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temple really dates back to December
% of the year previous, when, ac-
cording to some early records. a meet
ing was held at 502 9th street to
consider organization.
Ten Members Initiated.
Ten members were initiated into
the order by a delegation OF noDIes
of Boumi Temple of Baltimore. con-
sisting of William &. Nickum. poten-
tate; Thomas McCoubray. jr., past
potentate: William II. Klinesmith
and Dan J. Kraft. who brought with
them a dispensation or warrant for
their action signed by Walter NJ.
Fleming of New York. one of the or
ganizers of the Imperial Council, and
the first imperial potentate.
The first ten men initiated as
charter members of what became
Almas Temple include Emmett G.. Ell
more, the only noble of the original
ten surviving in Washington. Noble
Elmore holds the smallest number in
the temple. No. 4; the numbers run
ming numerically and chronologically
from the first to the latest without
duplicating for those who are taken
by the grim reaper into the unseen
temple
Those first ten in the order Of their
numbers were: Maj. w. Bayliss.
George w. Pratt. George III. Walker,
Emmett G. Elmore, Samuel j. Hais-
lett. Benjamin w. Browne. II. Harvey
Hazard Charles W Brown, j. Will
liam Palmer and Alphonso B. Bowers.
Major. BaylisS was Almas' first po-
tentate and Fl. Harvey Hazard the
first recorder. The next meeting was
four days later tChristmas). at 1927 +
street. when were acquired a chief
rabban tGeorge W. Pratt. an assist
ant rabban George II. Walker). a
high priest and prophet (Emmett c.
Elmore), an Oriental guide Samuel
j. Haislett). Benjamin w. Browne
was the first treasurer. who was
elected in Baltimore when the young
paid its first visit to its mother
temple three days later December
%. 1850.
Hold First Ceremonial.
Almas' first section ceremonial was
held January g. 1885, at 1927 street
Noble Walkers quarters). when
membership was fixed at SIS and dues
a. So annually. The first to be admit
ted to the new temple We're Fred w.
Flowers, Eben s McCleary, John
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and parent temple of our seventysix
working bodies, will have celebrated
the twenty-f1fth anniversary of her
birth, September 26, 1872, having been
the first organization of a temple of
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine.
During the first fifteen years of our
existence the progress in aew member
ship was considered rapid at that time,
but in the light of subsequent events
a rapid change has come over the spirit
of our dreams.
Splendid Growth OF Shrine.
December 81, 1886, ten years from
the close of last year, our entire
strength was 1888, and from that time
the order seemed to have taken new
start. our increase from that date to the
present time being 1888, or an average
of about 1000 per year. a wonderful
growth in face of the fact that many
ycroakers and grumblers who can only
sea the serious side of life predicted
from the start that the order could
never be a success or live any great
number of years.
1--WE insure good health. long life,
happy days and nights, but let us not
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TRIPOLi HAS MOTOR CLUB
OF 1000 SHRINE MEMBERS

Tripoli Temple of Milwaukee has
motor club of a thousand members.
This feature was organized in 1920
for the purpose of assisting the tenn
pie in social welfare and general en-
tertainment purposes. There is
Tripoli Country Club. with a60
Shriners on its roster. 1t owns $50
acres OF land on which Is a fine
eighteen hole golf course. The value
of this property is rated at $305. SO.
Then there is a Tripoli Booster Club
that conducts noon luncheons every
Friday throughout the year. The
average attendance is $50
Tripoli has been a regular attend
ant at imperial sessions with its band
and patrol, with the exception of the
war period. during which time it de
voted the funds usually raised for de
fraying pilgrimage expenses to as
sisting the soldiers and sailors
The delegation to Washington IS
by far the largest and most repEe
sentative the Wisconsin Shrine has
ever sent forth, and even then, II had
to be limited because more \accons.
modations were not availahls.
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forget that at all times and under all
circumstances we are Knights Templar
or Scottish Rite Masons, and above and
beyond all that we are an order of gem
tlemen; and remembering these things
let US so act. Then there will be no
question but what our order will live
long after we shall have passed into
another life, and those who come after
us will say as we say now. that the
originators of a quarter Of a century
ago. that mystic thirteen, builded better
than they knew"
In his annual report Imperial Poten-
tate Dingnan declared that there had
been no dissensions of any kind during
the year and that peace and harmony
had reigned supreme in all parts of the
jurisdiction. He felt that when the
great business depression of the time
was taken into consideration the
growth of the order was cause for con-
graduation. The grand recorder re-
ported total membership of 1927 and
net gain for the year of @.1S9.
Charters Under Dingman.
Succeeding Harrison Dingman as i'm
perial potentate. Noble Albert Il. Nc
Gaffey was elected by the council at
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Mystic Shrine accomplished as i'm
perial potentate
1t was Harrison Dingman who as
imperial potentate. issued a call for
Christmas offerings to the deserving
poor throughout the nation. achieving
notable results.
Dingman's Great Success.
Explaining the success of his Christ
mas Offering campaign. Imperial Po-
tentate Dingman addressed the I'm
perial Council at Detroit in part as
follows:
Having a strong desire for the
continuance and enlargement OF the
good work of Christmas offerings to
the deserving poor, as started some
years ago by a number of our tenn
pies and encouraged so strongly by
Past Imperial Potentate Melish dur
ing his two terms. | prepared and
mailed during November and Decem-
ber. 1896. special letters TO our poten-
tates urging them to bring this sub
ject TO the attention of their tenn
pies. that the necessary steps might
be taken to interest the nobility in
making happy the hearts of the dis
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tion of small classes of from fifteen to
twenty. There the meetings of the
divan are held and plans laid for cere-
monials. which are held at the call
of the potentate in the largest theater
available at the time. Some of the
paraphernalia of the order is located
Al the 18th street headquarters. but
the bulk of the beautiful appoint
ments which invest the ceremoniais
of Almas Temple with beauty and
a mystery known only to those who
pass its portals are. stored elsewhere
in the city in ample storage space.
Almas' life is frightened by the
activities of six uniformed bodies be-
sides the base ball team and orches
ira. Following the Arab Patrol which
was the first uniformed body to be
organized within the temple. there
were formed a brass band. oriental
band. glee club and legion Of honor,
Of which the uniformed body of eX-
service men is the Saracen Guard.
AImas' Imperial Potentnte.
Almas has not been remiss in her
participation in the national affairs
of the Mystic Shrine, and through
the faithful work OF Harrison Ding
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mas of Almas placed a representative
in the highest post in American
Shrinedom. imperial potentate.
Harrison Dingman was elected i'm
perial potentate at the twenty-secon
annual session of the Imperial Coun-
Gil. held June %, 1895, at Cleveland.
and presided in that office over the
succeeding session. convening at De-
troit. June s, 1897.
OF special significance in the his
tory of Almas' uniformed bodies was
the fact that it was at the Detroit
meeting, over which the Washington
noble presided, that the first uni
formed body from Almas, it's Arab
Patrol, appeared at a national gath
ering. Twenty seven men from Almas,
with Thomas r. walker at their head
as captain, went TO Detroit with
bright new uniforms of red and blue.
with white belts. red Turkish shoes.
blue stockings with gold bands. They
carried tall spears with banners.
In a review of the history OF Almas
Temple II would be an oversight not
to record what her noble achieving
highest distinction in the gift of>the
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Cleveland, to serve for the next year.
Charters were granted under Potentate
Dingman's regime to Benz Kedem Tem-
pie at Charleston. w. Va, and Alec
Temple at Savannah, Ca. and dispen-
sation was granted for a temple at
Springfield, Mass, under the name of
Melha Temple, and another one for a
-taTnple at Dayton, Ohio, to be known as
Anffoch1 Temple.
Harrison NfsfgRan. is a veteran of
the civil war and carries gunshot
wounds received in seven days fight
at Malvern Hill. Va, about fifteen
miles from Washington. Born in
Hudson. n. Y. he enlisted in the 14th
New York Volunteers. was wounded
at Malveren Hill. recovered in a hos
pital at Annapolis, and was mustered
out with his regiment at Utica, n. Y,
He is a member of New Jerusalem
Lodge. No. 9, of Free and Accepted
Masons, of Columbia Chapter, Wash
ington Comrnandery, the Scottish Rite
and the thirty-third degree. He has
been head of all his lodges In the
York Rite and the Shrine. His home
is in the Ontario Apartments. Mr.
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tressed in their respective jurisdic-
tions; to tighten the burden of the
oppressed and bring joy and gladness
in households where sorrow and de-
spair had been prevalent; SO that
when the Christmas holidays had
come and gone there would be thou
sands of grateful hearts sending up
thankful prayers to the Throne of
Grace for kindness rendered to them.
1 am sure that the burden of their
songs was Blessed be those who be-
long to the Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine. for their hearts are filled with
charitable feelings and they fully
carry out by deeds the thoughts that
fill their hearts.
"One great object of belonging to
the Mystic Shrine is to make our
fellow mobiles happy, and history has
recorded that in this we succeed;
and so with sociability, hospitality
and good fellowship as the principal
characteristics of our order. what
could be more appropriate than the
effort of endeavoring, on one day at
least, to make those of our fellow
beings less FORTUNATE than ourselves
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Newton. William S. Ballard and J.
H. Baxter. January 2S the name
was chosen as Almas. meaning "dia-
mond."
The next step was the appointment
oSaLher. officers. and on. May Il Almas-
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st;ouncil in 1876, and fourteen years
nater than the original and mother
stemple of all in this country. Mecca,
in New York city, organized
September 26. 1872. Although the
Almas charter was not received until
JaaASxy, 1885, the history ofS-the"
, 1923-04-30
Livestock
Chicago Prices.

CHICAGO. April 30.|U. s. Depart
ment of Agricultural Hogs-Re-
ceipts. Al 5000; open steady to 1Oc
higher; later around steady: top,
$685.; bulk 100 to 225 pound aver.
ages. $S.15@S.30; 240 to 325 pound
butchers, $7.s0@S.10; packing sows,
mostly s6.4o@6.75; desirable ITO to
100 pound pigs. s6.5o@7.35; packers
holding back; heavyweight hogs,
s7.5o@s.15; medium, s7.90@s.3o; light,
s7.s5@s.35; light light. s7.0o@s.20:
packing sows. smooth. s6.35@7.O0;
packing sows. rough. s6.0O96.75; kill.
ing pigs. s6.25@7.5o.
Cattle-Receipts, 81. 900; beef steers
slow; generally steady; killing quality,
fairly good; water fills generous; early
top. long yearlings. s1O.25; several
loads best choice heavies, q 90;
bulkNbeef steers and y%earlings. ss.25
1850; moderate quota thin flesh light
y%earlings offered; she stock and stock.
ers and feeders. scarce, steady to
strong; bulls. steady to weak: veal
calves, quality considered, Csc higher:
bulk vealers to packers $3.50 down.
ward; upward to $1,000 to shippers
and small killers: bulk bologna bulls.
S51545.25; bulk stockers and feeders,
S6.7547.75.
Sheep-Receipts, ~. 900; mostly 2bc
higher; early top. wool lambs, S15.2 20;
best fresh shorn lambs. STATS: good
95 pound clippers. S11.OO choice %
pound shorn yearlings wethers, So So,
good shorn ewes. sS.0o9S.10.
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OMAHA. Neb.. April 30.-U. s. De.
partment of Agriculture.HHogs-R
ceipts. $4,000; slow, steady to strong;
bulk butcher hogs, s7.sOQ7.65; top.
1910; packing sows. largely $3.50;
stays. $3.50.
cattle-Receipts. IL. 900; beef steers,
slow; good heavy and yearling steers.
nearly steady; early sales, others
weak to 10c lower: heavy fills a
TALLY offsetting 10915c lower bids;
best here, $40; y~earlings. s9.25; bulk.
S.75@e.oo; she stock and veals, most.
ly steady; bulk cows and helfers.
$5.76@7,50; bulk Gamers and cutters,
S.5oQ4.5o; top veals. $1,000; bulls,
steady to strong: bulk bolognas, $3.50
G4.75; stockers and feeders. strong;
best heavy feeders, $40.
Sheep Receipts. 10000; lambs,
10@25c higher; wooded lambs, s14.5OD
1876; bulk fed clipped lambs, s11.05
d12.1o; top. s12.25; California spring.
ers, s15.25; native springers. s15.25;
sheep. steady; bulk fed clipped ewes,
s7,eb97.s5; top, $500; soaring lambs,
$14.O0@14.25.
, 1923-04-30
CAMP ROTARY WILL Be
POPULAR PLACE DURING
SEASON FOR BOY SCOUTS

Camp Rotary. the official camp for
the Casper Boy Scouts, is receiving
a great deal of attention with the
coming of summer. Already there
are more scouts applying for week
ends at the camp han a be accom-
modated. In face OF this fact Scout
Executive H. Roe Bartle has deter
mined upon a ruling that shall per.
nit only 20 boys at the camp at one
time. These boys shall not represent
any particular troop but shall be COM
PEELED to make individual application
to stay at h camp. A scout must
register his desire to attend camp on
a stipulated date previous to the
Thursday preceding that date. The
scout executive then selects the
names of the boys and posts them on
he bulletin board Thursday. The
boys whose names are SO posted viii
leave Friday.
Three officials win be placed In
charge of each weekend camp.
John Jourgensen of the Jourgensen
Paint shop this week donated a large
amount OF paint for improving the
looks of Camp Rotary. Dade Wilson.
scouunhster OF Troop /, N q num-
Der of scouts gave the cabin a thor
ough going over yesterday SO that it
now stands out as a very attractive
building dom in black and green.
Scout Executive Barue and some
assistants took steps Saturday to
safeguard tho water supply at the
camp. A dam was installed in the
creek and a water system hit on that
will insure against any lowering OF
the supply.
, 1923-04-30

WHEATLAND,A Wyo.. Twenty-Five
local stockholders of the Par Motor
company met Tuesday evening at the
Globe hotel to listen to a proposal
submitted by A. E. Pandolpho and
II. L. Stout. representatives of that
erstwhile corporation, who are organ
izing a movement among the holders
Of the stock to buy over the assets
at n bankruptcy sale which is to be
held soon. The representatives state
that the 9 1900. 900 assets can be
bought in for approximately $500. 900.
which represents the liabilities. 1t is
reported that a majority of the local
stockholders endorsed the proposal.
, 1923-04-30

BAGGS. wyo-. April so. Roy
Jones has left for the Mahoney Dome
Syndicate camp on Mahoney Dome.
taking with him a drilling crew who
will resume operations on the Ma
honey Dome well. A showing Of high
grade oil was encountered together
with considerable gas In this we'll
some two months ago but on account
Of considerable water in the well from
n shallower sand which had been
causing trouble for several hundred
Teet It was decided to run another
string of casing and cement the well
before drilling further. The cement
ing was completed about three weeks
ago and drilling will be resumed dur
ing the next few days. The well is
, 1923-04-30
Brennfng Basin Work.

DOUGLAS. Wyo. April SOW. A.
Burns, secretary and treasurer OF the
Burns on and Development company
states that work will be in full swing
Mt his amp in the Brenning Basin
within the next few days. He intends
TO drill six offsets to the Wyatt OIL
ana Development company wells in
h basin this summer and viii also
drill out several other sections OF
which he holds leases.
Mr.. Burns has Just returned from n
trip to Ohio and will make his home
in Douglas this yea bringing his
family here at the close Of the school
term.
, 1923-04-30
WHEAT RALLY
FAILS To HOLD
Sharp Upturn in Afternoon
Trading Offset by Second
Decline of Day.

CHICAGO. April 3o.@Selling out
on the part of holders of May con.
tracts who wished to avoid accepting
delivery tomorrow had a bearish in.
fiuence in the wheat market today
during the early dealings. July and
September being affected as well as
May. Favorable weather for com.
pletion Of spring wheat seeding was
an additional bearish factor. EST.
mates, however, indicating that aban.
donment of winter wheat acreage this
season had been exceeded only once
in the last ten years helped some.
what TO steady the market. Open.
ing prices. which varied from the
same as Saturdays finish to half cent
lower; with May. s1.23 to s1.23h and
July. sl.21h to s1.22. were followed
by a moderate setback all around.
A subsequent temporary lack of
offerings. together with a forecast of
unsettled weather northwest, led to
a sharp upturn In prices, but for the
most part the gains failed to hold.
The finish was unsettled. at 1 cent
net lower 10 &c advance. with May
s1.22h to s1.22% and July. s1.22h
to SLEEK.
Corn and oats declined with wheat.
After opening &c to &c lower. July.
s0&c to so%c, the corn market con.
tinued to sag.
Announcement that lake vessels
had cared from Chicago today for
the first time this season md had
taken away from here 1000, 900
bushels of corn gave decided strength
to the market Inter. The closa wae
1bc to 1%c net higher. July.
Oats started unchanged to Sc
lower. July, 45%c. Later. all the
showed a loss.
Provisions were easier as a result
Of grain weakness.
, 1923-04-30
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. April so.-Foreign
exchanges easy. Quotations in cents:
Great Britain. demand. 4.63A; cables,
4.63h; 6O-day bills on banks. 4.61%.
France, demand. 6.74h: cables. SIS.
Italy. demand, 40; cables. 4.9oh.
Belgium, demand. 5.s1h; cables. $50.
Germany. demand. .0o31h; cables,
.0031&. Holland, demand, 1908:
cables. 3e.o5h. Norway. demand.
1870. Sweden. demand. 26.72. Den.
mark. demand, 1889. Switzerland,
demand. 1909. Spain. demand. 1927.
Greece, demand, 1.1s. Poland. de-
mand. .0021. Czecho-Slovakia, de.
mand. 2.97. Argentine, demand,
36.45. Brazil. demand. 1910. Mon
treal, 9s 3-32.
, 1923-04-30

DOUGLAS. wyo., April 30.- C. ].
Armour Of Alliance. Neb.. head OF the
Griffith OH syndicate, has been hero
for the past week completing ar
rangements for the resumption OF
operations at the Big Indian well.
four miles west OF Douglas. The Grit
fifth interests just recently closed an
operating agreement with the Big In
dian people to develop tho Big In
dian holdings on a $3.50 basis. It is
reported. The well was drilled to a
depth of 2-2o0 feet over a year ago
by the Big Indian organization but
since tina time no work has been
done on the lease. The oil sand is ex-
pected at around $500 feet.
, 1923-04-30
Golden Eagle Dome Survey;
Other Basin Developments

on he orn of Fourth and A
streets. The building will house the
executive offices OF both companies
and this will be headquarters for other
operations in this part OF the state.
The building viii be one Of the finest
in this part of the state and every
thing provided for convenience and eff
flciency.
These two companies are heavily
interested in tho production and mar
keting OF gas and have confidence in
the general prosperity OF this section
and plan to keep in advance of the
building which is due to take place.
, 1923-04-30

ri DNSAo Va N~SAS AAAcNS 1851 y
the total developed production and &C
ceptance will be placed on a more
equitable basis by reason of the fact
that nan wells have fallen off In
production while others completed at
a later date are holding up nor near.
~ to their original flow.
It is probable hat one hAlf of the
field or more Will be shut down while
wells in h other section arc allowed
TO produce to full capacity, this
method being necessary by reason of
the fact that pipelines and storage
facilities are unable to take care OF
the entire fed at n time.
The conservation committee having
In charge the arrangement OF a drill
ing program for the coming year is
holding another meeting in Casper to
, 1923-04-30

KEMMERER, Wyo.-The rig for
the Ki-Rop-o OIL Syndicate arrived
last week and is waiting now on
good roads before being taken off
the cara at the Susie siding. The
location will be about five miles east
and north of Susie. or ten miles north
and east from Remmerer. They ex-
pect to push the work as fast as the
weather will permit this summer.
, 1923-04-30

BASIN. wyo.. April so.-The sur
vey for the new pipeline for the Wyo-
ming Gas company ia nearing com.
plotion and the pipe is beginning to
arrive 10 cars Of pipe have already
been shipped. The tef-phone line viii
be built in advance OF the laying Of
IL pipe II the material arrives first.
Superintendent Armstrong expects to
employ n large force OF men INC put
the pipeline in Just as fast a It ear
be secured from the factory.
, 1923-04-30

NEWCASTLE. wyo.-After a week
spent in rigging up a new cable. re-
pairing parts on the rig and other
wise putting the equipment in first
class condition. the Skull Creek SYN
dictate esum drilling. This well is
liable to be a completion at any time
now and prospects for an oil or gas
well are as good as they have ever
been.
, 1923-04-30
Metals

NEW YORK, April so.-Copper.
easy; electrolytic spot and futures.
l6h 91eAc. Tin. steady; spot and
neaby, S44.75; futures, s45.5o. Iron,
steady; No. l Northern. Sso.b0 Ia 50. 90;
No. 2 Northern. t3o.Ooq3I.oo; No. 2
Southern. s27.oo92s.oo. Lead, easy:
spot. s7.s2Q775. Zinc. easy; East
st. Louis spo and nearby delivery,
Se.S69s.eo. Anthony. spot, r.751
1877.
, 1923-04-30
Butter and Eggs

CHICAGO. April 80. - Butter,
higher; creamery extras. 4oc; stand
ards, S0c; extra nrsts. ssn 03eAc;
frEts. 3s% 839o; seconds. ssQsshc.
Eggs. higher; receipts. 81. $50 cases:
nrsts. 26c: ordinary nrsts. 24Q24hc;
miscellaneous, 25Q2b1c; storage pack
extras, 2sl4c; storage pack nrsts, CSC.
, 1923-04-30
Sugar

NEW YORK. April so.-sugar fu.
lures closed steady; approximate
sales. 10000 tons. May. 1920; July.
$500; Sept. $40; Dec. 1888. The
market for refined sugar was easier
and prices unchanged to 10 points
lower. with fine graduated now rang.
ing from $1,000 to s1o.15; but trading
vas light.
, 1923-04-30
Arrested For
Theft of Fur Coat

r. W. Rivers. coloreo. was arrested
late Saturday afternoon on West A
street. charged with the theft of n
buffalo coat valued at $500. The coat
has been positively identified by Ed
ward James. Il refinery worker, as
one which was stolen from his West
Thirteenth street residence one night
about two weeks ago.
, 1923-04-30

SOUTH BEND, Ind, April 3d.
The S~tudebaker corporation today de-
clared the regular quarterly dividend
OF one and three quarters per cent
on common stock and two and one
half per cent on preferred stock, pay
able June l to stockholders of record
NAV 10.
, 1923-04-30
Market Gossip and Briefs
On Operations in Oil Fields

now down better than s.1oo feet and
some good reports should be avail.
able during the next month. as the
we'll has been showing considerable
gas for sometime past.
, 1923-04-30

A Pittsburgh. Pa, syndicate has
taken over the OF leases west of Cow
ley where julius Williams was oper-
atng and will start work Immediately
TO develop the property. All of the
interested parties were hero last Sat
urdRy and conferred with c. w. Lit
ten who represents the monied mon
and contracts were signed turning
over the acreage. Mr.. Lltten left on
Monday for Pittsburgh TO arrange de-
tails OF the work and Will return TO
finance tests in several fields in Nor
tAna and Wyoming. running eight
strings Of tools.
, 1923-04-30
Money

NEW YORK. April so.-cau money
strong; high. @; low. ~; ruling rate,
ga; closing bid, 9: onered Mt 90; last
loan o; cali loans against accept.
anoes. 81; time loans. arm: mixed
collateral. oeo days. 81 G5h; 48
months. 30 u5h3 prime commercial
PAPER, 5aBA.