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VOL. XIII. NO. 286.
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HOUSE TO VOTE
Oil PROHIBITION
ffflSURETODAY
Indications That the Bill Will
Be Passatd With Compara
tively. Few Members Cast
ing Opposing Votes.
"BEST LAW IN U. S.,"
SAYS THE DRY LEADER
Brown of Marion Would Let
Oregon Brewers Manufac
' ture Beer Limit.
Salient Taatures of the Prohi-
. hltlon Bill.
Prohibits manufacture and
sale ofi intoxicating liquors
4 within the state, except manu-
facture 'of sacramental wine;
non-intoxicating cider and
4 (rape Juice excepted.
Permits Importation of two
quarts of spirituous liquor or
24 quarts malt liquor in each
successive 28 days.
Prohibits advertising by
newspapers, billboards, letter,
circular.
Gives sovemor power to send
attorneys to assist district at-
. . torneys who fall or refuse to
enforce this law.
Permits organizations or in-
dividual to employ counsel,
who shall be recognized as as-
sociate district attorney.-
Requires druggists and com-
mon carriers to keep complete
"booae books," these to be open
-during business hours to in-
spection of officers and citi-
4 sens.
Druggists may handle pure
alcohol only.
( physician may not sell but
4 may administer liquor, but such
administering puts burden of
proof upon him to show it was
necessary.
Provides "for abatement of '4
places where liquor is sold or
given away in violation of law
as a nuisance.
Provides method for removal
of sheriffs and district attor-
neye.
Druggists' and doctors' li-
censes suspended for six
months "-i mjatttd ,f?rf"'"c ""
revoked entirely on third .of- '
fense.
- ; Owner of leased property is
- made guilty If same Is knowing- 4
ly permitted to be used for Bale
or giving away of liquor con- 4
trary to law and in such case ' 4
,-. fines are lien on the property. 4
4 Penalty sfor first offense is, 4
4 fine, second offense is compul- 4
4 ory jail of not "less than 30 4
e days, third offense compulsory
4 Jail sentence for. two years. 4
(Salem Bureau of Thr Journal.)
Salem. Or., Feb. 5. Today is a red
letter day for the "drys" of Oregon.
The much discussed prohibition bill
- will without doubt be passed by the
house -of Representatives this -afternoon
with comparatively few opposing votes.
This will be the first conclusive step
In the enactment of a prohibitory law
In response to the voice of the people
expressed by a vote of 15.000 for
statewide prohibition. .
The hall , of representatives is
Jammed to the doors with people from
many parts of the state, who have
come' to see the prohibition measure
get a'good t tart on its wuy through the
legislature. A large delegation is here
from Portland. At 2 o'clock this after
noon the house of representatives took
up the final consideration of substi
tute house bill 362, which is the prohi
bition measure.
Last night unexpected opposition to
the measure developed. The committee
on alcoholic traffic, of which E. V. Lit
tlefield Is chairman, has been working
for weeks on the bill, and it was be
lieved that it had been whipped into
such shape that no formidable opposi
tion would appear. But last night and
lla morning rumblings were heard
against It. The statement was made
by one recalcitrant that the opposition
had enough votes to defeat the bill if
they so desired.
Some Opposition Expressed.
Friends of the bill say this state
ment is exaggerated and that the bill
is -certain to go through. The opposi
tion to the measure seems to come
chiefly from- W. W. Cardwell, V. P.
Laf ferty, Charles R. Barrow and D. C.
Lewis Cardwell tninKa the measure
is not constitutional and will not be
effective. Barrow. Lafferty and Lewis
object to taking the limit off of wine
that may be- shipped in for sacramental
nurooses. .
Some of the representatives object
to- the limit placed on the amount of
iConrinded un tna Two. Column Two.)
30,000 Turks Mass
Along Suez Canal
Moslem Army Gathers Hear Port said
feat Delays Attack on British Until
. score Setof oreements Arrive.
Athens, Feb. 6. Thirty thousand
Turks have crossed the Sinai pass and
- are massing along the Suez canal near
Port Said, according to a dispatch re
ceived here today. The Moslems are
delaying their general advance against
the -British, pending the arrival of fur
ther reinforcements.
Earthquake in Illinois.
Harrieburg. III.. Feb. 5. Earth tre
.. i mors, continuing four minutes, rocked
southern " Illinois- shortly "after mid
. t night. No iSjej'Iofls damage was re-
wort. '
' --'';- - . -
No More 'Curbstone 9 Opinions
K K K K I K
Attorney General 's New Policy
n k wt n h n n n m
Two Real Economy Measures
Discussions of legislative matters by ex-Governor West will be daily
feature of The Journal during" the session of the legislature.
, Salem fir
Oswald West.
the individual
furnish him with the services of a physician, a dentist or a corn doctor. When
a private citizen is in need of legal advice, he should consult his attorney;
when a city official is in need of advice on matters pertaining to his office,
he should go to his city attorney; when a county official needs advice as
to matters pertaining to his office, he
and a state official should look to the
vice and assistance as he may require. The attorney general should
always stand ready, however, to render aid and advice to county and city
attorneys and thus insure a greater unity of action and a more uniform
interpretation of our laws.
Matters of Importance Neglected
The state has already suffered much through the time of the attor
ney general and his assistants being given over to writing comparatively
unimportant opinions for private individuals. One of the most important
cases coming before our courts in recent years the Lincoln county tide-
land contest and one which was of deep mQrnent to the people ot tins
state, went to the bad largely through neglect and lack of interest on the
part of the attorney ireneral. The Benson and Hyde land fraud cases
were pushed aside for months and
written for parties engaged in litigation over a line tence. We should
hope, therefore, that the new policy
rated, will always be hereafter maintained, as it is bound to inure to the
benefit of the state.
Samuel Johnson is reported to
salt of human wisdom acting upon
the people."
Some day, after the members
pajamas and quietly hiked for home.
the story of how the oeoble lost their Lincoln county tidelands. If we
can" find some way to get a copy of
departed Samuel, I am sure he will
l cilia I iv 3.
Check Placed
But, to get back to the legislature and economy. I find Senator Wood
has just introduced a real economy measure. It being so seldom that the
doctor and I agree on anything, I
(Concluded on Page
DAY ANQJIOSER IN
CLASH OVER SCHOOL
STATUTE AMENDMENT
Senators Wonder if Disagree
ment Has Deeper Meaning
Than Appears on Surface.
(Salem Bnrenu of Th .Tonrnal.)
Salem, Or., Feb. 5. Bitterly attack
ing Senator Moser's bill amending thes
school laws so as to permit all tax
payers and parents of children of
school age to vote at school elections,
Senator Day angrily clashed with
Moser in open debate this 'morning;.
These two senators have been tne
recognized leaders of the senate organ
ization. Just what, such a clash means
is the question on many lips. It may
be there are two many leaders. Sena
tor Day has a program he wants td
put through the legislature. The last
section in Mosers bill. wnich gives
the school board authority to make im
provements costing over $300 by day
labor under certain conditions, is an
tagonistic to Day's program.
The result was that the steam
roller, captained by Day, ran ruthless
lv over Closer, who in the past has
steered the Juggernaut on many a trip
when others were the victims.
(Concluded on Page Two, Column Three,
PRESIDENT'S VETO OF
IMMIGRATION BILL IS
SOSTAINED BY HOUSE
Supporters of Bill Fail by Five
Votes to Carry It Over Wil
son's Veto.
(United Pro Leased Wire.)
Washington, Feb. 4. The Burnett
DUllngham immigration bill was killed
In the house yesterday afternon when
supporters of the measure failed to
muster a two-thirds vote, necessary to
carry It over President Wilson's offi
cial veto. The official vote was 261
for passing the bill over the presi
dent's veto to 136 against such action,
two members of the house merely
voting "present" when their names
were called.
The vote was five less than the num
ber necessary to override the presi
dent's veto.
Two Chinese Electrocuted.
Ossining. N. T., Feb. 5. Lee Dock
and En Hlng. Chinese hatchet men,
were electrocuted in Sing Sing prison
here today. It was the first time New
York state had ever put a Chinese to
death. Both were members of the Hip
Sing tong and were convicted of kill
ing Lee Kay, the agel leader of the
On Leonr tone.
Frh 5. I - le renorterl that a rhmse
of policy has taken place in the office of the attorney
general, that the indiscriminate rendering of what
the barber man would call "once over" opinions have
ceased, and that hereafter the activities of the office
will be confined, as was originally intended, to serv
ing the several departments of state.
If this report is true. Attorney General Brown is
to be congratulated, for such a change of policy is
bound to make for greater efficiency, and will result
in a great saving for the taxpayers. The old-time
policy of grinding out "curb-stone" opinions for
Tom, Dick and Harry was poor business, s it drove
the office to neglect more important matters and
many departments to employ special counsel as a
means of protection.
The state is under no more obligations to render
citizen free legal advice than it is to
should go to his district attorney;
attorney eeneral for such legal ad
months, while opinions were being
which we are told has been inaugu
have said that "the law is the last re
human experience for the benefit of
of the legislature have folded their
I am coine to write for The Journal
the paper carrying the story to the
rise fgrr his grave and amend his
on Junketers
hasten to call the public's attention to
Fifteen, Column Two)
LETTER AND SPIRIT;
OF ECONOMY CAUSE
SPLIT IN THE HOUSE
Matter of Appropriation for
- Developing Arid Plains of
Oregon Creates Debate.
(Salem Bureau of The Journal.)
Salem. Or., Feb. 5. Advocates of the
letter of economy locked horns in the
house this morning with the advocates
of the spirit of economy when the ques
tion arose on the indefinite postpone
ment of H. B. 300, appropriating $450
000 as a state loan to help develop the
arid plains of central Oregon.
l he debate lasted until the noon
hour and was adjourned with the pros
pect of being renewed with more bitter
vigor this afternoon, a majority re
port of the ways and means committee
had recommended that the bill be
killed. A minority report recommend
ed that it pass. By a hurry up viva
voce vote, the majority report was
adopted, and the bill was declared in
definitely postponed, but J. T. Hinkle,
chairman of the irrigation committee,
protested on the procedure, insisting
that he be given, the right to develop
the views of the committee. Davey
ex-hoed the protest, and the epeake
ordered one.
Declares Xt Important.
jiinKie then claimed the floor an
declared the bill one of the most im
portant pieces of legislation of the ses
sion, not to be treated as a Joke with
out serious consideration.
"This is a movement that will grow
and grow after this legislature ha
been forgotten," Hinkle declared. "Ou
of the 16,00,000 acres of tillable lan
in Oregon, only 4,000,000 have bee
peopled and now bear the entire tax
burden of the state. The governmen
has done a wonderful work In reeiama
tion. but It Has not done enough. To
turn down this bill is to tell the world
that we don't want money to come in,
"We have already said this to prl
vate capital, ana now are we to say
it to public capital? If this is to be
the policy of Oregon, you will stand a
ine root among me siai.es that are
(Concluded on 1'age Two, Column Fire)
Bryan Speaks for
Suffrage and Drys
Secretary Tells Indiana Editors Demo
crats Cannot Afford to Stand With
Brewers Against Suffrage.
Indianapolis, Ind Feb. 5. Indiana
leaders of suffrage and prohibition
predicted today a "vigorous campaign
In the near future to give women the
ballot, and to drive out the saloons.
as the results of the address delivered
last night by Secretary of 'State Bryan
at a banquet of Democratic editors.
He declared that the Democrats
"cannot afford to stand with the
brewer and saloonkeeper as against
woman sull rage, and if we are going
to favor woman suffrage we might as
well go the wnoie hog and drive th
saloon out of politics."
U. S. EXPECTED
TO PROTEST TO
Extension of War Zone to
Include British Isles Is
Considered "Paper Block
ade;" Held Untenable.
AMERICAN SHIPPING IS
SERIOUSLY ENDANGERED
British Admiralty Says Proc
lamation Is a Bluff; Calls
Out Destroyers.
(t'nltM Tress I,eaed Wire.
Washington, Feb. 6. If Germany
Intends her "war zone" around Eng
land as a blockade, she must make it
airtight" or else the United States
will not recognize it. This was broad
ly intimated by officials of the gov
ernment here after the meeting of the
cabinet 'today, at whichi the German
order was discussed in detail. The no
tice received by this government so
far, however, is regarded merely as a
warning that such a danger zone will
exist, such as have heretofore been
ssued by England and Germany con
cerning- milled Areas in the North sea.
It is officially stated that no pro
test nor other note rc-sardine the mat
er has yet been sent to Germany by
the state department.
After a brief examination of
the German proclamation extend-
ng the European war zone to
all the waters in the vicinitv of
J'ngland and France, officials of the
administration were inclined today to
believe that there was ground for a
protest.
Protest Is Expected,
While he did not actual) v declare
that a protest would be made bv the
United States, one hish administra
tion official volunteered todav the
guess" that it would be. He said the
situation was likely to bring . develop
ments important to the United States.
Mantime Counsellor L&nsine- of the
state department is examining the Ger
man order and consulting the interna
tional law concerning it to discover
precedents governing the case.
The order is generally characterized
here as a "paper blockade," although1
administration officials are understood
to believe that in endeavoring to en
force it Germany might wreak havoc'
or. American. vesselsrirt"t;j6i3tea it-
stances.
This blockade of all the waters
around the British isles is in accord
ance with the announced determi
nation of Germany, through Vice Ad-
Injiral von Tirpitz in an interview re
cently wiin correspondent Karl li.
von Wiegand of the United Press, to
starve England into submission by a
submarine blockade. Submarines. Von
Tirpitz declared, had already cruised
around England.
Every merchant ship belonging to
an enemy, the German admiralty an
nouncement says, found in the waters
around Great Britain and Ireland will
be destroyed even if it is impossible
to avert the danger threatening its
crew or passengers.
Neutral Ships In Danger.
"Neutral shrps In this war zone also
will be in danger as a consequence of
the misuse of a neutral flag by the
British and the hazards of naval war
fare which cannot always be avoided.
that attacks meant for an enemy may
endanger neutral ships.
"Shipping northward around the
Shetland islands, in the eastern basin
of the North sea and a strip of at
least 30 miles along the Dutch coast
will be endangered in, the same way."
The state department's copy of the
German order differs Trom the pub
lished German official statement. The
government's copy covers only the
waters on the north and west coasts of
France, whereas the German statement
(Concluded on Page Two. Column Four)
THE
GERMAN ORDER
Colon Is Ashore
Near Asama, Her
Fate Uncertain
American Steamer Strikes Rocks
and Cruiser Maryland Is Stand
ing By; Waves Run High.
San Diego, Cal., Feb. 5. In a no less
critical position than the Japanese
cruiser Asama, which is aground near
Point Bartolome, but farther down the
coast and ashore In a somewhat less
rocky spot, the American eteamshly
Colon, formerly a Mexican vecsel. was
in danger today of complete destruc
tion.
Ttus Colon, which sailed from San
Francisco January 16 with a cargo
of general 1 merchandise for Sauna
Cruz and which carried a crew of 20
men, but no passengers, left Guaymas
January 30 and was driven on the bar
of Topolobampo bay by the recent
storm. Topolobampo bay is ' about
midway between Guaymas and Mazat
lan, on the mainland, nearly 1000
niiles south of Kan Diego.
The United Ktates cruiser Mary
land, which received the Colon's "S. r.
S" call, responded quickly and has
since been standing guard.
At last reports waves were said to
be breaking over the Colon, and the
gunboat Annapolis, which was at
Guaymas, has gone to assist the Mary
land. The Colon is owned by the Americac
Mexican Trading company. She is a
steam schooner of 1535 tons. Until
recently she was owned by the Com
nania Naveria Del Pacifi'co of Sout&
America and was known as the Ramon
Corral.
Most Virtuous of
Policemen Coming
Chicago's Model Cop, Who Kept Two
Bottles of Wbiskey Unopened TJnder
SCis Bed 25 Years, to Uve in Oregon.
Chicago, Feb. 5. Chicago's model po
liceman, Edward UJlmacher, who Jhas
been on the force for 25 years, has Just
resigned and will go to Beaverton, Or.,
to superintend his father's ranch. For
seven years he has .been connected
with First Deputy Superintendent
Schuettler's office. lie resigned be
cause his physician advised him to
seek a healthier climate. Among his
virtues are enumerated these: He
never drank, never aeieepted a bribe,
was never reprimanded, kept two
quart bottles of whiskey , under his
bed 25 years and never opened them,
never mixed in petty politics and cap
tured some of the most noted crimi
nals in the country.
HIGH OFFICIALS- HERE
The inauguration of Hill steamship
service between Flavel. at the mouth
of the Columbia river, and 'San Fran
cisco, is in effect extension of the
Great Northern railroad into Cali
fornia ei' the opinion of Ralph Buddv
assistant to'tfie presidenof the Great
Northern railroad.- J?
With G. R. Martin, comptroller of
the Great Northern, Mr. Budd called
upon President L. C. Oilman of the
Spokane, Portland & Seattle this morn
inw. They are making a regular trip
over the lines of the company. They
came - yesterday evening from Seattle,
and will return to St. Paul via Puget
sound. Mr. -Uudd was formerly engi;
neer of the Spokane, Portlard & Se
attle in this city.
- Two Negroes Sentenced.
Circuit Judge v Davis has sentenced
Robert Granville and H. A. Montgom
ery, both colored, to one to 10 years
each in the penitentiary. They were
convicted of charges of robbing J. A.
Marshall by force. Montgomery's sen
tence will be held up for a time, that J
his case may be further investigated
to determine whether or not leniency is
merited.
One Battleship Plan Lost.
Washington, Feb. 5. The Underwood
amendment, providing for one new bat
tleship; next year instead of two. was
rejected in the house this afternoon in
a preliminary voe of 148 to 139.
More Food for Belgians.
New York, Feb. 5. Carrying 6400
tons of supplies and food for the
Belgians, the steamer Aymeric, sailed
for Rotterdam yesterday.
REAL ROAD TAX!
GIRL JUMPS TO
HER DEATH FROM
SEVENTH STORY
Miss Lydia Wolfer of Lib
eral, Clackamas County, in
Physician's Office in Mor
gan Building at Time.
WOMAN WAS SUFFERING
FR0M NERV0US TROUBLE
The Body Knocks Pedestrian
Down as It Strikes
Sidewalk.
While suffering from an acute at
tack of nervousness, for which she had
come to Portland for treatment. Mls.-
Lydia WTolfer, aged 19 years, of Lib
eral, Clackamas county, at noon to
day Jumoed to death from the seventh
story of the Morgan building. She was
a sister-in-law of William Grimm, a
contractor, residing at 1092 East
Thirty-first street, north.
As the body struck the sidewalk it
grazed Grant Carder, of the Grant
Carder Slide company, who was walk
ing down Washington street, knocking
him down. Death was instantaneous.
The young woman Jumped from the
offices occupied by Drs. George W,
Schmidt, T. J. McCraken and M. Fried
No one was in the office when she
made her fatal plunge.
. Takes Fatal Plunge.
Shortly befDre noon she entered the
office and walked to the window and
raised It and leaned far out. D
Schmidt asked her whether she was
there for treatment and she said she
was waiting for a friend.
Schmidt then pulled down the win
dow and left for his lunch. The woman
then went to another window, opened
it and Jumped. She struck on her
shoulder and broke her neck.
Coroner F. H. Dammasch, who has
offices In the same blo'ck, heard a wo
man scream and looked outside and
saw the crowd collecting around the
body. He went downstairs, saw she was
dead, and ordered that the body be
left as it lay. When he returned an
ambulance had. taken It to the Good
Samaritan hospital, and then to the
morgue.
According to William Grimm, Miss
Wolfer came to Portland less than
week ago owing to her nervous affile;
tion. - . Kne was being treaiea Dy
doctor in another building than the
one from which she Jumped.
Was Engared.
In her purse was found a blank pos
tal card, on which was written Ag
nes Grimm." The pocketboote. contained
23 cents.
When Mrs. Grimm was seen at her
home on Thirry-first street this after
noon by a .Journal reporter she said
that her sister had been studying to
be a teacher and had come to Port
land less than a week ago to take
teacher's examination. Why the girl
went to the Morgan building is a mys
tery to Mrs. Grimm. Extreme nervous
ness due to hard study is believed to
have been responsible for her act. She
had complained of severe headaches,
When Miss Wolfer left her sister's
home this morning she said she was
going shopping and would be home
within a short time to resume work
on a dress. The young woman was
engaged to be married soon.
HARRY KRAUSE SIGNS
Harry Krause, southpaw .pitcher,
signed a contract to pitch for the
Portland club today. Judge McCredi
received the document this morning.
The first contract sent to Krause was
not accepted by the pitcher and an
other contract was mailed, to him
which he accepted. Krause was said
to have been dickering with the Brook
lyn Federals:
British to Cut
Charter Rates on
Cereals, Report
Private Cable Says Government Is
Taking Steps to Fore Down
Rates From America.
Because of the insistent need of
more American cereals by England, a
private cable' from there today indi
cated that government interests bad
already taken steps to induce mem
bers of the Ship Owners' association
to reduce the charter rates on cereals.
If this Is not done by the ship owners
the advice indicates that the govern
ment itself will force the issue.
The meaning of this advice to the
cereal Interests of fle Pacific north
west is most important. It means
that if the English government suc
ceeds In securing lower freight rates
on cereals the growers of the Pacific
northwest states will secure more
money for their grain.
Were it not for the fact that freight
rates were abnormally high, the price
of 'wheat here today would be close to
;2 a bushel in fact, some; of the leaa
ne exporting Interests are already
forecasting that price before the next
crop is available for the market.
There was a further advance ana
new high record for wheat today on
the Portland Merchants' Exchange, the
rise beinir c to lc a bushel over the
previous high record. Sales were: 15,
000 bushels March bluestem, $1.57;
5000 bushels April bluestem, si. 59;
5000 bushels April bluestem,
5000 bushels prompt club, $1.54; 10,000
bushels March, club, $1.55 6; 6000
bushels March red Russian. $1.47 H;
6000 bushels prompt red fife, $1.50, and
5000 bushels April red fife, $1.64.
Advocates of Ship
Bill Play for Time
Administration Democrats Try to Poet
pona Trial of Strength on Measnrs
Until Absentees Beach Washington
Washington, Feb. 6. Action on the
ship purchase bill was postponed by
the senate this afternoon until . next
week. On motion by Senator Clark, the
senate adjourned until Monday after
noon.
Washington, Feb. 6. The fight In
the senate over the government ship
purchase bill - today resolved Itself
into a play for time on the part of the
administration Democrats.
While awaiting the arrival of tb
centees, the backers of the measure
are using their utmost resources to
prevent the coalition of Republican
and "insurgent" Democrats from
carying out their- program of re
committing the measure without in
structlons, thus effectually killing it
Meantime, the supporters are trying
to arrange amendments which will be
satisfactory to the Progressive He
publicans.
This plan of action has received the
Indorsement of President Wilson,
inasmuch as the amendments proposed
do not fthango the underlying princl
pies ef the bill. '
The absentee administration sena
tors are Lewis of Illinois, NewlandS
of Nevada and Smith -of South Caro
una.
Alleged Slayer of
Black Is Arrested
Marshall, Texas, Man Accused of Being
On of Three Who Were Concerned
In Heligiona Battle There.
Marshall, Texas, Feb. 6. Harry
Winn of Marshall was arrested today
on charges of murdering William
Black, an anti-Catholic lecturer, who
was shot to death Wednesday nigh
during a duel -In his room in a hotel
here with prominent local Catholics,
who were protesting against fis utter
ances. waiter vernaien -proved an
alibi and was dismissed today.
George Ryan and George Tier- are
Jointly charged with Winn. All three
men are out on bonds.
The body -of Black was shipped to
day to Beilaire, Ohio, his home. Th
funeral of John Rogers, a promlnen
Marshall citizen, who was killed at
the same time as Black, was held this
afternoon, a great crowd attending.
British Cruiser
Ignored Certificate
Captain ot American Steamer Denver
Says Cruiser Hlldebrand ; Searched
Star in Spit of Control's "O. X." ,
Norfolk. Vs.. Feb. R. Charges that
the British cruiser Hlldebrand hnn Ig
nored a certificate issued by a British
consul in this country and had searched
the vessel were made . today by the
captain of the American steamer Den
ver when he reached here. The Den
ver was bound for Germany when the
Hlldebrand stopped and searched her.
Family of Three
Slaiij
With Hammer
X -J'
Three ' Woman Ponnd x With Heads
Beaten in at Salamanca; B. T.j Mur
derer TJsid Sledge Bammer.
Salmanaea, N. T Feb-. S. The bodies
of Mrs. Lizzie Drake, aged 65 years;
Mrs. Irene Spencer, 35. and the latter
daughter, Gertrude, with th heads
beaten to a pulp, were found today in
bedrooms of the Drake home heie. The
murderer used a sledge hammer In his
work, and frightfully mutilated the
bodies of his. victims. ' J
Twenty-sibx Indicted for Mnrder,
Brunwlck, N. J.. Feb. 5. -Twenty-six
deputy, sheriffs who fired on a
number of striker at the fertilizer
plant at Roosevelt. N. J recently were
indicted today on charges of murder.
All of the Indicted men are In custody.
Of the strikers who were fired on,
two died later. .
Jitney Bos In'Colllson. !'
A Jitney bus driven hy a woman was
struck by a large motor truck at Twenty-third
and pettygrove at noon yes
terday. .No one was injured although
the machines were damaged. ,
JOHN D.SE OR
AND CARNEGIE
TELL OF GIFTS
Two ot i World's Richest Men
Testify Before Federal Re
lations Commission on
Their Efforts to Do Good.
CARNEGIE HAS PICKED
HIS EPITAPH, HE SAYS
"It's Damned White of
Andy," Is What He Wants
Engraved on Tombstone. .
New York. Feb. 6. John D. nocke-
feller Sr. took the stand -here this aft
ernoon before the federal industrial re
lations commission and defended th
foundation bearing his name. lie em
phatically denied It was a menace to
society and insisted that the founda
tion was intended to systematise hi
donations. - ' - ,
Rockefeller 'declared ;that while the
directors of big corporations were rc
sponsible for labor conditions, all they
could do was to get the best adminis
trative officials, possible, who finally
had charge of conditions.
Tho oil king followed Andrew Car-
regie on the stand. Just before he
was excused Carnegie said he wanted
the following epitaph inscribed on his
tombstone: "It was damn white of.
Andy. . :; - f
Carnegie said this sentiment - was
uttered by a former burgess of llome
etead, P., when Carnegie sent word
to him when he was working as labor
er in a mine at Sonora, Mexico, that
he (Carnegie) wanted to aid him finan
cially. The burgess fjed from Home
stead, ha said, following the riots
there in 192.-
Object in XJfe to Bo Good.
Asked to give his business, Carnegie
answered: "I am a retired business '
man, whose chief object in Ufa is to do
good to mankind."
Carnegie said one big thing he
learned early in life was that ex
perienced men are the best, and that
much of his success was due to hiiri-
iaejf. and partners retaining (heir old
men in their employ and -in "ulways
granting th demands of labor, how
ever unreasonable."
Carnegie detailed the operations ot
his six foundations and said he also
was paying out $241,003 a year in pri
vate pensions. He Invited the com
mission to attend the meetings of hto
foundations and said he would wel
come "any sort of an Investigation."
VSlnce I. retired from .business," said
Carnegie, 1 have devoted myself to
charitable and philanthropic work. Mv
gifts total S324.6S7.S99."; '
Confidence In the JUople.
Rockefeller read his answers in a '
clear and firm voice. - He said he had
such confidence in democracy that h
believed it could safely be left with
the, feople to remedy ovile rather than
to limit the Scope of hie foundation by
providing for hypothetical dangers.
"The sole motive of my various foun
dations," said Rockefeller, "is a deair
to devote a portion of my fortune to
th service of my fellow men."
Rockefeller said he reserved $2,009.
000 annually from a fund and person
ally distributed -this amount,. '
"Charltabla Trusts."
Private foundations . were char
acterized as "charitable trusts" to
day by Morris -. Hilqultt, frequent
ly referred to a a "parlor So
cialist." testifying before the federal
Industrial relations. He attacked the
motives of such Institutions, declar
ing that hardly any of their funds
could' be applied for the relief of
Americans. . .
"Even domestic birds," said Hil
qultt., "are discriminated against by
the Rockefeller foundation. Recently
the t foundation purchased a tract ot
land" In Louisiana as a reservation for .
international and migratory birds,"
Ifilqultt charged that. Instead. of the
foundation (being a philanthropic in
stitution, It sought to develop- matter
proving beneficial to the wealthy.
Banger of Biased Teachers.
"When Institutions are created and
supported by Individuals with decld'!
class Interests and social bias," con
tinued Illlquitt, "the danger Is that
this bias naturally will, communicate
itself to the teacher, who owes hi
living to the generosity of the found
er. v - '
. ; "The problem of capital and labor
should be carefully studied ' Indus
trial corporations have established a
sort of Industrial feudalism. Now they
ere making a bold assault on the ns-,
tion's Intellectual Independence, this
being accomplished with foundations,
endowments and, philanthropies as the
Instruments.'.'
Hilqultt said that the Rockefeller
foundation's investigation of the
causes of Industrial unrest was a di
rect challenge to the government, as
that ' was what the federal Industrial
relations commission was Instructed
to do. : '
To Orershadow OoTemment. '
By pitting his hundreds of million
against the modest government appro
bation," Hilqulttt said. ' "Rockefeller
intends to overshadow and nullify the
commission's work."
Hilqultt assailed John- D. Rockefel
ler 3t, for his "Ignorance of conditions
on his own property." ;lle declared
that $9,200,000 obtained by Rockefeller
"from workless direction" 4of the Coloi
rado Fuel & Iron Co, would be re
Invested in some -ether Industry.
"It is a vicious circle." said Hil
quitt. "end a chain of economlo en
slavement."
Hilqultt said the only way to break
the circle was to take Industries fro n
Ihe ' hands of "Irresponsible Individu
als" and place them In th hands
Ihe government, "to be operated at
public functions, for the benefit of the
workers and ' the "consumers"
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