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! ) THE ALLIANCE HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1922. Bite AlUaurr Hrralit TUESDAY AND FRIDAY BURR PRINTING CO., Owners 1 " Utb., for transportation through the nails u necond class matter. GEORGE L. BURR, Jr Editor ID WIN M. BURR Business Mgr. Official newspaper of the City of Alliance; olficial newspaper of Box Butve County. Owned and published by The Burr "Printing Company, George L. Burr, tfr, President; fcdwin M. Burr, Vica President A REAL ACHIEVEMENT Two Ncbruska Ftorics in the daily Tiewspapers last Saturday should 1 Of Interest to Alliance. One of them as from Kearney and told of the res ignation of two of the city commis sioners following a vote to return to h council manic form of jrovernmcnt. The other was a dispatch from Grand Island, which indicaU-d that the ieo "la of some residence districts are up tn arms over certain diabolical smcHs hich emanate from some large horse Wns in the eastern part 'of that city, and are threatening to set fire to the barns and to shoot cuttle driven through the street. ' These two dispatches "show simply lhat Alliance has got' away 'from tur bulence and distrust that used to be a feature of our city government. How ever the city manaRer plan may work ut in other places, it ha certainly been successful here. Alliance has no intention of going back to the old councilmanic system. The business of the city in all departments is running . along so smoothly that we have to stop and think before we realize that there Is a city government. Economy and achievement have been of such corn won occui ance that they no longer ex cite comment. The city manager plan '"lias pone over big. The second dispatch mentioned brings to mind an old evil that we tised to have in Alliance the smell "from the septic tank which at one time prevailed over east Alliance and, when the wind was from a certain direction, Offened the nostrils of the rest of the town. If you'll stop to consider, it has Wji some months since that all- liowerful, all-pervading odor smote your nostrils. How long nas it own Kince vou heard anyone complain of the perfume from the lowlands on the other side of the track? The truth is that the city manager ' plan has been responsible for thl rhanc-o. Alterations in the construc tion of the septic tank has done away with the greatest nuisance we ever hud. The tanks are old-timers; they are built in accordance with the ideas of sanitary engineers a decade or two ago, but they have been made to func tion with as little offense to the nos tril m is possible. Some of these clays, we are told, it may be necessary 4 to build new ones, but for the first summer in years the east siders can tlraw a lonir breath without regret. It la well, once in a while, to give credit .where credit is due. And in future days, when the old-time septic , JtankltWes to the bad and it is neces sary to undergo a little more torture iVhil n successor is being installed, - 'let'B not forget the first pleasant days !; Ve'vtf hnd free from that nuisance. :. AN ENCOURAGING SIGN. One of the most encouraging signs of intellectual growth in this coin- Tnunity Is the interest ;!unvn in such events as the music memory contest, planned by Mrs. I nice Dunning for the grades. It means something when as 1 large an audience are sufficiently in terested in a musical program to brave had weather, and it means even more when that same audience, de spite an infinite amount of chatter and unnecessary noise during the pro gram, will remain seated to the end of the last number. 1 Yrom just such beginnings, there is a possibility of building up a taste for good muiic. And it is badly needed. Too long have all of us been willing to accept what has been given us in the name of music. For the most part, this is due to the fact that there has been no effort to lead us toward bet ter things. The depi.;ed phonograph has done a whole lot toward cultivat ing an appreciation 'for the best in music, but in-the contest, jazz has won hands down. The plan carried out by the music supervisors of the country starts where it should, with the chil dren. By the time they are out of school, they should have an intimate knowledge of at least the best of the world's musical masterpieces. Music is apparently coining into its own, at last. For years, no man has been accounted well educated without a knowledge of the world's ie:t boohs. The world's Lo:t i:u ic hasn't figured at all. Men schooled in Ixioks and in Npeience have, for the mo.-t part, been isthcr di.-.lainful of jnydc. If they i.M.: i' i d a !;!.in;r for it, they did so ra'livr s '..:..- '.:a!l". The iv.nn w!.o knows anjthinjr more about mu. ic than the tune to the national anthem an one or two jwipular wmjrs has been regarded by hi associate as u bit of a highbrow, a man of artistic in. -tincts, for conducting the campaiKn which which unconsciously is opposed to the proved successful, this would not have pructical side of life. As a re.ult of altered the fact that it was a coup de this mental attitude toward music,' fired by the railroaders and accom men have not learned to love music plished chiefly through their votes and as they have books. And they have efforts. Even the support of the four missed something. Times are changing, thank fortune. Ten years ago, boys in the high school would have lxen ashamed to take pail in a chorus it would have seemed effeminate. Now look at the increas ing number of children's orchestras and the generally glowing popularity of music. Anything that will stimu bite interest in music on the part of children is to le commended, provid ed it is good music, for it will insure a more jerfect development of the child. It will increase his capacity for enjoyment, and if it interests him in taking musical training of some sort, will give him the capacity of giving pleasure to others. This Is called and probably rightly so the jazz age. It is characterized by cheap pleasures, cheap music and cheap literature. The man who has once" got the habit of reading worth while books and magazines will find that the trash no longer satisfies him or brings pleasure. Acquaintance with and appreciation of good music will have '.the same cirect but it takes time. Those who were disheartened over the chattering and the inatten tion at the Sunday concert should in stead feci encouraged that such a rep resentative audience came out at all. It's a good sign for the future. The movement to popularize good music should be given every assistance. It means much to the world. There are other things that should also be brought into public favor, but real progress comes slowly. THE CLOUDS REMAIN. Rev. B. J. Minort, who seems to be the chief spokesman and publicity agent for the Box Butte county farm labor bloc, has submitted the requested "explanation" of the aims and pur poses of this political coalition. With all due deference to the brother of the cloth, it must be admitted that the explanation leaves much to be desired, and much to be surmised. Many of the points which he endeavors to elu cidate are still a bit clouded, as may be seen from a perusal of his letter, which appears in the "Public Forum" column. Mr. Minort, in the most friendly spirit imaginable, of course, proceeds to point out a few "errors" in our recent editorial on "The School Elec tion." The Herald editor is unable to follow the line of reasoning with the usual success that attends upon efforts to follow Mr. Minort, and it may be well under the circumstances, to dis cuss the rather fine points that he es says to make. In the first place, he says, it was not a railmen's election," because both of the candidates chosen were not rail- men. The Herald has, of course, never thought for-a minute that the farmer-labor bloc, although its thief supporters are members of the rip track unions and farmers' unions, was confined to these two classes. It is rea sonable to suppose that men who seek political success are willing t to get votes where they find them. The fact remains, however, that the bloc was responsible for the two "dark horse" candidates, and inasmuch as the farmer element was probably not con sulted in regard to the course to be followed in the school election, it is surely not far wrong to stvak of a "railmen's election." Whether both candidates were railroaders has liitle to do with the ca.-e, if, as seems ap parent, the railroaders selected them and made sure that they were friend- From a Bride: "As a young housewife of only two and one-half years' ex perience I am glad to find that even we amateurs can cook successfully if we use Royal Baking Powder." : ( Mrs. J. L. M. R BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure Contains No Alum Leaves No Ditter Taste Send for New Royal Cook Bookh' FREE Ko7al Caking Powder Co., ly. Uvcn h lad Mr. Minort IvmsHf on- c one of the candidate for: rented to lc the Koup, and lie admits not only that he was ui frcd, hut that he gave advice "husiness houses" and the personal eiTorts of "one business man" do not materially alter the fact that had it not been for the railroaders in the farm-labor group, there would have been no candidates put up. Mr. Minort says there wa3 no "or ganized effort." Yet lie admits that the Alliance supporters of the farm labor group planned to back two can didates; that they spent several days getting two men lined up who would make the race; that friendly business men worked with them; and that one railroad man, not working, was told to help get out the railmen's vote, and presumably drew pay for his efforts; that bills were printed and distributed at all the polls. What do you mean, B. J., no "organized" effort? The explanation says that the men who planned this coup object to the use of the term "dark horses." Why? There's no disgrace in it. There has never been a national convention with out at least one "dark horse". War ren G. Harding, now in the president's chair, was a "dark horse." In this case the two candidates, who were unsus pected until the morning of election, certainly come under that classifica tion. There's always prospect of one or more tickets, anil unless the men were named openly, this term really applies to them. The friends of the school who sugge.-ted their candidates did so openly. The names were pub lished, and there was ample opportun ity to investigate' the standing of the candidates and their qualifications. The two men elected may be better material than those who were defeated, but the fact is that their qualifications were not mentioned in the campaign made for them. The wnole effort to get votes was by stirring up prejudice of one kind or another, by promising the east siders a better school; by promibing to work for the discharge of a member of the faculty; by appealing to union men to stand by their color?. Mr. Minort says that the original platform of his civic forum is stil; intact. That platform, as expressed by himself, was opposed to any "third party," presumably under any name. The farmer-labor coalition, is as it worked out in the school election, is nothing more or less than a third party. The action at the Hemingford meeting, which suggested a full lineup of candidates, with provisions for en dorsing others should they qualify for fupport by unswers to a questionnaire which has not yet been made pul!, certainly points that way. Mr. Minort, who was not present at the Heming ford meeting, says that the action of endorsing the candidates was a sort of a "straw vote", taken after "practical ly everyone had gone home from the meeting," and after the regular meet ing had adjourned. The Herald's re porter, who was present at the meet ing, savs that at the time this action was taken, the word adjournment had not even been mentioned, and that ii anyone had left the meeting, he failed to see them depart. Altogether, the explanation is not exactly satisfactory. And yet The Herald hopes that the farmer-labor bloc will model its course upon lines laid down by Mr. Minort. If the school election was won through his counsel, it might be well for them to plan for the primary and fall cam paigns in accordance with hi.! ideas. But the object of the civic j'orum, a Mr. Minort calls the farmer-labor bloc, is still obscure. Will it work i"o. the best lineup of candidates, the men whom it considers best qualified for the place, or does its qualifications inclui'e 130 William St., New York . g J4L riipmheivhlp in a farm or h hor union, j or compktc accord with tlu ir ideal., ?j Will it put up its 1; te and work for their success, or will it leot the hi t of the men who file? Will it work through the democratic primary, as the Hemingford meeting preferred, or wiii it observe party lines? Will it wait until candidates for the leading par ties file, as Mr. Minort suggests it is doing; if so, just what is meant by the statement that "we will work for the best linup of candidates, and quite a number have said they will file when the proper time comes"? All these are interesting points;, and there are others equally interesting which should be made clear if the pub lic 13 to support the farmer-labor bloc? Presumably they want public support, and if so, they should not object to making their aims known. Mr. Minoit takes occasion to take a swat at the chamber of commerce and business men generally. Despite the four business houses which did most of the work in electing the dark horse candidates, there is a belief among the bloc that business men arc not friendly, he says. Grant ed, for the sake of argument, that th;s is time, the next step logically should be to let the business men know what is leing done. Confidenre begets con fidence. "Noising about'' their inten tions among a select few will not fili the bill of publicity. The Herald is willing to allow any body of men space to present their arguments in any matter that affects the public. On the other hand, Mr. Minort shows that he has not helped to con vince his followers that the business men are not fighting them. The im pression to be drawn from his letter is that he, loo, feels that the business men have treated his project and his proteges rather coldly, and he pro ceeds to tell of some plan of his foi uniting the various elements of the community that was turned down by some official of a business organiza tion, presumably the chamber of com merce. Not knowing the nature of the plan, it is possible that it may have been feasible, or it may not, Mr. Minort believed it was, and his refer ence to it seeks to give the impression that the business men didn't want the farmers and laborers to unite with them. The Herald knows this is not the case with a majoirty of members of the chamber of commerce. If Mr. Minort knows of any way in whnch the various elements of the city can be brought into closer harmony and co-operation, the course to take is to present it publicly. He had had a column in loth Alliance newspapers, and could have done so at any time. Ho Mill has the opportunity.' But much depends on the idea of what co operation means. If it means allowing the railmen and farmers to dictate the course of action, that's a horse of an- YLf 673 rnwKui. iy rnci ii mm S3 mi mm m&i m .1 U.- J' I I trJri , ' other c Fin:i color. ly, friends of the dark hoi candidates snouid realize that no one is "sore" over the school election coup. The Herald, which has looked upon the bloc as a purifying influence in politics, is simply in doubt as to whether the organization has been turned from its original object and is now a political machine. The snokes - man for the bloc has made it clear that he does not think so, but the actions of his followers do not jibe with his words. Wet wash calls received before 8:30 will be returned by 2 p. m. 20 lbs. for 51. Alliance Steam Laundry. 8-tf Special prices this week millinery. McVicker's. on Be Ready for spring work Have you taken stock of your machinery this spring? Is it all in working order will it be ready to go when you say the word? Look Over the Machinery See that your Sulky Lister, your Trench Guide Lister and your plow is ready for spring work. We have some re pairs and can get the others for you. DO IT IN TIME TO HELP "O. K" and Blatchford's Calf Meals Substitutes for milk that formulas. LET US TELL PLENTY OF BABY CHICK FEED Farmers' Union 11. J. Til A BERT, Mgr. " " .-- if Make Your Dreams Come True i i Perhaps you dream of a home of your own some happy day. What are you doing to get it? The easiest and quickest way to realize this worthy ambition is to start a savings account today. Lay aside part of each week's earnings and your dream will be a reality in a very short time. The large assets of this Bank, to gether with the character, ability and standing of the officers and directors, are a guarantee of safety for your money. 5 INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS In addition, our depositors are pro tected by the Nebraska State Guaranty Law. The First State Bank Alliance, ORITUA!tY MARY KATHERINE ROWE. Mary Katherine Rowe, who died Sataturday at the Underwood home, west of town, was buried in Evergreen cemetery' Sunday, after a brief service at the cemetery, held by B. J. Minort. She was but six hours old. She was the (laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bud . "owe of Alliance. NOTICE Teachers' Examination will be held at the Court House, Saturday April 15 1922 OPAL RUSSELL, 38-40 County Superintendent The Rogue Store is now open for business, bargains in every department. 39 Herald Warvt Ads are read. are made from scientific YOU ABOUT IT Phone 501 Nebraska irxiccrsiij