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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-06-06

Very important improvements of the
North Sea Canal from Amsterdam to
the North Sea are in progress and are
expected to be completed in the course
of 1907. When finished, the canal will
be considerably wider and deeper, and
altogether better navigable for the
largest class of steamers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20
Mrs. Foltx Dies at Bremen.

Mrs. Foltz, the widow of the late
NJ NJ Foltz, died at her home in
Bremen at ten o'clock Thursday
morning. Although Mrs. Foltz has
been in very feeble health for some
time, death came as shock to the
entire community, very few people
realizing that she wa sick. The de-
ceased was born in Ohio in 1927 and
was 20 years, IL months and 2 days
old. On November 9Th, 1s45 she was
married to Jacob Lozier, who died
May 81, 1872. Three children blessed
this union, one preceding her to the
spirit world in infancy. The living
children are Joseph Lozier, of Brem-
en-, aad Mrs. E. s. Jordan of Etna
Green. On May 81, 1879 she was un-
tied in marriage to NJ. M. Foltz, who
died some sixteen months ago. The
step children left to mourn her de-
parture are Lewis Foltz of Bremen:
Edward Foltz, Louisville, KY; Mrs.
Peter Ringgenberg. Nappanee, Mrs.
Adam Hay, Canton, Ohio, and Mrs.
A. H. Fries, South Bend. Funeral
services from St. Paul's Lutheran
church, Sunday at 1880 p. m.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20
What Boosting Can Do.

The business men of Logansport
have formed plan for boosting that
city. They recently held a banquet
and were addressed by those of their
own ranks as we'll as by representa-
tives from other Indiana cities where
like movements have been inaugur-
ated.
A large sum of money is being
raised as a direct result of the ban
quet. If this is legitimately used IN
inducing factories to locate in Lo-
gansport, good and well. Care should
be taken, however. that bonuses are
not held out to concerns which need
the money more than they do new
location. Any city which has live
business men, willing to strive for
the upbuilding of the town, is to be
congratulated, but numerous Indiana
cities seem to be OVERRIDING the bonus
proposition. Now, this is not said
with the intention of criticising the
legitimate expenditure of money in
securing rev industries, but there
have been too many recent examples
where concerns of doubtful financial
backing have been given most any
thing they wanted. This phase of
the boosting situation should be
watched.-South Bend Tribune
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20
Did Congress Bungle Things.

Are the Standard Oil reba,ers to
have an immunity bath as a result of
bungling work by Congress? This
question is greatly agitating the De
partment of Justice and the Bureau
of Corporations. District Attorney
Sims, of Chicago, has gone to Wash
ington to consult with Attorney
General Bonaparte on the situation
Whether there is to be another i'm
munity bath depends on the decision
of the courts as to whether the rail-
road rate law, in twenty-four hours
time, repealed those provisions of the
Elkins anti-rebate law under which
the prosecutions against the oil trust
for giving rebates were conducted.
An examination of the record by
District Attorney Sims shows that
the President signed the rate bill
twenty-four hours before ne signed
the joint resolution postponing the
going into effect of, the act two
months. If it should be held that the
oil rebates are immune in the cases
now in court at Chicago seven or
eight other large rebate cases pend
ing will also fail. District Attorney
Sims Processes to believe that the
court will not sustain the point raised
by the oil company, but it is plain
that the Government authorities are
worried.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20
Christmas Mailing Instructions.

In sending a Christmas present
you should pack well, wrap securely
and plainly address 1t with ink. The
name and address of the sender
should be placed OIL the package, SO
If it is unbelievable, or the address
see not to be found, It will be re-
turned to the sender-if the article Is
frst-class, without additional post
age; If it be second, third or fourth
class, the sender will be notified by
the postmaster from the city in
which the parcel is, and postage can
be sent for 1t. By doing this It would
save many Christmas presents from
being sent to the dead letter office in
Washington.
1t is permissible to put in pack
age Greetings" merry Christmas
and Happy New Year." and if sew
eral articles are in the package and
they are intended for different men,
bers of the family. the mamie and adj
dress of the sender, and still il will
not be ciassed as frst-class mail,
but may still be sent as merchandise.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20

In late number of The North
American Review Wharton Barker
gives detailed statement of the cost
of the railroads of the United States.
He shows that construction and
equipment are within $4,000, 000, o00
Yet the roads are capitalized at s13,-
100000, 600 and transportation rates
are charged so as to pay dividends on
this stock. Not only this but plans
are under way to add $4,000, 0oo, 900
more in connection with further con-
solicitations. So that the patrons of
the roads will be required to pay divi-
dends on three times their actual
cost 1t is this kind of high handed
over-capitalization that, among other
things, brings suggestion of PROPOSE
lions that men of practical sense
don't care to entertain for a moment.
South Bend Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20

The Cuban financial situation has
been explained to the House commit
tee on appropriations by Secretary
Taft Through this explanation it
was ascertained that American inter
vention in the island made necessary
the expenditure of something more.
than So, 000,0 An ftemizeo account
of expenditures has been kept as the
basis of the claim of the United
States against the island government
for reimbursement.
1t is the understanding that this
claim is not to be pressed immedi-
ately. although on ascertainment of
the condition of the Cuban finances
an order may issue from President
Roosevelt to the provisional COVER
nor OF the island to transfer a
monthly sum from the Cuban to the
United States Treasury as payment
on this claim. The present expenses
of the army of Intervention and all
other expenses incident to American
administration of affairs in Cuba are
being paid directly out of the Cuban
treasury.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20
Disease and Death For November.

The monthly Bulletin of the State
Board of Health containing the dis
ease and death statistics for Novem-
Der says:
The health of the state during the
month was about the same as pre-
vailed in the same month last
year but not quite as good as in the
preceding month. In November,
coughs, colds, pneumonia and other
diseases of the respiratory passages
begin to make their appearance. The
laity attributes this condition to the
weather, but it is really because we
shut ourselves into houses and do
not provide sufficient ventilation.
Summer colds are rare and like win
ter colds, are induced by sudden
changes in bodily temperature pre-
ceded or followed by a period of foul
air Breathing.
Pneumonia deaths numbered 302
and influenza, go. In the correspond
ing number last year, the figures
were: Pneumonia, 21e influenza, 13.
Tonsilitis, bronchitis, pneumonia and
influenza were the most prevalent
diseases. Typhoid fever stood fifth
in the area of prevalence. Diphther-
ia prevailed to greater degree than
in November of last year, deaths be-
ing respectively 70 and 80. In the
state, Sc schools were CLOSED on ac-
count of diphtheria and 81 on ac-
count of scarlet fever. A careful
study of the prevention of this dis
ease would have forestalled the ne
cessity of these dismissals. 4s3 cases
of typhoid fever were reported from
70 counties with 135 deaths. In the
corresponding month last year, 4o3
cases with 101 deaths in 81 counties.
IA counties reported smallpox as
present with 212 cases and no deaths.
The ravages of consumption con-
tinued as in previous month. The
deaths from this disease numbered
1923, 80 being other forms than pull
monary. Cancer caused 81 deaths;
violence, 1874. The death rates of the
six largest cities were as follows: In
dianapolis, 16; Evansville, IS; Fit.
Wayne, 1876; Muncie, 1874; South
Bend, 10; Terre Haute, EOS.
The death rate for the whole state
was 1913. For cities, IL, and for the
country, ILL.,.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20
KNIFE ENTERED HIS HEART.
Accident Results From Play On
Butchering Day.

John Schaffer, soR of Peter Schaf-
fer, well known farmer five miles
south of Elkhart, met with an acct
dent Monday noon from which he
will probably die. Mr.. Schaffer was
butchering some hogs and while he
and some neighbors who were help
ing him were at dinner, his two sons.
John, II years old and a younger
brother, were cutting up meat at a
table out doors. The elder, John.
threw piece of meat at his brother
and the latter, to prevent its striking
him threw UP his hand, in which he
had knife His hand was greasy and
the knife slipped out of it, striking
the elder of the two brothers over
the heart, passing between two ribs
and penetrating the lungs and heart.
lie walked into the house where he
sank to the floor unconscious. He
was placed in bed and a physician
was promptly summoned. The latter
arrived half an hour later and found
him almost dead from loss of blood.
AT three o'clock he was still urcon-
scious and growing weaker FROM the
frequent hemorrhages with the ;rcb.
ability of his dying before nignr.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20
ROUGH ON SURVEYORS.
County Surveyors Must Not Ring
In" Deputy Hire.

In an opinion given to the board
of commissioners at Noblesville
County Attorney w. r Fertig held
that county surveyor is not EMIT
led to an allowance of So a day for
keeping his Office open. Fertig also
said that no surveyor should receive
an extra allowance for deputy hire.
He contends that the law provides
only for fees and sets out specifically
just how much the surveyor must
charge. This opinion will attract at
tention throughout the state in view
of the fact that in three-fourths OF
the counties in Indiana the custom
of allowing the surveyor deputy hire
and So per diem for Office work has
prevailed for many years.
1t is alleged that County Surveyor
H. L. Findley, who will retire from
office in a few days, and ex-Surveyor
]. A. Mitchell have each received
about $4,000 in extras 10 which they
are not entitled, according to the
opinion of Fertig, and the commits
sioners may seek to recover the
money through the courts if no set
Element can be reached The opinion
of Fertig follows: Having at the re-
quest of the board of commissioners,
examined the question of per diem
of the county surveyor for self and
deputy, / wish to say in my opinion
there is no statute authorizing the
allowance of claims of that charac-
ter, and that the appropriations for
that purpose are not in conformity
with the law.
81 am informed by the present SUR
veyor that the practice of allowing
per diem for general Office work pre-
walls generally over the state, espec-
tally in counties where the business
of the Office is large, but / am not
aware of any decision in the lower
courts sustaining such a practice.
And / am quite sure it has not been
by the supreme court, no
case, to my knowledge, having been
taken to that court to test the ques
ton.
THE various statutes governing
the board in the allowance of claims
and the statutes specifying the SER
vices required of the surveyor and
the fees allowed therefor-to which
it is not necessary here to refer in
to be so explicit as not
to leave any room for different con-
structions nor anything to the discre-
ton of the board"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20

Responsibility for the rae. problem
rests not upon the negro but upon
the white people, according to Mrs.
Kate Kinsey Brook, who expressed
these views Sunday afternoon before
the Anthropologicsl society at the
Masonic temple, Chicago. Mrs. Brook
who has spent many years in the
south, also said that southern white
man had the same sense of enjoy
ment at "a negro lynching as he had at
cock fight.
White women of the south are
largely responsible for the injustice
done to teshenegro.' continued the
done to the negro" Continued the
speaker "a southern woman will
work herself into nervous state over
some reported crime and then if she
chances to meet an inoffensive negro
she will Immediately scream for aid.
Should the woman faint the negro IS
sure to be lynched by the incensed
whites. Many an innocent colored
man and boy has been the victim of
the stake and rope"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20
Must Use His Big Stick.

Unless the President uses his "big
stick" this session of Congress will
not accomplish anything worthy Of
mention. On Thursday adjournment
will be taken until the first week in
January. This means that there will
be only two short months in which
to do business.
1t is the determination of the lead
ers in the Senate and House to make
it do nothing session unless the
President, with public sentiment be-
hind him, forces legislation 1t has
not been the expectation of the Pres
ident that he would get much from
the session, but there are a few
things he is exceedingly anxious to
have done.
First of all he wants the Philip
pine tariff bill decreasing duties on
tire products of the islands entering
the United States put through So far
not a move has been made toward
getting that bill out of the Senate
committee on insular affairs, and the
inside talk about the Senate is that
the measure will not be considered.
A special message from the Pres
ident has asked for speedy action on
the bill to confer the right of Amer
lean citizenship on Porto Ricans. 1t
is significant that the very day the
message reached the Senate the bill
was reached on the calendar Let.
it go over under rule o." said Senator
Kean of New Jersey, and over it
went
There is tacit understanding
among the legislative leaders that
neither the bill requiring the public
ity of campaign affairs nor the bill
to prohibit corporations from con-
tributing to campaign committees
shall be passed. The practical" pol
iticians are opposed to both meas
ures.
Senator Smoot is not to be unseat-
ed unless a distinct understanding
among the leaders on the Republican
side is declared no longer in force.
Excuses will be found for postpon
ing a vote, and the session will end
with the Mormon Senator still in his
seat
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20

One doesn't know whether it pays
to be good and merciful o. not At
Allentown, Pa, John Weilen, a great
lover and defender of birds, found a
Canada lark and a robin. wounded
and nigh unto death. He took them,
cared for their injuries until they got
well, when in the constancy of their
little minds (being birds and not peo-
pie befriended) they repaid his kind
ness by becoming fairly domesticated
They stayed around and in the house,
preferring to pipe forth their matin
notes of praise where their benefactor
could hear them at all times, rather
than join their fellows in the gre at
woods. The next thing that was done,
the game warden( who was man and
not bird) came along and in spite
of all explanations had WeiIan fined
under the law for keeping song birds
in captivity"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20
George AIDE in Washington.

George AIDE says he is having a
bully time in Washington.
"The President depends on me for
his accurate information concerning
the situation in Indiana" said AIDE.
The Hoosier humorist will remain in
Washington several days and will
visit Congress.
He declares that the story that he
intends to run for Congress in the
Tenth District is a yarn of his press
agent He said: Crumpacker and !
get along well enough together, and,
any how, lost all of my chances
when | bought an automobile"
He was asked as to his choice for
the next Republican presidential
nominee.
Certainly, am for an Indiana
man for President" sad Mr. AIDE.
Were | delegate to the Next Ma
tional Republican convention /
should should cast my first vote for
Mr. Fairbanks, the second for Sen
ator Beveridge, the third for Fair
banks, fourth for Beverage, and SO
on in regular alienation till one of
them had won."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20
William White Surprised.

William White of near Twin Lakes.
is preparing to go to Texas for the
winter and will probably make his
home there
No man has more friends in the
neighborhood where he resides and
they gave him genuine surprise
Wednesday evening when sixty OF
them suddenly crowded into the
house and took possession. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Slayter old friends and
neighbors of the Whites, were there
from this city and Clarence says Will
trembled so violently and was so .ex-
cited that his watch stopped and
would not go again.
But he was soon made TO realize
that all had for him best wishes. The
crowd had brought oysters and crack
ers and soon there was big supper
feast of reason mad flow Of soul
that made everybody happy and il
was an evening that will never be for
gotten by Will White and will be
pleasantly remembered by all who
were there.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20
Same Old Salaries.

The attempt of the members of the
House to raise their salaries. turned
out to be hrst-class piece of COM
edy. The Republicans had agreed
that salaries should go up and they
were to stand together on the prop
osition, but when they discovered
that not to exceed one-third of the
Democrats intended to vote for the
raise they took fright. 1t was a case
OF wanting to do thing but being
afraid to Go it in the. end The only
Indiana members who voted for the
increase that had been agreed upon
were Foster, Fred Lands and Over
street. The vote was 100 to 1873.
The House, did however, vote to
increase the salaries of the Vice
President, the Speaker of the House
and members of the Presidents cab
met to $4,000 each. The House
then passed the executive, legislative
and judicial appropriation bill
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20

1t is the determination of President
Roosevelt that the Government shall
regain possession of every acre of
coal land in the West which has pass
ed i to the ownership of the railroad
companies or companies controlled
by railroad organizations through ir-
regular practices.
Particular attention Is being given
to the section in Wyoming, where, it
is alleged, thousands of acres of val
liable Government coal lands have
been gobbled up by the Union Pa
cifc Railroad Company and corpora
tons associated with that company.
The evidence collected by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission tends
to show that the Union Pacific, by
using dummy entrymen, obtained
large tracts OF land underlud with
coal, in violation of the laws govern
ing the disposal of the public do
mains
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20
illustrated Temperance Lecture at
Lapaz.

Rev. f. S. Shumaker, Of the Indi-
ana Anti Saloon League will, deliver a
lecture Thursday evening, Dec. 20,
1906, at the Lapaz Wesleyan Metho-
dist church.
He will discuss advanced temper
ance legislation. Also the extent OF
rernonstrance work un0er the present
Moore law. The Garrett erHald says,
"He is an extraordinary speaker" A
great crowd is expected. Good music
will be urnished-vocal and instru-
mental. All the churches and schools
of North township are invited. Ad-
mission free. Come
The Lagrange Standard says: "He
charges the enemy at the rght point
and with an ability and vigor hardly
excelled by any other temperance ora
tor"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20

In a lecture at Cleveland, Ohio
Senator Tillman said in part:
You people of the western reserve
what is the difference between you
and us of South Carolina? Who
brought the negro out of Africa and
made him slave? The Yankee from
around Plymouth Rock, who loaded
his ship with rum, beads and other
rubbish, and by this means. secured
possession of the bodies of the blacks
from Central Africa. And the ances-
tors of you Yankees of the western
reserve sold these blacks to my an
cestors of South Carolina. No south
ern ship ever brought a black to our
shores. That's just difference be.
tween you and us, the difference be-
tween stealer and purchaser"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20

1t is reported that Governor Hanly
is considering the advisability of ad-
vocating an inheritance tax in his
forthcoming message to the general
assembly. While he will not discuss
any Part of his message with anyone
for publication he has been discus
sing parts of it with his intimate POI
litical and personal friends. 1t is
known that he has discussed the in
heriiance tax question with several Of
the legislators who are interested in
this subject; it is known that he ask
ed former Acknowledgement William
L. Taylor into his Office to discuss
some of the legal phases of such a
bill. X is not known whether or not
he will decide to incorporate this into
the final message. 1t is understood
that he himself has not made up his
mind. The probability is that he will
make a recommendation for the
graduated income tax, however
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20

If persons who send Christmas
presents through the mails will OBJ
serve the following rules they will
greatly aid the postoffice and mail
clerks in getting their packages to
their destination safely and surely:
Don't come to the postoffice to
have your packages wrapped or tied
Don't use a thin, soft paper to
wrap packages.
Don't forget to put the address and
return card on packages.
Don't address package with pen
Gil.
Don't mail valuable packages with
out registering them. The fee is only
cents.
Don't fail to have address on box
as well as on wrapper.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20
Standard on its Knees.

AS the place-hunter covers himself
with his country's flag, as the scoun-
drel cloask himself with patriotism,
SO the Standard Oil Company as
sumes the guise of philanthropy.
Strike at the Standard" proclaims
that oily and smooth buccaneer
through its attorneys, land you will
prevent it from charging the worlds
markets for American products
Here's a devil that would be a
monk The Standard Oil Company,
The most ruthless and most criminal
of all predatory corporations, has
built a monopoly and attained vast
wealth through running individuals
and weak companies. 1t has destroy
ed almost everything it could pur-
chase or, substitute. 1t has bought
legislatures and judges and congress
men. 1t has directed legislation and
bent railroads to its will 1t is guilty
of every corporate crime on the cal
endar.
This corporation placed itself
above the laws and the courts be-
cause it controlled them. 1t insulted
courts and derided laws and law Off
GERS until within few months, when
it discovered that there were law Of
fcers who could no be brow-beaten
nor swerved a hairs breadth from
the straight line of duty. Since that
discovery was made, but more espec-
tally since the congress revealed
disposition to curb it, its arrogance
has diminished, and seeing a heavy
blow about to fall, like the bullying
poltroon it is, it shrieks for mercy.
If the country were less prosper
Gus, weak-minded persons might fear
that American markets would de-
crease in value if the Standards cor
porate organization were disintegrat-
ed, but with nothing untoward to dis
turb the serenity of American pro-
ducers, it will be reflected that Amer
lean products are sold in the terri
tory which is controlled by the for
cign competitors of the Standard,
and they find ready markets abroad
because they are preferred. to the
commodities near at hand. The
Standard cannot hide its horns
Harrisburg Star-Irdependent.