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New-York tribune., 1920-11-10
Man Of so Submits Problem

Cuestion-My capital is about $500
r l would like IKE to invest said sum, to bring
with absolute safety. Being sixty years
old do not care for securities maturing
Inuch later than 1910. Would the bonds
an5weF M my my purposes
la4l United States Rubber 7Ia per cent
1870 Bet thlehcm steel marine equipment
Z per cent 1895. Midvale Steel per cent
1856 st. Louis Southwestern convertible
per cent 1882, Baltimore & Ohio con
veruole ~ per cent 1898. Chicago, Mil
waukee 81. Paul convertible "A per
cent 1882. French Cities 1884. st. Paul
Minneapolis &c Manitoba Railway AZ per
cent 1888, Two Rector Street Corporal ation
~ sss, st, m9nrtgaEe = f. ss. 1885, Province of
bonds 194o--A. n.
Answer-Your list is a very fair one
The best are the St. Paul, Minneapolis
d Manitoba Az per cent bonds. These
are high grade. The others are entitled
to various ratings. If YOU attemnt to
obtain high yield you must not ex-
pect the best issues. Midvale Steel
bonds are the only funded debt of the
company at present, but they are Sc
cured only upon Cambria Steel Company
stock S collateral. The company shows
good earning power at present, but
the bonds are not high grade. St
Louis Southwestern q per cent 1929
are Junior to two other liens. The
road shows very satisfactory increase
IN earnings, and the bond is entitled to
a falr rating. The Two Rector Street
Corporation bonds are we'll secured
we regard the Canadian bonds as
sound The other issues are, in our
opinion, entitled to good ratings. You
n1ght also consider the Bell Tele-
phone company of Philadelphia z pei
cent 1945 and the Canadian National
Railways equipment per cent 1898
both of which are entitled to sound
ratnfs.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10

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New-York tribune., 1920-11-10
Signing Stock In Blank

Question-Tow Is a stock signed in blank ,
boes zoe, me Original holder date in his own
nlgnihcance If dated by use OF stalap?
What benefits are there If signed in
llank a S. NJ
Answer - Stock signed in blank
means that the certificate is not made
over to any individual or firm, but
that it is left blank, thus making it
negotiable. 1t is not necessary for tho
holder to date the certificate person
ally. rubber stamp will do. The
custom is to have it dated at the time
Of signing. There is no significance to
the dating of the certificate, al
though, as we have said, it is custo-
mary to date it upon signing. The
benefit If signed In blank is that it is
negotiable.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10
J.K.Rice .1r & CO. win Buy

| 100 Air Reduction
IS America 1.iiance Ins.
1oH Americ ''i,l le pfd.
80 Amer. Cigar com. & pfd.
so Amer. 4yGnanid com. & pfd.
Is America ll1hosraph com.
100 American Neter~s
- Atlas for' land Cement pfd.
100 Coal Sales o.
25 Del. ta,k s " Coal
100 Empire ~tl. x ir. com. & pfd.
% Franklin Insurance
100 Gen. Baking oorn.
25H W. Johns Mhnville com
so Ingersoll Rand com. & pfd.
100 Int. Pulp M { pfd.
100 Kirby Lumber com. & pfd.
] 80 Lima Loco. pfd.
L e5 McAndrews & Forbes com.
s5 Mechanics & NJ. Blk. stock
80 Midland Securities
80 National Fuel Gas
200 National Oil of y. j. pfd.
100 \. y. state Kys. com. < pa.
5000 \. y, State Rys. ai2s
80 Northern Securities
% Old Dominion =. =
30 Pacific Coast COM
100 Penn. Coal & Coke
Is Phelps Dodge Corp.
100 ?. 4. Collier & son com.
90 Pocahontas Fuel com.
90 Royal Baking Pow. pfd.
lo0 r. j. Reynolds Tob. pfd
s0o Splitdorf Flee. com. / pfd.
26 Victor Talking Machine
lo0 Ward Baking com. & pfd.
90 " eber Piano pfd.
20 Wine hester Co com.
J.k.Rice ,Jr .&Co
rasass <ssa to %o1o John SO Wall St. n. Y
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10
Prices Continue
Weak ON the Curb:
New Lows Reached
United Retail Candy and
Carib Syndicate Drop
Lower; General Asphalt
Breaks; Oils Are Easier

Prices were lower as rule at the
end of yesterdays session on the curb
market as result of continued unset
tied conditions on the exchange and in
commodity markets. Although price
changes were small, some new low
levels were reached.
General Asphalt broke through 80
and closed near the low of 4o13.
United Retail Candy got down to
new low mark at 8is before rallying
fractionally.
Oils were easier, but the declines
were not so great as a rule. Standard
Oil issuse were somewhat frmer.
Mining stocks were fairly steady,
without special feature.
Bonds also held up we'll and few
changes in prices were made during the
day.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10
herman Internal Bonds

Quoted in dollars per 1000 markD
Sales. Ona, ~,
,VVVO nam ours Ahs 1914 1874 l2S 12N
unlisted tsells cents per shar.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10
Traction Issues Attract Him

Qqestion-1 am about to invest s. coo
putting the other $1,000 IN Third Avenue
Railway common stock at II, or the 5
per per cent bonds at 25. Please give me some
holder-that is, they be assessed? II
the company passes out OF existence what
happens to the stock and bonds? II an
VIII take the company out Of the re-
ceiVers hands? In other words. what do
YOU think of IT as not 100 dangerous
speculation? am considering it because
believe In the public utilities and think
that If an increased fare is allowed the
stocks and bonds will sell at their pro
war prices. Please Ad wise in This mat
ter. WIN YOU rate the following thrce
railroad bonds In the order in which YOU
wogdd TSHn, advise Meu t1eiT Hl,, purchase Grand
dehenture 6s. Southern Pacific Co. per
cent equipment trust certificates. Series
E.-B. A
Answer-The purchase of Third Ave
nue. Railroad stock and 5 per cent
bonds is purely speculative. No doubt
if the road obtained an increased fare
conditions would change. But we see
no present indication Of such an in
crease being granted. Many people
believe that this situation has been
fairly we'll discounted by the action of
the stocks and bonds of the various
is so, they may offer speculation posi-
5ilities. The stock and bond holders
Of the Third Avenue cannot be as
sessed. If the company passes out of
existence what equity there was in the
property would go to the frs. mort
gage holders up 10 the amount Of the
issue, and so on down. The Third
Avenue Railroad is not in receivership.
If you care to speculate in these Sc
curities you would do better to choose
the per cent adjustment bonds, as
interest on them has accumulated since
June 80, 1917. OF the three bonds you
mention we give them in the following
order, based upon their security:
Southern Pacific equipment per cent
Grand Trunk equipment per cent and
New York Central per cent debcn-
lures. The latter are not secured by
mortgage,
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10
Western Union and Foundation Co.

l., question would appreciate your opin-
Iol. resardlnS the present condition of the
fouhuation COMPANY, also your Judgment
as 10 advisa bility of the stock for a ousi-
preciate Your advicc regarding the pur-
chase or Western Union stocks. 5.
Answer-The Foundation Company
has shown very good earning power
for the last three years, the surplus
after dividends being about s575. 600
per annum. At present SO a share per
annum is being paid on the capitaliza-
tlon. We understand that the com
9any's business is being done on
cost plus basis, thus insuring it against
any considerable loss on its contracts.
We regard the stock as very fair one
Tor business man. Western Union
stock, while somewhat speculative. NAV
perhaps be given the same rating as
Foundation Company stock. Earnings
al present are considerably in excess
of dividends
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10
Investment
Information

Questions Of general interest to in-
Vestors ,ciU be answered in this co.,
unn, IN trh'ch case only initials wiu
De used. Others ,0ill be answcred bv
moil. Address oil inquiries, inclos-
ing stamped. addressed envelope, to
Financial Editor, The Tribune, ISI
Nassau Street, Nc,O York City.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-02
An American Shipping Policy.

= What with the favorable the ba protective
working with little opposition through
and rulings of the Shipping Board that have been much
meanized with the advent of Admiral Benson chairman, it
sreay looks Merchant Marine
effective coming competition for business At least that
the Interpretation being it by both Great Britain and
Japan.
Fortunately wisdom acquired during the war and since has
taught responsible lawmakers and Shipping Board officials
sk involves something than of fleet and
sship of the Steps already taken that also freedom
Eom insurance and registration legislation in the hands of rival
plan for and ung ports
rovde the scientific study of routing
markets, etca these disclose carefully maured
To the credit of should be said that
the broadest far-sighd partisan
TO the credit of the Shipping Board be against
subtle and the
the masked but nevertheless defeated efforts of the
Bid shipping combines that either
vor the United States they pretended really
Ethe hands of Great Britain and Germany.
Rightly planning claims
As we'll Atlantic Interests" have been considered
roder ALLEGATION of the South and the West
of Amecanim have been tapped supplies
material for construction of the feet and
of freight
The Washington herald., 1920-06-02

arriving on our shores for his per.
ennial quest Of the Americas Cup
Lpson loves to be ednterviewed. and
frankly admits 1t. In his handsome
country-place outside Of London hs
has q room filled with hugo volumes
OF newsrsper clippings, mostly
American ir origin. .
Upton tells this story on himself
with much gusto. On the occasion
Of one of his trips to the United
States, the New York reporters me-
Rim. as usual. down the bay. Lean.
Ing over the rail OF the liner and
Hooking down on the squad Of news.
hounds clustered on the revenu,
cutter below. Sir Thomas said
Boys. ! really don't want to. be ip'
terviewed. But IL you must sa,
conspicuous somewhere on the from
page"
David Belasco has scored wha'
Washington critics acclaim still an
other triumph with q new piece b,
a brand new playwright-Miss Jear
Archibald. Her comedy, Call thu
Doctor" was preseAted for the first
time on any stage at the Shubert'
Belasco Theater Monday night. Mr.
Belasco came here to stage IL anc
led out the blushing authoress Il
share with him the plaudits Of ar
Aunmistakably approving frst-night
audience. Call the Doctor" which
will delight Philadelphia sooner oil
later, is a clever and novel attemp
to deal with the ancient stage prob
lem Of middie-aged husbands ant
wives who, firing OF the ennui Of
uninterrupted connubial bliss. drift
apart only to be happily reunited
The Peoples National Opera So
ciety. whose successful and praise
worthy efforts were recently de.
scribed at length in the Sunday
magazine Of The Washington Her.
aid. is drawing all diplomatic so.
ciety this week TO . revival of GIL
bert and Sullivan operas. They are
producing The Mikado," Pima
fore" and Patience" at Polls Thea.
ter for the benefit Of the Salvation
Army. The Washingtonians," a.
the young singers call themselves
are bent upon giving the Natiosa
Capital music worthy of the name
They have ambitious plans in granc
opera for next season.
Prince August wilhelm of Prus
sia- whom Associated Press report,
from London connect with a new
military -monarchist plot in Berlin
| was always considered the leas
militaristic buck of the Hohenzol
lern tribe. The fourth son OF Will.
lam II. he was brought up to be a
civilian, prince. graduating in law Al
| Strassburg and perfecting himself
for the civil service. During the
war, after some dress parade
fighting" August wilhelm went
into business and was last heard OF
working for one of the big German
automobile concerns. Also. like
one or two OF his brothers. he has
! been in the divorce court.
F. w W.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-02
Notes BY a Washington Observer
Diplomatic Corps Disappointed Over Failure
OfaArmenian Mandate-Society Patronizing
Community Opera-Belasco Scores Again.

Many members of the diplomatic
corps were In their own gallery ut
the senate yesterday for the Ar
menian mandate debate. Disap-
pointment unmistakable was visible
on their countenances as the fail
ure,o OF the Presidents proposal be-
came evident. Probably the most
fagHrieved foreigner in the Senate
was Gen. Torcom, the Russo Ar
menian military leader who COM
manded one of Brusiloff's brigades
In the drive that expelled the Turk
from Armenia Gen. Torcom has
been IN Warrington awaiting de-
velopments. He now will return to
MS country to help It work out its
There was probably ne more AZ
fectionate Memorial Day service
anywhere In the country than that
held by the ~. s. S. President Lio-
coin Club of New York City" COM
posed of former members of the
crew OF that transport-ship. The
PRESIDENT Lincoln was sunk by a
German submarine exactly two
years ago to the day on which
Mondays memorial was held. The
services consisted of launching
twenty-six RATS on the ocean out
side OF New York harbor. one for
each omcer and man whose life was
lost. A touching address was de-
tnvered by Commander p. w. Foote,
U. s. NJ. formerly commanding ON
Ger OF the President Lincoln. II
was from that ship that Lieut.
Comdr. Isaacs was taken prisoner
by the Germans after the torpedo
ing. Foote recalled on Monday.
isaac's stirring words when he left
ms comrades. a captive - Good
oye. men. it's all In the game" A
rev months later, Isaacs escaped
from his German prison camp.
One of the emazire signs of the
sweet-toothed land dry) times in
which we live Is ar advertisement
by a firm of Washington fancy
groccrs. II offers for $50 a year
to send weekly tc any address in
the United States q pretty pound
box OF delectabIe chocolates-four
Inailfngs a month for $3.50"
Some BoIshevist Portraits" Is the
title Of an Informative brochure
just issued by International Con-
ciliation. the monthly organ Of the
American Association for Interna-
tional Cancellation. 1t includes
character sketches of Lenine and
Trotsky.. the "c"mmissaries." Zino-
vien. Sverdloff. Krilenko, Buchar,n.
kameah and Lunacharsky. and the
rulers OF the Russian foreign Of
fice-Tchitcherin. KaI achan and Ra-
dek. There arc also thumb-nail
sketches Of three other Bolshcvist
chieftains-Shatov. Krasin and Lit
vinof. The data on these Red"
lumina ries has been submitted to
leading American authority ON
Russia and Pronounced by him to
be adequate and accurate"
Sir ThomSS J. Upton. Irish bar
onet (though nc happens TO be a
native of Scotland), will soon be
The Washington herald., 1920-06-02
Events of Today

Meeting OF Association Of Oldes,
Inhabitants. Union Engine House
southeast corner Nineteenth and H
streets northwest, 1880 p. m.
Sixth Annual Convocation OF
American University in open air au-
ditorium, University grounds. Mas
sachusetts and Nebraska avenues
Bishop William F.. Mcdowell and
Bishop S. d. Chown will speak at
2:30 o'clock.
Jewish Choral Society rehearsal
Mt 1904 K street northwest, $50
u. m.
Beginning of drive for funds for
Casualty Hospital
Mass meeting and exhibition in
interest of St. Johns College build
ing fund at College p. m. Au-
spices X. of c.
Commencement exercises. Wash
ington College of Law. Central High
auditorium, p. m. Representative
James O'Connor, of Louisiana, will
speak.
Meeting of Board of Education al
Franklin School. p. m.
DR.. j. J.. Ryan of the Catholic
University of America will be the
Luncheon Forum guest of City Club.
Senate.
Convenes at II o'clock.
Naval appropriations bill to be
taken up.
House.
Interstate, alien property bill,
Sims anti-gambling bill, 1880.
Postoffice, newsprint paper, 1890.
Judiciary. 1920.
Education. investigation of Fed
eral board. 1000.
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THEBIBIE
Translated out Of the original
tongues and from the edition
known as Our Mothers Bible"
CHAPTER XXII-Continued.

is And Balaam answered and
said unto the servants of Balak. II
Balak would give me his house full
of silver and gold. l cannot go Ne
yond the word of the Lord my God.
to do less or more.
19 Now therefore. pray you.
tarry ye also here this night, that
l may know what the Lord will say
unto me more.
90 And God came unto Balaam
at night, and said unto him, IL the
men come to call thee, rise up, and
go with them; but yet the word
which 1 shall say unto thee, that
shalt thou DO.
81 And Balaam rose up in the
morning. and saddled his ass. and
went with the princes of Moab.
22 And Gods anger was kin
died because he went: and the
angel of the Lord stood in the way
for an adversary against him. Now
he was riding upon his ass. and his
two servants were with him.
% And the ass saw the angel
of the Lord standing in the way,
and his sword drawn in his hand:
and the ass turned aside out of the
way, and went into the field: and
Bafaam smote the ass. to turn her
into the way.
"a But the angel of the Lord
stood in a path of the vineyards, a
wall being on this side, and a wall
on that sides
25 And when the ass saw the
angel of the Lord, she thrust her
self unto the wall, and crushed
Balaam's foot against the wall: and
he smote her again
26 And the angel of the Lord
went further. and stood in a mar
row place, where was no way TO
turn either to the right hand or to
the left.
81 And when the ass saw the
angel of the Lord, she fell down
under Balaam: and Balaam's anger
was kindled. and he smote the ass
with a staff.
2S And the Lord opened the
mouth of the ass, and she said unto
Balaam. What have I done unto
thee. that thou hast smitten me
these three times?
90 And Balaam said unto the
ass, Because thou hast Knocked me:
1 would there were a sword in mine
hand, for now would kill thee.
80 And the ass said unto Ba-
lsam, Am not thine ass, upon
which thou hast ridden even since
1 was thine unto this day? was
1 ever wont to do so unto thee?
And he said. Nay.
81 Then the Lord opened the
eyes of Balaam. and he saw the
angel of the Lord standing in the
way. and his sword drawn in his
hand: and he bowed down his head,
and fell fat on his face.
32 And the angel of the Lord
said unto him, Wherefore hast thou
smitten thine ass these three times!
Behold, / went out to Withstand
thee. because thy way is perverse
before me-.
80 And the ass saw me. and
turned from me these three times:
unless she had turned from me.
surely now also had slain thee.
and saved her alive.
= lTo Be Continued.)
The Washington herald., 1920-06-02
What Congress Did
Yesterday
Senate.

senate.
Senator Ball reported out of Dis
trict Committee bill establishing
standard regulations for weights
and measures In Washington.
Demonstration for Irish freedom
by pickets in galleries disturbs pro-
cedure of business.
4 Conferees' report on naval appro-
priation bill submitted by Senator
Page.
Senator Warren submitted confer
ence report sundry civil appropria-
tions bill.
Lodge concurrent resolution de-
clinins to empower President to ac-
cept mandate over Armenia adopted.
Amendments by Senator's Hitchcock,
King and Brandegee defeated.
Eulogies delivered of the late Rep
resentative Albert Estopinal, of Lou
isiana-
Naval appropriations bill reported
out of conference.
Jones substitute for the Mapes
half and half bill sent to conference.
Senators Dillingham;. Dial and Jones.
Of Washington. appointed conferees.
Report by Senator Curtis Of con-
ferees' disagreement on District ap-
propriations bill.
Bill to create bureau of aeronau-
tics In Navy Department introduced
by Senator Keyes.
House.
Net at noon; held night session.
Passed resolution adJourning Con-
gress sine die p. m. Saturday.
Adopted conference report naval
appropriation bill.
Adopted Good resolution changing
rules to conform to national budget
bill, lodging all appropriating power
in one committee of thirty-five
members.
Conferees on sundry civil appro-
priation bill filed report for print
ing under the rules.
Conferees on District appropria-
tion bill reported disagreement
Attorney General Palmer criti-
cized Louis F. Post. Assistant Secre-
tary of Labor. before Rules Com
mittee.
Committee on Interstate and For
eign Commerce reported favorabiy
resolution requesting that Federal
Trade Commission investigate
prices of loose leaf tobacco.
Committee on Postorices ana
Post Roads reported favorably Sum
mers bill permitting Transmission
through mails of single sheets or
advertising matter at second-class
rates.
Committee on Interstate and For
eign Commerce reported bill estab-
fishing Coast Guard station at
Green Bay, Wis.
Representative winslow. of Mas
sachusetts. reported from commit
tee resolution authorizing President
to manage and operate Cape Cod
Canal.
Erection of statue of Jeanne
dare on public grounds in Wash
ington provided in bill introduced
by Pell. of New York.
Representative Layton, Delaware.
introduced bill to revise and equa-
lie civil war pensions.
Representative Bee, Texas, intro
duced bill authorizing 39S China
men. who made enemies in Mexico
by rendering service to Pershing
punitive expedition, to remain In
this country.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-02
Can't Assess Income Tax
on President or u. S. Judges

The Federal income tax uron the
salaries of the President and all
the judges. including the Justices
of tee Supreme Court. is unconsti-
tutional. the Supreme Court yester-
day decided in reversing decisions
Uf a lower court.
The decision compels the govern
ment to return all such taxes paid.
Judge Walter Evans. of Louis
willie. brought the apreal to the Su-
preme Court en- the ground that the
tax violated the cons titutionsl pro-
vision that FEDERAL judges and the
President shall receive for their
services a connie rs alton which shall
not be diminished during their con-
tinuance in ONCE" The tax, he ar.
gued. was a dimihution OF this COM
pensation.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-02


soul that he
* would weep and botanze
Z Upon his mothers grave
There who would make profit of the sale of family
heiooms Some times have merchandzed in the love
letters of, their eminent parents.
This of nothing than the terrible fact that
France finding the first of tourists to visit the great
battle grounds dancing when they should be weeping and turning
their pgmages mingled oyfests and curiosity "rubbering
Or of Gen. Tabousis appeal the French
ground denched nobA blood place
fall and heads be uncovered and for houghess people
IA is place of pilgrimage pleasure"
But the revel the of Hartmann Wederkopf where
French and Germans fell dead symbolic abnormal
Europe and the United States considerable has
with the tragedy of the military conflict
the ron comedy of reconstruction Governments the
of possessions and febr handling of the
destn of peoples; and the people amen and do likewise
Officials of the International Red Cross and of the league of
back shocked by what they and hear and
linn the for the Demos that apparently likes things
We noble of Decoration Day, but
practice sord the day after So tourists share the
desecration of the battlehelds abroad surprising
Meantime the King of Naples told by honest
friend 1--WE dancing Volcano II straight logic ever
the of revolution You dance fields where sacrifice
snoosed by those who first pllage and then kill
The Washington herald., 1920-06-02
Court Exempts Railroad
From 8-Hour Wage Scale

The Supreme Court yesterday de-
cided that the Adamson eight-hour
law does not apply to insolvent rail-
roads whose employees have pre-
vtous contracts calling for a day
longer than eight hours, il the en-
ployes are willing tc abIoe by their
contract.
The Fort Smith and Western
railroads, with lines largely in Ar
kansas. did not put i'm the eight
hour schedule compensation, be-
cause II conto nded that 1T had Il
contract for wages on the basis OF
ten hours day which was entirely
satisfactory with the employees.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-02
Wood Moves to Nullify
Charges Of Pro6teering

New York,S June IAN attempt
to quash the Indictment against
William M. Wood. PRESIDENT Of the
American Woclen Company of Mas
sachusetts. wSs made this after
noon by Charles Evsrs Hughes, at
torney for Wood. when he entered
an action for osimissal OF the prof.
teering charge on the ground that
the Indictment was technically
faulty. The motion will be argued
TOMORROW. Bail was fixed at s25.-
0e0.