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Every day that passes brings new
proofs that President Wilson wan
right when he told the Senate that
there can be no escape from the ef
fects of the war until the United
States filed Its acceptance of the
terms of peace with Germany; that
is, until the treaty ceases to be a
mere memorandum of an agreement
and becomes a binding contract.
Abundant corroboration of the
President's statement Is supplied by
the Senate Itself. White the prob
lems of the present press for solu
tion, while industry and commerce
and Government itself 1 Inner be
tween peace and war, with none of
the certainty of either to steady
them, the Republican majority in the
Senate debates hypothetical crisis of
the future. Practical consideration
of the country's Immediate needs In
legislation Is abandoned for academ
ic discussions of the affairs of other
times and other peoples.
The American people who are sup
posed to be t e Senates' masters and
who certainly are its paymasters,
have been waiting with more or less
patience for some action that would
formally and finally end the war and
produce the status of permanent
peace. Dut the Senate has ignored
the wishes and demands of its own
constituents to hear the complaints
of outsiders. Of course, this aliow of
interest in the representatives of
email nations, old and new, is
prompted by partisanship; but what
ever its motive its result Is unmis
takable' delay of peace, postpone
ment of reconstruction, disturbance
of business, hampering of every ac
tivity, public and private
Disposition of the railroads ia
alone a subject to which the Senate
should have been devoting a large
portion of its time and best thought.
Production and distribution depend
in large measure on the railroads,
and whatever affects them for good
or ill has a corresponding reaction
on every Industry and activity In the
land. But the Senate not only has
failed to move but even to give a sign
that it regards the question with ser
ious concern.
Meantime the Senate, under the
pessure of its Republican leaders,
lends ear to tho representatives
small minorities who speak not for
the United States but for other na
tions. It Is time that the American
people are heard by the Senale.
THE PRESIDENT AN1 THE
SHOPMEN'.
President Wilson has earned the
right to speak to the railroad shop
men as a friend. From that point of
vantage he proffered theui caution
and advice which were none the less
friendly because solemn in tone, and
which, in their own interest and for
the behoof of the entire nation, it is
hoped they will accept In like spirit.
The President reminded the ahop
men that the cost of living has
reached Its peak and that ita trend
may hereaften be expected to be
downward, and Is certain to fall
much lower so soon as the treaty of ;
peace has been ratified. Until after
that ratification has been accomplish- the minister in his sermons next
ed and all business and industry is Lord's Day. The subjects are: "The
put upon a sure footing, President Kingdom of Heaven", and "Chris
Wilson explained, Increases of wages tlanity vs. Other Religions". The
dictated by the maximum costs of i mid-week church meeting on Wed
the moment would defeat the cam-j nesday evening are productive of
iai,tii wtiu-u wie uovernmeni is now ;
conducting for lower prices; would
advance the rates for transportation I
ana in mat way enhance every
charge against production and distri
bution. These Increases of wages to
meet a temporary situation would be
permanent and their effects of the
cost of living would be equally last
ing. Not only the shopmen, but all
workers and employers every man,
woman and child in the United
States would continue to feel the
pressure of excessive prices of all
they need for food, clothing and
shelter. Those whose Income takes
the form of wages and salaries
would feel H most of all. Strikes
which stop the rate and multiply the i
costs of production will only mag J
nlfy the difficulties.
The remedy Is quick ratification or
the treaty. This will put a period to 1
the uncertainty which makes specu-
lation of every investment, enter-
prise and transaction that ought to
be predicated upon sound. atable con-
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at the hands of the President nor a
stoppage of work on the part of labor
can afford a cure. The Senate alone
has the means of ending the evil
state of things.
Ratify the treaty! y
Ceurtry Wants Bigness.
The bister the lunn the more room
there Is for him out In the country.
Not much room there for the small
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TKI.Ii YOI 11 IJXilSLATOKS.
For months past the World Trade
Club of San Francisco and the Metric
Association of New York have been
waging a vigorous cajnpalgn for the
adoption of the metric units of
weight and measure by the United
States.
World Trade Club particularly has
been right on the job. The copious
literature Issued by the club has
shown with relentless logic the need
for world-standardization of -weights
and measures, and the great gain the
metric system would bring to the
United State sin trade, in manufac
ture, in education.
Hundreds of America's most emin
ent men have taken the trouble to
write or telegraph World Trade Club
pledging support to the campaign.
All tellfy to the handicap of our
present jumble of weights and meas
ures inherited from England, fore
ed on her by Germany and all are
sure tremendous benefits will come
from the adoption of metric units.
All this is very well.
treasons are goou; but acts are
better.
World Trade Club ts doing its
part. Dut there is still an Important
step to take.
It Is: to the thing done.
In other words, the matter Is now
up to the legislators of the United
States, particularly the members of
Congress
Congress has dallied with this sub
ject ever since the days of Thomas
Jefferson. He urged a metric sys
tem in 1876. He got us to adopt
metric money and the dollar. But
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uur icmsiuiors lacKea tne "gump
tion to aaopt meter-Iiter-gram. n
1866 Congress made the metric sys
tem legal. Why was it not inade
exclusive?
rxow is the -time to remedy the
error. The werld-war showed us
that nil the world except the Eiik
lish-speaking peoples depended upon
tne simple, logical, and efllcient met
ric unit standardization. Britannia
and the United States could not ef
fectively co-operate with their allies
until they had adopted metric stan
dardization for war purposes
Our legislators know this. Thev
know, too. that metric standardiza-
tton will remove a great handicap on
commerce and education.
uut they
need to be reminded to be written
to to be urged to get the thing
aoue.
Wrtte today. A postal will do It.
Write your Senators, your Congress
man.
Get the thing done. Tell your leg
islators. Church of Christ
The business of the Lord demands
haste. W hen He gets ready to come
to this earth again. He will not halt
or filter by the way. He will be
here before the many are aware of
his coming. hat preparation have
you made for his appearing? As a
Christian what are you doing to ad
vance his Kingdom? One great
duty and privilege of ours is to be
in the fellowship
The roliirlnn nf
the Christ is the Christianity of the
oBok. More of thin win h. Hv,n
mucn gooa in the development of
Christian graces and the study of
the Bible. We were gratifled at the
many new races In the audience of
last Sunday. Come to the church
with a message and a welcome.
STEPHEN J. EPLER, Minister
St. John's Lutheran Church of
Hemingford will celebrate its anuuul
mission festival Sun lay September 7.
Rev. H. Jensen or Rapid City w'U
preach the sermou.
Methodist Church.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Now
that the schools have opened, and
vacation days are over let everyone
rally to the Sunday school! The
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S be Pre8,ent n pref,ch
L1! ? .lle I3 aine gentle
IVt?'r ?h k '0,'
" ' th church ad her Mends.
. cooperation of every
" !'Ilb" wiU ,uakl,e hla P" '
b'e' Jh 'Irenes of this town
fann JJff0nl t0 Z ,eVh,an t.heI'
heartiest cooperation. Religion Is at
lusniiwoimpo,
Alliance oeeuis engrossed in worldly
occupations. But let us remember
that only the Grace of God has a sav
ing influence, and In the final analy
sis Is all that counts. The retiring
pastor goes to Crawford, a neighbor
ing city where Methodism is strong,
and prospects are alluring. He
wishes to thank those of his friends
who were loyal and true: and charit
ably forgets those who like Sanballot
obstructed the work by scattering
IO
disloyalty, ami t a bad example by
their own difference. They shall
reap their own harvest, though all
the rhurrlips rr.ut suffer en thHr ar-
rount, Asain poster Wrlnhi ami hi
family thank friends for support,
and bid an adieu.
H. E. WRIGHT.
Firt IUHlst Church
The First aDpiist Church Invites
you to b present next Sunday at all
of Its services. Sunday School at
10:00 a. t:i. Church services at 11
a. in. and 8 p. m. Good music and
a moat cordial welcome at the
"Home-Like Church" on the corner
of Laramie and Seventh streets.
Come and bring your friends.
J. ORHIN GOULD, Pastor.
Presbyterian Churrh.
During the fall and winter months
the whole Presbyterian church Is to
study Its problems unitedly under
the New Era program. September la
the month of Preparation and Rally
Day. Its key word Is Loyalty. Octo
ber and November will be donated to
Stewardship in the church of both
self and substance. Sunday School.
10 a. m. Morning worship. 11 a. m.
Christian Endeavor, 7 p. m. Even
ing Service, 8 p. tn. Presbyterians,
these services challenge your atten
dance. AH are cordially invited to
worship with us.
A. J. KEARNS, Pastor.
Sense and Nonsense
Gleaned from Our Weekly Ntady
V. in me uentie Art of Uosslp
By JACK BESTIIIM
It happened in Alliance.
The night was starry; the air was
cool Just the sort of a night two
young hearts, Jazzing bent, would
wish for a tnldnight Joyrlde. Every
thing was in perfect order for the
heavenly trip through the valleys;
the big Bulck with its nimble yellow
wheels creaked with the eagerness
that bespeaks faithfulness to a kind
master as the knightly swain wend
ed his way to the little old red brick
rooming house where In fond antici
pation of the precious moments
about to be spent with an old friend
of thirteen years, a pulsing heart
awaited anxiously the signal that
was to be the first thrill of the hour
of passionate emotions. Nor was
this anxious matron to be disappoint
ed for timed like a timepiece were
the movements of the gallant as he
proceeded to Box Butte avenue from
the east to he intersection oh! no,
we're not going to divulge further,
but we'll begin aealn with the ner
vous descent by the anxious matron
of the rear-stairs to the alley As
we have before said the night was
starry; the street lighting system
was in perfect order and this of
course added romance to the adven
ture. She descended, step by step,
scrutinizing each and every object
which hove Into sight until at last
It seemed r:i hour the distance to
the yelkv -vheeled Buick. was cov
ered an'' r --eat had been taken by
the sic'' of ;ho proU(l Rallant. A
purr, peculiar to Bulck motors, was
heard; the large yellow-wheeled
car lunsed forward they were 'off .
From thU time until the less-passionate
return, we have nothing particu
larly to relate (our imagination re
fuses) other than the careful" watch
of a number of curious young bucks,
who entertained themselves ventur
ing their conflicting opinions aa to
the conditions of the roads, the
speed of the yellow-wheeled Buick.
and a lot of other things which in
our estimation were pure bunk.
The hour was about one-thirty as
the powerful car again approached
the little old red rooming house and
again paused for a brief spell, to al
low the unloading of the anxious
matron, who was also of the pulsing
heart, upon the previous approach.
She alighted with a kind "Good
night, dear," hastened across the lot
Come Here by Your Lonesome
Or come with a friend,
There'll be none to molest you,
None to offend.
Of course, two is company,
. And three is a crowd.
But as to the Personnel of our
Patrons.
We're extemely Proud!
YOU ARE INVITED.
ALLIANCE
CANDY STORE
rTHS NICEST PLACE IN TOWK
'1S.P. JACKSON. PR02M
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to the same winding stairway and
dashed Into her bouduolr, absolutely
at peace with herself and content in
h realization of the true friendship,
which had been uninterrupted for
those many years and which was
now cloer than ever. The Buick
well. It Just disappeared; the
proud master was seen, but not
heard from and as the shining sun
aealn showed Its face above the!
horizon both slept that sleep that
comes only to those with a clear con
science and perfect satisfaction.
We'll say it happened.
(To be continued.)
But, Alas, Hs Doewit.
The golden rule ia soinerhlnjr whic.
we all believe the other fellow houW
bscrve. Boston Transcript.
School Days Are
Fountain Pen Days
From the upper grades of
grammar school, on through
college, a fountain pen Is most
helpful equipment for the
atudent. It helps to Improve
the hand writing. It encour
ages neatness. It saves time.
It provides permanent records.
It saves money. It makes for
better scholarship.
We show a splendid assortment
of fountain pens of the best
makes. There are all styles
and sizes and a point to fit
every hand. Buy a fountain
pen here before you start to
school.
$1.25 to $6.00 .
Complete lines of Eversharp
and Fyne-point pencils
$1.00 to $5.00
Thiele's
Jewelry, Watches, Drugt
Itronswlck Phonographs
Watch Inspecton for
0. B. & Q.
THE
Saturday , September 6th
The most complete line of
Millinery ever in the city
Highland -Hollo way Co.
DRAKE & DRAKE Masses
OPTOMETRISTS Accurately Fitted
"""V We Can Duplicate Anj Broken
113 H Boi Butte Ave Phone 111
Price List of Auto Tires
(Jl'AltANTKKO 5.OO0 MII.KS
WK PAY KXPUKSS (HAIUiKM PROMPT SlirTMKXTS
If a tire falN to give service of 5.OO0 miles we will replace It with an
other tire for onewhalf
Site Plain Tubes Size Plain Tubes
28x3 $ 8.43 $3.20 81x1 $16.95 $3.60
30x3 8.73 2.30 3.txt 17.43 3.63
30x3H 10.03 2.50 36x4 17.93 3.73
31x3 4 11-43 2.33 31x4 4 21.93 4.40
323 Vj 11.93 2.63 33x14 22.70 4.50
34x3 4 12J03 2.73 36x4 4 22.93 4.33
31x4 13.43 3.40 37x4 4 23.95 4.63
32x4 13.93 3.43 .33x3 23.23 5.23
33x4 16.43 3.50 37x3 , 26.93 3.43
Non-Skid, $l.0 extra.
SMITH SALKS AGENCY
44-46 Sibley St.
(T1LEN MILLE1R
Undertaking
PA R L ORS-
128 West Third Street
Telephone Day 311
LEADER
WILL OPEN
Our buyer has se
lected this line from
the best markets and
you will be sure to find
the hat you want.
price marked below.
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