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The Washington times., 1920-11-03
SCORES METHODIST
ANT|-DANC|NG FIAT
Actors Equity Association in
Series of Resolutions, De-
nounces Church Law.

NEW YORK. Nov. 3.-Morc reso-
lutions denouncing the attitude OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church to-
ward the amusement profession have
just been adopted unanimously by
the executive council of the Actors
Equity Association. The memorial
follows:
Whereas: Forbidding members OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church to
dance, play cards. attend thcatcrs,
horse races and circuscs. under pen
atty OF expulsion as at present, Is
primarily a question to be fought out
by the progressive Mcthodists. but
Whereas: BY the authority of the
Methodist amusement ban these 1872
blue laws have been utilized to keen
dancing teachers out OF the Mctho-
dist Church. and
whereas: 1t seems no more repre-
hensibIe to teach the art OF dancing
than H. is for church members them
selvsc to dance, which most of them
do. and
whereas: In the Actors Equity AZ
sociation there are thousands OF
Christians who are professional dane
ers. many OF whom have been
brought up in Methodism. They are
proud of their calling and resent I'M
| Id1T VI '"N'' ''Ns-
ton: and
whereas: Dancing masters are our
brothers and sisters in the amuse-
ment profession: hence injustice done
to them is also resented by those on
tho stage. and
Whereas: a dancing teacher who
had been a member OF one Methodist
church in Wichita. Kan. was refused
afiliation with another because OF
her connection with the amusement
business. In commenting on the
treatment accorded her. the Central
Christian Advocate. "official organ OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, edi-
torislly recently stated:
The pastor who firmly put his
band between dancing master and
our fellowship acted at once in his
right and duty. Any other action
would have branded him "A hireling
shepherd. who careth not for the
sheep 4 dancing master. who
wanted to come into the Methodist
church and who professed no peni-
tence and no resolution to quit the
profession, could not break into the
church.
Therefore. be it resolved: In the
name of the theatrical profession. as
well as speaking for the dancing
masters of the country. the Actors
Equity Association reiterates its in
dignation at such pharisaic attitude
on the part of any Christian denomi-
nation. This organization again calls
publicly upon the Board of Bishops
Of the Methodist Church, annual con-
ferences and next General Confer
ence to state the standpoint of mod
ern Methodism toward all those in the
amusement profession. particularly
concerning their eligibility for mem
bership.
The Actors Equity Association fur
Their wishes J. Henry Smythe, Jr.
success in his campaign to keep this
important question in the limelight
thereby bringing the Methodist
church up to date on the entire
amusement problem.
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
WIFE OF UNDERTAKEN
DENIES DEATH SLUMP
Tells Court Husband Is Able to
Pay AIimony.

BUFFALO. Nov. 3.--Due to de-
creased death rate following the ebb-
ing OF the fu epidemic. Albert Ran
dell, an embalmer, who was ordered
to pay his wife s25 a month alimony
by the court several months ago.
sought to have the amount reduced
by, Justice Sears In special term OF
supreme court.
Randell told the court that since
the hu epidemic he had earned on an
average OF $50 month as an en-
balmcr and was forced to take a posi-
s25 week.
Mrs. Rsnden. his wife, said that
there was no truth about the big
slump in the ~mbslminr business.
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
A N d FIN A NC E.
Reserve Board Reports
' Progress In Recovery

Recovery from war and post
war conditions IL proceeding
apace In the United States" and
the natural forces In evidence
which make for stabilization
carry assurance for the future"
the Federal Reserve Board de-
cisred IN its monthly review OF
business conditions.
The board review shows the
following conditions In the basic
indust ries:
Foodstuffs or agriculture-Finsl
crop reports justify earlier pre-
dictions of wonderful productions.
but farmers. angered by the price
reductions which have hit them
hrst. Ere endeavoring TO hold
their Crops from the market In
some districts. In others. notably
Minneapolis, the movement OF
grains to the market has been
very active. Price reductions to
the producer extend through the
realm OF agricultural productions.
cotton, wheat. corn. live stock
and other foodstuffs suffering In
the war on high prices.
Lmber Housing - Cancellation
of orders and price reductions
featured the months business,
with the exception of the San
Francisco district. the housing ac-
tivities or the lumber activities
appear unusually dull. Several
mills are preparing to cease OPP
erations.
Oil-Production showed an in
crease OF 30.5 per cent, as COM
pared with September. 1919.
Anthracite coal-Situation be-
coming more satisfactory, with
improved transportation facilities
and a somewhat spceded-up pro-
duction, though the output for the
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month OF September was not AS
good as that OF August.
Bituminous coal-With rare en-
eeption. all districts report excel
lent situation has developed In
bituminous coal situation.
Iron and steel-New business
In the industry has decreased. and
for the first time in many months
the market now shows some OF
the nils In earnest quest OF or
ders. CurtAilment of production
and falling Prices are generally
reported, with. some automobile
manufacturer forcing a revision
OF prices on this years contracts.
Mills in general. however, are de-
manding that the prices in the
contracts be sustained. In some
districts and in certain classes OF
steel the buRiness appears active.
Cotton inactivity reported
generally, with many OF the mills
hnding Il difficult to get new or
ders.
Wooi-Price reductions thus far
has failed to stimulate business,
and manufacturers are in state
of waiting" Prices in wholesale
trade and standard grade. as COM
pared with those on May j. are
about 35 to 40 per cent less. Mills
are not yet operating to fun ca
pacity.
Shoes and l~ather-curtaiied
operations. shutdowns and low
cred prices with a demand that
the decrease continue. feature the
trade. The movement extends back
TO the tanners until In some d.
tricts certain hides quoted at Al
cents a pound last year are now
offered at o cents a pound. Price
reductions have failed to increase
the demand.
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d. EXPORT TRADE
| SHOWING RECOVERY
Cargoes to Europe and South
America Increase in Septem-
Der After August Slump.

Exports TO Europe and South
America showed a slight recovery "a
September from the slump noted In
August. but there was a further re.
duction In shipDents TO Asia. I'm
ports from all three OF these conti-
nents showed sharp decreases.
statement issued by the De-
partment OF commerce placed ex-
ports 10 Europe for the month at
s303.4:2.S26. as compared with $685.
Europe were SOL .04S.291. comps red
with xHA751.sOI In August. 0 This
left a balance OF trade in favor OF the
United states OF approximately s2I2.-
100000 for September.
Exports to South America In Sep
TENDER totsled s54.447,362. compared
with $46,643.2Se in August. while i'm
ports were valued at S62. f99. o22.
compared with S63.3OI .49i. There
thus was a balance OF trade OF APP
proximstely 100000 in favor OF
South America during the month.
EXPORTS TO SOUTH AMERICA.
Shipments to Argentina and Brazil
showed another increase in Septcm-
Der. the exports to the former being
valued at s21.7s1,sOs as compared
with $16.0l7,245, the month before.
and exports to Brazil being $15,Oi7,-
245 against slf.520.29i. Imports from
Argentina. however, increased nearly
1000. 900. the total being s22,8S2.sso
so that Argentina had a net trade
balance for the month OF approx
mately $1.O0O,000. Imports from
Brazil decreased more than $1,000
900. the total in September being
only $15.S37.267, but that country
wound up the month with a net bal
ance of half a million dollars against
the United States.
Exports to Asia in September were
valued at S37,S748S2. compared with
s47.1O7,63i in August. while imports
were SS3.735.743, compared with
I$126.207,3eI the month before. The
trade balance against this country
for the month was approximately
$4,000, 900.
Japan cut her imports from this
country in September TO nearly half
those in August, the figures being
s9,s04.267 for September, and s1S,-
$50. 100 for August Japan shipped to
the United States goods valued at
see. 1858 .625. compared with $4O.3S9.a ~
in August.
For the nine months ending with
September, exports to Europe were
valued at S3.296.I67 .405 against So
S56.S18.s55 during the corresponding
period the year before, while imports
were 5000, $50. 1G4 compared with S452,-
549.727 the same period the year be-
fore.
Imports from South America for tho
niue months period totalled $685.
1o4, 29S compared with k4S1 4f2 .954 for
the first nine months of 1919.
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SKINNY IS FORBIDDEN;
STUDENTS QUIT DANCES

uRBANA. ILL.,, Nov. '3.-Dames at
The University OF Illinois lost all
popular favor among the student
lody following the ban placed on
the shimmy. tho toddlc and other
Objectionable forms OF dancing by
Hhe Student Union and woman's
, League. Attendance has dropped to
such an extent that entertainment
committees are seriously thinking Of
eliminating tho airsirs from their
winter entertainment programme.
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
TOBACCO IMPORTS LARGE.

Tobacco exported from Amsterdam
TO the United states during the quar-
ter ended September 80 exceeded in
value the diamonds exported. The
total declared value of the exports
from Amsterdam to the United states
during the quarter was $22,216,766.
or this amount tobacco constituted
$I2,4O0,O61; diamonds. S4.203,52l !:
rags, 1881 .iOT: sugar. $42O.f6S; hides
and skins. $246948. and bulbs, $780,
SCI
The value of diamonds sent to the
United States during the first nine
months of 1920 was $25,TOO,9c4 a.
against $45.76O 43S in 1919. The de-
crease was due TO economy in lux
uries now being practiced and to re-
striction Of loans of banks.
The Washington times., 1920-11-03

X, N. Med. r street N. WI feel
as though might invest some
money in Uaited Accessories stores.
Inc. They expect to open some
stores here this winter. Can you
tell me Anything in regard to the
standing or this corporation?
Answer-It Is our opinion that the
proposition referred to does not
measure up to sthe requirements of
an investor looking for the greatest
possible rewards In comparative
safety.
The intent OF this department is to
induce our readers to invest in a Sc
curity composed of those elements OF
substantial worth that insure II to
some extent from speculative hazard
and lack % marketability, and the
stock you refer to does not meet
these essential requirements.
All things must have a beginning,
and Ii Is legitimate to sell stocks in
more or less untried venture. But
when there are SO many securities OF
tested character on the stock exchange
at bargain prices and liberal yields we
should consider ourselves poor coun-
sellers II we approved OF your buying
the stock In question. We desire to
be of the greatest possible help in this
IhdtttT dHu sHdli Dc pitdScu, upoH
your request, to suggest an invest
ment that we believe to be sound, but
IL you write to us again with this
end in view kindly state the amount
you desire to invest.
3. T.. g.. Pennsylvsnia Avenue 3. Il.
i have thought of making a small
investment in German marks.
Please advise me in the matter.
Answer.-Wc cannot attempt to
forecast the market for herman ex-
change or German marks, nor to sd
wise onr readers wh9ther to go into
such risky venture or not. This is
matter that you must determine for
yourself The writer personally be-
lieves that the risks are very great.
Mrs. I. r. H., q street n. WI
have been informed that you will
give me Information concerning
companies selling stocks in WASH
ington.
Several people know have bought
stock in the Occidental OIL Cow
pany, of Wichita Falls, Wichita Co,
Texas. and arc advising me to do
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
VOLCANO IS ACTIVE
AFTER 400 YEARS
PopocatepetI Has Shown Signs
of Eruption and Mexico
Is Alarmed.

MENICO CITY. Mexico. Nov. a.
There is controversy here as to
whether there has been an eruption
OF the volcano Popocatepeti.
When smoke was seen issuing APP
parently from the crater OF the vol
cano by observers in the nearby town,
there was panic and alarming re-
ports were sent out. Then came the
statepent that the smoke was not
rom Ne cra,er out from nres near
the suIn,ll. Oh me mountain.
"iin.uIa.eiy aiter tne report 'hat
.nc ,olcano was III ACTON AFTER pc
,ns ""o'.'c tut ioo !eas seterai
t.I ecu ou' "
AZ VIA WaS so'hs y" at 'he
op VI opoo"p'
CLAIM VOLCANO ERUf~TED.
Fable waltz and Francisco Fernan-
dcz. two authorities on matters relat-
ing to VOLCANOES. have reported that
the smoke actually issued from the
crater of Popocatepetl. Waltz was of
the opinion that this did not indicate
serious subterranean disturbance.
while Fernandez thought that there
was a possibility that the eruption
might assume greater force and be-
come a source OF danger to jewellers
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
MAKES LEASES WORTHLESS.


The oil men urge that article 27
should relate to new fields, opened
after the framing Of the article. and
not to leases and sales made before
the article was adopted. They say
that the article wakes leases for
which large sums were paid abso.
lutely worthless and will cause the
loss of many millions in connection
with land purchases. as most of the
companies have paid large sums for
oil land. They want article q
changed so that they will be left In
undisputed possession of at least what
they have already bought and paid
for. -
1t Is said that some. of the leases
and sales were made in such an ir-
regular manner that they could not
be held binding IL brought into court
This has caused uneasiness. The
large companies are having their
leases and land titles carefully re.
examined by experts for the purpose
of finding and correcting If possible
errors in preparing the papers.
In the last few weeks Tampico has
begun to fill up with promoters OF
the wildcat variety. Faces that were
familiar in Fort Worth. Ranger
Wichita Falls and other American oil
centers and at Goldfeld and Tonopah
in the days of gold stock arc to be
seen about the hotels.
These wildcat promoters can pe in
Tampico for only one purpose
stock-selling campaign. Stock in
their companies may already be or
sale in the States.
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so. The well is located In the
Kemp, unger. Allen field. and they
claim il is producing on a paying
basis. Any information will be high
ly appreciated.
Answer-we are glad to be awarded
the privilege OF serving you through the
Investors Service. We received hun
dreds OF letters similar to yours from
readers tempted TO invest In new oil
stocks. and we never find IL very diff
ficult 40 know what we want to say
to them.
We very much prefer to have our
friends keep out OF such risky stocks.
There has been and still Is a yeritable
saturnalia OF oil stock promotions.
and we think II is reasonable to. say
that only very small part of the
money invested viii, ever be returned.
Probably very few OF these new
companies will survive and this
makes the risk very certain one
and a very unnecessary one, because
II a man will refuse to turn over his
money TO "A promoter he is not going
to lose IL in this. way. II we were
in your place we would not buy this
stock. The money that you have for
investment should be put into some.
thing that is worth while. not into
u Ola TIC
Of loss is a very dominent feature.
w. II. C.. Potomac avenue south
east-What about Glenrock OH.
United states Steamship and WHY'S
Overland. l am considering invest
ing in each.
Answer-GlenrOck OIL, United States
Steamship and WiIlys-Overland COM
mon are decidedly speculative in their
character and should not be regarded
I'm any sense of the word as securities
OF investment merit.
1t is not our purpose to preach a
sermon on the evils OF stock spccula-
ton, but we do want to emphasize
the fact that the average private in
weston OF modest means would find IL
very much to his advantage to leave
such mercurial issues alone and in
vest his money in good stock that
pays dividends and has long record
for dividend payments in back of it.
Consider a fe wshares of Pennsylva-
mia Railroad. II you have your money
invested in this stock you are not
likely to have any worries over 1t and
will have standard investment.
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
IN PARIS One MUST NOW
TAKE SHAMPOO, IS EDICT

PARIS, Nov. 3.--Whether you want
your head washed or not in Paris
you almost have to have ~. The con-
gress OF BARRIERS has just decreed that
gentlemen who have their hair cut
without demanding a shampoo as
well, must pay 80 centimes more
The BARRIERS say they are acting In
the interest Of personal cleanliness
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. Nov. 3.-wheat opened
lake higher; corn was h@%c high.
er. and oats started hdhc lowe.
Opening prices: Wheat, Dec. 2.1O to
2Oois; March 200 to 200. Corn, Dec.
s4is 20 s3ii; May o0n to s0Sa. Oats.
Dec. 55is to 55: May co., TO 8OA
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET

LIVERPOOL, Nov Spot cotton
opened in moderate request. Prices
were easier and sales 5000.
Quotations follow: American mids.,
21.33: good mids., 1858; fully mids..
1853: low mids., 12.53: good ordinary,
p.5S; ordinary. SIS.
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET,

NEW YORK. Nov. 3.--Cotton open
ing: December. II 20; January, 2O.s0:
March. 2O.8J: May. 2O.40; July, 1000;
October, 1925.
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NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET,

NEW YORK. Nov. 3.--The coffee
market opened 6 to Is points higher
today. Quotations: December. 500
$50: March. s.s4ds.s5; May. 9.12m
e.li; July. 9.i569.5o; September. s.62,
bid.
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LIBERTY BONDS.

NEW YORK. Nov. 3.--OreninE Lib
erty bond quotations: list fs. 10: LIST
4L's. .oO.Oi: I'd ih's, $500: I'd 49,.
$3.50: fS's. ps.<0
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Investors Service

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serves Munssy wsshinstop. D. C.
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These millions would not be spent
" the oil men did not see ahead many
years of continued great production.
Mexico's new constitution, If left
unchanged, may cause much confusion
in the oil regions. This means that
oil companies that have bought land
do not own the oil for which they
made the purchase and that oil leases
are worthless.
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
WILD SCRAMBLE TO
BUY SOUTHERN
Huge Move on New York Stock
Exchange to Secure Rail-
road Leader Shares.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.---There was
wild scramble to buy Southern Pa
ciic at the opening of the stock mar
ket, a huge crowd being in that
stock with buying orders in large
blocks, and ii was some time before
it could be decided what to make a
reasonable opening. After the ex-
element diminished the opening was
fixed at $4,000 shares at from 110h
to 1O9lS and Ill, gain Of So points
over the last sale on Monday.
DISTRIBUTION OF OIL EQUITIES.
This opening was in direct re-
Spouse to the official announcement
of the intention to distribute equities
in oil lands to stockholders.
There was similar excitement in
Southern Pacific convertible SIS. which
opened up 5S at 40. These bonds
are convertible at par until June,
1924. After the first fifteen minutes
trading Southern Pacific ranged be-
tween 1904 and 10. Concentration
Of speculative interest in the South
ern Pacific interests made the rest Of
the list show a heavy tone, with many
selling stocks because of a belief
that the election results had been dis.
counted by a show of strength since
the campaign since the campaign had
been in progress
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ENGLIsHMEN SOLD OUT.

Pessimists. however, point to the
fact that English capitalists who
controlled one of the large companies
for years. have sold their interests to
Dutch financiers and to the fact that
a large company controlled by the
Standard Oil Company is buying
large tracts of land in various parts
of Mexico as though for the purpose
of going into the land business.
But the continued activity here Is
sufficient reply to the croakers. The
Corona Oil Company is building a
S10.0OO.OO0 refinery. Another large
refinery is being put UP by the Con
tinental Mexico, The International, the
Tidemex and the Mexican Gulf are
expanding great sums in all lines OF
construction.
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Worlds Wonder Oil We'll
Said to Have "Blown OUT

TAMPlCO. Mexico. NoN SIN
formation has just reached here from
the oil fields that the greatest Vase
co well of the Standard Oil Company
has blown out" Salt water has
found it's way into the we'll and
choked off the gusher. For eight
years this well had been a wonder
of the oils world. Some oil men say
that 1t produced as much as 1000
barrels of oil a day. Others put the
daily output for eight years at 3d.
600 barrels. This is still a stagger-
ing figure.
AS salt water has stopped the flow
of oil from a number of important
wells, pcssimists were disposed to
see warning of the end of}Tampico's
greatness as an oil-producing region.
But while the croakers were sitting
in hotel Hobbies discussing the newest
calamity a party Of oil drillers ar
rived from the fields to celebrate the
opening Of another great gusher, a
rival of the well that had passed
away.
OIL men here say that the end OF
Tampico's oil is by no means in sight
They say that new wells are being
opened rapidly, much more rapidly
than wells fail.
The Washington times., 1920-11-03

Nccd help? \ Times want ad win
do 'rc work Phone Main Ssso now.