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New-York tribune., 1921-02-06
MystiGed BY Common Stocks Prices

Queston-Wul YOU please give me in
formation AZ to why common stock sells
so nigh when preferred stocks are selling
under par and at low dividend rate; for
instance, southern Railway preferred. So
common. 22t2? 1t does not seem as If
common stock. 80 why is there SO much
trading in the common and at such high
prices same regarding Chicago, Mil
Maukee & St Paul Railroad. Th. pre-
TERED IS even lower than Southern Rail
way, being -, and pays no dividend. and
common is even higher than Southern
Railway common, 70. What ia tho cause
or big drop IN Columbia Graphophone from
% down to Q, and 1t pays l par cent divi.
dend? What is your opinion OF the com
mon stock?--F. Fl.
Answer-Common stocks which do
not pay dividends nevertheless repre-
sent share of ownership in the prop
erty, and trading in them is specula-
tlon on the value of this equity and
the, possibility of future dividends,
with the added element of value repre-
sented by the control Of the property
which lies with the common. Preferred
stocks, on the other hand, are limited
as to dividends and usually have no
vote. In case Of dissolution they come
ahead of the common. Their chance of
dividends is also earlier than that Of
the common. Colum bia Graphophone
sold too high in the last big bull mar
ket, therefore it had great fall 1t is
too speculative for us to advise YOU
about. People will go without phono-
graphs before they stop buying shoes,
you know,
New-York tribune., 1921-02-06
DIVIDEND NOTICES
UNITED STATES CAST IRON PIPE
AND FOUNDRY COMPANY

New York. JANUARY n I9eI
Ihs Board OF Directors OF this COMPANY
mas this date declared "a dividend ot i've
per per cent 90 on hs Preferred stock paya-
quarterly: the hrst quarterly dividend Ia
oe paid March Is, 1871. to stoel<holaers ! I
record March J. 1921.
q f. HAUGHTON. Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-06
Bought Oil Stock on Employers Advice

stio0-EinG!v advise me in regard
to the Mexican Producing and Refining
~omLany. i bought some shares in that
oil company while l was working for the
vice-president, on his advice. AS they are
not listed ! don't know what they are
would rather dispose of them for what
ever I could get than lose them all if the
prospects are mea ger.-E. N.
Answer-There is no regular market
for the common stock of the Mexican
Producing. and Refining Company. In
April, 1919, there were sold at auction
1891 shares, which brought $l00 for
the lot. We suggest that you hunt '.p
the man who sold you the shares and
ask him what he will give you for
them.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-06
Assessment Asked on Oil Stock

Question-Would you kindly advise me
what you think of Texas United Oil Com
pany? l bought considerable stock and /
had Latter to-day that the company is
in bankruptcy. ] am sending this letter
together with my inquiry. IN your opin-
@,SSeasment which they are asking for
"9tld 1t be wiser to drop It altogether? ?
Answer-We cannot advise you about
putting up more money to save your
on stock. The letter says the property
mas peen badly managed. We have no
assurance that the company would he
any better managed in the future than
in the past
New-York tribune., 1921-02-06

Answer-You have been we'll advise d
as to the security Of the investments
you mention. We believe that United
States Steel preferred is as good as
any Of the three, and it has this advan-
tage over Standard Oil of New Jersey
preferred-it is not calIable.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-13
Recital At
 Grace M. E. Church Monday

The summer class of the Fairfield County Music School of which Prof and Mrs. Herbert Strout are dfrec- tors, Is to give a recital at the Grace M. E. church, corner of Fairfield and Clinton avenues, on Monday, October IT, 1921, at 8 p. m.:
 Vocal duet for two sopranos. When Life is Brightest" ~Pinsuti, Miss Mar Ory Heuschkel and Miss Florence Gage; piano, Mary. Mary, Quite Contrary" Rogers, Helen Carlson: ''Starbeamt" Spauldfpg, Esther Hack ett The Little Drum Major," Engel, Helene Ortman; "At VesperS,'' Ro1fe, Mary Lengel; Balm for the Weary Geibel Dorothy Schultz; soprano solo, Because I Love You Dear,'' Hawley, Miss. .Ernestine Lustig; piano. "Evening Twilight Rienecke, Caro- lire Seifert; "Grandmother's Birth = day. Ludebiehl, Mary Utz; Lovely Flower" Christiani, Caroline Jackson: contralto solo, "A Little Pink Rose,' Carrie Jacobs-Bond, Miss Helen Dri- yer; piano minuet in G No. 2, Bee
 thoven, Beatrice Barnsley; two piece:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-13

report and introduced a resolution fnstructing the committee to forward to every member of the club the rec ommendation for the amalgamatfon for a referendum vote for the adop- tion or rejection of the proposal.
 The resolution had no sooner been introduced than the opposition began to make itself known. Judge Ntchol- son was the, first to voice his disfavor. and he was quickly followed by MT. Holzer and Charles Stuart Garfield, who in a masterly manner voiced the opposition. arguments and practically sounded the death knelI of the resolu- tion.
 The pro-consolidators, however were in goodly number and heatediy contested every point. The newly elected president, George E. Craw- ford, had ample opportunity to dis play his ability as a presiding otlcer questions of parliamentary law and order which arose on almost every occasion.
 When the debate had reached a point awhen< victory lowered tndecisive- ly between both factions, A. H. Bull lard came forward with a resolution in the form of amendment to the original resolution providing for the rejection of the report and the decision not to .amalgamate with the Seaside organization.
 On the ground that it was a sub stitute motion, President Crawford ruleQ out the dm0nQmonI, ana put to vote Harry Platt's motion that the original motion be tabled indefinitely. The motion was carried practically un- animous1y, without even taking a vote on the first resolution.
 The Algonquin Clubs committee had been appointed several months ago to work with a similar commit tee from the Seaside Club to consider the amalgamation proposal -Four available sites were reported by the committee, in the event tha. the con solidation was voted and new quar- ters desired.
 At the election of officers, pr. Will liam A. LaFfeld was succeeded by George E. Crawford, while Secretary R. Irwin Smith and Treasurer Thad B. Beecher were reelected for theH
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-13
MERGER
 PROPOSAL
 DEFEATED
Older Members of Clubs Conduct Fight Against Joining Seaside and All gonquin Clubs.

Proposai to merge with the Sea- side@ Club was overwhelmingly de- reated at the aninuaI meeting of the Algonquin Club l est- night when un- expected oppositi pn developed that tabled the propoksition indefinitely. Led by Charles Stltart Garfield prom
 inent lawyer. Phi tip L. Holzer. well known insurance IdeaIer, and Judge Edward K. Nicholson the anti-con- sondatlou forces 'Falantly fought for the retention of their club as an or ganization independent of the Seaside Club and. despite an early minority Aandicap succeeded, in maueuvering me consolidation resolution into a position where 1t is doomed to the usual fate of indefinitely tabled res- o1utions.
 Attracted by the announcement that the consolidation proposition was due for a consideration last night, more than 300 members attended the
 meeting. Like we'll oiled machine, The officers of the club disposed of tne nights business,7 which included the election of officers and the pres eptat1on of annual reports as we'll as me report on the arrangements for tne annual dinner next Wednesday
 ss With the reading of the last re- bort, Chairman J. J. Fisher of the generalization committee offered his
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-13
ENvYING THE MEN

Women are difficult to understand. Kfpling wrote 9 great deal on the sub ject and has given to his readers some supposed authentic information, says the Portland Oregonian.
 Close women friends were visiting. The. hostess reclined as she related her tale ea.tf "rm nn siS wreck" . Sfamiliar has shopping all day trying to get togeth- CT some kind of a wardrobe. haven't a decent gown to my name" And she proved itShy displaying to her friend a closet full of morning, afternoon and evening apparel. ''Wouldn't it be wonderful to be a mani" was her closing statement. "AIl they do is order couple of suits and get an oc- casfonaI haircut"
 In another home. The woman of the house entertained her caller thus as she sat slumped in a rocker: I'm cleaning this miserable house. I did not have a clean closet and I had to get in and dig" And she exhibited row after row of spot1ess brass and glass and beautiful china in her white kitchen, and her whole house radiated clea41lineSs such as could never have been the result of but one days work "I wish I were a man." she groaned. "Just ae to the office, do a little fguringa and come home again. Mayor James .Cousens and Daniel W. Smith were nominated in non- partisan primary in Detroit for/places on the Mayoralty ballot in November elections.
 Aerial postal service between se- | vile and Ell Araish, on the west coast of Morocco, will be inaugurated next | Saturday.
 American Association Of Advertis- l ing Agencies in annual convention at Philadelphia, endorsed plan of Secre- tary of Commerce Hoover for a re | viva1 of domestic and foreign busi- | ness.
 In Charles HIS days it was the law l that all persons should be buried in woolen ,shrouds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-13
OBITUARY
MRS, HARRIET, HI. WAY

The death of Mrs. Harriet H. Way. wife of Charles H. Hubbel1 occurred at her home in Nichols, Trumbull, the age of 58 years. Beside her hus- band Mrs. Hubbell is survived by four children George A. Plumb of Beacon. N. r., Leonard J. Pub of South Nor walk, Conn.,, Alva. w. Plumb of New Alma Davidson of Bridgeport, Conn.,, also her mother, Mrs. Helen H. Way, living at the home in Nichols, and one brother Alva Otis Way of Schenectady N. Y., and a sister, Mrs. Ida Joyce of Beacon, N. Y, also survive Mrs Hubbel1. Private funeral service will be held on Saturday. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Trumbull.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-13

eleventh term. Fred Atwater, Her. man Brendes and Edward R. Godfrey were named to.the Board of Cover nors for two years, and Philip l.. Hol- ger and Charles Stuart Garfield ham, ed as auditors
 The reports of the various officials and committees were especially Erat- flying, particularly the financial re- port which showed the club in the best condition in years, despite the fact that the Eighteenth Amendment removed one important source of in come from the club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-13

RQSTONEThe ten round decision bout between Tom Gibbons and Hugh WaIker of Kansas City, which was to have been held here yesterday, was postponed because of unfavorable weather No new date was set for the meeting.
 NEW YORK-The time required to construct the portable banked track for the coming 24-hour bicycle race in the 71st: Regiment. Armory, has made it necessary to postpone the first contest to a later date.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-13
THE BRIDGEPORT TIMES

esque," Dvorak, Alice Hannon; tenor solo. Anchored" Watson, Arthur Knight; Piano Trust in Absence" Baumfelder Robert Moore; "In Col onia1 Days" Felton, Helen Ssizmadic; 'tMarch of the Feasts," Demorest, Ralph Ressler; tenor solo, '@The Maid of the Mill" Adams, Webster Rowel1; piano, Amor" Tourbee, Elizabeth Robinson; "Matushka," Enge1, Velma StebbfIls: '"The New Flower Song," Lange, Elsie Williams. The public is cordially invited.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-13
Frank HI. Christie.

Frank Harrison Christie died last evening after an illness of some dura- tion. He was for a, number of years connected with the H. O. Canfield company as office manager and resid- ed on Vine street.
 The deceased was a graduate of Poughkeepsie High school and is sur- vived by his wife, Elizabeth Mcclure Christie; his mother, one sister, Edith. and two brothers, Earl M. and Lemuel Christie. Funeral ar engagements have not yet been com pleted.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-13
LEXINGTON, KY.-Grey Wortb,,

LEXINGTON, KY.-Grey Worthy. owned by Sanford Small, of Boston, Mass, added another vioto tory to his already long string when he defeat ed Per1scope. Peter Coley and Sister Bertha ip straight heats, capturing the Castlston. for a s1oOO purse. LOUISVILLE L. Lyke and M. Garner. two we'll known jockeys, were Auspendtd for the remainder of the season at Churchill Downs for rough riding.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-13

Japanese army and navy. delegation to the Washington conference arrived at Honolulu the Korea Maru,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-13

Paris will. appropriate 2.5op,0o0 francsfto purchase radium to be used in public hospitals to cure cancer. =
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-13

| Aerial postal service between Sc vile and Ell Araish, on the west coas of Morocco, will be inaugurated mex Saturday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-13

Mayor James Cousens and Daniel w. Smith were nominated in non- partisan primary in Detroit for/places on the Mayoralty ballot in November elections.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-26
So, 900, 900 FORTUNE iaiga Esn
IN BURIED BOOZE
Three Hundred and Fourteen Barrels
OF Whiskey Which Has Been
Aging for GO Years.

Kansas City, Mo, July 26.-Three
hundred and fourteen barrels OF whls-
koy. which has been againg for 60
years and-No, its not dream, nor a
Government seizure. 1t actually exists
every pint OF it,
The whiskey buried deep In quick
sand In an abandoned bed Of the Mis-
4ouri River short distance below
Kansas city. It is worth probably
s2,000.QO0 at bootleg prices, ..
And the liquor-the, right to claim
il, and reooSer and dispose Of 1t If the
law will allow him. belongs to Kan
sas man, praF.s d. Walsworth OF
Wichita. Al DR. Malsworth mu i do
Is, to obtain some few hundred thous.
ands OF dollars and accompany behind
h,m. obtain modern drilling equipment,
locate the yhiskey and bring 1t TO tho
surface and cajo,e, Mr. yoIstead into
allowing him to dispose OF It,,
For so years. attempts have been
made to- retrieve the whiskey Even
today thero are meetings behind closed
doors where the men who would have
played picturesque parts as pals OF
Capt Kidd onotLpDgl John Silver dis
cuss moanlapf getting at the buried
In 1901 the steamer City OF Higbee
cast of from Stn LOUIS Tor nansas
CITY With ga barrels OF whiskey and
other valuable freight, on board. AT
point some five miles south Of Lib
erty, Mo, the steamer came into COLI
Sion head.on with cottonwood snag
and before Il could be righted soc
ond cottonwood took It in front OF the
right Wheel house. tearing great
hole in the hull. The crew and pas
sengers escaped.
Inc steamer, heavily laden. sank
with difficulty before she settled. Al
daybrcak only the smokestacks and
upper decks showed and shortly after
ward even thee disappeared. This
point vas about IL miles northeast Of
the main part OF Kansas City. Had
the civil war not been In progress a
successful attempt might have beer
made to rescue the cargo. u..
The whiskey stu lies there" DR.
Walsworth said today. II have a per
petual lease ON the, land and / tried t
get aid. A ST. Louis brewing firm
agreed at the TIME of the Worlds Fail
to advance Sl50,000 tor the search
but the president OF tic company dict
shortly af,ofwartia and J. waseunabl'
to get other aid
/ But | cant get my mind OF tina
|iruor waiting for some one TO come
and get IT, am confident II Is Stil
there and could be recovered, Having
been under water there would be n,
evaporation, and the value OF III,
whlskey would be immense also he
lieve there would be no change in tn,
substance either under water nor whel
brought to air for the alcohol woul'
prevent decay and the casks woull
keep il all there"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-26
FIRING SQUAD ADDED pa
TO UNDERTAKEN BILLS
Extra Charges Made, TO Relatives Of
al,.t Dead SOLDIER Brought
yN ~ 8l From, FraHeeaq n g 4rrt

New York. Ju ss. One OF the rea.
sou 7 Why REQUESTS for firihS squads at
military funerals are being denied at
Fort jay, Is because undertakers ale
trying to exploit soldiers ca led upon
for this duty and are itemlzn9 hring
Quads as an extra charge to re atiyes
pay ng the funeral expenses.
A statement TO that effect is made
at Fort Jay where the Twenty second
Infantry is stationed, by an officer who
aid that owing to the small size Of
the command and the frequency OF mill
taiy funerals because OF the arrival of
transports bringing bodies from over
seas. the men oitentmes have gwen
up their OFF duty periods to pay this
respect TO the dead.
1T Is so dicr'3 due to he buried
With military houors," said the officer
we do not object to assigning men to
duty with firing squads, But we do
OBJECT to hsying United States sol
dors exploited by undertakes"
In one or two instances the under
takers have paid soldiers who served
during their relief time on, firing
squads, and relatives and the Ameri.
can Legion so have compensated
the men for this service. But we have
discovered that some Of the undertake
ers are Advertising military funerals
18th firing ouads furnished, and that
they are claiming special compensa-
l.vn Dovduae oI tue presence OF the
firing squad
/ Although the men may Justly be en-
TT ed to some sort of reward for firing
squad duty. at tho discretion of those
who asked them, | know of no in
stance in which any enlisted man has
q ked Tor fee or has declined to
serve gladly without reward, whether
or not he was to be rewarded
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-26
BENNING ron BRIEFS


). Fine salt mackerel and salt salmon
at Checker Line. Advertisement.
I There will be everything in fancy
fresh fish for Wednesday at the
Checker Line.-Advertisement.
I. Mrs. II. ]. Wilson and two children
OF Gage street have returned from Bur
! ngton where they have been visit.
king her parents.
Z Pauline Frederick in 1.-The Mistress
tof Shenstone,' a Pathe News and a
kIlolin Comedy Harte Theatre. today
u Advertisement. ..y.t,,,n
{ Pauline Frederick In F'lofence' Bar,
Elay's Wonder novel The Mistress Of
zEShenstone," Robertson Cole super
&peciaf Harte Theatre; today'-,Adycr-
n sement.
4 You can gsthI get good seats Tstor
E'What Happened to Jones" vouch.
ters at Mulligan g. Roche 8, Mrs Il. r..
AlIealrs, iB!. a., Quinlan's or y. A.
gWards. Exchange tonight at Opera
house box Office from to .. Public
sale tomorrow, p. m.-Advertise-
ment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-26

A poet In whose breast the cares
Of collar and tie shop In Asakusa
cannot stiiie the Parnassian urge has
written the following sign and placed
It over his masters shop to cheer the
passerby:
"Those who belong to our company
are always endeayoring to express
their delicate mood and individuality
through the goods they are dealing
In, from the point of view OF making
all existence best and most beautiful
first OF all and, then let themselves
upward from earth to paradise that Is
to say the eternal peace-the Ideal
under the elapse OF time" HvnHA
What II means would be difficult to
say. While Il draws attention to the
admirable qualities Of the coltars and
ties and garters, 1t also seems to In
dictate a little WEAKNESS with Asakusn
Considered MS a stepping stone towards
"the eternal peace under the elapse Of
time Advertiser,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-26
FORMER VERMONT LAWYER
Stephen T. Davenport, Died at Green
field, Mass, Aged II.


Grecnhe d, July rs Stephen T Dav.
export well-known citizen of Green
field, died at the home Of his son. VIII
liam A. Davenport, Il Abbott street,
Thursday afternoon. He was born at
Leyden. September Ia, 1S43, the son
of Calvin and Lucy Davenport; was
educated in the public schools and at
Powers institute, Bcrnardston, studied
law in the Office Of Samuel o. Lamb
OF Greenfield and in the Office OF Shat.
ter & Davenport OF Wilmington, Va.
He was admitted to- the Franklin
county bar April 81 1867 and to the
Windham county (Vt) bar on April
IA, 1867. a.r tatu
Mr.. Davenport started in tho prac-
ticc Of law at Jacksonville Vt. where
he remained about one year and then
went to Wilmington, Vt, where he
vi act ced rs years. He then moved to
Bfattleboro, where he retired. He
moved to Greenfield in 1900 and lived
on Federal street and Conway street.
He was elected from the town OF VIII
mington, VT. on Democratic ticket
to the Vermont legis ature in 1871.
He was past master OF the Masonic
lodge at Wilmington, Vt
He was married to Alice S. Warner
in April 1868, who died December 80.
1920. Since her death he has lived
with his granddaughter, Alice S. Shum
way, on Conway street, until recently.
He ia survived by one son, William
A. Davenport, four granddaughters.
Alice G. Shumway, Isabel Marjorie and
Dorothy Davenport; one grandson.
WI liam l.. Davenport and one great
grandson, Herbert d. Shumway. all of
Greenfield; and brother, Edgar s.
Davenport, of Bratt ehoro. q
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-26
MARRIAGE FEE, $40 100000
But Minister Didn't Know It's Potcn.
tial Value.

Detroit, July 26,---A minister in the
little town az n los Mich, was once
given fee to which he attached no
value, but later proved to be more
than S2O,000,O00.
The fec was in the nature OF deed
to forty acres OF land and was In pay.
ment for officiating at wedding cere.
mony at the home Of the Chaplin fam
ily The churchman paid no attention
to the deed he did not even record it,
A lew years later the big Chaplin
mine on tho Mcmominee range was
discovered That forty acres was right
in the heart of II. Twenty mi lion
dollars worth of cooper ore has been
taken out OF II and II still has rich
reserves.
A young lawyer heard about the
wedding fee, searched the country for
the minister and found him on the
Pacific coast, Suit was brought against
the Chaplins. and after a considerable
wait settlement was made out of court
for 100000, The lawyer and the
minister split even.