Official Paper of Box Butte County
TWICE A WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
Official Paper of the City of Allianc
VOLUME XXVI I.
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1920.
No. 94
NEW RECORD SET
IN MOVING COALi
Efficiency of Railroads Increasing to
.Such an Extent that Concern .
Is Not Warranted.
During the past few weeks, consid
erable concern has been manifested
by cities and towns over the state as
to the coal supply for this winter. It
has been pointed out that the sup
plies In a number of cities are great
ly below the normal, and the delivery
by the railroads does not Beem to do
much more than keep pace with the
normal summer demand. Fears have
been entertained that the winter
weather would arrive before - coal
stocks were sufficiently large to
take care of the demand when cold
weather comes.
The following bulletin from Bur-
i lUi
lington headquarters dhows
there Is little cause for alarm. It
would seem that the railroads have
developed a plan that will take care
of the whole country, and work no
hardship on any one part. Coal Is
now being delivered to northwestern
and New England districts, where
cold weather strikes first, and where
there Is an even mbre serious short
age than in the west, and when these
districts' have been supplied, a larv
number of cars will be diverted to
the central western states.
The bulletin shows that the rail
roads are making strenuous efTorts to
handle the situation so that (he en
tire country will be tared for without
hardship. The record, as shown by
the bulletin, indicates that there Is
greater efficiency than ever before,
and that there is no warrant for the
concern that Is being manifest.
"As there has bren no opportunity
to Increase the available facilities
since the railroads were returned to ber 18, but the local anvLso-v iv rv
their owners.' A. G. Smart, general ! delayed starting the ball rolling tin
mrrintPndent. told The Herald. 1 til Alliance received Its post. There
"credit for this Increased etllcitn y I Is n civic charitable agency in "this ; will have one of the best located and
snould be given to the rank and file' c'ty since the city mlHSion I best arranged printing establiah
of railroad employes who are making ' doned, and the Salvation Army will ments in western Nebraska. Adri
an earnest effort to properjy provide carry on the work for the entjre com-1 tioncl machinery and equipment has
the public with sufficient transporta- '"unity, and Bhould easily receive; been ordered, and with two floors
tton to fulfil that requirement." sufficient support. I available, the plant can be arranged
The bulletin follows: I ' tu mom liicient way. It la the
Individuals and industries in the KILL IJKJ PORUPINE plan of the owners to build up a
. i . Ar, ai- vet I -1 TO II I.TM I Vf n.' 1 n It i nrt n f Inir nut a hi ishtnen t that Will have
Wrbl ludl Uttic uiutnu w. ?--,
unable to obtain delivery have'
naturally exhibited souie concern
over the prospective coal supuiy sit
uation, which will, however, be grad
ually dispelled when the fncis re
garding the production and move
ment of coal are disclosed.
This year up to September 25. the
railroads had moved 392,747,000
tons of bituminous coal from the
mines as compared with a total of
341,276,000 in the same period last'
year, an increase of over 51,000,000 .
tons.
Where is the coal going? Lara-fly
to northwestern and New England
districts, because of the serious '
shortage there, and to which it must I
be moved before navigation on the
Great Lakes is closed. j
The next step will be to supply
the central west and other sections,
to which winter comes later and is
less rigorous.
This heavy movement of coal has
been made possible only by increased
railroad operating efficiency, because
the available facilities have not in
creased, could not be in the short
time in which the railroads have
been operated by their owners.
The results which already have
been accomplished in Increasing effi
ciency are Indicative of.'what can be
done by private initiative and prgan
isatioh in the face of very adverse
. conditions. In the week ending Sep
tember 4, 947.743 cars of freight
were loaded; in the week ending
September 11. in which was included
the Labor day holiday, 827,043 cars;
in the week ending September 18,
983.913 cars.
The accumulation of delayed cars
in April, following the outlaw strike
of yardmen totaled 288,000 cars.
This was reduced to 47,689 cars for
the week ending September 24,
which is normal. In April the aver
age miles made dally by each freight
car in the country was less than 20
miles. This average had been in
creased to 25.7 miles by July and the
reports which have since been made
by various railroads indicate that the
goal of 30 miles per car per day. set
by the railroad executives, will be
reached.
The excess ot cars ordered by
shippers throughout the United
States in the week ending September
1, over the number supplied by the
railways, was reported as 151,440.
In the week ending September 17 It
was 96,114. While transportation
conditions are by no means satisfac
tory, the facts show that the railway
managements are making splendid
progress in Improving them.
W. W. Norton of Los Angeles Is
visiting in Alliance for a few days.
PRESS GANG MEETS
IN (i Kill NO TODAY
T in Oerlng today, while Alll
!r4 -oapermen are working to
get v. Friday Issue, the editors
of wes Vaska are gathered
for a socn. 40 "' business session.
Ole Duck Ov 'd, grand secre
tary of the Nv jka press associa
tion; Bill Maupin, and Asa Wood ot
Gerlng; the members of the frater
nity in Scottsbluff; Mark of Mitchell:
Snow from Chadron and a bunch of
other good fellows, but we won't be
there to enjoy It. Some day Ole Buck
will call one of those meetings for
some other date than publication
day, and when that glad day comes,
we'll be there with bells on.
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SALVATION ARMY
OFFICERS ARRIVE
Ensign Henrietta Farkes and Lieu
tenant Helen Walenskl, who have
been at Hastings for over a year
past, arrived In Alliance Thursdav
establish a Salvation Army corps. A
meeting of the Box Butte county ad
visory board was called by Chair
man Robert Graham at the postofflce
this morning, and practically the en
tire board attended.
A committee consisting of J. S.
Rheln, Jessie Miller and Dr. II. A.
Copsey was appointed to make ar
rangements for renting a building
for headquarters for the corps
These men have been given full au
thority to enter Into a contract. The
building just vacated by the Bren
nan drug store Is under considera
tion. The drive to put over the Salvation
Army quota in Box Butte county m
be staged as soon as the corps ir j
tablished and has begun work. The
drive was scheduled to begin Ocio-
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Hemingford, Oct., 19. rieii V-u
on going to feed his horses found I
their legs up to the knees filled with J
porcupine quills. He also found one !
of the hprses with his nose lull of
quills. He threw the horses ar-1
tracted the quills, some of which
were more than three Inches long.
After a search of the neighborhood
the porcupine was located. .Unable
to capture It on account of the quills,
the men engaged in the chase finally
BDt the animal which weighed be-
tween fifty and Blxty pounds, old
timers do not remember seeing a
porcupine here before. Stato J our
nal. i
Mrs. Fred Hellings of , Antioch
came Tuesday to visit with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Doyle. Mis.
Hellings has been ill during the pasi
week.
Master Lawrence Berry Is reported
to be Improving.
The Facts
Early in the game the Box Butte
county republicans did not need to
make a campaign. Like their presi
dential nominee, they took "a front
porch position," and like tbeU presi
dential nominee they have been
smoked out. With their Ink daubing
calamity howling, they seek to ob
scure the real issues of the cam
paign and like their party leaders,
they are looking backward, not for
ward. They chronicle the appalling
and wanton waste ot conducting the
war wasteful extravagance of con
ducting the cantonments on the cost
plus plan.
There's considerable difference in
the angle of looking at a thing. The
man or woman whose son was on the
battle line was always anxious that
everything possible be done to carry
the war to a speedy and successful
conclusion. The man in uniform
didn't stop to count the cost, either
to himself or the nation. In those
days, not a single protest was heard
from anyone, democrat or iepub
Ucan. soldier or the man not In
uniform who supported him. Those
not in the service didn't look at the
expenditure then or now. from the
same angle.
You don't hear any big howl about
waste and extravagance going up
irom tne man oemna tne gun, no
matter what his politics are or what
ticket he is supporting. The howl is
merely political fireworks from the
HERALD SECURES
LARGER QUARTERS
llurr Printing Comany to Move to
Masonic Temple lluilding
About November 1.
Wednesday morning of this week,
the Burr Printing company, publish
ers of The Herald, signed a five-year
leaBe with the Masonic Temple Build
ing association for the quarters for-j
meiiy occupied by the A, H. JoneB
company garage. Carventers are now
at work making alterations in the
ouilding, lowering the basement floor
to accommodate the large newspaper
press, erecting partitions and cutting
new windows in the side of the build
ing. It la expected that the building
will be In shape to occupy by the first
of November.
For months the present quarters
of The Herald have been Inadequate
to carry on our growing business.
The new quarters are not only large
enoUgh for immediate needs, but
there Ib ample room to take care of
future expansion. During the past
year The Herald has enjoyed an un
precedented growth In all lines of
business, and the finding of a suit
able location became Imperative
months ago. The building secured
iearcs nothing to be desired.
Our new typesetting machine was
s-hijipi-d from Brooklyn on Septem
ber 30, and should arrive some tlmol
this month. We have been assured
that an erector will be sent promptly
upon the arrival of the machine
which will be erected in the new cr
eation.. Following Its arrival, the
jnrlnting establishment will be moved
This is no Blight task, but ampe as
sistance will be secured to complete
it in two or three days, thus ursurin
as little Inconvenience to Herald,
patrons as possible.
In the new building. The H raid
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.no equal outsme or ine larger ciwrv,
of the state, and the move to larger
quarters is an e ssentlal step in the
working out. of this plan,
WOULD-HE SUICIDE
ADJUDGED
I.N!- AN F.
L. F. Barr. who attempted suicide
at the Western hotel early Monday
morning, was adjudged insane by tne
insanity board at a hearing hTTd
Wednesday morning. It has not yet
been decided whether he will be sent
to the state hospital. A brother
lives In Ashby, and Mr. Barr m,"i
self owns property there and near
Hemingford. He had made his home
in Alliance the past year.
Mrs. Marjorie W. Lanam, widow
of Clyde C. Lanam, brakeraan, who
was killed four weeks ago at Ells
worth, when he was crushed between
a freight car and engine tender, has
received $9,100 from the Burlington
railroad company in settlement oi
About the War Expenditures
men behind the men with the guns.
They did not then, to any great ex
tent, nor do they now realize one of
the most serious problems of mobili
zation was to provide cantonments
for the troops. Would any Bane con
tractor gamble with the ever Increas
ing cost of labor and materials and
attempt to contract any building op
eration on any other plan?
Couldn't Await "Ilargaln Sale."
One of the typical charges made
by the republicans Is that the govern
ment purchased too much, yet no
American father or mother would
have wished the war prolonged' and
the lives of their soldier sons further
endangered because of a pinch-penny
policy in purchases. No one knew
how long the war would last. The
program of the United States was to
move swiftly with men, money and
materials and end it quickly saving
life and money In the long run.
The United States bought quickly
at the best prices obtainable. It did
not wait for "bargain sales" in guns,
munitions or clothing, while Its men
at the front were fighting. It com
mandeered Industry, hurriedly as
sembled supplies of war material,
and bent every energy to bring the
war to a decisive and early end. It
was not a time for cheese-paring. The
country would not have stood it.
Indisputable Facts
Offsetting the hundreds ot printed
DAVIS HELD FOR
DISTRICT COURT
Tells Court lie Spent It tVnt In
ltuytng Revolver to Pro
tect His Money.
A man giving h.t name as Claude
Davit ras bound over for trial ir.
district court Thursday afternoon, on
ft charge of carrying concealed' wea
pons. He was arrested on a com
plaint sworn to by Thomas J. Smith,
Burlington special agent, who picked
up In the Burlington yprds late
Thursday morning. He was beating
his way on the trains. Hearing was
held In county court before Judee
Tash Thursday afternoon. Davis
entered a plea of guilty to the ot1
fense charged in the complaint.
' When arrested, Davis was carrying
ft .44 Colts Army revolver. He had
Bo money or valuables in his posses
sion. He told the court that the rea
son he had purchased a pistol was
that he had been held up two or
three times in the past few weeks
and relieved ot the money he carried
and that he purchased the revolver
to protect himself. He said, further.
that he had spent his last cent to buy
a revolver, which reminded Judge
Tash of the Irishman who sold his
frying pan to get meat to fry.
The law provides a maximum pen
alty of a fine not exceeding $2,000
or two years In the penitentiary for
carrying concealed weapons. Excep
tions are made where the defendant
has employment which necessitates
more than ordinary protection, or
where he is carrying considerable
valuables. Mr. Davis having spent
his money for the gun, could not
plead either of these in defense, and
he was ordered held for trlnl tho
nxt term of district court. Ball was
ho at $100, which was not furnish
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FLEHARTY TO SPEAK
AT IMPERIAL TONIGHT
Harry B. Fleharty of Omaha,
prominent democrat, will address ft
democratic rally at the Imperial the-
i ater tonight. The meeting will l
called to order at 9 p. in., following
the close of the first show. rd t
open to every voter. It will be an
opportunity not only to hear an en
tertalning address on the vu-'
of the present campaign, but will be
perhaps the best chance before elec
tion for voters to become Informed
concerning the league of -nations.
Women voters and men are alike
interested in preventing war, and in
avoiding the awful toll of human life
and wealth that follow in the wake
of such cataclysms. Patriot i"
mands that you be Informed concern
ing the league, and that you be able
to vote Intelligently upon a subject
that has been misrepresented allkt
by its friends and Its enemies. .The
discussion this evening will cover
subjects upon which it Is essential
that every voter be Informed.
Mr. Fleharty will attend the iw '
lng of the Cox-Roosevelt club prior
to the meeting at the Imperial.
pages of partisan crltlslm and testi
mony filed by the Investigating com
mittees, after their costly "Junkets"
abroad and across this continent, and
after a year of diligent "smelling,"
are these plain facts:
America won tlie war, and the
public lit shown no dltpoMltioii to
quibble over the eot of victory.
Thousand of army and navy officer,
democrats and republicans alike,
were engaged in handling contracts
involving extenditures of billions of
dollars. Not one has been pointed
out for prosecution by any of the in-
vetitigivthig committee and In no In
stance lias graft by a rewponaible
official. Iwen shown.. General lerth
lng, a republican, concluded his final
rtKrt with praise for the co-operation
of Ire8ident Wilson, and Secre
tary Ifetker.
The investigating committees re
fused to call General Pershing to
testify regarding the conduct of the
war, although he knew better than
anyone what was done and how tt
waa done. No legislature enactment
luu followed the reort of any of the
investigating committees. Their re
ports have been productive only of
political debate in congress.
The report of one of the investi
gating sub-committees was so par
tisan and nreludlced that in the
closing hours of congress It was re
jected even by the republican mem
MISS MINMti RYAN I
PIED. LAST NKJIIT
Miss Minnie Ryan, aged twenty
five years, died at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Ryan, In
this city at 10:5.1 last evening.
Ar'loulnr rheumatism was the cause
of death. She was taken 111 Septem
ber 18, and had been on the road to
recovery until yesterday.
Miss Ryan was born In Havelock.
Neb., February 27, 1895. She leaves
father and mother, two sisters, Mary
Ryan and Rose McDonald; two
brothers, Thomas and Dennis, all ot
whom live In Alliance.
The funeral services w!l be held
from the Holy Rosary church at 9
o'clock Monday morning, with Fat bet
Manning In charge. I
BAYARD TO MEET
ALLIANCE SATURDAY
The football game Saturday be
tween Alliance and Bayard should
prove the biggest drawing card t!
the season. All the dope sheets say
that Bayard Is due to win the 1920
championship, but the Alliance boys
have their eyes on the pennant, and
tomorrow's game may result In a
change of opinion. A special train
will bring the Bayard' team, rooters
and a booster band. To date 263
have signed for the Bayard special,
and Alliance hopes to get at least
double that number of home specta
tors. Saturday Is a hard day to get
out a crowd, but this was the only
vacant date on the Bnyard schedule,
Trlnclpal Engleman ot Crawford
will umpire the gamo'V the Broken
Bow principal will rftre. and Prin
cipal Britt of Bridgeport, will. b head
Itneimiau. The speet ' ware re
quested to co-operate i!h the play
trs end keep off the ficld; during the
san e. The Bayard players Insist
that thl rule be strictly observed.
The Bayard team has been at
trading statewide attention the past
few days, and have run up a nice
string of victories, the. teams de
feated being Kearney Military acid
emy, 63 to 0; Chadron normal, 3 to
0; and the team held the Wesleyau
.team down. to two touchdowns.
WOMEN YtrTKHH TO , .
DIHtTTHK CANDIDATES
The league of women voters will
meet at the home of Mrs. G. L. Fern
aid, 603 Laramie, Tuesday, October
26 at 2:30 p. m. State candidates
will be discussed. 'Anyone having
Information for or against any crndi
date please bring "It, and It will be
considered. What we wtfnt to know
is not what party shall we vote for,
but what are the principles of the
man we vote for. All women urged
to attend. " '
Louis LaRlviere, father of. Frank
LaRivlere, was Thursday afternoon
appointed special administrator of
the estate of his son, who met his
death a short time ago in a raliroa
accident. ' Mr. LaRlviere has made
settlement with the railroad cum
pany for $2,500.
. lilllTUS.
To Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Brlce
LakeHide a baby flrl.
of
bers of the full committee. This is
an . index ot the nature of the iu
qulries. With more than fifty
"smelling committees" at work, the
orgy of Investigation reach such
stage that an effort was made in the
house to have appointed committee
named, "To Investigate. Investigating
Committees." It was killed by re
publican opposition.
It has cost the taxpayers probably
two million dollars to satisfy repub
lican craving for scandal with which
to besmirch the honor and Integrity
of the nation, and to belittle the
gallantry ot American soldiers and
sailors.
Net Result of Inquiries
Summed up, the net result of all
the Inquiries to date has been:
No scandal discovered.
No fraud unearthed.
No arrests made.
No punishments recommended.
No legislation suggested.
No criminal wastefulness shown.
Just millions of words of useless tes
timony and reports, printed at public
expense.
Lucrative Jobs for investigating
"experts."
1 "leas ar able "Junkets" for the
"smelling" committees.
A despicable attempt to make poll
tics out of ft war conducted by an ad
ministration which refused to think
of political lines while Is lasted.
ARRESTS CLEAR
BAYARDMYSTERIES
Authorities Discover Auto Thief lUnff.
Distillery and Hold-up of
Poker Game.
Three mysteries are believed to
have been cleared up by the arrest
of John Bartllng, well known around
Bayard, and Harry Jones, who ha
lived at the Bartllng home the pftftt
few weeks. These are the unusual!
large liquor supply of recent date,
the large number of car thefts la
the same period and the hold up ot
a poker party in which one man was
dangerously wounded, says the Bar
ard correspondent to the State Jour
nal.
In revenge against Bartllng, whom
Jones accuses of holding out on the
division of profits, the latter unbos- .
omed himself to the officers who ar
rested the two on ft charge of dealing
In stolen automobiles. He declared
he Bartllng place was a rendezvous)
or auto thieves, for whom Bartllng
would sell cars on a fifty-fifty basis.
Jones also stated that he had com
from Nevada, Mo., to assist Bartllng
n operating a still and disposing ot
stolen automobiles, and that he could
and would name ft man declared . to
haye delivered and started in opera
tion some twenty stills betweea
Casper, Wyo., and Bridgeport, Neb.
Jones further set forth that the
men who owned the string of stills,
and who headed the automobile thief
gang were the ones who held UP the
poker party and shot one of the play
ers, on tne night of tne noiaup. ms
story goes, the men came, to the
Bartllng place, related details of the
episode, exchanged their car for ons
Bartllng claimed as his, and left
early next morning for Denver.
Bartllng and JoneB are in Jail here.
charged with manufacturing and sell
ing alcoholic liquors, and it is expect
ed charges of automobile stealing
will be filed against them.
Euneitil of Jtilin Lir.grcen. ' "
Funerai services for John" Lln-
green, city water commissioner, who
died as a result of gunshot wounds
Inflicted by Leon Martinrz, a, Mexi
can, In Bayard Saturday night were
held from the Presbyterian church In
that city Wednesday afternoon. As a
mark of respect Tor the official who
met bis lath.ln upholding the law,
Mayor Kemper and the city oClclals
attended in a body, and th business
houses of the city were closed dur
ing the funeral hour.
The Mexican bandit Is st'U hover
ing between life and d'n'h nt the
local hospital, physicians entertain
ing little hope for his ncovery. The
Wounded man still maintains tint he
was assisted In the shont'ng by his
brother Pedro, but a round-up of
"little Mex'co" failed tr revo1 the
missing brother or anyone who hni
seen M'. There 's a nirn'-rr tnt
the "llttl brother" is really a while
man. r
OFFICERS FlfCTFD
FOR COUNTRY CLUB
At a meeting held at the Elks club
Thu:"",'y nv"rh'. "nje 'wenty men
completed the formrl arrangements
for the organization of the Al'.iance
Country club. It was decided to In
corporate for $15,000, end to limit
the membership to one hundred. A
membership committee will be ap
pointed, which will work during the
winter months, and as soon as the
weather next spring permits, build
ing of the club house will be started. .
The forty acres north of Broncho
lake has been leased.
Present plans include the comple
tion of the golf links, the construc
tion of a club house, of ft dock and
boat house, of tennis' courts and
other necessary improvements. A
private light and water plant will be
Installed, together with steam heat.
The following officers were elected.
to serve until the annual meeting of
tho club:
President H. E. Gants.
Vice President Dr. J. P. Maxfleld.
Secretary Percy Cogswell.
Treasurer Charles Br It tan.
Directors Earl Mallery, Charles
Brltton, Earl Meyer," B. J. Sallows,
Fred Harris, Frank Abegg, -W. B.
BarnetL
Another meeting will be called for
some day next week, ftt which ft con
stitution and by-laws will be adopted.
Fire at the borne of L. Griggs, 303
West Third street, bout t o'clock
this morning, burned a bole about
two feet tn diameter In the floor.
Aside from smoke, no other damage
was done .The loss Is fui! covered
by' insurance.
Mrs. E. T. Ogel returned to her
home in Blackton, la.