Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 25, 1923, Page 7

FE THURSDAY, JANUARY 25,1923, __ : STOCKS HIGHER GRAINS RALLY QIN LATE SALES New York Trading Reacts to Selling Pressure Exerted During Morning. NEW YORK, Jan. 25—Reports of further improvement in domestic trade and industrial conditions ‘were weflected by steadily increasing prices in today's stock market. The chief feature was the marked advance in Consolidated Gas issues which fol- lowed the announcement that the new stock had been placed on a five per cent basis. Salés approximated 775,000 shares, NEW YORK, Jan. 25.—Opening prices in today’s stock market were irregular. Oil shares, which were un- der pressure yesterday, made partial recovery and there was sporadic buy- ‘ing in the railroad shares. Baltimore and Ohio, Union Pacific and Southern Railway moved to high ground but Atlantic Coast “Line dropped 1%. Standard Milling opened 2% lower on speculative disappointment over the declaration of 1% per cent quarterly dividend yesterday. Price movements generally moved within narrow limits, such leaders as United States Steel common, Baldwin ‘and Studebaker showing little or no changes. United Fruit continued its a@vance of yesterday, caining, 1% points. American Radiator advanced ® point and the Bethlehem “B," Re- public and Gulf States Steel advanced fractionally. General Clgar and Amer {ean Tobacco “B” each dropped @ point and Standard Oil of California and Missouri Pacifico preferred also turned reactionary. Foreign exchauge steady. Serne ea. irregularity and extreme Guliness wore off and the market grew steadily stronger. Reports of increased production prices in the steel industry encour. aged buying of steel shares and eventually imparted a more buoyant tone to the other industrials. Bqu!p- ments, merchandising, o!!, food, motor acoeseories and public utility shares ‘were all in good demand. Fisher Body recovered 4% points and Beech- nut 2%. Gains of 1% to 2% points were registered by Gulf States Bteel, American Locomotive, American Brake Shoe, Woolworth, Brown Bhoe, Mackay company and United Fruit. Call money opened at 4 per cent. Speculators leaned more generally toward the buying side in the after noon when the market. showed in- evidence of ‘the ‘exhaustion of the recent selling pressure. Buy- with moving up smartly in common 1 Se ie industrials and specalties, Declaration of an initial divdend of $1.25 quarterly on the Consoldated Gas company new stock was greeted with an upward rush of four points. Postum Cereal, Montgomery Ward, Burns Brothers “A,” Nash Motors, Sears Roebuck and Sloss Sheffield Steel improved 1% to 2 points. The closing was strong. The buoy- ‘gnoy of the Consolidated Gas issues ‘atimulated the buying of other public hutilities and specialties in the late dealings. Consolidated Gas, old stock, advanced 10 points and the new ex: tended its gain to six points. Atlantic Refining was pushed up seven points and Fisher Body six. SUGAR NEW YORK, Jay. 25. — Sugar closed firm. Approximate sales 26,- 000 tons. ‘There was no change in refined sugar prices but a better inquiry was reported. Prices were listed at 6.70 tor fine granulated. SILVER NEW YORK, Jan. 25.—Foreign bar silver 66%; Mexican dollars 50%. > aS MONEY | NEW YORK, Jan. 25.—Call money firmer; high 5; low 4%; ruling rate 4%; closing bid 4%; offered at 5; last Joan 4%; call loans against accept- ances 4; time loans steady; mixed collateral 60-90 days 4%4@4%; 4-6 months 4%@4%; prime commercial paper 44@4% ——————— NOTIC- OF ATTACHMENT State of Wyoming, Natrona Dore Giaties W. Gregory: You hereby notified that a writ of Gitechment has been issued against you, and your property attached to secure the demand of Ambrose Hemingway, amounting to twenty- five and 90-100th ($25.90) dollars, with interest from January 1, 1922. eost of suit and such other relief as may be found lawful. Now un- Jess you shall appear before Henry F. Brennan, a Justice of the Peace, fn and for said county, at his office, on the 26th day of February, A. 1928, at 10:00 o'clock in the fore- noon, judgment will be rendered against you, and your property sold or appropriated for the debt. Dated this 17th day of January, A. D, 1923, AMBROSE HEMINGWAY, Plaintife. Publish January 18, 25, and Feb- ruary 1, 1923 O11 lenses, reat Teapot townsite. wanted. Call or write ns. Development Co., 218 Midwest Bl estate, owners of Hepresentatives ‘Teapot Oil -:- Fiance - dg. Casper, Wvo. 1-8-tf ———— Big time at American Legion dance ‘et the Arkoon tonight. AFTER SLUMP Close Is Unsettled at Same Level as Yesterday's Close in Chicago. CHICAGO, Jan. 25—Somewhat gen- jeral selling in which yesterday's buy- ers were conspicuous brought about a moderate decline in the wheat market today in the early dealings. Selling was based more or less on. predictions fail to be enacted. Comparative weak- ness in Livegpool quotations tended |further to emphas'ze bearish Ports of increasing tension between opposing nationalities in Europe. Af- ter starting unchanged to %c lower, May $1.17% to $1.17% and July $1.11% to $1.12. The market sagged all around. Subsequently, the market rallied as 8 result of a little enlargement of de- mand from commission houses and Continued dry weather in the western parts of Kansas and Oklahoma attracted notice. The close the seaboard. was unsettled, at the same as yester- day’s finish to %%c lower, May $1.17 to $1.17% and July $1.11% to $1.1 Corn and oats were relatively firm owing to unfavorable weather affect- ing the Argentine corn crop. The opening here for corn was %c to %c higher, May 72%0 to 72%c, but later the market was a little easier. Confirmation of Argentine crop © gave the market a pro- nounced up turn, but for the most part the effect fatled to last. ‘The close was nervous, at a net gain of the to Ke@%c, with May 72% @%e. Oats started unchanged to %c low- er, May 44%c to 44%c, and held at about the initial range. Lower quotations on hogs led to downturns in the value of provisions. Cash Grains. CHICAGO, Jan. 25.—Wheat—No. 2 hard $1.17@1.18%. Corn—No. 2 mixed 714% @71\%c; No, 2 yellow 71% @72c. Oats—No. 2 white 44@45c; No. 3 white 43@44c, Rye—No. 2, 870. Barley—60@ 65c. Timothy seed—$6.00@6.50. Clover seed—$18.50@20.50. Pork—Nominal. Lard—$11.87 ~ Ribs—$10.75 @11.50, Open. Hiph Close WHEAT— May ----117%. 1.18% 117 July 111% 112% 14 Sept. .---1.09 1.10% 1.09% cORN— May --.- .72% .78% 12% July ---- .12% .73% 13 Sept... 72% .73% 12% OATS— May --- 44% .44% Ad July 2 42% 42% 142% Sept. .-- 40% 41 40% 11.42 11.42 11.87 11.65 11,65 11.67 epg ade ivtyrein “SAND, 11.05 31,05 11,02 11.02 CHICAGO, Jan. 25.—Potatoes dull and slightly weaker; receipts 65 car: total United States shipments 713: ‘Wiscons'n sacked round whites 80@ 950 cwt.; mostly 85c to 90c; few best at $1 cwt; Minnesota sacked Red River Ohlos, partly graded, mostly $1.05 cwt. Butter and Eggs CHICAGO, Jan, 25.—Butter lower: creamery extras 48%c; standards 48c; extra firsts 47@48c; firsts 45@46c; seconds 44@44%c. Egss lower; receipts 8,175 cases; firsts 84%4@385c; ordinary firsts 20@ 32c; miscellaneous 32@34c. ———<—__— Meet me at American Legton dance at the Arkeon Thursday evening. gener Sort nk ims ty Cotton. NEW YORK, Jan. 25—Spot cotton quiet; middling 28.60. i Big time at American Legion dance at the Arkeon tonight. ——————___ HAD RESULTS HELD SERIOUS (Continued frem rage One) owner of the building and R. 8, Tobin and Dave BD. Davidson, lessee! Mr. Beckiinger, owner of the build ing,* defends his position with the declaration that he rented the room in good faith that it would not be put to any use in violation of the laws. In a statement made to the Tribune D.| today he said that he had not entered the room since he rented it on Janu- ary 7. A clause in the contract signed by the lessees sets forth that the latter) were obligated to prevent anyone from violating the laws of the city, state and nation in occupying the many demand Fae rooms. a Bethlehem to Issue Bonds. The Bethlehem Steel company is planning a $20,000,000 bond insue to refund the existing seven per cent} marine equipement bonds callable 102%. —_—_ ‘Meet me at American Legion dance atthe Arkeon Thursday evening. New York Stocks Associated Press Leaseg Wire | Allied Chemical & Dye .. Allis Chalmers ~----. a 46 American Beet Sugar -...... 37% American Can -~..... 2... 81% American Car & Foundry -~ 1B American Hide & Leather pfd 66% B jthat proposed credit legislation would | Baldwin Locomotive -._._ | Baltimore and Ohio ----ll. 44% |gium demand 6.96%: cables 5.97; Ger- cables .0049. |Holland demand 8! cables 89.52. |Norway demand 18.62; Sweden de mand 26.7 Denmark demand 19.56. Switzerland demand 18.65. Spain de man 15.70. Flax Seed. DULUTH, Jan. 25,—Closing price: American Internatio; American Locomotive —_. American Smelting 4 Refs 55 | American Sugar ~_.._.. - 17% American Sumatra Tobacco .. 27% American T. and T. ~ 122% American Tobacco 15% | American Tobacco 15144 American Woolen 93% Anaconda Copper -. 48 Atchison ——----- 101% | Atl, Gulf and West Indies __ 20%B 183% Bethiehem Steel B --... Canadian Pacific Central Leather Chandler Motors 62% wane 142% Chicago, Mil and St. Paul___. Chicago, R. I. and Pac. -. Chino Copper - ‘Corn Products — Colorado Fuel and Iron .~. Crucible Steel Erie - —_. il Famous Players Lasky is General Asphalt 44 General Electric -. ~80% B General Motors - 14% Goodrich Co. - 86% Great Northern pfd. - 73% Illinois Central - os 11 Inspiration Copper ~--.... International Harvester ~. Int. Mer. Marine pfd. ~~-. International Paper -._. Invincible Ot! 83% P Middle States Of] ---.---___.. Midvale Steel -.. Missourl Pacific --.--. 16% New York Central -_. 94K N. ¥., N. H and Hartford -.-. 19% forfolk and Western -. ~ 112% Northern Pacific ~-—. 4M Oklahoma Prod. and Ret. -. 2% Pacific Oil -.. an Pan American Petroleum Pennsyivania Pure Oil .2 28 Ray oCnsolidated Copper 13% sReading -* 78% Rep. Iron and Steel - 43% Royal Dutch, N. ¥, - 50% Sears Roebuck - 86 Sinclair Con OM - 32% Southern Pacific ~. = 90 Southern Railway --------. 30% Standard Oil of N. J. - 40% Stucebaker Corporation --——-- 115% Tennessee Copper Texas Co. Texas and Pact Tobacco Products Transcontinental Oil Union Pacific United Retail Stores U, 8. Ind. Alcohol United tSates Rubber Willys Overland -.----. se. American Zinc, Lead and Sm Butte and Superior Ca‘a Petroleum -. Montana Power Shattuck Arizona | Off Securities Furnished by Taylor and Clay. LOCAL a OIL STOCKS | ee Big Indian -1Ll as Boston Wyoming --- 1.00 Buck Creek -- 1. 17 Burke a4 : 221 sl ‘Sietetercnan, JM Columbine ——_——-7> fo Consolidated Royalty. 1.25 Capitol Pete 90% tow Gulen .. anne 102 Domino ~....------.. .08 Elkhorn ~...-------2. 03 E. T. Wiliams Kinney Coastal Red Bank Picardy Preston Royalty & Producers Tom Bell Moyalty Western Exploration. Weeetern Yon NEW YORK CURE CLOSING Mountain Producers -$ 16.75 $ 17.00 Merritt -..._. 9.00 9.12 Gelnrock OM -. 1.31 1.37 Salt Creek Prds. -. 20.50 20.75 Sait Creek Cons -. 10.25 10.50 Prod, and Refra. 9.00 11.00 Marine new 5.00 5.50 12.50 12.62 61.25 61.50 Cities Service Com. ~ 178.00 180.00 Fenrlund -.-. =. 16.25 17.00 Mammoth Oil 52.50 52.87 New York Oil First 448 ---—. Second 4% Third 4% Fourth 4% Victory 4X5 ene age Ra TCT Crude Market Hamtiton Cat Creek Mule Creek Big Muddy ~. Salt Creelr Rock ~-Creek Osage Lance Creek -. Grass Creek --—---—------.. Torchlight Sunburst Elk Basin Greybull Live Stock Chicago Prices, Receipts 60,000. fairly active; 200 lower; bulk 150 to 190-pound av- erages $8.10@8.20; top $8.25; bulk 210 to 225-pound butchers $8; buik 240 Great Northern Ore .. Maxwell Motors B sChi. Northwestern Consolidated Gas -..-.----.-.. 03% American Linseed Of] ---..... 32 —— CRUDE QUTPU to 300-pound butchers $7.85@7.90; weighty packing sows $6.75@7; desir- able pigs mostly $7.75; heavy weight hogs $7.75@7.95; medium $7.35@8. Ught $8@8.20; light Mght $878.20 packing sows, smooth, $6.00@7.20; packing sows-rough $6.75@7; killing Pigs $7.75@3. Cattle—Recelpts 15,000; slow, verv I'ttle early trading; run late in arriv- STILL SLUMPS Decrease of 14,450 Barrels Daily in Pipe Line Runs Is Shown. NEW YORK, Jan. 25.—The dally average gross crude oll production of| the United States decreased 14,450 barrels for the week ending January 20 totalling 1,736,900 barrels as com- pared with 1,751,350 barrels for the preceding week, according to the weekly summary of the American) Petroleum Institute, The daily aver- age production east of the Rocky) mountains was 1,206,900 barrels as! compared with 1,226,350 barrels the week before. California production was 530,000 barrels, as compared with 525,000 barrels an increase of 5,000 barrels. Pennsylvania crude advanced ten cents a barrel, now being quoted at $345 a barrel. ‘hero were no other changes reported, Mi¢-continent be- ing quoted at $1.10 to $2.10 according} to gravity and Gulf coast at $1.25 a barrel. The imports of petroluem (crude and refined oils) for the week ended January 20, totalled 1,009,157 barrels compared with 1,777,901 bar- rels for the week ended January 18. ———— Foreign Exchange NEW YORK, Jan. 25.—Foreign ex- changes irregular; quotations in cents: Great Britain demand 4.65%; cables 4.65%; 60-day bills on banks 4.63%./ France demand 6.48%; cables 6.49%.; Italy demand 4.92%; cables 4.83. Bel- ing; few early sales beet steers weak to 25¢ lower; early top matured steers $10.50; few loads $8.50@10; klUl- ‘ng quality rather plain; early sales beef cows and helfers and bulls 10c to 160 lower; veal calves slow; un- evenly lower; stockers and feeders 150 to 26a lower. Sheep—Receipts 19,000; opening very slow; fat lambs tending sharply lower; one load 85-pound fed lambs early to city butchers $15; looks 25¢ lower; three decks 67-pound shearing lambs higher at $15.25; sheep scarce, no early sales. Omaha Quotations. OMAHA, Nep., Jan. 25.—(U. 8. De- partment of Agriculture.}—Hogs—Re- coipts 17,600; market slow; 260 to 50c lower; bulk packing grades $6.75 @7.00; butchers $7.60@7.75 with $7.85 bid. Cattle—Receipts 7,500; beet steers and she stock 10c to 26c lower; bulk fed steers $7.50@9.00; bulk cows $4.p5@5.50; heifers $5,50@6.75; all other classes about steady; veal top $10.50; bologna bulla $4.00@4.50; bulk stockers and feeders $7.00@7.75; top $38.26. Bheep—Receipts 12,000; Inambs 25c to 60c lower; bulk $14.00@14.25; top $14.35; sheep steady; wethers $9.00; parly ewe top $7.75; feeders 25¢ gher; choice 60 pound feeding lambs + $15.00. Denver Prices. DENVER, Colo., Jan, 25.—Cattle— Receipts 600; market steady. beef steers $4@8.50; cows and heifers $30 8; calves $5@9.50; stockers and feed- ere $4@7.50. Hoge—Receipts 2,600; market 15¢ to 266 lower; top $7.90. bulk $7.50@ 7.75. Sheep—Recefpts 8.100; market 25¢ to 50c lower; lambs $12.60@13.75; ewes $6@7; eeder lambs $13@14. METALS NEW . YORK, Jan. steady; electrolytic spot and futures 14%. Tin steady; spot and nearby 40; futures 39.75. Iron steady; prices un- 25.—Copper Flax seed, January 2 2.78% bid; May 2.56% asked; 2.51%. ~—# July nearby spot 1 changed. delivery 6.80, CHICAGO, Jan. 25.—{United States Department of Agriculture.}—Hogs— fully catching fire. being run. This job had been com- pleted when the crew quit for the night with the exception of 200 feet. At midnight the derrick went up in flames after the gas had become ignited from some unknown cause. As a result of the pipe dropping 200 feet, a bad fishing job {s in order which will delay the completion of the well for some time. No. 1 on the northwest corner of section 21-39-78 has been completed in the second Wall Creek and is esti- mated as a 100 barrel producer. This well will be shot in order to increase the output. No. 1 on the northwest quarter of section 28-39-78 1s on top the second Wall Creek and this well will prob- ably be completed before the end of the week. This well is about three auarters of a mile southeast of the first compietion in the field and half a mile north of the well drilled in some time ago on the southwest quar- ter of the same section, It is further east than any well yet completed. New Wells In Montana. GREAT FALLS, Jan. 25.—Two wells came in to production in the Kevin-Sunburst field Tuesday night. the Ohio-Sunburst-Emmert in 15-35-2 west, north of the Hogan and the Ohio-Saubey 18-34-2 west. Both wells came in when the Ellis sand was struck, éach drilling {n but one foot and casing is being set and control heads put on before drilling in, the oii standing several hundred feet in each, Emmert struck ofl at 1,472, and 1s belleved will prove the biggest well In the, field; the Saubey struck production at Bille Creek Becoming Active. As a result of the bringing in of the mammoth gasser in Billie Cresk by Consolidated other companies, leases in that district are In demand and land in the vicinity of the well is at a premium. It Is re- ported from the land office at Buffalo that all land has bean filed on Zor prospecting permits for a distance of 10 miles both north and south from the well and copering a strip 26 miles n length east and west, making a total of over 40,000 acres filed on since the ninth day of this month. The Texas Production company $s reported as having leased a large block of acreage about three miles south of the well and ts preparing to itart drilling within 90 days. Several sompanies and syndicates aro being organized for the purpose of drilling and jt {s probable that within the next two or three months there will be several rigs up and drilling in the surrounding territory. Arrangements are belng made by the Consolidated, Western Exploration and the Carter compantes for the iamediate drilling of another well at a point lower on the structure where it is expected that oll in quantities will pe encountered. It is stated at Buffalo that over 5,000 outside people have visited /the well since it was brought in and it is 0:| predicted that the present year will sete a big boom for Buffalo and John son counties. Western Electric Breaks Records. The Western Electric company broke all previous records with sales of $210,900,000 in 19 This is $4. 800,000 above the former record of 1920 and $21,000 larger than the sales for 1921. Magnolia Advances Crude Price. ‘The Magnolia Petroleum company on Wednesday announced @ raise in the price of Mexia crude of 25 cents a barrel to $1.80. This advance fol- lows an increase of the same amount announced by the Texas company on Tuesday. General Motors Has Big Surplus. ‘The income of General Motors and its subsidiary companies for the 10 months ended October 31, 1922, shows a surplus of $49,100,062 after charges and taxos. Net Income High. American Smelting & Refining an1 American Smelter Securities company for the 11 months ended November 30 had a net income of 85,431,040 after chart tax and depreciation. Admitted to List. The following companies have been admitted to list their securities on the New York Stock exchan International Shoe, eight per cent cumulative preferred stock, voting common stock without nominal or par value, ¢ Kansas City Light & Power com- pany temporary certificates for first cumulative preferred series “A", no ; Par. Great Western Sugar company, temporary certificates for seven per cent cumulative preferred. Simms Petroleum Statement. The statement of the Stnme Petro- leum comps Simms Off and Roe Ol! corporation for the nine «months ended September 20 as submitted to the New York stock exchange shows net income of $954,053 after charges, | | Lead steady; spot $8@8.25.|After provision for tax, depreciat February'Zino steady; East St. Louis spot and etc., Antimony ! taxes and depreciation but before de- pletion. Gulf States Increases Earnings. Gulf States el for the quarter ended December 21 had a net operat: ing income of $585,078 as against $74,- 610 in the fourth quarter of 1921 mn, the net inccene was $299,942 against a deficit of $11,987 for the @ame period in 1021. For 1922 the WMPKET GOSSIP-AND FIELD NENG WMIMOTH LOSES AIG BY FIRE The rig of the Mammoth Oil company on the northeast quarter of section 10-38-78, Teapot Dome, was burned last night as a result of the gas from the Second Wall Creek This sand had just been entered and a small gas flow opened, when drilling was shut down while six-inch pipe was net income was about $950,000 after all charges, tax, depreciation, etc., against about $467,662 in 1921 Big Profits for Pan American. Pan American Petroleum & Trans- port company and its owned and con- trolled companies’ incetne account for the 11 months ended November 30 as submitted to the New York stock ex- change shows net profits of $28,501,- 130 after charges, depreciation. deple- tion and federa! tax. New Field in Mexico. TAMPICO, Jan. 25.—The Mexican Eagle Ol] company has completed its well No. 12, San Geronimo, which Is producing 66,000 barrels of 15.2 grav. ity of] from 2.138 feet. Th's is con. s dered a new heavy oll pool in a light ‘oll field. sc tt e Casper Daily Cridune - Bonds -:- Stocks -:- Grains - Ss AND QUOTATIONS BY LEASED - Livestock -:- All Markets PAGE SEVEN,~ Dom. of Can., 5% per cent notes 1920 French Republic, French Republic, 74s Kingcom of Belgium, 74s — Kingdom of Belgium, 6s Kingdom of Norway, 88 UK, of G. B. & 1., 6%s, 1929 U.K. of G. B. & I., 5443, 1937 American Sugar, 68 - ——s American Telephone and Telegraph cv American Telephone and Telegraph col. tr. Armour and Co., 4148 Baltimore and Ohio, c Bethlehem Steel ref., Bethlehem Stoel p. m., Canadian Pacific deb., Chi. Mil and St. Paul cv., Goodyear Tire, $s, 1931 Goodyear Tire, 8s, 1941 Great Northern 7s, A Great Northern 5 1-38 B Mo. Kan. and Texas new adj. Grand Trunk Ry. of Can., 7s GBrand Trunk Ry. of Can‘, 68 Missourt Pacific, gen, 48 - Montana Power, 58 A . New York Central deb., 6s — orthern Pac'fic pr. lien regon Short Lino ref., 4s Pacific Gas and Electric, 58 — Penn. R. R. gen., 648 Penn R. R. Gen, 58 eading Gen., ds _ Standard O! lof Cal. Union Pacific first U. 8. Rubber, 748 4s Sears Roebuck Earnings. Sears, Roebuck for the year ended Decetnder 31 had a net income of $5,435,168 after federal taxes, depre- ciation, etc., equal after preferred dividends to $4.37 a share on the 1, 000,000 common against a &nt loss of $16,435,469 the preceding year. \ Bad Year for Great Western. The Great Western Sugar com: pany'’s income account for the year ended February 28, 1922, as submit- ted to the New York Stock exchange, shows a net loss of $8,263,418 after), expenses, depreciat’on, etc. White Motors at Capacity. White Motors had cash on hand (October 20) $2,500,000, current assets fives times its current Mabilities, !n- creasing orders with capacity opera. tions, good 1922 earnings and favor able prospects for 1923. Phono Rate to Be Lowered. The New York Public Service ccen- mission will order a reduction of be- tween seven and eight per cent in telephone rates in New York City and a five per cent decrease over the bal- ance of the state. Lehigh Report Verified. Department of Justice officials ver- ify reports as to the Lehigh Valley modified segregation plan which pro- vides for the ‘ssuance of 1,500,000 shares of common stock to which the railroad stockholders may subscribe at $1 a share and that Coxe Bros. be not disposed of until February 1, 1926. Rumor of Corner Denied. New York stock exchange officlals deny the report from Chicago that a corner exists in stock of the Piggly Wiggly company. Stocks Up; Ralls Down. The average price of twenty active industrial stocks traded in on the New York stock exchange of Wednesday 8 97.16, a net loss of .27. The av- erage price of twenty active raflroad stocks was 86.11. a net gain of .34. MURDER PROBE BROUGHT TO END (Continved from Page One) testimony was not at all d'sappoint- ing Jn this regard. “There {s more than a doubt as to the identity of those bodies, which en- tertained in the minds of the people generally, Those who heard the tes- timony without exception entertained such doubt and after the pathol'gists have made thelr full report on the matter there was a general unbelief left upon the minds of all fair minded people.” KU KLUX KLAN IS BLAMED FOR CRIME BASTROP, La., Jan. 25.—(By The Associated Press.)\—-The Ku Klux Klan was charged with responsibitity for numerous outrages in Morehouse Parish in a statement to the court to- day by A. V. Coco, attorney general of Louisiana, at the conclusion of the hearing into activities of masked bands. “It is my very painful and humilat- ing duty to refer to the deplorable conditions in this parish, as revealed by the evidence,” the statement said In part. “The proof {s convincing that since the advent of the Ku Klux Klan in this parish there has gradu- al'y arisen a condition of disorder and lawlessness which has ripened into a supercession of constituted authori Ues by the Ku Klux Klan and the establishment of a government of its own, from which a reign of terror and chaos have resulted, and the par- SWAN UNDERREAMERS & Oana Maeat AT YOUR SUPPLY... S U. S Rubber, bs _ Utah Power and Light, 5a -. Western Union, 618 Westinghouse Electric,’ CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 25.—The state of Wyoming Is advertising for proposals for the purchase of the royalty oll accruing from leased state ands in the Osage, Salt Creek, Grass Creek, Rock Creek, Big Muddy, Elk Basin, Warm Springs, Ferris and Mahoney Dome fields. Proposals will be received untll March 15 and may »e for the entire output of royalty oll ‘rom all flelds, or for the output of ne or be accompanied by a certified check ‘or $25,000 as a guaranty of good Raith. No bid will be considered which s for less than the present posted Initiated. “While {t may be conceded that many klansmen did not actua'ly par- ticipate or encourage these many acts of lawlessness and crime, nevertheless be therefore by reasons of their silence! and fnaction. These offenses and| crimes were committe in the name of| the order, under the protection of its| regalia and in the use of its recog- nized methods and practices, and! under the leadership of its officers, the principal of which has, for the last six months at least, brought! about a condtion in this parish which fs a d'ot upon our civilization @nd/ brings into question the proud title of American citizensh'p. “The flogging of citizens, their de- portation and banishment and other Kindred offenses, were but mere pas- times and of such frequent occurence that they were accepted as common- place things, the protest agninst which was itself sufficient ground for more fields. Each bid must |'b {sh was on the brink of riot and blood.| ned when the governor sent the mil-| that position here and these proceedings were | | asked. they may} deemed responsible | deportation. “The conclusions we have reached! fs that many persons have been {den-| tiffed and connected with these many | acts of violence and crime and ff Is the purpose of the state to present! this evidence to the grand jury for| its consideration and action as soon} ‘a8 We can get the transcript of it. | LAST MAN TO SEE VICTIMS TESTIFIES BASTROP, La, Jan. 25.-(By The Associated Press.)—Laurence Leon Jones, of Moselle, Miss., declared by! the state to have been the last person known to have seen Watt Dante! and T. .F. Richard after they were kid-| naped by masked men near here Au-| gust 24, and whose bodies were found! in Lake La Fourche on December 22| testified today at the hearing into! operations of “hooded bands in the! Morehouse parish. | w utomobile from Breckenridge, Texas, home in Mississippi in an and becau Monroe, La., and Bastrop. moving, and his machine a He was touring car, was heavity loaded with house- hold goods and a camping outfit. Upon leaving Bastrop he ran through Mer Rouge and Oak Ridge. “What happened to your car dur. ing that day?” Jones was asked. “A mule and wagon met me on the road,” he testified. ‘The mule reared and turned across the road. I put on my emergency brake and stripped tho hub. The car was out of commission I was about three quarters of a mile from the ferry at the lake. It was about noon.” Jones waited all day for the repair. ed part which another tourist had taken to © nearby town to be welded The machine broke down in Concerning Colossal unsold. $100 each. As Twill remain here ‘or the east, I will Be glad to bring f this syndicate to y If interested solidated Royalty Wyoming. details call me at Bullding or a ANNOUNCEMENT There remains but a small allotment of units in this sy The syndicate is now drilling on its 1,200 acre per: setting the Salt Creek-Teapot reserves. CLAUDE F. PALMER 108% LAND BOARD ADVERTISING FOR BIDS ON STATE ROYALTY OIL market price. The State Board of Land Commi{s- stoners makes the following explana. tion of its course in advertising for bids: “In deciding to offer th oll for sale the board !s Influenced he 4 desire to afd in the upbullding of the ofl industry of the atate and in considering bids that bid will be ac- cepted whch in the opinion of the card is in Ine with this policy. Therefore the amount offered for the off in any proposal will not be the sole consideration in arrivin, dectaton.”* hea ter of the highway and remained in until {t was ready to run again two days later. “When you were ee stopped there luring any night, did you see any cars with masked men.” Jones was “Yes, it was the last night. The mosquitoes were bad and we couldn't sleep much. The cars, two of them, passed close by. They were two Fords, one a touring car, and the other a roadster with a small truck body. The men wore black hoods. ere seem: Paatally ed to be two men not “One was tn the front sea! truck and there seemed to be irene three men in the body of the ma- chine. One man in the touring car seemed to have something tied about his face. . “The cars were going toward Ray- ville, the tourin, is Tae i car, I think, being “How far did you watch where did they appear to go?" “They went toward the ferry and pretty soon appeared to be to one side of the ferry. I saw thetr lights them, shining against the tree. In a mo- ment, they went out. Pretty soon tho lights came on again, one car ame back near us, turned out its lights, turned around and went baél toward tho lake. My wife, child and myself, who had been sleeping in our car, stepped out and went into a potato patch. We went into the patch when the car approaching from the lake stopped and put out its lights. Woe returned to our car and later the two cars came back. They passed close by us. There did not appear to be any with cloths tied about their tacos.” Jones said they were the only cars of hocded men he saw that night. Ho remained with his car the next day waiting for repair parts of the machine and talked with several per- sons who passed on horseback. The incidents of the night before were not Jones last summer was en ront-|discussed either by the horsemen or is | Jones. > Big time at Amert at the Arkeon ton’ Legion dance AT YOUR p SUPPLY. STORE (Beto T| U dys “Foflo Oil Syndicate Units dicate it oft- avaliable a! Units are yet 2 lear ng for i explain the . » $13 6 nning Hotel, Casper,