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, 1923-01-22
LiUe Stock


CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-U. S. Depart.
ment Of Agriculture - HogE-Re-
ceipts $500; market slow: steady 10
tsronE; bulk $50 to 100 pound aver.
ages .ssT0@S.so; top &s.s5; bulk 200
10 225 pound averages $s.459s.so;
bulk 240 to 300 pound butchers $3.50
s.55, big packers bidding lower; bulk
weishty packing sows t7.o0@7.25; de.
nirable 100 to 10 pound pigs 5000
s.z5: weighty pigs UP TO &s.6o@s.70;
heavyweight hogs 3s.l56s.35; medium
ts.3o@s.s6; light Ss.6o8s,s6; light
light ss.5oas.so; pacing sows smooth
s7.25d7.eo; packing sows rough
$T.o097.so; killing pigs ts.0odS.To.
Cattle - Receipts $4,000; killing
classes slow; about steady; better
grades beef steers steady to strong
on few early sales. early top matured
steers $11.oo: bulk beef steers Of quail.
ity and condition TO sell at ss.25@
BIS; stockers and feeders strong TO
Zoe higher; bulk desirable feeders
S.25@7.75; bulk desirable bologna
bulls $4.b044.s5; bulk amer around
$2.s593.00; bulk desirabl eight veal.
ers to PAGERS ti0.50aiI.oo: upward TO
$12.o0 and above TO shippers.
eheep-Rsceipts 10000; opening &C.
tive; fat lambs and yearlings is 70 s5e
higher; early top s15.2B to shippers;
fed and clipped lambs sl2.eo@l2.T6;
choice 90 pound fed yearling vEethers
1880; three doubles choice 1os pound
ewes $500.
, 1923-01-22

The Mammoth OIL company started
this morning to drill in It's we'll on
the extreme northwest corner Of sea
tion 2i.5s-Ts. in Teapot. This was one
OF the first wells in the field to be
eemented and has been standing for
several months.
This we'll Is tho northsrmost Ioca.
ton in the eserv and Is an offset
TO the Marine well on II and to the
joint well OF Glenrock and Royalty
& Producers corporation on IS. 1t is
sSpsrted that the we'll will have to be
shot after its completion as that has
been necessary on the offset wells and
big production is not expected at this
location.
, 1923-01-22
Revere Is
Doing His Stuff
For Liquor Gangs

PHILADELPHIA Pa, jar. a.
Omitted PressHFederal prohibition
agents here have a lot to contend
with. for Paul Revere" is working
for the liquor interests and an cleo
trical buzzer ruins their plans.
swooping down on what h agents
believe is a place that dispenseS m
~toxieating beverages. they find the
bartender standing at the door. smll-
ing serenely and waiting for them TO
search the saloon.
The agents are mystitied. as Paul
Revere" Is usually ahead Of the
enemy" and had tipped off the sa.
loon.
How the word travels is puzzling
the prohibition department. Every
possible leak has been eliminated,
but stIll the saloons are AZ bare AZ
Mother Hubbard's cupboard when the
federal searching party arrives.
Illicit liquor manufacturers have
also perfected a system to escape
from the government'a officers. They
use the buzzer system. More than a
dozen places that were recently raid
ed were equipped with this device.
Tho manufacturer hires a lookout.
who merely presses a button when
the government sleuths approach.
This rings a buEzer in the manufac-
turing plant and the moonshine ap.
paratus is dropped into specially con
structed vaults.
, 1923-01-22
Zoning System Is
Explained, Casper
May Take UpP Plan

zoning is the application OF com
mon sense and fairness 20 the pub
lie regulations governing the use OF
private real estate. It IL a palms
taking. honest effort TO provide
each district on neighborhood. as
nearly as practicable, with Just such
protection and Just such liberty as
arc sensible in that particular dts
trict. It avoids the error of trying
to apply exactly the same building
regulations I every part OF a city
or town regardless OF whether It is
a suburban residence section. or a
factory district. or a business and
financial center. It fosters civic
spirit by creating confidence in the
Justice and stability OF the proteo.
ton afforded.
coming gives everyone who Ives
or does business in a community a
chance for the reasonable enjoy
ment of his rights. Al the same
time II protects him from
able injury by neiEhbors who would
seek private gain at his expense.
zoning regulations differ in diff.
ferent districts according to de de-
termined uses Of the land for rest.
dence, business, or manufacturing
and according to the advisable
heights and ground areas.
But these differing regulations
arc the same for all districts Of the
same type. They treat all men
alike.
, 1923-01-22

1t has boon repeatedly stated that
the oil being produced by tho Mid
west Refining company we'll on the
Hogback structure In New Mexico Is
the highest grade ever discovered, but
up to the present time the actual test
of this oil has not been made public.
The actual analysis OF this oil, off.
cIaIly announced. is rs follows: Grav,
.ity. sos degrees Beaume; gasoline and
napths. 1882 per cent: kerosene. 12,12
per cent; gas oil. $40. light lubr.cat,
ing and distillate. 4.sO per cent. It is
officially reported that the well is
capable OF producing $50 barre,s OF
crude daily.
, 1923-01-22
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Jan. 22.-Foreim az.
changes easy; quotations in cents
Great Britain demand 4.65h; cables
ASK; ob-dsy bills on banks 4.65h
France demand 6.34h; cables 6.s5ih.
italy demand 4.70H. cables All. Bel
GUM demand SIS; cables 5.75h; Ger
many demand .0o464i; cables .oo47.
Holland demand $3.50; cables ss.bs.
Norway demand 1858; Sweden de
mand 26.s7; Denmark demand 1853
Switzerland demand 1850. Spain de-
mand 1883; Greece demand LA; Po-
land demand .oo36: Czccho.S iovalSia
demand AIT: Argentine demand 37.50'
Brazil demand 11.5o; Montreal 90 1872.
, 1923-01-22

United OIL Producers announces
that the Interest fund for the half.
year ending January 20, 1929. shows
$50 on each 800 of its s per cent
guaranteed and participating produc.
tion bonds, compared with the 81
guaranteed. This closes the third
semi-annual period since the bonds
were issued, and with the coupon pay
able January Is makes a total Of s2s
for the three half.year periods on
each 800 bond outstanding.
, 1923-01-22

At a special meeting OF stockhold.
ers Of the Utah oil Refining company,
which is controlled by the Midwest
Refining company, the capital stock
was increased from $1,000, 900 to 81.
100000 or from 1000, 900 shares OF
common stock OF 81 par value to l..
500 200 shares OF IS par value. This
action is said to have been taken in
order to adjust the increased capital
assets Of the company. 1t is reported
that no stock dividend is contem.
plated.
, 1923-01-22
Expulsion of All
JeUs Urged In
Vienna Meeting

VIENNA. Jan. 27.-tBy the Asso.
.oIsted Press.eExpulsion Of the Jews
was openly advocated at a demonstra.
ton before the city hall yesterday.
Speakers asserted that efforts 10 re-
generate the German people would
not succeed until the Jews were
ousted from the dominant positions in
economic life. art. the stage and the
press.
, 1923-01-22
AGENT FOR U. s. MILLS
HANGED BY THE TURKS

ATHENS, Jan. 22.-The execution
OF Thomas J~oannides. for ten years n
representative in the Near East OF
large American milling concerns. Is
reported in messages from Smyrna.
.Joannides iB said TO have been hanged
by the Turks with seven prominent
Greeks after being convicted OF giving
money to Greek patriotic societies IN
SMYRNA.
, 1923-01-22
Ranroad FINANCE ArranEed.

At a meeting OF the board of direc-
tors OF Middle States Oil Corporation
held in New York on January II, a
resolution vas adopted authorizing the
president TO issue and sell &c., o0, 900
worth Of the common stock of the cor.
poration. the proceeds TO be used for
the purpse Of building railroads. pipe
lines, storage apd other necessary en-.
largements and additions for the
proper development of its properties.
In this resolution 1t lie stated that the
company has acquired large holdings
OF oil and coal lands in Wyoming and
Montana and that IL has entered into
a contract with the Chicago. Milwau.
kee s St. Paul Railway system. GOV.
ring a period Of 20 years giving favor
able assurance on all parts of that
vast system for the marketing Of
Wyoming and Montana oil and coal.
as well as extending the facilities OF
the corporation to keep pace with new
development contiguous TO its wv
railway lines in these states.
Present stockholders in the corpora
ton will be permitted TO subscribe for
new stock on the basis of 23lS por
cent OF their present holdings at the
rate OF 81 a share, either in full on
or before 3 o'clock p. m. on February
10. or IN two installments OF 30 per
cent each. the first instsllment to 30
paid not later than February 10 and
the balance on or before March /.
, 1923-01-22
Butter and Eggs

CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-Butter easy:
creamery extras 5Ohc: standards
a 4sc: extra frsts 4s949c; nrsts
46@ 4Tc; seconds S4945hc.
Eggs higher; receipts 9,s12 cases!
34h a35c; ordinary nrsts 400
s2c; miscellaneous s3934c.
, 1923-01-22

'mohth OF December show a net in.
Domestic crude oil, increase 1910.
crease OF 1,ss6.7se barrels In stocks
on hand. East of the Rockies there
was an indicated increase In gasoline
stocks on hand of 1,s24,Sl6 barrels
and west Of the Rockies an indicated
increase OF sos,sss barrels, making a
total Increase for the country Of
2.lS4,as3 barrels.
Following are the changes in the
amounts Of other products:
ISs barrels; Mexican crude oil, in.
crease 1885, s1 barrels; oil for re-
running, increase 1885, sos barrels;
kerosene, increase 0 $3.50 barrels; gas
and fuel oil, decrease 4o2.lI3 barrels;
lubricating. increase 261, sT2 barrels:
miscellaneous, increase 444,s16 bar.
rels.
, 1923-01-22

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-ol land
In Caddo Parish. La, whose
possession was disputed by the row..
eminent on the ground that the lands
were not included within tho
at the time of location, won
their suit in supreme court.
, 1923-01-22

Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr., IN a spo
cial article, says that the United
States Is prepared TO hurl another in
ternational bombshell. Col. Harvey
will be the instrument through which
the United States will disclose its pro
posal designed to financially stabilize
economic chaotic Europe.
, 1923-01-22

LONDON. Jan. 72.-The Bank of
Belgium raised ITS minimum dIscoun.
rate from AZ to So per cent. The
rate has been ~ per cent since June.
1922. at which time IL had been low.
cred from 8 per cent.
, 1923-01-22

Southern States Oil has declared
the regular l per sent monthly cash
dividend, payable February 20 to
stock of record February /. Action
on extra stock allotment and extra
dividends to be paid for quarter end.
ing March 81. 1929. was deferred until
the next regular monthly meeting.
, 1923-01-22

1922, Stewart Warner speedometer
corporation shows a net profit after
al charge and taxes of $5,3s1,bs5,
which is equal TO $11.os a share On
the 47e, Ss5 outstanding shares of no
par stock.
, 1923-01-22
MONEY

NEW YORK. Jan. 2a.-Ca1l money
steady: high 4; low 4; ruling a { &;
closing bid 4; offered at AZ; last o
Z: call loans against aceeptanoes az.
Time loans steady; mixed collateral
5000 days AZ 4E; 4-6 months $40
AZ; prime commercial paper Az 14h.
, 1923-01-22
METALS

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-coppar
steady; ~eleetrolytio spot m nearby
14M@14x. Tin firm; spot and near
by $3.50; futures se.37. Iron steady;
No. / northern so@31 No. 9 northern
2e9s0; No. . southern 24@26. Lead
steady. spot 7.6o9s.5o. Zinc quiet;
East st. Louis spot and nearby de-
livery 6.so@6.s5. Anthony spot $50.
, 1923-01-22
SUGAR

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-sugar closed
steady; approximate sales 1890 tons
The market for refined was unchanged
at 1870 for fine graduated with only
n moderate inquiry.
, 1923-01-22
SILVER

NEW YORK. Jan. 22.-Foreign bar
silver Sc; Mexican dollars sos.
LONDON, Jan. 22.-Bar silver
80 s.1sd per ounce. Money 1S per
sent.
, 1923-01-22
POTATOES

CHICAGO. Jan. 22.-Potatoss dun;
receipts 10 cars; total United States
shipments SIS; Wisconsin sacked
round whites socati.oo ewt.; Idaho
sacked russets mostly s1.5o cTt.
, 1923-01-22

OIL leases, real estate, owners Of
wanted. Call or write us. Teapot
Development Co., 2Is Midwest Bldg.
Casper, Wyo. lS-tf
, 1923-01-22
WHEAT PRICES
HIT L0WLEVEL
Shrinkage in Foreign Buying
Power Starts Slump on Chi
cago Market.

CHICAGO. Jan. 22.-wheat took a
downward swing In price today dur.
ing the early dealings, the German
stoppage of work in the Ruhr district
and defiance of the French being con
strued as indicating further shrink.
age of European buying power. Rains
in important parts of the domestic
winter wheat territory tended also to
handicap friends OF higher prices.
Buying which heretofore OF late has
become aggressive on declines below
lis for May was no longer In evidence
this morning. The opening, which
ranged from y to nc lower. with
May $1.1sh to S1.IsS and July
$1.12h to $1.12x. was followed by a
decided general fall in values.
subsequently,. announcement of a
heavy increase of the United States
visible supply total brought about a
descent to the lowest prices since tho
first week in December. The close
was unsettled, 1870 to 2Ao net lower
with May $1.15S to &i.1s and July
s1.11 to SILK.
Despite scantiness OF receipts. corn
and oats declined with wheat. After
opening a shade to SO lower. May
72S to 72Ac. the corn market under.
went a material sag.
Selling on the part of recent pur-
chasers had a bearish effect in the
later transactions. Prices closed ner.
vous. Nc to 1910 lower. May 725Ae
to 72%c.
Oats started unchanged to Nc of.
May AN to 44&c and later showed a
setback all around.
Provisions were strengthened by an
urturn in quotations on hogs.
, 1923-01-22

SSIIIITIs DHHIH VIII DC INSTALLER. There
is also some talk TO the effect thai the
company may be contemplating a re.
hnery in that vicinity for the purpose
of supplying its trade in this territory
with refined products.
, 1923-01-22
AND QUOTATIONS BY LEASED E
Gossip AND FIELD NEWS
PURCHASES TANK FARM.

1t is reported from Douglas that officials of the Sinclair
Pipe Line company were in that city a few days ago and con-
GUIDED contracts for the purchase of two sections of land in
the vicinity of Careyhurst to be used for a tank farm.
While no statement was made, it is believed that this site
will be used either for the storage of crude or that a huge
, 1923-01-22
Omaha Q~uOt.aAvu..

OMAHA, Neb.. Jan. s2.-U. 9. Do.
rartment of Agrioulture1-HoEs-Re.
ceipts $4,000; steady to 1oc hig her:
bulk packing grades f7.15@7.55; hulk
butcher hogs Ss.1o@s.2o; top ss.25.
cattle-Receipts $500 beef steers
steady 10 strong; bulk fat steers
fT.6o9s.0o; best weighty steers $40:
long yeariings 110.25; all other classes
steady: bulk cows and heifers S4.25@
6.2b; Inc and cutters s2.7194.OO;
bologna bulls N.oo8l.go; veal top
R1o.7s; bulk stockers and feeders
S6.boq1.5o; top ts.o5.
Sheep Receipts 1900; killing
classes 1o926o higher: bulk lambs
S14.2b914.75; top S14.sb; ewes SlIes
largey a7.5o@7,s5; feeders steady,
, 1923-01-22

Isussia's population Is twenty-ono
millions less than It was SCI en- years
ago.
, 1923-01-22
Standard Faces
Probe in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas. Jan. al The
house committee on and
manufacture of the Texas legislature
UNANIMOUSLY rerCrtsd favorably to-
day a resolution calling for an investi'
cation OF Standard Oil company inter
ests IN Texas and methods OF fixing
prices of oil and gasoline. The reso-
luton will probably come before the
house for today.
Cotton
NEW YORK. Jan. 22-spot cotton
quiet; middling S2s.16.
, 1923-01-22

DENVER. Colo. Jan. za.-cattle-
Receipts 1900. market steady to
strong; beef steers S4.6o@s.5o: COWS
and heifer {3.5o9s; calves s4.501
$50; stookers and feeders Ss.5o9T.5o.
Hogs-Recelpts 1900; market steady
to 1oc higher; top $40; bulk is@S.3o.
Sheep-Receipts 400. market 2bc
higher lambs si2.5o@14; ewes s4a7,
feeder lambs sl29l3.75.
, 1923-01-22

Cash Grains.
Chicago. Jan. 22.-Wheat-No. 2
hard $1.15@1.16%.
Corn-No. 2 mixed 7oa7oEe; No. 2
yellow FOX @71c.
oats-No. 2 white 43% @41o; No. 2
white AK @44c.
Rye-No. 2, s6h9s7c.
Barley-6l@6sc.
Timothy seed-te.00@6.bo.
Glover seed-SI3.5o92o.5o.
Pork-Nominal.
Lard-SlI.5O.
Ribs-$10.5o@11.5G.
, 1923-01-22

Pipeline and tank farm gross DO.
nestle crude oil stocks in the United
States increased approximately 22o..
900 barrels in December, according 70
figurs compiled by the American Pc.
troleum Institute from reports made
to II by representative companies.
East of the Rockies there was a dc,
crease Of 432. 900 barrels and an in.
crease Of 652 900 barrels in California.
making a total net increase Of 100000
barrels.
, 1923-01-22

Figures Of the American Petroleum
covering approximately 6E7
per cent Of tho operating capacity OF
the refineries OF America for the
, 1923-01-22

Meet me at the Smoke House.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-07
THE HEART OF AMERICA

While President Coolidge has announced his intention to
follow the policies of President Harding there is nothing
to indicate that he decision that may
arise.
The President has already shown his pose and complete
command of himself eyes of bereaved nation in arrang
ing for the funeral amened chief His proclamation set
ting apart Friday August TO- day of mourning for the late
President the fine traits of the at the helm
in Washington Mr. Coolidge being watched closely at the pres
en time due to the tragic that enveoped the country and
lis own spectacular acendency power His ac so far how
eyer show that he master the situation and that OF his
greatest assets modesy In speaking to his fellow counymen
mourning their great he shows great TACT drectnes and
dignity. r.
Plans to abide by Presidents proeamatonare being made
bv this city Final arrangements wb announced to-
day or tomorrow Perth Amboy concerned the dis
play sympathy and genuine loyalty to the late chief executive
has been shown all sides The tribute to be paid Friday will
also show the love which President Harding was
held of the people here and in this it shown
at the erevn heart of America beats warmly in Perth
Amboy as in any other section of the country.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-07
THE FATAL SHOT

You recall Gavro Prinzep the boyassassn whose bullet
started the trouble between Austria and Serbia IN 1914 ana
thereby precipitated the World War.
Prof Sanoyevitch of University of Belgrade publishes
pamphlet arbntng leadership of the assassination plot TO
Dragutn Dmryevitch lieutenant colonel and former lead
Of the Serbian military party.
At the last minute he apparently changed his mind and
beyond his control Curouy enough he had the idea that
impending warfare between Hungary and Serbia
could be avoided by killing Archduke Ferdinand.
Dimitriyevitch courtmaraed and shot In l9lI IN
connection with another murder plot he was about oU years
old when he departed this life.
Prof Sanoyevitch's pamphlet historically important,
for he had to ''nsde information. He sim
cere convinced that the Serbian did not know
of the assassination plot.
Many people will comment: 'The had been brewing
for generations be traced any act Of any
individual
However is that true9 The Socialists close to gain
ing the whphand Europe when the rushed them off
their feet And is at least remotely possible that the
might have been avoided if hafwitted radical youth,
spurred by mlitars hadn't loaded his pistol
and set off the fireworks
The world is making terrible mistake If 1t incnes to-
attribute the great war to fate-that it inevitable
Yes things might have been deren-tremendously diff
ferentf the boyasassn hadn't cut loose with his pistol
It's too late now of course to unscramble the eggs But
the pistol of Gavrio Prnzep should make do lot of
rous thinking about the dangers of allowing pistols in gen.
eral to get into the wrong hands
There's campaign gaining headway stop the sale Of
revovers except under police permit especially by the mail
order route Back that campaign 1t would partly darm
the criminal Househoders could protect themselves with
rifles sawed-o shotgunswhich be carried by
crooks without detection.
To stop murders by revolyer take away the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-07
EXIT THE 12-HoUR DAY
we'll taken care Of.

One Of the many memorials that contribute keep Pre
dent Hardngs memory green the abolition of the 12our day
the steel industry project dear the heart of the
now dead President and having taken he stuck it
tenaciousy as was his won't white house dinner in 1923 he
put the question fairly and squarey Ebert Gary pres
dent of the American and Steel Institute and chairman of
the United States Steel Corporation.
When committee appointed in consequence to investigate
due hours in the immediate future because Of the shortage of
labor Mr. Harding expressed his disappointment strongly that
the steel men thought the aresh with the result that
before sailing his fatal journey Alaska the then
President was able the receipt of letter. jointly
signed by several of the of the institute accepting the
principle Of the eghour day and pdgng themselves put
it into effect practicable.
The writers letter made plain that their action
due only powerful sentiment throughout the country in
favor of the of the 12hou day. but also the Pres
dents firmly held strongly expressed views the subject
good proof of the bona fdes the magnaes in the
matter was furnished by going into conference without
necessary delay by the announcement made almost smuta
neousy with that Mr. Hardpgs DEATH that the employees will
bon at once the total elimination Of the 12hour day and will
proqress with it as rapidly the labor supply permits 1t
admittedly complicated problem, with important bearings
b wage scale of the wormen we'll the earning
u the corporations but where there will there way and
can be no doubt that the long working day in the see
Industry will be thing of the past
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-07
ELKS MAKE GOOD

IT, oa E again showed what good fellows they are when
they gave the crippled children of this vicinity day Of real pleas
re yesterday Abuy Park The weather was ideal for such
an outing nothing all happened to mar the plans OF the
b. p O. E. to give youngsters the time of their lives
In this way the Eks doing wonderful work. Their
unsesh spirit in providing for this annual event should be COM
mnded ON all sides How fine it would be if organization
in town upon the boy and girl problem in the same light
There many other ways which raterna and civic bodies
can cause sunshine Of pleasure to shine in the lives
Of Young Americans The work already underway IN this
city merits the support the city general for, after all is
only the Perth Amboy few years from that we are
working for Carry work along but hands off the crippled
kiddes They have been adopted by the Eks and being
we'll taken Of