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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1921)
TWO ALLIANCE HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1921. Sty V If TJMfN C iMUtttUT tlrralU n'fcnAV Avn rniniv , LSD AY AND FRIDAY BURR PRINTING CO., Owner Entered at the poftofTice at Alliance, wi'.h violators of liquor laws. It looks Neb., fur transportation through the as if he leaves nothing undone to make rails fei second class matter. enforcement of these laws difficult. He refuses to isue warrants and GEORRK L. BURR, Jr. Editor compels federal enforcement authori- EDVTIN M. BURR Business Mgr. 'e to jfo to police or county courts. - When casej r.e brought befm-e him on Official newspaper of the City of thp!,e warrants he throws them out be Alliance; official newspaper of Box "wt werc not m,l,le on tcti' Butte Count v. eiai warrants. .. Whenever compelled to hear liquor , ! , ,, , . cases and conviction is had, he almost Owried and published by The Burr a)wav RivM a ridiculously small sen- ITintinK Company, George L. Burr, tcnre which serve.! as encouragement Jr lresident; Ldwin M. Burr, Vice to further violation of law. FreiddcnU Recently Judjre Woo.lrough held ' court in Chadron and Norfolk. In ANOTHER BIG.UJOO. Life, as the poet said, is just one judge disposed of eleven cases all on tUrn thing after another. Those who TirSi' f""' n T"1 a, fi , ,, . of $100, four were fined $o and six ad the newspapers, as well us those WP,.e finr, $l Pach Thc above , u who publish them, are beginning to fair sample of Judge Woodrough"s m:pect thut the said poet knew where- dealings With this class of cases. f he was speaking, and that there is1 . .hi f1 ?nes ,he ' , not . OT,y r..n.. u . .1 . .i dragging the federal court down to the fully as much truth as petry m the level of the police court, but it is our burden of his song. opinion, he is doing much to break Only a week or so ago, some con- down the law and encourage crimin jrressman introduced a bill prohibit-. nl'ty- , , . . , .. . I I he people of this state have be- ing the representing of a king, prince Jry 'tire) of havjnf th(? ofricers or potentate by any American citizen, of the law constantly conniving at This would rule out the Shakespeurean its violation. plays, like "Hamlet" and "King Lear;" 1 it would make the manufacturers ot - , . ... . . ' playing cards design a new deck of and,- think up something to take the place of the kings and queens; it would play hob with pageants; it would even make the Ku Klux Klun find another title for the king kleagle. This sort of a proposed law is interest ing; but largely bunk. The way to combat monarchy is not to keep peo ple in ignorance of it, but to use the best argument at hand the success of a democratic or republican form of jrovemment to refute the claims of he monarchists. There isn't any dan ger that the United States will ever backslide. Even if all mention of kings and monarchies were removed from the textbooks in schools and col- l.ntta Vi mn I ..,111 l. ....... . icgc., uicicu mm uc nijiuu way iu the facts out. Education is the rem edy not silly restrictions. The latest bugaboo that is worrying congress is the spread of gambling. Washington is gambling mad, some congressmen charge, and point to the fmmense number of people who bet on th fHf and the ball games. There axe already Jaws against gambling, but people efi U) be still making wagers. If the new law prohibiting yiewFpapers from publishing betting 'odtU n horse races, prise fighU and other contests of speed, strength or skill, fhouM be adopted, the news paper wh'ch. violated the law would lose its second class privileges, and possibly the publisher would be fined or imprisoned but it wouldn't stop betting. The laws regulating gambling will probably never be changed to permit it openly, but gambling will always go on, in one form or another. The man who takes a homestead gambles; the man who goes into business gam bles; the fellow who engages in a law suit takes a gamble, and a big one, too; the man or woman who marries gambles; if they have children and at- tempt to rear them properly, it's a gamble whether they succeed. There are thousands of examples of legiti- j mute gambling, an.l the number 0f ' illegitimate chances taken are mighty few in comparison. Stop gambling if we can but if it is ever completely stamped out, this will be a mighty ... 11,4.1. . . alow old world. It s human nature to take a chance, an.l strictly speaking, taking a chance is gambling. All of is take chances, in business and other- Wise, .nre all the better for taking them. There are limits, of course, where common sense tells us to stop, but it's just as fool ah to take wild ' chances In running our business as it 1 I to bt fourteen dollars on a hoive race. A a matter of fact, people take' greater chances In the approved forms f gambling than in games upon which the reformers frown. WOODKOl'GH ATTACKED Following the last session of the federal court at Chadron, there were pome Alliance men who criticised the attitude of United States District Judge Woodrough, who presided, be cause of his manner of handling caes vt violators of the liquor laws. Most cf these men, having a wholesome ( fear of being charged with contempt of court, voiced their opinions only in private. The general consensus if ( opinion was that Judge Woodrough ' looked too lightly on violations of this ' kind, and the least of the complaints made was that his attitude was un-J becoming a man charged with trying eases of this nature. F. A. High, superintendent of the state anti-saloon league, is not at all ( afraid to criticise openly. In a letter addressed to Attorney General Daugh- e-rty at Washington, v. c, ne manes the charge that the federal judge is favorably to the wets, and submits proof. His letter follows: Some time ago information was fur nished you to the effect that the atti tude of Judge Woodrough of Omaha, toward enforcement of the federal pro- hibit.on law, was unfriendly. Condition have not grown anv bet jf anythmf worw We fw, juUe Woodrough has contributed largely to this undesirable fttate. His oym rathy oeema to be with the wcta and Chadron, four pleaded guilty to vio lation of liquor laws. Three were fined $10 and one $5. In Norfolk the The pePe of Nebraska want the V"Wi cntonciU !,uf thry "?ver will be so long as our judges continue the practice of nullifying them as Judge Woodrough is doing. If there is any relief, we are ap pealing to you for it. WHY WORRY? (Nebraska City Pre.js) How much have you to worry about? Isn't this a fact that most of your worries are either imaginary or entirely over-rated in your imagina tion? The other day we were in a Ne braska City business office waiting for a interview with the proprietor. We had just been kicking to an acquaint ance about some inconsequential mat ter, the exact purport of which, to be truthful, we have now forgotten. But it was a complaint of some sort and oup remarks were being somewhat en dorsed by the man to whom we were talking. The door opened and in came three boys, laughing, chattering and pleased over the anticipation of a treat at the Mxla fountian. It was evident that they were untouched, for the most part by the goddess whom we call Dame r ortune. I heir clothing was not tailor- made by any means. They were clean and neat and they were happy. They evidently had no worries; if they had, tliey were kept under cover. They walked to the said fountain and sat down on the stools. It was then we noticed there was ?ome difference in their manner, a groping with the hands, a feeling for support which could not be visualized. They were totally blind. Three blind boys, never again to see the glories of the outdoor world, the faces of lowing relatives or loyal friends, and yet they were happy: and we who have the full enjoyment of God-given senses and who frequently ubue them are complaining about our "luck" or kicking because the world is not better to us. KU KLUX AND MASONRY. (Nebraska State Journal.) The leaders in the Masonic frater nity in Lincoln are not saying much alout it, but it is known that many of them are concerned over the attempt pviflnntlv hpinir mji.lo hv thp 1c 1 1 Vlnv klan to give the impression that the Masons are in sympathy with it. "If there is anything anti-Masonic in the 'ovl,l,; "'?, a lon time member of as it is described by the' men at the head of it. The dillerence between that sort of thing and Masonry can V11 unlerst2od when 'ou ?ow that tho place of meeting as well as the mPmbprship is pecn The Ma. fon.s on the other hand, meet in well known halls owned by them- selves. Their lists of members and fzZt a niemher of the klan, as it is de- scribed in the newspapers." WYOMING HOMESTEADS We are now actively en gaged in locating home seekers on desirable 610 acre grazing homesteads in central Wyoming. The ear lier you go the better the choice. Our , charges are extremely reasonable, con sidering the service render ed. Inquire. FARMS and RANCHES We have several custom ers for good Box Butte farms and sandhill ranches. Submit full description and prices with terms on your property. ALLIANCE CITY PROP ERTY Desirable renters want vacant houses or rooms. What have you? We have a few customers for snaps in city property. Come to our office in the Reddish Block Phone 20. The Thomas Company LLOYD C. THOMAS, Mgr. Alliance, Neb. American Legion Plans to Solve Unemployment Problems of Members The task of caring for the 000,000 unemployed ex-service men of the country will be taken over by the American Iegion, it was announced this week at a special unemployment conference at legion headquarters at Indianapolis. The conference, which was called by Commander John (t. Emery, was attended by national of ficers and members of a committee which had been appointed to investi gate unemployment among members of the lejion. Data gathered by the committee and presented at the meeting showed that approximately !00,0()0 veterans were out of work two weeks ago. It was shown that 21.5 per cent of the ex-service men are unemployed, and that those employed had experienced an average cut in wages of 32.5 per cent since the war. The findings of the legion's inves tigation was said to have prompted this action. President Harding was notified of the decision and instruc tion for taking care of the jobless world war veterans were sent to 11,- (()() legion post.v The instructions to the posts asked that every effort ; be made to secure employment, "for ! our buddies, and see that they have J fo 1 and shelter. I 1 The tobacco worm is said to be at- The opinion of a prominent pho tacking the crop, but a little thing toarapher that men are vain will like that won't be noticed in the heat of the campaign. A lot of inconsistency is shown in the attitude of persons who are will ing to get back to normalcy by hav ing the wages of others cut. Take advantage of Thiele's "Win the Ford" Sale. Standard goods at reduced prices. Ford tickets given with each dollar purchase. BOYS' ATTENTION! Are you interested in Electilcity and would you like c know more about it? A class in experimental and practical electricity is being formed. If you want to get in on this, phone 233 or see C. A. DOW ZZ3TZ2Z When Sickness Gomes Can YOU Pay These Bills? During your months or years of earning have you laid away funds to keep you going through a siege of sickness? Could you satisfy the doctor, the butcher, the grocer, ihe coal dealer, and others or would you be penniless. 1 Now is the Time to Consider If you had taken our advice in the past you would now ' have a comfortable little sum to tide you over. Why not Start a Savings Account Today A few dollars saved regularly, placed at 5 interest wul do it. The First FASTEST GROWING strike you just possibly as a very good likeness of some other fellow. PLEAZALL FLOUR and High Twelve Flour Both made fro mold wheat, and satis faction is guaranteed. WHY NOT TRY A SACK TODAY? WE HAVE TICKETS ON THE FOKD One each for $1 purchase or paid on account FARMER'S UNION - a .4" State Bank MOST ACCOMMODATING The revival of 3-cent postage might reduce the percentage of mail matter which finds it way directly to the waste basket.