wt iU . lt1TiWJ?ffKS W1" llv fili Rareraa .f?f. H i TOT M . " ' &, It 4 .) Si ' -it? I . ' 4c. . r !" l 1 wJ W&T its EVENING FUBLIO lEJDGERPmmPEEPHIAi 'WBKNEfeDAT. SEPTEMBER 13. 1922 iff k;tr . Pt SCION OF VANDERBILT MILLIONS BECAME IVORKE, T.Pj B ? TO JV IN GIRL WHO WANTED IVOR TH- WHILE HIJSBANn &H & : Hi r . 81 I I & I US l ',i Yipwrr Cornelius, Jr., Made Geed e?i $30-a-JVeck Jeb as Reporter and New Is Fitting Himself for Lifework as Publisher and Journalist NORTHCLIFFE HIS IDEAL: fINDS NOTED i HELP AS MUCH Yeung Millionaire Is Spreading Doc trine of (iSce and Knew America.''1 Labors Leng Hours, but Has JVifc's Approval ITI7HEN wealth nnd a great family I I Ml t. 41 lJ U1W UUl IHU WII1WUW. That Is the rule, and the exceptions are few and far between; but are exceptions. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., laboring under the handicap of a tee-well-known name and mere wealth than Croesus had, became a cub reporter la A New Yerk paper, and is today making geed. And he is lnrgely making geed because he has a young wife who flrarfsts that her husband must earn his own living, who insisted that he WTOVB hia Tnettle for n venr hnfnm ahn nntmlmil n mam. ,) Y: V - - V w.. .UIU4J.U W tWUlAJT '- During his year of probation he lived en a salary of $30 te $40 a 'week, despite the fact that he might have drawn en thousands of dollars. T 1920, month of April, after Viewing his own and his wife's mil lion dollars' worth of wedding gifts, the returned te newspaper work and a small salary, Just te show that he meant it when he said, "I want te de something worth while." Ne career of the social butterfly for Cornelius, Jr.; no Hfe of irre irre spens.bility for this blue-eyed scion of the Vanderbilt family; the height of his amb'tien is te be accepted as a journalist en his own merits and his task has been no lead-pipe cinch. He wants te own a string of news paper?, and his ideal is the late Lord NerthcliflV. He was born in 1898, and, son of Brigrdler General Cornelius Vander bilt, engineer and specialist en loco moth e boilers, he was fondled in the "lap of luxury. But it didn't agree with him. At a dance in his mother's palatial home he met pretty Rachel Littleton, daughter of the late -Mr. and Mrs. Themas J. Littleton, of Tennessee. And the lap of luxury didn't agree with her either. They were attracted te each ether, ,nd their mutual interests led them ite talk about life with a capital L. '"Earn Your Own Way," , Girl Sold, and He Did "This world is changing," opined the young woman, who is two years Ifrennger thaa Cornelius, "and every gttra will have te learn te leek after jkfmself. I want you te live by whaf s jPaatljr m yen I want you te rub ifceaMeTs with the htrmblest of men 'ftad measure your ability with them. ;jTeu mustn't allow your wealth te nelp yen, nor your name, but you trratt fight ft eat alone. I believe In I Jfrea. I think yen can de It." ' And Cornelius lived te find hfs ealth and his name a handicap. The war broke out nnd he enlisted. He fceeame a chauffeur for Generals Pershing, Haig and ethers, and later fceeame chief wagener in the Thir teenth Division. He was gassed Jtwice, learned te live mere or less Comfortably In mud, filth, en army fchew and short rations. Later army authorities sent the jreung man te Camp Lewis, Wash ington, as instructor in army trans portation, nnd he was discharged i honorably fiem bervice in 1919. All this time he communicated with Rachel, and once out of the irmv. PnrnnliiiH Hntnrmtnnd fn trv I bis hand at newspaper work. "A long while back," he says, "I made up my mind that newspaper work was the thing cut out for me. When the world was tern by terror and bloodshed, it seemed te me that newspapermen were playing the biggest part in the gnme of rehabil- itatien. When men of resource were needed newspapermen were called in. "It was the profession that seemed te me te afford most chance for pub- lie service. Te give folks the news of the world honestly and impar - tlally appeared te me te be the biggest kind of service." He scouted around, then, for a New Yerk paper where he knew no no; wncrc no one might wrongly uspect that he would use his name nd wealth te help him in his chosen pftreer. . ... . H1B lather's lawyer did net get mm w Jeb; he get it himself, In the J iji...u. n--tt-j -n puuvuti, jimj. uMut, t J NAME DOESN'T AS HARD WORKx name ceme in the deer, humble career y1 3S& m &. P.r?eIr"bY Atfrfc.3 Chertey cTorVrtfitert' Mrs. Cornelius And he proved te be no "sacred cow." He wanted no favors, and he t none. He drudged along with the worst and the best, and before a I year was up he had proved te him- Be and te his sweetheart that he could held a man's job with his own I two fists. ' .... ., .,... m Family Had Other Plana for Hia Life Career His family did net enthusiastically approve of his work. They wanted 1 . 1 . 1 MM If 1..I. mm te ee an engineer, iney aiant disown him, or any romantic thing i like that, hut they gave him u room in his home te live in if he wanted te, una iney gave mm tnu option ei , turned te inew ierj te take up n meals at the family beard. modest home and that chosen modest tw rwiln. hA llttia mmiJlim..lLfl em. 4.M... wvw. -, , ,- KVtt S . ' 'S ,-J Kk. '. z&r , it Mn Sfc : P JUSSII j eAv-t,At TOT m fry LW' Vanderbilt, Jr. Ituntty te live at home. During the first strenuous year hln mother and his father were traveling. The family mansion was bearded up, and Cornelius Blept most of the time In cramped quarters en beard his flloep, The Comet, anchored somewhere en Leng Island. And his meals he get, I aa m0Bt reporters de, wherever his "story" took him. I On April 29, 1920, he and Rachel were married. More than 8000 guests attended the wedding, and 1 .. .. . i tne guts amounted in value te ' $1,000,000. After n few months of j honeymooning in Canada and the far West, Cornelius and his bride re- . ; -. .wav.u, -,zsm w-mn ViTV HW m ?ea mtmsmTi $t,y m&& : FP7$sfc ;J V''"1V' '''&& W" S w ; -.." JT- .5Jv .. .!Tfl T rtk ;fy' ?. f SfeJS tliVlZi '.isS 'Mr, mm m m SS t: zamg&ttid V N"--- &K; B iCB "J&; &$&. ;A' &m&&i& rive wAirtf , . $&7$k Vti '& li& Vs.r?& WF.fnyAiW mmMm tXC&l - ."" riS A' 4J m. &&liZ mg& mm $$m. '.&, . "f XJ $(& m. M Mr :$& III I 'Ml We ;m "" ' And new, following his apprentice- I ship as nolice renerter and cenentl L. "S P V 1C0 rep " r . ? , .". mi iBBignm6nc maa, young; vanuorDiuiwhe might eerreiaa a meau ler many M $ m : 5w; kiss &:. 35! yt "! & jd. T'i VJ. & - Jm Cornellea Vanderbilt, I has embarked en a career ai free I lance interviewer nnd publicist ( He is new engaged In Interview ing statesmen, politicians, financiers 1 and celebrities looming large in the news, setting down their observa ebserva 1 tiens en Hfe and events with his own hand and selling the product te newspapers in the United States, Cuba, France and England. An hour's chat with young Van derbilt te lcam his future plans and what lies back of the selection of Journalism as a profession developed the fact that, although he Is having the time of his blithe but entirely 1 serious and purposeful life, he hw a much mere weighty goal. He labors often far Inte the night in a compact and plainly furnished i suite of offices in New Yerk, en the avenue bearing the family name, within sound of arriving trains at Grand Central Terminal, menumenb te the transportation genius of his great-great-grandfather, founder of the multi-millions railroad dynasty and the phrase, "The publle be damned." At twenty-fmrr Vanderbilt la work werk ln lone, arduous tan In pursuit of an earnest, consuming ambition. In prose cuting his plana, he raid, he has been obliged te relinquish most of his favorite pastimes, for be la one of the meet pre occupied persons In tmsy New Yerk. la Given Ftrat Taste of His Own Medicine He upends about half of Ms rime In Washington, where hi nlse hns an of- llllllB fj' 13-U . 4. " fc ' " iW v-ZH r'i m'h -ISiKi 22 Yeung Vanderbilt as an army chauffeur fire. It Is, thpicfere, net easy tn patch I Mr- Vandeibllt between his nppelnt. mcnU, but this democratic young man, F T.T V-V . 'Jf- ?vV LVjfi m i! ';-" vt," .? ':''&.;. ,! m a '&yt- k i. wz. e '51 H V-' W Vr iS M Jr, as a reporter less enterprising Americans, rich or peer, talked with easy frankness and enthusiasm of his ambitions and Ideals, once an Interview was arranged. "This la one of the first times I hare been Interviewed," he said, with a plow smile, "especially by a newspaper, and I must say that although I have been learning te Interview ether people and te draw them out en topics uppermost In their minds, I scarcely knew where te begin myself." Vanderbilt, who is tall, who baa an enviable permanent ware in his hair, whose dress and manners and working quarters are alike unpretentious, beamed from his clear and frank gray blue eyes. "Seme day I hope and expect te be the publisher of a string of newspapers. I haven't been advertising the fact, but that is my real, ultimate goal. I was Just a youngster when the newspaper virus get into my veins. Frem the beginning I hailed the idea of going Inte the newspaper game with delight. I must confess that I am mere enthm enthm slnnrle ever it new than before. It is a wonderful profession and it hRs enor mous potentialities for geed. It Is be cause I believe In this firmly, that it has become a real mission with me te make of myself as accurate, careful, skillful and as fair a writer and re porter aa I can, "The Idea of evolving eventually into a publisher has come te. me because of my experiences as a New Yerk news paper man and from what I have seen and learned of the world and lta af fairs. Telling the truth and telling both sides about a matter worthy of telling te the publle at all Is te me one of the most Important sctlvltles thnre la In the world. Will Tell Beth Sides and Let Public Judge The pablle gets all of Its opinion" and ideas en current events from the news columns of dally newspapers. The fitfilJ'tZ . . -v U;M I responsibility of ncwsnapuis is Hipi-p-feru tremendous. In the uurrj f pub llshlng what la net only a dully news paper but oftentimes a dally magazine thorp nrp bound te be occasional inae ciirnelp.", of course, usually mere due te Hip pen-eni who give out or suppress facts tlinn te the newspapers thft pub lish thorn. Hut beyond that point, it seems te me that the most vital Ihlng for n newspaper te de Is te publish the npveral sides of a public question or news event. If only one side is treated, It gives the public a warped viewpoint. "If I ever have newspapers of my own, and I am sure I shall some day, I Intend te make it my cardinal rule te publish both sides of every story and let the public be the umpire. It seems te mc that Is what newspapers ere for and after that they fairly give the side of the underdog as well as of the one en top." Mr. Vanderbilt was asked what style of newspaper, as new published, he preferred. "My preference is the very human kind of a newspaper. I shall hope te own nnd edit newspapers with a wide appeal." He Indicated that the name of Van derbilt was net nlwnys en open sesame In the obtaining of nn Interview In his efforts te perfect nnd qualify hlmeclf te become a publisher. "It Isn't always se easy for me te get Interviews with men of Importance," he said. "Sometimes my friends seem te think thnt all I have te de is Jrmt walk Inte a man's office, sit down and make myself quite at home. Just be cause my name chances te be Van derbilt doesn't help me a darned bit In that way. Often I have te sit around and wait for a man two or three hours before he can or will see me. "When I was en the newspapers in New Yerk my name didn't help me any, either. They treated me in the news paper offices Just as they did the rest of the men, and honestly that really pleased me very much, for I was net looking for favors. I wanted te work for everything I get and te earn It, and I think I did. "Many young people of today live tee much en their names. They start at the top Instead of at the bottom, nnd expect th family name te keep them there. '!jey talk in thousands, though their i ermanent commercial value te the community isn't higher than a Lincoln penny. First Pay Cheek Brought Vanderbilt Just $30 "I get $80 a week when I get my first newspaper Jeb en a New rerk morning staff, and I told the ether fel lows with whom I worked that I in tended te live en my earnings. They didn't eee hew I could de it and doubted I could, but somehow I did. New, whlle I am making some real money en my own initiative as an independent writer of news, selling it te a list of papers, I have a heavy expense, al though I make every effort for econo my." Yeung Vanderbilt is unquestionably In deadly earnest about his work and puts all of his available time Inte it te the exclusion of everything else. He said that he was out of bed every morn ing by 10, that he has a light breakfast and then plays tennis for a half hour pr hour for exercise se as te keep fit. By neon he in at his office and "en the Jeb." Assistants In his office said he frequently is there until 12 or 1 o'clock at night and that he often works en Sundays and holidays. "My favorite outdoor sport is sailing, and I have a fine sleep, but I haven't been out in it this year mere than four times. It has been suggested that I might as well sell it for all the geed it is doing me." The biggest reporting Jeb that Van derbilt has done was the' Disarmament Conference at Washington, where his colleagues said He was by far the young est officially accredited news writer present. He wrote for mere than 20, 000,000 readers. "My work," Vanderbilt went en te sny, "Is a matter of pride with me. In trying te accomplish something con structive and worth while I want te rn my own way In the world and make geed. This being a member of a well-to-de family Is tee frequently a very serious handicap when one has such an ambition. I take the greatest pleasure In my work. It Is neither a fad nor a hobby with me. "I personally write every line that appears under my signature, end with f11 "K1 haT te ie 1 ' Pretty tough Jeb at times. But I am yeunK and keen en my work, se I can stand the pressure. Eventually I expect te spread out and take in European and International topics and personalities everywhere and greatly te extend my scqualntanee among big men of affairs Moving Picture of a Wife Watching a t SCENE: Man stumbles dewa dark aisle after usher. Wife stumbles after man. Beys climb Inte their seats ever pretceting corns of earlier patrons. Fierce whispers reach their burning ears. Bemethlng about Bitting down and hurrying up nbeut it. Wife turns and glares Inte dark ness. Zi .e'wfr K,Dres nf hu wn- deli? wlVhir,1CfiV,mn 'S PUndInS th Nnweemrrs don't fcnew why. nut even kucss. Mnn in movie Hkpr suddenly nn,l .ii,..- nn ,'imihk ,lslliir lusi tln.ii wife In tlieutre drops hand- bun .ill-l.-lllil Klnm.t ,!..., .. I nmj mUM-s about miy-evii, a, , 'J,'! ll,,.V.'.1P' . lu.mfi thVSZsa'iaei!! Hi!!. great Northwest.. Bj f!r,wrt,enfbTn7etw,,r"w. Urges All Americans te Study Own Country This" ambitious .writer Is a km, k. i Yi V nu",nca Spun, I ei lira BuiyienuB 01 DresiSermi. .' erners that have been carried tbtsw this year, he said) "It is surprising and dlsappelnttaa af hew little the majority of these peinU '1 ...,., vU.r uu cenniry, parties, larly of the great Pacific Cost. r nnui. iv cuijunNie mill Since I 'id, covered' the Coast I have had no smbt. tlen te visit Europe, though btfnt. i made my happy discovery I went m inere every year. i "One doesn't have te crew the ' lantlc for ehnnge of scenery or te viewt the world's wonders. These who llrii In the East ought te turn their foet.l steps westward te theso Ktntci waiW'i by the blue waters of the Pacific. The; pui ic an ever uurepe in diversity of scenery ana ncaith-bulldlng surround, lngs." This young man's views en what sons of rich men ought te de with their time nnd money came te light In hli discussion et the 6en of n Detroit auto. mobile manufacturer, who, when asiti what he Intended doing with a million dollar legacy left him by his father, replied : "I intend te spend it in play and travel." "Wealthy Americans with iiH aeni ought te think ever what that fellow said," observed young Vanderbilt, vdA a rather grim frown. "Toe many ten with tee much money have the net warped view of life as this callewD. trelt youth. They play, travel, dnnee, smeke, drink, meter de most every thing except work. Yeu see then Itolls-Reyclng along Fifth avenue, New Yerk, wasting their best yean and missing entirely the beet fun there is in the world that of Industriously earning an honest living. "They kill afternoons In Washing ton hotel lobbies. They amble along Chicago's Michigan boulevard and Broadway, Les Angeles, la all their highly tailored uselessness. I over heard one of them tell another recently that he had a frightful bit of aevn te report namely, that Jenes had te rnelly gene te work. Beth yawned la disapproval of Jenes' fatal resolution. "The country swarms with then vagrant sons who leek upon work is I leprous thing te be avoided. The corn. men tramp is sent te the workheui; because, hating work, he is brandsl t parasite en society. Are these idle teai of the rich,ydesplsing work no less toil the tramp, te continue te go tcet-fm beeaaee they are spick and derbled ind don't have te forage for a meal! If they could knew the Inexpressible Jey In a day's hard work our communi ties would be blessed with a let aert useful cltisens." Lord Nerthcltffe Ideal of Yeung Millionaire The peer little rich boy, who nsver wae peer in the monetary sense, who Is "peer" no longer in the matter of n purposeful life, sits in his offlee in his shirt sleeves, thumping hours In and hours out en his faverlts typo type writer. Net unlike meet young men be his "here," his Inspiration, and It U none ether than the late Lord North Nerth cllffe. Wx weeks before the death of the great English publisher young Van derbilt received a letter from him. And It Is one of his most priceless posses sions. "It was a great regret te ms,M ob served Vanderbilt, "that I had net re ceived his autographed photograph frea htm. Hs premised it te me. I knew the viscount well, and I admired hli astounding Journalistic feats. Once he made me an offer te go eat te the Far East for him as correspondent, bet because of my own plsns I was unsM te go, M "When I am a publisher of daflles, and the young man has something of the enthusiasm and the penetration of the poet in his eyes when he talks that way. "I expect te model them In a general way after the Nerthclin papers." And this dresmfnl vennx man Is con fident of himself. His confidence ti' anything but unllkable. He has the confidence which comes first of all from the pardonable assurance of the power of a widely known family name i but the most commendable portion of n confidence grows out of the faltn is him which his wife holds. One must llve up te the conception that flowers in the heart of a lovee one one simply must measure up te the faith of a young and devoted wire, Man With His Mooing Picture By . r. Mctfi" Wolves are accommodatingly 1PW into focus. . . A band of hunters dssh Inte view brandishing rifles. . . ..v Just as the biggest wolf of the pi leapB for the threat of the brave aertu the wife drops her handkerchief. Husband gallantly dives down te trleve It. . ., One hundred and two feet of raeT'e flick by. When he comes up the seen 1 the interior of n gay restaurant en Broadway. .,.. The handbeme here enters, wltbe the nlf this time. ... Ah he enters there Is a sudden a tuibifnup. , The Wllnln rises from the table ana leaps at the here, , He sew down agnln for wife's gUn' Cemes up and funis a beetle In Alasw- imps down ter wile s nut. . ' 01IU-"t 1 "" '"" "" " "L' r ... i ii ...11 tiilfB lwlWH ,,,, fop wlfe handbag aiit .Jul.. ill... Vlf Tnlm. I tt-hJl 1'OttpV M !!J ' "' "" Jn JgjOa K $$ V. S w !W -Ax
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers