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VOLUME XXVII. ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1920. NUMBER 25. ALLIANCE BRAr; OF WOMAN'S ARn; "Woman's Club Committee Sponsor ing Ecanomy Campaign Are Awaiting Instructions The Alliance Woman's club, which Is sponsoring the economy campaign In this city, is off to rather a late start. The club's president, Mrs. W. W. Norton, has been in California, and all the literature dealing with the subject was sent to her at Lob Angeles and had to be returned. As soon as detailed information arrived, last week, Mrs. Will Johnson , was selected as chairman of the commit tee. Then state headquarters further delayed matters by sending her a commission as chairman for Garden count, instead of Box Butte. The drive of the woman's army had been scheduled to end on February 20, but the Alliance club wasn't able to do much more than make a start by that date. The woman's army has been mak ing things Interesting for the dealers in other cities and towns of the state. In Borne places public meetings have been held, addressed by leaders of the movement In the state. Pledge cards have been distributed and widely signed. Lists of retail "prices have been made and sent in to state headquarters. In Alliance, these lists have been made and forwarded, but there the work is halted. A false impression of the nature of these lists has gone out, with the result that some of the retailers are a trifle warm under the collar. Statements have been made that the committee collected only prices of materials without attention to grade, but this is not the case, the women say. Definite grades were given before prices were asked, and inasmuch as the report shows little variation in Alliance retail prices, it may be presumed that the women knew what tehy were asking for and that they got what they wanted. A large supply of pledge cards has been received by the Alliance club, but no effort has been made to have hem signed. In fact, some mem j bers of the committee doubt whether this is worth doing. They have called so public mass meeting; and In all probability none will be called. The price lists were asked for, and the committee secured them, but Inas much as the campaign has officially ended, they have written for instruc tions. If state headquarters says to continue the work, it may be done. There the matter rests. A considerable amount of publicity matter has been furnished the news papers of the state on the economy campaign. It develops that the gen eral federation of woman's clubs, at the convention held at Asheville, N. C, last May, adopted a resolution offering the assistance of woman's clubs in promoting the campaign to make America a thrifty nation. Writ ers everywhere have pointed out that America is In an orgy, of spending The - country has gone "shopping mad," they tell us. Approximately ten thousand people each day, ac cording to estimate, are selling their liberty bonds. The original plan was to lnaugur ate a thrift campaign. Governor McKelvie, when faced with a public demand for a war on high living costs, neatly sidestepped the issue by commissioning the state federation officers to make their thrift and econ omy campaign a campaign against high prices. The women have the - support of the retailers of the United States, the Nebraska federation of retailers and the association of re tail clothiers. The object of the economy cam paign, it is announced, is to show the women what can be done in helping to 'reduce prices not by means of boycott, but by sensible buying. The borne standard sets the schedule of production for the industrial world Much of the trouble is the result of a shortage of supply. Conservation is still necessary. ' FORMER RESIDENT ?L l.fil DIES IN FLORIDA E. C. McClure, for over twenty vmri a resident of Alliance, died in Florida. Sunday of last week, and ... hnrted Thursday. He was at one time owner of one of the largest Art roods establishments in the city, About three years ago he closed out bis Interests-here and removed to Florida. He was a member of the Knight sTemplar and the Sbrtners. Mrs. McClure- is a - sister ol Mrs, Joder of this city. FRED HOOVER FUNERAL HELD MONDAY AFTERNOON Funeral services for Fred Hoover, o was burned to deatn at his V home west of Alliance last irinv WMilnr nr tielil f mm odlst Episcopal church in thlv 'a X 2 o'clock Wednesday fter. .r. Rev. Mearl C. Smith of ficiated. The body was laid to rest In the Alliance cemetery. The Odd Fellows attended in a body and as sisted in the services at the grave. Fred M. Hoover was born at Sum mit City, Fa., June 6, 1884, and died February 20, 1920, at his home ear Alliance, aged thirty-five years, eight months and fourteen days. When oly one year of age he came with his parents to Nebraska, locat- ng on a ranch near Gordon. Here he grew to manhood, and lived until seven years ago when he moved to Alliance. In 1913 he was married to Blanch Chapman, who with one child sur vives him. He was a member of the Episcopal church, the Masonic and Oddfellow's lodges. Besides his immediate family, he survived by his mother, - Mrs. Powell of Gordon, and one brother, Ray, of Long Pine, Neb. COMING IN STRONG ON HOME STRETCH The Alliance high school basket ball teams are coming in strong on he home stretch. The girls team, hich lost but one league game dur ing the season, has tied the Scotts- bluff girls for the championship, and unless something occurs to prevent, will probably play off the tie on a neutral floor, Sidney being the choice. The boys, who struck a run of hard luck two or three weeks ago, have been playing in better form than ever, despite the hapdicap of the loss of two of the best men. Fri day evening, in a big double-header, the boys took the fast Bayard team to a cleaning to the tune of 15 to 35, and on the same evening the girls trimmed the Scottsbluffs fluffs, 7 to 0. The double bill Friday , was the best ever presented on the local floor, according to the fans, and 'there was Tecord number of them out to wit ness the contest. Both games were decidedly fast, and while there was some unpleasantness during the girls' game, due' to the efforts of Coach Tyson Of Scottsbluff, who acted as umpire and fought hard to save the day, there was no uettiou as to the outcome. The Alliance boys and the Bayard girls furnished the chief thrills. The team, which had still a chance to be one of those to tie for the champion ship, never played in better form. and the teamwork was especially good. Captain Glen Joder featured with splendid floor work, and was ably supported by, each member of the team. Attorney Earl Meyer rif- ereed both games. In the girls' game, Alliance vs. Scottsbluff, Coach Tyson, who had agreed to leave the decisions to the referee, suddenly decided that he wanted to umpire, and umpire he did. He tooted his little whistle as siduously during the game, calling some twelve or fifteen fouls, a notice able feature being that out of the entire total but two of them were called on members of his own team. At the close of the engagement, Mr. Tyson declared that Alliance would either give Scottsbluff a game or play off the tie on a neutral floor. The latter proposal is strongly favored by the Alliance girls, and providing the consent of the association is gained. the contest will take place. Monday evening, while the Alii- ance boys were in bcouboiuh, me girls' team played on the home floor against Chadron normal, the hoterto undefeated champions of the league next door, and when the scrimmage was over, the undefeated had lost. 31 to 3. The following is the lineup Elsie Simpson, forward; Garnet Lunsford. forward; Clara Garrett, center: Lily Simpson, second center; Thelma . Zobel, guard, Frances Schott, guard. Blanche Peterson sub stituted for Thelma Zobel in the sec ond half, the latter having been forced out of the game by an Injury to her knee. A preliminary was played by the eighth grade teams from Central and Emerson schools, which resulted in a tie. The two teams played good ball and were evenly matched. Coach McCandles of Chadron refereed the game, and was an entirely satisfac tory official. The Chadron girls are on a little post-season tour this week. They will play at Scottsbluff this evening, at BayardWednesday evening and at Torrlnrton,- Wyo., on Thursday. TEACHERS' MEET ISCALLED OFF According to Present Plans, No 0n ventlon Will fit Held This Year The meeting of western Nebraska teachers, scheduled for Alliance some time during the coming month, has been called off, according to Miss Opal RuBsell, secretary of the asso ciation. W. R. Pute cf the local schools Is president of the associa tion. The decision was made short ly before Mr. Tate left for Cleveland to attend the sessions of the national education association. Several reasons are given for do ing away with the convention this year. A number of the schools in this district lost considerable time during the coal shortage, and in others the influenza has seriously handicapped the work. It was de cided that the better course' was to complete the terms with as few va cations as possible. The committee appointed by the Community club to take care of the visitors' entertainment has been kept busy endeavoring to And accommo dations for the prospective guests. Alliance will be in much better shape to handle a large number of visit ors another year, after the home builders' have had an opportunity to provide more houses. IRATE FATHER CHARGED IMPERSONATING COP According to word received by Chief of Police Taylor Tuesday morning, a Crawford gentleman who bears the same surname as the chief himself Is in dutch for fair. The Btory is that, in order to revenge himself on a suitor of his daughter, he came to Hemlngford, posing as a deputy sheriff, and caused the arrest of George Miller, employed on the Worley ranch. The Crawford man is said to have told the Hemlngford marshal that be had a warrant for Miller's arrest. And the Hemlngford marshal, acting on this statement, phoned over to Night, Watch Trabert, who promptly secured Mr. Miller, Mr. Miller was as promptly re leased, and advised by the chief to proceed to Crawford and have it out with the other Mr Taylor. Accord- ng to Chief Posson of Crawford, Miller arrived in that city, and the fake warrant was Boon brought to light. BAIL NOT SECURED FOR LAURENCE LACKEY Up to the time of going to press. friends of Laurence II. Lackey had not been able td secure the (5,000 ball required to give him his liberty. Lackey's attorneys put up a strong plea for his release under bond, set ting forth that his children needed his support' and that there was little danger of his escaping. Judge West- over granted the plea at the special term of district court held last Fri day, but bondsmen have not been secured. Only Five After March 1, The Alliance or $3.00 per year. If you live Alliance, you will pay the lower increased postage and mailing charges, you'll have to come across with 50 cents additional. The Herald prints more real news than any other paper of Its class in the state. Live news of Alliance, printed while it's still news, written in a newsy way. All the news that's fit to print and nothing that isn't. Until March 1, subscriptions will be received at the old rate. Regular subscribers may pay for not to exceed one year in advance at $2.00 per year. Use the coupon before you forget it. SPECIAL The Herald, Alliance, Neb. ied find $3.00 for which . i i . ilptlon to The Alliance Name ........ Postofflce R. F. D. or Box No.. Mark with an Z (New. ALLIANCE POLICE SHATTERROMANCE Ruin a Perfectly Good Kloement at the Request of Anxious Parent Chief of Police Nova Taylor Sun day evening, at the behest of un sympathetic parents, ust simply ruined an elopment. Jack Dutt of Scottsbluff, aged all of eighteen years, and Miss Emma Harding of Minatare, who had it all planned out, neglected to take the telephone into consideration, and another ro mance is either spoiled or delayed, according to the chief. The couple met by appointment at Scottsbluff Sunday evening and the varnished cars brought them hither. Shortly after 8 p. m.. Chief Taylor got a telephone call from the girl's mother at Minatare. He received a good description of the elopers and was able in spite of a snowstorm to pick them up as they came off the train together. The next day, the chief escorted the into their respective homes. The young lady was taken to Minatare, and the would-be husband to Scotts bluff, where their parents were on hand to receive them. PLAN LIVELY SESSION FOR INSURANCE MEN A lively meeting is promised at Al liance on March 23 and 24, when the Nebraska association of insur ance agents get together for the first meeting that has been held by the as sociation in many years. President J. W. Guthrie has notified the mem bers of this fact and has also given out further details of the program. , The first day has been planned as one of entertainment, leaving the 24th for more serious matters. A trip is contemplated for the 23d dur ing the course of which the $10,000,- 000 potash plants near Alliance will be visited. In the evening a smoker is to be a feature. , Although Alliance is in a remote section of the state, the agents of this city are such a lively bunch that a rousing time is assured and a full attendance is expected. The last meeting was held in Kearney. SCHOOL BOARD SELECTS SUPERVISING ARCHITECT The Alliance school board has se lected Architect Meglnnis of Lincoln to draw plans for the new high school building which will be erected on the site with the present high school building. It is planned to have work begin as soon as spring arrives. The board has secured suf ficlent signatures to the petitions to authorize a bond issue, and bonds to the amount of $150,000 will be issued. Pete Beckwell is engaged in in stalling a hot water heating system in the Norton building. When com pleted, this will give the hotel oc cupying the upper floor a modern system of hot and cold water in each room. Days Left Herald will cost you either $2.50 within a radius of 150 miles of rate, but outside of that, due to 12.00 OFFER credit me with one year's addl- Herald. Stat .) or (Renewal. ANYHOW, T1IHR11 WKRH A FEW DECREASES The average family expenditure for food Inrrensod 2 per cent in the month ending January 15, accord ing to statistics ninde public recent ly at the lihor department. This 's an Increase of 9 per cent over Janu ary, 1919, and 104 per cent since January, 1913. Comparisons of re tall prices paid for forty-four articles of food, showed twenty-nine had ad vanced since December 15, while eleven had decreased and four were unchanged. Prices of cabbage Increased S3 per cent, potatoes 26, granulated sugar 23, onions 11, lamb 4, hens 7, flour 5, isrloln steak, rib roast, chuck roast and bread 4 each, round steak and raisins 3, rice 2, ham, evapor ated milk, macaroni, baked beans, tea, coffee and bananas 1. Decreases were recorded in strict ly fresh eggs 8 per cent, butter 6, lard and canned tomatoes 3, pork chops, storage eggs and oranges 2, fresh milk, canned corn, canned peas and prunes 1. LARUE ATTENDANCE FOR. CLUIVS ANNUAL 11ANQUET The committee having in charge the sale of tickets for the annual banquet of the Community club re ports a surprisingly large sale of tickets. Those who have been over- lokeod in the canvass will be able to secure tlcketB at the secretary's of fice. Governor McKelvie will make the chief address on that occasion, and considerable interest is being shown. ANOTHER STEP NEARER CHAMPIONSHIP GOAL The Alliance boys are another step nearer the championship goal. In a game with Scottsbluff on the sugar city floor Monday evening, they trimmed their opponents by a score of 25 to 18. At the end of the first period the situation looked rather dark, Scottsbluff being on the long end of an 8 to 7 count, but the Alli ance boys rallied and played in ideal form the rest of the game. It was a rough house game all the way through, according to reports of the contest reaching Alliance. - Friday the Alliance team will play Sidney on the local floor, and if the locals are again victorious, It will mean that Alliance, Kimball and Sid ney will be tied for the champion ship. The Friday game wll Ibe a thriller. TAYLOR ARRESTS MAN FOR SCOTTSBLUFF Chief of Police Nova Taylor Tues day afternoon picked up Virgil Day, wanted in Scottsbluff to answer to a charge of grand larceny. Day, who has also gone under the names of Jack Wilson and Earl Wilson. Is said to be implicated in the theft of automobiles and hides. He was dis covered in a local pool hall, and has admitted that he is the man the Scottsbluff authorities are seeking. He was going under the nam of Earl Smith in Alliance, and was em' ployed as a dishwasher. MKLICK & REDMON TRACTOR SCIHXMi Despite the handicap of cold weather and -roads that are almost impassable, the Melick & Redmon tractor school opened Tuesday noon with an attendance of over fifty, and I considerable interest. Prospects are I that the second and third days of the session will see a big increase. There Is a full corps of factory ex perts lecturing on the various phases of tractor operation. ENCOURAGING REPORTS FROM GRIFFITH COMPANY Stockholders in the Griffith Oil company continue to receive encour aging report sregarding the holdings of this company, largely financed at Alliance, in the Poison Spider field. thirty miles southwest of Casper. The Griffith company has 640 acres I of leased state land one mile from the Poison Spider Bolton 'syndicate well Just recently completed and which is now overflowing the top of the casing. They also have another section of validated government land one-half mile from a well being drilled by the Carter Oil company and now down 1,500 feet, The Frantk corporation is drilling in the same field and the New York Oil company has a well completed two months ago, within one mile of the Igrlfflth holdings, in which oil Is standing at the top of the casing. $3,000 DAMAGE IN LAUNDRY FIRE Maze Thursday Evening Was Con fined to Small Area and Was Soon Extinguished Quirk action on the part of the Alliance volunteer fire company re sulted, in a saving of considerable money to the Alliance steam laundry Thursday evening, when a fire broke out in the steam drying room. The alarm was turned in at 8:30 o'clock a patient in the city hall hospital, adjoining the laundry, seeing the flames from the window. The fire was confined to the drying room, but the loss will probably exceed $3,000. It is difficult to explain the origin of the fire. The drying room is lined with heavy sheet iron, and contained only two racks of clothing about three hundred suits of overalls and underwear. The heat in this room is furnished by a number of steam pipes. The contents of the room were destroyed, and the wooden framework was so burned that it will have to be rebuilt. Just how a fire could gain headway in a room filled with steam is more or less of a mystery. Employes were in the building un til after 7 o'clock. When the alarm was turned in, It was less than two minutes before the firemen were on the ground, and within ten minutes the blaze was extinguished. Had the fire gained only a little more bead way, it is probable that the plant would have been forced to close down. Machinery valued at thou sands of dollars was within a few feet of the drying room, and the wooden rafters overhead would have spread the flames. Aside from the drying room and the clothing It contained, the loss was not extensive. , There were five canvas aprons for the mangle on top of the enclosed room, valued at $40 each, and these were rendered worthless. There was some damage from water, but none from smoke. Mr." Hill is enthusiastic in bis praise of the prompt action of the depart ment. The laundry will be somewhat handicapped for the next two or threeaaysr bur 'the - Inconvenience will not be of long duration. The loss was fully covered by Insurance. BLISS TO HOLD SERIES OF MARKETJAY SALES Col. L. E. Bliss this week an nounces that he win inaugurate a series of market day sales, which will be held each Saturday afternoon on the acant lots north of the Alliance hotel, from 2 to 3:30 o'clock. The sales will start at that location, and the farm machinery and small stuff will be disposed of, after which the cattle and horses will be sold at the Palace barn, at the rear of the lots. Many people have a horse or two. or small lists of articles, that they would like to have sold, but not a sufficient quantity to warrant hold ing a public sale. Mr.' Bliss plans to take care of such cases and will make the market da" sMe a regular thing. He has found a number of farmers and stockgrowers who are enthusiastic over the Idea, and a good list of stuff has been secured for the first sale, which will take place the coming Saturday. ELKS DANCES CEASE TILL CLOSE OF LENT There will be no more dancei at the local Elks club until March 17, when the St. Patrick's day ball is scheduled, according to announce ment by W. R. Harper, chairman of. the entertainment committee. The L Patrick's day dance will be an n via hAiisA r ran v a AVAFVnn a w nn wants to shake the light fantastlo toe, and the committee is making ar rangements that will insure its suc cess. Special decorations have been ordered, the best orchestra available will be secured and there will be light refreshments served. The committee thought it advis able to do away with all dances (lur ing the lenten season, Mr. Harper said. Shortly after the close of Lent the committee will stage a formal ball, where the requirements will be garments that are strictly soup and fish. NOTICE TO PATRONS Aa a few of our customers' clothe were ruined In a small fire, but hav ing a complete check on them we will adjust all articles satisfactorily. ALLIANCE STEAM LAUND&Y,