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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
ANTI-LoBBY BILLS.
Republicans Denounce the Measures.
But Decline to Vote Against
Them.

AT the end Of two hours of oratorv
in the Senate Monday afternoon, dur
ing which leaders on the Republican
side denounced anti-lobby legislation
with greatest vehemence, declaring it
would cast a stigma on the members
OF the Legislature, and many of them
hurting defiance at the administration
vote to kill the measure in question.
drafted under the direction of the ad-
ministration, found only nine sup
porters.
Some of the Republicans who had
hurled the loudest protestations at
the bill under consideration, when the
crucial moment came backed down"
and voted against the resolution to
kill Even Senator Roemler, who in
troduced the motion to postpone the
measure, had his name recorded
among those who voted mo-"
The roll call on the motion to kin
the administration anti-lobby bill
hrst showed seventeen or eighteen
voting in favor of the motion AS
soon, however, as it was seen that
the measure had been lost there was
a general rush for the band wagon.
and as the minority sat and smiled
votes were changed from yea" to
nay" SO rapidly that the roll clerk
became confused. and it was neces-
sary for Lieutenant Governor Miller
finally to straighten out the result.
The plan to have the anti-lobby
question fought out Monday was
born of Democratic ingenuity. Sena-
tor Slack, who had introduced ! bill
designed after the Folk measure in
Missouri, arranged to have Senator
Benz. whose name comes early on
the list, call up his bill on second
reading. lie believed that he would
force the Republicans either to vote
tor his measure or 60 on record as
being opposed to anti-lobby legisla-
ton. The republicans we're looking
for this, however, and had arranged
to have Senator Beardsiey call up the
administration bill which had been
introduced by Senator Farber.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

The anti-lobbyists that are spring
ing up in legislatures everywhere in
dicate healthy and honorable revul-
sion from an abuse that is hoary with
age, but discredited by honesty. Yet
at best it is an imperfect remedv for
legislative corruption. The death blow
to the pernicious lobby must come
from the presence of sterling integ-
rity in the Legislature itself.
1t is melancholy fact, however,
that the formal exclusion of lobbyists
from the privileges of the House or
Senate floor or from active presence
about the State House is calculated
to reach persons with worthy aims
and not so much to reach the danger
Gus and corrupt agencies at which
proposed legislation is really directed
In the main, tbs citizens who go
openly to the Legislature and seek
conferences with members are inter
sted in legislation they believe to be
meritorious and legislation that usu-
ally is meritorious. Such causes as
temperance and chronological reform
railroad and labor legislation, sani-
tation and charitable institutions, bal
lot reform, and tax reform are urged
upon members at the State House.
The anti-reform and corruption en-
terprises usually work under cover
ing hotels, or in clubs, or IN Offices
where they arrange to meet the men,
bers they hope to influence Often
these deals are consummated not at
Indianapolis at all, but at Chicago or
elsewhere.
A fscorite and effective avenue of
approach to the Legislature is
through the State officers. There is
no other way in which members can
be SO deity and potently influenced
Governors, auditors, attorneys gener-
al, ETC., specially if resourceful and
masterful men ARE usually In such po-
session of information as TO the mem
bers' ambitions, desires, needs and
propensities that they can be enlisted
in special causes, through appeal to
their own plans for strengthening
themselves or forwarding measures
that seem to them important.
The most dangerous and powerful
lobbyist is not he who goes openly
to the State House and talks his ideas
freely to members there 1t is the
man who holds secret conferences
with the members or with his agents
at dinners in private rooms of Indi-
annapolis or Chicago hotels.-Indian-
apolis Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

The fact that man may be an
able professional man, a valuable
public official and a useful member of
society, and yet lack financial ability
to manage business affairs, has again
been exemplifed in the recent bank
rupt proceedings against Josiah
Quincy, former mayor of Boston. He
was one Of the best mayors that city
ever had, is an eminent lawyer and
an honorable man, yet in private
business ventures he has been a fail
ure- The younger Pitt of England,
whose friends had to furnish funds
to bury him. was another eminent
example. So also was Daniel Web
ster.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Trainnen Work Too Long.

That the men employed in the OPP
Grafton of trains and the signal sys-
tenn on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road work an excessive number OF
hours without proper periods of rest
has been brought out by the COM
merce commission investigation in
connection with the Terra Gotta
wreck. An engineer had worked for
thirty-six hours without rest. Gener-
al Manager Fitzgerald admitted that
accidents largely occurred as the re-
suit Of the failure of men to take the
proper time to rest.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Looks Like Lobby.

Nothing more than oratory and rid
icule followed the effort of Mr.. Elliott
of ST. Joseph, to obtain a suspension
of rules in the House Wednesday for
the immediate passage OF his bill,
drawn along lines recommended by
the Governor, to compel lobbyists to
register with the Secretary of State
Opposition from the Republican side
as we'll as the Democratic side sur
prised Elliott, and he withdrew his
motion before a test vote had been
taken
Representatives of special iGter
ests," meantime, sat around the edges
and smiled.
The first intimation of opposition
to the anti-lobby bill came from the
Democratic side.
I'D like to ask if that bill is intro
duced by request" said Mr.. Cravens,
in the most innocent voice possible,
when it was introduced
ITS mine only" declared Mr. Ell
lott, and the reading clerk read it,
When Mr.. Elliott moved the sus-
pension of rules, Mr.. Cravens object
ed on the ground that the measure
was too important for such hasty &C
ton.
Il regret to hear him say" said MIR.
Condo, that the members of the mi
nority side are not familiar with this
bill. 1t was printed in full in the
newspapers few days ago. The ma
jority is familiar with it"
Are we dependant upon the news
papers? demanded Mr.. Hoham DEM
For me, I'll never vote upon a meas
ure that | have not read, digested and
fully understand. There are no lob
byists here If there are / have not
been so fortunate as to see them. Ii
they show up here they'll be treated
as was Cigarette Baker two years
ago." The members applauded
Mr.. Edwards (Rep) of Mitchell,
surprised the House and brought
cheers from the minority side by say
ing:
Il heartily indorse the remarks OF
the gentleman from Jefferson (Crav-
ens.) The House is not ready TO sus.
pend the rules for a bill of so little
merit SO early in the session.
If there are members here who
fear they will be corrupted within
the next few days they should re-
main at home until the danger is
over"
Mr.. Elliott, of Fayette county, sug-
gested high board fence and a spec
ial guard for weakened members
who, he said nigh need such a meas
IRE for their protection.
MIR. Elliott, of St. Joseph county,
speaking for his bill, said:
"My idea was to have the bill,
which, l take it everybody under
stands, passed before the House be-
came engaged in the heavier and
more important duties of the session"
Mr.. Scholl, of Camden, moved that
the motion to suspend the rules be
laid on the table. He withdrew his
motion moment later and Mr.. Ell
lott Withdrew his motion for suspen-
sion of the rules. The bill was re-
ferred to the committee ON rights
and privileges.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

An unusual lawsuit is now on at
Fort Wayne A piano firm offered a
piano to the person making the larg-
est number of words of common us
age out of the firm name of the con-
Germ. The piano was awarded to a
man with 1924. it being stated that
although woman had filed list of
2,471 names, large number of her
list were obsolete or else not in the
dictionary. The court will now be
called upon to decide how many
words in the list of 2.471 are good
dictionary words.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Too Poor to Take Paper.

We heard on the streets the other
day of man who claimed he was
too poor to take his home paper, but
all the same he read notice in one
of the city papers telling how to
keep horse from soldering and
sent $3.50 for the receipt. When the
$3.50 worth of information came it
said: Learn your horse how to spit"
The man who pretends he is too
poor to take his home paper is usual
ly the same individual who is con-
tinually getting goldbricked.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Down on His Associates.

Because his wife, to whom he was
married in 1900, persisted in allowing
the house to go for a period OF eigh-
teen months without being renovated,
during which time bed bugs accumu-
lated until the sleep of the plaintiff
was one protracted nightmare and
about as pleasant as sleeping on a
bed of thistles, Thomas Williams fl
ed suit in the circuit court for a d.
vorce.-Bluffton Banner.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
WILL USE NEGROES.
Contractors to Employ 5000 on Pan
anna Canal.

William ]. Oliver. and Arson NJ
Bangs, the contractors who will pos
sibly build the Panama canal, are
waiting for the isthmian canal COM
mission to take action on the propo-
sition they presented Saturday to
construct the canal for CTS per cent
of the total cost There seems to be
no doubt that the canal commission
will within a few days make the
award. The proposal of the Oliver
Bangs combination is now being
carefully scrutinized by T. P. Shonts,
chairman of the commission, and
Richard R. Rodgers, general counsel
When the conclusion is reached
and the contract formally executed,
Mr.. Oliver and Mr.. Bangs will set in
motion the great machine with which
they will build the canui. Mr.. Oliver
will go to the isthmus at once to
superintend This work, the largest and
most important ever given a contrac-
tor. The contractors will take over
the whole plant owned by the gov
eminent in Panama and will at once
begin shipping additional materials to
the isthmus They must, in accord
ance with the terms of the contract,
begin actual work Within sixty days
from the execution of the contract.
Five thousand southern negroes
will be taken to Panama by Mr.. Oil
yer. The conditions in Panama are
somewhat similar to those in some
southern states, where Mr.. Oliver has
done much work, and ne is doubtless
more familiar with the methods of
handling negro labor than any other
contractor in the United States. As
practically the whole working force
in Panama is black-that is, the force
actually behind the picks and shovels
MIR. Oliver perhaps will be we'll
equipped. Mr.. Oliver will take with
him a great force of white steam
shovel men, superintendent, foremen
subbosses and the like These will
come from the employees of the DIV
er interests in the United States.
They like Mr.. Oliver, will come from
the south, where they have been
working with negro labor, and it is
declared that they will not find
trouble in pushing the black man for
ward at rapid pace in making the
dirt fy.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Cigarette Fiends Discharged.

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
has handed the cigarette hend stiff
blow in the form of an official cir
cular recently issued 1t announces
that any employee found smoking Gig
arettes will be promptly discharged.
They have ascertained to their salts
faction that cigarette 6end cannot,
or does not, perform his duties in as
satisfactory a manner as does the
other fellow.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

The death penalty for criminal at
lacks on women and childrn is de-
manded by the city council, it is stat
ed. A resolution recommending that
the legislature pass such an act was
carried by vote of AZ to Is. The
councils state legislation committee
presented the resolution as the result
OF agitation to that effect started by
Alderman Daniel Herlihy after the
,nurder Of Mrs. Bessie Hollister by
Richard Ivens. Life Imprisonment
also is asked for attempted attacks.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Attacked by a Snake.

While in the woodshed at the rear
of Mrs. Nancy Kime's residence, 1874
North Sixth Street, Miss Minnie
Gephart, was attacked by large
snake. She screamed for help, but
before assistance arrived the snake
had escaped. How the reptile got in
the woodshed is mystery. 1t dashed
Miss Gephart several times and she
was badly Observation-Disclosures Dem
ocrat.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
An Honest Man.

One honest man has been found
He lives at Warsaw and has just paid
every cent of $4,000 indebtedness
Notwithstanding the fact that he was
discharged as bankrupt ten years
ago. After his failure he became in
terested in Christian Science which
quickened his conscience. This is
about as substantial testimonial as
science has received, remarks an ex-
change. Everybody should be inter
ested in seeing a growth of the teach
ing among business men.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
A Letter From Texas.
Stratford, Texas, Jan. 10, 'O7.

otratfOrd, eXaS, Jan. ~, w
Editor Tribune:
l promised number of friends tC
let them hear from me here and will
ask to answer all at once through
The Tribune. There was a party Of
ten from Plymouth with as many
more from adjacent counties We
got out of Chicago at $50 of the 18th
on the third section there being Z
fourth to follow. The six inch lay Of
snow remained the same half way
across Kansas and in western Kansas
| saw what | have heard of so much
the sleet covering telegraph wires SC
thickly that they broke down. The
wires were fully an inch thick-in-
GLIDING the ice. The weather was
gloomy until we passed Pratt, Kan
sas when the fog cleared and al
Hooker, Oklahoma it was like a fine
clear April day. We arrived at STRAIT
ford at $3.50 Thursday and found
everything all | had expected includ-
ing a stiff prairie breeze. | began to
feel the softness of the air from the
middle of Kansas on and here it is
fine This morning we had our trip
cut off by genuine northwester
which lasted nearly two hours but
now-an hour afterward-the sun is
peeping through and the snow is fast
disappearing. We passed through
Missouri in the daytime and if the
balance is like four-ffths of the little
portion | saw, wouldn't thank my
best friend to "show me" further. We
drove with the Standard Land Co.
about forty people in carriages south,
west of the city seven miles, swing
ing eight miles to the northeast and
back, thirty miles of drive and
saw the prettiest lay of fine, rich
prairie that / ever saw, and / have
seen some of the best too. They raise
all crops raised in the north except
corn, but they have substitutes for
that, nearly as good, which are much
easier raised. I saw one field from
which forty bushels and one peck of
wheat per acre was raised. A man
who is fully qualified for farming
feels hampered here on a quarter sec
ton. The land company's people have
not overdrawn the picture one par
ticle unless there are hidden pitfalls,
and if this is the case they are hidden
on the open prairie.
The dirt from postholes all looks
alike-a chocolate colored, waxy rich
loan. We saw men blowing several
places, most of the country being the
native buffalo grass sod, which can
be plowed with our common plows
and three horses. The horses are not
good and those coming here would
do we'll to bring horses. Much of
the farm machinery is the same as
ours Nearly half of our company
yesterday were from Indiana and the
first thing in the morning a young
man from Posey county bought 440
acres one mile south of town for $50
an acre, which was the finest bargain
| saw, but several other sales were
made of quarter and half sections for
less money and some farther out
| guess | have taken space enough
and will say in closing that the trip
is worth the cost and will please the
most skeptical. | bought ticket to
Amarillo and will come home via Ok
lahoma City and St. Louis intending
now to reach home about Feb. 10.
F. M. Mccrory,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Speaks for 10000 Negroes.

Speaking for the $4,000 negroes
which comprise its membership the
Grand Council of the National Indus
trial Association of America adopted
resolution indorsing President
Roosevelt's action in dismissing the
negro soldiers at Brownsville.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

The tenement inspectors in New
York City have found over $4,000
occupied rooms which have neither
light nor ventilation
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

A Melbourne shopkeeper displayed
in his window some exceedingly
gaudy tennis shirts Underneath was
placard bearing the one word, Lis
temp
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-18

evidence sufficient 70 hold DR. Rowland
on q charge OF murder in spite OF the
failure Of the chemical ANALYSIS 10 De-
tray any poison
or this. Dr. Rowland SPOKE with
feeling and yet still Without bitterness.
They are trying 70 hold me" he
said. and don't ever Want ny attof-
news 10 be present. Bu- II viii all faNl
to the ground. Just as n Henderson
ina did. you viii see. They snouId
have turned me free az once. but y -
all coming right ! am not worried
We did not talk or the case or the
evidence. DIT. Rowland would not
have done so. and II was not seemly-
Nor would he speak Of his prospects
after the termination OF the proceeding
against him DIT Rowland r s4ttihs
tight, with admirable restraint in spite
OF the evident encouragement and
happiness at the promise Of speedy re-
lease that the report OF the chemist
holds out to him. He made II cIeaf
that he was not SURPRISED. AID IN iact
his attitude has been all along one OF
confidence. At the same time. the at
mosphere Of the jail, with the husband
IN the cell and the wife in her cnalr
in the corridor. was one OF cneerid!-
ness and gladness: 80 superior Is
mind over matter and hope above con-
dition.
Mrs. Rowland, too. has been arrest
ed and is under bond. But it is about
her husband that the storm has CEN
tered, and with the progress Of n in
v~estigation in his case. the situation
Of his wife as & possible co-principal
in crime has been Well-nigh overlook
ed. There was nothing about her IN
word, look or manne yesterday TO
suggest that she had not also overlook
ed it. Her attitude was that Of con-
Centration upon the man in the cell.
She was a picture of self-forgetful-
ness
/ left them in the Jail chatting, al
ready forgetting the one or two vtsl-
tors in their return to themselves.
What were they saying, and plan
ming in the hopes that shone from
their faces?
Surely the case of the Rowlands is
one Of the oddities of fate in which
their lives are wrapped and tangled.
Seeing them together one could not
help feeling that it mattered little to
them, since the future seemed to hold
them two together.
In the tangle Of charges, of suspf-
cion and of circumstances one thing
rows clear from the case of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rowland-that. in the wreck that
has fallen around their immediate
lives, they count little of the cost as
against the fact Of themselves together
in the crash.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-18
MEN OF MEDICINE
Meeting of Pharmaceu-
ticaI Association.
Enjoyable Session Held at Lake Tox-
auay-ifTairs in Excellent Con-
dition-PrOgress in Phar-
macy Noted in Reports.
macy Noted in Reports


The 29th annual meeting of the
North Carolina Pharmaceutical Asso-
citation was held in the Toxaway Inn,
at Lake Toxaway, Thursday and Fri
day. It was called to order by the
president, Mr.. G. A. Raysor, of Ashe-
Vile. An address of welcome was de-
livered by Mr.. j. L. Alexander, the
manager of the hotel, which was ably
responded to by Mr.. Charles r.
Thomas, of T~hOmasville. Fifteen
new members Joined the association.
The excellent addres Of the president
covered the progress of pharmacy for
the past year and contained many,
valuable recommendations for the
coming year.
The reports of all the officers were
good, showing the financial condition
of the association was in a very
healthy condition. The report of Mr..
F. w. Hancock, secretary-treasurer of
the Board of Pharmacy, was the best
ever made in the history of the asso-
citation. The reports of all of the COM
mittees showed nat good work had
been done along all lines during the
year. The reports of the delegates to
the American Pharmaceutical Assoc
citation, and the National Association
of Retail Druggists showed hat the
progress of pharmacy along all lines
had advanced very materially. A
large number of very valuable scien-
tific napers were read, and discussed
at length.
containing the amendment passed to
the Pharmacy Law allowing the
Board of Pharmacy to fix and publish
q list of household remedies that the
general dealer could handle. The
Anti-Narcotic law restricting the sale
Of narcotics, and the Pure Food and
Drug Law-copies of the two were
copies ordered to be sent every regist-
cred pharmacist in the State. These
laws were passed by the last Legi-
stature.
The following officers were elected:
President Charles r. Thomas.
brownsville.
First vice-President-J. z. Shell,
LenOir.
Second vice-President-G Y. Wat
son, Southport.
hire Vice-President-w. H. JUS
tice, Hendersonyille.
ham.
Treasurer-Geo. K. Grantham,
Dunn.
Member of the Board of Pharmacy
C. D. Bradshaw, of New Bern.
Reported Of Progress. Of Pharmacy
PROT. T.. v. EOWeil, or chapel Hill.
Local Secretary-D. r. Davis, of
New Bern.
Executive Committee-T. r.. Hood,
Smithf1eld; II. T. Hicks, Raleigh: C.
e. King, Durham; F. S. Smith. Ashe-
Vile.
HI next meeting Of the association
will be held in the Atlantic Hotel
Morehead City, July 8. 9, 10. 1908.
The attendance at the meeting was
large AMI one of the best ever held.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-18

,ow pnxs only si..ae a year. In many
other Fedora districts. wneFe =
rrafnnes th~ business ~ the offfcc =
rot nearly 50 large 50 IL - n IN" s
ern District Of North Caro.1ns 49,.
salary OF The Assistant District ~
fn~rsx runs as high az g. 4ee Per an
nam The matter was presented ~
Artorrev General bo1apaFte VIZ
nronisei 10 consider tn" ap2s'eat'""
for the iucEsaSe-
Senator ONerfaan has see1fca -
-~F~~+-.~w~~ ~ Nt~- Claudia Amer
son formerly Of Raleigh. in the Gov
nu.e4t .s.aIE once. Miss An9eF,
along x!.h some four naA3tSi
o,her employees wsA dropped rom
the rolls following the a69oaFafneh
Congress. \ numeer OF "thcf
T~nrolirianx suffered as the result =.
tnls reauc.ioa n the ofaSe forco. ana
the caarc1s seem 10 be against their
restoration TO duty
Capt Ed. aili. formerly or Concord.
recently an asst4Aua
from the Coast 70 the Field Aft"lftf
given n command in the s"cohc
ARTILLERY. This organisation is station
ed in the extreme West ana IL
Captain HIS desire 20 remain VI '"s
East. Senaior ONermau has ~aTfSnNe'
for his assignment to the sixth AZ
tillery. which VAL keep pam on n
Atlantic boa The sixth - one
OF the crack artillery regiments
The following North Carolina post
offices will be discontinued and super
seeded by rural free delivery A1ieli.
county. mail TO n out
laws Bridge. Duplin county. mail 10
Seven Springs. S~aTuarta, Nash county.
nail Il Spring Hope
A new post Office has been cstao-
llshed at Eagle. lrodeil county PINK
nev Trivitte is the postmaster
Mrs. A. b. Andrews and Mr. anc
Mrs. n. ID. Bailey are registered al the
~ "a Istgh