Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-07
A CHATTY
LETTER FROM
PORKOPOLIS

Chicago, April 6--The kidnap.
ing OF cities at Cblcago's side-door,
in which Gary, East Chicago, 1ndi-
ana Harbor, Hammond and Whiting
have been msrrily engaged under
the new Indiana statute, promises
some historic developments before
the end IA reached. Gary by ac-
tion OF It's municipal authorities,
which took less than FIVE minutes,
Increased its population from 10000
10 10000. II the annexation II pro-
posed be agreed TO by the people In
the annexed cities. This followed
close on tho heels OF the annexation
ordinance passed by East Chicago,
which, officially at least, Bobbled up
Hammond and Whiting. II was
only necessary therefore, for Gary
to gobble East Chicago TO acquire
tho gobbled cities, but It is a likely
question whether this annexation
will get any further. In East Chi
cago the council laws required two
days notice for a special meeting.
Gary's effort was to annex first It's
council, learning that East ChicagO'5
Anal action was due I'm a few hours.
convened Immediately, and presto
the annexation ordinance formally
gathering In East Chicago, Ham
mond and Whiting. was introduced.
passed. and signed by the mayor
The mayors OF Hammond and Whit
ing declared that the interests OF
their communities and Gary we're
widely divergent and that they
would fight annexation in the courts.
Gary was spurrcd TO action by the
determination OF East Chicago to in
clude Gary I'm the swallowing pro-
cess, which was proposed and ifI
Gary had not kidnapped East Chi
cago first. East Chicago would have
kidnapped Gary.
The visit OF Andrew Carnegie to
Chicago VIII long be remembered by |
the favorable light I'm which he put |
Chicago millionalres and sons OF mil |
llonaires In contrast 10 those OF other |
cities. Pittsburg, for instance, al |
though Mr. Carnegie did not mon. |
Ton Pittsburg. Addressing the |
Press Club of Chicago FIRST on the |
need OF international peace and then |
on the subject Of multl-mllllonaires
he hid. 81 do not believe the heads .
OF Industries in this country are pri- |
marily milllonaircs, nor are they
ambitious 10 be such. They are men /
first Of ALL Why should they be
ambitious for mere money gnther-
ing? What Is the result of great
wealth on the children Of the veal
WY mAnf Good or bad? Speaking
Benerally--bad! Your have In Chi
eago hye striking exceptions to this
general rule. Here are the names
OF hye fathers Armour, Swift. Nor
Tls' FarweIl and Mccormick. YodI
know their sons and II Is tho glory
VI Chlcago that there Ia not a black
sheep among them, They are carry
ing on the businesses that ther faith
ers founded, and among them all
mere ~ no taint OF scandal, no fam.
NY dlBgrneog no weaknesses, MOTH
ing Tor honest men to be ashamed
or You may well be proud of these
sons who have inherited millions
ana used them worthlly. I do not
NOW another city that can be com
pared with your own in this respect. "
*es
Bxtortionate prices of undertake
era received a judicial black eve IN
. verdict cutting into the bin OF a
chicago funeral director" on the
testimony Of W. u. Gerry general
manager OF the Western Caskot q
Undertaking Co. the concern which
mas cut out the mlddlemens profits.
An undertaken In Kenwood. an ar,
lstoeratio part OF the city, charged
$500 Tor u caskot which no later ad.
nitted whom called TO tho witness
stand had cost him only $3.50. His |
entire bill was $552. Jury cut his
ch9rgo down 20 $302,b0. He admit
ted that he was paid commission
On his livery charges and rebate
Dy the cemetery on the grave. He
declared that no undertaken could !
get alonR on lcss than 100 por cent
proht--he charged 800 per cent.
the Chicago Undertnkers' associa-
ton Ia greatly aroused by this case
lts members declaring that legit-
mato business theirs, was menaoed |
with eXtinctiSn by tho big concern
with continual business aud couse-
qnently able to get along on profits
OF 20 10 2b per cont The retort |
was that In Chlcago S3,600, 600
halt--of funeral expenses could be |
saved n the small undertaken and |
HIS prontA oould be relegatod TO the
past sentiment, however, does and |
probably viii continue the methods
which have been In vogue since time
lmmomorlal, regardless of the pro-
hts exaoted and of the hardship In
some cases which the eNactions 4