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Evening star., 1923-05-08
6,039,000 OF AMERICAN
COTTON NOW ON HAND

Stocks Of American cotton on hand
April 1, the Commerce Department
estimated today, totaled 6.039.000
bales, while the total world stocks
of cotton On the same date amounted
to 100000 bales.
During the eight months ending
April 1, the department estimated
consumption of American cotton at
9,021,000 bales. and world consump-
tion from all sources at 1921. 900
bales. On July 81. 1922. stocks of
American cotton were estimated at
5,123.000 bales. and the world stock
at 9.536.000 bales. 1t was also calcu-
lated that 1922 production Of Ameri-
can cotton amounted to 9.937.000
bales. and that world production Of
cotton amounted to 17,755,000 bales.
No estimates were given for pro-
duction during the current year. but
the world stocks of available cotton
on April 1 were shown to be approx
imately 100000 bales. in excess Of
the total stocks as they stood on
July 81, 1922.
Evening star., 1923-05-08
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co.

Chimneys and smekestacks in Salt
Lake City must be built 10 to 20 per
cent higher than is necessary at sea
level. because of the diminished at
phosperic pressure
Evening star., 1923-05-08
FAKE CHECK FLOOD
STILL IN PROGRESS
Detectives Unable to Solve
Forgery Plot Causing
Wall Street Crash.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. May 8.-The flood of
fake buying orders, accompanied by
forged cashiers checks. which deluged
Wall street brokers yesterday, con-
tinued today.
Several brokers reported that they
had found in their morning mail orders
and checks similar to those which yes
1erday gave the market brief fic-
titious strength. and then contributed
to a sensational decline, after the fake
had been disclosed. Today's orders.
which had been mailed from distant
points on Saturday. when yesterdays
crop also was dropped in the mails in
a score of Pennsylvania. Massachu-
sets and New York cities. had no ef-
feet on the market. Brokers were
scrutinizing with the greatest of care
every order that reached them. and do
Ing no business until they had proved
the worth of all checks received.
Post Office inspectors, police and
private detectives. who yesterday
started a search for the perpetrators
of the forgery plot. had no progress
to report this morning. 1t was said
they were hard at work. however and
were confident of arresting the plotters.
Evening star., 1923-05-08
NEW YORK EGG PRICES,

NEW YORK TRUST COMPANIES.
u Equitable e-.......... .ls7 1s7 Ii
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Money to Loan

Prevailing interest nd commission.
Joseph I. Weller t2S H'S.' w'ss; sss L Z fY T:.
Evening star., 1923-05-08

NEW YORK, May s-Following is
an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb Mar
ket today:
Evening star., 1923-05-08
BY WILLIAM r. HEFFERNAN.
Received BY Private

NEW YORK. May S.-The action OF
today's curb market showed plainly
that liquidation had practically been
completed and that new buying was
quietly making its appearance at the
lower levels This was especially
true in oil stocks that have beer
heavily pressed for sale.
One of the most significant fac.
tors was the strength Of the Stand
ard Oils. This was taken to mean
that the Standard Oil party were OF
the opinion that the price cutting In
the oil industry had gone far enough
and that 1t wSuld not be long in ac-
complishing its purpose Of wiping out
the present over supply.
Standard of Indiana, which had
closed Monday at 6S4s. was bid up
well above 60. and a better demand
appeared for the New York stock. I'm
perial Oil and Vacuum were others
that gained about a point. but the
latter sold off somewhat when 1t be.
Evening star., 1923-05-08
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star once

came known that action on the divi-
dend had been postponed on account
of lack of a quorum.
Southern States Oil was bid up z
points. rejecting the showing made
for the first quarter. The company
reported 22s producing wells in op-
eration on March 81. with twenty ad-
ditlonal wells being drilled. Mara
caibo. in which there Is said to be
large outstanding short account.
was a leader in the upturn. Philips
Petroleum new stock moved in SYM
pathy with the recovery In the old
shares on the big board.
A further bear drive against Durant
brought a decline of over points
in the Delaware stock before support
was encountered, while the Indiana
stock lost almost a point. Glen Al
den Coal. which has been compare
lively steady in face OF weakness In
the general market on other days.
broke almost 2 points to 20. but was
we'll supported at the lower level.
Copper shares displayed firmness
for time, but as the day went on
the market for the mining STOCKS
became increasingly irregular.
Evening star., 1923-05-08
SUGAR CONSUMPTION
DROPS Fl PER CENT

NEW YORK. May 8.-The consump-
tion OF sugar has fallen of 21 per
cent since the opening of the cam
pafgn to induce people to buy less
sugar as a means of forcing the price
down. This was estimated through
figures from retail grocers, and was
given out by Mrs. Louis Reed Weiz-
miller. deputy commissioner OF mar
kets, as In her opinion, fairly accu-
rate 1t indicated to the women's
committee which Is pushing the cam
paign locally that a large proportion
Of housewives must be cooperating,
although they did not join in last
weeks demonstration meeting.
Evening star., 1923-05-08
PROPOSALS

SEALED PROPOSALS. IN DUPLICATE.
will be received at this department until
opened. for lithographing. printing and mount
ing 10000 copies, more or less, Of the genersl
H the % same me- time ana place o proposals. M I'm n
duplicate, will also be opened for photolitho-
graphing and printing 5000 copies. more or
less, OF each Of the maps Of the public land
states and insular possessions prepared in the
general land once during the nscai year end
ing June 80. 1924. Specifications as to the
character Of the work. size Of maps. and quail
fty OF paper required will be exhibited to bid
ders or furnished on application to Room $50,
general land ONCE, Interior Department build.
ins. 18th and r ste. NV, Washington, D. C.
All proposals must Be securely enveioped and
marked Proposal for United States map"
be, and addressed to the commissioner Of the
general land ONCE, ,Washingt0n. y. G. The
risht II reserved to reject any and all bids
or to accept or reject aaS part fhers0f N tht
ktiscpefion Of the depsrment. h e. ffNSEYA
arst Assistant 6scrstau. -. ~ W Il 4.
Evening star., 1923-05-08
Washington Stock Exchange
SALEg.

SALES
Capital Traction Company at %. 10 at 90.
Washington Rwy Elec. com.-10 at 90.
Lanston Monotype-11 at 1914. IS at 7sX
10 at 78k. 10 at 79A, 10 at 79A. 10 at 1914
At 79k.
Mergenthaler Linotype-10 at 16O.
AFTER CALL
Riggs Realty (long) $500 at %.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. gen. 6s-$1 900
At 997s.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. 4s-$1 900 at 71A
Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd.-1O ut TAI.
10 at 74h. at "a
81. 600 at 1o7. 81 600 at io7. - ''''
Washington Gas 7ht$1. 600 at 1o3.
Washington Gas 5s-$1. 900 at 93M
National Savings and Trust Col at $50,
/ At $50 at 351. at 1901.
Honey-Call loans. and per cent.
Evening star., 1923-05-08

NEW YORK, May s.-Eggs-Un-
settled; receipts, 6S.4s6 cases. fresh
gathered, extra firsts. 2sa3o; do, firsts,
27ha2sa; do. seconds. 26a27; fresh
gathered, storage packed, extra firsts,
a01za31; do, firsts, 29a30: New Jersey
hennery, whites, uncand1ed. extras.
3Sa41; nearby hennery whites, local
ly candled, extras, So; state nearby
and nearby western hennery whites.
frsts to extras, 30a36.
, 1923-06-04
CHURCH PEOPLE
REGISTER KICK
ON DRY REPEAL
Action Unworthy Of
Executive, Gov. Smith
Told by Convention.

What is so far as known the first
kick" te~legraphed from here to
Governor Al Smith of New York on
the matter of his having signed the
bill repeating the state prohibition en-
forcement law was sent this morning
by h delegates of the Christian
churches of Wyoming. The kick was
in the form of a resolution drawn up
by a committee appointed by the dele
gates to the first state convention Of
Christian churches in Wyoming
which closed last night. The resolu-
ton follows:
1.-THE Casper newspapers quote you
as saying o have received only
letters and kilograms of commenda-
ton concerning signing bill repeating
state prohibition enforcement law.
n your evident pride in not receIv-
ing any kicks, the word you are
reported as using. We. the delegates
OF the Churches of Christ of Wyo-
ming in annua convention assembled,
wish to go on record as registering at
least one kick. We feel your action
is not worthy that of n governor of
so great n state as New York.
B 1t further resolved that a COP
of the above telegram SEM to the
Casper papers for publication. and
also to the governor of Wyoming"
One hundred eight delegates were
registered at the convention which in
cluded representatives from churches
all over Wyoming. A state mission
aryacommittee was elected consisting
OF four members from Casper. This
committee will do state work. One
member of the comittee was elected
to the international recommendations
committee and the national commit
tee for international convention to
be held at Colorado Springs next
September.
A gift of $50 was given to the
United Christian Missionary society
for loaning valuable speakers to the
convention.
y The next convention will be held in
Cheyenne at about his time of year.
Thanks were extended to the pas
tor and members of the First Chris
tian church by the convention in the
following partial report of the resolu-
ions committee:
1--WE wish to express our apprecia-
tion of the splendid hospitality and
coutesies extended to the delegates OF
this convention by the pastor and
members of the First Christian
church.
Feeling that much of the succes
of the convention is due to our out
of town speakers, and deeply crate
full for the helpful spirit shown by
them in aiding in the formation oil
our state work. be 1t resolved, that
the secretary of the state missionary
committee be instructed to send let
tiers Il the United Christian Mission
airy society expressing the gratitude
of this convention for the services
of Brothers r. M. Hopkins and A. o
Kuhn, and also TO the state board
of Nebraska for loaning Miss Corr
Henry.
, 1923-06-04
DEAD LINE FOR
LIQUOR CARRIED
AS SEA STORES
lis EMILE LIMIT
Supreme Court Decision
Carried Out to Letter
In Rules Promulgated
By u. S. Treasury.

WASHINGTON, June A.
Application to the letter OF
the supreme courts decision
barring all beverage liquors
from territorial waters of the
United States is provided in
regulations issued by the treasury to
take effect after 1901 a. m. June 10.
Specifically, the regulations. ms pub
lished today, apply to the three-mIls
dead line to liquor carried for bever-
age use on any United States or for
eign vessel as sea stores.
1t vas by finding some means OF
exemption for liquor so carried that
treasury officials had hoped at first
to avoid conflict with foreign laws.
Besides the exemption granted
liquor for medicinal and sacramental
purposes. the only exceptions in tho
wall thrown up against liquor trans
portation within the three-mile limit
are the usual immunity accorded
diplomats and the privileges allowed
foreign vessels of war. Also vessels
forced by distress into an American
harbor and to show that the neces-
sity of refuge was grave will. IL they
ave liquor aboard, be permitted To
give bond for faithful observance oc
the dry law.
, 1923-06-04
SHOCK. BURNS 3
FATAL TO Lad
INJURED HERE

Donald Myer, 10 years OF aga died
at a local hospital at 1 o'clock this
morning as a result of shock and
burns received when the youth came
contact with a live wire May 25. Tho
boy had been badly burned about tho
hands and body.
Young Myer was playing with an.
other youth in the CY pasture. He
obtained a long wire with a hools
on one end OF 1t. Throwing this
across n wire that carried electric cur
rent the boy received the full forrs
OF the current through his body. He
was knocked unconscious.
The seriousness of the victims
burns was apparently when he was
taken to the hospital.
Donald Myers parents reside at
1920 South Willow street. The body
of the boy is resting at the shaffer
Gay chapel pending the funeral which
will be held Mt { o'clock tomorrow
afternoon from tho Naznrene church,
the Rev. Mr.. Dunn officiating.
, 1923-06-04

working on the theory hat he was
In that section on business. and that
robbery was the motive for the kill.
ing. He is said to have had a sum
Of money with him.
DR.. IT. e. Moss. deputy oroner
examined the body and declared It
appeared Moore had been dead sew.
eral hours.
There were several small cuts and
abraslons about the head and body
but these. it was said, might have
been caused by the train.
A theory of suicide was raised by
the fact that his pockets were turned
out and his valuables hidden in the
woods nearby as II Moore had made
an effort to set Ut n murder scene
c. w. Lawless. Moore's business
partner said he believed Moore was
murdered.
II have seen several persons run
over by trains" he said. land / know
that I'm such cases large quantities OF
blood are spattered about. There vas
very little blood on the track where
the body was found"
Lawlcss said that the last he saw
, 1923-06-04
PRESENT AGE IS
A CHALLENGE To
Y0UTH--CR0MER
Baccalaureate Services
For Natrona Grads
Held Last Night.
ru,ao,s.H o,n.s

There was an are that
threw down such a challenge to youth
as tho age in which we live" stated
h Rev. ]. M. Cromer in the course
of delivering the baccalaureate SER
mon to h graduating class of the
Natrona County high school yester-
day. The Rev, Cromer's sermon which
was given in the auditorium OF the
school took up the importance OF the
little things OF life. The speaker
brought out the point that all men
are faacinated with the idea of do.
ing big things. but that few OF them
are willing to pause and take care
of the smaller duties and obstacles
which lilo in their way.
He deplored the young mar or
young woman who feels that he or
she possesses all the ability and cul-
ture to succeed without acquiring
more OF It. I'VE must not overrate
ourselves" he declared.
In another place he had stated that
Being the son OF a great man is a
great handicap. The best thing on
Gods green earth is to be ourselves"
Taking up the matter OF the young
woman in business he reviewed the
progress Of the feminine seq in this
matter. He showed how the young
woman is vying with the man in mod
I'm business and how in many In
stances she is crowding him out.
The subject of woman's conduct
was also taken up by the speaker
who declared that he did not know
about this since his women friends
did not tell him tho things which
their friends diC."
, 1923-06-04
PRESBYTERIAN
PASTOR Offers
TO Step DOWN

NEW YORK. Junc f.-By The As
ISOLATED Press.-Henry n. Tiff, clerk
o fthe sessions of the Presbyterian
church, announced today hat the
Rev. DIR. Harry Emerson Fosdick had
rendered his resignation as pastor be-
cause Of the recent criticism of his
pulpit u~tterances by the Presbyterian
assembly at indianapolis. but that
the church had fatty refused to ac-
cept it. taking its stand behind DR..
Fosdick.
In DR.. Fosdick's letter of resigna-
ton. dated May "a. he wrote that
while he had no reason or desire to
resign he felt 1t vas best In the in
terest of church harmony to proffer
his resignation and leave for the
church. to decide whether it wished to
dispense with his services.
Mr.. Tiff said he had been directed
to write DIR. Fisdick telling him that
the church too with him on h sub
jects for which he was criticised and
would not consider his resignation.
, 1923-06-04
NATnONA RANCH OWNER
TO Be LAID At REST At
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA

CHEYENNE, Wyo.. June 4.-The
body of Robert G. Taylor. wealthy
Grand Island. Neb.. and Casper. Wyo..
fockmaster. who died at the Plains
hotel here Friday morning. Saturday
were shipped to Grand Island. where
the funeral probably will be held. The
aged widow OF the deceased accom-.
panied the remains. She will be me
at Grand Island by three daughters.
Taylor. at M time n of the
chief flockmasters OF central Wyo-
ming, maintained near Grand Island
n of the best equipped sheep
ranches in the west. He also had ex-
tensive property interests neal Elsie.
Neb.. near Casper and elsewhere in
Wyoming and Nebraska.
Taylor was to have been q witness
in n case in the United States court
Friday morning. When his death
vas announced in court a recess of
"a hours was taken,
, 1923-06-04

LONDON, June 4.-tBy The Asso-
ciated Ppess)-Great Britain's great
est sporting event-half horse race
and half picnic-wiI accur Wednes-
day when all roads will lead to Ep-
som Downs for the running of the
1i3rd race for the derby stakes.
There III is possible starters.
Town Guard. owned by Lord Wool
a%vingtOn whose Captain Cutie was
the winner last year, was n strong
favorite until last Thursday when
the rumors which almost inevitably
follow the career of tho favorite on
the Y Of the race began to circu-
late. II was said that the horse hurt
itself in n practice gallop and on
Friday Town Guard was supplanted
in the betting by Pharos, owned by
Lord Derby, whose ancestor found
cd the race in 1880.
That Town Guard met a mishap
Is unquestioncd but its exact nature
is unknown.
Betting was never moro active
and the sweepstakes seem more
numerous than ever. The largest
amount for distribution Is to be
nearly 10000 pounds in the sweep
stakes organized at Otley. York
shire.
, 1923-06-04
Oil AND GAS
UNC0RKED IN
FREMONT TEST

LANDER. June 4.5(Spec'al to the
Tribune.)@Th Sage Creek Petroleum
company. drilling on section 1875
in the Buffalo Basin field. 60 miles
southeast of Lander. has uncorked n
gasser gauging at least 81. 900 600
cubic feet and spraying oil estmated
at nearly n hundred barrels a day.
The sand was found at $50 feet. 1t
Is believed that the well viii drill IT.
self in within a few days but arrange
ments are being made to dr.l it
deeper.
A seven-miIiion.foot flow OF gas with
rs barrels Of oil was encountered in
the same well at 500 feet some time
ago.
, 1923-06-04

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. June 4.
George Wilson, former Non-Parti-
san league organizer in Kansas and
North Dakota. who installed him
self as president of Oklahom A. and
NJ. College at Saltwater with the
assistance of five national guard
officers in plain clothes, was ex-
pected to return here today for a
board of agriculture meeting.
Wilson owes his selection as head
OF the college to the action OF new
ly appointed members of the board.
said 10 be under direction OF Gov
ernor j. c; Walton.
The final installation step of the
college presidency came yesterday
when Wilson. accompanied by his
military escort, appeared in Still
water and demanded the keys to
the educational institution in the
name Of Governor Walton. Presi-
dent ]. B. Eskridge surrendered
them.
Orange and black. colors of A.
and NJ. College. floated on the top
, 1923-06-04
Bandits Gipen Jobs
In Chinese Army
As Forerunner of
Final Settlement

PEKING, June 4.-(By
The Associated Press. EN-
rollment of the Shantung
bandits into the national
army is proceeding at Tsao-
chwang, according to ad-
vices received at the American lega-
ton today. but those of the bandits
who do not desire to become soldiers
are slipping away. leaving their
rifles behind.
Members of the legation feel that
1t will be only a matter of days until
the eight foreigners still held at
Paotzuku mountain r released.
Barring unforeseen complications. the
negotiations are expected to result
successfully within a short time.
, 1923-06-04

flames shortly after the boy and his
companions had run out and a forty
mile wind swept the fire the entire
length OF the village.
Business as usual is the motto
of two storekeepers whose STORES
were among those destroyed. They
We're selling goods today from dry
goods boxes set up in the midst Of
the ruined area.
, 1923-06-04
MI 49, AT
RlVERTON SEEN

RIVERToN. Wyo., June 4.-w. L.
Petrikin. president OF the Great West,
ern Sugar company; Judge II. IL.
Rolapp. president OF the Amalgamated
Sugar company. and other officials OF
the Great Western Sugar company,
spent the past week in Rlverton go
ing over the sugar beet area, estimat.
Ing. the possible acreage tributary to
Rlyerton and getting acquainted with
the people.
Extreme qualification was expressed
over the prospects OF this section.
One hundred seventeen thousand
acres now under canals and 100, 000
, 1923-06-04

under the U. s. Reclamation Riverton
project to be completed, the first unit
Of which will be completed in 1925.
with an abundance OF water and IA
vorable climate are hero combined.
Only farmers are needle to fully de-
velop this into Wyoming's largest
irrigated agricultural community.
Present plans include tho building
OF n ten mile spur up Little wind
river from the main line OF tho Chi
cage & Northwestern at Arapahoo.
and the erection OF a one and a hale
million dollar sugar factory at Rivers
ton, -
, 1923-06-04
THREE miners
ENT0MBED IN
INDIANA SAFE

BICKNELL. Ind, June 4.-Rescue
crews driving n new shaft expect to
reach three miners entombed in the
North Side mine here today. A cave
in Saturday imprisoned the men.
Through a two-inch hole drilled from
the surface. o and air is provided
for the men and they communicated
frequently with their wives and chill
dren. The miners RI trapped at a
depth of Ga feet.
, 1923-06-04
&c. GRAIN MAN SLAIN
BODY PLACED ON RAILS

1mpan and former president of the local bord of trade, was found on the trackso of the
Milwaukee q st. Paulr railroad near here yeSerday.H had been cut in wo evil
amyh having beenp passed overb by train. Police. said thatM Moore had been Tiled before
body was placed on the tracks,
he place where oores BODY was found is near largo main eevator and noUce. e
, 1923-06-04
FUNERAL OF mrs. BRYhE
WILL Be DELD TOMORROW

The funeral of Mrs. John Bryne
will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow af-
ternoon from the family home, 345
CY n The Rev. j. NJ. Cromer
of the Grace English Lutheran church
will have charge OF the services. PAIL
bearers will be u. s. Miller. Frank
Scherck. L. r. Mcmahon c. T. Weld.
ner. W. j. Chamberlin and A. e. Stir
ret.
Mrs. Bryne died Saturday morning.
, 1923-06-04
fire TRADECY IS
TO BOY

CANAAN. N. H.. June 4.-The fire
which wiped out AZ buildings in this
village Saturday. causing we deaths
and a property loss OF $500. 900. was
started by a four year old boy play
ing with matches in n barn. accord
ing to h theory accepted by the
authorities today.
The boy said he accidently set fire
to a pile OF hay. The barn was in
, 1923-06-04
C. of C. Meeting
To Be Open Forum

Tho meeting of the Casper Cham
Der of Commerce which will be hell
tomorrow at the Hennins will be in
the nature Of an open forum, accord.
ing to b. Stafford. secretary, today.
Anyone wishing to bring up a mat
ter Of Importance to the community
should do SO at this time. /,
, 1923-06-04

LONDON-The next time a Yam
kee tourist starts telling a Lon
doner how much bigger things are
at hime. he will probably be taken
down to Piccadilly circus and shown
the largest restaurant in the world.
1t has just been opened and accord
ing to the company who owns it,
expects to serve ten million meas
in the next IL months. Boosting
statistician says the biggest eating
place in America serves two mil
lion meals a year.
, 1923-06-04

by Attorney Frank p. Walsh and
was opposed by Charles Gore. prose
cutting attorney. Nuremberg was
present in court when the motion was
ggranted. His bail of $4,000 was con-
tinued and he will be required to be
present at the opening of the Sep
tember term of court, though his ap.
pearance then will be a. Formally
only.
Rubenberg's conviction was the
first under the Michigan statute
against criminal syndicalism.
with Is others no was arrested
August 2. 1922. when n sherin's
posse and federal agents raided the
secon annual convention of the
communist party of America.
william u. Foster was tried first
but the jury disagreed.
, 1923-06-04
GEDDEs REPORT
DECLARED FALSE

LONDON, June 4.-By The Asso-
ciated Pres--Newspaper reports to
the effect thta Sir Auckland Geddes
was retiring from the, position OF Brit.
ish ambassador TO the United States
were characterized as entirely un.
founded by Ronald Mcneil. under sec.
rotary OF foreign affairs. in the house
OF commons today.