The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-27
congressman ASK
FOR INFORMAL ton
Want to Be Shown Purpose of
Rockefeller Fortune
THEY ARE SUSPICIOUS
Il md MlIlea
THEY ARE SUSPICIOUS
Are Increased In Spite of
the Inroads of the
Automobile
by RALPH Nj. wHITEsIDE

Washington. March 26.-(Special. THE
Missouri idea is likely to give the Rookie
Teller foundation trouble before its char
ter has safely passed through the con-
gresslonal rapids and found safe anchor
age. The Senate committee stage was
passed all right, but there is an increas-
ing number of representatives who want
to know all about the foundation. what
It's real aim is, how 1t is to be constr
tuted. and how administered, before CIV
ing 1t the stamp of government approval.
Il is not over-stating it 10 say that in
the minds of many congressman any
thing John ID. Rockefeller says or does
is open to suspicion. The oil king is re-
garded as one of the very smoothest of
the eighty-odd million inhabitants of
these United States who never does any
thing which does not rebound TO the
honor and glory of John d. Rockefeller.
Some of these have been mean enough
to suggest that it is something more than
coincidence that the foundation prop
osition came spontaneously with the ar
gunent before the United States supreme
court of the case which involves the very
existence of the Standard OIL company.
Others suggest that a goodly portion or
the endowment of the foundation will be
Standard OIL stock that any attack
on Mr.. Rockefellers favorite octopus VIII
bring to the defense all the benefciaries
of the foundation the income of which
will be threatened.
1t is admitted there is a possibility that
the richest man in the world means what
he says, and his only desire is to beneht
humanity, but those nt-to-be-shown'
congressman, l understand. intend to ask
some pretty searching questions when the
resolution of Incorporation comes before
the House.
Not only has the automobile not driven
out the horse and mule but in the past
year the number of these animals in the
United States increased by nearly a mill
lion Not only this, but the average
price per head increased nearly s14; to
be exact. from 9464 in 1908 to s1os.1s In
1909 The total number of horses and
mules in the United States are 251eS,ooO
in round numbers.
Representatives of II Slavic societies,
with a membership of 100000. accompa-
MED by the editors of 16 Slavic newspa-
pers throughout the country. called on
President Taft the other day, escorted
by Representative A j. SABBATH or chi
cago, to urge him to lend his assistance
to their contention that each branch of
the Slavic race shall be segregated IN
the compilation of the coming census.
The battieship Nebraska rejoices over
the fact that it has a Young Mems
Christian association secretary abroad.
The ships monthly paper publishes the
following:
although the Nebraska has been in
the habit of taking everything she want
ed in the line of trophies, the last to get
away was a surprise to every one.
Scarcely had the general order from the
admiral reached the commander OF the
ship before the tug Potomac pushed her
way out through the Ice and unioaded
shipboard secretary, with all his equip
ment, on the quarter deck. AS usual,
the navy association set out to do things
right. am our secretary came fitted out
with a ! uSA.ng picture machine, stereop-
tIcon SLICES and all equipment necessary
for carrying on association work on
board.
and here is where the Nebraska has
IL over the rest of the fleet. Although
the order applied to eight other ships,
the time was so short that but one sec
rotary could be made ready, so we sailed
from Guantanamo bay with the frst ana
only Y. M C. A. secretary that has ever
gone to sea on battleship Of any ma
ton.
1--WE should congratulate ourselves upon
orr latest record and with the usual
Nebraska spirit of team work, stand up
for our new secretary and see MN
through
Washington may have another great
art gallery There is a persistent rumor
that J. Pierpont Morgan will establish a
national gallery of art in Washington
and donate to ii all the handsome works
of art he is now busy purchasing abroad.
So far Mr. Morgan has made no for
NAL announcement of his plan, but some
of the leading painters of this city as
sert that they have good reason to be-
lieve that the national gallery will soon
become a reality, that it will have Mr..
Morsan's collection, to which he is con-
stautly adding, and that at his death he
will endow 1t literally and make 1t
permanent institution as monument TO
himself.
II is also said that Mr. Morgan, in
purchasing the paintings abroad. is max
ing the stipulation that he will not have
To nav the purchase price until they shall
have been in his possession II months.
This is to insure himself against fraud
and to give time to ascertain whether all
his purchases are genuine.
One of the quiet but useful members
of Congress is Hon. Gordon Lee of Geor-
eia. who succeeded in getting an appro-
priation for the improvement of the
Coosa river Representative Lee makes
no nretensions as an orator Being
business man. he is possessed of business
ac,,men. which stands him in good stead
when he goes after anything. He is ever
Cominn1O Timifpd