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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-20
WEATHER..
Generally Cloudy Tonight and Wed
nesday; Warmer Wednesday.


For the District of Columbia and
Maryland. generally cloudy tonight
and Wednesday: warmer Wednesday;
moderate cast winds.
The western disturbance is now CEN
trail over Kansas and the rains have
extended into the upper Mississippi
valley and upper lake region. at the
northwestward. There WERE also show
ers in the south Atlantic and gulf
states. while over the remainder or
the country the weather was fair.
Temperatures have varied Irregular
ly. but remain low over the northern
and western portions of the country.
Frosts occurred Tuesday morning In
eastern upper Michigan and In por-
lions of the middle Atlantic states and
western New England.
There will be showers tonight and
Wednesday in the lake region and the
Ohio valley. and tonight o. Wednes-
day in the east gulf and south Atlantic
states and the northern portion of the
middle Atlantic states.
1t will be somewhat warmer We'd
nesday in New England and the mid
die Atlantic states.
The winds along the New England
coast will be moderate northwest to
north. becoming variable: on the mid
becoming east: on the south Atlantic
coast light to moderate east and
southeast; on the east gulf coast mod
crate south
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following We're the readings OF the
thermometer and barometer at the wealth
er bureau for The tWenty-four hours be-
ginning at pm. yesterday:
Thpl Yesterday. 4 p.m al. y
pm. tr, II midnight. ID: today, am.
81: s am. IS: II noon, 81: pm. ts';
maximum. -; at pm. yesterday; min
imum. 53 at ] am. today.
Temperature same date last year-Max-
imum. IS: minimum, 81.
Barometer-Yesterday pm. :OG:
pm. 1907; II midnight, 3O.12: today.
am. 3O.13: am, BOZ; II noon. 30.2
:. pm, 3O.11.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 1850 am. and 2:33
pm: high tide. 1850 am. and S:25 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide. 2:3S am. and
1921 pm: high tide, S:3S am. and 9:13
pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 4:44 am: sun sets
1:O9 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 4;43 am.
Moon sets 4:25 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
Public electric arc and electric incan-
descent lamps are lighted fifteen min
utes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise; pub
lie gas lamps lighted twenty minutes
after sunset and extinguished forty
minutes before sunrise Naphtha light
ing service has beel discontinued.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water
at s a M: Great Falls-Temperature
Sc: condition. IA. Dalecarlia reser-
IS: condition at
north connection. 8: condition at
south connection. IA.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch TO The star.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va. May 20
Potomac and Shenandoah rivers both
.1a :, ic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-20
FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON. Nav 90.-Builon amounting
10 Gs2.Ho was taken into tho Bank OF
England on balance today.
PARIS. MAY .O-"riees were irregular
on the bourSe today.
Three per cent rcnt.s. NJ francs 12.z
centinios for The account.
Exchange on London, - francs "lL
c.atAnes for check~.
Private rate of discount. a's per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-20
Traders Take Long Side of the
Market, Believing Liquida-
ton Is Completed.
OPERATIONS HOLD OFF
FOR N. Y. BOND REPORT
Railways Lead in Days Advances
FIices Are Fairly Strong
at Closing.

NEW YORK. May ~. = Prices moved
hulk of the leaders fractionally under
Yesterdays close. The largest losses
were those of Canadian Pacific. which
opened off rs, and Rock Island which
dropped =.
ST. Louis and San Francisco second pre-
fesred. which was conspcuousiy weak
during the early trading yesterday adj
vanced half point on the first transac-
ton today.
Secondary prices were better. the list
gradually rising To parity With last
NIGHTS close or above.
Special tirmness was shown by lew
low-priced stocks which were especially
weak yesterday.
Disappearance OF pressure against varl-
Gus low-priced railroad stocks, which
were conSpicuousiy weak during the pre-
ceding two days of trading. deprived the
stock market of its only sign OF activity
and business during the morning was dull
and featureleSS.
Traders took the long side of the
market for turn on the theory that
the action of yesterdays market indi-
Gated that liquidation of the standard
stocks had been completed
The undertone was firm and some
small gains We're made.
Operat ons were curtailed. howeve-.
come of today's offerings of New York
abroad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-20
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, MAY ~. = Cotton = Spot
dull prices steady: mddling fair TT:
good mddling. 633. middling 6.I3: low
niddling. 6.is,: good ordinary. q -: ordi-
mary. 5a1. The sales were 1000 including
go FOR speculation ana export. and i.%bl
America. Receipts. 2l.U1o. includ ng H.
900 american Futures opened steady
and closed que and steady. May. GAG:
nay-june. i5i.: Iune-July. 6:42is: July
august. G:3: August September. 6.2Sla !;
Observation-Disclosures. G.1312. October-No-
vember. G.oG: Novtmber-D December. 6.O3iZ:
BecemAcr JANUARY. 6.021: January-Feb-
.uarv. Coz: February March, 6.03: March
,spril. 6Oi, .ipril-May. COS. May-June,
d .,,:.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-20

NIX Dividend To-day.
Homestake Mining Company, 6J cts. per
Pittsburgh. Youngstown and Asthabula
share: Cal fornia Petroleum pfd., ~, and
railroad, Ia.
Hourly Sales Of Stocks To-day.
IL an, 5l,6UJ l2m,.. $500
m, ls05U 2p.m. l728JJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-20

To LOAN At 49, INTEREST
On improved real estate. Make
application promptly if you wan;
the money.
STONE & FAIRFAX.
1912 y. Y. Ave. NV.
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new YORK CURB PRICES.

Quotations furnished nv W. r. Iitbbs On
mg..,ters New Yosk Stock Exchange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-20
Prices Hold Strong.

I:umors that the various interests
concerned in the Hartman dissolution
plan had reached an agreement caused
active trading and higher prices. Union
Pacific mounted Ia. Southern Pacific
lss. and many other stocks from half
point to a point
Activity was not sustained when the
report failed of confederation, but
prices held stronger
Traders having secured a comforta BILE
profit by the midday rise in prices, were
not disposed To participate actively in the
later dealings. pending word as to the
success of today bond issues on both
sides OF the Atlantic.
In consequence speculation was spirit
less and devoid of significance.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-05-15

palmos de TERRA mas donde la raz6n de.
acero de nuestras armas de combate hi
ciera triunfar para tn bien gloria,
las armas de luz de nuestra RazCn que
es la Justicia. (El autor).
5S Patria nueva. LENA: Patria
nueva, es nueva poes1a luz amory Y vida
que, Ell cadencias innortales, cantan q
Dios y todo 10 creado. (El autor).
So A la Patria Lena El ideal IL
patria es un sentimiento de libertad
de Independence sin 6l Sc muere.
CO. Mi tierruca Borinquena. LENA:
Amemos tanto nuestra tierruca, que lie
sacrifiquemos nuestros odios
81. Canto 4 la Patria LENA "La
Naturaleza nos defende"
62. 0da a mi patria, LENA: Borin-
quen, alma de mis- versos.
63 A la Patria. LENA: Hoe sig
no vinces''
g. A Puerto Rico. LENA: Surge
ct ambula''
65. Patria. LENA: l. espoir est ma
force.
&C. La Patria LENA: Una patra
sin bandera, es un bald6n para sus hijos.
81. Canto la Patria. LENA ST no
fuera la esperanza 4. donde estarla q
porvenir?
Lord Byron.
68. La Fe LENA Gloria a Dios en-
las alturas
60. F6. LENA: Poetas cabal1sticos
de puro peril vago que conoc6is el
mundo de las santas fguras Evaristo
Ribera Chevremont.
70. La Flor de la Fe Al prestigioso
Club de San Juan, Puerto Rico. LENA ::
Oar uno, esperanto recibir, ciento, es
buscar el interes. Hacer una limosna
4 los infelices. nacida del corazon sin
desear obtener recompensa alguna, es
practicar la verdadera caridad.
II. F6. Lena Ell dolor purifca las
almas.
y. F6. LENA: Amor, Patria, F6,
Progreso.
73 Fides LENA: Forse altro canta-
re con miglio plectro. Ariosto.
"A. Concepto de la Fe. LENA: No
ha sido enviado en- forma.
IS. La F6. Lena Ascender del
parnaso 4 los umbrales, es ascerder
contigo hasta la gloria
76 F6 LENA .Acaso esta que aloro
es la dnica Fe... >R
FJTERA DE TEAIAS
IT, Ell Arte LENA: Ell arte 'es la
encarnacion de 10 beElo, s1mbolo del
amor.
Vino sin ell sobre que debia conte-
ner el nombre.)
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-05-15
Los Juegos Florales
(Conclusion,)
(Conclusion.)

A. Al campo, don Nuno, voy Le-
ma: En- la justa.
45. iOh Patria LENA Solo canto 4
la patria Borinquena.
46. Patria. LENA; iSalve Borin-
quen!
AZ. Canto a la Patria LENA:
No es patria una Illusion,
una qulimera:
Y es de patria ell tener una bandera.
FL aut0r
48. A la patria. LENA A II, patria
querida daria los encantos de mi vida.
49, Patria. LENA: Redite, scriptum
est qued Caesars Caesari.
so A la patria LENA: Ning1n es-
fuerzo Sc pierde.
81. Lo que dice La tierruca. LENA:
Esta es la voz de la verdad.
81 Patria. LENA: Dichoso aquel que
no ha visto mas rio que ell de su patria.
SO. A Puerto Rico LENA Aquel
que su patria anna, el patriotismo lie in
hama.
81. Canto a Puerto Rico. LENA j:
iOh, ell alma de mi patria
55. Patria Lena;
Patria de los videntes. yo te adore:
No por la fama que me DIES, nj ell orc,
Nj ell laurel q. sangrando Sc conquista
Il. Alarc6n.
56 Supreme ideal. Voz de libertad.
Judas y, Ner6n. Ell simbolo. LENA: l.
En- ell gCbierno de la sociedad ell abuse
del poder acarrea su ruina; ell abuse de
la libertad da origen 4 la esclavitud.
BalmeS.
LENA g Tu Quoque Fill (Dicho
de Cesar a Bruto.
81. Patria invicta LENA: Ay. =!
de aquellos que. asesinan tus lderechos Y
libertades 81 tn. oh bella cuna de mis-
anores, contaras Ell tn suelo con unos
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20

what they will have to pay. The English
policies relate almost entirely to build
ings.
Since the San Francisco fire and the
very heavy losses oecasioned thereby,
English insurance companies have not
been very anxious for American business.
and this is doubtless why they do not face
heavier losses in the present case.
At the end of the present year, ae-
cording to news received here from
Copenhagen, 1t will be impossible for
either natives or tourists to obtain aleo-
holic liquors in Iceland Under the anti
spirit law permission was given to con-
sumo the present stock of liquors in Ice
land. and figuring on the per capita con-
sumption it will be all gone by the end
of the year. The government adopted
the drastic prohibition laws because It
was felt that the excessive drinking Of
the Tcelanders was undermining the physi-
cal fitness of the people.
During the past 20 years the trade and
industry of Iceland has increased enof-
mousiy. Twenty years ago there was not
a dairy in the country: now 20 big dairies
are sending thousands of casks of butter
to Ieith and Edlnburs. Sheep raising II
also becoming an important business.
Fishing, however, continues to be the
staple industry of the people. Twenty
years ago 15UO0,o0O pounds of dried cod
was exported from Iceland annually; now
500O0oOO pounds are shipped each year.
A fleet of 2i steam trawlers now sail with
their hauls directly to Hull. The country
still needs immigrants, much of it being
untenanted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
TO INSTALL DIR. HOLMES
AT VINE STREET CHURCH

At the evening service today. Dr. w. B.
Holmes will be installed pastor of the
Vine Street Presbyterian church of this
city. The Vine Street church has been
without pastor since the middle of Sep
tember, the Rev. V. p. Merrill having re-
signed to accept a call at Lebanon, Ky.
DR.. Holmes has been a prominent pas
tor and later evangelist in the northern
e.iures. he having at one time occupied
the pulpit of the Grace Presbyterian
church, Nashville.
His ability as a speaker-preacher soon
became known, and the assembly persuad-
ed him to take up the evangelstic work,
which lie has so ably been doing for some
years. Dr. Holmes during this time has
resided at Lebanon, Tenn. and he now
comes TO Birmingham with a rich experi-
enee. and with an Increased field for
usefulness because of his fitness.
DR.. Holmes was received this week by
the Presbytery of north Alabama in ses-
sion at Montevallo, and they appointed
for his installation Sunday night w. c.
Clark, d. D., pastor Of the Woodlawn
Presbyterian church, to preside; j. s.
Foster, ID. D.. pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, to preach the sermon
and give the charge to the people: Il. ID.
MeDugal. u. D., president of the Alabama
Synodical college at Admission, to give tho
charge to The pastor, and Mr. F. W.
Dixon of the First church to complete the
commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
REFORMED JOURNALISM
Decadence of the Yellow Press and
Causes of It's Decline

From the Omaha WorldHerald.
That the yellow press is growing more
and more in disfavor even with the un-
educated cannot be denied. The craze
that swept over the country for a while
is passing away. The gross and loath-
some is being rejected. The ugly. the
hasty and the brutal no longer attracts
the pennies from the pockets of the sub
merged" in the quantities they once did
The result is that the yellow journals
are not nearly so yellow as they once
were. 1t was asserted that the publica-
ton of yellow papers created an ever
increasing demand for such literature
and that in the end the greater part of
the population would demand that sort
crly, but this does not seem to have
been the case.
But few publishers would print any
thing of the kind If they could avoid
1t and maintain their circulation. and
this reform is coming from the same
place where all reforms come from place
where all reforms come from, that is.
from the people. One minister recently
remarked that so per cent of the matter
published in the newspapers was devoted
to criminal news, scandals of, various
sorts and reports of accidents: 25 per
cent to politics and government matter.
He did not seem to consider the fact
that If daily paper was devoted wholly
to educational matter 1t would soon
bankrupt Rockefeller to run it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20

All friends OF the Vine Street churcl
are invited to this service
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
Training Birds to Catch Fish
.z.-. 4l.o vxf;.l1 yx-nrIJ No

The wonderful ingenuity and patience
Of the Chinaman are we'll shown by the
skllful way in which he has trained the
ccrmorant to fish for him. The bird is
taken when young. and then. with infinite
care, taught to catch fish for it's owners.
A metal ring is placed round it's neck
fitting close enough to prevent 1t from
swa uowing the larger fish. yet sufficient
~ loose to allow the small ones to pass
down its throat-its reward for working.
"A sort of harness is rigged about the
body of the bird, by means of which it
IL lowered into the sea and THted out
again into the BOAT A cord OF spruce
fter, abcet a dozen feet in length, pre-
vents the bird from straying too far,
while It also enables the fisherman to
control and guide it's movements. The
fishing is always done at night, and this
is the reason why it is difficult to get
q good set OF pictures of cormorant-
fsbing. When all is ready the birds are
lowered into the water, and as soon as
they have filled their capacious mouths
they are pulled into the boat and the
fish they have been unable to swallow
taken away from them. They are then
put back into the water, and so the fish,
ing continues. Torches are used to H.
Illuminate the scene: 1t is the light, OF
course. that attracts the fish. welt
trained cormorant and fifty good sized
Ash an hour<-a record that leaves tl1e'
averako human angler hopelessly beaten.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20


reputation. Thursday evening Clifford ]
Roe. known as the best living authority
in America on the white slave traffic
will be the principal factor, speaking az
a meeting whose general subject is to be
''fhe New Social Conscience. Judge
Roe,.~ topic will be "The Social Evil.
Mr.. Roe is executive secretary of the
American vigilance committee, is wei
known author and lecturer and has PROB
ably done more than any other livine
man TO earn the title of 'The Greates'
Living Foe OF the White SLAYER
Wednesday evening child labor win
nroba ab1v he the center of interest. A. j
Mcl<elvey, secretary for the southern
states for the National Child LABOR com
lrittee. will deliver an address Ala
bsma in recent months has gained more
or less unfavorable notoriety through al
legged child labor conditions, and for this
reason it ii expected that Mr.. Nickel
vcy's address and others along the same
line will be Of especial interest
Julia Lathrop Coming
Miss Julia Lathrop, chief of the chill
dren's bureau, the new department III the
federal government, has spent her lie
in social work, like Jane Adams. lot
ence Kelley and other well known Wom-
en-. and on the evening of April % she
win explain this new department in the
u. S. government, what II is FOR and
what IL is doing. John Ihlder, well
known social worker in the large cities OF
the north, will address the congress
Thursday night on Housing Reform
the Rented House and Health; the own
er's Responsibility" DIR. 1hlder is Held
secretary of the National Housing asso-
citation, and an accredited authority on
such problems which have confronted
authorities in the United states only
within the last few years.
other speakers, both local and national,
who will handle subjects OF the hlghes'
;rnnortance from the sociological stand
point are Gertrude Knipp, George Set
tie, DR.. e. Stage Within, Frank j.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
NEW PROCESSFOR
PRODUCING STEEL
Cost Said to Be Reduced to
Two-Thirds

London. April 19.-(specia1.)--A new
process for producing steel from
iron ore and iron sands whereby the cost
of production is said to be reduced by
two-thirds. is now in successful operation
in England. Experts declare that If the
process can be carried out efficiently on
a large scale. there can be no doubt that
the costly blast furnaces and coke ovens
Of existing steel works will soon become
merely of historic interest.
The steel produced by the new process
showed by tests that Ii contained O.2l per
cent carbon. American and Continental
steel men have Investigated the new pro-
cess and have expressed themselves as
much impressed by what they saw.
The first seagoing vessel to be eleetri-
eally propelled was launched this week
at Middlesbrough. The Tynemount, as
the new vessel is named, will be driven
by an electrical motor, the power for
which is generated by two oil engines
The ship is controlled by electric switches.
She is Of 2i00 tons, 80 feet long, l21s feet
wide and 10 feet deep.
a censorship for company prospeetuses
was one of the suggestions made by a
witness before the Putamayo investigat-
ing committee. This, however, would not
be necessary if all companies followed
the example of certain American min
ing corneefn which is now seeking eapl-
tai in London.
In bold face at tile head OF this COM
pany's prospectus is the following notice.
Intending investors are warned that this
stock is not as good as government bonds,
or guaranteed trust bonds. The possibili-
ties of this investment can only be de-
termined by the examination of a COM
petent engineer, and we advise you to
employ one before investing in our stock. !"
The prospectus was circulated in the
mining engineers club where it caused
a mild sensation One mining man mourn
fully remarked that IL this form of COM
mercial honesty and candor spread, the
flourishing business of sailing mines and
selling bogus mining stock would become
lost art.
1t is estimated that the recent flood
in Ohio and Indiana will involve English
insurance to the extent of $250,000 only
Considering the extent of the disaster,'
this is little more than a nominal sum.
No direct claims have yet been pre-
sented, but the directors know about
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
SOCIOLOGICAL CONGRESS
WILL BE AN IMPORTANT
FEATURE OF NEXT WEEK

With speakers and delegates of na-
tional representation and with the lead
ing Alabama sociologists. physicians. ed
ucators and social workers on the pro-
gramme. the first sociological congress
ever held in the history of Alabama will
convene next Tuesday afternoon at 8
O'Clock for a three days session. At this
convention the organization of the Ala
bama Sociological Congress will be COM
pleted
The sessions of the congress will be
held day and night in the large armorv
on the third floor Of the City Hall, right
III the heart of the city. This hall is
large enough to accommodate 500 or GOO
persons and it is believed that 1t will be
taxed to its capacity. Owing to the
Southern Sociological Congress which
meets in Atlanta a few days later, speak,
ers of national and worldwide promi-
nence will attend the Alabama conven-
ton on their way TO the all southern
congress at Atlanta and will deliver ad-
dresses and take part In all the delibera-
tions OF the congress.
Prominent Men on Programme
The programme, which has been under
the direction of a programme committee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20

Hays, DR.. G.. II. Denny, President Ala
bama State university: DR.. c. c. Thaeh.
president Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Il. J. Willingham, state superintendent
of education; DR.. J. II. Phillips, super
irtendent public schools of Birmingham;
DR.. William il. Oates. state prison in
speetor; DR.. II. +. Searcv, Isadore Sha-
piro, w. II. McGrath. Mrs. r. ID. john
ston, president Alabama Boys Industrial
School; Mrs. w. l.. Murdoch, chairman
National Child Labor committee; Charles
A. Brown, Dr. Harry T. lnge, president
State Medical society: DIR. George Eaves,
Dr. Cunningham Wilson, Judge S. d.
Murphy. DR.. Cabot Lull, Judge Feagin,
Judge w. II. Thomas of Montgomery,
and Rabbi A. G.. Moses of Mobile.
Mrs. Charles Henderson, president of
the Alabama Federation of Woman's
Clubs. has appointed the following dele
gates:
Birmingham Mrs. Sterling Wood,
George II. Harrington Montgomery. Mrs
Leon We'll, Mrs. J. Manly Foster; Tus-
ealoosa, Mrs. Alster Fits. Mrs. j. T.
Brantley: Troy, Mrs. J. E.. z. Riley
Ozark, Miss Gladys Fritter; Dothan, Mrs.
Henderson,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
CHINATOWN CLOSED UP

San Francisco. April 19.-Chinatown was
declared today in siege of police sur
vellance, when they ordered no person
be allowed to leave the district If China
town is killed commercially, say the Of
fcials, it is well and good, as the price
is not too heavy to put an end to long
tong murders. This is the answer OF
San francisco to the tenth murder last
night in the battle of the Orientals.
Chief White today said he was con-
vinced the rich merchants of Chinatown
whether from fear or from free will, were
behind the tongs, and he believed the
best way to touch their conscences was
through closing up all dives
Not sightseeing party entered China
town during the day. The army of pro-
fessional guides who show tourists the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20

Does industrial training influence to any
large extent the masses of negro farmers
not directly in touch with the industrial
schools? The annual Tuskegee farmers
conferences are attended by from 1000 to
200 farmers who come from their several
fields in the south to learn new methods
of tilling the soil They eagerly listen to
lectures on soils, seeds and how to live
at home They get new ideas on stock
and poultry raising. They are encouraged
TO buy land. improve their homes and
home life. They go home inspired. SIM
liar work Is done by the state and county
fairs, and the hundreds of annual far
mers' conferences throughout the south
Students have gone out from Tuskegee
institute and other industrial schools, es-
tablished other schools and become cen
ters of influence for the education of the
masses. And. too, graduates from the
schools, as United States demonstration
agents. go out in the fields among the
farmers and show them how to till the
soil and how to raise stock and poultry
and improve their homes.
And. too, the short course in agriculture
conducted at these schools and attended
by thousands of negro farmers two weeks
every year is doing much good.
A. +. OWENS.
Tuskegee. Ala, April 10, 1918.