Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 180, 8 May 1911 — Page 8
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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, MONDAY, MAY 8, 1911.
IIATIOII HOT TO BE J. D,'5 BENEFICIARY Wickersham Shows Danger- : ousness of Rockefeller Foundation Bill.
John Callan O'Laughlln In Monday's issue of the Chicago Tribune says: .The Rockefeller foundation la not to be given a corporate exlstance by the United States govern men t. Attorney General Wlcliershara, In an opinion given to the President has condemned the project as unwise and calculated to perpetuate the huge fortune which John D. Jfoickerellcr has amassed. The President Is under stood to agree with the reasoning of his attorney general,' and In the event ibat a bill creating the foundation should pass congress he in all probability would veto It. No one who Is aware of the benevolent motives prompting Mr. Rockefeller In seeking to sfcure the creation of a corporation thramgh which civilization and numanlty might be benefited will believe that In approving the draft of the bill for this purpose which Is pending in congiess he was actuated olcly by the self Ishj desire to keep his enormous holdings Ontact for the use f his descendants. Yet this would ,be the certain result if congress were ;to enact the bill introduced by Senator Galllnger and reported favorably by him from the committee on the District of Columbia two weeks after Its introduction. Blocks Hasty Action. ( Could Mr. Gallinger havo had his 'say he would have forced the passage of tho measure through .the senate at once, and similar action would havo ;been urged by tho house. So far as the attorney general was concerned, he had to deciklo what was better and wiser from the point of view of public Kllcy the creation of corporation with unlimited powers ,to do whatever Its directors might see lit, and with no restrictions upon their i procedure save the mere right of congross to repeal the charter under which they BCtcd. or the protection of the people and the rctibllc from a huge fortune, constantly Increasing, free from federal taxation and beyond federal regulation, though the bill prof posed that the corporation should ;make a yearly report of what It had 'done to tho secretary of the Interior. The bill defined the object of tho corporation to be the promotion of the 'well-being and advancement of clvlliI cation of all peoples In the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge; the I prevention and relief of suffering, and (promotion of any and all of the elements of human progress. tows Great Power. There Is no question that this li a highly worthy object and properly safeguarded, would be of Immense value jto humanity. But Mr. Wlckersham, 'looking at the matter from the point .of view of the statesman, concluded that for the United States to perpetulate a creature whose tentacles now touch practically all Industries would (mean Its eventful domination of the 'nation. ; In the 'first place, the foundation i avowedly would be perpetual. In the I second. Its directors would determine what would best advance civilization tand apply themselves to its realization, even If the purpose might be the control of the government of the United States.
The Incorporators of the foundation Earned In the bill are Mr. Rockefeller, Is son, his charitable representative. Is personal counsel, and another who ihas been long associated with him. This board, under the bill, could be i Increased or It might remain at Its
present number five which would mean that the Rockefellers always could control It Even the action of a smaller number than fife would be valid. The bill gives the foundation power to establish, maintain, and endow Institutions and other agencies for carrying on the objects of the corporation; to purchase real estate, erect and equip buildings, make donations, receive gifts, collect statistics and Information, publish and distribute books, documents, and report containing them, and to employ persons to carry on the workThe bill provides that exemption from taxation shall not apply to any property of the corporation not used for the purposes of the corporation, and this exemption shall not be enJoyed by. the corj)oratlon If any officer, trustee, member or employe receives any pecuniary profit from the operations thereof, except reasonable compensation for services In effecting one or more of such purposes. . In other words, even the framers of the bill conceded that its provisions permitted the use of funds for other puriioss than the specific purposes defined, broad as they aVe. The attitude of th government, based upon the opinion of Mr. Wlckersham. establishes a iolicy which undoubtedly will be observed in the future. It will mean that the federal power will not be put at the disposition of private Individuals for the perpetuation of their fortunes, however worthy may be the purposes they have in view. '"Swollen fortunes," the designation given to huge accretions of wealth by Col. Roosevelt, will not bo saddled upon the country even under the form of charity. That they must be not only controlled, but prevented, is conceded by men of thought who are aware of the menace they constitute to free government.
CONDITION OF CHAS. PIERSON IS WORSE
Charles Pierson, of Fountain City, cnflned at the county jail awaiting admission to Easthaven, who divested himself of every Inch of clothing Saturday and ran about stark 'naked among the other prisoners, continues to have an idea that It is best for him not to bo dressed. During the services at the jail Sunday conducted by officers of the Salvation Army, Pierson jumped up several times and attempted to take off his clothes. He was finally removed to his cell on the third floor by Turnkey Sam Roberts and. when the Turnkey returned to him a few minutes later he was walking the cell entirely nude.
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Id BLOODY BATTLE
Two Killed, One Fatally Injured, in Fierce Fight in Iowa, Sunday. Jefferson, Iowa, May 8. Marshal Busby, of Paton, Iowa, and a bank robber were killed and a highwayman seriously injured in a clash betweent a sheriff's posse and the bandits early yesterday morning at a school bouse two miles from Paton. Sunday morning at 4 o'clock the highwaymen succeeded in breaking open the safe and taking several hundred dollars in stamps and money. The noise of the explosion was heard by a stranger who happened to be in the street, and the sheriff was notified and with a posse, started in pursuit of the robbers, who fled south. A posse was also organized at Dana. A search was made of the whole neighborhood. Marshal Busby and several men, after dividing the posses into several searching parties, with instructions to scour the whole country, started back to Paton, believing some hiding place had been overlooked. They came on a schoolhouse near Paton. The marshal went to the door, and on opening it a shot was heard. The marshal fell dead. One of the robbers dragged the body into the school house. Then a fusillade of shots was begnn between the robbers and the posse. The body of Busby was propped up in the window as a blind from behind which the robbers fired on the posse. By this time Sheriff Wilson and his posse arrived, lie called on the men to surrender, but received a volley in reply. The combined posse then poured a fusillade into the windows and doors of the school house. Fought Until Death. Finally one of the robbers staggered through the front doorway badly wounded, saying: "Boys, I surrender, but my pal is going to fight till you get him." Sheriff Wilson gave the one lone bandit a chance to surrender, but be
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refused, . The fight was renewed. All the time the dead body of the marshal was hung up against the window and the robber was firing from behind It. The fusillade lasted for 30 minutes. Finally the passe saw the robber stagger and Busby's body fall from the window. A rush was made for the door. The robber was found dead with a bullet through his heart. The wounded robber refused to give his name. His leg is shattered and will have to be amputated. In his pocket were found a hotel key which came from a hotel in Des Moines, and papers bearing the postmark of Sing Sing and Chicago. Sheriff Wilson believes the men blew the safe in the Bayard (Iowa) postofflce a few weeks ago. They are about 25 years old. The injured bandit was brought here and lodged in jail.
MAY WHEAT TAKES BIG SLUMP TODAY
(American News Service) Chicago, May 8. May wheat collapsed on the board of trade like Ice cream melting In the hot sun. In
a sensational slump prices declined 44 cents under Friday's close. The bull leaders pocketed severe losses. It is known that one of the largest milling concerns in Minneapolis as
well as millers in Winnipeg and Mont
real were hard hit by today's slump.
The bull campaign in progress since
last July, which has resulted right along in disasterous defeats for the men behind it is generally credited to
J. Ogden Armour and A. J. Lichten stern.
The slump was cheifly due to the
action of the country in dumping large
quantities of cash wheat into the mar ket and the excellent crop prospects. The shorts have made big money
They include James A. Patton, Ar
thur Cutten. W. R. Linn, John Barrett
and an army of smaller men in the
trade.
Sunday next (May 14) will be celebrated all over the United States as
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a bright flower for mother living. Call at the Flower Shop, 1015 Main street, on Saturday, or between 8 and 10 a. m. Sunday.
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Dances, Sings and Cusses When Congratulated. Washington, May S. A throng of politicians and newspaper men gathered at 1014 Vermont avenue last evening to discover how "Uncle Joe" Cannon was celebrating his seventy-fifth birthday. The former speaker of the house was at dinner, but when - he heard of the invasion he capered into the drawing room waving a napkin and warbling the chorus of "In the Springtime, Gentle Annie." Then with another nourish of the napkin he executed a double shuffle . and shook hands all around. : ' ' Everybody wanted to know how it felt to be seventy-five and "Uncle
Joe" at once gave vent to some sentiments indicating that it feels pretty fine at his age to be Bound, to be an old fashioned, rock-ribbed reactionary, high protection Republican, to have been in congress thirty-six years, and speaker eight years, to be a hard hater and to have made ' enemies, and to have, made friends who will fill your room with flowers on your birthday. "I am thoroughly enjoying my congressional work." he said. "As a member of the minority I as assisting, without tearing passion into tatters, in that Important work of criticising the majority. There is a good deal of pleasure in that freedom, which comes when you have no great responsibility resting heavily upon you. We are finding much to criticise in the policies of the Democratic house." At this point a visitor suggested that with the Democratic party in power the Republicans split into all sorts of
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