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New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
DIVIDEND NOTICES
UNITED Dyrs.ooD CORPORATION

Preferred Capital s;ocs Dividend 10. Is.
Common Capita Stock Dividend No g.
The following dividends on the stocks Of
this Corporation have been declared diri-
dend OF Sl.15 PEI share lfrom sum SCI
aside for the payment of s. 90 Der share FOR
the year 1919 on the Preferred Stock paya-
bic January >. 1920 dividend Of sl-ao per
share on the Common Stock. payable lanu-
airy ?, 1920; payable 70 stockholders OF rec
ord of Preferred and Common stocks al tn.
close OF business Saturday, December Ia
1919.
The transfer hooks will not be closed
Checks viii be mailed by the New Yoh
Trust Company of New York.
DEWITT CLINTON JONES Treasuref.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
THE FAIRBANKS COMPANY

RESOLVED That 4 dividend OF Two ps'
cent. orr on the Preferred stock Of III
Company for the quarter ending Decernes'
81. 1919. be and is hereby declared payable
ONT Of the accrued surplus earnings Of ths
Company on the FIRST day Of January 1919
to stockholders Of record at the close Of bus
mess on December 2oth. THE TRANSFER
BOOKS WILL NOT RE CLOSED.
]. r PE.TEEs. Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15

TRENTON. y. IL Weiss. mems fur
nishings. Continental N.
WADfSl l5DRo. \. C.-Ieak & MarsnS"'
Jos eN ~ Leak dry goods Bresiin.
W NASHiNGTON-J. ". Osborne. jewesD'
Grand
nlshings. Wallack. M
WHEELING. w Va Abercroino'
Bros. {. II Abercron4bie. millinery
Broadway Central
WINSTONN- -sALEM. \. C.-R Means
mems furnishings, Herald Square
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
investment
Information

In this department Tho Tribune will
throw the light Of such Information as
is at its command on the investment
problems OF its readers. Questions OF
general interest will be answered IN
this column. Only initials will be used.
Others will be answered by mail
Address all queries, inclosing q
stamped addressed envelope, to
FINANCIAL EDITOR, Tho Tribune,
154 NASSAU Street, New York City.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
Trade Review

or for "Palm Beach," as the winter
resort trade is referred to, have been
good, according to manufacturers.
Present business in winter garments
is almost at q standstll in both whole
sale and retail circles, with the pos
sible exception of waists and fancy
underwear, which are enjoying the
usual popularity as Christmas gifts.
Retailers, in New York at least, for
the most part are oyerstocked with
winter coats, suits and dresses. Large
stocks also remain in the hands Of
manufacturers. Buyers for retail
stores who were in the market last
week reported the offering Of large
"jobs" to them, and said, they were
able to pick up some excellent bar
gains.
Some of the smaller manufacturers
of mems clothing also were reported
to be Offering "jobs" of surplus over
coats and suits to the trade last week
Wholesale spring business in mems
clothing is keeping up at the rapid
pace inaugurated about a month ago.
Jewelry
The week just ended was the great
est in the history of the jewclry in
dustry. Sales were larger, profits
greater and payments better than those
recorded in the entire month of De-
cember, 1918, which went down on the
jewelers. calendar as being record
month. Purchases were not confined
to any special lines, but included every
article listed under the head of jewel
ry. Watches of all makes and styles
were in demand, with popular priced
goods most sought after. Wrist watchc
in particular went we'll, and many Of
the retailers who underestimated their
requirements have been forced to visit
the jobbers and purchase additional
lots. The prices of these watches have
been advanced in proportion to the new
price lists issued by manufacturers re-
Gently.
Platinum reached the highest point
ever known during the week. Local
dealers quoted $155 to $3.50 an ounce
for the soft metal, $165 for that con-
tanning per cent iridium and SITS for
that containing 10 per cent iridium.
Even at these record breaking prices
the precious metal was almost impos-
sble to obtain, as stocks in the hands
Of the dealers are the smallest in
years. jewelers. who have special or
ders for the Christmas holidays are
paying as high as $3.50 an ounce for
platinum containing 10 per cent
iridium.
Manufacturers of clocks issued new
price schedules last week, showing ad-
vances of 10 to 20 per cent on all
clocks. This move was made necessary
by the high cost of materials and the
recent wage increases granted clock
workers. The trade was also notified
Of 10 per cent advance in the price
of card jewelry. The demand for this
is far exceeding the supply, and manu-
facturcrs are having considerable diff
!iculty in satisfying the trades wants.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
GENERA. CuE,yyc,I coMpaNY

p Broad s.. New York, Nov q. 1913
rhe regular quarterly dividend Of one
ana one-half oer cent Gi- - viii be psa
January ,, 1920. t. Preferred Stockholden
or record at > co + n. pecemb ber -. lsl.
LANCASTER MORGAN. Treasurer
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
Apparel

The women's garment manufacturing
trade is swinging into the spring sea-
son: Early orders, destined for initial
spring showings in the retail stores
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
Cuba Cane Sugar Dcbentures

Question: have some preferred
Cuba Cane Sugar stock that entities
me to subscribe at par for the 7 per
cent debenture bonds that are about
to be issued. In view of the preferred
stock selling now at SO and paying 2
per cent, is the privilege worth while
availing myself of? l know thai the
debentures take precedence over the
preferred stock, but will | not be able
to buy the debentures at lower price
than par when they are put on the
open market &C. c. T.
Answer-We do not undertake to
forecast what bond as yet unissued
will sell for when it is put on the
market. True, it may happen that in
view of the depressed condition of the
investment market the forthcoming is
sue of. Cuba Cane Sugar deber..ure
bonds will sell under par. 1t should
be borne in mind that per cent is a
high rate, and with developments in
the sugar market such as to suggest
increased profits for the companies en-
gagged in the production of this COM
modify, which will enhance their finan-
cial position, there is a possibility of
Cuba Cane debentures, taking prece-
dence as they will over the preferred
stock, selling above par. In this case
the subscription privileges now Of
fered you would prove of value.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
How Liberty Bonds Differ

Questlon-Will you explain to me
why there are two bonds of one issue
of the First Liberty Loan, maturing in
1882 and 1947, each bearing 4A per
cent interest, one selling above par
and the other away below par.-J.
OH.
Answer-Under the terms of the
rourth Liberty loan act the in
terest On 100000 bonds on any
part, whether the bonds were oh.
tanned by subscription or bought in
the market, was cNemrlified from sur
taxes. excess profits and war profits
taxes, as we'll as from the normal tax,
This provision also applied to First
Liberty 312s converted into bonds of
the fourth loan; the bonds so convert
ed are known as First Liberty Loan
second converted issue of October "a
1918, and are selling at par, or above,
partly because of this additional tax
exemption, but more particularly be-
cause the whole amount converted and
outstanding is only about $500. 900
The First Liberty AIS and Second
Liberty 4Ms do not enjoy this addi-
tional tax exemption feature.
w. L. Douglas Shoe Company
Queston-Will you be kind enough
to advise US if you think w. L.
Douglas preferred shoe stock at 7 per
cent would be good buy for a small
amount?- &C. L. F.
Answer-The preferred stock of the
": l.. Douglas Shoe Company, in our
opinion, is a good investment, the COM
pany having consistently enlarged it's
business to point where sales this
year are expected to reach $4,000, 900
with indications that the profit thereon
will provide amply for the dividend on
the increased amount of preferred
stock now outstanding. All the com.
mon stock of the company is controlled
by w. l.. Douglas, and the appointment
OF three trustees to continue the bust
ness after his death along the same
general lines as it is now conducted
has been arranged for.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15

!NC0ME-The income of an imdi-
Investments; the interest return from
his stocks, bonds, mortgages, real es-
tate, etc. OF course, the meaning can
be ertended to include profits of busi-
ness or gains of all kinds, and such is
the usual dictionary meaning; but in
finance there has been general ten
dency to mean only the return from
money INFESTED outside of ones direct
business, If he has any. The income
from, a stock arises from profits of the
corpora ton, and is divided among tho
stockholders IN the form of dividends,
and may from time to time gary. The
income from bonds and mortgages is
generally n fred amount and is called
interest.-Money and Investments.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
Includes one-half share Irving Trust.
Trust and Surety Companies
. Insurance Companies

tSee New York Title and Mortgage.
towns all American Trust Company
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-30

Rest ye in peace, We Flanders dead
The fight that ye bravely led
We've taken up. And we will keep
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-30
FOREIGN BUSINESS TO
BE HANDLED BY ONE
Papers of State Discuss Idea of Gen.
tral Advertising Representa-
tive for All Sheets.

Columbia, S. c., Sept. ga meet.
ing of the executive committee of
the South Carolina Press association,
together with other publishers of the
state. was held Friday afternoon at
2 O'Clock at the Jefferson hotel. The
business was to take up with a COM
mittee appointed at the last meeting
of the association at Greenville the
matter of having a special representa-
tive handle all the foreign advertis-
ing for the publishers of the state
or as many as would go into such a
proposition. After consideration dis.
cussion Of the matter it was decided
to have o. X. Williams, OF the Record
Printing company. of Rock Hill take
up the matter with the newspapers
and see If plan can be got under
way by which they can all cooperate
in this matter. Mr.. Williams will at
an early date take the matter up with
each individual publisher in detail
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-30
THE COTTON MILL.

The News fell into an argument
recently with cotton mill man and
banker from North Carolina as to
the relative size Of different cotton
mills, and we doubt if the average
newspaper reader knows how big the
Lancaster cotton mill really is We
didn't know, so we sought Mr. Thorn,
son and he gave us some figures.
The Lancaster cotton mill has 139.-
sos spindles and 5000 looms. 1t has
a capital of $2,5OO,OOO and its pay.
roll for twelve months approximates
$675,O0o. The mill employs approx
mately 1900 people. and the annual
consumption of cotton is about thirty
thousand bales. The daily output IS
$4,000 yards Cor 63 miles) OF cloth.
and 1000 pounds of yarn.
The mill was Incorporated in 1895
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-30
IN THE DAYS NEWS.

AS matter of news, it may be
stated that the cotton market in Lam
caster has been at the head of the
table" since the new crop was started
rolling. We read in the Charlotte
Observer OF Sunday that the Chester
market on Saturday reached 33 cents.
1t was considered good piece Of
news. evidently. as the Observer
gave it first page space. 1t might
have been added that Lancaster cot
ton buyers paid 80 cents two days
before, and that on Saturday were
paying "a cents.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-30

with S15O.0O0 capital, with 10000
spindles and 4S0 looms; in 1900 it
had capital of $1,00O.O0O, 74,764
spindles and 1878 looms; in 1914
it had 157,6SS spindles and 3,OO6
looms. In 1895 the site of the mill
was cotton field. The plant now
covers eight and one-half acres. The
mill owns 404 cottages occupied ex-
clusively by it's help. The village has
population of more than 5000.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-30
TELE GRAPH RATES
MUST BE DECREASED
'loriia Railroad Commission
Orders Western Union to Re
store Former Scale.

Tallahassee. Fla. Sept, 90
The Florida railroad commission
has issued an order requiring the
western Union Telegraph comany to
go back to the old rates which were in
effect prior to the Burleson order
on December 81, 1918. This order
was issued at the close of hearing
at which the Western Union company
made application to be allowed to con
unue TO present rates which are
approximately 30 per cent higher
than the old rates.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-30
AS TO THE ROADS.

County Engineer H. H. Kester tells
The News that it is the business of
the Southern Railway 20 maintain the
bridge at Pleansant Hill. 1t is not
a question for discussion at this time
however. as to where the responsible
lity rests for the ever-present dangers
to every man who crosses that
bridge; the question is, can it be
remedicd? Can the danger be remov.
ed? Mr.. Kester says that the practi-
cal thing TO do is straghten the road
as was outlined in The News OF Fri
day, but that the right-of-way cannot
be secured, cannot even be bought at
a fair price. BY lowering the bridge
fourteen inches and widening it, the
danger of collisions of cars on the
bridge can be lessened. If nothing
else can be done to alleviate present
conditions, this should be done. OF
curse. such will neceSsitate the con
struction OF an entirely new bridge.
but the cost, in view of present
dangers, cannot be taken into az.
count
However, it would be wise to re.
lieye the situation now before a fatal
accident occurs at this point and
takes toll of life.
Roads throughout Lancaster coun.
ty are in tip-top shape at this time.
with the exception of the Charlotte
road The road leading south and
that leading to Cureton's ferry are
the best in the county. Even these are
net so constructed as to be of use
through the winter The new ton
soil on the Charlotte road is in fine
conditions except at one or two
points. Mr.. kester is handicapped in
the construction OF roads bv a lack
of labor and a lack of money. \
steam shovel is oadiy needed. and pri-
Yate subscriptions are being taken to
raise fund to be supplemented by
the county for the purpose of a shov-
el which costs in the neighborhood
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-30

True faith with you who lie asleep,
With each cross to mark his bed,
And poppies blowing overhead,
Where once his own life blood ran
red
So let your rest be sweet and deep
In Flanders fields.
Fear not that you have died for
naught.
The torch ye threw to us we caught,
Ten million hands will hold it high.
And freedoms light shall never die,
We've learned the lesson that We
taught
In Flanders fields"
The poppies' blooms now mark in
Your resting place ye gallant dead,
In Flanders fields. And as they wave
Above each cross-marked, Allied
grave,
And breathe their opiates overhead
To ease each narrow. earthen bed,
Where YOU now rest-your spirit
fed: -
Sleep peacefully, ye warriors brave
In Flanders fields,
The cause that you so boldly led
With dauntless spirit, unafraid.
Is won. BE it our task to save.
In memory Of the life you gave.
Those rights for which your blood
was shed
In Flanders tields,"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-30
Arm Crushed.

Jess Blackmon, an employe at r.
b. Mackey's gin at Heath Springs,
had his arm so badly mangled yes
terday afternoon that it had to be
amputated. In throwing a belt, Mr.
Blackmon's arm was caught in the
pulley.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-30
m. Terms Cash. Mrs. Eliza
Bowers, administrator. st

FOR SALE Overland touring car. A
good car for the money asked. T.
NJ. Hughes. If
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-30
TUESDAY, SEPT. 80. 1919.
THE MEMORIAL

This week the people of South
Carolina and OF Lancaster county
are asked to contribute to the fund
for the erection of memorial to the
men OF the state who gave their
lives in defense Of their country.
Slightly less than five thousand dol.
lars is asked Of Lancaster county.
and it should be a comparative easy
matter to raise this sum. one year
aSo. two million American boys were
facing death on the battlehelds OF
France: one year ago yesterday, these
men broke the Hindenburg line. STOP
ped the onrush Of the Hun toward
Paris and started him back toward
of the end OF the war The boys in
that front line were principally South
Carolina, North Carolina and Tennes-
see bOys-the Thirtieth Division.
Some OF them. many OF them, have
returned to their homes in these
states: some never will return II is
the memory of those who do not come
back that the people wish to perpe-
tuate by erecting a memorial TO tell
the future generations of the sacrifice
OF these men Some of them are
Lancaster and Lancaster county boys
Coleman Phillips, Wendell Wilson,
Willie Cauthcn, Martin Stallngs.
Thomas LoviCk Ballard Bcaurcgarl
Langley, Ganson Mobley. Thomas ]
Langley, Ward Knight, Ike Connor.
Stafford Graham. Robert White Neill,
Olin Small, Steve McNeely. These
men met death. not all in actual bat
tie, but all in the service of their
country. They met death bravely
without a murmur.
HS hi'HIOIIdl 10 bt erected To
their memory is to cost half mi;-
lion dollars. The legislature appro-
priated 100000 for the purpose to
be supplemented by fund of $4OO. !
600 TO be raised among the people of
the g Lancaster county has been
approtioned q very small part Of the
total, and the raising of this small
sum Will be only slight recognition
of the sacrifice Lancaster county BOYS
made in the world war.
\ year ago the world was at war.
Who would have said LancasterI
county would not raise five thousand
dollars in single day to contribute
10 the welfare Of the men cover
there? The war is now over. but
We must not be unmindful OF those
who fell and who sleep where the
poppies blow
I'm Flanders field the poppies blow
Between the crosses. row on row.
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly.
Scarce heard amidst the guns below
We are the dead Short days ago
We lived. felt dawn. saw sunset GLOW.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-30

In Flanders fields.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-30

FOR SALE-z-O1s>>"o "oysffasd four
ing car ig>>frst s,ass s>maobanical
condriop< p<this1<stssTa bargain and
must bs-soId> Snee.>Address J. c.
KirsersSDoekHtp, S. c., Box l2O
96-it
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-30
Water. Appls for prices and terms
to r. ]. Mo1Iwaine, Lancaster. If

NOTICE-We are \standing full
Jersey bull and req aistered Duroc
boar at our feed baYhs five blocks
from court house ./See or phone ].
w. Connor, City. sS-ss
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-30

FOR SAIE-Estate of James A.
Bowers, at Heath SPRINGS; 80 acres
ore or less; about so acres under
,uiiivation; will be sold at auction.
on Wednesday, October /, at 10 a.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-30
Notice of Stockholders Meeting

In pursuance of a resolution adopt
ed by the Board of Directors of The
Peoples Bank of Kershaw, S. c., a
meeting Of the 'Stockholders OF said
bank VIII be held, at the office OF
same. in the town af Kershaw. S. c..
on the 25th day of October, 1919. at
10 O'Clock a. m, for the purpose Of
voting upon the question Of the in
crease of the capital stock of said
bank from twenty five thousand
t25.OOO) dollars 90 fifty thousand
$50.00O) dollars
T.. j. BAILEY.
Cashier,
l.. l.. CLYBURN.
President.
Set. 80, 1919. ss-1os
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-30

FOR SALE-Three houses and lots,
also one vacant lot On Elm street
One six room house with bath room
and pantry with electricNghts, ono
four room house, also one three
room house each supplied with city
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-08-08
In Affections Garden.

In the garden of our affections
there are certain loyal natures that
continue faithful through all things |;
as in the kingdom Of vegetation there
are certain finely organized and SEN
sitive growths of flower and vine,
which are so susceptible to warmth
and light, and beauty, that they do
nothing all their lives but look at the
sun. In the dawn. with a sublime
faith, they watch the east for his COM
ing Turning on their slender stems
all day long, they follow him as he
makes the circuit of the sky; and at
nightfall, after he has sunk from
sight, we behold again these flowers,
their faces westward now, with the
dewdrops shining on their petals, like
tears gathered in the eyes of parted
friendship.-John McLandburgh.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-08-08
The Panama Canal.

1t has been said that water at the
Pacific end of the Panama canal is
permanently higher than it is in the
Caribbean sea at the northern end of
the canal. The statement of the caual
commission is to the effect that there
is no difference between mean sea
level in the Caribbean sea at Colon
and mean sea-level in Panama bay on
the Pacific side of the isthmus, but at
Colon the tide rises only about nine
inches above mean sea-level and falls
nine inches below mean Sea-level ;
while at Panama the water at high tide
rises to ten feet above sea-level and
falls at low tide to ten feet below
mean sea-level. The water at Panama
at high tide is slightly more than nine
feet above elevation of the water at
Colon, while at low tide the situation
is reversed and the water at Panama
is slightly more than nine feet below
the level of the water at Colon. One
of the reasons for building locked
canal IS feet above Sea-level Is that
there are sometimes relentless floods
created by the Chagres river, which
has been known to rise 2514 feet in "a
hours.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-08-08
PECULIAR TEST FOR GUILT
Most of Us Would Rather Take
Chances With Even a Jury
That Is Prejudiced.

When judges or arbitrators in Tibet
cannot come to decision as to the
guilt or innocence of wrongdoer, they
first assure themselves that the pris-
Oner believes in "karma he
must inevitably suffer the conse-
quences Of his oath-and then they
permit him to undergo an ordeal. Muir
derers and thieves are allowed to take
the ordeal.
In the presence of the judge, the
prosecuting attorney, the witnesses
and other spectators, the prisoner In
vokes the gods and the demi-gOds to
bear witness to the truth of his state
ment of innocence. A copper or iron
bowl filled with boiling oil is placed
before him.
In this bowl are black pebble and
a white pebble, each the size of an
egg, and each tied In bag. The
swearer washes his hands in water,
then in milk, and listens while sec
ton of the law written on tablet with
the blood of a cow slain for the pur-
pose is read to him. When the reading
is ended he plunges his hand into the
boiling oil and brings out one Of the
pebbles.
II he has taken out the white pebble
without scalding his hand he is be-
lieved to be innocent and is released.
But if his hand Is scalded he's believed
to be only partially innocent. IL 1t is
if his hand is scalded he Is pro-
nounced guilty and pays the penalty
for the crime Of which he Is accused.