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Tim OREGOn SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. ' SUNDAY i KORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1905 ;;:ANP MJblOMM A 'I w. iV'oV j t l V 1 Ml few How a Great Charity is paving Its Start in Cleveland FT IFTEEN women of Cleveland, Ohio, hi are wrestling with the biggest prob lent that has been left to the wisdom of a similar group in a generation, if ever. They are to set upon its feet, to inaugu rate a large and remarkable philanthropy. They are to expend annually the income of an estate valued at $3,000,000 an income of at least $150,000 a year in helpful charity, and they are to do it just as they see fit. . When Benjamin Rose, a Cleveland mill ionaire, r'ied, some months ago, it was found . that he had left the bulk of his great estate to charity. He aimed to benefit especially the aged poor and the crippled young. And he selected fifteen women of the city to act as a board of managers in parrying out his wishes. So far as known, no other body of women has ever been intrusted with such a mission. r The whole situation is unique. In consequence, fifteen Cleveland women are now busy with plans for spending the money toUhe best advantage. m to? 5 -If. WjH Aft 4 dotso'er 1 WttMMiWUI bf eni rood business bull from th start, but tt win b up to them to spend the S1SO.0OO or so yearly. In statement Judg Boynton points out what ho b Ueva were' Mr. Rose's intentions, though not xpread in the will. "In the original memo of instructions to in," b Mid. "as to what he desires the will to provide respecting the constituency of the governing board. It was stated that tin mlntaf nf 4ha manel ahnuM aver bomi a trustee or member of the board. This not becaus of an dis respect for the ministry or religious bodies, as Mr. Rose was a churchman himself, but because of a deep-seated wish to give the bounty to be administered by the insti tution a range and universality as respecting deferring, needy people, with Inclination toward the Anglo-Saxon race. This In order to keep the administration beyond the- reach of any individual demand. The trustees must determine In all cases who the beneficiaries shall be. "As respecting me cpuaren, juaga uoymon con tinues, "Mr. Rose was Impressed with the conviction that very many of these, crippled and deformed, could be made whole by expert medical or surgical treatment in the hlgh-claqs institutions devoted to the cure of such. r?rrrrr roje. S I'M MARY OP THE ROSE WILL. I dire: . the Cttlsena' Saving and Trust Company to Incorporate the Benjamin Rose Institute, to be limited to a board of fltaen members. It is my purpose to provide relief and aaelstanoa, o far as I am able, to respectable and deserving needy, aged people, aa far aa practicable, and moat of the Anglo-Saxon race; and to aid needy crippled mildren. and furnleh either at their own homea or at thlr places of abode such help aa necesalty of the case requlrea For the needy aged, help shall bs provided to meu IS vnars old and upward, and to women of (0 and upward. I ask that my cottage home near WIHoughb be uaed aa a home for aged people; after ten years, truateea may determine how work there shall be con tinued The board of managers shall be the judge of what persona ahall get aid, and In no case shall more than 15$ a month go to one person. The help for children ahall be limited to alx months. "OTHING so threatens the human raee'a the constantly increasing number of crippled chil dren. Through poverty or neglect these little creatures are being sacrificed, often on the altar of crime. How they suffer! What a drain on so ciety! "The most pitiable spectacle in all the world is an un happy aged person or an unhappy aged couple. I speak especially of those who once had plenty, lived temperate-' ly and well and through no faults of their own have found themselves suffering. How sad It Is to behold that specter constantly rising before th eyes of these people of advanced years I" Benjamin Rose, a Cleveland millionaire, spoke thus to a friend five years ago and revealed his Ideas of charity. The friend dldhot realise It, but Mr. Rose was at the time outlining the provisions of his last will and testa ment. The Benjamin Rose Institute, for the young and the sged, is now a reality. Fifteen kind and loving women of the oldest families of Cleveland are planning already what they should do to comply with the wishes of the unique benefactor. He put the trust In their hands. The women realise that the philanthropic work before them Is much different from anything of the kind ever undertaken, but they are cool and calm. Mr. Rose selected women that would not get excited. "His preference for women trustees arose over the fact that he thought them more In syi ipathy with the unfortunate than men and more qualified to determine who should have relief." says Judge W. W. Boynton, life long companion of the millionaire and, the man who penned tho Rose will. FACING MANY PROBLEMS After legacies and debts are paid, the entire Income of the Rose estate, appraised at over 13.000,000, will be used to lift the burdens of the crippled young and the deserving aged. At least 1150,000 a year will be available. "I was so surprised when I beard he had chosen me,'' said Mrs. Harvey D. Ooulder. wife of a prominent marine llwyer. "I never dreamed he had me In mind." Thirteen other women were just as surprised. The only woman Mr. Rose asked personally to serve was Mrs. J. M. Lewis, wife of his family physician. In each one of the fifteen, however, the millionaire appears to hsve seen a "quality of mercy." "1 could not get away from that thought at our first meeting," said Mrs. Iewls. "In the faces of these women I could see an abundance of grace and love. "It was bis money," Mrs. Lewie added, "and I think we had better respect his wishes a arrest deal In mend ing it. It was-no doubt his Idea to build an Institution for the aged at bis cottage on Lake Erie. He does not reqalre It. but it was aurely -his dealra. that those beauti ful twenty acres should be devoted La this cause." And herein there is a difference of opinio among the trustees "It would certainly be wrong to try to maintain an Institution." says Mrs. Imogene Fisher. we could ac complish so much more by going to the homes to extend the charity. I think the deserving would hesitate to go to an Institution for std." Other women believe It would be best te keep away from the Institution entirely, becaoa thereby ared people ceroid be saved the tnlmr of voparatln. Mrs, Lewis concurs tn this, but would have the institution and borne plan both working. 1 believe tt wse Mr. Rom'i Ha tn k eeret every art of charity.- declare Mrs. W p. Charrmnev -I .2 L Vlfc f mm TV t 1 a. ' , 1 ) it J J . -a pm r . w Mn Utf- AJT iHSnsasJI. I ' ' ' " lTTn-i , -v uiusiMusWsslM mm TT'T "t X'Wvt hi i n "I. .1. , & " IS, the most important lines of charity, but the two I have mentioned rank next In order." "The Visiting Nurses' Association will probably assist the board of managers In selecting people who are to be given assistance," says Mrs. J. J. Eullivan, wife of the president of the Central National Bank and Superior Savlngsend Trust Company. "The nurses could undoubt edly render Invaluable service in the matter of locating worthy crippled children. They could also assist In the investigation of applications of all kinds." "Few realize what a grand work this will be." said Margaret Huntington Smith. "It Is hard for some to understand how far even $25 a month Will go. It would often be sufficient to preserve a home, to keep father and . mother together, to prevent the parting of mother and daughter, especially where there are invalids to b cared for." A question that Is troubling the board of managers as much as any Is the reference of Mr. Rose to his money being spent "mostly on tho Anglo-Saxon race." Cleve land Is recognized as one of the most cosmopolitan cities In the country. In the last five years the foreign popu- Tor fre fyar lotion hag'lncreased enormously. On top of this, the char ity Is to be confined principally to Cuyahoga county. Fine distinctions will have to be made In some cases to abide well within tho testator's wishes. "Mr. Rose hardly meant to exclude the foreigner, as I see It," comments Mrs. H. C. White, "although he plain ly shows his Inclination to favor the American born. He shows his good judgment again by not doing too much either for the old -folk or for the little ones. He never failed to place every person on his own resources as much as possible. He made his own fortune and relied only upon himself. Ho expected all to do likewise, but be lieved in rewarding effort." Mrs. Charles II. Weed, one of the city's most prom inent women. Is also taking an active Interest in car- rying out Mr. Rose's wishes. The women so far have held but eno meeting. That was preparatory to Incorporation. Mrs. C. C. Bolton, visiting abroad, was the only one of the fifteen absent. At this meeting Judge Boynton explained the will and the trust that had been conferred. Attorney Andrew Squire, the most prominent corporation lawyer in the state, wit also present to assist In organization. The Citizens' bank will see that the women are prop erly organized and that they start out light. They will He figured that the cure could be effected, if at all, in six months therefore his reason for placing that limit on the length of time one child might be helped." i' I Many relatives are believed to be piqued at the war Mr. Rose left his property. He omitted many niece and nephews and gave few legacies of big amounts, a compared with the provision for the Institute. There I no expression ot.bitterness, no talk of contest. So grea Is the respect for the testator and so widely is the souni ness of his mind admitted that those who might be dli appointed have no comments. . Headquarters for the institute will be in the Ron Building, Prospect avenue and East Ninth street, pro!: ably the biggest office building in Ohio, It is appraise at over $1,000,000. It was Mr. Rose's wish, that his ow office In that structure should be used forever by tl; women In the charity work. ; . : j When the millionaire started this building he wa some distance from the principal business center. ' figured tthat business must come in that direction. i was vindicated. The trend was that way. He Doug heavily in that section, and the increase in value to M own property by virtue of his own investment waa cnoi mo us. . Applications for assistance are already coming in. Some of these are the applications of victims of aoclden' or fire, unable to support themselves: some are fron. elderly people who have suffered from sickness and ara about to give up their homes. " f R AISING rOXES h DUSINES tb e"'11' "i wiikhi wnri wait, (rat build ng wtlgbt not fee ?rarttrar.le. If we ran ealrea M be wvuld nara e go that la. if we are able te carry nt bis Ideas a, waail 7W m sX r"sn a bbsbv t marl ton! mm W-m -itaaaa,ai aK prey vtrm n ID? C3T J e la the wtfe f m ef the rJtve ImAm V'w if ""ly Mr RkefeiW r sywwe ether rVh ma a Sboajld I ear-Tnt Mr. RnM s work wftk Kln for 4a-rr-lag girls iM atd rMevi eta am fW'im. wooMat it be grand f spoks K CnasBpswy. Mr. Km (4c4 AL,lllULull 1 lauea s a cnicgen oreea tr, I am ujw making 11000 a jelr rarsing loxes for gale," remarked an enterprising New Hampshire womaj other day. "There is always a good dennand for fox pelta," sb continued. Trime common red pelta bring from tl to tS, prim? croi from '5 to $15. and prime gilrer from $75 to $3W each." "Silver Fox Fanning' U the title of a recent pamphlet written by Wilson 1L Ogood, of the Biological Surrey, and issued by the United States ' Department of Agriculture.- It dclsres that "the growing and world-wide) demand for furs of high quality caa be net nly4y increasing tho atunher of animals producing them. V tirrrJ brAo frr to isnj N ttrt'DTIXO the Industry of silver fos ral1av offl- class of the Biological Surrey vlstted a aarmber ol rersrtns errac1 In It. Tt was found that whll snauy cxpensnenta ba4 failed, soane bad succeeded to an extent ladJcaUng unportaal poaaUDUiues . lor io future. It waa fouad. to, that eos kas rnde4. aa a rale. pon the personal fit sesa ef the smdertaking tke. fevainesa raxher tbaa upoa the foiiowing ef aay set of , Wben furriers apeak of the ailver fox they generally mean those dark phase of the ordinary red fos, tanoua ly termed silver, siivcr-gray. ailver-black or black. It is the common fox of northern North America, the crafty Reynard of booka; onetnuKt not confuse it with tee gray or tree fox of the southern part of the United Stales, which Is a different animal of little fur valu. -S'tlvsr foxta vary." aaya the receat bulletin, "from thoa In whuVi the color ta entirely grlitled to thoaw tn which It la entirely black, except a few white-tipped balra on back ani r-jrap. Finally, la the black pbaae. the whit. Is aosent from ail parts except the tip ef tke tau. la general, the croaa fox Is fairly common, tke strver gray is comparatively rare and the pur Mack e excsa4-cJy rare " ' Sliver fox farmlnc. BiologVai Sarvey frW-lale be Here, tnay be carrie-1 on aaoceaiuliy la svortkern stale, e rortk of a s"tthem boundary that rroeais MaJrva, New Hamrhlre Vermont. Mlchlgam. Wlaeonat. MlsrfMsota nd Pnuth Ikota. hnt thl tvorb aoa-e 4tp aeth mmrl aloisg th mcin;iu rn New Tawk. PMnayraraa a. farylard. Wt Vtrreia awd I an Ot tate ef tt jy Moantatn ratri ard atar4. TT,, -.w Haiwra'i're w 1 m ma a fully lmmmr IFM a frrr of fx frwtg ncuwl SOT Work ar iaotberUut a kalf Vwe fox kit taat t4 orphans. These were of the ordinary red fox tribe, bu' In the next generation two silver foxes appeared. After that It was a matter of selection to develop and Ox the silver phase. f Most beginners, however, have to purchase their stocl animals. These bring such a .high price that few raiser of the silver fox sell the animals for the pelt. The New Hampshire woman sella her silvers at from $300 to 10 c pair. Good specimens rarely command less than $a00 s pair, and much higher prices have been obtained. . i If a breeder could fix and develop the pur blacl strain, his fortune would be assured. The skin of then, animals, according to Mr. Osgood, of th Biological Bur vey, range from IMQ to U000 each. j Being assured of the possession of stock animals, th prospective raiser muat prepare a place for them. Foxe require very little space and thrive In Inclosures not nioi. than forty feet square. A total space of nv crea i ample for extensive operations, and a good-siaed buslne can be conducted on two acres or even less. A half sel ls enough for six pairs of foxes, and that 1 about all U' beginner ahouid attempt to handle. i A few tretra or email shrubs should b Within th In closure to afford shade and a feeling of seclusion to 1.1 animals Sandy soli la better than any other. - Inclosures ate made with wire net fencing, th meah being not greater than two Inches. This fenc should t about ten feet high and sunk Into the ground twa feet, t prevent burrowing out, while an inward overhang to n he at the top to prevent the animals from climbing out Th sunken part of the fence should be turned In t'' or more and flat stones placed aiofig th edge ef th ft at the surface to discourage burrowlag. . Inside the Inclcaur ahouid be comparrmeats r number depending upon the number of animal at 1 eighty feet square, and each com part man I should con' a "mall houa or abetter box on mad of a barrel sufficient FEED COSTS LITTLE , fome r!ar prefer t dig bole tor th animala; tv ahouid b about thre feet de af roef-d a turn th ram. Th aorery must always fe we a dr. aad perfectly Aty. M Fexes In the wild te a great variety t f such as raotxia. ra oa. Mr da, lncta aol brn-. only Prt ef their aatural de'. and en --... r .1 a-iv tbe. r-MM-e meat, sack fot tab: - ,. br4 ed do- btM-u ta. 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