THE ALLIANCE IIERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1920.
NEW LIFE INsrilANCK
n)l.l('llC8 Attn HEADY
The new life Insurance politics in
whlch the war risk Insurance writ
ton during the war may bn converted
have born approved by Socrotary of
the Treasury Hm'rron mid are now
ready, the War Risk Insurance Bu
reau announces. j
There are nix permanent forma of
Government Insurance, namely: Or
dinary life; Twenty-payment life
Thirty-payment life; Twenty-year en
dowment; Thirty-year endowment
and Endowment maturing at age of
63 years.
Principal features Included In the
Government Insurance contracts are
that the Insurance Is payable either
In one soum, in elected Installments
tor an agreed number of months or
payable in Installments through life.
Also, the policies provide for total
and permanent disability benefits for
the Insured covering the entire
period the policy Is In force and dur
ing the insured's total and permanent
disability.
Policies are lssiled to former and
active service men and women of the
American military forces, on terms
which have been made exceptionally
favorable, in recognition of their
services, as the Government pays all
the costs of administration!
A total of 4,610,388 applications
for War Risk Insurance, representing
more than $40,000,000,000, have
been received. In many cases, the
applicants have been awaiting defi
nite announcement of the terms of
the terms of the new policies before
applying for conversion to permantnt
forms. To date, the bureau has set
tled 127.151 claims for death and head of our great financial lnstltu
total disability amounting to $1,135,- ( t na should be so blind to the vital
r52,l?3.35. There remains only
M19 cVfllms pending, and In these
cases claimants are beneficiaries In
unity Instances residing In foreign
countries where conditions are so dls
bJ that communication Is not possible.
T1IIJ LAST STRAW
On the heels
Irouglit of last
of ths
summer,
disastrous
necessitate
necessities of the producers of this
country. Stockmen already over
burdened with tremendous losses and
whose prospective profits are dlm
iiiHhing ar nil, are not in a position
to stand the progressive high dis
count rates designed to restrict cred
it. If they had enjoyed some war
profits, the situation would be dif
ferent. But, according to reports,
they are een denied credit at the
higher rates. This short-sighted po
ing the movement of live stock to Hey will kill tne goose that laid the
other pastures at great expense, high) golden egg. Unless there Is a
m ires for feed, and the sharp decline prompt change In the tactlsc of the
n prices for cattle, the unprecedent- Federal Reserve Banks as to the dls
?d spring blizzards In the West and count of live-stock paper, this coun
Noithwest, with a trail of unusual try will soon.be confronted with a
lof-ses of live stock and a terrific cattle shortage unparalleled in our
hrlukage in condition of the animals history.
that survived, will seem to manyj Live-stock patrons of the Tenth
afflicted stockmen as the last straw federal Reserve Bank at Kansas City
that broke the camel's back. It have filed charces aKalnst that in-
proves the adage that misfortunes
never come singly. The cup of tne
afflicted range cowman is overflow
ing. His patience with the vagaries
of the weather Is more than exhausted.
On top of thete calamities comes
u;;r inabiliay to finance live-stock
loans. The Federal Reserve Banks
have tightened up. It Is well-high
Impossible to get any money -from
theiu even a 3immy. 4 In their efforts
to restrict credit by a'progresslve re
discount rate, and thereby te minim
ize nonessential loans, they are draw
ing the line too fine on live-stock
pnper and fatally crippling an indus
try on which the food and prosperity
n f nil r nallnn a nlnrpnlv riononrl It
J seems incredible that the men at the
Chat
have it removed
' and at the same time
have your suit Dry
Cleaned and Pressed.
We remove soots and
stains from clothing without injuring
cither the fabric or the color.
Our modern xnethods make clothes
look like new.
Have your clothing pressed and cleaned
regularly look prosperous.
Shall we call to-day?
KEEP-U-NEAT
Phone 133
This Bank
and Women
Every woman should come in and get acquainted with
this Bank and its facilities for helping her in her finances.
Household expenses arc very important items nowadays.
Instead of paying bills with cash, pay them by Check
and then you have a sure receipt. It is the ideal way
Safe and Convenient.
If you wish to open a savings account, we will be glad
to explain tha various plana we have perfected along
these lines.
If you cannot quite make up your mind as to just how
you wish your account handled, come in and talk it over
with one of our officers. They will be glad to give you
their most courteous attention.
First National Bank
Alliance, Nebraska '
stitutlon for discrimination and fail
ure to take care of maturing live
stock loans and for refusal to extend
any new credit. It is sound finance
at this cYltlcal period to discriminate
prnlnst nonessential flotations, spec
ulation, wildcat promotions, luxuries
and 'improvements that can well be
deferred; but this Is no time to take
away from the farmer and stockman
the necessary credit to enable him
to feed the, nation. The Producer.
It Is urged that the celebrated Par
aguay yerba mate he adopted aa a
substitute for the prohibited beer.
While mate has no kick in it, yet It
has a wonderful stimulating effect,
and those who have been In the. habit
of drinking it find it absolutely indis
pensable to their comfort. Its use Is
extending rapidly in South America,
and one virtue claimed for It Is that
it promotes digstlon. A good deal
of it Is being exported to Europe and
Asia but only a little to the United
States, says National Tribune. Drink
ing mate Is made quite a social func
tion in South America among the up
per classes, while its use is general
among the working people. It is
made from the leaf of a tall tree.
These leaves are roasted somewhat
ilk tea.
echo the great truth that "a man's a
man for a' that."
Insults and assaults to which al
lied officers are subjected In Berlin
and other German cities Bhow that
leniency is thrown away on the Huns
who interpret It as a sign"of weak
ness and presume upon It, says Bal
timore American. They seem to un
derstand only the force which has
been their own keynote of action, at
home and abroad.
The Herald $2.50 a year.
After reading Winston Churchill's
remark that labor is not fit to govern
the country, Baron Morris, the for
mer premier of Newfoundland,
speaking as the guest of the London
Commercial club is reported to have
said: " lam quite satisfied that
among the masses of this country, or
Indeed of any country, men could be
found as well able to govern as in
any other class. Some day the labor
and Industrial classes will find, with
What little wisdom the world 19 gov
crned." t Is Indeed encouraging to
hear a man of the wide experience
which Lord Morris has enjoyed ex
pressing these liberal views, which
An original manuscript of Ed ear
Allen Poe recently brought over $9,-
000 at an auction sale. The sume
reported to have been paiu the poet
himself for one of the most famous
poems was 10. The appreciation of
true literature grows with time, but
It is a trifle hard on the authors.
The bolsheviki point with pride to
the fact that there Is less illiteracy In
Petragrad than there used to be.
There are about a million fewer In
habitants, too; but of course that has
nothing to do with the case.
National women suffrage Is so
nearly an accomplished fact that
candidates for office are getting care
fully manicured before going out to
shake hands with voters.
An important new feature In
men's clothes, we are Informed by a
style authority, will be a "cash
pocket" on the outside of the coat.
Thus being more readily accessible,
our money can be spent a little faster
The prosecution of profiteers Is the
Joke of the year.
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Theis used f call a man a "sporT
when he bought an automobile
THAT was before the
days when pretty nearly
everybody owned one or
could, if he wanted to.
There was a lot of waste
about motoring in those days.
A man spent a lot of money
on his car and never thought
very much about what he
was getting in return.
When a man buys a tire
nowadays he has a pretty
definite idea of what he ex
pects to get out of it.
The dealer who sells him
one that gives him Jess than
he expects isn't likely to get
any more of his business.
That's one of the reasons
why we handle U. S. Tires
and recommend them to the
Select your tirea ao
cording to the roada
they have to travel:
In sandy or hilly country;
wherever the going it apt
to be heavy The U. S
Nobby.
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motorists of this community.
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The U. S. reputation for
quality is not built on any
one tire.
There is not one standard
for largeU.S. Tires and anoth
er standard for small ones.
Every tire that bears the
name "U. S." is built the
best way its makers. know
how to build it The oldest
and largest rubber concern
in the world cannot afford
to play favorites in seeking
its public.
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Come in and tell us what
you are looking for in tires.
We can probably tell you
whether you need a U. S.
Nobby, Chain, Usco, Plain,
or a Royal Cord.
For ordinary country
roads The U. S. Chain
or Usco.
For front wheels The
U. S. Plain.
For best results every.
where U. S. Royal
Cords.
United State s Tires
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