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m ' te Sss Possibilit ? lo! t?is Great Northwest. Entered Railroad Business In 187? end 3 i 8bon Bo carno One of tho Most Notable Financiera In All tho Country-Hit First Work Wau In . Steamship Office. James Jerome HUI, the great builder ot railroads, la sometimes Ukeaed to a lion in financ?, but-it 1B more deserip tBre'tb speak bf. bim as a Scotch-Irish man. I Of thtt strong and contentious race of Sechs who settled ia ??rt4? Ira. land and, have ever BIUCO been as peo Epled?stiuct both from the men of Scot land and from,, those of Ireland, be came to this country at an early age^ Jib has displayed tbroughout bis life the shrewdness, the wBl power, the brain power and the fighting power I that -were hts only birthright, and they. I^carried bim all the: woy from a Ca . "nadlan country cottage, to a sort; of bh?gsbip in th> railroad world, where with thousands of men under bia or ders, none over bim, and millions of others dependent more or lesa upon, .bis ably nm. lines and tho traffic that th?# carry .ho spent the. latter pert of his life. For sereral yeera before bis : recent death' however, be Intrusted bis business cares to. his sons; One of tho striking things about HUI :x Loo been courage. Ho showed that' ' when as a young lad hb left bis coun try-borne with $10, borrowed," to go to> tho States and -make bis -fortune. It was the? kind ot co urn go that not only dar?* to risk, but dares to' form great i-, on c o. . A domineering intellect that Insisted on: grasping 'and mastering; any wbV ' .. J?ct that carno .before lt waa another of Hill's'lifelong traits. H? employed the Intellect to study thc northwest like'? book.und learn it by heart. He'also fitudjed railroading and 'earned that business in tho Barns way. Then be . - put the two knowledges together and tyy means of tho combination created In twenty years ? railroad system that built up, ? whola section of tho coun try add surprised .' the great eastern I capitalists, who baa meanwhile.-been sitting down and planking, theoretical dey??opssstv^ -., . ' . wm HlaRomantltrMairiago. fflU '.came into thc- world with a strong dasli of sentiment in. hms: and never quita lost lt. His marriage was a romantic dbe,' and when ho quit th? St. I'md homo that lie had ll ved ia foi many years-iud raised a fondly in bo . had-the house torn "down, for* be said lie Would not Bell bis associations" to anybody. 'ri HlUvwas. born at Guelph, Ontario, In 1838bn a little country place. He went ./^?s?vto'a local deadener for awhile. Ono day* it.lssaid, a stranger Glopped at the Hills' house for dinner. Xoung HUI carried the stranger's horse u pail :.. .?if w?ter. .In return by way of aa !n> expetiBlve^roward the stranger gave the boy a newspaper, In which there hap* -. paned to bo an.account of the great . demand for laboring - men' ont-ia Min nesota lt was upon this information ^^^.thafc Hill acted when ho borrowed $10 of\e neighboring farmer^ : Tba .money took bim as far aa Syracuse. From there be worked his way west until be reached St Poul--. Ho\stayed in St ; 'Paul ever since. Froth 1SS0 to 1805 Hill put in eight or nine bard years of worlc.ln n steamboat of?ce. Even that was, n rifle. ; He Jtad begun RS ? wharf laborer. ; Bot In 1685 ba i-ose.further, setting np in business os the agent of the Northwestern P#*fgt of bia owe, the Red River Transporta bas- *t?n company, which rah a vessel on tho Red River of the North; opening up aew territory;; and bringing back cargoes'** fats. . At the sama timo be engaged . ?la'.. j?it??eslppl ehippuig. and carried coal into Bt, Paul, where for many yeera be owned Ute leading coal yards. With all these other ventures, tatting up bia ?srly business, years. Hill waa nearly forty years old before ita went into-the railroad bn$U?ss---an ?xkd fact In vfew ^f bis lifelong dytaato'for r??l road men cf over thirty-five. Hfll'? ?mtlinentall?y baa been called e'mosfc poetic It came; nefcr the poetic ^htu io those early yeats faa.spoke , once ot the great northwest It waa , oaee when bs?bad. Just seea . the ?< , :/???yi ..Tba 5 ;"v;tra'cka' of ^tas. i*^^.i??^^?i?igt?Kli^ l ? vyere covewd,: he ?dtt?ed,' witb much \ ^er ^^ titan , tbs pisiua absut, U t 'v:->Wbea?tts along the trail; Bat HIB 'saw. & t^ , (, Oofra promise, 6t a. frultitel . ?mplrai^. \ he? r ? aaU to bave^inet w ! ? ' ? . ...... . . .'..'?' '. ,'. . . Chicago, Juno 9.-The speech to day of Governor ' FVank B. WlUla fl Ohio, nominating Theodore IS. lim lon .for tho presidency at tho re-mull lean national convention waa deliver et! a3 follows: - History is, to ho madOv.her? today We shall, make America: groatcr. ? disappoint a world. A mighty poop! yea, and nations hoyond 'the sea await our verdict. Wo are not gath ered to -pluck the fragrant ?pw?rir fi eloqueaco to indulge h? fulsome sell glorification or to" engage In unhai; ?y factional contest. A reunited, dc ermined, forward-looking .-. republ caa;;, party 'demands that, m ere 7 pei S??ai . amblUcms < and pride of . opir ion shall give way to! the ;welfare ."< thc psrty and thc country. Tho face ?cf the mighty Bus .and: inspiro na .to achlevemer I worthy of their heroic y-exemple ?"Baited, .wo win ; divided, the "demi lernte win and tho country loses."' ? The republican party, thia yee means business, and' it expects .u? .t ?transact that bu?iness patriotiealI; Kn^ffshly/|^d?; with an eye single t ?the nation's weal. Tho fires of hatred and faction! ?strife have burned out'. Let no un Bitting among thc ashes sleze a fas dying ember of discord and wave I above his head. aa a battle-signal the battle of 1912 fa overV-?o ap?h Igloo1 should bo-'asked'or -given by a? man for honest differences bf oplnlb ?in V.?l??t conflict-1912 io boh ind 'ii 1916 ?a> upon us^tbe question , ls ni ?"What did you? do then.-' but, "Wbt aro you golng to db nbw,fWe fat ?tho future confident ia tbCiVability < ?the republican party; a sense the va ?clems of tho 'day, ??agnose our 'ni tloaal Indisposition and provide . cure no matter bow. the' vitality > th? -patient may haY? been sapped t four ? years/.'of: democratic >xperime? tatton, nor'have radical of far-reacl lng tho treatment requ 1 re d. Nearly two generations ago end a most on this very epot thc republ ca? party bega? to make national ht tory Ia the famous wigwam. Wlu it came into being,: it toured a tree ?ry bankrupt,'. busine^pyMtrate, ti $t???yy dlv?ded ?ad overloaded m |Ma'K??ai<i?; : ?i?n ? *a:<ssi*| tyfKamlffe of oablie>cr?dit and it sprang upc iii fast.?'lt s^ppbHed on^ta/Btiw Muttering's^ md?strtes of tho ;.??tap?t*?S>* & brought them back io UfeVitke . O. P. Can Ri . Wlfh Burton B?3?*a\*,,> ; * '' *% ; ?'^?#$$m\H - : . ". ? ? Tiicpdcre E liurton. problems '. ot the present and faces the dawn with confidence and purpose; our d?mocratie friends I .wbbhVilkeXb-forget fkcii: barrj isl I&S! ?hey are riot contain, .pf ita . presen; altitude on any great national ques tion and for tho fri turo.: they arc thinking of "Molasses. to'.catch ;fHoy'' at tho riext election. v . : V . - /i r We. oro proud bf what wo . havtr-eon tributed to history, but; bar past per formances ara,, not our only as sets. Wo must not sit. serene In GOH Satisfied contemplation of the wort ??rea'dy done; but inspired by an he: role past and chastened by . tho' fire' bf defeat, let us* gird up our dolos tc meet new conditions and fight now hatti bs: ; .beklagten - ' abd i Yorktowr had. been , failures but for GoHys l.. ? --a t ..~.,?^~ :.*-.'.fe'A?U"..*??^A?L uni ?j t ii\. .'Fl'"". ...... i ....... Q WM w-. allon has. Ita bathes to fight-itt problems ; to;;aolve. No party cjuj win on <prldb;pf ancestry of rlcbnosE of Inheritaricar it: must be; willing anti able to do the; world's yr?tk now'; ,ii cannot etond- stilt br tqrn; back-r^ mu*t gb ahead. The republican--par ty.,deserves to Uve . arid to win, be cause lt has its: face to tho future all aglow, in the cbaAorobsness of ca pacity fbr , service' itt; the .solution o the "prob) em;* of today arid af .,tne\'iej? per lenee at>d patriotism,' to guide ;tbi chip of stave-ob the uritriad/ tempest ^saed ssas bf tomorrow*. -. .The; monumental folly and med diing officiousness' of tho present na tional administration have > needless ly complicated the probleraa tht present and made Imperative tho, re turn to power of the.'republican par tyj" to regain for tho nation Us terni prestige, abroad, and restore tc lb people a stable industrial pro'sperlt? founded on eomctbiug more humani tarian and abiding than tho mlsfor tabes of obit al-ter-uatloua. . ,i prosperity fed .upon dead men's boner I ^^^stly abd ; cannot long endure, A nation's pirldb, a country's welfare are at stake herb. This is tho; tim? and place for clear thinking, passlonl liss poise 9>nd unseif tah purpose. Th? eyWof tho ?bridare npdn. ybu; vdt "shall nobly save or meanly los? tbs last best haps.ot earth;" .: The Teptfhllcaa -par^;,.wa> m?4?;.tt handle a *U?*?ib?* tl**? the . pr?sorit? Our for???ri ?if?lbi?one aro now in . t hopeless uagie, 4?nd , AmsT?cens *.'itr<? less proud ot t^Wr country than the; ane? . wer*, .e^?n?tbba^- we pre aa ??red ob hlgb' b?Oibritjr that "we- tii air. on hi h a it i f that '.- H ? - I Tim evil fiffjei^of the outworn 'see^ . tlonal tariff'.policy, adopto doy tho na : tlonal ''-administration,, have boen, to nniiie ov?. tit, olci-.tirwl. hy the fever ish 'ephemeral iit'tiv.lty which is tho outgrowth ' of th*., lamentable Euro ' pean '.conflict*.-.' Kvbry - a?rt?. ..man] khov/a that but . for, ?hi? Unnatural! and inhumane stlmalouB our ludas-i tri??'?would (be /.prostrate, and,, we j Would bo race to face with ind. Vitrlal depression, ouch aa we, have, no? seen' ?in half a century. And.when: this] world-war e?d?, auolh?r will bog'U/i i but that will bc >an .Industrial wari I that will know .no neutrals-all will I bo boll?geront^. k ,?JB. al.m'lftary' ? and I naval : preparedness adequate to?' make any rjaUort .of ?C?mbloattOD o? nations i hoBitute to^vi?l?te: tbe-.rtghtB ot our ri?t?na^pr the1 ?aactltY^?f' . our flag ls a guaranty pf p^ce< 80 industrial I preparation. through' > tie. enactment ' of a republican, protective tariff la ls essential' ?f^ we. W0uld ; maintain American .wage' rates and .standards of living. " :>-. ; . In obedience to tho command;*^? united party in^ur. state and voicing tba' Un?utmouir ??nt?ment of ber del egation) J present \ for your consider ation Ohio'O' choice for thc presiden* cy that schol?5T. leader,' statesman, ?th'aO'.cKlaeu ot; tho w^rld-with an-. )ojfiii^ifre;'can,.win.. wlt^Xhim; we, can- ? not fail. I nominate for tho office 'of j pr?pent bf tba" tjnitad;;States, T>\eo- ? doro E. Qitt^foaBBiWBBBB^fi^ (By. Aasoci?tftjl-pas?,) Chlcago, June.9^-Charl?* W. flair? bank? waa prbaenfc?d- t? the . UapviViU ca ti' National conveuiiCi today by ilcpit?^htaUVe WiiS?abs.R. Wood, of i indiana, - ai ??dlatte/a candidat* fot Vine presjdential iH^??^*t?bn, a??;V d? t?ff?M?n who ?ot holy would1 make t"e*??,:-?i?he/^Q0T^!-pres?d*nt> ? tbe'j ; ?quritry ov?r has : ? ?t?d, but waosfr ? elcetio? would.;asitfre- tbe velec^bu of i ,-a. r?pubilt????m'ajorti^-'to.*otb. brapefy .1 !?s:of:c?n^resff.',r''</.i:;- ? -"> '.'.'' * l'iWFi, Wood poinbed/ to ih? former for President; MelfJiuV lo tho semite ! vbeter^?n^d^ hie. pan m framW* tb* nolie* of ] LL EYES WtU bo focused TEN DAYS. Every overlook this golden opportun things you need right now-A ber of the fnmny~wiil bo sol vious Anderson records. Ct New Ready to-Wear Seo our beautiful line White Shirts, also Awning OfiA Stripes, Sale Prl-o .... Sr V 25 Ladles' Tailor'Made Suits -Latest Styles, Worth $18.00 to 4120.00. Will sell them fer ten days only " *j^0< Beautiful WUite Dresses, beautiful'/ irunmediAO Salo Prlco $2.9a to HW ?SW Big lino Middy Blous- <V7 ?r ea from ?4 .K . . 2,5c to . 'V. 20 dozen beautifully trimmed Corset Cov- OA. ers .. . . .. 19, 24 and ?KFC Beautiful ' line of Ladles' Nightgowns. Sale 0*7^ Price ... . .. .. 48e and*? e C See our beautiful line of La dles'. White Muslin Underskirts, air trimmed. Salo AQ _; Price .... 48c, 09c, 76c, ?PC, Shirts and Underwear Wo hav? a complete line of Sport Shirts, regular 75c val u? This. Big Af&<n Juno iSalo.ftOC; pfirj?? YT? m "for, tho-time had departed from '.: tho house of'the; fathers." With indiana again tho great poli tical battleground of the country, Mr; Wood suggested that wisdom in tho choice bf a presidential, candidate would make certain' %he eletctoh pf t^? senators from ith?t state, f: ."In selecting mir candidato," said representative Wood at ' the outset; "wo will bo actuated by but one prime purpose, and - guided by but one su premo desire, that ls, to name a man \ who will.simd four square to all.th? winds ..that blow against the honor, - the. -dignity, and Rightful prosperity j pf . tile republic, and who. will, at the i?nd' bf his tenure of office, leave,' aa the brightest heritage of bia admin istration, his entire- .country < and all its citizens prosperous and at peace with all thc world, .abd the republi cs^' parly, that confided to him its trust, tirraly ontrrviched in the confi dence ami affectais of tho nation. ..'.In ordert ?Sat np?; may bo,,, our I candid Ato slvould'b^ a man who po? ' sasses es .n?*r?jr a?? possible, all. the: louaUflcatfons bf heart and mind that j ?re so requisite to tho fallest, dis charge ct tho duties of'thls great of fice.- . .'.., "He should be. ? man with ? grasp i of ; the n?cessita ot the .hour, s j statesman In cvor>;eenso bf-. the word; brond-ratadod and just, wno knows not only the needs o? his country and its; people, but .who knows how to cd rainl'ster to those needs. A man wac ha's firm cbnvictUna as to'right ?and wrong end who has. the courage c? his convictions and wit* right a wrong ? that ls done to the .humblest of our . citizens, a maa who acts not iVoi impulse, bat who ba?es his action ' on reason abd who. when he ra: ;?}-? his mind, will not change lt;A cept when convinced rthat ito ls error; and .wi 7 when so convinced^ . broad enough and ji?Bt enough toiac kRowIf-i'xe bli- error and correct-,H. ?-man who llueves in the f oadameo ; tal! .?ftr.t??t.^ei: j?f t*e'. r?publlcan par j' j ty and tftatita^y- ara, e^santUl ta gap^: govemmcat, and who knows how tb apply those principles tb secure the. ! l?csr results for. ali oar- people, A ; pm who'has. the eoatw?na*;.O*??JI?|? ^l?^^mMi'i-^?/??- .wba-^>i^boi| tfcat confidence byV reason .of hl?t. steadi^,adherence to bqstnass int?i,v .grttyv.ia, : the Administration ..of pubi :. .Jlc .office. ?mahiwho^bae^Rb abldv: lag frith In-ibo people, end they ?rf abiding faith bi him b?caus? he has. t?en: tried il? the crucible bf ; expert: ^?p&'j^ want?; ?^fa^ta^.ea^?r^a.^, "" PAUS. SEVKH bft Hie wonderful values offered at this stor? for the NEXT body who cares to cut down the high cost of living should not ky. Thousands of dollars worth of wanted merchandise tn your homes- f or personal use-things needed by every mern d here for tb*, next ten days at prices theft will break all pre ?me and get your share. ,.\ CLOTHING j Shoe Specials One lot Men's Genuine Palm I It i ^? Deach Suits, regular $750. For Ej ] > JrShttlBSPti ?ORE"...... $4.95 ;Si.-^^_j One lot of . Men's Kool Kloth " HH CT^'^M|fg?^M^': in all shades and stripes, regu- 5 ,. cut? $3.45 i 149 Pairs Men's Gun Metal worth the world over $8.50. Our ? ? $ 1 .95 Great Clearance djg* QR ??ale.. Salo..? .-,:'9w?99 1C6 Poira Men's Vlei Kid, 64 Men's Guaranteed AU- Gun Metal Oxfords worth $3.00. Wool, Serge, sun proof-worth This great June < 4?9 ^.fi $10.00. For th's d??y A(* t Sate .... .. .. Great Sale.W? -2/*-? 248 Pairs Men's Gun Metal, All of our. Worsteds ' and Vlei Kid. Tan Oxfords, worth Serges In Pin Stripes and. Plain $3.50. This great Ol? Weaves. regular $12.50 to Juno Sale .. .. .. .aP?.W? $16.00 ?6 QC All of our 14.00 and $4.60 Values*,. v eP?7?eW. Men's Oxfords to go'Ja this 144 Pair Men's Extra Heavy treat i9alo -AO A?t": Khaki Pants, regular Value- at .. .$?5e^W.-: $1.25. ^For -this Cfc?c Ono lot of Ladles' Palm Beach Groat Salo - . . . . Oxfords, worth ..*!;&. Thia C4 Pair Mon's Palm . Beach 0p??? Jima Vk? : Pants,, regular value $1.60. For %l??1Juno 98c thle Gr?at June ?$C ? W ^rs Ladies' Gun Metal, 118r Pair Men'V Pin Stripe,? T}T ^lordfs' ?? S?I and Plain Blue Serges..Panta;,. ^ this Great gi . I Q regular 13.00 - value* for our ^ Salo .. .. ..< . A e* ?7-. june A4- ft? l?9 P?5rs La(}{os' Bronso SJlp Bala.. tt .?tpa ??rO pera, regular $3.60 value. Tho 119 Pair Mon's Pure Worsted Big Juno "4.1'^Oft Pant* In all shades nnd coloro. 8alo . .. .. * -t-rw Trth up to $Gnf>. on" 244. Palra. Ladles* Mary Janes . jone no In Gun Metal and Patent : loath? ? p?nn .. .?J>4&?&0 er, worth $2.50. ??t ^? ?? -III?MV?-II 'i' ?- -?? phis Sale., <4? a ?Mf Shirts r.nd Underwear ' ' "'WtJJ' '""'"J t?"'j?"??!"??" . Also. a full and complete urie fcn?** ?? Underwear of Mon's Nainsook Underwear 10 dozen Men's Sport Shirts ,at hig reduction. Boy's Un- in Tan and Blue, worth 60c, derwear at sale prices. This big 68 -dozen Men'o Fine Silk. Bale .. .. .. .. .. .. -5*fftL? Hose, hil colors, regular 25e. 88 Pairs Men's Blue Pants, For our Groat Juno *>Rw* worth f 1.00, This ' ?(f|>?': Sale .. .. Wc, S Pair for ? O C. Big Juno Sale .... , ?Wfe wmmmM&mMmm HOME OF LOW PRICES . ?viaeEfls Hp HE MUTUAL B?NJSF1T LIFE INSURANCE COM A; .PANY since 1-9Q9 has' three 'limes substantially., i:: cr?as?d its regular dividend ftc?le., Iri addition, three Spec ial Dividends have ibeenpaid^ since that dat? aggregating oy?r $2?O0O,O0O. Th? year l9i?%as the most successful in the Company's history of 71 years; The new business was far greater than in, any preceding year; the mortality was the lowest in thc Company's history, and the.expens?.rate went dawn. A large surplus having oeeir earned above the require, ments of the increased 191S regular divid-snd scale, and,the, contingency reserves, the Company 'declared another spec ial dividend amounting to ^1,150,978.00 payable to pol? scyholrfers in addition to the regular 19t6 dividend. This fourth Special Dividend amounts to exactly20 per cent bf the regular 1916 dividend. In November, 1915, Mr. Clifford A. Dunham, Manager of the Goodrich Tire Company!, Cleveland, Ohio, applied to the Mutual Benefit for $20,?OO of insurance on the Ordinary Life, Accelerative Endowment plan,,settlement to be made under a Monlhly Income Agreement. ^ he first)annua' premium of. $511.60 (the insured being age 34). was paid;*" MBEwith the application anil policy was duly ^ued, Upon pay ment-.; of the second annuals premium ibis ye^r; thc- re^??af 7 19??T d?yi?lend of $93.66 will be credited ;orr.hiii poU?y^ lit addition there will be a Special ^M^m-:c^^i?^$^A