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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
TALK ABOUT BUSY! YOU OUGHT
 TO SEE THE POOR REPORTER

More sensational stories have broken In Birmingham within the past 4s hours than at any other time within the last year within the same lapse of time. Seven big stories have been gathered in by The Age Herald reporters in that length of time, which is much more than the ordinary
 The first happened when R. w. Page, an employe of the Pullman company, was run over and killed by an Alabama Great Southern switch engine at the Terminal station Saturday evening at 5:45 o'clock.
 This was quickly followed by the in- jury of Col J. r. B. Jackson when he was struck by d street car near his home on Seventh avenue. Colonel Jackson was one of the most prominent citizens of Birmingham, being pioneer settler. He was S2 years of age. This happened at o'clock Saturday evening.
 At II :35 o'clock Saturday night the mag nificent home of M. J. billiard at 2030 Highland avenue was discovered ablaze, the fire entailing a loss of about $10,000.
 Hardly was this fire over with than the destructive fire on Second avenue be- tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets was discovred. In fact, the fire depart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
GUSSENS SUSTAIN
 SERIOUS LOSSES
Given Their Regular Lessons ~ Today

Mir and Mrs. William Gussen. princl- pals of the Birmingham Conservatory Of Music which was quartered in the Cable building, received many expressions of sympathy yesterday over their loss In Sunday mornings fire. They have had a number of offers of new quarters but no decision had been reached in that mat ter last night Mrs. Gussen said that neither she nor MT. Gussen would be able to give any music lessons today, but that the conservatory would resume it's work some time this week-possibly Tuesday.
 The Gussens sustained serious loss by the fire. not only in pianos and vio- lins and furniture. but large and choice musical library which had been the result of years of accumulation. Among the violins destroyed by the fire was very rare one for which MT. Gus gen had paid $500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
COTTON MARKET ID
 HAVE ACTIVE WEEK
Reports of Private Crop Re porting Bureaus May
 Be Influential

New Orleans. January 4-The cotton and interesting. On the close of last week. market circulars commenced to talk about reaction from the long ad- vance and it may be that if bears are given the opportunity they will try to cause the liquidation of at least a part of the long cotton that has accumulated since the bulls became active. The lead erful and resourceful and it is a question whether they would allow bears to go very far along these lines.
 Monday ends the present period in the ginning reports issued by the census bu- reau and by the middle of the week tho private crop reporting bureaus will he heard from. Their forecasts may have considerable to do with the course of prices. The census report will be issued a week from Tuesday. This will be tue last of the regular semi-monthly ginning reports this season. The trade does not know whether to believe in full figures or not, owing to the uncertainty over
  which have been bad. It is generally expected that the report will contain nothing to check the conviction. generally entertained, that this Is more than a 15,- GOO. 00) bale crop
 The labor situation will be watched closely as there is a promise that 1t will become more complicated before the present unrest Is oyer Ths troubles among Massachusetts mills will be played up as much as possible by the bear side in order to offset the report of better trade conditions generally in the New England district. Late last week, cable grams from England expressed the belief that the Lancashire lockout would be settled Monday. Such a settlement would help the bulls more this week than It would have a week or two ago, for the simple reason that the bulls now have more followers, who will seize upon any excuse to buy.
 The spot market will be interesting be- cause of the demand of the last week The bulls claim that most of this de- mand was due to filling of January. Beara claim otherwise. The market itself ough, to quickly prove which side is right
 The weather will be a factor of i'm portance because it has been unfavorable for such a long time. A turn for the good will be help the bears while wet weather would necessarily cause much bullish comment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Mary Mallam Sims :

Mrs. Mary Mallam Sims, wife of w L. Sims, died yesterday at l o'clock, after a long and painful illness borne with fortitude. The funeral services will take place this afternoon at 2.s0 o'clock at the residence in the Levert apartments and will be conducted by the Rev. F. C. Mcvoy. The interment will be at oakhill cemetery.
 Pallbearers: ". A. Major, J. II. Hine, W. D. Hammet, Horace Adams, Pro- c. B. Glenn. Charming Clarke, Bowden Settle, l.. K. Plosser.
 Mrs sims came 10 Birmingham from New orleans, her native place. just after her marriage in 1887 and at once became active in social circles With Mrs William IIardie, she was one of the founders and charter members Of the Cadmean circle, composed of 30 of the most prominent women of Bir- min gham. She was identified with and was a charter member of the Ire ble Clef club, and was also connected with other musical organizations. A friend says that her heart was always open to the appeals of the needy and sick and that her motto was to do good to others.
 The surviving members of the fam fly are her husband, ". l.. Sims; two daughters, Bessie and Ruth sims; two sisters, Miss Sadie Mallam of Birming- ham and Mrs. c. P. Ellis of New or leans, and brother, Guy Mallam, Of Athol, Mass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
UNCERTAINTY IN !. THE STOCK MARKET Conditions Unchanged in
 Essentials PLENTY OF MONEY Temporary Note Issues By Railroads \ and Industrial Corporations
 Ominous-Earning Uns
 usually Unfavorable

New York January 14-Quotations moved in an uncertain way in the se- curlties market last week displaying no definite tendency. Conditions bear ing upon the market were not changed in essentials. The regularity of price movement was due partly to the seri- ous dislocation of the machinery of the stock market by the burning of the Equitable building and the inn pounding buried safe deposit vaults of hundreds of millions in securities. Sus- pension of the ordinary rules for de- livery tided over the situation.
 Speculative operation was confusion. Increased activity in trade at the end of the year resulted in the building up of some speculative holdings of stocks on which this has been disposition to realize with the turn of the year. On the other hand, the flooding of the money market with funds from the in- terior furnishes an indictment to spec ulation. This flow of money to the reserve center has been on an extraor- dinary scale The condition of the mar ket is shown by the downward course AOA funds from abroad which was suffi- clent to stiffen foreign exchange rates
 The investment demand for bonds was on considerably larger scaie through the fore part of last week, but soon fell away again in spite of some buying for account for investment in- stitutions. Securities in large amounts are also withheld from the market. The fact that the temporary note issues arC resorted to by both railroad and in dustrial corporations is of dubious im- port for the investment position. The inflow of funds to New York
 while it is reasonable after the com pletion of the crop movement, indicates by its unusual size the contracted com mercial requirements. Reports of rall- | road earnings in a number oc cases were unusually unfavorable. For these reasons the large increase in thrilled orders of the United States Steel cor poration on December S1 was less of factor in marking up prices of stocks than 1t otherwise might have been The gain of 5000 tons In December was nearly double preliminary esti- mates. The severe cuts in prices which were made to procure these orders are well known. The decredse or z,ooU,VUv in stocks of copper, on the other hand, was no larger than had been looked for.
 Political and labor disturbances In France and England were responsible for some reflected pressure on the New York market
 Expectations for the steel industry of the country are predicated partly upon the export department and events abroad thus have added significance Scarcity of ocean carrying space ant | high freight rates testify to the thriv | ing state of foreign trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
-----@-----sef~--- OBERDORFER HEARD AT THE TURN VEREIN

A. Leo Oberdorfer, the well known To- cal attorney, gave lecture last night at the Turn Verein hall on First avenue. The attendance was large and apprecia- tive MT. Oberdorfer took for his sub ject "The Judiciary, the Bulwark of Our Liberty" which was ably presented by the speaker. s. B. stern was chairman and in presenting MT. oberdorfer paid a high compliment to his many attani- ments.
 The speaker presented his subject in a clear and concise manner and brought frequent applause as with forceful elo- auence he emphasized the various points of his address. At the conclusion the thinks of the assembled guests were ten- dered MT. Oberdorfer for the splendlo address.
 The chairman announced that on We'd nesday. January 31, at o'clock ?. m. q children's masquerade ball will be given at which prizes will be awarded for the most original boy and girl masques.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15

Washington. January 14-The national capital shivered today in the grasp of cold wave which drove the mercury at the weather bureau down to 13 be- tow zero, within two degrees of the rec ord temperature below on February il. 1S99.. The city for days had felt the sting of the rigid wave that has swept the entire Atlantic seaboard. but the lowest temperature was not reported until six o'clock this morning.
 Tho intensity of the cold, however, now has been dlssipated The thermometer registered r above at o'clock and Washington, in common with the rest of the country, will share a season of mild CT weather.
 Northfield, Vermont with registration of 26 below zero. was officially the cold est place in the country today. Tenn peratures nearly as low were recorded at many inland New England points. The north Atlantic states suffered less, the minimum at Boston being two below X like temperature was recorded at New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. On | the south Atlantic coast, 2S above was | the reading at Jacksonville. while on the North Carolina coast 1t was 10 above and 1 six below at Lynchburg, Va. The states in the Mississippi valley suffered less. the
 minimum at Chicago being 12 above. | New York. January 1A.-=The death of four persons today was attributed to the extreme cold and there were numerous
 cases of frozen hands and ears reported
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
NOT YET KNOWN WHOSE
 AUTOMOBILE KILLED MAN

land avenue to the Second avenue fire was the vehicle which ran over the men. but this rumor has since been disproved.
 Franklin was taken to the Hillman hospital by Johns ambulance. and 1t was stated last night at the hospital that he was not expected to live until morning.
 Chief Bodeker stated last night that he had several clues which he was working on and hoped, in a few hours. to have the guilty one under arrest He is being assisted by Detectives Daly and Warren.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15

Chief of Police George II. Bodeker has personally taken charge of the killing of George Adams and probable fatal injuring of John E. Franklin. The two men were struck yesterday morn ing about 1:S0 o'clock by an automo- bile at Morris avenue and Twentieth street.
 The identity of the car which struck the men Is still a mystery and it seems that tho police are able to arrive at no definite clue regarding it. Yesterday morning the report was circulated that a fire wagon on the way from High
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15

ment was still putting water on the Dil- lard mansion when the alarm came in. A loss of about S300,00o was entaied at this fire, and several firemen were painfully injured by live wires and falling walls.
 While both of these fires were going on, George Adams, a railroad employe, was run over and killed by an automo- bile at Morris avenue and Twentieth street. John B. Franklin, another rail- road employe, was fatally injured, and was taken to the Hillman hospital A rigid police investigation over the matter is be- ing made. The identity of the car Is mystery to everyone.
 Will Wheeless shot and fatally injured Gordon Choron at the latter's home. 202O Avenue D, at 2.S0 o'clock Sunday morn- ing, while Choron was adnonshing Wheeess for using profane language be- fore Choron's mother Wheeless is still at large and Choron is in the Hillman hospital at the point of death.
 Last night at 10:45 o'clock fire alarm was turned in from the store occupied by D. T. Thompson. at 2017 Second ave nue. An estimated loss of $300O was sps- tained by MT. Thompson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
Bessener News

A large industrial school has been To- eated near Bessemer by the colored grand lodge of Masons of Alabama. Forty acres of land about two miles from Bessemer on the Fourth avenue road have been purchased and the building will be erected this coming summer The land cost S40oO and in addition to this they intend to build a s35,000 building. The school will be an industrial school and all the branches for the advance ment of the race will be taught The school will be backed by the entire order in the state For some time this mat ter has been under consideration and af- tel a careful canvass of other places in the state. Bessemer was selected. The school will be opened in the fall of 1912 and will have the best instructors that can be secured.
 Ed Morgan, alias Charley Courtney a negro wanted in Selma for assault and battery with attempt to murder, was captured by Officers McCabe and Bishop on Wednesday, Yesterday of- fleers Blanton and Moore of Selma, ar rived in the city to take the prisoner back.
 The Bessemer Grocery company was entered last night by thieves and ten boxes of cigars stolen. Two negro boys named Sam Jones and Ed Underwood, who were trying to dispose of cigars on Twelfth avenue and Twentyfourth street, were arrested by officers Ross F,, tt,, oft faH
 On Wednesday evening the Bessemer ba ske oall team will meet the strong and invincible Birmingham Athletic team at Bessemer The local team does not eN- pect to win but they do expect 10 put up much stronger game than they did in Birmingham several weeks ago. The Bessemer team has several hard games ahead this month. playing Birmingham Athletic club on 17th, Lebanon, Tennes- see, on the 23d and Auburn on the 25fh. There will also be q game of basketball between two girl teams on Wednesday night Among the girls playing will be Mss May Smith, Miss Gertrude Fielder, Miss Mary Tinklepaugh, Miss Jessie B,angardner, Miss Pauline Murray, Miss May Harris, Miss Jessie Huey, Miss Bes- sic Parker Miss Meeks, Miss Fay Faulk- ner and Miss Alberta Wiley
 1t is reported that movement has been started regarding the annexation of Jonesboro to Bessemer. Realizing the great advantages and benefits this will mean to the town, several of the prom nent citizens have circulated petitions to call another election, so that another vote may be taken. Much interest is be- mc shown and 1t is hoped that the mat tel will soon be adjusted.
 
 Mir Schmidt A. Moore of Centreville. Alabama. has come to Bessemer where he will be engaged in the practice of law with Charles s. Bentley, with whom he has formed partnership. Mr. Moore since the completion of his course of law at the University of Alabama, has been with the firm of Pettus, Jeffries. Pcttus and Fuller at Selma. Alabama, which firm has been dissolved, and re- organized without the senior partner. Mir. Jeffries, who has gone to Washing ton. b. C.. to take charge of the office oi head counsel for the Southefn rail-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
PERSONAL

". w. Snead left yesterday for a trip through North and South Carolina to be absent several weeks.
 Dr. John L. Parker, who has been con- fined to his room for several days. is very much improved and will perhaps visit the down town district for short time today. He received many friends yes- terday at his home who called to h. quire about his condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
ISSUES ORDERS TO STOP
 AUTOMOBILE SPEEDERS

Commissioner A. o. Lane is highly incensed over the reckless way in which automobiles have been passing street corners and has issued positive orders to the police department to arrest any and all persons who pass a corner at a higher rate of speed than six miles per hour
 This order has been augmented by an equally positive one from cbief Bodeker, who told his men that he would hold each of them personally re- sponsible for such an offense taking place on his beat.
 However, Chief Bodeker expresses his partial inability to cope with this evil and roundly scores the state au-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
At the R;iou

Probably the greatest drama of the sea son at the Bjou, and certainly one oi the best companies and productions that has been to that popular playhouse thIs year is Emma Bunting in 'Tess of the storm Country" which is to be seer there this week. Miss Bunting is one ci the best known actresses of the stage and last season created an enormous sen sation in Atlanta at the head of her own stock company, during which en- gagements she created the part of Tess in this dramatization by Rupert Huges, author of Excuse Me- of the popular novel by Grace Miller White.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15

1 tomobile law which superseded the old city automobile ordinance.
 Under the new law, he states, it is impossible to learn who owns a car, by the number, without writing to the secretary of state at Montgomery and it is usually two days before it can be learned by pursuing such course. Under the old law, he states, a pam phlet was issued by the city containing the numbers of the licensed automo- piles and their owners, but the state does not follow this custom.
 The patrolmen have taken the order much to heart and are working in har- mony with Chief Bodeker and Judge Lane to compel automobile owners and drivers to "toe the mark in regard to the automobile law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
NEW SIDE TRACK
 FOR FORT DEPOSIT

Fort Deposit, January -(Special) The Louisville and Nashville railroad has placed some of the material on the ground for the purpose of build ing another side track in Fort Deposit.
 The new track will be about 800 yards long. In order to get a solid roadbed to build on, the Louisville and Nashville will fill tho big ditch which runs almost the entire length of East Pollard street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
Richard Carle

After having made all the east laugh with his latest musical folly Jumping Jupier'' for the last two seasons, Richard (HimseiO Carle will present his success ful production at the Jefferson theatre next Monday. Carle fashioned Jumping Jupiter over from farce by Sydney Rosenfeld to fit his own peculiar humor and personality. The music by Kari Hoschna, the famous composer of Ma dame sherry is full of charming mel Sdv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
ADJUSTMENTS
Black Patti

This afternoon and tonight Black Patti will be offered at the Jefferson for the entertainment of colored patrons No one not of the same race as the actors on the stage will be admitted to either Of these performances. The vehicle used this season to exploit this star is called Tn the Jungles,' and will be put on in the styie so well known by colored pat rons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
Blanche Bates

IT the race IS the mirror of the soul'' cursory glance at the portrait of Blanch Bates readily disclosed the req son why she has been such an enormous success as a con1edienne. for therein can he traced the many womanly attributes that reflect wholesome humor from a wholesome soul.
 Miss Bates iSs at the Jefferson mex, Thursday as Roxana in Nobody $ Widow Sale of seats will commence tomorrow morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
Ne7vs of Ensley

The Ensley club will meet in regu- lar session Tuesday night and several important matters are scheduled for discussion. among which Is the appoint ment of committee of men and wom- en to be known as the park improve ment committee whose duty it will be to devise plans for the improvement and Identification of Ensley's new iJ acre park The deeds to the property will be executed this week and the formal transfer of the property made to the city. The defect in the title re- gardng tho mineral rights has been perfected satisfac torly 10 the city commissioners.
 The fire department answered a call in Averytown yesterday afternoon, the blaze being on Nineteenth street in a negro house The naine was quickly extinguished with small loss. The de- pertinent has been busy in the past 10 days answering on an average two calls per day.
 1t is reported that the steel mill will be put on double shift on January 15 The plant has been running on half time for several weeks. If the double shift is resumed. it will mean that several hundred more men will be put to work.
 The police department had little 10 do Saturday night and Sunday, few or rests being made. The department has had little to do since the first of the new year, arrests being conspicuous by their absence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
How They Marry in France

In America, when young woman wants to get married. she consults her own tastes in choosing husband In France the parents pick the husband
 once in while French girl declares her independence and refuses to accept the man picked for her. That is what the girl does in The Runaway the comedy Miss Billie Burke brings to the Jefferson theatre on Tuesday evening, January B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
HUBBARD BROS. & co.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square, N Y. Members New York Cotton Ex- change New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange. Asso- ciate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso. citation. Orders solicited for the pur- chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Special at- tention and liberal terms given for cons signments of spot cotton for delivery. correspondencs invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
Institute of Banking Chapter

The next regular meeting Of the B,r- mingham chapter American Institute Of Banking will be held in the Chamber or Commerce auditorium tomorrow night at SEQ o'clock. Richard W. Massey will ad- dress the chapter on The Market Value of Optimism. After the adjournment ot the regular meeting, the study class un- der the leadership of Mir. Oberdorfer will take up the second lesson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15

road, having been promoted to that place recently.
 Mr Moore is we'll known in this county. having taught in the county public schools for some years previous to his entering the profession of law. being for some time principal of one of the schools Ensley
 The new firm will occupy offices in the McDcnald building. where MT. Bent ley is already located.