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VOLUME XXIV
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA,.! I N E 7, 1917
NUMBER 27
MEMORIAL SERVICES
FOR 000 FELLOWS
Members of I. O. O. K. Organisations
Will Attend Benkee Hi Method'
1st Church and Cemetery
The Odd Fellows
memorial services
will be hold next
Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock, at the Methodisi
church, anrl after the services there,
will proceed to the Greenwood ceme
tery to decorate the graves of the
deceased members.
The members of the Canton, En
campment, Subordinate and Rebekah
orders are requested to meet prompt
ly at the hall at 2 p. m.. and go to
the church In a body.
Any one that can furnish transpor
tation to the cemetery for Tne or
more members will be appreciated if
ihey will notify J. It. Snyder or E. C.
Drake at their earliest convenience,
as it is desired as many members at
tend the decorating services at the
cemetery as is convenient.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these services.
DETAILED PROGRAM
SEMI-CENTENNIAL
WOMEN ENR0LLIN6 IN
CANNING SCHOOL
Distinguished O nests from Other
State Will lie at Lincoln June
12 to 14 for Celebration
The detailed program for the Ne
braska Semi-Centennial celebration
at Lincoln on June 12, II! and 14, Is
as follows:
Tuesday. June 12
8 a. m. -Opening of Historical Soci
ety Museum.
10 a. in. Daylight fireworks.
10:30 a. m. Band concerts.
2 p. in. Auto races at State Fair
grounds and hand concerts.
2 p. m. University alumni reunion;
general business meeting; annual
report, Chancellor Avery; alumni
address by I'rof. F. It. Philbrick.
2:30 p. in. Pioneers reunions at
auditorium, Hon. S. C. Basset),
Gibbon, presiding; semi-centennial
address by Hon. John L. Webster
of Omaha; historical round table
by pioneers.
8 p. Mi Pageant of Nebraska at
State Fair Coliseum.
10 p. m. Fireworks at State Fair
Alliance School fo He Conducted Two
la,vs Ijnnt of June I loom for
More Says Vunt Agent
Considerable enthusiasm is mani
fested over the county in the can
ning school to be held in Alliance
Friday and Saturday, June 22 and
23 At first it was thought that the
local canning school could accommo
date about forty-five, but investiga
tion has shown that not more than
thirty to thirty-five can be taken
care of. Enrolments hlave been
coming in the past two weeks and
there an- enough in now to assure
the school. There is still an oppor
tunity for a considerable number
more who desire to take the work
and who will pledge themselves to
teach people in their own communi
ties how to can. Application should
be made to County Agent F. M Sei
dell. The canning school to be conduct
ed in Alliance is but one of a number
being conducted over the state in the
statewide campaign to teach folks
how. to cook. Training schools will
be held in about thirty Nebraska
towns during the summer to prepare
volunteer women and girls to act as
demonstrators of the best-known
cunning methods.
" In all of this teaching of canning,
we are trying,to teach a single meth
od that will apply to the preservation
of all kinds of fruits and vegetables,"
naies Miss Maud Wilson, of the Ag
ricultural Extension service of the
University of Nebraska, who is in
charge of these schools. "The meth
od we are teaching the cold-pack
method is one that every woman in
the state can use, no matter how lim
ited her equipment may be. A wash
boiler with a false bottom is all that
is necessary for the process. The
false bottom consists of three wire
trays, costing ten cents each, making
n outlay of thirty cents for the
canning work. Hence, it is an ideal
method for use in any kitchen. We
are trying to teach a workable ineth
od not fancy canning."
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ALLEGED BLACKMAIL
PLOTTERS ARE HELD
grounds.
WedneMlay, June 18
8 a. m. Opening historical museum.
10 a. in. Daylight fireworks.
10 a. m. University Commencement
parade.
10:30 a. m. Comemncement ad
dress by Dean Koscoe Pound of
Harvard.
2:30 p. m. Semi-Centennial exer
cises, Capitol grounds; Semi-Centennial
address by Gov. Keith Ne
ville; response by Governor Cap
per of Kansas. Harding of Iowa.
Burnquist of Minnesota, Houx of
Wyoming, Cuntcr of Colorado, and
others. Open-air reception to gov
ernors. 6:30 n. in. Nebraska editors' semi
centennial banquet at Commercial
Club. 4fi
8 p. m. Reunion of legislature and
state officers. Capitol.
8 p. in. Pageant of Nebraska at
State Fair grounds, Coliseum.
10 p. m. Fireworks, at State Fair
grounds.
Thin -day. June 14
8 a. m. Opening Historical Museum
8:40 a. m. Arrival Col. Roosevelt,
Burlington Btation.
10 a. m.- Band concerts.
10 a. m.-- Elks Hag ceremony.
10:30 a. m. Unveiling portraits of
J. Sterling Morton, Charles Bes
sey, Robert W. Furnas. Isaac Pol
lard and R. W. Daniels, in Nebr
aska Hall of Agricultural Fame.
2 p m.- Crcat patriotic parade re
viewed by Col. Roosevelt.
3:30 p. m. Address by Theodore
Roosevelt on "Americanism' fol
lowed by informal reception.
('.89 p. in. Hand conceits and day
light fireworks
8 p. m.- Pageant of Nebraska at
State Fair grounds Coliseum. Col.
Roosevelt the tllest of the evening.
Defendant in Chadron's Sensational
Case Hound Over Politic
and Scandal Mixed
All the defendants in Chadron's
sensational case, nine Omaha and
Chadron men, charged with a plot to
blackmail County Attorney E. D.
Ciites of Dawes county and Mrs.
Robert Hood, were bound over to
ihe Daw us county district court Fri
day, following a preliminary hearing
I before County Judge Slattery at
Chadron. which lasted the greater
I part of two days, Thursday and Fri-
I lu V
After a day of rather sensational ennged
testimony, iu which Ellen Phelps
I Lowre) and Chief of Detectives Ste
phen Maloney of Omaha w ere on I lie
Stand, the defense refused to argue
the case. M. F. Harrington, wuojskill. ingratiating herself with the
(appeared as defense for Allen F. .workable material of both sides.
'Fisher, Chadron attorney, iu partie- 'rites testified his first knowledge
, ular. contended that any order ofof Hie alleged conspiracy to black
Judge Slattery would be void. "Fw J wail was received in a registered lt
the benefit of the good people of !er from Sutton, this being followed
ion men. The local prominence of
the principals, Crltes and Fisher,
added zest to the legal battle. The
injection of Omaha police and detec
jtive affairs served to crowd the
.court room to the rear walls. All
Omaha papers have special repre
sentatives present to secure the news
at first haid. Maloney. Wolfe, Dol
an, Winkler. Tylee and Attorney Ba
cker were eyed with curiosity where
! ever they wenf.
It is alleged that the defendants
conspired to get Crites and Mrs.
Hood in a compromising situation
and demand $f.OO from Crites. $500
from Mrs. Hood and $1,000 from
i Mr. Hood.
j Sutton frankly admitted that he
had been investigating the Omaha
Detective association for months. He
;said he had been sent here with the
knowledge of Superintendent Kugel
and that when Elsie Phelps had first
announced her intention of working
I for the detective association, she
I confided in him, reported to him,
and told him that Manager Dolan of
the association offered her a bonus
of $500 to compromise Crites with
Mrs. Hood. That Mrs. Phelps plav-
ed a double role in her detective
game was brought out and her don-
i ble crossing of the persons who first
her was admitted hy Sui-
inn
The evidence thus far showed that
Mrs. Phelps worked both ends of the
uame at Chadron with considerable
KI D ( Ross AT BUffJHAM
Bingham, Nebraska, is coniitm to
the front in more ways than one. A
iiei Cross society has been organis
ed there with a total membership of
thirty with the prospect of more
members
ODD FELLOW'S
CHILDREN'S DAY
All Children of Odd Fellows Iteqilfsl
ed to Take Part in Picnic and
Entertainment Jiiik I I
June 14, Flag Day, will also be
ci,u,r..'H jy for ,(,,. children of
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs in Nebr
aska The Alliance odd Fallows
and Rebekahs' children will have an
opportunity In relehrete both togeth
er by a picnic on the lawn at the
court bouse at ;: :',n o'clock In Ihs
afternoon and an entertainment at 7
o'clock at the hall in the eVOOlni
Parents are invited to send or
bring the children at the hour stated
above. A good time is promised the
kiddie.
I Chadron, he laughs best who laughs
: last ," he said.
j The following Chadron men were
bound over: Allen Q, Fisher, L. K.
.Mote, and Chas. I. Day. The Omaha
men bound over are: Philip U ink
ler, tJus A. Tyle, Harvey J. Wolfe,
Charles W. Pipkin. William S. Dol
an and Steve Maloney. The court
j lixe 1 the bail for each at $500.
'riles on i in Stand
Edwin 1). Crites. county attorney
Of Dawes county, and one of the men
j alleged to have been the -object of
', blackmail, appeared as a witness for
the state. Dorian the examination
of Crites it became apparent that the
I Weight of the defense would be
thrown toward clearing Chief Btove
Maloney of Omaha of any connection
iu the matter.
I Miss F.llen I'helps. alias Mrs Low
rev . was on the stand about four
hours. Her story was si raightfor-
Ward and could not be shaken Sin
was to be the main COg in the wheel,
'that she should gel the parties iu
Chadron in ucstiona ble position.
but she also stated that she went a
bit further and advised the victims
of what was impending She was
thoroughly grilled but withstood the
lest.
The stale called Mayor U H Don
ahue and Shcrilt Vel Canlield. The
,i. r.., called wm Fern Marr. sten
ographer, and Chief Steve lialouey.
.u,iioiie denied all connection With
the case. Cross examination show
ed that he was well acquainted with
the operatives and officials of tin-
Outaha detective Mnociation
The court room was crowded, wo
men predomination o trial of any
kind for twenty years has stirred
Chadi on as has I his one The cast
is proving of news interest to the
people or all Nebraska and to th
people of western Nebraska in par
ticular.
Te-timony ml rod need belmi
Judge Matter) in the Omaha faction
al einbroglto and the Chadron CritAf
fisher fight was given b Detect iv
Pnl Sutton of Omaha to show lha'
be hail framed jh with Mi
Phelps to reveal the workings of ai
alleged conspiracy to blackmail in
UOlvlng all Omaha and three Chad
by
bv
Sutton's recommendation to Crites
W. C. Ramsey, assistant county
attorney
Crites.
Criles
Hood at
edge of
of ( Una ha.
a cousin of
textitied that he met Mrs.
his office with lull knowl
the alleged plot, but upen
cross-examination said no demands
for money or to drop prosecution had
been made of him by any of the nine
defendants.
His testimony plainly showed that
he at ted his part, as he expressed it,
according to suggestions of Mrs.
Phelps and Sutton, who told hi i.
that plans had been arranged in
Fisher's office.
Mrs Hood was the woman with
whom Criles was to be found iu his
office, who fell into the plan by tid
ing to ("rites' office on the evening of
May 14. "the evening of the late un
pleasantness," as Judge Baker des
ignated that eventful eve.
Sutton said he told Elsie Phelps
to "go thru with It" when she told
I him of her work for the Omnha de
tective association. She kept him
posted on the alleged blackmail plot.
Witness testified he had no commun
ication with Johnny Lynch.
Sutton related details of May 14,
when he arrested Wineklcr.
"I saw Crites at his office the ev
ening of May 14. Wright, Donahue
and Canlield were there. We left
Crites and remained near the office
until 10 o'clock, when a commotion
at Crites' office aroused us. It was
dark, but I observed Winckler had a
large gun, and Mote and day had
pistols and another man was unarm
ed. I stumbled downstairs.
"I rau to the corner and met Don
ahue, who was facing Mote's gun.
Mote admonished Donahue not to
come near him. I told Mote to drop
the gun. I went to Fisher's office,
where I met Crites. Canlield. Wine"
ler. Day, Mote and Fisher. 1 arresi
ed Winckler on order of the sheriff
and mayor."
Sutton said he came to Chadron
at the instance of Kugel and him
self. Elsie Phelps and Crites told
him of the meeting to be held by
Crites, Mrs. Hood and Elsie Phelps.
He said he was informed that in the
next room would be the sheriff, may
or and a United States marshal. He
had been informed, Crites said, they
would instke him sign papers and
would attempt to blackmail him and
Mr. and Mrs. Hood, anu wanted me
to witness. Crites said he was go
ing to his office expecting the black
mail plot.
Robert Hood, the wealthy Chad
ron man who has become one of the
central figures In the case, left Chad
ron Monday, evening of last week.
Friends will not reveal his where
abouts. Mrs. Hood it attending to
her husband's business as usual.
"My husband has gone away on
business." said Mrs. Hood.
Mrs. Hood is the daughter of Eu
gent Dor don i one of the oldest en
gineers In the service of the North
western railroad, who now resides at
Hot Springe, S. D. She laugh'
school at Plainvlew. Valentine, Crete
and later was playground director at
Lincoln. Mr. Hood, who is highly
respected, operated I large flouring
mill for twenty years and later en
gaged in the lumber business
UEM
YVJW XVI
FAREWELL SERMON TO
COMPANY G MEMBERS
ScollsblitfT Pastor Pais High Tribute
to ScottNhlun Members of
I ". a I Company
A farewell reception was held at
Scottsbluff recently for the members
of Company ( who live at that
place. Addresses were made by a
number of speakers, one of which
delivered by Rev. Will R. J. Dum-vlll--was
given space In the Scotts
bluff Republican. It was as follows:
"My dear fellows - men of our
own blood, Americans indeed, in
whom we put our confidence , a pat
riotic species of the race of which
our fathers are Justly proud n set of
western gentlemen with the spirit
and caurage of every noble man,
Americans of the Hist species (If
there be any distinction In our race)
men of backbone and valor and
with a double portion of courage, the
supreme and sanctified blessing of
OUT mothers I speak the truth, my
dear fellows, in soberness of mind
and heart when I say that it grieves
me to the quick of my inner realiza
tion of life and its astounding seri
ousness to see you take your leave
of us. But this I would engrave up
on your hearts and minds first and
last, that you are one of us, a com
rade, a brother, a friend, a towns
man, as dear to our hearts as blood
can knit and fondness permit or al
low. As you go from us there 1b n
strange and nervous gnawing at our
vitals. Your parting Is to iiaei sick
ness of the heart, of which your rel
atives, loved ones, townsmen and
countrymen can only understand.
"Your going is not without a bene
diction, for the tears that gush from
a wounded soul are lavished on your
heads as our best farewell and never-ending
prayer that you shall re
turn to us.
"Should it be your lot lo fall on
the battle front, and sleep the quiet
slumber of the heroic and the brave,
remember, my fellows, it shall not be
in vain, for 'the- most precious tears
are those with which heaven bedews
the unhuried head of a soldier. (Jod.
heaven and mankind are only mind
ful of the heroic and the brave, on
the battle front or in the daily life in
which the mass of men either stand
or fall. It is war from beginning to
end. It may be fought on the one
hand by intellect and soul, and this
of the twain I think the better (for
John Milton was right when he said,
'Peace hath her victories no less re
nowned than war;' and- William
Shakespeare said, 'Beware of en
trance to a quarrel, but being In it,
bear it, that the opposed may be
aware of thee.') On the other hand
it may be fought with musket in
hand, brought about by an influence
d a power over which you have no
. ..itrol. and yet fought in great hon
or by you and others who may be
engaged in the conflict.
"It is only fighting for what you
believe to be right; and the man who
conscientiously fights for what he be
lieves to be right. is right, even
though he be in the wrong and ig
norant of it.
"We believe that we are -right, ev
en if the tactics employed in this
great conflict will not stand the tent
of examination and the approval of
humanity In future generations (for
posterity are the supreme Judges of
the world) and If, perchance, they
brand our tactics as inhuman, or as
tinder the ban and barbarous and
.hardly worthy of a civilized world.
then- is one excuse, however, that we
as a nation can conscientiously oner,
and it is this: Americans are lovers
of peace, and sought the world in
bitter tears to accept our good offices
and sue for peace. Rut the entreat
ies of his excellency, the president
of the I'nited Stales, representing
the nation almost to a lean, were
lightly reckoned with His entreat
les, I say, were passed by with the
back of the hand. once, twice, thrice,
as Julius Caesar did the crown and
there was nothing left for us to do
except what we have done.
"As a people. we are sick at
heart; ; nd he who represents us, his
excellency, the president of the I'nit
ed States, looks like a Man who ha--
gone through at lean! one corner of
Oat heemaay The countenance of his
picture betrays broken heart. He
is the saddest man in the World to
day nd your sorrows this night,
tUy dcat fellows, and the wailing
lamentations of your loved ones that
ascend to ' he throne of grace in yout
behalf, and his. are indicative of a
nation, along with others across the
pen, that wail ami lament, knowing
full well that the nations of the earth
l ;t si i ni; of that hitler cup that
not pass away Rut let us pray
bona that the good Cod and Fa
of us all may speedily answer
OR. DELLWOOD WAS
PEEVEO AT FORD
Well-known Alliance Doctor Took
Ford to Oarage for IteiMirs
llolstcin Out Was Trouble
A Dr. H. H. Bell-
g- wood, Alliance
A city
H and known
V PPHPH "old In
If 11 il"' city, had an
HMaVnaaaaaanfln' experiein Wed
nesday morning
that causes his friends to wonder
whether or not the doctor shouldn't,
be furnished with a chauffeur for
his country trips.
The doctor has a fine, new Ford
coupe in which he makes his calls.
Wednesday morning he was called
into the country south of Alliance.
He finished the call but on his way
home the Ford began to act strange
ly. It didn't seem to have much
power and would at times nearly
stop. The doctor was frequently
forced to go into low gear in order
lo make headway. He decided that
if he could make the garage he
would haveea machinist look over the
car and locate the trouble, If possi
ble. The doctor passed several of his
friends along the road who smiled aa
he passed them but he paid but little
attention to them, having his hands
full keeping the Ford going. At
times he would get it going up to fif
teen miles per hour and then it
would slow down to two or three
miles.
On arriving at the Ford garage the
doctor said to Harry Coursey: "Har
ry, something's wrong with this
Ford. It won't run very well."
"I shouldn't think It would," an
swered Harry. "You've got too much
to haul." The doctor Jumped out.
Caught on the rear axle of the Ford
was a picket rope and at the end of
its forty feet of length was a fine
Holstein milk cow Just about all in.
Her tongue was hanging out and she
was too tired to take revenge. Some
one coiled up the rope, piled it on
her back. She headed for the south
and home, leaving the doctor to
stand the gaff. His friends are still
asking him If he intends to start a
dairy and whether or not he has had
his cow Inspected. The doctor says
he remembered running over the pic
ket rope but he had no idea he had
picked up the cow. At any rate, the
next time bis Ford bucks he la going
to look behind to see if he has taken
anything on.
SOI TH ROAD Omi TO THAKFIC
Jake Mil knell, in charge of road
construction for the county commis
sioners, announced Wednesday, morn
ing that the south road from Alli
ance, torn out last week by Snake
Creek while on a rampage, and
which had been closed to traffic on
account of its unsafe condition. in
now re-opened and in shape for tra
vel again. Jake stated that be hail
had six teams working on the fill and
that the road could now be traveled
all right.
The Misses Clara Osborne ami
Cert rude Tyson of Scottsbluff were
friend. Miss Neva
The Misses Osborne
ci. route to Chadron
at Scottsbluff. They
will attend summer school at tho
Nor mal at Chadron this summer.
guests of their
Howe. Sunday,
and Tyson were
from their home
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Km Khix Klan ;i shown m the BIRTH 01
ml I heat re, Alliance. Neb... Monday
Pwiee daily i ir ,-hmI :ir,
N ATION' ai The inner.
ami Tuenday, June 1 1 ami VI
are
will
and
ther
Hie prayers of those w ho r unto
Him both day and night, anil send
peace on earth and tood will fo
men' (the benediction of the Christ
and the salutation of the angel choir
that hang to the shepherds on the
plains of Bethlehem of Judea). Cod
grant, my dear lads, that you may
see the la Ushered in and come back
lo us when peace shall be the watch
word of the nations of the earth
"Fellows I entreat of you. one
and all. to accept of my blessing, ami
cood luck farewell as you take
our leave of us."
Several years ago Mr Hood went
to a hospital at Hot Springs for
treatment, ami while there he met
Miss Cordon They were inarind
about two ye. ato
Mr. and Mrs. A. 0. Isaacson are
making their home for the present at
the Alliance hotel. They expect to
retain their residence there until
their new home on l-araniie avenue,
now being erected, is completed.
Miss Cecelia 1-ax of Crawford is)
now employed at the Alliance hotel
B. T. Front, manager of the west
ern division of Haddorff mnelc
Mores, was at Casper the first of th
week on bueineea. The store at Cas
per is a branch of the Alliance store
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The Jake Stark rauuly has moved
Into the h. j. Kilts residence at mo
Toluca avenue.
K K. Young and the Misses Doris
and Mabel leil Saturday nighl for
Chicago for a visit with Francis J.
Young, who soon will go to a train
ing station in South Carolina. Where
he will take training for the marine
service.
K. (J. Morris of Pa.-adent. Calif.,
has accepted a position with the
American I'otush company at Allti
och. He is a former resident of Al
liance, but for some twelve year
past has made his home in Califor
nia. The Keelcr Coursey Company,
llt-114 Fast Third street, are for
tunate iu having secured selling
ag.-ncies for two well-known siand-
ird lines of automobile tires. They
ire now selling "Goodrich" black
sefet Mead tires and "Fisk" non-
skid tires The ma nufacl urers of
both of these tires are conducting
extensive advertising campaigns for
Keebr-Coursey Company through
the columns of The Herald The
Qoodrleh people have been conduct
ing most sm , esst'ul (tempo! gg for
some time, while the Fisk people
start their local campaign with this
loam oi The HorgU.
It Is interesting lo listen to the
lady discussing the need of economy
in the use of food, ami then watch
her take a big piece of bread, bite off
a small portion and leave the rest