THE ALLIANCE HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1922.
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BURR HUNTING CO., Owners
Entered at the postofTice at Alliance,
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GFORGK L. nURR, Jr Erfiloi
EDWIN M. BURR Business Mgr.
Official newspaper of the City of
Alliance; official newspaper of Box
Butte County.
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Printing Company, George I- Burr,
Jr, iTesident; t.uwin 01. urr,
president.
RESULTS OF -SAFETY FIRST"
The average rnan who makes a rail
wav Journey of a hundred miles and
the average man hasn't the money to
take & longer trip save in cases 01
necessity, or moment"? of wild reck
lessness will note a large number of
igns, banners and placards scattered
over the station, the yards and the
varnished cars. They read the same
way "Safety First" They produce
fcbout the same Impression on his mind
the nuanity of other signs that sur
round him in his daily life signs that
bear the command, "Eat Blink's
Bread," or "Wear Scratchless Under
nr "VJhv Wash Your Own
Sox?"
But to the railroa.l men these signs
mean something more than mere dec
orations, or advertisements. They rep-
Mot.nl: nn Idea and an ideal which,
Since 1907, has done more to make
railway travelers and laborers safe
than all the inventions during the same
period. All of us take to little in
terest in the problems of the men who
live in the same block with us. We
used to notice, every once in a while,
ven when we weren't directly con-
terned, that there were a whole lot of
railway wrecks, and that railway la
borers had a habit of coming home
broken and maimed. We may have
thought of late years that there were
fwer wrecks and fewer railway men
mho had to quit the game because of
injuries.
The reason for this changed condi
tion of affairs lies in those words
"Saftey First" To the rest of us they
represent only the advice to he cau
lions when driving a flivver, or ap-
m-finf-Vintr ft milwav crossing. To the
railroaders, of all classes, they mean
much more. These fellows know what
carelessness can do. They know how
foolish it is to "take a chance," espe
cially with a moving train. They have
watched their fellows carried away on
at stretcher. And, once they got the
spirit of "Safety First" and saw what
concerted effort in eliminating the tak
Ine of risks could accomplish, those
two words became their gospel, their
kmxI nrw! their philosophy of life
while on the job.
And all of as benefit because they
1.bvb lnnmnl their lesson well. The
railways of the United States carried
In 1920, 1,300,000,000 passengers, and
the records show that but one out of
6,673,000 was killed. In 1889, the
death rate was one to every 1,523,000.
On the railroads, the number of deaths
to passengers and laborers has dimm
ished by two-thirds.
" Tfow about the rest of us? In the
various industries the lives of workers
are better protected. But outside of
business hours, look at the score. The
automobile is killing more people than
the railroads ever dreamed possible.
Instead of being one of the -greatest
menaces to I;fe, railroad travel has
become as safe as staying home in bed.
What all of us need to do is to adopt
the "Safety First" slogan in the, Fame
spirit as the railroaders. Ict's not
only preach it, but practice it, all the
time. The principle is just as good
In automobiling, in walking, in swim
ming, in any hazardous occupation or
Ymrsuit Ra'lroads and railroader?
bave almost eliminated carelessness.
The railroad employes are just the
same sort of people as the rest of us,
of neither greater or less intelligence.
The only difference is that there are
fewer of them, and they have been able
to see that it pays.
in a peanut stand, he would be be- writing of leeords without fear, favor i
sieged with friends who would offer or coloring to nuit any clas.i of citizens
suggestion and advice on countless as- or any branch of hyphenates. A few
pects of the venture, from where to months ago, announcement was made
buy the machinery to the exact shade of a number of prizes for historical
to which the peanuts should be roast ed. 'monographs. The organization has
The same young man, al-out to te: offered sufficient inducement to make
himself up in a contract that will,
presumably, bind him until death, un
less his wife's relations or the divorce
courts intervene, will find no one to
guide him.
The truth of the matter is that the
young man contemplating this great
tep is in no position to judge for
himself. Some sort of fluttering about
his heart so impairs his judgement
that it cannot be trusted. At such
timed a pug no-e npjicars to be the
very fouI of beauty, when Actually pug
noses are not, even though dignified
by the name retrousse. A skinny
maiden will seem slender; a fat girl
will seem a fetching bundle of curves
when the same man, in sober judg
ment, will realize that she is a moun
tain of flesh. Not that these things
are of any great importance. Love is
is no respector of persons; it comes
where it listeth. Our argument is not
directed against Cupid, at all. One
must fall some time, if he be human,
and therefore, why not apply the stand
ard of perfection to one's beloved
while there is yet time to withdraw.
Only in the last few months has
there leen a standard that covers not
only physical, but other points of im
portance. Centuries ago, the Venus
de Milo was carved from everlasting
rock, the 100 per cent beauty of her
time. Little is known of Venus save
her physical proportions. Her height
was 5 feet 8 inches; weight, 140; neck,
13 inches; chest, 33 inches; bust, 37;
waist, 23; hips, 39; thigh, 24; upper
arm 11, and calf, 15 inches. Figures,
in this case,, are not very enlightening.
Women are not so large as in Venus'
day, but generally speaking, the same
proMilions hold good.
Now the youth contempating matri
mony will not be able, in most cases,
at least, to do more than guess as to
the physical proportions of his heartV
desire. There is not even a municipal
swimming pool to help him out But
every man may measure his beloved
according to the standard for other
lerfections.
The Denver American Legion post
has investigated the matter thorough
ly. Hunderds' of men have given the
(rood points of their ideal women, and
this is the way she is riH un;
Thyaical Beauty 25 per cent
Mentality 20 per cent
Amiability 12 per cent
Spirituality 10 per cent
Sense of humor 8 per cent
Love of sports 7 per cent
Domesticity 6 per cent
Artistic and romantic
sense 5 per cent
Style 5 per cent
Modesty, only 2 per cent
Total 100 per cent
And now, having given the physical
proport'ons as well as other attribute.'
of the ideal women, The Herald hap
done its full duty. Any man who is
satisfied with less has no one but him
self to blame. We should suggest that
while perfection is the ideal, it is not
humanly attainable., and no man should
be too critical. The Denver Legion
naires claim to have discovered the
100 per cent woman right in their city,
but somehow we fail to discern the
wings sprouting on the candidate. If
you get CO per cent of this, you'll find
that you have been fairly fortunate
in the matrimonial grab-bag. Fortun
ately for us men, there are no stand
ards which may be applied to our sex.
The average husband, alongside the
average wife, is discounted about 50
per cent to start with.
research work in American history
profitable, as well a.? attractive.
Nor is thu all. In its official pub
lication, the K. C. organization is doing'
even more. Charles Grant Miller,'
rome months ago, started a campaign'
against a long list of school histories
charging that the authors are rewrit
ing American history to suit their con
cept of what it ought to be. These
textbook?, it is charged, are colored to
save the feelings of the Britirh. They
omit mention of such important stim
ulators of patriotism as the story of
Nathan Hale, of Betsy Ross, Molly
Pitcher, and minimize the work of
John Paul Jones, try? Boston tea party,
and other incidents that, although in
some resects legendary and tradition
al, have Ferved a mighty purpose. In
some of these textbooks it is made a!
point to speak disparagingly of great
men in American history, to enlarge
upon their weaknesses and speak dis
paragingly of their influence. Mr.
Miller has made a thorough study of
these books, and has pointed out their
defects. It has been an uphill fight
all the way, but he is getting results
Influential forces are supplementing
his efforts, ami it should not be long
until American school children will be
no longer tainted by Anglophobe writ
ers, just as there has been a movement
to do away with certain German litera
ture that once poisoned the minds of
the youth of the country.
For the information of those who
may be interested in seeing what books
their own schools are using, the list of
textbooks under attack is given beiow:
School History of the United Sta,es.
Revised 1920, by Albert Bushncll Hart.
American Boole Co.
A History of the United States for
Schools, 1919, by A. C. . Mclaughlin
nnd C. H. Van Tyne. O. Appleton &
Co.
School History of the United States,
1919, by John P. O'Hara. Macmillan
Co.
Short American History by Grades,
Parts I and II, by Everett Barnes. D.
C. Heath & Co.
American History for Grammar
Grades, 1920, by Everett Barnes. D.
C. Heath & Co.
Burke's Siieech on Conciliation,
K.lited by C. H. Ward. 1919. Scott,
Foresman & Co.
Our United States, by William
Backus Guitteau. 1919. Silver. Bur-
dett & Co.
PLEASANT VALLEY .
Mr. Lew Roberts and family and
Ferg Thimblin spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. John Roberts.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Squ'bble
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John
Warn.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernert Osborn and
little daughter spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. John Rolterts, Harold Bry
and and Joe Thimblin were afternoon
callers.
Mrs. Irfw Rnlxrta ami ttniiirbfora
were pleasant callers at Otis Cox's!
r t i
ounuay.
Edgan Brown was a caller at Os
car Stepherson's Sunday afternoon.
Harold Bryant returned home
Thursday afternoon from Alliance,
where he has been visiting friends.
Mrs. Clarence Surface and little son
departed for the east where she will
visit with relatives.
Mr. Gus Deitcher snpnt Tbnrsdnv
afternoon with Otis Cox. Gus Sohingj
was an afternoon caller.
Miss Fern Eaton spent Sunday with
her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Oliver in
Hemingford.
The capital, surplus and un
divided profits of the Alliance
National Bank amount to $130,
000.00. 10-15
The way a French chef garnishes)
dishes entitles him to high rank as an
interior decorator.
THE IDEAL WOMAN.
A newspaper is valued only as
tills it place in the community.
has not one, but many duties to per
form, some of them vastly unpleasant,
but not to be shirked, nevertheless.
Now and then come3 a pleasant duty,
In which the chief pen pusher takes
much joy. But life, so we have been
told. Is not all beer and skittles. The
bitter must be taken with the sweet
The grinding duties must be performed
along with those that are a pleasure.
A dutv faces us and we must not
shrink.
In this community, as in countless
others, there are young men and maid
ens, falling in love, falling out, marry
ing and evervthintr. Although the
great process of mating goes on with
out interruption, day in and day out,
in season and out of season, there is
no word of counsel for those about to
commit matrimony. Were a man to
invest two hundred and fifty dollars
TAINTED HISTORY
The Knights of Columbus are per
forming a very real service for the
Uuited States now, just as they did
for the men in the training campF
and the trenches during the war. Ir
the course of the hostilities, K. C
representatives were most instrumen
tal in keeping up the morale of the
fighting forces. Their huts, although
not so numereous as those of other
organizations, were always crowded
Tho men in charge of their war work
were never so obsessed with the idea
of their own importance that they
could not sympathize or fraternize or
counsel with the high privates in the
rear rank, and they did it as readily
as they served the men who wore the
gold braid on their coats.
Now that the war is a thing of the
past and the Knights of Columbus had
a very vital part in making this par
ticular bit of history, they have not
relaxed their vigilance. They are still
keeping up the fight, only this time
they are not giving home comforts and
boundless sympathy to homesick boys
or putting life into disheartened. They
are interesting themselves in seeing to
it that patriotism shall endure, not
for the duration of the war only, but
for all time.
Tho Knights of Columbus are taking
the lead in seeing to it that history,
which they had their share in making,
shall be written properly. As an or
Sanitation, they have decided to en
courage the study of history and the
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the Cut-price man.
(Advertisng and Selling.)
There are some people in this world
who are self-confessed bargain hunters.
They see virtue in a commodity only
wnen the price can be arranged.
lhey will favor you with a sly. in
sinuating wink as they say, "No, nirel
1 never pay the list price for anything.
1 make my own terms or 1 dont
buy."
That's what they say, isn't it?
Investigate such a man on a per
sonal basis and you will find that he
wears an athletic "type" union suit
with a sweat-shop label in the neck
band. The webbing has broken away
at the wai.it
He smokes "ten cent straights
special tolay for six cents apiece."
The aroma is suggestive of a motor
man's glove.
He lives in a house covered with
just as good" roofing. Sun and rain
find access through a hundred cracks.
He plays golf with a Glory dimple
"second." His drives average all of
ninety yards.
He carries a "take me home for 74
cents" dollar watch. He arrives home
5 minutes behind the dinner hour.
And so on to the end of the chapter.
He has made his "own terms." He
lives by his "own terms" and probably
dies by them.
if you give him the opportunity, he
will make his "own terms" with you.
then after you have cut the list
price you will have to nay the Dcn-
alty.
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ANNOUNCE
MENT
All Cotton Hosiery, Knit Underwear, Ribbons, No
tions and Dry Goods of all kinds have been sold to an
outside concern and shipped away.
What remains of Winter Apparel will be closed out
at greatly lowered prices.
Mr. Reuler who is in New York every month, is there now with his
corps of buyers selecting all that is desirable and new and we expect to
show the latest in
FROCKS, COATS, SUITS, WRAPS, BLOUSES
SKIRTS, SWEATERS, HATS, Etc.
Very shortly in fact we expect express shipments by Saturday. Inciden
tally the same garments will be offered to you that we sell in both our
Denver stores assuring you styles that are months ahead ot anything
shown in this section and at prices that will be a revelation to you.
Our regular opening announcement of our plans and aspirations will
appear early in February.
What Will THEY Do?
A CCIDENTS some very serious happen every day
"V of our lives, but just when they will happen and how
discomforting they will be can never be told in advance.
It's bad enough to suffer pain, but the mental anguish
that accompanies such injuries in the event the husband
isn't able to provide for his family is doubly worse.
A SAVINGS ACCOUNT WILL HELP
If you are a regular depositor in our big list of savings ac
count holders, you will have funds to help out at just such a time
as this. Why not drop in today and talk over the plans we have.
We'll surprise you with the simplicity of the system.
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