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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1922)
TIIE ALLIAXCK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 31. 1922. Aw- EU? Alliaurr Hrralfc fUESDAY AND FRIDAY BUFR PRINTING CO., Owners Entered at the postoffice at Alliance, Keb., for transportation through the sail, as necnnd class matter. GEORGE L. BURR, Jr Editor EDWIN M. DURR Business Mgr. Official newspaper of the City of Alliance; olTicial newspaper of Box Butte County. Owned and published by The Burr Printing Company, George L. Burr, Jr, President; Edwin M. Burr, Vice President. RELIGION IN POLITICS. Those of us who followed the tre mendous buttle against the so-called "Wilson league" of nations will recall' paid. how, during the last stages, a number from county expenditures, of republican parsons wore greatly ex- will have to pay the saint amount of ercised over the dixovcry that the money as last year, and they are much year a third of the total went for new road making machinery. This year there should be no need for any such expenditures for this puipo.-e. In ad dition to the f22,000, there will be from $10,000 to J 15,000 coming in from automobile licences, which will take care of the maintenance of all state aid roads. But where is the rest of the money to be spent? The commissioners are now mapping out a road program for the summer, but will there be adequate supervision of money expended from these funds? Or will there be desultory road dragging here and there over the county, with some new construction, and a cost of some thou sands of dollars for the work of super vising, some of which is needless? Taxes are admittedly high. City expenditures have not been reduced, but this is Impossible because of past indebtedness for which no provision has been made and which must be Unless the saving is to come taxpayers ADVERTISING TIIE UNIVERSITY The state university, Peru normal and other colleges are now olTcring to heavily taxed securities held by his principal, substituting therefore tax tree holding's, and in this way in creased her annual income from ?::r,r,,000 to $720,000 a year; that is he i-oml members of their faculties out to doubled net returns. i Here is a concrete example 01 me working of the tax exempt bond evil nnylmdy can understand at a glance. In a single instance, in the case of a liersonal fortune which is surpassed by the different citic and towns of tl.es state to give public addresses on re quest. The lecturers donate their orvlroa And are receiving only their expends. The propositi n hus be. n many which have s.milarly heen in- , , ested, a little shrewd readjustment made to school authorities paieni- ha8 wjtndrawn $305,000 annually from teachers as.-ociat ions .tnd ?tlurs. The tne rercn 0f tax gatherers, idea is to arouse interest i.i the cause But the money thu lost to the pub lic treasuries must. ie lojrai some where, so the burden is shifted to of education So far, so good, famous document did not, in any place contain the word of God. A number less able to pay it, All over the state the demand for ci" godly and righteous men were so lower taxes ha3 been increasing, and overcome with emotion at the thought in some parts of Nebraska local com- f that omission that they could not mittecs are going over county records conscientiously support the league.' and discovering where the money Is Among certain classes, this was a telling argument against it. Wonder what those same republican going. The chief source of waste Js undoubtedly the road construction and maintenance, but there may be other parsons will say now, after the recent ways to save money for those who revelations concerning the arms con- must pay the bills. The subject is im ference? It has been disclosed that portant, and deserves immediate and Dr. W. S. Abernathy, chaplain of the conference, purposely omitted the name of Jesus Christ from his open ing prayer, and it is charged that he was "reminded" not to mention Christ, out of regard for the tender feelings of Japan and other non-christian na tions which had representatives pres ent. T!:?re were Buddhists and Con fuclardst. present among the dele gates, and it was feared that the name of the Lord would bring about 'Rome kind of dissention and work an inJurv to the conference. i Added interest in the disfigures is xlue to the fact that Dr. Abernathy is pastor of the church which is attended by President Harding and Secretary of State Highcs. The suspicion is that one or the other of these men made the "suetrestion" which is intelligent attention. If other counties can make such reductions in taxes, it is possible that Box Butte may find a way to follow their lead. But the public must not only be interested, but must show that it is interested, With proper co-operation it is possible to get results. THE YEAR'S BEST JOKE tiirj iuu n n j vu e vviva iiioivuu i; palace. If the case of the estate of Mrs. Hill were an isolated one the matter would not be worth mentioning. But un fortunately it is typical of hundreds of other cases. A good many billions of dollars are tied up in tax exempt se-' turities in this country. Figure very conservatively on the basis of what was done w th the estate of Mrs. Hill by expert handling and the extra weight of taxation placed in conse quence on the shoulders of those whose property enjoys no exemptions be comes appalling. It runs into billions annually. It easily makes the differ ence between a situation in which the nation could handle its financial prob lems easily, and the present very diffi cult economic condition. FINANCING TIIE RANCHMAN. . Regretful mtnnries, of Emily Pank hUrsl anil he militant daughter, Syl via, are aroused by the last sensation in New York. It appears that through the eiTor of some unknown goat perhaps he was only a practical joker and therefore sacred and immune from punishment the police of Man- i hattan were notified that the city au- arousing thorities had passed an ordinance for- much debate in the east. The good , bidding women from smoking in pub- pastor has manfully shouldered all the, lie. .The mistake was discovered just blame, although he admits that he was in time to prevent militant demonstra "reminded" of the fact that the con-'tions and all that sort of thing. ference was a religious mixture. "Had, The- Interesting features of the epi- I been left to my own initiative," he sode, aside from the haste of the au writes. "I am very sure that I would thorities to apologize and rescind the have offered the prayer that I did in order enforcing the supposed "law," the name of Christ. However, I felt lies in the attitude of the women tow that it would be better to offer a ard the measure. More New York prayer of recognition of God Al-' women smoke openly and unashamed mighty and petition for guidance than than anywhere else in the country to have no prayer at all." unless we count Hollywood. Restau- ' Of course, the matter of the prayer rants, grills, dancing pavilions all will have to be threshed out, and it these contain women puffing daintily is a matter for the clergy, primarily,1 at cigarettes, and there are a few en for that is their forte. The man on lightened and modernized sisters who The univrr: itv i,ll!5;ne enterorise. to people who are ulty and prominent educators of tho j oblifcotl to work for their livings, to state are usually called into service u commencement orations. Now it so happens that there has never been a really good commencement oration in the history of the world. There i something about an occasion of this kind which hampers the speaker's tyle. Perhaps it may be because he feels inclined to give a du oi iiinen life to the students who are gradu ating; perhaps the cause may be something entirely foreign. But there is no reason why the tal ent that our colleges and universities possess should not be made a.ivilable to the smaller communities. In Lin coln the citizen who is interested in hearing big subjects discussed by men who are able to handle them has ample opportunity. In cities of this class, the talent is largely confined to the talent furnished by chautauquas. Frankly, it isn't so very' good, for the most part. If the university wants to arouse interest In the cause of education, and secure tome very good advertising with prospective students, it might ar range for a series of lectures In inter ested towns by some of the big men of the faculty. A good many university students go clear through their course without realUlnff that Nebraska has some of the brightest minds in the country, so it isn't to be wondered at that so few of the ordinary taxpayers fail to appreciate what the vnivoraity and the training it offers means to! their children. Dean Buck once had this idea in his mind. It ought tp be orked out. The magazine habit is a good one, but the best of magazines grow dry and dull. The lecture habit by men worth hearing is a far better plan. Why can t the university go into the chautauqua business? A half dozen lecturers throughout the year by Nebraska men would really furnish us more instruction and entertainment than the best chautauqua ever routed, and it might be possible to get musi cal and other entertainment features to include with the program. This would be a lecture course worth going on a guarantee to secure. There Arc Two Ways of - - - Cleaning and Pressing ONE WAY IS ANYWAY TO GET IT DONE, THE OTHER IS KEEP-U-NEAT PERSONAL SERVICE WAY You will find your clothes weari and looking better when you have the Kecp-U-Ncat Personal Servic More Alliance people are realizing this fact every day. Keep- U-Neat Cleaners SERVICE THAT SATISFIES 207 Box Butte Avenue Phone 133 j ' i the street, who was not greatly per turbed by the omission of the word "God" from the league of nations cove nant, will not be greatly exercised by the omission of Christ's name from the ooeninir prayer of the arms confer- smoke tastily monogramed pipes The women showed that they had not profited by the sterling example of Emily and Sylvia. American worn en aren't naturally militant. Had this Fort of legislation ever been made in ence. There are two ways of looking i England, there would have been hades i ' . . . l.l I at it one as a couriesy 10 memoers.to pay. wan Doxes wuum nuvc vmi of another faith; and the other as a filled with acid, trains wrecked, rail bit of hypocrisy in the name of states manship. The real interesting part of the de bate which is sure to come will be the attitude taken by the men who ob jected to the wording of the league of rations covenant It will be an oppor tunity to test their sincerity. If, as has been charged by these men, the road ties uprooted and policemen beaned. But in New York, although the emancipated souls rebelled at the curtailment of their liberties, the law was obeyed. Shop girls who were ac customed to smoke on the way to work put up the pills until the sanctuaries were attained. Some of the more dar ing puffed emoke into the faces of the pot contain the word of God, what of the dis-armament treaty? Perhaps, if God's wishes were known, he might be willing to overlook either omission in the interest of humanity. EXAMPLE OF TAX EXEMPTION. (A. N. Mathers of Gering) A probate court fight among the heirs of James J. Hill and Mrs. Hill has been on of late in St. Paul. The row has been over the oppointment of an administrator for Mrs. HJ1 s es tate of $12,000,000. But that is only incidental here, lhe signincant pan of public interest is that Louis W. Hill tormcr business advisor ior airs, run testified that beginning in 191C and (Stockman-Journal.) At the Texas Cattle Growers' meet ing in Fort Worth last week one of the speakers insisted on a . readjustment of our banking facilities and banking , laws with a view to the accommoda- j tion of the cattle ranchers. The point was well taken and many bankers agreed that they would be pleased to meet the views of the ranchmen, but under the present laws they could not. do so. Only short term loan3 were possible. Considering the magnitude of the rtock ranching business, the wide areas devoted exclusively to growing cattle and sheep and the importance of the industry to the country at large, it is indeed strange that the bankers and the hvr praters have not given more attention to this important matter of ranch credits. Commercial paper can readily pe discounted, and there is always a mar ket for good farm loans, but the man who performs the important and nec essary function of producing the greater part of the nation's live stock finds himself badly handicapped in the matter of banking facilities. t What ranchmen seem to need is loans of one, two or three ,years at a low rate of interest. In effect, such loans have nearly always proven safe for the lenders, but not enough credit of this kind has been available, espe cially for the smaller ranchman. A law making loans of this char acter eligible for discount at the Fed eral Reserve banK wouiu oe a long step in the right direction, but in any fvnt conuress and the treasury de partment would be doing a real service to the country 11 mey maue sucn ivan unssiblf- lhousanus oi acres oi lumi mu ai- wavs be usea ior rancmng purpura nnl nothintr else, and the men who have the energy, the ability and the hardihood to make these apparently waste places productive of the nation s food should be encouraged to do so instead of being handicapped further by restrictive banking laws and in adequate financial crelit facilities. K. GEDNEY COMPANY Architects Engineers HASTINGS, NEBRASKA HERALD WANT ADS BRING BEST RESULTS 'ii"s;i:i;i;i;t;;rtttt A counterfeiter can't even find se clusion in jail these days. Prkaire garden seeds, six for 2"c, continuing until 1919, he disposed of at Rhein's. 36 ion don thaw to coax bid and little folks to eat Kellotes CbmHahes a league of nations failed because it did officers who brought the news, but that ended their militancy, right there. Mr Amos Pinchot was fearfully enraged. She told reporters she was tempted to light a cigaret and walk right past the mayor's house. But she didn't. Miss Lucilla Pugh, a woman attorney, said the law was unconstitutional, and that her sex would exercise its right to smoke when and where it pleased, but WHAT DOES OL'R MONEY BUY? Dawson county has set a pace for all Nebraska to follow. The county j Lucilla didn't test her theory before an commissioners there, giving heed to officer. In Greenwich Village, there the demand for lowered taxes, pro- was an indignation meeting in the T. ceeded to satisfy the' , demand, and N. T. tea room, and dozens of silver when they got through lopping items" and pearl cigaret holders were in evi from the expense budget, the total dence, but they were unloaded, was reduced an even 41 per cent.) The fake order said that cafe owners There -won't-bo so much money to 'faced a fine or jail sentence if women ppend, ami the county officials may were caught smoking there. The have to do a bit of economizing nowj threat of jail convinced them. . There and then, but a reduction of nearly , was no argument. Within twenty-four one-third in taxes ought to make the hours women had ceased to smoke in taxpayers out in that part of the state public when anyone was looking. feel pretty good. ' The levy has already been made for Box Butte county, and it is a trifle larger than last year. It may be too alderman deny it Another victory for late to change it and effect possible . the emancipated women. The author of the ordinance, Alder man McGuinness, says it was passed and signed. But the mayor and other economies, but if there is any way for it to be done, the commissi oners should go over the figures and cut un til it fairly hurts. In any event, it will But it's a disappointment to those of us who have heretofore believed that women would fight for their rights. Almost it leads us to believe that the be only a few months before another! prohibition law could be enforced if the right penalties could be found. opportunity will present itself. Among the items provided for by the annual estimate of expenditures Is one of $22,000 for roads and bridges. Last year the county expended some S30.000 on county roads, and aside We are able to get only a few more frnm th AlliancA-Hemintrford road sets of low-priced cable trace harness and a few scattered strips, the results A reformer says wars cause loose morals. And are in turn caused by loose talk. are not all that could be desired. Last IUiein Hardware Co. 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