Milford chronicle., 1911-06-02
q NATIONS Give
CARNEGIE MEDAL
"BenefaGtOT Of Humanity" Is
Title Conferred on Him.
PRESIDENT PRAISES HIM

Representatives Of 16o,ooo,ooo People
Present Gold Medal to Great Philan-
thropist For His Efforts For Peace.
Andrew Carnegie received in Wash
ington what be called his greatest
mark OF honor. when twenty-ene
American republics bestowed on him
a gold medal. bearing on one side the
words "Benefactor of Humanity and
on the other The American Republics
10 Andrew Carnegie"
According to John Barrett, director
general Of the Pan American Union,
il was the first time in history that
such a tribute from so many nations
had been paid TO an individual. Senor
De Zamacona, the Mexican ambassa-
dor, made the speech OF presentation;
+ Secretary OF State Knox presided. and
President Taft spoke in eulogy Of the
gifts which Mr.. Carnegie has made for
the cause of peace on this hemisphere
and throughout the world.
/ Members OF the diplomatic corps
and men high in Official life filed the
hall Of the Fan American Union build
ing where the ceremonies were held.
and for the erection Of which Mr. Car
negie gave almost a million dollars.
In accepting the medal Mr. Carne-
gle told of his feelings on being in
formed Of the honor conferred upon
him by the Pan American conference
al BuenOs Ayres.
i was sitting at my desk in the
Highlands of Scotland last autumn
he said. when a telegram was handed
TO me. which ] opened and read with
out seeming quite TO grasp the mean
ing OF The words / was stunned
Was dreaming? Could such things
be and overcome us like a summer
cloud without our special wonder?'
My hands went TO my forehead and
! bent my head 10 my desk Slowly
The truth developed and established
itself and began TO realize what it
all meant TRULY my friends. ! never
before felt so completely overwhelmed
and crushed as il dawned upon me
that the honor which the conference
had voted TO confer was without par
allel; l6C. 100000 people forming
twenty-one sovereign nations, bestOW-
ing upon poor me an honor the like
of which had never before been be
slowed upon a human being
Referring TO President Taft's ad-
dress a ye4r ago when he voiced a
sentiment for a reign Of peace among /
the Pan American republics. eMr. Car .
negie said
Thus the presidents first invitation I
to establish a reign Of peace was prop
erly made % you. Much has taken .
place since then He recently held out .
the olive branch Of peace. and il in /
stantly was accepted by the other 4
branch Of our English-s speaking race /
vii hsuch enthusiasm, not by one but /
by all parties. that today We have
every reason 10 believe that war as a
means Of settling disputes between the I
two branches Of our race will soon
become a crime Of the past
In Offering thanks TO the nations.
through their diplomats present for
the honor bestowed upon him. Mr.
Carnegie asked them 10 accompany
the expression with the ardent wish
On his part that prompt action should
be taken by the twenty-one republics
10 establish a reign Of peace by
adopting President Taft's policy OF
submitting all disputes TO arbitration.
Father Accused BY Son Of Murder.
John W Poole a wealthy farmer. h
near Fowler, Ind, who was
accused by his son Emory Of the mur-
Ter Of Joseph Kemper, a German EN-
1loyed on he farm. a year ago last
December admitted TO Sheriff Frank /
and Marshal John Bow
nan that had killed Kemper, but
hat the killing was accidental
Pooles statement caused great ex-
,itement in Fowler. which was ser
'ndary only to the stir produced by )
he finding Of Kemper's body on the
Poole farm.
Poole was arrested at one Of his
arms north Of Rensselaer,, where he
lad been for two weeks. On the way r
'ver from Rensselaer, Poole was ,
realty excited and feared he would
.e mObbed when he arrived at Fowler
Ie lay in the corner Of the autOmo-
lie and concealed himself with a rug
II was just before they arrived that O
'oole first told the sheriff and mar p
hal that he was responsible for KEN :
er's death. He said that on the sun
ay Of the killing be was climbing
yer the fence al the back Of his q
ouse with a shotgun in hand, being y
D pursuit Of a rabbit running across a
be yard Kemper, he says, was stand
lg near. Poole declared that in get +
ng over the fence the gun was dis II
harged and the full charge from the
un blew on Kemper's head. =,
Deafness Cann0t be Cured J.,
7 local applications, as they cannot reach
e diseased portions OF the ear There Is
lly one way 10 cure deafness, and that is BY -