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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-08
A Trust of Crowned Heads.

The death of the venerable King
of Denmark serves to remind the
world of the remarkable extent to
which the royalty of Europe is now
related by ties of blood and close
family intermarriages. Descendants
of King Christian or Queen Victoria
occupy nearly all the thrones of Eu-
rope. Granddaughters of Victoria
are queens in Russia and Norway
and her grandson is emperor of Ger
many. In the same line the youthful
king of Spain has chosen bride. The
Danish kings daughters are the
queen of England and dowager en-
press of Russia, and a son is king oI
Greece King Christians grandscns
include the car of Russia, king ol
Norway and the prospective king oi
England
Thus England, Germany, Russia
Denmark, Norway, Spain and Greece
will be closely allied by blood, how
ever much they may differ in ques
tions of diplomacy. Concentration j:
the order of the day in other respect:
than finance and industry. Roya
kinsmen have often quarreled anC
fought each other, but it is reasonable
TO suppose that the great European
combination in kingcraft will tenC
toward peace, though the problem:
of government and requirements O
progress must necessarily vary
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
by virtue of seniority, as we'll as thei
| families, are now at the head of tn,
worlds greatest royal trust, if tha
term may be applied where no disre
spect is intended. AS long as ther,
must be kings and queens the British
sovereigns represent the best typ
that can practically be looked for.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-08
Covote Saves Widow $1,000.

But for the accidental frightening
of a coyote by skaters, caus-
ing it to drop bone on the ice, it is
highly probable that Mrs. George
Moller, formerly of Anaconda, Mont
would ever have received the $4,000
insurance paid her on the policy oi
her husband.
The bone was found to be from a
human thigh, and the resulting search
disclosed the body of Moller, who
had wandered away from home
months previously and had beer
drowned, but whose body had not
been found. The insurance company
declined to pay the policy until the
body was produced.
A vigorous search was maintained
for several months to no avail, and
Mrs. Moller had given up hope The
skaters came upon the coyote gnaw-
ing at the bone, which he dropped
and ran.
By following the track of the coy
ote, the remainder of the skeleton
was found. The clothing was easily
identified, and the coroner's jury de-
cided the body to be that of Moller
Mrs. Moller was informed by the life
insurance company that on furnishing
an indemnity bond she would be paid
Residents of Anaconda quickly fur.
nished this and she has received hel
money
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-08
A Curb for High Schools.

State superintendent Cotton does
we'll to emphasize in his latest bulle-
tin the necessity of putting a curb on
high school pupils in their tendency
to ape the ways of college students.
This habit of trying to introduce all
the ways of colleg students into high
school has reached most foolish ex-
treme, and it is high time that a halt
is called. Two of the more grevous
faults of the average high school are
its adoption of the secret society idea
and its undue participation in athlet-
les. Class scraps, hazing and the re-
sort to other undesirable features of
college life are to be deplored, but
the first TWO mentioned we believe to
be the faults most in need of reform
Every class has its Greek letter or
CARNATIONS, and their affairs absorb
much of the time of the members
One bad result is an improper clan
nishness among the students and the
fostering of a spirit that approaches
too close to snobbishness. This same
fault of secret organizations is appar-
ent in colleges, but it is not so pro-
nounced there, for the reason that
college students are morf mature and
are able thereby TO check in a meas
ure this tendency. There is as much
sense in these organizations having
hold in the grades as in high
schools, and unless the school author
tiles become aroused to the situation
it will be but few years until the
grades are invaded A distinct bless
ing will be conferred on high school
students, their parents and the cause
of education generally if the high
school authorities exercise a strong
hand in curtailing the activities of
their students in these avenues of
questionable value indianapolis Star
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-08
Turnips for Miss Roosevelt.

The first installment of wedding
gifts for Miss Alice Roosevelt has
reached the White House. 1t is tur-
nips, the largest known in me art OF
farming.
These mammoth affairs, Colonel
Sellers Fruit" were shipped to Miss
Roosevelt by tiller of the soil in
Kansas, who says the proud farmers
of this country shall not be outdone
by the jewellers, and that they are
working hard to produce the best
possible growths this winter with
which to stock her cellar when she
becomes Mrs. Longworth.
Word has been sent that huge po-
tatoes are on the way from South
Dakota, where they raise potatoes
which are SAID to be large enough
for one potato to feed six persons
Pumpkins are also coming from
South Dakota which are large
enough to furnish pies for the fam
| lily for one winter.
The farmers all through Virginia
are saving their choicest and best ap
Piles.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-08
Doctor and Patient.

A Chicago jury has found a physic-
iaf, of that city guilty of robbery be-
cause he treated patient for heart
disease and catarrhal troubles until
the fees amounted TO Sis, when, as
later investigation by other doctors
showed, the man was in good ply
sical health This rather remarkable
verdict is of interest both to the pro-
fession and the laity. Medical ethics,
of course, to say nothing of the prin-
clples of common honesty, forbid de-
liberate deception of patient merely
for the sake of running up big bill,
and it is safe to say that the physician
guilty of it are few and far between
But no doctor is infallible, and it is
possible for any one to make an in
correct diagnosis, especially when, as
is often the case, the person seeking
treatment describes imaginary symp-
toms or neglects to mention impor-
tant facts relative to his condition. In
such case, what is to hinder the pa
tient from charging fraud and de-
manding his money back?
On the other hand, as everv physic-
ian. knows, many persons seek medi-
cal treatment when nothing of any
Conscience ails them They expect
to have drugs prescribed, they want
to be "coddled," and to be told that
they are not i'll would deeply offend
them and cause them to seek other
doctors. Most physicians oblige such
patients by giving a little advice and
some harmless medicine, and pocket
the fees with clear conscience
Under the strict construction OF their
duty, as established by the Chicago
court, will the necessity now devolve
upon them of bluntly assuring every
sdch patient that nothing is the mat
ter with him, and he needs no treat
ment? 1t will create quite revolu-
tion in medical practice if this rule is
put into effect
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-08
Spelling Bee" Popular.

Over at Columbia City, County Su-
perntendent Tapy is arousing interest
in spelling in the district schools of
that county by having old-fashioned
spelling bees in every township. Each
school will select its three best SPELL
ers and send them to the township
contest, where an old-fashioned bee
will be held. All the contestants will
stand up and spell down, and the last
three down will join in county spell
ing "bee," to be held in Columbia
City. The township trustees will fur
nish prizes for the successful contes-
tants in the final try-out. The one
that is the best speller in the county
will receive a dictionary and holder.
All of the schools in the county are
taking interest, and in many instances
the oldtime spoilers, who have not
tried at a regular spelling bee" for
years, have been able to spell down
the pupils of the present schools.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-08
PRESIDENT NOT Debating.
No Ultimatum Has Been Delivered
to Senate.

| President Roosevelt is not irving
to dictate to the Congress what il
shall do or not do regarding railroad
rate regulation or any other problem
OF legislation. He has not delivered
to the Senate nor to the House any
sort OF an "ultimatum" on subjects of
legislation and has not held over the
heads of Congress the Threat of an
extraordinary session" if he does not
obtain the legislation for which he is
hoping.
This statement is made by author
ity, also that suggestion of a COM
promise of any sort on rate regula-
ton, which do not embody the sub
stance of the Presidents message on
the subject, have not appealed to the
President. 1t can also be said that he
doubtless would refuse to accept a
compromise which would affect anv
essential feature of the proposed leg
islation.
What is known as the Hepburn
bill, now under discussion by the
House, embodies substantially the
Presidents views as set forth in his
last annual message. In the early
days of the present session he
thought the measure proposed by the
Interstate Commerce Commission
was the most practicable Offered but
after mature consideration it seemed
to him that the Hepburn bill was the
better
Members of the Senate Committee
on Interstate Commerce have assured
the President that either the Hepburn
bill or measure resembling it in es-
sential features will be reported to the
Senate. The report of the Senate
committee will noto be unanimous,
but it will represent the views of
majority of the members. The re-
port will be supported, it is expected,
by Senators Cullom, Dolliver and
Clapp, and possibly by other Republi-
cans, and by the Democratic members
of the committee
1t can he stated that while the Pres
ident desires that such rate regula-
ton shall be established as he has
recommended, he is firm in his atti-
tude that the railroads, as we'll as the
shippers, shall be dealt with justly
He wants nothing in the law that
would affect unfairly the rights or the
property of the railroads. He is CON
hdent that legislation to be framed
substantially on the lines of the Hep
burn measure will prove fair alike to
the railroads and to the people
He IS not trying to dictate matters
of detail aand, of course, will preserve
an open mind as to proposed amend
ments which do not affect the mater
ial and substantial features of the bill
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-08
Mrs. Duck is Released.

Mrs Harry Duck of South Bend,
whose confession that she had accept
ed SO from Mayor Darrow for testi-
flying falsely in the Stella Lula shop
lifting case brought about the trial
and disbarment of Mayor Lemuel
Darrow and Attorney John w. Tai
bot, will not have to stay in jail until
the mex term of court, but was
brought before Judge Richter in the
Laporte circuit court late Friday al
ternoon and upon her plea of guilty
was sentenced to an indeterminate
term of from two to 81 years in the
Woman's reformatory After a brief
talk from the bench, in which the de-
fendant was given excellent advice,
Judge Richter suspended sentence
during good behavior, Mrs. Duck
promising that her actions in the fut-
ure would be such as to stand the
closest scrunity AT the time in the
court room were besides the court Of
Gals, the states attorney, the prose-
cutors in the disbarment case. Attor-
neys Smith and Sutherland for Mrs.
Duck, the defendant herself and her
father, David Boyce The scene was
very pathetic, the defendant showing
genuine remorsc and at times burst
ing into tears All felt that the wom-
an, who had been in jail for nearly a
year and had since her crime exhibit
ed desire and anxiety to reform, had
been punished enough and that she
should be given an opportunity to
demonstrate the fact that in the fut-
ure she will live a life of respect In
this feeling the persons connected
with the case have the approval of
ninetenths of the citizens and the
action in releasing Mrs Duck is being
most favorably commented upon.
Saturday morning Mrs Duck ac-
companied her father TO her old home
in Argos, InG., where she Will remain
indefinitely and where she will be
joined by her and-Laporte Her
aid
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-08
Crumpacker's New Bill.

Representative Crumpacker sprang
fresh sensation in the federal court
fight by introducing a new bill, which
will take the place of the one offered
early in the session. His new bill
eliminates the addition of new fed
eral judge and requires Judge Ander-
son to travel over the state and hold
court in four subdivisions outside
of Indianapolis, the seats of justice
of which respective districts are Fort
Wayne, Hammond, Evansville and
New Albany. Representative Brick
is very anxious that Crumpacker shall
include South Bend and there is a
movement on foot to bring the Indi-
ana members together in order to Sec
if they cannot harmonic their differ
ences and a caucus may be held soon
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-08
Big Fire in Mentone.

A big fire at Mentone Thursday
morning, which started at about $50
o'clock, for time threatened the en-
tire business section of the town. A
row of frame buildings on the south
side of Main street running east from
Broadway and located in the Frank
lin township portion of the town was
entirely destroyed. For more than
two hours the citizens of that place
fought the fire before is was got un-
der control, which was finally accom-
plished only after the flames razed
FIVE store buildings, entailing an ag-
gregate loss of $4,000, with practi-
cally no insurance.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-08
We Must First Have a Canal.

The Senate committee put in Tues
day hearing Chairman Shonts OF the
Panama commission tell how he had
let a contract to the highest bidder
for feeding canal laborers, how after
all his trouble in letting this contract
he suddenly discovered that he did
not want the laborers fed that way
and paid the contractor s1O,700 to call
the deal off, and how the canal zone
was not altogether satisfactory be-
cause in war time "an enemy at the
zone line could blow the United
States out of the canal"
OF course, it may be important to
Mr. Shonts to have an opportunity to
xplain why big contract so strenu-
ously made was so suddenly unmade,
at a cost to the treasury of $10,700-
But the affair, except for the light it
throws upon the workings of Mr..
Shonts' mind, is about as interesting
to teh public as last years birds
nest, and about as revelant to the
demand of the people for a canal. And
as for Mr. Shonts' remarks about how
foe could blow, etc, they must be
classed among the items of news
which are unimportant if true.
Before any foreign power could en-
deavor to wrest control of Panama
from the United States-even suppos-
ing that any nation should desire so
TO do-and before any such foe could
take post on the zone line and pro-
ced to blow the United States out OF
the canal-even supposing that all the
time the United States army and navy
were off on Sunday school picnic
it is first necessary for the United
| States to have a canal to be blown out
of.
AS yet we have no canal and ap-
parentlv not even the real beginnings
of one. Until W get a canal all this
talk about foreign foes blowing UP
| anything or anybody would appear to
be merely superfous addition to the
large volumes of superheated air now
being so industriously manufactured
in Washington.-Inte Ocean.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-08
Splitting the Church.

The apparent eruption in the apos
tolic quorum of the Mormon church
something never before seen il
Utah--seems still to continue and in
crease in violence
Whether there is any real and sub
stantial difference as to doctrine ant
practice is doubtful; there is, how
ever, a clashing of personal interests
Upon the one side are ranged tn,
admitted polygamists, including thos'
who have taken new wives since 1890
and those who have officiated in plur
al marriage ceremonies for othel
men. Upon the other are ranged tn.
men who, like Smoot, pretend to de
plore, and seek to avoid responsible
ity for, the recrudescence
1t has been said that man out o.
harmony with the authorities cannot
remain in the hierarchy. This still
remains true Notwithstanding the
inharmony between the apostles, al
of them are harmonious with Joseph
F. Smith. Those who practice polyg-
amy, incucate it, induce and enable
others to engage in it, are living in
consonance with Smiths desire and
example. They are the practical sup
porters of his methods, and are there
cf~ al l.
Those who lie to the world and pre-
tend that polygamy is motor, if ii
be, that they are its opponents-are
telling the falsehood which is agree
able to Smith They are seeking to
mitigate the Judgment of the world
and therefore they also are in accord
with his desire.
But whatever may be the attitude
of these two factions toward each
other-even if it could be known that
no real differences upon doctrine, or
practice, but merely a rivalry of per-
sonal aspirations existed between the
members of the apostolic quorum
the effect upon the Mormon mass is
bound to be disintegration. Notably
will the attack by Smoot upon Apos-
ties Taylor and Cowley have the eff
feet of demoralizing the membership
of the church. If they are right he
is wrong. Upon a point of such rad
ical differnces there can be no com
promise Polygamy is either a cor
ner-stone of the faith or it is a fraud
and a crime. And these palpable
facts the Mormon people, however
blind, are still competent to appre-
ciate-Salt Lake Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-08
Indiana Song Writer Dead.

Paul Dresser, the song writer, died
of heart trouble January 80, at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Nelson, on
West One Hundred and Sixth :trcet
New York. He was AZ years old. He
was the author of "On the Banks of
the Wabash" and also "The Letter
That Never Came" which first
brought his name into public notice
He had been slightly indisposed for
nearly six months, but on Saturday
was taken with acute pains in his
heart and did not rally.
Mr.. Dresser was born in Tcrre
Haute, Ind, and the town of Dresser
in this state, is named after him
When a young man he studied for
the priesthood He went to Chicago
where he wrote his first song hit
The Blue and the Gray" "Just Tell
Them that you saw Me-" "The Par
don Came too Late" and many 9th
ers. my Gal Sal" was his latest
Mr. Dresser was an actor and play
ed IN Hoyt's "A Tin Soldier" He
was also the author of the play:
Lost, Strayed, or Stolen" and "Tht
Green Goods Man."
Louise Dresser, who is now appear
ing at a vaudeville house in New
York, is a sister of the deceased
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-08
An Eventful Career.

Christian TX, King of Denmark,
who died Monday, was born April 8,
1918, and was the fourth son of the
late Duke William of Schleswig- Hol-
stein -SonderbergG Glouckesbrg and of
Princess Louise of Hesse-Cassel He
was appointed to the succession of the
Crown of Denmark by the treaty of
London of May 8, 1852, and by the
Danish law OF succession of July 81,
1853. Fl succeeded to the throne on
the death of King Frederick VII Nov.
Is, 1863, and married May &c, 1912,
Queen Louise, the daughter Of the
Landgrave William of Hesse- Cassel.
She was born in 1919 and died in 1898.
Prince Frederick, the eldest son OF
the late King Christian, who succeeds
to the throne, was born June 3, 1s43,
and was married July %, 1869, to
Princess Louise, daughter of King
Charles XIV of Sweden and Norway
Their second son, who married Prin-
cess Maud of England, is now King
of Norway.
The late King Christians eldest
daughter is Queen Alexandra of Eng
land, and his second son, Prince Will
| liam, was elected King of Greece un-
der the title of George | in 1863.
Another daughter of the late King
Christian, Marie Dagmar, is the dow
ager Empress of Russia, Marie Fec
| dorovna, who married Alexander III
of Russia. He died Nov. 1 1894, and
his son, Nicholas, is now Emperor oi
Russia.
| Princess Thyra, third daughter oi
King Christian, is Duchess of Cum
berland. Her husband claims the
throne of Hanover.
Prince Waldemar, the youngest o
TIL. children of King Christian, mar
ried the Princess Marie of Orleans
eldest daughter of the DUO de Char
tres.
Finally a grandson of King Chris
tian, Prince George of Greece, is higl
commissioner of the powers in Crete
The prince has been mentioned a
likely to be bethrothed to Princes
Victoria of England, daughter o
King Edward
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-08
Wife Liable for Debts.

The Appellate Court Friday decided
that a wife may be the partner OF her
husband in business and liable to such
for the firm debts. Mrs. Rachel An
derson, of Montgomery county, was
accordingly held liable on notes given
to a bank at Charlottesville for money
usd by her husband in the cattle bust
ness. She refused to pay, on the
ground that married woman can not
become surety for her husband, and
pointed out that when the cattle were
sold she claimed half the money. The
court said that the common law rule
which forbade wife to transact bust
ness with her husband is no longer ir
form partnerships with other people
women have long been allowed tC
form partnerships with other people
htere is no legal reason why they
should not form them with their hus
bands.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-08
A. B. PETERS IS HONEST.
No Man Will Lose a Dollar Through
His Failure.

Fourteen years ago Amos B. Pet,
ers was a well-to-do farmer in the
vicinity of Lapaz, and he also en-
gagged in other business which made
him a free borrower of money. His
enterprises proved unsuccessful in a
financial way, and he was compelled
to make an assignment. His total
Indebtedness exceeded $4,000. Mr..
Peters surrendered all his property,
himself and wife reserving only their
clothing and a few household goods,
less III value than $500, but the re-
ceiver was only able to pay dividend
OF SIX per cent.
Many unpleasant things were said
of Mr. Peters by his former neighbors
and friends, because of his indebted
ness to them, and he left the coun-
ty, going to Chicago, where a friend
aided him in getting transportation
to North Dakota, where he took up
a claim. He prospered in North Da-
kota and recently he returned to his
old home, paid a dividend of 40 per
cent on the debts long since out
lawed, and served notice that in time
every dollar would be returned.
He also reported that he had prop
erty, which, as soon as it could be
converted into cash, would be suffic-
lent to pay off every claim, whether
filed with the receiver or not as it was
his ambition to have it said that no
man ever lost dollar on Amos B.
Peters" 1t is unnecessary to add
that he is now being received with
open arms.-South Bend Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-08
Gov. Hanly to the Convicts.

Governor J. Frank Hanly addressed
the 1,1O0 convicts in the Indiana re-
formatory at the service held in rec
ognition of Carnation day. Each OF
the convicts wore a carnation in mem
ory of President Mckinley. The gov
ernor impressed upon the convicts
the fact that the object of the insti-
tuition was to elevate them and teach
them self-control
He said that with the lesson of self
control properly learned there would
be no more danger that they would
do anything TO send them to prison.
He told them to remember when
fighting temptation that the governor
at his desk in Indianapolis was max
ing the same fight.