Eugene daily guard., December 28, 1908, Image 1

gSEE EUGENE " T) A n.Y GUARD
KVGEXE, ORKGOX, MONDAY EVEXIXG, DECEMBER C8, 1008.
I NO. 81H.
mini iniiiiii
SUBJECT OF ARTICLE !
BY ANDREW CARNEGIE
i
Torki 2?- " "efu" I ?pa"Z m"y Tears ago by maklne!
l . Partners! whn . Km
w-rtock form opou mo uuui -, -. i-' ur meir interest
Cation of labor as share- lAtW. notes, pay-
E ery branch of business. . business. Great care. Mr. hZeZ
I tie writer oeneves, ues me as mnen to admit workers of
Ifendurlng BIutlon 01 1 th ; nhaPd Sfhh.,?h1 Apartment which
tlitno. Nothing can stand i had 'hitherto been neelecteit hv
me direct management ot , Plovers. Speaking further one of the
We are only pioneers whose ; combination of many steel works ln
....t tho movement, leav-! to the one United stoto,.
Uaccessors Its full and ee Poration he says that the problem
C.t.os human society ad-1 Presented was not altmwiw
"for lnTtvM..i - - . ' "cw.
. ...... ..uu, i,ua corporate man
agement have co-existed since joint
stock companies were formed. The
former had undoubtedly great advan
tages over the latter .Able men man
aging their own works, in competi
tion with large bodies of sharehol
ders employing salaried managers
vw.u.u i uiBiunco tneir cor
porate competitors, and did so. Noth
ing can stand against the direct man
agement of owners."
Going on to speak of the experi
ment of the United States Steel Cor
poration In interesting its officers
and employes In Its shares Mr. Car
negie says that veverv corporation
could well afford to sell shares to its
saving workmen giving preference In
Cent as human society
. striking statements
an article by Andrew Car-
.ko fortncoming juuuarv
of The World's Work, made
miij-'i A eauoriui uuie bihich
. row book. "Problems of
md that it is published in
Vulno "because 01 me re-
b it miguk a .......
fcalforecast that he makes
batlnuea improvement iu iuo
f.i lnhnr till profit-sharing
luerfect work and the laborer
capitalist uctuwo -w .........
braegle tells of the begln-
kle by the uarnegio oteei
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GRAET PROPERTY DAMAGE
OF LIFE
WITH
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ITALIAN
EARTHQUAK
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ROCKEFELLER
Rome, Deo. 28. Southern Italy was visited by a serious and
fatal earthquake this morning. The centre of the disturbance
was Sicily and the greatest loss of life and property is on that isl
and, where houses in many towns collapsed. The greatest re
ports of loss come from Calabria, where three dead and sixty
wounded have been removed from the ruins at St. Efanooni.
Soldiers have been called on to carry on the work of sucoor.
Sixty are said to have sustained injuries at Sannofrio, and
the entire population is camping in the opon air. Troops every
where are engaged in tho work of rescue.
King Emmanuel will go to Calabria should circumstances
warrant the journey.
AXUltEW CAUXKGl
repayment at cost as a first charge
in case of disaster, just as present
laws provide first for the mechanic's
lien and for homestead exemption.
This is due to the worktngman who
necessarily buys the shares without
knowledge ,and Is asked to buy them
not solely for his own advantage,
(Continued on Page Five.)
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Monday,
Dec 28th
TheSsalc will be a general deck clear
ing one, where winter goods and
broken lines will be thrown opon our
counters at prices that will be irresist-
able.
New spring goods will soon arrive
and we must have room for their
reception.
dav different
l.andise will be added to the col-
iiiii"" .
J anods on sale,
. interesting
a veiy .
money saving opportumty.
Watch the papers from day today,
it wffl py vou'
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TIDAL WAVE AT CATANIA
Catania, Sicily, Deo. 28. A tidal wave swopt into this port
today as a result of the earthquake. The approach of the wa
ter was seen and a warning rang out. People fled from tho
docks and the water front of the town.
The waters left confusion and damage everywhere, but it is
not known how many lives were lost.
VESSELS WERE DAMAGED
London, Deo. 28. A dispatch from Catania, Sicily, says the
Swedish Steamer Asta, the Austrian steamer Budamato, and the
Italian steamer Orseolo, were damaged today by an oarthquake
and the consequent tidal disturbance at that port. The extent
of the injuries to tho vessels is not given. '
RECORDED AT WASHINGTON
Washington, Dec. 28. An earthquake of moderate force
and prolonged duration was recorded by tho woathor bureau last
i night. Professor Marvin estimated it to bo 4800 miles away,
corresponding quito closely to tho distance between Washington
: and Calabria.
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the col
making this
affair and great
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ANOTHER SLIGHT SHOCK
Pau, Deo. 28. A slight earthquake shock was felt here this
morning, but no damage was dono.
DAMAGE AT PALMO
Palmo, Italy, Deo. 28. There was an earthquake here this
morning and many business houses collapsed. It is said there
were many victims.
TAKE EEIDENCE GRAFT SCANDAL
IN CASE AGAINST INVESTIGATORS IN
OF TH EJNJER ESTS
Head of Standard Oil Interests
Discusses and Defends
Big Corporations
New York, Dec. SS. "If a com
bination to do business Is effective
In saving wnsto and In gi'ttltiK better
results, why is not combination Tar
mora liiiportaut In philanthropic
work? In this question la set forth
the text of an article by John D.
Itockftfnller, hend of tho Standard
Oil Interests, published In tho cur
rent intue of tho World's Work. The
Itcmirul subject of Mr. Rockefeller's
nrtlilo Is "The value of the co-operative
prhictplx In KivliiK."
Mr, Itockufellnr oxpresana tho be
lief thnt the general Idea of corpora
tion In giving, si'orod a "real step In
advance" wlu'ii Mr, Audrow Carnegie
consouli'd tu become a member ot the
Oennral Kduratlon Hoard, "for In ac
cepting a position In this rilroctlon
lie has, It anonn to me, stamped with
his approval this vital principle ot
co-operation in aiding the education
al Institutions of our country."
Some Interesting lienors! remarks
on the subject of benevolence Illum
inate Mr. Hockofuller's point of
view. For Instance he says:
"To help an Inefficient, Ill-located,
unnucossnry school Is wuitto. I am
told by those who have given most
careful study to this problem that It
Is highly probnblo that euoiiKh mon
ey has been squnudi'red on unwise
oducnllonal projects to have built up
a natlomil system of blither educa
tion ndcqiinlod to our lli'Oil It the
iminoy hud been properly directed to
that ond."
Ot Human Ciithnllc methods Mr.
Itixkefiiller mild that be has "aoen
the oi'KUiilr.atlnn ' of the Unman
church secure butler roHiilta with it
KlviMt hii m uuuiiy than any other
church urKaulriitloim are ttviuiKtom
t'd m-mre irom llie ritftio fxpi-mlllure.
It Is uuuvreMKiiry tu dwell upon the
centuries ot oiperlnco which tit
t'htirrli of Koine haa Kne through to
perfect a Hi-wit power of AmaulM
tlnn." ('nimiicntliiK upou the great
mnaa of appealing letters received,
KiK'ke(eller says that four-fifths of
them are requeAts for money for per
sonal tutu, "with no other title to
consideration than that the writer
would be gratified to have It."
Mr. Rockefeller pays a warm tri
bute to the memory of the lata Dr.
William It. Harper, president of the
University of Chlcuxo, sud makes
without qualification the statement
which will be surprising to many
persons, "that during the entire per
iod of his presidency of the Univer
sity of Chicago, be never once either
wrote me a letter or asked me per
sonally for a dollar of money for the
I'tilvemlty."
In Ihe rourso of the article Mr.
II'K kefellor says of hlmaelf: "t.'rltl
rlmn that Is deliberate, sober and fair
Is alwsyn vnlmiblo and It should b
welcomed by all who desire progress.
Federal Grand Jury Begins In
vestigation at Chica
go Today
Chicago, Doe. It. The federal
grand Jury today began Its hearing
of the evidence dn the Investigation
of the packing house Industry. Var
ious employes of the packing houses
were on hand to testify. District At
torney 81ms declined to slate before
the Inquiry began Just what course
the Investigation would take, wheth
er It will be confined to railroads and
alli'K'd rebatlnir. or whether II will
bo directed chiefly to ascertain what
If anv cunrhloallun enisled In regard
to thi packing Industry. It was Inti
mated that the government Intended
to make Its probing through.
Copy rit bt loot hf
Utn Scfcofcor at Mrt
IAMPT0N .BROS
WHERE CASH
BEATS CREDIT
ASIATIC CHOLERA
CONTINES TO RAVAGE
RUSSIAN CAPITAL
St. Petrsburg, Dec. H. St.
Peterstrc continues to suffer from
AslsUc tbolra sndsjrhere wsrsi re
ported elgbteea new cases and flva
Oaatba jesuerday. This has bn the
dally averat for th past month.
IlEPOKTia ATT KM IT
TO MIX HII All.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 2.
No confirmation from any
source of the reported at
tempt on the lite of Ihe Sbsh
of Persia, as reported in a
local newspsper.
Little or No Information Is
Given Out by Those Who
Are in Charge
PlttHhurg, Dee. 2C. A secretive
attitude Is being maintained by all
concerned In the graft scandal of this
city. There sre numerous ovldenres
In shape of conferences that both In
vpMlgalors and those who are be
lieved to be under Investigation are
working and ronslantly preparing
for their canes, but nothing of sn of
ficial nsmre has been miide public.
A great many senKstlonal rumors are
In circulation loday. According to
one report many nrrcms of addition
al eoiincilmen and buslnei men. al
iened in be Implicated In the bribery
scandal, may be niacin lunlglit, Im
mediately following a meeting of the
council.
From all Indications there Is no
reanon to doubt but that Roosevelt
bus Interested himself In Ihe scandal.
MANY INJURED
IN BROOKLYN FIRE
New York. Dee. II.--Two reei
were painfully, ooe perhaps fatally
hurt, and the lives of a score of men
and children, Adangered and t.
000 worth of properly dustroyed by
fire la s three story frsme bonding
on Third Arenas and (7th street,
Brooklyn, today.
THK W1IKAT MARKET.
Dee. 28. Dec. 11.03;
7-X; July, N a-4; Hpl.
Chicago.
May. 11.06
3 1-2.
Tacoms, Dec. it. Wheat higher.
Kiporl niueetem, 5: Olub. 0; red.
ss; milling bluestem, 11.00.
JOHN I). UOCKEKELLEU.
1 huvu hnI nt U'tmt my full Hilar of
wvt t-ril Iflnrn, but f ran tntly may
that It hui not cm It-It tfrtJ iim nor
UU with any mr';i feeling
aKflltmt living ion). Nor do I wuh
I btt t rlrlf itl of tluiM whiMt con
k' f' tirloiu lt)(1riir'(it, frankly tx
prMtd, (Ufff from my own. No
miiUMr how iiolity th tM-ttiinint may
Im. w Know that thn world U Ret
ting litfttur itsmiUly and rapidly, and
that It U a K'K'd ihtntf to remember
In our momeots of tit pre loo or hu-Dilllatloni."
KENTUCKY STRIKE
TROUBLE IS OVER
v o
M earns, Ky., Dee. 2. Bvery
thlng Is quiet here today with only 25
soldiers on guard. The posse Is still
searching for Merry tOM'Sou. Oeorge
B'.saley and Reuben West, charged
with being leaders of tho strikers In
the Christmas day fight. It Is be
lieved tills trouble Is practically over.
MedforO.-loclallsts have nominated
city ticket.
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