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New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
Not Sound

ouestion-l expect to have obou, $4,000
at the end of this month. which would
like to invest IN bonds at as high "a rate
Of interes, as woulo he compatible with
safety Tentatively have purchased tho
following Three New York Wcstchcster
y Boston r. K. as, Rio dc laneiro
per cent, lo4 Queensland 7 per cent
1c7. Kindly let ns know what you think
OF this Hat. or If you disapprovo suggest
some others.-E. H.
Answcr-To apply the word "sound"
TO New York, Westchestcr & Boston
bonds is a misusase Of language. The
company only occasionally earns its op-
Grating expenses, and it's overhead cost.
due to the expensive construction of the
road is excessive. 1t competes on the
one hand with the subway, and on the
other with tho New York, New Haven
Hartford and New York Central,
while its New York terminal is pc
culiarly difficult of access. The Rio de
Janeiro IS and Queensland Is we would
class as business mems investments.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
Good but CallabIe

~~ ""oe oee" ]oNowmg Investment
ono !'o1" information received through bouoht in Apy 1921
1ooo Soss bond per Central ebeuuxc NOR
" ana Slooo beh Tecphanc of Pennsylvania per cent bou9
"o e" shores United States Steel peerred shares nc Tel
P on" ee9dpa and $500 IN Liberty $1,000 life uur
0' u" ""0T gears Of SINGLE sno and
~ mace $1,000 to nuest and looking bond m
om9 0's 10 per cent possible uou thin Of one
"o"o Mdtcn ~ per cent bond Bookl Edison pc cent
" 94o: arc these colbe and ow they secured? am informed
' INC New Amsterdam Gas Company consolidated
"0o 7co"o oe good Investment opuou
o Gu" you odrse me and yield present. then are not
s'eo among the bonds daily
'e9od'n9 pecuotaos bat Kresoc CoDouv con
'ocN oopped TO around H. rh recent stoc dr
"o o"" !r'end OF ne odr1sed buy this price, you think
s good speculation at about price, non hudy inform one
c"cTe c"d TOOK such unlisted bonds Amsterdam Cos Conn.,
pany 5s mentioned above? A ndsrns common
poo utu'te railroads. etc? haze copy pocket
II. r. McE - = ~ @ '
AnsweDamond Match Company 71a Brooklyn Edison are
ot good Investments opinion they both caabee
Diamond Match Company TVS and interest
alter November 1928 and the Brooklyn series D. at
on thrty days notice AS bond which non-caac
PERIOD OF tm and which think grade suggest Chcao
Ohon station o's due July 1862 whole onv at
llO after January 1885 Besides being mortgage on all tho
property the company including the CHICAGO
Union Station this bond guaranteed interest Jointly
ny 'he Nhcago burlington Quincy Chicago Milwaukee
St Paul. Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago and PENNSYLVANIA
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22

first page of your letter to those listed
on the second page your letter is the
most sincere compliment we have ever
received. All the stocks which you list
on the first page Of your lettcr-that
is. American Bosch Magnetic, Willys
Overland, Gray e. Davis. General
Motors, Fisk Rubber. United States
Rubber and the Mutual Finance Cor
poration--are unsuitable for woman
who must depend upon her income
from securities. We think the best
thing for you to do is to sell them all.
The bonds and stocks which you list as
purchased since 1921 are for the most
part good investments, in our opinion,
You have few items that we would
not recommend for middle aged
woman's Investments, but your list is
SO diversified that we are inclined to
think that you would do we'll to hold
them ALL 1t seems to us that YOU
would do we'll to sell your Victory
notes, not, OF course, because thew are
not good investment, but because
they will mature in a little over a
year and you will then, in all proba-
plllty, have to invest the proceeds at
less attractive rates than now prevail.
diamond Match Company 71as are call
able after November l, 1923, at los,
and we think that you would do better
to put this money into the New York
Edison 61zs, due in 1941 and non-call-
able before 1886, recently selling at
JOG, to yield about sos per cent. We
would not advise you to buy any of the
stocks you suggest. While we think
the. list of stocks you have is good, we
believe that you ought to strength en-
your investment position by putting
future Investment funds into we'll Sc
cured bonds.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
Oregon Short Line So

Question-Are tho Oregon Short Limo
ltailroad Company consolidated first mort
gage per cent bonds, duo in 1896 really
underlying and first mortgage bonds?
Please rate. VIII you please name two
other bonds of similar specifications and
IKE security which you consider q better
buyo-W, 4. W.
Answer - The Oregon Short Line
Railway Company consolidated first IS,
due July l, 1946, are secured by a
direct mortgage on 1,439 miles of road,
being a first lien on 1852 miles, a second
lien on Gil miles and third lien on
475 miles. (We have neglected frac-
tions.) There are prior liens amount
ing to $21 ,594 900 outstanding on the
railroad covered by the second and
third liens Of this issue. We suggest
Virginian Railway first mortgage bs,
due in 1862, recently selling at about
81. to yield about $50 per cent, as an
attractive issue, secured by an abso-
Lutte first mortgage on the entire
property Of the company, and Hooking
Valley Railway first consolidated ~ S
1899, recently selling at about 83, to
yield $50 per cent. These are secured
by a direct lien on the entire property
Of the company, subject to S3,S42, 900
prior liens.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
Argentine Wheat
Yield Prospects
Less r Promising
a.
Crop Harvesting Making
Good Progress, but Is
Slightly Below Estimate;
Conditions i'm North Are
s'Ouite VariabIe''

WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.-Crop cor
ditions IN the northern hemisphere
were reported to-day by the Agricul-
tural Department to be still quite
variable,' while the harvestngs in the
southern hemisphere were said to be
III general slightly below estimates
While the harvesting OF wheat in
Argentina was said to be making good
progress, recent reports, the depart
ment stated, were less optimistic than
earlier ones cs to the probable yield.
The crop was said TO be of generally
good quality, however, with the area
planted estimated at approximately a
million acres less than for the preced-
ing year.
Harvesting the Australian wheat crop
now practically completed also was
expected to show some reduction. it
was said, from the first official esti-
mate of 146,G14,000, which is approx
mately equal to the 1920-21 crop
The condition Of winter wheat was
reported to be generally good through
out the Eastern and Northern sections
of the United States, and also in Cam
ada, but was described as poor in most
of the Southwestern states Winter
rye conditions were reported to be very
good in this country.
Winter crops were said to be show
ing some deterioration in Germany and
irregular growth in France, due to
drought while they were reported as
favorable in Hungary and several
neighboring states.
The rice crops of both India and
Egypt were reported as promising to be
considerably in excess Of those of last
year.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
Wool Speculation
Condemned by Mills
Reselling Among Dealers More
Prevalent ila Boston; Supply
Is Curtailed
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

BOSTON, Jan. 21.-The great amount
of speculative trading among dealers
this week is eliciting unfavorable COM
mcnt from manufacturers, who say the
dealers should buy to sell to mills and
not to other dealers. Dealers, however,
insist they can trade among themselves
if they wish and sell to manufacturers
when they want to.
Several lots of wool have been resold
many times here this week, each time
at 81 higher price, and finally repur
chased by dealers who originally sold
them. Whoever wants foreign wool
must meet the situation brought about
by the virtual embargo.
The old phrase of "watchful waiting"
expresses the situation, so far as some
are concerned. Congress is being crit-
cized for slow action in passing def
mite tariff bill, and in the mean time
prices are rising. The speculation
among dealers reminds one of the years
Of the war. The supply of many grades
of wool is almost all absorbed, and
only the lifting of the embargo will
solve the problem.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
A Practical Commitment

Question: have been reading Your in
vsstment column very much OF late; wish
had read it during 1920, when I made some
very bad Investments. ] retired
woman past ffty--will not be able to do
any more work. VIII you please criticize
the following list to the limit and give me
your advice? ] have $4,000 in Liberty
bonds bought a par; 20 shares American
Bosch Mag; shares Willis Overland
common; 10 shares Gray e. Davis common;
46 shares General Motors common; 35 Fisk
Rubber common; 10 shares u. s. Rubber
common; preferred and common V.
Greene Mutual Finance, paid 420 for same
dead loss. V. Greene Boston? In 1921 I
did better think. and much Is due
to ts reading s, The Tribune Grand Trunk
York Dock bond; $500 Swift Company rs,
19S1 New York Telephone Is, 1s41;
vrginian Railway. 5s, 1862 ! Colorado &
paco: 10 shares New York Dock preferred;
shares General Electric: s shares Ameri-
can Tobacco common: 10 shares Pullman; 5
shares Delaware & Hudson; shares Amer
lean Car and Foundry common shares
U. S. Rubber preferred; 10 United Fruit; 10
New England Telephone and Telegraph; 80
shares New York Central common;
shares Atchison common; shares Baldwin
Locomotive preferred shares American
Locomotive. preferred. Am thinking of
Would N-S advise buying Diamond Match
71zs. 49, l was told 1t was callable. Also
advise on Western Union Telegraph at 9ola:
Atlantic Coast Line rs. 1880. at 104A. or
Baldwin Locomotive common and pre-
ferred and American Locomotive common
and preferred. DO you think Liberty 4%s
will be much higher before they mature?
Would you ad wise holding all the poor ones
bought in 1920. and sell ii they go higher?
What is your opinion OF Delaware & Hud
son? 1t is now selling at 10S. Do you think
it Is good to hold ?--M. D.
Answer-If reading our column has
resulted in changing your investment
policy frf4D tho things you list on the
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22

Public Utilities, which you can get at
the Public Library
The S. S. Krcsgc Company declared a
"a per cent stock dividend which was
paid on December 81 last. Of course.
the equity Of u given number Of shares
ia reduced accordingly, but taking into
consideration the company's business
and prospects, VIC think we seem to be
entering or at the present time, would
seem to help the and 10 cent stores.
and, in fact, has already done 30 to a
considerable extent.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22

We are sorry that we cannot under
take to advise you regarding speculative
operations. The New Amsterdam Gas
Company first consolidated 5s, due in
194S. arc secured by mortgage subject
to eight and half million dollars prior
liens on the entire property of the com
pany, which is controlled by the Con-
solidated Gas Company, and we think
they are good investment. You can
find out particulars regarding the secu-
rites of reputable companies in Poors
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
Successful Buying Trip Swing

A tour Of the principal Wholesale
markets Of the country, including New
York, St. Louis, Chicago and other CEN
ters, has been made by special party
of buyers for one OF the large New
England retail establishments. Re-
ports from the twenty-five buyers who
made the trip indicate that a large
amount Of goods was purchased, ard at
prices favorable to the buyers. The
venture was a new one in retail circles,
and may be the forerunner Of trans
continental buying trips by groups rep
resenting leading retail establishme ents.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
investment information

Questions Of general interest to t~-
vcstors Will Be dnswered in this COL
umn, ia tehich case only initials wil,
Be used. Others acll DO ans,Uered by
mail. Address all inquiries, inclos-
ing q stamped, addressed envelope, to
Financial Editor, The Tribune, isI
Nassau Street, NeW York City.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
Exhibition at Christiania

The Norges Handels og Sjofartsti-
dende has decided to hold an exhibi-
tion at the Christiania Tivol, from
April q to May Z, 1922, according to
an announcement received from Con-
sui General Alban G. Snyder. No fur
ther details regarding this exhibit are
yet available.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
Business Item

F. A. Rieger has engaged in the busi-
OF importing and distributing silks
from the Orient at 315 Fourth Avenue.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22

WANTED Broker to sell
$250,00O new issue; capable un-
derwriting 100000 bond; pay
ing, going concern. Address
D 674, Tribune.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-02

This higher daty and believes it can be
dcuc If the tubanS win do their part
In fact. there is good chance OF the
present duty being reduced To $50 per
l01 pounds aad this duty retained per
maueutIy il Cuba viii meet the 1922
emergency. Should Cuba fail to respond
the President is determined to take tie
.'ar of the American sugar producers
The influence of the agricultural bloc
W"uld be exerteda in that direction any
way AS the beet sugar business is essen
TALLY agricultural and che farmers are
guaranteed a fixed price for brcts and
even benefit by ascending prices after
they have delivered their crop The
western states dominate the present
congress so it is a forcgoue conclusion
chat CIbI must restrict her crop or have
Il permanent tariff imposed against her
higher than ever before. As for the
American public the administration
Gems to recognize a. inevitable a Slight
increase in the cost OF sugar but the pro
du,rrs here insist that il would be as
much TO their benefit rs anybody elses to
see ta it that sugar doesn't ever get be-
yond six cents "a pound.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-02
Oc1ucoke, N. c., Tozem of65O
without Crime for 10 Years

strlcted with lumber of ships which
were wrecked on the treacherous shoals
oil the North Carolina coast. Every
family here owns their home.
Ccracoisc II at the extreme southern
cud of Il little island By the same Maine,
located about 30 miles off the mainland
OF North Carolina, and il unique in
many respects. OcTacOke Island. which
is part of HYDE county North Carolina,
is a little strip of land about II miles
long and ranges IN width from one half
to one aud one half miles. The popula-
tiou Of the island numbers about 700,
about 600 of whom live AT Ocracoke.
Those who do not live in tt little town
are mfnbcr- of the families OF coast
ggard-mcu. who patrol the roast.
A. there are TO railroads. automobiles.
street ears or theatres where motion
pictures are shown. many of the iuhahi-
taats n OrraCuke have never seen any
Il these things. With the exception of
the men employed by the United States
government as coast nIarIsIucu and tho
few merchants I'm The little town. an
Gcracoker- make their living hunting
and fishing.
Every person ON OcTacoke Island is "a
Methodist i'm religion They are divided
however as 60 the sectional branch to
which they belong. about half being
mCmbnrs Of the Methods Episcopal
church. south while the others attend
the northern church
Ocracoke is one of the oldest settle
ments i'm America. The people are be
lieved by MANY historians TO be- descend
ants Of the a. Lost Colony of Sir Wal
ter Raleigh.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-02
1900 INVITATIONS
TO ROYAL WEDDING
Marriage Of Princess Mary and NiscOunt
LasceileS TO Be Held In West
minister Abbey.

LONDON. Feb. 2-Arrangemcnts for
Princess AIarys wedding to ViScount
La>celIcs at Westminster Abbey the
last week in February are beginning to
take form.
The lord chamberlain. the Duke of
AthOll. has been commissioned by the
king TO draw up a sketch of the pro
posed ceremonial and the state chamber
lain. Sir Douglas Dawson. will prepare
the program.
The sending out of 1000 invitations
nj 81 Jasaes'a Palace. \ fortuight's no
tice is usually considered sufficient for
such occasions. The king and queen
as Il rule invite personally their own
relatives from abroad.
Not all the guests at Westminster
Abbey viii he able TO see the wedding
ceremony. The choir and the tran~epts
viii be set apart for the royal family
the diplomatic corps. personal friends of
the viScOunt and princess and the mem
bers Of the royal households and suites.
The others viii have to be content with
Il view of the procession.
The wedding will be solemnized by
the Archbishop of Canterbury. or in his
absence. by the Archbishop Of York
\ wedding reception viii probably be
held i'm the ballroom at Buckingham
Palace. at which the famous royal gold
plate service win be displayed
The confectionery for all the state
functions Is made by the confectioners
at the palace and it is presumed they
viii make the wedding cake
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-02
WEST WARDSBOR0

Clarence Streeter, who has been i'll.
Is now convaIcseent
Mrs. Z. 4. Selfors has been ring for
the sick in Townehend
Members of ]. w Alien s and Hugh
Putnam = families Have been ill.,
Nelson French hos been ill., His bro
her. Watson, Of Brattlcboro has been
visiting him
DR. and Mrs, II8cEctt visited their
on, Rev T, kepdri@l, llaebett, and fam
~ in South Newfaun last wnal. They
'eturued home Saturday night.
Ihes rising tcwperatura OF this week
Welcome change from the intense
cold Of last Wcnk. Letters Received
rom California STATE tl9t thew are hav-
oc the coolest weather kpown for wears.
he tb"rmometer. registering only 16 de-
vrec, above zero. It is feared the citrus
fruit crop viii suifeT
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-02
VIII Increase Tariff

1t seems certain that if Cuba doesn't
restrict her production for the year 1922
only-for there will be no desire to re
strict it aIterwards-thc duty of - per
100 win pass both houses of congress.
President Harding is anxious to avoid
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-02
FIRM FOUNDATION.
Nothing Can Undermine 1t in Brattle.
bore.

bOr0.
People are sometimes slow to recognize
true merit. and they cannot be blamed.
for 50 many have been humbuggcd in
the past. The experience Of many Brat
tIcboro residents, expressed publicly
through newspapers and other sources,
places Doan's Kidney Pills on a firm
foundation here
l. r Barnes, l6 Clark St, Brattle-
boro, saws "Doans Kidney pills sure
are fine medicine have used them
for the last few years with excellent
results. When | first used Doan's my
back was in a very bad condition dire
70 heavy work which caused strain.
Ny back was lame and sore and l found
it hard to stoop. Ny kidneys were weak
and the Secretions were highly coIorcd,
scanty and burned in passage. | heard
of Deans Kidney Pills and set box at
the Bratilcboro Drug Co They gave
excellent results and since then have
used Doan's as kidney tonic | am
glad to recommend Doan's Kidney Pills"
Price zoe, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney rencdy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mr. Barnes
bad Foster-Milburn Co, Mfrs, Buffalo,
n. Y-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-02
CubaEs Too Ambitious

American beet sugar producers. clauR,
that the Cuban, extended themselves and
really imagined ghe high prices of sugar
woud continue indefinitely. While they
were holding for higher prices. something
like >GnOOO TONS came into the United
States from II different countries and
even though the full duty pound was
paid. the imported sugar found a ready
market. This. however. caused the ac-
eumulation i'm Cuba of a surplus of about
100000 tons. 1t is this surplus car
ried into the present grinding season i'm
tuba which is the monkey wrench i'm the
whole situation. If somebody tomorrow
could wipe out that surplus and leave
the Cuban producer without any loss
everybody would be happy and the cues
tion of duty to he imposed in the fu-
tIrc would NOT be complicated But 50
long * the surplus remains. the Ampri-
can producers claim they are meuacnd
and that unless some other solution is
found. a higher duty than that now cx-
listing is necessary to enable the Amer
lean producer TO grow 20 per cent of the
amount normally consumed OF this 20
per cent. - comes from the beet and -
from Louisiana and Hawaii. and the
Philippines
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-02
HARDING STUDIES
SUGAR PROBLEM
Immense Cuban Surplus,
But Americans Want
Higher Prices
MAY RAISE TARIFF
TO MAINTAIN PRICE

American Producers Want Cubans tOI
Restrict Production This Season -
Willing to Give Cubans Only Half OF
American Sugar Trade.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-02
4,750,762 PUPILS IN
NJ. E. SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Increase In Enrolment for 1921 Is 2S3.,
263-.AveFage Attendance
2,3.6.753

CHICAGO. Feb. There is total
enrolment Of 1850. 1852 pupils i'm the
Sunday schools of the Methodist EpiS-
copal church. according TO a statement
made by Rev. &. l.. Hay. research see
rotary of the board of Sunday schools
of the Methodist Episcopal church. at
its annual meeting last night.
THE total enrolment for 1921 shows
an increase of =2S3.262." said Rev Mr.
Hay. The final tabulations of Sunday
school statistics for 1921 are as fol
lows;
There are 3G.4G3 schools with 40l.-
49, officers and teachers. of scholars
of all grades there are 1852. 1888. There
are. 23O.JT2 members of the home de
nartmpnt and 36G.GT2 members of the
cradle roll department. a total enroll
ment of 4.750.762 The average attend
ance at the Sunday schools of Method
ism is 231G.TJ3.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-02
WEST DUAINIERsToN.

Miss Hazel Putnam OF Brattleboro
-;sited her parents here Tuesday
Mrs T. Ph5llirs and da'lqhtor auJ
Iiss Jessie o Connar Of. Putney are
nests at r. E. Ieonurd s.
Mr. and Mrs Ralph Tbayrr Of South
Ecwfanp. spent SUNDAY at the home Of
us parents, Mir. and AIRS Otis Thaycr
Jhe Grange Meeting was held in the
home of " b. Leonard Tuesday eve
inr Refreshments of cake, coffee and
sandy iches we're served hy members
whose birthday anniversaries came in
January
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-02

BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Despatch to The Reformer.)
Copyright 1922.
WASHINGTON. Feb > - President
Harding is trying to work out a compro-
mise between the various sugar producing
interests of the United States and Cuba
whereby the price of sugar to the con-
sumner shall never again go to the heights
that were reached during the war.
The President is constantly discussing
the problem with Secretary Hoover, Sem
ator Smoot and agricultural senator's on
the one hand and the representatives Of
Cuban producers on the other.
The big question underlying the whole
thing * whether the slight increase in
the cost of sugar to the consumer which
the producers say is inevitable ii their in
duStry is to be preserved will cause amy
dissatisfaction as to be politically dan
Grrous this wear.
Back of the sugar problem is the vivid
recollection of iuordinate prices after
the war when the government let 90 and
ceased regulation. The administration
knows that few things come closer home
than the price of sugar aud it is therefore
anxious to work ont q compromise that
will satisfy the sugar producers and the
TURNER'S and viii not arouse the ire of the
mn l{Tr n whole
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-02

BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Despatch to The Reformer
CnnNright 14Y2
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-02


All the various interests concerned
both producers and refncr>-arc of the
"lIiuinlf that whatever solution is worked
out the pride of sugar must 90 mp slightly
possibly four-truthS OF cent pound
lis il now Is being sold N less than the
cost If production. During the wan when
nc government controlled the beet sugar
industry through its ability to fix the
pa ice. the American people bought sugar
at a lower rate than did the peoples of
ether countries II was only after the
war when the Cuban producers thought
there was a Worldwide shortage and
when the government at Washington de
cIined to purchase the Cuban crop. but
did control the American domestic out
put. nat prices went up. 1t Is realized
that a> long rs Cuba furnishes - uor
cent of the sugar consumed by the Amer
lean public. some balance must be- pre-
served between Cuban and American pro
dUctioH.