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Official Paper of Box Butte County
TWICE A WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
Official Paper of the City of Alliann
VOLUME XXVIII.
ALLIANCE, IJOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEWiASKA, FRIDAY, DECmUER 3, 1020
NO. 2
BABIES FEATURE
FIRST DAY OF THE
PURE FOOD SHOW
TORTY-EIGIIT IN COMPETITION
THE FIRST AFTERNOON
BIG CROWDS IN ATTENDANCE
Show Opens on Schedule Time, Due
to Heroic Efforts of Those Inter
ested Today the Last
Chance to Attend..
Dut to the efforts of the efficient
general chairman, Mrs. Elmer Mc
iManis, and the co-operation of busi
xnen and carpenters, who started in
.after the dance Wednesday evening
and worked through the night and
Thursday morning, the first pure food
show to be held in Alliance opened at
the roof garden on schedule time at
2:30 p. m. Thursday. Some of the
booths were not finished by, that time,
'but the show was ready to begin.
The real feature of the first day's
vents was the baby show, in charge
of Mrs. A. J. Cole, which will be held
both Thursday and Friday afternoons.
Cables from four months to one year
in age were eligible to entry in this
class, and forty-eight were entered
in the competition. Other booths
drew considerable attention but the
forty-eight babies on display were the
star attraction.
Mothers began bringing their babies
arly in the afternoon, and by the
time the judging was begun, the
street was lined with baby carriages.
Mothers who wil enter their babies
in today's class were, all out, watch
ing other babies; interested aunts and
grandmothers made mental notes and
.audible comparisions, and those with
out babies stood by and properly en
vied. It was noticed by a mere male
that some of the best looking babies
cried most, although there were only
. .a. few of them who were not moved
to tears at some time during the pro
euV.ni. The judges selected were Miss
Genevieve Sheridan, head nurse at St.
Joseph's hospital; Miss Chapman,
nurse, and A. A. Giacomini, district
.manager of Morris & Company. The
forty-eight babies were sorted over,
weighed and compared by the judges,
who selected four as worthy of the
first prize. The honor of first prize
was then decided by lot. Their num
bers were placed in a hat, and a
flittle six-year old drew out the win
ner, which was Betty Baskin, nine-months-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
1M. J. Baskin. .
The other three in the prize win
ning class were, Elizabeth Anne
Walker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Walker; Jean and June
Young, twins; and Doris Fanning.
About 8:30 last evening, a short
but exceedingly pleasing program was
given, consisting of a Cakewalk giv
en by Misses Dixie McManis and
Katharine Harris in costume, the lat
ter dressed as a bride and the former
as a groom, and vocal duet by
' Mrs. C. E. Hershman and Mrs. J. F.
Rhein, with Mrs. La Mon at the pi
ano. Several other numbers have
been arranged for this evening, in
cluding a ladies' quartette and fancy
dancing. Messrs. Jack Spillman and
J. C Scaton donated music during
the! evening, which was greatly ap
preciated. When tho votes were counted last
evening in the popular . girl contest,
which ends tonight, the following re
sults were found: Ruth Hawes,
8,255, Mabel Young, 776, Irene Rice
685, Violet Walker 600, Edith Jacks
350, Alta Young 280, Janet Grass
man 255, Maude Spacht 250, Hazel
Katen 10, Josephine Ganfon 127,
Winnie 'Barry 90, Bessie Harsh 50,
Wanda Adams 20.
The following business firms have
booths: Palace Grocery Co., Palace
Meat Market, Rhein Hardware, Dun
can's Grocery, Geo. D. Darling, II.
Hirst, National Biscuit Co., Morgan's
Grocery, Newberry's Hardware, Thie
le's Drug Store, A. D. Rodgers, Tom
Stalos, Lee Moore, Alliance D -ug Co.
and the Sugar BowL
L S. FIELDING SELLS
BUSINESS TO HIS SON
V.
T. S. Fielding, whose tailor sign
has been one of the landmarks of the
Alliance business district for years,
has sold out his interests to his son,
Norris S. Fielding, and will retire
from active work. Failing health is
the reason assigned for his retire
ment The new owner will take full
charge Monday, December 5.
James Carmody has returned to Al
liance, from Rob, Wyo., where he has
been looking after his homestead.
THE WEATHER
. .
'a,r tonight ami Saturday;
' tyWer tonight.
COLORED MAN PASSES A
FORGED CHECK WEDNESDAY
The city and county police are on
the lookout for one Dallas Higins,
colored, who Wednesday afternoon
passed a forged " check at the Joe
Smith pool hall. The check was
signed with the name of George
Winstom and was in the amount of
$25. Joe Smith was suspicious of
the transaction, and insisted upon
having the check endorsed before he
would cash it. Higins left the place
but returned some time later with
the countersignature of Jimmy Shores
which later proved to be another forg
ery. Higins has had a job at the
round house, but quit work three days
ago. He had not been located Fri-'
day morning.
ALLIANCE ELKS WILL HOLD
MEMORIAL SERVICES SUNDAY
Members of Alliance lodge No. 961,
B. P. O. Elks, their wives and friends,
will meet at 3 p. m. Sunday at the
Elks home for their annual memorial
service. Hon. Matt Gering of Platts
mouth, a speaker of statewide promi
nence, has been secured for the oc
casion, and will deliver an address.
ANOTHER CHAPTER TO
KOVGRKA GATE STGRY
Another evedingly interesting
chapter was added to the continued :
story concerning gates on the ranch I
of Albert Hovorka, who lives some
thirty-five miles northwest of Alli-j
ance, when the husky rancher had a
run-in with Sheriff Jim Miller. The '
sheriff made it pretty plain to Mr.
Hovorka that gates were made to be
opened, when occasion requires.
August 10, Frank Matousek, a
neighbor of Ilovorka's, appeared in
county court and swore out a. warrant
ajrainsthim. makinir tho chare e that
Hovorka had threatened him, and all
because he had used the latter's gate, t
Later a hearing or two was held, at
the last one of which Hovorka was
put under bond of $300 to preserve
the peace.
Sheriff Miller was out in that part
of the county Wednesday to serve
some papers. He opened the gate on
the Hovorka ranch, and Hovorka and
his hired man tore after him, behav
ing in a most belligerent manner.
They didn't know that it was the.
sheriff.
"What in the sacred blinking blazes
do you mean?" demanded the sheriff
of Hovorka. And then he proceeded
to set the burly Bohemian right about
gates in general. Among other
things he informed that aggressive
gentleman that if he were looking for
trouble, he had come to the right
place. The sheriff patiently explained
to him that he had no right to stop
everybody from using his gate, and
advised him to make an immediate
change of tactics.
SCHOOL MEN'S CLUB MEETS
IN ALLIANCE SATURDAY
The Western Nebraska School
Men's club, comprising teachers and
superintendents in the western part of
the state, will hold its second annual
session at the Alliance high school
building tomorrow. Superintendent
W. R. Pate of this city is- president
of the organization, and Dean W. P.
Stockdale of the Chadron state nor
mal is vice president.
The organization was formed a year
ago, the first meeting being held at
ScoWsbluff. Thirty or forty school
administrators are expected to be
present for Saturday's session, and
an interesting program has been pre
pared. In the replevin suit of S. F. Grant
vs. A. T. Haynes of Hemingford,
scheduled for a hearing in county
coart yesterday, the parties made a
settlement out of court Haynes had
purchased a Reo truck of Grant, the
latter taking a mortgage on the car,
which was past due. Charges aainst
the machine amounted to S3G0.6Q and
Haynes had some counter claims.
Grant threw off the interest on the
money due, Haynes forgot his coun
ter claims, and the two parties to the
suit divided, the costs of $9.30.
Conductor C E. Bennett, from Hot
Springs, now has a run out of Alli
ance. His family are still at Hot
Springs.
J. A. Wolverton, formerly of Alli
ance, now of Crawford, Is here visit
ing friends.
IPHONE RATES
ARE GIVEN A
SLIGHT HIKE
RAILWAY COMMISSION GRANTS
10 TER CENT INCREASE.
New Rates Went Into Effect Tuesday
. Increase Temporary and May
Cease July 1, 1921
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Petition of the Nebraska Telephone
company lor an increase ot 10 per
cent in exchange rates was granted
effective December 1, by a ruling of
the State Railway commission at Lin
coln Tuesday.
This increase is temporary and
will terminate July 1, unless some
other conflicting action is taken by
the commission in the meantime.
It is to be listed on all bills ren-
dt.oJ as a separate item, to be
kr.ov.n &.- surcharge.
The increase was granted because
of increases in wages, taxes and
cost of material, since the finances
of the telephone company were last
considered by the commission, as
cording to Commissioner Thorne
Brown.
"Assuming that business for De
cember would be the same for the
rest of the monthR," said Mr. Brown,
"investigation Into the business for
1920 discloses the company will fall
$400,000 short of earnings of divi
dends on fixed rates.
"During August, September and
October, the company earned prac
tically nothing, about $6,000.
"Previous to this, there were divi
dends only in January and February.
"The increase in wages granted
operators alone for the year totaled
$1X5,000. Plant workers were alhO
granted increases.
"This temporary allowance is made
to cover the deep cost of operation.
"There has .been no real reduction
in wages or material, although we
believe this is coming."
Records show that the increase of
all revenues of the company between
and 1020 was 31 'per cent'
' The increase in expense for this
same period was 52 per cent. Ex
change rates went up a total of 23
per cent since before the war, and
toll rates increased 22 per cent, due
to the increased traffic during the
emergency. The average increase
during the war was 21 per cent.
The railway commission is com
posed of Thorne A. Brown, Thomas
Hall and H. G. Taylor.
The Alliance city council, which has
been holding up the Nebraska Tele
phone company's franchise for nearly
two years, due to a sore spot from the
last increase in rates, at the time the
increase was first asked for, talked of
sending a delegation to the hearing to
combat the increase, but later thought
better of it. When the original fran
chise was granted the phone company,
some years ago, it contained a rate
clause. loiter the rate-making power
was taken away from the council and
placed in the hands of the railway
commission. The company asked for
a rate increase, and got it, despite
the provision in the franchise and
despite the protests of the council.
When the franchise expired, a cou
ple of years ago, a new one was ask
ed. Delay followed delay. A year
ago, the council suggested a number
of changes in the franchise proposed
by the company, among theirt being
the rate clause, to be effective In the
event the legislature ever took the
rate making power from the railway
commission, finally, nowever, tms
was given up, and after a series of
compromise meetings, a franchise was
drawn which was fairly satisfactory j
to the council and the company. ,
Then, when the franchise was ready
for second reading, came the news
that the company had applied for a
temporary increase in rates. The
council immediatly placed the fran
chise on the table, and at the next
meeting, voted to submit it to a refer
endum of the city. The voters will
express their sentiments on this fran
chise at the same time they vote on
the . city manager form of govern
ment, The council also took another shot
at the company, in passing an occupa
tion tax of $600 a year. It Is ex
pected that this will meet with strong
opposition from the company, al
though no word has yet come from the
officials concerning the council's ac
tion. Miss May Graham of Washington,
D. C, is visiting here with her mother,
Mrs. J. A. Graham, and her brother
and sister, James and Ethel Graham.
Miss Graham has been in Wn Vi in ty-
ton the past threee years, being one
oi me nrst to respond when the call
went out from the war department
for stenographers. She will be here
about a month.
SCOTTSBLUFF
WON'T KNOW
TILL JANUARY
CONSENT OF CERTAIN STOCK
HOLDERS REQUIRED.
But Valley City Fairly Certain That
It Will Secure Alliance
Parking Company.
The Scottsbluff newspapers and
chamber of commerce are still pre
serving their air of mystery in dis
cussing their chances to secure a
certain million-dollar packing plant,
which the state newspapers and Al
liance people in general recognize as
the Alliance Packing company. In
fact, it is admitted by one official of
the company that he has been flirt
ing with Scottsbluff, and the hopes f
the people in the valley town have
been running high.
Someone has apparently spoken
harshly to the Scottsbluff newspa
pers, for since letting the cat out of
the bag, they have maintained a strict
silence in regard to Scottsbluff's
packing house hopes. The Daily
News, however, which is a bit of an
outlaw, in its Wednesday issue pub
lished an article reporting progress,
although it studiously avoided men
tioning uny names.
According to The News, no definite
decision can be hoped for until Janu-,
ary. when the annual meeting of ,
stockholders of this mysterious com-!
pany will take place. The removal to
Scott.tiluff requires the consent of
"certain stockholders," it points out,
and it is hinted that premature
newspaper announcements "in the
fist" have somewhat delayed mat
ters. The News says:
"Although progress is being made
on the efforts to secure a packing
plant for Scottsbluff, and all signs are
reported very favorable for success,
by Secretary Stark of the chamber of
commerce, it will probably be early
January before definite announcement
C;f tT.e success or failure of the pro-
jtxt Tan be made.
"Promoters of the enterprise de
clare that premature newspaper an
nouncement in the east of pome of the
details of the plan has caused some
embarrassment in their work. The
project requires the consent of certain
stockholders to the location in Scotts
bluff, and this will not be obtained, in
all prob ibility, until the annual meet
ing of the interested men,
"The corporation, if established on
the seal 3 that is being contemplated,
will be a million-dollar concern. Of
this amount of capital stock, more
than three-fifths has already been
subscribed. The sale of the balance
of the slock is assured in the Chicago
market, it Is understood, if a certain
manager of large experience and a
record of brilliant success, is secured.
That manager is said to be very fav
orably inclined toward taking ever
the plant, and will come to Scotts
bluff to head the organization, if the
rest of the scheme succeeds."
PROGRAM TO BE GIVEN
BY CLASS OF EXPRESSION
The following program will be pre
sented by the high school class of ex
pression under the direction of Mrs.
Inice McCorkle Dunning at the Im
perial theater, Immediatly following
the first picture 6how Monday even
ing, December 6, 1920.
Musical reading and fan drill, Marie
Howe and class.
Sketch, "Little Grandmas of Grand
ma Land" Louise Cogswell, Nell
Gavin, Ada Turner, Josephine Ache
Eon, Alice Prettyman, Dorothy Stan
ton, Ruth Wilson, Helen Hively with
Milder Gregory accompanist.
airy dance, "Humoreske," Phylena
Finch and Willetta Cox.
Reading, "Ole Mistus," John Moore;
Grace Shean.
Character sketch, "Aunt Sarah on
Bicycles." Fauline Phelps and Lois
Boyer.
One act comedy, "Meow!": Jessica
Reeves, a novelist, Ruth Stanton;
D?isy Balrynysle, a butterfly, Helen
Young; Nora, a maid, Miriam Har
ris. Monologue, "Bear Story" (That lit
tle Alex 1st made up his-own-self),
James Whitcomb Riley; Frances
Fletcher.
Musical reading and dance, "Jolly
Ghost"; Josephine Acheson and ghost.
Last Tuesday morning, E. I. Gregg,
of the Alliance Cream station, had
both hands badlv burned. H had
washed his hands in gasoline to re
move some paint from them and this
was ignited as ha was &ttemnt!n tn
light a gasoline stove. The Injuries
are quite serious and he will probab
ly be unable to work for a month.
LET'S STICK TO THE FACTS
The esteemed Times, in a fren
zied effort to tlefend its pet city
manager plan, delivers itself of the
following, which, being an appeal
to "stick to the facts," is singu
larly remiss in that essential par
ticular: "To be exact and to keep within
the limit of facts the city manager
plan was launched in this city just
18 months before the Rotary club
was thought of. It is just two
years ago this month that the men
of Alliance started to secuii the
needed legislation at Lincoln, but
tho necessary bill was delayed un
til the time allowance was too
short to submit tho question to tho
voters and it had to be passed for
two years. The new law was writ
ten especially for the city of Alli
ance making it possible for the
smaller places to ndopt a modern
and efficient form of government."
Let's get the real facts, before
we do any great amount of stand
ing on them. Granting, for the
sake of argument, that all this
stuff is true, how comes it that
chapter No. 208, Laws of Nebras
ka, which makes provision for the
city manager plan, was adopted at
the ipi7 session of the legislature,
and was approved April 12, 1917?
Is it possible, in addition to getting
the city commission and city man
ager ideas confused, that the Times
is in error about the new law "be
ing especially written for Alli
ance," or was it passed "especially
for Alliance" nearly two years be
fore Alliance found it out?
We ask to know.
METHODIST HOSPITAL
FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA
Tho proposed establishment of a
Methodist hospital in this part of the
state has given rise to a great deal of
speculation as to its location. The
matter, came to the -attention to the.
Chamber of Commerce pome time ago,
and from the information, gathered it
would appear that a policy of estab
lishing hospitals and assisting in the
building of churches where needed is
a part of the program embraced by
the Centenary board of the Methodist
church. If it should become appar
ent that Alliance and its surrounding
territory favored the erection of one
of these hospitals in the city, the cen
tenary board of the Methodist church
would look with favor on the proposi
tion. Their policy is to furnish the
sum of' $100,000, the city to furnish
$00,000 and the site. Scottsbluff is
now endeavoring to secure a hospital,
with good prospects for success.
This matter has not been taken up
as yet by tho local board of the Meth
odist church for the reason that they
are anxious to push to completion,
as early as possible next spring, the
erection of their new church. This of
itself is an undertaking which they
feel is very favorably looked upon by
the people of the community and is
generally meeting with their support,
and it would appear that it would not
be good policy to undertake any other
project until the new church is com
pleted. Alliance has teen oitunale for a
number of years in having one of the
best hopitab in the ttata located
here, but Should it later develop that
further accommodations in this line
are needed, the people of this city and
community, we are sure, will gladly
rally to the support of such a build
ing as is proposed by the Methodist
board.
CHURCHES TO HOLD UNION
RED CROSS SERVICES
Four Alliance churches, the Presby
terian, Baptist, Methodist and Epis
copalian, decided Thursday evening on
short notice to hold a union Red Cross
service at the First Presbyterian
church next Sunday evening, at which
time Rev. A. J. Kearns will deliver
a Red Cros3 lecture and over a hun
dred colored slides will be shown.
These elides show in detail the work
of the Red Cross, and art an espe
cially interesting collection.
The lecture was planned for the
Red Cross membership campaign,
which closed November 25, but their
arrival was delayed. However, they
comprise a most interesting series of
views and give a fine insight laid the
work of the "greatest mother in the
world." There are some especially in
teresting views on the war work, a3
well as some showing other lines of
activity.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Green and
daughter, Helen, of Marsland are vis
iting in Alliance at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. E. C. Drake.
EXCITEMENT
APLENTY AT
BRIDGEPORT
OFFICERS ARE STILL UNCOVER
ING ALLEGED CRIME
MANY SENSATIONAL ARRESTS
Federal Prosecution of Bootlegger
Arrested by State Agents
County Attorney Will
Make a Cleanup
A number of men have been ar
rested by state agents in the vicinity
of Bridgeport and Broadwater, and
prosecuted by tho county attorney be
fore the county judge, the details of
which have been given in former is
sues of this paper. The accused par
ties pleaded guilty before the county
court and paid their fines which were
assessed under the state law. While
me judge maue their nnes pretty stiff,
yet thev were nromntlv naid In mnat
instances and it is said that some of
the self-confessed bootleggers boasted
afterward that they had made money
by the transaction and could well af
ford to pay their fine and yet have
a nice profit left, says the Bridgeport
News-Blade.
It seems now that that fa not all
there is to it by a long way. The
government of the United States
seems to be going over the ground a
'v-v nvi , biin v tit biicnv vctcn, oim la
arresting the men who tilnndoil cniil-
ty in the state court, with a purpose
of taking them before a federal tri
bunal for trial and punishment. The
cases in the federal court will be much
more serious than the ones in the
county courts, for the reason that the
federal law imposes a severer penalty
and the court is generp'.ly inclined to
hand ouh. rigorous sentences.
The penalties in federal court
where there are a number "of counts
against an accused perron run up into
the thousands of dollars in fines and
enrry long jail, sentences with them.
The court could, were it so inclined, ..
simply "break" a man of average
means who had violated the govern
mental law, and could Imprison him
for a long term.
Tho latest development in thii re
gard came on Thanksgiving day wheft
Deputy I'nited States Marshal Wiight
of Chadron arrested Philip McArdle
of Bridgei oit and Philip Iionste!n of
Broadwater, who were among the
ones who were fined by Judge Stute
ville some time ago for making, hav
ing in possession and selling intoxi
cating liquors
Honstein availed himself of tho op
portunity to give a bond, which was
fixed at $1,000 by the commissioner,
and was released. McArdle was un
able to furnish the bond required and
was taken to Sidney where the deputy
purposed to place him in jail, it is
faid the officer also held warrant i for
other offenders, but had rot vet lo
cated them, fo other arret3 are like
ly to follow. The county at'orney saya,
that he intends to "thake gociety to
its foundat'ons" in the clesrv'nr vp of
crime, if necessary, in which he will
have the hearty fupport of every de
cent citizen of Bridgeport,
MARRIAGE LICENSES IN. -'
1920 REACH HIGH MARK
The high cost of living hasn't re
sulted in any appreciable setback for
Cupid, judging from the records of
marriage licenses in the office of
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vuumy wuuo ibmi. joining uic elev
en months of 1920, more licenses
were issued than during any previous
year. Not even 1917 and 1918, the
two war years, when a number of
marriages took place before the sol
diers went away, had a record that
equals 1920.
The judge issued 151 marriage li
censes in 1917; 133 in 1918; 182 in
1919, and in the eleven months of 1920
he has issued 188. The remaining
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mOII 111 VKK " V V ssaiuK wiw wvui w
the 200 mark with good luck. Decem
ber is normally a good montii pr
weddings. -
Judge Tash figures that he has
wedded, during his term of office, 658
couples, and this means that he has
made 1,312 people happy, temporarily.
at least.
Raymond Snyder, son of John Sny
der, had his hand severely cut this
morning while playing on the school
grounds. Dr. Kaskin dressed the
wound, it being necessary to take sev
eral stitches.
Mrs. Roy Peterson ot Marsland was
In Alliance on business Wednesday.
Mrs. Mearl C Smith is visiting at
the home of her parents in Rushville.