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New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
A Narrowing Margin

Question-Will you kindly give ne
your opinion OF American Agricultural
Chemical Company common as an in
vestment? l. there any good reason
why the stock : per cent? sells at such
a low figure %. {. Mac.
Answer - American Agricultural
Chemical Company for the year ended
June 30, 1919, earned 1884 per cent ON
its common stock, against 1901 per
cent In 1918 and 2l.il In 1917. The
margin Of earnings over the dividend
Of per cent does not warrant the
stock selling much higher. In our judg.
ment
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
DIVIDEND NOTICES
AurRlCAN CAN co.

A quarterly dividend OF one ana ~ .nrse. ~.
<,~,,srs per cent has been declared on tne
S.s...a STOCK OF this Company. payabie
,snuary End. 1920. 10 Stockholders OF reccta
~ the close Of business December ION, SsscI:
irensiS r. II. ISMOS.
ms" Secretary and Treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
For ShOrt.Term Investment

For an investment Of approximately
$4,000 in short-term securities, we'll
secured, maturing from June Is, 1921.
to September 2. 1924. and yielding from
$40 per cent to rs per cent per an
mum. the list given below is suggested.
Securities in this form are almost al
ways readily marketable. They there
fore give the holder an opportunity to
take advantage Of whatever other at
tractive investment which may be Of
fered, as they can Gas a rule be sold
with minimum amount Of loss.
Proctor & Gamble Company per
cent, due March /. 1923. Price about
1o4. to yield $40 per cent
st. Paul Union Depot 81 per cent,
due December Is, 1923. Price about 80,
to yield $50 per cent.
Swift & Co. 6 per cent, due August
Is. 1921. Price about 997s, to yield
sos per cent.
Pennsylvania Company Az per cent,
due June IS, 1921. Price about 97%
to yield 6.10 per cent
american Tobacco Company per
cent, due November |, 1923. Price
about lO3, to yield 6b per cent
Canadla racine Railway s per cent,
due March 2, 1924. Price about %, to
yield 6i4 per cent.
American Cotton Oil Company per
cent. due September ., 1924. Price
about 9Si4. to yield 6.45 per cent.
Bethlehem Steel Corporation I per
cent, due July Is. 1923. Price about
l01. to yield $40 per cent.
Baltimore < Ohio Railroad pcr
cent, due April ], 1924. Price about
SO. to yield 40 per cent.
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy joint
4 per cent, due July |. 1921. Price
about 94s4, to yield rs per cent.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Standard Oil Of y. J. Preferred

Question Kindly let me know Just
how much person will receive who
holds two shares Of the standard oil
of New Jersey preferred stock. Is 70
possible for the above shares 10 pay
more than : per cent dividends a year.
G.. B. McE.
Answer-The holder Of two shares of
this stock will receive Slt in dividends
a year and no more.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Canada Copper; Republic Steel

Ouestion-Can you give me any IN
formation concerning Canada copper
Company, Do you consider it fair
speculative stock? I understand they
are fbout to commence production;
DO ycu consider Republic Iron and
Steel common a good investment at
nresent prices and do you think the
future holds any prospects OF add
,ional disbursements outside OF pres
ent dividend rate OF per cent. Also
can YOU give me any information as 10
Detroit. Toledo & Ironton Railroad
second preferred stock and II there Is
anv demand for it? have small lot
Of this stock that | wish 70 dispose o.,
S. A. II.
Ansver-Canada Copper showed a
deficit nfter depreciation and amorti-
zation charges in 1918 of s150:os7:: \
new mill is being constructed which
il is hoped to be- finished by the end
of the wear. The stock is a specula-
tion and may offer a good specula.
tive opportunity. Republic Iron and
steel is hardly to be called a good
Investment. Earnings are said to be
large. and Il Is one Of the corporations
mentioned as possibly awaiting the
decision of the Supreme Court regard
ing stock dividends in relation to the
income tax. The common stock pays
s DER cent, not per cent. The earn
inqs for the first nine months Of
1919 showed an annual rate Of but
7l7 per cent, compared to 1922 per
cent in 1918. Detroit, Toledo and
Tronton continues to show deficit
after taxes, but the road has plenty Of
company in this respect. We are i1-
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Mullins Body Stock

Question Please will you give some
information about Mullins Body stock
What is the par value and is there
any preferred stock, or just the COM
mon? Is this stock good TO be bought
for investment or for speculation =
W G.. y.
Answer-Mullins Body Corporation
manufactures tenders. bodies and parts
for automobiles. 1t has some of the
largest auto manufacturing concerns in
the country among its customers.
There is outstanding Sl,000.OOO Of !
per cent preferred stock. par 500. and
10000 shares common stock of no par
value. rhe common stock may be
considered a speculation.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30

Big Muddy Field upon which the Mid
west Refining Company has recently
completed a we'll estimated at l.soo
barrels a day. We have no further In
formation. nor do we know who IL
back of the company. The Crsssen
Consolidated Gold Mining and Milling
Company stock, at 81 a share, Is sell.
ing at double its par value Of 81 a
share. In other words. were 1t . 500
par. IL would be quoted in the market
at 5000 share. As Of January l..
1919. the company has developed ore
bodies of an estimated value Of ST..
65O.572. Production was then 200 to
250 tons a day. Production fell on
last year and earnings also, compared
with 1917, and in view of high costs
of operation, little early improvement
can be looked for in the position Of
the company.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Wording of Proxies

Question - o. Why are Anglo
French bonds selling at about or,
when. as | understand il, the redemp-
tion date is October 25 next? This is
on considerably higher basis than
the recent British loan and has the
added advantage of being backed by
two governments. (2) Do you consider
the G. l.. Miller Company, Of Atlanta,
Ga, that issues mortgage bonds on
the same plan exactly as the :. W.
Strauss Company, of this city. as near
as | am able 10 ascertain. to be as
good an investment as the Strauss
bonds They pay their interest
through the Guaranty Trust Company.
Their interest rate is : per cent. which
they claim is due 70 their distance
from the money market. Of course,
they have only about five years behind
them. as compared with the much
longer period of the Strauss Company.
(3) Under the plan of reorgan ization
of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Company. now being undertaken, they
requested that the holders Of the first,
preferred stock forward their ccrtiti-
Gates TO a Cleveland trust company 10
be exchanged. Is it customary for
this to be done without any way Of
getting receipt? Also. in the proxy
that they sent out to be signed, they
included the words ITO vote on
any proposition. matter or thing that
may come before said meeting. and
more especially to vote, etc. Don't
you consider that that would be con-
ferring rather broad powers F. y. VI.
Answer-AngIo-Fren is sell better
than an s per cent basis. if held until
maturity. The only reason the bonds
are out Of line is the bulk" factor, the
issue being 100000. 900. There is fire.
auently a large difference between the
Weld on long term and short term in
yestments. however. We know nothing
of the G.. l.. Miller Company, but it
would appear that I per cent net to
the investor on first mortgage real es-
tate bonds is rather high. We think
we'll of the Strauss bonds. If you
send your Goodyear certificate to
reputable trust company by registered
mail Uhe stock being in your name)
we see no risk to yourself. Practically
all proxies are worded the way you
state. II shareholder does not attend
a meeting himself he usually gives
the voting right to the interests he IA
vors. This mode of procedure is quite
regular.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
On a "Sucker LIST

Question: get letters every few
days from half dozen brokers in
different parts of the country. never
heard of any of them, but the stocks
they offer me seem 10 afford a chance
of making lot Of money. Is there
any test I can apply to tell what
chances would have Of making money
in. a particular stock in Texas? Would
The Tribune know about it?-J. J. l..
Answer-Judging from your letter
we should say that you undoubtedly
are on a Sucker list" and If you buy
stocks without extensive investigation
you will probably find them worth
while only as sad reminders of an un-
fortunate experience. OF course. we
may be wrong. What are some of the
stocks offered? And please observe the
simple rules at the top OF the column.
We are put to a good deal of unneces.
sary trouble by failure of some readers
to follow directions. We are very
glad to be of service to you If we
possibly can. but want to avoid need
less delays.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Investment Information

muh the O.
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New-York tribune., 1919-11-30

Buy Liberty Bonds
Question: am widow Of fifty
years and all the future prospects
have is safety of my little fortune OF
$4,000, which I have in the savings
bank at per cent. would like to get
6 or per cent. Il Standard Oil pre-
ferred stock as safe as the bank, and
what would it pay me? Where would
| go to buy it? Can you advise me OF
any securities or bonds paying 7 per
cent that would be perfectly secure for
me Mrs. B.
Answer-The higher the interest you
receive usually the more risk. Liberty
Bonds are the best. of course. They
return about 4si per cent. There are
good preferred stocks yielding from
to 81 per cent. but they are not absO-
lutely safe. by any means. Standard
Oil of New Jersey preferred yields
about $40 per cent. 1t is good in
yestment but Liberty Bonds are as
good as gold. Any New York Stock
Exchange firm whose advertisement
appears in The Tribune will be glad to
buy stock or bonds for you.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
National Acme

Question Have been advised to buy
National Acme for investment as it is
a dividend paying stock. Could YOU
tell me why it sells so much below par
value does not seem to be in de-
mand. Is it good stock w. II.
Answer-National Acme Company
earned Si69 a share in 1918, against
s7.33 in 1917. Earnings this year are
below 1918. The company pays So a
wear on $4,000, 900. or s per cent on
the par value of $50 a share. There Is
none too much margin of safety. which
perhaps accounts for its selling price.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Buy Liberty Bonds

formed that there Is no market for
tho second preferred stock.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
Detroit

$1,000 Armour es "a lOiS 1915, lolss iol
5000 Met + r ex As ~ ~ 4. -
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Grain and Produce

CHICAGO, May 14-Decidsd set
backs In the price Of corn resulted yes
terday largely from the fact that the
weatehr conditions for planting and
for the crop movement were better
than had BEEN looked for. Tho mar.
ket closed az 70 ~ net lower with
July $1.s4M to $1.64x and September
$1.bsh to $1.66X. Oats flnished III
TO 1h down and PROVISIONS of &c to
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Pittsburgh

P1TTsBURGH, May 14-There was
heavy trading in Pittsburgh OH & Gas
on the local exchange yesterday, that
stock advancing over a point to is. Il
opened at 1915 and steadily advanced
nom the opening sale to the finish.
All the stock offered up to Is was TAX
en- during the session. Pittsburgh OH
and Gas has been persistent in its up
ward movement from 81 to its present
level. The strength OF the stock yes
terday was due to the report that the
company had brought in a new oil
well in Oklahoma. Trading was light
in the other oil and gas stocks with
small fractional declines in Light and
Heat and ohfo Fuel Supply. Westing-
house Atrbrake changed hands be-
tween ia and 113. the latter being the
closing sale for the day. Only small
lots appeared. Freproofng stocks
were practically unchanged. a few
transactions taking place In both pre-
ferred and common. American Sew.
er Pipe opened off point and half
at %. several hundred shares chang
ing hands at that figure. There was
another bunch OF San Toy traded in
yesterday between 8 and 10 cents.
There were 100 shares of Pittsburgh
Brewing preferred traded in at IS. A
few small lots Of American Window
Glass Machine common were dealt in
from S71a TO 8sh, the latter being the
closing figure for the day.
0ttrnrnaax
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New York

NEW YORK, May l-yrequent paus
es marked the session Of the Stock
Exchaonge yesterday, although trading
was agafn actdve and broad. Price
changes wore mainly upward but the
ust manifested no very definite trend
untii tho final hour, whom highest quo
tattons were made.
eteeis, coppe:s and allied silver shar
- were the chief elements Of strength
tnGcther with equipments, the latter
SCORING gains Of two 70 SIX points on
9 Nported advance IN prices Of some
Cnished steel products following the
oalure Of the government stabilize.
ton plans.
Raids won't up. numerous dividend
paytng shares registering advances Of
ono 70 two points with secondary or
minor issues, presumably on the grow
ing conviction that legislation aiming
~ thetr betteTmeu Is near at hand.
Metals forfeited part Of their ad.
vantage on publication Of the quarter
~ reports Of the several porphyry com
panies including Utah and Nevada,
consolidated, which disclosed heavy
1ueses IN earnings but theke were
largely regalned in the spirited I'D.
Vance which accompanied the close.
United States Steel made net gain
OF III points but the Independent
group rose from 2 to ~ points. Amer
1cau Car, American and Baldwin Loco
motive and New York AirIbrake were
the outstanding features at Q to 6
points advance.
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FIN NANCE, OIL AND GAS

trict the Carnegie NaturA Gas Com.
pany has . Big In1nn sand gAsser ri
Its test on the u. q. Thomas farm. The
Philadelphia company has comDleted
No. / on the William 9. Garner farm
Il Is gasser IN the fourth sand. The
same company's No. on tho MARY
Earnshaw farm n Q gasser In the nth
sand.
Tue Philadeiphia Company Is max.
ing deep test on its No. 5 ON the
Mary Earnshaw farm. Nothing was
found IN the regular sands and they
decided to drill below all sand forme,
ton. II has now reached q depth Of
4,103 feet and shut down for q new ca
BILE. In Warrington district, Marion
county, the Philadelphia company haa
drilled It's test on the II. D. Rowland
and sons farm through the 5000,
sand and dry.
In Liberty district, MazshaN county,
the Manufacturers ustt and Heat
C0mpany's we'll On the Jacob and EliE.
abeth Hieronimus fasm has been Az
eraging 90 barrels day for the past
five days. In the same district, the
same company's second test on the
Charles Howard Hayes farm 10 a gas.
ser IN the salt sand. It Will be drilled
down later. In the same district, the
Carnegie Natural Gas Company is
drilling tests on the John Lear and p.
Straight farms. The same company
has the rig completed for test on the
o. Jaclkson farm.
In the lower southwest fields there
are som eimportant test wells drilHng
and starting. On Mud River. Carroll
district, lincoln county the Wayland
OIL and Gas Company has started to
drill a test on the H. Lake farm. On
the came stream and IN the same dis
tdct the Sovereign OH ana Gas Com
pany has started a rig on the Boone.
Salmons farm. On Charley's Creek.
Grant district, Cabell county, the
Harshbarger on and Gas Company Is
building rig on the George Kdgore
heirs farm. On Porters Creek, Un-
ion district, Clay county, the Empire
Petroleum company has rig complet.
ed on the David King farm. In the
same district, the Samples OH Com
pany has rig up for another test on
the Harrison Samples farm.
In Salt Idck District, Bra1ton coun-
ty, the Burnsville Gas Company is
hauling rig material to location on
the L. D. Stdngieton farm. The same
company Is drilling a test on the G. e.
Peringer farm. In McElroy district,
Tyler county. the Carter OIL Company
is hauling tg material to a location
on the NJ. A. Moore farm. Tho Carne-
gle Natural Gas Company Is starting
a second test on the w. 8. Furbee farm
located IN Grant district, WetSel coun-
" Martin orawaey q Co.. are due In the
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|R. s. Linn, Uncle Of
Mrs. Hugh Smith Dies

A message received here las. NIGHT
announced the death Of Hon. R q.
linn Of Charleston, which occurred n
the Davis Memorial hospital IN n.
hns. Judge Hnn had been in falling
heath for some time and had been =
patient q the hospital where his
daughter MISS Harriet holds the posi-
ton Of head nurse. The deceased was
one Of the prominent lawyers Of the
state and belonged to a pionee,. family
He Is survived BY his wife and five
children.
Mrs. Hugh r. Smith Of this city IN
. niece Of Judge Linn and win 70 to
Charleston 70 attend the funeral Witch
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Oil and Gas.

II Ii tie list OF late compilations in the
west Virginia fields, there are more
- wells than oil producers. Wetzel
|,cunty presents quite Hst. Most Of
E6sln are initial tests on various farms
Imfed in old territory. In Proctor
trict, the Hope Natural Gas Com
NY dIilled is test on the Adam Hcr-
e5ck 6asm into the Big 1ntun sand, de.
k5lcpinS O fair gas pressure. In the
tIkufch District, the PhAadelpMa Com
,Suy drilled Q second test on the Thorn
= Sreeaand farm into the Gordon sand.
va 8 llsht Easser: u u same q.
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The undersigned administrators OF
the estate of the late Stephen G. Hess,
deceased, will on Saturday, the 18th
day Of May 1919. at the hour OF 1880
O'Clock p. M, of that day. at the east
front door Of the court house OF Ma
rion county, West Virginia, offer for
sale to the highest and best bidder,
all the following described real estate,
lsituate in the city Of Fairmont, Ma
ffion county, W. Va. lying on Penn
sylvania avenue on the north side of
Buffalo creek and bounded and de-
scribed as follows:
Beginning d pointer In the center
OF Pennsylvania avenue. compaonfY
known as the Maryland and Obt6 Rive
Turnpike road and running with the
cenoer Of said ROAD N. 39s As, 3. IA
feet b pointers. thepce i. 15o 20, -.
100 feet to pointersA thence N. 40
10, E.i125 feet to poilfers;' thence N.
22o q, 1877 feet to poipters; thtnce
leaving said road N. 57s w. 133 feet
to a post: thencefs. ssh 80, VI. 452
feet to IN elm. conner to Robert Jack;
stake, corner p property npJ owned
by John and Phoebe JackA thence
with line Of said Jacks s. 40 w.
So feet I'd pointers in the Etpter Of
the old location of the MatSiaAd and
Ohio River Turnpike; thenca run
ming with the center Of SAN old Nary
land and ONO RiSey Turnpike bad,
s. 49s EA1s feet to bifters; thence
S. $50 IS q. 100 fs}H ITO pointdks;
thence IS. SD Is, f. m feet TO poiiit-
ers; thence N. 653rM 20 feet to the
place { begin9i6g& containing 3.4e
acres MORE oE1ess.
Excepting and serying however
from the above d Bcribed boundaries
all the coal, toget. Ter with the mining
rights and priv eges thereunto be-
longing, which q Id coal and said min
ing rights and priyileges have been
heretofore conveyed away. (The
above descripea real estate is Inn
and "a ,a5r barn erected on said
Terms 1T Sale: onethird, or as
much moro as the purchaser may
elect tofpay In cash on day Of sale,
and the balance to be paid In two
equal Anstalments in six (6) and
twelyS t12) months after the date of
sale, purchaser to execute his
interest bearing notes TO the under
signed administrators for the deferred
hstalment Of purchase money with
security thereon approved by said ad-
mihistrators IN addition to the ven
doris lien on said property.
Said administrators reserve the
right to accept or reject any and all
Given under our hands this the 18Th
day Of May, 1913.
b. R AMOS,
Administrators OF the Estate az
Stephen @. Hess, deceeSed.
My i4-16
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p(il Do heid "a Thursday. me de.
peased wa Z half brother Of En- Mus.
grave Of this city.
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FOR RENT-Flve room flat and store
room at AIS Pennsylvania avenue.
Bail 20S Madison street.
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A Plain Talk With
Street Car Patrons

During the next few weeks we want to discus
with you the problem of YOUR TRACTION situa.
ton.
We are doing the BEST WE KNOW HOW TO
give you good service.
We have spent large sums Of money to improve
service. We want 10 be able to maintain that i'm
prOvement,
But we cannot spend money to maintain SER
vice UNLESS We earn 1T OR CAN BORROW IT!
LESS MONEY LIABLE ETC II. III IMPROVE ROVE Or
MAINTAIN SERVICE Now THAN EVER BE-.
FORE and IT dosTs MORE rs BORROW u.
We did merasttrsnez business in 1918 thin in i
run cars than II did 70 years agol ~
We mtstl either get more monsy-fcr rides y
else we mus cut d9a-sesvics:
FOR GooD sERYfcE rather than Ras Low PRICE
FOR POOR SERVICE.
LICssERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST WR-
\ GINA for permission to increase fares
The increased fare win go toward maintaining
4 WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
Without the fare increase service VIII DE.
TERI0RATE. We don't want that any more than
you do
WIZ ~ M I'VE e. WANT e TO "a. Farm ENOUGH SO
THE coMMV[NITIEs We SERVE.
MoAolaAHElA VALLEY TRACTION co.
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LEGAL NOTICES

ADMINISTRATORS SALE Of VAL.
LIABLE PENNSYLVANIA AVE.
NIUE REAL ESTATE.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.
Philadelphia 8; Pittsburgh 2.
Brooklyn 4: Cincinnati 3-11 Tins.
New York 3; Chicago 2.
st. Louis a: Boston 2.
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Folt RENT-one nice front 6om for
rpomers. Inquire Ill Me- Gran, ST
E.lg 3r- ftl1
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| CLASSIFIED ADVER TISING
TWO CENTS A WORD CASH WITH ORDER
WANTED

WANTED = Boarders and roomers.
South Side House. 5-10-6t-5635
Evening journal., 1919-04-15
With The Pafaqraphers

John Arant and wife boarding the school teacher
She has quite nice walk through The mud to her school
-lieber Springs Headlight.
Armenans want us as a mandatory; do the Aban-
fans, 50 do the Jews in Palestine; already the United
States seems to occupy the place in the family of
tons OF familiar household renedy-the children cry
for it.-Phiadelphia North American
If Mrs. NJ. j. Porter should pay s32 for spring hat
IT VIII be nobodys business but her own, as she came
by the money unexpectedly recently, and IL Is all hers
She noticed an old wolf around tree stump and when
she investigated she found eight young wolves She
killed them all, and the bounty on wolves was 81 n
head she came out ahead.-Leon Reporter.
The President thus appears as the champion OF the
peace without victory" idea He is trying TO make a
peace such is urged by the negotiated peace propa-
gandsts OF America Justice to the vanquished is nut
ahead OF justice TO The visitors apparently the assump-
that the fact OF victory enough TO satisfy the
latter But so far sign Of his yielding appears His
conceptions OF Utopia interesting TO him that he
disregards envelopng connections. Not willing 20 listen
10 the Senate which has power him If IL peases to
exert IT, he not Of course oerent Of suggestions from
men over whom he is able to shake whp.-New York
Tribune.