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I THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS, BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1912 MARKET HOLIDAY AFFAIR Prices Decline and Volume of Trade In New Orleans Is Small. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. futures opened steady at a decline of 4 to 7 points on selling orders from the short side. Liverpool cables were better than due but no attention was paid othem. No Vorable.

The weather Dry was weather regarded was as shown being over the larger portion of the region and telegrams from interior points said that A prepartions for the new crop were under way. This was said to be on a large scale. It was a holiday market and the amount of business done in the earlier trade was somewhat small. At the end of the first hour of business prices were 7 points under yesterday's closing prices. The good foreign tone and an unexceptional favorable tone In the money marled optimism for the new year.

Bulls appeared more confident and the enhancement gradually widened. It emwhole the list showed firmness Call braced a large variety of stocks. As a money renewals were made at 6 per cent as compared with 7 per cent Monday. The bond market was firm. The trade quieted down but remained alrly firm in the late forenoon.

Prices were net unchanged to about 4 points net lower at noon. Spot easy. Middling uplands 13.20. In the afternoon the was feature and weak. The announcement of the falltrade, ure of the firm of Dreuil Company, spot brokers, hardly caused a stir.

At 2 p. m. price swere 1 to 2 points under yesterday's Final closing prices. N. COTTON FUTURES NEW YORK, Dec.

31--The close was Firm Open. he High. Low. Close. January 12.77 12.67 12.74 February 12.58 March .12.60 12.66 12.57 12.64 April 12.64 May 12.68 12.60 12.66 June July.

..12.56 12.62 12.51 12.60 August 12.49 12.42 12.48 September 11.84 11.88 11.88 11.87 October 11.70 11.73 11.70 11.73 December 12.76 12.76 COTTON LETTERS Dealings were dull in the forenoon but the undertone was steady. Initial declines were not maintained. Around the middle of the forenoon session shorts had Covers to buy and they found the supply of contracts very scant. As their purchases were small they were yet sufficient to cause A complete recovery. At noon prices were at the top 1 point over yesterday's closing quotations.

NEW YORK. Dee. 31. -Buter firm: receipts 91.245 tubs. Cheese easy.

Reecipts 2.341 boxes. Eggs receipts 7,007 cases. Fresh gathered extras. 29030c. CHICAGO.

Dee. 31-Butter steads, reamery 350. Eggs weak. neceipts 3.64* cases, at mark fresh receipts cases incinded 204 Refrigerator first. Firet 24c.

steady, Daisies 17e. Twins 161 Young Americas 00 170. Long horns P'otatoos stondy. Re. 43 Michigan 5242330.

Minnesot. and Wi consin. Poultry steady. Turkeys, alive, tie; dressed Chickens, alive 1210. Springs, alive, 13c.

Veal steady at LIVE STOCK MARKET LOL IN. Cattle: Re. including 500 Texans, Market steady Native hoof steers $50 10.00. Tox and steers 7.90. Cows and Calves in carload lots lights Mixed and 4.300.

Market. 111 heave $7.1540 7.60. Market Steady. NaLambs AGO. Dee.

Receipts 600. Beeres Texas veers. $1.75070.90: Western steers. $5.7500 60. Stockers and feeders $4.2567.40.

Cows betters, $2.83617.60. Calves, $6.506 10.00. Receipts 26.0000. steady, shade off. $7.15 mixol.

heavy, 10017.57; rough, Pigs, $5.500 6: buik of sale $7.4077.50. Receipts 18,000, strong to shade tp. Native, Western. $1.407 .60: yearlings $677.50. Lambs, native $6.30 18.85½: Western, $6.45018.85.

KANSAS CITY. Dee. 31. -Catle receipts 9.000. including 4.000 Southerns: steady; native steers $4 05.55; Southern Steers Southern cows and heifers 3.50€6.25.

Hogs: Receipts 13,000, steady. Bulk of ales heavy packers and butchers lights Pigs $5.50 06.30. Sheep: Receipts 7,000. strong. Muttons 7.75607.35.

Lambs Wethers and earlings $4.50 Range ewes LOUISVILLE. Dec. 31. Dec. Cattle receipts: 200, steady, range Jogs: Reecipts 1,800, market higher, ge Sheep: Receipts 25, mar.

firm. Lambs dawn. Sheep ff. NEW YORK, Dec. 31.

-Raw sugar firm. Muscovado 89 test, 3.23. Centrifugal 96 est. 3.73. Molasses 89 test.

2.98. Refined quet. her Petroleum, molasses and hides firm. Leather firm. PERMITS L.

Laws, Thirty-second treet, between Thirteen and eenth avenue. Two-story frame building. G. Whitfield, 1004 South Twelfth street. Repairs to home.

S. Munger, 1912 South Cleventh avenue. Repairs to home. L. Tutwiler, Avenue and wenty-second street.

One-story rame building. Local Security Market (Corrected dally by Bld. Asked. 100 102 94 97 103 104 5 75 80 5 94 95 6 101 103 5 72 75 5 103 104 91 93 6 100 106 5 103 106 6 105 110 5 91 94 100 104 105 108 100 105 5 103 108 6 108 114 92 95 100 103 105 83 87 104 107 92 95 20 23 102 103 5 102 5 104 6 104 103 103 33355 BONDSAla. State ref.

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Cababa div. Wooeward Con. COTTON RALLIES AFTER DECLINE Some Holiday Covering at Decline By Trade Interests In New York. NEW YORK, Dee. 31-The cotton futures market opened stendy at an advance of 3 points on December but generally 111- changed to 3 points lower.

The netive months sold about 5 to 6 points under the close of yesterday on Wail Street liquidation and benr pressure. The leading interests bought at the decline. There was some holiday covering and the trade later in the forenoon rallied 3 to 4 points from the lowest figures. Futures market opened firm. December 12.76; January 12.75; March 12.63; May 12.63; July 12.56; August 12.42; September 11.84 11.70.

N. O. COTTON FUTURES NEW ORLEANS, Dec. close was steady at a net decline of 2 to 3 points. Open.

High. Low. Close. January 12.77 12.84 12.75 12.79 March 12.77 12.86 02.76 12.80 May (12.81 12.90 12.81 12.85 July 12.88 12.97 12.88 12.92 October 11.71 11.79 11.73 11.77 December 12.71 LOCAL SPOT COTTON Tuesday, Dec. 31.

Strict good middiing Good middling Strict middling Middling SPOT COTTON MARKET LIVERPOOL, Dec. 31- -Spot cotton closed in fair demand. Prices easy. Ameri(can middling fair, 7.65d: good middling 7.81d: middling 7.11d; low middling 6.93d; rood ordnary 6.47d: ordinary 5.99d. 'The sales of the day were 10,000 bales, of which 500 were for speculation and export, and Included 8.100 American.

Receipts 000 bales. Including 100.700 American. LIVERPOOL. Dec. 31-Futures opened quiet and easy ant closed firm.

January 16.570: 6.83d: 6.81½d; March-April 6.80d: April-May 6.78d: MayI June 6.76½d; June-July 6.74d; July-August Aug. 6.58½d; 6.39d: Oct. -Nov. 6.31d. MEMPHIS, Dec.

31-Cotton, spot middling 13 1-8c, steady, unchanged. MEMPHIS. Dec. products, prime basis oil, 5.34c. Meal $260 26.25.

Linters NEW YORK, Dec. cotton closed firm. Middling uplands 13.20. Midling gulf 13.45. Sales 1,700.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 31-Cotton spot quiet unchanged. Sidling Sales 525. To arrive 700.

Low ordinary nominal, ordinary 9 15-16, good ordinary 11 15-16. Stric ordinary 12 3-16. Low middling 7-16. Strict low middling 12 11-16 nominal. strict middling 13 1-16 nominal.

Good middling nominal. Strict good midding 13 7-16. Middling fair nominal. Middling fair to fair nominal. Fair nominal.

Receipts 18,947. Stock 220,241. MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS ST. LOUIS. Dec.

steady, $4.20. Smelter quiet. ST. LOUIS. Dec.

13c: springs 14c; turkeys 20c: ducks 15; geese 12c. Butter, creamery, 35c. Eggs 22c. LEON BOLIN, COLLECTOR, IS WANTED BY POLICE Alleged to Have Embezzled $256 From Age- Herald. Leon Bolin, aged 16 years, employed as collector by the Age-Herald, is wanted by the police for alleged embezzlement of $256.

Bolin left the -Herald building Monday about 1.30 o'clock with a sack containing currency, gold, silver and checks, which he had been commissioned to deposit at the First National bank. According to the receiving teller at the bank, Bolin turned in the sack containing a few checks only. About $256 was missing. The lad disappeared. Young Bolin run away from home about eight months ago.

He was found in Baltimore, returning to Birmingham last June. YOUR LAST CHANCE to see the wonderful constructive work on the $375,000,000 PANAMA CANAL Now in its most interesting stages. Soon water will hide it forever. CENTRAL GEORGIA See also the "worth seeings" of Jamaica and Cuba The "Seminole Limited" makes sure connections with the famous "Oversea Limited" at Jacksonville. From Key West sails the Splendid New Ship "Evangeline" Special Low Fares for Winter Tourists.

Ample Stopovers. For Details, Ask or Write D. T. BLAKE City Passenger and Ticket Agent, 2010 First Avenue, Birmingham, Ala. WHEAT RALLIES AT CHICAGO OPENING Big Decrease In European Visible Supply Is the Cause.

CHICAGO, Dec. 31-At the opening wheat rallled oll big decease in the European visible supply. May opened off to up. May started at This was a loss of It then ascended 1 rapidly. Corn advanced on liberal sales.

May opened unchanged to 1-16c up at It ascended to Shorts buying strengthened oats. May which started the same as last night to a shade up at in he forenoon hardened to 33c. Packers' support strengthened provis ions. First sales ranged from off to similar advance with May $18.00 for pork, to $9.80 for lard and $9.70 for ribs. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Tuesday, Dee.

31. The following are the opening and ing quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade for today: WHEAT- Open. High. Low. Close December 86 86 May July CORNDecember 471 May J.July 49 49 OATSDecember 32 May 323 July 33 3278 PROVISIONS PORK- Open.

High. Low. Close. January 17.45 17.52½ 17.45 17.47½ May 18.00 18.08 18.00 18.00 LARDDecember 9.70 9.90 9.65 9.65 January 9.62½ 9.62½ 9.57½ 9.57½ May 9.77½ 9.80 9.87½ 9.77½ RIBSJanuary 9.55½ 9.57½ 9.55 9.55 May 9.70 9.72½ 9.70 0 9.70 GRAIN MARKET ST. LOUIS.

Dec. -Cash wheat. No. 2 red. 1.0601.10; No.

2 hard, Corn, No. 2. 45; No. 2 white, Outs, No. 2, 33 371; No.

2, white Weather Summary (By U. S. Weather Bureau.) HOURLY TEMPERATURE READINGS: 3 A. m. 45 9 a.

m0. 43 2. ml. 45 10 A. M.

41 5 a. 11. 14 11 11. m. 47 6 a.

m. 44 12 noon a. 01. 46 1 p. 1.

48 a. 11. 46 2 p. in. 50 DECEMBER 31.

1912, 7 A. M. Barometric pressure is still relatively high in the South Atlantie region, with temperature somewhat lower all the Atlantic states, most of the Ohio valley and he east GGull region. 'The center of the high pressure area was yesterday morning in the western Gulf region. It had moved to the south Atlantic and east Gulf states by Monday night, preceded by a depression that reached from the lakes nearly to the gulf, causing general rains over nearly all sections east of the Mississippi river: This morning rains had ended and cloudiness had disappeared in nearly all the interior all denstern sections, except the eastern half of the cotton belt.

Florida and IL few lake stations. It continued to rain on the Carolina coass and in southern Georgia. under the influence of the relatively cold change that has taken place there. A barometric depression again ocuples the central valleys, but so far it has produced no decided change 1n the weather condition in that section. However it has brought about a moderate rise in the temperature in he central portion of the Mixsissippi valley and the western Gulf states.

but the temperatures are relatively lower in those states, In spite of the rise, than hey are in the districts farther east. Consequenly, 110 very decided temperature change is to be expected with the eastward progress of the low pressure area now located in the 'Interior of the country. Cloudiness will continue In Alabama, with rain probable within the next 24 to 36 hours, particularly in the southern portion of the state. Temperature (degrees Stations and Weather a at 7 a. 111.

'1: today. last A beline. clear 38 66 38 Anniston, cloudy 44 38 Asheville, cloudy 28 .04 Atlanta, cloudy 54 42 .10 Augusta, cloudy cloudy .80 Baltimore. Birmingham, clondy 46 42 Boise cloudy 36 Buffalo, clear 40 36 Charleston. rain 52 .06 Chicago, clear 38 Corpus Christi, clear 48 Denver.

part cloudy Des Moines, clear: 28 46 28 Dodge Citv. clear 61 28 Fort Worth, part cloudy 42 Galveston, cloudy 50 Hatteras, cloudy 68. 48 38 00 Helena, part cloudy 34 aJeksonville. Kansas City. clear Key West.

part cloudy Little Rock, clear 36 36 Louisville, clear Memphis, clear 8 Miami, cloudy Mobile. cloudy 48 Montgomery, cloudy 58 42 .01 Montreal. part cloudy 36 34 .36 New Orleans, cloudy 48 New York. clear 36 36 1.04 North Platte, clear 04 18 Oklahoma, clear 58 36 Palestine, clear 58 40 Pensacola, cloudy .01 Phoenix, clear 36 32 Pitsburg, clear 36 36 Portland. rain 44 48 42 .76 Salt Lake City, cloudy 48 26 .01 San Antonio, clear 40 San Diego, cloudy 62 44 San Francisco, cloudy 56 44 Savannah, rain 52 Seattle, rain 40 44 40 .86 Shreveport, clear 36 58 36 Spokane.

rain 36 38 St. Louis, clear 42 50 40 St. Paul, clear 22 36 22 Tampa. cloudy 66 Toledo, part cloudy 36 42 34 .02 Washington, clear 30 54 30 .84 Wilmington, rain 48 48 Winnipeg, clear 12 20 10 .12 LOCAL DATA. Temperature for the 24 hours ending at 7 d.

m. December 31: Highest yesterday, 50 degrees: lowest last night, 42 degrees; mean. 46 degrees. Normal for this date. 46 degrees.

Temperature corresponding dates last year: Highest. 61 degrees; lowest, degrees: degrees. Accumulated deficiency In mean temperature since anuary 1. 755 degrees. Precipitation for 24 hours ending at 7 a.

0 inches. Total precipitation since January 1, 60.11 inches. Accumulated excess since January 1, 10.63 Inches. Highest wind velocity for 24 hours ending at 7 a. IN.

today, 14 miles per hour, from the South. THREE NEW YEAR SERVICES. Dr. Bryan's Church Will Observe New Year. There will be three New Year's services at the Third Presbyterian church, corner Avenue and Twenty- second street, Wednesday.

The first will be at 6 o'clock Wednesday morning, the next at 11, and the third at 7:30 o'clock. The session will be held in the lecture room, the pastor, the Rev. Dr. J. A.

Bryan, leading the services. Each service will last forty-five minutes. New York Stock Market NEW YORK, Dec. The following for today on the New York Stock Exchang: Open. Higo.

Low. Close Amal. Cop 77 77 7842 Amer. C. F.

Ana. Min. Co. 1054 Atl. C.

L. 131 131 131 Baltimore 105 105 Brooklyn R. Canadian Pacific Chesa. Ohio 79 79 C. M.

St. P. 113 112 Erie 32 32 Do 1st pref. Gen. Electric 187 187 186 Gt.

Illionis Central 127 127 BUSINESS IS UP TO MARK FOR THE TIME Post-Holiday Dullness Strikes Morris Avenue Merchants With Full Force. Business is quiet on Morris avenue, but at that, merchants say that it is all that can be expeced for this time of he year. The reall dealers have all laid fu their holiday stocks, and there is not much demand on the wholesalers. The market is quiet and there has been no material change for the week. Packers' products which have been falling off, went up 20 points Tuesday.

Today's quotations follow: POULTRY AND EGGS. Hens--Live, per pound, young clickens. 20c per pound. Ducks-400 50c. each.

Dressed turkeys, 23e; live turkeys, 20c. dozen. DAIRY PRODUCTS. (Corected by Continental Creamery Co.) Butter--Creamery, 39e; renovated, oleomargarine, 24c. Cream Cheese---19e pound.

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. (Corrected by Bell Rogers Produce Co.) Sweet Potatoes--Per bushel, per barrel, Cullenan whites. $1.25. Irish Potatoes--Per bushel, Northern Onions--Per pound, Almera Grapes--In kegs, $5.50 Spanish Onions-Per crate, $1.50. Cabbage-New York.

per pound. Rutabaga Turnips--Canadian, per pound, per dozen, Lettuce -Per hamper, $1.25. Green Peppers $2.50. Green Florida Egg Plant--Per crate, $2.50. Florida box, Oranges--Florida.

$1.50612.00. Tomatoes--Per crate, $2.00673.00. bunch. Cranberries per barrel, $9.50. Lemons -Box, $5.0005.50.

Apples--Per barrel, cooking, per barrel, eating, Nuts--Brazil, almonds, 20c; wal. nuts, English, pecans, and up; mixed nuts, 15c peanuts, pound; filberts, Italian Chestnuts pound, Se. Honey-One-pound section, 15e pound. MEATS. (Corected by Swift Co.) Dry salt ribs, clear belles, dry salt ribs belles, premium hams, 180; premium bacon, 260; leaf lard, compound, Lard--Kettle rendered.

Minnesota, premium bacon, 26e; leaf lard, LIVE STOCK. 200 to 400 pounds, Cattle. fat to good, 2a5e; steers, 40.6e; mileh cows, $35(50. FISH AND OYSTERS. (Corrected by Goodman Bailey.) Salt Perch Water 9c pound.

pound. Snapper-10e pound. Spanish Mackerel-15c pound. Mixed Fisa-8e pound. Blue Cat Fish- pound.

Pompano pound. Oysters--New York counts, $1.30 per galIon; Norfolk selects, $1.65 per gallon; Southern selects, 500 tins, Southern selects, 1,000 tins, $4.50. Blue Point shell oysters. $8 per barrel. HIDES AND FURS.

(Corrected by Birmingham Hide Tallow Company.) Green salt hides, green. salt hides (half cured), green hidese (fresh), 10 dry flint hides, 22024e; dry salt hides, 2041 damaged hides, half price; sheep skens, horse hides, $100 $2.50: sherlings, 106715e: gont skins, kid shins. 10c; tallow. beeswax, 2700 280: washed wool. clear unwashed wool.

200124e; burry wool, ginseng, $505.50. Purs-Mink skins, No. 1, large dark, 6: mink skins. No. 1 medium, $3Gt4; mink skins.

No. small, skunk skins, No. large black, $2012.50: skunk skins, No. 2. large black.

skunk skins, No. 3 and stripe, 25775c: elvit cat skins, 2500 35e: coon skins, No. 1 large, coou skins, No. 1 medium, coon skins, Nos. 2.

3 nd 4. opossum skins, No. 1 Irge, 30445e: opossum skins, No. 1. medium, 25030e; opossum skins.

No. 2 and small. 5615c; muskrat skins, 20440c; otter skins, FLOUR AND FEEDSTUFFS. (Corected by W. M.

Cosby.) Michigan patent flour, Illinois patent, $5.80: Tennessee patent, hard winter wheat patent, rising sun, selfrising wheat patent, 96-pound Perfection meal, $1.40: old style, rock -ground 1111- bolted. 100 pounds corn chops. corn hearts, per ton, $31: pure wheat shorts, $31: pure choice timothy, $25; No. 1 timothy, $23; choice mixed hay, $23; choice nifalfa, $26; corn, 70c; No. 2 white onts, 50c: cotton seed meal.

$28; sacked hulls, $13.50 per ton: Perfection horsefeed. $31; racked hulls. $13.50 perton; perfection horse green meadow dairy feed, $30; Johnson grass, $13. FIRE ALARMS A. Johnston, 2230 Eleventh avenue, north.

Damage, $1. A. Herberston. 513 South Twentysecond street. Damage $5.

A. H. Anderson, 1209 Eleventh street, Damage $10. Handley Memorial church, 1730 Fifth a avenue. Damage $50.

KALEM COMPANY WILL TRY LUCK IN MAGIC CITY Vacated Quarters of the Lubin pany Will be Occupied. If the weather man permits, the first picture to be made in the Birmingham district by the Kalem company, now here, will Thursday on Shades the quarters to uhtantaken be vacated by the Lubin troupe. Air tests made Monday afternoon by Director McGowan and Mechanician Taylor, did not bring forth any remarkable results in either direction, 80 the Birmingham atmosphere is to be given a trial. This means temporary abandonment of the trip to Pensacola, and that as soon as possible, omitting New Year's day, the Kalem players will begin a local engagement to play before the camera. Director McGowan has announced he will take possession of the Bluff Park hotel headquarters as well as the stage of the retiring Lubin company immediately after its departure.

Minister over realize the full value of til We lose it. Bereaved 50 especially if the -Springfield Re KELLEY FRA POSTPONED Otto Marx Co.) STOCKS- Bid. Asked. Amer. C.

Rys. pid. 78 79 Amer. Rys. common 48 Amer.

C. Rys. pfd. 82 84 Amer. T.

S. 195 200 Avondale Mills 115 Bessemer C. I. 45 B. L.

P. 110 B. L. P. preferred 100 104 E.

B. common 15 18 E. B. preferred 83 Birmingbam T. S.

235 Cham. of Com. preferred 75 Commercial Bank Trust 100 104 Corey Land Co. East Lake Land Elwood Cem. Co.

100 Empire Imp. common 100 Empire Imp. preferred 106 108 Ensley Land 115 128 First National Bank 250 265 Interstate Casualty Interstate Fire 10 Jefferson Co. Savings Bank 175 180 Jefferson Fertilizer 100 110 J. L.

common 64 J. L. preferred 100 M. M. Bank 135 145 North Birmingham Land' 26 Protective Life 10 14 Realty Trust Co.

preferred 100 110 Realty Trust Co. common 110 125 Southern States Fire Traders National Bnk 157 167 STOCKS GO UP IN WALL STREET Big Shares Gain Point or So. Bulls Have a Free Range. NEW YORK, Dec. important stocks showed fractional advance today at the begining.

Harriman issues and Lehigh Valley with gains of point each led and Amalgamated Copper and United States tSeel each gained substantial fractions. Republic Steel which lost a point was the weakest feature. The initial rise failed to bring out stocks and the bulls encountered no opposition to placing list higher. The Harriman, coalers, coppers, steel and coal gained about 1 point. Obscure stocks figured prominently in the limited dealings.

There were few rations of a point or more. The leading issues made further upward progress, Amalgamated copper touchng 78 alone. The honuay pervaded the traders market retained Its strength begotten early. LOCAL BRIEFS Kerr Bradley sue the Paducah Brewing company in the city court for $1500, claiming breach of contract. W.

Kenny, charged with assault and battery, was fined $75 Tuesday by Recorder Wood. Board of revenue Tuesday made contracts for food supplies for the almshouse and the Hillman hospital. Coroner Brasher has had 76 investigations into deaths so month, onethird of which were homicide cases. Albert Love, negro, charged with having escaped from the Oakley farm in Mississippi, was arrested Monday night by officers Maloney and Blakemoore. Beggars doing business in Birmingham without a permit must be arrested and brought to the city pail, according to the edict of Acting Police Chief Eagan Tuesday morning.

A. Armstrong Dumont, charged with Ing drunk, was brought before Recorder Wood Tuesday. Dumont is 67 years of age and was released on probation by the recorder. E. H.

Colley, formerly manager of the Bonita theatre, has acquired an interest In the Vaudette will assume management of that theatre, beginning January Samuel Schwartz sues the E. and W. Dry Cleaning company in the 'city scourt for $5,000, claiming to have been injured by an automobile of defendant company. George Bugg, negro, who dropped dead while walking the streets at North Birmingham Monday evening, died from heart failure, says Coroner Brasher after an investigation. Officers of the grand lodge of Alabama, Masonic fraternity, will make an official examination Wednesday night and institute Birmingham Lodge No.

757, at the Masonic temple on Nineteenth street. This lodge was organized and perfected a few month ago and is one of the most active Masonic lodges In the state. Fire Tuesday morning destroyed the home of Mitchell Lee, colored, of West End. The two-story building was totally destroyed. The damage will amount to about $1,200.

It was caused by a defective flue. All members of the police department who have good noses are requested by the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company to Jacate the thief and six coops of cheese stolen Monday from a freight car at First avenue and Sixteen tereet. Reports from Clanton and other parts of Chilton county that there was some sort of an epidemic among the large complement of men being worked by the Alabama Power Company at Lock 12, on the Coosa river, are without foundation. This statement is made by officials of the big development company and also by citizens of Birmingham who on Monday visited the scene of the development of the water power. Charged with visiting a house of illfame, James Jamison was fined $23 Tuesday by Wood.

Harmond Jamison the same offense was Recorder, fined $10. J. C. May charged with visiting the same house, was fined $20 and James Britton was fined $10 and given 30 days in Jail. Britton's sentence was suspended, pending good behavior.

Officers Glover and Leonard made the arrests Monday night. CHAMBER MAY ASK TAFT TO WITHDRAW HIS VETO Directors Will Meet to Consider the Matter. Whether President Taft will be requested by the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce to withdraw his Veto of the bill appropriating money to erect Lock 18 on Coosa river. is to decided by the board directors bel that organization Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. A special meeting of the board has been called by President Sibley to consider the matter of asking President Taft to cancel his veto, and the manner in which such a petition should be submitted.

This will be the first meeting of the governing board of the civic body during 1913, and is regarded as arising the inspection trip to Ocampo Monday of prominent Birmingham citizens, when the Coosa river projects of the Alabama Interstate Power company were visited. President Sibley was one of the excursionists and will doubt give some interesting data concerning the proposed dam before the directors Thursday afternoon. DUTY RE- ESTABLISHED. LAREDO, Dec. on all grains will be re-established by the the new year.

In consequence there Mexican government, ton effective with was big rush of wheat and corn in car load lots today in order to secure free entry. are the opening and closing quotatious Open. High. Low. Close.

Lehigh Valley 167 L. N. 141 141 N. Y. Central 108 108 N.

W. 1123 Northern Pac. 121 121 Reading Rock Island Sou. Pac. 107 Union Pac.

160 U. S. Steel 68 S. Steel, 110 110 Amer. T.

1393 Chi. N. Kan. C. S.

26 Mex. Marriage Licenses J. W. Spicer, of Ensley, and Myrtle Brady. G.

R. Thompson, of Anniston, and Irma Elizabeth Flemming. A. B. James, of Birmingham, and Ora Belle Richardson.

F. H. Thurman, of Chevenne, and Nellie Louise Worthington. Antonio Demarco, of Birmingham, and Mariamina Scozzaro. Robert Merril, of Birmingham, and Maggie Hugh Saltericelton, of New Castle, and Teeny McGill.

Clifton G. Hodges, of Roanoke, and Rosa B. Beyer. W. H.

Peteet, of Birmingham, and Mrs. India Peteet. C. Sketon, of Bessie Mines, and Mrs. Selota Tingle.

J. W. Vanderford, of Acton, and Jessie Acton. J. H.

Calcher and Maude Muncher. Walter Owen, of Birmingham, and Tessie James. MORTUARY A. J. Tomlin.

A. J. Tomlin, aged 58 years, died Monday night at his home, 109 North Thirtyninth street. The funeral services will be from the residence Wednesday morning at 9:30. The interment will be at Oak Hill cemetery.

James Morgan. James Morgan, died Tuesday afternoon at a local infirmary. The remains were shipped Tuesday afternoon to Dora, where interment will be made. Mr. Morgan was an of the Pratt Consolidated Coal Company, living in Dora.

CARD OF THANKS. We desire to extend our sincere thanks and express our heartfelt appreciation for the kindness and courtesy shown by our friends during the illness and death of our beloved daughter, Lula May. May God's richest blessings rest upon you all. MR. AND MRS.

W. P. WALTON. Facilities for shipping to any part of the world. SHAW.

Advertisement. 2011 Ave. Phone 1002-Advertisement. JOHNS UNDERTAKING COMPANY. CHICAGO'S TRADE GROWS.

Report Just Issued Shows Increase in Volume Over Last Year. CHICAGO, Dec. city's wholesale trade for the last year shows a. total of $2,209,380,000 against $1,940,970,000 for the year 1911. A wonderful amount of business is shown to have been done by Chicago mail order houses.

The figures for 1912 total $276.000,000 against 950,000 for 1911. Compromise Propo Last Minute Saves the Company. With Nat Miller, attorney Kelley company, virtually over the ropes after President almost fatal punch in calling final vote, time was called the Kelley franchise matter at thi commission meeting Tuesday missioner Weatherly relented brief moment by to look certain further concessions by the Kelley interests moved postponement of the matter Thursday. The proposed concession form of a compromise with the el commission in its desire for a percent age of the gross income, and provides that the city Birmingham credit the Kelley company with licenses collected during the years which the gross earnings are made. The proposition opened up new and larger questions to the commissioners Commissioner Weatherly stated however, in making his motion.

the he was inclined to stick to his proposition of charging clear per centage on gross incomes of receipt of companies which get new chises. ATTENTION, GIRLS, FOR THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE IN 4 YEARS But a few hours more and 1912, the all sun shall see no more tranatopsically speaking. Therefore it behooves the young woman who likes to have equal rights and who has not already avalled herself, speak up lest her hopes be wafted away over another four years. night, with sounds of whistles and On the stroke, of twelve Tuesday the clangor of bells, this good year of disaster and unparelleled achievement will have slipped away into oblivion. But before the sounding of that stroke there will be several hours of gloaming--if gloaming can be considered seasonable at this time of the year.

During this period Bedelia of Beulah or Bertha ha will have a ample opportunity to sigh thrice in the presence of her desired liege, place her right hand on her chest 'and say 4 don't know why I feel so sentimental tonight." As likely as not he'll fall for that and begin spieling. In any event it's worth trying. Bedelia or Beulah. The year has been productive of marriages, corn and cotton. year may not be so prolific in the production of the first named state of being.

Young men are so shy these days. Therefore, Bedelia, go to it. Mrs. Nextdoor-1 suppose your I daughter is happily, married? Mra. Nagsby-Indeed is.

Why, her hus. band is actually afraid to open his mouth in her presence. The Certificates of this company mature in six months, and bear interest at a rate of five per cent per annum, payable semi-annually. The investments of the company being based largely upon real estate, its certificates are unusually safe. Realty Trust Company John H.

Frye, President. Capital $350,000.00 303 North 20th Street, Birmingham, Ala. TWO ROADS Spend Save This road leads to This road leads to want, poverty and fail- plenty, wealth and ure. success. Don't let today's Save persistently waste rob you of to- and you will be ourmorrow's wealth.

Re- prised to see how fast solve to save. Start your account will today. grow. DEPOSIT YOUR SAVINGS IN The Jefferson County Savings Bank BIRMINGHAM, ALA. The Oldest Savings Bank in Alabama.

4 Per Cent Interest Paid on Savings Accounts and Time Deposite. January, 1913 Is the time for new resolutions and investments. Begin the new year by resolving to put by a fixed amount each month next year, on our systematic monthly savings plan. $7.00 per month for 60 months will be 500.00 $14.00 per month for 60 months will be 1000.00 $70.00 per month for 60 months will be 5000.00 000.00 $140.00 per month for 60 months will be 10,000.00 This is all you have paid in, with 8 per cent for average time. Should you want to withdraw before the end of the 60 months, you get all you have paid in, with 6 per cent interest.

Every dollar is loaned on first mortgages on real estate, the best security to be had. If you have on hand $50.00 or any amount up to $5000.00, our 6 per cent certificates furnish a safe and convenient form of investment. Write or call for booklet describing both forms of investment. Security Savings Loan Co. F.

W. DIXON, President. R. V. MOBLEY, ViceR.

B. TARPLEY, Secy- Treas. B. A. THOMPSON, Chr.

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