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, 1921-10-25
CONTINUANCE IN
PROSECUTION OF
SLAYER DENIED
Plea for Delay to Bring I'm,
p%ortant Witness From Iowa
Made by Hill At
torpeys.

BRIGHTON. Colo. Oct. s5.-Attor
neys for William Riley I'm. who went
on trial yesterday charged with muir
der in connection with the death las,
July OF his 9-year-oid step-daughter,
Helen Maxine Short. today asked for
n continuance in the case until w.
j. Beeson. who they said was an i'm.
portant witness. could be returned
from Iowa The continuance was de
MED.
Hill's attorneys said that they had
tried for months TO learn Beeson's
name and his whereabouts and had
just succeeded in doing so. Beeson,
according to the defense attorneys
saw Hin turn his step-daughter over
10 n chauffeur with instructions tc
bring her back to Denver last July
a day or two before the girls body
was found near hero weighted dowr
with irons In an irrigation ditch.
Hin. II was declared. was taking his
step-daughter with him from Denver
to n farm where he was going or
busincss. The defense contends Hill
decided to 60 farther away from Den,
YER than he originally intended and
turned the girl over to the chauffeur
of the car he was riding in with the
request hat he take her back to her
mother. a Denver barber.
The request for a continuance was
denied on the ground that IL Beeson
IS no farther away than 1owa~he can
be returned In time for the trial ant
also on the ground that there had
been continuances enough.
At noon ten jurors had. been tenta
lively selected TO try Hill The alb
sence OF n talesman, IL was said. was
causing some delay. 1t was said shs
jury probably would not BIO empan
oiled before tomorrow.
, 1921-10-25
poI Nearlnr on Sand.

The Dox OIL company. barring mis-
hapx. VIII be the iirst OF the hide
pendents to complete It's well IN the
Soap Creek (Montl oil field. a depth
OF 1900 feet having been made and
good progress stnl reported. The
Embar sand is expected at about l.
500 feet. Immediately upon the com
pietion OF IT'S first well, which Is con
sidered in proved territory, the com.
pany will rig VI for well No. ?.
Montana Advices are TO the effect
that the Dox company recently re-
fused 5000. 900 for its holdings. The
sompany is capitalized for $500 900
and controls $50 acres In the Soap
Creek field.
New Test Near Lewiston.
Lewiston interests are erecting a
rig near Hanover. Mont. seven miles
from the new refinery town. where a
wildcat will be spudded In.
Biologists believed 10 be in tho EN-.
pioy OF the Transconunentai oil com
pany, which Is nearing the end OF Its
test OF the Fort Benton field, are
making surveys OF the entire area
south OF tho Western Petroleum Elk.
ploration eompany's holdings in the
Bird Tail section. south " Slmms,
Mont, with a view TO establishing the
prospects OF that district.
Cat Creek Well TO lie Shot.
The Mid-Northern company. accord.
ing to Cat Creek reports. is preparing
to shoot its well No. . In that field.
The well Is IN holdings OF the West
Dome oil company and is located be
tween W producers. The sand was
penetrated for so feet without com
merciai production.
Demand for Leases Keen.
Demand for leases in the vicinity
Of Alzeda. just across the Wyoming
boundary in southeastern Montana.
has sprung UP with the entry OF sew
eral oil companies into that section.
The Pshaspa OIL company of Mon
M has been one OF the foremost in
gathering leases. Last spring oil
showings were obtained In, a wildcat
operation and since then the Union
on company OF California and the
Ohio are understood to have acquired
acreage in both Wyoming and Mon.
Sundnnce Test Abandoned.
Plans for n tsst well on the Pick
Springs Oil company's and near Sara-
g Wyo.. have been postponed for
he time being. it is believed. a rig
was removed TO the field from
Laramie by the Southwest Petroleum
company having been taken back to
Saratoga and stored there. Under
the lease obtained by the Southwest
company drilling operations were TO
by November /.
, 1921-10-25
CORPORATION
IS NEARING OIL SAND

The Plateau OIL corporation. a Cas-
per concern will complete It's well in
the Western Kansas field this week
unless unforeseen delays are encounter
ed according to advices received here.
Casper oil men who are Interested in
the concern are eagerly awaiting
word OF the compilation OF this impor.
tant test we'll. 1t Is reported also that
the Plateau company is preparing to
start operations on its properties in
the vicinity Of Steamboat Springs,
| Colorado.
, 1921-10-25
Giant Lottery
Combine Broken
Up by FederaIs

ALBANY. N. T. Oct. z5.-In the
arrest here yesterday OF John j.
Pappalau. agents OF the department
o. justice say they expect to expose
one of the biggest lottery combines
operating in the United States.
According to officers of the Albany
office of the department of justice
.Pappalau when arrested, had in his
possession several packages OF tick
cts for the Canadian National Lot
terry" and several packages of money.
Pappaiau. whose home is In Albany.
is a former professional baseball
PLAYER.
, 1921-10-25

urging lis observance IN line with tht
request OF Gov. Robert d. Carey. who
issued such n proclamation last week
Monday. October 81. has been desig
mated Home day. On that day faith
ers and sons are requested TO spend
the evening at home getting ncquaint
ed with M another or in some homs
entertainment
Tuesday. November 1. is school boy
day, and fathers are invited 10 attend
the classes Of their sons. tho schools
featuring the days with special exer
cises.
On Thursday evening there will bs
q conference for fathers at the Pres
byferian tabernacle and discussions Of
THE Boy and the Church hv superin
tendent OF Schools A. A. Slade. 1.-THE
Boy and tho Community by ]. +. Al
geo. The Boy and the Home" by II.
r. Durham, and 'The Boy and the
School'' by l.. c. McGiade, principal
OF the Natrona county high school.
on Friday evening there VIII be ban.
ouet at all churches OF the city for
the fathers and sons OF the respect.
i've congregations.
Sunday. November 6, Will be known
as Father n Son day. Every min.
lister Will base the subject of his ser.
NOR upon sons phase OF the Father
and Son movement. and will urge the
attendance OF services by every faith.
er and son In the city
The Rotarians have pledged their
support 10 the movement. and the
kiwanis club and chamber OF com,
merce are expected to follow soon,
with an official announcement Of their
support.
, 1921-10-25
Wyoming Audit
Firm Launched

Byron S. HUE. formerly with the
Coliseum Motor company in Casper,
has opened an accounting office to be
known as the Wyoming Audit com
pany with offices at 234 Midwest
building
Mr.. HUE has been practicing &C
counting for the last Is years. serv-
ing h government during h war
n until the first of the present year
was supervising accountant for the
Detroit district. Since coming to Cas-
per he has been doing individual ac-
counting for h Coliseum Motor com
pany. the Casper Supply company and
the Equality Investment company,
the latter the owners OF the Midwest
building.
, 1921-10-25
Mem Poultry And
Fish Market. On
Yellowstone Open

Casper is steadily growing as is at
tested by the tact that new businesses
are being constantly established. 4
poultry and fish market on West Vel
lowstone is the latest addition. John
H.. Gooch and George d. Moras re
Gently with the Central grocery and
meat market are the proprletors. Ar
~rangements nave been made with
coast markets to obtain fish three
times a week. The company owns Its
own poultry yards, assuring fresh
products.
, 1921-10-25

and in an emergency airplanes will
be available from the hangar Of the
Stock Aviation company.
Wyoming road representatives OF
the big film concerns would be To-
Gated at Casper as exchange man
ayers. All pictures booked for this
territory and a supply of others will
be shipped to Casper prior to the
strike date Arrangements for the
exchange here arc being made by
the Denver Board Of Film Trade.
, 1921-10-25
FILM EXCHANGES TO OPERATE
HERE DURING RAILR0ADSTRIKE

Casper and central Wyoming viii
mot suffer for amusement in the
event Of a railroad strike, arrange
ments having already been made by
all first class distributing agencies
10 establish an exchange hero for
rslaying films as far north as the
Montana line. east into Nebraska.
south to WheatIand and west to
Lander. II rail service fails auto
mobiles will be used In This work
, 1921-10-25
LONG DROUGHT BROKEN
BY RAIN AND SNOW
IN CASPER DISTRICT

Casper and vicinity experienced the
first rainfall in five weeks. marking
the end of the drouth that began on
September IS when there was a pre-
cipitation of is OF an inch. The pre-
%cipitatton for last night was IA OF an
inch. Casper mountain was covered
with a considerable blanket of snow
extending far into h footballs. which
perhaps augers The act that winter
is on its way. although h weather
per and vicinity.
, 1921-10-25
Stationery Store
Made Attractive

One with an artistic eye will sppre-
ciats the Halloween display Of the
Mills company stationers. The win.
dow Is decorated in a way to catch
the eye and still preserve good taste.
Unique Chinese lanterns are hum at
intervals with the Ill -cmened bat fly.
, 1921-10-25
livestock Mart

CHICAGO. Oct 25@U. S. Bureau
OF Markets.HCattie-Receipts 5000
desirable cornfed steers and yearlings
~unevenly higher. many rs to soc high
err; others and she stock strong 10
higher; top long ycarlings and fat
heifers s11.5o: bulk beef steers $1,000
ESQ; bulls and veal calves strong
bulk bologna. bulls s3.5oG4.oo; best
voaiers TO packers $3.50: stockers
and feeders is to CSC higher.
Hogs-Receipts 10000; fairly active;
butchers mostly CSC lower than yester-
days average; top early ss.o5; bulk
light and light butchers sI.754s.o0.
bulk packing sows ss.5o@7.oo; pigs
10 to i5c lower: top ss.e5; bulk desir-
ables ss.oo9S.15.
Shecp-Receipts 1900: generally
steady to csc higher; fat natives TO
packers early $3.50; 10 city butchers
$500; choice so pounds fed shorn
Ss.25; fed western ewes carrying
some yeariings s5.00Q5.50: choice 100
natives s4.T5; choice feeder
early $500.
, 1921-10-25

In China IT is the custom to pray
for holy medicine. a patient must
pay a visit to the temple and take
from the altar a tube containing mum
bered sticks. He Passes the tube over
tho incense several. times untl one OF
the sticks falls out. This IN picked up
and tho number on It is read. A cor.
responding slip containing a prescrip,
ton is then handed 10 him.
, 1921-10-25
MEETING At TABERNACLE
FEATURES FATHER AND SON WEEK
Being Completed for Observance of Move
ment Fostered by y. M. c. A. and Given Support
ofState and Other Agencies IN Country

Program for the observance of Father and Son week be-
ginning October 81 is rapidly taking form under the direc-
ton of the Casper Ministerial association and wide interest
In the affairs cf the week is anticipated. Plans here are in
line with the national movement fostered by the Y. NJ. c. A.
and the mayor has been requested to issue a PROCLAMATION
, 1921-10-25

ing in space. A table with sugges-
lions for a Halloween party arrange
ment is laid and 1t is around this cen.
trai tfcme that the rest OF the win
dow is Snflt. These are the days OF
artistry practically used, and The
Mills company has used it
, 1921-10-25

NEW YORK. oct. 25.-copper-
Steady; electrolyticS spot and near by,
Is: later. 13Gl3E.
Tip-Steady; spot and near bv.
$3.50; futures. 2s.75.
1ron-Stcady. unchanged.
Lead-Steady: spot <.7oa4.75.
zinc-steady: East ST. Louis delIv.
cry spot ass.
Anthony 5.cod5.25.
, 1921-10-25

/ NEW YORK. Oct. 25.-Foreign oils.
especially he Mexican group Were
buoyant at the opening OF today's stock
market. Mexican Petroleum. as a re-
suit OF Its semi-annual statement OF
earnings. made al early gain of 81
'oints. Initial dealings In that stool,
Included T. lot of 5000 shares ut
tosA TO 1903 against yesterdays final
price OF 103x. Pan-American Petrol.
oiim. General Asphalt and Houston
on were ! 10 IL points higher. Rails
made indifferent response to latest de-
velopmcnts in tho labor situation, al
though coalcrs showed decided firm
ness. The usual Industrial leaders
registered only nominal changes. Fix
change on London was at Its hishest
quotation in six months and tho Ger.
man mark strengthened.
Mexican Petroleum Increased its
gain TO Q points during the morning
oils making more moderate cx-
tensions. Low priced motors, notably
Pterco-Arrow common and preferred.
WHY'S Overland preferred. and aces
SORES. including United States Rub.
bcr and Kelly Springfield, also
strengthened with feathers. Chem.
icais. papers sp~ecialties and rails
made little progress, however. and
stecls were sluggish. probably in an.
ucipntion OF the United States Steel
quarterly statement. TO be issued after
the close of the market. Heaviness
was shown by some OF the more in.
active stocks. including American
sugar preferred and Public Service OF
New Jersey. Call money opened at
az per cent.
, 1921-10-25
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

WANTED TO TRADE-Thrce to five
thousands dollars worth OF lots. IA
first payment on good residence; ten
to sixteen thousand dollars. Call
1e2ssf. 1o-.5-1ts
, 1921-10-25
MARKET GOSSIP AND FIELD NEWS
MONTANA OPERATIONS REVIEWED

Miles City, Mont, refining interests at the close of a weeks
campaign in which the public shared, report total pledges of
s3O,45o for the completion of the new refining plant there
and contractors have been authorized to resume work. Com
pletion of the plant ready for operation in 80 days is ex-
pected.
, 1921-10-25
GRAINS UP IN
EARLY TRADING
Wheat Develops Strength at
Market Opening but Pro-
visions Are Slow.

CHICAGO. Oct s5.=with receipts
falling off and the United States visi-
hle supply decreasing. wheat today de
veloped fresh strength. Bulls cortin-
ued also to find encouragement in opin-
Ions that the railroad STRIFE might be
settled. Besides the fact was noted
that the British Argentina quotations
showed a complete response to ycst=r-
Gays advances here. After oocrinS
~ &c off 10 &c gain with December
si.os to sl.osis IND May s112it 90
N.12is tho market scored a material
nptarn all around, although a temp
orliy sag interviewed.
In the later dealings something OF
a setback took place owing largely 10
word tina export business was slow
and wheat on ocean passage was sell
ing at considerably under replacement
cost. The finish was unsettled at &c
10 1Sc net advance. with December
:1.osis to s1.osis Inc May s1.13S TO
si.13x.
Germ and oats moved UP with wheat
In corn the opening. which varied
from unchanged figures to nc lower.
december f1ts TO 4sc was followed by
a moderate general advance.
s%cantiness OF rural offerings tended
later TO uphold values. The close was
FIRM, sc 10 H9%c net higher. with
December 4slc to ass 04si1c.
Cats started unchanged to &c high
OF. December 5sxc and then scored
further gains.
Provisions were nominary weak
with hogs
Closing Quotations.
CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-Ctose:
wheat-Dec., s1.osh; May. sf.13x.
Corn-Dec., <s%c; May. SIC
oats-Dec. s3Hc; May. ss%c.
Pork-Jan., $500.
Lard-Jan., 1882: March. 1918.
R~ibs-Jan.. $3.50; May. s7.s5.
Potatoes.
CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-PotatoesEIsow-
er; receipts lis cars: total United
states shipments 1.473; Minnesota.
Michigan and Wisconsin sacked and
bulk s1.7o91.so cwt.; Minnesota and
North Dakota Red River Ohios $40
also cwt. sacked and bulk. South
Dakota and sandland ohios si.4o@i.55
w.t.. Montana Russets $500 cwt.
Provisions
CHICAGO, Oct. o5.-Butter-High
er; creamery extras. 45c. first. $50
44c: seconds. 32G3+hc; standards
SsNc.
Eggs-Higher; receipts s.7ss cases
flrsts. 4sd5oc: ordinary firsts. 4eGI5c
miscellaneous. 4694sc; Refrigerator
extras. s31sshc; refrigerator firsts.
s2132hc.
Poultry-Anve, lower; fowls 22lsc;
springs, zoe; turkeys. 2scj ROSTERS,
lac.
, 1921-10-25

DENVER, Oct. 2s.-Cattle - Re
ceipts. 1900; market steady to strong
beef steers. s4.50G6: cows and heif-
ers. s364.s5; calves. s6@s: bulls, $40
3: stockers and feeders. s4.25@5.75.
Hogs-Receipts. 500; market Toe to
i5c lower: top. s7.S5; bulk. s6d7.so.
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000; market Csc
to soc higher; lambs. s7Gs. ewes,
s2.e304. feeder lambs. s6.5047.25-
, 1921-10-25

Highest prices paid for diamondA
old gold and silver. II. B. Kline
;eweler. on Exchange building.
s-1s-tf.
, 1921-10-25
Antimony 5.ooa5.25.


NEW YORK. Oct. 25.-can n
nrner; high. 6; low. 5k: ruling rate.
5h; closing bid. 5M; offered at 6; last
loan. 6.
Time loans. steady; so days, $40
~: 80 days. 5A@5is; six months, 5X
G51s.
Prime mercantile paper. 5x
, 1921-10-25
FOREIGN OILS
AGAIN BUOYANT
Mexican Petroleum Jumps
Over Five Points on Semi
Annual Statement.

NEW YORK. Oct. 25.-with oils as
the features. pools became active in
today's broad stock market. Indus
trials and specialties showed variable
strength, but rails. steeis and coppers
Jagged. Sales approxlmated 200 900
shares, The closing was irregular.
, 1921-10-25

The Japanese cultivate crysanthe
NUNS in 269 varieties of colors.
, 1921-10-25
bond ISSUE AUTHORIZED.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-Authority
vas granted the st. Louis. San Francis
co railroad today by the interstate
commerce commission to issue s4.57s.
900 in prior lien bonds for expendi.
lures on bettermert Of its properties.
, 1921-10-25

Shikany's Cash store are leaders for
sool apples. We have especially good
pr ses on apples. Delicious s4.25 box.
jonathan s3.s5 box. Call s03 and BIO
convinced.
, 1921-10-25
Wien Grandmothe
Was a Girl

Hoop SKIRTS werc worn by those
Who FIRST asked the druggists for.
- and fnsisfed
, 1921-10-25

NEW YORK, Oct. e5.-Great Bri.
tain-Demand 5.s<B. cables 1854.
France-Demand 1924. cables 7.s3,
ltaly-Demand 3.s4. cables 5.s4n.
Belgium = Demand 7.17Is. cables
7.1s.
Germany Demand o.soX, cables
o.so%.
Holland Demand s4.1o. cables
34.1s.
Norway-Demand 1905.
Sweden-Demand 23.z0.
Denmark-Demand 1898.
Switzerland-Demand 1920.
Spain-Demand 1884.
Greece-Demand AS.
Argentina-Demand $3.50.
Brazil-Demand 1925.
Montreal e1.s7h.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-16

nical or Manual There were thirty
eight athletes in suit Thursday The
boys warmed up by falling on the ban,
running down the field under punts and
were coached in the rudiments of the
game. Then three teams went through a
light signal work in which only a few
simple plays were used. Then the scrim-
mage, in what appeared to be the varsity
team trying to score on the scrubs. The
second string men were about equal to
the first team players and gave them
about all they wanted,
SPEED SHOWN
IN THE BACK FIELD
The back field material at Shortridge
appears to be fast, and as soon as the
coaches have time to smooth down the
rough edges" that is to watch the
backs and tell them something about
their starts and also eliminate a ten
dency of some Of them to give away their
play, the Blue and White back field will
equal any other high school in the State.
Around Capt. David Kilgora. full back,
the offense Ia cure to be built Big,
powerful, fast Kilgore is easily one ~
the best high school players in the
State. He can pass the ball and TINS
season Coach julius is adding the work
Of punting to what he expects Of Kill
gore. Victor Mussawir is another man
who is being worked at full back.
1t would appear that Shortridge will
be strong at quarter providing that lode
LoNel CONTINUES 10 nanQle the team as
well as he did Thursday He is a
worker and gets into every play. Robert
Smith and Alfred Franklin are other
candidates for the quarter back Job and
get into the play in good style.
Kilgore was hanked on the left Thurs
day by Harold Wanner, left half back,
during scrimmage, but two half backs
were tried out in the right half posi-
tion. This is MANNERS first yeal az
shortridge. He has reputation as a
good football player on the kid teams"
OF the city. He is fast and evidently
possesses the ability to dodge. He works
hard. but is not a heavy man. Louis
Escol, Carl Woods and RAYMOND Kin
ger all are half backs who have good
chance to make the first team Louis
Riley, last years first team half back,
was not In suit Thursday but will he
after his regular job again this year
Riley will find he will have to hurry to
beat some Of the other back field men.
"Inexperience" described the Short
ridge end men. Still. Coach Julius has
material in Robert Hamlin. Leland Wood
John Churchman and Arthur Brown
which he can develop into real end men.
The coach devoted much of his time
Thursday to teaching these men the
tricks of the game. They are workers,
and kept trying, and the Shortridge ends
will not be weak when the season opens,
for there isstlll plenty Of time for the
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-16
Numerous Stars III,
Races Planned for
Visiss,n Steel Men

frontenacs and Duesenberg racing cars
driven by the greatest speedway stars
will participate In an invitational 100
mile race at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway next Wednesday morning. The
race wiz be a feature of the entertain
ment Of delegates and guests to the third
annual convention of the American So
ciety for Steel Treating, which will be
in session throughout the week in Indt-
annapolis. Friends of the Indianapolis
chapter of the society also will be in
yited TO witness the race.
"Howdy" Wilcox, former 800 mile
race winner; Bonnie Hill and Jules Ell
lingboe viii pilot the Frontenac cars.
while Jimmy Murphy, winner Of the 1921
Grand Prix race In France Roscoe Sarles
and Eddie Hearne will drive the Duesen-
bergs. Tommy Milton will participate
In the race, driving a FrOntenac, if he
arrives back in indianapolis from SYRIA
cuse, n. Y. in time for the event. Mil
ton races Saturday at Syracuse and will
express his car to indianapolis in effort
TO be here In time to drive.
Jimmy Murphy will drive an exhibit
lion race in the 1854 miles an hour Due
senberg. Invitations to the race are in
the hands of members of the Indianapolis
champter, which is host to the cOnven-
ton,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-16
Wabash Expects Stiff
Game in Opener With
Fast Augustana Team

CRAWFORDSVILLE Ind, Sept 10
coach Pete Vaughan continued today TO
Iend his Wabash football squad through
! gruelling practice in preparation for
the opening game of the season here with
Augustana College Sept. "a. Augustana
10 a newcomer on the Scarlet schedule
and according to reports reaching here
trom Rock Island possesses a strong and
we'll bala need team.
The fifth day OF practice for the Little
Giants saw the squad pass the forty
mark. While the Little Giants have a
large number of old men in suits the
team has been crippled by the loss of
graduates and the failure of some men to
return. Reports reached here today that
Weber, last years quarter, would not be
back. The Wabash schedule this year,
which comprises nine games, is as fol-
lows:
Sept 24-Augustana here.
Oct. Purdue at Lafayette.
Oct. 8HGeorgstown here.
Oct. 15-Army at West Point, \. Y.
Oct. 22-Opeu.
Oct. 2s-(triday) Butler at Indian
apolis.
Nov. 6-James Millikin here.
Nov. 12-Rose Poly here.
Nov. 1p-De PAW at Indianapolis.
Nov. 24-Marq uette at Milwaukee.