Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 4, 1923, Page 7

MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1923. eh e Casper Daily Cribune : PAGE SEVE fa CHARTERE NEW CORPORATION D BY STATE Casper American Finance Corporation Included in List Incorporated at Cheye nne; Haskell Interests Organize Companies CHEYENNE, Wyo., June haye been filed in the office state by the following firms: The Grease Spot, Sheridan, 4.—Articles of incorporation of the Wyoming secretary of capital stock $10,000, direc- tors H. M. and Elsie Bennett and H. P. Hann, Nellie Rothrock, D..W. Sellery; to en- gage in the jewelry busine | Anderson Brothers, Inc.; $20,000;/ Cheyenne; August Anderson of Den-| ver, Paul Andergon of Rawlins, A. X.| Erickson of Denver. | Casper Amertean Finance corpora- tion; $250,000; Casper; C. J, Smith, O. AwMuek, lL. H. Barton, C. M. Colt: rane, C. H, Reimerth. Cloud. Peak ‘Timber company; $100,000; Buffalo; O, A, Barthclomew, C. L. Bartholomew, Jr., C. D: Howe. Union Investment company; $50,- 000; Casper, H. E. Fisher, H. G. Twi- ford, A. R. Lowe: Rothrocks, Inc.; $50,000; Thermopolis HH. E. Rothrock, Two companies incorporated in Delaware and said to be backed by the Haskell interests filed certified copies of their articles. They are the Number Eleven Oil corporation and the Miles O1l corporation; the first named formerly was known as the Montana-Wyoming Oil corporation, Both have 100 shares of no par value, and under the Wyoming law these are listed at 100 each, so that thi nominal capitalizations are $10,000. Charles 8. Hill, former state immigra- tion commissioner is the resident agent in charge. Marine to Start New Hole For Sheldon Dome Tes RIVERTON, Wyo., June 4.—After a careful investigation of the condl- tions at Sheldon Dome by the geologists and officials of the Marino Oll company it has been decided to start a new hole on this structure, abandoning the hole started in the fell of 1923. The abandoned hole produced oll until water got -by the casing and was the cause of considerable excite- ment among o!l men as this structure is a large one, not far from t) Pilot Butte field, which has never been considered as thoroughly tested. Petroleum Geologists to Meet at Coast Metropolis ‘The midyear meeting of the Amer- ican association of Petroleum Geolog- ists will be held in Los Angeles Sop- tember, September 20, 21 and 22. A great many papers will be presented on the geology of the Callfornia oil fields, and a number of papers on other forelgn end domestic fields and matters of general theory. All those interested, whether members of the association or not, are invited to be present and take part in the discus- sions. Because af the present importance of the California fields the meeting promises to bo of exceptional interest and a large number of men from out- side of California are planning to at- tend, f ‘Those who plan to attend can ob- tain data as to the exact time and place of the meeting from R. P. Me- Laughlin, 901 Wright and Callendar Building, Los Angeles, C: Protest Filed Against Oil Test Projected in Natrona CHBYENNE, Wyo., June 4—Alex ‘Mills, secretary of the Goose Egg Springs Ditch company, bas written Governor Ross and State Geologist Bartlett, appealing for assistance to event oil drilling operations which © planned at a site only 250 feet from the spring from which the Bes- gsemer Bend flat of the North Platte river valley is irrigated. Mills asserts that there is a probability that the drilling so will affect the spring that the flow of water will be sufficient to irrigate lands which it has watered for thirty years, It will be impossible, he states, for the water users to tob- tain an injunction to prevent drilling unless they are able to prove that the well wil! affect the spring, which they are unable to do. NEW FILLING STATION FOR WEST YELLOWSTONE ‘A new filling station will be opened tomorrow at 408 Weat Yellowstone by Henry Wyatt, George Wyatt and A. I. Cheshire. ‘The station ts equipped with all the modern conveniences for service. Prompt response to the ZR-1 Nearing needs of motorists will be the goal of the management. A feature of the new establishment is the free parking space for 200 cars which will be furnished. This {s pro- vided because of the fact that a large lot .which would otherwise be going to waste is owned by the man who own the filling station. ees Tho organs of smell tn a vulture and a carrion crow are so keen that they can scent thelr prey for a dis- tance of 40 miles. Completion New York Stocks Allied Chemical & Dye —. American Can -.. Cerro de Pasco Copper Chandler Motors Chesapeake and Ohio .. Chicago and Northwestern — Chicago, Mil and St. Paul pf Chicago R. 1. and Pac. — Chile Copper Chino Copper — Consolidated Gas Corn Products Coscen Ol! Erie ae Famous Players Lanky General Asphalt meral Blectric General Motors - Great Northern pf Gulf States Steel Miihois Central Inspiration Copper International Harveste: Int. Mer. Marine pfd. International Paper Invincible Oil -.-. } y Springfield Tire -. Kennecott Copper Lima. Locomotive Louisvitie and Nashville -. Truck land Oil Kan. Tex. Motors B - Middie States Oil pehbad dat daa eee aaa Mo, Maxwell Missouri Pacific pid. — z New « Central ---—- a N. ¥.. N. H,, and Hartford ——-- Norfolk and Western Northern Pacific cifie OU n Ameri Pennsylvania n B Petroleum He bt Pe eet ea Tron and Steel _. rebuck Con Ol rn Pacific Southern Raliway Standard Oil of N, J. Studebaker poration Texas Co. Nos ‘Texas and Pacifi Tobacco Products A -. Transcontinental Ot! Union Pacific --.- Unitecr Retail Stares, -. U. 8. Ind. Alcohol -. United States Steel -. Utah Copper Westinghouse Electric - Willys Overland --. American Zinc Lead and Sm. ~. Butte and Superior --. Colorado Fuel and Iron Montana Power National Lead - Shattuck Arizona Standard Oil Stocks Nor. Pipe 103 Ohio Ol ------ Prairie Ol Prairle Pipe Solar Ref. Sou_ Pipe . O. Kan il -:- Finance -:- Bonds -: Stocks -:- Grains - Ameriean Car & Foundry ~.__ 170 Bessemer American International Corp — ae Big Indian on 7 American Locomotive -.-—--- 141 | peta aR epee eH American Smelting & Refe --. 66% | Dosto™ Wyoming --- 1.00 Amorican 43" | Buck Creek —-..-——- 18 American T. 123% | Burke ~----—------... +30 American Tobacco .. 146B| Blackstone Salt Creek +30 American Woolen _-—-—-— 99 | Chappell peer a 38 Anaconda Copper _-----------. 44% | Columbine —_-..--- 10 13 Atchison Capitol, Pete... 00% 00% Ath, Gulf an 16% |Consolidated Royalty 1.36 1.89 Raldwin Locomotive 129% | Cow Gulch -. 5 5 Baltimore and Ohio 49 [Domino -. Rethlehem Steel _. 624% | Elkhorn ¢ nia Petroleum 118% |. T. Williams Canad Pacific 162% | Frantz -. Central Leather 26% | Gates Lance Creek Royalty. Lusk Royalty Mike Henry —-__17o. Mountain & Guif — New York Oil Picardy Royalty & Stnpet Siem apo— Tom Belt Royalty - Western Exploration. 3.6 Wyo-Kan — 70 15 Western Of! Fretds--... 70 80 Western States Bry 20 ¥ on - 08 10 NEW YORK CURD CLOSING Mountain Producers -$ 15.37 $ 15.50 Mammoth -. 50.00 55.00 Glenrock O!1 80 BS Salt Creek Prds, - 18.87 19.00 Salt Creek Cons 9.50 9.75 New York Olt 13.00 Marine 47 Mutual ~. 11.00 O. Indiana 58.50 Citles Service Com. Mammoth LIBERTY scoxms Sis - First 4s Second 4s First 4%5 - Second 44s Third 44a — Fourth 4%4s Victory 4%s Livestock Chieago Prices. CHICAGO, June 4.—(U, 8S. Depart- ment of Agriculture.) — Hogg—Re- ceipts, 70,000; mostly 150 to 26c lower; top, $7,25; bulle 160 to 240 pound aver. ages, $7.15@7.25; 250 to 325 pound butchers, $6.90@T7.10; packing sows, mostly $6.000@6.15; desirable 110 to 130 pound pigs, $5.50@6.25; heavy Welght hogs, $6.75@7.15; medium, $7.00@7.25; Ught, $6.90@7.25; light, .$6.50@7.15; packing sows, smooth, $6.10@6.35; packing sows, rough, §5.75@6.15; killing pigs, $5.50 @6.30 tle—Receipts, 21,000; better grecea weighty beef steers fairly ac- tive: steady to strong; spots shade higher; killing quality better than a week ago; yearlings comparatively less numerous; enrly top heavy steers, $11.00; some held higher; sales fairly numerous at $9.75@10.65! best 15% 16% | yearlings, $10.25; bulk beof steers and e 38 40 | yearlings, $8.75@10.36; lower grades Guistaiane sc 102 105 | beef cows and bulls, slow, weak; bet- Galens 64 64%] ter grades fat cows nad heifers Illinois 161 steady; yvealers, 2hc to 60c lower; Indiana 95 stockers and feeders very slow; bulk Be desirable veal calves around $9.00 to packers, bulle canners around$3.00 for strong wegiht; Mght kind downward to $2.50; cutters, $3.50@5.75 mostly! bulk stockers and feeders, $6.75@7.50; plain Mght stockers downward to $5.50 and below. Sheep—Recelpts, 12,000; slow; spring lambs, strong to 250 higher; good natives, $15.00; culls, mostly $11.00; one double 76 pound prime California, $16.00@16.25, sorted; several decks held at $16.00; sheep, scarce, steady to strong; few choice handy wegiht ewes, $6.00; heavies mostly around $4.00. Omaha Quotations. OMAHA, Nob., June 4. — (United Staies Department of Agriculture.) — Hogs receipts 14,900; closing active; baieoah ies 190 to 240 pound butchers $6.65@6.75; Cake n top $8.80; mostly 10¢ to 150 lower: Grass Cree! bulk butchers to packers 15¢ lower; Torchlight Meee pera $.60; bulk packing sows prea Gann Cattle receipts 7,800; choice and Tork Creek primo beef steers strong to 10@15c Salt Creek higher; medium anf good grades are Hamilton ~ mostly steady; others slow, weak; Mule Creek 5|threa loads 1,409 pound averages Sunburst {39 | $10.75; bulk $9@10.25; best she stock Butter and Eggs CHICAGO, June 4-—Butt about steady; others weak to 25c low- or; bulk cows and heifers $6@8; bull canners and cutters $4144.50; all other classes about steady; bulk bologna bulls $4.50@5; top vealn $9; bulk stock- ers ant feeders $7.20@7.75. Sheep receipts 9,000; lambs opening steady to strong: native spring lambs creamery extras, 40c; standards, 89%; |$14.50@15; Californias held higher; at extra firsts, 88%4@39e; firsts, 36%@] 315.25 bid; fed clipped lambs $13.65@ 37%4c; seconds, 34.@35%4c. 13.75; sheep steady; ewe top $5; feed- Eses, receipts, 49,387 cases; |ing Inmbs steady: shorn California firsts, 23%0; ordinary frets 21%@ |opring feeding lamba $11.75; wooled 220; miscellaneous, 22% @23c; atorage | up to $12.75. : paci 25%c; storage pack firats, Potatoes CHICAGO, June 4.—Potatoes dull; receipts 12 cars; total United States shipments 749; Wisconsin sacked round whites 75@90c cwt.; new stock very weak on sacks; Alabama sacked triumphs $3@3.40; South Carolina bar- rel cobblers $6.85@7. peckadinst i SS , (a Cotton YORE June 4 ; middling -Spot cotton 05. Denver Prices. I Receipts, 2,583; market steady; beef steers, $7.50@9.75; cows and heifer: $4.50@8.75; calves, $4.50013.50; stock- ers and feeders, $6.00@7.75. Hogs—Receipts, 2.583; market 15¢ to 35c lower; top, $7.05; bulk, $6.560@ 6.80; pigs, $5.00@5.60. Sheep — Receipts, strong; elipped spring lambs, $5.50@6.50. 1,544; markekt lambs, $12.00@13.00; $13.50@14.50; ewes, NEW YORK, Jv r| |siiver 65%; Mexica J Colo., June 4,—Cattle— |- STOCK TRADING (o IAREGULAR Oil Issues Subjected to Heavy Liquidation, Steels and Equipments Up. NEW YORK, Juno 4. — Today's stock market presented a mpotty ap pearance, selling of the oil and other ‘gsues being counterbalanced by the moderate strength of cer’ n steels, equipments and a few specialties. Sales, which were on a co: reduced scale, totalled 550,000 shares. NEW YORK, June 4.—Prices con- tinued their move to higher ground at the opening c® today’s stock market. Cruotble Steel, Union Pacific, Corn Products, Colorado Fuel, United States Realty and May Department stores opened 1 to nearly 3 points higher. There were a few weak spots, notably Consolidated Gas, Marine pre ferred and Underwood Typewriter, each off about a point. Initial strength was well maintain- Leather preferred each touched a new low for the year. Foreign exchanges opened eas Prices of industrial stocks sagged after the early buying orders had been sorbed and the volume of buriness was considerably reduced, Rails held California Petroleum and turned c Marine pre and O!l and Internationa! Harvester each off about two points. Davison Chemical and Coca Cola pre- ferred w conspicuously strong, gaining four polnts, Call money open- ed at 4% per cent. Ing of the sharea, presumably the apparent failure of recent efforts to limit output and stabilize prices, deprensed Phillips Petroleum 3 points, meral Asphalt 4% and General As- erred. 2%, the two last men- tione ares touching the lowest prices of the year. Subsequent exocu- of large buying was witnessed in nts, American Can and Stude- baker caused a brisk rally. Pressed steel car jumped 8 points and Amer- fean Agriculture Chemical preferred three. The closing was frregular. Marine prefered and general asphalt were conspicuously weak in the late deal: Ings. GASPER PEQPLE WILL BE SHOT Camera Man Here to Screen Prominent Residents for Theater Showing. George R. Raymond of the Ray- mond Film company {s in Casper to day making arrangements for the manufacture of a local film known as “Who's Who in Casper.” The picture will be shown at every performance at the America theater for two con. secutive weeks and {in connection with the showing the management will offer a $25 price to its patrons, Pietures will be taken of prominent and well known Casperites, consisting of closeup showing only the back of the individuals, These pictures wll he run at the theater and the spec tators will be given a slip of paper on which to record the'r guesses as to the {dentity of the subjects. The following week the “answer” pictures will be run, showing the persons from the front. The person guessing correctly the largest number of the 30 pictures shown will be given the cash prize of $25, Persons who are shot by Mr. Ray- mond will be given that portion of the film after the theater has finished showing {t. Mr. Raymond will also take several movies of local clubs which they can preserve to be shown at any future date they desire. Work of taking the pictures will start today, the dates of their show- ing to be announced ILLNESS OF MONTHS CULMINATES IN| DEATH Adam Kopel, 55 years of age, died at Salt Creek Sunday afternoon fol- lowing an illness of several months. The immediate cause of death is de- clared to have been heart faflure, The deceased was working for F. H. Fletcher, contractor,, at the time of his death. He was a carpenter. A daughter, Mrs. Fitzsimmons, 827 East Fifteenth street, survives Mr, Kopel. strong. Se! Foreign Exchange NEW YORK, June 4.—Foreign ex anges easier. Quotations in cents: Great Britain, demand, 4.62%; cables, 60-day bills on banks, 4.60 rance, demand, 6.41%; cables, 6 Italy, demand, 4.60%; cables, 4.61, Belgium, demand, 5.66%; cables; 5.57. Germany, demand, 0014; cables, 0014%. Holland, demand, 39.18; cables, 39.21. Norway, demand, 16.83. Sweden, demand 62. Denmark, do- nd mand, 18.81. & rand Czechot gentine der ea with the demand most effectlye in the oils, coppors investment rails, Canadian Pacific, Reck Island, Hou-| ston Oil, California Petroleum, Atlan tle Gulf, DuPont and Associated Dry Goods rose 1 to 2% points. Marine preferred and American Hide and WHEAT CLOSING ~ |SHENW AGAIN Bulge in Corn Bolsters Wheat for Time but Sharp De- cline Follows. CHICAGO, June — Favorable weather for the grow'ng crops led t» lower prices in the wheat market to day during the early dealings, Be: sides uncertainty as to the effect of government regulations for admints tering the grain futures act contin- ved to exercise a hearish influence No lquidating sales, howevr, appear to be in progres, and power to rally showed itself after a moderate set- back in yalues, The opening, which varied from unchanged figures to half cont lower with July $1.10 to $1.10% and September $1.09% to $1.10 was followed hy further de:!:nes and then by ething of en upturn. Subsequently, the wheat market scored gains ag @ result of a bulge in corn prices but the effect on wheat was only transient and wheat then descended to the lowest prices of the day, Wheat closed heavy, 1% to 2t4c et lower, with July $1.08% to $1.08% and September $1.08% to $1,08%% Corn and oats responded to wheat declines but only to a slight extent Afte ropening unchanged to %#o high ey July 79% @%eo to 79%c, the corn market sagged a little below Satur- cays’ finish. Later, a liberal decrease in the vis. {ble supply of corn total brought about a material advance in prices. Then realizing sales forced a reaction Gorn closed unsettled Ke to tao net higher, with July 80%e to 80%4c. Oots started unchanged to a shade lower, July 40%e and later eased a trifle more. Downturng in the values of ho; weakened the provision market. Open High Low Close Wheat— a July 1.10 1.10% 1.08% 1.085% Sept 1.09% 1.10% 1.08% 1.08% Deo LAM 1.12% 1.10% 1.10% Corn— July 79% B14 79H OMG 76% 76% 667 66%%° 66% 40% 41 40% 40% ‘B8% 39 BB BBM 139% 40 89% 39% July 1112 1142 11.06 11.12 Sept “11.80 11,40 11.27 11.35 Ribs— July 9.08 Sept - 9.27 Cash Grains. CHICAGO, June 4.—-Wheat number 1 hard $1.13%; number 2 hard $1.12% « 13, @earn number 2 mixed $2@82%C: number 2 yellow 82 @82%eo. Oats number 2 white 43%c; num- ber 8 white 42% @43%°. Rye number 2 70'4c. Barley 62@71c. ‘Timothy seed $5.50@8.00, Clover seed $12.00@17.00. Pork nominal, Lard $11.07. Ribs $8.62@9.60. Money NEW YORK, Junq 4-—Copper quiet; electrolytic spot and futures ibe, Tin easier; spot and futures $41.62. Iron steady, number 1 north: ern $29.50@31.00; number 2 northern $28.50@30.00; number 2 southern $27.00, Lead steady, spot $7.25@ 7.37. Zine quiet; East St. Lou!s spot and nearby $6.40@6.45; antimony spot Metals NEW YORK, June 4.—Call money, steady; high, 4%; low, 4%; ruling rate, 4%; closing bid, 4%; offered at last loan, 4%; call loans against ceptance, 4%; time loan mixed collateral, 60 to 90 da: 4 to 6 months, 5; prime commer« paper, 6. ee — BIG PAVING PROGRAM FOR STATE CAPITAL CHEYENNE, Wy' June 4.— The Cheyenne city commission Saturday announced @ paving program which contemplates the paving of the entire busines district of the city during 1924, also the paving of Capital ave nue through north: Cheyenne. Capital building—a distance of about two- thirds of a mile—will be paved this PROMISCUOUS USE OF GUN LEADS 10 ARREST Charged with artillery practice on dast 1. street Saturday night, C. Rastede was arrested by the sheriff's office and a .45 Colts revolver was taken away from him. Rastede is said to have taken on considerable liquid refreshment and to have taken a shot at a couple of pedestrians who were a block down the street whenas seanogs of nature mand, 10.50. has never Czechoslovak Rep. 80, ctfs -.—. Danish Municipal 88, A Dom, of Canada, 5s, 1952 French Repubilc, 7 Japanese 43 Kingdom of Belgium, 8s, - Republic of Chile, 8s, 1946 — Kingdom of Norway, Republic of Chile, State of Queensland, Gs U. K. of G. B. and I, 5% RAILWA 58 American American American American Smelting, Sugar, 68 Tel. and Tel, cv Tel. and Tel., col tr., Anaconda Copper, 7s, 1938 Anaconda Copper 8s, 1958 At. T. and San Fe gen., 4s Baltimore and Ohio cv. 4% Bethlehem Steel con 6s, Ser, A Canadian Pacific deb., 4s Chicago, Burl and Qunley rei so, Mil., and St. F le Copper, 6a Goodyear Tire 8s. t Northern A a Power 5s A - orthern Pacific ref., 6s B Northwestern He!l Tel., Pacific Gas and Electri Penn. R. R Sinclair Con Southern gen., 58 Ol col., Pacific ev., Union Pacific first 4s U, 8. Rubber bs - Western Union 6148 Westinghouse Electri Wilson and Co., ov. were dismissed for want of juri court which refused to pass up Justice Sutherland, announ that the cases in which the court hitherto had assumed jurisdiction dit- fered from the maternity cases which presented only political and not Judicial questions. STATE STATUTES ARE OVERRULED. WASHINGTON, June 4,—State statutes prohibiting the use of for- eign languages in public, private and parochial schools, In Iowe, Nebraska and Ohio, among 18 other states in- structing pupils below the eighth grade were held invalid today by the supreme court. The decision was delivered by a divided court, Justice Holmes deliver: ing a dissenting opinion in behalf of himeelf and Justice Sutherland. They held that the laws should be tried out as to thelr effect in making more general the use of English as the national language, SUGAR FUTURES CASE ADVANCED. WASHINGTON, June 4.—The gov- ernment's injunction suit to prevent dealings in sugar futures upon the New York Coffee and Sugar Ex- change was advanced by the supreme court todey for hearing on Novem- ber 12. CATTLE DAMAGE CASE DELAYED, WASHINGTON, June 4.—Thoe su Ppreme court announced today that it would consider at its next term cases questioning the jurisdiction of state courts to try damage sults arising out of interstate shipments of cattle, as raised in a case brought by the Great Northern railway company against the Galbraith Cattle company and other shippers of cattle from Cody, Wyo., to Seville, Mont. NATIONAL BANKS RETAIN FUNDS. WASHINGTON, June 4.— States cannot compel national banks to sur- render to them the deposits made in the name of persons who understate laws are “considered dead”, The su preme court held today in a case brought by the First National bank, San Jose, against the state of Call. fornia, NEW YORK, June 4.—There was not much improvement in the demand for refined sugar, although withdraw. als on old contracts were of fair pro. podtions. Prices were unchanged at $9:75@9.90 for fine granulated. Sugar futures closed steady proximate sales 1/,000 tons; July September $6.30; December March 4.53. = heh Flax Seed. DULUTH. Minn., June 4.—Closing flax, July $2.69 bid; August $2.57 bid: | September $2.40% bid; October $2.40 SWAN FIGHT AGAINST MATERNITY ACT DISMISSED BY SUPREME COURT; FOREIGN LANGUAGE USE UPHELD WASHINGTON, June 4—The cases brought to determing the constitutionality of the Shepherd-Towner maternity act sdiction today by the supreme on the validity of the law. cing the court’s opinion that the cases could not be considered on their merits, pointed out BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT REPORTED AT RIVERTON RIVERTON, Wyo., June 4.—Re- vival of trade in the Riverton valley following post-war depression is re- flected in receipts of the local post office. The first five months of 1933 shows an increase in receipts of 10 per cont over the first five months of 1922 and a 33 per cent increase over the same perfod for 1921. = SWAN sUNDERREAMERS cae THE NEW CORONA OMPARE thisnew portable type- writer with any other writing machine: 1. Completeness: 1% fo really an office typewriter in port- able form. 2. Convenience: Weighs less than 7 pounds. Fold {t up, take it with you, typewrite any where, Durability:” Halt @ million in use; more than all other portables combined sixteen years of satisfactory service, Speed: “Has the Standard Portable Keyboard—sim- a and easiest to earn for amateure ‘UNDERREAMERS ATYGURSUPPLY STORE or touch- operators, stem Biri PomT THE PIPE FOLLOWS Stationery Department Commercial Ptg. Co. 426 E. Second—Phone 2224 FRad f2 1 en