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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-11

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tfonal incorporators-possib twenty
five-who shall advise him IN the es-
Enlistment of what now appears to
be the greatest systematic undertak-
ing of the kind in all history. The
foundation, in fact, will occupy posi-
ton in the world Of philanthropy cor
| responding to that of the Standard OIL
company in the business world.
Institutions which have been sup
| ported by annual contributions from
| the Standard Oil head will hereafter
! derive their support from the founda-
ton in all probability. 1t Is his In
teDtion to systematic his giving as
! far as possible. and the foundation IL
| to be run on g thoroughly business
like basis.
Worth Three Hundred Millions.
While neither Mr.. Rockefeller nor
his son has intimated how much mon
ey would constitute the endowment
of the foundation, 1t is known that
Mr. Rockefeller wishes to use the
foundation as a means Of giving away
the greater part OF his fortune. Con-
sentative estimates place the figures
at $200O00,O00, while some have gone
as high as $1,000, 100000. Mr.. Rookie
Teller himself has authorized the state
ment that his fortune cannot exceed
$500, 100000 and has often pointed out
that the public has exaggerated his
wealth.
All humanity is to be included In,
the scope of Mr.. Rockefeller's benef-
cence. One purpose of the plans is to
have a fund ready at all times that
can be shifted from one philanthropy
to another as needed.
Mr.. Gates says of the purposes of
the foundation:
at is to be great basket into which
Mr.. Rockefeller can put sums as large
as he desires as a permanent fund
which shall go on doing good waer.
ever needed. This fund is not to be
for this year or next year, for this
purpose or that, but to advance all
the forces and influences from year to
year, from decade to decade, from gen.
GRAFTON to generation and from GEN.
fury to century.
cit is not to be used for any one
charity or philanthropy, but for any
and all. There is not to be one great
central purpose. as in the general ed
ucation board or the Rockefeller in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-11
OH Kings Growing Philanthropy
WIN Be of Service to All Peoples
For All Time---Only Son to Direct
Distribution of fathers MiIIIOns
BIZ WALTON w1LLIArrs.

~2HE bil Senator J. II. GaIlinger
introduced providing for the
Rockefeller foundation is the
beginning Of the most gigan-
dc benefact1on ever undertaken by q
single Individual In the history Of the
world. It Is understood to be the de-
sign OF the oil magnate to give away
the bulk OF his vast fortune and to
embrace the whole world in his char
lty. The aimoner who VIII direct the
giving OF the funds Is his only son,
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who has re-
signed from the Standard Oil dirscto-
rate and from other positions in order
to devote his time to the work. AS the
younger Rockefeller is practically his
fathers sole natural heir, he is placed
In the unique position of sowing broad
cast the worlds largest single fortune,
which might otherwise have come to
himself.
Senator GaIlinger, the man who in
troduced the bill and who is chairman
Of the committee which viii consider
It, said he knew little regarding the
details of Mr.. Rockefeller's PROPOSE.
ton.
'The bin was sent to me for intro
uuction, ne SAID, by MT. Rockefel-
ier's lawyers. They did NOT give me
any explanation Of its purposes beyond
that Indicated in its phraseology.
II believe the corporation proposed
will be made the vehicle by which Mr..
Rockefeller VIII dispose of virtually
all OF his hundreds OF millions of dol
lars before his death and put large
sums In trust for the continuance of
the work.
Evidently his intention is to spend
money on a scheme OF philanthropy
more gigantic than ever conceived by
q human being in history"
i Starr j. Murphy, Mr.. Rockefeller's
personal counsel and one OF the i've
men named as incorporators Of the
foundation, said:
'The purpose Of the plan is to en-
able Mr.. Rockefeller to broaden the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-11

stitute but it is to embrace these and
all others. In fact, its application is
to be as broad as human needs and
be used for all time to make human
life more useful and happy and hui
man suffering less.
-My impression is that the bill was
framed to permit the work to be d.
rected from any point In the United
States found desirable. I do not be-
lieve # win be necessary TO have the
general offices In Washington"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-11

best suited for my tastes, and II every
thing goes right will start In to work
Monday selling automobiles for a liv-
ing.
Il have high hopes TO own some day
before long factory Of my own
want to show my dad and the world
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-11

go to work since came back to Provi-
dence." said young Mr.. Knox. 81
didn't know I had so many friends
till now. I'm very much attached to
automobiles, and when was offered
q job In this city TO be an agent for
Duke W. Flint decided that that was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-11

tween now and then. He is fond Of
automobiles and some day In the not
far distant future expects to own an
automobile factory of his own At any
rate he is confident that he will sue
coed In this line OF business.
sI have had more than % Offers TO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-11
KNOX, IR., TO SELL AUTOS
Secretary's Son to 'sShow Dad' He's
Got the Stuff to Hustle.

Providence, R. l., March 11.-Philan-
der C. Knox Jr. is going to work Mon
day as an automobile agent, unless
something unforeseen comes up be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-11

lin general that I'm made of the right
stun"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-11

Lewis Single Binder - the famous
straight s cent cigar. always best
quality.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-11

scope of his charities. He doesn't
want to be confined to narrow chan
nels- He has not arranged the details
of the plan, but the foundation is In
tended to take the place of the general
education board, under which Mr.
Rockefeller has given away $53, 600, 900.
Money Not to Be Tied Up.
'The new organization is TO be Of a
character similar to that Of the Sage
Foundation. Mr.. Rockefeller is averse
to tying up his money In channels
where It may become useless.
1.-THE men who are to incorporate the
foundation were chosen by Mr.. Rookie
Teller because he believes that their
experiences IN handling other great
sums Of money with which he has in
trusted them and their research work
and ability to apply the results of that
WORK At them to handle this new and
larger undertaking better than any
new men he might select.
Senator Gallinger was asked to In
troduce the bill because he Is the head
Of the District Of Columbia commit
tee. and it is proposed to establish the
headquarters OF the foundation in
washington"
It was made plain that this founda-
don was to be Mr.. Rockefel1er's final
ana most comprehensive means Of do
Ing good I'm the world with his money
not only while he lived, but for many
years, even centuries, after he 10 dead.
Both tncorporators gave inquirers to
understand that the new source OF
benefits to humanity was to have no
limitation In scope, time, country or
race, but was designed to crown all
that Mr.. Rockefeller had done before
and to be as broad and farreaching in
Its application as humanity itself.
BOOKSELLERS Previous Gifts.
Fred T. Gates. one Of the proposed
lncorporatnrs OF the Rockefeller foun-
dalton, has given an estimate OF the
oil mans past benefactions.
mr.. Rockefeller" said Mr.. Gates,
has, to my knowledge. given away In
tho last twenty years more than $780,
100000. The total sum Is probably
greater than that, and It is extremely
doubtful II Mr.. Rockefeller himself
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-11
.RoAEELLERS WEALTH 70 BENEFIT HUMANITY
Work of New FOHnGdtioa So
Planned That Money Gan Be Used
For Any Purpose--Its Application
to Be as Bread as Human Needs

| knows or could find out II he tried
how much he has given away. He has
bestowed millions where the public
has not known or suspected. Some
times his gifts become public, many
times they do not"
By Mr.. Gates own statement Mr..
Rockefeller has given $37,O0O,Ooo Of
which the public has no knowledge.
AS far as has been stated publicly and
in detail. however, Mr.. Rockefeller
has given away $113,655,o 900. distribut-
ed In this way:
General education board. .......... 5000. 900
Chicago university .-..-............ q, 10000
Rush Medical college.........-.... 5000, 600
Churches Oknown) .............. 300, 900
Missions Oknown) ................. $500. 900
Baptist foreign mission fund.- 1000. 900
Institute For Medical Research. 1000. 900
Barnard college ..........-..--.... 1.375. 900
Southern education fund....-...-. 1.125.0 Oe
Union Theological seminary. LOO, 900
Harvard university ......----..-... 1000, 900
Baptist Educational society,". LOCO. 600
Yale university .................. 100000
Juvenile reformatories ....-.....-. 100000
Cleveland city parks. 1000 900
To eradicate hookworm. 100000
Nine 7. M. C. A.'s-............... $4,000
w. r. Harper library Chicago
university OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100000
3GdCl6EE college, OOO,OVO
Johns Hopkins university. 10000
Vassar college ..........-......... 100000
Brown university -..........-...... 80. 900
Seven small colleges. $4,000
McMaster's college ................ 275,000
Rochester Theological seminary. 10000
Cornell university ................. 10000
Bryn Mawr college. $4,000
Case School of Science. Cleveland 10000
Oberlin college ........ 100000
Spelman seminary, Atlanta. 10000
Newton Theological seminary. 10000
Adelphi college ...-....-.-......... $4,000
University OF Wooster, Ohfo...... IL, zoe
Children's Seaside home $4,000
Presbyterian work in Egypt and
the Sudan ....................... 100000
Cleveland social settlement ...... 100000
Syracuse university ............... 100 600
Smith college ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100000
Wesleyan college ....-............. 100000
Columbia university ............... 100000
Dennison college ................... 100000
Curry memorial ...-............... 100000
Furrnan university ........ 10000
Lincoln memorial fund. 100000
University OF Virginia ............ 10c, 900
Cleveland Y. w. c. A.........-.. 100000
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-24
TosT sTRAYED OR STOLEN

2 red yearling heifers, one has white
spots in face. Please notify Lewis
Grey, at Boscobel Farm, Stafford coun-
ty. nl9-2w
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-24

the young man and his lawyer in
their claim that he did not take
the corn with the intention Of steal
ing II. but to feed Powell's teams
with in addition to the prescrib-
ed feed directed by Powell, and
rested their verdict on that ground
My father remarked when the
jury brought in their verdict that
had he known no more than the
jury did about the matter he would
have done as they did or some
thing to that effect.
As to the contract with COrbin
he was paid $13 per month anc
furnished house, garden. milch COW
II desired, and pasturage for hel
and one horse, pig. poultry, ~
bushels corn, 20 pounds bacon, pei
month, barrel flour. etc. Blaydei
can get the original OF this contract
copy OF my ledger account with Cor
bin and several letters from Corbin
or his lawyer and challenge him
TO publish them in support OF his
charges in regard to the Cor
bin matter
learn that he OBJ has been
robbng the people OF his district
by his practice Of law" in the jus
ticCs courts there for some time
hut he has not yet been admitted
10 practice in the Circuit Court and
his reports about the two cases
above mentioned show a total In
ability on his part to understand
the procedure therein and to cor
rectly report the facts about any
case and that he will not be quail
fled to practice there or even dc
court reporting for some time.
"A mans past life is his rec
ord
Since Mr. Blaydes went outside
the scope of this controversy 10
manufacture charges against me
| ask him the following questions
Why he. Republican. is retain
ed by Democratic officials Of the
School Trustee Electoral Board. one
Of whom is his nephew, viz, Mr.. T.
OlOhtltN A.ulthidiis VII AtA' i'N''N' >
District School Board. while the
other members OF It who opposed
another nephew, Hon. C. Richlieu
Coleman. In the Democratic primary
we're substituted by others who SUI
ported him?
Why he discontinued the OAK
Grove School. which the patrons
built and gave the house and land
TO the county without charge,
thereby compelling them to unite
and employ teacher at their own
expense for their children?
Why he collected $40 In trade
from Mr.. d. y. Wigglesworth,
postmaster at Marye, under threats
to take the posioffice from him;
and later when he refused TO pay
him another $40 to let him keep
the office. had it moved to a pri-
waite residence away from the cross
roads and Mr.. IIockaday. "A Demo
crat. appointed as postmaster 10
the great Inconvenience OF the pa
irons?
Very truly.
5. =. Powell.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-24
Nymat S. SaCrey
Undertaken and Embalmer
Very truly,
s =. Powell.

No. 719 Ne in St., Freit r
icksburg, Va PHONE %.
Across from Exchange Hotel
and next to Western Union
Office. Telegraph and tele-
phone orders receive prompt
attention. Open day and
night.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-24
PRESIDENT TAFT IN RICHMOND

President Taft arrived in Richmond
Tuesday evening at $40 from Old Point.
He was met at Old Point by COM
mittee from Richmond, and on reaching
the city was escorted to the WestmOre-
land Club, where he dined. Later he
attended reception given by the men,
bers of the Commonwealth Club, and
spent the night at the Jefferson Hotel.
Wednesday morning the president
was a guest of Gov. Mann at breakfast
at the Executive Mansion. He was es-
corted in a parade out Monument Ave
nue. by the Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute Cadets, with detail of the Rich
mond Blues and spent several hours
motoring about the city. The president
was entertained at luncheon at the
jefferson Hotel, about 250 covers.
Ex-Governor Montague acted as toast
master. Mayor Richardson welcomed
the president and his guests to Rich
mond, and the president responded.
At o'clock Wednesday afternoon he de-
livered public address before the Vir-
GINA Educational Conference at the
City Auditorium and left for Washing
ton shortly after O'Clock.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-24

Governor-elect Foss, of Massa-
chusetts, is after Senator Lodge
with a red hot poker. In statement
he calls upon Henry Cabot Lodge
''in the name of the majority of the
sovereign people of the common
wealth of Massachusetts, to surren-
der his seat in the Uniten States Sen
ate by withdrawing from the contest
for reelection. His election, Mr..
Foss declares, would be a reputation
of the great victory of the people at
the last election and he adds:
The issues on which the fight was
made, and on which | was elected,
were honest tariff revision down.
ward, lower duties on the necessaries
Of life, free raw materials, an un-
taxed food supply, reciprocity with
Canada, and more democracy in our
form of government.
Senator Lodge does not stand for
any of these and Mr.. Foss declares
that if he does not step down and
out he will have the worst fight on
his hands he ever experienced.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-24
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER "a. 1910.
CLEVELAND'S CABINET MEM
BEERS BACK IN HARNESS

II Richard 0lney should be elected
to the u. S. Senate from Massachu-
sets to succeed Henry Cabot Lodge,
a contingency not unlikely in spite
of the fact that the Legislature of
that State is Republican by large
majority, he will be the third mem
Der of President Cleveland's Cabinet
rehabilitated as it were politically.
Hoke Smith has just been elected to
his former position as Governor OF
Georgia while JudsOn Harmon has
Just been reelected Governor Of
Ohio by an overwhelming majority.
All three of these men were in
Cleyeland's Cabinet and their recog-
milton in late years is but another
proof of the splendid ability of the
men with whom Mr.. Cleveland sur
rounded himself. The Democratic
party has long since come to realize
the awful mistake it made when Mr..
Cleveland was repudiated and con-
demned, and no better proof is
wanted of this realization than the
political preferment of these MEM
bers of his Cabinet. For years after
Cleveland went out of Office no men,
Der of his official family could have
been elected to any Office in the gift
of the Democratic party, so bitter
was the feeling against Mr.. Cleve-
land and them, but times have
again changed, the pendulum is
swinging back once more and Bryan
ism is as much a bugabOo to virile
Democracy as Clevelandism used to
be to an almost dead one. Able men
such as Harmon. Wilson, Marshall,
Foss, Dix, and Gaynor. to say moth
ing of a host of others. are now in
command of the Democratic van
guard North and West, while in the
South the party is, as she has always
been, ably captained and entirely
loyal. Once more in this great coun-
try of ours two great political parties
each afraid of the other face each
other. The Democracy has come
back to life.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-24
Headquarters For
building Materials.

| keep all kinds Of North Carolina
and Virginia Lumber, dressed and un.
dressed, Shingles, Laths, Sash, Doors,
and Blinds, Lime, Cement, Calcine
Plaster, Plastering Hair, Building and
Paving Brick, Tin and Iron Roofing,
Cut and Wire Nails, all kinds Ready
Mixed Paints and Dry Paint, Linseed
Oil, Turpentine, lryer Varnish and
Lewis's White Lead. Paint Brushes of
all kinds, Window Glass and Putty,
Builders Hardware Of all kinds, Tar
Roofing, Sheathing Paper and Fire
Brick.
Keep large stock Of Sewer Pipe and
Fire Clay Pipe. Z. d. Cole.
Agent for sale Of bricks of Fred
ericksburg Brick Company.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-24
REAP. STOCKHOLDERS MEET

At the annual meeting of stockhold
ers Of R., F. & P. r. r.. held in Rich
mond Monday, reports from the officers
showed that the fiscal year ended June
30 had been prosperous. Besides i'm,
provements, and the increased cost OF
operation, the company declared the
usual dividend of 9 per cent, and re-
duced the ration Of expenses TO earn
ings from 81 per cent. to 81 per cent.
There were present in person and by
proxy Is, go out of total Of IL, Ia
shares of stock.
The stockholders unanimously re-
elected w. II. White president and the
following directors; Geo. w. Stevens,
N. S. Meldrum, w. w. Finley and
Alex. Hamilton. J. Taylor Ellyson was
announced as director for State of Vir'
ginia.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-24
PRESIDENT STOPPED At
WILLIAMSBURG

On his way to Richmond from Old
Point Wednesday afternoon the Presi-
dent stopped for half an hour at Will
liamsburg to visit William and Mary
College and Bruton Church, which dates
back to 1892. From the pulpit of the
historic church he made little speech,
in which ne declared that the making
Of the Constitution and the making Of
the nation were indelibly linked with
the men who lived in Williamsburg and
other parts of Virginia.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-24
VIRGINIA TEACHERS MEET

The Teachers Conference in Rich
mond Tuesday night was called to order
by r. C. Stearnes and Prof. j. A. G.
Chandler, of Richmond, welcomed the
visitors. The annual address of Joseph
ID. Eggleston, Jr., State superintendent
Of education, followed. An address by
Gov. Mann closed the session.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-24
100000 FOR GOOD ROADS

The $1,000 bond issue for good
roads In Wise county was carried by a
tremendous vote, there being practically
no opposition. The majority was about
LOO out of total vote of 1000.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-24
WANTED

Someone to adopt pretty, bright,
little girl three years old Apply to the
Board of Charities of King George
county. n24llt-nzsslI
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-03-22

brightest In May, attaining It's maxi
mum brilliancy on May /.
Those who desire to have a look at
the comet may do SO BY taking up
position, directly 1t becomes dark,
facing due south. Find out Sirius, the
dog star" low down on the horizon
on your left hand side. Take a per-
pendicular line from this till you
come to the constellation OF Gemini.
or The Twins" one above the other.
Midway between these the comet
passed In October last, going to the
right. ON through the constellation OF
Taurus, to the two planets Mars and
Saturn, both high up in the south
east. Planets do not twinkle, anu,
moreover, Mars is possessed of a
distinct reddish tinge. The comets
path lay between these two last
month, and the comet itself will be
found some little distance TO the
right. An easier way probably to
find Mars and Saturn will be to take
line to the right from the top star
of the GemiHi, at an angle OF about
t5 degrees, till you come to fve lit
tie stars all clustered together. These
are the Pleides. Continue the line
at an equal distance and you will
find the planets in question. The
above position OF the stars refers to
the time directly 1t becomes quite
dark. II viewed, say, two hours lat
er, all the stars will have moved to
the right and Mars and Saturn will
be found sinking In the west.
There need be no worry as to pos
sibillties of asphyxlation should the
tail sweep the earth. 1t has happen
ed several times before with other
comets, but no one was the wiser till
after the occurrence. 1t must be
borne In mind that all gases, no mat
ter what their respective weights may
be, have the power Of diffusion, or Of
mixing up with one another, and
when one thinks OF the immense dis
lance the tail has to traverse before
reaching us It will beadily be under
stood that any gases composing 1t
will be so attenuated as to be utter
ly imperceptible. IL will be perfectly
safe to say, however, that there is
no likelihood whatever of even the
fag-end of the tail reaching the
earth's surface. There are no anthem
tic records with regard to Halley's
comet of its ever having done so, and
since Its last two appearances tend
ed to show that It's tail was diminish
ing. so much the more remote win be
the chance of It's reaching us this
time.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-03-22
COUNCILNIEN CONFESS
THAT THEY GRATED
S>aASsSu OeateES VIII Falt IN Line and
Admit Wrong Doing.

PITTShURG. Pa, March ga
Many additional eOuneilmea have
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-03-22
COUNCIL NAMES REGISTRARS
AND ELECTION PLACES

For Special Election to Vote on the
Bonding Question.
The city council held a short SEES
sion last evening preceding the gov
eTnor's reception, and in the absence
OF Mayor Hamilton, who had been
suddenly called TO California by the
sickness OF his sister, father and
mother, the chair was filled by Aid
erman Sander.
Only few items OF business were
transacted. The matter Of giving the
third and final reading to ordinance
on repeating the ordinance granting
franchise to the Spokane, Wallace
4 Interstate Railroad company, was
by motion deferred until the next
meeting Of the council on account OF
some Of the aldermen not being pres
emit.
Election To BE Held May 2.
A resolution was then presented
and unanimously passed which pro-
vided for the special election to vote
on tho bonding question. to be held
on Monday. May 2. Mayor Hamilton
before leaving the city prepared sew
eral nominations for registrars at the
coming election and the same were
read and confirmed. being as follows:
T. r. Gerdes, iirst ward; o. b. Moon.
second ward; Claud Thomas, third
ward. and c. II. Ferguson. fourth
ward. The council then passed mo-
tlon making the compensation for
the registrars at IS cents per name.
The following voting places were
fixed by the council In the various
wards: First ward. IRE station In the
city hall; second ward, Pelham's
office in the Wright building; third
ward. s51 north Fourth street; and
Fourth ward. in Yearout feed store on
Birch street.