TIIE OltEGOff DAILY JOUItyAL. FORTLAyp, SATURDAY EVES ING, JANUAIt Y 30. 1904.
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$50,000 IS TO BE DIVIDED
AMONG 75 CLATSOP INDIANS
The Two Most Important Resi
dents of Panama
(By Frederla J. Baakln, Special Oorrpoodcnt of Th Journal)
How John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Teaches His Bible Class
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W. P. GILLETTE.
, Panama, Jan. 1. The first president
of the new republlo of Panama will un
doubtedly be Dr. Manuel Amador G,
The final letter of his name Is his
mother's inttfal. -Ho uses it In that way
to distinguish him from other persons
of the same name. Dtv Amador is an
old man, being nearly 77 years of age.
Although he is very devoted to his pro
fession, he has taken an active part In
politics since he was a youpg man, He
has led' one revolution, and has acted
: governor of the. province of Panama.
His principal characteristics are cool
ness in danger, and brevity- speech.
Upon hi recent return from the states,
a great ovation was given, him from the
army. It was a good chance for a man
.with speech-making ' proclivities to do
.some soaring, but the doctor only said,
"thank yqu, my friends, I would not
change the lanoet for the sword." Dur
ing the old canal days he Invested a
large fortune in building houses for
DR. MANUEL AMADOR G.
rent. When the crash came he not only
lost all he had, but more beside. He
merely said, "I will pay you all," and
he did. He bears a very honorable name.
the only objection that is offered against
him as a suitable man for president la
the same that was used against
Estrada Falma In Cuba that of old
age.
Mr., II. A. Gudger, the United States
consul-general to Panama, practiced
law. In Ashevllle, North Carolina, before
he entered the consular service. He
. tMn in politics all his life, and
whert he went to Washington In 1897,
. he. thought lie had the wires all set to
get the consulate at Hong Kong, China.
Everything was assuring up to the hour
the appointment was announced, so
much so that he had his trunk packed
and all arrangements made for the start
to Hong Kong. When the appointment
was read In the senate another man got
the place, and Gudger went back to
Ashevllle as mad as a hornet. In a few
days his senator wired him that he
could have Panama, and he has been
here ever since. Mr. Gudger says that
some way or another things are always
transpiring to shake his confidence In
people.
From a long residence among them he
had come to believe in the honesty
and thoughtfulness of the Panamalans,
hut hla trust Buffered a. aavara ahorlc
during the last revolution. It was a
tlmt When food was very scarce here.
One morning a respectable looking na
tive walked into his office, called him
general in a familiar way, and told
him he knew where he could got sfx
fine, fat ducks for 60 cents a piece.
Now that would be dirt cheap for ducks
any time, and on account of the scarcity
of luxuries the offer was a downright
bargain. . The consul hastened to give
the fellow $3. at the same time sending
word upstairs to Mrs. Gudger to get
ready for the ducks. He Is still wait
ing for sight , of them, and has
topped bragging about the straight
forwardness of the natives.
landed With a Quarter.
Panama's only millionaire is Mr.
Henry Ehrman, - who had Just one
American Quarter when he landed on
the isthmus, .17 years ago. He has
been a banker for many years, but made
a good deal of money handling cigars in
the early days. He added greatly to his
largo fortune when the French company
was exploiting the canal, t Considering
that Mr. Ehrman has been so success
ful here, it is natural that he should bo
a great believer in Panama. He thinks
It is a health resort. He says he goes
to Paris for pleasure, but musttreturn
to the isthmus for his health. He is a
devoted family -man, and is very fond of
his brother, Felix, who is the practical
head of his banking house, and who is
also the American vice-consul.
The old gentleman spends much time
sitting around the corridor of the hotel,
Which belongs to him. One day he was
in a very bad humor, and when asked
for ah explanation, said: "I have been
Insulted three times. First, a man in
sulted Felix. That was bad. Then he
Insulted me, That was bad, too. Then
he insulted the hotel, and I had to put
him out" Mr. Ehrman was born in
France, but lived for some time ' in
Louisiana. The other members of his
family are American cltlsens, but his
explanation of why he has remained a
French subject Is, "I don't think it l
lAaelklA A MelrA SS mfA Jk MSpIas n !
of a bad Frenchman." '
Made the Tlrst Flag.
Senorlta Maria Emella Ossa, the
pretty niece of Dr.. Amador, made the
first flag of the new Republlo of Pan
ama. She Is a very accomplished girl
and as lively as a cricket Aside from
making the first flag she was probably
the first girl In Panama to get kissed
by an American after the new republic
came Into power. The story as It was
told me reflects no discredit on the
young woman. During the progress
of a dance at the International club,
a few nights after the secession, Miss
Ossa walked out on the balcony with
an American naval officer. This par
tlcular officer had been In the Philip
pines and tould understand Spanish,
but the pretty flagmakei; did not know
this. ' . .- . . - .
A friend begen to tease iter about her
new beau, speaking In Spanish, and she
replied In a bantering way, little sus
pecting that her escort knew what she
was saying. The upshot of it was that
the traditions of the American navy
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were upheld and the gay little flirt got
kissed. Under ordinary circumstances
his ears would have been soundly boxed
for his Impudence, but Inasmuch as she
had Innocently walked Into the trap.
she held her temper, resolving not to
Joke about kisses In the presence of
American naval officers thereafter. -f'h,
Baths right Thaa Eat. vj 'f-
. General H O. Jeffries, the American
commander of the one gunboat which
constitutes the Panamanian navy, im a
typical soldier of fortune. He follows
war for the mere love of flahtlna. and.
Incidentally, for the dollar he can make
out , of it. For - twenty years he has
been a central figure in the revolutions
oi central and. jsouth . America. His
experiences during that time have been
a long series of adventures, which, if
properly ; recorded, ; could make a book
as stirring as one would care to' read
He has been wounded half a dozen times
during the scores of scrimmages in
Which he has nartioloated. ;.
Us had a close call in Honduras a
rew years ago. his troops were a
f eated and he was taken prisoner. He
was confined in the .. quarters of. the
general who had so successfully op
posed him. His captor waa very oour
teous and hospitable. . On the morning
after the battle, victor and vanquished
sat ' discussing the . situation. cigars
were brought in. and the conversation
gradually drifted around to the subject
of importance what was to be done with
Jeffries? ' "There are Just two things
to be done, Jeffries," said hi host,' "to
end you out of the country or , shoot
you. After thinking the matter over
very carefully, I think it will be safest
to shoot you, because, if I let you go.
you will probably come back again to
make me more trouble." , Jeffries did
not wince. He kept right on smoking.
He heard the rattle of arms outside, and
knew that the troops were preparing to
execute him, The general said: "Do
you not think that will be the safest
way?" Jeffries look him straight In
the eye, and replied: - "Tea, that will
certainly be the safest way. We will go
down when I finish my cigar." They
talked of many other things as if there
.had been no reference to such a topic
as getting shot.' The general helped
himself to another cigar, and Invited
Jeffries to Join him. After a little while
the troops waiting below in the hot sun
were ordered back to their quarters.
The soldier of fortune's splendid nerve
had saved him, and he was permitted to
go on his way In search of more trou
ble. This, account comes from the gen
eral and not from Jeffries.
No good story is complete without its
element of romance, so It Is well to add
that Jeffries, daredevil and good fellow,
spared time enough from his fighting
and agitating to win the blue-eyed
daughter of a Costa Rlcan planter. Sin
thinks her dashing adventurer is the
bravest of men, and while he is away
making play of war, she Is teaching, her
little daughter to believe that being a
soldier is akin to being king.
Slnoe He Was Bias.--
Gen. Esteban Huertas, commander-in-chief
of the Panama forces, is a gallant
little fighter, who entered the service
as bugler boy when he was only 'nine
years of age. He was such a good bug
ler that there wap great rivalry among
the officers , to , obtain his services.
When he was 11 years old he was spir
ited away, from the, ' command with
which he was serving at the time ami
brought to Panama. In order to pre
vent his being-identified and returned
to his former ' place, hla name was
changed. , He has seen much service.
He was in the trenches during the whoU
of the great battle known as the "seven-
V
COU JAMES R. SHALER
Superintendent of Panama Railroad.
day fight," In Panama three years ago
Under his leadership his troops fought
desperately, and at the conclusion of the
struggle there was a pile of 400 dead
men In front of them. General Huertas
has a great reputation as a strategist.
Once he iwas given a detail of 60 men
and ordered to capture a battery of five
pieces, which was located near the sea
shore, lit took five men and made a
cautious detour to the rear of tha posi
tion he wished to take. TheqJiis 45
men landed in a boat within sight of
the defenders of the battery. As soon
as the enemy got busy In , froni ho
pounced upon them from the rear With
his little squad, and got their guns with
out the loss of a man.
Shaler Defies Uncle Sam.
Col. James R. Shaler, superintendent
of the Panama railroad, is another man
who knows some tricks about war and
strategy. He was a colonel In the con
federate army, and carries hihrjelf with
the air of a man born to command. It
is part of the agreement between the
Panama railroad and the Colombia gov
ernment that the railroad shall provide
free transportation for her troops when
ever Colombia demands It Three times
lately the United States authorities have
prevented the Colombian troops from
using the road. On each occasion this
seemed certain to put the colonel In a
bad light with the Colombian authorities,
but he carried It off In fine style. He
would ssy to them, "now, look here. It
la part of mf agreement with you that
I shall carry -your men. and if you
want to go over the line the United
States government nor any one else
can't, prevent me from keeping my con
tract but" and here the colonel would
look wise and speak In a fatherly, con
fidential tone, "it I were you I wouldn't
make the start because the other side is
a little too stout for you." .In each In
stance the generals reported - that Col
onel Shaler had stood ready to do his
part but that they considered It un
wise to act Colonel Shaler la a source
of constant worry to Dr. Randall, th
company physician, because, he wdn't
screen his bouse or sleep under a mos-QUlto-
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SPOT MARKED WHERE LEWIS
The once powerful Clatsop Indian
tribe has dwindled down until but
three full-blooded native are alive. They
have all reached extreme old age, and
It Is but a matter of months when the
last and lonely survivors will be called
to the "Happy Hunting Grounds.''
Bob-sel-i-kee, who resides near Bay
Center, is the only male left- He is
very old and has accumulated some
property in the way of cattle and ponies.
Jennie Mitchell, whose maiden name
was Tsin-ls-tum, resides at Seaside and
is said to be over 100 years old.
The third is a granddaughter of
Twilch, the great elk hunter, who is
mentioned by Lewis, and. Clark in their
reports. She lives near Bay Center.
This trio is all that remains of a tribe
that at one time numbered over 800, and
was the only one' that refused to make
war on the whites when they invaded
the lower Columbia. They were always
Independent and industrious, and are
among the few Indians that never lived
from the toounty of the government.
P. W., Gfillette, one of the pioneers of
Oregon, whd for many years lived on
the Lewis and Clark river in the Clat-pp-eountrr
and -observed closely his
surroundings, is the best Informed man
In the state about the past and present
of the Clatsop tribe. Through his
courtesy The Journal Is enabled to sup
ply its readers With information on this
rubject that, it would be impossible to
obtain elsewhere. Mr. Gillette In talk
ing about the Indians told the following
interesting story: '
Early Slstory of Tribe.
"Tha first authentic history of tho
appearance of white persons at the
mouth of the Columbia Is by Lewis and
Clark in 1806. Indian tradition has It.
however, that a white man. with red
hair, appeared among the Clatsops as
far back as 1792. The only way that
his presence can be accounted for Is
that he must have been a deserter or in
come manner became separated from the
ship of Captain Gray, after whom Grays
harbor is named, and a number of years
prior to the arrival of Lewis and Clark
had sailed Into the North Pacific waters.
"In the report of Lewis and Clark Is
found the statement that the Clatsop
Indiana numbered about S00. They at
that time dressed In skins of animals
and clothing made from cedar bark and
bear grass. They had no covering for
their feet In either winter or summer.
For food they depended upon fish, ber
ries and game. They hunted with bow
and arrows, traps, deadfalls and pits.
Many of these old pits are still In evi
dence on my old ranch on the Lewis and
Clark river. , ,
Bound Heads Were Slaves.
"At that time, and for many years
afterward, the practice of slavery was
Indulged In. The slaves were mostly
women taken In war from other tribes.
They were as a rule treated well. The
Clatsops flattened the foreheads of their
Infants by binding a board on the head.
A high flit forehead was considered a
mark of beauty, and a sign of distinc
tion between them and the slaves, who
had round heads and who represented
the tribes that lived between the mouth
of the Columbia and The Dalles.
"The strongest and moat savage tribe
at that time were the Kllckltats, who
roamed from Northern California to
Puget sound, making war on the weaker
tribes and capturing slave Women.
History of a Pioneer.
"Chief Comowooh was a friend of
Lewis and Clark, and through his Influ
ence the tribe remained at peace with
the whites while other tribes were con
tinually at war. Solomon H. Smith, a
member of the Lewis snd Clark expe
dition, married a daughter of Chief
Comowooh, and made his home on Clat
sop plains and during the winter sea
sons lived at Fort Clatsop. Silas B.
Smith, a lawyer who recently died st
Astoria, was the son of Solomon H.
Smith, and a grandtvn of Chief Como
wooh. Silas B. BmllV although a half
breed, was a brilliant men, having
graduated from Yale vlth honors. Dur
ing his life he worked to secure recog
nition from the government for the
tribe to which he was related, He
brought legal proceedings to force
Uncle Sam to do something for these
people, but was-defeated. He Is prac
tically the father of the bill that now
before congress to make the 150.000 ap
propriation to support the Indiana that
now remain.
' Last af.tha Trt. ' 4
."Bob Sel-l-kee is the only full-blood
male Clatsop left I knew him well and
his father before him, who was called
Wak-See. His grandfather was Wa-sel-sel,
who was one of the hunters and
couta employed . by Lewis and Clark.
Bob's uncle Toae-tum was the last chief
of the Clatsops. He lived near Flavel,
many, years ago, and was very fond of
dress, as a rule being attired in a high
silk hat and a suit of black broadcloth,
He waa polite and dignified hut as vain
as a child. I had a talk with "Bob' on
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AND CLARK MADE SALT.
the subject of the government making
an appropriation for those of the tribe
that are now living. He stated that It
was now too late it would not do them
any good, as they were all about ready
to dloiand the money would be squan
dered by the white people. I have the
only photograph of Sel-l-kee in exis
tence. But for being an old friend of
hlc. he would not have permitted me to
have taken it. He has only one eye and
is sensitive about the defect. I also
have a picture of Jennie Mlchell, whl 1:
was taken some 20 years ago. She is
standing on the ruins of the place where
Lewis and Clark made their salt. The
exact age nf the woman. Is not known,
but she claims to have been an eye wlt
nens and accurately describes the bom
barding of an Indian village at the
mouth of the Columbia, which was the
work of Dr. McLoughlln in 1829.
Strugs System of Burial.
"The other survivor is a granddaugh
ter of Twilch, who was with Lewis and
Clark, and for a time was also stationed
at Vancouver with Dr. Wythe and Dr.
McLoughlln. She claims that her
mother remembered distinctly tha visit
of Lewis and Clark.
"The Clatsops In early days burled
their dead in canoes and in trees. In
'52, when I first arrived at the place
where Seaside now, stands, there was a
pot which covered an acre that was
strewn with the bones of the dead. They
had been placed in canoes of fancy
workmanship, which had rotted away
and left the bones exposed. While
Sacajawea is mentioned In the report of
Lewis and Clark, I gave' her the first
publicity In recent history, bringing her
to the fore, and now her name is known
as broadly as that of Lewis and Clark."
Come Across the Plains.
Mr. Gillette is one of the substantial
business men of Portland. He came
over the Oregon trail in 1852.. Ha has
accumulated wealth and has been
prominently identified with the up
building of the city and state. In 1867
and 186S he served In the state legis
lature and Is the father of some pilot
age laws which were of great benefit to
the country and commerce. The prices
charged were exorbitant for piloting
vessels into the Columbia. The work
was performed with a sailing schooner.
The law 'he introduced regulated the
fees and forced those in the business
to secure steam tugs. " He went to
Olympla about that time and secured
the passsge of the same law in the ter
ritory of Washington.
Washington, D. C Jan. 2S. "I don't
know Just how many Clatsop Indians . I
have" as constituents, hut T am certain
the number Is very small." said Senator
Fulton today when asked concerning
proposed legislation in behalf of the fast
disappearing remnants of a once numer
ous tribe.
The proposed legislation is before con
gress In the shape of bills introduced
by Senator Mitchell and Representative
Williamson, In the senate and house re
spectively, providing that there shall he
paid to the Clatsop Indians of Oregon
the sum of 160,000 to he apportioned
among those now living, and the heirs of
those who may be dead, as their respect
ive rights may appear; provided, that
the Indians shall accept this sum In full
satisfaction of. all claims against the
United States for the lands described
in an agreement made between then;
and the United States in 1 SSI.
Similar bills were introduced in the
fifty-seventh congress by Representative
Moody and Senator Mitchell, that of Mr.
Moody's progressing no further than a
reference to the house committee on
Indian affairs, and that of Senator
Mitchell being reported upon adversely
by the senate committee on Indian af
fairs and Indefinitely postponed. The
bills Introduced. In the present congress
have been referred to the Indian commit
tees of the senate and house, and by
these committees referred to the Indian
bureau, which has reported favorably
upon them. . A favorable report there
fore, may be expected from the Indian
committees, and there, is a slight possi
bility of the proposed measure being en
acted Into law before all of the Clatsop
Indians are gathered to their fathers.
Evidence was taken several years ago,
and presented to the court of claims, rel
ative to the claims of various bands of
Chinook Indians of the states of Wash
ington and Oregon, and this evidence IS
now the basis of the bills for tha relief
of the Kathlaniet band of Chtnooks or
Clatsop. This evidence shows that in
1860, the president of the United States
was authorised to appoint commissioners
to negotiate treaties with the -several
Indian tribes in the territory of Oregon
for the extinguishment of their claims
to lands lying west of the Cascade moun
tains. ' The president appointed commis
sioners and negotiated six treaties with
the Calapooyaa and Molallas. Later the
commission was dissolved and the duty
of negotiating treaties was imposed tipon
the Indian agents in . Oregon, These
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. BOB-SEL-I-KEE.
The Last of the Clatsops, Picking Cran
berries. ' if .t
gents, Anson Dart. Henry H, Bpauldlng
and Joslah L. Parrlsh negotiated a treaty
at Tansey Point, near Clatsop Plains.
August 9, 1861, with the chiefs and head
men of the Kathlamet band, by which
the Indians ceded to the United States
a tract of land on Young's bay following
the southern shore of the Columbia river
and Including all the land owned or
claimed by this band of Indians.
The Indians reserved from the cession
two islands In the Columbia river, one
called Woody Island and ono called Sky-lie-la.
In consideration of the session
the United States agreed to pay the In
dians an annuity of 8700 for the term of
10 years 8100 in money. 20 blankets, 10
woolen coats, 10 pairs of pants, 10 vests,
20 shirts, 20 pairs shoes. 60 yards llnsey
plaid. 100 yards calico. 100 yards shirting,
eight blanket shawls. 100 pounds soap,
one barrel salt, 15 bags flour. 100 pounds
tobacco. 10 hoes, 10 axes, 15 knives. 5
cotton handkerchiefs, one barrel molas
ses, 100 pounds sugar, 10 pounds tea,
three "lght-quart brass kettles, 10 10-
quart tin palls; 12 pint cups; 10 six-quart
pans. 10 boxes caps and one keg powder,
all of the above articles to be of good
quality, and delivered at Burnle's Land
ing on the Columbia river.
Similar treaties were made with 12
other bands of the Chlnooks in Oregon
and Washington, in each instance the
treaties being signed by nearly every
member of the band. The treaties were
not ratified by the United States, and the
Indians received no pay for the land sur
r.nflered by them. In 1897, congress au
thorised the sum of 810.500 to be paid to
the descendants Of the Nehalem band of
Tillamook Indians of Oregon In full of
their demands growing out of one of
these unratified treaties of 1851. The
claims of the Clatsops and other tribes
are based uponuractlcftHyihe same Mate
of facts as those of the Nehalem band,
and In view of the valuable character of
the lands surrendered by the Indians and
for which they have received no com
pensation, the Indian office now reports
that the sum sought to be paid these In
dians Is a reasonable one, and should be
allowed.
Senator Fulton states that he does not
know the exact number of Clatsop In
dians who would be beneficiaries under
tiili measure should it become a law.
but he Is inclined to believe that the
150,000 would be divided up among from
60 to 75 persons. It Is his impression
that there are that number of the orig
inal tribe and heirs of its members still
living.
INSPECTOR CALKINS
' ON ALASKAN CRUISE
Commander Calkins. Inspector of this
lighthouse district left for a northern
cruise Thursday on the fender Manzan
Ita. After making a short stop at Seat
tle he will proceed up the coast and In
spect all four lighthouses In South
eastern Alaska. He will probably go as
far Skagway.
It Is learned that a number of the
buoys and beacons have disappeared,
particularly those In Wrangol Narrows.
Many of them havo been swept out of
position, It Is understood, by tugboats
which have been engaged In towing log
through, the narrows. The department
always has experienced difficulty In
maintaining lights and buoys in that lo
cality. The tides also cause some an
noyance. All the missing buoys and beacons
will be replaced. . Inspector Calkins ex
pects to be absent about three weeks. .
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TTJXTOK AJIBJtYXS.
The steamer Fulton of "the California
ft Oregon Coast Steamship company's
fleet reached port Thursday from San
Francisco. Sho came up light. On the
outward trip she will . take a cargo of
lumber, which Is now being loaded at
the Kn stern mill. She will carry about
600,000 feet
From the Chicago Tribune.
"Is it a payings proposition, from a
worldly standpoint, for a man to love
his enemy?" -A
This is a question recently asked by
John D. Rockefeller, heir to at least
$300,000,000, of the members of his
Sundav-achool class. It was : a aues-
tton that suggested the finance of Rocke
feller, Sr., and the theology of Rockefel
ler, Jr. v ;,-'.; .
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., spends six
days of the week in assisting his father
in directing the workings of the Stand
ard Oil company and "dabbles in leath
er and steel, Juggles with transconti
nental railways and ocean steamship
lines, copper mines and banks, street
railways and universities. On the sev
enth day he teaches what is probably
the world's largest Bible class. Every
Sunday he meets, with this ciasa in the
auditorium of the Kifth-Avenue Baptist
Church in New York. No Sunday is too
stormy for him to venture out, and he
has not missed a half a doen sessions
in as many years unless out. of the
city.
There are 8Q0 men In this Bible class,
although all are not regular attendants.
On the rolls are such names as Andrew
Carnegie, Gen. Q. O. Howard, -"Mark
Twain," John D. Rockefeller, Sr., Tlm
othey L. Woodruff. Then there are men,
young and old, whose names have never
appeared In print except perhaps In the
pages of the city directory. All are on
an equal footing, all are treated alike.
There was a time when meri were at
tracted ' to young . Rockefeller's Bible
class from sheer novelty It was novelty
to listen to a teacher' whose $300,000,000
couldn't be forgotten for a minute. But
now the class has grown so large that
the merely curious 'receive but scant
welcome.
The chief characteristic of the olasj
Is the attention which it gives the lead
er. Every ear Is ostentatiously Inclined
while he has the floor, and every eye
follows him when he is silent.
In any ordinary Bible class the Rocke
feller student would at once become In
vested with a halo. Halos call for no
special remark, however, when worn in
a room where they are .recognized as
part of one's outfit.
Sycophancy breeds fast amid euch sur
roundings. "Sure, I attend the class because Mr.
Rockefeller is the leader,' admitted one
of the younger -members of the class.
"Maybe some day I'll do or say some
thing to call his attention to me, and
then my fortune is made."
"Do you know of any student whose
fortune has been made by Mr. Rocke
feller?" was asked.
"No, I don't believe I do; but there's
no telling when one will be, and you
meet big people here anyway. It can't
hurt a young fellow who has to depend
upon himself. I think that being iden
tified with the class has helped some of
the scholars. If It helps others It might
help me."'
There is little talk of religion except
during the progress of the lesson. It
Is all "Rockefeller." Until the leader
arrives there is something lacking.
When he enters the door of the church
everybody sits up straight.
Young Rockefeller Is not a particular
ly interesting personality. He la nei
ther magnetic nor sympathetic. He Is
not a "good mixer" even in Bible class
society. His method of speech is all
his own. It reminds one or a school
boy reciting a lesson by rote. His
words follow each other slowly, spaced
by pauses so slight as to be almost im
perceptible, but pauses none the less.
His premises are laid mechanically and
hla conclusions drawn with the diffidence
of a student repeating the findings of
others findings which are open to chal
lenge. There is no trace of the sym
pathetic in his bearing The ring of
conviction is lacking In'hls proclama
tion of the truths he would Inculcate.
HI appeals are clothed In an atmos
phere of aloofness. As he faces his
class week after week in his self-appointed
task he atands alwaya as one
apart. " . '"'
But for all his aloofness he la un
questionably sincere. All his character
istics prove this. The gospel of hard
work, the notion that life Is a task full
of duties to be performed -ungrudgingly
"with all one's mind and strength," has
taken a firm hold on him and -made him
a serious, self-controlled man of busi
ness. Sports, amusements, the harmless It
inane frivolities of society, have no at
traction for Rockefeller. .
He has sown no wild oats. As a lad
he was like the model boy one read
about in the story-books. -
In college he waa studious, abstemi
ous, devoted to but one kind of sport,
and that was football. He went to
work as soon as he had -obtained his
degree. He has kept at work ever
since.
' All that. I characteristic of a Rocke
feller of the popular conception of a
R6ckefeller-1a-contantly creeping out
in young Rockefeller's talks to his Bible
class. Apparently he never forgets the
word "buBlness." Here ara some of the
sentences selected at random from re
marks unon different occasions. They
are almost epigrammatic:
SAVED SPOKANE
THE DEAD MtOMOTBB TI.OATED
TBI STOCK Or BOBSIAHD 1SXHSS
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(Journal 8paclal Barvlee.)
8pokane, Wash., Jan. 10. Whltaker
Wright, who committed suicide upon
being sentenced to seven years In prison
in London, is the man who supplied the
fortunes to, put Spokane on its feet six
years ago, after the hard times. Spo
kane men had plunged heavily in Rosa
land camp, and were loaded to the
guards with stock. They controlled the
district. When Gov. C. II. Mackintosh
of Rossland conceived the idea of
amalgamating the mines there he went
to Wright, who waa then at his height
of power in London. Wright took up
Governor's Mackintosh's project snd
formed the Brltlsh-Amerioan corpora
tion with a capital stock of 17,600,000.
It was the parent .company which
bought right and left in Rossland mines,
in order to form the famous north belt
The great part of the money came to
Spokane. Senator Oeorge Turner, Frank
Graves, L. F. - Williams, Mayor J. M.
Armstrong. William M. Ridpath, W. J.
C. Wakefield, George Forster, Larson &
Greenough. W. W. IX Turner, rey.
tqn, . W, J. Harris. George Crane. Frank
Oliver,-Frank Lorlng and others, got
takes ranging up to nearly half a mil
lion dollars Hiirh. Soma of tha finest
buildings in Spukane were bought wtn
WHITAKER WRIGHT
"The most successful business men
can be, should be and are the most suu- -cessful
Christian men." , 1 a
' 'There are three chief requisites for
a 'successful business man. Tha first Is
honesty-absolute honesty; tha second
is industry, and the third Is persever
ance." ',--, t
"Modern methods should be employed
even at the expense of the few."
"The chief thing in life is to do ome
thing to work." . f
''The growth of a big business Is
merely a survival of the fittest." ';
"Do tha little every-day duties of life
without a murmur. Do them well. That
iS BUCCeSS." . ;'..,,'.!.'-, 'i'ir.'''
"A war may cost many lives, but it Is
for the good of tha country at large,"
"Thirty cents Is all I ever spend for
luncheon. ' It's enough for any man on
a salary.", 'Vv; 'v;',;
"Success comes by doing the common,
every-day things of .life uncommonly
well."" -.' ; . """. ,
"Corporations are- a curse when they
divert capital from the public good."
"I consult tha Lord daily on all tho
affair of my business' and reoelve Ills
help, and I know He will give the same
help to you." V, v
"Philanthropy and love must go hand
n hand.". '. . .;.-v; '
M"Many persons think that .men Wnor
have an abundance of all-pood earthly
things enjoy an unbroken life of ease
and luxury That is a mistake. They
have temptations strong temptation,
hard to overcome. They have difficulties
that you don't know of, and it la in u
class like this that such men can find
strength." - . . -
"We are all here' to do good, not for
ourselves, but for others as well."
Riches do not bar one from salva
tion. - Salvation depends upon whether
the man possesses the gold or the gold
possesses the man."
"A man may possess great wealth on
earth and at the same time build up
treasures in heaven. Wealth is a gift
of God and means happiness if used as
Ood Intended it should be." . : '
"Success Is not measured by the
money a man makes."
Young Rockefeller has his own spe
cial views on trusts and corporations.
He Is not squeamish. One Sunday- last'
November he astonished, the Bible class '
by assailing corporations which are ma
nipulated to the detriment of the pub
lic good. He said :
"Let us not conclude that the entire
business world has gone to the bad be
cause we see and hear so much these
modern days from the court records of
fraudulent manipulation of corporate
wealth. It Is quite true that disclosures
are made almost daily which stagger all
honest men. It la quite true the court
records are continually showing us that
a few men have 'Juggled' with corporate
wealth so as to divert its righteous force
from benefiting the public. We read in
the newspapers nearly every day of our
lives how aoma group of men have plied
up wealth and directed it against the
public good. These men succeed for a
time, as the world Commonly regards
success, but they 60 not last, and there
fore their success is not real,
"I have noticed tens thing in my care
ful observation of business life. It is
this: A contract that Is all one-sided,
that does not give about equally to the
party of the first part and the party of
the second part' will soon or late be
haled up in court and the court will in
variably decide that the contract can
not hold good. iL
"Equity is the essential In all busi
ness dealings. The man who sells pure
food at a price that allows himself a
moderate profit will fall behid the man
who sells . the adulterated article to
greater profit, but he will not stay be
hind. The swindler will go to the wall
in the end, and tha pure-food man will
win."
The young Rockefeller believes that
religion and business are not insepar
able. He preaches this on all occasions.
He never lets his class members get
away from it Here is a sample of
business theology for the layman:
"Many men of today," said ha, "think
that business and Christianity ara dia
metrically opposed to each other. We
have come her for the purpose of ex
pressing the belief that they may go
hand In hand and that .tha moat suc
cessful business men 'can be, ahould be
and are the most successful Christian
men. , ' . - . . -
"There are three chief requisites for
a successful business man. The first is
honesty absolute honesty; the second
Is industry, and the third la persever
ance. "We mut not be qulttera A fourth
point to be considered la Justice."
Here is the way John D. Rockefeller,
Jr., reconciles religion and the trusts:
"Large concerna," said he, "often shut
out amaller men who cannot compete.
Oftentimes we cannot reconcile this fact.
It seems to ua contrary to the golden
rule. ... .','
"Let us go back and examine the true
causaa The big bunlneeeea increase be
cause they can by advanced methods and
appliances place their goods on the mar
ket cheaper than can the smaller con
cerns. "Modern methods should be employed
even at the expense of the few."
money which came from Wright. Mr.
Wright was known personally to Sen
ator Turner and to Colonel Peyton, who
met him in London when dealing for
the sale of the La Rol. '
Senator Turner Knew Xlm.
"I had entire confidence, in Wright
then," said Senator Turner, in an in
terview, "and ha impressed me as an in
telligent business man, who would make
a warm and genial friend. He was not
dissolute, but lived in magnificent .fash
ion at his country horn a lie only came
to town on Monday, and left again for
the country on Thursday. , He was tre
mendously busy and we saw .him
through appointment with bis lawyers.
He had been exceedingly successful
with Australian mines and there was a
general impression that everything he
took up would prove good. He operated
through hip London Sc. Globe -finance
corporation, and when it floated a subor
dinate corporation the shares were
likely to be oversubscribed many times.
"Spokane got 5.000,000 from Wright
in the sale of the Rossland mines. The
Peyton Interests sold their stock for $
a share. I sold my shares for $7.tu and
got an extra dividend on ores at tl
smelter, which amounted to (ZVft cent
more. The La Rol mines were rein
corporated under him for $5,000,000. So
eager was the publlo to get the stork
that the $26 shares doubled In value,
giving the property a stock value . of
nearly $10,000,000. Since the crash I
Rol shares have slumped to about 13
hillings each, or say $1,400,000 for the
mine. The other companies fared much
worse." -.-a - ..
. :
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