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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1921)
Gbr 'Mtuirr .flrroljfc TUESDAY AND FRIDAY BURR PRINTING CO., Owners Entered at the postofTice at Alliance, Keb., for transportation through the nails as second class matter. GEORGE L. BURR, Jr. Editor EDWIN M. BURR Business Mgr. Official newspaper of the City of Alliance; official newspaper of Box Butte County. Owned and published by The Burr Printing: Company, George L. Burr, Jr, I'resident; Edwin M. Burr, Vic President. NO EASY ROAD During the past five or six months there have arisen prophets who have sought to point the way out of the tax labyrinth into which the country, state and even the counties and towns have wandered. None of them has gone very far in planning a tax re duction program, for no sooner is any on department or activity slated for an , appropriation reduction but its friends rise up in protest "No," they cry wildly, "this alone is important cut anywhere else you like, but this work must go on." And there are al ways enough officeholders and friends to make the prophet pause, and if he pauses he is lost. Thus, when next the legislature meets and the talk of saving: money begins anew, it will be proposed that there be less money appropriated fori mere De less money appropriated fori , , . 7 ... .'. 7 the state sheriff's office and prohibi-de,?e are rtdJy makln -. ' tion enforcement. Thereupon there'1"1 ver enemy is a candidate for will be a chorus from the drys: "We have worked for years for prohibi tion," they will cry, "and you seek to nullify our efforts by ineffective en forcement We have long chased the elusive bootlegger and have driven him from pillar to post Now that he is almost exterminated, you will give him time to recover. We shall lose ground that will never be regained." The tax reducers will cast their eyes about for another place to ply the axe. They will see the enormous sums ex pended in road building, and will pre pare to reduce appropriations. "No," will come a mighty chorus, "let us build roads, that benefit both country and town. Money spent for ojher WHyU!m M money "pent; money ff mm w to investment W have program all laid out we must not delay. If we do, other states will get ahead of us in the race to capture the tourist trade; other farmers will make ""larger profits than our own; other towns will benefit by the savings good roads make in agricultural costs." ' If the friends of the taxpayers turn their attention to the new state Cap itol, and begin mentioning the fact that the architects have drawn thou sands of dollars without performing work to earn it, then the chorus of the cultured and elite will begin: "We cannot obtain the services of distin guished architects unless we are will ing to pay the price. Others would be willing to sacrifice architectural beauties for the sake of mere money. But we have set our hearts upon hav ing a building in Nebraska that shall express the spirit of the west and that shall show Nebraska as standing in the very front yard of Culture her self. Only men w'tbout the true ar tistic instinct, without appreciation of the beautiful, will say the hateful word 'Money' in the same breath with 'Art " And the friends of the people will blush and turn away. Wherever they seek to save money . they will hear arguments just as plausible just as unanswerable. The university appropriations must not be cut, for it would be a death-blow to the greatest institution in the state. Its professors, learned men high in their standing, gathered from the four corners of the globe, would leave, and a great university without its headliners would be as hopeless as a 'uslcul comedy without a chorus. No activity so lowly but that its will have friends who will rise and lament if there is danger that its' appropria tions will be cut and its program be limited. The children's bureau, the fish and game department, the bureau of weights and measures, the hotel commission all of them have power ful friends with powerful lungs. And so, in all probability, nothing much will be done in the way jof re ducing taxes and relieving a burden too heavy to bear comfortably. How pleasant it would be if all department heads and state employes would man age the public's business with the same common sense that the ayerage indi vidual or corporation manages his or its business affairs. In business there is a limit to improvements and invest mentis. If an individual want3 a pri vate road he doesn't built it until he has the money. If he wants an artis tic building, he waits until' he can af ford it, or contents himself with more modest structure. If he hasn't the money, he earns it The army of ctate spenders don't have to make the Inoney they spend ours. ' The way to reduce is to reduce. The way to lower taxes is to lower appro- ions. It Isn t pleasant, but It Is nity. Good roads are wonderful assets to a community, but men need cloth injr as well as road a. Good school buildings are fine for the growing gen eration, -but our forefather managed I to do pretty well despite the appalling fact that they had inadequate gymna ium and auditorium facilities, and their classrooms were sometime so crowded that it was a wonder that they ever learned,, anything, If we are to believe that modern standards are correct. Sometime a halt must be called, and some day AD ranee, Nebraska and all America will return to sanity. Let's hope it doesn't come too late. A WHITE HOPE OR ELEPHANT? The new party arrives opportunely. That much may be said for it, even after W. M. Maupin has taken some of the wind out, of its sails. Not in years has there been a better time for a political organization composed of dreamers, malcontents, renegades from the two big political parties and disciples of the great unrest to band together and win votes from the vie tims of the wrongs of anything and everything, real and fancied. -Any man with a grievance should find something appealing ia the battle cry of Nebraska's new party. Its' welcome has not been effusive, but there's no hurry for that. The first campaign- will not come for a full year, and in the meantime the republicans and what few democratic officers escaped last November's me ran kb vi vne vniru puny, vmce- holders cannot help making enemies these days everything they do costs money and the public never like office holders to spend money unless they can spend it It isn't too early to say, with some degree of assurance that the Novem ber, 1922, election will see a big polit ical shakeup. The. voters aren't sat isfied with the way affairs are going. Just as last November they wanted a change and the republican andlide showed their dissatisfaction with con ditions in general, so, next November, therell be another popular uprising. The third party has the epport unity to unite all th disgruntled factions, but there isn't much likelihood that it will, unless the organisation expands find takes In other elements th n now compose its membership. The founders of the new par r are, almost without exception, non-partisan THE SPINAL COLUMN The , The average man is from Mis souri or thereabouts. He de sires to be shown. Which is as it, should be. When you tell a man something and he says "show me" you have an oppor tunity to submit proof of your contention. 'Which is all' that you as a fair minded man should demand. But now comes the man of pe culiar turn of mind who, to every statement you make, replies, "I don't believe it". What are you going to do with him? Well there isn't much that you can do anyway; what is the use of both ering about him. He has closed his mind against the acquisition of knowledge. In the last twenty-five years the great drugless health science of Chiropractic has conclusively demonstrated that it DOES re store health to abnormally func tioning bodies. Chiropractic DOES restore health. This is a proven FACT. Over two mil-, lion people can testify to it The full-throated chorus of "Whereas I was sick and am now well" proves it To the man who says "Show me" Chiropractic replies, "With pleasure". This because Chiro practic CAN convince, with its almost miraculous record of re sults, any but the most skeptical. Go to a Chiropractor today Ask him to show you proof. Make your investigation as searching as you like. Demand proof and then more proof. The Chiropractic will be delight ed. " DBS. JEFFREY & SMITH . CHIROPRACTORS THE ALLIANCE HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8. 1921. leaguers. Sincere souls, perhaps, but since the recent upheaval in North Dakota, it's plain to be i-eon why they should seek a new title and clinnjre the name of their official ovKan from the "Non-Partisan Leader" to the, "New State." A year is too long, anyway. The organizers of the new political organ ization should have contented them selves with a three months', campaign beginning in the late summer just be fore the election. Edgar Howard will battle valiantly, and will be nbly as sisted by a number of others who are his personal admirers; the New Ftr.te will shout vociferously and attack un seen and non-existent enemies from every side; Judge Wray will mako a magnificent campaign and give Mate- ments and make speeches galore, and long before the voters go to the polls ics to acetylene welding and from ac all of the new nartv's thunder will be counting to embalming. , exhausted and enough of the voters will realize that mere air is not abil ity to make the new party count for little in the returns. There are too many discordant elements in the dis contented ranks they can never be harmonized and blended into a' voting machine, any more than the contents of the slopjar will make mince pie. u i and $469.10 You .The material may be there, but it's not in the right proportion or the proper condition. " , PRACTICAL PUBLIC SERVICE (Omaha News) Knights of Columbus, during the present school year, will train 150.000 war veterans in their schools. Also, they will start free mail-order courses for former service men and women living in remote parts of the country. During the last twelve months, the K. of C. spent more than $3,300,000 on free education for war veterans in America, including technical training in 130 K. of C. evening schools nnd courses at Yale, Georgetown, etc Thi. training, bought individually by those benefited, would have cost $30,000,000. That is fine public service. Even more important: It is practi cal. Courses given war vets by this organization range from auto-mechan THE FIRST LABOR UNION. (Omaha Bee) "So'omon might have written, 'Of the making of many strikes, there is no end." He didn't There was an open shop when the temple was built, and no eight-hour day in all Jeru salem." Brooklyn Eagle. As a matter of fact, several million good men and true, scattered in all We Ask Yob Saving's Is it because you are not convinced that it is a wise thing to do? No, we can't believe that is the reason. We would rather believe that it is be cause you are busy, or believe it is too much trouble, etc." But we are pre pared to answer your objections. We have tried to make it easy as pos sible for you.. .i We Make It Worth Your. Time . We will give you $1.00 for the first dollar you deposit on a new sav ings account. And we will pay you 5 interest on your money. It will pay you to, save 10c a day. That means $37.32 in one year, $205.99 in five years m ten years. . . See How It Amounts Up And we make saving simple.. Our handy dime cards simplify the process. Just fill them up and bring them in. It is easier than spending them. - Our Offer Lasts Only Until Tuesday, Nov. 15th Work for Your Money The First FASTEST GROWING countries of the globe, believe that Solomon's Temphe was constructed by members of a great labor union, of which Solomon himself was the head. These also believe the eight-hour day prevailed on the job, and teach as a fundamental principle of their order that the twenty-four hours of the day fall naturally into three .divisions "eight hours for the service of God and a distressed worthy brother, eight hours for our usual vocations, and eight for refreshment and sleep." It was in Egypt undes Pharaoh that the long work day and the open shop prevailed. State Parks for. Nebraska LINCOLN Numerous Mig.'estlons of beauty spots in Nebraska that would make what are described as Tonight at Baptist Church 'criticism of court proceedings Lecture by B. J. Minort TOPIC "AN- OUTRAGEOUS COURT SCENE" Come! You Will Enjoy This Lecture YVlhy Have You Started Account Make Your Money Work State Bank HOST ACCOMODATING ideal state park sites fiave been re ceived by the state park board, otT which Governor McKelvie is chairmam but actual offers to deed ovor t-peciflext: tracts have been so fewr that tho pro posed tour over the inspection f park: sites, scheduled for this fall, has been . cancelled until spring. An appeal was sent out by tho board for any community or munici--pality in the state having likely paik sites to deed the tracts to the tatc, ts ; the state is provided with no funds to purchase park lands. Two possible sites have been tendered, one a forty- . acre tract near Broken Bow, cont lin ing several mineral springs and torn timber, and the other at Curtis, includ ing a lake and scenery that the donor believes could be made into an excell ent park and vacation site. Not a for You