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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

Protest having been made that the
game of football is not proper
sport for stusients of the theological
school to indulge in, one of the men,
bers of the team at Princeton, has
prepared a formidable list of quota
tions to prove that the game Is re-
ferred to in the Bible, and in fact very
excellent advice as to playing the
game is found in the Old Testament.
For instance, the time to root at a
critical moment is found an Isaiah
xxxiii, G.: Pass ye over to TarSsh;
howl ye inhabitants of the isle"
Again in Isaiah xxi, Is, there is
this comment on the brutality of the
game: "He will surely violently turn
and toss thee like ball into large
country; there thou shalt die
Praise for a good plal j. found IN
Galatians v, z: "Ye did run we'll :"
The fate of the man who stumbles
lille making an end play is summed
up in Psalms xxxviii, 16: when my
foot slippeth they magnify them
selves against me-"
That in the old days it was the
practice to have the center do the
punting is shown in Deuteronomy
xxx;;; 1s. ssIas1.r,,, ,.,,xad f,* ,rd
kicked" The value of knowing the
material on the other side. is brought
out in Psalms Xxi, II: Then under
stood | their end"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
Mavor's Vote Power.

The Supreme court OF Indiana
handed down a decision Wednesday
that the mayor of city cannot exer-
else his veto power in filling a va
cancy on the council The opinion
follows:
21O41. State ex rel. VS. William II.
Wagner, Shelby c. {. Reversed
Monks ].
1. The provision in Section SO. Acts
1905. page 245, that every ordinance
order or resolution of the Common
Council must be signed by the may
or before it is effectual to become
a law" and if vetoed by the mayor
shall not become law unless
again passed by a two-thrds vote,
does not apply to simple resolu-
ton of the Council not involving any
exercise of the law making power. CD
Where a Common Council, in the
exercise of its power TO choose an
officer councilman to fill vacancy,
acted by the adoption OF written
resolution the mayor had no power
TO veto such appointment. CD The
Legislature has power to confer the
executive power of appointing to fill
vacancies upon legislative body of
a municipal corporation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
Indiana's Oats Crop was Light.

Reports received from sixty coun-
ties OF Indiana by the Indiana Bu-
reau OF Statistics indicate that the
yield of oats in Indiana this year was
far behind the yield of 1906 The
yield. this year in sixty counties that
rave reported was 1881 ,493 bushels.
The yield for all counties in 1906
was 40, ,767 bushels To reach the
yield OF 1906. the yield of forty-six
counties should reach the production
shown by sixty counties The aver
age yield an acre. based on the re-
ports from sixty counties, is 2007
bushels.
Unless the remaining counties
make better showing than those
that have reported the average yield
of oats this year will be less than il
has been in any other year since
1896, when the average was 20.07
bu shells an acre The average yield
las year was 27.s3 bushels an acre
Some Of the best oats growing coun-
ties in the state have not reported
White and Whitley are two OF the
best oats counties in Indiana. and
neither has sent i'll a complete report
The total acreage of oats for all
counties in 1906 was 1.7S7, 1O3 The
acreage of the sixty counties that
have reported this year is LIZA 96s
Porter county returns 23,s33 acres
with yield OF 4s9,73s bushels this
year as against an acreage of 24.S0l
acres last year with yield of Gill;
135 bushels.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
Taft and Kaiser to Meet in England.

Emperor William will see Secre-
tary Taft on the Isle of Wight, dur
ing the formers visit to England. A
message conveying this wish was
sent through the German Embassy at
Washington it being understood that
Mr. Taft has finally decided to re-
turn to the United States by way OF
Europe. 1t is probable that Mr.. TAFT
also will seek an audience OK King
Edward as for the American Secre-
fary of War TO visit the German I'm
peror on British soil without paying
his respects to the King might be re-
garted as discourteous-
So much has been said about Mr..
Taft planning Ito see the Emperor
thgt some OF the o.her governments
have seemingly, become curious in re
gard 10 whether anything IS INTENDED
by the step taken by the American
government. Ambassadors Bryce and
Jusserand. il Is asserted at Berlin.
have already made inquiries on the
subject al the State Department al
Washington end ii is further asserted
that there IS feeling at the Foreign
Office OF London and Paris that MIR
Taft won be sighting King Edwarl
and President Fallieres if he did no.
ask TO see them on his way home o.
II he stopped only at St. Petersburg
and Berlin while on mis- way back to
fhe United Sta.es.
No officral arrangements have bee !
made for the entertainment OF Mr..
Taft on the Isle of Wight. The Eu-
peror merely expressed the pleasure
it would giye him to receive Mr.. TAFT
and. following his habit. he probably
will ask Mr.. Taft to lunch or dinner
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
Financial Clouds Clearing.

The end of the financial disturbance
is believed to be in sight The troub-
lie originated in New York The col
lapse of the copper corner pinchsd
some OF the brethren of high finance
Their embarrassment involved some
OF the banks with which they were
connected In a flash New York had
a panic on hand. The New York
banks, for their own protection, ap-
piled the 60-day rule for the with
drawal of deposits and resorted TO
the use Of clearing house certificates.
This action was not necessarily AN
evidence of weakness, but was deem
ed essential to safety to prevent a
blind. unthinking, unreasoning rush
for money TO be locked up in vaults
or boarded New York tied itself up
IN a knot. other cities were soon in
a tangle. not through any fault of
their own, nor because OF local con-
ditions. but simply because New
York had iailed them. Chicago was
the first to follow the New York ex-
ample in applying rhe 6O-day rule
and resorting to clearing house GER
tihcates And then Detroit, Pittsburg,
Cleveland, Buffalo St. Louis and the
banks of nearly every other city did
likewise
But, as stated, the end of the
trouble. it is believed, is now in sight
The national banks all over the coun-
try are taking out additional circu-
lation, and this new circulation is
coming out OF Washington at the rate
of 1900, 900 TO $1.500,OOO a day. The
government mints are working over
time on new coinage, and this money
IS being put into circulation as rapid
" as possible The greatest factor
OF immediate relief however, IS the
arrival of gold from Europe. The
Kron 'Pr11zessin Cecile brought $s,-
600 900 into New York Tuesday The
Lusitania arrived Friday with $10,-
5000. Other ships are on the way
with $s.O50,OOO more for New York.
and in addition the Chicago banks
have $4,6O0,O00 coming. the Boston
banks 81 200, 900, and the Philadelphia
and Pittsburg banks each $500,000
The gold importations here or on the
way aggregate $32, ,s5O,00O and it is
predicted that $4,000, 600 more will
soon be shipped These immense Inn
portations of gold will quickly ease
The situation in New York, and when
normal conditions are restored in
New York there will be a speedy re-
turn of normal conditions elsewhere.
Grand Rapids Herald. 4
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
Serious Issue for Congress Over Jap
anese Exclusion.

PoliticA observers in Washington
believe the demand to be made at
the coming session of congress for
exclusion of the Japanese will prove
to be one OF the most serious prob
lens with which the administration
ard Republican leaders in both
houses will have 10 deal this winter
That the president and his advisers
are keenly apprehensive as to the sit
uation is shown by the refusal of the
department of commerce and labor
to discuss Japanese immigration and
the determination of Secretary Straus
to suppress publication of bulletins
showing the volume of Japanese i'm
migration The Pacific coast states
are insistent that Japanese shall be
excluded from American soil. and the
delegations in congress from those
states vii, urge legislation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
Multimillionaire in Cash.

Panfilo Garcia, who died at Pa
chuca. Mexico, few. days ago, worth
more than $50 100000, was a
,un:que millionaire. The greater part
OF his fortune is in money. He had
the greatest confidence in banks, and
his deposits in Pachuca and Mexico
City run far up into the millions OF
dollars
Garcia's chief peculiarity was al
ways to go dressed in Mexican char
70 costume of leather trousers and
jacket, beautifully ornanlented with
gold and silver. Extending down
the length of each trousers leg were
silver buttons. His sombrero was
magnficently decorated with gold.
He had several OF these suits, each
representing an outlay of at least
$4,000. His picturesque figure was an
object OF the greatest attention as he
walked along the streets Ut the ma
t.onal capital.
A short time ago Garcia was in
Mexico City, where he sold some
property He carried with him more
than $4,000 900 in bank notes, and,
thinking il little risky to have so
much money in his pockets, called az
the National Bank of Mexico to place
the money temporal lily on deposit.
He was unknown TO the bank clerks,
who refused to permit him to enter
the managers Office, supposing that
he was an inferior ranchman, and
that his business was OF little impor-
;ance Justice Fernandez. the attorney
for the bank, happening in, rccog-
nized Garcia. and escorted him in TO
the manager
Il want your bank to keep this
money for me-" Garcia said TO the
manager. taking a great bundle OF
bank notes out of his pocket
The manager gaspe1 iii astonish-
ment when he found that it amounted
10 more than $3,OOO.O0O. Before he
could recover from the shock Garcia
had left the building, and clerk was
hurriedly sent to bring him back for
receipt.
Garcia's will gave his vast wealth
to his nephew. Martin Garcia, who
was sick at the time. and lived but
few hours afterward Martin Gar
cia was worth several million dol
lars in his own right. and the COM
bined fortune, amounting to about
s45. 900. 900. now goes TO his sDns, nine
in number. all highly educated, pos
sessed OF marked business ability ami
the richest family in their part OF
Mexico.
Paniilo Garcia gave large sums of
money to charity during his life
time. but very ostentatously. lie
lived a simple life. and his only fad
was his peculiar style of dress.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
Court Won't Stop Football.

Judge Frank L. Hooper, in the Cir
cult Court at Kankakee, H., We'd
nesday. denied Attorney s. r.
Moore's application for an Injunction
to restrain the board of education
from permitting prize fighting" in
Kankakee schools Judge Hooper's
ruling did not recognize the synon-
nifty OF prize fighting and football as
srmed in the injunction petition.
Boards OF, education,' Judge
Hooper ruled, "have no right to in
.erfere with the pleasures or training
# scho i children after school hours
4 private citizen has no right 10 in
.erfere in such matters unless he has
sustained some necun;ary injury"
Attorney Moore made a hard night
% convince Judge Hooper that the
term football was mere subterfuge
for prize fighting. and as such ough.
10 be prohibited. His argument was
aimed especially at Principal l.. w.
Smith of the Kankakec high school
and F. N. Tracy, superintendent OF
rhe schools.
In his argument in favor OF his
bill the attorney quoted everything
from the Bible to. the last issue OF
the Medical Journal He pointed 10
the fate OF Cain and Abel as being
that in store for the boys who in
dulge in the brutal. violent, and un-
civilized" school game. Roofing
he hel1 to be an evil scarcely less
dangerous than football.
"The superintendent and the princi-
pal of the high school during school
hours teach the boys and girls to
give a certain yell" he sail They
tell them to go ont and root for
their school. | don't know what they
mean by root | went TO college
five years and never rooted The
man who does such things has no
night to be over children as teacher
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
Purdue University Dairy School.

The Short Course in Dairying and
Creamery Buttermaking at Purdue
University. Lafayette. Ind. will start
January 90, 'Os. The course will ex-
tend over eight weeks and will cover
obstruction in Farm DAirving. Cream
cry Buttermaking. The Manufacture
of Ice Cream. Cheese and Condensed
Milk.
This work is intended to acquaint
the student with the knowledge of
producing. economically. milk that is
clean and sanitary, of making butter
in accordance with the up-to-date
methods of creamery and farm but
termaking. of manufacturing cheese
and ice cream, of the manipulation of
the Babcock test to obtain reliable
results. OF testing butter for moisture
AMI of managing the creamery in a
way satisfactory TO both the factory
and the patron.
About one-third OF each day is de-
voted TO classroom work and lect-
rres. while the remainder of the time
is spent in the 1airy and creamery
laboratories and in the test room
The student is surrounded as nearly
as possible with those conditions
which will confront him in Indiana.
The University does not guarantee
to furnish positions to those who
have taken this course. However,
the demand for hrst.class men who
have training by far exceeds the sup
ply, fact which enables us to assist
most, if not all bright, earnest stu
dents in securing satisfactory posi-
tions
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
Fight with Sabers for Ye Fayre
Ladye's Love.

For the love of ''ladve fayrc"
Charles w. Bennett and Otis H.
Gooden, of Lawrenceburg, Ind,
fought duel with swords. 1t was
not prearranged affair. however,
and the only second rushed into the
battle with a chair. floored one of the
ocmbatants and ended hostilities.
The duel took place at the house
# George w Guard, where Mrs.
Minnie Hess Cooper. comely grass
widow, is a boarder. Bennett called
to spend the evening with her Good
en-, another admirer. arrived shortly
afterward, and a quarrel soon arose.
Hanging on the wall in the parlor of
the house were two sabers. that had
been used during the civil war by Mr..
Guards grandfather.
Just how they came into use is not
known. but rhe commotion in the
parlor and the screams of Mrs. Coop
err attracted the attention OF Guard,
who had retired. He dressed and
rushed into the room and found the
two men duclng with the sabers.
Bennett was proving a poor fencer
and was getting by far the worst OF
the fight He was bleeding profuse-
ly from cuts and slashes, and just
as Guard entered he fell on the floor.
covered with blood
+ Cooden was in the act OF running
the scaber through his fallen opoon-
ent when Guard interfered and felled
him to the floor with heavy chair.
The widow rushed into the street cry
ing for help. and policeman Louis
Wingerier arrived and after strug-
gle with Gooden. compelled him to
surrender at the muzzle of a revolver.
He was taken TO jail and charge
of cutting with Wrent TO kill placed
opposite his name.
Or. George +. Smith was sum
moned and dressed the injuries OF
Bennett There was one serious stab
in his abdomen. which required eight
stitches to close Bennett is in a
serious condition. but will recover
.-nless Hood poison develops. Mrs.
Cooper states that she will not coun-
tenance either man in the future.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
TAKEN TO LONGCLIFF.
"Old lack, Well Known Inmate of
County Inhrmary, Removed to
Insane Asylum.

Isaac Moricle, known TO almost
every inhabitant of Marshall county
as "Old Jack" is to be removed from
the county in6rmary to Longcliff
The first record of the inhrmary,
which was written in 1865, show
Moricle to have been an inmate at
that time
His previous history or his age is
not known. He has always been a
curious character, never having the
gift of speech, and although he was
able to understand what was spoken
to him, his actions were always child
like.
Application had been made several
times for his entrance to Longcliff,
but were rejected. Wednesday how
ever, notice of his acceptance was re-
ceived, and he was taken by Sheriff
Vore;s. Friday morning.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
Filipino Progressives Win

Returns from elections held at Ma
Mia Tuesday indicate that the pro-
aress party has scored victory.
Secretary Taft, in an address at a
banquet given by the victors, spoke
of the history OF party divisions and
declared their existence was a neces-
sary part OF the changes in the Phil
ppines.
The only method of conducting
popular government" he said, is by
political parties The federal party
at the time of its organization was in
no sense political 1t was party or
ganiZed to induce the people to ac-
cept the promises of the Americans.
After the firm establishment OF
the government had been accomplish
ed a change was natural In cleo
tions for members of the assembly
it was natural for the people to di-
vide Knowing and believing that
both the nationalist and progress par
ties have the interests OF the gov
eminent at heart, the question OF
which shall control is settled only
by an election.
The first principle OF party poll
tics necessary to learn is that defea.
must not cause encouragement. The
first lesson in self-government that
voters have to learn is to be good
losers. and when that is learned to
be good winners, because self-gov-
ernment imposes restraint on both
sides
The minority must not strive to
strike down the work of their op
ponentS because they are not in con-
troll, and the majority must SO con-
duct affairs as to show that the peo-
pie have part in the government.
Nothing has given greaterOpleasure
or more confidence in the success oi
what we are doing than the action OF
;he assembly All matters up to date
have been treated in conservative
manner by both the minority and the
majority All / ask is that the min
ority. while pointing ont the faults
of the majority, may always conduct
itself with pride. so as to show the
assembly is success"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
Roosevelt Pleased at Vote.


President Roosevelt Thursday :
sued the following statement regard
ng the elections held Tuesday
The president regards the result
IF the elections as extremely gratify-
ng He has sent a letter of hearty
congratulations To Mr. Henev on the
-esult in San Francisco The victory
in New Jersey was precisely what
Ia pcned nine years ago in the mid
lie OF President Mckinley admins
ration. He had carried New Jersey
~ nearly $4,000, and two years after
ward the Republican candidate for
governor had $500, the vote being
cut down just as happened in the
:ase of Judge Fort
"As compared with the elections
next preceding the last presidential
election we have done decidedly bet
ter than we did in 1908 Then, as
On Tuesday, Rhode Island and Mary
land went against MS; but this year
we have won sweeping victory in
Kentucky for the first time since Nc
Kinley's first election; and the victory
IN Massachusetts was also remark
able The showing in Pennsylvania
and Nebraska IS equally good
The showing in New York state
as 4 whole was excellent, far better
than was the case prior TO the last
presidential election That the re-
suit in Manhattan was due to purely
local causes is shown by comparing
il with the decisive triumphs in
Brooklyn. Buffalo. Albany, and in the
state generally. The presidents own
Iome county of Nassau made bet
.er showing than it ever has in an off
wear As whole, the showing has
been an Improvement over what it
was four years ago and eight years
ago"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
Way Behind Europe.

In all Europe, Great Britain and
ireland included, there are approxi-
mately 77,000 miles of navigable riv-
ers and canals. Many of these water
ways, however, can accommodate on
ly vessels of five feet draft or less.
Thus, only one-sixth of the canals
and rivers of Germany wilr float ship
ping that draws more than five feet.
Nevertheless, the nations of the Euro
pean continent make the most of
their comparatively meager advanta-
ges. Generally speaking, the inland
water traffic of the great plain north
OF the Alps and extending westward
from the bral mountains to the Bay
OF BIscay has doubled since 1880 and
trebled since 1870. In France, for in
stance, the river and canal traffic
amounted to 100000 tons in 1870
and to 25,S0O,OOO tors in 1896, and
the recent rate of increase is over
! 100000 tons a year. s.p that at this
time the tonnage carried on French
interior water lines amounts to &c.
100000 tons per annum The Rhine
in Germany carries over $4,000, 900
tons from and to the North Sea ports
of Holland, besides an enormous To-
cal traffic. In five years; from 1890
to 1894 inclusive, the interior water
borne traffic of Russia increased from
16,660,00O 20 $4,000 tons.
Our inland water ways (over 1000
miles of abandoned canals included
have an extent of 55,454 miles; and
how have we prospered with our ten
talents? All of the 10000 miles COM
prised in the formerly navigable
stretches of the Missouri, the Arkan-
sas, the Tennessee, the Red river and
the Big Black river have been practi-
cally abandoned; the commerce of
the Mississippi is dwind1ing to almost
nothing. The traffic of the canals of
Pennsylvania, which as late as 1880
carried over 100000 tons, fell to
l 400, 900 tons in 1890 and has since
become altogether inconsiderable.
Except on The great lakes there rs
everywhere; and this in
the face of an enormously increased
demand for means 1f communication
which the railroads are unable to
keep up with.-Philadelphia Record.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
Dupont Company Pays.

That the Dupont Powder company
intends TO stand by its word that ii
will make due recompense for all
personal injuries sustained by the
sion was demonstrated "Wednesday
when Grace Brannon and Anna
He;ne were paid $3.50 and $500 re-
spectively as compromise in the
damage suits filed in the Vigo SUI
nerior Court. The suits were hled
Wednesday, each demanding $500
and the representatives OF the COM
pany were present to- offer the COM
promises. which were accepted inn,
mediately.
The suits made the Dupont PowdcT
Comra any and the Lain K Rand Pow
der Company as codefendants. Meth
or OF the plaintiffs were OF age and
the cases were entered by Barras
Brannon and Albert Heine, their next
best friends The complaints alleged
that the plaintiffs were struck by par
ticlcs of debris from the powder mill
and were greatly injured thereby
Thomas ] Roach was the attorney IN
both cases.
1t is probable that there will be
numerous other suits filed within the
next few weeks, and 1t is understood
that in the majority of cases the
powder company stands ready to
make what it regards as equitable
settlements. 1t is likely in many
cases. however. that compromises
will not be agreed upon and they will
| be left for the courts 10 decide.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
Passed Phone Franchise.

The Chicago Telephone Company's
franchise extension ordinance was
passed by the City Council earlv
Thursday. After continuous ses-
sion of the body of aldermen lasting
nearly seventeen hours the measure
giving the telephone company fran
chise for twenty years was approved
at 3 o'clock a. m.
A solid phalanx Of orty-two alder
men was the organization that put
the ordinance through the Council,
with only trifling changes from the
shape in which it was reported by the
committee on gas. oil and electric
light and approved by the telephone
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
United States Second.

An interesting statement showing
the relative order or warship tonnage
of the principal powers has been
compiled at the office of naval intel
ligence at Washington, ID. c. 1t
shows that Great Britain leads the
world with a tonnage of 1888, lie.
the United States following with a
tonnage of 1866 France is third
with a tonnage OF 609,O79, Germany
fourth with a tonnage of 529,032, ia
pan next with tonnage OF 74,7Ol.
and Russia. Italy and Austria follow
ing in the order named