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Official Taper of Box Butte
VOLUME XXVIII.
TWICE A WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
Official Paper of Ihe'City of Allianc
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FBI DAY, JANUARY 28, 1921
no. ia
4P?
CITY MANAGER
PLAN IS TO BE
i PUT IN EFFECT
COUNCIL FINALLY
THE VOTE CANVASS
reported, that the primary election will
be called. This means that the war
is over, unless some of the disgruntled
advocates of the manaper plan take
it into court. It is known that some
men have been scouting around se-
i curing possible grounds to contest an
election, and according to Hoyle, no
game is out until it is played out. The
' tnd may not have been reached yet,
J but the probability is that the council s
COMPLETES1 clslon accepted as final.
Nothinj Now Stands in Way of the
New System Primary Election
, Will Be ( ailed
I
I 'Alter playing horse since January 4,
the city council met last evening at the
city hall and completed the canvass of
the vote. It has been recorded in the
minutes of tha council that the city
city manager plan was voted upon at a
special election and that the proposi
tion carried. Mayor A. D. Rodgers
announced at the meeting that a "cer
tificate of election would be issued to
the manager form," but just what will
be done with the certificate is a ques
tion. It will probably be donated to
the historical museum of the chamber
of commerce, and repose in state along
cide the home-made movie.
Last night's meeting was short, but
fcy no means sweet. All the fireworks
were shot off by 9:30 p. m., but in the
short space of an hour there was con
siderable doing. It was apparent that
an attempt had been made to "spike"
the council. Before the session opened
Councilman Hacker disappeared into
the sacred precincts of the Firemen's
lub, next door, with three council
men, and these councilmen were known
to be opposed to the manager plan.
Vhen they came into the council room,
nothing was said, but when the votes
were counted, every man present voted
In favor of calling the election legal.
It is believed that the council might
refuse to accept the opinion of City
Atttorney Metz as to the legality of
the election, Mayor Rodgers having
stated that he would not do so.
Mayor Rodgers started ' the fire
works. He attempted to make City
Attorney Metz the goat, declaring that
at the private session held when Mrs.
Kennedy first discovered that the elec
tion notice had not been published the
time called for in the ordinance pro
viding for the election, Mr. Metz sug
gested calling off the election because
CAMP FIRE GIRLS
ENTERTAIN MOTHERS
The five bands of campfire girls,
"Lodeka, "Lewa," "Ecnialla," "Aktati"
and "Kinunka," together with their
guardians, entertained the mothers in
the basement of the library Thursday
evening, the meeting was tne nrst
of its kind, and the obpect was to ac
quaint the mothers with the work of
camp fire and ask their moral support.
A program was given by the girls and
talks by several of the mothers, each
mother taking a phrase of the camp
fire law as her subject. After the pro
gram Miss Ganson gave a resume of
the work done in Camp Fire so far and
told of what the girls expected to
accomplish in the near future. This
discussion was turned into a round
table and the principle topic was that
of the girls giving a play to raise
money for their camping trip tH
of its kind, and the object was to ac
sistance and confidence to the girls in
their work. Light refreshments were
served by the guardians.
CHAMPIONSHIP
IN BASKETBALL
GAMETONIGHT
TWO UNDEFEATED TEAMS TAN
GLE AT HIGH SCHOOL GYM
OPEN HOUSE AT
ROOF GARDEN
THIS EVENIH
CIIAMnr!: OF COMMERCE HOST
TO ALL BOX BUTTE COUNTY
?est
it wa9 illegal.
Mr. Metz didn't fancy being made
the goat. He arose to correct the
mavcr. and Raid that he had not said
that the failure to publish the notice
would make the election illegal. "What
I did say," said the city attorney, ''was
that it might furnish grounds for
future trouble." Mr. Metz suggested
to the mayor-that Councilman Harris
and Mrs. Kennedy had both been pres'
ent at that meeting, and that if he de
sired to find out the facts, he could
ask them. Mayor Rodgers asked no
ouestions,
A short time afterward, Mr. Metz
referred to the "commissioners" to be1
elected, and Mayor Rodgers called him,
The mayor remarked that there would
be no election of commissioners, and
defied the city attorney to find the
word "commissioner in the law. Mr,
Metz. usually a quiet man, apparently
lost his temper, for he told the mayor
that he had used the term simply to
distineush between the old council and
the new, and not with any malicious
intent.
"It is probably careless of me to
speak that way," Mr. Metz admitted,
"btit permit me to say that I am not
the only person connected with the city
administration who is guilty of speak
ing loosely ,or saying one thing when
I mean another. I know that for the
past two years, probably half a dozen
times durine each council meeting, you
have referred to the council as 'the
board. If you will find in the statutes
any justification for that term as ap
plied to the council, I'm ready to make
amends."
Again all was silence in the council
chamber, but the opposition soon re
gained their breath. This time it was
Councilman Moore, who suggested that
if the election really was illegal, it
would mean lots of difficulty in dis-
nosinir of bond issues. Mr. Metz re
minded Mr. Moore that if the old sys
tern were followed, with a favorable
vote on the manager plan recorded in
the books, there might be the same
difficulty. Other questions of a similar
nature came up, bus were disposed of.
Councilman Harris pointed out that
the council had but one task before it
that of certifying to the election re
turns. It had no jurisdiction in the
matter of legality, and it's decision
wouldn't stand, no matter which way
It went, provided someone wanted to
go to the courts.
Mnvor Rodtrers. who had his fight
ing clothes on, brought up another
rmint. He declared that in certain
wards in town, women had brought
other women to the polls and voted
them And that this was in violation
f th election laws. Mr. Metz said
there was a statute prohibiting elec
tioneering within 100 feet of the polls,
but that there was nothing to prevent
na rwrsnn accompanying another.
rMTnnimnn TTarris said he had heard
of such things, but that so far as he
the only place where it
had happened had been Second ward
and there the vote went against the
P' The matter was finally threshed oat,
after considerable pro and eon discus
sion, and the council ordered entered
upon the minutes the fact that the
election naa camea
Alliance and SeottsblufT Girls Have
Tied for Western Nebraska
Honors Three Years
A veritable battle royal will be
stacred at the hierh school gymnasium
this evening, when the girls' basket
ball teams from Alliance and Scotts
blutT will fight it out. For three years
these two teams have divided honors
in western Nebraska, tieing for the
championship each year. So far this
vear SeottsblufT has been undefeated.
Alliance has also been undefeated and
has never been defeated on the local
floor durine the three years. The
clash between the two teams is ex
pected to be a good game. Both
teams have veterans that have played
for the past three years. If Seotts
blufT wins the erame Friday, that will
nracticallv win the pennant for them.
The locals are going to put forth their
best efforts to see that that will not
happen, as they feel that it is about
time to break the ties between Seotts
blufT and Alliance and bring the ban
ner to Alliance. Last year SeottsblufT
beat Alliance on the SeottsblufT floor,
14 to 10. Later in the season Alli
ance beat SeottsblufT on the local floor,
10 to 7. The Bcores indicate how even
ly the teams are matched. The High
School Midgets and Boy Scouts will
start the games. That will be an
pvenlv matched contest. The prelim
inary' will start at 7:30, the big game
following.
Alliance Girls Trim Gering
STATE SHERIFF
GETS IN DUra
AT SCOTtSBLUFF
COUNCIL PASSES RESOLUTION
CONDEMNING METHODS
The Alliance girls trimmed the Ger
ing girls by a score of 31 to 22 at
Gerine Tuesday evening. It was the
hardest eame the locals have partici
pated in, being more of a scrap man
a basketball trame from start to fin
ish. Superior teamwork and accurate
throwine were the features that scored
in the game. .The score at the end of
the first half was 15 to 12 in Alii
ance's favor. The locals went in the
second half determined to widen the
martrin and both teams roughed it.
The Alliance team ran the score up
to 31 to 22. SeottsblufT won from Ger
ing some time ago by a score of 25
to 17. Comparing scores, tne tcotts
bluff and Alliance teams are again
evenly matched.
The boys hasKetoaii team piays av
SeottsblufT and Gering this week. So
far three teams are tied for the pen
nant. They are Bayard, SeottsblufT
and Alliance. All three have a de
feat against them. The result of
Thursday's game will eliminate one of
the three as Bayard plays at Sidney
Thursday and Alliance at SeottsblufT.
if S dnpv wins from nayarn mat win
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place SeottsblufT up a notcn. ine
Alliance hieh school is watching the
outcome of that game. The Alliance
squad is in "tip-top" shape ana reaay
to battle tne uiuns ana uermg hbk
gations.
iirnr.P. TARTI TO SPEAK AT
M. E. CHURCn SUNDAY EVE
Mayor Rodgers had announced, It is noon.
Pmintv Judr-e Tash will speak at the
Methodist church Sunday evening, tak
ing for his subject the work of the
tnvenile court. The judge has not
only had considerable experience on
tK honrh with iuvenile offenders, but
has gone into the theoretical side of
the problem. His address should be
of interest to every parent in the city,
Mrs. H. E. Reddish will entertain a
number of friends Saturday afternoon
at a one-thirty luncheon. Monte Carlo
a hist will be played during the after-
Musical Program, Community Singing,
Lunch, Dancing and Cord
for Entertainment
Every citizen of Box Butte county,
as well as any visitors who may be
in the city, have been invited to be the
guests of the Alliance chamber of
commerce at the Lowry & Henry roof
garden this evening. Ihe fun will
commence around 8:30 p. m., and will
continue as long as tne guests de
sire. There will be sufficient variety
of entertainment to interest all classes
of visitors, ranging from a musical
program to hot doughnuts and coffee.
If the affair prroves to be popular,
and there is little question of that, it
will be made a regular feature.
The following committees have been
appointed for the occasion:
Cards P. L. Komig, W. M. Ueving-
ton, R. E. Knight, Ed. Burr.
Dancings L. G. Laing, Ben Sallows,
Dr. J. P .Maxfield, George Davis, H.
D. Hacker.
Lunch True Miller, Lee Moore, Dr.
C. E, Slagle, J. S. Rhein, Carl Rockey,
George Milburn, Mrs. J. A. Mallery,
Mrs. S. W. Thompson, F. W. Miller.
One of the entertainment features
will be a short musical program, con
sisting of vocal solos by Mrs. J. S.I
Rhein and Miss Janet Grassman; a
violin solo; and special orchestral
numbers by Harling's orchestra. An
other feature will be & half hour of
community singing, which will be led
by J. P. Mann of the Mann Music &
Art company. The balance of the eve
ning will be devoted to dancing and
cards, and a lunch will be served con
sisting of hot doughnuts, right out of
the pan, and hotter coffee. There will
be no speeches to take the joy out or
life or interfere with the dancing.
A special invitation has been extend
ed to farmers and ranchers and resi-
lents of other towns in the county.
It is hoped that delegations will be
present from each of the latter. A
number of ranchers have signified
their intention of being present, .and
he townspeople will undoubtedly turn
out in larjre numbers." me roof gar
den is of a size ample to accommodate
almost any crowd that can turn out,
and the chamber of commerce offi
cials are hoping that the hall will be
jammed to the doors.
AMERICAN LEGION POST
HAS BEENREJUVENATED
Alliance post No. 7, American Le
gion, after a long period of inactivity,
has awakened, and a rejuvenation was
apparent at the monthly meeting and
dinner, held at the Alliance hotel Fern
Garden Thursday evening. Forty
members of the post were present,
and en loved a couple hours spent at
one of Jesse Miller's dinners, smoking,
singing army songs and making plans
for further activity.
The members unanimously endorsed
the idea of Post Commander J. J.
Dixon to hold monthly meetings and
dinners at the Fern Garden. The next
session will be held February 11, at
which it is expected that at least seventy-five
will turn out The members
are enthusiastic for the new arrange
ment, and there was more vim, vigor
and vitality manifested than at any
other time in the history of the local
post.
Among the plans for the future is
a Washington's Birthday dinner-dance,
at which the wives and friends of the
members will be present. The Fern
Garden has been reserved for the oc
casion, and committees for the affair
will be appointed by the post com
mander. The post plans to have la
dies' niebts at regular intervals, and
the Fern Garden orchestra will per
form on these occasions.
Dr. Minor Morris described the
provisions of tin Capper bill, now be
fore congress, which seeks to consol
date a number of bureaus to the end
that wounded and disabled soldiers
will have letter and more speedy
treatment. The post unanimously en
dorsed the measure, and telegrams
were sent to Congressman Kinkaid
and Senators Hitchcock and Norris,
asking their support and requesting
them to forward to the post a state
ment of their views of this Iegisla
tion, and whether they expected to
support it.
W. E. Cutts of the Fairmont cream
station in this city has added to his
responsibilities by accepting an ap
pointment as western distributor for
the Air-Cooled Spark Plug company
of Lincoln, a new concern whicn nas
WOrKea up a Dig Dusmesa cuiisiucrmg
the short time it has oeen in opera
tion. Mr. Cutts will have charge of
sales in twenty-seven counties In west
ern Nebraska, and if the sales go as
well as he expects them to, will be
stepping sideways as soon as the auto
mobile season opens up in earnest He
is already making plans for his campaign.
tion of County Aunry E. L. Grimm
Tuesday. I
" 'iue 0".1y fellow who was struck.
fUr us 1 know, was the one who
pulled the gun,' said Mr. Grimm. 'He
jerked out a five-shot lver-Johnson
and he got what was coming to him.'
"Asked whether the prisoner' was
forced to undress in jail, as charged
by the council County Attorney Grimm
said that he did not know anything
a'tout that
"My Hyers stated that he knew that
any city or community did not always
look with favor upon the arrival and
activities of the 'state booze hounds'
as they are termed, but that it was
their duty to investigate condition!
throughout the state of Nebraska and
when they discovered a violation of
the law to make the arrest In most
instances, stated Mr. Hyers; the state
officers worked in conjunction with the
county officials, leaving the matter of
prosecutions to the county attorney.
"While there had been several ar
rests for the selling and possession of
liquor Mr. Hyers stated that no stills
had been discovered, up to that time
at least, despite the fact that the state
officers had been quite diligent in the
search of various places where is was
suspected that moonshining might
have been going on."
PROSPECTS FOR
STATE AID ROAD
TO I1EMINGF0RD
DIVISION ENGINEER MAKING AN
ESTIMATE OF COST.
Hyers Charged With Using "Prussian
Methods of Law Enforcement"
Complain to Governor
State Sheriff Gus A. Hyers, who has
a gang of trained booze hounds and
is entrusted with the enforcement of
the Volstead net and other dry laws, is
in bad at SeottsblufT. The state sheriff
and his deputies visited a number of
western Nebraska towns last week,
and seem to not only have captured
a few otienders, Dut to nave mnoe
some rather harsh criticisms of the
ScottsblutT chief of police. This,
coupled with their conduct, did not
endear them to the hearts of the mem
bers of the SeottsblufT council, who
held a special meeting Monday after
noon, passed a condemnatory resolu
tion, and fired it in to the governor's
office.
The SeottsblufT News describeds the
affair in this way:
"Condemnation of the methods of
State Sheriff Gus Hyers as 'Prussian
method of law enforcement,' and
charges that his deputies, R. N. Fulton
and Carl Schmitt, struck a prisoner
without provocation, were made at a
special meeting of the city council
Monday afternoon. They will be for
warded to Governor McKelvie.
Coupled with the charges against
Hyers was a defense of the work of
Police Chief P. J. McSween of this
city, the council declaring that 'he has
always attended to his duties in a sat
isfactory manner.'
Eight Men Arrested.
"The action by the city council fol
lowed three days of booze raiding con
ducted in SeottsblufT and vicinity by
Hvers and the deputies, during which
eight men were taken into custody on
charges of illegal possession or sale of
liquor, or drunkenness . mat some oi
these prisoners were treated with bru
tality, is alleged in the resolutions of
the city council, which specifically
charges that Schmitt struck a prisoner
three or four times m the lace, anu
after 1Ji prisoner was placed in Jail,
forced him to remove his clothing for
the amusement of the officers.
The resolutions in full, are as fol
lows:
'"Whereas: The city council at its
regular meeting held on the 23d day
of April, 1919, appointed P. J. Mc- unanimously elected trustee of the
Sween as chief of police of the city of American Fotash comnanv at a meet
SeottsblufT, and the said P. J. McSween ing of the largest creditors of the de-
has he d said position since said date. lunct Antioon firm held Tuesday mom
and that he has always attended to his ing in the Lincoln federal court room
duties in a satisfactory manner; and Referee Dan H. McClenahan who pre
" 'Whereas, on the 21st day of Janu- sided at the hearing fixed the trustee's
arv. 1920. the said Gus Hyers, state bond at 125,000, says the Lincoln Star,
prohibition agent, visited the city of Cancellation by an eastern concern
SeottsblufT and in a conversation with 1 of a contract call in a- for the delivery
F. A. McCreary, mayor of said city of 21,000 tons of potash was assigned
and P. J. McSween, chief of police, the by President W. E. Sharp, during his
BIRTHS
January 26 To Mr. and Mrs. John
Reinkober, a daughter.
January 26 To Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Ruschinsky, a son.
POTASHCOMPANY
HAS LIABILITIES OF
HALF JMHILUON
PRESIDENT SHARP SAYS THEY
AGGREGATE $120,515
Assets Exceed a Million and a Half
Lincoln Man Appointed Trustee
For American Plant
The liabilities of the American Pot
ash company, defunct Antioch, Neb.
plant, total $420,615.44 and its assets
are $1. 666,872.44, according to the
schedule filed in federal court by W. E.
Sharp, president of the company.
The secured claims amount to $169,
280.41 and the unsecured claims to
$189,288.26, the schedule, shows. - The
company owes $11,832.53 in wages.
Machinery and tools constitute the
biggest aset This item is listed at
$1,410,522.83.
Samuel C. Waugh. of Lincoln, was
said Gus Hvers. without lust cause or examination by Referee McClenuhan
provocation accused the said P .J. Mc- as the reason for the forced closing of
Sween of "being crooked"; and he, the the plant. Mr. Sharp said the potash
said Hyers, also said that he was firm had been advised by the eastern
working directly under the instructions company that as soon as financial con-
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01 the governor ana inui ne wuum i uiii inijjiuveii u wuumi u in mc
have the entire police force removed; i mantei ior additional potash
and,
Struck Prisoner In Face.
"'Whereas, later on, two of Gus
Hyers assistants, by name of DicK
Fulton and Carl Smith, arrested a man
who had been drinking, and after asK
President Sharp testified that the
original amount invested in the An
tioch plant totaled approximately $2,'
300,000. He said the present assets of
the company consisted of the potash
plant, buildings, machinery, real estate
on which the plant is located, pipe
Box Butte County Still Has Available,
over $62,000 of Federal Money
If Used This Year.
J. C. McLain of Srntf)Jn(T
road engineer for the Fifth Nebraska
division, met with R. E. Knight, Box
Butte county highway commissioner,
and members of the board of county
commissioners at Alliance Thursday
morning, at which time it was tent,
tively decided to recommend the con
struction of a state and federal aid
highway between Alliance and Hem-
njfiorci. jir. Mciin is now engaged
in the preliminary engineering work
on the project, and is m&kino nn
estimate of the probable cost
There is still available for use fas
Box Butte county a trifle over $62,00(1
of the state and federal aid funds,
provided the project is approved and
work started during 1921. Under thft
regulations, the road must be ao-
proved by the departmental heads at
Washington, but it is expected that a
reply will be received from ther
within sixty days. In the event their
action is favorable, the contract fo
the work will be let by the first part
of July.
If the government annronrintfnn U
used, the road must be built accord
'"R" to government specifications,
which are somewhat more strict than
usually govern road-making, with ail
grades cut down, cement culverts and
other features a more expensive road
than the county would ordinarily con
struct if it were left to the judgment
of the local authorities. The Chadroa
road, which is one of the best, if not
the best in Western Nebraska, is a
fine example of the sort of a road
that may be expected between Alli
ance and Hemingford. However, by
availing itself of the government and
state aid, the county can build the best
possiDie sort or a roadway at much
lower COSt than it Could ennatnio -
cheaper one independently. The gov
ernment regulations require that tha
roaa oe Kept up, which is an added
advantage irom the point of view of
those who use it,, . . ,
The first federal aid . monew tn '
roads will be exhausted or withdrawn
by the close of another year, but tha
government has made additional ap
propriations, and if a bill providing
for state aid, now before the legisla
ture, goes through, additional funds,
will be available for future use. Tha
money left over from the first appro
priation will be lost, however, if ia
not used within the required time.
The road connecting Alliance wita
the Lincoln hiehwav. bv wv nf
Broadwater or Bridgeport, is still dd
I. . 1 : rri- i i ...
iu me mr. i ne larger snare oi una
road lies in Morrill county, and al
though a delegation of Broadwater
and Alliance citizens appeared before
the Morrill commissioners and asked
their co-operation, nothing has been
done. The commissioners of tha
neighboring county are not inclined
to look w'th favor on the project, ap
parently because of the fact that it
would be necessary to vote bonds to
put the road through. In addition to
this, there is some rivalry between
Broadwater and Bridgeport, both
towns desiring the road to pass their
w'ay.
ng him where he had purchased the I lines, lakes, leases on lakes, build ngs
liquor and on his refusal to tell, the aruj equipment on lakes; railroad
snid Carl Smith Without any further I muritrhps. KtorW. Blnrhniis and Jitm-P
provocation struck the prisoner three I supplies ami such other property as is
or four times in the face. The prison-1 UPf., jn tne manufacture of potash.'
er was then conveyed to his home, -rne American Potash company went
uhpre Smith and one of our local menl;nn the hand of a receiver several
stepped out of the auo and went into weeks ago after several creditors filed
the house, Dick Fulton remaining in H petition in the United States district
the car, caring for the prisoner, and court asking that the firm be declared
the prisoner puneu a gun anu i-uiuuh bankrupt
struck him in the lace, in wnicn we
believe Fulton was justified. Then the
nrienner -r9 taken to Gering. ise
hrnskft. to lail. and Carl Smith ordered
him to remove his clothing, this being
done for the amusement oi tne onicer;
"Ttesnlved. that the action of the
said Gus Hvers and Carl Smith be
condemned. That we do not approve
ALLIANCE ATHLETIC TEAM
IS PLAYING BASKETBALL
Basketball isn't to be confined wholly
to the high schools in western Ise-
Mrs. Shueman. of Chicago, who has
been visiting at the A. Isaacson home
or the pnt few weeks, returned to
her home Thursday.
and most heartily protest against the braska. A team composed of athletes
ue of men of that caliore as pumic irom tne Aiuance nign M-noui unu me
officials; and we further protest city, has played two or three games
against this Prussian method of law and is getting stronger right along,
enforcement against free American It's a trifle late in the season for the
citizens, believing that the governor or organization or a league in Aiuance
this commonwealth being acquainted and elsewhere, but this will undoubt-
with the facts as we are, would view edly be done next year if the public
the facts as we do. is inclined to be liberal with their sup-
" 'Be it further resolved, That this port
resolution be spread upon the minutes The next game of the athletic team
t m. w.ot; T,d thnt a ronv erf will be with the Crawford Town team
the same be forwarded to Hon. Samuel at the high Bchool gymnasium in Alh-
R. McKelvie. governor of the state of ance Tuesday evening, February 1.
Nebraska. There will be a enappy preliminary
Frank before the main event of the evening,
Cowen, M. J. Higglns, J. N. Stoops, F. and the game will be a humdinger,
o t."... . r t ivntow a r. Pvnn HiiHirinir from past performances.
F. M. Bryan, C. N. Wright, council-1 xne auueuc
mPn ' Glen Joder, guard; Clinton Brennan,
" 'Attest: J. W. BIy, City Clerk.' " guard; Koy larpeir, guara, uuu ar
. ... , rxell, center; Ray Edwards, forward:
Says Officers Justified. Charles Griffis, forward. GrifTIs and
"That the only striking of prisoners Edwards are managing the team, and
by either of the state deputies, R. N. are at present arranging for future
Fulton or Carl Schmitt, who have been matches. A game has been echeduled
conducting booze hunts In this count with the American Legion Uana at
for the past five days, was done Justi- Bayard next Friday, and an effort Is
fiably when the prisoner pulled a gun, being made to line up a match with
as far as he knows, was the declara- Kimball.
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SLAYER OF MRS. SKITH
WAS ADJUDGED INSANE
I'hill'p Greek, who shot and killed
Mrs. Mary Smith December 27, after
reading a book of religious aphorisms,
was held in the insane ward at tha
county jail Wednesday as a result of
the verdict of a commission consist
ing of Drs. Edward Delehanty and
George A. Moleen that he is de
mented, says a Denver newspaper.
Mrs. Mary Smith was the mother oi
Joe Smith of Alliance.
George Q. Rickmond, deputy city at
torney, represented the municipality
in the hearing and he announced
Wednesday that Greek is combattinsf
the decision and insisting that he be
tried as to his sanity.
"Greek cooll admitted the cold
blooded murder," said Richmond, "but
declares that he is entirely sane and
wants a trial by jury on that issue.
"This will not b
e srranted as he al
ready has been declared insane. Most
murderers are glad to be found In
sane, but Greek is an exception.
tried at all, he will be tried on tha
charge of murder and not of insanity.
tmriniv Ia aannratd Vin wiffl And him
self and that is why he says that ha
killed her. He declares he has no re
grets." Greek probably will be removed to
the hospital for the insane at Pueblo
in a few davs.
THE WEATHER i
Forecast for Alliance and vicinity I
Fair tonight Somewhat warmer In
southern portion Saturday. Unsettled
torthwest portion.
