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HONSSDALB, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1910.
NO. 18
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JOHN ds NGlrgiuioi IB DEFIED!
CHARITY PLAN
Rockefeller to Give
More Millions.
TO HELP HUMANITY
Bill In Congress to Create'
"Foundation."
PHILANTHROPY ON GREAT SCALE
ROCKEFELLER'S GIFTS TO
DATE. $121,309,662.
General education hoard. . .jr.S.OCKXOiiO
University of ChlcaKO .
Rush Medical college ti.UOO.0'10
Churches (known) 3.100.000
Missions (known) 2.3oO.(oO
Baptist foreign missionary
fund 2.000.UK)
Cure of hookworm disease. 1.O00.O0O
Harvard university 1.000,000
Baptist Educational society 1,000,000
Yalo university 1.000,000
Juvenile reformatories I,0u0,000
Cleveland city parks 1,000,000
Union Theological semi
nary 1,100,000
Southern education fund . 1,123,000
Karnard college 1.375,000
Institute For Medical He
search 2.000.000
Miscellaneous Rifts 1S.0iO.000
Washington, March a. John I). Rock
efeller, the Standard Oil magnate, who
has already given $121,300,000 to vurl
ouh philanthropic, charitable and edu
cational purposes, lias determined to
esiuollsh .t'liew' "Rockefeller founda
tion," to which he will dcrote a great
part of the remainder of his vast for
tune, to promote the well being of the
people of the United Stntos and to pre
vent and relieve human suffering.
Steps have been taken to Incorporate
the Rockefeller foundation in the I)ls
trict, of Columbia, the bill for this pur
pose being Introduced by Senntor Gal
linger and referred to the committee
on judiciary.
The purpose of the foundation Is tc
provide for a general organization tc
conduct philanthropic work along all
lines.
The Incorporators named In the bill
are John 1). Rockefeller, John D. Rock
efeller. Jr.; Fred F. Gates, Starr J
Murphy and Charles O. Ileydt.
They are authorized to select as.so
elates, not to exceed twenty-live, and
It is provided that there shall not be
at any time less than five.
The scope of the foundation is Tory
broad. The bill says:
That the object of the said corporation
Khali ho to promote the well being and to
udvance the civilization of the peoples of
the United States and Its territories and
possessions and of foreign lands hi the
acquisition and dissemination of knowl
edge, In the prevention and idlef of Buf
fering and In the promotion of any and
nil of the. elements of human progress.
It was stated by Senator Gallinger
that Mr Rockefeller was Keeking a
method to dispose of his fortune thai
would benelit mankind.
"I am not authorized to speak for
Mr Rockefeller," said Mr. Gallinger,
"but there Is no doubt that he Intends
to give away his money on a scalt
greater than any other living man. II
Is expected that Washington will be
made the headquarters of the new
foundation."
The foundation is organized on Hues
similar to the Carnegie foundation for
the advancement of teachlm-
As in the case of the latter Institu
tion, the Rockefeller foundation will
be authorized to receive and dispense
Kins of money other than those ob
tained from the original endowments,
the amount of which has not been
tlxed.
Sturr J. Murphy, private counsel to
John D, Rockefeller, said of the Rocke
feller foundation;
"This charter Is for an entirely new
foundation which Mr. Rockefeller
has bad In mind for some time. It
will maintain and operate the Rocke
feller eleemoysiutry and charitable ef
fort. 'The general education board was
organized by Mr. Rockefeller In 1005
und endowed by him with $53,000,000.
"The new plan Is to do the same
thing In charity that the general edu
cation hoard has done In education.
The charier for the Rockefeller
foundation Is based upou the experi
ence which Mr. Rockefeller and oth
ers In the general education board
have hnri In tlu oncrntlrm of Hint nr.
ionization. When he established the
mer organization Mr. Rockefeller did
Oil Magnate Plana Charitable
Foundation to Relieve Suffering. (
so because he found It advantageous
to have a flexible board with general
educational powers to handle all of
his benefactions devoted In that di
rection. "His experience with the general
education board has been so success
ful that lie wants now another board
to give the same tlexiblllty and scope
over subjects not covered In the lim
ited Held of the earlier organization.
He has found It not altogether wise
to tie up money meant to be devoted
to philanthropic purposes in narrow
channels; hence his wish to have this
board with general philanthropic pow
ers to undurlake anything which It
might be deemed wise to do.
"The Rockefeller foundation Is not
designed to meet any present or spe
cial situation. It will not overlap the
province f tlujifPfirtU-MMlucntlon
txiurtt'iior dravfrom the held of that
board In any way. I do not know
what will be the first philanthropy to
be undertaken under the foundation,
and 1 do not believe that Mr. Rocke
feller has in mind any single object
to receive its attention. All of the
scope of the foundation's activity will
be a matter of dellmlnatlon when the
organization Is perfected."
Mr. Rockefellers current Income h
estimated at $ 12.000,000 a year, and ht
Is believed to have amassed more that.
$700,000,000 in spite of his large bene
factions.
SLIP BY SENATOR DAVIS.
Arkansas Statesman's "Fee Confes
sion" Stays In the Record.
Washington. March 3. Senator Jen
Davis of Arkansas Is in trouble In re
gard to testimony he gave recently be
fore a subcommittee of the house com
mlttee on public lands In favor of
quieting the title to 100,000 acres of
swamp land In eastern Arkansas, title
to which now rests In the United
States. He said at that tluio:
"1 confess that there Is a good fee
for me If 1 can recover the price of
that timber. I do not care who It
goes to, whether It goes to the state
of Arkansas or the St. Francis levee
board."
The St. Francis Jovee board, a state
board of Arkansas, claimed title to the
lands under n stato grant.
Following custom, the transcript of
the stenographer's notes of the hear
ing was submitted to Mr. Davis for
revision. Ho eliminated the clause.
"There Is a good fee for me If 1 can
recover the price of that timber."
This change Irritated the subcom
mittee, ami Senator Davis was noti
fied Hint while ho could change the
verbiage lie must not make any altera
tions regarding essential facts.
Senator Davis appeared before the
full committee and urged that the re
marks referring to fees be stricken
out. The committee by a vlitually
unanimous vote refused to permit the
elimination.
In his statement Mr. Davis said that
in nddltlon to a (lxed fee he would re
ceive also n contingent feo if success
ful. This declaration Increased the
Irritation of the committee.
ZEPPELIN TO THE ARCTIC.
German Aeronaut Will Investigate
Wind Conditions Next Summer.
Itcrllu, March a. Count Zeppelin
will take part personally in an arctic
expedition under the leadership of
Professor Hergcsell.
The expedition will atari the com
ing summer to Investigate tho wind
und weather conditions. If Count Zep
pelin Is satisfied with the conditions
two dlrlglblo balloons will start from
Hamburg In 1012 for tho purpose of
cruising In northern latitudes.
It Is expected that Prince Henry of
Prussia, brother of the kaiser, will ac
company the uialu expedition.
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Philadelphia Traction Com
pany Declares War.
All Pretense of Conciliation With
Strikers Thrown Aside, and
General Walkout Is Ex
pected to Take Place.
Philadelphia. March !!. The direct-
ors of the Rapid Transit company I
have determined to smash the car
men's union if they have to light the
whole city of Philadelphia and throw
their company Inlo the hands of the
receiver In doing It. All pretense of
conciliation lias been thrown aside.
On the other hand, the 124 unions
that have pledged themselves to strike
in sympathy with the carmen next
Saturday are massing their forces for
a battle which will make or break la-1
bor unionism In this city. Union men
that have been on the most friendly
terms with their employers have notl-.
lied them that, although they are sor
ry, they will have to quit work when
the strike gong sounds.
This is the situation after days of
effort on the part of Influential mer-1
chants and citizens' associations to I
bring about peace. Their failure is I
due to the remarkable Implacability
of one man. George II. F.nrle, presl-.
dent of the Real Instate Trust compa-1
nj and one of the city's three repre-,;.,.
i-cntntlves on the lxard of directors of ,
the transit company. Severn! times'
when the majority of the directors.
Ml UUK imillfl III ir.i.i.i.wu ..... .....it,
stiffened their backbones. At present
the directors are unanimous.
flM. Im-it.. i.-F tit t,.H'ni-. 4 tint t-fiiiltlU ui
m, i ... v..
rninn ii flin( niiiiilnvnrH of hibnv lire1
preparing to make the best of things
when trouble comes on Saturday.
Many plants expect to shut up abso
lutely, and others expect they will bo
nhle to run on half time. It looks as
lf-"thP theaters will be dark. Man
agers have been notllied by represent
atives of the Theater Mechanics as
sociation that a walkout Is coming.
The business men have come to the
conclusion that it Is useless to appeal
to the Rapid Transit directors. Theii
main hope Is that the councils may In
fluence the company or that State Sen
ator McXichol. Recorder Vare and
United Stntes Senator Penrose will be
able to "think up something." How
these business men regard the situa
Hon and how alarmed they are may b(
gathered from a petition addressed b)
the United Ituslness Man's association
to select and common councils. The
appeal ended as follows: i
"There Is but one way to settle tin
controversy, and that Is the right way
Arbitration will alone satisfy the peo j
pie and bring about that state of pub i
He sentiment which will be permanent !
and which is so necessary to the prop
er conduct of the company's business '
Superior brute force may quiet and,
quell, but It will not placate the peo
pie, convince the strikers or satisfac Roman Catholic church was knocked
toiily and permanently end the .-drug j from ills position and carried down
gle. J with the torrent toward the Lehigh
"In order to end all possibility oi j Valley bridge, where the Ice was bind
further disorder, to pacify all Inter i lug Itself to fragments. He was res
ests and to restore the municipality tc cued Just ns he was about to be swept
normal again the board of directors ol I to death.
the United Huslness Men's association
would recommend to your honorable
body the adoption of a resolution de
mnudlug that the differences between
the Rapid Transit company and ltf
striking employees be submitted to an
Impartial board of arbitration."
NEED NOT PRODUCE BOOKS.
New Jersey Supreme Court Holds That
Packers Must Be Heard First.
Trenton, N. J., March 3. Supreme
Court Justice Francis J. Swayzo has
refused the application made by Pros
ecutor Pierre P. Garven of Hudson
county for n peremptory order to com
pel the National Packing company,
Swift it Co., Armour A: Co. nnd Morris
.V- Co. to produce their books nnd min
utes for Inspection by tho grand Jury
In Its cold storage investigation.
Tho Justice notified Mr. Garven that
he will on Saturday morning hear an
application for a rule to show cause
why the order should not bo issued.
Counsel for the packers will bo on
hand to argue against the granting ot
tho rule. The matter will come before
the justice In Jersey City.
Capiases for tho arrest of tho twenty-one
indicted packers and summons
es for the six Indicted corporations
have beeu delivered to Sheriff Kelly
Tho New Jersey lawyers representing
the defendants have given assurances
that the concerns will plead to the in
dictments tomorrow.
Vanderhorn Flies 20 Miles lb 30 Minutei
Paris, March 3. Vanderhorn, the
aviator, flew from Chalons to Ithelms.
n distance of twenty miles, in half an
hour
MOHAWK FLOODS RECEDE.
Damage In the Valley Will Probably
Exceed $1,000,000.
Utica, X. Y.. March 3.-Following a
day of Intense suffering, the residents
of Hood stricken Herkimer, confront-
l cd for a time by actual famine and
now threatened with an epidemic of
deadly disease, hail their llagglng
hopes revived when announcement
was nindc that the crest of the Hood
had passed and that the waters were
subsiding at the rate of about three
Indies per hour.
The torrent which for several days
has been (lowing down upon helpless
villages from the Adirondack region
by way of the West Canada brook lias
exhausted Itself, and each hour shows
lessening of the terrlllc volume of
water that in three days has convert
ed a thriving community of several
thousand persons Into a vast area of
damaged or destroyed dwellings and
mercantile buildings.
It is the greatest disaster that has
ever befallen a Mohawk valley com
munity. The financial damage will
exceed $1,000,000, and It will require
MAP OF FLOODF.D DISTRICT.
several years for Herkimer to recover
from the blow the village and ad-
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stored, gas again Hows through the
mains, and by tonight the electric
I ll.'tittiK. L.'1-..t ,ntt n'lll lwi Mi,irn I ti i
Five tons of dynamite were explod
ed in the West Canada creek Ice Jam
at Herkimer, and a large opening was
, , t, permitting the par-
. .
tlal release of the pent up waters.
Just about the time word came that
tin How of water In the creek for the
Hrst time since; Sunday showed a sharp
lessening of Its volume.
'I'ift-Atnte stepped Into the breech,
and under orders from Governor
Hughes the state armory at Mohawk,
three miles from Herkimer, was
thrown open to the flood refugees, and
rations were issued to the hungry.
I'tlca and other Mohawk valley com
munities also rose to the occasion, und
relief funds were started and food sup
ples and other necessities rushed to
the slrlcken place.
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BIG ICE JAM BREAKS.
Priest Carried Down With the Flood
- Rescued Just In Time.
Auburn, X. V,, March 3. The great
Ice jam that formed for a distance
of a quarter of a mile and backed
waters Into the western part of the
village has broken. It bore down upon
tin volunteers who were working to
break It. and all fled for their lives.
Some were forced to jump nnd cling
to the upper branches of submerged
willows until rescued.
The Rev. Father G. A. Sllke of the
William McAllister, working below
the bridge, was caught on a floe and
had a ride, with the broken Ice Held
pursuing him. At times It seemed as
If his flight would result In death, but
at an opportune moment, he steered
the lloo toward the shore and jumped
Into four feet of water on the flats,
trom which he was rescued.
Red Cross Aid For Flood Sufferers.
Washington, March 3. The Ameri
can National Red Cross has telegraph
ed to Governor Hughes of New York
and Governor Harmon of Ohio offering
nld to flood sufferers In both states,
Ited Cross agents In lioth states will
be Instructed to furnish relief,
TAFT TIRED OF CANNON.
Congressman Says Speaker's Retire
ment Is President's First Wish.
Iloston, March 3. Congressman Au
gustus P. Gardner in an address to
the lleverly Republican club here Bald:
"That Speaker Cannon shall retire
Is the uppermost wish of President
Tuft. Cannon has reached the ago
where his mind Is not adapted to
viewing correctly present day condi
tions. "The insurgents havo two objects,
t lie retirement of the speaker and tho
changing of the rules of the house of
representatives.
"If n split in tho party is to be
avoided tho speaker must retire, nnd
when this takes placo the rules will
be changed so as to prevent the pres
ent misuse of the speaker's power."
Weather Probabilities.
Fair; moderate temperature; light
westerly winds.
ALLDS iSTHI.
Senator Flatly Denies That
He Took Bribe.
CONTRADICTS BENN CONGER.
Declares That latter and Hiram G.
Moe Testified Falsely When
They Said He Accepted
$1,000 In Envelope.
Albany. N. T., March 3. Senator
Jotham P. Allds, who recently under
charges of bribery resigned his posts
as president pro tern, of the senate
and us Republican majority leader,
went on the witness stand today be
fore the full senate, which as commit
tee of the whole is sitting to Investi
gate the bribery scandal. -
Senator Allds made a positive denial
of the bribery charges, insisting that
his continued opposition to all legis
lative measures aimed to give high
way commissioners the right to spend
extravagant sums for bridge construc
tion was the motive prompting Sena
tor llenn Conger to Hrst oppose the
election of Allds to the senate leader
ship and, secondly, to back up his op
position with the bribery statement.
Allds branded as false the story told
by Senator Conger and Hiram G. Moe
to the effect that Allds demanded $1.
000 to kill legislation hostile to the
bridge companies and that Moe hand
ed him $1,000 in an envelope in the
assembly lobby on April '23, 11)01.
It Is expected that the testimony
and cross examination of Allds will
last four days, that counsel on both
sides will sum up next week and that
the senate will be in a position to vote
on March 10 If It sees tit to do so at
that time. ' .
II Irani G. Moe of Groton was fairly
outdone In the Allds trial by George
J. Daniels, assistant postmaster at
Norwich, Allds' home town, and a
marvel at details that make him as
confident that Allds did not get nn en
velope on April 1!3. liiOl. containing
$1,000 as Moe Is that he did.
All of that eventful day when Benn
Conger and Moe said the three en
velopes containing the corruption fund
were handed oul Daniels swore ho
was hi the constant company of Senn
tor Allds. According to the witness
Allds was not In the ways and means
committee room at the time Conger
and Moe swear the bribe was slipped
to the senator.
Examined by Mr. Carr. Daniels sniu
t lint he had been assistant postmastei
at Norwich for four years. He was
clerk of the assembly ways and means
committee In 1001. He remembered
the last day of the session that year,
because the stenographer, Mr. Glbbs.
was sick. Daniels was at the commit
tee room at S a. m. Later Assembly
man Costello and .Miss Harry, the ste
nographer, came into the room and,
hanging up Ids coat, said to the wit
ness: "I don't want you to get away from
this room today, for 1 don't know what
minute I iay need you."
Daniels gave In detail all of Mr.
Allds' movements In the committee
room and said when Mr. Allds went
out he told him to follow on. Daniels
said Mr. Allds told him he was going
down to the governor's room to get
the emergency messages that are usual
on the last day of the session.
In the executive chamber. Daniels
said, Allds handed him an envelope
to take to the senate clerk. Sir. Allds
followed him to the senate floor and
was in sight of the witness while ho
handed the envelope to the clerk. Mr.
Allds returned to the assembly, said
the witness, after Instructing him to
go back to the committee room for pa
pers and to bring them to him in the
assembly chamber. Daniels said he
was In the ways and means committee
room at 10 o'clock and did not sco
Conger then or any other time.
Asked If anything like the trausne
tlons as Conger and Moe described,
which Included the handing of tho
$1,000 envelope to Allds. took place In
the room, Daniels said it did not.
Although Judgo Van Wyclc bf coun
sel for Senator Conger went nt Dan
iels severely on cross examination and
had him admit that Allds had got him
a clerkship at Albany nnd was always
Ids frleud at Norwich, the witness was
altogether as stolid ns Moe and flgured
as tho third party for tho defenso
equally us successfully as did Moe,
who said lie delivered tho "goods."
Bryan In Buenos Aires.
Uueiios Aires, March 3. William J.
Bryan was received by President Al
corta today, Minister Sherrill making
tho presentation. The minister of for
eign affairs gave a banquet in Mr.
Bryan's honor.
MAGISTRATE CONVICTED.
Jury In Brooklyn Finds H. J. Furlong
Guilty of Bribery.
New York, March 3. Magistrate
Henry J. Furlong was found guilty of
bribery In connection with alTnirs of
tile Gates avenue police court by a
jury hi the supreme court, ltrooklyn.
Oscar Lyons, foreman of the Jury,
with tears in his eyes, recommended
the prisoner to the mercy of the court.
Sentence will" be pronounced by Jus
tice Knpper tomorrow. The maximum
penalty Is ten years In state's prison,
$.",()00 fine and disqualification for ever
holding public olllce again. The mini
mum term of Imprisonment Is live
years.
Investigation was begun by the dis
trict attorney's otlice In Brooklyn con
cerning bribery methods used by three
other magistrates in that borugli sim
ilar to which Magistrate Furlong was
convicted.
After conviction Magistrate Furlong
gave his pedigree In almost Inaudible
tones. He said he was forty-nine years
old, was a magistrate to the very min
ute that be was convicted of a crime
and was an undenominational Protes
tant. Bourke Cockran, counsel for Fur
long, made a motion for a new trial,
which was promptly denial. The pris
oner was then remanded to Raymond
street Jail.
Furlong's law partner, Rutherford
Kathan, laid been convicted of taking
bribes, and his former political asso
ciate. Jacob Gotthelf, who was a run
ner In the court. Is alleged to have
acted as emissary for the magistrate
in a great number of highly question
able proceedings and Is yet to bo tried.
Gotthelf turned state's evidence, and
it was his testimony which convicted
Furlong.
VAN N0RDEN MAGAZINE DEAD-
No Money Coming In Since the $23,000
Was Stolen From Banker.
New York, March 3. Van Norden's
Magazine, a periodical of ti scmlfimm
chtl character which for four years
had been published by the Kastern
PuhUsiilog cjompnny, wJtb .the backing
of Warner M. Van Xorden and bore
his name, has ceased to exist.
The withdrawal of support by War
ner M. Van Norden Immediately fol
lowing the adventure he had outside
the Waldorf-Astoria hotel about n
month ago, when two women relieved
him. as he complained to the police,
of a roll of bank bills worth $28,000,
was given by an otliccr of the publish
ing company as the direct cause of
tlie magazine's death. All of the ex
penses of publishing after Banker Van
Norden left New York to take the wa
ters at Carlsbad had come out of the
pockets of the olllcers of the Kastern
Publishing company, said this official.
Warner Van Norden, the father of
Warner M. Van Norden, refused to
come to the rescue of tho literary
venture previously Hpouorcd by the
younger man
PASTOR QUITS SUDDENLY.
Now Said to Have Deserted Wife and
Child In Iowa.
Mlddletown. N. Y.. March 3. The
jM'ople of Rowells, N. Y.. were sur
prised when the Rev. Victor M. Pat
terson, pastor of the Congregational
church, tendered his resignation and
left the village. He assigned "purely
personal matters" ns the cause of his
resignation. Mr. Patterson had befn
pastor of the church only four months.
The congregation was mystified at his
action, hut accepted his resignation.
The mystery concerning the resigna
tion was cleared up when A. S. Vail,
the village postmaster, received a copy
of the Waterloo (lu.) Courier which
contained a marked item.
The story was to the effect that Mr.
Patterson had deserted a wife and
child In Iowa and left them to look
out for themselves while he wooed
and won a young girl of Brooklyn.
LOST $110,000 IN A NIGHT.
Tells a Story of High Play In Suit
Over a $10,000 Note.
White Plains. N. Y.. March 3.-The
allldavit of Marshall Bell, a retired
business man of Newliurg, who swears
he lost $110,000 at faro in a night lu
n New York gambling house, was filed
here lu a suit brought by Joseph Ma
ger of Mount Vernon to recover $10,
000 on Bell's note.
Mager obtained the note from James
Thompson, the dealer In the faro
game. Bell acknowledges that Ua
made the note, but says that It was
for a gambling debt and therefore In
valid. "During the game," says Bell In his
affidavit, "Thompson suggested that I
give him u check for $SO,000 for my
losses. I said I would not glvu him
a check. Then he asked me to sign
soiiio papers which 1 believed wcr
I. O. U.'s. Later I wus told thnt 1
owed $30,000 more, and I signed notes
for that amount also."
Tho affidavit of Bell wus taken in
Florida, where he Is now living on
account of ill health. Ho is sixty-five
years old.