Although it was understood that
agents of the British government
have withdrawn from the market for
Liberty bonds, having completed pur
chase to meet the next interest pay
ment on that country’s American
debt, the active United States bov
ernment issues continued in good de
mand and closed the week moderate
ly higher.
‘ a significant fact in connection
with the past week’s new
was that approximately $150,000,000
of the total was offered in lour
Important among the new issues
were: $100,000,000 American Teie
phone and Telegraph 20-year
sinking fund debenture bonds ofrered
at 9S1* to yield 5.3 per cent;
000.000* Dutch East Tndies 30-year
51- per cent sinking fund gold bonds
offered at 00 to yield 0.24 to 0.00;
$0,000,000 province of Alberta. < an
ada. 10-year 5'a P°r cont refunding
Hold bonds offered at par. and
$;,.noo.ft00 International Power and
Light Corporation 30-ycar G per cenJ
refunding mortgage bonds offered at
osi;. to yield G.10 per cent.
HONOR I.IXCOl.VK I’ARIATS
.1 \NHSVTM.K. III-. Nov. 11.—I By As
sociated Press.) — After years of n*K
1, ,-t tin' giaves of Thomas and Nancy
l.lneuln. father and stepmother of
Abraham f.ineoln. are to be given at
tention. These unkept mounds, in a
nearby desolate sraveyard. are mark
ed only by unohlseled stones made
rough by tourists who have chipped
souvenirs from them. the Illinois
district of the laons International
has undertaken to raise funds
among its members to erect a fitting
monument at the graves.
IMIASH1ANS MBST
VV A SHI N( JTON. Nov. II.—rhygi
rians from practically every section
of the south gatlo red in Washington
today to attend the opening tomor
row itf the seventeenth annual con
vention of the Southern Medical as
sociation. The convention will con
tinue four (lays.
