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The New York herald., 1921-02-09
TOPICS OF WALL STREET.
Cerro dc Pa.co Dividend Gut.

The action OF the directors Of the Cerro
de Pasco Copper Company in cutting the
quarterly dividend on it's stock in half
was not out of line with what the finan-
cial district had been expecting. The
Cerro de Pasco Company. like other
copper companies. has need for iir
cash at present because OF the extremely
thin market for copper as well as the
lower than cost price. which is the best
which can be obtained now. The divi-
dend declared yesterday amounted to
so cents. which contrasts with 81 q
share declared three months ago. The
dividend is payable on March l to stock
Of record on February IT.
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BirIs on south Africa.

First indication of dehnite improve
ment In the export trade of the United
States occurred yesterday, when banks
decided to advance IS per cent. on bills
on South Africa against the previous
advance Of only so per cent Increas-
ing shipments from South Africa
chiefly wool, are responsible for the I'M
provement Greater exports from the
United States to South Africa are ex-
pected to result from the better bank
ing facilities now that that territory is
opening up for trade again. At the
moment little Is moving to South Africa
except agricultural machinery. With a
15 per cent. margin instead of one OF
SO per cent, the exporters are in po-
sition to encourage shipments to South
Africa
The New York herald., 1921-02-09
Shorts Driven to Cover.

The sudden. upturn in the market In
the last hour was so unexpected to trad,
ers. and so utterly unheralded that those
shorts were hard put TO cover at any.
thing like reasonable figures. The mar
ket's dulness had lulled many traders
into q sense of security which was
rudely shaken when the turn came. The
softening of the money market. the I'm
provement In foreign exchange and the
excellent control which pools had OBJ
tanned of Issues In which they were
operating aided IN routing bears. No
particular issue was more favored than
another. nor was any special group
picked out for the rise but nearly ali
of them participated proportionately.
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The Money Tone.

The easier tone in the money market
was reflected In the New York Stock
Exchange by a decline to per cent
in call money rates. after renewals were
transacted at s per cent, and In the
outside market by call loans at 8 per
cent In larger volume than those re-
corded on Monday. Just how much of
q snag the s22,O00,0oO withdrawal of
Government deposits announced for to-
morrow will be could not be estimated
last night. For this afternoon and to-
morrow morning the rate for call money
may be a trifie f1rmer, but it is not
anticipated that an 8 per cent. rate will
be maintained for a considerable period
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steel shares strong.

The report that the Midvale Steel and
Ordnance Company had been the FIRST
to make substantial cuts In important
products below the Steel Corporation's
price level failed to have the unfavor-
able effect on the steel stocks that many
market observers had looked for. They
took the position that the hrst big de-
fection from the Industrial Board price
level would bring deluge OF price
cutting among the independents which
would be decidedly bad for the industry.
On the contrary. however. steel stocks
went up sharply. United States Steel
gained rs, Crucipic oh, Bethieher
2h, and Republic 1%.
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southern Pacific Ex-o;L

The market had the opportunity to
guess yesterday Just what Southern Pa
cific was worth as a rail stock. shorn OF
it's oil connections. The stock sold ex
the right TO subscribe to the new oil
company's stock. From the low of 7Sh.
at which 1t opened. the stock ran up TO
79ss. at which II closed. AT ~ that 3
per cent. stock yields rs per cent. and
there Is a disposition among traders to
believe that u should sell about on q
parity with Atchison, which. at 81
yields ia per cent Many traders are
guessing whether Atchison ls too high
or Southern Pacific too low.
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Continental Candy.

One stock. however. notably Cont
mental Candy. in which special nfiu-
epces were at work. failed to respond
to the upward swing In the general list
Heavy selling In the last few days had
carried that Issue down session after
session. until yesterday. in a turnover
OF more than $4,000 shares. II touched a
new low level, an. Continental Candy
was one OF the so-called Ryan stocks
put out In the 1919 boom, when II sold
well above $14 share. Traders and
commission houses claiming to know
something have been advising the sale
Of Continental Candy for considerable
time
The New York herald., 1921-02-09
Chicago Great western.

Reports that the Chicago Great West
err Is to figure In some sort of merger
have trickled into railroad circles In
New York from Chicago. II was re-
ported yesterday that several confer
ences on the subject had been held In
Chicago According to local railroad
men. the logical roads TO take over the
Chicago Great Western are the Northern
Pacific and the Union Pacific. but Off
cials OF those lines were inclined yester-
day to be scepticai OF the merger
rumors
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steel Tonnage To-morrow.

The United States Steel Corporation
will make public tomorrow its monthly
report OF untitled orders on it's books on
January 81. Estimates of the probable
decline from the December figures. which
the report will show, run all the way
from 100000 to 100000 tons, but in
quarters where the operations of the
Steel Corporation and the condition of
the steel market have been closely fol-
lowed 1t is expected that the drop will
be in the neighborhood Of 100000 tons.
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Copper Production.

or three copper companies reporting
yesterday their January production. two
showed a decline from their December
outputs. while the third reported an In
crease. The two companies which had
lower production in January were the
New Cornelia Copper Company and the
Calumet and Arizona, which reported
2.170.000 and 2.43s,000 respectively. The
United Verde company reported a gain
of about $1,000 pounds at 3.219,912.
The New York herald., 1921-02-09
montgomery ward.

Montgomery. Ward & Co. has notified
the New York Stock Exchange Of It's
intention to increase its authorized com
mon stock from 100000 shares to
1,2S5.000 shares. No reason for the
proposed increase was given in the off,
cial notification, nor would any one con
nected with the company In New York
throw any light on the subject. In some
quarters II was thought possible that the
company planned to sell new stock to
its employees.
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rueI Conrcrxntion.

Because of the serious inroads which
the decline in railroad traffic has made
on the operating forces. the committees
In charge of collecting data on coal con-
servation have been unable 20 complete
their work. II had been expected that
they would meet yesterday TO compile a
formal report Of their work for presen-
tation to the American Railway Asso-
o1ation-
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Chicago and Northwestern.

After Yesterdays meeting OF The d.
rcctors of the Chicago and Northwest-
ern. 6. A. Lynde, financial vice-presidcnt
OF the road. said that 80 far "a could be
Judged from reports 10 the offices OF the
road here, business In the Northwest had
shown no signs of Improvement.
The New York herald., 1921-02-09
SILVER MARKETS..

official bar silver In New York, domestic,
epfkc an ounce. unchanged. foreign. 61stc..
up Mc. London. 3dhd., up Md. Mexican
dollars, 463bc., up No.; unchanged.
The range Of silver prices this year;
Highest. Lowest
London ...... .4c1hd. Jan. 3<Md. Feb.
New York. .6sssc. Jan. bThc. Feb.
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DIVIDENDS.

Stock OF Pay
Record. able
Brooklyn Edison Co.. O.. 81. Feb. rs Mar.
Cosden Co. pf., a., s1.T5. Feb. rs Mar
New River Co. pr. $3.50. Feb. 10 Mar.
st. Louis, Rocky Mountain
and Pacific Co., O., ST.. Feb. 10 Feb. 2s
The New York herald., 1921-02-09

PARIS. Feb. s.--Prices were stronger
on the bourss to-day. Three per cent
rentes. 81 francs 90 centimes: exchange
on London, 81 francs 70 centirnes; s per
cont loan. SO francs % ccntimes tho
dollar. ~ franoa a0h cenktmoA
The New York herald., 1921-02-09
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. Feb. s.--Bar silver. s6tsd. an
ounce; bar gold. 1905 Sd; money. s
per cent. Discount rates--Short and
three months bills e% per cent. Gold
premium at Lisbon 140.
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.
uEspAYFE
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1872


ear to date. ...................... 19,O29, ,04!
Evening star., 1921-05-01

him how it was public nuisance
half a mile off. But it's too late to
duck now. Here's Blitzy."
i: Fx*
At which this tousle- headed young
- husk with the short neck and
the schoo!girly complexion appears
at the window. 90
Why, it's our milkman" l whis-
pers.
"Then you ought to have some in
fluence," says Pinckney.
How about you says /. Hes
your milkman. too. although 1 expect
you never got up early enough to
see him."
"Well:" demands Blitzy, starin'
down at us.
The accommodatin' gent is right
there with the information. Couple
of swells." he begins. that wants
ITO play in the band.' l breaks in
hasty Can We come up and have a
talk with you?'
sure thing. says BIitzy. blushin,
But I say says Pinckney, as we
starts up the stairs! stairs what oan band: r >,
says /. One in Buenos Aires or
Petrograd or Peking."
You can't do that, you know
says Pinckney. But couldn't we tell
him if he didn't stop We would quit
taking milk of him."
Yes. we could" says I. But we'd
go without milk. Better leave this
to me, Pinckney."
That's the easiest thing Pinckney
does. and from then on he only
chimes in when l give him the cue,
bat expect his frock coat and spats
did their part in impressin Blitzy
Bush. That young gent don't cues
tion for a minute my off-hand state
ment that we'd come to engage him.
He don't even ask whether it's
.Europe's or Nassalli's or Prince 8
that we want him to sign up with.
I expect il I'd told him that Pinckney y
owned the Boston Symphony Orches-
ira and was after him with a years
contract he'd have acted just the
same.
Heard me playin', did you?" asks
Blitzy.
You've guessed it," says l. Some
player. I'll say. Eth, Pinckney?"
Remarkable, one might say" adds
Pinckney:
".Ah chee:' says .Biitzy, dronpig,
Evening star., 1921-05-01
The Price of Lobster.

a THEATRICAL man said at a Chi.
cago luncheon:
Chorus girls are economical little
things at heart. ~
"A wealthy Chicago broker told me
yesterday tnat he took a chorus girl
Of mine out to supper after the show
the other night. AS she was looking
over the menu in the gorgeous res.
taurant the broker said to her help.
fully:
How would you like a little lob.
ster?'
The girl ran her eye down the
menu to the lobster department, and
then said.
NO, no. Don't let's. be extravasant
I'd ever SO much rather you'd buy
ME nice racing CAR"
Evening star., 1921-05-01

1902. Hammersly. in his register Of
officers. adds to the name Of Thomas
Blackburn. revolutionary army" In
1880 ne appears in the records AS one
county, the others being Philip Fitz-
hugh and John Brown. He was a
member OF the Virginia legislature in
l7s0-lI9l. The children Of Richard
Scott Blackburn and his first wife,
Judith Ball. were Jane Charlotte, who
died in 1856, and who in 1914 became
the wife OF John Augustine Washing
ton. born 1872 and died 1882, who was
a son Of corbin Washington and his
w1fe, who was born Hannah Lee. An
9.ner @ daughter of Richard Scott and
Judith Ball Blackburn was Anna
Maria Thomasina. who died in 1850
ana VINO in 1910 was married to Bush
rod Corbin Washington, a brother OF
John Augustine Washington. Another
aaughter was Christian Scott Black
ourh: VINO died single. The fourth
and last child was Judith Ball Black
burn. born in 1886 died in 1856, and
was the wife of Gustavus Brown Alex
ander. who was born in 1900 and died
in 1868.
THE second son of Col. Thomas
Blackburn and Christian Scott of
Ripon was Thomas, who married
Elizabeth Sinclair. The third child
was Julia Ann Blackburn. who died
in 1929. In 1855 she was married to
Bushrod Washington. Bushrod WASH
ington was born in Westmoreland
county June 5. 1862, son of John
Augustine and Hanna Bushrod
Washington. and he died at Phila-
deiphia November 26, 1929 He was
distinguished. and perhaps his most
conspicuous service to his country
was as an associate justice of the Su-
preme Court OF the United States. to
Which once he was appointed by
President John Adams in l7eS. He
inherited Mount Vernon after the
death of Mrs. George washington. in
1902. He was graduated by the col
leee or william and Mary in I77s.
studied law in the office of lanes
Wilson. at Philadelphia and prac-
ticed law in WcstmoreIand county.
He served as private soldier in the
Virginia line of the Continental
Evening star., 1921-05-01

and served in the Army of Northern
Virginia from 1861 to 1865
In last Sundays "ramble" it was
told that Richard Blackburn. the i'm
migrant. was the builder of R!pon
Lodge and that his wife was Mary
Watts. Richard was a carpenter and
became prosperous as a builder. or
as it would be written of man to-
day. "as a contractor" Many OF the
homes of Virginia in the region OF or
product of his and his workmen,s
skill. 1t is believed that he built
the mansion at Mount Vernon for
Lawrence WASHINGTON. half-brother
of George the Great. Richard Black
burn went in for public office and
a brother. Edward. who lived in Ber-
muda. and among the records OF
Prince William county there is a
power of attorney from Edward
Blackburn of Bermudas TO- Rlch-
ard Blackburn of Virginia"
Richard and Mary Watts Blackburn
had several children, one of whom
came to be known as Col. Thomas
Blackburn. He is OF most concern in
this narrative because Of his associa-
tion with Ripon Lodge. Before Col.
Thomas entered this vale of tears or
paradise of smiles. according to the
way you look at it, there were born
Cary Blackburn. who died young;
AIlCe BACK DuTH, VINO DeCdibe tHt " Al Z
of Col. Thomas Elzey, and Edward
Blackburn. Thomas was born at
Ripon Lodge in 114o, inherited the
property and died there October 81.
1907. His will was witnessed June
Is. 1907, and probated January 4. 1908.
He bequea:hed Ripon Lodge to tn"
children of his deceased brother Rich
ard, the rest of his estate to his tthe
testators) son Thomas. and sets forth
that his wife and daughter had al
ready been provided for. He names
as his executors. his wife. his son
Thomas, his son-in law. Judge Bush
rod Washington: Mr.. Crawford, Mr..
Turner and Matthew Harrison.
The children Of Col. Thomas Black
burn and his wife. who was born
Christian Scott. were Richard Scott
Blackburn. Thomas. Julia Arm, Cath
crime. Sarah and Mary Elizabeth.
Richard Scott Blackburn married,
first. Judith Ball. and second. Anna
Blause. He was born At Ripon in
1860, and died there in 1904. He was
an army officer. having been conn
missioned June .. 1894. and was re-
tanned in the service at the time of
the reorganization of the army in
Evening star., 1921-05-01

We'll" says he. sort of hesitatin',
movie work"
Actin" says l.
Stunt subber" says he. You know.
! fllin in for the star when there :
some rough stuff to be pulled-takin'
the knockout punch for him, being
| thrown off a train. or ridin' a horse
off cliff into the water. Big money
in it, I hear. Only you gotta have
| your nerve with you and be ready to
take a few hard knocks. I'm tough
enough, l guess. And Mike knows a
| guy who went out to Los Angeles
doin' stuff like that and now he's IA
| a reg'lar comedy company, gettin five
| hundred bucks a week"
Listens good" says |. out to Los
Angeles. eh?"
| H1rHAT'S where all the talent goes.
understand" says Blitzy. Il
| don't know as I'll ever get there.
| though
why noto" says L. Cant bear to
give up the milk business"
''Oh. I'm sick of that" says he. It's
| a dogs life. turnin' out at O'Clock
| every mornin'. and gettin hardly
enough to pay my board and buy
| Ie". CiOtneS. L ain L i1uC1 OH ShSih op'
either. I get little ahead and then
1 some Sunday drop down to Coney.
/ meet up with skirt and blow "A
| whole weeks pay before ] know 1t.
| Or else I'm liable to buy some fool
| thing like this saxaphone. You
know"
! "Uh-h huh" says 1. "Ain't it shame
Pinckney. that a talented young gent
like this shouldn't have a chance to
! improve his opportunities? Why. they
may be waitin' out there now for just
such a chap. Some movie star may
| be objectin' at this very minute. to
. drivin' an automobile in front of an
express train ard bein' tossed few
hundred feet; or to being blown up on
a yacht; or pushed off the roof of a
skyscraper into a life net. And here's
our friend Blitzy. who's just achin'
! to get out there and do all them
stunts. But because he's shy few
! paltry dollars he" '-s.
Don't, Shorty" says Pinckney.
faahtns HrS 6iEIpocket. Here. Add
.thfs 80 xottsstraveling fund. young
MAJ -'s4'A And hAnged if he don't shove
out twenty.
I'll chip in ten" says I. =.
"Why-why. thank you. gents"
says Blitzy. swallowin' hard and
starin' at the money.
Not at ALL" says l. Always glad
to boost along anybody with an am
bition like that. But stow it away
safe, Blitzy, and aud all you can every
Evening star., 1921-05-01

Army, was elected to the Virginia
Legislature in 1887. served in the Vir-
ginia Constitutional Convention of
1888 and opened law Office in Rich
men who read law in his Office were
Henry Clay Of Kentucky and Gen.
Walter Jones of the District of Co
lumbia. When he lived at Mount
Vernon he attended Christ Church:
Alexandria. The degree of doctor Of
laws was given him by Princeton in
1903. University of Pennsylvania in
1915 and Harvard in 1927.
The fourth child of Col. Thomas
BLACKBURN and Christian Scott was
to Henry Smith Turner. who was
born in 1870. at Wheatlands Jeffer-
son county. and who was a son OF
Col. Thomas Turner of Smiths Mount.
Jane. who was daughter of Col. Will
liam F'auntleroy. One of their sons
was George Washington Turner, who
was graduated from West Point Mill
tary Academy in 1881. resigned from
the army in 1886 and was killed dur
ing John Browns raid on the govern
ment arsenal at Harpcrs Ferry. in
1859. The inscription on his tomb
reads. Murdered Oct. IS. 1859. at
Aarpers Ferry by the Fanatic. John
ond child of Henry Smith Turner and
Catherin" Blackburn was Jane. who
became III" wife of DR.. Charles Byrd.
The foGli'. mid was William Faunt-
and married twice. the first wife be-
ing Ellen Beirne of Mississippi and
the second Sydney Patterson.
The fifth child was Thomas Black
burn Turner. who in 1898 married
Mary Fenton Wallace, who. if the
Ramblers notes have not become
twisted. was a daughter of Gustavus
,rf o1 90
Mrs. Mary Fenton Blackburn died in
1914. The sixth child was Christian
Blackburn Turner. who was married
to Dr. Lewis O'Conner Cordell Of
Charles Town. Jefferson county. The
first child was Mary. who married a
man in Philadelphia whose name the
Rambler has not. George Washing
Ferry raid, was the third child.
The fifth child of Col Thomas
Blackburn of Ripon and his wife.
Christian Scott. was Sarah, who mar
ried Thomas Crawford Of Prince
Georges county, Md, and who had
four children, whose names were
Thomas. Nathaniel, David and Bush
rod Crawford. The sixth child of Col.
Thomas Blackburn and Christian
Scott was Mary Elizabeth. who. suf-
fering from tuberculosis or some
wasting disease. was taken to the
Bermuda Islands with the hope that
the mild and sunny climate and the
sea air would restore her to health.
But she died there at the age of fif-
teen years.
There is much yet to be told on
this subject. and tn" Rambler. fear
ing to weary you. will conclude. But,
good reader. the real reason why the
Rambler will conclude. is not that
he is afraid Of tiring you. but because
he himself is weary of pounding the
typewriter. and he wants to save
some OF his notes for next Sunday.
Evening star., 1921-05-01

laid out in 1881. Nicholson at one time
was also Governor of Maryland. being
the third royal governor. and he
founded at Annapolis King Williams
School. from which grew the great
institution you know as st. Johns
College. Sir Edmund Andros. who
was a crown Governor of Virginia.
was also. at one time royal Governor
Of Maryland. being the second of that
line. the first being Sir Lionel Copley
and those following Andros being
Francis Nicholson. Nathaniel Blacki-
stone. Thomas Tench. John Seymour.
Edward Lloyd. John Hart, Charles
Calvert. Benedict Leonard Calvert
Samuel Ogle. Charles Calvert. the fifth
Lord Baltimore. Thomas Bladen. Ben
jamin Tasker, Horatio Sharpe and
Robert Eden.
EDMUND Jennings sold Ripon Hall
TO that Robert Corter who was
called King" Carter. He bequeath-
ed it to his son. Landon Carter. who
left it to his son, Robert Wormeley
Carter. who left it to his son, George
Carter. who sold it to Littleton Wal
lcr Tazewell in 1893. And for those
facts the Rambler is indebted to his
friend of long standing, DR.. Lyon
Gardiner Tyler. president of the COL
leSe OF w llllam ana Mary, at " IL.
liamSburg.
After that little excursion to the
southern neck of Virginia where
flow the mighty and the beautiful
rivers James and York. and with the
little side trips into the battle sec
ton of the upper Rappahannock and
the Rapidan, and with the side trips
to Annapolis. Carthagena. Mount Yer
non and Yorkshire, lit behooves u.s..
as a writer of conventional phrases
would put it, to come back to our
mutton, which is Ripon Lodge, in
Prince William county near Wash
ington. It is rare old place. The
house may be a trifie timeworn. but
you cannot expect even house to
stay young always, and you cannot
expect home to cut much of fig
ure in the society of houses without
being fitted to q new roof now and
then and TO get a set of fashionable
chimneys every century or SO. to
array itself in fresh machine-made
doors and shutters. and at intervals
to have some carpenter or tailor in
wood. measure it for a new and styl-
ish porch. Yet, the Rambler likes
much old Ripon Lodge. even though
Evening star., 1921-05-01

his chin modest and shiftin' his feet
Il amt been at 1t long enough to
get real good. Only a couple OF
weeks. And I can't read the notes
very well yet. Mikes helpin' me
some. He used to be singer. Mike
did. He thinks I'm gettin' on fine,
though"
Must be a gift. then" says 1. Say,
We heard you. way over at my place
on the Shore"
min gratified. IL know where that
Is. Prof. McCabe. I leave milk there.
Heard me clear there, eh7 What do
you think of that? And 1 amt half
tried yet"
"My word" says Pinckney. givin'
me a look.
Think you can do it louder after
you're more used to it?" 1 asks.
"Oh. a lot" says Blitzy. Il gotta
work up my wind. Mike says. Gotta
give it more time. too. Maybe three
hours every afternoon"
it. thought"
''Yeouh," says he. Il generally stick
at a thing when l start in. It's the
only way. And in a couple of months,
IL you can keep the place open, Ill
be ready to talk business"
Something to look forward to. eh.
Pinckney?" says l.
Un0OuOteoiy, says flnCkney.
That's fine instrument you have
there" says 1. shiftin' the subject a
little. ''Where'd you pick it up?"
"Ordered it from a mail order cata-
logue," says Blitzy. First off l
thought I'd do it just to pass away
my spare time, but after l got goin'
/ had an idea I might horn in with
some jazz orchestra and pick up a
few dollars at evenin' engagement
Wasn't lookin' for anything steady SO
soon"
That's your ambition. is it?" says L.
"Plannin' a musical career"
NO" says Rlitzy. This is just on
the side. IL had something else In
mind"
What" says l.