Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 4, 1924, Page 9

‘ten ry the Petroleum Institute “For Seven-Day. Period. NEW 7A hina Dec. 4.—The daily average crude oil production of the United States inéreased 12,200 barrels for the week ending Novem- ber 29, totalling 1,975,800, according to the weekly summary of the Amer- jean Petroleum Institute. The daily average production east of California was 1,880,300 barre’s, an increare of 4,700. California production was 595, 500 barrels, an increase of 7,500, Montana and Colorado 87,350 barrels & decrease of 3,800, Daily average imports of petro'- eum at principal ports for the week ending November 29, were 276,714 barrels, compared with 287,286 for the previous week. Dally average re- celpts of California oil at Atlantic and gulf coast ports for the week ending November 29, were 78,714 barrels, ered with. 98,714 for the previo is week. Tv changes reported in “for the major dis- inent being quoted at $75 . $1.25 a barrel. according to the’ gravity of the oll; Pennsyl- }vania crude, Bradford district $2.85 Gulf coast and wouthwest Texas 131,100 barrels, a decrease of 850; eastern 108,000 bar- rels, an incréase * Commodity (Copyright 1924,.Casper.Tribung) . : Christmas Trees SEATLE—Farmers are busy cut- ting Christmas trees, from stump land in western Washington to sup- ply the southern and eastern mar- kets. Fifty car loads will be shipped to California and Texas. PHILADELPHIA—The first con- signment of Christmas trees has ar- rived here. This shipment totaled 4,000 and came from Québec. _ Dry 5 CLEVELAND—There has been, a substantial imporvement in retail buying“heré. Victor W. Sincere. president of the National Depart- ment Store, said today he believed the crowds since Thankagiving had been the largest he ever saw at this time of year, FORT WORTH—Retail trade in Forth Worth and West Texas has increased from 20 to 100 per cent in the last month, compared with ber, hp Jobbing nde great bakery. or isan unsettling’ factor in the flour market at present. Inde- pendent bakers are buying only for needs. Good shipping di- have been received on old » however, and the output ‘focal milla is increasing. POTTSVILLE, Pa— Work has ‘been ed on the peach orchard an veins near here which have idle for 56 years. With Present high prices of coal, opera- tions again have become profitable. OAKLAND, ‘Woolen mill, fdeness, is resuming operations this week on full time schedule. Packing House Products CHICAGO—Higher beef and lamb & barrel, all other grades $2.7: lf coast crude off, grade “A” $1.50 a grade *B" $1.25 and Call- crude* ranging from $1 to barrel, according to the grav- fty°of the ofl. Trade News prices.are articipated this week. The beef market has improved, due to scarcity of first class animals froc- ing prices up to $13.75 for prime yearlitigs. Decrease in lamb arrivals forced prices. up $1 a hundred Pounds, vy Tomatoes. ST. LQUIS—Shipments of toma- toes from; the Missouri and Arkan- sas Ozarks this season have reached & value of $3,500,000. - ‘on. TULSA, Okla.—Oklahoma opera- tors are continuing to confine their ew drilling operations to the prov- ed field Fifty three were started last week with the largest number located- in the Papoose extension field. Grain, 3 SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—The MDlinois state entomologist announced today that the damage done to the crons of the state by insect pest would total between * $30,000,000 and .$35,~ 000,000 this year. . -LEBANON,* Pa.—The ; Béthichem Stee] company has resumed fyll time operations at its concentrating plant of the North Lebanon mills and will spend $350,000 for construction of a continuous .mill at its main plant here. ‘Toys. SAN’ ~FRANCISCO— Department stores and novelty ‘shops report Christmas buying well under wa; This year's:top demands are declar- ed to exceed‘ by 20 per cent those of rany other year? BOSTON—The Parific mills have placed the-entire battery of 50 print- ing machines in operation for the first tims in six mosiths. The Col- umbia, 8. C., plant is working night shifts on new wide sheetings and pillow tubings. BUSINESS BRIEFS. DETROIT—Ford priced have “been reduced to the lowest point.in history by a cut of $5 in tl ‘quota, | -tions for runabouts, coupes and teur-} ing cars, $10 for Tudor sedans and $25 for four-door sedans, This makes the new list prices $260 for run- abouts, $290 for -touring..cars, $8: for, coupes, $580 for ‘Tudor seda and $660 for four-door -sedans. Dodge Brothers have made reduc- tions ranging from, §t0for touring: cars and roadsters to $125 for the 5-A sedan. CLEVELAND,—There {is a grow- ing demand here for skilled labor. Superintendent Selple, of the State- AX. BOTT NEW STATE: ~-GHARMAN OF HOTEL = © MENS ASSOCIATION City employment: bureau, said toda; “Shops which have not been hea: from for months have: applied for men, “Wp have-had-600 common laborers in line on some days last week, however, who probably will be hard to place. I look for marked ).| improvement. next.year."” ATLANTA—_ Builgirig- operati-re have suffered another slump and few. projects.of magnitude will be Legun until after the Christmas hol- idays. Real estate men, howeve: predict a tremendous volume of bu: inese after January 1 as materia's are now below the levels of the last two years, nd no end of real masciline gifts. Through the policy of purchasing every pipe sold directly from the manufacturer, the Smokehouse is able to eliminate the jobber’s price ‘}and has therefore quoted prices on fine pipes as low as it is possible to fix them. The Smokehouse presents an excellent way of solving many a perplexing gift problem, for any shopper will tell you that purchas- | ing gifts for men is no simple task. DENVER, Colo., Dec. 45-Chartes Wi Adams, of Pueblo, Colorado, was named president of the Rocky Moun- tain Hotel Men’s association in ‘its closing session here yesterdays, A. XK. Bott was named chairman of the association in Wyomini Smokehouse Solves the Many Problems Of “His” Christfias Shopping for “his” Christmas is. made a thing of ease by the manage ment of the Smokehouse. From thé present time until Christmas the Smokehouse is offering Christmas shoppers an unparalleled opporfun- ‘ity to please thi rt of any man with a wide lection’ of smoking materials and smokefs' accessories. ‘ with BRITISH FIGHT INTERFERENCE INTHE SUDAN GENEVA, Dec. 4.—(By The Asso- clated Press.)—Great Britain has in- formed the League of Nations that the British government will not recognize that any signature by Egypt of the peate protocol will give Hgypt the right fo appeal to the League of Nations on matters.con- nected with the Anglo: Egyptian dispute. The British note to the league says Great Britain will ‘not accept any interference, whether it be by Egypt, the League of Nations, or any. individual government on mat Sudan. in Daily Pipeline Runs wand -32-----=-- 168% ‘Water Works ~----.----. 144 Woolen ~-.--.-.2---.--- Anaconda Copper -.--.+.----- Atchison - .. Atl, Coast Line --.. Baldwin Loco. Balt. & Ohio Chic. & Northwestern ------- Chis, Mil. & St. Paul, pfd -.-- Cosden Oll ~-~-..--------- eon Crucible Steel .-....--------- Cuba Cane Sug, DTA copeceese Davison Chem -.-.---------- Du Pont de Nem --...+---- General Asphalt -.-.-2------- General E.ectric, ex div --— Gt. Northern pfd ----------- Gulf States Steel ----------- Hourtcn Oil .-.---2.--------- Hudron Motors ------------- Illinois entral ---—.---—--- Int. Harvester --..---------- Int, Mer. Mar. pfd --.------- Invincible Oil ~-.--.----. Kelly-Springfield ~ Kennecott Copper ---------= Lehigh Valley -------------+- Louisville & Nash. Mack Truck Marland Ot! Max. Motors Mo., Kan. & Tex. ----. Missour! Pac. pfd .---------- Montgomery Ward --.-------- Nat. Biscuit - Nationa) Lead New York Central N. Y¥., N. H. & Htfd --.------ Norfolk & Western -.------- Nor. American --.---------- Northern Pacific ----------- Pacific Ol) -~-------00-----= Pan. Am. ora “Pp” ... Sears Roebuck ----.-------- Binclair Con. -------------=- Sloss-Sheff. Steel .-.--.-----= Southern Pacific ----------- Southern Ry. ~---------2---- Standard Oil, Cal -.--------- Standard Oil, N. Stewart Warner '------.. Studebaker ---~~--------------- Transcont. Union’ Pacific tah Copper Wabash pfd Westinghouse Elec. Willys-Overland - ~---------- 10% Woolworth were -- 112% Standard Oil Stocks Aid Ask ‘Anglo OM manpaeene 17% 17% Borne Scrymeer --.-----230 - Buckeye Chesobrough Mfg. Chesebrough pfd. asteaebe 116 18% 15 Gal. Sig. Nev Ilinois Pipe Indiana Pipe National Transit . ----- 23 New York Transit ----.. 66 }Northern Pipe --------- ‘Ohio Oll -- International Pete -. Penn. Mex. aeoene gene 5 Siri Upbiiea Recorded. With: Lag rays of Trading "NEW "YORK, Dec.’ 4.—Agegressive bullish defmonstrations “caused an- other’ brisk upturn’ in stock prices at the opening. of today’s market; The Neavy. demand for « the~ railread ‘shares, ~Influcnttd:'by* yesterday's, favorable’ dividend ennsuncpmentl, | continued unabated: Mike Henry -..-----. 00%... Mountain & Gulf ..--_-1.20. aa. Western Explofation 2.00 Western States ---.....10 >’ .13 YON ae ale NP NEW YORK CURB CLOSING. or Ask 19.13 25 26.00 6.75. Mountain Producers Glenrock O11 Salt Creek Producers..24.75 Salt Creek Consolidated New York ; Oil Mutual. S. O, Indian LIVESTOCK Denver Prices. DENVER, Colo., Dec. 4—Hogs— Receipts, 3,000;"mostly.-15..to 25c lower; medium to chotce,190,and 250- Y pound averages, $8.75 to, K. 1256 61.00 pts, 300; steady; few loads cows, $3.85 to}. w common ‘stock calyes, ral loads feeders, $ some held araund $7.21 half of run‘stil unsold. . Sheep.—Receipts, 5,300; mostly through; fat lambs, 25c higher; two: toads 96-pound - weights; freight pala; few ewes; uneo! —__—_ not iseem a to Conference May. Solve Problem. LOS ANGELES, Callf.,/ Dec. 4.— A compromise proposal on the dead-| locked question of constructing a dam in the Colorado river at Boulder. Canyon was presented to’ a céntfer- ence of southwest municipalities. ‘e last night by Governor James G@. Scrugham of Nevada and the Colorado river commission of that stat The Nevada proposal is that a purely flood control dam be erected as 200n as possible on ‘the Boulder Canyon dam site, leaving the ques- tions on irrigation and power de- velopment for consideration and, de-| cision at a later date. There is every reason to ‘believe, agree, without jeopardizing their, in- terests, to the construction of a purely flood control dam, and that) an initial appropriation of $80,000,-\ 000 for the purpose of constructing such «a dam can be obtained from, congress before the end of the, present session. The Imperial Valley (California) | representatives replied that they, could not abandon the Swing-Joh! 8.75" Wittr:standard investment - shared "figuring “oonspicuoyslyin the up- "ward sweep”of prices;‘trading was stimulated in.all sections.of the lst. ‘The*--continuance :-of . pool,’ op- ‘erations.-was-ireflectedin the rapid vise-of numerous: speculative: issues, Malligson @ilk-was turnéd ‘over in ‘blocks -az- large ag seyen thousand shares;;adyancing two :points. to the. year’s highest-level. -New-1924 high records;-were established by. more thar 20 other-issues dqetwaing.prona- pose? rallsn~ \ Grain and. Stock . Opintons:-From Brokerage. Wire UhImann ‘Grain company — Need- the market. at present 1g very poor and, is due. to-local, ie nt and no&.world conditiong., Bartlett-Frazi fn our _he- ts. much | higher Hef wheat. mis'86 strong, warran: prices. The corn posi that we not but expect the mos bullish position. . © > Stein . Alstein. — Gt further strength ui ship of the bread grains. Riordan Martin—-We are bullish fon wheat and would not;sell it short. We feel friendly to corn and believe it should Be hought en any moderate decline, in’ promises the leader. ~GGontithied ‘from ‘Page: Ons) placed aboard flagged ~ treine and ahead of.bim im had stopped, on the: brakes Hard, bit | aWwork. 10. LIQUOR MOSCOW, Dec. 4.—(By: ‘The Asso- Clated. Press.)—Soviet “Russia. today the manufacture ‘and sale‘ of liquors and cognac yp to a strength of 30 r cent, which i jess than the pre-war stands standard. LEAGUE CALLS ONJOANGON TO CHARGES Report of f'Gintling 3 in cific Gireles: gon Dill, with its provisions for a/| Fesentatives of the boulder Dam association. and the ‘Public Service commission. - Further conferences are. éxpected to be held, however, for a more com- prehensive discussion of! the com- ,| Promise. 8. °.. 8. 0. s. O. 8. O. 8s. O, s. Oo. Swan. N.Y. ccccnneenne 44% 44%! 364 Washington - 8S. O. Neb, -. CRUDE MARKET Cat Creek Greybull ---~---------------—- Torchlight Elk Basin Rock Creek Salt Creek Big Muddy Mule Creek ------------------ Sunburst ~----.----------+--— Hamilton Dome -------------- Werris ------------------------ 3yron Notches -.~-------~------------ ilot. Butte |Exclusion Act Criticized in Church Meet ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 4.—(By The 6) good will, prepared for submission to the federal council of churches, i; before the delegates attending the 1.30 | quadrennial meeting in the report of This report’ asserted that missionary leaders! in Japan feel that the execlusion haw et back the progress of the Chris- tian movement twenty years." i “The sympathetic understanding on the part of the American churches was one of'the most pow- erful influences in helping the Jap- anese ta retain confidence in the people.” ae % EN ret bSeattle cliib between $15,000 Los Angeles |’ tions caiftug>iupon .;,Ban:). Johnson,. president of ithe Atherican‘league, to his: ¢harges of gambling in ast bageball circles by re- seitnetogs er withdraw the eine ealing started early day at “the national association reported. baseman ‘and gltfielder’ of the Littlé “Rock club “of the ‘Southerri “Association, purchaséd by the Seattle: club. Paéltic ‘Coast league: * Sener ‘Walter: ‘Duster’ * Mails, Oakland Pabtific Coast league south~| ‘paw, ‘was’ toiay” traddd“by the coast lub to the St; Dowis Cardinals in skcharige for’ five players, according ‘président of the o°No' cash involved in-the: ‘MresBwing: declined to Say" whic“ players he~ would — get Tisbeinee “players together~ with |Pitgher John Mitjus:purehased: yes- tertay “front Bridgeport,” "cost’, the and $20,000,*"vaccording~ to »President Charles-Lovkhart of-the Seattle lub. James: Riley-of the. Shreveport club: of the Texas;league;was traded to'Mobile of the;Southern: association for! J. A. Bbone.. Birmingham, pur- chaseq: Elmer. W. Rowman, , first baseman, from ‘the, Seattle clus. for the réported sum of $8,900. Wheat Prices Easé Down on News of Moisture in Grain Belt CHICAGO, Dec. 4.—Rains in the domestic winter wheat belt tended to ease down’ the wheat market to- day during early dealings here. ‘Weakness in Livérpool counted also ‘as a depressing factor. Heavy offer- ings from Argentina,. India and ‘Austria were reported. After open- ing half to 1c lower, May $1.60 to $1.60% and July $1.40% to $1.41, the market rallied in some cases to above yesterday's finish. Oats opened %c to Ko higher, May 59%c*to 59%c, and’ then con- tinued: to, aso SI AY 17 SHOALS PLANS HOLD INTEREST OF CONGRESS Underwood Proposal in Fore Front Today at Washington. WASHINGTON, Dec, 4.—The Underwood plan for the operation of Muscle Shoals has taken a fore front Position today among the various proposals for a solution of the long pending problem. After it become known yesterday that Senator Underwood, Democrat, Alabama, had conferred upon vari- ous occasions with President Cool- idge during the process of preparing the bill, administration leaders went to the White House to learn the president's attitude on the measure, Republicans generally feel dispos- -ed to support the president's idea as to the best. plan for settling the iuscle Bhoals issue. Recogn ition Won by High School Girl In National Contest Miss “Mae Crouse, a student at the Natrona county high school who re- Fcentlyitook part in the national.meat story contest, has been accorded hon- orable recognition in connection with this event. A recipe for meat submitted by the local girl with her story has been relected as one of the tion received today from the Na\ fonal Livestock and Meat board head- quarters in Chicago, The information goes further to say that the cook book, which will be known as “Meat, and How to Cook It," will be off the press short- ly and will be given free national distribution to schodls, colleges, housewives and other institutions and, individuals requesting it. The title, ‘Meat, and How I Cook It,’ is of special significance as it was under this caption that the national champion story was written by Miss Graves of Lemore,,Cal. MAS, HAZEL MULLENIX CLAIMED BY ILLNESS Sn AES Mrs. Havel Mullenix, wife of Rex Mullentx, died this mornin ‘Wyatt hotel. For some time ‘Been emptoyed here at the Commer- city Printing company. Funeral services will be held to- morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Shaffer-Gay chapel. The Rev. Philip K. Edwards will od bad ah Laine = CROWDS JO JOIN IN WELCOME) (Coritinued from Page One.) rye and other field crops entered in the. hry and grain division. After an inspection of the expo: tion, and if wishes, the packing plants, President Coolidge will be the dinner guest of the Saddle and Birldin’ club, in the club house ad- joining thé exposition building. “Montana gave the world a new oats champion in the person of L. E. Peterson, of Victor, grower of Vic- tory white. |MacDonald Is ‘Back at Post LONDON, Dec. 4.—(By the As sociated Press).—Ramsay MacDon- a’d, former labor premier, was re- elected chairman and leader of the Parliamentary labor party today. J. R. Clynes was chosen deputy leader and* deputy chairman. and Ben Spoor wag*elected chief whip: (Continued from Page One.) in the economic structure of the reg- jon, and ‘Whereas, the industry is making its products available to the public at prices relatively lower than those for other commodities, and Whereas, the Industry's ‘useful- ness to the public is dependent. upon complete and acctirate public under-~ standing‘ of the industry and of the economic laws that govern it, Now therefore, be it resolved, by the Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Producers Sesociation in ‘convention (a) That ‘ft Is\ tke duty of the as- prices of ofl and ucts, the services rendered by the in- dustry to the people at large, and|_ the conditions ‘under which those services can be best performed, (6) That all branches and phases of the ofl and gas industry should ay. themselves of every means at their disposal to dissemina’ end that the public may be fully-in- formed. (c) That every man connected with or concerned in the of] and gas in- dustry should make himself an edu- cative force in his daily contact and coyversation, and should aeek every opportunity through talke and pa- pers before public audiences to wid- en his sphere of influence and in- formation. (a) That those _mémbers of the in- dustry, who come in dally business contact with the public, particularly the retail marl special effort to pln of all thoi acourat (e) That this association, - throu its officers, directors and. executive committee should take all necessary and possible steps to ‘assist its mem- bers inthis matter of public re! tions and information and to: enable them to discharge the duty they owe the industry and the public in bring- ing about a closer understanding and co-operation between the twa. ) ‘Whereas, the development of th Rocky Mountain Region ts ent greatly retarded and hafdicap- ped by the limited and inadequate consumption of and market . for Black of] and the products derived threfrom, Resolved, that ‘this asscclation pledge its best efforts toward in- ing the use and consumption ack ofl and) toward enlarging the present markets and. creating. néw markets, and especially in ald- ing in the more extensive use of black ofl for fuel, for road ‘oll and for asphalt surfacing on highways and streets in this region’as well as elsewhere. Conservation. ‘Whereas, large areas. of produc. tive and prospective ofl. and gas lands in the Rocky Mountain region are owned by the United States and) operations for the discovery and production of ofl and gas are carried on under government supervision, , Resolved, that we commend the work of the United States, Buresu of Mines in its. supervision of opeér- ations on government owned oil lands and we recommend to “the states and operators of the Rocky Mountain region the desfrability of fully co-operating with: the United States Bureau of. Mines and adher- ing as far as practicable to the plans and regulations of that bureau to the end that carefully thought out and intelligently applied methods ‘of operation and conservation may be followed to the muttal advantage of the industry and'the government. Standarization. ‘Whereas, we believa the, standard- ization of ‘alt ofl. field material and equipment is‘ of direct and substan. tial economy and other benefit to the’ oll and gas ‘industry, Resolved,.that we favor the stand- ardization of ‘fiela material’ and equipment and pledge the co-opera- tion of this association. with. the American Petroleum Institute and all ‘other organizations engaged in advancing this Important work. - Natural’Gas. ‘Whereas, we believe the highest and best economic wae} of) natural gas produced In:the Rocky Mountain region will contribute to the fullest development and lasting prosperity of that -region, Resolved, that this association fa- vors the continued conservation and most efficient and best economic use of natural gas produced in this reg- fon for off field; domestic and indus- trial purposes. ved further, that. we espe: inh urge chambers of commerce and all other similar organizations in states in the Rocky Mountain region having natural gas fields to use every effort to bring. into those ates manufacturing industries to more fully utilize this gas. Acknowledgments. ‘Whereas, this. convention, and those in attendance thereon have been most.royally entertained and provided .for, ard Whereas, these arrangements have been planned and carried out by the officers and committees of the asso- elation resident in Casper and -by the citizeris of Casper, Now therefore, be it resolved, that the association and the members present hereby. extend their sincére thanks and hearty appreciation *to the president, the executive commit- tee tind the convention committee for planning and carrying out this convention, whose work has made possible. the “convention's su and to the Benevolent and Protect: ive Order of Elks for facilities pro- vided, and to the mayor, the talent which furnished the entertainment and the other citizens of Casper for thelr welcome, hospitality’ and ‘sin? ‘PAGE NINE All Markets cere good will, and to the newspa- pers of Casper and the Rocky Moun- tain region for the generous space and friendly comment they have ac- corded this convention and its pro- ceedings. J. 8. MECHLING, MAX W. BALL, 8. DeSCHON, LIE A, MILLER, BAKE __ Resolutions ssolutions Committee STORM CARRIES DOWN WIRES (Continued from Page One.) were reported variously from one en hours la’ Practically Island and Burlington trains from Kansas City, St. Lou’ and Chicago are schéduled to arrive four hours behind time. Union Pacific trains from the west. were maintaining the best sched- ules, none being reported more than 30 minutes late. One Colorado and Southern rail- road passenger train from Trinidad. Colo., was reported today as being seven hours behind time. SHERIDAN, Wyo., Dec, 4—The storm which struck Colorado and touched portions of Wyoming lightly ‘Wednesday was not felt here, Bits of snow which fell Tuesday are atill in evidence, however, There was a slight cold spell Wed- nesday event; but Thursday morn- ing it had apperently passed. LARAMIE, Wyo., Dec. 4.—The weather here is clear and warmer. No snow furried west of Rawlins to- day. The temperature was 18 above at.7 this morning with a slight wind from the southwest. GREAT FALLS, Mont., Dec. ¢.— Two days warm summer rain ceased last evening here, to be followed by warmer weather until midnight, when the thermometer dropped to one below freezing. Cloudy today but the thermometer standing 40 above and no wind or storm, * BILLINGS, Dec. 4.—After'a day of almost steady drizzle of rain yes- terday, Billings and vicinity were visited Inst evening by one of the heaviest fogs seen here in many years. The fog clung throughout the might and until almost noon before efforts of the sun. to break through were successful. Heavy frost coy- ered objects this morning but the weather began to moderate rapidly after daybreak. — BUTTE, Mont., Dec. 4,—Following a heavy fall of snow Tuesday, four inches being recorded, temperatures moderated here yesterday but a heavy frost last night sent the mer- cury to a minimum of 12 above for the past 24 ‘hours. CHEYENNE, Dec. 4—A_ light snow, starting Wednesday and con- timuing intermittently until Thurs. day morning, left Cheyenne with « white covering, with the “thermo. meter around 30 degrees. ~The low- est temperature reached was 23 de grees Wednesday night. The total three quarters: of an There is little prospect of fur- there storm, the weather bureau re- ports. P.O. Employes | Bear Burden in Postal Service ey WASHINGTON, Dec, 4—The burden of the postoffice deficit in handling certain classes of mail, as shown in Postriaster General New's report to congress is being borne by the postal employes in “inadequate compensation,” it was asserted in = statement issued here today by C. P. Franciscus, president of the United National Association of Postoffice clerks. The association, the statement said, “is working unceasingly” to bring about an adjustment of the situation as to postal rates and pay in order to insure passage of the pay increase bill ‘now awaiting ac- tion In congress after President Coolldge’s veto at the last session. Fort Logan to Be Enlarged DENVER, Colo., Dec. 4.—The Fort Logan military post ie to be enlarged considerably, the construc- ton program of the war department at Washington indicates. Under the program, barracks and stables costing $200,000 are to be erected on the reservation. This, according to army officers, presages an increase {n the force at the post of nearly 250 men. TOO LATE-TO CLASSIFY FOR TRADE—WiI! accept « condition, as first payme three-room or five-room ance like rent FOR RENT- apartme! or month. Lincoln rey c 511d. r, good oh new use, bale Phone 2815M. ished } reaverals fur