Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 11, 1925, Page 7

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1925 Finance Crude Production Falls Off During Year in U.S. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12—Produc. thon of petrolerm in the United States during 1924 totalied approxt- mately 714,000,000 barrels, a two per cent decreaso from the 1923 figure, the geological survey said today in a preliminary estimate, The decrease was the first to be shot in any year since 1906. The survey indicated also that the world production of petroleum for 1924 would fall considerably belaw the Cammocie: Trade News (Copyright 1925, The Casper Tribune) Bteel OLEVELAND—-Bolt and nut men- ufacturers report specifications in- creasing this month. Prices are firm, There is an increasad demand also for automatic tool machinery, LEBANON—The Lavino furnace company has suspended operations at tts Sheridan furnaces because the Lebanon county commissioners have decided to assess industrial proper- tles at 100 per cent valuation for tax purposes. Dry Goods ST. LOUIS—The American Retall- er@ Association, with members in . 41 states, is in convention here this * week to discuss better merchandising methods. Motion Pictures LOS ANGELES,—The larger stu: dios here are announcing larger pro- duction programs for the coming year. In 1924 pictures made her¢ cost $160,000,000 and it ts expected $200,000,000 will be spent this year. Production costs last yoar were $10, 000,00 more than the state's oll out- put. Cotton ATLANTA—The Railway Develop- ment Association and the Southern Gonference of Agricultural Workers have decided on identical campaigns to attract a desirable class of white farmers to the south and coopera- tion with an intelligent attempt to destroy the boll weevil, Tho use of calclum arsenate as an insecticide was approved by both and financial backing assured those planters who will use it. : Non-Ferrous Metals DENVER—The Eagle Pitcher Lead company of Joplin has ent! the Custer county field in southern Colo- rado and plans extensive develop- ment, work in quest of low grade ore for use in manufacture of lead tub- 1,019,000,000 figure of 1928, the geo- logical survey said today tn a pre- liminary estimate. The decrease was the first to be shown {n any year since 1906. The survey Indicated also that the worl Production of petroleum for 1924 would fall considerably below the 1,019,000,000 figure of 1923, the gains in production in Russia, Persia, Ru- mania, and other countries not offsetting the decreases in the United States and Mexico, ing, lead oxide and lead wool, A mill and a smelter will be erected at Florence with a capacity of 2,000 tons a day. Lumber SEATTLE—Lumber conditions are favorable for a steady upward move- ment. The demand from South America has tended.to offset fall- ing off in Japansse inquiry due to weakness in yen exchange. Miss: issippi Line. yards predict a weak spring demand but the Kansas City market {s strong. Shoes BOSTON—The state board of arbi- tration has approved a reduction of wages of skivers at the W. L. Doug- las factory at Brockton, running as high as 10 per cent. It has aloo sanctioned a reduction in piece work Prices at the Old Colony factories at Brockton of approximately 10 per cent, bringing the average weekly Wages to $35. Flour SHREVEPORT —- Contract has let by the Marshall Mil! and> Ele- }vator company for a mill and eleva. tor project here with a 200,000 bush- el daily capacity to cost $100,000. cal POTTSVILLE, Pa.—The South Penn Collieries company, of which former Gov, Sproul is the head, have investef $9,000,000 in coal lands in this section and are putting them into production as rapidly as possible. Gas MACON, Ga.— The Macon Gas Company has cut the price of gas to consumers in-an effort to regain the business of manufacturers who had gone back to the use of coal and coke. Rubber AKRON—Tire. manufacturers are going ahead on heavy schedules and plants making footwear report an unusually heavy demand. BUSINESS BRIEFS (Copyright, 1925, Casper Tribune) FORT WORTH.—The ranges in the plains counties of Texas and the Panhandle are, in some instances, very dry. Rains are needed for grass and to provide stock with water. larket Gossip General Summary Clarence H, Venner, who has been opposing proposed recapitalization plan of American Hide and Leather company has sent letter to stock: holders outlining proposition and asking for proxies. Transit Company declared quar- terly dividend of 75c a share payable April 1 to stock of record March 20. Previously 50c quarterly was paid. California crude oil output week ended Feb, 7 averaged 859,000 bar- rela daily decreasing 1,000 barrels from preceding week With oil production nearly every where in United States and consumption increasing much higher prices for petroleum and its products reasonably may be expect: ed says President Marland. A thor- ough survey of situation falls to re veal any new major pools. These companies which have devoted their efforts to producing and own proven areas ready for developments have prospects of earning a fair profit from their properties. This is the first time we have had this situation in more than four years. Regarding Marland’s position and outlook, he sald: “Marland Ot] Com- pany, for the past year hi pur: chased a consistent polley of ex: ploration for new fields and it now has several proven areas ready for development ope in Kansas, two in Oklahoma, one in Texas and one in California. declining Magma Conper reports yer ® ended December 31, net profits $539, 660 after charges equal to $2.20 a share on 245,165 shares outstanding against deficit of $514,480 in 1928. National Acme company reports for 11 months ended November 30, Tast, net loss $629,881 after charges. Berlin reports says Bayarian av ranged with New York bankers for $30,000,000 loun at 6% per cent. Union Pacific orders 1,000 box cars, costing $3,000,000 Inland Steel will build new blast furnace givh it total of four; International Te! phone and Telegraph authorizes in- Crease in stock to $50,000,000 from $25,000,000 and Immediate issue of 90,000 shares at price to be fixed by direQors Fale $1.15; Snow oovered the ground in some districts but failed to fill the empty pools and lakes. In eastern New Mexico similar conditions prevail. A farm labor surplus has developed all over the southwest which prob- ably will not be overcome until the first part of May, when the cotton chopping seaton commences. Con- tracting for lambs to be born tht coming spring is progressing steadi- ly, around llc a pound. LOS ANGELES—Tourist travel is commencing to show steady in- creases and hotel men report ad- vance reservations larger than for some time. Building construction Is active, particularly in office struc: tures; home building also shows a gain. PHILADELPHIA — Business houses and industrial plants are watching closely the work of the chlorine gas plant for treating colds at the University of Pennsylvania. If the experiment is a success, many factories are expected to build sim} lat plants for employes. NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—Directors of the Foundation company today placed the common stock on an an- nual dividend basis of $8 » share by declaring a quarterly dividend of $2 payable March 16 to- stock of record March 2. The annual rate previously had been $6 a share, the regular quarterly disbursement of 1% per cent on the preferred stock also was authorized, POTATOES CHICAGO, Feb. 11, — Potatoes early morning trading slow, market steady; receipts 40 care; total U, S. shipments 907; few sales; Wigcon- ‘in sacked round whites mostly $1.05@1.10; one car $1.12%; bulk 31.20; Michigan sucked russets rur- Minesota sacked round whites $1.00@$1.10; sacked Red River Ohios mostly around $1.80; Idaho sacked Russets $2.60@2.70, set sana A CHICAGO, Feb, 11.—Poultry high- er; fowls 22@28c; springs 27; rosters 18; turkeys 27; ducks 26; geese 16. ——_—_———— Flour, MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. 11.— Flour 16@20c lower. Family par tents, $9.70@9.80 Bran, $26.60. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb, 10.-— Hendee, 21, first baseman who for. merly played in the Miesiesippi Val- Joy and the Montana Copper leagues, has signed a Loulsville American Association baseball contract, it was announced today, He is expected to fight it out with Lee Cotter, pur- chased from Chicago, for the taitlal sack position. Bonds Che Casper Dally Cribune Stocks ee ee Grain PAGE SEVE) Livestock :: All Markets NEWS AND QUOTATIONS BY LEASED WIRE——————— | OIL SECURITIES All. Chem. & Dye -—--.---. 87% American Can ~---.----------171\% Am, Car & Fdy. ---..------. 203 Am. Locomotive Am, Sm. & Re! Am. Sugar ~-~...-----.-—.. WG &- TO. 22k. Todacco -... Water Wks. Am. Woolen -i.—----—-... 50% Anaconda Cop Atchison Atl. Coast Line Baldwin Loco, .-.-. Balt. & Ohio —--. Bethlehem Steel --...--. California Pet. --..-: Canadian Pac. ~....-. Cent. Leath, pfd, -.-... Cerro’ de Pasco ~... Chandler Motor ..... Chesapeake & Ohio Chic. & Northwestern ---. Chic, Mil. & St. P. pfd. -. Chic. R. I. & Pac, Chile Copper Coca Cola Colorado Fuel --... Congoleum — Consolidated Gas —..---.. Corn Products Cosden Ol] ---.-.-.+-..------. Crucible Steel -... Cuba Cane Sug. pfd. -. Davison Chem, Du Pont de Nem .---. Erte a Famous-Players _ General Asphalt -.—.. General Electrio General Motors -.. Gt. Northern pfd. Gulf States Steel — Houston Oil Hudson Motors --.. Illinois Central ~-..---.--~-.-115 Int. Harvester ~-....-----.---106 Int, Mer, Mar. pfd. ... Kelly-Springfield Kennecott Cop -. Lehigh Valley ~..-.---------. 77% Louisville & Nash, -..---------108 Mack Truck Marland Ol) Max. Motors “ Mo., Kan. & Tex. ---.----.--- Missourt Pac, pfd. .. Montgomery Ward —-.-.--- Nat. Bisoult -.~-...------.---— National Lead --.-------~--.-163%4 New York Central .-.--..--...122% N, ¥., N. H. & Htfd, —----.. 31% Norfolk & Western --.-------127% Nor. American --..... 48 Northern Pacifio ~..-... wae 70 Pacific Of) s2seee-nse-nasce 63% Pan. Am. Pet. “BY ~........ 74% ennsylvania ~ 47% Phila., & Rdg. ©. & I. -...-.... 48% Phillips Pet. 43% 31% 78% 56% 75% & Steel ...._...... TB" cenennen en St. L. & Can Pran, «. n= 68% Seaboard Air Line ...-~-.---.. 23% Sears Roebuck -...-.---.-.---1614% Sinclair Con. ~------ee-e------ 22% Sloss-Sheffield Steel -.-........ 82% Southern Pacific ~.--...,...-.-104% Southern Ry ----~-------—--. 89 Standard Ol! Cal, .----.0---. 6454 Standard Oil N. J, ..--0------ 44% Stewart Warner --.-..-....-. 73% Studebaker -. wecenn nn 15% TOXES CO. anneenewn-nnenncenee 48 Texag & Pacific ~.---.--------- 51% Transcont. Oil .....------- Union Pacific -..-.---..-. United Drug -----------------117% U. 8. Cast Iron Pipe -.--.---.220 U. 8. Ind, Alcohol ~...-..--..- 82% U. poperennreoe ASEM: ~ 91% -- 445 Westinghouse Elec ~~. Willys-Overland Woolworth 18% 240 63 65 15% 98 116 110 107 Gal. Sig. Old pfé G Sig. New pfd - Illinois Pipe - Indiana Pipe . National Transit New York Transit . Northern Pipe - Ohio Ol International Pete Swan and Finch -...... Vacuum ~.... Washington 8. O. Neb. -. Humble Dig Muddy ~.<0«. Mule Creek -~----- Sunburst Hamilton Dome hohe Grass Creek light - Greybull -~ Torchlight Bl« Basin Reek Creek ~ Salt Creek ——— For results try a Classified ad. ‘ By Wilson Cranmer & Co. Bessemer ~---~-... Boston Wyoming -.. Buck Creek Burke Blackst Columbine Central Pipe - Consolidated Royalty E. T. Wiliams Gates Jupiter Kinney Coastal Lance Creek Royalty. | Mountain & Guilt - 1.40 Picardy - 02 a Preston = 01% 01% Red Bank 24.00. 26.00 Royalty and Producers 04% Sunset Tom Bell Royalty Western Exploration Western States ¥ Oil Mountain Producers Glenrock O11 Salt Creek Prod. Sait Creek Cons. New York Ol . Continental . 8. O. Indiana LIVESTOCK Chicago Prices. CHICAGO, Feb, 11,—Hogs—Re- celpts, 33,000; slow; unevenly 5 to 15¢ lower; kind averaging 180 pounds downward in narrow demand; top, $11.35; bulk desirable 200 to pound average, $10.95 @11.30;@most good and choice 170 to weight $10.70@10.95; few sales pigs mostly, $9.00 downward; packing sows, $10.20@ weight hogs, $10.75@11.35; medium, welght hogs, $10. dium, $10.36@11.25; light, 11.00; light light, $8.50@10 Ing hogs, smooth, §10.25@10.60; packing hogs, rough, $9.75@10.25; slaughter pigs, $7.50@9.25. Cattle—Receipts, 12,000; very lttle done on fed steers, bidding unevenly lower; few early sales, weak to 2hc under yesterday's decline. Ship- ping demand narrow; good beef trade in congested condition; local hang rails burdened; some fat steers being taken off market; best weighty steers early at $10.65; few loads, $9.50@10.00; some averaging 1,566 pounds at inside figure; rather meaty short fed offerings $7.50 and below; fat cows, dull; weak, fairly reliable demand for all grades of light boot helfers; mostly §6.00@7.25; seVeral loads, $7.50@8.00; meaty light year. ling heifers upward to $9.25; lowe grades fat cows, canners and cu ters, about steady; asking $3.25 for canners; mostly $3.15@3.25; | bu’ easy; few weighty bolognar, upward to $5.00; bulk heavy kind around $4.75 @ 4.85; vealers 2hc higher; spots more; bulk to packers $12.75 down- ward; light kind at $11.00; shippers $12.50@13.50 and better. Sheep—Receipts, $11,000; fat lambs, to 50c higher; bulk, $17.75 @18.00; early top, $18.30; 10 cars of choice 88 to 94-pound Color- ados, $18.00; good clippers, $14.90; fat sheep, du steady; bulk fat ewes, $8.75@9.50; feeding lambs, steady; most sales, $17.25@17.60. active; Omaha Quotations, OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 11,—Hogs —Recelpts, 28,000;. mostly 15@26c lower; bulk 200 to 300. pound buteh- ers, $10.45@10.85; top, $10.90; desir- able 160 to 200 pound weights, $10.10 @10.45; good 140 to 140 pound aver- ages, $9.75@10.00; plaine rofferings down to $9.25; packing sows, mostly $10,00@10.10; bulk of all sales, $10.10 @10.85; average cost Tuesday, $10.70; welght, 220. Cattle—Receipts, 5,700; fed steers very dull; practically no shipping inquiry; supplies in excess of de- mands; early sales fully 26c lower at $6.75@8.50; few held at $9.00 and above; she stock and bulls, slow, weak, mostly, 15@250 lower; veals, steady; stockers and feeders, slow, around 25¢ lower; bulk butcher cows and helfers, $4.00@6.50; bologna bulls, $3.75@4.26; practical veal top. ¢ fancy selections to out 00@ 10.50; stockers and $5.50@6.75 Receip' strong to 26c lam! $16 around $17 steady, ewe top, $9,25; feeders, 250 higher; choice feeding lambs, $17.00@ . siders, feeders, Sheep- 8,600 ; early sales fed | best held Denver Prices DENVER, Colo., Feb. 11.—(U Department of Agriculture)—Hogs— Receipts 1,900; mostly 10 and 20¢ lower; some sales around 2c lower; top $11.00; on desirable 207 pound butchers; 180 to 220 pound averages $10.69 to $10.76; packing sows and pigs steady; packing sows $9.25 to $9.50; pigs $8.50; stock pigs $7.50. Cattle—Receipts 100; calves 50; s. mostly steady; one load cows $4.85; few loads. mixed cows and heifers $6.00; two loads medium heifers $6.00 to $6.25; canners and cutters $2.20 to 3.25; few bulls $4.70; vealers $9 Sheep—Receipts 1,400; early sales fat lambs to 40c higher; two loads fat lambs $16.75 flat; one load #1 pound lambs $17.00; one deck $16.65 flat; fat ewes; scarce. - ———___ CHINESE BOLT OPIUM PARLEY GENEVA, Feb. 11. (By the Asso ciated Press).—The Chinese delega- tion withdrew from the first, or far eastern oplum conference, when that body was brought together again to- Quy to reconsider its findings. ae Wor results try a Tribune Classified Aa. OT OGK TREND UPWARD AGAIN Prices Move Higher After Irregular Opening on . Exchange NEW YORK, Feb, 11.—Specula- tive interest in today’s market again centered In a few specialties, whose violent and erratic fluctuations sug- gested manipulation by professional United States Cast Iron Pipe soared 14% points to a record top at 260 and then broke 30 pointe from the high, while Savage Arms, Worthington’ Pump and a_ few others showed extreme gains of five points or more. Sales approximated 1,800,000-she é W YORK, Feb, 11.—Conflicting price movements marked the open Ing of today’s stock market, with a continuation of pool operations lift ing a number of high priced special- higher ground. . Worthing: mp jumped four points, Unit- 3 Cast Iron Pipe 3%, and 1 Pipe 1% to a new top Selling of off and copper shares was resumed but losses wero confined to fractions. Buying orders later were spread over a broad list of industrials turn- ing the trend of the market upward after an early pertod of hesitancy. The spectacular rise in Cast Iron Pipe continued, carrying the stock up nine points to a record high price at 245, American Can cross ed 173 to a new peak and several other popular issues joined in the uprising. Adams Exprees moved up four points, American Sumatra To- bacco 8 and gains of 1 to 2 points were recorded by Studebaker, Allied Chemical, Independent O!1 and Gas, Savage Arms, American Express and Cuba Cane Sugar preferred. Reces sions of a point or so, however, took place in Maxwell “A” General As- phalt and Commercial Solvents “A” foreign exchanges opened steady. Reports that some of the smaller steel companies had curtailed opera- tions brought ‘about somo selling of the independent stee] shares, u few of which yielded a point or 0. Spectacular advances continued however, in the industrial spectal- tles, U. 8, Cast Iron Pipe rose 4% points to 250 or nearly 65 points above last week's close. Savage Arms soared 6% to 95%, the highest price since 1917, and Worthington Pump, American Sumatra Tobacco preferred, Nash Motors, Allis Chal- mers, Sears Roebuck and Air Re duction climbing three to nearly 5% points. Good buying also was noted in the merchandising, motor and public utility issues. Chief interest in the rafl group centered in the further umulation of Wabash preferred A, and Katy. Towards noon some of the recognized leaders fell back on profit taking, Amert- can Can reacting from 173% to 172. Call money opened at 3% per cent. U. S. Cast Iron Pipe broke from 260 to 241 in tho afternoon. While a number of new buoyant spots de- veloped, persistent selling went on in other quarters, particularly in the chemical issues, Commercial Solvents A, dropping 6% and the B 8 points. Maxwell Motor B jumped 7%, the A and Peoples Gas six. ‘The oils were also bought in round amounts and moved up 1 to 2 points. The closing was irregular. Vir- ginia Railway and Power moved up 8 points and Nickel Plate responded favorably to the Pere Marquette’s directors approval of its lease terms, but the rest of the list was spotty in the late trading. Aten et MONEY NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—Call money, easier; high, 3%; low, 3% culling rate, 3%; closing bid, 314; c fered-at 2% : call loans against acc , 8; time loans, easier; mixed collateral, 60-90 days. 34% @3%; 4-6 months, 4. Prime com mercial paper, 34 ! ) NEW firm; receipts, er than extras 92 score, 39 to 91 score, 37@3ve. Eggs, unsottled; receipts, sh gathered extra, firsts, ditto, firsts, 49@44 seconds, 42@43c; ne whites, closely selected extras, @50c; nearby hennery whites, firsts to extras, 45% @49c; nearby hennery browns, extr 48@500} Pacific coast whites, extras, 48@49c; ditto, firsts to extra firsts, 45@47%0. Re frigerator firsts unquoted; ditto, sec- onds, 37@40c Cheese, firm pounds. Stat fresh fancy, 8, y high ; ditto, ditto, hennery *40t5 tern average receipts, 111,941 . whole mill flats, ; ditto average run, NEW YOR Wyoming oils at Usted on the New lows, Standard Of! (Indiana) 68%; Moun tain. Producers, 19%; Salt Creek, 25% 11.—Prices of 2 p.m. today were York Curb as fol- eepacg ees METALS NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—Copper, steady; electrolytic, epot and nearby, 14%; futures, 14% @15c, Tin, steady; spot $67.60; futures, $57.75, Iron, steady; prices unchanged. Laad, steady; spot, $9,509.75. Zinc, easy; East St, Louls spot, $7.46; futures, $7.40@7.46, Antimony, spot, $21,560. nad nearby, WHEAT SCORES PRICE ADVANGE Early Decline Offset by Rally in Chicago Trad- ing CHICAGO, Feb. 11.—Wheat took a decided upward swing today after a weak start. lators appeared to be acting on opinions that rallies were to be looked for in view of recent drastic declines. Comparative strength of values at Liverpool and Buenos tended also to encourage buying here. The opening, which ranged from 1% lower to 2c advance, May 41.83% to $1.84% and July $1.56 ‘to $1.66%, was followed by material gains all around, with May rising to $1.86, Scarcity of offerings except at the} outset, gave a lift to the corn mar- Opening at %o to 1% lower, May $1.29 to $1.29%, corn scored a general advance. Oats wero relatively weak owing to scattered liquidating sales on the part of holders. The start was 1c to 1%c off, May 65%4c to 56%c, and subsequent rallies failed to hold In line with the hog market, visions averaged lower. Subsequently big export business, particularly flour for Russia, was a further stimulating effect and May wheat touched $1,87%. Near the end of the day, however, selling greatly increased and the market dropped to far below yesterday's bottom figures. The close was de- morallzed, 4%c to 6% lower, May $1.77% to $1.78, and July $1.51%4 to $1.52. Wheat— May July Sept. -. Corn— May July Sept, -. Oats— May July ..-. Sept. ---.. Rye— May July Sept. - Lard— May July Ribs— May July Bellies— May July | | soon pro. Open High Low Close 1.838% 1.87% 1.77% 1.77% 1.56 1.68% 1.51% 1.51% 1.44% 146% 140 1.40% 1.62% 164 1.54 1.38 1.31% 1.81% 1.22% 1.18 1.19% 16.10 16,22 16.47 16.67 16.00 16.36 16,00 16.37 15. 16. 18.20 18.40 18.40 18.37 Cash Grains and Provisions. CHICAGO, Feb. 11.—\Wheat—No red, $1.06% @1. No. 1 hard, $1.90% @ 1.91%. Corn—No. 4 mixed, $1.11@1.13 ellow, $1.21% @1.22}%. Oats—No. 2 white, 54@56c; No. 3 white, 49% @63c. Rye—No. 2, $1.62% @1.55%. Barley—94c@ $1.03. Timothy seed—-$5,60@6.50. Clover seed—$25.00@33.00. Lard—$15.50. Ubs—$15.62. Bellies—$18,00. Grain and Stock Opinions From Brokerage Wire Grain Opinions Thompson McKinnon—An under- current of weakness still evident. Bartlett Frazier—Buying power is unsettled and liquidation does not seem over. Jackson Brothers—Belleve funda- mentals remain bullish and will as- sert themselves in the final. Stein Alstrin—Conservatis: in purchases seems justified on this de- cline. Uhimann Grain—The long past due decline has been orderly, We ar the next break y be disorder Stock Opinions nblower and Weeks—We think I pay to continue to hola Mc rs from an en g and math standpoint, Studebaker is far behind the rest of the motor s! We think you will find t ontia substantially adjusted during the next few weeks. In fact. we think Studebaker and Hudson with devel opments will strengthen immediate ly. Block Maloney—The various inves. tigations of cooperative activities like the electrical and tobacco issues will not disturb much. We must watch Public demand. The market. wil) ontinue upward until public interast grows. It Is a selective market J. 8, Bache and Co.—Additional indications are accumulating to the present day, they are the increase in pig iron products, to argue in excess of sixty per ce: of capacity | and hardening of money rates. Ir the meantime wa must not forget that the final stages of a major ac vance are Inev y erratic, dramat ic and in many Instances excessive. Pynchon & Co.--The oll stocks for several days past have encountered @ moderate amount of profit taking, retarding thelr advance, but this selling soon should be absorbed with out causing more than minor de. clines. Do not overlook Ray copper. Livingston & Co.—The rails should go higher, We belleve the olla’ can be bought on this recession, as a slight reaction in the mseems due only to profit taking. Central Leath. er preferred ts going higher. pera ht Fi | Thirty-six per cent of Engiand's war widows have married again, NAVAJO ot cK | Rev INVESTIGATION REVEALS PRISON GRAFT IN TEXAS AUSTIN, Te Feb. 11.——More testimony concerning alleged graft, brutality and inefficiency in the Texas priso| system was hez ard today by the special legislative commi tee named to investigate prison conditions. Sensational recitals of mistreatment and neglect.of priq oners, presented this week by Dr. E. H. Boaz, forma prisoner, and Mra. J. B. King, chi man convinced board, that ditions ara far worse than they first of the advisory have committeemen con: REVENGE FOR LATE KILLING Body of Victim Denied Coroner and Council Of War Is Held. ALBUQUERQUE M., Feb. 11. —Velled tf 21 the pale of modern civilization y the Isolation of their own haunts in New Mexico's hills, news of° a war council t avajo Indians in reprisal for the death of a tribesman wae awaited beyond the borders of the Indians! reservation early today. Attempts to communteate with the trading post nearest the scene of the Indians’ camp where yesterday 100 braves refused to yield the body of the alain Navajo to a coroner's jury were futile last night. The Indian was shot in a hand to hand struggle with a who sought to arrest him for moving a fence from a homesteader’s tract, it was reported The scene of the t Cuba, N. M:, about Albuquerque. Hor reported arming in the terday, aration eventi constable nble is near miled from aders were t section yes for possible 5 in prep: alities For are one murder in London there New York, and no fewer than efght {n Chicago. Assails Ma Ear! Anderson of Dullas, Tex., saye the ible forbids “Ma Fergu son or any other woman from hold ing @ public He donned womens sttire pulpit and quoted pussages from the Bible to Prove his: point The women cume vttoe in hie believed and have led them to the most startling disclosurd Mrs. King killing of a convii by @ prison guard SUMMARY OF - RIGHT NE NEW. YORK.—Soviet Russia p ed its firet order for American dy 1 textile machinery, turning fro: long standing monopoly enjoy German and British firms last 3 a ROME—A Concordat between “t! Holy See and Poland, was signed 4 the vatican, LONDON—The Morning Post 6: there fs talk Pope Pius maKkin| a world tour after completing @ ¢o: cordat with Pi M TWO YOUTHS : FOUND DEAD RAILROAD CAI GREEN RIVER, Wyo., Feb. 11.-| Two young men, one believed tg Stanley Mouldy of Toronto, Ontarid and the other unidentified, wer | fund dead in a railroad refriger: tor car here last night overcome by fumes from n he the opinion of ratirc Players to Get Tryout in Leagui GREEN RIVER, Wyo., Feb. 1 ~Two Green River boys, Carl More’ and O. R. Osborne, will be n tryout by the Salt Lake City Bee when. the team reports. for sprin training at Long Beach, Cal, { March Morck {s @ first baseman and ¢ borne an outfielder and both w stars on the Green River team the Union Paelfic league Inst son. sea Foreign Exchange FOREI XCHANGES-— a NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—Foreig exchanges, steady. Quotations nts: Great Britain, demand 477 11-16; cables, 477 15-16! 60 da bills on banks, 474 9-16; France, « mand, 5.36M; cables, 5.36%; Ita demand, 4.14; cables, 4.14% — > LIBERTY BONDS NEW bonds YORK clone: $101.2 third 4%s, $101.28; U, $104.31 Feb. 4s, second $101.13 11.~-Libert $101.21; 4M, $1014 te ‘ Enactmer and thas ct labor leaders ernme scrupul t tribu eck un right buck with « few quotations to prove Anderson is wrong AMERICA—FRIDAY TRAIN SCHEDULES CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN Westbound Yo 3 c HiCAGO, BURLIN No, 30 Westbound pee Departs Arrives 1:55 10 p. P. 4 p. m Arviyes 5.45 p. m GTON & QUINCY Arrives sell ie Departs 6:00 p. m Departs 4:00 p, an 8:85 p. m Departs 7:10 a 8:10 p, m Arrives m. m ™, 55 p PER TO RAWLINS DAILY AT 9:30 A approximately 12 h and Re WYOMIN Creek Transport you Give Hogan a Lift IND HOTEL STAGE FARBE-—$12.50 ours’ travel between Casper awling MOTORWAY fon Company's Office PHONE 144 LS