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COUNTY STRIKE
HERE CLOSED

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headquarters there. were answerin
the telephone 10 protect themselve
on personal calls but would serve n
papers or go out on sheriff's call
Otto Playa. r. J.. Owens and Jill
Capen, federal men. left town at i
o'clock on n trip into the countra
leaving one agent at the office.
All business centering around til
court house was seriously interfeI
cd with this morning. and lawyer
business houses and individual
we're greatly Inconvenience
through the strike. One lawyer los
two cases, one on the lease Of
ranch and the second on the dlspos
ton Of an automobile. because h
could not verify records.
Papers waiting for service pile
up in tho sheriff's office and ii
struments for file accumulated s.
greater numbers in the count
clerks office.
Miss Marshall. the county clerk
who lost nine employees on the wall
out. was v~allantly fighting with III
business OF the day and trying &
take care OF the people who Gale
at the desk. The lineup there aver
aged from seven TO ten and 1t coul
be easily seen that alone she coul
not receive the various papers OF
fcred or Tile. let alone record an
fi,c them.
One Young couple, dropping In a
the clerks office for a marriage Il
cense, was held up 45 minutes b.
the line ahead OF them until the.
could get the certificate.
The other offices, looking Tx
sections OF Goldsmith's Deserts,
Village. were not so hard pressed.
Another interesting problem In
volved In the same financial situs
ton is that Of office rent for tn
county attorney.
"I was told by the commissioner
yesterday" said George A. Weedel
county attorney. that from now o
l was to set $40 per month offlc
rent, Just what the statute provides
I am now paying S1e0, which woul
Leave my salary after I had pal
$3.50 personally for rent. Just So
a month.
III anyone in Casper can furnis'
information where I can get an o
flee big enough for three attorney;
a st~enographer and all our files 10
$50 monthly. l surely would be gla
to have him call on me-"
, 1925-02-06
WOOL TRADING @
WEEK AT STANDSTILL
American Wooden Company's Opening Awaited
By Buyers; lnegulanty In The
Foreign Markets Noted

BOSTON. Feb. 6.-The Com
mercial Bulletin tomorrow will say:
Business in the wool market has
been more or less suspended during
the past week. awaiting the open
ing Of goods for the heavyweight
season by the American Wooden
company. There has been some
business. however. between dealers
and for account OF manufacturers,
was well. indicating a confidence In
the future on the part OF those who
have bought wool. The opening Of
goods by the leading factor Is re-
garded as a very logical. reason
able and promising one by the ma
5ority in all branches Of the trade
and a firm undertone Is noticeable
all through the whole trade.
The foreign markets have been
somewhat irregular. London clos
ing weakly on Tuesday while the
primary markets showed q little
better tone at the week end. A
little contracting is reported again
In the far west at 4645oc for me.
dunn to fair stapled clips of three.
eighths to fine medium quality .
'Mohair and other speciality fibres
are in better request at firm rates.
The Commercial Bulletin will pub.
, 1925-02-06
BUSINESS BRIEFS

Copyright. 1925. Casper Tribunel
KANSAS CITY-Reports are gem
eral among merchants that trade
volume in this territory Is well
ahead OF last yea A large number
of Oklahoma merchants ire In this
market. which is attributed to the
impulse given business by the recent
advances In crude oil and large sums
yielded by the cotton crop. Manu-
facturers' sales have been heavier
than for years. Millinery buyers
here from distant states and
thousands OF spring hats arc on
view. Women's wear makers are
working at capacity and manufac.
turers of work clothing are well
ahead of the corresponding time OF
1924. Stocks OF rubber footwear are
low and demand insistent. The egg
shortage has passed and for nine
days prices have dropped a cent a
day a dozen. altho they are still
ahead OF the levels OF last year.
ST. LOU1s-Buiiding permits is
sued here for January totaled more
, 1925-02-06
lish the following wool quotations to-

lish the following wool quotations to-
morrow:
Domestic, Ohio and Pennsylvania
f~leeces; Delaine unwashed 69170c;
half-blood combing 6S469Sc. "a
blood combing 6sq70c.
Michigan and New York fleeoes;
Delaine unwashed &c; hn.f-blood I'M
washed 6eQ6Tc; S-blood combing at
SO q sec; M-blood unwashed Csc; fine
unwashed 67Gbso.
Wisconsin. Missouri and average
New England; half.biood s59ssc; a.
blood Csc; A-blood 67Qesc.
Secured basis; Texas fino II
months tselected sl.s5Q1.7o; fine 5
months s1.55.
California northern s1.6od1.62;
middle county s1.4e91.45; southern
s1.S6@1.4o.
Oregon; eastern number staple ut
$3.50 q l.65; fine and fine medium
combing s1.5o@1.55; eastern clothing
s1.4591.bo; valley number si.4og
LA.
Territory; Montana and similar,
fine staple choice s1.65@1.70; half.
blood combing S1.5041.55; sssblood
combing s1.30@1.35; A-blood comb.
ing s1.25@1.2s.
Pulled Delaine s1.6591.7o; IA al
H.e591.6s; a upers s1.40q1.45.
Mohair best combing $50 90c: besi
! cardmg 75qS0c
, 1925-02-06
MOE THURMAN
IS SENTENCED
TO SING Sing

NEW YORK. Feb. s.-Aoe Thur.
man. 80 year old %financier who in
ten years pyramided a 500 loan into
obligations approximsting $4,000. 900
was sentenced today TO from five 10
ten years in Sing Sins prison. He
had pleaded guilty to a second degree
forgery indictment.
Judge Taliey, In imposing sentence
denounced persons Of foreign birth
who abuse the PRIVILEGES given them
In this country"
81 will also recommend" said the
court, that thurman. who IN o a
citizen OF this country, be deported
at the end Of his term
, 1925-02-06
Oil /: Finance $ Bonds ): Stocks $ Grain 5: Livestock :: All Markets

whole market to yield after midday.
United States Steel. American Lo-
connective. American Can and Union
Pacific were among the weak fea-
lures. Commercial Solvents A and
B after declining to 1853 and 1904,
respectively. rebounded to 164 and
1914. American Smelling made a
new top at 1o2S.
Tho closing was strong. The mar.
ket stiffened in the final hour when
builish demonstrations were resumed
In the motor group. Mack Truck
scared 4 points and General Motors
touched a new record top at 1850.
, 1925-02-06
LIVESTOCK


OMAHA. Neb., Feb. e.-Hogs-
1900; slow; mostly loal5c lower;
bulk 200 to soo-pound butchers,
jle.25g1o.so; top. $1,000; desirable
$50 TO 2oo,pound weights. $3.50
1925; good 14o to l5o-pound weights
js.5o49.75; odd lots packing sows,
;9.75ds.90; bulk Of all sales. $3.50
g10.60. average cost Thursday,
s10.44; weight 224,
Cattle-Receipts. 1900; killing
classes slow; mostly steady; bulk
steers and yearlings. s7.o0Qs.00i
butcher cows and heifers. $500
$50; Gamers and cutters, s2.504
AIS; bologna bulls, s4.oo44.h0i
practical veal top. 5000; stockers
ind feeders scarce. nominally
steady
sheep-s.ooo; lambs. steady to
veask; early sales fed western
lambs. s17.5o@17.s5; best lambs
acid $500; sheep. steady; eve top.
ss.5ci feeders. unchanged.
, 1925-02-06
'sM0KEH0UsE' THAT
SOLD DRINKS NOT THE
ONE LOCATED HERE

Attention OF the public is called
TO mention OF the Smoke house In
yesterdays list of expenditures by
state law enforcement officers. and
the fact that the name did not apply
to the Casper Smoke house. Several
towns of Wyoming have cigar stores
of the same. name and It was at n
of these that the drinks" were pur.
chased.
, 1925-02-06

CH1CAGO-Large quantities Of
fresh pork are available at unusually
attractive prices, the Institute of
American Meat Packers advises. The
SibIic has been buying extensively
at the low price levels which have
resulted from the surplus of pork
products.
, 1925-02-06


NEW YORK. Feb. Stock prices
displayed a firm tone at the opening
OF today's market. Buying orders
were again distributed over q broad
list but were most effective In tho
southwestern rails. oils and coppers,
the last named responding TO high.
er red metal prices. Union OIL OF
California opened a point higher
and Anaconda climbed a.
With the weekly statement OF the
federal reserve bank indicating no
strain on the credit situation. freight
traffic moving In large volume and
trade news favorable. spectators
tor tho advance found iIttls diff.
Guilty in boosting the prices Of their
favorite stocks. Lacede gas ad.
vanced ~ points TO n record top at
i4oL and American Locomotive,
American Car and Foundry. Attain
tic Gulf and West indies. Great
Western Sugar. Barnett Leather.
Sloss Sheffield steel and Kennecott
Copper were among the many Issues
to see a point or two above last
nights final figures. The first sale
- az SNSNN " lHo iclsNHlIunu
Company. whose president died sud,
denly yesterday wa q block of $500
shares at 'sh, Oft 2x. Foreign
exchanges opened easier, demand
sterling ruling lust nbove s4.Ts.
Standard industrials and special.
ties resumed their leadership OF the
market in the forward sweep OF
prices during the morning. such re-
cent favorites as the oils and rails
being temporarily reiegated to the
background. High priced special.
ties advanced in spectacular fash.
lon. U. s. Cast Iron Pipe SCARED
ten points TO a record top for all
time at 1879. Nash Motors jumped s,
Laclede Gas 3 and General Electric
4. Worthington Pump. U. s. Indus.
trial Alcohol. Allis Chalmers. Amer.
lean Chicle Certificates, American
| Can, Mack Trucks. Dawson Chemi.
cal and American Car and Foundry
sold 2 to . points above last nights
final quotations. Fl~eischmann,
which was weak at the opening re
covered its local. Call money re
newed at 8 percent,
a violent drop In wheat prices and
energetic selling OF the oil shares
which declined l to Q points beloy
yesterdays closing. caused the
, 1925-02-06
GAS TAX BILL
IS REPORTED
BY. COMMITTEE

CHEYENNE, wyo., Feb. e.-The
house committee on revenue today
reported in house 10, the state high
way departments bill to impose a
three-cent gasoline sales tax, with
a recommendation that It do pass
with amendments providing that
tho whole proceeds from tho tax
shall be applied 10 maintenance Of
state highways. The bill in it's un-
amended form provides that fifteen
per cent OF the proceeds from the
tax may be applied to admlnistra-
tive expenses and the purchase OF
machinery.
Whether the drivers OF vehicles
other than automobiles shall be re-
quired to display tain lights on
such vehicles war 81 ISSUE in the
house this mUFnt- when house
rs. tho highway regulation hill, came
up on second reading. Efforts r.
strike from the bill tho requirement
for tail lights on wagons and other
non motor driven vehicles were de
fested.
Only four bills came In this norm
ing In the house on the last day Of
the period for tho introduction OF
bills except by unanimous consent.
Introduction OF bills without unani
nous consent viii DO permissible in
the senate for five moro days.
Tho slogan Of Economy was
sounded In tho house this morning
when a bill providing for increased
salaries for county and prosecuting
attorneys came before the commit
teo OF the whole. The measure was
laid over for one day. however. be-
fore there was opportunity Tor de-
bate.
, 1925-02-06
Automobiles.

ST. PAUL-The outlook for sales
of automobiles in the northwest this
year is considered exceptionally good
on account of the added amount OF
cash in rural communities. Railroads
forecast sustained freight traffic as
a result of the large amount of farm
products still to be marketed.
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Of
STONE IS D. K.

CONTINUED From Page onel
before the judiciary committee. The
nomination probably will be consid-
cred next Monday.
The vote on Mr.. stones nomlna-
ton In the senate came after six
hours Of debate In open executive
session. a somewhat unusual manner
OF considering executive appoint
ments. Two Democrats. two Republi-
cans, and two Farmer.L Labor sena-
tors from Minnesota voted against
confirmation.
, 1925-02-06

tPohANE, Wash, Feo. - Msin
ters Of tho Gonzaza IN. sersity ath-
letin board seeking a football coach
TO succeed Charles Dorais, who nc.
signed this week TO accept an offer
TO coach the University OF eDtro!t
eleven. r in communication with
Tom Lieb. assistant coach at Notre
Dame, 1t was announced today.
Lieb has been assistant TO coach
h.nute RoeAne Tor three years.
, 1925-02-06
METALS

NEW YORK. Feb. Cooper
firm; e~lectrolytic, spot and futures
10.
Tin. easy; spot and nearby, 57.26.
futures. $3.50.
Iron. steady; prices unchanged.
Lead. steady: spot. s9.6z3s.T5.
Zinc. firm; East st. Louis spoi
and futures, s7.6007.6S.
Anthony. spot. s19,0o@1s.bo.
, 1925-02-06

Bartlett Frazier-Extreme consel
vatlsm Is advisable in wheat trading
We do not believe corn can advanc
far under present cash demands.
Stein Alstrin-Look for furthe
price recessions.
jackson Brothers - Advise pul
chases on all weak spots.
, 1925-02-06
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Feb. 6.-Foreign ex-
changes. easy; quotations In cents;
Great Britain, demand. 477s; cables,
ASA; bo-day bills on banks 414z;
France. demand. sac: cables. 5.ash;
Italy. demand. 4.14h; cables. Ais:
Belgium. demand. 5.14; cables, 5.14h;
Germany. demand. $3.50; Holland.
4o.a4; Norway, 1871; Sweden, 2e.ss;
Denmark, ITS; Switzerland. 1929;
Spain. 1920; Greece. 1.s2x; Poland.
1sH; Czecho slovakia. 1875; Juso
slavia, 1.61h; Austria. .ooi4h; Ru-
mania, 53h; Argentina, lo.l2; Bra
Ill. 11-45; Toxic. asa; Montreal.
90 27,52.
, 1925-02-06
MONEY

NEW YORK. Feb. Gall money
firmer; high. 4; low, 3: ruling rate.
q; closing hid, 4; offered at Az; last
loan. 4; call loans against accept
ances. "a time loans, steady; mix.
ed collateral. $3.50 days, sh a3a;
&c months, g. primo commercial pa
per. IA.
, 1925-02-06
Coal.

PITTSBURGH-A slightly lessen
ed demand for lump coal is reported
from Industrial consumers and the
weather difficulties are causing the
mines in this district to turn out less
coal. although the rate Of operation
still compares most favorably with
that of recent months.
, 1925-02-06
POTATOES

CHICAGO. Feb e.-Potatoes, early
morning trading limitedi market
steady; receipts IS cars; total U. s.
Shipments 705; Wisconsin sacked
round whites mostly s1.o5d1.10;
Minnesota sacked round whites few
-es 800;
, 1925-02-06
Textiles.

PAwTUCKET. r. L.-Greer Halge
company of Pawtucket has closed
down operations as the majority OF
the workers are on strike as a pro
test against a proposed 10 per cent
wage reduction.
, 1925-02-06
Tile.

CLEvELAND-Advances Of 50 a
Thousand on small tile and IS a
thousand on larger sizes have been
announced by a leading dealer here.
Considerable dealing now is In prog
ress.
, 1925-02-06
Lumber

NEW ORLEANS-Lumber orders
TO Southern Pine association mills
last week Increased ~fractionnlly to
70, 30o. 600 feet. Production rose 4 S
per sent to 7~4.7o0,ooo feet and ship.
ments totaled 7~4.4o0,o0o feet.
, 1925-02-06
SUGAR

NEW YORK. Feb. s.-Refined
sugar for late February shipment
was quoted by a local refiner at
$3.50 but prompt shipment was un-
changed at 8 cents. Refined futures
we're nominal
Sugar futures closed steady. APP
proximate sales. $4,000 tons. March.
sass; May. e.s7; July. ala; septem.
Der. f3.25.
, 1925-02-06

than a year ago but the amount in
volved in the new construction fell
off slightly to $4,000. no.
ALBUQUERQUE Improvement
in the financial condition OF New
Mexico is Indicated by a report ~
the state bank examiner which
shows loans have decreased in ma
tional and state banks and both do
mand and time deposits have in.
creased. .
ATLANTA-The building permits
issued in January here exceeded the
$1,000 600 mark. with no lareg pro-
jects inclued. which is considered
excellent for mid.winter.
, 1925-02-06
Shoes.

READING. Pa.-Shoe manufactur-
ers are looking for steady improve
ment in business. Makers Of chill
dren's shoes have booked excellent
advance orders for spring.
, 1925-02-06
EGGS,

ST. LOuIS--Increased egg produc
ton resulting from warmer weather
has caused a sharp drop IN the
wholesale price. At retail eggs are
selling from 56c to 65 a dozen.
, 1925-02-06

DENVER, Colo. Feb. Gu. S
Department of AgricultureEHogs-
Receipts 500. slow; few sales 1870
pound averages to shippers slo.S0;
steady to weak; palmer loads 10
to 1bc lower; packing COWS s9,25 to
$3.50; strong weight slaughter pigs
$3.50 down.
Cattle-Receipts 200; around
steady; load 1880 pound beef steers
$500; few fairly good heifers 5000.
one load desirable fed steer $3.50;
little else on sale: last Thursday two
loads 1887 pound fat cows to ship.
pers s4.45 freight paid.
Sheep-Receipts 1880; few sales
fat lambs TO shippers l5c lower; 10
TO 80 pound averages s17.25.
, 1925-02-06

WHEAT PRICES
CRASH AGAIN
Sharp Decline Marks Late
Trading and Close Is
Unsettled

CHICAGO. Feb. 6.-wheat prices
suddenly collapsed today. May de-
livery dropped to as low as s1.s5 u
bushel. almost 81 cents under last
weeks high price record. Increased
selling on an early upturn revealed
that the market was without any
adequate support from new specu-
ldtive buyers.
, 1925-02-06
Butter and Eggs

CHICAGO. Feb. -s.-Butter higher
creamery extras ssaa3sch stand.
ards secy extra firsts s+r4a 3sc;
firsts 35Qs6tscl seconds 3sG5ic.
Esgs higher; receipts zoos cases;
firsts 4oe: ordinary fIrsts ssq37c.
, 1925-02-06

sHREvEPoRT-The latest ad
vance in oil prices in the Louisiana
and Arkansas fields. bringing the top
price to $3.50 a barrel is expected
TO increase drilling activity and pro
duce a prosperous year in the oil In
dustry.
, 1925-02-06
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE
At CHURCH TONIGHT

Tonight at s o'clock at East Side
Community church the Rev, Willis
Hugh Germany will deliver a stere-
optican lecture on What VIII Be
come OF the Country Church" An in.
teresting discussion is in prospect.
No admission VIII nc charged but a
silver offering will be taken.
, 1925-02-06
operate $4,000 .spindles. About 5000.
900 was involved In the deal.
Sugar.

DETRoIT-It is expected the pro-
ducers OF sugar beets in Michigan
will get nearly IS much for their
crops as they did last year when the
return was $3.50 q ton. The growers
get As per cent Of the value of the
sugar extracted OF a basis of the
daily price from October to Febru-
ary.
, 1925-02-06
Cotton.

DALTON. Ga--The Grown Cotton
Mills here have purchased tho Elk
mills and the merged Ger will
, 1925-02-06
STOCKS HOLD
TO LATE GAINS
Oils and Rails Continue in
Good Demand in Gotham
Trading

NEW YORK, Feb. g. Violent de-
olines in grain prices and higher
call money rates inspired heavy sell.
ing for both accounts in today's
stock market after an early period
of strength. Subsequent buying OF
the motor, copper and railroad
shares brought about a rally in the
general list. Total saies Appropriated
1.75o,O0o shares.
, 1925-02-06

Cash Grains and Provisions.
CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-Wheat. num-
Der 8 hard. sl.76ql.s4h; number 4
hard. s1.654l.s2.
Corn. number 4 mixed, s1,1e; mum
Der Q yellow, S1.S2h.
Oats. number 2. white. STA 95ac.
Rye. number Q. sl.6lA.
Barley. s5qs1.o1.
Timothy seed, ;5.7596.oo.
Glover seed. s25.oo93s.o0.
Lard. sl5,75.
Ribs, s15.37.
Bellies, sl7.75.
, 1925-02-06

CHICAGO. Feb. 6.-Influenced by
IN unexpected upturn in quotations
1t Liverpool, the wheat market here
scored an early advance In price to-
day. Unfavorable weather for crops
throughout central Europe appeared
to be more or less responsible for the
rise IN transatlantic values. 1t was
shown also that the market for fu-
ture deliveries at Liverpool had been
too low as compared with prices in.
Argentina and that cargoes avail
able for immedlte delivery at Liver
polo were In good demand. Chicago
opening prices. which ranged from
&c to 1%c higher. with May 1880
1874 and July $1.63h to st.64. were
followed by moderate further gains.
Closing prices were notably un-
settled and irregular, ranging from
2& to Csc net lower, May, Sl.S6A
to Si.s6ss. and July st.5a to sl.5aM.
Corn and oats ~sympathized with
the action OF wheat. After opening at
a range varying from sc decline to
&c advance. May Sl.35 to S1.35h.
corn showed an upturn all around.
Later the corr market weakened
somewhat when wheat turned down
grade. Corn closed nervous, &c 10
Ike net lower. May, si.53s to
s1.34.
Oats started unchanged to 10 off,
May 60sc to Gle. sagged a little
more and then made a general id
vance.
In limo with the hog market. pro-
visions averaged somewhat lower.
, 1925-02-06
Flour

Flour
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Feb g.
Flour 30 cents lower: in carload lots
family patents quoted s9.s591eo0
a barrel In es pound cotton raoks.
shipments 47,739 barrels.
Bran ss7.5o42s.Q0.
, 1925-02-06
Commodity Trade News
Copyright. 1895. casper Tribune,

Copyright. 1926. Casper Tribunel
Oil.
PHILADELPHIA Last month
2s.50o.0o0 gallons of petroleum were
delivered here. a gain Of eight mil
lion gallons over January. 1924. Ship.
ment of gasoline totaled 2.ss2.o1 gal
Ions as compared ~1,16s.67O a year
ago.
TULSA, Okia--Nine wells were
completed In Kansas In tho last
week. Greenwood county led with
five and Crowley and Elk counties
had two each.
, 1925-02-06

For results Try a Classified ad-
, 1925-02-06

ST. LOUIs-Buliding permits is
sued here for january totaled more
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-11

A special feature tomorrow.
Serving trays in nickel fin
ish, with handy handles: as
pictured Special, Csc. None
to dealers.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-06-03

Clarence Hale has purchased a car
of the racing type.
Lewis Choate has gone to Black
Island to engage in the lobster
fishery.
Beatrice Allen recently spent a few
days in Bangor.
Herbert Tapley has resumed COM
mand of one of the Ramsdell Pack
ing Co.'S sardine boats.
Y Mrs. Benjamin Cole recently re-
turned from a visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Gertrude Ray, in Milbridge.
Austin Seavey and wife Of Weirs.
N. H., have been visiting relatives
here, the home of his childhood.
The schooner Nellie Grant Of Els
worth, we'll known here and once
commanded by Leroy Flye of this
place, made harbOr here Wednesday,
sailing Thursday morning in COM
mand of Capt. Newell Kane Of
Surry for Newark, N. j., with slaves.
Arthur Candage is on fishing
trip.
John w. Allen has just undergone
an operation for rupture, in the Glen
Cove hospital, New York
Susie Cole, Lucy Hale, Edna Per-
year and Clara Giles are employed in
A. H. Mayo's sardine factory.
Many from here heard the
memorial address, delivered by Rev.
Isaac Brindley of Bar Harbor in the
Brooklin Baptist church, Saturday
evening, and also the fine bacca-
laureate sermon preached on Sunday
evening by Rev. Roy Clarke in the
Baptist church, to the graduating
class of the high school.
Summer people seem to be coming
earlier than usual this year. The
latest to arrive are the Misses Cook,
who came Saturday to open up
''The Cedars," and the Misses Hull
and Robinson, of the teaching staff
of Columbia university, N. Y, and
authors of prominence, arrived at
their summer home here last week.
June 1. Exemption"