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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23
What About High-Priced Stocks?
By ATRERT w ATWOOD

am able to save from $500 to $500 year,
and would like to buy on instalments as good
stocks as possible, and be able to take adj
vantage of extra stock distributions, extra
dividends, and so on Send me what infor-
nation you can regarding Standard Oil
stocks. Doesn't Vacuum Oil stock look
good at the price, considering the surplus?
Doesn't American Tobacco common also
look good, considering the surplus? A'so
Sears RoebuCk?
UST because a suit of clothes, or a
shirt, or share of stock is high-priced,
we can not positively assert that it is
high-grade, extra fine quality, and worth
the price. But, without passing any
opinion on dresses or fancy Shirts | can
state, in reply to the foregoing inquiry
from Massachusetts reader, that high
priced stocks very frequently, perhaps
usually, are of distinctly superior quality,
and therefore "worth the money" If in
vestment and speculation were confined
to stocks of this type, losses would be few
and far between.
There is no greater fallacy than to sup
pose stock is bargain because it sells
at few dollars. Far more often the So
called high-priced stock, the one selling at
several hundred dollars share, is the
really cheap one. 1t is low compared to
what it has been or will be, and low con-
siderng its earnings and its actual and
probable dividends.
Low and Cheap" are words that
need to be scrutinized closely. The in
stinct that leads people to buy shares
just because one gets a lot of them
for few dollars is mostly a blind, gam
l.
shrewdness, and common sense point in
another direction.
Nearly all general statements about
financial subjects have exceptions. One
must not be dogmatic. There have
been eases where stocks have sold at
high prices just because of tradition,
prejudice, and inability to realize that an
industry had seen it's best days-was,
in fact, almost hollow and ready to be
punctured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23
A Fairly Safe Rule

1T is fairly safe rule that stock that
sells for several hundred dollars share
represents something very real. 1t usu-
ally represents big, strong, stable, earn
ing business, with big dividends, and even
larger ones in prospect. Contrariwise, the
stock at few dollars or few cents COM
monty stands for new, untried, specu-
lative concern not yet earning or paying
dividends.
Such stocks as the Vacuum Oil, Amer
lean Tobacco, and Sears Roebuck repre-
sent great, strong, established organiza-
tions. OF course, they are subject to in
creasing competition. American Tobacco
has suffered from it.; the number of mail
order houses tends to increase; and even
the Standard Oil subsidiaries, of which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23
AS to Buying on Margin

TWO words of caution before buying
high-priced stocks. They are subject
to rapid movements in price. The very
fact of their being high makes them easily
responsive to few buying and selling
orders. A sudden rise or drop of ten
points in stock whose market price is
around three or four hundred dollars
means absolutely nothing. Therefore
only fool will buy such stocks on a small
margin. 1t is far better to purchase them
outright. The buyer must not get dis
couraged and sell out if very high-priced
stock goes down soon after he has bought
it. AS have already said, day-to-day
movements mean nothing in this class of
securities.
Extra dividends come frequently on
these high-priced "rich mans" stocks.
But they don't always come when the
small owner expects them. Companies
of this character are usually run with con-
siderable secrecy. Therefore these are
the stocks to hold on to until the big divi-
dends come. The man who wants a
"quick turn must go elsewhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23
By ALBERT W. ATWOOD

Vacuum is one no longer have the field
to themselves. But any one who studies
the balance-sheets of these companies
will discover what long, long road
they are from being seriously upset by
competition.
The great point is that with new, I'M
tried ventures the chances of success are
always small, whereas with strong, al
ready established, dividend-paying COM
pany one is virtually sure of a large
number of dividends. Buy into half a
dozen new promotions, and perhaps
one will pay you something within two
years. Buy half dozen Standard Oils
or similar "rich mans stocks, and within
two years you will have received back
a large part of your purchase price in
dividends.
1t is unnecessary to express specific
opinion about any one of the three stocks
The most superficial study of these COM
panies will convince any person of their
wealth, the extent of their business and
the likelihood of continued payment of
large dividends.
There are hundreds of similar stocks
selling from, say, l25 to 600 share.
Any broker or banker is able to furnish
a list. These are about the only kind of
"tips' to be trusted. Any investor pos
sessing little knowledge of business
affairs can make up such list him
self
Naturally, many brokers do not find
any great profit in buying two or three
shares of high-priced, well known,
and established stock for client. 1t
is not on this kind of business that
the big brokerage or promotion profits
are made.
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New Advertisements
- as7sFs ~
FOR SALE.

"A Saw Min, complete s6.in inserted
tooth saw: but llttlc used. g. n.
ELL1NGER, Fayefte ST. and East
Ave, Baltimore, Md l2-f-tt
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On Monday, November 20, 1916,
Thomas Gust Cornelius died at Bowie,
Prince Georges county, Md, which
had been his home for the past 32
years. Though he had not been In
his former robust health for the past
year, his death was entirely unexpect-
ed, for he was engaged in his usual
occupations only two or three days
previously; but organic complications
resulted in an acute heart attack, from
which he very suddenly died
Mr.. Cornelius was the son OF the
Rev. Samuel Cornelius, who was a
clergyman OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church, and he was born in Prince
Frederick, Calvert county, Md, on
the second Of August, 1856. He is sur
viyed by his widow, whose maiden
name was Mamie Morsell, and TO
whom he was married 81 years ago on
the 18th of September last. Thirty
two years ago he removed from his
native county to Bowie, Prince Geor-
ge's county, Nd, where bad ever since
been the station agent Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, performing
with honesty, fidelity and ability the
many duties connected with his occ'i-
patton. His funeral services we're
held on Wednesday, the 23rd inst,
in st. James Protestant Episcopal
Chapel al Bowie, toward the erection
OF which he had done so much, and
we're conducted by Rev. James Kirk
patrick, former pastor Of Holy Trim
ity Paeish, and a friend of many years,
assisted by Rev. John f. Kirk, the
present pastor OF that parish. He
was buried in the graveyard of HOLY
Trinity Parish 10 "T'hc Forest :"
where loving hands laid his form 10
his grave which had been dug at the
spot chosen by himself, north Of the
the choir Of the church The attend
ance at MS funeral was unusually
large and the floral offerings were nu-
merons and beautiful. ID. .. L
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-07


The Presidents message to the joint session
OF Congress on last Tuesday urged the necessity
OF immediate legislation as regards the railroad
situation, which is growing more acute as time
goes on. AS the Baltimore Sun very apty
observes
"Had the strike really taken place last sum
mer, had the peopl really felt the pinch of
hunger and famine, had the great cities Of the
country seen their milk supply exhausted in a
day, their penshable food products gone in three
or four days, their supplies Of all sorts dwindline,
prices going up, labor riots and food riots occur
ing, thousands facing destitution in the midst Of
plenty, Congress would have hurried to pass
any measure that seemed to promise relief, no
matter how revolutionary. Public sentiment
would have made itself felt very certainly and
quickly. If the people are wise, they will ex-
press their opinion no less emphaticaiIy now.
They will let their representatives at Washing
ton know that something must be done to pre-
vent a recurrence Of such situation as resulted
IN the passage Of the Adamson law. II some
hidden genius has better plan than that of
President Wilson's let it be brought forth.
But let there be no failure 10 act.
The President has done his part. 1t is now
up 70 the people d the country to do theirs.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-07
lEoNARDTowN ND. THURSDAY MORNING DEC I 1916

Our correspondents are requested to get copy
in our Office early. We are most anxious to
publish county news, but copy MUST be in
this Office before Wednesday
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-07
FOR SALE
Application for Oyster Ground

Applicant Reginald D. Harper
Address Oravillc.
Acres Not more than thirty.
Located In the Patuxent River, ON
the westerly side thereof, between the
los leased 10 Daniel Harper and DE
Ia Brooke shore and running south
casleriy from Mud Creek locally
known ~ Great House Creek 20 the
lot 81 J X. Downes, as shown on pub
iished chart No. 49,
Protests must be hied ia Circuit
Court for 81 Mays county on or be-
FORE Dec. 2, 1915.
Conservation Commission Of Mary.
land. I0-t2-it.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-07

Congress met on Monday last for a session
ordinarily devoted to the passage OF appropna-
ton bills, and the time in which they have 10
complete their work is scarcely sufficient even
for that purpose. The reminder that "consld-
cradle important legislation hanging over from
the last session must be given its due consldera-
ion and passed has for the members OF this
Congress and the people Of the country far
more important meaning than the stereotype
phrase hitherto conveyed.
Still it were well not to set too high mark
Of anticipation as to what can be accomplished
between now and March 4th. If it be possible
for individual members to forego the custom ex-
isting hitherto Of seeking their own personal
qualification in using valuable time for the secur-
Ing Of benefits for their immediate localities and
devote the first portion Of the session to an at
tempt at solving the really important questions
of the day. namely the high cost Of living and
the all important relations between the railroad
employers and employees then will they sue
coed in doing yeoman service to the country
and will reflect greater credit to themselves as
individual members Of this great body.
1t is but natural to suppose that few if any Of
the members Of Congess have any very definite
views upon how the solution Of these grave
questions can be reached, but the matter is
bound to come up, and when it does they owe
it to the whole country to give it their best and
most careful consideration
That there is work Of vast importance before
Congress is universally felt. AAt1he JImeottbf
condition existing between railroad employers
and employees, the only thing that was actually
accomplished was the avoidance Of threatened
strike on the part Of the hainmen, but it is all
most universally agreed that the Adamson law
must be amended to such an extent as to enable
both capital and labor to work in harmony rath-
er than at logerheads, as is now the case. The
unparalleled activity in the industrial world has
demonstrated that some legislation looking to
larger capitalization Of the roads be speedily
enacted for the transportation facilities OF the
country are sadly inadequate to cope with the
increased activity that even after the close Of the
war is believed by men in close touch with the
business interests Of the country will continue
long after peace has been established.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-07
Announcement.

| wish TO announce 10 my patrons
and the general public that on account
Of the high price Of material I have
advanced my prices on all work.
Horseshoeing, from No. / to 3,
plain, Si.25.
From No. 3 mp, plain, 81 80.
Toe weights, side weights, IDEAL
corks and steel shoes, $3.50. About
25 per cent on all other work.
Thanking you all for past patron
age, ] solicit continuation Of the
same. ResDt.
l0-l2-it. ADAM =. WHILE.
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Application for Oyster Ground

Appilcant--T. Raymond Dixon.
Address -Sandgatcs.
Aeres Six.
Located on the southweslerly side
III tho Patuxeni River, between Forest
Wharf ard the ilttle church on shore
and south and adjoining 10 the lot
leased 10 stephen NJ Jones, as shown
on published chart No. ~.
Protests must be dled 10 Circuit
Court for So Mary's county on or be
forc December 20, 1915,
Conservation Commission Of Mary
land. tIi-a-at.
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Notice to Creditors.

Orphans Court Of ~. May County, SCI =
October 70. isla
ORDERED ny Tn1 COURT. That
William y. hrFbeTt. Administrator ~
y lillian X. hsfbeft, late o. a.
AAFV's county deceased. Eisa the notice 70
CURED b. law 10 tha dnreasaPa ereditofu 4,
sxhlllis their claims and that the same -
publiahsd anfe = week Toe ala successive
weeks IL the ~ Mays Beacon.
BENgs FuahN
R34int3E ~ Muia.
True copy Test tESa. t.0mRa
Register 81 wis FOE ~. ekfvs county
IN pursuance ~ tha Ntsgsa order, / hafeby
give notice tbati have obtained nora the ~.
phAus Court % ~ Mays county, No, let
tsFs of Administration on the psrRopAi estate
WILLIAM X. HkHHERT
late ~ said county. decreased. All pnr1ona
having elAina nratnst the aaid decreased are
hereby Ootiied 10 IS hfbit the same With tbs
pfopef vouchers Ats he'd thereto, 70 the sub
eeFiheY 90 uf before the 10th day 81 ApFfl,
1911, they VII otherwise b. law 10 eHeiaded
nom the bsneots ~ lhe aald estate. All per-
apna Indebted 70 the decreased ara Required 10
make I'm mediate pay mani 70 The subscriber
WMs II HkkbkfkT,
i@ia%t Administrator.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-07
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT
OF

OF
GEO W. JOY TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR
The FISCAL YEAR - + 3iss fyiJ ssAA y
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NoTIcE
Oct. i. 1ala.

Oct. Is, 1916.
The firm OF Lee g. Foote has this
day been dissolved by MUTUAL agree
Inent and the business viii be continu-
I'd hjreafter individually by each OF
tn above said members.
J. FENNER LEE,
GEO. b. FOOTE.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-07
Nc
REPoRr o. CONDITION OF THE
National Bank Of Mechanicsville

svs In the State Of Maryland At the Close
Of Business on November ", 1915.
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REWARD

For return Of Boys Osercoat and
issit z ss,ssmfss~- i.sst frasn anfo at
ii-2-2t 4. r. WILLIAMS.
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FREE TEXTBOOK FUND.

Total $500. - sl4, 49, 20
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LOST.

800 reward will be paid the finder
Of Red Irish Setter, lost near Holly
wood 90 ThafsdaY, Nov. 30 Finder
will please return 10 r. a MCKAY
Leonardtown. l2.isAL
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-01-24
NINTH COTTON
GINNING REPORT
Amount olnned Prior to Jan. 10 More
Ths, Four Million Bales Short
Of Last Year.

Washington. Jan. 2i.-The ninth
cotton ginning report OF the season.
compiled from reports Of census bu.
reau correspondents and agents
throughout the cotton belt and issued
at 10 a. m. today announced that TO-
76s. .202 bales OF cotton counting round
as half bales. Of the growth OF 1915
had been ginned prior TO Jan. i6. That
compares with ii.9l5.s50 bales. or
93S per cent Of the entire crop gin.
ned prior to Jan. Is last year. 49,.
IS. .03s bales. or 97.l per cent in 1913,
and i3.Oss.s3O bales. or % per cent
I'm 1912. The average quantity OF cot.
ton ginned prior to Jan. Is in the last
ten years was 1921. isi bales. or 95.5
per cent OF the crop.
Included In the ginnings were lO6.'
9s6 round bales. compared with 5O.9i2
ginned prior to Jan. i6 last year &C..
so7 in 1913 and 1850 in 1912.
Sea Island cotton included number.
cd so.736 bales. compared with 79.5i5
ginned prior TO Jan i6 last year. 72..
277 in 1913 and 7O.75s in 1919.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-01-24
DR.. S. v. HOOKS
DIED Of WOUNDS
VIII Be Buried In Navasota-Mec Queer
Rearrested and Made Bond un.
der Murder Charge.

DR.. s. W. Hooks. the colored physi'
clan who was shot In a difficulty with
VIII Mcqueen. also colored. near the
Colonial Theater on the night Of Jan.
IL. died from the effect OF his wounds
at l:3s o'clock yesterday afternoon
at the Bryan Hospital. whece he had
been under treatment since the shoot.
Ing.
VIII Mcqueen. who had been out on
bond since the shooting. gave himself
up 10 the officers Immediately after
Hooks death. lie was given an ex.
amining trial before Justice OF the
Peace l.. ID. McGee This morning at
10 o'clock and was admitted to bond.
fixed at $1,000 TO await the action OF
the grand jury at the March term OF
the district court Mcqueen made the
bond and was released from custody.
Memorial services for Dr. Hooks
were held at $3.50 o'clock at the Pleas.
ant Grove Baptist Church this after.
noon. under the auspices OF the Bryan
Lodge. American woodmen. The re.
mains will be shipped to Navasota
tonight and will be buried In that city
tomorrow morning at 1880 o'clock.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-01-24
AS THE
NEWS BREAKS


Corpus Christi. Tex. Jan. 2i.-The
trial Of Joe Acebo. charged with the
murder OF A. Perez. Mexican. was set
for trial In the district court here to-
day. Acebo was one OF the central
figures in the trial OF Judge W. T.
Timon and associates In federal court
here last September. during which he
gave testimony which resulted in his
being indicted for perjury In the fed.
eral courts few days after. Accord.
ing to government attorneys. Acebo
repudiated his grand jury testimony
when he was placed on the stand dur.
ing the trial. For the murder charge
a special venire OF 2iO men has been
summoned as prospective jurors. but
Il is believed in court circles that the
case may be tried in another county
on a change OF venue. Acebo was one
OF the original forty.two men indicted
In federal court for alleged election
oonspiracies. Acebo never went to
trial. as his name was dropped from
the indictment few days before court
opened.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-01-24

Austin. Tex. Jan. 4.-Preparatory
steps 70 having civil service exami.
nations for state government EN-.
ployes has been taken by Commission.
er Of Insurance and Banking John s.
Patterson, who has ruled that no new
state bank examiner will be appoint.
ed until candidates can pass a salts.
factory examination. II is said that
political preferment will play small
part in future appointments in this
branch of the state service. II is like.
ly that other departments will inau.
gurate such plan. and II is also likely
that a bill for civil service examina.
tions will be offered at the next ses.
sion OF the legislature.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-01-24
important DEVELOP
MENTS ARE EXPECTED
An Athens Dispatch States the Allies and Greece
are Negotiating Over A Loan for Greece
Which Indicates an Agreement-De.
velopments are Expected Stand.
ard Oil Tanker Taken.


London, Jan. 24.-Thst the entente
powers and Greece are negotiating fol
a loan for the latter 10 stated on good
authority, according to an Athens dis
patch to Reuturs today.
This 10 taken 10 mean that entente
diplomacy has won at Athens and that
important Developments are coming.
The bombardment OF Dover, Eng.
lands great channel port. Saturday
night was amounted today by the
German admiralty. which says bombs
were dropped on the barracks and
docks.
Military operations In the Balkans
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-01-24

Fort Worth. Tex. Jan. 2i.-Munici-
pal supervision Of all public dance
halls is proposed in an ordinance
which social betterment workers are
urging the city commission to adopt.
1t has been suggested that the work
Of supervision might be left to men,
bers OF the board OF moving picture
censors. Some Of the provisions de-
sired in the ordinance are limiting the
age Of girls who can enter dance halls
and to prohibit liquor being taken
into these places.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-01-24

Austin. Tex. Jan. 2i.-with the idea
OF enlarging the scope OF the associa.
tion's activities, the Texas bureau Of
child and animal protection WIN socn
employ a state organizer who is to be
continually on the road. forming hu.
name societies and branches OF the
bureau. Il is planned to have a branch
In every city in the state. II is also
planned to organize bands OF mercy
In the public schools. The organizer
will have authority to appoint humane
officers wherever needed.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-01-24
six BREWERY CASES
WERE COMPROMISED
Penalties Amount to SAYS. .ooo-oallss
Brewery Holds Out and viii
Fight Case.

Sulphur ssengy. TEX. Jan. 2i.-The
cases OF six Texas breweries are this
afternoon to be submitted on pleas Of
guilty. with a compromise agreement,
according to counsel for the breweries
aud Attorney General Looney. The
penalties aggregate s275.OOO. and for
FIXTURES OF charters and an injunction
against political activities are in the
compromise. The Dallas Brewing
Company will fight their case and ask
Jury trial.