Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 3, 1925, Page 8

a PAGE EIGHT Che Casper Daily Cribune MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1923 Oil :: Finance Four New Producers In Salt Creek; Other Late News of the Oil Fields Texas Production Tests. @exas Production company is about to begin operations on section 3 of the Big Sand Draw gus Fremont county, Wyoming, materlals were moved two ago. Water for drilling, which been a handicap in this ed from a spring two s on| n | read, . | field { | whe Midwest of 27-40-79 Midwes clated—No, 6-4 1,651 feet, Wyo it is under- taken over the Wyland t on the Arminto struc: Ma county and will well. It has been stand complete th: 3 , ling for several months at 2,800. feet Casper Test Well. {after encountering considerable gas Oll and Gas syndicate in several slow progress in its te Palmer Doms Operations. Bradford-Wyoming Oil company’s 2 test of the Palmer dome, 13 northwest of Casper, {s. still standing mation at 2,690 feet. sper, where a concentrated on dri some time and little le has been made. been shoe f Kight-Hour Day Put Into Effect by Marland Oil TULSA, Okla, Aug. 3—(By A ated Press}—The Marland Oil Company haw followed’ the lead of The | work, will now hours, Tool dressers former ceiving 319 now draw 38, The Carter Company, a re Standard the Carter Oi] Company and today | sybsidiary, announced the change to is operating under an eight hour | an g-hour basis July 15. The move | rcale for all employes, it was AM-| was regarded as revolutionary in the nounced at the Marland headquar-| oj1 industry, and if followed by all ters here companies, will result In a material Under the new scale drillers who | increase in the number of men em- have bé#n recelying $12 for 12 hours] ployed-in the Mid-Continent field. DOZEN INJURED AS MOB BREAKS UP KLAN MEET WESTWOOD,- Mass., Aug. 3.—(By The Associated Press.) —Injury to a dozen or more persons, the wrecking of a farm house in the Islington district here and the arrest of three men for carrying concealed ‘weapons was the aftermath of the Ku Klux Klan’s first attempt to hold a meeting in this district since the state police stopped sup- plying guards for. klan gatherings. The meeting in a field of the Bos- ccotT GUSTER fight with fists, rocks and bricks. TRIAL IPENED Although firearms were in evidence / no shoté were fired. | ton-Providence highway here yester |. % Most of the klansmen escaped in day ended in a riot which the police of three towns were unable to quell. A mov of 500 anti-klan sympathizers and three score klansmen staged a thelr cars but a few were bottled up in the house of Stephen Isley, ’ (Continued From Page One) where they Huddied in’ the cellar}, the manner following—whenever while every window and much of the furniture disintegrated under a hall of rocks from the outside, An appeal by Westwood town offi- clals finally brought four sta troopers from Framingham, who dis- persed the crowd and escorted the besieged klansmen to safety. They arrested three men sald to be klaps- men, on charges of carrying con- cealed w it shall appear to the governor on verified complaint in writing of qualified electors of the county or otherwise, that any county officer is guilty of misconduct or malfeas- ance in office, he may direct the county and prosecuting attorney of the county, or the attorney general to commence and prosecute an ac- tion in the district court of the coun- ty in which sald officer is an offi- cml praying for the removal of such fofficer. Such action shall be com- menced by the filing of a verified P Jon in the name of the state of Wyoming reigned by the county and prosecuting attorney or the attorney general and shall set forth the facts constituting such misconduct or mial- feasance in off “Now, as I 0. —————— MITCHELL T0 ESCAPE DEATH ON GALLOWS ave reviewed the au orities, it seems to me that the great weight of authority precludes Ithe-bringing of acts prior to the term of office for which the officer is tried... + The motion will be granted, gentle- men, and I will allow you an ex- ception.” Mr. Sennett: “Perhaps I am antic ipating, but does it preclude us from introducing evidence of acts com- mitted in the interim’ between the DENVER, folo,, Aug. 8—(By The Associated Press)—Governor Clar- ence J. Morley today commuted to fo 1 risonment the hanging sen- tence imposed on Arthur H. Mitchell of Denver. convicted in connection with the slaying of Andrew Sherrie and Mrs, Georgia Bryan. top of the Amsden for- | receive 310 for 8 | Bonds BRINGING UP FATHER WELL: MaAxme- MOO THINK IPA NOT SICK AM TIRED oF hSTEnint’- Stocks : YO IM GETTING SICK AND TIREO OF TALKING TO 0) ~Ou- SHOT UR - DON'T ou DARE TALK BACK TO ME- NEWS AND QUOTATIONS BY LEASED 1925 wy [ere Featume Service, Inc | Great Britain rights reser sd : Grain SH? RATS J'M GONNA CALL ON SOME FRIENDS OF MINE DO 1KIN FoRAT ABOUT FIGHTIN’ WELL BUD SEEIN’ THAT WE'RE GONNA BE CEUMATES - LES GIT ACQUAINTED MY NAMES KATZ — WOT THEY GoT SOUSE IN THE 4b6 FER? TRYING TO SELL POSTAGE Sverecrep STAMPS! OF BEING A | MEMBEROFA | GANG OF | | | POSTOFFICE | BANDITS FoR | WHICH AREWARD| | OF $10,000 HAS GEEN OFFERED, CHICK WAS ARRESTED BY A DETECTIVE @ UTE = NESTERDAY AND THROWN) IN JAIL vse o n oO. | STOCK PACE © GIN ROUND |New High Records for Year stablished by Many New York Stocks Last Bobs is Chemical and Dye Can -.. Car and Foundr; Locomotive - Sm. and Ref. - Sugar ---- American American American American American American Tel.-and Tel. | Issues American Tobacco - American Water Works 2 , Aug, 5—Stock prices American Woolen - | swung upward today despite the Anaconda Copper sporadic attempt of bear traders. Atchison ....---- |taking advantage of the higher call Atl, Coast Line --- {money r to unsettle the general list by attacking vulnerable “issues. High priced specialties were buoyant Baldwin Locomotive ~- Baltimore and Ohio Bethlehem Steel - 2|American, DuPont, General Rail California Pet. way a1 and International Teie- Canadian Pacific phone touching re prices Central Leather pfd. -. for all time, wiile General Blectrie Cerro de Pasco ~ touched the highest figure since |the segregation of the electric bond end share properties, ‘The c'osing was strong. Total sales approximat. Chandler Métor - Chesapeake and Ohio - Chicago and Northwestern Chicago, Mil & St. Paul pfd. 5 | ed 1,250,000 sharee Chicago, R. I, and Pactfto ‘ i. Coca Coal - 39 NEW YORK, Av; —(Associated Colorado Fuel 42 | Press.)—Tespondi to favorable Congoleum-Nairn 245, | trade reports and earnings state Consolidated Gas so, | ment stock prices resumed their upw today’s d movement at the opening of market. General Electric s points higher at 300, the price reached since the sation of the electric bond and share holdings, Houston Ol ad vanced a point and sccres of indus- trials and rails showed substantial nal ains. Pools were again active in a num- Corn Products Crucible Steel Cuba Cane Sugar pf! Davison Chemical - Dodge Brothers pfd. Du Pont de Nemo Electric Power & Li Erie First pfd. Famous Players General As General E! r of specialties, Additional new General Motors | high records were established Great Northern p' jin the first half hour by Interna- | tional Telephone, Standard Gas and Electric, Frank G. Shattuck, Spicer f Manufa 1d Dust and Coca Gulf States Steel Hudson Motors Tilinols Central Independent O. and G, - - 31%] Cola, Gene Electric quickly ex In Harvester .-- tended its ¢ n to 6% points A Int. Mer, Marine pf | strong demand also developed for Int kel | order and Gains of a urday’s final orded during the hour b; S. Steel common, 1efficld, Sears Roebuck, Mont gomery Ward, Woolworth, American Can, DuPont, Fisher Bod Mack ‘Trucks, Chrysler and several others. Mot Kelly Sprir Kennecott Cop) Lehigh Valle Loutsyille ai Mack Truck Marland Oil ~ . Motors E quot first lo: 5B] Mid-Continent Pet. - 31. | Nash 's broke ten points on Mo., Kan.-and Texas 39% | One sale, and Cuba Cane preferred Missourt Pacific pfd. 80 | sank to a new low level for the year. Trading in the foreign exchanges Montgomery Ward was quiet, due to the observance of ‘at. Biscuit pFes85 at aS the bank’ holiday in England and New York Central | most rates were little changed. De- mand sterling and French francs . ¥., N. H.. and Hartford - held steady at $4.85% and 4,74 cents 3 n rl had reprieved Governor Morley bad reprieve) section and the time of taking of- hell four times. fea t aying occ d in Sherle’s | CS’ The Sayin CCL te ade near | The court: “As I.view tt, the’ mo- Satie itt» stoped Atitehell | UOn refers to those acts set forth vieted of theimurder of Afra, | the petition set forth in’ the year oe aeet ee hang | 1924 and all those prior acts are 7 | ruled out by the court in this ruling. | e supreme ‘court Later a num olorado Attorneys o have the supreme court but was unsuccess- Mr. Sennett: “If the court please, this’ officer was elected in the fall ot ber of pr empted he case 1924 The cou ‘es, I understand.” ‘And he took office in re-open t the death cell pen tiary at Canon City. He was to have been hanged il Sta "Yed.” . Sennett, “Are we limited to the year 1926, or in other words, the beginning of his term of office” The court: ' Absolutely. That {s the ruling of the court.” Mr. Sennett: “We will take an ex: ception.” The court: "Yes. My understanding s, that you can not remove an officer for acts committed in another term CHICAGO, Aug. 3.—Potatoes re- ceipts 85 cars; total United States | of ottice, that office having expired.” shipments Saturday 486, Sunda At 3 o'clock this afternoon “the ex- trading fair. market dull; K amination of jurors was proceeding, and Missour! sacked Ohios, $: the bulk of questions concerning 2.76 according to quality and condi-| thejr knowledge of the defendant and tion; Minnesota sacked early Ohl0%| the case in general $2.15@2.50. Idaho, Utah and Colo:| rege? 22% rato tacked cobblers few salen $3 HOBOKEN Ay reap nce 7m, 3 Che Awsociated Press)—Arthur Cham- Tribune Want Ads Bring Results }o 074° vaudeville’ crayon artist was found dead from gas in his room last HUDSON | night | Beside the body was a likeness of senger, 1 Has to be seen | the dead man bearing this inserip co see real tion: “Justified exit.” | $300 value “Too old—no faith “Deat—no hope Easy Terms “Rroke—no mone | SEER | “Total ‘0,"* ( ‘ortolke and Western orth American --- Northern Pacific - Pacific Ol Pan American Pet. B -..-. Pennsylvania Phila and Rdg. Phillips. Pet. Pure Oll - Radio Corp - Reading -- Rep. Iron and Steel - respectively, Danish kroner rallied over 20 points to 22.57 cent A sharp break of 29 points in Nash Motors unsettled come of the other motors before mid-day and brought about Irregularities in other sections of the list, but the main trend con- tinued upward, Heaviness of the equipments was in anticipation of poor earnings for tho first halt of the : because bf the low rate of . and I. Reynolds Tobacco B operations of #cme of the Jarger com St. Louls and San ran. panies, Speculative interest in. the Seaboard Air Line rails was confined largely to the Seats Roebuck - southwestern carriers, particularly Sinclair Con. Ot! those in which favorable atvidend Southern Pacific developments are believed to be pending. The sharp advance in sey- eral specialties indicated a scanty floating supply of those stocks, Uy S. Cast Iron Pipe jumping 5 points, Brown Shoe 4's, and Great West- ern Sugar, International Harvester and Frank CG. Shattuck selling 3 to 3% points higher before the end of the second hour. New York canners fell back 3 points on profit-taking. Call money renewed at 4% per cent. The of high priced Southern Railway Standard OU, Cal, - Stanard Oll, N. J. Stewart Warner Studebaker - Texas Co, Texas and Pacific Tobacco Products Transcont Oil Union Pacific U. 8, Cast Iron Pipe U. 8. Ind. Alcohol buoyaney U, S. Rubber. - shares and a demand for season diy U, 8, Steel - {dend paying railroads, tieularly Wabash pfd. 4 | Atchicon, Tending Coast Westinghouse 72% | Line, Louisville and byile and Willys Overla 18% | linole Centr carried the general arket up@mn in mid-afternoon ‘de ite inerensed pressure against the and Tvubaceo Products.» General Woolworth Gite | oft Tribune Want) Ade STAMPS ~ A PosT- OFFICE CRACKER,EH? HOW LONG YOUSE A CROOK ~ You IN FOR? « HE THINKS I'M GUESS ILL HUMOR I'VE ONLY BEEN AT IT A YEAR -WHAT'R 2) Livestock st All Markets ---Drawn for The Tribune by George McManus ME \> THAT So? WELL “IF 1 HADN'T MARRIED XOU- NOU'D STILL Be MIORISIN'G IN A YES-AN' IT MAKES L THAT | GAVE UP THAT <09D JOD TO MARRY ~ou- OW: WELL 1 MIGHT AD WELL GO BACK HOME-_ SICK TO THINK THEY DON'T HAVE A TING . ON ME AN I'LL BE OUT IN A FEW DAYS!” WHO'S YER PALS? WYOMING OILS | Quotations by Blas Vucurevich, Broker 208 Consolidated Royalty Bullding Western Exploration - 285 3.00 Consolidated Royalty -10.00 10.15 Central Pipeline -. 45 50 E. T. Williams Bessemer Western States Kinney Coastal Columbine Jupiter Elkhorn - Domino Royalty Producers .. Sunset, Picardy Atlantic Great Northern - Quaker ‘Oil ---. % Preston Oil, per 1,000 _ 1.00 2.00 MacKinnle -. 12 Buck Creek 13 Chappell. - 5 Riverton Pet, i Argo ---- 5.00 Ohio --- Mountain Salt Creek Producers Continental ~ New York Oi Salt Creek Consoi! 8. O. Ind. Prairie Of Humble Oil CRUDE MARKET | Big Muddy Mule Creek Sunburet Hamilton Werris Byron Notebes - Pilot Butte | Lander Cat Creek - Lance Creek Osage - Grass Creek, Ugbt --. Greybull ..-----. Torchiight «. Elk Basin ----. Rock Creek ------. Salt Creek = ————— arket Gossip Wall Street Briefs. F, W. Sargent, new president of the Chicago and Northwestern Rail way, seés brighter prospects ahead for the northwest with a 30 per cent Increase in the coming crop, a larger yleld in oats and the wheat crop averaging about the same as last year, Holding 75 per cent of the stock of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha, Mr. Sargent sald application will be made to the Interstate Commerce’ commission within thirty days for a formal ex: change of securities toward con: solidation, but as the Omaha had fafled to.earn fixed charges In the half year, dividends on the common stock would not be resumed this year, Directors will consider divi- dend action’ near the close of 1925. ‘The Pittsburgh market has re celved Inquiries from Japanese in- terests for 100,000 boxes of tin plate. Net income of the Diamond Match company for the half year declined to $850,401, equal to $5.01 a share on the capital sto:k, compared with £898,525 or $5.29 a share a year ago, ee Electric extended its tise to 10 points, International Telephone 6. neral iMatleny Slanal 6% -Wesrtayves the last mentioned touching A now high price for the year at 213% 5 | upgrade Alt Brake’ 414 and American Cand | CROP FIGURES BOOST WhEAT Domestic Requirements Will Barely Be Filled, Is Estimate CHICAGO, Aug. 3.—Active buying ascribed Jargely to a leading Chimso speculator went hand in hand today with a price advance on wheat that in some cases amounted to Bic a bushel, Simultaneously there were Canadian crop damage reports which bordered on the sensational. The sharpest upturn was in Septemb: delivered which rose to $1.59. CHICAGO, Aug. 3.—(By The Asso- ciated Press)—Unofficial crop esti- mates suggesting a total yield of about 660,000,000 bushels of wheat in the United States this season, gave a decided upward. swing to wheat prices today. The amount named is only a little in éxcess of domestic requirements. Another private estimate put the total at 672,000,000 bushels. Crop damage reports from Saskatchewan province in Canada tended also to lift values and led to buying in which houses with foreign connections were prom- dnent, The opening. which ranged from to fe higher, September $L54% to 154% and December $1.64% to 1.55%, was followed by a further advance that carried Sep- tember to 1.52 and December toj 31.55%. Corn and oats sympathized with wheat strength. After opening at tye to lc higher; September $1.04% |} to 1.05%, the corn market continued ptember touching $1.05%. Houres with codntry connections | were fairly good buyers but the ef- fect was more less counter-bal. anced by private crop reports show- ing an average corn crop about 20,- 000,000 bushels more than was ex: pected a month ago. The close was unsettled %c to 14sec net higher, Sep- tember $f-05% to $1.05%%. Oafs started at a shade to $c gain, September 41% to 41%c. -Additional upturns ensued, Influenced by # rise in hog values HAVEN'T ANY - 1 WORK BY the provision market was firmer. Open High Low Close Wheat— Sent. 1.59 1.54% Dec. 1.59% 1.54% Mase, 2. 1.61% 1.58% Corn— < Sopt. 1.06% 1.04% 105% Dee: 88% 86% STA May ---- 88% 91% .8919 Oats— ° Sept. 42% ‘41% Dec. ABM AMM May 484% ATK Rye— Sept. 8 1.01 98 Dec. 1.01 1.05 1.01 4 Lard— Sept. ~ 17,20 Dec. 17.20 Ribs— Sept 18.45 Oct. 18.27 18.17 “1827 Belties— Sept, ---- ’ 21.78 Cash Grains and Provisions. CHICAGO, Aug. 3.—Wheat—No. 2 red, $1.62% @1.66%; No. 2 hard, $1.56% @1.61. . Corn 2 mixed, $1.07@1.07%; No. 2 yellow, $1.10@1.11 Oats--No. 2 white, No, 3 white, 41@42e. Nye—No. 1, $1.0044- Barley—None. Timothy seed—-$6.95 78 25. | Clover reed—$19.00G 26.75. Lard—$17.15. Ribe—$18.37 Bellies: AIM MASKC For results try a Tribune Clara fed BETTER JOIN A GANG - YousE Kin POLL BIGGER JOBS~I , BELONG T,"6LIM SAM'S” CROWD SHAT PULLED THAT BiG POSTOFFICE ROBBERY A COUPLE DAYS AGO! NEW YORK, Aug. 3.—Cafl money firmer; high 4%; low 4%; ruling rate 4%; closing bid 444; offered at 4%; last loan 4%; call loans against. acceptances 3%; time loans firmer; mixed collateral 60-90 days 4@4\%; 4-6 months 44% @415; prime ¢ommer- cial paper 4. Chicago Prices. CHICAGO, Aug 3.—{U. S, Depart- ment of Agriculture) — Hogs — Re-| ceipts 29,000; slow. mostly lic to 25c higher than Saturday's average; big packers inactive; bulk desirable 160 to 225 pound weight $14.20@14.35; top $14.40; majority of 240 to 325 pound butchers $13.80@14.10; bulk better 140 to 150 pound kind $14@ 14.15; packing sows largely $12.15@ 12. bulk strong weight slaughter + : pigs $13.50@1: heavy weight hogs |; NEW YORK, Aug 3.—Bar allver $12.25@14.1; Nght ght $12.75@ | 99%) Mexican dollars 53%. 4.35; packing sows $11.85@12.70; Pat slaughter pigs $13@14. Foreign Exchange Cattle — Receipts * 20,000; better grades, fed steers comparatively NEW YORK, Aug. 3.—Foretgn' er- changes steady. Quotations in cents: scarce, steady, all-welghts in ‘broad demand; weighty kind commanding Great Britain demand 485%, cables 485 11-16; 60 day bills on banks 481%. a premium, light grain yearlings are France demand 4.7514; cables 4.74; vefy scarce; $15.20 paid for 1,158 Italy demand 3.65; cables 3.65%. —<—— ___ é SILVER | pound averages; best’ matured steers $15.15; yearilings $15.10; lower grades slow; tendency weak to 25c lower; bulls steady to strong; vealers about mostly $11@11.50; few at l slow: fat lambs around 50c lower; spots off more; bulk natives eagly mostly at around $11; no westerns -sold, shéep 25c to 50c lower; bulk fat ‘ewes $5.50@7.75; heavles down to $5. COTTON | NEW YORK, Aug. 3.—Cotton spot; quiet; middling, $24.65. Pat / Business Briefs Omaha Quotations. OMAHA, Neb.. Aug. 3.—{U. S. De- tment of Agriculture — Hogs — : mostly 15@25c higher on all classes to shippers; packer market dull; bulk 0@280 pound butchers $13.40@138. top $13.65; rough pack- Ing sows $12.25@12.50.smooth up io $12.75. bulk of all sale: 5 pe wd (Copyright, 1925, Casper Tribune) ROCHESTER, N. Y.—The New York state lines is planning to in- clude all its bus lines in Rochester, Syracuse and Utica in a subsidiary ne. average cost Saturday $12 4 257; average cost for'the week ending | LANSING, Mich. — The cirouit 1 welght 257. jurt has nted the city of Lan- sing the right to operate all bus lines | within the coroprate lmits. Bus op. erators sought an injunction to pre vent it largely western run; grain feds scar and choice good steady, plainer grades and g slow, weak; fed steers most @13.50; mixed yearlings $14; medium weights $14.10; she stock slow; weak to 25c lower; bulls “and veals steady to strong; fleshy feeders steady; com- mon and medium grades slow, weak: bulk grass cows $3.50@5; heifers $5 146.50; canners and cutters $2.50@ 3.50; practical veal top $8; stockers and feeders $5.75@8: few loads fleshy Nebraskas $8.60@9.10, Sheep—13,500; killing classes 25@ 50c lower; early sales range lambs $15; some held higher; natives $14.25 @ early ewe top $7; feeders f steady; bulk range feeding lambs $14.25@14.50; feeding ewes $4.5006.. SUGAR | NEW YORK, Aug. 3—(By The Arsociated Press)—What lttle busl- ness was reported done in tho re- fined sugar market today was prin- cipally in the way of withdrawals on* old orders, Prices were unchanged at $5.20 to $5.40 for fine granulated. HAVERHILL, Mass. — Haverhill shoe plants have experienced sharp increases in fall business and.many are contemplating expansions. A shortage of help is reported both tn shoe and woud wheel industries. FORT WORTH—Miaze, sorghum and Kaffir corn will make an aver- age yield in west Texas. Corn e! where in the state has not done well. CHICAGO, Exports of evaporated milk during the last month totaled 14.652,915 pounds. compared with 6,770,000 for the same time a year ago, Germany took 6,435,000 pounds, accounting for the large part of the increase. SAN FRANCISCO—Railroads tap- ping the cotton section of the Sun Joaquin Valley have voluntarily re- duced rates on cotton so that hip. ments via San Francisco may now complete with "those sent by way ef Los Angeles. ced CLEVELAND—The movement. of Sugar futuren closed quiet: ap-| caren en; proximate sales'14,000 tons. Septem-| tyr aneng Uo Wh yy Sergoette 386: Deo art year, ber 2/55; December January | behind the shipments of 1928. p 2.72; March 2.78; May 2.8%, ptite Batic, Aisaeih to July 20.shipments totaled $9,9: 327 tons. Liberty Bonds PHILADELPHIA—The American Sheet and. Tin’ Plate company nas started three hot mills at Scottdale NEW YORK, Aug. 3.—Liberty | which have been {dle for « bonds closed: 3149 $100.’ first 44s sees 8s $101.24; second 448 $100.: third KANSAS CITY—A slight letsup in 4%(n $101.15; fourth 44s $10: government 4%48 $106. U.S. | the local flour trade is reported here due to he weakening of the wheat payee and expectations of buyers that flour prices will MINNEA 3, Minn, Aug. 3.— Pe ue Flour unchanged to 15¢ higher; in POULTRY. carlogd lots, family patents quoted| CHICAGO, Au y i , AGO, Aug, 3.—Poultry, alfve at $8,808.85 a barrel in 98 pound | unchanged; fowls, 17% @24c; br P cotton sacks. rolg ere bogie oy 20@25e; wpringers, 27c: roosters Shipments 39.233 barrels, Bran | t4ger turkeys, 20¢: ducks, 20@2%0. $24.00 asked | geabemitgnae ee: