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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28

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Foundry Epworth League will con-
duct it's regular monthly "At Home"
service 9ns n;r sSNeninE The
will keep open house" on New Years
day in the church parlors from 8 un-
til 10 o'clock. All members of the
league and their young friends are
invited to be present at some time
during these hours. A committee of
young ladies, under the direction of
Mrs. A. r. Richmond, fourth vice
president, will have charge of the en-
tertainment and refreshments.
At the west washington Baptist
Church the casting Of a program for
the New Year will take place at the
morning service. having been post
poned from last Sunday. There will
be special Christmas music in con-
win preach from the subject "a Won
derful Discovery" A rendition OF a
Christmas cantata by the choir will
be hte attractive feature OF the even
ing service, which win begging at 7:45
O'Clock. Following the cantata the
Hpator will deliver a short address on
Crowded Out"
Christmas music by the two choirs Of
Petworth Baptist Church will be re-
peated at the services on Sunday. Rev.
F. Paul Langhorne will have sermons
appropriate to the incoming rev year.
The Sunday school entertainment, un-
der the leadership of Miss Mary Wright,
Superintendent Of the primary depart
ment, was held Friday night with a
cantata entitled ''The Double Surprise -
The junior choir of the Sunday school
took an important part, as the cantata
consisted mainly OF songs. The pastor,
as teacher Of the mems class, was pre-
scented with q travelling bag. The teach
ers Of other classes were presented with
|mementOs from their classes, and sew
eEal Of tho Glasses received Christmas
party for the cradle roll and beginners
WA he1d in - ASeanap9 On Friday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
TEXAS COTTON BELT
 BLESSED WITH RAIN
As a Result Futures Went for a Decline of 150 to 175
 Points, or $S a Bale

New York, August 24.-Reports of good rains in the southwest served to strengthen the reactionary sentiment which in any event would have been natural after yesterdays sensational advance in the cotton market. Selling was general and there was break of approximately $S per bale in prices. The market closed at the lowest levels of the day with the tone easy at net decline of 15O to 175 points.
 The opening was comaratively quiet at a decline of 15 to A points on the Texas rain reports. Initial offerings were absorbed by Liverpool buying and overnight buying orders brought in by the excitement of yesterday. But sell ing became more and more active as the southwestern rain news received circulation and liquidation became gem eral. Comparatively speaking. the de- cline was orderely, but the market be- came somewhat excited late in the when the detailed weather report was received confirming the earlier rain news and the market broke more rapidly, Active months generally showed net losses of 15O to 175 points. The most general feeling appeared to be that the rains had come too late to prevent very low end-August condition figures According to one of the private the prospect is that the of ficial report will be in the neighbor- hood of 4s, and Memphis reported a be- lief there that the crop indication would be as low as 11,500,000 bales.
 These features, however, were con sidered discounted by many traders, while the fear of further deterioration in crop prospects was relieved by the break in the southwestern drouth. There were also reports of increased spot offerings from the southwest, but the decline was most generally at tributed to the improved crop situation and the weaker technical position aft CT yesterdays advance of nearly 3 cents per pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Do Movies Hurt the Stage?

Linda A. Griffith, in Film Fun
 Of all the articles that have been written about the motion picture what it las done, is doing and is to do, none have been less intelligent than ieites telling how the movies are even- tually to take the place of ddama, that there will be no more plays only nov ies. movies, movies! MT Beiasco aptly and truthfully says "There is no such thing as a menace to the spoken drama when 1t is actually wor- thy of attention" No, there is ample room for both when both are worthy of atteation. Mfr. BeIasco pays a high tribute t othc movies for their won- derful educational value. But movis producers are not ambitious along educational lines Somehow they like the story telling part and enjoy would-be rivalry with the stage. In this respect Mir. Belasco Says: From their very outset, except when they have been devoted to producing scenes from nature. motion pictures have been parasite feeding upon the arts of the theatre. Far from attempting to invent their own medium of express sion. they have been content to either II. art does not borrow?
 As the studio acting. Mir. Belasco evidently has been unfortunate in the studios ha has visited. Tn the crude. early days at the old Biograph, movies were rehearsed scene by scene, from the beginning to the end of the story. Sometimes two or three days were spent in rehearsfng a two-reel picture. Il never worked in motion picture and 1 have worked in several hundred --that was not carefully rehearsed be- fore the first click of the camera was heard. 1 never had a motion picture editor to tell me to assume. as Mr. Be- lascc says, the appearance and pose of thinking" The actor, he thinks. knows whether his mother has. just died, his father been elected President or his sweetheart has promised to mar " him. In order to get 10 feet fo m nctor thinking. 2c0 feet comprising several previous scenes are rehearsed, so that the thinking scene" is the di- rect result for the immediate precei. ing mental or emotional condition I have always been given not only inte1- ligent lines. but worked on as exact cue as ever I had in rehearsals or performances during my short exoeri- ence on the stage. Scenes in a movie are built up to and climaxes reached in very much the same way they are on the stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Weeks News of the Boy Scouts of Birmingham
 and Their War Work
(continued from Page Four,

letter has been received from Cover nor Henderson:
 q beg to acknowledge receipt Of yours of August IS, stating that the Birmingham scouts expect to visit the avia ton field near Montgomery early in September, and would appreciate the privilege of a stopover at Speig- ner. It gives me pleasure to assure you that the boys will be received at Speicner with favor and such couf- teses extended to them as are avail able I will request that when you have fixed the date when you expect to be at Speigner to write MT. w. F, Matthews. Jr., president of the convict department at Montgomery that he may, in turn, notify theNwarden of the day on which you will be there that the warden may have a place selected for the scouts to pitch their camp, I have spoken to MT. Matthews in refer ence to the matter and you have only to notify him in ample time the day YOU expect to be there that he may have sufficient time to communicate with the warden. You can rest as- sured that he will endeavor to make the stay of the scouts pleasant, Yours very truly. CHAS. HENDERSON,
 Goyerpor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Over R. s. Stewart & Cos wir.

New Orleans, August 24.-Overnight in. formation on yesterdays sensational ad- vance in New York showed the market was unable tc accommodate the demand which ane on it due to the simultaneous publication of condition figures by prt. vate parties. New York carries large foreign hedg1 interest, and when the ad : vance went near the daily limit set in Liverpool, protective bnying developed for foreisn account which intensified the situation.
 The predictions and e~nectationa of a very low bureau condition and crop esii- mate is, of course at the bottom of this bullish action, and until this matter IS settled by the bureau publication on Sen. tember }, high tei1sion is liable to pre- vail. Meanwhile, weather developments have been steadily toward some i'm provement in the crop situation. Dry weather over the eastern half of the nelt is favorable, while the western drouth is rapidly becoming thing of the past Good genera. rains occurred over night over a large part of Texas and generally over Oklahoma.
 The map shows storm formation touching the North Carolina coast, but moving northward. The last from the West Indian storm is that it is expected to reach Jamaica Saturday afternoon. The map indicates cloudy, rainy weather in the west; partly cloudy in the east with rains on Carolina coasts
 The market opened unchanged to 50 points lower. Fear of another bullisn demonstration in New York was faced by bearish views on better weather con ditiuns and weakened technical condi tions. Nervousness over storm uncer- taihties checked selling, but when New York gave TO evidence of fresh force there. realizing and weather selling as sumed larger proportions and the mar ket declined under S2c for October.-John F. Clark G Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
STEEL REACHES|TS
 HIGHEST FOR YEAR
With a Gain of 2 1-2 Points for the Session, It Closed
 at 114 1-2

New York, August 2i.-Buying for both accounts, including extensive COW ering of short contracts, was witnessed in today's broad and active stock mar ket, some leaders registering maxi mum quotations of the year.
 The remarkable change of sentiment was caused by overnight developments, such as the further sweep of the allied forces in the western war arena and signs of easier money as indicated by the intention of a leading banking house to lend call money on high grade collateral at rate of discount fixed by the local federal reserve bank.
 Foremost features of the twohour session, in which the turnover far ex- Canadian Pacific, which made an ex- treme advance of 8 points. retaining all but the smallest fraction, and United States Steeps gain of 2h points to $1141h, it's top price of the year.
 Numerous other rails, industrials equipments and sundry specia1ties were lifted 1 to 2 points, the rise be- ing gradual and sustained throughout
 There was scarcely an exception to the upward trend and the few isolated losses were trivial. Final prices showed no impairment, despite heavy realizing for profits.
 Bonds moved upward, though mod erately, foreign issues participating, especially the French group and Uni tod Kingdom 5s. which again touched par. Total sales, par value, aggregated $5,575,000
 A gain of almost s30,000.0e0 in act ual excess reserves was the most no- table feature of the weekly bank state- ment loans showing another market contraction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25

Once the decline was well under way bearish traders materially sweled offer- ings by putting out short sales. While contracts were down, spots were up, quotations being advanced 100 points. Spots. however, stood still yesterday while contracts advanced about 250 points.
 Little attention was paid to the hurri cane in the Caribbean sea and the con tinued favorable war news was ignored. The market displayed nothing at all of the nervous buying power which featured it yesterday.
 Notice was posted that the exchange will be closed Saturday, August 31, and Monday, September ?. in observance of the triple Labor Day holidays
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Hubbard Bros. X Co.'s Letter

New York, August A--Rains fell all round the center of the drought area in Texas and more showers are probable over Sunday, which it is hoped will give the entire state a heavy rain There is also gulf hurricane south of Jamaica which with the high barometer descend ing from the northwest should bring this rain. The market today is na- tura1 reaction from the extraordinary advance of yesterday, with the liquida- tion of one or two lines of long cotton in expectation of these rains. It would be natural to expect very nervous mar ket until after the bureau report and
 crop estimate of the government in
 September. The private reports of the deterioration in the southwest are so dreadful that one wishes to know what the breaking of the drought the last week in August might do with the crop. Generally it Is thought rains win cause a lower market Monday. Hubbard Bros.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
CROP DAMAGES NOT 50 BAD AS REPORTED As Result, Corn Went Down 5 Cents, While Receipts
 Were Increased

Chicago. August 24.-Just how thorough ly traders had discounted corn cron dam ages was made fully apparent today. With the damage fully understood, liauid- atlon continued and the market closed With October options showing a net loss or SC. Increasing receipts were also a factor, although they came as no sur prise.
 The oats market, opening firm, was un- able to resist the influence of the corn weakness and declined ssc to 15sd1s.c c. with the tone easy at the close, despite buying by cash houses.
 The slump in hogs having been checked today, provisions also firmed up and closed slightly higher for the most part october pork alone declined, closing f0e off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
New York Futures
Port Cotton

New orleans: Middling. 32.50c; re- ceipts, ss5; exports, ABA; sales. S56; stock, 235,6z5.
 Galveston Middling, 34c; receipts, 5e34; sales, 1545; stock, 127.447.
 Mobile: Middling. 32.50c; receipts, 5; sales, 100; stock, 11,653.
 Savannah: Middling, 33.50c: receipts, 2306; sales, 728; stock. 144,79S.
 Charleston: Middiing. s2c; stock. a1,- 464
 Wilmington: Stock, 3l,464.
 Texas City: Stock, 17,010.
 Norfolk: Middling, 32.75c; receipts, 36: sales. l01: stock, 59,762.
 Baltimore: Stock, 11.190.
 Boston: Middling. 36.S0c; receipts. Sg; stock, 17,200A
 Philadelphia: Middling. s5.4oc; stock. 6621.
 New York: Middling. s5.15c; receipts, 102: stock, 90,004 Minor ports: Stock, 17,071.
 Total today: Receipts, 9107; exports. 4134 stock, 799,036
 Yotal for week: Receipts. s1o7: ex- ports, 4234
 Total for season: Receipts. 14s.ss4; exports, 239,105.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Clearing House Banks

New York, August 24.--The actual trust companies for the week shows that they hold S5e,355,23 reserve in excess of legal requirements. This is an increase of S29,2S1,150 from last week.
 The statement follows
 Aactual Conditon-Loans, discounts. etc, s4.46o,oo4ooo decrease, s55,414,- ooC. Cash in own vaults members of federal reserve banks ta) $9S,510, 400; eraI reserve bank of member banks s522,2S5, ,Ooo increase, s33,103,O00. Re- serve in own ysults, state banks and trust companies (b), $11,259,0 900; de- crease s2S1. .000. Reserve in dcpositaries state banks and tru.t companies, $S, GOT. .000 decrease, $215,000 ta) Net demand deposits. s3,637, t6e, 900: in- crease, s25,533,000. Net time deposits $160, 5tS, 900; decrease $1,215000. Circu- lation, s3o,s06.00u; increase, s21S,o00. Specie included in (a) and (b), $61.- 412, ,000. (b> United States deposits de- ducted, $303,351, 1000. Aggregate re- serve. $541. 491, 900. Excess reserve, $5s,- 355, 23O increase. s29.2S1,15O. Summary of state banks and trust companies in Greater New York not included in the clearing house statement: Loans, dis counts. etc. $734.D90. 400 decrease, ss,- 3S7,500 old. $t0.633.2o0; decrease, $l5l,- Sc0 Currency and bank notes, $ld,- 055, 500: decrease. s4t. .9o9. Deposits with federal reserve bank New York, s5s., 313, 700; decrease. S2,96s. 400, Total deposits S7T5,415. 900; decrease. st9,G72.- 800 Banks cash in vault $14126.t t00. Trust companies cash in vault. SG5,- S76, 400.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25

From the Christian Herald
 Is there any record of any army win- hing battle when the soldiers entered the conflict believing they would fail? Such a gloomy lack of confidence would breed a dismal progeny of wants, and the army would be sapped of it's vital resources before the battle began. Our biggest inspirations blow from the gates of the morning! Let those gates be closed= and the soul will be deprived of the mys-. tic oxygen which is absolutely essential to her life and strength. 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Dared Not Insult God" From the Christian Herald

It has been a year Of unprecedente perplexity and world engulf'ns sorrow. One is positively bewildered in the pres ence of such colossal awfulness. But there is sorething bigger than skvscfan- ~r dreadnorsht and gun. Go find it. Are we sure that man will vet unrayel tho riddle of life and compass the mysteries irvolved in universal social upheava;? Then let us take a look at the Grand Canyon of Arizona Perhaps we snail feel as did the famous artist who went
 thither quite confident he could capture the glories of that scene for his caa- vas. He came away without unpacking his brushes. When asked for an ex- planation he said, T dared not insult
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Wall Street Once More Witnesses
 Broad and Active Stock Market
By JOHN c. MOSES

went for big drop-SS a bale. The general list closed at net decline of 150 to 175 points. Showers have come too late to prevent low end-Aug ust condition figures Memphis reports point to crop indications of only It, 50G,000 bales.
 The extent to which traders had dis counted corn damage was fully appar- ent today. With damage fully under stood. liquidation continued, the mar ket closing at net loss of Sc. Re- ceipts were also larger. Oats follow ed in the rut made by corn and declined ssc to 1s4. Cash houses were good buyers Hogs firmed up, which put a new bottom to the provisions list.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Fruit Surprise

Marion Harland in the Christian Herald
 Prepare quart of fresh fruit-peaches, berries, bananas. or apricots-the berries by crushing, the rest by mincing fine and cover with two cupfuls of fine sugar Add to this half-pint of very cold water and the unbeaten whites of three eggs. Mix well, put into the freezer and grind, or turn, until the contents are frozen. The churning or grinding will yield a frozen fruit meringue. Serve with cream, plain or whipped
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, August 24.--A violent re- action from the advances of the week came upon the cotton market today, fora- .ing prices down more. than lc pound The market opened at the decline. re-. almost at the lowest on feverish tone At the lowest the trading morshs wAse 11s to 1a5 joints down; last pr;s -ssssA 112 to 125 down.
 Rains in Texas helped the reaction tss a great extent, but the bulk of the selling seemed to be the result of evel- ing-up on operations over the week end on the part of traderD on the long side
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Coming Crop Weather

Washington. August 24.--Prob- able showers Monday and again at the end of the week, with aeason- able temperature. are forecast for the southeastern states next week. In the Ohio valley and Tennessee the week will be generally fair, with temperature above the season able average.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
TROOP NEWS

Some excellent reports of troop ac- tivities are now reaching headquar- ters. Among the best are those of troops 8, 10, 27 3 and 20, which will appear here next Sunday. as will also a letter from "Sy" Childers now with the naval aviation service, and for merly one of the best known boys in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square, Ns Y. Members New York Cotton Ex- change. New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange, Associat-. ed Members Liverpool Cotton AssociA-s tion. Orders solicited for the purchases and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil
 for. future delivery. Special attention, and liberal terms given for consign-
 ments of spot cotton for delivery. Cor- respondenee invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
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Long Dry Spell Causing Some of
 the Staple Vegetables to Be Scarce
By JOHN c. NOSES

Green Iiides--19Q13c Dry Fin. Hides-16Q27c. Dry Salt Hides-24Q25c. Dana ged Hides half price. Sheep Skins Wool-S1. 25g1.50 Lamb Skins-75cQs1.Oo Horse Hides-s 1.00Q5.00. Ginseng. Wild-S7 00QS.00. Colt Skins-25M50c. Shearling Skins-25G75c. Goat Skins-75GS5c. Hog Skins-25@50c. Beecwax-23@35c. Tallow-12Q14c. Washed Wooi--75dS0c. Clear Unwashed Wool--55Q60c. Burry Grease Wool--35437c.
 Cotton Good middling ............... 312 Strict middling ................ S0Ge NiuulliS .ss....-..s. Sur2 Strict low middling ............ %
 Pig Iron
 (Under Government Basis) Coke Iron No. l ........................s .sd1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25

stockers $s.5o e 12.oo; native calves N.75 e 1525.
 Sheep, receipts 100 steady. Lambs sl4.oo e HOO; ewes SLIGO O 12Oo.
 Naval Stores
 Savannah, Ga, August 24.-Tupertine firr, 60c; sales 93; receipts, 143; ship ments, 12l0 stock, 2s,se1. Rosin, firm. sales, 77s receipts, SIS; shipments, A7o, stock, 67,464. Quote: s, $l1: D, $n.15; E, s11.So; F. $11 10; G, $l1.45; H. sl1 .521a; I, sl1.55; K, SIP B; M, s12.5o; N, $l2.65; VIC, $12. 40; wv, s13.S5.
 Kansas City. Mo, August 2-Hogs, receipts 1500; lower; bulk $1S.50 c 19.4 40; heavy $500 dD 19.45; packers and butch CTS s1s.75 e 1880; light as5o c 1s.4o; pigs S16.5G c 1900
 Cattle, receipts GOO; steady; prime fed steers 5000 O 1925. Dressed beef steers S110o O 1875; western steers S10.OO c 14.5o; cows s6.5O O 12.50: heifers 800 c 24.50; stockers and feeders T.75 O 14.5o; bulls $7.00 e 10.50: calves $500 e 14.0o.
 Sheep, receipts 12oo; steady; lambs sl5.5O @1775; yearlngs si0.50 O 15.o0; wethers S1o00 e 1850; ewes $500 e l275; stoekers and feeders $500 @ 1900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Dry Goods

New York, August 2 -~Dry goods were inactive today. There were few willing sellers of options. Wool goods were sta
 tionary. Knit goods openings were held in abeyance, due to the yarn situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
w. E. Campbell

Stocks. grain, provisions and cotton seed oil Correspondents Shepard 6 Chuck, New Orleans; E. w. Wagner &' Co.. New York and Chicago. Continu-. ous quotations; private wires to all. exchanges. N
 GI6 nnd GIT WO0dwnrd Bldg., x x
 TelephOne Muin 014l sas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25

Kansas City, August M-Cash wheat. unchanged; No. hard. s2.19d2. .23 No. ?, $2 2.15102. .19; No l red, $2.1S No. 2, s2. 151aa2. 15. Corn, No. mixed. sl.sea 1.SS; No. white, $1.92G1. .95; No. 2 yell low, s1. 94a1.s7. Oats, lower: No.-2 white, 731Ac; No. 2 mixed, 721aI7sc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
SIR. Stew Co.

4O1 -2 Woodward BldR.. BirnihGhana, Ala. Cotton, stocks. bonds, grain provisions
 and cotton seed oil New Orleans cor- respondents Jno F. Clark & Co. Direce
 private wire. continuous quotations. - Phone Main 56z w. l.. PHELPS. M9x.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Interior Movement

Houston: Middling. 33.25c: receipts, 66s4 shipments, 551O; sales, 12,5se; stock. H.. 359.
 Memphis: Middling, 32c; receipts, 75: shipments, 15s9; sales, 1700: stock, 23S, ,O56
 Augusta: Middling, 3275c: receipts 1.7, shipments. 3e5: sales. 637; stock, 45,267
 St. Lon.s: Middling, s1.50c; receipts, 3l i; shipments, 31; stock, 12,43S.
 Cincinati: Receipts. 220; shipments. 22O stock, 12.S74.
 Little Rock: Middling. 32c: receipts, t7S; shipments, 2022; sales, 2022; stock, 12,O07.
 Total today: Receipts. 7525; shipments, 9737; stock. 4a21 101.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Rice Market

New Orleans. August H.-Rough rice receipts, 10,7s6 sacks; millers, 1885. Sales, Honduras, N946 sacks; quote, Honduras ' .40d7. Soc; others unchanged. Clean, re- ceipts, none; sales, Honduras, 1929 pock. cts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Bonds
Money Market

New York. August 24-Mercantile pa- per, 6 per cent; sterling 60-day bilrs, A72A; commercial 60-day bills on banks 4.72; commercial 60-day bills, 4.nA; de- mand. 4.75A; cables. 4. 76 9-16. Francs, demand. 5.61; cables. 56O. Builders, de- msnd. 51: cables, 5lA Lires, demand, 7.H; cables, 7.50. Rubles, demand, 131a: cables, l4 nominal Mexican dollars. 7scs Government bonds, strong; railroad bohds, firm. x
 London, August 24.-Money, 3 per cent; discount rates. short and three months bills. 11-32 per cent