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New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
Tonopah Divide

Question: have some shares of Tonopah
Divide at around 81, which up to the present
has declared no dividends, while Tonopah
Belmont and Tonopah Mining are both still
quoted gu at about. $3.50. or $3.50 lower than
the Tonopah Divide, in spite Of the fact
that those two companies have made their
dividends and also have approximately an
equivalent amount of capital stock at same
share value Of 81. Kindly enlighten me
what is the reason OF high value of the Di.
vide compared with the other two and also
inform me regarding the possibility of divi-
dends in the near future. rs well as the
prospect for the Tonopah Divide.--T. H,
Answer-Both Tonopah Belmont and
Tonopah Mining are producing prop
critics paying dividends out of current
earnings, which also furnish basis
for quotations of shares in those re-
spective companies. Tonopah Divide is
selling at high price because the com
pany is said to have ore in sight to
the estimated value of S9000,000. Until
the middle of last November the COM
pany for several months had been un-
able to operate on account of labor
troubles. 1T did not therefore have
any earnings out of which to pay divi-
dends. No report on earnings since
the resumption of active work in the
mines has been made public as yet
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
Fortune Well Invested

Qucstion--Have five 500 Liberty bonds.
bought as they came along (the extent OF my
fortuue). Would you advise selling the first
bond 31s per cent for one of higher inter
est Could the Ave bonds be converted into
ono bond Of some kind that would bring IN
a little more 7-E T. w.
Answcr-Libcrty 3h per cent bonds
may no longer be converted AS long
as your income is such that the tax
exempt a1b per cent bonds are of no
particular benefit to you, it would ap-
pear profitable if you sold them and
purchased one Of the later issues. You
would do we'll to keep your United
States government bonds. There is
nothing better.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
Philip Morris

Question--Wil you please advise me as to
what you think Of the future of Philip Nor
ris on the curb? I have 200 shares and am
anxious, because l have had them since last
June--W. A. B.
Answer---It is difficult to express an
opinion on securities where the COM
panies do not issue reports of earnings.
Philip Morris has capital of $2,000,-
600. The old company earned an aver
age of 100000 annually for the seven
years preceding the passing of control
to the Tobacco Products Company, and
in 1918 earned $271 900 before Federal
taxes. The stock appears to offer spec
ulative possibilities, but it should not,
in our opinion, be regarded as an in
vestment security.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
A Mere Speculation

Question--Can you give me any informa-
ton on the following companies: Alaska
British Columbia Metals Company, which
has for several years risen TO 81 share.
ony TO fall back again? Can you tell me
why7 This is a Curb stock Butte Copper
and Zinc. I own 5000 shares of the former
and 300 of the latter Naturally, am
deeply intcrcstcd.-~T. M.
Answer - Alaska British Columbia
Metals sold at 81 share when specula-
ton was rife and the public was eager
to buy anything We do not know any
other reason why it went up. The
stock is mere speculation. If the
market becomes actively bullish maybe
it will start up again. Butte Copper
and Zinc has been affected by the de-
pressed condition of the copper trade:
The company is said to be in a good
cash position, and if copper shows a
tendency to rise appreciably this stock
should benefit.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
Assuring Future Income

VOU provide
your family for yourself by setting aside cash or
securities under with this Company.
Under such a vehnt nuu
-tht Guaranty Trust Company New holds
property and attends its investment reinvestnent
and the payment of income.
The advantage of voluntary $ that
you OF all isksome details risk and responsibility
permits you to take s little interest in the
administration of the fund
A person desiring o be freed from eandre response
biy, contemplating the in6rmides of ma
a his
Those who to be that persons de-
pendent them for support provided for may
make for the protection o ofsuchp persons mme-
dately
Those interested in deserving charities,
trusts while lvng may have the satisfaction of seeing
h results Of benevolence
This Company a Trustee under the sforms
Of voluntary and n every 6ducry capacity
Guaranty Trust Company of New York
40 Broadway
Avsnuea rd kdadso Avsnusa hshs
Capital and Surplus $5ooooooo Resources $soooooooo
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16

unlisted. tsell cents per share.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
United Paperboard Earns 90
Cents q Share in Half Year

Net earnings before depreciation and
income Of the United Paperboard Com
pany for the six months ended Novem-
Der 20, 1919, were $1e5,so7, equivalent
after preferred dividends to SO cents
n share earned on the $4,000. 900 COM
mon stock. Mill earnings amounted to
$2s6,752, from which expenses Of $685.
242 were deducted, leaving q balance
of $171.510. After interest, etc. net
profits were $11S,A92.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
-. oales Big Rail Project

IA 80 ss made yesterday by Samuel
b, E(ssllii,.sa ls'leenf Of the Pennsylvania
[Aa :, .cpsny, that the railroads
(sbss4s.ansaul salssstprs had authorized the
ssskssss ~ Slb0,010,00O on i'm
.4d d. - Pittsburgh, ag was re.
81 xs,I Ils Tuesday. Sir. Rae said
passizsS amounting 10 $40, 900 900.
kaisea & ~ the government, Ys-
*s4 d.. y completed, and he as-
y fgn1s ~ government would pro.
IA i'll Ier finishing the project
7sn sas &fs returned 10 their
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
Sharp Rally in
Curb Oils After
Early Weakness
Strength of Phillips Petro-
leum, Following the An
nouncement of 1000
Stock Dividend. a Feature

The selling movement in the oils on
the Curb appeared to have spent its
force yesterday. At any rate, after
early weakness, recoveries set in in
the case Of several of the issues which
have been under greatest pressure this
week.
Simms Petroleum, after breaking to
AZ, rallied to fraction above 81, while
Gilliland Oil dropped to 43, but closed
at 4S. White Oil was off a point at 81.
There was heavy trading in all of these
issues, but selling orders were pretty
we'll Offset by more active demand.
Professionals were also more wary
about pounding these stocks by reason
of the extended decline, and when they
showed signs of coming back there was
considerable short covering.
Although there were transactions re-
corded in Imperial Oil, much intere- t
from Montreal of the offering of 200 :
600 shares (par value $3.50 of unissued
stock at $75 share. in the proportion
Of the new. This increased the capital
from $S0,000,000 to $35,000,0OO. This
company is controlled by Standard Oil
interests.
Phillips Petroleum was strong around
So, on the announcement of 100 per
cent stock dividend. The company is
increasing its capitalization from 255,-
900 shares Of no par value to 1,000,0
shares and issuing 255,000 shares of
the new stock, which will be distrib-
uted to the present stockholders share
for share.
Industrial stocks on the Curb did not
do much, mainly about holding their
own on fairly active trading.
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srument. lands whore oil has been
discovered, but not so must 10
heard Of Instances where these
wards OF the Government arc said
to be suffering extreme deprivation.
The August number Of The Ma
tional Humane Review calls attention
to these and says:
Conditions among the cattle on
the Indian reservations are described
as terrible by observers who report
that hundreds have died from lack
of food. Charges that the Indian
Bureau has been lax in caring for
the animals are made by Thomas s.
Sloan, President of the Society Of
American Indians. James Red Cloud,
grandson of Chief Red Cloud Of In
dian war fame. told a Congressional
Committee that the tribal lands had
been overrun by cattle belonging to
ranchmen with the approval of the
Indian Bureau and without a cent
being paid the owners of the land"
The report of the testimony pre-
scented is a narrowing one. the i'm
preston conveyed being that nothing
less than an immediate investiga-
ton should be had.
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Editors Letter Box
Tho Pennington Census.

Editors kennebec Journal:
The statement published In Fridays
papers as coming from Washington,
that the population of Pennington
has decreased substantially 40 per
cent. since 1910 is absolutely untrue
and without the slightest foundation,
though Of course due to an error
somewhere. The population Is given
as S210 in 1910, and as 1850 In 1920.
which Is very far from correct this
being about the population of Farm
ington village corporation alone. In
1919 there were in the town 1927 polls,
and tho selectmen's annual report for
1919 gives the number Of polls as
1912. and there has been an actual
though not large increase in popula-
ton in the past ten years instead OF
the large decrease indicated. Farm
ington has never been rapidly
growing town. but It has never shown
any material decrease IN Its Ions; and
honorable history. and tho people
here nre much displeased at the pub
lication of any such false and mis-
leading statement. Many new houses
including several large apartment
houses hnvo been built IL the past
few years. but thcrc 10 not n vacant
house or tenement, md many people
have recently boca kept from coming
herc because no accommodations for
them were obtoinablc.
II. /. Goodwin.
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BENTON

Mr.. and Mrs. Worth Brown recently
visited relatives at Lake Moxie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everson Brown have
returned from Unity pond. where
they made a weeks stay.
Miss Ruth Goodwin has returned
to her homo in Fairfield, after pass
ing several days with Miss Sylvia
Wyman.
Mrs. George Brown Is the guest Of
friends in Albion.
Mrs. Willard Gilmore and son. Cliff
ton, Arthur Smith, Christine and Ev-
erett Hunter, Jr., have returned from
an automobile trip to Boston and
vicinity.
Miss hardest Morreau passed
Thursday in Lewiston.
Mrs. George Goodwin and daugh-
tiers. Francis and Gladys, visited
Mrs. Ida Goodwin in Waterville.
Thursday.
Children's night at Benton Grange
will be observed Wednesday evening,
Aug 25th.
Carl Pierce has returned from a
visit in relatives in Aroostook.
Miss Hattie Brown. who is en-
ployed at Washington, D. c., is en-
joying a vacation at her home IN
town.
Leigh Pierce of Houlton and three
daughters have returned to their
home, after visiting at the home VI
his brother c. A. Pierce.
Katherine WEIGH, who has been
passing several days with her aunt
Alice Haley has returned to her
home in Kineo.
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A Significant Anniversarv

September sixth. the dual anniver-
sary of. the birth of Lafayette, 1857,
and the Battle of the Marine, 1914,
falls on Labor Day this year.
The Lafayette Day National Com.
mittee sends out circular letter as
reminder of the genuine bond of
Fellowship we are happy to believe
underlies our relations with France,
certain unity of spirit and senti-
ment that brings us into accord, now
being illustrated in the matter of re-
jecting the bolshevized brutes as
representive of the Russian people.
Observation-Disclosures will of course oc-
cur in the future as in the past, but
the two peoples will scarcely forget
that when America needed a friend
Lafayette filled the need and when
it seemed the enemy was surely ham,
mering his way to Paris, American
men stepped into the breach and
died there.
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MONMOUTH

DR.. and Mrs. NJ E. Weber and lit
tie child of Portland. who have been
guests Of Miss Elizabeth Ham for a
few days, returned Friday to Port
land, accompanied by Mrs. Allie Web
Der OF Providence, Il. l. DIR. and
Mrs. Weber recently returned from
Panama, where he was employed in
government service
Mr.. and Mrs. Vinton Wadsworth
and daughter. Miss Vivian Wads-
worth of Woonsocket, r. l.. are
guests of Mrs. WaGsworth's mother.
Mrs. Augusta Wilcox
Mrs. Augusta Smith of Lewiston
was weekend guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Woodbury..
Mrs. Willard Day has gone to visit
Miss Pearle Porter in Detroit.
Mrs. Forest Curling and Mrs. Anna
Curling OF Providence, r. l., are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs John Hewett.
Howard Reynolds is visiting Hol-
man Marks in North Belgrade.
Miss Martha Blake is I'M Newport.
with her aunt, Mrs. F. Wade Halli-
day.
Mrs. Ross E. Day has been visiting
friends in Augusta and Gardiner this
week.
Miss Fisher of Boston is the guest
of Miss Augusta o. WEIGH.
Mrs. Lillian Robertson and son.
Orville, have returned from a months
visit with her parents in LitchEeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel DeRoche. Jr..
of Waterville are guests of Mr.. De-
Roche's parents for the month of Au-
gust.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Hall of Port
landrecently were guests of Mr.. Halls
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Hall.
Miss Cora Gilman. who has been
passing a month with Mr.. and Mrs.
]. H. Gilman. has gone to Portland to
visit friends before returning to Bos-
ton.
Harry Greenlief is at home from
Skowhegan for a few days
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Editorial Comment
lmprudsnt Boosting.

Wv @6boAhCt
The Democratic Vice-Presidential
candidate ts quoted az saying al
Butte:
The Republicans are playing a
shell game on the American people;
they are still busy circulating the
story that England has six votes to
Americas one.
1T Is just the other way. AS a
matter Of fact. the United States has
about twelve votes in the assembly
Until last week had two of them
myself. and now Secretary Daniels
has them. You know, have had
something to do with the running of
a couple of little republics. Facts
are that wrote Hayti's constitution
myself. and. II l do say it, l think 1t
a pretty good constitution
Mr.. Roosevelt fists Hayti, Santo
Domingo, Panama, Cuba and Central
American countries, with twelve
votes in all, as our property. 1t is a
shabby argument at best. and. of
course, is not true of all the coun-
tries mentioned.
Mr.. Roosevelt while in the Navy
Department may have been in per-
sonal possession of the votes Of Santo
Domingo and Hayti, as he indicates.
but it is hardly matter to boast of
especially by one who pretends to
have reverence for the Fourteen
Points and the sacred right of ma
tional self determination.
No one is able to reconcile the
principles which the President
breaches and the course Of his Ad-
ministration in forbidding. for four
years, elections in Santo Domingo, in
refusing to allow the Dominican
Congress to meet. in exiting the
Dominican President, in suspending
all Dominican courts. and in Selling
every power of government by an
American military commander. 1t is
scarcely wise to discuss how Mr..
Roosevelt came into control of league
votes and how Josephus Daniels now
holds them.
Such discussion is not likely to
help our relations with importa mt
Latin American countries. 1t comes
too near to iustifying the suspicious
they entertain of the United States.
Mr.. Roosevelt has not been regarded
as loose of tongue. but for man
who aspires to the second office in
our government his indiscretion. to
use no stronger word, Is amazing.
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Approaehina End Of Game.

THE End Of Game and Sport in
America" is the question pertinent
ly asked by William T. Hornaday in
a pamphlet being circulated as Bulle-
tin No. Of the Permanent Wild Life
Protection Fund. He advises that
all bag limits be reduced so per cent:
that all open seasons be reduced so
per cent; that hunting be per-
mitted the individual only one year
out Of every two years, and that
year out Of every two years, and that
the resident hunting license fees oe
raised 200 per cent. He declares as
a cold and disagreeable" fact: THE
game of our country cannot, by any
possibility, much longer withstand
the awful onslaughts that are now
being made upon it, legally and il
legally. wherever any game remains
outside Of sanctuary limits" A very
impressive array Of facts is pre-
sented in support Of the statements.
What with the opening up of the wild
places to civilization and the increase
in population it can only be a matter
of time when the sportsman will find
little occasion to use either the shot
gun or rifle, and that time cannot be
far distant unless strenuous and we'll
directed efforts are made for the
preservation Of game.
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SOMERVILLE

F. A. Turner and sons passed
Wednesday evening at the home If
George Fuller.
Miss Lila Northrup, superintendent
of schools, of Palermo, was a recent
business caller in town
Eugene Richardson of East Vassal-
boro. was Friday business caller at
F. A. Turner's.
The Corner school opened Monday,
August is, for the fall term. taught
by Miss Annie Lyon of Windsor.
Miles Hisler made a business trip
to Branch Mills Tuesday.
s. E. Bowler Of Palermo was in
town Monday on business.
Mrs. Lila Boynton is having extern
sive repairs made about her place.
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PALMYRA

East Somerset Pomona held it's
annual field meeting. Aug. 18TH at
the home of P. W. Libby, in st. AL
bans. A large number of people were
present from East Somerset and
West Penobscot counties. Allison P.
Howes of Palmyra had charge of
the exercises as follows:
Songs by the chorus were "Amer-
ica," Columbia, the Gem of the
Ocean," "Hurrah for Old New Eng
land" and State of Maine, My State
Of Maine" E. H. Libby. secretary of
the Maine State Grange, presided at
the organ. A picnic dinner was
greatly enjoyed. Hot coffee was
served by Mr.. and Mrs. Libby. The
afternoon session opened with a song
bt the chorus. W. J. Thompson of
China, master of the Maine State
Grange. was introduced by the chair
man. He offered a fitting tribute 70
the unfailing hospitality of Mr.. and
Mrs. Libby. and their work in pre-
pairing for this meeting. He an
nounced the program of the National
! Grange meeting which is to be held
in November at Boston, and he gave
history of Hon. b. NJ. Fernald ara
I his farm. He believes that recon
struction must be settled by each
individual separately. Farmers have
always had big part in the develop
ment Of Maine and of New England,
he said
Remarks were made by Charles
Crawford, sheep specialist of Dexter.
The next speaker was Hon. E. NJ.
Fernald, United States Senator, who
related some "reminiscences of %
years ago. He eulogized the soldiers,
mentioned the problems confronting
the farmer and praised the women
and girls who helped do farm work
to overcome the scarcity of labor. He
said there would be plenty of help IN
1921. He said he had an interest in
the grange as a member. If there IS
so per cent. reduction in production
there will be a corresponding in
crease in price. he declared. He paid
tribute to the loyalty of Maine wom-
en- and said they do things better
, than anyone else. Men who do things
were born on the farm, he said.
Farmers cannot work on the s hour
a day plan, unless they employ twc.
crews. Declaring his opposition to
the League of Nations he said in 100
years we have had but one world
war. while Europe has had 81 If we
lad a League Of Nations we would
be at war all the time. Mothers will
support me in keeping the boys cut
OF war said the Senator. I'VE have
enough to attend to here-One flag,
one nation forever" .
E. III. Libby said that he was
Grange" all through "All organi-
cations langushed during the wa.
but the Grange is coming to it's own
again. The Grange is a place for the
farmes and his family.
II. NJ. Tucker spoke briefly of the
business of raising and improving
farm animals.
These meetings have been held AT
Mr.. Libby's for many years and they
have all been full of interest and
entertainment.
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Once a Scrub. Always a Scrub

How do you suppose the COW of as
centuries ago-26 centuries before
Christ-would look compared with
your COW? Well, she might not con-
form to any standard classification,
but judged on general appearance.
she would outclass a great many
American cows of today. A compari-
son has been made in picture slides
b. the United States Department of
Agriculture. Pictures of cows of the
tWepty-sixth century B. c., found on
Egyptian monuments, have been
made into stereoptic6n views and
placed alongside pictures of scrub
COWS of today. The same is done with
Asyrian horses and some scyub
horses of the present time. They il
lustrate the fact. Once a scrub. AL
ways a scrub" These slides are dis
trlbuted as part of q series on bet
ter livestock production by the
States Relations Service.
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BELGRADE

Roscoe Yeaton of Providence, r.
l., is the guest of relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. j. Harling of
Arlington Heights. Mass. are visit
ing Mrs. Harling's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. G. A. Farnham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gerald and
son Clayton of Worcester, Mass. are
the guests of Mrs. Addie Gerald
Mrs. Maud Roberts of Milan. n.
H.. recently was the guest of her
mother, Mrs. Eta Hewitt.
Mrs. Jessie Greggs and little son
of Milton, Mass. who have been WIS.,
iting Mr.. and Mrs. J. n. Penney. have
returned home.
Miss Rowena Wadleigh of Water
vile passed last week with her sis
ter, Mrs. Will Spaulding
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Shepard and
little daughter Dorothy, Of Mon
mouth recently were guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. II. H. Adams in town.
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farm. has returned to her home IN
Winthrop, Mass.
c. e. Fogg has had set OF heht-
ming rods installed on his farm ouiIo-
lngs.
Arthur Barrie Is working for Q. l.
Dunn.
W. E. Jose is shingling Ernest
Pearls house.
Charles Hutchingson is saving
wood by power at Readfield Corner.
A little daughter arrived at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Jacobs on
Sunday.
Mrs. Mabel Harvey and daughter
have returned home after passing
some time with Mr.. and Mrs. c. w.
Wright Of the North road, Readfleid.
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Mills. Mrs. Myrtle NJ. Brown, Plains;
Mrs. May +. Hall. Wec'-~' NV:
Nettie MERCER Chadwick Hill; Ann
abel Jones, South China; Doris
Young, Clark school
a teachers meeting will be held
at Weeks Mills schoolhouse, Satur-
day, August %. at one o'clock P NJ.
1t is expected that the helping teach
ers of Fassalboro and of Windsor will
speak on rural school topics.
Mr., Arthur l.. Sturtevant. Univer-
sity of Maine, 1914, has been engaged
as principal Of Erskine Academy.