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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-16

with, if you can sing, then sing. That's the work I'm trying to do; to free Ameri- ca mysically; to give to the masses their r,ghtful own, and if it isn't done by evo- Iutfon watch out, or it may be done by revolution. There's many an old ruler on the other side who has averted war because he knew that the thing to do was to make the poor working man content"
 And how is this to be done?' MT. Freund asked" Through the schools; through the children; it is through them that we must lay the foundation; why do you know that today in New York 700 or 500 children are being taught the violin free of charge? I sat next to Commis- sioner of Education of the United States claxton at a dinner in Philadelphia upon one occasion; he said, among other things, that next to the three Rs, reading and writing and 'rithmetic, the old saying goes, that music is the most edifying, the most fundamental quality of the child's education in the making of the home. Physically. music by learned authorities has been found to prevent pulmonary troubles in nine cases out of ten, where children are taught to sing in the pub lie schools: physically, it fits the girl who hears music in the home to bring about her men of taste and refinement,
 who love music, and the beautiful arts, and not the type who frequent the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-16

movies In fact music is the univer- sal language. I don't preach music as an art, but do preach it as rightful gift to every one of Gods creatures. And the awakening has come, I'm glad to say and with it realization of what may well be done by breaking free from old ideas, old ideals, old traditions, and blazing tho way for those who would create for us true culture and refinement new ideals in art, just as the nations forefathers blazed the way for those who have created in this land the world newest and most worthy political ideals
 Nor am I arguing for patriotism in trt; I would be the last to glorify an aspirant for fame, no matter in what line, because he was American But l do argue that the one who paints a picture. composes an opera, sings, or carves marble, should not be discrim- mated against because he or she is an American.
 Ut lies within the power of the Amer ican woman to change the attitude of that society which leads; to stop it from encouragement of any and everything which comes to us from Europe, and dis criminate, accepting only that which is really good, and measuring out a fair need of appreciation to that which is de- serving and which has arisen in our own United States"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-16

of the work for it is to them have ap-
 pealed for cooperation, the mems part of the work having gone to the bow VOWS. l What, indeed, are a few rich men who , buy handsome pictures to show their guests after magnificent dinner party. Many of them are not masterpieces. A Rembrandt perhaps now and then; per-
 haps Reubens Music, like art, has been a protected prostitute, a slave. What I mean to do and what I have done is to give music to the poor man, the working
 man, the class of people from whose ranks some of the greatest geniuses of the age have come. So as I said, it is to
 the women I have appealed.
 Sometime ago. continued MT. Freund, q prepared an article on the participa- ton of women in musical uplift. Women constitute 75 per cent of the purchasing power. It is the women who patronize the opera and bring the men who patronize
 the concerts and the recitals, buy musical
 instruments and send the children to the music teachers and the music schools. l began to estimate from memoranda and
 research I had made for years past to what the sum total of the musical activf-
 ties in this country amounted-in other
 words, what is the annual bill of the
 United States? Six million of dollars. And what do our American artists get out of this vast amount, our teachers, our composers? Somebody says, Oh, but we have no composers. That's just it. Take Mcdowell for instance, whose mante fell upon the shoulders of Edgar Stillman Kelley, who wrote the New England Symphony Says the critic: Produce symphony by a man named Kelley" And yet Kelley went to Berlin, his symphony was produced and the Emperor put his hand of approval upon it and loi Kelley becomes a lion in his own country. There's the point I'm making Why can't Americans reach the ideal of mu- sical appreciation that they are worthy of? That democracy that has made America the grandest country in the whole world? We've had four Declara
 tions of Independence in America-politi- cal independence, literary independence, with Ralph Waldo Emerson as the ex- ponent; financial independence, when in- stead of borrowing money from other nations, we are now lending it to all the nations on the globe. And now we have come to our artistic independence, the breaking of the shackles from old tra- ditions, of asking How long did you study abroad? Who was your teacher?' and all that sort of thing. There must b. a democracy in Americas s music that says: It matters not who or what you are, or where you come from, or who you studied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-16
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Miss Virginia White will entertain the o'clock.
 The w. c. T. U. will observe national prohibition day this afternoon at o'clock at the headquarters. Mrs. James Weisel will preside and addresses will be made by prominent citizens.
 A meeting of all Judson college women is called for this afternoon at 8 o'clock at the First Baptist church. Plans will be made for the annual meeting in Feb ruary.
 The psychology study class will meet this morning at 10:30 o'clock with Mrs. Sumter Bethea on Highland avenue.
 
 Ladies' Auxiliary Ancient Order of Hi bernians will meet this afternoon at 2 o'clock at Knights of Columbus hall A full attendance is urged. as there will be an installation of officers. The Writers club will meet this aft ernoon at 2 o'clock at the Tutwiler. The Worthwhile club will meet this afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. J. Y Miller.
 The Birmingham Association of College Women will meet this afternoon at ; o'clock with Mrs. Frank Clark.
 
 The Birmingham Graded union will meet tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock al the First Methodist church.
 There will be an all day Missionary in fr1N4 hAIl klI; I;,x church on Tuesday, January g.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-16
RANDOM NOTES

The many friends of MT. Gordon Rob inson, who is with Battery c. at Douglas, Ariz., will be glad to learn that he is re- covering from an attack of measles.
 
 MT. and Mrs. George Reynolds left yes terday for Tampa, Fla, where they will spend several weeks.
 Miss Leonora Williamson of Columbia, Tenn, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. w, R. Major.
 Miss Frances Reese of Selma is the guest of friends in the city.
 
 Mrs. Alex London who is the guest of friends in Montgomery will return home on Wednesday. During her stay she is be- ing delightfully."- entertained.
 Miss Daisy Andrews of Montgomery will arrive this week and will be the guest of MT. and Mrs. l.. w. Kent. Mrs. James Reed of Waynesville, N. C.. who has been the guest of relatives ir Selma, is spending a few days in the city with MT. and Mrs. Walter Phillips. MT. and Mrs. Edwin Thomas Mccarthy who were recently married in Charleston w. Na-, nave TttuTileu run tHcii "CouiHe trip and are making their home in Br- mingham.
 Miss Marie Chomel (Betty Blythe) of Indianapolis arrived in the city yesterday to spend sometime. William McFarlin of Lamont, Miss. is visiting his parents. MT. and Mrs James McFarlin. on account of tht serious illness of his father. MT. Kenneth Underwood, who has re sided for several years in Montgomery where he has made many frieDda in thf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.--The decline in
Italian exchange. following the military de-
feats, took on fresh momentum this morn
ing, with a further loss of about centimes
following the previous weakness. Business
In Scandinavian was at a minimum. Swiss
exchange was firm feature and was very
scarce. Aside from the above there was
no appreciable change and no activity in
the market
The further bad break in Italian exchange
and in rubles had paTayzing effect upon
the early market so that quotations were
largely nominal The tone outside of these
two particular classes was fairly steady.
Rubles at opening figures compared with
5l.50. the normal, showed a discount of 70
per cent. italian exchar e at the opening
showed a discount of about 40 per cent
Shortly before noon lire continued their
downward course. recording still further
break from opening of &c; the new low rec
ords were $50 for cables and $50 for checks
Rubles were about nominal at y @15i, o.
within a fraction of the low record.
The slump this afternoon brought lire
down to s.5s for cables and $50 for checks,
from November /. Rubles held nominally
around liz Ola. The general market
was steady.
Quotations were:
Demand sterling AS 3-l6. cables
4.76 7-16. sxty-day bills nominally 471h,
ninety-day bills 469is.
Franc cables 43s, checks AL
Guilder cables a.. checks 43ia
Pesetas cables 23.65. checks 1855
Ruble cables l1.7O. checks ll50
Stockholm cables 43A. checks 40.
Christiania and Copenhagen cables 80.
checks 3j y.
Lire cables s.44 checks s.45.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
MONEY-LENDING RATES

NEW YORK-Money on call opened at
3G per cent high, 4 low 3I2 last 4 :;
closed, 3 p "a ; ruling rate. ~ per cent.
The decline in the securities markets
automatically released the money strain
and today the demand for time was under
the available supply. There was otherwise
no change in the immed ate situation.
Rates are quoted unchanged on good
mixed and industrials alike at y 6r5% per
cent for three and four months The banks
on the week, up to the close of business on
Thursday. and lost to the Subtreasury
Sl4.O4700O. There were no gold move.
meEtS.
The change in New York Exchange at
Montreal to a premium after long sue
cesslon OF discounts. precludes the eXporta-
tion of the S25,0C 1000 in gold to Canada
which has been under d scussion for some
time recently. The New York Federal Re
serve Bank had credit at the Clearing
House. including today's statement, of
Sl95. 100000.
Prime bank acceptancAs are unchanged
at 564 per cent on inelgibles and 3& q
3A per cent on eligib!es.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
NEWS--NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK
IMPROVEMENT IS SHOWN BY MANY
STOCKS IN TRADING ON LOCAL CHANo,
Gains Do Not Hold to the Close but Railroad Issues
Steel Are Generally Much Higher-Lake
Superior Active but Lower

The local stock market showed good
Improvement today over It's condition at
the close yesterday following the slump in
prices Of many of the prominent issues
Gains here followed the course taken In
New York and, while all of the advances
were not retained to the end of the ses-
sion, the majority of stocks closed at
higher quotations.
A substantial gain of more than points
by United States steel common and good
advances by several of the railroad issues
had much TO do with the improved tone
Reading was marked up points, Balti-
more and Ohio more than . points, Penn
sylvania, Is, Lehigh Valley, q, and Buff
falo and Susquehanna was unchanged
Northern Central rose more than a point
The turnover in Reading and Pennsyl-
Nania was about as large as usual, but only
small transactions took place in the other
rails
Lehigh Navigation stock was unchanged,
but the warrants picked up fraction. Brill
advanced half, Electric Storage Battery
was unchanged, United Gas Improvement
was up quarter, while Philadelphia Elec-
trio was fractionally lower. Lake Superior
Corporation also sold at a trinng decline,
with sales the largest of those of any of
the strictly home stocks. Rapid Transit
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
LONDON STOCK MARKET
Business Is Quiet and Attendance
Small-Americans Are Weaker

LONDON, Nov. 9.-The news from Petro-
grad was ignored on the stock exchange to-
day. Business was quiet. being restricted
by the Lord NJ lyors show. which interrupts
traffic. The attendance was small
Americans were weaker. following the
market at New York. Canadian Pacifcs
were reactiOnary and Grand Trunks SYM
pathized. Home lines were cheerful and
moved up. Argentine rails lacked steadI-
ness and generally dropped
The gflt-edged section was hard. Allied
bonds were firm with the exception of Rus
sian descriptions Prices for the latter
were nominal and disposition was shown
20 wait for further advices from Petrograd
Mines held well. but dealings in them
we're not brisk. Oil shares were cheerful
IN spots. Strength was noted in shipping
iasues
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
TRANSACTIONS ON CURB MARKET
CONFINED TO NECESSARY BUSINES
Many Weakened Stock Exchange Accounts Are ForSi
Into Market as Result Of Liquidation at
Sacrifice of Values
NEW YORK, Nov. q


a o. a
in
This higher-piced Cities s
of
a
1514, Chevrolet declined to
There fmer in the lower
There display Of strength in Wright
feature to 81.
in at to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
RANK CLEARINGS
Philadelphia Trust Has Good Year

The forty-eighth annual report OF the
Philadelphia Trust Company shows for the
fiscal year ended October 81 1917: eros,
income. fl.446 ,63l . disbursements (incluG-
ing interesD. t94O.342; net income. $685.
2ss: balance credit undivided profits Octo-
ber 81. 1915. sl.5Os,42O From this amour,
there was deducted $2t5,5s0. charged or
for reduction in book value Of sundry secu-
rifles. etc. $4,000 dividends &C per cent
per annum) and $4,000 special Red Cross
dividend q per cent?. leaving balance OF
undivided profits October 81, 1917, OF a.
002 SIS. The capital is $i.O00.O0O and SUI
plus $4,000. 600. Trust funds amount 10
si25. ass sos am increase Of tsi73,27 for
the year Corporate trusts total &133, ,3OT,-
department deposits decreased 50 3,022, $40
10 Sl9.92e .033. but the number OF deposltors
Increased 37e 20 a total o. 4336.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09

trust certificates held sts.a,.
vanced a fraction near the oloss ana II
Belmont was a trine lower. Win. ionol,i
on Few small transactions, los, ~, unm
On a sale of two shares s,Ss, point
dropped 4 points TO 1Os. TIL. pretend
first sale here OF this issue IN ' was nj
months n ncany 4
Liberty S1as were the feature .
division, nearly 100000 chanv,a.n ~ .ne esi|
with the price little higher. s"s aaut
The local Federal Reserv. p..,
culating the allotment of Llber,v nA nm al
which this district Is entItIsd nosn n vt
total subscriptions of SSs0'Sso s.se Snue II
work Is expected to be completsS ~, II
is unofficially estimated that ,ha w,,osy'
will be In the neighborhood Of ssoS SS1nO,.n,n n,l
The allotment on the first 'iLS,vV'ah
$165,000,000, on subscriptions an,oru,,. Va
$232, 900. 900. amounting b
President Joseph 3. Mccall. NJ ~.
delphia Electric Company, gave nn,, nv rnns
day that for tho convenience ~ v,"s ayue, b
holders who have not as yet denosi,s y '.s't .s'
stock pursuant to the notice given - ,s esf
on October IS, arrangements hsro w
made with the Land Title and Tr,.s ~ essl
pany to receive additional deposlts 49, spa' !.
sue Negotiable receipts therefor mn ~ ~ "
including noon of Saturday, Noyembs, y 'n' Y.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
Auxiliary Receiver for Stock Brokers

Judge Dickinson. of the Federal Court,
today appointed Joseph L. Ehrenreich an
cilary receiver for w W. Easterday G. Co.,
stock brokers, with offices in the Widenei
Building, and fixing the receivers bond a,
$1,000, The principal office of the firm II
at AZ Broadway, New York It's members,
are William W. Easterday and Samuel e.
Wheeler. on November 1 creditors filed
bankruptcy proceedings against the brokers
in New York, and Isidore Wassenvogel was
appointed receiver in that Jurisdiction
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09

CHICAGO Nov. 0.-EuGs-ReeeIpta 074E
cases, Firsts. 40q4lei ordinary nrsts. IS a
aOc. miscellaneous cases returned AZ mnOc
mlscel Ia eous cases included. $50 DOE; dirtiss,
20 q s2c: checks 2i@soc; extras hllers. l6ci
BUTfER--R sol 900 pounds. Extras.
4sHc; extra nrsss,g .stsSsh tSh 94Se hrsts. SeH q
process. 3nhc; paski1g stock 500 87c. prices
TO retailers. tubs. f5hc; prints. l0h a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
Bargains in Railroad Securities

In the midst of the important and
their
all railroad securities much than
they selling
is being
that have
in
In this connection be stated that little doubt exists that the
o the conmi son'so opno
As instance of the railroad presidents
no
be
o surplus over it mal lie So owtha
the a the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
NEW YORK cor ZEE MARKET

NEW YORK. Nov. 9-The coffee market
opened unchanged to l point lower There
was a moderate trade and orders seemed
to be pretty well divided. and Immediately
following the call prices held around last
nights final figures
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
NEW YORK. Nov. Q.


and weakness left
was followed by vigorous advances all through list stocks
of
gain
to
Steele
hem Steel
heavy all through the day and forced record Of 6
n
Washington
will
ederalR Reserve
a
The most important decline Liberty
W recordo of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
LEGAL ADvERTIsEMENTs
ESTATE or JAMES roIIocK. M

49, ceased - Letters testamentary on the
above estate having been granted to the under
signed. all persons Indebted to the said estate
are requested to make payment, and those
having claims to present the same, without
delay. to
THE INDUSTRIAL. TRUST. TITLE
AND SAVINGS 20.
JOHN @, CARRUTH President,
and ROLAND ID. POLLOCK
~ lOAO-h9 " Front st. Phila.- PA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
NEW YORK MARKET ENDS THE DAY
WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRICES
Vigorous Advances Recorded in Early Trading
Are Lost in Many Cases Before Close-Rail-
road Issues in Good Demand
High Points in Today's Financial Neps

stocks adranced Ia WdH the lost
fnter Railroads
Cur6
exchange Ia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
INACTIVE NEW YORK STOCKS

Following are quotations for inactive
stocks listed on the New York Stock Ex-
change and in which there were no trans
actions today. The price given is the last
previous sale:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
INACTIVE PHILA. STOCKS

Following are quotations for inactive
.,tocks listed on the Philadelphia Stock EX.
change and in which there were no trans
actions today. The price given is the last
Ore eViOuS close.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09

PHTLADELPHIA-Ca per cent time,
5d5A per cent Commercial paper, three
to four months. 5hm5ia per cent; six
months. ~ a SO. per cent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09

Total sales si0.SO0 shares. compared with
sRsTs Ssaa sfHs lat 1s wss s5 Tsss
vsEs disdend-- consolidated oas ~ ore.s.-
Cauanea Copper Company, 2 y, w. Woolworlh.
" Interratlon Haryeeter q New Jersey ule,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09

DIVIDENDS
1hE NEsSA lIlIL4 L4IUIsLIIIIA TIIIE An
1kls1 COMPANY
Pnila delphia, November 1 totz
The Board Of Direetors has this day declared
. SEMIANNUAL DIVIDEND Of SIX an pisR
CENT, clear Of tax, payable Deccmurr 1 IyI7'
TO stockholders as registered on the hooks 81
1911. 'o'e'noeF "
The rIansfeT Books will be closed from No
RALPH J. LEVERINu
-----------.-- -. - Treasurer.
NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL BANK
Phlladelpha. Pa, November 7th. 1917.
The Directors have this day declared \ semi
enunual dividend Of elEht t8) per cent, clear Of
LiNFoRD c. NICE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS

Total sales. sS, ,3SS, 900. compared with n .ssg
900 yesterdays thus far this week, Sii,5IS, 900
same period last week. S2O.O5lOOO.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-30
GIRLS BODY BUT
ANOTHER'S FACE;
CAN'T COLLECT

NEW YORK. March 3O-A com
posite photograph OF the body OF
one girl with the head Of another
cennot be called likeness OF the
one whose body is represented. &C
cording TO Justice Platzek. In the
supreme court he denied the appli'
cation OF Miss Amy Yost for an In.
junction 10 restrain the Ansco conf
pany from using photograph ior
advertising purposes The picture
was that OF Miss Yost riding in a
bathing suit on an aquaplane be-
hind a speeding motor boat, but
her own head had been removed
ard one OF professional model
put In It's place.
Miss Yost sought both an injunc'
tiun and $1,000. Justice Platkek
said that the composite photograph
could only be considered likeness
o. the young woman whose face ap-
peared In Il. He said 1T f. not
photograph OF the plaintiff and
there was no pretense that Il was y
The Detroit times., 1917-03-30
STEAL TIRES, BUT
LEAVE MACHINE

Fred J. Baier. No. 2973 West
Grand.blvd.. may be out about 800
for which nc never ate. drank. nor
made merry. but still he thinks hin-
self fortunate When he came out
OF Newcomb. Endicott & Company j
store Thursday, he found that his
automobile. valued al 5000, had been
stolen.
Several hours later the police
called up Baier and told him they
had found his car on Longord.. near
DiX-ave., with all tho tires ripped
of.
George Ewing Westminsterave..
did not fare as well as Baier The
thief that took his car from in front
OF No. 81 Alexandrine-ave.. took
II for keeps
A diamond ring valued at 5000
was stolen from the bedroom OF
II r. Paisley. No. 252 OX-ave,
Thursday night
l. b. Hayward house. No. 1921
Second-ave.. was entered and loot
70 the value OF 1926 taken
The Detroit times., 1917-03-30

a Turkish rug to plant in beans
The whole branch got together 81.
coo and has secure dan acre OF land
at the Botanical gardens for this
work. NO more flowers, Is their
slogan.
Our organization is TO be clear
ing house for every kind OF war
work for women. We want TO use
Il TO direct the formation of circles
for this sort OF preparation within
the already existing organizations.
The Y. w. c. A. has adapted itself
20 the needs OF the Work IN New
York.
Miss Kemp pointed out that many
women are not even fitted Cor cook
ing under training camp conditions.
where no gas stoves are Available
and where kettles out OF doors
would have TO be used.
Midday talks on women's service
will be given at the headquarters.
The following sign viii be placed on
the outside OF the store building
How could you help your coun
try? Come in and find out. Hove
you enlisted with the Michigan
branch OF the National League for
Womens service7 n not, do so
now"