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New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
200 Per Cent Stock
Divid end Voted
By Continental Oil
First Of the Standard Oil
Group to Make Payment
in Stock; Amounts to.
$6,OOO.OOO

Directors Of the Continental Oil
Company, Standard Oil marketing
company in tho Rocky Mountain terri
tory, have declared q stock dividend Of
200 per cent on the present outstanding
capital Of $3,000,O00. According to an
announcement from Denver yesterday
the new stock, amounting to 10000
shares, will be delivered about April
80. 1t was reported that the present
yearly dividend rate Of $12 q share
will be continued on the new capitalizs-
tion of $9,000,000.
Declaration of the stock dividend is
the first announced by q Standard Oil
concern since the decision Of the
United States Supreme Court holding
stock dividends not-taxable. The ac-
tion is regarded rs indicative Of simi-
lar proceedings by other Standard Oil
companies, particularly the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey, whose
stock was recently admitted to trading
on the Stock Exchange.
The Continental Oil Company has not
issued a statement of its financial con-
dition in recent years. In 1915 it re-
ported to the Federal Trade Commits
sion net earnings of $1,54S,037, equal
to $51.4S q share on $3,000,000 capital
stock and profit and loss surplus of
$2,716,704. The company has paid divi-
dends of IL per cent annually since the
end of 1918. in which year it declared
q 900 per cent stock dividend.
Following the declaration Of the 200
per cent stock dividend, Continental
Oil stock sold at 645 yesterday, an ad-
vance of SIS points above Mondays
close
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Haskell & Barker Earned
S7.85 q Share ON CAPITAL

On total earnings of $3,743,131 the
Haskell & Barker Car Company in 1919
returned net profits of s2,S27,653,
equivalent, after deducting s1,1oo.ooo
in estimated Federal taxes, to s7.85
a share earned on the 100000 shares of
no par value capital stock, compared
with net profits in 1913 Of $S,5S6,91e,
or equal to 81 share, after charging
off $2,029,63s in Federal taxes.
Repairs. rentals, etc., aggregated
$61b,478 in the year. compared with
deductions totaled 100000, or $4,000
less than in the year before. Holders
Of the stock received s8SO,0OO in divi-
dend disbursements, gain Of $4,000
over those received in 1918. After the
payment Of $1,l00,000 in Federal taxes,
surplus for 1919 was $S47,653.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
International Agricultural !
Modifies Acid Contract

Officials Of the Tennessee Copper and
Chemical Company and the 1nterna-
tional Agricultural Corporation an
nounced yesterday that an agreement
has been reached calling for modi-
fication Of the contract which has been
in existence whereby the Tennessee
company sold its entire acid output
to the international Agricultural Cor
ooration at $4.Sl ton.
In addition 10 modifying the price
ihe new agreement calls for the de-
livery o. OILY percentage of'the Ten
nassee ccMpany's acid output to the
international corporation, ana, based on
tho present production, it is estimated
that the Tennessee company will have
available for disposal directly between
$4,000 and 100000 tons in 1921.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Shattuck Arizona Copper
Reports Deficit for 1910

As result Of operations i'll the year
ended December 81, the Shattuck Ari-
zona Copper Company showed a net loss
after expenses, etc. of $1S6,49s, which
compares with a net income after ex-
penses and Federal taxes, ETC., of $243,-
467, or 50 cents q share earned on the
s3,5O0,o00 capital stock in 1918
Gross income last year aggregated
s1,o69,6 ,6ss, against $2,66S,oS2 in the pre-
ceding year. From that amount ex-
penses, ETC., of $1,o9l,591 and depre-
citation and depletion of $164,6o6 were
The payment of $262,500 in dividends
to stockholders brought the total loss
for the year to s44S. .999, compared with
a $194,03S deficit in the year before.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Supply of Debentures Is Larger

Question, What in your opinion. is the
reason for the difference in the market values
Of the preferred and the 6 per cent de-
benturc stocks Of General Motors ?-B. H.
Answer-Recently the General Motors
Corporation endeavored to effect
change in its stock issues by offering
preferred holders the privilege of ex-
changing their 6 per cent stock for new
Z per cent debenture stock. This did
not meet with the success anticipated.
Many preferred holders would not make
the change. There is now a much larg-
er supply of the G per cent debenture
stock than of the preferred issue. The
amounts outstanding are S61,774 300
and $16,943,700, respectively. Both
these issues are equal in so far as their
privileges are concerned, and the diff
ference in price is probably case Of
supply and demand.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Argentine Republic Bonds

Question-Could you tell me the difference
on the listed. unlisted and $100 pieces of the
per cent bonds Of the Argentine Republic.
1909? The market prices are so different on
these bonds. Do you consider them a good
investment 20. F. F.
Answer-Bonds in $100 denomina-
tions almost always command differ-
ent market from $1,000 bonds. The
Argentine listed bonds are those whose
numbers indicate that they have bsen
listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
When the issue was foated some bonds
were sold here, others abroad. Some Of
the latter have found their way to this
country. They are not listed, and in
consequence do not command as high a
price as the listed bonds. So far as
the Argentine Republic is concerned,
however, there is no difference. We
regard the bond as offering speculative
investment opportunities.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Considers Making a Switch

Question: am owner of 100 shares Of
Jones Tea common, which at present market
Is selling at half of what Westinghouse
the size dividend. Do you think regular
dividends on Westinghouse are more as
sured and that it would be good business to
sell my Jones Tea and buy fifty shares West
inghouse. which yields the same amount in
dividends III. w. G.
Answer-We certainly believe that
Westinghouse stock is a better invest
ment than Jones Brothers Tea. If you
are buying for income purposes, as it
would appear, the change would, in our
opinion, be wise one. Westinghouse
is doing large business and dividends
appear safe enough for the present.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Ohio Cities Gas

Question-Pleas give me some information
on Ohio Cities Gas. / hold 100 shares on
margin, which I bought at $50, and have
carried down to its present price. In your
opinion Is 1t making money, and what is its
future ?-E. J. w.
Answer--Ohio Cities Gas Company
common stock has been somewhat de-
pressed recently on account of the pro-
posed issue Of new preferred stock.
The last statement of earnings was for
the year ended March 81, 1919, when
slightly over So share was earned.
The stock is in the speculative class
and it is out Of the question to say
what its future will be.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Financial Items

stephen H. Olin. William e. Pulls and
~ e. Lefferts jr., have been elected
directors of the Celuloid Company sue
oeedinE Newcomb Carleton. j. w. Clark
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Disconnected by Slump

Queston--Will y,u hc kind enough to in
form me relative to United Profit Sharing
stock? purchased 200 shares at Pa anu
feel somewhat uneasy concerning the ulti-
mate recovery c* the stock. Would you ad
wise selling at present price and charg .rY
the loss to Sucker account" &C. L. II.
Answcr--United Profit Sharing stock
is speculative, although earnings have
rather liberal. Your loss of SO cents
share is not so big from the viewpoint
of speculation, but if you feel uneasy
perhaps it would be better to purchase
more stable security
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Investment
Information,

Questions Of general interest to
snvestors soill be answered in this
column, in (Which case onlv initials
Witi DC used. Others viu be an
stcered by mail. Address all IN
qHtries, inclosing stamped, 3D.
dressed engslope, to Financial Editor.
Ihe Tribune, I34 Nassau Street. Nsao
York Citn.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Carib Syndicate

Question: am thinking of buying some
Carib Syndicate stock. What do you know
about the company Il. R.
Answer-Carib Syndicate, Ltd, was
incorporated in New York in August
1916. 1t took over the business and
assets of the Colombia Petroleum Syn
dicate. In 1918 the holdings of tn,
syndicate totaled about 100000 acres
of oil land in the Republic of Colombia.
1t leases parts Of its holdings to other
concerns, which operate and develop
the land at no cost to the syndicate.
The original capital was 1000 shares
Of $25 par value. Recently it was voted
to subdivide each of these shares in
100 sub-shares. The latter are never
traded in on the curb. 1t was officially
stated a few months ago that, while
engaged in developing oil, representa-
tives Of the syndicate had discovered a
lost emerald mine of great value. No
dividends are paid and no financial re-
ports have been issued. The company
is said to have done considerable de-
velopment work Of late, including the
laying of pipe lines. In view of the
fact that no statements of operations
are Forthcoming, we consider The stock
highly speculative.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Baton Rouge Electric

Question--Can you give me any informa-
tion regarding Baton Rouge Electric Com
pany. State Of Louisiana, per cent con-
verti5le gold coupon note? Do you consitlc'
it good investment Kindly let me know
where to cash Anglo-French and American
Telephone and Telegraph coupons when due.
Miss J. G. H.
Answcr-The per cent convertible
notes of the Baton Rouge Electric
Company arc entitled to very good
rating. The common stock of the COM
pany nays per cent and the preferred
stock 6 per cent. The company is
small and the notes do not enjoy an ac-
tive market. Anglo-French coupons
are payable at j. P. Morgan & Co. and
the American Telephone notes at the
Bankers Trust Company.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Not Listed on Stock Exchange

Queston-Do you consider the following
honds good. safe investment? They arc
listed On the Stock Exchange. and for his
reason would like to have your valued opinion.
Yadkin River Power Company 5 per cent
bonds, Carolina Power and Light Company,
Yadkin River Power Company and Palmetto
Power and Light Company first joint mort
gage per cent. Long Island Lighting Com
pany first mortgage 5 per cent sinking fund
bonds, Empire Gas and Electric and Emnirc
Coke companies joint first and refunding
mortgage per cent bonds and Empire Coke
collateral trust per cent bonds.-J. w. NJ
Answer-We regard the bonds Of
the Yadkin River Power Company and
the Carolina Power joint bonds as fairly
we'll secured. Earnings are good, show
ing a fair margin Of safety at present.
The Long Island Lighting Company
bonds are about in the same class as
the above. Earnings have shown i'm
provement. We do not rank any Of
these bonds as high grade, yet they
probably offer good opportunities, in
view of present earnings, to receive a
fairly large yield. The Empire Gas
and Electric joint bonds and the En-
rire Coke bonds show good margin
over interest requirements and are en-
titled at present to very fair invest
ment rating.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31

tric Outlet Company. Incorporated, and
the Plymouth Petroleum Company f.
Maroush y. DeTaube has been ei.c,sa !.
director or the Pacific Mailsa esrshln y i
So,apany succeeding W s, kies .eslgned
Other directors Were rs-elecEia
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31

elected
fhe Corporation Trust Company has
peen Appointed transfer agent for Stone
Brothers s. Shsrwin Company. tGa F.lee-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-03-05
THE LAST OF HIS PEOPLE"

Director Robert Bradbury. who
wrote the script for Mitchell Lewis
new Select picture. The Last of His
People, to be shown at the Grand
theatre Sunday and Monday. has
provided number OF EMBARRASSING
situations in which the star has am
pie opportunity to display his physi-
cal prowess.
A eaying river bank precipitates
Catherine Van Buren,, the leading
woman, into the whirling rapids of
the upper Columbia river when Lew
is, as Lone Wolf. full blooded IN
dian, the last of his tribe. plungas
INTO the swift current TO battle the
angry waters and rescue her before
she is drawn down by the treacher-
Gus whirlpools.
At the same location a racing mr.
suit and battle is staged between
Lewis and Eddie Hearne while plung-
ing through the river rapids in ca
noes. in which Lewis, wounded, his
canoe upset, has to make his way
through the tortuous pools to the
river bank A few minutes later
there is a GREATNESS battle on the
brink OF rocky ledge during which
the hero hurls his adversary to the
jagged rocks below.
Other exciting incidents are reg
istered in a play that is both dra-
matically strong and seenicly beau
tiful.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-03-05
No. 3499
NOTICE OF HEARING FINAL RE
PORT AND PETITION FOR
DISTRIBUTION
No. 3409

In the Matter of the Estate of Ern-
est l.. Mennet. Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Will
lam Mennet, the administrator of the
estate of Ernest l.. Mennet, deceased.
has filed in the office of the clerk
of said court his final report as such
administrator. together with his pc
tition for distribution of said estate,
asking the court to settle said re-
port; distribute the property to the
heirs or persons entitled to the same,
and discharge said administrator;
and that Friday, the 26th day OF
March, 1920, at 1000 o'clock a. m.
at the court room OF our said super
Tor court, in the city of Colfax, in
said Whitman county, has been duly
fixed by said superior court for the
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-03-05
NAZINIOXA DANCES
IN LATEST PICTURE

Playing the fascinating role of a
London music hail dancer who finds
romance in the heart of India, the
superb Nazimoya is coming to the
Grand theatre for run of two days,
beginning Thursday next. The Rus
sian stars newest screen vehicle is
entitled Stronger Than Death" and
advance accounts of the production
describe it as the most ambitious
yet done by Nazimova.
Stronger Than Death is a screen
adoption of the brilliant novel by l.
A. r. Wylie, 1t is a story OF beau
tiful and poetic love. which develops
between man and a woman placed
by fate into an atmosphere of dan
ger and swiftly moving events. Stir
ring drama at all times illumines
the narrative making it one of those
stories that gets a strong hold upon
the emotions Of the spectator.
Briefly, it concerns one Sierid
Fersen, lavorite of Paris and Lon
don theatres, who arrives in an Eng
lish army barracks town deep in the
jungles of India She meets hos
tile reception from the small and
gossipy community OF British. but
her personality wins them after her
first test.
She falls in love with a physician,
known as the hermit doctor. who is
devoting his life to treating the
native Hindus during an epidemic
OF cholera Because of tnS marsh
ness Of the British commander OF
the post, and a wrong he had COM
mitted against the bride of Vishnu. T.
a sacred dancer OF the temple. the
native troops, melted by the high
priest of the temple, plan a revolt
On the night the uprising is to
take place, with massacre OF the
whites as its object Sigrid goes to
the temple steps to dance in the
moonlight, as her lover had often
dreamed OF her doing Her 1.-the
figure. in flowing white fills the
natives with awe, and believing her
to be the reincarnation OF the de-
filed bride Of Vishnu," they fall
down to worship her She dances
until she is exhausted, in order to
hold the blacks from their contem-
plated revolt and by so doing en-
ables British reinforcements to get
up and save the situation.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-03-05
BABY-HUNGRY ITALIAN GIRL
ACCUSED BY ARTISTS WIFE
WHO RETURNS UNEXPECTEDL1

Berence. the Italian girl played by
Anita Stewart in Human Desire, -
which will be shown at the Liberty
theatre, March and s, is placed
in the painful situation Of being
taken in by married artist, made
his model, given an adopted baby TO
care for, then, in his absence, being
accused by his wife, who has been
away, of improper relations This
charge leads the girl to leave and
hide herself in New York
The italian girl left Italy, where
she had spent her whole life in II
convent for the purpose of finding
in America the suffering babies Of
whom she had been told
Persuaded to pose for the artist
child in her arms, she grows to
love the baby so that the artist, who
is separated from his wife obtains
d child from home to satisfy the
big desire in the heart of Berenice.
After he finds the girl gone the art
ist begins a search which at last is
successful and the picture comes to
happy ending.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-03-05
MORE DEADLY THAN
THE MALE Ethel.
CIANTON'S PICTURE

Ethel Clayton new picture.
More Deadly Than the Male" is
coming to the Liberty theatre March
9. 1t was adapted from story that
appeared in popular fiction mag
azine recently and concerns a high
spirited girl who concocted a clever
scheme by which to prevent the man
for whom she secretly cared from
going TO South Africa in search for
adventure.
Miss Clayton has the role of the
heroine, Helen O'Hara. She meets
Richard Carlin, an old friend and
restless adyenturer, and urges him
to settle down to some useful occu
patton, telling him there are more
thrills to be found in ordinary life
than III the African wilds He re-
fuses to believe her, but gives her
an opportunity to prove her words.
Adventures in rapid-fire order fol
low The ending of the picture is
said to provide a startling surprise.
Edward Hoxen appears as Miss
Clayton's leading man and others in
the cast are Herbert Heyes. Hallam
Cooley and Peggy Pearce. The pic
ture was directed by Robert G. Wig
nola and is a Paramount, AIRCRAFT.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-03-05
UNUSUAL CAST FOR FILM
What Every Woman Learns, y
Starring Enid Bennett,
Well Played

One OF the finest casts that has
ever appeared in Thomas H. Ince
production has been assembled for
Enid Benefits new picture, What
Every Woman Learns, which will
come to the Liberty theatre March
10 and II. The leading man is Mill
ton Sills, who played the chief part
IN The Honor System and The
Yellow Ticket and was the hero in
the Paramount-Artcratt special THE
Woman Thou Gavest Me" Irving
Cummings, who will be remembered
from Cecil B. DeMille's Don t
Change Your Husband" has the
heavy role. Theodore Roberts, "the
grand old man of the screen" has
a fine character part, and the other
roles are filled capably by Lydia
Knott and William Conklin. The
story adapted from The Gay Miss
Fortesque," concerns a Young mar
rled woman who learned false
philosophy from her old grandfather.
that of regarding everything in life
as joke except health. Tragedy
meets her and under its influence
she develops strength of character
until she goes through the dramatic
climax of the picture with fortitude
and wins her happiness. II is a
Paramount-Artcraft picture.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-03-05
EMmHMNRHAHRN W B 1SWwZN
KtAR[tRIIg;g|El'Sj!{| S|R7 !
LIBERTY PROGRAM

March 7-S--Anita Stewart in "Hu.
man Desire" Comedy, Village
Blacksmith, Bray serial.
March Ethel Clayton in More
90 Deadly Than the Male" Epi
sode IS of The Great Radium
Mystery Ford Weekly.
March 1O-11-Enid Bennett in
What Every Woman Learns.
Comedy, Fast Trains and Slow
Women" Serial, Burton
Holmes.
March 12-13-Big special feature,
"Everywoman" Outing Ches-
ter
March 4-15-Dorothy Phillips in
The Right to Happiness. Com
edy, His Bitter Pill"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-03-05

hearing and settlement of said final
report and petition for distribution,
at which time and place any person
interested in said estate may appear
and file objections thereto and con-
test the same.
Witness, the Hon. r. l.. McCros-
key, judge of said superior court,
and the seal of said court affixed
this eth day of February, 1920.
NJ. c. TRUE,
(seaD Clerk of Said Court.
BY Fred C. True, Deputy
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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-03-05
BAPTIST CHURCH

The little church downtown. on
Paradise street, opposite the flour
mill. Sunday services: Bible class
at 9:45 a. m; morning preaching
service at l1:O0; b. Y. p. U. at 6:15
p. M; evening preaching service at
100. Thursday prayer and social
service at 1880 p. IN. Rev. ]. c.
Austin, acting pastor. Il
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-03-05
GRAND PROGRAM

Saturday, March pauline Fred
erick in The Love of Lefty"
Sunday and Monday, March CT
Mitchell Lewis in The Last OF
His People"
Thursday and Friday, March l1-12
-Nazimova in Stronger Than
Death"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-03-05

FOR SALE-Ten acres of land.
close in, on easy terms. Inquire of
Mrs. Mary L. Reyes, 1902 Thatuna
St., Pullman, Wash. feb20tf
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-03-05

sTRAYED-Fiye or six hogs: one
black and white spotted, balance
red; most of them with right ear
cut OFF. Please notify A. NJ. Nelson.
Moscow, Idaho. r. f. d. 4. or phone
s2ll, Moscow. Idaho. feb27mc1 >
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-03-05

ATTENTION - Ladies. wanting
Spirella corsets call on Mrs. A. L.
Jinnett, 4O5 Grand st. or phone 1864.
feb27mar26
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-03-05

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-12-31

London, England.-"It is very diff
ficult to believe" says the British Cit
izen, ''that at the present moment
there is a strike in progress for the
principle of collective bargaining and
trade union recognition. But such is
the fact The strike is that of the
Guild of Insurance Officials against
the General Accident, Fire and Life
Assurance Corporation, Ltd, and the
object is to secure the right of the
'black-coated worker to belong to his
trade union.
"At this stage one is tempted to
rub ones eyes to see that one is real
" awake and in the twentieth cen
tury rather than in the period before
the flood
"As antiquarians they may be in
teresting, but these officials must
realize that antiquarian questions are
best left to the realm of the academic.
Their attitude is at least half cen
tury out Of date, to put it very gent
w"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-12-31
"a - =
WOODEN COACHES A MENACE

Washington.-The menace Of wood
en- passenger coaches is referred to in
the annual report of the interstate
commerce commission. Congress is
urged to compel railroads to use steel
cars in all passenger train service and
to prohibit the use of wooden coaches
between or in front of steel coaches.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-12-31

be quickly modified against the peo-
pie in the cities The whole scheme
is based upon a fear of the people.
Who is it that fear the people of our
state? Evidently it is the members
Of the manufacturers associations, the
chambers of commerce and the bank
ers. Why do they fear the people of
the state? Why are they afraid to
permit, the citizens in each local COM
munity to arrange the necessary po-
lice protection which may be augment
ed by state militia in emergencies
when local authority and the governor
agree that such assistance is neces-
sary? These are questions which
must be answered
"The claim that the "Black and
Tan" force is desired simply to appre-
hend criminals and prevent crime is
proven to be untrue when the details
cf the scheme are investigated. Pro-
visions for the mobilization of this
force are the main features of the
Plan. Criminals 90 not travel in mobs
which require the mobilization of y
state force to cope with them. Grim
inals always move and act in very
small groups, and can best be dealt
with by police force permanently
stationed in the various communities
who never leave these communities for
the purpose Of mobiiizing at great
distance from their regular stations. +"