uljr AHimtrr Hrralb
TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
BURR PRINTING CO., Owner
Entered at the postoffice at Alliance,
2?tb for transportation through the
nails as second class matter.
GEORGE L. BURR, Jr Editor
EDWIN M. BURR Business Mgr.
Official newspaper of the City of
Alliance; official newspaper of Box
Butt County.
Owned and published by The Burr
Printing Company, George L. Burr,
Jr, President; Edwin M. Burr, Vic
President.
WESTERN INGENUITY.
The Walrus and the Carpenter
Were walking hand in hand.
They wept like everything to see
Such quantities of sand.
"If it were only swept away,"
They said, "it would bo grand."
If seven maids with seven mops
Swept here for half a year,
Do you suppose," the Walrus said,
"That they could get it clear?"
I doubt it," said the Carpenter,
And shed a bitter tear." .
These remarkable lines by Lewis
Carroll (no relative of County Com-
missioner George Carroll, we pre-, chief of the state bureau of child wel
mune) are brought to mind by recent fare, who has made an Inspection cf
(Torts of the street commissioners of
Hemingford, who have started out to the Lincoln dailies with a statement cf
et rid of the stfnd nuisance. The conditions which to say the least, is
Iredger has drawn a pathetic picture of grossly exaggerated, the valley news
th present condition of the streets papers say.
there. It seems to be the wind that! Just why it is that a woman In a
plays hob. Sand is unloaded on the state position, with authority to back
streets from basements, and blows in her actions, should be sure to rub the
with the wind. It collects on the walk, J fur the wrong way and antagonize
Ss swept onto the street, where it col- j those with whom she should find co
lecta in the center of the road, is operation, is one of those mysteries
irraded down and is then blown back that will always remain unsolved. Mrs.
to th walks.' This vicious circle is Hornberger, as head of the old deten
kept up month in and month out. tion home in Lincoln, was one of the
Sometimes the roadway is clear and most pleasant women in the world, and
the walks are covered; at other times there wa3 never a complaint that she
th walks are clean and there is six or lacked tact, or was too small for her
eight inches of sand in the road. I job. As head of the bureau of child
People in Alliance will never guess 'welfarc there are ovgh complaints,
kow th .Hemingford street-commis-!from men who under th Proper cir
aioners plan to overcome this nuisance, ' cumRtances wou,d 1)6 the fir8t to puP"
o well have to tell them. The Hem-,Port ner to show that sh' out of hcr
Ingford men are loading it upon wag-.lePth m thft Position she now holds,
ons and taking it outside the city ! That nas bcen 1,16 who,e trouble
limits. They think there is little like- with the chnd w'far work in Ne
lihood that it will be blown back. How- hraska the people at the head of it.
ver, they are talking pavement of the They haven't used good, common
main Btreet, which, every Alliance Ken8e Beginning with the time that
merchant knows, definitely does away the chi,d we,fare commission was np
with the sand on the street, and fur- PointtH, they have adopted the atli
alshes a clear path for the wind to tude that no one in the entIr state
bring It more of it. nas the Drans or the courage for the
It is to be hoped that Hemingford work they were dom&' 8ml PubUc offi
"will delay paving for two or three c,a,s vho have. that attitude are riding
months long enough to see whether to a fal1' An the positions; at the dis
t experiment of hauling the sand posal of the "e-atyled experts were
away in wagons ii the same success Passed out to their friends, or to peo
that hauling snow away seems to be. PIe who wouId Ustcn 10 them- vhat
If It is, here is a way for City Man- ScttblufT hears is not the voice of
ager Kemmish to win the undying gra-1 Mrs Emi,v Hornberger, but the voice
titude of residents front Tenth street of a half-doien of th people who
back to First, and from the septic fran,cd the fifty-four child welfare
tank to the westernmost limits of the ,aws every one of hich was so ex
city. Then the county commissioners treme that 5t voM have been difficult
can tackle the Chadron road and two to find courte willin to enforce them,
or three other thoroughfares. How-That'8 the reason that so few of the
ver, before spending any great -
amount of money, it would be well to' . I
reread the argument of the Walrus
and the Carpenter.
; RIDING TO A FALL.
'
It's beautiful poetry that Ne'hardt.
Nebraska's poet laureate, has written. '
It's splendid music, with a wonderful
swing and a sway to it. But the "Cry '
of the Teople" isn't a "Marseillaise,"
and those who are seek'ng to found a
new pnrty in Nebraska will find that
it hasn't the puliing power to win
votes that the great French song had
to win soldiers.
"We are the workers and makers,
We are no longer dumb.
Trelttbk 0, Shirkers and Takers!
Sweeping the" earth we come!
Ranked in the world-wide dawn,
Marching into the day,
The 4iiit j fone and the sword is
T drawn
' And the scaLbard is thrown away."
Tor the power of music or of words
to sway men depends not alone on the !
words, but upon a number of things.
If words were all that were needed,
th class consciousness would long
ago have been aroused in the toiling
masses of the earth and they would
have accepted the ringing battle-cry of
Karl Marx, years ago, "Workers of the
world, unite!" he cried. "You have
nothing to lose but your chains you
have a world to gain!"
For a new party to rise at the rally
ing cry of even such splendid verse as
Keihardt's there must be real, not
fancied grievances. There must be
leaders who are unselfish who will
Us their brains, not to reap a selfish
harvest from their blind supporters,
but to lead their followers to higher
and better things." Granted that Wall
street is as odious as the orators claim,
it remains to be seen whether a gov
erning class composed of the workers
ceuld do better than the capitalists as
a class. Many classes have attempted
to rule, and where any one class has
tried it th workers, the military, the
teligious, the capitalists, or any others
failure has resulted. The most sat
isfactory government is our own,
where each class has a voice according
to its strength and Its ability to make
an impression.
Any attempt to found a party in Ne
braska on class consciousness td elect
only workers to. th offices to give
capital no credit will mean that the
new party will ride to a fall. Even
should there be ' temporary success,
disruption will follow, for there is no
jealousy like that of men who can
work only with their hands. There'll
be no crusade with this new party If
it is founded on such an ideal only
a crowd of men who-'i!l seek to use
the political advantage they may gain
to advance their own interests and
tear down others. There is always
room for a great progressive move
ment, either inside or outside the old
parties, and where lives the man who
will say that progressive thinkers
have not found the old parties taking
up the best of their ideas ? It's a slow
process, but a sure one. Revolutions
may be faster, but who wants revolu
tion? THE GREATER EVIL
The newspapers over in the valley
are considerably exercised over recent
activities of Mrs. Emily Hornberger,
the beet fields and has come out inj
THE SPINAL COLUMN
Sway
The
"EASE and DIS-EASE"
When all the organs and parts
of the body are performing their
functions with the least apparent
effort we are said to be in the
state of EASE (health).
When, for any reatou, an or
gan or part can perform its
function only with great effort
we are ssid to be In i'ne state of
DIS-EASE, at least insofar as
that organ or part is concerned.
Now the question concerning
us most, is, the WHY of this
dis-ease. or the WHY of this,
great;, etrort . . -
We are told that to begin with
LIFE presupposes a complete
mechanism with a perfect adapt
ability to the changes incum
bent upon existence.
Then why does this perfect
adaptability fail us betimes? In
other words what is the predis
posing cause of DIS-EASE?
Thes are the big questions
which many are asking today
and which we will endeavor to
answer in this "Spinal Column"
as we go along. Watch this col
umn as it may contain a mes
sage for you, by touching upon
the very thing that is troubling
you most and by the application
of C'hriroprsctic philosophy
present it to you in an entirely
different light than has been
done heretofore.
We deal with causes well
knowing that effects will take
care f themselves if the cause
is removed the human body is
a self-repairing machine.
DBS. JEFFREY & SMITH
CHIROPRACTORS
THE ALLIANCE HERALD,
! fifty-four varieties of child welfare
legislation wer ever enacted into
law.
However, picking- flaws in Mrs.
Emily Hornberger and her faithful
coterie of advisers doesn't materUMv
change the situation in the beet fields.
Mrs. Hornberger must indeed have
been tactless, or she would have found
it easy to secure th support of Editor
a. li. wood, or Editor W. M. Maupin.
Both of these men are against her in
her very laudable efforts to secure
better conditions for the children who
labor in the beet fields. .
Editor Wood,' in the last issue of
the Gering Courier, says a number of
unkind things of Mrs. Hornberirer.
"This saintly lady," says Mr. Wood,
nas vastly exaggerated conditions.
"With her long title and sob story, she
does not strike the responsive-spark
that will make Scotts . Bluff county
school or executive officers quake and
shake with fear when she speaks."
Mr. Wood admits that "in all cood
conscience, there is not such a strict
compliance with the compulsory school
attendance laws among a certain class
of residents in the beet growing sec
tion that there ought to be."
A. B. Wood is a good writer, and a
good American. He knows that it is
aim
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1921.
useless to attempt to make good citi-jwhat difference does it make if Mrs.
tens of the foreign element of our j Hornberger does,"rasp a little?" If
population without the aid of the they can't work with her, in heaven's
schools. -Like W. M. Maupin, Mr. name let them demand someone they
Wood has children, and not for one can work with. Nebraska can't afford
minute would h consent that any to have its foreign-born children rear
child of hfs should work or live under ed under conditions that make for
such conditions as the Russians and physical, mental and moral weakness,
others impose on their children. Mr. Others will tell of actual conditions
Wood knows that hard labor and long beside Mrs. Hornberger men who do
hours, such as these children know in not exaggerate men who don't "rasp",
the beet fields, is not good training Prof. V. A sinfr i ...
for future citizens, physically or men-
tally, and that the conditions under
M'k!.H 4VkA.. 11... l ' . A
aire nas icreai lenaencv
toward immorality.
I
Mr. Wood answers his own armi-
ments against Mrs. Hornberger when
he says: Of course there are plenty
of Russian children in the beet fields.
That is why these folks are in the beet
business and that is why they come
h.r .d t,af la rJL lZ
families." "lc,bed and three in another; where hous-
T,i(, i, v -i ii .
This much being admittedly true.
t,i , . , . .
w,wl nd w w I;',,':"
should be Tfight mg rt s to
foreign children the chance they a
entitled to have as Americans.
stead of waiting for someone else to
take the initiative, why aren't they inj the union, Nebraska should be one
the forefront of the fighting line ?v, here such conditions should not be
Til ThTTT
Mark the date on your
calendar, it will be
Saviegs Accpiieit Day
On that day we will
inducement for you to
AT THIS
.... Each year there are a fresh number of young people
; who reach the age when they should open a bank account
and begin to save money. We set aside one day each
year for this purpose and we make it a special occasion
at this bank. We want to help you get started. Begin
now to save your money and watch the newspapers for
'. special announcement of this
Big Savings Event
We Will Have a Present For You
The First State Bank
FASTEST CROWING MOST ACCOMODATING
days, told of watching the head of a
large family make money in the beet
- - .
fioiHs Aminir .!. ..if ,.,uu i
whin, thia l?
" c&uu
hif a -v,;i,w .. i. v
production by giving the last one to'
flnUh the row a lash with the whip.1
tin - t !i . - . I
" " ' 7 , P n
room w,lhout wmdowa, four in one,
mg ana living conaitions are mdescrib-
t.i j . . ... ... . , . .
nuic, ii, uwsn i matte me Desi Kina 01 a :
trammg ground for future citizens and
ZlT f A,meriC
Other states have got away from chHd
In-j,abor that k,1,s yuth Mortens life
and breeds criminals. Of all states in
9 x
make it a special
open a bank account
BANK
found. We can't afford it If beet
cannot be profitably raised without
ruining children, there are other crops.
In their vexation at the woman who
takes herself too seriously, and
"rasps," the eyes of men should not be
blinded to the greater evil.
LET 'EM PAY FOR IT.
(Nebraska City Press.)
The attitude of metropolitan news
papers toward so-called "sporting com
ment" is changing. The Chicago Trib
une, for instance, has decided that one
fourth of a column is enough for the
most sensational baseball game in the
world; that prize-fight "dope" adver
tising a coming bout is to be entirely
eliminated unless it has real news ,
value. The Tribune goes on the theory
that prize-fighters, who are well paldF
for their work, should pay for their
publicity as well as the merchants:
who advertise in the newspapers.
Newspaper men the country over, won
dering where the gift of free space to
professional sporting men would end
can endorse the Tribune point of view
without straining their consciences in
the least. If there is to be gratutioa
mention of athletic contests, let it bo
restricted to amateur events, where
the taint of commercialism doesn't,
create quite so much stench in the nos
trils of the public.
Herald Want Ad3 Results.
i
