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— amen ea SS See SS POE. D } foes A t 1 GENERAL LIST. “SORES AGAIN Early Uncertainty Followed by Flood of Buying Orders SW .YORK, Dec. ices displayed considerable trregu- rity at the opening of today's market with the largest changes on the up side. United States Realty eferred advanced 1% and the com- 1%4 while Baltimore and Ohio nd DuPont each advanced a point. Several specialties ylelded fraction: ally on profit taking. Cessation of the urgent selling which characterized yesterday's close, inspired confiderice and buy- ing orders were soon pouring into the market in large volume, lifting the general list to higher ground. Nearly a dozen issues, mostly. public: utilities, attained new peak prices for the year. United States Realty preferred extended its gain to 4 points and the common to 8% while among the score or so stocks »to climb a point or more were Cru. cible Steel, Pullman/General Motors, ‘Wabash preferred A, American Ra aiator and General Asphalt. Houston Oll and American Ice. were heavy. Foreign exchanges opened firm with trading quiet pone an Sa LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO, ceipts 10,000; grades mostly weighty butchers firm; top $9.60; bulk good and choicé 240 to 325 pound butchers $9.25@9.50; packing sows largely $3.50@8.75; heavy weight hogs $9.20 @9.60. Cattle—Receipts 1,000; top ri ings $14.00; best weighty steers $11.00; stockers and feeders steady to 25c lower; fat cows 15 to 25c higher; canners and ‘cutters . and bulls 10 to 15c higher; vealers strong; week's bulk prices follow: Beef steers $8.25@10.75; stockers and feeders $4.75@6.50; tat cows $3.75@ 5.50; fat heifers $4.75@7.50; canners and cutters $2.65@3.25; veal calves $9.00@9.75. Sheep—Recetpts ° 3,000; today’s market steady; fat lamba mostly $15.00@15.25; compared with week ago: Fat lambs 50 cents higher; fat sheep and feeding lambs 25 to 50c higher; bulk prices follo Fat wooled lambs — $14.75@165.2! top $15.50; clippers $12.00@12.75; yearl- ings $11.00@12.00; aged wethers $8.50@9.50; top $10.00; handy weight fat ewes $8.00@8.50;)top $9.00; feed. ing lambs top $15.10. desirable Omaha Quotations. OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 6.—Hogs—Re- ceipts, 7,500; better grade butchers, mostly 10c higher; bulk 220 to 300. pound butchers, $9.00@9.15; top, $9.25. Cattle—Receipts, 600; compared with week ago: Fed steers and year- lings, mostly 25¢ higher; bulk, $6.75 @10.50; top weighty steers, $11:25; canners and cutters, mostly 10@15c higher; veals 50@75e higher; stock- ers and feeders, 25c higher. Sheep—Receipts, 1,5 lambs, 25@35c higher; closing bulks follow: Fed westerns, $14.35@ @14.60 natives, $13.75@14.25; fed clipped, $11.25@12.00; week's top, $12 yearlings, top, $12.50; fat ewes 8.75; feeding lambs, $14.00@14.35. Denver Prices. DENVER, Colo., Deo. Department of 6. Ss Agniculture).—Hogs —Receipts 200; around steady; one load 192 pound weights $9.15; add medium weights drive ins largely $8.80@9.15; few light lights $8.50; packing sows mostly $7.00; few’ fat pigs $7.00, Cattle—Receipts 600; calves none; for week: Beef steers mostly 10 to 16c higher; top $8.50; others. $6.75@ 8.00; stockers and feeders and fat she stock 15 to 25¢ higher; killer calves strong to 50c higher; most classes steady to strong;-top heifers $6.40; best cows $4.60; bulk stockers and feeders $5.75@6.85; top feeders $8.10; cholce vealers $8.00@8.50. Sheep—Recelpts 4,300; practically nothing on sale toda Oe _ higher; 18.40@ 13.90. few kind destrable mbs around : plainer kind kind $7.75@ Ihe higher $13.86, top § desirab'e CHICAGO, Dec. 6.—Potatoes— Trading, slow; market about steady; receipts, 55 cars; total U. 8. ship- ments, 634; Minnesota sacked round whites, fair to ord'nary, 90c@$1.00; Wisconsin sacked round whites, 90c @$1.10; Minnesota sacked Red River Ohios, few sales, $1.16@ aiAE sates SILVER © | NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—Bar silver, 69140; Mexican dolfars, 58%c. WHEAT TREND ei as Check 'on Market Advance wheat averaged higher in price to- day. during the early dealings. Un- sold stocks, in Europe were repre- sented as being rapidly disposed of. Upturns in quotations here, how- ever, led to increased selling pres- re. The opening, which varied frpm unchanged figures to %c high- er, with May, $1.61 to $1.61% and July, $1.42%. wag followed by a mod- erate gain all around, interrupted\ by transient. minor setbacks. Corn and oats afivanced with wheat and.as a it of wintry weather. After opening at %c off to Yec up, May $1:28% to $1.24%c, the corn market, scored a godd general upturn. “ i _ Cate started at %%c decline to {ic advance,"May 60% to 60%c. Later al! months showed gains. Good demand continued to lift the provision market. A DISEASE WAR BY SLAUGHTER PROVES COSTLY New Methods Sought to Prevent .Spread | of Livestock Malady. WASHINGTON, LD: 5 The gréat cost of ‘the slaughter ‘method of checking outbreaks of the ‘foot and ‘mouth disease-among caitle has moved ‘the: bireaw of animai indus- try of the department of agriculture to ‘propose an investigation in “Bu- rope by scientirts to determine other means of -preventitig spread-of the virus. The plan as outlined to Secretary Gore provides for selection of three scientists to co-operate with officials in some foreigi country where the disease is constant-y present. It ts pointed out that the difficulty in preventing: ercape of the germs ren- ders experimentation ‘in this country dafigerous. : * The cost of the ‘federal govern- ment and ‘state governments of Texas and ‘California due to recent outbreaks. there approximates $5, 000,000 according to bureau official who .sald their agents still were in- specting ‘the affected areas, — Radio Scores In Test Made 1 Underground PITTSBURGH; Pa., Dec. 6—Ex- periments on underground’ reception of surface broadcast radio signals for the purpose of developing a su- Dersensitive underground radio re- ceiving, set: to, be used in-mine res- cue work were conducted with ex- cellent results at the Pittsburgh sta- tion of the bureau of mines during the recent trans-Atlantic tests, J. Jahosky, government radio engineer in charge of the éxperiment an- nounced, . A govern t_station maintained in the cellar of Mr. Jahisky's home, Was used and loud s; er reception of several, English. and’ continental stations were reported. Two differ- ent sets, both designed by Mr. Ja- hosky, ‘were used. The one was of the superheterodyne type and. the other used a fifty-foot antefina. Mr. Jahosky, said he was working “on @ radio ‘set/suitable for‘use in mine rescue’ wor! ROBBER LOOT RECOVERED (Continued ‘from)Page One.) had been at the place from time to time, and that hé.had seen as many as four men erter the house. Two days ago, White ‘said, he saw two men and a Woman ‘appreach the place and after trying the door vain- ly, enter through’s window. Although the identity of the ring- leaders is. known to the police, Chief Yohe preferred ‘to withhold their names until they are in.custody. Re- covery of the major part of the loot, at least-6f the two-most recent rob- beriea, 1s confidently expécted’ when they are,traced'to their hiding-place: oe Butter and-Eggs - 6.—Butter, low- extras, (43@4314; standards, 41%c; extra firsts, 40@ 4it%sc: firsts, 844% @35%%0; seconds, 82@330. Eges, higher, receipts, 2,857 cases; firsts, 48@b3c; ordinary firsts, 35@ 40c:. refrigerator extras, © 37 firsts, 35%@36c, The first Pullman was built 69 years ago. ping car ey OW .wHy DIO I LET THAT DUKE “TAKE MY BROWN EYED BABY AWAY —--- IM SO LONESOME: ICOULD CROAK ~— Salret Sues, TLL GoTo THE DUKE ANOTett.. /, HIM How SAD LAM = MAYBE —~ Lisbon Cabinet . Is Given Vote | . Of Confidence LISBON, Dec. 6.—The Portuguese chamber of deputies today gave the government a vote of confidence, 63 to 27, 7 A new Portuguese cabinet, héadéd by Dominguez Santos as- premier, sumed office on November 21. Dur- ing exposition of the new cabine policy in the chamber last week, It Was announced that efforts would be made to’ secure some arrangement making the results of the Dawes rep- afation plan more favorable for Por- tugal. GIANT WAVE ‘GOES OVER FERRY BOAT SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 6.— A giant wave, caused by heavy Weather outside the ‘Golden Gate, struck the Southern Pacific ferry boat, Piedmont, on Its‘ late trip last night and sweeping entirely over the lower deck of the craft, caused mo- mentary panic among thé passen- gers. The engines were stopped and Bre- parations made to man the life boats, while the water poured below into the restaurant. There was a rush for life preservers’ and many Passengers began to shed coats and shoes. Members of the crew quieted the passen: and the boat proceed- ed to thé Alameda pier. a NEWS BRIEFS, CHICAGO, Dec. 6.—B. N. Austin, who retired four years ago as gen- eral passenger agent of the Balti. more and Ohio, railroad, northwest region, died at his home here last night. CHICAGO, Dec, 6.—Howard .” My Gore, secretary of Agriculture and wovernor-elect of West: Virginia, is in, a hospital here with an attack of bronchigis: resulting from a heavy cold. His condition is not serious, CHICAGO, Dec. 6.—William. F, Swift, son of L. F. Swift, president of the Swift Packing Company, has quit the packing business. His eld- er brother Louis, quit some time ago. William, known to society as “Billy” has taken a position with a downtown brokerage firm. Louis announced several weeks ago he had purchased a ranch in Texas and was going there to earn his living. pated est a -Sedbieon ts Pres. Coolidge Back at Desk WASHINGTON, Dec. 6,—Back from his visit to Chicago, President Coolidge had before him today a long lst of appointments and an accumulation of officia) business. The Chicago trip, made primarily to speak at the International Live. stock .exposition,. was the. only one the president had arranged, prior to the first of the year, and so far no inyitations {nvolving .absence ‘from Washington «for several months have been accepted. Mr. Coolidge has told friends he | intends to remain’ clone on the job inasmuch as a num’ | Programs will const j up. BUT IM SORRY FOR YOU-= \F REMEMBER CORRECTLY - + A FEW DAXS AGO. You MADE A SUGGESTION = INSTEAD OF GAMBLING AWAY THE HORSES - “THE LOSER WAS To GET A SMASH IN THE | (GASOLINE | ALLEY —SKEEZIX DOES A LITTLE BROADCASTING (Copyright, 1924, Casper. ‘Tribiiney: winter wheat seem-to be assured.by the copious: rains ,and- snow which have, covered’ the: whole wheat: belt: in the last two days: This: ufictent molature in ‘the carry the crop harvest... . ind -to- ofthe Reading and. Pennsylvanis railroads ‘here are choked » with wheat~and long ‘lines. of dats’ are, waiting to be unloaded. Grain is not .moving abroad so. freely «from here .as\from.Montreal.. © I want to add & few words about the credit unién,’to which the last two articles in this series have been devoted. As has been stated the pur- pose of the credit unto two-fold, to encourage among its members the regular and ‘aysteinatic, saving of smal] ‘sums and to accord credit fa- eflities in the way of stnall loins. The quest arises as to the ‘safet! loghs and as to the purposes for’ which: “they ‘are made. It would be natural to object that an organization’ of this kind without experience in banking prac- tice worlld make many ‘mistakes’ in with * consequent of ‘the happens The reason is that the credit. ate § mittee that passesupon ‘all applica te made! Up of ‘men 'personally ~The chi : these committees ‘are’ Just as’ weil able to judge the soundness of a kind of a loan-they- make as isa banker to\estimate the. rink: he°ts taking when a; customer applies, for accommodation. The safety, ofthe credit. union system.ties in thig close Ppersenal tough between those. who pass, upon..the Joan. and those; to whom the loan.is, x ’ Now. as.to, the: nurpoges for which Joans are made. They. are of, two classes, . Firat-comes thoge, applica- tions, arising out of sickness, unem: ployment, or .; misfortune of,’ any. kind. , Spcond;-come. those :; which might be “called, iptoductive: loans. They rangs.trom the young ‘borrowing: to mente expe fourse, in ‘might -echool.to the, emall business man /jugt~making. a, start; Bomatimes, -too,-leans- ere made to employees": who tock, in the cor! they are woflting. eee e | All, these credit problema rélate to the’ url tyne of credjt, ,1 ley do a good. déa).tnt ine ‘of,.co-operative buying of feeds, fertilizers and sypplies.gs well as the actual financing of crops,always re- pada S21 in Dia od ta daha tad, ‘ 7 ed. before : the »month' expires on ‘Decenpber* Elections for the» new» parliament, the) papér adda, will probab:y bé"held in‘Febru- ary. _— } Tribute wanteds bring results. ° | . Automobiles, , DETROIT.—The Ford Motor eom- pany has delivere® approximately 160,000 cars on its weekly purchase Plan and-has about 100,000 enroll- ments on which payments now. are being made. New deing received at the rate of 700 to ‘800 a week. — Wool. PORTLAND,—Co-opi@ative 000 pounds’ of 1924 clip in this ma: ket. This wool was stored since June. | The prices; paid: range: from: 26 to 55 cents per pound and the av- membering. that’ th's is done as far as the individual loan {s concerned on @ small ‘scale and that the busi- ness is‘ confined to a particular group or logalit; —————_—— "NIGHT NEWS WASHINGTON. — General unrest is increasing in Honan province, Ching, the state department ‘was notified by Consul General Heintzle- iman-at)Hankow. ‘ ; OTTAWA:—Japan is reducing ex- penditures on army, and navy. to gave money for air force develop- fment, Major’ General J. H. Mac- len, chief of Staff, said on his teturn from Japan. | NEW YORK.—Ambasador Jules Jusserand, retiring dean of the dip- lomatic corps~in’ ‘Washington, re- ceived the honorary. degree of doctor of:laws from New York university. NEW YORK.—Alaska’ may de- mand statehood within-the next four years; Scott Bone, governor of the : —— Rid Ask Am: Of -_--.- 11%, Scrymeer Sccmmmeene+ 3 So. Penn. Oil 8. W. Penn. Ol 8.'O. Ind S.-O, Ohto pfa _ Swan & Finch | ‘Vacuum — ‘Washington Ss. 0, N CAPITAL House meets at noon, continuing consideration of interior depart- ment appropriation bill. Senate in .adjournment — until Monday awaiting war department report, on Underwood plan for utilizaion of Muscle Shoals. President’ Coolidge faces accum- ulation of official business on re- turn from Chicago. Special senate. committee .con- tinues investigation of. internal reventie’ bill. j Edward Clark Will Continue As Secretary — WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Edward T. Clark, personal secretary to Colidge has decided to retain his present post and not accept appoint- ment as executive assistant to the president of the emergency fleet cor- poration. OIL SECURITIES Bessemer Elkhorn _ E: T. Gates _ Jupiter _ Tom Bell Royalty _. 02 Western. Exploration _2.90 Western: States. ___.___ 10 Y. On — 07 - NEW YORK CURB CLOSING ‘ Bid Ask Mountain Producers 19.00 19.12 Glenrock “Oil 15 25 Salt Creek Producers.24 00 Salt Creek Consolidated 6.50 6.75 New * York Oil 8.75 12.50 61.00 Lincoln Train Pilot Is Dead CINCINNATI, 0., Dec. 6.—Daniel 1. Holmes, pioneer railroad man, Who -was-a-canductor of the Abra. hatin Lincoln funeral train in 1865 it crossed the country from Washing- ton to Springfield, I!inols, is dead. He was 85 years of age. At the time President Lincoln was shot and fat- ally wounded, Mr. Holmes was a sleeping car conductor and when it} w ed that the martyred pres-| 1g: n Build “Homes’ On East. Side NEW YORK,'Dec.’ 6.—John_ D. Rockefeller, Jr., it was. announced today, is behind a movement headed by the Empire Mortgage compan; to bring the first “Garden tenements’ to Manhattan by constructing a block of wage earners’ ideal homes on the east side. > Each of the experimental tene- ments will face on a garden with a. playground for children and the homes will be so atranged that every room will get sunshine and fresh air and each family will be provided. with one or two bath rooms. Fi It is planned to keep the rentals near the level now, paid by tenants in New York slums, Eclipse to Be Observed from Big Air Liners ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. —Tent: tive plans for using the dirigibles Los Angeles and Shenandoah to make observations and take photo- graphs during the total solar.eclipse on January 24 are under considera- tion at the navy department. A final decision depends upon Classified Rates Two cents per wora or ten cents per line. ¢ NO AD LESS THAN 30' CENTS. Five average words used as a basis of estimating a line. BLACKFACE CAP HEADLINE his be charged ‘the space of two es. sdvertising will be “set lines" irrespective of the number of words. CORRECTION OF CLASSIFIED AD ERRORS. The ..Casper Daily “Tribune will nor be responsible for more than one incorrect insertion of any ad- vertisemcnt ordered for more than one time. Errors not ‘the iault of a advertiser which clearly lessen Tv ADS. Careful attention will by given all wis received over the TELEPHONE, tet we cannot jarantee accuracy. OUT OF TOWN ADVERTISE: MENTS. Must be accompanied by cash or cheok in full payment of the same, Note the foregoing . instructions about counting the words and the rate per word for the Casper Daily ‘Tribune. CLOSING HOUR. ‘Went Ads to be classified properly must be in the Casyer Daily Tribune Ofice before 10. Want Ads received after 10 to 12\a. m. will be inserted under 1e@ head “Too Late. to Classify. ——————————— HELP WANTED—Female a WANTED—Woman to mend stock- ings. Phone 1356. $$ HELP WANTED—MALE GOVERNMENT jobs. NTED. 3 YOU 00 ARE month, Institute, whether the ships can be equifj with suitable instruments and > eras with which to make a scientific air record .of the. eclipse. ‘The- eclipse will be visible across Long. Island sound and Nantucket and along a. strip of upstate Ne York. It will be the last of the sort visible in the United States until April, 1930. Should-it be decided to use the Shenandoah and the Los Angeles, it will be the first time the two ships have taken the-air sfmut- taneously. Fr Snow Flurries Forecast for WASHINGTON, Weather outlook for. ginning Monday: Rocky Mountain and pleateau régions: Occasional snows east and rains or snows west of the divide; temperature below normal f Part, warmer middle and co! latter’ part. POSITIONS WANTED Dec. 6.— the week be- MAN wants work. of- any: kind. at once. Has family. Phone 2441-J. 1145 S. Willow. Y ba od a COMPETENT woman wants house work. Phone 515. YOUNG WIDOW with little girl Pale! to Kea, house for bachelor or widower with or with: i - Call: 922_.E. Fourth. nh Nec ag YOUNG woman wants work, in boarding house,, Call 1982M. * EXPERIENCED bookkeeper will ' keep an extra‘set of: books during Box B-130, wants. any. kind of work. Eyans’Hotel, North Center SERVICES OFFERED —_—_—_.___. payee method treatments ~ for sateces oa realise hair; Peeing: ‘set ‘agency, ° W.oMrs. Colby. ise. rhytercd LAWNS aniched now, will from Inter. ing, driveways frase “Sarai ara team fu he 6 ys Phone 101 Ror 68M. a MARCELLE and bobcurt, a ‘i8c.. Phone’. for. appolntients 13923. Whaley Apts., 610 8, Ash. ——— ee eee eee \ WEST Yellowstone’ Hana Laundry. We call-for and deliver. Special care given all silks, woolens and new ginghams.. Phone. 2695R. ————— bersaeee eng Pop, curl, complete, Tbe; ced operator, i Walnut. Phone Uts5s, ibs Ma? LBARN marcelling «at. reduced Drices, by experie: iy Ehone Tino ts WANTED-+Children to care for Pb: day or muhth, by responsible lady. References. 730 ‘5, Ash. MARCELLING, hone appoin ts. Phone 2562M. 949 'S. Mokiniey. CALCIMINING and painting, smali< jobs,, prompt service, work guar ariteed. “Phone isb0d i MARCEL and bob curl, complete ibc.' Riverview Hotel, 205 N. Cen ter. Phone 540M: —— MARCEL and bob curl, complet 75c; also home appointments e nd Sundays. Call for appoint- Phone 24613. 129°S8. Ken- G CARDS—Printed or en graved, make a nice gift. Service Art nters, 151 8S. Wolgott under Casper Floral. Phone 77 Tribune wantads bring results

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