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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
WEATHER TO Be BAD
CHRISTMAS WEEK
Bulletin Says Disturbance Is
Brewing in the
Southwest

Washington, December 21,-Christmas
week weather will be unsettled over
much of the United States, the weather
bureau experts say, and frequent rains
are predicted for the Pacific coast
Temperatures will be near or below the
seasonable average generally and the
skies will be overcast almost entirely
throughout the week.
"A disturbance now developing in the
southwest the weekly bulletin said
tonight, will advance notheastward at.
tended by rains and SHOWS. and cross
the great central valleys about Tues
day and the eastern states Wednesday
or Thursday.
Another disturbance off the north
Pacific coast will cause general rains
and SHOWS on the Pacific slope during
the next several days. 1t will reach the
middle west Thursday or Friday and
the eastern states near the end of the
week and will be preceded by a gem
eral change to warmer weather and be
followed by considerably colder wealth
er.
There are at present no indications
of severe cold wave during the
week"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
WEEK PROMISES
LITTLE IN COTTON
Will Be Broken By Holiday
Thursday-LiverpOOl
Market Dull

New Orleans, December 21.--The COM
ing week in the cotton market does not
promise much activity, although unfore-
seen developments may arise The week
will be broken by the holiday Thursday.
the one day on which the American
markets will close. but it is likely that the
Friday and Saturday sessions will be dull
as Liverpool closes Wednesday night for
the week. and American markets are sell
dom normally active with no trading in
the English market.
There will be no reports of any kind
this week. The present ginning period
does not end until December 81 and
therefore, there will not even be any ex-
cuse for forecast from private bureaus.
The trade will have Saturdays report on
ginning up to December 10, to use as
! basis for new crop calculations and
as a check the recent crop estimate
by the government. 1t is rather likely
that the results obtained from this fig
uring may not correspond with the to-
tai obtained by the government experts
and the chances are that the results
may be given a bearish twist, partly
because of the sentiment now prevailing
in the market and partly because the
crop is SO nearly ginned that percentages
of past seasons are apt to be misleading.
1t may be that prices will be adversely
affected by this feature.
The trade will watch the spot situa-
ton very closely for any sudden increase
in offerings such as are sometimes seen
around the year-end prices. Freer Of
fers of spots and the granting of con-
cessons by sellers would have an i'm
mediate and strong effect on the price
| contracts. Bears have been waiting for
| such an occurrence to help them out.
The trade situation will be also watched
very closely for any signs of slowing
down in consumption such as many
| traders think is inevitable because of
the pessimistic feeling ruling in many
| lines of business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
SEASONS GREETINGS
FROM THE ORPHANS
Atheneum Orphans Home Speaks for
Continuance of Kindnesses
Shown in the Past

The Atheneum Orphans Home. known
also as the East Lake Orphanage, is
remembered by charitable citizens. es
pecially at Christmas. This Christmas
will be its tenth donation day. The in
stitution is conducted by Sisters of Char
ity. A leaflet recently issued contains
this greeting:
christmas, the season of rejoicing and
good will to all. Is with us again. and we
little children so often remembered by
you on every return Of these festive 90
casions take pleasure In presenting our
Christmas and New Years greetings for
19lS-1s14. assuring you, our kind benefac-
tors. of our grateful remembrance OF
favors bestowed. Merry Christmas and
happy New Year to all our benefactors."
Then follows the annual statement with
little letter from the good sister IN
charge. Here are the figures and the
letter:
Number of children of all denOmina tions
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
WEEKLY NAVAL
Stores REVIEW

Savannah, December 21.-Turpentine
was firm the past week. closing steady
at 42h, against 42ia last Saturday and
IS Ia year ago. Sales for the week 5000.
Receipts for the week 1892 against 1910
last year. shipments for the week 1893,
against lila last year Stocks are 26.O95.
against 1861 last year. Stocks increased
1874 during the week.
Resins were firm the past week. In
creases of to ~ ON all grades except
X NJ, n, and VIC, which remained UNI
changed. Sales for the week. 17,752; re-
ceipts for the week 1885, against 22,355
last year. Shipments for the week II, 62S,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
Two Children Asphyxiated

Pittsburg, December 21.-Rose Ro-
gov, IL years old. and Bertha Supo-
WITT. IA. were asphyxiated tonight by
fumes from a gas stove in bathroom
in the home of Isaac Rogow, a broth
or of one of the victims. Rogow moved
Into the house yesterday. The girls to-
day assisted in fixing up the house
and went to the bathroom to wash for
the evening meal when they were over
come.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

Columbus.s Ca, December 1.-(special.)
Announcement was made today of the
appointment of T. P. Wade as commercial
agent of the Central of Georgia rail-
way for this territory, effective January
/. He succeeds s. NJ Wellborn, who re-
signs after 20 years of railroad service to
enter the brokerage business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
Small Thefts Reported

The following small thefts were re-
ported yesterday to the police and de-
tective departments: J. II. McNeal, one
sack of oats stolen from the city pound
Annie Turner, a negro, one lot of cloth
ing; Mrs. c. l.. Phillips, one silver mesh
bag, one cavalier with diamond set;
sMotlow Distilling company, two boxes
of whisky; Douglas 'Ginnis, one Jersey
COW; j. c. Keys, one COW; Hugh Sorrell,
one bicycle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

FIVE SPLENDID STORES IN NEW
HOTEL BUILDING. CORNER PARK
Az ENUE AND 10Th STREET. STEAM
HEAT AND WATER IN EACH STORE
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION. LOUIS "
CLARK & CO., AGENTS. PHONE COZ
9TH AVENUE AND 10Th STREET.
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customed to put surplus money SO that
depositors may receive their yearly in
terest. They must therefore make good
these decreases by investing IL securities
not likely to be affected by money mar
lret conditions, such for instance. as
bonds of the state OF New York.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

tinuance of the interest of the citizens
towards the Orphans Home, with best
wishes for a happy, prosperous New Year.
Make checks payable to Sister Josephs
inc.
Superior Atheneum Orphans Home
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
PERSONAL
Wade Appointed Agent

L. d. Holden has returned to the city
after an extended visit to New Mexico
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
Fifty Millions Will Be Of
fered at Especially At
tractive Interest Rate
WILL TEST STATUS
OF MONEY MARKET
Believed That State Officers Have AL
ready Sounded Financial Circles
To See How Issue Is
Looked Upon
by HOLLAND.

New York, December 21.-(Spec la Fol
lowing within two or three days after the
summary of the report which is to be
made to the next legisla ture by the su-
perintendent of banks. George c. Van
Tuyl, Jr., came the announcement that
the state of New York will be in the
market in mid-winter with AN offering
of little over 300 of ~, per cent
state bonds. At first thought there would
seem to be no relation between the forth
Coming report of the bank superintendent
and the offering to be made by the state
of a large amount of long time bonds.
There is, however, an easily traeeable re-
lation between these two announcements.
Some forecasts of money market condi-
tions arc to be discovered in these two
announcements. There need be no argu-
ment to demonstrate that the offering of
the state of New York of a very large
block of bonds at rate of interest higher
than the state has until recently been
ready to give will test money market
conditions. The offering, considered by
itself, is somewhat attractive. The credit
of the state of New York is not surpassed
to the credit of the national government.
Will there, then. be found investors suf-
ficiently tempted by three considerations
first, the credit of the state; second, the
length of the life of the bonds, and third,
the relatively high rate of interest-to
furnish s5O,00O,OOO of fresh capital to the
state?
Presumably the state officers have in
an informal way tested the markets, so
to speak. 1t is to be inferred that they
have learned that large institutions will
be disposed to accept this issue. 1t may
be that a sort of tacit or informal under
standing has been reached which prac-
tically amounts to a promise to UNDER
write this issue.
If the state is able to market $50 600 600
of long time bonds early next year, then
1t is fair to assume that capital, at least
so far as very high grade securities are
concerned is again ready to make invest
ment in these securities
But to withdraw some $5Oco0, 900 from
the banks in which the money is depos-
tied is likely to emphasize some features
of the report made by Bank Superintend-
ent Van Tuyl He sets forth in this re-
port some unusual, If not unprecedented,
facts relating to the trust companies of
the state of New York. He reports that
there have been heavy Withdrawals of the
deposits of these institutions In the past
year. the aggregate being a little under
S150, 0ct. 900. The superintendent does not
stop with this bald statement. He ex-
plains the fact and the explanation is
in entire sympathy with almost all the
reports recently made upon money mar
lset conditions.
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cared for during the year, $50; number OF
children in the Home December l., 1913,
los; number of children under six years.
29; number of children six to nine years,
80; number of children TO ~ years, and
over, 46; number of children paced in
homes, As; number of children placed
in higher grade schools, 4: NUMBER of
deaths 4
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

against 2l,521 last year. Stocks are 49,
63S, against 157,R2 last year. Stocks in
creased 1906 during tile week.
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The Wage Farmers Share

A considerable proportion oil the de-
posts made by the wage-earners of New
York state in savings banks is also util-
lied for investment in what is sometimes
called the new order of securities like
short term bonds. But a curious and
almost paradoxical condition is discov-
cred and disclosed by the superintendent
of banks in the savings banks of New
York state These banks are a fair test
of the prosperity of wage-earncrs. They
continue to place large aggregate saw
ings in these institutions. The ratio of
the increase of savings deposits compared
with former years still remains sausfac-
torily large.
There were deposited in the Teriod in
Guided in the secretary's report much
larger amount of money than was with
drawn. Therefore the aggregate relative
gain in deposits was very satisfactory.
But on the other hand the trustees of the
savings banks of New York state are
having experiences similar to trustees OF
savings banks elsewhere. These officers
reckon up their aggregate assets and
discover that they have not Increased
as they should have done. They look
over their investments and discover that
| this falling off is due to heavy decline
| in the market value of securities, anc
especially In the market for bonds ir
which the savings banks have been ao
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

''Kind Friends: The statement speaks
for itself; what il takes to feed, clothe
and otherwise provide for the 10s little
ones sheltered in the home. We are con-
stantly obliged to refuse needy. desti-
tute children for want of accommoda-
lions. The home is taxed to it's utmost
present capacity. The people of Br-
mingham and vicinity have always re-
sponded generously. Hoping for con-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
DAVIS ANNOUNCES
FOR STATE SENATE
Conner Citizen to Become Candidate
from Twenty-fourth District.
Other Political Gossip

Eufaula. December 21-(Special. }
DR.. Judson Davie of Conner has made
formal announcement that he will be
q candidate for the Alabama state
senate from Barbour county, which
comprises the Twenty fourth district
DR.. Davie, who is well known through
out the county, is a former memb er
of both the house, in which he served
two terms, and of the senate.
G. e. Jones of Clio is the only one
who has signified his intention of en-
tering the race for the Senate without
making formal announcement 1t is said
today that both A. K. Merrill of Flu
faula and ]. S. Williams of Clayton
will be candidates for reelection to
the house. Prof. II. S. Stringfellow OF
Texasville, former representative
will make the race for the house, it is
said.
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New Form of Investment

4NCW VI III VI INV CothCnt
Within the past two or three years
those who have capital have been sue
cessfully tempted to invest IT in issues
of short time notes. Railroad companies
which are embarrassed, and some which
Will find further embarrassments in the
course of the year, have discovered that
it is possible to relieve themselves of
these embarrassmepts temporarily by Of
fering for sale notes which have a short
time to run and which carry handsome
interest rates. Superintendent Van Tuyl
ntmates clearly that considerable pro-
portion of Withdrawals of nearly $50, 000,
coo from the trust institutions of the
state has been utilized by purchase of
short time notes.
Last winter the state of New York dis
covered that money market conditions
were so peculiar to make it inexpedi-
ent to offer for sale s50,000,000 of state
bonds, although the state needed money
to carry on some of its great public
works Therefore the state was compelled
to do as some of the railroads have
done-sell short time notes. That offer
ing did not miss fire. Money in plenty
was to be had for these notes. 1t is for
the purpose of taking up these notes
that the state now ventures to approach
the money market with the offering of
long time bonds.
The bank superintendent in bis report
speaks without special comment of the
changes in disposition of investors which
he, as superintendent of banks, has taken
heed of in New York state. He does ex-
plain briefly this change by asserting
that recent falling off in the income basis
OF railroad and industrial bonds. followed
by the heavy depreciation in the value
of securities of that kind, accounts for
the present day disposition of investors.
They are putting their money into short
term bonds notes or equipment obliga-
tons partly because the incoms return Is
better and partly because the short life
of these securities will make the danger
O. depreciation very small. Public util-
lily Developments especially those Of
power and electrical apparatus. are also
/! favored to some extent by investors.
The secretary also speaks, approving
| ly apparently, of the high favor with
which commercial paper is now regarded.
He has discovered that in New York
\ state this has become a very popular
I short term bank investment He has
! observed that in New York state alone
I two-thirds of the state banks and trust
| companies invest large portion of their
/ funds in high grade commercial paper,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

A monument, built through public
subscription has been erected over the
grave of George Vaughn, the veteran
keeper of the bridge between Eufaula
and Georgia, who saved many lives
from drowning during his many years
of service The monument, in addition
to the name. dates, etc, bears the In
scription, Erected by His Friends"
Evening star., 1913-04-12
Tornadoes and Cyclones.


An uphill fight for accurate English
is being waged year after year by scien-
tific authorities on the weather who OBJ
ject to having the tornadoes which rip
through towns now and then, or carry
away isolated farmhouses. called ''cy-
clones" The distinction made by the ex-
perts in meteorology is plain, but the
public Is welded to the Cyclone"
The word has gained wide acceptance
in describing the furious local storms
which rush forward along a more or
less direct path while they whirl with
far greater velocity on a center which
may be only a few feet in diameter. II
boys top is spun on one end OF a
board and the board Is tilted 80 that
the top slides quickly along 1t. all the
point. the onward sweep OF the tornado
is closely initiated.
It is the spinning motion which is
swiftest and most destructive. The ad-
vance Of the storm may not be as rapid
as that OF many comparatively harm
mated at not less than zoo miles an hour
In the worst tornadoes.
The true cyclone OF the West Indies.
the China sea and other parts OF the
tropics is entirely different. Its force
Is spent in furious wind that seems to
blow almost straight ahead, while the
great storm revolvee, more or less fully,
around a circle the circumference OF
which may be many hundred miles. A
tornado wreaks it's fury on a strip OF
land usually only a mile or less In width.
The cyclone sweeps scores or hundreds OF
miles Of sea or shore.
But Cyclone" is intrenched In popu.
lar usage as the name of the typical
'"twister' of this country, and torna-
do" has a poor chance.
Evening star., 1913-04-12

pictures to permit careful study Oh
each one without fatigue; and though
from lack of space, many excellent PANT.
ings had to be hung "above the line
they are not too high to De enJoyeo,
position Notably, the snow scene by
Walter L. Palmer, where exquisite pink
and purple shadows transfigure the SOFT.
ly fallen snow; also, characLerlstlc DIT
of Rockport coast by Parker S. Perkins,
who evidently knows and loves the vary
ing mood of those restless waters.
Another delightful piece of ocean paint
ing, entitled "Easterly Weather" Is by
Hobart Nichols. q Washington artist
now winning fame in New York city.
Charles Bittenger was also "a Washing
ton boy and is now making name Tor
himself in that great metropolis. HIS
portrait of a boy in sailor clothes proves
that his success there is well deserved.
Portraits.
There are an unusual number Of fine
portraits Of men. That by Harriet Black
stone is of unusual excellence. Her mod
cling of the head reminds one OF some OF
the best old-world masters. Even more
interesting because of the fame of the
sitter. Abdul Baa, is the striking por-
trait by Mrs. Bush-Brown. The different
tones of white in his picturesque garh
are admirably rendered.
1.-The Portrait of Man," by Ruel P.
Tolman, is SO small in size as to suggest
the possibility of its being overlooked
The work is so sincere. SO personal. that
it is a pleasure to call attention to this
little great canvas.
The writer does not know If 'Theda.'
by Matilde Leisenring, is meant for q
portrait. but 1t, too, has much personal
charm, as has also the picture entitled
''The Moonshiner's Daughter" by Jose
phine Page.
Maternity by F. Carl Smith, is an
interior showing a mother seated by a
white bed on which reposes the dearest
of tiny, sleepy heads! This painting will
surely touch the heart Of every mother
who visits the hemicycle
William P. Silva, vice president of the
society. is represented by charming
painting of Georgia Pines,' which ac-
centuates the versatility of his talent
| for all who remember his former ex-
| hibits. Washington is soon to lose this
very popular artist. He has decided to
| live in California, where he has found
| most inspiring subjects, and where he
| hopes to work for some years in undis-
| turbed seclusion.
| Mary L. Weiss offered breath of
spring in the freshness and beauty of
'Lilacs in Bloom" and William Baxter
Closson a rarely poetic treatment of rain
| bow colors. But the prize pictures need
Evening star., 1913-04-12

pleasing ensemble. It is always exceed
ingly difficult to hang a large number of
canvases SO that each artist may find
his picture enhanced and not hurt by the
| juxtapostion Of other work.
OF course, every one acknowledges
that these exhibitions are but make
shifts not the best environment for
works Of art which need personal
ideal conditions of the great art
periods. when paintings and statues
were produced in conjunction with
the buildings which they were to
adorn. one must be grateful Tor the
opportunities thus afforded of seeing
the best work Of our artists.
A careful survey Of the hemicycle
convinces one that each picture rep
! resents the sincere effort of an indi-
vidual to express what most deeply
appeals to him. whether it be in a
! bit of still life. an outdoor scene or
! the personality of his model. AS the
great Millet so often affirmed. Art is
a language" and 'The mission Of mea
nature to those who have never sus-
pected them"
/, For example, take painting number
80; to which was aware awarded du the od first
/ in such a scene were 1T not interpreted
/! by an artist like Redfeld. who seiZes
and translates the peculiar charm of
| that type of landscape? Not one. in
ldCt, VI tHc IHCudA GO poOSOCCS
unusual loveliness of subject 1t is
| the personality of the artists who ex
| press in an individual manner their
t special characteristics which entities
them to praise. Not that there is any
| lack OF pleasing subjects In this col
! lection. Art does not depend upon sub
! ject. but upon characteristic character
+ of the artist.
! We feel this in the charming little
canvas by Edmund Clarence Messer en-
titled "The Long PATH and in Max
Weyl's Near Brightwood." Both men
are poets in their Interpretation of
nature.
"Above the Line"
How different in character, yet no less
true, is Carfsons delightful landscape
with its harmonious coloring of earth
and sky! Or the picture of rocks and
dashing surs. 1.-THE Stony Outpost" with
it's strong, brilliant color, by Richard N.
Brooke. which won for its author such
high praise in the recent Boston exhibit. .
! Compare the pictures Of the Washington
artists who have worked side by side
! for years-how totally unlike are their
choices Of subjects. their Interpretation
of nature!
In the decorative "Still Life." Of Allne
Solomons with its SOFT rich color and
! vigorous drawing, there Is nothing to
Evening star., 1913-04-12
Synthetic Food.
From Harpers Weekly.

From darpeTs weekly.
For some time chemists have been try
ing to prepare synthetic nitrogenous
food. 1t is known that in the work of
digestion the nitrogenous materials which
are absorbed go through a series OF
degenerations Of disintegrations. and the
organism assmilates them in the SIM
plest possible form. Accordingly, the ar
tifcial food must offer to the organism
nitrogenous elements relatively simple. A
Belgian named Effront took the residue
Of the manufacture OF beer from distil-
leries, and drew from It the sugar which
it contained, washed it. pressed 1t and
mixed 1t with sulphuric acid, obtaining
in this way at the end Of two or three
days q solution in which the nitrogen
presented itself in the form Of diverse
acids easily assimilated. The pasty ex-
tract finally obtained possessed q very
pronounced taste Of meat, and has food
value not less than three times greater.
Trials OF this food made In Brussels by
doctors are said to have been highly sat-
isfa0tory.