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Evening star., 1923-03-31

chased a large three-story stone front
residence, 2117 Bancroft place north
west. from Robert L. Funkhouser.
The house contains eleven rooms, two
baths. electric lights and ig heated
by hot water. The Office of William
S. h.llips represented the seller.
A detached frame house. 1908 Up
shur street northwest. was sold for
Mrs. Mary Gresham Machen to Mrs:
Laura Fairchild Ward. 1t is situated
on Il lot 100 by $50 feet and has nine
rooms and bath, with modern i'm
provements The office of Davidson s.
Davidson represented the seller.
Mrs. Mildred A. Veditz sold prem
Uses 3028 Newark street. Cleveland
Park, to William S. Minnix. This is a
detached center-hall plan home. con-
tanning eight rooms and two baths.
1t Will be occupied by the purchaser
as soon as improvements can be COM
pletcd. This transaction was made
in connection with the office of q. D..
Miller.
Gaitano Stafanelli purchased an
eight-room-a and bath brick dwelling,
229 Il street northeast, from Nathan
Rosenblatt.
Premises 134o-1342 Union street
Evening star., 1923-03-31
Babson Sees Great Prosperity
Among Copper Mines in Vest
MAY Lead All Other Sections of Country
In 1923 Aduances, Business Expert
l4sserts--Pucific Coast Outlook.

the mountain section. Mr.. BabSon re-
ports as follows: Denver, i city ap-
preaching 100000 in population,
shows sales to be 1o5 per cent OF
what they were year ago. Car
shops. packing and miscellaneous in
dustries are about normal today.
am sure. however. that Denver and
the entire state of Colorado Will nave
Il better year in 1929 than it had in
1872 Salt Lake city. Ctah. with
greater activity in nintn and smelt- :
ing with an improved condition OF
those industries catering To the tarm-
erS. Pueblo, Colo. with 10000 is not
Yer back To normal: but believe the
tariff VIII help this section. IL has
q lr. sidy begun To feel the effects of Il
greater demand for steel and iron
products. A. the tol"rad" fuel and
iron companies become NOR" pros
porous, the cutirc country always
proSpcrS with them.
"Thocnix Ariz.. = center Of $1,000
people. shows the best condition sta
tistically of any city in this region.
1t profits not only from the mining
district has enjoyed not only n good
cotton crop. but favorable prices
Building is activc--locai purchasing
power increasing and the outlook is
TfrE s9od: rhoenix is very sns; good d
seek to diversity its sources Of in
come.
Comments on Pacific Coast.
"Thc Pacific northwest" says Mr.
Babson. "is looking forward to better
business. Prospects are encouraE-
Ing for lumber. fishing. shipping and
agriculture. Practically all of the
large sawInillS Of Washington and
Oregon are now operating. and pro-
duction is above normal. a number
of mills are even operating two or
three eight-hour shifts. orders for
lumber are averaging larger than
production. in spite of strengthening
prices. Many mills have sufficient
business on their books to keep them
running at capacity for some months
On the whole the lumber outlook is
good for some time. OF course. the
building boom is largely responsible
for this active demand Later, there
may he a let-up. but l look for active
residential building throughout the
greater part of 1923.
Salmon canning has fairly good
outlook. Plans have been made for
a substantial increase i'll the pack
this Year. With lumber production at
high levels. with more active cannery
Evening star., 1923-03-31
$124,8OO REAL ESTATE
TRANSACTIONS IN WEEK
Report of Firm of Hedges G. Mid
d1eton Involves Number of
Handsome Buildings.

Transactions in which real estate
valued at approximately s124,800
changed owners were reported this
week by the firm of Hedges & Mid
dleton.
George w Hanes acquired the
property 1915 ! street northwest from
Mrs. Gertrude J.. Reed, who received
as part consideration n dwelling at
i3S 10th street northwest. The j
street building contains n large store,
several offices and an apartment. Mr..
I12nes will occupy the ground floor
as his permanent business home. This
transaction WIS made in connection
- ith the office Of William II. Ballard.
Mrs, Elizabeth \. Thompson pur-
Evening star., 1923-03-31

the revolutionary tribunal for bar
barities committed on Red prisoners.
were executed recently. Birch faced
his exccutioners calmly, but the 9th
er four begged vainly for mercy.
Bochkaron himself and other
members Of his party still are al
large on the Kamchatka peninsula
X is reported they are attempting TO
walk across the Boring sea ice and
then with the aid Of boats reach
Alaska
Evening star., 1923-03-31

operations than year ago, with con-
siderable ready cash in the fruit,
sheep and farming country. and with
an increase in Shipping trade. the Pa
cifc northwest is headed toward
gratifying increase III business.
Has Escaped Dcpression>.
"Regarding California" Mr. Fah-
son says. "thc northern part of cali
fornia. has been settling down with
the rest of the country. California
has thus far been sort Of immuu.
from the great business dcpre>SiopS.'
added Mr.. BahSon in conclusion.
This is due TO the great influx each
year OF new people with money. Fc"-
pie who made money in other states
have been carrying il I" California.
When business in California would
have fallen off. this natural decline
was offset by new people and new
money coming from other states. Can
this always continue" ] simply ask
Evening star., 1923-03-31

the question and urge my good Cali
fornia friends to think about il.
"ln the meantime. let me say that
business taking the country as a
whole. is making an exceptionally
good showing. The Babsonchart
stands today at } per cent above nor
NAL. compared with II per cent be-
low normal IL year ago today.
Editors notc.--Mr. Eahson. tho noted econ
omisi. will present another OF his articles on
i,Isiucss cund tons i'll neat Saturdays Star.
Evening star., 1923-03-31
Modern Day Mother.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
The fellow Who wrote Mother,
May | Go Out to SWIM lived in Il
day when mother was occasionally
consulted These days it's almost i'm
possible TO ask mother anything. She
isn't at home.
Evening star., 1923-03-31
FIVE EXECUTED BY REDS,

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
NLApIVOSTOK. February 81.
Cnrysanth Birch and four other mem
bers OF the Bochkaroff expedition TO
Kamchatka, condemned 70 death by
Evening star., 1923-03-31

southwest were purchased by Frank
Z. Steward from J. a. Edgerton.
, 1923-02-02

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-compIe.
ton Of arrangements for the
Of the British debt to the United
States will in no way alter Secretary
MELONS opposition to a soldiers
bonus, 1t vas said today at the treas.
ury. AS the British funding negotia-
tons near their conclusion indication
OF a revival OF the soldiers bonus agi-
tation is apparent among some mem
bers OF congress.
Mr.. Mellon takes the position that
h country's inability to bear the
burden of a bonus would not be
changed by liquidation OF the British
debt on the ground that the principal
and interest Of the liberty bonds out
standing must be provided for. He
holds that the British payments could
have nothing to do with a bonus as
the law requires the amounts to be
received from foreign debtors shall be
applied to the payment of the liber.
ties.
, 1923-02-02
LiUe Stock



CHICAGO, Feb. ,2.-U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture. Hogs receipts
40. 1000; 20 TO Csc lower; bulk $50 to
IT'S pound averages S.306S.4o; top
S.45 early: bulk 100 to 225 pound
averages S.1O@S.25; bulk 24O to 500
pound butchers 1856 @S.O5; few keigh.
ty butchers 100; bulk packing sows
6.7597.O0; desirable pigs mostly 7.75
@S.OO: heavyweight nogs 7.S59S.O5;
medium 7.9O@S.3O; light S.15@S.4O;
light light s.OO9S.40; packing sows,
smooth 6.9O97.40; packing sows,
rough 6.7O47.oo; killing pigs 1859
S.25.
Cattle receipts 1000; most killing
classes fairly active, strong; spots
higher on beef steers and desirable
beef heifers; killing quality plain;
early top yearlings $50; mixed steers
and heifers weight 755 pounds; ma.
tured steers 9.S5: bulk beef steers
S.0O@9.OO; several loads commoner
kind 7.25@7.75: bulls weak; stockers
and feeders dull; desirable veal calves
l0.OO41l.25 TO packers: outside up.
ward to 1880; medium grades light
calves around $50; bulk desirable
bologna bulls around $50.
Sheep receipts 5000; opening very
slow; fat lambs steady to lOc higher;
early top 1926 to shippers; clipped
lambs 1895; fall snorn up to 1900:
sheep fully steady; strictly choice
100 pound ewes 500; feeders quiet; no
early sales.
, 1923-02-02

The new concern. wien organ
lied, though it will be a trust COM
pany. will not go into commercial
all the branches OF a trust con
pany, will OF go ito the commercial
banking business nor take deposits.
The principal object of the concern
Will be to have connections In Den
yer and elsewhere, whereby II will
be in position to underwrite or
broker the bond Issues that may
arise within this vicinity. 1t viii
install n trust department, insur.
ance department, real estate depart
ment, and corporation sto,N trans.
fer department. The concern will
also give much attention to obtain
ing good real estate loans.
1t was also stated that II the
organization plans arc carried out,
certain Denver bankers will be in
position to place into the organiza-
ton some practical men in charge
of various departments.
The new concern is arranging
It's plans and organizing in such a
way its busiess will in no way con.
flict, nor come in competition with
the banking business of the city
or state; hut or the other band It
is taking up a line of investment
banking business. under the invest
ment banking laws of the state,
and will be in position to handle
much business that can not be
handled by n national bank. 1t is
understood that a number of prom
inent men connected with variou.
banks throughout the state will be
identified with the new organiza-
ton. e.
, 1923-02-02
WEATHER FOOLS EN-,
THEY START FIGHTS
At SIGN OF SPRING

Three days OF deluslve spring
weather was not without its effect
in the police court, for many a
young mans fancy lightly turned
to thoughts Of beating up his cohab-
liant, legal or illegal, INT the do.
nestle hairpulllngs, assaults. and
such things that found thor way
into police court during tho past
week enough to Bstonlsh any but
the veteran policeman who declares
that 1T is always that way in the
spring"
According to the theory Of those
who arc alleged TO know, many n
man will 1.-Two with "A woman when
II is showing outside and the winter
gale is blowing at the rate OF 30
miles an hour. but when the clouds
roll way and the sun comes out. the
~proverbial foot itching episode
reaches its height and one or the
other member Of a duo that has
managed to live unSJ the same
roof for a period of several months
decides hat It Is time to move.
Jerry L. Carter IS the most recent
defendant in an assault and battery
caso brought against him by Laura
Price. Carter was fined $50 in DO.
Ice court. The evidence brought
up at the trial resulted in the
courts filing an order for the ar
rest OF both parties on tho charge
OF Illegal cohabitation. Their case
has not yet been tried.
Other cases Of spring ~GuarreInE
will probably NOT coma UP owing 10
the wcauIcr having changed its
course.
, 1923-02-02

by the Western Pipeline company. As
Max w. Ball is now president of all
these organizations, 1t is believed
tIrst this presages an announcement
of the merging OF the -four compan-
les into one big corporation.
j.. c. Lindsay who has been in
charge OF the pipeline company since
its incorporation is now general man
ager of all the companies. Nc other
change in the personnel Of the COM
panics has been announced. Mr..
Lindsay is a graduate engineer of the
University OF California with ten
years experience in the oil and con
struction business and previous 20
coming to this state was with the
Associated Pipeline company of Cal
i~fornia.
Taylor & Clay are retaining their
former offices in the building, hav
ing sold only the brokerage bushes
and will remain here to attend t.
their numerous oil interests.
, 1923-02-02

Producers & Refiners c]orporat'oI
has only five active operations in tn
state at present owing to the curtail
ment for the winter
No. l on section 14-39-7s, Salt Greek
has been completed TO the second
Wall Creek and n test of production
Is now being made although no fig
ures have been given out.
No. l on section 1S-4O-7s is stand
ing cemented and will be completed
within a short time.
No. . on section 1868, in the
VERT field is shut down on account
of a shortage OF water.
No. l on section 33-26-S9. Mahoncy
dome. is swedging PIPE at 1926 feet.
The Enos Creek test on section
26.46.1OOe is drilling at 1910 feet.
, 1923-02-02
WEATHER RECORDS FOR
JANUARY ARE SHATTERED

Weather reports compiled by
George s.. Mckenzie, local weather
observer. for the month Just ended
show that january this year was one
of the mildest in recent years. The
minimum temperature was 8 below
on January so and the maxlum SO on
the seventh and the tenth.
The total precipitation for the 81
days was o.57 inches Ind the greatest
in n 2 hours was oar inches on the
thirteenth. The total snowfall
amounted to ca inches. The number
of days with OF or more inches OF
precipitation was five
There were 10 clear days. six partly
cloudy and six cloudy days in the
month.
, 1923-02-02

MOSCOW, Feb. 2.-CBy The Asso-
ciated Press(-A preliminary agree
ment for the concession. development
and exploitation OF HOO square miles
of oil land in Gouria, along the Black
sea, has been reached between D.. o.
Robertson. representing a British
petroleum company and the commits
sioner of concessions OF h Soviet
government.
If the final terms arranged this
will be the first English concession
in Russia. The field is located be-
tween the ports Of Batum and Poll
and centers around Ozourgnety.
According to Mr.. Robertson the
Gouria company is Independent Of the
working agreement of the Standard
and Dutch Shell group against par
ticIpation at present in the develop
ment Of the Russian oil fields. The
terms of the preliminary agreement
provide for a forty year concession
with payment on a rental plan.
, 1923-02-02
GRAIN PRICES
CONTINUE CLIMB
Further Advances Scored in
Trading Today on Chi
cago Exchange.

CHICAGO, Eeb. Wheat aver
aged a little higher in price today
during the early dealings. affected
more or less by prospective immediate
passage Of the Lenroot farm credit
bill through the senate Predictions
of a cold wave threatening possible
damage to winter wheat ended also
to stimulate q fair amount OF buying.
Danger from low temperature at this
time would be due to general absence
of snow protection. The opening,
which varied from sc off to &c ad-
vance. with May $l.17Es TO Sl.17%
and July $1.12l4 to SLIPS. was fol.
lowed by a slight sag and then by IN
upturn all around to above yester.
days finish.
Subsequently. the market con-
tlnued to show strength, helped by
the action of corn. Wheat closed
firm. at the same as yesterdays fin
ish TO half cent higher. with MAY
S1.1S to S1.1sH and July $1.I2& to
S1.I2%.
Crop damage reports from Argen.
tine gave frmness to corn and oats.
After opening unchanged to a shade
higher, May 73& TO 1880, the corn
market hardened n trife more.
raction OF the best price Of the sea
son. Advices indicated that n large
portion of the new Argentine crop
had been ~irreparably injured. The
close was firm Il TO &c n 10 net
higher. May 74S to 7I44c.
Oats started unchanged to &c
higher. May 44&9H to 448c and
later held around initial figures.
Provisions yye-o easfar IN line with
hog values.
, 1923-02-02
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Foreign ex.
changes irregular. Quotations in
cents: Great Britain demand 4.67,
cables 4.67A, 60 day bills on banks
a.64 1915; France demand 6.24, cables
B,24h: Italy demand 4.s1h, cables
A.S2; Belgium demand 5.47h, cables
Bias; Germany demand .0O27i5, cables
s0O2s; Holland demand $3.50. cables
1888; Norway demand 1852; Sweden
demand 26.40; Denmark demand 1s.49i
switzerland demand 1876; Spain de-
nand 1855 Greece demand 1.22;
Poland demand .OO261a; Czecho-Slova-
ka demand 2.e2; Argentine demand
BIZ: Brazil demand 11.55: Montreal
% 1882.
, 1923-02-02
NEW TRUST COMPANY PROJECTED FOR CASPER TOB
HEADED BY PROMINENT WYOMING AND DENVER men

That Casper may have n new
trust company is probable. 1t is
understood that n movement is
under way for the organizat.on of a
high grade investment company
carrying with it all the features of
the trust business excepting the
taking of deposits.
r. C. Taylor and I. N. Clay. who
have recently sold their brokerage
business of the firm of Taylor and
Clay, to the Denver firm OF Wilson
and Cranmer, together with a mum.
Der of leading business men of Den
yer and Wyoming, are the moving
spirits IN the new enterprise. When
asked about the matter, neither Mr..
Taylor or Mr.. Clay would state
fully whether or not the plans were
to be carried out for the building up
of such an organization; but II was
stated by them that preliminary
steps had been taken and that it
was probable hat such an organ
ization would be perfected, with the
arrangement of a strong personnel.
some time in the neal future.
MT. Gay ana MT. Taylor staleu
that during their many years of
experience in the city Of Casper and
Wyoming, they have come to the
conclusion hat there is a splendid
opportunity in the state of Wyom-
ing for the organizing Of an institu-
ton that could handle high grade
investments, bond issues, and other
businesses that r peculiarly at.
tached to the Investment business.
and that Casper is the logical place
for such an organization on account
of the vast amount OF business
handled in the city along this line.
, 1923-02-02
DEPARTMENT
ISSUES HOUSE PLANS

o. Garbutt, weidcncr & Sweeney, ar.
ghttects. have just received a series OF
house pans put out by the depart
nont OF commerce IN Washington
which should be OF great value 10
mall homo builders in Casper. The
Vans are drawn up by what Is known
Is the Architects Sal House Service
Bureau and the blueprlnts are COM
lleto in addition to a material sur
fey. The plans are for houses Of from
hree to seven rooms.
There ? several hundred dIf-
brent sets OF plans and only one got
each design Is issued for each com
funity. Gorbutt, Wcldeuer e. swcc.
iey nra furnishing these plaus fu
FospeEtLTe builders a. cost
, 1923-02-02

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-The Stand
ard Oil company of New York today
declared the first quarterly dividend
OF 35 cents a share on its new issue
Of S25 par stock. The dividend rate
on the old 500 par stock. which the
present issue supplants. was 81 a
quarter. As the S25 par stock a
issued at the rate of IL shares for
each 500 par share, the new rate,
bringing $4,2O on each IL shares,
means an increase of 20 cents n
quarter.
, 1923-02-02

INDEPENDENCE. Kans., Feb. -
The fourth consecutive ten sent rise
in the price of M!d-Continent oil in
the last three weeks was announced
this morning by the Prairie Oil and
Gas company, general headquarters
here. The prices now range from
$l.3O to $40 per barrel. at the well.
, 1923-02-02

OMAHA. Neb., Feb. 2.-(U. S. De
partment of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ceIpts 1900; mostly 10@15c lower;
bulk packing grades $7.OO47.25; bulk
butchers all weights s7.s5g7.95; top
$500.
Cattle-ReceIpts 1900; beef steers
and she stock steady to strong; bulk
steers $7.259s.75; top $40; all other
classes generally steady.
Sheep-Receipts 1000; all classes
steady; bulk lambs Sl3.75 614.5O; top
$l4.G0; eve top S7.T5.
, 1923-02-02
STOCK PRICES
ARE BUOYANT
Oil, Utility and Steel Equip
ment Shares Move Up in
Trading.

NEW 1Otth. tD. 1.-l L4SGS LLONSN
to substantially higher ground in TO
days moro active session OF the stock
market. Buying operations were IN
spired by the further recovery OF
foreign bouds and foreign exchange
rates and announcement OF higher
prices for steel products. Mid-con-
tinental crude oil and sugars. Sales
uppruximated 500, 900 shares.
NEW YORK. Feb. "A firm tone
prevailed at the opening OF today's
stock market. Baldwin was pushed
up II points to 1924 and most Of
the other Industrial leaders, such as
United States Steel, S~tudebakcr and
The Standard Oh shares moved 10
for the year were established by
and General Electric. the last named
touching lSS. Some Of tho "oppers
were slightly heavy.
Marked Improvement IN foreign
rates had a cheerful effect on scatl-
meut and initial gains were extended
rs trading progressed. The demand
centared In oils, steel and food shares
although q number Of specIaltleS
lmade excellent gains. Royal Dutch
advanced 1&C and Pan-Amerlcan.
Texas Coal and Oh and General As
1phaIt moved up l to Ike CrucIble'
,lp one, led the rise IN steel shares.
Gains OF approximately q point also
were registered by Punta Allegro
Sugar Corn Products and Beechnut
Packing. Fisher Body jumped So
points TO 1JS. Coca Cola was one OF
the few heavy spots Foreign eT'
changes opened firm. Demand ster'
ling advanced q Of a cent to S4.669s
and French francs jumped 10 points
10 GIL cents. Belgian francs advanc'
cd So points TO 5.43. and German
marks held steady around .OO2G cents.
r With few exceptions prices con
ttnued to rise briskly during the
morning with the buying being most
effective in the oil, food, public utility,
steel equipment. motor and merchan-
disiuE issues. Pressure against Vir-
giuia- Carolina Chemical orced that
stock down IN points. American Cot
ton OIL preferred dropped 2k and
Pressed Steel Car . points. Fisher
Body extended Its gain TO nearly 10
points General Electric to 3 and Van
b RaaIte SILK, American Beet Sugar,
Baldwin. Pan-American A and r.
Beechnut, Postum Cereal and North
American were up 2 TO 2A points.
Call money opened at ~ per cent
Prices having demonstrated their
ability to advance IN a convincing
fashion, buying became more varied
IN tho afternoon. Many shares which
had not participated fully IN the fore
noon rise were bid up sharply, par
tlcularly Nash Motors, Marland OIL,
Jewel Tea preferred. United Retail
Stores, United Drug n Macy. Corn
Products climbed to 1872 and Baldwin
sold nearly 4 points above yesterdays
low figure.
The closing was strong. Trading
rslAckened in the final dealings but
the higher prices were well main
tanned with the late demand most
effective in the sugar stocks.
, 1923-02-02

PONCA CITY. okla, Feb. 2.-Kay
County Gas company Marland) met
the ten cent raise in price of Mid
continent crude posted by the Prairie
Oil and Gas company today. The in.
crease applies to all degrees gravity,
low price being S1.3O for IS gravity
and $40 for IL gravity and above.
, 1923-02-02

DENVER. Colo. Feb. 2.-Cattle-
Receipts 100; market steady; beef
steers S7.0O9S.5O; cows and heifcrs
$3.6O@s.OO; calves $4.5O@1O.OO: stock.
ers n feeders sS.5O97.5O.
Hogs-Receipts 500; market 10 to
15c lower; top $50; bulk ST.7517.so.
Sheep - Receipts $500; market
steady; lambs $l3.OOql 1900: feeder
lambs S13.OOal4.25. ewes S4.5Oq7.25.
, 1923-02-02
Debate Over War Dobt

Bitter debate broke in the senate
this morning over the proposal for
British funding debt. Representa-
tive Fish will offer a soldiers bonus
bill as an amendment to the funding
measure. President Harding is TO
send a special message to congress
advocating the ~enactent of necessary
legislation.
, 1923-02-02
POTATOES

CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-Potatoes dull;
receipts 81 cars; total United States
shipments 667; Wisconsin sacked
round whites 1885 cwt; ditto. bulk
SO@9O Cwt; North Dakota sacked
round whites so cvt; Minnesota sack
ed Red River Ohios 90@95 cwt; some
field frosted 1880 cwt, Idaho sacked
russets branded S1.45 cwt.
, 1923-02-02
SUGAR

NEW YORK. Feb. Sugar closed
firm. Approximate sales 65. 800 tons.
The market for refined was nrmer
and prices were unchanged to 20
points higher with fine graduated
listed Mt $40 20 30. The demand was
ltgs active.
, 1923-02-02

The League of Nations has auth.
nrized Austria to borrow S,5OO.OO0
pounds from international bankers 10
used for the country's rehabIllta.
ION. The loan is guaranteed by tho
and the first of a series to.
falling about $3.50. 900. 900.
, 1923-02-02

Cash Grains.
CHICAGO. Feb. Wheat. No. 2
hard $1.15h 0Sl.1S.
Corn No. . mixed 72A 973; No. .
yellow 72@73 No. . yellow 72073lG.
Oats No. = white 44d45k No. 3
white 1904.
Rye No. ? s7A.
Barley 66969.
Timothy seed S6.O06S6.5O.
Clover seed SI3.5O9S2O.5O.
Pork nominal. Lard S11.15. Ribs
S10.5O3s11.5O.