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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-09
WORKING UP THE MUSIC LOVER
By CARL H. MILAN Director Public Library

What do you call that big horn the man down there at the end is playing?"
 That is a very common question at the of a similar character
 To answer such questions for the lay man as well as to suggest certain "sub- tleties in orchestral coloring,' a book has been published. It is entitled, "Orches- tral Instruments and What They Do; A Primer for Concertgoers.' The author is D. G. Mason, a well known author of pop ular books on music.
 The New York Times says: ''It will serve useful purpose for many who go to such concerts constantly are surpris- ingly ignorant of the different instru- ments. The pictures, we are fain to be- leve, are the most valuable feature of the book, and it is one that has not been utilized in such an excellent manner in any other book of the kind"
 The library has few other Books that are of interest to the music lover who ex- poets to hear the big orchestra that is soon to be in Birmingham. They are, Orchestral Instruments and Their Use" by Elson Symphonies and Their Mean ing," by Goepp; American History and Encyc,opedia of Music (volume on mu- sical instruments); "The Wind Band and Its Instruments,'' by Clappe; "The Violin and It's Music,'' by Hart; "Overtones" (chapter on Strauss), by Huneker; Guide to Music,'' by Mason; Standard Concert Gude,'' and Standard Concert Reper- tory,'' both by Upton.
 The library has a music roll for one of the pieces on the orchestra programme and a rush order has been sent for others
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-09
TALKS ON BANKING
Getting Your Money Out of the Bank

IeItlHS lOuI MOHcy OuL OI CHe DdHk
 If the bank rendered no other service to the community than to protect it's valuables it would render useful one but 1t would be a mouse-trap proposition you could only go one way; but the banks makes it easier to get money out than in, and in the outgoing process assumes risks and renders benefits too often lost sight of in the busy whirl of business.
 We take many things for granted and live in matter-of-fact age. We want our morning paper at the breakfast table with never delay and with little thought of what it costs to collect, transmit, type print and deliver the news. We want our train on the dot or we get impatient We want our milk and our coal blizzard or no blizzard. We likewise expect the bank to do our business smoothly, eff ciently, and without thought of the cost or the risks attending.
 When your bank hands you a check be ok, it gives you license to draw as many checks, in as large or as small sums as you wish, with the only provis- ion (eXcept in certain cases where a minimum balance is required) that you do not overdraw, and promises to honor your checks as presented as long as your bal ance is sufficient to pay them.
 Whether you want to pay your credi- tor in the next block, or a thousand miles away, the checking privilege of a bank account permits you to make your payment with ease, safety and dispatch When you mail your check your trouble is over and the banks has just begun for the bank warrants to you three things. all for your own protection and al it's own risk. It is well known to them
 erIIQ Q orlfo al T1,ot will 0x,Jx, the checks you have signed. If your name is forged and the bank pays the check, it cannot charge the amount to your account; Cb) That it will pay only ir the sum originally drawn If some one gets your check and raises the amount, making it apparently a genuine check, the bank can only charge the amount in which you originally drew the check, unless it can be shown that you were grossly careless in so drawing that you invited fraud. Therefore be careful to draw your checks properly; Co To pay to the party to whom you ordered the amount paid and none other. If the check gets into the hands of strangers who forge the indorsement so that the party to whom you ordered the money paid does not get it, the payment is at its risk, and you are harmless.
 All this is ultimately for your good as a depcsitor. You know that your ac- count cannot be drawn against except on your order. You know that the party you want to receive payment gets it. You get back the most perfect voucher known to the business world. Many dispute has been settled and loss and law suit avoided by producing bank vouch- CTS that told in no uncertain way that payments had been made according to the intent of the drawer. Therefore for your own good you ought to keep your money in a bank, and draw it out py Bankers Association
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-09
JOHNSTON TALKS TO
 COLLEGE STUDENTS
Gives University Boys Data Regard ing Business Mems Camp to Be
 Held at Chattanooga

Tuscaloosa, February s.-(Specal.) Capt. Gordon Johnston of the United States army delivered an address to the students of the university this morn ing on the subject of Preparedness" and at noon today was entertained by 12 representative business and profess sional men of Tuscaloosa, to whom he made an interesting and instructive talk on the military situation in the United States. Captain Johnston gave the gathering full information relative to the military training camp which will be held in Chattanooga next April and a number of Tuscaloosa business men are making plans to attend this camp Among those present at the meeting were F. G. Blair, Judge w. w. Bran don, M. T. Ormond, Dr. William Faull1. Dr. Alston Maxwell, James F. Alston, J. c. Persons, Edgar l.. Clarkson, F. G. Stickney, S. H. Sprott. Samuel Fried man and Capt. Gordon Johnston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-09
Signs Point to Another Ap- plicatiOn on Part of Eng
 land and France
MANY NATIONS NOW
 APPLY TO AMERICA
England Has Had Remarkable Success in Mobilizing American Securi- ties to Be Used for
 Credit Here
By HOLLAND

New York, February S.-(Special) ) There are no illusions or delusions in the financial district due to the departure Of J. P. Morgan for London a few weeks ago. For even if there had been no qualified intimation that MT. Morgan might have consultations with the finan- cial representatives of France, neverthe- less many things justify the inference that this winter visit to London may result, perhaps in the spring or early summer, in new approaches to the United States for loans or for credit
 First of all, there is the recollection of the statement made in the fall by representatives of England and of France after the negotiations for the placing here of an .Anglo-French loan of half a billion dollars were satisfactorily termi- mated. For the intimaton at that time was clear that it might be that within a year, or at sometime in the near future, renewed approaches to the United States for financial accommodations would be made. Leaders in the financial district recalled this fact when the departure of Mir. Morgan was reported.
 That intimation, taken in connection with the fact that there were in the month of January large dealings in the stock exchange in the 5 per cent Anglo French bonds, seemed to justify the in- ference that the time is suspicious for new negotiations
 These, in fact, were the most active bond dealings of the month. The ag- gregate was about S14,000,OO0 and there was some advance in the price. In view of the fact that some who are good judges doubted in November whether there would ever be considerable mar ket for these bonds in the United States, the record made in January is signifi- cant, since it points to a gradual, but certain, absorption of them In other words, the American public is beginning to have confidence in these bonds, and the income which they produce is, of course. a temptation to buy them.
 Very likely a considerable part of the funds secured through the marketing of this loan in the United States has now been expended. Purchases of all kinds of American commodities by England and France have been very heavy, and there is good reason for presuming that they will continue to be heavy during the year 1916. This is one of the req. sons which lead to the inference that new financing by Great Britain and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-09
MRS. t. R. BURG|N : GAINS 23 POUNDS
 ON FIVE BOTTLES
Husband Said Money Would Be Thrown Away, But Has Changed His
 Mind

"When I told my husband I wanted a bottle of Tanlac he said, You might as well throw your dollar in the street. but if you want to try it I will get you a bot tle.' He did get it, and when I had fin ished taking it he went straight to the drug store and got another bottle, for he saw the wonderful good it had done me, was convinced it was a grand medicine and was mighty glad to pay out another dollar" said Mrs. G. R. Burgin, of H4 Second street. MT. Burgin is employed at Thomas furnace.
 'tSince I began taking Tanac" con- tinued Mrs. Burgin, Tit looks like every time I look in the mirror I am heavier and no wonder, for went from 80 pounds to 103-a gain of B pounds It took just five bottles of Tanlac to do this for me. Besides, it has changed me from a sick, rundown, worn-out and nervous wreck into a healthy woman, and I now feel like living.
 Really, I had gotten so weak I couldn't hardly lift scuttle of coal to the fire place. My kidneys were all out of shape, was too nervous to sleep and my stom- ach was all out of order. I was in this very condition three long years. I was losing ground every day and lost weight until was almost living skeleton. I had about despaired of ever seeing well day again, for no kind of medical treat ment seemed to help matters in the least. Finally I got practically helpless.
 If anybody would have told me there was a medicine on earth that would in- crease my weight 2S pounds I would have thought them crazy, but as sure as I am alive today Tanlac did it for me, and only five bottles at that
 Tt looks like every day I am stronger and feel better I have a good appetite and enjoy everything eat. Before I be- gan taking Tanlac I couldn't eat hardly anything without becoming nauseated. sleep sound and am rid of the nervous ness. My kidneys bother me no longer To tell you the truth, I don't feel like the same person at all since Tanlac strengthened me out"
 :'Yes, Tanlac is the greatest medicine on earth,'' said Mrs. Burgins father, who entered the room during his daughters, conversation. of you could have seen my daughter before she began taking Tanlac you would not believe it was the same person who you see sitting there. She was just about played out I just came by the drug store and knowing her Tanlac was about out I bought her this bottle. If her appetite picks up much more she will come pretty near eating us out of house and home. I guess she has starved long enough and it does me lot of good to see her eat heartily
 Tanlac is sold in Birmingham exclu- sively by Patton-Pope Drug company and Jacobs Drug store. Tn Ensley by D. w. Morris Drug company; BeSsemer, Pe- gram-Patton Drug company: North Bir- mingham, Walker Drug company, and Pratt City, Gale Drug company.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-09
Guild of Mercy, What They
 Are Doing-Will You Help?
Social Service Department Ky MRS. SIDNEY N. ULLMAN

readers may be glad to help in this work. Perhaps in memory of some lit tie one or in gratitude for those who have been restored after illness, some contribution may be made.
 All donations will be very gladly received at the home of the president pro-tem, 1109 South Thirty-thrd street. Chestnut Hill, and all checks should be made payable to the treasurer of the Guild of Mercy. .
 With sincere appreciation of your courtesy in allowing this letter to be published, I am, my dear sir, yours very truly s.
 A word more in connection with the guild and what they have done For two years the little tots at one particu- lar hospital would have been without Christmas tree, or Christmas cheer of any kind if it had not been for the unselfish generosity of this guild
 One child was entirely taken care of by them, and after she was dismissed from the hospital, although the child is crippled comfortable home was found for her. Numerous cases of good cheer given, warm clothes donated and flow CTS brought to the hospital could be sighted.
 The guild asks but your interest and shown in a substantial way by the sending of a check This reminds of the story told by Mir Wood ruff on his recent visit to Birming- ham, which is both timely and applica- ble here.
 A man selling plaster ornaments fell and broke the entire contents of his baskets of wares. Every one passing pitied him, some were even moved to tears, but one man more sympathetic than the rest, and realizing the real trouble, said to the assembled plying mass: "I pity this man $10 worth, how much do you pity him?''
 The question is, we know, you pity the little tots in the hospital. They need toys and dainties and good cheer The guild needs the money to carry on this work.
 Let the Guild of Mercy know how much you pity the children with a substantial donation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-09
France, or both, is now in contemr
AS IT WAS LAST YEAR

l Tben again references are frequently
 made to the fact that about this time | last year MT. Morgan visited Lonuon and while there he was in turn Vlslteo l at his home by some Of the leaoins 1 bankers of London and also oy repre- sentatives of the British treasury. lie | returned after a sojourn of about SIX weeks. Within short time, one Of ms partners Henry P. Davidson, visited ! I,ondon and Paris at time, too, when inc neril associated with crossing the ocean seemed to be very great NIT. | Davidson returned in a few weeks ana then intimations were heard that nego- i tiations might begin which would leao | to the placing of large loan oy Grea. Britain and by France Tn the Oniteo States.
 If may he of course, a mere coinci- oence that MT Morgan should have gone | to London at a time When-as was the | case a year ago-it appears to De eA- pedient to prepare for approach to the United States with intent to secure ne" 1 financial accommodations. lf after MT. 1 Morgan's return, MT. Davidson shoulo sail for London, then it would be inn l nossible not to infer that new transac- tions mon a large scale are in the course l of negotiation. | Since the Anglo French loan of half 1 billion dollars was consummated, a dl1Il- cuJts and in it's chief features, new l and original piece of financing upon a large scale has been worked oct by the British government. Early in January there came information to some or the 1 international bankers which told or the unexpected success which has followed l the attempt of British authorities to ob- l tain American securities from banks, m surance companies and other corpora tons and from individual owners One of the leading authorities in the financial district said a few days ago that when the government undertook to mobilize American securities it was a serious question whether these in any consider able amount could be obtained But when the proposition was laid before those who possessed these securities the response to it was all the more satisfactory be- cause it was greater than had been deemed probable.
 Nothing but information of this general
 kind appears to have reached our own financiers. They profess not yet to know how large an amount of American secu-
 rites has been secured by the British
 government. Yet it is said in the finan- cial district that it is 10 to 1 that MT. Morgan will know before he returns from London. Some of these securities have been bought outright by the government, some borrowed. and one of the best au
 thorities among nterna tional bankers
 said, day or two ago, that the aggre-
 gate amount of private sales by English
 holders of these securities who have sold
 directly in the New York market is very
 large So far these securities which have
 been and are now in the course of mo-
 bilization by the British government are
 for the most part railroad bonds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-09

kind has long been recognized here, and several efforts have been made in the recent past to establish 8 sana- torium in this city, but for various reasons the attempts failed Miss Mary Jenkins and Miss Roberta Johnson, well known trained nurses, have leased the Collier residence for term of years and are now renovating and fitting the place to be used as d hospital. An oper- ating room will be fully equipped with all modern conveniences and several wards will be furnished to meet the present needs of the institution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-09

There can be no higher offering on the altar of altruism and love than that sacrificed for little children, and an appeal for their aid has never fall en on deaf ears The tiny waif solicits our sympathy and appeals to our hearts, and we know that through assisting him we are bettering, not only our lives, but building in him the founda- tion of better citizenship
 If this is true of the well child, how much does society not owe to the sick one?
 In behalf of the little sick children of Birmingham that are confined in our hospitals, the following appeal has been made by the guild of Mercy through its president pro-tem.
 The letter to the editor of this pa per speaks for itself and puts forth it's own mission. Hearty response should be given so worthy a work: ITO the Editor of The Age-Herald
 Dear Sir: While the sympathies of the world are with war-torn Europe, and the starving babies of Servia and Poland, may l, through your columns, call attention of your readers to some
 
 are as much in need of sympathy and cheer as the European children are of food?
 q speak of the little children in our public hospitals who, while receiving every professional and medical care, sadly lack the brightness and loving attentions which all children, especially i'll ones, require.
 "There is in Birmingham small so- ciety of women who make it their Busi- ness to supply these needs. and by visiting the children distributing toys and making warm garments, have been able in a small measure to bring some sunshine into their dreary days of weariness and pain.
 This society is gravely hampered by lack of funds, and an appeal Is now tpaIo in tho hone that soma of vO1Ir
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-09
Davis Commits Suicide

Dothan, February 7.-(Special. ] While friends and neighbors kept watch over the corpse of his daughter, Mrs. Barney Grace, who died at noon Sunday, James A. Davis, a prominent citizen and former cashier of the First National bank of Graceville Fla. walked into the rear yard of his home at that town at 250 o'clock Monday and shot himself. Those who inves tigated the report of gun in the yard found him lying on the ground with a pistol nearby. He died at 10 o'clock this morning. Father and daughter were buried at Damascus church, near Graceville. this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-09

Mrs. Ilah Polhill is startir Girls Canning club at Eula number of young women CT the success of girls in othe the country. have signified t tion of becoming members o
 Residents of the Webster neighborhood will hold mee near future to discuss the og building a dipping vat. l.. { farm demonstration agent, W the meeting and point out ages to be derived from th3 ton of a vat in that placA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-09
VERY LARGE FINANCING

Almost all the indications point to considerable-and it may be very large financing of the needs of other nations than our own during the year 1916. Propositions are expected from some of the South American countries. The Amer ican people are beginning to look with favor upon the national securitio, which have been offered in the United States and even so considerable a nation as Norway has found the American market very good one and may possibly come again to this market for further finan- cial assistance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-09
Hospital for Opelika

Opelika, February S.-(Special.)-It is now an assured fact that Opelika will have a public hospital. The ur gent need of an institution of this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-09
Selmians See Aeroplane

Selma, February Especial )-Sev- eral Selmians and people living south of the river report seeing an aero plane pass. over about o'clock Sun day night, headed in a southeasterly direction. It is thought the machine was from the Pensacola aviation station.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-09
S1329 for Jewish Relief

S1329 for Jewish Relief
 Selma, February S.-(Special)- )-A final report from the committee in charge of the collection for the relief of Jews in Europe shows that s1329 was collected here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-09
ANNISTON

Anniston, February S-(Special)
 The manufacturers of Anniston were told how willing and even anxious the
 United States department of commerce
 is to help them extend their foreign
 trade and what great facilities it has at their disposal at an informal meet ing today which was addressed by Stan ley M. Rose of Washington
 Miss Ethel Lee Davis of Clayton ar
 rived in Oxford Monday night and will
 assume her duties at the Calhoun Coun-
 ty High school this week. The addition
 of Miss Davis to the faculty of the high school here puts the local school in
 Class A. Miss Davis is a graduate of
 Shorter college and has had six years
 experience in high school work. The addition of another teacher will enable
 Prof. Russell King to have more time
 for the extension work, with which he is accomplishing a great deal of good in the county.
 The entire motor party consisting of negro chauffeur named Russell Page and A. Cohen and K Bochenek who ran over and seriously wounded little Louise Chandler. aged 7 near Cane creek Sunday afternoon, were ar rested and placed under a bond of $500 each The technical charge against the members of the motor party is "exceed- ing the speed limit.
 The little girls injuries, while palm full, are not of very serious natuTg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-09
ORMOND WILL NOT
 RUN FOR DELEGATE

Tuscaloosa, February 8.-(Special) Marvin T. Ormond, solicitor of the Sixth judicial circuit, has announced that he will not enter the race as a candidate for delegate to the demo- cratic national convention. MT Ormond has been mentioned as being can didate for sometime and it has been generally expected that he would run, He stated today, however, that inas- much as he already held one elective office and as several Of his friends had announced their intention of keep ing out of the race in case he entered and as he did not wish to appear self ish in the matter, he would not an nounce. As it has been generally ex- pected that MT. Ormond would make the race no other candidates have an nounced from Tuscaloosa county. Sew eral are mentioned among whom are Edgar l. Clarkson, Fleetwood Rice, John McQueen and others