THE CITIZEN, FIUDAY, MARCH SI, 1011.
LIFE STORY OF
POOR
THE career of Tom Johnson is n
story of how a poor boy be
cume u millionaire, his life
work being characterized by
pluck nrnl pathos. As a boy ho learn
ed what hardship and poverty were.
Then by rapid rise he became a mil
lionaire, only ,to sacrifice his fortune
In trying to straighten out the finan
cial affairs of his dead brother, who
had left a widow and four children.
Tom Loftlu Johnson was born in
Scott county, Ky., on July 18, 1831.
The uumc9 "Tom" and "Loftln" he
selected for himself. In his early
childhood his parents agreed that ho
was n boy out of cqmmon lines and
that he could decide for himself better
than thoy could decide for him.
Tom Johnson went into the world
without the advantage of a high
nchool or college education. First ho
was a newsboy uud as such learned
the value of a nickel and what It
meant to earn one. Ills first employ
ment was in a rolling mill, aud from
the furnace mouth he went into a j
railroad ofllce.
Starts Fortune In Indianapolis.
At eighteen he went to Indianapolis,
where ho lay the foundation of n for
tune. Street railway manipulation at
tracted him, and, with the aid of some
wealth brought to him through mar
riage to the dauguter of a prominent
man, he acquired control of the street
railways of Indianapolis.
In 1870, seeking now fields to con
quer, ho removed to Cleveland and
bought a small street railway line and
in a comparatively short, time by his
extraordinary energy and ability he
had effected a consolidation of all the
street railroads In that city. Equita
ble treatment of his employees and
the public spirit ho displayed attract
ed attention to Johnson, and he be
came one of Cleveland's most popular
citizens.
Johnson was a free trader and Sin
gle Taxer, and Henry George's "Prog
ress and Poverty" was his Bible. In
38SS ho made his debut In politics and
narrowly missed election to congress
In a strong Republican district, tn
1S0O and again in 1S02 he was elected,
but was defeated In 1894. His elec
tion as mayor of Cleveland for four
terms was only a natural sequence.
A largo man, although not tall and
welching considerably over 200 pounds,
his face full of genial humor, ho was
affable and courteous to all. nis man
nor was democratic to the furthest
extreme. With a fortune estimated
at upward of $3,000,000. ho delighted
to mingle with laboring men and dis
cuss the theories of single tax, popu
lism nnd socialism and the conditions
affecting the workinginan.
It was in 1008 that Johnson an
nounced that his fortune had been
wiped out by his efforts to save the
estate of his dead brother, Al. He
gave up his magnificent residence and
his automobiles and cheerfully declar
ed his Intention to begin life anew,
ne was, however, stricken with a mor
tal disease before he could recoup his
wealth.
His Friendship For Henry George.
When Tom Johnson first read Ilenry
George's "Progress and Poverty" he
was astounded at its arguments, yet
fearful of accepting them. Turning
the book over to his lawyer, he de
manded an unbiased opinion on It.
The lawyer reported favorably, John
son was converted and from that day
became the stoutest ally of nenry
George and his single tax theories.
Ho always was a free trader of the
most uncompromising type.
no sought a personal acquaintance
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CHICKEN FARM IN PRISON.
Ex-Millionaire In Charge Will Utilize
Training When He Gets Out.
The Illinois state penitentiary Is go
ing Into the chicken industry, and Pe
ter Van Vllssingen. the convict real
estate broker of Chicago, has been
made care tender of two Incubators
just Installed.
Having In view the new penitentia
ry, with Its thousands of acres of farm
land, tho prison ofllclais decided to
prepare for it by beginning a chicken
department with which to feed prison
ers. By next fall Warden Murphy ex
pects to have 1,000 chickens on his
hands. A brooder house with a ca
pacity of 3,000 is being built.
Tho Incubators have been placed In
the "solitary," which is near Van Vlls
singen's room.
"I expect to be out of this prison In
about another year, and I Intend to go
Into the chicken business. This will
bo excellent education for me," ho
said.
Before his exposure, as a forger Van
Vllssingen was ouo of the most prom
inent men in Chicago and considered
to bo n millionaire.
Philanthropist a Thief.
Anthony Gnhl. confessed thief, who
posed ns a philanthropist by day nnd
robbed his neighbors by night, plead
ed guilty to two charges of house
breaking and ono of petit larceny in
tho Cincinnati police court and got sen
tences that will keep him in tho
workhouse for four years. Gahl had
been Identified by n picture in tho
rogues' gallery' as a former prisoner
in thi Kentucky nenltentlarv.
TOi Ilia
TO
with Mr. George, bought a suniinei
resldeuco near tho latter's home In
Brooklyn nnd a close friendship be
tween tho two existed until Mr.
George's death. Johnson gave much
money and made many speeches for
tho furtherance' of tho single tax, the
ory. How Johnson got "Progress and
Poverty" Incorporated Into tho Con
gressional Record was one of tho clev
erest coups ever turned by a, politician.
By arrangement with several other
congressmen favorable to siuglo tax
ho had whole chapters of the book In
corporated In speeches, nnd by virtue
of congressmen's postal franks hun
dreds of thousands of these copies
were mailed to voters throughout the
country.
Some Incidents In Johnson's Life.
At the agrf of fourteen Tom Johnson
became an ofllce boy at 2 a week in
the foundry of T. 0. Coleman at Lou
isville, Ky. He swept tho office, ran
errands and picked up scraps that were
in other people's wny. B. du Pont of
the family of powder makers was part
owner of tho foundry. One day ho.
saw the lad rush out of tho office Into
the street, pick up a bit of Iron aud
return with It to the foundry .scrap
heap.
"Why did you do that?" Inquired
Du Pout.
"Why. sir," replied the hoy, "there
was no use wasting it. They can put
It in the furnace and use It over
again."
Du Pout thereupon gave Johnson a
place with him in the street car busi
ness at S" a week.
In those days each passeuger drop
ped his fare into a box on the street
car, and at certain points the money
was taken from the box by employees,
called drawers. One of the rules of
tho company required tho drawer to
deposit each sack of money In the of
fice safe and close the door of tho safe.
No one but the drawers had access to
the room, and they carelessly got into
tho habit of dropping their sacks upon
tho floor of tho room until evening,
when all were put Into the safe at
once.
One day the chief drawer was sick,
and Johnson was sent to take his place,
no read the rules carefully, and after
drawing tho money from his first car
he bounded upstairs, put the sack In
the safe and slammed tho door.
"What are you doing that for?" de
manded the bookkeeper.
"Because the rules say so," said Tom
over his shoulder as ho rushed out to
catch another car.
After this had happened a dozen
times the bookkeeper began a row, de
claring that Johnson's action was a
reflection on .the ofllce man's honesty.
Mr. Du Pont happened to drop In In
tho midst of tho dispute, when John
son explained that ho was merely obey
ing tho rules. He was made chief
drawer on the spot, nnd at the age of
seventeen became superintendent of
tho road..
An Incident occurred while Johnson
was ii member of congress In 1891
which showed that, while as n busi
ness man he would take ndvnntago of
the favoritism of his government, ns
a citizen nnd politician he would fight
privileges ns economically unjust.
Johnson at tho tlmo was owner of a
steel mill. He startled his colleagues
by moving tliat'tho duty on steel rails
be removed. Mr. Dalzell, the Republic
an leader. Interrupted to ask If John
.son as a producer were not a bene
ficiary of the duty on steel rails.
Johnson replied that as a member of
congress ho represented not his mills,
but his constituents.
DRIFT TO THE NORTH POLE.
Captain Baldwin Plans Four Years'
Voyage Across Arctic Starts In 1913.
Captain Evelyn B. Baldwin, arctic
explorer, Is in San Francisco making
preliminary arrangements for another
north polo expedition which ho pur
poses heading In September, 1913.
He Intends to fit out a ship provi
sioned for a four years' absence. Its
crow and officers and scientists will
number twenty-live or thirty.
Proceeding to a point in tho Arctic
near whore the 111 fated Jeannctte was
first frozen In the ice, Captain Bald
win plans to enter one of tho bays
created by tho ice packs and when the
vessel Is well frozen in her position to
rely on nature to carry his expedition
across the Arctic ocean nnd past tho
much sought 'for polo.
A wireless equipment, something
that Peary, Cook nnd others could not
carry, will be Included in tho outfit
nnd should cuablo the party to keep in
constant touch with the outside world.
Cow Has Six Calves In Eleven Months.
On O. Chambers' farm nt Bartlett,
la., is a red thoroughbred cow with n
record. Ono year after her birth, Jan.
1, 1003, she weighed 010 pounds, ner
first calf was born when its mother
was two years old. A cnlf was born
to Now Year's Prldo every year there
after till March, 1010, when ono chilly
morning she gave birth to triplets,
two of which lived. Feb. 11, this year,
a second set of triplets was born,
which are all lively and well, making
a total of six calves within, eleven
months. In each Instance one heifer
and ttvo males were born.
I E
FRENCH PEACE ADVOCATE
WILL TOUR AMERICA.
Wat a Delegate to Both The Hague
Congresses and a French Senator.
Baron Paul d'Estournelles de Con
stant, the1 noted French peace advo
cate, recently nrrlved In New York to
make n tour of the chief cities of the
country. Baron d'Estournelles, who
has been a member of two pence con
ferences at The Hnguo and Is making
the nchlevemcnt of unlversnl peace his
life work, estimates that ho will travel
about 20,000 miles on his tour, which
will last until early in June.
In regard to the object of his visit
and what he hopes to accomplish while
here the baron made the following
statement:
"I want to renew and Increase the
sources of my confidence in the future.
I bring nnd I will find In America new
arguments, new ammunition, to con
tinue our fight against ignorance.
What commerce wants everywhere Is
peace; what agriculture wants every
where is peoce; what Industry, sci
ence, education, moral nnd material
progress want everywhere is peace.
And yet peace Is organized nowhere.
"AVor belongs to tho past. Peace Is
the policy of tomorrow, policy of la
bor, policy of science; peace Is our
duty In tho coming generation. I bring
the greeting of European children fo
the American children. Let us organ
ize for them peace and justice.
"Leaning upon tho experience of
my diplomatic career and the results
of attending two conferences at The
Hague, I will try to toll tho American
people on my tour what has been ac
complished toward the achievement of
universal peace during the last few
years. 1 will endeavor to show by
citing the opinions of the greatest
thinkers and historians that with the
exception of wars of independence
wnrs have been needless in the past
and will continue to lie more and more
needless."
Baron d'Estournelles has served In
diplomatic posts for many years and
represented his country at the court of
St. James, in Tunis and Constantino
ple. He has represented the depart
ment of the Sarthe In the French sen
ate and Inst year was the recipient of
the Nobel peace prize. He has been
here twice before, the last time In 1907.
Baron d'l-Xounielles lectures In New
York, Washington, Baltimore, Athens.
Ga.; New Orleans, Austin, Tex.; Los
Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Salt
lake City, Denver. Lincoln, Neb.;
Kansas City, St. Louis, St. Paul, Min
neapolis, Madison, Milwaukee, Chica
go, Urlmna, Cincinnati, Pittsburg, Phil
adelphia, Worcester, Boston, New -Haven,
Buffalo and several times in Can
ada. Good achons ennoble us, and we arc
tho eons of our own deeds. Cervantes.
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CRISP SUCCEEDS ASHER HINDS
6on of Former Speaker to Be Clark's
Parliamentary Aid.
The Democrats hnve been a good
deal worried at tho prospects of purlin
mcntary battles on the floor of the
house, In which tho Republicans, be
sides having tho former speaker. Mr.
Cannon, ns their champion, would havo
as one of tho members of the rules
committee Ashcr B. Hinds, for years
parliamentary clerk of the Republican
house and generally considered one of
the best parliamentarians In the world.
The announcement that Champ Clark
has appointed Judge Chnrles R. Crisp
of Americas, Ga., to take tho place left
vacant by Mr. Hinds' election to the
house has encouraged the Democrats
to hope for something like nn even
fight. The place Is one which calls
for absolute mastery of the Intricacies
of parliamentary law and precedents.
Judge Crisp Is well equipped for the
place. He grew up in the atmosphere
of the house of representatives, of
which his father, Charles F. Crisp, was
n member for thirteen years. When
his father was chosen as speaker of
tho house of tho Fifty-second congress
In December, 1891, young Crisp became
what Is known ns "clerk at the speak
er's table" and continued In this ca
pacity during the Fifty-third congress,
to tho speakership of which his father
was re-elected.
When his father died in October,
1890, Charles R. Crisp, although only
twenty-six years of ago at the time,
was elected without opposition to suc
ceed him ns representative of the Third
congressional district of Georgia lie
mnde a favorable Impression on tils
associates.
Iteturning home at the expiration of
Ids term of ollicc, he resumed the prac
tice of law and was afterward elevated
to the bench in his native state. Judge
Crisp Is now forty-one years old
A Word For the Mustache.
Dr. Taul Krager. a well known
physician of Vienna, affirms that the
mustache has a distinct vnluo for the
health. Ho believes that its utility lies
in protecting the nose against the in
vasion of dust nnd bacteria. Record
ing 500 cases of severe headache and
throat and nose trouble among his
men patients, he found that 420 of
them had their upper Hp clean shaven.
One has only to consider the function
of tho eyelashes In protecting the eye
from dust and small particles to see
that there is nothing unreasonable
about the doctor's conclusion.
Unearthed a Palace.
Mr. J. Garstang has recommended
excavations at the burled city of Me
roe, on the Nile. He has discovered .
palace, a bathroom In perfect preser
vation, the walls of nn acropolis,
quays and a harbor. A bronze head
with inlaid eyes, larger than life a,
excellent piece of Greek art--was also
unearthed. London Times.
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NEW WAY TO BURY THE DEAD
Milwaukee Socialists Will Place Them
In Vacuum Vaults.
A grcnt mausoleum large enough to
hold 1,000 bodies, which are to bo
scaled lu vacuum vaults nnd preserved
by n new method, Is planned for Mil
waukee by the Socialist administra
tion, which proposes to establish mu
nicipal burial crypts. t
"There are many who do not believe
In cremation. Our method Is a step be
tween It nnd ordinary burial, and it is
just ns sanitary," said W. 8. Halliday.
secretary of the Wisconsin Mnusoteum
company, which has been organized
by the Socialist promoters to erect tho
new building. "Our method relieves
burial of lis abhorrent features."
Tho building, 200 by 21 feet, will
stand In the center of about five acres
of' park.
Private family compartments, with
names over the entries and of archi
tecture to suit tho purchaser, may be
secured, as well as individual crypts.
The Name of Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro owes her name to the
nccldent of n date nnd the mistake of
her discovery. When Alphnnso de
Souza, the Portuguese navigator, fouiul
himself in tho spacious boy he Imagin
ed he had found the mouth of a noble
river, and becnuse the day happened
to he the 1st of .Tnn'uary. W31. he
named the supposed river after the
first month of the year The name
was not applied to tho city that grew
up on the slopes of the hills till many
years afterward, but San Sebnstlan.
the original name. Is now almost for
gotten. Rio as a city purchases tho
beauty of her site at the cost of health,
for the giant ridges that form the
beautiful background to the town shut
out the breezes that might blow trop
ical nuisances harmlessly to sea. Lon
don Spectator.
Conceited.
"There aro a lot of girls who don't
ever intend to get married."
"How do you know?"
"I've proposed to several." Cleve
land Leader.
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Livery.
LIVERY. red. G. Rickard has re
moved his livery establishment from
corner Church street to Whitney's Stone
Barn
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