Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1923, Page 11

Greater Than amounting to $888,000,000 as compar- ed with a $474,000,000 excess in the value of exports over imports ir the previous year. ‘The shift of the balance in trade in agricultural products tn favor of foreign countries, was attributed by the department of agriculture today chiefly to an increased value of im- ports and a decrease in the value of experts. Imports, including forest products, totalled $2,315,000,000 last Fhe or $780,000,000 more than in he previous year while exports rrpentaa,$.07,00.00 @ decrease of Imports of silk were valued at $414,000,000, sugar $369,000,000; cof- So much attention has been at- tracted to the Union Oil oecoany © great gasser near Wellington, 0., from a geological standpoint, that the well’s log is sh as follows: 0- 8—Brown gum 8- 20—Quicksand. 20- 30—Brown gravel. 30- 38~Brown sandy shale. 38- 45-~Yellow clay. 45- 65—Blue shale. 65- 170-—Gray sand shale. 170- 455—Gray shale. firsts 41@43; ditto, seconds and poor- er 30@40. New Jersey hennery whites, closely selected extras 53@ 55; nearby hennery whites, Closely selected extras 53@55; state, nearby and nearby western hennery whites, firsts to extras 45@53; nearby hen- nery browns extras 50@52; Pacific coast whites, extras 51@53; Pacific coast whites, firsts to extra firsts 45@50; refrigerator firsts 2644@28. Cheese , Tecelpts 149,486 pounds. State, whole milk, flats fresh, fancy 2144@23; ditto average run 20%; state, whole milk flats,! Agricultural Imports ‘Are held fancy to fancy specials 241%¢@ 26; ditto average run 22%4@24. ~ an 1923 Exports|= preceding year, and corn $75,000, compared with $116,000,000. Figures made public by the con» merce department today gave the {ollewing comparisons between grain exports of last week and those of the week before: Barley 9,000 bushels against 256,- 000 bushels; corn 522.000 against 484.000 bushels; oats 4,000 against 138,000; rye 97,000 against 162,000; wheat 461,000 against “1,451,000. Canadian grain shipped from -| United States ports amounted to 5, 460,000 against 5,155,000 the pre- vious week. No flour exports were reported for last week from the United States. Union Oil Company Gives Log of Wellington Well 2,440-2,530-—Sticky sandy shale. 2.530-2,553—Brown sandy shale. 2,555-2,566—Gray shale, 2. 566-2,574—Hard dark shells. 574-2,600-—-Hard gray shale, 2,600.8, ,020—Sticky gray sandy shale. 3,020-8,060-—Gray shale. 8,060-3,220-—Sandy gray shale. 3,220-3,230—-Gray shale. 3,230-8,260—Gray shale with thin sandy strata. 2,260-3.445—Gray shale. 3,445-3.485—Hard gray shale with Silver NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Bar silver 64%; Mexican dollars 49%. LONDON, Dec. 24.—Bar silver 33 9-16 pence per ounce. Monday 1% percent. ——___ WYOMING OILS ae NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Prices of Butter and Eggs ‘Wyoming oils at 2 p. m. today were CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—Butter high-| listed on the New York Stock Ex- er; creamery extras 53%4; standards! change as follows: 60, extra firsts 50@52%4; firsts 44% @474%3; seconds 43@43%5. Eggs higher; receipts 5,082 cases; ee Mutual 11%; Standard Oil (indiana) 64%: Bos- ton Wyoming 90; Mountain Produc- Salt - Creek firsts 40; ordinary firsts 32@35. FOREIGN Ceechoslovak 88, CttS —--------—--wnnnnenneees 93% 93% 93% pete ee ie parce he gt Prencn ane rotiatdd pommemmmnnsesmemna th Settah tH] SE RLSEEY SSA FT RT Se aanennnnenn—en-nnn--ne= 100% 10045 100% memesmes meee ad nn on ee en ee nnn ee e 04% Bakte Se Gus se, ite Soh iatey Sg acece gee AOMME. INES 3G1 wanenmenenmnanne 101% 101% 101% Ameri: Smel ated br 91 ican dar 68 --2-------------------- === == aK aie 116% 116 9% 97 ste Hi Anaconda Copper 68, 1953 © Saeteeanal 4 At. T. and ‘San Fe. Fe., gen 48 87% 87% Baltimore and Ohio cv., 4448 ~--. 83% 83 Bethlehem Steel con 6: Mil and St. Paul cv., 4% --------------- on Copper 6s --—. Goodyear T:re 83, 1941 ~—-------------------------= Great Northern 7s A --.. Montana Power Gs A__-...------------—----------=0 Northern Pacific ref., 6s B -----—-----------------< Northwestern Bell Tel. 18 --------------------—--= Union Pacific First 48 ----.-----------------------= U. 8. Rubber 5s Southern Pacific Utah Power and Light SPE AE RS TERETE Western Onion _6%8 -~.--------------------------- Bs waremwcerenceceeweenenese Wilson and Co., CV, 66 aa-eq--n----annennnnnn--n-ne 0s, NEW YORK STOCKS—LAST SALE Upward Movement Notable | finish Unsettled With Ten- ee Adiniees 2 SERRE: + Se TS ables cece) & Dye ——— 70% weweeeneneee- 10 70% 103% fiancee Pg 43 eens cork Foundry ..- 160B 10T% American In Corp. 22% |Calena .--..._____. American e---——- 73% | Illinois -. pee a at 340 American Smelting &-Refg -. 57% | Indiana aaa 88 ; se zi% 22 | In Closing of Pre-holiday 923 «696 Market 68 68% Anaconda Copper - 36% | Prairie-Of —___-.____ 22214 22 Bre? Atchison <.-ces--ps=-s--—-- 96% | Prairie Pipe J Gd esse Aman antares ceed Atl., Gulf and W. Indies -. 17% | Solar Ref. —= 165 175 - | mons! ns in @ number of spectal- Baldwin Locamotive 124% | Sou. Pipe so 99 ©6| tles imparted an upward impulse to Baltimore and Ohio — 5815/8. 0, Kan 40% 41 | the general movement of prices tn Bethlehem Stee! 51% e os = ae ied today’s relatively quiet pre-holiday California Petroleum —--—.._ 26% | 8. O- 41% 41% | ™*tket, Scores of stocks advanced Central. Leather’... 18% 251 283 |1 to 3 points, some of the early Germ de Pasco Copper ._.... 90 93 | heavy spots in the railroad group Chandler Motors Seeeyy 54% 547, | wiping out their Josses and moving Chesapeake end Ohic 142 144 | to higher ground. Sales approximat- Chicago and Northwestern —— SEM 63% | Od 750,900 sharce: Chicago, Mil & St, Paul, pfd. The closing was strong. Several stocks moved up sharply in the late seer, RY me eee a dealings, especially Beechnut pack- Paise Ocoee ort: he ing, Hide and Leather preferred, pber eae sth Livestock American Woolen, Continental Can, Connolidated ——— General Electric and United States Corn hers: cae sy 4 Cast Iron Pipe, all of which sold 2 see 0 pe rd os ; a ie = ees Dons above Saturday's coke Cane Sugar, pfd. -.---- 64% 38,000; fairly active to shippers, trad-| stock prices displayed a firm tone ee esee ere regeememeee= 49 ers and small packers; mostly 25¢/| at tne opening of today's market. Of? Pumas ayer, aaKY wn-—-- 70% | higher; light light and pigs 25 to 50c| ana sugar shares were again In cood General Asphalt ------—-~-—_ 42% | higher; big packers buying spertns-| Gomang as were © number of renee General Electric ~.. 194% | 1y, 10 to 200 higher; run mostly out| 1 strong specialties such as Na General Motors ——------—--— 14% | of first hands; bulk desirable 240 to| tina: Tend und General Cigar, each Grost Jorthern pia --------- 56 |300 pound butchers 1.15@7.26; top| or which advanced ome paint’ ten Gulf States Steel --.--------. 30% | 7.25; 190 to 225 Pe ve average 6.900 | now high record for the year. Mar Tinos Central ~---e---——--~ 101% | 7.10; 150 to pound averages) tend and American metals advanced Inspiration Copper bulk desirable} 19, each, International Harvester ex dl rough —6,25@6.50;| *%4, Sach. Int. Mer. Marine pfa --—.-—. International Paper ~.------- Invineitle Oil --..-. Kelly Springfield Tire ---—. Kennecott Copper .—-.-. LOCAL OIL STOCKS Bid Asked Big Indian ---. 10.12 KANSAS CITY, Mo, Bessemer -------2--- .22 ' .24 | Cattle receipts 3,000; eaess 300; Boston Wyoming ~-- .80 .90 | killing steers and desirable year- Buck Creek ---s.----- .16. 18 | lings active, 15 to 25 higher; plainer Burke ----—--. ———* 26 .28° | Brades yearlings and beef heifers Blackstone Salt Creek (30 132 low; top yearlings 9.75; matured Chappell --- 26 steers 9.00; bulk short feds 7.50@ Columbine -..----. 10 12 9.00; better grades she stock 15 to (Continued from Page One.) Central Pipe --------- 1.85 1.90 | 25 higher; bulk beef cows 3.50@/ of curb shares if the rem*ining col- Consolidated Royalty _ 1.26 1.28 | 5.00; canners and cutters strong to| lateral is gilt edged,” he explained. Cow Gulch -..----. .03 04 |10c higher; bulk 2.25@3.50; bulls} The 20 per cent margin which ts 06 OT steady; bolognas 3.50@$4.00; calves} required is considered to amply pro- 03 .04 | 25c higher; bulk veals 8.00@8.50;| tect the loan. [9941 [| heavies and mediums 8.75@6.50;| Answering questions by Senator 5.00 6.00 | stockers and feeders dull, around | Walsh, democrat, Montan, the wit- 07 .08 | Steady; bulk all classes 6.00@6.75. | ness declared he ha& never hearl of Jupiter 00% 01 Hogs. Receipts 6.600; shipper|the campaign by Jesse Livermcre, Kinney Coastal -.---- .16 18 | Market 25 to 30c higher; packer Wall Street operation, “to make a Lance Creek Royalty — .0114 .02 | market 15 to 20c higher; top 7.00;| market” for the Mammoth Oil ts- /Mountain & Gulf --.. 1.28, 1.32. | bulk of sales 6.50@7.00; packer top | eue. Mogher Okla ------100.00 125.00 | 6.85; bull desirable 180 to 270 pound| Ww. W. Downing, assistant treas- New York Oil --—-. 9.00 10.00 | averages 6.70@7.00; lMght lights|urer of the Chase Securities com- Picardy ---------—--- .03 04 | mostly 5.75@6.00; bulk packing| pany, testified his firm had never Preston ------------ 00% .01%§| 80ws 6.25@6.50; stock pigs fully] purchased in a syndicate operating Red Bank ----------- 6.00 800 | steady; mostly 4.50@5.25. stocks, nor did any of its officials, Royalty and Producers .07 .08 Sheep. Receipts 6,000; lambs 25| so far as shown by the company's Sunset ‘02 .03._‘| to 40c higher ;top and bulk fed lots|reconis, which came within his no- Tom Bell yi 02 03 | 12.75; clippers 10.90; no sheep offer-| tice. Some blocks of Sinclafr con- Western Exploration — 3.25 3.35 | ed; feeding lambs 11.40@11.60. aolidated were owned by the Chase Western States 16 (AS Securitien company, ‘he sald, but y een purchases yee oe ae DENVER, Colo, Dec. 24.—Hogs ieee eae during normal trading. NEW YORK CURB CLostING | eeints 1.760; generally 25e higher: Harry F. Sinclair, holder of the Mountain Producers — 16.75 16,87] t0P 7-10 paid for 200 to 220 pound|+anket lease to the naval reserve Glenrock Ol ~. — 83 36) 8¥erages; bulk desirable 190 to 225'1, wyoming, was excused until Salt Creek Pris — 20.12 20.38; Pound welghts 6.80@7.00; fairly g00d | -phursday, when the committee was Salt Creek Cons. 9.00° 9.59 | 392 to 220 pound pea fed kind 6.59;}¢o1q he had been unable to gather Mutual ---.. —---—-- 11.87 11,50] €°™Mon light drive ins down to 6.26} records, which he had been asked Cities Service Com --_ 140.00 142.00 Rgsar: Pitas Sones Peroni ned to produce. sheales epee hers steady; fat kind 6.60 to 6.75; few —————>—_—_. F stock Kind 5.00, Crude Market Cattle receipts 800; calves’ 150; } slow, steady; quality plain; plain Brass cows 3.10 to 4.25; tow kina|| Foreign Exchange 5:10; few helfers 5.00:to 5.50; odd beef LY Beek Seen steers 7.25 to 7.50; few bulls 2.75 to aioe egg ae ane Sa Ee 8.10;canners and cutters 2.00@2 NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Foreign few cavles around 7.00; looks weak;/exchanges steady; quotations in Big Muddy — Mule Creek Sunburst Hamilton Dome - ee A Good Dinner with music at the entertainment iu” Wyatt Cafeteria Xmas Day. ; heavy weight hogs 7.00@7.25; medium 6.909’ light 6.70@7.10; ight ght 6.50@6.! packing sows smooth 6.50@6.75 packing sows rought .25@6.50; bulks active and steady to strong: stockers and feeders steady to strong. Sheep — Receipts 4.000; active; ywooled lambs fully 25c higher; top one lot of clip- ped pacitegl 9.60; clipped wethers 7:50; feding lambs nominally steady. Pre-holiday dullness characterized the early declines. National Lead ox- tended its rise to 4% points and Gen- eral Cigar to 3% while Willys Over. and preferred, Computing, Tabulat- *}ing and Recording, and American : ea anette. Limo Locomotive ------—— slaughter pigs 6.25@6.50. its: slo=Gray ebale, $485$,510—Hard gray and brown|Loulsville and Neshvilio ---. Cattie—Receipis, 6,000; dllling | Points, al at new 1923 highs, Semulte, 540. 570—Gray sandy shale. shale. iid paccigee wear saeeeans classes unevenly higher, fed steers! Davison Chemical, Corn Products, 570- 585—Gray sandy formation with | 3,570-3,730—Limy gray shale. Marland Oil. -ecemeceneescene it sultable for shipper outlet mostly 25] Friston Of1 and. Famous Players water, two barrels per} 3,780-3,733—Sharp gray sand. Maxwell Motors ------------- 1314] to 50 up; matured kind fed, 10 to also climbed a point or more. [United our. 3,783-3,775—Sandy gray shale. Badie Btatee Olt ————---—— 7, | 180 days predominating; top matured Ratiways Investment preferred drop- 585: 815—-Gray shale. 8,778-0,855—Dark gray shale and| Missouri, Kan. and Tex, new 11% | steers 1090; weight 1.480 pounds,| oq ia, Now Orloane, Tenes on 875. 967—-Gray sand with water, shells, Missouri Pacific pfd -------= 28% | numerous strings 9.25@10.75; plain-| Yextes' 14 und ‘Tobacco reoduacs small showing oll, black,| %,885-8,875—Dark, soft, muddy shate,| New York Central ----.---- 103% Jer kind 7.50@8.50; yearlings scarce; | 353 Central Leather preferred one ‘at 950. 3,875-4,010—Soft, dark, gray shale. ¥., N. Hi. and Hartford -- 13% | cholce kind absent; she stock strong| Sich. Trorelen exchanges opened tr- 967-1,015—Gray shale. 4,010-4,040—Hard gray shale. jarfolk and Western ~-.--.. 102% | to 25c higher; canners upward to 800; gular. 1,015-1,075—Gray sandy shale. 4,040-4,120—Gray shale. Northern Pacific ——-—-----—~' 51% |few light kind below 2.50;, bologna | EL ving and selling of specialties 1/075-1,095—Gray shale. 4,120-4,225—Soft, dark, gray shale | Pacific Oil ..-.-~---------~ 497% | bulls sharing advance on she Tateat | featured the morning session, etand- 1'095-1,120—Gray sandy _ shale, | 4.225-4,235—Hard, gray sand. an American Fefroleum B —- “$1 | bulk .bolognas... 4.35@4.65;) plainer! J inaustrials and’ reiiroad. stocks : streaks of sand, water. 435-490 crey shale. Pennsylvania, --------------~ 41% | sausage bulls 2.65@4.0 rough heavy showing little or no change on a 1 ray abale. .285—Gas, $5,000,000 cublo feet a| People’s Gas -—----.----_ 97 B| beef bulls rather slow; vealers large-| 5001) smume of trading. Ol, motor, 1:346-1.252—Hard shells. dar cwny Or ae one turning to| Producers and Refiners ---— 32% | ly 25 to 60c higher, sorte considered;| Terchandising, tobacco and food 1,460—Hard shale. very wet, possibly 1 per cent satura-|Pure Oil ------4---------—--- 21% | bulk to packers 9.00@9.50; eoveral| "ii oe gave the best demonstrations 1253+ 720—Cray shale. tise, or 4000 barrels of ofl dally in Reading ------. wa-=-= 76% | lots upward to 10.00; outsiders pay-| fe ib Po strength, buying being inet (0—Sott gray shale. Republic Iron Steel -—-. 48% | ing upward to 10.50; cauntry.demand |. S1uP Airenflm, | Duving pons aT abs hea shale. Weasiag Record—Thirty-nine feet | Sears Roebuck -------------- 87% | for stockers and feeders seasonably oe By "nigh current earnings and 1es02255-—Hard gray shale. 20-inch, 90-pound; 641 feet, 15 1-2, 70.| Sinclair Con ON - —-—- 26% | slow; supply of treah receipts scarce, | T° outative anticipation of special 32552;400—Gray © Pound; 1.178 feet; 13 -1-2, 60-pound; | Southern Pacific -----u—---._ 857 | strong, spots higher. gividend distribution! Corn products, 2,400-2,415—Gray sandy shale. 2.856 feet, Loinch, 45-pound; 4.234 Southern: Mallsrey arene, SOM| Mba, Feosthte 9/0003, active tet | Cr tine mabulating and. Record. Hye pri tral ore feet, 8 1-4, 86-pound. Standart Ol] of N. J. -------- 3134 | lambs 25 to 4¢c higher; sheep strong: Tan Cigale Senkban aaeh extend. SA Studebaker n--- 106% | bulk fat wooled lambs early 19,00@ | 115 Ant Gluc't Peabolly oicn emte Texas Co, -—----.-----—---- 43 | 18.85; top to city butchers 13.50: re-| ¢d thelr eatly gains to 234 pointe. | Texas and Pacific --——-- 19% | cently. shorn lamba 11.50; yearlings| ,_Myy/4P4,0ul Mnoreased ttn stronetn Tobacco" Products A -. 91 | wothers 11.00; choice light weight|‘° * Dee Chicago ged: Nectly Transcontinental Ol —-. 3% | ewes 7.50, out in Omaha, icago an Union Pacific 127% Western common and preferred, and United Retail fore ever 1% arr American gcd Rn ee. futier (NEW YORK, Dec. | 24—Copper|U. S. Ind. Alcohol ———-—- 65%] | OMAHA, Neb. Dec. 24—Efogn BL ahs Rene testo meatier heres oh ee eady; eore spot and tu:| United States Rubber... a7 +|ostpts 8,000; market active 1s@2so| th pont Calt’ money ‘opeqed at4 NEW YORK, Dec. 24—Rutter| fcr ign@ise an steady; spot |United States Steel --------— 95 | higher; bulk 200 to 325 pound but-| Dent easy; receipts 4,459. Creamery, high-|and nearby 47.25; futures 47.12@|Utah Copper -~-------------- 63 | chers 6.90@7.00; top 7.05;. mixed genial tiba’ahowed ter variety in er then extras 55%@56; creamery,|47.25. Iron steady; number 1 wenn ae iors era! td padi) 2 ps tS pag dee 3 tne earls afternoon when some of ¥ 4.00; numb 2| Willys Overland ~---------.-. ve a! “4 5. Weight firets‘(88 to 91 score) 47% @54; pack-| couthern 21.00@22.00. Lead steady,| Butte and Superior -..----. 14B] Cattle—Receipts 2,100; fed steers | UY tas Products 6%. Wool. ing stocks, current make number 2,| ..4¢ 7.40@7.85; zinc steady; east | Colorado Fuel and Iron < aa and yearlings strong and 10 to 15¢ sustht and United Cigar stores 8 30% @31. - 4: St. Louis spot and nearby delivery | Montana Power --.---------- 60% | higher; top heavy beeves 9.50; butch- hits: Eggs firmer; recelpts 7,608. Fresh 6.25. Nationa! Lead ----.--------- 143%] ¢r cows and heifers strong to 25¢| P° gathered, extra firsta 44 ditto] Antimony spot Shattuck Arizona -.--------- 6% | higher; canners and cutters steady; Peaiwiita A 2 os BANKS HAVE NO PART IN TEAPOT feeder stecrs 6.50@7.15. Sheep—Receipts 5,000; cents: fat lambs Great Britain demand 434%; Cables 25c higher; three loads 93 pound| 43414: 60 day bills on banks 432. Colorado's 17.00 flat; sheep strong| France demand 5.08; cables 5.081 to 10c higher; one deck around 115] Italy demand 4.33 cables 4.3344. Pound lambs 6.50; flat with few cars} Begium demand 4.53; cabes 4.5344 odds at 4.00; around 15 loads feeder} Germany demand .0000000000: lambs on through billing. Holland —_— 0. Norway LIBERTY BONDS NEW YORK, Dec, 24—Liberty | Switzerland 17.4 Bonds closed: 3%s 99.16; first 4%2] 2.06; Poland demand .000010, Czecho 98.9; second 444s 98.6; third 4%s) Slovakia 2,92; Jugo Slavia 1.13%; emand demand} at | Spain 13.00; Greece 99.7; fourth 4%s 98.7; U. 8. Gov- Austria 0014; Rumania .61%; Argen- ernment 4%s 99.11, tina 32.10; Brazil 9.55; Montreal 9 dency to Bullishness In Wheat Prices CHICAGO, Deo. 24—Wheat went down in price today almost as soon as the market opened. Sentiment appeared generally bearish, and it ‘was contended in various that the market was headed for ‘a competitive basis with other coun- tries. Some houses tending to the bull side advised that for a while it would be good policy to defer buying. After opening a quarter cent off to %o advance, May 1.06% to 1.06% end July 1.05%, prices underwent a moderate setback all around. Selling on the part of country houses made the heavy. ulators were also on the selling side and receipts here were Mhberal. The opening, which varied from un- changed figures to %c lower, May -72% to 73, was followed by a gen- nearly one cent a bushel. Oats were a little easier in sym- pathy with corn and wheat, start- ing at %o off to a shade advance, May 44% and later showing losses on all deliveries. Upturns in the value of hogs gave a lft to provisions. Open High Low Close WHEAT— Dec. -----1.01% 1.01% 1.00% 1.01% Mey ~----1.06% 1.06% 1.05% 1.06% 1.05% 1.04% 1.0 89% 63% 69 13 AB TDG 1% .73% .73% 41% 41% 44% 44% AM 42% LARD— Jan. 12.20 12.15 12.20 May 13.23 12.20 12.22 Lator the market held within nar- row limits, and most traders showed a disposition to keep close to shore. The finish was unsettled at % to 40 net decline. May 1.06% to 1.06% and July 1.06%, Subsequently, sales of corn to go to store here tended to prevent any decided rally. The close was weak, % to tec net lower; May .72% to 12%. ‘Wheat number 3 re@ 1.05; num- ber 2 hard 1.03@1.05%%. - ‘Corn number 2 mixed § .70%4%@ -T0%; number 2 yellow .71. Oats number 2 white .4314 to .44; number 3 white 42% @.43. Rye number 3, .68%; barley .54 @.72. Timothy seed 6.50@8.00. Clover seed 12.00@21.15. Lard 12.80. Ribs (60 pound average) 97 MINNEAPOLIS, MT. Wheat cash number 1.07% @1.10%; number 1 dark noi thern spring: Choice to fancy 1.14% @1.18%; good to choice 1.10%@ 1.18%; ordinary to g004 1.08%4@ 1.10%; December 1.05%; May 1.0914; July 1.10%; corn number 3 yellow -63@.63%. Oats number 3 white -38%@.38%. Barley .48@.60. Rye number 2, .65%; flax number 1, 2.41@2.44. Livestock Sco STOCK MARKET \GRAIN MARKETS CLOSES STRONG) ARE SLUGGISH PAGE ELEVEN. All Markets IMPEACHMENT OF WALTON DUE — TO KLAN CONTROL, SAYS PLEA FOR SUPREME COURT HEARING ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—Formal application that the supreme court of the United States review the tm- peachment of Governor Walton of Oklahoma was mads late today by counsel fur Walton. Decision was deferred until the court resumes its sessions in Jauary. <A previous at- tempt to have Justice Van DeVanter order tho review failed when the Justice deferred action. ¥. 1B. Riddle and Henry B. Mar- tin, counsel for Walton, in their petition to the court alleged that Walton was denied a fair hearing. Members of both house and senate were in a conspiracy before the trial to tmpeach and oust Walton, the attorneys charged. The Ku Klux Kian, the petitioner charged, gained control of Okia+ homa's state government, In sup- LAVOYE BLOCK [3 DESTROYED (Continued From Page One) last night immediately upon receipt of word to the effect that the town was being destroyed. Irving stayed on the job all night and today as @i4 also Vance and Les Snow to round up possible marauders and Prevent further thefts. FIRST Knowledge of the tm: pending conflagration was learned at Lavoye about 6:45 o'clock when ® Buffalo resident whose name has not been learned stopped before the closed door of the garage. The door was suddenly swung open and a Dodge car eped out with such recklessness that it nearly locked wheels with the car waiting in front of the garage. It quickly ax fumed a iad rush to the north in the direction of Salt Cree Mr. Harvey, the mechanic had left but a few minutes previous and had locked the door. At that time the garage had been in good order, but as the Dodge car sped out it left behind tt a blaze destined to light the entire town and cause consternation such as the threat ened removal of the town had not even been able to do. The wildest of rumors were current, and many citizens stated that fires had also been started tn other sections of the city, but these are thought to have been unfound- ed. At least they made no head- way. Reports reaching Casper last night were to the effect that the entire town had been destroyed by the conflagration. A number of Cas- perites whore curiosity was excited motored out to Lavoye to behold the ruins. The fire was extin- guished about 10:30 o'clock, having burned up everything which it reached. Cancellation of several insurance policies by companies which had risks in the town was made a few Gays ago because the proposed moving of the buildings and the danger from an incendiary attack. For this reason some of the prop- port of this alleged klan activity including floggings were cited te the court. Walton proved the conspiracy by evidence presented during his trial, his counsel said, but because of the Prejudice and the conspiracy iteelt. he was denied a fair hearing. ‘The supreme court, {t was argued. should review the case in order that “petitioner may not be degraded from his high office with all the attendant dishonor.” Because of the impeachment, the petitioners brief said, the state of Oklahoma and its people have been subject to “Insurrection, anarchy i and their attendant evils and sub- jected to the government end ' domination of the secret society known the knights of the Ku L Klux jan and the invisible empire.” pital Me BL ete am a few of the establishmentn ati!! had small policies. So far as ie known $24,100 will be paid out in Polictes. ' Mednick Brothers have $2,900 with the BM. P. Wheeler agency and $5,800 with the R. Tl Kemp ' company. ‘This latter comrpany has a policy with the Gondman herd- ware for $1,700, with tfe Brown Jewelry for $3,700, with Dr. Brat- tebough for $1,600, and personal pol- icles to the extent of $100. The gross property kos has con- servatively been listed m= follows: Triangle Garage $25,000; Bank of Salt Creek $2,000; Gotiman's $15,- 000; Johnson's $25,000; U. S. poxt- office $1,000; Drer and 'Power $1,001 Brown's $20,000; Meiinick’s $27. 000; Union Meat Maret $5,000. Fifteen automobiles were burned up in the Triangle garage. ‘The money in the bank, was protected by fire proof safez, but all the fix- tures were destretred. Mednick Brothers had a valuation of $31,- 000, but ft I= thought that $2,000 er $4,000 of the stock has been saved. Practically everything else “went up in smoke.” Ben Griswell, tormurance adjuster, went to Lavoye tnday to look ever the situation. The officers of the Banik of Balt Creek announced, today at noon that & temporary office would be open at Lavoye for, ‘dusiness Thursdsy morning on the eite of the former building. ' erty sustained a total loss while ; ' —— Potatoes CHICAGO, Des. 24. — Potatoes steady; receipts 33 cars; total U. 8. shipments 632; Wisconsin sacked round whites U. 8 number 1,95@ 1.10; Bulle 1.00@1.20; Minnesota ani! North Dakota sacked red river Ohios U. 8. number 1 and Partly graded 1.15. PARIS, Dec. 24.-Henry M. Re- Dinson, lawyer and hanker of Los Angeles, han been melected as the third American to serve on the ex- pert committees witich are to tn vestigate the condition of Germany's finances under the auspices of the reparation commission. FE —e —= ee a) RAE PA IEPA RSIS PERERA RS ROIS IE AS AERTS AS STS EE TES i i In the past it has been the custom of the New York Oil Company to send cards extending Christmas Greetings to each of its customers. Believing that you will approve of our new idea, we have decided at this Christmas to give to the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of Casper the sum of money which we would otherwise expend in Christmas cards. We take this opportunity of wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy Prosperous New Year. NEW YORK OIL COMPANY (G+ Department) M. E. YOUNG, Gen. Man. Toe te ae OU Dee pound, —_