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The Mena weekly star., 1920-03-18
CLERKS, TASK TOO BIG.
Could Not Complete Legislative Rec.
 ords in Time Allowed.

Could Not Complete Legislative Rec
 ords in Time Allowed.
 Little Rock, March 1.-The period for which employees of the General Assembly were continued on the pay roll to complete the records of the re- cent special session, expired wednes- day, It has been a physical impossi- bility for the clerks to place all bills on the records in this time, so they are going right on with the work until they are through and then ask the next Assembly to recompense them for their time. The clerks worked night and day trying to get the records com plete within the given time, but the number of bills was so great. and each bill so long, that this was an impossi- bility.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-03-18
SAFE UNDER eRIrIsA FLAG.
Americans in Foreign Lands Know
 How to Get Protection

From the Saturday Evening Post
 In distant quarters of the globe it sometimes happens that the lot of ven turesome Americans is not so hard in practice as in theory, for times without number it has been proved that a humiliating sacrifice of self respect will secure immunity from native aggression
 If one of our missionaries of trade finds himself captured and held for ransom by a wandering band of rob bers he knows precisely what to do. The procedure has been standardized. The captive manages to get word to the nearest British resident that he Is a prisoner, and that he is British subject, being a Canadian and a native of Akron, Province of Ohio. Without loss of time the resident summons budding diplomatist from the polo field or the tennis courts and desires him to pass the word in the proper quarters that if the British subject from Akron is not returned unharmed to the residency within the next twenty-four hours highly disagreeable consequences will immediately ensue.
 The natives know by experience that this is no idle threat. And so it comes to pass that the agent of the oil com pany or the harvester concern duly appears at the residency the next evening; and when he comes to reflect upon his adventure he concludes that the most trying phases of 1t were the renunciation of his American citizen ship and the embarrassment of dining in a sack suit with his dinner coated rescuers. Humorous enough on the surface, such episodes are gall and wormwood to every thoroughgoing American outside of Washington. Since certain day fin April, 1917, the flag has come to mean to millions of Americans far more than 1t ever meant to them before. Events have hallowed it to them in new and heart felt ways More deeply than ever in the past the flag is the symbol of our which may send it's children hither and nationality, the emblem of that power yon; may call upon them at will for routine service or supreme sacrifice. As such symbol. youth and age are taught to love and to honor 1t; yet how can the flag exhaust the depths of love and honor and devotion. if 1t is not more than a mere focus of loyalty, If 1t is not also a shield and buckler, protecting aegis that will surely keep harm from it's sons and daugh- ters, wherever their lawful occasions may take them?
The Mena weekly star., 1920-03-18
IN LEAGUE WITH
 MEXICAN kIDNAPPERS7
"Corporation" to Seize U. S. Citizens and Hold Them for Ransom Said
 Uncovered, 1t Is Claimed


 Washington. March 12-Diseovery of a cooperative Kidnapping asso- citation" having for it's purpose the Kidnapping and holding for ransom of foreigners, preferably Americans, is announced by the Mexican foreign office, according to advices today from Mexico City.
 The announcement says this unique company is made up of Mexicans and Americans on the border. this state ment being based on reports from various consular officers. The foreign office says the association also is en- gagged in the "ignoble task of creating trouble between the two countries"
 Acting on the information presented by the foreign office, the war depart ment according to these advices, has issued instructions to military com manders in the states of Chihuahua, Durango, Coahuila, Neuevo Leon, and Tamaulipes to break up the kidnap- ping organization. The government says it is believed the promoters of the organization 'reorganized govern men to free are rebel agents who re- gently circulated hand bills advertis- ing the Mexicans" and announcing a coup planned for May ,.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-03-18
MARION COUNTY ROAD
 NOW UNDER WAY

Cotter, Ark, Mar. 16.-In an in- terview today with J. H. Hand of Yell vile, he states the commissioners for road district number one in Marion county have organized their district.
 The proposed road will run from the Boone county line to the Searcy county line via Dodd City, Summit, fellville and Rush. It cuts the rich est mineral bearing section of the state in two and will be an adequate avenue of transportation for the movement of all ore mined in the dis trict.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-03-18
JOHNSON, JoHNsToN,JoANsroNg
The Three Names Appear 5s. POO Times
 in War Risk Bureau Lists.

Bruce Barton in Golfers Weekly
 More than 53,200 Johnsons. John. stons and Johnstones rendered Amer ica service in the great war Suppose that any five of them write in to the bureau of war risk insurance for in. formation, about their accounts. giv- ing no more detailed data than it Is usual to give; just how much chance have they of receiving prompt replies ? Of course, they sign their full names William Johnson, or John Johnson. or whatever it may be. But there were 2,lSS John Johnsons and 2.O3s William Johnsons
 The Smith family had 51,590 repre- sentatives, among them 3,412 William Smiths. The Browns. with 4S,000 were not far behind; and John Brown, of heroic fame. appears on the lists more than 2,000 times.
 Even where the information given was more precise 1t was usually not precise enough. Americans are not fond of figures; especially does the free spirit of citizen rebel at being designated by a number. Therefore when John J. o'Brien addressed the bureau in forceful language, desiring to know what and why. he disregard ed both his serial and certificate mum bers and stated merely that he was the John J. o'Brien whose wife was Mary A.
 ! This helped a little There was only 175 John oBriens on the list. and only 90 of them had wives named Mary A.!
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The Mena weekly star., 1920-03-18
The Real Explanation.

From the Fort Smith Times Record
 A Texas citizen related to the Mena Star man last week story as to the veracity of which he blended his sol emn word of honor. It was this: That he (the Texas man) had sold seven beef hides and took the money thus received to buy shoes for his family: that he bought six pairs of shoes and he had to chip in SIPS over and above what he received for the hides to cover the cost of the shoes. Now lot of people will jump to a conclusion in this matter that is apt to be preiudi- cial to the shoe manufacturer. or course, he isn't profiteering. Those Texans just naturally have such bi0 feet, that's all; and it required a little bit of leather over and above the seven hides to go round.
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The Mena weekly star., 1920-03-18

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The Mena weekly star., 1920-03-18
ss. He Learns to Read
tBy International News Service. !,

tby international News Service)
 Collinswood, N. J., March 15.- Michael Peterson, can now read his Bible, exhort and even preach sermon cites, although he will be ninety-three years old on March 13 and could not read when he entered the Methodist Home for the Aged and Infirm when seventy-eight years old.
 Peterson takes pride in the fact that he is self-taught in reading, and often gives Bible readings to other inmates of the institution. He is we'll and strong, maintains all his faculties and is a hard worker in the garden and about the home.
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The Mena weekly star., 1920-03-18
Wilson Took Another Motor Car Ride.

Washington, March 14.-President Wilson took his fourth motor car ride since his illness today, braving a typ ical March wind in an open machine. Accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and Rear Admiral Grsyson, the President spent two hours on the park roads about the city and seemed refreshed on his re- turn to the White House.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-03-18

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New-York tribune., 1920-08-20
Great Northern Ore Leases

r, Quleestion-Why do Grest Northern Ore
CertifiGates sell no hishsr? IS I under
steel companies for the Mining o. its ore
which continuously assure the present divi-
,isrt dent l.. rate Of 81 pr mar, for several
years Am | mistaken -. +.
Answer-The Great Northern Ore
withdrew from mining activity July /,
1917, following the consummating Of
leases on favorable terms for prac
tically all its developed mines. During
1918 further leases were negotiated
which should add to the earning
power. BY the leasing of its ore prop
critics the company not only became
assured of steady and progressive
income, as the leases provide for in
creased mining operations by the les
sees from year to year, but was re-
lieved of the need of putting further
capital into development work, and
tnally the leasing contracts provided
for repayment to the company of many
millions spent in development of mines
leased. No publication has been made
OF the terms OF these leases, however.
According to the income account for
1919, the total receipts were s5.S4494q
the largest IN the company's history
Disbursements were s93,617. leavinp
S., 1872 available for the certificates'
The trustees distributed $4,000 600. thus
showing deficit of S249,36 for the
year. Previous surplus was $500 .27o
so that the surplus on December a
1919, was 352,911. 1t may be that the
full results of these leases have NOT
yet manifested themselves. As the
company makes public its income ac
count but once a year it will be neces-
saly to await the next annual report in
order to determine what the results are
New-York tribune., 1920-08-20
Requires Bonds at GO or G5

Quest estion-Kindly furnish me LIST Of
ABOUT ten railroad bonds bearing a AZ
per cent or per cent coupon rate who,
mature wthp the next fifteen years
Wlsh to obtain bonds which are cor,
pi,aratively safe but desire to nurchass
'Hef' II possible around 60 or 65.-E T. r.
Answer-We give below a few bonds
maturing within the next sixteen
years, bearing interest at the rae of
4 z per cent and per cent. and sa]l-
ing between 60 and 65: Derive. E. Rio
Grande first 4 y per cent, 1886. nricc
ABOUT GAG; Baltimore &. ONO CON
VERT Bile 4 p per cent, 1888. pr.ca ahou4
o3; Rock Island, Arkansas & Louis;ana
nrst 412 per cent, 1884, price about
o4 1a There are very few issues com
ing within these requirements. All
these bonds are fairly we'll secured.
the Denver bonds particularly SO. We
recommend various bonds from time &c
time. These issues are largely bocds
OF better grade than those you soek
Among them are: st. Paul general
per cent, 1889; Rock Island yenernl
per cent, 1888; Illinois Central per
cent, 1853; Wabash first 5 per cent.
1893; Atchison adjustment 4 per cent
1898; Chesapeake & Ohio general Az
per cent, 1892; New York Dock first d
per cent, 1851; American Telechone :
per cent, 1916; New York Teleplole T..
per cent, 1889; Western Union AZ pe~
cent, 1850.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-20
Woman Wants Two $500 Ponds

Question: wish to buy for investment
@ Two $ooO long term bonds to yield per
Iecom.nend as being So fe for a wolnan2
w ould you recommend United Sta.es pub
per ten-year "a gold notes, duo Aul,,ist
I, 1s5v' or per cent ircorie bonds # tle
due July, 1860, which have sod at 49,,
or their bonds due at other dates In
What denominations are iliey issued"
also wish to buy few stocks. Would yOa
recoinmend rec. Beet Sugar common Tacka-
wanna steel, United States Rubber com.
mon, Miami Copper, Ajax Puboe~. Crnat
North preferred, Ptnnsylvania T,iI-
Toao Tt W nat DO you think Of Associa ID
Ply 25 Goods first preferred? What do yol
several years I have had large dividanGe
from my small investment in it h,. rotS
they have lessened.-(Miss) e. h. l..
Answer-You will find it difficult to
obtain good long term bona to Weld
8 per cent United States Rubber notes
are good investment, but they are
not long term. The st. Louis-San
Francisco income per cent are not
good bonds for investment. Nor do
we think it wise for you to consider
the stocks you mention. Ali are soecu-
lative and dividends are subiect 10
change at any time. Associated prv
Goods first preferred is q fair invest
ment If you wish to invest your funds
wisely you had best adhere to the sea-
soned securities. Such stocks as
United States Steel preferred United
States Rubber preferred, Virainia-Car-
olina Chemical preferred and Corn
Products preferred are safe investments
at present in our opinion.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-20
Curb Tone Firner
In Light Trading;
Oils Are Stronger
Indlslrials Hold Fairly
Steady on Sharp Rise
of General Asphalt; De
Nvelopnsents Aid Stocks

While trading continued in light
volume on the curb market. decidedly
more optimistic sentiment was noted
and operators showed evidence of
preparations for higher prices. 1t was
generally believed that the liquidation
cf the last several days had placed the
market iii stronger technical posi-
tion and advances might be looked for
during the remainder of the week.
General Asphalt gave a firm tend
ency to the industrial list. with an up
turn of 4 Il points to Sd. While ad-
vances in other stocks were not so
largo, an Improvement was noticeable.
Caracas Sugar rose from 4oA to 81,
Hercules Paper was steady, while Ma
tional Leather sold up fractionally.
United Retail Candy was steady at II y,
while Submarine Boat was fractionally
higher at II.
Oil shares were influenced by devel-
opment reports from the fields in the
Southwest. National Oil was steady at
6S4 Cities Service shares sold up to
35 u, net advance of 3 y, on increased
production reports. Fensland Oil sold
off fractionally to 13, while Carib Syn
dicate was steady at 101a Midwest
Refining moved up 8 points to l4S.
Simms Petroleum was fractionally
higher at 101s, while White Oil was
up fraction at 49,
New-York tribune., 1920-08-20
How to Invest $4,000 Safely

Question-Faving implicit confidence in
your InVestInent sugg estions. would
greatly appreciate your ADVISING me what
YOU conslder the best method OF invest
ing $4,000 in diversified securities witch
would lield from 6 to p-r cent oTer
a period Of . to 20 years. " the mini
mum degree Of risk-J. T
Ansver-Among the followirs secu~-
tiles you would be able to fnd suita-
BILE investments for your purro 3. All
these issues are entitled tn good rat
ings and have a ready market. the
yield being from TO : per cant:
Illinois Steel AZ per cent. 1)40, guar
anteed by the United Sites Steel
Corporation American FoleQhone nd
Telegraph per cent, 1875: New YORK
Telephone ~ per cen 1880: Dem ar
& Rio Grande first 4 per 1ert. 1885;
Rio Grande Western fsst 5 re1 cent.
1889; General Chemical per ,en nre-
ferred, United States SteAl PER cent
preferred, Standard OIL OF Nep J rsev
per cent preferred and National Bis-
cult per cent preferred
New-York tribune., 1920-08-20
holds Fair Investment Issucs

ion o'uss''onI-l as would apprecste your op'r-
io,r,,s- as TO the Investment value of Ito f-
{, 'tts securities: Chicago Milwau'ssa Il
Evanea'i1,o qlss. 2oli: Public Utilities of
mart i,P"er : 1921. These securities form
pnlt OF an invested funG Of abouc SIS 600
IL ilalIider OF which q med, up of
Iap,nyy l1spr,y ponds Strauss mortgage bonds.
o panesc government BONDS and Swiss
ilieht bonds.-H. T.
Answer-Tho bonds in your list arc
lalr Investments. The St. Paul bonds.
t.oseChef with other issues. are secured
py hfst mortgage on IT'S miles and a
second mortgage on 6.522 miles. Wj1h
nlgher rates the road should shaw
sIs"1 improvement. The bonds should
renect TINS condition. Public Utilities
company of Evansville, Ind. 6 ner
cent are fairly we'll secured Thav
refund the prior liens. Earnings for
i2lo were not quite twice interest
tnaIge9. .i 1t IS our belief, however.
lhat most public utility coroorations
nave seen their worst dsvs and +Lat
those companies which ha"e woathered
tne storm of the last two years have =
prlghter future. The Toledo Traction
Light and Power per cent bonds. due
WI, are secured by collateral. The
earnings were more than twice the in
Cerest charges. How the corporation
Will manage it's refunding orergtions
we do not know, but it is i,civ that
money conditions will be more favor
aoie next year. We see no reason Tor
oiSposing OF these issues at this time.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-20
Syndicate Offers
S25,000,O0O Bond
Issue Of Central
CollateralTrusts of Railroad.
Redeemable at los, Sell
for 100 and Interest; Se-
cured by Various Other
Rail Stocks

banking syndicate headed by J.
r. Morgan ( Co. yesterday began to
ofer S25,O00,00o Of ten-year T per cent
collateral trust bonds of the New
iorA Central Rilroad Company at 100
sAH interest. The bonds, which are
fedeemaole at 105, will be secured by
NeT York Central refunding and i'm
p'oVement mortgage per cent bonds
A1Wng a market value of $23,75O,00O
ana ny $1,000 shares Of Reading Com
pahy nrst preferred having a market
ss'Te Of $1,000 600. and 10000 shares
~ headlNg Company second preferred
worm s4,ol 5000, making the aggregate
pt55ssent t5s sent value of the collateral S31.-
s:',yoV or 10 per cent of the amount
o. the loan.
Albert H. Harris. vice-president of
.s .se Ne" York Central, announced that
r.s we proceeds OF the bonds would be
yea 10 retire Sl5.000,00O of one-vear
per cent collateral trust notes which
notS'ule nae on September l next, SS,OOO,-
NY, ,gy ol bank loans, and the remainder
"'H pe available for the "company's
capita! purposes"
~. IN commenting on the effect of the
V@.e increase on the earnings of the
''e% Nv, ork Central, Mr. Harris saws:
ne interstate Commerce Commits
ina .n mas Just granted substantial in
vases Eases n rates, the so-called Eastern
...1' .saas' OF which the New York Cen
r,rn ,,a' IS one, being entitled to increases
lung ,s...g as high as 40 per cent on freight
s..ss rs.ss aHd as high as 20 per cent on
ssSssAger sS rates. The factors involved
-rs subject to such variation that it is
MY -~Possi3ie to make an accurate esti
a. @a's OF the results of the increases
rates on the New York Central
..SS."tLhgs; =. but 1t may be stated that. on
.rd rs oasis Of the 1919 volume of tratic
VA VIZ after allowing for increases in
ssssf: sses and IN the cost of materials and
pp--paa.les' p-eaa' such rates are estimated 10
ssG sGGGGce daS tor Tor the year 1921 not less than
esqD,uooOVO eqr,uO net income (including the
w,..sp@hys VII other income) as contrasted
sss sp;1 odH9 Present eSe fixed charges of less than
On a'ttjy;o'Vov' tS;o including interest charges
M ms issue Of bonds
r.I.e me subscription books will be for
,Sis opened at the Morgan Offices
md. .r,s morning. Other members of she
tliSos.es1IwTitlng syndicate are: First Ma
,,nr r,ai bank, the National City Com
Ey, me Bankers Trust Company. md
"afrIs. Forbes & Co. va '''' ''''
New-York tribune., 1920-08-20
Unusual Co.ors in Women's
Saocs ESrecied 10 Re Popular

Unusual coiors in womens nigh
hoos for the fall aud wiz Ter. season
arc e.pected hy few retailers 70 ss
ronuiaa, ana aecorc ngy fairly heavy
siocss rave been purchased n antici-
pa.ion. Various shades ot hae. e~ay
and brown, running INTO ,n. llght tones
suc- as sand and champagne. haze
rlade their app IN the early fall
iIcda.s.
4 new To- sAoe lor Immediate and
early iali weai consists o. the forepart
eud Z tae king mgcn arter the fash
ION of tsn wol kasTn house slipper.
rIt i.0A band running from
f.e so.~ SIMS around the instep. The
Lands aaA So nf tn shoe frc qu entity
are beei or decorated With insees q
'9lrcas celors
New-York tribune., 1920-08-20
Colorado Fuel and Iron
Net Gains Sl.OOO.OOO

Net earnings from operation of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company for
the quarter ended June 80, after de-
duction of expenses but before allow
ance for bond interest, were S2,13O,272,
an increase of S985,957 over the corre-
spending period of last year.
The balance for the quarter after
deduction of bond interest was $1,546,-
$50, as compared with S627,154 at the
end of june year ago
New-York tribune., 1920-08-20

Bank cf England Statement

I-ONNON, Aug l9.-Ihe Weekly state
nent of the Bank OF England follows
Gold ...... t123,os5.4s5 Inc tl3924
ReserTe i6eS5o00 Inc. ee7ooo
Notes reserN ed 10 1876 600 Inc. 5000
Circulation 49,. 124, ,s45 0e0 Dec. oS3 coo
Public deposits l6113,0oo inc lie 00o
Other deposits. 1l713S.000 Dec. 6.ss4000
Govt securities. So, 500. Geo Dec. 9.742 900
Other securities 76.1lo,0o0 Inc. 2.31l, 600
The proportion Of the banks reserve TO
liability is 1852 per cant; last week it
Was II Al per cent. Rate OF discount
ner cent
New-York tribune., 1920-08-20
nUesfment
Information

Questions Of eeneral interest 10
'nt'8fors ieil' be answered ~ 'lis
cot4N'n' ia arlieh case oafg 5nssioi,
'o''t oe used. O3hers fci{l b. On
a'osIe4 ~ mail AGarcss 7ll in
qnf'1es, 'nclosin9 stamped, cd
9ressed a., envelope. to F.ndno al Editor.
ne 1 T1oune, 154 Nassau Street. We,1
New-York tribune., 1920-08-20
OF NICARAGUA
STERLING LOAN OF 1909

The Council oi Foreign Ronahoiaers give
notice that they VIII be prepared t. pa Of.
a. par on and after the 15ili Of September
clucng Fractional Certiacatesl otststarllr,
with interest at per cent. per amman .less
income tax TO the 18th a. September. asIcr
which date interest VIII cease 20 run.
Certificates from abroad must be pre-
scented FOR payment through ii London AGENT.
Lists can be obtained application
JAMES p COOPER. Secretary.
i, Moorgate Street. London. r K. .
goth August. 1920
TIE FIRST NATIONAL BANK oF
Moun. Carroll. locatea a. Mount Carroll.
in the State % Illinois, Is closing its al
fairs. All note holders and other creditor
OF the Association are therefore hereby no.
o.Aea 10 present the notes and o-as
-'ains for payment
WM. Il. WILDEY. President.
Dated June 80. 1920
New-York tribune., 1920-08-20
Dividends


International Cement Corporation An
initial quarterly dividend of 62i1 cents a
share has been declared, payable Septeln-
b. so, TO stockholders Of record Septem-
her
New-York tribune., 1920-08-20
Extra
Cambria Steel Comnan,

Cambria Steel Company-An extra div-
dend of y per cent 4 share has been de-
clared in addition to the regular quarterly
dividend OF ~ per cent. both payable
Sente0lber Is, to stockholders of record
August 81.
Invader Oil Refining Compuny-An ex-
ira cash dividend Of ! per cent a share
has been declared in addition to the regu-
lar monthly cash dividend of I per cant
both payable September l to stockholders
OF record August Is
New-York tribune., 1920-08-20
Bank Of Germany Statement
eeasN Nno

sBERLlN Aug. 19.-The statement q
th@ Imperial Bank Of Germany. for the
period ended Augusr :. shows the follow
ing changes in marks
New-York tribune., 1920-08-20

a current quotations, the mar
ket value Of the securities to be
pledged is approximately
$3l ,425,0O0 or in excess Of
$3.50 Of the principal amount
OF this issue Of bonds.
He Indenture will permit the
Company to substitute for the
Reading stock such securities as it
may receive therefor in the event
of the dissolution Of the Reading
Company pursuant 10 a Court
order. The Company may also
make further substitutions pro-
vided that there remains collat-
eral having then value of not
less than l25% Of the amount Of
outstanding 10 year bonds.
THE BONDS are to be re-
deemable at the option of the
Company in whole or III part at
lO5%o and accrued interest.
INTEREST will be payable
March lst and September lst.
Coupon Bonds in determinations
Of 81 600 and $500 registerable .
as to principal, and in fully regis
tered form in denominations of
$1,000, $4,000 and $4,000.