Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 31, 1924, Page 7

CRUDE PRODUCTION SHOWS GAIN IN WEEK Increase in Pipeline’ Runs of 5,450 Barrels Daily Shown for Nation but Wyoming Region Falls Off 1,800. NEW YORK, Jan. 81—The daily average gtoss crude o!! production et the United States increased 5,, 459 barrels for the week ending Jan- uary 26, totalling 1,894,900 barrels. eccording to the weekly summary ef the American Petroleum insti- tute. The daily average production east of the Rocky Mountains was pes barrels, @ decrease of 1,- Oklahoma shows a dally average Production of 882,650 barrels, in- crease 10,400; Kansas 71,450 in- crease 100; North Texas 62,500, in- crease 1,700; Central Texas 182,250, increase 1,800; North Louisiana 53,- 200, increase 650; Arkansas 113,- 650, increase 2,500; Gulf coast 87,250, decrease 1,650; eastern 107,000, de- crease 1,000; Wyoming and Mon- tana 143,100, decrease 1,800. Daily average imports of petrol- eum at principal ports for the week ended January 26, were 185,000 bar- rels, compared with 218,285 barrels for the previous week. Dally aver- age receipts, of California oll at At- lantis and Gulf coast ports were 168,857 barre's, compared with 139,- 714 for the previous week, Petroleum Output of Last Year Breaks All Records WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, — Pro- @uction of petroleum in the United Btates broke all records in 1923, Incomplete figures indicating an output of 735,000,000 barrels, accord. ing to geological survey statistics made public today. This is an in- Tease of 30 per cent over 1923 and nearly 40,000,000 barrels more than the total world production tn 1920. In addition to the large domestic yield, imports reached 2,000,000 Although crude ofl exports total’ed 17,000,000 barrels’ and con- sumption made a record increase of 20 per cent, or approximately 711,- 000,000 barrels, according to the re- port, pipe line and tank farm stocks increased 79,000,000 to 333,000,000 barrels. The report said the unprecedented output was due to “flush yield” from a number of highly produc- tive new fields in California, Arkan- sas, Texas and Oklahoma. While prices tended downward in 1923 due to oversupply, the report said the year 1924 “opens with a dis- tinct change in general conditions.” “Production,” it said, “has been sharp'y checkea and consumption apparently will soon be greater than the new supply so that it will be necessary to draw upon stocks. The peak of production may have been reached in 1923 and concern with regard to the condition of over- supply may before long give way to anxiety as to a source of petroleum adequate tq meet the ever growing demands." Midwest Drills in New ‘Well in Salt Creek Field One 356-barrel completion at 2,143 feet is reported by the Midwest Re- fining. company this week for its ‘Wyoming-Associated well No. 24-A, southwest.quarter of section 80-40-; 78, in Salt Creek. An account of Midwest operations in other djs. tricts follows: Nieber Dome.—Nothing new. Grass Creek.—VWell 19-A, Mee- teetse 15, 3,615 feet; bailing hole and testing for shut off. Market Gossip Baxter Basin.—Well 6-X, north- east quarter of section 11-17-104, 3,025 feet; waiting on tools from Casper. Golden. Eagle,—Well, No. dy south- west quarter of section 12-45-97, 2,380 feet; shut down. New Mexico.—Jones Dome well No. 1, southwest quarter of section 25-12-23, 650 feet; drilling. San Mateo well No. 1, southwest quarter of section 14-14-8, 1,195 fect; casing. and Briefs On Operations in Oil Fields White Eagle Starts. ‘With the major part of its plant completed, the White Eagle 2,500- barrel refinery east of Casper took its first run of off January 29. The initial runs are not up to full charg- ing capacity. Billy Creek Well. At 4,001 feet the Graham well of the Carter Oil and Consolidated Royalty companies at Billy Creek, is having a core taken. ‘Union Ahead. On January 29, the test well of the Union Oil company of Califor- nia on the Fort Collins structure in Colorado was down 365 feet, It is waid that a rotary will be used on the next well to ke drilled on the same structure and in the same section of 6-9-6. First Hole Finished. LONGMONT, Colo.--William Hupe, who is sinking a number of test holes near Rerthoud for the Mid- weet OD company, has finished the John R. Courtney, of Atlanta, persons, whose birthday is only colebrated in Leap eYgr. hi seems as though Mr. Courtney. should have had sixteen birthday: 64 Years, But Only Had 15 Birthdays first hole and started on the second. ‘The formation was examined every three feet during the sinking of the hole just completed and was found very satisfactory. Accidents Expensive. Industrial accidents in the Cali- fornia oil fields represent 4 gross loss of nearly $1,000,000 a year to the ofl industry, according to the department of the interior, which, through the bureau of mines, is con- ducting a study of the subject. The figure given does not include the additional large amount lost through decreased work resulting from the disorganizing effect which accidents have ‘on the workers. Oils NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—Prices of ‘Wyoming oils at 2 p. m. today were Usted on the New York Curb as fol- lows: Standard Oil Indiana 66%; Boston Wyoming 1; Glenrock 50; Mountain Producers 17%; Mutual certificates 18%; Omar .70; Salt Creek 22%. Georgia, one of those unfortunate Although It he has been cheated out of one since on the turn of the Century even leap year is skipped. He had no birthday from 1898 until 1904. Mr.. Coprt- hey {e giving a real birthday party to celebrants whose birthday occurs on February 29th. his anniversary of Mr., Courtney is here shown anticipating the day of birth. I | New York Stocks Last Sale American T. and T. 128% American 153% American Woolen 71% Anaconda Copper 38 Atchison ----.-...--. 101% Atl, Gulf and W. Indies -.. 17 Baldwin Locomotive ~.---... Baltimore and Ohio Bethlehem Steel -----... Californa Petroleum ~~~. Canadain Pacific ---------.. Chicago, Mil and St. Paul pfd Chicago, R. I. and Pac. ---.. Chile Copper ~.------------.. Chino Copper -—~----__-__.. Consolidated Gas ---_-____.. Corn Products --.-—--.-__ Cuba Cane Sugar pfd. ---—. , oe ee aE -Famous Players Lasky -. General Asphalt ---.--._.. General Electric --------. General Motors ----— - 15% Great Northern pfa - - 58% Gulf States Steel — - 84% Illinois Central - ~ 104 Inspiration Copper - 26% International Harvester = 86 Int. Mer. Marine pfa. -----. 334) International Paper -—----. 38 Invincible Of! ----------.. 15% Kelly Springfield Tire -----. 29% Kennecott Copper -=-------. 36% Lima Locomotive ----------. 66% Louisville and Nashville Mack Truck -. Marland Oil - Maxwell Motors -_-. Middle States O!1 SS Missouri, Kan. end Tex new Missour! Pacific pfd ------.. New York Central ~----.-.-. N. ¥., N, H., and Hartford - Norfolk and Western —-_ Northern Pacific -. Pacific Oil Pan American Petroleum B Pennsylvanta Southern Railway -. Standard Of! of N. J. Studebaker Corporation Texas Co. ‘Texas and P: - - 22% Tobacco Products A ex div - 89 Transcontinental Oil ~. 54 Union Pacific --.. United States Steel Utah Coppe r----— Westinghouse Electric --. Willys Overland ----------. 124 American Zinc, Lead and Sm. 9% Butte and Superior ~ 18% Coorado Fuel and Iron - 28% Montana Power --. National Lead -.~-------. Shattuck Arizona . Anglo - Buckeye Continental Cumberland — ~. Galena IWinets - --..-—--- TDR oo ener eee Tl Nat. Tran »----------%-24 N.Y. Tran ...---—~----94 Nor. Pine ------------105 Ohio Olt 75% 16% Prairie Oil ---= 255 258 Prairie Pipe -----—----108% 10914 Solar Ref, _-._--_-_=_221~ 223 Sou. Pipe -.—--------100 101% S. O. Kan -.-----.-----49% 49% 8. 0. Ky ----—-—----116 116% S. O Neb SR OSESSO- S825 S. OLN, ¥. ------------47% 4755, S. 0. Ohio == -338. 331 Vacuum . ~...2.-----..634% 63% &. P. Od .W. 165 166 8. O. Ind. -—-----_-_-_67% 67% CRUDE MARKET Cat Creek ~~. Lance Creek Osage --. Grass Creek, ght - Grass Creek, heavy Torchlight ~.... Elk Basin -......--. Greybull Rock Creek ---. Salt Creek -. Big Mucdy Mule Creek Sunburst ---. Hamilton Dome -.-. Ferris Byron Notches Pilot Butte Lander ~ LIBERTY BONDS NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—Liberty bonds closed: Second 4s, Second 99.10. Third, 4%s, 445, . i Fourth, 4%s, 99.16. S. Gov- ernment, 100.12. COTTON Bessemer — 26 26 Big Indian ——---_ 10.13 Boston Wyoming --—113 1.25 Buck oe eenee 16 -18 Burke — ---. 23.30 Columbine 13 15 Central Pipe 2.20 2.25 Consolidated Royalty. 137 1.39 Cow Gulch - ---- 03.04 Domino — .-.------— 10.12 Elkhorn . -------—~- .06 06 E. T. Williams -.---. 53 60 Frantz . ~------—--—5. 6.00 Gates ~ —————-—~-- 07 08 Jupiter — - 00% ,01 Kinney Coastal ~~. .18 -20 Lance Creek Royalty - .02 03 New York Of) ——-.-12.25 12.37 Preston 01% Picardy ~ or Red Bank — -.-——-5.00 6.00 Royalty & Producers . .08% .09% Sunset . -......-. 02 203 Tom Bell Royalty —-. .02 03 Western Exploration 3.60 3.75 Western Of Vielas -. .25 26 Wyo-Kans —.-.-—-- .65 5 Western States --...-. 26 23 ¥. on .. ee I 09 NEW YORK CURB CLOSING $ Bid Ask Mountain Producers 18. Glenrock Oil -60 22.50 Salt Creek Prds. Salt Creek Cons 10.00 Mutual --.--., 13.25 S. O. Indiana 67.00 LIVESTOCK Chicago Prices. ‘HICAGO, Jan. 31—(U. 8. De- partment of Agriculture.}-—Hogs— Receipts, 54,000; generally 10 to 15c higher; most sales show maximum advance; shippers, small killers and yard traders, fairly active buyers; bulk good and choice 240 to 300 pound butchers, $7.10@7.15; top. $7.15; bulk desirable 160 to 225 pound averages, $6.85@7.05; better grades 140 to 150 pound averages, mostly $6.60@6.75; bulk packing sows, $6.30@6.50; killing pigs. steady; bulk desirable strong weight, $5.50@5.75; January receipts ap- proximately 1,278,000, new monthly record; heavyweight Hogs, $7.00@ 7.15; medium, $6.95@7.15; Ught, $6.60 @7.10; light lght, $5.75@7.00; pack- ing sows, smooth, $6.40@ pack- ing sows, rough, $6.15@6.40; slaugh- ter pigs, $4.50@6.00. Cattle — Receipts, 14,000; beet steers and yearlings generally steady; better grades moderately ‘Be- tive on outside account; killing quality rather plain; bulk fed steers, $8.00@9.75; best matured steers, early, $10.75 to shippers; several toads $10.00@10.50; yearlings, scarce; choice yearling heifers, upward to $10.00; fat she stock, uneven, steady to lower; bulk fat cows, $5.00@6.25; bulk beef heifers, $5.50@7.00; ‘run late in arriving; talking lower gen- erally on medium grades beef cows and heifers; bulls,, weak to 15¢ lower; vealers, 25 to 50c off; stockers and. feeders, slow; bulk veal calyes to packers, $11.00@11.50; shipping de- mand for vealers narrow, Sheep—Receipts, 12,000; fat lambs, stow, about steady; sheep around steady; feeding lambs, fully steady; large percentage of run fat; good fat wooled lambs, mostly $14.00; choice, recently shorn lambs, $12.00; choice fat ewes, $8.50; good to choice feeding lambs, $13.50. Omaha Quotations. OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 31.—(U. S. Department of Agriculture.—Hogs —Receipts, 14,000; market slow, mostly 10¢ higher to shippers; pack- ers doing nothing; early sales 210 to 300 pound butchers, $6.75@6-.80; top, $6.80; 180 to 210 pound weights, $6.40@6 150 to 180 pound aver- ages, $¢.00@8.35; few packing sows, $6.15; average cost yesterday, $6.50; weight, 226. Cattle—Receipts, 5,5 market slow; few early sales fed steers and yearlings, looks steady; ~ hardly enough done on others to test mar- ket conditions; top steers, average 1400 pounds, $9.60; she stock, steady; bulk butcher cows and heif- ers, $4.00@6.25; canners and cutters, $2.25@3.50; bologna bulls, $4.00@ 4.35; few beef bulls, about $5.00; vealers to packers, $9.50@10.50; out- siders paying upward to $11.00; bulk stockers and feeders, $6.25@7.00- Sheep—Recelpts, 13,000; market slow; early sales killing classes, 15@25c lower; fat lambs, $13.50@ 13.60; good Mght ewes, $7.90; no feeding Jambs here. s a ; Denver Prices. DE: mm, Colo, Jan, 31.—(U. 8. Depi ent of Agriculture.}—Hogs —Receipts, 3.500; bulk unsold; early sales generally steady; top, $6.85, paid for two loads ght weights; early bulk of medium to choice 190 to 240 pound averages, $6.60@6.80; packing sows, mostly $5.75; few fat Dl $5.50; desirable stock kind, § Cattle—Receipts, 450; calves, 50; calves, strong to 50c higher: best vealers, $11.00; cholcs medium weights, $9.50; plain to good cows, $4.00 to $5.50; few loads heifers. $6.25 to $7.00; canners, $2.00; few bulls, $4.00 to $4.25; fairly good beef. steers, $8.25. Sheep—Receipts, 8,100; slow; no lambs sold early; talking weak to lower; sheep, strong; one deck 123 pound fat ewes; $7.35 flat. SILVER | NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—Bar sil- ver 6314; Mexican dol'are 48%. $$ Fla: DULUTH, Mnn., an, 31.— Close NEW YORK, Jan. 3 spot quiet; middling, 34.10. flax. January $2.48; 2.48%; May $2.49%9. February at | 12% @12%; STOCKS RALLY (WHEAT PRICES AFTER DECLINE) GLIMB HIGHER Strong Demand Develops|September Delivery‘Sells at After Period of Early Weakness —— NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—Persistent buying of low priced shares, parti- cularly Southern Railway and a re newed demand for the motors, im- parted strength to the general list in today’s stock market after an early period of hesitancy. The up- Ward movement was influenced to some extent by favorable trade news, tneluding reports of increased operations in the steel industry. Sales approximated 1,200,000 shares. NEW YORK, Jan. 81.—Mixed price movement took place at the opening of today’s stock market, but a good demand was noted for the high’ grade rails, DuPont ad- ced 2% and American Ice 2. tional Lead and U. 8S, Alcohol each dropped a point. Strength of the motor shares and a bullish demonstration in DuPont, which sent that stock up 6 points featured the early dealings. Stude- baker, Chandler and Kelsey Wheel each advanced about 2 points and Mack Truck 1. With the exception of the Chemicals the general list Started to move upward around the end of the first half hour. Amert- can Ice jumped 3% and Famous Players, American Car and Foun- dry, Air Reduction and Philip Mor- ris each advanced a point or more. Davison Chemical dropped 2% and Morris each advanced a point or more. Davison Chemical dropped 2% and Virginta Carolina Chemical preferred 1. Foreign exchanges op- ened strong. Stock prices displayed a firm un- dertone during the morning's quiet trading. Extensive short covering was again in evidence, particularly in the automotive isues. Assoc!- ated Ol] and Pacific Oll touched new high figures for the year at 34 and 56%, respectively. Declaration of the regular Studebaker dividend was followed by heavy profit-taking which forced that ‘stock down 11% points from its early high. National Lead more than made up its early loss of 3 points. Pierce Oil preferred and Market Street railway second preferred, each up 2 point: among the few conspicuous strong spots. Withdrawal of funds from the call money market in order to ‘meet month-end requirements, re- sulted in a renewal rate of 4% per cent, the highest this year. Activity increased and buying be- come of a broader character after midday despite the marking up of the call money rate to 5 per cent. The can, shipping and tobacco issues rose smartly. Southern Rail- Way spurted to 46%, a new top,'and General Motors was taken im large blocks on its advance to 16. Corn Products, however, fell 3% and Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron 2 points. The closing was strong. Pivotal shares set the pace for a further rise in the late dealings, American Can Selling ex-dividend 2%, touch- ing 1.20%, U. S. Steel 106% and Baldwin 1.25. en ee ee Foreign Exchange NEW YORK, Jan. 31—Foreign exchanges steady; quotations in cents: Great Britain, demand, 460; cables, 430%; 60-day bills on banks, 427%. France, demand, 4.69% 4.70. Italy, demand, Belgium, deman ; cables, 4.17. Germany, de- mand, ,000000000023; cables, .000000- 900023. Holland, demand, 0; Norway, demand, 13.59; Sweden, de- mand, 26.24; Denmark, demand, 16.18; Switzerland, demand, 17.3 Spain, demand, 12.78; Greece, d mand, 1,84; Poland, demand, .000011; Czecho Slovakia, demand, 2.88; Jugo Slavia, demand, 1.15%; Austria, de- mand, 0014; Rumania, demand, .50%; Argentina, demand, 32. Brazil, demand, 11.25; Tokio, 4 Montreal, 97 1-32. POTATOES CHICAGO, Jan. 31.—Potatoes about steady; receipts, 38 cars; total United States shipments, 849; Wis- consin sacked round whites, $1.20@ 1.30; few $1.35@1.40; bulk, $1.35@ 1.50; Minnesota sacked round whites, $1.20@1.30. , MONEY NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—Call money firmer; high, 5; low, 4%4; ruling rate 4%; closing bid, 5; offered at 5% last loan, 5; call loans against ac- ceptances, 4. Time loans firmer; mixed collateral, 60-90 days, 4%; 4-6 months, 4%: prime commercial pa- per, 4%, METALS NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—Copper qui electrolytic, spot and futures 12% @12 Tin strong; spot and nearb @ 49.62; futures 49.00. New Record for Crop Today CHICAGO, Jan. 31.—With wheat prices reaching higher than at any time since December 7 last, the wheat market showed a decided up- ward tendency today during the early dealings, whereas the corn market was two sided. Wheat trad- ers appeared to be taking cogn!- zance of the lightness of wheat re- celpts and of decreasing stocks. Attention was also given to Texas reports that @ material decrease would be seen in 1924 grain acre- age. Wheat opening prices, which varied from unchanged figures to %ec higher, May $1.10% to $1.10%, and July $1.09 to $1.09%, were fol- lowed by gains all round. Later, the September delivery sold at a new high price record for the crop, There was consiCerable buying on the part of houses with northwestern connections. Talk of probably greatly reduced acreage northwest was current. Wheat clos- ed strong,-%c to 1%¢ net higher, May $1.11% to $1.11%% and July $1.10 to $1.10%. Mild weather curtailing demand from feeders acted as a handicap on bulls in the corn market and ih oats. Very little corn, however, was being booked to come to Chi- cago. After opening at “4c lower, to %@%e advance, May 79% @79%c the corn market scored a slight gen- eral advance. Subsequently the fact that oats today established another high price record for the season had a sustaining influence on corn, Buy- ing of oats was based largely on reports that oats stocks on farms and in country elevators at a shade Corn closed unsettled at a shade lower to %o advance, May 79%c to 80c. Oats started at a shade lower to a shade higher, May 48% to 49c, sagged somewhat and then rallied. Lower quotations on hogs weak- ened the provision market. High Low Close 111% 1.10% 1.11% 1.10% 1.08% 1.10 1.09% 1.08 1.09% 80% .79% .79% 80% .79% «80% 81 80% 80% A9% 48% 4995 46% 46% 46% 43%, 438% 43% 11-25 11.30 11.20 11.20 11.40 11.40 11.32 11.32 965 9.65 9.65 9.60 9.60 9.90 10.10 Cash Grain and Provisions. CHICAGO, Jan, 31.—Wheat No. 3 red, 1.12%; No, 2 hard, 1.114%@ 1.44, Corn—No. 3 mixed, .77@.78; No. 2 yel'ow, .80%. Oats—No. 2 white, 49% @.50; No. 3 white, .48% @.50. Rye—No. 2, .73@.74, Barley, .63 @.82. Timothy seed, 6.50@8. Clover Seed, 18@24. Lard, 110.5; Ribs, sixty pound av- erages 5 . ; SUGAR NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—The mar ket for refined sugar was firmer and prices were unchanged to 25 points higher at 8.50 to 8.75 for fine granu- lated. ‘The demand was less active. Refined futures nomi: SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 31. Sugar prices, both cane and beet, advanced 15 cents per hundred pounds here today.’ The new job- bers’ price for beet is $10.04 per bag and for cane $10.24. Sugar futures closed easy; ap- proximate sales, 40,000 tons. March, 5.08; May, 6.17; July, 6.23; Septem- ber, 5.27. U.S. Treasury Certificates Are Withdrawn WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—Sale of treasury savings certificates by Postmasters in seventeen middle western and western states has been suspended by Postmaster General New until further notice, with the approval of Secretary Mellon of the treasury, in order to aasist in the present financial stress among the small banks of these states. Postmasters in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wiscon- sin, Towa, Missouri, Kansas, Ne- braska, Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Idaho, Arizona and Montana were ordered to discontinue ‘sale of the certifi- cates, The order supplements one issued January 19, which ordered discon- Iron steady; prices unchanged.|tinuance of ndvertising and solicit- Lead steady; spot 8.00@8.37. ins of subscriptions. The order Zine quiet; E: 3t. Louis, spot |@0es not affect acceptance of depos- and nearby, Antimony |!ts in the postal savings system. or —_—_———_—_— spot 10.20@10.30. (ie ness Don't forget to get your order in = 1 9 the Trib: r seve copies of FLOUR to the Tribune for sev copies eRe 31} the big Annual Industrial edition so MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, Jan. 31—71 that you can send them back home Flour 100 higher; family patents} to your friends, thereby advertising $6.400645, Bran 25.50@27.00. the state. Telephone 15 and 16. Czechoslovak Rep, 8s., ctfs -—.--. Dominion of Canada, 8 1953 -- French Republic, 73s Japanese, 4s — Kingdom of Be‘gium, §& -----—. Kingdom of Norway, 6s ——--—-—— Rep. cf Chile, 8s, 1946 --___—. State of Queensland, 6s -—--.--—. U. K. of G. B. & I. 54m 37 American Smelting 5s -.--------—. American Tel. Anaconda Copper Anaconda Cop; At. T. and San Fe., ge. 4s ~ Baltimore and Ohio cv., Canadian Pacific deb.. is. — Chicago, Huriington and Quincy, ref., 6s A .. Chicago, Mil, and St. Paul, cv. Chile Copper! 6s Goodyear Tire, 8 Great Northern, Montana Power, 5 Northern Pacifio, ref. Northwestern Bell Pacific Penn, R. Sinclair Con. Southern Pacific ‘cv Union Pacific First, U. 8. Rubber, 6s _ ‘a Powe ona * Western Union, 6%5 Westinghouse Electri Wilson and Company CANDLER LOVE LETTERS READ (Continued from Page 1.) poor, “By a competent surgeon,” this letter stated, “a diagnosis was made, appendicitis was indicated, continually since you have experi- enced more or less pain. You are mine. I am very unhappy because of the above situation.” One month later to “my very Precious sweetum,” the Atlanta capitalist wrote ‘the cards are be- ing engraved and the envelopes are being addressed in my office. I am having your marriage ring made to fit my little finger, Is that the right size? Send me a string measure in your next letter.” The engagement secret leaked out in August and also dark clouds over the romance began to gather. Ina letter dated August 10, Mr. Cagdler wrote “the announcement of no citizon's wedding has ever caused @s much talk and produced as many letters of every kind as has mine.” “I know that there has gone to New Orleans from Atlanta a promi- nent citizen,” the letter stated, ‘who 1s greatly disturbed about my mar- riage to you, as you have been de- scribed by these bad Atlanta papers.” The following day he warned Mrs. De Bouchel not to give out any interviews or to distribute any pic- tures, and added, “whatever may come to prevent our marriage will not hinder my devotion to you. My heart {s yours, my love for you is the ruling passion of? life.” Attorneys intimated early today that Introduction of these letters and several depositions would com- plete the plaintiff's case, which will come probably before court recesses late today. LETTER BREAKING ENGAGEMENT READ ATLANTA, Ga., Jan, 3i1.—With both principals on hand and the chamber. so crowded that many per- sons were forced into the corridors the trial of Mrs. Onezima De Bouch- el's $500,000 su:t for alleged breach of promise aguinst Asa G, Candler, Sr., was resumed today in the Unit+ ed States court here with the read- ing of additional letters al’eged to have been written the New Orleans woman by the Atlanta capitalist during their engagement. Mr. Candler, accompanied by his son, Asa G. Candler, Jr., and Mrs. DeBouchel were in the court room. She was attended by friends. A special force of deputies main- tained order under the direction of Federal Judge Samuel H. Sibley, why is presiding. Letters ‘read today included that of September 15, 1922, which is al- ‘FOREIGN RAILWAY AND MISCELLANE 4%s ~---—-------. Bethlehem Steel con 6s, Series A ----. leged to have broken the engage ment. Thirteen letters were read yesterday and Mrs. DeBouchel's counsel said that the 19 introduced into the record were representative of letters written almost daily for several months. Tho letter of Mrs. DeBouchel from Mr. Candler, addressed to Reno, Ne vada, under date of September 15. begins without salutation and was as follows. ‘It almost killed me to have to wire you this morning, ‘circum stances such impossible me leave Saturday, Writing full information. I am in state of great perplexity. “Information has just been brought to me from sources entitled to belief tht there are two men liv ing in Atlanta who claim to have, in times gone by, visited you by your invitation at night in your room at @ hotel in this city. To marry you with theso reports In force could not in any case be right or fair to either of us. Even though they may be untrue. “Your reception in Atlanta would be so painfully affected thereby as to make me unwilling to bring you here and have you subjected to slights by people you will have to meet. To carry you elsewhere would not avoid this treatment. ‘The sit- uation is horrible and difficult to handle. IT must and will be kind and fair to you. We must and will not do that which when done can- not be undone. No man should marry any lady if. he hes doubts that such marriage. could not be happy for both parties. It is far better to realize that fact before than after marriage. I know you so well and esteem you so highly that till I hear from you, I am sure you will agree that wo should not, in justice to you and myself, go fur- ther now, I hope you wi!l promptly reply to this in the same spirit as it is written. Nothing has ever so disheartened me as this, “I wooed you and won you because I loved you. My heart {s yet pure and true. I will not subject you un- justly to rudeness or undeserved af. front. Please think kindly of me as I now and evermore will of you. “Sincerely, “ASA G. CANDLER.” As Rae Saat Butter and Eggs CHICAGO, Jan. 31.— Butter, higher; creamery extras, 50c; stand- ards, 50c; extra firsts, 49@49+ firsts, 48@4814c; seconds, 46@4 Eg receipis, 3,791 35c; ordinary firsts, ‘or firsts, 26@2Tc, unsettled; firsts, CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank the friende, especially Mrs. L. Cotrell and Mri Blaures, for their kindness and sym- pathy shown us during our recent bereavement; also for the beautiful floral offerings. HERMAN SCHULTZ, WALTER SMITH, Ambassador Presents Credentials London—Mr. sador to Great B. ost. Wheeler, Hussey Kellogg. new is showin above wi e 91 other prominent personalities } Bs Claridges tor Buckingham Palace, where Mr. Kellogg formerly presented his credentials to H. R, H. King George. appointed American Ambas Col. Sir H. NM