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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1917)
A I II AX K HKRALD, THURSDAY, DEC. 27. 1917. Railroad News of Interest Pat Loochl and wife are spending tne holidays at Piqua. O. Assistant Clerk ('oiling and wife Went to Table Rork for the holidays ' Mrs. Oleason, one of the ste nographers nt the round house, Is pending the vacation In Omaha. Orle Brower resigned his position at the round house to accept a po sition In another part of the state. Mrs. K. E. Rblnson was visited this week by her husband, who has fjeen stationed temporarily at Craw ford. Mrs. George Mil is in Brokenbow for the holidays and to bid good- bye to a brother who soon leaves for the army. Charley Ildoff reports that busi ness is slacking up a little as there were only 200 loads today on the Sheridan illvislon. se e Bob Drlscoll and one of his Hons are In Denver attending Mr. Dris coll's brothers wedding. The other aon of Mr. Driscoll Is spending the week in Scottsbluff. i Mrs. W. J. Bogard has gone to Creston, Iowa, to visit her husband's folks at that place. Mr. Bogard will follow after In a few days. He Is employed in the freight office at Al liance. I William Snedden. formerly a fireman on this divlson, has enlisted in the navy. He left his home at Thedford last week to go to Omaha, from whlc h place he will get his as signment. Mrs. A. P. Gordon has taken her son to Denver to be put under the care of specialists. Mrs. (Jordon will spend the meantime in anxious wait ing in the home of her parents, who reside in Denver, An extra roadmast r and foreman was appointed last week in addition to Foreman Davenport and Wad del. Ceorge Redfcrn. formerly engi neer of this and the, Dtvdwood di vision, comes to take the position. Mrs. Morris Brown, whose hus band Is employed at the round house at that place, spent the latter part of last week visiting friends In Al liance. From hero she went to Ravenna to spend Christmas with other friends. i John Whaler, who has been a fore man at Seneca for several years, had s bad accident last week when he fell from an engine and suffered two broken ribs. He Is reported as re covering nicely and will be on the Job again a few weeks. Mrs. D. A. Fitzpatrick and daugh ter, Thelma, are in the west on a pleasure trip with thelr'tlnal destina tion being San Diego, Cal., where they will spend the winter. Mr. Fitzpatrick will follow for a short lslt, returning, however, to coutinue bis duties as an Alliance division en Slneer. Last Monday night one of the en gines 5294 had a little fun. The steam valve leaked u little and after It had been put up for tho uight, No. 94 decided to play a joke on the boys. So letting a small amount of Steam loose, 94 shoved its way off the track and into the side of the round house. Very little damage was done, th.- main trouble put the enuirte back en tin GRASSHOPPERS IN VALLEYS IN 1918 I'nlverwity Hxpert Predict Orass hopper along Valleys of Platte, Republican and Niobrara Nebraska faces a recurrence of "grasshopper days" In 1918 In some of the river valleys, according to Prof. Lawrence Bruner, of the Uni versity of Nebraska State Farm Fac ulty and world-famous entomologist. Dr. Bruner, when asked concern ing a report from Washington that trouble was anticipated In the west ern stntes, said: "This department has been ad vised there Is somo trouble and pos sible damage to be expected to all cultivated crops. But If Nebraska suffers grasshopper troubles next spring It will be entirely local. The grasshoppers are not of the migra tory type which we experienced in the earlier days and no such wide spread destruction Is to be anticl pa ted. "The excessive dry weather of the late summer and fall was ideal for the grasshoppers to lay their eggs so that the usual killing was not so heavy and it is to be expected that more of the eggs will hatch than In recent years. "We have received Information that, grasshopper troubles are to bo expected along the Platte, Republl can and Niobrara rivers, particularly at Mitchell and ScottsblufT. Along In the central portion of the country, where the vegetation Is heavy along the Platte, trouble is to be expected Nothing to Do Now "Although there are over 10,000 varieties of grasshoppers only four are to be expected in Nebraska in any considerable numbers and they are purely local to this community. "There is nothing which Nebraska farmers can do just now to prevent grasshopper troubles. Wo will have to wait until late in March or early in April after the frost has left the ground and then this department will issue complete instructions. Dr. Bruner first came into inter national promiuence when he was called to Argentina several years ago to wipe out a grasshopper plague which was causing millions of dol tars' damage to crops and which threatened to destroy the country. He did his job very effectually by introducing an educational campaign among the people of Argentina. THE ELEVATOR STUCK By J. K. WARD. 1 959 ARMERS GIVE THEIR VIEWS Resolutions Are Adopted by Meeting at Umaha Food Producers Htlll f..r War ITS M Itl'liism; being to track. Thai So Many Alliance People Fall to Recognize Kidney Weakness We asked Chief clerk Charley Leldotf ;it th round house if there was any excitement. Charley threw up his hands and started to sink to the 'floor. However, he gained con trol of himself and managed to gasp: "Excitement, good grief, that's all we've had here all week We call up one man and he just got up and told us that he had discovered that be was sick; called another and he said he had told the call boy where to get him, etc. We have been short all week and covered up to our necks in work." Charley has been bard-pressed, especially this week Many of the men are worried about their questionnaires and did not re port, so Charley had to hustle around to till up the train crews. In amanon 10 mat ne allowed his as sistant, Colling, a vacation, taking all his work In addition to his own. Some of the employes of the "Q" were fortunate enough to get a Chrlatmus vacation. The majority of the men, however, were on the job pas though there were no such thing a holiday. Tne railroad, business s one business that cannot shut Eown, so the best we can do Is to ap reeiate the sacrifice of the men rorking so that we can come and go, receive mall and all the other con veniences that the railroad Is neces sary to. The following employes en joyed Christmas leave. Roy B Barns, George W. Bailey went to kSt. Louis; C. A. Adams. R. M Weldenhamer, W. L. Redldngton, aas City; Conductor J. C. Laning and wife. Litchfield; Mr. and Mrs Jelatjy. Litchfield. Are you a bad back victim? Suffer twinges: headaches, dizzy spells? (Jo to bed tired get up tired? It's surprising how few suspect the kidneys. It's surprising how few know know what to do. Kidney trouble needs kiduey treatment. Doan's Kidney Pills are for the kidneys only. Have convinced Alliance people of their merit. Here's an Alliance case; Alliance test imony. Kidney sufferers hereabout should lead it. Mrs. J, T. Austlce, 614 Mississippi Si., says: "I have recommended Doan's Kiduey Pills to many because I have found them so good. 1 had a a having backache when 1 used them and bladder trouble as well. The aching wus steady and wearing and I was about used up. Doan's Kidney Pills drove away those symp toms of weak kidneys and so I know they are a fine medicine." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mrs. Austice had Foster-Milburn Co.. Mfgrs.. Buffalo. N Y. E Fought Hard for Freedom. In ancieut and early medieval times Khiva was a part of the kingdom of Bactria. Parthla and Persia in turn. The great Genghis Khan overran it iu the year 12J1 and 150 years later It fell beneath the ruthless sword of Tamerlane. As early as the seven teenth century the Cossacks had dis covered the wealth of the province, and lu 1717 Peter the Great made an unsuccessful effort to auuex It. A century and a quurter later Czar Nich olas I also uttempted to conquer It. Inn with no greater success. Finally, in lt7:l, three Russian columns were set In tuoti.iu with the design of squeez ing the country into submission. In May of that year Khiva capitulated and the khan agreed to pay a war in demnity of $11,000,000, a debt which Is still being liquidated In aunual in stallments. National Geographic So ciety Bulletin. Vhr. - rH Have Advantage. Birds have no transportation proh lems. Embargoes, blockades, auto itbuc commands or t runic officers an unknown to them. When It Is sufn cient ror tne human traveler to get a good breakfast and start for th worlds end forthwith, he can begii chulleuglug the migrating birds, but not before. Mr. Frank E. Clark was Introduced to Mls May Orr at a gathering at the house of mutual friends, and so the Introduction was eminently proper. Mr. Clark was twenty-three year old and held an official position In the electric light company of the town. Miss May was two years younger, and was a daughter of a well-to-do con tractor. The two young people ap peared to take a liking to each other at first sight, and, when the evening was over, Mr. Clark was made happy by receiving permission to call at her father's house, fie availed himself of the privilege and In the course of the next three months he had become a steady caller. There was no engage ment yet, but the father and mother liked him and showed their liking, and he considered the battle as won. How little we know what the future has In store for us! One morning Mr. Clark woke up, whistling a tune and feeling happy, but as he glanced ut the morning paper, before going down to his office, he felt his hair trying to climb on end. There was a sensational half-column about Frank E. Clark, the gist of which read: "A young man named Frank E. Clark got drunk and terrorized part of the Fourth ward last night, and wus not arrested until the police had made free use of their clubs. He first appeared at the corner of Welcome and Dunne streets, and there he smashed In a pane of glass and began whooping and yell ing like a Sioux Indian. He smashed Into other windows, caused a horse to run away, and was carrying under his arm an automaton, which he had picked up In front of a dressmaker's show, when the police descended upon him." About the time Mr. Clark was read ing this and gasping for breath, Mr Orr, the contractor, was also reading It and feeling various feelings. When he had finished his reading, he called to his daughter May and put the paper Into her hands. When she had ulso rend the urtlcle, he sneerlngly ex claimed : "Nice sort of a young man to come Into our family ! I want no more of htm around this house!" "No one wants any more of him around I" was the Indignant reply, "lit may call and try to explain, but no ex planations will he accepted. I am glnd 1 found him out before It was too lute Young Mr. Clark was sure that the newspaper would fall into the hands of the girl he loved, and It was a long day for him. He meant to call that eve nlng and see what damage had been done und make full explanations. He was at the contractor's house half an hour before the usual time, and his ring at the door was unswered by- Miss May's father himself. The old man was looking very grim, and was all prepared to say: "What the devil brings you here young man? 1 should think you would be ashumed to show your fuce among decent people! (Jet right off these steps before I apply the boot to you Mr. Clark not only KOt 0ff tne steps but off the entire premises. He could have explained the matter, then and there, but he rather lost his presence of mind with the shadow of the con tractor's number ten shoe huuglng over hlin. He went away to write a letter to Miss May. which he sent by a tues senger boy; but It was returned un opened. He lost considerable time seek Ing to meet the girl In the street, but they did not meet. Two weeks passed --weeks of almost mortal agony to the young man. Then Providence gave him his chance. He had business on one of the floors of a skyscraper. Miss May Orr had business on one of the floors of that same building. He fol lowed her into un elevator, waiting to ascend, and neither recognized the oth er until the cage had traversed a dls tance of three floors and a half. There it suddenly stopped. The boy who wus running it called out: "Gosh hang It all ; we are stuck !" There was uo disputing the fact. He pulled on the rope and the cage did not move. He sighed and looked helpless hut that did not mend matters. It was theu that Miss May and Mr. Clark recoguized each other. They both gave a sudden start and the girl turned her back on the young uiau. He was young man to seize golden opportunl ties. This was one, and he seized It. "Miss Orr, you are doing me a great Injustice," he begau, and it did not en courage htm when she replied: "I will not hear a single word from yon !" "My name." he coutluued, "Is Frank E. Clark. There happens to be no less than five Frank E. Chirks in the city directory. 1 have had the thing looked up and It was Frank E. Clark, the blacksmith, who raised that disgrace ful row. The paper that published the affair is to make au apology tomorrow. I was uever drunk in my life. I uever mashed a window. 1 never carried an automaton around under my arm. I could have explulned all this iu five min utes, but you would not let me Justify myself." Miss May turned her face to him, but for a minute did not speak His tones were sincere and convincing, but she did not want to give la too easily. Therefore, she said : "Very well. Mr. Clara, you can call this evening and bring a city directory with you." And the elevator boy gave the rope a pull and the elevator returned to Its duty. tCupyrtght, WIS. by the McClure ifcper yuiiKie The following resolutions were passed by Nebraska Farmers' Con- ress at Omaha Decemb r 22: We do petition the proper nuthorl- the preservation of liberty to the government we renew our pledge of nsel&sh devotion to these principles, lso pledge our hearty Uupport to a speedy and successful conclusion of same. We do petition th eproper authorl- les requesting that they Issue ito very farm boy drafted for military uty and who is excused for agri- ulture production, a certificate de ignating his services to the govern ment, stating he Is In the service of his government and is ready at all lmes to do whatever duty deemed best for such Individual to bring this war to a successful conclusion. That on all boards or commissions ppoint d under the aiuho:ity of the ood control act, or future amend ments thereto, men actually engaged n the production of food should be given proper representation, to the end that mistakes in the fixinu of prices and in the administration of he food control act may be hereafter avoided, and public sentiment in support of the administration's pur- oses be preserved: and. in further hat present administrative boards under the food control act be en urged to give proper representation o actual producers of food to the end that a clearer understanding of the public need and a more equitable idmlnlstration for the public good he had than is now apparent. Recommend Further Control That since the government has seen lit to speciticially set a price on me farm product, we recommend si- mitlar action should be taken with reference to all commodities neces sary for the proper execution of this Wiir and the maintenance of life and production of food. That this congress, in annual ses sion, fully approves the work of th Halted States congress, In its taxa tion ror war purposes ot excess war profits, and that it specifically de mandl from the congress of the United States, additional legislation it the earliest possible moment, in reasing the percentage of taxation m BXCeCS Wat profits to S point nt east equal to that now in force in our allied warring countries, to the end that the great possible percent ige of the cost of this war shall hi borne by those who profit most by the wur. and in the belief that tht onscription of wealth is s measure of necessity fully equal to the con scription of men. That since the proper marketing of farm products is fully held the battle of farm life, it is desirable that co-operation among farmers for mar keting purposes be encouraged, and thai to this end we urge upon the United States congress the necessity of continued effort to secure detailed market information, increased elimi nation of unnecessary middle men and the maintenance and operation of some national system whereby producer and consumer may be brought more closely together in the sale and purchase of the necessities of life. That the present apparent ten dency of men engaged in work neces sary to the proper prosecution of this war, to take advantage of this situa tion, by gambling, speculation, or ex cess profits deserves the condemna tion of every patriotic American cit izen. We heartily endorse the tendency of the several states to provide ade quate education for rural children, and recommend proper legislation in Nebraska to aid this movement by correlating the primary and inter mediate studies of rural schools with the science and practice of agricul ture and domestic science that the rural child may be actively trained for the life which we hope the larger per cent will finally pursue. I'rge Sheep Production That the production of wool and j mutton may be brought to the prop ortion of which Nebraska's facilities i offer, we urge strong legislation in the protection of this industry, in the taxing of all dogs, the revenue de rived therefrom to be pluced in a fund to compensate the owner in case of loss from dog and wolf de predations, and we further recom mend and our agricultural c liege in crease their sheep department with the idea of helping to stimulate this industry in Nebraska. Feeling the principles of our tax laws are not equitable, as they are now applied we urge such con stitutional changes that will permit the placing upon our statutes laws which will unquestionably tend to check the constantly increasing evil of agriculture tenantry. We recommend to the federal gov ernment the necessity of conserva tion of farm labor to aid production and that we are opposed to the im portation of Asiatic labor for the farm. In the interest of conservation we urge the discontinuance of the stock yards' practice of unnecessary feed ing of grain to hogs on day of slaughter. We urge upon the farmers' ele vator companies of this state the necessity of Installing mills suitable for grinding whole wheat Hour and corn meal. This is essential in or der that there products may be sold at a lower price per pound than white flour and that our wheat sup ply may be conserved. We are unalterably opposed to any legislation which will transfer from public to private ownership the wa ter power of American rivers. WeTall upon the Nebraska dele gation to congress to oppose the Shield's bill and all other such monopolistic measures. This congress recognizes the value of the federal farm loan act as great constructive legislation in the inter ests or tne farmer. It has already operated favorably in reducing inter est rates among private money lend ers and millions of dollars have been loaned directly i to farmers by the land banks, and we urge the farmers of Nebraska to support this institu tion which has been established for their benefit. For Sugar Control Inasmuch as statistics indicate ;hat the quantity of sugi.r in the United States is apparently insufficient to allow each family its nornuM supply. we believe that the food administra tion should control the consumption of sugar The present method of regulating the amount of sugar that may be purchased by a consumer does not control consumption. More over curtailing the amount that may be sold throws the sugar business all into the hands of the so-called "regu lar" dealers. We believe that the food administration should ascertain the amount of sugar in the Doited States, and the amount to which each person is entitled. Then cards should be Issued and each family head should be allowed to buy In any quantity hecchooaes up to the amount allowed the members of his family from the present supply. We recommend that every farmer, for his conveniences and benefit, take an Inventry on January 1 of all his property, land, live stock, products, machinery and equipment and follow some system of book keeping that will enable him at the end of the year to arrive at the cost of his different products and deter mine the profit or los son same, mine the profit or loss on same. "pe.-;al effort be made to conserve nd repair all farm machinery and DtjUlpmeat now on hand, and thereby ellDtinateas much as posa'bl.i th J. M. MARTIN AUCTIONEER Is ready to try your sales. Em ploy none but the best. You were several years collecting your prop erty, so you can't afford to let a poor auctioneer give it away in a few hours GET YOUR DATES EARLY. See F. E. Brown for dates. Phone Red 436, or meet me at the Mar ket Day Sales. purchase of new during the period of war. To the citizens of Omaha and the management of the Hotel Castle we extend our hearty appreciation of the hospitality shown us during the session of this congress. To the officers of this congress and those who have assisted in making thts meeting a success we also ex tend our hearty thanks and apprecia tion. Signed. C. H. GUSTAFSON. FRANK LOOMIS, S. ARION LEWIS, J. J. KLEIN. O. R. THOMPSON, G. W. HERVEY, J. F. M'ARDLE. CARL E. SLATT, A. M. TEMPLIN, PROF. J. H FRANDSEJ H. C FILLEY, E. R. DANIELSON. Semsry In Damp Weather. Piano keys are wont to stick In Uma weather, especially when the lutru ment is nn old one. In almost frery case, the sticking will not be bepeen the keys, but nhmg the front. Thlj can be remedied with little trouble, fake a thin knife and work a little jcorn itarch between the keys and the ront board and they will slip easily. "How to Become an Oil Bu" "Wouldnt Be An Oil Maggot" "Casper In the Early Days.' Three Magasines on the Oil sita- tion in Wyoming, for 50 ceils, postpaid. New West Magazine 319 Oil Exchange Building. Casper Wyotulg NOTICE To Customers Owing to the great advance in the price of mater ials, I have been forced to raise my prices. Mr price list is on display ar my shop. ARTISAN'S LIEN ON PERSONAL PROPERTY SECTION 1. A person who makes, alters, repairs or h any way enhances the value of any vehicles, automobile, farn implement or tool, or shoes a horse or horses at the request or with the consent of the owner, shall have a lien on suck vehicle, automobile, farm implement or tool, or horse or horse shod whether in possession of iriginal owner or not, for hh reasonable or agreed charge for work done or material fut nished; Provided that the person making such repair or fur nishing such material file in the office of the clerk of tile county in which such work is done or material is furnished within sixty days a verified statement and description of t'i work done or the material furnished and a description of tm article so repaired, altered or furnished, or the horse or horse shod. SECTION 2. Such lien, so filed, shall become paramount to all other liens except those of like nature and shall be treated in all respects as a chattel mortgage and be foreclosed in manner and form as provided by law; Provided however, that such foreclosure proceedings be instituted with six months of the filing of such lieu. W. L. CAROLL ALLIANCE NEBRASKA Annual Ball Given by The Alliance Volunteer Fire Department Phelan Opera House Tues., Night, Jan. 1 Admission, 91. OO The proceeds of this dance will be used to help defray the expenses of the delegates to the Annual Conventicn In Fre mont in January. Help a good cause along. ExceUent Music A Good Time For Everybody