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VOLUME XXVI.
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTT, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AVRIL 17, 9t9
'NUMBER 2u
' Sixteen
Pages v
Section
Two
FAMOUS ' ACES"
TO MAN GERMAN
'AIRPLANES HERE
MAtiMFU'ENT AM) THIUIJ.KNd
i SIGHTS FOR PEOPLE
WHO ATTEXD
Special Trains Will Bear Thouwmd
to Alliance, April 301b Red
letter lay for City
"The Flying Circus," consisting of
seventeen airplanes 100 men
right from the battlefields of Eu
rope, will appear in Alliance, April
30th, coming here: Trom Sheridan,
Wyo., and will stage a complete pro
gram as arranged by the committee
- In charge.
The coming of this great flying
circus, consisting of American, Eng
lish, -French and captured German
planes, piloted by the most famous
"aces"' among aces, means that the
people of Alliance and Box Butte
county, and persona living within a
radius of hundreds and hundreds of
miles will witness the premier dem
onstration of their lives sham bat
tles in the heavens overhead, hair
raising and death-defying maneu
vers of every sort known, to the "old
heads" in aviation will be pulled off
for the 25,000 persons expected to
assemble in this city. The magni
tude of the coming of the aerial cir
cus has hardly been realized by the
people of this locality. Alliance has
been fortunate enough to be the on
ly Nebraska city outside of Omaha
and one of the comparatively few
cities in the United States to have
this stellar attraction come to her
very doors. "Cities ten times larger
have tried their utmost to have this
latest and most up-to-date perform
ance come to them have offered all
kinds of inducements but without
avail.
The great "Flying Circus" is
scheduled to arrive in this city from
Sheridan, Wyo., at 8:30 a. m., April
30th, and a short time thereafter the
planes will be unloaded. . Thousands
of people are expected to be present
to witness the "setting up'.' of the
planes, even though it be early in
the morning.
When the program of the 'Flying
Circus" la presented before- ;the
great multitude of people,' the battl
fields of Europe will be brought to
us as nearly as possible. When the
overseas airmen give their series of
combat evolutions, one may obtain
an Idea of bow the great air battles
'were fought over the lines in Eu
. rope.- ".Different' battle formations
will be. carried out, fancy flying will
.come in with' ttsshare doing stunts
which will bring screams and praise
from the spectators looping the
loop, tail spins, "falling leaf," nose
dives, are a few of the most spectac
ular events.
Major K. Marr, advance officer.
will arrive in this city about a week
prior to the arrival of the flying
squadron to complete arrangements.
Among the overseas airmen who
will stage a series of combat evolu
tiona here will be iLeutenant Colonel
William Thaw, commander of the
famous LaFayette Escadrille; Maj.
Carl Spatz, who while attached to
the 13th pursuit squadron, won the
distinguished service cross for bis
aerial achievements; Maj. Kenneth
Marr, one of the organizers of the
LaFayette Escadrille; Capt. John A
Hambleton, commander of the 213th
aero squadron, officially credited
wKh crushing six German machines;
Capt. W. H. Hoover, 27th aero
squadron, six planes; ILeut. H. W
Foolmer, 93rd aero squadron, three
planes; Lieut. George W. Puryear,
two planes, who was the first Amer
ican aviator to escape from a Ger
man prison ramp. Other fliers who
will pilot the German Fokkers, Brit
ish spads and sefives. and the twin'
seater Curtiss bombers, will be
Lieuts. Henry S. E. Cavanaugb. Cle
ment McMullen. Capt. F. L. Bennis,
surgeon; Lieut. Col. A. J. Hanlon,
recruiting officer; iLeut. H. A. Hal
versen, assistant executive officer.
The enlisted personnel will con
eist of 0 LaFayette Escadrille me
chanics, all of whom have been cited
by the French government for their
work on the western battlefront.
As soon as the advance agent ar
rives complete arrangements as to
the place of staging the performanc
es and such matters will be made
and announced. Already large pos
ters, many of them, have been sent
broadcast over the state and the
news has spread like wild fire; April
30th will be a real red letter day in
the history of Alliance.
6COTTSBLUFF GIRLS
MEET WATERLOO HERE
Suffering the initial defeat of the
season the Scottsbluff High School
girls' basketball team lost to the Al
liance girls at the htKb school gym
naslum on Friday night. WKh this
virtorv the local team evened scores
with Its worthy opponent, having
lost to Scottsbluff, at that place, on
Wednesday evening In a close game.
Inasmuch as neither team had been
nrTtnualT beaten the visitors sug
gested a meeting on neutral grounds
and the challenge has been accepted.
The date and place however have
not yet been announced. Earl My
r, popular in local athletic circlet,
relsraod the game. . .
Alliance
Drive Which Starts Monday
CITY TO PUT ON BEST BIB
AND TUCKER APRIL 30th,
WHEN CROWDS ASSEMBLE
The big clean-up week in Alliance
which Is to start next Monday Is to
be all that the name implies. The
city Is to be raked, scrubbed, reno
vated -fend scoured until it will have
Indeed put on'lts best bib and tuck
er.
Clean-up and. Faint-up campaigns
are not a new thing, rather they are
national projects and for several
years, under a national organization
direction, have taken their place
among the important and necessary
yearly events. Alliance has in years
past recognized the, importance of
the movement and has responded
well, but due to tre fact that soon
our city Is to be visited by thousands
of people coming to witness the Won
derful exhibition of war-time maneu
vers of the "bird men" the clean-up
drive, this year promises well to
eclipse all previous attempts at such.
Mayor Rodgers In Issuing the
proclamation designating the week,
"Clean Up Week," expressed the de
sire of making Alliance the "clean
est city In all Nebraska," and In such
he expressed the desire of every en
terprising, boosting citizen and or
ganization and in the same breath
enlisted their co-operation in the
work. The Community club, the
schools, the civic organizations and
many of the more prominent busi
ness men nave signified their inten
tions to support the move and with
such whole-hearted support the suc
cess of the drive is assured.
While the week beginning Monday
morning and ending Saturday night
has been designated as clean-up
week, it Is hoped it can be so Intensi
fied that the job will practically be
completed on the first day. The
plan contemplates that all yards will
be raked on Monday and all rubbish
piled to that the city teams under the
direction of the. proper officials may
remove the same at some time dar
ing the week. It would be obvious
ly impossible for the Teams and
city employees to handle all the
rubbish that will be collected in one
day, but by proper organization It
can 1 be accomplished wrthin the
week. However, 1t behooves all - to
have- the debris gathered and piled
in a convenient place thaj the work
may be expedited as much as is pos
sible for it will be next to impossible
for the teams to visit any section of
the city on more than one occasion.
Every loyal citizen of Alliance, ev
ery property ownet and every man
of business interests In the city will
at once recognize the importance of
this move to enhance the appearance
of our town before the arrival of the
throng which is certain to invade
our city on "circus day." Many of
these people will, no doubt, come to
Alliance for the first time and the
Impression they get will be formed
largely upon the general appearance
of the city. That impression should,
and will, be one for good, but much
depends upon this clean-up and the
success of the drive depends largely
upon you.,
Editor Alliance Herald,
Alliance, Nebraska.
Dear Sir: I am very - glad to
learn of the campaign which your
paper is launching, the object of
which is a general clean up of the
city preliminary to the visit of the
Aerial Circus on Aprfi 30th. This
is an occasion when the city will be
visited by many strangers, and it la
important that Alliance look its very
best for that occasion.
The ordinances of the city contain
a great many provisions, which if
enforced would result In a cleaner
city, but very much more good can
be done and a much better spirit
preserved in the city the people of
Alliance will give these matters their
attention voluntarily, than if a clean
up is accomplished by force and by
prosecution of those who fall to ob
serve the ordinances.
I am sure that your campaign will
achieve the result which is sought,
and it has my hearty approval.
W. R. METZ, City Attorney.
"The Clean-up movement planned
by the authorities is worthy of the
united support of all, especially be
fore the Victory Loan day, when we
have prospects of many visitors. The
High school authorities will use their
Influence so far as is possible to pro
mulgate the movement among the
students." Frank Prince, Principal.
Let us make "Clean Up Week" all
the term implies. To do this we
must have the co-operation of each
Individual citizen of Alliance. Un
sanitary refuse in your yard is but a
step from the door to your home and
easily carried In by the dog, the cat,
the house fly or the individual. God
only knows what this refuse con
tains in germs. You would kill a
poisonous reptile or a rabid dog in
your yard. Kill the germs of dis
ease by destroying its breeding
placethe filthy alley. GEO. J.
HAND, City Physician.
Organized for Big
reclamation
To Make Our Own City "A Better Place to Live In"
For nearly two years America's' sons have fought on for
eign fields "to make the world a better place to live in," while,
those at home also sacrificed and nerved, and saved, and gave
of their comforts and necessities, for their soldiers,' and for all
humanity's sake.
This year, of all years, we should unite in making our own
city, a "BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN."
For in these stressful war years we have necessarily ne
glected, for the world cause, conditions in our midst, in our
city and its homes and work places and streets and alleys and
vacant grounds. '
Not only have dirt and rubbish accumulated until they
now are grave menaces that should compel our immediate co-'
operation with the Health and Fire Prevention authorities in
their efforts to clean up, and to keep cleaned up--but we also,
perforce, have neglected for several years, the proper care of
public and private buildings and premises; repairing and re
paintingjaffectcd ty the war ban upon building activities,
now happily removed) have been so generally neglected that
the resulting and continuing damage and depreciation require
immediate stoppage.
Most important of all, however, is the need for us to turn
our hearts homeward, to home-making for the home is the
foundation of the Republic, the nursery of. the Great World
Future's manhood and womanhood to haven and inspiration
of Today's workers. Only the attractive home, the home that
radiates cleanliness and thrift and civic pride, measures up to
this ideal of family and public service though even the hum
blest homes may and do attain this wholly practicable ideal of
the Home Beautiful. ' ,
Seven thousand American communities, moved by these
conditions and considerations, are participating in the Nation
al Clean Up and Paint Up campaign, the spirit ancLplan and
success of which justify our own prompt and unanimous co
operation.. " ,-..,
Alliance has been signally honored in being chosen as the
second city in Nebraska for the staffing of the "AeriaJ Circus"
and it behooves the entire citizenship to show appreciation of
this recognition. : -We must ciuseftmr ttc"t for, the day to
realize that we have recognized our duty to them as their host
and the trust placed in our city by the government committee,
when the selection was made. , "
This cause is too big for any mere "daj". The need is'
too immediate for any delay. The. work comprises too many
- phase of community effort for any single group or interest to
' assume its entire conduct.
We need an immdiaie arid" contiguous and- thorough cam-,
paign thatrepresents and enlists every interest and organiza
tion, every "man, woman andjehild in, the community, in a cru
sade, of Cleanliness, Thrift and Civic Pride and their praetien
application. "
All organizations and individuals endorsing this campaign
are urged to act promptly and make their influence and efl'i it
count immediately, by volunteering their support and sugges
tions. It is especially important that we give the campaign a
. good start by making the opening day a big success, a big com
munity event.
In furtherance of the above program I hereby do proclaim
the week beginning Monday, April twenty-fii-st and ending
Saturday, April twenty-sixth, "clean-up" week, and urge full
compliance with the suggestions above made.
Signed: A. D. RODGKRS, Mayor.
Mr. W. E. pencer, manager of the
Alliance Creamery Company: "It's a
good move.- We are for it and will
do all we can to make it successful.
Thousands of people will, no doubt,
see Alliance for the first time, April
30th. They should see it at its
best. The streets and alleys of the
city should be kept clean at all times
and no time could be better than
NOW for -this work. A little "team
work" and the city will have a great
ly different appearance.
a
"I believe a clean-up of the city
at this time is very appropriate,"
said Wm. Bevington, of the Forest
Lumber Company. "Every Alliance
citlen should realize its importance
and that it is particularly so inas
much as we are to entertain a great
many people soon, but, don't make
clean-up and paint-up a day or week
affair make it continuous. A cam
paign that is steady wins because of
this steadiness. One blow did not
break the Hindenburg line. It took
lots of pounding, a pressure that
nothing could withstand. Dirt
crushed to earth will rise again, and
again. Crush it once more. Tin
cans wfll reappear and waste paper
will scamper just as merrily as of
yore you must keep everlastingly
at it. We're behind the proposition
one hundred per cent.
WAR LOANS PAYABLE IN GOLD
Canada and the United Statea are
the only nations which state In their
official prospectuses that their war
loans are payable In gold. The laws
authorizing the Liberty Loans of the
United States state that the bonds
or notes are payablein gold of the
present standard of value. Obliga
tions of the United States may be
issued under Act of Congress, paya
ble in foreign currency, but obliga
tions so isaued will not be payable
also la United Statea gold sola.
KRAUSE BROS. CLAIM :
$56,634 DUE THEM
American Potash C'oiiiMtiiy and
E. Sharp Made Defendants
in Suit Filed
W.
John 11. Krause and Herman J.
Krause, forming the firm of Krause
Brothers of Alliance, filed suit
against the American PotaBh Com
pany and W. E. Sharp for $56,634
in the Douglas county court last
week.
Of the amounts claimed to be due
them the Krause brothers specify
$36,634 as royalties foiv .potash sold
during the first three months of the
year and $20,000 which it is alleged
was retained of their money for
freight and storage on eleven thou
sand tons of potash.
RltOTHERHOOD HALL WAS
ONE GRAND SUCCESS
The ball given by the Brother
hood of Railway Clerks at the Ar
mory on Tuesdsy evening was a
grand success from every point of
view. The hall had been tastefully
decorated for the occasion and noth
ing was left undone that would
make for a good time for those who
attended. The Fire Department or
chestra furnished the music and as
usual delighted the dancers.
WILL PERFECT PLANS
FOR SOLDIERS' PARADE
At a meeting to be held at the
city hall this evening plans will be
perfected for the soldiers' parade
which will be a part of the program
of April 30th. Capt. "Jack" Miller
will be in charge of the parade and
it Is hoped that a full representation
of the returned soldier boys may be
had. ...
Cleanup
Morning
CIVIC BODIES UNITED IN
MOST THOROUGH CLEAN
UP IN YEARS.
Alliance, Neb., April 15. 1919.
To the Business Interests of Alli
ance:. . ,
The mayor of Alliance has Issued
an official proclamation designating
the week of April 21 to 26, Inclus
ive, as "Clean Up Week," and the
Community Club desires to add its
hearty endorsement to the move
ment. "Clean Up Week" is Invariably a
beneficial occasion, greatly to be de
sired; and In the present Instance it
Is particularly so because of the fact
that we are to have with us 'soon
thereafter a distinguished company
of United States aviators. As a mat
ter of civic pride we should, all of
us, be spick and span for their in
spection. Let's get to work, then, with
might and main. Let's have our
streets and our premises in such
shape that these men, when they
have departed, can conscientiously
say of Alliance, "We never saw a
cleaner town." This Is one matter,
surely, in which we all can stand to
gether for the good of the commun
ity. Alliance Community Club,
J. 8. RHEIN, President,
' Fire Chief Frank L. Merritt ex
pressed n hearty approval of the
"Clean Upi-' week plan and added
the following:
"The laws of the state and ordin
ances passed by the city council
make it compulsory for property
owners, or tenants, to rid their prem
ises of all waste paper, boxes, trash
and all debris that might jeopardize
the safety of such building from Are.
Ashes must be placed iu containers
provided for such and In. conformity
with the regulations. In accenting
the office of chief of the Alliance
Fire Department I stated flat I
would at all times enforce the laws,
insofar as the office Is concerned, to
the best of my ability and so I will;
The lawa provide that an Inspection
shall be made at least four times
luring the year and these Inspections
are to be made iu the bent judgment
of the fire chief. On Monday fol
lowing "Clean Up" week the first of
these will be made and those vhoie
premises have not been properlj
cleaned will be asked to show goxl
cause for such not having own done.
Flagrant cases will be prosecuted as
provided and insurance contracts
cancelled. I bave no disposition to
use the more drastic measures but
InsiKl that the provisions of the law
be complied with. Again I wish lo
suggest that Clean-up week be innl
successful from fvery point of view
and I trust that my first report to
the state authorities may be 'that Al
liance Is one hundred per cent
clean."
"I nm heartily in favor- of a Clean
Up and Paint Up campaign, for our
town and believe something should
be done at once to start It going,"
Mr. W. It. Harper said. "The best
evidence of pdblic spirit Is the Inter
est sliownin matters of this kind.
"It is our duty to promote con
servation and production in every
way possible to conserve Ideals as
well as health and property; and to
increase commercial and industrial,
as well as food, production. That
all way be euabled as well as urged
to do their share In waking prosper
ous conditions,
"Cleanliness, thrift and civic pride
are the essentials for home and
towns beautiful and safe from the
ravages of disease, fire, storm and
sun.
"Cellars and attics should be
cleared of the accumulation of trash
and fire risk, and liberal coats of
paint should be applied wherever
the buildings begin to look shabby
and before the ravages of the ele
ments begin to get in their work,
while every Inside surface of walls
and floors should be made attractive
and sanitary by paint and varnish.
"The move will also create a de
mand for every jobless man.
"Give the jobless man a job. If
you own property you have the job
to give. During the war you bave
had to allow your home, your prem
ises to run down. You could not
help this. A war ban on building
activities prevented the proper up
keep of property.
"Your money was needed for oth
er things, to help the government fl
nance the war, to help feed our own
soldiers and the starving millions in
Europe. Public buildings, private
homes had to be neglected. Deter
ioration was rapid. You KNOW row
that "Clean Up and Paint Up" must
be continuous.
"You know that It must be imme
diate now. You haven't a day to
waste.
"Your necessity is the jobless
man's opportunity."
The' annual roll call of the Bap
tist church will be bald at the church
parlors on Wednesday venue.
RAILROADMEN.
GET SPLENDID
WAGMNGREASE
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND MK.V
.AFFECTED BY TTIH AD
VANCE1 (HUNTED
Overtime. Question to lie Settled by
iw-i iniun uoaru or 8
Members
Train and englnemen on lines of
the national railways thla week were
granted another Increase in wages
by Director General Hlnea. The or
der affects more than 400,000 em
ployes and the Increases are retro
activeg to January 1. Claims of tha
employes for time and ajialf for ov
ertime In road service waa left to a
bipartisan board for decision. .
Practlf-ally completing the "war
cycle" of wage advance, Hints
gave the four great railroad broth
erhoods Increases ranging from $16 -to
$53.30 for men paid by the
month and from $1.31 to $1.53 for
men paid on a day basis, over their
1917 wage acalea.
The advances are designed to re
adjust "obvious injustices" wrought
by the general advance granted rail
workers May 25, 1913. Claims' of
the conductors, trainmen, firemen
and engineers have . been pending
since last December. Consideration
of the case has occupied the time of
the railroad administration wage
board since the first of the year,
when the bearings ended.
Only an approximate estimate of
the added burden of expense which
will accrue as-a result of the in
crease waa obtainable by railroad of
ficials. They estimated If increases
sought by the train and engtnemeti,
dining and sleeping car - employees
and railroad police had been in ef
fect under last year's conditions, the
additional advances n then
amounts would total about $17,500.
000 annually.
With the disposition of the broth
erhoods' claims for readjustment of
wage scales, only two relatively
small classes of railroad employees
remain to be dealt with, the Hines
statement announced.. Dining and
I sleeping car employees have present
ed tneir arinmenis ana ineir cases
are before the railroad administra
tion. Mmbers of the railroads' pr
Ike force were given increasea about
four week ago.
The question of the employee
claim for. time and a half for over
time in road service is fraught with
difficulties, tbe statement shews.
Hlnes' plan to leave K to a bl-partl-san
board of eight members four
representing labor and four repre
senting .the managements was re
garded by brotherhood leaders as :he
best method of settlement.
Should the employee win tl. Ir
fight the overtime resulting fron? li
declsibn will be retroactive to t.io
date of increase granted.
"The train and englnemen ear-
nativ limlst that they should be pvld
time Bid a half for overtime in roa-l
aervlce (Instead of pro-rata ov r
lime)," Hlnes explained, "claiming
that this Ik strictly analagous to t'.ie
allowance of punitive overtime afi r
eight hours of work which Is p.-M
(or exclusively by tbe nour. i.e
railroad managements, however, in
sist as strongly that do such analogy
exists. They say that work on vhe
road Is In the nature of "piece
work." that the employees while on
the road cannot be under supervis
ion and that they can largely innu
ence the time consumeo and ilio
speed of their trains. The board of
wages and a bi-pattlsan board of
eight will pursue this course. Ef
fective steps will bef.an 10 oure
their prompt possible action in this
matter."
Hints said the actual increase ror
1918 totaled $538,000,000. Me oe-
Hiired that had all increases now es
tablished or about to be estsbllsh'-d
been paid under the working condi
tions of last year, the increased pay
would have aggregated il?Z,3H.
000. Conseauently. the new rate or pay
will give the passenger conductors.
hrreaeemen and brakemen increas
es of $15, $19.80 and $30 per month
respectively. Twenty per cent or
the conductors, baggagemen and
brakemen In the west ana rony per
cent in the east wui receive in
maximum increase of $45, $53.30
and $51.25 per month respectively.
ALLIANCE CREAMERY TO
OPEN UP-TOW a uron r
The Alliance Creamery will on
Saturday morning open an up-iown
office for the transaction of the' bus
iness of the concern. The new quar
ters are located at 11 wesi miru
street, directly across from the
George Darling furniture establish
ment. It is planned to buy cream
and eggs at this station and to pay
cash for the same upon delivery.
Coal orders will also be handled at
this place, but otherwise no retail
bui-h.eaa will -be handled. In ar
ranging for this station Mr. W. E.
Spencer, manager of the creamery,
has solved a great problem for the
producers he has provided a place
where the eggs and ereafaa may be
taken and the highest market prices
received, at once, for the same. The
cream will be tested immediately up
on its being received and the other--wis
necessary wait for payment will
be gtolded.
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