THE ALLIANCE HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1922.
REV. M. C, SMITH
CONTINUES FIGHT
- ON THE DANCE
THE SUNDAY EVENING SERMON
SECOND IN SERIES OF THREE.
Make the Charge that the Modern
ance Is H-rmful Physically,
Mentally and Morally.
TVa tni-nnil rmnn hv Rev. Monl'l C
Smith In his feries ajrainr.tv dancing
was Riven at the metnoaisi cnuixn
Sunday nifrht Mr. Smith took for his
of Death." and
made the chnrpe that the motlern
dance Is harmful pny.mcaiiy, menuuiy
un.t tnnrllv. He lUtiil. in tlHTt:
Proverbs 14:12 "There is a way that
peemeth right unto a man, Dut ine enu
Tonight, I make the charge that
the modern dance Is harmful phynical
ly, mentally and morally, and that it is
in reality a "ciance 01 ueain.
I'Vtt'uiiMillv. fhn dnnrn a not a recra
tion, but a dissipation. Bi.shop Hughe
nays, "the physical effects are appar
ent the next day when one sex. drags
itfelf to work and the other lie abed
to recover. It Is nonsense to attempt
lo descriDe mis son 01 vmng pny
sical exercise or a wholesome recrea
' inn "
Dr. G. Stanley Hall, most emlner.t
. V j ur i
American euucaior, nay a, -ire nave in
the dance of the modern ball room only
a degenerate reno wun at leasv out a
very insignificant cultural value tnd
too often stained with bad associu-
Ex-dancing Master T.. A. Faulkner
Los Angeles Dancing academy, and
president or tne uancing masters vs
verted and wrote the well known book,
m. . n n - It .11 M
"rrom. tna uaii noom to nen. air.
Faulkner Bays, "une.may wont mx
lnv (n fhn wMk and arise fresh everv
morning. But let him attend a dance
only a few hours each evening and see
uVint mAU rvMir Hpftlth jli-.H vio-or will
Iranian lilrA iha low tukfnt'M tVl Rim."
He states that "the average aire of the
excessive male tiancer is miriy-one
years.
Effect on Scholarship.
doited creatures there came to their
downfall through the d:ncc.
Mr. Iaulkner, arteritis conversion,
worked in a mission in liO Angeies.
He personally talked to two hundred
in m ite of brothels, to aj ertain the
come of their downfall. He found
that in one hundred sixty-three caws
it was the dance.
1 have the record of a Catholic
nriest who in defending the conlen-
te'onal said, "We at least have the ad
vantage of knowing when our people
fall, where they fall, and how they fall;
and we have found that almost every
lapre of femcle virtue in our commun-
v w rncet'ble to the round dance."
Archbishop Spaulding of New York
nairi Ihfe was true ot 19 out of 20.
As to Mr. Faulkner, I admit that
his book is out of date. It was pub
lished in 1894. You may say, "Condi
tions have changed now." I under
stand they have. Popular magazines
like the Iodise Home Journal are to
day denouncing the modern dance.
They are not against dancing In it
self, but only against the "modern
Jaz dances." All they ask for is a
return the conditions of a quarter of a
century ago. If at that time the ball
loom led to hell, Is there any language
to express the evils of the modem
lance ?
Equal Danger for Men.
I have spoken mostly of the harm
that may come to innocent girls
through the dunce. I will not close
without showing that there is equal
danger for men.
Superintendent Coleman stated that
of the high school boys who danced, in
his investigation, 90 per cent of them
ilso drank, and that 65 per cent of
hat drinking was in connection with
dances.
Dad Elliott, the great Y. M. C. A.
evangelist for men in colleges and
universities, says that the aftermath
of the dance among university men in
cities is a flocking to vice resorts. He
says, "I have investigated this point
in almost every university city in the
United States, and the evidence is al
ways in the same direction, the uni
versity dance increases business in the
vice district"
. I do not say that all who dance meet
a tragic end, but no one can deny that
many have. It may never have harmed
you morally, and possibly it never will.
But who knows but what someone
without your power of resistance, fol
lowing your example, will enter the
ftream of the dancing amusement, and
bo carried by the rapids of temptation
Into the destruction below.
Dancing is harmful mentally. It
creates a distaste for mental niilica
tion, resulting in lower scholarship.
My friend W. H. Coleman, rchool
superintendent of Crawford, gathered
statistics of two hundred hih fc'uooI
curils in his schools. He found that
30 per cent were dancers and 70 per
cent non-rtancers. VI tne dancers a
per cent did not pass, and of the r.on
dancers only 20 per cent failed. He
also states that the dancing girls have
lower deportment grades, and that
their parents come to tne school au
thorities oftener complaining that 11cy
are no lonrer able to manage them.
But the most serious charge I bring
against the dance is that it is harmful
morally. Not to all in the name degree,
but, like alcohol, it ranges from a de
cree that would be imperceptible to
the observer to the extreme cases
where the victim falls into utter moral
roin.
Promiscuous dancing originated . In
Greece, among men and women of
loose morals and qpestionable charac
ter. With such an origin, it is no
wonder the churches look upon it with
suspicion.
" One thing that makes the dance dan
geroua for young girls is that vile men
and professional seducers of girls at
tend dances for the purpose of pro
curing innocent girls anfi bringing
them to moral ruin. Mr. Faulkner
describes a case that came under his
observation as a dancing master,
. where a male procurer won the con
fidence of an innocent girl through a
wlect dancing school, then ruined and
abandoned her. Then he says, "I have
Been it just as described, hundreds, yes
thousands of times and iave known
many and many a case wtth the same
sad ending. Do not delude yourself
with the thought that such scene3
occur only at the low public dances.
Some of the lowest and most disgust
ing things of which I have had knowl
edge have occurred in and in connec
tion with the most fashionable parlor
darccs." He further states that many
dancing masters are a party to such
deeds, as it is from thee men that a
lar-e part of their income ifl derived.
One may say that the dance is not
the only place where vile men go.
True, but in no other place; would they
be permitted to take buch liberties
with innocent girls.
Must Dance With Objectionable.
"But I would never dance with any
except respectable peopled. I leave it
to those who are familiar with the
etiquette of select dancing parties, to
tell me if it is not next to imperative
to dance with partners introduced by
the hostess. The adopting of a rule
to dance only with those whom you
know will mean that you will wear a
queer label, if not subject you to non
invitation. City authorities have many times
tried the municipal dance hall, and
the? have often been the cause of so
much immorality that they have been
closed up. In Cleveland, O., they were
" tried and the sheriff had to close them
up. The War Camp Community serv
ice recommended that the city of Little
Heck, Ark., establish a public dance
ball for the benefit of the men of Camp
n.i. rm .hif nf nnlioe said. "We
found that a very low class ef people
f requented these places. omen
the street, panderers and bootleggers
gathered here to carry on their work.
We closed them up and do not allow
them to run at alL" '
There are said to be 500,000 public
prostitutes in America. It has been
eaid that C5.000 girls disappear every
vear We do not vouch for the exact
number, but we know there aremany.
What is the cause of their downfall T
According to the most careful investi
Kation. from 50 to 75 per cent come to
their ruin through the dance. ;
The chief of police in New ork
aid that three-fourths of the aban-
OFFICIALS FOR G-P-C ARE
HERE FOR lEETIJG
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over the proposed state-aid route with
Mr. Draper, and judging from Mr.
Draper's remarks, the state man is
going to have the time of his life ex
plaining his stand if he doesn't ap-
frove the plan. He also had the prom
e of Mr. Johnson that that gentle
man will condescend to view the route
with him also, but Johnson is going
to be a busy man during the next few
weeks, and may not get time to do it.
Mr. Draper felt that the Box Butte
commissioners were favorable to the
G-P-C route. ,
G-P-C Coming Along Fine
"Mr. Hamilton was then called upon
and he read some extracts from a let
ter from President Gods-man of the
Colorado organization, in which infor
mation was given that the highway
is now a fact from Corpus Chiisti,
Tex., to Deadwood, S. D., a big per
centage of. the route now being trav
eled. The twenty-mile stretch of
sandy road near Wray, Col., has been
arranged for by a state appropriation
of 30,000, and an annual appropria
tion sufficient to continue the work
through a ter mof years. The county
commissioners of Sedgwick county had
secured an appropriation and would
spend about $20,000 on the highway
through that county, the letter f-ain.
and the road would be graveled r.nd
put in the best possible condition. Mr.
Hamilton offered many suggestions as
to the further work up this way mid
was ready with any information n.'ked
or him.
"Lou Hagemeister made a promising
talk on the situation from his town,
and assured those present that the
markers were all ready to put ip fcs
soon as the weather would permit and
that they would do all they had agreed
to do and some more if necessary.
"Then followed a general discussion
and many plans were suggested. It
has been known alh along that the
towns up the valley had been working
out a plan to have the road run up
to Mitchell, passing through Bridge
port, Bayard, Minatare, ScottsblutT tnd
from Mitchell north to Ardmore. This
plan was a favorable one to thor.e
present unless the road to Alliance
could be properly worked out. The
fact is this highway is a good one and
should be asked for by the towns en
route and not have to be forced upen
any community.
Think Interest Lacking Here.
"Considerable regret had been ex
pressed that no towns north had
shown enough interest in this meeting
to be present with a small delegation
at least, and it was felt that possibly
this lack of interest was a reflection
of the feelings of those places towu-d
the proposition.
"It was decided to appoint a com
mittee to handle the signing of the
papers in order to get them liled vith
the state. It was then suggested that
just as many more as could make the
trip should be with this committee
whercthey made the trip over the route
and on up to Alliance, where they
planned to meet with the chamber of
commerce of that city, Tuesday, Feb
ruary 21. The Dawes' county tejpie
were notified to meet with this uel
egation. "This meeting did just what was
needed to the organization and con
siderable enthusiasm was felt. It was
also, learned through first hand me'h
ods that considerable road improve
ment had been done on the valley
road east of Broadwater and the fait
is the boosters got a lot of interest
ing and surprising information. It is
probable that the members of the ad
visory board and the several vice
presidents from the different counties
will get a chance to meet, and ifake
some action on matters from now on,
and if this is done there can be but
one outcome. One more fcood move
wai suggested and that was to re
quest the resignation of any member!
m il I 1 I ! '
oi me advisory coani or vice presi
dent who were not heart and soul in
the organization. This is sure a giod
plan, for in divided interest much can
be lost. The boys up the line will have
no cause to complain of the Garden
county bunch, we are sure."
STdCPRICES
HAVE REACHED
LOWEST LEVEL
The decline in live stock production
since the war seems to have reached,
its lowest level, according to the an-
iual live stock report of the state and
federal bureau of markets and crop
estimates released today by A. E.
Anderson and Leo Stuhr. The esti
mates of the past three years which
have been revised on the 1920 census
basis have show heavy decreases in
number sipce the war. Prices, while
advancing ta some classes, have
reached their lowest levels. With the
exception of Rhep the average values
range from 13 to 40 per cent below
pre-war prices. Comparing present
Average values wih January lf 1914
average values, the rport shows' the
value of horses to be 40 per cent less;
mules, 34 per cent less; milk cows, 13
per cent less; other cattle, 28 per cent
less; sheep 15 per cent rreater and
swine 15 per cent less. These facts
show very vividly one reason, w-hy the
purchasing power of farmers has di
minished so heavily in the corn belt
states. If present prices are com
pared with maximumu war prices the
contrast is more -striking. The aver
age value ef swine for example is 62
per cent below the average on Januarf
1, 1919. One encouraging featurs
is that live stock prices seem to hav
reached the lowest point and are no
advancing .in the meat classes, an'
with the decreased supply, the futur
of the 1 ive stock business appears
brighter than it has for some time.
The January 1 estimate of swine is
3,680,000 head as compared to 3,605,
000 head a year ago, 3,436,000 head in
1920 and 4,250,000 head in 1918. The
market receipts for swine from Ne
braska show .decreases in about the
fame proportion. The average value
per head of all ages was $10 on Janu
ary 1, $13.50 a year ago, $20.90 in
1920, $26.50 in 1919 and $11.80 in
1914. Total averages for the sai
dates were $3(5.800.000, $47,318,000,
$71,812,000, $101,302,000, and $38,090,
000, respectively. The report for the
United folates show about the same
decrease in numbers which may ac
count partly for the present increas
ing price in spite of cheap corn and
general economic conditions.
The Cattle Situation.
Cattle, other than milk cows, de
clined In number from 2,910,000 head
in 1919 to 2,427,000 head in 1921
Market receipts for Nebraska indi
cate a decrease at the same rate. The
average value per head of all ages was
$27.40 on January 1, $33.10 a yeai
ago, $44.90 in 1920, $49.90 in 1919 and
$38.10 in 1914. Total values for the
same dates respectively; $66,500,000,
$81,161,000, $118,4(T,1000 $164,706,
000 and $71,724,000. The cattle sud-
ply of the United States has not de
creased as heavily as sheen or swine.
Milk cows changed in number from
620,000 in 1919 to 517,000 in 1920,
501,000 in 1921 and 516.000 in 1922.
The average value per head was $53
on January 1, $63 a year ago, $83 in
1920 and $60.70 in 1914. Total values
are as follows: $27,348,000 in 1922,
$31,563,000 in 1921, $42,911,000 in 1920
$52,700,000 in 1919 and $37,209,000 in
1114.
Horses have decreased from 1.049.'
000 head in 1919 to 923,000 head a year
ago and 961,000 in 1920. The drop in
average value per head is very marked,
being $94 in 1914 as compared to $56
at present, $71 a year ago, $77 in 1920
and $101 in 1918. Total values were
$52,192,000 on January 1, $66,653,000
a year ago, $73,997,000 in 1920, $105,
049.000 in 1918 and $98,512,000 in
1914. I
The estimate of mules Is 106,000
head, the same as the number a year
ago, 100,000 head in 1920 and 109,000
head in 1919. The average price per
head was $70 on January 1, $90 a year
ago, $106 in 1920 and $105 in 1914.
Total values for the same dates are
$7,420,000, $9,540,000, $10,600,000 and
$8,820,000.
Sheep Values Higher.
The estimate of sheep is 621,000
head at present, being the same num
ber as were on hand one year ago, and
573,000 in 1920. These estimates were
revised to the census basis of January
1, 1920 which included a large per
centage of feeder sheep that were not
given consideration previously. Ne
braska is not an important sheep
breeding state but ranks high as a
sheep feeding state, the market re
ceipts exceeding one million annually.
Sheep are the only class of live stock
that have a present value exceeding
the 1914 value. Average value per
head on January 1 was $5.10 as com
pared to $5.70 a year ago, $10.10 in
1920 and $4.50 in 1914. Total values
for the same dates are as follows:
$2,657,000, $2,970,000, $5,787,000 and
8 1. 693.000. lhe decline in numbers for
the United States is much heavier than
that of any other class of live stock.
See the special on Gingham
Dresses this week at the Oriental
Store. Only 98c each. 25-26
: Good
.
"Renewed Gars
We have the following used cars for sale
at right prices:
REO, 5 passenger Touring Car. 'v
REO, 5 passenger, Touring Car.
HUDSON, 5 passenger, Speedster.
FORD, 1-ton Truck.
REO Speedwagon. .
Can give easy terms on any of above jobs.
A. H. JONES GO.
. REO GARAGE
!HarpcrDcpt.gtorc
" BIG STORE ' KWV Wh- P,7 f VT
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OOtftYou
Feel Spnirigy:?
Aren't these warm days filling you with
thoughts of summertime, of gardens, of
your .vacation of straw hats, organdie
dresses, and such inspiring things?
And since each day of sunshine makes you
more certain that your winter hat re
sembles last year's bird's nest, and that
your winter suit is equally uninspiring
Emphatically a Special Sale
Strap Pumps, Slippers
" and Oxfords
. : - For Women . .
--at $5
... t
The price reduction is more than half former price
(actually an average reduction of $6.50).
Probably never have these valuse been offered be
fore. Included are:
Patent leather, black kid and 1-strap street and after
noon pumps. "r
Black and tan calf and grain oxfords with low walk
ing heels.
-Exceptional Values
Boys' High Shoes"
204 pairs of boys' black lace I
1 k. t j 1 m '
snoes nave oeen lateen irom
our regular stock and have
been reduced to less than half
price.
" $2.95
These have solid leather
soles and Goodyear welts.
Sizes up to 6 in 13, C and D
widths, priced Wednesday at
$2.93.
Wednesday Buy Your
Men's High Shoes
This is an extra fine bar
gaina very good lot of
Men's Shoes, reduced
especially for Wednesday
selling.
$3.00
Wonderful shoes, with a Goodyear welt sole, made
of brown calf or black kid leather of good shape. Sizes
6 to 11, widths A to E.
About New Millinery
For Spring
That all engrossing problem of
selecting a new Spring Hat. ceases
to be a task and becomes a joy to
the women who discover the in
teresting assortment that has made
its appearaftce in the Harper's1 Mil
linery Shop during the last few
days. .
There are charming little
sailors their brims weighed
down with springlike bou
quets of flowers and fruit.
There are smart toques.
There are hats with brims a
trifle larger and droopy
lines. A good assortment at
$7.50, $8.00,
$10.00
We Sell for
CASH
We Sell for
LESS
BIG STORE 1
We Sell for
CASH
We Sell for
' LESS
