Si xV r-rC 4? Official Taper of Dox Butte County TWICE A,WEEK TUESDAY" AND FRIDAY Official Taper of the City of Allianc VOLUME XXVIIL (Ten Tages) ALLIANCE, COX BUCTE, COUNTY. NEW! ASKA,. FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1D21 NO. 52 r 1 1 I i . . . .11 W ALLIANCE MAN MEETS DEATH IN AUTO ACCIDENT FRED J. STUVE KILLED WHEN CAR TURNS OVER. Neck Broken and Skull Fractured in Tragedy Near Hay Springs Ear ly Wednesday Morning. Fred J. Stuve, twenty-eight, a car Tenter and cabinet maker who has been a familiar figure in Alliance Jor the past two years, met death in an -automobile accident early Wednesday 'morning near Hay Springs. Fred Stuve left late Tuesday evening for Hot Springs, S. I)., driving a Ford car. His body was found shortly after 6 a. m. by a farmer who was on his way to Hot Springs. It was lying beside -the overturned car. Stuve's neck and left arm were broken and the left tjide of his skull fractured. There was .also a serious cut -under the right ear. The body was brought to Alliance and taken to the Miller undertaking rooms. Thursday afternoon it was taken to Beaver by his fiance, Miss Helen Whitney, last year a teacher in the Alliance schools. 1 he couple were "to have been married within a short time, and Mr. Stuve had been spending a large share of. his time this winter in making the furniture for their home. - Brief funeral services were held at the Miller chapel at 1 p. m conducted by Rev. J. J. Dixon, under the auspices of Alliance post No. 7 of the Ameri can Legion. A squad of ex-soldiers in uniform escorted the flag-draped casket to the station. .Mr. Stuve had served with the United States forces -on the Mexican border and overseas , during the world war. Stuve left Tuesday evening for Hot Springs S. D., where he had nc cepted a position with a band, intend ing to do some work at his trade in addition. He was reported to have been drinking the evening before 1 is death,' but his friends say that his condition was not responsible for the accident. The Ford car which he was chiving was known to have had a o'e- ' -car was turned sharply, sometimes 1 enra, l Kiiiva VitkA liaon jL'firnfl tn have it repaired several times during the past few weeks, but, he was an xpert driver and had been able to handle it, even when the steering ap paratus gave trouble. The city mar ' shal says that Stuve asked him about the condition of the roads about :i0 Wednesday morning, a:id had received directions about the best wnv to pet to the Hot Springs road. The acci dent occurred at a sharp turn in the road just west of Hay Springs. Mr. Stuve had no relatives in this country, his father being a resident cf Germany. He came to America when he was eleven years old, as a stow away, and was a protege of the father cf J. A. Johansen. formerly of this ity. A brother, who came to the United States some years ago, met leath while - serving with the United .States forces. in France. Stuve was a member of the Masonic fraternity, affiliating with a lodge in San Fran cisco. He had recently converted his -war risk insurance, taking out a $3,000 policy, which was made out to his es tate." There are no living relatives in the United States, so far as i3 known. The victim of the tragedy was well known in this city as an expert car penter and cabinet maker. He was employed on the remodeling of the Opera House block, the Golden Rule Store, Harvey's Cafe and other build ings. Dave Bowden, by whom he was employed on various jobs, says that he was one of the best workmen that lias ever been in the city. , He had a num ber of friends, especially among the members of the American Legion. Entertainment for All At Eks Party for the Campfire Girls' Benfiet The committee in charge of the Campfire Girls benefit dance, spon sored by the Alliance Elks, have an nounced that the affair will be more in the nature of a "community party than a dance. There will be plenty of, opportunity fon dancing, of course, with excellent music to assist, but a special program ha3 been arranged which will be interspersed between the various numbers, insuring an interest ing evening for those who attend, whether they desire to trip the light fantastic toe or otherwise. There will be speeches, drills by the girls and rvin.i-il niimKprn. The ticket -u u nrncppHinfr fit a ramd rate, and the Elks party will be one of the not ably events of the season. Mrs. J. D. Emei ick, who was called to Sidney last week by the serious ill- .1 ....... n . 1 Kfnmldl' ness oi ner momer, iciumcu """".' Iter momer, nir. " en to a hospital'at Omaha, where ehe 11 - un.KAnl ottantmtl l. Will receive mtuiai bihuhviu Mica Mahl Drake cf York arrived laBt evening for a few days' iisit with her cousin, E. C. Drake. Mrs. R.M. Tinkcom entertained Miss Cleda Batie and Otto Foeriteman at dinner Sunday evening. THE WEATHER Forecast for Alliance and vicinity: Fair tonight. Saturday unsettled. Cooler west and north portion. St. Agnes Academy Graduation Exercises To Be Held Sunday Eve The graduation exercises of Saint Agnes academy will take place in tho academy gymnasium Sunday, Mav 29 at 8 p. m., Rt. Rev. J. A. Duffy, D.D., bishop of Grand Island, will deliver the addiess: The following program will be ren dered: Duet, "The Old Cloister Clock," Kunkel; Wilma Finnegan, Margaret Brennan.' ' Salutatory, Cecilia Lauby. Chorus, "Voices of the Woods," Ru instein; academic department. Piano solo, "Impromptu," Mozart; Ionian jvrejci. Class poem, "To Thine Own Self Be True," Shakespeare; Margaret Vinton. Semi-chorus, "Las Mayas," Durand: S. A. A. Glee club. Piano solo, "Sextette from Lucia li Lammermoor," Liszt; Ruth Huff. - Musical recitation, "The Story of a Faithful Soul": Reading, Lillian Berzina; piano Wil ma Finnegan. Duet, "Alpine Storm," Kunkel; Alice Hamilton, Carla Werner. Vocal tvio, "Barcarolle," Densmore; Clella Hughes, Rita Rourke, Mary King. . t Piano solo, J "Tannhauser March," Liszt; Margaret Vinton. v ' Chorus, "Dominus" regit me, Tb XII," S. A. A. Glee club. Valedictory, "My Voices Have Not Deceived Me,' St Joan of Arc; Lillian Krejci.v , Conferring of honors, Very Rev. T. J. Manning. Address, Rt. Rev. J. A. Duffy, D. D. The following are the members of the class of '21. Academic Depcrtment. Lillian Marie Berzina,' Gladys Re-p-ina DuRay, '; Rose Marie Freimuth, Lucy Mae Frederick, Alice Elizabeth Hamilton, Edna Lois Horn, Ruth Ber nice Huff, Clella Mary Hughes, Laura Ellen Kane, Fiances Bcrnice Katen, Lillian Margaret Krejci, Cecilia Anne Lauby, Helen Elizabeth McDermott, Rita Veronica Rourke, Margaret Eli. zabcth Vinton, Carla Marie Werner.. Grammar Department. Lawrence Barry, Cecil Barlow, Helen Borky, Rose Borky, La Verne Main, Edna Bishop, Helen Carroll, Leo Dougherty, Mary Dougherty, Le- na Jbliis, Urrin finch, I la Gorev, Helen Huff, Helen Kcnney, Irene La Riviere, Mary Lovell, Marguerite Lov- ell, Clara Macken, Cecilia Marsh, Fae Middlekauff, Mary .Morris, Christina Nepnor, Lucille Reinkober, Lulu Sut ton, EvelynWemmer. District Meeting of Rebekahs Held at AntiOch Wednesday The district meeting of the' Rebek ahs held at Antioch Wednesday even ing was well attended by Alliance members, considering the unfavorable weather. Among those who were pre sent were Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Drake and daughter Mardcll, Mrs. Hattie Jasalek, Mrs. James Scott, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Heibaugh, Mrs. John Sny der, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Mr. apd Mrs. F. W. Hicks, Mrs. F. A. Trabert, Mr. and Mrs. r. D. Mitchell, Mrs L. B. Denton and Mrs. Florence Whaley. A six b'clock dinner was served, after which the remilar meeting was held Officers for the coming year were elected as follows: Mrs. Minnie Saling, of Hemingford, President. Mrs. Del vine Conner, Antioch, V ice President. , Mrs. Nellie Drake, Alliance, War en. Mrs. Mary Trabert, Alliance, Treas urer. Appointive officers are: Mrs. Elfie Hicks, Alliance, Marshall. Mrs. Campbell, Antioch, Conduct ress. .- Mrs. Scott, Hemingford, Chaplain. Lena Williams, Alliance, Inside Myrtle Moore. Antioch, Outside Guard. Harriet T. Cain, of Fremont, presi dent of the Rebekah assembly, was present at both sessions and gave a very impressive talk. She .il.-'o con ducted a school of Instruction- which was much appreciated and of gre&t benefit to the members. The next district meeting will be held at Hemingford sometime in No vemDer. -t Mrs. R. C. Hailing left Thursday for Albunuerque, N. M., fo ra few davs' visit with friends and to meet Vnd return with Mrs. L. W. Bowman, who has been visiting relatives in Phoenix, Ariz., for the . past three months. Ms. Bowman's health ha3 been greatly improved during her btay in Arizona. Mrs. C. Harris expects to leave the first of next week' for a visit. with relatives at her old .home in Missouri, Miss Irene DiUavou has returned to !her home at Whitewood, S. D., after ' . . . . - i ii ttilctlUing nigu renvoi jici c The Day of Their Honor (. M. E. in the American Legion'Wcekly) There isn't a song on the driver's lips as the caissons roll today, - There isn't the jest of the roaring1 ranks as the columns swing their way; The old main street is a sunny Rtieet and far frm the wrath of war, , But a Hag leads on where they followed once the men who will march no more, i tr S The blue of the fleet that swept tje seas, the brown of the wild Argonne, . The men of musket and mauser'days, come, shoulder to , shoulder on ; . f The caissons roll and the columns!' swing in the old, "One, two, three, four,"' v And the ranks close in where tl)eir files are blank the .'. men who will march no more. The poppies bloom on the fields of France, and the North ' Sea waves are gray, The plow runs fallow "at Gettysburg and Morro is years away; , - . .. -The grass is green where the crosses stand and the sky bends smiling o'er, . . And a land bares head in thGir. name today the men who will march no'more. f, ' MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM BE . GIVEN SUNDAY PUBLIC MEETING AT IMPERIAL AT 1:30 P. M. SHARP Veterans of All Wars to Join in Dec orating Graves of Their Fal- . len Comrades., Memorial cay will be observed this year in Alliance on Sunday, May 2!), according to arrangements made by a committee, of ex-soldiers from the American Legion and Spanish-Ameri can war Veterans. As in the past, there will be exercises both at the cemeteries and downtown. The events of the day will begin with a parade of all ex-service men. Veterans of all wars have been re quested to meet in front of the Alli ance hotel at 12:45 p. m. Sunday, where the paradwill be formed. Cars will be provided for the veterans of the civil war, but soldiers who served other campaigns will march, it is desired that the ex-service men appear in uniform, although if they prefer to come in their civilian clothes, no one will have a word to say about it. The fraternal and civic organiza tions of the city fiave been invited to . ... .i, II: I :t 5 marcn witn tne ex-soiuier.s, aim iv is probable that the Odd Fellows, the fire department and others will be rep resented. Ed Reardon will act as mar shal of the day. ' ' The line of march will be from the Alliance hotel to the court house, and thence to the Imperial theater, where, at 1:30 p. m., the following public program will be given: Invocation, Rev. Mearl C. Smith. "America," by the audience. Reading of memorial orders from G. A.' R., Spanish-American War veterans and American Legion head quarters. ,... Music, quarter; messrs. cnunenwr- ger, Adkins, J. B. Irwm and A. J. We eh. Address. Hon. George Corcoran, York. Muic, quartet. Benediction, Rev. A. J. Kearns. Following the exercises, the war vptpmna will march north on Box Butte avenue to Tenth street, where they will be picked up by cars end taWpn to the cemetery. Memorial services and the decoration ot tne Eiaves of fallen comrades will take e. .... . place in bom cemeteries, ai virem wood cemetery twelve memorial pine trees will be planted at the entrance, Rev. Stephen J. Epler being in charge of this featura of the service. The decoration of the graves of the foI dier will follow. The final service will take place at the monument to the unknown dead, where E. G. Laing, a veteran of the Spanish-American war, will sound , taps, and a squad will fire a salute.' A like service, with the exception of the planting of the memorial trees, will then take place at the Catholic cemetery. Miss Anna Booth, music supervisor, who has been ill with scarlet fever, is reported very much, better, and ex pects to be out of quarantine June 5. Her sister, Miss Ermina Booth of Lincoln, who has been attending her, left today for Scottsblutf, where the will vihit her brother. 'One'dollar is not much to help the ; Campfire Giru. Do it. I tftnttiimMmtmtf ! a A HUNDRED MEN TO TAKE FOURTH DEGREE MONDAY BIG It LASS TO TAKE WORK AT K. OF C. INITIATION. Many Grand Officers and Church Dig niiaries Will Be Present for Im- j f 1 pressive Ceremonial. Over a hundred candidates from all over western Nebraska, have made ap plication to take the fourth degree of the Knights of Columbus at Alliance on Monday, May SO. This degree is known as the patriotic degree, and is never given to a clas of candidates save on a day nationally recognized ns a holiday. The degree work will be put on at the Elks home, which has been tendered for the occasion, and the festivities will close with a formal banquet at the Iwry & Henry roof iraulen, which will be decorated for the occafion. A number of distinguished guests v ill be present for thf big class initia tion, including Hon. George F. Cor coran of York, master of the fourth degree for Nebraska; J. H. Reddin, supreme master of the fourth degree, of Denver, Colo.; W. J. McGinley, su preme secretary of the K. of C, New Haven, Conn., and Rt. Rev. James Duffy, bishop of Grand Island. The officers of the degree are as follows: George F. Corcoran, York, master; John Rush, Omaha, H.; John A. McGuire, D. F.; George F. Corcoran, E. C.i Rev. Robert F. Moran, Cha.; Dr. E. G, Zirrtmerer, N.; W. E. Straub, R.; E. F. Shields, M.; Edward MeNulty, Asst. M.; J. W Guthrie, musical, di rector The following candidates have made application ami have been approved: Alliance Frank Abegg, Chas. Brit tan, James Dougherty, John Dougher ty, G. II. Bieckner, J. J. Riordan, B. C. Balman, John Brennan, J. W. Bums, F. E. Buechsenstein, t. J. Connors, 11 A. Consev. J. W. Carroll, R. E. Dris- coll, II. A. DuBuque, L. J. Devine, Elias Essay, John J. Fay, J. B. Feyen, W. M. Finnegan, F. W. Hargarten, J J. Hodgekinson, Thomas Katen, Wm. McCoy, R, P. MeNulty, Kev. v. J, Manning, B. E. Madden, W. S. Mor i ish. J. C. Morrow, R. T. Morgan, C. A, Newberry, J. B. Nolan, I. J. Smith, W. J. Ti egessor, J. R. Watteyne, R. J. Hill, Warren Longton, Peter Bohn, Jos. Concannon, Jas. Coby, W. J. Con nors, Clarence' Scbafer. Chadron T. J. Bolger, M. E. Bar rett, Jas. F. Crowe, Wm. P. Cook, M. J. Feldhauser, Walter J. Hampton, Roy Hampton, Pailey Hyde, Pat J. Powers, Louis Remillard, John H. Ho gan W. A. Tritz, E. O, Dugan. Berea T. II. McDonald, W. E. Mc Donald. Scot t .--hi u ff Re v. T. F Moloney, Rev. C. J. Hollie, I. B. Doran. G. C. Groning, F.'H. Schaffer, W. J. Staf ford, Frank F.-Fisher, A. B. Kerns, Charles Schafer. Sidney J. B. Mcintosh, Dr. L. A. Donahue, Dr. R. E. Roche, Frank B. Nolan, J. H. O'Neill. Chappell Mat Geiger, Wm. Sulli van. Oshkosh Richard Hooley. vPis H. N. Koester. Hyannis Rev. T. Murray. Mitchell J. M. Woita, Frank J. Clark, John Doran. Mullen J. J. Motl. D. C. Sullivan. Antioch H. E. Wolf, D. Al O'Neill, G. J. Deitlem. Minatare J. P. Aylward. If M MM tlMtttt lilt ! Bayard George Cronkleton. Cantan J. F. Fosket., Lakeside J. J. Lawless. Hoflland S. F. Burchrll. Bridgeport- C. D. Rice. Edgenmnt Rev. Wm. Boyd, A. L, Colgen, Edward Colgen, A. J. Col- gen, M. H. Carroll. Hot Springs R. J. RcnV-t. Tovrins-ton Owen F. Simons, J. L, Mct'onakl. CITY M AN AG E UVS CORN Ell Last Tuesday we were so busv working on the streets that we d'd not have time to make out our citv nun agers corner. The heavy rains tf Wednesday evening have mado us a lot of work and hati put our street lights out of commission in the cast side of town. We lost a great manv more globos than we had on hand to replace them with so it jviII do a day or two before we can fcet new ones here. This Wednesday night rain bit? left our streets In a muddy condition We have persistently been dragging them after each rain hut now thov ure badly in need of being graded. This is going to require time nnd mci;ey to do it. Most people Jiink we have plenty of money to work w'th. As n matter of fact our appropriation has been nearly all used uji o that it is necessary for us to niaie every dollar go as far as it will. All we can find in the way of equip ment to work our streets, is two iron drags, on blade grader badly in need of repairs and" a tractor which has been out of commission for ncnrlv two years and cost the city alnut f 1,100. Yesterday I was offered the sum cf $75 for.it. We have no flips with which to move dirt and only . ne or two wheel scrapers. . We are badly in need of some new street equipment but w need worst of all a tool nouse in which to put our tools and keep them under lock and key. There in ro use buying machinery and leaving it lay around on empty lots. I might mention again that it is very important that everyone keep from throwing any trash in the street? specially the clippings from the lawns as this material float3 dnwn upon the water and clogs up the sewer intakes and gives us a lot of trouble so please do not throw Any thing in tha gutters that -will inter fere with the water draining away as our drainage problem is one of a gre:it leal of importance end is very dif ficult in nearly all parts of town, ' Next Tuesday we hope to give you a history of our city bonds and how they stand. This will give-you J-ome idea of our financial standing and rr our bond indebtedness and what it means in the way of taxe. N. A. hLMJIISH. Congressman Reavis Speaks to Rotanans and Guests Friday Congressman C. F. Roavis address ed a meeting of the Alliance Rotary club this noon at the Alliance hotel. About fifty were present, each Rotar ian bringing a guest with him. Mr. Reavis is in Alliance for the purpose of giving the commencement address this evening. The sper.ker confined his talk to two subjects in which he is vitally inter ested, the passage of a constitutional amendment to prohibit the issuance of tax free bonds save by the federal government in time of. war, and his various administrative jeorganization bills. There are now fifteen billion.i worth of tax free securities in existence,' Mr. Reavis said, and more are being issued at the rate or $3,000,000 a day. A bonded aristocracy has ben created, he said, and told how the great wealth of the country is leing withdrawn from industry and plumed in securities of this sort, in order to escape the heavy income tax . penalties or large incomes. The men who are le.-t able to bear taxes are .evading them, he charged, and saw a connection be tween this and the increase in the number of poap box raters who are preaching discontent. Mr. Reavis told of his efforts to se cure a reorganization of various de partments of the government, elimin- j ating duplication and overlapping. There are. he said, thirty-nine bureaus of engineering, twenty-six of survey, twenty-seven for public buildings, six teen for good roads, tn hydraulic bureaus, fiften chemical and thirty-two for research. He gave some illumin ating instances of overlapping and duplication, among which was the fact that the same cook hook had been published no less than sixteen different time in one year, Feven different de partments in a single bureau publish ing the same book. A million dollars.a day U the con servative estimate of the amount that can be saved by a thorough reorgan ization in a year more money than was required to build the Panama canal. He spoke of the tremendous number of federal employes one out of every sixty-five wage earners in the country being on the payroll. He asked for the support of his hearers in developing public opinion against the extravagance of this oit of dup lication, and was assured of their sup port. - Miss Eva Crocker, tecond .grade teacher at Central school, leaves this evening for Denver and Colorado Springs, where she will spend the summer. ALLIANCE DROPS ' THE FIRST GAME TO HEMINGFORD BASEBALL TEAM WALLOPED TQ TUNE OF 11 TO 7. Very Impressive Ceremonies for th Season's Opener, But Horseshoe Was Left at Home. The opening game of the baseball season was ployed in Alliance Wednes day afternoon, nnd after a hard fought battle the locals were on the shady side of an 11 to 7 score. The stag was all set. There were opening cere monies and everything, but the most essential thing, the horseshoe, was left at home. Glen Miller, president of tha chamber of commerce, threw the first hall. He threw it a little wida, due to lack of practice, and City Manager Kemmish muffed it, but so far as open ing ceremonies were concerned, th president and vice president couldn't nave carried ofT the occasion with any. more dignity and eclat, whatever that is. Alliance has an alibi, of course. Tha team hasn't had a chance to work out since the spring rains set In, and thia was the first real game on the dia mond. One or tw of the regular weren't able to play. It will take a little time to work the boys into shape, but expert fans say that as soon as they get an opportunity to play and practice a trifle, Alliance will have a record niaking term. The locals ara going to Hemingford for the return game Monday, and expect to wipe tha earth with the victors of the Wednea day engagement. ' : The crowd was enthusiastic, what there was of it, and a feature of tha rooting was a bunch of colored gentry who got to betting heavily on Hern mgtord when that team tied the score. They yelled their back teeth loose ani made enough fun so that some of tha losers felt a little move as though they had their money's worth. The feature of the came was a side wheel catch by Butler, who pulled tha pill out of the air In the eighth and brought the grumi.d.and and bleachers to its feet. Hemingford won the toss, and tha first inning was distinguished by some tight playing. No scoron. In, tha.. second inning,' Alliance got to the vis itors and it appeared to the fans aa though the victory were already tiet up and ready to deliver. Five runs were piled up, nnt Hemingford had nothing to Fhow. In the third inning, Hemingford wiped the smiles off the faces of tha Alliance fans by scoring .hiee times. Alliance counted one more in tha fourth, but Hemingford came back sti onger than ever in the fifth and t'dded four scores, which gave then the advantage of one score. Allianca tied the totals in the sixth, and front then on everything belonged to tha visitors. The Alliance team changed pitchers, without results, and rabbita feet were seen in the hand oi every fan who had any money up. Tha seventh was a no-score inning, but tha visitors hailed another in the eighth and three in the ninth. The massucra was over. The figures follow : Hemingford lib r h po a a Miller, m. 4 2 1 1 4 1 Uhrig,3b 5 10 12 1 Blair, if. 5 2 3 ,1 0 '0 Reeves, lb 5 0 19 X 2 J. Walker, 2b 5 2 2 3 1 2 B. Walker, c 5 0 1-7 1 0 Cones, cf. , 5 115 0 1 Regal, If 4 2 2 0 0 0 R. Walker, p 4 110 3 0 Total 42 11 12 27 12 7 Hemingford ah r h po a a Griff is, lk 5 2 2 9 0 0 Harper, 2b. 4 112 10 Slattery,3b 2 0 111O Black, If -A I 2 1 1 u Nation, rf. 5 110 0 0 Butler, cf 5 113 0 0 Manly, ss 4. 0 110 4 Hudkins, c 3 l o a i u Fenning, p. 3 0 0 2 5 1 MeNulty, p. 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total - - 34 7 9 27 ,M Score by innings: Hemingford 003 040 013 It Alliance . 050 010 100 7 Summary: Stolen bases Allianca 4. Sacrifice fly Slattery. Two basa hits Harper, black. Three-base hit Hemingford 3. Double play Hem mgford 1. Innings pitched by Walk er 0, by Fenning fi, by MeNulty 3, Base hits Off Walker 9, off Fenning 9, off MeNulty 3. Struck outBy Walker 5, by Fenning f. Bases oa balls Off Walker 3, off Fenning L, Hit batsmen By Walker 2. f Umpire Harling. Time 2 hours, 10 minutes Mr. amf Mrs. Jerry Hoffman of Havelock, Neb., will come Sunday morning to visit over Memorial day with their uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs. Fre4 Hargarten. Misses Margaret and Carolyn Wa ger of Edgar, Neb., will arrive to morrow morning (Saturday) for a few days' visit with their sister, Mls Gladys Wager, ot this city. . i