOPLE OF ALLIANCE We believe in the ability and good will of our townspeople, hence we have at heavy expense arranged a splendid winter Lyceum Lecture Course, beginning with October 27th in the Baptist Church at 8 p. m. The purpose of this is not to make money, lint to educate and uplift humanity. There Is the best talent, a dramatic reader, end musical talent of hi u h rank. Five entertainments. Help your home and town to be among the worth-while places to live and encourage those who are the burden hearers In this noble enterprise. Call Mrs. Layton. phone No. 798, or get your season ticket at E. O. Lalnr' store. Adults. $1.50; Children. $1.00. 47-lt-8771. 8iam's Railroad Development. Slam's new railroad, the Siamese Southern, now haa 389 miles of Its line open to traffic, of which 130 was opened during tho last year. The total length of the line, including branches will be 740 miles, leaving 851 miles still to be built. When completed the line will shorten the time required foe mall to reach Slam from Europe by throe or four days, end the Journey from the port of Penang to Bangkok, capital of Slam, which now consumes six to eight days on the water, wtl) take two and a half days. PI'HH WHITES OF THE IUIIOHT I. Iti UTS Curious Women. "Hen pock says he haa never belonged to a club of any kind; he Is not e member of any fraternal order; he does not use tobacco ta any form; he Is 9 total abstainer from ell alcoholic drinks, and he hee eyee for no woman save his wife." "I know It. And yot she dooent seem to be absolutely sure that he la an Ideal husband. Carious about wom an. Isn't ItT" Haa Excellent Record. Tho Empire State Express has running for nearly twenty-five years During that time is has carried almost 8.000.000 passengers without one fatal accident Responsibility Rests on Guard. Until a guard gives tho signal, not even a station master can authorise the departure of e train in ne. ( Continued from page one) 152. So you see we don't get much of that. They do not talk back to us, aa they know to repress us would be Im possible and they also know we have no fear of the guard house. Was out to Sheepshead Speedway. Saw tho $10,000.00 spin. Chevrolet won. hands down, all on account of DePalma'a tires. Two went at ance and that's all that saved Chev. for DPalma run 90 mllea right at his heels, not more than fifty feet from him at any time until he lost hla luck, when he lost a lap and a half. 110.14 miles per hour. Roy. that's Koing some. Let me tell you. Had quite an aerrlal parade, too, and all in all, I aaw more Interesting things than in the throe weeka I have been here. Cannot say too much for New They are sure there with handling the traffic, but that's all. It's Just a big bunch of sky-scrapers and one could never get me to live here. Lota of chickens here, but they never saw a prairie, Jack. How la hunting? Bet you are heving some fun. Well, It looks like two or three years of simple life for me. But, Oh Boy, when I do get out I sure will have a little kale and I euro expect to see that old country In some claaa. Am e first-class sergeant now. and if In my power I expect to pull some Lieut's Job within the year, so In case Mother Bell cute our salary out I will be safely sailing and ahe all stays In the sack, too, let me tell yon. Three hundred Princetoa aviators The United States Government Food Administrator Says: "Baking Powder Breads cf corn and other coarse flours are recommended " DAVA I BAKING IV J I HL POWDER ABSOLUTELY PURE Makes delicious muffins, cakes and coarse flour breads CORN MEAL MUFFINS ' cup corn meal 1 i up flour teatpoon alt 4 Ural tMtpaoTii Boyal BaatSSj Powder t tblpoont sugar 1 up milk t tfcMOSf SBI .) -;eiii. Wis thorou-'.:. Jrr in; regents: s44 -iPV set malted (hortacim sad heal wstl. Bi-. in , t ,l inuflln ttna In hot .- ltMt 0 BttSBtet, NUT BREAD t CBPI I levrl l'i teat peon t aalt 1 -iham flour i'ni' um KOTSi n'r rowaer cup cupa milk and water cup surer or corn a Trap 1 cup chopped ruts (not too Ana) or 1 rataiaa, waaaea and floured Viz torethar flour, bakln powder sad aalt; add ml'k sad water, aurar or core arras sad nutmaau er 'inn. Pat into creased loaf pan. allow te stand v - inetea In warm place. Bake ia SMderato even, t 4S minute. Our reti whttmmnd blue booklet, "Beit War Time Re 'pet" containing additional timilar recipes, tent free on request. Addte Royal Baking Powder Company, Dept. H, 1 JS William Street, New York '1 1 WAR HORSES! a9aBaBBSBBSBBUB We have secured a contradl for 500 e War Horses and will hold an inspec tion at the Alliance Stock Yards Watch This Space For Dates And will pay the following prices for accepted horses: $130 for Riders $160 for Light Artillery All homes must be well halter broke, full five years old and stand 15 hands and 1 inch high. No gray horses accepted. We will not take any mares at this inspection. For Any Information Write or Phone C. L. LESTER & CO. Phone 104 f 4 J