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, 1923-04-01

H. B. Henderson. Jr.. Cheyenne,
VIZ. VIZ NEA. s41L acres in SEX
of section 16-45.62.
Darby T. Hand. Basin. all of sec.
tion 36-51-101.
J. NJ. Trevett. Casper. all of section
16-33-SO.
Green River Petroleum company,
Cheyenne, oil of section 16-27.113.
George w. Jarvis, Casper, all OF
section 36-49-sO.
G. e. Peasants. Rawlins. all OF
section ~36.20-7S.
Edith G. Cakes. Denver, all Of sec.
ton 16-37.S6.
Ella L. Schloredt, Denver. SEX
sen of section s.s7-ss: Sh SwH OF
section 9-37-s6; NEA NEh of section
17-S7-S6; sls NEH, ny Nwh OF sec.
ton 21-37-s6.
Mineral Prospector's Lease Granted
]. c. Myer. Casper, all of section
16-3O-77.
Coal P~rospector's Lease Granted.
w. c. barnes and ]. L. McMaster
trustees. Lincoln. Neb.. all OF section
36-3S-93.
, 1923-04-01
WOMEN GUESS NUMBER
OF RECORD IN WELLS CO.,
STORE; EACH GET PRIZE

The lucky persons in the contest to
guess the number of photograph rec
ords placed in the Charles E. Wells
music store window yesterday were
Miss Lucille Bursch and Mrs. Prelss.
Each of the ladies' consequently re.
ceived the record. the number of
which they a tried to guess and alss
a beautiful Easter lily. Miss Bursch
hit at No. 1850 for the Brunswick. rec
ord. The number was 2343. Mrs.
Preiss guessed No. 1884 for the Vic.
tor record. The correct number was
1850.
, 1923-04-01
Oil Activities to Be Major
Factor In Riverton Region

Work on the Sheldon structure by
the Marine on company is progressing
most satisfactory. with Indications
most favorable, and the bringing in OF
a well there will do much to attract
the attention TO the oil Of
this community.
The Union Oil company, It is under.
stood. will this spring begin the devel-
opment of their additional acreage,
recently secured in what is known as
Circle Ridge.
The Ohio OIL company has also pur-
chased several additional tracts in this
district and may prospect the same
this summer.
Ketch & McClennan OF Ardmore,
Oklahoma. who have contracted to
drill the acreage Of the Burley com.
pany. will start drilling in that new
n promising field east of Sand Draw
on or before the first of May.
, 1923-04-01

and hat s!tscualtlve excuses in the
last phases of the market viii! not
becdmo as violent as they were in
1919.
February railroad statements, on
the whole were rather disappointing
but this was explained. in part, by
tie fact that a yea & the ship
ments in February were larger thai
usual I'm anticipation of the miners
strike and that this year the nus
ally severe storms greatly increased
operating ~expentes and retarded the
normal flow of traffic. The southern
railroads made their best showing
with a few western systems. such
as Chicago and Northwestern and st.
Paul. reporting a marked increase in
income last month oar the same per
iod a year ago.
Despite the general reactionary
trend several new high records We're
made during the week. among tf,e
most important being California Pet
ro,eum at 1915 MARYLAND Oil at 56ss.
Union Bag and Paper at 771s and
Owens Bottle at SIN. The Virginia
Carolina Chemical issues dropped to
a new low price for the year on heavy
selling based on reports of poor cur
rent earnings. but they made par
tial recovery later on official an
nouncement that the cash position Of
the company was good. The United
States Steel got above los on uncon
firmed reports of the formation Of n
itew pool by large financial interests.
, 1923-04-01

oil activities will play a prominent
part in h Improvement this spring
of business m Rverton and vicinity.
according to reports from there.
1t is announced that n well will be
drilled to the deeper sands in the Sand
Draw field this summer. Heretofore
al attempts to penetrate the deeper
sands nave failed, but 1t is understood
that n method has been discovered
whereby drilling can be pushed
through the gas. and INTO the sands
hat are expected to contain oil in
large quantities. The Producers & Re
finers corporation is expected to drill
this test.
There is also every reason to be
lieve that n well viii be drilled to the
lower sands in the Pilot Butte field
this summer. and this drilling will be
done by prominent interests.
, 1923-04-01
Omaha Quotations.

OMAHA. Neb., March 31.-U. S.
Department of ACCOMMODATIONS
Receipts, $4,000: market slow, steady
to loo lower; butcher hogs. mostly
$7.S5G7.90; packing grades. fully
steady; packing sows, s7.35@7.40;
bulk, $7.S5@7.o0; top. $7.s5.
Cattle Receipts. $50; compared
with week ago.: beef steers. 15925c
higher: spots more on light weights;
she stock fully csc higher; Gamers
cutters and bulls. steady: veals. $500
@4.oo lower; stockers and feeders,
15@25c higher. .
Sheep Receipts. 500; compared
with week ago: lambs. mostly steady
sheep. 25@50c higher; feeders. around
25c lower; light ewes. $S.65@S.s5.
, 1923-04-01
Montana Production Over
100000 Barrels, 1922

HELENA, Mont. March s1.-The
Cat Creek and Kev,n.sunburst fields
OF Montana last year produced q,
3O4414 barrels Of crude oil. according
TO checking by accountant OF the
state hoard OF equalization Of re.
ports Of the pipeline companies han
ding oil from these two districts. The
Htntc's 1 per cent production tax on
oil WINS paid on only l,54g.l12 bar.
rele, according TO the same report.
Part OF tho difference was found
- the production Of rLo Aiid.North.
, 1923-04-01
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. March s1.-Foreign
exchanges irregular. Quotations in
cents: Great Britain demand 4.67h;
cables 4.67&; 60-day bills on banks
4.651a France demand e.65; cables
G.65h. Italy demand 5.01h; cables
5.o2, Belgium demand 5.75; cables
5.75h. Germany demand .OO47h; ca
bles .o047&. Holland demand 1886:
cables 1898. Norway demand 1888:
Sweden demand 1880; Denmark de
mand 1910: Switzerland demand
1S.47h; Spain demand 1876: Greece
demand 11.s: Poland demand .0024:
Czecho Slovakia demand 29.7; Argen-
tsne demand 37.o7; Brazil demand
ft.O5; Montreal es 7.5s.
, 1923-04-01

ern on company. which protested the
legality OF the tax and has now
appealed from the state supreme
court TO the fedora! court to res,
train the state from its COLLECTION.
Gasoline production in Montana in
1879 amounted to 1o.sis.427 gallons,
according TO II similar accounting of
estimated manufactures OF gasoline.
state tax wns paid on only $500. 1884
gallons, AS gasoline manufactured In
TINS state and shipped outside pays
no "a.
, 1923-04-01

In Saturdays trading few of the
leaders fluctuated sufficiently either
way to furnish definite indication of
speculative operations. wit hmost o.
tl,a large operators away for the
Faster holidays. the price movements
were largely in the hands of floor
traders. Heaviness OF Pacific Oil and
several OF tho independent stefl
shares were counterbalancc1 by ad-
vances in the food group and Il few
minor spccialties. WHY'S Overland
pre- FRED was pushed uD "A points
and Beechnut and Century Ribbon
each advanced two. Marland Oil also
rose over two points to n new high
for a year. Selling in the Virginia
Carolina Chemical issues forced the
preferred down itarly 3 points.
Adams Express and St. Louis South
western preferred also were conspic-
uous'y heavy. The closing was ir-
regular. Sales Appropriated 10000
shares.
The course of priIes curing the
week indicated hat the market had
developed an over.bought condition
with the professional for the
rise unable to attract a sufficiently
large outside following TO maintain
trtn upward trend. Although predic-
tons MS to tho duration " the pres
cnt bull market. which has run. with
fow Interruptions. for nearly Two
years, vary from n few weeks to nine
months. there IS n consensus of OPP
Union that the public is much more
discriminating in its choice of stocks
, 1923-04-01
Denver Prices.

DENVER, Colo. March 31.-Cattle
Receipts. 800; market steady; beef
steers. s7.o0@s.75; cows and heifers.
s4.50@s.oO: calves. $4.5Oa12.75; stock
ers and feeders. s6.oo@s.oo.
Hogs-Receipts 40 head. market
steady; tops, ss.05; bulk, s7.s0@s.O0
Sheep-Recelpts 1900; market steady
to strong; lambs s12. Il feeder
lambs. s13.oo@14.oo; ewes. $1,000
S.75.
, 1923-04-01

teral. establish camp and build a der
rick.
The Vanguard oil company OF Kan.
sas City is moving equipment TO the
Lamb anticline, two miles northeast OF
the Torchlight field in Big Horn coun.
ty. Wyo., Ind announcement is made
that drilling will begin as soon as pre-.
limlnary work can be completed.
, 1923-04-01
SPECULATIVE L
MARKET
New York Exchange Develops Over-Bought Condition
During Week and Trading Is Aimless and
Irregular in Last Short Session

NEW YORK, March 31.-Irregular and aimless trading
featured today's activities in the stock market after a week
in which considerable ground was lost as a result of heavy
speculative selling founded on rumors of an impending in
crease in federal reserve rediscount rates. This report proved
unfounded but reverses occurred in the face of marked i'm
provement in all lines of trade and industry.
, 1923-04-01
Wildcat Tests Projected
For Two More Districts

Residents of Platte county. wyo.
ming, who recently leased some 10000
acres TO j. G. White, representing oil
interests who propose TO sink a test
well his ycnr on a structure near
Whcutland, have been advised that
drilling Will begin early in the sum
mer, probably about June !. Some
time VIII be required TO assemble ma
, 1923-04-01
Potatoes

CHICAGO. March 31.-Potatoes,
steady; receipts. so cars; total u. 8.
shipments. 1922; Wisconsin sacked and
bulk round whites. $1.45@1.55 cwt. ;
Idaho sacked Russets. ordinary con.
dition. mostly $500 cwt.; Minnesota
white. 100 pound sacks. sacked and
bulk. S1.25@1.3o.
, 1923-04-01
MARKET GOSSIP

CHEYENNE. wyo., March 81
The Sinclair Crude OIL Purchasing
company, a Delaware corporation
with a capital stock of $40, 900, 900,
Friday paid the state Of wyoming
Ming fees OF ts.oo5 for recording a
certified copy OF its articles Of In
corporation.
, 1923-04-01
Butter and Eggs

CHICAGO. March 31-Butter-Mar-
Higher; receipts 11.1oO tubs. cream
cry extras. SO; standards. 40; extra
fIrsts. 49@49ta; firsts. 4s@4sh; sec
onds 47947h.
Eggs = Higher; receipts. Polls
cases; firsts. 24h; ordinary firsts. %
@22lA; miscellaneous. 23@23k.
, 1923-04-01
7OMNGS LEADING OIL, BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT
WHEAT PRICES RALLY
In CLOSING SESSION
Final Trading of Week Partially Offsets Losses of
Seven-Day Period Under Influence of Bullish
Reports on Wheat Crop

CHICAGO, March 31.-Wheat closed firm and at slightly
higher prices today on opinions of crop damage from the re-
cent cold weather and belief that a change to warmth and
repeated showers are much needed by winter wheat. Com
pared with a week ago closing prices today showed a frac-
tional loss, enlarged receipts at pr mary terminals together
, 1923-04-01
Runs
Are Unchanged
In Last Report

Pipeline runs from Wyoming and
Montana fields for the week ended
March "a were approximately the
same as h previous week with the
daily average estimated at 1900
barrels as against lis ,5e5 barrels for
the week ended March II. A com.
parison by fields of the runs for the
weeks named follows:
, 1923-04-01
Truman OIL Earnings.

Truman on reports n gain in earn.
ings during the FIRST half OF March of
800 a day greater than the average
for February. which month itself had
earnings OF $500 a day more than the
average for January.
, 1923-04-01

CHICAGO, March s1.-wheat. No.
? red s1.2sh; No. 2 hard s1.21h. Corn.
No. 9 mixed, 75h @75%c; No. 2 yellow
1910. Oats. No. 2 white 45% @46Ac;
No. 3 white. 44h @45Kc. Rye. No. 2.
S3%. Barley, 64@71c. Timothy seed
s5@6. Clover seed N3@1s.5o. Pork
nominal. Lard s11.12. Ribs $3.50
1850.
, 1923-04-01
Silver

MARKETS SILVER MT-s.
NEW YORK, Marcel S1.-Foreign
bar silver. es%; Mexican dollars 52h.
, 1923-04-01

Lower prices on rugs at Graham
Shields Furniture Co. Why pay
mors7
, 1923-04-01
Flax Seed.

Flax Seed.
DULUTH, March 31.-Ciosing flax
seed. March 3.22h bid: May Sol; July
2.901s.
The Washington times., 1923-06-21
|CAT|0N
Of EMPLOYES
ATTACKED
Engineers Charge That U. S.
Method Is Based on Present
Titles and Wages.

Redistribution of Federal en-
ployes in the District Is apparently
being made on the basis of present
titles and compensation rates-a
practice entirely wrong in principle
and in violation of the terms Of the
classification act, the American AS.
ISOLATION of Engineers, through its
Federal secretary, L. B. Smith,
charged in a letter to the personnel
classification board, today.
The present titles Of pay Of en-.
ployes are being considered, the let
ter stated, presumably to secure a
classification, (which will involve
only small increases of the budget
as a result of enforcement of the
classification act"
1.-The attention Of your honorable
board is called to the fact that TIE
endeavor to secure a reasonable in
crease of the budget" the engineers
letter suggests, should be secured
by first providing for a proper md
scientific classification, regardless
Of increases of rates of compensa-
ton, and then, If necessary to meet
the condition of the resources Of
the country and the need Of present
economy. make a proper pro rata
reduction Of rates of compensation"
The Washington times., 1923-06-21
N|ETzER0TT
To HEAD
BOARD
Lawyer Is Familiar With D. G..
Real Estate and Likely to
Succeed Sinclair.

Oliver .Metzerott, Washington
lawyer, appointed to the District
Rent Commission by President
Harding, probably will be chair
man of that body.
While Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor
is senior member of the rent
board and therefore eligible for
the Craftsmanship, it is expected
she will decline Che office in favor
of an attorney. William F., Guide,
reappointed with Mrs. Taylor,
would follow the same action, ii
is understood.
Familiar With District.
Metzerott, both through his
knowledge of law and his familiar
ity with Washington real estate con
ditions, Is the most favored Of the
Whaley, new appointee, 10 a law
District as Metzerott. The other
newcomer, Thomas e. Peeney
while acquainted with the rent law
is not a member Of the bar.
1t was pointed out today that
some OF the city's most prominent
lawyers appear before the Rent
Commission and teXhnicalities re-
curing a knowledge Of general law
practice are numerous.
Mrs. Taylor, Guide and A. Left
witch Sinclair. chairman Of the com
mission, who failed Of reappoint
ment, were at their offices today
and during the next few days will
make provision for the new mem
bers.
Offices Ready.
Two offices at the commission 3
quarters which have been reserved
for the past several months, await.
ing the Presidential appointments,
will be put in order soon Sinclair 3
office probably will be taken over
by the new chairman.
Sinclair today expressed the in
tention of returning to his law
practice, having maintained his
offices In the Fendall building
during his term on the rent board.
On becoming commissioner, Sinclair
had intended to divide his time be-
tween the rent work and his
private practice, but the former
proved too exacting for division of
effort.
Mrs. Taylor and GUIDE both ex.
pressed qualification at their re-
appointments, being deeply interest.
ed in the work OF the commission.
Have 1913 Cases Waiting.
1t is doubtful that the new com.
mission will meet for reorganization
before July 1. Whaley is aboard
the Leviathan, and the other new
members have various other in.
terests to occupy their time before
taking office.
An official count today showed
a docket of S3s cases confronting
the new board. 1t is planned thai
two commissioners will conduct hear.
ings, while three sit in Judgment
on the cases.
The Washington times., 1923-06-21
SULLIVAN ASKS POLICE TO
BE FRIENDS OF CHILDREN

Major Daniel Sullivan, superin-
tendent of police, wants members
Of Washington police force to be
friends Of all children in the city.
The following message was sent
by him to policemen yesterday:
THE individual officer on the beat
can accomplish great results for the
personal safety Of the children in 4
missionary way. He should make it
a point always to have the children
look upon him as their best friend.
He can, by his mere interest III
them, bring them to believe that hs
is their protector. rather than their
enemy and he should strive at all
times to secure their confidence and
The Washington times., 1923-06-21
JUDGES KERR AND BIGGER
PRAISED FOR GOOD WORK

Lawyers and others ICED in
checking up war contracts gave a
testimonial today to Judges Charles
Kerr and Thomas M Bigger, who
constitute the advisory council of
the war transactions section, De.
partment Of Justice.
The tribute was signed by a
score of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS lawyers
and was given to denote their
esteem for the impartial counsel
and advice given by the two judges
during the first year of the sec.
tons work.
The Washington times., 1923-06-21
D. c. TO SELECT SITE FOR
FEEBLE MINDED HOME

The District Commissioners next
Tuesday will make a final selection
Of the site of a home for feeble
minded persons.
Five sites in Maryland and Vir.
ginia are under consideration. Com
nnissioners Oyster and Rudolph
have made a personal inspection Of
each site and will pick one Of them
Tuesday.
Governor Richie Of Maryland is
soaking the home for that State,
while Governor Trinkle of Virginia
wants it In his State.
The Washington times., 1923-06-21
MOVIE FIGHT IN
CHEVY CHASE
IS WON
Managers Decide to Close
House on Sundays in July
and August.

Following a long fight over the
showing OF moving pictures at the
Chevy Chase moving picture theater
on Sundays, the management has
decided to close down the house on
Sundays during July and August,
btginning with the first Sunday in
July. The house would be closed
the coming Sunday. but the con-
tract agreement which the manage
ment holds forbids such action.
Opposition to the opening Of the
snow house on Sundays manifested
itself in the community many
months ago and civic organizations
joined with the church people In
the fight.
william e. Springer, one of the
most ardent of the opposition, said
today that the people will now prove
70 the management that because it
has complied with the will Of the
majority of the people Of the COM
larger volume Of business will be
done at the house. Those of us
who refused to attend the shows
during the week because of the
arrangements refusal to close the
house on Sunday will flock to the
place." Springer said today. I'VE
will prove that from now on the
management will have the good will
of the people in our community and
it is hoped that by our patronage
the management will decide to close
the house on Sunday the year
round"
Prominent among those who led
the fight are the Rev. Hubert Rex
Johnston, Presbyterian minister, the
Rev. j. Luther Neff, Methodist min
lister, and L. M Belts.
They expressed satisfaction over
the decision Of the management Of
the moving picture house.
The Washington times., 1923-06-21
RECEIVER is APPOINTED
FOR QUANTlCO. VA. BANK

Chief Justice Mccoy of the Dis
trict Supreme Court today appointed
w. J. Ford of Fredericksburg. Va,
ancillary receiver for the Bank Of
Quantico and fixed his bond at $780,
600: making total of 800. 900 in.
Guiding the amount fixed for the
receiver by the Virginia vourt.
The bank has no creditors in the
Dlstrlct, the court is told but has
assets here consisting Of S,412.34
In cash on deposit at the Com
mercial National Bank,
The Washington times., 1923-06-21
GAME To
AID HOSPITAL
FUNDS
ChiIdren's Institution Seeking
$4,000 to Be Beneficiary
on June %.

A building program that will
entail the expenditure Of more
than $500 and that will make
it one Of the most modern hos
pitfalls in the country is in pro-
gress at the Children's Hospital,
Thomas B. Sweeney, vice-president
of the board of directors of the
hospital announced today.
To MOdernize Hospitals.
The first step In the comprehen-
sive program is the undermining Of
the basement of the hospital. The
basement will be reconstructed so
that 1t will have a modern laundry,
a modern kitchen, and a nurses
and doctors dining room. This
work will be completed within a
short time and then work will
start on the construction of a new
south wing. Plans and specified
tions for this wing have been drawn
up by Lee and Stevens, architects.
OF Boston, who have specialized in
hospital construction.
In this new wing will be a suite
Of operating rooms. modern
tory that will be complete in every
children's hospital would be second
to none when this new wing is
added. Sixty additional beds will
be provided for in the wing and
the Cushman memorial. given by
DR.. A, S. Cushman, in memory OF
his wife and daughter, will be
moved to another site on the spa
cious grounds.
The third plan Of the board Of
directors, Of which Commissioner
Cuno H, Rudolph Is president, is
to remodel the main building, where
the nurses are now crowded to-
gether" and the building a. home
for the sixty-odd nurses OF the
institution. The nurses are now
housed In one open ward. Sixty
two Of them sleep on small cots
and they have very little furniture
of any description. When the main
building is remodeled these cots
will be given over to patients.
$4,000 Treated Annually.
Over twelve thousand patients, all
under twelve years, Of age, are
Many parts Of the building are
from fifty-three to forty years old
and are without modern equipment
a crying sham to house the
nurses as we are forced to house
them"
One dollar will maintain one pa
tent a day. Mr.. Sweeney said
The Children's Hospital will receive
the proceeds Of the baseball game
June % between Boston and Wash
ington. The hospital officials are
in hope that every one of the $4,000
tickets that have been allotted them
will be disposed of. Should this be
done. the hospital will receive
enough money to care for approx
mately 220 cases a month.
The annual income Of the hospital
is $3.50 and the deficit each year
amounts to $46,5o0. This deficit is
made up by subscription campaigns
and from donations received from
private sources. 1t was explained
that no money from these subscrip-
ton appeals was ever used in
building program. The money that
is thus raised is used solely for the
care of patients and money from
the endowment fund II used for
new equipment.
The Washington times., 1923-06-21
death CAR" DRIVER WILL
HAVE TO SERVE SENTENCE

In sustaining motion of AS
sistant District Attorney O'Leary to
strike out a motion filed by Attorney
James F. Splain, counsel for Milton
Solomons, eighteen years old, driver
Of the death car which was used
by him and four others January g.
1921, to hold up and kill Frederick
Schnurr, barber. for reduction Of
the sentence imposed on him Febru-
airy IL, 1922. Justice Siddons in
Criminal Court yesterday ruled that
Solomons will have to serve out the
remainder Of his eight-year sentence.
The court held that 1t did not
have the power at this late date to
disturb a sentence which was i'm
posed more than a year before an
for reduction was made.
The Washington times., 1923-06-21
COP ACCUSED OF STEALING
FUR COAT Is DEFAULTED

Policeman Frank H, CLANCY, who
with Irwin s. Turnbull was indicted
April 10 last for an alleged theft
Of a fur coat valued at $525 from
the apartment Of Mrs. Anne CORN
ley, 1875 r street northwest, failed
to appear when his case was called
for trial today in Criminal Court No.
2, Justice Bailey presiding.
This is the second time that
CLANCY failed to answer and the
court ordered that his bond Of $500
be forfeited. Vincent Marine is the
surety.
The Washington times., 1923-06-21
COUNTRY HOME Is SOLD
RY SENATOR SIMMONS

Senator s 'mmons Of North Caro-
lima has sold Virginia Manor, his
country home, fifteen miles from
Washington along the Baltimore
boulevard, it was learned last nlgnt.
Ne has also sold fifty-four acres
surrounding it, but is holding sixty
acres along the boulevard as an in
Vestment.
The Washington times., 1923-06-21
U. OF p. ALUMNI TO HOLD
ANNUAL OUTING SATURDAY

The annual outing Of the Wash
1ngton Alumni OF the University Of
PennsylVanla will be held Saturday
aIternoon at the home of Dr..
Inomas w. Sidewell, 1901 HViscon-
sin avenue northwest.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made
for a baseball game, tennis matches
bridge and dancing and a nicnic
supper under the direction Of viii
liam Blum, president Of the D. c.
Pennsylvania Alumni Club, John
Thomas Taylor and Hevenor smith.