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VOLUME XXVI.
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 13,
1919
NUMBER l.r
Local
EDITION
REDS
DRIVEN
STREETS OF BERLIN LITTERED WITH
WRECKAGE-LOSS OF LIFE HEAVY
SPARTACANS FORCED TO ABANDON WAR MATERIALS IN
RETREAT MADE IN PANIC GOVERNMENT DEMANDS
SURRENDER OF ARMS WIPING OUT NESTS
(By International News Service)
LONDON, March 13. Hy succe
f ml surprlfw attack the German gov
ernment troops have completely out
Banked and driven back the Siarta
cides at Lltchtenberg, eastern sub
urb of Merlin, according to an Am
sterdam disjiRtrh received this after
aeon. The defeated Reds have fall
en back In panic and have abandon
ed a large amount of needed mater
ials. The main forces of the Spar
tackles heretofore reported have
been isolated and the government
troops are rapidly advancing on the
stronghold, wiping out the very
nests of the revolutionists. The
streets of llerlln are badly littered
' with wreckage caused by the heavy
artillery Are and the loss of life is
expected to be very heavy.
LONDON. March 12. The behav
ior of the Spartacans in Lichtenberg
was worse than the Bolshevist cruel
ties in Russia. Berlin advices receiv
ed in Copenhagen and transmitted by
the Exchange Telegraph company
say. All well dressed citizens ap
pearing in the streets were robbed
and many were killed.
Riots have occurred in various
German otwns outside Berlin and a
Spartacan revolt has broken out in
Hamburg, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhag
en. The riots are said to have re
sulted from a general strike support
ed by the' Spartacans.'
A German government wireless
ispatcn received here today says
that according to official announce
ment up to Tuesday afternoon there
had been no more important fighting
anywhere in Berlin. A night attack
on the staff quarters of the govern
ment troops in the suburb of Neuko-
Un was frustrated. "... . , , . .
- The Berlin, newspapers, the -d l
patch continues. Bar the Spartacans
visited Herr Noske, secretary of mil
itary affairs, last night to inquire in
to peace conditions. It Is rumored
that after . protracted negotiations,
Herr Noske demanded unconditional
surrender of the Spartacans and also
possession of all their arms.
NO TIME EXTENSION
SAYS COLLECTOR LOOMIS
Returns on Income Tax Must Be n
Hands of Collector on March IS
or Penalty Will Be Imposed .
Omaha, Nebr., March 13. It must
be understood .by individual income
taxpayers that there will be no gen
eral extension of time. Returns
must be in the hands of the collec
tor or a deputy collector on March
15, Collector of Internal Revenue
Geo. L. Loomis today said: "Failure
to ale return on time as required by
law automatically subjects the tax
payer to a 25 per cent penalty and
In addition thereto a $1,000 fine.
Any person who wilfully attempts to
evade or defeat the income tax im
posed is subject to a 10,000 fine
and one year in federal prison.
"Taxpayers should not delay In
making returns until the eleventh
hour and then find that due to delay
in mall or other causes they ate de
linquent and subject to a fine. File
the return at once and take no chano
s.
"While the Bureau of Internal
Revenue is sending to every county
in the state experts to aid in the
making out of income tax returns,
, it Is not to be supposed that these
officers are to relieve taxpayers alto
gether of their duty in this respect.
Many persons, without even taking
the trouble to glance over the forms,
hand them to the revenue officers ex
pecting them to make out the com
plete return. This necessitates a
number of questions which only the
taxpayer himself can answer.
"Taxpayers are urged to read care
fully the instructions and fill in the
forms to the best of their ability,
leaving to the experts only such
questions as to which they may be
In doubt.
"On each form is printed the fol
lowing: " 'If you need assistance, go to a
deputy collector or to the collector's
fflce, but first read Instructions and
fill out this sheet in pencil as well as
you can.'
"By heeding this advice, taxpayers
will save themselves and the govern
ment much time and trouble."
Food and Apron Kale
The Ladles of the Presbyterian
hurch will hold a food and apron
ale at the Glenn Miller Furniture
Store, next Saturday, March 15. An
array of choice articles for the selec
tion of those who attend is promised
and it will do doubt prove profitable
for all to call and look over what the
ladies will offer.
F
RW
CHICAGO BANK IS
ROBBED BY ARMED
BANDITS TODAY
(By International News Service)
CHICAGO. March 13. The Met
ropolitan State Bank, one of the
strong financial institutions of this
city, was robbed this morning by
four armed daylight bank robbers.
The assistant cashier was fa'ally in
jured in the fight that ensued and A
woman customer was struck by a
bullet from a gun in the hands of
the highwaymen.
WILL ASK THAT STATE
GAME LAW BE AMENDED
Section of Law Prohibiting Shooting
of Pelicans is Inducement to
Violation of Liquor Laws
It is said that one of the lead
ing "booze hounds" stationed at Al
liance, who has been credited with
making several of the largest cap
tures of bootleggers and illegal
stores of liquor, is of the opinion
that it will be necessary to revise the
Nebraska game laws at this session
of the legislature, if the importation
of "red eye" or squirrel whiskey
from Wyoming Is to be stopped.
The reason for the conclusion of
the sleuth is this:
The Nebraska game laws protect
several varieties of wild game birds
the entire year it being unlawful to
shoot tbaiUr-wUb, a severe-penalty -at
tached. Among the birds protected
in this way are pelicans, large mini
bers of which nest and breed In the
sandhill lakes near Alliance each
summer. The pelicans have immense
beaks with the lower bill shaped like
a boat, capable of holding several
good-sized fish at the same time.
The "booze hound" tells this story
of the new angle to the bootlegging
game and incidentally the reason for
the amending of the game laws, in
order that' the birds may be killed
when necessity arises. .
It has been reported that a boot
legger, searching for some way to
avoid the stringent watch kept for
the importation of liquor from our
neighboring state, captured a num
ber of young pelicans last summer
and fed them well at his ranch dur
lng the winter. The result was that
this spring be had a flock of extra
large pelicans with well-developed
beaks. The pelicans, having been
well fed and cared for, came to look
at the ranch as being their home and
when taken many miles away and
released Immediately wended their
way back to the ranch along the
aerial route.
The next step was to take the pel
icans to Wyoming. Before being re
leased there, each bird had a quart
bottle of "red eye" placed in Ills
beak, the end of the beak then being
tied with a strong string. The birds
on being released immediately, flew
high and straight for their ranch
home near Alliance. On reaching
the ranch the string was untied and
the bottle safely delivered. This
has been so profitable that it is get
ting to be a regular thing. It is re
ported that the secret was given
away by a pelican which was entrust
ed with a bottle which had a loose
cork. The cork came out, the bird
swallowed the booze, and becoming
drunk, mistook the Alliance city hall
for its rookery, alighting there. The
bird was rescued and the secret came
out that is, the bottle came out af
ter the string was untied.
- The secret now being out, it is
feared that others besides the orig
inators may follow example, until
the skies above Alliance may become
darkened with boose-laden pelicans
returning to their homes, and a gen
eral era of drunkenness ensue. This
plan of course is much safer than
that of stopping freight trains on
dark nights and unloading the booze,
Should the game law not be amend
ed at this session of the legislature,
the sleuth who discovered the plan
used wants a swill aeroplane and a
large sack of salt. By catching the
pelicans with the plane and salt
'thrown on their tails he might find
some clue as to the master pelicaner
who Is responsible.
Some people say this story may
not be true. It is not for us to
doubt It, for the idea originated with
the Denver Post. However, we do
believe that
A wonderful bird is the pelican,
His bill holds more than his bellcan;
He holds In his beak
Enough booze for a week,
And I don't see how the helican.
tioiNDUffa
FIRE DEPARTMENT
NOMINATED OFFICERS
Seventeen Newt Member Initiated
Wednesday Kvcning - Dr.
Hand New President
Seventeen new members were In
itiated wKh due ceremony Wednes
day evening Into the Alliance Volun
teer Fire Department. The new
members were: Marvin Dickenson,
Chet Shreve, Henry Blume, C. W.
Nation, Roy Miller, Lin Burroughs,
Claude Hazelton, Chris Ehinger, Bill
Clary, E. S. Brower, R. J. Silver, J.
B. Miller. A. L. Davis, Geo. Heath,
C. W. Rathburn, Ross Sampson and
Alfonso Hudklns.
A new company was organized un
der the name of Louis BuechsenBteln
Chemical No. 1. A number of the
older members were transferred
from the other three companies to
the new company and John W. Guth
rie was nominated foreman of the
company.
Annual election of officers will be
held at t e next regular meeting
on March 26. Nominations were
made as follows: President. Dr. Geo
J. Hand; vice president, Harold Sny
der, W. R. Harper and Vern Reges
ter; chief, Ray Trabert, Leonard Pll
klngton, Vern Regester and Frank
Merrrtt; secretary, Carl Rockey,
John Hodgklnson and Guy Smith;
treasurer, Frank Abegg; house com
mittee to fill term expiring, Ray
Trabert; foreman Hose Company No
l, John Hodgklnson; foreman Hose
Company No. 2, Ed Brennan and
Carl Rockey; foreman Hook ' and
Ladder No. 1, Vivian Hall and Verri
Regester; foreman Lou Buechseu
stein Chemical No. 1, John W. Guth
rie.
The regular dances given by ths
department, under the management
of the house committee, have been
proving very successful and will be
continued regularly.
THREE ARE KILLED
THREE BURNED IN
FIRE AT. BAYARD
ANOTHER
CHAPTER WRITTEN
IN STORY OF OIL CAN
AND "FIR 13
Nearly Entire Family of Philip Deer
ing Wiped Out When Kero
sene Can Explodes
Three persons are dead and ' two
ethers are not expected to live as
the result of an explosion of a can of
kerosene Tuesday morning in the
home of Philip Deerlng, a Russian
beet-tender at Bayard.
The dead:
Mrs. Philip Deerlng, mother of
family.
Peter Deerlng, aged 7.
Kitle Deering, aged 5.
Those probably fatally burned:
Philip Deering, father.
Mary Deering, aged 9.
A child, aged 2 years, K is thought
will recover.
The explosion was caused by pour
ing oil on live coal.
The father In his attempt to start
the fire used a can of kerosene,
which exploded blowing the bottom
out of the can and scattering blazing
oil over the room. Three men who
chanced to be near were attracted by
the blaze and after breaking In the
h'ouse rescued Deering and his 2-year-old
daughter, both terribly
burned.
Mrs. Deerlng, together with her
son, aged 7, and a daughter, 5, were
found dead in their bed from burns
and suffocation.
ALLIANCE FIVE WINS
OVER KIMBALL HIGHS
Defeats Team Twice Victorious over
Locals In First Game at the
State Tournament
The Alliance High School basket
ball five won its first game of the
state tournament at Lincoln Wed
nesday -by defeating the fast aggre
gation from Kimball by a score of
13 to 11. The Kimball team, hav
ing twice been returned victor over
the locals, entered the contest full
confident of victory, while the Alli
ance boys were just as Insistent that
they would win, and as Is to be seen
by the score the game was a good
one.
Alliance Is scheduled to meet the
Dunbar High this afternoon and the
Interested ones here are hoping for
another victory.
Woman Killed In Fall Yesterday
The mother of Mrs. Herman John
son. Cheyenne avenue, was killed
Wednesday afternoon, when she fell
from the basement stairs at the
Johnson home. The other members
of the family had left the house and
although many times warned of the
danger she started to the basement
to care for some small chicks and In
the fall resulting received a fractur
e dskull that cost her life. Upon
the return of the family from a shop
ping trip to the city the body was
found at the bottom ot the stairway,
but life was extinct.
CHOICE FARM IS
SOLD Til
S WEEK
AT NICE FIGURES
rX)KTY.
POWELL PLACT1 BRINGS
TWO THOUSAND DOLIiAHS
W1TLL IMPROVED
Phelps County Man Confident
of
(ireat Advance in alue of
Western Nebraska I And
After watching the advance of
western Nebraska for' about nine
years, T. C. Bradley bf Bertrand,
Phelps county, this week purchased
the C. L. Powell place, three miles
north of Alliance, at the snug price
of $75 per acre. The farm compris
es 560 acres, bringing the total con
sideration to $42,000.
Mr. Bradley, a long-ttme resident
of the state, was a few years ago the
owner of the large McCorkle ranch
and although he realised a profit
when he sld the place figures his
best move would have been to hold
It a few years longer. For the past
nine years he has made frequent
trips to this section of the state and
is very confident that within the
coming few months the value of
western Nebraska real estate Will ad
vance appreciably. His new posses
sion Is one of the best of Box Butte
county farms, very well Improved,
fertile soil and well situated.- He
will move onto the place, with his
family, about the first of the coming
month, having received immediate
possession. In the deal he gets 130
acres of fall wheat and rye and 80
acres of alfalfa of good stand.
When the change has been entire
ly- made Alliance will no doubt be
come the home of Mr. and Mrs. Powell.-
The live stock, farm machinery
and some other personal effects will
be sold by Mr. Powell and son. Lew
Is, who Is associated with him on the
farm, at public Bale, after which the
family will move to this city to take
up Its abode.
liaiid Deals Are Numerous
There Is a . decided activity in,
western Nebraska land realms. DuH
ing the week several good sized deals
have been closed that denote a
marked confidence in the prospects
for the section.
M. A. .Brown sold two sections
neat Marple to Otto Staab at $15
per acre, and will give Immediate
p.oKsfcSslon. He In turn purchaed
tUe-Er i. "Gregg tract' of flfty-lght
acre. at the east end of Third street,
which is well Improved, . and will
move onto the same as soon as h
has disposed of his farm stuff at a
public sale to be held within the
near future. The consideration in
the Utter deal was Bald to be about
$9,000.
A deal which involved a rather
Ihtv sum wus tl-at of the sale of ti
I'eter Kichcn f'acc to the Talmadgo-
Lonn.is li i ct-tmtnt company of Ouia
Loomis Investment company of Oma
ha for a round $67,000. The place
will be cut Into small tracts and soil
as Improved farms.
E. T. Kibble, Alliance real estate
man, purchased the Powell Jesse
farm of 132 acres and for the same
paid $33.99i;. The place Is situated
five miles east of Alliance and is a
splendid property. Mr. Kibble plans
extensive improvements and farming
operations.
UNPAVED STREETS MAKE
MANY STRANDED CARS
Twenty-three Automobiles Were
Stranded In Muddy Streets
In City Wednesday ,
Unpaved Box Butte avenue madl
Itself a new record Wednesday when
fourteen automobiles were stranded
at different points along its broad
expanse of mud and water. Seventh
street proved to be the worst offend
er, nine cars stopping there for peri
ods ranging from a few minutes to a
couple of hours.
As long as the streets were frozen
tahe chief difficulty in navigating the
city was the roughness but wlfh a
couple of warm days the frost began
leaving the ground and the bottom
has simply dropped out of , the
streets.
The street commissioner and his
willing helpers, doing their best to
keep the soft spots passable, discov
ered a Stetson hat lying in the mud
at Seventh and Box Butte. One
waded out and picked up the hat. He
was amazed to see that it covered
the head of a man. Digging the
mud from around the face of the
man he Inquired, "What are you dol
ing here?" The reply was, "Oh, I'm
sitting in the front seat of my car,
waiting for help in getting out."
A few days of warm and dry
weather will give the street commis
sioner a cha'-f o -''r- m tte the bad
places. He li;n ha li ' pportun
lty to work the stitcis uuring the
past few months and has done the
best he could. Citizens realise that
paving Is the only remedy and are
hoping that there will be no delay in
getting the fifteen blocks started
early this spring.
In the meantime carry with you a
pair of rubber boots, a life preserver,
a life-line and a. v.!?tle. If your
car sticks, put on the life preserver;
throw out the life-line ai 1 blow the
whistle. Heavy dray teams seem to
be the only adequate remedy In get
ting out cars.
FIRE THIS MORNING
EMERSON SCHOOL BUILDING
THREE HUNDRED SCHOOL CHILDREN MARCH OUT QUICKLY
AND SAFELY, DIRECTED BY COOL-HEADED TEACH-
ERS FIRE TRUCK STICKS IN MUD HOLE
WANTS VOTE OF PEOPLE
ON THE CITY MANAGER
A. D. Rodger Heads Strong Ticket
for City tlnghcft, Harris,
Johnson, Hills, for Council
A. D. Rodgers, former mayor of
Alliance and candidate for election
at the city election next month, will
ask for a vote of the people on the
question of a city manager before
taking this action, if he Is elected,
according to a statement made by
him to a Herald reporter Wednes
day. Mr. Rodgers believes that the
plan of a city manager can be worked
successfully but he would not favor
taking this action unless the people
of the city showed that a majority
favored the same.
Mr. Rodgers heads a strong ticket
which Includes J. E. Hughes, former
superintendent of the city, lla-tit and
twateT-depatmeht ks a candidate for
councilman from the First ward;
Fred W. Harris, former mayor, cash
jier of the Alliance National Bank,
L.conceaea to De one of the best post
fed men In the city on Its Jlnanclal
anatrs, as councilman from the
Fourth ward: H. A. Jo nsoi. "fore
man or the Burlington stock yarde,
who has resided in Alliance for tlx
years, and a volunteer fireman, dc
councilman from the Third ward;
and George Hills, now council mi-n
from the Second ward, and a popular
volunteer fireman, for re-election.
rrank Abegg is a candidate for re
election as city treasurer. T. P.
Rolfson, at present city clerk, will
not be a candidate for re-election.
Wal'er Buechsenstein has been men
tioned for the place but up to date
nas not consented to run. He Is a
popular volunteer fireman and has
had much experience along clerical
lines.
The women of Alliance, twenty
one years of age and over, will have
tne right to vote this year for the
first time, They may vote for .ill
city officers except police magistrate.
Mr. Rodgers and his associates on
the ticket are seriously Considering
the proposition of appointing as
"city superintendent" a man who
will take charge, under the direction
of the mayor and city council, of all
the city departments Including
light and power, streets, sewer, wa
ter, cemetery.
The men on te ticket also feel
that it may be wise to issue bonds to
care for the present deficit, or , at
least a portion of the same proba
bly in the amount of $47,000. The
outstanding warrants drawseven per
cent. The bonds would draw prob
ably five per cent.
tWIiOYEL HOOKKVKLT FIRST
DAY VISITOR AT CANTKEN
One of the Interesting features of
the local Red Cross canteen at the
Burlington station Is the registration
book. Since the time ot the organ
ization ot the canteen not less than
4,000 persons have registered and
among the number are to be found
the signatures of severs) very prom
inent Americans. On October 4,
1918, the first day of the canteen's
operations. Colonel Theodore Roose
velt, now deceased, was the seventh
person to register. The colonel was
at the time touring the west in the
interest of the Liberty Loan cam
paign and passed through Alliance;
as will be well remembered. On the
same day Read Admiral R. E. Coonts
of the U. 8. Navy, enroute to the At
lantic coast to assume command of
the Atlantic fleet, added his name to
the list. The canteen was organized
with John B. Guthrie as chairman ot
the division during the regime of L.
II. Hghland as county chairman of
the Red Cross.
Agnes O. Strong of Boone, Iowa,
organiser "'for the Ladles Society of
the B. ot L. F. and E., will bo In Al
liance on Friday, February 21, at
which time a ladles' society will be
organised.
I ' WfT-T-1'"'
IN THE
Three hundred grade school chil
dren inarched out from a smoke-filled
building this morning at 9:45
o'clock In good order, while Super
intendent Gertrude Mcllugh and her
corps of efficient and cool-headed
teachers. In a quiet but determined
manner, stood back of them until ail
were safely In the street.
The Alliance motor fire Iruck, go
ing to the Emerson school building
at full speed, landed in a mudhole
half a block from the building and
remained V ere for nearly an hour,
until pulled out wHh the aid of two
monster trucks, a heavy dray team
and fifty men.
Alliance volunteer firemen Jumped
from the stranded motor truck and
carrying chemical apparatus, enter
ed the basement of the building and
despite a blinding, choking, strang
ling smoke, kept the fire from
spreading, and extinguished It with
in a few minutes.
The blase was caused from a stove
pipe running through a wooden par
tition from the rooms of Janitor
Bill Coleman to the main smoke
stack. The damage to the building
was slight and school will again
take up this afternoon.
Scores of happy school boys, hap
py because of a half holiday, plied on
the two motor trucks a Nash driven-
by Fireman George Ellis and a
Republic driven by Fireman Ward
Hall In order to give the trucks
weight in pulling the stranded mo
tor truck from the mud hole, while
Guy Martin, driving, a heavy dray
team, added the pull that brought
the truck, with Driver PUktagton at
the wheel, out from the mud hoi.
Engineer Jack Clausson, adding 2S0
pounds of brawn and muscle, did Ms
fcharo. 'n tne work and also provol
himse'f an -celleiit fliu Uf'-ter v
A. Bald, driving Reo tout heeded
not mud holes or crossings, journey
ed to and from the firehouse with
extra cnemicais.
Alliance citizens,, who see such
things as this, realize more and moro
the need of paved streets throughout
the city. .- They also, realize the eEl- '
-,vut imn uuun vj wie loiiDlnr
i. n uv lux Ul fVCUl U
last year down to thirteen fires and -'
$800 losses.
POST M. T P A OF ALLIANCE
HELD ANNUAL MEETING
Alliance IJve-wire Travqflng Mui
Klect Officers of Post; Will
Send Delegates to York
The annual election of officers of
Post M, T. P. 'A., was held Saturdjy
afternoon at the community club cf
flce, with a bunch of the live wlics
present.
The post passed a resolution a '
dressed to Governor McKelvie call
ing attention to the bad condition of
service at hotels in Bridgeport, Da -ton,
Whitman, Crawford and Hyai'
nis, stating that better inspection Ij
needed of these hotels; that the pres
ent inspector has been on the Job n
couple of months and that to t:.
knowledge of the post, no complain s
have been tiled.
The question of good roads w:ii
thoroughly discussed and cussed
that is, the bad roads were cusse.l.
uicmuria ui iuu jiusi ore lO 1
man back of the Potash Highway
proposition and are devoting their
efforts to Its success. Other road
in western Nebraska are in need of
attention also.
Officers elected for the comin?
year were: President, J. H. Ha we a;
vice president, R. M. Baker; aecr?-tary-treasurer.
Roy C. Strong, elect
ed for his fourth term; directors.
Geo. , D. Reed, chairman, 8. W.
Thompson, W. G. Niernan, C. M.
Looney and John Feyer.
Committees appointed for the year
were: Sickness Joseph O'Connor;
roads Lloyd C. Thomas; legislative
L. H. Highland; hotel J. E.
Croy; employment C. M. Reynolds;
railroad S. A. Van Landrlnghani :
press Ben J. Sallows. The board
of directors will compose the enter
tainment committee.
Delegates elected to the annual
state convention at York on April 18
and 19 were: C. M. Looney, R. O.
Strong, W. G. Nleman, Geo. D. Reed
and 8. W. Thompson.
Another T. P. A. party is to be
held in Alliance on Saturday, April
5. The post now has 134 members.
NO CONFIRMATION CLAIMED
OFFICE TENDERED GRAHAM
(Special Dispatch to Herald)
Lincoln, Nebr., March 12. How
did the Alliance Times get Its al
leged Information relative to a ten
der to Postmaster Robert Graham of
Alliance by Governor McKelvie of a
place on the State Board of Control?
This question is being asked at the
State House but has not yet been sat
isfactorily answered. The governor
has not given out and has not auth
orized any statement relative to the
appointment of a successor to Judge
Holcomb on the board. The Times'
statement. If correct. muBt be baaed
on confidential correspondence.