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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-04
GAMBLING JOINT
RAlDED BY POLICE
-Four White Men Captured in
the Hill
City.

I.YNcHBuRG, VA. February 3--A
gambling resort in second-storS room
on Main Street. almost In the heart OF
the business section, alleged to have been
operated by George Taylor, vas ralded
early this morning by the police, Taylor
and four white men being caught In the
raid. All were taken to the police station,
where they We're bailed for eilNappear-
Court
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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20
ELEPHANT KILLS A BOY.
Circus Animal Seizes Child and
Dashes IT TO Pavement.

Goaded to fury by the torments of a
dozen small boys who had followed her
for several blocks of the parade and pelt-
ed her with small missiles. Ruth, fea-
ture of Cole Brothers Circus. and said
to be the largest living elephant, shot
her trunk into a densely packed crowd of
spectators at Lafayette Square in Main
street, Buffalo When she withdrew it
the body of 12-year-Old Rocco Laquino
dangled in the air. With trumpet of
rage the beast lifted the boy above her
head and brought him down with terrific
force on the pavement. Their she re-
leased her hold of her victim and left
him PROSTATE. His skull had been frac-
tured by the impact. Lily. an elephant
following vicious Ruth. struck the body
with her foot and knocked it several feet
in toward the curb line. Laquino died
in the ambulance on the way II the hos
pital and the body was taken to the
morgue, where 1000 frantic men and
women passed the slab, all fearful that
it was their son. At 6 o'clock in the
evening. seven hours after the tragedy.
Mrs. Laquino was admitted to the
morgue. and at the first sight of the
boys face she fell fainting .. his side.
X. S. Dunlop, trainer of the elephants.
who was riding at the left side of Ruth,
was arrested, the police holding that he
should have taken up a position between
the elephant and the crowd. A few hours
later Dunlop was released. on the advice
of District Attorney Abbott. Cole Broth
ers. announced that Ruth. who is 20 years
old and valued at $1,000, will be put to
death with chloroform-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20
NEW YORK

Weather, crop and retail trade condi-
tons over a wide area of country have
changed for the better this week and the
feeling is more optimistic than for some
months past In the Northwest. parts
of the central West and in some sections
of the South higher temperatures have en-
couraged freer buying of summer goods
and made for more cheerful advices as
TO the wheat and cotton crops. Agree
ment is general that retailers stocks the
country over are large. that reduction
sales are numerous. and that filling in
orders from jobbers and manufacturers
are negligible quantity as yet. 1t is
noted that fall trade reports are good in
most sections, in few being in advance
of year ago, but there are, coincidental-
ly, few reports of cancellations of BUSH
ness booked. mainly in the Southwest,
or requests for the withholding of ship
ments. and for extensions on payments on
past business.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending June IL number ISL,
against LOS last week and 40 in the like
week Of 1906. Canadian failures for the
week number %. against Is last week
and 20 corresponding week a year ago.
Wheat including flour. exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending June Is aggregated 3.316.962
bushels. against 1862. 13S last week and
2,329.242 this week last year; for the
last fifty weeks of the fiscal year. 1884,
321 $50 bushels. against 130,956,3j in
1o05-6 Corn evnortS for the week re
1915 bushels. against 1.145.065 last
week and 320,4S6 a year ago: for the ifs
cal year to date. 69,531 .4S1 bushels
against 107.S27.326 in 1905-G.-Brad-
streets Commercial Report.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20

II have always believed that churches
ought to provide dances and other enter
tainments for their young people" is the
way Rev. Wilson r. Stearly, rector of
Emmanuel Episcopal church of Cleveland,
recently expressed his views on the sub
ject of amusements. He further stated
his belief that the churches had great
work to perform in providing social pleas
ures for the young, and that they should
take it up very soon. he said that many
people thought you must not give young
people taste of dancing because they
would want to go further, but that it did
not work out that way in most cases. On
the whole, it was better to provide them
with dances in good. clean atmosphere.
and then they will not enjoy them under
any other conditions. Personally, l
should like to see more dancing in my
church"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20
Dt4z lEAg2ES[5RS
c@yER.E L4QCe

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to $500; hogs, prime heavy, sf.0o
to S6.05; sheep. fair to choice, $500
to $500; wheat, No. =, 90c to 92c :
corn. No. 2, Ole to 52c; oats, standard,
44c to 45c; rye. No. ?. SEC to SSc; hay.
timothy, $14.00 to $500; prairie, 5000
to $1,000: butter, choice creamery, 1Sc
to 23c; eggs. fresh. 12c to 14c; potatoes,
new, per bushel, 95c to S1.05.
ianapolis-Cattle. shipping, $500
to S6.35; hogs, choice heavy, 800 to
S6.27; sheep, common to prime, $500 TO
$3.50: wheat, No. 2. 92c to 93c; corn,
No white, 53c TO 54c; oats, No.
white, 45c to 46c.
ST. Louis-Cattle. $3.50 to $3.50;
hogs. S4.O0 to $500 sheep, $500 to
$50: wheat. No. ,. Ole 10 92c: corn.
No. 2. soc to ole; oats. No. ,, ABE to
44c; rye, No. ., Sic to SIC.
Cincinnati-Cattle. $500 to S5.S5
hogs. $500 TO 5000; sheep. $500 TO
1926: wheat, No. ,. 97c to 9Sc; corn,
No. mixed, dc to Doc; oats, No. 2
mixed, 46c to 47c: rye. No. >, Sic to SAC.
Detroit-CattIe, s400 to 5000; hogs,
S4.00 to $500: sheep. $3.50 to S5.75
wheat, No. 2, 93c to Ole; corn. No. 3
yellow, 55c to 5Ic; oats. No. 3 white,
4Sc to 49c; rye, No. 2, SIC to Sac.
Milwaukee Wheat, No. 2 northern,
07c to 99c; corn, No. 3. Jlc to 52c;
oats, standard, 42c to ABE; rye. No. 1,
SEC to SIC; marley, standard, 76c to TIC
pork, mess, 1852.
Buffalo--Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$500 to $3.50; hogs. fair to choice, $500
to S6.45 sheep, common to good mixed,
S4.OO TO 5000; lambs, fair 10 choice,
$500 to $500.
New York-Cattle, $500 to S6-35 ;
hogs, $500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to
S5.25; wheat, No. 2 red, 94c to 95c
corn, No. 2, 60c to Gle; oats, natural
white, 4Sc to soc; butter, creamery, PC
to 24c; eggs, western, 13c to 16c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 90c TO
Ole; corn, No. ? mixed, DOC to SIC
oats, No. 2 mixed, 45c to Ale; rye, No.
2, 7Sc to Soc; clover seed, prime, $3.50.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20
GANXMERCIAL
T.. G. ~ :::l::i .:ftkx
AND ssG.l2
ASgs ~
aENKNClA
CHICAGO

The recent heaviness Which partially
depressed activity in d;s,ributive lines
has dissolved under the encouraging in
fiLence of brighter weather, and BUSH
ness is characterized by a cheering tone.
Local demands equal expectations in the
principal industries, manufacturing sus-
tains n strong position and the demand
for seasonable merchandise gives for
ward impetus to retail operations. Int
rior advices testify to high consumption
and a satisfactory depletion of stock.
Payments through the banks still largely
exceed those of a year ago, and, with the
purchasing power throughout the West
evidently greater than at any time hith-
erto. it is difficult 70 find a sound reason
for experimenting any immediate diminu-
ton of commerce.
1t is significant that many visiting
buyers from distant points attend the
wholesale markets for staple goods and
that road statesmen obtain substantial or
dsrs for fall deliveries, the volume Of
bookings thus far making favorable COM
parison with that at this time last year.
Mercantile collections at some points are
better than in the early spring, and in
this district remain remarkably prompt,
while the defaults show much under the
normal average.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number IA. against 30 last week and
81 year ago.-Dun's Review of Trade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20
WOULD KILL THE UNFIT.
Boston Doctor Advocates Extremely
Revolutionary Practices.

The theory of the survival of the fit
test has a new champion in DIR. Andrew
Christian, one of Bostcn's most success
full physicians, who advocates killing
babies which show signs of idiocy or de-
generacy. a board of overseers of mar
riages-that is what we want" he said
the other day. The race is degenerat-
ing. and some radical change must be
made soon or we will in time have only
idiots and imbecilcs. Only The fit should
marry, only those who are mentally and
physically normal and sane, those whose
ancestors were clean of life and well bal
anced mentally. The board of overseers
for marriages should be composed of doc
tors who understand thoroughly physi-
ology. psychology and sociology. If moth
ers would be willing TO have their chill
dren quietly put to sleep forever when
they are very young and show signs of
deformity or degeneracy the world would
be better. OF course that could not be
unless the women could be educated up
TO the fact that it would be the kindest
way TO end life which will be of no use
10 itself or any one else"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20

Sig. Enrico Caruso. the Italian tenor
has given $4,000 to the New York SO
ciety which aids Italian immigrants.
Gardner #. Williams, the American
mining engineer who directs the diamond
output of the world, was born in Mich
gan.
Long Ivan" of the First regiment o.
Russian guards, is the tallest soldier il
the world. being seven feet and clever
inches tall. He is only 81 and is Of
fine proportions. He makes good tar
get.
w. Sidney Pittman, a colored man
drew the plans for the building at tn,
Jamestown exposition to contain the ne
gro exhibit.
Charles NJ. Jacobs, consulting engines
of the Pennsylvania, New York and Lon;
Island Railway Company, has been re
tanned for the construction of a tunne
under the river Seine from Rouen I.
Havre.
The sudden Inheritance of $4,000. O0t
did not disturb Charles l.. Van Vert
matchmaker of Colorado Springs. FOL
he put away the papers when he received
them and calmly finished a small job o.
repairing.
William III. Trip of GAINESVILLE. Wis.
is believed to be the only man in Amer
lea who can boast of having mahogany
sideboard in front of his residence.
Melody Choir. those real name was
IL ++f, Il b.r
elor. and legt $4,000. all of which, &C
cording to a will of 145 pages, is to be
used for the purpose of the erection of a
mausoleum.
DIR. Paul Herr, who has recently sent
to this country to investigate systems ol
reforming minors, has compressed the re
suits of seven months study in a boob
entitled, 1.-The Modern American Reform
atory System"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20
News of Minor Note.

The Roman Catholic church of the
Sacred Heart at Ottawa, Ont, was de-
stroyed by fire. Loss 100000, insur-
ance $4,000.
b. +. Coin, % years old, was shot and
killed at Leesville, La, for insulting
young women. His slayer was freed on
the plea of justifiable homicide.
At Leavenworth. Kan, the federal
court denied the motion for postponement
of the hearing of the application for
the discharge of the receiver of the Uncle
Sam Oil Company.
1t is believed that one of the men guilty
of the Northern Pacific holdup was killed
in pitched battle with a sheriff's posse
at the 20. W. ranch, sixty miles north
of Sheridan, Wyo.
Fire at Cananea. Mexico, destroyed the
assay Office, the old machine shops and
part of the supply department of the
Greene Cananea Copper Mining Com
pany. Loss $150,000.
At the hearing of the contempt case
against Sheriff Ship at Chattanooga,
Tenn. none of the witnesses was able
to identify any of the men who lynched
Ed johnson in defiance of the United
States Supreme Court
Secretary Wilson denied he had been
guilty of giving out advance information
on crop reports or of suppressing charges
of fraud. when testifying at Washington
i'm the trial of former Associate Statisti-
clan Holmes Of the Department of Agri-
culture. accused of having revealed pre-
maturely government cotton crop reports.
Judge Hazel of the federal court at
Rochester denied motion to quash the
indictment in the case of the government
against the New York Central and other
railroads charged with making special
rate to the Vacuum Oil Company and
Standard Oil Company on a consignment
of crude oil sent from Rochester to the
East.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20

A case has recently been reported from
Ware. Mass. in which Octave Girard.
VIA is now ~ years of age, has accumu-
lated $4,000 in twsnty-seven years on
wages not exceeding 81 day. He has
no trade and not sufficient education to
be able to read or write. He and his
wife have raised thirteen children, Of
whom ten are now living. He says they
have ALWAYS been well clothed and had
plenty to eat. He generously accords a
large share of his prosperity to his wife,
who, he says, provided their clothing by
purchasing raw wool. washing, carding.
spinning and weaving it into substantial
cloth. He and his wife both came from
Canada and he says that his incentive to
save money came from the way the old
folks were treated in that country. where
they often prove a burden to their chill
dren. The rules he lays down for accu-
mulating money are Steady work at low
wages, rather than intermittent work at
large wages; do not increase your ex-
penses as your wages increase; marry
young. and don't marry a doll-faced WON
an: let liquor alone; own your own
home
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20
NEW SENATOR BLIND.
SiGHTlESS MAN PROBABLY
CHOSEN IN OKLAHOMA.
Candidate Who Has Not Seen Since
He Was II Years Old, StiII Takes
Active Part i'm Campaigns-Skaker
settlement Burns.

Thomas u. Gore, whose nomination for
United States Senator from Oklahoma
over Roy Hoffman seems TO be assured
from the returns. has been blind since
he was II years old, when he accident
ally shot his right eye out with an arrow
gun. Three years before a playmate.
while in a boyish passion. had blinded
his left eye with stone. Gore has been
in politics since. at the age of II years,
he was a page in the Mississippi Senate.
At 10 he was nominee for the Legisla-
ture Of that State, and three years later
he was Populist electOr at large. l.
1900 he was unanimously selected for con-
gressional standard bearer by the Popu-
lists in Texas, while he was absent in
South Dakota making stump speeches for
the fusion ticket. lie lives at Lawton,
Okla. and has made speeches in all the
campaigns since he came TO that terri
tory. several years ago.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20
RETURN TO ASK TRIAL.
Joseph Sanzori and Son Want Chance
to Clear Themselves.

After working for seven years to save
enough money to defend themselves
against charge of murder, of which they
were suspected, Joseph Sanzori and
Phillip, his son, who disappeared immedi-
ately after the crime was committed. and
of whom all trace was lost, returned TO
Chicago and asked that they might stand
trial in order to clear themselves of the
blot against their names. I'VE are ready
now they said. I'VE have worked hard.
We have lived poorly. so that we might
have money to defend ourselves. Now
try us and turn us free" They are sus-
pected of having killed Antonio Longo,
son-in-law of Joseph Sanzori, June %,
1900
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20

Par ticc, anu Will I'LL duDlllOu 10 DC Il
United States Senator, has pleaded
guilty
Eugene f. Schmitz. whose sudden
rise from poverty to riches has been
one of the great political scandals of
modern times. has been convicted Of
extorting some of his wealth from the
French restaurant keepers of his home
city. And now the district attorney de-
clares the work of convicting the mill
lionaire criminals who have made the
crimes of Schmitz and Ruef possible
will be far easier because of the con-
viction Of the first two malefactors.
The unanimity of the jury in the case
of Scllmitz tells the story of the senti-
ment in the community concerning
graft, bride takers and bride givers.
There was no trouble or no struggle to
secure verdict once the case had been
given into the jury's hands. On pre-
liminary ballot, one juror voted for an
acquittal merely to provoke discussion
over one point in the judges charge
that he did not understand and inn
mediately upon formal ballot being
taken the entire twelve jurors voted
guilty as charged
Mayor Schmftz's Crime.
The crime for which Mayor Schmitz
was convicted was the extortion of ST.
10 from Delmonico's French resfau-
rant in January, 1904 Just before that
time a morality" crusade was begun
against the French restaurants. and H.
censes were withdrawn for alleged yio-
lation of the laws.
Then came a general investigation of
these resorts, which resulted in the de
termination of the supervisors and
Mayor TO force them to close by can
ceiling their liquor licenses. This
meant ruin for most of the proprietors,
as they could not operate without the
privilege of selling drinks.
After several months of agitation and
investigation, it was decided by the re
formers that all those places that com.
piled with certain. rules should be al.
lowed to reopen. Then came the ex.
pected applications for licenses from
the reformed" places. These apphca-
tons were placed on file and in due
course We're taken up by the police
commissioners. but for some reason
none of the licenses was granted.
Attorneys appealed in vain to the
commissioners and supervisors. but the
applications remained on the file. Fin
ally the restaurant mea made common
cause of their cases and raised a fund
TO hasten the granting of the licenses
Appeal was made TO Ruef. who for the
consideration of a fee OF about S10,OOa
undertook TO secure the licenses
There was more delay, but after a
time the required permits to sell drinks
in private rooms We're granted and the
reform crusade was at an end. 1t was
shown on the trial of Schmitz that
Ruef was paid most if not all the prom.
ised fee of the restaurant men and that
he divided this money with Schmitz
Schmitz received in all $4,000 from this
graft fund, according to the ssatemeni
of Ruef.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20
INCREASE RURAL MAIL ROUTES
Number Now in Operation in United
States Is 37,741.

The report on the operations of the
rural mail delivery service up TO June
last. made public by the fourth assistant
postmaster general in Washington shows
that the total number of petitions for
the service received up TO that date was
54,22J, upon which 14,717 adverse reports
have been made. Since May 1 there has
been an increase of Ia in the number
of routes, there being 31,741 routes now
in operation, which are served by 1906
regular carriers. All these routes are
served daily except 643, on which serv-
ice is rendered tri-weekly. There are now
pending 1,564 petitions. 241 of which
have been favorably acted upon and sery-
ice ordered established. A balance of
S1,34O,4 33 of the appropriation for new
service during the current fiscal year re-
mains unexpended.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20
Chicago Theater Burns.

Seven persons were injured, property
valued at nearly 100000 was destroyed
and panic stampeded the after theater
diners in the College inn and Union res
taurant, when fire starting from crossed
electric wires between the first and second
balconies in the Olympic theater COM
pletely destroyed that playhouse. the old
est vaudeville theater in Chicago, Friday
ri0b-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20
THREE LOSE LIFE IN FIRE.
Two Others Injured in Burning OF
Shaker Settlement in Ohio.

Three persons are dead and two seri-
ously injured as the result of the burning
of the four principal buildings of the
Shaker settlement at Whitewater Village,
near Harrison, Ohio. The fire probably
originated from a defective fue. Mrs.
Kuele Bear, Katherine Sterr and Mary
Middletown, aged women. who occupied
quarters in the main building, were burn
ed to death before anyone could arouse
them. Andrew Bs>s was hurt in making
his escape from the burning buildings and
Charles Sterr in an endeavor 10 reach the
safe in the Office The loss is estimated
at $4,000, partly covered by insurance.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20
Ohio Principal to Resign.

George w. Walker. bachelor, aged 3S
years, assistant principai in the Steuben-
vile, Ohio, high school, will resign be-
cause ne is charged with kissing his girl
pupils and sending them improper post
cards. The professor does not deny the
charges, but insists there was no harm in
his
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20
Electric Swing Hurts Eieht

The large electric swing at Electric
Park, the new amusement resort at For
tysixth street and Lydia avenue, in Kan
sas City. fell to the ground the other
night, injuring eight persons, one seri-
ously. The center shaft, sixty-five feet
high. which s.-pports the cars. snapped at
the base and fell over.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20
Doctor Costly; Tries to Die.

Rather than pay a doctors bill Joseph
Springer, aged 80 years, an employe of
the Westinghouse Air Brake Company of
Wilmerding. Pa. shot himself through
the mouth in his room in Airbrake ave-
nue.. He had been complaining about
exorbitant fees charged nv physicians.
and although in poor health he would
not call doctor. preferring to end his
life with a revolver
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20

At the annual general meeting of the
Sovereign Bank in Toronto, Ont, Presi-
dent Jarvis said it would be necessary to
wipe out the whole reserve account of
81 Do, 600 and also write off one-quarter
of the entire capital, representing another
million. in order to put the bank in a
sound financial condition.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20

The Olympic Theater, large vau-
deville house in Chicago, burned. Che
fire did not start until an hour after
the night performance had ended. The
loss is 100000 Guests of the Union
Hotel, which is across the alley from
the theater, and of smaller hotel
nearby, were driven from their quar-
fers- There was no panic.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20

ney Langd0n de-
clares that 1.-The
predatory princes
of finance" will
now be prosecuted
until every guilty
man has been
brought to justice.
San Francisco in
her fight for regen-
Grafton may now
say with Monte
Cristo in his fight
for rev n z e (:
Two Abe Ruef,
a few months ago
the political mas
ter of the city, boss
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20

Fire destroyed property valued at
100000 on Bryant street. between Sew
enth and Eighth streets, San Francisco.
The Franklin grammar school, the Yo-
semitic -four mills, lodging house, and
the wholesale houses of the Customs Seed
Company and the San Francisco Paste
Company were destroyed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20
Great Strike in France.

A million people in the south of
France, throughout the wine-growing dis
trict, have abolished civil government and
inaugurated strike against the govern
ment. Mayors and city councils resigned,
and a man who until recently was an
obscure wine grower rules in supreme
command.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20
Girl Ablaze in Crowded Car.

Fire starting mysteriously, perhaps
from treading on a match, suddenly en-
veloped Miss Margaret Chance, IS years
old, while she was riding in crowded
Fox Chase trolley car in Philadelphia,
and, though the other passengers did all
in their power to check the flames, the
girls clothing was burned of.