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Official Paper of the City of kK&za
Official Paper of Box Butte County
TWICE A WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
VOLUME XXVII.
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY.lpEBRASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1920.
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THINK KANSAS CITY. SLAYER
HEADED THIS WAY.
Police and Citizens in Western Ne
braska Seeking Denny Chester
Reward of $11,000 Offered.
Reports reached Alliance late this .
morning that Howard Winter, fiance
of the murdered Kansas City girl;(
her father and brother, were coming!
to Alliance today by aeroplane and
train, and would make this city their
headquarters during the next part of
their hunt for Panny
Chester ae-
cused of the m.rder. who escaped
from two detec ives at Broken Bow , "d een taking turns in vritcn
Monday afternon by leaping through nS questioning him. Beasley
the closed windown of a Pullman j ws with him at the time he made his
stateroom. Bio Hhounds tracked the ' JumP through the closed window.
fntitive as far as Merna. where he
is belieTed to J. ;ye caught a freight
west.
. Denny. Chester, Kansas City gun
man, who is alleged to have shot and
killed Miss Florence Barton, daughter
of a wealthy shoe manufacturer, in
Kansas City, is believed to be in hid
ing somewhere between Merna and
Alliance. Chester escaped from two
private detectives, John W. Farrell
and Harry Boyle, operatives of the
Midwest secret service of Kansas
City, and E. Beasley, a detective on
the Kansas City force, by jumping
through two panes of glass in a Pull
man stateroom at Broken Bow short
ly afternoon Monday.
Farrell and Boyle arrived in Alli
ance Thursday morning, following a
report that the man they sought had
been captured here. They found on
arrival that, despite persistent rum
ors, Chester was still at ' large, al
though one Alliance man informed
the local police that a man answering
to the description of the alleged mur
derer got off a freight tram
here
Wednesday night.
All day Thursday
nosses were scourinr the hills in this
vicinity oa the lookout. Chief of PoU !
ice Reed and Officer Ray Trabert -
went to Birdsell Thursday morning.
According to the theory of the of-
that the fugitive was headed this
way.
Bloodhounds from Albion were
brought to Broken Bow and given I
the scent from a hat Chester had
worn. They followed the trail as farj
as Merna, where.it was lost. Detec-!
tives Farrell and Boyle are fairly
certain that the man they were hunt
ing hid in a clump of timber near
Merna while they made a thorough
search of a freight train.
Train Crews See Suspect.
At 11:30 o'clock Tuesday night
Conductor Brotherton on extra freight
No. 5,063 westwound, reported from
the blind siding Linscott 14 miles
west of Anselmo, to dispatcher A. S.
Johnson at Alliance that Engineer
Johnston of the freight had seen a
man walking westward who might
have been the escaped murderer. The
man jumped from the track to the
side of the right of way and the
train contirv.ed to Linscott where it
was under orders to let westbound
passenger train No. 41 by. The man
on the track was seen just a short di'
tance west of Anselmo, near the sid
ing of Gavin. The extra freight left
Broken Bow at 10:25 o'clock Tuesday
night and reported out of Anselmo at
11:11. The train crew of another
freight eastbound, reported a similar
circumstance an hour previous.
Following reports from Broken
Bow that Chester was headed this
way, every incoming train from the
east is being carefully searched by
Sheriff Jim Miller and the Alliance
police force. Railroad employes are
taking an active part in the search
and the big reward offered is having
its effect. Apparently an erroneous
report has reached Lincoln and Oma
ha that Chester had been captured Jn
this locality. " Telephonic inquiries to
surrounding towns fail to verify this
Reports of Capture.
Apparently word that Chester had
been captured here had reached Oma
ha and Lincoln, for Wednesday night
Alliance police officers and Sheriff
Miller and Deputy Miskimmen were
called upon to answer dozens of long
distance calls. Kansas City newspa
pers were especially active, some of
them being apparently under the im-
oresslon that Chester was Incarcerat
ed here, but that the local officers
wanted to keep it a secret "If you've
got him in jail, why not tell us?"
was the burden of most of their
cries. Calls came from Cfteyenne
and Denver also.
The story of the bloodhound trail Is
a most exciting one. Once the dogs
got the went, they followed the trail I
for miles without break. . It ran
along roads, hack and forth through
fences where the hunted man had
gone in an effort to conceal himself
yr to throw his pursuers olt the track,
through them, and in one in-
A 'P to the door of
clothes
, farmhouse.
Al 'v Chester was
wounded
in his
tough the windows of
the Pulh. or in two or thi-ee
places bloodstains were found.
The two detectives who are in Alli
ance say that stories of confederates
firing outside of the car while Chester
made his escape are pure bunk. "No
shots were fired except by Beasley.
who was guarding the prisoner at the
time of the escape," they said,
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How Ch8tfr Got AwI
Fan ell, Boyle and Beasley were
taking Chester back to Kansas City
to answer to a murder charge, follow-
'n "1B arrest at ureat fails, Mont
1 he lour were occupying a stateroom,
rarreu ana uoyie were seate.1 m tne
Pullman opposite the closed stateroom
door. The train was going at a speed
of about twenty-five miles an hour,
according to Detective Farrell.
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MISS JODER
IS APPOINTED
COUNTY CLERK
PRESENT DEPUTY TO SUCCEED
W. C. MOUNTS.
County Commissioners Make
pointment to Take Effect
Early in January.
Ap-
Bliss Avis Joder, at present deputy
county clerk, has,' been appointed
county clerk to fill the unexpired term
of W, C. Mounts, who was elected No-
vember 2 as clerk of the district
court for Box Butte county. The
county commissioners, made the ap-
pointment Tuesday as the first Bfllclat
act at their November meeting.
PVionHa nf M ra Wf11i WilaATI. de-
puty county treasurer,, circulated a
petition in her behalf a week or so
a0 OUi wlulur(W "er "imusi re union, ana mis meeting wm
consideration as soon as she learned
that Miss Joder was an applicant for
the place.
W. C. Mounts presented his resig
nation, to take effect the first Thurs
day after the first Monday in January,
which was accepted by the commis
sioners. Miss Joder will have about
two years to serve to fill the unexpir
ed term. Her experience as deputy
will enable her to fill the position
ably.
CHIEF OF POLICE REED
AND TRABERT RESIGII
The city of Alliance is temporarily
minus a police force, following the
resignation this morning of Chief
Reed and Ray Trabert, night watch.
Mayor Rodgers holds that the resig
ration of Reed automatically severs
Officer Nova Taylor from his job, in
asmuch as he is an appointee of
Reed. Reed and Trabert have pur
chased the restaurant in the Cook
pool hall, and will take charge of it
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The vacant post of police chief has
been offered to Charles Jeffers, for
mer chief and deputy sheriff. He has
not yet signified his acceptance of
the place, but is being urged by a
number of people to take it, and will
likely accede to their demand. He is
well known in Alliance and will be
an exceptionally good man for the
Job.
RED CROSS DRIVE HAS
NETTED $500 TO DATE
According to Mrs.. E. R. Harris,
chairman of the Red Cross roll call
for the district comprising Box Butte
county and the southern half of Sher
idan county, reports a total of $500
collected during the first seven days
of the drive. A number of the col
lectors have not turned in their re
port, and there are some towns yet to
be heard from. The drive will con'
tinue until November 25.
O. Kidwell of Heraingford was in
Alliance on business Wednesday.
THE WEATHER
Forecast fo rAUiance and vicinity:
Fair tonight; warmer Saturday; an
Fair tonight, warmer; Saturday fair.
with continued mild temperature.
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TO DISCUSS A
WELFARE DOARD
TO BE HELD AT THE DISTRICT
COURT ROOM TUESDAY EVE.
Pro posed Ordinance Will Be Present
ed and Discussed A Full
Attendance Desired. '
About sixty people responded to the
invitation extended by the committee
to meet at the court house last Tues
day evening, for the purpose of dis
cussing the advisability of a public
welfare board A movement Is being
launched to ask the city council to
establish such a board, and if this
board is appointed it is fully author
ized with power by the state laws.
The object of the meeting was to
sound out the sentiment of the citiz
ens. as to whether or not to establish
a board of public welfare. Resolu
tions have been received from six of
the leading organisations namely,
League of women . voters, Woman's
club, Ladies of the B. of L. F. and EL,
Woman's home missionary society,
W. C. T. U. and M. E. ladies' aid, each
heartily endorsing such a move, and
Volunteering a united support in the
effort to better citizenship and mzl:e
Alliance a cleaner city. ;
Superintendent W. R. Pate, cha'r
man of the meetings, ' appointed a
committee to create an ordinance to
be presented and discussed, at the
next meeting.
So much interest was shown, anil
the good attendance at the met inr
having outgrown the assembly rcoi.1
at the court house, the next meet n
will be held in the district court w orn
next Tuesday evening, November 23
at 8 o'clock. Everyone present was
urged to use their personal influence
to get as complete representation of
the citizens as possible out at this
meeting.
At this time it is requested that
all. other organizations not having al
ready expressed themselves as -endorsing
this movement, please nd
their delegates, or a written resojjj-
1 UUIl giVIUg UIVII OCIILlIIICIIb III Hft.lU
I to this cause, which has the interest
n 4Vin nnt. ;tr o a .rll a aooVi tn
dividual at heart. "In union there is
strength," and for strength there
be open for discussion
from every
angle of the situation.
Stephen Collins, a rancher from
fourteen miles north of Alliance, took
suddenly sick Monday night while
visiting in Dr. H. H. Bellwood's office.
Mr. Collins was rushed to the hospital
and was immediately operated on for
appendicitis. He was found to be ia
a very critical condition. He it re
ported some better but not out of
danger.
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The "Greatest Mother" concept which was visualized In the famous art
poster used by the American Red Cross In its second war fund campaign
has bad Its symbolism adapted to the It 2d Cross works of the post-war era
and will Illuminate the main poster to be u-ed In the Fourth Roll Call Novem
ber 1123. This adaptation will bear the tills "Still the Greatest Mother In
the World." Everyone Is familiar wltn the origins! "The Greatest Mother In
the World." the effectiveness of which has been shown la part by the fact
that It has furnished a synonym for Red Cross that has come to almost a
household term. More than any other
public has made it the trademark of
lomin rvnnniinr
JAMII rAI.IIUNI,r
GETSTURNDOWN
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RAILWAY COMMISSION HOLDS
OUT NO HOPE TO SHIPPERS.
Impossible to Get Through Rate on
v Carload Shipments of Potatoes
to Southern Nebraska.
Manager J. F. Lawrence of the Ne
braska potato growers' co-operative
exchange returned to Alliance the
first of the week, following his trip
to the state convention of potato
growers at Kimball and to Lincoln,
where he held an informal session
with members of the state railway
commission. Mr. Lawrence took up
with the commission the matter of
freight rates to southern Nebraska,
taking the stand that spud shipments
going over the C. & N. W. to points
on the Burlington should be entitled
to a through rate. At present the
growers are forced to pay two local
rates, which has made the freight on
spuds to certain Nebraska points as
high or higher than the rate to Des
Moines, Peoria, Chicago, Hutchinson,
Kas., Kansas City or other big mar
kets. Back Haul itie Reason.
Members of the commission told
M', Lnwrencc that the growers had
io recourse, and woulJ have to con
uc pr.y'ng the local rates, due to
t'e f: ct that for the points In ques
n. he Burlington had to make a
"""-k" haul, going over some territory
twice.
The management of the exchange Is
ot satisfied wih this opinion, and it
I po-.dble that the matter will be
taken up with the interstate commerce
commission.
The matter is of considerable Im
portance to consumers in the whole
southern section of the state. Con
sumers have to pay the bill. The ex
change expects to solve the problem,
in pail, by favoring that section of
the state with other potatoes. Ship
ments to C. A N. W. points, and to
4Jnnecting. points on the Burlington,
will Ije made up from potatoes grown
in that part of the state, and western
Nebraska potatoes will be sent to
other markets. The main difficulty is
that there are not enough spuds
grown in those sections to supply the
demand, but the exchange, which is
statewide in scope, will favor the
points discriminated against by un
favorable freight rates as much as it
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Directors Meet Today.
The board of directors of the potato
exchange are meeting in Alliance to
day at the headquarters. A number
of important problems are to come
up, among them that of employing a
corps of solicitors and putting one at
symbol, except the red cress Itself, the
the American lied Cross.
each loading station to stimulate ship
ment. Hie exchange has found business
better than it expected, and has been
compelled to turn down orders for al
moft a week. It could sell a lot more
spuds than it has to sell. The be
lief is that solicitors on the ground
could do a lot to increase shipments.
These men could serve other purposes,
as well, such as supervising the load
ing and seeing to it that potatoes
have the proper grading.
The chief difficulty that faces the
exchange continues to be the grading
question. The state bureau of mar
kets has stiffened up its require
ments in a number of ways, but
there continues to- be discrepancy be
tween standards used by the govern
ment and those of the state. The
state Inspectors, in certain instances,
have let some stuff go through as
grade No. 1 that should have been
given a lower grade, and when these
cars reached the big markets, the
buyers refused to accept the grading.
This makes considerable trouble for
the exchange and gives Nebraska
potatoes a black eye.
The exchange is now conducting a
campaign among the growers them
selves, familiarising them with the
grades accepted by the federal pro
duce department. It has in the past
worked with the state department in
an effort to have discrepancies cor
rected, but some of them yet remain.
ALLIANCE STILL
FLIRTING WITH
MANAGER PLAN
ALTHOUGH THE BURNT CHILD
SHOULD FEAR THE FIRE.
Scottsbluff Star-Herald Discusses
Bad Record of City Management
In Western Nebraska. -
The city manager plan didn't get
very far when it was proposed for
Scottsbluff, according to the Star-Her
ald of that city, which says that the
plan perished in the shell in that city
after the people uttered a few deep
and forceful growls. The Scottsbluff
newspaper finds the weak spots in the
proposed form or city government
upon which Alliance wilt vote at a
special election to be held January 4, 1
and mentions the stiff salary expected I
oy a professional city manager, ine
ivui "j cai ten in ivi vvjtivu wiu vaitci s i
mcnt must be tried and the sad re-
,i..,i.. 'I.. TVim Rfor.
Herald's comment follows:
"The old saw that a burned child
fears the fire, doesn't seem to hold
good on the city manager stunt A
year or so ago Alliance dallied with
the city manager plan and after more
or less serious inning, kbvc iv up.
Then Chadron tried it, taking from
this city Joe Raybura who quit hif
Dost as secretary of the local cham
ber of commerce to break into grief
in the foothills as city manager of
that burg, the papers for several
months being filled with the' pull
saint, pull devil stunts, with the
mayor on one hand and the manager
and the city council on the other. It
was about an even break until some
one dujr.un the fact that it was re
quired that a city h. ve a population
of 5,000 be'ore tackling the manager
plan, and then Joe quit ana hiked to I
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the
job
"Not content with all of the above
record, Alliance is dallying again,
and to such purpose that an election
has been called for January 4 to de
cide whether or not the citizens of
that railroad town will do away with
the mayor and council. Naturally
the council was' not in favor of thus
committing official harikari, but the
petitions from each ward contained
the required number of signatures
and had been presented, and, per
force, there was nothing left to do
but to call the election as the law pro
vides.
'"Alliance has the same municipal
machinery, so far as number is con-
cerned as has Scottsbluff-one mayor
ana eigni councumen, au serving ior
meir legal aiary, wnicn is maue up
chieny or nonpr ana patriotism, une
or tne nrst matters inai a P"f
sional city manager talks is that his
saiary snau ij ttv !-, i,vw
year. men cornea uv luuiwuuwu.
wvn i'iw.uc,. v.v, v.w-
boot, tne wnoie business cnosen w
servo a verm vi tvur ) o.
"There was once some talk of a city
manager plan for Scottsbluff, but the which explains the presence of pos
people uttered a few deep but force- ten urging good speech and the drop-
ful growls and the plan perished
the shell. The Alliance experiment
will be watcnea wltn aeep interest."
Miss Leila Cutts returned Tuesday
from Eagemont, b. v., wnere sno
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spent the week-end.
FAVOR WEEKLY
LUNCHEONS FOP.
business mi
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE H0LD3
GET-TOGETHER SMOKER
Problem Confronting the Organisa
tion Discussed E. W. Most of .
Omaha Makes Address.
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Over fifty business men, members
and non-members of the Alliaact
chamber of commerce, responded to
the invitation of the directors a4
met at the armory Thursday eveniac
to discuss plans for the future coa-
duct of the organization and listened
to an address by E. W. Moss ot
Omaha, secretary of the Greater Ne
braska association. Earlier in tbe
afternoon a dozen business men gath
ered at the office of Secretary J. V.'
Guthrie for an informal talk with
Mr. Moss.
A great amount of interest wis
manifested in the questions that
were up for discussion, whether, the
organisation should select a secretary
to succeed Mr. Guthrie, who has r
signed to take effect the first of the
year, from among the city's business
men or ''whether an outside profes
sional secretary should be chosen;
and whether arrangements should b
made for a weekly luncheon at which
all the members could be present.
The men present were unanimously
for th weekly luncheons. Mr. Moss
said that they had solved the problem
of community organisations mor
often than any other one thing, and
so far as his experience had gone,
had never failed. He said that in av
place the size of Alliance there
should be at least a hundred men oat
at every meeting. He suggested that
different organizations of women be
secured to serve the dinners, and
thus stimulate interest The plana
have proved the salvation of a num
ber of commercial organizations, he
said.
' The chamber of commerce ought to
do something and ought to stand for
something, R.' M. Hampton declared.
He said there was a real need for
the business men of Alliance to get
togethef-"' regularly. Mistakes had
been mc.de, which had created a feel
ing of antipathy, and this should he-
stamped out
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BecreUry as any outsider. Everr
man starts out locally, he declared.
and gave it as his opinion that we
have as good men in Alliance as cam
be found elsewhere. He approved the
idea of weekly luncheons, and said
the club had to do things and get re-
kuUg and f this were done there
would be no difficulty in keeping old
members and getting new ones. A
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WmiEM MYT CI IRIDIC
TO St RVE AS MBS
Women will not serve on juries in
Ho-: Butte county at least not until
the legislature makes a change in the
existing law on jury duty. This
point was made clear again this week
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the November meeting, drew up a list
ui juruin iui mc LuiiiuiK Krni ui ui
trict court. Commissioner George
Duncan insisted that the names of a
number of women be placed on the
list, holding that since they were now
full-fledged voters, they were entitled
to the privilege, the honor and the
duty of serving on juries The sal
ary for this work is not large, $3 a
day, and most men attempt to get
out of it Mr Duncan thought the
women would not, it being a new ex
perience for them.
The list containing the names of a
dozen women was submitted to Clerk
of the District Court Mounts, who
was satisfied that women could not
Ju(lge Tash who upheld h3 BtamL
judge points out that the right
serve.
He conferred with County
of suflrrage made women voters, but
It make em jurors.
u, iaw ig Quite Dlain on the 8U
Meet. Jurors, it says, shall be malea
with the qualifications of electors.
The women have the qualifications.
but ,ex j, wrongt Mr. Mounts re-
fed to approve the list, and a new-
on6 coosisUng of malt wa3 drawiu
This is "Better Enclish Week."
lnDine 0f slanir nhrases. which appear
in the display windows of many met
I chants. The posters are drawn by
students in tha Alliance schools, and
many of them are especially striking.
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Better English week Is obserod y
I schools and college
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