New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-23
Former State Board Head
Isn't Sure Ii Exists, but
Knows What Is Meant.
STRONG DELVES INTO
COMMISSIONS ORIGIN
Efforts Made to Show That Six
Foundations and Societies Have
Working Arrangements.

philan+hropica. which baa bee- hinted
q, bv several y.itpo.sa, ~ Cor,,,i,sio7.
or Charles n. Stronr's investigation o.
-.atc :7stitu.ions. va, opcnl~ discussed
by witnesses yesterday.
ITorjs were made 70 show Via. tho
Sage Foundation. tho state Charlie.
Ala Society. Tho Chari.v Organization
Society. the Society for improving t1e
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Fouho3uon ana inc SiTFeN' a pup
LEGATION devoted 10 the work OF char.
fcs b,d dof,i,, ,..o,.t...,,. .,.,.o.,.o,,,
'o'n VI. bowers attorney TOR inc STATE
Roard Of Charities. questioned several
witnesses closely a1ou. ,hcir relation.
William Ph--cl.rd-- ct,oa-. chair
man or .to -.... H. -. rl...,..;o.
'-- So Jus 'U'" vi inc '""''''
trust
Stewart Discusses Trust.
o., o..i5.,. o. 1.aa;..i.. rh,.s.-
'''''i' "'.'"ei ue''''''e''
'uch a trust exists, he sald. ! MINK
that what is meant by the repeated ref
erences 70 tho trust is a nossible COM
49,. -, .t-:.;o.
o'"'''O" oe'"ee" wv ~"
] instance the sage toundauon Tor one,
noesib1,. tho RockefelIor Foundatio, for
..-.t. - .....,..-. -. t.ar,,o,,,.
""C'''''' ""'''.' "''',"e 80
MAKE powerful combinations nav
no Information dchnltelF o" INC S'0
ioct but my idea Is ,ha' that iq what
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mean ID. .e.,'"- J;4 40, tr,u.
~ ,ye""Il sa; -, w, - I'D o.
'ua' 49," 'o'''D ''.' 80. ... ,5.r;,,s-
CI,ea l''v'I III o..5 va, ''' .poctio, ~
ciari.sblc ,nstitutiors or in legislation
TLc sn,Dosod trnst ocain was under
min. rbcn Homer Folks. former
,-,-..t..;o,or Of 6bori,,as was mes
oll'l,' ..o'.ei ao,,,a,,;o, NJ tho
.o',' .o,..e'.'''e Ne ,, "a ,beir oeiciais
s.\ 1'..,u ~. hnt al no. troo. Of
CUM I'u VIZ -, W
eIE clost' Oo'.'.' So. Tho, ,hr., tb.
-, ~. ,acL h., closo-
,"'o'''e go. ~ -, .b,
~ questioning HI' oINa 49,.
origin OF tne present 'ii'ess sa1'o'',
Mr. Folks SAID ne had accompanied
John a. hiuesDGry' Comm'sSloher OIL
Charities. 70 Governor "hI'mah o-"ce
~ Albany ior the purpose o. psI"l,1-
ting Nr. hihGaOuiy 10 rIsO''' WV
vestgatlon now m progress.
Ire comm SSloner ''''ueu'aoci e.u
e series OF questions caiou'eleu -
nov how he became the sppolhIee OF
tho Governor and head OF the lh'esU-
cation. .,.
"Do YOU mean tnat you had any 'n.ts
% 90 win ne appoi""Ie.' Vi '"e
Commissioner De- demanded.
'lI u Us deemed proper lHd' nay cur
Vcrsat'on with the Governor shouI' 70
into the record. Why Mr' roINS &c
plc1.
Nr. Folks Replies
"l not ON. ocfm l' proper Du' van
It 90 20 into tine record sdId OohiiHls-
sioner HtronS.
There were numerous qNes''ons s son.
corning i-c question o. "u'..s .u-....
Of a conversation with inc Governor
Wnich mIeAt nave peer. coz 'ueivu ~
..'''- a.. |l.. 80 aoJ not s,,c-gest
.' 1''.''.~ :. c(,,,,,,s.ionor
~K.t Who first suggested the idea o.
g, roo,~,is.io- Of Chi, kind you or me
Governor" asked Mr. Strong.
as between The Governor and my
-clf no did. Whether BE- was somebody
o.s. .vro proposed it 20 him ] can't
saw" was the reply.
WAS uy name mentioned for me
place. asked the Commissioner.
"It was" replied Nr. Folks. 81 ID
no, have that conversation 70 suggest
ANYTHING about ~ Your name an
msuv names were suggested ana con-
,idcrcd al they came 20 me OF the
spur Of the moment
Another Of the causes Of the proscu'
investigation was found IN an AFFIDAVIT
be- Frank !. Polk. counsellor OF the
state Department. ln ~ VISIT OF NJ
ls-e Thomas ". Nu.rr. or the S.ai
Board of Charities, and ROBERT ".
Hcbbcrd the Secretary, 70 Hr. foI"
while De was Corporation Counsel vas
outlined. The affidavit set forth thai
the men asked that a settlement be
worked out iu the case OF Mrs. Mary
Durohv .uperintendant Of Randall
Island Who lad been suspended under
charges.
Mental Rccords Verified.
.,, -, -,,l., Of tho rro,o..d
"!. Iie'De,C ~ - yort Dsoart-
".l ~, ,.'".,,.,- -. .bo e+s.c boa~s p"
.a.'.....oJ 10 o9,d,,it "ue said such
tn !, Would ~ surely result Il the Dun
ply. CHARGES were pressed. ! asHeu p IN