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The Alliance Herald READ BY EVERY MEMBER NEBRASKA STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION. ALL THE NEWS OF ALLIANCE AND WESTERN NEBRASKA OFFICIAL ORQAN NEBRASKA VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSO CIATION. IT REACHES HEADQUARTERS FOR 15,000 FIREMEN The Leading Paper of Western Nebraska 3,000 Copies 12 Pages Two Sections VOLUME XXIII ALLIANCE. P,X BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1916 NUMBER 30 4 UNION TEMPERANCE RALLY 4ies of V. C. T. IT. I Jive Interesting ITogruii at Baptist Church on Ijmt Sunday livening At a union temperance meeting at Ihe Baptist church last Sunday even ing, held under the auspices of the Alliance Woman's Christian Temper ance Union, there was a large attend ance, showing a deep interest in the subject of the evening, which was the adoption of the proposed consti tutional amendment in Nebraska Bezt fall. The program as previously pub lished in the Herald was rendered with only slight changes. It looked like a short program but turned out to be too long for patience, even of an interested audience, on a hot sum mer evening. It is probable that hereafter the program committee will rensor the numbers to be rendered to sue that they come within the proper time limits. A UDion choir from several church es furnished the music, or rather led in the Blnglng, which whs participa ted in by the congregation. Mrs. A. A. Layton made the opening pray er and Mrs. J. W. Reed read the Scripture lesson of the evening. Rev. H. J. Young, pastor of the Chrlfttan church, made a short, snap py talk on temperance with refer ence to the adoption of prohibition in Nebraska. This was the only number that was announced on the program js "short" and about the only one that could be properly so designa ted. Mrs. Geo. Gaddis gave a reading: lire. Bigncll read one of Captain llobson's temperance speeches, se lected by Mrs. Fernnld, but not trad by her on account of illness; Mrs. Glenn read a paper on 'Trepared jiees;" the collection was received, and Mrs. J. B. Cams closed the ser vice with prayer. On the whole, the program was nplcndid. The reference to its length above made is not intended as a ids anragement of its quality in any way. It was appreciated by the audience, sotwlthr.fand'ne t lie uncomfortable tiperature of the atmosrhere. POISONED ARMY HORSES rVurqdcioucd that .Mexican Poisoned Hoi-set Detained for I'll of Cnv alry in Mexican War " Kourfeehb"efiaoI line corses, care fully Reterted in Montana, destined for the Mexican border, via Grand ls lRtid, Nebraska, died from what was believed to be poisoning at the stock yards in Edgemont on Thursday of I mut week. The horses were nart of a carload. practically all of which were taken nick. The recent military activity on the Mexican border has resulted in in immediate demand for cavalry horses. These horses had een care fully selected and were intended lor use by the army cavalry. It Is siinnosed that Mexicans at Edgemont, who knew what the hors es were intended for, placed poison in the horses' food, or that sympathisers At one of the warring nation in Eu ro n. believing the horses to be bound for the far east. jlsoned The balance of the carload was brought to Alliance for tretent be fore being shipped on. PLEASED WITH NEW ROAD Traveling Men and Other Trvc4rK Appreciate Ihe Road limit Angora Men Recently Aiiiancn traveling men are well pleased with the new road built near Angora recently, as it enaDies ineiu to make the auto trips much easier sad in quicker time than formerly, is visiting Angora. Mr. Chambers, Gentry and other Angora citizens deserve credit for the work done In getting this read through. S. W. Thompson of Alli ance, chairman of the good roads committees for the T. P. A.'s and the commercial club, suggests that peti tions be circulated requesting the county commissioners of Morrill county to spend some of the $$$$$ from their road funds In bettering the roads lu the northern end of th county. Heath of Miw Anna Trunible Miss Anna Trunible. granddaugh ter of Wm. Hust. Sr.. died at the home of her parents in Lincoln Sat urday noon. She was eighteen years of age and bad been 111 tor some time. Henry. Gay and Myrtle Hust went to Lincoln Saturday night and Mr. Hurt went Sunday noon, to at tend the funeral, which was held Monday. Miss Trunible had friends in Alliance, having visited here about a year ago. The P. E. O. Society met Monday afternon at the home of Mrs. Tully. for the report of Committees and thr unfinished business, this meet ing closes the years work. It is cer tainly gratifying to hear from all sources that the convention just closed, was a decided success, placing Alliance at the head, as conducting the best arranged State Grand Chap ter Convention ever held. Healing that our success was due as much to the co-operation or our cittz.is as to our own efforts we wish to extend our sincere thanks to all who in any way contributed to the comfort and entertainment of our guests. Signed, Chapter A. II. Alliance. THE EI6HT HOUR MOVEMENT NEGOTIATIONS Copy of letter Sent by K. II. It) rain, Hurling ton ice-l'res., to Train men, Englnemen and Yardmen With reference to the negotiations between the railroads and employes regarding the eight-hour day, the following letter has been sent to trainmen, englnemen and yardmen by H. E. By ram, vice-president: Trainmen, Englnemen and Yardmen: Referring to my previous letter in regard to the negotiations in the so- called "Elght-IIour-Day Movement: I am now in position to give fur ther information concerning the pro gress of the negotiations betwen the Conference Committee of Managers and representatives of the organiza tions in New York, which is submit ted for your Information. On March 29th, the representa tives of the employes in engine, train and yard service presented a propos al to this company reading as fol lows: l'i-oNisal of the Men "Article 1. (a) In all road ser vice 100 miles or less. X hours or less will constitute a day, except in passenger service. Miles in excess of 100 will be paid for at the same rate per mile. "(b) On runs of 100 miles or less overtime will begin at the expiration of 8 hours. "(c) On runs of over 100 miles overtime will begin when the time on duty exceeds the miles run divided by 12 'z miles per hour. "(d) All overtime to be computed on the minute basis and paid for at time and one-half times the pro rata rate. "(e) No one shall receive less for eight hours or 100 milos, than they now receive for a minimum day or 100 miles for the class of engine used or for service performed. "(f) Time will be comptued con tinuously from time required for du ty until released from duty and re sponsibility at end of day or run. "Article 2. (a) Eight hours or less will constitute a day in all yard and switching service. The minimum day's pay for 8 hour yards shall not be less than the present day's pay for 10 hour yards. Provided, that In yards having a minimum day of more than 10 hours, the present lay's pay as in effect January 1, 1916, will be continued with the MliUWujr. 'A-ii't, , ... ... . , "(hi Tin ie to be coin pi; ted con tinuously from tiiee required for du ty until released from duty and re sponsibility at end of day or run. All over S hours within any 24 hour period to be computed and paid for at the rate of time and one-half time. "c) All overtime to be -ompUled on the minute basts. 3. (a) Eight hours .or n,ly f the railways were carefully n. h,. Uv -iiii' ' ... ...... A..V..L "Article less at prese constitute a day's work in hostltng service. "(b Time to be computed con tinuously from time required for du ty until released from duty and re sponsibility at end of day or run. All over 8 hours within any 24 hour period to be computed and paid for at the rate of time and one-half time. "(c) All over time to be comput ed on the minute basis. "Article 4. Any rat8 of pay, In cluding excess mileage or arbitrary differentials that are higher, or any rules or conditions of employment contained In Individual schedules in effect January 1. 1916, that are more favorable to the employes, shall not bo modified or affected by any set tlement reached in connection with those proposals. The general com mittee representing the employes on each railroad will determine which is preferable and advise the officers of their company. Nothing in the settlement that may be reached on the above submitted articles is to be construed to deprive the employes on any railroad from retaining their present rules and accepting any rates that may be agreed upon or retaaln ing their present rates and accepting any rules that may be agreed upon." The following reply was made on March 30: Iteply of Ihe lUllroads ' Your committee of March 29, giving notice of your desire to revise present wage schedules and agree ments, according to certain propos als made a part of thai notice, has this day been, received. "The present standards of rates and working condition have oeen very lari'ley fixed by mediation and arbitration, and this company feels that they are adequate and even lib eral to the employes. This Compa ny has no desire to chanue either the existintt rates of pay or the working rules, nor to reduce the earning pos sibilities of the employes under their existing rules, but Inasmuch as your proposals contemplate fundanientl changes in operating methods and practices on which the schedules have been built up, this Company he-cry tis notice in conformity with the schedules now In effect that in connection with and as a part of the consideration and disposition of your prosopals there shall be open for consideration and disposition those proivsions In the schedules and practices thereunder governing com pensation in the classes or service affected by your proposals or those in conflict with the following prin ciples as they apply to ruch classes: "(a) No double compensation for the same time of service. "(b) The ame classification for 'he purposes of compensation to be applied to all members of a train and MOVING !.- 'IKlil.l engine crew. te) Two or more differently paid classes of servic e performed in the same day or trip to be paid pro- portlonato rates according to the class of service with not less than a minimum day for the combined service." For the purpose of interpreting the application or paragraph (a) of this reply in connection with the con sideration and interpretation of your Conn 35, without Interfering with existing seniority rules, the following was submitted to your representa tives by the National Conference Committee of the Hallways: "A road man's time will start from the ti mo he Is required to report for duty, and except where tied up be tween terminals In accordance with existing agreements all work and de lay required at Initial terminal and en route will bo paid as continuous time or mileage. At final destina tion, existing rule or rules concern ing additional sen ice afier arrival, final terminal delay, etc., not to be disturbed, and will be paid for pro rata until the time on duty equals the overtime limit of the run. Time paid for under one ruin not to be fwtul (Vr -HMedwr- "frvoiher- rule or rules." Joint conferences betwen your rcp recentatives and the National Con ference Committee of the Hallways representing the railways of the United States, were held in New York t'ity commencing uJne 1st and concluding uJne l&th.. Your requests and the contingent oped that the confik-Ung views U j your representatives and of the Na tional Conference Committee or the Railways could not be harmonized and, therefore, the following formal reply was made to yoisr representa tives: Iteply of MaiutCffV Oitanilttt "The National Conference Commit tee of the Railways has carefully considered your proposals and yrur explanations of their meaning and in tended application. In our Judg ment, no reasons deveVoed during our conferences to justify the extra ordinary changes in operating meth ods and practices and the large ex- penditures ror additional facilities which your proposals Involve; nor was anything presented to Justify your requested radical revision of the established bases of compensation for men in engine, train and yard service. The present rates and rules are largely the result of recent arbi tration awards; and, in our Judgment now provide for the men liberal com pensation and favorable working con ditions. Moreover, the best obtain able estimates indicate that to ac cept your proposals would increase the cost of operation or the railroads approximately one hundred million dollars a year, all or which must eventually be borne by the public. "We are conrident that you and the men you represent appreciate the responsibilities or this committee to three substantial interests, viz: 1. (a) To the employes here In volved whose efficient service Is ac knowledged and with whom the rail ways have no differences which can not be considered fairly and decided Justly by some Impartial body. (b) To all other employes of the railwaqs whose material welfare should not suffer because of the pref erment of any particular group of fellow workers. "2. To the owners of the railways, who have a right to participate In the earnings of their business on a fair and equitable basis. "3. To the public who are vitally interested in the maintenance of an uninterrupted and erriclent transpor tation service, and whose ultimate control or the situation we all recog nize as fundamental. "We reiterate the statement given by the railways to their mep and re peated to you by this committee, that the railways have no desire to change either the existing rates or pay or working rules, nor to reduce the earning possibilities or the employes under their existing schedules; but your proposals, in connection with the Interpretations given during our coherences, are so Inherently and fundamentally oTirfysed to the views of this committee, that we feel con strained to decline and do hereby de cline tbein. DAY "Our conferences have demonstra ted that we cannot harmonize our differences of opinion and that even-i tually the matters In controversy 'must be passed upon by other and disinterested agencies. Therefore, we propose that your proposals (con-I sisting of Articles 1 to 4 Inclusive, re- ferred to during our conferences as! Form 3T) anl the proposition of the railways, viz: "That in connection with and as a part of the consideration and dispos ition of your proposals there shall be open for consideration and disposi tion those provisions in the sched ules or practices thereunder govern-! ing compensation in the classes of; service affected by your proposals or i those In confllce with tho following' principles as they apply to such ; classes: I (a) No double compensation ror the same time or service. (b) The same classification for the purposes of compensation to be applied to all members of a train and engine crew. (c) Two or more difTerently paid classes or service performed In the same day or trip to be paid propor tionate rates according to class or service wilh- not ,laa than a minimum day for the coniboned service." be disposed of by one or tho other or the following methods: "1. Preferably by submission to the Interstate Commerce Commis sion, the only tribunal which, by rea son of Its accumulated inrormatlon bear'ng on railway conditions and its control or the revenue or the rail- hay"' B, n a POHIon to consider an protect the rights and equities of all ' "" " "uorl" ."J"! additional revenue necessary to meet the added cost of operation in case your proposals are found by the Commission to be just and reasona ble; or, in the event the Interstate Commerce Commission cannot, under existing laws, act In the premises, that we may Jointly request Con gress to take such action as may be necessary to enable the Commission to consider and promptly dispose of the questions involved; or, "I. By arbitration In accordance with the provisions of the Federal law. entitled, 'An Act Providing for Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitra tion in Controversies between Cer tain Employers and their Employes,' approved July 15. 1913. and -om-monly known as the Newlands Act. "This Committee urges the most careful consideration or the proposal herein made ror submission of the controversy to a Federal tribunal to the end that a peaceable and equita ble adjustment may be brought about." In their reply to this communica tion your representatives stated that it would be necessary to submit the matter to the individual members. (Signed) If. E. BYRAM, Vice-President. CHANGED POLICE COURT I'nsaiiitary Quarters in Basement of City Hall 4 'au.se Itemoval to l' Muir IUmiiii in Building On account of the rather damp condition of the basement of the city hall, and its consequent effect on the health of the police magistrate and the attaches of his office, the police court has been moved to the upper floor of the building, in the room formerly occupied as the council chamber. The ladies' ward of the city jail, also located on the same floor, has been remodeled and renovated. After lhMze Distributor The Alliance police are after the scalps of parties who are making a practice of procuring liquor for ha bitual drunkards who have been "barred" from buying It ror them selves at the saloons. It is charged that these men who aro unable to purchase it rrom the saloons, are rurnished with the liquor by parties who buy it ror them. The saloon men have been asked to co-operate with the officials in stopping this practice, which reriects on tho sa loons themselves. Under Ihe Nebras ka laws a saloon cannot sell liquor to a person whose relatives or guardian has notified the saloon not to sell liquor to them. PROHIBITION AS A FORWARD MOVEMENT l'aier Head by Mrs. Sadie 1). Npeix-r, of Franklin, at Ihe Itecent State I'. K. O. Convention In Alliance (Contributed) Public sentiment In regard to the legalized liquor traffic has almost entirely changed in the past ten years, and In that time sixteen of the states of the Union have been added to the dry column. Ton years ago only three states, Maine, Kansas and North Dakota, were prohibition terri tory. Today nineteen states boast of be ing clean in this respect: - Georgia, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington, Ari zona, Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Ida ho, and South Carolina having climb ed aboard the water wagon In the or der given. This fall the people of South Da kota, California, Nebraska, Montana, Michigan, Idaho, and Alaska will vote on this Important question. (Idaho's present law being only legis lative, tho people of that state are voting on the question as a constitu tional amendment.) The prohibition amendment will be submitted to the Nebraska voters November 7, at tho general election; a petition, bearing over 70,000 signa tures asking that the question be submitted having been filed with the secretary or state recently. The wo men of the Rtate, whllo not allowed to vote on the question, had a very important part In securing this peti tion ami seeing that it was circulated over the state; nnd they can do still more, by using their influence In so- curing vo tea for the amendment. Dry workers and even tho saloon In terests aro confident that the amend ment will carry this fall but herein lies the greatest weakness in the proposition ror the liquor Interests are going to use every method of trickery known to bring about Its defeat and will spend ninny thous ands of dollars to that end. On the other hand, the dry forces are liable to think the victory will be won too easily and in this way bring about its defeat by Indifference, and failure to turn out to the polls on election day. The brewers are organized un ler many high sounding names, Ihe Ne braska branch being called tho Ne braska Prosperity League. Other favorite names areCharity Club, Home Rule Iearue, Urape Growers' Association, Business Men's League, Tav Payers' Union, Alfalfa Growers' Association, etc., etc. But you want to beware of such high sounding names. Brewers' Prosperity league would come nearer being a true name for such organizations. Drunkenness wau given as the cause for 54 per cent of the divorces grained in Nebraska last year. Ne braska's liquor bill cost the state &75,2SS.56 in 1914, figuring half the cost or the up-keep or the state insane asylums, penitentiary, indus trial homes, etc., which statistics go to show gain hair their inmates through the liquor traffic. This cost is paid in taxes, and does not take into account the hundreds of thous ands or dollars paid out as a first cost for liquor by the consumers, nor does it lake into account the misery and heartaches caused in homes where no reports are ever made public. Douglas, Hall, and Lancaster coun ties send nearly half the dipsomani acs to take the stale cure, their p r cent being 27.4 per tent per 100, 000 population to 10.5 per cent ror Ihe balance or the state. Those three counties have most of the .a lo jiirf Of the stale. From an educational point or view the report of the State Depart ment of Education for 1914-15 shows that the dry towns enroll a much larger per cent of the pupils in the high school than the wot towns do, a list of Nebraska towns between 1.&00 and 4,000 population showing that the dry town3 enrol! an aver age of 262.6 per l,00i) of school pop ulace r and the average attendance is 22H.8 per 1,000, while on the e th er hand, in the wet towns the enroll ment is 122.3 per 1,000 school popu lation and the average attendance is only 102.6 per 1,000 an advantage for the dry towns of over 100 per cent. We have been told that prohibi tion will virtually confiscate the property or the brewers and saloon men, bt in states where prohibition has taken effect lately the liquor men are adapting themselves to the changed conditions and are euterlng legitimate business, others have changed their plants Into milk prod ucts plants, chemical and soap plants, ice plants, yeast foctoiies, creamer ies, paint, oil and varnish plants, fruit by-products companies, and one big brewery is bottling logan berry Juice. Many saloon keepers are go ing into business in the towns where they formerly operated saloons are! are selling their former customers things to eat and wear Instead of rirewater; and we believe that both the customer and the former saloon keeper get more satisfaction out of their business dealings together. So as P. E. O.'s, collectively and individually, we owe It to our state and to ourselves at this time to put put out every effort for the amend ment this election. Using a slang phrase "It Is up to us." The work on the new McDonald apartment house at the corner or Sev enth and I-ararule. is progressing rapidly. The electrical wiring w. commenced Tuesday, the work being ! done by C. A. Dow. EIGHT HOUR MOVEMENT Art hie In IxtciHnotive KiurliM-r Journal Given IIcamoiui fur lgbl-llour Day (By Brotherhoods Publicity Bureau) The following article Is taken from the Locomotive Engineers' Journal: The men in train service must have an eight-hour day because It la Justly due them. Eight hours of actual labor, the preparatory time before and after the service period to be additional, is all the time the laborer can give ir he is to secure the rest that nature de mands and remain at his best. Tills service period has been firm ly established In the leading industri al occupations and is commonly rec ognized by law. It enables the laborer to bo at his best throughout the entire working period and compensates for the loss or time by the elimination or errors. Errors in traffic movement are more costly than errors In other oc cupations. The errors of the over worked employee create dangers for others besides himself. Tho eight-hour day should bo granted for the benefit of the travel ing public. The public pays for pas sage on the trains. They have a right to demand that the danger due to overworking of employees be elim inated. The passenger has a right to de mand that passenger trains shall not be handled over lines In constant contact with freight trains wuoao crews are overworked. It should be granted because there Is greater fatigue and less relaxation In railway train service than In other occupations. The employees have irregular hours. They know neither night nor day. ir compelled to work at night many men caunot sleep In daytime. K their rooms are upon noisy streets they get little rest. They have no Sunday. "Thou shalt do no labor on tho Sabbath day" was not spoken of trainmen. They must race all conditions of weather. Rain, sleet, snow; In storm or calm; freezing or burning, they must go. They cannot have regular meals, and must often eat the lunch they carry while on the run. The operator and signalman, hou.-ed and protected rrom the stress or weather, whose business is mere ly to write down upon paper or com municate by signal what the train men must do, are forbidden by law to work more than elghl hours. . , .. The man who does the work needs rest sooner and needs it worse, and needs it longer than the man who tells him to do the work. The eight-hour day should bo granted because: It will make the laborer a better citizen. Belter citizens make better nations and better governments. Longer periods off duty bring tho laborers into touch with the social, moral and religious life of the com munity. Their wants are Increased. They are Inspired to greater effort. They rise In the scale of human worth. They become an asset to the community. More hours at ho ue make a man ja better husband, a better father. He will raise a better family. Tho country may some day stand the laborer or his sons In front or an eneiay's guiF. may need them at their best, ir It expects this. It must avoid overwork. Higher It ti.' Should lie Paid for Ov- lime li will induce the employer to hur ry irai.n '. the road and ellmln at. del.is. Freight will be more promptly de livered. This will benefit the public. It will give grea er mileaee to en gines and cars. This will benefit the railroads. It will enable the carriers to please the public and eliminate much of the worry incident to d. Iay -d .-hip ents. It will be Justice to the railroads that have already given the 12 Vg miles an hour bans to their employ ees. The demand should be granted be cause: The increased compensation will go to those most deserving it. Increased tonnaue of trains has in creased the labor and worry of the trainmen. Their wages should In crease In propor'ion to the Increatt of their earnings for the employer. The Operator Mind Wandered An official In o ie of the Burling ton railroad offices at Alliance, in go ing over his usu I bunch of telo grams for the dj y, was shocked to find one that wet t like this: "Ger many will make Poland a tree coun try, Invade Eng'ard. tree Ireland, teach all English speaking people to speak German, pension Mutt aud Jerr, dehorn all American born steers and make the Alliance Herald the official paper." N Scale In Alliance Yards The ulirlington has a force or men installing a new car scale in the yards at Alliance, south of the depot and just north9 of the shops. These t ales will have a capacity or 260,009 pounds and will take the place of the scales formerly at the west end of the yards. Heater CroNxiiq; Hanker in Alliaiwe L. G. Gake. a banker of Beaver Crossing. Nebraska, who is the own er of a fine Box Butte county farm north or Hemlngford. was in the county last week looking after his interests here. Mr. Gake Is a friend of W. M. Iodence, with whom he vis ited Alliance on Thursday of last we-k. I