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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11
From College to Battlefield

The Crook family came originally from Wales. the father of Captain Crook hav- ing moved to the famous Alexandria Val lev in this county from South Carolina in 1884, and 1t was here that Captain Crook was born in 1881 He secured his educa- tional training at the University of Ala barna and the University of Virginia, leaving the latter place at the outbreak of the civil war to take up arms in the cause of the Confederacy, and in this act he had notable ancestral precedent, Tor he had four great grandfatherS ana grandfather in the revolutionary war. fn
 June of 1861 he enlisted as a prlVate sol dier in Company D of the Tenth Alabama regiment. In 1862 he was made first lieu tenant in 1864 he was promoted to tne command of captain and shortly there . fter elevated to the rank of major of cavalry. o,.,., The father of James Crook, Samuel Crook. Sr., was a lawyer and a planter, a member of the secession convention or I 1S6O and ever active in the interest or ms state and party The son followed in | his footsteps and after the war he began | the study of law in the office Of the late Gen w. II. Forney, being admitted to the bar in 1867. From this date his political activities began. For six years he was 1 chairman of the Calhoun county demo cratic executive committe, a member or | the state committee, later Seymour ana Blair elector and was elected 10 the lower | house of the Alabama legislature m loo5' He was appointed trustee or the state university by Governor Houston and was made a director of the State Normal col | lege at Jacksonville by statute. In lSsl he was elected a member of the Alabama railroad commission when that body was | first created, with N. l.. Bragg as presi- ] dent and Charles P. Ball as associate He was later elected president of the comission. a sqRfaaa
 Signal Services to State
 | The creation of this commission was 2 | significant step in railway Legislation II Alabama, and it was as railroad com | missioner that Captain Crook performed | his most signal services for the state. tn, immediate results from the efforts of tn,
 commission being very much lower freigh
 rates and a reduction of passenger rate
 from to 3 cents per mile., They secure, better stations where needed, caused tn, erection of sign boards at railway cross | ings and set a precedent in the recommen dation of railway legislation
 | Captain Crook was marked for highe | honors at the hands. of the people o
 Alabama, but he had to retire from pub | lie life on account of i'll health, and whe | he did so, the state lost one of it's mos picturesque characters. a loyal partisa and true statesman. When known per
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11

man, scholar and planter, now living in retirement at his beautiful old CO., lonial home at Jacksonville, the former seat of this, Calhoun county. It was in 1890 that he withdrew from the race for governor when he lacked but one or two votes of being able to con- trol the convention, allowing Thomas G. Jones to secure the nomination over Reuben F. 'Kolb, then as now, state commissioner of agriculture. By this act he placed his personal ambition in subserviency to his deep seated con victions against the expediency of the sub treasury system and government ownership of public utilities, issues which, in one form or another are again militant before the American people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11
Party Loyalty Rewarded

When the democratic convention of 1890 was convened it was evident that Captaln Kolb had mustered almost enough strength to assure his nomination. He was the candidate of the Farmers al- lance, then a powerful organization in Alabama and the sub-treasury and gov ernment ownership platform on which he ran was radically a departure from any thing that had ever been countenanced py the democratic party. Opposing him were Thomas G. Jones, J. F. Johnston, w. H. Richardson and James Crook. The three last named retired from the race when the Kolb victory became menacing, and by throwing all their combined strength to Judge Jones, pure democracy was able to triumph over what was regarded as a socialistic tendency. Furthermore, be 1t said to the credit of the democrats of Alabama that these men were not forgot ten. Johnston was made governor later, then sent to the United States Senate, Richardson was sent to the lower house of Congress from Wheeer's. old district, to retain which he is now contesting, aud Captain Crook was made president of the Alabama railroad commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11
Back to the Farm

Though he no longer appears in the po- ltical forum, Captain Crook has been far from idle. He has added from 10 to 70 years to his life by a wholesome applica- ton to agricultural pursuits, and his pres ent slogan is, Back to the Farm" He was county president of the Southern Cotton Growers association and was a pioneer in the adoption of modern asricul- tural methods. in which he has been suc- cessful to marked degree. He now de- votes all his time to his farm, but he has not lost his interest in affairs of state and is never approached in vain for a frank expression on any question of pub lie welfare, and in Calhoun county his words are regarded as those of a sage.
 Born an aristocrat, Captain Crook him self is pronounced commoner, rect ognizing no class but the class of honor and genuine, intrinsic worth. For many years he has been superintendent of the Baptist Sunday school at Jackson vile. deacon in the church and doer as well as a speaker of the word. He has been a positive citizen in every sense. and as he approaches tho eventide of life he can look back upon a career of symmetric beauty. honorable in all its vicissitudes and worthy of emulation in it's cumulative influence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11

sonally. Captain Crook becomes lovable and his is a magnetic personality in any assemblage. Alabama has seldom boast ed of a more eloquent, forcefu speaker than he, and possessing the advantages of a highly trained mind and a varied experience, he would have graced any position to which he might have been a1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11

To the People of Jefferson County:
 seeking office for the first time from the people of this county being candidate for Judge of the Circuit Court at the Democratic Primary April 1, 1912
 have practiced law in this county continuously for the past twelve serving for several City Attorney of North Birmingham and feel that by education, training and experience competent to credaby fill the office seek
 elected promise to dispatch the business of the Court rapidly possible and avoid all frivolous and unnecessary delays in the trial of will also endeavor by hard work and conscientious service to justify your confidence in
 Respectfully,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11
Saving Means Having

And at Porters it means haui11q great deal.
 A great deal of style, of quality and fine tailoring. And after all there is no saving unless the Suits . you get are desirable, no matter how low the pr
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
AFTER THE-HEMP TRUST
Senator Works Wants to Know
About Its Tax Refunds.
IFrOm The Tribunc Bureau1

- 'V'" Inc lripune Bureau
washington. Aug. 2t-In a joint reso-
luton presented To-Day Senator Works. Of
california, attacked the alleged hemp
trust the international Harvester Com
pany, George w. Perkins and the Roose-
welt and Taft administrations. and called
on President Taft for information about
the exemption Of American importers
from payment OF the export tax on hemp
at Manila.
Representative Jones. OF Virginia.
chairman Of the House Committee on In
sular Affairs, introduced a similar reso-
luton last week
Both resolutions Seem to be based on
statements made in a book by James II.
Biount an army officer. who charged
that the International Harvester Com
pany and other American importers Of
Manila hemp collected more than
A.CN,00 in the last ten years in refunds
OF export taxes on the product under a
system growing out Of the administrs-
ton OF the law by the Philippines insular
government. II is claimed by the Cali
fornia Senator that these refunds virtu-
ally are subsidy to the American i'm
porters.
The refunds were made under the Phil
ippine tariff act OF 1902 and the aim OF
Senator Works is 10 determine TO what
extent the rebates have been unjustihed,
and who have been the beneficiaries OF
the system.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
PLOT TO KILL BEN JOHNSON
Aentucky Representative Learns of
His Danger in Washington.

Washington. Aug. 2f.-An alleged scheme
XII Representative Ben Johnson, Of
Nehtucky. chairman OF the House Com
allee on the District of Columbia so as
mead Of certain proposed legislation
Aas been disclosed to Mr. Johnson and a
wh statement has put the Kentuckian
@"a MS friends on guard.
Know all about it" said Mr.. John
IN iIU, To-day, but ia rather not say what
'"T1siesls are back OF the idea"
.siiine andaYit OF a Washington man, de-
strlig q conversation he heard in a
s,is ,ear, IN which one Of those talking
fos he had been following Mr. johnson
h "a tthree nights 10 Kill him. Is locked up
.,,tt .,,t ONCE Of Speaker Clark.
Johmnihat DO you propose 10 do?" Mr.
ssnson was asked.
eroeoD,hlhs unless there's an attempt TO
All tg'e the threat" he replied. u have
aefsnnee tacts bat ! don't want to go into
IN ~. tI Johnson has been very aggressive
gs,iss advocacy OF legislation affecting the
ieescl of Columbia. He is said TO have
gbo ,sd the enmity OF many persons
interpret his views as hostile 10 the
"'efestf Of the CITY
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
FIVE RESCUED FROM RIVER
Worst Yet to Come, One Boy
Felt. Facing Parents Anger.

Five boys rowing In the Harlem River
at 1lSth street yesterday were thrown out
OF their rowboat when II was struck by
the Lehlgh Valley Railroad tug AuborE.
going up the river. After a great deal
of kicking about and spluttering in the
water. all five boys were rescued. -Four
of them managed to elude the police. and
their names remain a mystery. but the
Nth lad was taken to the Harbor Squad
"B" station, where his clothes were dried
Then he was allowed to go home.
The boys had been padding about IN
the river for several minutes before the
tug, towing two barges. came putting up
stream. Although Captain Mueier sound
ed three warning blasts. they tried 20
cut across his bow. The result was that
the bow OF the Auborn struck the row.
boat broadside on, capsizing H.
Captain Musier stopped his boat, and at
the same time many small boats put out
from shore. Jack" Moran. keeper OF the
Harlem Morgue, rescued one boy. ana
three more we're taken aboard by other
boats in the vicinity.
The fifth boy was seen to sink and was
about 10 drown. when John Jose. decA-
hand on the tug, dived overheard ana
grabbed him by the hair. The tide was
so swift. however. that Jose was having
a hard time. and was being carried down.
stream. when Edward c. Barber. superin'
tendent Of Randall's Island. who was
cruising about In his motorboat. went 10
the rescue. He pulled Jose and the boy
aboard and took them TO the Harbor "B
station, at 10th street
The boy said he was Peter Donoh'e'
fifteen years old, OF No. 2l7S Third ave-
nue.. He said he knew his fellow seamen
only as Chief" "Nigger," kid Pauf'
and Jack Rose" Young Donohue seemed
to be worried more about the nature OF
his reception at home, than anything eisc
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
TAFT SIGNS ARMY BILL
Measure Appropriating SSs'oOo,ooo
Provides for War Department Reform

Washington. Aug 24.--PTesioent iai'
tonight signed the army APPROPRIATION
bill, carrying approximately 's''ooo,Voo
in providing reforms in the orgah'~a''o"
Of the War Department.
a Joint resolution correcting the oii.
was passed by the House and Senate a'
the urgent request of Secretary OF war
Stimson. Certain provisions OF the ap-
propriation measure which were 10 ta"o
effect Immediately would nave u's"'
ranged the system Of detailing o"''e,'
from regiments and would have paruy
broken up the army service so"oVp,
where many officers have been detaiieu
for periods longer than the two years
specified by the new law.
The Joint resolution which was pasSs
tonight postpones until Decemper Iii
the operation of thht portion OF IN Wcors
regulating the detsA or army o"'
aTay from their comWands' A.. ,r-
President Tafts first nominatlS9n prio.
der the new army bill Gas that OF Di
adler General James P.bfAleshlre, a. cen
A.. TO be chief Of the quarterinas'e, me
erals department with the Gahh ,ns oi @
ior general Several Of the Noid pu. pu.aW'
of the War Department VIII foc cohco GO, Co..
dated in the new department uIttf'
eraI Aleshire. g.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
GET WATCH AND PRISONERS
Passengers Aid Patrolman in Man
Hunt from 81" Train.

Quick action on the part OF Thomas
O'Brien, conductor Of a southbound Third
avenue train saved passenger yesterday
afternoon from losing a watch and chain
valued at more than 800. Two young men
got out at 18th street and Just as the
train pulled our grabbed the jewelry. 4
conductor who had noticed this pulled
the emergency bell. bringing the train
to o. stop within a few feet of the plat
form.
Patrolman Thomas Lynch. a passenger,
realizing that something was wrong,
hurried out and gave chase followed by
the owner OF the jewelry and several pas
sengers. The chase continued through
9th street to Lexington avenue. where
the two men turned south TO 27th street
and disap Yeared into the basement of No
1871. Lynch followed, and hiding in a cor
ner he says he found the men, with the
watch and chain lying on the floor
beside them.
At the East S5th street station the prls-
oners gave their names as Frank Martin,
OF No 1853 East 72d street, and Arthur
CPsare, of No. 247S Arthur avenue. The
Bronx. They were locked up on a charge
Of burglary.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
posToFFICE BILL SIGNED
President Approves Measure Carrying
soeS 200 OOO-Commission Named.

washington. Aug. @-Pres!dent Tart
e,ored tonight the postofiice epproprla-
tion bill, which carries approximately
SaeG, 10000.
After the bill was signed. Representa-
tive Moon. OF Tennessee. chairman or the
House Committee on Postoffices and Post
Roads. appointed the House members OF
the commissions provided for in the meas
ure On the commission TO investigate the
nneumatic tube service were named
Rlackmon, Alabama. and Murdoch. KAN
sas: to look into second class mail mat
ter and compensation for railroad mail
service, Lloyd. Missouri: Tuttlc. New Jer-
sey. and Weeks. Massachusetts,; to inves-
,igate and report on federal post roads
shackIeford Missouri; Lee Georgia; Nc
(;,ll,cuddy. Maine; Madden. Illinois, and
Austin, Tennessee.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
TO DEFEND NEGRO LAWYER
Wickersham Goes West in Behalf OF
W. n. Lewis, His Assistant.

Washington. Aug. A.-Attorney General
yyickersham left Washington to-day for
Milwaukee to attend the convention OF
the American Bar Association and take
I'm the defence OF william II. Lewis. a
negro Assistant Attorney General OF the
United States.
The executive committee OF the associa-
tim In January rescinded It's action In
admitting q Lewis to membership on the
ground that It had not known Lewis was
a negro. The Attorney General believes
,he committee exceeded its powers, and
n.rI appeal 70 the convention in behalf OF
his assistant. Never before has negro
becn a member OF the American Bar A.
sociation.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
BREAKS SEASONS RECORD
Over 947 in First Cabin of
Hamburg American Liner.

The Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, of the
Hamburg American Line, broke a sea
sons record on the voyage which she
ended IN this port yesterday by bringing
over 9i7 cabin passengers. Captain Hans
Ruser commodore Of the Hamburg
American feet commanded her for the
last time on westward journey. When
he returns to the other side he will re-
main to superintend the completion of the
words largest vessel the Imperator. and
will bring the monster over to this harbor
next April
Attached to her foremast, directly under
the crows nest the Kaiserin brought in
new s,CO0-candlepower searchIight,
which weighs mere trihe OF two and a
half tons. The light was turned on when
the vessel was off the Grand Banks on
Thursday night, and almost Immediately
picked up a small fishing schooner dead
ahead.
Captain Ruser estimated the distance at
four miles, and ii was not found neces-
sary 10 change the course OF the vessel
II was pointed out, however, that If the
Titanic had discovered the iceberg that
far away she would never have gone TO
the bottom
Mrs. Robert L. Tod, wife Of the commo-
core Of the Atlantic Yacht Club. and
An George f. Seward. widow of the
N'ner Ambassador to China were among
As Passengers. Mrs Tod accompanied
ST husband recentVCwhe he sailed his
ufee-masted schooner yacht Karina from
AS porte to C0tes. England. and thence
Kiei and Stockholm. The Karina left
Oo"es or Thursday on her hOmeward
'o'age with the commodore aboard.
Other passengers were julius Fleisch-
mann ex-Msyor OF Cincinnati; Mrs.
fieischmann and Mrs. Edward Lucken-
ssch -Four German counts, said to be
travelling on Il secret mission for the
Naiser were also aboard
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
ccIivens Closing Session of
CONGRESS by Hot Shot for
Roosevelt and Steel Co.
RAPS FINANCIERS, TOO
rous Third Term Candidate
"An Embryo Emperor and
Saws Federal Incorpora-
ton Favors Wall St.

v,sbirrton. Aug. 24-Representative
.,arley. of Kentucky. chairman of the
.o~isl steel investigating committee,
.ysiled himself of the final opportunity OF
No session to-day 10 score eX-President
poosevelt and the United States Steel
.orporation. Mr.. Stanley included In his
General denunciation such high tinancierS
"a Perpont Morgan. John d. Rookie
,orer and John u. Archbold
These fnanciers he asserted. had ia
,orad for twenty years the plan of fed
orsl Incorporation for large industrial
Aorporstions which has now received the
,o,onel's q. X This scheme. he declared
4jtlr.much vehemence. was only another
ma5od Of permitting big business to pill
i,ge tGe rockets Of the unsuspecting pub
lic
.An emperor "a embryo" was one OF
tho terms used by Nj. Stanley in refer
ring 10 Colonel Roosevelt whom ne ac-
cused Of being i'm sympathy with men
or wealth. He has always been-in touch
with wealthy men," said Mr.. Stanley,
and the recent revelations Of his con-
necton with the Standard OIL Company
need surprise nobody"
The Kentucky Representative spoke
while ,he House WAS awaiting the report
of the co0fcrrees OH the general def
cispc, Appropriation bill. Speaker Clark
had lust ended a speech eXtolling the rec
ord Of the Democratic House. when Mr.
Stanley obtained recognition from Speak
Or pro tenn Underwood and launched into
2 wholesale denunciation of Roosevelt
and the trusts. The farewell broadside of
The chairman Of the steel committee was
relshed by the Representatives, who pre-
ferred frebrand oratory TO the dull wait
for the conference report
Mr. Stanley's ire had been aroused be-
cause of the coloners criticism of the
Democratic plan for curbing the trusts as
evolved Oy the majority members of the
steel committee, who have recently sub
mitted reports recommending various
amendments 70 the Sherman antitrust
law.
why Morgan. Rockefeller. Archbold
and others OF their kind wanted federal
Incorporation twenty years ago" said Mr..
Stanley. Colonel Roosevelt has now
taken it up. It's the very thing the trusts
want"
In crlticsing the "star chamber meth
Ods" of the Bureau of Corporations, Mr..
Stanley charged that the bill creating this
bureau had been drafted by corporation
lawyers and that Colonel Roosevelt had
used is official position when President to
force Il through the House. "The whole
dan was incubated I'm Wall Street" said
ihe Kentuckian. land the bureau is use
less and merely cloak for the corpora
tons
In closing Mr.. Stanley said the great
danger TO the country in the ascendancy
Of Colonel Roosevelt was mot that he was
the recipient Of dirty money so much as
that he was the proponent of dangerous
policies"
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
AN EXCEPTIONAL ASSORTMENT OF
MISSES AND GIRLS GARMENTS

HAS BEEN PREPARED CONSISTING OF ENTIRELY NEW
MODELS FOR THE AUTUMN SEASON THE SHOWING
INCLUDES MISSES TAnoRMADE SUITS AND COATS MODELLED
IN THE FASHIONABLE FABRICS; DRESSES OF SERGE EPoNCE
AND OTHER DESIRABLE MATERIALS SUITABLE FOR COLLEGE
AND ACADEMY WEAR; ALSO EVENING AND DINNER DRESSES
OF cHARMEUsE, CHIFFON AND LACE, AT VERY MODERATE
PRICES.
SPECIAL ATTENTION IS DIRECTED TO THE SELECTION OF
GARMENTS FOR GIRLS FROM TO "A YEARS, INCLUDING
SCHOOL DRESSES OF SERGE CASHMERE ctIALls ETC. COATS
rop VARIOUS OCCASIONS AND DRESSES OF CHIFFON, LACE
AND LINGERIE FOR PARTY WEAR
ALSO TRIMMED MILLINERY. GLOVES.
SHOES AND HOSIERY.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
NATIVE AUTOS CROWDED
OFF ENGLISH MARKET
Continued from 6rt psge.

,,om outside competition, and is there
,oro warranted in manufacturing on a
huge scale. and in the event OF having
= surn,us stock has an open market IN
England in which he can dispose OF 1t.
So long az our market in this country
Is UNPROTECTED against imports so long
v,, manufacturers hesitate 20 manu-
sacture In such quantities as to enable
,h.,r cars 10 be sold at the low prices
st which American manufacturers can
make and sell"
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25

parts of cars In great numbers with
the same machinery and Of the same
design, then only can we arrive at a
really cheap car. America let us into
the secret when, some years ago. an
American firm took to pieces a number
OF cars on the Brooklands racecoursc.
mixed up the parts I'm heap. and or
dered its mechanics to put the cars to-
gether again. This they did In such
manner that each car was a mix-up of
different parts Of various cars, and each
went splondidly."
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
cr.d;. 10 United States Methods

AZ prewer and others also creu''
American methods OF mahu'a''''''
Nv preuer says: "The reason Amer
o,r. can he made so much cheaper
,rs is that a man working III
the American factories is not ha'npered
hv trade unionism. Any man can oe
,.o,, the streets and trained 70
-..,r ioh in two or three weeks lie
,oa, orIv that one Job, irrespective ot
having served an apprenticeship VI
being under the jurisdiction OF IA tfad'
,,,o,, only where one can get All
'..ous output from one or two FAC
,or,os can this sort Of work be done
s.a even conceiving the maximum for
.rv English factory. the number OF cars
=. Ia make is scarcely sufficient to
enable Il to work on TINS American
plan. .,
ON America saw one factory where
s,., man are employed simply putting
sho,ts In. Twenty work only at put
ting plstons on engines, and All only
~ cutting engines together. at the rate
., s5o a day. Again. English manu-
"a oc,rrers should remember that on the
American system buyer pays fixed
nr;ce for a car ready for the road,
'..har.ss the English buyer has to pay
a considerable sum over and above the
nr,eo of the car before he takes II out
A member Of the Society OF Auto
mobile Manufacturers and Traders
says:
"yyb.n we can turn out the various
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
ALBANIAN REBELS ACTIVE
Turkish Officials Deny Insurgent
SucCegs.

Athens. Aug. PA force of Albanian
insurgents has captured and occupied the
town of Berat. and is now marching on
to semi official information received here.
The Turkish officials OF the district
deny the successes OF the Albanans. but
It Is known here that the situation in
Albania Is extremely critical.