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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Twain's Visit Nears the End.

The final week of Mark Twain's
stay in England is filled with appoint
ments. On Saturday he will sail for
home. loaded with honors and atten-
tions which admiring England has
showered upon him.
Monday he dined with +. NJ Bell,
assistant manager of the Times. On
Tuesday he took dinner at the house
of commons as the guest of Sir Ben
jamin Stone Arthur Balfour will be
guest fellow Tuesday evening he
dimes with the staff of Punch
The joke about Mark lifting" the
Ascot cup has become such a hrLit
in London that when the story of the
mysterious theft of the Irish regalia
became known letters and kilograms
poured into Browns hotel asking
Mark what he had done with the jew
els and how he managed to secure
them.
In self-defense he issued the fol-
lowing: G
"Mark Twain has received a num-
Der OF kilograms and letters from
friends and strangers asking what he
knows of the whereabouts of the
Irish regalia. He has not replied to
these inquiries because he has been
advised by his lawyers it is best he
should not commit himself"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Rockefeller Due in Chicago Today.

John ID. Rockefeller will be in Chi
cago this afternoon or early tomor-
row morning, ready to appear as a
witness before Judge Kenesaw NJ.
Lands in the federal court in the
cases in which the Standard Oil com
pany of Indiana is accused or receiv-
ing rebates from the Chicago and Al
ton railroad.
MIR. Rockefeller will be the guest
OF his son-in-law, HarolG +. McCor-
mick at Bellevue place and Lake
Shore drive Mr.. and Mrs. McCor-
mick will come from their summer
home at Lake Forest to-day, and the
the work of putting the Lake Shore
mansion in readiness for its distin-
gushed guests was begun yesterday
Mr.. Rockefeller left Pitts6eld,
Mass, for Chicago LAST night. He
spent the day at the home of his som
in-law, f. Palmer Prentice, and join
ed with his grandchildren in celebrat-
ing the Fourth.
In the evening Mr.. Rockefeller was
driven by automobile To- State Line
station, on the Boston and Albany
railroad, where he boarded his pri-
vate car, which was attached to the
western bound express.
The coming of the richest man in
the United States, if not in the world,
to Chicago means the placing of no
little responsibility upon the govern
ment officials He will be under the
protection of the United States, and
secret service officials will see to il
that he is not molested or annoved
while under the Jurisdiction of Judge
Lands court.
While Mr.. Rockefeller is on his
way to Chicago, while he is there,
and while he is returning to his home
he may not be molested or approach
ed by process servers from state
courts where his presence as a wit
ness may be desired.
This is rule which obtains even
with the humblest and poorest wit
nesses summoned by the United
States courts just as it protects
the poorest, it will protect Mr.. Rock
efeller
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Death Shadows Ger Glorious Fourth

The Chicago Tribune presents its
ninth annual summary Of the num-
bers killed and manned by the frcn-
zied methods by which the Nation
celebrates" the anniversary cf the
signing of the Declaration of lnde-
pendence.
Compared with last year the imme-
diate death roll is thirty, but unfor-
tunately. it will be severa! weeks be
fore the total number of lead from
Thursdays insane and noisy hilarity
can be ascertained. I.oc<jaw and
other diseases consequent uI on IN
juries from firearms and fireworks
will swell the number IF Thursday 5
total dead into hundreds
Up TO midnight no fewer than
thirty deaths from Fourth OF July dis
asters had been reported 10 the Trib-
une. A year ago only thirty-three
deaths had been reported up to 3
O'Clock the morning after. There is a
sinister significance to these, figures
which leads to the fear that .he death
roll Of 1907 will mount higher than
the figures of 1906.
The total number of injured. as far
as reported UP to- midnight, shows q
highly gratifying decrease ever the
figures of last year. The total u, m
Der was 1,46s, as against arse up -
3 a. NJ. of July a year ago.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Hangs Is, Collapses.

Friends of J. d. Reid, warden of
the Indiana State prison, are convinc
ed that his present physical condi-
tion is largely the result of mental
worry incident to carrying out the
decree of the State courts in inflict-
ing the death penalty
When the warden left Michigan
City for the East Governor Hanly
granted him an extensive leave of abb
sence. The Governor realized that
the physical condition of the warden
was not the best
Friends of the warden know that
he has worried greatly over respon-
sibilities at the prison. He is a man
of keen sympathy and the misfortune
of those put i'll his charge disturbed
him greatly He always has been
opposed to capital punishment, and
during the last Legislature was in
sympathy with those who were try
ing to abolish the custom in Indiana
Il am trying to forget every one
of those events" said Warden Rei1
recently, "and l wish my friends
would LET me forget them. | must
forget them; do not dare to think
about these"
Employees of the State Prison have
noticed that each execution had great
effect upon their superior officer. In
each instance where a man was put
ta death Warden Reid was compell-
ed TO spring the trap that sent the
victim into eternity. 1t is said tha;
the warden has been known to go for
hours without speaking a word after
presiding at one of these executions.
81 have seen Reid Immediately az
ter three or four of these hangings,"
said man, "and save in one instance
never heard him speak word until
hours after it was all over. His men
tai condition must have been some
thing terrible.
Physicians say that sufferer from
incipient bright's disease, under men,
tai strain such as Warden Reid must
have endured, rapidly develop the
gravest symptoms.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Postman for so Years; to Quit at
Age of s3.

James Delaney, aged SO, said TO
be the oldest letter carrier in the
United States, is preparing to take a
rest after fifty years of Uninterrupted
service. He is attached to Station +
at Third avenue and Twenty eighth
street, New York, and will resign
July 16.
Mr.. Delaney has saved enough out
of the $4,000 wages he has earned TO
provide for his old age, and, while
he will receive no pension ailer he
retires, he is left with a strong con-
stitution, clear complexion and does
not appear to be over GO.
Il was appointed fifty years ago last
night by Postmaster Fowler" he said
Thursday at his hom> at- East
Twenty-seventh street an those
days they put something on a black
board and the only test was whether
you could see it. No salaries were
paid but some made $4,000 year and
some more. All out-of-town letters
paid 3 cents, and the. carrier got a
cent out of it. City letters brought
cents, which wer pooled equally
among the carriers. There were then
only forty men in the geenral Office.
We wore no uniforms until 1862
Then they also began paying us a sal
ary of $1,000 year
when | came to Station F there
were nothing but fields around here
and there were but three stations
north of us. I've walked during my
service a distance equal to more than
five times the distance around the
world and only last week / car
ried bag weighing ninety-four
pounds.
In the old days there were no elc-
vators, and if the stairs I've climbed
were stretched in line toward heav-
en- think St. Peter could reach down
the rest of the way and help me up
without much leaning"
For eight years Mr.. Delaney has
had the Blackwell's Island detail.
he has two sons-one in New York
and one in business in Chicago and
married daughter
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

The longest long-distance airship
flight ever attempted by an aeronaul
in dirigible balloon will be under
taken some time this week by Roy
Knabenshue. the Toledo aernaut.
Knabenshue will undertake to sail
his new passenger ship from Toledo
to Cleveland "a distance OF 1913 miles
on an average speed of twenty miles
an hour He figures that he can make
the journey and land in the Forest
City inside of seven hours.
Knabenshue has been planning this
long distance test for some time, but
has kept his plans secret until his
new ship was completed and ready for
the test. The ship will carry three
passengers. Mrs. Knabenshuc will
make the first flight with him when
the ship is tested and will accompany
him to Cleveland. Knabenshue is san
guine of success in the long distance
fight.
81 haven't the least doubt but what
it can be accomplished providing
weather conditions are right" he said,
"Such a flight has never been made
in this country and it would go long
ways toward demonstrating the USE
fuIness of the airship as a means OF
passenger transportation.
The framework of the new airship
is forty-fve feet long. The engines
are especially constructed by Knaben-
shue and have tremendous power for
their weight The exact date for the
Cleveland trip has not been set, but
will depend on weather conditions.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Woman Six Score Crowned Queen.

Oregon claims the honor of count
ing among its residents the Oldest
white woman in America, Mrs Mary
Ramsey Lempns Wood, and in the
celebration of independence day
Thursday at Port and Mrs. Wood,
100 years old, was crowned queen of
Oregon.
The coronation was performed by
Gen. George Fl. Williams, attorney
general under President Grant, and
the only living representative of that
cabinet Gen Williams is in his eigh-
ty-fifth year. He was assisted by
the Hon. ]. d. Lee. president of the
Oregon Pioneer Association
Mrs Wood was born in Knoxville,
Tenn. May 20, 1857. In 1852 she
moved from Missouri to Oregon. rid
ing ON horseback the entire way, and
settling in Washington county, where
she still makes her home.
Mrs Wood weighs 100 pounds, is
a good conversationalist. and ofter
Speaks of the career of Napoleon
Bonaparte, who was lad of Is when
she was born.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Raps the Dog Loving Woman.

Il never see a society dame, be-
decked and bejeweled, fondling a
spitz dog that / do not revolt" said
Frank S. Roby, judge of the Indiana
Appellate court, in his independence
day address at Albany, Ind, Thurs
day.
The speaker got off the ordinary
track and spoke in commentator of
three institutions that he thought
were epoch making-the Juvenile
court, the state board of health, and
the board of state charities
While speaking of the work of the
board of state charities Judge Roby
said:
at costs no more, either in money
or time, to rear a child than it does
to keep long haired spitz dog.
Tramps of the boulevards, who are
too rich to have children of their
own. do not go out for the homeless
waits, and the poor must help the
poor"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Jap Trick az the Hague.

To- a subcommittee of the peace
conference, Tuesday Japan presented
a proposition which, if adopted, would
tend to place nations situated at a
Adistance from her at a great disad-
vantage when fighting in the waters
at the far East The articles in ques-
ton concerns the privileges of belig-
erent ships in neutral ports, and are
as follows:
rirst-Belligerent ships can not use
neutral ports or waters for any mill
tary purpose.
Second-Belligerent ships cannot
remain in neutral ports or waters
longer than twenty-four hours, ex-
cept in the case of putting to sea, be-
ing dangerous.
nird-More than three belligerent
ships belonging to the same state
cannot enter into neutral port.
Fourth Belligerent ships are
strictly forbidden to strengthen their
forces in any manner while in neutral
ports or waters, or to take on board
ammunition, coal, or provisions.
Fifth-Warships not conforming
with these rules shall be disarmed
and interned for the remainder of the
the war by the neutral power
whose port or ports they may have
entered.
The subcommittee on the treatment
OF belligerent ships in neutral harbors
met Tuesday morning, Count Tor
neili of Italy presiding. M. Nelidoff,
president of the conference was pres
ent. The committee dismissed six ar
ticles of the Germn proposition max
ing additions to the convention of
1899 for the adoption of the Red
Cross convention to sea warfare.
Count Tornielli remarked that after
the war with Austria in 1866 Italy
was the first to acknowledge the ne
cessity to adopt for sea warfare the
same rules as in land wars. The
chief difficulty to be met, he added,
was not the recognition in sea war
of the principle supported by the
of the inviolability Of pri-
vate property at sea-
me six articles practically were ac-
cepted, although subject to elucida-
tions or changes in the final working.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

President Manuel Amador of the
Republic of Panama, accompanied by
Mrs. Amador and his private secre-
tary, arrived at New York Wcdnes-
day
The president is on six months
vacation voted him by the Legisla-
tive Assembly of Panama, and before
his return home he will visit Eng
land, Germany and possibly Italy. He
will sail for Europe July II. return
ing to New York in October, when
he will go to Washington for brief
stay During his leave Of absence Dr.
Amador is only the titular president
of Panama, while the duties of the
chief executive devolve upon the pro-
visional president, Gen. Obaldia, Pan
aman minister TO the United States.
President Amador's party sailed
from Colon, June 25 on the steamship
Prinz Joachim and while still at sea,
Sunday, Panama's president celebrat-
ed his 74th birthday.
While coming up the bay Wednes-
day the veteran statesmen talked en-
Enthusiastically of Panama and its
prospects, and the marvellous work
being done in. the isthmus by Ameri-
can engineers.
Our country is booming" he said.
and we expect that in few years, in
proportion to her size, of course. she
will take rank with the most sdvanc-
ed countries
The work on the Panama canal is
progressing nicely ,and from present
indications will be finished ahead of
time"
Secretary Of War William H. Taft
stopped over in New York for few
hours Wednesday to act as mediator
between the republic of Colombia on
one side, and Panama and the United
States on the other, with the result
it is believed. that the conclusion of
formal treaty between them is
matter of only a short time
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Mexican Women of High Degree in
Prison

Nine Marie de Ruiz Sandoval, of
Mexico, whose husband, Gen Fran
cisco Sandoval is now with the army
of Guatemala, announces that she
has received letter from her sister,
Isobel de Ruiz, resident of the City
of Mexico, stating that she with
about sixty other Mexican women of
high degree. have been imprisoned
there on the charge of attempting to
incite a revolution. The sister says
the women are all confined in small,
dirty cells in Belen prison, and that
they are treated as common felons.
The prisoners are not allowed to see
any one, and trial HI \O far been
denied them
Apeals to-President Diaz the writ
er says. ave been of no avail, and
she hopes that some of the people of
the United States will call attention to
the unjust treatment meted out tn the
them Senior de Ruiz writes further
that the story of the arrests have
been kept from the newspapers of
Mexico City, and that through a
friend she made in prison she was
able to smuggle out the letter to her
sister
The women involved. according to
the letter belong to society organ
lied primarily for charitable purposes
and for mutual improvement, and
politics is in no way involved in its
affairs. The receipt of the letter has
caused Mime. Sandoval deep concern
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

A portion of the state regalia, valu-
ed at $250,OO0. has been stolen from
Dublin Castle, Ireland. The safe in
which the regalia was kept was fore
ed. The. jewels stolen were those
used in the ceremony OF investiture
in the Order of St. Patrick, including
the proce. .isional cross, studded with
diamonds, and the jeweled sword
which is borne in procession at the
investiture of the knights. Lord
Castletown, knight of St. Patrick, was
to have been chief of the state cere-
mony on the visit of King Edward to
Dublin, but it is announced officially
that the ceremony will be postponed.
Sensational developments are expect
ed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Former Plymouth Girl Magazine
Writer.


The last number of the Cosmopol:-
tan contains a story, entitled, THE
Reversed Decree" by Mrs Susanna
Ziegler, who was formerly Miss Van
Valkenburg, daughter of Edward Van
Valkenburg, for many years resi-
dent of Plymouth The story is said
to be a tale of her own matrimonial
troubles.
Her father, Edward VanValken-
burg, when young man married
Alice Wheeler, daughter of A. L
Wheeler of Plymouth, and later be-
came editor and proprietor OF the
Plymouth Democrat and it was dur
ing this time that Miss Susanna was
born. He died many years ago and
the widow subsequently married Con-
gressman r. B. +. Pierce of Craw-
fordsville and moved to indianapolis.
where she now lives, Mr.. Pierce hav-
ing died A. L. Wheeler, grandfather
of Suzanna Ziegler on her mothers
side, was an early merchant~and post
master at Hudson lake, Laporte coun-
ty, and served in the Indiana consti-
tutional convention in 1851. He after
ward moved to Plymouth and was a
banker here, becoming the wealthiest
citizen we ever had. His son, Edward
r. Wheeler, married a daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. Perry, who formerly
lived in Michigan City and after the
death of her first husband she became
the wife Of the late Robert f. Nor
rison, formerly cashier of the First
National bank of Laporte.
Ten years ago Miss VanValkenburg
married James Hamilton, an English
man whom she met in New York The
most of their married life they spent
in this country. Friends of the girl
assert that her experience with Ham
ilton was most unhappy. Two child
rem were born to them-a boy and
girl. Two years ago Mrs. Hamilton
was granted divorce decree in In
dianapolis. The court gave her the
girl and Hamilton took the boy and
returned to England. Three months
after she obtained her divorcge, Mrs.
Hamilton was married to William
Ziegler, a wellknown musical critic OF
New York
Since her marriage Mrs. Ziegler has
done considerable magazine writing.
Her friends were rather surprised
when she put her own romance into
print. The story shows that tense,
emotional and happy woman puts her
self into every line OF it, According
to the story she was passionately de-
voted to the boy Jamie, who was put
in the fathers custody. At the last
moment the wretched woman, finding
that she could not be separated from
her boy went to the fathers hotel
and implored him to remafry her and
take her to England-for the sake of
the boy. He scorrfully refused, but
finally consented to the arrangement
when the woman, on her knees, con-
vinced him that her return to him
would indicate to the world that her
charges were groundless. That is the
way the story ends.
"The story is Sazanna's life with
Hamilton all right, except as to the
windup." one of Mrs Ziegler's friends
is reported to have said "She did
not return TO Hamilton and she did
not try to have him take her back.
She probably knew when she got her
divorce that she would soon marry
Ziegler Her life with Hamilton was
however, and she left him
because he was unkind to her"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

alone will not prevent making great
mistakes.
Honest men do not object to
strong contracts, and the man who
asks a right and a privilege from the
public, cannot complain if it be
drawn so carefully that there is no
possible chance for forming combi-
nations against the people.
July 4th, 1907.
Chas. Keilison.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Mrs. Caldwell Fractures Hip.

Mrs. Caldwell. residing at Jnwood,
known as Grandma Caldwell, fell at
her home Wednesday evening and
severely fractured her hip.
Mrs Caldwell is over rs years old,
and the chances for her recovery are
said to be small. The accident was
caused by tripping ON a rocking chair.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Points Brought Out in Standard Oil
Hearing.


Secrets for years hugged to the
breast of the Standard Oil company
were laid bare to Judge Kenesaw M.
Lands Saturday in the presence OF
John ID. Rockefeller. The courtroom
scene bordered ON the dramatic.
Mr. Rockefeller himself was evas-
i've IN the extreme He was merely
the nominal or honorary" president
OF the Standard Oil Company, he
said, and his connection with the
great corporations was such that he
knew little of its actual affairs. He
was not even sure as to dividends.
1t was from Mr.. RockefelIer's asso-
ciates that Judge Lands wrung the
information which he desired to en-
able him to fix the fines to be as
sessed against the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana, subsidiary or
ganlzation to the parent trust. This
company stands convicted on 1,462
counts of accepting rebates from the
Chicago and Alton railroad.
The examination conducted by
Judge Lands Saturday, brought out
the following points:
That the Standard Oil company of
New Jersey is liable to Indictment.
That the New Jersey corporation
holds s499.5OO of the 81, 900, 900 of the
capital stock of the Standard Oil
company of Indiana.
That in addition to the rebate of
cents upon which the indictments are
based the Standard Oil company re-
ceived a rebate of "a cents a mile
from the Union Tank Line on each
car between Whiting, Ind, and East
ST Louis.
That the outstanding capital of the
Standard Oil company of New Jer-
sey for the years 1903. 1904 and 1905
approximates s179,sOO,00O
That dividends paid on the capi-
tai stock of the holding company ap-
proximates nearly 40 per cent of the
stock
That the Union Tank Line Com
pany with capital stock of $780,
600 is s5,000,000 in debt and has paid
no dividends since 1901
That this company is controlled by
the Standard of New Jersey.
The court did not touch on any
question which might be made the
basis for an immunity plea.
After the examination of Mr..
Rockefeller, he and vice President
Archbold gave out a statement
through Attorney Miller, in which it
was declared that the Standard Oil
Company had carefully observed the
provisions of the interstate COM
merce law and had not wilfulIy vio-
lated its provisions. 1t was also as
serted that the petroleum industry
has "been blessing and not bane
to the country
An opening for possible criminal
prosecution of the holding company
was made through the testimony Civ
en- by Z. M. Stanton, superintendent
Of car service of the Chicago & AL
ton Railroad, who was summoned at
the last moment
Mr. Stanton told the court the Chi
cago and Alton paid quarters
Of cent mile for tank line cars and
six-tenths of a cent on empty barrel
racks between Chappelle and East
81. Louis. This, statement was cor
-oborated by Mr.. FELTON,, president of |
the Union Tank Line, who declared
that it is a uniform rule throughout |
he United Sttaes, with the exception |
Of small roads, to pay to the owners |
Of private car lines three-quarters of |
4 cent mile, loaded and empty. |
These admissions were regarded by |
representatives of the government as
to the Standard Oil com
,any of New Jersey.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Card of Thanks.

Mr.. Adam Holem and family desire
to thank all the neighbors and friends
who have so kindly sympathized with
and helped them during the sickness
and death of The wife and mother.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Marriage Licenses.

Harmon Lolrnaugh and Della c.
Price, John McFeely and Hattie
West
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

A suit has been filed by the firm
of McCrory. Morrison & Co., against
Cynthia Shipman. on note