The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-03
BANKS PROSPEROUS
 IN CHAT ANOOGA Clearings Show Gain for Year
 of Over $5,000,000 NO MILK ON SUNDAY
Pastors Association Has Requested Dairymen to Stop the Practice. Chief of Fire Department
 Makes Annual Report

Chattanooga, January 2.-(Speciai.)-
 Notwithstanding the fact that the year 1910 was considered a poor one by
 Bradstreet's and her authorities, the city of Chattanooga showed a healthy
 and normal gain In all important re-
 spects. The bank clearings for the
 year showed a gain of $5,S08,540; the
 real estate transfers a gain of s631.-
 BOO; and the building permits a gain
 of s154,015. Even Dan Cupid proved
 to be more active, $50 marriage licenses
 being issued in 1910, while only 300
 were issued in 1909.
 | Howard L. Peck of the Chattanooga police force has been awarded a gold medal by the board of public safety as | token of the boards esteem for the bravery exhibited by him some days ago in stopping runaway at the cor ner of Ninth and Market streets. Al though the two animals were going at | full speed the officer dived at the horses heads and stopped them after they had dragged him 20 yards and were bearing down upon a buggy filled with women and children. The action of the board Is unprecedented. The Chattanooga Pastors association has taken a decisive stand against the Sunday delivery of milk by the local daires, and in order to cause a dis continuance of the practice have mailed requests to the officials of the dairies. The Sprague Dairy company has all tI.1 will deliver no more milk upon the Sabbath.
 Chief of the Fire Department Will liam Tommey has submitted his month- ly report to the board of public safe ty. It shows that 32 alarms were an swered during the month of December, 2S fires occurring during the night hours and nine during the day hours. The total loss was s1s,5S7 covered by s202, ,660 insurance.
 Elaborate arrangements are being made here by the local Elks for the entertainment of August (Garry) Her mann, grand exalted ruler of the Elks, president of the Cincinnati baseball club and member of the national com mission, when he arrives in this city January 10. Hermann's visit is en- tirely upon business pertaining to Elk dom but it Is being treated with tre- mendous significance by the local sport ing fraternity.
 reception will be rendered the dis tinguished visitor at the Elks' Home upon the night of his arrival, after which a banquet open to the public will be given in his honor at the Ho- tel Patten.
 The local lodge of EBks, B. P. O. E., No. 91, has appointed the following conimittee to take charge of the ar engagements for entertainments: Judge Martin Fleming, l.. G. Frawley, J. P. Vim. N. L. Bachman,. T. Pope Shep- herd and O. B. Andrews.
 The First National bank of this city has taken over the American Nation al, effective today. The capital of the former is s,O0,00O, while that of the latter is s250,000. The First National however will immediately increase its capitalization to $750,000. The officers of the new consolidation will be Char4es A. Lyerly, president; H. S. Chamberlain and c. c. Nottingham, vice presidents, and W. H. Dewitt, cashier
 Effective. today the Hamilton Nation- al bank of this city will increase its capital stock from s5oo,o to $780, 900. The new 15-story home of this financial institution Is rapidly ap- preaching completion at the corner of Seventh and Market streets. The re- sources of the bank after the increase of capitalization, will be about s1,- 100,0
 The funeral of County Judge Seth M. Walker was held Sunday afternoon at o'clock at the First Presbyterian church, Rev. J. W. Bachman and Rev. W. F. Thompson officiating. The body laid in state at the city hall from II o'clock in the morning until 1 o'clock in the afternoon. The interment was at Forest Hills cemetery. The entire coun- ty court acted as pallbearers. Special committees were chos by the Cham Der of Commerce and the Chattanooga bar to officially represent these organ izations at the funeral.
 J. s. Clay, a grocery merchant, and Frank J. Randall, clothing clerk. who were shot and seriously wounded in pistol duel Sunday morning as the re- suit of an alleged insult offered a | young lady, were both alive today and cellent. Randall's case was doubt | full
 | Rev. William Morris Kincaid Dies | Charlotte. N. C.. January 2.-Rev Dr.
 William Morris Kincaid, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of this city and well known throughout the north
 and south -ied at his home in this