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The Washington herald., 1922-02-11
Voice Beautiful In Quality.

Nine. Matzenauer cannot sing
anything inartistically, she cannot
sing anything unbeautifully. but
she can withhold her voice SO that
any one hearing her for the first
time wonders why she has a repu-
tatiOn for power and how she can
sing opera roles against an orches-
ira Twice within a year she has
given concerts to Washington au-
diences that have not been up to
her best form, and Washington
wonders. Every now and then, as
in Debussy's Les Cloches'' and
Josten's "wanderer's Prayer" she
sang one of her lovely big velvety
notes. and the moment she warmed
up. asN in Schumanns' Spring
Night" and beautifuI ''LHeure De-
licieuse-" the house was most en-
thusiastic and demanded encores.
EyFn the Carmen "Seguidilla"
lacked her usual fire and force, but
all of her songs were well sung,
the beautiful quality of the voice
was always evident. she sang dra-
matically and artistically, but all in
A mOdulated tone that was difficult
to hear when she turned her face
toward the opposite side of the
house.
Responds to Encores.
Her encores were "Roslein auf
der Heiden." In the Time of Roses"
and when You See My Mistress.
Dear" and she repeated the Mexi-
can Folk Song.
With Nine. Matzenauer was
Georges Vause as accompanist, who
had also two solo numbers. Mr..
Vause is a sympathetic accompa-
mist whose technique meets all the
demands of the cost exacting ac-
compartments He also played his
solo numbers with the skill they
required. His encore was a grace
full little number, attractfvely
given.
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The Washington herald., 1922-02-11
CONGRESS HALL HOTEL
WOMEN WILL RECEIVE.

The following Congressional
women OF Congress Hall Hotel will
receive on Monday afternoon. Feb
ruary 13, from 4 to 6 o'clock. at the
third of a series of at-hOmes: Mrs
Bert NJ Fernald, Mrs. Joseph 7. Rob-
insOn. Mrs. Henry +. Barbour. Mrs
William ID. Boies. Mrs. Oliver B
Burtness. Mrs. william W. Chalmers,
Mrs. Thomas A. Chandler. Mrs
Frank CrOwther. Mrs. Herbert ].
DraLe, Mrs. william j. Driver. Mrs
James w. Dunbar, Mrs Richard y,
Elliott, Mrs. Edgar c. Ellis Mrs
Henry {. Calm, Mrs. l.. NJ. Gensman
Mrs. Ralph Gilbert, Mrs. Lindley IL
Hadley. Mrs. Carl Hayden. Mrs. Ben
jamin G. Humphreys. Mrs. Evan ]
Jones, Mrs, John J. Kindred. Mrs
Fritz G. Eanham. Mrs. Clarence F.
Lea, Mrs. Elmer o. Leatherwood
Mrs. John McDuffie. Mrs. Earl =
Michener. Mrs. John F.. Miller, Mrs
Adolphus T. Nelosn. Mrs. Fred S
Purnell. Mrs. John ". Rose. Mrs
John y. Sandlin, Mrs J. NJ G. Smith
Mrs. Nathan l.. Strong. Mrs. PhiIir
u. Swing. Mrs. Edward T. Taylor
Mrs. John w. Tillman. Mrs. Cha-l.s
Il. Timberlake. Mrs. ]. n. Tinch.r
MRS. charles l.. Cnderhill. Mis-. Al.
bert II. Nestal. Mrs. Anderson n
walters, Mrs. Loren +. Wheeler. Mrs
Thomas S. Williams. Mrs. william
Il: wood. Mrs. William G. Wright
Mrs. Harry y. Wurzbach, Miss Collier
Miss Hardy. They will b. assisted
I'y Mrs. J. a. NJ. Adair, Mrs. I,enore
Sherwood. Mrs. +. J. Moore. Mrs. $
fenn: Mrs. G. F. Houston Miss Tay.
ior. Miss Rowe. Miss Vestai,. Miss
1enn' 1' Miss Alice Williams. Mss
kuth Williams, Miss Tincher, Miss
Miller and Miss Chandler.
Mrs. Cleveland A. Newton. wife q,
representative Newton, OF Missouri
was hostess at luncheon Yesterday
to the wives of the members Of tb1
missouri delegation in Congress
MT and Mrs. Emmett Daughert,
are receiving congratulations oI
the recent birth of a son. their sec,
ond child. ''|
The Washington herald., 1922-02-11
ID. c. Asks Government
For Fire Equipment

The District Commissioners yes
terday askeu the Bureau OF Budget
to turn over certain surplus Federal
equipment to the District to be used
as fire equipment
The items -equested were made
up from a list submitted by George
s. Wilson. chief of the fire de-
partment. Among the items were
four pulmotors, a 5-ton truck. three
5-passenger automobiles. a search
light wagon. tin roof cutters, thirty
pickaXes. twenty-five fire extin-
guishers. and many smaller tools.
II Is expected that these items Of
equipment can be found among the
surplus army supplies.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-11
Lectures on Barrie.

Wit and Humor." as shown in the
works Of }. NJ. Barrie, at the Side
wells Friends School yesterday. Mr..
Vincent presented various amusing
incidents from the life and works of
Barrie.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-11
MEREDITHS TO SPEND
". Elk In NEW YORk.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin r. Meredith,
mfo have beeI spending several
weeks in Washington, will leave to-
morrow for New York, where they
will remain a week before return
ing to their home in Des Moines,
Iowa. Their daughter. Mrs. Fred
erick Owen Bohen, who was with
them here. has returned to her
home in Chicago.
Mrs. Perry S. Heath was hostess
to a company of twenty at lunch
con yesterday.
Mrs. Victor Kaufman enter
tanned at luncheon yesterday in
compliment to Mrs. Edwin T. Mere
dith, when covers were laid for
eighteen.
Mrs. Francis Martin Savage wiz
be at home this afternoon in her
apartment at 2400 Sixteenth street.
Her sister, Mrs. David Gregg, jr.,
of Easton, Md, will receive with
Mrs. Savage. Those assisting will
be Nine. Bryn. Mrs. W. Duncan Nc
Kim, Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe anc
Mrs. ]. Harry Covington.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-11
LUNCHEON IN HONOR OF
MISS STELLA EsTORGE.

Mrs. Percy f. Quin. wife of Rep
resentative Quin. gave a charming
luncheon yesterday in compliment
to Miss stella EstOrge. of Louisiana
who is the guest of Mrs. Edwin
S. Broussard. and Mrs. Houston. OF
Nickburg. Miss. who is visiting
Mrs. benjamin G. Humphreys. The
guests were Mrs. Pat Harrison.
Mrs. Broussard. Mrs. Humphreys,
Mrs. Andrew jackson Montague,
Mrs. Savrot. Mrs. Durham. Mrs. Jo-
scph Carpenter and Mrs. Richard
Ellis Conner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Vogel. OF
New York. are spending some time
in Washington, and are at the
Shoreham.
Col. r. II. Eolfe. Q. NJ. c.. and
Mrs. Rolfe entertained at dinner
on Wednesday evening Senator and
Mrs. George II. Moses, Gen. and
Mrs. James II. ,McRae. and Gen. and
Mrs. George W. Burr.
Mrs George d. Hope will be at
home at her apartment at Wardmap
Park Hotel on February 10 and &c.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-11
sIAMEsE DIPLOMAT HOST
TO SWEDISH MINISTER.

Phra Sanpakitch, Charge d'Af-
faires ad interim of the Siamese Le-
cation, was host at dinner last eve
ming in compliment to the Minister
of Sweden and Madame Wallenberg.
The other guests were Miss Inge-
gard Wallenberg. J. de LagerberG of
the Swedish Legation, Mrs. J. V. A.
MacMurray, ST.. Senator William II.
King, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Noyes,
Hubert Guerin, Mrs. John Marvin
Wright and DR.. James Howard Gore.
Mrs. Wilbur ]. Cart. wife of the
Director OF the Consular Service,
will entertain at a bridge luncheon
on February IS. February 30 she
will give a luncheon party.
Princess Ghicka was a luncheon
hostess at the Shoreham yesterday.
Vice Admiral Kato entertained at
dinner last evening in honor of Ad-
miral Baron Kato.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-11
Mrs. Harding
NsitsCapitol
Wife Accompanies Presi
dent, Who Presents
Treaties.
BY EVELYN C. HUNT.

Mrs. Harding accompanied the
President to the Capitol yesterday
when he went to present to the
Senate the treaties resulting from
the arms conference.
Mrs. Coolidge will spend the
weekend at Mercersburg Academy
with her two boys. John and CAL
win. jr.
Mrs. Coolidge was the honor guest
at a luncheon given yesterday by
Mrs. Warren Delsno Robbins, when
covers were laid for fourteen.
Mrs. Hughes will accompany
Secretary Hughes on his proposed
trip to Bermuda They will leave
town on Tuesday and will sail the
next day from New York, intending
TO be absent a fortnight. They are
combining a brief holiday with the
pleasure Of seeing their young
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Hughes.
She is at Honeymoon Cottage,
Bermuda. with a trained nurse, who
Is also a friend of the family, Miss
Hughehs, who had q serious illness
last autumn, is convalescing rapidly,
but will remain in Bermuda until
spring.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-11
:: WASHINGTON SOCIETY !:

vey served with the ordnance de-
partment overseas. and was at.
tached to the Ninety first Ae-o
Squadron as aircraft armament Of
ficer. While on duty he voiuntee. ID
as an observer. and during one OF
his flights destroyed two enemy
planes and was awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Cross for ex.
traordinary heroism out of line OF
duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Norment were
hosts at dinner last evening.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-11
OFFICERS ENTERTAIN
AT DINNER DANCE.

The officers stationed at the
Washington Barracks entertained
at dinner dance last evening at
the Officers Club. Among those en-
tertaining dinner parties were Col
and Mrs. Helsinger and Col. and
Mrs. Charles Gearhardt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick II. Bugher
entertained a company of twenty at
dinner last evening.
Mrs. Bugher will leave February
10 for New York. She will be away
a month.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Ffoulke was
hostess at a dinner dance last eve
ming for her granddaughter. Miss
Gladys Chapman Smith. 1t was in
the nature of a Valentine celebra-
tion, having heart-shaped decora-
tions and red carnations and roses.
The company of abouI sixty guests
was served at sma.I tables, at one
Of which Mrs. Ffpulke rad as her
guests Baron and Esron. SIS FaucDu-
court, of Paris. The function was
a real dinner-dance. With dinner
and dancing enjoyed intermittently.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-11
ONE HUNDRED CLUB
DANCE is POSTPONED

bccause of the death of Mrs. Syl-
Eanus Stokes. sr., the One Hundred
oiub dance. which was to have been
gwen at the residence OF Mr.. and
Mrs. SEivanus Stokes. jr.. on Feb
ruary la' has been postponed.
MI ana Mrs. Stokes have can
ments.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-11
}. II. DEFREEs GIVES
DINNER FOR HOOyERs.

III Defrees, president of the
Chamber OF Commerce Of the United
states. and Mrs Defrees entertained
at a dinner of thirty-two covers last
evening at their apartment at Ward
man Park Hotel in compliment to
the Secretly of Commerce and Mrs.
Herbert Hoover. The company in
cluded the directors of the Chambe r
Of Commerce and their wives and a
few resident members of Washing
ton society. including Mr.. and Mrs
Edwin T. Meredith. DR.. L. 8. Row,
director general of the Pan .ani.ri-
can Union. and Representative and
Mrs. James r. Mann.
Mrs. James Davis. wife of the
Secretary OF Labor. was the guest
of Mrs. George Hope in her box at
the Matzenauer concert at the Ma
tional Theater yesterday afternoon.
Marquise di Bernezzo, wife OF the
military attache of the Italian EN-
bassy. and Nine. de Selys, wife of
the counselor of the Belgian EN-
bassy. were also her guests. Others
at the concert were Mime. Grouitch
the director of the Consular Serv-
ice. Wilbur J. Carr; Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend, Miss Mary Adams, Mrs.
Medorem Crawford, DR.. and Mrs.
F. S. Nash. Durham Rogers, Mrs.
r. C. Jeffords, Mrs. Clarence Aspin-
wall. Mrs. Carl Joerissen. Miss Dor
othy bennett, Herbert Hengstler
and Miss Alice Page.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-11
REAR ADMIRAL CLARK
GIVES SUPPER DANCE.

Rear Admiral and Mrs. George r.
Clark entertained a large party of
Young people from army. navy and
Marine Corps circles at the supper
dance at Wardman Park Hotel last
evening.
Representative and Mrs. Frank
W. Mondell entertained a company
of fourteen at dinner last evening,
Gen. Tanaka, chief of the army
delegation from Japan to the arms
conference, will be a dinner host
at the Shoreham tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Hum, Of PhIIa-
delphia, are spending several DAYS
at Wardman Park Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. w. Maynard. of
williamsburg. Va, announce the en-
gagement and approaching mar
riage of their daughter, Margaret
Mae. to Capt. Thomas Morris Jer-
vey. U. s. A., of this city. Capt. Jer-
The Washington herald., 1922-02-11
CONGRESSIONAL CLUB
HOSTESS TO DANCERS.

Michio Itow. the famous Japs-
nese dancer. and Miss Anita Enters
will be the guests at the Congress
sional Club at their weekly tea
next Friday afternoon, and will
give an exhibition of costume
dancing.
Mrs. James Davis ana Mrs. c.
William Ramseyer will pour tea
and those assisting In the dining
room will be Mrs. Arthur Rouse,
Mrs. Harry c. Ransiey. Mrs. M. T.
Rhodes, Mrs. Sid c. Roach. Mrs.
John Raker. Mrs. Josephus Daniels
Mrs. Charles Davis, Mrs. Porter
Dale. Mrs. Leonidas Dyer, Mrs. Ed
win T. DENLY, Mrs. John Robsron,
Mrs. Stuart Reed. Mrs. ]. E. Rankin,
Mrs. Felix c. Davila. Mrs. william
Driver. Mrs. Herbert ]. Drane and
Mrs. Edwin L. Davis.
The Congressional Club will have
a card party at the clubhouse on
Tuesday evening at $50 o'clock.
Mrs. Henry Martin Jensen ente.
tanned at luncheon yesterday, fol-
lowed by bridge, for Mrs. John M,r-
shall Knapp, who Is visiting her
mother, Mrs. William u Marshal.
The guests numbered sixteen and
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Mr.. and Mrs. James IL. Cassidy. of
New York. are at wardman Park
Hotel for a brief stay.
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DINNER HoNORs SIR JOHN
AND LADY HARRINGTON,

E<tt ItoNottS ShHt
AND LADY HARRINGTON.
Mrs. william ]. Boardman and
Miss Mabel Boardman entertained
at dinner last evening in honor Of
Sir John and Lady Harrington. who
are the CHESTS of Mr.. and Mrs. Larz
Anderson.
Mrs. Henry C. Corbin will enter
tain at a luncheon tomorrow in
compliment to Sir John and Lady
Harrington.
Mrs. Peter Ten Eyck will enter
tain a company at luncheon at the
Shoreham today.
Miss Anne Gordon went to New
York yesterday to meet her broth
er-in-law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs,
Robert Dickey, jr., of Dayton, Ohio,
who are returning from a brief trip
abroad. Miss Gordon and Mrs.
Dickey are daughters OF Mrs.
George Barnett.
Gen. and Mrs. Barnett. who have
been in Hawaii. sailed on Tuesday
for San Francisco. Mrs. Barnett
will spend several weeks in Cali
tornla before returning to WASH
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leave Washington today for the Pa
cific coast, and thence to Japan.
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NINE. MATzENAUER
SACRIFICES POWER
NL0WERINC Tone
Artistic and Dramatic
Singer Possesses
Lovely Voice.

Wilson-erssns presented Nine. Nat
:. .S..r Ser a. the National Thsatsr yesterday
The Washington herald., 1922-02-11

included a number of Mrs. knapp's
old friends.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-11
AMBASSADOR OF FRANCE
ENTERTAINS AT DINNER,

The Ambassador OF France and
Mime. Jusserand entertained at din
ner last evening, having as theiI
guests the Belgian Ambassador
and Baroness de Cartier. the Speak.
er of the House and Mrs. Gillett.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Mrs.
George Cabot Lodge, Senator and
Mrs. Joseph S. Frelinghuysen. Rep
resentative and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth, Solicitor General and Mrs.
James NJ. Beck. Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Lansing. the Counselor Of the
British Embassy and Mrs. Henry
Getty Chiffon, Mrs Cornelius VAN
derbilt, Prince Cantacuzene. Robert
Woods Bliss, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
C. Miller, and Miss Sarah Lee.
The Ambassador and Nine. Jusse.
rand had intended this dinner to
be given primarily in compliment
to Mrs. Margot Asquith.
The Ambassador Of Japan and
Baroness Shidehara entertained
small company at dinner last eve
ming at the Embassy in compliment
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Mrs. Thornton RoIand will On
tertain small number ar tca tbiv
afternoon to meet her sister Mis-
Hellmuth. of st. Louis. Those as
slstlng Mrs. Boland will be Mrs
Hannis Taylor. Mrs. Gaillard Hunt
Mrs. Frank w. Hill and Miss Mer.
rick.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-11

Mrs. John Allan Dougherty enter
tanned at luncheon at the Shbrehan
Yesterday. having among her guests
the serbian Minister. DIR. Grouitch.
Mrs Wilfred Du Puy and the lat
ter,s father and mother-in-law. Mr..
and Mrs. Du Puy.
Il: NJ. Oldknow. of London, Eng
iand' Is at the New Willard.
Mrs; John Mitchell is spending a
tew DAYS at the new Ambassador
Hotel, New York City.
Lazy Henry, of London. arrived
I" the Shoreham yesterday to spend
some time in Washington.
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Princess Ghicka was a luncheon
hostess at the Shoreham yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-11

The Women's National Press
Club of Washington will give its
weekly luncheon in the clubroom,
Cafe Madrillon, 1904 G street. sec
ond floor on Monday at 1880 when
the honor guest will be Mrs. Her
bert Hoover.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-07
The Home Kitchen
FOUR DELICIOUS SALADS FOR
PAIL LUNCIEONS


salads arc acceptable at All Zines
OF the year. but in the fall. the
hearts variety makes excellent
luncheon dishes. Meat and fsh
salads give a wide choice. and call
for some OF the cooked dressings not
used as frequently as mayOnnaise.
Children like hard bOiled-eEg
saL 9, with boiled dressing II tho
eggs are cut In small pieces. Where
they are halved or CHARTERED they
cannot manage the eggs well ard that
iz why they do not eat them. or say
they do not like them. AS a salad IS
always eaten with a fork. care should
be taken 20 cut the ingredients con-
vcuienfly small.
Egg salad. .
Boil fresh eggs enough TO allow
one and half 20 a serving. Wash
and dry lettuce and set &c 20 chill
Take "A halfcurful each OF vinegar
and water. a tablespoonful OF butter.
a teaspOonful Of cOrnstarch, two Ia
blesDoonfuis OF sugar. a little pepper
and salt Melt this mixture, and
bring 10 % the boiling point, stirring
steadily When thlckened. turn into
the beaten beaten yolk OF an egg and
beat until cool When cold. the
dressing is ready for use. Arrange
the lettuce leaves and cut an egg
and half onto each plate. Cover with
tho dressing and put a halftea-
spoonful OF washed capers on top Of
each portion.
Veal Salad.
Cut enough cold. roasted shoul Ter
of veal in small pieces 70 I'll two
cups. chop celery enough 20 make
one cupful, CRATE one onion, and add
two tablespoonfuls OF washed cap
ers. Cut up the heart OF lettuce. fine.
and mix all the ingredients together
first wipinE the inside OF the salad
bowl with n cut bud OF garlic and
lining Il with tho large. outside let
tuCe leaves. Make a dressing OF a
half-cupful OF sour cream. two Ia
blespoonfuls OF peanut butter. two
IA blespoonfuls OF vinegar, beaten
eeG a dessertspoOnful OF sugar. a
quarter teaspoonful OF mustard and
a Tablespoonful OF salt. Cook IN a
double boiler. stirring constantly
a
parrika and set 10 cool. When cold.
toss the salad in the dressing. then
pour IL into the sa1ad-bowl Garnish
with stuffed olives.
Alligator Pear and Nut Salad.
Halve, quarter and remove the
seed from an alligator pear. then
peel Il and cut IL in small pieces.
Arrange the pear on lettuce leaves,
sprinkle with a few finely-chopped
celery leaves, and cover with mayon-
naise. Dust the top with a little
paprika-
Orange Salad.
Slice oranges thin and dip them
into French dressing made with
lemon Juice instead OF vinegar. then
roll the slices into finelychopred
wainuts Lay the oranges on lettuce
leaves. sprinkle with a little grated
pineapple, and turn over the dress
ing.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-07
Orange Salad.

Slice oranges thin and dip them
into French dressing made with
lemon juice instead OF vinegar, then
roll the slices into fnelychopTed
wainuts. Lay the oranges on lettuce
leaves. sprinkle with a little grated
pineapple, and turn over the dress
ing
New-York tribune., 1922-01-05
Steel Trade Expects
Gradual Improvement
Production May Reach 90 Per
Cent Level Before Long:
1921 AVERAGED 38 C..

"The steel trade enters upon the
new year in spirit of qualified hope
fulness,' says The Iron Age" ut ex-
poets 1922 to be better than 1921. The
fact is emphasized that the country
has been swept bare of steel ard that
consumers, having used up consider
ably more material in 1921 than the
mills shipped them. now have the mills
as their sole dependence. While ca
pacity will continue we'll in excess of
demand. GO per cent operation at
some time in the new year is not con-
sldered too much to expect.
'Nineteen twcnty-one goes down in
the records as a 38 per cent year in
stee lngot production probably eX-
ceeded 1914 million tons, against 4O.
S8l 900 tons to 1920.
The immediate future of demand
and prices is not clear. Steel pro-
dncers have ceased to predict large
lallload buying. but as it amounted to
only about Is per cent of the total in
1926 and less than that percentage in
New-York tribune., 1922-01-05
To Yield 6 Per Cent

Cues'fon-Will YOU kindly advise how |
could invest $500 to yleld 6 prr cent?
know nothing about stocks and bo1ds and
cannot afford to lose. | am about to give
up my noSiiion on account OF i'll health and
would like 10 invest in safe securities NV
,nNestmonta are in Victory bonds about
'ooo. and a second mortgage of ST. 500
some on" recommended American Rank
Noto preferred stock. scliing at the ,inc at
f"'s. What do YOU thinll of it, Gould [
buy ono share of. say STANDARD OH OF
New Jersey preferred. New York Tclcphone
company or United States Steclp Your nd-
vice VIII be greatly approciatcd.@p NJ G.
Answcr-You can buy a $500 & pcr
cent bond of the New York Telephone
Company. due 1871. for about $5O5
This will yield you nearly per cent
and is high grade investment, in our
opinion. You can buy as little as one
share, but YOU may have TO wait
little while to do it and the price
might be a little higher than if you
bought in larger lots. American Bank
Note preferred is a good investment.
IN our opinion, as is also United States
Steel preferred. Standard Oil Of New
Jersey preferred is a good invcs tmcnt,
but with this particular company it is
possible that if the stock continues to
sell at as high price as now and
money rates go down the company
might retire the preferred.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-05
Diamond Match Co. 7tIs

Question: have been observing that all
authorities rate Diamond Match deben.
lures Z y per cent very highly Do you
consider them gtlt-edge among the indus
trials? The dividend record and clrcum-
stances In general Of the company would
practically indicate security behind this
new bond issue; however, kindly explain
why the companys balance sheet shows
such a small accumula ted surplus p 8 com
pared to !ts capitalizattou.--W. s. B.
Answer-The Diamond Match Com
pany 7l2s are q good investment, in
our opinion, although they are not Sc
cured by mortgage. The company's net
earnings have been remarkably con-
sistent for number of years, and it
seems to us that q profit and loss sur
plus of over three million dollars is
entirely satisfactory as compared with
the company's capitalization, particu-
larly in view of the fact that the re-
serve set up for depreciation appears
to have been ample.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-05
November Rail Net
Income Gains 3O%o
Over 1920 Showing
Reports From 1913 of 2Ol
Class | Roads Reveal De-
cline in Revenues: Op-
Grating Expenses Slump

November earnings reports OF l93 OF
the 20l Class ! railroads of tho coun-
try show net railway operating in
come of SG5.74l .S93. an increase of 3O.2
per cent ove. the total for the corrc-
spending month Of 1920. 1t s believed
that this figure will not be materially
changed when all the reports arc in.
The figures to date. which have been
compiled by the Bureau of Railway
Economics, show total operating rove
nucs for November Of S162 ,534. n
decrease Of 2l.A per cont. Operating
expenses however, declined 2S.i per
cent to $366, lO7 .57I. accounting for the
inability of the roads to make q moro
favorable net exhibit.
The largest percentage gain in net
was made by the Southern roads, with
aN increase Of 63.2 per cent: the East
ern roads reported gain of 521 per
cent while in the West an increase of
6.S per cent was reported. In order to
earn the 6 per cent on property invest
mcnt intended by the transportation
act net railway operating income for
November should have been $99,-
$4,000
Reports just received by the car
service division of the American Rail
way Association showed that 552,372
freight cars were idle on December %.
an increase Of 2l .036 cars. compared
with the total on December Is. OF tho
total 10A 2ll were surplus freight cars.
The remaining were l4S,l59 freight
cars in need of repairs
Detroit. Toledo & lrontou