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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-16
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Seen From the Gallery
By HARVEY PARSONS.

Purity has been a watchword in the
legislature for several seasons, in fact
ever since those ultra-pure persons.
Hons. Stubs and Dolley, started to
run our fair state Pure legislation
came into vogue with their regime,
and more or less Of that purity has
stuck They started to purify the blue
sky law and other things Professional
purity promoters have haunted the
legislative halls; we have had pure
shoe legislation-which same is no
longer; a pure noodle bill is now on
the calendar and other pure measures
have been introduced. And one of
these pure bills is worth while. 1t is
Senator Stavely's pure meat bill.
which made good in the senate yes
terday.
For many moons there has been a
suspicion that, although the govern
ment inspectors inspected the pack
ing house products with care and dill
gence, the poor but honest farmer was
not SO bedashed particular when he
obliged his friends and neighbors by
selling them a quarter of beef at the
regular market prices. Suspicion was
that the amateur butcher at times beat
the Grim Reaper to meat animal
only by showing in the high speed clutch
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SOUTH BEND PROFITS.
indiana Town Has Received SIC, 600
600 From Warning Nations.

South Bend Ind, Feb. ,16.-Another
order for motor cars for the British
army has been received in South Bend,
the South Bend Motor Car company
having arranged to build $50 field am
balances and 100 armored utility cars.
Since the war has started South
Bend concerns have received orders
to $16,0OO,O00
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Butte. Mont. Feb. 16.-During the
last two weeks many trainloads Of cot
ton have been rushed across this state
for Seattle, where steamers are wait
ing to take the cotton to the Russian
empire. where it will be made into
uniforms for the army. Each train
consists Of from thirty to forty cars,
II Is said.
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and that he did said animal a favor
by putting it out of it's misery. Sus-
picion rested also upon the smaller
slaughter houses which did not num-
Der regular government inspectors
among their personal acquaintances.
However, Senator Stavely's measure
will make it unpopular for anyone to
beef an animal that is on it's death
bed or suffering from any of the sey-
eral diseases common to meat critters
Frank Yantis knew not what he did
when he unloaded his "Jitney rail-
road on the legislature. Little did he
reck of the burning eloQuence that
would be spilled all over the PROPOSE
ton by statesmen from the eastern
that would be heaped upon his head
for speaking to members about his
hopes for an increased fare on the
short road with the long name; the
dark hints of Perfectly Awful turkey
dinners given for the purpose Of in
the disturbance that would arise when
the representatives from the ragged
edge of Missouri undertook to tell the
representative from the country west
of the Tooth principal meridian what
was good for them.
But the "Jitney bill'' has passed and
the chances are good that vice-resi-
dent -cOnductor-fiagman-
Yantis of the Jit line may be permit
ted to shake his passengers for five
cents the mile. After three hours
talk against it, said bill came out on
top.
Were it not for such measures-pure-
ly local measures-as the Jitney bill
a number of real orators in a legisla-
ture would not be given the oppor-
tunity to crate at length in an effort
to save the dear pee-pul from folly.
Charley Blakesley of the Kay See
Star dropped into the legislature 10th
er day. just long enough to revive his
ancient story of Judge Adna Gristle-
bone and the cinder beetle quarantine.
However. he has added two sticks of
space and two new twists to the cinder
beetle story and it now covers a col
umn of perfectly good reading matter.
1t is good old story and loses nothing
by retelling
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Buffalo stockyards Close.

Buffalo, Feb. 1.-THE stockyards
at East Buffalo will close this after
noon under state and federal orders
because Of the temperance OF foot
and mouth disease, and there appears
TO be some uncertainty as to when
they will reopen.
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FROM SECRETARY
JosEPHUs DANIELS REGARDING THE
IS OFFICIAL GUARANTEE OF THE AUTHENTICITY OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-16

Tires~Tnade of wooden blocks have
given good service on motor trucks
to convey heavy loads over rough
mountain roads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-16

Gary. Ind. Feb. 16.-Increased de-
mand for iron Monday resulted in an
other blast furnace being lighted at
the Gary works of the Illinois Steel
company. There are now five blast
furnaces in operation and over 1000
former employees have been taken
back to work in the past ten days.
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house win do as much for the meas
ure it will remove two more Dem
ocratic faces from the gallery of office
holders.
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@ 3-Your views regarding the safe
guards which have been stated to be
necessary to prevent such an institution
az the foundation from becoming a
menace to the public.
Al regard the right to amend or
rescnd the respective charters Of the
several foundations which inheres in
the legislative bodies which granted
them an entirely sufficient guarantee
against serious abuse of the funds.
Furthermore, have such confidence
in democracy that ! believe II can better
be left to the people and their repre-
sentatives to remedy evils when there
Is some tangible reason for believing
they are impending rather than to re-
strict the power for service in anticipa-
tion OF purely Hypothetical dangers.
., 4--The conference at Tarrytown.
with regard to the affairs Of the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company, at which
were present Mr., Welborn, Mr.. King,
yourself and others.
A-The meeting at Tarrytown therein
referred to was purely social in char
acter Messrs. Welborn and King were
spending the night with my son. lie
asked me to meet these gentlemen at
dinner, never had had the pleasure
Of meeting Mr.. Weborn before Ma
conference took place, Such mention
as was made of business matters was
purely of an Informal and unpemedi-
tated nature, taking place as | sat at
dinner beside Mr.. Welborn.
Q, Your opinion regarding the
responsibility of Investigators and di.
rectors for the labor conditions exist
ing in the corporations in which they
are interested.
A.srI think that the stockholders are
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the total disbursement from the pension
fund amounted to S5l $3.50, which was
a gain over the previous year OF $685.
1916, and gain Of ,230,510.5S over
the first year OF the funds existence.
1.-THE Pittsburg district leads in tbs
amount OF money paid out to the aged
and infirm former employees OF the
various subsidiary companies. To re-
tired mill operatives In the Pittsburg
and valley districts the sum OF S222,-
$3.50 was paid during the year. and
To this may be added the sum paid
to the coke workers in the fields ada
cent to Pittsburg, which amounted to
S59,995,66 making the total for the
mills and mines in the district $685.
65i.99
pensioners in Cleveland and It's
vicinity received approximately $50, 900
In the Chicago district the amount dis
tributed to former mill workers was
s3o,157s6. In New England retired
employees of the Worcester, Mass,
plants received $50, s55.5s.
There are now 1921 beneficiaries
of the fund. During the year 612 PEN
sioners were added and 1873 died. The
average pensions OF the cases added
were 5000 month. the average age
the pensions being 6333 years and the
average term of the service, 2s73 years.
Under the rules Of the fund not less
than s12 nor more than 500 per month
is paid"
Shakespeare has tersely put the solu-
ton of wealth and poverty before us i'm
these words. 80 distribution should
undo excess and each man have enough"
The trend Is in this direction In our day,
! but It's fruition may mean centuries OF
progress, slow but sure, for all grows
/ better.
The complete statement up to the
| close of last year shows that the total
OF our foundations and gifts amount
! to $324,65T399 The work still goes
/ bravely on. thanks 10 the wise manage
! ment Of the able and willing trustees
; and also OF the employees who often
assure me that It II labor in which they
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When heard this suggested 10 my
friend Van Dyke that It wouldn't be a
bad epitaph to grace ones tombstone.
IL II ever did I hoped there would be no
long blank between the DIS. Each letter
should be put down TO give MoLuokie's
proper expression.
When ! talked TO the Homestead roll
lers upon my return / told them my
partners had offered liberal terms and |
could not have offered more. one roller
SAID "Oh, Mr., Carnegie. It wasn't a
question Of dollars The boys would
have let you kick them and they
wouldn't let another man stroke their
hair"
May | trouble YOU with one example
OF the working of our system? Upon
one of my visits TO Pittsburg / met the
men who wished conference. They
asked that payments be made every two
weeks instead of monthly, as tho Penn
sylvania Railroad employees were then
paid. One named Johnny Edwards, a
clever workman and fine fellow. rose 10
state their case. lie said that II they
were paid semimonthly IT would be
equal TO a rise In their wages. He and
his wife visited Pittsburg the last Sat
urday In each month and bought a full
months food supply. thereby saving one
third on shop prices near the works.
why don't other workmen do the
same7" asked He replied: Few OF
your men can afford to buy a month In
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HIS VOICE ONLY AT DINNER.
DF. Angels Greetings spoken mt
Michigan AFFAIR Here.

The voice Of DR. James b. Angel,
former Minister to china and Turkey
and president emeritus OF the University
OF Michigan, spoke greetings through
a dictophone to $50 Michigan alumni
at their annual dinner last night at
Demonicos
In reply DR. Harry Il. Hutchins, the
president Dr. Victor G, Vaughan, dean
OF the medical school and president of
the American Medical Association ;
James NJ Swift, eX-Attorney-General
OF Massachusetts, and others of the
alumni spoke into a recording dicto-
phone a quartet sang a variation OF
"Tipperary" and then the Michigan men
gave the Michigan yell. Dr Hutchlus
will take the cylinder to DR. Angel at
Ann Arbor.
Besides DIR, Hutchins and Dr, Vaughan
the speakers were Henry NJ. Bates, dean
of the law school Robert + Thompson,
James NJ, Swift and shirley w, Smith,
Others present were Franklin +, Adams,
Chancellor Brown of New York uni
.versity, o. H. Cheney, Bishop Charles
:. Burch, Ormsby McHdrg, William
McAndrew and Judge Robert +, Thomp-
son,
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play upon words with Billy Edwards
did the business,
we began manufacturing with a CAPT
tai OF $1,000 my share borrowed from
a bank in Pittsburg When supern-
tendent Of the Pennsylvania Railroad I
had seen a wooden bridge burn, block
ing traflc for eight days, and | be-
lieved in iron bridges the day OF steel
had not yet arrived From this small
beginning grew the Edgar Thomson
steel works. Homestead works, Du-
quesne works, the blast furnaces and To-
connective works at Allegheny, our gas
wells in West Virginia and the great
ore fields we bought from Mr.. Rookie
Teller.
It is fourteen years since retired
from business In pursuance OF my de-
cision to cease accumulation and begin
distribution of surplus wealth. In which
! am stlll engaged. In 1855 published
an article in the North American Re
UieD, which was afterward christened
Gospel OF Wealth." by Mr.. Gladstone.
He commented upon II In The Nine
teenth Century. II attracted attention
and many answers were sent TO this
magazine quote you the following
extract from the Gospel OF wealth.;
"The Problem of Rich aud Poor"
Thus II the ploblem OF rich and poor
TO be solved. The laws of accumulation
will be left free the laws OF distribu-
ton free. Individualism will continue,
but the millionaire will be but trustee
for the poor, intrtIsted for Il season with
great part OF the increased wealth OF
the community, hut administering 1t for
the community far better than II could
or would have done for itself The best
minds will thus have reached stage in
the development OF the race In which II
In clearly seen that there IL no mode OF
disposing of surplus wealth creditable to
thoughtful and earnest men into whose
hands 1t flows, save by using II year by
year for the general good, This day
already dawns. Men may die without
mourning the pity OF their fellows, stili
sharers in great business enterprises
from which their capital cannot be, or
has not been, withdrawn, and which IL
left chiefly at death for public uses, yet
the day is not far distant when the
man who dies leaving behind him
millions Of available wealth, which were
free for him to administer during life,
will pass away 'unwept, unhonored and
unsung,' no matter to what use he leaves
the dross which he cannot take with
him or such as these the public YER
diet will then be, The man who dies
/ thus rich dies disgraced
such. in my opiplon. IL the true gos-
I pei concerning wealth, obedience "a
which In destined some day 60 solve the
! problem of the rich and the poor. and n
bring peace on earth, among men good
/ will"
/ I'm accordance with this doctrine, my
/ FIRST act upon retiring from business
/ was TO give IS 900 900 10 the workmer
( ~ the Carnegie Steel Company as q
| parting gift. $4,000 900 for pensions tC
the men and 1000, 900 to maintain the
/ libraries and halls | had built for them
was greatly pleased when later the
United states Steel Corporation saw n
to duplicate my gift, adding 100000 0C
more TO the fund for pensions, have
lust read the following report Of thi'
joint fund with great satisfaction
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state. with troops at Pittspurg. wished
the law indicated. With this exception
we never had grave disaster.
one or two partners out OF our forty
may. as Mr.. Phipps states. sometimes
consider me foolish in always yielding
TO labor" while / am satisfied that for
every dollar so spent We had indirectly
ample and more than ample reward
FRANKLY | consider that folly was one or
my best virtues
The workGioG that 10 had. svb-,
withdrawing men AS they were and are
to-day, are the most profitable OF all,
ard many OF them rose to permanent,
nigh salaries, and not few to part
nership OF which we had not less than
forty odd, who are organized to-day as
the Carnegie veterans and dine once a
year in our home. They come from all
parts of the land
You might like TO hear the following
incident connected with the Homestead
strlke
The Governor Of Pennsylvania, I'M
derstand, wished certain Of our workers
arrested for riot and bound over for
trial Consequently some OF these dis
appeared, among them the Burgess of
Homestead Some time afterward my
friend Prof Van Dyke OF Rutgers Col
lego was ordered TO California for his
health Upon his return he told me that
he had met the ex- Burgess working as
laborer In a Mexican mine at Sonora.
] asked him to offer McLuckie any help
he might need, and upon his return to
the West he did so Meanwhile Me-
Luckie had got a position with the So
nora Railway, driving wells. and was
succeeding admirably The professor
said You. don't know whose money
| was told to help you with" He said
that he had no idea. We'll, II was Mr..
Carnegie's" Then came the slow. earn
est response; That was damned white
OF Andy"
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JOHN H. FAHEY REELECTED.
Cha n,ber of Commerce OF United
states Chooses Officers.

WAsHINGToN. Feb, John II, Fahey
or Boston was reelected president Of
the Chamber Of Commerce Of the United
States by the board OF directors In the
New Willard Hotel to-day, A new Of
flee was created. that Of honorary vice
president Two of the latter were
named Henry \. Wheeler OF Chicago
and A. b. Farquhar of York, Pa, Henry
l.. Corbett OF Portland, Ore, and
Robert r. Maddox OF Atlanta were re-
elected presidents. John j. Edison
OF Washington was reelected treasurer,
II. q Rhett of Charleston, 5, C., sue
cseded James G. Cutler OF Rochester
AZ chairman Of the executive committee.
These directors were elected Howell
Cheney, South Manchester, Conn Will
lam IL. Douglas, New York K. q. Rhett,
Charleston r. II. Cunningham, Fair.
mont, w. Va John w Philip, Dallas
Tex. Charles $, Keith, Kansas city
Mo. l.. c. Boyd, Indianapolis; Henry B.
Joy. Detroit L. 7 Mel edith, Des
Molnes Thomas II. Stearns, Denver
Thomas Burke, Seattle, Alfred I. Es.
beeJ. San Francisco.
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What do you think of the worker
right to form unions9"
II would accord to all men the right
TO organize themselves, the worklngmen
as well as the business men, with proper
safeguards for the interests of the pub
lie"
DO you believe 1t possible to raise
wages TO such an extent as to make
charity Unnecessary
81 believe the best way to help the
laboring man is to give him steady work
and fair wages. That is better than
charity. believe any good laborng
man would prefer IT,"
Mr.. Rockefeller, many witnesses he
fore MS have testified that the money
you are now devoting to philanthropiC
purposes might better have been dis
tributed In wages TO the men In your
employ"
81 should he very happy to see the
laboring men become the owners oi
these same prosperous businesses.
would he only too happy 10 surrender
my holdings so that labor could come
into the ownership Of the enterprises
thus giving them the profits to which
you refer. I should much rather they
would have them and that I could feel
they were my partners"
And what plan would you sugges,
to bring that about"'
at II very simple. The man who has
the money TO buy one share becomes
II shareholder and so "A part owner Of
the enterprise. The more shares he ha,
the greater win he his partnership"
Did you ever read the grievances o.
the men employed by the Colorado Fue
and Iron Company"
"Oh, no. they were beyond me-"
Were YOU ever advised Of tho ola i'm,
OF the workingmen In your industries
mo, sir They would not come e
me, but 10 the proper officials"
Mr. Rockefeller ended his testimony
by saying that the employer must stanc
by those men who are loyal to him ant
that he must not disregard their rights
and claims upon him.
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delight. am indeed a most fortunate
man, and think myself in nothing else
so happy as In soul rememberiu-
my dear friends to whom owe so much
Gentlemen, we have six foundations
but | understand that three only o.
these have been called upon TO answel
questions. II at any time you wish
TO call the heads of the other founda.
lions, or ask further questions. theg
will be most happy to respond We have
nothing to conceali
Congressman Charles A. Lindbergh OF
Minnesota and Morris Hillquit Were
other witnesses yesterday. The hea ring
will go on this morning. with Seth Low
as the principal witness The commits
sion will finish it's investigation in New
York to-day and In about two weeks viii
resume It's hearings In Chicago.
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Homestead strike.

We have only had one serious saster
with labor, but that was terrible in
deed | was coaching through the Scot
fish Highlands on my holiday and did
not hear of the lamentahle riot at
Homestead until DAYS after II occurred.
! wired at once that | would take the
first steamer home, but was requested
not to come. My chief partner, Mr..
Phipps, in a letter to the New York
HcrHid, Jan. 80, 1904, explains II as
follows:
"Question--'It was stated that Mr..
Carnegie acted in cowardly manner In
not returning 10 America from Scotland
and being present when the strike was
in progress At Homestead
Answer by Mr. Phipps-When Mr..
Carnegie heard of the trouble at Home
stead he Immediately wired that ne
would take tho first ship for America.
but his partners begged him not to ap-
pear. as they were OF the opinion that
the welfare of the company required
that he should not he in this country
at the time. They all knew his extreme
disposition to always grant the demands
OF labor, however unreasonable. have
never known of anyone interested In the
business TO make any complaint about
Mr. Carnegie's absence at that time
but all partners rejoiced that they were
permitted TO manage the affair in theii
own way"
Some of the men at the works cablet
me: kind master. tell us what yol
want ny to do and we will do It fol-
you" II was too late.
I supposed from Mr. Phippss cabl,
despatch that all was settled and de
cided 1t was best to conform to my
partners wishes. My partners mad,
a most generous offer 10 the workmen
The new Homestead Rolling Mills in
creased product 60 per cent. over tn,
old. The rollers were offered 30 pei
cent. advance in wages, one-half OF tn,
total gain. / would not have done more
| The error was in trying to start with
new men, against our rule. But her,
again, [ understand the Governor of In,
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withhold. A great responsibility rests
upon the men In this regard, the men
who are to administer the fund"
do you conceive of anything wrong
in putting into your charter regulations
to prevent meretricious resultsT'
II think that at any time anything
OF that sort is made manifestly desirable
to these trustees they would be glad
to take such progressive, II 1t is pro-
gressive, step"
would this property 60 back to you
II the charter act were repealed"
81 have been go hopeful I haven't
worried about that. ! have a good deal
OF confidence in the American people, in
their good sense. I think you will find
provisions in the charter for the dis
tributon OF the funds"
Asked to give the names of the mem
bers OF his personal stan, Mr.. Rookie
Teller said he could not recall offhand
the names of all Of the men upon whom
he relied. but that he would submit a
list and also list OF the younger men
In his employ who are winning their
way to positions OF confidence and trust.
lie also described his policy of enoour-
aging men Of ability
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Mr.. Rockefeller Arrives.

Mr.. Rockefeller came to the stand i'm
mediatey. being escorted by the ser
geant-at-arms. As he sat down there
was a shifting in seats and general
movement forward. For most OF the
persons there II was their first sight of
the founder OF the Standard OIL Com
pany whose philanthropic activities have
now been under investigation for three
weeks here. He was accompanied by
Ivy L. Lee of his personal STAFF and his
secretary. Jerome u. Greene, executive
secretary OF the Rockefeller Foundation,
sat in the audience with Mrs. John ID.
Rockefeller, Jr.
AS soon as quiet was restored MT
Rockefeller began reading his state
ment, including the heading. The state
ment, set down In question and answer
form. was as follows:
Q. The motives and principles
which underle the various foundations
which YOU have established
A-The sole motive underlying the
various foundations which | have es-
tablished has been the. desire to devote
a portion OF my fortune to the service
OF my fellow men. The principles have
been fully set forth in the two chapters
of my book Random "reminiscences
which have already been made a part of
the record OF your commission.