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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19
BARBOUR WILL HOLD
PRIMARY APRIL 6
Executive Committee Fixes
Date Same as for State
Primary

Eufaula, January 1s.-(Special.)-Th
democratic executive committee of Bar
bour county, at its meeting here. fixed
April as the date for the county prl-
mary, this being the same date as for
the state primary, and the general con-
diuons being the same as those govern
ing the state primary.
There are to be elected in Barbour
county this year a sheriff, state sena-
tor, two representatives and five members
OF the board of revenue, two at large and
one from each of three districts The as
sessment on~-candidates for sheriff was
hxed at $l2, on those for senator and
representatives, $3.50, and for the board
OF revenue, 81. Thus far, Deputy Sheriff
w. II. Teal and G. \. McRae of Clayton
arc running for sheriff; DR.. Judson Davie
OF Conner and G. Ernest Jones of Clio for
senators; A, A. Mcdonald of Louisville
and NJ. z. Miller of Clayton for repre-
sentative, ana DR.. w. X. McInnis of
Clio for board of revenue.
klufaula had a daylight burglary scare
yesterday afternoon, when Hilson Olsen
and Homer Sanderson, Two tramps were
arrested, and at first charged with house
breaking. Upon further Investigation.
hoNNNNAt ~ vac ApNiAN nat hhtN were Only
begging from house to house This re-
suited in a S0-day labor sentence for vag-
rancy for them.
The town of Clio, this county. has start
ed a movement to secure an oil mill.
If the mill is secured from the parties
with whom negotiations are now going
on 1t will be in readiness before the next
season begins.
Funeral services Were held yesterday
for ]. NJ. York, a we'll known farmer,
whose home was in Quitman county. near
Georgetown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19
Identified With First National


Mr.. Bakers career has been chiefly
identified with the life of the First Ma
tional bank. There he was trained from
early life to a bankers responsibilities.
There by reason of the close relations be-
tween this bank and the federal treas
ury department Mr.. Baker was instructed
in many features of national financing
The bank was for some years colloquial-
ly designated as Fort Sherman. prob
ally because when john Sherman was
Secretary of the Treasury he utilized the
facilities of this institution in some of
tne large treasury operations. But the
bank was identified with very important
governmental transactions long before
Senator sherman became Secretary of
lie Treasury. Through It the government
was accustomed to buy many of the
ft reign exchange bills which were remit
ted to London for the purpose of making
Payments of interest upon government
bonds held abroad.
Mr.. Bakers association with this bank
as its chief executive Will be remem-
hered by tradition because of several
almost unique and, in The best sense OF
the term, highly sensational transactions.
1t was under this leadership that the
.1stitution few years ago declared
dividend of SlO.O00000 which was available
for the stockholders in payment of their
subscription to a large issue of new
stock. That method of aiding stock
holders In buying new stock issues was
not original with Mr.. Baker. But for
some years great curiosity was centerec
upon one unexplained feature OF tee
transaction. Where lid the First Ma
tional Ia TX accumulate q surplus or re-
s,urcesl sufficient for the payment of
this large dividend? There never mas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19
Captain Kolb and the Age Limit
BY ALvA KuRKpArRIck

Some of the opponents of capt. r. F.
Kolb are basing their objection to his
nomination as a candidate for governor
upon the ground of his age
The objection is founded neither in
precedent. nor In reasons that can be
supplied in facts as to the physical and
mental capacities of Captain kolb
There is no need to appeal to histor :.
in general to confirm the measure of
achievement that the world owes to those
who have served it beyond the spring
when men are supposed, N point Of
time, to have reached their prime. The
meridian of mems activities and useful
ness is not limited by the years they
have lived, and it is the stimony of
history that ''how old we are, actions
and not years tell
Measured by this estimate of undeniahle
truth. we have some recent luminous
instances which the age cri,ics of Cap
tain kolb may pridefully cite in proof
of what they owe to men who could not
boast of being physical juveniles.
The people of Alabama cei tainly have
not forgotten that the greatest of their
modern statesmen was likewise their Nes-
tor IN the person OF Senator Morgy.n n,
ana that at the age of so years he Was
at the zenith of his fame as a vigorous
and virile statesman. They are not less
forgetful that his colleague N the SEN
ate of the United States. General Pet
'us, scarcely less renowned in point of
achieVement as statesman, was only a
Few years Senator Morgan's junior IN
age, as he was in Senate membership:
ana that Senator Pettus was four years
older than Captain Kolb's present age
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19
The First National and the Chase

Had it been a part Of Mr. Bakers phi
losophy as banker that it is expedient
to enlarge a bank and increase it's re-
sources by purchasing other Institutions
and absorbing them he undoubtedly would
have compassed the absorption of the
chase National bank oy the First Ma
tional
Curiously enough, the Chase National
was organized in a spirit of resentment
toward the First National. That state
ment was frankly made to the writer by
The late John Thompson, who organized
The First National bank as soon as the
national banking law was enacted. Mr..
Thompson, after losing absolute control Of
the First National, org g1nized the Chase
National, and there Vas undoubtedly a
sense of competition or rivalry with the
First National when lie did that. But
after the control of the First National
passed from the late United States Sena-
tor Calvin Brce and the late Gen. Sam
uel Thomas the institution flourished re-
markably, and a community of interest
was established between 1t and the First
National, so intimate community of In
terest that attention was called to 1t at
the time of the hearing before the So
called Pujo committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19

Funeral services were held yesterday
for J. NJ York, a we'll known farmer.
whose home was in Quitman county. near
Georgetown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19

peen authoritative explanation. but the
presumption has been strong that the
pahk invested in securities when prices
we're low and these securities were car
rl'd upon the books at the purchase
price. Great appreciation in the market
Va!ue OF the securities came in the course
OF years, so that at the proper moment
1t was possible so to market these So
cGtlties as to obtain the funds with which
tie new stock was pald for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19

Years of his life so conspicuously oeeu-
pied. For the distinguishing work accom-
piished by Mr.. Morgan is not likely TO
be demanded of anyone of the present or
OF the future generations that are now
or are to be prominent in financial af-
fairs. There may, however, be new con-
.diuons, it is said here. which will create
nev leaderships, possibly as distinguished
as that of the late Mr.. Morgan, but dif-
fCrent in its manifestation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19
Carried Too Far

Mr. Baker for some .years has felt, as
1t IL believed the late j p. Morgan felt,
that what he called inserlocking direcfo-
rates may have been carried too far. In
fact, the adverse opinion of the pubic
to excessive interlockiny drectorates has
been shared in by many of the leading
bankers of the country. 1t no doubt is a
response to that feeling, supplemented
by Mr. Bakers disposition to give up
as far as possible active business life,
that led to his resignation as director
Of the Chase bank. He would In fact,
be glad to retire from many of the boards
CT which he was a director and would do
So were 1t not for sense Of respon-
sib.lity to some of those who had In
vested in companies In which he was In
tere sted.
1t is observed that Theodore N. Vail,
wno is president of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph company, was chos-
en- at the recent annual meeting OF
tie First National bank one of the di-
rectors of that institution, succeeding
John Jay Mitchell, who is president OF
rhe Illinois Trust and Savings bank OF
Chicago. The choice O: Mr.. Vail en-
pbasizes view which has been strongly
held for the past yea respecting Mr..
Wallis capacity as a man of finance. 1t 1s
not infrequently said that in addition
to his abilities as great constructive in
dustrial force he has in recent years re-
yealed unusual and very wise capacity
as a man of finance upon the constructive
side. 1t is this quality undoubtedly
which has caused him to tie cordially VOL
c,,med as one of the directors of the
First National bank. He will undoubt-
cdly be in perfect sympathy with the
policy adopted years ago and maintained
since then by Mr.. Baker of never per-
rnittinc Decentralization of checks such
a g cha racterizes the methods of the brok-
ers who operate on the floor Of the stock
exchange.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19

The recent pretty weather has put
plows TO running at a record rate, and
farmers are getting ready to put peas
in the ground
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19

r. S. Long of the agricultural depart
ment of the railway is being kept on
the run by the farmers who are doing
moro terracing this season than ever be-
fore Mr.. Long has a level and runs the
teri aces according to the best methods
known, and Is doing p great work in
saving the soil from washing away lie
is also kept busy locating the best lands
for cotton for this year.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
gave a very successful oyster supper last
night, the proceeds OF Wmch VIII go
toward painting and papering their new
church recently built
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19
Mr.. Bakers Judgment

'"e ihVioeht illustrates what many OF
tne older and highly experienced bankers
OF New YORK look upon as Mr.. Bakers
nnest GIT. He has been esteemed among
bankers as, with possibly one exception,
the best Judge of the inherent values which
We're IN properties, ut least properties
with which the people of the east were
FAMILIAR. The single exception, sometimes
noted, is William Rockefeller, who has
geined reputation of being a wonder
fully skillful and accurate Judge of in
herent or latent values in railroad prop
critics and to some extent Industrial prop
el ties Very likely it was this gift which
enabled MIR. Baker wisely and success
1dlly to invest some portion of his bank g
sources in securities at a time when the
market value of these securities was low
Sometimes investments of that kind are
called loans, as in fact they really are
Mr. Baker has been quoted sometimes as
having been in full agreement with
James Stillman that It is not the best way
T. build up a bank to buy and absorb
other banking institutions at least it was
rot the best way for the First National
and Mr.. Stillman always held that 1t was
not the best way for the National CITY
ct 1t has sometimes been said in reply to
tucse who have asserted that Mr. Baker
was opposed to buying and absorbing
other banks that he certainly did that in
one instance. 1t is true that the First
National bank did absorb the Bank of the
Republic, of which the late John Jay
Knox became president after he retired
frcm his long service CT comptroller of
the currency at Washington. This action.
however, was not taken for the purpose
of increasing the resources and the
strength of the First National bank The
great building at the corner of Wall
street and Broadway, opposite Trinity
church, which In other days was spoken
of as Fort Sherman was not owned
exclusively by the First National bank.
That institution did own the half of the
building which fronted on WALL street,
hut the Bank of the Republic owned the
other half. 1t was chiefly for the puT-
pose of securing title to the entire build
ing that the First National bought out
she Bank of the Republic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-08
Lieut. Frederick Mears deft2 and William c. Edes.

Washington. II. G.. May S.-With the
appointment by President Wilson of
Lieutenant Frederick Mears and Viii
liam G. Edes as members of the Alaska
engineering commission. another long
step in the direction OF a successful
government railroad in the northern
territory was taken.
The commission to which the two
men have just been appointed is TO
have charge OF the location of the
new government railroad in Alaska.
Lieutenant Mears was the chief engi-
neer of the Panama railroad and was
suggested for this new work by
Colonel Goethals. Mr.. Edes was for
merly chief engineer for the North
western Pacific railroad in Califor
mia He is the man who located and
built many of the most difficult
the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific.
Both men will leave at once for
Alaska TO begin their new task.
President Wilson recently received
a letter from James Dietrich, a rail-
road contractor. who has just COM
pleted large work for the Russian
government in Siberia. Mr. Dietrich
says the cost of construction and
equipment of the Siberian railroads
exceeds S5OO.OOO,OOO. an average Of
S25. 900 the mile. The trans-Siberian
railroad and its branches not only
pay. he says. but have furnished
enough in profits OF operation to
carry out new construction. He SAYS
Siberia is a country very much like
Alaska. and certainly is no better
place for the location of rail lines.
Alaska with a railroad starting
rom some good harbor and built |
across the country TO the Behring |
straits will serve TO open IT up and |
develop that vast domain. just like |
he railroads have been the means of |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-08
SPECIAL TAXATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given TO all per-
sons interested, that the city council
OF the city of Rock Island, county of
Rock Island. and state or Illinois, hav-
ing ordered that local improvement
be made by laying watermalns on
Tenth avenue from Ninth TO Eleventh
street. And the ordinance for the same
is on file in the Office OF the city clerk.
having applied to the county court of
Rock Island county for assessment of
the costs OF said Improvement. accord
ing to frontage, and assessment there
for having been made ana returned to
said court. The final hearing aill be
on the 2Ist day Of May. 1914, or
as soon thereafter as the business OF
the court will permit.
All persons desiring may file objec-
lions in said court before the said
day and may appear on the hearing
and make their defense. Said assess
meat is payable in six 90 instalIments
and all installments bear interest ex-
,ept the first. from and fter date OF
until paid. at the rate of
I've per cent per annum.
SWAN BENSON,
officer Appointed to Make Assessment
Dated May 4. 1914.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-08

peopling and developing Canada and
Siberia" says Mr.. Dietrich.
"Alaska's wheat and other farm
products will within a year after the
railroad is in operation bring in more
revenue TO the farmers who will fol-
low the construction of the railroad
than the cost of the railroad. The
crops will Increase, mining and other
business proceed with rapid strides,
and there Is no duobt that the reven-
ues will meet operating. upkeep costs
and fixed charges and furnish profits
which can be devoted to branch line
construction. Many parts of this
vast domain will soon require rail
connection with the main line"
The original purchase price of
Alaska more than half a century
has spent, all told, on account of
Alaska S35.S16.614. The production
in Alaska from 1867 to 1911 was
S429, spa. $50 Revenues of one kind
or another paid into the federal
treasury from Alaska during this
period aggregated S17,117,354. Since
1911 the value of Alaskan products
has increased sufficiently to make the
total more than a half billion dollars.
With a railroad constructed from one
Of the open harbors on the southern
coast to the interior of Alaska, the
annual production of Alaska should
increase by leaps and bounds.
Alaska is said to have more coal
than Pennsylvania. West Virginia
and Ohio. more copper than Michi-
gan and Arizona, more gold than
California and Colorado. more tin
han Wales and more fish than all
other American waters combined. |
rhe area of tillable land in Alaska has /
1een variously estimated at from p
700, 900 to 100000 acres.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-08
Kill Flies Before
They Swarm Over
The Premises.

TIME straight road to safety lies In
clearing out all the rubbish and
putting it in covered receptacles.
TO be carted away by the proper au-
thoritles. It IS OF small use to swat"
files after they have got possession
Prevention is better than cure. To
avoid both mosquitoes and flies drain
Off any stagnant water about the place.
Fill up the ground dents where mud
can collect in rainy weather. Remove
all old pans and pals. boxes and bas-
kets from the back sheds or yard. Do
not allow the remnants of meals, peel
inGs or vegetable offal to remain any
where near the door. 1t IS necessary
not only TO clean up the cellars. but to
see that the refuse turned out is cart
ed away TO the dump heap. to be burn.
ed or otherwise destroyed at once. and
to shift every vestige or such heap that
IS within calling distance OF home.
Let every citizen tackle his share OF
this cleaning process and reflect that
in doing this work he is really consult
ing as well his own health and that OF
his family as the comfort OF his neigh
borS. There may be and are aesthetic
reasons for desiring n slightly city and
streets free from litter. and civic pride |
entering fo- n city beautiful IS a
most laudable aim. But in urging this |
domestic cleanup the authorities sim |
ply get down to the logic OF hard facts. !
and for this reason their appeal should /
receive the cooperation OF all the resi- /
dents interested IN the health OF the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-08
SALOONS CLOSED
IN MANY CITIES
hundreds Of Dealers Are Forced
to Shut Doors by Vot-
ers' Mandate.
HOPE COURTS WILL HELP
leases viii BE Continued to ee Pro.
teeted in Event Election Is
Declared Invalid.

Chicago. Ill, May s.-Hundreds OF
saloons in Illinois closed their doors
forever last night These we're voted
out OF business at the local option cleo
tons held a month ago. and some af-
fected already had closed out their
stocks The balance held their grip
on life till the last hour Of the 3Oth
day allowed by law for closing. The
woman voter makes it probable that
many will never be permitted 10 re-
open.
Noisy demonstrations marked the
passing OF the saloon in many cities.
Wet goods in bottle lots we're sold at
cut prices as the closing hour APP
preached and almost were given away
in some places.
Bloomington wet adherents pre-
pared for the drought that is TO come
by carrying armloads to their homes.
An attack in the courts is expected
over this election, which voted out 50
saloons.
Hold Their Leases.
Many saloon keepers there viii con-
tinue to pay rent on their belongings
for a time, hoping that the election
may be declared invalid because of
women's votes.
A report reached Aurora last night
that dealers in wet goods at Batavia
would pour whiskey and beer in the
cutters on their last night and a dele
cation headed for this point deter
mined to save some OF the liquors IL
possible
At Maple Park council has ordered /
the city service cut of and meters put |
in houses getting municipal water with /
the passing OF the saloon In Elgin \
most OF the 81 saloons will continue /
as soft drink parlors.
Belvidere. Freeport, Pecatonica and
Ridott closed their saloons without
any special demonstration. Forty-six
dramshops were affected in Freeport.
A contest is pending over this election.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-08

Jury Recalled by Judge House-The
March term jury, discharged some
time ago by Judge House, has been
recalled. and viii sit Monay afternoon
a O'Clock on several cases. This is
the first time in several years that the
summer term of court has been tried
by jury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-08
DAY IN DAVENPORT

, will be heard before Justice w. E
Names.
Weber EnroIls at Palmer School,
Joe Weber, who up to a short time ago
was president of the American FEEDER.
| alton of Musicians, an organization OF
100000 members, and his wife, Mrs
| Geisla Weber, one of the seven great
| est women violinists in the world, ar
| rived in Davenport and have enrolled
at the Palmer School of Chiropractic.
Insurance Men Give Chief Cup
Fire insurance men of the city yester-
day presented Fire Chief Peter Denger
with silver loving cup in recognition
o. % years of service which the chief
will tomorrow have put in on the Dav-
export fire department. The inscrip-
ton on the cup reads: peter Denger,
1SS9-1914. A fire fighter. Compliments
of the Davenport Fire Insurance Men,"
Group of Eight Bankers to Sing
When the cnticing swing of sit Down,
You're Rocking the Boat Back, Back
DdCh " ana " lou SSDIeH-
Der Morn" come floating out of the
Commercial club dining room windows
next Tuesday evening, accompanied by
a full throated male chorus of over 200
voices, passersby will know that the
annual banquet of Group Bankers
association is holding forth. For this
year the formality and old-fashioned
conservatism of former years is to be
and "a gay time viii be had"
all around. Heretofore only such |
time honored song hits as America |
Star Spangled Banner" Hail Column !
bia,' and Die Wacht Am Rhein" have |
been in the annual song book. A new
leaf has been turned over this season
and the delegates to the convention
from all over Group district will file
into the banquet hail in step with
the very latest tango music. The
toast program for the evening session
s announced as follows: Joseph H
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-08

The Belvfdere saloons. "a in number
will not be opened as soft drink par
lors or for any purpose until the con,
test Is decided.
DraPed In Crepe.
At Decatur some OF the saloons were
draDed in crepe The city council
though wet. has decided on a policy of
strict enforcement. Thirty-eight sa-
looms closed in Livingston county, in
Guiding nine in Pontiac. Thirty-seven
were closed in Earlville. Marsei'les.
Seneca, Cedar Point, Rutland and
Dana
At Nation most OF the 81 saloon
keepers have renewed the leases on
their buildings. hoping that they may
reopen il the suffrage law is declared
invalid. No special demonstration at
tended the closing OF the 10 groggeries
n Monmouth.
Twelve saloons were closed at De-
kalb. in Whiteside county. Fulton is
practically the only wet town remain
ing. Sterling. Rock Falls, Morrison.
Lyndon, Prophetstown and Erie all
swinging into the dry column.
Clinton city officials were lenient
with the 10 saloon men last night and
allowed them to remain open until
in order to dispose Of all
their stock.