"THE RESULT OF VALEN-TINES IS LARGELY FORKING OVER."--K-B.
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VOLUME XXVI.
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1919
NUMBER 12
PREMIER CLEMENCEAU OF FRAivfc
WILL RECOVER FROM SHOT WOUNDS
FRENCH PREMIER, WHO WAS SHOT IN SHOULDER BY AN
ARCHIST, REPORTED RESTING COMFORTABLY TO
DAYPOLICE SAVE ASSASSIN FROM MOB
BURLINGTON TRAINS
STALLED IN DRIFTS
Alliance Was Cut Off from Commute
Iratton Willi tlie Kant Friday.
Saturday and Sunday
Paris, February 20. The condition of Premier Clemenceau is re
ported in the official bulletins as favorable today. The Premier is
resting comfortably and everything is reassuring. "Death to the
Bolsheviki," yelled the mob of women who attacked Emile Cotin, his
assailant. Had it not been for the police and soldiers who pushed
back the crowd, Cotin would have been torn limb from limb.
Paris February 19. Premier.
Clemenceau of France was shot in
ti-e shoulder at 'i quarter of 9 li's
lomiiiK Just before leaving h'a
home at 8 Hue Franklin, while mo
toring to the war ministry. The at
tempted afesassina!on occurred vith
.'n the shadow t.f the Eiffel ever
tcross the river, where the Aiev
can field service ambulance hend
quarters are located. Th.e assassin,
hiding In a urinal at the curb of the
sld:walk a few yards away from l.ls
home, was awaiting the premier's
automobile. When the machine
slowed In rounding the comer at
Rue Franklin Into t' e Boulevard de
Lesser t, which forms a hairpin tun ,
the man leaped Into the Ktreet. took
a revolver from his overcoat pocket
and began firing into the limousine.
The first shot broke the side win
dow, send'ng the glass about the old
tiger, the bullet perforating the
roof; the second shot pierced the
wood framework of the tonneau,
hurling splinters everywhere inside
the car and scratching the premier's
face; -the third shot struck the pre
mier in the Bhoulder; the fourth
shot drilled a hole thru, the back
glass window of the car, shaving
Clemenceau's head and breaking the
glass partition separating the ton
Beau from the front seat and inflict
ing a scalp wound on Clemenceau;
the( fifth shot pierced the back win
dow again and went out thru the
roof. Meanwhile, the driver stopped
the machine.
This corner, which Is the busiest
spot in the quarter, was thronged
with women doing their morning
marketing. All knew Clemenceau
and his automobile by sight thru
seeing it dally for many months, so
at the sounds of shots everyone real
ised that it was the attempted assas
- aination of the- premier." Befere the
assassin fired the fifth and last bul
let, he was surrounded by scores of
women, who rushed from the fish
mongers, butcher shops and even
from the hair dressers opposite while
the garcons working In the Terrace
restaurant across he street rushed
to the scene with napkins waving
from their arms.
The assassin threw the smoking
revolver to the ground and raised his
arms above his head surrendering,
some witnesses insisting that he
cried: "Kamerad."
PURCHASES ROUSLTS
HARDWARE INTERESTS
111 Health Forces Mayor Ilousey
lift I re from Active Life of
the Business
to
The deal was closed last week
whereby Mr. J. S. Rheln became the
sole owner of the hardware business
formerly conducted as the Rhein
Rousey Company. Mr. W. E. Rous
ey, the retiring member of the firm,
has suffered poor health for some
little time past and finally decided
to retire from active busness life for
a while.
Mr. Rheln, who is the president
of the Community Club and who
haB always taken a very prominent
part in civic affairs, will conduct the
business under the new arrange
ment as The Rhein Hardware Com
pany and will endeavor to maintain
the same splendid policy as has
made the store a popular one.
Comparatively few Nebraskans
have any idea, of the enourmous pro
portions to which the ice cream busi
ness ot the state has grown. The
frozen delicacy is shipped in im
mense auantitles to every adjoining
state. The capital Invested amounts
to hundreds of thousanda of dollars
and the ice cream production of 1918
despite the war limitations, amount
ed to more than $3,500,000 In value.
For two and a half days, Friday,
Saturday and Sunday morning, Alli
ance was cut off from communica
tion with the enst by a rhow storm
that tied up all Burlington trains is
well as trains on the Northwestern
and Union Pacific. The western edge
of the storm seemed to bo at Broken
Bow and the eastern edge a.t Lin
coln. It was the most severe be
tween Ravenna and Aurora.
Trains from Alliance reached Ra
venna. The equipment was then
sent back, taking the place of the
trains tied up at Grand 'sland, Aur
ora and Lincoln. The first passen
ger train to come through the snow
blockade reached Alliance Sunday
shortly after noon.
Passengers on two Nebraska
trains spent Thursday night. in snow
drifts. Burlington No. 39 was stall
ed all night and most of the day Fri
day one and one-half miles east of
Phillips. The engine and front cars
were literally hidden from sight by
the snow. Train No. 2 on the Oma
ha road was buried all night in the
drifts near Wlnside, and a rescue
train that left Norfolk in the early
morning bad not been beard from at
noon.
Passengers on the two stalled
trains reported were well cared for
and suffered no Inconvenience be
yond the delay. Food was taken to
train No. 39 near Phillip: .Efforts
to get a snow plow through to dig
out the stalled train were not effec
tual during the first half of the day
because of the fact that drifts four-
teeen feet deep In the Aurora yards
had to be dug through. It was re
ported that drifts twenty-five feet
deep on the new Phillips to Grand
Island cut off were encountered.
There to make a low grade a very
deep cut had been made.
Burlington reports Friday noon
showed little decrease In the, vio
lence of the storm In the vicinity of
Aurora and Hastings. Conductor
Belknap, one of the oldest 'men in
the service, whose headquarters Is
at Hastings, said the storm was the
most severe he had seen since 1888.
Burlington- main lines were tied up
but heroic efforts were being made
to reopen them. Branch lines wait
ed until attention could be given
them.
Summarized," the reports made in
the morning follow:
Main line blocked at Arapahoe,
where a rotary plow was derailed.
Trains Nos. 12. 5 and 3 of Thurs
day were being held at Hastings.
Train No. 43 of Thursday night
was held at Lincoln.
No. 41 of Thursday was held at
Aurora.
No. 39 of Thursday was stuck In
a drift Just east of Phillips. It was
said the engine and baggage cars or
this train were hidden from sight. A
snow plow ahead of four locomotives
was sent out of Aurora to get this
train out of the drift.
The Aurora yards, blocked with
cars because of trains being held
there all day Thursday, drifted full
until In places the snow surface was
level with the tops of the box cars.
The wind was still blowing a gale
and the air was so full of snow in
the vicinity of Hastings and Aurora
that trainmen could not Bee twenty
five feet ahead.
Many a cherry has helped on the
trip to the pit. K-B.
-You can't please everybody. Long
waits make just as many people
perish as short weights. K-B.
A stock exchange is where they
exchange stacks stacks of money
for stacks of experience. K-B.
SMALL PACKERS COMBINE TO
COMPETE FOR FOREIGN TRADE
SIXTY OR MORE PACKING CONCERNS FORMING CORPORA
TION TODAY IN CHICAGO TO COMPETE WITH "BIG
FIVE" FOR TRADE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
ADVERTISING ALLIANCE FAR AND WIDE
Hombastic claims, untruthful statements and the raising
of clouds of hoifor dust in an endeavor to blind the eyes of
those interested do not make a newspaper. The Alliance Her
ald has consistently and steadily worked early and lato to
maintain its reputation as "The Loading Newspaper of West
ern Nebraska". It does not claim to "print all the news"
and then censor articles or omit news stories entirely or delib
erately misrepresent facts in order, to further its own ends or
those interested in it. 1 '
That this policy pays is proven by the steady, sure in
crease in circulation. It has never been necessary for The
Herald to claim that it had more subscribers in Alliance or
Box Butte county or surrounding territory than there are peo
ple livinp in that territory. The fact that The Herald has a
larger bona fide circulation by hundreds than any other paper
in its territory is realized bvi merchants and business men who
advertise for results.
It costs more to print a good newspaper than it'does a
poor one but it pays in the long run. It pays to print all the
news and to print the news in such style that it is readab'e
and of interest, not only to the people of Alliance and sur
rounding territory, but to the general public at large. vThe
advertising given our town and territory in this way pays big
returns to every citien.
A press clipping bureau is an institution that clips items
of interest from hundreds and thousands of newspapers. Its
trained newspaper readers know real news. It was our pleas
ure to receive on Friday of last week, from a press clipping
bureau with whom we are not personally acquainted, and en
tirely unsolicited from them, the following interesting letter
regarding The Alliance Herald. You will read it with inter
est. It will help you to realize the value of a good, reliable
newspaper to a growing community like that in which Alliance
is situated :
Publicity, Civic, Construction and
Commercial Classification Handled
Special Attention to Nebraska,
Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming
UNIVKKSAL PKKSS CLIPPING BUREAU
I K. F. WORLEV, Manager
, Omaha National Bank Building
Omaha, Nebr., February 6, 1919.
Editor Herald, Alliance, Nebr.
My Pear Editor:
In enclosing the remnant of the first page of The Herald of
January 30th, I call attention to the excellent quality of news which
was'contalned therein.
This page was composed of eighteen items, thirteen of which
this office has clipped, credited to The Herald, and sent broadcast.
In several cases It was necessary to make, additional typewritten
copies as one copy was insufficient. Your paving and good roads
Items have gone into the hands of perhaps two dozen companies,
publications and individuals who are watching the public enterprise
of this state. The information contained in these thirteen items has
now reached points in the following states: Nebraska, Iowa, Mis- ,
souri, Illinois, Minnesota,, Colorado, Texas, and New York, and In
some cases has reached several' points In the .state.
Sometimes we find newspapers that do not realize the far reach
ing distribution which .we make of the Information of public Im
provements, as "well as church and social news which Is for the gen
eral benefit of the community. We are most happy to have given
The Herald, Alliance and Box Butte county this publicity, and also
pleased that we do have In the state newspapers which publish so
much worth while material. It shows progressiveness.
With best wishes, we are,
Very truly yours,
UNIVERSAL PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU,
(Signed) K. F. WORLEY, Manager.
Chicago, February 20. The "Big Five" in the packing business
Armour, Swift, Cudahy, Wilson and Morris will have to compete
with a joint corporation being organized today by sixty or more of
the smaller packers throughout the united states lor the foreign bus
iness.
Representatives of the sixty smaller concerns are organizing a
corporation today under the provisions of the Webb-Pomerene ex.
port bill, through which they will be able to compete with the five
large concerns which dominate the packing industry.
COAL MINERS OF GREAT BRITAIN
HAVE VOTED A GENERAL STRIKE
ALL INDUSTRIES 0 FBRITISH ISLES WILL COME TO STAND
STILL WHEN COAL MINERS STRIKE GOVERN
MENT TAKES STEPS TO AVERT STRIKE
London, February 20. The initial count of the votes of the Brit
ish coal miners on the question of a general strike throughout the
British coal fields has shown an "overwhelming vote in favor of a gen
eral walkout. The strike of the union coal miners, unless it can ha
averted by the government, which is takinsr strenuous stens to avert
it if possible, will tie up practically every industry in the British
Isles.
POTASH PRODUCERS
HEARDIAT WASHINGTON
Nebraska Men Presented Cane
WaNhingtmi Authorities on
Friday of ImhI Week
to
"The Home of the Ford"
Time was when automobile agen
cies went beggnig when men of fi
nal clal means looked with skepti
cism upon the luring offering of 'ho
manufacturers of the horseless bug-
ti3 n no when the owner of ou cf
the accredited luxuries
crat was regarded with
ing anxiety. Not so long since, eith
er, has it been that the general pub
lic accepted the automobile as a gen
uine business necessity and profita-!
ble business Investment; that the
manufacturer of automobiles was
recognized as the one most rapid
growing of American industries and
that people became aware of the pos
sibilities of the business from the
dealer's standpoint. Such conditions
were the natural result of the throw
ing on the market of a production
contract for the then rapidly beeom
nig popular f ora line and rented a
space in the Alliance garage for use
as headquarters and went to work
Six mouths later their business had
grown to the extent that it was ad
The Omaha Daily Ilee of Sunday,
February 16, contained some lengthy
and Interesting articles on the Ne
braska potash Industry, with a large
number of Illustrations. One entire
section of the Issue was devoted to
this Industry. We will reproduce In
this 'column at different times some
Interesting Items from the Bee.
W. E. Sharp of Ltncoln, head of
the Western and American plants,
appeared on Friday, February 14,
before the senate committee on
mines and mining at Washington
and outlined the course which may
save the potash Industry of Nebras
ka from ruin and which will ulti
mately protect the world from being
forced to buy German potash at
prices fixed by a German monopoly.
Mr. Sharp told the history of pot
ash development In Nebraska and
urged legislation for - its salvation.
He sal dthat without prompt legisla
tion bankruptcy of the Nebraska
concerns Is Inevitable and the estab
lishment of a German monopoly al
most equally inevitable. It was
shown that Franklin K. Lane, the
secretary of the Interior, not only
approves ' the proposed legislation,
which will enable the government to
regulate the import of potash by li
cense, but he only yesterday sent a
further appea.1 to the committee and
to congress to act promptly. ,
Mr. Sharp save the committee fur
ther light upon the German prop
Kanda which is trying to ruin domes
tic potash production. He told of
how German agents went o the
Trona company of California and
threatened them with financial ruin
If they tried to develop their proper
ty. and reminded the committee that
allied prisoners of war had been
practically enslaved In German pot
ash mines for the purpose of getting
an enormous supply of the German
product, to be dumped Into the An
erican market at prices against
which the new Industry could noi
compete.
German propaganda, Mr. bnarp
said, had been responsible In large
mcBBure for the fact that there Is
now no American market for potash
despite the shortage. Nebraska can
Paris, Februnry 20. The repre
sentatives of the "Big Five" power
in the peaco conference the United
States, England, France Italy and
Japan have agreed to admit the
Danish delegates to the peace con
ference for the purpose of stating1
their claims for the return of Ischle-swIg-IIolHteln
to Denmark from Ger
many. Berlin, February 20. The com
munist strike movement continues
to spread In the Industrial districts
of western Germany, under the guid
ance of the Spartacans and Inde
pendent Socialists.
Spartacans and striking miners at
an open air meeting in the Ruhr dis
trict are Bald to have declared la
favor of war to the utmost against
the Ebert government and to have
demanded the immediate socialisa
tion ot mines and smelters.
The communists In Dusseldorf
have proclaimed a general strike.
The newspapers are prevented from
appearing. The Spartacans are also
prohlbP'ng the sale of newspapers
from other cities.
The city officials of Muhlhelm
have gone on strike as a protest
against Spartacan domination of the
city, which is cut off from postal and
wire communication.
The working classes have been
supplied with arms and summoned
to resist any attempted advance by
the government troops. The Spar
tacans have occupied the railway sta
tion et Wanne, near Bochum. to
prevent the detraining of govern
ment troops.
Copenhagen, February 20. More
than 100 coal mines In Westphalia
have been closed on account of the
general strike called by the Sparta
cans. It 14 reported 'tne spartacans
bave seised quantities of munitions
and compelled young men to enter
the Spartacan army. At many plac
es tailors and laborers have carried
out acts of sabotage.
n -J t'ii ,.... (If Mill
of the pluto- ir10 moe 10 lu"T,VnSWn," Produce enough potash not only for
i awe-lnspir-1 " Z"L""J''"IT: the d
which Is now occupied by Schafer
Brothers, the tire men. By leaps
ai'd bounds the business grew and
November 1, 1915, they again
moved, this time into their new gar
ape building, erected by Mr. Keeler
and used until the new Coursey &
Miller bunding on Went Third was
completed and the occupancy of the
same this week. The Keeler-Cour-sey
Company continued until June,
1918. when Mr. True Miller, for
thirty years a resiuent and ranchman
WATCH FOIl TIIK JOTATO WART
" I t rAn I .. I. .. .. . . k. I it
often declared Impossible, or at least ' , C. Z- ,' ,u",u"t''
iiik-iwv vl .hi. nrriri nun nui iuiu
the game, after disposing of his big
Impracticable, and which was yet far
from being beyond the experimental
stage. The makers had their upn
and downs and many was the firm
to go bankrupt before the era of
real successful operation and univer
sal use of the machines was reached.
Among those who suffered severe fi
nancial reverses was Henry Ford, to
day considered the automobile wiz
ard of the country, who Just recently
retired from active participation In
the work of supervising the business
of the Ford Company and turned
things over to his son, Edsel Ford,
twenty-four years old, who Is to re
ceive an annual salary of 1150,000.
The Ford car of 1919 is, practical
ly speaking, the counterpart of the
first "Model T" Ford, which when of
fered for commercial consideration,
about fifteen years ago, marked the
turning of the road toward unpre
cedented success and the establish-1
ing of a standard in the manufacture
of a light weight, economical, yet
durable, serviceable car. Improved,
yes, but In principle and motor con
struction the same; in body design
and detail all that the automobile
world could devise In an automobile
of its price class.
Just as the mammoth factories
symbolize the prosperity of the mak
er, so does the new Ford home in
Alliance, opened this week after sev
eral months of preparation, signify
the success ot a local firm, which
from a very meager beginning has
grown to be one of the substantial
automobile concerns of western Ne
braska, Coursey & Miller. ,
Back In the early spring of 1914
Mr. Harry P. Coursey, who since
that time has been the head of the
concern, associated with Mr. James
R. Keeler in the retail automobile
business. They secured the agency
ranch near Maryland. Mr. Coursey
is also an old-timer here, having
come to Alliance to engage in the
livery and sale business in 1909 and
since that time has been one of the
most active of western Nebraska
boosters.
The new building, "The Home of
the Ford." as it Is to be known, is
one of the best of its kind in this
sectiou of Nebraska. It Is modern
In every respect and has all the con
veniences that could be wished. The
ground floor Is given to the business
office, show room and the storage
space; the basement to the large
stock room necessary, the heating
system and more space for the stor
ing of crated machinery, etc.. On
the upper floor is another large, well
lighted display space and the repair
department, easily accessiole
through the means of an elevator
that will handle the heavier machine
with ease. In each and every de-
domestic supply, but can go into
the world market provided congress
will bridge over the critical period
that is now at its climax.
We are facing a second battle
with the Hun." said Mr. Sharp, "and
cannot win that battle Blngle handed.
We must have the aid of congress.
We do not ask a dollar of appropri
ation, but for legislation to protect
us from the prison-produced German
potash."
Negotiations are now pending wun
English interests, Mr. Sharp told the
committee, for the sale of 50,uuu
tons of Nebraska potash, and the
war trade board has been furnished
with detailed Information as to con
ditions and prices under which It
can be furnished. The board is en
deavoring to facilitate the comple
tion of this transaction.
If the Nebraska concerns are
(Continued on page 12)
Washington. Warning that the
potato wart, one of the most danger
ous diseases of potatoes, has again
made its appearance In the United
States, was sent broadcast by Secre
taty Houston of the department of
agriculture.
According to the latest Informa
tion, the wart exists only In a limit
ed section of Pennsylvania twenty
seven small mining towns and
probably brought here In 1912 by
miners who had planted European
potatoes In their gardens. Since
that time the department has had
tse dlsense under control, but. the
new outbreak has caused the depart
ment to take energetic steps to stamp
out the Infection.
Potato growers, potato buyers,
market Inspectors and county agents
are urged, however, to be on the
lookout for it In all parts of the
country.
The wart disease is caused by a
parasitic fungus and manifests itself
by warty outgrowths on the under
ground portions ft theplant. The
warts vary In size, and sometimes
the entire tuber Is converted Into a
spongy, wrty mass.
Some men can count their friends
by the number of comics they get on
the 14 th. K-B.
After all. -Lhtre's a heap more
honor In being a successful failure
than a failing success. K-B.
POTASH SITUATION BRIGHTER
, IS REPORT FROM WASHINGTON
SENATOR HENDERSON, CHAIRMAN miwiwu vvnamuixi
TOLD HERALD REPORTER THIS jyiukwiww xua
EXPECTED FAVORABLE REPORT
(Special Telegram to Alliance Herald)
WaBWntrtoTi 12!45 P. M.. February 20. Senator Henderson,
r uc-i 0 - , . . ... - ... i.ii m
uartment the eouloment is complete chairman of the senate minlnfir COmmiuee, aavisea & represemauvo o
and the arrangement convenient. No I ipjjg Alliance Herald this morning that he would endeavor to get a
expense has been foregone that faMM, r.nnrt ad the nntash remlation bill within the next forty-
with the result that this new Lome the matter Wltn ail vigor on mo uuur w maw
which win house a stock of so.ooo unanimous consent could be obtained for its consideration there be-
wortn or automobiles and parts is a tween now and final adioumment.
very creditable addition to the busi
ness section of Alliance
In the future as in the past, the
full Ford line will be handled by
Coursey & Miller. They will have
the Ford cars, the Ford truck, the
Fordson tractor and the farming ma
chinery approved by the company for
use with its tractor, besides anything
In repairs or parts that you may
want. In September, last year, fol
(Continued on page 12)
Northern senators are quite gen
erally behind this move but objec
tions seem to lie In the southern
delegation because of agricultural
interests there which are bent on
obtaining cheap potash even by tak
ing such an extreme course as im
porting It from Germany.
Passage of the bill by the senate
would not mean rlctory. however, as
the house would have to be gone ov
er and that Is considered Infinitely
harder at a time like this with all
sorts of legislation pressing for final
action.
In view of the possible failure ot
this bill, offers will be made to take
the matter direct to the president
upon his return, and an endeavor
made to have the chief executive
place the whole matter under the
war minerals legislation ot last year.
This would cause it to be adminis
tered by the Interior Department un
der the provisions of that act