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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-12
Wednesday Brighton Market

Stock Yard. Aprih 1.-THE beet
cattle market was quite active and
Whlle there was a fair demand for
the better grades of COW beef. the
poorer grades sold On a dull market
with prices barely steady. The best
offerings in COW beef sold at ) 3-40D
&C.. with mediumly good COWS at
1905 lie. The calf market
slumpcd badly. and some dealers re-
ported that they received ] cent a
pound less than in the previous
week sales. The hog market was
dull and the average price paid on
good hogs was &C., with few extra
at lac. Coarse hogs sold at Sc.
The barn was literally flied with
mich cows and trade was late in
starting. Prices were fairly steady.
but few cows sold before noon.
Sl6". good To choice cows at S60M
slio, poor and ordinary cows at 500
$50
SaIcs-Otis II. Forbush sold bull
at Lie. l cow at Sac, and 81
on. = cows at Ac.. cows at 3 I-oc..
COWS at &c; ] fancy calf at lac: G
calves at Zoe: 3 calves at 1-2c: =
calves at Sc; ) hogs at &c: / hog at
lie; | coarse hog at / 4c
Robert Connors sold - choice
cows at s100Is150. Y. G.. Piper sold
II mich cows at s75@s125. J. w.
Brooks sold So calves at SC: sheep
at &c; 80 mich COWS at s500s11O. T.
i. Cummings sold 4S calves at &C.
Sc: and II milch COWS at S50MS100
Howard Gorges sold 4 cows to av
$40 each. G. S. Lowell sold . steers,
$500 lbs at 6 1-2c: cows. av 500
lbs. at > &c; 90 calves. av 10 lbs
at Sc; so calves. drinkers, av 100 lbs
at &c; ] SOW. $50 lbs at &c: IS milch
COWS at $5oIs11o. l.. r. Foyc sold
40 calves. az ITO lbs at &c: s hogs at
p 1-4C: fancy COW at 1925. and
20 cows at s60Gs115: 4. d. Kilby
sold "a calves at &c; cows at SIS.
Putnam Bros. sold | bull at 4c: $50
calves at 5c-10c: Il hogs at 7c-9c:
Is mixers at s60@s100. r. NJ. Dana
sold . bulls, 1880 lbs at 1-4c; 1
COW at lac; II calves at &c; 40
calves, 7c-9c: ] mich COW at St20;
1 COW at $50. A. +. Chickering sold
10 mich cows at $40 each; COW at
500: COWS at $50@$60. A. NJ Baggs
sold 3 COWS at 3 lac: 16 cows at
1-2c; 90 cows at s350sl10.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-12
i: PITTSFIELD I

The Ladies' Aid Of the Jniversalist
church will hold a food sale at Buz-
zelfs garage. Saturday afternoon.
All kinds of cooked food and hot dogs
will be on sale.
The Sons of Nterans Auxiliary
announces that they will give whis.
party i'll G. A. r. hall on Thursday
evening. April l.. to which the pub
llc is cordially invited. Refreshments
Will be served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Russell Of Hart
land were in town Tuesday for a few
days visit.
Mrs. Charles Ames was in Eurn
ham Tuesday for a days visit with
friends.
Mrs. Harvey Eastman of Harmony
was among the out-of town business
callers in town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Longfellow and
daughter Emma of Harmony were in
town Tuesday on their way to Port
land for brief visit.
John Trickcy was a business call
err in Madison Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank II. Randlett left Tues
day for Lewiston to attend the State
Convention of the w. c. r. L.
DIR. and Mrs. Cyrus J. Strong have
returned home after a few weeks
visit in New York.
Judge Thomas A. Anderson was a
business caller in Skowhegan Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clancy Patten left
Wednesday for a few weeks visit at
the home of Mr.. Patterns son, Reuel
Patten at Dorchester, Mass.
Lancey G. Milliken was in Dexter,
Tuesday attending to business mat
ters.
William McGilvery, who has been
visiting at his home here through
the Easter recess, returned Tuesday
to Mt. Vernon, N. H., to resume his
studies at the Stems school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-12

a week in removing snow from the dia-
mond and the track. and now the field
is dry enough to permit passing and
bunting practice. but not sufficiently
free of snow and ice on the outskirts
for trial game. Mere than so men
reported.
From now on, Wi1kie expects to drill
the men daily on the diamond, in prep
aration for the exhibition game with
Colby at Waterville on April IS. The
material looks good to him, he says.
and he hopes to turn out nine equal,
if not superior. to the last years team.
Plenty Of pitchers and capable out
ffelders make the coach optimistic.
Jowett, Repscha and Newell. all veter-
ans. are showing their usual speed. and
two freshmen, George Thompson of
Asbury Park. n. j.. and Harold Gro
zier of Brownville. are showing up eX-
ceptionally we'll. Pete Perry Of Gar
diner, a Junior. is also likely candi-
date for berth as pitcher.
In the outfeld. Pierce. Durham.
Newhall and Burke are competing for
the position Of right field. while Foster
and King, last years men, are practi-
cally secure in the outer two field po-
sitions.
The inf1cld. with I.unEe, Cooney and
Steafns on the bases. the Bear Os-
good Of Bar Harbor at shortstop. looks
strong. and Capt. Prescott will alter
nate with Cohen as catcher.
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A few head of young stock bulls sold
at $4,000.
The live poultry market was low
CT with fowl quoting at 27@30c.
TUESDAYS SALES
Beef Cattle-P. Simon sold 3
COWS. 340O lbs, at 3-4c, and ,
cows. 1850 lbs, at 23-4c; J. w.
Brooks sold l COW, 1920 lbs. at &c,
4 cows. $3.50 lbs, at ) lac. and l
Gamer. 500 lbs. at > &c, A. +.
Chikering sold lreifer. 1910 lbs, at
ner cows, 1900 lbs, at . &c; Ho-
ward and Georges sold / cow at
4 1-2c. and 1 slippery COW at 1-2c;
Otis II. Furbush sold / COW. 1880
lbs. at &c. and SO off, = COWS. 212O
lbs, at ) 1-4c. ! COW. $50 lbs. at
sc. and l COW, 700 lbs, at .1-4c;
J. u. NcyIon sold 4 cows. av. 800
lbs, at 2 lie; #. D. Keenan, sold 1
COW, 1850 lbs. at 5 1-4c; 1 thin bull,
1920 lbs. at lie. cows. av. $50
lbs. at sc. and 16 Gamers at &c.
Veal Calves-A. c. Warren & Son
sold IS calves at 4M12c; Fuller
Bros, % calves, av. so lbs, at &c;
J. D. Neylon, II calves, av 50 lbs,
at &c: Otis Fl. Furbush calves, $50
lbs. at LIE, 1 calf, 80 lbs. at
lie; A. Il. Chickering, 80 calves
at Sc, and 20 calves at dc: A. NJ
Bragg. 80 calves at lie; p. Simon
sold IL calves at Zoe.
Hogs-P. Simon sold . hogs at Sc,
Z hogs at Sc, ! boar at &c; Howard
Gorges. = pigs, 80 lbs. each, at 1Oc
and | hog. at Sc.
Mich Cows. u. Neylon sold 6
mixers at $40 each.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, April 1O-The weeks
trading in horses was dull, and the
large supply of horses offered sold
under prices of Il week ago. Some
dealers quoted their sales off fully
$40 per head. and others barely
steady. but at all sales where a
large amount Of horses were offered,
there was a decline. This was dis
appointing to the dealers as it was
the first warm weather that they
had had so far this spring. and they
looked for a quick demand. The
best sellers were the heavier horses
horses in the seconds. The larger
part of the demand came from the
local trade, with only few car
loads shipped outside
Good quality heavy green drafters
100 to 1900 lbs. sold at $500 a $3.50;
green drafters. 1850 to 100 lbs. at
SID q $40; WACO nhorses and farm
chunks, both green and seconds,
1900 to 400 lbs, at $3.50 q 5000;
good class accimated horses, 200
to 1900 lbs. at $12J a S225; blem-
ished seconds at SO q $50.
j. G. Keith sold at his Brighton
stables, carloads of green western
horses, and 30 seconds The de-
lnand was dull and the horses sold
lower than week ago. with losses
reported on the western consgn-
mcnts. The sale next week will in
clude 9 carloads of green horses and
| the usual entry of seconds. On the
IL. Is and 10 of April. Mr.. Keith
, will hold one of his big semi-annual
sales This sale will be held at the
Watertown Stock Yards. and will
consist of 1000 head of horses.
William Hurwitz Sons Co. sold 9
! carloads of fresh country horses and
20 seconds and acclimated horses
The demand was largely local and
| bids were not quite as active as a
week before. Prices We're fairly
steady. This week there will be two
or three carloads of country horses
and 20 seconds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-12

FURNISHED to the Kennebec Journal
through the courtesy of J. A. Carnage
& Co. Of Augusta and Watcrvillc).
Washington, April 11-Twelve for
eign countries supplied seventy-tw
percent of the goods for which the
United States sent abroad s3,112,-
100000 in 1922.
Upon these countries, the United
States is economically dependent, it
is indicated by an analysis made by
the Department of Commerce. From
them, the United states imported
goods worth $2,237 100000 in 1922.
Twenty three other countries shipped
only 1875, 100000 worth of goods dur
ing the year This business con-
stituted but % percent of the total
import trade of the United States.
Canada led all other countries in
selling goods to the United States.
Her bill was 1864, 100000 or II percent
Of all Americas foreign purchases.
England and Japan, in the order
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-12

! named, ranked second and third. Eng
land sold to the United States $685.
100000 or II percent of the total
which was spent abroad Japan's
bill was $354.000,000. England is the
largest foreign buyer of American
made goods. Japan is also a heavy
customer.
Cuba stands fourth in the COM
petition for American trade and
France fifth.
China, despite the long haul across
the Pacific, won more American trade
than Mexico, doing business in the
house next door China sold us 1885,
| 100000 worth of goods and Mexico
$132,000,000.
Brazil. with bill of goods for
which we paid s120,OO0,000. led Ger
| many which is heavy buyer Of
| American products.
British India sold the United
States $91.0Q0,000 worth of goods,
leading Italy with bill of only $64,-
| 600 900
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-12
Plans Developing
for Invitation High
School Track Meet
Special to Kennebcc Journal,

Watervillc, April 1E-It was an
nounced yesterday afternoon by C..
Harry Edwards, athletic director at
Colby college. that plans were being
formulated for a Kcnnebcc Valley
high school invitation track and field
meet to be held on Severns field on
May 10. The meet is restricted to the
high schools in Kennebec county.
1t is planned to make this event
yearly one in the program of the
athletic department Of the college. as
will be done with the cross country
run held for school boys in the fall
Last year the cross country meet
was omitted but Director Edwards
is making plans for the resumption
of this yearly event.
The list of entries for the coming
meet will be ready for publication in
the course Of a few days, as we'll as
the names Of many Of the secondary
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-12
Boston Produce Market

Boston, Apri1 II.
BEEF'-Choice whole cattle 1904.
BUTTEH-Extras 81 @51l; firsts 49l
G50h.
CHEESE-Frcsh choice 20 q oJ2 ,
firsts 24W24l.
CORN-No. . yellow 99G10o.
EGGS-Ncarby hcnnery brown OK
tras $50 SO: white and mixed extras 50
M34: western extras 32MS3
FIOUR-Spring patents 196-lb.
sacks. special short 77JI 500; standard
720177J.
HAY-No. . timothy c5@o6.
LAMB-Spring 20M25.
OATS-Forty pounds 63M Ga
PORK-Medium backs 2675 q 1900.
POTATOES-Green Mountains 22o @
o35 per 100 pounds.
STGAR-Americau Sugar Refinery
quotes 9.o5 cents in 100-barrcl lots less
. per cent. for cash.
VEATI-7 m22
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Knights Columbus
BOWlers Victorious
Over Milburn Club
Especial to Kenncbcc Journ;

VETtCTdI 10
Skowhegan, April 1.-THE knights
Of Columbus took five out of six
points Tuesday evening at the Bowl
odrome. I. Clough had high single
of 10Y and c. Beaulier high total Of
459 Of the X. c. team for the evening.
while A. Cheney had high single and
total for the Milburn club with Ash.
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New York Money Market

New YORK, April II.
Foreign exchanges firm.
Great Britain. demand 1855 5-16. ca
bles 4.66 9-16, 60-day bills on banks
4.642. o,
France, demand e.6s. cables 6:6si.
Italy. demand 4S7. cables 1919.
Belgium, demand SIS, cables 5.75a.
Germany. demand .0047A. cables
Holland, demand 3a.14. cables 39.17.
Norway. demand 1897
Switzerland demand 1925.
Spain. demand 1882.
Greece, demand LIS.
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taking sales were large, but were with
out any decided effect on prices.
Gossip that corn would soon be NOV
! ing rapidly out of Chicago gave inn
petus 10 buying of that cereal. Seeding
delay tended to strengthen the oats
| market.
Lower quotations on hogs made the
| provisions market easy despite the rise
| III the value of grain
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-12

Over Fifty U. of NJ.
Ball Candidates
Report First Day
Especial to Kenncbec Jour

Especial to Kenncbec JournaD
Orono. April 11.-For the first time
this year. baseball candidates reported
to Coach Wilkic Clark on the turf Tues
day afternoon. A crew of men with
a team has been engaged for more than
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BASEBALL RESULTS

At Phila delphia-Philadelp (Na-
tionaD 5-12-0; Philadelphia (Ameri-
cam 1-T-4.
Meadows, Mitchell and Henline and
Wilson; Mayor. Hasty and Buggy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-12

At Indianapolis. Ind. - Boston
(American) 5-12-2; Indianapolis CA.
A. 49,.
Ferguson, Fawlkes. Fullerton and
Chaplin, Walter Picinich; Hill, Petty,
Burwell and Kruger, Dixon.
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Boston Live Stock Market

Especially Reported for the kennepec
Journal)
Stock Yards April II.
MAINE
Al Eriohtcn
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COLLEGE GAMES


At Boston Boston College 10;
Rhode Island State 5.
At Providence, II. New York
University IL: Brown 5.
At Medford-Tufts s; Northeast
crn 4.
At Cambridge. Mass.--Score by in
nings: Wesleyan 90 0 l 0-7-S-4:
Harvard 0 Z 0 A 0 0 0--11-11-1 Ozark =
ness). Lotspiech. Moore and Mans
field; Young, Bemis and Larrabee.
At Princeton. n. J.-Princeton g.;
University Of Vermont 60 innings).
At West Point. n. Y.-Army IL;
College City of New York 3.
At Annapolis, Md.-Navy 10; Wash
ington College 5.
At New Haven, Conn.--Columbia
3-2-2: Yale 49,.
Price and Blatteis; Pond, Hartnctt
and Damn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-12

At Cincinnati-Louisville "a. Al
394; Cincinnati (NationaD 2-6-2.
Cullup, Lineup and Brottem; Don
ohue, keck and Hargrave.
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schools who have signified their in
tentfon of entering the meet,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-12
Poland. demand .00c4t.
CZccho-Slovakia. demand EOS.
Argentine. demand 1915.
Rl.a Il lnl1nnfnI II n


Montreal, .9S 1-32.
Call money easier; high 5. low AZ,
ruling rate >. closing bid 5, offered at
81, last loan 5.
Call loans against acceptances 81.
Time loans firm; mixed collateral, 60
so days 81; As months 81.
Prime commercial DHper 80
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-12

At Muskogce. Okla.-New York
tAmerican) 69-e; Brooklyn (Nation
aD 4-12-2
Shawkey, Pennock and Schang;
Dickerman, Decatur and Deberry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-12

At Knoxville. Tenn. Chicago
american BIOL; New York (Na-
tionaD 7-12-3.
Robertson, Leverettc and Graham;
Nchf, Ryan and Snyder.
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At Sheffield, Ala.--Detroit (Ameri =
cam 1-1-2; st. Louis (NationaD
9-16-O.
Pillette, Moore and Woodall;
HaincS and Ainsmith
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Totals 431 AT 44S 403 443 2142
, 1923-04-16

camel, while out on the desert max
ing the scenes which open the pic
ture. Part of her york was riding
the camel. which turned out to be
m.natured. Production was 80 ar
ranged as to get along without Miss
Boardman for a week, while she
healed her worn nerves and LAGER
ated arm.
Two other principals were involv-
ed in mishaps. Carmelita Geraghty
a member of the motion picture
crew. was practiclng some aerial
work. Her foot slipped. and she fell
nearly twenty feet to tho stage be
low. Fortunately, she fell on a mat.
and escaped without broken bones.
The next day. Mae Busch. who i'm.
personated Robina Teele. was struck
by an automobile in front OF her
apartment in Hollywood. She had
Just read OF the death OF Wallace
Reid. with whose wife Mae is very
friendly. and It was her agitation at
the news that interferred with her
accident. She was severely bruised
usual watchfulness. and caused the
and shaken. and laid up for two
weeks.
Frank Mayo. who plays the role
of the motion picture leading man.
had a very BAD attack OF Klieg eyes
caused by working under the power
full lights. He was incapacitated for
a week. and It wal feared for a time
hat his sight might be permanently
impaired
And finally, Harry Oliver. an In
terror decorator working on the sets
for the picture. happened to be in the
way when a heavy dome light fell
from aioft, knocking him uncon-
scious but causing no serious injury.
II the Mediterranean should evapor'
ate TO the extent OF 500 feet Italy
would be Joined to Africa
, 1923-04-16
COAST STATE GOVERNOR
STANDS FAST AGAINST
PARD0N|NG AIS

SACRAMENTO. Cal, April 10. -
United Press-Governor Richardson
has reiterated his stand against
pardoning criminals sentenced to
death.
He served notice on the sob sis
tiers of California" that they will
'only be wasting their time and en-.
ergy'' in seeking Communication OF the
sentence Of Lawrence C. Campbell,
aged 10. convicted in Imperial county
Of numbering Leslie Nicols. San
Francisco insurance adjuster.
Campbell. who is from Detroit.
Mich. was sentenced TO be hanged at
San Quentin state penitentlary,
June 90.
The governor took occasion to AZ.
firm his belief In capital punishment,
saying he wished every woman IN
California would get out and work
for It"
, 1923-04-16
GRAIN PRICES
SHOW SPREAD
Wide Fluctuations Feature
Trading; Closing Prices
Are Weaker.

CHICAGO. April 16.-wheat today
opened with July delivery at a new
high price record for the season. but
active selling oon brought about Il
decided downturn OF values. The
initial advance was ascribed to higher
quotations at Liverpool and to re-
ports of continued unfavorable domes-
lie crop conditions southwest and
west The selling which developed
appeared to be chiefly in the nature
of p~roft.taking and to be due to bet
er weather prospects northwest. The
opening. which ranged from 80 to
&c higher. with May $1.26S to S1.27
and July s1.24k to S1.24h, was fol-
owed by a setback all around to well
oelow Saturdays finish.
Subsequently. announcement of the
Supreme Court decision regarding the
rain futures act was construed by
ONE traders ms cearish. and the mar
;et continued to decline In ths late
lealings. Prices CLOSED unsettled.
80 to 2%c net lower: with May
I.24h 91.24A and July 1.21& @1,22.
Corn and oats weakened with
wheat. After opening unchanged to
SC higher. May sic to S1Ac. the corn
narlbet underwent a decided general
sag.
No important rally took place. The
. ose was unsettled, 191hc to Inc
net lower. May 7sc to 79bc.
Oats started at &c decline to a like
advance. May acc to 4ehc. Later. all
months showed something OF a loss.
Provisions lacked support.
, 1923-04-16

indulging In this luxury. she must eat
and live. Hence, France and Ger
many are again buying goods in
America, as the export figures to be
issued shortly by the department OF
commerce will clearly show. How
long this situation will las no one can
tell; but it is helping us here in tho
United States.
Spring business is also being In
creased by the belief that congress
will not be in session again until De-
cember and then for only a short SEES
sion. Whatever the motives of our
politicians may be, the fact remains
that they are n great drag on the
prosperity OF America Under our
present system of government tho
only reason we have any prosperity
is because OF our tremendous natural
resources. Our forests. mines. fertile
fields, and other great gifts of God
enables US to afford to indulge in
fractional legislation and political log
rolling as a pastime. Hence. when we
cease this selfish game for nine
months. business almost always piles
up. Certainly this is one of the chief
auses for optimism today.
ct am very hopeful for Immediate
business" concluded Mr.. Babson, las
the robins come back and tho trees
leaf out business will be good. and all
of us prosperous. I only addict US
he sure not to abuse this prosperity.
or the B-absonchart. which now stands
at 4 per cent above normal. will quick
ly drop back"
, 1923-04-16
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. April 16.-Foreign
exchanges easy; quotations in cents;
Great Britain demand 4.65. cables
4.65A, so day bills on banks 4.62A;
France demand Sos. cables 1854;
Italy demand 1881. cables 4.9s; Bel
GUM demand 5.75. cables 5.T5h; Ger.
many demand .0047. cables .O0a7k =;
Holland demand 1910, cables 1912;
Norway demand 1871; Sweden de.
mand 26.6s: Denmark demand 1888:
Switzerland demand 1914; Spain de.
mand 1875; Greece demand 1.I6;
Poland demand .oo22; Czecho- slovakia
demand 2.9s; Argentine demand 1915;
Brazil demand HOS; Montreal 97M.
, 1923-04-16

NEW YORK. April 1e-Pnces
continued to rise at the opening OF
today's stock market in TO
additional reports of prosperity con
"a ned in weekend trade reviews anS
sarnings statements of individual com
Hanies. A good initial demand was
noted for oil. steel and automotive
shares. Trading in rails was NOR,
active than a moderate gain beinC
recorded by Union Pacific.
Ann Arbor preferred led the early
'dvance in rails with a gain of IN
It. Paul preferred advanced a point
'anadian Pacific * and Illinois Cen
raj Y. Stewart Warner speedometer
vas pushed up 2tA points and West
1rn Union. while gains OF / to IL
we're recorded by Air Reduction, Utah
Securities. Kayser Silk, U. S.. Realty
md Reynolds Spring. Pan-Americar
\ and B were the only outstandinr
weak spots. dropping two points each
Foreign exchanges opened easier. De,
mand sterling yielded Il OF a cent to
S4.65k. and French francs slipped
'ack n point to SIS cents.
Speculative selling operations in
the Pan-American issues had a re
straining efect on trading but failed
to develop sympathetic weakness in
any Of the other oils except in Ma
and and Pacific. each of which
dropped a point. Public utility, food
Independent steel and automotive
shares enjoyed the best advances but
in general, price lamentations were
rather narrow. Among the few out.
standing strong spots were Hupp
Motors. Corn Products. Postum
Cereal. Colorado Fuel. Iron Products.
Sloss Sheffield. Crucible and Gen
eral Electric. all up one t two points.
Call money opened at AZ per cent.
Buying Of enormou amounts of
General Motors featured the early AT.
ernoon dealings. One block Of 20, 900
shares changed hands at l6 after
which the price touched 1914, the
highest OF the year. Dupont. which
owns a huge quantity OF General
Motors stock, was buoyant. climbing
ga to 1871. a new top figure. Little
variation occurred in the prices of
the usual speculative favorites which
were however. well maintained, de.
spite the s%tinening OF the call money
rate to 5h per cent.
The closing was heavy. speculative
operations on the selling side were
resumed in the late dealings when
call money wns marked up to six
per cent Losses of one to two
points were recorded in the oil group
with somewhat smaller recess!ons in
other popular industrials.
, 1923-04-16
Geo. MasSee Sues
Wife for Divorce

George s. Massee. former sheriff
Of Natrona county, is suing his wife
Flora ]. Massee, for divorce. accord
ng to a suit filed today in the clerk
If tho courts office The plaintiff
,lleges that his wife has refused to
We with him as the grounds for the
ut. The couple were married Sep
-ember z. 1908. at Grand Rapids.
Mich.
Ida L. King has also instituted
suit for divorce against Ellis II. >ag
on the grounds Of cruelty. The cou
pie were married January IT. 1917, at
Marshall, Mo.