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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
LIFE INSURANCE SHOWING b|G GAIN DURING YEAR 1875 Total Premiums Paid Bir- mingham During Year
 Was $490,O00 MONTGOMERY MAN
 RECEIVED $77,939 Booker T. Washington Carried $14,672 D. M. Drennen Had Largest Sum in Birmingham, Amounting
 to $45, 1000

Distributions by life insurance organi- zations in the United States and Canada amounted to s733, 100000 in 1915 as com puted by the Insurance Press.
 At times interest has been manifested with regard to the effect of the European war on policies in force in Europe is- sued prior to the war at ordinary prem ium rates by American life insurance companies which maintain branch offices in various European countries Up to the close of last year the mortality under these policies was very little, if any in excess of the normal mortality under peace conditions
 The tabulation of reports to the Insur- ance Press has shown that out of every nine applicants for insurance in the United States, one was rejected perma- nently meaning a declination of Il per cent of all applications.
 Business insurance was written for large amounts. The advantages of the plan were exemplified in the case of Thomas L. Shevlin of Minneapolis, who to the amount of s1,525, ,OO00 that he car ried, $1,0O0,O00, payable to two corporations in which he was interested, was taken short time before his death.
 The largest insurance paid during the year to one man was on Dohrman J. Sin- clair of Steubensville, O., $S37, ,475.
 Birmingham ranged sixty-eighth in amount of insurance money received among American cities with $490, ,OO0 Montgomery was seventy fourth, with $461.500. Memphis was thirty-eighth, with $1 0O0,250. Atlanta was forty-second, with $9S4,0OO, and Nashville forty-eighth with $500, ,5OO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS PAID

The claims of $1O,0OO or over paid in Alabama during the year were as fol- lows:
 ANNISTON.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-06
STATE HIGHWAY IN
GOOD CONDITION
Engineer Booth InSpeCts Portion
of Highway Traversing County.
WANTS TWIN FALLS COUNTY TO
SURFACE WITH GRAVEL.
Bridges and Culverts VIII BE Widened.
Plan Of State Operation Is Explained
by Commission Representative.

The state highway commission
would Ike to cooperate with the
county of Twin Falls in surfacing the
section of the state highway running
east and west through this county
Mr.. Booth, state highway engineer,
pronounces sections of the highway in
Twin Falls county, particularly that
portion of the highway northwest Of
Bull to Owsley's ferry, to be in as
good shape as any portion of the high
way in the state.
The proposition presented by Mr.
Booth for the surfacing of this road
will no doubt receive a great deal OF
consideration during the next few
months, as the advantages of splen-
did highway, such as has been COM
pleted in several parts of the county
and is under construction in other
parts, cannot but be apparent to all
Under the arrangement that exists
between the county and the state, the
county stands two-thirds of the cost
of constructing the portion of the
state highway running through the
county, and the state stands One-third.
The highway is constructed under the
direction of the state highway engi-
neer, according to standard plans and
specifications adopted by the state
commission. After the highway has
been constructed, the state takes over
the road and maintains it without fur
Their expense to the county. Unfortu-
nately, the highway commission has
been hampered by financial difficult
ties, but the confidence which the COM
mission and Engineer Booth have
gained in the counties traversed by
this highway, as a result of efficient
and economical management most of
the counties have come to the rescue
by advancing the entire cost of CON
struction, on the condition that the
highway commission pay to the county
the commissions One-third share as
soon as it has the necessary funds.
The construction and maintenance of
these roads by the state has proved
unusually efficient and economical and
several instances might be cited where
highway districts expended large sums
of money without any equivalent re-
suits, only to appeal to the commission
in the end to take over the work and
push it to completion. The construc-
ton of good roads is rapidly proving
to be science in itself, and, as Mr..
Booth pointed out to a representative
of THE TIMES, who accompanied him
on an inspection of the highway in
this section Monday afternoon, the
average farmer or road overseer usu-
ally knows no more about the proper
construction of highways than high
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-06
CAPACITY HOUSE ENJOYS
FLKS' MINISTRIES
Entertainment Best Yet-Music, Jokes,
Songs and Comedy Gain Applause of
Large Audience.

The Elks' minstrels played to a ca
pacity house at the Lavering theatre
Thursday evening and the popular YER
dict seems to have been that the
snow surpassed anything that the
Elks have ever produced. The first
part OF the program was the Ministries,
with Mayor Sweeley as interlocutor
and Charles Macauley, Ned McCracken,
W. 5. Wagner and II. hurst as the
black-face ends. The chorus, which
consisted of a large number of local
singers, and the orchestra, stationed
on a platform in the background, COM
pleted a stage setting that had an un-
usually artistic appearance. New
jokes, local hits and comic songs by
the ends kept the audience in good
humor during the first act. The songs
by the chorus were very pleasing. The
program included several solos
Mother" by Mr.. Logan; eff 1t Takes
Thousand Years." by Mr.. Cutting
you Wouldn't Know That Old Home
Town of Nine" by Ned McCracken
when Sunday Comes to Town." by
Macauley; Floating Down the Old
Green River" by Miss Roberts, and
Are You From Dixie?" by Mr. Wag-
ner Mr. Robinson, formerly of Salt
Lake City, and a recent addition to
local musical circles, sang Il Love
YOU" and the applause the number
received was ample proof of appre-
citation. Memories" sung by Mr.
Peck, and MY Little Girl" by Mr.. Ia
Der, were also especially well re-
ceived
"Chills and Fever"="in three at
tacks"-c instituted the second part oil
tne program aud proved to be blood
and-thunder playlet, acted by children
in which little Angela Beckwitl
starred Helen Fisher, as a newsgirl
played her part in a most approved
fashion The roles filled by the boys
were all well handled and the audi
ence was kept in terrible suspens,
until the dramatic finish.
In "a Runaway Match" a number
of local people appeared who hav,
been seen before on the local boards
and all handled their parts in theii
usual capable way A. w. Wellington
as Solomon Short, went through hi.
antics, capturing the admiration o
the entire house, for Mr.. WallingtOI
proved to have unusual ability as
character comedian. Mrs. E. d. John
son, Mrs. A. NJ Bowen, Mrs e. J
Walter and Messrs. Benoit, Fuller anC
Thorpe completed the cast.
The musical numbers by the orches
ira contributed much to the success 0
the occasion. The play was staged
under the direction of Wilfred Mckay
Olsen and is pronounced by those wht
have seen other productions staged b,
Mr. Olsen to be his best.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-06
PROMOTER ARRESTED
IN SEWARD ALASKA
Deputy Sheriff Thompson Returns
With James Mccoy, Charged With
EmbezzIing $1,000.

Deputy Sheriff w. G. Thompson re-
turned to this city yesterday on the
noon train from Seward, Alaska
bringing with him James Mccoy, who
was wanted on the charge of embez-
element. Thompson left here March
and sailed from Seattle for Seward
on March g. The voyage was stormy
and he was 10 days on the water He
arrested Mccoy, who was surprised at
his visit. and had a better return
voyage, getting back TO Seattle in
seven and a half days. He says he
saw but little sun while away as it
was stormy most of the time and the
thermometer ranged from 40 to 20 de-
grees below zero. Mr.. Mccoy is
charged with having embezzled the
sum of $4,000 from Ira Bracket on or
about May 10, 1914. The warrant for
his arrest was issued shortly before
Mr.. Thompson left for Alaska He
was formerly a mining promoter in
the Jarbidge district
Deputy Sheriff Thompson was sup
posed to have gone on trip to his
old home in Omaha, and his real des-
tination was never made public until
his return from the little port on the
far northern sea.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-06

grades and the construction of per-
manent roads.
The state highway is maintained by
maintenance forces, constituted prin-
cipally of good roads enthusiasts,
every man having charge of a three
mile section and provided by the state
with a drag and a road plane. He is
paid by the state for maintaining his
section of the highway and dragging
it after every rain. The different sec
tions are under the supervision of a
road engineer, Mr.. Cornell having
charge of this section, with Twin Falls
as his headquarters.
After a thorough inspection of the
highway in this section, Mr. Booth
leaves today for Burley. from which
point he works east Like a good
doctor, the highway engineer takes
his own medicine, travelling through
the state where he is called on high
way matters over the roads whose
construction he supervises. Mr.. Booth
was accompanied on his trip Monday
/ by Mr.. Cornell, district engineer
| County Commissioner Moore of Filler
/ Charles Null, Thomas Dovery of Twin
Falls, Judge Ostrom of Bull and a
/ representative OF THE TIMES.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-06
STATE LAND COMMISSIONERS
WILL MEET ON APRIL %

On Saturday, April %, the state
board of land commissioners of this
state will hold a special session in
Boise for the purpose of finally decid-
ing upon a policy to adopt relative to
the leasing of grazing lands. The
Idaho Cattle and Horse Growers as
sociation, recently formed at Poca-
tello, Idaho, will have present at the
next meeting, on the 22d of April, its
executive board, and the secretary, l..
E. Dillingham;, is making an effort to
have as many stockmen and farmers
present at the meeting as possible.
On Anril p representatives will meet
in Boise to discuss the situation before
going before the land board.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-06

way engineers know about farming,
which, Mr.. Booth admitted, was apt to
be very little. I'VE have made many
mistakes, said Mr.. Booth, but we are
learning much from our mistakes and
try not to repeat them AS a result
we are rapidly standardizing the spe-
cifications for the state highway and
in a few years should have an excel
lent highway running across the state
from east to west, as well as from
HALEY to the state line south of Twin
Falls" Illustrating what Mr. Booth
meant when he said several mistakes
had been made in the past, he pointed
out, for one thing, that concrete cul-
verts had been made too narrow and
that new specifications had been
adopted calling for wider culverts and
bridges, easily permitting two vehicles
to pass on the bridge or culvert, and
by dividing the traffic on two tracks
instead of one, reducing the prospects
of chuckholes and ridges on the Gull
verts or at the approaches to the
bridges. Mr.. Booth said that the mar
row culverts on the section of the
highway in this county will be re-
placed probably next year with wider
structures Already the highway is
being widened in many places and
crowned in a manner that encourages
two tracks of traffic, one on each side,
! tead Of the one track in the cente
of the road. Mr.. Booth says that this
reduces maintenance costs so per cent
as the wear on the road is only half
as great as where one track has to
handle all the traffic.
] The highway district in the southern
part of the state is divided into three
sections, with headquarters at Poca-
tellO, Twin Falls and Boise. The
Twin Falls section extends from
Owsley's ferry, 20 miles northwest of
Bull, to American Falls; and from
HALEY on the north to the state line
Substantial milepOsts are being set up
indicating the number of miles in the
section from the headquarters from
that section, so that as one travels to
or from Twin Falls the distance is in
dictated every mile along the road
A great deal of work is being done
between Twin Falls and Bull and,
with the exception of a few miles
around Bull, included in a highway
district which has become involved in
financial difficulties, the road is in
excellent condition, although Mr.
Booth says that with rain and proper
/ treatment by the maintenance force
in this county the highway will be
greatly improved Northwest of Bull
down the Bull hill to the ferry, is
one of the finest sections of road
which can be travelled anywhere in
the state of Idaho. Not only from the
point of view of road construction, but
o1cn nf f~1,s 70
take lesson in the scientific con-
structiOn of roads can well afford tc
make the trip northwest of Bull for
the purpose of seeing what the high
way is doing in the elimination oil
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-06

and married Eugene A Ahern in 1906
in her native state, coming to Twin
Falls the following year. She was
the mother of three little children,
Lucille, Kenneth and Marion. Mrs
Ahern was a devout Christian woman
and prominent socially in this city.
The funeral will leave the home at
$3.50 tomorrow morning and will be
held from the Catholic church at $3.50
o'clock.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-06

The light but magic touch of Spring has
placed for your inspection in our Dry Goods
Department the seasons most popular designs
ard weaves in Taffetas, Silk Crepes, Serges,
Shepherd Plaids, Beachcloth, and all designs
and materials of Wash Goods.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-06
EARLY PIONEER RESIDENT DIES
MONDAY AT HOME IN THIS CITY

Mrs Eugene A. Ahern died at her
home in this city at o'clock April 8
from paralysis. resulting from hemor-
rhage of the brain, after an illness of
three days. Her husband and children
remained at her bedside steadily, but
she did not regain consciousness after
she was stricken Anna Casper Ahern
was born in Minnesota 81 years ago
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-06
STANDARD PATTERNS ARE CORRECT

,aEsENEt<t.Et.Est
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-06
PRESBYTERIANS MAKE BIG
GAINS IN CONGREGATlO'

Last Sunday 176 persons joined the
Presbyterian church of this city, of
which number 104 were baptised.
Since the arrival of the present pastor,
DR.. j. f. Shepherd, two years ago,
the congregation has increased 4OS.
The church was then $4,000 in debt,
all of which has been paid.
Times want ado hrino .o...14n
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-06
WooLENs

The popular weaves, as Shepherd Plaids, Palm
Beach Cloth, Gaberdine and Fancy Serges,
were bought when the market was in condi-
ton, and we have not raised our exceptionally
low prices on them
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-06
SPRING WAISTS

Exquisitely made of Crepe de Chine, Tub
Silk and Wash Materials, in various designs
at astonishing low prices
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-06
SILKS

Of excellent values in Crepe de Chine, Pussy
Willow, Poplin, Messaline and Kimono Silk;
all shades and designs.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-06
WASH GOODS

Have been our strong point this season, and
we cordially invite you to inspect the prices
and quality of our NEW materials in the pop
ular designs of Voiles Cycle Suiting, Poplins
Percales, Ginghams and various materials in
strictly fast colors.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-11-16
to Continue For
II Days.

ting and their butter is being more
widely advertised as. a result Of. the
prizes that r being o by the but
ter maker. If the cream was shipped,
some other place would get the repu-
tation for the butter made from the
good cream furnished by New Salem.
Why should not New Salem, the home
of the product, receive whatever adj
vertising it's product earns? In ship
ping cream, if it is a good cream its
reputation goes with it to the town
which receives the cream. Can a
community afford to sell its good
cream and throw in its reputation?
New Salem could never have built up
a reputation for it's butter if it had
shipped its cream.-N. D. Elk. Sta.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-11-16
SHIPS
T0bE LAUNCHED

Washington, Nov. 15.-Three Of the
five American dreadnaughts unde:
construction are almost ready for
launching, it is shown in a statement
issued today by the navy department.
They are the New Mexico, Mississippi:
and Idaho. Work has just started on
two, the Tennessee and California.
Another, the Arizona, was commits
stoned last month.
Other vessels building for the navy,
include nine destroyers, 20 submar-
ines, and several fuel and supply
ships. Three %destroyers are almost
finished, five are not half completed
and construction of one had just be-
gun. Thirteen submarines are nearly
completed and others from one-fourtll,
to one-third finished.
Three ~battfeships and three Destroy
ers are being built in government ma
Wy yards. Work on two submarines
soon to be constructed by the govern
ment has not begun.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-11-16
MAKE INSTITUTE
DATES EARLY

The schedule for farmers institute
meetings will be made up in Deem
Der. All who desire to have a farmers
institute meeting in their community
this winter should send in an appl;-
cation before December 18th to the
Superintendent Of Far1neTs' Institute.
Agricultural College, N. OAK. Frank
Sanford has been reelected supt' and
will carry on the Institute along the
same lines that he worked out last
year. A woman will be at each in
stitute to present subjects of special
interest to the women. The one o,
two day farmers Institutes is I splen-
did place for taking up new problems
that confront the farm due to the
losses caused by rust. Now Is. the
time to get in that application. .
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-11-16
WEATHER BUREAU IS
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
LIFE SAVING INCALCULABLE-
FORECASTS FREE BY PHONE.

The United States Government is
spending $1,500,O00 annually on its
Weather Bureau. The saving Of life
and property as a result Of storm
warnings alone is almost incalculable.
Two hundred regular observers thru
out the United States, take observa-
tions with standard instruments, note
the conditions of weather at their sta.
tions each morning at z o'clock, and
telegraph reports to Washington.
Within two hours after these mes
sages are received at Washington the
weather forecasts for the entire coun.
try are made by experts there and are
telegraphed in circuits to about 1000
distributing points, whence they are
further disseminated by telegraph,
telephone, mail and otherwise.
Subscribers to the Northwestern
and Tri-State telephone exchanges in
Western, Minnesota and the eastern
part of North Dakota may have the
weather forecasts free of charge every
morning from the exchanges in Grand
Forks.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-11-16
FARMERS;W|[[
Make NORTH
DAKOTA LAWS
LEGISLATURE NEXT WINTER
MAY TAKE OVER EQUITY ELE-
VATOR BUILDING IN ST. PAUL.

Grand Forks, Nov. 15.-North Da-
kota's next Legislature, which will
convene in January, will be under the
complete domination of the Non-par-
tisan league, the farmers organize
ton formed last spring.
The purpose and first aim Of the or
%panization, so far as the farmers were
concerned, was to obtain appropria-
tions for the erection of state owned
terminal elevators in North Dakota
Minnesota or Wisconsin, and state
owned packing plants.
I. Refused By Legislature.
The refusal of the former legisla-
lures to grant the farmers these state
owned facilities was the direct incen-
tive to the organization, not only o.
the Non-partisan league but OF the
Equity Cooperative exchange, whica
now has a large terminal elevator
nearly.constructed in st. Paul.
It is possible that, should the pro-
gram of the Non-partisan league, as
announced before the primaries and
during the campaign, prevail in the
legislature, the Equity elevator. would
be taken over in the name Of the State
Of North Dakota.
Change In Plan Indicated.
The latest issue of the official organ
of the Non-partisan league, however,
contains a signed editorial by Presi-
dent A.. c. Townley, which would seeu
to indicate a change in his plans TO.
the league.
1t is the opinion Of persons in touch
with the inside workings Of the league
that the change of program will not
be entirely popular with the farmer
element, which made the fight solely
on the basis Of procuring the terminal
elevators, whereby they hoped tt
obtain direct sale Of their grain to thu
millers.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-11-16

RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exa-
mination for the County of Benson,
North Dakota, to be held at Devils
Lake, Leeds and New Rockford on
December 8, 1916, to fill the position
of rural carrier at Esmond and vacan-
cies that may later occur on rural
routes from other post offices in the
aforementioned county. The examin-
alton will be open only to male citi-
who are actually domiciled in the
territory Of q post office in the county
and who meet the other requirements
set forth in Form No. 1877. This
form and application blanks may be
obtained from the officers mentioned
above Or from the United States Civil
Service Commission at Washington, D.
c. Applications should be forwarded
to the Commission at Washington a.
the. earliest practicable date.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-11-16
NOTICE!

~ ~ sLf-E H"frL -
During our contest we have been
handling hundreds Of subscriptions,
both new and old, and we have endea-
vored to handle them so that no mis-
takes would be made, but that every
subscriber would get his paper regu-
larly. However, it is barely possible
that errors have crept in, and if AM,
one who has recently subscribed for
The World does not get it regularly,
please notify us. We are aiming 10
serve u subscribers in the best pos
sible manner and any delay in receiv.
ing your paper should be reported
promptly so that we may trace the
error.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-11-16
GOETHELS QUITS ARMY
ON OWN APPLICATION

Washington, Nov. 11.-Major Cen
eral George w. Cocktails, governor of
the Panama canal zone, will be retired
from the army on his own application,
dating from Nov. Is. Army orders to-
day show President Wilson has APP
proved his application after forty
years. service.
The order. Of retirement affects only
General Goethel's military status and
does not operate to relieve him from
duty as governor of the canal zone, but
is preliminary 10 his retirement as
such. He will probably be succeeded
by Lieut.. Col. Chester Harding, eng;.
neer corps, now acting governor.