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THE ALLIANCE HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER SO, 1921.
I'HONi: COMPANY HAVING
TROUBLE IN RATE BOOST
(Continued from rage 1.)
ment that ouch a discontinuation would
cost the company $75,000 in its ac
counting depaitment.
As to the threatened strike to tele
phone Users, he Raid the company
would gladly take that risk and of
leied to bet with StouRh any sum that
the number of phone9 would increase
luring 1922.
Co to U. S. Court
Columbia university Is the- greatest,
university in the world. Two great
universities like this, each a Perma
nent institution, could be established
for the cost of one capital ship, which
soon becomes obsolete.
The Cost of the War.
"This great war cost the United
States In a half-year a num efjual to
the amount of money necessary to
place an automobile and a tractor
I upon each of the 6,500,000 farms and
then have 600 millions left for good
roads. One week of this war cost
he, in reality, 'Peace on earth and
good will toward men.' As the rosy
fingered dawn points to the new day,
so the finger of the conference on
armament points to the new era of
'Peace. "
A threat to carry the telephone rate jour Uncle Sam a sum of money equal
to ledcral court, and get higher rates to the cost of building in each state
than any yet granted by the Nebras-'or tne union: iwenty f 100,000 high
lta railway commission, was made by
J M. Morsman, attorney for the
Northwestern Bell Telephone com
pany. Morsman's threat was made at
the hearing on the application of the
lelenhone company lor a coniinua
lion of the 10 per
After December 31.
ior its expiration, and for even
higher permanent rates to be sub
stituted later for the suixharge. .
"If you don't grant us a con
tinuance of this 10 per cent sur
charge," aaid Morsman, "we'll go
to federal court and get ntgner raics
still fixed by court 'order."
Morsman's threat followed state
ments by J. H. Kemp of Fullerton and
Dale P. Stough of St. Paul that 25
rvr rint of the natrons in this terri
tory would throw out their telephones
jf the railway commission continues
the surcharge after December 81.
"We're not afraid of a Btrike of tel
ephone patrons," aaid Morsman? "We
added 1,000 instruments In 1921.
Then Moraman told of the contem
plated action in federal court if the
railway commission turns him down.
Harry Thiele wishes
Happy New Year..
you a
very
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Special dinner served in the
Palm Room New Year's eve and!
New Year's day.. Alliance Hotel.
schools, thirty $40,000 grade schools,
ten $100,000 churches and forty $35,-
vw recreation centers with play
grounds and swimming pools. Accord
ing to me treaty uermarvy w,u pay
to the allies within the next forty
years 83 billions of dollars, a sum
cent surcharge equal to our expenditure for war pur
the date fixed poses, at the present rate, within the
same period of time. The cost of two
groat battleships would increase the
salary of each of our 13,000 school
teachers $800 a year for five years.
"What is the cost in lives? The
Spanish-American war cost 10,000
lives; the Franco-Prussian war 184,
000 lives; the American civil war
70,000, and the great world war near
ly 10,000,000 lives. The question is,
What will the next war cost in lives?
with the invention of deadly gases
which could be dropped from air
planes over large cities, destroying
hundreds or thousands of lives in a
few moments of time, whole areas
could be depopulated.
"Does the world desires to revert
back to barbarism and our present civ
ilization be lost? No, a thousand
IIEMINGFORD
Miss Margueret Wiltsey and William
Moravek of this place were united in
marriage on Wednesday of this week
in Alliance. Miss WilUey is one of
the choice young ladies of Hemingford
and held in the very highest esteem
by the entire community. Mr. Mor
avek is an estimable young man well
known and respected by all. These
fine young people left for Mr. Mor
avek's ranch near Lander, Wyo., where
they will make their home. Their
many friends wish for Mr. and Mrs.
Moravek a joyous and prosperous
journey through life.
Miss Mary Baker who is visiting
her parents. Dr. and Mrs. Q. S. Baker,
will leave for Chicago Sunday night.
' Blenne Rohrbaugh who has been
spending the vacation with home folks
will return to Wesleyan Sunday night.
Both the Christmas programs at the
Congregational and Methodist churches
were well attended and everybody had
a good time. .
Dr. Baker's sermon was highly
Mrs. Robert Gibson is visiting
Grand island for a week.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kmbree snent
the evening with Rev. and Mrs. May!
Wednesday.
' Miss Mary Baker gave a splendid
talk at the Methodist church last Sun
day night to a full house and every
body enjoyed it and spoke in very
complimentary terms of the address.
The pa.tor will administer the Bac
rament of the Lord's Supper at the
Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing. District Superintendent O. S. Baker
held the first Quarterly Conference
for the Methodist church at the par
sonage last Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Clark with Mr.
Clark's mother, brother and Bister,
drove to Alliance Thursday.
City Manager's Corner
(By N. A. KEMM1SH)
Some Interest In
Irrigation Project
Near Hemingford
A group of government surveyors
have been operating near Hemingford
to determine the feasibility of con
structing an irrigation project for the
Box Butte county table, the source of
the water being at or near Guernsey,
Wyo., where there is abundant water.
says a Hemingford dispatch to The
State Journal.
It is reported that they have located
the high point of the county about
six and one-half miles northeast of
Hemingford, on section 86-27-49 and
Dr. Baker s sermon was highly ap- that xvater can be brought to practi
preciated Sunday morning, wher he cauy an the county except this high
Morsman didn't say he would ask fori times no! God be praised it was for
fclo-hpr mtes from the federal court
Jhe naid he would get such rates. He
admitted that the permanent rates
-wniiM mean an annual increase of
4138,000 in the revenue of the North
western Bell in Nebraska over the
present rates with the surcharge.
Two Applications Up.
Two matters were up before the
commission, the application for a per
manent increase in exchange and toll
rates and a continuation of the sur
charge.
our own President Harding to call the
conference to 1 consider disarmament.
May we always be leaders in every
forward movement which will bring
peace and good will to all men. Na
tions, as well as Individuals, must be
unselfish and think of the rights of
others. No nation can live to itself.
The peace of one affects the prosperity
of the others.
Solve Unemployment Problem.
"If the money spent for war pur-
rnmnonv uttorneva asked that the I poses could be used to develop the re
hearing be confined to the continua-1 sources of the country and the ad
nf the, siit-charo. Rerresentatives vancement of peaceful pursuits, how
f the 75,000 telephone patrons agreed 1 much better it would be. It would be
to this program. I investing in permanent good and
D..D.i.f.itiai nt tVi nntrnns de-1 would cive emnlovment to the five
mamled that the surcharge be abol- millions who at the present time are Hay Springs for the Sunday services.
i TwmK,. si. I out of work. I The Home Missionary eociety of the
" i .h.i d onntlmiftd. t.hevl "We wonder where we are destined M. E. church met on Thursday of
.iAmnn.ivi that a nrnviulnn he included to be if wars continue. The limitation this week at the home of Mrs. A. G,
, 11CIIIOHUVU V w h r . v t m at . ' M tt l
s ti,. .nnmi.oUn'a Anliir far re-1 of Armaments is onlv a sten in trie Uanbom. -
fund of the surcharge ahould it later right direction when the differences be-1 Mrs. W. L. Clark and Ed Clark,
nrnv. tn h unfair in cases of indl- tween nations will be settled by inter- mother and brother of W. L. Clark,
vidual exchanges.
spoke on the subject 'The Christ Child.
Vern Jenkins was visiting hi
brother George, and family Christmas
UBV,
R. L. Armstrong and wife of Lin
coin are visiting in the Jenkins home.
Rev. F. R. Williams of Morrill was
visiting at the Methodist parsonage
Monday of this week.
Mrs. George W. Jenkins, mother 'of
Mr. Jenkins is enjoying a visit with
them.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Kidwell left
for Denver last week, where they will
remain for a month or six weeks.
Rev. and Mrs. May and Rev. Wil
liams took supper Monday with W. D.
Johnson west of town and spent the
evemntr with them.
Rev. C. H. Burleigh of Lakeside Is
visiting a few days this week with his
dauehter. Mrs. Zercher.
Dr. Baker will leave Saturday for
Since time memorial human
has been such as to reauire a certain
code of laws to govern the actions of
all people living within certain com-i
munities or in a certain country. Our 1
laws constitute those laws which the ,
majority of the people want. Unfor
tunately among the hundreds of laws j
we have in this country there is rot
one but what someone is opposed to its
enforcement. It follows therefore that
no matter how good or bad a law may
be there is always someone who is op
posed to it. When a law enforcing
officer is doing his duty he cannot dis
criminate by enforcing the laws on
those who are in favor of their being
enforced and not enforce them upon
ihose who tlo not want them enforced.
His duty is to see that all laws are
enforced without fear or favor,
whether these laws are good or bad.
"as no power to change the laws.
If these laws are nit what the p opla
want it is up to them to go to their
law making bodies and see that the
laws are changed. They should not
complain about them to the officers. A
great many people want to see the
laws enforced upon other people but
when it comes home to them it is an
entirely different story. They seem to
think they have a perfect right to
condemn an officer for dohur his
duty.
Unfortunately there is a little idle
talk and propaganda going around re
garding the officers who are making
this a very "dry" holiday season. It
i3 true the officers are too active to
suit the "wet", element but unfortun
ately the officers have nothing what
ever to say in the matter. If the "dry
law" is not what the people want th,e
people should change it but bo long as
it is the law the officers cannot do any
thing else but see that it is enforced.
Unfortunately some good and respect
able citizens are joining in this idle
talk in place of giving the officers their
past six or seven months. There hare
' been two cases of scarlet fever during
'; this period and today there is not a
; quarantine card up in Alliance. We
1 ar wntchinir carefuny to preserve the
1 health of the people and ask that
nature' everyone co-operate with us in main
taining the rugn stanuaru uu..s "
line.
IIeald Want Ads are read.
point. There is a natural depression
with only a very narrow outlet three
miles west of Hemingford, now dry.
which on the maps of forty years ago
was indicated as a lake. It has a
gumbo subsoil and is now a hay mea
dow. In area it covers about two and
one-half sections. This would make
an ideal reservoir, similar to Lake
Alice, north of Scottsbluff, but one
which would cost practically nothing
to build, as no masonry would be nec-;Bupport as they should do. Every
canary, r rum hub i wei vuir wie wiiuiv kooq ciuzen enouiu cooperate in neip-
central and south part of Box Butte ing the officers enforce the laws, as
county could be irrigated. Also the. they have a hard enough time as it is.
winter flow of the Niobrara could be We have been fortunate in ' the
conveyed to the same reservoir. " matter of contagious diseases over the
SPECIALS
-for
The Week End
Regular 50c Palm
Olive Vanishing
Cream, . . . ; 29c
Regular 50c Palm
Olive Face Powder
at ..............29c
Regular 25c Hand
Lotion, two for . . 26c
Regular $1.50 Alarm
Clock, Saturday
only .89c
Special Pure Sugar
Candy, lb. 25c
Holsten's
LIONS FAVOR A SPUD
EXPERT FOR
national arbitration around the con- are visiting at the Clark home here.
fi.nn table. Then the toner that was Thev are from Delta, Col. Also Mr.
sunc bv the anc-els nineteen centuries Clark's sister, Bessie, of Denver is
NORMAL! ago will be fulfilled, when there will here for a few days' visit.
(Continued from Page 1.)
this year had 800 acres of potatoes
and next year planned to plant 1,200
acres. The seed potato business is one
of the most profitable and there is al
ways a huge demand for good seed
ttock.
The Lions adopted the following
resolution, following a discussion by
Cubs ' Guthrie, Rhein, Graham and
Mote: .
"Be is resolved. By the Lions Club
of Alliance, Nebraska, in regular ses
sion assembled this 29th day of De
cember, 1921, that
"Whereas, The panhandle of Nebras
ka, which includes Dawes, Sioux, Box
Dutte, Sheridan and adjoining coun
ties, is rapidly becoming known as the
Fotato Seed Center of the middl: west
ern portion of the United States, and
"Whereas, Our soil and high altitude
are conducive to the growing of the
finest potatoes for seed purposes; and
because of this fact the acreage grown
is rapidly being increased each year,
and
"Whereas, The growing of seed po
tato! is rapidly becoming the leading
Industry of western Nebraska and the
Panhandle and Certified Potatoes for
seed purposs are bringing a price al
most double the prices paid for table
(lock Anil
"Whereas, We feel that the potato
Industry of this part of the state can
be more rapidly advanced by the as
sistance of agricultural potato experts
in the certifying and in the planting
and growing of the same, therefore
be it
"Resolved. That we heartily endorse
the movement to install a potato ex-
ert in the Chadron, Nebraska, State
formal School, for the purpose of ad
vancing the industry, and be it
"Resolved, That we most strongly
Commend the stand taken by the pres
ident of the said Chadron State Nor
mal, Robert L. Elliott, for the potato
industry and that we heartily endorse
his plans with regard to the advance
ment of the potato industry by proper
educational methods.".
ROTARIANS HEAR A
TALK ON DISARMAMENT
(Continued from page 1)
teen great bfttleships now in process
of construction could be destroyed by
similar means, or at least become ob
solete? "Sixty-eight per cent of our revenue
is used to defray the expenses of past
wars, 25 per cent for future wars
Education gets the measly, sum of 1
Iter cent, while 6 per cent is what
comes to the rest of us, the public.
niri!
Happy New Year Good Luck
MAY THE YEAR 1922 and those
that follow it, be rich in pros-
, perity, happiness and good luck for
all our patrons and friends.
Alliance Steam Laundry
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- - - this year make a
"Family Bed.
It's thei Business-Like Way
get
Include a Savings Account
THE FIRST OF EVERY YEAR is the time usually set aside for
people of affairs to study the mistakes of the past year and
then change their methods to avoid the pitfalls they met in the
preceding twelve months.
By Far the Safest, Surest Plan
is to provide for a systematic saving of your earnings. It does not
take much at a time and before you know it you have sufficient
funds to take care of you in any emergency that may arise sick
ness, accident, unemployment; anything. Think it over and come
in, we'll show you how. We pay 5 interest.
YOU WORKED FOR YOUR MONEY LET IT WORK FOR YOU
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