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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
WHEAT GETSAB
 SEPTEMBER LEVEL
European Buying, Almost Regardless of Cost,
 Boosts Price

chieago, January 4.--For the first Nne. wheat today scared above the high price level that was made September at the i.ost exciting crisis of the German ad- vance on Paris.
 On European buying that seemed nearly regardless of cost, wheat today touched sl.s4& a bushel for May delivery. as against s1.32. which was tine September ] record and until this morning mad been the pinnacle since the famous James A. Patten ''corner" May 9. 1909. when quo- tations reached $1.35k Closing prices to- cay were strong at gains of 2S.aSlsc com pared with Saturday night. Corn finished 1i911ssa17sc up. oats at a rise of ssqs4d l,4c and provisions varying from 5c off to i21ac advance.
 Broadening out of the purchase of wheat began at the very outset, but it was not until the last hour that the trade bor- dered on the sensational even then there was no wild furry.
 Ocean freight rates from Argentina, so high that it seemed doubtful whether q quarter of the contracts already made to supply South American Wheat to Eu- rope would ever be filled. were the chief basis of the sentiment favorng an ad- vance in Chicago. Tho result was a total of export sales here amounting to 1,s00, ,00O bushels, not counting large transactions elsewhere.
 Strength of corn and oats came in the main from the wheat bulge. Tho or.y conspicuous seller of oats was a firm prominent in the export wheat trade It was surmised this firm might be more anxious to ship wheat abroad than oafs for which vessel room had been obtained.
 Provisions were kept down by the large increase in the warehouse stocks of ribs and pork and by the big receipts of hogs. Lard. however. reflected the upturn in grain.
 Chicago, January 4.-Grain and pro-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Hester's Weekly Cotton Statement

Comparisons are to actual dates not to close of corresponding weeks. In sight for week. 5osOOO; same seven days last year, 492.000; same seven days year before 4O4. : 0oO; for the month, 15.000; same date last year, SS000; same date year before, 37 900; ; for season, 7,S51O 900; same date year before lo. .l95.o0o. Port receipts for season. 4,705,- ooo; same date Hast year. 7,25s00o; same date year before last, 7.375,000. Overland to mills and Canada for season, 456000 same date last year, 647,000; same date year be- fore, 6S4.0Oo Southern mill takings for season. 1,559.0O0; same date last year, l. T2,0O0; same date year before. 1,474.OOO Hn- ter1or stocks in excess of August 1, 1131- SC GOO; last year, 792,000; year before, 711,0O0. Foreign exports for week, 171.000; same seven days last year, 24s,O0O: for season ?. zS7.0o0; same date last year, 5,S43,00O Northern spinners' takings and Canada for week, 6e.00o; same seven days last year, 7G,OO0; for season, 1,eo9 900; same date last year, 1,613000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Produce Market

New York January 4.-Butter steady; receipts (three days), 10471; creamery extras (s2 score), 36c; creamery (highei scoring) 36lsQS1c; creamery firsts. S2Q 351zc; seconds. 2S@34c. Cheese steady gre. cepts Uhree days), ssoo: state. whole milk held, specials, 15sa@16c; state, whole milk average fancy. 15h@16c. Eggs steady; re- ceipts (three days), 9406; fresh gathered extra fine. AM42c; extra firsts. 4Oc: tirsts ssG39c; seconds s4d37c. Dressed poultry quiet; western roasting chickens. 14d 171sc; fresh fowls, 121xdl17c; turkeys, l: @20c.
 Chicago, January 4--Butter steady creamerfes, e4n34c Eggs steady; receipts 4245 cases; at mark, cases included, 25@ SAG; ordinary firsts, 31Q33c: flrsts. 34035c Potatoes steady: receipts, 40 cars; Michi. gan and Wisconsin red, 35@4oc; Michigan and Wisconsin white, 35Q45c Poultry alive. higher; springs, 13@1S1ac; fowls, 13c; turkeys, 13q14c.
 St. Loris January 4--Poultry, chick ems. 101h@11c; springs. 13c; turkeys, 15c; ducks. creamery, 34c. Eggs. 35c. Kan sas City, January 4.-Butter, creamery, 3Sc: flrsts. S1c; seconds, 2Sc; packing. 201kc. Eggs, firsts, 32c; second 22c. Poultry. hens, 12lac; roosters. 101kc; turkeys, 15c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool. January 4.-Cotton, spot in good demand. prices firm. American mid ding fair, 6.60d; good middling, 4S5d; middling, 671d; low middling. 424d; good ordinary, S.62d; ordinary. s.17d. Sales, 10000 bales. including 940O American and 1000 for speculation and export. Receipts, 5O.00o bales, including 34,1o0 American. Futures closed steady May and June, 449lsd; July and August, 4.3ed; October and November, 4.671sd: January and Feb ruary, 4.73d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Middling. 77sc: receipts. 42, ,696; shipments, 9,272; sales, 9767; stock. 1Sa 203 Memphis: Middling, 7ssc: receipts, 10. .7S7; shipments, S676; sales. a9O0: stock, 26s, 934. Augusta: Middling, 7%c: receipts. 24S2: shipments, 2S48; sales. 2116; stock, 155,S42 St. Louis: Middling, 7asc; receipts S4lS; shipments. 3461; sales, 60; ptock, 3S,S42
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 1922; shipments, 2261; stock, 6067.
 Little Rock: Middling, 3-16c; receipts, 241S shipments, 747; stock, 55,522
 Dallas: Middling, TAG; sales, q6O6.
 Total today: Receipts, 63,SS9; shipments, 57.265; stock, 6s9, 40.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, January Special. )--Liver- pool this morning made a very full res spOnse to our advance over the holiday and spot sales were 10000 bales. which is the largest turnover in a single day for sometime. Here the market opened sharply higher in response to these ca- ,bles and continued strong and more ac- tive during the day There appeared to be less demand from the German houses, although buying from this source closed the market at the best for the day.
 The investment demand from the west and the north has not diminished on the advance. In fact rather to the surprise of the trade, there was active buying for this accotInt today.
 Local sentiment is again rather against the market on the ground that the ad- vance has been very rapid and that as October approaches cents there will be a lessening of the demand and rattee more selling from the south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
ACTIVE SESSION
 AT NEW ORLEANS
vance .ae N sles Since Ressiu atis;s Of Future
 gaeiiag

N a 5anusre --.e sss- siss os Fsar Ii lhe cossss lsaf- tst t75ae ae aavanee sf 2e to aelass at closing at aearly tss asfl 6T t6 ag Tne market feit soo7 hn.ihe aares struustsat the srssic1 sith lAe scaH a 19 brief rsriof a sHt ear af esssfs+, asen lonFs c9s
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Highest Wheat Price

st. Louis, January 4.-May wheat reached N.31N on the Merchants ex- change here today. the highest price re- corded for wheat since war began. The increase was attributed to heavy export demand and to elimination of Argentine competition as a result of high ocean freight rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans. January 4.--Rough rico continued steady today and clean strong Quote: Rough Honduras. 2.50074. .2Jc: Japan, 250QS. soc; clean clean Honduras, 41kd51sc Japan, S1@@sMc. Rice: Polished, un- changed. Receipts: Rough, 1109; millers 1109; clean, 5220. Sales, s15s pockets clean Honduras at 25k0f5c; 1874 pockets Japan at 21sdf3s<c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Hubbard Bros. & ca.

Cot!on, MeFehants, Hsseyer 9enyre. q New orleans Cotton Exchanfe. Ns3 York ,.- rrYduce Hzchtnge. cnt,nr Asssccjs sa:e of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil fof future delivery: Special attention and ipcs ssra soisen sss sslissrse ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Seven Women 523 Years Old

From the New YOrk world.
 Shelbyvile, Ind.-Mrs. Hayes Marshall of Blues sRidge was the hostess recently for a number of women whose combined ages totalled 523 years. The average age of the seven present was TAT years All the women are in good health and do their own work despite their years. The party included Mrs Missouri Redenbaugh, 84; Mrs. Susan Marshall. 77; Mrs. Mary In- low. T6;, Mrs Laura Creed 75; Mrs. Nancy Baker, "A; Miss Sarah Wagoner. 69. hars. Melissa TIllison, 6S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
BETTER TONE IN
 STOCK EXCHANGE Leading Shares Make Gains and Many Less Prominent
 Stocks Advance

New York. January 4--Reopening of the from abroad which met with prompt de- nial so far as they affected this govern ment, successful fotation of the S15, GOO 900 Argentine loan by United States bankers and some evidence of January reinvest- ment demand exercised more or less in huence over todays, moderately active and strong market for securities Lead ing shares, especially the international division, rose from l to 3 points, with gains of almost as much in less promi- nent stocks. Incidentally. the three-year per cent New York city notes rose to q new record price. while exchange on London receded to within fraction of It's bottom figures of the previous year.
 General news of the day included an unofficial estimate pointing to suhstan- tial increase in December tonnage of the United States Steel Corporation, which will issue its statement at the end of the week. further inquiries for equipment by some of the leading railway systems and resumption of operations at number of mills and manufacturing plants in diff ferent parts of the country.
 Other features of interest were a new high record for wheat and western freight movement partly in excess of this period last year. Trade advices from the middle west suggested definite im- provement in general business. Railroads sn the west and south made more adverse reports of earnings for November, St. Paul showing a net decrease of S7s40O0 and Louisville and Nashville a loss of e593, coo
 Time loans for all dates were quotably unchanged, but actually lower where high class collateral was offered Irterkn. banks loaned considerable amounts and renewed their recent buying of mercan- tile paper. Mystery attendedthe removal of s2000.0o0 bar gold from th assav of flee, the place of destination Aeing with held. x--~->r N
 London's dealings in Americans were necessarily limited under the nsny re- Jstflctions imposed, New York CenAa. be- ing the only issue to manifest marked strength. Early irregulsfity in bonds gave ;. to general firmness at the clc-
 Total sales, par vol 1lffsf
 el ,4b4 ,000. Unite' f5Vsra .lff bonds were call
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
New York Spot Cotton

New York, January 4.-Spot cotton quiet; middling uplands, s.05; middling up- lands gulf S.3O.- No sales.
 New York January 4.--Cotton futures opened steady; March, $S: May, $S. 20 July. $S41; October, ss.62; December. ss.H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Cotton Seed Oil

New Orleans January 4.--Cotton seed oil opened active and hrmer today on | better demand. improvement in crude oil and broadening outside speculative in- quiry But with subsequent realixina. prices worked ofr a little and closed to 5 points net higher. Sales, 1S,s0o barrela. Prime crude. l.9a@5c: prime sumrner yel- Tow. spot. 5.S5c: January. $500; February.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Chicago Grain

Chicago, January 4.-Wheat: No. red, q. 9A A@1.nX; No. hard. $1. es14d91. .S2%c. Corn: No. 2 yellow, 69iH6170c. Oats: Stand ard. 511AM52c. Rye: No. 9 $13. Barley. 64975c. Timothy. $6@7.O. Clover, SIP. .5o@ 15- Pork, ST. Lard, $166o. Ribs. ss 750D 10 2a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05

New York. January 4.--COtton bIan- skets for fall today were very active. Gray goods and sheetings opened &C., tive. Raw silk was firmer; tussahs ac- tive Dress goods were being sought for prompt delivery in many of the new shades.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Dry Goods Market

visible in other countries this week, z.977,000; this date last year, 1.475,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Poultry and Eggs
Meats
Frnits and Produce

AsultD oAtu ' AOOuC0 Lemons-yS50. Limes-75Q90c. Virginia Cabbage-2c ib. Northern Appies-Barrel. fancy, SEA Peanuts-61fQ91xc. Florida Oranges-1225. California Oranges. $2.25. Grape Fruit--@2. .756S25. California Grapes-s2.75 per box. Catawba Grapes-17c per basket. Malaga Grapes--S5.50@6 per keR. Tomatoes-$3@S.50 per crate. Cocoanuts, N per sack. Cranberries-Per box. a; per barrel. sz Rutabag bagas-1hc lb. Celery-$.50. Walnuts. 16Q2oc per lb. Pcane-1e@30c per lb. Filberts-15c per fb Almonds-20c per lb Chestnuts-9c per slb. Lettuce-$1.25 and $2.25 hamper. Egg Piants-S350. .t Green Peas-S2.75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
. orIeana spot Ca.klA

srs. 5sn eary < s cotton ak sas as na spot. Syf-' ' arrive, 5.f1 aiH1Ti assc, srict f.l ordi- rl sl b au 4ailns sAc; 'ssfict low ifaf 1nsadling. xc; strict mid- .l.Ii 4 naldailns. 11tc; strict good Ii' A Eecelrts 3s61: stock, 3oo- q
 3s 4as, January 4.-Cotton opened C. Jsnuars 1if1 March, 7.75c; May,
 fpiS. si7c. oei3o OCT. s41c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City. January 4.-Wheat: No. ? lard, $1.2401.26; No. red. $1.25. Corn No. 2 mixed, 6ss4c; No. ? white. 6SG691sc 45746c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Montgomery Market

Montgomery, January 4.--tSpecial.) ) Spot cotton was quoted here today as middling, 7Ac; middling. 7c; strict low middling, 6ssc; low middling, 6 1-16c; strict good ordinary, 5ssc; good ordi- nary, 5c; market quiet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Shooting-Fishing

Excellent duck shooting and oalt
 w.tor fishing. Competent guides with surpasssd. sui1 Write SrItcS'S for DooSist. s .,. Z A 2; aols1os. N1s: "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Cruel PIan

From the Chicago Herald.
 Mrs. Chink has hit on plan to Keep her husband from smoking in his per- lor" s'What did she do?''
 "She hung the portraits of her throe former husbands there.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
St, Louis Grain

St. Louis. January 4-Wheat: No. red,
 $1.29; No. 9 hard. N.29d1.3O; May, si.slss. Corn: No. 2 roc; No white, 71c; May.
 76ssc. Oats: No. 2, 511sc; No. white, 5211s 063c; May, 54s&c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
ier.-.--llc pan..

ex-eg4,- 5sAac; Htesilae s4ssrus .1is. stS, Fer sa asia tes dolisaa. $iNS bar siivf lees IailIsa 9sc, sorsrnuie @ agiaS holias. fifn taafs ee; ( s1 a2= @e S MeHth essc 'a4i ntofSf ste Hf es sag raiiBf rate ast
 1.,i8. 2s.c5 1ael crnsndan Asseuaf sa T e e1ssay, ] eunt fat.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Fish
Flour and Breadafuffr

self-rising flour, $e.s5; Tennessee flour sa45; Michigan flour, s7.4 Idaho f,,s,. s6e0; Indiana flour, s665; spring wbeat flour. $6.90: hard winter wheat, flour. ss s5. shorts, s32; pure wheat bran, s2s: (. s
 meal 7ls per cent, S2e; cremo meal 'nsr ton. s22; 2. s. hulis, $i0 ton: No. timothv hay. per ton. t2e; mixed alfalfa and John. western. $25: mixed feed, Dor tor," sez: oats, per bushel. 66c: corn. per bushei. .ss',. cornmeal. s1.7O per 96 pounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Spinners' Takinrs

Statement of spinners' takinss of American cotton throughout the world: " sA1-
 This. week, 274000; same seven days last year. S29.0OO; same seven days year before, 156.000; total since September i. 4,s6S,o00; same date fast year, 7,a46,- 900; same date year before 6,725,OO0
 Statement of worlds visible supply:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Creamery Products

Creamery Products Creamery Butter-s20 process but. ter. zoe; oleomargartne. it9a6c. Full Cream Cheese-17c: importea r~t~. aoc: Pimento. dos., a.8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Hides and TalIo,v

Green salt hides, 160l7c; gteen .eIe hides (half cured). 166i6c; green bides ffresh). 14dI1bc; dry flint hides. 2SG2sc: dry salt hides, 2C627c; damaged hides' half price: sheeW sl<ina. ss18oc. horse hides. s2@s; sherlihgn, 15@zsc: goat skIha ao@sbc: lid skins. 1oc: tallow. 5o6c: hsNs. wax. 10sOc: WaGhed wool. fe6Incs clear unWashed' wool. 17OeSo: burrx wool 1ooase; gtnsenG eAooOGo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Worlds Visible Supplv

Total visible this week, 5.849,1f9: last week 5.5S1. .s70: same date last year, 6,111,575: same date year before, G. 21o,6s1. Of this the total American this week. 4654,429; last week. 4.429.57S; last year. 4,5SS,515; year before, 5,076,- 681. All other kinds this week, 1,194,- : e90; last week, 5.151. 792; last year, l. 52S.000; year before, 1,199.O00. Visible in the United States this week. D. s72,0oo; this date last year, 1.9SS.O0o;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05

s.o5c; March, s.2ic; April. s.soc: May. e4ac: June, G.62c: July, 6.66c; August, 6.73c. Prime winter yellow and summer white. 6d7c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05

New 4riens Cotton futArs
 t1 ( 'sfs. January ,r u s4s- at net sa- ae5 tt 2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Coffee Market

New York, January 4.-Coffee was quiet today and after opening at an advance of I6 to points. with active months selling about to 10 points higher toward noon on scattered covering, prices eased off to- yard the close. Steady primary markets
 FObably promoted the early advance, btk the market was so narrow that 1t re- sponded to small orders either way and there appeared to be no important change in the general situation The close was l to points higher. Sales, including ex- changes. were 135O0 bags. January, 5.ssc
 February, 6.07c Assshs sss.f 6.l7c: April, 6.27c: May, 6.36c; June, 6.27c; July. 7.1Sc; August, S25c; September. 7.ssc; Octobef, 7,4oc; No- vember, 746c. Spot quiet: Rioj No. z. HAc; Santos, No. 4. 97sc. Rio unchanged; Santos unchanged Rio exchange on Lon- don unchanged. Receipts at the two Bra gillian ports on Saturday. 60.0O0; Jundiahy receipts, coco bags. Total receipts at the two ports during December were l,7150o bags, against 1,461,000 last year. Rio and santos cleared 6O50Oo bags for the United States and 675.oo0 for Europe during the past month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05

aa steers, $S.7bWs.v, ureS-ed beef sa S740@8.75; southern steers, $5.5o6t7 go; cows, $a.5o@7.26; heifers. $650d8.7s: bulls. sst25up 6.75; calves, $6510.
 Sheep: Receipts $500; lows- v sml,s. s7.90 @6.50; yearlings s6.50Q7. .5O; ',vefbasf. 1850 6650; ewes, $5@5.75. ,.iA,saaeaii,.
 St. Louis. January 4.--Hogs, tsg4 9ts, 1o,2oO; lower; pigs and lights, $64s... a, ssita heavy, $7.3OQ7.35. pq
 Cattle: Receipts, 1900; steady; native beef steers, $7.50Q10; cows and heifers. $5aD e55; native calves, $6Q9.75.
 Sheep: Receipts, 12,50O; lower; native muttons, $4.7515.75; lambs, $S251S.S 0; 3carlings H.250f.s0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Sugar Market

New York. January flaw sugar steady. Molasses, a.3c@s.42c; centrifugal, 4.0lQ4.o7c; refined steady; cut loaf, 5.s5c; crushed. 5.55c; mould A. 5.40c; cubes. 20c; XXX powdered. 6lOc: powdered. 5.05c: hne Rranulated. 4.o5c: Diamond A. 4.95c; oonfectioners' A, 4ssc; No. l. 4.7oc. Sugar futures dun and no1ninaily points higher to points lower at noon. Futures closed steady. unchanged to points higher. reDruAfy. 2.Soc; May. 2Ooc; June, S11c; september, 3.Dc. Sales. 200 tons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
AIAfaa

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Naval Stores

baVannah, JanuAry 4.-Turpentine firm, 4s%c; sales, 125; receipts. so7: snipments, 574; stocks. s5, 4s2 Rosi,, ments. Se46 stocka 1l16D1. onot.: A
 F. $S.1t03.25; c. D. 91.171k@a,25: E. Sa.so@Sss: ?, q. es.25; T. 1s.25 03:su: 9&se: x, 4s.e6o s.se; ', eS.3o: W0,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
New York Cotton Futures

New York, January 4.--Cotton closed firm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05

Chicago. January 4.-Grain and pro visions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
LOCAL SECURITIES

Total sales for the day. 131, 400 shares.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29

PLo,, bD b,put.,"t o E"iy,d Specialists Z. $. Aimy.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-09-23
WAS NOT A SEA SERPENT
American Museum Gets Picture OF
Harmless shark, Mistaken
for Monster.

Stories of persons having sighted
sea serpentsr and other monsters OF
the deep reach the officials of the
American Museum of Natural History
frequently. most of them coming in
the form of letters during the sum-
mer months, when persons more Ia
miliar with business offices or their
homes than with the inhabitants OF
the sea are attracted to the resorts.
Most of the letters are based on
hearsay evidence, and so it was with
some surprise that DR.. f. A. Lucas,
the director of the museum, read IN
one of the letters that an actual pho
tograph of the sea serpent whose &C
tons were described was being for
warded under separate cover. he
awaited the arrival of the photograph
eagerly. The letter which preceded it
said that the sea serpent had made
it's appearance at the eastern end OF
Long island and that it had whipped
and churned the water near the spot
at which it appeared for nearly an
hour.
Occasionally it's huge tail could be
seen above the water; at other times
two or three sections of its writhing,
| dark body could be seen at once. One
of the spectators who had fed to the
| shore from a small boat procured
kodak and snapped the monster as
conclusive evidence that sea serpents
did exist.
The photograph arrived in the next
days mail, however, and Doctor Lu
cas- found it to be not sea serpent
but what is known as a "thrasher'
shark, a species which, it is said, is
more afraid Of man than man is OF 1t
It's name is derived from the manner
in which it thrashes about in the wa
ter with it's huge tail.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-09-23
lifts FIRE OUT OF HOUSE
.,+oist Rescuer Also Saves Dinner
From Blazing Stove In New
Jersey Town.

Ar. Gerber, a local clothing mer-
liant. was the hero at fire to which
he was called as he was passing
through Hartford in his automobile on
his way home from Philadelphia.
When woman ran from her house
and yelled that her kitchen was on
fire Gerber didn't need any second
alarm. Slamming on the emergency
brake, he jumped from his machine
before it was stopped and found the
gasoline stove ablaze.
Calmly moving some furniture out
of his way and taking the woman's
dinner from the stove so it would not
be ruined, he pulled the blazing stove
right out the back door and landed it
where it could do no further damage
except to itself.-Mount Holly IN. j.
Dispatch Philadelphia Record.