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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-05
Taft Homeward Bound.

Secretary Taft is expected to
arrive in St. Petersburg on Tues
day. and will probably be receiv-
ed by the car on the following
day. According to present plans
he secretary of war will proceed
direct from the Russian capital
to Hamburg, from which port he
will sail Saturday on the steam
hip President Grant for New
York. Mrs. Taft will not ac-
company her husband from
Hamburg. but will remain in Eu-
rope for month or two, visit
ing various continental cities
fhe proposed visits of Secretary
Taft to Kaiser William, King
Edward and President Fallieres
have been abandoned. The sec
retary's haste in returning is
supposed to be animated by his
concern regarding his candidacy
for the presidency and his desire
to repair whatever damage NAV
have been done to his political
fences by the recent election.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-05
Street Car Overturns Hearse
Containing Body.

Just as the hearse carrying the
body of F. c. William Poehler, of
Virginia avenue, indianapolis,
started from the chapel of Henry
{. Vehling, undertaken at 702
Virginia avenue, after the private
funeral service Wednesday after
noon, ii was struck by north
bound Shelby street car and COM
pletely overturned. Besides dis
turbing the casket and delaying
the burial, Charles Marshall.
driver, and Henry Vehling were
thrown to the street and both
were injured. Marshall fell par
TALLY under the hearse and the
seriousness of his injuries prob
ably will not develop for a day or
two. Mr.. yehling's hands were
both badlyfhurt.
The casket had just been plac-
ed in the hearse and the hearse
had been driven into the street to
head the procession TO the grave
when 1t was overturned. In the
confusion that followed neither
the name of the motorman nor
the conductor nor the number of
the street car which crashed into
the hearse was noted.
While members of the Poehler
family were being comforted af-
ter the unusual delay by the Rev.
Richard ID. Biedermann, pastor
of the St. Paul's German and
English Evangelical Church, the
casket was placed in another
hearse and the procession made
its way to the burial ground.
Mr.. Vehling said after the acci-
dent that the hearse had been
driven across the car tracks time
and again without being crashed
into by car. Generally the cars
stopped for the procession, he
said.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-05
Indiana Woman Kills Big Black
Bear.

Twelve years residence on
Trinity mountain. California, has
converted MeFie Hackleman,
formerly of Upton. from simple
Hoosier maiden to daring back
woodswoman, whose daring. and
skill are equal to any mans
in the country.
Friends in Indianapolis have
received a picture of a big black
bear which fell before her rifle as
result of too much prowling in
the neighborhood of the shanty in
which the slayer and her husband
make their mountain home.
Miss Hackleman, who is a
cousin of Gen. Pleasant Hackle-
man. became Mrs. Iud Brown af-
ter she went to California. Mr..
Brown left Upton and went to
the Pacific coast where he be-
came a p-ospector. After stalking
out a claim far. up on the sides
of Trinity mountain, he sent for
Miss Hackleman to join him. The
two met in San Francisco and
were married. Housekeeping was
begun in shanty which nestled
in corner of the mountains. The
nearest neighbors were fourteen
miles distant.
The Indiana girl loved her sur
roundings from the very begin
ming. She became an adept at
mountain climbing and shooting.
Fear was unknown to her. FIRE.
cuently her husband remained
away and she remained in the
shanty alone, with 10 other pro-
lection than that afforded by her
Winchester rifle. So wild was the
community that she found it nee
esssry TO carry her rifle when
leaving the shanty to get water at
a nearby spring. Big game was
abundant and many of the ami
mails that prowled about the
shanty were dangerous
Recently Mrs. Brown heard a
rustling in the woods near her
mountain home. Selling her
Winchester she stationed herself
at the kitchen door. When a big
black bear appeared she fired.
One shot was sufficient. That
night Mr.. Brown and two other
men worked hard to drag the car
cass out of the thicket.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-05
Public is the Victim.
IS meat up or down?

Is the public being forced to
pay retail prices for its steaks,
chops and sausage much in eX-
cess of the price which the con-
dition of the live stock market
warrants:
Are the packers playing in
league with the retail meat mer-
chants and making them buffers
between the packers and the peo-
pie?
These questions are inspired
by contradictory statements
made by the divers interests in
volved. The packers have one
statement, the retailers are divid-
ed in theirs and the public appar-
emily agrees with neither.
On one point, however, all are
agreed. That is, that the public
is the sufferer, and the very poor
especially are enduring great
hardship because of conditions
that exist.
Summarized, the statements
may be given as follows:
That the packers have reduced
the wholesale prices of all meats
to the retailers in a degree COM
mensurate with a decided fall in
the price of cattle, hogs and
sheep at the stockyards. This is
the assertion of the packers.
That the price to the retailer
has been reduced and that they.
in turn, are selling at greatly re.
duced prices to the consumer.
This is declared by another class
of retailers.
That meats have not decreased
in price in ratio commensurate
with the fall in live stock prices
"on the hoof." This is the be-
lief of the meat consuming pub
lie.
The packing interests declare
that the reduction in live stock
prices forced by business condi-
tions and the law of supply and
demand may obtain for one year.
In the meantime the public is
paying practically the same price
for many lines of meat as prevail
ed when the live stock market
was soaring. The prospect, ac-
cording TO statements from the
packers and the dealers, is that
this situation will continue until
basis of agreement has been
reached in the channel through
which meats reach the consumer
from the stockraising prairies.
Various reasons are advanced
as responsible by those dealers
who admit the continuance of in
flated retail meat prices. In some
quarters it is asserted that the re-
tail merchants desire to clean cut
the stock of meats purchased at
the old prices before the decline
in wholesale rates became effec-
tive. Another possibility suggest
ed is that the retailers expect the
price of wholesale meats to adj
vance in the near future and are
holding out against such pos
sible contingency.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-05
Briar Pipe is Winner of Worlds
Record.

The previous best pipe-smok.
ing record was absolutely out
classed the other night at the
Agricultural Hall i'm London
The winner smoked a pipeful oI
tobacco for more than two hours
The last ten minutes saw a
contest between a clay pipe and
briar, and was watched with
tense excitement. AT last the
clay pipe gave up-115 minutes
alter the start. The briar imme-
diately shot forth clouds of
smoke and kept going for more
than five minutes after the owner
was declared winner, and the
proceedings were closed. AS he
hnaily left the hall there was
still a faint blue smoke drifting
frim his pipe.
Thomas Wood is the name of
the holder of the worlds record,
and he comes from. Peckham,
England. One hundred and
eleven minutes was the previous
best.
AT the words, Fill pipes"
every man set to work. A min
ute is no time at all to fill a pipe
artistically. AT the words, Light
up" $50 matches famed out, and
for forty seconds there was
stern sucking to fire the tobacco.
Lights OUT and the devoted
$50 settled down to a steady
smoke. There was not a smile,
They sat solemnly and inapas-
sively, and scarcely spoke
word. Some brought papers to
keep their thoughts off the ter
rife feat of endurance they were
performing.
The prize was to him who kept
the pipeful alight longest. No
relighting was admitted. Three
men fell out within the first two
minutes, overcome with the ex-
citement. Shortly followed a
deaf and dumb competitor and
blind man. Then there was a
steady line, about ore a minute,
drifting away from the tables.
Many competitors backed their
ingenuity against steady smok-
ing. One smoked his pipe up
side down. and thereby found
an honorable place IN the last
ten.
The winner used nothing but
a lead pencil. With this he deli
cately pressed down the tobacco
at intervals. He had no special
means of packing his pipe, but
ascribed his success TO the fact
that he as rule drank little and
smoked less. 1T is a matter of
not getting f1urried," he declar-
ed, in the elation of victory.
This pipe has only been smok-
ed once before. 1t is matter
of nerves."
The woman competitor, who
was accepted last year, but failed
to appear, was this year disquaI-
ified among the 1000 whose en-
tries were too late.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-05
Rush of Aliens to Europe Does
Not Abate.

The extraordinary rush OF
aliens to Europe continues una
bated. and eight steamships sail
ing Saturday to the eastward
carried over 10000 steerage pas
sengers. Nearly all trans-Atlan-
tic liners scheduled to sail with
in the next two weeks have been
booked up because of the flood
of applicants. The steamship
President Lincoln, sailing next
Thursday, will break all records
for the number of steerage pas
sengers carried by one ship. This
steamer will take $500 passen-
gers in the steerage for Mediter-
ranean points.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-05
Roosevelt Will Not Run.

David Starr Jordan, president
of Leland Stanford Jr. University
and a lifelong friend of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, declared at the
! Auditorium Hotel in Chicago
Thursday night that Mr.. Roose-
welt will not be candidate fol-
denomination.
"Of course, no one can speak
officially for the President, said
Mr.. Jordan, but have known
him ever since we were boys, and
| have no hesitation in saying alb
solutely and as emphatically as
possible that he will not again
be a candidate.
Il myself should look upon his
denomination with deep regret
although his candidacy would be
undeniably popular in California
The President is a conscientious
and able man, thoroughly famil-
lar with public issues, and on in
terests would be jeopardized by
his acceptance of third term.
But on the other hand American
policies do not erly on their exc
cution upon any one man. Wash
ington felt this and was satisfied
with eight years
DO YOU feel that the Presi-
dents attitude toward corpora
tons is responsible for the pres
ent financial condition. MIR. Jor-
dan was asked.
His attitude may have precip-
itated the crisis" he replied. "but
the conditions which rendered it
possible existed. He merely
brought them to light. He is in
essence a preacher. Where other
executives have elected to remain
silent he has failed. He may have
hastened; he has not produced
the present situation.
while | do not attach much
significance to the temporary 'un-
easiness. | feel that it will have
one effect which is much needed.
1t will result in a lowering of the
price of the necessarIes OF life.
The price of household commod-
tiles has steadily increased of re-
cent years without any cores
ponding advance in wage scales.
Values have been inflated out of
all proportion. We are paying
too much for mere life. This
furry in the money market will
restore normal conditions, in my
opinion"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-05
Goldheld Gang Got Ten Thous-

Accompanied by posse of de-
termined men, Sheriff Ingalls, OF
Goldheld, Nevada, was FRIDAY
securing the country surround
ing Goldfield for traces of the
band of robbers who Thursday
blew up the freight depot of the
TOnapah & Goldfeld railroad
and made away with $4,000 in
cash and checks. So we'll was
the work of the bandits planned
that they escaped three hours
before the crime was made
known.
While William Klause was
searching the yard for cai
thieves he was suddenly ordered
to halt. His lantern showed hall
a dozen revolvers leveled ut his
head. The watchman received a
blow from he rear which felled
him. After that he was led to
a car where a seal was broken,
and he was thrown into a corner.
w. X. French, the other watch
man. also was surprised among
the cars. The robbers proceed
ed to the station. where G.. p.
Gibble, the station agent and
night operator, was surprised,
gagged and bound hand and foot.
Nitroglycerin was applied to
the safe. The inner cash box was
pried out and the contents count
ed and divided, after which the
robbers escaped. The noise of
the explosion was heard in the
town, but citizens, thinking it
was blasting by miners, paid no
attention TO if.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-05
Jews Find America Worse than
Russia,

Fleeing efrom Russia in the
hope that they would find in the
United States relief from the per
secution which had embittered
their lives at home, seventy-fve
Jews, four of whom arrived in
New York Sunday, encountered
more hardships than they ever
been called upon to endure in
their native land. The four men
who reached a shelter for Jewish
immigrants at New York City
last Sunday fell of having been
forced into peonage in Colorado,
where they said they had been
whipped by negro overseers for
whom they escaped at the risk of
their lives.
Isaac Feldman, Moishe Opo-
towski. Isaac Freitag and A..
Morschansk left their homes in
Warsaw five weeks ago to seek
new homes in Texas. One Of
them said Sunday:
"When we landed at Calves
ton an agent of an immigration
society insisted we cut off our
boards. saying we were going to
Colorado instead of being allow
ed to settle in Texas and that in
Colorado the people were preju-
diced against boards.
I'VE finally consented and
were taken to Pueblo, Colo. and
were placed in charge of negro
|ovcrseers armed with revolvers.
We were compelled to cut wood
AL day and sleep in hut. The
food was such as men of our
faith cannot eat. We were abus-
ed continually. Opotowski was
struck in the face by one of the
negroes.
"Some of us were placed in
other camps in the West. We
four escaped from the camp near
Pueblo at night and got to Lin
coin. Neb. There a Jewish or
ganiation sent us to Chicago and
then to New York. We were led
to come to this country through
false represen ations and by i'm
migration agents. We intend to
have these agents punished"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-05
Hoosier Bumblebees Sent to the
Philippines.

Some of the agricultural inves-
tiagtors of the Philippine islands
recently asked the Bureau of En-
tomology at Washington for
some of our native bumblebees
for the purpose of fertilizing Glow
er III that country. The bees were
procured on w. c. Ratliff's farm,
east of Cambridge City. Ind, a
few miles. by w. ]. Phillips, as
sistant to r. Nj. Webster, in
charge of cereal and foliage plant
insect Investigations, and on No
vember ) they were shipped from
San Francisco in charge of two
Philippine Government stud
ents." They were packed in small
refrigerator baskets and placed in
cold storage until they arrive in
the Philippines. Thus they were
put to sleep in Indiana and will
wake up in Manila. Just what
they will do over there remains
to be seen, but the expectation is
that they will fertilize the COM
mon red clover which the Gov
ernment is introducing into these
islands. They may also arouse
the barefooted Filipino boy if
they retain their Hoosier habits.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-05
Feud Shuts Down Mill.

Because OF feud which re
suited in the assassination o.
three men, Judge Elliott, of Lit
tie Rock, Ark, has ordered the
lumber mill of the Bluff City
Lumber Co. to close and dis
charge its employees.
This town will be depopulated
The lumber company is in the
hands of the court through re-
ceivership..
The preliminary hearing, held
Saturday, of the woman and five
men charged with having had
part in the murder of Clarence
l. Bush. Thomas Godfrey and
A. r. McEwen, developed the
fact that McEwen was mistaken
for John F. Rutherford, the mil
lionaire chairman of the Demo
cratic state committee and re-
ceiver of the Bluff City plant.
Those under arrest are Bert
McCarty, superintendent of the
Grant Lumber Company, the
Bluff City company's business
rival; Mrs. Mccartney, Post
master Prince, Edward Richards
w. +. Cotton and Jesse Strong.
Arthur Brewster, delegated by
Judge Elliott to close the mill on
his arrival at Clio, Arkansas was
met with revolvers and shotguns.
He managed to explain his mis-
sion and was permitted to draw
his papers from his pocket.
That's all right" said one OF
the men. and the shotguns were
lowered. I'VE thought you were
one of the other people"
Brewster proceeded to the mill
ard served the notice.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-05
This Country Must Prosper.

While the United States ha S
Only five per cent of the world :
population it produces 20 per
cent of the worlds wheat, % per
cent of its gold, 33 per cent of
its coal, 50 per cent of its man
ufactures, SO per cent of its sill
yer. 40 per cent OF its iron, ~
per cent of its steel. SO per cent
of its petroleum, 55 per cent of
its copper. 20 per cent OF its cot
ton, and so per cen. of its corn.
The country must prosper while
these conditions exist.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-05
Restricting Traffic in Fulton
County.

a remOnstrance, covering the
town of Rochester in the sale of
intoxicants, was filed Friday
night with the county auditor,
and there was also one covering
Henry township, leaving only
two outlying townships at the
present time where the traffic is
undisturbed. The remonstrance
filed Friday night will knock out
eighteen saloons. r
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-05
H. A. Shambaugh Hurt.

II. A. Shambaugh. while driv-
ing the elevator dray home, Fri
day noon, was thrown from the
dray, and had his right shoulder
dislocated. He had 5ust crossed
the Brownlee bridge, when the
horse became frightened. and
leaped forward. Besides the dis
location of his shoulder Mr..
Shambaugh suffered no other in
jury and will probably soon be
about.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-05
Surprise on Miss Hess.

The Crescent Club Sunday
School class, of the Presbyterian
church surprised Miss Pansie
Hess, at her home on North
Michigan street. Friday evening
The young folks entertained
their teacher and themselves
with a bountiful spread.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04
Raymon Allen TAYLOR

The many Pittsfeld friends of Ravmon
Allen Taylor We're saddened to learn of
his death which occurred at his late
nome in Clinton Saturday forenoon after
an illness covering only about a month
The cause of death was a cancerous
trouble
Mr. Taylor went to Lewiston last Tues
day. where he entered the Central Maine
hospital with the intention of undergo
ing an operation, but owing to his con-
dltlon he decided to return home which
ne did on Friday. The deceased was horn
IN Freedom Sept. 6. 1851, and the greater
part of his life was spent in that town
FOR number Of years he was at Bridge.
water, Mass. where he held the position
OF guard of the room connecting the Tn
sane hospital and the prison at the state
Farm
he was twice married. His first wife
was Miss Ellen Danforth of Freedom
VINO died Aug. &c. 1888. and to the union
seven children were born, all of whom
are living.
Fifteen years ago he was united in
marriage 20 Mrs Sylvia Perry Of tbis
town. and rn this union one child. Claude
was given, who also survives
MI Taylor came to Pittsfeld from
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04
Funeral Of Late Alice C. Patterson.

The funeral services of the late Mrs
Alice Carney Patterson, whose death oc-
CURED Friday at East Newport, were
held at the Union church at Plymouth
Sunday afternoon. Among the flowers
was very large pillow Of roses and car
nations given by the members Of Glass
'oG, Maine Central Institute, of which
class the deceased was beloved mem
her. The deceased was the youngest
daughter Of William II. and 1Audelia Ste
vens Carney. She was born in Oixmont
Nov. ]. 1886, her death occurring the 21st
anniversary Of her birth Besides the
husband and infant daughter. a mother.
who tenderly cared for her during her
last illness. two sisters Mrs CLAYTON
Brown of this town and Mrs Llewellvn
Toothaker of Dixmont and thee broth
ers. Fred Carney Of Newport ana Sum
ner and George Carney, both Of Pitts
field. survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04

hote, in am street. He told his
friends who wore with him in the cafe
y, rho ,inaItbot h. had been poisoned
and was very i'll. He went to
brownies chon house in Broadway and
after getting a room. laid down for a
time. While there he was joined by
Mr. Hurd with whom he had been
dining and vas take, in an automobue
to Mr.. Hurd's New Jersey home,
where he died the next morning. his
body vas sent to Boston on saturday.
At PAIRING = few miles east of
Portland C-n ~ assault was made
Thursday ninnt hv unIlnwe'en hood
Ilrls on ,he huni, h,;lr,. of a construc-
,;.n can,n with -bc ar,nr.nt purpOSe
If csea .si,,at:oer w.. 3{ind,os Pepeat-
a1 yo1levt. wac fired from reyolyprs
AMI rifles a., ore ni,l,n was hit bv
. h,,liat a7J ,-nha;,r,. ra+aljr in iured
.rh,. dischars. cf several white labor
ar. rr,,, the mills. in that vicinity and
.5,. s,,hst;,,ti.,o az Hindnoe is thought
20 r,,,, .he.n tho cans. nf orrense.
s.,., ~
,,,i,,,n,,
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HARD NAM ES.
Continued from Page One.)

% 1907 MIR. Jared Y. Sanders, refer
ring IN q speech of mine at DOna ldson-
vile. said that certain passages therein
were as false as they were contempti-
BILE.
"Gron reading this language ! COM
m,,nicated with Mr.. Sanders and
sought a rctraction and apology in
writing This was denied me, and salts
faction was refused on the ground that
Mir Sanders is at present the lieutenant
governor of the state and Candidate
fer governor.
Neither official robes nor seeking AFTER
official robes charter any man to Violate
tl. laws of honor, or arm him with i'm
nunitv to deny the truth and to insult
gentlemen.
The subterfuge adopted by Mr.. San
Gers leaves me no course but to state the
facts and leave them to the judgment OF
my fellow citizens.
Upon all of the facts alleged by me at
Donaldsonville and denied by Mr.. Sanders
l have in my possession proof of their
absolute veracity which, at the proper
time. l shall disclose to the public. That
these facts are true and that proofs Of
the same exist was well and thoroughly
known to Mr. Sanders ut the time Of his
denial thereof"
THE premises stated, hereby denOunce
Jared Y. Sanders as Il common liar and
poltroon."
Caffely, who had been in New Orleans
two days. returned Saturday night to his
home ut Franklin, after becoming con-
WINGED he could not stir up Il duel. He
was accompanied by his seconds, DIR. II.
F. l'rcrn and Col. J. A. O'Neill. both of
Franklin. The seconds of Sanders were
COL c. w. Chevis, editor of the Daily
States here, and Gen. Albert Espopinal.
former lieutenant governor and manager
az Sanders campaign. Through these
four all negotiations We're conducted.
Dr. j. Wofford Sanders of Franklin, a
bro, her of the lieutenant governor, was
in close attendance all day at Sanders
headquarters
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04

Brooks u years ago and during bis resi-
dence here had won large circle OF
friends About two weeks ago he moved
his family to Clinton.
Besides the young son Claude, four
sons, Mark Taylor Of Spokane. Wash.
Winthrop, who lives in this town; Eden.
who is employed at Augusta, and James,
who is at the home in Clinton; three
daughters Mrs. Maud Hurd Of Pittsfeld,
Mrs. Alton White Of Augusta and Mrs.
Alma Peck of Concord, n. H.; two broth
ers. Varney Il. Taylor Of Lewiston and
Fred Taylor Of Jackson. and one sister,
Mrs. Eliza Glidden, survive. The funeral
services will be held at the house this
afternoon at O'Clock, Rev. +. X. Jor-
dan. pastor of the Free Baptist church in
I'ittsfield, officiating. The remains will be
taken to Freedom Tuesday forenoon for
burial.