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ttacks Testir Jno. D. ] . M. W. of A Board Member Teilt in Colorado, the Shattering How Hundred* Were Tu Without Foe (Dy .'i- ; .'"! Piew.) NEW YOF/K. Jan. 29.-John it. wson, executive hoard member for loYado of the United Mino Work e of America, testifying today be e tho industrial relations commls attacked the testimony of John Rockefeller, Jr., and the methods d purposes of the Rockefeller ndntlon. "r. I.awaon told of the shooting of lng miners in Colorado and the ttering of miners' homes and of w hundreds were turned out into e desert in 1903 without food or nony of Rockefeller, Jr. i >f the Shooting ot* Striking Miners I of Miners' Homes and of med Out Into thc Desert >d or Water. water, while others were driven over I the snow-covered mountains. lie vigorously arraigned Mr. Rockefeller for hin confessed knowledge of condi tions among thc workers of the Colo rado Fuel md iron Company. The philanthropy nf the Rockefel lers, Mr. Lawson referred to :is iol lows: "Health for China, n refuge for hirds, food for the Belgians, pensions for New York widows, university ? (mining for the elect-and never al thought or a dollar for thousands of men, women and children who starv ed In t'olorado. for ?lie widows robbed of husbands; children Of their fath ers. There are thousands of .Mr. Rockefeller's employes In Colorado who wish to Cod they were in Bel Klum to he fed, or ?1 bird to be tender ly cared for." Reviewing that part of Mr. Rocke feller's testimony in which he said ho had received only $371,000 in divi dends i? all on his stock in the Colo rado company. Mr. Lawson said: "lt was only under questioning that he confessed that his father had received SH.HN?I.UHO from lils bonds, and thal the assets of the company were $23,000,000 In excess of liabili ties and that this item did not take in the property values of some $19,000, 000. "Whatever appearance of poverty clinics to (lie company is no) due to anything hut Its own stupid and tor rup) policy. Had it taken the money lt has spent in ?ontrolling officials and the electorate, purchasing ma chine guns, employing gunmen and crushing the aspirations of human Oeings, and spent lt in wages and the Announcement Dividends of 1915 THF. regular dividends to be credited by ?he Mutual Bene fit Life Insurance Company to its members on partici pating premium paying Life and Endowment policies upon their anniversaries in 1915 show a substantial increase over the regular dividends credited in 1914. Such increase results from the fact that it has become unnecessary for the Company to retain for expenses and contingencies as large a portion of that part of the stipulated premiums provi ded therefor as has heretofore been retained for such pur pose. This is the third increase in the regular dividend scale of the Mutual Benefit since the present premium rates and re serve basis were adopted in 1900. The regular dividend scale adopted in 1900 was continued through 1909. The in creased scale adopted in 1912 has been continued up to this time. The new increased scale for 1915 became effective January 1st. .. .... .'?ti-- **~LA^t'jJu ^u.a.. Absolute Security! Liberal Policy Contract ! Lowest Possible ! *J N connection with the above announcement that dividends for 1015 on prem ? tum paying life and endowment policies have been increased very substantial * ly over those payable on similar policies in 1914 it is worth while to call at tention to the following record of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company covering the past seven years. To our knowledge the record is one which has not been equaled by any other life insurance company. In 1907 t"e Mutual Benefit still further liberalized, for both old and new policies, its non-forfeiture system adopted in 1879 and modified in 1895 and 1900. In i9o8 the Company established a Suspended mortality fund, which relieves the Company of the necessity of changing its dividend scale to meet fluctuations in death losses from year to year. In 1909 the Company increased its dividend scale for 19lo and declared a' special dividend of $675,000.00 payable in 19 fr in addition to the increased divi dend. \ ? i In 1910 the Company established a Real Estate Depreciation fund. In 191 i it established a Security Fluctuation fund and made a further increase in its dividend scale for 1912. In 1912 the Company established higher reserves for policies issued prior to 1900, and provided that thereafter the loan and surrender values of such policies Should be based upon such higher reserves. In 1913 the Company declared a special dividend of $861,000.00 in addition to the regular dividend, and adopted an increased dividend scale for the year 1915. In 1914 the Company declared a special dividend of S86i,0oo.O0 in addi tion to the regular dividend, and adopted an increased dividend scale for the year ....... !t vt':1.1, be neted that thc several increases in the Mutual Benefit's dividend scale and the declaration of special dividends have followed the establishment of contingency reserves computed upon it mathematical basis, and which, in the light ot past experience, ;>.re amply sufficient to protect the Mutual Benefit against those contingencies lo which all life insurance companies are liable. The first concern of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company has .zn the ?ih-om?e security ox ns outstanding policy contracts. Secondly, it has endeavored to liberalize its policy contracts to the fullest possible extent and to furnish insur ance thereunder at the lowest possible cost. Inasmuch as it has been established that the earnings of the Company are sufficient to maintain the contingency re serves upon the bases 'adopted' and to provide for increased dividends, such increase has been made. The Mutual Benefit confidently presents its claims to the patronage of the in suring public upon the above record, which is unique in the history of life insur v'-3.ncc ' . * M. M. MATTISON, General Agent W. WEBB, District Agcr.t. J. J. TROWBRIDGE, Spacial Agent. Anderdon, S. C., ^^WRtMSPKEP^HVP^1 Improvement of working conditions, il would have had rich returns. "These ure vital causo? of indus trial discontent, an employer who never 1B seen and whose power is handed down from man to man until there IH :< chain that no individual can climb; our live? and our liberties pa- ni over as a birthday gift or by will; our energies and futures capi talized by financiers In distant cities; our masters too often men who never have neen us. who care nothing for us aeul who will not or can not hear thc cry of our despair. "There is not one of these founda tions, now spreading their millions over thc world In showy generosity, that does not draw those millions from some form of industrial injus tice. lt ls not their money that these lords of commercial virtue are spend ing but the withheld wagen of the American working class." Mr. Lawson referred to the Rocke feller Foundation's appropriation of $1,000,000 for Investigation into( the cause of Industrial unrest as "what tliiii commission was appointed to do." "Who are the directors of this foun dation out of which comes this in vestigation?" Mr. Lawson asked. "Thu two Rockefellers; their pio fessional advisers. Murphy. Oates, Oreen und Heydt; their secretaries. Flexner and Rose, on the Rockefel ler pay-roll; and three others. Eliot, ilephu:!! and Judson, who furnished an outward appearance of independ ence- the same control that lias di rected affairs of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company; the same voice that declared through young Rocke feller that the defeat of the union in Colorarlo was a great American prin ciple for which ho was willing to sac rifice. iii? money and the lives of his workers. And they ask the laboring class to believe that what they will fecj as coal company directors they will not feel us directors of the foun dation. "Who is the man ?.hosen to conduct this million-dollar investigation into industrial unrest? One Mackenzie King, an alien, whoso contribution to the industrial problem is a law that prescribes a Jail sentence. for tho worker who dares to lay down lils tools. If labor had any doubt as to his real intent, that doubt was re moved by the letter read at this hear ing." Here Mr. Lawson quoted what pur ported to be a copy of a letter writ ten by Mr. King August 16, 1911, to John D. Rockefeller, Jr., In which Mr. King said: "It will not be long before the in evitable effects of the European war are certain to make themselves felt, and once this becomes apparent, the unions will have to revise considera bly some of their present policies. There is. generally speaking, going to be a large amount of unemployment as a consequence of the war and un ions will be confronted with a ucw problem. Hore, lt seems to me. Iles a possible avenue of approach toward restoring normal conditions In Colo rado." , Mr. Lawson continued: "Mr. Rockefeller, Sr., ls quoted as saying that God must bo brought io New York. In Colorado there is a suffering multitude that asks only for a little of the spirit of the Christ who died for human brotherhood. "Nothing has ?cen more clearly shown by your investigation than that workers are unable to protect them selves as individuals, but can only gain protection through organization. "In theory at least. Mr. Rockefeller agrees to the principle of unionism. All that remains is to givo this theory purpose and effect. Tho ?ulted Mine Workers ls the one organiation that represents labor in this great indus try, I instst that Mr. Rockefeller can not give effect to this new point of view except with the cooperation of the I'nited Mine Workers. Our own great desire ls for/lasting industrial peace. We rejoice that after all those who heard Mr. Rockefeller is dispos ed to consider and confer with the workers lils company officials have despised, ignored anil endeavored to crush." Rockefeller donations to education al Institutions have influenced poll oica of presidents of universities and colleges in many Instances, but the influence bas al way j been good, said Charles W KP.iot, president-emeritus of Harva (1, who also testified today at the industrial commission's in quiry. Donations, Dr. Eliot said, to which he referred, were made by the general education board. There was only one condition at tached to the board's endowments; that condition was that a part of the looney should be spent in teaching theology. The board made that con dition, Dr. Eliot said, because lt did not care to be placed In the light of assisting or supporting any sect or religion. Several Southerners Under Consideration (By AuocUted Pros?.) "WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-President Wilson today reduced the list of names be ta considering In connec tion with the make-up of the new fed eral trade commission to a few men. The Ave men considered most like ly to be appointed are Joseph E.' uaviea, of wisconsin; E. N. Huricy, of Illinois; Will H. Parry, of Washing ton sui?; r* ?-rge L. Record, of /ew Jersey, and William J. Harrie, of Georgia. Samuel Rogers, of North Carolina; Thomas S. Felder, Georgia, and several other Southern men were said to be still under consideration. THE ROAD TO SUCCESS IS LINED WITH ADVERTISEMENTS THAT HE WHO RUNS MAY READ. : T; ... ? .... t.. . _ -LADIES - Combination thread raiting and needle thresdlag thimble. Thread catting ead asedie threader all In eise* The handiest thimble gena. Seat to any address for l?c. Otto F. Williams, 727 E. Mian. Si, Indianapolis, Indiana. The world comes to Anderson / t . " ^ L \ . 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The change carries Into effect a measure recently passed by congress and signed yester day by PeBident Wilson, merging the revenue cutter service and the life" saving service. The new service be comes a part of the country's regu-1 lar military establishment and in time J of war passes under direct control of I the navy department. t AH life saving stations will he con- ? trolled hy the coaat guard and nil saving crews will be made up of reg- < ularly enlisted men. Heretofore the i life saving service has been carried t on the civil lists. 1 Tile coast guard comes into being with a total personnel of 4,300 com bining high ( .1 neat ed officers and 4 trained seamen from the revenue cut- \ ter service and expert aurfmen from the life .savers. Training and devel opment will devolve upon the former 1 revenue cutter officers, ; and active il management will be directed by a ? captain commandant, corresponding ?j to the same office which controlled the revenue cutter service. Tie IT Enterprises. COLUMBIA. Jan. 28.-The secretary of state has Issued a commission to the Pair Drug company of Bateaburg with a capital ot $800. The petition ers are John S. Pair and W. O. Gunter. The Mutual Dry. Goods company of Greenville has been commissioned with a capital stock of $85.000. Thc petitioners are J. P. Caldwell, H. B. Caldwell and E. E. Caldwell. The Cementlle itcohng company of Columbia has been commissioned with a capital of $5,000 The pe itioners are Geo. B. Reeves, Lewis L Emerson and.Lillian I. Emerson. The Charleston Tire and Supply :ompany has been commissioned vitli a capital of $1,000. The peti ioners aro Allen Macfarland and J. .i Gaillard. ? mmmmmmmm&mmmmm ft m 1%. ?a*r Pit ??wm ta Mtck Itrtl.D'j All new, sanitary feathers. Kamona Ainosknai: Icking. 81-4 yards to tick, positively blu'-'^t nd best bed on runrkiot selling for loss than (12. afo delivery and satisfaction guaraniwd or noney back. Order today or writs for cala Inc and ilit amelad offer. 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