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Decoration Day, May 30th is Drawing Near Plan Now to Observe it'as Never Before The Alliance Herald "THE MINT MAKES MONEY WITHOUT ADVERTISING; NO ONE ELSE CAN." Printer 'i Ink. Local Edition VOLUME XXVI. ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1919 NUMBER 23 8 Pages WINE, WOMAN AND SONG GET SCHOTT IN BAD WFIJy-KXOWN ALLIANCE MAIL IUKI MEN FKiURE IN III. NKJIIT PARTY Defendants Found CSuilty by County Judge In Hearing Held Tuendny 4iiven Six Months Some one is forever taking the Joy out of life for instance, the party of merry revelers at the Alliance Hotel Annex during the wee srua' hours of Tuesday . morning, which was broken up by Night Policeman Taylor upon information furnished by Wade Lane and which resulted In the appearance of several well known people in county court, Tues day. , From the testimony offered it ap pears that the party composed of Messrs Peter F. Schott, C. W. Nation, Oscar O'Bannon, Mrs. Eva Wil liams, 'Mrs. Wade Lane and Miss Bonnie Green bad gone for an auto ride the evening before and duri.-.g the evening had enjoyed a campftre cooked lunch at a secluded spot near the rilv. Cnmnletinr i"he lunrh 4 hp party returned to Alliance and four of the number, Messrs Schott and Natlnn and Menrianipa .IaiiA and Wil liams, went to the Alliance Hotel An aex for the purpose of enjoying a midnight feed and to later disband, but at thia nnint it :alRO annpara that Wade Lane had been watching the party ana naa rurmsnea tne nignt police with the Information neces sary for official Interference. When , Mr. Taylor was admitted to the room and had learned the story of those present be decided to call the assistance of Chief of Police Oscar Reed and weirt to a telephone and summoned Mr. Heed. Upon the ar rival nt the chief it waa decided to allow the members of the party to go to tneir respective nomes upon promise of appearance in police ceurt 'the next day, and in accord ance with such decision all left the hotel with the exception of Mrs Williams, who it annears In the tes tlmony, prepared for the night ami retired. Abut an hour later, Mr. 8chott, after leaving the police at the Drake Hotel corner beat the back track and returned to the hotel and to the room occupied by Mrs. Wil liams and it was here that the cou ple were found lor the second time aad the occasion of the filing of the more serious charge against mt. fcuhntt and Mia. Williams. When arraigned belore Judge Tasb in an swer to the charge of having com mitted "adultery" both Mr. Schott and Mrs. Williams pleaded "not guilty." Wade Lane,, informant in the case van the first witness called by he Mate. Mr. Lane told of having watched the party for some minutes and of havinx called upon Policeman Tavlor for official interference. He 1 stated that during a portion of the time he watched the scene the lights ia the room had been extinguished. Mr. Taylor's testimony was in sub stance to having found the Jour in the hotel room, apparently enjoying themselves, but in no conomoa which would warrant the occusatlon t improper relations and to having called Chief Reed to the scene. Mr. t?oh tnid of finding in the room fknn hlR arrival. Mr. Schott and Mrs Williams and of conversing with Mr. Nation on the outside. It appears that while Mr. Taylor waa absent from the room for the purpose of calling Mr. Reed Mr. Nation and Mrs. Lane left the same via the window route. He also told of in structing hose present lo go to their respective homes and to appear be fere the court the following morn ing, Leaving the hotel Mr. Reed ac cempaaied by Taylor and. Schott went to a local cafe and had lunch and the three walked as far as the Drake hotel corner together when they separated. The first witness for the defense waa Mr. Schott. who flatly denied all allegations of improper conduct. He admitted having been a member of the auto party and to having gone to the hotel, where found by the officer. When asked if he had registered for the room he said he had not. but later when the register was offered in evidence admitted having signed another's name to the " also denied having given a fictitious name to Officer Taylor when he claimed to be an oil salesman from Lnsk, Wyoming. In explaining his return to the room after told i to go heme by the officers he said that Mrs. Williams, when he left the room was la a very nervous condition and that he returned to sooth her and upon aading her In bed he sat In a chair. During the time between hla return U the room and prior to the return of Policeman Taylor he said .he lights of the room, with the excep tion of the bathroom lights, were irt Mrs. Williams, next called. T.rroborated the story of Mr. Schott U many phases, but claims that hen Mr. Schott returned to the 7jom. after having left with the JfflSrs be fell asleep In the chair and If she was soothed it was because If the peacefulness of bis slumber. She admitted having disrobed and nn to bed 4 t0 golng t0 hX dr disrobed condition upon the ie tarn cf Policeman Taylor. Troug.1 ateaufsstly ueny'ng any improper PROMINENT MASONS COMING TOLLIANGE win AfsWt in Orgs of Porfertlor Snturd' j.t Ixxlge City A ng. Several pr 3? Masons, officers ... f4 s o of the On: ce will be In A111- ance thl o organize for AI1I- a nee and tern Nebraska, Adon of Perfection, No. 6, Irani Lodge Scottish Rite Masons. Among the number will be Hon. Tlnley L. Combs, who will spend three days In tne city. The new lodge will have jurisdiction over the entire western half of the state and the meetings will be attended by more than a hundred prominent Masons from over the territory. ' The local Shriners will tender a banquet to Hon. Tlnley Combs at the Alliance Hotel tomorrow (Fri day) evening at six o'clock to attend which all local members are cor dially invited. Attorneys L. A. Berry, II. E. Gantt and Walter Metz attended court at Hyannis this week. FEDERAL ROAD WORK TO BEtfflUN JULY State tengrnew tteorge JoImihou Says W1J1 art in Near Future on Kratc Highways. State Engineer George E. Johnson Is authority lor the statement that worok on the federal aid roads will likely start during July. At this time there is available of the state and federal aid funds in District M, which is composed of Cherry, Dawes, Sheridan and Sioux counties, the sam of 1543,754.99 and in District L. composed of Boyd, Brown, Holt, Kaya Tabu and Rock counties, 347, 194.01. The roads, which are to be built under the supervision ot the state engineer and the county rom miBSioners in the counties through which the highways passes, will be made firm and substantial aad the work will be started on the high ways running east and west. The railroads will be followed is tar vs Is -possible and will pass through aTl the railroad towns.,, , - v In this project Js lnctoted ' the ChaSron to Alliance road the ionije tlon of wfhich western Nebraska pw ple have anxiously awaited for sever al years. Mrs. J. D. Emerick has keen -enjoying a visit from her mother Mrs. Chambers of Sidney. relations she admitted it required several minutes to make the Answer to the knock at the door by Mr. Tay lor and to later dress and jtrenare Tor the entrance of the officer. She said that she had received a divorce Xrom her husuband who is now in France and that she did not at this time re ceive an allowance from tb govern ment because of his service. Policeman Taylor, wbeu asked te the condition in which he 'ound the defendants upon his return said that he found Mrs. Willianjs disrob ed and that when Mr. Schott emerg ed from the room his shoes were noi tt fastened. Jesse M. Miller of the Alliance Hotel was called to prove the rental of the room for the night, but be cause of his not having been La the city he was unable to give any facts other that to show by the register that the room was hired to one E. G. Bruce, city. C. W. Nation was call ed, after the noon recess and testi fied to having been with the party or. the auto trip and to having gone to the room for lunch at the invitation of other members of the crowd. He said tha the had just arrived at the place when Mr. Taylor arrived upon his first visit. County Attorney Bayse in making his plea expressed the belief that the evidence was conclusive that there had been improper relations and that the court could but find the defendants guilty. The opposing counsel, Attorney Eugene Burton, appealed to the sympathy of the court on account of the family of Mr. Schott which Is one of the most high ly respected in the community. Judge Tasb in. passing sentence remarked that despite the fact that the dis grace to the family was keenly ap preciated by the court that the case had reached the place where there was no choice but to find Mr. Schott guilty and passed a sentence of six months in the county Jail. In the case of Mrs. Williams he felt that there waa a possibility that a less serious charge could be made and whh the consent of the counsel would make the punishment In ac cordance. This the counsel refused and the same dose as given Mr. Schott was administered. The bonds were fixed at $500 each and same were secured for Schottk but later the counsel agreed to a lesser charge against Mrs. Williams and she was fined 125 and costs and given "leave town" order and admonished never to return. Mr. Schott through his attorney has appealed to the district court. The entire affair is an unfortunate one and but again calls to mind the fact that: "Fines are bad. Jail Is Worse; Stay at Home boys, Safety First." STORM SEWER BOND ISSUE TO BE SUBMITTED CITY COr.XCIL Ml NT OET AITII OIIITY KOIl ISSI K OF K.Vl.OOO 11Y YOTK. Mnt lrovide Drainage He fore Work of Paving Can he stavtel Will Include Other Murks. At the city council meeting held on Tuesday night City Attorney Walter Meu was instructed to draft an ordinance establishing storm sewer districts composed of the pav ing district No. 2 and including Box Butte and Laramie avenue to Tenth street. This action was taken when it appeared by estimates and sugges tions made by Engineer Grant tbat the work, unless disposed of at this time would prove more expensive and difficult at a later date. The law In such cases makes It Impossible for a city of the lze of Alliance to vote more than $15,000 In any one year for storm sewer or kindred im provements, after the first year In which the amount is limited to 1100,000. Storm Bewers will neces sarily have ro be Installed through out the district Included In the new paving district and that it may be possible to make the mtenslon Is al ready being petitioned by the resi dent property holders in the district affected U "Will be necessary Tor tne council to include this in the storm sewer district now to be disposed oft Mr, Grant 'estimated that the coat of this Improvement at this time would be about $55.t)00 $70,000 if Chey enne street were Included north , to Tenth. The council also decided to at once take irii the city manager jilaro and several applications, which hawe been recerted will be given consid eration together with ethers which will be made. It was the sense of the meeting that the scheme should "be given an early trial and that as soon as the right man could be secured -it would 1 put lnio practice. Several new sidewalks were ordered In .and bills and claims considered and al lowed. The council again discussed the matter of holding over all bills not wesented by the thlr T the month ;and those , not 7 cuoinpanieT by the proper voucher and ba the Tu ture this will be the pracUre. . President Sallows of the Commun ity club .and John W. Gulbuiie, Vlce- wretMlent appeared belore ine coun ell and were granted the concessions for the stockmen conventions dur-f ing the three-day celebration hb of fleers of the club, but with the per mission goes the underataiMfltng that no concessions are to appear on Box Butte avenue. ilAEPffl WERE HOSTS AT SENIOR BAKQUET H'oll Known Alliance UmAu'ettN Man .and Wife Tendered Kborcllent Uanquct to Pupils and JOar.ulty. The faculty and senior class of the Alliance High School were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Harper at an elegant banquet uervbd in the grill room ot the Alliance Cafe Tuesday evenlnng. The event -will be one long to be remembered by the members of the class, woo enjoyed It from beginning to end. Music was furnished by the Alli ance Jaw Orchestra who were junined by the guests in the singing of popu lar songs during the evening. The room was tastily decorated In the class colors and with penanta. The banquet was served in elegant style lu courses by J. M. Miller and his capable assistants. , Following tha serving of the ban quet a short and interesting pro gram was furnished, including musie by the orchestra. Mr. Harper acted as tcaatmaster .a position which he filled in a capable manner. He and Mrs.ClIarper and the employees of the Harper Department Store, who were present, were the recipients of many compliments during the even ing. The speakers Included Principal Prince of the High, School, Miss Spacht for the girls, and short speeches by several of the boys. Mrs. H. W. Jones of Kansas City, a guest, gave spme intensely Interest ing readings. Tha last speaker was Lloyd Thomas whose subject was "Courage" and who briefly sketched the successful rise of the hosts of Alliance circles since they came to the city a fey wears ago. At the close of his speech a standing toast was given to Mr. and Mrs. Harper for "many happy returns of the even ing." Miss Ethel James, of the Harper Store, made a brief and In teresting talk which waa greatly en Joyed by those present Rufus Jones of the Community Club is very desirous of securing a good turn out of the business and professional men of the city next Monday morning when the Omaha Trade Excursion will make a short stay In our city. . Despite the fact that the train will arrive at an early hour Alliance people should re cognize this opportunity to favorably impress the leading business men of the state and should plan to be present. SGOTISH BARIT0NE&T0 ' SING IN ALLIANCE Clcii FJIiNon, Famous NoloM, Will Ater in New 1IImh Tone Test at M. K. Oitirth. Glen KlllHon, the popular Scotch baritone, will be heard In an unique recital at the M. E. Church on the evening of May 29tht. There are few men who have made such a success both in concert and vaudeville as Glen Ellison. In Europe and Australia he is better knowu as a singer of baritone opera roles. Whatever he sings, Is render ed With a wonderful understanding of the requirements of the selection, deep feeling and in a wonderful ap pealing voice.' It is when he sings Scotland that Mr. Ellison rises to artiitlc heights. He alngs them with rare effect. He has sung leading roles in grand opera In England and Australia. His concerts are gener ally entirely different fro nit he stilt ed orthodox kind for he generally in cludes a ftw rollicking tunes that ap peal to everybody. Admittance to the recital will be by card only. TRAVELING MEN GET ACTION ON HOTELS Hta Authorities Acting on Com i&hrt Made by Local Iwt Regard tng Poor Hotel Condition. Post M, T. P. A., held a lively and interesting session at the post head' quarters in the community club of fice. The most important subject be iore the pout was the condition of the hotels in certain western Nebraska towns. Couiilaint was made some time ago. by -the chairman of the boUl committee, regarding the con ditlon of the hotels at Bridgeport Dalton. Whitman, Crawford and IleniineforiL . In answer lo these complaint, let ters had been received rom different t'late oiliciaJs as follow: "Lincoln. Afil 21. 1919. We beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the I2th relative to boii'l .condi tions at Bridgeport, Daltea, V1)4:-iuuU-Crawler a.id JJeminsiord W Wish i thank you or this Jettcr and If more of t.h T,-J -A. posta would make their complaint as .you have the condition might be improved. We assure yu that -we will give this matter our iiumediiate attention and are taking it tip this morning with the Inspector on that territory. Most of our inspectors have fceen some what erejj n thbi line, s they were all new w whea the administration changed. However, they are now getting wise to ilieir lno und wo hope that they will take hold of the matter and realise that it Is neces sary to make tbee dirty hotels clean up. Wm. M. Widener, assistant deputy hotel conimiHskiner." 'Lincoln. Ayrtl 18, 1919. I am referring your letter to Mr. William Widener; who is secretary of the State HoU-I Commission. I am sure be will Ktve this omplaint his prompt attention. Samuel It. Mc Kelvie. Governor. " "Lincoln; April 22, 1919. The sub ject of hotel conditions in the west ern part of the state has been called to my attention and we are herewith enrloain a cobf of a letter' which has been sent to our inspector to in vestigate these conditions at once. We are desirous of co-operating with the boys on the road and would ap preciate their help wherever possi ble. If complaints made to this de partment are of a specific nature it will simplify the Investigation of the individual cases. Leo Stuhr. Deputy Commissioner." The secretary of the post reported that Post M now baa 185 members. The Nebraska Division now has Sv62 3 members, as compared with 3,163 one year ago. ' ' The city of Portland, Oregon, was endorsed for the national convention in 1920. S. W. Thompson, who Is known as one of western Nebraska's most ac tive good roads boosters and who Is a member of the post, was present. He has recently been appointed chairman of the good roads com mittee for the Alliance Community Club and requested the co-operation of all members of the Post. Mr. Thompson appointed on his commit tee C. M. Looney to look after the roada east; R. C. Strong, for the roads west and north; and he will look after the roads south. The committee reported that a bridge is badly needed at the Dunlap crossing over the Niobrara and over Pepper creek, 2 miles north of Alli ance on Jhe Chadron-Hot Springs road. The bridge at thla point, which Is In Dawes county, went out last June In a freshet and has not been replaced. The boys report that not more than one auto In ten gets over without being pulled out by team and that both Alliance and Chadron suffer from the bad condi tion of the crossing. S. W. Thompson and Itoy C. Strong, delegates who attended the state convention at York reported an Interstlng meeting with no serious disagreements during the conven tion. A flattering demonstration was given the report of the secretary of Post M when it was read to the convention. Jack Hawes was elected delegate to the national convention at New MAY ESTIMATE OF WHEAT CROP . SHOWS BIG GAIN CONDITION 1MPIIOYKI) (JREATLY Il IHXtl Till: MONTH OY Fit THE F.NTIItl STATU Yield Will Add l fl.OOO.OOO in Wealth of Commonwealth, F1a lire Agricultural Secretary. According to the crop report Is sued May 1st, from the office of the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture the condition of the winter wheat crop in Box Butte county Is 110 per cent; rye the same and hay 112 per cent. The estimated acreage of wheat is 8,284 acres. Sheridan county Is accerdlted with a 100 per cent wheat crop, as are Dawes, Sioux Ugnd Cherry countlese. Western Ne braska, in this respect, Is far ahead of the east end of the state, where In some places It Is claimed it will be necessary because of the heavy rains and the beaten down wheat to mow the crop before any material growth can be hoped for. A perusal of the report reveals much valuable Infor mation for the farmer of thla section of the state and In the same we find that Winter wheat Improved during- the past month and present chances for a record production are excellent, The condition of 1Q1 per cent, com pared to 97 per cent last month In dicates a production of 70,700,000 bushels, which is more than twice the production last year. At $2.00 a bfishel this will add $141,400,000 to the wealth of Nebraska farmers This is the latest estimate of A. E Anderson of the Bureau of Crop Estimates and E. R. Danlelson, .See retary of the Nebraska Board of Ag rlculture. The abandonment ' is practically negligible this year. This is an un UHual record in view of the extreme ly adverse seeding conditions until the second week of last October and csn be accounted for by a sufficient moisture supply mud a mJnianuiri of low temperatures since that time Some fear has reni expressed that the thick ft and may induce rust ?h U lot! or dry out. '.Vhea Is a little ia nxKunce of the usual which decreaao flta- chanc for rust. Plewvy of ruin Wot another 'Month will a ha out untie its moisture re quiremeuts as dry weuvher ! prefer able for wheat during Ike three weeks yrecedti(g harvest. While some lodging may tie expected Xrom the large, rank gmnwth, the pretent con dition is preferable to the small, spindling growth produced by a dry, umort4. 'oa- n.. Last .. h.t vests were very light and this should leave .an abundant supply of available plant food for the henvy stand of whit. In view of this, I here is little room at nreecut for lii pessimists. The condition of. winter wieaC for the Uni.'ed .V.ater In Z03. - cant compare! to per cent u nios'tn ago. lhin pr(.ies i rt oln ii.ut if approximately 900.f00.00O bushels compared to 558. 4 49,000 bushel the final maw ' r. The condition of rye is 102 jer cent whieh Indicates a production of 7,127.000 bushels, The condition of rye for the United States is 5.3 per ceiK. ' , ne pre', nil nary c.nrii n.l tame hay is 1,7S,"00 acres. 'The in crease in acreage is due largely to the ever Increasing acreage of alfal fa. This places Nebraska nearly first In the acreage of alfalfa, having prob ably a slightly lower average than Kansas. The possible harvest of wild hay may be 2,717.000 acres. This may vary considerable according to conditions. The present condition f all bay is excellent. Alfalfa espe cially Is farther advanced than unual for this date. Only per cent of last year's crop of all hay remains on farms compared to 13 per gent a year ago. The condition of pastures is very good. About 55 per cent of the plowing for spring planting was completed May 1. It was delayed by continued rains, a Approximately 4' per cent of the spring planting and sowing was done by May 1. The seeding of oats and spring wheat was delayed by numerous rains. The mortality of livestock for the f ast year was about the average, ex cept In the case of swine where it was lower. The past winter was very favorable for livestock. Shortage of feed reduced the vitality ot stock In some sections of the state. The general health of all live stock has been good. Attorney Earl Meyer made a trip to Harrison Monday on legal busi ness. Orleans In June, wKh R. C. Strong at alterntae. J. Oren Gould, pastor of the Alli ance Baptist church, waa appointed asa chaplain for the Post. He will preach a sermon soon for the mem bers of Post M, who will attend the services In a body. It was decided to hold a picnic at the Kllpatrick dam lake the second week in June. Fish will be caught, fried and eaten. The committee has charge of arrangements. A rising rote of thanks was' tend ered The Alliance Herald for the gift of a large United States flag to the Post. The next meeting will be held on Saturday, June 14th. JENKINS WINS CAR GIVENAT ELKS FAIR Hcniiiiftftml Ileal Kttfate Man Hold Lucky Ntmi!or In Automobile Drawing Hnturtlay Night. Mr. O. M. Jenkins, member of the firm of Tierce & Jenkins, well known llemlnpford real estate dealers held the lucky number in the automobile drawing held ns a part of tho Elks' Fair program Inst Saturday nlgnt. The car, a One Studebaker "six", waa at once turned over lo Mr. Jenkins. The Elks' fair, the annual festi val of the locnl lodge, which closed on Kntttrdny right proved thl year to be far more popular and success ful than even the most enthuslastlo had anticipated. The concessions and arrangements were In charge of Mr. P. H. llfo isborst an to him Is dao much credit for the $3,000 profit realized by the lodge. The atten dance throughout the entire week was exceptionally good and the dances were well patronised. FIRE FIGHTERS HAD BUSINESS MEETIEG Department Accept New Members and Transact Business Matter Last Night. The Alliance , Volunteer Depart ment had Its regular business meet Ing last night and disposed of the routine business and Claims against the organization. A goodly number of the members were present and great Interest was taken In the wel fare of the department. Six new members, among which Rev. Orln Gould 6 the Baptist church, were admitted .which for the present fills the membership allowed. . The base ball committee reported considerable progress made In the organization and shaping of a ball team and al ready It has received two challenges for games. One of these Is to bo played at Cordon during the stock men's convention at that place, June 12, 13 and 14th. T'ie other is from Chadron, where th are very anxl ons to meet the nremen-ball-tossers. , The department will as has been the custom for several months past continue, to conduct the Saturday night dances at the Armory with the department -orchestra furnishing the music. These dances have come to .be very popular and the boys feel thst to discontinue them would be to deprive the people of the city much reul enjoyment. Because of the excessive cost of construction of the same It has been decided by the committee In charge I to abandon the Idea of erecting an ; addition to the Armory at this time ! at least. All bids tendered the de partment wctr opened and rejected. OIL COMPANY MEN ! VISITED IN ALLIANCE President Andrews and Secretary . Armour In City Wednesday Ite- tween Train Fnroute to CaKr. Il..l.lin, t V n .. A ., A ' Secretary James A. Armour of the Alliance Wednesday between trulns, on their way to Cusoer after visiting the holdings of the company in Kan sas fields. The men are very optim istic over the prospects of the com pany, bo-sh in the Kansus and also in the, Wyoming fields. In addition to their already large holdings of Griffith stock, local pat ties have purchased, within the past week, over 20,000 shares of stock in this company. While In Knusns, Mr. Armour clos ed a eontrart for the drilling of a Kelson the. 890 acre ti;act held by .the y company In Wilson and Montgomery counties. The well will t- drilled 5Q0, Itet iunide of the company's line ( and is In a very promising location. It will be drilled on a royalty basis. A large production of gas has been brought in not far distant and there is every prospect of this being a good gas field. A well drilled here would be an excellent paying proposition if gas was found, which is very prob able. ' Some wells, brought in not far north of the company's holdings are bringing in as muc has 100 barrels and both oil and gas are being pro duced, by drilling a short distance south. Mr. Armour 'eft Wednesday after noon for i asper, whil-j Mr. Andrews remained In the city and will be here for a short time. They expect to let a contract for drilling on the Wyom ing holdings which are located on the Bolton creek dome, southwest of Casper and adjoining the holdings of Ihe Carter Oil Company. Three hundred dentists of Nebras ka will attened the annual meeting of the Nebraska. State Dental Society when it meets In Omaha May 19-23. This will be the fifty-second annual meeting of the organisation. The officers of the Society are: President, Dr. O. B. Balrd. Fremont; Vice-president, Dr. W. Clyde Davis. Lincoln; Secretary. Dr. H. E. King, Omaha; Treasurer, Dr. E. W. Fellers, Beat rice. Among the prominent out-of-state dentists who will appear on tha program are: Dr. Rupert E. Hall ot Chicago, Dr. W. D. Vehe of Minne apolis, Dr. A. Sophlan ot Kansas City, and Dr. Tinker ot Minneapolis.