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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-02-03
TWO HARD GAMES THIS WEEK.
Coach Shipley Getting Delaware College
Team in Shape for Contests.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Newark, Feb. 3.-Reslizing that he
has two strong teams 10 meet this week,
Coach Shipley plans TO work the Delaware
College basketball squad hard every
afternoon until Friday 20 get the men in
the best shape possible.
Friday night Franklin and Marshall
College plays here and Saturday night
Delaware goes TO Muhlenburc College.
Previous 10 the Haverford game last
Saturday night Delaware had not played
en- showed the effect Of the long Law off
IL If because Of that fac; that Coach Ship
lev viii work the squad hard in practice
this week.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-02-03
CONNOLLY FINED $50.

Coarg0d With Violating BuudtN1 Orol-
nance; VIII Take m Appeal.
William M. Connolly was fined $50 and
costs by Judso Hastings in Municipal
Court this morning. Connolly wae re-
cently found guilty Of violating tho city
building ordinance, but scntnncc Was de-
fclrcd until this morning
Philip l.. Garrett, Connelly's counsel,
gave notice that An appeal will be taken
and bail was fixed at 500.
Although found guilty on two charges,
finc WAS imposed in only one osAso.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-02-03
Ladies q Charity Meeting.

The Ladies Of Charity will hold their
regular monthly meeting tomorrow st 4
p. u. at tho headquarters Of the orgAnisa-
Nm. Rev. Joseph A. Len, y. d., will
neeAisle
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-02-03
The Problems of the
Daily Newspaper
and the Importance
of Store Advertising

Even when white paper is
soaring in price, and some
times impossible to secure,
the newspapers must find
ways and means to continue
printing the ads as we'll as
the news of the day.
For the ads are vital to the
business life of the COM
munity. They are vital to
the stores. They are vital
to YOU.
They bring you the store
news, the trade news-price
news Of every kind. They
help you to buy wisely.
So, as long as newspapers
are printed-and, somehow. |
they will be printed even
under stress of paper fam
ines-they will print adver-
Using. They will print it
because it is a part of the
life of the community.
Right now, in view of the /
scarcity of paper. you are
as a reader-fortunate in |
being able to find in your |
newspaper THE VITAL. |
NEWS OF THE STORES
just as you are fortunate |
in being able to find also the
vital news of the world.
Every Evening gives you
all the NEWS of the day
and all the STORE AID
VERTISING NEWS of
your city. lie a week, Vat
your door.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-02-03

'1n youth, VIE have vaulting ambi-
ton"
Eyes, especially when we play leap
frog"
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08
Fifty Locomotives
t'or French Road
Are Ordered Here
Largest Contract for Railway
Equipment for Foreign
Delivery in Several Months
Obtained bv American Co.

Inc largest order for railway eouip-
ment TOR foreign delivery placed in the
american market in several months
mas been received by the American
Locomotive Company and calls for the
construction of fifty engines for the
faris-Orleans Railway of France. The
deal was consummated this week after
month. Z"
The locomotives contracted for are
t'e lVo-son Faclfic engines, q distinct
i;,neIlcah type which are used mainly
IN passenger traffic. They are some
what heavier than the type Of locomo-
tives used on the French RAILWAYS. and
IL was pointed out yesterday that the
employment of American locomotives
IN france during the war had demon
sIrated to the French the efficiency of
the Americana built motive units.
lhe order involves approximately
S4,0oo,O0O, and payment is to be made
part IN cash and part through credeit
arrangement. A representative of the
American Locomotive Company went
deal ~'''' '"e
According to American railway equip
ment builders, there is plenty Of busi-
ness IN sight in Europe if only credit
I |
ilnance the purchases In most cases
1he European railways seeking equip.
mont here are not in position to PAY
even part Of the purchase price i1
I cash
New domestic business obtained by
the American Locomotive Company in
GUIDES ten 150-ton Mikado engines TO,
/ the Los Angeles e Salt Lake Railway
five 95-ton ten-whcelers for the Gull
Coast Line, two 76- ton six-whee
switching engines and one 105-tor
eignt,wheel switcher for the South
buffalo Railroad. fifteen Mikados fol-
Ihe Canadian Pacific and four for the
! Tennessee Central.
Actual construction work will be be
gun by the American Locomotive Com.
2any upon the French order in Janu.
airy and the engines will be ready TO,
delivery about the middle Of February
When operating at full capacity the
! American Locomotive Company car
turn out approximately ninety com
pletc motive units month.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08
Financial Eaen,s

The American Wholesale Corporation
reported sales Tor September OF 2,344.f54.
an increase of s144.756. and for the nine
months ended September S3l.456,7G6. an
increase OF $49C4729.
O'Brien rottcr & Co. have removed
their Offices from the Bankers Trust
Building to 115 broadway.
Eugene A. Drcy's New York Stock Ex-
change membership has been proposed for
transfer to Walter l" Righter for the con-
sideration OF S92 900, and Edwn n. Ben
son 3r. s to Jacob c. Stone for the consid-
Grafton of 100000. William J. Keattng
has been elected to membership in the
Stock Exchange.
Charles II. Meyer. Horace Havemeyer,
T. w. Kung and Charles u. Budd jr. have
been elected to membership in tho New
York Coffee and Sugar Exchange. An
nouncement also made from the rcs~
trum OF the death OF Charles John I4eech.
a member since February. 1892 There
are thirty-one Applications for membership p
in the New York Produce Exchange await
ing action by tho board of managers.
The firm of Nichols, Perry & Nichols
has been dissolved. and new Arm. COM
posed os w L. Nichols. c. C. Nichols jr.
and jackson c. Hines. has been formed un-
der the name OF Nichols. Hines Co.
members OF the New York stock Exchange.
with offices at East Forty sixth Street.
At the regular meeting OF tho Chamber
of Commerce Irving T. Bush. chairman Of
tho executive committee presented min
ute to tho memory OF Frank T. Trumbull
as a tribute to his ability. ,chara cter and
achievements and tho high ideals which
guided his life.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08
National Lead and yanadium Steel

9uestion--Kindly tell me how you con-
s,aer SIC vanadium Steel common stock. far
az Il Saie investment is concerned and also
Wnat dividend 1T has paid its common
s. ss,ocK. Is the common stock OF Crucible
steel company safe investment? What
y. vas inc date and amount of its latest
stock dividend? What per cent has it paid
IN regular dividends? wish to obtain full
particulars regarding the stock OF Ma
tional Lead Company. Can you tell me
where can obtain reliable information o.
Il. NJ, r.
Answer-Vanadium Steel is not an
Investment issue. The company has
enjoyed prosperity during its few
months of existence, but what it will
DO over period of years remains to
be seen. We regard the stock as specu-
iaUlvc. 1t pays Sc year, the initial
payment having been made April IS,
I92o. Cruclbie Steel common stock is
not safe investment, in our opinion.
during the war period the company
made remarkable strides. It paid
off all accumulated preferred dividends
and placed considerable money back in
the property. The common stock pays
50 year, the initial payment being u
per cent, July 81, 1919. and thereafter
8 per cent each quarter until July last,
when the present rate was established,
due to the fact that so per cent stock
dividend was dec ared. This placed the
stock on the same dividend basis. On
July 81, 1920, further stock dividend
OF 10 2-3 per cent was paid The COM
mon stock is sensitive To earnings and
other evelopments-too much 50, to be
considered other than speculative The
National Lead Company was incorpo-
rated in New Jersey in 1891 The com
pany acquired control of the United
Lead Company in 1906, and early in
1907 obtained the Magnus Company
Inc. In 1910 it acquired the United
States Cartridge Company. 1t owns the
majority stock Of many other concerns,
including the Carter White Lead Com
pany, the Matheson Lead Company, the
River Smelling and Refining Company
the Bass-Hueter Paint Company, the
Clnch Expansion Bolt and Engineering
Company. In 1907 the National Lead
Company Of Argentina was formed and
in 1919 acquired the Hrst e. Begley
Company. The capital is $24,367 800 7
per cent cumulative preferred and $2O.-
Goo 400 common, par 500 each. Sub
sidiary company bonds amount to So
4O3 900. Regular 7 per cent dividends
have been paid on the preferred since
organization. The present rate on the
common is 6 per cent. The rate has
varied from l per cent to 5 per cent in
other years, with 6l2 per cent in 1918
During some periods no dividends were
paid on this issue. The surplus after {
per cent dividends in 1919 was 1884,
058, and total surplus on December 81
1912 was 9,553 ,S65.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08

orestion-Kindly give me some inforlna-
tion about American Coal Company stock
as i own some shares.--S. 3. p
Answer.Thc american Coal Com
pany of Allegheny County, owns all Of
the stock of the American Coal Com
rany, of Allegheny County, Maryland;
the American Coal Company, of Ale
ghany County West Virginia, and
the Semi -Bituminous Georges Creek
Cumberland Coal Company, of Mary
land. The first company named op-
crates under leases from the Poca-
hontas Coal and Coke Company for
thirty years from 1908, with renewal of
thirty years, the returns being 10 cents
per ton on coal mined and shipped, and
Is cents per ton on coke. The acreage
is ZOO. There is outstanding $1,214,-
$50 stock, par $25 each Present divi-
dends arc Is per cent, with extras from
time to time. The last extra was SO a
share on May 30 1920. Earnings for
1919 we're s293 .7GS. Depreciation was
$l02S0l and dividends 1921 589, result
ing in deficit of $100,G21 for the year.
The surplus on Decembe- 81 1919, was
SQ35356
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08
General EIectric's X-Ray
Business r. Transferred

The N-ray business of the General
+ octric Company and the business of
the Victor Electric Corporation Of Chi
cagO have been united in new com
pany known as the Nictor-X- Ray Cor
poration. with headquarters in Chi
cago The new company, it was an
nounced yesterday. has exchanged it's
capital stock for the assets of the old
Victor Electric Corporation and the x
ray patents and good will of the Cen
eral Electric Company.
c. F. Samma, president of the Victor
Electric Corporation, viii head the new
company, and will carry with him the
organization and staff of the old com
pany. Dr. w. D. Coclidge, Of the re-
search laboratory of the General Elec-
tric Company, becomes the consulting
engineer. ". s. Kcndrick becomes The
general sales manager, C. C. Darnell
the commercial engineer and |. d. lie
Fevre the assistant general auditor.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08

On the New York Metal Exchange tin
was quoted at 42M44c for Straits, with
sales Of so tons Oct.-Nov at 43A a.
s3&sc, and IS tons of Nov.-nec. at
43 SOC; Glass A was quoted al 42.50Ml
43.50c and Glass B 41M42c Copper
duh; spot, 1775c. Lead dull; New
York spot 770c and East st. Louis
spot 745c. Zinc weak, New York spot
745c and East st. Louis 7.35c.
London prices follow: Tin standard
spot e267 and futures f272 los, with
sales of so tons spot and 100 tons fu-
lures Copper standard spot G98 los
and futures f98, with sales Of 200 tons
spot and f,400 tons futures, and cleo
troytic spot SIP and futures 9115
Lead spot 934 7s cd and futures f34 rs.
Spelter spot $40 los and futures s4l
10c
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08
Sears, ROebuck's Record Good

Question-Will you kindly give me your
opinion OF Sears. Roebuck & cos stock
as fair and comparatively safe invest e.
ment at the present market price? /
would also appreciate your explanation of
the large variation in the market price Of
this stock during this year high being
2i9 ana low l30.-M S. Y.
Answer Sears. Roebuck & Co. has
an unbroken dividend record since
1906. The company has grown enor-
mously in that time. net sales having
risen from less than 100000, 900 to
1898 100000 in 1919. While the com
mon stock is sensitive to earnings OF
the company and other developments,
we regard it as fair business mans
investment. The company paid a stock
dividend of 40 per cent July Is last
That accounts in large part for the
change in price Since your letter was
written the stock has sold off in antic-
patton of financing to the extent of $780,
100000
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08
u. 5. to Borrow To-day
treasury to Offer 534 p. C
5-AIonlh Certificates

The Federal Reserve Bank of New
CORK announced yesterday a new bor-
rowing operation by the United States
Treasury involving the Offering to-day
Of sl0o'o00oo0 or thcreabouts of 5a
per cent five months certificates of in
Ie3tedness in anticipation of income
and excess profits taxes. The new tax
certificates arc dated October Is and
VIII mature on March IS, 1921.
me new issue is known as Series TN
1-lSZl. Treasury certificates Of indebt-
edness of Series G 1920, maturing Octo-
Der 10, and of Series II 1920, maturing
november Is, viii be accepted at par,
with an adjustment of accrued interest,
IN payment for any certificates of the
new series purchased.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08
Upholds Ford's Lease
Justice Finch Denies Plea of
minority Holders

Justice Finch in the Supreme Court
yesterday denied the application of
con Tannenbaum and Benjamin NJ
strauss, minority stockholders of the
Detroit, Toledo G. Ironton Railroad
qr an injunction restraining its drec-
'ra from leasing the line to Henry Ford
Tor seventy-fve years
lr. Ford and his son, Edsel, &C
quired % per cent Of the railroad COM
pan}' : stock The plaintiffs contended d
thar the interests of the minority
stockholders were jeopardizcd by the
proposed lease to the Fords.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08
Allied Packers 6s Low

Ouestion-Woud appreciate your advice
the class of investment Allied Pack
ers bonds 6s are. which now selling
around So. Do you consider them sa fe
Investment? Why these bonds selling
at this price, having been issued only
about year and half?-R. c. p.
Answer-Apparently there has been
a considerable falling of in the earn
ings of packing companies. The Allied
Packers 6 per cent londs are not So
cured by mortgage, and although we DO
not anticipate a default in the issue,
they are not the highest grade Of IN
vestment, in our opinion.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08
c., B. & G. Selling at High Yield

Qnostion-WonGer why the Chicago.
at such an attractive ate2-L. w. N.
Answer cr-Almost all short-term in
vestmeAts are selling at prices ~ yield
high return. This is owing to the
state Of the money market In addi-
tion to this, the Chicago, Burlington
Quincy joint per cent bonds sell
at an unusually high yield because Of
the uncertainty as to how the debt will
be financed on July l, 1921. 1t is a
very large issue, and yet we have con-
tidence that holders of the bonds VIII,
If they choose, obtain par and interest
for their holdings.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08
Truck Company Cuts Prices

The Selden Truck Corporation an
nounced yesterday reduction in price
on all It's models, ranging from s100
to Sl70. In explaining this stop George
c. Gordon, president Of the company,
said: The present cost of materials
and labor does not, from an economic
point of view, justify reduction in
prices. However, the present temper of
the buying public demands lower prices,
regardless Of what sacrifices the man
ufacturers are obliged 10 make during
tAls period of readiustme ent."
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08
American Locomotive Orders

The American Locomotive Company
has received an order for fifty l00-ton
Pacific engines from the ParisOrleans
Railway Company. This is the largest
foreign order for locomotives placeo
in the United States since the first OF
the year. Other orders taken recently
by the American Locomotive Compan!
include ten 150-ton Mikados for the
Los Angeles g. Salt Lake Railway, five
s5-ton 10-wheelers for the Gulf Coast
Line, two 76-ton six-wheel switchers
and one 105-ton eight-whecl switchei
for the South Buffalo Railway Com
pany.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08

Big Pipe Order Placed

The order for 10000 tons Of pipe for
the new oil pipe line whaeh is to be
laid from Havre to Paris, distance of
1872 miles, has been placed with the
United States Steel Corporation. In
Guiding the erection of refneres it is
estimated that this project will cost in
the neiehborhood Of $l1 600 900. The
Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies Steam
ship Lines is associated with French
corporation in carrying out the project.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08
American Ship and Commerce

fifty shares Of American Ship and Com
merce stock at 447s Since then the stock
has deprecated in value to 1873 and only
here recently I read in The New York
Tribune where there was Il disagreement
between some of the officials OF the com
pany DO you think It wise to hold the
stock or would you dispose of it under
the circumstances TX. NJ.
Answer-Americap Ship and Com
merce stock is speculative. We do
not attempt to forecast prices. If you
believe the company has a good future
and can afford to hold on, you may be
rewarded
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08
Investment
Information

Questions Of general interest to in
Pestors uiU be ans,oered in this col
nrsn, u, ,chich case only initials soiil
oe used. Others ,oill be anstUered by
mart. Address all irquiries, inclos-
tmg stamped, addressed envelope, to
financial Editor, The Tribune, 1s4
Nassau Street, Neto York City.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08

Jointly by the Texas q Pacific and the
Missouri Pacific.
The, proposal, which viii be sub
mitted at the special meeting. is thar
the s3,653.o00 extended three-vear ,
per cent notes of the terminal company.
maturing November !. be extended Tor
another three years at u per cent in
terest
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08
Corn Sells Loscer on
CGsh Position ETeakness

The market for corn was slightly
higher carly with wheat, but subse-
quently reacted and closed with net
losses of 1a to lac.
The cash position was decidedly weak
in the West, and it was said that coun
try offers were on a much larger scale
and that there was heavy hedging
pressure against country purchasers.
In the local cash market No. yell
low WAS quoted at $1.1534, and No. 2
mixed, $lI33. c. i. {. New York, 10
days shipment.
Yesterdays Previous Year
No, SSS 9fs sIiSa4 si9I5 sli7a sT5s4
Chicago:
9sesisSer 9sssSss - :: ss .sss So. sss 1ss'. 1ssa
Oats-The oats market was moderately
active md prices showed steady under
tone, closing net unchanged to &c higher
cred particularly strong. but prices were
believed 10 be low, compared with tho
position 70 press the selling side. In the
local cach market No.l white WAS quoted
at 6Gei No. white sc; No white. CSC;
No. white. csc; fancy clipped white, 10
to Tlc. ordinary clipped white, CSC, all
elevator
Yesterdays Previous Year
No. white. $O.G6 $O.66 $o.6Oia
nss'"'.' nsg ........ .: S5s. .s5s 55 55N 7sA 7s&
Kye-MarAet easy.
Yesterdays Previous Year
New York: close. close. ago.
No. West...... s1.s2 1854 1.55A
Flour and MeaI-Quotations were:
Yesterdays Previous Year
cloce. close. ago.
Spring patent. Z
slO.75 Qll5O slo5o@1l.25 sl2lo@ -
Cornmcal.
a.so@ $40 $500 $50 $500 -
Rye -four
9.5o@1ooo a.@o91o.Oo 1850 75o
Bran
52.oo@ - 5000 - A.oo@ -
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08
Bank Of England Statement

The proportion of the banks reserve
to liability Is 8.S7 per cent; last week
1t was 1107 per cent. Rate or dis
eoun., per cent.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08
Special Meeting of L. & p.
Stockholders Octoher 2I

A special meeting Of stockholders Of
the Texas & Pacific Railway has been
called for October 81 in this city to
act on a proposal to extend and guar
antee notes of the Transmississippi
Terminal IsoDspSny. which is controlled
New-York tribune., 1920-10-08
Foreign Govt. and Municipal Bonds
Unterest To Be Added

ltiti. ASKED
Anglo French Extern 5s. 1920. 9a7s 100
Argentine Intern 5s l945... 6ol. 70
Kingdom of Belgium 6s 1891 gqss q0ib
do Gs. 1925. Observation-Disclosures. 9l% 92A
do Us. 1915 45............... % slls
Canada, Dominion OF, 5s, 1921 9S9s gsts
do notes. 1921. g8ia 98 II
DO 1926 ....................... 907s g2is
do 1929 ..................... 1913 93$s
do 1881 ..................... 90A 907s
Chinese Govt HUI Kug Ry 5s, I'll. 43la 43 ~
Cuba Extern bs, 1914. SO S37a
DO 5s, Series A. 194?. ST
do AIS, 1049... ?......... 6Sla G9iA
Dominican Republic 5s, 1863 81 S17s
City Of Lyons l5-yr 6s, 1884,. S6h
do Marseiles 15-yr 6s. 1894 S6I5
do Bordeaux 15-yr 6s, 1884,. S6la
do Copenhagen 25-yr SIS "a IS 1914
French Govt IS. LIST issue. ...1O1 1O1iI
French, Paris City 6s. 1921.. 941a 94Ss
Govt Of Switzerland 8s, 1870. .1O35s 1o1
jap Govt Us. string loan, 1925 rs 761A
do A Us I'd ser 1026...... rs 81.
do As strlg loan. 193l.. So HSi,
do Toxic City So. 1861. 81 54i%
un Is CT L & II Tyr 15s 1921 9SN gsi@
do 3-yr 5ns, 1922......... 95it 95iS
do l0-yr 5 1as l929......... S9a, so
do c0-yr 51ss 1897. SO SSl.
Mex Extern strlg SIS Of 80 1915 43A 43as
do gold As. of 04, 1864 .. 35ls S57s
King Of Italy 6-yr Gh@o gold b. gOis
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-01-03

evening. The well appointed table
had for its centerpIece a cluster Of
roses and covers were laid for
twelve.
A watch party was given by DR..
and Mrs. E. s. Bulge on New Years
eve at their residence on East First
North. Supper was served at the
stroke of twelve. Sixteen guests at
tended .,sssiss%sIH|EF1
Last Sunday Ms. b. T. Carbon en-
eertained at family dinner in hon
or Of Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Carbon
Of Montana and Mrs. Langton of
Shelley. Idaho.
Last Sunday Mrs. B. T. Carbon en-
tertained her card club. Four tables
Of cards weee enjoyed and refresh
ments served. Twelve guests at
tended sIi
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Thatcher OF
Salt Lake City are here spending the
New Year holiday visiting relatives
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Carbon left
here Tuesday to spend the New Year
holiday with Mrs. Gardens parents,
the Ivans of Salt Lake City.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Featherstome
and family spent New Years day at
Cornish the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
of Ogden.
= . = .
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Mathews re-
turned to their home in Burnley We'd
nesday of this week after spending
the Christmas holidays with relatives
and friends here.
. q q .
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Winchell enter
tanned with theatre party last Tues
day evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
L. ]. Mathews of Burley.
= y =
Mrs. ]. A. Birdneau and son George
and Mr.. Emery Wahlen spent the
week end at Salt Lake City and Brig
ham.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Peterson OF
Salt Lake are the guests of Prof. and
Mrs. p. A. c. Peterson during the
New Year holiday.
o @ . .
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. c. Merrell spent
part of the week at Richmond,