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casion. An election of officers was held, Mrs. George Oliver, president; Mrs. Daw- son, vice president, and Mrs. Crumley, secretary and treasurer. A lecture on the Bible was given by Mrs. Won l.. Thomp- son, following which a salad course was served. Among those present were: Mrs. E. L. Body, Mrs. Mary strong Mrs. w. G. Nelson Mrs. T. s. Atkinson, Mrs. Spradley, Mrs. w. s. Mallory, Mrs. D. A. Rippy, Mrs. Seharley, Mrs. Crumley Mrs Stewart, Mrs. w. s. White, Mrs. Dawson, Mrs. w. s. Shell, Mrs. John McCarty, Mrs. Anna Spiess Mrs. J. M. oliver, Mrs. George Oliver, Mrs. S. P. Moore, Mrs. Robert Echols, Mrs. w. L. Guthrie, Mrs. J. B. Brazael, Mrs. Von l.. Thompson, Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Stephens, Miss Laura DeBardelaben, and others.
 A wedding of much interest to their many friends in Woodlawn was that of Miss Lottie Forrest sheats and MT. Cliff ford Hood Buchanan, which took place Wednesday afternoon at the home of the brides parents, MT and Mrs $. D. Sheats Dr. c. Ross Baker officiating Decorations of palms, ferns and pink and white chrysanthemums were used | throughout the home and an altar was banked with ferns in the living room. Little Virginia McLaurine Evans and Mary Frank Chappell formed an aisle with pink and white ribbon through which the bridal party entered. Miss Elma Sheats was maid of honor, and Mir William Jared Tucker acted as best man Mary Elizabeth May was bearer The bride wore a travelling suit of blue cloth and carried a bouquet of bride roses. A reception followed the marriage ceremony Mrs. Boiling C. Burnett assist ing in the dining room and punch being served by Mrs w. G. Hall and, Leila Crump. MT. and Mrs. Buchanan left for wedding trip in the south, during which they will visit. Havana, Cuba, Jackson vile and other points in Florida. Upon their return they will make their home in Birmingham.
 The Alabama Library association was entertained Wednesday morning by the Birmingham association at a business meeting and luncheon at the Woodlawn public library. Miss Pearl Sandifer, librarian at Woodlawn, was assisted in receiving and entertaining the members of the association by Miss Fannie Partlow, Miss Fannie Ia Dor, Miss Evelyn Sommervil!, Miss An nie Jungerman and others Addresses were made by MT. Carl Milan, MT. Thomas M. Owens of Montgomery, Miss Pickett of Judson college, Miss Emily Miller, MT. J. R. Rutland and others. Following the business was social hour during which an elab- crate luncheon was served.
 The Astraea club met Friday morn-
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Rhodes. Miss Ruth Gaines, Miss Mabel Lovelady, Miss Miriam Lovelady, Miss Rapheal Williams, Miss Thelma Will Hams, Miss Katherine Faulkner, Miss ''a Cobb and Mrs. Elkourie. Punch was served in the reception hall by Miss Sadie Rhodes and Miss Anna Ward. In the dining room Miss Jessie Colley and Miss Tommie Hood poured tea, while others who assisted in entertaining the guests were Miss Ella Mewbourne, Miss May Sturkey. Miss Jessie Mewbourne in the library kept the brides book Little Sarah Katherine Mewbourne and Ella
 Pates Mewbourne brought in the many gifts in large basket from which they were presented to the bride During the afternoon a musical programme was pre- sented by Miss Ruth Gaines, Miss Mabel Lovelady, Miss Hazel Newman, and Miss
 Lila Cobb About 100 guests called dur
 ing the afternoon.
 An interesting meeting of the Eleonore
 Hord club was held Tuesday afternoon
 at the home of Mrs. w. c. Clark. The subject for the afternoon was 'The Balkan States" Mrs. Clarence Hooper sang sev-
 eral songs which were much enjoyed. At
 the close of the meeting a salad course was served.
 A special social service meeting of the Needlecraft club was held Thursday aft ernoon at the home of Mrs. Harry Eos sett. At the conclusion of the business a salad course was served to Mrs. Dan Glidden, Mrs. zack Cheatam, Mrs. w. c.
 Farrar, Mrs. G. o. Crane, Mrs L. M. Parker Mrs. Fred Vann, Mrs. Terreson, Mrs. J. E. Rhodes Mrs. F. M. Williams, Mrs. Gilbert Rtchie, Mrs. T. o. Mo Glathery, Mrs. Bernie Vest, Mrs. Frank Bell, and others.
 The Wesley class of the First Methodist church of Woodlawn held their annual business meeting Thursday afternoon at
 the home of Mrs. H. M Taylor Thanks giving decorations were used for the oc-
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Circle was held at the Kindergarten building Friday afternoon. The club will study for awhile the history of the United states Mrs. Fred Reid and Mrs. Alldin led the discussion Friday. Current events was given by Mrs. Amos McCreary. A musical selection on the piano was given by Dorothy Page
 Mrs F. L. Sawyer and little son John are visiting relatives at HaXneville.
 Miss Dosia Fonville has returned after visiting friends and relatives in Mont gomery and Tuscaloosa.
 Mrs. Tom Logan is i'll at the T. c. l. infirmary.
 Mrs. c. W. Hofferd and Mrs. J. c. Doyle have returned to their homes in the north, after a most delightful visit to friends and relatives here.
 Mrs. w. R. Johnson of Canton, O., IS the guest of relatives here.
 Mrs. w. O. Chenault is i'll at her home.
 MT. Harold Walker, who is attending school at Auburn, spent several days with his parents MT. and Mrs. Thomas R. Walker.
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Little Eloise Bass scattered rose petals and Belle Donald bore the ring hidden in a large white chrysanthemum. The bride, dressed in silk net over white satin with Russian style veil and orange blossoms, was accompanied to the altar Icy her father where she was met by the groom attended by Mr. Tressibar of De- catur. The ceremony was said by Rev. John Weaver, who had also cffiedase1 at the wedding Of the brides parents. The musical programme was rendered by Mrs Charles Bernhard and MT. George Turner. During the reception following the ceremony the brides cake, embossed in pink roses and valley lilies, was cut The groom and his lovely bride left for their wedding trip. and upon their re- turn will be at home in Falkville.
 Mrs. A. II. Darden was hostess Wednes- day afternoon, entertaining the Twen- tieth Century Housekeepers Papers vera given by Mrs. w. \. Griffin, Mrs. Hugh
 U'ontinucd on Page six)
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WOODLAWN

One of the largest and most elaborate parties of the week was the novelty shower given by Miss Louise Mewpourne Saturday afternoon for Miss Myrtle Cobb:
 Pink and white were the colors chosen for the afternoon, and in the decorations white and pink chrysanthemums were used Miss Helen Dotzheimer received the cards at the door. In the living room the receiving line consisted of Miss Louise Mewbourne, Mrs. E. M. New bourne, Miss Myrtle Cobb Mrs. Cobb, Mrs Sarah Kenyon Ogden, Mrs. J. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-26
Christmas Presents that a Young Man can give a Girl

It is hard for gentleman to select gift for lady, feeling positively that 1t will be acceptable but such article is shown in specially engraved Monogram Paper Visiting Cards
 Our samples show the most fashionable styles send for them NOW. J. P Stevens Engraving Co.,, Atlanta Ga.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31
Money and Credit.

Call money at the New York STOCK
Exchange was somewhat frmer The
ruling rate was 21z per cent, against
ga per cent steadily for several weeks.
1t is feared that rates will rise when
pavments become due Friday on the
subscriptions to the British loan.
Time money also was little firmer.
Rates were "a TO per cent for sixty
days, g to ga per cent for ninety days,
and 81 to 3l2 per cent for longer
periods. These are rates for money
loaned on brokers' mixed Stock Elk
change collateral.
Commercial Paper There is still a
very good market in Wall Street for
commercial paper at 31a to SA per
cent for sixty and ninety day maturi-
ties.
Official rates of discount at each Of
the twelve Federal Reserve banks are
as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31
WILLYS-OVERLAND
BALANCE SHEET
From Sale of New Stock S2O,-
600 600 Cash Will Remain.

The bankers who underworld the
$4,000 600 issue of common stock OF
the willys-Overland Company not
taken privately, will make public with
in few days a balance sheet OF the
company's current condition. This VIII
show, they say, a free cash balance IN
excess of $2O,OOO,0O0. The money de-
rived from the sale of the new stock
will be used partly to wipe out bank
loans aggregating $7,5Oo,OOO and other
current liabilities.
It was pointed out in investment cir
cles yesterday that the subscription
rights to the new stock at S44 share,
based on the present market price, will
not have any value until the stock
sells above 46k, after which, for every
thtee-eighths of point advance, the
rights will be worth a, or % cents
each.
With the new stock offered at A
Willvs-Overland shareholders are
asked to contribute $26,4Oo,OOO to the
company's treasury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31
SFCuRITIES AT AUCTION.

The following securities were sold
yesterday at auction at the exchange
.alesrooms by Adrian II. Muller & Son:
For Account of Trustees.
900 shares Horn Silver Mining Co.. So
each. per share ......... .............o ole
shares Niagara Fire Insurance Co., $50
each ...-...... ..--......' 'O'l
Jos shares New York Bowery Fire Insurance
Co.. SIS each, and j. shares Emerald q
Hiddenitc Mining Co.. 500 each lot. 81
Tor Account of Whom it May Concern.
20 shares Bank of Franklin, Meadvlle, Miss.
per share .......-.. ........... '0v
ero shares La lara Gold Mines Co.. 81 each
per snare ...... .................. oc
Goo shares Atlantic Macaroni Co, 500 each
lot ............. ....+..-..... soO'VoO
lo shares Farmers Loan d Trust Co.. So
each ............. ................. LOU
$1,000 promissory note Of Frank A. Randall
and Annie Jackson Randall, dated March
30 1912. payable on demand, interest
per cent. and $1,000 mortgage executed by
Frank a. Randall and Annie Jackson Ran
dali on real property situated at Mata-
poisett. County of Plymouth. Mass. $500
Following bonds and mortgage covering
property. Laurelton. \. Y:
Bond and mortgage of Kathryn VI. Holes.
balancc-o SI.4-l. payable in instruments
lots
Bend aud mortgage Of Agnes r. Eddy bal
ance due 5000. with interest from June 10.
1916: lots bond and mortgage of Agnes
r.. Eddy balance due $3.50. with interest
from June 10. 1916. lots and bond and
mortgage Of Agnes +. Eddy. balance due
81 $50. with interest from June 10. 1916:
lots .................... ...... .Sl,oVV
Bond and mortgage Of Charl II. Wolf. bal
ance due S429. with interest from March
H.. 1916: 3 lots bond and mortgage of
Emma Laubenheimer, balance $15, pay
able in instruments with interest from
April ]. 1916. lots bond and mortgage
of John Koppenhoefcr. balance due $1,000
with interest from July ., 1916; lots
bond and mortgage of Isabella NJ Ralph.
balance due Sl14. with interest from June
J. 1916; 3 lots bond and mortgage Of Me
lissa Augusta Packer. amount due $1,000.
with interest from May 10. 1916; lots
bond and mortgage Of Melissa Augusta
Packer. amount due 81 900. with interest
from May 49,. 1916 3 lots and bond and
mortgage of David NJ. Bickerton. balance
due $3.50. with interest from July %. 1916
. lots Observation-Disclosures. 500
Bond and mortgage Of Charles II. Wolf. bal
ance due 1859. with interest from March
J. 1916: lots; and bond and mortgage
of Will G. Izor. balance of Si.157, pay
able in monthly instalments with interest
from March J.. 1916; $500
e17 shares Sanito Chemical Laboratory Co..
$40 each; per share ...................$
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31
Boom i'm Motor Tire Indus
try on Deutschland'S
Arrival.
SHIPYARD TO BUILD
UNIFORM FREIGHTERS
An International Accept
anCe Bank Founded on
the English Model.
Wireless via Sayyille 10 The Tnbune.l
BY ERNST KAHN.
Berlin Amnnat 3

Berlin, August 50.
ltaly's declaration Of war entails
no economic consequences in Ger
many, as already Italy had entirely
discontinued commercial relations.
bad seized interned German ships
and, initiating Great Britain, had
placated the anti-German propagan-
da by prescribing all trade with dis
solved and confiscated German firms.
Also the Italian government has or
dered a census Of foreign securities
in German hands, probably intending
to realize on them later, after the
English method.
Subscriptions to the new German
5 per cent war loan will be open all
of September. instruments will be
payable until February. The price
is 90. Treasury bills, due 1926, bear
ing Az per cent interest, are again
being offered. The price is 80. The
money market is easy.
Two former managers of the
Deutsche Bank, Schiff and Mueller,
assisted by several home and foreign
groups, have bought the old Berlin
banking firm of Kretzschmar, and
will found an international accept
ance house On the English pattern.
The arrival of the Deutschland,
with her cargo of rubber, was fol-
lowed by a boom in the motor tire
industry.
The president of the German Pot
ash Syndicate ascribes the decline in
this years American grain produc-
ton to the cessation of potash ex-
ports from this country to yours.
Herr BALM has founded new
shipvard at Hamburg, where will be
built German freighters of uniform
dimensions and type.
The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for
Fuel Conservation, founded by large
mining interests to study the better
use of coal, has published its first
report. The results are already sur
prising. Ways have been found to
extract valuable oils from the waste.
Some other results are withheld
from publication until after the war
The Steel Association has discon-
tinued exports to neutral countries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31
STEEL IN DEMAND
FOR SHIPBUILDNG
Contracts Have Been
Placed for Large Ton
mage of Plates.
FARM IMPLEMENT
MAKERS IN MARKET
Heavy Buying of Rails
Both at Home and
from Abroad.

Shipbuildng continues active on inc
Atlantic and on the Pacific coasts
Within the last few days contracts
have been placed for between l5,ooo
and 20 900 tons Of steel plates and for
~ oderate tonnage Of structural shapes
for the building Of seven boats. three
of which are to be constructed on the
pac;fc coast. The plates and shapes
are TO be rolled by Eastern and west
ern Pennsylvania and by Chicago
mills. The significant fact is that de-
liveries will be made during the third
quarter of 1917. all plate MIL
capacity for shipment over the hrst
half Of next year having been pre-
viouslv taken up aside from the op-
tions given on a liberal tonnage Tor
this wears delivery and now heid IN
reserve mainly for government WORK
Two Of the ocean boats to be built LOT
Atlantic service will be constructed at
the Cramps yards. Two other BOATS
renorted 10 be for Norwegian Interests
will be built by the Baltimore DRY
Dock and Shipbuilding Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31
Wednesday, August so, 1916.

The behaviour of the stock market
in the face of an Incompatible labor
crisis on all the railroads of the coun-
try is a valuable commentary on the
state of Stock Exchange speculation.
There is no thinly margined struct-
ure for bearish operators to upset.
There is no reason why the investor
should sell stocks on the probability
of a strike. What should he do with
the money? How should he choose
which of his holdings to part with?
The struggle would affect everything
more or less, but it would not perma-
nently alter the investment value OF
securities, except as it might result
in dangerous political presidents.
and those could be construed at leis-
ure. Spectators sell stocks for a
fall only when declining quotations
may be expected to induce liquida-
ton on the part of weak holders
that is, when the owners Of mar
gined equities can be inundated and
shaken out. If there had been
reared in commission houses a large,
topheavy speculative account, the
effect of this railroad crisis upon
prices would have been exciting
enough.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31
Dear Living in Greece.

Although Greece IS essentially !"
agricultural country it does NO.
produce food sufficient for its Owe
needs and is largely dependent on %
ports from abroad. The closing OF 'ns
Dardanelles, with the consequent Gu.
ting off of supplies from Russia an'
in a large measure from Turkey ~
mania and Bulgaria. the bloeAsds '.
the Adriatic and the restrictions
trade with Egypt and through !"
Suez Canal are obstacles which II no.
been difficult 10 overcome. The eO''
Of all products. local and impor''-
has greatly increased. Other cause
of the increased cost OF living ''
been the mobilization Of the arm"
with consequent reduction OF the ss,
cultural output in many lines,
presence Of foreign armies and hs'. ~.
which consumed a large part OF
local food supply. and the poor err
crop of l9l4-'l5. Rents have ad's"; T..
40 TO 90 per cent. IL may De OF
terest to mention that in a suburb ~ :.
Athens certain small house was a,i
be had for the summer season OF "a
for $500; in 1915 the renter was go
TO pay $500 for the season; wni,v ooa
1916 il was easily rented for svsyt
The cottage is OF q type that eog I,,
easily be rented in an American 81
for $500 per snnum. One cause OF
abnormal rents is the presence
large numbers OF refugees In A,nsni.
some of whom are amply supplied VIZ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31
IAPAN'S RISE In
WORLD FINANCE
She Has Increased Her In
vestment in British Sc
curities to $780, 100000.

Japan, with the large credits she has
accumulated in this and other countries
because of her favorable trade balance,
has increased her purchases of British
Treasury bills to s5O,OOO,OOO. 1t was
announced in The Tribune on August
y that s3O,OOO,OOO of those securities
had been paid for largely with New
York funds.
New York representatives of one of
the most important japanese banks
said yesterday that while the prime
purpose CT this purchase was to aid
Great Britain's plans to finance its
huge war bills it was also regarded as
a good investment for funds which
would otherwise draw a much lower
rate of interest.
Financially. Japan was never such a
power in the world before. She has
redeemed large quantities of Japanese
bonds held in Great Britain and France
in addition to making these investments
in British Treasury bills. She has an
aggregate gold reserve of 100000, 900.
Money is abundant in Toxic, and the
result is reflected in the high prices
and activity on the Toxic Stock Ex-
change.
Japanese shipping companies, in par
ticular, are piling up enormous re-
serve funds and increasing their fleets
The bulk Of their profits is going
into capital, while the government sub
sides continue to secure their divi-
dends.
Cotton spinning, the chief of Japan
internal industries, is in similar con-
d.tion. Business is at record levels,
and while profits and prices have gone
up, the wages of the operators are sta
tionary at almost the lowest mark in
the world. The increase of spindles is
much greater than the increase of en-
ployes.
Another distinctive feature of the
present industrial conditions is the
number of new industries which have
been created through the cessation of
German exports. A recent investiga-
ton By the Department of Commerce
showed ten new industries in existence
as the result of the war. These are:
Dye, stuffs, chemicals, glass wares, cell
luloid, paper. pulp, phosphorus, potas-
SUM, chloride and soda.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31
Anglo-French Bond Dividend.

The special dividend of 1914 per
cent on the common stock, declared by
the Du Point Powder Company yester-
day, payable 81 per cent in cash and
1914 per cent in Anglo-French bonds
at 971a, makes the third distribution
the company has made of this kind.
On February 81 a dividend of 10 per
cent in Anglo-French bonds was de-
clared at 90, and on May 20 the diyi-
dend in the bonds amounted to 1872
ner cent at 96.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31

Such declines as took place were
unimportant, and we're no greater in
railroad shares than in others.
There is a feeling in Wall Street
that a strike will not be allowed to
occur-that something in time will
be done to prevent it. This is a feel
ing only. Nationally, the danger is
well understood and nobody is in
different to the consequences, but a
calamity in which the whole country
would be involved and which, by its
very nature, would soon pass away,
should be treated philosophically if
possible. Besides, the stock market
is not the volatile, hysterical thing
il once was. This is as the London
market would have taken a strike Of
British railroad trainmen before the
war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31
war

The railroads "have thought 1t
best that they should be forced to
yield, if they must yield" said Presi-
dent Wilson, mot by counsel, but by
the suffering of the country" 1t
would have occurred to almost any
one else to add: "And the brother
hoods have thought it best that they
should win, if win they must, not by
arbitration, but by the suffering of
the country" Wherein is the diff
ference, except in prejudice?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31

make an intensive survey OF those
laborers in this country whose CON
dition may be thought to approx
mate the happiness of natural wages,
those who do get all they produce,
namely. the small farmer, he VIII
find among them the chronic com
p!aint. Their wages are barely
enough TO live on. How will DR.. Cor
gas raise them? There would be
only one way. The price of wheat
might be doubled. That would in
crease the farmers money wage, but
after very short time he would iind
that his real wage was the same as
before, because prices would have
risen until 50 would buy no more
than 81 did; which is to say, ne could
exchange a pig or bushel of wheat
for no more than before his wages
were doubled. Therein is the main
fallacy.
There is only one way to increase
wages really. That is to increase
production. The more goods people
produce the more goods they may
consume. 1t is not a question of
division. except temporarily, where
money wages may for time get
little ahead of prices, or conversely.
Proof that it is not question OF
division is that although actual and
money wages have been rising for
long time, so that everybody now
consumes more than was consumed
a generation ago, the rich are no less
rich. 1t is customary to say that the
rich grow richer and the poor grow
noorer. II is not so. The rich are
richer and the poor are less poor,
and this is possible only because the
productivity of the economic unit has
teen wonderfully increased.
The prosperity that comes from
an increase in money wages alone,
AS in the belligerent countries, is an
illusion. What has happened there
is that money wages have risen fast
er than prices, owing to the alb
normal demand for labor, so that the
laborer commands temporarily more
goods in exchange for his labor, but
prices ultimately will overtake him
and he will be no better off than be-
fore. unless in the meantime he has
increased his own power of produc-
ton, or has allowed it TO be increased
for him. by means of labor saving
devices and efficient management.
And this excess Of money wages,
creating the illusion of prosperity,
is paid in each country out of capital.
A terrific price may have to be paid
for this. If Europe is really pros
perous after the war it will be ow-
ing. not 70 the rise in wages nor 10
the scarcity Of labor, but to a stlmu-
lation Of human productivity.
There is now in this country re-
Election of the European illusion.
Money wages have been rising faster
than prices, so that labor is able to
command, as abroad, more goods IN
exchange for its work, but the ex-
cess is paid out of Europe's capital.
And for this a terrific price may
have to be paid later.
The other side Of IT is that when
prices rise faster than wages. there
is a decline in actual wages; for the
same amount of money in his pay
envelope the laborer is able to buy
less. Then money wages ought to be
raised. but raising them in that case
is merely to restore actual wages
to where they were.