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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1923 Oil : Finance Gas Pressure Halts Crescent Utah Well Ale Chemicat Drijiing has again halted at the itvery on the ground of well in Grand | string of 4% inch casing, ‘Thompson, at a| been Crescent Eagle oll county, Utah, near total depth of 2,330 fect. This time the bit stopped because of excessive|day. When this wet gas pressure, the hole to bridge for « distance of five to six feet from the extreme bottom. ‘This heavily saturated shale and of] sand, the formation in which the drill was oll content ported increased materially. While attempting to keep the hele/ the oll flow which it ts believed will clear Gown to the bottom, the Cres-|be brought in when the McElmo sand 1) eent Eagle people are awaiting de- DERRICK COLLAPSES ON COLORADO GASSER More than 1,000,090,000 cubic feet of gas will go to wuste before the mighty blower of the Unton Oil com- pany on the Wellingtun structure near Wellington, Colo., is shut in, Bverything was In readiness to cap the well today, but p'ans were shot when the derrick collapsed late Sat- urday, its supports worn and torn away by the whistling sand and bite of rocks blasted through its top and erown black by the 100,000,000-foot dally flow. With the wreckage of the stand- ard rig to be cleared away from ground the casing head, it will be, Wyoming Petroleum Club Holds Meeting Tomorrow Enthusiasm by Casper men in al) branches of the oll industry con- vinctngly demonstrates the wide- spread interest that is being taken in the Wyoming Petroleum club, which will have its first meeting at the court house tomorrow even- ing: While there will be some business of preliminary organization work to attend to, it is probable the great- er part of the meeting will be taken by the main features of the pro- of tremendous| well {t will be sent down force ang volume, which causes) botiom of the hole to stopped, ts| well, and also that of the driller, wedged into the hole with such ter-| that the objective ofl sand ts within rifio force by the heavy gas pressure| 20 feet of the bettom of the hole. that {t becomes almost a solid rock| When drilling is resumed the new and requires hours to drill out. The| casing will closely follow the bit to of the gas Is also re-| prevent any further caving or bridg- ‘fining company, will read a paper|Sears Roebuck ~—.. the new now due to reach Thompson any casing reaches It ts the beliet of prominent off men who have lately visited the ing of the hole which might cut off cut. According to estimates of Union of- ficials, another week or ten days before the well can be closed in. In the meantime an fmmense volume of gas is running wild into the air, Ten thousand automobiles, carry- ing more than 35,000 people, visited the Union Of] company's Wellington gas well, 30 miles south of Cheyenne, Sunday. At one time 5,000 machines were parked in the vicinity of the well, Noise caused by the escaping gas has decreased about one-half. Whether this ts due to Pressure or to the ccilapse of the derrick {s not known, gram. 8B, B. Brooks, former gov- ernor of Wyoming and prominent oll man, will address the gathering on the objects and possibilities of the club, while Calvin Smith, sup- erintendent of the White Eagle Re- on the building of refineries. All those who are in any way con- nected with the of! industry.are tn- vited to be present at tomorrow evening’s meeting of the Wyoming Petrolerm club. At 8 o'clock the doors will be open. Market Gossip and Briefs On Operations in Oil Fields Big Piney 1924 Campaign. Plans of the Arkansas National Fuel company to drill its leagas on Big Piney structure, will be carricd qut during the summer of next year, according to an official of the company in Kemmerer last week. Boundary Butte Test. Midwest Of-Mutual Ol] company test on Boundary Butte structure, on the boundary between Utah and Arizona, is drilling at 1,347 feet. Rig is up for a test on Gypsum Creek, directly west of Boundary Butte, by the eame interests. Farnham Fiends Fiddle. For about the sixty-seventh time the Utah Oil Refining company test on Farnham dome in Utah is again pM difficulty from a lost bit, The hole had been reamed at 3,025 feet. In an effort to recover two sets of tools already at the bot- SCHOOL FOR BOOTLEGGERS IS UNCOVERED AT LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19.—(United Press.)—Cambridge may have its Harvard, New Huven its Yale—but Los Angeles has a new one—the “University of Bacchus,” inspired by the ancient god of wine, that ribald old gent who has etimulated man for ages. Five bundred students are re- Ported by federal prohibition agents to be enrolled in this institution, which educates bootleggers. The oollege, they say, has professors, a regular curriculum which leads to a degree—probably a “bachelor of bootlegging.” Arrest of stx of the leading peda- gogues for moonshining {s imminent and 1s expected to so disrupt the scholastic momentum that function ing will be impossible. Dry Agent Dolley said he began| to suspect something was wrong when agents reported that samples of Uquor seized about Los Angeles showed upon analysis much less per- centage of poisonous ingredients, due to careless and incomplete dis- {illation, than formerly, “Why this sudden purity,” he in- quired and started out to find out what {t was all about. The “University of Bacchus” has solved the question, and the expected arrest of the six moonshiners, all of whom Were at'one time or another con nected with legitimate distilleries, will end the strarge school, authori- tes believe. The pupila ficers, out said investigating of- are-made up of young men of w 3 les by the glowing he immense ales of reported discovery of the! | } { | pupils are taken to model plants, tom when the smaller string was lost. The Woodside test of the same company is drilling steadily at 1,650 feet, after being delayed a few days by boiler trouble, Waiting on Cement Job. Western Empire Petroleum com- pany on section 16-2-5, Coalville dome, ran the tools the past week to test the cement which geemed to be holding satisfactory but rather than take chances, drilling was post- poned for another week. Puts in Standard Rig. Calneva Trust company is replac ing its ght rig on a test near Ful- lon, Utah, with standard equipment. ‘The test was reported shut down at 1,306 feet in August as that was as far as it could go with the rig in use. The . ‘lon is 500 feet from the Fallon Oi. Gas company well which was rep. 4.to have had a good showing in ‘0, profit tn bootlegging. Agents for the institution of “learning” take the wayward lads tn hand and paint roseate pictures of the marvelous benefits of a college education along this Tne, Upon payment of a small sum the student is enrolled in a course, handled by an expert. Then, when he starts out in business for him- self, another fee must be paid. It the graduate should be recalcitrant and refuse to pay, a quiet tip to the government officials would finish him. The faculty ts farsighted enough to know that a good product pays in the long run. Cleanliness is 2, Primary principle with them. The where the scientific principles under lying distillation are explained and sample “batches” turned out with different materials. The class ts to!d exactly what process and combina tions of mash and metals produce |the “poison” that causes blindness or even death. Along with this in-| struction goes a short study of metals, ————— —_- DIVIDEND DECLARED. NEW YORK, Nov. 19,—The Calu- met and Heckla and Consolidated | Copper company today declared an| Initial dividend of 50 cents payable | December 17 to-stock of record De- cember 1. eR EE ee Oil Stocks Firm NE WYORK, Nov. 19—Petroleum stocks were generally firm. Tili- nois pipe showed a better tone, moving up over two points and Ohio Oll advanced 3 points. | number 1 and partly graded, fea Aa PAGE SEVEN. New York Stock: & Dye ----- 6% 01 American Car & Foundry --. 160 American International Corp- American Locomotive --..-.- American Smelting and Refg American Sugar -. Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore and@ Ohio - Bethlehem Steel —-—_____. Californa Pacifio -—~-------- Central Leather ~ Cerro de Pasco Copper ---—. Chandler Motors Chesapeake and Ohio -—--- Chicago and Northwestern... Chicago, Mil., & St. Paul pfd Chicago, R. I. and Pac Cosden Ol] ~---—--——---=-= Crucible Steel ----—-.---—--- Cuba Cane Sugar pid. —_ 49% Brie = y-.-—-—~ 17% Famous Players Lasky ---.. 64% Gneral Asphalt ---_______ 324% General Electrie 181% General oMtors ex div, -—-.. 14 Gerat Northern pfd -.—---- 56% Gulf States Steel ———, 51% Titinois Central -—~----.. 102 Inspiration Copper -—.-.---. 28 International Harvester .... 76 Int, Mer, Marine pf@ -------. 33% International Paper --.-. 33% Invinethle O ~.-. Kelly Springfield Tire Kennecott Copper - Lima Locomotive Louisville and Nashville Mack Truck -—-. Mar'and Oj .:..——.-. Maxwell Motors Middle States ON .. Missouri Kan and Texas new Missour! Pacific pfd@, ----- New York Centra] --—._ N. ¥,, N. H. and Hartford .- Norfolk an@ Western ~~~. 108% Northern Pacific --------. 52% PREC OS emer ennemnenenn 39% Pan American ePtroloum B. 67% Pennsylvania -—----------_-. 41% People’s Gas ---.-.-.-_--.. 94% Producers and Refiners —. 181% Pure Oil ---. wemnnnnennee 1TH Reading -—. —amewnnnnnne §6TTH Republic Iron and Steel --_. 47 - 85% Sinclair Con Off 19% Southern Pacific 87 Southern Railway a 86% Standard Oil of N. J. -—-- 33% Stutebaker Corporation ----- 104 Texas Co. -—.. _ 39% Texas and Pacific —-18% B. Tobacco Products A -—..-. 89 Transcontinental Oil 2 Uhion Pacific _---- weonn----—= 1K 4B U. 8. Ind. Alcohol -. 59% United States Rubber -...... 36% United States Steel --....-... 94% Utal Copper ---_--.._.. 61% Westinghouse Electric -... 58% Willys Overland -.---.---- 7% American Zina Lead and Sm. 7 Butte and Superior --.. u% Colorado Fue! and Iron ---- 23% Montana Power National Lead -_--———-- 120B Shattuck Arizona -....__ 54% B a Crude Market Bid Asked Anglo 4 u% Buckeye -.-—--..._.-.. 70 10% Continental -...._.. 37% 38% Cumberland ~~... 108 110 Calena -. 60% 6144 Tiiinolg4 -———__.—____. 127% 131 In@iana -———.».——--. 79 80 Nat. Tran. —____.._ 20 21 N. ¥, Tran -——._ 85 90 Nor. Pipe 97 99 Ohio Oil 61% 62 Prairie Otl 185 186 Prairie Pipe 94 = 94s Solar Ref, --———--. 170 179 Sou. Pipe --------__-.. 87 90 8. O. Kan. --_--..._ 39 40 8s. O. Ky. — 1% 98 S. O. Neb. 200 «210 8s. 0. N, ¥. 41% «42 8. O. Ohio — 273 278 90 95 8. O. Ind. =. Potatoes CHICAGO, Nov. 19,—Potatoes weak; receipts 118 cars; total ship- ments Saturday 783; Sunday 26; Wisconsin bulk round whites U, Ss. number 1, .90@1.10 cwt.; sacked .85 @1.00 cwt.; poorly graded bulk and sacked some cars showing field frost -75@.85 cwt.; Minnesota and North Dakota sacked Red river Ohios U. 8. 95 cwt; sacked round whites .85@.| 95 cwt.; South Dakota sacked round | whites most cars show field frost 75@.90 ‘cwt. ——— EEE For results t 3.00 8.00 116 9.00 05 Ol 8.00 06% +03 03 16 10 00% Royalty & Producers .05 Sunset 03 Western Statea -.-.. 14 ¥ on .. ———— is Western Exploration - 5.50 Wyo, Kana -..W- BUSS NEW YORK CURB CLOSING Bid Asked Mountain Producers 14.00 14.26 Glenrock Oil - 60 -70 Glenrock Ot! = 60 70 Salt Creek Pris. -... 17.50 , 18.00 Salt Creek Cons -. 5.00 66,00 Mutual .. wanemmn== 10,13. 10.25 Citles Service Com. 131.00 123,00 Livestock CHICAGO, Nov. 19.—Cattle re- ceipts 26,000; slow, and uneven; killing quality plain; Mberal. propor- tion of steers, short fed and grassy offerings; handy welght steers full steady; others, especially short fed and weighty steers dull, tending lower; cholee handy steers bid 12.00 eerly; light yearlings 11.75; few sales short fed and relatively long fed steers 9.50 to 10.75; several loads western grass steers 6.00 to getting best action; bulls, stockers and feeders steady; vealers 250 lower; bulk to packers 8.00 to 8.50. Hogs—Reee!pts. 52,000; fairly ac- tive; 15@260 higher; bulk good to choice 200 to 350-pound butchers 6.90@7.15; top 7.20; desirable 160 to s und averages 6.60@6.85; pack- ing sows largely 6:40906.65; good and choice. weighty slaughter pigs 5,50@6.00; heavy weight hogs 6.90@ 7,20; medium weight 6.85@7.10; light weight 6.40@6.95; light lights 5.50@ 6.65; packing sows smooth 6.54@ 76; packing sows rough 6.25@6.45; slaughter pigs 4.75@6.00. Sheep—Receipts 29,000; slow; most fat lambs early 12.00@12.25; sheep around 25c lower; feeding lambs slow, 25 to 60c lower; bulk most fat lambs early 12.00; few held higher: culls largely 9.00@9.50; practically no early sales; lambs or sheep, KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 19. — Cattle receipts 25,000; calves 5,000: desirable handy weight steers and yearlings steady to tsrong: other killing steers around steady; odd IAs yearlings $11@11.85; heavy steers $10.50; bulk short feds $7.50 @8.5 $5@6.26; better grades beef cows ateady; in-between grades canners and cutters uneven, weak to 150 lower; bulk beef cows $3.25@4.75; canners and cutters at $1.85@38; bulls steady; bolognas $3.25 @3.75; calves steady; practical top $8.50; heavies and mediums $740@ 6.50; desirable stockers and feeders fully steady, bulk $6@7.50. Hogs recelpts. 14,000; mostly 15¢ higher; trader top $6.75; shipper top $6.70; bulk of sales $6.40@6.70; most packers holding back; $6.70; desirable 170 to 200 pound $6.40@6.60; 130 to 150 pound $5.65@ 6.16; packing sows mostly $6.10 6.80; stock pigg 106 to 15c higher; bulk $4.75@5.25. Sheep recetpts 5,000; lambs around 250 lower; best fed offerings $12.25; other fed lots $11.65@12.10; top na- tives $11.75; sheep steady to weak; few wethers $7.65@8, OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 19.—Hogs— Receipts 7,500; active on good, and choice butchers, 10@200 higher; bulk desirable 200 to 325 pound avemmges $6.60 to $6.80; top $6.3 mixed loads and packing grade: slow; packers bidding steady; sales argund 100 higher carrying pack! lights. $6.80%46.60; packing sows $6.15@ 6.35; ‘average cost Saturday $6.33; welght 256. Cattle receipts 13,000; fed steers and yearlings uneyen, generally steady; bulk $7.50@10; early top yearlings $11; best unsol@; grass steers $5@6.30; she stock and bullg flow, steady to weak: bulk grag cows and helfers $3.25@5; bologna bulls $2.75@3.25; canners and cut- ters $2.25@3; veals steady; practical top $9; better grades stockers and feeders fairly active and strong; others around steady; tlk stockers $5P650; top $745; bulk feeding steers $6.25@7.25; top $7.40. Sheep receipts 14,500; !ambs most- ly 25¢ ldwer feed and western woo!- ed lambs $12@12.25; natives $11@ jer; other classes 11.75; fed clipped $11 yearlings, sheep and feeders steady; best fat yearlings $10; wethers up to $8; ewa top $5.85; bulk feecing lambs $11.50 @12; top $12.50. DENVER, Colo. 19.—Hogs receipts 200; mostly 10¢ to 15¢ high- ® Tribune Class jer; top $7; paid for. 233 pound:aver- |$11.60 fla IAREGULARITY IN MART TODAY Several Stocks Show Ad- vances In Latter Day Trading NE WYORK, Nov. 19.—Stock prices turned shwrply upward in to- day's stock market tn response to a turn for the better,'n the foreign po- Utleal news which was directly re- flected In a sensational advance of 10 cents {n sterling exchange, and a series of fuvorable domestic “divi- dend developments. Covering by an overcrowding short interest, which had sold stocks freely on the theory that a break between Great Britain and France was unavoldadle fur- nished the chief tmpetus for the ad- vanee, Sales approximated $50,000 sha: 2 The closing was strong. A num- ber of specialties were marked up 8 to 5 points in the late dealings while United Cigar Stores extended ts gain to 15 points. NEW YORK, Nov. 19.—Stock prices moved irregularly higher at the opening of today’s stock market despite the further collapse of ster Iing to another new low level for the year. Baldwin assumed the leadership of the upward movement, opening fractionally higher and soon extending its gain to 1%. Schulte advanced 1% points. There was a good demand for the low priced rails but the steels were sligh onary. The upward movement became more genera! as trading progressed with the demand most effective tn the equipments, motors, tobacces and foreign olls. Ann Arbor pre- ferred advanced 3% point and Bald- win, Davison Chemical, Cuba Cano Sugar preferred, Lorillard and Schulte extended thelr early gains to two points or more. Gains of a point were quite common, Including American Woolen, Famous Players, Maxwell Motors A, Stromberg, Stew- art Warner, Amegican Locomotive and U. 8. Industrial Alcohol. For- elgn exchanges opened trregular. The sharp rally in sterling ex- change, which followed the an- houncement that a break between France and Great Britain had been averted at least temporarily, at to- day's meeting of the council of am- bassadors, accelerated short covering throughout the list and resumed tn some material gain before noon. Declaration of an initial dividend on Calumet and Hecth also was Tegard- ed as a constructive factor. Ann Arbor preferred jumped 614 points. Lorillard advanced four points and Baldwin, Computing Tabulating and recording, United States Cast Iron Pipe and General Electric sold 3 or more points above Saturday's clos- ing figures. Cal! money opened at 4% per cent. Stocks that were under pool tn- spiration made the most substantia! advances tn the afternoon, but the market generally rose to higher levels in response to mote favorable dividend announcements, Unitea Cigar Stores jumped nine points and Schulte four and a half, the latter touching a-new high figure for the year. Many:other shares ruled from two to three points beyond Satur. day’s final figures, Butter and Eggs NE WYORK, Nov. 19.—Butter Larely steady; receipts 5,382; cream- ery higher than extras, 54% @55;| creamery extras (92 score- 53% @i4: creamery firsts (88 to 91 score) 46% @53; packing stock, current make number 2, 3014@31. Eggs steady; receipts 6,787; fresh gathered, extra firsts, 61 to 64; dilto firatw; 652@60c; ditto seconds and Poorer 80@50c; Pacific coast whites extras, 74@80c; Pacific const whites firsts to extra firsts, 65@73c; re- frigerator firats, 81@33c. Cheese steady; receipts 71.184 pounds. State whole milk, flats held, fancy to fancy specials, 272 2c; ditto average run, 25% $2614; state whole milk, flats, fresh to fancy, 25% @26%; ditto average run 24%@25; state whole milk twins fresh fancy, 25@26c;. ditto average run, 24@24%. CHICAGO, Nov. 19.—Butter high- er; creamery extras 52%; standards, 49%; oxtra firsts 49@51%4c: firsts 44@ 12%. firsts 48% @B52c; ordinary first 35@ Eggs higher; receipts 8,583 cases; 42. ler chee Visible Grain Supply. NEW YORK, Noy. 19.—The vis- ible supply of American grains showed the following changes: Wheat, increased 2,100,000 bushels. Corn, increased 54,000 bushels. Oats, decreased 503,000 bushels, Rye, increased 80,000 bushels. Barley, decreased 197,000 bushe! ages $6.65 to $6.85; few lots plain Kind down to $6.40; few Nght lights | $6.50; packing sows steady; mostly | $5.75; stock pigs steady, mostly $5.75; fat pigs weak to 25c lower; ltew $5.60. | - Cattle receipts 12,500; calves 1,000 | fat she stock steady to 10c higher best cows 34.75; bulk $3.50 to $4.50 several loads heifers $4.50 to $5.25; best $5.00; atockers and feeders strong to 25c higher; seyeral loads feeders $6.15 to $7; some hel high- steady: $1.75 to $2.50; bologna bulls Plain to medium vealers $6 to $7.50 teeter heifers $4.50; plain stock | cows $2.50 to $2. | Eheep receipts 000; fat lambs | ‘te, early sales steady to Kk; | few best $11.50 feeder 1, 3 |steady; 11 ind Ut teady to hig ages; bulk-of"170"to" 220" pound a@ver- jer on she D. dal Livestock : WHEAT STRONG THROUGH DAY Bullish Effects After Open- ing Curbed and Close Shows Strength CHICAGO, Noy. 18.—Indieations of lessened strain between France and Great Britain led to higher prices for wheat today tn the early dealings. Strength of Liverpool quo- tations was construed as significant in thig respect, and he'ped to make buyers here more confident. Be- sides, there was notable lack of ag- Sressive selling. Opening prices, which variead from unchanged fig. ures to quarter cent higher, eth.De- cember 1.01% to 1.02 and May 1.07% and 1.07%, were followed by a mod- erate general upturn, Corn and oats were firmer tn sym- pathy with wheat. After opening unchanged to \c higher, December 73% to .73%. the corn market scored gaing all around. Oats started unchanged to 4%@ic up, May 43% to 43%c@44 and later held near the initial range. Higher quotations on hogs tended to sustain the provision market, Persistent selling of December brought about a subsequent tempo- ry setback, but the market rallied in in the final transactions, The close was rong, %@% to l%&e higher, Dy mber 1.62% to 1.02%, and May 1,08% to 1,08 Later the market was bullishly af- fected by reports that as a result of husking delays, sections of Iowa and Nebraska would hardly be able to ship much corn for several weeks yet. The close was strong % to 1c net higher, December 73% to T4o. Open High Low Close WHEAT. Dec. May --1.01% 1.02% 1.01% 1.03% ——- 1.07% 1.08% 1.07% 1.08% wan 105% 1.06% 1.05% 1.06% 4 73% 78% 18 «278% 13% 72% 734% 41% 43 43% 43% 43% 43% 11.97 11.97 11.85 11.85 pm eee | 9.60 CHICAGO, Nov. 19—Wheat num- ber 8 red, 1,02; number 1 hard 1.05 @1.06. Corn number 3 mixed 85; 2 yellow 92@1.01, Oats number 2 white number 8 white 42%@44, Rye number 2, 70% @44, Barley 63@68. Timothy seed, 6.75@8.00. Clover eeed, 15.00@: Lard, 13,75. Ribs, 9.25@10.25. number 4304444; MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Nov. 19.— ‘Wheat, cash number 1 northern 1.08% @1.13%; number 1 dark north- ern spring; choice to fancy 1.16% @1.20%; good to choloe 1.13% @ 1.15%; ordinary to good 1.11%@ 1.13%; December 1.09%; May 1.15%, Corn number 8 yellow .17@.78, Oats number 3 white .38% @.387%. Barley 45@.5 Rye number 2, .64% @.66%. Flax number 1, 2.39@2.42. Metals NEW YORK, Nov. 19.—Bar silver 64; Mexican dollars MILITARY PLAN [3 AGREED ON Continued from Page One, sider the resu!t of the ambassadors’ meeting. PARIS, Nov. 19—The first dele- gate to leave this morning's meet- ing of the interallled council of am. bassadors sald that no rupture be- tween Great Britain and France had occurred, The ambassadors, it is. stated, agreed provisionally on measures re- garding the resumption of allied m- itary control in Germany. The conference adjourned after two hours of discussion. The am- bassadors camo out of the meeting room looking much relieved. They were reticent but agreed that a break had been averted. The agree- ment reached, it was stated, wou'd be submitted this afternoon to the French and Belgian cabinets. It was announced that the council would meet again tonight to discuss the ex-crown prince's return. It is understood formula was found furnishing an acceptable com- promise between the British and French points of view on military control in Germany. ‘The supposi- tion was that this agreement was based on a suggestion that the:am- bassadors send Germany a protest against the lack of facilities for the | military control mission but without mentioning what the allies might do in case Germany refused to give the required assurance, | France's threat to impose further penalties on Germany if the reichs does not agree to protect the inter- allied mission of military contro! is regarded here as puttlr tain In a serious diley Premier Pe t Neullly } some quarter: claration stay in the Ruhr © intends to nently. All Markets Liberty 3%4s __ Liberty First 4% .......... Taberty Second 4%5 Uberty Third 448 — idberty Fourth 44s -— U. 8. Government 44a — Czechoslovak Rep. §s, ct! Danish Municipal &§ A —.. Dominion of Canada, 5 French Republic 1148 Japanese 4s Kingdom of 5 igium Kingdom of Norway 6s Rep. of Chile Ss, 1946 State of Queensland U. K. of G. B, and L., 6%= ‘87 -. vases RAILWAY AND MISOE American Smelting 53 - American Sugar és -. American Te! and Tel cv. American Tel and co mnews 19195 ANEOUS Anaconda Copper —--- +--+ ++ - Anaconda Copper 6 ener eee nnenae At. end San Fe, more and Ohio ev., 448 ..... hem Steel con 6s, Series A Bethi Canadain Pacific deb., Chicago Burlington and Quincy ref., 6s Chicago, Mil and St. Paul ev. Chile Copper 6s Geotyear Tire Great Ni Notthe Northwe er Se _. uthern Pacific: cv. Utah Power and Light 8 ~ Western Onion 6%s _. Westinghouse Electric 7s Wilson anc Co,, cv., . 46 108% 107% 8 HOMESTEADERS GENSURE ROSS FOR UNFAIR REPRESENTATION Protective Association Says Unfair Discrimina- tion Shown By Executive Against Natrona County Partially suppressed indignation fs shown in the action recently taken by the Casper unit of the Wyoming Home- steaders’ Protective association, in regard to the appoint- ments by Governor Ross of delegates to represent this state in the Reclamation congress at Salt Lake City next month. It is alleged in the resolution, which follows, that Natrona county has been very unfairly dis- criminated against In this matter by tha chief executive of Wyoming. “Whereas, Natrona county home- stenders and dry land farmers are vitally interested in reclamation work and are actively engaged in the development of Wyoming; and “Whereas, Natrona county home- steadera and dry land farmers were this year taxed on 406,075 acres of patented land at an assessed valua- tion of $1,280,955.57, and, “Whereas, these land owners are contributing, very materially to the wealth and progress of the state and nation; and, “Whereas, they are bearing their full proportion of the burden of tax- ation, not alone on patented lands and the improvements thereon, but on hundreds of thousands of dol- lars of personal property, as well; and, “Whereas, their interests were !g- | nored, if not actually jeopardized | through the failure of the governor of Wyoming to give them represen- tation in the Reclamation congress to be held next month in the city of Salt Lake, Utah; and, “Whereas the governor did so discriminate against Natrona an‘ other counties of the state of Wyo- ming by appointing three delegates from Powell and two from the city of Cheyenne and only three others from the balance of the state—one GENERATION ts Atria ste Pema Pap of a child's life, but we know tter now. The secret is in the food the mother allows the child to eat, and in watching that elim- ination occurs regularly two or three timesaday. Mrs. J. Russell, of 19,141 Havana Ave., Detroit, Mich., keeps her family of two youn children in perfect health wi end Mrs. R. L. Smith of 519 N Ave., East Pittsburg, Pa., says her family of three children have never been sick a day since giving them Syrup Pepsin. A Substitute for Physice Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin i @ scientific compound of Egyptian senna with psin and suitable een Fie fora i on every package. You will find you do not have to force children to take it, and it is much better for them than castor oil, calomel or coal-tar drugs like | J] phenolphthalein even if cove with sugar or chocolate, Syrup Pepsin is mild and gentle in action and your child will have an ir. Caldwell's Syrup pe \. ‘aple Name. each from Torrington, Saratoga and Cody; and, “Whereas, this discrimination {= Prejudicial to the proposed Natrona county and other trrigation projects in Wyoming, therefore be it “Resolved by the Casper unit of the Homesteaders Protective asso- ciation, in regular meeting this fifteenth day of November, 1: that the governor, namely the Hon- crable William B, Ross, ‘s censur- able for unfair and unjust appor tonment of representation to a na- tional gathering in which the whole of Wyoming 1s deeply concerned; and, be it further “Resolved, that copies of this pro- ject be furnished to the preas of the state, to the officers of the Wyo- ming Homesteaders Protective asso- ciation and to all other units of the organization. “Casper unit of Homesteaders tion.” CY the Protective Wyoming associa- Money to Loan—Improv- ed city property; loans closed promptly. C. M. Hoiness, Gen. Agent, U. S. 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