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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
Abercrombie 6 Co.'s Market Letter.

Although Liverpool failed to make full response by about 20 American points today, only advancing to the extent or about half of what was eXpected anu closing 10 points higher than yesterday American markets displayed good un- dertone throughout the session, not"lth- standing there having been more or less realizing in the early part of the day' an immense amount of cotton. navlhs been sold in the neighborhood of R2s for March.
 In anticipation of a bullish report, which is expected to support the small crop estimate of the government, puy ing once more became fashionable, Marcn advancing to 12.55, or within 70 points or Liverpool, which makes 1t imperative Tor the English market to step lively In tne market, the normal difference being about 90 American points. This irregu- larity is making it almost impossible to do anything in spot cotton, exporters being deprived of a hedging basis py which they might be protected agaihst their purchases
 New Orleans in this respect seems to be master of the situation, and has taken it upon herself to direct the course or values, expecting support from southern spot holders in their refusal to sell eN- cept at full or higher prices.
 If the commercial crop, which includes linters, actual growth, old cotton and re- packs, be no more than lo,So00o0 pales there has yet to come fofWafd apout 2,5e0 900 less than was brought to market after this time last year. Say 5'ooo'oop bales. against 7,4s9, coo bales. The excess in the worlds visible supply of Ameri- can over one year agb has been re- duced to about 3CO.OOO bales, and as there is every indication of continuation or good trade in cotton goods throughout the world. the prospective supply or American cotton appears to be too small by about two million bales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
ANIMAT|NG TRADING
 IN MANY STOCKS Presidents Message Gave Buoy ancy to New York Market DAY OF GREAT ACTIVITY Speculative Movement More Notable Than on Any Other Day of Year.
 Vanderbilt Lines May
 Be Merged.
DAY OF GREAT ACTIVITY

New York. December 5.-The specu- lation in stocks became very animated again today and prices were lifted com prehensively to higher level. The re- bound in Russian securities abroad and the resulting relaxation in the final ten- sion there was an important predispos- ing cause. The Presidents message In the prevailing ball enthusiasm was con- verted into an influence for high prices. The speculation broke through the re- straint of the stringent conditions in the money market and especially ignored the rise in interest rates and the work ing out of depletion of bank reserves.
 The appearance of the market was one of great activity throughout, the run of the tape being especially without cessa- ton or appreciable pause from the start to finish of the session. The fact that the aggregate sales did not rise as high as the total of early last week, which was the maximum for the year thus far, will probably cause surprise to the brok- CTS engaged in the trading. This was due to the very large number of usually inactive Issues which were dealt in. Some of the stocks of largest market volume, and which are the usual speculative lead CTS in other hands, were comparatively dull. The breadth of the market may be inferred from the fact that advances of a point or over were made by some thing over eight different stocks. While the speculative attention was dissemi- mated in this way and the most conspic- uous gains were shown by the obscure class of stocks, the comprehensive strength of the market nevertheless was undeniable.
 In the great breadth of the speculative interest the speculative movement was more notable than any of the year hus far. Ultimately the movement extended to some of the lowest grade of the stocks, and those of questionable value. thus giving rise to the usual criticism of spec ulative excess which is induced by such a movement. The rally in Russian se-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
Gilbert 6 cIay's Market Letter.

Liquidation and selling against spot purchases were given as the cause or Iiverpool's failure to fully respond 10 our andvance yesterday. A good opin- ion of the market was quite general however, and manufacturers are believed to be short of cotton. At the close op- tions registered an advance of ID points and spots IS, with sales 7o00 bales.
 Price changes around our opening were of small consequence, but the hesitahcy of other markets to follow the advance and the wide difference existing afforded tempting opportunity for sales in New Orleans and purchases in New Yprk ana Liverpool. The chance was fairly ac- cepted, and this selling, with moderate realizing of scattered longs, caused fair recession in values.
 In the New Orleans spot market con ditions were as usual after violent change in values. In this instance, as prices advanced, buyers had few orders admitting of paying the prices demand ed, and factors expect full quotations From the interior advices indicate that more cotton was changing hands, ana absence of inquiry was not complain ed of.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06

curities abroad was of decisive nature and gave color to the construction that hte extreme weakness of the day before was discounting of the worst that could be feared in Russia, rather than a reflection of actual conditions. The re- suit was a renewal of the resort of local borrowers to the foreign exchange mar ket for the relief of money necessities. Offerings of bankers bills on that ac- count in the foreign market caused sharp decline in rates. But the relief thus secured did not prevent very stir conditions in the local money markets. Rates for call loans were held generally above per cent from the outset, and there was furry to higher level, the rates touching 15 per cent where the principal supplies had been exhausted.
 The clearing house figures had raised the amount of absorptions of the banks to s1S90,0O0 today since the last bank statement. There was also deposit at the sub-treasurt of s1,OO0,0Oo for trans fer to San Francisco. This brings the actual reduction in bank cash since the Saturday bank statement to higher ng. ure than the. then existing surplus of reserves over the 25 per cent legal re- quirement The substance of the Presi- dents message was pretty accurately foreseen, but its effect WAS decidedly mis- calculated. The terms of depreciation or hostility towards railroads or corpora tions seemed to emeliorate the effect on speculative sentiment of the reiterated In tention for railroad rate reform, and reg ulation of corporations. The suggestion that legal power should be given to permit under specified conditions and careful supervisions, agreements, clearly in the interest of the public was fastened upon as pointing in effect to a revival of rail- road pooling. The effect was most pro- nounced in the members of the Wander bllt group, and this caused conjectures of revival of the plan for merger in that group. The strong financial showing in the annual report of the United Pa cific gave that stock special strength and was a sustaining influence in the whole Of the railroad list.
 The failure of the effort to adjust tbe dispute over export corn rates was with out influence in the western and south western railroad stocks.
 Call money was broken from 12 per cent to per cent by offerings from one of the principal banks at the lower rate, but when these funds were taken, the rate rose again to 15 per cent, and held at l2 per cent until the closing Some unset clement resulted in the final tone of the market, but the closing was generally strong
 Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, s3,65o,0o0
 United States 3s and old As declined A per cent on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
Coffee Market.

New York. December 5.-Coffee-Spot Rio easy; No. [ invoice, SOS 3-16c; mild quiet
 Futures opened steady and unchanged to 5 points higher. and during the early session worked up to net gain of to 10 points on moderate buying move ment attracted by steady European ca bles and light primary receipts. onerinss increased at the advance, however. and in the afternoon the market was easier, with the close steady. net unchanged to 15 points lower. Sales, S4,50o, including December, 6.45@6.6O; January. 6bo46.6O; February, 6.65; March, 66046.S5 April, 6sO; May, 6.S0017. %; July, 7.oO9715; Sep tember, 7.15q7.30; October. 7.25Q7.3o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
NEW HIGH LEVELS FOR COT TON MARKET Net Advance of l8 to q Points
 in New York HEAVY REALIZING MADE Market Firms Up in Afternoon-March Sells 21 Points Hisher-Sales
 Are Estimated at l.
 100000 Bales.
HEAVY REALIZING MADI

New York, December 5.-After com paratively quiet middle session, the cot ton market became active and frmer with prices reaching new high levels for the season, The close was to points off from the best, but very steady in tone at a net advance of IS to 21 points Sales were estimated at about one million bales The opening was firm at unchanged prices to a decline of IA points which was better than due on the cables. The losess were on the near positions, while a good de- mand developed on the call and later months opened about even with last nights finals and shortly afterwards all the active deliveries were selling at yes- terday's closing level.
 There was heavy realizing at the ad- vance, however, and with some of the local professionals selling for a reaction, the market became less active during the morning and gradually sagged off to a net decline of about 7@9 points. During the middle session prices ruled quiet around this level but in the afternoon covering by early sellers, and an in creased demand through wire and com mission houses, firmed the market up, and sent prices to a new high level, with March selling at 12, 32 or 21 points net higher. Trading was very active toward the close and while there was a renewal of realizing prices yielded very little.
 Receipts at the port today 5z7lS against s1, ,511 bales last week, and s2,1SS last year. For the week (estimated) 290,O00 bales against S21, ,442 last week, and 2S5,757 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 1T. .4s4 bales against 29,4s7 last year, and at Houston 1S924 bales against 2O144 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06

Cash quotations were as follows: F1our-Firm.
 wheat-No. 2 spring. S5@ssc: No. 3. s2@ sec; No. 2 red, S7HaQs9c.
 Corn-No. 3, 47Ha No. yellow, Bc. Oats-No. 2, 301ac; No. white, 32hs@33c; No. white, 3o@32c.
 Rye-No. 2, 67Kac. [ Barley-Good feeding. Sic; fair to choice malting, 4Q49c.
 Flax Seed-No. 1. 95c; No. 1 northwest ern, $1.02Ia.
 Timothy Seed-Prime. s3.30.
 Mess Pork-Per bbl, SIS. .40@13.50. Lard-Per 100 lbs, $7. 30@7 .32La. Short Rib Sides-Loose. $747 .12K2. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $7 7.12Da@7 .25. Whisky-Basis of high wines, H.3o Clover-Contract grade. s1@13.25. Or the produce exchange today the but ter market was steady to easy; creamery, 17i23Dac; dairy, 17q20c.
 Eggs firm at 20d25c; frsts, 25c; prime firsts, 29c; extras, 31c.
 Cheese steady at 11Ia913c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool December 5.-Spot cotton steady; spot 13 points higher; good mid ding. 6.51 midding, G.35; low middiing. 619; good ordinary, col; ordinary. 5.so. The sales of the day were 1000 bales, Of which 800 were for speculation and ex- port, and included 5000 Americans; re- ceipts, 23,o00 bales, including 22,6Oo Ameri- can. Futures opened firm and closed
 barely steady; American middling, good ordinary clause: December, 6.2l; Decem- ber-January. 6.H; January-F February. 6.27; February-March. 6.3k March-April. 6.45; April-May, 6.38; May-June. 6.40;
 June-July, 6.R; July-August. 6.43; Au-
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Interior Movement.

Houston-Easy; midoiing, 12c; net re- ceipts, 1894; gross receipts, 1S,924; ship ments, 1412S; sales, 1o05; stock lo4,zSo
 Augusta-Steady; middling, II 1-16c; net receipts, 1868; gross receipts, 1455; ship ments. 1621; sales, 1923; stock, S5,9s7
 Memphis-Firm; middlng, 12c; net re- ceipts, 2Ol4; gross receipts, 4955; ship ments, 3176; sales, 2900; stock, 125,97S.
 St. Louis-Steady; middlng. 12Bc; net receipts, HOO; gross receipts, 6G59; ship n,ents. 5659; sales, G1; stock, 27,9G5
 Cincinnati--Net receipts 26l5; gross re- ceipts, 26l5; shipments, 1959 stock 15,9l9
 Louisville-Firm; middling, l2c
 Total today-Net receipts, 26,016; gross receipts, 34,6Os; shipments, 2s5O3; sales. b4S9; stock, 36O,129
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
Metal Market,

New York. December 5.-Spot tin was higher in London today at f160 Futures unchanged at R157 5s. Locally tin was steady at s34S5a350o. Copper lower in London, with spot at f77 and futures at e76 l2s Sd. Locally nominal and about unchanged; lake and electrolytic. $l775m 1900; casting, s17.50@17.75. Lead higher at .e16 1Os in London. Locally firm at $5. .S515S5. Spelter firm at s6ooQo'4o m the local market and unchanged in Lon don at a2s los. Iron lower in the Eng fish market at 52s for standard foundry and 53s for Cleveland warrants. Un- changed locally; No. foundry north ern. SIS 75a1s.35; No. foundry northern. SIS. 2561s.s5; No. 1 foundry southern, slS50 61s75; No. foundry southern SsO0W 1925.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
Hester,s Averaqes.

New Orleans. December 5.-Secretary Hester makes the actual average weight of 4.252, ,543 bales of the cotton crop eIn- bracIng port receints and overland for the three months from September to No- vember, inclusive, 519.10 against o2S' 70 pounds per bale last year, decrease ol 4.13.
 Detailed averages are: Texas, pod. DO Louisiana, 522 16: Alabama. etc. odo; 9eo' gia, sos; South Carolina. 300; North taIo- lima, 5o1 95; Virginia. 496; Tennessee etc'' including Memphis, St. Louis ana over land, 523 &.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
Cotton Seed oil.

New York, December 5.-Cotton seed oil firmer prime nominal; do. yellow. 291za30 Petroleum steady. Rosin quiet; strained, common to good, $3.25 asked Turpentine quiet, 641x965c.
 Memphis December 5-Cotton seed oil Prime crude 23%Q24c: prime summer vel low. 26Ac; prime meal. 323 50; prime cake, $23. .5O
 New Orleans, December 5.-Cotton seed oils: Prime refined, in barrels, 2s11c; prime crude loose, 2311c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
Fruits and Produce.

Lemons-Per box, extra fancy, 8. Grapes-Concord, h., 25c; pony. 15c. Apples-Northern grown, per barrel. bulk stock, 1925; fancy s4g5. Limes-Per 100, s1. 10.
 Bananas-Per bunch. Fancy stock S1Q1.50 bunch.
 Peanuts-Fancy. per pound. 6c; No q 531dSc.
 Pole beans, s1.O per bushel. Cabbage-2c per pound.
 Potatoes-Irish potatoes N. Eggs-Per dozen, case count. 25c, can dled, 27c.
 Hens. 3Oa35c: chickens. large. 2005c: medium 200; small 14415c. Butter-Fresh. 15G20c; renovated. 23c; creamery, 27c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
Naval Stores.

New Orleans, December 5.-Naval stores steady; pitch, s2.25 pine tar, &.75; coal tar, ss.5o. Rosin, per barrel of 2sO pounds: A, B, c, s2.55Q2. 80; D. g. .6e92 80; E, $2. .65u 2.s5; F, s275Q2. 90; c, s2.s56I3; H. $2.904 3.10: I, $39S.25; K, s3 5Oq4: M. sfq4.eo; N. s4. Oa4. 75; w. G.. s4.75@5; w. w., s5@ < o5 Turpentine firm COG.
 Savannah, December 5.-Turpentine firm, 621hc; sales 722; receipts, 1533; shipments. 647. Rosin firm; sales, 1910; receipts, SSs0; shipments, $50. Quote: A, B. c, 267H; D. s2. 70; E, s2.75; F, s2.sO; c. 2.92h: H. S; I, 8 .121h; K. $S.s71s; M $4.s7h; N A9o; w. G., s5; w. w., s5.25.
 Wilmington, December 5.-Spirits tur- pentine firm. 62Ac; receipts. es. Rosin steady. unchanged; receipts, 1o5. Tar firm, 1.s0; receipts, 226 Crude turpentine. H.6o, 8. 90 and s3 30; receipts. 55.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
Live Stock Market.

Chicago. December -Cattle-Recepts' 5000: steady; common to prime steers, s2 s06635; cows, s2. S0a45O; helfers, sz,V"a 50o. h1lls s9 Ooep4 15: calves. $2.o0d7.50.
 Hogs-Recelpts, 42.o00 steady; choice to prime heavy, $49O@5.OO; medium to good heavy, s4S5@495; light weight hutchers' s49e165. co; good to choice heavy mlXeo' s4 49O1495; packing, s4S0@495.
 Sheep-Receipts. 1s,O00; steady; sheep s4.0Oa6.oO; yearlings, s6.Ood6.6o; lambs CT nn,>7-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans. December 5.-Spot cotton steady; sales 3S50 bales, including 400 to arrive. Quotations unchanged; middling. 12; futures, influenced by unfavorable cables, opened to 8 points lower than yesterdays closing Apparently there were more buyers than sellers about the ring and prices during the afternoon gradually improved with slight fuctua- tions to the end of the session, when they were 19M20 points above yesterdays finals. The market closed strong, within point of the top.
 New Orleans, December 5.-Cotton fu- lures closed steady; December, 12 14n12 IS: January, F. .24Gl12 .25: February. 12 35G12 37, ], March. #. .5Ga12. .57; April. 12 .62@12. GA; May IF. .74a12 .75; June. 12. .7s@12.so; July, 12. $40 12S5.
 New Orleans, December 5.-Cotton steady: sales, 3s5O: ordinary, 95-16; good ordinary 1o1a; low middling. 11sb; mid ding. 12: good middling, 12ss; midding fair. 12 11-16; receipts, 17,494 stock, S52.- 2g1
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York, December 5.-Money on call firm and higher at 6Q15 per cent; ruling rate, 9d12 per cent; closing bid, 12 per cent. time money firm, sixty, ninety days and six months, per cent; prime mercantile paper 5Ia@5s4 per cent; ster- ling exchange weak. with actual business in bankers bills at 4S5 .3044S5. .35 for de- mand and at 4s2 .2O@4S2 25 for sixty day bills; posted rates, 4S3Q4S3ha and 4s6lam 4s7; commercial bills, 4S2hs@4S2I4; bar silver, 63lac; Mexican dollars, 49N4c; gov ernment bonds weak; railroad bonds IT, regular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
Union Trust Company
 Of New York.

New York, October 27. 19o5.-Unlon Trust company of New York, as trustee under an indenture executed by the Bir- mingham Realty company, under date of January. 1900, having been provided with funds for the purchase, has this day drawn for redemption the following num- bered thlrty-one year mortgage per cent viz.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06

New York. December 5.-The situation In the dry goods market savored of great uncertainty, and few prices could pc SC cured on the majority of lines rom mai n. ufacturers. Buyers appear to prefer to walt until the market has settled some- what before operating freely.
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Local Staple Groceries.

Sugar-Granulated, 5c; r. C., 4Ac. F'lour-Fancy patent, s5.25; standard patent $5; straight. $4.5O.
 Coffee-Green, 11Q13c: Arbuckle's Porto Rico. Sl5.05.
 Meat-Dry salted ribs, s7.9O: dry salted rib bellies, Sc; extra clear, TAG; hams. fancy, 13c; medium, 12izc; becon bellies il1ac; California hams. SAC.
 Lard-Ieaf, SAc.
 Compound lard. 6c basis.
 Centrifugal, 15m35c. sugar house. 40c Georgia cane. 35c
 Beans-Navy, 225 per bushel; Lima G1tc Fer pound.
 Gri,s-92 pounds. .65
 Meal. s1.20.
 Birmingham Macaroni, 6Ac pound.
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premium; commercial, Toe per s10OO dis count.
 Memphis, December 5.-Clearings, $.- 291, ,345; balances, $2s8076.
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Dry Goods.

gust-september, 637: september-octoper' 6.04; October November, 5.96.
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Ireasurx Statement.

Washington, December 5. = Today treasury balances in the general fund ex- elusive of the gold reserve, shows: Avail able cash balance, s136, 623.27s; gold, ss6,- 062, LOTS.
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Chicago Change.

Chicago 'Chan9e.
 Chicago, December 6.-Active demand from a leading bull operator was the principal cause today of strong wheat market here At the close wheat for May delivery was up a4c; corn was up Hs@ 4cHs oats showed a gain of Isc; provis- ions were unchanged to 21ec lower.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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THE LOCAL MARKETS
Local Cotton Market.
Local Iron Market.
Local Securities.
Bids. .AakeA

tCorrected py J. .si. Csicweil & Gu.
 Bell ohonc aA)
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Hides and TalIoW.

G. S. hides, loNagllc
 Dry flint hides, No. l, 19c. Dry flint hides. No. |. lac. Dry salt hides, No. 1. 17c. Dry salt hides. No. 2. 15Q16c. Clear washed wool. 3SG40c. Unwashed wool. Tq29c. Sheep skins. 25Q75c. >Tallow. 4Q4kc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
Feed Stuff.

Corn-No. mixed or white. 2 or 3 bushel sacks. roc.
 Oats-No mixed, 4oc; No. 9 white. l2c; white clip 40.
 Wheat bran, 30 or 100. s2l. Cotton seed feed meal. SPA; prime. s2a Corn chops. SEQ
 Corn hearts. s2o.
 Shorts 100 pounds, s24 Hulls. sack. 30dt35c. Hay-Choice timothy, $500: No. timo. thy. sl650 Johnson grass. $l2. clover slo
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Total sales for the day, l. I7s 300 shares.
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CIearings and Exchange.

New Orleans. December 5.-Clearings, S6,132,160; New York exchange, $l per 5000
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Being one hundred and niney-four d9D bonds at one thousand dollars each, sl94.- | GOO and numbers.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-07-06
An Atlas for $1.OO.

The Great Northern Railway has
issued an Atlas of ffty-six pages con-
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consin, Minnesota, North and South
Dakota, Idaho, Washington, British
Columbia, Oregon, Kansas, Missouri,
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China, the United States and of the
world.
In addition to this, the Atlas con-
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relative to the states named above, is
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This Atlas will be distributed at
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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-07-06
WHAT Constitutes q Bartender

Many fraternal societies rule out
bartenders and in cases where life in
surance is carried it's payment is re-
fused if the holder loses his life while
engaged in the prohibited occupation.
A press dispatch from Lacrosse,
Wis, tells of a case of interest to all
orders which have this provision. It
says: "Judge Fruit has denied a
motion for new trial in the case of
Tanner Stevens VS.. Modern Woodmen
of America. The action involves the
question as to what constitutes a bar
tender. Owing to the fact that Stevens
was temporarily tending bar when he
was accidentally killed, the Woodmen
declined to pay his benefciaries the
amount of $4,000 life insurance pol
icy which he carried in that order.
The case was tried a few weeks ago
when Judge Fruit directed Judgment
of $4,000 for the plaintiff. The de-
PENDANT made motion for new trial
which was overruled. The case is
brought by the mother of the dead
man.
"Stevens had been in the employ of
a restaurant keeper at Pelican Lake
for about ten weeks when he was
killed in the bar-room. Stevens en-
ployer also conducted a saloon in
which Stevens was occasionally called
to assist in selling drinks. At the in
quest it was shown that the regular
bartender, in passing a revolver over
the bar to the proprietor, accidentally
shot and killed Stevens.
"Witnesses at the inquest referred
to Stevens as a bartender, and when
the Woodmen received copy of the
testimony the insurance was refused
on the ground that bartenders are not
entitled to insurance in the Modern
Woodmen. The case will be appealed
to the supreme court. -