Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 5, 1925, Page 7

re ae { CRUDE PRODUCTION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1925 Finance TAKES GREAT SLUMP IN THE LAST WEEK Decline of 50,000 Barrels a Day Reported By American Petroleum Institute in Country’s Pipeline Runs. NEW YORK, Feb. 5.—The daily average gross crude. oil production of the United States decreased 49,900 barrels for the week ending January 31, totaling 1,953,800, ac- cording to the weekly summary of the American Petroleum Institute, The daily average production east of California was 1,356,500 barrels, a decrease of 47,800. California pro- duction was 596,800 barrels, a de- crease of 2,100. Oklahoma shows a daily average Production of 479,700 barrels, a de- crease of 1,300; Gulf coast and south. west Texas 123,050 barrels, a de crease of 1,050; eastern 99,000 bar- rels, a decrease of 1,000; Wyoming, Montana and Colorado an increase of 2,450. Pennsylvania crude, Bradford dis trict, was advanced 25 cents to $3.60 a barrel; all other grades advanced 25 cents to $3.50 a barrel; Mid- Continent crude ofl was advanced 15 cents to 25 cents a barrel, and fs now being quoted at $1.15 to $1.95, according to the gravity of the oll, Gulf Coast crude was advanced 25 cents a barrel and is now being quoted at $1.75 for grade “A” and $1.50 @ barrel for grade “B”. Call- fornia of] was adyanced 25 cents a barrel on heavy oils to 45 cents a barrel on-lghter grades, and is now being quoted from $1.25 to $1.75 a barrel, according to the gravity of the ail. 87,750 barrels, Commodity (Copyright, 1925, Casyer Tribune) Automobiles. CLEVELAND—About 1,200 autos were sold at the recent Cleveland show and dealers and accessory mak- ers report an added demand. Dairy Products. CHICAGO—Exports of butter dur- ing December totaled 481,252 pounds compared with 422,700 a year ago. Chése exports were 647,900 pounds compared with 320,900 a year ago and egg exports 1,555,220 dozen com- pared with 3,404,470 last year. Food Stuffs. ST, PAUL—Grocerles, confection- ery and staple food products are sell- ing in slightly larger volume than a year ago. Glass. PITTSBURGH Building glars shipments are larger in volume than at any time in six months. Factory output of éther forms of glass is in- creasing and the great bulk of orders is for immediate shipment. Dry Goods. ATLANTA—J. M. High company one of the largest department stores in the south, has been acquired by W. H. Brittain and George ©, Jone: present managers, who announce profiteharing plan. for employs Trade News The business was established in Ciyil War days. Rubber. KANSAS CITY—A sharp increase is reported here in the demand for rubber goods, chiefly in the fabric used in making auto tops and cur- tains. Flour. ST. LOUIS—Several bakers here have raised bread prices from 15c for three loaves to 25¢ for four loaves. The larger bakers haye made no changes. Yarns. PHILADELPHIA — The worsted yarn market {s firm and unchanged and business is encouraging. Prices however are declared to be still be- low replacement costs. oil. HOUSTON—Gulf coast pools in 1924 produced 30,148,015 barrels of oil while the whole coastal region turned out 43,801.483 barrels, an in- crease of over five million barrels as compared with 1923, Daily average production in the last week-was 133,- 750. Textiles. EAST BOSTON—Employes of the Maverick mill here are back at work after a two weeks’ strike in opposi- tlon to a 10 per cent reduction. The workers accepted the cut. BUSINESS BRIEFS (Copyright, 1925, Casper Tribune.) SAN FRANCISCO.—Except for depression in lumber shipments San Francisco started February with in- dications that the first-quarter of the year would be. record-breaking Grain and Stock Opinions From ‘Brokerage Wire Stock Opinions. Tobey and Kirk—We look for an irregular market for the near fu- ture, Block Maloney—You will get ad- vances in Oils and particular Rails with good earning prospects, but the general list will be more two-sided and subject to reactions. While we are bullish on the outlook, we would recognize these principles of trading in stocks and you will make no mis- take to take profits on strong spots. Hornblower and Weeks—Raills are in several lines of business. The farming outlook ts the best the state has had in several years. Timely rains resylted in the early sowing of grain crops. ¥ Fruit orchards throughout state report excellent Building activities in several ¢sec ons, particularly San Francisco and Oakland, show more home build ing in progress than in January a year ago, Retail stores report sales on a par with the best of past sca- sons. Some unemployment of com- mo nlabor exists but this condition is expected to be relieved by the starting of several huge railroad and hydroelectric construction pro- jects. the conditions. 8T. PAUL.—About $1,000,000 of construction was started In Jan- uary, exceeding that of January, 1924, by about 10 per cent. The bulk of permits called for apart- ment houses. dnex apartments and detached residences. ST? LOUIS.—ln the last five years this city has spent a large sum to dispose of garbage estimated to be worth millions. A contractor has receiving increased attention, and renewed active buying based on the prospect of merger developments !s appearing in low priced issues, es- Pecially Chicago Northwestern, Katy, ‘Western Maryland and Rock Island. In the first mentioned stock we un- derstood the strongest kind of bank buying has been taking place for weeks past with the result that a small floating supply is now appar- ent at present levels. J. 8. Bache and company—Gener- al market is colorless. Still flucuat- ing within boundaries of trading area, which has now existed for five weeks. Continue to recommend fol- lowing special moves for trading turns only. Pynchon and company—The good oils undoubtedly will move forward again, as it 1s expected that two ad- ditional increases will be made in crude ofl prices this month. In Rails stocks we believe it is unwise to low the movement the sik {s too ‘great. Grain Opinions. Bartlett Frazier—Conservaticm is advised in wheat. We do not believe corn can make upward movements until there is a decided reversal in cash conditions. Stein Alstrin—Trading positions ap] ‘8 bes! hompson j McKinnon—Close seru- nity does not indicate Argentine ind Australia can supply the Euro- pean demand. If the demand for h corn improves advances in the futures will not be hard to maintain. Jackson Brothers — Advise pur- pase all graing on setbacks agreed to pay the city $1.03 a ton for the garbage, which he will haul to hog feeders to whom it is esti- mated {t is worth $5 a ton. HOUSTON.—The extension of the Trinity Brazos Valley ra{lroad from Houston to Galveston by a new line railroad, whcih is a part owner of or through a trackage agreement !s contemplated by the Rock Island the Trinity. CRUDE MARKET lg Muddy -.-. Mule Creek ~ Sunburst - Hamilton Dome Notches = Pilot Butte Lander Cat Cree! Lance Creek Osage Grass Creek ght Greybull Torchlight SILVER Baltin Bethi Cerro Chica, Chica; lex. Mo., M Mont Penn Phil Pure R Rep. Sloss South Cc. 8 Ctah Waba Westii Anglo Borne Tilinol: North Ohio 8. 0. s. 8. 5. 8. 8. Italy, Belgiui Germany way, 1 17.85; 14.50; 162; NEW YORK, Feb. §.—Bar 68%c; Mexican dollars 63c, silver Tor Ad New York Stocks Last Sale American American American American American Tel and Tel. American American American Anaconda Atchison Atl. Coast Line Baldwin. Locomotive ‘alifornia Petroleum Canadian Central Leather pfd. Chandier Motors. Chesapeake and Ohio -. Mack Truck ~ Marland Ofl - Maxwell Motors A sourl Pacific pfd. tional Lead — y York Central Vhiladelphia and Rdg. C. and Reynolds Tobacco B Seaboard Air Line — Sears Roebuck Sinclair Con. - Southern Ralflway -. Standard Oil, Cal. Standard Oil of N. Stewart Warner studeba’ Cexas Co. T.haceo franscont. Union Pacific United Drug Willys Overland Woolworth jana Pipe - onal Transit International Pete O, Ohio pfd. - changes, easy Czecho Slovakia, 2.9 Austria, Argentina, 40.12; Brazil, 11.50; Tokio, 38%; Montreal, 99 2 Bonds : Tobacco Water Works Woolen Copper more and Ohio lehem Steel -- Pacific de Pasco 0 and Northwester: go, Mil and St. Paul pfd 24% Seaboard Oil Kan. and Tex. gomery Ward Biscuit eylvania - os Pet. ou ing Iron and Steel uis and San Fran. - Sheff Steel hern Pacific r Products Ou - Cast Iron Pipe .. Ind. Alcohol 80% Rubber ~~. 43% eel -. 127% Copper 9B sh pfd. A 61% inghouse Electric Am. Of] - 20% 20% Scrymser - 230 238 68 69 . Bite 66 Crescent ----. - 144 15% Sumberland -~ 147 149 86 87 - 64 65 10) «67 ~ 100 105 is Pipe . -~ 147 148 York ern ou Transit Pipe -. Penn. Mex. - 42 Prairie Oil .. 251 «253 Prairie Pipe - 1220123 Solar Refg. - ~ 238 245 So. Pipe - a4 87 So. Penn Ol! 186 «187% 8. W. Swan and Finch - - 24% 25 Vacuum -..- 91% 9216 Washington - - 30 32 8. O. Neb. - 258 259 Humble ™% 7 YORK, Feb. 6.—Foreign ex- Quotation; Britain, demand, 478% 60 day bills on banks, 475%; demand, 4.16; cables, 4, im, demand, 5.15; cables, 6.1644; 23.80; Holland, 40.25; Nor- } Sweden, 26.92; Denmark, Switzerland, 19.30; Spain, Greece, 165 Poland, 19%; Jugo Slavia, Rymania, 52; 0014; 32. results try a Tripune Classified ! The Casper Daily Cribune : Stocks Bessemer -. -- Boston Wyoming -. Buck Creek -. Burke ... aoeeens: 380) Blackstone Salt Cheek .20 Cnappell 06 Columbine - 06 Central Pipe --- 1,00 Consolidated Royalty - 1.13 1.15 Cow Gulch Peasy -091. 1° 04 Domino ~ 04 06 Elkhorn 02. .08 BE, T. Williams 12.12% Gates 08 10 Jupiter . eae 04 06 Kinney Coastal 08 09 Lance Creek Royalty. .01 .01%% Mountain & Gulf -.-. 1.40 1.50 Picardy 03. 03 Preston 01% 01% Red Bank ---:--. 24.00 26.00 Royalty and Producers 04 —.04% Sunset = 01% 0244 Tom Bell Royalty — 1 Chicago, R. I. and Pac. .....- 47% | Western Exploration - 2.75 3.00 Chile Copper - = 36% | Western States Adie) 18 Coca Cola --. .~ 89% | Y On 05 06 Colorado Fuel 47% Congoleum ~ 40% - Consolidated Gas — ay, | ean erocucare Seat: pia Ch - 40 | Salt Creek Producers — 25. orden Cl 84% | Salt Creek Cons 8 Crucible Steel —. 1 | New-York Ol 2 Suba Cant Sugar pfd. BO lear tinen tat 80: Davison Chemical 46% | 5 ©, Indiana 363 DuPont de Nemours - 45 33 95 General Asphalt ~— 59% jeneral Blectric = 242 LIVESTOCK Jeneral Motors 75% Great Northern pfd. ---.---- 70% Gulf States Steel - 94 Chicago Prices. : Houston Oil - 82%] CHICAGO, Feb. §.—Hoge-+Re Hudson Motors 36% | ceipts, 88,000; market slowing up Ultnois Central 117 | from early; pig packers still out. Int. Harvester ~ 107% | Genera‘ly 10 to 15c higher; pigs and tnt. Mer. Mar, pf. 52% [light lights, steady to 25c higher; Kelly Springfield - 16% | carly top, $11.20; some held at $11.25: Kennecott Copper 54% | bulk 200 to 290-pound weight, $10 Lehigh Valley - 77 | @11.15; most 150 to 190:pound qv. Louisville and Nashville ---. 109 |crages, $10.35@10.80; desirable slaughter pigs, $9.25@9.75; most packing sows, $10.15@10.35; heavy weight hogs, $10.75@11.20; medium, 310.40@11.10; ght $9.90@10.90; light ights, $9.40@10.60; packing hogs, smooth, $10.15@10.50; packing hoge, rough, $9.75@10.15; slaughter pigs, 38.50@9.75. Cattle—Receipts, 10,000; large'y two-way market on fed steers. Good to choice grade, strong to shade A Western - 129% | higher; especially to shippers ac North American 45% | 20unt; undertone weak to lower on Northern Pacific 70% | thers; early top yearlings, Pagitic Oil 2. 63% | several loads, $10.50@11.00; Pan Am. Ol B - 75% | heavies early, $10.85; some held con- siderably higher; killing quality gen- srally medium to good; short fed predominatini yearlings compara- tively scarce; she stock excepting canners and cutters and desirable ght heifers barely steady; spots weak to lower on better grades ‘fat cows and heavy heifers ;little change on bulls; welghty bolognas, mostly 34.75@5.00; vealers 50c lower; bulk © packers $12.00 downward; mostly $11.00@12.00; outsiders buying spar ‘ingly upward to $14.00 and better. Sheep—Receipta 11,000; slow, fat ambs generally steady to strong; most early sales, $18.25@18.50; early top, $18.65; mixed yearlings and two-year-old wethers averaging 8f pounds, $14.50; fat sheep, dull, fat ewes largely $9.50@ feeding lambs, steady; bulk @18.00. Omaha Quotations, OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 5.—(U. 8, De- partment Receipts, of Agriculture.)—Hogs— 26,500; slow, steady to 10c lower; desirable 200 to 3800 pound butchers, $10.50@10.75; early top, $10.80; desirable 160 to 200 pound selections, $10.10@10.5 packing sows, mostly $10.00@10.25; bulk of all sales, $10.25@10.75; average cost Wednesday, $10.57; weight, 222, Cattle—Receipts, 4,800; fed steers and yearlings, mostly steady; bulk, $7.25@9.00; few loads up to $9.75: other Killing classes and stockers and feeders, generally steady; bulk butcher cows and hetfers, $4.50@ 7.00; canners and cutters, $2.50@ 3.75; bologna bulls, $4,00@4.50; beet bulls, $4.60@5.00; practical veal top, $10.50. Sheep — Receipts, slow, stea 8,500; lambs, to emsier; early sales to packers, $17.50@17.75; top to ship- pers, $18.00; sheep, weak; feeders, steady. Denver Prices. DENVER, Colo., Feb. 5.--(U. 8 Department of Agriculture.)—Hogs --Receipts, 3,000; mostly steady to few sales Be to 10¢ higher; ckers bidding around steady; early top, $10.85 for 230 to 250 pound weights; some choice heavies held higher, other early sales, $10.50 to pigs and packing’ sows, ; strong weight pigs, $5.50; packing sows, $9.25 to $9.50. Cattle—Receipté, 900; calves, 50; shipper inquiry broad; few sales better grades fat she stock, steady to higher; several loads she stock held steady to higher; helfers around steady; desirable cows, $5.26 to $6.00; some held higher; odd vealers, $8.50 to $10.75; good fed steers, $7.25. Sheep—Receipts, 7,400; opening sales fat lambs to shippers, 10c to 25c higher; three loads 86 pounds, $17.80; packers bidding steady; fat ewes, steady to higher, $9.00 to $9.50 flat; one load 62 pound feeder lambs, $17.15. SUGAR EW YORK, Fel —Refined sugar prices were unchanged. De mand was less active, with local re fAners accepting orders at six cents for fine granulated. Refined futures were nominal. Sugar futures clored steady; ap- proximate sales 43,000 tons. March $2.82; May $3.95; July $3.10; Septem- ber $3.22. ee TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY FOR SALE—Ford Touring, in g004 | condition. 1131 8, Beeah, ee ee Grain NEWS AND QUOTATIONS BY LEASED WIR OIL SECURITIES STOCK DEMAND TILL aTRONG First Favor in Early Trading NEW YORK, Feb. prices developed increased activity and strength in today’s market with which recently have been neglected, taking an important part in tho ad- vance. Rails gave another’ re markable demonstration strength, 30 issues showing extreme gains of one to three points. Sales approximated 1,900,000 shares. NEW YOR! Feb. 5.—Stock prices displayed.a strong tone at the opening of today’s market. The shipping shares assumed the leader- ship of the advance, Marine pre- ferred rising 1% points and Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies, one, both to the highest levels since 1923. Southern Railway touched a record top for all time at 9044. Brisk buying continued in the railroad group, Southern Railway ex- tending its gain to two points by touching 92 and Louisville and Nash- ville, Chicago Great Western pre- ferred, Kansas City Southern, Dela ware and Hudson and Jersey Central selling one to two points above yes: terday’s final figures. The olls forged steadily ahead under the leadership of the Pan-Americans, each of which advanced a point to the sterling ruling around §4.78%. The continued bucyance of the rail- road and oll shares encouraged a re- sumption of pool operatidns in many stocks, which were further stimulat- ed by a drop in the call money re- newal rate to 3 per cent. Secreta: Mellon's interpretation rent record traffic movement as a dence. This was reflected in an ex- Market Gossip General Summary. Minister of Finance of Rumania yesterday authorized additional tn- stallment of $200,000 to Baldwin Locomotive company on account of the latter's claim of $2,500,000 against Rumanian government, ac: cording to Bucharest dispatch. Verginin Carolina Chemical com: pany is negotiating sale tn Germany of its holdings in the Einigkelt Ger- man potash works. Wright = Aeronautf declared regular quarterly dividend af 25 cents, payable February 28 to stock of February 13. Group of representatives start move to bring from house commerce committee for vote the senate bill abolishing 60 per cent Pullman sur- charge Gross sales of Jordan Motors in t $13, ning before were $868 interest and ad, axes and adju net after taxes ments against y: need gasoliné one cent a gallon throughout Texas. Southern Pipe Line declared quar- terly dividend of$1 payable March 2 to stock of Tebruary 14, previous ly $2. Quarterly wes pald for year ended December, 31, company re ports profits of $280,092, equal to $2.80 a share earned on $10,000,000 capital stock, as compared with $547,707 or $5.47°a share in 1923, Mutual O!] ¢ u year averaged 27,000 barr. 24,000 in 19 Wek ye METALS NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—Copper is firm; electrolytic spot and futures 14%. Tin firm; spot and nearby 67.75; futures $58.00. Iron steady; prices un. changed. Lead steady; spot 9.62@ 945.. Zino firm; east St. Louts spot and futures 7.50. Antimony spot at 19.25. ———— Butter and Eggs CHICAGO, Feb. —Butter, high er; ¢reqmery extras, 384% @38%c; standards, 38%4c; extra firsts, 37% @238c; Cirate, 35@30%gc; seconds, 32@ Bho. Begs, lower; receipts, 8,491 cases; firaS® 98@38'4c; ordinary firsts, 36 G@iic, Shipping Shares Come Into 5. — Stock the copper and public utility shares, of group of the cur- general progression of the country's business, which should gain steadily with the advent of the spring sea- son, gave further grounds for confi- pansion of the first hour's sales to WHEAT PRICES GIVEN SETRACK| § May Delivery Takes Dive Shortly Before Market Closing Today CHICAGO, Feb. 5.—Whéat started down-grade today during the early dealings in sympathy with weakness in the Liverpol and Buenos Aires markets. The decline at Liverpool was largely due to an Argentine fore- cast that shipments of wheat thére Will total mose than 7,000,000 bushele this week, while weather conditions at Buenos Aises continue favorable fos the movement of new wheat these. Assurances of senate leaders to the president that they ‘wil! try to enact farm relief legislation, also encouraged the b On the break a good class of buying appeared and a moderate recovery followed. Open: ing figures, whieh renged from 1%c to 34$c lower, with May §1.08% to $1.97 and July $1.65% to 81.65%, were followed by a siight further setback and then something of a rally. Subsequently, heavy selling de- veloped by commission houses on stop loss orders and resulted in a sharp break, touching into new jow ground on the present downturn. The finish was nervous at a net loss of 8%e to 7c, with May 81.92% to $1.92%, and July 81.62% to $1.62%. Initial weakness of corn and oats followed the break {n wheat values. Corn however, showed a relatively highest prices In nearly two] firm undertone, the market rallying years. Universal Pipe preferred ad-| strongly on good buying which came vanced 2%4 points and American] out en the dips. After starting 1¢c Can, Famous Players and DuPont| to 1\c off, with May $1.83 to $1.36%4 were among the many issues to| the corn market held near the Initial move up a point or more. Yoreign| figures and then ecored a rise all exchanges opened steady, demand | along. Oats opened %o to %c down with May 62c to 62%c and later receded a little more. Provisions were firmer In Iine with higher quotations on hoy Buying of corn soon petered aut. and the market weakened with wheat, although the decline was not as severe. The finish was weak at a net loss of 1%c to 2%c, with May $1.35 to $1.35%. Open High Low Close Wheat— May ~ 1.05% 1.97 1.91% 1.92% July ~ 1.65% 1.65% 1.62% 1.62% above 600,000 shares for the first] Sept. ---- 1.50% 1.51% 149 1.49% time in several weeks. Public utility | Corn— iscues shock off their recent slug-| May ~ 1.36 187 1.84% 1.35 gishness and joined .the rails and|July ~ 1.87 138 1.86 1.36 industrials in the upward move. | Sept. =~ 1.36% 1.37% 1.36 1.36 Nash Motors jumped seven points |Oats— and gains of one to 8% wer corded | May 63 62% 60% 61% by Je: Central, United Fruit, Fed-| July ~ 63% 63% .62 62% eral Light and Traction, American|sept. ..-. .59% .60 69% 09% Car and Foundry and American Ex-|Rye— press. May ~ 1.78% 1.74% 1.70 1.70 Radio Corporation was sold in the} July - 151 1.51% 1.46% 1.47 afternoon, but new leaders in the|Sept. ..-- 1.29 1.29 1.26 1.26 upward movement kept cropping out | Lard— steadily. Coppers were in demand,| May 16.55 1€37 16.37 and American ,Locomotive touched] July 16.86 16.70 16.70 122%, a new top. U. 8. Steel was/ Ribs— bid up two points, May 16.05 The closing was strong. Some of] July 16.45 the oils reacted moderately on profit] July m 16.45 taking in the late trading, but the| Belilea— general let forged steadily ahead. | May 17.85 ie: = July 18.05 Cash Grains and Provisions. CHICAGO, Feb. 6.—Wheat—No. 2 hard, $1.91%@1.92%; No. 4 hard, $1.80% @1.86%. Corn—No. 4 mixed, $1.174%@1.18; No. 3 yellow, $1.26@1.27. ' e Barley Timothy seed—$}.75@6.60. Clover seed—$25.00@33,00. Lard—815.85. Ribs—$15.50. Bellies—$17.62. CHICAGO, Feb. 5.+May ‘wheat dropped more than seven cents be low yesterday's close a few minutes before the finish today when it sold at $1.01%. There was a alight re- covery at the end, final figures on May being $1.92% to $1.92%, a net loss of 6%c to 7c from thé previous close MONEY (ee NEW YORK, Feb. 5.—Call money easier; high 3; low 3. ruling rate 3, closing bid 3; offered at 3%; last loan 3; call loans against acceptances 2%; time loans easier; mixed collat- eral, 60-90 days 319@3%; 4-6 months 4. Prime commercial paper 3%. POTATOES CHICAGO, Feb. 6.—Potatoes, the early trading moderate, market is Steady, receipts 56 cars; total U. 8. shipments 720; Wisconsin sacked round whites $1.05@1.15; mostly at $1.05@1.10; few $1; Minnesota sacked round whites $1@1.10; Idaho sacked russets; few sales best $2.60. pac st Brae eae COTTON NEW-YORK, Feb. 5.—Cotton spot quiet; middling $24.35. Flour. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, Frb. 5, —¥Flour 10¢ lower to 10c higher, amUy patents $10.25@10.30; 27.50@ 28.00. LIBERTY BONDS bran, NEW YORK, Feb. Liberty bonds closed: 3% 101.17; seeond da 101; first 4%6 101.31; second 4%s 101.4; third 4% 101.15; fourth 44s 102; United States government 4 105.1, PAGE SEVE!r Livestock :: All Markets SHIP, TRAIN AND AIRPLARE TO PEED DELIVERY OF SERUM IN § COMBATTING NOME EPIDEMIC ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 5—-(By The Associatec Pregs.)—Steamship, trains and an airplane were in service today, each ready to aid in the swift delivery of 1,100,00( units of diphtheria anti-toxin from Seward to Nome, in or der to put down an epidemic there. The serum was scheduled to arrive today at Sewarc from Seattle on the steamer meda. A train was ready to make a northward das! rbanks as goon as the Alameda docked here. The train crew planned to make the 48 hours’ run to Nenana in 24 where Roy 8. Darling, former navy filer, ts scheduled to fly over a snow dressed mountain country to Nome Darling was to hop off from Fair. banks today for Nenana where they are to make final preparations for the 900 mile flight along the United States signal corps’ telegraph route to Nomé. The tonneau of his plane {s to be Uned with fur and plans have been made to prevent the serum from freezing. AOVENTISTS IN AST AWAITING END OF WORLD Praying and Feasting Precedes Event Due Friday. NEW YORK, Feb. 5.—Praying, fasting and singing hymns, thirteen Seventh Day Adventists on Long Island today are awaiting the end of the world which they think is coming tomorrow. ‘They are led by Robert Reidt, who calls himself the “apostle of doom," thé party includes men, women and chil@rer, and a family of four ne- gro Most of them have sold their worldly goods, even part of their clothing, and are spending the last few days subsisting on carrots and water. They will go to a hilltop near East Ala Patchogue tomorrow -whence they expect to be takén in a cloud chariot to woods near San Diego, Cal. where they say 144,000 “brides of the lamb” will be gathered All other people will perish, according to thelr predictions, Disagreement from the headquar- ters of the Seventh Day Adventist organization in Washington that to- morrow Is the decreed date for the millenium has not affected the prep- arations Of the little band. LINCOLN, Neb.. Feb. 5.—Vith all thelr worldly debts settled, their worldly goods disposed of, except for the bare necessities of protection, a dozen followers of the Rowan Cult at College Vie a suburb, awaited the millenium whieh th will come at midnight Friday. fouled and scoffed at by other mem: bers of the Seventl: Day Adventist chutch, to which they bi little group, headed here t mel, epent the day tn fasting and prayer. According to the plans of the group no cstentatious plans will be ade for thé event. Gammel and his family of two will remain at home on Friday night and sit up until midnight when they ex- pect the end of the world ta come Other members of tho cult have be méeting on Thursday and Saturday evenings at the Gammel home fo prayer, he said. Although not ‘entirely with the Rowen doctrine, Gammel says he has studied tho doctrin chough “to know that it is true ne Artist Takes His Own Life In Despondency 2 sfied SAN FRANCISCO, if., Feb. 5. —Surrounded by « small gallery of paintings that he could not sell, Maurice Moch, 30, an artist, turned on the gas in his studio tn a lodging house here yesterday and was dead when found. Lettera found in the room Indi cated that he had come from promainent famjly tn Mexieo City, In a note he left,. Moch debated whether he should die today or re another 24 hours to keep wement with a girl ‘who does not care." Picture Hat Is Failure PARIS, Feb. &.--The spring offen sive of the picture hat has failed for the third successive season and milliners fé¢ar that small hats will reign supreme until women ellow themselves more hair. The hats seen here are close fit- ting, especially at the back where there 1s frequently no brim or a small turned up one at the moet Crowns are high and are pinched and pulled about to reb them of atiffness ér harshness. The brim is shaped to suit the face. Black, belge and leather brown continue to be the colors most worn. Flo Picked Her Jocelyn Lee was added to the list of Americas most beautiful women upon the suggestion of Florent Ziegteld—who ts supposed to know everything «bout beauty But Flo was late tn finding this beauty, tor Jacques Charles, beauty conny’ ‘ of Parts had already given the title of America’s most beautifud women” her OLD FRIEND OF DICKENS DIES AT 91 SANTA ANA, Calif., Feb. 5.— George T. Drury, 91, former book- binder of London and sald to have been a friend of Charles Dickens, is ad here ene See PY. ait LATE SPORTS —Micke champion of ented President Cool with « pair of regulativa boxing glo 20lldge m the cutive House m with bir idge toda five ounce no pror but y office at lunch time he to use of left the White th a ' eeeaeeeepeeene HEWS BRIEFS | WASHI | : | “WASHI Fe ants legation Cool Stat is suffering tal ow his hi from inf! whethe walling } dutle fobile sates to the tion of the assoclation <¢ opened a three-da dred and eleven and several are represent shire, Mexico an states that In th vernment of thelr East Indian p sions the Dutch have a law which provides that the tes- timony of one white man shall be equal to that of seven natives. Renate Ateiete 3) The English Derby, which is re newed annually at Epsom Downs, never paid a greater sum to the winner than $25,000, while the high est value of the Prix du Jockey Club, popularly known as the French Derby, stems to have been $43,000. Both ara inferlor in money value'to the famous Ken y Derby at .Churchill Downs, di