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Evening star., 1921-07-24
BY I. A. FLEMING.

In August, 1907. the date being
selected at the height Of the panic
of that eventful year, rich mans
panic, and for special reasons. there
were doing business in Washington,
ten, national banks, ten savings in
stitutions and five trust companies.
National banks showed deposits Of
1856. 1os; savings. institutions. $4.7s7.-
643, and the trust companies, $40, 715, 1862,
a total Of s57.71S.91i.
1t is a far cry back to 1907 meas
ured by the changes in the banking bus
mess in Washington. but the improve
ment of the last fourteen years is an
evidence that the banking business has
been the leader in material prosperity.
rather than the follower: that it has
been sanely and safely conducted is
further evidenced by the fact that in
the period covered depositors have
not lost a dollar.
There have been some banking fail
ures, but they have been of the kind
that have resulted in loss to share
holders, with the money of the de-
pOsitors safe.
OF the national banks then in ex-
Traders banks have gone by the
board through liquidation.
OF the savings banks. the citizens
was absorbed by the District National,
but another Citizens has taken its
place; the Fourteenth Street Savings
and Washington Exchange passed to
other ownership and quit: Eldredge
Jordon acquired the Merchants and
Mechanics and its several branches,
and they passed on with the United
States Trust Company.
The United States Trust Company
started in the panic year, and after a
very large growth in deposits largely
purchased with the Merchants and
Mechanics the International Banking
Corporation and the Fourteenth Street
Savings, was taken in part by the
Munsey Trust Company, the divers
branches going with the parent con-
cern.
In the savings banks one misses the
most promising of all the lot in 1Ull.
the Home Savings. But it is well
placed. incorporated in the American
Security and Trust Company, at $400
q share for its stock, when 1t had over
$4,000, 900 deposits.
The banks that were in business in
1907 and are in business in 1921 have
prospered.
There may be some interest in the
then and now comparison of deposits.
the thing that counts in money max
ing for banks.
A Comparative Table.
The following table tells a story Of
struggle and effort during the four
teen years and the measure of reward
n aimed
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QUOTATIONS ON GRAIN.
NEW YORK, July 2s.-Wheat-s

NEW YORK, July 23.-Wheat-Spot
easy; No. 9. red, 1.39: No. 1. Manitoba.
III, and No. 2, mixed durum. .1.40
C. i. f.. track New York, to arrive and
No. 2, hard, las elf, track New York
late July shipment.
Corn-Spot; easy; No. 2. yellow and
No. 2. white. S311. and No. 2. mixed,
SO C. /. f.. New York ten-day shipment.
Oats-Spot. easy; No. 1. white, So Y !;
Lard-Easy; middle west, 12.65a12.75.
Other articles unchanged.
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COPPER PRICE CHANGES.

NEW YORK. July 23.-Copper has
been more active and weaker during
the week under offerings of dis
tressed metal at prices ranging as
low as 12N cents for prompt deliv-
cry. electrolyric by second hands.
while larger producers and copper
available at 12h cents for July
August delivery, beyond which they
,ie unwilling to quote. Ifon was
weak and lower
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bushels failed to effect any notable
change in sentiment, and the close
was in some cases at the bottom point
for the week.
Dry weather complaints made corn
respond in only limited way to the
bearish influence Of wheat. Meager-
ness Of thrashing yields tended like
wise to restrict the decline In oats.
Provisions were depressed by the
weakness of hogs and grain.
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period covered in this review.
Some Improvement.
On every hand one finds the situa-
tion a little more cheerful. Business
is admitted dull, but there are nm.
mistakable signs of ofimprovementth there
and there, and a more cheerful feel
ing as to the future.
Many big corporations have passed
the crucial stage and are on the road
to recovery; others are still overbur-
dened with inventories, but are grad
ually working their goods of, while
others will be in the slough for the
rest of this year and some perhaps
longer.
Retailers are becoming wise after
one, two or more lessons, and are
waiting for the demand-almost-
before laying in stocks.
Economies are still the order of the
day, and wise.
Getting Back American Securities,
Sir Edward Mackay Edgar of sper-
ling & Co.. Ltd, London, leaving on
the. olmypic, stats that he has con-
cluded negotiations with the Cities
Service Company, by which his firm
will renew its investment in that
company. The deal arranged is for
sperling & CO. Ltd. to purchase as
much as $10,000.000 Of, the different
issues Of Cities Service Company from
the treasury of the company.
Discussing the deal, Sir Edward
said: Our firm has always been large
ly interested in the Cities Service
Company, and at the time the war
started English investors held as
much as $25,00O,000 Of Cities Service
securities. OF course, these were
liQuidated, as were other English held
American securities, by our govern
ment during the war.
I'VE have now arranged to re-enter
the Cities Service Company to the ex-
tent that we will purchase up to $10,-
000, 900 Of its different securities from
the treasury. This, / believe, is the
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WOULD BAN PASSPORTS.

SALZBURG. Austria, July 23.-Herr
Schober the Austrian chancellor anu
foreign minister. IN a speech here toda!
declared he hoped soon to. be able 70
abolish passports between Austria nae
Germany.
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ORDNANCE UNIT AUTHORIZED

Authority for the establishment of an
ordnance unit of the Reserve Officers
Training Corps at the University of
Michigan was given yesterday by the
War Department.
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Pertinent Comment.

Munsey and the Continental-bring
the total deposits. June 80. to $751;
OILS, ,040.
Pertinent Comment.
Whenever a bank goes out of busi-
ness a new one is generally started.
A ruction or an honest difference Of
policy between officials results. in a
new bank starting. A merger of two
institutions is frequently followed by
| the organization of another.
In Washington semi-professional or
ganizers have convinced some sue
cessful business men that they were
cut out for bankerS-convinced them
against their will.
Just at present there are two saw
| ings banks and two trust companies
nearly ready for the launching. And
there is some talk of a third. Posi-
tive Information is only at hand rela-
tive to the International Exchange
Bank and the Banking and Mortgage
Trust Company, but big sign has in
dicated the future home of the
American Commercial and Savings
Bank" and the sale Of over 500. 900
stock Of the proposed Bankers Trust
and Mortgage Company is reported.
/ The Successors.
Where there was q 10th street
branch Of the United States Trust
Company, there is the Franklin Ma
tional; where there was q goth
and the Avenue branch there is the
Exchange Bank; where there was a
washington and Southern there is a
Merchants and where there was a
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RANGE OF MARKET AVERAGES.


Friday
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Net gain ...................... .$41 ,SoO. $50
'Totals except in one case in even numbers.
To take the places of the national
banks that have passed into the
graveyard of all not able to follow
the pace, there have been added the
District National, the Federal Ma
tional, the Franklin National, the Du-
pont National and the Liberty Ma
tional, a quintet Of banks that have
added materially to the banking cap
ital and strength of the city.
. Washington's total deposits In ma
tional banks. June 80, $S7.2S9.911,
compares favorably with the $32,266,-
109 of 1907. a gain of over $52,0O0,OO0.
SnvtuRa DenOnffa
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THE WEEKS BOND MARKET.
Previous

Following of the fluctuations OF active bonds stet
Exchange for the week ended yesterday
previou
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Banking capital and surplus has in
creased over ITO per cent during the
period covered in this review
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washington Wnshh @ Ii Exchange ............. 2ss.ooo
Total .7s7, ,e4s
1t is in the savings banks that there
has been the greatest changes during
j the period mentioned. Many have
come and some have gone. The vari-
Gus branches of the United States
Trust passed with it. New banks
have developed with great rapidity.
and some of these have gone. The
Washington and Southern has gone
with the old Washington Exchange.
the Provident and few others. but
new savings banks have come to the
front in a way that has forced the
query as to the point In accumulated
deposits where profit is possible.
There are now the Merchants Bank,
the Security Savings and Commercial.
the largest savings bank in the city;
the new Exchange. the Hamilton, the
new Citizens. the Anacostia, with
, and a Savings. with Over 81 900, 900 de-
posits: Industrial. McLachlan. the big
Mount Vernon Of relatively recent
date Of origin. but fat in deposits
from it's inception; Northwestern and
Street, Standard, Terminal Commerce
and Savings, Peoples Commercial and
Savings, Union Laborers' Savings and
two more just ready to launch.
These banks have $20,6S9,911 Of de-
posits.
The savings banks today have $26,-
689,911, and to this must be added
the over $10,0o0,000 which the Home
possessed when it was absorbed. The
Home, at the time Of its sale. had
double the deposits of all savings
banks in 1907.
The Riggs National today has on
deposit two thirds of the total de-
posits of all national banks in 1907,
and the American Security and Trust
Company, with its $21, 100000, just
passes the mark of the five trust COM
panies in 1907. when they had $780,
71S 162 of denoSits
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Mrs J. d. Grove of Richmond. Va.
arrived Saturday to spend the Christ
mas holidays with Rev. and Mrs. j.
j. Grove.
Miss Hettie Mcdonald is resting
comfortably after an operation at the
Elizabeth Duncan hospital
Mrs George Mohns left Friday for
Columbus. Ga, where she will join
Mr.. Mohns. to make their home in
that civ
DR. Il Mrs. c. A. Harris and lit
tie daughter. Katherine, and Mr.. and
Mrs T. U. Harris are in Montgom-
cry. where they attended the we'd
ding on Saturday evening of Miss
Virginia Wilkinson and DR.. Homer
Harris, which was solemnized at st
Johns Episcopal church of that city
Mrs F. U. Harris being matron Of
honor. little Katherine Harris ring
bearer and DIR. Harris one Of the ush-
ers in the wedding.
Mrs. j. e. Aderhold of Admission
who has been the guest of Mrs. p. j.
Huey. and who has been delightfully."-
entertained during her visit, has re-
turned to her home.
DR.. and Mrs. S. w. Wright have
named their young daughter Dorothy
Wilder Wright.
william Herbert. after an absence
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DR.. F. o. Heller will fill the pull
pit at the First Presbyterian church
Sunday morning, using as a subject
THY Kingdom Come" In the even
ing Dr. j. b. Meacham of Birmng-
ham will preach.
Rev T. H. Hutchinson will preach
at the First Christian church Sun
day, using as a topic Pictures or
Types for Our Instruction" at tue
II o'clock service. and THE Miser's
Wife" at the evening service.
Services will be held Sunday morn
ing at II o'clock at the Christian Sci
ence reading room in the Realty
building, when Mrs. w. II. Lewis,
first reader, will have as a subject.
God, the Preserver of Man.
Wednesday evening testimonial at s
o'clock.
Dr. w +. Price Will preach Sun
day at the First Baptist church, us
ing as a subject in the morning "The
Bright Side of Death" and in the
evening THE Faith that Makes Us
Unafraid."
Rev. L. f. Stansell will fill the
pulpit Sunday at the First Meth
odist church, when he Will preach
on the subject THE Centenary Move
ment" at the IL o'clock service, and
along evangelistic lines Sunday eve
ming.
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The Best None Too Good

After many years OF stomach suf-
fering I have at last found medi-
cine for that trouble. But believe
me it was a timely find. l couldn t
have lasted a great while longer.
My stomach would bloat with gas
like a barrel and the COLES got to be
awful. Medicine didn't help much
until got hold of Mayr's Wonder
full Remedy, which did the trick. l
am telling everyone about it." 1t is
"a simple. harmless preparation that
removes the catarrhal mucus from
the intestinal tract and allays the in
Elimination which causes practically
all stomach liver and intestinal all
ments. including appendicitis. One
dose will convince or money re-
funded-For sale at all druggists
ADV.
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The Bessemer Bar association will
hold their annual election Of off
GERS at a meeting to be held Friday
afternoon at 4 o'clock in the circuit
court room.
st. Agnes guild of Trinity church
viii meet Monday afternoon at 3
o'clock at the home of Mrs. y. T..
Drysdale.
The Culture club will meet Thurs
day afternoon at the library at $3.50
o'clock.
The womans auxiliary of the Pres
byterian church will hold circle
meetings Monday afternoon. Circle
No. 1 will meet with Mrs. Holmes.
on Sixteenth street; Circle No ? with
Mrs Ball on Seventh avenue; Circle
No. with Mrs r. l.. King, and Cir
Gle No, with Mrs. Macon Williams.
The hour of the meetings Is o'clock.
The Rotary AIMS will hold a meet
ing on Thursday December Is, at
1880 o'clock at the home of Mrs,
Hugh McEniry on Fairfax avenue.
There Will be a special program and
full attendance is urged.
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d Aueulper OF the faculty. VINO 10 CIV
ing his services to this organization.
These children's pictures will continue
to be shown each Friday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock.
Bridge Party
One OF the most enjoyable social
events of the Christmas season was
the bridge party which was given By
Mrs. S. P. Wynee at her attractive
home, 2914 Ensley avenue, when she
entertained the members of the Fri
day Afternoon Bridge club and a few
additional guests. The reception
rooms were artistically decorated for
the occasion in baskets with yellow
cut flowers with hugh ferns as a
background, making a lovely setting
for the beYy of young matrons who
were present.
Five tables were arranged for the
players of bridge and upon each
table was placed a bonbon dish con-
tanning yellow and white minis
which further emphasized the color
scheme. Following a series of games
the first elug prize, black sateen
card table cover was won by Mrs.
f. S. Heide, while the second club
prize, several hand painted numerals,
was captured by Mrs. w. S. Shehee.
L ne quest pliLCs d DldEK SaIeen card
table cover, was won by Mrs. w. S.
Wilcox. Later in the afternoon a de-
licious salad course with coffee was
served. Mrs. Wayne was assisted in
her duties of the hour by her sister.
Mrs. Earl Morrison, and Mrs. c. 7.
Thomasson.
Those who enjoyed this charming
hospitality We're; Mrs. NJ. H. Nc
Dowell, Mrs. w. s. Shehee, Mrs ]. c.
Bryant, Mrs. Carrie Turner. Mrs. p.
b. Harrell. Mrs. George Byrum, Mrs
j. Ellis Brown, Mrs. A. ID. Rochester,
Mrs. J. L. Calhoun, Mrs. Howard Mus
sey, Mrs. Max Mellon, Mrs. Clyde Pip
pin, Mrs. Willis Kent, Mrs. Herbert
Harris, Mrs. Edward Kahn, Mrs. Miles
Sprague, Mrs. NJ. r. johnson, Mrs.
Richard Bowran. Mrs. Truman Nor
rison. Mrs. Oscar Berney. Mrs. Nat
Clark. Mrs. George Miller, Mrs. f. e.
Butcher. Mrs. N. II. Hawkins, Mrs.
B. f. Sugg, Mrs. W. F. Wilcox, Mrs.
Phil Wilcox, Mrs. Sam King, Mrs. f.
e. Bennett, Mrs. E. w. Tucker, Mrs.
Cecil Alexander, Mrs. A. w. Allen.
Mrs. John Thweatt, Mrs. ]. H. Banner.
Mrs. e. S. Heide, Mrs. r. Z. Chadwick.
Mrs. C. T. Thomasson, Mrs. James
Rountree. Mrs. Earl Morrison and the
hostess, Mrs. S. P. Wynne.
Study Club Meeting
The Progressive study club held a
most interesting session Friday after
noon when they met at the home of
Mrs. e. S. Hurlbert, 1929 jefferson
avenue. The lovely home of Mrs.
Hurlbert's was thrown open on this
occasion and tastefully decorated in
Christmas colors of red and green
poinsettas bells and ferns being used
in profusion.
The meeting was called to order
by Mrs. IL. j. Cummins and roll call
was responded to by Current Art
News" The program for the after
noon was as follows: Paper on What
the National Government Gives U.s."
by Mrs. r. S. Mosley; paper on
Steeplejack' (J. G. Haneker) and a
Sketch of the Authors Life" by Mrs.
c. w. Phillips; solo, Love, Here Is
My Heart" by Mrs. H. j. Cummins,
with Mrs. c. w. Phillips at the piano.
Later in the afternoon a social hour
was enjoyed and a delicious salad
course with coffee was served by the
hostess. Mrs. Roddy Morrison, Mrs
]. NJ. Spark, Mrs. J. W. McCarty. Mrs.
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Holiday Dance Mt woodward

The holiday dance of the Wood
ward Golf and Country club will be
given on Tuesday evening. Decent
Der 81 on which occasion the MEM
bers of the club may invite their
friends who are not members to be
present
As the capacity of the club rooms
is not large, invitations to the guests
have been limited to one invitation
(to one couple) to each member.
Members have been requested to no
tify the secretary not later than De-
cember % of the names of guests to
whom invitations will be sent
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- coLLECTIoNs SLOW

Ashville, December 10-(Special.)
Tax Collector c. d. Adkins reports
that collections in ST. Clair counts
are slow, so far very few having
paid in their taxes. Only a few Ct
the larger corporations have yet rec
mitted.
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ERECTING NEW SHOP

Gadsden, December I0.-The steel
for the now pipe shop building of
the Agricola pipe shops is arriving
daily. and the erector sent here by
the makers of the steel is rushing
the work of erecting the steel on the
building, which is 100x412 feet, aud
will be of steel construction only. no
wood being used at all. 1t is hoped
to have the plant ready for resump-
ton of work by January /.
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The Ensley Elks annual charity
minstrel will be presented on Tues
day and Wednesday evening, Decem-
Der 13 and Il, at the ElSs Home. on
Avenue b. The cast for this perform
anceis composed of young men and
women who possess unusual talent
and who have been efficiently di-
rected by Ben Monkey, assisted by
Dave Monkey, both of amateur min
strel fame.
The entertainment will consist of
the regular minstrel first part, an
olio, and a humorous afterpiece. In
the first part will be seen Ben MoX-
ley, Dave Monkey, Tom Monkey, Bill
Oxley, Dan McEachern, with G. A.
Bishop as interlocutor. Not only will
the minstrel part be filled with
laughs and gloom killing drops, but
will be intermixed with number of
high-class musical selections.
Albert A. Stern, who will be remem-
bered as one of the bright stars of
the Birmingham Shriners' minstrel
will appear in one of the acts of the
olio, and will render a monologue
which is said to provoke much laugh
ter and which has never failed to
entertain even the most critical audi
ence. Another amusing feature Will
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GET NEW DEMONSTRATIONS

Gadsden December 10.-(Special !
The Marshall county commissioner
have closed a deal whereby Erick
Alsobrook, who has been the demon
stratlon agent for Bibb county. will
come to Marshall county and take
charge of the demonstration work.
Mr.. Alsobrook has the reputation. of
being one of the best farm demon
strators in the state, and he will
make things look up in Marshall
county and the commissioners are
being congratulated on their good
fortune.
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be Dave Monkeys tropical song, I'm
Wild About Moonshine," as it gives
the Negroes version of mountain dew.
Tom Monkey and Ed Warwick will
appear in sketch called Lets Co.
which is said to be one of the clever
est skits in minstrels, while the
"Blackville Jockey Club" act is a
scream from curtain to curtain. The
soloist for this occasion will include
Mrs. Ernest Walker, Miss Annie Ellis.
Dave Monkey. Mrs. Robenia Tinman.
Charles Dodd, Bill Oxley, John Ford,
Ben Monkey, and Tom Monkey while
a splendid male quartet. known as
the Royal Harmony Four" will be
heard I'm several numbers. Every eff
fort has been made for the success of
this minstrel and it is thought that
the performance will go through
without a hitch. Each year the Ems
ley lodge of Elks do much charity
work and ii has been announced that
more calls for help have been made
this year than usual, and they are
hopeful of being able to assist even
a greater number than before. A
large attendance is expected at this
minstrel to assist in aiding the needy
families of this district Tickets are
now on sale.
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The AEe-Berald maintaiDs special rep
resentativea In BeaRemss for handling
Scriptions Mrs. L. d. McCollum, cor
respondent. receives news Items; phone
BesseIner 1879. II. d. Walker. Realty
building, BeBsemer. manager Of circu-
latton
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A rare treat is in store for the
congregation at the First Method st
church Sunday morning at II o'clock,
when Mrs Vera Mae Thither, whose
beautiful soprano voice has delight
ed many audiences in Birmingham,
her home city. viii sing the offer
tory for the service.
The music for the morning will
include: Prelude, "Minuet in q"
(Beethoven), Miss Nellie Adams; an
them, Gods Will Is. Sweet to Me,
choir, offertory, ITO Wild Rose"
(McDowell) offertory solo, How
Lovely Are Thy Dwellings" (OHara),
Mrs. Vera Mae Thither.
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The First Methodist church will
have special service this morning.
Circular letters have been sent to the
entire membership and a large crowd
is expected to attend. The Rev. VIII
liam II. Mansfield, pastor. will have
for his subject The Glory of the
Church." The evening sermon wiz
be delivered by DR.. w. B. Kicks of
Nashville.
Rev. David NJ. Gardner, pastor OF
the First Baptist church, will take
for his morning subject 'Old Time
Religion" while in the evening he
will talk on plain Fools l have Met.
and Where / Met Them"
Rev. ]. J.. Anderson. pastor of the
First Christian church, will speak
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MISS Jewel Varnon is critically I'M
with pneumonia at the home of her
mother at Crumley's Chapel.
Mrs. Hugh 3. Craig of MONTPELIER
VI, Is the guest of her mother. Mrs,
NJ. H. Wood, on Pike avenue.
Mr.. ana Mrs. c. B. Glenn have
named their little daughter Stella
Mae.
Mrs. W. S. Woodall is contalescina
from a recent severe illness at her
home on Avenue G.
M; =. Domineck has gone to New
iork on 10 days business trip.
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Nomination. for Cup

The nominations for the Leggett
loving cup which will be awarded by
Mr., j. w. LegRett at the close of
the year to that citizen of Bessemer
who has done the greatest service
for the city, are being received.
The spirit of unselfish service
which the contest has aroused, ac-
cording to Mr.. Leggett, has been so
gratifying that he will offer the cup
again next year under the same con-
ditions.
A number of women and a larger
number OF men have been nominated
for the cup and the decision making
the award viii be left to the judges.