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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
Offers to Help Democrat.

Governor Hanly offered to help
Senator L. Ert Slack of Franklin,
land the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination next year if he would use
his influence among his fellow Demo
Gratis in the Senate to pass the orig
inal Farber bill creating separate
department of insurance and confer
ring on the Governor the power to
appoint special insurance commits
sioner
Senator Slack refused the PROPOSE
ton and told the Governor, in effect,
that he would continue to oppose the
administrations insurance bill and
would take his chances of becoming
the next Democratic nominee for
Governor without the assistance Of
the Governor of Indiana.
All this occurred in the Office Of
the Governor, where Senator Slack
went on summons of the Governor
to discuss the Farber insurance bill.
The Governor, being vitality interest
ed in the bill, because 1t represented
his ideas and plans, and realizing
that a majority of the Republicans in
the senate were against it, hooed to
win Senator Slack and enough other
Democrats over to his side to pass it,
regardless of Republican opposition.
Slack says he told the governor
very frankly that he would not sup
port an insurance bill creating sep
arate department. and giving the gov
ernor power to appoint an insurance
commissioner.
1t is said that the governor offered
to assist Senator Kittinger to get the
Republican nomination for congress
in the Eighth district if Kittinger
would support the insurance bill
Kittinger's statement, it is said caus-
ed the Republican senators at their
meeting Monday night to decide
against the Farber insurance bill
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28

mind The only similar conditions
are that both were farmers and both
on trial for murder. Rettinger's
faultless demeanor and genteel bear
ing at every stage during the long
trial marked him as one who with
the advantages of society and proper
ideals, would have been one among
the foremost of men. His elegant
composure, excellent command of
himself and calm expression of face,
were in remarkable contrast with the
appearance and bearing of johnson.
The latter sits bowed down, at times
overcome to weeping; sees witness
or lawyer only with furtive looks,
and when the testimony of Mrs
Overlook and others was given de-
scriptive of the wounds, sat bent over
the table with his head buried be-
meath his arms.
Attorney Cal O'Blenis, of Argos,
was present at the trial Wednesday.
Johnson's knife, which has been re-
ferred to frequently in the testimony,
was exhibited to the jury and passed
around. 1t is not ferocious looking
weapon and did not create such con-
sternation as did the big revolver
that Judge Hess fourished so indis-
criminately in the Rettinger trial.
The knife is a common one-bladed,
wood-handled concern, rather sharp,
which was used, defendant claimed,
to cut plug tobacco.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
Divorce and Marriage.

Editor Tribune: Allow me to say
that | believe the stand taken and
published by some of the ministers of
Plymouth in which they agree not to
marry some divorced persons into
adultery manifests its own weakness.
Their profession of the Christian
religion is a sufficient guarantee
against such wickedness with all per-
sons that have any faith in their pro-
fession of goodness.
1t insinuates a reformation and
casts slur on the Protestant minis
tiers. When the gospel of Christ
which is the power of God unto sal
walton, cannot restrain men from such
blasphemy as attempting to put the
sanction Of God on adulterous mar
rage it is not likely their good reso-
buttons will restrain them especially
when their exception clause leaves a
loophole so large that it makes it inn
possible to fulfill their promise.
1t is equivalent to a confession that
the Protestant ministry is guilty OF a
crime that it is not likely that any
minister of the Catholic church was
ever guilty Of
Wherein ministers are guilty repen-
lance and reform are honorable and
will meet the hearty approval of ev-
cry good moral person in the land
There is no possible way for the
minister to determine when divorced
parties apply for marriage what the
cause for divorce has been.
People who disregard the law of
God enough to marry into adultery
would have no scrupies in inventing
a story to deceive the minister.
The only safe way is to obey the
Lord and not be partakers of other
mems sins by saying II will not mar
ry divorced persons"
If innocent divorced persons desire
to remarry the same power that di-
vorced them have power to remarry
them. Willis Logan.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28

The Roemler primary election bill,
applying in a mandatory way to only
four counties in the State and apply
ing only to the nomination of city,
county and township officers was
passed in the Senate Monday over
the protest of its author, Senator
Roemler. The vote on passage was
3s to 5. Those who voted against
the bill were Stotsenburg, Roemler.
Patterson, Floyd Parks and Bowser.
In the form passed the primary
election will be optional in all coun-
ties of the State except Marion, Van
derburg, Allen and Vigo, and option
al in all cities of the State except In
dianapolis, Fl. Wayne, Terre Haute
and Evansville. 1t will not apply
State or national nominations and
only to district nominations when all
of the votes are cast in one county,
such as the nomination for state re-
preventative.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
Daniel Was Not Foxv.

Representative Mcdonald has add
ed more lustre to his reputation as
a statesman In addition to securing
an appropriation for a monument to
some Indians he has started a salary
grab, having introduced a bill fixing
the salaries of members of the legis-
lature at SO day instead of Sc as at
present. Mr. Mcdonald is not alto
gether responsible for this latest
break" 1t is said a foxy young
member from somewhere down the
state is the author of the measure,
and by little judicious flattery was
able to use Uncle Dan as cats paw
to start the trouble while he kept out
of danger.--Bremen Enquirer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
Lands Presided.

Representative Fred Lands will
not retire from the house of repre-
sentatives without having had the
honor of presiding over that distin-
guished body. Representative Charles
McGavin of Chicago was welding
the gavel in committee of the whole
this week when a messenger came
over from the senate. He at once
signaled to Mr.. Lands to come to
the rostrum and preside as speaker
protein, while the message was being
delivered. The eleventh district mem
Der took the gavel and handled it
with dignity for about a minute,
when the messenger ended his per-
Torrance and Mr.. Lands then ceas-
ed to be Uncle Joe's" representative
in the chair
Mr. Lands will join a party Of
congressman who will go on a trip
to the Panama canal zone immedi-
ately after adjournment of congress
next Monday
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28

A panic in the Auditorium at Chi
cago during the grand opera per-
Torrance was averted by the pres
encc of mind of Miss Alice Nielsen,
who was singing the prima donna
roll. A small blaze underneath the
stage caused the stage manager TO
order the steel FIRE. curtain lowered.
The sight of the barrier and the smell
of smoke brought the audience of
over 1000 persons TO their feet in
alarm. The dash for the exits had
already begun when Miss Nielsen
darted under the descending curtain
and called to the orchestra conduct
or: PLAY the Star Spangled Banner"
Her voice rose over the tumult and
stilled the panic before she had I'm
ished the first verse. Then the cur
tain was raised, firemen appeared on
the stage and treasured the audience,
and the opera was resumed after a
wild outburst of cheering on the part
of the audience.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
Keeps Women from Saloons.

Under the provisions of the license
passed by the general council of Lex
ington, KY, no woman will hereafter
be permitted to enter saloon in that
city without being subjected to fine
of $25 and costs and 10 days in the
workhouse, and any saloon keeper
permitting woman to enter his
place forfeits his license and is also
subjected to fine of $25 and costs
and 10 days in the workhouse. The
new law is result of agitation of
both white and colored pastors of the
city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
BETWEEN TWO FIRES.
Senator Beardsley, of Elkhart, in
Trouble.

Senator Beardsley, of Elkhart, is
between two fires as a result of his
prominence in the recent blind tig-
er" movement and other proposed
druggist legislation By voting for the
blind tiger" the Elkhart senator call
ed down the wrath of the druggists,
who threatened to boycott the DIR.
Miles Medical company, of which
Senator Beardsley is treasurer and
general manager
To appease the druggists, it is said,
the senator introduced his now ia
nous bill to modify the blind tiger"
law and permit druggists to sell spir-
ituous liquors in quantities over a
quart. This has stirred up .the church
people and anti-saloonists. Between
fulfilling his obligation to his constit-
uency and choosing that which will
protect his business interests, Senator
Beardsley is confronted with troubles
which he now realizes never come
singlely.
Churches of Elkhart held union
meeting at which resolutions were
passed demanding that the senator
withdraw his bill for the modification
of the blind tiger" law. He was APP
prised of the action of the churches
by kilograms. Petitions were also cir
culated at the meeting and numerous
ly signed and women of the city will
write personal letters to the home
senator pleading that he cause his bill
to be smothered in the committee
room
Anti-saloon people contend that
Senator Beardsley's bill if it becomes
a law, will restore the quart shop"
regime of 80 years ago and that $40
townships of the state which are now
dry" will have quart shops" under
the guise of drug stores.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
Indiana Good Enough.

LID 1T ever occur to you that the
average man is like sheep?
Well it is a fact, for in a bunch of
sheep, there is one that takes the
lead, and no matter where he goes
all others follow.
just SO in the wonderful stories
we are told about other localities
where prosperity happiness and sun
shine reign supreme 365 days in the
year; the crowd will follow the idle
curiosity of the leader That reminds
me of when Southern California had
a boom. Between San Ber1ardino and
Coulton to Los Angeles it is 60 miles
and the Southern Pacific and Sante
Fe railroads are parallel for that
distance. | think there were thirteen
towns along the route that prepared
for the entire universe to move down
there; streets were graded, shade
trees planted, water piped down from
the mountains, and hotels of more
than ordinary capacity and grand in
point of architecture were erected,
and all was full of life and promise
to the investor. In less than two
years, all but three of these hotels
were vacant and today, after nearly
twenty years, there are but three
towns that support such a hotel
Look at Kansas. the Bountiful :
Garden City was laid out by c.
Buffalo" Jones. who constructed
large stone business blocks, graded
the streets organized a county fair
and provided ample grounds, put in
"a street car service, gathered up
thousands of dollars and left the poor
deluded settlers and investors to hold
the bag; a town now of only 1900
and more than 20 years old; and so
it goes.
Now everybody has the Texas few
er. This state is larger than Mich
igan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and
Iowa. comparatively new country,
the greater portion of which is only
adapted to grazing; where scant
rainfall precludes the raising of any
paying crops other than that fed to
cattle which are kept there until they
are ready to finish for the market and
then shipped to other states to finish
out
Little water, less fuel, no neigh
bors and less to live for No, boys,
will wait until you come back and
while tits true some will make it pay,
know / can live here in Indiana
without any priyations and hardships.
Texas had a similar fever FIVE or
six years ago when oil was struck IN
the Beaumont district, where land at
Spindle Top went up to s2,ooo,ooo per
acre. 1t did not sell in acre tracts
but was divided up into quarters and
found a ready sale at $4,000, 10000 per
acre.
Here thousands ffocked and scores
of men made big fortunes, but are
now down and out financially, having
lost all by wild cat speculations. All
is dead now, and very few wells pro-
duce 100 bbls per day by being pump
ed at great expense
The value of land is regulated by
what it will produce and where you
find low valuation you will find little
money, hard work, scant living, no
pleasures and many hardships. No,
I'll stay in old Indiana.
Verde.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
Greiger is Heartless.

Wednesdays indianapolis Star
contained a cartoon of Gus H. Greig-
er, of the Laporte-P Porter district,
showing him in the attitude of hold
ing the states money bag. Gus is
chairman of the fees and salaries
committee of the house, and in re-
gard to the case of those who seek
more pay he is quoted as saying: MY
way of looking at it is this: If these
officials are not satisfied with the
salaries of the Offices why do they
get out and wear themselves to a
FRAGILE trying to get the Office?
Needn't tell me. I'll bet no one of
the officials who has been turned
down on getting an increase in sal
airy will resign his Office.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
Notes of the Trial.

The prisoner is certainly an object
of pity, as he sits much of the time
with his head bowed down or resting
it on his arms upon the table. His
hair is long, black and shocky and
shows but little care of comb or
brush His eyes are large and black,
and his full black beard is matched in
color with his clothes.
The courtroom is filled daily, and
in the afternoons it is crowded. A
large part is from the country, and
North township, in the vicinity Of
the prisoners home, is largely repre-
scented.
The defense is watching every
point in the testimony, and many of
the questions of the prosecution are
objected to and sustained by the
Judge A sample of the alert move
ments of the defense was shown
Wednesday when William Ormond
was called. Attorney Parker had
spied him in the audience listening to
the testimony before he had been
subpenaed as a witness and immedi-
ately after Ormond was called to the
witness box challenged his compe-
tency. Mr. Ormond was excused
from testifying.
Mrs. William Overlook, sister to
Eugene Kemp, plainly showed on the
witness stand her sorrow at the un-
timely demise of her brother. The
details of his wounds and his lapsing
condition into death, as she was call
ed upon to narrate them, were visibly
painful to her.
There are many points of dissimil-
arity between Johnson and Fred
Rettinger, whose trial is fresh in
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
Not Guilty Is the Verdict of Jury
After Short Deliberation.

The case of the state versus Alex
ander NJ Johnson was given to the
jury at 10 o'clock Thursday night
and they returned a sealed verdict
before midnight. The verdict was
read at $50 Friday morning as fol-
lows:
State of Indiana Marshall county, SIS
State of Indiana
VS.
Alexander M Johnson
In the Marshall Circuit Court. Yer
dict.
We the jury in the above cause fnd
the defendant not guilty.
John F. Ray,
Foreman.
After the verdict was rendered At
torney Stevens asked permission to
make statement to the jury for Mr..
Johnson. The court granted his re-
quest and Mr.. Stevens said: "Mr.
Johnson has asked me to thank the
jury for their verdict and to say for
him that he feels that his health is
ruined and he will never again be
able to do much work but he pledges
you that in the future he will do
what right, so far as it is in his
power 20 do right and that he will
never again enter the doors of sa-
LOOM"
The verdict was what majority of
people seemed to expect, although it
was conceded by all that under diff
ferent circumstances a verdict of
manslaughter would certainly have
been rendered.
The fact that Johnson had brought
Spence Hogan to town as an act of
kindness; that the storm came up and
they took shelter in the saloon; that
Hogan and Kemp got into fight
and that Johnson acted as peacemak-
er and seemed to have got the diff
Guilty settled and was trying to get
Hoglan TO go home when the second
quarrel commenced and that Kemp
was large, strong, young man and
Johnson in a moment of excitement
used his knife when Kemp attacked
him, although Kemp had no weapons,
and the further fact that johnson had
been in jail six months, no doubt had
much to do with the verdict they re-
turned.
We have given short synopsis Of
the speeches made by Attorneys
Moiter and Parker. Mr.. Parker was
followed by Mr.. Matthew who made
legal argument to show that John
son was acting in self defense.
Mr.. Stevens closed the argument
for the defense in a powerful sum-
ming up of their side of the case and
bitter arraignment of the prosecu-
ton.
Attorney Martindale made the clos
ing speech for the prosecution and
it was one of the best, most logical
and powerful speeches he ever made,
and his exposition of the law would
certainly have convicted Johnson if
Spence Hogan had not been mixed
up in the case and other circumstan-
ces palliated the crime.
All good citizens regret the death
Of Kemp but hope that his death may
not only reform Johnson, but may
be warning to others to keep away
from saloons and refrain from the
use of intoxicants in any degree that
may steal away the good thoughts of
the brain.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
Governor Has Two Cent Fare Law.

Last Friday the Indiana senate
concurred in the house amendments
to the Bland two-cent fare measure
and it is now in the hands of the
governor for his signature.
The measure as it is now provides
for 2 cent fare except where the
fare is paid on the train, when the
charge shall be 2 1-2 cents per mile.
This amendment providing for a diff
ferential was provided by the house
1t provides also that the half fare rate
shall apply to children from to II
years of age
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
that Kemp clinched him about the

that Kemp clinched him about the
neck.
Samuel Parker presented the open
ing argument for the defense 1--WE
plant ourselves, said he. "squarely
upon the ground of self-defense" He
maintained that the conduct of John
son indicated no quarrel whatever,
but that he acted as peacemaker in
the quarrel, and that there was no
sign or word on the part of Johnson
that indicated malice or a premedi-
tated act He said that if all the evil
dence presented by the state is true,
the jury must acquit Johnson. He
made a powerful argument in favor
of the defendant declaring that all
the evidence showed that he went
back into the saloon after he had left
it the first time, to get Spence Hog
Ian to go home and was trying to
persuade Hogan to go when Kemp
advanced upon him and he used his
knife in self-defense.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-17
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 15.-Sec-
retary Shaw, addressing 700 Harvard
students, prophesied a gigantic inter
national trade war which would ex-
ceed in bitterness any war with bay
onet and powder.
I'VE are now manufacturing more
than we can consume" he said, "and
We must have a market. England,
France and Germany will not bulge,
because on their manufactures de-
pend their existence. We must make
our market If we are to exist the
same as others. The conflict will be
an awful one. God grant that 1t may
be bloodless."
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Oliver
G. Bangs, who made the lowest bid
for building the Panama canal, say
they will secure enough negro labor
in the southern states to begin and
finish the big ditch. They say this
Is surely American labor and will dc
away with the heathen Chinee.
NEW YORK. Jan. 15.-Reporti
reached here this afternoon thai
Kingston, Jamaica, had been destroy
ed by an earthquake and that the losi
of life is great. The island cannot b.
reached by cable today, the deporN
coming by way of st. Thomas. King
ston is the capital OF Jamaica AM
has population Of $4,000.
CLEVELAND. O.. Jan. 16.-Thi
morning fifty people are maroone'
In their homes on Kunditz place by
flood. The water in some places J
up to the second floor. One famil
is on the top floor OF their house an
cannot be reached. The wife Is sic
and the children are down with tn
whooping cough.
The food was caused by the bi
creek going ON a rampage, One ma
Jwas drownsd during ~ night
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-17
RICHEST
NATION IN
THE WORLD

CHICAGO. Jan. 14.-The Tribune
has q special today from Washington
sayEg that prominent financier
who spent yesterday with the presi-
dent told Mr.. Roosevelt that he had
gone over very carefully the forth
coming report of the treasury depart
ment and it showed that this was the
wealthiest nation in the world. I'VE
are now thinking in billions instead
OF millions, and our affiuence out
strips anything ever known before"
says this gentleman, adding; "Our
country has more actual money, more
gold, larger volume of exports,
greater banking facilities, richer
farms. more productive mines, more
millionaires, more well-to-do- trade
men. more Independent farm
srs. more highly paid laborers and
greater distribution of luxuries than
any other nation has enjoyed since
time began. Probably the best way
OF illustrating the actual extent OF
Uncle Sans riches is to state that If
he could convert all the assets into
money he would have nearly four
times as much as is required to pay
off the entire national debt of all the
governments of the world, including
his own. Last year there were more
than So5 O0O OO0 in axcaos os bir ax
penditures.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-17
THOUSAND
KILLED.; CITY
IN RUINS

HOLLAND BAY, Jamaica, Jan. Is.
The city OF Kingston is in ruins
this morning. The earthquake is
fearful in its results. There must be
1000 dead. Fire added to the horror
of the situation and consumed mil
lions of dollars worth of property.
While the dead are mostly negroes,
the list of fatalities includes some of
the most prominent and wealthy cit
liens of the town. The Hre was con
trolled last night.
Today thousands who have aed To
the hills are camping there without
food or shelter. The people contin-
ue panic stricken. The situation iD
desperate. The earthquake was
terrific and wrecked the businsss
part of the town.
LONDON. Jan. 1.-THE following
dispatch was received today from the
secretary OF the colonial minister 1t
Kintgston:
Hoiiand Bay. 40 miles east OF
Kingston, Jan. 15.--Awful earth
quake. Kingston ruined at $3.50
Monday Afternoon. City afterwards
swept by fire. Hundreds killed. No
Englishmen, Americans or Canadians
missing except Sir James Ferguson.
Houses wrecked and dashed tutat
streets. All buildings and dwellings,
ruined. Governor and Sir AnSsd
Jones directing affairs. Inadeqanes
discipline. City now quiet 9oDs
looting but nothing serious. Milianxy
roasted alive under the ruins. Uili-
tary doing best work to save tho peo-
pie. Very many natives roasted tan-
der ruins. Kingston was the cenfer
of eruption. Many heroic deeds by
whites and blacks are reported. TIE
shock came without warning. w1Ds
the weather was perfect. Fergu1oa
was instantly killed. Several pTon-
inent citizens are among those kieol
This message Is sent through VIZ
son S. Coleman Of the United y111t
company. who was one of the her0oo
of the disaster. He will sail Thurs
day with most English tourista"