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Published Hverr Thursday by
The Herald Publishing Company.
P. A. l'lKltSON. I'r 8. 1.I.OTD ('. Thomas, Sec.
John V. Tiiomab. Mur.
JOHN W. THOMAS Editor
J. B. KNIIiST , . . . Associate Editor
Entered at the postoflice at Alliance,
Nebraska, tor transmission through the
malls, as second-class matter.
Subscription, $1.30 per year in advance.
THURSDAY. FEU. 17, 1910.
Wp hope to sco the day when
public disapprobation will fall as
heavily upon a political trickster
as it now does upon a man who
is dishonest in ordinary business
affairs.
There is absolutely no good
reason why the people should
not be permitted to express their
preference in all important pub
lic matters. This is a "square
deal" proposition. No honest
man of average intelligence, un
less blinded by prejudice, will
object to it.
Let the people say what they
want in governmental affairs,
whether in nation, state or city,
and then abido by the decision
of the majority. This is the
true principle for the govern
ment of republics. Those who
are unwilling to abide by it are
unworthy of citizenship in a re
public. The York Democrat is one of
the Nebraska papers that began
publishing the "boiler plate" rot
for the so-called Merchants and
Manufacturers Association of
Omaha, but it appears that pub
lic sentiment down that way was
too strongly against that kind of
stuff, hence the Democrat has
discontinued it indefinitely.
The initiative and referendum,
that is direct legislation," Avill
sooner or later be adopted, not
only by the most progressive
cities of Nebraska, but by tho
state as a whole; and then the
political shysters who have op
posed it will probably find it con
venient to hunt their holes, un
less they can crawl into an ap
pointive office under a stand-pat
national administration.
Here is a little prosperity item
from a Cincinnatti newspaper:
In the seven days that the
soup houses in the Eighth
ward (Cincinnati) have been
in operation 7,720 meals have
been served. Following are
the number of people to
whom meals have been given
daily: Jan. 1, 1,014; Jan. 2,
1,475; Jan. 3, 1,221; Jan. 4,
(one meal only,) 575; Jan. 5,
1,005; Jan. 0, 1,145; Jan. 7,
1,205.
Isn't there some mistake about
this? We have always been told
by republican newspapers and
stump speakers that soup houses
were an exclusive feature of
democratic administrations.
A high tribute was paid to
Representative Henry T Rainey
of Illinois by President Taft
when he ordered the Cannon
crowd to throw him out of the
Ballinger investigating commit
tee. Mr. Rainey had once criti
cised Brother Charley and this,
of course, unfitted him from tho
Taft standpoint Furthermore
he is a man that cannot be
"reached" or swerved from his
purpose, which makes him whol
ly unacceptable as a member of
the Ballinger whitewashing com
mittee. Deputy Labor Commissioner
Maupin has sent The Herald a
request to mention a correction
that should be made of a clerical
error that appeared in Bulletin
No. 17, issued by the Bureau of
Labor. Sheridan county is cred
ited with the production of 7 1,004
bushels of potatoes last year, in
stead of 710,040. The correction
of this error places Sheridan
county, instead of Box Butte, in
first place in the, list of Nebraska
potato raising counties. But in
proportion to the area of the two
counties, Box Butte is still con
siderably ahead of Sheridan in
the number of bushels grown.
The report of the postmaster
general of Canada is interesting
and illuminating in view of the
efforts of President Taft and
Postmaster General Hitchcock
to blame tho United States pos
tal deficit upon newspaper and
magazine publishers. Canada is
a country of vast area and mea
gre population and it should
naturally cost a great deal more
proportionately to transport
newspapers or any other class
of mail in tho Dominion than it
does in the United States. But
there is no postal deficit in Cana
da on the contrary the surplus
for the year was $809,287.50.
Furthermore tho second class
rate has been reduced from one
half a cent a pound to one-fourth
of a cent a pound just one-quar:
ter of the rate periodicals in the
United States are paying, and
which rate the president decries
as a "subsidy" to the publishers.
And in addition to this, news
papers are carried in the Canad
ian mails free for a distance not
exceeding 40 miles of publica
tion. The Canadian postmaster
general's report is an indictment
of the graft and corruption ram
pant in the postal affairs of this
country. If newspapers can be
carried by the government pro
fitably for a quarter of a cent a
pound in sparsely settled Cana
da, why should it cost nine cents
a pound to carry the same class
of mail in the United States, as
the president and his postmaster
general maintain is the cost of
service in this country?
Direct Legislation
The initiative and referendum
means, in other words, direct
legislation, the deciding of im
portant public questions by vote
of all the people, instead of dele
gating the power of ddcisibn to
a few.
"Wo cannot take the space in
this issue of Tho Herald, to dis
cuss this subject as we wish to
do in the near future, but will
call attention briefly to some
persons who endorse and some
who oppose it. The principle of
direct legislation is most hearti
ly endorsed by such men as Wil
liam J. Bryan, Senator La Fol
lette, and the large majority of
intelligent American citizens. It
is opposed by the Czar of Rus
sia, the Sultan of Turkey, the
trust magnates of America, who,
in a land of unparalleled re
sources and in a time of unpre
cedented prosperity, have
brought about a condition under
which a large share of the labor
ing men of the country find it
almost impossible to support
their families decently; it is also
most bitterly opposed by Czar
Aldrich of tho United States
Senate, Czar Cannon of the
House of Representatives, and
the editor of the Alllunce Times,
who, by the grace of one, Moses
P. Kinkaid, also holds an ap
pointive office, from which a
highly respected citizen was- de
posed to make room for the editor-politician.
Which side of the question are
you on?
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Candy Kitchen
Our Motto:
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FAItMER DIMGGKn BY 1IORSI,
Foot Catches In Htlrrtip nnd Skull li
Frnrttirpd.
Wood River, Neb., Feb. 14. L. M.
Hodges; a prominent farmer living
two inlloa south of here, was dragged
by a vicious horse with tho result
that his skull was fractured and II
Is probable that he will die. Ho had
started for a neighbor's on horse
back nnd the animal ran under sonic
trees, striking his head against an
overhanging branch. He was knocked
from tho saddle, bin foot catching in
tho stirrup. Ills skull is fractured
lit two placos and doctors have no
hope of his recovery.
FOLLMER LOSES HIS SUIT
District Court at Lincoln Turns Down
Ancient Murfln Claim for Fees.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 12. In the dls
trlct court a decision was rendered
against the claim o former Land Com
missioner George W. Follmor for $1,
500 attorney's fees paid out of his
own pocket to Captain E. J. Murfln of
Lincoln in tho Boyd county land cases.
The legislature has turned the claim
down for several sessions, but last
w,lnter gave Mr. Follmer permission
to sue the state.
Furso Back on Job.
Lincoln, Feb. 14. Colonel J. W.
Furse, private secretary to Governor
Shallenborger, has returned to Lin
coln from Alma, whore ho sold nt
auction twenty-three head of horses,
Colonel Furse reported that about
400 people attended tho sale and
that several horse buyers who were
present Informed him that the prices
paid -were higher than the market
price. Tho sale netted, something
oyer $3,400. The large prices paid,
Mr. Furse said, ho believed was due
to scarcity of horses for use on farms.
Anslcy Court House Fund.
Ansloy, Neb., Fob. 14. The peo
ple of Anslcy and farmers In the
near vicinity, In order to show their
good falfh In agreeing to build a
court house in the event county di
vision carries, aro now raising a fund
of $25,000 for that purpose. It is
thought that towns in other parts of
the proposed new counties to bo
formed out of Custer will form like
amounts.
Special Election In April.
Lincoln, Feb. 15, Unless some
thing happens to prevent, City Clerk
Ozman will call tho piectlon for vot
ing on tho saloon question for April
5. This date seems to suit the parties
Interested In getting up the petition
and no objections have been made
to It. The second petition was filed.
Club May Act on Ratec. .
Lincoln, Nob., Feb. 12. Deputy At
torney General Grunt Martin, In an
opinion, filed with the state railway
commission, has held that It Is legal
for an unincorporated commercial
club or association under the Aldrich
law to file a complaint alleging the
Anreasonablencss of freight rates.
Keeno Admits Part In Pool.
New York, Feb. 15. James R.
Keene, testifying before United
States Commissioner Alexander In
tho J. M. Fiske & Co., bankruptcy
proceedings, admitted he was the
manager of two of the pools In Co
lumbus & Hocking Coal & Iron com
pany stock.
Killed In Fight Over Woman.
Pittsburg, Kan., Feb. 15. Durlnc
a quarrel over a woman nt the Wear
Coal company camp near here Thom
as Oliver was murdered. J. H. Wynp
was arrested charged with the ci Imc.
' OMAHA CLUB TESTING CORN
Effort Will Be Made to Induce All
Fanners to Teat Seed.
Omaha, Feb. 14. Omaha, through
the Commercial club, Is taking the
lead in a state-wide campaign to
Interest farmers In testing seed corn
In order to prevent a loss, estimated
at $13,000,000 to Nebraska and also
to increase the yield of corn per acre.
Every newspaper, bank, Implement
dealer and grain buyer is asked to
help. The feeling is that seed should
always be tested but there is more
reason than ever to test corn this
year as some was damaged by early
frosts and snows last fall.
More than that, tho Commercial
club Is testing seed corn and expects
to show that at least two cars in
every twelve will not grow at all,
while from four to six ears of corn
In a dozen aro not capable of produc-
Ing good root systems and will grow
only Inferior nubbins If tho s,eed ac
tually produces anything more than
a stalk.
In tho club rooms some model seed
corn testers havo been started, sam
ples of corn having been obtained
from many different parts of tho
state. Tho corn has been secured
by direct application to farmers and
through grain dealers who selected
the ears from among those held by
farmers for seed.
Tho results of these tests are ex
pected to astonLah farmers and busi
ness men. They will be made known
within a few days. Enough Is known
of some of tho samples to show that
two ears in every twelve fall to grow.
EXTENSION AVOIDS POLITICS
University of Nebraska Authorities
Coino to Decision,
Lincoln, Feb. 14. Chancellor
Avery hao Issued a statement In
which he says: "After many consul
tations and a very careful study of
the situation, the director of tho ex
tension work, the chancellor, and all
the mempors of tho Board of Re
gents wju could bo renohed for con-
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sultation, are unanimous In thoir
opinion that It Is for the best Inter
ests ot tno university that In tho
futuro no on" shall bo scheduled to
lecture under the department of uni
versity extension whoso presence
might be reasonably Interpreted as
ropreontlng a desire on the part of
the locrtl commlttoe or on tho pari
of anyone else, to Influence In a par
tisan way votos at any coming elec
tion." Baby Choke on Grain of Corn.
Hampton, Neb., Feb. 14. The 13-months-old
baby, an only child of
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Madsen, north
west of town, swallowed a kernel of
rom, which caused Its death while
on tho way to Aurora, where the
parents were taking It for medical
assistance after every thing possible
bad been tried In tho homo by the
local physician to extract tho kernel.
After death an Internal examination
was made and tho corn found in the
windpipe.
Church nt David City Burns.
David City, Neb., Fob. 15. St.
Luko's Methodist church of this city
burned to the ground. A defective
flue Is supposed to havo been tho
tause. The church was insured for
$7,500 and tho pipe organ for $1,
000. Both are totally destroyed.
M'VANN BOOSTS FOR BOATS
Wants Omaha t0 Exert Effort for
River Navigation.
Omaha, Feb. 12. E. J. McVann of
the traffic bureau of tho Commercial
club has returned from Washington,
whore he went In connection with
some rate cases and who heard tho
arguments advanced by tho Kansas
City boosters for an appropriation for
the Missouri river Improvements. Tho
rivers and harbors committee of the
Vouse has recommended an expendi
ture of $1,000,000 a year for ten years
on the Missouri from Kansas City to
St. Louis.
. The impression gained by Mi". Mc
Vann Is that Kansas City expects to
havo a boat line in operation this
summer, and whon boats once get to
navigating the stream It will be up
to tho government to keep tho channel
clear so tho boats may get through.
Kansas City haB rajsed $050,000 for
a boat line and will raise more money
to buy more boats. Omaha business
men are urged to take stock In tho
Kansas City project In tho hope that
the boat lines may be extended to
Omaha, and in this' way an interest
shown by Omnha In having' the river
improved from Kansas City to Omaha,
as well as on to St. Louis.
Additional Local.
It is reported that a fire at, or in the
neighborhood of die Richardson ranch in
Garden county, did considerable damage
one day this week.
Geo Gadsby had a little experience
with the police in Lincoln the other day
that would have been exciting to a man of
a more nervous temperament. Through
the mistake of a would-be detectsve who
did not have gumption enough to disting
uish on honest man from a bank robber,
George was arrested and held in limbo for
a short while, but quickly released when
the mistake was discovered.
The Newberry Hardware Co. has ord
ered for the West Lawn Dairy a new
made-to-order wagon which will be put
into commission about March 17th.
Recovering from Operation
We are much pleased to note that Mr.
and Mrs. H. P. Coursey's little daughter,
Novella, is recovering nicely from her re
cent severe sickness. About five weeks
since she became afflicted with infected
glands in the neck, complicated with
measles An operation became necessary,
which afforded temporary relief. On
Tuesday, the 8th inst., a second operation
was performed. This had the desired ef
fect, and she is now well on the road to
recovery.
Removed The Bennett Piano com
pany has moved their stock of pianos
to the building formerly occupied by
the Breuuau drug company, where
they will be pleased to hiow prospective
buyers their line of high grade pianos
Mr, English has ordered a cat load of
pianos, which will at live in 11 lew ihivs,
and expects to do a largei biiMiies this
year1 than ever befoie. Mis. Wiker
will lie in charge as heretofoic, with a
full and complete line of new and up-to-date
sheet music. 110 West Wyom
ing ave.
Oliver Typewriter For Sale
A second-hand Oliver type
writer, in first-class condition,
for sale. Inquire at The Herald
office.
Your Printing
It should be a fit representative of your
business, which means the high grade, ar
tistic kind, That.s the kind we do.
AN EXCELLENT ASSORTMENT
OF TYPE, GOOD PRESSES AIID
TYPOGRAPHICAL ARTISTS
These represent our facilities for doing
the kind of printing that will please you.
I The prices are right, and prompt delivery
the invariable rule at this office.
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LOCAL PARAGRAPHS
Judge G. T. H. Babcock of Chadron
transacted business in Alliance Monday.
Om E. Phillips and D. W. Butler
were passengers to Hemingford ou 43
today.
Attend the V. C T. U. medal con
test at the Baptist church Friday
evening.
Furnished room; modern: suitable
for one or two gentlemen. Enquire at
Herald office.
Miss Dorothy Hoag has accepted a
position as stenographer in Gen. Supt.
Young's office.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hunter are re
joicing over the birth of a son, weight
10 pounds, horn Wednesday.
L. D. Blair and wife of Reno, for
merly of Alliance, are the happy par
ents of twins, a boy and girl. ,
Judge W. W. Wood, legister of the
U. S. land office, favors The Herald
with a check 011 advance subscription.
Geo. J. Sutton and Michael Bayer
are two more to favor The Herald with
subscription money during the past
week,
Miss Gladys Boon, saleslady at the
Bee Hive store, is one of the new ad
ditions to The Herald's list of sub
scribers. Louis Barta of Canton was in Alli
ance ou business yesterday, having
come down from Hemingford on the
train Tuesday.
M. Shimek, one of The Herald's
many north side subscribers, came
down from Marsland Monday, return
ing Tuesday.
M. G. Hatch, Angora, called at The
Herald office while in Alliance today
and ordered his name placed on our
subscription list.
Rev. J. M. Huston is engaged in re
vival services this week at this week at
the Carpenter Baptist church, twelve
miles southwest ot Alliance.
Attend the debate at the high school
auditorium Saturday evening. The
visiting club is from Broken Bow and
the question is that of Labor Unions.
Mrs. G. E. Kooker of Reno is in the
city for the purpose of making final
proof. She is accompanied by J. C.
Betry and W. G. Wilson as witnesses.
Miss Hanthorue is again filling her
position in the Central schools after a
few days' absence in Omaha she took
treatment for adenoids nnd catarrhal
trouble.
Although still paid ahead on sub
scription to The Herald, H. I. Daiuton
deposits another dollar and a half with
us, making his subscription account
read "June 18, 1911."
Watkins & Feagins, the live stock
and real estate men, now have a cosy
office at 2i5 Box Butte avenue, a lo
cation which will be very convenient
for them and their customers.
Relinquishment tor Sale 640 acres
unusually good land, plenty hay laud;
12 miles from railroad station; mail
route by place; cheap if taken soon
Call on James Potmesil, Long Lake, Neb.
io-tf
E. R. Thomas, until recently county
commissioner of Gosper oounty, lias
become interested in northwestern Ne
braska. Hereafter The Herald will
keep him posted on this part of the
state.
J. S. George, who came to this coun
try a few weeks ago from Atchison,
Kansas, and purchased land near Long
Lake, is stopping at the home of his
friend, T. J. Lawrence, in the Fairvtew
neighborhood.
Norman McCorkle entertained a large
party of friends at his home last even
ing. Gaines, music and luncheon,
suited to the disposition and appetites
of the "younger set," were generously
provided by the young host.
OAAry
SPftNG & S6JMf
JUST received The new
Spring models. Shoes of
style and character for
particular women. Selected
Spring- and Summer fashions,
in the smartest new shapes
and designs. Clever pat
terns in all sorts of leathers for
either indoor or outdoor wear,
morning, afternoon or evening.
The Horace Bogue Store
E. R. Thomas of Gosper county, a
cousin of The Herald editor, arrived
in Alliance yesterday morning for a
short visit and to tnvcstigatCi this
country with a view to investing iu
real estate. He wilt-ieuiain over Sun
day, the guest of the editor.
las. Feacins returned vesterdav from
Omaha where he has been for about
two months taking treatment for a cu
taneous trouble that has affected his
lips. Although not entirely cured ho
is sufficiently recovered to smile as he
used to do without much inconvenience.
Carl W. Thomas, of the postoffice
force, leaves Monday to he in attend
ance at the third annual convention of
the Nebraska Stale Brancli of the
United National Association of Post
office Clerks which convenes in Omaha
next Tuesday.
E. voti Forell of Scottsblulf, ex-regent
of the Nebraska State University,
had business in Alliance yesterday.
Mr. Forell is an old-time populist, and
still adheres to the principles that
made that party popiilar some years
ago. It is a pleasure to talk with him
on subjects, pertaining to government
by the people.
We call attention of the ladies who
are candidates for the Bennett piano
and other premiums, or who may wish
to become candidates, to the fact that
not half of the persons paying on sub
scription are voting yet. Candidates
who arc anxious to win should let their
friends know that they want their votes
when they pay on subscription to The
Herald.
We are requested to make a cor
rection of an item that appeared in our
"Railway Notes" last week. Our re
porter heard that the seven-year-old
son of Eng. Geo. Hicks played a prac
tical joke on his dad by hiring a team
at a livery barn for a drive and having
the bill charged to his father. We are
told that nothing of the kind happened,
or if it did, that it was some other par
ty. That in (act, the boy mentioned
was not in Alliance at the time, but
was visiting relatives at Ravenna.
No Discrimination to Advertisers.
The Herald has adopted a rule iu
regard to advertisements that all local
papers ought to adopt, but which few
follow, and that is that there shall be
no discrimination between advertisers.
We prefer to confine our advertising
to business firms of the city and coun
ty, or it for outside firms to a Hue of
business that will not conflict with the
busiuess of local dealers; but the reg
ulations of the postoffice department
to the mailing of second-class matter
will not permit us to discriminate be
tween competitors by accepting adver
tisements from some and rejecting
others in the same line of business.
Ordinarily requests from outside
parties for advertising space in The
Herald are easily disposed of without
embarrassment by simply quoting our
regular advertising rates. Proprietory
medicine firms, baking powder and
cracker manufacturers, etc., are so
accustomed to getting cut rates from
the publishers of local papers that
when a publisher refuses to cut prices
to them as we do, they pass up the
paper as they can get others to make
the concessions which they demand.
This accounts for the fact that there
no ads of the kind above mentioned in
this paper. Recently, however, a
Chicago mail order house requested us
quote advertising rates to them, which
we did without expecting to receive au
order from them, but to our surprise
they ordered a large advertisement in
serted, at regular rates of course, the
same appearing iu this issue. If ad
vertising space iu The Herald is worth
our regular advertising rates to a Chi
cago firm, it should be well worth that,
and a splendid investment, to Alliance
business men.
The Woman's Club
The Woman's Club will meet Friday
afternoon with Mrs. W. R. Birney.
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