Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 19, 1924, Page 9

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1924. * Oil :: Finance : GASOLINE STOCKS IN U.S. SHOW INCREASE ’ Big Gain for May leum Institute; Crude Runs Also Take Jump During Week of June 14. NEW YORE, June 19.—Gasoline stocks increased to the extent of 895,800 barrels during May, accord- ing to reports received by the Amer. ican Petroleum institute, covering approximately 65 per cent of the fen gad capacity of the United The dally average gross crude oll production of the United States tn- creased 4,400 barrels for tha week ending June 14, totalling 1,988,200, ing to the weekly summary of the American Petroleum inst!- ‘tute, + The dally average production east of the Rocky Mountains was 1,35 750 barrels a decrease of California production was barrels, an increase of 5,800. Oklahoma showed a daily average Production of 469,300 barrels, in- creaue of 3,5 Kansas, 74,000, in- crease of 900; North Texas, 80,200, decrease of 50; Central Texas, 178,- 650, decrease of 2,750; North Loulst- ana, 66,200, increase of 1,400; Ar- Kansas, 156,500, decrease of 1,600; gulf coast, 112,250, decrease of 1,650; eastern, 106,000 unchanged; Wyoming and Montana, 126,650, de- Jeum at principal ports for the week ending June 14 were 209,571 bar- rele, compared with 271,714 for the previous week, Dally: average re- ceipts of California Ol! at Atlantic and Guf coast ports were 178,571 barrels, compared with 118,571 the previous week, BUSINESS BRIEFS PITTSBURGH, June 19—In the finisheé stec! markets, the hand-to mouth buying policy is being cén- tinued and few-orders are appear: ing for third quarter delivery, al- though the month is more than half gone. In tin plate, where the price of $1150 a bane box remains firm, mills are not urging can compan- jes to specify and the prospect is for decreased mill operations. Sheets are moving slowly, although one or two orders have been received by lo- eal mills. Pipe demand is only fair, but the new business developed is sufficient to give mills a better oper- ating rate than in any other line of finished products. Prices are st!ll being shadec in wir ST PAUL—Northwest trade con: ditions are good basically, but im- mediate trade impulses are waiting on the weather, Favorable weather until about July 15 is nedessary to Commodity ‘SHREVEPORT.— Petroleum company will employ 600 expert welders to join the pipe 210 miles long for the 16-inch gas ltne from the northern Louisiana gas fields to Beaumont, Texas. Work of clearing the right of way has» begun. -The total cost will be over $3,000,000, PITTSBURGH—In view of over- production in Pennsylvania oil fields \as well as western areas, local oll \men anticipate a further cut in crude quotations, following today's drop of 26 cents a barrel on Corning grade to $1.90 per barre! Sik SEATTLE —Imports of raw silk and silk goods for the week ending June 16 amounted to $6,974,000 at this port, The extensive silk move ment is expected to continue to July 1, when the Japanese exclusion act goes into effect. Potatoes ST. PAUL—The new Minnesota potato growers’ exchange has ac- quired title to 300 farmer-owned warehouses valued at approximately $7,000,v00, Tobacco LANCASTER, Pa.—All of tho land available for tobacco raising in this district has been prepared for the crop but only about 25 per cent has been planted. Plants are ready for transplanting after a few days of ery hot weather. DODGE CITY, Kas.—With the ex- ception of scattering fields, the wheat in this section of Kansas and northwestern Oklahoma is the best in 25 years, according to Secretary i. J. Smiley, of the Kansas Gealn Deniers’ association. Textiles FALL RIVER, Mass.— Bighty nine percent of the Fall River mills AIR MAIL GOES ON NEW Baits (Continued from Page One.) Omaha. Carl F. Eggee, general su- Perintencent of air mails announced here Wednesday. Mr. Eggee has brought a clerical etafft from Washington and is pre- Rais to open hendquarters here. © force will be here about six weeks, he said, organizing tho new service. The strip through which mal! avia- tora will wing thelr way guided only by the lights strewn at three mile intervals, extends from Cleveland, ©,, to Rock Springs, Wyoming, Seven planes will be used in each trip nero the continent, the super: intendent said Bach plane has a capacity of 25 000 one ounce letters. tex callanaso nds SILVER Jane.19—Bar sil: NEW YORK, se. Atm, Mexican dollars, b1%°. assure large cropa in this section and ‘encourage farmers buying. There has been a slight slackening of railroad shop work, track con- }struction and mining but the de mand for men on the farms is ab- sorbing the labor released. Retail business in St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth has improved with warm weather. Gasoline prices are on the dawnward path owing to co-opera- tive selling by automobilists. ‘The prevailing price at filling stations in the northwest now is 18 cents. DETROIT—The program for im: Provements and betterments of the Pere Marquette railroad this yeaj Involve an expenditure of $6,131,00® ST. LOUIS — Employment has slackened in raflroac shops, flour mills:and lead and zinc mines in this district. The farm labor situation has become camplicated by the fact that crops are three weeks late. Trade News &re idle and the loss to workers who draw $450,000. week is $360,000 to $400,000 weekly. The city is expected to pass some re- Hef legislation, Fruit ATLANTA, GA—The Georgia melon crop now is moving in quanti ties, The hot weather following rain has\ripened the frult to an ideal con- dition and growers are realizing handsome profits. Sugar NEW ORLEANS— The. withdrawal price guarantece Las been accep. el here as a forerunner of anoth vdvance in refined sugar prices. Censiderable business been book: ed by refiners at 6.65 cents a pound, Lut this price soon jumped absye 690, Stocks are tow, Offie>. Equipment VETROIT—‘the Burroughs Ad clig Machine cempany has just an: neunced that its earnings for the ycar ending December 31, @mounted to $4,143,927, charges and depreciation. amounted to 328,404,608, crease of 27.5 per cant over 1922. Ship Anis EAST BOOTHBAY, Maine.—Loeal shipbuilders have been awarded the contract for the construction of ten government ships of the rum chas- er type. This will assure activity at local yards for many months. Coal LAND—Lake business con- Coal shipments to 3,963,348 tons as 5 last year. June 9, against 6,542,2 Live Stock rORT WORTH — Over 30,000 calves have been branded in Midland ecunty in the Inst ten days. Cows went through the winter in good cén- dition and few cal were lost. Ranchmen are hopeful of better calf prices, Market Joint Drilling Reports ‘Wells drilling for the joint account’ of the Consolidated Royalty Ot! com- pany, the Western Exploration com- pany and the Mutual Oil company: Kraemer No. 1, Orange county, Calf. drilling at 2,140 feet. Peterson No. 1, Colusa county, Call., drilling at 1,426 feet. Wallace Creek No. 1, Natrona county, Wyoming, drilling at 210 feet. Wells drilling for the joint acedtint of the Consolidated Royalty Oil com- pany, the Western Exploration com- pany and the Carter Ol! company; Graham No. 3, Billy Creek field Johnson count: Wyoming, 6-% inch casing set and cemented at 3,- 950 feet in order to test Muddy sand. Richardson No. Balt Creek field, drilling at 1,475 fect. - so Flour. MINN POLIS, June 19.—Fiour, unchanged to 10c higher; family pa- tents, $7.10@87.40. Bran—$20.00@21.00. in he he For results try a Tribune Clas- wified Ad. ba merieen Sar & Foundry International Locomotiv i Smelting : j {Mk Bas --------.---.. jel r Sugar -.-.-. American Tel, and Tel. - American Tobacco American Woolen .~-..--. American, Zinc, Lead and Sm, Anaconda Copper Atchison Atlantic Coast Line Baldwin Locomotive Canadian Pacifio Central Leather Cerro’ de Pasco Chandler Motors Chicago, R. I, and Pac. -~ Chile Copper Coca Cola -. ene enn nee Colorado Fuel and Irdn -. Congoleum eee eee ---- Consolidated Gas -...~.-. Corn Products new -.-.. Cosden Oil Crucible Steel Curva Cane Sugar rid. Davison Chemical -. Du Pont de Nemours Erie Famous Players Lasky --. General Asphalt - General Hlectric -. Gulf States Steel -. Houston Oil Mlinois Central -~-..-------- International Hervester --. Int. Mer. Marine pfd ..-.-. (nt. Tel, and Tel, Invincible Ol} ---~--~, Kelly Springfield Tire Kennecott Copper -.---~--. Loutsville and Nashville Mack Truck Marland Oil Maxwell Motors A Micdle States Oil -. Missovri Kan and Tex . Missoumt Pacific pfd -..---. National Lead New Orleans, Tex and Mex. ~ New York Central ,-..-----~ . ¥., N. H., and Hartford -. Pan American Petroleum B Pennsylvania --. a Producers and Refiners Soss‘Sheffield Steel and. Iron Southern Pacific . Southern Railway -~.. Soutern Ratlway pfd Standard Oil of. Cal. Standaro Oil of N. J. .. Studebaker Corporation Texas Co, ..-..-. Texas and Pacific Tohacco Products -.. Trangcentinental Ot! + Union Pacific .. United Drug U. 8. Cast Iron Pipe - U. 8. Ind, Alcohol United States Rubber United States Steel. -. Utah Copper Westinghouse Electric — Willys Overland - Uunois Indiana Ohio Of Prairie Oil Prairie Pipe -.-.... Solar Ret Pipe CRUDE MARKET Cat Creek ~~~ ----asaee-e--=-$1.95 Lance Creek Osage ~. Senelatsnensed 100 Grass Creek light ............ Grass Creek, heavy -.-..-.--. Greybull ‘Torchlight wereennnnnn--= 1.90 Rock Creek Balt Creek --------.--------—. Big Muddy ------------------- Mule Creek --~~.----------—. Sunburst ~------------------.- Hamilton Dome Ferris -----s--+-------2------5 Byron Notche: Pilot Butte Lander POTATOES CHICAGO, June 19.—Potatoes: ot stock dull, trifle better feeling on new; receipts 48 cara; total U. 8. shipments 661; Wisconsin sacked round whites $1.10@$1.20; Alabama and Louisiana sacked Bliss Triumphs $2.00@$2.40 according to condition; Carolina barrel cobblers $3.256@$4.00, according to quality. od : be Casper Daily Cridune :. Bonds s Stocks :: Grain WS AND QUOTATIONS BY LEASED WIR Bessemer ig Indian ~-----.--. on Wyoming ---- Buck Creek . Burke nd Blackstone Salt Creek Chappell - Columbine: -.. Central Pipe - Consolidated Royalty Cow Gulcn |Domino -. Elkhorn E. T. Witliams ,..-.. OT 7.00 10 OL 08. #01 Kinney Coastal -..... Lance Creek Royalty .00% Marine --..---------- 3.00 Mike Henry ---....-.. .09% Mountain & Gult -- 1.40 Picardy Preston --.----+-. Red Bank --~-.-.---16.00 , Royalty & Produvers 04 Sunset -----.-.--. Tom Bell Royalty Western Exploration Western State: ‘Wyo-Kansa -.. i Py ee 04% NEW YORK CURB CLOSING Mountain Producers 18,50. 18. Glenrock Oti +25 Salt Creek Prds. ~24.b0 Salt Creeks Cons 7.62 Ohig 61.75 Prairie @ll 211.50 212,00 Prairie Pipe 102:00.104.00 Mutual 0.87 10.00 8. 0, 67.50 LIVESTOCK CHICAGO, June 19.—{U.. 8) ‘De- partment of Agriculture.)—Hogs-+ Receipts, 35,000; uneven, mostly steady to Sc lower; heavyweight Butchers show’ medium decline} few lightweight and lower grade’ offer ings, 5@10c off} light lights ana slaughter pigs, strong to 100 higher; bulk good and choice 260 to 325 pound butchers, $7.40@7.40'%; top, $7.55; bulk desirable: 160 to 226 pound averages, $7:10@7.35; better grades 140 to 150 -pound weights, largely $6.75@7.00; bulk packing sows,-$6:36@6.70; majority good and choice strong weight killing pi $6.00@6.35; heavyweight, $7-30@7,55; medium welght, §7.20@7.45; Ught- weights, $6,757.40; light lights, $5.90@7.15; packing “hogs, ‘smooth $6.55@6.80;' packing * hogs, rough. $6.20@6.55; ‘slaughter pigs, $6.2647 6.25. Cattle Receipts, 1.800; killing classes,. dull; rangy; Uttle done; few early sales ftears, sieady .to weak, generous. water Alls considéred; talked-unevenly lower; -kiiling qual- ity, fed steers and yearlings, medium to ‘good; moderate sprinkling good to cholee. weighty. bullocks; top ma- tured steers, early, $10.90; several loads long fed steers held above $11.00;syearlings, moderately ‘numer- ous;. outlet narrow for all grades youngsters; fat she stock on catch as catch can basis; unevenly lower in spots; bulls, weak to 15c off; best heavy bolognas, $4.35@5.00; vealers, steady to 25c:lower; plainer grades, showing -decliné; bulk, $8.26@9,00 veals, $9.50; stbekers “and -feeders, generally steady.» Sheep—Receipts, 13,000; very. slow Uttle early business; most bids on fat lambs fully ¢ lower; no action on cull natives 0. Pp range bs sheep, steady; feeding | lower; few medium to good lambs, $19.50; feeding lambs, $11,00 @12.00; few good heavyweight fat ewes, $5.25. lar nt OMAHA, June 19.—(U, S. Depart- ment..of Agriculture).—Hogs—Re- ceipts, 26,000; uneven; mostly 15c lower; good and choice 220 to 300- pound butchers, $6.80@6.95; top, $7.00; desirable 160 to 220-pound av- erages, $6.40@$6.80; plainer Mghts on down to $6.00; packing grades 15 @2bc lower; packing sows, $6.00% 6.20; bulk: of outs, $610; of all sales, $6.40@$6,95 nv yesterday, $6.85; weight, Cattle—Rerelpts. better grades beet lower; killing quality shipping demand nar steers and yearlings, top steers, $10.00; shipping heifers, very scarce. dull; catch as catch lower; canners and bulls, 10@15c lower; vealers,. 60a@ 91.00 higher; stockers-and feoders, nominally. steady; bulk butcher cows and: helfers, neré and cutters, na bulls, $4.50@4 packers, $3.75,09.50. Sheep—Recetpts, 6,000; lambs and yearlings, 15@26e lower; — bulk western lambs, $14.25@14.35; na tives, $14.00 few londa good §1-pound yoariings, $12.00; mheep slow; feoed ing lambs, weak to 250 lower; early salos, $12.00 cower and ; others, 15@28c cutters steady; June 19.—(U partment. of, Agriculture), Receipts siow, un opening sales 100 lower; other sales mostly bidding 15¢ to lower; top 97; for Cesirablo averaging 195 to 220 pounds; few loads 190 to 210 pound: weights $6,80 to $6.85; other Classes $6.)0 to $6.75; few light lights $5.75: packing sows fat pig $5.25 to $6.50; stock kir mostly $5. Cattle—Recoipts 600; calves 50 sigwt about.steady; two loads good 1,050 pound cows $6.15; other kind plain hejfers $6; plain to $7.25; fat heifers in mixed yearlings held bulla $4.60 dowr to $ de $9.50; we DENVER, Hog: $8 canners $2 era mortly steors $5 Bheep—Receipts 6,000 1 cludep few range lambs and dr ins; yearlings and ewes slow, early sal lower. Above rable utheyn no Pioneer, for storage. STOCK TREND lo INREGULAR Rail and Investment Issues Up, Oils Are Lower Again NEW YORK, June 19.—The ad- vance in stock prices was more vig: orously contested in today’s market, particularly by the rubber, ofl and copper shares which lost ground on unfavorable trade reports. Rails moved upward in reflection of in- creased. carloadings, several of the investment {estes peak prices of the NEW YORK, June 19,—Stock prices fluctuated frregularly at the opening of today's market and trad- ers shifted thelr commitments from one side to the other. Atlantic Refining reflected additional liquid: ation, dropping more than a point to a new 1924 low at 961%. General Electric and several other stocks ex- tended recent gains, Colorado Fuel reaching the year's highest level at 4 5%. Efforts to bring about further quidation were successful only in spots, such as the rubber group, which reflected uneasiness over prospective tire price cuts. Kelly Springfield fell to the year’s lowest price at 11’and Goodrich ard Unit- od States Rubber {ssues were weak. Omission of the quarterly dividend by the United Alloy Steel sent that ateck to a new minimum, along with Royal Dutch. Profit taking forced Stewart Warner. back 11% points, Spirited buying by the railroad shares developed however, on the anfouncement of increased carloadings for the first week in June, Chesapeake and Ohio, "Nickel Plate” and Gulf, Mobile ahd Northern preferred established new 1924 high records and Southern Pacific. repeated. tts recent high. Market strength was shown, by Mathieson Alkall, which advanced more than 2 points to 44, and Max well A and Yellow Cab. Foreign ex- changes opened steady. Railroad shares displayed consis- tent strength on buying probably influenced by the sharp increase in car loadings. Gulf, Mobile and Northern preferred moved up to 70 and further improvement was noted. in several low priced issues, Bullish operations in Colorado Fuel, Davi- son Chemical, Tobacco Products and General Electric were suspended when large blocks of stocks were offered at the higher levels, all is- Sues reacting as buying support was temporarily withdrawn. The un- @xplained Mquidation of Atlantic refining, Which extended its loss to nearly six points to 92%, had a somewhat depressing effect on the other oils.. Stewart Warner and ‘U, S, Rubber first preferred shook off their early heaviness and good buy- ing’ was noted in the shippings, Flelschmann and Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron, Otis Eleva- tor preferred dropped 3% to 65. Call money opened at 2 per cent. Buying operations were more ag- gressively conducted in the early afternoon when the inquiry included some shares which had been recent laggards; notably Norfolk and West- ern, Independent steels also moved up, while General Blectric, Maxwell Motors A., National Lead and Coca Cola recorded advances of three to four points. Atlantic Reftning, after dipping to 91%, came back to $4, while Gulf, Mobile and North erm preferred which had sold at 70, collapsed to 65, The closing was trregular. Strength of Schult which touched a new 1924 high at 112% in the late trading was counteracted by a re- newal of selling pressure against the rubbers, Kelly Springfield six per cent preferred touching another new low at, 41. SUGAR ' NEW YORK, June 19.—The mar: et for refined sugar was firm and inchanged at $6.70 to $6.90 for fine granulated, with a good inquiry at the lower figure Refined futures were nominal Sugar futures cloned steady, ap- proximate gales, 69,850 tons; July, $3.49; September, 3.66; December, ; March. MONEY NEW YORK, .June money, steady; high, 2; low, rul- rate, 2; closing bid, offered at 14; last loan, J! loans against acceptances, 1%; time loans, stead: mixed collateral, 60-90 days, 3@3 46 months,34%@3%; prime com mereial 19.—Call NEW YORK, June 19.—Copper easier; electrolytic spot and futures, 12% @12%. Tin-~Easy; $42.62. Iron—Stendy and = futures, spot and unchanged. Lead—Dull, spot $7.00@7.25. Zine—Heasy; Bast St. Louis, spot and nearby, $6.72. Antimony—Sp COTTON NEW YORK, June 19 ton, quiet; middling, $29.66 Spot cot PROVIDENCE, R. I, June 19.— Steps to end by compromise the .#ix months deadlock in the state senate Were begun today at a conference of Republicans and Democrats in the For Phone 2203.0ffiee of Governor W. 8. Flynn. PAGE NINE Livestock :: All Markets WHEAT PRICES GIVEN SETBACK Losses Partially Offset by Reports of Break in Drought. CHICAGO, June 1 Although re- Ports of hot winds in Kansas sald to be the worst of the year, led to a material upturn in wheat prices to- day during the early dealings, heavy profit-taking les soon brought about sharp setbacks. On the down: turn, houses with eastern connec: tlons became aggressive sellers be: side the technical positions of the market was weakened by the recent bulge of 1814@14% cents! from low point a week ago Monday. day's opening prices, which ranged from % to 1%¢ higher, with July $1,174 @$1.17% and September $1.18 % to $1.19 were followed by declines of as much as 3%c from the early figures. ~ The market fell a little further and then made considerable recov. ery. Late reports were to the effect that the hot wave in the southwest was breaking. The close was un- settled 1% to 1%ac not lower; July $1.14% to $1.14% and September $1.15% to $1.16. Corn showed independent wenk- ness, owing to better weather cond! tions for the corn crop and as a re. sult of corn having been put to an unprofitable feeding basis as com pared with hog values. After open ing unchanged to \c higher, July .86 %@86%, the market dropped back two cents or more al! around. Smaliness of receipts together with indications of a further reduc tlon led to price rallies later. The close, however, was weak %c to 1c net lower, July 85\c. Oats eased down with corn and wheat, starting %@%ec higher, July 47%, oate later went below yester. day's finish. Weakness of hog values and of grain tended to depress the provis fon market. Open WHEAT— July Sept. Dec. - CORN— July 2. 86% High Low 1AT% 1.19% 1.21 1.14% 115 1.18% 84% 841g 76% 40% 43% AM 10.72 11.00 86% 86% 18% ANG 44% 45% July Sept. RIBS— July Sept. 10.75 11.07 10.75 11.07 10.02 . 10.00 9.95 10.62 Cash Grains and Provisions. CHICAGO, June 19.—Wheat, No. 1 hard, $1.18@1.19; No. 2 hard, $1.17 @1.23. Corn, No. 2 mixed, 86%@ Sic; No. 3 mixed, 86 @37%c: 2 yellow, %@88c; No. 3 yellow 864@87%4c; No. 8 white, 87\c; sample grade, 75@8le, Oats—No. 2 white, 51c; white} 50c. i Rye—No, 2, 77%e; No, 3, Barley—78 @8ic. Timothy Seed—$5.00@7.25. Clover Seed—$11.00@ 19.00. Lard—$10.62; ribs, $10.12 Bellles—$10.35. No, 3 CHICAGO, June 19.—Butter, high er; creamery extras, 39c; standards, 89c; extra firsts, 38@38t4c; firsts, 86% @37%c; seconds, 14@35%o. Eggs, higher; receipts, 19 cases; firsts, 25@26c; ordinary firsts, ; storage packed extras, SOLONS GASSED AT PROMDENGE (Continued from Page One) His face was badly drawn. The other three senators were able to go to the ambulance assisted by their col- leagues. Lieutenant Governor Toupin, pale and nauseated, mounted the rostrum and announced the senate would pro- ced with business.. The four strick en senators were not in their places, Goverrior Flynn declared that he was “going to the bottom of this and find out who did it.” The fillbuster waa started by the Democrats on .the first day of the sesion January 1, The Democrats have before the senate a resolution submitting to popular vote the ques. tion of calling ntion to revise the state constitution, Tho Republy cans are trying to secure the pas suge of the anndal appropriation bill but the Democrats under their lead er, Lieutenant Governor Felix A, Toupin, presiding officer of tho senate, refuses to let the bill come up for a vote until the majority Re publicans agree to pass (not v upon) the constitutional convention renolutton. The Republicans agree to vote but refuse to pass the constitutional convention resolutions, The Demo- crates have offered to vote for an emergency appropriation bill whicn the Republicans assert would not re Heve the needs of the many of whom } for months , The Meutenant gover nor keeps up the filibuster by refus. Ing to recognize any motions by Re pubticans a cony > —--— results try @ Tribune Clas mified Ad. FOREIGN. Czechoslovak Rep., 8¢ Ctis. -.. Dominion of Canada, 5s, 1962 French Republic, 748 ---—. Japanese 4: a Kingdom of Belgium, Kingdom of Norway, Rep. of @hile, 8m, 1946 State of Queansiand, 6s U. k. of G. B. & 1, 5% American Smelting 6s American Sugar, 69 —-~—---.-------------- == Ambarionn TS, Odligitha |B, acsduccksdowpcerackesaiear Anacon: Copper Ts, 1938 ~~... ene Anacon@a Copper 68, 195 -.------s----sss-=-s-ano= At. T. And San Fe., gen. 4s Baltimore and Ohio, ov., 448 --------------2—---== Bethlehem Steei con., 68, Series A ..--.....-.------ Canadian Pacific deb., 4s Chicago, Burlington and Quincy ref. Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul cv. Chile Copper 6s Goodyear Great Northern, Ts A Tire 88, 1941 -----c0cse-sasee. y Te era |B ------ 2-2 peahaeraccncnwerenre Montana Power, 68 A..--.---es0---c0se—enwee-wewnn Northern Pacitio ret., 66 B -e-e-.cemnce--eonne--= Northwestern Bell Tel, 18 osnec-caseo----e--ence Pacific Gas and Blectrio 5s .. Penn, RoR. B6tin §6 cnsceewesseresneenr. Binclatr Con. O14 Southern Pacifie ev, Union Pacific firat U. & Rubber 6s... Uteh Power and Lights 6s -.-.- tern Union 64s -.. Westinghouse Blectric 7s Wilson and Co., ev., 68 .. DRIVING IT HOME (Continued from Page One.) but our mail comes and leaves with the speed of birds. Chilling dampness was in tho air today as it rained and snow touched Casper mountain. You found a coat comforting. You temporarily dis carded your straw hat, Yesteray the wind the dust and drove it city, Fine grains of Cirt filtered through the cracks and silently came to rest on furniture. The day before the sun scorched its way across the sky. It drank up moisture from the _parching plain, whipped up through the No day will come when clouds do not drift up over the horizon, nor when the sun will not travel in its amile thé same smile before rains and sun and winds, Thousands of us will be comfort- able only in the glare of the sun. As many will detest the heat. Thousands or us will reve! as the clouds roll up and drop their show- ers, as many will grumble and com plain, Thousands of us faces to the wind an: inhaled from many will it# coming. will bare our feel strength its free sweep. As geck shelter and reyilo This moment that you may most enjoy is possibly, {s probably, bring: ing to another not so far away, the fullest measure of sorrow, 80 in your time of sadness is another happy. We shall, as long as life is with us ee the same clouds, behold the same sun, feel the ame winds. But we shajl not be as n seeing those clouds and the sun in the sameway nor alike in feeling the winds. LIBERTY BONDS NEW YORK, June 19.—Liberty bonds closed: 2%s, $101.1; first 4s, $102; second 4s, $101; first 4%s, $101.81; second 4%, $101.2; third 4%e, $102.31 fourth 4%s, $102.3; U. 8. gpvernment 4%, $104.27 one | Foreign Exchange NEW YORK, June exchanges, steady. Quotations in cents: Great Britain, 433; cables, 433%}; 60-day bills on banks, 490%. France, demand 5,37; cables, 5.38. Italy, demand 4.33; ‘cables, 4.33%. Belgium, demand 4.68; cables, 4.69. Germany, demand per trillion, 28%. Holland, 37.41. Norway, 18.50 Sweden, 26.5444. Denmark, 16.88. Switzerland, 17.69%. Spain, 13.43, Greece, 1 Foland, 000012. Czecho Slovakia, 2.95, Jugo Slavia, 1.19, Austria, .0014%. Rumania, 44% Argentina, 92.54. Brazil, 1078, Tokio, 41%. Montreal, 985-16 oa wantad 19.—Foreign Tribune bring results. 107% 87% LA FOLLETTE GETS SCORING BY COMMUNISTS Attack Launched With Convention Opening At St. Paul. ST. PAUL, June 19.—(By The As- sociated Pross)—-The whole question of communism came before the new Farmer-Labor party this morning in its first -day of existence. It was precipitated when W. J. Taylor, > braska, offered a minority report from the nominations committee pro- posing endorsement of Senator La- Follette of Wisconsin as a. presiden- tial candidate, Led by Ben Gittlew and C. PB. Ruthenburg, the communists opened ® savage attack on the Wisconsin senator, Incidentally they belittled the possible results of the eonfer- ence for progressive political action at Cleveland July 4. They argued that the convention ignore TLaFollettes and all other can- didates and concentrate on princl- ples. Taylor, Walter Thomas Milis, ef California, and others in the more conservative wing of the convention divided as to the expediency of en- dorsingy LaFollette but were unite. in warning the communists that reat unity would not he nchieved tf the communists forced too radical a pro- gram on the new party The convention recessed unti! after noon while the argument was at its height. “We will not permit the name of a man, which i# a name only, not even & candidate, to represent ws in thia great fight that will end only whea the farnwrs and workers government is a real't said Ruthenburg. “You cannot get my consent or co- Operation to any program that does not represent the whole of the farm- ers and workers,” Mills said WASHINGTON, June 19.—Sena- tor LaFollette has authorized no one to communicate with the promoters of the national Farmer-Labor Pro: ‘oxaive convention in session aul, “nor « d himself manner with its eedings, Robert M. LaFollette sud ana statement issued behalf of his father. “There is nothing to be added td the statement contained in Se nator LaFollette’s letter to Attorney Gen- eral Ekern fn which his position was completely stated arding the St. Paul convention,” the statement sald. nee the Ekern letter was Published, Senator LaFollette has authorized no one to communicate with the promoters of that conven. tion nor concerned him tn any mans ner with its proceedings.” ———— now on For results sified Ad ection Thirteen women hold seats in the Parliament of Czecho-8 try a Tribune Clas TRAIN SCHEDULES Chleage & Northwestern Weatbound No. 603 No. 613 Eastbound— No. 622 Arrives ~-1:60 p. m, aaee--11;80 p. m. Arrives --615 p. m. Chlcage, Burlington & Quincy Eastbound No. 33 Arrives SALT CREEK BUSSES 3 Busses a Day Each Way LEAVE CASPER-—-TOWNSEND HOTEL| Leave Salt Creek 8 a. m. 9 a. m. 2:30 p. m. Bag, Called tor Company and Express and Delivered Salt, Creek is ortation e 144