rl Official Paper of Box Butte County TWICE A WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Official Taper of the City of AMana VOLUME XXIX (Eight Pages) ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, Fill DAY, FEBUUAttY 21, 1922. LOCATION OF THE NEW HIGH 8GH;?l IS NOT DECIbA BOARD IS WILLING TO FOLLOW PUBLIC SENTIMENT. Still Time to Register Opinions To Build Both Grade and High School Soon as Possible. The returns from the votes on the location of the new high school build ing are still coming in .although they are somewhat slower in arriving than had been expected. Aside from those who live in the neighborhood of the proposed high school, or are Just nat urally interested in everything per taining to the civic welfare, there is little interest being taken in the count. Those who are in favor of the proposed site in the middle of Box Butte ave nue are very strongly voicing their preferences, and those who are op posed do not hesitate to say so, but the interest is apparently confined to a fairly small proportion of the cit izenship. Some twenty-five or thirty people have written The Herald in regard to tMir sentiments on the location prob and a number of others have telephoned or otherwise cast an oral vote. A majority although not an overwhelming voice is in favor of the Box Butte location. There is a strong minority which are very much opposed, in many instances, to partially closing Box Butte avenue and providing a de tour around the new high school building by running the road through the block to the east. A few others suggest other loca tions, though casting their vote against the site in the center or isox uutte avenue. Board Still Undecided. The board of education and the city council, it is announced, are perfectly willing to endorse the change in site provided the public either wants the new location or will not fight it. The board had planned to build the new .building, the most expensive structure in the city, to the west of the pres ent high school building in its "back vard." as one advocate of the new site phrased it. The suggestion that it be placed instead in the center of Box Butte avenue at Twelfth street, and that the street be altered to go to the east of the building, was made at a chamber of. commerce meeting, where it was endorsed. The Lions club later endorsed the proposed chancre. The Rotary club, although in dividual members strongly favor it, has taken no official action. The board decided, a week ago, to put the matter up to the citizens. The result is a vote that shows the change is favored by the majority of those voting, but that public sentiment has not really been sounuea. The school board has not yet made up its mind, and is apparently in no .hurry to do so. It will be a matter tst several weeks yet before the work of construction can be started, the .ground being too hard for excavation mat will be the first step in building. The position of members of the .school board is apparently that it is jiot a matter for them to decide. They are willing to make the change if the public wants it and individual mem bers are said to favor the new site but they do not think that the matter of location is important enough to in sist upon if a scrap is to be stirred up and the school patrons divided thereby. Will Build Two Buildings. Some of the answers received say that the writers do not care so very much about the location of the new .high school, but that they want to see work started on the east side grade school. There seems to be a general impression on the east side that the board is lukewarm toward a grade jscfcool, and that a danger exist that it .may not be built. The school board has always taken the attitude, according to Superinten dent W r. Plate, that the school dis trict voted for a grade school, and that it should be built. They have no in tention of not building it. As a matter jxt fact, nlans for the crade school building have already been received and the board ha3 suggested changes in them. The two buildings will be started simultaneously, and those in terested in the grade school are as sured that construction will not be de- Plans for the new high school have been received Irom tne Lincoln areni ivrta And the board will hold a spe nicotine toninrht at which they will be considered, changes suggested and n ntvrn vft l civen before bids are re quested. Building operations will start as soon as weather conditions permit. Some of the Sentiments. Most of the votes received favoring ti.. Rrv Hntte location do not contain for the preference, but . j - - m.mo nf tVlClTl CO lntO detail S. "Such a fine building should com rnand an imposing location," one bui man writes. innthpr husiness man suireests that "closing the street with a good build ing will have a tendency to consoli date the town and give one beautiful t treet." A third voter declares that "There Are none too many good buildings in ALLIANCE LIONS ELECTED A NEW SET OF OFFICERS ENDS SUCCESSFUL YEAR UNDER PRESIDENT W. R. HARPER. M. Alliance now, and by placing the best we have on the principal street, tour ists and travelers by train will have a better impression of the city." Several suggest that Box Butte avenue can be developed into a beauty street if this plan is adopted. What the Fcrninsters Say. 5, - e of the most ardent in opposing -e-estpd location writes: "We are a ne fight now about closing I7W .and Twelfth streets, pi wh k .id we start another? If the street.-, are not left to use for traffic, why did they leave them at all? Alli ance is not through growing and we will need all the streets for thorough fares in a few years, and if we let a few visionary fellows muss the deal, we mil never have a town here, but The Alliance Lion3 club, at its just a mess of houses and a continual I meeting at the Palm Room of the A1H- Kiuwi, aui-ii us c nave nau lor some . . . tv,1.. , ,.,, "First let's get the school in the a nev set of officers for the ensuing east part of the city," writes another, year, who will take charge of the club s Hinders growth of the citv in that ueginning wun me next meei- direction," i3 the opinion of a business j n?- '.he oil icers elected were: woman. I 1 resuieni, EAiwin in. ourr. Among the voters who prefer still v,ce president, tail Jones. another location is this one: "North of Secretary, Lloyd C. Thomas, citv nnrk. fnrino- smith, with nlpntv nf 1 Treasurer, Charles Brittan. room for lawn tennis, croquet or ball ' Directors for one-year term, F. games. This will give ample room for Hargarten, True Miller and F. recreation ami not nave any oi me , itetinng ouicers are resident Fred Wright of Omaha, John Stewart of Lincoln and Others Make Talks. LABOR PROBLEMS CAN'T BE SOLVED BY ANY CLASS DR. H. T. CLARK OF TORRIXGTOJ ( ADDRESSES UNIONISTS. Interesting Program at Special Wash ington's Birthday Program at Baptist Church Wednesday. At the Washington birthday service THE WEATHER Forecast for Alliance and vicinity: Unsettled weather tonight and Satur day; possibly snow and not so told tonight. Archie Gregory Died at an Omaha Hospital Following Operation REAL HARMONY NOW IN RANKS OF THE G.P. C. ALL TROUBLES IRONED OUT AT oiwsm.N iikre TUESDAY. No Longer Any Doubts of Good FaiUl. or town on Route Ready to -Incorporate the Highway. The G. P. C. Highway boosters r W. J. dangers attending upon having child ren so close to the street. Still another suggestion is that the W. R. Harper, Secretary E. M. Burr and Director; J. S. Rhein, L. H. Highland countv commissioners should onpn the I and Charles Brittan remainder of Box Butte avenue to I The session was one of the most in connect with the east and west sec-. teresting that the club members have tion line to the north, instead of partly . enjoyed in weeks. 1 here was consid ering the city's principal street, this: orable merriment over a proposition man would make it longer. irom a lexas on company, wnicn oi- There s yet time for other citizens lerat to present tne ciuo as an organ- to make known their preference, if ization one free share of stock in the they have any. Coupons printed in re- j Mexia Golden Oil Syndicate for every cent papers or letters to the news-1 share of stock purchased by the mem papers or the school authorities are bers. The proposition was hastily the best wav to let your desires be dropped into the wastcbasket, but the known. The board will undoubtedly be; speakers during the evening referred to it every now and then. Lee Basye, good fellowship chair man for. the evening, introduced a number of visitors including R. F. York of Scottsbluff, who spoke on the present business outlook, the need for "getting together'' and the way the Lions club is helping to bring the country back to normalcy. Attorney Fred Wright, formerly of Scotti-bluff, but now of Omaha, was introduced as Uie "best storyteller in Nebraska" and promptly proceeded to I make pood. He suggested that if the rluh were not interested in the oil PETER W. COLLINS TO SPEAK IN t,rooositron. he had another one to Archie W. Gregory, train dispatcher at Alliance, died in an Omaha hos pital Wednesday evening, followinir an operation for stomach trouble, accord ing to word received by friends here. I... ... ... - . I .ft U1CKU t B i:UIItllLlUIl M H.. I1I1L I . .held at the Baptist church Wednesday thought to rinil. nn,i ni. Ath truncation met luesday afternoon at evening the program consisted of a: came as a great shock to his manyine cnamoor or commerce club rooms. speech by John Shirk of the machin- friends in this city. representatives from Broadwater, Osh- ists' union, a reading, an answer to Mr. Gregory had been in the employ ksh. Deuel, county, Julesburg, Colo., the poem, "Let Me Live By the Side of the Burlington railroad the better Bridgeport and Alliance being presoat of the Road," by Mrs. E. G. Idling, part of the time since 1902. Since 'he meeting was called for the put 1905 he has lieen emnlovml nt Alii- Pse or Rlgninsr articles of incornara. ance, with the exception of a few years! t'on which will be presented to th when he entered the profession of op- county Doarus ana to me state high- tometry at Scottsbluff. During the commissioner, George Johaaoa. war, due to the shortage of dispatch- h articles were signed by all present ers, he was persuaded by Division l'ut 88 the representatives from Chad- Superintendent George Griggs to re- ron weo to arrive it win re necessary turn to his old position, and has been I lo wnu arucies to inauron lot there ever since. He was a member mgnatures before they can be filed. of th Masonic frntornitv. nn.l OiaI Ihe meeting was Called to ordr bv Methodist church, of which he was President Merritt of Broadwater who Sunday school superintendent. explained the purpose for which it waa inued. j leiejrram irom o. f. lioda- sruided bv the prevailing sentiment, unless the opposition is too great. K. C. WAGING A FIGHT AGAINST RADICALISM ALLIANCE MARCH 20. Nationally Known Economic Expert to DiscusH Industrial Problems From Enlightened View. make. If a club member will purchase one share of his potash stock, he de clared, he would present the club with the rest of it He told of Alliance's advantages in a business way, and said that the Lions club was a natural development of -the spirit that obtains 1 it. 11 . 1 . U A m!..W in au: i7.x-- ukuu vi ( the fact that it kept in touch with live campaign against extreme radicalism community problems instead of furth will be broucht home to the citizens ' erinir the interests of the individual e aii: T).- r ...n ' mernhpri Ul niiimikc mien l cici n, vuiiiii., yini. . ., . i irt known industrial expert and lecturer Attorney C. W. Affutt of Omaha de . . . . . . i 1 1hi.dj tViot- ultVimich hp wouliln t risk rn.i. c.K.'fo ' clared that although he Uil IWll Hill! CVUIlUlllil. PUU ji-a , M , . . ... i . . 4- am All n wsvracn March 20, under the auspices of Alii-. " Vl J"i special songs by the choir and the main address by Dr. H. T. Clark of Torrincton who snoke on. "The New Task of the Labor Organizations." It was a plea for sanity and reason in solving the great problems facing the labor unions. He said in part: "Washington lived in a day when Kroblems were thought to be great, is problems were not much unlike ours today. The problems may be dividod today as follows: They are, first, industrial problems. Industrial problems in our country are today commanding the attent'on of the best brains of the country. Industry, which is the life of the nation is so intimately woven in the life of our social system that it can not be solved by any one class, and in its solution we have to U'ke into consideration the rights of every class that go to make up our so cial life. i "The great industrial problem.:! must be Fettled and that soon, and must be settled right, and in the settling some of us will perhaps have our toes trampled on, but we should be willing to suffer a little inconvenience if the nation as a whole is benefited thereby. A blunder in solving this problem at thi. time may do untold harm. These problems are not only national, but in ternational as well. The Canadian neighbor belong to the same unions as you and in the solving of the indus trial problems we must in a measure take their interest in mind. "Another great problem is the social problem. The dives class must be made to bear the brunt as well as the Natarxix class. The millionaire must be made to take potluck with' the Doorest man. The burden has not been equallv divided. The man who has In these uncertain days reaped the great test benefit ouarht to be made to bear nis prorata of the co.t of reconstruc tion days. The rolution of these prob lems is all but super-human."' God must, and does insist of being taken into consideration. The Golden Rule Mr. Gregory was born November 11, I was 38 years of age. I leaves a wife and two children, CI 18X3. and wan 3H vears of aim. Ht n- uurnngion.cpi., president or , . 7 ' " I f ha I'a Ufa U iimi'o t 4 U . " W f llfIc WWiwi auvi Ulllb Ul lilt? VI. f Ve . 1 r It'll et . ford, fourteen years of aire, and Mil- " V u,en. er . Kneln I 1 M- .... died, twelve years old. fmM" an, "P0" r&n&m k AUT The remnins are being held at thf L.iii. Vt., K . i ui,. fi-!.n,i . . v'y""'"" v Bridgeport then spoke briefly on tho Miller mortuary chapel, where friend; may view them. Funeral services will be held from the Methodist church in Alliance at 2:.10 p. m. Sunday, in charge of Rev, Mean (J. Smith. or gave work of the organization short "booster" talks. Vice President J. S. Rhein then pre sented his resignation which after discussion was rejected. Ihose present were F. O. Haeston. G. E. Brewster, A. Hensley, C. W. Draper, Ray Munkres, Dr. W. H. Bray, C. B. Meritt and Ii. G. Harries of Hn'ulu'utAr W 'I' fliiftnnAi f Cm,m. w vv I ww t W TV eJw Mn and Charles Tompert of Oshkosh: rretl Urian of Deuel county; Earl Hamilton, G. A. Reed, C. F. Schroeder and Walter Law of Juletburg, Col.: Engineer Crownover, Bridgeport: and Glen Miller, J. S. Rhein, C. A. New berry, Charles Brittan, True Miller. J. FARMERS AND RAILROAD MEN HanaAd Itotert GrSof At LiMir. iin ruujt-Ai. lance. Doubts Have Disappeared. DECISION MADE TO ESTABLISH A CIVIC FORUM Permanent Organization to Be Per fected at March 8 Meeting, When' Political Candidates Will Talk. This mcetintr resulted in re-estab lishing complete harmony amonr tho various units or tne u. i . (.;. r or th past few weeks there have been somo rumors that all was not well alanv th At a meeting of members pf the I Potomac, Some of the towns to tho rious railway and farmer's unions at I sbuUThave been thinking, apparently, the Baptist church Wednesday after-n Alliance ws neuging in tne mat- ... , . ,. . . , .... ter of support for the road, due to tho noun, u was u.ucu u, vin n nvic fact that tnis u , ft,so th ance council, K. of C Mr. Collins is a leader In the corps of Knights of Columbus lecturers en- the K. of C are conducting against or-! -nokc on the l.ons club JdeaU . F . C. He is acknowl- uu l -- corporation were formed in this part of the country, he would invest. John M. Stewart of Lincoln, the first deputy attorney general of the state, wouldn't risk inU consideration, tne y omen KUie iorum to meet on occarconai oemam. of the North Star highway, a rival or- Jtato must replace the Rule of Gold, before for discussion of public questions. he izatj(m h v f i. thirSrt J P!S? f ?! J'f "..l"; KS? ."Vlfil tf At'a.meeting at Broadwater last ganized radicalism. edged to be one of the best equipped dike Grain company was MiiihAritioa nn swinlism. tlisriisHino-all rpeakcr. Other visitors w I . ... . I industrial nroblems from the view- Uranam qi iiemingioiu another ere Sam and W. C. point of a labor unionist in good standing and at the same time insist ing on the rights of capital as wen as the rights of labor. Serving as an industrial expert with the federal government during the war and as an active labor executive for many years before the war, he has come into contact with every phase of the sociological-economic problems that confront tne united States. His evidence before the New York state assembly during the in vestigation into the activities of so cialist members of that assembly was one of the features of the most sen sational legislative inquiry ever con ducted in the United States. As director general of K. of C re construction and employment work after the war, Mr. Collins had charge of the functioning of the K. of C. sys tem that placed 300,000 former serv ice men back in civilian employment without a cent of cost to either em ployed or employers constituting what Secretary or LAoor james j. Davis characterizes as the most amaz ing feat in the history of modern em ulnvmpnt management. - ... . . . ii . - i Mr. coiiins lecture win ie unuer the auspice3 of Alliance council, which has issued a general invitation to the public to hear him. Mrs. Hadley Loses Suit in District Court Wednesday Smith of Lincoln. Primary Election This Year Will Be Held on July 18 Mrs. Lizzie Hadley, who brought suit in district court against the estate of Adoloh Brost. deceased, for some $4,000 covering the expense of taking care of Mr. Brest's child for nine vftars. lost her case when, on cross' examination, she testified that she reallv wanted no money for the care of the child, but that she did want to recover possession of it. Judge West- over then dismissed the action . Mrs. Brost died, nine years ago, Mrs. Hadley took care of the baby daughter, and before his death the father resumed possession. Mrs. Had ley brought her suit before Mr. Brost died. Lee Basye represented the plaintiff, and Boyd. Metz and Meyer the Brost estate. volve a great emer gency, demanding had it not been for the fact that the Lu .v... r,,.M. hi the best manhood and womanhood of sudden change of weather kept many , ;h cronnHi out at th Alliiu other tv. .. iiicTjwjiK tunc ui .n v. a ne niiwiKv the country and the world The hands of our president and his cabinet must be upheld. This no no time ignore the laws of our country, whether they be the eighteenth amendment or any other. If we do not like a law it is (Continued on Page 4) New Pay Slash by Rail Wage Board for the Firemen The following letter, received by County Clerk Avis Joder Thursday, from Secretary of State D. M. Ams berry, brings the news that the pri mary election this year, due to the referendum vote to be taken on the law as amended by the last legislature, will be held in July instead of August. The letter follows: "We are this date writing all county clerks in order to call their attention to the unusual date provided by law for the holding of primaries this year. In order to explain how it comes that the primaries will be held July 18 this year, it is necessary to explain mat the legislature of 1919 passed Houw Roll No. 323 (page 223, Session L-aws 1919) and that measure provided for holding primaries in July instead of August. It also provided that state conventions should nominate state of ficers below the governor. Opponents to this measure came in with a refer endum and referred that part of the bill which referred to the nomination of state officers, only. This left the rest of the act operative and intact. The 1921 legislature then passed House Roll No. 62 (page 302, Session Laws 192U as a curative act. and put the time of holdinir the primaries back - to the third week in August, ihen came the opponents of the measure and filed petitions in referendum against this entire bill, which suspends the entire measure, ihis leaves tne 1919 law operative and controlling the time for holding primaries.' of the farmers away, and e s I I A iarmers were mvoiveu eiuier as wit- - Q,u Ki, nesses or principals in canes on i trial m t th attjtudof thi, cit at the court house, a permanent or-1 t0Wtti ne rjVal highways, and as was tranizaiion woutu nave Deen mane. i ,v, . i, ...,. ,.,u xt..v o. B. J. Hinort called h booaters arrived with the intent to itir . Cr, ..u .wcic "'"v-;" up something, the explanation proved sion by men from the Hemingford tot.uv turn F neighborhood. Hay Springs and other " It is 'now pretty 'wel, understood localities it was decide i to . wait until the Aniance cannot bo a later uay, niarcn o, at w uu.e jven )id, t either the Q p a a permanent organization will be per-1 fi . ,i 5. . m... . u r ' r Ita I cannot end the deadlock that exists in of the farmer's union thought it fairer M . count Thjs , matter f to those who were kept away by f the h M ' t iU themselvi weather to wait until that date. Many , . .r,: .u. i. z; ., -, .i" a 1 1 . . ... ...i.i . ,i I io viiresii uuu rtiiittiu.e aumiLa wiak 11 1U.UUU ranroau, stationary hi emun anu iavoreti tne organization wunout ue- .u h-.u routM and wants both oilers, was made by the United States ,ay, but the. vote finally showed that fcl Tner or ouaru inuisuajr wir. uney were uil wuunK w iwiuw . . uw nmnnr th inHivl Suggestion. I,,,in npn. hut whatovpr Morrill Ihe meeting was notable for thel . .r.' . An ,f .in tk.. Another pay slash, this time hitting railroad labor announced rules effective March 1, eliminating extra pay until after the tenth hour and setting up a "split harmony between the railroad men and ."3 , XaX W aiZZ trick" of eight hours within a spread of twelve without any overtime pay. Following several other decisions virtually restoring the ten hour day for railroad workers, the board au thorized the roads to pay only pro rata wages after the regular eight hours iarmers. im h '! ti" mt.' either road, and that a good many AU everyone seem to know why the meet- . hayft leanj ' ing was caneu anu mere was a.ueier- . r p n t . - u m.nation to get something denmte h facttha it i(,'more that across. i v wrv. s.. At tU mwlinir thoa who are ". I"- - o . nr.4h ml a (hvAiiwh MrrhWQW rnr ' PtA 1 -or,,li,laloa ill h invito! I Jwlc w..vu6.. '"ft""" 1 niivnii w "V. " I lh. tniinii n t ha f 1 V I which the board explained in principle to address the meetine and perhaps cauh as constitutiiuj a day's work. Time asked to state their views and what nu"' ffi?rr amiStertjSS ,i iii k nni.i ftr tn I .u . v. .o.,t,iitK if cIptmI that makes for enthusiasm Detter tnaa and one-half will be paid after ten hours. In the case of the split trick straight time will be paid for the first ten hours' work, whether included in the twelve hour spread or. not, and time and one-half will be given there after. Formerly the firemen and oil ers, all of whom work around railroad expressed, but the possibility of using 11 RE DEPARTMENT CALLED OUT THURSDAY NIGHT The fire department was called out Thursday evening about seven o'clock to put out a hre at the h.ighth btreet Market eau.ed by too hot a fire in the stove, on account of the extreme cold. thus causing a shelf directly back of the stove to catch fire, ihe hre de partment, however, quickly, extin guished the flames and no great dam age resulted. thev hooe to accomplish if elected. A desire for a clean sweep of all officers seem to be the sentiment of the meetinir. A "brand new" set of officers was the unanimous slogan of the meeting. Again, the desire to work through the existing parties was a little of the same thing. shops were paid time and one-half after eight hours. Sundays and holidays win De paw for at the pro rata rate, a minimum of three hours' pay being made for two hours' work or less. Monthly rates employes' wages are to be ad justed to eliminate the old time and one-half provisions. Ten rules regarding tne discipline, grievances, discrimination against commtteemen and similar matters were remanded to the employes and the roads for further negotiation. The board's new rules supplant the national agreement made during led eral control, which has been in effect since January lb, 1920. Th American Railway Expresi comnanv will complete the moving of its downtown business on ice in tne Masonic Temple building to the depot by Monday of next week, and will be located there from that date on. The removal is in line with similar changes being made all over the system, the express company's intention being to reduce operating costs and lower rates as soon as possible. the petition route was also mentioned. Altogether it might have been taken for a meeting of either farmers or rail men. In speech and action tney moved as "one man." Unity of pur pose existed H. C. Redenbaugh Died at Logan, la., on February 18th Alliance Legion Post Planning First Boxing Exhibition Alliance post No. 7, American Le gion, is laying plans for some sport activities during the remainder of tho winter season. At a meeting of tho executive committee, held Wednesday evening, T. E. Carney and Georgo. Madsen, committee to arrange for a series of boxing bouts, made a report and the matter of staging boxing pro grams was discussed pretty thorough-, ly. The committee has set March IS as the tentative date for the first of these exhibitions, and if some good, scrappers can be lined up, this dato will stand. The boxing committee ia writing to other posts which have gono in for boxing, to the end that the first bout in Alliance will be put on by Word was received by John W. Guithrie of this city yesterday of the death of H. C. Rcdenbaugh at Logan, la., on February 18, where he had gone to settle up the estate of a rela tive Mr. italpnbauch was born in the Iowa city on June 19, 1874, and ! scrappers whose feet are not tied to was forty-seven years of age. i tne grouno. ... ... Mr. Redenbaugh wa3 well known in I The Alliance Legion has tho boxing Alliance, having lived in this city for -club license for Alliance. Under tho some time, during which he was the new state law, only clubs may pro representative of the International mote exhibitions of this kind. Allian Harvester company. He left the city J sport fans are assured that any bou'wi about two years ago for Dewey, S. D.'that may be staged here will have to Burial was made at Logan on Monday . be the real thing and that there wont of this. week. . Ibe any hint of a frameuD, , , .-