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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-30
POLLS
"LOve Birds"

Pat Rooney and Marion Bent make
their debut Sunday night at Polls
in new musical comedy. Love
Birds" Seventeen years ago they
made their first vaudeville appear
ance In Washington. and so they
have chosen the Capital for their
start in musical comedy.
In Love Birds" Rooney and Bent
are surrounded by an array of sing
ers, dancers. comedians and enter
tanners. such as seldom, II ever be-
fore, have appeared in any single
production. Heading the let of as
sisting artists are Elizabeth MUIR
ray, the famous irish Coincidence.
Eva Davenport. the heavyweight
champion funstress. who will make
her first appearance since she was
the rage of New YORK in the Gil
bert and Sullivan successes at the
Casino Theater; Elizabeth Hines,
phenomena prima donna; Emile
Lea and Evelyn CavanauGh, shapely
stars of the dance; Barrett Green
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MISS ANNA MI ERS, prlma
donna of the Golden Crook
Company, at the Gayety The
alter, who suggests that an en-
tire section be kept for men,
bers of the stage profession
at the grand inaugural parade
on March 4, 1921.
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kNICkERBOCkER-.-
"You Never Can TELL

Bebe Daniels will be the star al
Crandslrs Knickcrbocker Thcatcr to-
day and tomorrow in You Never Can
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A group of most exceptional, as we'll
as most desirable values. Quick selec-
ton should be made, as the prices ar
ST. low they will not last long.
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Tomorrow Special
SO Pairs Fine
Au-Wool Blankets.
$1,000 Pair (One-third Below Former
Prices)

A Pure Wool Blanket, in both warp
and filling.
Neat 3-nch block plain design, in
pink, blue, tan, gold and gray colorngs.
Full size, 7OXSO inches.
1t has been some time since a Pure
Wool Blanket has been offered at this
price.
Blanket Section, Second floor
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Exports Up in January
Imports for Month Also Show
Large Increase

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Despite the
foreign exchange situation, the trade
balance in favor of the United States
increased s257 100000 in January. fig
ures made public to-day by the Depart
ment Of Commecce show. Both ex-
ports and imports showed an advance,
the value OF goods sem out of the
country being S731 100000 and that Of
those received S474,ooo,0 900.
The exports compared with s6s2 ,o00,-
600 in December and s623,oO0, 900 in
January Il year ago Imports COM
pared with 1881, 900 600 in December
and S2l3,0o0.oo0 in January, 1919.
For the seven months of the fiscal
year beginning last July / exports
totaled S4,594, 100000 and imports ST.
56S,O00, 900. leaving a trade balance OF
Sl,e26, 900, 900. The trade balance for
the corresponding seven months the
year before was S2,099 600 0O0
Gold imports for the seven months
period amounted to s36 900 900 as com
pared with sl4,00O,o00 in 1919, and ex-
ports s3l9,0oo,00o, against $4,000, 600
last year.
Exports of silver for the same period
amounted to Si22,000.000, compared
with Sl79,000000 in the correspondlne
period the year before
Gold exports for the month of jam
ary amounted to 47,75S,03S and i'm
ports to Sl2,017,55l. Silver exports fSr
the month totaied S24,s27, ,e7S and i'm =
ports SS,ss3,25l. -
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
lswer-Tho 8 per cent prefe
Du Pont Debentures

Question-Can you please inform ne
whether an Investment in du Pont debentures
Is considered too speculative and holding
some, what would be the logical thing to do
with them? Can YOU give the present
market quotation on this stock? Would it
be well to convert them into more con-
servative investment at The same quotation? =?
| hold Northern Pacific per cent Inter-
borough Rapid Transit 5 per cent, Erie
prior lien per cent, Union Pacific 4 per
cent. Would like TO know whether it is
worth while, or permissible, TO dispose of
them at their present market value, 1 hav-
ing purchased some in 1898 and being taxed
at their high ratings which is double loss
After selling them, could 7 purchase them
at their present quotations? IF it were lille
gal | certainly would not do it. What per-
centage does the broker receive for selling a
$1,000 bond or stock p. w
Answer-The earnings Of the du Pont
company are large enough to entitle
the 6 per cent debenture stock to q
good rating. The stock is at present
quoted 8S bid. offered at 90. While
you could increase your income by dis
posing of it and purchasing other Sc
curities, it would appear that you have
a rather good investment as it is. The
bonds you hold are so low in price that
it does not seem wise TO sell them at
present. You could, however, dispose
of them and rcpurchase them later,
figuring your loss to be applied on
your 1920 income tax return. The
usual commission on $1,000 bond is
$1.25. On stocks the commission is at
the rate OF $3.50 per 100 shares on
stocks under $40, SIS per 100 shares
between SO and S125, and $50 per 100
shares on stocks over Sl25
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Prices Weaken
On Professional
Sales ON Curb
International Petroleum Re-
acts After Announcement
of New Stock Issue; Rus
sian Bonds at New High

Most Of the stocks on the curb made
heavy going of it yesterday. Pressure
from the professional bears increased
as the day advanced and caused gen
eral weakness in the afternoon. In the
main the trend in the outside market
followed that on the big board.
One of the features of the curb was
international Petroleum, which reacted
after early strength. 1t sold as high
as Ga and closed at So. Announcement
was made that the directors have
voted to issue 1853 .401 shares of COM
stock is to be issued on a basis of
share for share for the outstanding
preferred and common. This company
is controlled by the Imperial on
(Limted), of Canada, Standard Oil
concern, and recently acquired control
of the Tropical Oil Company, a Colon
bian operating corporation. The plan
TO issue new stock has been under con-
sideration for several weeks.
The Homer oils were weak on the
break with Simms. reactlng to 1914
Texas Company when issued sold from
40 TO 46. Prospects that the Pres /,
dent will sign the oil leasing bill
within the next twenty-four hours ac-
counted for the firmness displayed by
Boston and Wyoming Oil Salt Greek
Products yielded about point.
General Motors, new stock. broke to
its recent lev CT 24M, after selling at
27 around midday. Application has
been made to list this new stock on
the exchange.
In the bond department the Russian
external 51ss and 612s attracted at
tention by rising several points to 81,
new high price for the movement.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Record Gulf Oil Earnings
company Earns $32.48 a Share
ON CAPITAL in 1910

AS result of operations In the year
I"aed December 81, 1915, the Gulf Oil
corporation returned the record gross
earnings Of s9T .431,516, or s11,527 ,211
|'re than in 1918, the previous record
year. Operating expenses leaped up
"afa' however, being placed at $62,-
''o'lSS, an increase of $12,350,S74 over
sae sae preceding year. Net profits were
S0S,Sol 1928, a falling off of SS23 ,663.
.uIepreciation aggregated $19.305, PSI
Ia Iaa interest, taxes, etc, $4,535, ,224,
iisaving a Sl1 400 $50 balance, equiva-
ess ent TO SEAS q share earned on the
v,;. v1;o,lo4 800 capital stock, compared
s'.h $l2 ,5S2 ,696, OR S36.11 share on
we we Soa ,s37 100 common stock in the
iSar ia before. Stockholders received ST.
s,oi5 in dividend payments, an in
Ihease she OF $22,409 over 1918. After all
sss sssssrnges, taxes, etc, surplus was $9.-
esnS4o. decline of $1,144,152.
Balance sheet as of December 81
80 osas, disclosed profit and loss surplus
sso ~ SS7 1893 .042, which compares with
sssS'So6,702 in the preceding year. Capi-
w.. stock was increased during the
iTsss from s34,s37. 100 to sS5.2S4 500
W. tSS.al assets and liabilities were placed
40 Year before.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Lorillard Income Falls
Company Earns $l7.3l a Share
ON Common Stock in 1919

For the year ended December 81,
1919, the P. Lorillard Company, manu-
facturers Of cigarettes and tobaccos,
reports net income after Federal taxes,
of Sc .2422 which compares with $9,-
292,825 in the preceding year. From
that amount bond interest of $780,
615 was deducted, leaving q $4,991 ,844
balance, compared with $5,640,145 in
1918
Holders of the preferred stock shared
S791 ,532 in dividends, the same amount
paid in the year before. Balance was
equivalent to $17.91 a share earned on
the $24 PAS 500 common stock, against
S1999 share earned on the $24,246,-
100 common stock in the preceding
year. Common dividend disbursements
aggregated $1,000 ,5s6, compared with
S2,454,021 in 1918. After bond prem
iums of S11 ,467 had been paid, surplus
was $1,272,2 259. Previous balance of
S7.164,877 was added to that amount,
bringing the total to $S,444,13s.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
U. S. Sugar Exports Increased
1000. 100000 Lbs. Last Yea1

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Although
there we're general complaints of q
sugar shortage in this country last
year, exports of the commodity during
that time exceeded those of the year
before by more than one billion pounds,
according to Department Of Commerce
records. Exports reached total of
1,475, 5,407,67S pounds. compared with
4o7,296,324 pounds the year before.
One explanation of the increase ad-
vanced by trade experts of the depart
ment is that England sent much cane
to the United States to be refined and
reshipped. Exports to that country
however, were only 425,17O,564 pounds,
whereas France imported 627,6S2, JIG
pounds, or nearly half of the total,
Italy took the third largest quantity
58,9S1 ,947 pounds.
Relaxation of restrictions on ship
ments by the Allied countries after the
war is believed here to be largely re-
sponsible for the increased exports.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Manufacturers Light Gross
Earnings Increased in 1919

The Manufacturers Light and Heat
Company and affiliated companies re-
port for the year ended December 81
last gross earnings of $10,9S7,539,
year. Operating expenses and taxes
aggregated s7,O5o,545, leaving $685.
994 net. Other income of $90,313 was
added to that amount, bringing the
total to $4,O27,307, which compares
with s3,591,1 1913 in 1918. After interest
Of $45,931 and profit and loss debts Of
S199,791, balance available for divi-
dends was S3,7S2,5S5. Dividend pay
ments of $2.300,000 were made during
the year, compared with s1,S40,000 in
the year before. Reserve for depre-
citation and depletion totaled 1921, ,914,
after which a surplus of $260,671 re-
NAMED.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Weyman-Bruton Net Earnings
Equal to SIP Share Common

The Weyman- Bruton Company re-
turned net earnings, after all charges
and Federal taxes, of sl,727.205 in the
year ended December 81. 1919, equiva-
lent. after s32s,2l6 in preferred divi-
dends, to s12 share. 800 par, earned
on the $6,623,s0o common stock. COM
pared with $l,487,964, or s21.os a share
on the s5,520, 900 common stock in 1918.
Holders OF the common stock received
?oo2,S0o IN dividend payments, fall
ing of in disbursements Of 1895, 700.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Baltimore Tube Company

Question-Will you pleaes give some
information on the Baltimore Tube Com
pany of Baltimore? ] am the owner of
forty shares of preferred purchased at an
average price of 500, part of which is now
up as collateral to cover purchase of forty
shares of common at 500. Up until Oc-
tober they paid per cent on common. but
dividend has been passed and stock last
quoted at $40 (common). Would you con-
slider it a safe jnves tment to purchase more
of the common, taking into consideration
their prospects for the future and not ex-
pecting to realize Immediately the in
vestment ?-J. W. ".
Answer When the Baltimore Tube
Company issues its report covering
operations for 1919 the reasons for
passing the dividends on the common
stock will probably be revealed. The
fact that the dividend was passed, it
seems to us, is sufficient evidence that
the common stock is not a safe invest
ment, but merely speculation.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Buyers Determined to Break
WOmen's Apparel Market

Buyers for retail establishments
throughout the country are more de-
termined than ever to "break" the
women's apparel market this spring.
Resident buying Offices are sending out
letters to their clients advising them
to purchase spring apparel for women
as lightly as possible. Buyers in the
reductions in prices, and, in the cases
Of the smaller manufacturers or job
bers, are succeeding to some extent.
The larger manufacturers and jobbers,
however, are holding their ground. So
far they have not shaded prices and
assert that they will not be stampeded
into doing SO.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Liggett & Myers Tobacco
Profits Fall OFF in 1919

Net profits Of the Liggett & Myers
Tobacco Company for the year ended
December 81, 1919. were S8,917,23 a
falling off from the preceding year of
s1,1S2989. After interest and other
deductions were taken care of balance
Of St. .92s,036 was equivalent, after ST.
575,s8o in preferred dividends, to s2o.25
496,4o0 common stock, against s8,l54'-
007, or $1,000 share In 1918. Com
mon dividend disbursements agpre.
gated $3.439,4 ,424. leaving a s918,6S2 sur
plus. Previous balance Of $18,SBe. 1893
was added to that amount, making a
$19,75S, ,026 total. No mention 10 made
in the report Of Federal taxes.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Not Evenly Matched Pair

Question-Please let me know what you
Car Company; also Booth Fisheries and
oblige.-N K. W. anu
Answer-1f the expected demand for
railroad equipment materializes Has
kell and Barker Car Company should
enjoy even greater prosperity than it
has enjoyed recently. The company
earned for the year ended January 81,
1919, $3.50 a share on the 100000
shares of capital. Booth Fisheries earn
lngs have not been very good of late.
Inc government control of the indus
try IS said to have hurt the company
considerably. The outlook is said to be
better, but the common stock is a pure
speculation at present.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Loose-Wiles Biscuit Surplus

For the year ended December 81
1919, the LooseWiles Biscuit Com
pany reports a surplus, after Federal
taxes. Of $2,136,569, against $1,053,22
in 1918.
In his report to stockholders Presi-
dent Hupp said: "Since the floating
debt has been reduced to conserva-
tive amount conditions are quite favor
able to consider the payment of back
dividends on the second preferred
stock, and directors believe that the
company will be in a position to dis.
charge accumulated dividends for 1915
and 1915 before or by the end of the
current year, the initial payment to be
made about May l."
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Could Be Worse OFF

Question: own stqsEs in IN; Standard On Of
anm1o- American Oil. Have been advised to
sell self' same on account of money market. Do
yon look for n further drop in prices in
snch stocks as above &C. E.
Answer-While there is no denying
+ba sneculative character of the stocks
uou own. and we would not make any
ottempt q to forecast the future of the
stock market, you at least should de-
rive some satisfaction IN knowing that
ob an IF the companies named is a good
ea.n es.nor and paying dividends Author
;.;as state that the outlook for the oil
Industry is bright.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Shows Operating Deficit

Question--Please tell me what is the pres
ent M condition. etc, of the Alaska Gold
Mines Has this stock any real value or is
1t simply hole in the ground I'll E. G.
Answer-As gold has been the only
metal which did not enjoy an advance
IN price during the war period, and as
gold mining companies were forced to
pay the advanced rates for operation, q
good many gold mines have not been
prosperous in the last two or three
years. alaska Gold has reported oper-
a'lhg deilclts for some time past Per-
haps the stock will some day resDond
to an operating profit, but that day
does not seem very near at hand.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Stock Not Yet Received

Question: bought and paid for some stock
of the Farmers Oil and Refining Company
you give me any encouragement ?--E. H. S.
Answer-Not knowing under what
conditions you bought the stock or
from whom it was purchased, we can
not be of much assistance to you. Be
more explicit.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Investment
Information

Questions Q. general interest to
investors 0iil Do answered in this
column, In sohick caso only initials
o'H 90 used. Others will DO an
swered by mail. Addrese all iny
9a'raes, inclosino stamped. ad-
creased envelope to Financial Editor.
xne Tribune. 154 Nassau Street.. Ne,s
York City. NV WV wv"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Not Good Investment List

Question: have to make considerable in
Vestlnents within the next six weeks and J
would greatly appreciate your advice I
tnlnk very well of Canadian Pacific and of
Union Pacific, and they are selling at low
prices at present. Do you consider them
equally reliable and. if not, which would
you advise? Midvale Steel is very low in
price now, but would you advise it as likely
to recover in dividend and market value
american Beet Sugar also may be desirable.
DO you regard it SO at present price and as
likely TO advance &C. D.
Answer-We do not consider any of
the stocks you mention good invest
ments. Their present dividends are not
assured by any means. The yields are
nigh, to be sure, and the stocks are at
tractive, perhaps, on that account. Both
Canadian and American railroads arc
entering new phase OF operation. Ii
remains to be seen how they will fare
Mldvale SteeIs earnings ere not mucl
in excess Of dividends, while American
Beet Sugar did not earn the full pen
cent last year If you seek invest
ment do not look for such high yields
but be satisfied with what good, sea
soned preferred stocks offer.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Z. w. Bliss--Crex CARPET

Question--Will you kindly give me what
information you about the E. W Bliss
Company per cent preferred stock, $50
par value? Do ys- consider this q safe in
vestment? Al'9 rp-r opinion on Crex Car
pet stock for invest lent.-W. L. M.
Answer-T 8 per cent preferred
stock Of the L. ". Bliss Company is
entitled, on account of the large earn
lngs of the corporation, to & good in
vestment rating. The stock is not list
ed, and this somewhat affects its mar
Reliability We should not class Crex
Carpet stock as a good investment.
Dividends are paid at the rate of per
cent, while earnings for the last two
years have averaged only slightly over
per cent.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25

Surplus was s73s,6ss, an increase Of
S630,259. Previous balance of Sl,0S3.-
ll3 was added TO that amount, brinx-
ing the total to s1.s19,S02.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25

unlisted. tsells cents per share.
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William 7. Perry.

William T. Perry died Tues
day, February 10, at the Saint
Francis Hospital, Colorad d o
Springs, Colorado, where he had
lived the past year and a half
on account of his health.
Mr.. Perry was born in Lexing-
ton, in June, 1886. He is surviv-
ed by his wife, his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Perry; five sis
ters, Misses Mamie, Jennie,
Gussie, Mrs. Thomas Wedge
all of this city, and Mrs. Fred
iWhitsett Of Kansas City; three
brothers, John, Joseph anC
Richard Perry, of Lexington.
The body was brought to Lex
iagtsn last night and taken K
the Perry home west of town
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Thomas c. Corbin.

Thomas c. Corbin, about 40
years of age, died at his home
in Dover, Wednesday morning
from pneumonia, following infu-
enza.
Mr.. Corbin was married in
this city November 5, 1901, to
Minnie K. Venable, daughter of
George P. Venable. Mrs, Corbin
died in Nava Visa, New Mexi-
co, Jenuary 9, 1909.
He is survived by three chill
dren, Mildred, Clark and George
Lewis, his parents, four broth
ers and three sisters.
The body was brought to Lex.
ington Thursday afternoon fol
burial.
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her home, Twentieth and Onei-
da streets, of pneumonia
The deceased is survived by
two daughters and two sons.
Circuit Court.

In the circuit court Monday
Geo. Patterson and Giuseppe
RoncelI were admitted to full
citizenship.
The court sitting as the Juve-
nile court sentenced James Tur-
ner to the Industrial School for
Boys at Boonville, for three
years, for burglary and larceny.
Walter Rogers, Leslie Johnson,
Irwin Collier and John Klos, all
Of Higginsville, pied guilty to
burglary and larceny and receiv-
ed sentence for three years in
the Industrial School at Boon
vile. This being their first Of
fense, the boys were paroled.
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DEATHS
Newell Watkins shull.

Newell William Shull died yes
terday morning at 5 o'clock, at
his home 612 miles south of Lex
ington, of pneumonia, following
influenza.
Mr.. Shull was a son of Mrs.
Godfrey Shull, who with her two
daughters, Misses Louise and
Virginia, and son, James, are en-
route from California, He was
born on the old Godfrey Shull
farm, September /, 1886, and
was married to Miss Eugenia
Follman, June Is, 1915, who
with a daughter eight months
old survives him. Other survi-
vors are his mother, two broth
ers, Bronson and James Shull
three half brothers, Ernest, Har.
/ ry and Victor Shull, and foul
sisters. Mrs. Vernon Barnett
Mrs. Edgar Sulsher, and Misses
Louise and Virginia Shull.
No funeral arrangements have
Il been announced.
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Owen GaRn.

Owen Gaffin died Monday night
at 10:45 o'clock at his home,
Twenty-third and Main streets,
after a weeks illness of pneumo-
mia.
The deceased was a son of Mr..
and Mrs. L. w. Gaffin, and was
born in Lexington, May 8, 1887.
Besides his parents, he is sur
yived by his wife, who was for
merly Miss Margaret Herd; four
small children; one sister, Mrs,
Harry Wysong; one brother,
VIM. Gaffin, and one half broth
er, Merrell Gregg, all of this
city.
The funeral was held Thurs
day afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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Mrs. William Long.

Mrs. VIM. Long died Tuesday
morning at 400 o'clock, at her
home in Southside Addition, af-
ter a five weeks illness Of pneu-
monia.
Mrs. Long was born near Well
ington, December %, 1878, She
married Mr.. Long in Kansas
City, Kansas, March 4, 1904. The
survivors are her husband, two
sons, Elmer and Earl; her moth
er, Mrs. Minnie Barnes, and two
brothers, Howard, of Levasy
and George of Kansas City.
The funeral service conducted
by Rev. ]. E. Alexander, were
held from the home Thursday
afternoon at A o'clock.
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Mrs. Samuel KrOeck.

Mrs. Samuel Kroeck died Tues
day afternoon at $50 o'clock,
at her home five miles south of
Lexington, death resulting from
pneumonia following influenza.
Mrs. Kroeck was born in La.
fayette county, November II,
1883. She was the daughter OF
Thomas Galloway, who survives
her, together with her husband
one son, Lilburn; one daughter
Elliot; one brother and two sis.
ters.
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
ON MAIN STREET
Interiors of Savings Bank And
Sellers Buildings In Ruins.


A fire alarm was turned in
Wednesday m 1g at $50
clock for a fire 0 upper sto-
ries of the Savi52 >%k Build
ings and the builec G F be west
owned by Col. Sc re.
The fire originated in the third
stories of these two building,
which were occupied by the Red
Men. More than likely the fire
had smouldered all night and
when discovered considerable
damage had been done. The fire
company responded promptly
but through the negligence ol
stupidity of someone, the water
pressure remained insufficient
for some time, to reach the thirC
story of the burning buildings
The fire had worked down intC
the second story of both build
ings, occupied by the law offices
of Judge T. A. Walker and H
C. Chiles. Judge Walker wa
only able to save a small part o
his library, while Mr.. Chile
whose office was over the Say
ings Bank, saved about half o
y his library.
The Peoples Store mike Nal