Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 26, 1925, Page 7

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1925 he Caspet Daily Cribtine a Fingzace BIG GASSER OPENED IN CALIFORNIA FIELD ee ee . Stocks :: Grain S AND QUOTATIONS BY LEASED STOCKS AEACH HIGHER GROUN Good Buying Demand in Evi- dence in Stock Exchange Trading Bonds : New Fork storks Bessemer <----_-_--__= Boston Wyoming -. Buck Creek --... Burke -.---...... Blackstone Salt @heek Chappell -. ‘dlumbine entral Pipe Consolidated Royalty EB. T. Williams -. Allis Chemical & Dye... 89% Aterican Can -. siinannsn V16% 12 LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb, 26. — Drillers in the Athens area of the Rosecrans ofl field near here: early. today still endeavored, after three days of fruitless effort, to bring un- der control an outlaw well spouting gas at an estimated rate of one hun- throwing mud, sand and water over ery object within a radius of half @ mile. ‘Neighboring wells have been foro ed to shut down as a result of. the spectacular performance of the out- law, which was drilled by George F, Getty, Inc., which blew in last Mon- Ametican Sm, and American Sugar ee American Tel. and Tel. —-.. 20 20 06 06 - 1,00 1.05 NEW YORK, Feb. 26. — Stock dred million cuble feet a day and| day: prices continued their upward move- c ment today with poo! operations ug: . Baldwin Locomotive .. Kinney Coastal .. gressively conducted in a number of 3 * A Baltimore and Ohio .. Lance Creek oar y Specialties. Railroad shares contin. e Bethlehem Stee) ~wcenennn-a oe &' Guile - ued to respond to reports. of new mm Hi ra e ews California, Pet. Bleardy te: seasonal records in car loadings and 3 = x rou rat ~ ah Ran oe < industrials. were bought on expecta- - “ Pe ank ba tons of favorable earnings and divi- (Copyright, 1925, Casper ‘Tribune.)|rels. Twenty-one new _produsers} Cerro, fle Fase 4 Reval & Producera 4 dend devolpments. The close was andler Motor ~ ee .strong. Total sal. ? Lumber. avers -bectigit-in-in.the-constel elds: 2 ro oboe sari Western Bxploration 2.75 He sonore at tao NEW ORLEANS.—Orders to lum- ber mills of the Southern Pine asso- elation increased last week 1.5 per cent of 72 million feet. Production totaled 71 million feet. Orders on hand total’244 million feet. January shipments trom ‘Guit parts 460,000 shares, totaled 14,228,593 barrels. ae ‘NEW YORK, Feb. 26-—Stock prices: worked moderately higher at the opening of today's market as buying orders were distributed among a variety of representative industrial issues. New high records Were established by American Loc Western States -. bs a 2. SSE Mountain Producers ~ Glenrock Of} ~. Salt Creek Prod. Salt Creek Cons, Sew York Of -:-_--_.. Continental -. Ohicago and Northwestern _. Chicago, Mil, and St. Paul pfa_ Chicago, R. I, and Pac. Chile. Copper Coca Cola Colorado. Fuel Congoleum ~— Consolidated Gas ... Corn Products -_.. Fruit. SANTA ROBA, Calif.—Berry grow- ers of this district will receive from $70 to $80 for black and logan- berries during the coming season, according to price schedules an- ‘ Livestock. FORT WORTH.=The early steer démand -in Texas 1s good and ani nounced by local cannerion. This 8| Gosden oll a 8. 0. Indiana . Fe eee Motors “AC, active, market {s promised for Jater|a slight increase over last year. . | Grucible Steel ote EE Ae CR ie coe Aesthe| icind tedenmen ett Pa 9 Shandler, Moon and Continental, Cuba Cane Sugar pid. Davison Chemical -.. Du Pont de Nemours Erie , mate they. have contracted for 30,000 steers which will be turned over to buyers in April and May. Bteel. CLEVELAND.—January ore con- sumption) totaled 5,241,992 tons, an ineréfse of 700,000 tons over Decem- ber. In February, hewever, open hearth furnace operations have quieted down. Ingot steel operations are running about 72 per cent, and 107 of 127 sheet mills are active. Were, active in reflection of automo- bile merger reports. American Can mounted 2% points. 9, The upward movement gained momentum as trading expanded, with gains of one to five points scat- tered throughout the list. High priced issues spurted ahead with re- newed Vigor, Commercial Solvents “A” mounting nine points, the “B' stock 4%, U. 8. Cast Iron Pipe 6 and American Locomotive 2%. Spirited bidding for motor and ac cessory stocks brought gains of 1 to 3 points in Willys-Overland pre- ferred, Jordan, Chandler and Moon Motors, Sugar shares responded to improved trade conditions, advances of a point or more being recorded Gas. SHREVFPORT, La—Gas pro- ducers in the Monroe fidld have been cutting down daily production of &as preparatory to complying with an order to be issued by the state conservation commission Marth 1 reducing tHe daily consumption in that fleld from 460 million cubic feet of gas daily to below 300 mil- Hon cubic feet. ‘LIVESTOCK Chicago Prices CHICAGO, Feb. 26—(U. S. Depart- ment of Agriculture)—Hogs—Re- ceipts 35,000; mostly 15@2be higher than Wednesday's average; light light and slaughter pigs fully 25c higher; big packers inactive; top $12.2 bull. desirable 220 to 325 pound butchers $12.00@12.75:; 170 to 200 pou: averages largely $11.60 @11.90; 140 to 150 pound weights mostly $10.85@11.25; bulk packing sows $10.90@11.25; majority, strong weight slaughter pigs $10.00@10. General Asphalt General Blectric General Motor: Guif States Steel -. ‘Houston Oil Hudson Motors. Tilinols Central Dry Goods. ST, PAUL.—Wholesale dry goods trade in the northwest is from 10.to 16 per cent larger than at this time last year. Mail @rders hayé been heavier since January 1 than fof Int, Mer. Mar. pfd. ..-. Kelly Springtieta -... Kennecott Copper «/-.----.-- Lebigh Valley ..-..... Louisville and Nashville $ oll. HOUSTON.—Production of ofl. in. the Gulf coast and south Texas fields last. week averaged 136,925 barrels daily, a 4 WHEAT PRIGES MOVE HIGHER July de broader ings. chased CHICAGO, Shortage of Rural Stocks Is Bearish Factor at Chicago CHICAGO, Feb. ing of the new 1925 wheat crop in the United States led to an unusual advance Inprices here today for the As much as $1.64% a bushel was paid as against $1.58% to $1.58%4, at yesterday's finish, an overnight jump of 6%c, livery. }—Foreign buy- demand Feb. 26.—With oa from speculative buyers and with offerings scarce, the wheat market made a lively ad: vance today during the early deal- Gossip was current that rural domestic stocks are fenerally supposed, were at hand that Russia had pur- 20,000 tons of wheat smafler than Besides, reports and flour at London Jn thé last four days, May to $1.92 about ing closed lecrease of 295 bar-|any other tike period on record. Cattle—Receipts 11,000; fed steers -10-to thc “higher; active nt advance; All grades showing upturns; shipper fairly active; best matured steers early $11.35; some held higher; num: erous Joads $10-75@11.15; handy weights $11.25; cholce — yearlings $12.24; relatively few young stee! here of valtie to sé]! above $15, bulk fed steers and yearlings $3.75@ 10.76; killers taking practically everything showing decent kill; fair- ly active demand for well bred ight ‘weight feeder steers; relatively few by American Sugar, South Porto feo and Cuba Cane,’ Issues which sold one to two points higher avere Remington Typewriter, United Drug and Famous Players. Foreign ex- changes opened steady. Maintenange of the call'money rate at 4% per cent failed to dampen bullish enthusiasm and prices in PHILADELPHIA,—Some local Duilders are finding it expedient to have the financing of their opera: tions done in New York. They have been astonished at the-alacrity with ywhich they are being accommodated. new dwellings will bé Tower than last year. i ward to new high levels, Buying activity was particularly brisk in equipment, merchandise #nd motor groups which responded to favorable ST. LOUIS.—About 50 per cent of the construction. work jn Missouri since the first of the year has been Indteations here are that prices for| devoted to residential building. 'The| Pacific Oil ~--.—..— offered; stocker and feeder trade | dividends, earnings and merger re- Severe weetlies. ic Sait aioe Pan-Am. Pet, B ooo. firm; 260! highr for week; she stock | ports, Baldwin Locomotive sold. at for the decline, as compared with | Leansyivania. - my +a few, weighty bo-1146, the highest price since 1920, tho corresponding period last: year, Phila and Rdg. C. and I, .2- strong, Véealers un-/and American Locomotive worked Phillips Pet, -...-. Pure Oil -----~~---+--. Reading -~-.-~------------~--. Rep.:Iron and Steel ......---- Reynolds Tobacco B --. St. Louts and San Fran. -.--< Seaboard Air Line -..-----__- Sears Roebuck nnn--nn--: Sinclair Con. Sloss Sheff Steel -..... Southern Pacific -.----------= Southern Railway -----.-.--. Standard Oil, Cal, -. ‘Standard Oll N. J. ex div..2-- Stewart Warner -.-.......... | Studebaker ...----..-----..-. ‘exda Co. ---. even; choice heavyweights unevenly higher to shippers, mostly $14.50 to 14.00, Desirable light calves to pack- ers $1.50@12,50; about steady, Sheop—Recelpts 16,000;, desirable | fat lambs fully steady; others slow; steady to weak; early bulk $17.50 17.75; top $18.00; no clippers sold; fat sheep and feeding Inmbs firm. Good to, chaice 124 pound killing ewes $9.25; bulk désirable feeding s up to a new top at 136%. Scoring of spectacular gain of 12% points, As- sociated Dry Goods touched the best price in its History at 192%, while Kresge Department Stores recorded a similar advance. A variety of popular industrials moved up 1 to 2 points while gaing of 3 to 4 points included American Can, Sears Roe- buck, American Brake Shoe and Willys Overland preferred, St Paul taflroad fssues were heavy as pres- ident Byrdram reported that refund- ing plans would be held in abeyance pending an engineer's report. Buying fran mostly to the indus- trials and specialties in the early ALL NATIONAL UNITS URGE (Continued From Page One) that stttick falled to penetrate the tteck, he added. p “The Washington was finally sunk “Crude Output Grows. NEW. YORK, Feb, 26.—The daily average gross, crude oll production “of the United States incréased 12,500 barrels, according. to the weekly » summary of thé Ra sctath Petroledm Institite: "The dally average produc: tion: east: of California was 1,345,800 »barrejs, an increase of 800. Cali: ‘fornia’ production was 601,800 ‘bar: “pels, an: incréase- of: 8,700. Wyoming, lambs $17:00@17.25: Omaha Quotations. OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 26,—(. 3. Department of Agriculture.}—Hogs —Receipts, 14,000; active, 15@25c by gun fre?” was asked by Repre- | Tex#S and Pacifig -.-.-.-.-- iigher; shipping demand~broad for/afternoon with the: sugars, steels ‘Montana and Colorado Sag RT sentative Perkins, Republican, New| Tobacco Producta —--.----.-- all: weights; byik 200 to 300 pound} and ofls moving up strong. ~ La- ily ayerage production o} F Jersey. Butchers, $11.60@11.85; top, $11.90; clede Gas rose 12 points to 145, a Darrels, an intrease of 1,750. 8 stern, Exploration Dividend. At a meetng of the directors of the Western Exploration my held at its: offices here, the regular quarterly’ dividend of five cents per #hare was declared payable on March 20 to stockholders of record of March 15, General Summary. Bank of England rate unchanged) Banking group headed by Hayden, Stone and company holds option en Bquitadle- Building, which may be exercised shortly ot price of $36,+ 000,000. Retchsbank rate. New Haven reports January net income of $388,233 after charges against a deficit of 333,112 in 1924. » Carloadings for week ended Feb- runry 14 were 902,877 a decrease of 25,867 from preceeding week, and 32,712 under same week last year. Kuhn, Loeb aia company offering $30,000,000 U. 8. Rubber 6% per cent serial gold notes maturing in fifteen ~“No, it was the cumulative efféct of-all tire’? Adiniral Jonés replied: “Don't you think you might have Obtained some benefits by sinking the Washington with bombs?” ‘No, I don’t think 80, ag we learn- ed.much about the bombing of ships rr ste on, the German ships in WARRANT DUT FOR BORGLUM {Gontinued From Page One had been copyrighted by him. Many of the models were made th his stu- dio-at Stamford; Conn., and brodght to Stone mountain, , "This design belongs exclusively to Mr. Borglum, the whole conception, the whole design. Therefore Mr. Borglum Had a perfect legal right to ‘Dutk Of Al Silex, $11:25 11.8 Age ‘cost Wednesday, $11.4 217. Cattle—Receipts, 3,500; fed steers and yearlings, modeératély active, strong; quality somewhat improved; bulk, $8.25@10.00; medium weights, $10.50; heavies, $10.65; she stock, ne: tive, strong to 10@15¢ higher; bulls, vealg and stockers and feeders, steady; bologna butt practical vent top, $11, $11.50. Sheep — Receipts, . 12,500; lambs, slow; mostly 15@26c lower; eatly sales fed lanibs to packers, $16.60@ 16.75; few loads to shippers, $16.90 @17.00; shearing lambs, upward to $16.50. Tecord figure.- United States Indus- trial Alcohol, Nash Motors, Reming- ton Typewriter, Tidewater Of! and American Spgar improved 3 to 4 points. United Drug ~-->~----<------.. 117% U.S. Cast Iron Pipe -.-.---... 224% U. 8. Ind. Alcohol -.... U. S, Rubber --.--------.. “Westinghouse Electric -__-. Willys Overland - Woolworth ---.... Standard Oil Stocks Anglo American Ojl-.. 19% 19% Borne Serymeer --s---. 222 226 Buckeye 67 &7% 56 62 14 Grain and Stork Opinions From Brokerage Wire Btock Opinions Block Baloney—There will be plen- ty of chances for good trading in stocks dut It is a selective market. Numerous industrials act Hke fur- ther downward readjustment while some of the rails should work high- er. The market will not run away but willbe two sided, You will make no mistake in the rails. Take prof- its on spo Hornblower and Weeks—The mar- ket In detail ve find aggressive buy reduces rediscotunt ~—— Chesebrough L8. anew se Bed Denyer. Prices. DENVER, Colo., Feb, 26,—(U. 5. Department of Agrictlture.)}—Hoge —Receipts, 2,300; butk of supply weighing 210 pounds down; no heavy butchers on sale; fully 16c to 45¢ Higher; early top, 11,80; bulk 180 to 210 pound weights, $11.50@11.75. Cattle—Receipts, 1,200; calves, 60; steers and fat she stock, stendy to Gal. Sig. Cr Gal, Sig Old pfd. -..-. 110 Gal. Sig, New pfd, -... 103 Minos Pipe .-.---..--. 146 Indiana Pipe - 19% National Transit 23% New York Transit 13 Ash nual installments of — $2,000,000 ‘ 0) ket mn S aggre By saa from March 1, 1926, to yield | destroy his own property.” Northern Pipe -.. 84% | Ibe Ee other. 5 fully mg again und ; wa: & of r ‘i aap 5.2 é ~~ Ohio Oil _. 71 ady; four Toads 1,175 pound cows,| quite accumulated proceeding in the ei asiey LS ikig Shae dik Shmadeuam| Buistcatisdal hela 27% | $6.10; medium to good kind, $5.25 to| oils, and an extension of movement nese ats 40 , | $6.00; tew lots heiferish.cows, $6.25|{n hich priced stocks based on in- APPLICATIONS Sha 61% | to $6.35; one lond 975 pound helfers,|creased dividends and split ups. Rijevia eee segues Brags ere 129% | $7.25; lghter kind held around $7.50,| These movements should grow and ahs ‘i dividend payable March Solar Refg, --..-.----.. 235 240. Sheep—Receipts, 15,200; fat sheep, | Should-mean increasing public partl- ese gt tg es $0, Pipe <------------—= 87% 88 | steady; two Toads 108 pound ewes.) cipation before the end of the last Spaeth I 4 So. Penn. Oll ---....-. #80.” 18214 | $8.60; shorn yearling wethers, $13.50} Week Jn March, : months ended November 80, rpeorts 8. W. Penn Oil <--5 17 78 jahorn wethera, $8.28; practically |. Pynchon and Co—We continue to Mi income of $1,434, 8. O. Ind 66% 67 | nothing doing on Inmbs. believe that all minor recessions in bs typ eka ncom: 2 | O: Kan. 40% 41% olls, rails and coppers should be a earetan Od for yank ended Déosint ©. Ren. o2a0 117% 118 taron advantage of for the purpose ber fi, earned net after taxe de * ie ssi aes as # SUGAR 1] | a. 8. Bache and Co—tn the indus- Fon een raters “against| WASHINGTON, Feb. 26—Majot|§, ©, onio pid. 118 120 tpl dilad bea facet aeltine dd $3.79 in 1923. General Robert C. Davis in charge} swan and Finch 2... 23% 24% : beén large conservatism should be Barr ‘all production in Catifornin | Of the war department administra: | Vvacuum _ 90% 91 NEW YORK, Feb. 26.—Refined | used. Hid UM deata ohn aly pout 60,000 barrels a day| tion of the adjusted compensation bwwasnington ae 82% 35 | sugar today was firmer, reflecting] Tobey and Kirk—A trading ar | AE pallet dae carninga much lar.|#¢t, announced today that 2,400,00018 ©, Neb, -..-.... 255 257 | the advance {n raws: with prices un- seems in prospect, pending better money conditions. Grain Opinions Bartlett Frazter—If this export de- mand continues prices will respond quickly, but advise cantion on the selling side at this time. Corn looks higher and nearness of period of Ught receipts should strengthen cash situation, Stein Alstrin—Am bullish In grain and with stronger cables believe ad- vance will carry further. Jackson Brothers—We continue bullish on wheat and believe the farm reserves figures will be bullish We are also bullish on corn and Thompson McKinnon — Would bonus applications had been received from veteresis throughout the Unit ed States and those. now residing in foreign countries, Of the total num- ber received, he said, only 37,000 ap- plications Kad been disallowed by tit department, but it had been nece: sary to return 600,000 to the send- ers for corrections and necessary in- formation. General Davis celled attention to the payment of cash bonuses effe tive March 1 under the law. ‘On that date,’ he said, “cash payments become due to those vet- erans whose adjusted service credit mounts to $50 or less and depend: ents of deceased veterans, including changed to 10 points, All refiners quoted six cents for fine granulated although several were still accepting orders at $5.90. A, better inquiry ‘wus reported: Refined futures. were nominal. Sugar futures Closed steady. Ap- proximate sales, 46,250 tons. March, 2.99; May, 3.07; July, 3.24; Septem: ber, 3.38: na year ago, ox Ol and Gas well-No, 3 in Russell county, Kansas, is flowing 400 barrels a day from top of sand, ‘This is largest well company has in Russell county and is producing 43 gravity oll for which Wileox receives $2.00 a barrel. Total Russel county prediction now 2,000 barrels a day. Cosden and company stockholders approve change in nameé of company to Mid Continental Petroleum Cor- poration. Sinclair Consolidated drilling. to 2,500 feet sand {n Carbon pool of Ok+ lahomn has well two feet in sand and making about 150 barrels a day. — CRUDE MARKET 1.60 Mule Creek --.--.-+-------2.-5 1.25 Bunburst . ssssseceseweneennee 1,20 Hamilton Dome ss---adennne--e- 1,05 Ferris 2 -awannoenannpe nna, Byron ~.------------2--+--2---- Notches ~ ~---.-----------—--- Pilot Butte ..-.-—-----------.--5014 Lander , wesatsesnscnc-s---- «70 Cat Creek 2. ..--2+-s--s.-2--.. 2.00 Lance Creek -.. 96 Osage. -. 1.95 Gras Creek Light TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY WANTAD TO BUY—Four or five room modern house in high sehool district, Phone 2606. FRESH sweet milk delivered to many parts of tha lst swept for- |. around, for to Ys. domestic buoyant, to and that fall Sown crops in’ south: eastern Europe had suffered wide spread damage. ranged from %o $1.90% $1,69% to $1.60, was followed by additional upturns that catried May The opening which to 1%c higher, $1.91%° and July Subsequently, unfavorable reports crop | conditions southwest together with export buy- deferred notable strength to the market, the July delivery in particular, big export and milling purchases at Kansas City, were reported. shipment gave Besides. Wher 80 4%c to higher, May 1.94% to $1.95 and July $1.66% to $1.66%. Increased commission house buy- ing of corn gave strength to that cereal and to oats as well. opening unchanged to 1%c higher, May $1,314 market scored material After $1.81%,- the corn gains all Onts started unchanged to %ic up, May 54% to b4%&c. Later a mod- erate general advance took place. Provisions were firmer, sympathiz- ing with higher quotations on hogs and on $1.33%. May July Ribs— May July May July 2 hard, futures, Tron, Zine, collater NEW cents: cables, 472%; CHR avoid May wheat. Coarse grains look higher. your door, 18 cents per quart, after Mareh 1st. Carlson Dairy. Phone 14R4, FOR SALE OR TRADE—Buick Touring, $50." Phone 2232M. WANTED—Yard work, gardening, house cleaning, wipdows washed, dirt or manure hauled and spread. thelr widoWs, childrén, mothers and fathers, become. entitled to the first Installment in cash of the amounts due them.’ Se neg tiiaty Poultry. CHICAGO, Feb. 26.—Poultry alive, dower; fowls 24@025%c; springs 28c; GreYdUl] 4 tenner anncennen——s Torchlight . -+--------.------~ 2.00 2.00 1.70 bh. 26,—Cotton, 25.85, NEW YOR Spot quiet; mic ‘aie, Elk Basin -..--<..----—------ Rock Creck -.. SILVER CHICAGO, Feb. 26. er; creamery extras, —Butter, high- 41%c; stand- ebration Angeles roosters 18¢; turkeys 250; ducks 27c; | ards, 41%c; extra firsts, 39% @40%c;' 1 Ww. Wright, 395 -N. Grant. Phone| NBW YORK, Feb. 26.—Bar allver, geese 140, _ firs 1902. 68%; Mexican dollars, 62%, ™ 37@38i%4c; seconds, 32@35e, ' visiting 3,000, Wheat— Corn—No, 3 yellow, $1.241.26%. Oats—No. No. 3 white, 52@53%c. Rye—Not quoted, Barley—86c@ $1.02. Timothy seed—$5.50@6.50. Clover seed—$24,00@ 32.00. Lard—#16.02, Ribs—$16.87. Bellies—$18.75. NEW YORK, Feb. easy; electrolytic, spot and nearby, 14%o; futures, 14% 14%, ‘Tit, easy; spot and nen exchanges, eat Britain, demand, 415% % 60 day bills on banka, cables; 5.17 enables, 4.06. thelr order. are expected to‘attend the show, the grains, Later the advance in wheat prices and in hog values Ufted the corn market sharply. Corn closed strong, L%e to 2%c net higher, May $1,33 to Open, 1.90% 1.59% 1.46 Bellies CHICAGO, Feb. 1.91 2 17.20 18,87 High Low Close 1.95 1.90% 1.94% 1.86% 1.59% 1.66% 150 1468 1.49% 1.33% 1.81% 1.33% 55% 16.82 17.17 16.60 16.97 17.12 17.05 17.25 17.10 17.30 18,65 18.87 19.05 26.—Wheat—No. No. 3 hard, $1.90. mixed, $1.20%; No. 3 white, 56%@57%¢; $57.12. steady; ea id futures, $7.50@ Antimon: pot 26.—Copper, Prices unchanged, spot, $9.32@9.25. | Louis spot _MONEY YORK, stead) France, Italy, @emand, Eleven Trainloads Of Shriners To Be Feted at Capital NEW YORK, Feb. 26.—Call money strong; high 4%; closing bid 414; of fered at 4%; call loins against ad ceptances 344; time loans firm; mixed 60-90 days 8%; 4-6 months 4; prime commercial paper 3%. paler Ser ea sal Foreign Exchange i Feb. Foreign iy) Quotations in demand, 6.16% 4.05%; Nin Shriners Wyo., Teb. 26.— Eleven train-loads of Shriners have accepted Cheyenne's invitation to at tend a miniature Frontier Days cel here May 30, while lodge members are enroute to Los to attend a the conclave of @ other train-loads numbering about SHERIDAN, Wyo., Feb. 26.—The| show place of Sheridan cc mat nty—the sion of Malcolm Moncreiffe on the Polo ranch, three miles south west of Big Horn—was destroyed | and most of the which it containe fire of unknown o: day morning. Although the property was roughly estimated at $40,000 and $50,000 no corr, heirlooms > lost alt early 1 8 hur damage | tween t estl:| © of v a furr ni pe sht anor PAGE SEVEN niture dreds s thi to this country in ome of It of m s had from at England. d to be but par- MONCREIFFE MANSION ON POLO RANCH IS DESTROYED BY FIRE lue could be placed upon dat- and . the s and other price been the The DELAY FOUGHT Continued fre possession of H of the Continental pany, Ltd, a Cana¢ had been traced to th M. T. Everhart of Pu son-inlaw antl partner of Alber Fall, and that the testimony of Os! ls essential to the establishment the government's contention that the Teapot Dome lease should he nulled. “In ear plea government set forth tk Ing of the 7 moth Compan and fr Inclair and A ar tho result. of tween Harry rt B. Fall, then of the inte: secr The relates the de- | tails of action in ofl | ; between, ntal Ti company and the Humphrey Compa and the Humpbr Company whereby the former the bee was to purchase from the latter 33,000,- 000 barrels of crude oll at $1.50 per barrel, fulfillment of on the part ef the Canadian cont pany was Suaranteed by the Sin clair Crude Oi] Purchasing Comp and the Prairie Oll Company. contract entered into, the davit sets forth, on the sam the Continenta] company its Canadian charter, 1921, and {t {s furthe on the same day the Continer company entered into a contract for resale of the oll to the Sinckr and | Prairie companies for $1.75 per bar- | rel. Thereafter, the affidavit forth, the profits resulting from this | deal were invested In Iberty bonds and that these bonds Were pr hich contract and cor fin sets c the Gontinen Th bonds and on May § deliy honds to Osler, On ™ 29, 1922 the affidayit asserts, M, IT. Everhart delivered $90,000 ‘of said bonds’ to the Firat National nk of Pueblo, Colorado, for A, B. Fall, and that on October 23, 19 $20,000 of said bonds were deposited to the credit of the Tres Ritos Land and Cattle com- pany, the capital stock of which, it was owned by Fall and On the same day, the further alleges erhart D. That states ed these affidavit sold to the M company $140,500 of three and one half per gent Uberty bonds for par crued interest, and that the proceeds from this sale hart paid notes against hims and the ‘Tres Ritos company which were held by thé Thatcher company. Government counsel assert in the affidavit that they have the num of the $140,500 of Mberty bonds de livered to the ‘Thatcher company and that these bonds are a part of the $300,000 of bonds delivered by the New York branch of the Dominion of Canda Bunk to Osler The greater part. of this informa tion, the affidavit sets forth, has nment coun “ for and ob. n continuance 1 until be In th been obtained by sel since they ap Dece wv tained lust in the March 9 The el's affidavit | a1 nds we ib mor 8 rant holde f the ¢ Among whom, were Harry Sine : O'Neil, M. M. Blackmer, H, 8, Os} and others. Tho affidayit. furt asserts that after 0 barre of the oll ¢ 1 by the Continental Humphreys companies contract and | « L-Sinclalr-Prairie com-| act fad been ivered | and resold, the Contin any | uf sold the i ide Oi! Purche ‘ P the Prairie Oil and Ga | $400,000, that this $490,000. was in vested in lberty und th these bonds were distributed amon the stock wavrant holders of the Continental company, which si thereafter surrendered | and de yed, or is alleged to bh lestroyed, all book rocords with thé exéeption of papers. The booka and destroyed, the ¢ unsel assert it to be tli for the purpose of transactions of the C pan: The government cx asserts that the te and others connect tinental company tracing the liberty bonds a haye been involved in the E Fall-Tres Ritos 4 ut Puebl this information essential establishment the government's contention that the transaction re sulting in the lssuar pot Dome lease t company was ontinental ¢ it pany. 8,700,0 w on tre Aft ry t| va minor the 10 ntinentat in fess neel's nftidayit mony of Osler 1 with the sign tha eno: TEAPOT TRIAL |= nigh rnin nig Iment of last Info was rec 1, was ‘gypt, of H >t the rma- elved ck that other aken vered and AT HOGPITAL: FUR LUNCHEON the Natre » in ng 1 county. nel partments by Mrs superintendent. pressed themselves prossed and pleased with the splen- did accommodations of the instut!- tion which ts now declared to be the est of its HICAGO, Kiwanis this there inspecting the departmer {tution which Have recen tly improved, giving spec- jal attention to the new $85,000 ad- dition to the building. During the luncheon an account was given by Dr. A, P. Kimball of the history of the } value to the resid noon eral ho nts of this spital and hela ng and lunchéon spital 8 of its city Those attending were ugh 1 ze int the variou: sabelle N as he west, TELEPHONE GOMPINY unset is de- elson, The Kiwanians ex- greatly im- POTATOES | tatoes aon issetse gove a affidavit ei hale eaten that. nde te sf | 8S. ship ‘ Roe tna’: DE J 05; Wisco ked round through its New York branch, put 1.05@1.10; few fancy 1.15@ sed for Osler,.as president of the bulle 1-16; Minnesota sacked STN company, $300,000. o¢]round whites mostly 1.051.103 three and one half per cent, liberty {Idaho sacked yusuets $2.3502.50, DEMONSTRATION 1 SCHEDULED TONIGHT will this evenir board dem: + One 7 used and addition re t mploy lephone 1 by the Moun- pany esent here a switch: ation at the East Side all processes of tele o the —_ phone services are to be illustrated. demonstration a are to be other features of en- tertainment in the pro; SCHOOL GIRL ACQUITTED aire w ILI Berry, es nequitted here 18 E, Ga g of he: y returr 11 he "| World Fliers r six ned a td 1s of court Are Decorated WASHINGTON t Coolidge arding distin I today ngulshe or English Harvard Quits CAMBRIDGH, or 45 years 1 facult ges bas res years, Greek, inst or an ation from t he had igh, Leo I He wag gra Harvard and was easor ¢ been ). 26.—F signe rofess O Presi i the pill med als to the army world filers and ad- vancing them on the army promo- At Ma sor Fe th Re arron Juated assistant { English, the teaching 26.— Har- assell age of from tutor Pro- He gave as the reason for his re- Harvard fact long } UNE CLUB