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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
STOCK MARKET
UNSETTLED AT
SHORT SESSION

New York, NOV. 27.-Stocks were
unsettled at the outset Of today
short session. sentiment being more
adversely influenced by overnight de-
velopments. These indicated further
revision OF Industrial and commercial
conditions and additional reduction
Of commodity prices. several special
ties were weak IN connection with re
ports affecting the financial status OF
a former prominent operator. Chicago
Pneumatic Tool fell - points but
later recovered the greater part Of its
loss. Stromberg carburetor, Crucible
steel. Mexican Petroleum, Virginia
Carolina Chemical. Atlantic Gulf and
kindred specialties reacted one 70
four points. There were number OF
Substantial rallies later on short COW
erine. The closing was Irregular.
sales apprt MINATED 65V,UOO shares.
Speculative sentiment was not ram
pant at the opening Of the stock eX-
change today, but Losses were moder-
ale aside from the shares which fig
ured SO prominently in yesterdays
selling movement The readjustment
In prices in the steel trade, coupled
with the Industrial situation general
" caused free offerings for the short
liberty Bond, Close
New York. Nov. 27.-Liberty bonds
closed. Sls. ssZ2g: first 49, $3.50 bids
second As. $3.50 bid first 4hE. 4s6-sgi
second AXIS S65.94; third AS ssA5Vi
fourth AIS. ss5.52: victory, SIS sss.9oi
victory ASS $500
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
ABUSE
OF CONTRACTS
BY SHIP BOARD

New York. Nov. g7.-Tsstimony
tending to show alleged abuse OF
the e6st-plus form OF contract IN re-
pairs to shipping board vessels was
given here today before the congress
sional committee investigating ship
ping board affairs by Harold F.
Hanes. an examiner Of the boards
auditing department
The witness said that az Norfolk.
Va. he saw a bill for e48. which had
been jaid Tor putting a so cent hinge
on a galley door.
He testified that 25 men had been
sent aboard Of the ship IN the same
port and remained there from 7:30
a. m. Monday TO the same hour the
following Monday. and were allowed
pay for 80 hours a day. In New Yale.
he said. ~ carpenters were put to
work at one time In q wireless room
Of a ship which measured four by
four feet
Hanes also testified to investigating
gifts Of watches and stock to shipping
board employees.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27

= go acres OIL and gas leases . North
sru Texas scattered r. 30 different couz-
tleL WI divide leases sell any rzrr
or WI sen c1dlce E11o acres or mere for
500 per AGRA Terms q desired Fo-
further iufcru1ti1n. 1ddrssE. p O. Box
Iz15, urusrcrea. Okla
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27

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SPANISH TAUGHT-Classes now begin
ning- For appointment call az the LIN
coin Acadessy. SIS y stauton-
TANTED-spanizh p1uils. TO sTsninrs.
By former Spanish telchar n II Pas1
rul--c e---l--- p -
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27

Ledge Notices.
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NOTICE. W. o. -.
All member o. both the Wocdmen OF
the world and Woodr1an Circle Who has
an interest FL the future welfare Of the
society regzrdlasa Of where you nay be-
long. IS urged 20 Be present az odd Fal-
lows hall Tuesday evening November the
l1th, at pm Claude Wilkersou. o. S.
dalia. 10. VIII be present ard WIN IN
form rs sally rasarllug all matters I'm
A. g. LOFELABT.
CiaE ". o. "
eos Herald Bldg.
Lodge Notices.
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ATTENTION. uOETEsS-
An Officers ard members o. team Be a.
hail , m Sunday afteruoon Tor re-
A. = u. schmlI. Eovaf VlzisE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
Fleming Watches Oil
Situation Over State,

John Fleming. OF the Motor Car
sales Co, makes ] ) sgtsrritorv through
west Texas and New Mexico 70 sell
Hups and Jordans but always Keeps
an eve on the oil situation. Return
ing from Roswell, Tucumcari, Carls-
bad, Pecos districts Mr.. Fleming AYERS
that these fields are far more active
that local markets indicate. They
hang to It like they intend to get oil
* they have On drill through and hit
it IN the fields Of China" says Mr.
Fleming.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27

WORKERS CUT OWN WAGES.
Marshfield, ore. Nov. 17.-The
LOYAL Legion Of Uoggers and Lumber
men has recommended that the pres.
ent wage scale OF $3.50 a day and
upward for mill employees be reduced
to $3.50 and upwards.
A small. crawling without = pause
would occupy Il days five hours to
travel a mile.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27

SHOWS DROPOF
20 POINTS UP

New Orleans. Ia, Nov zl--Lne
cotton market closed at net declines
Of % to 81 points. December high,
1429. low. 1905 closing bid, l4-zl-
January. high. 1876 low, 1888; clos
ing. 1894 March, high. 1875; low,
400: closing 1A14- Nay, high, 1856
low. 1880 closing. 14-zl- July, high,
1850. low. 1A11. closing bid 14-25.
The decline IN cotton continued an
months falling TO new low levels Tor
the season under selling stimulated
by weekly general trade reports or
an uufaVorable character The mar
lzet was steadied at the decline by
weekend realizing from the snort
side
Futures opened steady December
1920; January. 1880 March, 1905
Nay. 1A06- July. lA12.
Spot cotton quiet, so points lower.
Sales on the SPOT. 164 bales 70 ar
rive. SEQ Low middliuGs 1000. mid
ding. 1906 good middliug, 1900
NeW York Cotton Eutures-
New York. Nov 21--Co-c1n futures
closed steady December. r5-o0cs JauuarI-
1As5cs March. 1855 1ray. 15-oses July.
Galveston spot Cotton
Galveston. Tex. E0v- '17.-spotz. quiet
ard unchanged l1lddlinE. 15-I1c-
Four-nfths Of the oil produced IN
Russia comes from the goo wells Of
the two vast fields in the Baka re-
gion-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27

49, -------------a--~
WANT TO BUY fran uuusr. 1900
houzs. give focar-1n. terms q - -f
p-ice- Ad6rass y -. care EzrlE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27

Rooming HOuses-For Sale and Rent
TO BUY Oh sZI.L. that roomlns or Spa
rneut house. hotel or business see a-eieras
JANIS j. MARI & COMPANY.
ps,,. 4ero. SCI san Antonio.
20 room h5tsI tTansisnt. $500. ternA
Il rooms apts.s sel5es s-9el 49,
z -oor1= cicss. On. $500. $500 ca11-
rooms, close n. ap,sa 49, ~ -s-l
- rooms close ln. ap-A 49, st--
WHITES 8 sl1lAt. -s..-
$500 cash win indie a clossin aie'l-5-t'
aPsFT3rE15.r houss. easy waiiins cis-
tance. income $tl5 month
sSDTHER with 10 apartments. Ee- e.
-.atesl income $3.50 a moutls s--la
handle VIII be pleased % SO.
,. 8 HUDSON Real Astese. .-' 80
building. Phi SIS, after p p ---l--
T-T-FST7TT,gT- OPP0RFu1TTE
Is PERCENT Mt.
s---+-eut house coutainlus eis-zr apart
mauts Of four r1ones. and s.esPas 49,
each completely ana l=---.- - 49,
sleziratEs location Easily cep-es o.
lff1clur . monthly income o. tp-9- ~
80 1G0. and s1e.011 cash VIII handle h@5-
7auca 20 suit p1rclllaez Aa--i----t AZ
See Mr. KrvEL With
GOODILAS BROS. a CO. nc
IPbsus assa 205 N stanton 81
LOOKl
BAEGAESs JUST USED.
II. P1s0 BUSINESS E1CHa1GE-
FT1-rETS. BOOMING Eol5Es.
GROCEEE STORES RllSlAl itl-2sA-i
HoFEL. 90 znz. steam beat modem.
best lueati1n, cheap renrs pri7es ti'-
Aalf caz1-
HOLEL. q Huz. stsaa hsat, - asesee -
iI1ug lease. c1esp rent clear-l4 f7-' Pc
'71o-s price S1o.1aa. ha1 caaH-
HOTEL, 90 ms modern. a yra isass.
.lfse0 mo- rent. transisnt lee-l 80. Sc,
tbaiance easy terms
BOOMING HOUSE. y ms, ssasrsi e
r-atiou. good lease, cheap ren-s pri1a 4i-ol'
$50 cash. Balance SIS per no
KoDsBG HOUSE. Il rms. Al losatiaa.
ts11oos s11oo cash. balance terms
aPRTaIESr HOUSE. central Iaesaan-
- AXIS. dandy. up-t0-dare lrol1al5il1-
bed lsasc, rent sl5 mo- price 5000. BAN
GROcEEX STORE. fine location. rsod
e pc, cheap rent, business flo9 per Day
rs tu sen a. invoice price
EaE ace BUSINESS Stcrlge- repair
81 .. battery gt11on. 1ecalzcrles- Al
url i1osi1on. sell az i1Voices haIf c1sn-
n y Sc good one
For fuu pardcullr1.
Fss Myers CT ME- Mc1n.Eht, El.h
III PAsO BUSINESS EXCHANGE
IL W san Antouio st.
El Fasos TszsG
offlch Fh. 1895 EVeliuE PA ssl2-
ItOTEL AND BOOMING HOUSE
BAEGAINa
Trreu ty-tWo rooms modern. clc11 IA $500
Trel y ruurls. ulolzrl ..------a.-.-s4 all
sixties roou1zs closa IN .---...--.---sa -a.
Nine focus. close a --...--.. 1890. 5000
EEir-s El arar-uleus-s. ru1z11 e111-- $3.50
seven apartmsntss 2 ana Rooms
See H7r Hlrsch WITH
6uOD1LlH EROS & CO. Nc
Phone 7seL s5s r. stzntoa 81.
PARK BROS, IEanngG HOTEL DEAL
ERs -EOOlIIlzG HoU SE-sl SIZES
CHANCE sPElLAllsLs.
s ro11 1ss low rgl1t ---.--- -------- s7isl
81 Gtea n heated apartments .---.--Ilr-uz
80 rocut trarsler1t. hotel Ei1ll c1s1
Eoltr choice 11ur % room E1arE
Eve so room h.1-als-.--- NJ
See thzE 100 room hutzL
Gr1cari g.. Cigar Stores C1afacticlarizE. etl
BIGGE 81 LIST ALWa Ts--L-1urzzt rrac-s-
PARK BIOS
los = Main taaei1s Flz1a1- Ph- So
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
BANK
FILES REPORT
TO NOV. u

The report OF the federal reserve
bank OF Dallas. on It's condition at
the close Of business November %. as
received by the EI Paso branch, fol-
lows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28
THE CLAIMS OF RELIGION.

agencies the problems of readumnt the least religion, embodied These institutions of
 religion send out appeal the conscience of those who would take shelter behind business demands social xactOns and other duties and opportunities
 purposes while esewhere ubord the claims the church the the theatre the golf
 organized religion Experience philosophy unite in that religion embodied the church. has always been school of ethics academy of morals the anng ground character The synagogue or church an onz on the interests of religion and the fundamental quests of all of religion great word of prophets; but so love and peac religion of the synagogue religion The and the church have the stronghold of righteousness Today ese other inst tuition world interpret responsibility; teach children the principles of equity and lift their elders of the laws of selfness which jungle of service which is the law of civilization.
 In the second place these institutions have social They great inclusive society br of caste
 The third characteristic of religion is it's appeal to the highest By it finite into conscious touch with nny Man, child of the becomes clothed with the eternity Here he deals with the passing interests of the moment but with the sublime concern the Man does by bread one The human reach unattaned sinks the orddness of the brute At best doomed dpponen birth
 Religion with idea lifts the heart worship the light of the eternal that ignores these higher needs Pity the family that refuses this inspiration reality of intangible They have not % ultimate truth
 There's religion sentimental claims But in the light history experience judgments organized religion has school of etcs social cntef social called it. anedates governments has be the the the pgoda has been the word will outlve all material domnons
 that religion waning neglected spite would substitutes organized religion still is the nobes champion nob things represents consecraon and service greater than charity the social hunger of the literature profound phlosophes searching, practical than of its rivals Its often deny its claims The offer it's benedicton at the and there times many times which multiply as lie ad touched with At the of it's sanctites Justified
 embodied the the center and not the circumference or
 
 our time but thought recountng of human values more Just fort for human betenent to desirable consummation a u1n,
 Rabbi of Temp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28
A Unique Cartoon

A 15-year- Birmingham youth, son of Morris Berk, floor manager at Loveman. Joseph & Loeb's for many years, has attracted much attention by drawing an illustration of his feel ings when sent to St. Vincents hos pital to have his appendix removed.
 Clarence Berk became i'll this win instead of complaining. he asked for a pencil and paper" said H. A. Brown. Just before his operation he drew a sketch which he gave the title Once to Nearly Every Man.
 'The cartoon shows a man suffering scene shows the sick man being hur- ried in an ambulance down the street Next is depicted the arrival at the hos pital Then is shown the surgeon giv- ing the patient gas while he flour ishes his knife. Then comes the suf- fering of the patient. The last scene shows the same man leaving the hos pital in good health, whistling to beat the band.
 Physicians at St. vincents were struck by the uniqueness of tine event. a mere lad rather enjoying his opera tion and tfA fact that the cartoon was very excellent caused them a send it to a national medical journal. The sketch was reprinted without comment. it being of such a nature that it was readily understood by the reader"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28

About a month ago friend came and leaned over my desk and said: Frank Willis. do you know anything about RussiaT" I laughing1y replied: Not enough for it to be cAtdhing."
 But. his query got me interested in the subject once more For time was when I had gotten together quite a lot of literature on the subject. for after my visit to it got engrossed In it's future, for it was eternally in the middle of the "Eastern Question" the sphinx of international politica.
 went to my library and was really surprised to know how many books l had accumulated about Russia, the Balkans and the far east found let ters, memoirs, histories. books of travel. and religious brochures which I had gathered more than thirty years ago when a student abroad. Many of them I had picked up in the second hand book shops.
 These formed the nucleus of ccl- lection to which have been adding year by year by year and Of course
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28
Of Ancient Vintage

Good jokes must be very scarce this year." remarked pr. R. H. Ham, rick. Two men who are making the race for United States senator spoke in the Jefferson theatre last week, one on Thursday night and the other on Friday night. Both told the same story. and it is a story almost as old as Birmingham, if indeed it is not older. It is the story of a corporation organized to import and educate mon keys to pick cotton, and of the trick played on a couple of bankers in the early days of Birmingham.
 The story is one of the first things I heard after coming to Birmingham, about twenty-five years ago, and I have heard it repeated perhaps thou sand times since. True, 1t Is changed little from time to time, and each relator tells it in a different way, but after all it is the same old story"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28

since the great war I have bought every thing I could get my hands on as in my opinion the acid test of ke- mocracy has come in it's effect on Rus sia, for things are taking place there at present far more reaching in their even the French revolution.
 Not only have I striven to keep abreast of the current literature as re- flected in papers. magazines and books of all kinds but have missed no chance to talk with those who were in Russia during or since the great war. have had the opportunity to have heart-to-heart talks with Charles Edward Russell. Raymond Robbins. Sir John Foster Frazer. Princess Radix- will and Count Iva Tolstoi and from each of them gotten glimpses thorugh different windows into the land of mystery.
 For the, past month have been on a regular reading ''spree" about Rus sia. I have studied its poetry, its novelists. it's economists. it's historians. its religious and social transmorma-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28
LUKE McLuKE SAYS

When you are winning everything else from a man in a poker game you are not winning his Friendship.
 { The sixteen-year-old Princess who is having her first love affair doesn't know that it is going to develop into an epidemic.
 It is natNal for one man to say: "How's your conduct?" when he meets another man. But if one woman said that to another woman there would be a fight.
 A girl who has been engaged four times without getting results looks a heap more shop-worn than a married woman who has had four children.
 A, girl is good actor. When the Boob tells her that he Loves Her she acts just as surprised as if she hadn't known it for six months.
 When you are arguing with a man 1t is too bad that you can't throw dust into the other fellows eyes by making a Sweeping Assertion.
 Don't quit and get Respondent when Something Terrible happens to you. One nice thing about having one Big Worry is that it makes you forget all your little worries.
 A cold sore on her mouth or a pim- PtC oli hCi AOSO NdA NScP Q SiAA e Ve-y from dance when a funeral in her family couldn't do it
 One nice thing about College Edu- cation is that boy can learn as much Latin and Greek in four years as he can forget in four weeks after he goes to work.
 Woman Suffrage. will be great thing for this country. A handsome blue-eyed. curly-haired idiot who is running on his looks will get more votes than an iron-faced, bald headed statesman who knows what he is talk ing about.
 A Female Duke is woman who calls up her next-door neighbor and does her gossiping over the Phone instead of over the Back Fence.
 When you glance over the For Sale ads and read an owners description of his house you can't understand why on earth he wishes to sell such an earthly paradise.
 On the level, did you ever see a Matrimonial Bureau bride who did not look the part?
 Some crabby old cynics claim that women are heartless. But we know differently. The way most of them dress now you can see their hearts beating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28

gentlewoman could not read aloud in the presence of a mixed company. still another rule. that every efrorx should be made for accuracy and im- partiality, and that if we were ever led through error into a misstate- ment, there should be a fair, frank, and open acknowledgement and apol- ogy. I discarded utterly the common effort to assume the editors infalli- biiity, believing it was much easier and infinitely more important to gain reputation for integrity.
 "one evening, shortly after the Daily News was founded, I was in vited, with the editor of another pa per, a veteran in the busmess, 70 address the Commercial Club of Chi cago on journalism. My associate speaker had been censured rather se- verely for the publication of scan dalous matter and was rather on his mettle. He was to make answer to a company of merchants, men os distinctly commercial type, and here was his opportunity. In defiant tcne he told them that the Journanst, like themselves, was in business to make money, and was perfectly justl- fled in giving the public anything it might want If the newspapers, were low in tone, it was because the read CTS craved sensation. If his hearers did not like his paper, they had bet ter start one of the kind they liked and see how it would succeed.
 linen it was my turn. l flatly chal- lenged the view of my confrere. 1 agreed that every merchant had cer- tain responsibilities in the conduct of his business, but held that the limitations upon the journalist were infinitely greater; that in the conduct of so important an educational force as the daily newspaper the editor was chargeable with a very high duty which he could not escape.
 "A very eminent citizen closed the discussion by calmly saying that the give the public what it wants doc trIne was that OH WHiSh AcOh'OAS oA dissoIute houses justified their voca- tion, and that if journalist were willing shamelessly to take his place with such people, he must be privi- legged to do so.
 NO line of paid reading matter was ever admitted to the news columns Everything in the way of advertising was printed as advertis- ing, so that the reader could easily distinguish it.
 And as to the business depart ment: It was recognized that ad- vertising was legitimate But our theory was that everyone Twas free to advertise or not, precisely as he was free to buy groceries at groc- cry, or dry goods at dry-goods store. And no one lost standing with the paper if he neglected to use it's advertising columns
 * x A
 Then Stone tells of some of his ex periences in maintaining his principles Here is one:
 One day the junior partner of a leading dry-goods firm called. With no small degree of pomposity he said he would talk of advertising; that he never dealt with underllngs and therefore had called to see the proprietor of the institution. He was good enough to say that he might be induced to make contract, but he wanted me to bear in mind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT MEL STONES STORY
 OF THE PRINCIPLES FOR MARKING A NEWSPAPER

that ours was a poor, strus- gling journal. while his house was very important one. and that if he patronized us it woufe =, suit in others doing likewise. so that any business between us was likely to be of as great benefit to the pa per as to his firm. Of course this meant that he wanted special rate. I asked him if it was not so, and he readily assented.
 What concession would you think fair?'' I suggested.
 He thought 10 per cent would do.
 You mean from our lowest price?" I rejoined.
 Certainly" he replied.
 Then told him that we had es- tabhshed a rule that we would never cut our rates; that we had in no case violated the rule. and that vel had regarded it as inflexible. But, I added, T recognize the force of what you say. and in order to secure your patronage I will break the rule on one condition"
 What is that?' he asked eagerly.
 That you will permit my family to buy such goods as they may choose at your store 10 per cent cheaper than anyone else and give me a writing to that effect which may publish.
 Good heavens!' he shouted, we run one-price store. and such an announcement would ruin us''
 He went away in high dudgeon, but a week later made contract upon our terms.
 T struggled on. The paper was successful; indeed, far too successful. The demand was so great that it was clearly impossible to provide the necessary facilities for it's produc- tion on the slender pocketbook at my command. I must find a moneyed partner"
 Then MT. Stone goes on to tell how h persuaded Victor F. Lawson to assocfat himself in the enterprise and how tn Chicago Daily News became great sue cess, a power in journalism ana a money maker.
 In the story he tells of the failure c noli+icol pewspa nerS and of newspa per started and conducted to subserve spe cial interests.
 As a matter of fact the failure ( most newspapers in America has bee due, first to lack of business judgmer and business integrity. The temptatio is great for newspaper publishers to- GU rates for large advertisers and for news paper editors to go off at a tanger during political campaigns when particr lar. candidates have volumes of mone to spend.
 The article of Mel Stones in Collier Weekly lis well worth the reading every newspaper man. and of every ir telligent reader of newspapers, It we tells the story of the proper and tn improper method of conducting a news paper. and of the principles which whe followed make newspaper great inst  tuition for public good.
 H6,pea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
penominational Psper. Grovv

T get to Birmingham every now and then" said Dr. J. w. B. Graham of At lanta, president of the Christian Index Printing Company, but every time l visit it I am surprised at its growth.
 For years I was the editor of the Christian Index, the organ of the Bap- lists of Georgia, but awhile back the state convention took it over and I have no official connection with 1t, although it is printed by the company of which am the president. l called on pr. Leslie Gwaltney, hte editor Of the Alabama Baptist, while in the city and was glad to learn that its circula- tion was growing rapidly. It seems that the trend of denominational own ership Is spreading over the territory of the Southern Baptist Convention"