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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-07-19
SOCIETY ASPECT OF THE $4,000, 600 rHEATER

Abram s. Hewitt once said at takes ten years
to do anything in New York. He might have
added "and costs millions" The city is about to
have, after at least ten years of talk, two-mil-
lion-dollar theater. 1t is to be placed upon
block of land covering little more than
and in artistic beauty and richness of decoration
it will have no rival but the Paris opera house.
The fashionable architects, Carrere & Hastings,
have forgotten the lesson of that opera house.
GARNER its designer, young and unknown.
He gave his design the most magnificent staircase
he could conceive and fitted the rest of the thing
to that. His design was accepted The New the
ater-that is to be its name-will have staircase.
1t will have immense foyer leading to the stair
case 1t will also have elevators by which the
staircase be side Stennad. Its 46 boxes will
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-07-19
Fntn1 ok1nhoma pueI.

Noble, Okla. = Near here ear
ly Thursday, Otto Amerlls and M.
d. Kent, farmers and brothers-in-law
fought duel with revolvers. Amerus
was killed and Kent MORALLY
wounded.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-07-19
he PRESIDENT NEW YORKER AND WILL INTERFERE.

The president has not the slightest idea of let
ting things go that way. And he is not deferred
as most men would be, by precedents of non-in-
reference. Arthur's interference for Folger was
disastrous, though Arthur was good president
and Folger able and reputable candidate for
governor. This case may be different The presi-
dent is responsible mainly for the selection of
Congressman Parsons an honorable man of high
ability who will be heard from in Washington,
where he is serving his first term, county chair
man. Parsons has had to suffer all sorts of in
dgnities at the hands of the Oddities. It is to
aid him mainly that Reynolds is to come to New
York. The president was also responsible for the
selection of young Jimmy Wadsworth speaker
of the last assembly He has a curious liking, the
president, for honest in political place, and,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-07-19


friends
mixer
Reynolds will
ed to
Reynolds his
highly qualified China the east
settlement
He
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-07-19

The Hon. Jimmy Reynolds Is Good Mixer-Fated Public Life
Society and 100000 Thear-Oher Interesting Gossip
Gotham Town.

NEW YORK; do not how the Hon.
Jimmy Reynolds can longer be kept out Of this
veracious chronicle. He belongs to New York and
New York letters, anyhow; belonged here before
he boosted into fame by the report; belongs
here more than ever, since he was sent back
by the president to mix up in local Republican
politics.
The Hon. Jimmy was graduated from Yale
quarter of century ago, but has kept his youth
For eight years he was the head worker of the
University settlement the East Side. To this
day no one knows the East Side better than he;
one, not even the Hon. Big Tom Sullivan, has
more personal friends and acQuaintances there
Indeed, where people regard the Hon. Big Tim
with awe they look upon the Hon Jimmy as an
equal and friend. It is UNNECESSARY to add that
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-07-19

The parson was talking to little FL
mer about his habits, and asked him
what time he was usually called for
breakfast. "They don't have to call
me-" answered Elmer. I'm always
Johnny-on- the-spot."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-07-19


his official salaries 1t has been greatly
neighborng houses
Hill Five
e"N1--- $500
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-07-19
The Extension of knowledge.

Knicker-Is Jones philanthropist?
Bocker-Yes; he has endowed a IL
brary Of books at the racetrack.-N. Y.
Sun
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-07-19

With the adjournment of congress Oyster Bay
takes activity. Mr. Roosevelt is the first
president in years who has been valuable
social factor. Mr.. Cleveland never erected
Marion Mass into a real summer resort even with
the help of Richard Harding Davis and Joe JEFF
ferson. Grant financial rather than social
factor. Long Branch, which he favored with his
society and Workmanship would be dead as
doornail but for cottagers of humble sort
and the automobile runs, which have revivified
hotel life for hundred miles in every direction
Hayes could not well establish a summer resort in
Ohio and Mckinley and Garfield had quiet country
homes of the sort the average prosperous bust
ness man in a country town affects. So has Mr.
Roosevelt for that matter. Sycamore Hill, when
t,a h1,ilt II a LARGE but fairly nlain house
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-07-19

The extraordinary popularity of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch matter of great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as a stiff
ener makes half the usual quantity of
Starch necessary, with the result of
perfect finish, equal to that when the
goods were new.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-07-19

Married life is a constant struggle"
says the Manayunk Philosopher.
THE wife struggles to keep up ap-
pearances and the husband struggles
to keep down expenses"
Some women wouldn't be satisfied in
Heaven without burglar-proof vaults
In which to lock up their halos.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09
STEPS TOWARD THE
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
Alexander II. emancipates $4,000, 0O'

Alexander II. ernancipates 23,O00,0Ot
serfs in 1861.
MOBILES vainly petition for representa-
tive government; 1861 and 1865.
Reactionary policy of Capitalization, re
.ligious intolerance and tyranny developed
after Polish revolt; 1S63-1S64.
Nihilistic revolutionary plots and muir
derous attempts on the life of the Czal
and high officials; 1S77-1SS2.
Emperor Alexander murdered by revo
lutionists; 1881.
Revolutionary plots, outbreaks ani
murders: 1885 and 1887.
Nihiiist outrages, student riots, Jews
prosecuted; 1890.
Finland Russianized and despoiled Of
liberties; 1899 to 1904.
Student demonstrations of revolution
airy nature; 1S99-1901.
Bloody agrarian outbreaks and indus
trial strikes and riots in towns; 1902.
Minister of Interior Sipiagin murdered
1902.
Revolutionary demonstrations in man,
leading cities: 1902.
Famine and industrial distress breed
discomfort and desperation 1901-1902.
Disastrous war with Japan undermine,
imperial prestige and augments unrest
1904.
Gov. Gen. Robrikoff, Finland. and Min
lister of the Interior Won Plehve murder
ed; 1901.
Zemstvos meet in St. Petersburg, favor
ed by Prince Sviatopolk -Mirsky; Novem
Der. 1904.
Riotous strikes follow mutinous dem
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09
VAST SUMS FOR GEMS.
Precious Stones Imported in Last
Fiscal Year Valued at $40. 247.O1O

More diamonds were imported into the
United States during the last fiscal year
than ever before. Their value was ST.
which formerly held the record, the gems
imported in 1906 being worth sos, 700, 900.
In 1908 the total was S26,000,OO0, only
S1,000,O00 less than in 1907. while in
1904 the total was only S19,0O0,OO0. The
total value of all precious stones imported
last year was $40, PAT ,010. Diamonds ex-
ceeded all other precious stones in value in
S10,50O,00O worth of diamonds imported
in 1906 were uncut, to be prepared for
use by the diamond-cutting establishments
of the United States, while over S24, Co.,
600 worth were cut but not set. There has
been slow but steady growth in the i'm
portation of uncut diamonds, while cut
diamonds have shown a greater fuctua-
ton than those not cut. This importa-
ton of diamonds in the uncut state is
development of recent years. The census
reports gave the number of wage earners
engaged in lapidary work in the United
States in 1890 at only ninety-two, and in
1900 at 49S, and the value of the products
in 1890 at 1915, goa, and in 1900 at So
1861 Prior to 1896 the value of dia-
nonds imported IN the uncut state was
less than 81 100000 annually. In 1897 II
passed the million-dollar line, and has
gradually increased until, as indicated, it
has averaged about 81 100000 year dur
ing the last three or four years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09
ROADS MUST SHOW BOOKS.
Sweeping Order Is Made at Minnie
sofa Rate Hearing.

Sweeping Order Is Made at Mime
sofa Rate Hearing.
Every railroad in Minnesota whose Off
Gals have testified at the present rate
hearing must produce at the Office of the
State railroad and warehouse commission
all records upon which their statistics
have been based, according to an order
made by the commission at the close of
sensational hearing.
This order is sweeping and if the COM
mission is inclined TO enforce it in detail
it would mean the bringing of the record
of all railroads doing business in Mime
sofa to the State capitol. The order is di.
rected at the Great Northern railroad, but
may be made applicable to any road on
request of the shippers attorney.
attorney Severance. representing the
railroads. said to Commissioner Staples
"Why. if this order is enforced il would
mean the removal of the offices of all the
railroads to the State capitol Mr.. Sta
pies replied by saying il would not do
that If the railroads would permit the
examination of tn. records in their own
Offices.
This order of the commission is the re-
suit of request made by Attorney Man
ahar, representing the shippers of Hast
ings. Mimi, made ar the hearing after the
auditor of the Northern Pacific railroad
had given lot of statistics showing how
the earnings of railroads had decreased IN
Minnesota while they had increased IL
Iowa and Illinois. Mr.. Manahan claimed
that the statistics did not show actual
facts.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09
Nevs of Minor Note.

Roy Ferguson, is years old, of Candy
Mimi, committed suicide at Sioux Falls
s. ID.
Brooklyn, N. Y, is to have a $1,000,
600 Roman Catholic cathedral after thu
general style of Notre Dame de Rouen
France.
District Attorney Jerome of New York
in a Georgia address, scored the action o.
President Roosevelt in criticising a fed
eral judge.
A scarcity of Autographs is threatened
as the $1,000 photographers of the country
NAV strike if their demands for shorter
hours arr refused
The battleship Rhode Island, which wa.
in collision with steamer at Norfolk
Va. was only slightly injured. Two gun,
and their mounts were damaged.
Joseph vargo was shot and killed after
leaving a Buffalo, N Y. saloon, ant
William Flemingston, Joliet, H., ant
Samuel Price, the bartender, were de
tanned.
MAZE Spencer Willard, wife of lev
Earle S. Willard and daughter of Prof
l.. r. Spencer, the originator of the Spen
ccrian style of penmanship, was granted
an absolute divorce on the ground of cru
city at Newport News, Va.
The president of the Independent To
bacco Company filed charges with Com
missioner Garfield in Norfolk, Va, il
which it is alleged that the American To
bacco Company is guilty of gross discrin4
nation against the Southern States.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09
ROBS TRICKS BANK.
PITTSBURG CLERK is SHORT
MORE THAN S25o,o00.
Prisoner Admits Theft, Spending
Proceeds i'm Backing stock Market
Expensive Exhibits mt Milan
Exposition Are Burned.

The fascination of the stock market led
TO the downfall of Clifford S. Hixton, a
trusted employee of the Union Trust Com
pany. Pittsburg Pa, of which Henry c..
Prick the steel magnate, is the principal
stakeholder, and Hixton is in the ALLIE
gheny county Jail, charged with embez-
Element. The detectives who are working
on the case expect to arrest Hixton's
accomplice in crime, also an employee of
the bank. 1t is known that the shortage
will amount to S250,000 and it is believ-
ed that when complete investigation is
made the loss will exceed that sum. Hix-
ton has made a full confession. Every
effort has been made on the part of the
officials of the bank and those who are
working on the case to keep the matter
quiet. Hixton was arrested at the home
of his father. He was taken at once TO
a private room at the Monongahela House.
where number of detectives spent the
entire night with him, trying to get con-
fession from him. 1t was not until day
light that the young man broke down
and told his story.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09
From Far and Near.

Prince Eugene Murat was killed near
Munich. Bavaria, by the overturning of
an automobile.
Fire destroyed the Washington Brew
ing Company plant at Finleyville, Pa,
causing loss of $4,000.
V. Baldwin Johnson. a leading Wash
ington coal dealer, was found dead in bed,
death resulting from heart failure.
Ambassador Reid, in lieu of fine
against his chauffeur for scorching, gave
$50 to the Barnet (England) Hospital.
Harry Spayd, leader of the Ohio and
Indiana gang of horse thieves, was SEN
fenced to four years in the Ohio peniten-
tiary.
The United States army transport To-
gan arrived at San Francisco from the
Philippines with many saloon passengers
and number of soldiers returning from
service in the islanGs.
Lee Lindel and Henry Wilkes, negro
boys. were arrested in Columbia, Tenn
on the charge of robing the Columbia post
Office of money, stamps and checks to the
| amount of several thousand dollars.
Freight conductors and brakemen on
the Southern Pacific will soon present a
new pay and working schedule. The SEIZED.
ule says twelve and a half miles shall be
an hour and eight hours days work.
Judge Gantenbein in the Circuit Court
at Portland, Ore, sentenced Charles Book
secretary of the Sailors Union, to six
years il, the penitentiary for assault on a
non-union man.
William Lee, who was sentenced to
| death for attacking two women and who
| had been threatened with lynching, was
hanged by Sheriff Brown on Smiths Isl.
and. near Chrisfeld, Nd, to outwit a
mob.
Proceedings were begun in the Supreme
| Court of the District of Columbia TO Sc
cure for the government $4,000 of gov
eminent bonds alleged to have been pur-
chased with money received through the
alleged fraudulent Green-Gaynor contract
The Association of Officials of Bureaus
| of Statistics of Labor reelected Charles
L. Neil of Washington as president, The
next annual convention will be held al
/ the jamestown exposition.
The first mishap to an ocean-goine
steamer between Montre.s and Quebec oc
Cured the other day, when the tramp
steamer Nyassa, lumber laden. went
ashore at Vercheres. near Montreal.
In the Oregon land fraud cases on trial
at Portland Frank E. Kincart changed
his plea of not guilty to guilty to the
charge of conspiracy TO suborn perjury
leaving Martin @. Hoge, city attorney Of
Medford, and Charles Nickel to fight the
charge alone.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09
CAGES SON A SUICIDE.
shoots Himself I'm seattle Hotel
While Wife Searches for Him.

shoots Himself I'm a Seattle Hotel
While Wife Searches for Him.
Eli A. Gage, son of former Secretary
of the Treasury Lyman j. Gage of Chi
cago, committed suicide by shooting HIM
self through the heart in room in the
Tourist Hotel. second-class lodging
house on the edge of the red light district
of Seattle. He had registered under the
name of j. w. Gorst, had no baggage and
was almost without funds.
His wife and child, who came TO join
him a few days ago, were at the Grey
stone, fashionable boarding house. For
two days Mrs. Gage had been searching
for her husband, employing detectives to
aid her, but even his friends had been un-
able to locate him.
Mr.. Gage had been changing from one
hotel to another and registering under as
sumed names for two sSeeks. His ac-
quaintances say they are not surprised at
the suicide, as he had been acting strange
ly for some time, and had been drinking
heavily.
Gage worked for the North American
Trading and Transportation Company
during 1S96-97 on the Yukon river steam
er Weare He had trouble in Alaska,
where he was ALMOST killed in saloon
row at Circle City in 1896. His father,
his wife's uncle, Capt. p. b. Weare, and
]. j. Healy, all in the trading company,
interceded for him. Afterward he went
TO Chicago
Not long ago Gage left Chicago for the
West, and applied for a berth in the
Alaska service of the Northwestern
Steamship Company in Seattle less than
month ago. After reaching Seattle he
deposited $500 in one of the local banks.
A statement rendered July "a showed he
had S211 left, but at the time he killed
himself had only $3.50. Heavy drinking
is given as the cause of the suicide.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09

As the work of the government irriga-
ton scheme north of Belle Fourche, 5.
D., progresses people begin to realize the
great difference 1t will make not only In
the character of the country but also in
the character of settlers who will be at
tracted by these lands. This Belle
Fourche irrigation project, as it is Off
cialy known, will reclaim $1,000 acres of
practically arid land lying north of the
Black Hills and 100000 has been APP
propriated by Congress for the work. The
work is under direct supervision Of the
government, but eventually will become
the property of the Water Users Associa-
ton, which will be composed of all the
people holding land under the project.
The most interesting feature of the work
being done is the big dam known as the
Owl Greek reservoir. The water taken
from the Belle Fourche by the diverting
dam is brought through a canal six and
half miles long to this reservoir. 1t is
built in a natural basin and the earthen
dam, one and one-fourth miles in length
and 115 feSt high at the deepest point, is,
considering both length and height, the
largest earthen dam in the United States.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09
FEATURES OF INTEREST
CONCERNING PEOPLE, PLACES
AND DOlNGs OF THE WORLD. /,
Courts and Crimes, Academic and
Fires, Labor and Capital, GRAIN
: Stock and Money Markets.

Steamship Wrecked; Hundreds Perish.
A special from Cartagena, Spain, says
that terrible marine disaster occurred
Saturday evening off Cape Palos. The TIA
Ian steamship Sirio from Genoa, bound
for Barcelona, Calais, Montevideo and
Buenos Ayres, with about 800 persons on
board, was wrecked of Hormigas island.
Three hundred immigrants, most of them
Italians and Spaniards, were drowned.
The captain Of the boat committed suicide
The bishop of San Pedro, Brazil, was also
lost and it is reported that another bishop
Is among the missing. The remainder of
the passengers and the officers and crew
got away in the ships boats or were res
cued by means of boats sent to them from
the shore. A number of fishermen rho
made attempts at rescue were drowned.
Those rescued from the vessel are now at
Cape Palos in pitiable condition, being
without food or clothing. The Sirio struck
a rock reef known as Bajos Hormigas and
soon sank, stern first.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09
ChicdQO.

- ceeding all former expert
ence. Pressure continues in the effort
20 advance production, but capacity al
-eady is being exerted to the limit in
most of the leading industries. The
ron and steel interests generally again
occupy an exceptionally strong basis,
prices being at the highest average this
rear. Machinery, heavy hardware and
plumbing shops are well supplied with
forward work, while no diminution is
seen in the unprecedented absorption of
electrical, forge and planning mill prod
ucts. Building operations make sue
cessful Roadway, but Notwithstanding
the unusual amount completed the new
plans undertaken are greater than at
any time last year.
Underlying the confidence in the fu-
lure course of business are the magnifi-
cent crop pospects and the prosperous
agricultural interests. Raw materials
maintain their greatest strength in
prices and distribution.
Some increase is noted in the market
ing of cereals, especially wheat, but
holders are not evidently forced to sell
and stocks at interior points reflect nc
severe reduction. The movement of
grain at this port, 703O,323 bushels,
compares with 6,672, 494 bushels last
week. Receipts increased AL per cent
over the corresponding week Of last
year, but owing to a smaller outgo of
corn the total shipments shrunk 5S.9
per cent. Live stock receipts were 26S,-
666 head, against 1885 last week and
237,351 head in 1905. Lumber receipts
46,0S2 900 feet, compare with 52,47S,00C
feet last week.
Bank elearings, 1904, 1911, exceed
those of the corresponding week in 1905
by 15.5 per cent. Deposits have risen
and loanable funds are augmented, but
the discount rates for commercial
paper stand at 51s and per cent.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number twentyfour, against six
teen last week and eighteen a year ago
-Dun's Review Of Trade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09
KNIFE TO PREVENT CRIME.
Philadelphia Physicians Perform
Operations on Seven Children.

Operations on Seven Children.
Following the theories of the country's
foremost physicians and the recent rul
ings in the Juvenile courts the Pennsyl-
vania Society for the Protection of Chill
dren from Cruelty, working in conjunc-
ton with Director Coplin of the bureau
of health and charities, and Chief Abbott
of the bureau of health, has instituted the
practice of performing operations upon
children given into its charge when medi-
cal opinion is rendered that such course
is likely to prevent criminal career.
This is the first effort of the sort ever
made in this country.
The subjects of the experiments were
operated on at the infirmary of the society
in Philadelphia. Seven children were
put under the knife by the city's most
prominent surgeons, who performed opera
tons calculated to improve the mental
and moral condition of the patients.
The physicians who either participated
or were interested in the operations we're !:
DIR. s. Weir Mitchell, DIR. A. c. Abbott,
DIR. George W. Dougherty, DIR. F. Fl. Der
cum, DR.. w w. Hawke. DIR. Alfred Cor
don. DIR. Charles *. Mills, DIR. Louis
Starr and DIR. Fred Freley.
While only seven children were operat-
ed upon, DIR. l.. G. Vessels and DIR. A.
c. Butcher, who were detailed to the task
by Director Coplin. have examined 1,407
cases which were brought into the tempo
rary custody of the society, and other SIM
liar operations will take place shortly,
provided the consent of the parents can
be secured.
OF the total number examined about 80
per cent were found to be suffering from
refraction of the eyes and glasses have
been ordered for all of these.
While conducting the examinations the
physicians made most minute inquiries
into the past history of the children and
their parents, as well as regarding their
present health.
DR.. Alfred Gordon reported that he has
discovered a surprisingly large number Of
cases of feeble minded children. supposed
TO be the victims of cruelty, who are, in
reality. in condition bordering closely
upon imbecility, and calling for constant
care Of character which the busy par
ents are unable to give them.