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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1922)
TWO TIlE ALLIANCE IIEKALD. TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1022. Qliir Alliance Hrralfc fUESDAY AND FRIDAY BURR PRINTING CO., Ownert Entered at the postoffice at Alliance, Web,, for transportation through the Viaila as second class matter. GEORGE L. BURR, Jr Editor XDW1N M. BLRR Business Mgr. Official newspaper of the City of Alliance; official newspaper of Box Batte County. Owned and published by The Burr Printing Company, George L. Burr, Jr President; Edwin M. Burr, Vic President. OFF AG IN, ON AG IN In the absence of definite informa tion, the big Sixth congressional dis trict is now holding its breath unti Uncle Mose Kinkaid makes up hi. mind for keeps. Friday it was learned that the veteran congressman hud de cided, upon the advice of his physician, to give up he race for the eleventh term in the house of representatives. On Saturday, twenty-four hours later, after half a dozen aspirants had tossed their hats into the ring, or hud taken them olf preparatory to casting them in, it was di.-covtld that Uncle Mose had changed his mind and de cided to stock. A host of telegrams from friends, it appears, had caused Uncle Mose to disregard the advice of his physicians. The voice of the peo ple is gi eater than the voice of the medicine men. So far, this is not new. Away back in 1916, Mr. Kinkaid played the same game. At that time, due to the bull moose split in the republican ranks, it looked as though the democrats were due to make a cleaning, and Mr. Kin kaid's health failed over night. Later, when conditions were more promis ing, his friends urged him and he fi nally consented to make the race. But, from rumors heard today, it begins to look as though Mr. Kinkaid were extremely uncertain, coy and hard to please. Secretary of State Amsberry, who claims to have had an understanding with Mr. Kinkaid two years ago that the congressman would not run again, and who has been hold ing himself in readiness for u call from the people, put in his filing the minute Mr. Kinkaid announced his withdrawal. When the news came that the fine old gentleman was back principally the Volstead act. There built a public pool and some aJditiona are others, but thcc are his principal conveniences for the tou:i.-t can;), but responsibility just now. it v ill surprise you to know how much Esxvially In his eoomiums on the progress has been made. Mr. Dimes Volstead act and his t'rades cgainst : de. n t draw a salary from tlv c'tv tho. e who do not think as he does, does Mr. Bryan rise to heights of grandeur. He takes a fall out of two or three editors who do not. regard iijc voisieau act as divine, thus a Much of the work that has leen dore has been done by him. The growing of trees is especially important, for he Is trying out various varieties and is rapidly getting a lot of young Mock i ' ' miaieipnia editor warns the govern- that will some day be used to beautifv mem against interfering with rum' not only the Dark, but the entire rit v. runners when beyond the three'mile! if, largely a lobor of love, but it" iiniiu huh niunes air. uryan i rom , tremendously worth while, and should ai me mourn, annougn me eutor s be given every encouragement. position is undoubtedly well taken. There is no man so intolerable as a very religiuos man when one of his crusade is victorious. Newspaper men generally, although n'ne out of ten of them favor pro hibition, do not bare their heads liefore the prophets who brought it to pass. They are quick to resent the au'hori tative airs that the reformers adopt the minute the opportunity is given vhem. They like to have their fun and the nntics of prohibition enforcement agents, men who evade the law and those who try to enforce it, all have a humnious aspect. If the Volstead act ever is defeated, it will be because it is laughed out of exi.-tence, and the destroying laughter will be largely directed against friends of the law. li can be saved, but the arrogance of its adherents and their disdain of all op position are losing friends for the cause that is already won. Mr. Bryan's caustic remarks anent editors who do not treat the Volstead act as sacred literature, and who dare to have an opinion that does not agree with those of the reformers, are in teresting. Mr. Bryan has much to say on how editors . should conduct them selves, and how the dry a should disci pline them if they fail to toe the mark. Mr. Bryan tells other editors how they should conduct their columns and it will the high moral plane they should at tain. Yet the last issue of the Com moner has an advertisement from an "oculist" who oilers to fit, by mail any man or woman with glasses. All ho seeks to know is the age and the number of years that glasses have been work by the patient MORE GRIEF FOR WARREN. Our sympathy goes out in liberal measure to President Harding. Nor malcy has been to difficult to achieve. Ihe coal strike is troublesome. The arms limitation conference didn't pan out a? hoped. Ex-soldiers are clamor ing for action on the bonus, and Big Business is clamoring for inaction The trouble ome democrats shot the claims of budget economy all full ol little holes. The railroads want to in crease rates and the president wants them lowered. It's an unpleasant mess, all the way through. Wan-en mu.-t begin to realize how Woodrow must have suffered. But this isn t the worst of it. War ren's brother is achieving the front page, and if he is right about it, all this labor is futile. Warren's brother is Dr. George T. Harding, a physician of Woithington, O., and a member of a certain religious denomination which believes in the second coming of Chiist. Brother George has read all the signs, and his interpretation of them is that the end of the world is nigh. He doesn't say that it is com ing during his brother's term cf office that is, not positively but he inti mates that the probabilities are that will. "The indications from conditions :'n the world today all point to the fact that we are livinir in a time Diedicted by the prophets," says Brother George. I "This time will immediately precede the second coming of Chri.-t. The cr.( of this phase of our existence is so This fa- near at hand that ve must work ran mous eye strain specialist, as ne calls ully, for our time is short." himself, must know that he cant fit Now, we have brothers -sometime ..1.,.., i... ... :.!,... . : !...... 1 . ..... nuii-M-n limn niuwui nuimiin imr we minic mat we nave one or two arable injury to his patients, und Mr more than our proper share and al Bryan must know it too. There's also though they are occasional! v trouble an appealing ad from n radium appli- some, we have embarrassed them fully ance company, a Home treatment tor as much as they have embarrassed us cjj rheumatism, a cure for deafness, and But a man in President Harding's po- in the race, Mr. Amsberry decided ;o,rnai1 on,w offering "free tires ', sition, with such a burden as he ha. May. The latest rumor to reach for .automobiles, and "four tires for to bear, should be protected from his western Nebraska is that Kinkaid has thc l,nce of cne- 0ver ,ia,f tne ud relatives. He has grief enough with- again barkened to his physicians and;are 0,1 color 10 orne wav- out them. is about ready io withdraw again, but Tne ,a' authority on the Bible would some say that He will wait a while, :n (' weH 10 ,ook UP tne verse about -order to keep other candidates from beams and motes, and then find out crowding in with Amsberry. I where the left hand, Brother Charles, , While these maneuvers are causing' Kng ; uie ou.k oi me advertising belives best- t -wlop "thi cuu&iueruuie discussion in me repuo- - "- ugricuuurai resources or the country iican camp, the democrats, as a whole. "anu' ,ni" uie piesence oi me men is io neiu me iarmers and stockmen AID FOR CATTLE GROWERS (Journal-Stockman) The Canadian government evidently are inclined to feel greatly cjiecred. Mr. Kinkaiil is conceded to be as near . ly invulnerable as a congressman can be. As father of the Kinkaid home stead law, he has hundreds of ranch ers and homesteaders who have sworn he desires to lead aright THE CITY PARK. It is customary for newspaper men and other citizens to be by him for years. One authority has) praise, especially with public servants, it that there are a sufficient number of children named after him to insure his election. If Kinkaid is appalled at the prospect of making the race this year, then the democrats have a right to feel encouraged ut the prospect. And even if it is only a political play, put gn to rally his fj-ienda to bis sup fort, democrats enjoy knowing that Yepubt ican leude.rs are having a Var among themselves. When leaders are at war, the task of the opposition is made easier. Some of these days, when Mr. Kin kaid shall have definitely decided what course to take, life in the Sixth dis trict will assume its normal aspect. In thi meantime, dozens of little congres sional booms have been born. Some of these will be nursed along and kept alive, even if Uncle Mose regains his health for good. Verily, it is good to the enemy mixing bad medicine. to help themselves. There is no dis position toward paternalism on the part of the government, but the fact is recognized that the war and the re cent deflation in cattle prices have denuded the country of breeding stock nm nil mit inmn.l tUn ...xt, : . a ...... .... "Jut I UllltH Hit II.C lUt IV 111- w.u.y Ul dustry in that territory. Immediate and effective action was MOTES AND BEAMS William Jennings Bryan, in addition to being known as the silver-tongued orator of the Platte, has another title, equally well deserved. He is conceded to be perhaps the greatest lay author ity on the Bible. This being the case, he is probably well acquainted with tho verse which emphasizes the desir ability of keeping the right hand ig norant of what the left hand is doing. This is important, in view of the fact that Mr. Bryan seeks, in his way, to be an oracle. All of his utterances There are nlenty of bounuets for the needed and a r..vsage fiom Calcarv faithful after they have been decently ,sta.tcs that .foU1:. hundred pure bred . . . . , ., .. . . . , , , nulls are to te distributed in western interred, but for the living, brickbats Cana(!a soon by lhe fe(leral pe. predominate. Once in a while, how- merit as a part of its general cam ever, the rule is broken, and it .should pdgn to replace scrub animals with blooded nerds, lhe animals have been !e broken more often. There is one Alliance citizen who purchased by the chief of the live stocK branch of the department of has interested himself for years in agriculture at auction sales held re the city park. Once In a very great icently in the prairie provinces. These while someone has noticed the im- ,es wcr a. "the government , , . , campaign. In distributing the pure provement and has remarked upon it. brec, animais the KOvernment arranges but few know to whom the major yart easy terms of payment, of the credit is due, and few are Such action may not be necessary sufficiently interested to inquire. The F1. no 'n th,i,s part of the country. ., . 4 ... , but the fact will soon be forced home Herald, unknown to the man who ison tne caU,e fm,ers of the CQm Mt re.-ponsih'e, is going to give his name that the recent disastrous years in T. H. Barnes. the rantra country have seriously de- Almost every Alliance citizen ha?,'P,et?jf the fupp'y of steers available . .. ,i,,: .!, .. I iui iuc itoi iui me coming winner. ui unc uiiic ui Miiuuici viui nig ui'o jcai, walked past the city park, or Uen a look about. The improvements that are being made are not accomplished BREVITY (Arthur Brisbane) m l l i . i nitrht Tha nark hoard has hail' lnc -Popai cnurcn suggests DOll- oer night, the park board nas nau , , th T Commandment for only a small sum to work with, but the pake of brevity. But everything, none of it has been wasted. Every i no matter how condensed, can be con member of the board has been inter- dansed still more. For real brevity hot to Mr. Karnea Khould ro 'ou miKht Set along with two COm- . ... .. .. . . .7 : mandments: .V 1 1 ) V, . V. 111'.. ..ho " v. . ' u park a hobby for years, and little by little hnd bit by bit is making it into a beauty spot. If you haven't realized what 5s being done, make it a point to stop for a minute the next time you go by. You'll tlnd literally hundreds of trees of a lozen different varieties, in a!! stages ol growth. Unly this spring First Commandment: Be just. Second Commandment: Don't be a fool. The just man would not conmit murder or steal. Nobody but a fool would envy his neighbor's wife, or commit crimes that would make him suffer. The just man would honor his father and mother, remembering what he owes them. No man. unless he were a fool. would take the name of God. in vain, was the water extension con -t meted for whatever his own belief he would whirh D-nvo the east half of th Maiti have the deep solemnity that jut the benefit of water. Before that time, naturally seems to belong to an oracle. Mr Bai.n .,ntl the assistant have had Which is all right, and his privilege to ,,0 the i,et they cou!ll with nKMtcer even his prerogative but facilities us well as small appropriH. In the last issue of the Commoner, tions YoilT fiml wrae ,h.-ublwrv. there are a number of oracular ut- Tnere al0 in the park. too. und terances from Mr. Bryan, all duly aflei. k:vhA &m on holidays a host of signed and the trademake woven in chiid,en in the playgrounds thf. are the selvage, as it were. The silver- L part 0f jt tongued orator is letting most of the With a llitle more money avai'able. world go hang right now, while he .v,P o-,i-rf and the tourist .-amn to confines his ellorts to two or three of jt, B 1h of it. can be mnde n sunt .f not insult the belief of others. Only a fool would fail to rest on the Sabbath day. The Episcopalians sug gest shortening the last commandment to "thou shalt not covet." In the space saved by condensation they miirht add a few words on the difference be tween covetousness ami ambition. Do not covet your neighlwr's o, but have enough ambition to go out and get an ox of your own. the causes that lie nearest his heart One of these is the downfall of Dar winism and evolutionary theories. An remarkable beauty that will give pleasure to Alliance and to tourists We shudder to think what the boot leggers will use to make substitutes when cigarets are outlawed. Fort Smith Southwest Amercian. IIox Butte Taxes Compare Favorably With Some Others A strti-tical sheet showing the dis tribut on of the l'.)2 taxes has been sent nut from the office of the State Tax Commissioner Phil Broos, show that Box Butte county is burdened lightly compared with some of the other counties. Mcpherson county is taxed $.S0 per $1000 valuation, while Box Butte is let otT with S3.00. The average taxat'on of the countres throughout the state averages $3.84, while the smallest taxation is that of Phelns count v. with nnlv 41 7n n thousand. Eleven other counties of the total ninety-three are under $3 per thousand, while Box Butte stands forty-fifth in the ninety-three counties In the amount or' taxation. Box Butte is 24 cents under the average. Dawes county taxes its residents $4.o0 per thousand, while Morrill coun ty is only slightly i.bove Box Butte with $3.MJ. The total valuation of tax able property in Box Bu te cour.ty was $l,-l21,MX.7f). The total general taxei amounted to ?34!).471.00, of whic'i slightly over $50,000 goes to the state, $:&,000 to the county, $173,000 to the school fund, find $i;!,000 to thp citv. uver one-third of the total taxation is used for educat'on purposes, while the smallest slice poes to the state. The city gets $14,000 more than the county, while the county leads the state by $5,000. As an average over the entire state, the state gets 19 per cent of the entire tax, the county 20 per cent, the school fund 42 icr cent uie city or village 16 per cent, and the township, m those counties where thi is regarded as a separate divi.,ion. 3 per cent. That New York pugilist who hast taken up the writing or poetry ought to be able to write popular stuff with, a punch. Nashville Lumberman. The only evidence that the Soviet government is a government at all i the fact that has been disapproved by Lmma Goldman. 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