The day book. [volume], January 30, 1915, LAST EDITION, Image 3

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papers about young Rockefeller, his
voice, his face, his clothes and his
words on the witness stand. But no
Chicago paper printed a line about
the publicity payroll of old man
Rockefeller. Chairman Walsh asked
John D.. Jr., about the publicity work
done by Lee in Colorado.
"We determined to start a cam
paign of publicity to give the public
the real facts in the case," said
Rockefeller, Jr. "It was for this that
we procured the services of Mr. Lee.
Q Did you suggest any means of
going about this to Mr. Lee? A No,
we looked to him for that. When we
get people who know all about things
of which we know little, we leave
such details in their hands.
Q Did Mr. Lee receive any com
pensation for this work from your
father? A Yes.
Q How much? A Well, if you
think I should state it in this publie
way, it was $1,000 a month.
Chairman Walsh had figured out
that Rockefeller, Sr., got $9,260,000
out of the Colorado mines in ten
years. He figured in that time $92,
000,600 had been paid in wages to the
15,000 employes.
"Now. I would like to know," he
said, 'Hf you think it just and socially
desirable that these 15,000 men who
work the mines should receive only
ten times the income of one man who
has never been there?"
Rockefeller, Jr., replied: "I See nc
connection between the return on an
investment and the wages paid. Labor
has been better off than capital. Cap
ital should get a fair return on its in
vestment, which it has not got in this
instance. In this case, capital pro
vided work for thousands of men and
paid fair, wages while it made less re
turn than if it had done nothing ex
cept stay in a savings bank."
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WILSON ON NEWSPAPERS
"If I believed all that I read in the
newspapers I would not understand
anybody. I have met many men
whose horns dropped away the mo-
ment I -was permitted to examine
then- character." President Wilson,
speech before American Electric
Railway ass'n, New York, last night.
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DEEP PROBE INTO "MYSTERY
FLAT IS EXPECTED
An investigation by State's Attor
ney Hoyne into the "mystery flat"
owned by Mrs. Mary Pfeffer at 1135
W. Adams st. is expected as a result
of a sordid trial before Judge Caverly
in the Desplaines st. court this morn
ing. The case resulted from the sensa
tional story told by 15-year-old Ella
McMahon, 426 Ixomis St., who charg
ed that she was attacked by Frank
Young, 749 W. Ohio st, in the flat
while Mrs. Pfeffer held her arms.
Four other 15-year-old girls were
present in the court ready to be called
as witnesses, but they were not need
ed today. Their evidence will be giv
en later.
Detective Sergeants Courtney and
I Delaney have uncovered witnesses
wnicn tney oeueve tney can prove
that this flat operated in the heart of
the west side was merely a snare for
girls.
Mrs. Pfeffer, according to the girls,
always took a "motherly" interest in
them and invited them to make her
flat their meeting place.
Ella McMahon, who has been in
this country only a few months, went
to the flat of Mrs. Pfeffer. While
there she said Mrs. Pfeffer grabbed
her arms and held her while Young
ruined her.
Mrs. Pfeffer was held to the grand
jury under $1,000 bonds. Young's
case went over until Friday; $5,000
bonds. He named another man.
INSANE CANT LEAVE GROUNDS
A general order from the state
board of administration, received to
day at the Elgin state hospital, for
bids officials of all state insane hos
pitals from allowing patients to leav,e
the erounds unless accomnanied bv
la guard.