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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-15
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
State of Washington. in and for

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
State of Washington. in and for
Thurston County.
band and wife: Merritt L. Page and
Christine A. N. Page. husband and
wife. and Elvie B. Page. a. spinster
plaintiffs, VS.. Cora Stockand, a spin
ster and William Stockand and Jane
Doe Stockand, his wife. and Margaret
Stockand, the widow Of w. r. Stock
and deceased. and the unknown heirs
IL any, Of said Cora Stockand. WILL
lam Stockand and Jane Doe Stockand
and Margaret Stockand. II any there
be, and Washington Oregon OIL Co,
corporation, and Western Gas 4
Power Co, a corporation. and all
parties unknown claiming any right:
title or interest in and to the real
estate described in the complaint
herein, defendants. No. -.
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION.
The State Of Washington to-
Cora Stockand, spinster, and Will
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-15
am Stockand and Jane Doe Stockand
lis wife, and Margaret Stockand the

lam Stockand and Jane Doe Stockand.
his wife. and Margaret Stockand, the
widow OF w. r. Stockand, deceased, and
Stockand. William Stockand and Jane
Doe Stockand, and Margaret Stockand,
n any there be, and Washington Oregon
y Power Co, corporation. and all par
ties unknown claiming any right. title
or interest In and to the real estate le-
scribed In the complaint herein. defend
ants:
You. and each of you, are hereby
summoned to appear with sixty DAYS
after the date of the first publication Of
this summons. towit: within sixty days
after the 18th day of October, 1920. and
defend the above entitled action in the
above entitled court and answer the
copy Of your answer upon the under
signed attorneys for plaintiffs at their
once below stated: and In case OF YOUR
failure so to do. Judgment will be rem
oereo against you according to the de-
mand OF the complaint. which has been
Med with the clerk Of the above en-
This is an action to quiet title in
plaintiffs in and to the following de-
being being in rhnrstOn county. washinsio"
The Thomas w. Glasgow Donation
Claim No. 80, more particularly de-
scttbed as follows;
tSs nsi;S...t ss ss1n:, 50 J, link. ss,
eleven u1), and running thence sourh
29h degrees west So chains Is links
thence north AN degrees east ID
chains. thence north 29h degrees east
10 chains 20 links. thence south 4O4
degrees west 40 chains. thence south
29k degrees east IS chains and 3 links
to the place Of beginning. the same
being in township sixteen G6) north. Of
range one Cd west, containing 1880
acres.
Also lots one a., two (2), and three
(3). section one ~, and lot one "a, Of
section twelve U2). all in township
sixteen Q8) north. range one (D west,
w. NJ. said county and state.
And to exclude each and all Of the de-
PENDANTS from any right. title. or claim
therein.
TROY & STURDEvANT
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
P. o. Address: Box 306. Olympia, Wash
ington.
Address: Rooms 2O4-2O7 Olympia Ma
tional Bank Building, Olympia, Wash
ington.
Published Oct. 15-22-2s; Nov. 5-12-19-
26, 1920
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-15
Commissioners Let Road Contract.

Commissioners Let Road Contract.
Bids were opened for the improv-
ment of one mile on the Olympia
Little Rock road. The contract was
let to Alldred. James and Hendricks
of Centralia, for $4,261 and calls for
grading and crawling, beginning at
the Pacific Highway and continuing
one mile to Little Rock.
The board authorized the county
attorney to make C. J. Chamberlin a
tender of $1,000 for riht of way on
the Olympia-Ye0 road. If this offer
is not accepted 1t will be necessary to
start condemnation proceedings, ac-
cording to the secretary.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-15

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
State of Washington, for Thursto"
County. In Probate.
In the Matter of the Estates OF Dora
and Delbert r. Burdick. Deceased
No. 1886.
Notice to Creditors to- File Claims.
Notice IL hereby given. That ietteIs
of administration on the estates o.
Dora and Delbert r. Burdick. deceaseu
were granted to the undersigned. on
the 9th day OF September, 1920. by the
said superior court.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to serve them
with the necessary vouchers upon me
at the Office Of Julia e. Waldrip. S!o
Main street. Olympia, washington.
within six months after the date OF tne
frst publication of this notice towlt:;
within six months after the LIST day OF
October, 1920. and file the same WIFI
the clerk Of this Court together VIII
proof of such service. or they shall DC
forever barred. 49,. &C..
Dated at Olympia. Wash. this LIST
MABEL M. CARR.
of Estates OF Dora anu
Delbert r. Burdick, Deceased.
JULIA r. WALDRIP.
Attorney for Administratrix
Published Oct. 1-8-15-22. 1870.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-15

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
state of Washington In and for
Thurston County.
In re the Estate of Emma A. Lavery,
Deceased: No: 1852.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice Is hereby given That the un-
dersigned, Joseph Lavery, has been ap-
pointed executor OF the estate Of Emma
A. Lavery. deceased. and has qualified
as such executor All persons having
claims against the said Emma A.. Law
cry. deceased. are hereby notified 70
serve the same upon the undersigned
executor. or upon his attorney, Geo. f.
Yantis. Olympia National Bank Ruild.
Ing, Olympia, Washington. and to me-
service. with the clerk of the above
entitled court within six months af yer
the date of first publication hereof, 70
wit: within six months after the 24tn,
day of September 1920. or the same Will
JOSEPH LAvERY
Executor Of the Estate Of Emma A.
Published in the Washington Stand
ard Sept. "a, Oct. 1915. 1920.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-05

the stats department q mines and
minerals 75.S2e,es3 tons q cpal
were mined n this state during the
past year
Mines n the state worked an
average Of 15s days. during the
year. giving employment to $500
men.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-05

II Springfield. Ill.-According to
1.-THE summarized annual report of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-05

.1.ld. ID. 2 Recent rains
80 70 s. the 1sslvation q
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-05

All the news al, s-s t:ns-Ths
Argus.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
About Keeping Informed

Question: have noticed in your depart
ment lately the advice to keep one. self
hearing on such Investments. How doe
one do this--'such Investments being Stand
ard Oil of New Jersey preferred American
Car and Foundry preferred and United States
Steel preferred?-F. r.
Answer-By keeping in touch with
affairs we mean to watch carefully the
operations of the companies in which
YOU have invested Read their state
mcnts. compare them with previous
ones. When the margin of safety be-.
gins 20 decline and shows such ten
dency in two or three consecutive re-
ports. then you may assume that things
ate not going we'll and perhaps it may
be time to change your investment.
Also, keep yourself informed as to gen
eral conditions affecting the securities.
We try to emphasize the necessity of
leeping we'll informed because condi-
tions change so much that the sound
security of to-day may some time drop
into the doubtful class, and because so
many venders of securities, even rep
utable ones, have the habit of telling
their customers that they can buy this
or that security. put it away and "for-
get about it." The other day we were
allowed to peep into the personal ac-
counts of a we'll known fnancier. About
four years ago he bought several thou
sand dollars worth of the bonds of a
certain company, for which he paid the
full face value. Because the amount
involved seemed small-to him-he
forgot about it." The other day he
sold the bonds at about 40, thus losing
more than half his investment, besides
the loss of interest. Such loss might
be a disaster to small investor.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
Silvers

Question: beg to acknowledge receipt Of
Four kind advice regarding some stocks in
recent letter. and fully realize their specula-
tive character. However. I am particularly
interested in Nipissing Silver. Don't you
think It is conservative buy at not more
than SIS per share? I can afford to lose
about 5000 in speculation. fully realize
the speculative character of Divide Exten-
sion. Do you think it is good q gamble
any on the Curb "A. C. B.
Answer-Nipissing Mines has shown
itself to be rather consistent esrner,
we must admit. If you are willing, as
you say, to venture into the mining
stock field, you probably are aware of
the fact that there is always a chance
of a mine working itself out. Divide
Extension may be stock whose low
price recommends it. You certainly
could not lose great deal, provided, of
course. that you did not buy too many
shares. Both companies offer possibili-
ties in speculative way. But much de-
pends upon the price of the metal
staying where it is to-day. If the
metal comes down in price many COM
panies will be unable to operate, with
labor's demands what they have been.
And it may be an easier matter to bring
down the price of silver than to bring
down the price Of labor.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
u. S. Industrial Alcohol

Question: have some United States In
dustr;al Alcohol common which bought on
recommendation as being a good investment
OF course perfectly know that it is a
speculative investment Would you advise
meto hold same-that is. do you consider
that this company is in good financial con-
dition and that they will continue the same
dividends as before !H. 8. II.
.Answer-The latest income account
OF the United States Industrial Alcoh oil
Company was for the six months ended
June 80, 1919. 1t showed earnings at
the rate Of 1917 per cent on the COM
mon stock after taking into account the
stock recently issued: The company is
said to be in a good cash position and
the. profit and loss surplus on Decem-
Der 81, 1918, was $15,808,35O out of
total liabilities of s53,50a,2i2. Various
estimates have been made of the value
of the company's stocks Of merchandise
on hand. All l-of these estimates run
,ntc high figures. There appears to be
nothing at present which would indi-
cate a change in the present dividend.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
Worthless

Question: own some shares of capital
stock IF Consolidated Steamship Lines. VIII 'ch
Incorporated under the laws of Maine in 1906
and believe control acquired by Atlantic Cult
and West Indies Steamship Lines. Kindly
advise in the columns of your paper terms
of foreclosure and what value they now rep
resent-R. o. B.
Answer-The Atlantic Gulf and West
Indies Steamship Company was an out
come of the Consolidated Steamship
Company. Under the plan of reorganf-
zation the holders of certificates. Of the
Consolidated companys4 per cent COL
lateral trust bonds received for each
bond 5000 in bonds of the new COM
pany. $3.50 in non-cumulative preferred
stock of the new company and $125 in
common stock of the new company.
The stockholders of the Consolidated
company received nothing. There ap-
peared to be nothing to offer them. We
are informed that the old Consolidated d
stock is worthless.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
Independent Generation

Queston-Two years ago purchased
twenty shares Of the Independent Corpora
zine" at par value Of $40 per share This
stock has never paid mo any dividends Can
you in your column inform me what are the
present prospects of this company and Of
the stock whether they have ever issued Q
financial report. ETC.? cannot we'll afford
to lose what put into the stock. but would
prefer to sell the stock Cor what could at
the present time and place the money in
some safe investment, rather than wait in
definitely long for a. dividend from this
E. p. b.
Answer-The last dividend paid by
the Independent Corporation was in
1917 This company, as we'll as many
other publishing concerns, felt the ef-
fects Of war conditions. But it is
doing much better at present. we are
informed. The annual meeting is
scheduled to take place in a short time,
at which time a statement Of earnings
should be forthcoming. The company
informed US that while the stock is not
traded in to any great extent, they fire.
quently act as kind of intermediary in
bringing purchaser and seller together.
II you care to dispose Of your shares
you might communicate with the COM
pany.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
In Receivers Hands

Question-About eight months ago 1
bought ten shares of Hessan Tiler and
Tractor Corporation at $3.50 share
the hands of a receiver. Kindly advise me
as to present or contemplated value of said
stock. or if it is worth while thinking about
ii. 3.
Answer-The Hessian Tiller and
Tractor Corporation has been sold to a
committee of stockholders, and an offer
will soon be made to all stockholders
to pay so per cent assessment and
start the concern going again. We are
terest in Buffalo is willing to place a
fair-sized amount in the property, but
the most that can be~said Of the un-
dertakng is in the prospective stage.
Of course, there is no value for the
present stock and it seems a rather
high price to pay to save it.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
Investment Information

per cent. All of these companies are
ut present conservatively managed and
their prospects appear to be bright.
The stocks are all entitled to q good
rating. Other preferred stocks yielding
from per cent to 9 per cent are as
yield $40 per cent. This company manu-
factures automobile parts, such as
tenders. windows, etc. Cities Service,
to yield $40 per cent A very success
full public utility holding company.
Fisk Rubber, to yield ITO per cent;
one Of the largest automobile tire COM
panies in the United States. Packard
Motor Car, to yield 7.30 per cent. Most
of these stocks are unlisted. We do
not prefer them to those you mention,
but suggest them as worthy of con-
sideration.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
Wants 100 Per Cent safety

invest in bonds or securities that pay more
than 8 per cent, for two or three-year
period. where tho chances Of losing are
next to impossible. This 10 my entry into
this field, hence my desire to invest in 100
per cent safety proposition.--C B.
Answer-No investments are 100 per
cent safe, unless we except u S. Gov
ernment bonds. For Liberty bonds are
the best. You will be purchasing at
price TO yield s per cent. That is the
only Investment we can recommend
whore your chances Of losing are "next
to impossible"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
Carolina Power and Light and Others


Question--Can you give me any informa-
Company, Yadkin River Power Company,
Palmetto Power and Light Company. first
and joint mortgage 6 per cent gold bonds,
due January !. 1924; also Northern States
laws Of the State of Delaware? Any infor-
liability Of these two companies will be
very thankfully received.-M. f. Y.
Answer-Thc Carolina Power and
Light, Yadkin River Power and Pal
metto Power and Light joint per cent
bonds, due 1924, are entitled to a good
rating. The earnings are ample, appar-
emily, to pay regular dividends on the
outstanding stock. For 1918 the bond
interest was earned two and one-half
times. The Northern States Power
Company controls the Minneapolis Gcu-
eral Electric Company, the Interstate
Light and Power Company, the Red
Morehead Street Railway Company, the
Apple River Power Company, the St.
Croix Gas Company, the Union Light.
Heat and Power Company and the
Northern Mississippi River Power
Company. Population served, about
9oO,o00. The company has outstanding
bonds of subsidiary companies amount
ing to s42, 2,48S,00o, SIT 7,O36,6O0 7 per cent
cumulative preferred stock and $6,1O7.
900 common stock; also $1,000. 400 ?
per cent notes due August Is. 1928.
For the year ended October 81. 1919
the earnings showed o.32 per cent on
the preferred and 9 per cent on the
common. stock, against 4.81 per cent on
the preferred and nothing on the COM
mon for 1913 No dividends are paid
al present on the common stock
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
In this departmeut The Tribune ul,,

In this department The Tribune soill
throso the light Of such Information
as is at its command on the invest-
ment problems of its readers. The
utmost care is used ia the compila-
ton and presentation of such iN.
formation and Wc beliepe it to be de-
pendabie. But zee toisk especially to
emphasize to our readers the fact
that neW developments Of suct in,-
portance as to greatly change the
stotms Of a security are constantly
taking place. Therefore, as matter
Of self protection, the inpestor shoxld
make it point to keep IN close touch
scith the affairs of the componiss
Uhose securities he has purchased
aud scith general developments bear
ing upon the palue of such securities.
Constant aoatchfulness is the best
safeguard the investor can possibly
have.
Questions Of general interest to
Investors cill be answeycd in this
column, in schicE case onlp initials
'cW be used. Others qcill be an
s,oered by mail. Address all IN
quirses, inclosing stamped, od-
dressed envelope to Financial Editor.
The Tribune, I54 Nassau Street. NesV
ork City.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
Lihertie. or Excitement. =.

Question Kindly advise me regarding
Texon OH and Lena OIL Company: A friend
advises me to buy the stock. which is now
selling at IA per share. 1t is advertised by
G. A. Loomis & Co.. II Wall Street. Is it .
safe investment. as cannot afford to losef
work hard for my dollars.-L. B.
Answer-If you cannot afford to lose,
don't buy oil stocks. They are, as a
rule, about as speculative as anything
one could find. Try to be satisfied with
some. good bond (Liberty bonds are the
best). Some day, although you may
not derive much excitement, you will
be very glad to know that you had been
so wise.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
That Makes It Unanimous

Question-Having $1,000 invested in Re-
public Oil and Refining Company common
stock, and about to invest $500 more. l wish
to know or hear some advice on same. Stock
being handled by Jones & Thurmond 20
Broad Street. and company writes it expects
to list same on New York Curb shortly In
your estimation is this gooh buy, and is
company controlled by honest and good bust
share, and is at present paying ; per cent on
par value, 81, per month";. A. NJ.
Answer-When asked why the Re
public Oil and Refining Company found
it necessary to issue another half mil
lion shares of stock when it seemed to
be in position to pay dividends at the
rate of 36 per cent year Mr.. Thur
mond said: "The oil game is big
speculation. If your holdings are in
good producing field it's a certainty
that other companies all around are
sinking wells as fast as they can. If
the man developing lease on land ad
joining yours brings in big we'll first
he is without doubt getting a lot of
other fellow to it. The Republic Oil
and Refining Company plans to carry
on an active drilling campaign in the
hope Of developing its properties to the
fullest extent as rapidly as possible"
Meantime the company claims to have
enough production to pay operating ex-
penses and continue the payment Of
dividends. Ten wells out Of fourteen
drilled are said to be producing. but
owing to the congestion of the pipe
lines in the Burkburnett district, where
most of the company's holdings are To-
Gated, the actual flow of oil has not
been accurately ascertained. According
to Mr.. Thurmond, between 1900 and
1000 barrels day are being run off at
the present time. We would not recon-
mend the stock as an investment. We
believe with Mr.. Thurmond that the oil
business is big speculation. We cam
not give advice on speculation.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
He Can't Afford to Lose

ouestion-Could you give me some nfor.
nation in regard to the Bourbon Oil and
Development Company. of Paris. Ky. and
the Motion Picture Producing Company of
America, Inc. office at 3sS Fifth Avenue.
New York City? Would like to know if
these two companies are good investments
and what you think their future will be, as
! am a married man with family and
don't want to lose the little I have.-G.
A. K.
Answer-Don't buy these securities
or anything like them for investment.
They may possibly turn out to be
profitable speculative purchases, but
YOU must put the accent on the word
msy:" If you cannot afford to lose,
don't speculate. Buy good securities,
starting from Liberty Bonds down to
good preferred stocks like U. S. Steel,
Central Leather, American WOODEN. u.
S. Rubber. etc. The latter bear watch
ing. The Liberty Bonds do not Re
satisfied with fair returns; do not
speculate.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
Toronto
Bid. Aaked..
Untitled Orders for
Steel Show Increase
Az increase of l137 n36 toms n

Ar increase Of l.137,036 tons in
the untitled orders of the United
States Steel Corporation OH. December
80 was announced yesterday by the
company. The total at the end OF
1sl0 was s,26b,366 tons, compared with
1.l2s,330 tons on November 30 and
7,379,l52 tons on December 81. 1918.
Tho increase reported yesterday was
larger than had been expected in the
financial district, most estimates hay
ing placed the gain at not much more
than half q million tons. The lowest
tonnage figures for 1919 were reached
in May, when tho total was only
4,282,310 tons. Since that time there
have heen consecutive increases. The
record untitled orders Of the Steel
corporation wer reported in April,
1917. which had total Of 12.1a3.0ss
tons
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
Not for Poor Working Man"

Que toni notice that Laclede Gas stock
y now quoted ut S3i.. Will you kindly in
form me why this stock is 40 low7 Do
working man buy. I bought the following
stocks American Telephone 4 Telegraph
st SO. Gsston. Williams 4 Wigmore 1T 81
and American Wool at 122. Transcontinentsl
Manufacturing 1T d. DO you advise self
Ing any Of these at this timer What do
you think are the prospects Of CASTOR, VIII
inms e. Wixmorc &C. l.. w.
Answer Laclede Gas Light, like 10
many other public utility companies,
has felt the high cost Of operation
Without any substantial increase in
rates The company was forced to 70
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
Gu6ey-Gillesnia OIL


Question--Can you give me anv ;nforn,..
tion as to the backing and standing of thc
Guffy-Gillespic OIL common stock and do Won
think it fair investmcnt?-W A. z.
Answer-GuffeyG Gillespie Oil Com
pany appears to be a we'll managed cor
poration. 1t has at present a produc-
tion of we'll over 5000 barrels dailv
which entities it to consideration. The
company purchased recently land ad
Joining the Tropical Oil Company in
development work are said to be we'll
under way: The earnings for nine
months to June /, 1919, we're 1888 ,5e3
aud expenses and dividends left a sur
plus of $s12,7S8. The company is a
growing concern, and while we cannot
say that the stock is an investment
nevertheless it may offer fair specula-
tive possibilities.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
Colorado Fuel and Iron

Question-Wil You kindly give me full
information and prospects on the following
stocks: Colorado Fuel and Iron, CASTOR,
Williams 4 Wixmore "A. j. c.
Answer--CoIorado Fuel and Iron
Company appears to have pursued a
conservative policy regarding divi-
dends. 1t was not until 1917 that any
payment was made on the common
stock, although earnings had resulted
in good surpluses each year, with the
exception of 1914 and 1916. The pres
cnt rate is 3 per cent. For the nine
months. ended September 30, 1919. how
ever, the balance, after interest and
taxes, was $1,572 1897, against $4,3s3, ,624
for the same period in 1918. The total
profit and loss surplus on December
81, 1918, "as $S,70S,782, and the net
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11

assets applicable to the common stock
were equal to $125 a share. CASTOR,
Williams & Wigmore showed a net in
come for the six months ended Octo-
Der 81, 1919. of $lO.o72. equal to 3's
cents a share on the 100000 shares
capital, or at the annual rate of Z
cents, compared with $4.20 in the fiscal
year ended April 80. 1919. The total
surplus on October 81. 1919, was sl.48l :
So The company has proved great
disappointment to stockholders. 1t
was stated recently that there is little
hope for improvement in earnings until
foreign trade conditions are better.