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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-15
SAYS TAYLOR TOLD
HER OF HIS LOVE

DESMOND loved me. He told mo
so many, many times" said Mary.
I'VE we're wonderfully happy. Then
mother stepped in and forbade me
70 see him. we met clandestinely.
Finally he determined not to cause
n break with my family or to hurt
my career and tried to give me
up. But we loved each other too
deeply FOR that. Then he was muir.
dered. oh, II We had only been al.
lowed TO live our romance without
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-15

Smoke deposit which fell on the
city OF London - about one square
mile-in the month OF June was 81
tons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-15
Mary Miles Minter
Tells Full Story
of Her Love for
William Taylor
BY R0BERT a. DONALDSON

los ANGELES. Aug. Mary
Miles Mintcr. golden. haired movie
star further startled Hollywood 10.
day by telling Of her first meet.
ing with Mabel Normahd. the
comediounc. after the murder OF
William Desmond Taylor. whom
both were said 10 have loved.
SHE told OF dramatic yisi, she
made TO the undertaking parlor
whore Taylor's body was held; how
sho attempted unnecessarily to SEQ
Taylor in death. and now she then
rushed TO Miss Normhnds home.
brushed past waiting newspapermcn
and went 70 Maboi's boudoir where
Miss NorrnAnd was dressing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-15
FAMOUS AMERICANS

HciC photograph Of Ariemas =.
ucGoofas. iErcnior Of tho McGoofiis
celluloia Collar WITH Fire Ertsnonish-
cr Attachment NcGcofHa wore ore
Of his ora coiiars for 20 years scsih-
out me loss 81 a single beard.
one Of the pleasantest things about
returning from lengthy vacation -
that damp musiy smell about the
house as IL the rooms had been closed
PENDING the arrival q the coroner.
And a pleasant thing about return
inr from tho seaside Is the obstinAcy
Of the small boy. who insists on
bringing back 1000 yards OF Shiny
keip and taking It to bed with him
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-15

what to do? a whole week has
passed and Charlie Chaplin has not
been reported engaged
II used to be possible 10 stop a run.
away horse by Selling It's bride. but
whoever heard Of anyone stopping n
runaway fiivyer b. grabbing at the
radiator cap2
II will soon be time for Frank
Fuqua. head Of the traffic bureau, TO
arrest a few fire.nies for failure TO
keep their tail lights burning.
EMPHATICALLY, not
A BARGAIH--Her Is hons that
won't last long. DO you want it7-star
Classified Ad.
Stand back! Give him airl The
poor fellows faintedl'
What's tho matter with himT"
asked the curious bystander.
His hearts gone back on him.
Bad case OF shock. lie put a penny
in the gum machine and It worked
Edward Box IS offering n prize OF
100000 TO anyone who inyents way
10 prevent war, but what newspaper
readers want 10 somebody TO devise a
way 10 keep the Prince Of Wales
from falling of bis horse.
We DIARY
August 40
Lay long Rbsd In the morning, and 40
mp and 10 reading the publiek prints, full
81 Rrhve news from overseas bat T. poor
zRtiJ, more Interested In Major Homie
efforts 10 get 10 Thorndike Plaza. And
20 10 the office, doing my work with u
deal Of rest. And later 20 the Arena IA
see boring exhibition. and when some
~ tho bouts did turn out 10 be but tame
affairs did notice u wa. the people who
came In free who first did cry ont
against the show. and 10 did hold m,
peace, lest someone think was a dead
head, which Indeed I was.
A. J,g.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-15
BEDTIME FABLES

BEDTIME FABLES
Daughter. no man likes to see
silk stockings on n girl. or TO see
her lips and cheeks painted. Your
mother never did those things
when she WAS young"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-15
A osHk like Is Peter Monk.
He doesn't sob trheH he gets drunk.

Next TO trying to make an appoint.
ment with the dentist and finding
that he Is not in. nothing Is quite 20
pleasant as deciding to take a swim
In Puget Sound and then finding that
your bathing suit Is s,iil damp.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-15
CANDIDATE FOR THE POISON
IVY CLUB

The returned vaeationist who shows
YOU 3s5 snapshots Of himself in swim.
ming.
one-legEed beggar confessss that
he took in $40 in one days work on
Seattle streets. Think what be might
do il he had two legs,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-15

II will soon be time for Frank
Fuqua. head Of the traffic bureau. TO
arrest a few fire.nies for failure TO
keep their tail lights burning.
, 1923-09-09
Filling Stat o S
H a y Troubles
All Their Own
By SPARK PLUG.

Sparky's entrance It the Center
Street Filling Station on Saturday.
seemed to bring a momentary scowl
to the otherwise pleasant face OF
Mr.. Woodruff, the manager.
Whats wrong. Woodruff was
Sparky's query.
Listen to this" answered Wood.
ruff. Friend tourist Just drove in
here a couple Of hours ago. He had
the wife. five kids, and all the fur,
niture packed on n poor unsus'
pecting Lizzie" He measured the
gas in his tank, and asked for a gal
lon and a half. Go slow on the
last gallon said he. I went slow
He asked for a gallon of oil. a pint
at a time. He asked for a quarter
Of a pound of grease In the rear end
He argued with the wife about the
last town at which gasoline was tax.
ell on. He couldn't decide whether
1t was Deadwood, S. D., or Seattle
Wash. He got a map and a match
box, and asked for prices on some
good second hand tires. He borrow
ed my pliers and air gauge, and
inquired the best road t Tampa
Florida. My patience lasted until he
took my spring water for his radi
ator. He then neglected to return
my pliers and air gauge. and the
, 1923-09-09
TRIO ACCUSED
Of ABDUCTION
ARE MISSING
No Developments in
Case Of 15-Y Old
Girl; Investigation On.

No new developments have taken
place in the matter of the alleged alb
duction of the 15-year-old daughter
of Stanley f. Lappeck who charges
that she was transported from Ne
braska to wyoming about three
weeks ago by a Mr.. and Mrs. George
Clark and Jack Kinnaman for i'm
moral purposes.
The Clarks and Kinnaman are
still missing. An investigation is
being conducted at the present time,
and U. s. Marshal Hugh L. Patton
will arrive in the city this week, it
is said, to determine what course
shall be taken in the matter. The
Clarks Will come under tho j~urisdic-
ton of federal authority as will also
Kinnaman, although the latter is al
SO possible of arrest by the county
on the charge OF c~ohabitating with
the girl.
, 1923-09-09
Postal Serpice
Gets There by a
Roundabout Way

ToNOPAH. Nevada, Sept. s.
Omitted Press.SOut here in Nye
county. Nevada. 1t doen't mean much
when your friends live in the same
county. For instance. when you mail
a letter hero for someone in one or
Reese river-75 miles away-it goes
through Esmeralda. Mineral, Lyon,
Storey, Churchill, Washoe, Pershing.
Humbolt. and Lander counties before
it finally gets aboard a stage, and,
travels 80 miles to Reese river.
And If you want to write to some
at Duckwater, the letter will
MISC have to go through Elko and
White Pine counties. as well as the
list above-to get about so miles
from Tonopah. The trouble is not
so much that the wide. open spaces
arc too wide, but there are no roads
omen.
, 1923-09-09

Mr.. Reed is always fighting for
the betterment If Casper and there
is not any civic project in which he
is not interested to further the
growth of Casper.
He is presit ent of the Casper FL
nance and Investment corporation.
director in the National Bank of
Commerce and a director In the Mid
west refinery. He is a member of
the Masonic order. a Sand degree K.
C. C. H. and Scottish Rite Mason.
He is also a member of the Rotary
cub, having been past president of
the latter. Country club and Cham.
Der of Commerce. Mr.. Reed takes
a deep interest in church affairs,
being an elder in the Presbyterian
, 1923-09-09

OH wells are being found of worth
while benefit to science In securing
data on subsurface temperatures
Though the paramount reason the
investigation now being made Is to
prove or disprove the theory that the
cooling of the earth's crust is var
liable. It is not at all unlikely that
factors valuable to oil field work the
world over will be developed.
Interesting figures have been So
cured from the Lost Soldier field by
DR.. C. z. Van Nostrand of the Un-
tied States Geological Survey. and
Mr.. Brewster Of the Casper office OF
the Bureau of Mines. For every In
crease In the depth in the north end
Of the field Of 20 feet there is an in
crease in temperature of one degree.
The Hughes discovery gusher well
of last year, which is now dead, and
the Bair OIL company's No. As. also
dead. were used for this test.
In tho west and south portions OF
the Lost Soldier field a test was made
in the dry Barr hole No. CO. Here
It was noted that to every 40 feet
there was an added degree of heat.
Besides these reports gathered
from the Lost Soldier there are
others made from Pine Mountain
and Salt Creek. In Pine Mountain
the increase is one degree to every
SIS feet Of depth.
Test of the upper Salt Creek dome
revealed a change Of upward in tenn
perature OF one degree to every 80
feet of depth. Figures from wells
on the outer edges of the first Wall
Creek sand in the same field show
n degree rise to every 40 feet.
Comparison of the Salt Creek In
ner structure temperature varia-
lions c~ontradicts the present theory
that when edge water begins to creep
into an oil pool there is a ris in
temperature. The Salt Creek fig
ures make apparent the opposite
though It is possible that an excep-
ton is found here.
Geologically this western part of
the country is Of recent exposure.
, 1923-09-09
OIL WELLS BIC AID
TO SCIENTISTS IN
SUB-SURFACE TESTS

On the other hand the eastern United
States along the Appalachian range
of mountains Is of much older ex-
posture and the subsurface temper
atures r lower. This Is illustrated
by a test OF q West Virginia well
which showed an increase of only
one degree to every ITO feet
Charts of these different OIL fields
indicate Uneven graphs, thereby
showing a difference 1t would seem
in the rate at which the earth's
crust Is cooling.
Just what bearing the findings OF
DR.. Van Nostrand will have In fu-
ture oil field work, is as yet hard
to determine. 1t is. however. prob
able that definite information on the
relative temperatures Of edge water
and on will be found, and SO help to
Indicate the extent of an oil pool
or the proximity of edge water.
, 1923-09-09

church. He is a strong believer in
Christianity in business.
When questioned about the future
If Casper. Mr.. Reed sad. I see
nothing but the brightest prospects
for Casper. In five years we will
see the population of the city reach
the fifty thousand mark"
Always courteous, kindly affable,
Louis A. Reed has made his life ex-
emplary In all respects ann he has
ever supported those interests which
are calculated to uplift and bene-
Fit humanity.
, 1923-09-09

most sturdy Americans. He came to
Casper in April. 1913 to assume
charge of the building of the big
Midwest oil refinery and incidently
to become one of the most respected
citizens, loved by everyone in Cas-
per.
Abide from his oil interests, Mr..
Reed is an ardent baseball fan. and
1t was through him that the famous
Midwest on company baseball team
was organized and which made
baseball history for the Rocky
Mountain region. In 1919 the Mid.
west team won the Denver Pest cup
and in 1921, won the pennant in
competition with Denver, Sterling
and Scottsbluff.
, 1923-09-09

When energy and ambition lie
dormant, the path of advancement
is closed. This may be applied to a
city or town Is well as to an indi-
vidual.
Civic pride is the first quality of
every good citizen. In every city or
town there are always to be found
a small coterie of men who have the
interests of the community at heart
and work unselfishly for civic bet
terment. These men are real conn
munity builders. OF such. we will
mention Louis A. Reed. director and
one of the builders of the Midwest
oil refinery.
Mr.. Reed was born in Ohio, the
state that has produced some of our
, 1923-09-09

cold ever recorded-11e degrees be.
low zero. Fahrenhiet-was found at
a height of IL miles above equatorial
Africa
, 1923-09-09

Scientific experiments have shown
that tho coolest regions Of the air do
not lie over the poles. but over the
equator. The greatest degree o.
, 1923-09-09
CASPER IS THE FUTURE CAPITAL
For Rum and Rations


The first bank in this country furnished
George Washington's distressed army with
300 barrels of rum and three million ra-
tons. 1t was called the Pennsylvania Bank
and was established in Philadelphia in
1870 'for the sole purpose of obtaining and
transporting supplies to the army with
greater facility"
This sounds queer now but the truth is
that the rations of the world today could
not be moved and marketed if it were not
for the banking system.
When you keep your money hidden in a
tomato can, it does nobody any good, but
when you deposit it in the Citizens National
it helps provide the means for moving
crops and raw products to market and
keeping the industry of the country going.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
Market As a Whole Records Moderate Improvement Over
 Preceding Week

NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-(By Asso- ciated Press.)-while the United States government bonds declined slightly and the volume of new of- ferings fell considerably behind the previous week, last weeks bond mar ket as a whole, recorded moderate improvement.
 The decline in new offerings was attributed largely to the absence from New York from any investment bankers who attended the annual convention of their organization in Washington. The total for the week was S13,493,000 as compared with $73, ,000.
 Two issues aggregating s1o9,ooo,- 900 were announced for public sub- scription tomorrow. One is an issue of long term bonds by the American Telephone and Telegraph company totalling $100, ,0000,000 and the other Is a s9,00o,000 issue by the Province of Alberta, Canada.
 The sharp upturn in stock prices which followed the unexpected de- claration of an extra common stock dividend by the United States Steel Corporation influenced much better prices for a wide assortment of con- vertible adjustment and income Ooloo, bhS OuS iA6 pCAh6 PoA SANAANAt ~ effective among the secondary rail- road mortgages.
 Bankers asserted the total of new capital issues for the year may reach new high levels. The October total of new corporate financing aggre- gated S265,560,000 as compared with S155.930,s30 in September, and $18A,- 427,5o0 in October of last year.
 Important new offerings last week ciUa tn nina 4 A per cent Missouri Highway bonds at prices to yield 4.40 to 4.45 per cent; S2,50 900 24-year 6 per cent Penn Public Service corporation refundinS mortgage bonds, series c, at 9SA to yield 6.13 per cent; $1,2Eo.00U one to : 40 year 4ts per cent Dallas, Texas. gold bonds at 9S% to yield 4.55 per cent, and s11.115,oo0 one to five year -6 per cent Electric Railway equip ment corporation equipment trust certificates at prices to yield 5.25 to per cent. {
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
Cotton Price Trend
 Is Strongly Higher

NET ORLEANS, Nov. 4.-Trading in cotton last week led up to or away from tho governments supple mentary report on the crop and the trend prices was strongly higher, new high prices for the season being reached on three sessions with the highest prices On the last day of the week when the active positions were 205 to 226 points over the close of the preceding week. December rose to S2.2Sc pound and closed at 31.Soc. In the spot department middling gained 150 points and closed at 32c pound, which compared with 2450c on the close of this week last year. markets of the south amounted to l40,3s1 bales against 196,530 last week and 140,S49 this week last year.
 The outstanding feature of the week was the governments report of AIS per cent of normal as the condition of the crop on October 25 indicating a yield of but 10,24S, 900 bales These crop figures were well under general expectations and cau5 an immediate rise of the best part of the 900 points. Issued Fri day, they still were the main in fluence at the end of the week. Dur ing almost the entire week the weather over the greater part of the belt was wet and cold and this in- port $ 1t was considered that the crop had further lost out through unfavorable weather since October 25.
 At the end of the week traders who were looking for higher upices were using the argument that the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
EYES ARE TURNED
 IN STEEL TRADE
Better October Buying Has Almost Checked Decline In
 Production

NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-With the United States Steel corporations am nouncement of excellent third quar- ter earnings and an extra dividend furnishing the starting point for a vigorous and successful drive against the bear party securities, unusual in- terest was displayed last week In business and financial circles in the position of the steel trade.
 Latest reports indicated that the somewhat better buying which de- veloped in October and almost check ed the decline in production which started this summer. Pig iron prices still show a disposition to yield, but steel prices remain steady around the high levels reached during the spring. The action of the steel cor poration's subsidiary in opening its first quarter books for sheets and tin plate at the existing level was taken in the street as suggesting con- fidence in the future.
 That the steel corporation was able to do so well in the third quar- ter was explained partly by the fact that operations have been maintained at high rate, shipments having fallen off only about per cent from the peak partly by the gradual working off of older and lower priced contracts. It was estimated that the corporation might still be able to earn in the neighborhood of s11 ton, despite complete installa- tion of the eight-hour day, provided the present rate of activity and the present price scructure persisted.
 There was a disposition meanwhile to re-examine previous estimates of the general business outlook. Heads Of large companies reported that de- mand was being well maintained. that working capital positions were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
SECURITIES

STATE AND MUNICIPAL BONDS .,x. eMx te6s .. 81 S4 Alabama 4s 1856 ........:.:. sl S4 Alabama tHs, 1sso-s5,, ISs5 1sts;S oo ss i01 Jefferson county, 4.5o@ 5.OO basis; Jefferson county warrants, 5.25 Q 6.25 basis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
BOND PRICES HO[DT REPORT IS TILED
 OWN DURING WEEK ON WHEAT SURVEY
Both Production And Market ing Methods Need Chang
 ing, Says Investigators

WASHINGTON Nov. 4.-Both pro- duction and marketing methods must be revised if there is to be an ade- quate solution of the wheat problem, in the opinion of War Finance cor poration investigators who recently toured the wheat growing areas at the request of President Coolidge. In a 5,000-word report to the Pres ident, made public tonight, the two corporation directors declared that not only should there be an improved marketing system, but that steps should be taken to adjust American production in time of world over production. Already the directors, Eugene Meyer and Frank Mondell, have talked over their findings with Mr. Coolidge and 1t has been indi- cated that, after further conferences with private interests concerned, the proposals advocated in the report may form the basis of a definite ad- ministration policy of relief. Whether legislation will be ready for pres entation at the opening of the next Congress, however, remains undeter- mined.
 Warn Against Excess Sympathy.
 The report warned against too much sympathy and emotion in working out the proble mand urged maintenance of "a thoroughly ra- tional attitude in efforts to alle- viate distress. It added that count less meaas of attaining the end long sought were laid before the two off cials in various conferences, but mCSt of them were rejected as cures likely to prove more damaging than the disease. What is required, said the report, is a sound economic so- lution that will be permanent.
 eve feel, as a result of our trip" che report continued" that the solu- tion of the wheat problem lies along two lines: First. the adjust ment of production to American needs if the world market is over supplied from other producing coun- tries at lower prices than are satis- factory to the American producer un- der prevailing conditions, and, sec ond, the development of an improved marketing system such as we believe can be brought about by the organl- zatitn of the producers of the coun- try for the purpose of marketing their wheat under the co-operatlve marketing plan, making it unneces- sary to rely so completely upon the uncertain functtoning of the specu- lative public contract market.
 Tt is relatively easy to detect the proposals of those who seek to ex- ploit agricultural distress fer their own political purposes. But 1t IS far more difficult to deal with the proposals of sincere and honest minded people who seek to solve problems by short cuts which are unsound and which, therefore, are bound to be ineffective"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
liquid and that the prospects fc next wear Wara nncauraRing.

 next year were encouraging.
 An extremely sharp run up in cot ton, following the publication of the governments crop estimate, was feature of the week. The official re- port set the prospective yield at 10.- 24S,000 bales, which corresponded to the lower figures mentioned in the previous private estimates. The re- port found the market in sensitive technical position, there having been considerable selling on apprehen- sions lest the government estimate be not quite so bullish. The figures indicate that with anything like cur rent consumption, practically no carryover will exist at the end of the crop year next July. All the fu- lures ran up to above 32 cents.
 Weakness in the foreign exchanges resulted in a number of new low rec ords for the year. sterling being one of the currencies to be affected. The decline was attributed to French re- servations in the matter of repara- tions inquiry, although sterling also suffered because of talk of a general election to be fought out over policies.
 Money rates continued to show the easier tone which recently became apparent, time money being available at five per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
Other Local nd1st1ie ShO Little Abaeent or Business

government would have to still fur ther revise downward it's crop esti- ma n the annual forecast of the yield which is to be issued on De- cember 12. In connection with this the weather during the coming week will be of importance for further rains and frosts would strengthen the contention that much cotton now in the fields will never be picked. Thursday the census bureau will is- sue it's fourth ginning report of the season and the statistics will be awaited with interest because they will be used to check up the govern
 ments crop estimate of last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
HUBBARD BROS. & CC,

Members New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Pro. duce Exchange. Associated Members Liv
 srpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Spe- ciai attention and liberal terms given fo, consignments of spot cotton for delivery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
COAL AND COKE MARKET

Courtesy Adams, Rowe & Norman) Current spot prices per net ton. f. O. D. cars nlines are:
 Steam Coal Poor to medium grades .$1.T6 to et.2B First quality ............ 2.5o to 3.25
 Domestic Coal Poor to medium grades. .$3.25 to *te0 First quality ............. 500 to $50
 COKE 73-hour hand picked beehive. .$7.bo to $8 High grade by-product foundry T.6o to Current prices on other kinds of coke per net ton, f. 0. b. cars ovens are:
 Gas House Coke
 Domestic Nut Coke small sizes No,vv
 FURNACE OPERATIONS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
FURNACE OPERATIONS Furnace operations in Alabama are
Blast Furnaces
MELODRAMATIC

The IIeroine-Seel I am on my knees before you, bathing your feet in my tears.
 The Villain-Go so far as you like, sister, I've got my rubbers on.- Detroit News.