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ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1919
NUMBER 14
VOLUME XXTI.
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BERLIN NOW VERITABLE MADHOUSE
ni'NMXCJ MAN NOUGHT
HIT FKOM IXX'AL AGENCY
SPARTACAN TROOPS DEFEAT FORCES
OF THE EBERT GOVERNMENT TODAY
GERMAN GOVERNMENT BELIEVED IN IMMINENT DANGER
OP COLLAPSE ALLIES MAY BE ASKED TO OCCUPY
ALL GERMANY TO STOP BOLSHEVIST SPREAD
(Special to The Alliance Herald by International News Service)
BERLIN, March 6. Street fighting between the Reds and tho
government troops was renewed today, the battle being the fiercest
through Alexander Platz. After the forces of the Red Guard and
revolutionary sailors had captured a number of government tanks,
the government forces agreed to negotiate.
' The Spartacans demanded possession of police headquarters for
& mumenBion of hostilities. Berlin is a veritable madhouse, with thou
sands gathered in nasty mobs. Threats are being made of even worse
. ... - . i. . a 6 - aVa V1.4 mjwaww
trouble tonigni. uusiav moskc, minister oi war uw
mi will be atroointed dictator of Germany if the present govern
snent collapses, according to the belief expressed here. The opinion
ii further expressed that if the government decides to surrender to
the revolutionaries the Allies will be informed that Germany cannot
arry out the terms of the armistice and that there will be runner oc
cupation of German territory by Allied troops.
LONDON. According to a dis
patch from Berlin by Reuters, rob
beries amounting to many millions
f dollars' worth of property have
keen carried out there since Tues
day. Food shops in Berlin were
stormed Tuesday by housewives who
purchased all the food in sight in an
ticipation of the Btrike which is be
coming general.
BERLIN. A general socialization
" law and a bill socializing coal mines
was to be submitted Wednesday
the federal council
HVRLINOTON XXDl'CTOK
FINED ON IIOOZH C1IAIW1R
Thos. F. Maher was fined $100
nd costs by Judge Ira E. Tash of
the county court last Saturday after
he had confessed to having acted as
an aid In the transportation of booze
Into a dry territory. The case Is aa
echo of the Investigation a short
time ago in which a young man by
the name of Brindell was brought
into court on a similar charge, he
being an express messenger. Mr.
Maher will be held on a federal
charge also and will have -to stand
trial in the.U. S. court.
WM. BERG COMPANY
NOW RE ORGANIZING
Old Name, Merrlman Potash Co., to
lie Dropped Stockltolders As
sumed Control Wednesday
Stockholders of the William Berg
to company have changed control ' of
The draft was the organization and assert that it
drawn In the most brief and general I will not only be able to weather the
forma una reserved for the national storm that promised wreckage, but
oT4rirment the field of legislation will make it one of the leading Ne
covering the socialisation of Indus- braska producers of potash
irr. particularly coal mines and wa- There has been a complete reor-
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ter, electric ana otner power. n i gamzauon. id president is Anuur
rarrlen the nrlnciple thtt tb control Bowerlng, a wealthy rancher of
t Industries by bodies of .self-ad- j Cherry county, as well as being the
mifTrratlve character jnn Vir nauou-1 active head ot the American siate
al supervision. Is of universal lm- bank of Merrlman. He, with the
artncA- . - other directors,' Matt Miller. David
' The Spartacans nave inaugurate! i vnji manni, umtai, ana n. a,
a movement lO seise iwoeiusuerK,, i Arcia, rreu numir, ct. a. ivuiiwii
Bast Prussia, and thereby open a I o. A. Unifield, and with A. O. Kreiss
roate of communication to Moscow, as manager, will push the company
KtiBfli. ao that the Bolshevist armies to the front.
from Russia might move to Germany The old name, "William Berg," is
to the assistance of the Spartacan j to be dropped and another, not yet
forces, according to official govern- agreed upon, is to ne adopted.
- went bulletins.
ALLIANCE T. P. A.
MAKES RECORD
There were decided objections
among the directors to retaining the
old name. The selection of this name
tame about in this way
For many years William Berg
lived in Omaha and was a wagon
maker. Not long prior to his death
which occurred four or Ave years
Officers of Pot Secure Many flew ago, he organized the William Ber
ADDlicatkms In Response to company and engaged in the bulldln
Appeal ot secretary or wagons ana carriages, upon nis
" death the company went out of bus!
Post M, T. . a., or Auiauce, negs an(i iater the organizers an
... - . ma . m i
stands blKn in me Biaie. luo uw.- I nrnmntch nf a nntnah romnanv
rs of the local post are always at the Dougnt tne William Berg corporate
top or tne laaaer wnen u comes w name and at once attached it to the
8. A. Hlchenbottom. of Dunning,
this state, this week purchased a fine
Hupmobile of the loral Chandler
Hupmoblle Agency. The purchase
was of 'the roadster model and a
Dlendid car. Mr. Htehenbottom In
selecting the car said he has looked
around considerably and that for his
purpose he had found nothing that
struck him so favorably as did the
new Hupmoblle.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
TO RELEASE IRISHMEN
Fight for Political Freedom by Irish
Wins Release of Men imprison
- ', ed for Political Ilea wins
BETTER LOOK TO
YOURJNCOME TAX
Returns Must lie Filed on or Reforc
March Fifteenth Bill Pro.
vide Heavy Penalties
getting results. On Saturday Secre-
tarv Roy C. Strong received the fol-
inwine message from Chas. L. Hop-
wr. Btate secretary at Omaha: "135
applications accepted In February.
Fifty on March for national presl-
potash company that was the owner
of some lakes in Cherry county.
Now the name, a name that stock
holders contend has been a hoodoo,
Is to be dropped and one that will
have to do with potash production
dent's week. He addresses Chamber win be Beiected
of Commerce Thursday noon, uig while the new officers of the pot-
reception Wednesday nignt. aBh company have not fully outlined
your representatives. We neea juu tnelr pianB( they assert that enough
more applications to put Iowa In the nioney na8 oeen Baved out of the old
rear. Depending on you to come in organization so that they can go on
strong." with their work. They assert that
The secretary had five new appll- new and additional capital will he
cations in his hands by Sunday invested, all old debts liquidated and
ternoon and others are coming m, tne company placed upon a sound n
placing the Alliance post aneaa oi nanclal basls Omaha Dally Bee,
its Quota, according to memDersmy. March 6
inhn w. Thomas or ijincoin, a
Work on the collection of 86.000..
000,000 has been begun by the Bu
rcau of nlternal Revenue. This is
the estimated yield of the new reve
nue bill. The income tax provisions
of tho act reach the pocketbook of
every single person In the United
States whose net Income for 1918
was 81,000, or more, and of every
married person whose net Income
was 82,000 or more. Persons whosA
net income equalled or exceeded
these amounts, according to their
marital status, must file a return of
income with the collector of internal
revenue for the district in which they
live on or before March U5.
Here is what will happen to them
u tney aon t: tor rauure to nie a re
turn on time, a fine of not more than
81,000 and an additional assessment.
of 25 per cent of the amount of tav
due. '
For "wilfully refusing" to make a
return on time, a fine not exceeding
810,000, or not exceeding one year's
imprisonment, or both.
For making a false or fraudulent
return, a fine of not more than 810.'
000, or imprisonment for not more
than one year, or both, together with
an additional assessment of 50 per
cent of the amount of tax Availed.
r For failure to pay tho tax on time.
a fine of not more than 81.000 and
an additional assessment of 5 per
cent of the amount of tax unpaid
plus 1 per cent interest for each full
month during which It remains un
paid.
In addition to the 81,000 and 82,
000 personal exemptions, taxpayers
are allowed an exemption of 8200
for each person dependent upon them
for chief support if such person 1
under eighteen years of age and in
capable of self-support. Under the
1917 act, this exemption was allowed
only for each dependent "child
The bead ot a family one who sup
ports one or more persons closel)
connected with him by blood rela
tionship, relationship by marriage
or by adoption is entitled to all ex
emptions allowed a married person
The normal rate of tax under the
new act Is 6 per cent of the first 14,-
000 of net Income above the .exemp
tions, and 12 per cent of the net in
come in excess of 84.000. Incomes
in excess of 85,000 are subject alsr
to a surtax ranging from 1 per cent
of the amount of the net income be
tween 85,000 and 86,000 to 65 per
cent of the net income above $1,000,-
000.
Payment of the tax may be made
in full at the time of filing return or
In four installments, on or bfeforo
March 15, on or before June 15, on
or before September 15, and on or
before December 15.
(By International News Service)
LONDON. March 6. Former
Chancellor Bonar Law announced in
the House of Commons Wednesday
afternoon that the British govern
ment has decided to release all Irish
political prisoners. In order to pre
vent1 a great public demonstration,
the prisoners will be returned to
Ireland in small groups.
NEW YORK CITY. The recep
tion by President Wilson of the dele
gation of Irishmen seeking bis aia to
influfence the neace conference to de
clare for self determination of Ire
land! was delayed twenty-five min
utes Tuesday night at the Metropou
tan Onera House because tne presi
dent? refused to receive the delega
tion while Judge Cohalan was pres
ent In norson as a member, conai
an was mentioned In the Bernstorff
onrrAannndence.
The conference lasted aDout nan
an hour. At its conclusion a state
ment was given out, stating that tne
president had said he was In thoro
accord personally with the aspira
tions of the Irish for self determina
tion as voiced by Judge Goff, spokes
man of the committee, and had been
for a long time. He said, however,
it was embarrassing to be asked to
present the. views of the committee
to the peace conference at this time.
SENATORS REQUEST WAR BOARD
TO PROHIBIT POTASH IMPORTS
TELEGRAM TO 0. A. NEWBERRY OF ALLIANCE SAYS LANE
POTASH BILL CERTAIN TO PASS AT SPECIAL SESSION
TO BE CALLED FOR MAY 15TH BY PRESIDENT
C. A. Newberry of Alliance, who recently returned from a trip
to Washington, made in the interests of the potash industry, received
Wednesday maroing a telegram from Chas. II. Craft, prominent Ne
braska attorney now at Washington looking after potash interests,
as follows :
v "Thlrly-seven senators, Including all members of the senate
mines committee, signed a letter to the War Trade Board, re
questing that all foreign potash be excluded from this country
until the coming special session of congress passes the Lane pot
ash bill. Senators Hitchcock and Henderson say the special sea- -.
sion will be called for about May 16th. The potash bill la cer
tain to pass then by a large majority."
The potash protection bill, recently reported from tho commit
tee heatred by Senator Henderson, died with a number of others at ;
tho close of tho session at Washington at noon Tuesday. Potash men
are much encouraged by the outlook and expect that tho needed pro- .
tcctive legislation will pass early in the special session which Presi
dent Wilson will call upon his return from Europe.
In tho meantime it is expected that tho potash reduction plants,
which are now closed down, will remain closed until the present stock
of stored potash is sold and until the legislative relief needed is given
by congress. Remodeling is going on in some of the plants and they
will bo in shape to produce more cheaply and in. greater quantities
when started again.
MAN BADLY HURT
IN ROUND HOUSE
ROOTACCIDENT
Rob Ijamb, Tank Foreman, Serious
ly Injured When llrirk and
Timbers Fall on Hint
it
member of the Alliance post, Is rep
- rDOont in St the nost at the 'Omaha
meeting yesterday and today.
1
LIEUTENANT EARL SPENCER
CAME HOME FROM FRANCE
... r-nn "Ace" Had Unusual Ex-
iterience While Fighting Hun
Force on West Front
Ueut. Earl.B. Spencer, son .of W,
w. fineneer of Alliance, is in the city
vaHinB r-'"VTf-," George SmKh, B. J. Sallows. A. D
Sam, a year of which time he spent R. A'naK-'
In France with the 1st Aerial squaa. p 'R",
It will be remembered Ueut. Spen- "0UB"-
cer received several shot wounds last fdf-JSJfVn
; - a i- k.4iA wh on. ed that the good ro
2 hat before he de- tlnued at full speed and told of plans
" "i.Ln hfJZ for work during the coming year. He
SMOKKU FOR W. D. FISHKR
A good crowd attended the fare
well smoker given In honor of Mr.
Fisher Tuesday evening at the city
hall. In spite of the bad weather a
good number of citizens came out to
bid Mr. Fisher farewell. Following
the serving of refreshments and ci
gars, short talks -were made by a
number of those present In apprecia
tion of the excellent record of accom
plishment shown by Mr. Fisher dur
ing his labors here. Lloyd Thomas
acted as toastmaater, and among
those who spoke were: John W.
Outhrle, Chas. L. Hill. J. M. Miller,
F. A. Bald, W. C
Smith, Wayne Zedi-
The latter urg
. ed that the good roads work be con
forty-two times by bullets from Hun
machines. After treatment in the
h rr'r.ls was made aviation ln-str-ur'or
' ' given especial recogni
tion for the bravery evidenced by the
wonderful fight made against the
ten German planes.
urged full support of his successor
and said that he hoped to return to
Alliance often.
SMALL ROY IS INJURED
Lee, the small son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. B. Wheeler, West Third
Mr snencer la feellnz fine again street, was rendered unconscious
and -would, if the need again pre- Tuesday afternoon when he fell at
uif nHt for service. He the school play ground and struck
.in vipit in Alliance for a few weeks upon the back of his head. The ac-
v.fA rMnmtnr to Ames collecre to cldent occurred when, after school
-,,m hi. ntudies in the enKlneer- was called at the termination of the
in. course I recean periou, ins truup vi uoy
Miss T. 1. Woods has accepted a race Lee was pushed over. He re
position as stenographer and elerk in gained consciousness after about an
the office ot He Thomas-Bald Invest-1 hour and Is now setting along very
meat CompV . well.
New York state has a law known
as a ' Sullivan law proniouing me
possession of firearms without a li
cense. Senate rile mo. zus, intro
duced in the Nebraska legislature,
would make the possession of fire
arms a misdemeanor, unless a special
license was secured. Men who have
made a study of the subject believe
that this places the citizen who de
sires to keep a firearm In his home
for self-protection at the mercy of
the thug and crook who will carry
firearms and who will not secure a
license. Protests against the pro
posed law are gonlg in to the legis
lature in large numbers.
PRESIDENT WILSON
- i ON WAY T03FRANCE
CMf Eiecutlve Again Sails for
- Franc. (Xmvlitced That Major-
Ity of People Want League ,
NEW. YORK CITY. March 6
With thousands of cheering citizens
bidding himfarewell and believing
that he has the support of the com
mon people in the League of Nations
Dlan. President Woodrow Wilson dp
gan his second Journey lo France on
Wednesday.
The president, accompanied by
Mrs. Wilson and a large party, sailed
from Hoboken on the liner George
Washington at 8:18 o'clock.
The preliminary peace Ureaty will
be the first business taken up by the
neace conference, when he reaches
Paris. The Germans and the. other
powers associated with Germany will
khen be in a position to participate
in the final negotiations-
POLICE COURT EINES ARE
MORE THAN A THOUSAND
Another Record Kstablljihetl by Of
flc.a While the Hrhool Fund
Is Greatly Renefltted
The Alliance police force Is still
persistently on the trail of the law
breaker. During the month of Feb
ruary, a short month at that, the
splendid total of $1032 was extract
ed by the police court from the vio
lators brought before the tribunal of
lustice by the officers. Several of
the fines were heavy, being for viola
tion of the liquor laws, and this of
course brought he grand total high
er. The money thus collected goes in
to the school coffers and while crime
Is in no way looked upon with favor,
the money so secured can be used to
mighty good advantage.
Let the good work go on!
With two more weeks of the Elks
membership campaign remaining the
number of applications received is
well beyond the hundred mark and
more being tendered. Many social
affairs which promise to eclipse all
former entertainments of the club
are planned for the near future.
TANK CAUGHT ROOF SUPPORT
Other Men - Had Marrow Ifccact
When Support-Have -.Way
lrnmb Now In Hospital
STURGEON BROTHERS ARE D
TERRIFIC TORNADO SWEPT SOUTHERN
SECTION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
SCORES BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED AND MILLIONS
DAMAGE DONE BY TORNADO WHICH SWEPT ALA-1
BAMA AND GEORGIA WIRES ARE ALL DOWN
' Bob Lamb. ' for sixteen years in
employee of the Burlington at Alli
ance, suffered his ' first severe acci
dent Wednesday morning when he
was caught by falling brick and tim
bers from toe roof of the boiler shop.
Ills left leg was broken at the knee
and his left ankle dislocated. Al
though suffering severely, he w:h
resting easier this morning at .St
Joseph's hospital, where he was tak
en Immediately after the accident.
Railroad officials estimated the
damage to the building at abou'
$630. The section to which the dam
age was done Is used as the boll r
shop and is part of the old round
house. It Is too small to hold the
big engines, which are kept In the
newer portions of the roundhouse.
The tank which caused the damage
was number 6283. It was from on
of the large engines but went Into
the shop all right. The wheels were
then changed, probably causing a
hange in the alignment of the tank,
for when the switch "dinkey" started
to pull It out, a corner caught a post
which, supported the roof of tho
building. Sections of the roor cov
ering stalls two and three fell. A
number of employees In addition to
Lamb were standing under the por
tion which fell but all succeeded hi
escaping except Lamb, who was
caught and pinned. Two others were
struck and slightly Injured. Lamb
started to run but a brick hit him In
the head and he went down.
Mrs. Lamb and tne family have
been living on the homestead near
Ashby. She was notified at once
and caughrtraln No. 43 with twenty-
five minutes to spare, arriving In AI
llance Wednesday afternoon. She
will remain with Mr. Lamb until he
is on the road to recovery.
Among the men who had narrow
escapes when the roof fell were T. A
Sanders, Sam Alspaugb, N. G. Sike,
Sam Condonis and James Makrls.
One of the men, working on top of
a tank, aroppeu quicmy into ine
manhole of the tank and remained
there until the rain of bricks and
timbers ceased. Burton Rowland
better known as "Buster", was In the
timekeeper s office, next to a win
dow. When calm reigned again he
was half in and half out, and the
window was short several panes of
glass.
NOW IN NEW QUARTERS
Now Settled In flarno-n TlnlMIn EV
merly Occupied by Coursey A
Miller Across from Hall
After several months being cramp- ,
ed into a room much too small for
the transaction of their business.
Sturgeon Brothers are now located
in their new home across from the
city hall, formerly occupied by Cour
sey & Miller. The firm handles the
ever popular Butck car and the Av
ery tractor, .a line of which they are
Justly proud ana in which they enjoy
a good business.
Mr. Bliss Sturgeon, the head of the
Concern, believes the coming year .
will be a big one for automobile and
tractor men aad thaf the use of trae--
tors by the farmer, while now not to '
-general will in the course of the next
few years become the universal prac
tice and that It will mean the earning .
of much greater profits for the tillers
of the soil.
(By International Newa Service)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 6. Daylight this morning: re
vealed to anxious searchers the terrific destruction in the path follow
ed by the tornado which swept southeastern Alabama and into the
state or ueorrla, late Wednesday afternoon.
The tornado left in its wake the debris of homes, churches, stores
ana otner buildings which will total in damage not less than one mil
lion dollars. Owing to the destruction of the telegraph and telephone
wires by the storm the number of victims is not yet known but it is
expected to reach into the scores. In addition to many whites a large
number ox negroes are believed to have been victims of the tornado,
W. D. Fisher, retiring secretary of
the Alliance Community Club, left
early Wednesday morning by auto
for his new home near lGllelte. Wy
oming. Mrs. Fisher and daughter
will follow about the first of April.
By that time Mr. Fisher expects to
hnve the cottaee built snd the home
Bte;id za!- fj'"o -"idy for occu
pancy, ii' F h T" -'ta to devote
a large part ot hiu ttaie to his work
as secretary of the Sheridan commer
cial club, spending week ends with
the family on the homestead.
RAILROAD MEN WERE
ROYALLY ENTERTAINED
Alliance Dlvlnkm Firemen Itanquetid
at Silver Urlll Auk Charter
for Ijalie' Society
The preliminary steps towards tin)
organization of a ladles' auxiliary
to Alliance lodge No. 623, Bro
therhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Englnetnen, were taken
last Thursday evening by thirty
members of the order who signed
the application for a charter for tho
new loral lodge.
A large number of the men and
their families gathered around tho
banquet table at the Silver Grill. The
menu for the banquet, which wan
served by the Silver Grill Cater Serv
ice, Henry Bryant supervising ehf
was as follows: Jim Dailey punch
Ilemingford celery, clear board ra''-
lBhes, 19 order pickles, G. L. Grlggv
soup, Silver Grill cocktail, spring
Chicken main line, steam whit"
sauce, Black Hills snow white pott
toes, cauliflower au gratln, high linj
tea biscuHs, home made Jelly, 31
salad, Silver Grill ice cream, C. B. &
Q. family cake, B. ot L. F. & J& Joy
and whipped cream.
The music was furnished by thi
Alliance string quintette and the mu
sical program was as follows:
Treparedness, March Debro.
Lone Whispers. Waltzes Daly.
Poet and Peasant, Overture Sup
Pe. ,
Smiles, Popular melody Roberts.
Woodland, Selection Luders.
Dream Bells. Fairy Fantasy.
Star Spangled Banner.
F. W. Hicks acted as conductor of
the program. Mrs. Halph Beal ren
dered two beautiful vocal solos.
George Madsen rendered a short and
laughable comic speech. Mrs. II. C.
Sternberg read an interesting article
on the homecoming of the soldier
boys.
Gen. 15. II. Crowder writes the
Omaha Bureau of Publicity that Ne
braska contributed 63,452 men to
the military service during the world
war.
The Nebraska Press Association
will conduct a tour of Lie state this
summer starting at Omaha and pro
ceeding to Qerlng and return, with
several stops en route.
The police force made quite a haul
last Saturdy night when they raldcl
the home of Mrs. Jackson (colored)
on Missouri avenue and picked un
several meji engaged in a very inter
esting game of "craps". Each was
riven a fine of $10 and costs for the
pleasure (T) of being caught enjoy
ing the pastime. ,
ALLIANCE YOUNO. PEOPLM WEI
Rev. Stephen J. Epler performed
the ceremony that united in matri
mony Mr. George Phenning and Miss
Verta Ogden this evening at the par
sonage in this city. The groom has
Just recently returned rom service
overseas and is employed in the Al
liance Shoe Store. Ills bride la the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ogden liv
ing three miles from Allance. They
will go to housekeeping at the Mrs.
da B. Allen residence on Niobrara.