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, 1923-05-29

Improved weather and road condi-
lions have brought about renewal Of
operations In many districts in Car
bon county. Wye. where operations
were suspended during the winter
and supply houses at Rawlins and
elsewhere are busy loading out ma
terials and equipment for many new
tests. Important Developments may
be expected during the course OF the
seasons drilling.
The same holds true Of the Pickett
Lake region north Of the Red Desert
region where the Anna Bell wyo-
ming company IL making steady
progress and said to be working in
oil In completing a test started over
two years ago.. Grease Is in evil
dence on both the bailer and the bit
with tho well about $500 feet. The
same company is building a derrick
on holdings adjoining the Good &
Nutting acreage in the Lost Soldier
field
The Armstrong Oil company is
drilling again on the O'Brieon Springs
anticline and Is down 2,e20 feet with
, 1923-05-29
New Fargo Well Showing
For Large Oil Production

What Is proving to be the biggest
we'll over drilled in the Poison Spider
district is being completed by the
Fargo Oh company IN section s-s3-ss
in the south end OF the South Casper
Crock field. The Tensleep sand which
was picked up at 2.346 feet had been
penetrated to a depth Of 60 feet this
morning and was still drilling in oil
with the pressure steadily advancing.
Every effort is being made to keep 1t
baled down so that the entire produc-
ing stratum n be penetrated and In
its present stage It is making better
, 1923-05-29
Peete Laundry Stock Goes
On Public Market Today

Tho Peete Laundry company an
nounces today that It is placing 500
shares OF It's capital took with a par
value Of $40 each. open to public
subscription and It is probable that
owing to tho merits Of this issue that
1t will be quickly absorbed.
The Peete company is well known
in Casper. having been in existence
for two and n half years, but 1t
was only recently that It was incor-
porated for the purpose OF charging
the capacity Of the plant.
A feature OF the offering Is that
each stockholder will receive n dis.
count Of ten per cent from the regu-
lar price of his or her laundry for
, 1923-05-29
CLARA ARRIVES
At NEW ORLEANS

the FIRST lap OF her journey from Hon
duras to Dos Angeles. She was stand
ing on the deck attended by a deputy
sheriff and her sister as the steam.
ship Copan locked. She was clad in
a brown dress and brown hat. She
was not handcuffed.
A huge crowd collected at the dock
to obtain a glimpse of the woman who
was convicted OF beating Alberta Mea-
dows to death with a hammer and
later made a sensational flight from
the Los Angeles county jail to Central
America.
Mrs. Phillips declared herself tho
victim OF n virtual 'frameup" and In
stating that she would prove her in
nocence added that she had enough
evidence to send to jail certain peo-
pie who conspired to convict her.
This evidence, she added. she would
not disclose until she had consulted
her counsel in Los Angeles. Nor
would she name any of the alleged
conspirators. She was asked II the
evidence implicated men or
81 do not care to answer that ques.
ron,'' she replied.
Ia hRAlAAh tAhEta " tA11h11 az
details Of her escape. sven when ask.
ed IL she had slip down a rope from
the prison or had come down "hand
over hand" her i~nterrogators could
obtain little from her that had not
been brought out before for sho was
careful in her replies and time and
again refused a reply.
She said she remained in conceal
ment in the outskirts OF Los Angeles
five weeks afeer her escape and that
during that time she went into the
business district on numerous occa,
sions, disguised only by a pair OF
shell trimmed spectacles. She refused
to reply when asked how long IT WIS
after her escape before she ventured
into the streets.
During her stay at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Anthony ]. l-ackelmuller in
this city. she went shopping. visited
theaters, cafes and points OF interest
in and about New Orleans without
fear. Mrs. Phillips posed as Mrs,
Jesse Carson here and Mr.. HAckelmul-
Ter. a prominent real estate operator,
had no idea OF her Identity when he
rented her an apartment. she said.
9Hb dtiAti i'm SaAH'ht " Ah JUL IA
Honduras and suspected of having
engaged in a revolutionary plot. was
in New Orleans al the same time.
Carsen assisted her in her escape,
saving the bars OF her cell after
climbing over the roof Of the jail TO
gain access TO the window but that
was as much rs h would tell about
tho break. away.
Mrs. Phillips declared shs was not
in communication with her husband
all tho time after she had made her
escape and left the impression that
no knew nothing concerning II. Her
sister. Miss Eta May Jaek1on. Joined
her In Mexico City and Wen with Car.
sen and Mrs. Phillips 10 Honduras.
She returned today and when Mrs.
Phillips was taken 10 the prison nc.
companied her.
when Mrs. Philips left Los An
Feles she went to st. Louis and came
here from the Missouri city. She had
set Vera Cruz. Mexico, as her goal
, 1923-05-29
LIBEKry y
livestock


CHICAGO, May 2e.-(U. S. Depart,
ment OF Agriculture.-Hogs receipts
40. 900; around 10 to 15c lower; top
s7.25; bulk 100 to 225 pound average
S7.l5@7.25; 24o to 325 pound butchers
s6.s5d7.10; packing sows mostly 5000
G.15; desirable ITO to 80 pound pigs
S5.75A6.75; heavy weight hogs s6.s5
@7.1o; medium s7.00@7.25; light $500
@7.25; light lights s6.50@7.15: packing
sows. smooth s6.1o96.5o; packing
sows rough s5.75@6.15; killing pigs
s5.75@6.75.
Cattle. receipts 10000; better grades
beef steers and yearlings strong TO 15c
higher: others steady to strong; top
steer s10.S5: several loads s10.25@
1915; long yearllnGs 5000; part load
$10.75; bulk beef steers and yearllngs
ss.75@10.0O medium grade mixed
yearlings slow; she stock SOW. 10 to
15c lower: spots more: bulls. stockers
and feeders steady to weak; vealers
slow; bulk to packers $3.50 to $3.50.
Sheep. receipts 5000: fairly active.
around steady: bulk desirable CAL
fornia springers SIS. 00h15.50; best ma
tives s15.00h 1925: culls S'1.50@12.00
several decks California springers on
feeding account. $3.50: choince 90
pound California yearlings and lambs
mixed s12.76; few handy weight native
ewes around $3.50.
, 1923-05-29

Los ANGELS. Cal, May 2s-AIrs.
Clara Phillips may be taken to San
Quentin this week to begin serving
her term for the murder OF Mrs.
Alberta Meadows. according TO plans
OF the sheriff's and district attorneys
Offices. II u court order OF commit
ment can be obtained shs win remain
in Los Angeles only between trains
after arriving from New Orleans.
When Mrs. Phillips escaped from the
county jail here December o last her
appeal from conviction OF second do
gree murder waB before the district
court Of appeals. and a stay of exc
cutlon had been granted by the su-
preme court. Asa Keys. chief deputy
district attorney. aid she was looking
up h law on the question whether
tho stay OF execution was automatical-
ly set aside by the escape and II tho
appeal was still before the court
, 1923-05-29
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. May 2e.-Foreign ex'
changes irregular. Quotations in
cents:
Great Britain demand 4.62; cables
4.62 3.16; 60 day bills on banks AGO
1.16. France demand $50; cables
e.6oM. Italy demand 4.7oA; calAes
AK. Belgium demand 6.e1hi
cables 5.6s. Germany demand
.o0lsx: cables .oo161. Holland do
mand 39.1sh cables 3e.1b. Norway
demand 14.6s: Sweden demand 1850;
Denmark demand 1s.46; Switzerland
demand 1904: Spain demand 1870;
Greece demand zoo; Poland enand
.0Ofsk; Czecho Slovakia demand
2.esh; Argentine demand 1925;
Brazil demand 1887; Montreal OF
23.32.
, 1923-05-29

than 400 barrels which is several
times better than the pioneer we'll
which was drilled 10 this sand during
the winter.
The location of this we'll proves the
entire lease OF the Fargo ~conr,sting OF
$40 acres in the south end of the field
field and insures a large supply OF
crude with further development.
Two moro wells are now drilling
and derricks are up for four more.
all OF which will be completed during
the present summer. No. az on the
Same section is now drilling at 1875
feet and with double tour being work
ed this completion should DO register
ed within tho next two weeks. No. 20
is drilling at $50 feet.
, 1923-05-29

sarysary to purchase coal from non.
union mines in Utah and British
Columbia. increasing the delivered
price to $40 in 1929 as against s3.1o
in 1921. the increase being GAS ills.
The general balance sheet shows to-
tails investments Of 1897. 72o, Ola. Cur
rent assets total s5s. 741 ,162.
Total appropriated surplus was se4.
66o.462 and the profit and loss credit
balance s145. 776.s1s. making a total
surplus of $21s, 437. ESQ. Out of a
special reserve fund of $4,000. 900 the
directors charged off in 1922. a loss
OF the entire account cost of IS, $780,
1880 OF the preferred stock and
s6,312. $50 Of tho cost of the ss.147, 900
face value OF the general mortage 20
ear six percent bonds of the Chicago
and Alton railroad. owned by the
Union Pacific,
, 1923-05-29
Pacific Shows Big
Increase i'm Net Revenue

NEW YORK. May 3s.-Net incom,
from all urc of the Union Pacific
railroad company in 1922 tataied sa2.-
s3s, 72a. an increase of s2.276,s7o over
1921 according to tho annual report
made public today. Net income. less
sinking fund requirements. and divi-
dends on the preferred stock amount
ed to s2s, 34s .566. which is equivalent
to 12.75 percent on teh 1922. z91 800
common stock outstanding. az COM
pared with 11.T3 percent earned in
common the year before.
Operating Of the railroad
decreased S,09s. oe7. which was due. tn
report says. to reduction in freight
rates and q decrease in passenger
travel as well Is by the shipments
strike Owing to the miners strike
the company declares it found It necss-
, 1923-05-29
Crude Market
Sugar

NEW YORK. May 29.-There were
no changes In refined prices.
which are quoted ut ss.T5 to $3.50
for fine graduated. The demand
while fair. is not active.
Sugar futures closed easy; APP
proximate sales $4,000 tons. July
$685.; September seas; December
$500; March s4.65.
, 1923-05-29

NEW YORK NAV 2o-Opening quo
tat1ons IN today's stock market were
irregular with the main tendency
again upward. Rail shares continued
to move to higher ground In further
response to the favorable showing
made by April earnings statements.
Underwood Typewriter advanced
three points to a new high record for
the year n Laclede Gas advanced
one. Some selling took place in the
minor oils and a few speculative In
Nustrials such as Studebaker. Beth
lehem Steel; and American Smelling
all OF which yielded fractionally. Ship
ping shares and American Can made
partial recovery from recent heavi-
ness.
Several of the usual leaders were
inclined to sell off after the initial
buying had been disposed of. Studio
baker. Marland Oil. Gulf States Steel
and American and Baldwin Locomo-
tives extended their early losses to n
point or more. Coppers also were
heavy. Coca Cola dropped three
points. The stock was placed on a
81 annual basis yesterday but the
quarterly payment of ~ per cent
compared with the previous regular
payment of III per cent and u per
cent extra. Erie common and first
preferred advanced l and . points
respectively.
Gains Of one to nearly two points
also were recorded by Atlantic Re
filming. American International Cor
poration, Postum Cereal. cuyamel
Fruit. California Pete. Dupont and
Colorado Fuel. United States Cast
Iron Pipe preferred sold 3H points
above the previous sale. Foreign x
changes opened lower. Demand ster-
ling dropped 10 to s4.e2h and the
French franc dropped 2 points TO
SCI cents.
German marks sold at .oo16Sc. as
against the extreme low of .0016A.
The irregular course OF prices dur
ing the morning indicated n division
over the immediate course of prices.
Bear traders conducted their opera
lions with some success against n
rumber of speculative industrials.
Narland oil failing I'VE points. and
Motors. equipments. rubbers. Chem
icals, and some OF the steels nave
periods OF heaviness. Operations for
the rise were continued in he rail-
shares. Union Pacific. Reading.
Southern Pacific. Atchison. and
Baltimore and Ohio being conspicu-
ously strong. Canadian Pacific and
Texas and Pacific, were heavy losing
IL and 1 point respectively. Cru,
chile Steel was pushed up three
points and California Petroleum n
American Can about IN each.
Call money opened at 4 percent.
Speculative interest languished to
n considerable extent in the after
noon, impending holiday and the con'
flicting course Of popular shares hay
ing a restrictive effect on h deal
ings. Low priced oils were heavy
on rumors of the likelihood OF an
other cut in crude oil and the cop
pers lost groups on the sagging ten
dency of the metal. Studebaker,
however, was run up IL, Genera
Electric IL; c. C. C. and st. Louis
3 and Kelsey Wheel 4. Merchandise
issues were strong. May department
stores rising 81. Woolworth 5 and
Macy / point.
The closing was firm. The market
shook off its INDIGESTION in the later
dealings, prices rising briskly on
heavy buying OF the steels. equip
ments and metal issues. American
Locomotive crossed s1.43 to a new
high record, National Lead was III
Az, Crucible Steel 4. and Genera
Electric and Stewart Warner 3 each
, 1923-05-29
Potatoes

CHICAGO. May 2e.-Potatoes dull;
receipts a cars; total q. 8. shipments
434; Wisconsin sacked round whites
soc cwt; ditto. bulk $500 cwt.; poor
75c cwt.; Minnesota sacked whites soc
cwt.; Idaho sacked rurals s5c cwt.;
Idaho sacked russets t1.25 41.bo cwt.;
now stock dull: Alabama sacked Tri'
umpho 100 pound sacks S4.10@+.5o:
2.5OLou.slana Sucked burbanks $1,000
ESQ: South Carolina barrel cobbleIs
ST.35QT.50.
, 1923-05-29

OMAHA Neb.. May 20. - United
States Department of Agriculture
Hogs receipts $4,000; market slow;
mostly 10000 lower; bulk packing
sows 1886 @5.75; bulk butcher $685.
46.70; top s6.s5.
Cattle receipts 5000; good choice
beef steers strong 100 higher; med
ium grades steady; light yearlings
dull. weak; part load 1,o5o pound
averages 1880; full load mRtured
steers 5000: bulk 5000; good and
choice heifers and COWS strong; med
ium grades steady; common and
grassers slow. weak; bulk she stock
s60s.25; bulk and cutters
S3.50@45o; bulls steady; bulk bo-
losnas s4.75@5; veals $4,000 lower;
spots more: practical top $3.50; stock
ers and feeders steacy; quality com
mon TO good.
Sheep receipts 5000; lambs steady
to $3.50 lower, mostly steady. best
Idaho spring lambs $685.; califor.
mia spring lambs s14.75915; fed
clipped lambs s13.15@13.6o; sheep
weak; best ewes s5.25; feeders steady;
s12.7o bid on choice California feed
ing lambs.
, 1923-05-29

ION 70 CITY but delay Is IN
prospect in laying the limo by rea-
% Of difficulties encountered in
crossing irrigated sections during the
season when water is In the greatest
demand and cannot be shut off. Con-
Meeting lines probably will be laid be-
tween the bitches and main crossings
which require t~renching will be made
later when farmers Will be put to no
Inconvenience.
, 1923-05-29
Butter and Eggs

CHICAGO. May 2s.-Butter un-
changed.
Eggs unsettled; receipts 41.874
cases; fIrsts 24h @25c; ordinary firsts
23A23hc; miscellaneous 24424hc c;
storage pack extras 26H @27c: ditto
firsts 26@26hc.
, 1923-05-29
Carter Starts Drilling on
New Well in Salt Greek

Duncan No. B. Drilling ut 2,172
feet.
Duncan No. RUNNING 1o-ineh
casing at Ito feet
Richardson Mo. g. Rig on the
ground.
Black No. Moving in tools.
Black No. s.-Rig building.
The Continental's Bradley No. . in
Salt Creek is fishing for a liner at
1904 feet. Graham No. / is running
12h incn casing at ITO feet and the
Brown Nc. s is rigging up.
, 1923-05-29

The Carter on company has spud-
ded in . new well in the Salt Creek
field to be known as Richardson No
Z. It IS located on the southwest
quarter of the southwest quarter Of
section b-89-7s.
Tho Billy Creek well Is changing
from rotary to standard rig and will
be ready to continue drilling within
a few days.
Tho other operations Of tho Carter
In the Salt Creek tisd are an fol-
lows.
, 1923-05-29

an entire year from the date OF pur-
chase. This discount will be taken
care OF by tho addition OF new equip
ment which Will DO installed upon ar
rival and viii not detraet from the
dividend paying possibilities Of the
stock which should be large as tho
company is on n sound. substantial
basis.
a sales office has been opened
at room I zuttermeister bldg. where
the stock can be secured by those
who desire to become associated
with this fast growing organization.
, 1923-05-29
Money

NEW YORK. May 2s.-Ca1i money
firm; high five: low az; ruling rate
AZ; closing bid 8; offered ut 81;
last loan 8; call loans against sc-
ceptances 1. umo loans easier; mixed
collateral. eO.5o days 9; &C months
1--WE; primo commercial paper s.
, 1923-05-29

CHICAGO. May 2s.-Total operat-
ing revenues OF tho Chicago and
Northwestern railway for April were
sia, sai. 717 compared to s1o.s6s,oo9 IN
the same month last year II was an
nouneed here. Total operating ex'
penses aggregated tio.o12 1916 against
;S,oso.525 in April. 1874
, 1923-05-29

and upon reaching there after the
short stay here while waiting for a
steamer, she and Carson went to Mex
leo City. There. she said. Carson. be-
cause OF his drinking and other esca-
podes began 10 attract attention TO
them and they decided to move fur
Their south, finally landing in Hon
, 1923-05-29

great tank farm of the Sinclair Crude
Oil Purchasing company. now build.
ing and the first crude to pass
through The rev 5+mfle line will be
government royalty oil which the
Sinclair purchased at a contract price
which reduced the differential be-
tween Salt Creek and k1icontinent
crude.
Work Is under way on IT pump
stations on the main line from Clay
, 1923-05-29
GRAINS SLUMP
IN LATE SALES
Sharp Decline Hits Market as
Result Of MONTH";
Liquidations.

CHICAGO. May 2e.-Lack OF specu-
latvs demand together with endof-
themonth liQuidating sales ION the
part OF soldiers of contracts for May
delivery weakened the wheat market
today in the last half OF the exchange
session. Prices closed unsettled, a
to 2 o net lower, with July S1.12N
to S1.13 and September sl.11A Il to
s1.12.
CHICAGO. May 20 With shorts
evening up for the holiday tomorrow
and with the maximum crop in Kan.
sas estimated at only IS 900 900 busels
wheat averaged a little higher In price
today during the early dealings. AT
first, however. the market here re-
Elected a downturn in Liverpool QUO.
tations. The weakness at Liverpool
was ascribed 10 reports that Argentine
shippers were c~onsigning more wheat
afloat unsold. Initial prices hero.
which ranged from ik to NC lower,
with uly s1.13S to s114 and septem,
Der Si.123s TO Is, were followed by a
rally to well above yesterdays finish
for July and September, but with May
inclined to lag.
Trade In the aggregate was small
and support was meager except from
shorts.
Indications of good cash demand
ffom the east gave independent
strength to the corn market. After
opening u there to u higher. July
Thc, corn prices scored gains all
around.
Subsequently. the corn market cas-.
ed off somewhat when wheat turned
weak. Corn closed unsettled at tho
same as yesterdays finish TO Mc
higher. July 74Hc.
Oats sympathized with corn, start.
ing at a shade off a &c advance, July
4ohc to Nc. the oats market soon
showed a slight general upturn.
Provisions were lower rs a result
of a drop in quotations on hogs.
, 1923-05-29

CHICAGO. May 29.-wheat. mum.
Der 2 hard s1.17@h; number 8 hard
SLICK on.
Corn. number q mixed 7shc; num-
Der 2 yellow 79z assoc.
Oats. number 2 white 43h@46c;
number 8 white AN h43c.
Rye. number 2 2@72%c.
Barley 66@70c.
Timothy seed s5.bo9e.5o.
Clover seed s12.o0417.00.
Pork nominal.
Lard s11.00.
Ribs ss.bo@e.37.
, 1923-05-29

LINE WILL
RUN CRUDE IN WEEK
Teapot-Clayto Carrier Completed with Exception Of
Work on Pump Stations; Slow Progress Made
On Main Line to Kansas City

Crude probably will be turned into the Sinclair Pipe Line
company's new line from Salt Creek and Teapot to i Clayton
this week, according to announcements which state the first
unit of the trunk line carrier which will eventually reach to
Kansas City is virtually completed and is only awaiting a lit
tie work on the pump stations. The new line ties into the
, 1923-05-29
Denver Prices.

DENVER. Colo, May 2e.-Cattle re
ceipts 1,7oo: market steady beef
steers s7.oo9e,25; COWS and heifers
s4.50as.75: calves s4.5o813.75; stock.
ers and feeders se.00@s.00.
Hogs, receipts $500; market steady
to loo lower; top $40: bulk 1850
700.
Sheep. receipts $500: market rs to
35c lower; clipped lambs 1 2.00913.0o;
spring lambs s1a.5o914.25; ewes $3.50
@7.00.
, 1923-05-29
Silver

NEW YORK. May 2e.-Foreign bar
silver 66Ac; Mexican dollars b1c.
, 1923-05-29

Nearly four thousand dollars was
found scattered through the pockets
OF Michael Wehner. nm itinernut
beggar. when searched by tho Cha
cinnati police.
, 1923-05-29

WASHINGTON - Agreement was
reached between a group OF leading
cotton exporters and the secretary
OF agriculture on an arrangement
for conducting the cotton expert
trade under the new cotton stand?
ards act which becomes effective
August l, requiring use OF the Of
ficlal cotton standards OF the Until
cd States in al transactions based
on standards in Interstate and for.
elgn commerce,
, 1923-05-29

STOCK TRADING
IS IRREGULAR
Speculative Interest Ian
cuisines After Session of
Ups and Downs.

NEW YORK. May zs-Prices
made further recovery in today's
relatively dull stock market after an
early period of irregularity. Rail-
roads shares were strong through
out in further reflection of unusu.
ally favorable earnings statements.
Some scattered selling took place in
the industrials during the morning
but there was a sharp rally in the
afternoon trading. Sales approxil-
mated 725, 900 shares.
, 1923-05-29

MILWAUKEE,. wIs-Mnwaukes
has two worlds champion marathon
knitters. They are Miss Pearl Ben
nett. 10. and Mrs. Robert staub. SO.
After fighting off sleep for Sc hours,
the two women decided to call It a
day split tho 500 prize and went
home. Both, however. maintained
hat they could have held out for
another "a hours had there been any
reason.
, 1923-05-29
Late FLASHES

WASHINGTON - Postponement
until June 10 of further purchases
OF silver under the Pittman act. was
suggested by Assistant Secretary
Gilbert Of the treasury department
at a hearing before the senate COM
mittee on gold and silver He said
tho treasury probably would issue a
formal announcement on.the sub
ject soon.
, 1923-05-29
Metals

NEW YORK. May Chopper
s electrolytic spot m futures
l5@l5Ac. Tin firm; spot n near
by s42.5 so; futures t42.12. Iron easy;
No. 1 northern S2o.b0Bss1.oo mum.
Der 2 northern S2s.509 $4,000; No.
2 southern $27.oo. Lend steady; spot
S7.25@s7.37. Zinc easy; east St.
Louis spot and nearby delivery $40
QSB.4O. Anthony spot t7.15.
, 1923-05-29
Flax Seed.

Flax Seed.
DULUTH, Mimi. Liay 2o.-ciosins
flax May s2.s4]s; July S2.74b bid;
September 8 253A; October s2.43 bid