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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-18
Sugar Futures Irregular

NEW YORK. April 1s-Sugar futures
opened irregular. sales being points lower
TO an advance of points. with transactions
on the call amounting to 1900 tons. Sem
timent was nervous and unsettled and It
wss difficult to gauge the trend of the
market. operators being disposed to await
developments In raw and refined sugar
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-18
FOOD CROPS TO GROW
ON COTTON GROUND
Traders Hear That Government
Places Big Duck Orders.
Prices Down a Little
COTTON BELT WEATHER CONDITIONS

COTTON BELT WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEW YORK, April 1s.-ln the cotton
belt this morning ID was generally CLOUDY
in the southwestern and central parts but
clear over the southeastern section.
The following tempcratures were refordea'
Oklahoma city. Mobile, Macon. Chattanooga
and Nashville. ,62; Vicksburg,. knoxyliie'
Atlanta. shreveport. Fort Smith. Little
Rock, Pensacola and Montgomery. ,S6;
Charleston, Tampa, JacksOnville, Memphis,
Birmingham and New Orleans. 68; San An
tonic and Galveston, 10; Del Rio. ,72: -.
Oklahoma City and .s8 at Meridian.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-18
FINANCIAL NEWS
BEARS ARE IN CONTROL OF STOCKS;
OFFER THEM DOWN, THEN BUY BACK
Experience Little Trouble in Forcing Declines
in Persistent Demand-Coppers Irregular.
Foreign Bonds Active
High Points in T0day's Financial Neps


ma declines Wheat stronger Cotton o Outside interest absent
street cent Nw York Central sold stoo0oo0o ~ cent
Bar silver higher.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-18

Total sales. 40 800 shares. compared with
0O1, 100 shares yesterday; thus far this week
I,1sl 900 shares; same period last week. 2.060.-
sEx dividend.
American Malt 1st preferred l.; willys-over-
land, ".
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-18

NEW YORK, April 1s.-Sloss-s -sheffield
Steel and Iron Company has deferred the
dividend on IT. common stock on . recom-
mendstion from President Catching that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-18

"a
shares yesterday; thus far this week, Z,.ooV
shares; same period last week. 30,iif shares'
BONDs Net
High. Low Close. chge.
$4,000 City As 461Ot1s 1917 1917 - "
1000 do 3jAs' '3i
cp 80. oeh 9eM 9sh .....
5000 Elec e. Peo
Tr As. s2h seh ss1s .....
1000 Equit Ill
Gas IS. 105A 1854 105A - u
10000 Penna co
gen 4iss
wi go. % 9sM oea - u
eOo0 r W G. BIT
c ds .... 90 90 DO .....
23IOo Phila Flee
new SIS, 1919 101h tOtA - "
1000 Reading gn
As .. 91% e1M o1M r II
5000 Stand q q
6s ...1O1k 1917 lo11s - n
1000 Tn Rwy
Inv 5s. 90 90 90 - n
Total sales, SCI, 100. compared with s96. 100
yesterday; thus far this week, S216,l 100; same
period last week, S3i0.60O.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-18
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, April 1s.-The market for
coffee futures opened unchanged to a de-
cline of I point Trading on the call was
quiet, sales amounting to $500 bags.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-18

Total sales. .6e15 shares. compared with sssS ~
shares yesterday; thus far this week, 2I.ooV
shares; same period last week. 30.fii shares
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-18
BANK CLEARINGS

Time, AZ G5 per cent. Commercial pa
three to six months. An Q4& per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
E N G A G B M E N T s
M,DONALD-HILI


  daughter, Eele 
 WATSON BLAIR preaching Charles DeCar INGRAAI-EDDINS
 
  chapel
 COLLINS BOWERS
 
  
 CRONHEIM-IOVEAlAN daughter H. Cronheim.
 THORNTON-GIIIESPIE approaching Fayetteville the brides Madison, Ala.
 DAVIS-TURNER of their wedding October
 REED HERMAN their May Ramsey the brides Ala
 DUNBAR-DALY Karl Daily the engagement o their daughter The wedding late September.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

Prince request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Eliza beth, to MT Robert Emmett Collins, oii Wednesday, September 1s at 5:30 o'clock, at the Independent Presbyterian church, Highland avenue Birmingham, A.a.''
 
 The Birmingham Conservatory of Music is planning to present Mrs. Edna Gockel- Gussen, pianist, in "a series of historical recitals. Each programme will contain an early classical, a classical, romantic and a modern number. thus covering a wide range of musical literature. Many novelties never before heard in Birming- ham as well as some quite familiar se- lections will be given during the series These recitals will be of interest to all muse lovers as well as 10 piano students for vocal, violin. cello and ensemble numbers will be given by Birmingham artists. The first one will take place at
 ble hall Sunday afternoon. October 2i, md the public will be invited.
 The Kewes will entertain at their first annual ball at the Southern club Wednesday. September 5. About 300 in vitations have been sent out. A grand march has been planned which will be led by MT. Walter Harris and Miss Emile Frawley, assisted by MT. Harry Cole and Miss Drucilla Dovell The chaperons will be MT. and Mrs. J. R. Estes, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Montgomery. MT and Mrs. John R. Hornady, MT. and Mrs J. T. Hury MT. and Mrs. George B. Tarrant and MT. and Mrs. F. c. Basenberg. The members of the Kewes are Messrs. Walter Harris. Harry Cole, George B. Tarrant, Jr, Vance Otey. Charles deVaux, Nelson Hury, Edgar Robinson, Robert Clayton, Robert Rox. Jack R. Hornady, John Montgomery, Forsyth Gordy and Edward Rosemond.
 Miss Ethel Mays, the dean of the Eliza- beth Mather college in Atlanta, and one of the most popular Alabama teachers in the south, has returned to her home in Ensley for few days. Dean Mays has made an extended tour of the south in the interest of the college, and has been received with enthusiasm in all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

programme for the banquet and both of them were Birmingham women, two of the cleverest. brightest and most at tractive women in this community, Mrs. Alex T. London and Mrs. L. J. Haley. These in turn, were introduced to the fraternity by Miss Corbett in very happy manner, and each delivered an exceptionally fine message. Their words of encoura cement and cheer were greeted with COT dial applause and both Mrs. London and Mrs. Haley made splendid impression upon the Kappa Del tas
 It is always best to get 'the atmos- phere" of fraternity affair from some one who belongs and it is not amiss banquet as "The Katydid' tthe off, ciaI daily of the conyention), told it Saturday, which says, in part:
 'Karpa Delpha celebrated her twen- tleth birthday In Birmingham with beautiful banquet given on August 3l at the Tutwiler hotel The large ball. room of the hotel, which had been used throughout convention for the sessions. was transformed from it's business-like aspect of . week to its wonted appear ance of froternity Four long tables provinces, while the council found seats of honor at the fifth table, bearing a huge birthaay cake embossed with the letters K. D. From this table Elizabeth Corbett in her usual original and witty style, presided as toastmistress of the banquet, and in her introductory remarks struck the keynote of the evening of merry-making when she said that Ponce de Leon should have joined Kappa Delta to find eternal youth.
 "Alms linked in arms formed the Kappa Delta circle of friendship as the first toast to every Kappa Delta every where was given and the beautiful lov- ing cup went around the unbroken cir cle The enthusiasm of the 150 guests broke out during this ceremony in sere- nades to members of the council and to the efficient marshall, Minnie Cooke Pitts, and the editor of the Katydid, Christine Hopkins.
 Before the friendship circle was broken silent toast was drunk to those who have joined the mystic circle be- yond, in the land of love eternal.
 After the hustle of settling into places the exclamations over the birthday cakes and place cards subsided the ~toastmis- tress asked the guests to relax after their week of hard work and play with her a game of make-believe. each one to play like" she was little girl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

but happily while the last course was enjoyed
 No birthday party was ever complete without Jack Horner pie, the toast mistress told us and commanded pieces of eight to guard the pie while the little girls marched by and in the time honored manner stuck in thumb. Instead of a plum, out camesvases, with the sorority coat of arms mounted, beau tiful and appreciated gifts of Burr Pat terson company.
 Once more the circle of friendship was formed, the convention song rang out and the toastmistress brought the happy evening to a close by telling us that though the convention was closed it was not, and could not be ended. Let this cony ention be real beginning in our lives as Kappa Deltas. let us begin now to be better women, better citizens, bet ter Kappa Deltas," were the impressive words which struck the finale of the 1917 convention of the Kappa Delta soroity. E Another American girl has been added to the long list of British peeresses, this time a southern girl. Miss Susan Living ston Hartridge of Jacksonville, Fla, who was married on June to the Hon. Fred erick G. Eden.
 Birmingham society will be especially inter ested In the wedding since it recalls SD pltdSdully lllt NlSlL ncI6 OI MISS Hartridges parents, MT. Augustus Grif- fin Hartridge and the late Mrs. Hart ridge some years ago and the following from the Washington Post of recent date will be read by wide circle of friends.
 The present Lord Auckland's elder brother. the Hon. William Eden, of the Kings royal rifles, disappeared in a night attack on German trench in France in March. 19f5 and a year ago was judicially assumed to be dead by the English courts, it being shown that all efforts to trace him among the pris- oners and wounded had Jailed. Should he, however. reappear, the new Lord Auckland would have to surrender to him the family honors. But If the pres ent Lord Eden had already received the summons from the crown to take his seat in the house of lords, he would, in spite of his elder brothers reappearance, re- main peer of the realm and his wife a poorest on the strength of that summons.
 Lord Auckland is the head of young CT branch of that historic house of Eden, which has played so great q role in the history of Maryland. Sir Robert Eden. one of the governors of the British colo vert, sister and coheir of the last Lord Baltimore Possessed already of the baronetcy of Eden, of West Auckland dating from the reign of Charles II, he received another baronetcy. with the right of adding the words of Maryiand' to his name, from George IL His linea. descendant in the male lina direct the Auckland and of Maryland, as well as All the rights of lords of Baltimore, is Sir Timothy Eden, the present head of the entire Eden family and the owner of the entailed estates. He was a student in Germany at the outbreak of the war and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
HATTIE HIGHLAND WRITES ABOUT SOME
 INTERESTING VISITORS IM TELE CITY

m ECKY DEAR; The week has been lHN gay, but there seemed a Hull as ~ the soldier boys are speeding away to their posts-and many of the girls tell me they are already beginning to feel the lack of men at their parties.
 The town is filled with popular visitors and each week brings new ones. One of the most admired is Mrs. J. T. Slater, the guest of Mrs Nixon Norris. Mrs. Slater formerly made her home here. where she has just scoreSzSf friends who very warmly welcomed her. You remeln- Der her, of course, as beautiful Octavie Eauderdale of Selma, who was one of the belles of south Alabama
 Two other attractive visitors are Eliza beth Billing Stewart and Emma Agee Madison of Jacksonville. They are the guests of MT. and Mrs. John P. Evans. Miss Mattison Is the daughter of the late MT. and Mrs. c. F. Mattison of Mont gomery and her mother will be remem- bered as the lovely Tremlette Randolph of this city.
 Emily Harrison is entertaining an at tractive guest, Delaware Kemper of Louisiana. She and Emily were room mates at Sophie Newcomb in New Or leans last year, and are quite devoted chums.
 A number of small, but very delightful affairs have been given in her honor, among them a bridge party on Wednes- day by verna McCrory. and the dance Tuesday evening by Ruth Lallande. Fri day both Ruth and Mable Roy Lallande complimented her with a swimming party at the Roebucl club My, hasn't Roebuck heen popular this year?
 We are to have many interesting we'd dings this month to look forward to and many gay parties for the popular brides. Mildred Foxs marriage to MT. Alvin Baum will be on the evening of Wednes- day, and she certainly is being enter tained splendidly, I tell you. Pretty Ha- gel Holberg gave her a handkerchief shower on Thursday and that cute little Violet Semon gave her Lyric party the same evening. Zelna Lefkovits compli-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

mented her with a luncheon yesterday at the Tutwiler. Mrs. J. Jaffee will give a luncheon for her tomorrow. She is quite pretty girl we think, and I sup pose you remember seeing her picture in the Rotogravure several weeks ago
 
 Another wedding of more than usual interest to large family connection and a wide circle of friends throughout the state is that of Susie Perry daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Perry, and MT. William Morris Given on Wednesday eve South Eleventh avenue, to which they have issued very handsome invitations. Susie is one of Birminghams prettiest and most admired young women. Her mother was lovely Miss Juliet Jolly of this city.
 Now. my dear, with all this gaiety, don't once think that the women are forgetting to knit can and dry for the winter. and this reminds me that the fair catalog is to be out in a few days. and it is said to be the most attractive to be issued in many years-that Is, if the proofs tell anything.
 Next week many of our loveliest girls will be leaving for college, to say nothing of the crowds of boys who will go this year. The war certainly has done one thing-that Is the people are sending their girls and boys to college within their own state-dreading to have them so far away in such terrible times
 
 l wrote you last week that today 5 Age-Herald Rotogravure section would contain lovely pictures of two pageants of the summer, didn't I? Well, they are so attractive. Looking over the names of those who took part in the pageanls at Norwood I find quite a few that ] feel we must know as their names brine recollections of many of our friends. The first one noticed is Harold With- erspoon, son of MT. and Mrs. J. E. Witherspoon, who are such lovely people Then, another familiar name is Ernestine Hornady, daughter of our friends, MT. and Mrs John R. Hornady. Walter and Bill F'robus, son of MT. and Mrs. Walter Frobus, l suppose. Walter we used tc know at the Powell school you remem- Der. Then, there is Sam and Francis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

again. But though this rnake-believe was enjoyed, that these college women were assembled for other and more serious bearing on the serious side of life, even at birthday party, was shown in their satisfaction in and enjoyment of the short pointed talks given by Mrs. A. T. London, who was it'' in the game ol tag, and Mrs. Haley, who told us not t. play blind mans bluff with our capa- bilities in this national crisis.
 "Other distinguished guests who were Introduced to the convention were Mrs. Prcntiss B. Reed and Mrs Orline Ar mold Shipman the Birmingham Age- Herald's famous Dolly Dalrymple.'
 "The mirth of the banquet and the general feeling of good fellowship was erlivened late in the evening by Pieces of Eight, a most useful as we'll as a mlrth provoking organization, whose an tics as soldiers under the dignified com mands of Captain Paddock, reached a happy climax when they arrested Mar shall Minnie Cooke Pitts and brought her before Judge Corbett. Judge Corbett found that the prisoner at, the bar was subject to fine and in token there of sentenced her to wear pearl and diamond Kappa Delta pin. guarded by a pearl Zeta, the marshals chapter let ter.
 "Enthusiasm at this just decision of theaiudge's was paramount and subsided onW when the toastmistress said she was going to play mamma again. In resulning this role, she said she'd have to ask the best little girls to light the birthday candles, each one to tell about a wish she must make. The first can de burned for Old virginny--Gamma Hollis college. Then came another F. F. V. Theta, Randolph Macon. Next came Dukes Best unade in Durham) Sisi.l Delta. Trinity. The Big City Girl. Etta, Hunter From the Mountains of Pennsylvania, Phi Tau. BucknelL Young but sage Omega Chi, Cornell. And now our hostess, Old Alabama, Zeta. University of Alabama More Alabama, Rho Omega Phi, Judson. The Land of Sunshine and Flowers, Kappa Alpha, Florida Pralines and Creoles, Epsilon, Louisiana State. Our Little Southern Rose. Mu, Milsapps. The Lone Star. Sigma Alpha, Southern Methodist. The Big Citv's Rival. Lambda, Northwestern The Municipal University. Omega xI, Cincinnati Our Wesleyan. Omicron, Illinois Wesleyan. The Kentucky Col oners Lady, Epsilon Omega, Kentucky State. Where Pledges Flourish Sigma Sigma Iowa State. Our Fair Co-Ed. Al pha Gamma, Coe On Top of the World, Chi. Denver. The Wild Cultural Experts, Phi Epsilon. Colorado Agricultural Land of the Forty-Niners, Theta Sigma. Southern California. The Promised Land. California
 "The delegates lighted the candles, each making an appropriate wish and in the d.inmed hall, with green candles Pickering. birthday songs rang out softly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

Eberhart, children of Mr. and Mrs Barto Eberhart-M Mrs. Eberhart will be pleas antly remembered as lovely Miss Jennie Barker, who was both yours and my Sun day school teacher. s Still another familiar name is that of Miriam Ezell, whose mother must be none other than lovely Miriam Jackson who married some years ago Mir. Rob- ert Ezell An especially attractive and pretty picture is that of Winnifred With erspoon who posed as Columbia or Liberty" at the same pageant.
 The other groups were scenes from the pageant Alabama Unconquerable" and were equally as interesting. In connec- ton with this pageant is the picture If Miss Elizabeth B. Grimball of New York and South Carolina, who wrote and pro- duced the beautiful affair which was so successfully presented at Montevallo on July 4. You remember I wrote you how disappointed l was that I could not go and be with my friends, Governor and Mrs. O'Neal, as they were so kind as to ask me to be their guest at this time Governor O'Neal delivered the principal address in his usual splendid manner.
 The attractive kiddies wrote you of are Master Julian Greer of New Deca- tur, J. Howard Perdue. Jr., of this city; Ruth and Elizabeth Allen Steele Of Eu- taw; a little son of MT. and Mrs. W N. Smith of East Lake and a handsome child of Mir and Mrs J. E. Goldsmith of Maxine.
 The handsome boys are William and Thomas Koeng, sons of MT. and Mrs. Arthur Koenig, who have recently gone tc North Carolina to make their home. The Koenigs are certainly charming peo- pie and will be greatly missed by large circle of friends and what Birmingham lost Charlotte was lucky to gain, as they will be quite an addition to the social life of that city. The attractive young miss is Dorothy Dix Forst. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Louis Forst.
 The bride is Mrs James Buchanan John son Of Inglenook, who married in the summer. She was Pauline Elizabeth Strickland and her wedding was of great interest to number of friends.
 I haven't seen the proofs for next week but I hear they. too, will be just as attractive
 Will write again in few days. Your friend.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-02
The Outdoor Woman.

When that husky brute, man, goes
into the big woods for the good time
Of the year, no longer does he leave
a bundle of frills and laces at home,
or the shore, with nothing to assuage
her grief at parting with her lord but
a stack Of the latest fiction, a fond
kiss and, perhaps, a hypocritical "Wish
you could go with me-" No, indeed !
Now she goes with him, and he is find
ing out that he is very glad she does.
Whether either he or she is glad,
however, depends, in a measure-in
fact, rather largely-upon her clothing.
She must be warm in cold weather,
not too warm in hot weather, not be
%bedraggled to helplessness when 1t
rains, nor snagged every few minutes
in rough going by stepping on her
skirt or getting caught on a stub. II
she is to be a real companion to a man
she must not hold him back by adding
to her natural handicap, lack of
strength, the unnecessary and exasper-
ating unsuitable costume."-Outing.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-02
STRAW GOOD
FOR FARM ANIMALS
On General Principles 1t Is Not
Considered Advisable to
Feed It to Females.

(By M. H. REYNOLDS. Division of Vet
Urinary Science, University Farm, st.
PAUL.
Is rusty straw safe or desirable
stock food? The general teaching for
many years has been that blights,
rusts, SHUTS, ETC., are all harmful and
likely to produce abortlons and other
troubles. Actual experience and some
research work, however, show that
this statement Is far too general.
There can be no question concern
ing the un~desirability of moldy hay,
straw, grain, or ensilage, on account
of the well-known forage poisoning of
horses and cattle, but quantities of
corn smut have been fed in expert
mental work, without evident harm,
though this does not prove that under
other circumstances smut may not be
Injurious. Stock seems sometimes ac-
tually to prefer straw in the black
rust stage and eat 1t readily, yet the
same stock may appear to dislike
straw in the red-rust stage, possibly
because more dusty.
We think that the farmer would be
quite justified In the cautious feeding
Of rusty straw. On general principles
and In view of some uncertainty, it
would be better not to use rusty straw
for a female heavy with young. though
even in such a case it might do no
harm. There Is little positive informa-
ton available. The writer would
greatly appreciate reports of actual
experience.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-02
ROUGHAGES OF FARM
TURNED into MONEY
One of Chief Advantages in Keep
ina Live Stock Is Utilization
of Cheap Feeds.
CBy C. A. WILSON, Kentucky Expert
ment Station.)

CBy c. A. WILSON, Kentucky Experi-
ment Station.)
The chief advantage that would re-
suit from the keeping of live stock on
the majority of farms is that to a
large extent the returns would be adj
ditional to those realized when live
stock vas not kept. These returns
would be additional because live stock
would turn the roughages Of the farm,
that are now going to waste, into
money. More than one-half the fOd-
der in this state goes to waste every
year. For every head of cattle in the
state there are produced three acres
Of corn, which will average m ton
of slower per acre. One and one-half
tons of stover Is more than Is needed
to winter one head of cattle. There Is
going to waste, then, every year In
this state, 100000 tons of corn stover,
which at a valuation Of So per ton
means a loss to the farmers of the
state, through a lack of proper utili-
cation of feeds by cattle, Of over $685.
100000.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-02
Device for Learners.

A device recently patented is for
giving driving instructions from an an
chOred car to new owners Of automo-
biles, thus saving the novice from the
risk when he practices on n public
highway. The car is elevated from the
ground, and by means of the brake the
instructor can vary the pressure Oh
the rear wheel sc as to reproduce the
conditions of road travel, from smooth
straight-away to stiff hill-climblng. A
set Of signals in front of the Il is
operated by a system of cords. To the
different signals, as n after the other
is thrown out, the pupil must learn 10
make his car respond instantly.