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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1919)
J - THE ALLIANCE HERALD 1 2 X.S IS WHAT YOU WILL HAVE! IFfeu join our ml CHRISTMAS BANKING Club. SfcVl.V Bees have lots of 1I0NEY in their hives in the Winter by putting it in there a little at the time while they can. You can have MONEY the same way. Come in get a "Christmas 'Banking Club" BOOK FREE and put in our bank only 5 ccnU for the first week and increase your deposits 5 cents each week. In 50 weeks YOU will have $63.75. Thi is a "fine" thin&for BOYS and CHIILS for EVERY BODY. ' You can also start with 1 or 2 cents or 10 cents and in 50 weeks have $12.75, $25.50 or $127.50. You can put in $1.00 or $2.00 or $5.00 and 50 weeks have $50 or $100 or $250 FIRST STATE BANK Alliance, Nebraska Quick Service Electric Shop F. T. McKEE, Mgr. Phone 250 Alliance, 423 Box Butte Ave.' Nebraska Notice to Debtors! . . , Alljthose'knowing themselves indebted to the Chandler-Hupmo-bile PAcrencv. Schwnhe Rrnth pre proprietors, are requested to call jf and make settlement-before Feb ruary gist. , 'Otherwise their -accounts will be placed ;in the hands of an attorney for collection. Ghandler-Hupmobile Agency THIRD AND LARAMIE u ALLIANCE, NEBR We have been assisted greatly & providing tele phone service in these busy times by the cordial co operation of the public, who have been quick to appreciate the extraordinary job we were doing un5er war conditions, and we are very grateful for this co-operation. s i. MASTERS SPOKE TO VOLUNTEER FIREMEN Wltlcljr Known Auburn . Firemen Advun(el New Ikn fucJMne lfc-itrtiitent9 Harold S. Tuoinas, - one of tL.? four Thomas boya In the "service of Iheir country. 13 foriuuate In being a member of tbo third army of o rupation aiTti in a letter to the editor 4Aoyd C. Thoman, thlsfweok telU of Ida tHp r.nd obwervatlona: ' At the state convention of volun leer firemen at Fremont one of the moHt Interesting aneeclies was by C. I. Masters of Auburn one of the best known firemen in the state. 1 His speech, given on Wednesday, January 22nd, was at follows: 'Mr. President and Brother Firemen Without apoligies for my .efforts on thlsi subject, I wish to state that in order to make myself clear and relieve the president of any responsi bility, I was permitted to choose my own subject, and considering that ef ficiency for fire flghtingTias been bo thoroughly discussed time ane time again and that being our principle obJect)'tbe subject as was mentioned naturally presented Itself, and I have endeavored to confine rny remarks and suggestions more for the special advantage of the departments. "How to advance the Interests of Volunteer Firemen." There is jnuch that may be said In that regard, and 11 isn't necessary for me to explain that I don't mean the personal Interests of any firemen but for the benefits of the firemen as an organization I will make my recommendations. I do not care to pose as authority, because all which I have to suggest might not work out practically, and would depend upon the personality of those who make up the organization. However, there is room for Improvement in most de partments. First. Let us figure out just why lj la that some departments forge aheacf and take the lead in their re spective, communities. They always have, the confidence and respect of all; they merit and obtain the sup port; both morally, and financially of the business men and, citizens gen erally, while the rest of us lag behind and don't seem to get anywhere, and if we attempt anything it"FALL8 FLAT." No one cares if our promo tions are a success or not. We never get any publicity locally or else where, but plenty of ciritizem at tti; fires and contention at the meetings. Knockers in and. out of the depart ment, etc. Now there are reasons for these conditions. What are they and why do they exist? Of course' It is generally Vihderstood that the object of a volunteer fireman .is not to ad vance his Interest, politically, social ly or financially; but these very things are absolutely necessary to! the organization f at, obtains the re suits required in our pcemole, viz; xne protection of Dironerfv from loss by fire." Now if that statement Is true, and I believe that It is; Iheln the department that does not cater to one or all of them cannot thrive. We all admit that a little cash makes things more convenient and Is some times the "tie" that "binds." Now the beBt proof for that In our case Is the fact that each insurance company voluntarily- donates five dollars each year for the malntainence of the local department, wherever they do a Business, ana wnyr Aud If the In surance companys' Vbit" helps, then a big fat treasury will do Well, someone says; "Whata the big iaea or an this Idle money"? We will come to that later but Just HOW to POSSESS a big fat treasury 1b the problem. There are numerous ways io reauze revenue aside rrom the di rect cash subscriptions. in .promoting athletic contests. ruirs, t,uerary societies. Dinners, etc your organization gradually becomes prominent In the social life of your city, and while your resourses are accumulating your popularity In creases, and automatically the com munity look up to the firemen for recreation, amusement and enter lainment. he ACTIVE. START SOMETHING. A setting hen never kbis rat. tevry town needs an organ ization to take charge- of public oecations, and it is a good op portunity for the flreihen. Be In co operation with your Commercial Club, a sort of an auxiliary, and use your moral and financial support for ) ming mat is for the hnttrmn of your town. Stick together, and make your weight felt. Keep before nit- puoiic an organization. Furnish your local newspapers' with all items of news- and Interest to the public concerning the Department. and whenever it is practical attend gath erings In a body. Equip a "Gym" OVPanlze 11 Ilasket Ball Team Flre mens Quartet. Kent the nioties for one night occ.iaionally. Have. special the Stoii Association & Mutual Aid Be a "regular" Fire Department.. Of course we all know that the last year or two have been strenuous ones all on account of Kaiser, and we fcuve all had to dig deep on every hand, but we have been gloriously reward ed. And wfcile quite a number of our Brother Firemen went accross and some are fstlll over there, let U3 in our comfortable homes be planning on something for the boya when they return to the Home Department, which will prove to them that we have not let the Old Company die In their absence, and let them see that we are actually the llvest bunch In the town and one they will be glad to Return to and be proud to be 0 member of. But remember boys, the Company or Department that obtain and main tain that standing In any community can not, do so without the proper stuff In each and every man in that Company. They 'must be a Pushing bunch, composed of men who are un-1 elflaa.jnen who can and wlll.yote for a competitor; men who will do their shire, even though someone else originated the Idea: men who can pre pose as well as oppose; men that don't loose their "Pep" when they are sot made chairman ef the Thursday, January" 30, 1919 committee or made one of the of ficers. Now whenever an organization such as I have described and recom mended are on a working basis, they are a credit to any city or communi ty from any ungie you may choose 10 view them. They will always have a "Waiting List" composed of re sponsible, lnlluenliai and ambitious nifii To fill vacancies as fast as they occur, and they have made one bg stride on the path -of progress and advunceni(-iit ,und they Have a body of men such as arc here today; Citi zens, Business men, and I'vofessiotv af me n who are tax payers and vital ly interested In the Citys' welfare, and since the Fire Department arc under the Jurisdiction of the Mayor and City Council no one will disputed the policy of the Firemen being rep resented by one or two of their own njen and they should be. I don't mean for a selfish purpose, but for protection and Justice, and some times that Is very necessary In the matter of purchasing equipment, making levies, etc. and helping to put the Fire Department up to stand ard In every Vespect with reference to equipment. And now, gentle ,men with your social organization In full swing, your, modern equlptment and "Fat Treasury" you are on the last lap or efficiency as a Volunteer Fire De partment and your success wfll be complete when you have Joind tha Nebraska Stute Volunteer Flremens Association and Mutual Aid, and then your treasury comes handy in defraying expenses of your fireman, at the convention where we may come boldly before your legislative Committee and make our ylemands, and on this line 1 wish to make a few suggestlones at this time, which I believe merit consideration. First. I believe the present system Is wrong which provided for the In surance rates without taking into consideration the efficiency of the Local Fire Department. For example In my home town, Auburn, the In surance rates were the same after we organized as. they were before and they having never changed, notwith standing our two motor trucks, chemical and hose combination fully equipped (of course that doaent speak very flattering of our efficlen- cbut this is the condition, hence we have nothing to chow for our ef forts as firemen, or the cltys expen ditures for equipment. The lnsur ance companys tell us that we have always had rates equul to the city with edequate fire protection. Now if that was the caoe we were lucky and had no need of a Volunteer Fire De- i; niiiem dui 11 oon t occur to me that the Insurance companies do bu?i ness that way, and if I am right our and 1917. we saved the insurance convrauies in our town the ronnd sum f 12r .700.00 on buildings alone, noT counting , what might have nurned without those two old man killers of hose carts (which we were" so ashamed of when you werte all down to our town) and our chiefs iriun mis year snows - witn our modern equipTment we have saved the insurance companies the sum ef $27,410.00. Of course the Insurance Companies might have lo.it money in our town at that, provided their loss es exceeded the premiums, but that doesn't enter Into question. The fact Btill remains that the well organized department saves insurance compan ies thousands of dollars each year. Now what I am getting at is this ' Why not the department receive some direct benefit for their efforts some one says we do. What about the S5.00 per company, occupation- tax. Ill tell you Its an insult to the fire men, to think that the services of from fifty to one hundred men, In cluding equlptment und materials to fight fire for a year Is only worth $5.00 to an insurance company writ ing 100 of $1,000 worth of premiums and St occurs to me" that some direct legislation along this line Is what we need. Its true each fireman 1b exempt from Pole Tax equal to $2.50 which will Just pay for the extra shoe shines necessitated. Then after five years service he Is exempt from pole tax the rest of his life in Nebraska, but what is the inducement for a member to stay longer than five Just at the time when he beeomesfof most value, we tell him. "You can stick If you want to.but we must stop your pay. But the funny part of It Is we all stick; but suppose we didn't, what wouid happen. Every five years 10.000 men will-never pay pou taxes again in Nebraska, which would mean that the state of Ne braska would lose via poll tax $175, uvu.wu dollars In 35 years of from the birth-of this Nebraska State Vol unteer Fire Association until now.- that being t' e cape. I believe our benefactors should be reaulred to required to provide some substantial inducement to those who continue to serve after five years: Now gentlemen I bellpve w should bring about these results. Re questing our State Fire Warden to make an "Efficiency rating" pertain ing to fire departments all over the state, and that the insurance rate adjuster be governed accordingly In j making rates; then the benefactor! who ever It may be, Insurance Comp-' any. City or State be required to! make concessions accordingly direct to the departments, (you may observe I that F am not very strong for this ! tetotal volunteer stuff) but I belelve that In the Intense heat of excite ment pome one Is getting our share of the melon In other words we are ! nair way to the Fire station when some one says. "Thats Cerfew" so lets turn off the water" and see If we are really doing any good, and If so. who is getting the benefit, then lets say as an association. "Come AcrosB" senger car. In some cases light wag ons are attached as trailers to ordin ary passenger ckra and produce Is taken to market In that way. In California and North Dakota as well as In Nebraska, tractors, each draw ing several wagons,' are used for hauling grain. Trailers are also used especially In our section of the west, with hdrse drawn wagons. 3LD AGE STARTS WITH YOUR KIDNEYS lnce Mrs that riA nire h-Blns with - akened kidneys aud ditfcutlve organs. This bflnft true, It la easy to believe t by bveplntr the kidneys and JI tlv oruraus clennned arm In proper rklng- order old mre cn be decrred d life prolonged far beyond that en ' -el by the average person.- 'or over 100 "years GOLD MSDAL arlem on has ben relieving the 'iaknf(iM and disability due to ad- -ncInK years. It is a standard old ie home remedy and needs no Intro ctlon. liOUl MB DAL Haarlem OH la IobpJ In odorlena, taatelesa capauV-a - italning bout 5 drops each. Take .am aa you would a pill, with a small swallow of water. Tha 11 StlrmAatea the kidney action and enablea tha orpins to throw off the poisons which cause premature old atre. New life and strength Increase aa you continue tha treatnient. When completely restored continue taking a capsule or two each day. GOLD MEDAL. Haarlem OH Cap sules will keep you In health and vigor and prevent a return of the disease. Io liot wait until old net or disease have nettlad down for good. Oo to your drtieirist and fret a box of GOLD MKDAL Haarlem OUCapsulea. Money refunded if they do n6t help you. Three sizes. Hut remember to ask for the original Imported IIOL.D MEDAL brand. In sealed packages. ANNOUNCING The Opening of an EXCLUSVIE UNDERTAKING PARLOR You are assured when you have your funeral arrangc- ments handled by this .establish men t that you will have tho; bcs of service and supplies at reasonable prices. GEO. G. GADSBY Business .phone . . , liosidence phone 510. 1 ; 114 West Fourth Alliance, Nebraska FOR SALE ' I am offering for quick sale v the following: , ' 1 Wagon' and hayrack 2 Red heifers 1 Holstcin steer ' ' . 2 Hogs ' , Sortie farming machinery . C. S. PHILLIP Phone 86 Alliance Milk Station TRAILERS ARE NOW UNIVERSALLY USED The motor trucks which are' In general use by the farmers are not large trucks, but uaurlly small ones with a nominal capacity of 1 to 2 tons. In quite a number of counties throughout the country the trucks used for hauling are made-orer pas- . FARMERS' UNION CO-OPERATIVE ASS'N Carry a Complete Line of John Deere Plow Co. P. & O. Plow Co. Independent Harvester Co. Farm Machinery Buy & Sell: Hay Grain & Feed.