FOUR
TTIE ALLIANCE HERALD. TTESDAY, MAY 23. 19L'2.
ASK DISMISSAL
OF APPLICATION
FOR RATE RAISE
STOIGH ASKS THAT HELL TUTI
TION BE THROWN OUT.
11 VC( .'ALA I KEATE SERVICES
HELD Sl'NUAY EVENING
City Manager Kemmish Taking i
Prominent Part in Phone Hear
ing at Lincoln.
At the resumption of the Northwest'
wn Dell rate hearing before the state
railway commission Monday forenoon,
I)a1e P. Stouirh an attorney for How
rd county patrons movel to dismiss
the application for higher rate on the
ground that the real party in interest
is the American Telephone & lele
graph Co. of New York, which owns
practically all the Northwestern Hell
company's stock, and that the former
instead of the latter should have made
the application, says the Lincoln Star,
Without ruling on the motion, which
vaa taken under advisement, the com
mission took up other phases of the in
quiry and listened to some informal
armiments bv the attorneys on Loth
tides. Part of the time was taken up
with dialogues between members of
the commission and the attorneys.
Citv Manatrer N. A. Kemmish of
Alliance. aiearinir as counsel for the
telephone patrons of that city, sub
mitted a lengthy brief in which he
took the ground that telephone service
in western Nebraska is not as valuable
as in the more densely populated
eastern section, and hence that the
rates there should be less, even though
the cost of equipment and rendering
the service might be the same.
Butte Man Attacks Valuation.
)f
After Attorney E. M. Morsman o
the telephone company had read i
stipulation agreed to by all parties
represented at previous hearings
which fixed a book value of $12,H0!),8S
for all the Northwestern Bell proper
tios in Nebraska. Secretary William
AVhitla of the Butte Commercial club
motested the value of $7.81!) lor the
exchange nt that place, including
working capital.
"Ill show by our assessment record
that they are not paying taxes on any
such sum," he declared.
W'hitla had figures placing the total
assessed valuation of the company
mlant in Butte and surrounding terr
tory amounting to $3,;7", or less than
10 per cent of the claimed value of
this hearinir.
Consideraole discussion took place
hotwpen members of the Commission
on one side and Messrs. Stoiigh and
Kemmish on the other, as to whetWj
the entire holdings of the A. T. & T. I
should be considered as a whole in
deciding the question of a rate In
crease, or whether each State should
be lealt with separately,
"The only thing this commission can
do is to see that the rates in Nebraska
are made high enough to bring a fair
return upon the property in thu state,"
insisted Attorney Morsman. ' - ' .
Attorney StouRh protested that the
Bell was asking for a blanket raise
on all exchanges, including those
vhere it has been making money here
tofore as well as on others where it
claims to have been losing. This would
be inequitable, he asserted.
Kemnush Has a Plan.
At one point in the general discus
Mon City Manager Kemmish of Alli
ance expressed himself in favor of
charging by measured service. He
said this principle was recognized in
fixing rates higher for city and village
patrons than for farmers, although it
cost most to run lines out into the
' country.
"The man in town uses the telephone
cftener; the service is worth more to
him, and therefore he pays more for
it than the man in the country, though
it may cost the company as much to
serve the latter as the former," Kem
mish stated.
"What about the farmer who use3
his phone ten times a day, compared
with or who has only one call a day V "
asked Commissioner Browne.
"He should pay more," replied Kem
mish. "Then you favor measured serv-
ic'
"Yes."
Attorney Morsman said that no onC
present would live long enough to see
the conclusion of the hearing if the
state commission were to extend its
inquiry into telephone rates and serv
ice all over &e United States. The
earnings of the American Telephone &
Telegraph company could not be con
sidered, he declared, because it does
not operate the properties in Nebras
ka. Parent Company Prosperous.
Mr. Kemmish quoted from the A. T.
A. T. annual renort for 1921 showing
that its net earnings last year avail
able for dividends, were 11.10 per
cent: the previous year. 11.72 per cent
and in 1919, 10.05 per cent. After
Tsavinir 9 per cent dividends and re
serving $3,000,000 for contingencies,
he said, the sum of $8,328,300 was
added to surplus.
As a counter showing in part to tes
timony given by experts for the Am
erican Telephone & Telegraph com
pany several weeks ago, giving credit
to the general staff of that concern
and other modem improvements. Spe
cial Counsel Hugh Lamaster of the
railway commission mentioned United
States natent on that apparatus grunt
to Michael Pupin in lbJ5, 1'J'J
and 11)00, before the general start tame
into existence.
V, E. Wilson and U. G. Powell, who
have been employed by the commission
in this case, will have some compila
tions to put in as the hearing prog
resses, relative to the financial res Uts
of operation by the uen teiepnone cr
ganization in Nebraska and else
where.
D. J. Traill of Grand Island anil W.
II. Young of Fremont were among
those present opposing increase! rates.
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to pre.-ent the teaching to humanity
through the Christ. Peter seemed to
ndT-tand.thls in his conversation
itli Jesus. Many of his disciples had
left Jesus becau.-e they failed to un-
lerstand him. He turned to Peter and
said, "Will you also go away?" Peter
rrplied, "Iord to whom shall we go?
rmu hast the words or eternal hie.
The way is open to the young people
f this day to exercise an influence
for this pcuce and harmony. It de
tiends upon your conduct in life. You
can live a life. Not mere existence is
called lor, but real living. As Horace
Bushnell has said, "Live as with God;
and whatsoever be your calling, pray
for the Rift that will perfectly quality
you in it."
Advantages of Today.
Multiplied advantages are yours of
today. You have good homes. Not
perhaps, that you are living in man
sions. "Be it ever so humble there's
no place like home," is just as true
now as when it was first written. A
good home is where harmony and love
exists between parents and children,
und when each memlicr of the family
considers thut all are partners. Wher
ever such a home is, thut is heaven.
You also have the advantage of good
chools. The public school system
makes it possible tor every boy and
girl to receive an education. The law
makes it obligatory upon parent or
guandan to compel the child to at
tend. ' Thu intellectual attainments
are within the reach of all children of
ordinary ability. This, of course, de
pends upon the ambition and the in
dustry of the individual.
Helpful organizations are the privil-
p",es ol all children or gotui conduct.
Thee o'gnn:zttiont will bring out the
best there Is in the young people.
Sometimes one person finds nimscli a
member of too many of these organ
izations and he is unable to devote
enough time to any one of them. As
we sometimes say, "too many irons in
the fire some will get burnt.' Use
the appropriation from those that you
can use and let the rest go. These will
help you get out of the shell of sel
fishness and you can learn from others
in your association with them.
Church Is Helpful.
The most helpful organization, and
often the most neglected, is the church.
This is the great and only organization
ordained by God, to uphold the truth.
Many people have the mistaken idea
that the church contributes less than
it receives. It makes the greatest con
tribution to society of any organization
in the world. Without its presence
:md influence property would le of lit
tle value. Few would de.vire to live
where there is no church influence. It
is your best friend. Affiliate with it
and give it your co-operation and sup
j port.
The progress of the future depends
upon the young people of today, to
morrow you must turn the wheels in
the industrial world. We have become
a machine using people. That which
formerly was done by hand power is
now done by machinery. This is true
in shop und factory also to a great
extent in the home. Your genius and
wisdom will determine the extent of
your contribution to the industrial de
mands of your day.
Je.-u who had the words of ete.rnl
life, was the same tine who .'aid, ' He
that is greate-t among vu, let him
be servant of all."
It was the Christ who was born in
the midst of poverty and during hi
ministerial career had no place to lay
his head. Yet it was truthfully jcim
of him, "He went about doing good."
He was martyred in his perfect re
monstrating to humanity of the Law
of Love, 'lhe greatest les.-on that be
has given us is n "service."
Fab?r has said, "The great fact of
life is that life is a service." Real lift
is service. Mere existence may count
for but little. Young people you have
attained to some degree of success in
vour graduation from our high school.
Imitate Him whose words were life,
l.v mnkinir vour choices in life count
for the best. , Be earnest and honest
find sincere. If vou continue as you
have begun, your contribution will be
wnrl.hv of the best.
- . .. a rri ,
Rpmcmlier tbe words OI ineouore
Parker, "The earnestness of life is the
only passport to the satisiaction oi
life." in the attainment of success
in all other things, neglect not your
nbliirnt on to Him whose words are
the inspiration of your life.
A1.M.WTK GIRL ONE OF
EIGHT TO GO TO FRANCE
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AT THE HI ALTO.
Tonight the Kialto has
a feature
First Hound i3
Almost Completed
In School Tourney
The first round of the high school i
tennis tournament has how been play-
sets, 6-3, G-4. Fowler defeated Charles
tius (-, -!. irtis Wu.n ML.ieAt nut
of a surpri-e as it wn believed tt"it
Fowler would win easily. Morrow de
feated Nanderiass !-,, ;-o. me lu.-t
set was a rel batMe. being taken only
after a number of narrow escapes.
The second round will begin tH
evening, the matches for this beino- de
ed with the exception of one match i termined by a draw. Bicknell. chief.v
that ought to appeal to every movie I the Mote-Threlkeld brittle, and each i because of his victory over iJai'e..'
., I l LUC VUMIC III I Itllfn IlteiS. lt H V v . i- . v. .iitui urn. iiv . . 1 1 .- i.y nic IHUUU'MC IIII L
it is taken from the storv, "Knots and! ciding eet win oe piayeu tins evening.; the tournament. Lniess he is otr hi
re Buddingtonl Robert Bicknell deieateil last years game it seems unlikely that any of
champion, frank: uaiiey in Ftraight the other entries will be able to beat
Importance of Politics.
In the political field, you must do
your peri. Jrvome or you must be onu
oil mats of our government. All of
our citizenship, both mpn and women,
should exercise the right of mmr-
Neglect of this is a tendency toward
poor government. We lelieve our gov-
. 4'iini:nt is one et the best and t pro
vides lor the settlement of all que
tiotis at the ballot box. Mph and
women should show their interest in
this and shou'd avail themselves of
thi.- tuivileire. Only peaceful mean
can bring the best accomplishments
for all the people. We must continue
a "Government of the people, by the
people, and for the people."
The progress of the future depends
upon the young eople of today to
uphold the greatest and highest ideals
oi morality ami religion. A people
of low ideals will be a people of loose
- -rii of religious principles.
You have it within your power to lift
the ideals higher and create a desire
for these which are the best. i
In the accomplishment of these mi im
poses, where should the emphasis be
placed? In the acquirement of great
wealth? Unless one is a producer of
rometbisg beneficial or essential, he is
a parasite upon eocitty. The material
necessities or their financial equivalent
is just as essential to our present wel
fare physically as is the air we
breathe, but the accumulation of
wealth as the sole aim in life is a low
motive for our existence. Spiritual
values are of the first importance.
Place of Social Life.
Can we succeed in life without social
prestige? That depends upon our
viewpoint. If we mean by that our
participation in those social activities
which are destructive of the best
morals or at the best annihilate the
.niritual life or desire for the best
things, then we will find it to the ad
vantage of all to only select those so
(Continued from Fare 1)
Miss T.ice is a former Omaha girl.
When her parents moved to Alliance
she accompanied them. For the last
two years she has been employed in
the general superintendent's office at
the Burlington railroad station there.
Miss Hice obtained many votes but
thev didn't pile up as rapidly as those
of the Omaha candidates. Hers was a
smaller 01 ganization; there weren't so
many votes to be had. It was then
Mi T?ice decided to sacrifice her own
ambition to loyalty to the Burlington.
"I couldn t see any cnance oi win
ning," she explained over long dis
tance telephone, "so I decided to help
M iss Kathei ine O Brien. She, too, was
a Burlington girl, and I thought our
road should be represented in The
Bee's delegation. During the last week
of the conte.-t 1 worked very hard lor
Miss O'Brien.
"The lay before the contest closed I
was told there was a chance eight girls
might win the trip to France. I was
in eighth place, and I had one day to
make sure of hold ng it. I worked
very hard.
"Yes, it's very wonderful. Miss
O'Brien telegraphed me her rongratu
,,iut nt soon as she knew t1'
results. I'm sure she and I will be
treat friends during the trip. And to
think that two Burlington girls are
going! , , . . , ,
"No, I won't begin packing right
nway. Ill have to uo some sc"'n
c...f" o I'll have something to 1
No, I've never been abroad before, but
I'm rot a bit afraid of seasiskness.
Even if I do get seasick, it'll be worth
it."
Miss Rice stopped talking and a
sigh of pure joy and happy anticipa
tion could be heard at the Alliance end
of some 400 mile of telephone wire.
BUSINESS MEN HAVE
ENDORSED BLUE CARD PLAN
(Continued from Page 1.) ;
Alliance be requested to withhold con
sideration of any such project or prop
osition nvhere the promoters cannnpt
exhibit the "blue card permit" and rel
on the printed placard to be fumi hej'
by the chamber as a warning to such
solocitors and promoters.
Adopted this 22nd day of May, 1022.
v, incisnakes, Dy Clarence Buddington
Kelland. I'alma Mav. like tho 1i-.hp
Castle of real life, was the brighten
mine Jn iew ioiks origntfst nignt
life. And then Lieut. John Tabor came
into her lite and carried her away to
his father's lumber camp on her honey
moon. It was great sport at first, but
the canary died, John s father made
John go to work and Palma ne.nlv
died of loneliness. When temptat'on
came she actually welcomed it. Per
haps you 11 sympathize wuh Palnu.
and perhaps you won't, but in eithc
event you il like the story and you i
like Irene Castle better th.m ever." It .
the sort of picture that holds your i.
teiet to the very end.
As the enterprising young man w'u
returned from the city and "puts i
over" on the country sharpers who arc
attempting to swindle him out of hi
rightful inheritance, Eugene O Brie,
makes a decided hit in "Clay Dollars,
which is the Rialto nttraet'on fo,
Wednesday. The story deals in a mot
entertaining way with the endeavors
of Biuce i.dwaids, a youth ironi I hi
country whose w.ts have been sharp
ened by n few years' experience in ihc
rity, to recover an inheritance wh cl
has been diverted from him bv i
i crooked lawyer with the aid of A i'aisc
will. The method which Bruce, aide
and abetted by the encouragement o
" e t-orden. nre'tv c untl1' 1 "":'
takes to regain his fortune is rather
un.que and lo.-ms the basis for a i .
verting play of comedy and drama.
Small-town types of the familiar an ;
laughable specie known the world
over provide many humorous moment;.
lion
"Crttpjr in cruncliy n 71-titO
time-crackljrl An' never tough
or leethenrl Gee, whil would
happen if Kellogg's got all eittd I
up before tomorr
Mm m Mr shHm m mm.
"Why Men Forget," a distinguisheJ
production based on George Gissing :
novel, "Demos," and enacted by a bril
liant cast headed by M Hon Ilosmer, i.
the Thursday attraction at the Rialto.
Mr. Rosmer, gives photoplay devotee
a treat in this throbbing tale of tragic
romance laid in an industrial setting.
The characters are plain and rugger
folk of a factory town who work cut
their destinies in the mills that dot the
landscape in a picturesque part of oh'
England. The theme of the story con
cerns the sudden rise to atTuence of i
factory toiler, one Richard Mutimei
and of his fall when his riches arc
gone. There is a big humrn leso
the story but in no sense is it a preach
ment. Supporting air. Kosmi" i
distinguished cast, including Bettinr
Campbell and Evelyn Brent, both c
whom play important roles in the
story.
Desirable city lots for sale at
Alliance National Bank. 51
We, the undersigned, business firms
and citizens of Alliance, Nebr., whose
signatures appear on the pages V,1
bi.wng herein, declare that we have
read the resolution passed by the
chamber of commerce on May 22,
11)22, a copy of which is attached
lie-eo. prd we
HEREBY AGREE to co-operate
with thi plan, and to abide by the
same, to the effect that consideration
will not be given by us to any propo
sition that appears to have for its pri
mary purpose the making of a profit
for the promoter thereof, whether pro
moted by local parties or those from
outside of Alliance, unless the parties
raking such proposition exhibit the
"blue card permit" from the chamber
of commerce.
We lurther understand and agree
that all solicitations for charitable
purposes and all advertising proposi
tions, whether presented by local or
outside promoters, including the fol
lowing: Highway signs,
Publicity programs, '
Baseball score cards,
Truck meet or athletic contest score
cards,
Time tables, ;
Cook books,
Year books and directories; of all
kinds,
Menus and bills-of-fare,
Bill boards, '
Thermometers,
Account books and time books,
Highway route maps, .
Registers,
Song books,
Stage curtains.
Outside magazine advertising, .
Subscription contests,
Uncertain newspaper projects, etc.
will be considered within the jurisdic
1
certainly realize the
in CornFlalces
when you eat Kellogga
From the instant you open the generous sized
package till they're tucked away in great and tiny- .
'bread-baskets," Kellogg's Corn Flakes are a de
light! You can't even look at those big sunny-bron
flakes, all joyously flavored, crisp and crunchy, wi:
out getting hungry! Kellogg's are never leathery
or tough or hard to eat they're just wonderful!
Such a spread for big and little boys and girls
ht sweetheart of fine white corn kernels deliciously
flavored and deliciously toasted in Kellogg's own
way! You can't imagine anything more
joyous to eat at any Hour.
Kellogg's Corn Flakes are childhood's
ideal food! Kiddies can eat as much as
they can carry! Every mouthful makes
for health, for sleepy-time-stomachs I
Don't just ask for "corn flakes" ! You
say KELLOGG'S the original kind ia.
the RED and GREEN package!
Of
TOASTED
CORN
FLAKE?
must
U IA
CORN FLAKES
Also mokart of KELLOGG'S KRUMBLES and KELLOGG'S BRAN, cooked and krnn.W.4
and strengthen us. It should be cp
propriating those things to our u.-e
which build us up morally, physically,
mentally anil spiritually.
Should the emphasis be placed upon
political preferment? We have no
political caste in this country. The
way to political honor is open to 1 11.
Note the number of men who occupy
the highest offices under our govern
ment. Many of these from our presi
dent down to the lowest officials were
from the ranks of the poor who
struggled upward. They hau ambiMon.
vision anil were willing to work. The
re.-ults have justified their efforts.
You should elect that avocation which
will enable you to make your greatest
contribution to humanity's upward
struggle for the highest and best. This
may be in the teacher's profession, the
legal, the editorial, the doctor's pro
fession, the ministerial, or in a thou
sand others. Select your profession
with this in view. In this I can nhd I
will contribute my best to humanity.
W. C Lambert of the Omaha city I Service is the word to consider in your
legal department aUo attended. entering a profession.
cial activities which will build us up ' tion of the "Blue Card Permit" com
mittee and we will refer all solicitors
and promoters to the secretary of the
chamber of commerce.
John D. says in an interview that
the financial outlook is very bright.
What does the guy on the park bench
say; New iork American.
They are arguing over why most
wars started in April. Perhaps house
cleaning had something to do with it.
Newspaper Enterprise Association,
The number of people in the United
Mates who can not speak English is
less than two millions. This includes
train callers. Richmond News-Leader,
Now that it is proposed to appoint
a government commission to investi
gate the coal strike, its chances of
long duration are bright. W all Street
Journal.
The hold-up business isn't as big a
crime as the business hold-up. News
paper Enterprise Association.
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