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TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1924. Oil :: Finance :: Bonds :: Stocks :: Grain :: Livestock :: All Markets PULSE OF BUSINESS IS CLOSELY WATCHED Manufacturers More Interested in Buying De mand Than in Tax Legislation; Steel Holding Up Well. By J. C. ROYLE. Copyright, 1924. The Casper Tribune NEW YORK, May 27.—L’ndoubt edly the action of the president on tax legislation will be closely watch ed by business and industry during the coming week, but other factors are expected to be more potent in the business situation. If demand for products is satisfactory, plants producing those products will run at an Increased rate without pay ing much attention to what is done ■with tax legislation, according to many thoughtful financiers. A re duction of taxes undoubtedly would be esteemed of benefit to the heav ier taxpayers, but it is held it would have little effect on the ac tual purchasing power of the coun. try as a whole, on which the ac tivity of business mainly rests. For this reason, close students of business are watohing the steel, automobile, building and agricul tural situation more closely than the action of congress. In the first named industry. It is notable that prices have held better than might have been expected in view of the light demand. Steel mills have re cognised that of late years condi tions have changed. Productive ca pacity 18 so large at present that prices do not rebound easily after they have been forced to low levels. 1 ■Producers, therefore, have kept their production costs strictly tn mind and have avoided developing an unprofitable market. Steel men •ay there still may be some addi tional declines in some products which have not as yet suffered drops but indications are that the market is not engaged in a continu ous decline. In fact, many believe the bottom has been reached. Bars, shapes and plates have held well for the last fortnight and the stiffening in the attitude of inde pendent producers of sheets is re garded as having aided sentiment to a marked degree. Two blast fur naces and one merchant stack have been closed down in the Chicago district and ingot production is down to 40 per cent of capacity for ths large producers and 50 per cent Commodity Trade Nows Automobiles. ATLANTA.—The slump in auto mobile sales here Is attributed to used car congestion which has be come acute since the liquidation of the motor mart, which attempted to act ae a used car clearing house for retail dealers. CLEVELAND.—The Peerless fac tory is steadily maintaining the production schedule which was fol lowed last month. While shipments for the year so far have been al most as heavy as those of lest year. SAN FRANCISCO.—The present prices for automobiles are about as low as they can be bought and still maintain American building stan dards. according to A. F. Sloan, president of General Motors. Live Stock. ST. PAUL.—As a result of ex periments by farm experts of the University of Minnesota, Marl, a mineral found extensively in this state, will be used in large quan tities to fatten hogs and as a cor rective of acid soil. The mineral has been successfully substituted for air-slacked lime or ground lime stone as part of the diet for grow ing hogs. Textiles. BOSTON.—The Pocasset Manu facturing company of Fall River has closed down Indefinitely and the cotton division of the American Printing company which operated in full last week Is Idle this week. Silk. SEATTLEJapanese silk ship ments valued at $15,000,000, which arrived here on the steamships President Grant and Arabia Maru, now are on the way to New York in BUSINESS BRIEFS | ST. PAUL— The gross receipts of the 8L Paul City Railway for the first four months of this fyear amounted to 11,658,151, a decrease of 874,150 as compared with last spring. The operating income, how ever, showed a gain of 859,748. ST. LOUIS —The ‘gross earnings of th© United Rati wavs here for the first three weeks of this months showed a falling off of 860 000 as Crude Report Corrected. A telegraphic error was made In th© estimates of dally average domestic production of crude oil for the wook ended May 17. The dally average production was estimated nt 1,986.900. whereas the correct fig ure Is 1,972.650 barrels. Indicating an increase over the previous week of 18,800 barrels per day instead of 27,550 barrels- The error related to the production of the Mexia field in central Texas which was 32.850 barrels. Instead of 47.100 barrels ns originally stated. The production of central Texas should be changed Itot* 206,800 barrels to 192,250 for the smaller plants. Neverthe less, small but numerous orders are keeping producers in fair shape. Announcement that the Ford company will close down on'Decora tion day and next Saturday, May 31, is taken by many in Detroit to indicate that the company may discontinue Saturday work through out the summer. This action, it Is felt, is a precautionary measure to insure balancing sales and output. Present sales volume would hardly make curtailment by the Ford plants necessary, but company of ficials are understood to have thought it best to take this action. Sales based on actual deliveries the first three weeks of May and with the last of the month estimat ed, are expected to exceed those of the corresponding period of last year by 125,000 vehicles. Dally sales are surpassing those of last year by one thousand cars. The Ford check, however, puts practic ally all the plants in the Michigan district on reduced schedules. How long they will be kept on auch schedules depends largely on the weather. Should sales show a jump In June, production would be speed ed up at once and materials now being ordered for fall delivery indi cate beyond question that heavy fall schedules are being prepared for. All eyes in the automobile trade are on the price situation and a dozen makers are ready to announce ad vances if further restriction . of quantity production becomes neces sary. Building activity does not seem to have been affected in Detroit, but in many other cities, the main interest seems to be in securing completion of structures already undertaken In time for the fall renting period rather than in laying out and starting new building pro grams. Cotton estimates which have been announced by private statisticians do not give great hopes for a heavy crop and the amount of raw cotton which will be available later In the year Is rendered more uncetain by continued heavy buying from abroad. special trains. These were the two most valuable silk cargoes ever to rcaCti this port. . Flour. PORTLAND—China again is in the market for northwestern flour paying an advanced price in line with wheat quotations. Portland mills are receiving fair orders from Shanghi and Hong Kong. Railway Equipment. PHILADELPHIA.—The local chamber of commerce has received numerous inquiries recently from Mexico for box. flat and tank cars, knocked down, ready to assemble. Wire. WEST BROOKFIELD. Mass The Wheeldon Wire company has been so rushed with orders that It has been necessary to put on a night shift at the local plant. Fruit. HOUSTON.—The first peaches from the Rio Grande valley have made their appearance on the mar ket here. The raising of this fruit In the Rio Grande section was an experiment this year. Strawberries netted growers In thia county 8500 nn acre this season. ST. LOUlS.—Howell county Is receiving a large number of home seekers under colonization schemes which involve extensive grape growing. ONANCOCK, Va.— Strawberries In tremendous shipments will be moving from the Eastern shore of Virginia to northern markets by the end of the month. Northampton county will have the largest crop in its history. Ths crop in the Del marvla peninsula will total 35.000,- 000 quarts. compared with May, 1928. About 840,000 of this loss Is attributed to motor bus competition. CHICAGO—Gross earnings of ths Northwestern Utilities company sub sidiaries during the past year amounted to 85,669,677 compared with 82,853,038 the previous year. Net earnings were 82.192,024 com pared with 8928,821. A large part of Wisconsin Is served with electric ity by this holding company. barrels per day, a decrease In this i district of "4.600 barrels per day In i stead of an increase of 9.650 barrels ■ per day. 1 MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., May 27. \ —Flour unchanged to 100 higher; <amlly patents $6.5006.90. Bran $l7OlB. I Woods Filling Station, car wash- ■ East Yellowstone Highway and A. ( Ing and greasing. Phone 1920 W. ' z BBND IT TO TKZ I PEARL WHITE LAUNL-BX PHONE 170A New York Stocks Last tels Allied Chemical & Dye 71% American Can 102% American Car & Foundry 160 B American International 20% American Locctaotive 72% American Smelting & Refg.63 American Sugar 42% American Tel. & Te 1.126%.126% American Tobacco 140 American Woolen 65% American Zinc, Lead anfi Sm 7 Anaconda popper 29% Atchison 102% Atlantic Coast Line 121% Baldwin Locomotive 108% Baltimore and Ohio ... 55% Bethlehem Steol 4514 Calif<B*nia Petroleum 23% Canadian Pacific 149% Central Leather 12 B Cerro de Pasco44% Chandler Motors 74% Chesapeake and Ohio 79% Chicago and Northwestern 51% Chicago, MIL, & St. Paul pfd 21% Chicago, R. I. and Pac. 25% Chile Copper 27% Coca Cola 44 Colorado Fuel and Iron ...39% Congole-um 35% Consolidated Gas 64% Corn Products new 35% Coeden Oil 29% Crucible Steel 50% Cuba Can© Sugar pfd.... 56% Daviston Chemical 45% Du Punt de Nemours ...116% Brie 2Vri Famous Players Lasky 7374 General Asphalt 35% General Electric 218 General Motors Greet Northern pfd. 57’i Gulf States Steel 65 Houston Oil 65% Illinois Central 103»% International Harvester 84% Int. Mer, Marine pfd. 32% Tnt. Tel. and Tel. 68 Invincible Oil 12% Kelly Springfield Tire 13% Kennecott Copper 33% Ixjulsvllle and Nashville 92% Mack Truck ... 81 Marland Oil 3114 Maxwell Motors A42% States Oil 31/. Missouri, Kan. and Texas 10% Missouri Pacific, pfd. 41% National Lead 133 New Orleans Tex and Mex.. 112% New York Central 101% N. Y.. N. H.. and Hartfordl9 Norfolk and Western 124% Northern Pacific 51% Pacific Oil 48 Pan American Petroleum B 49% Pennsylvania .... 43% Producers and Refiners 26% Pure Oil 22% Reading .... 50% Republic Iron and Steel 44% Reynolds Tobacco B 66% Seaboard Air Line 9% Sears Roebuck 82% Sinclair Con. jfl% Slosn-Bhefflold Steel and Iron 56 B Southern Pacific 90*4 Southern Railway 54% Southern* Railway pfd. 71 Standard Oil of Cal. 57 Standard Oil of N. J. 34% Studebaker Corporation 33 Texas Co. .... 39 % Texas and Pacific 29 Tobacco Products 57% Transcontinental OH 4% Union Pacific....... 182% United Drug 72% IT. s. Cast Iron Pipe 88?; U/ S. Ind. Alcohol 64% United States Rubber 25% United States Steel 97% Utah Copper 67% Westinghouse Electric 56% Willys Overland 8% Wool worth .... 84 Standard Oil Stocks Anglo 15% 16 Buckeye ..* 63 163% Continental 41% 43 Cumberland 136 140 Galena 57% 58% Illinois 187 140 Indiana ... 90 92 Nat Tran. 22 22% N. Y. Tran. 75 77 Nor. Pipe 88 90 Ohio Oil 61% 62% Prairie Oil 218 220 Prairie Pipe 103 103% Solar Ref. 193 106 Sou. Pip© 95 96 8. O. Kan. 40 41 S. O. Ky. 107 108% S. O. Neb. 140 248 S. O. N. Y. 39 39% R. O. Ohio 292 295 Vacuum 62 62% S. O. Ind. 57% 57% I CRUDE MARKET I Cat Creek 81-88 Lance Creek 1.90 Osage 1.90 Grass Creek light 1.95 Grass Creek, heavy .90 Greybull 1.95 Torchlight 1.96 Elk Basin 1.95 Rock Creek 1.70 Salt Creek 1.60 Big Muddy 1-50 Mule Creek - 1.10 Sunburst 1.05 Hamilton Dome 140 Ferris - 1.65 Byron 1.95 Notches -65 Pilot Butte ....a___— 1 10 Lander .70 POTATOES afnCAGO, May 27. Potatoes, firm on old stock; weak on new; receipts, 56 cars; total United States shipments. 347) Wisconsin sacked round whites, 81.40 9 1.60; bulk. $1.5001.66; new Alabama and Louis iana sacked Bliss Triumphs, No. 1, $2.5002.75; No. 3, sl-2501.38. C6c Caffret Daflp Ctfßune :NEWS AND QUOTATIONS BY LEASED WIRE- OIL SECURITIES By Wilson Oanxuer A Go. Bessemer . .26 .28 Big Indian .05 ' .06 Boston Wyoming .... .85 .90 Buck Creek .13 .15 Burke —.... .25 .27 B'ackstdne Salt Creek .28 .30 Chappell ... .19 .21 Columbine .10 .11 Central 1.90 2.00 Central Pipe 2.00 2.10 Consolidated Royalty. 1.29 1.32 Cow Gulch .03 .05 Domino -08 .10 Elkhorn .40 .42 E. T. Williams - .41 .42 Fargo - .06 .08 Frantz —.5.00 6.00 Gates .09% .10% Jupiter .00% .01 Kinney Coastal .10 .11 Lance Creek Royalty. .01 .01% Marine 8.00 3.25 Mike Henry .00% ..01 Mountain & Gulf ... 1.50 1.53 New York Oilll.oo 11.50 Red Bank .22 .23 Royalty A Producers . .05% .06 Sunset .04 .05 Tom Bell Royalty .... .03 .04 Western Exploration. 3.70 3.90 Western States .16 .17 Wyo-Kana .90 1.00 Y Oil .02 .06 NEW’ YORK CURB CLOSING Mountain Producers 19.25 10.38 Glenrock Oil .80 .40 Salt Creek Prds'. 25.50 25.63 Salt Creek Cons. .... 9.00 9.13 New York Oil 11.00 11.50 Prod, and Refrs. 26.50 26.63 Gosden 29.25 29.50 Mutual 10.25 10.38 S. O. Ind. 57.25 57.38 ( LIVESTOCK*" Omaha Quotations. OMAHA. Neb., May 27.—(U. S. Department of Agriculture.Y—Hogs —Receipts. 12,000; slow; mostly 5c lower; bulk 220 to 300 pound butch ers, $6.85@6.95; top, 87-00; good 160 to 210 pound weight, $6.60@6.85; plainer lights on down to $6.25; packing sows, mostly 10c lower; bulk. $6.35®6.35; smooth grades up to 86.50; average cost Monday, 86.85; weight. 248. Cattle —Receipts, 2,500; beef steers and yearlings, slow; few early sales at $7.75@'9.50; mixed steady; under tone weak; top steers, 810.50; few loads, 810.60®'12.50; l>etter grades butcher cows and heifers, moderate ly active, steady; little done on others; bidding lower; vealers, 25® 50c lower; bulls, f toady; stackers and feeders, weak; bulk fed cows and heifers. 85.00®0.00; vanners and cr.tters, $2-5004.50: vealers to pack ers. upwards to 88.50; stockcrs and feeders, 86.50118.00. Sheep—Receipts, 6,000; moderately active; lambs, steady to strong; dipped lambs, $14.00® 14.50; native spring lambs, 815.75® 16.00; few at 816.10; Idaho springers. 816.35®) 16.50; Navajo yearlings, 811-75; wethers, 88.75; ewes, $6.75. Denver Prices. DENVER. Colo., May 37.—(U. S Department of Agriculture.)—Hogs —Receipts, 4,200; fairly active, un even, mostly 15c lower than Mon day's average; bulk desirable 180 to 245 pound averages, $6.80 to $7.10; top, $7.10; some held higher; plainer grade down to $6.70; desirable light lights, $1.00; few $6.25; packing sows, generally $5.75; few fat pigs, $5.75, steady; stork grade. $5.00. Cattle—Receipts. 760; calves. 200; bettor grades, active: others, slow, generally steady; choice 800 pound yearling steers. $10.95; fairly good aged steers. $7.50 to $8.75;' choice 738 pound heifers. $9 00; others averaging 801 pounds, $8.75; medium to good cows, $5.75 to $6.50; plain stockers, $6.50; plain feeders, $7.50; good to choice vealers, sll.oo® 11.50. Sheep—Receipts, 2.000; bulk of run through to nearby feed lots; few loads wooled lambs, unsold early; nothing else offered. WOMANSLfiYER GOESONTRIAL (Continued from Page One.) Tn 1904, Mary A. Powell was con victed of second degree murder and was pardoned after serving a few months of her 20-year sentence. It Is necessary to go all the way back to 1829 to find a first degree murder conviction recorded. In that year, the notorious Patty Can non, celebrated as the principal character In George Alfred Town send's novel. "The Entailed Hat, or Patty Cannon's Timas," was sen tencsd to hang for the murder of n peddler. Before the date of the hanging, however, the fair Patty, renowned sa a beauty, died In prl eon, according to the records. She was spirited away by the band of slave kidnappers which she headed. If you prefer to believe the romantic traditions of Sussex county. Foreign Exchange NEW YORK, May 27.—Foreign exchanges. Irregular. Quotations In cents: Great Britain, demand. 433%: cables 434; 60-day bills on banks, 481%. France, demand 5.35. cables, 5.86. Italy, demand 4.40; cables, 4.40%. Belgium, demand 4.61; cables, 4.62. Germany, de mand (per trillion), .23%. Holland. 87.40. Norway, 13.82. Sweden. 26.53. Denmark. 16.82. Switzerland, 17.65. Bpnln, 13.63. Greece. 1 94. Poland. .000013. ■ Czecho Slovakia, 2.94%. Jugo Slavia. 1.38%. Austria, .0014%. Brazil. 11.10. Tokio, 40%. Mon treai, 98%. [STOCK ISSUES SAG IN MARKET Reactionary Trend Develops In Trading on Gotham Exchange NEW YORK. May 27.—stock prices turned reactionary In to day's extremely dull market. Stif fening money rates and the relative ly poor St. Paul railroad earnings statement for April were the prin cipal market factors. Sales approx imated 550,000 shares. NEW YORK, May 27.—Trivial price changes marked the opening of today's market, reflecting Wall Slreets's waiting attitude pending final decision on the tax bill. The main tendency however was down ward. Punta Algre Sugar dropped 1% to a new 1924 low nt 51. Coal carriers again showed stability. Nor. folk & Western and Delaware & Hudson rising more than a point. Several oil shares, which recently had shown recuperative power, de veloped pronounced heaviness, par ticularly Pan-American "B" and Atlantic Refining, the latter falling four points. Except for a two-point advantage In United States Cast- Iron Pipe and a rise of 1 % In In ternational Paper, most active spec ialties and Industrials worked steadily lower. Wabash preferred "a” was under selling pressure, and Stewart-Warner and some of the independent steels. Including Beth lehem a'Bo lost ground. American Water-Works jumped more than 2 points to a now 1924 high at .56’;. Foreign exchances opened steady ♦ MONEY j NEW YORK. May 27.—Ca1l money, easier; high, 4; low, 3: ruling rate, 4; closing bld, 3: offered at 3%: last loan, 3: call loans against ac ceptances, 3%; time loans, steady: mixed collateral. 60-90 days. 4; 4-6 months, 4®4%; prime commercial paper, 4%®4%- SILVER NEW YORK. May 27.—Bar silver. 66%; Mexican dollars, 50%. Butter and Eggs CHICAGO. May 27.—Butter high er; creamery extras 37 %c; extra first 36®36%c; first 34%®35%c; seconds 31083%0. Eggs unchanged; receipts 46,473 cases. Track Stars Leave Today For Chicago The three track men who will represent the Natrona County high school and the state of Wy oming in the national lirterschol astlc track and field meet at the university of Chicago Friday and Saturday, leave Casper this after noon accompanied by their coach. Dean Morgan. The men are Clyde Hales. Odle Gorrell, and George Goble. They will be In competi tion with 620 men from 153 schools throughout the United States. The expenses of the trio were raised by a committee who secur ed the co-operation of about 25 business men of the city during the last tew days. The school board appropriated money for the expenses of the coach. HEARING UPON BUS SERVICE FIGHTDELAYED CHEYENNE. Wyo., May 27.—Ths state public service commission to day postponed to June 10 hearing on a protest by the Salt Creek Transportation company that per sons without state permits to en gage in such business ar© operat ing bus services In and around Salt Creek field. The Salt Creek company In its protest alleges that the following are operating without authority: W. F. Moore. J. A. Loear. Fred Sharp, Simon Apgar. G. E. Hawkes Frank Byrnes, Ed Shause, J. B. Davis, Robert Smith. Marie Byrnes, Hugh E. Morrison, W. H. Harrison. George Kesser, H. A. Stone and George Freels. The public service commission Tuesday afternoon held hearing on the application of the Edgerton Public utilities company to supply water to towns and twnps In the Salt Creek field. Portivood Funeral Set for Wednesday The funeral of Jack Port wood will be held from the Shaffer Gay chapel at 2 o’clock tomorrow after noon. The Rev. L. E. Carter will officiate. Mr? Portwood died Hat. urday afternoon while ho was drlv- Inga car on the Alcova road. W. J. Brennan arrived in the city this morning from Denver and will spends number of ds vs here trans acting business affairs. WHEAT CLOSE WTODAY Fractional Decline Recorded With Slow Export Demand CHICAGO. May 27. Further rains southwest had a tendency to check crop damage talk, and led to price downturns of material extent In the wheat market today during th© early dealings- There was scat tered selling on the part of com mission houses and by pit specu lators. On the declines, however, houses with eastern connections did some purchasing. The Initial fig ures, which ranged from %c decline to %c advance, with July $1.08% to $1.08% and September $1.09% to $1.09%, were followed by a general setback. Subsequently, weakness at Winni peg and slowness of export demand prevented any decided rally. The clew© was heavy %c to ?4c net low er, July $1.07% to $1.07% and Sep tember $ I.oßc to $1.09. Favorable weather tended to ease down corn and oats. After opening unchanged to %c lower, July 77% to 77 %c, the corn market continued to sag. Covering by shorts brought about price upturns later but mostly of a transient sort. The close was un sett'ed %o to %c net lower, July 77%®%c to 77%®%c. Oats started at a shade to %c off July 44%®%c, and later showed n little further lojs. Provisions were Inclined to drop owing to lower quotations on hogs. Open High Low Close WHEAT. May 1.06% 1.06% 1.05% 1.05% July 1.08% 1.08% 1.07% 1.07% Sept. .._1.09% 1.09% 1.08% 1.08% CORN. May .78% .78% .77% .78 July .77% .77% .76% .77% Sept. .... .77 .77% .76% .77 OATS. May .46% .46% .40% .46% July .44% .44% .44% .44% Sept. .40% .40% .40% .40% I-ARD. July 10.37 10.37 10.32 10.32 RIBS. July 8.72 Sept. 0.82 BELLIES. July 10.17 10.17 10.17 10.17 Sept. .... 10.45 10.45 10.45 10.45 STORMS BE BIG DEATH TOLL (Continued from Page One.) scene. Unconfirmed reports also stated that the storm had caused heavy property damage at Summit, but did not say if there had been any loss of life. All telegraph, tele phone and railroad wires were down to the two stricken towns and de tails of the storm were lacking. Three Negroes were killed and 12 persons Injured on the plantation of W. B. Swain, 15 miles east of Greenville. Vicksburg reported a heavy rain and wind storm which unroofed sev eral houses. Wire communication In all the areas visited by the storm was badly crippled. TEN REPORTED DEAD IN /IL.ABAMA. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. May 27. Ten persons were killed at Empire. Ala., in a storm that struck that place early today, say reports re ceived by newspaper men hero. The victims were white persons. The persons reported killed were members of three households, the homes smashed by a twister which struck suddenly and without warn ing. Empire Is In Walker county. Fif teen parsons were reported Injured. TWO FAMILIES ARE WIPED OUT. EMPIRE. Ala., May 27.—Two families were practically wiped out In the Owens mining camp, three milts from here earlier today when ten persons were killed and fifteen Injured In a storm that struck while they slept. The homes of William Robbins snd John Hays were smashed Into splinters. In the Robbins home eight per sons were killed. Mrs. Jolyi Hays and a young woman named Abbott met death In th© Hays home and some Hays were seriously hurt. Several houses near the Robbins and Haye homes were demolished. MORE FATALITIES ARE LISTED. COLLINS, Miss.. May 37.—Mias Gene Moseley Robertson, 15, and Mias Sara Myrtle Bass, 15. were killed, a dozen persons Injured and heavy property damage resulted when a storm swept through Collins last night, practically wracking the business district and damaging a number of houses In the residential district. NASHVILLE. Tenn , May 27.—A special to the Banner from Athens. Ala., says a tornado struck Lime stone county last night, kllllna seven persons east of Ellamont..The family of Will Collins were all killed. A two year baby was blown SEVEN MEMBERS OF ONE FAMILY DEAD MERIDIAN. Mies., May 27 -Sev en members of the John Broadway family were killed in a storm that struck Brewer, a few miles from here early today. The dead were Mr. and Mrs. Broadway, a married son. him wile and vhlld, an unmar ried non and a boy. A woman was killed at Devos. ! PERSONALS | Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Maxon of Tulsa, who have been spending the last few days here, left last eve ning for Denver where they will re main for several days before return ing to their home. They were accom panied to Denver by Miss Virginia Gladman who will be the guest there of relatives for a short Hine. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Hobson, who have been spending a number of days In the city attending to busi ness affairs, departed yesterday for their homstead near Buffalo. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Jenkins, of 218 West Eighth street are rejoicing over the arrival of a baby daugh ter. Friday, May 23. Mother and baby are reported to be doing nice ly. Mr. Jenkins is connected with the Levy Construction company. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Case will re turn to their home In Kearney, Neb. this week after an extended visit spent here at the home of their daughter. Mrs. II M. Mathis. • • • Miss Mary Wagner, who has been teaching school tn Colorado for the year returned to Casper last week. Miss Lt Ulan England, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John England will return on Friday of this week from Columbia, Mo., where she has com pleted her year's work at Christian college. • • • Mr. and Mrs. George Meers spent ceveral days here visiting with friends returning Monday to La voys. Mrs. B. M. Howe of Fremont is visiting with friends In the city a guest of the Townsend. Miss Charlotte Rcfley of Carey hurst Is the guest of friends hero for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Tomlinson and family are Guernsey visitors spending a tow days in the city. Ted Mosher spent several days heYe this week visiting with his mother, Mrs. R. J. Mosher. • • r Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Jackson and children expect to leave tomorrow by motor for Denver and other Col orado points on a several weeks' pleasure trip. • • • F. G. Holmes and daughter, Eliza beth Ann of Colorado were Casper arrivals tills mornings. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. C.arrey are out of town business visitors here for the day from Denver. | CITY BRIEFS [ William L. Christiana, formerly of Casper Is spending several days here this week from Denver. A. L. Harrington Is a Gillette business man spending a short time here this week. W. B. Jack and E. E. Evans ar© among the Denver men who ar rived today. W. H. Jack Is attending to business affairs here for a thort time from his homo In Ft. Collins. Harold Davis Is visiting with his father for several days in Denver. • • • L. H. Mann who has making his home here for ths last few years, expects to leave the latter part of the week for Bt. Louis where he will reside. Wilbur C. JarAes has returned from a several days business trip spent In the northern part of the state. • • • William O. Collins of Denver who has been attending to business af fairs here for the last few weeks, expects to depart this evening for Cheyenne and his home. • • • M. G. Clifford has returned from a weeks trip spent with friends in Omaha. • • • J. L. Moore of El Paso, la here today visiting with friends. • • • L. E. Laird, chairman of the Htate Highways commission snd Democratic candidate for United States senator, is In Casper today. Harry Holm Is In the city from Teapot for several days. Roy McAd/un* of Paxton and Gal lagher accompanied by A. D. Jones of ths Wilson Packing company of Chicago last this afternoon for Salt Creek on a short business trip. A. R. Craig of Snyder, has been spending a few days in the city visiting with hta brother who hua i-ren visiting tn th* city from his horns In Lamon, 8. D.. and who is enroute to Oregon. Patrick Shields and C- C. Good nick are visiting with friends hare tor a few days from Htlt Creek. W. D. Thomas Is among the out of town men here this week from R. W. W’olf la an Oklahoma City man In the city on buslneas. Frederick Klink of Denver was a Casper business arrival thia morn ing. J. H. Hoffman ta attending to buslnesa affairs hero this week for several days. R. T. Fleming arrived on a short buainaas trip from Denver thia morning. PAGE SEVEN NATRONA HIGH GRADS STAR IN COLLEGL MEET Cowboy Victory Over Greeley Normal Won By Casper Men. Prominence ot Casper young peo ple at the University of Wyoming was evidenced again last week In reports from the State University. The victory of the Cowboy track team over th© Colorado State Teach ers college was du© to a large ex tent to the participation of Natrnna high school graduates. Lawrence Ormsby was high point man of the meet and wan one of the principal cogs In the Wyoming scoring ma chine. tho Casper lad registering two firsts and a second; Foster Blodgett was the only Wyoming man to place In the high jump and he tied Eastman, also ot Casper for Ist place In the 220 yard dash. In the 100 yard dash Eastman took first and Blodgett, second. Both Blodgett and Eastman were mem bers of the victorious Wyoming re lay team. Byron Huie, another well known Casper lad succeeded in Placing in tho mile run. Charles Hsmry. of Casper, was among those elected to office at the annual fraternity elections held at Laramie last week. Mr. Hemry was elected Treasurer of the Wyoming Chapter of the Sigma Nu fraternity. I STANDING OF CARRIERS IN COMPETITION "Wo have been taking the paper for over three years and have never misled a copy. If any boy is en titled to win it is our carrier and wo are all working for him.” Many statements similar to this have been made to tho office girl and it is tills kind of backing by tho carriers* customers that is sure to carry him to success in the present race. This is an example of tho patrons* good will that was clearly shown ih tho office of tho Tribune yesterday, when two ladles stopped in to pay their subscriptions and drop their votes in tho ballot box for their carrier, at the same time handing in tho names of two of their neigh bors who had not been taking tho Tribune. This Is the eighth day the stand ing of the routes In The Tribune carriers* competitive Mice has been published. Total results will be given tomorrow and tho next dav after which time the ballot box wiil bo closed until the final count is made on June 19. The manner In which the readers of the Tribune have responded in aiding the boys has been a revela tion to the carriers that will no doubt inspire each nnd every one <*f them to Increase their efforts to giro more prompt and efficient service than <ver before. Hand your subscriptions to the boys or bring them to the office. Prizes. Ist—lver-Johnson bicycle. 2nd—Tver-Johnson bicycle. 3rd—Elgin watch (green gold). 4th—Elgin watch (white gold). Bih—Complete Boy Scout outfit. In another section of the paper you will find a coupon which may be used by subscribers. If properly filled out and signed the carrier may bring It to the office for you. Use these coupons, they will help him. Standing of the carriers in oog* petition nt close of 7th day, May JI. was ns follows: Route No. Points 1 *___ 7.280 2 7,0>0 1 6 075 4 7.1T4 5 6 - 7.600 7 6 915 8 ... 7.750 9 4.*00 10 ... 4.930 11 .... s.soo 13 4 575 13 6.250 14 —— 7,510 15 —.— 4,218 10 ..... 4 800 17 ......... 7,000 18 4 925 19 ... 7.000 20 4 500 21 «, 7.775 23 7.500 23 _ J. 710 24 < 950 20 < 800 24 7.960 37 7.200 28 7.5T0 20 7.475 36 7.400 37 7.500 .19 6.200 40 . 800 SUGAR NEW YORK. May 27.—A further decline of *4 of a cent a pound occurred in the raw sugar market this morning when sales of both Porto Rican and Cuban were re ported on a basis of 03 duty paid, a new lew record for the tnoveoMAl and tho lowest price since January, 191’1. 7 • 7 Wyoming Motorway tit