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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-13

Georges Frco1e is well known to cam eranen in this country. One of his biggest. achievements was the takingsof pictures of naval engage ments between two ships of the Cars fleet and a German batt1eship, which met in the Black Sea. Leslie Wand, staff man in London, made the first pictures. of the English capital from the air, "a photographic feat because of the haze and bad light conditions which prevail there.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-13

Prince of Waies. Desssiena took the picturRs, sSwhich weEe5 an exclusive Pathes News feature, of the landing of the R-34, the big: dirigible which flew from England ssto .the United States.
 O. Aultman is in Mexico as much as he is ines. Texasssshis station< There i> alwaysSnews in Mexico for reasons that are well known, and Aultman always has been first on the job. E. F % '.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-13
AM >In The Day:s J1orlk,'' ! 7heI Daring And
 ResourcefnIlllen @It1ho: Film World EDents
 For RathezN Oufaos4lerarder Dunes

H. D. Blauvelt, Pafhe chief news caneraman, in an aeroplane taking the only films ever made of the Panarna Canal. Below Blauvelt is shown filming scenes of the great Dayton flood, in which he nearly lost his life. -
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-13

Music is a most valuable aid when ft comes to putting a picture across. Many is the excellent feature produc- ton we have seen that would have been far more enjoyable if there was no music at all during the showing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-13

President Wilson viewed "The Sin. That was His" in the White House last Friday night. The showing was, interrupted by business before the end. and MT. Wilson requested it be shown over again.
 Will Rogers has astonished the Goldwyn studios by proving an as ser1on made some time ago that he could play the violin. He borrowed a fiddle from the violinist on his set and proceeded to-in his own idiom-
 knock on 'em' in undeniab1y tune full fashion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-13

Just 157 rolls of film, each about 1000 feet in length, were used in film ing Outside the Law in which Pris- cilla Dean, Lon Chaney and Wheeler Oakman take the leading roles. This footage must be reduced to between ssdltd An;dd 8U11 fesf,. which wf1T com pose the cream of the work of the players.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-13

Widely advertised features are not always features that are widely ad- vertised by those who see them.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-13
STAGE WHISPERS

Edith Roberts has started gag new staru ef Nornian Dawn the f7rstar,,a . su ', :, to carry a camera to highest pinnacle of the Andes. The cast for Hidden Fires includes Walter Long Bea- trice Dominguez, Arthur Jasmine and others of equal note.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-13

william Davidson, who plays op- posita Elaine Hammerstein in Miss Hammerstein's forthcoming picture, Poor Dear Margaret Kirby. which is being made by Director William P. S. Earle at the Selznick Fort Lee stu dios 5has other accomplishments than acting. it became known this week, when it was learned that MT. David son has signed a years contract to sfng for Columbia records.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-13

Jake Coolidge
 di 8 O b c ying 'Governme mt
 ord CT but
 filming Pres
 ident Wilson's debarkation on his first visit to France . l 2 .tl -E -
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-13

Acting is an art. Not all player seem to realize this.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-13

Protection is the thing nowadays. An Incompetent motion picture oper- ator is the direct cause of many a Theatre going to ruin.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-13

We don't blame the man who tries to save money when he can, but there the same as there is two ways of run ming a theatre.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-13

Yet some theater, men. (?o will never learn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-13

But some folks never learn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-13
GOSSIP GOSSIP
 by D: J, |.

If some theater managers would think more of running their theaters in the proper manner and giving the public their moneys worth instead of trying to save every dime they can, Mir. and Mrs. Public and their chil- dren would patronize the theater more.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-13

Holmes E. Herbert will be leading man for Alice Joyce in her next pie ture, "Her Lord and Master"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-13

Tom Mix'S next film will be called s@The Road Demon" Claire Ander- son in his leading woman.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-13

Gerald c. Duffy is collaborating g with Leroy Scott who has just ar rived at the studios in the screen adoption of his story, 'fNo. IS Wash tngton Square"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-13

1 Above and on the left. George
 Ercole, on a Russian battle ship filming a
 Black Seal fight with
 . German cruiser.
The Washington times., 1920-10-22
6 RS u T.
Gov. Cox Sends Message to American
Bankers Association Through
The Washington Times

81 welcome the opportunity to address the Ameri-
can Bankers Association for the that one OF the
strongest arguments which am presenting in behalf
of the League of Nations is which should appeal
directly and emphatically to the bankers.
''We are now experiencing business decline tor
the simple reason that production is greater than
our domestic consumption We must depend upon the
markets of the world to buy surplus and this is
what maintains trade but today there is no foreign
market because today there is no foreign credit,
and there is no foreign credit because we have
not joined with the other nations OF the world IN the
creation of permanent peace.
'There can be no credit so long as the nations OF
the earth waste their resources in the maintenance OF
large ornaments; but the nations of Europe, willing
to stop building ornaments cannot stop unless America
stops; and America cannot stop unless Europe stops
and neither stop unless we all stop together
"We only stop together by mutual agreement
which is provided by the League of Nations to which
forty-tbree nations have already subscribed.
"Unless by this time next year we are member
of the League look with trepidaton upon the future
JAMES M. cox"
The Washington times., 1920-10-22
DENMARK GETS
S25,0O0,O0O LOAN
Taken Over by National City
Bank of New York, and
Paws 8 Per cent.

NEW YORK, oct. 22.-The National
City Bank announces s2o'ooo'ooo
Kingdom OF Denmark twenty-nve-year
& per cent loan, dated October TO- lSZo,
and due October 10, l945, price loo
and interest.
The government OF Denmark Will
pay as a sinking fund to the National
city Bank OF New York sum sum
Client to retire S1,250.0O0 principal
amount OF bonds annually, from oc-
tober IS, 1925, to maturity.
Fiscal agents will apply all sums
received by II on account OF the sink
ing FUND, up to and including October
Is, 1885, for the purchase OF bonds In
the open market, IL obtainable, at not
more than 10 and interest, after DC
tober Is, 1885; bonds will be pur-
chased at not more than lO7z and
interest.
Any sinking fund not so applied
prior to August Is in any year will be
applied on October Is to the redemp-
ton OF bonds by lot, for which pur-
pose bonds are callable at 40 up to
and including October 10. 1885. and at
lO7h thereafter. Bonds callable as a
whole at 40 on October 10. 1920. or
on any interest date thereafter up to
and including October Is, 1888, and at
lO7h If called for redemption there
after.
Interest is payable October Is and
April Is, in United states gold coin OF
present weight and fineness. Coupon
bonds are issued in denominations Of
$500 and 81 900.
The Washington times., 1920-10-22
Questions and Answers on the
Federal Reserve System
IRu Permission Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Va

comparative frequency and regular
ity; and, whenever a panic occurred,
the defects of the national banking
system, aggravated by the imperfec-
tions of the various State banking
systems in existence, became increas-
ingly apparent. Students of finance,
economists, and the more thoughtful
bankers generally were convinced
that many, If not all, panics were
avoidable, especially those arising
from scarcity of currency, and that
the United states had reached a point
where agriculture, commerce, and
industry demanded banking facilities
of the highest efficiency.
On May 80, 1908 largely because
of the panic of 1900. Congress es-
tablished a National Monetary Com
mission consisting of sixteen MEM
bers to inquire into, and report to
Congress, what changes were neces-
sary or desirable in the monetary
system of the United States. This
commission rendered it's report, COM
prised in fifteen or twenty volumes,
January .. 1912. Organized efforts
to revise the banking laws followed
Immediately, and these efforts culmi-
mated in the adoption OF the Federal
Reserve act, which emkodies the chief
recommendations of the National
Monetary Commission.
ITO be contlnued)
The Washington times., 1920-10-22
MEXICO WORKED Up
over DRY QUESTION
Liquor Interests Alarmed at
Steps Taken in Direction
of Prohibition.
BY LOUIS p. KIRBY.
International News Service.


MEXICO CITY. Mexico, Oct ga
Liquor men in Mexico have become
alarmed by the steps toward prohibit
ton taken by the new government
and are organizing to protect their
interests.
The drinking places are now closed
on all holidays and from Saturday
at noon until Monday morning. From
this, 1t would be only short step to
complete prohibition.
Owing to the spread of Bolshevism
among the peon classes, there are
many who favor a plan to abolish the
manufacture of the cheap alcoholic
beverages made from the cacti, as a
means of preserving order. but those
who want to keep the poems sober do
not wish to be deprived OF wine, beer,
and the finer liquors. They want
strong drink confined to those who
drink with moderation or at least with
amiability. and the peon Is by no
means amiable, as rule, when
drunk.
The men who want a limited pro-
hibition, however, will get little sup
port from influential politicians. The
politicians will either want complete
prohibition or demand that the drink
ing places remain as they are, with
regulations closing them on days
when Nhe masses are Idle.
The peon has been the backbone OF
every revolution. The wild, reckless
energy of these men. with nothing to
lose, has been the strength of many
The Washington times., 1920-10-22
MEXICAN DIPLOMAT
HAVING TROUBLES

Roberto ". PesQuiera, temporarily
In charge of the Mexican embassy
here. and also financial agent Of the
Mexican government, is having his
troubles.
II he approaches the State Depart
ment, he may md that he is per-
soma non grata-at least. officials
cause Of his attitude regarding
American oil interests in Mexico.
Mr.. Pesqueira angrily denies that
he is in Washington seeking recog-
milton for the de la Huerta govern
ment or on any other mission
1.-THE newspapers are printing a
pack of lies about me-" he stated to-
day. "They seem to BE trying to
get me in bad They won't succeed.
/ am simply the financial agent OF
the Mexican government detailed to
the embassy because OF the absence
OF Ambassador Calderon."
One Of the reasons why Mr.. Pes
quiera may find his path at the State
Department beset with thorns 10 an
article which he contributes to the
October number of the Mexican Re
view. in which he states:
Americans doing business in Mex
leo must conform their practices to
Mexican laws. just as Mexicans in
the United States must obey your
laws. They cannot expect, either. to
claim protection of Mexican law un-
less they have conformed to its re-
quirements. Thus with regard to the
latest protests of the oil producers to
your State Department. These con-
Germ, dispute properly between Qbn-
testing groups OF Americans rather
than with the Mexican government.
"In Mexico, as in the United states
indeed, copied largely after your
own laws-these Is IN force, since
1884. law requiring that all land
contracts be recorded. In either
country a purchaser who falls to re-
cord his title properly does so at his
own peril. ] understand that this
law in the United States is some
times, though very infrequently
evaded. In Mexico compliance with
the law is almost universal except
by some of the American oil com
panies."
Mr.. Pesquiera further warns all oil
companies that their titles must
stand as valid in Mexico as they
would stand in the United States, sub
ject to review by the courts, and the
old companies, IL they can prove
they have been mulcted. can have re-
course only In suits against those in
dividuals from whom they claim or
iginally to have purchased"
The Washington times., 1920-10-22
CHINA EXPANDS COTTON
PRODUCING INDUSTRY

Continued expansion of China's cot
ton growing and manufacturing in
dustry is shown in a report received
today by the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce from trade rep
resentstives In that country.
"Ten years ago, according to rough
estimates, China produced about
1.25O0 900 to 100000 bales OF cotton
and had about 100000 power spin
dies" the report declares. To-day
China produces 100000 bales each
year and has 100000 power spindles
From Shanghai, where frst estab-
llshed by British firms, the spinning
and the weaving Industry on modern
lines spread to central China, Che
kiang, and north China.
Three kinds OF cotton are grown
under very crude native methods
a silky and good staple, grown from
American seeds, In Shensl. Shansl
and~ tIupeh: rough and short staple,
In Tientsln and Shantung, and n less
rough and fairly good staple, In
Tungchow, Taichung, and Shanghai"
The Washington times., 1920-10-22
ASHES Of WIFE ALL
ALIEN WILL RECEIVE
Goes to Meet Her at Ellis Island.
Finds She Died After
Her Arrival,

READING, Pa, Oct 22.-To be de-
MED even the privilege of seeing his
wife's remains, after separation OF
six years had been heightened for all
time to come by death, was the cruel
experience that befell Anton Ra5man,
a Hungarian machinist, employed at
Wyomissing. near here.
Six years ago, leaving his wire ana
five-year-old daughter, Erma, In Hun
gary, he came to America, and for
long time, on account Of war regula-
tions, he was unable to arrange to
have his family brought to America.
Recently his wife, daughter and the
formers mother, Mrs. Catherine Ram
schA sailed from Europe. On the
way over Mrs. Rajman was taken i'll
with typhoid pneumonia and died four
hours after landing at Ellis Island.
Her husband did not knowsit until
he came to Ellis Island to claim his
family.
Under Government regulations he
may not even see her body, in a
quarantine morgue, but her ashes,
after cremation of the body, will be
sent to him. Rajman will not see
his daughter and mother-in-law until
the twelve-day quarantine period is
ended and then they will go to Le-
banon to live. the elder woman hav-
ing relatives there.
The Washington times., 1920-10-22
WILLYs-OVERLAND PREFERRED.

r.. e. H.-Kindly give me some
information regarding Wtilys-Over-
land preferred. / own some OF the
stock and notice that IL is quoted
around So. / have paid much more.
In fact. l paid 80. I get my divi-
dends regularly, but am afraid or
it. Is there any good bond selling
at about the same price that
could exchange my ten shares for?
Answer Willys-Overland pre-
ferred sells now for $50 a share un-
der the high of the year and on the
current dividend basis yields about
ION per cent. This low price and
high yield suggests the possibility of
danger, though there is no discern
ible reason to think the dividend Is in
jeopardy.
But If you want q seemingly sure
investment for about the same
amount of money you might buy a
81 900 San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
4 per cent bond for $640. These bonds
are guaranteed, principal and inter-
est, by the Southern Pacific and we
believe are more stable invest
ment than willys-Overland preferred,
though less profitable.
SINGER MFG. co.
Miss S. B.-Kindly advise about
Singer Manufacturing C0mpany's
stock, now selling at 1928. Do you
consider it a good investment? 1t
has been recommended to me as
such? Are dividends guaranteed
and at what rate?
Answer-Singer Manufacturing
Company has made no dividend pay
The Washington times., 1920-10-22

ments since March 81, 1919. when ia
per cent was paid, prior to which time
payments had been made at varying
amounts. sometimes very liberal,
since 1898. In normal times the COM
pany does very large business
throughout Europe and prior to the
war was in receipt of goodly proflts
from it's foreign trade.
But the disruption Of the European
and a good deal of the Asiatic busi-
ness cut profits materially and re-
suited in the suspension OF dividends.
Singer was Incorporated originally in
1863 with a capital stock of 100000
to take over the business OF j. M.
Singer & Co. The present company
was chartered in New Jersey forty
seven years ago, with capital or
81 100000 increased in 1887 to &c.,
100000 in December. 1900. further
increased by a stock dividend of 200
per cent to sSO.OO0.OOO. and again in
1910 to $50, 900, 900 by a stock dividend
Of 100 per cent.
Lacking official information as TO
the company's intention regarding
dividends and the absence of a report
of recent business and profits, 1t is
impossible to give any idea when
payments on the stock will again be
made, and, therefore, one buying it
now assumes a speculative risk. As
it is the biggest manufacturer Of
sewing machines in the world and
singularly well intrenched CONNER
cially. it's Singer" machines being
known throughout the civilized
world, 1t would seem that the COM
pany is in a good position to again
forge ahead and make dividend dis
tributions to the shareh olders.
The Washington times., 1920-10-22
|. INTRODUCTION.
What is the Federal Reserve

1. What is the Federal Reserve
System?
1t is system of banking, estab-
lished and operated under the pro-
visions OF an act passed by Congress
and approved December %, 1913,
known as the Federal Reserve act,
the long title Of which is,
IAN act to provide for the estab-
lishment Of Federal Reserve banks,
to furnish an elastic currency, to af-
ford means of rediscounting CONNER
cial paper, to establish a more effec-
tive supervision Of banking In the
United States, and for other pur-
poses"
2. Why was the Federal Reserve
System established?
To remedy the defects OF the bank
Ing system Of the United States.
For twenty years or more before
the passage of the Federal Reserve
act, reforms in the banking laws OF
the United states had been continu-
ally discussed. The national banking
system, which was established IN
1884, was admittedly imperfect In
many respects. Panics occurred with
The Washington times., 1920-10-22
WHEAT STRAW GAS
oQM|NG AUT0FUEL
lew PApduct Found by Federal
Board of Agriculture to Be
Developed.

TOPEKA Kan, Oct Ell expert
ments now being made in Kansas
continue auspiciously, automobiles
may be privileged to snap their nm
gers not only at the high price OF
gasoline and the representations of
a serious world shortage but even at
gasoline altogk ther.
A new product has been found by
the Federal Board of Agriculture
which has ALREADY been used for OPP
Grating motor cars, for illuminating
and for cooking. 1t is made by dis
tiIlinx product of the soil now
virtually wasted-wheat straw.
The Department Of Agriculture es-
Inmates that ono ton of wheat straw
will produce the equivalent OF forty
gallons OF gasoline, so that Kansas,
for example, with an acreage of H.
$40, 900, could have produced 46,b6O,OOO
Gallons Of the substitute gasoline.
Farm experts have estimated that
enough wheat straw Is going to waste
west of the Mississippi alone to pro-
duce the equivalent of one-fifth the
driving power of all gasoline now
manufactured
The only thing remaining to be
calculated. the Board Of Agriculture
maintains, is whether the cost of pro-
auction can be made low enough.
The Washington times., 1920-10-22

leaders. who have remained afield
when II seemed humanity impossible
the peon engages In q cause he takes
with him all OF his worldly goods.
including his wife and children.
Bands OF bandits are moving tribes
with more women and children than
fighting men. Even military troop
trains are moving families. The SOL
diers take their families with them.
and also their dogs. chickens. pigs
and fighting cocks.
IL is because the peon ia SO essen
tial to the success OF any movement
that all appeals are addressed to him.
The sincerity OF these appeals. how
ever, is strongly questioned.
The Washington times., 1920-10-22
The Washington Times
Investors Service


in
Munaex WashnEon
The Washington times., 1920-10-22
RAILROADS GET
BIG SUM FROM US.
Payments and Loans on 40
count Of Guaranty Amount
to $233,719,974.

A Treasury Department statement
shows that TO date there has been
advanced to all railroads an asgre-
gate OF 1898. ora on account OF the
qua anty OF net earnings for the six
months ended August 81, 1920. as pro-
vided In section 200 OF the trsnspor-
tatt0p act
These payments were made on APP
plications for advance payments filed
prior TO the expiration OF the period
and before the ruling OF Comptroller
Warwick, OF the Treasury Depart
ment, that only the final payment TO
each road under the guaranty could
be made after that date.
Under section 210 of the act. which
creates the $500. 000, 900 new loan fund
For the purpose OF enabling carriers
by railroad subject to the interstate
commerce act properly TO serve the
public during the transition period
Immediately following the termination
OF Federal control" the same state
ment shows that loans aggregating
$50. 100, 1925 have been made to the fol-