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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1920)
TI1K ALLIANCE HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1920 FIVE OOF GARDEN SatuL? LOWRY & HENRY THE NEW CONSTITUTION A Kcrlea of Articles Dealing With the ProOHe Amendments. (By A. J. Weaver, President of the Constitutional Convention.) xo. 4 hoard of Pardons No. 13 continues the present state offices, provides an executive budget and a board of pardons. The new executive provisions. In "addition tn Testing the executive authority in thai onicers enumerated in the present constitution, is extended to include tie heads of such other executive de partments as mar be estahllRheri hv law, which new departments may bei created: by a two-thirds majority of both houses of the legislature. In order, however, to avoid any useless increase In the number of officers, the legislature Is authorized to utilize any of the elective state officers as the heads of such departments. It W further provided that the salaries of i all state officers saall be flied hv iha legislature. In Interest of Economy The section providing for a bud get is in the interest of economy. A budget prepared In advance from careful Investigation wii result in appropriations based on real needs. This provision will prevent much log rolling in legislative sessions and the consequent waste of public monies. The section providing a board of pardons, consisting of toe Governor, the Attorney General and the Secre tary of State, is manifestly in the in terest of the public welfare. Applica tions for clemency must be made to this board, notice served on the coun ty attorney and the trial Judge, and no actioncan be taken until after a hearing, which shall be a matter of record. Tais provision is based on the sound public policy of providing that after a conviction has been had at public expense, there shall not be any releases from the penitentiary without a full hearing and upon facts warranting clemency. Furthermore, the multifarious duties of the Gov ernor are such as to make it advis able that the executive alone should not assume the consideration and re sponsibility for action in such case. Tax Oominlwstoner i No. It provides for a state tax commissioner and a board of equal i ization. Tae failure of revenue laws are largely due to the inefficiency of administration. Our present board can bnly equalize between counties, and as a result much discrimination is permitted. Values may differ as to class in different counties and the provision for a tax commissioner and a board of equalization with proper authority will undoubtedly result tn a more equitable distribution of taxes. The result will be that there will be a reduction in taxes on prop erty now justly returned. No. 15 provides several changes and new provisions In the Judicial article which experience. has demon strated to be desirable. The most important change Is the authority for our supreme court of seven judges to sit in two divisions, the chief Justice sitting in each division, four judges being necessary to pronounce a decision.' This change Will do away with the proverbial "law's delays" and will restore to the citizens of the state the guarantee now existing in the constitution for a speedy trial. It will also discourage the appeals of cases without merit which pre now made. Kleclton of Judges No. 16 provides that an act of tag legislature cannot be declared inval'j id by the supreme court unless five of seven judges required to hear cases involving the constitutionality of a law, concur in a decision, t n j convention being of the opinion that, a legislative act should stand as ex-1 pressing the people's will ualess it isv clearly in contravention of some orf-i stitutional provision. j No. 17 provides for the election o 1 judges of the supreme court by dis tricts. This will insure members of the court from various section cfi T the state, will shorten the ballot and the electorate of the various districts will be better 'acquainted with the qualifications of candidates for these important offices. This change Is particularly desirable because of the non-partisan primary law, The nom ination of judges now, as one dele gate expressed It, is so confusing that It is like "shuffling cards or Slaking dice." IIANDOM snorn - "The trouble -with these Malf tonic Jags," said a man who has suf fered much with parched throat, "is that they grow on you." In spite of the w. k. belief that printers are bibulous persons, we have yet to hear of one of the craft being highjacked. We've aeard of Woolwortlr- Jewelry but yesterday, for the first time, we saw a Sears & Roebuck cowboy. At that, he didn't look so much different from each cowboy. A deafw mute has been ordained into the priesthood, so the press dis patches suy. Watch out for wheezes on the ministers. The next logical step will be the iuzzling of the c.ioir. . Or doing away with the collection, and utilizing the plates to paa out cigarettes or chewing gum. TODAY'S 111T NTOHY At about the time our troops first were sent down to the Uio Grande, when It seemed that war with Mex ico was an Immediate possibility, a newspapet man had occasion to vblt a southwestern state on a business trip, part of which was made by stage. He was the only passenger. The conversation naturally drifted to the Mexican question, and to draw out. the opinion rf t.ie Irlnli stage driver the editor asked him: "What do you think of the Mexi can as a member of the human fam ily, anyway ?" "Well. sor. I'll tell you," he re Plied: "I think the Almighty should have put fur on him so we cud have some winter sport!" Did you hear of the sad pllgat or the bold fireman? Tiie laundry mis laid his bundle, a nd for one whole week he was compelled to go without any underwear, and wearing but one sock. This may be the Bame fellow who was observed, the other night, taking an open air ride clad only in a nice, clean suit of B. V. D.'s. What we want to know Is this: Are we Justified in a feeling of sus picion waen, on passing a hammock near the street, we suddenly see silhouetted In the light of the parlor lamp two heads where on first in spection but One appeared? The Stranger who has been taking the crapshooters Into camp finally rot his. The cup defenders must have switched dlco on him. , . "Los Angeles Reports Rolling Pin Shortage," reads a newspaper dead line. The same day seven Alliance men ook their wives on a California trip. Climate Isn't the only blessing. Looks nice to see a whole block of sidewalk without signs painted all over it. For the SAFETY of your home r - linly showing of new full Millin er) nt lllglilniid-llollouay (V. 72 Ne the new winter furs nt 72 HlKliUtml-llollowiiy Co. A number of members of Alliance post No. 7, American Legion, aave learned that not every ex-buddy is trustworthy, and that it isn't a bit more safe to lend money to a vet eran than It is to the top kick. A week or so ago an ex-soldier blew Into town from Seward and put up a hard luck story. A few of the boys fell for it. Now. they have learned that the Seward veteran wasn't a brother legionnaire, and they are ex pecting to whistle for the loans. Knrly showing of new fall Millin ery at Ilighluiid-llolloway Co. 72 The Herald 2.f0 a year, more. worth 7 w m ijp tvr...a . IK...' Take Home a Boltle of ; KLENZO v r LIQUID ANTISEPTIC To-Day- Holsten's The Itexall Store Chil.ir..n iseas !, Germ Are You Waiting For Accidentia! Success? Are you simply living in the present with a feeling that some day financial success will come to you by accident f Unless you inherit money, your chances of financial inde pendence through accident are mighty small. ( What Are Your Chances Only one prospector in ten thousand strikes gold." Ninety nine gamblers out of every hundred fail. All systematic avers succeed. Why not take the sure method! This Bank is 'at your service. A Dollar opens a Savings Account THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK ALLIANCE, NEBR. Don't Miss This Sweeping GleaiiBp of Summer Dresses 'In $ Two Lot 10 $15 FOR SATURDAY only at these values " ' " . ' "' r ' . . ; About Fif ty Summer Dresses x - ' the balance of our stock, with value an high as $47.50, is placed in two special lots for this ONE DAY only. You Need or Want One GET IT NOW THE FASHION SHOI Come in pretty numbers in Voile, Organdy, Linen, Silk Crepe, etc., in pleasing colors and patterns. Every garment is priced, to sell at either . - 101'5 ID) THE COOLEST PLACE IN TOWN SEVERAL LARGE FANS JUST INSTALLED Imperial Theatre YOU'LL NEVER KNOW ITS HOT TONIGHT. FRIDAY, AUG. 6th WM. FOX presents MADLAINE TRAVERSE in 'WHAT WOULD YOU DO" What is human life worth f Is it worth years of agony t That is the background of one of the many gripping situations in this photo play. COMEDY" POOR FISH" LATE CURRENT EVENTS ADM. 15c and pOc SATURDAY, AUG. 7th . BIO DOUBLE BILL TODAY SCREEN CLASSICS presents their master piece "THE CHEATERS" featuring MAY ALLISON A fascinating romance that challenges thought, vibrant with suspense and tingling with mystery.. ' HAROLD LLOYD in "AN EASTERN WESTERNER" Rapid fire laughs Everything from the eastern shimmie -to the western cactus girlie girls worth double the admission. MAT. AND NIGIIT 15c and 30o SUNDAY, AUGUST 8th DOROTHY GISn in "MARY ELLEN COMES TO TOWN" She came to New York and tried her arts on the White Way NUFF SAID And Plenty 4TII EPISODE "THE HAND OF VENGEANCE" FOX COMEDY - "TRAimNO FOR HUSBANDS" MAT. AND NIGHT 15o and SOo MONDAY, AUGUST 0th "GLRL OF THE SEA" A Williamson Submarine Picture. A fight to the death at the mast head. A sh -infested 6ea beneath. Staged on the ocean bed. CHARLIE CHAPLIN in "THE COUNT" "ONE DOLLAR, PLEASE", Comedy MAT. AND NIGHT 15o and 30o