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VOLUME XXIV
ALMANCK. BOX BUTTB COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1916
NUMBER 8
BIG RED GROSS
SEAL SALE HERE
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Member of Alliance Woman' Club
Highly Gratified at Progress ,
, , Already Mad
The ladles of the Alliance Wom
an's Club, who are In charge- of the
1916 sale of Red Cross seals in' Al
liance, are highly elated with the
progress made already. . They have
planned a most active campaign to
li. t,o now until Christmas and
hope to see every seal sold. Seals
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nie now on ;ue iu ii.uin
business house In the city and may
be had on application to the commit
tee of the Woman's Club which la
comprised of Mrs. Lloyd Thomas.
chairman, Mrs. L.ioya jonnsuu nu
Mrs. Lee aBsye. The club receives
a percentage of the gross local sale
and will Di)ly the funds received on
the purchase of a sanitary drinking
fountain to be presented to the city,.
Here are six of the ways the mon
ey you spend for Red Cross seals is
used: -
'- (1) Tuberculosa patients who are
i nn.ii of food, clothing, sanatori
um care or other necessities may be
relieved.
(2) A visiting n urse may be en
gaged to go out to the homes of the
poor and give Instruction and advice
on the treatment and prevention of
tuberculosis. She Is a most valua
ble educational and preventive agen
cy. (3) A special campaign for a city
or county hospital may be carried on,
and the community be thereby in
duced to assume Its share of the tu
berculosis burden. Thus your mon
ey is multiplied manyfold.
(4) A dispensary may be main
tained where patients and their fam
ilies may call for free advice and ex
amination. (5) Open air schools and fresh air
classes may be started, where boys
and girls who have tuberculosis or
are threatened with it may be built
up In body, and mind.
(6) Educational work will be
done to show the entire community
men. women and children, that tu
berculosis can be cured and prevent
ed. J - ...I la a hllllPt in
the fight against tuberculosis.
iLwooinnr lnlirp I.lkM Idea
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Among many thousands of others
over the United StatoSr Newton D.
Bilker, secretary of war, is an en
thusiast in the use of Red Cross
Christmas 6eals. A year ago, wnen
he was still mayor of Cleveland, he
wrote to the Anti-Tuberculosis
League of that city as follows:
"I enclose my check for. $1.75 for
thts year's seals and also my order
tor seals for 1916. No othet one
thing means to much to life, health
and happiness of the people of Cleve
land as the fight against tuberculos
is. The League is offering a great
privilege to the people of Cleveland
in giving them this opportunity to
Join their forces in a great cause.
Tlease send twenty-five seals to
each of my children. Address them
Betty, Jack and Peggy Laker, re
spectively, at my house, 1851 Craw
ford Itoad. I want them each to put
seals on each of their Christmas
presents so that they will learn that
they, too, are partners in the com
munity burden and share the com
munity opportunity.
"Yours very truiy,
(Signed) "NEWTON D. BAKER.
"Mayor."
TTuva vnti hnncht v'our Red Cross
seals and shouldered thereby your
share of the community burden and
opportunity?
RANCHERS ALMOST
ASPHYXIATEO
Kctcaplng Coal Gas 1 roves Almost
Too Muck for Mr. and
Mrs. Lorance
Mr. and Mrs. William Lorance, liv
ing east of this city, narrowly escap
ed death f roiu asphyxiation Sunday
night us the result of escaping coal
gas.
The night being cold,' the house
had been closed up securely. The
escaping gas from the stove filled tht
kitchen and the bed room in which
Mr. and Mrs. Lorance wore sleeping
Mr. Lurance i.woke in the nick of
time. He tried to get to the door
but fell to the floor. On making an
other effort he was successful in
reaching the door and letting In the
fresh air. He then attempted to
wake the wife, but she was uncon
scious. Getting her to the door she
began to revive on getting the fresh
air.
A physician was called from tblu
city. He made a Quick trip to the
-anch. Both. Mr. and Mrs. Lorance
Ytove recovered from the effects of
Ike gas.
WEEKLY WKATHEK REIOKT
F. W. Hicks, official weather ob
server for Alliance, reports the fol
lowing for the week closing Wednes
day, December 20:
Date Max Min Snow Wind Day
14 25 -2 W part cloudy
15 40 16 W
16 39 15 NE
17 8ft 1H NW "
II 40 I N
II SO -I 1 N
20 35 -21 SW
SANTA
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ROLLER SKATING NOV
Iloyal Iloller Jtluk OjwmhhI at Tldi-d
aiivl Niobrara Mouday
Kveniug
Now the roller skating fans of Al
liance can roll the light fantastic to
their heart's delight, for now Alli
ance has a regular roller skuting
rink Iho Royal Roller Rink. It is
located on Third und Niobrara,
across from the Alliance .Sti-aiu
Laundry. The proprietors come here
well recommended and yesterday in
a conversation with a Herald report
er assured hira that th-y would op
erate nothing but a high-class, re
fined, clean place a place ladles and
children will delight to frequent and
spend many an enjoyable hour there,
rolling away the time.
Tho Royal Roller Rii.k will be op
en afternoons and evenings. The af
ternoon hours will be Bpent by the
management and instructors In
teaching ladies to' skate, for which
service there will be no charge. Tho
rink is provided with plenty of
skates ta accommodate almost any
number that could conveniently
:-k:tte on the floor.
The roller rink Is a good thing for
Vlliance. It provides a safe and
sane amusement with plenty of exer
cise. It provides a place for the
young people to go and really enjoy
themselves. The management states
that they will lease the rink for pri
vate skating parties, providing the
dates chosen come on what might be
termed an "off night."
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HIGHLAND DIX'IDKH
TO PLAY HA NT A CLAl'8
L. H. Highland has made It possi
ble for every one in Alliance to at
tend a free matinee at the Imperial
theatre Saturday afternoon of this
week, December 23, starting at 2:30
n. m. Elsewhere in this issue of
The Herald he advertises that on De
cember 21, 22 and 23 he will, with
every dollar's worth of groceries,
purchased at his store, the Alliance
Orocery, he will give one free ticket
to the Imperial matinee. A five-dollar
purchase will provide tickets for
the entire family. If the family does
not consist of more than five per
nors. This plan allows the buyer to
purchase groceries at a reasonable
price and secure the a'dded satisfac
tion of seeing a matinee at the Im
perial free of charge.
FOR KNIGHT TEMPLARS
Sir Knight I lev. l. D. Canis to Preach
Blietial Kernion for Members
Hunday Morning
Sir Knight Itev. J. B. Cams will
hold special services for the Knight
Templar of Alliance at the Method
ist church, Sunday morning, Decem
ber 24.
The Knight Templars will meet at
the lodge hall at 10 o'clock, before
going to the church.
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ASK BELLIGERENTS
TO STATE TERMS
Wilw.ii Paves Way for Conference of
AH Warring Powers Iklieve
Peace Is ( loser
What is believed to be tho most
Important and by all odds the most
significant stop In the direction of
ending the great war has ben taken
by tho president of the United States.
Mr. Wilson has addressed a note to
the entente ullies and the central
powers proposing that they exchango
views of the terms on which peace
might be concluded and of tho guar
antees which might be g iven to in
ruro the world against a repetition
of the conflict.
- Willing to Stuto IYcwh
The persident disclaims any Inten
tion of taking advantage of Ger
juany's peace overtures to the allies,
and says he wishes his proposals con
sidered independently thereof. The
note to the belligerents, written by
the president, but signed by Secre
tary of State .Lansing, says In its
concluding paragraph:
Notwithstanding this disclaimer of
a definite appeal to end tho war the
utmost importance attaches to an
other disclosure of the day to the ef
fect that both groups of belligerents
are willing to state their views of
ficially to the United States. Presi
dent Wilson did not make his move
until he had received assurances that
the allies and the Teutonic powers
ire Inclined to go much farther with
the American government than with
each other In the outlining of peace
conditions. ,
May Propone Conference
It, therefore, Is expected that each
group of belligerents will dispatch a
reply to the president's note which
wil lset forth its conception of the
conditions on which the great strug
gle can be terminated.
Mr. Wilson hopes' that these re
plies will be sufficiently encouraging
to warrant him in proposing a pre
liminary conference of representa
tives of the belligerents at which the
views of peace terms can be directly
exchanged between the two parties
to tne quarrel.
Relieve Peace Closer
The view in allied, Teutonic and
diplomatic circles Is that the presi
dent's note will have the effect of
bringing peace perceptibly closer.
Frank surprise was expressed at the
various embassies and legations
when the contents of the note was
ren't.
"I am now perfectly convinced
that we will have a conference," was
the comment of Count Von Bern
storff, the German embassador.
In circles close to the French em
bassy it was declared nothing is con
tained in the American note to which
the allies could take exception. Its
promulgation follows logically after
Lloyd-George's statement In parlia
ment yesterday that the entente
must know the terms of the central
powers.
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LOCAL EMPLOYES
GJ BIG SLICE
Western Union and Telephone Co.
I Cut Large Sura Among '
Their Employees
There are any number of people
who wouia na noon as not bo in tho
e?r.P'rty r.f hr the Western Union
or the Bell Telephono Company and
asiiicialtii lines.
These companies have' announced
a Christmas present really worth
while. In the instance of the West
ern Union, the present, while divid
ed between all tho ordinary employes
of the concern Is divided on a slid
ing scale.
ah employes drawing less than
$2,000 per year and employed con
tinuously by the company since Jan
uary 1, 1916, are to share. The
lowest In the scale, according to the
announcement, are the messenger
boys. Each of them is to receive
from the company $25 In cash. Next
in the scale are salaried employed
drawing less than ,1,200 per annum.
They are to receive seven per cent of
their earnings for the year.
Employes drawing between $1,200
and $2,000 per annum are to be
brought six per cent of their year's
pay by the W. U. Santa Claus.
The Bell telephone company and
lines aftillnted with it will pay out
about $6,000,000 this Christmas In
presents. The plan is much the same
ai that of th Western Union. The
amounts given each employee will,
it is said, amount to two or three
weeks' pay.
Local employees of both the West
ern Union and the telephone com
pany will be affected and will re
ceive their portion of the Christmas
gift.
Mrs. S. V. Selfudge of Scottsbluff I
flnent r couple of days in Alliance
this week.
NEW COUNCIL AT SIDNEY
Alliance Knights of Columbus Will
I Alt in tirirunlzafioii of New
! Council at Neighboring Town
A large number of the members
of the Alliance council of Knights of
Columbns will go to Sidney on Janu
ary 13 for the purpose of putting on
the first degree there. A new coun
cil is to be formed at that point and
there are about sixty candidates for
Initiation. A rousing time Is ex
pected. New officers in the Alliance coun
cil are as follows: J. W. Cuthrle,
, Grand Knight: Robert Drtscoll, Dep
uty Grand Knight; John Morrow,
Chancellor; John J. Manion, Record
er; E. F. Shields, Financial Secre
tary; jotin O'Kecfe, Treasurer: J.
W. Tynan. Advocate; Ed McNulty,
Warden; Fred Haargartcn, trustee
for three years; C. O'Brien. Inside
Guard; Irrln Macken. outside Guard.
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iEW KEATING PLANT
Vnpor HyxU-m Installed In IleddUtt
UhN'k and New IleddfKh Ilulld.
ing Adjoining on North '
J. E. Murruy of Lincoln, supervis
ing engineer for the Lincoln Heating
& Ventilating Company, has been in
Alliance the past six weeks install
u m w baaing plant In the. Red
dish Block, northwest corner illox
I3ul to avenue and Second street, and
tho new Reddish building adjoining
it. on th north. The cost' of the
plant Is approximately $3,000. It is
what is known as tho vapor system,
and Is the first to be installed by this
company in northwestern Nebraska.
It comes as near being perfection,
convenience and economy of opera
tion coubiilyre i, as anything yet de
Vised in tho way of hetitlng appara
tus, and Is deserving of at least a
brief description here.
Instead of following what has
hitherto been the usual custom In
Plants of this size or even larger, of
having only one furnace with one
large boiler, two furnaces with two
binall boilers are used. This means
a great saving in fuel. During a
large part of the time that baat In
needed during the year, one boiler
has ample capacity to furnish beat
for the two buildings, but during ex
tremely cold weather the other boil
er will be put Into commission If
needed. The flie In the furnaces is
regulated automatically by the drafts
Deing opened and closed by xteam
orewtire. in the rapor system of
heating there Is no escape of stea r.
at the radiators, which is so annoy
ing in common steam heating. The
heat in any romom can be regulated
very conveniently to any degree de
sired by a simple contrivance attach
ed toearh radiator.
The new plant will furnish heat on
the ground floor for Lowrcy's shoe
store, me standard grocery and By-
ei a pooi IihII. On the second floor
of the two buildings, besides heat
ing the offices and living rooms. Red
dish hall will have the benefit, of the
new system. This hall will, proba
bly be more in demand In the future
than in the past. It la now being
used on Saturday afternoons by the
Alliance School of Music and has
been leased for a ten days' interde
nominational revival meeting to be
held January 26 to February 4.
Anticipating that the city may
some time install a municipal heat
ing plant, Mr. Reddish had the nec
essary pipes laid In putting in the
new .system to connect up with the
same, if he should wish to do so,
when that time comes.
Alliance families are being glad
dened by the elg' t of loved ones
coming home for Christmas. Among
those who have arrived this week are
Milton Keegan, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Keegan, who Is studying law
and Journalism at the state unlven
slty, and Merrltt Chaffee, who Is tak
ing courses in the school of com
merce and the department of arts
and sciences.
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HELP MAKE THEM '
COMFORTABLE
Clothing, Provisions, and Cash Need,
ed Will You Help Those m
Aetna! Need?
Gee, b tit hasn't It been cold thee
last few days but you and I don't
mind so much, we have comforts a
plenty for over tho bed. a nice big
worm mai io gei into wnen we go
out. We have plenty of coal and
kindling. We have enough to eat
Gee, but doesn't the world aeem
rosy. But wait Just a minute.
HotiM in Want
Did you road In tho last lsue of
The Herald about those families that
were actually In want, but the heads
or wnicn wore too proud to ask for
assistance? Picture yourself In that
way. Suppose you have always bad
plenty. Now the time comes when
you aro short. You have never ask
ed charity, you hate the word when
It is applied to you. Wouldn't you
appreciate a Christmas gift that you
and the family nood. Perhaps you
are one of those who sometimes re
mark that "charity should begin at
home." Well, here Is your chance,
right here in Alliance, where you
know what becomes of your gifts. If
you don't kick In now, never, never
talk about "they ought to help the
poor people here Instead of sending
hymn books to the cannibal islands."
All Hustle and Hustle
These days the postmen aro heav
ily laden with mysterious-looking
packagea. The fragrant pine and
fir trees are being delivered to the
many homes in Alliance where gaily
decked and heavily laden they will
soon be receiving the Joyful greet
ings of happy, excited children. All .
la hustle and bustle purchasing the
last gifts that nimble fingers find so
delightful to wrap and tie.
They Need Help
Preparations for the annual feast
are already beginning, and "mere
sniffs the sweet spices and savory
stews that are In process of transfor
mation Into food fit indeed for a
king. This Is a pleasant picture to
dwell upon and fortunately It is the
true picture of a majority of Amer
ican homes, but there are a few
hornet, right hero In Alliance, where
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nrttlftnn mtlat lin Inrairnns nnlAal
something la done to help.
. - . Generous Resixinse
The appeal made In lint week's Is
sue of The Herald for help for sev
eral actually needy . families haa
been responded to quite generally,,
but there la still more needed to fit
these persona out ; comfortably for
the extreme cold weather that haa
arrived and will probably continue
until after the holidays.
Kpwnrtti League Helps
The Epworth League of the M. E.
j church started the bull rolling by
preparing a couple of comforts and
purchasing a quantity of toys for the
'small children and some useful glfta
. for tho older ones. The T. P. A.'a
are planning to distribute Christmas
bask his. The Elks will havo their
J usual Christmas tree for tho child
.ren, while the several churches, as
I usual, will give a treat to tho kiddies
attending the ChriBttras exorcises. A
number of private contributions have
also been received at committee
headquarters. The committee are
already at work sorting and arrang
ing these articles for the mot suit
able places. But more contributions
such as have been made by the Ep
worth League of the M. E. church
are needed. Thetje families , need
more than candy and nuts. You,
Mr. or Mrs. or Miss Goodfellow of
Alliance, what are you going. to do
about it? s
What Will You Do?
You probably want a finger In the
pie, but it will be necessary for you
to move lively If you want to play
Santa Clause to any of these people.
You will enjoy your own gifts more
and your Christinas dinner will taste
better after you've done something
to help those less fortunate. Send
your contributions to Mrs. E. C.
Drake. 31314 Box Butte avenue, who
Is chairman of the Investigating com
inlrtee, or If that is not convenient
you may either notify Tho Herald of
fice or leave your gifts at this office
and they will be turned over to the
committee Immediately.
PROHIBITION ' RATIFICATION
Alliance W. V. T. V. Will EnterUla
nt IfctpfM Cbiirth Next Thurs
day, December 28, Evening
The Alliance W. C. T. U. extend a
cordial invitation to the general pub
lic to attend tho "Prohibition Ratifi
cation" at the Baptist cburcb, Thurs
day evening, December 28, starting
at 8 o'clock. The program will be
as follows:
Devotlonals Mrs. X, A. Laytoo.
Welcome Mrs. J. A. Keegan.
Recitation. "The Result" by
Charles Cross
Vocal duet Mrs. Carl Thomas
and Miss Nell Acheson.
Reading Mrs. E. G. Laing.
Add rev Hon. I. E. Tash.
Solo Miss Mae Graham; Miss
Hattle Renswold, accompanist,
Report of National w. c T. U.
convention Mrs. A. Gregory!. "
Song. "Nebraska Is Dry."
Social hour. ,
Mrs. C. E. Arasberry this morning
accepted a position at Tiller's.