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. v v. i .. - TlAvtce a MeefoXuesfcav anb jfrtbav VOLUME XXVII. ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, FRIDAY, MAKCI1 19, 1920. NO. 32 life Ma POTATO RAISERS SEE JMIBIT CAR All tlio Latest Information In Pro duct ion, Diseases, Storage and Marketing FannerB of Alliance and vicinity this morning enjoyed the educational potato exhibits and producing sug gestions given out and demonstrated At the potato exhibit car on the Burl ington track. , This extension service Is provided through the cooperation of the state agriculture colleges of Colorado, Wyoming and Western Nebraska and the Agriculture Department of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail road and the Colorado and Southern railroad. Special emphasis Is given to the growing of certified seed in the lry farming areas. The exhibit Includes specimens of potato diseases In glass containers There are twenty-four of these speci mens and all diseases of seed, plant, Toot and tuber are shown. There are three exhibits of certified prize -winning Triumphs, Cobblers and Pearls, .which are perfect in size, and uniformity. There are twelve to fourteen of the common varieties of potatoes and many local exhibits of potatoes and many local exhibits brought in by farmers along the route. Special emphasis Is given to fac tors influencing results from potato seed treatment. The treating of seed potatoes should be considered as a crop Insurance measure. Both the common scab and the Rhioctonia can live in the soil. Sometimes the soil has been infected by planting dis eased potatoes. In some cases the diseases seem to be present In the native prairies soil. Common scab thrives especially well in soils hav ing alkaline tendencies. Consequent ly scabby potatoes are sometimes produced even when the seed . has leen treated. In such cases Bcabby potatoes are due to either an infect ed soil or improper treatment. The climate conditions also have an ef fect on the amount of scab. In sea sons with a large amount of rainfall or in moist or poorly drained soils more Bcabby potatoes are generally produced than in dry seasons or on better drained soils. Thev common scab seems to live in the . soil for iulte a few years. Therefore, land that has produced scabby potatoes should not be planted to potatoes for at least the next four years. Where Irrigation is practiced tho alklltnity of the soil can be reduced by plowing under stands of alfalfa. The damage caused by Rhizoc tonla is not always as apparent as that caused by scab, but it is often greater, as Rhizoctonia attacks the small seedlings, killing them, there by reducing the stand. The corro sive sublimate method, when proper ly used, can be relied upon to con trol Rhizoctonia. In view of these facts seed potato treatment should be practiced as a matter of crop insuiance. Seed po tatoes should be treated and planted to prevent Infecting the soil. It is easier to prevent soil infection In this way than It is to grow clean potatoes after the land has once been in fected. A dipping demonstration is given of treatment for external dis eases, such as scab, rhizoctonia or black scurf and black leg. Charts line the car giving accurate illustra tion of the points in potato culture which science has developed as essential. A very interesting feature of the exhibit is the model potato cellar. It is the latest design of potato stor age and embraces io distinct types. seed potatoes Is shown. An ordinary bin run of certified seed potatoes is shown. These they are selling in ten pound lota to ten local farmers for purposes of com parison with the seed tbey now have. Grading potatoes is given rather careful attention. Tho culls, poorly graded and well graded bins show clearly the point in grading. All farmers are urged for their own profit to grade before their sales. Two hundred and fifty farmers are the average number who daily take advantage of this extension service, and carry away with them bulletins which give full explanations of all points demonstrated. There will be from 6,000 to 6,000 farmers on the entire .trip who will profit by this service. The literature given out is very much appreciated both by farm ers and interested parties and by the potato wholesalers and retailers. The tuber unit method of tuber seed se lection is especially applicable to po tato growers and is largely featured. The men who accompany the car are J. B. Lamson, agriculturalist for the Burlington; E. G. Reed, of Den ver, agricultural agent with Denver headquarters for the Burlington; II. THE WKATHEll For Alliance and vicinity: Fair tonight and Saturday; somewhat warmer east portion Saturday. O. Werner, extension horticulturist and agronomist of the agriculture ex tension department of the University of Nebraska; Jacob Pedrett of Kim ball, Neb., president of the Nebraska Potato Improvement association; J. F, urence, of the Nebraska agrl cv college, and T. A. Leadley, mat. editor of tne Nebraska FaniK v RECORb'i'PMENT OF HOGS IVM ALLIANCE The largest shipment of hogs that was ever made from Alliance at one time was made last Saturday, when the Farmers' Union Association shipped out three carloads 2 SO head-for thirty different farmers. There were forty-five wagon loads in the shipment. Another lot will be sent out this week. According to George Neuswanger, manager of the Farmers Union Store here, 'this shipment Is added proof that hogs constitute a profitable In dustry for Box Butte county. Hogs have been overlooked for a long time it Is only within recent months that stock raisers have -realized their possibilities. In 1917 there were but 2,500 hogs in the county. Farmers used to sell their surplus feed, Mr. Neuswanger said, but now they feed it to their herds of hogs and now and then they buy extra feed to help out. He believes there is no question but that plenty of good hogs can be raised In this section if the stock raisers set out to do it. The Alliance Packing company will furnish a big incentive for others to get in the game. When the pack ing plant gets into operation there will be a ready market close at hand. Mr. Neuswanger is strong for the proposition and feels that it , wil' mean considerable money for the farmers In the surrounding territory. Every road entering Alliance Sat urday brought hogs. Wagon loads came from as far as twenty miles north of Alliance and , nine miles south. The average hog raiser a year or so ago used to haul from one to five hogs in a single load. Now the average runs from one to five loads. . ARRANGE PROGRAM FOR INSURANCE MEN The complete program for the an nual convention of the Nebraska as sociation of local Insurance agents. which will meet here Tuesday, has been anonunced by J. W. Guthrie, president of the association. An at tepdance of 150 is expected. Th4 first day is given over to entertain ment and the second day will be de voted to problems of interest to the delegates. The program follows: Tuesday, March 23, 1920 10:00 A. M. Registration Secre tary's Headquarters, Alliance Hotel. 2:00 P. M. Trip to Potash District. meet at Alliance hotel. 8:00 P. M. Social hour at Elk's Club. . Wednesday, March 21, 1920 Morning Session. 9:30 A. M. Sharp Meeting called to order. Address of welcome, J. W. Guthrie, Alliance. Min utes of Kearney Meeting and Treasurer's Report, Frank T. B. Martin. 1 Address W. II. Ahmanson, pres ident National American Fire Insur ance Company, Omaha. Address Robe Bird, vice pres ident Milwaukee Mechanics' Insur ance company, Milwaukee, Wis. Address "Making One's Calling and Election Sure", E. R. Gurney. president, Lion Bonding & Surety Co., Omaha. Address "Administration of the Nebraska Compensation Law", Hon. Frank A. Kennedy, secretary Depart ment of Labor. t Afternoon Session. 1:30 P. M. Address "The Rela tion of the Assured to the Agent," A. T. Lunn of Newberry Hardware Co., Alliance. AddresB VFire Prevention", J. F. Joseph, secretary National Board of Fire Underwriters, Chicago, 111. Address W B. Young, Chief of the Bureau of Insurance, Lincoln. Report Nebraska Representatives Louisville Convention, James E Buck, Grand Island; Fred E. Walt Lincoln. . Choice of Convention City for next Annual Meeting. 7:00 P. M. Banquet by Alliane Chamber of Commerce. PROSPECTS GOOD FOR PRODUCTION Oil Well , Owned by Alliance Men (Jives Pruinlve f llelrg Ex. cerdiiiRly Profitable Dr. H. A. Copsey, Jay Walker, Oscar O'Bannon and other members of a local syndicate returned Friday morning from Newcastle, Wyo., where they had gone follownig the news of the bringing In of a thousand-barrel gusher on their holdings In the Osage oil fields. They found tho outlook to be as good or better than hety had anticipated. The drill ers have not yet reached the heavy bearing lower sand, and U Is expect ed that when this is accomplished the production will be materially in creased, perhaps doubled. The well may produce better than two thou sand barrels per day. The produc tion at present is estimated at be tween 500 and 1,500 barrels. Members of the Wyoming-Northeastern company, which also has holdings in this field, went to New castle immediately following the re ceipt of the news. There is said to be strong competition-for leases In the Osage field, some of them bvf.'jg ing high prices. O'Bannon Bros, have disposed .of their business in Alliance, since the well "came In" and have not yet de cided upon what they will do. INTERCHURCH MOVE COUNTYCONFERENCE Rev. A. J. Kearns reports that plans for the county conferences of the interchurch world movement are well under way. The Box Butte county conference will be held In Al ilance at the Christian Church Mon day, April 5. These County confer ences will present the aims, ideals ana reasons for the Interchurch world movement. . The world needs of the 41 participating denomina tions will be presented with stereop ticon slides which portray the latest fuels and figures of the world survey. The message of the Interchurch world movement will be' presented in every county of the state during the week of April 5-9. Team No. 13 composed of Re. A. J. Kearns, Chair man; Rev. S. J. Epler, Rev. A. J. May, and Rev. M. C. Smith will pre sent the interchurch world move ment in five counties In northwest Nebraska, as .follows: Box Butte county at Allance, April 5th; Sioux county, at Harrison, April 6; Dawes county, at Crawford, April 7; Sher idan county, at Rushville, April 8; Cherry county, at Valentine April 9. In each county conference there win als obe a woman to present woman's work in the interchurch world move ment. In the Box Butte county con ference, Mrs. Epler will have charge of this part of the program. Following 'the county 'conferences the county organizations will be com pleted looking to the carrying out of the great united simultaneous finan clal campaign by the participating denominations under the directions of the Interchurch, which is in fact tho forward movements of the de notations. The campaign is set for the week of April 25 to May 2 an i in Box Butte county will be under the direction of Robert Graham who nas been selected by the state finan cial director. Mr. Graham, us d;rec tor of the financial campaign in Box Butte county, will have working with him a representative of each of the churches of tho county. Some of the church representatives have already beon appointed: Mr. A. H. Robbins, for the Baptist Church o Alliance; Otto Zamzow for the Presbyterian church; Rev, S. J. Epler for the Christian church. Others will be ad ded to make up the county financial directors' cabinet and the campaign will be thoroughly organized through out the county. MOTORISTS MUST HAVM f" LICENSES SAY OT" Two state officials wero v.vu yesterday looking after t' e c 'hat did not have 1920 tagr af hed The men had a good tine and di I more business than a cranberry mer chant. They took the names of about thirty people for not havii.g the new tags and Impressed upon them necessity of procuring them at on. They did not fine or arrest anyone but took the names and addresses and If they do not comply with the Ixf at once and are caught driving a rar without the new tag. they will be Trtrtec'. The men did the same hi ig In Gerlng day before yesterday -nd bout the same results were ob-aiued. MISS BARRY LEADS HERALD CAMPAIGN Mi.x.4 SaiaUl Newman Second; ltnlnli Vox Third Others Within I'jisy Reach f Leadership. Tiio standing of contestants will bo founil on Pago 6 of, thin IsMie. Vote totals includ; ballot cast up to 8 o'clock Thursday night, March 18. Developments during: the mint days in The Herald's prize and auto campaign have been the most sensa tional and spectacular yet repordi Hundreds of thousands nf were cast; first one contestant wouhl hold sway for supremacy, then an other; battles were fought, won and iosi, nna the race waxed fast and furious. Yet so closely arrayed, and win. honors so equally divided up to tho present time, it depends almost en tirely upon results obtained by each inamaual candidate and his or her friends, between this date and th close of the "first period" Satur- day,; April 3 as to who the ultima winners will be. No one has a "walk-away" for tho big Reo Six; neither is anyone hope lessly beaten. Just a few long term subscriptions turned in for any one of the various contenders would change the entire line-up and crown ft new leader. A little help volun teered may be Just the aid necessary to stem the tide of defeat and turn it Into sweeping victory for some de serving participant. ' Campaign Reaches Acute Stage. 'With but two more weeks aft9 Saturday night in which to turn in ubscrlptlons and -secure the maxl mum number of votes, and but flvo more weeks to go before the ract finally comes to a close, interest in the competition intensifies. Candi dates nhoud realize that the big prizes, stupendous In their value, It? practically !thin their grasp, eithei to by claimed for their very own or forfeited to' more. " agresaive oppon ents during the next few days, de pending to a great extent upon the upremo effort put forth while tho BIG VOTES are allowed. Miss Barry Retains Lead. With a total of 699,600 votes Mits Margaret Barry retains the leader ship of the campaign. Miss Barry, whose picture appears In these col umns today, is wide awake to her op portunities, and has a coterie of friends who are showing their appro val of her candidacy in a substantial way. She has made a splendid re cord. Only . 65,800 votes representing but one club of subscriptions bar Miss Sarabel Newman from the Ini tial position. Miss Newman has nut lost ner grasp on first place sfio la Just taking a long breath before de terminedly going after the nonor position. Her many acquaintances are supporting her loyally. Miss Newman is an energetic young lady and deserves success. In third place today, but not at all satined to stay there, is Ralph Cox. Mr. Cox has not strifck his stride as yet but his loyal supporters of the railroad fraternity are planning a driw that will make other contes tants step right along to keep up. Two weeks of the first period remain and it is during this time that Air. Cox will develop his full strength. Surprise of the Campaign" " The surprise of the campaign was furr.ished by B. M. Kelly who is now In fcurth position. He came up from olg!i'h place and is to be reckoned with before the campaign ends. An gora is for Mr. Kelly first, last and ll tne time and it will not surprise Iii3 backers to see bim hurdl ino the lead next week. M 83 Lyda Gasseling, the popular con" estant from Hemingford, is mak i ii K a record. She made a big ad vaiu-e during the past few days and the nd is not yet. Miss Gasseling is ft on having the Reo e!x for her very own and there is a strong bus picl'.n that she can do what she set out to do. With strong contestants in Hem- Inpford, Angora and Alliance civic irlde is becoming a factor. Alliance ..arts the Reo kept at borne. Hem lnplord la determined that Miss Gas seling shall have It. and Angora wants to show thorn all up and prov that they have a winner In Mr. Kelly. Miss Minnie Anderson, who Is Just getting started In the campaign, will be heard from next week. Mrs. Wong and Miss Anderson are very ' . ' ' ' 1 ' r 1 MISS MARGARET HARRY Miss Margaret Barry, the pretty daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Barry, Is one of the live-wire con testants in the Herald's auto and prize campaign. She Is a native daughter, having been born and raised In Alliance. Her parents and several other relatives are numbered among the old residents of this section. Miss Barry is a graduate of the Acadamy school. She is employed by the Quick Service Electric company, corner of Fourth street and Box Butt? avenue. Miss Barry has a pleas ing Vivacious personality and has friends and acquaintances in ev ery part of tne county who arr helping her maintain dpremacy In the Herald campaign. close together and either one of them can, by a little additional effort, ge' right up with the leaders. C'hcrs in tho campaign are doinr splendidly now that interest Is grow ing by leaps and bounds. Watch the vote totals grow. The next published report will ap pray In the Hjjald Tuesday.- Votes and BubscrlptloDaUo be credited luuul be turned in by 8 o'clock HouUy evening, Maitu 22. , , ,. - , -. - T Subscribers.. " " If you have n6t as yet paid your subscription, do so at once and help one of the ambitious ' candidates along. Your subscription will be welcomed and an offer of voluntary assistance will meet with a just apT praciation on the part of the recip ient. You probably intend taking The Herald you need It If you are a resident of western Nebraska so why not pay for a year or more In advance and give the votes to the candidates of your choice. Notlcs. - There are a number of candidates whose names appear in the published list who apparently have been taking no active part in the race the past several days. Therefore, In accordance with the rules of this competition, all nomi nees who fail to make a cash report each week will be considered as hav ing given notice of withdrawal and their names dropped from thj pub lished V.st. This is final and fair warning. FREE TREATMENT OF VENEREAL DISEASE From the bulletin of the United States public health service, reprint No. 521, entitled "Hoopltal and Dis pensaries for Free Treatment of Venereal Diseases," and from cor respondence wun ine :eorusK& siai board of health, the Red Cross has compiled the following information lenai-dintf clinics. This should bc useful not only to provide relief but also as a protection to the commun ity. Those treated at these clinics are advised of precautionary mea sures to take, as well as being put on the road to recovery: These free clinics are: Omaha University of Nebraska. free dispensary, 1716 Dodge street Omaha Creighton college free dispensary. Fourteenth and Daven port streets. Omaha Women's detention home 1015 Dodge street Beatrice Clinic. 113 North Fifth street. Dr. C. C. Walden. Lincoln Clinic, Tenth and Q streets, Dr. C. H. Bastron. Grand Island Clinic, Fourth and I ine streets, Dr. W. R. Raynor. Fremont Clinic, Loomls-Miller block, Dr. James Ages. Hastings Clinic. Madgett build Ing, Dr. E. B. Hamel. Anyone wishing further informs tion may communicate with the state board of health, Lincoln, Neb. HiGH TEACHERS REJECTJNTRACTS PronMM t of a 33 1-3 Per Cent HaJm In Salary Falls to Tempt Instructors Not a single high school teacher In Alliance has signed the contract to come back next year at a 33 1-3 per cent increase In salary. The blank contracts were passed out several days ago, and the teachers given time lo consider, but every contract came back before the time limit expired. This means that Superintendent Pate will have to assemble an entirely new force, although it Is possible .hat one or two may be retained. According to Superintendent Pate l no new salary schedule compares very favorably with -that of other cities of this class In the state. Be fore the board took action, Mr. Pate -communicated with ten or twelve other cities, many of them larger than Alliance, and secured their fig ures for next year. The Alliance scale is as good as that of Beatrice, Fair bury, Fremont, Hastings, and better than some of the towns on the list. In the grades, the contracts have been ,pretty generally signed, although-the Increase was not as much there as In the high school. This year's minimum salary In the grades was $90, and for next year the min imum Is $109. The low mark for the hlfch school teachers this year Is $120 per month, and the minimum under the new scale Is $160. The contracts offered the high school teachers contained the follow ing figures: One for $1,440, two for $1,500, two at $1,550. one at $1,620, one at $1,740 and one at $2,000. The teachers are not Inclined to discuss their objections to the new salaries, but from hints dropped, It would seem that not only do they believe the Increase Insufficient be cause of living expenses here, but that they dislike the bonus feature. A part of the Increase comes In tho form of an extra month's wage, which Is not given until the end of the last, month of the school year. Thus, If any teacher drops out before that time, she, gets no bonus. The Imrhiin vr cnrflv dfnarmnlntod ItA- . cause the board failed to increase the salaried for this year, as well as next. Most of them, it is said, will not have enough money left over to carry them over the three months' vaca tion, and this does not predispose them In favor of this city. "Salaries for the year should be divided by twelve to ascertain hether we receive a living wage," . j - m M one teacher saia. "Many or. iuo lower paid teachers are not getting enough to live on without financial aid from home, nor will they be witlr next year's raise. Living expense " have Increased more than 33 1-3 per cent, and many of u feel tnat wr cannot afford to sign up for a sum that will not cover UvInR expenses. It costs more to live In AlMr.nc? It does In some of the towns x.mc n a basis In determining salaries." CJAS SAVKR irSTALLET IS ALLTAXCTC CLKAMXO FLANT FieldinK &. Son have recently In stalled a DeLaval gas cleaner in their cleaning establishment. This ma chine takes the dirty gasoline ana turns it out white and pure and thus saves many gallons of gasoline every month. This machine works some what like a cream separator and is built on the same principle, and by the same company. $200 DAMAGE WHEN STORM BREAKS GLASS The force of the wtnd ' broke a large plate glass window on the north side of the building occupied by the Highland-Holloway company, scattering pieces of glass over the window display, which Included a number of spring hats, silk garments and other merchandise. The damage will probably reach $200, according to the estimate of L. E. Highland. The plate glass was Insured by the owner of the building, but the dam age loss must be borne by the com pany. The storm was fast and furious while It lasted, but the wind was the most disagreeable feature. The tem perature was mild during the whole , performance. To the west consider able damage Is reported to telephone and telegraph wires. NOTICE. , We have sold our business and de sire ot close our books by April 1. All those knowing' themselves Indent, ed to us will please see us before that date. O'BANNON BROS.