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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-11-12
Methodist Attitude On
Dancing Is Denounced
By Actors Association
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SBy international News Service }
New York. Nov. Ia More reso
buttons denouncing the attitude O.
che Methodist Episcopal church
toward the amusement profession
01ave just been adopted unanimous
dy by the executive council of the
Actors Equity association. The
aneinorial follows:
whereas: Forbidding members
~of the Methodist Episcopal church
TO dance, play cards, attend thea
cters, horse races and circuses, un-
~der penalty of expulsion as at pres
f~xnt, Is primarily a question to be
sought out by the progressive Meth
<edists, but
Whereas: BY authority Of the
1Gsthodist amusement ban these
1872 blue laws have been utilized
10 keep dancing teachers out of
the Methodist church, and
Whereas: 1t seems no more rep
.rehensible to teach the art of dane
ing than 1t Is for church members
themselves to dance. which most of
Mhem do, and
Whereas; In the Astors' Equity
association there are thousands of
Christians who are professional
dancers, many of whom have been
brought up In Methodism. They are
proud of their calling and resent
unfair church criticism Of their
vocation; ana
Whereas: Dancing masters are
our brothers and sisters in the
amusement profession: hence in i
Justice done to them is also resent
ed by those on the stage, and
Whereas: A dancing teacher who !
mad been a member of one Method
Est church in Wichita, Kan, was
refused affiliation with another be-
cause OF her connection with thei
:amusement business. In comment
ing on the treatment accorded her.
zhe Central Christian hdvocate.
"official organ of the Methodist
Episcopal church," editorially re-
gently stated:
The pastor who firmly put his
hand between q dancing master
;and our fellowship acted at once in
mis- right and his duty. Any other
action would have branded him "a
Eireling shepherd, who careth not y
Tor the sheep A dancing master,
who wanted to come into the Meth
sudist church and who professed no
penitence and no resolution to quit
Mfe profession, could not break in '
no the church,"
Therefore, be II resolved: In the
name of the theatrical profession.
sas well as speaking for the dancing
masters of the country, the Actors
Equity association reiterates its in
dignation at such pharisaic atti-
&ude on the part of any Christian
denomination. This organization
agains calls publicly upon the
1oard OF bishops of the Methodist (
church, annual conferences and
next general conference to state the
standpoint of modern Methodism
coward all those in the amusement
profession, particularly concerning
Gheir eligibility for membership.
The Actors Equity association
Further wishes j. Henry Smythe,
Jr., success in his campaign to keep
flhfs important question in the lime
light tnerepy bringing the Method
- church up to date on the en-
nre amusement problem.
4
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-11-12
Many Mexican
Strikes Solved
Quietly, Report

Mexico City, Mexico, Nov. Ia
More than eighty strikes have been
quietly settled in Mexico in the last
three months, President Adolfo de-
IN Huerta told two hundred men,
4ers Of the El Pasa and Houston
chambers of commerce when he
received the visiting American bus
mess men at the National Palace. 4
The successful settlement of so
many strikes. he said. would have
been a difficult achievement in the
United States, but ii was addition
ally difficult in Mexico, where la
bor has made little advancement
since 1912.
President de la Huerta denied
reports in some newspapers that
his government leaned to extreme
radicalism. What he wanted. he
said, was to see Mexican labor en-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-11-12

ito see both employers and workers
sprosper.
All Are Welcome.
For this reason, said President
Hde la Huerta. Mexico welcomed the
foreigners who came to develop
business and industries, and those
who came to share In the riches of
Mexico. The same cordial welcome,
he said, was extended to the wage
earners of America, as Mexico is a
rich and fertile field.
In beginning his address, Mr. de-
la Huerta said that it was arpleas-
ure to address such a distinguished
gathering of Americans. and ex-
pressed the hope that the United
States and Mexico would develop
closer and more friendly CONNER
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-11-12

JOY the advantages won by work
.ingmen In the United States.
He said that it had never been
the purpose of his government to
urge advancement Of wages beyond
what industries could pay from
their reasonable earnings, but that
1T was the desire of the government
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-11-12
a and political relatioas.

cial and pol1ucaI relatlouS.
Representatives Of both the FL
Paso and the Houston chamber Of
commerce informed President d.
la Huerta that Texas was exerting
itself toward the bringing about Of
the recognition of the present gov
ernment of Mexico. Mr.. De la HUI
erta was presented with long tel
egram sent from Mexico City by
the Ell Paso chamber Of commerce
to President Woodrow Wilson at
Washington. urging the immediate
recognition Of the de la Huerta ad-
ministration. This was signed by
more than one hundred of the Ell
PAso business men.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-04
ORIGIN OF "DlCKENS NAMES
Pursuit Long Favorte Amusement
Of the Admirers OF Writer Of
immortal Fiction.

One Of the most interesting OF semi
literary hobbies is the search after
the origin of "Dickens names" II Is
specially interesting, no doubt, because
nobody can prove to demonstration
that his particular solution" Is the
correct one, and. as consequence.
the long list of potential discoveries
Is seldom reduced. much less exhaust
ed. One Of the latest Strikes Is
possible origin for the old favorite.
"Chadband." A recent writer tells how,
a few years ago, in one of the small
hamlets between Sutton and EPSON,
there stood small tailOr's shop bear
ing in large letters the name of Chad
band" And he goes on To wonder
whether Dickens, going down by rOad
DOrking. noticed the name. and kept
It for future use" for on that route
he would have passed the very door
of the shop. The writer seems to think
II highly likely; while. in proof that
Dickens actually made the journey.
was II not in the town of Dorking
that there stood the Marquis of Gran
by? And was II not the hostess Of
the Marquis Of CRANKY who ultimate
ly became Mrs. Weller?-Chrlstian
Science Monitor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-04
HAD MET HIS KIND BEFORE
"Uncie Joe" Cannon's Whitening Re-.
buke Of Lobbyist Who Thought
to Make bluff" Good.

Joseph Guernsey Cannon, more af-
fectionately known throughout the
length and breadth of the land as
Uncle joe" is nearing his eighty
fourth birthday. He loves his fellow
man and is one of the most atfabe
members Of congress toward stran-
gers. But Uncle Joe hates "boun-
ders" and lobbyists and Is still young
and vigorous enough to resent their
attempts at familiarity, says the WASH
ington Star.
For the benefit of couple of men
with legislative axes to grind whom
he was endeavoring to impress with
his own importance around the capitol.
one of the well-known lobbyists held
up Uncle Joe" near the cigar coun-
ter in the house restaurant Hello,
Uncle joel" he exclaimed. Haven't
seen you for some days. You sure are
looking fine. Won't you have a cigar
with us-one of your old favorites?"
Then the cold steady. steely look In
Uncle Joe's eyes gave him warning.
He tried to bluff it off
why Uncle Joe, you don't seem to
remember me-"
But he reckOned without his host
you just can't bluff Uncle Joe He has
played the great American indoor
game too long for that. With shout
ders thrown back, arms stffened ut
his side, eyes piercing the presuming
acquaintance, he raised himself on his
toes. leaning closer and daringly to-
ward the face of the other, and said:
mo, don't remember you. Why. II
when you get to the pearly gates you
don't look more familiar to st. Peter
than you do now to me, he'll say to
you. Get to out of here; don't
know yOuv"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-04
Giant Warrior Of Middle ACES.

The pride and magnfcence that
played their part in the days of chiv-
airy can hardly have better illus
tration than the suit of equestrian
arinor which has recently been placed
Oh exhibition in the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of ART. in New York city. Sierr
Jacques Gourdon de Genoullhac wore
the suit in the sixteenth century and
Sicur Jacques was an uncommonly
large and powerful warrior. who serv-
ed under Louis NIL and Francis |. of
France. As may he deduced from their
armor. the knights of the period were
not noticeably large men, and Sleur
jacques must have seemed ycritahe
giant. for a siX-foot attendant nj the
museum has tried on his armor and Is
said 10 have merely ratified around
in It."
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-04
ROSE ABOVE HUMBLE STATION
Thomas Britton Curious Anomaly
In English Social Life Of Time
Of Queen Anne.

One of the most curious anomalies
the time of Queen Anne-called the
Augustan age because of its great
literary men--was II retail dealer in
coal, named Thomas Britton. who was
buried I'm Clerkenwcll ChurchXard
London, on October |, IVA. He exer-
clsed humble craft, and occupied
a habitation and wore garb cores
ponding in painncsS to his trade. and
yet this singular man contrived by
his various talents. and more especial
~ his musical tastes, to assemble
around him the most aristocratic com
pany in London, and to he admitted
INTO their society on equal terms. Ac-
Cording to the practicc of the time. he
sold coal in small quantities. deliver
ing 1t himself each morning. II is re-
lated that having finished his rounds
he joined n distinguished company
that met each Saturday at one of the
booksellers to discuss literature and
exchange opinions respecting the lat
est books. This company contained
such distinguished and powerful per-
sons as the duke of DevonShire and
the earlS of Oxford. Pembroke, Sun
derland and WinchclSoa. Brltton's
house IN ANlesbury street, Clerken-
well. was the meeting place of leaders
In the fashionable society of London.
ON the ground floor was the ware
house for coal and above, reached by
brcakneck stairs from the outside
was low narrow room. in which the
musical goldman entertained his grand
and elegant guests. A portrait of this
remarkable man is in the British
museum.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-04
CAMP FIRE NOTES.

May 6 the Camp Fire Girls gave a
farewell dinner and because of the
sickness of the reporter this did not
reach the press in time for publica-
ton sooner. The dinner was given
in the church basement, Miss Elem
ing the honor guest. Covers were laid
for twenty and delicious dinner en-
ioyed. Miss Fleming left May "a
She is the founder of the Campfire
Girls here and will be missed very
much.
May IS the Camp Fire Girls met at
the home of Gladys Imberg for a
business meeting. They also tried ,
win some honors for the Fire Max
crs Rank, and enjoyed some music.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-04
CURRENCY Ii3iTGD in CHINA
Chinese Cash" Has Gone the Way Of
Many Other Forms OF Money
in That Country.

With the end of the war comes the
end. one may believe. of an odd spec
tacle sometimes seen in the neghhor-
hood of Tsinan. TSin9tau, and doubt
less of other Chinese cteS--lhe sight
of a Chinese coolic pushing Il wheel
barrow loaded with coins on their way
to be melted down for the metal. War
conditions raised the price of brass
and copper Ia such an extent thai #
was found profitable to purchase coins
and melt them, a practice which
brought Inconvenience. for ii material y
reduced the circulating medium. Laws
were passed against it. but Il ey seem
to have been more or less Succc SSfullY
evndcd and WheelbarroWS continued to
be used in supplying the SmVlfcrS.
Thus is added another incident in the
long history of Chinese "ca~ll." which
began 1900 years and more ago with
the circulation of coins that had the
shape of knives. S,ill tn he soon used
as paper knives hy fnrei gncrS in China
who have picked them un Scarch'u"
for antiquities. Other shapes were il
'r"'urcd and before the Chou dynasty
about GOO r. c., the Chinese currency
was aN-Shapcd and >m le-Shaped as
well aS knife shaped. At that time
round coins with hole in them. 50
chat they might be held together with
cord. were introduced and found
much more convenient.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-04

present exhibition of specimens in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. that here
may be found many charming su"
gestion. hitherto unnoticed by artists
or the creation of decorative designs
One is reminded of the passage in
which RuSkin tells how the Greek
architect found beautiful design in
the movement Of ocean waves: and
wonders that RuSkin himself, with his
keen appreciation of art suggestions
in nature, did not deal with the varied
beauty of design discOverable in the
different seawecds. Perhaps he did
and one has forgotten it: at any rate
seaweed has not. it seems. yet sup
piled suggestion for the design of lace
tapestries, prints, and architectural
ornament, and the idea adds material
for the work of designers.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-04
Mortgage on a Cat.

There was filed in the Office of the
recorder of deeds in Stockton, Mo-, the
most unusual chattel mortgage ever
mentioned to secure a debt OF SAG
were as follows: One shotgun, one
Winchester rifle, two violins. one black
tomcat with white feet named Tom.
1t was not specified that the guns had
hammers nor the fiddle with bow, but
the identification of the tomcat was
considered by the mortgage the most
valuable part Of the security.-St.
Louis Republic.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-04
WOULD HOMESTEAD ISLAND.

Mack N. Holston, Yakima valley
man has applied at the federal land
office for permission to homestead on
an island in Yakima river, between
Buena and Toppenish, which does not
appear on any available federal sur
vey. According to his story, he
found the island about four years
ago while on a fishing expedition. 1t
has nearly 200 acres of highly arabic
land. He moved his family to the
place, built a house, made other i'm
provements, and has fourishing
farm. He was led to apply for home
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-04
DEATHS.

Clarence Carson Martin died of ty-
phoid fever, at Leavenworth hospital,
May 80. The body was shipped to
Spokane for burial June 1. He is
survived by his wife and one brother.
Mr. Martin and his brother were en-
ployed at the Peshastin box factory.
He was SO years of age.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-04
The BARGAIN Rush.

"one would think those women were
rushing 10 get n husband" growled
the man in the department store.
NO. said his wife, sweetly. they're
after hairplns mt 3 cents "a p!per
Something useful. Conr.
ier-Journal.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-04
Sign Of Greatness.

What sort of n man is .Iobbles!"
How do you mean?'
"ls he prominent citizen?"
well, Hobbies acts as if mighty re,
sponsibilities rested on his shoulders
but I've never heard of anybody point,
ing him out in hotel lobby"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-04

Friend-Why do You never take
your family out in your car?
Newrich-My wife is against If,
Friend-Why so?
Newrich-There are seven in my
family, and she's afraid people would
think | was operating jitney bus.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-04

Lorraine Evelyn Spanger, aged two
years, died May 31st at the Spanger
home at Peshastin of measles. The
father and mother and eight brothers
and sisters survive the little one. She
was buried in the Leavcnworth ceme-
terry June /.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-04

stead rights by the appearance of an
other squatter on the place, who
states he will remain as long as the
original settler has no legal standnr.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-04
Beauty In Seaweed.

Contemplating seaweed, the curator
Of this department in the New York
botanical gardens has made sug-
sestlon. timely with regard to the
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-04
PlunkviIle.

Il see tie local picture palace nd.
vertises an augmented orchestra This
evening"
"fes; in addition to the piano we
have Il ukrIcle now and then. "-L.ouIs-
vile Couricr-journal
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-04

Miles Carstens, the infant child OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Carstens, Of
Leavenworth, died at birth June End
and was buried in the Leavenworth
cemetery June Bird at o'clock The
mother is reported doing nicely
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-04

'"'iiti-nuiS h''l. Nuultlil! leu
Morse. captain of the crew rose. and
dramatically pounding his tanned fist
upon the desk. SAID:
Look here. fellows. we've got to do
something about rrrk ~
slip Morgan punched the white II
on II red pillow and threw it at Bill
Milton, track champion. slip was
sh"rt>top on the baseball team.
Come off Of thar Morgan" the af-
nicted drawlcd. "What'll we do about
I'erk?"
Ted took the floor.
This is the WAY things sand. We're
graduating this yc"r and I'm having
the famous four spend the summer
with me on Long Island. Well have
u big time, hut look at rerk He'll
probably ship a Young library home
before he comes. That lads the bright
est man in college; but boys, he's miss
ing life" Ono hand was nnurishch
In the smoke-heaNy air. what girl
would give a row of pins for a man
don't care If he graduates Sl'nma
cum laude. What they want to know
Is. If he broke his ankle in football
or won a cup in tennis. And the
worst OF 1t is the speaker registered
ueen en"''oh' ferk Is $" very good
LOOKING
eS' sup llaShed, "A month $ tram
'''S "o"'" mike MN the niggeSt M"
on the teail. but no, ne prefers 10
write BOOKS ON electricity.
Ihree long groans!
b1fl spoke next.
ferk Is n wonder. nut TED SAID II.
me- "'>s'" NE anu II UP |" us I"
I"rce IL upon 'iim' Inc question IS
now
Inspiration scared into the COON anu
SIPS inevitable mana leaped to eaten
IT, Inc game - on
ferk was 'eah'hs over MISS May
"heh one is SIX feet TWO ana one :
partner IN hVe reet. one ha'nr''N
leans over becoming PINK ma"
swept MS race ana painful EXPIRES
s'"h' ma. III ""N"'"le reN'e"a''"'' IL"
pehe"'h IT, MISS May spoke P'e''''A'
oh, MI PERKINS. II must ne won
derful 10 ne famous IN college.
ferk WAS AFRAID 10 'of'rad''t, put
denied fame hravc'y. Miss May WIS
determined.
you mustn't try to deny it." sh"
shook pink foreiinCer at him. FOR
Ted has told us all about you, and"
she looked swcetly up. "personally. !
had much rather be famous in sports
than the brightest man in college. !
JUST love basehall' ana they say you
are so splendid.
Perk ghsped' This was Ted's work
Ted's and the other two. They had
told all the young ladies' present tina,
he was a college-f famed athlete. and
Try nara as ne could to deny IT az
fhe girls had hchped him with admir-
ing at'eh'i"n' ferk saw the object or
4 MS temporary iate Srlnnlnc across the
dance hall and would have given his
suinma cum laude to hit him.
1haf night words burned between
the famous four
YES they all believe 1t and they're
/ gong to Keep on believing it, Ted
quietly Informed his former roommate
+ IT'S 1ust little lesson the college for.
got, old man, and You owe your pres
ent popularity to MS"
"Thanks,' said Pork bitterly. "csp".
cialiy in the case of Sally Byron" hut
'"e Dogs '"uehed ana ferk red'Ln"h--
reslSheo'
Inc next oaN ferk TOOK Sally canoe
'he' lungs hhd progressed. They
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Copyright. 1919. Mcclure Newspaper Syn.
diCate)
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-08-21
FOREIGN POLICIES
And DOMESTIC
POLITICS

Washington, Dug. IL Special
correspondence)-The publication OF
the presidential note regarding the
Polish situation gives color. to the
rumor which has been prevalent In
Washington for some weeks that the
Administration would seek to make
political capital out Of the bolshe-
wiki advance which might create q
favorable reaction to wisconsin.
Note-writing for domestic consump-
ton Is a favorite Wilson device to in
fluence elections, although II has
been in allegiance for some time ow-
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-08-21
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NO GREAT Aor OF HERoIsM RE
QuRRD

II some great act or neroism was
necessary to protect child from
Group, no mother would hesitate to
protect her offspring. but when II 10
only necessary to keep at hand q bot.
tie Of Chamberlain Cough Remedy
and give II % soon % the first indi.
cation Of Group appears. there are
many who neglect II. Chamberlain
Cough Remedy 10 within the reach
Of oil and - prompt and sffectual.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-08-21
Fo,pIss u Dlek sns.

Charles Dickens Invariably wrote In
blue ink on blue paper. as he he'd the
Impression that the color OF INK ana
,aner greatly facilitated the flow OF
his IDEAS. Another iIiosyncrasy OF his
sas the VII. ing ~ day and moath IL
full. as. January twenty sixth.