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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
WAS ABUNDANT CAUSE
FOR cH1cAGos FIE2 HoRRo1
Testimony Of the Men Who Ran the lrs-,
quois Makes II Plain
as Day.

Chicago. Ian. Attorney Fulker-
son, of the fire department. says that
the following facts are known with
reference 10 thc fire in the Iroquois
thcater:
That 1t started with an overheated
flood light. which set fire to a curtain:
both skyligIts and ventilators over the
Sage were closed, and could not be
opened from the stage. while those
over the audience were open: that a
swing reflector inside the proscenium
arch was open across thelineof descent
of the asbestos curtain. thus stopping
its fall; that this had happened pre-
viouSly when there was n small fire
behind the curtain; that with one or
.wo exceptions all the stage employees
deserted their POSTS. and that there
had been no fire drills. and there was
no fire alarm box in the building.
I he dirt in the theater Is being sift-
ed and a large amount of valuables is
teing recovered.
Besides the foregoing the alleged tes-
alter shows that nothing was done to
safeguard the patrons of the house fD
case of fire. VIII j. Davis. Harry j.
Powers and Thomas ]. Nconan. active
ma gers of the Iroquois theater. were
examined by Fulkers0n. All of them
pleaded Ignorance of any precautions
taken to prevent loss of life by fire
at their theater. They admitted fail
ure To instruct employees in fighting
Ere. and failure even to provide suit
able appliances for use against flames.
Their statements were cOrrobOrated
by the testimony of twenty employees
OF the thcater. none of whom had ever
been told his duty in case of fire. Moo
nan. who Is the working manager of
he theater under direction of Davis
and Powers admitted that eleven of
the theafer exits were locked and
boltesl. six Of these being in the bal
"ony and gallery. where the loss OF
life occurred. Nobody had charge Of
any Of the appliances for safety In
case OF fire. and indeed il seems that
the management WAS possessed of the
''elief that fire was impossible in the
house.
Part identlfio alton of two of the re-
mainin. four bodies at the county
morgue has been made. They are he
iseved to lie Mrs. Nellie Seamon and
her steps0n. Nenneth Scaron. both of
Chicago.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
EXPLAINS ASBESTOS CURTAINS
WIN Stand Heat, but If Intense They VIII
Crumble.

WIN Stand Heat, but IL Intense They VIII
Crunble.
The next witness called was George
w. Stetson, of bingham. Mass, secre-
tary OF the G.. W. Trainer Manufacture
ing company, which made the ashes
tos curtain. He said that there were
two kinds of asbestos curtains, one in
which fine brass wire was interwOv-
en-, the other being without the wire.
Both curtains were of equal use
against the fire, the wire being merely
to provide greater tensile strength to
the fabric. When asked by Coroner
Traeger how he accounted for the burn
ing up of his fire-proof curtain Stetson
replied that he did not believe it had
been burned up. and flat he had eevry
reason to believe that it had not
In his opinion the greater part of the
curtain was lying at the present time
upon the theater stage covered with
SCOT and frozen He said that intense
heat would take the life OUT of an
asbestos curtain and it would crumble.
Ella II. Churcher. with her mother
and nephew. was seated in the fourth
row Of the gallery and got out safely
after the fire had singed chiffon boa
she wore She declared that the cur
tain lowered was not the asbestos cur
tain.
Frank Houseman told how he and
Charles Dexter. his friend. occupied an
upper box. Both got out safely. and had
much trouble getting open the iron
emergency doors, succeeding in only
one case.
Lester Sackett, of Elgin, Ill, in conn.,
pany with two ladies and little girl,
occupied seats In the third row of the
first balcony He made his way out of
rear exit and down fire escape, TAX
ing the ladies and child with him. In
going down he had great trouble in
closing an iron shutter which project
ed across the stairway ut right an
giles and practically s'r,T off all escape
DR.. Joseph Hughes Wis on the first
floor and when he left the entire stage
opening was seething mass of flames.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
briggs IS CONVICTED
Ex-Member of Congress Found
Guilty of Transgression
While Member.
HERcY Is REQUESTED FOR HIM
Dietrich Presents Another
Technical Point.

New York. Jan. S.-After deliberas-
;ng forty-tive minutes a jury found en-
Representative Edmund III. briggs
guilty of accepting money to procure
a contract between private company
and the government while serving as
member of congress- The jury recon-
mended mercy. In response Judge
Thomas said the recommendation was
eminently fitting. as briggs had con
o,cted himself with dignity. and be-
cause be undoubtedly violated the
statute unwittingly. Judge Thomas
said he believed briggs was only guilty
ID technical sense.
Refuses Him New Trial.
After the jury had been discharged
the court denied motion for Dew
trial, aud reserved decision on a mo-
ton for stay of proceedings pending
an appeal Judge Thomas told the
counsel they might agree upon day
for sentence He said: 81 wish |
could infiict a sentence without i'm
prisonment. but cannot under the law
1 possibly can. You, briggs. are free
to come and go as you please" The
extreme penalty for the crime of which
briggs was convicted is two years i'm
prisonment and $4,000.
Pith OF briggs Own Testimony.
briggs went OH the stand and freely
admitted that he had placed $50 of the
cashier eompany's machines In various
departments of the postoffice at Wash
tngton, and that he was paid $4,000
by the company. briggs also admitted
that he gave money to George w.
Beavers. who was superintendent in
the postoffice department. He declared
that at the time he gave Beavers ST.
500 in 1900 it was not for services
rendered. but went toward campaign
fund At that time briggs was cam
didate for president of the borough OF
Brooklyn.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
A SHORT ANSWER.
The Reply That Bismarck Made to
an Admiral HE Speech.

The Reply That Bismarck Made to
an Admirable Speech.
I like to think of old Bismarck as he
sat by the window that opens on the
windy park of Friedrichsruh in an old
gray shooting jacket. rug over his
knees. a pipe in his hand, simple as a
north German farmer, this man who
had almost held Europe i'm fee.
A little while before this February
day he had been deposed from power.
All the world knew that the old lion
was suIking in his den in no amiable
mood toward the young emperor who
had turned him out of doors. 1t was
known that his memoirs were written
and that his correspondence was set in
order. A New York publisher thought
he might secure the papers in which
Bismarck had told the real story of
the birth of the German empire-tIat
strange story of craft and heroism, lit
tleness and grandeur. 1t was on this
mission that | sailed for Hamburg.
had two letters for Bismarck. One
was from a negligible ambassador.
The other had been given me by Ger
man statesman of some note with
whom in other days | had been q stu
dent in the University of Jena. My
friend had been familiar Of Bis
marck's household and bespoke me a
kindly hearing. sent the letters on
from Hamburg and followed the next
day.
On the table at his elbow as he sat by
the window l noticed my letters. The
valet who had placed chair for me
took his. stand by the door. said
what had to say. 1t was permit me
to affirm it, an admirable speech. For
ten days and nights had rehearsed ii
as paced the deck of the stormy liner.
so in tOlerable German | detained it
1t was dignified; it was diplomatic.
When l had finished Bismarck took
the pipe from his lips. said "Nein''
and put the pipe back again.
Twas the shortest answer | ever had
| in my life. 1 waited for a moment
The old man smoked and stared out
into the park. l got up and bowed.
had rehearsed that bow and did not in
tend to waste it. bowed to his old
hairless head, the flabby yellow jowls
and big mustache, to the old gray
jacket and the pipe. 1t was like sa
tanning to a stone wall. Then the
valet led me out. In the park I re
gained my senses.-vance Thompson
In Success.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

Obstinate cases of malaria that have
withstood the ocean voyages, mountain
heights and quinine dosing are said to
have been conquered by systematic and
continued walking. What the malarial
patient wants most to do IL to sit in
doors, nurse his aches and pains or to
lie down and doze. Advocates OF the
walking cure maintain that fresh air Il
an antidote not only to the malaria it
self. but to the blues, which usually
accompanies It, Their advice to the
sufferer is to dress up warmly II the
weather Is damp or rainy and go out to
walk. Wear flannel next to the skin.
stout shoes and simple hat. II 1t u
warm, dress lightly, but carry a wrap
tc throw around the shoulders against
diafts and too rapid cooling OF. WheE
one comes to think Of 1t, there are few
maladies on earth that fresh lir and
moderate exercise are not good for.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
FROM ONE OF THE ORCHESTRA


Did Not Leave Until His Bass viol Was
Nearly Set on Fire.
kntCnio Frosolono, 10 Seminary av-
enue. leader of the Iroquois theater
orchestra, testified ne was not the act
ual director of the orchestra at the
time of the fire, but was sitting with
the musicians. with his left toward
the stage. He did not see the fire start,
but heard confusion during the pale
moonlight scene. Some of the mem
bers of the double 0cette on the stage
stopped singing. and Eddie Foy came
on the stage and addressed the audi
ence. Then the people In the pit of the
theater made rush toward the doors.
Most of the members of the orches-
ira enga ged in wild scramble ard
got out under the stage. When the
flames swept down and touched the
bass vial Frosolono realized for the
first time the danger and went under
the stage He and. others got out
through hole in the sidewalk. Be
fore he left his place in front of the
stage, Frosolono testified, he saw the
stage fireman trying to put out the
fire. FrOsOlOno said he knew nothing
Of any previous Ere at the theate1
Mrs. Josephine Petry, COLA Morgan
street, told Of going to the Iroquois.
She had a ticket to an aisle seat in
the upper balcony, last row from the
rear, on the south Of the building.
Presently she saw a bright light be-
hind a curtain. 1t grew brighter and
the audience became uneasy. Mrs. Pc
try arose. but some one next to her
said: ''Sit down; there's nothing the
matter" She did sit down, but in a
moment she decided to leave. Perhaps
100 persons went down the stairs at
the time she did. When she reached
the bottom the doors leading from the
foyer to the lobby were locked. A
woman broke the glass In one Of the
doors.
Mrs. James Pinedo, 478 North
Hoyne avenue, was standing on the
main floor, to the extreme right. near
the boxes. Her ticket called for stard.
Ing room only. When the rush finally
began Mrs. Pinedo tried to get out of
an exit The door was locked and an
usher refused to open it. Men and
women begged him to DO SO. The wit
ness said she wasn't sure whether the
usher said he "could not" or would
not open the door. Then came a burst
Of fame from the stage, and the door
appeared to be blown open.- Three OF
four persons were blown out into the
alley.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
STILL ANOTHER rECHNICALITY
Raised ~ the Defense in the Case Against
Senator Dietrich, of Nebraska.

Raised BY the Defense IN the Case Against
Senator Dietrich, of Nebraska-
Omaha, Jan. S.-The trial of United
States Senator Dietrich in the federal
circuit court on an indictment alleging
bribery in connection with the APP
pointment of postmaster at Hastings,
Neb., progressed rapidly until point
was reached where the first witness
for the government was placed ON the
stand. when General Gown, chief
counsel for Dietrich. interpOsed a &C.
murrer on the ground that Dietrich
had not taken the oath. and was not,
therefore, United States senator when
the alleged bribery occurred.
This question was acknowledged by
counsel for both sides to be a new
one, and each had prepared argument
on the subject. which occupied the re-
mainder of the dGy. The point is
significant one, and raises the question
of whether a member of congress. is
amenable to the United States govern
ment, as a members of congress, be-
tween the time of his election and the
date of his qualification as member
of the house TO which he is elected.
For the defense. Judge Batty. in his
argument, cited number of authori-
ties to show that Dietrich could not
be considered a member of congress
until be had taken the oath at the lar
of the senate He contended that cleo
ton, acceptance and qualification were
necessary TO actually become q sena-
tor
District Attorney Summers said that
Dietrich drew salary of the time which
elapsed between his election in March
and Dec. 2, when he took the oath Of
Office, but later in the argument he
stated that this money was not drawn
until Dec IA, or several days after
he had taken the office and his Gre
dentials had been approved by the SEN
ate.
During Summers argument many
questions were asked by Judge Van
Devanter and Judge Munger. The dis
trict attorney having admitted that
no session Of the senate was held be-
tween March %, the time of Diet-ich's
election. and Dec 2, when he took the
oath Of Office. Judge Van Devanter
asked how the defendant could have
been a senator when the body, which
alone had the right to declare him q
senator, had not met.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

The success achieved by Mark Twain
during his boating days on the Missis-
sippi river was due not only to the fact
that he was skillful pilot, but that he
was an earnest one as well. A man
who knew Mr.. Clemens in those days
told how the genial .humorist once
missed his boat. Instead of iliventing
an excuse, as many Of his companions
did. he reported to his superior officer
as follows:
"My boat left at 6:10. l arrived at
the landing at 6:20 and could not catch
It"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
BARBAROUs GIRLS ARE FINED
Those Who Did the Apache Act to Their
Teacher Get OF with s. and
Costs for Each.

Sullivan, Ind, Jan. 9.-Judge Har-
ris, of the circuit court, has accepted
the pleas of guilty of Floyd and Ina
Deckard, Pearl and Katherine Parks,
and Gertrude and Jesse Mcclellan,
principals in the assault on their teach
er, Miss Erilne Sinclair. in the But
termilk" neighborhood. Cass township,
this county. and fines of s. and costs
have been entered in each case.
The charge was a collective one, al
lleging riot. Further charges of assault
and battery still rest against the de-
PENDANTS, which will be passed upon
during the present term of court. This
Is the case where Miss Sinclair was
seized and ducked in pond. because
she did not meet her pupils views
with reference to Christmas treat"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
GEN. ]. B. GORDON DYING
Consultation of Physicians Says He Can
not Live = 1t Is His Old
Complaint.

Miami. Fla. Jan. S.-General join
b. Gordon. commander-.n-chie of the
United Confederate Veterans, is report
ed seriously i'll ut his plantation sew
en- miles from this city. A consulta.
ton of General Gordon's physicians. re-
ported from his home by telephone
leaves no hope for his recovery
General GOrdon's attack is similar
70 one that he suffered from some
time ago on railroad train in Missis.
sippi 1t is Inflammation of the stom-
ach caused by an acute attack of in
digestion, to which he is subject.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

Canals in England date back to an
early period, for the Romans built two
In Lincolnshire-the Foss dixie. forty
miles long and still navigable. and the
Caer dixie. The first British made Ca
nal was constructed In 1884 by Henry
/. and joined the Trent to the William.
It was toward the end Of the eight
eenth century that the greatest amount
Of energy was expended in the building
of canals, mainly due to the Duke Of
Bridgewater and the skill Of hts en-
ejn eer, James Brindley. In the last
decade Of that century canal mania
ragged.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

Indianapolis, Jan. 9.-Mrs. Cora
p. McCulloch. wife of George McCul-
loch, head of the Union Traction COM
pany. and owner of the indianapolis
Star, is dead at Chicago after a long
Illness. Her death took place at the
temporary residence at Chicago Of Mr..
and Mrs. McCplloch, who had been
there several months for the purpose
Of securing special treatment for Mrs.
McCulloch. The funeral will take
place Monday at Muncie.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
Boy. Body san un,de.t,ssd.

Topeka, Kan, Jam S.-The body of
the S-year-old boy killed in the wreck
of the west-bound Chicago, Rock ISL
and and Pacific express at Willard, is
still unidentified at the morgue here.
The injured at the hospitals here are
progressing favorably and it is believed
that none win die.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

Chicago, Jan. &-Seyeral Of the sey.
enty employees of the Rausch Manu-
featuring company had to jump for
their lives to escape fire which fol-
lowed an explosion in the third and
fourth stories Of the plant. One man
who jumped from the third door was
buddy hurt.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
Nomination. I'm the Army.

Washington Jan. 9.-The president
has. sent TO the senate the following
nominations: Major General Adna Il.
Chaffe vice Young. to be retired from
active service. to be lieutenant gen.
eral To be major generals-Brigadie:'
generals. William A. Kobbe. vice Chat
fee. appointed lieutenant general: Jo-
seph + Sanger. Alfred z. Bates. WAL
lace E. Randolph and George L Gel
iesp!e
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

Originally the spectroscope was APP
Piled only to chemistry, and In that
limited lid proved itself an invalu-
able aid in accurate analysis. BY hold
ing in q Bunsen flame platinum wire
moistened by contact with the skin the
presence of few grains Of salt swal-
lowed few minutes previously can be
detected with the spectroscope. III
deed, 20 wonderfully refined is the
work OF the spectroscope chemist that
he can discover in substance the pres
ence of one three-miIlionth Of grain
Of. metal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

Chicago. Jan. 9.-The third day Of
the trial of Van Dine. Marx and Me-
dermeier, the car-barn bandits. ended
with but one juror selected as result
of the three days examination Of
veniremen.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
Heath En- Route for the East.

Salt Lake City. Jan. S.-A summons
in the case of the government against
Machen has been served OH ex-Assist-
ant Postmaster General Perry S.
Heath. Heath has left for Washing
ton
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
Hartman Succeeds Eur

Omaha. Neb.. Jan. 8. = President
Burt. of the Union Pacific, has re-
ceived notice of +. III. Hartman be
ing elected to succeed him. and states
that the change will take effect Jan. IS.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
PROBE FOR A HORROR
Coroner Begins the Work of Find
ing the Responsibility for
the Iroquois Fire.
SYNOPSIS OF THE TESTIMONY
Notable That Many Doors Were Lock.
ed, Even i'm the Looby-How the
Orchestra Got Out.

Chicag 90. Jan. 8. - Before dense
crowd packing the couEcil chamber i'll
the city hall Coroner Traeger and
jury of six men began the official in
vestigation of the lroquois theater fire.
Outside in the ante-rooms a host of
witness waited to be heard-actors.
chorus girls, stage hands. policemen,
firemen and members of the audience
ON the fatal afternoon mingled there,
making a strange gathering. With
in the council chamber, the inquisi-
ton proceeded along judicial lines.
Lawyers were present in behalf of nu-
merOus interests.
Found Two Doors Locked.
The first witness was John s. Cal
vim. a painting contractor He testi-
fed that on the afternoon of the fire
he stepped into the vestibule of the
troquois theater to purchase tickets
As he turned TO the ticket office the
center doors of the foyer and the out
side entrance doors were blown open
rs though by blast of hot air. Look
ing into the foyer he saw people rum
ming towards the entrance. He rushed
10 the lobby and endeavored to open
the west door. that being the nearest
1t was locked on the inside and he
could do nothing with it. He tried TO
open the outside entrance door-the
west door--which he found was bolt
k<,.%
couldn't do it. He then kicked out two
of the panels. also the glass, and then
did the same for the other locked door.
and after seeing the people coming out
walked out.
Had No Trouble Getting Out.
Joseph Fl. Bruce testified as follows:
81 was in the second balcony, in the
fifth row of seats from the back wall
saw the fire when it broke out, and
thought ii would be safer to remain
the panic-stricken mob. l saw the
curtain come down about half way.
and then stick on the north end about
fifteen feet from the stage, while the
south end of the curtain was about
five feet from the floor. 1 stayed in
my seat until the curtain either fell to
the stage or was destroyed by fire.
and then / ran out" He had no diff
| ficulty until he got down stairs, where
he found the west door leading to the
street locked. There were plenty Of
theater employees TO help people out.
and all the passages were well lighted.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
Purdue Glass i'm Agricultural.

Lafayette. Ind, Jan. AT Purdue
university a new class i'm agriculture
las been begun with 115 studentsresis-
tered Nearly every county in the
state was renreseuted-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

When the butter won't
come put a penny in the
churn," is an old time dairy
proverb. 1t often seems to
work though no one has ever
told why.
When mothers are worried
because the children do not
gain strength and flesh we
say give them SCOTS Emul.
sion.
1t is like the penny in the
milk because it works and
because there is something
astonishing about it.
SCOTS Emulsion is simply
a milk of'.pure cod liver oil
with some hypophosphites
especially prepared for delicate
stomachs.-
Children take to it naturally
because they like the taste
and. the remedy takes just as
naturally to the children be
cause it is SO perfectly adapted
to their wants.
For all weak and pale and
thin children SCOTS Emulsion
is the most satisfactory treat
menf
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14

No. n will run daily between Lsporte and
Indianapolis.
No q Will run daily except Sunday be-
tween Indianapolis and Michigan City
No. - will run daily except Sunday be-
tween indianapolis ard LHporfe.
Trains Mes. 20, % and ~ make direct cor
nectton for Toledo, Detroit, Chicago and all
points Hast, North and North vest
Trains q and q make immediate connec-
tion at indianapolis Union Station for Cln-
cinnati. Louisville and all points In the
Southeast, South and South west
Train IS connects at Indianapolis With fast
trains for St. Louis and Southwest.
For further information call at L. u. &W-
''e - ''' o. xoRooxBE
AGENT Lake Erie 4 Vest &. B.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-14
Pennsylvania R. R. Time Card

For particular information on the
subject apply to j. E. HANEs, Ticket
Agent, Plymouth. Ind.