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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-13
scoLD DEFiEs COURT ORDER

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May I3.-Mrs.
Bridget Ripple of Williamsburg, who
was convicted of being a common
scold and at that time ordered to pay
the costs and move from the COM
munity within three months, told the
court, ''Pll hang before l pay those
costs!"
Mrs. Ripple had been brought into
criminal court on a warrant when she
failed to carry out the terms Of her
parole.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-13
SMUGGLING RING SCENTED
IN $50 600 WHISKY SEIZURE

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., May 10
The unearthing of a gigantic system
of liquor smuggling is expected by
government officials as a result Of
of $4,000 worth of whisky was seized.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-13

II Is estimated that there are more
than 10000. 900 motor vehicles in the
world and that America manufactured
more than four-ffths of them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-13

The first person to fly in Europe
was Santos-Dumont, who on October
%, 1906, covered a distance of 200
feet
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-13
Masonic Calendar

Friday, May 10 King Solomon's
Chapter No. 4, r. A. M. Stated con.
vocation.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-05
Investment
-Four full Columns Of in
s,cers are published in The
pestment questions and an
Tribune every Sunday
The Safe Side

Oucstion-~Every one holds securities
bought with good Judgment at the time
they were purchased--but times>have since
changed very much. hold n large amount
OF Chicago g. Northwestern stock acquired
in various ways through n long period
of time. 1t Is now paying per cent In
stead of por cent as formerly. l am
not dependent upon this dividend but Is
like TO sell out at great loss. ! opy
have two or three traction companies that
have not paid but they paid after lapse
of six months What do you suggest doing
with this stock and some New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railway per cent long
bonds and some B. &, M. n. r. per cent
bonds. both paying interest Pr. G. j.
Answer-We suggest that you get rid
of your New Haven and Boston & Maine
bonds if you wish to keep on the safe
side. Your Chicago & Northwestern
stock presents more difficult problem.
Our suggestion, however, is that you
could maintain about the same amount
of income and strengthen your position
somewhat by selling this stock and in
vesting the proceeds in the stock of
the American Telegraph and Telephone
Company. In our opinion the chance
of the Northwestern resuming Z per
cent dividends on the common stock is
very remote.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-05
A Speculativc Complex

ouestion-As a. reader of your paper I
have become interested In investments as
a means of building up an income ana l
three years of age. married and making
from $4,000 to $2,5o0 per year, ana as q
able to make the following investments.
One thousand and fifty dollars IN Liberty
bonds bought at par; 900 Bethlenem m n,.,l
Steel rns M Tns IS ssoo s@uy
Carolina Chemical 7lss, 1882; shares q;
e. stock, per cent; shares N. E j and
r., s per cent; share A. t. and T., per
cent; shares American Car ana tounuls, ,.la.
Ill. of Boston. IL per cent. VIII you kinu- IN a.
ly inspect these and make any suggestions $
that will improve my investment positloh :
AS a rule, how many points should q
stock appreciate before one sells 1T !?
Would / be wise to buy in the future
low coupon rate. long term bonds bous +,
at y bargain? If SO. please suggest some
of the best--A. E. K.
Answer--Your bonds seem to us to
be we'll secured and your stocks as
good investments as can be found IN
that class of securities. Under present
conditions, we think you would be wise
to hold on to all of them. We suggest,
however, that you make up your mind
to pursue policy of investment as
distinguished from speculation, and
that you put such further savings as
YOU may be able to make into we'll Sc
cured bonds such as we frequently rec
cmmend in this column. Your question
as to how many points stock should
appreciate before one sells it indicates
speculative complex in your mind
which may cost you money if you are
not careful.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-05
Steady Gain Reported
In Railroad Conditions
Labor Board Calls the Outlook
More Conducive of Optimism
Than for Months

CHICAGO, Dec. 4.-Reports to the
Railroad Labor Board show steadily i'm
proving conditions among the railroads
of the country, Ben W. Hooper, vice
chairman of the board, said in a state
ment tonight. Mr. Hooper also took
occasion to point out that the board S
decision not to consider wage reductions
for any class of employees until working
rules for the class had been disposed of
had not delayed consideration of wage
disputes on any railroad or for any class
Of employees.
"The railroad situation is more con-
ducive to optimism than it has been for
many MONTHS Mr.. Hooper said. "The
absence of any serious general labor dis
turnance, combined with the disposition
of the carriers to make voluntary reduc-
tions in freight rates, will both contrib
ute to the restoration of sound business
conditions"
New-York tribune., 1921-12-05
Information

estate, plants, fixtures and equipment
Of the Central Steel Company. which
were valued as of August 81 last at
$18,23t,57O. The bonds, which are out
standing to the amount Of $5,000,000,
pany, and arc followed by $6,216,4OO Of
per cent preferred stock and 164,930
shares Of common stock Of no par
value. For the year ended December
81 last the company showed net profits
of $2,433,97O. The bonds are not
listed on the New York Stock Exchange,
but there is market for them among
the bond houses, any of which should
be able to obtain one for you. On ac-
count of tho comparatively small
amount outstanding the bond is per-
haps nat so readily marketable as a
good many others.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-05

Offlclal announcement is made by the
Pure Oil Company that it has sold
$4,300000 Of it's per cent convertible
preferred stock to group of bankers
composed of Dominick e. Dominick,
White, Weld & Co., w. A. Hartman &
Co., Inc; the Central Securities Com
-pany, of Illinois, and Otis & Co. The
bankers this morning are offering the
stock for subscription at 100 and ac-
crued dividend.
The First National Bank, B. j. Van
lngen & Co., Bankers Trust Com
pany, Kissel, Kinnicutt & Co.,,
Stacy & Braun, Eldredge g. Co.,
Redmond e. Co., and Hornblower
& Weeks are offering new issue of
$2,8oo,ooo State of North Carolina
forty-year S per cent building bonds,
dated July 1, 1921, and due July /,
1861. This issue is legal investment
for savings banks and trust funds in
New York and other states.
Splitter, Rorick & Co. are Offering
a new issue of $1,OOO.OOO State of
Florida Everglades drainage district 6
per cent bonds. The bonds are issued
in various maturities from 1925 to 1910
in denomination of $1,000. They are
receivable by the state treasurer to Sc
cure state deposits. They will be Of
fered at 101 and interest.
A new issue of $315OOO City of Co.
lumbus, Ohio, 53a per cent twenty year
non-callable bonds is being offered
by Clark Williams & Co. The bonds
are dated December 1, 1921, and are
due December /, 1941. They are a
legal investment for savings banks and
trust funds in New York and New Eng
land, exempt from all Federal income
taxes and eligible to secure postal saw
ings deposits. The bonds are being
offered to yield about 4.4O per cent.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-05
High Grade Bonds

Question--Kindly give your opinion Of
the following $1,000 bonds which ! have
recently purchased; safety as to principal
and interest Is the main considerations
Two Bush Terminal consolidated 5s. 1865 !;
two City of Toronto 6s. 1855; two State OF
West Virginia 6s 1871. two Atchison Rail
road general as. 1896; two Chesapeake g.
Ohio general AIS. 1892; two United States
Steel sinking fund 5s, 1868; one General
Electric debenture 5s 1910; one General
Electric debenture 6s, 1886; one Southern
Pacific refunding As, 1855; one Brooklyn
Edison general Is. Series B. 1880 | have
about $4,000 more which / wish to invest
Kindly give me a list of high grade bonds
(do not include Libertys, as already
have $4,000 of various ssues) In which
to invest this money yield to be from b
to per cent. r. ii.
Answer--The bonds you have are all
high-grade investments, in our opinion.
For the additional $4,000 which you
now have available we suggest $4,000
New York Telephone IS, 1941, selling
at fraction under par, to yield s
per cent; $4,000 Montana Power first
and refunding 5s, 1943, selling at about
90, to yield about 5.65 per cent, and
$1,000 Goodyear Tire and Rubber first
mortgage sinking fund IS, due in 1941,
selling at ITO, to yield sver per cent.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-05
Royal Dutch Speculative

Question --[ would appreciate a word
from you relative to the Royal Dutch
solldaton has been put through, Is 1t a
safe proposition? Would you advice the
purchase of Royal Dutch? "The Forbes
Magazine" speaks unfavorably as regards
tho Union OPS failure OF the consolidation.
turning over Its affairs to an English com
pany. However, this should not stand IN
closely united.-J. r. Mckay.
Answer-In spite Of the fact that
the Royal Dutch Company has long
record Of profits and dividend pay
ments, we think that it's stock ia specu-
lative and cannot advise the purchase
Of it at this time by persons of limited
means.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-05
Cashing Coupons

Question: am daily reader of your
financial column and have also asked your
advice about six months ago in reference
to some bonds, which you kindly gave me,
and from which I proflted by buying the
following: $1,000 Northwestern Bell Tele-
phone. $1,000 Standard OIL of California,
$1,000 Great Northern U.s. 1896; 81 900 Chi
cago Union station per cent. $1,000 Gov
ernment of Switzerland So, $1,000 Kingdom
of Belgium S. 1941 | will continue to
follow your valuable advice to Tribune
readers. Will you kindly tell me where I
can cash the interest coupon of the Chi
cago Union Station 6h 1863 bond +?
have no check account and would there
fore cash same at their office here II I
knew address; also would like to know
if the permanent Belgian IS, 1s41, bonds
have been issued, the one | have is
only temporary.--G. H T.
Answer-The permanent Belgian 8
per cent bonds have been issued and
can be obtained at the Office of j. P.
Morgan G. Co., and the Chicago Union
Station 614 per cent bond interest is
payable at the transfer Office of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, IS Cedar Street,
New York
New-York tribune., 1921-12-05
Six Bonds for $4,000

Cucstion--Is it possible to so invest
$4,000 as to obtain six fairly long term
bonds (diversi1ed) of high grade, that
banks would accept as collateral for 2
loan, and which yield close to per cent
at current prices? Your advice VIII prooa-
bly, be followed to the lettcr.--T. W.
Answer-We suggest the following
bonds: Virginian Railway 1st 5s, 1862 ),
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
51as, 1887; Kansas City Southern 3s,
1850; Northcrn PacifcHs, 1947, and Rio
Grande Western first 4s, 1899.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-05
Central Steel 8.

Question--you recently advised me to
invest $500 in Central Steel Company
bond, paying per cent. If possible. Will
you please furnish me with brief outline
of the compa nys business and it's financial
condition? Also. will you please inform
me where this bond is traded in, and If it
is easily liquidated ?D. A B.
Answer-Central Steel IS are secured
by a first mortgage on all the real
New-York tribune., 1921-12-05

Questions of general interest to IN
uestors wiu be ans,0ered IN this col
ann, IN achich case only initials aoall
be used. Others quiu be anstvered by
mail Address all Inquiries, inctos-
ing a stamped, addressed envelope, to
Financial Editor, The Tribune, 154
Nassau Street, Neu York City.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-05
Standard Oil Companies
Miscellaneous Oil Companies

All Lobos. s% IAidw Rfg.17o 1870
do pf.. Al a.. FNItn Pr cp 11A '11%
BrAmOLt 30N 31ls INrthw OIL 20
Cos g. Co. Pra & r Cp 8 5A
Elk Bs C p 7% rs OK Prd i45s 14Ts
Imp o Lt.109h 11oh Sapul Rim. 3%
Magn Pet.160 1855 w s O L. SO 40
Merr O Cp 10A l0% 'Par SO.
| Certificates nf Indah<~dre ard Unit nd
New-York tribune., 1921-12-05

Sales. Open. High. Low. Last.
100 Nat Transit -. 29B 29Ts 297s 29Es
240 Ohio Oil ......2S6 286 ESQ 2Sa
15N Y Transit. 148 $50 148 $50
% North L.. 991a 991a 991a SO u
237 Prairie l.. ..242 242 230 235
II SO Penn OIL ..225 225 225 225
$1,000 S o of Ind -. S7L S9B 86ls 7s
40S Q of Kan. ..5S5 592 582 5S2
325 S O of N Y...393 393 $50 $50
40S o Ohio pf. Iii 112 Ill 112
New-York tribune., 1921-12-05
Days Ne,U Issues

new issue of 100000 ten-year s
per cent sinking fund gold debenture
bonds Of the Pierce Oil Corporation is
being offered for sale this morning by
Parker e. Co. and West e. Co. The
bonds will be dated December Is, 1921,
and will mature December Is, 1881.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-05

A new issue of $4,000 900 South Porto
Rico Sugar Company twenty-year first
collateral mortgage per cent sinking
fund gold bonds is being offered by the
Bankers Trust Company, New York;
Guaranty Company of New York and
the Equitable Trust Company of New
York. The bonds are dated December
l., 1921, and mature December l. 1941.
/, 1880.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-05
,tificates of Indebtedness and United
States Treasury Notes
wv York State Bonds

Issued in coupon and registered form, not
interchangeable Coupon bonds registers BILE
Ash toll
New-York tribune., 1921-12-05

A new issue of s315,ooo City of Co.
lumbus, Ohio, 51a per cent twenty-year
non -callabe bonds is being offered by
Clark, Williams & Co. The bonds are
dated December 1, 1921, and are due
December l., 1941.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-12-29
n GORDON
DIES MONDAY
IN ST. LOUIS

The funeral of Lafayette N. Gordon,
who died at the United States Health
hospital, st. Louis, Mo-, Monday
morning, December 26th, will take
place at Lexington, Missouri, Thurs
day, at the Presbyterian Church. The
~pallbearers will be his boyhood
friends and the burial will be in
charge of the Masonic Lodge of Lex
ington, of which he was a member.
Mrs. Gordon who went to st. Louis
Monday accompanied the body to
Lexington Wednesday and her moth
er, Mrs. W.. w. Bolts, left for Lexing-
ton Wednesday to join the funeral
train at Higginsville, where other rel
atives in Lafayette county also met
the train.
The immediate cause of his death
was paralysis, the indirect result Of
the intensive military training at
Camp Pike, Arkansas, which he had
just completed at the signing of the
armistice and from which he never
fully recovered. He suffered a ner-
vous break down in November, 1920
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-12-29
CASE OF JOHN EVANS
BEING TRIED IN AUDRAIN
rnnrnNrHrU NInHrfrm nnnnnn

- H. ~
The case Of the State against John
Evans; on trial on a charge Of stat
utory offense, is being tried now in
the Audrain County Circuit Court.
The case was filed here from Columbia
on a change of venue from the Boone
County Circuit Court about the mid
die of November.
Rubey N. Hulen and Frank Hol-
lingsworth represent the State and N,
T. Gentry and A, c. Whitson repre-
sent the defendant. Forty men were
impanelled from which the following
twelve jurymen were chosen: W. N,
Creasey, Ben Linneman, c. H. Shoup
T. R. Harlow, d. X. Crockett, j. A
Smith, Horace Mundy, J. w. Perry
c. C: Bybee, w. A. Wayne, E. M. Nor
ris and W. H, Brown.
The State rested its case about II
o'clock Wednesday morning. The
trial will probably be finished Thurs
day morning at which time the de
Tense will probably have in all its tes
timony.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-12-29

The st. Louis Court of Appeals has
affirmed the decision of the Audrain
Circuit Court in the case of j. R.
Rupp versus the Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy railroad. The local court
gave a verdict for $4,000 for the plain
tiff when it was tried here ON March
10, 1918 and this case was appealed
and it was not decided until recently.
In the case of School district No. AZ
known as Macedonia versus School
District No. as known as Pine for the
settlement of a boundary dispute, a
decision was rendered in favor of the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-12-29

Who has the Oldest Bible in the
county, might prove an interesting
question, if were raised, and Mrs.
Mary H. Force would probably be the
successful contestant, though possibly
not At any rate she has a Bible
which is, speaking in round numbers,
$50 Years Old At the bottom of the
title page is, "Edinburg, Scotland,
MDOCLXXH," which means, if the
Arlthmeties do not mislead US, 1772,
three years before the battle of Bum
ker Hill. The Book is a genuine an
tique, impaired by waste and time,
the back warped, the leaves yellow, a
few of them lolose and yet as a whole
it has beenwonderfully preserved.
Another Interesting statement on
the same page says: that the Book
contains, sThe Psalms of David in
Meter, more plain, smooth and agree
abel to teh text than any heretofore,
and is appointed to be sung in congre-
CATIONS and families" The following
is a specimen: The word, bray, in the
second lime, means to be out Of tune,
to make discord. Only every other
line is capitalized:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-12-29

and has since been constantly under
thecare Of physicians, but his recov-
cry has been despaired of for several
months.
Mr.. Gordan was born December
18th, 1886, at Corder, Lafayette
county, Missouri. the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John P. Gordon, now of Mission,
Texas. He spent his boyhood days at
tine family home in Lexington, Mo-,
where he united with the Presbyterian
church and held, until his death, men,
bership in the Masonic and Elks
lodges, and received his education in
Wentworth. Military Academy.
He was married to Miss Marie Rose
at the Presbyterian Church in Mexico,
August 18th, 1916, since that time he
has been a frequent visitor in Mexico
and acquired a wide circle of friends
who mourn his untimely death and
sympathize with his widow in her be-
reavement.
He began at the age of nineteen
years as travelling salesman for Bux-
ton & Skinner of st. Louis, selling Of
flee and bank supplies with head
quarters at Kansas City and held the
position continuously, except while in
the military service, until failing
health compelled him to give it up.
He was an active, energetic and sue
cessful business man, a kind and low
ing husband, son and brother, a man
Of noble and generous impulses and
lovable character, and leaves. a host
Of friends to mourn his death
Besides his wife and parents he is
survived by two brothers, Morris Cor
don of Fort Worth, Texas, and Penn
bertor Gordon, a student at the Mis-
souri, School of Mines at Rolla, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-12-29
I xQm
EAsxM DO
and STOCK NEWS

Selections Of corn are now being
received by County Superintendent
Ed @. Offutt from the various teams
in the different school districts. A
final decision in regard 10 ranking the
samples will be made Saturday, Dec.
"a, by a committee.
This effort to teach the students Of
each school the way TO properly select
seed corr for planting is being spon-
sored by the Mexico Chamber of
Commerce and the agricultural edu-
cational forces in this county.
The work of the various teams will
determine. largely to what extent the
education of the children who live in
the country has proceeded in this line.
A great benefit q easily be seen in
the scientific selection of the best seed
corn and it Is hoped that the work Of
these teams will be an incentive to
future effort along this line.
Prof. A. Gorrell, of Mcmillan High
School, will award the prizes which
are $40 for the best exhibit of ten
ears and $40 for the best exhibit
of one ear.
The total profit cleared by the stu
dents of vocational agriculture at Nc
MILAN High School this year, accord
ing TO a report recently prepared by
Prof. A. Gorrell, is $1,184.75.
The greatest profits were made by
the students who raised soybeans. The
largest individual profit was made by
George Bybee who made $136.8S from
five acres of the crop. The second
highest total was made by Abner Ell
lott, who made $132s also from five
acres of soybeans. These figures are
given after the value of the labor was
estimated and deducted
Next to the raising of soybeans, the
next profitable venture was raising
pigs. Ralph Jesse made a net profit of
5000. |
The largest profit made to the acre
was made by dinner Hebel, who made
a net profit of 5000 on an acre of
potatoes.
The most popular projects were:
Raising pigs, corn growing, feeding
hogs and poultry raising.
The largest number of hours of
work devoted by one boy was lab
hours by Elihu Stanberry on five acres
Of corn. His net profit was $3.50.
The total expense of the projects
was $2,269.70, the total receipts, 3d.
221.73 and the ne t profits, $1,1S4.75.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-12-29
LlBERTY nxaia
lFrum Last Wsek.l

On account of scarlet fever school
has been closed for two weeks. Every
thing has been fumigated and put in
readiness for work. We are sorry to
not get to fulfill our plans for a
Christmas ladder and program but are
thankful that no more Of US got sick
and that the ones that did are about
well.
Mr., and Mrs. Earl Bell spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Cash.
MI. Cash and family are going to
move to Middletown after Christmas.
We hate to lose them from our neigh
borhood.
William Burlington Of Perryville.
Indiana, is visiting C. H. Pearson.
Milford Atkins and family visited
Sam Bise and family Sunday.
There has been a great deal Of
butchering done in this neighborhod.
Robert Lochridge and wife have
moved to their residence in Mexico.
We r sorry to lose them but wish
them a success in their new home.
Robert Ravenscraft spent Sunday
with Strobe Edwards.
Mrs. Kate Watts spent Sunday with
her daughter, Mrs. Cole Edwards.
The Farmers Club rally win be
Wednesday night, Dec. 81, 1921.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-12-29
AN OLD BIBLE

Like as the hart for water brooks,
in Thirst doth pant and bray,
So pants my longing soul, o God,
that come to Thee Imay.
My soul for God, the living God,
doth thirst; when shall / near
Unto Thy counbenance approach,
and m Gods sight appear.
o why art thou cast down, my soul?
why, thus with grief oppressed,
Art thou disquieted in me?
in God stil hope and rest.
Think of an Audrain congregation
or family singing that! And yet it
should not be forgotten that these
metrical Psalms stirred reverent and
holy emotions in the hearts of.4hose
old sAints:"
Mrs. Force Is proud of her Bible
and, judging from her Christly spirit,
she must be 3 constant reader Of 1T,
and she is in her 88th year. She Is
The mother of Mr.. M. W. Beafner, and
lives with him IN his home near Mo-
limo. Another son, E. M. Beamer, re-
sides in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-12-29
PAYNE DISTRICT.
tFrom Last Week.

The Payne farm CLUB had a debate
Monday night and the pupils of Payne
School gave a small program.
There was seventy-two present at
Salt River Sunday. Everyone stayed
all day and practiced for the. tree.
The Christmas tree at Salt River will
be Saturday night. Everybody invited
to come and enjoy the night.
Miss Genelle Denham visited Mabel
and Ross Vance Monday night.
Miss Sadie Allison was the guest OF
Lora Shock and wife Saturday night.
There will be preaching at Salt
River Sunday that being regular
preaching day.
Bresh Daniels and wife of Centralia
visited Jim Beatty and family Sun
day. ~
Miss Mildred Ellis visited home
folks over the weekend.
Mrs. Henry Vance and children have
been visiting H. 7. Vance and family.
Jessie Pulls and family visited
AleA Pulls and family Sunday.
Edgar Sims and family visited Rob
ert Davis and family Sunday.
\ Charlie Sellars is on the sick list
we hope he will be better at the next
writing.
Miss Gertie Hueston Ia working u
Mexico at. the shoe factory. Ralpf
lHueston is working at the brick
plant.
Pete Denham and wife and Cheste
Donelson took dinner with Tom Clee
ton and family Of Mexico Friday.