EIGHT
THE ALLIANCE HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 12. 1922.
HOTARIANS HEAR
BRIEF TALKS ON
MANY SUBJECTS
kvluytiiim; fkom si r,n sitih
TO Till: I'LAI'I'I-KS.
K. l'nle dives Interest ini Diwu
siou or Effect of Type or i:iu-
cation on Nation.
A vnrird iiml interesting jn-onram
v.a.-' jtre.rntel ut the Weilne l;iy tlin-
I or of the Allianre Kol.it y rlnl at tlic
l'alm Km of the Allianre hotel l-
urscl; y rvrninvr. I'otatian K. I.. Meyer,1
i.-? chairman of the r!itu taiiiinrnt.
committee for the month, h:ul nrranyeil
a surnii.-e nlurationul te.-l for the
ir.err.luTs of the cluh anl their true-t"
for the evening, nn'l ho was unalilu
to 1k present, siilcnt E. I.. Mallery
took chaivc f the proceoilinKs. The
iiuetions dealt with facts concerning
. I. ...... t tm un.t iiltlwilliill'
there were mighty trw of the Uotai
ims who were ahle to unswer nv
vlirre near I'll of the ouestion., theie
v.-as always i-omeone who couhl supply
the an.-wer. Tlie te.t was oral, ;'nl
occupied u most entertaining half
hour.
The ;uestions pr?prel by Mr.
Meyer covered information on Kuch
mb'jeets uh the urea of Nebraska, the
date it was admitted into the union,
the number of count the plnce and
ear of the fust territorial legislature,
the motto of the state, the state
(lower, the population of Nebraska by
the last census; the population of Al
liance, which, stranirely enough, was
one of the uest!ons that did not bring
a correct answer; the names and pop
ulations of the seven largest cities in
the t nited States; the names of the
cabinet officers; the numlier of ctate
representatives and senators; the num
ber of stute judicial districts; the
names of congressmen ami senators
from Nebraska; the counties in the
Sixth congressional district, and a
number of others.
Fllowing the test, there were three
brief ta'.ks. The speakers had been
(elected by lot at the preceding meet
ing and their subjects were assigned
later. V. H. Tate was directed to
meak on nn educational subject, and
for fifteen nvnutes explained how the
tyio of education of the youth of a
nation to a large extent determined
its destiny. He explained that by the
tyte of education, he considered the
whool as the chief influence.
Some Historical Examples.
Mr. Tate went back into history to
prove his theory. The Hebrews taught
the Bible and gave special attention to
the ten commandments, and as a result
the Jewish people, wherever found, are
religious. Greek civilization was of
two types, and he showed that to u
large extent, this was due to the edu
cation of the youth in Sparta and
Athens. The Spartan were the early
militarists. They believed a man
should be a good soldier and educated
t- ivini out the rhiracteristics that
jrcre most needed in soldiery. The
ij j.e 01 euucation was di
rected toward developing the youth for
ull-around citizenship. They stressed
nrt, athletics, and some subjects which
were not popular in Sparta. The
sjeaker pointed out that today it is
the Athenian civilization which has
tlone the most for the world, and
that today we think of Athens when
we th'r.k of Greek civilization, al
though Sparta was equally successful
in developing the tyje of citizens that
its leaders desired.
'Use speaker referred to the Roman
system of education. School children
in Komc were required to leain the
laws of the twelve tablets, a:id Kome,
us a result of that kind of education,
gained the distinction of being the
voild's lawgiver.
The status of China, Mr. Pate de
clared, is due to the method of educa
t'on. In that country, education is
chiefly confined to learning the sayings
of Confucius and various writings
concernii'jc the man and tiis works.
Civilization is making inioads in
China, but it will take a revolution to
t'hunpv the attitude of that nation to
ward the world.
Prohibition Is Explained.
The United States is more and more
throwing upon the schools the burden
of niakimc citizens. Mr. I'ate said th;.t
it was his belief that prohibition was
i.ci ompli: lied so easily, becau-e, b.'.tk
in the last centuiy, the V. C. T. U.
had compelled the teaching of the evil
ctl'ects of alcohol in the schools. He
declared that in view of the elfect of
education upon the destiny of a nation,
the schools were the most important
business of any community, and that
those who have the welfare of the na
tion at heart should guaid and foster
the public school system as the great
est force in the perpetuating of the re
public and its civilization.
11 .P. Coursey, spoke briefly on the
vubject of "Fords, ' announcing that
i.o t..'w ..! to bring to a future meet
ing an Omaha man who could discuss
that subject in such a way as to out
class any other man. Mr. Coursey ex
plained that he preferred to talk Fords
to smaller audiences, and that if there
were any man who had not heard his
lecture or. the subject, he wanted to
know it.
Charles W. Fuller was given his
choice of three subjects, the etfect of
the hobble skirt on the wool market,
the last occasion on which he had seen
a corkscrew, and flappers. He chose
the latter, for reasons best known to
himself, and made a most entertaining
talk. He based his discussion on three
art'cles in one issue of a newspaper.
Thi first told of a woman of seventy
odd years, who had had her hair bobbed,
her face rouged and was hailed into
court on a charge of vamping. The
others were equally interesting exam
ple of the prominence with which the
flappers are featured in the present
day discussions.
Flapper Not a Menace.
Mr. Fuller waa inclined to think that
the flappers of today are not much of
a menace. "They have more pep than
li e flappers of other generation?-," was
ihc way he phra -ed it, and he expitted
a good deal more 01 them when they
hae oveMorne some of their tads and
eccentricities. He declared that train
ing in the home was primarily at fault
when the flapper lan to evtieme and
unpleasant typos, and aide tiom the
fact that some woik in improving
homes and parents wax indicated, le
!ieed th;.t tlapporism was ju.-t a stage
n development that T.uid be out-jiTo-w
n and was not ne.uly so bad as
some people seem to fear.
Several brief talks v.vie made by
t tie-Is nmonT them bfing (luirgc W.
Jenkins of Ileinirgford. Mr. Jenkins
.-uggested that evciy bu-iness nn.n in
Alliance tbould nrqui.intr himself with
.be 4ni;)oi tance of the wit to industiy,
which is now the largest in the state
and ol'Vrs the greater opportunity to
i this part of western N bra.-ka. He
told of tie way dry lard se d pota
lloei are being old In the tooth in in
' i,rea.-in:r tiumhers, and of the success
that be ir, his partter, K. L. Pierce,
h ive had with them in Texas. He em
phasized the inijoi'tance of seed cer
tification, and urged the Kotarians to
encourage spud growers to get into
I the businc.-s of supplying certified
seed.
Byron G. Evans at
State Penitentiary
Seeking a Parole
THE PUBLIC FORUM
(Editorials by Our Headers.)
11. To
Since
tVI!T IS A 111 SINKSS MAN?
ALLIANCE. Neb.. Mav
the K.litor of 1 he Herald:
iris question lias come tirom-
nently Ik-fore the citizens of Allianre
within the past few days, nerhans
more consideration f the sibiett ha
been given than ever before.
Many times ore is pi one to pass
snap judgment" on mie.stions befoie
him, when titer more mature delib
eration, hi-i viewpoint is considerably
altered. Hroadly sjeakirg. the word
"business man" takes in a lot of ter
ritory, livery inan who is intelligent
nough to t l an .act anv I u- iness wiili
his fei'ow man. is strictly sneaking.
asM I under that heading. Kvel y
.riner in I! liu te countv s a "busi
ness man. I. very railroad man in A -
ianre i aN-o u "business man,'" for
every one of them transacts Jus.ns
icgulaily each day, from the ofl'icc-
rlerk up. And really upon the strict
interpretation of the word "nuMness
man, every fellow who particinateil in
the late Ford car drawing should have
been disqualified. In fact, under this
luling, no one but the ladies was eligi
ble, and every man who held tickets
and hoped that he would draw the
nrize, had a vain hope within him
that is, if all "business men" were
barred.
I We do not believe the management
of the Ford contest really intended
, being so technical, but merely wantd
to b.tr "merchants instead of "lu-d-ness
men." For believe me, cveiy
farmer today is a business n:in iii
much the same sense that his town
brother is, and no one claims that
f; rmers were rot eligible. Nehher
would a traveling salesman have leen !
oarreci, and he is one of the best
"business men" in the world.
Theie fore we ask in all candor,
"Wh it is a Merchant?" Iid you over
see or he;ir tell of a merchant who
did ro own in reality or by obligati n,
a stock of goods large or small, ar.d
who did rot have a known place of
busings where he o!Torcd th;it 'lock
for sale? Iid you ever know of a
inuchnnt who did not have a list of
proerty on the assessor's tax rot's i.r.'!
pay t.ixes on same? We lel'eve fciy
merchant in the city of Alliam-e s so
li. led. Therefore would it rot 'e fair
to jiidge Mr. Wi.iker's or any other
eontPrtant's standing as a "merch ut "
from the nUive (pe'ific;itions? J'y
that interpretation can he be elasr-cd
other than an employee of a corpora
tion doing business in Alliance, just as
a railroad man is counted as -m em
ploye? If he owns no.stock in the
company he is working for, receives
no remuneration other than a si.ni-rht
salary, how in the name of all that is
fair, can he be classed as a merchant?
If he drew the winning numler for
this car, why isn't the Ford turned over
i to him? This is a question that mary j claimed to be soliciting funds to secure
: fair-minded citizens of Alliance t-rejan education along lines at which he
askng today ami are wondering vvhy I could make a living. The chamber of
, its potation is not forthcoming. commerce refused to give him an en-
A HEADER, i dorsement on ti e ground that he was
making a business of soliciting in this
Former friends of Hyron G. Evans,
who at one time operated a school of
dancing in Alliance, will be interested
in knowing that the heartsmashing
scamp has applied for a parole. The
State Journal gives the following ac
count of his meteoric rise and fall:
"Ilyron (i. Evans, listed as a heart
smasher, has a record which should
bring green tears into the eyes of the
average wife collector. This tall youth
of twenty-three with bright eye and
gentle demeanor got away with his
game by playing open. He didn't
send a fortune in car fare when he
went from his wife to his Fweetheart
He had them bunched. This history
in the hands of the pardon board indi
cates that at one time Evans was a hoy
scout leader at Akron, Col. He later
moved to Nebraska and at Suther
land, took unto himself a wife. He
doesn't know whether or not she has
divorced him.
"While he worked at Alliance and
his wife worked at a store at a near
by town, he passed as a single man
and got away big. He became en
gaged to a young lady at Alliance and
became similarly involved with one at
Chi.dron. His record shows further
that during a stay af Doadwood, S.
1., under the name of A. I). Jones, he
was. responsible for getting a young
women in trouble. He had opened a
dancing school and was the principal
town topic among certain members of
the weaker tho more attractive sex.
He came to the penitentiary from
Dawes county where he was convicted
of grand larceny and sentenced to
from one to seven years."
George Fields, convicted in Box
Hutte county of attempt to rape, also
anneared before the hoard. 1 his col
lored prisoner made an attack upon a
thriteen-year-old colored girl.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.
The annual meeting of the Nebraska
Stock Growers' association will be he'd
in Hyanris, Nebraska, on the 15th and
lfi of June. All members are urged
to be present as, matters of great in
terest to stock raisers will b? brought
before this convention and a general!
invitation is extended to all interested
in the stock raising business.
NK HH A SKA STOCK
17-51 GROWL IIS" ASSN.
Business Men Arc
I'eferrin Solicitors
to the C. of C.
The business men of AUiane ere
making contant Use of the facilities
of the chamber of commerce for the
investigation of solicitors from out-of-town
who are in the city almost daily.
One case, which is undoubtedly deserv
ing, but which had no particular claim
on Alliance jteople, was tJiat of a
young man who hail journeyed to this
city from Kansas. He claimed to be
an ex-r-oldier who had been recently
injured in an automobile accident, los
ing the use of his left arm. He
manner inn ai-o mat lie was prop
erly a chaige on his home people in
his home sl,ate.
He ct lied twice at the office, stat
ing that the bu-iness men were not
opening their ockethooks to him un
less he secured nn endorsement from
the chamber. He hiu.llv gave up in
disgust and left for other localities.
If the business men of Alliance
would adhere strictly to the rule of
giving omy to such outside individual
or organizations as have the endorse
ment of the chamber, and patronizing
only such soliictors for adverti-in;
soli,'i-us of every nature ns have been
able to secure an en'or; Miert from
the chamber, it would save Alliancr
hun-ireds of dollars yearly. A. k the
ne:.t solieito" w'io come to y u t'ov
bus.ness for his letter of endor. emcnt
from jour ehamler of commerce. If
he does not have onf, refuse to talk
with him oi' her u: til o:u is secured.
A ca;e''ul, thorough investigation w'll
be g'adly made of each case end if de
serving it will be given the proper
credentials.
It will be to your advantage to
sec me when you need a farm
loan. E. C. Barker, That Na
tional Bank Bldg. 42tf
,v .?t t-x- s. ,
Follow Utiet
COUNCIL TABLES PETITION
TO CUT MANAGER'S
PAY
(Continued from Tage 1)
The comparison of expenditures is
ie...arKauiy enlightening. Thus, in
1!)22, under Mr. Kemmish's adminis
tration, total expenditures were but
$20,3N1 for the general fund, jwlice,
fire and sewer. In 1021, the cost was
$2svrrt(U4; in 1920. $27,219.50; in 1919,
$42,20i!.4!; 191S, $2T,5l5,0(i; 1917, $29,
at)l.77, and in 19l(i, $.,9,12U;2.
The amount spent for each dollar
received for the years 191(1 to 1922 is
as follows: 1922, 70 cents; 1921, $1.05;
1920, 84 cents; 1919, $2.04; 191S, $10;
1917, $1.2; 19H5, f 1.77.
The total co: t of city operation, gen
eral fund, Milice, fire find sewer, is:
1922, iMS.K10.45; 1921, ?2H, 4:55.04;
lt20, S27.21it.5l5: 1919, $12.20(1.49;
191S, $27,515.0(5; 1917, $29,30(5.77; 191(5
$:19,2 1(5.(52. The comparative iort of
opei'ating the city government over the
years mentioned shows ;iiite clearly
that the city manager plan has rc-compli-hi
il moie fr less money than
any city admini.-tration during tie
seven years.
The co! of operating the city gi v
ernment for any year during the pi.st
seven years was nearly 25 pi-r cent
higher than the co.-t of operating the
i city government during tho pa?-t year
uiiuer the city manager lona of gov
ernment. the average cost of operating the
city government during the previ us
six years was (5S M?r cent higher than
the coft of operating the city ,oveni
nient during the pa.-t year.
The total balances in the general
fund, police, fire d'paiiment and sew
ers, taking into consideration the c:ish
on hand and the registered warrants
on May 1, 1921 when Mr. Kemmish
took charge, except the old Sl.llo.M'
against the general fund, registered
several years ago, but apparently lo.-.t,
was $577.91.
Where Savings Made.
The tabulation shows where the
savings were made. Feneral fund ex
penditures were only J11,9n9.77 the
past year, as compared with iis,
059.74 the year previous, and this in
cluded a paving assessment or T1.500,
The police cost $4,47(5.21 this year as
compared with $5,543.70 the year p:e
vious. The fire department cost the
city $2,S05.84 the past year, as com
pared with $4,824 the year before.
In 1921, the general fund, despite
the transfer of $2,000 from the sewer
maintenance fund, ended up the year
with a deficit of $272.32. Under Tity
Manager Kemmish, the balance was
over $5,000. Money not expended can
be considered as money saved.
The tabulation is not complete, end
covers only the city a operating reve
nues, but Mr. Kemmish plans further
tabulations which will show in detail
exactly what the city manager plan
has accomplished in every department
of the city business.
E. Essay will pay a good price
for fresh eggs, calsh or trade,
this summer 20c per dozen. This
price can't be beat. 47-48
I
YOUR
OPPORTUNITY
Women of this trade
territory will not find
elsewhere such splen
did values as are offered
during this
CLEAN-UP
SALE
Crowd.
OUR OPENING DAY SALE PATRONAGE
WAS BEYOND OUR HOPES.
Rut the Special Values we Offer Make us
Feel Saturday's Crowd
WILL RE RIGGER THAN EVER
PLENTY OF
SALESLADIES
Extra help has been
secured to take care of
you during: the rush
hours of this sale. Don't
hesitate to come and
EXAMINE THE
BARGAINS
Extra
pedals for Saturday
Spring Dresses
r
r W fl
This special offer includes charming models
in the latest lines obtainable, made of Taffetas,
Crepe de Chines, Canton Crepes, etc. All gar
ments are absolutely worth more than double.
You must see them to appreciate the remark
able value at
1175
Spring Coals
and Capes
Absolutely all-wool materials
polos, herring bones, Velours,
Chinchillas, etc., late models,
your choice, at
$8.95
SATEEN PETTICOATS
and BLOOMERS
Your choice, 79c
Our Entire Line of
Spring Millinery
is placed on sale for your selec
tion at this -big-value figure.
Make sure you get one at
OFF
SILK JERSEY
PETTICOATS
Your choice, $2.45
NO EXCHANGES
NO REFUNDS
NO APPROVALS
EVERY SALE FINAL.
.Faskoe Shoe
NO EXCHANGES
NO REFUNDS
NO APPROVALS
EVERY SALE FINAL.