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ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTT, NEBRASKA, FIJI DAY, JUNE 4th, 1920.
VOLUME XXVII.
NO. 54
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NOTAfAILORE
Ministerial Association Resents Re
Mits IhRt Interchurch Cm
palgu Unsuccessful.
Members of the Alliance Minister
ial association, at a meeting the first
of the week, discussed with come
teat an editorial reprinted by an
Alliance newspaper which gave a
number of reasons why tho inter-
cnurcn worm movement nau iauea. i
Rev. A. J. Kearns and Kev. J. Oriin
Could were Belectcd as a committee
to arrange the true acta for publica
tion. ' The committee' article' denies
t that the movement has failed in any
essential particular, oven the cam
paign for funds,' they say, has met
with a .tremendously liberal res
ponse. ' From two to live times as
much money has been raised for mis
alons as ever before. Indications are
a. vW u.e. M.u.ct.... . ,
that the goal set will be finally
slowly. , The denominations are at
ready lining up to ointinue the work.
.The editorial in question,- the com
mittee Bays, overlooked the impor
tant pointrthat. the financial results
-were a secondary consideration.., .
Following is the committee's argu
ment: .'; ",'' ' " ' ' ; -
The denominational . forward
movement leaders meeting on May 7
1n New York-city with the executive
officers of the Interchurch World '
Movement, : unanimously voted - to
carry on the financial campaign to
the attainment of the final goal.
The recommendations In part said;
"In view of the circumstances .Bur
rounding the campaign of the inter
church world movement the achieve
ment to date ............... is a Cause of
profound gratitude. It is our
conviction that sufficient success has
been attained and" enough ..interest
has been aroused ." throughout "the
Country in this great program of the
church to warrant the carrying on of
the financial campaign to the attaln
'. ment of the final goal."
The general committee of the
movement meeting iu'.CTeVelandVOv1
Maq 10 and New York city May 18
report: "As the result of the united
simultaneous campaign the denom
inations participating find them
selves with pledges of $180,000,000
which means that they will havo
from two to five times as much
money for missions and benevolent
work as ever before in their history.
It was universally recognized that
the small shoving of the citizens'
division in the united simultaneous
campaign was due to the fact that
the denominational campaigns were
. favored in every way, the movement
being more interested in their suc
cess than in the distinctly inter
church community canvass. This re
sulted in the denominations tying up
practically all of the' habitual givers
In every community to a church, if
no't ' , through membership, then
through a wife in some communion,
a son or daughter in the , Sunday
School or some inherited predilec
tion. ' - - 1 . .
Representatives of the thirty coop
erating denominations in a series of
inspiring speeches declared that the
United Slmutaneous Campaign had
been a splendid success and that the
Movement must be carried forward.
They stressed the fact that the finan
cial campaign was but a small part
of the movement.
The Northern Baptists on the
basis of an incomplete report of
458,000,000 have pledged them
selves to $2 more per capita than the
. Methodists did in their centenary
lsat year which on tw ocounta indi
cates the great value of the United
Simultaneous plan. A like compar
ison may be drawn for the United
Presbyterian, The United Brethreu,
The Reformed Church in America
and for practically all of the small
er communions in the campaign at
least one of which went over its
Quota in a spectacular manner. Re
turns come in slowly. In the conspi
cuously successful . Centenary cam
paign of the Methodist Episcopal
rhurch returns showing the denom
ination over the top did not come in
until two months after the intensive
drive while several millions were ad
ded even after tha tdate. With only
about 1220,000,000 apportioned
down.through the churches and with
1180,000,000 in hand and consider
ing the experience in delayed reports
of other church drives, It is confi
dently expected that the final results
will show an oversubscription.
There are many results of the
Interchurch world movement that
cannot be tabulated.
Bruce Barton, noted writer in an
editorial on the eve of the launching
ot th ecampalgn, said, after recount
ing America's need of real religion
M. UTTI.IXO T 1 1 II 811IP
Every time a nc-wspaper prints
a "free "reader" or a piece of Tree
publicity, cuui its advertising
i-ato, cr grauts a secret concession
to rn arencj cr advertiser. MIS
.tEPHESHNTS ITS CICULATION,
MALIGNS A COMPETITOR or
knowingly prints an advertise-..lM-.t
containing a false state
sent, it does' a direct Injury to
in entire newspaper -business.
.niencan Press. -. '
end the worlds need of moral and
' s'llrltilnl If arlutfthln! ' "Whether tho
. ...;Uc ;.s l.tipe a sum as they ask or
net la problematical. Like most
n.i'U i -talihifi s of this sort It got under
way too late. But the financial re
totil'Vcf the campaign are a second
ary inattcr.: Coming Just at this
tpecial moment in the life of Amer
ica fuch a campaign will be worth
all It cosls an more If it can make
the,. church- a subject ot Intelligent.
comment and thought among the
, whQ ,QVe Amerlca and want
fcer tQ & beUer naUon ,n the yea
to come. . ,
"hTe presidential campaign - of
1J20 will be more costly , than any
campaign of the past. But it will be
worth its cost. We shall all be edu-
rataA v If wo all all Irnnw mnro"nf
' Kounrl Mnnnmlpa. of natlnnnl nnllc.
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ies, of international relations, when
it Is over And that kind of knowl-1
edge in a democracy cannot be flgur-l
ed In dollars and cents. On it the
very security of our institutions do-
xhe interchurch world move-
ment will also cost money- a good
deal of money but it too will be
worth the cost, "For ita product will
be in a more abundant faith on the
part of all of us. Faith In each other
f nlth in America and faith - In the
world." ; v '
- With the results already tabulated
in finance, in survey, and the arou
ing of the Nation to the cause man
kind represented in the Churches co
operatively through the Interchurch
World Movement we have witnessed
the highest achievement ot Christian
effort the worlds has ever known.
The things all ready done - will be
surpassed In the yearjs to. come be-1
cause ot the challenge of the facts
and principles that are the basis of
the Interchurch world movement.
The interchurch world movement
has not failed, it has splendidly suc
ceeded. '
Denominational and field repre
sentatives from five counties in
northwest Nebraska will meet at the
post office building In Alliance next
Fridry afternoon at 2 o'clock, at
which .time the future program of
the movement will be presented by
James P. Linn, associate secretary
for Nebraska.
PETITION OUT ASKING
REPEAL OF ORDINANCE
A petition is being circulated,
which has been plentifully signed,
asking the repeal of an ordinance
passed at a recent meeting of the
city council, which sets the license
fee of electricians at $75 per year.
The council passed this ordinance at
the request f electricians who were
present and the license " fee : was
placed at $75 largely because that
was the figure that best suited them.
It has developed, however, that
there are som eelectrlclans who
think this fee excessive. The coun
cil wasn't particularly anxious to
nick the electricians, only the men
who brought the matter up seemed
to think that a stiff fee would keep
outside firms from coming into the
city and underbidding.
There are a hundred or more sig
natures t othe petition, which will
be presented to the city council at
the meeting next Tuesday evening.
MORE HORSE RAGES
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Remember, there will be a bunch
of practice races at the fair grounds
tomorro wafternoon. Here is where
you will have an opportunity to see
what you may expect when the race
meet comes along. There are a num
ber ot new horses at the grounds;
the' track has been put in the best
f .nnrtitinn- tha trotter have been
trvlnK out daily, and It is expected
that some pretty fair records
will
be hung up tomorrow.
$3.00 REWARD!
LOST -Thursday ' night, bunch of
keys, between King's . Corner and
Arlngton show tent. . Return to
King's Corner and receive $5.00 re-
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GUTHRIE IS GIVEN
TWO NEW JOBS
Secretary of Chamber of. (Vunnierce
ReM.reseiitu Ninth, District in
Two Places. . .. '
v J. W. Guthrie, secretary of the
Alliance chamber of commerce, was
selected as a member of the board of
councillors from the Ninth district,
and as a member of the board of con
trol for the Etate association, which
met In convention at the Clarke
hotel, Hastings', Wednesday and
Thursday of this week. '
There was an extraordinarily large
attendance at the convention, Mr.
Guthrie Bays, there being one hund
red delegates from Kearney alone.
Every city In the state which em
ploys a paid secretary was represent
ed. ; The. little town, of - Chester,
with a population of less than five
hundred, sent a delegation of eigh
teen. '. - -
The chief work of the convention
was the adoption of a new constitu
tion, under the provisions of which
the state will be divided Into nine
districts.. The board ot councillors
consists of three men from each dis
trict, George E. Gorton of Chadron
and W. C. Rundin of Mitchell being
the other members from the Ninth
district. .Tho' board of control is
selected from the board of council
lors, one member to each district,
and J. W. Guithrie received the ap
pointment.
The board of councillors elects the
president and vice president, and the
board of .control the secretary and
commissioner, the latter being a paid
organizer who will devote his wholo
time to the interest of Commercial
organizations. . He " will represent
the state association during legisla
tive sessions. The chambers of com
merce of. the state plan to cfk for
helpful legislation, and to lobby for
it whenever necesary,-. . -
The Ninth district consists of Box
Butte, Morrill, Dawes, Scottsbluff,
Sioux, Banner, Sheridan and Banner
counties. - . .
Mr. Guthrie met a number of Elks
on his visit to Hastings and Jearn-1
ed from. them that lodges in the
eastern part of the state are plann
ing to send big delegations to the
state Elks convention, which meets
here the last of this month. Most
of them spoke of previous visits to
Alliance and the entertainment re
ceived, and all of them are expecting
a grand and glorious time.
NEW GARAGE OPENING
TO BE HELD JUNE 19
The date for the grand opening
of the new Lowry & Henry garage
has been finally set for Saturday,
June 19. It had been hoped to hold
this a week" sooner, but delays In
the construction hare made the post"
ponement necessary. My June 19,
the building will be ready to show
visitors, and there will be a lot of
them from all over, the county and
from a distance. , ; '
Lowry & Henr hare planned an
opening entertainment that' will be
worthy of the finest garage in this
section of the state. There will be
a good orchestra, and the roof gar
den will be ready for dancing. Ev
erything will be as free as the air
you breathe or the water you drink,
and Link Lowry and Ed Henry will!
be there to see that you enjoy your
self to the utmost.
The rain a day or so ago delayed
the cement work on the floor of the
roof garden, but with a day or so ot
good weather, this will be reacy fcr
final' waterproof caot. The tile floor
in the office and show rooms is be
ing laid. The removal was made
from the old location the first of the
week.
. Th cGolden Rule has . already
started the work of remodeling of
the forme rLowry & Henry garage,
and will have a most .commodious
and convenient location when It Is
finished. .
TIIH CONFESSION" AT
TH EIMPKRIAL TONIGHT
Tonight the attraction at the Im
perial will be "The Confession." The
story deals with a confession made
to a priest of a murder, by the gull
I ty man; of the accusation of the
holy father's brother as the guilty
one; of the priest's sacred silence
regarding - the confession when a
word from him would clear bis
brother and of his fervid belief m
the Justice ot the Almighty in the
face of all obstacles.
Regular dance by the Firemen at I
the Armory Saturday night. Andy's
music. We want you to come.
WAR MEDALS FOR
LOCAL VETERANS
Fifteen Member of Alliance Lodge
No. 023, -I). of Ii. V, it K.
J Honored by Organization
Fifteen members of Alliance lodge
No. 623, Brotherhood ot Locomotive
Firemen and Engtnemen, have been
presented with war emblems by the
organization for service in .cither
the army or navy during the woMd
war. The medal Is a "beautiful piece
of bronse, and will be greatly ap
preciated by the recipients.
The fifteen men receiving the em-
blerus are: L. J. Ambrose, J. Ii. Pe
rdu, E. C. Green, Monto F. Ellis,
John Pricas, William Ellis, L. L.
Poole, C. V. Witty, M. B. Lo?an, J.
Ei Rundle, M.- E. Moore, Lelloy
prewer, Alex Barry, Sylvester Ule-
man, N. F. Zerble. -..
'.The Herald presents" herewith il
lustrations of the emblem, both front
and reverse. The inscription reads:
"PresenteJ by Grand Lodge to mem
bora in : recognition of a duty well
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aa . cn?j
cheerfully performed'' Tbf
phows Victory crowning
the returning hero, the youth tralng
the strength of the world war. The
sword Is the ancient emblem of the
combat of war. The emblem ot the
organization is heftl in the hand ot
victory and the vocation of the sol
dier is shown by the approaching
train.
The service men receive the medal
with tho bar, and the one with the
ribbon and star are given to the
nearest relative of each member of
the organization who lost his life
while in the service. The medals are
the same in either case.
BUZUKOS WINS FROM
DES MOINES WRESTLER
Pete Buzukos, San Francisco, is
still undefeated in the 145-pound
class. He disposed of Bennie Gurda
of Des Moines in short order at the
Armory Tuesday evening, winning
the first fall In twenty-four minutes
and the second in ten minutes.
There wasn't a dull moment while
the wrestling was going on, but Ben
nle was plainly outclassed and Bu
zukos didn't have much of an oppor
tunity to show the fine points ot his
scientific skill
Carl Anderson and Paul Reed put
on a three-round boxing exhibition
preliminary to the match, and
showed considerable pep and some
pretty fair foot work.
Buzukos will meet Jack Reynolds
at Alliance on June 25. the Elks
having arranged to sponsor the per
formance, which will be pulled off
the
night following the boxing
match ' between
Knockout Brown.
Bob Moha and
. George Eiser ot Nebraska City was
in Alliance Wednesday.
LIST YOUlt ROOMS
The- state : Elks v convention,'
which meets here June 23 and
24, will bring a crowd of visitors
to Alliance. There is insufficient
hotel accommodations for them,
and It will be necessary for Alli
ance citizens to open their homes
and help entertain the guests of
the city.
: tt you have a room that will be
available as sleeping quarters for
delegates,1 list it, together with
tho price, at the chamber of
commerce headquarters. Do it as
booh as you can get around to it.
It's a big thing for Alliance to
have as large a number of visit
ors as will bo here for the Elks
convention and the race meet. If
wo take good care of them, It will
be lh9 finest kind of an advertise
ment for the city. It's up to the
citizens fb help the Elks and the
chamber of commerce make good.
Phone or bring In a list of ac
commodations you can offer.
RELIEF IN SIGHT
; fOrMOCKMEN
Fanners' National Council Appeal to
, Senate to Set Vp Temporary '
Credit System. '
What has been termed the unfair
ness of the federal reserve in the
Tenth district In the matter of loans
to farmers and stockmen came up
In Washington the other day, says
the Scottsbluff Star-Herald.. On last
Friday representatives of the Farm
ers National Council appealed to the
senate banking committee for emer
gency legislation setting up a tem
porary credit system to relieve the
farmers and cattlemen from the ef
fects toward deflation . fostered by
the federal reserve board. The com
mittee was told that, unless such aid
was provided a great reduction .. iu
agricultural products , would result,
wunuiiimaie jncreasen cosi oi iooa-
BlUUil lO consumers. , . . I
The specific proposal was tor ere-1
atlon of a revolving- fund of $23,-
000,000 or more to be available 'for
loan to' farmers under federal farm
loans board administration
Senator Hitchcock, democrat, Ne
braska, Joined by Senator Capper,
republican, Kansas, asserted that
Governor Miller of the Kansas City
reserve bank had pu tin effect a re
discount rate in cnonectlon with de
flation efforts that made agricultur
ists pay from 3 to -10 per cent for
money. The rate was higher than
that Imposed in other reserve' dis
tricts where similar conditions pre
vailed. Senator Hitchcock said, and
he described Governor Miller as an
"oplonated" man In whose hands
such power should not be placed.
Governor Harding of the federal
reserve board said the rate had been
recommended by the directors of the
Kansas City, reserve district', . and
als oby the Dallas, Texas, district.
Senator Hitchcock insisted that
the same rediscount rate should ap
ply in , all banks where the same
amount of banking facilities had
been' engaged, a flat percentage ba
sis being followed.
Senator Kendrlck, democrat, Wyo
ming, agreed with- Senator Hitch
cock that the Kansas City and Dal
las rediscount " rates had presented
shock" to the cattle growing in
dustry particularly. Local banks
would p.ot accept cattle paper,' he
said and were calling loans on such
security. He said the price of cattle
on the hoof had dropped 37 per cent
in the last few months but that this
was not reflected la the cost to the
consumer.
TELEGRAPH BULLETINS
FROM BIGlGONYENTIONS
- The Herald has arranged for tele
graph bulletins from both the repub
lican national convention at Chicago
and the democratic convention at
San Francisco, which will be sent to
this paper and displayed for the con
venience of Alliance citizens who
want to know how things are com
ing out. . .
. Seldom has there been so much
interest In national conventions as
there will be Ibis year. With no can
didate standing out prominently, it
is possible that a dark horse will be
selected. The Herald will know It
as soon as anyone iu Alliance, and
those who are In this neighborhood
are invited to avail ' themselves of
this free service. We have also ar -
ranged for a complete news story
both conventions -written by polltl
cal reporters of experience.
REPORT PROGRESS
ON CITY PAVING
City's Construction Work Well Out,
of the Way-Resume Curbing
First of the Week
Between rains, which have a tend
ency to discourage work on the
grading as well as other construe- :
tlon projects for the city the par
ing gang has been able to make
some definite progress this week.
They have been handicapped by har-.;
ing to wait for the storm and sani
tary sewer gangs to get out of the.
way, but Smith & Chambers now
have but little work remaining of
this nature.
The gradlng"gang has comjileiea
a black on Laramie avenue, and are -
well started on the Second street ,
canal at least It resembles a canal.
Beginning . tomorrow or Monday,
work will be resumed on the curbing
and guttering.
Other cities have been forced to
postpone construction work because "
of inability to dispose of bond.
Some of these cities seem to think
that Alliance Is In the same fix, and
are condoling with us somewhat pre
maturely. The only paving bonds) :
which have not been sold are $10,-
000 worth for paving Intersection.
and there is enough money on band
to do a whole lot of work.
William Orant of Grant, Fulton -
Letton, the city's engineers, spent
Thursday in Alliance inspecting the-
work. -
; ALMAXOK BRIEFS. ,
The remodeling at the Fashion
Shop Is proceeding rapidly, follow
ing the arrival of the new cases and
racks, which make an imposing dis
play. A metal celling is also being
installed. The next week will se
the-work finished. - ; .
A. B. Walker of Geriog, who baa
been manager of the tiering Hotel
for some time, is expected to arrive
In AIMancn todav. ' II - will tnkm
charge of the Alliance Hotel cafe.
Unit & ennaMArafal MitiAtint hf'Mk.'
modeling is in prospect.
The Herald .has received a letter
from Rollln II. Johnston of Seattle,
who sought to locate a cousin by the
name of Alton H. Robbing whom he
has lost track ot Bomewhere through
the years. His letter -was turned'
over to Mr. Robblns within an hour
after it arrived. t ;
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Deputy. Sheriff Smith of Keokuk,
la., arrived in Alliance Wednesday
and. took back horn ewltb him . Earl
limbert, arrested by Chief . Taylor'
last week on a charge of wife deser
tion. Lambert waived, extradition
and went along peaceably. Chief .
Taylor was almoa ton the verge of
turning his prisoner loose inasmuch
as two or tnree telegrams to me
Keokuk officials were received 4n a
maddening silence. " " ' .
Al Seiffcrt wandered Jnto a barber
shop last .Thursday, and peeled off
hia coat while the barber was oper
ating on his chin. He bung the coat '
on a nail and promptly forgot about
it, although it contained . something
like $12.30 in a sack in one of the -
pockets. Half an hour later he sud
denly remembered and went back for
bis coat, but the pocket was empty.
No one had been near it save the
porter and another colored man who
came in to visit him, and these two
were promptly placed under arrest.
Chief Taylor found something like
$8 on the porter, John Smith, and
held him for -examination. That
evening, th estory goes, Smith waa
again searched, and additional
money found. The evidence is pure
ly circumstantial, and the case has
not yet come to trial. . :
A fire alarm was turned In about
2 clock Friday afternoon, the
blaze being at the Standard Oil com-'
pany's warehouse. A small hose
from the switch engine had made the
fire a thing of the past. before the
fire truck arrived, although it made
rapid time.
METHODIST CHURCH . 1
If the weather permits, that is, If
it is. neither windy, rainy, cold nor
damp, our congregation will have a
basket supper in th .spark Sunday
evening at 5 o'clock, and from .7 to-
8 the evening service will be held
out there, the music and speaking
being from the bandstand. If the
weather is unfavorable, the evening
service will be held In the church aa
usual.
l Next Monday night, June 7, win
of bring the Memphis Red Devils, orlg-
- linal Jaza specialists,' to the Armory
I for the pleasure of Alliance dancers.
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