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HKH el last . VOLUME XXVII. ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1920. NO. 83 1 1 ii MI III! VIOLENT DEATH OF TWOJRAKEMEN Clyde . tannin and Frank li Ri viere Killed in Accidents FYlday and Sunday Within the short space of forty hours, Alliance citizens have recent ly been twice shocked by news of the tragic death of Burlington brake men. Clyde O. Lanam, thirty-eight years of age, who has been a resi dent of Alliance for some months, mot his death at 3:45 p. m. last Friday near Ellsworth when he was crushed .between the engine tender and a boxcar of a freight train. At 6:30 a. m. Sunday, Frank La Riviere was thrown from the side of a boxcar "when the train passed over a bridge near Dunning. Just how the Lanam accident oc curred has not been determined. Lanam was known to be an ardent ".safety first" advocate and had the reputation of being one of the most careful men on the road. Thirty seconds before the accident he was aeen by Brakeman E. W. Mayfleld on top of a boxcar. A small son of Jack Kennedy of Ellsworth was an eye-witness to the accident. It is be lieved that Lanam was either thrown from tbe top of the car, or else he had crawled down between the tender and the first car to uncouple a car. The freight had made slow prog ress after leaving Alliance due to a defective drawbar. At Ellsworth It was decided to cut out the car, which had been chained to the en gine tender. The ' train was at a sidetrack, and the crew was prepar ing to set out the car. Lanam may have been down between the cars at tempting to uncouple them whin" the engine lutuged. His head was crushed and the condition of the body Indicated that the shoulders had also been crushed between the two cars. , . Lanam was rendered unconscious Irom the shock, and never recovered consciousness. The engine and way car were dispatched for Lakeside with the injured man, and on arrival M Lakeside a physician pronounced him dead. Clyde O. Lanam leaves a wife, a father and mother, Bister and other relatives, most' of ' whom live in Litchfield, S. D. Those- relatives were notified and came to Alliance Jmmeuiately. The wife, parents and sister of the deceased stayed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Wiker until Sunday evening, when the body was sent to Mitchell, S. D., for interment. An aunt and uncle, Mr. arti Mrs. Theo Vandeventer of Den "ve'r, also came to Alliance. Funeral services were held from the Episcopal church, at 4:30 p. m. 'Sunday, Rev. J. J. Dixon officiating. The services were in charge of tbe Masons, in which order the deceased held tha thirty-second degree. He was also a member of the Elks and the Odd Fellows. Conductor Frank Roberts and Brakeman E. VV. May fleld accompanied the remains to Mitchell. Lanam owned a fine home in Den rer, and had planned to give up rail roading the coming spring, having made arrangements to take cliarge of his father's farm at Litchfield. Frank La Riviere Meets Death. Frank La Riviere, aged 22 years. Burlington brakeman, was instantly killed about 5:30 a. m. Sunday, near Dunning, when his head was crushed by contact with a bridge. Young La Riviere, who was one of the train crew of a Turlington freight, had been hanging onto the outBide of a boxcar watching a hotbox. and did not see the bridge the train was ap proaching. One of the supports struck his head, hurling his body into the river. The body was brought to Lincoln on No. 43 Sunday and taken to the Miller undertaking parlors. Fune ral services will be held from the Holy RoBary Catholic church at 10 a. m. Wednesday, and interment will be made in the Catholic ceme tery at Alliance. La Riviere's parents, Mr. and Mrs, L. P. La Riviere, live at 615 Emer son avenue in this city. COPS OX TRAIL OP MAX WHO STOLE CAR A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a suspect who is believed to have stolen the new Reo car from the A. H. Jones company garage in this city some ten days ago. The suspect is believed to be beaded for the Pacific coast, and polic eofficlals have been notified to be on the look out for hlra. P.' J. Michael and A. M. Miller of Hemlngford were in Alliance on bis- nesB Saturday. KKTIIMAN liF.NKUATOR V FOLKS HACK AtJAIN X For the id time, representa tives of the jnan Generator and Electric compi. )t Denver appear ed before the A e chamber of commerce, in an Hvor to secure me assistance or in. t Tanlzatlon in approaching the ck iioil. Three representatives were on the ground nt the meeting at the Alliance hotel Palm Room Monday evening, and their proposition was explained by C. B. Christian. Mr. Christian declared that his company was willing to put up a surety bond to indemnify the city against any possible loss. He would undertake, he saiu, to rewind the smallest generator in the city plant, and would guarantee that when the work was completed, the generator would develop twice the number of kilowatts at the switchboard with the same or less consumption of tuel. The cost would be in the neighborhood of $3,000. iLKN KLIJSON CONCKRT HKi MUSICAL TREAT One of the musical treats of the season will be accorded the residents of Alliance on September 24th, when Glen Ellison, the famous baritone, comes to the Imperial Theatre for a concert. v Mr. Ellison has sung principal bar itone roles in Grand Opera In Eng. land and Australia. His career in musical comedy is a long one in both countries. His reputation has grown to be an international one, and it is well deserved, for Glen Ellison puts a good cheer, an evidence of inward npiness into his songs that makes him irresistible. Just listening to him and watch. ing him Is enough to make your troubles slip from your snoulders and vanish away. Mr. Ellison has the rare knack of putting his joyous personality into his songs, and It Is this very ability that has made him cne of the most beloved singers we have. JUDGE TASH TAKES A SHORT VACATION For the first time in six years, C. unty. JJKTge Ira E. Tash is away on a vacation. The Judge was seiz. od with the Idea sudden'- t?re other day while examining the court cal endar Ho saw that there hadn't b-eu a case for over a week,, and that nothing was scheduled for an. other week. Time seemed to drag ra'.her heavily on the judicial hands, and so he determined that a change of scenery was the thing he needed. Furthermore, he hurried right down to the station and bought bis ticket, lest he chaage his mind. The judge hasn't selected any particular itinerary. His ticket read Omaha. That Is a town where trains in all directions leave every little while. He plans to be back to Oma ha on Thursday of this week for a convention of juvenile court officials of Nebraska, but the intervening time will probably be spent in Mason City, la., and other places. The judge halls from Iowa, but not any where near Mason City. He will go to Mason City because it's a place he has heard a lot about, but never has seen. It's much like the way we al ways wanted to see Muskegon, Mich. It has always seemed to us that Muskegon ought to be a good town. At any rate, the judge will come back to Alliance in about a week, and probably still of the opinion that every man is entitled to a vacation at least once in six years. It has been that loi.g, almost to a day, since the Judge last set put to take a rest. ALLIANCK TEAM WINS AT HKMIXUFORI). 4 TO 2 The Alliance baseball team won from Hemingford at the latter's grounds last Sunday afternoon by a scor eof 4 to 2. The game was hot ly contested and one of the most sensational of the season, rumil'iv' thirteen innings. Hemlngford suc ceeded in scoring one In the first and Alliance put one over In the fourth. Both teams scored again in the tenth, and in the twelfth, with black on third, and Grlffis on secon 1, I'd wards put th egame on ice with a smashing two-bagger to lef field. Fennlng pitched wonderful ball, striking out thirteen men and allow ing but four hits. Rupe Walker Hemlngford pitcher, should b-j given credit for bis wonderful work on the mound. He allowed but six hits and struck out sixteen men. The Alliance team will play Scotia bluff at Hemlngford tomorrow ai a feature of the Hemingford spid fes tival. Scottsbluff won from v'av.pM a week ago Sunday. ANNUAL MEETING ONPN ASS'N. Allium e Will Fntcitaln Several lime ilred YMtori Some Time in October The annual meeting of the Tolash highway association, which will be held In Alliance' some tline during October, will bring several hundred visitors to Alliance from various towns along the route. The Alli ance chamber of commerce Issuei an Invitation to th? association to meet In this city, and n communication recently n-clved from J. C. Moore of Anselnio, president of the associa tion, accepts the Invitation for any date that is most convenient for the chamber of commerce. The meeting should be a most in teresting one, Mr. Moore points out. as since the last meeting a great deal of road work has been done, j The federal government will com plete the road as far as Broken Bow some time during this year, and they are also maintaining a road from Anselnio to' Broken Bow. The next step Is to get- the road completed to Alliance, and if the meeting Is suc cessful In arousing Interest, this can be accomplished without much delay. The meeting will be held at tt Lowry & Henry roof garden In one of the finest garages In the state. The roof garden, which will hold scv-; eral hundred people. , is being en closed and will be ready for use early In October. This firm has of fered the use, of this, roof garden for the meeting upon Its completion. It will be enclosed and heated, so that In the event of bad weather the dele gates will be comfortable. The chamber of commerce ill take upon Its shoulders the iuae of entertainment. The usual pro cedure at meetings of the associa tion is a business session In the morning and arternoon, the balance of the time being devoted to enter tainment. Delegations are expected from as far east as Grand Island and as far west as Hot Springs. Lloyd C. Thomas, s'ecretaiy of thd association, is sending out letters to owners of garages in Alliance rial to secretaries of commercial clubs, as well as newspapers, in the cltl3 along the route, U an effort ; to urouse, interest In the annual meet lug. In his letter to the garagemen he emphasizes the importance of the highway as follows: "It 'is apparent that tbe people of Alliance, and especially tbe business interests here, do not realize what the completion of the Potash high way through the sandhills from Grand Island to Alliance would mean to us. If they did, I am of the opin ion that thny would give the proposi tion much better support than they do now and evince more interest in the proposition. "At a meeting of the association held last year, the secretary of the Omaha automobile club, who was In attendance, estimated that not less than 200 autos would pass through and stop over at Alliance daily dur Ing the tourlBt season, when the highway is completed. I cut this estimate in two, and with the help of competent local business men, esti mated the benefits to be derived from Alliance from only 100 cars of Tourists each day. We estimate. speaking conservatively, that It would mean an added income of $90,000 monthly to Affiance busi ne8 Interests during the tourist sea son1." IN FAVOR OF TAYLOR F0RNIGHT POLICE Chief of Police Reed will, unless the council objects, appoint Nova Taylor, former chief, to the position of night cop. Mr. Taylor returned to the city a few days ago, and Chief Reed, who has been doing double duty for some time, . welcomes the thought of putting an experienced man on the job. Those who have followed Taylor's work recognize in him a fearless and conscientious officer. An effort has been made to induce the council to put on an extra police officer at night in Alliance. While another officer would undoubtedly be of benefit, it is generally believed that policemen, while they may catch criminals, seldom put a stop to crime. There is just aa much crime. if not more than usual, in the 1 arge cities where the whole city is pa trolled than in the smaller cities Ilka Alliance, where one or two men must cover an immense amount of tm tory. - It would take a good sited force adequately to police Alliance, but one or two good men will bo as good as half a dozen of mediocre ability. WEAVER EXPLAINS 'THE AMENDMENTS iVesi lent of CoiiniII iitlomil Ci nven , tliMi Makes Two AMieNc In Alliance A. J. Weaver of Falls City, presi dent of the sta'e constitutional con. ventim. which met at Lincoln last wind r, was In Alliance Monday and gave two addresses at which he ex plain 1 in detail the work of the convention and the nature of the for-ty-oiii constitutional amendments which are to be submitted to the voters of Nebraska at, a special elec. lion to be held September 21. Mr. Weaver was guest, of honor at a special dinner arranged by the Al liance chamber of commerce at the Palm Room of the Alliance hotel at 6 p. in., at which twenty.five business men were present. At 8 p. m. he ad dressed a-good-sized audience at the court bouse. Judge H. H. Hewitt presided over this meeting and Intro duced the speaker. Mr. Hewett was a member of the constitutional con. ventton. In his talk before the chamber of commerce, Mr. Weaver confined him self to a short summary of the more Important measures. At the court house, he went Into greater detail. At both of the addresses he empha. sized the importance of voting on tbe -iim-ndiiients, and of voting upon all ot tnem. There are forty-one propo rtions on the ballot, and in order to allow the voters perfect freedom of choice, the convention arranged for separate votes on each amendment. As it requires a majority of the votes cast to adopt any of the amendments it is important to vote upon all of them, for If no vote is cast on any one proposition it in reality counts &s halt a vote against It. , 'Ihe present Nebraska constitution was adopted in 1875 forty-five years ago. In many respects It is an admirable document and was cer. tainly a good constitution for its time, hut It has been outgrown, the speaker said. The men who frainof It had different ideas of the func tions of government than are held today, and they placed In the 1871 constitution a number of unwise lint. Nations, not alone upon salaries of state officials but other important Mngs. Then, too, there have been economic changes , in Nebraska which, in connection with the growth of the state, maae the old constitu tional restrictions burdensome. Tbe constitutional convention was in session for seventy-four days, and during that time considered nearly four hundred propositions. Of this large number, forty-one were adopt ed and will be presented for the ap proval of the voters of the state Mr. 'Weaver said that, he believed that a voter could sately approve all of them, but that If "one proposition were not,fvaored, the plan permitted of voting against it. A short time age, The Herald printed an explanation ofeach of Jhe forty.one propositions by Mr. Weav er for the Information of its read ers, before it was known that he would be able to come to Alliance. Incidentally, It is the only newsparet In this trade territory that took pains to inform its readers concerning the most important election to be held In the state In years. Inasmuch as Herald readers are informed, it will not be necessary to give a complete resume of the measures which will come up for approval at the Septem ber 21 election. Tbe first proposition, authorzing a five-sixths jury verdict, in civil cases, will save the state thousands of dol lars. There have been hundreds of retrials at public expense of cases where one or two members of a Jury have hung it. Another important amendment Is one which authorizes the legisla ture to regulate property rights of aliens. As it stands now, an lmnii grant can come to this country and remain far years without making any move toward becoming a citi zen, and yet, aside from not voting, has every right of American citizens. In connection with this Is the amend ment which makes the English lan guage the official one for this state. Every citizen of Nebraska should know this language, and his children should receive instruction in it. Among other important provisions of the new constitution Is one which provides for a budget system, which is intended not only to put the state's affairs on a sound financial basis, but to eliminate legislative log-rolling. Another takes away from the governer the pardoning power and places it in tbe hands of a board ot pardons. A third provides that all measures in the legislature shall be passed by a yea and nay vote, in the closing sessions of the legtala ture. it has been the custom to :iurry through a n amber of measures in the closing das by a viva voce vote. 'ihe judicial system has been vreatly siin'pllfled. Under the new constitution the supreme court may fit in two sections, thus enabling it to do twice the work. Judges are 'n be rW.c.1 by dlrtri'-t Instond of the Fla:e at large, enabling tho, vot is to make a more intelligent holce. The state's water power rights are reserved, and provision is mnde for the sale of school lands at pub lic auction Instead of private sale. The board of regents of the state university will also be elected by dis tricts. At prtarnt five out of six come fiom Lancaster and Douglas counties. Provision is made for dis tricting counties, for the election of members of the legislature, and for Increasing the membership of the senate It desired. The number of signatures required for Initiative and referendum peti tions 'Is reduced. The woman vot. ors lnereas the electorate largely and if the present restrictions are to rpply Ihe initiative and referendums will be almost Impossible to use. The state's taxation system Is also changed for the better, provision be ing made for tbe assessment of In tangible property, such as money, credits and bonds, so that they win bear their fair share of the tax bur dens. There are a number of pro visions relating to. corporations, prl. vale and public utility, which pro tect the Interest of the people. Re strictions of a aertaln nature on co operative organizations are renewed. Competing corporations may not consolidate without permission from the railway commission. Foreign concerns shall be regulated on the eanie basis as domestic. Stocks and bonds shall be Issued only at their full value, thus doing away with blue sky companies. The constitutional' convention did good work, Mr. Weaver Bald. He be lieved that It was the best body that had ever been In session in the state. He believed" that voters could safely approve. all of the provisions, and that they should at least give care, ful consideration to all of them. l DRYS MUST ORGANIZE0 TO KEEP VICTORY WON Dr. C. F. Swift of Philadelphia.!, representing the antl-salpon league,' delivered an address at the : First Baptist church last Puhday evening: to an audience whlcn ' filled every available seat In the building. It was a union service of all, the churches In the city, and a union, choir furnished music. The speak. ... H.,hio. uu. -An-.thr ri.i i Job for I'ucle Sam," and he empha sized the point that the dry victory in II HI he nrotMPted hv t-lectlnir men who were In sympathy with prohlbl. lion enforcement. America, the speaker said. Is thei only nation on the face of the earth that has had the courage to write, Into Its constitution a prohibition amendment He said that European countries are watching the result of the experiment with keen Interest.) He believed that If America remains, dry. the rest of the world will follow! her example. "A drinking England i cannot comnete wlih a rirv America, nor can a ligh -wtn--and-beer Frrnce icpe to compete," he declared. The rrobletn facing the prohibition forces U two.fold. Dr. Swift told h's hearers. The dry adherents must fiaht the move on the nart of the wet element to bring back light wines and beer, and America Is look ed to for leadership In the world. wide prohibition campaign. The old theory is wrong, he said. For years the reform forces had tried to save men from filling drunkards' graves, when they should have struck at the root of tbe evil the source of sup ply. The policy of today is to make it impossible to secure intoxicating liquors one of prevention rather than. cure. At tbe close of tbe address an ap peal was made for funds to carry on the work of the league. TRIP IIY AUTO TO CItAWFORD THURSDAY 'Secretary J. W. , Guthrie of the cnamoer or commerce announces a change in the arrangements for the Alliance excursion to the Crawford Trl-State fair for Thursday. Instead ot going by train, the trip will be made by auto, the start being made at 8 a. m. Thursday. About twenty cars have been pledged for the trip. Those going have been asked to take a basket lunch and to stop at the creek this side of Crawford for lunch.' After lunch the automobiles will go together into Crawford. -An effort will also be made to se cure a delegation to go to Heming ford tomorrow tor the Spud day fes tivities. DUCK SEASON OPENSSEPT. IrJ Hunting ProsHcts Reported KxreU lent Home Interetlng Dojte AlHiiit (amc Ijnvs The open season on ducks, geese and waterfowls begins bright and early Thursday morning, September 16, and will continue until the moon rises on December 31. Travelers in the sandhills report an abundance of game, some bringing back tales that are almost too much to believe. Sules of shells have been brisk dur ing the past few days and many housewives report that all the rags about the house have been used to' polish favorite shotguns. The following dope on poen sea sons, hunting licenses and other things is furnished by Leo Stuhr, state secretary for agriculture: Open Reason Ducks, geese and waterfowls September 16 to December 31 Inclu sive. Prairie chickens, grouse and sage hens October 15 to November IS Inclusive. Jack snipe. Wilson snipe, kill deer and yellow legs September IS to December 31 inclusive. Plover and doves None. Swan and white crane, song and insectivorous birds None. Squirrels October 1 to November 30 Inclusive. Deer, antelope and beaver None. Bass (not less than eight inches in length) May 1 to November 15 inclusive. Trout (not less than eight inches in length) May 1 to October 1 Inc. All other fish April 1 to Novem ber 15 Inclusive. Quail None. MuBkrat, opossum, otter, racoon, or mink November 1 to Feb. 15. License Fees Resident to hunt arrd fish, fl.00. Resident to trap fur-beartng ani- ' mala,. $"2.00. Non-resident to hunt and fish, $10 Non-resident to fish with hook and. line only, 2.00. Non-resident to trap fur-bearing animals, $10.00. sr a i uumi Twenty-five birds or 10 squirrels ' a4 ZS game fish in one day. Ten. geeae, prairie chicken, grouse and 50 other game birds or 50 game fish -im possession at any one time, for vnlawful Hunting Flnhlnir , For killing or having In posressloa at any time deer, antelope or beaver $100.00 to $300.00. For killing or having in possession l n t,nt wnlt rane or song birds,. $5 for each bird. i For killing or having in possession durlS cXoMi "ea80n an birds or "imals protected. $5 for each bird or rlml- For dynamiting fish, $1C 0 to $50O or year ln th petentlaty. for fishing with net or seine. $10 r & t eacb fit,h taken, For shipping game or fish, unless accompanied by owner. $50 and $S additional for each bird or fish. For hunting or fishing without a.. License, any sum not exceeding $50. For selling game or game flshP taken from public waters at any sea son, $5 for each bird, animal or fls't. . CAJl THIKVKS AUK NOW IN JAIL Three oung men are now i-i the. city and county jails, and a com plaint charging them with the theft of shoes 'from a freight car in train. No. 109 Monday. Two of ' them.. Clarence Mason and Leon Inman were arrested by Chief of Police Reed at the Burlington station short ly after noon Monday, and the third was picked up later after confessions had been made by bis companion. When the chief entered the station, he sa wthe two' men sitting there and on th efloor near them was a paper sack containing a brand new pair of shoes. He asked them where they got them, and the boys told him they had purchased them front a colored man on the freight train. The chief later - discovered that the young fellows had tried to sell the shoes at a second hand store la Alliance. The boys are said to have confessed that they took a pair ot shoes each, and Implicated Paul Sharp. When charged with the theft. Sharp admitted his cuilt. and gave up a third pair of shoos. II a. was taken to the county jail. Com plaint has been Hied against theJi, but no date tor the hearing has been Bet. - , WANTED Girl for general house work. Good wages. 83