The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-19
WHERE DOES The
PUBLIC COME IN?

AAA AtoANn NtHlk man EfNW MS
tastes. for dress AZ least. took the
boulevard typo exaggerated pat
terms and glaring cosora in gar
munta oatontati0ua neckwpar
straight hrlmmod silk hata lie
also affected tho Henry Nv pointed
beard aud his hair was cut Ia atana
straight. With curious kind OF
ruflla wrought by some mysterious
art Ia front lie was tail aud slen-
der - physique. ana this with his
singular dress made him the OBJ
served OF all observers
This young man. Who might we'll
be mistaken for the walking modol
for eccentric French boulevard
clothing and haberdashery. wa soon
after hia fathers death. Ia ts9A.
electcd 10 the board 81 directors OF
the Equitable society and vas made
first vice president. the contention
OF his friends noW being that h was
commonly known at that time In
the society management that a had
bocn tho elder nYdo'a wiah 70 have
his son some day come 10 the preal-
dcuvy ~ the company.
The elder Hyde had begun his
work to build up the soeiety on a
salary OF $1,000 a year This SALARY
had hesu steadily enlarged until n
became 500 600 Aud this was the
salary on which the son began bis
work for the society.
Perhaps because he had this large
salary and perhaps because be soon
was 10 como into uuHhared posses.
sion Of the majority stock the
young man may have done some Of
the things 81 which he now stands
accused and a. 10 which the state
insurance commissioners and a spe
cial committee Of the society are In.
vcatigafiuE the books % the society
az this time.
These charges are various. One
set Of them relates to salaries. Hyde
IN charged with having some Of his
household employees carried on the
rolls OF the society at large salaries
An instance Is said 70 be one. the
alleged superintendent OF Hyte's
country estate. who resolves s. zoe
year from the Equiiable-fo Tor do
ing nothing for the Equitable. but
All for Hyde. the Alexander peopls
say. -
Charges q another Kind against
Hyde relate 10 various great per
kotai extFavaEanees pat upon the
society enc % these touches the
dinner Of unprecedented maEuifi'
csnes 20 Ambassador cambon a.
sherry.a In 1904 There were 80
guests including the presidents Of
Harvard. Yale and other important
universities The thlnE went on
naEniflelontly- and Hyde. q il now
saia. charged the whole expense Of
Il 20 the Equitable society on tbs
ground that e advertised the CON
panyi Report Al the time vas that
the dinner cost upwards n 5000
but HYdo'a friends say that - did
not exceed $500. and that Hyde has
since paid this. and more. too. haEA
into the aoeleiy treasury.
Hut shat made greater aeuHa
ton than the Cambon dinner Mas
the Louis XVI rcvel AZ Sherry = Of
the end % January uf this year a
considerable number q those Who.
atesm themselves as conatttuttnE
New YaFk society were there AZ
any rate there were 500 guests. All
In fancy costume Four or ave floara
OF shoffy'H great establishment
wrrs engaged. one floor being SIR
eiailY arranged ~ a thoafsr. Nherc
a ballet troap from the metropolitan
Opera House danced and where the
talented French actress. Nine. re
lane With chosen members from hef
company. presented a French plaS
expressly written for the occasion.
The other floors and apartmenis
Elvsn out 10 Hyde were specially
decorated with hanEiuga. furniture.
nowe. and plants 90 resemble dif-
fsreuf periods Of the court %
France. By universal consent Il va
a maxnifirlant affair. perfect Ia al
ia appoIufmsnta. And u cost a.
.eordIna 10 common belief. fiV9.pAo.
This. the Alexander faction nay
HYDE charged up 10 the advertising
aeounta Of the Equitable society.
Bgt why was Hyde permitted g
do these thlnKsF Where vas the
president Of the Eauitablef Nhefe
we're the other offieersf They Wefe
In their offices. presumably They
nov say that they were practically
hafuIrss. beeause Hyde controlled D.
per cent 81 the stock. and this stock,
- faaf vutaA fha HDrfnfv At any
rate. the officers intlmated ina
HYDE could turn them out a. ne
next election of directors and OH
GERS II BE 80 chose.
HYDE SAYS that President Alex
ander and other officers ae-
auisacad IN all these things as be
ing perfectly proper until a time
came when they thought they could
force the control Of the society away
from the majority OF the stock and
into that Of tbs policy holders. OF
rather Of those who should hold the
proxias Of the policy holdsra
The man IN the street will prob
ably see some truth in both state
menta. Hyde In his middle TWEEN
tiea. was suddenly. BY reason Of hi
fathers will. put Into a commanding
positlon In q corporation having As
sets and surplus OF S500, 5000. Nc
wonder his head swan, tho moro
sapeelaIly as about him In the man
agemenf we're Eray-headed mes
whose purpose there was 70 use ms
moneys Of the great company 70 buy