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The Alliance herald Leading Newspaper of Western Nebraska 12 Pages 1 ::cii READ BY EVERY MEMBF ,ivt STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION ALL I HE NEWS OF ALLIANCE ANU WESTERN NEBRASKA OFFICIAL ORG yV VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION IT REACHES HEADQUARTERS FOR 1 5.001) FIREME N v VOLUME XXIV ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBHASKA.M AKC1I 1, 1917 NUMBER 13 WOULD REPAIR OLDCAPITOL (tialrman of Finance (lommitteo of Opinion thai C0,000 Would I'll t Capitol in Shaite. RKNATK STANDS IIY HOWARD Senator ALuiih' Building and Iammi Association Hill Passes Senate Will Make Tliem Cartful Lincoln, Feb. 28 Chairman Reis ehick of the House finance commit tee, popularly known as "Economy Reischick", does not favor the erec tion of a new capitol building for Nebraska at this time but would rather see an appropriation of $50. 00 for the purpose of repairing the old east wing of the present state house. House Roll 1, introduced by Richmond of Omaha, would raise the money for a new building by yearly levies. Most of the Omaha delegation are backing a new capitol at Lincoln, and there is considerable sentiment among the members in favor of it. H the Richmond bill succeeds in getting thru, it will be because the expense is to be distributed thru a stories of yearly levies that will make it easy to raise the $3,000,000 de sired. The difficulty of guessing which will happen, a new building r a repaired one, lies in the fact that sentiment is not crystalized in eith er bouse on the proposition, and some powerful arguments for a new building may sway the sentiment that way. Aside from the natural disinclina tion of members to order so large an expenditure as a new capitol will re quire, there stands the fact that it would cost about a million more right now than in ordinary times. This is used us an argument to post pone the building by some of the members and meet the present exi gency by a lot of repairs. The floor en the south side of representative hall takes a big slant that gives a perBon a tipped-over sensation when he walks along there, and this is sufficient hint that something must be done. The question of whether to build an ornate capitol costing a million or so In which only the governor and the supreme court and law library shall be housed and supply the other officers with room in a big million dollar ten or fourteen-story business building in an outside block nearby is not much debated. The general 'feeling Is that before anything is done a commission should take a lot of time getting architects to submit designs and ideas, and for this rea son the repair scheme Is likely to go thru this legislature. Some contend that any money spent on repairs is Just that much wasted. Although the House has been working thirty-nine diiys, and eight weeks of the session are passed, only four bills have reached the governor for signature. Some of the more experienced members of the house are beginning to get a little worried about the fate of some of their measures. The com mittee have been doing faithful work, but with nearly 800 bills to pass upon, this is a gigantic task. The last two house of the afternoon and some evenings are put in by most of the committees. The gen eral file, however, -is already choked, and bills that are reported out a week or two hence will have a dubi ous future. At least two weeks' work is already listed for the house on its calendar, and in that time a hundred or more other bills will be coming out. In the meantime bills that have passed the senate will be clamoring for committee considera tion, and this will take time. The same condition exists in the senate, as each body is devoting its attention to getting its own bills out and pass ed first. The fact that half of the bills will be killed hi one house or the other and only about one in six of the total will get thru the mill makes the appointment of a sifting committee a necessity in the near fu ture, in the house at least, where the bills number twice those of the sen ate. A. T. Lunn of Alliance was a wel come visitor at the capitol building Friday. He was in Lincoln for the hearing on freight rates. During his spare time he paid Fire Commission er Ridgell a visit and also visited the House while in session . Jack Mann of Bridgeport was another visitor from the western end of the state, being in Lincoln over Sunday. Senate File 112 by Adams of Dawes has passed the Senate. This hill, according to Senator Adams, will make building and loan associa tions more careful in the future in making promises or contracts which they afterwards repudiate. He says It will give patrons the right to sue in the county in which they live or in which the cause of action arose. At the present time the patron must go to Lincoln or Omaha or siine other city where the company has its headquarters, in order to get justice. (Continued on page 3) -wx.-'weg arsmtiw RECEIVES TWO OFFERS TO PLAY BALL John King Expects to Remain in Al liance aiul Open up Rig Mi llard Parlor, Sew l'laco John King has received a contract from the Denver team of the West ern League, offering him a Job with the team for this season. The terms are for six months, at $2.r0 a month. If he could bo released from the Den ver club he has an offer from the Oakland, Calif., club of the Pacific coast league. However, Mr. King expects to stay In Alliance. He is considering build ing on the site of his present billiard parlor and opening up a first-class, fourteen-table billiard parlor. While he is not certain yet just what ho will do, if he decides to build, the work will start early this spring and will be rushed to completion. Mr. King is a classy twirler and if he remains in Alliance will play with the Alliance nine. Jack Pendleton will also play with Alliance this year. In 1913 he played a part of the season with the South Bend, Ind., team of the Cen tral League and in 1914 played with the Omaha club of the Western League. Beatrice wins basket- , hall game from a, a. a. a At the high school gymnasium last night the Beatrice Busineua College basketball team won from the four As of Alliance by a Bcore of 35 to 10 The game in the first half was all in favor of the Beatrice boys, Alliance making only one point. In the sec ond half, however, the local team held their opponents to nearly at even score. It is stated that the Beatrice boys are clean and fast, and are all stars. PIONEER MOTHER GALLEO BEYOND Funeral of Mrs. Klixa Hicks, Who Died Monday .Night, to He Held at lluptlxt Churcli Friday Mrs. Eliza J. Hicks, one of the' pioneers of this section of Nebraska, died at her home in this city, 407 Laramie avenue, Monday night fol lowing an extended illness from pneumonia. She was about 7 4 years of age. Funeral services will be held tomorrow, Friday, March 2, at 1 o'clock, at the Baptist church, and burial will be made in tin family lot in the cemetery here. Eliza J. Hicks wus born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1833, and came to Amer ica with her parents at the age of 11, locating at Quebec, Canada. A few years later she moved to the state of New York, returning somewhat later to Ontario, Canada, where she was united in marriage to Norman 11. Hicks. Mrs. Hicks was tin- mother of eight children, three boys and five girls, all born in Canada and all liv ing with the exception of one daugh ter. The children are: Mrs. W. J. Marsh of Yorbalinda, Calif.; Allen Hicks of Thermopolis, Wyo.; George Hicks of Havenna. Nebr.; Mrs. W. J. Snyder of Uickmond. III.; Mrs. Lulu Bayless of Kansas City, Mo.; and Mrs. Edith L. Turcott and John K. Hicks of Alliance. Deceased came to Nebraska thirty six years ago from Canada, locating in Harlan county at Hold -ege near Sweetwater. Her people. the Elli otts, came from New York state a few years before, and she followed, coining from her home in Canada. She was actively associated with the early history of Nebraska, her home always being the center of the com munity activities, the church and Sunday school meeting being held at her home. About twenty years ago she came to Box Butte county and has niade'this her home ever since. While she owned the esidence prop erty in Alliance and reserved a por tion of the home for her own use, much of her time during the past ten years was spent on the ranch eight een miles southeast of Alliance, which was operated by her son and dauKhler, Mrs. Turcott and John Hicks. All the children will be here for the funeral Friday with the excep tion of Mrs. Snyder. Mrs. Hicks is also survived by one brother, Allen Elliott, who is postmaster at Began, Nebr. Mrs. Hicks retained her fac ulties almost to the last, and was very much interested in all the live questions of the day. TIIE OFFICIAL WEEKLY W EAT II EH REPORT The metrologlcal record or report of F. W. Hicks. Alliance official ob server for the Weather Bureau, Unit ed States Department of Agriculture, for the week ending Wednesday, February 28. is a follow. Feb Max Min Snow Wind Day 22 60 26 N Clear 23 41 , 11 NW Clear 24 55 17 W Clear 2 5 59 37 W Clear 26 53 10 W Clear 27 41 11 W Clear 25 32 15 5 NW It (Tdy M REORGANIZE ASSOCIATION Meeting of Hox Unite Fanners' As portation Held Saturday at Hox Butte Court Houso XOW CALLER FA KM RtRHAU Meeting Called by Commercial Club Secretary Results In Sub-coin-mi t tee of Farm Bureau At a meeting of the Box Butte Farmers Association held at the court house Saturday It was voted to change the name of the organization from the Box Butte Farmers' Asso ciation to the Box Butte Farm Bur eau. Membership In the Bureau Is limited to bona tide farmers of Box Butte county, who sign the constitu tion and by-laws of the Bureau. The same constitution and by-laws will bo followed with the exception that the word "Bureau" will be substitut ed for the word "Association." In addition to this change tho member ship fee or $5 Is eliminated entirely. Meet lU'iiiiireiiitMit The Box Butte County Farm Bur eau as organized out of the old Fanners' Association at tho meeting held Saturday will fulfill all tho re quirements for continuing the coun ty agent work as provided in House Uoll 550 introduced into the state legislature by Representatives Dal by of Page county und Thomas of Box Butte and Sheridan counties. This bill provides that in counties where a farm bureau is organized which has a membership of twenty five per cent of the farmers of the county or a total of 250 fanners, the board of commissioners or supervis ors of the county shall make an ap propriation for the local support of the county agent work. This was partly provided for in sections 70, 71. 72 of the 1913 revised statutes of Nebraska, but this did not make it compulsory with the board. As the law was it was possible for a county board, if they wanted to hold out, to do away entirely with the county I agent work by refusing to make an appropriation in compliance with the ' requirements mado by the federal and state laws as to the giving of state aid. Besides taking up tho work of re organizing at the meeting Saturday, the regular monthly business was taken up and attended to. I Fiinncrs at Dinner I Several farmers met with tho sec retary of the Alliance Commercial Club yesterday noon at the Alliance hotel at tiie dinner house. A din ner was served the farmers, who were in attendance at the invitation of the Commercial Club. The meet ing was called to discuss some mat ters along publicity lines that would work to the best interests of Box Butte county. Methods of advert is j ing that would eventually work a hardship on the county and be a roarbuck in fact were condemned. Seidell at Meeting There was a general discussion at 'which the various farmers present gave their opinions. County Agent F. M. Seidell was in attendance. Af ter discussing the proposition thor oughly it was decided that no new organization was needed, but that more meetings might be held In the future, meeting as a sub-committee of the Box Butte County Farm Bur eau, the reorganization of the Farm ers' Association. The special object of the meeting was to devise legitimate, upright and honest means of advertising this county with the idea of bringing farmers here who will build perman ent homes and become substantial citizens of the community. The whole subject might be summed up in the expression, "Good Develop ment with No Reaction." Investment in Box Butte County Doubly Inviting Farm Management in Hox Butte Co. Article No. 2 (By F. M. Seidell, County Agent) Every line of business realizes that it is dependent upon capital, as well as labor. - There are many who while they fully appreciate tho value of la bor to farming as a business, have not appreciated the relation of capi tal to the same busines. One has but to make an inventory of the average farm of the torn belt and he will find In many cases that it is more than the capital stock of the bank of the community. It is true that where farmers are not provided with working capital in sufficient amounts and at satisfactory rates that the industry suffers and as a result all lines of business are ef fected. Farm management records show that farmers on all regions op erated on limited capital fail to make the best returns. At the present land values and at the prices of food products commonly marketed from the farms, farm man KAISER PLOTS WARjON U, S, Would I'nlto Mexico and JaMin against Tills Country Plans Made to Split Nation PRESIDENT WILSON HAS PAPERS Const Port War Plots by Gennaiis I Ueo vcred W I relews St a tlon OiK-ratlng Is Found A German plot to unite Japan and Mexico in war on the United States is said by the Associated Press to be proved by papers In the hands of 1'resldenl Wilson. It Is elated the kaiser has promised Texas, Arizona and New Mexico to General Carran za and that the provisional president has been told to ask the mikado of Japan to betray his allies and Join with Germany and Mexico. It Is stated that the plan is to split the nation by invasion. The situation as foreseen by naval and military ex perts point to a complete submarine blockade of the eastern coast, a blockade of the western coast by the Japanese ileet, permitting transports to land millions of JapancBO soldiers on Mexican soil and transport them over tho Kansas City, Mexico & Ori ent railroad to tho United Slates border. German plans conceive of them fighting their way against Un cle Sam's 185,000 men, up through the Mississippi valley and cutting tho nation in two. Submarine bases in Magdalena bay and Mexican gulf, al ready mentioned in diplomatic nego tiations, would cut ofT the Panama canal. The American fleet, compell ed to guard both coasts, would have its strength split in two. The authorities learned yesterday that a powerful wireless station, the operators of which transmitted mes sages in the slow, methodical man ner typical of the German naval ra dio service, has been in service at a point several miles south of Turtle bay, Lower California. A copy of Zimmerman's instruc tions to Von Eckhardy, sent through Von Bernstorff, is In possession of the United States government. This document dated at Berlin January 19, 1917, has been in the hands of this government since President Wll son broke oft diplomatic relations with Germany. Of itself, if there was no other, It Is considered a suf ficient answer to the German chan cellor's plaint that the United States "brusquely" broke on" relations with out giving "authentic" reasons for its actions. SAYS SI ITS A It 10 j POPULAR THIS YEAH I For the benefit of tho ladies of Al liance I wish to state that suits will be exceedingly popular this spring and this information is backed by all of the leading style designators of the east and the leading market sen jters of the country. 1 make this statement because one merchant has said that suits will not be correct for spring wear, but it is very evident jthat the remark was occasioned by I his shortage of these garments rath er than by fashion's dictate. Suits will be more popular tnan ever re gardless of this misleading informa tion. A. G. ISAACSON, TIIE FASH ION SHOP. STOLE FROM ROOM MATE I U) l'M OYEK William White after a hearing be fore Police Judge Roberts was bound !over to the district court. He Is charged with stealing a watch, chain and money, totaling $73, from Louis ! Ambrose at .the Western hotel during Tuesday night. The two men were 'occupying the same room. agement surveys conducted in east ern and western Nebraska show that the average farmer in Box Butte county makes as much for a labor in come as the eastern Nebraska farmer and does it in 25 percent less capital. In time the price of land will Increase in this county so that this advantage will not exist. Until that time in vestment in land in this county is doubly inviting. The following table showing the relation of capital pcrfarni to labor income, based on the 1914-1915 crop years and taken from 110 Box Butte county farme records, will prove most Interesting to those interested in farm management work. Capital No. of Average Itbor Invested Farms Capital Income $2,000 to $12,000 ...30 S.071 $455 $12,001 to $20,000 . . .35 $ 18.004. . . $601 $20,001 to $30,000 ...2:...$ 24.098... 761 $30,001 to $ 17 $ 42.024... 944 FOUR IMPLIlAfEO IN;S RObBERY OF, INDIAN Accused Men Out on IVnd Hear ing to He Held Friday Morn ing Info re Judge Tush W. II. Volt, Ed Brennan, Clarence Morgan and Ed Dillon are tinder ai rest charged with being mixed up in a peculiar affair that happened Mon day night. They are out on $1,000 bonds. Their hearing was to have been held this morning before Judge Tash in county court, but a postpone ment was secured until Friday morn ing. Ignacio Ribberro, a Banner coun ty Indian of reputed wealth, claims to have been robbed of $100 Monday night, while his companion, Isher by name, wan robbed of $30. It is claimed that the men came to Alli ance with considerable money. In the afternoon they drank some. Rib berro alleges that when the saloons closed they went Into a pool hall and that when they started out the back door some one proceeded to beat up the Indian while another robbed him. Isher made himself scarce Immedi ately. He went down the street, to the bowling alley and ente ed. While he was standing there Volt, so it is claimed, and his gang entered and proceeded to give Isher a beating. Isher beat it up the srteet when the door, which had been locked, was fin ally opened. Ribberro Identified Volt as the roan who hit him. ISAACSON CANDIDATE FOK COUNCILMAN A. G. Isaacson, owner of Tho Fashion Shop, haB announced his candidacy for tho position of coun cilman from the Third ward and asks that the voters of that ward consider his name when they vote at the coming city election. "Abe." as his many friends call him, Is a man well qualified to ban die the duties of a councilman and since his residence In the city has al ways taken a great interest In muni cipal affairs. He Is a member of the Alliance fire department, and a gen uine booster for Alliance, first, last and all the time. MARSLAND PEOPLE V WERE PLEASED Mid-Winter Chautauqua, Conducted by Methodist Preacher, a Success The inid-wlnter Chautauqua, held in the M. E. church at Marslaud, from Sunday, February 18, to Sun day, February 2 5, was declared by the people of that town and the sur rounding country to be a pronounced success. The program was put on entirely by western Nebraska talent. Prior to the last day, Sunday, Feb ruary 2 5, subjects of a general na ture were presented as well as some of a religious character. In addition to those that were mentioned in The Herald last week, Rev. Smith of Crawford spoke Monday evening. Rev. Calauie of Whitney on Tuesday evening, and A. S. Enyeart of Box Butte county Thursday evening. Differing from the usual Chautau qua program, the last day was de voted to the subject of religion and was designated as a day of spiritual uplift. Owing to sickness in Alli ance the "Gospel Team" from this city was not as large as had been ex pected. In addition to John W. Thomas, who had charge of the Sun day services, I'rof. Rex Truman of the Alliance high school and John il. Carroll were there. The evening service in particular will long be remembered by those who were present. The musical part of the service was conducted by Mr. Truman in a very pleasing manner. He also gave an address on "The Value of An Ideal." Mr. Carroll by request related his religious experi ence, giving an uccount of his con version and telling of his life prior and subsequent to that event. Fol lowing his talk, an invitation was given und seven persons came tor ward to signify their intention of be ginning the Christian life. A. II. S. WON TWO GAMES FRIDAY NIGHT The Alliance high school basket ball teams won two games Friday night from the Sidney teams. The boys' team won by a score of 25 to 10, while the girls won by a score of 39 to 0. I'll. I. EH STORK IS IN CONSOLIDATION On Tuesday J. F. Tiller closed a deal whereby he consolidates his 5. 10 and 25 cent store in Alliance with th national 5 and ten cent stores, operating a chain of ten rent ttores. Mr. Tiller will continue to manage the store. The national stores have a greater buying power than one in dividual store and for that reason are enabled to buy cheaper and sell the same way. The Woman's Choral Club and the Imperial Orchestra gave the sec ond of the aeries of municipal con certs with community singing at the Imperial theatre Sunday afternoon. There was a good attendance present. HeLD MEETING AT BRIDGEPORT Associated Commercial Clubs of Western Nebraska Re-orgnn-lae on Tuesday BUNHNKLI. IS NO WPRESIDKNTJ Will Attempt to Get Desirable and Free Publicity for This Sec tlon of Country A meeting of tho Associated Com- merclal Clubs of Western Nebraska was held at Bridgeport Tuesday of this week, which was attended br some sixteen representatives from various commercial clubs. A num ber of more or less Important mat ters affecting the welfare and prog reus or the I'anhandle country wer gone Into. Tho meeting was char acterized by enthusiasm and the dominate spirit of co-operation among the communities and clubs of. this district was prevalent. Presi dent VV. C. Rundln of Crawford call- ' ed the meeting to order, outlining the purposes of tho meeting and thanking the delegates for their at tendance. 11. M. Bushnell, Jr., of Alliance acted in the capacity of as sistant secretary. Organization upon a comprehens ive and strong financial status was the first matter taken up. It was a revelation to all those in attendance to realize the spirit of self aid that permeated the talks and sentiments of the meeting. President Rundln. called upon various delegates to re spond to a brief talk on what their organizations had accomplished. ItiiNlinell Talks Secretary Bushnell of the Alliance Commercial Club spoke for Alliance and outlined the plans and accom plishments of the club for the past year. He laid special emphasis up on the publicity side for this western country and advanced the plan of procuring free but desirable adver tising In the various publications that go to Interested people. The work for roads was touched upon aa was the matter of conventions, of which Alliance has . had a number during the past year. For Bridgeport Mr. Marsh, th4 community organizer who has been doing considerable work In western Nebraska, spoke of the community- club idea which embodied m its membership every class and clan within the trade district of a town. George C. Gorton, speaking In be- ! half of Crawford, narrated their ac complishments and activity and told, of their success in getting rate ad- jutsnieiits. He laid special empha sis upon the matter for the people as ill whole to become llltercHt"d in this : country. He advanced the spirit of 1 co-operation and the idea of mutual 'benefit and stated "that the interest I of the town and community of west ! ern Nebraska were not Independent but rather interdependent." W. C. i Rundin also spoke for Crawford, told i of their road work, the activity among the rurulists. i Keith Pierce There j Keith Pierce reporting the Hem iugford club , told first of their re organization and the new lease of life that llemingford was having. He quoted as an example of inutusl ben efit the work of the Alliance Com- I mercial Club which he stated was j making meat strides for Box Butte county and us an example of their I work told of how llemingford and the whole country was reaping tho benefit growing out of the activity 'of the Alliance Commercial Club, j Mr. Pierce advanced one of the tin jest thoughts in road bin Mini: that 'the meeting had. It was his Idea 'and the Idea of the 1 len.ingford J Commercial Club to concentrate on main trunk line roads, on the theory that a main trunk line road in ex cellent condition every six miles both east and west would enable the coun try with its meager road money to build substantial roads that would serve every part, whereas to attempt to build sectional roads with our handicap of funds would mean no good roads at all. A. B. Wood of Gering spoke for Gerlng, told of their reorganization as a community league, the plan of their weekly dinners and the reor ganization of Gering and the elimin ation of the sectional fight between portions or that city. He was fol lowed by Dr. Young of tiering, who spoke briefly on good roads, on the hospital mallei, laying special em phasing and drawing a parallel de tailing the accomplishments that southern California had gained through unit co-operation and stat ing that the Panhandle country of western Nebraska could do the same, and expressed his belief that the proper organization to accomplish that was the Associated Commercial Clubs of Western Nebraska. Mr. Marks spoke for Mitchell and explained their manner of accom plishing things. Mitchell has an unique community club in that it 13 without officers qr dues. They mere ly work in unison and have accom plished a great deal by that plan. They hold weekly luncheons at which they have an average attend ance of about sixty. After the re port from the various towns, the (Continued on page 6)