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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-07-22

his home for the gerater part of the year
ar Greenwich. Conn. This entaied daily
riding upon the cars of the New Haven
railroad back and forth between Green
wich and New York Mr.. Rockefeller was
frequently observed seated on a side
seat of the rear of the tram
stea stly locking out upon the roadbed.
annoaring to be intsntly occupied with
all that he saw. He realized speedily that
the road was TO be the great outlet from
New York not merely for traffic TO ana
from Boston and other parts of New
England, but for local traffic He made
many inquiries and was at first surprised
to learn that the road earned more from
| its passenger traffic than from its-freight
being almost exceptional among the rail-
roads of the United States in that respect.
| Mr. Rockefeller pursued his investigations
| and these led him TO the belief that there
! could be substantial beneficial relations
| established between the manufacturing IN
dustries Of southern New England ana
| the railroad company, provided the Ne"
| Haven railroad were to expand and were
greatly to improve its physical condi-
| tion. His interest became enthusiastic,
| and he purchased considerable blocks OF
stock. There are some reasons for sur
missing that it was from Mr. Rockefeller
that Mr.. Morgan received his first definite
! Inspiration which at last led him to give
1 his cordial support TO me pan OF unllsihs
| the New Haven railroad system, believing
| that this would be as greatly benehelal
| to industrial and mercantile New Ensiahu
as 1t would to the railroads.
l In the public eye Mr. Rockefeller has
been conspicuously associated with all oil
! the expanding tendencies of the Ne"
Haven system and yet not so conspicuous
ly as Mr.. Morgan. Yet If the true history
az the expansion of the New Haven Were
to be told il would be discovered thal
after the early eighties II was Miiiidil
pcclefelled and not j. Pierpont Morgan
i vro inspired not only the executive man
asement of the property, but the stock
4 holders, with the economic wisdom FOL
Nsw England and for The railroads Of
rl,ifying the New England railroad sys
TEN.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-07-22
MINISTER PLEAS
/. FOR SUNDAY MUSIC
The Rev. E. 7. EdmOnds De-
tends Sacred Concerts in
Jackson Sermon

Jackson, Miss :, July 21.--(Special.) DIR.
E. T. Edmonds. pastor Of the First Chris
tian church, talked to a large congrega=
ton Sunday night. it being known that h.
vas going to have something to say about
the refusal of the mayor to permit sacred
concerts in jackson on Sunday after
noon, his refusal being at the Instance
of six or seven other ministers of the
city.
Or. Edmonds has Joined issued with the
ether ministers, insisting that the sacred
concerts would be welcomed by a large
class of people who are now loafing about
the street corners all Sunday afternoon or
Who are shut up in some back room do
ing nothing Give the boys and girls of
the city the sacred eoacerts out in Gods
temple. under the trees of the parks, he
demanded.
He said it had been argued that the
concerts would keep people away from
church. but in view of the fact that the
great majority do that anyhow. he did not
see that it made much difference. as they
| had better be at the concerts listening to
| sacred music than to be lettering on the
street corners and around the soda foun-
tains.
| Or. Edmun1s declared he did not have
much use for the religion that always has
| its finger up saying, 'Don't'-it was toe
much like the old Puritan religion
/ The matter is being very generally dis
cussed on the streets, and an effort is
| t. be made to have the mayor reopen the
case. 1t has also been suggested that the
attorney gene-al will be called on for an
pinion as to the mayors authority to
forbid sacred music on the Sabbath.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-07-22
BARBOUR COUNTY S. S.
CONVENTION AT CLIO

Eufaula, July Especial. 1.-The
annual convention of the Barbour
County Sunday School association be-
gan today at Clio, with a large num-
Der of delegates present from all parts
of the county. A number of state Sun
day school workers are present at the
convention, urging the county work :
ers to raise the standing of the Bar
bour association still higher in the
state. Barbour is now a baner county.
An effort is being made here to or
America, which will add one more to
resented in Eufaula. The organizer has
already interested a number.
Eufaula and other towns in the
county will send large delegations to
the annual convention of the Confed-
crate veterans of the county, which
will be held next Friday at Blue
| Springs.
| Farmers in this portion of the county
are taking advantage of the presence
of II. c. Bell agent of the United States
department of agriculture, who is maxi
| ing soil survey of the county to Sc
| cure special information regarding
| their lands This will be of much use
| to them on account of the coming of
the boil weevil in the rotation and di-
versification of crops and the proper
| use of fertilizers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-07-22
VIM. ROCKEFELLER
. SELLS HIS SEAT ON
EXCHANGE TO SON
Aged Financier One of Nov
ing Spirits in New Ravens
Development
EARLY SHOWED HIS
INTEREST IN ROAD
Believed Firmly That 1t Was Best
for All Concerned TO Unity Con-
flicting Interests in New
England
By HOLLAND

NewsYork. July 21.--(Speeial. Will
liam Rockefeller transferred a day or
two ago his seat in the New York stock
exchange to his son. Percy A. Rock efel-
Ter If the son paid for that seat a
sum equal to that paid a few days
ago by another man for a seat in the
exchange the privilege cost him s42.-
goo. Very likely it cost him nothing,
fol the seat is still to be kept in the
family. Had it not been for the asso-
citation of Mr.. Rockefeller with an
other transaction which took place
upon the day that he transferred his
seat in the stock exchange il might
have been presumed that the action
was sort of tacit Acknowledgement
that he had retired permanently from
all business activity
| Yet Mr.. Rockefeller never had any
personal activity or association so far
as the floor of the stock exchange Is
concerned. Many years ago when he
bought the seat he appeared there fol
tho purpose of qualifying as a member
Today no member of the board ear
recall ever having seen Mr. Rockefeller
on the floor of the exchange Within
two months after he became a member
his brother. John .. Rockefeller
bought a seat in the exchange, but oil
him it has been said that no one evel
saw him on the floor of the exchange
Excepting the few who recall his ap.
pearance there when he qualified as
| a member.
Whatever the dealing of John D
Rockefeller exerted upon the stock ex
exchange transactions may have been
| it is certain that William Rockefel
ler's dealings have been, since he be
came a member of the exchange, Ant
probably for some years prior to tina
membership, frequent and many time.
very large, although of this there car
be no direct proof. They were carried
out by brokers who acted for him. Tn,
commissions which he has paid sine,
he became a member of the exchang,
must amount in the aggregate to yer,
large sums.
The indirect influence which Mr.
Rockefeller exorted upon the stock ex
change was at times as great as tina
/ of any other man of capital or o
| speculative disposition. This was du
to the fact that Mr.. Rock efelle
gained years ago a high reputation 70
1usual accuracy of Judgment. II
as able to look into the future anc
Though a very taciturn man, never
.heless he kept in close touch wit
what he thought was prevailing pub
lie opinion. He was looked upon as on
of the best judges of inherent value
and was very quick to observe tn
symptoms of pending business or finan
cial setbacks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-07-22
A Juveniles Ambition

From the Louisville Herald.
While playing with a pair of shears
little Laura severed one OF the prettiest
of her golden curls.
MY dear child. why did you do
thatge asked Aunt Mary, who came to
call soon afterward.
81 wanted EN- so | could take en-
off and hang en- on the bureau, ex-
planned the little girl, Just like mann
ma does
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-07-22

Notwithstanding the great promi-
hence which William Rockefeller
gained and has maintained, he was
one of the few men who could pass
up and down Wall street without find
ing himself recognized by any but a
few personal friends. His personality
and his individuality are matters of
conjecture in New York rather than
of knowledge Whether he is a shy
man, some have thought. and as
many men of large business affairs
are known to be outside of their yoca-
lions, or whether he is really of a dis
position of a recluse has always been a
matter of doubt.
When he first came to New York
he was conspicuous chiefly by the re-
Elected light of his better known
brother John ID. Rockefeller. But he
had not been here very long before it
was discovered that in many respects
those which John d. Rockefeller was
known to possess. He gained and
maintained cordial association with
some of the great banking interests OF
the time. and it has always been pre-
sumed that 1t was in part his Friendly
both personal and business-associa-
ton with James Stillman which max
it possible for Mr.. Stillman so rapidly
to develop the City bank. after he re-
luctantly became the president of that
Institution.
Since Mr.. Rockefeller's son. Percy,
has taken active part in business af-
fairs he has gradually but surely
gained the reputation of having in
herited no small part of the business
abilities which characterize the broth
ers Rockefeller He is presumed to
have acted in a large way and upon
| his own initiative in several impor-
tant stock exchange transactions In
which he revealed considerable grasp
not only of the technique and details
of the exchange but also of general
priueip1as
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-07-22
Methodists in DOthan

Dothan. July 21.--(Special)- Thursday
the district conference of the Methodist
church for the Dothan district will meet
here. Bishop James II. Mccoy of Biz
mingham will preside. About IA minis
tiers are expected to attend from the
churches in the district, besides several
visiting clergymen.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-07-22
# the various pythian lodges over the

of the various Pythan lodges over the
state.
Dinner will be served IN barbecue style,
the business of the convention to be
transacted in the afternoon. including re-
ports by President Witt, Secretary F..
c. Wigley. Treasurer A. NJ. HUMPHREYS
and District Deputy Grand Chancellor
l.. II. Davis
In the various reports from committees
to be appointed in the morning. the
newly organized Pythian Sisters chapter
will make it's first accounting to the dis
trict convention
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-07-22
Jackson Bank CIearings Inscrease

Jackson. Miss. July 21.-tSpecial)-
bank clearings of Jackson last week
more than doubled the elearings for the
week previous, being $1,000 against $685.
oeo the week before. vicksburs shows
c1earings of $22S.ooo for the week just
ended, with S254.00o for the week before.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-07-22
MCDONALD GOES TO
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Former Annist0nian Pro-
NOTED to Office of the
Inspector General

Admission, July 21.-tSpecial )-Anniston
friends of col. j. h. Mcdonald, brother
of Mrs. H. ID. Barr of this city, are con-
graduating him on his promotion to the
position of inspeetor-general of the ha-
waiian Islands.
Colonel Mcdonald has long been in
command of the Fourth United states
cavalry and is well known throughout
Alabama. his native state. He has three
sons and the two older were graduated
from West Point at the age of 20, both
getting their appointments from Ala
bama. Both are now in the cavalry
service and a third has just passed the
presidential examination admitting him
to the naval academy.
Hobson CITY has caught the spirit OF
attractive" Admission in enforcing the
prohibition law, and Is making it hot
for law violators. Newman O'Neal, mayor
of the negro town and ianitor for the
government building in the city OF An
niston, had e. d. Conley arraigned be-
fore him Tuesday morning. Conley was
fined $50 and costs and sentenced to serve
on the streets, the latter sentence being
suspended on condition of good behavior.
j. j. Peoples was formerly a member
of the Admission police force, but now
farmer who is getting results. lie
had on exhibition Tuesday stalk which
contained IS squares and had five fun
grown bolls. The cotton was raised in
the cit ylmits of Admission and there are
said to be 600 pounds of lint on the
plat.
Ross Blackmon has started a moVe-
ment here for the organization of a
company to manufacture plows.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-07-22

Ross Blackmon has started a move
ment here for the organization of a
company to manufacture plows.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-01-29

4 Local and Personal /!
Geo. H. Tout editor Of the Kenmare
News, transacted business in the CITY
today.
Elder d. M. Shorb of Surrey will
leave for Cando Saturday to hold
meetings for two weeks.
Auditor and Mrs. VIM. Glib of
Stanley were in the city Monday at
tending the Burns celebration.
A young blizzard ragged on the pra-
4 irie for several hours Wednesday, a
stiff wind blowing the loose snow.
4 Mrs. Geo. w. Kemper returned
from the Twin Cities this week where
she spent two weeks visiting friends.
| 1t is reported that young woman
attempted to take her own life at one
Of the hotels Sunday night, but failed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Pierce are spend
ing few weeks at Hot Springs, Ark,
and before their return will visit rela-
tlves In Missouri.
Mrs. Paul V. Mccoy left Wednesday
for Chicago where she will visit
friends. Mr.. Mccoy, who leaves for
the east this week, will join her there
Fred Lysinger, one of the trusted
employees of the Leland Department
store, left for his old home, Lamont,
Ia, Wednesday, for three weeks
visit.
Miss Sorenson, who will teach in
one of the rooms of the Minot school,
in the Roell- Blakey block, arrived to-
day from Oregon. She comes we'll
recommended.
Hans Grytdahl, we'll known print
er who has worked at various shops in
the state, has established newspaper
at McGregor, N. D. Mr.. Grytdahl is
good printer, one Of the very best
from the old school, and he'll deliver
the goods.
The Robideaux candy store and fac
tory are in the hands of the creditors.
Besides being in arrears on the rent
| fn ho ovfonf of G,,o ~ ~; b,,r J,.ol
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-01-29

yco1 M U0O1TCet11d, dTT1Veu TOT WISH
with old friends. Mr.. Marlenee visit
ed at Scobey with his brother Frank
and at Havre with his daughter, Mrs
c. c. Bronson. His son, Edgar, who
is interested in a barber shop at Mis-
soula, also entertained him.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-01-29
tcIH FASHION cenCerS Saul

night Where he Will spend severa
weeks selecting stock in the ladies
and mems ready-to to wear departments
which have been greatly enlarged O.
late.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-01-29
|. ~ f'looiI, 1ItdC CIl

cUuHCefeu 1Our 1eet OF SNOW. TheI
will spend the remainder of the winter
in California.
G. A. Hassell, buyer for the Lelan,
Department Store, will leave for tn,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-01-29

to the various houses with whom it
did business.
Mrs. P. D. Bowler, nee Miss Olive
Mahlen, writes from Denver, Col,
which city Mr.. and Mrs. Bowler visit
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-01-29
z " I1e11lIIdlI, OI CIIt dIeI ITO NET-
camille Co., is in the city TODAY. The

Independent has just completed large
posters for Mr.. Hannah, advertising
a closing out sale. He intends to dis
pose Of his stock and store as soon as
possible. Mr.. Hannah has done very
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-08
JUST BEING THANKFUL.


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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-08
TWENTY-THREE FOR WILSON.


by Il singular fatality the Demo
cratic majority in the next House
of Representatives at Washington is
Just twenty-thrce. 1t is a remark
able coincidence that this number is
used by the sporting fraternity rs
the sign Of the going away After
the longest session which the con
gress OF the United States has ever
had, after full and free discussion
of all domestic issues, because tho
administration has been fully sus-
tanned by public opinion as to its
foreign policy the people Of the
United states have distinctly re
pudiated the domestic policy Of the
president
If the vote on Tuesday, after care
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-08
BRINGING IN THE SHEAVES'


It used 10 be said In Louisiana, in
the old days of the lottery, when Jim
Houston was the political manager Of
the state, that whenever you heard
from st. Marys Calcasicu Lafourchc
and l,apidcs parishes that you knew
how Louisiana had gone So in Okla
homa when You hear from Bryan
county, the home Of that dlstn-
ruishcd statesman, William 4. Dur
ant, as well as the home of Bob"
Williams, you know how oklahoma
is going. Seth Gordon used to say.
AS Bryan county goes SO goes the
state" We are inclined that Seth
was wiser in his day and generation
than we gave him credit for at the
timc
At the risk of being accused Of un-
Just suspicion we desire 10 call at
tcntion TO the returns from Bryan
county II shows an increase In the
Democratic vote of more than $50
votes At all times we try to keep
reasonably well posted on things af-
fccting the progress and the pros
pcrity Of oklahoma, but this great
migratory movement, from what
place we are not Informed. into
Bryan county completely escaped
our notice. We have not observed in
the purant papers where rents had
gone up or where values Of farm
lands had increased 800 per cent or
400 per cent. We have not seen in
the Bennington paper anything about
sudden and wonderful boom down
there. We have not heard from
Bokchito that three or four state
banks had been established there az
the result of flood tide Of emigra-
ton.
Sometimes we are inclined to
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-08
T H E w O O d S

Oh for the woods in their greonest hues:
And OH, for the woods in brown;
When sprinEtime dooes faint evening dews.
or when frost-btten leaves fall down
For what compares when the sedge is ripe
And the quail calls forth in his plaintive pipe?
Oh for the woods Of the wintry cold;
And oh. for the woods of spring;
When springtmc woos faint evening dcvs
And the orioles thatch their swing
When snow lies deep on the fallen leaves
And the wind signs sad and the grey cloud gIlcves,
Give the woods In the summer time
or give the woods of fail.
When reeds turn brown and the nuts fall down.
And an Indian Summer pain
Rcpcs the heat Of the MONDAY glare
with a h-hung haze In the autumn air.
Give me the woods and their endless cast
Whenever the day is long:
Their tune or blast and their trackless vast
When sorrow would stiflc song;
Tired of all and unnatural goods
Give me tho woods the woods-the woods
VERNON L. SMITH.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-08
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-08

That's what l call a finished SER
mon" said Mrs ITcuncborry TO her
husband as they wcnded their way
home from church
Yes" said Henucbcrry, 'hut do
you know I thought 1t never would
be"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-08

Mayhap the German general who
threatened to burn the Prince Of
Monaco's chateau in France unless
he came across with 100000, had
been burned at Monte Carlo.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-08

A mighty difficult job that OF
those trying to show the good that
will result from the war
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-08
\ Trial He Missed

hut I'll bet he never tried TO back a
buggy under a shed on dark night
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-08
Serves Him Right.

You cant blame a woman for being
distant to a husband who is close.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-08

A man may read am THAT'S printed
about tine war and know Mo- moro
about 10 than the rest of us.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-01
80 BRITISH WARSHIPS
ENTER BALTIC, HE SAYS
scandinavian Captain Picks Up
Wireless Telling of Reinforce
mcntS for Russian Fleet.

Can't. Goe,scnc. con mardcr ~ the Scar
dinavian- American Line steamship United
- ,tes which arrived YESTERDAY brought
confirmation Of the recent cable reports
that large feet was passing through the
Cattoga. into tac Baltic The captain
OF the Scandinavian snip said that he had
picked up a vir-i'~s message which con
ta.ued the Information that thirty British
warahips were on their way through the
Cattcgat to help tho Russians 30 the Bal
tie.
CAPT. Goetschc continued that the Cat
toSnt IL not mined. hut that tho three
channels OF the Belt have been mined both
by the Danes and by the Germans The
channels of the belt are moro than six
miles wide, hence are International water
WAYS. According TO Capt. Goetschs the
Danes have mined the channels as IA
as the three milo limit IN order to pre-
serve Danish neutrality. and the Germans
have mined the remainder OF the chan
ue.@.
That q stll might be possible FOR
fleet 30 pass through these mine fields
-ithout loss IL indicated by III, captains
statement that to his personal knowledge
several ships have struck mines in the
B,lt ard have escaped without damage.
Mines seem To- de,criordte." the cap.
( tain added.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-01

relates that the Austrian General staff
which was quar-, cred on his estate was
be wildsreL at the Russian strategy, call
ing u Japanese and the result q: the
lessons OF the Russo-ia panese war
During the decisive engagement AT
upole the Austrian artillery was IN po-
st!on on the heights. while the short
sighted Russians were IN the valley. ap.
par, ntly inviting annih'at!on. Before
tho battle the Apstrians told NJ. Klein
evsky that they would make minco-
meat oi the Russian rabbie."
VI. Kleveusky, watching the engage
ment from housetop. observed that
after the first shots from the Austrian
artillery. the Russian infantry IN the
valley hurried hither and thither like
ants whose nest had been disturbed.
Suddenly the picture changed. The val
ley was enshrouded In thick smoke.
which MD the disposition OF the troops
from the Austrans while the hills oc-
cupiad - the Austr!ans stood out
clearly
within ha.. an hour only eighty men
Ieinancd Of four regiments u the brs:
Austrian troops. VI KlHv~sky asked
on" NJ the Austrian officers about the
tactics of tho Russians and received this
reply:
We don't understand these Ae.atics
Their strategy g. q complete puzzle"