The evening world., 1911-04-11
JOHNSON FORBID
APUBL|cFUNERAl;
BURIAL TO Be HERE
Cleveland Mourning Fighting
Mayor, Cannot Pay De-
sired Public Tribute.
ONLY TO SEE
Body Will Be Taken Through
City to Train-Services in
Greenwood Cemetery.
ONLY TO SEE ORrEGE

h's
OF the manument that marks the grave
OF Henry George, the great single taxer,
whose disciple Johnson was. This, to-
gether with tho information that in ac-
cordance with the dead mans wishes
there will be no public services here.
was announced To-day. following a
meeting at the home of City Collector
Newton Il. Baker.
Cleveland's only opportunity 70 pay
tribute to the former Mayor will come
Wednesday afternoon at ! O'Clock, when
the body will be taken from the John
SON family apartments TO the station to
he sen to Brooklyn. The route by
which IT will he conveyed has been an
nounced. so that the people OF the city
can view the cortege.
Services In Cemetery.
Tho funeral services Will be held al
IL o'clock Thursday morning at Green
wood Cemetery. Rev. Harris II. Cooley.
a close friend OF Mr.. Johnson and read
Of the city admlnistratlon's correctional
department while he was Mayor, will
have charge.
Scores OF kilograms expressing con-
dolenre and paying ribute to the worth
Of Mr.. Johnson are pouring into the
city from prominent men In all parts OF
the country, including Gov. Judson
Harmon. william J. Bryan. Senator
Theodore l.. Burton, Senator Alice
Pomerene, Francis J. %fi-ney. Joseph W.
Folk. Mayor William r. Thompson OF
Detroit. Mayor Brand Whitlock OF To-
ledo. Mayor William J. Gaynor OF New
York, and nearly every Congressman
from Ohio.
Gov. Harmon said: "a more honest
man than MIR. johnson never lived"
Mr.. Bryan: y man in the past gen
Grafton did more effective work for the
people tNan Tom l.. Johnson"
Mr.. Folk The influence lie exerted
TO bring abou; good government Will
have a lasting effect on the destin!es OF
the republic" -.
Mayor Gaynor The country ut larga
las lost one of It's greatest assets-a
man who Tough FOR good government"
Vas. Fortune Dwindled.
II is estimated to-day that Johnson's
estate Will not amount to more than
100000. Al the time he FIRST became
Mayor OF Cleveland he was many times
a millionaire. In order TO devote his
entire time. however. 10 the ends for
which he was fighting he left the man.
agemcnt OF his personal affairs to 9TH
ers. with the result that in l90S n
seemed that his entire fortune would be
swept away, lie gathered up the rem.
nants OF It. however. gave up his pr.
vate mansion for a suite In an apart.
m'rt house. and then continued to de.
voce his entire time to public affairs.
After weeks of torturing illness, the
sleep has come 20 Tom Loftin JOHN
son. II was his one mi prayer
when he had from time 10 time drif,ed
nut OF unconsciousness 10 see his wife
and children around him during the
last few days. With his mighty vitality
gone. his sturdy health OF the old days
turned to heiplessress. he had no wish
20 prolong TIE fight for life,
Human Steam Engine.
Tom Johnson was hfty-seven year.
old. From his birth In Georgetown
KY. his life was a long rough ans
tumble fight with the world and human
nature. He won pretty much what h,
wanted from the world, as far as ma
terlal prosperity went. lie losi II
again when he fought to get for III,
people the things which he though
ought 70 he given to them In his owl
boldly original ways.
WIN a head always chock full o
IDEAS. Il nature bubbllng with enthu
si,sm and the utmost Industry and oh
stlnacy. Tom Johnson began dom
things from III" start Al e'gAteen,
few h'onths AFTER ne had lett a rol''h'
MIL JOB - become " street fa'l"''
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