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pagb tnnm 4 ri J J PL TOLUMB XXVI. ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY", NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1919 NUMBER 49. TUP. aTTTAKCK llKHATif). aLLLv$$,N KHjJASlvA, NOVRMBKU f, 1019 ELECTION OF JUDGE HEWITT JSJSSURED "WINS BY LANDSLIDE ALL OVER THE DISTRICT Carries Box Bute County With 700 Vote to Spare and Only 2:1 Against Illm. Ijte-reports indicates that "'Judge II. II., Hewitt's majority In Sheridan county will amount to several hun dred, which will give lilni the place with an overwhelming vote. Unless there was tremendous ac tivity In Sheridan county, and work ers' there succeeded In getting out a large vote, I the election of Judge Hewitt as delegate to the constitu tional convention from this district seems assured. Mr. Hewitt carried Box Butte county, according to un official figures, by a clear majority of over 700 votes, only twenty-three Totes being recorded against him. The total vote for the county was given as Hewitt, 730; Plank, 23. , Returns were unusually slow In coming in, and it was not until late Wednesday night that the last pre cinct was heard from. Only a few scattering figures from Sheridan county, were received up to that time, but these were encouraging, rather than otherwise. Four Sheridan coun ty precincts gave Hewitt a lead of 20 votes, and one of these precincts was Mirage, near Hay Springs, Plank's old home, which favored the Sheridan county man by a vote of 12 to 1. Hewitt's friends worked hard early and late to get the vote out, and suc ceeded wonderfully well. They found a number of voters who were of the opinion that the election had been called off, and still otners who did not know that there was an election scheduled. One worked told of meeting one voter who was of the opinion that the election was for the purpose of nominating delegates t6 the convention which will nominate a president next year. The unofficial count stands as fol lows for Box Butte county. Hewitt Plank First ward 56 Second ward 167 Third ward ..157 Fourth ward 87 Boyd .'. ; 15 Box Butte 34 Running Water 10 Dorsey 73 Lawn 30 Liberty 9 Wright 26 Nonpareil . ..... 17 Snake Creek -- 8 Sheridan county precincts so far reported are: Hewitt Plank Antloch 29 7 Hoffland 10 0 Box Butte 5 6 Mirage 1 12 It was the Community'Club which conceived the idea, of selecting a can didate for this impor tant office by ma sb meeting, and the choice of that meeting was Judge Hewitt. He had the advantage of a wide acquaint ance In Box Butte and Sheridan counties, and can consider the over whelmingly favorable vote he re ceived In his home county as a high honor. A number of women, who had not heard of Attorcjy General Barnes' ruling that they were not entitled to vote for constitutional convention delegates, were, on hand at the polls and anxious to vote. The first of last week, the state supreme court ren dered an opinion to the effect that delegate to the constitutional conven tion was not a constitutional office, and this was taken to mean that they were entitled to vote for candidates for that office. At least this was the ' a number of county clerks looked at the matter, and In spite of the fact that the law provides for separate ballots for women, many of them had planned to allow the wom en to vote, there being Insufficient time to get additional ballots printed. Later In the week, however, the at torney general Issued his opinion, and definite Instructions were given to election officers, but not before a number of newspapers had an nounced that women had a vote on delegate. SPECIAL SERVICE ON LEGION SUNDAY m Alliance post of the American Le gion will observe Legion Sunday on November 9. Members of the post will meet at the city hall and march In a body to the Episcopal church, where Dean Dixon, a member of the legion, will preach a special sermon. ALLIANCE TY11S v OltGANIZE UNION At a meeting held at The Herald office last Sunday afternoon, eight i printers of this city took preliminary I steps toward organizing a local here. , Alliance printers have been affiliated with the Bridgeport printers' union for a number of years, due to the fact i that there have not been a sufficient number of printers In the city to se cure a charter. Fred J. Vogel was elected pres ident, Joy C. Parker, vice pr- -nt, and Lester S. Olson, secret- v I'hev Ul VI t Ml kJUIlU" 111 V ' . will hold office until tb r elec tion In May. ,$P The charter me of the new union include: S. Olson, Joy C. Parker, A.' .hson, George L. Burr, Edwin M. urr, B. J. Sallows. Fred J. Vogel, John Ladd and- Fred W. Plank. Saturday last, a marriage li cense was Issued to Ralph B. McKay and Eva B. Burnham. The contract ing parties live In Antloch. RICHARD SMITH IS A POPULAR MAN Half a Dozen Cities Would lAke to Get Hold of Man Who Held Up Jack Kiordan Every day or so, another city or town writes in to County Attorney Basye concerning William Tatro, alias Richard Smith, who has been held by the county authorities' since his arrest on the charge of sticking up Jack Riordan and relieving him of several hundred dollars' worth of diamonds on the streets of Alliance not long since. Fi;om Bloomingtpn, Neb., comes a letter'df daring that Tatro is the man who robbed a Bloomington citizen In his'own house on the night of Sep tember 27. Mr. Tatro broke Jail at Bloomington, and the officials there are quite anxious to get hold of him. They say there Is no question that he is the man, and they have all the proof necessary for a conviction. Smith is not particularly concerned over this charge. He declares that he was in Omaha the night the of fense was committed, and that he can prove an alibi.. From York comes word that Smith is wanted there for breaking into a Jewelry store, and there is some sus picion that he Is the fellow who en tered an Aurora store and secured a little money from the till. Richard was mugged by the local police a few days ago, and his photo graph was passed around where it would do the most good. Recognl tion of the photograph first came from Kearney, where the sheriff iden titled Smith as William Tatro of that place. Word from Kearney is to the effect that Tatro is a gambler, a boot legger and horse-trading Is listed among his minor offenses. His pic ture was Identified by his wife, Alice Tatro, who expresses a willingness to come to his trial and help the au thorities. He was under arrest in Kearney some months ago on a charge of non-support, and there is now pending a suit for separate maintenance, instituted by his wife The latest development In the cdse against Mr. Tatro comes from Atch ison. Kas. The chief of police of that city forwaMed to County Attorney Basye a letter from August Erlcson of Bailey, Neb., which enclosed the following clipping from the Atchison Globe: "A heart-shaped bracelet bearing the words 'Atchison, Kansas' on one side of the heart and 'Gail' on the other was found in possession of a man who gave the name of Richard Smith when he was arrested the oth er day at Alliance, Neb. A la valliere bore the Initials 'G. I. E. and he had other Jewelry in his possession. He also carried a revolver. The Atchi son police are trying to locate the owner of the Jewelry, which Is pre sumed to have been stolen here.",. The letteer from Mr. Erlcson In formed the Atchison police that the iniMaia utood for "Gail Irene Erlfr on," the daughter of Mr. and Mrs R- Erlcson of Lead, S. D., and said that she was living at Alliance. Gall Irene Erlcson Is now Mrs. Howard Reddish of this city, and at the coun ty attorney's office Wednesday after noon It was said that she had been conimunlcated with, and will exam lne the Jewelry. She had not missed anything, but It is possible that should be the Jewelry Identified, fur ther crimes of Mr. Smith may be un earthed. ALLIANCE TEACHERS, GET RAISE IN PAY Teachers in the Central, Emerson and Alliance high school received salary Increase amounting to 90 year, or $10 per month, which took effect the first of the month. The ooard granted the Increase without any request from the teachers. Notice to the Public WIlEREASi an extraordinary oniprpciiey exists vital to the public welfare of liie citizens of Alliance by vir tue of the shortage of fuel due to the existence of the present coal strike and which condition has become so serious that immediate action is necessary to prevent impend ing danger by reason of such condition, and, i "WHEREAS, the United States has taken measures for the protection of the Nation' and has placed the handling and dis tribution of all fuel in charge of the United States Fuel Admin istrator and so that the City of Alliance may to the fullest extent co-operate with the national administration in this crisis as well as to use the full powe vested in the mayor and city council for the best interests and public welfare of the citizens of our city, NOW THEREFORE, Noticfe is hereby given that the City of Alliance, by virtue of the power vested in the mayor and city council, lias and by these presents does take over the dis tribution of all fuel within the) City of Alliance, and in pur suance of this action there be and is lierr.hy, appointed a fuel administrator in the person of Cassius C. -v- who wiU have full power and authority Mith reference to .distribution of all fuel within the city of Alliance from no o-and until the emergency has passed. v J ' " All persons, firms or corporations desiring to secure coal shall make application through the Fuel Administrator at his office in the city hall, by person or agent. ' t . Fuel Administrator Smith will begin distribution of coal Friday morning; deliveries will be made in. the city. Every effort should be made to conserve all of the fuel in the city. V As a further saving, I would ask all sign lights and show window lights be-discontinucd until we are relieved of the existing emergency. . In witness whereof I have this sixth day of November affixed hereto, my name and have the official seal of the City of Alliance, Nebraska. ' " A. D. RODGERS, (SEAL) N Mayor. SCOTTISH RITE MASONS STAGE A REUNION IjArge Classes Will Take Work From Fourth to Fourteenth to Thirty-second Degrees By special dispensation of the sovereign grand inspector general in Nebraska, Frank Cargill Patton, Ad- onirutn Lodge of Perfection No. 6, sitting in the Valley of Alliance, U holding a special communication, on Thursday of this week for the pur pose of conferring the degrees from the fourth to the fourteenth, in clusive. On Friday and Saturday, Novem ber 7 and 8. Semper Fidelia chapter No. 1, Rose Croix; St. Andrew's cpuncil No. 1, Knights Kadosh, and the Nebraska Canslstory No. 1 01 Omaha will confer the degrees from the fourteenth to the thirty-second. DISCUSS PLANS FOH A RACE CIRCUIT At the call of the Alliance Com munity club delegates from Gordon, Mitchell and Crawford assembled in Alliance Wednesday evening to dis cuss the formation of a racing cir cuit. Delegates from three or four other towns were prevented from be ing present on account of the Inclem ent weather. This was- a purely tentative meet ing which discussed some of the pre liminaries. Beyond electing E. L. Bishop secretary of the proposed circuit nothing ery definite was ac complished, and another meeting will toe held later. The out-of-town persons present were Joe Ruddy of Gordon, J. T. Whitehead of Mitchell and A. L. Hungerford of Crawford. Tuesday of this week, County Judge Tash performed the ceremony which united in marriage Harry Ens- ralnger and Mrs. Myrtle Teets, both of Gordon. License to wed was issued by County Judge Tash Saturday, to Thomas Brekke and Miss Eva E.-Es- sex. both of Alliance. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. J Kearns. The couple will make their home in Alliance. There is no need of sending your clothes out of Alliance for cleaning and pressing. The 164 are equipped with modern machinery which Is operated by experts. The name Is the number. Call No. 184.' It License to wed was Issued Sat urday to Frank Longer and Mrs. Daisy Marlln, both of Bayard, Neb., the ceremony being performed by County Judge Ira E. Tash. The couple spent a few days In Alliance, leaving for Bayard Tuesday. COME TO ALLIANCE ARMISTICE DAY Preparations llelng Made to ilve Service Men a Royal Wel come November 11 At the meeting of the board of di rectors al the Community club Tues day, evening, arrangements were u-uJe to decorate the streets appro priately. There are a number of decorating effects owned by the club, and Manager Gleason of the tele phone company and City Manager Smith have volunteered to contribute the services of men to put them in plaice. Merchants over the city will be asked to decorate their show win dows and places of business, so that the city will have a gay appearance when ihe service men gather for the homecoming. A program that Includes free mov ies, a free footbal game, a big supper at I p. in., and a dance in the eve ning, where the Elks will furnish the floor and the music, The will be for ex-service men and their guests only. Every soldier, sailor and ma rine, or anyone else who saw service with the United States forces, Is in vited to attend, whether he or she has received an invitation or not. And everyone of them is requested to register at the Community club head quarters the first thing and receive a badge and free tickets to the differ ent attractions. ' Those attending from out of the city -will be entitled to bring lady guests with them to the banquet, al though accommodations will not per mit of extending this privilege to those living In Alliance. But to ev ery other attraction besides the ban quet? tickets will be issued for lady guests as well as the service man. The committee in charge of the banquet has requested parties willing to donate cash to call Mrs. Lloyd Thomas, phone 304. ASK SPUD GROWERS TO MEET HERE The Alliance Community club will Issue a formal invitation to the Ne braska Potato Growers' association to hold their 1920 convention in Al llance, the board of directors decided at their Tuesday evening meeting. The association will meet In Rush ville November 12 to 14, and It is possible that the club may send a delegate to extend the Invitation. To date seventy service men have signified their Intention of attending the banquet. Leslie J. Laughlln and Margaret E. Chrlsman. both of Gering, were granted a marriage license by Coun tv Judae Tash last Saturday. The bride came in from the east Saturday morning, and the ceremony was per formed by Dean Dixon. COMMUNITY CLTJI1 HACKS GAME Guarantees Kxpenne In Football ! Rattle Between Alliance and j Chndrott November 11. i Coach Trince of the Alliance high school football team appeared before the directors of the Community club Tuesday evening and requested that the club guarantee that the athletic I association shall not suffer a loss through the football game with Phnrirnn nnrmnl nn Armfaltna iliv. v. - -v.-w J I Mr. Prince stated that It was the intention of the association to co-operate with the club In furnishing en tertainment to the service men and their' guests on that day, and while he did not anticipate there would be any deficit, hoped the club would back the project. Without a dis senting voice, the directors voted to talta tliA optlnn rnniiAaf Ait and vM11 100 -The chandelier in the council chamber has been rewired, redeco- rated and Is now an ornament as well - ,,.. ..,..,. as a source of illumination. I BURGLARS ENTER HARPER STORE Valuable Furs and Coats to Value of V l.OOO Were Stolen Sat urday Evening Burglars, who probably gained en- France by means of a window In the tut-BsiiiK ruuni to m- ier i c K. Harper department store, maae amount of coal on hand, and in gen away with furs and coats to the alue erai wm haTe to Bhow tn-t thev ar- vof at least $1,000 on Saturday night or Sunday of this week. The then was not discovered by the clerks In charge until Monday morning, and was not reported to the police until . some hours later. I As yet no clue has been discovered. .The matter is now in the hands of the city and county police au thorities. NEW BUSINESS MAY I LOCATE IN ALLIANCE ' I At the Tuesday evening meeting of the board of directors of the A11I-I " ,, ... .. j.j 1 ance Community club, It developed that several concerns are planning to establish houses or branch offices In1"'"" J'""1 lu" J this city. A large wholesale grocery concern, which has been In corre- ... .. . - sponaence wun tne ciud oinciais ior Borne time, in a recent letter said that ' - ' , " , . , , . " a. . ia t,,.t ' expected that the fuel mill be dis their representative, who Is fust clos- lug his work in Indiana. wduJd aoon be inthe city. A communication has come from a gentleman who plans to establish a hide, fur and Junk business in the city, provided a suitable location can be found. ' SEVERAL SMALLPOX CASES IN CITY With five new cases reported Mon day, seven Tuesday and five Wednes day, It la pretty well established that Alliance has a smallpox epidemic. None of the cases has been excep tionally severe. The physicians of the city are doing their best to pre vent the spread of the disease, as is evidenced by a statement by City Physician Hand published elsewhere in this Issue. ASSOCIATED CHARITIES WILL BE ORGANIZED Organization Will Consist of One Representative from Karh Or ganized Body of the State At a mass meeting held in. the , w.Hnrttv pvenln. it a.iaa tn nrenntze the Assoc!- ated Charities, which will take over the work of the city mission and other charitable work. The report of the committee, which met on No - vember 3, was received. This com- mittee recommended certain changes tn the orEanlzatton which has taken care of the, work of the city mission, lncludlnK the change ln name. The new organization will consist of a body composed of one reprtsent- attve' aDDolnted by each fraternal. social, religious and business or gov ernmental organization ln the city. It is estimated that this will make a I body of about thirty members, froml - lwhlch an executive committee will be chosen. . The committee appointed to carry anyone can understand the -- aign out the organization consists of the 0n the doctor's usually happy coun followlng: Mrs. H. D. Hacker, chair- tenance. man; C. C. Smith, city manager; s pp jackson of the Alliance Rufus Jones, secretary of the Com- candy store left for Pittsburg, Kas.. munlty club; Rev. J. Orln Gould, Thursday evening of laBt week, to pastor; Rev. William J. Kearns, pas- assume charge of a candy shop which tor; Mrs. J. A. Keegan and Lloyd C. ne recently purchased. Word wae Thomas. This committee will con- received from him the first of the tlnue ln charge of the work until the week that the new place was a win new organization is completed. ner an)j that he is very well satisfied Those ln charge of the religious wlth business prospects. Mrs. Jack work of the city mission wish It an- Bon wm remaln ln charge of the Alll nounced that Sunday school services ance Btore. Mr. Jackson plans to re are held there every Sunday after- turn jor a ,nort time after the boll noon, starting at t o'clock. day rush Is over. s CITY IN CHARGE Of DISTRIBUTION. OF COAL SUPPLY C. C. SMITH A1TOIVTED FUEL ADMINISTRATOR .., ,, , VJ. " " ii"u"n rrawj morn ing Limit of BOO round to Customer City Manager Cassius C. Smith hat been appointed fuel administrator for the city of Alliance, and will bar complete charge of the distribution of coal during the emergency. The with the desires of the United State administration which has 1 our- "l V"V It Is believed that any one really , ... . . ' . ueeuiug coai win ntu oe lorceu 10 uo without, provided strict economy it observed. Those desiring to secure coal will make application in person at the fuel administrator's office in the city hall. The amount of coal to be allowed tb a purchased will not exceed BOO pounds, save in the case of business firms, the hespltal and similar cases where that amount 1 plainly inadequate. If you have two or three tone Btored ahead It will be useless to approach the fuel administrator, Ap- pneants will be required to state the ln ftctua- immediate need of It. Oth- erwiBe there is absolutely no chance, lr the man making the delivery flnde a Eieater supdIf on hand, back will g0 the coai. Prospective purchasers must bring the money with them. They . will not be allowed to select the kind of coal they are accustomed to burn. But one car will be opened at a time. and customers will be served in turn. jnra rnftl vnrHa will rn-nnerata with the clty Jn delivering the fuel. Tkn lt..lV..lln 1 ...111 k. . - . " " IZ . , . " ,,, present plans, and every effort will , , , . " ilivlne in territory contiguous to Al- - - ; ' . " 7,i time after the strike ends, or until conditions become normal. NOTICE We have an epidemic of smallpox existing In the city. To all con cerned I .wish to call attention to the state 'law. The law makes it necessary to "quarrantlne all con tacts" (persons directly exposed). " These contacts may be released later after vaccination and fumigation. If vaccination Is not accepted con tacts must remain In quarrantlne un til such time as we are satisfied no infection has taken place. This ruling will be . rigidly en forced. GEO. J. HAND, City Physician. HAPPY HOLLOW OFFERED AS SALE PAVILIOJf Col. L. E. Bliss has decided to of fer the use of the Happy Hollow pa vilion for pure bred stock sales. His plan Is to encourage the breeding of pure bred stock in Box Butte county, which is especially fitted for It The soil here contains plenty 01 nme. which makes for strong bone, and this district Is one whlch.ls decidedly unfavoranie tor nog cnoiera. Mr. Bliss wants to get ln touch 1 with men who have pure bred stock, hogs or cattle, any breed, so long as it is thoroughbred stuff. He plane to hold the first sale some time ln December, and asks all those lnter- ested ln such a project to see or write him. Born To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Weldenhelmer, November 5, a son, Louis Theodore. Dr. W.J. Mahaffy Is the happy . t of a -barrel" of the best ColoraQO appie Juice. This U not for the benefit of tnose mat njirsi oui