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Official Paper of Box Btte County
TWICE A WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
Official Taper of the City of AUiaocfl
VOLUME XXIX
(Eight Tages) ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 16th, 1922
No. C8
HUGE OIL PIPE
LINES MAY PASS
THRU ALLIANCE
TO BUILD FROM TEAPOT DOME
TO KANSAS (TTY.
If Project Goes Through. It May Mean
the Rejuvenation of the State's
Potash Industry.
' From present indication?, it is quit
Iossible that Alliance may be on th
line of the huge oil pipe lines which
are to be constructed from the Teapot
lome, thirty mile? north of Casper,
Wyo., to Kansas City. The newly or
ganized Mammoth Oil company, head
ed by Harry F. Sinclair of New York
City, a short time ago secured a lease
on the Teapot dome field from the
government and are under contract to
istart the drilling of twenty wells In
the field at once and to build a pipe
line to carry this oil to Kansas City,
where it would connect with other pipe
lines leading- to the Gulf and east to
ihe refineries.
The present plans call for two
ight-inch "twin pipe line3, capable
of carrying- from 40,000 nd 50,000
barrels of oil each twenty-four hours.
The lines are built of steel pipe, care
fully wrapped and coated with tar
preservatives, buried underground. At
certain distances, probably not more
Aban fifty miles apart, will be located
pumping- "booster" stations, which aid
in forcing the crude oil on its way. The
oil is carried in the pipe lines at a
pressure of from 500 to 700 pounds to
the square inch this pressure being
maintained by the pumping stations,
.along the route, . ru.M.. 1
. 9 A Thousand Mile Line.
"The pipe lines to be built to carry
the oil from the Teapot dome will be
Approximately 1,000 miles in length
and they will, because of the state
laws of Nebraska, be common car
riers. This would require the pipe
Jines to carry oil for private interests
s well as the government oil from
the naval reserves on the Teapot dome.
, The law under which the lines can be
laid through Nebraska was passed by
' the state legislature of 1917-18 and
was introduced and pushed through by
Xloyd Thomas of Alliance, who was
:state representative from this district
at that time. Mr. Thomas saw that
oil pipe lines would eventually be run
through the state from Wyoming oil
fields and the need of state laws cover
ing the matter was apparent, in order
:that useless litigation over right-of-way
and the conduct of the pipe lines
might be prevented when the time
came for their installation. The law
also operates to the advantage of priv
ate commercial interests in that it
rive3 them an opportunity to have
their oil carried through lines such as
are to be constructed, which are made
common carriers and brought under
the jurisdiction of the state railway
commission.
The chief benefit which may come
to western Nebraska through the in
stallation of these pipe lines may be
through the opportunity to furnish
Jiuel oil to the huge potash plants
(Continued on Page 4).
Group 7 Bankers ,
to Meet Here on
'iV Tuesday, June 20
Plans are being completed for the
entertainment on Tuesday, June 20, of
the bankers from over northwestern
Nebraska who will be in attendance at
the second annual meeting of Group
Seven, Nebraska Bankers association,
t Alliance. The Alliance banks will
be closed all day in order that the
time of our local bankers may be de
voted to the entertainment program
and the business sessions.
The program includes registration at
the Alliance hotel from 8 to 11 a. m.,
under direction ot the chamber oi com
merce; an auto drive through the
county from 11 a. m. to 1:30 p..m.,
including a stop of thirty minutes at
Hemingford; with luncheon at the Al
liance Country club at 1:30 p. m. The
afternoon business session will be held
Pt the Country club, starting at 2 p. m.
The evening session will be a banquet
at the Alliance hotel, starting at 7
p. m. sharp. .
The ladies are to be entertained
' during the day with a luncheon at the
Alliance hotel starting at 12:30 p. m.;
a drive from ! :30 to 2 p. m., at which
time they will be entertained with a
special matinee at the Imperial thea
tre; golf and bathing at the Alliance
Countrv club at 5 p. m., and dinner at
the club at 6:30 p. m.
The woman's committee in charrf
. of the entertainment for the visiting
ladies, consists of Mrs. S. W. Thomp
son, Mrs. Fred Harris, Mrs. Charles
Brittan, Mrs. Reuben Knight, Mrs.
Frank Abegg, Mrs. Sam Wright, Mrs.
K. M. Hampton, Mrs. H. A. Copsoy,
Mrs. W. D. Rumer. Mrs. Lloyd Thomas
. and Mrs. W. B. Burnett.
a iiimwT- nf extra cars will be re-
quired during the day to take part in
the drives and in transporting the
,..,ojj frfm tho Countrv club. Those
Llirria ''
. iii tn vnlnntper the use of their
autos for this purpose are requested
to kindly phone the chamber of com
merce phone 74. on Saturday, stating:
that they will do so, in order that
plenty of autos may be provided.
THE WEATHER
Forecast for Ntbiaka: Fair toniohM
anil Saturday. Slightly coder cast
portion tonight.
More Men Employed
On the Kip Track
Early This Week
About twenty men and their helpers
and appi entices, or about forty in all
were pvt to work on the rip track ihe
early part of the week. The other men
employed are now working six days a
wk instead of the five that has iieen
the rule all winter. This is due to the
regular summer increase of business.
A lew men were put on the first of
June, but this is the first real in
crease this year. The rip track, or car
'"dot neiartent is the only one so
far to take this step.
Local Men Strong
for National Strike
Against Wage Cut
The local machinists in their vote
on the impending strike, voted almost
100 per cent to go out if their demands
are not complied with according to the
officers of the machinists union. The
local men as a whole seem to be highly
in favor of the strike, which is a pro
test against the elimination of the time
and one-half rule for all time over
eight hours a day.
MEX DUELISTS
ALLOWED TO GET
OFF WITH FINE
' - -v.. -LOVELORN
YOUTHS PROMISE TO
LEAVE THE CITY.
Friend .Assists Them in Raking Up
Necessary $150, and Charge of
Felony. Dismissed.
Antonis Martinez and Samuel Rom
irez, youthful Mexican swains, who
betook themselves to the outskirts, of
the city and engaged in deadly com
bat to decide their rivalry for the hand
of Maria Florenz, a Mexican maid,
some three weeks ago, left the county
jail, sadder but much wiser men,
Thursday afternoon. They left behind
them money to pay fines of $100 and
$50 and costs therewith, the total being
$ioo. loey left behind, also, all the
romantic dreams, for the dusky maid
for whom they fought would have
none of them. They likewise left be
hind an enmity dating from the days
when both of them wooed her and to
the tune of tinkling guitars sang love
songs to her as she sat in the door of
her father's bunk car, over in the Bur
lington yards.
And when the bell sounds the stroke
of midnight, both Antonis and Samuel
will have departed for other fields.
This was one of the conditions upon
which County Attorney Lee Basye
(Continued on page 4)
Two Check Artists
Allowed to Depart
for Grand Island
Jack C. Williams and Elmer King,
two young men who were arrested
Monday when it was discovered that
the former was iloing his best to cash
$S5 or more worth of checks 'drawn
by the latter on a depart of $'40, were
turned loose by the officers Wednes
day, and all that was left of their $40
'was used to purchase tickets to take
them hence. Ihe money with due al
lowance for meals was sufficient to
buv two strips of paper that would
take them to Grand Island, and the
oincers escorted them to the train and
saw to it that the tickets were used
The two men came perilously close
to penitentiary sentences. A charge
of obtaining money under false pie
tenses was due to be lodged against
them. The authorities in Edgemont,
Hudson, S. D., and other places where
they admitted visiting were wired in
search of evidence of their get-rich-quick
scheme, but nothing came of
them. The men were held also in the
hope that other checks cashed in Alli
ance might come to light, but appar
ently the officers nabbed them before
they hud an opportunity to make any
nianey at their eame.
King deposited $40, and checks to
the amount of $40 were all that were
obtained by the officers. Attempts
had been made to cash checks to the
amount of $io, at least, but as fast
as the checks were "turned down, the
men destroyed them. When the evi
dence was .sifted, it was discovered
that the authorities had circumstantial
evidence aplenty, but nothing else.
The bank account was $40, and $40
was all that was drawn out. Wil
liams told a cock-and-bull story of
driving overland from California in a
hack with a team of bays, and .-ellini
them to King, while the latter ad
mitted the two men were buddies. It
would have been possible to convict
Williams of romancing, but that's not
a jail offense. The men were ier
mitted to leave the city, and they
seemed rather pleaed to do it.
AIMAMPC I A Kin
OFFICE MAY BE
DISCONTINUED
PASSAGE OF It'l l. BY CONGRESS
THE ONLY HOPE.
Only Two Weeks Lett for Nebraska
Congressmen and Senators
to Get Action.
If congress does not make haste
rapidly, the Alliance land office will
quit business two weeks from today
The Alliance chamber of commerce
and other civic organizations, with the
help of ten or twenty cities and towns
in western Nebraska, and the Nebras
ka congressmen and senators, have
been putting up a biir fisrht the oast
month or more to save the office here,
ant recent prospects nave seemeil to
indicate success might attend their ef
forts. However, unless an omnibus bill now
being considered by the house public
lands committee making provision for
the maintenance of land offices in the
various states is passed before June
30, certain land offices will be dis
continued and consolidated with other
offices, according to a statement by the
officials of the department of the in
terior Wednesday. Among the offices
which will be discontinued if the bill
is not passed, is that at Alliance, Neb.
The work being done there will in such
an event be handled by the Lincoln
land otfice.
The land office at Broken Bow would
be continued, but the duties of the
registrar and receiver would be per
formed by one official, doing away
with the services of the other.
Action by the interior department
in discontinuing and consolidating land
offices is made necessary, it was ex
plained, through a clause in the last
appropriation providing for the closing
of land offices where their receipts
were below their expenditures.
Ihe onlcers of the and offices at
Alliance and Broken Bow have been
notified by the acting secretary of the
interior that in the absence of fur
ther legislation their respective offices
will be discontinued on June 30 and
their records and archives should be
forwarded to the Lincoln office.
A telegram from Congressman Kin
kaid to the chamber of commerce
states that the senate land office bill,
continuing the Alliance land office,
was to come up in the House of Repre
sentatives on Thursday and that the
commissioner of the general land office
advised him that the office at Broken
Bow and Alliance are expected to con
tinue business all of this month, ir
respective of the action taken on tin
bill. The chief problem is to get the
bill, which passed the senate in good
shape, through the house before the
end of the month, in order that the
land offices may not be compelled to
clo.se and again re-open.
John Pilkington
to Face Assault
Charge in Court
On complaint of Harry P.' Coursey,
who charges that on June 15, John
Pilkington made a wilful and unlawful
assault upon him and struck and
wounded him, the county assessor will
stand trial before County Judge Tash
at 10 a. m. Tuesday. Mr. Pilkington
waived service of warrant and was not
placed under arrest.
The complaint grew out of an al
tercation before the county board of
equalization Thursday morning. Mr.
Pilkincton had raised the assessment
ot the Coursey & Miller company, and
Mr. Coursey appeared before the board
in an effort to get the figures changed.
An argument with the county assessjr
developed, and Mr. Pilkington arose
from his chair and aimed a blow at
Coursey with his cane, when Mr.
Coursey accepted his invitation to call
him a liar. Commissioner Cal Hash
man caught the cane as it descended,
deflecting its course, but Mr. Coursey
received a heavy blow on the lett loi
arm. Mr. Pilkington was then dis
armed by his friends, Mr. Hashman
taking charge of the cane.
Two Scrappers on
City Hall Lawn
Draw Small Fines
George Purdy and Lindcll W. Lewis
was fined $5 and costs each in police
court Wednesday afternoon on the
charge of disturbing the peace. The
two were arrested Tue.-day night,
when they were found fighting on "the
city hall lawn.
The argument is said to have started
on the dance floor at the armory,
Purdy taking exception to Iewis' ac
tions. The two boys left the armory
and decided to settle their argument
on the lawn. Both pleaded guilty to
the rhaige in court, and due to the cir-cum.-tances
a light fine was as?essed.
NOTICE TO JOBS DAUGHTERS
The officer and members of Job
Daughters are requested to meet at
Mrs. C. H. Fuller s. C21 Toluca at 7:30
thi evening. Very important business
and refreshments will be served.
MARKER AND EDDY
FIGHT TO A DRAW
AT ROOF GARDEN
DEMITH WINS DECISION OVER
B V IT LING Y EAGER.
rijiht Fan Well Pleased With the
Entertainment ot the Last
American Legion Show.
Al Marker of Pittsburgh and Tom
my Eddy of Chicago boxed a classy
ten-round druw, according to the de
cision of Referee G.-J. Hand, at the
Roof Garden Thursday night in the
third American Legion boxing show,
the Pittsburirher piled ud an earlv
lead by clever use of his long left, but
r.iitiy came buck stronur in. the last
rounds and evened matters up. Both
of the boys made a big hit with the
local fans, their boxing, infighting and
all round ability being remarkable.
Both were speedy and exhibited some
snappy boxing, Marker relying mainly
on his left, which caused the Chicagoan
considerable trouble, while Eddy con
nected with the harder punches. Both
were clever infighters, and in this de
partment of the game broke about
even.
"aoldier" Demith won a decision
over "Battling Dick" Yeager in a six
round semi-windup. This was a rough,
tearing scrap from start to finish, both
boys apparently trying for a knockout
from the first bell. Yeager started
well and landed a few good ones. In
the third round he dropped his hands
and allowed Demith to swing three
terrific ntrhts to the jaw with no ap
parent effect. After this exhibition of
ability, l eager almost collapsed In the
'ast round, for no apparent reason.
The bell Raved Yeager from a knock
-out and he fainted immediately after
reaching his dressing room.
. ihe soldier was a clever boxer and
nit Yeager often from the start. When
t lar.dedj Yeager had more steam be
hind his punches, uut me souuer naci
a defense that the Chadion Adonis-
ould not penetrate. Yeac-er. until the
and of the fifth, fought well, being out
boxed, but making up for this by the
'Deed behind his punches, in the last
round he suddenly went to pieces and
was barely able to finish. Only the
eirf'ot nu terrible wallop, which kept
the soldier from coming in, saved him
i'rom a knockout. Y eager, after climb
ing from -the ring, grasped the water
bucket and overturned it upon him-
i he men scheduled for the prelim
inary failed to show up and Young
Billy-Papke, who was in town for the
fight, boxed "a three-round exhibition
rtith Lloyd Dotson. Ihe scrap was
srreatly enjoyed by Papke, who had
the time of his life. Papke was too
clever for the local boy, but gave a
nice exhibition of boxing. Not finding
enough competition, he also boxed the
referee. Georare Mansen. lhis nout
was greatly enjoyed and more than
filled the bill.
Panke is said to be much enamored
of Alliance and it is possible that he
may arrange to locate here.
The Leo-ion bovs are planning for
another exhibition for the Fourth
of July.
Invite' Stockmen
to Hold the Next
v Convention Here
An Invitation will be extended today
by Mayor Hampton, who is attending
the annual convention of the Nebraska
tockgrowers association at Hyannis,
o the association to hold their next
(invention in Alliance. Mayor Hamp
m will evtend the invitation in behalf
of the Alliance chamber of commerce.
Raymond Wcstlakc
Will Be Tried for
Injuring Horse
On complaint of Charles A. Vande-
walker, living fifteen miles north of
Alliance, a warrant was issued Thurs
day afternoon for the arrest of Ray
mond J. Westlake, a farmer in the
same neighborhood. The complaint
charges We.-tlake with seriously injur
ing one gray mare. According to the
story told the officers, some gates
were left open and four horses came
on to Westlake's land, who shot at
them in an effort to induce them to
leave. One of the horses is said to
be in a serious condition. Under Ne
braska laws, the shootinir of a horse
is a serious offense. Trial is tenta
tively set for 2 p. m. Tuesday before
Judge Tash.
Wig Delegation
to Hyannis for
Stockmen's Meet
About fifty citizens of Alliance left
this morning for the st rick men's con
vention. Today is to be the big day
at Hyannis, and Alliance will be well
reprei-ented. In addition to a number
of buiness men ami ranchers, the Boy
Scout band of twenty piece-, with Con
ductor Bill Reese, will take in the show
todav ad contribute to the entertainment.
Some New Filings
For County Office -Made
This Week
While the last mute rush to file
for county officers before the time
limit rxp.ies Saturday has not yet
ieniie, tlnod proportions, several iov
nspirants have come out during- the
nrst tiays ot the last week during
which filings may be made. Many ot
iaii,.,.t iw.siiig lucir hats into
.lie ring are those who are believed to
have the favor of the farmer-labor
(oliticai bloc. The bloc has not sought
any publicity, but its lender have been
Holding regular meetings, and it is
understood that not only will it work
through the democratic party, but
that it will have a full lineup of can
didates. The filings to date include:
County Commissioner, Third dis
trict: Democratic J. R. Laurence, E.
A. Bennett, John Pauling; republican
T. L. Miskimen.
County Commissioner, Second dis
trict: Ke publican G. H. Hagaman, C
L. Hashman.
County Treasurer: Republican
Nellie Wilson, Cora Al. Lewis; Demo
cratic, A. H. Robbins.
County Clefk: Democratic John
Jelinek, O. M. Krumtum; Republican
Frank Irish.
County Attorney: Republican Lee
Basye.
County Sheriff: Democratic Cal
vin M. Cox, Jay Oliver, Samuel H.
Fink, Lloyd Gwinn; Republican
George P. Jones.
County Superintendent. Non-political
Opal Russell, Myrtle Reeves.
IMPERIAL TO
GO UNDER NEW
MANAGEMENT
CHANGE TO GO INTO EFFECT
FIRST OF JULY.
Harry DuBuquc Leases Motion Pic
ture Theatre to Ben J. Sallows
and Dewey Donovan.
Announcement was made this morn
intr that the Imperial theater, the fin
est moving picture theater in western
Nebraska, has been leased to Ben J.
Sallows and Dewey Donovan. The
new management will assume control
the first of July. Mr. Donovan will
continue to act in the capacity of hou.e
manager, and Leo Kindig will remain
as organist.
Under the new management, there
Mill h a decided chance in the plan
of operating the theater. Vaudeville!
will be discontinued, for the summer
months at least, and all existing con
tracts for releases have been cancell-id.
The new management has booked tn
entirely new series of pictures from
the late releases of First National,
Goldwyn, Paramount, William Fox
and Vitagraph. It is planned to have
five changes of program a week.
The First National productions in
clude plays produced by Thomas H.
Ince and such stars at Norma Tal
madge, Constance Talmadge, Anita
Stewart, Kathryn McDonald, Richard
Barthclmess, Mabel Normand, Jackie
Coogan, Charlie Chaplin, Mack Sen
nett, Buster Keaton, Dorothy Phillips,
Charles Ray, Wesley Barry, Richaid
Hedrick and Ben Turpin.
The Fox contract covers piays oy
Dustin and William Farnum, nua .
Russell, Buck Jones, Tom Mix, Pearl
White and Shirley Mason.
Goldwyn programs are "featured by
late releases by win uougers, mm
Jkloore, Betty Compson and Mabel
Mnniand.
The very latest productions of Wal
lace P.eid, Marion Davis, Thomas
Meighan. May McAvoy, Gloria Swan
son, William, DeMille, Cecil B. De
Mil!e, Bebe Daniels, Mary Miles Min
ter, Rodolph Valentino, Alma Rubens,
Dorothv Dalton, Jack Holt, Iatrice
Joy, Lois Wilson, James Kirkwood,
Aiina O. Nilsson, Theodore Rolierts,
Wanda Hawley, Lila Ie, Tom Moore,
Bert Lytell, Alice urauy, AKnes
and many other famous stars are in
cluded in the contract for Paramount
features.
Prohibition Mass
Meeting at M. E.
Church June 20
A community mass meeting will be
held at the Methodist church of this
city at 8 o'clock on the evening of
Tuesday, June 20, at which time Dr.
Louis Albert Banks, chautauqua lec
turer, author, evangeli.-t and preacher
will speak on the subject: "World
Wide Prohibition Coming and America
Leads the Way."
Dr. Banks is said to lie the only
man on the platform who was a fam
ous prohibition orator Ufore Kansas
went dry. He has published sixty-
.M-nwinj the first of
' which came out forty years ago.
In his !octye on next Tuesday eve
ning. Dr. Banks will endeavor to show
conclusively that prohibition in the
United States is proving successful be.
yong expectations, and that full en
forcement of the Volstead law is de
sired by every loyal American citizen.
S dmiision i free.
PREPARATIONS
FOR THE FOURTH
HAVE STARTED
COMMITTEE OUTLINES PLANS
FOR ENT ERT A I N M EXT.
Races, Ball Games, Swimming and
Other Athletic Event-. No A dm in.
sion Save for the Grandstand.
Preparations for the big fr
Fourth-of-July. celebration in Allianc
started out in earnest Wednesday aft
ernoon, when a meeting of the boanl
of ih rectors and the special commit
tees of the chamber of commerce was
held at the chamber offices.
Admission to" all events on the pro
gram will be free. In order to insura
seats for those whn noari thm .i.
fair grounds, the small charge of 25
cents for adults and 10 cents for chil
dren will be made for seats in th
grandstands. No charge will be mad
for admission to the grounds, N
charge will be made for seats ia th
bleachers or on the quarter-stretch.
No charge will be made for autoj
parking space, although order is to b
strictly maintained by the committer
on policing, composed of member of
Post M, T. P. A., with Secretary Roy
C. Strong of the post as chairman ot
this committee, who will be sworn in
as special deputy sheriffs.
The different committees are now
busily engaged in preparing their pro
grams, which will be published noon ia
detailed form. All entries to event
will be free of charge and those wh
expect to bring in horses to take part
in the riding or bucking contests ara
requested to enter them as soon as
possible. Entries can be made at any
time at the office Pf the chamber of
commerce. .--t-!; 'j
Music by Two Bands.
The program will Include music bjr
the two Alliance bands. Judge I. E.
Tash is chairman of the music com
mitter flnrl Via la nri-nnrrlncr Ma tani.
bo that band music will "be on tap"
throughout the day, including probably
uanu concerts irom seven to eigne
o'clock in the evening. The official
program will close at 8 o'clock In th
evening. It is understood that the.
fiicture shows are planning on furnish
ng their patrons with special pro
grams in the evening and an athfetki
event will probably be staged by the
American Legion.
The program at the fair ground
will probably start with a ball game
at noon between teams from the Box
Butte county baseball association. The
iramaa u-lll nrnhahlv last until 9
o'clock, at which time the track pro
grams will start. Chairman Jo
Vaughn and his committee on the fair
grounds entertainment are planning
on a program that will be &
hummer and will include pony race
quarter and half-mile dashes, bucking
(Continued on page 4)
Another Chapter
Is Added to the
Baker History
The local machinists' union has ad
ded yet another chapter to the story
of Joe Baker, his wife, and his seven
children, for the last of the Bakers
will soon leave Alliance. The machin
ists have decided to auction off the
household furniture of, the family and
to send Mrs. Baker buck to Casper,
in which town she ler.gs to be. The
auction will take place soon, and the
amount of goods the Bakers have ia
rather remarkable, in fact being e
large as to cause some attention irom
the officers.
Baker and his wife and family came
to Alliance May 2i, Baker liorrowins
the money from his local machinists
union to pay the freight on a car of
household goods he had in the yards.
He nicked the machinists for about
$125 in loans, and for another $100
when they tried to get him out of
subsequent difficulties.
Shortly after Baker came the sheriff
received a wire from the sheriff at
Chejenne, Wyo., asking him to arrest
anrr hold Baker on the charge of leav
ing Cheyenne with property belonging
to Cheyenne stores. This was done,
nnd Baker was taken back to Chey
enne. Lloyd Gwinn, president of the
machinists'' union, accompanied him
ami made arrangements whereby Bak
er was to pay the Cheyenne firms, and,
later the local machinists on the 'n
stallment plan.
Two days after Baker returned tO
Alliance he gave the machinists the,
air, or in other words he left for
Kieener fields, wheie a man would not
be exjiected to work for a living and
to liother about little things like pay
ing back borrowed money.
The latest, ami apparently the last,
act, so far as the Alliance people are
concerned will be the departure of th
Bakers for Casper, presumably never
to return. The machinists do not be
lieve that they will be favored with a
second vit, but are planning a warm
retention if such should happen.
Thus ends the story of the man ith
three names, Baker, Barker and Clark,
for su--h were the titles be used wht-n
he found it convenient. It should
probably now be the man with four
names, its it is unlikely that in his ntw
field of endeavor, he will use a name
which might in any way connect him
with the machinists union of Alliance