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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1917)
- the ALLIANCE HERALD Lloyd C. Thomas, Editor John W. Thomas, Associate Editor George Edick, City Editor Published Every Thursday by THE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY Incorporated Lloyd C. Thomas, President J. Oarl Thomas, Vice-Pres. John W. Thomas, Secretary Entered at the post office at Alliance, Nebraska, ofr transmis sion through the mails as second-claws matter. SUBSCRIPTION PRICK, $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE If your copy of The Herald does not reach you regularly or sat isfactorily, yon should phono or drop a card to the office. The best of sericc is what w .1 are anxious to give, ho don't hesitate to notifv us without delay when you miss your paper. WRONO ATTITUDE ON THE PROHIBITION QUESTION We ave never heeir able to understand the attitmle which our state senator, George Adams of Crawford, took on the prohibition bill in the past session of the legislature. We found our friend George to be on the right side of many questions hut we did not feel that he represented the wishes of his constituents in voting as he did on the prohibition bill, which he Opposed as it first came from the hones of representatives but for which he voted on the final roll call alter the combination of eighteen, "the dirty dozen and a half" as they were nicknamed, had been broken. The following paragraphs are taken from a recent issue of The Chadron Journal: "We arc pleased to note that our Senator George Adams finally voted for the prohibition bill. He hung out a long time. Adam-rcp-resents a very strong dry district ami doubtless heard from the folks back home. "Last Saturday Senator Adams" voted to indefinitely postpone the cigarette bill. "When Senator Adams, who was classed as a 'wet' voted for the prohibition measure, he explained his vote as follows: " 'Mr. President: When the bill came to this body the fanatical part of Nebraska's population insisted that the bill be passed without amendment. These people knew nothing about its provisions'! but in sisted that the document was sacred and should not be touched by profane hands. However, after several weeks of discussion and ex amination even the sponsors for the bill discovered there were radical defects and inaccuracies in the bill. In fact, the bill was abandoned by those who had fathered it, for the record as it now stands shows that every senator in this body has voted against the house bill. The liberal clement in this body voted for the senate amendments, and now at the close of the drama the radical dry element has voted against the adoption of the bill passed by the house. So all the rant and roar of some women and long-haired men can not prevent the public from seeing and knowing that the house bill was a hodge-podge unenforcable, unworkable and inoperative. The amendments pro posed by this body made it possible for the people of Nebraska to have a prohibition law which is not perfect, but is the best that can be passed under the circumstances. I, therefore, vote aye.' " This explanation of his vote, which was handed in to the clerk of the senate in typewritten form, was reported on good authority to have been written with about a doen others by one man the man who has been recently chosen to lead the fight against the bill giving women limited suffrage by invoking the referendum against it. We earnestly hope that the required 30,000 signatures to petit iouwill not be secured before the expiration of the time limit. If tluwe op posing woman suffrage are able to get tin1 required number of signa tures it will mean that the law will not go into effect but that it must be voted upon at the next general election under the referendum law. A majority of the people of Nebraska are in favor of granting women the right to vote and this will bo shown in no uncertain terms at the next election. The Crawford Courier, published in Senator Adams' home city, recently published the following item regarding his return home from his legislative duties: "Senator George M. Adams came home from Lincoln Sunday morning, on the conclusion of his legislative duties there, looking as tho his stay had agreed with hint and was feeling line. Senator Ad ams, as is usual with public servants, has received his share of the kicks and abuse generally heaped upon the devoted heads of those who go down into the deep sea of law maUiug, but insists that as time rolls around those who now so vigorously denounce the legislative body of 1916-117 will find that it has accomplished good work ami is entitled to receive thanks rather than the unjust condemnation so frequently given." service or anything so offered to the public, containing any assertion, representation or statement of fact which is untrue, deceptive or mis leading." The penalty for conviction of the offense is a fine of not less than twenty-five or more than one hundred dollars. The point we wish to emphaaize is that as long an the merchant himself does not believe that it is compulsory to tell the truth in his advertising it will indeed he hard to convince the public that such is not the case. In our opinion some of the worst vislators of this law are not the merchants but the representatives of the firms which make a business of putting on "special sales" for merchants. The repre sentative runs no risk as he uses the name of the merchant above which he makes extravagant, untruthful and impossible claims in the advertisements prepared by him. ROAD DRAOOINO IS NEEDED NOW The heavy rains of last week have again "torn up" the roads of Box Butte and adjoining counties. It is now up to our officials to decide whether we shall have the horrible and almost impassible grad ed roads of a couple of weeks ago or whether we shall have roads up on which it is a pleasure to drive an automobile or haul a load in a farm wagon. At the good-roads meeting held in Crawford on May 16 and at tended by representatives of counties in the panhandle, the following resolution was adopted: "Whereas, the roads of the panhandle of Nebraska, on which the counties have expended money to properly grade are this spring in bad condition, largely because sufficient attention has not been aid to their drainage and upkeep; be it Resolved, that this meeting, representing the counties in said liatrict, earnestly recommend to the commissioners and road repre sentatives that they plan to properly drain such roads so that mud- holes will not be found; and be it "Resolved, that we recommend to said county boards that grad d roads which are now in such condition be dragged at the earliest mssible opportunity, and that a conference plan of road dragging be volvert in each county for future guidance. Road experts tell us that it is useless to drag a hard road with the ordinary drag but that the time to drag graded roads is after a rain, when they are soft and can be moulded into proper condition. The farmer and ranchman who will take an hour in the morning and another one in the afternoon to drag the roads adjoining his property line mcy are now in me proper condition to do so will be "doing his bit" and will deserve the thanks of his neighbors and the entire com munity as well as helping himself. A representative of The Herald, in company with a number of our local men who are interested in good roads, will take a trip over the graded roads in this part of the state (providing they are passi- ie on low gear betore the next issue ot this nnner and will then ml. ise our readers in detail of the condition of the graded roads. TELL THE TRUTH IN ADVERTISING An Alliance merchant, in a circular issued by him the first ot this weak, made the following statement: "In advertising no one is com pelled to tell the truth, but investigation will prove the real tacts. K -Ty Statement in our advertisement can be relied upon; we cannot af ford to misrepresent our merchandise, neither do we wish to. Bluff won't work in a real game, as one is liable to In called with a busted flush. Not for us." It is just the attitude which this mereinini adopts in looking at advertising that causes the buying public to look askance at all ad vertisements of the nature of the one put out by him. In looking at the statements made in the beginning of the advertisement in which the above quoted statement was made, we find that this store claims to have purchased the "entire remains" of the stock ot another Alli ance store. We find , upon investigation, that another Alliance mer chant is claiming to have purchased some of the "remains" of tin same stock. In other words, it appears that there is misreprcscnta tion on the part of someone in bis advertising. And tan t it rather odd that a merchant will ex-pect people to read the statement quoted at the beginning of this article, lead th lollowiug extravagant claims, and then buy merchandise on the strength of t he advertisement. The following claims are also taken from the circular: "Like a great cornel -appearing in a clear s!. I monster ball ot five leaving a glowing trad, startling the entire world, comes this tremendous one-half price sale. A mammoth stock of trustworthy merchandise glowing with bargains. Biasing a new train in mercantile history and crushing prices tower than ever be fore, causing a fast and furious selling, unknown in the comiiiercia annuals Ol this country. Never before such amazing, unbelievabb price reductions ror the information of anv merchant or others who might be of the opinion that "in advertising no one is compelled to tell the truth' we quote from the revised statutes of Nebraska, as follows. "S896. Sec. 881. Advertising untrue- misleading -deeeptivt M -mm as - ssi proniDiieci.--iiereaner in this slate it snail ie unlawful tor anv person, firm, corporation or association, with intent to sill or in anv wise dispose of merchandise, securities, service, or anything offered by such person, firm, corporation or association, directly or indirect ly, to the public for sale or distribution, or with intent to increase tin consumption thereof, or to induce the public in any manner to cnt into any obligation relating thereto, or to acquire title thereto, or' an interest therein, to make, publish, disseminate, circulate or place be fore the public, or cause, directly or indirectly, to be made, published disseminated, circulated, or placed before the public, in this state, in a newspaper or other publication, or In the form of a book, notic handbill, poster, bill, circular, pamphlet or letter, or in anv othc way. an advertisement of any sort regarding merchandise, securities NEBRASKA WILL DO HER BIT" The writer found it a pleasure to attend the monster congress in Omaha last week, called by the governor under the auspices of the Arhraskn Conservation and Welfare Commission for the purpose of making recommendations for the guidance of the State Council of Jctensc. It was a pleasure to find the lending men of Nohrnskn rrnth- red there at their own expense and giving frely of their time and talents in an effort to help Nebraska keep from lagging in doing her MUM to help win the gnat war tor democracy m which the United States is now engaged. While we gave our attention and devoted our efforts to the re port of the committee of which we were chairman -the committee on potatoes and beans" we did not lose interest in the other phases 01 the work done and attended the sessions in which we did not take part. It was a pleasure and instructive to listen to the words of wisdom fall from the lips of such noted men as Hon. W. G. McAdoo, secretary ot the treasury; Hon. Carl S. Vroomau. assistant seeretnrv of the Department of Agriculture; Chancellor Avery of the Nebraska Diversity; Hon. .lames C. Dahlman, mayor of Omaha: Hon. Keith Neville, governor of Nebraska: Hon. George Couoland. of the State ouneil of Defense; lion. W. .1. Taylor of Mcrna, the "fighting rep resentative ; Edmund Simmons of Seottsbluff, chairman of the com mittee on beet sugar; Pro'. W. W. Burr, head of the department of agronomy, university ot .Nebraska; Hank (i. Udell, secretary of the ederal land bank of Omaha: K. A. Burnett, dean of the agricultural ollege of Nebraska ; Charles Graff of Bancroft, president of the state ive Stock Breeders' Association; Hon. John H. Morehead of Falls 'ity. John L McCague of Omaha, K. L. Pierce of Hcmingford, mem bers oi our committee; U. It. Smith ol Kearney, president ot the Nc iraska farmers Congrcas; Prof. c. W. Pugaley of Lincoln, director ot agricultural extension, university of Nebraska; J. W. Shorthill, secretary of the Nebraska Co-operative Grain and Live Stock Shin- ping Association: Dan Morris of Kearney, president of the Nebraska tankers' Association; and other leading citizens. Much of the credit for the success of the congress goes to that noted citizen, G. K. Condi a of Lincoln, sicretary of the Conservation and Welfare I omnussion. Dr. ( on Ira was biisv every minute, the general who directed a winning battle. Sleep did not seem a neces sity to him tor he was busy every night until the "wee, sma' hours" ami up at it again early the next morning. And when things would seem to lag just the hast mite he was there, stenned on the throttle ind ahead we went. Nebraska owes much to Dr. Condra for his de voted, untiring efforts in her behalf. We say it with modesty and yet with pride, that the report of our committee Potatoes and Beans was pronounced by those in lharge to have been the most comprehensive and complete rendered iv any committee at the congress. The cerdit for this accomplish ment we give to the loyal and willing Nehraska nu n who gave of their time and means in helping gather the necessary statistics and other information from which the report was compiled. Kverv man of this committee was a worker and not one lagged, although the time was short and much information had to be gathered by telephone not teicirraph. The men who so ably assisted in this work throughout the state. most of whom left their labors to be with us at Omaha, were: A rah L. Hungerfora of Crawford; Herman Peters of Hav Springs; Keith L. Pierce of Hemingford ; H. T. Bowen of Seottsbluff; Hon. George Jack son ot .Nelson: .1. A. Bent ev ot Sidney, assisted bv V A km& of A - iance; Charles K. Basset) of Hvannis; C. H. Cornell of Valentine; Hon. John K. Jacobson of Lexington; Hon. D. H. Cronin of O'Neill; Horace If. Davis of Ord ; Hon. Grant Mears of Wavne ; John L. Mc Cague, assisted by T. K. Stevens of Omaha; Hon. John H. Morehead of Kalis City; Hon. D. S. Dalbey of Beatrice; Hon. H. A. Swansou of Clay Center; Hon. D. F. Schwab of Lebanon, and Secretary H. M. Bushucll, Jr., of Alliance. The Declaration of Principles ami Policies adopted by ths con gress is too long for publication this week in The Herald but copies can be secured from Dr. Condra by addressing him at Lincoln, or this office as soon as printed, and may be published in a later issue of this paper. Kverv citizen of the state should read them. The report of our committee, being of particular interest to this section of the state, the potato and bean growing section, is published in The Herald this week. This report is also being published in pam phlet form for general distribution anil can be secured by addressing this office or any member of the committee at the address given here in. Nebraska has never lagged in time of crisis to our nation. This time she stands in the front rank, ready to advance under the guid ance of our already famous governor and the members of the Statt Council of Defense and their advisory committee, following the poli cies laid out for t hem at the congress held in our metropolis last week. The GREATEST Phonograph OFFER Made By The Greatest Piano House The Schmoller 1 Mueller Piano Co., of Omaha Anybody can own a , Columbia Grafonola the worlds oldest and best phonograph and start the New Year with music in the home if they will take advantage of our unprecedented offer of no money down 30 days free trial 2 to 3 years to pay. Write at once for our special in ducement to first buyers and see what a wonderful proposition we have in store for you. 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