J U 1 . II
VOLUME XXVII.
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY,. NEBRASKA, JANUARY 6, 1920.
NUMBER 1L
ALLIANCE RACKING GO. SECURES CHARTER
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BY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
Buildings Costing Three-Quarters of a Million Dollars
toBe Erected on a 160-acre Tract Near
City Plans for Great Industry. :
From now on, nothing stands In
the way of one of the biggest things
that has happened for Alliance and
the whole northwestern part of Ne
braska. The state securities com
mission, at a meeting Monday, au
thorized the Issuance of a million and
a half dollars' worth of stock by the
Alliance Packing company, and this
means that there will be erected, on
a 160-acre tract near this city, a
packing plant having a killing ca
pacity of 500 hogs and 100 cattle per
day.'
Glen Miller, president of the Alli
ance Community club, the organiza
tion whose activities are directly re
sponsible for bringing this big indus
try to this city, has Just returned
from Lincoln, where he went to con
fer with the state securities commis
sion. Mr. Miller explained the de
tails of the project to the commis
sion the latter part of the week, and
issuance of the authorization for
stock followed on Monday.
W. A. RANDALLSELLSJ
1, 280 -ACRE STOCK FARM
W. A. Randall this week, sold his
ranch, situated some twenty-eight
miles northwest of Alliance, to Hut
ton & Clark; who have resold it to a
man from Iowa. Possession is to be
. given March 1. Mr. Randall has not
yet completed his plans for the fu
ture, but will take a trip to his old
home in Iowa some time in the
spring. Later he will return to Box
Butte county. He plans- to erect a
horn eln either Alliance or Hemlng
ford. Mr. Randall is an enthusiastic ad
mirer of Box Butte county. He came
here in the early days when Alliance
was a city of tents, and established
the first drug store in the city.
Later he sold out and removed from
the county, but about fifteen years
ago returned and has been here ever
since. When he first come to Box
Butte county he owned practically
nothing but the clothes he wore, and
bas sold out at a price that means
he will have nothing to worry about
for the rest of his life, unless he
lives a whole lot longer than his best
expectations.
For a time he will do nothing but
rest and visit, but sooner or later he
expects to enter the business of sell
ing land. If anyone has the right
kind of knowledge of this western
country to make a success of selling
alnd, Mr. Randall is that man.
KINCAID 1WILL HELP
A letter received by Secretary
Rufus Jones of the Community club
today carries the welcome news that
Congressman Klncald will prepare
and introduce a bill in congress pro
viding for an adequate federal build
ing at Alliance.
BOY'S RIBS CRUSHED
BY POTATO WAGON
Harry Nellson. a twelve-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. II. Nellson of
Berea, suffered three fractured ribs
and other injuries when be fell off
the seat of a heavily loaded potato
wagon last Saturday. One of the
front wheels passed over his body.
The boy was brought to Alliance
on a freight that was passing through
the town at that time, and Is now In
the hospital, where his physician. Dr.
Bellwood, said Tuesday afternoon
that he was making a nice recovery.
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. Mr. Miller was accompanied to
Lincoln by It. E. Plumb, one of the
incorporators. In the articles of In
corporation Mr. Plumb is named as
president of the packing company,
and he will act In that capacity until
the first regular election of officers.
The new company will be entirely
an Independent affair, having no con
nection whatever with the big pack
ing concerns. Actual construction
work will be begun In the spring.
This is one of the really tremen
dous projects put across by the Alli
ance Community club, which la also
hard at work on the $100,000 organ
ization having as its object the build
ing of new homes here to accommo
date the crying need for adequate
housing facilities. If The Herald's
observation Is correct. Alliance's
commercial organization is Just
about the llvest thing in the state,
and is putting Alliance on the map
in a manner gratifying to this city
and to all of western Nebraska.
PLAN TO EMPLOY A
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
The executive committee of the
Red Cross and the home service
committee met together for the first
regularly scheduled, meeting of the
new year. , The matter of employing
a public health nurse was discused at
some length, and a committee, con
sisting of Jack Miller; thalrmaa;
Judge I. E. Tash and J. C. Morrow,
was appointed to make further in
vestigations and report.
A committee consisting of L. H.
Highland, chairman, Mrs. E. H. Boyd
and Jack Miller was named to de
cide what portion of the peace time
program of the organization should
be taken up, and the committee will
decide later Just when it will begin
to carry out the new program.
One of the features of the peace
time program may be put into effect
before the rest, the giving of first aid
instruction in the public schools.
The two committees decided in the
future to meet together save in cases
of emergency. '
BEN DRAKE RETURNS
WITH SHERIFF MILLER
Sheriff Miller returned from Lin
coln on No. 43 Monday, bringing with
him Ben Drake, who had been ar
rested at Lincoln the evening previ
ous. The arrest was made on com
plaint of Fred Hosten, and it charged
that Drake had drawn a check for
$.50 on the First National bank
when he had Insufficient funds de
posited there to pay the same.
According to the officers, Drake de
clares that when he drew his money
from the First National, he told them
of the check for $6.50 then out
standing, and requested them to hold
out the amount. Drake, who is a
fireman, had his hand hurt a short
time ago and, being unable to work,
decided to take a trip to Chicago t-1
visit his parents. He declares, !he
officers say, that the whole matter
is a mistake and will be easily
cleared up.
SHERCLIFFE KILLED
ATlOS ANGELES
Frank Shercllffe, . former Omaha
crook, believed to the Frank Nor
wood, has been murdered ' at Los
Angeles, according to news reports.
Two years ago he worked for an An
tloch potash plant. Leaving there,
he went to Omaha, where he Is said
to have been warned to leave the
city by friends of his who feared Tom
Dennlson would "get" him. Tears
ago he tried to Implicate Dennlsoa
in a Council Bluffs Jewel robbery.
TIIK WEATHER
For Alliance and vicinity: Snow
probably tonight and Wednesday;
colder tonight; much colder Wednes
day; winds west portion.
ANNUAL MEETING
Of HOME BUILDERS
The first annual meeting of the Al
liance Home Builders' association
will be held this evening at the
Community club rooms, at which
time officers and directors will be
elected and plans discussed.
, Glen Miller, who returned today
from Lincoln, where he had been
present at the hearings of the state
securities commission while the ap
plication of the Alliance Packing
company was under discussion,
brings back word that there will be
no delay in the issuance of a charter
for the company.
GOVERNMENT PLANS
ELIMINATION OF REDS
Nearly Five Thousand Arrests in Na-tlon-Witle
llald on Com- -iiiunist
Organ factions
On Friday and Saturday of last
week, agents of the department of
justice ordered raids in thirty-three
cities of the United States, and ar
rests were made of nearly five thou
sand radicals. There is sufficient
evidence to warrant the deportation
of over two thousand of the captives,
and the sailing date of the second
soviet "ark" has been tentatively
set. for January 10. It is probable
that more than one vessel will be
needed to carry away the "reds Be-,
cured in the big round-up.
With these raids, officials of the
department believe that the back
bone of the radical revolutionary
movement In America' , bas ,. been
broken. 'iTons of propagandist liter
ature and a large quantity of bombs,
rifies, ammunition, pistols, bayonets
and knives were secured. .
Evidence connecting the self-styled
ambassador to . the United States
from the soviet government, L. C.
A. K. Martens, with communist pro
paganda has been unearthed, and it
is said that he is one of those slated
for deportation. ,.
KEEP UPJYOUR
VYAR'RISK INSURANCE
It is regrettable that so many for
mer service men are not keeping up
their government life insurance is
sued through the bureau of war risk
insurance in Washington. The fact
seems to be due largely to wide
spread confusion and lack of infor
mation as to the right of former
service men to permanent govern
ment life insurance, and the process
by which this insurance may be re
tained. The demobilization of our armed
forces was so rapid and was attended
by such uncertainty on the part of
service men as to future civil occupa
tions and permanent places of abode
that it was not surprising that many
of the men gave little thought to the
matter of Insurance. Others doubt
less thought the original term (war
risk Insurance) ceased when they
were demobilized and did not know
it might be converted into any one
of the several forms of permanent
government life insurance (con
verted insurance). Still others, im
mediately upon their return to civil
life, felt financially unable to con
tinue the insurance. They should
now take advantage of the liberal
provisions for reinstatement. Now
that the Sweet bill has been passed
this Insurance is more desirable than
before. Visit the home service bu
reau of the Red Cross for the latest
information.
W. R. Harper returned the first
of the week from his eastern buying
trip, which Included ha'f a dozen of
the big wholesale centers. He has
been away for nearly two weeks. He
managed, during his absence, to per
suade Chris Ehlnger to retain with
him- and the Herald, as well as a
lot of Chris' other friends, hopes he
will reconsider his decision to leave
Alliance.
BASYE TAKES FALL
OUTOP ANTLES
Why Convict Criminals If They Are
Paroled in Time to Heat the
Sheriff Home?
County Attorney Lee Basye has
taken a fall out of II. H. Antles, sec
retary of the department of public
welfare. Incidentally, Mr. Basye calls
attention to the menace to the pub
lic that lies in the easy granting of
paroles, reprieves- and pardons.
Under the present system, when a
criminal receives an indeterminate
sentence, mighty few of them serve
out even the initial period.
It all came about thusly: A few
days ago, Mr. Basye receivea a let
ter from Mr. Antles, in which the
secretary desired recommendations
on two or three men who have been
sentenced from this county within
the past two months. Mr. Antles
stated that this information was de
sired in connection with paroling
these men. And, among other
things, this is what Mr. Basye told
him:
"It is quite an expense and a great
deal of work to catch and convict
criminals. If they are to be paroled
at the state penitentiary, and are al
lowed to return home before the
sheriff can get back on his taking
them to Lincoln, It seems to me that
it is folly for the officials and the
county to go to the expense of con
victing these men. Public opinion is
very strong against the state board
for ' paroling these criminals. It
seems to me that no person should
be allowed to make any application
for a parole until the minimum pe
riod of his sentence has expired."
Mr. Antles was exceedingly prompt
to reply. He says that there is no
application for parole for the men in
question, but that he wants to have
the information all catalogued and
indexed so that when application Is
made, there need be no delay,. He
thinks that it ought to be given while
ltOx in the mind. .Above all, it ap
pears, the interests of criminals must
be never, lost sight of, and evidently
it is the plan of the new department
to have recommendations on hand in
order that these gentry be not the
least discommoded when they grow
tired of prison life.
Late reports tell of another re
prieve for Cole and Orammer
which makes about the 'steenth time
the execution of these men has been
postponed. This time it said to be
due to the failure of the executioner
to arrive, but it is likely that a hear
ing set for January 5 would have de
layed it, anyway.
Mr. Basye has called attention to
a matter that Is fast arousing public
Indignation. A number of newspa
pers over the state have expressed
the opinion that the series of re
prieves given to Cole and Orammer
are only the preliminary to a commu
tation to life imprisonment, after
which it will be comparatively easy
to grant paroles. The Beryl Kirk
case, too, has been unfavorably com
mented on, and the success of a cer
tain Lincoln law firm in helping to
defeat the ends of Justice.
Mr. Antles' reply, in part, follows:
LINCOLN, Neb., December ?4,
1919. Hon. Lee Basye. Alliance,
Neb. Dear Sir: I request each man
who goes into the penitentiary to
give me within sixty days after his
entrance his application for parole, if
he is subject to parole. I do this,
Mr. Basye, for the reason that it
gives me ample time to correspond
with county attorneys, district
Judges and sheriffs and all people in
terested for and against the man so
that I may have full data before me
when the man comes up for parole.
It Is my intention to get all the
above information on each and every
prisoner coming into the penitentiary
and I desire to get this while it is
fresh in the minds of the prosecut
ing attorney and others, and before
the matter has grown cold and the
county attorney, sheriff, Judge and
others would have but a hazy recol
lection of the circumstances.
In all my letters I have requested
that they make recommendation on
these paroles but I find a great many
county attorneys hesitate in saying
that in their opinion this man should
serve his full sentence, or so many
years, etc.
My desire Is to get all the Infor
mation surrounding the compilation
f the crime, together with th fol
'(w'i psst, and by taking this to
gether with his record In the pen-
it ))t!ary make op our decision as to
his ability to make a respectable cit
izen when li leavps the prison. I
do net want the county attorneys and
district Judges to got the idea that
the writer does not rely upon their
Judgment In these cases it is abso
lutely necessary for me to have their
opinion and recommendation Defore
me that I may know their ezact feel
ing in the matter. If I still hold the
present position as secretary of the
department of public welfare I will
correspond with you again regarding
before paroling him. I wish
you to rest assured that I want to
co-operate with you in these matters
but would respectfully request that
you not only send me a history of
the case but your opinion as to the
possibility of the man correct
ing himself within a certain length
of time.
Again thinking you for informa
tion regarding these men, I remain,
Very respectfully,
H. II. ANTLES,
Secretary Dept. of Publlo Welfare.
LA. LAC(EY
UNDERARREST
CHARGE OF FIRST DEGREE MUR
DER AGAINST HIM
Complaint Charges That He Admin
istered Strychnine to His Seven-Vcar-Old
Daughter, Pauline
Lawrence A. Lackey was taken in
to custody Saturday under a war
rant issued y te county courth, and
was confined in the county jail,
charged with murder in the first
degree.
The complaint charges that he ad
ministered strychnine to his seven-year-old
daughter, Pauline, a few
weeks ago, with intent to cause her
death. . .
The date for the preliminary ex
amination bas not been set, but it
will probably be held the first of next
week. . .. 5 . ...
BASKET BALL IS ;
INJFULL SWING
With a game with the Morrill
quintet next Saturday night on the
latter's floor, basket ball practice has
started with pep and a good turn out.
After a rest of two weeks the prac
tices are more strenuous to prepare
the quintet for the heavy schedule of
twelve games.
The locals have been defeated at
the hands of the strong Crawford
high school quintet, but they are de
termined to return the compliment
when the Crawfordltes invade Al
liance. After the game at Morrill
Saturday night the locals will battle
the strong quintet from Scottsbluff
on the local floor a week from Friday
night '
Ray Edwards could not resist the
cage game any longer. He has been
performing In one of the forward's
positions and strengthening the
team. The backs should be ready
in the near future to meet any team
in western Nebraska. They should
clean the slate and go to the state
tournament again next spring.
In order to have a winning team it
must have backing and co-operation.
When the season tickets come the be
ginning of next week be prepared to
take some.
The Girls Team
Thelma Zobel was elected captain.
The team is weakened by the loss of
their center, Clara Garett, on account
of sickness. In spite of that Mr.
Messrsmith is working hard to get
the team in trim for the two games
this week. They play at Scottsbluff
Friday night and then journey to
Morrill to take them into camp. That
will make a double-header at Mor
rill Saturday night.
The following line-up will make
the trip:
Elsie Simpson, L. F.
Genet Lunsford, R. F.
Beatrice Liedloff, C.
Lillle Simpson. S. C.
Frances Schott, L. O.
Thelma Zobel. R. G.
Subs Irma Ellis, Ethel Trabert,
Josephine Wilson.
We are starting to study the
"Hand Book for Nebraska Citizens"
this year. Everyone Is urged to be
present and begin with us. Visitors
are always welcome. Members bring
PETITION OUT
FORNEW$100,000.
SCHOOL BUILDING
. . .i
IK) A III) OF EDUCATION STARTS
BALL ROLLING
Plans to Rulld Senior High School
Till Summer on Same Lots
as Present Building -
The board of education, at a meet
ing Monday evening, took the Initia
tive in the matter of securing needed
additional school facilities, and will
present to the voters a proposition to
erect a new 1100.000 senior hlth
school building on the same lots with
the present high school building.
There are two ways in which nermis-
slon to erect the building may be se
cured, by a bond election or by a pe
tition signed by 51 per cent of the
qualified voters in the district. Th
board believed that the latter method
was the better, inasmuch as it will
save both time and money. Elections
are expensive, and volunteer workers
will attend to circulating the peti
tions, which have already been draws
up.
The petitions call for the erection
of a $100,000 building, which lthe
largest, unaer tne law, mat can M
constructed under our present prop
erty valuation. It Is feared that this
money will not erect the sort of t
building needed, but it will enable
the board to get a good start, and
when, in April, the new valuations
are made, a second proposition can
be submitted If it is found necessary.
Property values in the district have
advanced tremendously during the
past year, and there is no question
but that the new figures will be large
enough to admit of raising the limit.
There is no question that this is
the last year that the Alliance
schools can do effective work in the
present quarters. Conditions are too
crowded now for the best kind of
work, -especially -ilnce the holidays.
when, as usual, a number of new en
rollments have been made. There
are usually a number of new pupils
at the first of the year, but at some
of the schools record enrollments
Were made. -
Anyone who Is qualified to vote
in the school election may sign the
petition for the new building. A
qualified elector Is a male or female
of twenty-one years who has eUher
children of school age or property
assessed in bis or her name.
1 This is the proper time to make
the move, and in order that there be
no delay. The Herald trusts that
every qualified voted sign the peti
tion as soon as it is presented to him.
The schools are the most important
business that Alliance or any other
placeconducts, and no one will
deny that the local teaching force
bas been handicapped during the past
few years. This is one Improvement
that cannot be delayed. Alliance
cannot hope to grow, unless it has
schools as well as additional houseSs.
Let's Go!
The force in the sheriff's office
is planning to fix up a rogue's gal
lery, and a room bas been set apart
for that purpose.
COME ACROSS
Two hundred fifty-eight dol
lars and twelve cents were re
ceived in donations for Armenian-Syrian
relief, following the
showing of the picture, "Auc
tion of Souls." This amount
has been forwarded to the state
committee at Omaha and cred
ited to Box Butte county's
quota.
These people are in the most
destitute condition Imaginable.
Sixty dollars will keep one alive
for a year. Alliance ought to
care for at least ten more, a.
total of 1800. Five dollars per
month to keep a child from
starvation. How many months
will you care for one of these
little ones?
R. E. Knight Is treasurer of
the fund for Box Butte county.
Hand your gift to any minister
or any member of the com
mittee. A. I. KEARN3,
See Near East Belief.
one with you.