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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
TEE STARS AVID rHE srRrpEs.

One hundred and thirteen years ago
A newborn country, fighting for liberty.
found it had no flag. 1t is not likely
this little country even dreamed how
great it was going to become, and how
that flag it was about to adopt would
be known as the banner of freedom
from one end of the world to the other
1t was not thinking about greatness
then. 1t was thinking only about lib
arty- Already it had fought battles,
but its only flags were the flags de-
signed by patriots here and there.
There was no one flag which stood for
the whole brave little country, to fut-
ter in the battle-smoSe and wave the
message that it was one flag and one
people and one country. That is how
Congress came to choose the new flag
June IL, l7!., and this is why the Flag
Day Association, Il national organiza-
ton, is making greater efforts every
year to have this day celebrated as one
Of the great days i'm our history.
No one knows the exact origin of the
design of Old Glory. At Cambridge,
Mass, early in January, President
George Washington had already dis
played a flag consisting of thirteen
stripes Of red and white, with the
English union jack in the place of the
field of stars. Most authorities con-
sidered that the designs as adopted by
Congress was influenced by the coat of
arms of the Washington family, which
contained both the stars and the
stripes. You can still read the Con-
gressional resolution: THAT the flag
of the thirteen United States be stripes
alternate red and white; that the union
be thirteen stars, white in blue field,
representing new constellation
Every school child knows how histt'y
added to the design, how it was first
intended to add a new star and a new
stripe as well for each state admitted,
original thirteen stripes, adding only
another star for every state.
What does the Tag mean to you? 1t
is the most beautiful flag on earth. We
all know that. But do you remember
how it stands for so many great things?
NOT only for civil liberty, but for
patriotism, for equality, for the poor
est workman and the richest million
aire, for freedom in religion and opin-
ion and speech, for the broadest civili-
cation and the greatest opportunity for
the greatest number-ia word, for the
great spirit of Democracy. Tell the
children about it. Think about ii your
self. 1t will make them better pa
triots, and at the same time 1t will
make you feel little more your duty
as a citizen. because the old flag, with
all it stands for, is your flag, too.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27

Smith, Garbut & Co.'S large sawmill
near Lyons, Ca, was destroyed by fire
Loss, 100000.
The Goethe and Schiller monument pre-
sented to the city of Cleveland by Ger.
man citizens was dedicated the other day.
Fire at Willow City, n. d., destroyed
fifteen business places and practically
wiped out half the business portion OF
the town.
Mrs. j. Wilbur Chapman, wife of the
Presbyterian evangelist, was operated on
at South Bend, Ind, her right leg being
cut off at the knee. She is reported to
be doing well.
Prescott Keys of Concord, Mass, has
withdrawn his contest of the will Of his
uncle, Henry Milliken of Boston. which
gave nearly 100000 TO Harvard uni
versity, Tuskegee institute and Waltham
hospital.
The 10-months-old son of Lawrence
March. residing near Caldwell, Idaho
was found wandering in the sage brush
after several hundred men had searched
for him since Saturday.
rive persons were Injured anu many
others had miraculous escape when a
Big Four passenger train, running fifty
miles an hour, was ditcned by an open
switch at Columbus, Ohio.
Rev. DIR. Columbus Goodson, at Kings
Highway Presbyterian church in st.
Louis, declared religion a failure, de-
nounced society and commercial practices
and referred to many of the upper strata
as ''sayages in silks and satins-"
Fire at Wesson, Miss, destroyed the
general store and warehouse of Becker,
Lyell & McGrath. Loss $4,000, insur-
ance $4,000.
The strike of miners at Deadwood, s.
d., has been settled. the owners granting
the eight-hour day and the miners accept
ing a reduction of % cents day in
wages for three months.
The committee of the Iron Trades
council of San Francisco met and ratified
the agreement entered into between the
employers and the men on Nay 81 last,
on a basis of which the recent strike
was declared off. An eight-hour working
day by gradual reduction will be reached
June !, 1910.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
coNvIcTs LIFE INSURANCE MAN.
Jury Finds Former President of
Northwestern Guilty Of Larceny.

Another chapter in the sensational
Northwestern Life Insurance scandal of
Minneapolis was brought to a close the
other night when the jury in the trial of
w. +. Bechtel, former president of that
company, brought in a verdict of guilty
of grand larceny in the first d,gree. The
convicted man was charged with entering
into a fraudulent agreement with Fred
Sackett, former treasurer of the company,
whereby he was to pay Bechtel the differ
ence between his dual and actual salary.
The defense claimed that the money
which is alleged TO have been graft" was
paid to a former official of the company
to gain his support. DIR. Jacob Force
is now serving a three-year term in Still
water prison for taking part in another
alleged graft in the same company. Fred
Sackett and former State Insurance Com
missioner Albert Dearth are still to be
tried ON charges of completely.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27

George Cuppy. nephew and namesake
of the former National League pitcher.
was drowned in the Wabash river at
Logansport.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
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Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to 500, hogs. prime heavy. $500
TO S6.17; sheep, fair TO choice. $500
to $500: wheat. No. 2, zoe to Ole;
corn, No. 2, Sic to 53c; oats, standard,
44c to Ace; rye, No. 2, SEC to Sic; hay,
timothy, S14.O0 to 5000; prairie, $500
to S15.JO; butter, choice creamery, 1sc
TO 23c; eggs, fresh. lie to lac; potatoes,
new. per bushel. S1.00 to S1.15.
ianapoiis-Caule, shipping. $500
to $3.50; hogs, choice heavy, 800 to
$6-10; sheep, common to prime $500 70
1928; wheat, No. ?, soc TO 90c; corn.
No. . white. 52c to 53c; oats, No. 9
white, 45c to 47c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $40 to s6.75
hogs. 800 to $500: sheep. $500 TO
1913; wheat, No. ?, Ole to 32c; corn,
No. 2, 50c to 52c; oats, No. 2, ABE to
4Jc; rye, No. 2. Sic to S3c.
Cincinnati-Cattlc. $500 to 5000:
hogs. $500 to $6.27: sheep, $500 to
$500; wheat, No. ?. 93c to 95c;. corn,
No. 2 mixed. 53c to 54c; oats, No. 2
mixed, Acc TO 47c; rye. No. 2, Sic to SIC.
Detroit Cattle, $500 to 5000; hogs.
S4.00 TO $3.50: sheep. $3.50 to $3.50 T:
wheat, No. :. soc to 92c; corn- No. 2
yellow. DOC to 56c; oats. No. 3 white.
ACC to 4Sc: rye, No. 2, SEC to SIC
Milwaukee Wheat, No. northern,
99c to Sl.O0; corn, No. 3, 53c to 54c (;
oats. standard. 45c to 47c; rye, No 1.
SEC to SIC; barley, standard, Toe TO zoe |;
nork. mess. S1560.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers.
$500 to $3.50; hogs, fair to choice, $4.00
to S6.J5; sheep. common to good mixed.
500 to 5000; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to $3.50.
New York-Cattle. $500 TO $500 !:
hogs. $500 to $500; sheep, $500 to
$500: wheat, No. , red, 95c to 97c:
corn. No. 2, COO to 62c; oats. natural
white, Ole to 52c; butter, creamery. DC
to 24c; eggs, western, 13c TO Ice.
Toledo Wheat, No. mixed, Ole to
93c: corn. No. ? mixed, DOC to 56c;
oats. No. 2 mixed. Acc to 47c; rye, No.
2, 7sc to SOC; clover seed, prime, $3.50.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27

A ST. Louis dispatch says: The Mod
ern miller's crop outlook says that nu-
merous reports have been received.
mostly from Illinois, of injury to win
ter wheat from too much rain when
the plant was in the blooming stage
and by the development of rust. The
heads are reported as not filling well.
Otherwise there are no complaints,
and conditions In general are regard
ed satisfactory
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
REBELS SEIZE MANY CITIES.
Sun Vat Sen Leads Chinese Revolu-
tionary Army, Capturing Big Towns


Further advices regarding the rebellion
in south China, received by the steamer
Monteagle, report that Sun Vat Sen, who
for years has been organizing an anti
dynastic movement in China, left Toxic
a few weeks before the outbreak and is
reported leading the revolutionists near
Swallow. He took the field May % and
opened operations by attacking the walled
city of Kwang Kong. The place was cas-
lily captured and all officials were killed.
kaoping and Lin Ching suffered similar
fates. The government troops on the
island of Manwo were attacked May p
and defeated. The revolutionists then
marched on Cha Chow. This place fell
into their hands and all the officials We're
killed. Thousands of refugees fed TO
Swallow, where foreign warships assem-
bled to protect the city. The Jill Shimpo,
which prints dispatches from its own cor
respondent regarding the rebellion. says
that with the well equipped and amply
armed troops of modern China the revolu-
ton must be crushed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
CLIENT STEALS VOUCHER.
Victim in Personal Injury Suit Beats
His Own Attorney.

After Lawyer w. E. Dampier of Min
neapolis had received voucher for 3d.
600 in settlement of a personal injury
suit against the 500 railroad. Willis f..
Grove injected melodramatic element
into the case by holding up the attorney
at the point of 4 revolver in his Office.
taking the voucher and making a .'get
away" Groves suit against the 500
read was compromised and the settlement
was made by Mr.. Beardslee, claim agent
of the 500 road, the voucher for the ST.
600 being handed to the attorney. When
Dampier called Grove into his Office from
an outer room, the latter saw the voucher
on the desk, and, grabbing it with one
hand. he drew revolver with the other
and, keeping the attorney covered. backed
out of the Office and made his escape.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Work of Sound Pirates.

The sound pirates, whose depredations
among the country homes that line Long
Island Sound have caused terror, are
active again. They appeared in a black
sloop off Rye, n. Y. according to police
reports, and, entering the home of Jacob
ii. Longlota. president of the American
Metal Company, stole property valued at
$4,000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
URGE IRISH REVOLT.
STARVING PEOPLE Alta
LANDLORDS.
ATTACK
Riots Have Already Occurred
Farmers Unable to support Fami-
lies-COnstabularyB Being Incrcased

Since the Nationalists' convention in
Dublin rejected the partial home-rule
scheme of the English Liberal govern
ment, affairs in Ireland have been rap
idly drifting into an acute phase. Ma
tionalist Ireland has repudiated all
forms of compromise, and the extre,n-
lists have secured greater following
than they had had since the days of
the old Land League. A new organiza-
ton, the Sim Fem, composed of young
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Brief state nappenings.

Mrs Yetta f. App died in Evansville
from the effects of the heat, having been
overcome a few days ago.
The executive board of the United
Mine Workers of America. eleventh dis
trict. has issued q strike order calling
on about 5000 miners to leave the mines.
The strikers have eight or ten griev-
ances which they insist must be adj
justed-
Goshen College is receiving proposlrlons
from Chicago hospitals in regard 10 es-
tablIshing training school for Mennon-
lite nurses and missionaries in connection
with some hospital where practical expe-
rience may be given cadet nurses.
Anna RAIDER of Chicago was sued for
divorce by her husband. Robert RAIDER Of
Goshen, in the Elkhart Circuit Court.
The plaintiff alleges that his wife is not
conducting herself with propriety in Chi
cago. The parties are well known in
Goshen. The plaintiff also alleges that
his wife attended wine parties and laugh
ed at his remonstrences.
The body of man about Go years
OF age was found under a hedge near
tfdTDeE ldkt- fftI> Ntft loun4 WHICH
indicate that the man was from Chicago.
His identity and the cause of death have
no. oeen determined
After being in Epworth hospital In
South Send for nearly thirteen months,
Mrs. Oria Kizer. upon whom was per-
formed an operation in which the skins
of ts.enty-six spotted frogs were success
fully grated on wounds caused by burns,
has been removed TO her home seven
miles north of South Bend. She was
terribly burned May pc. 1906. and her
recovery is considered marvellous.
An amazing murder mystery confront
ed the Chicago police when Mrs. j. r.
Mcpherson of Laporte reported that she
has received by express the biood-stained
clothing of her son, Ira X. Mcpherson.
who disappeared three weeks ago. The
police of many cities have been enlisted
in tie attempt to solve the mystery. Lo-
cal authorities believe that the young
man was the victim of foul play in Chi
cago. Mcpherson was last heard from
by his mother. who received letter from
hiIr mailed at Indiana Harbor. Three
days after the letter was received pack
age containing the clothes which he wore
when he left home was delivered at his
parents house in Laporte
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
MYSTERY IN GIRLS DEATH.
Goes Rowing with Man; Bruised
Body in Lake.

Miss Mary Vennell of Bridgeton, n. j.,
lost her life in Sunset lake under such
peculiar circumstances as to cause the POI
lice 10 start a thorough investigation.
Shortly before 10 O'Clock the other night
the girl started with George Evans of
Bridgeton for row on the lake in a steel
non-sinkable boat. Shortly afterward the
boat was found filed with water, while
near by was floating a hat. A policeman
was sent to Evans home, where he was
found in bed. His wet clothing was hang
ing over chair. He was taken to the
lake and, when asked for an explanation
of the affair, said he hired a boat and
started for a row with Miss Vennell.
When near a place called Piney Point the
girl wanted to row and in changing their
positions the boat sank under them. They
had gone down twice, Evans said, when
he freed himself and swan ashore. He
ran all the way home, and did not tell
anyone of the drowning of the girl. Her
body was found in four feet of water.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27

Charles A. Burchard, of Fort Wayne,
Ind, for twenty years employed by
the Pennsylvania Company and fore
man of the car repair gang, was al
most instantly killed in the East
Yards. He was standing on gondola
car when switch engine backed into
IT, hurting him to the ground and be-
meath the car. He was cut in two at
the waist line.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Cars Plunge Into Niaeara.

At Niagara Falls, n. Y, three freight
cars broke from Grand Trunk train of
fourteen cars in the middle of the lower
steel arch-5ridge and plunged into the
Niagara rapids, $50 feet below When
the cars struck the water they were not
badly damaged, but the current of the
rapids carried them to the whirlpool.
where they were broken into pieces. A
brakeman had a narrow escape.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Eight Die in wreck.

Eight wOrkmen were killed and thir-
ty-five injured, when a passenger train
on the Highland division of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford rail-
road crashed into the rear of work
train that was backing into Hartford.
Conn, from New Britain. OF the in
jured two probably will die What
caused the wreck is not definitely
known The engineer of the passen-
ger train jumped and escaped injury.
The passengers. however, were badly
shaken up and some were cut by flying
glass.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27

Mrs. Emma Kaufman, wife of
prominent citizen of Sioux Falls, S. D..
has been convicted of manslaughter
I'm the first degree. She has been on
trial for several days charged with
causing the death, from brutal treat
ment, of her maid, Miss Agnes Polreis.
The minimum term of Imprisonment
fixed by the statutes for the crime is
twenty years imprisonment in the
penitentiary.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
AGED 8; Convicted as SLAYER.

The youngest murderer in the history
of the Baltimore criminal courts was
tried the other day anG convicted OF
manslaughter. He is Sidney Hollis. aged
8 years. He shot and killed William II.
Grifiths, boy of IL, June l, after a
quarrel over game of marbles. Hollis
did not display the slightest concern in
the court room during the trial. He fell
asleep several times in the course of
the proceedings. Sentence was sus-
nended.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Telegraph Strike Is On.

San Francisco and Oakland disappear
ed from the telegraphic map Friday after
noon when at 3 80 o'clock 800 CONNER
cial telegraphers in the employ of the
Western Union and Postal companies
walked out of their Offices and inaug-
urated strike which may involve every
city in the United States and Canada.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Kansas Gives Silver service

A magnificent silver service, the gift
of the State of Kansas, was presented
to the battleship Kansas at the League
Island navy yard in Philadelphia. The
presentation speech was made by Gov.
Y. w. Hoch, and the gift was accepted
in brief speech by Captain c. f. Wee
land, commander of the battleship.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Ed;son's Tutor Dies Alone.

The body of John Thomas, the man
who taught Thomas 4. Edison telegraphy
and thus started the latter on mis- gr at
career as an electrician, lies unclair ed
in q morgue in Detroit. As far as is
known his only relatives are his divorced
wife and their daughter.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Breverr Oustcd from Ixnnsas.

The Kansas Supreme Court has grant
ed judgment ousting from the State the
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association per-
manently. The receivers are continued in
Office and in possession of the property to
execute the judgment of the court. The
order does not contemplate the confsca-
ton of the company's property, except
enough to pay the cost of the proceedings
As this was a test case, the judgment is
expected to apply TO all the brewing COM
panies having agencies and warehouses in
the State, and against these proceedings
have been begun.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27

Frank Rowland Goes 10 Prison e.
Shooting Man Found with wife.
Frank Hcwland. whose parents live{
Grand Rapids, Mich was found g1I
of intent to murder in the ElkharfT
cult Court and must serve prison te
of two to twenty-one years His v5cti
Charles b. Carroll of Marcellus. Mic
whose physician testified that he COT
not survive year. unwillingiy gave 4
evidence which convicted Rowland. Ca
roll is carrying three bullets in his bod.
He is alleged to have been caught b.
Rowland with the latter's wife, and the
shooting followed Judge Dodge instruct
ed the jury that the unwritten Law should
not be considered in their verdict.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27

Eight masked men went to the
home of Thomas Venners, near South
Bethany, Brown County, Indiana,
dragged the defenseless man from his
bed, spirited him away to wood and
whipped him numerically. No reason
Is given for the outrage.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27

Pittsburg 6 Lake Erie passenger
train No. 156 on the Pittsburg, Nc
Keesport and Youghioghen, division,
south-bound, ran into an open switch
at South Twenty-first street, Pittsburg,
Pa, and two coaches were wrecked.
The conductor was killed and nine pas
sengers were seriously injured. 1t is
said three of them will die. A defec-
tive switch is thought to have caused
the accident.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27

Hearty Meal Kills India,

Hearty Meal Kills India na poIis Man
Coroner Finds the Heal Cause.
Carl Schuster, a young German in In
diaEapolis, ate heartily the other night
and a few moments after he had risen
from the table complained Of intense pain
in his stomach Ten minutes later he
died The coroner held an autopsy under
the supposition that Schuster might has
eaten poisoned food. bat instead he fo1&
that he had eaten so much that his sto6@'
ach had burst The organ was not dis
condition. There was a long rupture,
viii h. the physician said, was the result,
of the hearty meal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Cranberry Growers organize.

The national cranberry exchange, de-
scribed as a selling agency for 10 per
cent of the cranberry crop of Massachu-
sets, Wisconsin and New Jersey, was
formed at a meeting of cranberry grow
ers at the Prince George hotel in New
York. Soon afterward the exchange was
incorporated in jersey City with CAPT
talization of $4,000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27

Robert Jolly. aged A.. living liz In
dianapolis, killed his daughter Gladys,
aged 8. by forcing carbolic acid down her
throat. The child's screams attracted
Anna Peters the housekeeper, who wit
messed the act. Jolly escaped.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
CHILDREN FIND PARENTS SLAIN.
Husband Kills Wife and Self in
Little Ones Bedroom.

William Roulo, a carpenter, aged 80
years, cut his wife's throat in the night
in their home at 427 Beard avenue, De-
troit, and then slashed his own throat
with the same razor. Both died where
they fell, in bedroom where their two
children were sleeping. Roulo and his
wife had quarreled bitterly during the
past six months and Mrs Roulo had APP
piled for divorce When the two chill
dren, aged and years. sskened in the
morning they found the bodies on the floor
aud called the neighbors.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Probe for Navy Smuggling Charge.

Secretary Cortelyou has directed Chief
Customs Officer Barnes at San Diego,
Cal. to make full report of the charge
that Commander Cameron MGR. Wins
low, in command Of the United States
Cruiser Charleston, had Struggled large
quantity of champagne, cigars and curios
into the United States.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27

One Youth Killed and Another F6
tally Hurt 10 show bravery.
While party of young people who re-
side in the vicinity of Lovett were ne
turning to their homes late on a recent
night from singing school, one of the
young women of the party dared Charles
Dawson and Fred 0chs to remain on the
railway tracks longer time than herself
in the face of rapidly approaching train.
The challenge was accepted. As result
Dawson was killed and Ochs fatally In
jured. The girl escaped with a slightly
torn dress.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Car Barns Are Burned.

Fire destroyed the car barns of the
New York City Railway Company in
Madison avenue. between Eighty-fifth
and Eighty-sixth streets. A number of
residences were damaged. The loss will
exceed 100000. Several iremen were
badly bruised by the falling walls.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27

Medical Director Robert i. Marmion,
L. s. ~. retired. died at the emergency
hospital Washington. ID. c., as the result
of stroke of apoplexy suffered the pre-
vious day while walking along Pennsyl-
yania avenue near the treasury.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Is Chosen Theosophist Head.

Mrs. Annie Besant of Adyar, India, the
noted writer and lecturer on matters oc-
cult, has been elected world president of
The Theosophical Society to succeed the
late Col. Henry Steele Olcott, formerly
Of New York, according to a private ca
olegram received In Kansas City from
London
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
New Head for Exposition.

The directors of the jamestown Expo
sition Company have accepted the resigna-
ton of Gov w. f. Cottrell. Then they
practically made James NJ. Barr director
general with full powers. to succeed
Gov. Cottrell. A second bond issue for
100000 to cover all the exposition cor
pany's liabilities WIS decided upon.