Official Taper of Box Butte tbS- 7 TWICE A WEZK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Official Paper of (he City of Alliaat VOLUME XXVIII. ALLIANCE, DOX UUTTK COUNTY, NEHP.ASKA. FIUDAY. l-Elil'.UAP.V 25, 1921 NO. 26 FIND "WHITE MULE" HIDDEN IN BUREAU AT RADIANT PARLOR OFFICERS MAKE A LUCKY RAID THURSDAY AFTERNOON Fred Reynolds Assume All Blame And Is Handed Fine of $200 on Two Counts Fred Reynolds, empjoyed in the Brown barber shop, was fined $100 ach on two counts in county court by Judge Tash Thursday 'afternoon, following a raid on the Radiant Beauty Parlor, by city and county po lice officers early Thursday after noon. The beauty parlor and mani cure shop has been conducted by Mrs. Louise Reynolds. In the original com plaint, both Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds -were included, but the husband as sured the court and county attorney that he alone was guilty and that his wife knew nothing of the presence of several Dint bottles of "white mule" hidden behind a bureau drawer, and the complaint was changed. Chief of Police Jeffers and Deputy "Sheriff Miskimen did the raiding on a .search warrant. This is the second time the place has been searched, the first occasion being singularly unpro ductive. It came very nearly being another flivver yesterday afternoon, the officers being about ready to give up the trail, when a newspaper re porter suggester one or two places that might be more closely investigated. When the officers entered the room, Mrs. Reynolds was manicuring a cus tomer, James H. McNew of Texas, a guest in the hotel. Mr. McNew was possessed of an exceedingly happy jag, and after inquiring of Chief Jef fers: "What door did you come in?", proceeded to get friendly with every body. He jested with the county at torney and others, and continued cut ling up to the very bar of justice, where he put on a dance for the en tertainment of Judge Tash. The judge gave him one hard-boiled look, jnd Mr. McNew became strangely -docile. illegal possession of intoxicating li- ( luor in a place other than their dwell-1 ing house was read, and Mr. Reynolds promptly absolved his wife of all blame. "I bought that liquor," he said, "I bought it for a purpose, and-py-wif knew nothing of it.. She did not know where I hid it." County At torney Basye immediately dismissed the charge against Mrs. Reynolds, but amended the complaint so as to place . two counts against the husband, the secorid one being the purchase of in toxicating liquor. After some discus Fioji, as to what constituted a dwell ing house, and whether it is a crime to purchase liquor, Mr. Reynolds en tered a plea of guilty to both counts, pnd was assessed fines amounting to $200. The defendant was unable to pay the fine himself, and Thursday after noon was attempting to secure a se curity, so that he might escape incar ceration. Judge Tash has authority, under certain circumstances, to sus pend fines, but he refused the plea for this sort of leniency. "I cannot com promise with crime," the judge - aid. "You've broken the law, and you'll Jiave to take your medicine." Late - Thursday Mr. Reynolds re signed himself to the inevitable, after a prospective bondsman had declined to come across, and at present is oc cupying a cell in the county jail. Twin girls, weighing four and one half pounds each, were born to Mr. r,A Mrs Charles Duvis. Eighth and Mississippi, Sunday, February 20. One of them died Monday night. Burial was made at Fairview cemetery, twelve miles northeast of Alliance. Services were conducted by Rev. S. J. Epler. Chamber of Commerce Withdraws Objections to Hcmingford Road C. L. Hashman, Box Butte county commissioner, Wednesday received a letter from E. H. Morey, chief of the state bureau of roads, which brought the information that Secretary George M. Carey of the Alliance chamber of commerce had called at the offices of the board and formally withdrawn the objections of the organization to the resolutions passed by the board desig nating as a federal aid road project a route to Hemingford which did not go straight west of the city, but two miles north before it turned west. A delegation of business men called upon the commissioners last week, and after suitable apologies were made to the board for taking their objections up directly with the state bureau, ex planations were made on both sides and harmony prevailed. The business men were told by Mr. Hashman that the resolution designating the route was not final, and that the engineers for the rtate and government would change the route if, upon inspection, another appeared more desirable. Mr. Hashman'a position was shown to be the correct one by Mr. Morey's letter, which said: "When the survey i made this spring for this road, the department of public works will make complete surveys and determine the better locations." JUST ASK PHILLIPS If there is any doubt in your mind as to whether Herald adver tising will deliver the goods, put one question to W. I Phillius. who has had a striking illustration of the way Herald readers watch the columns of their favorite newspa per and read it from kiver to kivcr, including the advertisements. Mr. Phillips inserted a small dis play advertisement of a Cherry county farm for rent. It was with out signature, and those interested were requested to write or call this office. These were the results: Fifteen people answered within three days after the advertisement appeared. Mr. Phillips had ordered two inser tions. Thirty people more respond ed following the second insertion. And the end is not yet. The ad vertiser will have ample opportun ity to rent the farm to the best possible advantage, and the whole thing cost him but a couple of dollars an issue. Take it from us, all that is nec essary, even in hard times, to get results is to offer something good, at a reasonable price, and use space enough to describe it right, and you'll get what you go after. Not Enough Evidence to Sustain Charges of Booze Law Violation George Stafford, John Bayer and Wayne Reddington, all well known in Alliance, excaped from county court Wednesday morning without a fine the first case in months where a man charged with a violation of liquor laws got off scot free. The reason for this was that there wasn't quite sufficient evidence to convict them. A complaint against L. L. Cook was later dismissed, largely for the same reason. The chief witness for the prosecu tion was Charles F. Johnson, who, with his mother, conducts the R. R. Cafe. According to the story he told on the witness stand, he first met the three men Monday evening in his res taurant They left and went to the home of Cook, and later he followed. There the four men played cards. Later Cook came in, and from some mysterious source a coupf-jr of bottles of. whisky appeared. Just where the hootch came from was not discovered, the supposition being that all of the men helped pay for it, the money be ing taken out of the card game. John son was the only one who got intoxi cated. Stafford, Bayer, Reddington and Cook were all charged with giving away intoxicating liquor. Harry E. Gantz defended them. Johnson testi fied, and Schafer, a waiter in the cafe, also testified. The latter didn't add much to the sum total of evidence. Some men came in, he said, but he could not identify any of the accused as being the men; Johnson went out about 8 o'clock and returned at 11 soused. Mr. Gantz won a prompt victory when he moved that the case be dismissed on the ground of insuf ficient evidence. He pointed out thit Johnon was a co-conspirator, ;-nd that his evidence was therefore worth less; and declared that Schafer's tes timony was not at all damaging. Judge Tash upheld his contention, and dismissed the cases. L. L. Cook the fourth man against whom a complaint was filed, did not show up in court, but the case being no stronger against him than against the others, the complaint was dis missed. Elizabeth Walters, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walters of Heming ford, had her tonsils removed at Dr. Hand's office Thursday afternoon. Harper Will Push Campaign to Secure Camp For Boy Scouts W. R. Harper, who was last week elected scoutmaster for the Alliance troops, taking the place of J. B. Miller, who left the city some weeks ago, has decided to take the lead in pushing the plans of the Scouts for a perman ent camp. Several business men, who are interested in the matter, requested Mr. Harper to get behind the project, and sometime this spring the opening drive will be made. At present, two camps are con templated for the boys, one at Bel mont and the other on Broncho lake. It is desired to equip the Belmont camp with a swimming hole. The Bel mont camp will be available for longer ramping trips, and the cabin at Broncho lake will be convenient for use during the entire summer. Mr. Harper, Dr. C. E. Slagle and K. H. Hamilton plan to leave Sunday for Belmont to see F. L. Tollman regarding a site for the camp. ' There are now eight vacancies in the second scout troop, and boys from 12 vears of age up who are interested in the opportunity to ally themselves with a live boys' organization are asked to take the matter up with J. J Vance. Mrs. J. J. Dixon is enjoying a Tisit from her sister, Mrs. Thomas C. Mc Lean of Hibbmg, Minn,- BUSINESS WOMEN DECIDE TO FORM AN ORGANIZATION WILL BE AUXILIARY TO CHAM BER OF COMMERCE Membership to Be Limited to Women in Employment, But Lunch cons Open to All The business women's club bids fair to become a reality in Alliance, as twenty-five or more women so voted at the luncheon held yesterday noon at the chamber of commrce. This Is the third luncheon held in the inter est of this project, and a committee of five has been appointed to meet at an early date and draft the constitution and bylaws of the new organization. Mrs. J. S. Rhein, who represented the Woman's club, presided. The constitution of the Business Woman's club of Broken Bow, Neb., was read, and with some changes, will probably be adopted by the Alliance club. It was voted to hold the lunch eon and meeting once a month, on Thursday, in the chamber of com merce rooms, and the dues for mem bership are to be three dollars a year, or twenty-five cents a month. This will give the club two memberships in the chamber of commerce. Secre tary Carey will take charge of the programs. The question of whether the organ ization should be composed of only the business women, or should also include the members of the Woman's club was discussed and it was decided that to confine membership to business women would be the best plan. Some reasons for this were that the Wom an's club has already a membership in the chamber of commerce, and are sufficient unto themselves, and that the majority of business girls would probably feel more at home without them. As for the study and discussion of civic problems, on which the Woman's club are much better informed, Mrs. Rhein stated that they would be glad, at any time, to assist the new club. It was also decided to permit any woman who so desired to attend the luncheons. The committee appointed consists of Mrs. Anna Chaffee, Misses Ethel Gra ham, Marie Buechsenstein, Mable Sward, and Edna Benedict. If any of thee, are-jjnable toseryetheywill appoint, a substitute. It was decided that a formal meet ing for passing on the constitution and electing officers would be held at the-chamber of commerce on March 14, at 7:30 p. m. Carl Rob'nson of the Forest Lum ber company was married Saturday, February ID, to Miss Florence Grif fin of Fort Collins, Colo. They will make their home in Alliance. McNew Had Happy Jag and Danced for Judge; Fined Fifty Simoleons James H. McNew, the merriest jag that has been in county court for many months, secured a brand of li quor that made him fearfully happy Thursday afternoon, anil unfortunate ly managed to be in the Radiant beau ty parlor at the Alliance hotel at the time the officers made their raid. He kidded the officers and the county at torney, and put on a special dance for the entertainment of Judge Tash, but he drew the maximum fine of $50 and costs despite his efforts to please. Mr. McNew, who told the cops he had some experience, conducted his own defense, and with the utmost con sideration and politeness. He pleaded not euilty in a' firm voice, and be- traved a most remarkable interest in the testimony which was plenty strong enough to convict him. Immediately following the sentence, he took up the matter of an appeal, and discovered that if he could find a man to go on his bond, he might secure his liberty. This was done. Mr. McNew figures that he has until the June G term of district court to raise money to pay the fine under this procedure, and was immensely satisfied with himself for putting it across. Jamie made one sad error during the afternoon. A friend had put him to bed, but he didn't stay there. When the officers interrupted his manicur ing he reproached them for "spoiling his party." He was game to the last, and despite the chance of having his fine remitted, refused to divulge the cource of supply. He got gay with the county attorney at the time of his arrest, but as soon as he discovered the identity of the man who was to prosecute him, adopted an air of ex aggerated politeness. William Coffman, who rooms on Box Butte avenue, reported to the police Friday morning that his overcoat had been stolen from a Dodge automobile the evening before, when it was parked near the court house. The cops were furnished a full description of the coat and the man who borrowed it had better lay it away in mothballs for a couple of years if he doesn't want to be picked up. . .. George Donnelly -of Lincoln 3 in Alliance on a business trip. Mrs. A. G. Smart Is spending a few days In Denver. BOX BUTTE COUNTY FARMERS DISCUSS HOLDING A FAIR SENTIMENT STRONGLY FAVOR. ABLE TO SUCH AN EVENT Committees Appointed to Make Pre- liminary Arrangements Meet Again March 9 A mass meeting of farmers, ranch ers und stockmen was held at the county court room in Alliance nt 2 o'clock Wednesday nftei noon, at which a preliminary organization was formed for the purpose of holding a county fair in Alliance this fall. The senti ment of the, thirty or more men who turned out for the meeting was unani mously in favor of the undertaking, not only for this year, but as nn annual event. The men who have been actively engaged in fostering a sentiment for a county fair are Alex Lee, I E. Bliss and D. E. Purington. Mr. Lee was made presiding officer for the mass meeting, and George W. Nation was selected as secretary. Any of these men arc prepared to furnish infornm tion concerning the plan to those inter ested. William Newman, A. R. Acheson and J. A. Keegan were selected as n committee to plow through the stat utes and unearth any laws relative to county fairs, to report at the next meeting. K E. Bliss. G. W. Nation and Frnrk Rowley of Berea were chosen its a special committee to ascertain I he sentiment of agriculturists in regard to holding a fair. They will make us much of a canvass as possible, visiting the ranchers and getting their ideus on what should be done. D. E. Purington, Charles Reeves and William Mundt of Berea were the members of a third committee, to act as county canvassers. They will hold meetings in varjou parts or the coun ty, the first of which is scheduled for March 5 at Hemingford. The meeting voted to adjourn until March 9, when the second meeting will be held. At this time an organisation will be perfected, officers elected, !;ns discussed and arrangements made for giving Box Butte county a fair. The name of the organization has already been decided upon, the Box Butte county agricultural and live stock as socist'on. For the first year, at least, the 'attractions will be largely con fined to exhibits, but after the organ ization gets on its feet, ami secures sate assistance, it is quite probable that the scope of the undertaking will be broadened. The active organizers have met with nothing but encouragement so far. rr.d there is no question but that the busi ness men of Alliance, as well as the progressive farmers and ranchers, will be strongly behind the fair association. If Thy Neighbor's Dog Offend Thee, ,. Look for Collar If you have a grudge against any particular dog in your block, it may be possible to wreak your venireance upon that canine, and do it legally. If thy neighbor's dog offend thee, all that is necessary is to look tor a conar, inscribed with the owner's name and a license tag thereon from the city. If the dog to which you have taken an aversion" does not wear a collar, you miiv legally kill him. This important noint was brought out In a suit in justice court in Lincoln this week, and the court, who was ex ceptionally well infromed, read section 17- of the Revised statutes lor lyi.t, which is quite plain upon the subject. If faithful Fido doesn't wear a collar, properly inscribed, his life may be forfeit without any comeback on the part of his owner. , Of course, there is a catch In it, and that is that, under city ordinances, the discharfirincr of firearms within the city limits is prohibited. The most they can do is to fine you for that, however, and if you can show that th"ie was no license tag for the dog, maybe it'll be remitted. At any rate, there's no great gain without some small loss. Another thing that may happen is that the owner might beat the tar out of vou. but the probability of such an eventuality can be carefully weighed before you take down the old shotgun. There are a number of dogs running wild in the city, without license tags or collars. Under the state law any person may kill such dogs on sight. The city clerk recently received a supply of brass dog tags, but the man ufacturer, in his haste to execute the contract, failed to properly inspect his handiwork, and the licenses read "1912" instead of "1921." THE WEATHER Forecast for Alliance and vicinity: Fair tonight and Saturday. Somewhat colder northwest portion tonight. Miss Mildred Griggs, who is attend ing the university at Lincoln, arrived on 41 this morning to spend a few days with her parents. LOST " Roll of bills. Different denom irtations. Liberal reward offered. Please return to Herald office. i too w tir.ii lne One linrilnut t'.cuuty I'mliir rnMcrt nnd lniK Imml of pi oi Ictor now In (lip coun ty Jiitl. Chnrlr of tmokp liiw violation .rfulnct four nun (INtninm-il In county miit for lurk of -vldnc. Itiilnt- woiiihii chili nrunnlxtd n. nuxlllni )- to the ihaniucr ol com- I III.' 1 IT. County Attorney lye Ami thiit Hie H( of thp retoi nitM' li iakirrc nlilr. t.lonM rim to l foinmlly oi-ynnln-d next Tumrtny eventrm. Karniein In public nirrtlnic fct court Iioiihp, take Mepw to ncl n co'.uitv fair at Allium- this lull. Putt I'm Conclusion or "I'axl," by 1cori Apnow CliHinbcrlntn, ' Three President-elect Hardin announce the. ineniherM of his cabinet. At the Movlcn. I'aae YVtar Kdllnrlnl Page: Wisdom would dictate that the voter who opposed the city nianafrer plan iliould not bo Mil red to wrath. Legislative Notes. Vmm Society. Random Phots. Vmm ! Comment and IHscomment. Heminsrfnrd, Mainland. Pae ftevrn "If a Great Life If Your Don't Weaken" comic eti l. Weekl y Markctgrarn. p i:iM At the Chiuchea. lakeldi. Women Determined That All the Laws Shall Be Obeyed An instance of the great interest which the women of Alliance are tak ing in their new political duties ami responsibilities came to light this week, when County Attorney Basye was waited upon by a small delegation of the new voters. They handed him a sheet of paper, with names of to bacco dealers written on either side, and informed him that "there were the lnrormeu mm tnat "incre were tne ; es" of dealers who had not paid, license required by law for those sell the noxious weed in any form, names the 1 who sell They asked him what he proposed to do about it. Mr .Basye suggested that he write over 200 with 10,000 members, the offenders, calling attention to the j New clubs are only established upon fact that they had failed to comply , request and then only after a thor with the provisions of the state law. ough investigation of a city, its eiti The women seemed to be perfectly fens, and its progressiveness by neigh willing that this course be followed, boring clubs and a field director of and a number of letters were written. Lions International. Even with thesft Just before they were taken to the ' restrictions and while establishing postoffice. however, a telephone call ; from ten to fifteen clubs a month, the cam ana an excited voice Informed , International' association has been un him that the names on one side of the able to meet the large number of re sheet of paper were those who h."d quests for clubs from all over the paid the license, and that ho should , United States, Canada and foreign send letters to less than half of the countries. names on the list. The first Lions club in Nebraska was The letters were sent, ami within formed in Omaha one year ago. It twenty-four hours all the license fees immediately commenced to boost othr had hoen paid to the city clerk. Mr. Nebraska cities and petiCons for clubs Easy? regarded it as a good morning s , lor mem. ine international associa work. The next afternoon, however, I tion was unable to meet their de- he was confronted by a stern gentle- man who said, deliberately and with infinite scorn in his voice: "I under stand that you have refused to rnfoice the law providing for a tobacco li cense." ."How come?" the county attorney demanded. "Well," the aggressive gentlen.an continued, "those women brought the names of law violator to you, and yoc, didn't prosecute them." Mr. I.avse mi:-r.i nave i-en pard oned if bo had lost his temier, but l.e didn't. He patiently explained to the be'lijrerent man that it win not uiil, even for a countv attoi noy. to fd comulaints acrainst people unless there va: evidence ag'iii'-t them su'Vj- liefi' lo warrant the bel of tu?.t :i r n- victicn ciiild be secured Me ilso ex nlained that it was altogether possible that the dealers might have overlooked the matter . He ment oned the fact that the delinquent ones had paid promptly as evidence tlt their hurts were in the right place, but ;he ein gentleman went away unconvinced. Passion Play Pictures Shown at the Academy Washington's Birthday The nupils of St Agnes academy were granted a half holiday on Wash ington's birthday. After the . usual patriotic exercises the pupils enjoyed the rare privilege of seeing pictures of the far-famed Passion play which is presented every decade in the little village of Oberammergau. The pic tures shown were those of the 1910 play. A very instructive set of slides on agriculture have been added to the school collection. Firemen to Entertain The Legion and T. P. A. at Smoker Friday Eve The Alliance volunteer fire depart ment has issued invitations to the members of Alliance post of the American Legion and Post M.. T. P. A., to an open hoase, smoker and feed at their club rooms in the cit yhall Friday evening. The festivities will start at 7:30 and the guests are cau tioned to remember to forget to eat before they arrive, as the corks will be pulled and the sandwiches unpacked shortly after the meeting is called to order. A large -crowd will be present. LIONS CLUB TO HOLD - ITS FIRST MEETING TUESDAY EVENING TWENTY FIVE CHARTER MEM HERS ALREAD SECURED Expect to Have Full Membership at Forty District Governor to Install New Club The Lions club, a new sociai-busi-ness-civic organization for Alliance, will hold its first meeting in the Fern Garden of the Alliance hotel, at noon, Tuesday, March 1. Harry E. Nivea of Longmont, Colo., district governor of Colorado for Lions International, and president of the Colorado county fairs association, will welcome the new club into the international association. Twenty-five of the leading business and professional men of Alliance hava already become members of the new club. A charter membership of forty is required, but the membership com mittee, which has been quite active the past week, anticipate that thia number will be reached by next Tues day when the charter will be closed. Membership is by invitation only, usually composed of the younger men, who have earned for Lions clubs the title of "The Tribe of Pen, Purpose, Push and Progress," and caused a very rapid growth for Lionism. Lions International was formed in Chicago, June 7, 1917, the original as sociation being composed of twenty one various independent organizations. Many of these, like the Business Men'a circle of Chicago, were at that time ten to fifteen years old. From its ear liest inception, Lionism has kept it self free from difficulties arising, through political or sectarian activi ties. Growth was retarded during th fn llA ln.l!.,l....1 .1 I I , u iiiuouiuui iiuus urvoung mdl of their energies to war activities. oi meir en Early in 1! petitions fr of expansu 1919, in response to many om various cities, a policy ansion was adopted. By the end of 1920 the total number of clubs in the United States and Canada was mands. Kimball could not wait but organized a ciuo and asked for a charter. At the beginning of Febru7 ary the international directors were able to answer the Omaha den's urg ent roar, and a club was established in Lincoln. The Alliance club will be the fourth one in the state. The name Lions is taken from their slogan, "Liberty, Intelligence, Our Na tion's Safety." The principals of each local clib and the international association demand full and hearty co-operat'on with all other clubs, the chamber of commerce and other civic and commercial or gan'zations, in all movements in the community which sepk to promole any betterment, civic, industrial or educa tional, and any plans looking toward the elimination of class distinction; the uniting of its members in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship and mutual understanding; the rtrict adherence to the h!ghest code of eth ics in business and social relations; and absolute and unswerving loyalty to the community, rtate and nation. ScottsbM Hotel Has Changed Managers as a Result of Cuyton Case As one of the immediate sequels to the disgraceful episode alleged to hav taken place at the Lincoln Hotel in Scott sblutf January 15th, a change has been made in the manage ment, which will be appreciated by puouc sentiment ai mis piace, says the Scottsbluff Republican. It is announced that J. W. Wad dell resigns as manager, and will be transferred to the Lincoln hotel at Franklin, and that he will be 6MC ceeded here by Curtis Young, who comes from Beatrice. The change, it is apparent, was nec essitated by the publicity which ac companied the disclosures made by Miss Marie Dawkins, who is now the complaining witness in a case in the district court, in which she charges that while a waitress in the Lincoln Cafe, a hotel guest, John Guyton, lured her to his room, and held her there against her will, assaulting her twice,, and threatening her life, if she divulg ed anything about it. A Ftrong community sentiment quickly arose and Guyton was arrested end held in jail for two weeks before he could get bonds in the sum of $5,000, which he did Wednesday of this week and was released, pending, the trial, which is scheduled to be cal led at 2:00 o'clock on the afternoon of February 21st.