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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-13
Heavy U. S. Government
Withdrawals ON Friday

United States government withdraw
ais from its deposit account with the
local banks on Friday, amounting to
ss6 goo, goo. will be the largest in
months. The funds will be used main
ly in paying off the S6O.ooo,ooo of
United States Treasury certificates of
Indebtedness falling due in the Federal
Reserve District of New York on that
date The total maturity of certif-
Gates on July 10 for the country at
large approximates SI32, 100000.
The fact that the Secretary of the
Treasury has made no announcement
Of a new issue of certificates of in
debtedness on July Is is accepted in
we'll informed banking circles as indi-
eating that for the first time in a year
or more the middle of the month will
pass without the government coming
into the market with a new short-tern,
issue. This is held to reflect the i'm
proving state of government finances
and is expected to be helpful to the
general investment situation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-13
Public Increases Its
Steel Common Holdings

Holdings of United States Steel com
mon not in the hands of brokers on
June 30 stood at the new high record
of 3.933,464 shares, or 7T.3a per cent
Of the total issue of 5,083.025 shares.
These holdings are commonly said to
be held by investors who have paid for
their stock outright. The number of
Investors shares on March 81, the pre-
vious high record, was 3,s4a,4i5, or
1913 per cent of the total. AT the end
of 1890 investors shares amounted to
3,so3,468 shares, or 74.s3 per cent OF
the issue.
Brokers' holdings Of Steel common
on June so were 1,149,56 shares, or
22.6l per cent of the issue, compared
with ,233,6t0 shares, or APT per cent.
on March 81; 1,279,557 shares, or 25.17
Per cent, on December 81 last and q,
a50,436 shares or 5s.05 per cent, on
December 81, 1915.
Foreign holdings of little steel' on
June 30 showed slight decrease for
the quarter, being 2ss, 74s shares COM
pared with 2s9,444 shares on March 81
and 2aa,saS sEares at the c.cae of last
Year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-13
Doubtful About New York Central

Question: own ten shares of New York
Central stock. bought at so. Would YOU
advise me TO sell same at the present price
and reinvest it in some good boad and will
you name three good bonds to buy p
N. L. I.
Answer-While we consider New
York Central one of the better rail-
road stocks, we think that high-grade
bonds are selling at abnormally low
prices. We suggest for your considera-
ton PACIFIC Gas and Electric general
and refunding 5s, due 1912, selling re-
Gently at 1874, yielding 7.16 per cent;
Diamond Match 7ls per cent bonds,
due 1885, recently selling at 1921. and
Virginian Railway first 5s, due 1862, re-
Gently selling at 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-13
West Shore IS Wilson Co 1st, 80. rs
1851 6s 1871 80. II
-. II -. 83% Wisconsin c
registered 6 80. 81 As 1919
68 "a CIV IS 1929 go IS

The Tribune prints each dGy the ma.
tu7ity dates of all active bonds quotod
on the Neto York Stock Erchomge. The
return on q bond to the investor depends
Upon three factors; The rate of interest
The security bears, the rnarket price
end the distance Of the maturity date,
70 figure the precise yield on q bond 10
IS necessary TO use yield tables, but the
approximate yield eau roughly be figured
out by the following formula. Divide
the closing quotation on q bond into
the rate OF interest u pays, and the re-
silt soiN be the annual return. If the
bond IS selling BELOW par you must
a1oto also fer the appreciation of the
principal. To do this subtract the nav
het quotation from par, or 100, and d.
vide the remainder by the number OF
gears the bond las to ram before ma
tn'-tty. For erample, if 6 per cent
bond is selling ut 90 and has ten wears
to run. the annual return auiH be $50
per cent. TIE difference betaoeen mar
and tbs market ps-tce ,eill be 10 points,
subtracting 80 from 100. Dipiding ten
paints By ten gears, the quotient soiH be
l. Ihis figure is TO be added to 600
sahtoh IS the annual return, and the re-
suit IS 100 per cent, acilL give you tho
approximate yield.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-13
Financial Items

Rudolph Guenther, who has Just re-
turned from q trip to Europe. embracing
England. France, Holland Switzerla nd
Germany and Italy. reports a vast inn
proyement in those countries.
The New York Trust Company has been
appointed registrar OF the Venora OIL and
Development Corporation common stock
The Metropolitan Trust Company has
been appointed trustee under an issue of
81 900. 600 first mortgage s per cent sink
ing fund gold bonds of the Traylor En-.
cheering and Manufacturing Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-13

Qncstion--Would you kindly give me
your advice an to what I should do with
hfty shares of Northern Pacific bought
- wears ago at lis? Would you advice
W change into Atchison preferred or into
some good bonds7 OF course, 1t means a
Dig iosr. Do YOU think this stock will over
20 PACK TO near wbot is was? What makes
aNoitnefn Pacific-Great Northern s y per
usns ponds so good and the stock OF the
same company may pass tho dividend
a nts hoiu forty-hve shares OF Baltimore a.
Oh!c common. What IL YOUR opinion?
y ~ or take the loss? l paid IS for it
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-13
Active octogenarian Asks Advice

Question: was the owner of $50 shares
OF Kansas City. Fort Scott s. Memphis pr.
terred per cent certificates. bought many
years aEo. Some time after the reoreani-
cation of tho st. Louis & San Francisco I
was induced to exchange 100 shares for
~ ..ie same number Of 'hares OF the guaran-
1eeo per lent of Minneapolis st Paul~S
saUlte ste. Marie stock and subsequently,
accepted the ST. Louis & san Francisco
oher and received for the remaining $50
spares Of Kansas City, Fort Scott & Mem
pms ~ 25o prior Hen As due 1850 and
$3.50 adjustment Gs 1875 I should be
s snnds TO know your opinion of the Frisco
reasonably safe for a rather active octo.
Eenarlan. SUPPOSE thatth Minnea polls, ST.
is III q sauite ste Marie guaranteed stock
phone, leased to Western Union. is recon
i. ns,,an TO me and so are the various
issues OF the guaranteed stocks OF tho
Delaware, Lacia wanna G. Western. Ihave
communicated with you once or twice be-
replies.-G. D. F. B, -
Answer-The St. Louis, San Fran
cisco prior lien 4s are o good invest
ment, in our opinion, and the adjust
ment Is are a business mans invest
nent. If you want to confine yourself
10 hgh-grade investments we would
suggest switch from the Frisco 6s to
the Kingdom of Denmark IS, or to the
new Northern Pacific Great Northern
o12 per cont bonds. The guaranteed
stock Of the Minneapolis, St. Paul G.
Saulte Ste Marie is good investment
Northwestern Telegraph AK per cent.
not per cent, bonds are guaranteed
principal and interest, by the Western
Union, are good investment, and so
are the guaranteed stocks IF the Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western subsd-
iaries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-13
High Cost of Buying Promotion Stocks

.Question-Is 1t possible for shareholder
OF stock to sell same if it has been partly
pald for; say the person has contracted for
Tour Shares and has paid for one or a lit
lie more than that. through install1nentsp
IL TINS can be done can you refer me tn
any broker or brokers who would handle
suen ilatters' Can YOU tell me ANYTHING
about the II. V. Greene COMPANY located
al sgl broadway, likewise giving me infor-
nation CONCERNING stock in the Bankers
Union for Foreisn Trade and Commerce.
which they sel!?-M. G. D.
Answer-W Whether you can sell stock
which is partly paid for depends on
your contract. If you have an H. V.
Greene contract we doubt if you could
do it. A one-fourth payment hardly
covers the cost of selling the stock to
you. and this is the case with almost
all promotion stocks. Stock statesmen
have to live, you know. Therefore, no
sensible person would pay you any
thing for an equity which does not
exist The Bankers Union stock is
speculative. Much depends on whether
this company has any one on the board
or directors who is qualified to make a
bowling success of international
finance. That is highly complicated
business, in which experts have lost a
lot OF money since the war ended.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-13
Investment
Information

Questions Of general interest to In
resfors tciii BIZ ansuered ia tkis col
"'nn. IN mhick case only initials ,ei!i
Dc used. Oths,s soitl be ansWered By
mail. Address all inquiries, incios-
ing stamped, addressed envelope, TO
f.'acncsci Editor, The Tribune, is4
Nassau Street, Ne;p York City.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, April, 2.-Internal
revenue officials familiar with
whisky Withdrawals estimated to-
day that foreign embassies and
attaches of Washington have with
drawn between forty and fifty
barrels of whisky from Maryland
distillery warehouses since pro-
hibition went into effect
:, Hardly a week passes but one
ana sometimes Two vessels land
here having onssboards a small
wet" cargo Consigned 20 some of
,e...ta., i.o, 81. American I'll
the. country could get a drop
through this procedure.
The Strange feature OF the with
d...~.- ..o..I Donded warehouses
that have occurred at frequent in
tervalS Is they are not made by
large embassies like thos,, of
Great Britain OF France. but by
the smaller Representations prin-
cipaliy those of South and Central
America.
There have been Withdrawals in
los Ill n.sing from five to iif,y cases.
Some of them have been in barrels
and others in cases. In every in
stance. the ofiic ais here are OBJ
liged to henor the permits. upon
ric. orders from the, State De-
pariment at Was hington.
II was only recently that the Of
fee of the Russian charge DAFT
flares was allowed to withdraw
ten barrels of whisky even though
the government of the country
which he sreprasen s. does not Of
ficially recognize him.
Only yesterday a five barrel lot
of one of the most famous brands
of Maryland whisky was with
Evening star., 1921-04-03
SOB WOMAN EMPLOYEES
OPPOSE NEGRO REGISTER
Copies of Petition Reach Members
Of Congress-Letter Denies
Sectional Prejudice.

Members Of Congress have received
copies OF q petition addressed to Ms.
Virginia White Speel. chairman Of the
national woman's republican commit
tee Of the District OF Columbia. and
signed by sos white woman employees
in the office of the register Of the
Treasury opposing appointment OF
negro as register.
we have been definitely informed"
the signers OF the petition declared.
that the appointment Of colored
man as register of the Treasury is
being considered. The registers office
is now very large land Is doing re-
sponsible work, It's personnel con-
sists Of more than 800 clerks. mostly
ex-service men and white women. who
are dependent upon their income here
for support
ut is true that colored men have
served as registers of the Treasury.
but out of the twenty-five registers
only four have been negroes. At no
time when this office was under the
supervision of negro did the per-
sonnel consist Of more than nineteen
clerks and one messenger"
The sieners ofsthe petitio" whose
homes. 40 given include thirty five
states. in letter TO members of Con-
gress inc1osing the petition declared:
This petition does not come from
any political faction, nor was it In
stigated by southern prejudice. North
erners, southerners, fasteners. west
erners. democrats and republicans
alike have set their signature there
Evening star., 1921-04-03
CHINESE STUDENTS TAKE
PART IN HUNGER FIGHT
Contribute. Literally Themselves
ta~ and Raise Funds 1rom
- = --, Others. :N.S

Chinese students throughout the
United States are taking an enthusi-
astic part in the campaign waged on
behalf of the millions of their starry
lean committee for China famine
fund. They have not only contributed
erallyethemse1ves. but have raised
funds from their frienda both,Chinese-
and Anne rican.t according to- Rae ID.
HeHkle, general secretary of the COM
the Chinese Students Alliance. has
written Mr.. Henkle telling him that
the entire Chinese student body in
this country is at the service of the
committee. = s.sS -.
Direct Information upon the Chinese
famine situation in all its phases
is shortly to be placed before the
public in half dozen large cities
BY Alfred SEE. ChInrSt i.i. ster TO
the United States. and DR.. Sherwood
tnt international committee OF the Y.
Under the auspices of thA, American
committee for China famine fund.
Minister SEE and DR.. Eddy will start
on speaking tour on April Il. visit
ing Ch'ca go st. Louis. Indiana polls,
Detroit, Pittsburgh. Baltimore and
Columbus. The tour will continue
until April IS.
Minister Sze is one of the earliest
ChlneSe students in the United states
to return to China and take lead
nC ,partain the development of his
nalfe lands Mr.. SEE has been vice
minister of: fareign ,ca:rs. ministe-
of communication and Chinese min
ister to- ;Londofr.s He was .one%of the
fives Chinese delegates to the peace
conference $50
DE-. EA1dX.s, nine years OF, service as
international '.Y'' secretary fo- Asia
brought him into contact with stu
dents and Officials, in India. China.
Japan. the near east and Russia.
/; The halfway mark in the rel eff
work the %conmittee considers has
now been reached. with approXi-
mately 100000 lives still depending
upon the quick and continuous aid of
the people of the United States. Re-
Gent, cables confirm this figure as
the tetalS numbers of shersons un
touched BY any relief, America n.
Chinese or foreign. atzl present in
sight. .S-5..~g@
ss Contributions may be-. sent to
Charles e. Howe. American Security
and Trust Company. local treasurer
or to the national treasurer, Vernon
Munroe. Bible House, New York.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
DENIES FHnMF RATE PLAN.
Ottawa Refuses Permission to Es-
tablish Measured System.

OTTAWA. April after consider
ing application of the Bell Telephone
ompany for increased rates. the
brard of railway commission ~ tot:;.y
denied the company permission to
Introduce the measured rate system.
on the ground that it's present needs
were of emergency nature.
The company, however. was per-
mittcd to increase its long-distance
and service connection charges and
was granted an additional 10 per cent
On exchange revenue.
AS a result of the ruling. company
officials ,eaid. the yearly rate for resi-
dence phones will be advanced from
$3.50 to s30.25. and for business phones
from $3.50 to s$54.45.
The company had asked for a meas
ured rate of cents a call on all
.1xc edine 100 month over business
telephones and an increase to $i2 a
year for residence phones
Evening star., 1921-04-03
BULLET KILLS BUILDER.
J. G. Lassiter Believed Victim Of
Accidental Shooting.

WILSON. n. c.. April al. G. Lass,
sitter. 80, vice-president of the r. G
Eassfter Contracting Company. Of
Norfolk, Va. with branches in a nums
ber of southern cities. died TO-DAY
from a bullet wound. believed to have
been accidentally self-infiicted.
Mr.. Lassiter was found in an un.
conscious condition about IL o'clock
in his room at the home of c. E
Blount here with a bullet wound in
his forehead. His pistol was found
nearby.
From the position of the body and
the wound, physicians and police, whd
were called to investigate. expressed
the belief that Mr.. Lassiter acci+
dentally shot himself while cleaning
his revolver
Evening star., 1921-04-03
Alumni OF C. v. j.
| TO MEET APRIL IS
annuaI Reports to Be Fol-
/ lowed by Reception at
/ Washington Club.

lsGeorge Washington UniSersfty
Alumni Association will mold Its an
nalal meeting at lshe Washington
dub. 1901 X. street, Friday evening,
April Is. it was announced last night
b Prof. Elmer Louis kayser Secre-
t4ry of the organization. The sbusi-
mss meeting. at whicT annual re.
pOrtS will be presented. Will be fol-
lowed by a reception and dancing.
EMemberS of the association now are
vbting by mail for two alumni MEM
bars of the board of1rustees of the
University. The nominating ballots
Must be in the hands of the secretary
of the association by April la a
final ballot containing the names OF
ali the nominees. will be distributed
about May l.
Six Nominations Made.
sSix nominations have been made by
the executive committee of the alum
II Holders of de srees of not less
,San three years standing have the
privilege of nominal. additionai
lHrsons. provided they are graduates
al not less than ten years standing
THE six alumni who hslve been Aohi-
mated already are Harry C. Days.
a E.. 1878: a NJ. 1887: L. NJ. z.
1894, trustee of the university slpce
1910 and former president and satei:
tre3S Surer OF the didhiii. ~.
Bi,rchell A. B.. 1883: A. NJ. sfSSS:
IL. B.. 1891; Ii NJ, 1897 merchant
and lawyer: John T. Doyle. LL. B..
1856; LII. NJ 1899: NJ. Dip. 1900: D. G
L. 1902 secretary of the United states
Civil Service Comm iSsion trus-
tee of the university since 1879 D.
Olin Leach, NJ. D.. 1881: physician
and former president of the alumni
Clarence C Calhoun. NJ. Dip. 1909.
lawy>r; and Stephen f. Kramer
r. =. 1906: NJ. S, 1893: assistant
of public schools OF
tins District and former president OF
the alumni. 80
Board Of Trustees.
The present board of trustees OF the
university is composed of Henry
Cleveland Perkins. Harry Cassell
Davis. Maxwell Van Zandt Woodruff.
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor. George
Fleming Moore. John T. Doyle. John
Barton Payne. Theodore w Noyes.
Archibald Hopkins. Thomas Smell
HOPKINS. William Bruce King. Mar
tin Augustine Knapp. Ernest L.
Tburston. Charles c. Glover. lr-:
Charles i. .~Corby. Louis Hertle. Harry
Wardman John b. Larner. John Joy
Edison. Henry B. F. Macfarlard *il-
liam James .Flather. Henry " ate.
Walter r. Tuckerman. Abram Lis
ner. Edward H. Everett and DR.. Will
liam S. Washburn.
John B. Larner is chairman of the
board and Archibald Hopkins vice
chairman. William Miller Collier.
president of the university. is an ex-
officio member. ,-..<
Evening star., 1921-04-03

and accusing each other of destroying
the products ofsthe various stills.
The feeling had become so tense
that Priest Meeks, fearing that rival
clansmen were about to make a
descent on his home. requested
Westerfield and others to aid in
guarding the place. Sunday night
about IL O'Clock westerfieid and
Meeks walked out on the porch of the
Meeks home. when they were fired
upon. Westerfieid falling dead and
Meeks receiving a wound in the
forehead.
The Ladd and Weathers boys were
held to the grand jury in $1,000 bond
following the hearing.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
WILL ENFORCE BLUE LAWS
County Attorneys to Take Charge
in South Dakota:

PIERRE. S. D.. April 2-Enforce-
ment of Sunday blue laws in South
Dakota. originally Planned as a sta
wide effort under direction of the
states attorney general. will be car
rled out on sole responsibility of the
various county attorneys, Attorney
General Payne declared today.
Mr. Payne announced recently that
he planned rigid enforcement of these
laws. starting tomorrow
Evening star., 1921-04-03
BERLIN ENDS PRICE FIXING
Official Rationing of Print Paper

BERLIN. April 2.-The official ra-
tionirg Of print paper and the fixing
Icf prices was abolished today.
An official statement says the gov
serhment will do all in its power to
promote production in order to meet
the internal demands. but will con-
tinue to exercise export control. The
present action of the government re-
suited from Joint protest Of the
German publishers.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
TEXTILE CRISIS ALARMS.
Barcelona Manufacturers Show Sc
rious Condition of Industry.

BARCELONA. April 2.-Textile man
ufacturers have issued note declaring
that the crisis in that industry lis M
creasins. One hundred and forty fac,
tories in Catalonia have closed. says. the
note. inyo1vin g. sthe dismissal Of 10000
workers. while 420s more plants are
working only three days per week.
which affects 5000 employees. In the
branch of trade handling linens 10000
workers are said to be on a three day
weak
Evening star., 1921-04-03
FOUR HELD As sLAYERs
IN WAR OF MOONSHlNERS
Evidence Shows George Westerfeld
Killed In Battle of
Factions.

TRACY CITY. Tenn. April g.
Evidence produced at the preliminary
hearing OF John and All Ladd and
Cebe and Glen Weathers, charged
with the murder Of George Wester-
field Sunday night. shows an unusual
condition existing in the mountains
near Mount Eagle. the scene Of the
shooting.
Rivalry over the operation of wild
cat dfstilIeries was said to have caused
the trouble the moonshiners appar-
emily being divided into two factions
Evening star., 1921-04-03
Diplomats Making hroads
On Maryland Whisky Supply

. drawn for one of the embassies in
Washington. and while officials
would not give the name OF the
foreign representative who was
seen taking it out. they declared.
however, that it was one Of the
smaller countries.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
LORD READING AT BOMBAY.

LONDON, April 2.-Jewish tele-
graph agencyl-Lord Reading. the
new viceroy for india, has arrived
safely in Bombay. says a dispatch
from that city today.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
80 SHIPS REACH HAMBURG.

HAMBURG, April 2.-Thirty- nine
American vessels were among the
566 wflich.arrived at the port Of Ham
berg during the month of March. The
registered tonnage of the American
ships totaled 1882.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-17
HOUSE PURCHASED
FOR EAST MOLINE
LIBRARY BUILDING

By the unanimous consent of the
East Moline library board a house
was purchased on Sixteenth avenue
between Seventh and Eighth
streets for the purpose Of housing
the 1880 volumes which comprise
the reading matter Of the library.
The house, which was purchased
from the VauDervoort estate for
$500 will be fitted up with . IL
brary. ladies' rest room and a read
ing room.
After q little remodeling the
building will be in shape for the
use as a library and will be opened
An the near future.
Ever since the library was found
ed it has occupied an Office room
in one Of the downtown buildings.
Several months ago these quarters
were deemed too small. To pur-
chase property to be used exclu-
sively as library building was
thought to be too expensive a prof.
ect- However. S. E. Long. president
Of the library board, discovered
the house which was~purchased.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-17
CITY TO SHUT
WATER SUPPLY
OMPIaANTS?

The Root and Van Dervoort
plants OF East Moline were almost
waterless this morning, when the
City of East Moline threatened to
shut of the supply OF the company
because Of its alleged neglect to
have its water metered. a.
The--city sent the company q
bill for $500 which 1t claims is due
the municipality because the plants
had no water meter. Through an
agreement this morning, City Attor-
ney George d. Long postponed the
time for shutting of the water un-
til a later date. The city offered
the r.. & V. company . settlement
by which they can pay the $500 bill
and receive a permit to install q
81 900 water meter.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-17
FlDQRllRIlEsIED;
NO HELD On 1
ROBBERY chAReE


Attsmptsd robbery and assaults
with bricks are among complaints
received ~ the Aolinepolics today.
following the arrest Of four mep IN
Sylvan park at $50 o'clock this
morning. The men who were placed
under arrest are:
Louis Leonard, 1919 Third avenue.
John xg1e. 1906 Third avenue.
Albert Swanson. 1lsh Fifth ave-
nue..
R. o. Hensehal, 1a4l Seventh ave
nus
The four men faced the police
magistrate this morning on a
charge Of disorderly conduct.
Heneahal and Swanson were re-
leased ON their own recognixanca.
Xgas and Leonard were placed in
Jail, after q charge OF attempt at
robbery had been prfcFred against
them.
It appears there were two others
in the park at the time the quartet
was arrested. They escaped and
are accused BY Leonard and Xgas.
Swanson and Heneehal declared
they had been drinking and were
asleep in the park when they were
aroused by Xgas, Leonatd and two
others.