THE ALLIANCE HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1922.
Bhr Alltaurr Hrralh
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BACK TO OLD TIMES.
According to the national nnd alt
the state constitutions or bills of
Tights, cruel and unusual punishments
t hurred. If we are to accept the
reports from England as a criterion
this was one big mistake of the hardy
pioneers who founded this great and
glorious commonwealth. From Eng
land comes the news that footpad
and highwaymen of all descriptions
&ra fast disappearing. The reason lies
in the return of the lash as a punish
tnent. The little old cat o' nine tails
has put more fear into the hearts of
the footpads than hundreds of uni
formed bobbies patrolling the streets,
In early days in America, the pillory,
th stocks and the dipping stool were
nost effective in putting an end to cer
tain public nuisances and as a punish'
neat for crimes. They were cruel
punishments, but effective. The scar
Jet letter and the halter, as well as the
branding iron, those applied by most
godly people, were not nearly so pleas
ant a punishment as a sentence to a
ymr in Hawthorne apartments, but
they certainly did act as a deterrent
to crime. And, when all is said and
done, that's the real reason for pun
ishing criminals.
But, despite the constitutional in
xubiUon. we do have cruel and un
asaal punishments. Only they don'
sjecm to have the splendid effect that
aorae other countries are able to secure
with them. Thus, a Peoria, 111., judge
prescribes a "daily dozen" for a hus
land whose wife complained that he
would not stay at home. And this is
what the judge ordered the erring
spouse to do:
Take care of your children an hour
feucn day.
Help your wife prepare the break
fast.
Get a job at once.
Stay home at least five night3
week.
Take your family out wulking
night and on Sunday.
Start a savings account.
Wait on yourself instead of making
your wife wait on you.
Repeat to your wife at least once
a week your marriage vows.
Wash the dishes every night.
Allow your wife to handle the finan
ces of the family.
Go to church with your family every
Sunday.
Stop drinking.
' All these things might be regular
home-savers if the husband thought
them up himself, but if forced to do
them, it will be interesting to know
tht outcome. However, if judges yeum
or publicity through unusual sen
tences, while not follow the English
precedent. Restore the pillory or the
f!ock8 for bootlegger?, After a hooch
"flesman has put in half a day in the
Stocks, he'll think before he gets within
reach of the law's arm. The whipping
post for all who carry concealed wea
pons or indulge in holdups isn't a half
bad idea. But with American in
genuity, and a whole lot of old time
punishments, the courts ought to be
able to stamp out everything from I.
W. W.-ism to the booze complex.
ing that with an intelligent jieoplo
and publicity, evils may be conquered.
The Alliance civic forum, almost im
mediately, developed into an attempt
to unite farmers and labor unionist.
und iron out their differences. This
one, a political coalition was effected.
A (statement by the founder of the civic
forum declared that one object was to
purify politics. This, in a broad sense,
could be interpreted a a ties-ire to se
lect only the best men and women
from those offering themselves as can-
lidatcs; to secure pledges that con
structive programs for road budding
would be supported; to demand econ
omy and other thing that intelligent
taxpayers every wheie are seeking.
Then came the school election. Two
men labeled ' labor s choice were
sprung as dark horse candidates o:
the morning of election day. The
were elected. Mr. Minort says that
n a few short minutes only thiec
he laid down the plans for the elec
ton, which were followed out and were
successful. The Herald couldn't rec
oncile the election of these dark horse
candidates with Mr. Minort's previou.
statements about the intentions of hi;
farmer-labor bloc. After two column.
of explanation, The Herald still fail.'
to see how politics have been purifieL
The two new members of the school
board are at least average men
but why should Mr. Minort plan to
soring them on the public without
warning, if, as ne says, nis iarmer
labor bloc is out to get only the best
men for offices? He admits, with
touch of pride, that it was his plan
that worked, but what was the object?
The main queries that prompted this
discussion are still unanswered. What
the intentions of Mr. Minort's
of commerce about breaks even on it.-)
luncheons. By the time the members
are fed and the extra labor paid,
there s no prolit. There isn't intern led
to be any profit left over. It isn't
a money making scheme at all. Ami
we doubt if there is a railroader who
can't afford fifty cent. for a luncheon.
He probably pays about that much for
his average lunch while on the job.
Mr. Minort, however, hud another
lea. He thought the chamber of com-
tlonal weeks.
"Return Borrowed Articles Week"
nnd "Bestow a Though on Your Credi
tors Week" are now generally ob
served, but "Give Your Molher-in-Iuw
a Kiss Week" and "Wave a Hand at
Your Neighbor Week." have once or of the printer. Such merchants seldom
twice regrettably telescoped. "Pick
Up Waste Paper Week" and "Tat a
Prune lor Prudence Week." Hasty
persons who have kissed mother-in-law
in prune week and eaten a prune
in waste paper week will not be pro
ceeded against, but the societies hav
ing tnese wccks in cnarge recognize
Special Kates for
G. A. K. Encampment
and it is their purpose to be severe
with infractors after the work of
codification is completed.
We are informed that the serious
difficulty that at one time arose be
tween the prune weekers and the pro
moters of the "Eat a Cake of Yeast
Week" has been happily adjusted. The
prune weekers nan asserted mat tne
east weekers did not have a letter
from the president. We understand
the charge has been withdrawn, and
that "Eat a Cake of Yeast Week" will
be regularly instituted as soon as an
open date can be arranged for. In the
meantime persons who are eating
yeast without waiting for the otlicial
week are taking the:r own chances.
The association that is promoting
Be Kind to Animals Week" will is
sue snocial instructions before the date
set. It is believed that persons who
desire to observe the week, but have
no animals to be kind to, will be per
mitted to be kind to each other, if they
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can produce me necessary prooi mai
this is the best they can do,
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THE MYSTERY PERSISTS.
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In the ' ruuhc Forum column lor
this issue may be found the second
installment of Rev. B. J. Minort's ex
planation of the reasons for the deser
tion of their high political ideals by
his Alliance disciples in the farmer
labor bloc. When all is said, there
isnt much explanation to it, although
there is a wealth of interesting infor
mation concerning Mr. Minort's plan
to get the laboring men into the cham
ber of commerce."
Mr. Minort has wandered from the
thief point at issue the attitude of
the farmer-labor bloc and what is to
be expected of them and devotes
tnost of his attention to the chamber
of commerce and why the rail
roaders look upon it with suspicion,
It's all very interesting, of course
and probably Mr. Minort is sincere in
it. But, as is the case with many
things the labor preacher writes, one
wonders somewhat concerning his ob
iect
The whole argument, so far as Mr,
Minort and his farm-labor bloc are
concerned, started a week or so ago.
following the school election. The
preacher had organized a civic forum,
Kow, there are civic forums in many
cities of the country, and, as a rule
they devote themselves to local and
national problems of importance and
eek to inform the public, the idea be-
are
bloc? Is their idea of "the best men"
those who are within their ranks or
whose ideas on subjects wholly apart
from the duties of the offices they
aspire to fill meet with the approval of
the bloc?
Mr. Minort tells us that he did not
begin his work among the labor men
until after his recommenilations to the
chamber of commerce had been turned
down, not once, but many times. He
then essayed to "get their viewpoint
But it will be noted, from his own com
munication, that he volunteered to
speak for the rail men and was quite
sure that he had the key to the situa
tion before he had labored among them
or knew anything about their point of
view.
The Herald does not assume to
speak for the chamber of commerce
although, as a member of that organi
zation, it may speak for itself. It has
only been during the past few years
that chambers of commerce were real
ly community organizations. Prior to
that time it was an organization of
merchants who worked for the
viewpoint of business. Most of
the activities were connected with
'thawing trade to the city, getting new
industries, and that sort of thing. The
point of view is much broader, and
everything that pertains to the welfare
of the community is considered. But
it takes something more than ideas
and a desire to help the community to
make a chamber of commerce a suc
cess. It takes money. The member?
are all contributors. They want the
town builded up, and they are wil
ling to pay money to help in the good
work.
Mr. Minort declares that tbe laboring
men want their "say" on matters af
fecting the public He was consider
ably put out because some of the of
ficers suggested that railway men
were welcome if they would come to
the regular meetings and buy a
luncheon in other words, they would
be placed on an equality with business
men for any luncheon, or be given a
membership at a greatly reduced rate.
Mr. Minort said, in a former letter,
that the men could not afford to pay
this sum. He insinuated it was toe
much money. Actually, tHe chambei
merce should give an entertainment to that mistakes liko these cannot go on,
is friends free. He says they want
a voice in matters affecting the city,
and he intimates that they don't want
to pay the Fame as business men for
the privilege. We believe he reads
them wrong. Missionaries have found,
especially during famines, that it's
easy to get heathen into the missions,
and that they stay as long as the f ood
lolds out. The heathen who are con
certed by free food are known as "rice
hristians." It may be that Mr. Min
ort's ideas would work out perfectly,
but apparently the officers of the club
didn't think so. Mr. Minort could have
at any time insisted on being given
.he floor, and let the members pres
ent decide whether he should have it,
but he didn't. He talked to one of
ficer, it seems, and then told the rail
roaders, whom he pictures as waiting
anxiously for the verdict, that the case
was hopeless the chamber of com
merce wouldn't give them a hearing.
It would e possible to go on for
another column, pointing out incon
sistencies and incongruities, but there
would be no gain in it Other mem
bers of the chamber of commerce have
had their pet ideas stepped on, and
have recovered. Mr. Minort, it seem.)
has organized a civic forum which will
be another chamber of commerce, the
only real difference being the addition
of politics and the donation system of
dues. Mr. Minort undoubtedly has a
strong following. He hasn't been able
to direct them just as he would have
them go, as witness the "straw vote'
for the use of the democratic party
at the Hemingford meeting, but he
has had exceptional success.
The mystery persist, however.
What'B his object? Whither is he
drifting? What's to be the outcome?
Shall we take his victorious plan for
the school election as a criterion, or
shall we turn to the high sounding
statement of the aims of the farmer
labor bloc before the Hemingford ses
sion? Does he know where he's head
ed, or is he simply on his way? Are
we to infer that the refusal of a cham
ber of commerce official to endorse
his plan to win over the laborers
whose viewpoint he didn't then know
is responsible for his direct attacks
on that organization? Does he really
believe that he was the firyt man at
a chamber of commerce meeting to say
a good word for the railroad workers?
Does he honestly think that merchant
are banded together against over hal
the population of the town, and all the
country? It's an interesting problem
publisher a, it were. They figure that Railroads Make
with no newspaper, and in order to
'avoid dispensing with the mouthpiece
of the town they reluctantly throw a
i few shekels into thj contribution box
o realize anything from their adver
ising lor they are merely space-fillers
-not advertisers.
Fortunatelv, however, the wave of
advertising education is slowly creep-
ng onto the smaller towns. 1 he plod-
ler who remains in the old rut is
gradually being routed out bv busi
ness men who desire to learn now to
sell goods as well as how to buy them
nnd merchants will eventually find out
that the public will buy far more
il Pinllv when the merchants know
how to tell that public what they have
to sell.
THE WRONG ATTITUDE.
(Jackson Sentinel.)
Queer as it may seem, the country
town merchant will frequently go into
the city markets to make purcnases
nnd nick ud ideas of store decoration
and management, but rarely do we
hear of nne seekin? a conference with
the advertising manager of any of the
great stores. He wants to nave ine
latest models and patterns on his
choivos hut. makes no effort to edu
cate himself as to the quickest and
mfwt nrofitable wav to sell this mer
chandise. When that day comes wnen
the countrv merchant will devote a
nnrtinn nf his time in securing
"dispensing" education instead of
,it;i;!n hia' entire facilities in learn-
uv. ......n . - ,
in in huv. lust mat soon win imj
learn how to turn his money and in
doing this the goal of business success
is reached.
If I conducted a store, I would select
a person as my employe who had
learned or was willing to learn the
advertising end of the business. One
who could not only attend to counter
ti-oHa hut who could also create written
to nilot more people to
that counter.
Lack of advertising education
prompt many small town business
men to believe that advertising in. the
newspapers is merely an overhead ex
pense incurred for the purpose of keep-
u ini nnwr's nlant from Clos
ing wic ; - -: - . - , . i
imr its doors. A charitable gift to the
Wet wash calls received before
8:30 will be returned by 2 p. rr..
20 lbs. for $1. Alliance Steam
Laundry. 38-ti
Nebraska railroads have made a re
duced rate for the G. A. It encamp
ment which meets in Lincoln, May y,
10 and 11.
For Grand Army members and
wives, one and one-ninth fare for the
round trip on the identification certifi
cate plan.
For members of affiliated organiza
tions such as W. R. C, Ladies of G. A.
U., Sons of Veterans, Daughters of
Veterans, Sons of Veteran. Auxiliary,
Civil War Army nurses, one fare andl
one-half for the round trip.
Tickets on sale May 5 to 11 ant!
good returning until May 1!, the rate
also including Julesburg, Col.
Members of the allied organizations
will purchase round trip tickets receiv
ing from ticket agent certificate re
ceipt for return ticket
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EVERY LITTLE WEEK
(Kansas City Star)
Evervbody will rejoice at the sue
cess of the movement to secure Presi
dent Harding's approval of a "Be Kind
to Animals Week." The president's
letter to the Humane association in
which he heartily indorses the project
will set at rest the fears of those who
had taken the pessimistic view that he
m cht denbunetf Junaness to aimals,
The project can now go forward
with every prospect of success. The
week of April 24 has been fixed, and
the date will be extensively advertised
so that nobody will make the mistake
of being kind to animals out of season.
That date was selected, it is under
stood, as it was the only one that
would not conflict with the other
weeks already set aside for particular
purposes. The National Bureau for
Identification and Codification of
What to Do and When Weeks has not.
we understand, completed its work,
and until its report has been published
there may be some unavoidable con
fusion in the celebration of these na-
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We're strong for the - - -
Clean-Up and Paint-Up
Campaign
Starts April 23, 1922, and
Lasts Forever
And while you are lending your support to this worthy cam
paign, give a moment's thought to cleaning up and straightening
out your finances.
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ARE YOU SAVING PART OF YOUR INCOME?
If you are not, you ought to be. -We have plans that make it
easy, if you'll say the word.
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