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The Alliance Herald
VOLUME XXVI.
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 12, 1918
TWO
Sections
NUMBER 2
BURLINGTON PASSENGER WRECKED
IN ALLIANCE YARDS THIS AFTERNOON TRAFFIC IS AT A STANDSTILL
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS INITIATED
k LARGE CLASS LAST SUNDAV
THIRTY-FOUR NEW MEMBERS TAKEN IN AT SPECIAL SER
VICE HELD IN ALLIANCE LAST SUNDAY
A NUMBER FROM OUT OF TOWN
BANQUET AND MUSICAL PROGRAM SUNDAY EVE
Well Known Speakers Orated At Banquet Served in Phelan Opera
House J. 0. Morrow Toastmaster Rousey, Miles,
Mitchell and Guthrie were Speakers
Thirty.four new members were in
lated into the Knights of Columbus
at special initiatory services held in
Alliance on Sunday. There were
many visitors from out of town, sev
eral being here from Sidney, Antioch,
Lakeside, and other neighboring
towns. Although the weather was
stormy K did not damper the ardor
of the members who spent a busy
day.
Among those iniated were the fol
lowing: Henry A. Ruat, Edmond
O'Donnell, Edward O'Neill, Frank
Abegg, Frank L. Buechsenstein, Dr.
John H. McCoy, Harry S. M'orrish,
FIRE DEPARTMENT BAND
GOING TO FREMONT
Alliance Business and Proffessional
Men Donate I Joe rally for Ex
penses of the Trip
TRAINMEN EXPERIENCED NARROW ESCAPE AS ENGINE
AND BAGGAGE OAR LEFT TRACK
AT TOP OF HIGH GRADE
NONE ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED
Quick Action By Engineer J. A. McDonald Saved Other Lives and
Much Damage To Railroad Rolling Stock and Roadbed Train
Runnng at Speed of From Fifteen to Eighteen Miles Per Hour
Burlington passenger train number forty-three while runnng at
an est mated speed of from fifteen to eighteen miles per hour, was
wrecked at the east end of the Alliance yards at 1 :55 o'clock this
afternoon, the engine, tender and baggage car leaving the track on
the high grade at the east end of the viaduct.
No one was seriouslv Inlured al- engine and to rebuild the destroyed
GOOD ROADS GIVEN A BIG BOOST
AT ALLIANCE MEETING TUESDAY
LARGE NUMBER OF GOOD ROADS ENTHUSIASTS
SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTICT WERE
HERE TUESDAY
FROM
NOON DAY LUNCHEON AT THE ALLIANCE HOTEL
Prominent Good Roads Men From Eastern Nebraska Attended as
Speakers Plans Beng Laid For Extensive Improve
ments on Western Nebraska Roads Next Year
At the meeting of the Alliance Fire
Department held Wednesday evening
at the city hall it was announced that
the business and professional men of
Alliance have donated the sum of one
Father Halbert F. Albel, Wm. Con-1 thousand dollars bv subscribing that
nealy. Wm. E. Connors, S. E. Town- , amount to the fund to pay the ex
send, John W. Carroll, Emll J. Mur-j penses of the Alliance fire depart-
pny, Morris . Htxgerald, John J. i merit band in attending the annual
Riordan, Sam Burchell, C. H. Benja- state convention at Fremont in Jan
min, Raymond McNulty, Bernard J. i uary 21, 22 and 23.
Flaherty, John F. Foaket, John B. : Brittan. Harper and Isaacson, the
Feyen, Geo. Flaherty, Geo. Buechsen-1 committee, were much pleased with
tein. Francis J. Fay, M. J. Doyle. hie good spirit shown by the Alliance
Clyde Rust and Martin W. Trumble. j citiiena. The band will consist of
Sunday evening, starting at 6 : : twenty-two pieces and it will visit
o'clock, a banpuet was served in the Grand Island, Lincoln and Omaha In
Phelan Opera House by the Altar So addition to Fremont. Alliance will se
ciety of the Cathoic church. The ban-1 cure much advertising from the trip
quel was Dountnui ana delicious witn
though engineer J. A McDonald re
ceived a severe bruise on the back of
the head when the framework of th
engine cab was thrown on him as he
lay on the ground after Jumping
through the window in his cab. Fire
man A. B. Wheeler was caught in the
wreckage but quickly extricated him
self before the blinding, scalding
clouds of Bteam had time to do him
any injury.
The passenger engine, which is of
the si type, no 2806, left the main
track at the east switch track and
plowed along the rails for a distance
of a hundred or more feet before Its
nose was forced into the ground by
the pressure of the oncoming train.
The engine now lies half
the grade. The cab was completely
demolished by the trucks of the coal
tender. The water tank ana coal "bin'
were -thrown down the grade a dis.
tance f twenty feet. The grade is
thirty or more feet in hight at the
location of the wreck.
The express car was thrown from
boys are showing a patriotic spirit
by discontinuing their weekly dance,
which was netting their treasury u
snug profit.
METHODIST CONFERENCE
HELD HEREJ.AST WEEK
Attendance From This District Some
what Limited Owing to use
of SMtnlh Influenza
roast turkey as the foundation. The
musical program was rendered by Mr
and Mrs. S. E. Townsend and was
greatly enjoyed.
J. C. Morrow of Alliance was toast
master. He filled the place in his
usual capable and efficient manner.
The first speaker of the evening was
Mayor Rousey who touched on the
record of the order during the war
and told of personal reports win
had come to him of the hospitalKy of
the Knights of Columbus huts.
Attorney William Mitchell of Alli
ance spoke on "Patriotism." He told
of the friendship and support receiv
ed in early days in Box Butte couivty
from members of the order. He then
said that the war had made it plain
to us the men from Tne farm, stores
and factories of the United Stales
could be made into efficient fighting j
men within six months; that the I Although the attendance at the
United States was now the great I centenary conference of the Metho
world power, the money center of the di8t Episcopal church held in Alliance
of the world being transferred from ' ,afi week was somewhat restricted on
London to New York. 1 account of the influenza situation
Mr. Mitchell said that the Ameri- j throughout the district, an interest,
can soldier, when he returns from I inK meeting was held and much im
France, will help run the comnry. i portant business transacted.
That in the past year he had seen j Rev. O. S. Baker, district superln
more downright charity by members tendent, located at Crawford, presld
of the Cathoic church and order than , at the conference. Dr. Baker was
by any other organisation he knew j formerly pastor of the Methodist
of. He spoke of the success of the church at Alliance and is well liked
Red Cross and that in Box Butte I here. Noted churchmen who attended
county its success bad been largely from out of the district were: Rev.
due to the good work of J. C. Morrow Dr. Isham of Omaha; Dr. J. J. Lace
and Charles Brittan. i of Salt Lake City; Dr. Powell of Ind-
John W. Guthrie, as representative ianapolis and Dr. Quick of Des
of the council of defense, made an in I Moines
tereBting talk in which he stated that I Among the ministers who attended
from the district were: J. A. Brown-
and the association will be Invited lne xracK na" way aown lne Brtt"w'
to hold the 1920 convention at Alii. the uPPer end being he,d by the ar
anoe r j following it which stayed on the
In accordance wlth'the request of tiack When engineer McDonald felt
the Alliance board of health the t j ,he engine ,eave the ralls he tnrew 11
nartment has closed the nrmnrv tr, into reverse and put on the air. This
track. A stub train was made up an
Bent west with passengers and mall
Train forty-two tonight will probabi
be routed via Brush and Sidney.
Freight trains eaBt which are bound
west will tie up on BldngB until the
line is open.
The train crew on the wrecked
train ronBisted of Conductor John
' McDonald brakeman Robert Monfort,
Engineer J. A. McDonald, and fire,
man A. B. Wheeler. Engineer Mc
Donald and fireman Wheeler, al
though both experienced narrow es
capes from death, took the situation
coolly as though It were part of the
day's work of arailroad man. Had
the train been running at its usual
speed of twenty-five miles per hour
thls point the damage might have
buried in I e9n much greater. Passengers, re
membering the wrck t lx miles east on
ember 12th In which fl'teen were
'led. and twcnty-4he injured, were
thunkfal that nothing more seriouB
happened. Engineer McDonald, after
reversing and throwing on the air,
jumped through his window on the
north Bide, the wreckage being
thrown onto him. Fireman Wheeler,
because of the fact that the engine
TRUST COMPANY OPENS
BUILDING SATURDAY
Modern Office Itatkllng Will be Oc
cupied by Substantial Ituslness
Concern
The new building erected by th
Guardian Trust Company of Allianc
on Box Butte Avenue will be opened
for business Saturday morning. Tin
Interior work is being rushed to com.
pletlon and the general public will
have an opportunity to visit the new
home Saturday.
An expert from factory will dem
onstrate the safety deposit vault
which Is of the most modern con
struction and is equipped with the
latest devices for burglar proofing.
The flew furniture, tiled lobby and
floors, with artistic decorationg ton -bine
to give the building a most at
tractive appearance.
Wright & Wright will move mo
the building with the trust company.
Dr. C. B. Harsh fflAS will have the
suite of offices on the second floor
The meeting of good roads enthus
lasts held Tuesday at the court houae
In Alliance waa attended by delegat
es from the Sixth Congressional dls.
f net and by prominent men from
eastern Nebraaka.
Among those who attended from
out of town were J. E. Morsteller, F.
W. Meyer, X. H. Lacy and G. L. Qer
lach of HarriBon; T. L. Brlggs and
W. G. Wilson of Antioch; L. A. Win
ship of the Motor Transport commit
tee, J. L. Housekeeper of the Port
land Cement Association, A. S. Mlrick
and M S. Caplan from the state en
gineer's office at Lincoln; Orson Leg
?;ett of Thedford; Frank N. Hunt, C.
W. Draper and Robert H. Willis of
Bridgeport , Gus Wellner and R. L.
Riley of Sidney; L. R. Barslow of
of Lodge pole; 11 0. Eckert, J. L. Reel
3. C. Dreader and E. W. West of Dal
ton; W. H. Coleman, F. C. Lewis and
Geo. C. Gorton of Crawford; J. W.
Good of Chadron; H. R. if In ley. Dr.
Geo. H. orris and W. F. Griman of
OsIiRohIi; Wm. Clark of Lewellen.
The attendance of Alliance people
was good.
Secretary W. D. Fisher of Alliance
Who is i I, an man for the district, pre.
sided at the meeting. Mr. Fisher built
dances until te ban is raised. The j bought the balance of the train to i bably lucky for him as he would un. ,n tmg nol beinK ront!idr(Mi by
when our boys come back they will
ask what we have done. As an ans
wer to this the state of Nebraska has
more than filled its quota on every
war fund drive made and that Alli
ance and Box Butte county have stay,
ed with the state.
a complete stop so quietly that pas
sengers in the rear cars knew noth
ing of the wreck until they clambered
out. Expressmen Bud Bindell and
Ciff Dobnen had the express car doors
open and jumped through the nor; !
side, receiving no injuries. The Inter
ior of the car was a wreck the n
press and baggage being thrown in
to a jumbled mass.
Traffic in both directions is tied i.
on the main line The wrecker is dow n
on the Sterling division and SlthoU'
it was wired for at once It
appeared to be headd down the steep which are finished to correspond with;
bank at the south side, started out the first floor,
the north side from the engine deck
but his foot caught, which was pro- senteinher at Hiidaell the difference demonstration runway gate on the
eouri house grounds which attracted
much interest.
The sessions during the morning
and afternoon were full of interest
and much good was undoubtedly ac-
doubtedly have been caught under
the tender and cab wreckage. He
clambered out the south side.
An official Inquiry will be held at
nee by railroad officials to aeiermine
the cause of the wreck. The trainmen
report that tne si ma is at tne s. i itliVennn instead of to Seneca. t F. A Bald presided. Moving pictures
showed clear. An examination of the AmonR tne Alliance men who were on of special lner-e Were shown at the
the train were J. C. Morrow, Karl D j Imperial in the evening. The next
Mallery and Dr. Geo. Hand. I nesting will be held in Sidney In Jan-
men on the work train which w.is
rammed by forty-three the afternoon
of the 12th. On January first a new
ilnie card wil be issued and all trains
will run on mountain time to Raven- complished. A luncheon was given the
' na. Knglnerien now run through to visitors nt noon at the Alliance cafe.
switch after the wreck Bhowed, ac
cording to reports, that the switch,
which was of the upright type, had
been locked but not padlocked. The
! opinion among railroad men seems
will be . to be that the rails spread, the road-
several hours beore it reaches Alii- hed ml that noint helnn oulte soft
ance. It is probable that after it gets j Trains entering and leaving Alliance
here it will require from six to twelve now rua on central time east. ThiB
hours to extricate the partially bin i j8 given as the cause of the wreck in
lee, Bayard; M. C. Smith, Crawrord;
A. J.X May, Hemingford; J. H. Bis
hop, Henry; W. C. Birmingham, Lake!
side; F. R. Willianms. Marsland; S
C. Robberson, Mullen; Benjamin
Kuhler, Mitchell; O. E. Brown, Mor-
Hon. W. P. Miles of Sidney, well rill circuit; R. M. Baker, Oshkosh;
known western Nebraska orator I C. D. Innis, Rushville, O. S. Baker,
spoke on "The Knights of Columbus I Chadron; and Rev. W. Wright of A'
and what They stand For." Mr. Miles
held Ins audience from start to finish
He told of the pioneers of the country
were members of the church and said
that the Knights of Coumbus stand
as the representative of the Catho-
lo laymen of the United States. Hi
speech was interspersed with a num-
ber of interesting anecdotes which
brought much laughter from his hear
Vfr Mil.... nuit rhat f i . . -1 . r r utvl 1 1 .
of the organization was good citizen
Ikhip, human liberty, love of family
liance.
Peace will have a three. fold mean
ing if at this Christmas season your
gift is a War Savings Stamp. It
makes the recipient a stockholder on
the biggest and best corporation on
earth. It honors the American boys
who have fought so callantly an 1
have won a victory -that assures peace
among the nations of the earth. . I
lays the foundation for comeone's
future prosperity for who but those
who acquire habits of thrift and econ
and church. The members of the omy are made prosperous and strong,
church from their youthful days ar
naught patriotism and love of count iy
He said that the Knights of Colum
bus stand against the spread of soc
ism, the I. W. W. and Bolshevism.
Independent and self-reliant?
luts I .i-i. i Co.
I 'he l.i 1 1 Urging Sunday Dec. 15.
10 & M Cents.
DON'T SELL YOUR
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
There are still millions of men in the service.
Two million are in France, many of whom will stay
there indefinitely.
Shall m s give them the mm mo support
now that thoy hod whoa they woro fight'
Ing?
HOLD YOUR STAMPS
The Government needs that money to give them
the care that they deserve. In selling the stamps
you deplete the Government's resources which must
be replaced in future drives.
6IVE WAR SAVINGS STAMPS INSTEAD
OF CASH AS CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
NEBRASKA WM SAVINGS COMMITTEE
EMBARGO ON GERMAN POTASH IS
PLANNED BY THE GOVERNMENT
WESTERN NEBRASKA POTASH INDUSTRY FACES BRIGHT
FUTURE AS PROTECTION IS ASSURED
BY GOVERNMENT
Several million dollars worth of polash. stored in the south and east
by western Nebraska companies, will nod a ready market and the future
of the Nebraska industry is very brig ht, due to the decision of the govern
ment to place an embargo on Germm
potash until after the treaty of peaee
is signed. In the eantime the govern
ment is expected to pass legislation
insuring domestic potash protection
against the foreign product.
The following news dispatches
give particulars regarding the Wash
ington developments:
WASHINGTON, D. C, December 9
An embargo against the importa
tion of German potash to domestic
fertilizer concerns has been agreed
to and will be Issued by Vance Mc
Cormick, chairman of the war indus.
tries board. Congressman Reavis
made the announcement following a
conference that he and Congressman
Kinkaid had with Mr. McCormick to
day. The Nebraska men exjress entire
confidence that this will create a
much better market for Nebraska pot
ash. The enforcement of this embar
go is of importance and benefit, not
only to Nebraska, but partlcufarly to
southern farmers, who are targe
users of fertilizers. Congressman As
bury F. Lever of South Carolina,
chairman of the committee on agri
culture, who Is deeply concerned
over the fertiliser fit tuition at once
got the Nebraska an in touch wit
southern newspapers in order that
the news of the embargo might be
sent to the south. He stated that fer
tilizer concerns have been telling the
southern farmers that they could not
fill fertilizer orders until they could
obtain German potash.
The method by which the embargo
will be enforced is to refuse import
licenses and alien enemy license for
the importation of German potash un
til peace is formally declared. In the
meantime it is expected that congress
will enact proper legislation on the
subject insuring domestic potash pro
tection against the foreign product.
WASHINGTON D. C. December 7
Additional legislation for the pur
ther protection of American potash
was proposed in the house today by
Congressman Kinkaid. He has offered
an amendment to have the law under
which the interior department regu
lated the production of mineral pro
ducts, so that a duty may be levied
upon foreign potash. The .proposed
amendment is as follows:
Provide, futher, that the president
is further authorized and directed, up
on finding that the importation into
the United States of dotassium, or
potash, crude or otherwise, is likely
to result in a loss to the United
States or to any producer thereof In
she United States to ascertain, fix and
proclaim such rate of duty upon such
potassium or potash as shall be suf
ficient to adequately protect the
United States or any such producer
from loss, which proclamation shall
remain in effect until otherwise here
after provided by law.