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New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
Getting Leather From the Ocean

Qnrs'ion-- what 10 your opinion OF un
lnYcstncut In the ntock OF tho Ocean
i.rhtHef Company, Inc, of Sew York :?
would you consider !, = sound anvoat,n.rt >
VIVA, prosr"ss have they made and what
~ your opinion Az to their prospects -
Il. J. l..
Hnswer--We believe that the Occnn
Leather Company ia honestly managed
Dut we cannot rate the stock as sound
Investment before the company is past
the experimental stage and haa provrd
its earning power over period. The
company says that revenue from by
products more than covers the cost (
producing leather from creatures Of the
sea, and that the income from its tan
ncry operations viii be clcnr nr,G,
Whethcr the company will be able to
irenlize AL it's expectations for atock-
noiHcrS remains TO be seen, and that
makes tho stock speculative.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28

Cucs'i 'ion--Cln Won advise an Investment.
na :"o oCo c!vi1ch into va'iorS high grade
G. do l.. ''e'u -
Answer-The following railroad bonds
are well secured, have good markets
ana y''ld from 5.75 per cent to 7.55
per cent: Chicago, Milwaukee E. St.
faul general per cent 1889, yield sos
per cent; Denver e. Rio Grande lst
per cent 1893, yield T.55 per cent:
Cleveland, Cincinnati Chicaro G. 81
Louis general per cent 1893, Weld
$40 per cent; Illinois Central per
cent 1858, yield $50 per cent; Chcsa-
Peakc Ohio general AZ per cent
1S92' yield 9 per cent; ST. Louis e. San
Franclsco prior len per cent 1850.
yield 7o5 per cent; St. Louis South
western LIST per cent 1889, yield 5.S5
pei. cent; Southern Railway 1st con.
so ldated per cent 1904, weld 5.75
pei. cent; Wabash 1st per cent 1899
y:cld $50 per cent; Oregon Railroad e.
Navigation lst and refunling per
cent 1861, yield COS per cent. There
are other railroad issues which NAV be
purchased to yield more than these
bonds, such as the recent issues of T
per cent bonds and equipments, but
'ney are comparatively short term and
all sell at premiums. The advantage
IN such bonds IS we suggest is that the
chances Of appreciation are good. MS
all sell at discount. Ii money rates
return toward normal these Issues
should have n substantial rise in prices.
AT the same time all are so well Sc
cured as to principal and interest that
they are not sensitive to earnings.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
Holds B. G. o. Common at 94

Question: have 20 shares Baltimore 6.
ONO common that cost mc "a Althoug'
am willing to take business man g
fish and can AFFORD to wait do you think
Il wise 10 hang on to 1t? Would 1t not
De better to sell II and invest In some pre-
Tered stock liko Standard Oil OF New
Jersey ?-D. NJ.
Answcr-This is matter for your
self to decide. If yop believe the
future I Baltimore & Ohio warrants
holding the common stock. and Won
can afford to DO SO, you may be re-
warded Your position would be en-
tirciy speculative. If you purchase a
round security, like Standard Oil pre-
ferred, yours is an investment position
We can no more tell you what Balti-
more & Ohio viii do than we can tel
you what the weather will be next
Easter. We havo confidence in the
country, and as the raj roads are so
vital to its welfare it is our opinion
That they will get square deal.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
j. |. Case P!ow Preferred

Question--Will you Kindly advise me tho
ra'InE, in your opinion. an investment
N D. ]. Casc second prcfcrred2 hold
some bought at around 90 and am thinjt.
ng OF buying more at the present market
ibout Sol. J. A.
Answer-The report Of the J. Case
plow Works for the year ended june
20, 1920, showed that net profits were
s673.3G5. Dividends on the first pre-
fcrrcd amount TO $22500O and second
preferred dividends to s225,OOO. In
other words, the preferred dividend
was earned about twice over. This
margin is very fair. Much, of course
depends upon the future business of
the company. Based upon latest earn.
'ngs' tho second preferred stock ap
pears 70 be entitled to fair rating.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
Puzzled by Atlanti. Refining

ston~-i am III" ppzzlod pcsa"ssor Of
sha'c OF tEc common atoci of tho A.
ic Refining Contrary. oxchangal to
class o. the stock at the :iN.. tho
1any or at 4 preferred and common
tsa. ! had h"ll 70! several years one
" IN this comIany with tho belief that
n the r"oreani alton shoull occur tho
y beyond what | paid for Il. III. T
'c watched the performance of this
''HNany With interest to soc wilen thc srr-
rs would be Girited or what. you'd b~
INC with the little Owners OF such a tiny
- as | own. I"ase ,et me know what
~ thin'I about TN. l.. c.
Answor-M MANY people purchase stocks
~ the former Standard Oil group be
cause they hear o. the large surpluses
20 he divided. There are large sur
rluses in many instances. The Atlantic
defining Company is one, yet it is en-
tircly matter of policy on the part
the directors as to whether this sur
plus should he divided. Therefore, the
-tock fluctuatcs over wide range. In
tie mean time stockholders become i'm
Hatient ani wonder why they are kent
vniting We have not the slightest
ledge o! what the directors will
d.. How can an outsider te II whetrer
200 a share represents a true value
for the stock or $500 share? If YOU
can afford to 90 into these things, all
we'll and good. But the holder Of At
lantic Refining preferred has nothing
to worry him, because he knows he has
Il good investment.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
Young Man Will Invest Small CAPITAL

Cucstion--W hich would you rather buy.
with very small capital Realty Asso-
GATES Prudence bonds or Pcnns"Ivania
the standront OF safety. What do YOU
think of Atchison common invest
advise the purchase of Erie Railroad COM
mon for possible good return at a latrr
da'e? Are there among the common
buys: with reasonable safety-any that you
could recommend TO young nan?-R N.
Answer-The Realty Associates Pru-
dence bonds are issued against first
mortgages on New York City income
producing real estate. The bonds do
not represent any pccifc rroperiy. as
do the bonds of other such concerns,
but the mortgages are trusteed and the
bonds issued against them all. We re-
gard them as sound. because not more
than GO per cent of the value of the
property is loaned on mortgage, and,
besides this. the bonds are guaranteed
by the company. In all probability the
security behind these bonds is better
than that behind the Pennsylvania
Railroad per cent bonds. but the lat
ter enjoy better market. That is, if
cne cares to sell he may do so more
easily On the ether hand, if you pur-
chase a bond at n premium you should
hmortize TIE principal. for in 1890,
when the Pennsylvania bonds are due.
you will receive only $1,000 for each
bond of that par value. n your in
vcstn' ent is to be a permanent one, we
should prefer the Prudence bonds.
You state that you have a very small
capital. Therefore. we advise against
the purchase of railroad or other COM
NJ v stock, he":. So ''s- arc -recoien.-
ly all speculative. Atchson is good
read. but tn" railroad situation IS still
an uncertain one, and you may be
taking too many Chances if you nur-
chase the stock. Erie is pure spccu-
l9tion. The Tribune does not make
suggestions for speculation.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
Puzzled bv Canadian pacifir's Fall

Qucstion-I<indly advise mo your opinion
Of Caradian TaciNc as an invcstsncnt
What havc their earnings been? Are they
ackcl b. the Canadian EOvorn,Nont TO
any extent? Why should their stock havc
cropped eleven points In the past fifteen
lays that is. wha, factors arr liable to
ave caused such u drop?-L. II. II.
Answer-The Canadian Pacific Rail
ay, one Of the greatest systems in the
rorld. has shorn large increase in
SIS earnings during 1920. For the
rst nine months gross was S147,431 900,
Il increase Of over $23 100000 over the
me period last year. However, there
rs a falling IF of about 81, ,O0j 900 in
cerating income during that time
Ais is at the annual rate Of $40 per
1T on thc common tocA, against 10 so
cent for the year 1919. The stock
= 10 per cen: per annum, so it will
seen that the marEin o. carninc s
cr dividend requirements even for
ily all the roads have been rcadjust-
them elves to new conditions, and
'rpcars like,v that there will be i'm
.emcnt. We do not regard tfis
x as sound investment i-auo De-
. il i 50 sensitive to earnings and
4. developments. The company IS
Ted without any aid or backing
he Dominion. TIE stock l. ore
re- 7pecu'atiYc favcritcs. IND when
recant break came in the market
stock, Ike he her. ie.l. In such
ialket practically nc .ssue is spared
ny people are forced 70 sell at any
- procurable. The recent break in
is ue had nothing to do, in our
ion, with any development within
company
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
Now Too Late to Ask for Advi

Qucstion--1 purch srd 10 share. OF rii,
hu'ch Tin Plate IN : Stool Corporation
80 a snare. J';+; ~nt Vt pa:d for 81
'oceived a Litter fro. r.. 'tn,ral Natior
Bank Of Marietta. @ ~ Trey W
~occivers for t." pi';s' n Plate a.
Steel Cooperation l'c d, my mon.
Is lost or would vow 1no 20 r..
N TO the stock or e~a | sell IT,.
Mrs. !. l..
Answer Months ago We recorded Z.
fact in these columns that officers 9
the Pittsburgh Tin Plate and Sto
Company had been ARE ted in Pit,e
burgh a town usually tolerant of sue
thiagg as questionable stooks--and v
are sorry YOU missed the facts. "
cannot tell you what you can eNpcc
t. get OFT os your stock 1t represent.
am ng other things, a share of owner
ship in some pictures of steel nj. s
made not from the mills thcmse vcs
but from architects drawings Of wha'
the mills were going to be. Each car
ried large label on the roof, v.z.
Rolling MILL" plate Mill," etc. Sc
that the workman. soddling in for hi.
daily toll in the morning, would not &c
into the wrong building.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
Teacher Tempted to Buv Conn.

lucstion--Arn n teacher nidtle apsd
win small amount Of Ma vinnx fro,,, -, ~
"aK"H' ana am advised TO invcst in m.
rn'rhl copper Company Of ArIxona 1rc
~ i,'"s"s nnV',r me AZ TO the probability OF
fthsOnablc dlvidends.--( NJ isaJ NJ e. n
Answer-~ You don : want anything to
20 WIN copper stocks. II your savings
are gong 70 be the basis OF yonr com
ott and well-bcing in your old ape bmv
Liberty bonds, say the fourth 4ls. You
sre not in Ii potion to Speculate
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
Investment Information

Qnestsons oJ &c ,erci interest to ~.
ce.fo7s tc,U be dnswered in this co.,
nrsn ~ rh'ch case only INITIALS w1l
De used. Ofhers wiU be answered bt
mail Add~ess aY inquiries, .nclos-
,no stamped, addressed eMvcl0pc. 70
Financial Editor, Tho Tribune. lsl
Nassau Street. Ne,O York City.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
$4,000 Swift LIST 5s.. s2S s2% S2ss s2i
Detroit
Phil delphi
1000 Phil Elec lst SIS 84la s4ia s41 t4L
i'1tsLurpn

loAm w Gl Mchlls Ils lls Ns
IS DO pt....... s6 SIS Sc IS
1875 Arkansas Gas. eis 50. s..
20 Carbo Nyd pf 3ss 3h. 3i1 81
go Gafey Gil. 81 = 95a. q
50 iarb. Walk pf l0oi1 1907 l0G'a 1907
=, Is Gay Go Gas - ~ rs ~
% A:rs 1t 6. Ht SO ~ SO S.
10 Ohio Fuel sup. ass. 4s,> ASH 4e&
so Okla honia Gas % % 20 %
low Pa RVS pI.. - II ~ 72
10 West Airtrakc. 43s. SIS. s3s e3.
45 West Electric. 42i. 42iz 42;5 42i-
BONDS
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
Marine 6s Good Despite Decline

oTSsaa coman naN whsh H T"SSs HSs
$50 a share At the time this stock was
we'll regarded on account Of tho great earn
incs ot the company. brokers freely COM
mented on the worth Of his stock. and Oh
t cir suggestion purchased. Lately how
ever, | fail TO note any comment tfis
stock. and the automobile industry is
about to unlerso a read justment Of prices.
etc, StG; write TO- Mn9w Just what ef@sGs 'ha
Would YOU suggest that make additional
purchases an! IN that manner reduce the
average per share Of my stock, or woNld
also have 81 600 worth Of honls Of the
lnternauonal MERCANTILE Marine frst 6s
bonds can be purchased for arocnd $500.
What is your opinion Of tho bonds ami
would YOU recommend their purchase =
". A. G.
stock never was an investment issue
When business was flourishng the
company, prosperity was reelected in
the common shares. That is the wa
OF common stocks. Recently, as yo'
say, there has been chNngc. TIL
stock recently sold at about So. Niue
depends upon the future earnings
TIVE company. During the war periof
when 50 many people were prosperoue
automobiles were purchase in gre
quantities. All that has changed. Y
mot attempt TO Dredlct the 1uturc
this concern, nor can we advise 1n
REGARDING it's purchase. We do not
liove any stock should be nurcha,
merely for tho sake Of averaging. I
less you believe the purchase to lo
sound ono do net make it. The Int
national Mercantile Marine bonds 7
declined Since you rurcha cd then,
cause they have hid to confolm t.
vcstment conditions and not bee
thcjr security has bean affected.
regard them as good investment.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28

4 ttll column OF inrest.
n,cnt questions and nnssoers
is published in The Tribune
every ucckday.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
The Bond Market
u. s. Government

Transactions
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
Would Split s20,0Oo Ten Wave

'.ncs'ion-.C Can yor advise an investment
ot :"o 800 G!viNeh into valiorx high-graGc
sa,e railroad bonds. say, $1,000 in each
G. do l.. 'e'N
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
Seeks to Read Mexico's Future

Question-Would you kindly give writer
all Information you have on United States
of Mexico SIS and AZ and what you con-
slider the future policy % Mexico fore
casts, Would also appreciate all infor-
nation you nave on White Oil.-D. A.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1920-04-16
BOY, ID, SAVES GIRLS LIFE
crasps Her by Hair and Pulls Her
Out Of Sewer Into Which She
Had Fallen.

delphia.-Walking toward the
corner OF Wright street, at the Penn
sylvania railroad crossing in Mana.
yunk. at dusk. Howard Clampher. four
teen years old. saw Il little girl just
ahead of him suddenly disappear. He
stood for moment in aStonishment
AS there has been considerable talk
about spirits of late. he at first was
disposed to believe the little girl had
vanished in some mysterious way.
But a cry made him run to the cor.
ner. There he found the lid off a
sewer inlet. Prering down into the
hole he saw the head of Il child. She
was struggling in four feet of water
The boy reached down and WAS
able To grasp the little girl by the
hair In this way he was ahl. to lift
her until he could catch hold IF her
arms and raise her to the street. BY
that time she was half drowned
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1920-04-16

must have gone to sleep shortly after
the substitution occurred. for there
was not Il sound out of it on the trip
from New York to Bridgeport. The
two bags were SO much alike that
Mr.. Ruhland did rot notice the sub
Stitution until he got into his home.
When he opened the bag the baby
was awakened and began Justify To
test its lungs. The four hours in the
bag had apparently not hurt it a bit.
In the bag Mr.. Rohland found a
note from the child's mother. This
explained that the baby was eight
weeks old, had been baptized and that
the mother had been deserted by the
child's father. The note further stated
that the mother was leaving New York
for California.
Mr.. Rohland thought things over for
Il while and then notified the police
and the Bridgeport hospital, which
took the baby in.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1920-04-16
ROAD TESTS IN CALIFORNIA
cadam in Middle Is Being Tried
on County Highway.

An experiment in road construction
over adobe land is being made iu \
section of the county highway between
Baypoint and PittShurg. Cal
Experience has shown THAI concrete
roads built over adobe land results in
the cracking aud liSintegratiAg of the
read in Il few seasons and in an effort
to overcome this trouble County Sur
Neyur Arnold is having the link OF the
comfy highway constructed in Il man
Ner tried i'll several eastern states and
proved successful
The concrete is laid in two SEPARATE
sections, each eight feet wide. with IL
two-foot strip through the center. In
this strip is placed oil macaiam.
which is placed level to The surface
of the concrete and the entire surface
is faced with IL topping.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1920-04-16
SWITCHES BAGS;
ne GETS BABY
"Broken Blossom Wishes Infant
on StranQer-Babe Is
"Accomp!ice."

Bridgeport. Gonna New York girl,
calling herself a "broken BLOSSOM" the
mother of an eightweeks-old baby.
abandoned it in the Grand Central sta
ton in clever way that permitted
her offspring to enter the home Of a
well-to-tlo citizen of Bridgeport, up-
known to himself. Only lie did not
keep the baby, but turned it over to a
hospital.
The baby's mother. unable to sup
port it and unable also to give 1t u
name. put her child in II large travel-
ing bag. gave ii a fresh bottle of milk.
and when the Bridgeport citizen-ROb-
ert r. Rohland-placed his own bag
on II ledge of one of the ticket win
'lows in the station while he bought u
ticket. the mother swappe.l bags.
The baby. warm in the bag and hav.
ing all the nourishment it needed
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1920-04-16
6f}[I(
ROADS
HORN AUTOMATICALLY TOOTS
Device Installed on "Dead Mans
Curve" in North Carolina Warns
Of Approaching Motor.

Sound your horn" Dangerous
curve ahead" The roads are well
fortified with these bright red warn
fngs. But you can't see signs by the
roadside ut night. and you surely don't
want to tOOt your horn continually,
waking sleepers in the houses you
pass. What then?
The solution lies in the unpreten-
tiOuS oblOng piece of metal lying in the
road. As your car passes over it
horn few feet in front Of you auto
matically tOots loud and long. letting
The people around the curve know that
sou are coming.
The device is not unlike the light sig
nal system used in the New York sub
ways and that are operated automati-
caily by the trains.
You will notice two treadS running
iengthwise. AS your car passes over
the one on the left it will be depressed
and an arm extending downward from
it will hit a ratchet wheel. This wheel
then rotates ana carries with it a larg-
er wheel attached to its Shaft.
Contacts on the large wheel will hit
against electric brushes as it rotateS.
Wires from the brushes lead to the
horn and its motor. When the circuit
is thus closed the horn will tOot.
But why have this revolving wheel
instead of ordinary metal contacts?
Because if your automobile is going at
the usual rate of 20 miles an hour the
tread will be depressed for only about
one hundredth part of a second
much too short time for even start
ing the motor on the horn. The re-
| v"lving wheel tends TO prolong the con-
| tact.
And now for the tread on the right
| side. This prevents the horn from
| footing unnecessarily when car APP
proacheS from the opposite direction
where it has already passed the dam
ger.
| The right tread likewise has an arm
| attached to it. But this arm is fixui
ut an angle so that it almost touches
the arm of the left tread. Then, when
the right tread is depressed. the right
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1920-04-16

We couldn't very we'll refuse Mum
that-particularly as we didn't know
what to do with him anyway-so we
helped him to a chair and when we'd
set him in it.. l took my turn to re-
mark severely: "There's not much to
explain. You were caught in the act
Of breaking and entering my fiat-you
may make your explanations to the po-
lice. Wen have them here in FIVE
minutes" That was fine shot on my
part. I felt.
Monsieur's face proved 1t. MA.
dame!" he cried. We police-no! For
your own sake-for ze avoidance of ze
scandal. Madame. you totally misun.
derstand ze SO strange situation"
1T certainly is." commented Billy.
-"in which ! am place. But can
explain all-everysirg-why am
here. ! have ze absolute proof zat
madame has ze-ze jewels of my
daughter-which do not belong to ma.
dame-in her apartment"
Billy and I couldn't help smiling at
this and monsieur seemed astOnished.
l sneered. "1ndeed?" in the way that
always set him on edge.
"Oui-yes-madame. I have ze
proof In your own words"
gave him another "Indeedy" in the
same tone. This was the moment I had
been waiting for. / slipped q paper
out from under pile on the table
the carbon copy Of the decoy letter.
us that it?" l sweetly asked, show.
ing 1t to him. "Yes-1 thought so.
And is this it, too?" handed
him the copy Of the decoy letter sup
posed to be from Mrs. Delario to HIM
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1920-04-16
Sought Death in River:
Found Water Too Cold

Truance William Francis, ap-
parentlA bent on suicide. jumped
into the Delaware river from. An
ice foe ut Chester. PA. He dis
appeared from sight, arose t.
the surface. ducked ii couple of
huge ice cakes. went under the
eurface. hobbed up once again.
'uckeu more ice cakes and then
gave up his suicide quest in evil
dent disgust. He climbed upon
the ice field. shaking as with
ague, and made for the shore.
getting away before boat could
reach him.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1920-04-16
A. the Operating Tread is Depressed,
a Contact is Made Through a Re-
voiving Wheel and Horn on a Post
a Few Yards Away Will Toot.

arm swings into the left one and
throws it clear of the ratchet wheel,
There is no rotation and no conSe-
quent footing.
The device was invented by Charles
+. Lyman of Asheville, \. c.. and the
first one was installed on Dead Mans
Curve in Buncon,be county near the
building of a casket company.-popu-
lar Science Monthly.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1920-04-16
By JANE BUNKER

still has the diamOndS-she hasn't
passed them on to some man. But
let that go. The next is too easy
'mother'-the owner, of course; child
the precious things; doing well'-
got through the customs without be-
ing separated. Plain as day-and
when you and Mrs. Delario stepped
out Of the cable office your dear mos
500 stepped in and read it."
"Poor little Claire!''
"Poor yourself!' snorted Billy.
"You don't need to waste any pain and
tears on that outfit. They're slick.
Well. let's to work-:mossoo' is down.
stairs anxiously waiting for you to 60
out"
"How do you know?"
"ShadOwed him. My revo1v-
ers all right? And the red pepper"
"Yes-but I've been thinking about
that pepper and how about ammonia
instead?'
Hmm" considered Billy. "what's
the advantage?
1T wears off quicker, and think It's
probably safer for us If he struggles
and we have to hold him down."
"Guess it is," Billy agreed. "Got it
ready?"
took him to the kitchen and showed
him half glass of household ammonia
diluted with water and covered with
saucer. Then hung his coat and hat
in my wardrobe. After that he looked
at me and looked at him-the fatal
moment had arrived.
"Well?" said Billy. I seemed to
know he'd say "well."
"Wcll? I repeated after him, try.
ing to pretend to myself didn't know
what he meant.
Billy glanced at the clock. "Your
'mossoo' IS wondering why you don't
come. BY the way-there wasn't
soul in the lower hall when l sneaked
in-he's sent his man off for fear you
won't leave"
My knees were shaking under me. I
was sure Billy knew it, but he affect
| ed not to notice. He took one Of the
revolvers and inserted a blank car
fridge for the first shot. explaining
that we couldn't have an omelet with
out breaking eggs. was to jump out
Of my bedroom and fire this as soon
as monsieur reached the dining room.
II calculate We'll have him now In
about fifteen minutes" was Billy's DEL
icate hint to me to 60 on with my part.
and with knees ready to close up un-
der me like jackknives I rang for
George.
must say that George acquitted
himself very creditably-as a spy. In
stead Of his usual inquisitive "Goin'
to be out all the evenings" he put it
in this way: If somebody calls when
shall tell 'em you'll be homer
Tell them I won't be home-say I'm
out for the evening"" I returned
promptly; and Georges face wore the
satisfied expression Of a well.earned
five-dollar bill.
BY the time we reached the second
floor Billy was ringing furiously from
the sixth-this was to get George out
of the way at once so could slip up
stairs-and when we reached the first
the luck that is said to favor natural.
born idiots and such turned q trick
for me b. fetching little Mrs. Thing
downstairs slithering along the hall.