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Many a man has established his credit with his banker by the
seal of ambition and energy that building gives.
Thf lazy, unambitious man is1 not a bulkier.
THE MAN WHO DARES IS
THE MAN WHO WINS.
When you build a home you have established your credit, better
ed your standing and condition.
A further sign of good judgment is to buy your materials here.
As an act of patriotism, any sur-
nsfruit should be placed in the
'.ands of needy families.
Accurate information should be
distributed pertaining to pruning,
spraying, preserving or storing
fruits.
(arden
Every city and town should ade
quately organize for the purpose of
;roducing the largest possible food
supply on vacant lands and for its
preservation and conservation. The
fitat and federal authorities are urg-
1 to furnish all possible informa
tion and assistance.
Since under present conditions it
Will be impossible to procure cans in
sufficient quantities for all purposes,
we recommend that all communities
be furnished information concerning
especially simple methods of preserv
ing fruits and vegetables.
E&ch locality is urged to make a
survey of all vacant lands suitable
for garden purposes and report to
proper local and state organizations.
We suggest that all land available
for next year's garden be manured
md plowed this summer or fall.
Waste of FMdtiiff in Liquor Manu
facturing We urge the president to immedi
ately exercise such power as is now
vested in him to commandeer all
ruin now held by distilleries and
ijreweries and prohibit its use in the
manufacture of alcohol.
Our representatives in congress,
-enate and house, are requested to
use their influence to have immedi
ately passed an act preserving the
?rain products of this nation for food
2nd prohibiting the use thereof in
.he manufacture of alcohol.
Town and Git) Labor on the Farm
We commend the plans outlined by
the federal and state governments
for the retention of fanner boys on
.he farm to work crops. Kxperiene
d laborers in transportation, manu
facturing and other lines requiring
expert and efficient labor should, if
possible, be retained in such service.
Capital, labor and lands should
work in harmony and be so utilized
is to secure best results.
Employers and employes should
act in absolute harmony regardless
;f all persona! differences which
might arise during this crisis.
I iirin Machinery
In order to supply the farmers of
Nebraska with their actual require
ments in agricultural implements
luring the continuance of the war,
it. will be necessary for manufactur
ers to build each year, at least as
many tools for distribution in this
state as they have built for the pre
vious twelve months, as any curtail
ment of the supply of farm machin
ery will seriously effect the produc
tion of food in the state.
We urge farmers to look carefully
10. the repair of machinery on hand.
We urge also that machinery dealers
and manufacturers keep constantly
on hand an ample supply of parts.
TraiLsportatiou Committee Report
The emergencies of war require
that the people of the state of Ne
braska take steps to conserve the
transportation facilities of the state;
-llminate unnecessary expenditures
incident to cross shipments of pro
ducts into and out of the state; lib
erate freight equipment for the most
pressing uses by determining upon a
plan of wherever possible purchasing
home-grown and home-manufactured
products; establishing increased
storage facilities for the purpose of
making possible the greater storage
of. fuel, and by co-operating with the
directing forces of the transporta
tion companies so that the fullest
possible efficiency may be secured
thru maximum loading of freight
equipment; the prompt loading and
unloading of freight cars, and the
providing of consignees which will
enable the transportation companies
to more quickly baudle the work of
switching.
It is estimated by the American
Railway association that if a pro
gram of co-operation of this charac
ter is inaugurated which will in
clude the best efforts of both the
shippers and the transportation com
panies, it will be equivalent to add
ing to the present freight equipment
of the country additional cars to the
amount of almost 30 per cent, or a
total of 779,000 freight cars.
To the end that our government
may have all the assistance possible,
from the transportation lines of this
country, the committee on transpor
tation and distribution of the conser
vation congress makes the following
recommendations:
Co-operation in the Handling of
FrriglU Equipment
(A) That the delay of cars at ter
minals awaiting order from consign
ees designating tracks and industries
for unloading, and in waiting orders
of reconsignment, especially of those
cars laden with coal, grain, sand and
stone, be eliminated by the consign
ees giving notice to the carriers ofr
disposition in advance of the arrival
of cars at destination.
(B) That it is the duty of ship
pers to load cars to their maximum
capacity, where possible putting two
or more consignments in the same
cav.
(C) That freight equipment be
promptly loaded and unloaded in or
der that it be released for other us
es, and the practice of using freight
equipment for storage purposes be
discontin ued.
Double TranKrtation "
(A) That the various community
clubs, farmers' unions and kindred
organizations inaugurate a campaign
of buying home-raised and Irome
manufactured products.
(B) That the various cities, towns
and communities commonly known
ask marketing points establish and
maintain municipal or community
markets for the disposition of the
surnlus products.
(C) That in each town of one
thousand population, or over, the
citizens be urged to establish ade
quate cold storage plants, either co
operative or owned by the city or
community, where perishable vege
tables and fruits can be stored at the
actual cost of maintenance, and that
in the larger cities where large pri
vately owned storage plants already
exist, they be requested to set aside
storage room for similar purposes.
(D) That the transportation of
seed winter wheat from any com
munity needing it which will neces
sitate the later transportation of seed
back to that community be prevent
ed. Storage of Fuel
(A) That local coal dealers, deal
ers in other fuels, and consumers
both large, and small, supply them
selves with all the fuel which they
can in reason do, during the sum
mer months.
(B) That consumers of steam
coal provide themselves with storage
facilities.
(C) We recommend the storage
facilities already established in this
state.
Public Highways
(A) That the county officials in
charge of the public highways of our
counties take advantage of the new
road laws passed by the last legisla
ture and inaugurate a systematic
and economical method of Improving
and maintaining the highways lead
ing to the marketing points so as to
enable marketing products of the
farm at the lowest possible cost.
Labor
(A) That the state council of de
fense take steps to Becure a complete
survey of the labor situation in the
state, so that It will be possible for
the agricultural interests, manufac
turing, shippers, and transportation
Interests to secure labor when need
ed, and at the points where needed.
(B) That special attention be
paid to labor requirements, during
the heavy shipping season, so that
there may be no delay in the loading
and unloading and otherwise prompt
handling of freight equipment. Re
spectfully submitted,
(Signed) BALLARD DUNN.
Chairman.
In view of Nebraska's short wheat
crop prospect, we favor an effort to
obtain an adequate milling in transit
arrangement on grain at regular
mllltng stations sufficient to relieve
the coming handicap which a goodly
number of plans will have placed up
on them by reason of little or no lo
cal wheat supplies.
Hanking
It the sense of this congress
that ev--y facility should be given to
finance the production of farmers
and ranchers of this state, consistent
with sound banking. We urge the
bankers of Nebraska to organize in
the various counties of the state for
the purpose of assisting in financing
production, the intent and purpose
being to do everything within tin
power of the banks of Nebraska to
aid in the present national crisis.
Home Economics
We believe conservation in the
home to be our patriotic duty. We
recommeird the continuation of all
essential lines of work in which wo
men are engaged in various organiz
ations, and that specialization of con
servation in the home is an added du
ty. We recommeud the preservation
of foods by canning, drying and oth
er methods. The purchaser of food
supplies for the home should feature
the units of cost, and every fnmliy
should be urged to raise their own
vegetables, or procure them in sea
son, of some who have a surplus for
home consumption, that each home
may come as near as possible to feed
ing the family during the year from
I its own resources and assist others to
I live.
We should readjust our buying so
I as to receive greater returns in order
that canned goods may be conserved
for the use of the army and In other
places where needed.
Nebraska housewives should con
serve the use of meat, using instead
.palatable substitutes. We recom
I mend corn products and whole wheat
flour and more of such dry vegeta
bles as beans and peas, instead of
canned goods.
The women's division goes on rec
ord as against the use ofiny food
material for the manufacture of in
toxicating liquors.
We recommend that the women of
Nebraska adopt conservative styles
and materials in matters of dress
and that greater simplicity be ob
served. In view of the increasing
severity of the clothing problem, we
urge that Nebraska women take the
responsibility of seeing that partly
worn clothing be used to the greaf
est extent possible.
We urge that each housekeeper re
duce the waste of food in her own
home. We recommend the curtail
ment of refreshments at entertain
ments. We endorse the liberty bonds as
presented by Secretary McAdoo, and
recommend that Nebraska women
purchase these bonds as libe rally as
circumstances will permit.
We go on record as opposing any
interference with the child labor and
compulsory education laws until the
services of every able-bodied man
and woman has been exhausted.
This body heartily supports the
special department of the women's
committee of council of defense,
whose duty it will be to protect la
bor, wages and hours of women call
ed to fill positions of men who are
called to military service and to de
mand equal pay for equal service.
Farm Laud Conservation as Applied
to Military Use
For the purpose of conserving all
of our farm lands for the production
of foodstuffs, we urge the federal
government and the war department
in the selection of lands for the mo
bilization and training of troops to
select only those lands which can
not be adapted for the production of
food crops.
Potash for Fertilizer
We recognize the fact that Nebr
aska is today producing the major
part of the potash used by this coun
try in the preparation of fertilizer
for the purpose of increasing the
production of crops, and we recom
mend that encouragement be given
to the development of the potash in
dustry of this state, and that the
potash producing plants of western
Nebraska be aided with sufficient
freight transportation facilities in
order that their work be not hinder
ed, and that they be given such other
encouragement as may be needed.
Itoport of Committor as to Perman
ent Organization
To the Nebraska congress assem
bled in Omaha:
In pursuance to a request from
the chairman of the Nebraska con
servation and welfare commission
for the development of a plan for
the continuation of the work of this
Nebraska conservation congress, we,
the publicity committee of aid con
gress, beg to submit the following
for your consideration.
The situation appears as follows:
The national defense council has ap
pealed to our state. In response,
the governor has completed the or
ganisation of the Nebraska defense
council and Is now working on the
organization of county defense coun
cils thruout our state.
It Is the patriotic duty of the peo
ple of this state to assist these de
fense councils to the utmost, to as
sist as individuals, and furthermore
to place at their disposal the facili
ties and the equipment of the many
organizations and associations of our
state, to the end that the data re
quired, the facts and figures in such
urcent demand will be available
with the least possible delay.
We feel that a wonderful work
has been started as the result of this
congress and that It should he con
tinued as an aid and to make easier
the task assigned to our various de
fense councils.
With this feeling strong within us
- the feeling that n service can be
rendered we recommend and urge
that the Nebraska conservation and
welfare commission continue the
work so ably Inaugurated. We
count this commission the state's le
gal organization to gather, compile
and correlate the information, the
facts and figures desired.
We further recommend the ap
pointment of an auxiliary committee
taken from the various lines of en
deavor in our state, to the end that
this commission can secure the serv
ice to which they are entitled from
the people in carrying forward this
conservation work.
We recommend the following
heads and committeemen under each
head :
Livestock. Charles fJraff.
Grains, seeds' and forage, J. A. Ol
11s. Dairy, poultry and eggs, R. W. Mc
Ginnis. Emits and vegetables. R. If, Ty
son. Farm labor. O. G. Smith.
Distribution to and from the farm,
J. W. Shorthlll.
Manufacturing, C. L. Haller.
Retailers. Cliff Crooks
Finance, Dan Morrlt.
Civics, J. W. Steinhart
Town labor, W F. Baxter
Distribution to and from the
town, George F. Wots.
Women, Mrs. Emma Reed Davis
son. Educational, Miss Martha Powell.
Publicity. E. R Purcell
We further recommend that the
conscription and public welfare com
mittee be empowered to add lo this
committee.
Respectfully submitted,
J. A. OLLIS.
O. O. SMITH.
JOHN W. STEINHART.
THAT SUMMATIONAL
CHADItON CANE
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Fred lowery. 509 South Twenty
second street. Omaha. She describes
her part In the big case which has
just had so dramatic a denouncement
in the briefest anil simplest langu
age, Mien liowrey's Statement
"I was hired by the Omaha Detec
tive association," she says, "to do
certain work for them at Chadron,
In which I was given specific instruc
tions at Omaha. I was to cultivate
the acquaintance of County Attorney
Ed Crites of Chadron and summon
witnesses when a compromising situ
ation had arisen. To this end I was
instructed to form the acquaintance,
also, or Mrs. Robert Hood of Chad
ron, which I did with the assistance
of Attorney Allen G. Fisher there. I
had previously been informed by De
tective Hutton that I would be ap
proached with such an offer of work
and was advised to accept the com
mission, pretend to execute It and
report to him dally. I did so and
worked In harmony with Crites and
Sutton until the arrest of Phil Win
kler. The rest of the story has al
ready been told. That's all there Is
to It."
"No, I'm not engaged In the uplift
of the down-trodden or abused fe
male. I accepted the commission
merely in the ordinary way of work.
It is my business."
Her statement does not entirely
coincide with that of Crites, who Is
taid to have stated that his warning
of the situation and instructions for
action came entirely from Sutton and
that his only knowledge of Mrs.
Lowery came from the fact that she
consulted him several days in suc
cession regarding prospective com
missions as her counsel in a proposed
divorce case, and that he was never
advised of her connection with Sut
ton until the explosion came which
resulted in Winkler's arrest.
As for Mr. and Mrs. Hood, who
seem to have fallen Into the very
thing they were only too anxious to
avoid publiriti their embarrass
mint is reported to be painful and
i hen silence golden.
"I am a respectable citizen," Mr.
Hood is reported to have said. "I
have committed no erliriV Why
should I be brought before the pub
lic In such a light? My wife is on
the verge of h nervous breakdown as
the result of this experience."
Mr Hood has not admitted that he
had engaged the Omaha Detective
agency to Investigate his wife's daily
life, nor has he explained how he ev
er came to be connected with it. He
denied any knowledge of the detec
tives' workings with the other Chad
ron men arrested.
Fisher Is reported to have stated
bluntly, however, that Hood had en
gaged the detectives to shadow Mrs.
Hood.
Had to Hurry
Emphasis is laid upon the fact by
County Attorney Crites that the In
structions to Winkler had called at
tention to the fact that there remain
ed but six daya in which to accom
plish his mission and this Is said to
be the time Intervening before the
cases against Charles I. Day, hotel
keeper, for bootlegging were to come
up in court under the prosecution.
As soon as Winkler was arrested.
Day entered pleas of guilty on four
counts of selling liquor without II
utnM and was fined $200 and costs.
He paid it.
It is also declared in Chadron that
when Detective Pipkin went to Chad
ron after Winkler's arrest he went
to Crites and offered to have Wink
ler enter pleas of guilty to assault
and carrying concealed weapons and
to pay the fine that might be Impos
ed. Mrs. Lowrey says that in a friend
ly scuffle with Winkler on the day
preceding the night of his arrest, aha
stolo from his pocket letters which
will incriminate him and the detec
tive association. She says she also
has many letters from Fisher and
from the agency to herself of a sim
ilar nature. Mrs. Iowrey was for
merly a masseuse In Omaha. Her
husband, she says, Is a musician.
Charges of "conduct unbecoming
an officer" are reported to havo been
filed in Omaha Monday by Chief of
Police Dunn of that city against
Steve Maloney. captain of detectives,
and Paul Sutton, police officer. The
formal hearing will be heard at a day
set by the Omaha city commission.
Chief Dunn sets forth that Captain
Maloney Is charged with conspiracy
to blackmail. In the courts at Chad
ron, and accuses Sutton of being In
strumental in having the charge filed
against Maloney, a superior officer,
without first offering proper founda
tion for such charge before proper
police authorities.
Philip Thomas, one of "the Thom
as boys", visited with home folks
I last week for a few hours, going on
west to Wyoming, where he Is taking
jup a government homestead.
Office supplies at The Herald or
I fice Phone 34U.
WANTED
War Horses
We have received another order this year for a big lot
of French War horses and will hold our second inspec
tion this season at the Alliance Stock yards
Tuesday, June 12, 1917
and the following prices will be paid for accepted horses
Cavalry $100
Light Artillery 135
Heavy Artillery 150
All horses must be well halter broke and must be from
5 to 8 years old. They will take horses that are in fair
shape. This inspection will be conducted the same as
the one we held here last year.
For information write or wire at our expense or call
Phone 104.
C. L. LESTER & CO.
ALLIANCE,
NEBRASKA
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