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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1921)
tnvo TIIE ALLIANCE HERALD. TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1921 51fr AUtaurr litmlb BURR PRINTING CO., Ownert Entered at the portoffiee at Alliance, Neb., for teansmission through the mails as second class Utter. Published Tuesdays and Friday. GEOKGE L EDWIN M. P.URR, JR. Editor BURR Business Manager Official newspaper of the City of Alliance; official newspaper of Box Butt County. Owned and published by The Burr Printing Company, George L. Burr, Jr., President; Ldwin M. Burr, Vic President. Senator Borah Is authority that Napoleon replaced 00,000 French official with f.00 who did the fame amount of work. This founds unreasonable, but in this country it will be agreed that a similar reduction could be made in this country and if they could not do the same work, sthey could with great profit drop most of the work done for the public and not have it performed at all. Of what benefit is the oil inspection, the pure food or drug law. Jlow many bank failures does the banking board exam inations prevent, or how many people are paved from un wise Investments by the blue sky law? Did you ever personally know a child benefitted by the work for him of the public welfare bureaus and do county, treasurer examinations effect any good object?' These and a hun dred other activities of government are very costly, and of trivial if any benefit. When statistics indicate that national taxation has been multiplied seven times, and state taxation is eight times as great as formerly, peo ple are rising to inquire what good things are being done for the public that justifies anything like that proportion of Increase. Schools cost several times aj much, are they several times as much beneficial to the students? There are those who contend that the Btate university is less valuable than it was twenty years ago, despite its great ly bettered equipment Less than half that time ago Sup erintendent Cavinas of Fairbury worked in their schools at a thousand dollars per year. Last year he was at K ear bey at $3,500, and next year he works for the state at $5,000, and there are those who think that Fairbury got the best years of his life. had if he had not been to patriotic. The government is even now preparing slacker lists of citizens who did not do their part when the great testing time came, but does not the nation owe as much to the patriot as the patriot to the nation. Is it not a mutual obligation, this matter of citizenship, and when you come to think of how many more who were practical slackers that Uncle Sam paid big money for safe and pleasant employments while he was giving his fighting men but a dollar a day and for getting them as soon as their discharges were written. There are those who would deal generously with the sol dier, but if they continue to deal not even justly with him, the slacker lists may be longer rather than shorter should there ever be another call. RANDOM SHOTS The column for this issue is writ ten before The Event, of course. This explains, in one breath, why it i. so optimistic in tone, and why it is writ ten at all. At the last club dinner, when the stockmen were entertained, no less than three men scurried around to find us a stockman to entertain after the one we had discovered failed to show up. We felt pretty good over this evidence of friendliness until we noticed that not one of the three brought in a guest. A dollar saved is a dollar earned, remarked old B. Franklin. JUDGE FOR YOURSELF "Coin' to the show at the Opery House t 'night Josh?" "Don't know, Hi. What's on?" "Nothin" much, I cal clate. They call it tbi 'Sea Nymphs'." There is reported to be a famine of Japanese phone girls from the inrnaM on their ranks of matrimony. This is a new way their occidental sisters would like to emulate of keeping the line busy. The most burdensome army of all is ; the army of unemployed. It is a very difficult matter, when a man Is savin u- nn tn hnv Hmol( some new potatoes, to interest him in The Hessian fly, like the Prussian an international dickering over potash, propaganda, is always with us. The daily press which features .crimes and criminal., divorce news, and offenses against morality has some im itations among weeklies though the latter are in general much cleaner. The Denver Post is one of the chief of fenders, and many consider it unfit to enter their homes. It is by no means alone in this class of journalism, ar1 all such journals make the plea that such happenings are news. It is not so much that they are chronicled as the spirit and the manner in which they are chronicled that is objectionable, and if the dav ever comes when newspapers and movies arc. censored in the proper man ner; and that unjust and dangerous remedy for printed I that 's what they all say and pictured filth is applied, those most responsible for it will be the men who have claimed that they were pic turing life, when their object was to mirror obscenity, or that they were printing news when the object is to get the interest and the subscriptions of the prurient. The Alliance Herald is receiving many compliments both from residents of the county and outside the county -b the series of articles written by our traveler. Box Butte county is widely known as a stock country, Alli ance as a railroad town, people of the east have heard of the potato section, and far and wide the potash indus try has been advertised, but there is an opinion existing that after all it is a semi-arid region, so dry and windy as to be n very disagreable place to "live, and almost worthless to produce grain or alfalfa. It is a surprise to the outside world when not on the word of an editor, or boom writer but from the mouths of literally hundred; of producers themselves comes the information that our chief industry is farming. Not only such statements, but the proof of them. Instance after instance of men who have in the past few years made fortunes in tilling the soil. Detailed statistics regarding yields and results that make a mass of evidence from which no one can dissent The wide variety of things that are being done here at a profit; the size of the profits; and the interest earned on farming investments that can be figured from the cost of land and the sir.e of the yield makes argu ments that are of value not only to real estate men, but to every land owner, and to every man in business in the county. What we need to nvike this the richest county in the state 1s only an ndequate number of men to develop oui astonishing resources. We should have five times as rrmny people in this big county. Then the merchant would prosper; and cverjbody be better off. Land values would gq where they belong and stay there. The stabil ity as well as the volume of our resources should be es tablished, and there is no better way to do so, than fron the mouths of many witnesses, ami those men of un doubted reliability, who have first hand knowledge o what they say. July 2 is to be known as national print-shop clean-up day, but it is well known that printers never observe any day. Why is it. inquires the Iron Duke. that every woman cheerfully volun teers the services of her husband when there is any work to be done at a pic nic or a church sociable. "Oh. mv Henry w ill be glad to get the water'' It appears impossible for happened at the Pueblo flood. the public to learn what News reports placed the I That was all right The trials of the country publisher are again illustrated by the following wail from the Clay Center Republican: We are late this week. We know t better than anyone else. But it was unavoidable. Our linotype girl quit without notice for the purpose of en tering upon life's matrimonial sea. We wish her well. lead at 500. Later figures were given at considerably less than two hundred. Comes now a telegram from fourteen organizations, among them the Red Cross, which places me list oi ueau and missing at l.ouu. what is true, and how may the public be expected to assist mis fortune when such divergent and apparently wild state ments are made. CLINE FOR COMMANDER But since her departure the linotype has been in the bands of novices. If any of our readers think they can run this machine any faster, we would be glad to have them try it An Alliance man calls his wite a safety ( razor, because, as he ex plains, she always says, Gillette, give me five dollars. Chadron Journal: "Iliff, the demon linotyper of the Journal, is rolling his own cigarettes, his doctor having ad (Nebraska City Press.) Efferts of Adam Schel linger post, American Legion, I vised him to take more exercise. iu put ijhii hi. vune oi reurasKa Viiy over I or national commander of the legion, will have the hearty and en thusiastic support of Nebraska City people. The sponta neous approval of the move as voiced by Legion members on Monday night at the regular meeting of the cost will be endorsed and ratified by the men and women of the county. From now until October, when the state conven tion is held and delegates are chosen to be sent to the Kansas City national convention, every honorable effort will be made to make the election possible. It is not neces sary for The Press to add a word to the many complimen tary remarks on the subject of Mr. Cline's fitness for the place, made at the Monday night session. It is onh necessary and the task, it is realized, means hard, per dstent work to make the rest of the country understand that the middle west has a candidate for the national ;ommandership who is worthy of the honor and dignit which is attached to such a place. Mr. Cline's war record has been excelled by few men who saw service in France. He served in a division which accomplished a wonderful record during its participation in the World war. It war rained by Major General Ieonard Wood. It consisted ot niddle west boys. Its officers were middle west mei ilmost without exception. It was cited time after time b .he commander-in-chief for heroic work in action and out of it. Captain Cline was in the midst of the St. Mihiel drive, which wiped out a dangerous German salient am meant the first actual "solo" performance of the American Lxpeditionary forces. He was wounded on the first day jf the battle and. was able to rejoin his regiment and i)articipat& in the occupat.on of a portion of the Rhine zone of occupation. He has been honored by his com rades in Nebraska, , by winning the highest hotter the Legion could give him in his home state. His ability ant! onscientious attention to the aims and ideals of the .egion have brought him into national prominence Modest and unassuming, with no thought of seeking tht national commandership, he has been made the object of t 'drive by his devoted friends which, lhe Pre a firmlj lelieves, will give him the place, for the same enthusiasn vhich marked the mention of his name in his home town .vill be evinced all over the state when it is known that le is to be a candidate. i Union labor in its resolutions c;dls for a referendum on any future declarations of war, und this to be uccom punied by a piovi.-o, that thoe who vote for hostilities shall be first to go. It is a modern stating of the ol! song. "If I were i.ucen of France; Or still bi tter, pope of Rome; I would have no fighting men abroad or weep ing maids at home. All the world would be ut peace, And if kings would show their might, Let the ones who VnaTle the t;vt;irrp!s Li the only ones to fight." , ' The Inland lYinter carries the picture of a new ma chine called a "Typocrat" that is sa'id to accomplish the work of the linotype at about half the expense. It does not look very practical but the printing fraternity cer tainly needs cheaper machinery, as for at least a century past they have been charged more than type or supplies were worth, being counseled by the statement that nobody was buying them cheaper. It is a false philosophy whether applied to printing machinery, dentist's tools, surgical supplies or undertaker's goods. Let us have everything at a fair advance on the cost of materials and labor, and then' all sell at a fair margin, nolmdy trying to exact an an undue profit That is the only way to get a recon struction worth while. WISE WORDS FROM A UNION LEADER We are having too much government. Why will not officeholders let us alone. We cannot find out what a new law is for months after we are supposed to be obey ing it, and the provisions are so numerous, and the laws fco confusing that the best of lawyers do not know them, let alone the private citizens. When so abundant, com plex and confusing the tendency is not to obey them and the officers, for a while will let the people do as they please punching nobody for violations, and then take a spell of enforcing laws, punishing men this week for what they permitted others to do the week before, and at which they will again wink next week. Now there is an effort to establish health bureaus to forcibly super vise the health or the people at increased expense, as though the health boards we have were not too exacting now, and every turn taken is at greatly increased public expense. When a halt is called there will be a stop put to a lot of nonsensical things, and perhaps some that would not have gone to the discard, had official profiteers not ridden so hard when in the saddle. Hardly a day passes that we do not hear or some soldier of the world war who was wounded or made un usual sacrifices to get into the fight, who is now needing care, or having a much harder time than he would have Today's Best Story. In a crowded street car a stout wo man vainly endeavored to get her fare out of the pocket of her coat, which was tightly buttoned as a precaution against pickpockets. After she ha ork in vain for some minutes a gen tleman on her right said: "Please per mit me to pay your fare. The lady leclined and renewed her attacks on he pocket After a little while the fellow-passenger said: "Madam, I in sist upon paying your fare. You have already undone my suspender. three times and I sh&n't stand it any longer." And the Second Best. Wife (reading paper): "1 see that women are to wear even less next spring." Hubby: "I suppose that mean s I 1 have to have your new necklace short ened. Window glass has come down In price zl per cent, this will tend to decrease the cost of neighborhood niseball. Anvbndv who enn tell now what the United States will do at out the league of nations is a gifted guesser. Go East this Summer Enjoy a succession of delightful ex periences. The Jersey Coast never loses its charm. The blessed old At lantic wafts a salt-breeze invitation. In Boston and along New England's shores, historic charm and quaintness blend with the usual seashore attrac tions. In "The Land of Evangeline," replete with mystical, natural beauty, sum mer days are magical. The Bershire country combines the charm of lake, and picturesque river and countryside. The Adirondacks are ever restful the shrines of the historic past never cease to appeal. The Catskills, "The Land of Rip Van Winkle," is the great natural playground of the Eastern States. Then, there's Niagara Falls, The Thousand Islands, the White and the Green Mountains,. Delaware Water Gap and a host of other regions each with a lure all its own. BURLINGTON Excursions' East The Burlington offers round trip vacation-excursion tickets to East ern resorts long limits and liberal stop-over privileges. II. L. ORMSBY Ticket Agent UUUIbH ftMMtttWMMMMMMMMMMMMmMtmktWMtmkWMmmkmMMi (Chicago Tribune.) John H. Donlin, president of the building trades de oariinoni oi me American reueraxion oi i.anor, sum ins -igi.-e.st Mouthful ut the Denver convention ot the or- ;unizat:on which it has been our lot to encounter i'oi .iiany a day. If the building trudes would study, apj.re- late, and act upon the advice of this union leader j.ho.v 'oud tike the greatest imaginable step toward genera: restoration of industry, business, peace and pio nerity. It is men with the vision and courage of Donlin who have raised labor from the status of serfdom to the independ ence and respect which it commands today. It is mer without such vision and courage, men with narrow minds and purely selfish instincts, who, under the puise f union ism, are sacrificing that independence and respect am; dragging ilor uown to its' ojd levels. "We must not injure communities, cause innocent per sons to sutler the danger of financial ruin, and bring in calculable losses to our rank and file," says Donlin. It is a truism, but one which many workers blindly overlook. very worker is a part of some community. If he injures the community he injures himself. If, for instance, a crooked business agent blackmails the owner of a building under construction, delaving its completion, and making H a losing investment, he checks the growth of the city, cheats the workers under him out of future jobs, ami hampers all prosperity. If the worker, demanding $1.2' an hour in Chicago, goes secretly to some suburb to work tor &o cents an hour, he also checks the growth of the city, cheats himself and his fellows out of more work, artificially blocks the natural channels of development, and injures himself by injuring the community. "Jurisdictional disputes, says Donlin, "are not only the most danirerous problems to organized craftsmen, but a serious menace to industry." Ihere again he is right More time and money are lost in jurisdictional disputes in this country than in all the strikes for wage adjustments and working conditions ever called, lhe disputes stop work, cause loss of wages and loss of capital, reduce building operations, injure the community, ami hurt the group which wins as well a.- the group which loses. And for what? For nothing that could not te settled bv reasonable rules or arbitration. drafting, bulldozing business agents, conspiring supply dealers, jealous workmen, and crooked politicians have gone a long wav toward putting not only Chicago, but other cities under a cloud which depresses all industry. business and prosperity. Donlin pointj the way out from this depression. It requires co-operation, r.ot enmity, of capital am labor. It requires the punishment of the grafter and the protection of the worker. It requires the best ellort of every individual, whether he is carrying a hod or a transit, operating a wheelbarrow or a bank. 1 ill ffTlf III lltfi? .1 -sT I lit B air "Is there anything wrong with the girl of today?' asks the Literary Digest. Not with the one we have in mind. Charle.-ton Gazette. I ve tried them but give me a Camel I'm through experimenting. No more switching. No more trying this and that It's Camels for me every time. They're so refreshing! So smooth! So mellow mild! Why? The answer is Camels exclusive excert blend of choice Turkish and Domestic tobaccos. There's nothing like it. . No other cigarette you can buy gives you the real sure-enough, all-day satisfaction that comes from the Camel blend. Camel is the quality cigarette. Give Camels a tryout. Buy a pack today. Getvour at&XITj i-e a. ...- . - ...... " . --.u miormaiion urst nana, you'll tie to Camels, too. 2s -vC When we look at some baseball games we wonder why it is necessary to send to Africa for ivory. New York Evening Mail. It will take more than argument to convince the rail roads that less fare would be more fair. Norfolk Virgin- lan-rilot. 'trDomsnril TVKX1SH flB,ITTI . ft J. REYNOIDS Tobuco Ca. 0