Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 15, 1919, Page 9

Nl eh a ch a nt sf 29 IE? 0 x te Wall Street Has New Ganble on Which Investors Expect to Realize’ Fortunes (Gopreigh) e “George Skinner-had tried: his hand at various undertakings. His lack of stick-at-it-lve-ness bore, as result, that geryous, unsatisfied eye. George had tried a little of every- ‘thing. He had grown courageous once or twice and had attempted work, but soon reformed and it hack to his former ways. He even tried matri- mony. He was willing to try anything ex- cept year in and year out industry. To do him justice, it might be said that he stuck closer to the general run of affairs surrounding horse-racing: than anything else, but his mvyestments at the track weré not always made with his own cash. After some wear and tear of gray matter, he came to the conclusion that @ man of thirty who has a wife should be insured; not for any small figure, but for something substantial; as high as he could stand for premiums. Then he: spoke to his wife. Why, yes, of. coutse, a wife should be protected. Not that she wished him to be so soon thereafter robed In white and starting in the feather-wing business. Oh, no, not at all, Instead, how much better if he could only die—just officially die—and then come back and enjoy that which they need not work for, Lovely! And now his mind was too busy with plans and ways; his brain was working on full time and up to its full capacity; working out a scheme and dreaming of the enjoyment of that scheme consummated. Then flight. They could go to—well, far away, anywhere. George's application to the study of geography had been indiffer- ent. They could go somewhere and be drowned in a new life as easily as he intended to be—officially—drowned in Long Island sound, t He little thought of extradition treaties, which are so broad that a United Stites citizen can be brought back for no greater offense than steal- ing a glance at his neighbor's wife, or shooting a man with a kodak, George was occupied with three ideas: to raise premiums; his widow (7?) to collect the insurance; flight. Through the generous odds offered by a bookniaker teh dollars on a lucky horse supplied him with a roll with which he took out a policy for ten thousand. And to celebrate, the start of bis get-rich-quick schome he blew his wife to a swe]l a la carte dinner, And right here, if he bad used glasses with strong lenses instead of strong contents, he could have viewed his finisl’ fn tho foregroynd. In less than six months he had in- creased’ his fhzurance» another ten thousand, the premium being acquired partly aS before, but on:a horse pay- Ing lower odds, and the balance on Bn‘ outsidé matter, the détail of which he was not disposed to discuss, not even with his wife. Calf it specula- tion, for he did speculate as to his safety {np the matter. The*summer was closing and the water would soon be too cold*for com: fortable drowning, such ds he intend- ed doing—to all intents and purposes. It was time to act, but his tnsurance was not as high as he intended. Y The necessity for bringing a third party into the game was unfortunate, but it was necessary and had to be done; not, however, until this third party had supplied cash to increase the itgurance to forty thousand, from which, if they were successful, said third party was to have tey thousand. They arrived at this conclusion after no little discussion, and after the third partner had been introduced to the second partner, who could, of course, as the widow and real bene- Ociary, draw the fujl amount, but in whom they looked for fonesty when the divvy came. For conceiving the scheme and car- vying it out George was’ to have two shares—twenty thousand. For wear- ing mourning and booking sorry his wife was to have one share—ten thou- sand. For putting up the premium on twenty thousand and helping in other ways the third partwer was to get one share, So it was settled. The third partver in this game bad been more fortunate in some ways than George, and more shrewd and saving. He had put his spare dollars and spent his idl¢é moments in a launch. So in his gelection George picked out the right wav. This launch was necessary stage property in the play. Goorge’s first moye was to go east on a night boat, and again op another, He selected one that took a course through the middle of the sound. After two trips east on this boat he calculated to the minute the rup- ning time from a certain lighthouse the entrance of the sound to 4 spot in the widest part, some ten mile ftom lgnd on either bend, and bear- {ug by his pocket compasy due south from another Ughthouse on the north This was the ex@ct spot where he was to—pfiicialls—drown; ten miles from the nearest lan]. Thip wap the place where bis two partners were to be with the faunch,’ waiting to see him drown. Wit! the gif of an in NEW YORK—(United Press)— People who want to make money— there being several of them in the vicinity of Wall street and elsewhere in this city, ere struggling to adjust patriotic scruples with popssibilities of “cleaning up” on the low ex- change value of the German mark. Marks have hit the bottom in their spectacular drop it is felt by many, who have followed the tumble in yalue of the German unit of ex- change from 26 cents to 3% cents. Much exchange on German banks is being bought at the low price, Most of the purchasers are bank employes, people connected with bus- iness houses and those who “play the game” on the outside looking in at Wall street. Many bankers consider the mark a good buy, but cannot pur- chase as individuals since reliable and conservative banks cannot spec- ulate on unproductive values. Speculating on the mark is con- sidered purely a gamble, but usually a good one, since the exchange de- pends largely on trade, and it is thot trade will begin gradually. It is thot by many that the mark should rise to ten cents value inside two years, enabling trebling of money invested. However, conservatives point at the Russian ruble, in which many people invested, andes which is now down to practically nothing in value. Many people who invested in marks last string when they were around 8 cents in value are rueing the drop to 3 cents . The system; of buying most in vogue is to purchase exchange in Berlin banks. The receipt can either be kept here, and sold later, or can be sent to Berlin, where the marks can be on deposit at interest, It is said the Germans are not averse to the enormous buying of marks even at such low prices, since it will en- able them to secure rawrmaterials on the dollars they thus secure in Amer- ican exchange and will -stimulate trade. Furthermore, demand for the marks will send up their valuc. There is a very general feeling, de- spite the low price of the mark, that the Germans will come back indus- trially very quickly, perhaps more so than the French and Italians, due to the Teutonic mania for work. The only great danger, bolshevism, is con- sidered pretty well under control, es- peciaaly since the new German ré- public has at its disposal at least a milliow fighting men under.the name of “Noske Guards.” Some who would otherwise “take a fling” at the money market, hesitate because of anti-German feeling, The idea of abstaining from buying any- thing German seems to have been pretty well forgotten, however, in the jumble of new popular problems which have arisen. Buying of French exchange is al- most as spectacular as the German. The French franc has dropped to about half of its original value with relation to American money and many people are acquiring money of France as a speculation. In most cases, the French exchange is sent to Paris, to be held on deposit until the ‘anc sees better days. The Italian lira is low, but is not a popular buy at present, perhaps due to lack of confidence or else lack of familiarity with Italy on the part of the public. eS OPERA SUCCEEDS BULL FIGHT Famous Arena in Mexico City Will No of Brutal The Teatro el Tors in Mexieo City, onee one of the most preténtious of bull fight arenas, is now the home of stand opera as-a result of Président Carranza’s decree that bull fighs should cease. Interspersing grand opera, dancers and concert artists have appeared iv thé aréna, and it is stated that these various forms of amusement will be offered until some definite gction is taken as to the fu- ture of bfil! fighting. It was in this arépa that what is said to be one of the most remarkable spectacles in the history of the sport was staged. A bull, Bt Bonito, known as one of the fiercest fighters, 6u being brought into the aréna a killed three horses and injured many men without being toythed by the estoque of guy ma! "s As the bull stood falpwing des. ance and with no oné a iy_will- ing to attack him, vel Ballo, a Picador who wae a ctator in one nage boxes, leaped j ed bese the uclogure. Ip his oytat ed hand he carried two lumps of sper which he en) ite” De and in a few moments docilely licked the - st from Ballo's hand. ie lgtter returned unharmed to bis box amid the plgudits of the spectators. ~ ated al é mMA- rest of rubber George would be able Bec Car ar ante Matty : sw! bees t My wit Papo haial th 1h Sate arise out of the darkpevs to see him—oficially—droee. Why fox't you BY oe retajiete? aid of a whigtle fastened to his w we ~ it = he could Tall ther and with the tro are she'd be candle power light from 4 pocket elec ware PE ith: ; tric lamp show at iatervals bip where- a abouts, provided™.2 boat the ase cteatgr ay} ace ogee tp coe pope he rhi ot — a tenly- be-sad, dnd would ie, Shut cred. for ub drowning might be a reality in spite of all bis careful tons, repara' ~ Atcordingly, te pfove’ the judgment of his third partner to & launch an a .cotirse doe .sopth, from their is th ioe evervonr’ et tae cenct Ss wing overboard at the exa spot, timed from his own lighthouse at the west end of the sound, a cou terbalanced bag which floated a small electric light, and on each occasion his rtiiers were within a half mile of the iting lamp, which. they rescued apd returned to George at Bridgeport on his way back to New York by rail. The night for the real act arrived. His partners left Bridgeport in their ‘aunch upon receipt of a wire. On thé steamboat George identified himéelf ut, the’ office to the purser, and also At the bar. He seemed in the best of spirlis and made an ap- Pointment to meet the bartender on his next trip to New York, when he would give him some valuable tips on the races. George was so friendly that he made the acquaintance of a stranger at the dar, with whow he talked races. They made an appointment to meet in New York. After un exchange of irinks the two strolled aft on the up- ger deck. He said that just now he needed the air, for it was close, so he went and sat on the side rail. A most careless thing for anyone to do unless he wishes to make a widow of an other- wise satisfied wife. He was talking a little thick. Then | after looking at his watch once more— a habit people have who have drunk too much—he returned the watch to | his pocket and then—then there was a | cry and a splash. The deck, save for one or two, was Jeserted, and in the commotion of a man overboard it was minutes before | the steamboat was stopped and more minutes before a small boat was low- ered, which was thed a mile or more away from the place of the accident. After a search of a half wile astern the boat returned, and the ofticers used rude, impolite language to ex- | press their views upon a passenger who will delay a boat's schedule by falling overboard. The stranger was wuch excited, as ny stranger naturally would be who had not been let into the detuils of the drowning act. For the rest, there were the usual notices. The widow was notified; she promptly had hysteria and could not be seen thereafter, except by the stranger, who two days after called and extended genuine sympathy and related all he knew of the sad acci- dent. He spoke of the appointment they ‘hud made, and he offered his | services, if needed In any way. They were accepted to the extent of giving orge iinintained a temporary res- idence in Bridgeport—not that Bridge- port is a first stop bétween here and the hereafter, but it was just now con- yeniont.~ He -communicated with his widow through the third partuer. Finally, after a long delay. the com- pany agreed to settle. Then the third partner evolved a new idea. The widow must become his wife. His wife? Why, she was the wife of George! “George nothing. George is dead.” “Yes, but we know that George is net dead.” “True, but the law, represented by the company, says hq ts dead. He is rlegally dead, and you are his widow. The company tins ngreed to pay, Now this is your jaeition—my wife and forty thonsan$, or the wife of George und exposure.” “Do you mean—” “Exactly,” and the following day they were quietly married in Jersey City and returned to New York, where as the widow she collected her insur- ance of forty thousand. Then, with her new husband, they went to an uptown hotel. On the way they discussed in low tones their plans, and agreed to bank the money the next day, he in the meantime to hold the bag in Which it was carried. George could do nothing, he ussured her. He dare not even turn up iv New York. She felt very sorry for George, and cried—this time because she had lost him. ‘They entered the hotel ang she waited in the reception room while her new husband went to register his Mr. and Mrs. He still carried the bag of money, - While he was gone he developed had | two new ideas, both of which he put | into immediate execytion. } He retyrned to inform her thgt he had just sent word to George that they were married, and then he ex- cused Simself to’go on snotber crrand, leaving her thinking end blinking over this new, announcement. Bis crit to the street by another door caused no motion whatever. complqin ‘to anyone ing $0 long. 4 jow alid poor bride waited, ang i she were waiting for the returp of the groom she would ble boci¢ty is planhin; Bibles purchasabte*for 50 cents each. | ‘Austrians and. Italians have called as Czech’ Bible Was first printed In 1475, but when the Czechs c2me under Austria the printing and reading of the Bible in their own language was, forbidden. Copies of the Czech Bible were printed in other lands and smug- gied in, but were burned if discovered. Religious persecution, dating back to the time of John Huss, the Bohemian | reformer of the fifteenth century, com- | Czech Bible in the army, it continued to prohibit the circulation among the Czechs at home. _ car long enough to understand all % | those technical names yet.” Office Phone 706, Res. 93. | system is something novel.” tures about it.” John?” this Gotorox boy,” Said the careful mother, “you must tell me what he has being born to set things right?” doesn’t care for poetry, many people who feel that. way about it public affairs and simply succeed in | Strict Atten making matters worse.” | Bi Robrbaugh Bldg. — Hepetring Broken Antemobild Parts gb Bids 310. ° a Spectelte foruer ne pad easter streets (Over Casper Pharmacy.) 209-310-311 Of Esthenge Bits INTERNATIONAL WELDING be anger Phone 210J WORKS i Daily Cribune CASPER BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY The Czécho-Blopaks, having attain- — : it Pere in epsedence, Stain also Bf praesiet ee. aa * ‘DR. MYERS | WARBER & SPENCER ivi e e in; ano Ani 10" al . ; | or national tongust so the British“Bi- | | the city or county” atone ser- _Piareiclen 304, fexpees Lawyers. vice any time, Phone 920. to print Czech Distases of Women a rem 4 Suite 200.201, 0. 8. Big. | 308-310 O. S. Bldg. Phone 680 ooo Res. vee tong. Omer Ph. the Czecho-Slovaks “Biblers.” —————— MICHENER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY ’- Freighting Contractors, ' We haul anything, any place. Agents for Kissel Trucks. 122 So. David St. Phone 1068 BAKERIES LAUNDRIES NEW HAND LAUNDRY 440 North Durbin Greatest of care taken with silk | shirts or anything dainty MRS. E. HILL, Prop. Phone 481 MARSHALL C, KEITH, M. D. | Physician and Surgeon | Special attention giver to obstetrics and diseases of women and chiléren Phones: Office, 30; Hesldence, 164 THE CASPER PRIVATE HOSPITAL bined with political persecution to { hones Od ana 7a PLUMBING AND HEATING make the Czech Bible rare, but ull the UNITED BAKERS DR. H. R. LATHROP, more highly valued. Although, in mod- riot R Rokeboug Bade, i] J. DONOHUE the: Austr “ = ind= of Good Pastry and a a | ji: Sener Pac etenteslgn: | €° crnment | |z-pound Round French Leet, poe Oftice Phone 54 Res, Phone 116 Plumbing and Heating, Hot Water Heating a Specialty. Jobbing 324 Cobb St. Phone 940-W of all kinds promptly attended to. Shop—826 South Spruce Street Phone 290W. We deliver to any part of the city. DR. F. S. LUCKEY Physician ané Surgeon Those Girls. BROKERS SS Edna—So you've broken with Jack. ——_SROKERS Phones: Hten, 633K. Office, 505 Edith—Yes, he was entirely too| {CARNES BROKERAGE & PUBLIO OMece 122 East Seconé Street Ww. M. PALMER hard to please. ate a pe 1h) eee s Weod Block Ylumblug, Steam ang Hot wate. a a ‘pes an be s) eating; Rud, Pi Hot Edna—Gracious! How he must have Preekicne oo lf rurance: “Sobving ot elt fnteas cbanpedtainoemieivrapessdl te soi. Open;air session held anny, at 8] | oo | Demy niteme to. D. m. our Oil Stock: Shop 139 W, First 8t., ora, We can fili your orders on @ res DR. J. C. KAMP Pree sae) “ Hard Pressed, “You seem thoughtful, girlic.” “Yes, papa wishes to know my rea- |] markably low margin. . (McClure Blag.) Phone 1147. Office over Iris Theater. Physician and Surgeon f Peli anh adanthar Office: Suite 4, Smith Bldg. | RESTAURANTS sons for wanting to marry Algy.” —Phones— Rak if wanes HE a CHIROPRACTORS Office 130 + House’ 88 || | = “fm trying to think up a fev.” | ! | Hor. pox J. H. JEFFREY a 5 || Ww Management. Didn’t Know All the Parts. |A GRAHAM JEFFREY ELECTRICIAN: a, Clean, Wholesome Kvods “Pa, what is sine qua non?” Chiropractors j | Pepalar Mrices—Oven all Night MORGAN, Prop. “Don't ask me. I haven't bad the AMERICAN ELECTRIC Co. 112 E. Third St. Phone 1080 Lyric Theater Bldg., Center St. = PARIS LUNCH ROOM Meals Served at All Hours. Hot and Cold Sandwiches Good Coffe» Our Motto. 225 West Third St. Motor Repairing Armature Winding Electrical Wiring and Contracting FLORIEST BURLINGTON CAFE “Say it With Flowers” | Open Day and Night CASPER FLORAL CO. | Cut Flowers and Potted Plants. |. 406 S. Center. Phone 872. Its Object. | DR. B. G. HAHN “They say this face reconstruction DR. EDNA HAHN { | CHIROPRACTORS | Suite 2, Townsend Bldg. |] Office 423 Phones Res. 897J “There are certainly many new fea- Not Big Enough. “Do you think this hat is too biz.| ——————— DR. M. HARNED Chiropractor. 266. North Maple Phone 369W. “Not for the money it cost.” His Greatest Achievement. “Before you give your answer to Service and Quality. reasonable. Tel. 836-W. 455 N. Wolcott. REAL ESTATE Prices a I achieved tnathie world.” ae CLOTHES CLEANERS { FOREIGN EXCHANGE STEAM. , n” 8a e dui —— HIP | M ELE: Ganghter, “among other things he hax || THE SERVICE CLEANERS SHIP TICKETS \ ARION P. WHEELER achieved a father who bag a million Horsch & Nygaard | Real dollars, and——” JOHN LYNCH eal Eata: “Bless you, thy children,” murmured || Cleaning, Pressing Remodeling mother, “I’ve always wanted you to “THE POINT” 18S SAE EEOOND | TST . martyjan induetiede aaa |] Senter, Lindon wud Hattrong sts, } in Exchange and Steamship} || Sores aeintmanifesronsibilitye| |] Tickets to All Points in Europe.| ROOMING HOUSES “Didn't Hamlet say something about | : CASPER DRY CLEANERS CO., HOME HOTEL 121 E. Linden St. Phone 255J. Clothes Called for and Delivered Given to Alterat We Clean and Reblock Hats. | COAL | | “I believe so,” said the man who | “You meet so | HIDES Strictly Modern Rooms | | West Second St. . WYOMING HIDE & METAL | By Day, Week or Month. he We Pay Highest Prices for Hides Reasonable Pelts & Wool. Nellie P. Dalton, Prop. Dealers in Junk. _ ACCOUNTANTS Office 525 West Second St. STENOGRAPHER PHONE 677 Phone 562-J. SGLURGaGoEoe CASPER COAL & COKE CO. W. S. 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