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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
R AILROAD SECURITIES

He made investments m ralrodu securi- ties apparently without any mistahe' ne number of variety of these investments and the aggregate money value Of them reveal his business wisdom, his capacity to grasp opportunities and his unusual power Of looking into the future. lie greatly admired E. II. Hartman, at one time saving MT Hartman possessed the most acute as well as the broadest mind of unsurpassed dynamic force or any American of his generation Ills conl- dence in MT Hartman and also m hls own judgment is vsbly demonstrated by his investments in railroad proper ties with which Mir. Hartman was asso- ciated.
 He ventured some investments in New York real estate or in a corporation formed to develop real properties in New York This undoubtedly was due to ms belief that wonderful as has been the. growth of the metropolitan district, nev- ertheless it may be regarded as almost trivial in comparison with the growth that is to come In all probability, MT. Stiil- mans fortune would have considerably surpassed s4O000.0O0 if his death had not occurred at a time when depression in the securities market prevails. Ihose Who have examined the list of securities made for probate purposes are of the opinion that when normal values are estapllsnea for the securities he accumulated the money value of the estate may De m creased one-third
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
A VARIETY OF INTERESTS

MT. Stillman's field of investment was discovered by the publication or the re port to have been considerably varied He ventured into many investments m the stock of, banks, and this seems to have been one of his favorite forms or investment He did not begin his ca reer as banker until he was well past 40 years of age. In fact, not until ne was asked by the directors of the Ma tional City bank to become president of that institution did he ever contem- plate any other business career than that of cotton commission merchant. III that he was successful, and it was in line with the traditions as cotton mer- chant which his father had established.
 He early saw opportunities which with only one or two exceptions, the bank ing leaders of New York had failed to perceive, for greatly enlarging the scope of American banking. He realized what the opportunities of the future were, ana as he! was from the first very success full in building up the City bank to a pre-eminent position, it was natural that he should also take an interest Tn gen eral banking opportunities.
 Some men have hesitated about invest ing in bank stock principally because of the stockholders liability. But MT. Still man never hesitated on that account, ana he became before his death, as IS now revealed by the report the largest lndl- vidual stockholder so far as the number of banks in which he was interested IS concerned, in New York.
 He was not greatly interested in indus trial enterprises, excepting the Standard Oil company. He had undoubted oppor- tunities in that association for safe ano very profitable investment of money part ly no doubt on account of his intinacS with the Rockefellers and other Standard Oil leaders Mir. Stillman had great faith In the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
Indictments Returned
 Against Five Prominent
 Chattanooga Politicians
By Associated Press

Chattanooga, April 11.-Following an in vestigation covering two weeks, five in dictments were returned against promi- nent politicians on the grand Jury hefe today on charges of committing frauds Tn the November election. Only one arres' has been made, Ed Boydston, former oep- uty sheriff, and the names Of other men indicted are withheld pending their ar rest. Following the election, w. b. Cleage, democratic candidate for stats senate, charge that he had been delrauueo out of the seat and instituted contest Tn the legislature against his successful op- ponent, Finney T. Carter, republican Cleage contracted pneumonia and dieo while the contest was pending. Repup- licans made counter charges that there had been fraud on the part of the demo- crats, Boydston being samong nunoer of prominent workers for the party. other arrests are expected tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
PROPERTY LEFT BY
 JAMES STILLMAN
Rr HOLLAND

By HOLLAND
 New York, April 12. 12.--tSpecial)-A much closer estimate of the value of the es tate which was accumulated by the late James Stillman was made when he died than is customarily the case when man of great wealth passes away. For it was commonly assumed that the in- ventory of MT Sullman's estate would show a money value of about s4o,00o0oo. That estimate was an accurate guess, be- cause none but the late John w. Sterl- ing. who was Mir Stillman's most intl- mate friend and who was named as one of the executors, could have had accurate information respecting the amount of the estate and the variety of items which entered into it. Mir. Sterl- ing survived Mir Stillman for only few mont ths.
 Of course. it was the fact that a man had accumulated an estate of s40,00O, 900, presumably much of it in the last 70 yearSs of his life, which caused the pub iication of the probate inventory to at .ractI general attention The amount was rathdr unusual Some of the very rich uen who within the past 10 or IS years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

drunk at 8 o'clock of midsummer evening with the last sackful to en- rich their employers. There was, no doubt. d time of old that tradition could tell about, before all this swea'- shop business was afoot, when bee might have some individuality anc some kind of family life for himself, some sort of pleasure of his own; when he could stretch his sticky legs coni- fortably of an evening and in a par of loose pantouffles. unfold his news paper Iesurely. and read under h.S carefully adjusted spectacles, the lae- est doings in the bee and blossom world; when young fellow, with delicate taste for pleasure, might pause in a waysde trumpet-floweE or drink in a foxgIove tavern without shame or hurry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

have passed away were found to have left estates of not more than $2O,OOO,OCO and in the case of William c. Whitney and the late c. P Huntington something under S00o0, 900.
 The appraisal of other large estates mas shown that few men have accumulated $40, ,O00, 900 and a very few, ais for, for in- stance. Russell Sage and Jay Gould and J. P. Morgan. accumulated in excess of S70 GOO O00 But $40 O0O, 900 is rare figure for an estate.
 But after all the feature of the inventory of Mir Stillman's estate which has caused the most comment among men Of large affairs, some of whom knew MT. Stillman we'll was not that he had accumulated s40,000.000, but instead that in the long list of securities of which he died possessed there were only three items which represented worthless in vestments. In fact, one of these was really a gift which Mir Stillman made in order to establish with other rich men the New theatre, an enterprise which was dismal failure
 A RARE EXCEPTION
 It seemed almost incredible that a man as cautious and yet as courageous and as far-seeing as MT. Stillman was should have so invested hts fortune in a variety of stocks and bonds as to make it possible for the appraiser to re- pert that only three items were dis covered which represented investments that were of no account
 When the variety of Mir Stillman s cin- vestments was revealed through the pub
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

chance to do. the work, in the right manner If we should set out brutaliy to conquer her. she would at least un- derstand that If we intervened frank- Iy and confessedly to enforce treaty obligations which Carranza refuses co leen she would admit that as at least open and an international right. 1T we talk about our desire for her well fare, and especially if we interpret that welfare in terms of our own ideas of democracy. and at the same time leave her prostrate and bleeding, then she will not understand nor believe. IT on the other hand we, or some or us who are big enough for it, put our aa- ninistrative talents in the job fittinS if to Mexico's needs, so that prosperity shall return, with work and pay ana food. and some certainty in the future for improving, individual and general she will understand perfectly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

lication of the appraisers report, then men of large affairs spoke Of the es- tate as probably without any precedent so far as successful investment was con . cerned. Other men of great wealth were after their death found to have accuinu- lated a considerable mass of securities worthy of the colloquail description cats and dogs" Even MT. Morgan did not es- cape mistake for unfortunate investments If the common understanding be cor rect. John D. Rockefeller has met "ith misfortune of this kind. F. H. Harrl1ai. was found to have collected lot or worthless securities. The Vanderbilts were singularly successful in this respect il. being unnecessary according to Chaun- cey Nj. Depew to write off any consid- erable amount of securities which were found in the estate of the elder van derbilt and of his son. William H., put tbex, were mt as successmul as MT. Still urn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

American railroads, believing that uiti- mately the snags and disasters "hicn legislation and bad as well dishonest rnanagement caused would be eliminated, and the stupendous and proper relation Of American transportation to the gro"tn and prosperity of the country Woulu de last be firmly and satisfactorily eslap- lished. He was fully as great an opliihlst upon the future of the United states as was the late j. F. Morgan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

Anglewdrms, after heaVy sho"e e' come out of the ground, because th' gI ound isI so soaked With "atse tiia the wormA are in danger or olo They era VI upon sidewalks and fla stones in d rder to escape drowning, and being una ble then to burro" iiisS ground, they remain and dle Mlen ia.' ceases and daylight comes. Their na ture is to live in the dark and daylsni is fatal to them They often come t' the surface of the ground, but usuaiiJ at night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
Carranza Is Going to Fall

Carranza is going to fall writes William Gates in the Worlds Work. Mexico has been off of the front pase now for nearly two years; we may expect soon to see the question Hare out Then will be our great American
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

Tn spite of the long casualty lists of the present war, fought with all the fiendish contrivances of modern SCI ence, the destruction of life was not so great in proportion as in earlier
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

w.r when soldiers fought hand tt hand The most deadly of all "eap9h' was the Roman snort sWoru- S..o.,,i reported that at the pattie ne so onn ., near Namar his soldiers slew 6O,00o oi the Nevii There were no Wou Wr1
 when the weapon was the snort
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

Some of the natives of Ecuador eat ! beetle that is found extenslVely on nisl plains of that country, a1ter fo@s'iiS it like a chestnut.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

Fl. E. BISSELL
 Mir. Bissell has just joined the auto row family, and has purchased the W. w. Phelps Motors Co.,, distributors for MarmOn and Rec cars. MT. Bisseil will endeavor to get larger shipments of cars to supply the demand for the Marmon and Rec cars. The safes rooms are among the most attractive in the south.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
WOODWARD IS
CHAMPION IN
! State MATCH
Mercer County Representative Cap
lures Spelling Honor at State
Meet at Springfield.

Charles Edwin Woodward, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. @. Woodward OF
Eliza township, yesterday won the
state spelling championship against
a field Of 81 entries at the annual
meeting of the Illinois State Teach
ers' association at Springfield.
The new champion, who is . pu-
pill in the eighth grade Of the Clan
cy school, spelled 40 words cor
rectly. out of 4bO He lnibsed on
the word sAuefkraut He was pre-
sented with q gold medal at the
state capitol building last night and
was given q banner to carry back
to his school.
Young Woodward represented
Mercer county in the state contest
by virtue Of his title Of county
champion won on Dec 16, when he
spelled 275 words correctly. In
this contest he competed against
Is girls and 2 boys. G. E. Rlatt.
county superintendent Of schools,
accompanied Charles to Springfield.
He 10 the first representative Mer-
Ger county evas had at the state
meet Miss Olive Hayes, teacher at
the CLANCY school, was greatly
pleased when she heard OF the vic
tory Of her pupil this morning And
declared that he had always been
bright student.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
PLANS MADE FOR
LEGION SUPPER
Fine Program Anneunced To
Amuse Crowd ct Army Mess 1t
City Hall Friday Evening.

Plans have been completed for
the army Style supper to be Civ
en- Friday evening at the city hall
auditorium under the auspices Of
the Falerons post Of the American
Legion.
Serving Of supper will be start
ed at $50 O'Clock and will continue
until all is gone A regular army
mess, prepared by army cooks. is
promised for all who attend. Beans,
soup, potatoes\ and rabbit, are a
few of the delicacies on the menu.
A miscellaneous program has
been arranged, including songs by
a good quartet. violin solos and
address by Captain Oscar E. Carl
strom, commander of the local
post, and bowling game between
a team representing the American
Lexicon and a pickup aggregation Of
local pin Artists. The American
Legion team will be composed OF
Dudley Brown Hugh Morrison,
Macy Parkmsh. Spence Berglund,
and Hayes Hall. while Lee Candor,
Emil 'Bjorkman, Alec Macy, Dick
vollentine and Paul Graham will
bowl on the pickup team. The
game is scheduled for 8 O'Clock at
the vollentine alleys
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
ATHLETICS MADE
AMERICAN ARMY
THE MOST MORAL

New York, Dec. 30.-The United
States army during the war was
the most moral army that ever ex-
listed in the world" and occupying
the soldiers idle time with sports
and amusements made 1t so, Secrs-
tary of War Baker DECLARED at the
opening Of the annual convention
of the National Collegiate Athletic
association here today. He said his
statement was based in knowledge
and opinion gathered from all
sources and the facts constituted a
striking example Of the benefits Of
athletics. The army's virtue was
not the result Of prohibitions OF
any kind, he added.
Mr.. Baker was cheered when, he
said:
There is little or no doubt about
the future of the United States
among our soldiers. What unrest
there is lies with the older per-
sons"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
BURGESS

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. GlAdSon spent
the day Christmas with relatives in
Monmouth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Gladson
spent the day Thursday with rela-
tives in North Henderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. v. Harriott and
family ate Christmas dinner with
Aledo relatives, returning home by
way Of Viola.
The many friends Of Harold Nc
Creary will be pleased ITO learn
that he has become the new man
ager Of the local lumber yard and
will remain in Burgess.
Lloyd Reed was q business caller
lin Aledo Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Reed Edythe
Mclaughlin and Nan harrington
attended a shower upon . friend in
Sunbeam Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearson have NOV
ed into their new home formerly
occupied by the Harold McCreary
family. Mr.. McCreary in turn nov
ed to the Palmer residence. -
Mrs. Anna Whan and son Law
renee were business callers in
Aledo wednesday.
George Morgan is confined to his
home with = case Of the mumps.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. Boyer and
family will move about the middle
Of January to their new homo near
RIoomineton. where Mr., Boyer VIII
enter business.
Mrs. Alice Maness entertained
her sister and family Of woodruff
q few days last week.
, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McLaugh-
lin expect to leave the last Of the
week for Champaign, where they
will resume their school work in
the University Of Illinois.
The new Sunday school omcers
for the coming year are: Clement
harrington, superintendent; Letha
Morford, secretary; George Peass
treasurer: Mrs. r. Gladson. pianist
Edythe Mclaughlin, chorister
Ruby Agens, librarian; Mrs. J. q.
Gladson, superintendent primary
department.
Fred Mclaughlin, the census
enumerator for Suex township, will
commence his work Jan. 2 In the
northwest quarter Of the township
All farmers are urged to have their
data arranged 80 the farm tcredule
can be made out without any de.
lay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
DUR0C GROWERS
PLAN BANQUET
Ladies Of Baptist Church to Serve
Dinner for Association ut
City Hall Jan. z.

A banquet will be given under
the auspices of the Mercer County
Duroc Breeders association At the
city half auditorium at Z p. m. on
Jan. z, the feast to be prepared and
served by the ladies Of the Baptist
church.
A special program, including Ad-
dresses by men prominent as ex-
perts among breeders OF pure
blooded swine, is being arranged
and has been partially announced.
The principle speaker of the even
ing will be W. ]. Carmichael, sec
rotary Of the National Swine Grow
ers' association, and in addition r.
J. Evans, secretary Of the Amer
ican Duroc association, and J. r.
Pfander. secretary of the National
Duroc association will also appear
as speakers. Among the other in
teresting feature Of the occasion
will be a program OF special music
by Smiths orchestra. Tickets fol-
the banquet may be procured from
any member OF the association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
TRADE
PICKS up and,
|lDRN ADVANCES

Chicago, Dec. 30.-Corn took .
ecided upward swing in price to-
~ largely as . result Of brisk ex-
Rort demand for oats, rye and
Fheat. Rural complaints Of car
carcity tended also to strengthen
ne corn market. In this connec-
ion the smallness of receipts here
I'd q further bullsh influence.
opening prices, which ranged from
&c to 2Ac higher, with January
BIN to to 1874 and May 1.3OM
b 1.S1k. were followed by some
additional gains.
Talk Of big export sales lifted
he oats market. Trade was un-
Usually active. After opening Nc
O. 1ac higher. including May At
FAC to SIC. prces reactedsa little
but then scored q fresh advance.
PkQvisions were higher with
nd grains. Business was on
- ewhat larger scale than has
q IL rule Of late.
= 30. ILL.,. Dec. 30.-Subse-
10y, tightaess in the December
elivery attracted considerable at
ention 40 Z bullish factor. and so
lkewise did predictions Of unset
led weather and of a cold wave.
Fhe market closed nervous, 21zc to
Mc net higher. with January
Ban to 1.34b, and May 1929 to
.32%.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
MATHERVILLE

Frank Handley, . former Mather-
Vile business man, visited here last
week. Mr. Handley is . travelling
salesman for an automatic device
for automobiles.
Carol Bopp spent Wednesday in
Rock Island. %
About twenty-five members Of
tho I. o. o. F. lodge went to Esy-
nOlds, Saturday evening where they
put on degree work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Greenwood
Of East Moline and Mr.. and Mrs. E.
A. >Sherrard of Sherrard spent
Christmas at the Clyde Lawson
home.
Ed German Of Rock Island spent
the week end at the I'd McArdsle
home.
Mrs. Mile whan Is in st. An
thongs hospital, Rock Island. whs-e
she underwent an operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. CHARLES Rettig ami
children Ind James Bedford spenr
Christmas at tho George Bedford
home.
Fred Hebbeln Is visiting Relatives
IN East Moline.
James Selfridge, age 81, was
severely cut about tho face Christ
mas, eve " falling On . broken
bottle. Drs. G. M. Murrell and D.
Yoder dressed the wound which
Was several inches ioAg.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Zude enter
taineN q number Of relatives at
their home Christmas day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
Moline and East Moline
HALL PAYS COSTS
IN CONTROVERSY
OVER $40 CHANGE

An agreement was reached today
between Louis Hall of GAINESVILLE,
Wis, and Johnny Bltxt, Hickey
cigar store salesman. A week ago
dispute In Hickey's cigar store
over q $50, bill caused Hall to be
arrested on = charge of larceny.
Hall said he couldn't afford the
loss Of time involved in further de-
tense Of the charge and paid Blixt
$40. He also paid court costs. JUS
tice F. C. Entrikin dismissed the
charge Of larceny against Hall.
Halls arrest grew out Of dis
pute over q bill rendered for the
purchase OF some cigars. Hall
claimed he gave . $50 bill in pay
ment Of his purchase. Blixt claimed
Hall handed him a 81 bill. Finally
Hall walked out of the store with
a $40 bill which Blixt claimed
didn't belong to Hall.
Insofar as determining whether
Hall gave Blfxt q so bill or a 81
bill the argument was not settled.
but Blixt and Hall shook hands and
parted friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
Chicago Livestock,

Chicago. Dec. 30.-Hogs, receipts
5O. 900; mostly zoe to Csc higher;
bulk 14.l5@l4.35; top price 14.40:
heavy 14.10@14.40; medium 14.200
40; light 14.15@14.35; light
lights 13.75@1425; heavy packing
,owse smooth 13.60@14.00: packing
lows, rough 12.75013.50; pigs 1900
014.00.
Cattle. receipts 10000; slow:
beef steers. medium and heavy
weight. choice and prime 1880
e0.00; medium and good 1880
hS.75: common s75@1075: light
weight. good and choice 13.5O@
h9.25: common and medium 5000
1880: butcher cattle. heifers 1900
HAS: cows 6.25013.50: Gamers
and cutters 5.25@625; veal calves
t5.75@17.00; feeder steers 1000
h@.25; stocker steers 6.00@10.25.
Sheep. receipts $4,000; lower;
limbs 16.60@1S.40; culls and con-
on 11.75@15.25: ewes, medium
n good S.25010.75; culls and
lmon 4.250S.00.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
Weather Forecast

Illinois: Unsettled tonight and
Wednesday; probably snow In
northern and rain in southern por-
tions; colder wednesday and We'd
nesday night.
Missouri: Increasing oloudiness,
followed by rain tonight, turning to
snow Wednesday; colder "Wednes-
day and in northwest portion to-
night. +
Wisconsin: Unsettled weather to-
night and Wednesday; probably
snow in south portion; colder We'd
nesday and in west and porth por-
tons tonight.
Iowa: Unsettled weather with
snow tonight and IN east portion
Wednesday; colder Wednesday and
in northwest portion tonight.
Indiana: Fair tonight: Wednes-
day cloudy and colder, much colder
by Wednesday night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
TUEsDAY-THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUs-DEcEMBER 30 1919:
MONEY PRICES
DOMINATE the
STOCK MARKET

New York, Dec. 30.-Stocks be-
came more subsefvient to monetary
conditions during the morning SEES
sion of the stock market. all other
developments being ignored. Rep
resentativs oils, coppers and . few
spscialties escaped the pressure
shown elsewhere. especially among
steels and equipments. Mexican
petroleum. she'll trading and Royal
Dutch were-s to az points higher
and several OF the motor special
ties gained l to 3 points With Endi-
cott-Johnson. American Wooden
extended its early rally and sugars
developed sudden strength. Trad
ing quickened when ,call money
opened at Is per cent.
New York, Dec. 30.-The uncer-
tain money situation continued to
weigh upon the stock market at
the irregular opening OF today's
session. Gains OF l to 3 points in
the better known oils. coppers.
rails and local utilities were offset
by declines OF 1 to I points in
steels. shippings, feathers and kin
dred specialSes. American Wooden,
yesterdays conspicuously strong
feature. lost almost points at the
outset. but Immediately rallied.
The tone became heavier within the
first half hour, General Motors
reacting 3 points.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
COURT HALTS PLAN
TO PRINT MENACE

Aurora, Mo-, Dec. 30.-Plans for
resuming publication OF The Men
aces whose plant was wiped out by
fire recently causing a loss OF $1a5,-
900. were halted today by manda-
mus proceedings. 7. c. Walker,
one of the stockholders in the
Menace Publishing company. OBJ
tanned q temporary writ from Cir
cult Judge Henson at Mount Yer
non calling for an examination OF
the books. accounts and a list OF
members of the Free Press Defense
league, which Walker claims is the
owner Of the property. The writ
was made returnable on Jan. r.
1920.